Marvel

Marvel had quite a lot of new material on the market in November. Aside from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN shifting to a fortnightly format with its new "Big Time" direction, we've also got two new ongoing titles, GENERATION HOPE and SPIDER-GIRL. Further down the chart, there's also a veritable horde of new miniseries, including ASTONISHING THOR, OSBORN, SHE-HULKS and a whole bunch of CHAOS WAR tie-ins. As usual, Marvel had the largest share of the direct market. It's a relatively close month, though, with a lead over DC of 40% to 37% in unit share and 34% to 33% in dollars. A major factor there will be a number of high-profile Batman comics in the top 10.

After a few years sojourn at DC doing TRINITY, among other things, Mark Bagley has returned to Marvel, Bendis and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man for the "Death of Spider-Man" event.

As teased at San Diego and mentioned in passing here and there, Marvel is bringing back some CrossGen titles this march: Mark Waid's RUSE,...

Who doesn't like some Bendis, Bendis, Oeming? iFanboy has a preview of Takio, the new all-ages Icon book:

by Paul O'Brien The big event on Marvel's publishing schedule for October was the relaunch of X-FORCE, which restarts from issue #1 and celebrates by...

Our thoughts? Man, this looks like a Marvel movie. Same blue/grey/tech, same sinister doctors/feds, same heroine helping the hero find his place/use his powers in the world.

Were you a good boy or girl this year? Did you avoid Internet snark, practice goodwill towards your fellow human being, and cross with...

Via PW Comics Week, yet another peek at STRANGE TALES II, this time by Dean Haspiel.

Fresh off her much-admired art for RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN, Janet K. Lee is next adapting Emma for Marvel's line of Jane Austen...

When the news of the cancellation of the well-liked THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER hit, there was the usual wave of hand-wringing and everyone had their own theory as to what killed it, who, and why. Rather than just sit around and make up own own ideas, we decided to go to the source and asked a few prominent retailers three questions:

Marvel has just relaunched their website, and a grateful world heaves a sigh of relief.

Marvel's STRANGE TALES anthology continues to be a lively, refreshing look at the Marvel U, as constant reinventions show just how versatile this universe really is. Below, a Luke Cage story by the great Toby Cypress and a Thing story written by the late, great Harvey Pekar with art by the great Ty Templeton. FUN!