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Marvel Noise Episode 65

Your host David A Price talks about New York Comicon, Steve Raker talks about the Year In Review in 1970, Pat Loika brings the new releases, David then returns to review Mighty Avengers, The Uncanny X-Men Annual, Young X-Men and X-Men: Manifest Destiny. David also compares Dazzler to Belle from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. (Not really, but he didn’t leave Derek any show notes to work with and Derek gets bored easily so he just makes stuff up).

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Thank you, Derek.

The real show notes are:

We try to keep it brief this week, with our host’s intro followed by Steve and then Pat. The above titles are mentioned, but there is nothing about Twilight in this episode.

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Age Of The Sentry #5 $2.99
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Agents Of Atlas Vol 2 #1 Regular Art Adams Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #583 Variant Barack Obama Cover 4th Ptg $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #585 $2.99
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse Book 1 #5 $3.99
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Black Panther Vol 5 #1 70th Anniversary Marko Djurdjevic Variant Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Black Panther Vol 5 #1 Regular J Scott Campbell Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Black Panther Vol 5 #1 Regular Ken Lashley Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
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Captain America The Truth HC $24.99
Dead Of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night #2 $3.99
Deadpool Vol 3 #7 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Enders Game Battle School #3 Regular Pasqual Ferry Cover $3.99
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Immortal Iron Fist #22 $2.99
Invincible Iron Man #10 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Marvel 1985 HC Direct Market Jim Cheung Cover $24.99
Marvel Illustrated Kidnapped #4 $3.99
Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 TP Book Market Edition $24.99
Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 TP Direct Market Edition $24.99
Marvel Your Universe #1 $5.99
Official Index To The Marvel Universe #2 $3.99
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Wolverine And Power Pack #4 $2.99
X-Men First Class Finals #1 $3.99
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X-Men Times And Life Of Lucas Bishop #1 $3.99
X-Men vs Hulk #1 $3.99
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Product Updates:

The Age of the Sentry #5 (NOV082400D, $2.99; FOC 12/18/08) has new contents:
“From the Minutes: 1) Dedicate Sentry statue on Tuesday. 2) Petition Daily Bugle for more Sentry features. 3) Invite Scout again to ice-cream social (if refused, consider replacing sidekick) 4) Lindy Lee deemed not good enough for our hero; will be Removed. The Official Sentry Fan Club is now in session! Also, the Sentry and his 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy teammates get the call when a planet named Idda is about to give birth, and the only known planetary midwifery tome is guarded by the remains of a savage race! Will they reach the book in time? Live through a horrifying space battle? And will the Sentry even notice Sun Girl has a crush on him? Join the Sentry and the star-spanning Guardians in their quest to deliver big!”
(Please Note: Creator and format information for this issue is unchanged.)
The cover solicited for Amazing Spider-Man #585 (DEC082354D, $2.99) is now the cover for Amazing Spider-Man #586 (DEC082355D, $2.99).
The previously unannounced Wraparound Variant cover to Black Panther #1 DKR (DEC082327D, $3.99; FOC 01/15/09) will be illustrated by Ken Lashley. The cover is shown on page 1 of this week’s Dateline.
Spider-Girl TP Vol. 10: Season of the Serpent Digest (NOV082457D, $9.99) will be 184 pages, not 192 pages.
CLARIFICATION: X-Men vs. Hulk #1 (NOV082375D, $3.99; FOC 12/18/08) will contain an all-new 22 page story plus a reprint of X-Men #66 (Volume 1). The editorial content of the book is not affected.
X-Men vs. Hulk #1 (NOV082375D, $3.99) will have art by Jheremy Raapack, not Scott Clark.

Marvel Noise Episode 64

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Welcome to the all-new, not-all-that-different Marvel Noise, now on Monday! Our host feels chatty this week, tawkin’ an-thol-o-gees. Plus: Pat Loika and new releases! Steve Raker talks about 1962! And we conclude the 2008 year in review courtesy of Backwards Dave and Carlos Cordova!

Titles mentioned include Hulk Family, Amazing Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, and Amazing Spider-Man Family.

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Amazing Spider-Man Extra #2 $3.99
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Avengers The Initiative #21 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Captain America Vol 5 #46 Marvels 70th Anniversary Variant Cover $2.99
Captain America Vol 5 #46 Regular Steve Epting Cover $2.99
Criminal Vol 4 Bad Night TP $14.99
Daredevil Vol 2 #115 $2.99
Dark Tower Treachery #5 Incentive Daniel Acuna Variant Cover – [PI]
Dark Tower Treachery #5 Incentive Jae Lee Sketch Variant Cover – [PI]
Dark Tower Treachery #5 Regular Jae Lee Cover $3.99
Enders Shadow Battle School #2 Regular Timothy Green III Cover $3.99
Fantastic Four Vol 3 #563 $2.99
Ghost Rider Danny Ketch #4 $3.99
Incredible Hercules #125 $2.99
Marvel 1985 HC Book Market Tommy Lee Edwards Cover $24.99
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #44 $2.99
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Vol 3 HC Regular Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Vol 3 HC Variant Dust Jacket $59.99
Marvel Previews #66 February 2009 $1.25
Marvels Eye Of The Camera #3 Black & White Version $3.99
Marvels Eye Of The Camera #3 Regular Version $3.99
Ms Marvel Vol 2 #35 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
New Avengers #49 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
New Avengers Vol 3 HC Book Market Edition $34.99
New Avengers Vol 3 HC Direct Market Edition $34.99
Nova Vol 4 #21 $2.99
Punisher War Zone Vol 2 #6 $3.99
Runaways Vol 3 #6 $2.99
Scourge Of The Gods #1 Regular Aleksa Gajic Cover $5.99
Scourge Of The Gods #1 Variant Aleksa Gajic US Cover $5.99
Secret Invasion Fantastic Four TP $16.99
She-Hulk 2 #37 $2.99
Skaar Son Of Hulk #7 Regular Ed McGuinness Cover $2.99
Skaar Son Of Hulk #7 Variant Tom Grummett Cover $2.99
Stand Captain Trips #5 Incentive Lee Bermejo Sketch Variant Cover – [PI]
Stand Captain Trips #5 Incentive Mike Perkins Variant Cover – [PI]
Stand Captain Trips #5 Regular Lee Bermejo Cover $3.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #130 (Ultimatum Tie-In) $2.99
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 21 War Of The Symbiotes TP $15.99
Ultimatum March On Ultimatum HC $24.99
Wolverine First Class #11 $2.99
X-Force Vol 3 #11 $2.99
X-Men Original Sin HC $24.99
X-Men Worlds Apart #4 $3.99
Young X-Men #10 $2.99

Product Updates:

Amazing Spider-Man Extra #2 (NOV082359D, $3.99, FOC 01/08/09) will no longer contain the Phil Jimenez Kraven story. Instead, the page count of the previously solicited Anti-Venom story will increase.
The Marvel 1985 Premiere HC (NOV082446D, $24.99; FOC 12/18/08) will be 176 pages, not 144 pages.
Ms Marvel #35 DKR (NOV082330D, $2.99, FOC 01/08/09) will have a cover by Ed McGuinness, not Stephane Roux.
New Avengers #49 DKR (NOV082331D; FOC 01/08/09) will be $3.99, not $2.99.
New Avengers HC Vol. 03 (Reg./DM Eds.: NOV082440-1D, $34.99 ea.; FOC 12/18/08) were solicited with the wrong covers.
Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four (NOV082461D) – solicited as running 144 pages and containing Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1-#3; Fantastic Four #300 and #357 at a price of $14.99 – will now run 192 pages and contain Fantastic Four #358, in addition to the aforementioned contents, at a price of $16.99.
Secret Invasion TP: Fantastic Four (NOV08 2461, $16.99) will be 168 pages, not 192, with no change in editorial content.
The previously unannounced cover artist for the Skaar: Son of Hulk #7 Variant (NOV082402D, $2.99, FOC 01/08/09) will be Sal Buscema.
The Skaar: Son of Hulk #7 Variant (NOV082402D, $2.99, FOC 01/8/09) will be drawn by Tom Grummett, not Sal Buscema, as was stated in Marvel Mailer #133.
Wolverine: First Class #11 (NOV082421D, $2.99) will have art by Hugo Petrus, not Francis Portena.

An Important Announcement from David A. Price

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David A. Price makes an important announcement about the future of the Marvel Noise podcast.

Marvel Noise Episode 63

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This is the 63rd episode of Marvel Noise. It is hosted by David A. Price. This week’s show notes were created by Derek Coward, who has no idea what the show is about because he doesn’t listen to it ahead of time, even though maybe he should. However, if he had to guess, he would say that Pat Loika, Tom Morris, Steve Raker, Carlos Cordova and maybe Backwards Dave and/or Mike Sims make an appearance. The usual gang from the Bullpen hanging out with Dauntless David. And now you see why Derek doesn’t usually write show notes.

Review: Secret Invasion: War of Kings #1

Black Bolt is one ticked off king. After being held prisoner and replaced by the shape shifting Skrulls, the Inhuman’s silent ruler is out for a little revenge. And he isn’t about to let anybody stand in his way to get it. Get ready for some high octane space action in this hot new one shot that kicks off Marvel’s next big galactic event, War of Kings!

Secret Invasion: War of Kings was a very cool start to this new event. Penned by Marvel’s go to space guys, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, this issue has me really fired up to see the rest of the story. It seems Abnet and Lanning are unbeatable when it comes to space tales, and this issue just helps prove that. There is no huge build up to the story, it just takes off from the first page and gets us right into the action. The pacing of the story was really well handled, with the writers giving us just the right amount of action mixed with scenes of dialog. I never felt as if the story hit any slow points or areas that lost my interest, as I often times tend to do with space tales. I thought the dialog was really well written, especially with the character of Maximus. This was the first time I’ve ever read anything with this character, but I could really get a sense of who he was just from his dialog.

The art from pencilers Paul Pelletier and Bong Dazo and inkers Rick Magyar and Joe Pimentel was truly top notch! The two artist seem to be a great match together as I never felt a sudden jolt in art change when the other artist took over a scene. The pages were beautifully rendered with great detail and I love Pelletier’s space ship and machine designs.

I only have one complaint about the issue and that is with the font used at the beginning to represent Skrull speech. At first I thought there was something wrong with the way the issue was printed, but quickly realized it was the font itself. It looks as if flakes of ink came of the letters leaving the pieces broken looking. There were several times it was hard to tell what the letters even were. I appreciate the effort to make the Skrull speak look more dramatic, but felt the effect came up short.

In all, this was a really great issue. From start to finish the book had me hooked, and kept my interest even through a second read through. I have no doubt that Abnett and Lanning are going to deliver another grade A space epic with this event! Definitely give this book a shot, and be sure to pick up the free copy of War of Kings Saga to go along with it. Not knowing much Inhuman history, I found it to be invaluable!

COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITER: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER & BONG DAZO
INKS: RICK MAGYAR & JOE PIMENTEL
COLORED BY: WIL QUINTANA & MIKE KELLEHER
LETTERED BY: JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: BILL ROSEMAN
One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

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Jonathan Hickman Talks Secret Warriors On The Mighty Marvel Podcast

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The next generation of Marvel super heroes are here! That’s right True Believers, in the latest episode of the Mighty Marvel Podcast, fan favorite host and Senior Art Director Jeff Suter sits with the man co-writing Secret Warriors, Jonathan Hickman! The two talk about the current state of the Marvel Universe during Dark Reign and Fury’s new super team will fight the good fight! Learn more about the Secret Warriors, sons and daughters of Marvel’s heroes & villains, and just how they may be the Marvel U’s last, best hope!

Well what are you waiting for? Go download and listen to this latest Mighty Marvel Podcast RIGHT HERE.

Also, be on the look out for future podcasts on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.1622.Marvel_Podcast_Central, or subscribe to the Mighty Marvel Podcast on iTunes (that way you never miss any of the action packed installments)!

SECRET WARRIORS #1 (DEC082326)
SECRET WARRIORS #1 PARENT VARIANT (OCT088174)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS AND JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JIMMY CHEUNG
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—1/15/09, On-sale—2/4/09

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Marvel Noise Episode 62

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Short and sweet with reprinty goodness! Pat, Dave, and Steve offer up so goodies for you to sink your ears into. 1983 is a very good year. Plus: Feedback!

Titles mentioned include X-Men: First Class Giant-Size Special, Secret Invasion: Requiem, Thor God-Size Special, Captain America: Theater of War: Operation: Zero Point

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Items on sale, 1.7.09:

Agents Of Atlas TP $24.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #582 $2.99
Cable Vol 2 #10 $2.99
Daredevil By Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Vol 3 TP $29.99
Dead Of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night #1 $3.99
Eternals Vol 4 #7 Incentive Frank Martin Variant Cover – [PI]
Eterrnals Vol 4 #7 Regular Eric Nguyen Cover $2.99
Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest HC Book Market Fantastic Four Cover $24.99
Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest HC Direct Market Doctor Doom Cover $24.99
Infinity Crusade Vol 2 TP $29.99
Invincible Iron Man #9 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Marvel Illustrated Kidnapped #3 $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Three Musketeers HC $19.99
Marvel Spotlight Dark Reign $3.99
Marvel Super Hero Squad Hero Up One Shot Chris Sotomayor Cover $3.99
Marvel Super Hero Squad Hero Up One Shot Marcelo DiChiara Cover $3.99
Marvel Zombies 3 #4 $3.99
Marvel Zombies Dead Days TP $24.99
New Avengers Vol 9 Secret Invasion Book 2 HC $19.99
NYX No Way Home #5 $3.99
Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A To Z Vol 6 HC $24.99
Official Index To The Marvel Universe #1 $3.99
Punisher Vol 7 #1 Target Norman Osborn Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Punisher Vol 7 #1 Target Sentry Cover (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Runaways Vol 1 Pride And Joy HC $19.99
Secret Invasion TP $29.99
Secret Invasion War Of Kings One Shot $3.99
Spider-Man Blue HC Premiere Edition $24.99
Spider-Man Fear Itself #1 $3.99
Sub-Mariner Depths #4 $3.99
Ultimate Origins HC Book Market Gabriele Dell Otto Cover $24.99
Ultimate Origins HC Direct Market Michael Turner Cover $24.99
Universal War One Vol 1 HC $24.99
War Of Kings Saga – FREE
Wolverine And Power Pack #3 $2.99
Wolverine Switchback $3.99
X-Men Manifest Destiny #5 $3.99
X-Men Noir #1 2nd Ptg Dennis Calero Variant Cover $3.99
X-Men Noir #2 Regular Dennis Calero Cover $3.99
X-Men Noir #2 Variant Dennis Calero Cover $3.99

Marvel Figurines:

Classic Marvel Figurine Collection:
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #82 Moon Knight $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #83 Deathlok $12.00

Product Updates:

The Infinity Crusade TP Vol. 02 (NOV082472D, $29.99) will have 240 pages, not 248.
Marvel Spotlight: Dark Reign DKR (NOV082335D, $3.99) will have a cover by Yanick Paquette, not Adi Granov.
The New Avengers HC: Vol. 09: Secret Invasion (OCT082505D, $19.99; FOC 11/20/08) will be 128 pages, not 120 pages.
Punisher #1 DKR (NOV082394D, $3.99) will carry a Parental Advisory, not a T+ rating.
The Secret Invasion TP (NOV082460D, $29.99; FOC 12/11/08) will have 248 pages, not 200 pages.
The Spider-Man Premiere HC: Blue (OCT082513D, $24.99) will be 168 pages, not 160 pages.
The Black & White Premiere HCs of Spider-Man: Blue (OCT08-2514D, $24.99) and Daredevil: Yellow (SEP082450D, $24.99) have been cancelled.
The Super Hero Squad One-shot (NOV082321D, $3.99; FOC 12/18/08) will now be titled Marvel Super Hero Squad: Hero Up.
The Ultimate Origins HC (Premier/Direct Mkt. Eds.: OCT082499-500D, $24.99 ea.; FOC 12/04/08) will be 128 pages.
The Universal War One Premiere HC Vol. 01 (MR) (OCT082521D, $24.99; FOC 11/06/08) will be 152 pages, not 144.
Wolverine: Switchback (NOV082419D, $3.99; FOC 12/18/08) will also contain a backup story by writer Gregg Hurwitz and artist Juan Doe entitled Wolverine: Punching Bag.

Marvel Noise Episode 61

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It’s the last show of the year and this little Christmas present has Pat, Steve, Tom, Adam (and special guest), Dave, and Carlos! New releases, Bring ’em Back, a History Lesson, a look back at 1978, Jack of Hearts, bad guys, a little segment we like to call Marvel Tales!

Titles mentioned include Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man, and West Coast Avengers.

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Items shipping 12/24/08:

Captain America Theater Of War America First $4.99
Daredevil Vol 2 #114 Incentive Lee Bermejo Villain Variant Cover – [PI]
Daredevil Vol 2 #114 Regular Marko Djurdjevic Cover $2.99
Dark Tower Treachery #4 Incentive Jae Lee Sketch Variant Cover – [PI]
Dark Tower Treachery #4 Incentive Richard Isanove Variant Cover – [PI]
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Ghost Rider Danny Ketch #3 $3.99
Hedge Knight II Sworn Sword TP $15.99
Hulk Vol 2 #7 Variant Michael Turner Cover CGC 9.8 – $99.99
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Hulk Vol 2 #9 Variant Santa Hulk Cover $2.99
Immortal Iron Fist #21 $2.99
Iron Man Director Of SHIELD #33 DF Signed By Sean Chen $19.99
Lords Of Avalon Knight Of Darkness #2 $3.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol 11 Animal Instinct TP Digest $8.99
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #6 $2.99
Ms Marvel Vol 2 #34 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
New Avengers #48 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
New Warriors Vol 4 #19 $2.99
Nova Vol 4 #20 Incentive Villain Variant Cover – [PI]
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Onslaught Reborn TP $14.99
Patsy Walker Hellcat #4 $2.99
Punisher War Zone Vol 2 #3 $3.99
Runaways Vol 3 #5 $2.99
Secret Invasion Requiem #1 (Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
She-Hulk 2 #36 $2.99
Skaar Son Of Hulk #6 Incentive Villain Variant Cover – [PI]
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Spider-Man Brand New Day Yearbook $4.99
Thor Vol 3 #12 $2.99
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Ultimates 3 Who Killed The Scarlet Witch HC Direct Market Cyborg Cover $24.99
Ultimates 3 Who Killed The Scarlet Witch HC Direct Market Sketch Cover $24.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #129 (Ultimatum Tie-In) $2.99
Ultimatum #2 Incentive Ed McGuinness Sketch Cover – [PI]
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Ultimatum #2 Regular David Finch Cover $3.99
What If Classic Vol 5 TP $29.99
What If Spider-Man Back In Black $2.99
Wolverine First Class #10 $2.99
Wolverine Origins #31 $2.99
X-Men Angel Revelations TP $19.99
X-Men The Complete Onslaught Epic Book 4 TP $29.99

Classic Marvel Figurine Collection:

Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #80 Mr Sinister $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #81 Moleman $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine Abomination Special $26.00

Product Updates:

The Daredevil #114 Villain Variant (OCT082403D, $2.99) solicited without a cover artist in Marvel Previews, will have cover art by Lee Bermejo.
Nova #20 (OCT082432D, $2.99) has a new cover by artist Steve Uy that is different than what was previously solicited.
Retailers should note that Secret Invasion: Requiem #1 (OCT082349D, $3.99; FOC 12/04/08) contains nearly 40 pages of reprint material, an eight-page framing story which connects this issue with Mighty Avengers #20 & #21, plus brand new cover art by Khoi Pham. Due to the spoiler nature of this issue, content information has not yet been revealed, but retailers are encouraged to adjust their orders accordingly.
The Ultimates 3: Sex, Lies & DVD Premiere HC (Reg./DM Var./B&W: OCT082502-4D, $24.99; FOC 11/20/08) will now be titled Ultimates 3 HC: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch? Premiere HC

Review: Mighty Avengers #20

Since returning to Earth after being held captive by the Skrulls, Hank Pym has found the his world completely changed. The superhero Civil War has divided many of his old teammates and allies. Captain America is dead. The Skrulls failed an attempted invasion of Earth which resulted in the death of the woman he loved, Janet Van Dyne, and has left his reputation in question. Now, facing life in a world he no longer recognizes and dealing with the anquish of having to bury his wife, who can Hank place the blame for all of these events on?

Mighty Avengers #20 draws to a close the Secret Invasion event for this seris and sets the stage for Dark Reign. Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artists Lee Weeks, Jim Cheung and Carlo Pagulayan deliver a heartbreaking story that, in my opinion, was Bendis’ best tie-in to this event. The story opens up in the past with Hank and the Wasp when they were on the first Avengers team discussing the discovery of the frozen Captain America and how much the world has changed since he was last seen. We also get a glimpse at how much the two were in love with each other at that time. Flash forward to the present and we find a distraught Hank Pym, along with Ms. Marvel and Wonderman, making Janet’s funeral arrangements. Upon leaving the meeting, Carol fills Hank in on all the events, including Civil War, World War Hulk and Secret Invasion, that have occurred since his abduction. At Janet’s funeral, Hank makes it very clear who he blames for these events.

I thought Bendis did an excellent job bringing out the emotion in this issue. Jan’s death in Secret Invasion #8 didn’t sit that well with me. For a character with her history, I thought she deserved a little bit more of an emotional response from the other heroes. I feel this issue gave us that emotion, especially with Hank. His response at the funeral felt very real and I thought it was well written. I loved the way Bendis compared Hank’s return with Captain America’s in Avengers #4, being a man out of his time. It really helped build on the emotional side of the story and helped me pick up on what Hank must be going through. My one complaint with this issue would have to be the events flashback pages. The art from Jim Cheung was very well done, but they just felt a little out of place with the story.

Speaking of the art, all three artist delevered solid work here. I especially liked Carlo Pagulayan’s pages for the funeral scene. Each panel was wonderfully detailed and, I may be sounding like a broken record here, really had great emotion coming from each of the characters involved. Lee Weeks opened up the story beautifully with the flashback sequence featuring Hank and Janet in their original costumes. Jim Cheung had the smallest part of the story, but as I said above, drew some really nice pages giving us a quick look back at Civil War, World War Hulk and Secret Invasion.

Bendis ends his run on this series in style and sets up for Dan Slott to take over with issue #21. I wasn’t too crazy with the other Mighty Avenger Secret Invasion issues, but this issue really made up for those in my opinion. As a whole though, I have really enjoyed this series so far and look forward to seeing were Slott and artist Khoi Pham take the book!

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: LEE WEEKS, JIM CHEUNG & CARLO PAGULAYAN
INKS: LEE WEEKS, JIM CHEUNG & JEFFERY HUET
COLORED BY: DEAN WHITE AND JASON KEITH
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
EDITOR: TOM BREVOORT
Rated A…. $2.99

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Marvel Noise Episode 60

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Thor God-Size Special

This week’s show brings you a whole lotta good stuff: calls from Carlos, Pat’s new release list, a review by Adam, a call from Steve, and a conversation among Dave, Tom, and Adam on Secret Invasion. Enjoy!!

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Items shipping 12.17.08:

Age Of The Sentry #4 $2.99
Amazing Spider-Man Family #3 $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #581 Incentive Villain Variant Cover – [PI]
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #581 Regular Barry Kitson Cover $2.99
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures Vol 2 TP $15.99
Avengers The Initiative #19 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Cable King-Size Spectacular #1 DF Signed By Duane Swierczynski $19.99
Civil War House Of M #1 DF Signed By Christos Gage $29.99
Dark Reign New Nation (Secret Invasion Dark Reign Tie-In) $3.99
Dead Of Night Featuring Devil Slayer #4 $3.99
Deadpool Vol 3 #1 DF Signed By Clayton Crain $19.99
Deadpool Vol 3 #5 $2.99
Ghost Rider Vol 5 #30 Incentive Villain Variant Cover – [PI]
Ghost Rider Vol 5 #30 Regular Gerald Parel Cover $2.99
Invincible Iron Man #8 Incentive Villain Variant Cover (Secret Invasion Dark Reign Tie-In) – [PI]
Invincible Iron Man #8 Regular Salvador Larroca Cover (Secret Invasion Dark Reign Tie-In) $2.99
Marvel Adventures Avengers #31 $2.99
Marvel Adventures Two-In-One #18 $4.99
Marvel Masterworks Avengers Vol 8 HC Regular Dust Jacket $54.99
Marvel Masterworks Avengers Vol 8 HC Variant Dust Jacket $54.99
Mighty Avengers #20 (Secret Invasion Tie-In) $2.99
Mighty Avengers Vol 3 Secret Invasion Book 1 HC $19.99
Moon Knight Vol 5 #25 $2.99
New Exiles #16 $2.99
Punisher MAX #65 $2.99
Punisher War Journal Vol 4 Jigsaw HC $19.99
Punisher War Zone Vol 2 #2 $3.99
Samurai Legend #4 $5.99
Secret Wars Omnibus HC Book Market Alex Ross Cover $99.99
Secret Wars Omnibus HC Direct Market Mike Zeck Cover $99.99
Spider-Man Brand New Day Vol 2 TP $19.99
Spider-Man Noir #1 Regular Patrick Zircher Cover $3.99
Spider-Man Noir #1 Variant Dennis Calero Cover $3.99
Squadron Supreme Vol 3 #6 $2.99
Thor God-Sized #1 $3.99
Thunderbolts #127 Incentive Villain Variant Cover – [PI]
Thunderbolts #127 Regular Francesco Mattina Cover $2.99
Ultimate Fantastic Four #59 (Ultimatum Tie-In) $2.99
Ultimatum #1 Top Cow Marc Silvestri Variant – [PI]
Uncanny X-Men #505 Incentive Villain Variant Cover (X-Men Manifest Destiny Tie-In) – [PI]
Uncanny X-Men #505 Regular Terry Dodson Cover (X-Men Manifest Destiny Tie-In) $2.99
What If Newer Fantastic Four $3.99
Wolverine Origins Vol 5 Deadpool TP $19.99
X-Factor Vol 3 #38 $2.99
X-Factor Vol 5 Only Game In Town TP $15.99
X-Men Kingbreaker #1 (War Of Kings Tie-In) $3.99
X-Men Legacy #219 $2.99

Product Updates:

Amazing Spider-Man Family #3 (OCT082386D, $4.99; FOC 11/20/08) will be written by J.M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, Stuart Moore and Abby Denson and will have art by Val Semeiks, Todd Nauck, Colleen Coover & Ramon Bachs. Matt Yocum’s story about Richard & Mary Parker will not appear in this issue.
Avengers Initiative #19 (SI) (SEP082362D, $2.99; FOC 11/06/08) will have art by Harvey Tolibao, not Stefano Caselli.
Dark Reign: New Nation (OCT082342D, $3.99; FOC 11/27/08) was incorrectly solicited as having 32 pages. Its correct page count is 48.
Mighty Avengers #20 (SEP082368D, $2.99; FOC 11/06/08) will have art by Carlo Pagulayan, Lee Weeks and Jim Cheung, not Khoi Pham.
Samurai Legend #4 (OCT082370D, $5.99) will be 48 pages, not 56 pages, with no editorial content changes.
Secret Wars Omnibus HC & DM Editions (AUG082429-30D, $99.99 ea.) will be 496 pages, not 384 pages.
Spider-Man Noir #1 (OCT082352D; FOC 11/27/08) was incorrectly solicited as having a cover price of $2.99. Its correct price, as listed in the October PREVIEWS Retailer Order Form, is $3.99.
X-Men: Kingbreaker #1 (OCT082459D, $3.99; FOC 11/27/08) was not solicited as a mini-series in the October Marvel Previews. Please be advised that it is a four-issue mini-series, as noted in the October PREVIEWS Retailer Order Form.