27-11-24 | One of the most epic series of hardcovers is about to be released. Image Comics has bundled a DECADE worth of classic G.I. Joe comics! Imagine finding 4900 pages of G.I. Joe under your Christmas tree! Can DC and Marvel compete? Sure they can. DC Comics brings you a remixed version of The Death of Superman, while Marvel collects all issues of Darth Vader’s Black, White & Red series. Don’t ya love the holidays, folks?!
THE G.I. JOE COMPENDIUM – collected
Prepare to go bankrupt: Marvel’s G.I. Joe range is bundled in four breathtaking hardcovers from Image Comics. Revisit Larry Hama’s landmark war and adventure series, which fleshed out Hasbro’s toy range and created an instant classic from ‘82 to ‘94. And did we mention the Cobra cover variants?
ALL-NEW VENOM #1
Marvel is great at creating buzz. Relaunching comics like Venom is not new, nor is recasting the face behind the mask. What’s so neat about All-New Venom is that this time ‘round we don’t know who that new face will be. Follow the adventures of Dylan Brock as he seeks a new host for the symbiote.
TWO-FACE #1
Harvey Dent finally gets a series of his own! And it’s bound to be a cracking good tale. Two-Face mixes court room intrigue with dark new facts about the criminal underbelly of Gotham City. Once again the Batman universe proves it is able to endlessly reinvent itself … even without having Batman in it!
THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN – collected
This is NOT a reissues of the classic 1990s storyline, but rather a tribute to Superman’s fall and resurrection. The original creative team has been reestablished to create new stories set around this key moment in Superman’s history. Not for everyone, but an intriguing collection nonetheless.
WOLVERINE #1
Well … we got a new Venom this month. Why not a Wolverine as well? Having been a fan favourite for over two decades, Laura Kinney now takes over from Logan in her very own Wolverine series. Don’t miss the spectacular second issue either, in which she fights Marvel’s reimagined female Daredevil.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #75
Celebrate seventy five issues of Sonic with IDW! This double sized book wraps up the recent story arc, in which Clutch turns out to be a sore loser. He will take down the entire Sonic universe just because the bratty hedgehog beat him. Another soon-to-be-classic written by the great Evan Stanley.
MISSING ON THE MOON #1
Mad Cave Studios is becoming a force to be reckoned with. This sci-fi detective series sees PI Daniel Schwinn investigating the disappearance on a young child on the surface of the moon. Noir meets science fiction in a tale jampacked with space stations, robots and … blue-skinned Soviets?!
DARTH VADER: BLACK, WHITE AND RED – collected
The Dark Lord of the Sith has been given the artistic treatment in this must own anthology. No less than nine stories in black & white with details dramatically rendered in bold red. Artists include Jason Aaron, Peach Momoko and Steve Orlando. Oh, and incidentally … a very Merry Christmas to all of you at home!