Friday - Marvel Now!

So I have posted about my thoughts on MarvelNow! and how my experiences at SDCC has really turned me off to Marvel and the changing of creative teams really has given me the opportunity to drop a lot of books.  As of this week, Marvel has announced a lot of #1's as part of MarvelNow! and some creative changes to books as part of it too.  Here's my thoughts:

Originally Announced:

Avengers & New Avengers by Hickman & great cast of rotating artists - interested and excited- hope to hear more info about the 18 member line-up of Avengers soon and the mission statement of New Avengers and how they connect. I will be picking up at least the first arcs of both. #1's for both.

All-New X-Men - Bendis & Immonen - love the art but done with Bendis.  As far as we know it is taking the place of Uncanny.  Features the original X-Men in the present.  Not picking up.

Uncanny Avengers - Remender & Cassaday - great art, great writing - love the cast so far -hope we'll see some more Avengers & X-Men who don't get as much screen time.  Seems to not be taking the place of any book. I'll be picking up the first arc.

At San Diego:

Avengers vs. X-Men Babies one-shot.

Avengers vs. X-Men Consequences- five issue miniseries about whomever dies at the end of this thing.

Avengers plus X-Men  -Leob & Slott- Not really interested in anything written or co-written by Leob.

Last two weeks:

Iron Man - Gillen and Land - I like Gillen a lot but Iron Man was never a fav. as a solo book so I'm out. Replaces Invinceible Iron Man.

Thor: God of Thunder - Aaron & Ribic - I like Aaron but again Thor for me was great in the Avengers but not solo.  Won't be picking it up.  Replaces The Mighty Thor.

Captain America - Remender & Romita, Jr.  Interesting- I love Cap and like exploring his child hood.  I like Zola as the villain not sure how I feel about the "Green Skull"  - will at least pick up the first issue. Just a new #1.

Fantastic Four - Fraction & Bagley - I like Bagley's redesigns of the black and white costumes and have enjoyed Fraction's portayal of Reed in Iron Man.  I might pick up the first issue.  Just a new #1.

FF - Fraction & Allred- Great art.  And I'm excited to see who I hope is Scott Lang, She-Hulk and Medusa take the spotlight however, for some reasons creators like to create new characters like 'Miss Thing' when there was already a She-Thing who is a mostly black slate. And while I think a replacement Fantastic Four is cool, it looks like the kids who make up the current FF titles (which stands for Future Foundation) will most likely get lost in the change. Most likely not picking up the first issue. Just a new #1.

Indestructible Hulk by Waid and Yu - Love Waid's writing but at times I find Yu's artwork to be hard to follow - for me it all depends on who is inking him and who does the colors.  This replaces Incredible Hulk.

X-Men Legacy - Spurrier & Huat.  This will seem to focus on Xavier's son Legion exclusively which is a character who is almost as condusing to me as the Sentry.  So nope. Just a new #1.

Deadpool - Don't read him now, won't then.

This week - no #1's but creative changes on books:

Avengers Assemble - Deconnick & Caselli - I enjoy Deconnick's writing and love Caselli's art.  I'm especially glad to see a woman writing an Avengers book. However, the line-up seems to be the movie cast still, but with Spider-Woman and Captain Marvel instead of Hawkeye and Black Widow.  I hate this.  I wish it had Iron Man and the Hulk assembling a team instead of using characters which are already have their solo books and already in at least two teams.  Maybe I'll pick up the first issue.

Journey into Mystery - Kathryn Immonen And Valerio Schiti  - This book which introduced Thor and has featured of late Loki reborn as a child in modern day will not focus on Thor's sometime love interest, Lady Sif.  I was not reading JiM but heard great things.  I'll most likely pick up the first issue of the creative change and see what the buzz on it before possibly picking up the trade.


The two titles that seems to have had it's final issue that has not been replaced is New Mutants and Avengers Academy. We also know that Hulk will now be Red She-Hulk with the same numbering.  Also the Defenders will be canceled with issue #12.  No news on whether the Spider books (Amazing, Avenging, Venom & Scarlet Spider) will go under any changes, or if X-Men, Uncanny X-Force, Avengers Academy, Astonishing X-Men, Dark Avengers (formerly Thunderbolts), X-Factor, Winter Soldier and Captain America and _____, and Secret Avengers will either.  Rumors of a Wolverine relaunced abound.  And I assume Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, X-Treme X-Men and Gambit will stay the same with their series just being launched, as well as sucessfull books that have been launched recently like Wolverine & the X-Men and Daredevil will stay the same. The Punisher will sees its final issue but the next month, a mini-series by the same creative team will have the Punisher square off against the Avengers.

So the tally as it stands:

Getting:

Avengers
New Avengers
Secret Avengers
Winter Soldier
Uncanny X-Force
Hawkeye

At least the first issue - maybe?:

Avengers Assemble
Journey into Mystery
FF
Fantastic Four
Captain America
Indestructible Hulk