Today, Marvel released the All-New, All-Different Marvel Previews, a magazine revealing most of their post-Secret Wars publishing line that will debut in October. In it Marvel reveals 45 of the new titles they'll be launching, including oddly Howard the Duck.
Invincible Iron Man #1
W: Brian Michael Bendis A: David Marquez
“Upgrade.”
A-Force #1
W: G. Willow Wilson CA: Victor Ibanez
“A-Force to be reckoned with…”
All-New All-Different Avengers #1
W: Mark Waid A: Adam Kubert, Mahmud Asrar CA: Alex Ross
“Earth’s mightiest most dedicated heroes.”
Team consists of Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Vision, Ms. Marvel, Miles Morales, and Nova.
Uncanny Avengers #1
W: Gerry Duggan A: Ryan Stegman
“Fighting for Humanity, Inhumanity, Mutants…and Deadpool”
Team consists of Spider-Man, Quicksilver, Brother Voodoo, Steve Rogers, Rogue, either Inferno or the Human Torch, a new female character, and – you guessed it – Deadpool.
New Avengers #1
W: Al Ewing A: Gerardo Sandoval
“Avengers Idea Mechanics. We A.I.M. To Help.”
Team consists of Sunspot, Squirrel Girl, Hawkeye, Songbird, Hulking and Wiccan.
Ultimates #1
W: Al Ewing A: Kenneth Rocafort
“Ultimate problems need Ultimate solutions.”
Team consists of Black Panther, Monica Rambeau, Blue Marvel, Miss America, Captain Marvel, and Galactus(!?)
Doctor Strange #1
W: Jason Aaron A: Chris Bachalo
“Some surgery requires a scalpel – some, an axe.”
Captain Marvel #1
W: Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas A: Kris Anka
“Captain Marvel rises.”
Sam Wilson, Captain America #1
W: Nick Spencer A: Daniel Acuña
“Who do you stand with?”
The cover shows a torn photo of The Falcon and Steve Rogers as Captain America in the background. Rogers and Wilson as Captain America walk in opposite directions in the foreground.
The Totally Awesome Hulk #1
W: Greg Pak A: Frank Cho
“Who is the Hulk?”
The hulks face and left hand are blacked out on the cover.
The Mighty Thor #1
W: Jason Aaron A: Russell Dauterman
“The flash may be weak but the thunder is strong.”
Scarlet Witch #1
W: James Robinson A: Kevin Wada
“Seeing red…”
Ms. Marvel #1
W: G. Willow Wilson A: Takeshi Miyazawa & Adrian Alphona CA: Takeshi Miyazawa
“CRUSHED IT.”
Illuminati #1
W: Josh Williamson A: Shawn CA: Riley Rossmo
“Forever evil.”
The team clearly features the Red Hood. Other members are smaller and silhouetted. Absorbing Man is recognizable by his ball and chain. Other members appear to be Black Ant, Titania, and…Mr. Hyde?
Hawkeye #1
W: Jeff Lemire A: Ramon Perez
“Hawkeye vs. Hawkeye”
Both Hawkeyes appear noticeably aged on this cover. Clint, in particular, is sporing a white beard and several new lines on his face.
Ant-Man #1
W: Nick Spencer A: Ramon Rosanas CA: Mark Brooks
“Once a criminal…?”
The Vision #1
W: Tom King A: Gabriel H. Walta CA: Marcos Martin
“A bold new Vision for the Marvel Universe.”
Contest of Champions #1
W: Al Ewing A: Paco Medina
“When heroes gather…”
Amazing Spider-Man #1
W: Dan Slott A: Giuseppe Camuncoli CA: Alex Ross
“Your friendly neighborhood just got bigger.”
Spidey’s got a tweaked suit with a redesigned symbol and glowing green parts. Also, it looks like the Spider-Mobile may be back.
Carnage #1
W: Gerry Conway A: Mike Perkins CA: Mike Del Mundo
“Descent into madness…”
Spider-Woman #1
W: Dennis Hopeless A: Javier Rodriguez
“Parent by day. Hero by night.”
Jessica Drew is noticeably pregnant on the cover.
Spider-Man #1
W: Brian Michael Bendis A: Sara Pichelli
“Welcome to the Marvel Universe, Miles Morales. Hope you survive the experience!”
Spider-Gwen #1
W: Jason Latour A: Robbi Rodriguez
“The Secret History of Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker!”
Silk #1
W: Robbie Thompson A: Stacey Lee CA: Helen Chen
“The Sinister Silk”
Silk appears to be robbing a bank on the cover.
Spider-Man 2099 #1
W: Peter David A: Will Sliney CA: Francesco Mattina
“Smack to the future.”
Web Warriors #1
W: Mike Costa A: David Bildeon CA: Juian Totino Tedesco
“Defending the Spider-Verse”
Cover features several characters from Spider-Verse, including Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, Spider-Man: India, Spider-UK and Spider-Girl (Anya Corazon).
Daredevil #1
W: Charles Soule A: Ron Garney
“The devil’s apprentice”
The cover shows that Daredevil’s apprentice is Gambit.
Guardians of the Galaxy #1
W: Brian Michael Bendis A: Valerio Schiti
“The raccoon’s in charge.”i
The team consists of Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Drax, Venom, The Thing, and a woman in Star-Lord’s costume, most likely Kitty Pryde.
Drax #1
W: CM Punk with Cullen Bunn CA: Ed McGuinness
“Best in the galaxy”
Howard the Duck #1 (yes, again.)
W: Chip Zdarsky A: Joe Quinones
“Howard, uh, gets a new hat…”
Nova #1
W: Sean Ryan A: Cory Smith CA: Humberto Ramos
“The family business…”
Cover shows Sam Alexander with an adult Nova, possibly his father.
Star-Lord #1
W: Sam Humphries A: Dave Johnson
“Feels like the first time. Feels like the very first time.”
Venom: Spaceknight #1
W: Robbie Thompson A: Ariel Olivetti
“Sometimes a hero needs a little space…”
Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
W: Frank Barbiere A: Brent Schoonover
“To fight the monsters of the world…We need the monsters of the night!”
Team consists of Dum Dum Duggan, Hit-Monkey, Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night, Manphibian, zombie Jasper Sitwell, and a few others.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
W: Marc Guggenheim A: Mike Norton
“Keeps your friends close and your enemies closer.”
Uncanny Inhumans #1
W: Charles Soule A: Steve McNiven
“The silence is broken.”
Team consists of Black Bolt, Medusa, Reader, Triton, the Human Torch, and Beast.
Karnak #1
W: Warren Ellis A: Gerardo Zaffino CA: David Aja
“The flaw in all things”
Angela: Asgard’s Assassin #1
W: Marguerite Bennett A: Kim Jacinto & Stephanie Hans CA: Julian Totino Tedesco
“Hel hath a new fury.”
Squadron Supreme #1
W: James Robinson A: Leonard Kirk CA: Alex Ross
“Sole survivors of their own worlds, they’ll do ANYTHING to protect this one.”
Extraordinary X-Men #1
W: Jeff Lemire A: Humberto Ramos
“Still hated. Still feared. Still standing.”
Team consists of Storm, Iceman, Colossus, Magik, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey (still young), and Old Man Logan.
Uncanny X-Men #1
W: Cullen Bunn A: Greg Land
“Bigger threats require more threatening X-Men.”
Team consists of Magneto, Psylocke, Sabretooth, Mystique, and Fatomex.
All-New X-Men
W: Dennis Hopeless A: Mark Bagley
“On a mission to make their own future”
Team consists of Wolverine (X-23) and young Cyclops, Angel, Iceman, and Beast.
Old Man Logan #1
W: Jeff Lemire A: Andrea Sorrentino
“Older. Wiser. Sharper.”
All-New Wolverine #1
W: Tom Taylor A: David Lopez
“Best there is at what she does”
Deadpool #1
W: Gerry Duggan A: Mike Hawthorne CA: Tony Moore
“More Deadpool than you wanted”
Also, Pirateaba, author of the Wandering Inn series has a Kickstarter for a connected graphic novel for that story univers. Already funded at $38K.
Just a quick reminder that the graphic novel Kickstarter project for Tao Wong’s System Apocalypse is ending in a few days.
Mountaindale Press has announced that they will be at Dragon Con. Not only that, but they’ll be hosting a special meet and greet event.
Johnathan Brooks, author of a number of LitRPG Dungeon Core stories, has been working with a game development company to create a new game. Based on his Dungeon Crafting series
Tao Wong, Jay Boyce, Charles Dean, and Apollos Thorne talk about writing LitRPG/ Gamelit for an online panel for BrambleCon - The Intersection of Writing and Gaming
I wanted to announce that several LitRPG authors will be attending the Fantasy Book Fest APRIL 17-19, 2020 in Anaheim, CA. The schedule of authors and events is still being formed but it already includes writer and reader panels, including a LitRPG panel. LitRPG Authors attending include: James A. Hunter, Apollos Thorne, Domino Finn, and R.A. Mejia
MSE and Space Knight Indigogo campaign
Update: campain reached its $15,000 minimum in less than 24 hours. It's fully funded for ebooks, audiobook, and print copies. Though there are some stretch goals.
The campaign also has a different set of rewards so that those who just want an ebook copy can get theirs on MSE's website sooner.
Don’t forget that the GameLit Society is still doing their annual charity drive on GoFundMe for Shriners Hospital for Children. So far they’ve raised $1,000 of their $3,000 goal. Go donate if you want to give to a good cause.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/gamelit-society-philanthropy-pt-3
Soundbooth Theater had a very entertaining Facebook Live Stream celebrating the end of the year. They had on a ton of guests including some of your favorite LitRPG narrators and authors. Go check it out.
Mountaindale Press did a Facebook Live! interview with some of their authors to celebrate their one year anniversary as a publishing company.
Magic Dome Books, publishers of many of your favorite Russian LitRPG titles, did an author interview with Michael R. Miller the author of Battle Spire.
Michael Scott Earle has launched the kickstarter to fund the next novel he is publishing. It only took hours to reach the initial $15K goal to produce an ebook, audiobook, and signed physical copies of the whole series. As is, it has over $44K in support for the project, showing that MSE does not need Amazon to make money. The project has become one of the 'most backed' fiction projects on the platform. Although the $1,000 pledge has been snagged, there is still the $5,500 one that will get you a weekend to hangout with MSE.
Welcome to episode 167 of Geek Bytes Podcast.
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Music Credits
"Happy Bee", "Movement Proposition", "Theme for Harold (var.3) ", "Take the Lead"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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The good folks at Soundbooth Theater, the narrators for the hit LitRPG series Dungeon Crawler Carl, have released a stand alone song in the voice of Princess Donut from the same series.