Marvel Solicitations On Crack
The
Marvel
solicits are incredibly bizarre this month.
Graeme
has
already caught many of the most outlandish ones on his blog, but
here are some other snippets that amused me:
- ASTONISHING X-MEN #6: "After the events of issue #5 – and
its shocking return of a classic character – you MUST not miss another
issue!" (I have to buy it -- the solicitation
ordered me to do it!!)
- CABLE/DEADPOOL #8: "Can Deadpool find a way to stop Cable
from saving the world before Earth's Mightiest Heroes take a shot at
it? Probably not..." (I just love the resigned way it peters
out
at the end.)
- EXILES #53: "It’s up to the Exiles, the Avengers, and the
Fantastic Four to keep the Earth from becoming Ego Junior!"
(Simply because the idea of Ego Junior is almost as good as
Beyonder Jr.)
- ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE #3: "There’s something under the
Tunguska Wasteland, where a comet crashed a century ago. The Ultimates
and the X-Men have entered it from different sides, unaware of each
other—and unaware of what’s waiting for them. There’s something under
the Tunguska Wasteland, where a comet crashed a century ago."
(But is there something under the Tunguska Wasteland, where a comet
crashed a century ago?)
- SHE-HULK #8: "A titanic tale of foxy boxing in outer space!
Yes, FOXY BOXING!" (Sigh - why hasn't Marvel released a trade
for this series yet? I'm being punished for assuming that Marvel
will
simply release everything in trade, aren't I?)
- PUNISHER #12: "The bloodcurdling, bloodthirsty, bloody ending to
Kitchen Irish!" (They forgot bloodbath, bloodshed, bloodsport,
bloodstained, and bloodhound!)
And in general I just love how everything's suddenly an
anniversary: WOLVERINE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY, MARVEL’S 65th
ANNIVERSARY, MARVEL KNIGHTS 5th ANNIVERSARY. What, no celebration
for ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR's 1st ANNIVERSARY???
