07-08-24 | Summer is approaching, which means you should treat yourself to some extra books. Curiously two fantastic monster titles are among the slate, despite Halloween being months away. No matter, the real hit next week will prove to be a nonsensical and yet irresistible new Spider-Man title.
SPIDER-SOCIETY #1
Though team-ups are not necessarily the most well written romps, they are lots of fun. Well, Marvel is about to launch a new Spider-Man team up and it looks like a real blast. Which Spider-Man? Every Spider-Man! Our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Men must defeat the Sinister Squadron at all odds.
SUPERMAN: LOST
One of Superman’s greatest storylines will be collected in paperback form next week. Lost hurls the Man of Steel into space. It will take Superman twenty years to get home, during which he experiences an incredible and thought provoking adventure. A must-read by ace artists Priest and Pagulayan.
DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH #1
Mad Cave Studios celebrates being in business for ten years by relaunching Defenders of the Earth. This oddball supergroup teams up Flash Gordon with the Phantom and Mandrake the Magician. The Defenders must face Ming the Merciless, who is threatening the families of our heroes. Quirky stuff!
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1
It’s never too early for Halloween. Marvel Comics resurrects one of its classic monsters from the 1970s. Rejoin the tragic adventures of Jack Russel as he becomes the Werewolf by Night once more. In this mini-series he is fleeing from a new set of enemies wishing to harvest his evil powers.
ELVIRA IN MONSTERLAND
If Marvel monsters are not your thing, why not try Elvira? This trade paperback collects a fun series of adventures featuring many vintage film monsters. Elvira meets Frankenstein monsters, werewolves, crab creatures and many more, as she does battle with the real historical Dracula … Vlad the Impaler.