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CONTENTS
ISSUE 19
PAGE 3 PAGE 4-5
FILM REVIEWS
PAGE 26 THOR 2
PRE-ORDERS HIGHLIGHTS
PAGE 27 DC ACTION FIGURES
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Welcome to the 19th issue of Devil Comics Magazine where we will be exploring the comics which will be released in the New Year 2014. The New York Comic Con exploded with news from various publishers showing off their plans to attract new readers and entertain their existing customer base. In 2013 DC Comics celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Superman with the Man of Steel film. 2014 is the 75th Anniversary of Batman which begins with an oversized issue of Detective Comics #27. DC Comics is killing off the clone of Superman and replacing him with the future child of Lois and Clark from an alternative universe respectfully named Jon Lane Kent. Marvel Comics is launching their All-New Marvel Now! initiative and stealing shelf space by bombarding the market with must-have titles. However their main attraction is the release of the Miracleman reprints as well as the conclusion of his story with Neil Gaiman. Other publishers announcements include Dark Horse Comics bringing the Engineers from Prometheus into the Aliens universe, Archie Comics begins Farewell, Betty and Veronica, IDW is bringing the ongoing series of Transformers/G.I. Joe, and the Gold Key characters get a fourth chance after Valiant and Dark Horse with Dynamite Entertainment. 2014 is also rich with comic-related films including Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Godzilla. 2014 is an exciting year as digital and creator-owned projects are beginning to take shape. Keep connected on the latest comic news on our Facebook page: Devil Comics Entertainment, Twitter @devilcomics, and our store DevilComics.com. Happy Thanksgiving! Shamim Zia Editor
2007
The ideas for "One More Day" began to develop almost two years before its release, at one of Marvel's creative summits for creators and editors. Following One More Day, the Amazing Spider-Man became the sole Spider-Man title which was published three times a month. The explanation for the erase of the marriage was explained in One Moment in Time in 2010.
2008
Secret Invasion comes to an end with its final issue leading to Dark Reign where the villains like Loki and Doctor Doom form a Cabal led by Norman Osborn. Ultimate Comics launches Ultimatum which kills off several key characters including Professor X, Magneto, and Wolverine.
2003
Neil Gaiman premiered Marvel 1602 where the Marvel Universe existed in the 17th Century on Earth-311. The profits of the series went to help fund his Marvels and Miracles LLC company, which is fighting for the rights to Marvelman. NYX a seven issue limited series between 2003 and 2005 written by then Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada introduced X-23, who was the female clone of Wolverine. NYX stands for District X, New York City.
2010
2007
Following Civil War, J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada brought Spider-Man: One More Day told the SpiderMan sacrificing his marriage to save Aunt May. Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada felt dissolving the Peter Parker and Mary Jane marriage and returning Spider-Man to his roots was necessary to preserve the longevity of the character for the next 20 or 30 years.
Batman, Incorporated #1 premiered following Batman's return from the past after Final Crisis where he was stranded in the distant past and believed dead, Bruce Wayne has returned to the present day DC Universe. Marvel Comics Ultimate Universe reaches a milestone with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #150.
2012 DC Comics were wrestling with three different events within three
different character franchises. H'El on Earth in Superman, Death of the Family in Batman, and Rise of the Third Army in Green Lantern took much of attention in the DC Universe. Following DC Comics, Marvel premiered with their Marvel NOW! line with free digital copies as most of their line were relaunched with new number ones including Indestructible Hulk, All-New X-Men, and Iron Man. The Ultimate line brought their books together with United We Stand where Captain America is now the President.
2013
DC Comics continues with their mini-events including Batman's Zero Year and Superman's Krypton Returns along side their companywide crossover title Forever Evil. Marvel Comics brings Infinity to a close while beginning Inhumanity. Much like the Mutants which represented the African Americans in the 1960s, the Inhumans brings another layer of diversity representing sexuality. Marvel is also celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the X-Men with a new title called Amazing X-Men which was one of the titles during the 1995 Age of the Apocalypse event. Following the Age of Ultron, the space-time continuum is broken and Galactus is sent to the Ultimate Universe leading to the universe-wide event bringing the Ultimates, Ultimate Spider-Man Miles Morales, and the Ultimate X-Men together in Cataclysm.
ULTIMATE COMICS One of the Ultimates fall during his battle with Galactus. The darkened image shows Spider-Man holding a fallen Thor. Cataclysm ends in February however Brian Michael Bendis did express there will be an Ultimate Spider-Man #200 starring Miles Morales. CATACLYSM: CATACLYSM: CATACLYSM: CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES LAST STAND #4 (of 5) ULTIMATES #3 (of 3) ULTIMATE X-MEN #3 (of 3) ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3 (of 3)
Continuing Series Bruce Jones continues with Krampus! #2 Kurtis Wiebe continues with Rat Queens #5 All Out War continues in The Walking Dead #119 and #120 A classified issue in Zero #5
STAR TREK Star Trek: Khan #4 reaches penultimate issue where the Eugenics Wars are over and Section 31 begins. The first appearance of Jane Tiberius Kirk begins in Star Trek #29.
BATMAN: ZERO YEAR SECRET CITY HARDCOVER Clayface poses as Bruce Wayne and robs a bank to lure Batman out. We are also introduced to the Batman Beyond costume designed by Lucius Fox. Batman traps Clayface and heads home. During Zero Year, Bruce Wayne deals with the Red Hood Gang after returning to Gotham. Uncle Philip Kane persuades Bruce to join him at Wayne Enterprises however after he refuses, Edward Nygma suggests killing him instead. Bruce Wayne disguises himself as Mr. Cobblepot to retrieve stolen Wayne Tech. Nygma reveals to Bruce that his Uncle Philip is giving arms to the Red Hood Gang so they wont take the bigger one. Upon returning to his apartment the Red Hood Gang blows it up with Bruce Wayne inside. Philip Kane confronts Nygma on the death of his nephew while Bruce recuperates at Wayne Manor. Both Nygma and Bruce are slowly being transformed into the Riddler and Batman. Bruce reveals to the media the Red Hood Gang is using ACE Chemical to create a nerve toxin. The Batman stops the Red Hood Gang at the cost of Philip Kane. Red Hood One falls into one of the chemical vats..which leads us to believe he will evolve into the Joker. This hardcover collects Batman (2011) #19-24 RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
AVENGERS: ENDLESS WARTIME HARDCOVER In the present resistance fighters shoot down a drone as Captain America recognizes the markings on the drone. In 1944 Captain America fighting against weapons that are now used in the present. In the past Thor slayed the Nidhogg which lived below the World Tree however escaped to Midgard. It is later revealed the drone was the Nidhoggs children from long ago. After 50 pages of dialogue the story begins where the first few pages began. Overall this is a very wordy book where out of no where Thor tells us the story of Nidhogg. The art is amazing as always by Mike McKone however the story could have been written better. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 3 OUT OF 5
PUNISHER: TRIAL OF THE PUNISHER TPB Frank Castle arrives at a police station with a body of a dead district attorney. As the trial begins the prosecution brings in their witness Matt Murdock. The first issue was drawn by Leinil Yu while the second was Mico Suayan. This two issue special costing a whopping $8 bucks could have been spent elsewhere with better plotting. WASTED TALENTS 2 OUT OF 5
IRON MAN #17 This issue is the conclusion of the Secret Origin of Tony Stark which started in Iron Man #6. Nearly a year later it is revealed that the secret of Tony Stark and his origins told over the course of the story was not his. A robot by the name of 451 genetically engineered Tony Stark to preserve Earth however it was Arno Stark who was genetically engineered. Tony Stark was adopted and used as a decoy. The overall storyline was crap as it took Tony Stark into the depths of space and brought him back to Earth. The revelation that Arno Stark currently exists and will one day inherit the mantle of Iron Man 2020 is the big payoff however it took 10 issues previously to tell the whole story. This issue is the only one whole picking up while the rest of the story preceding this issue falls short. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
FILM REVIEWS
SPOILERS AHEAD The Dark World begins with the introduction of Malekith the leader of the Dark Elves. Malekith wanted to use a weapon called the Aether to return the universe back to its original state of darkness. (Similar to what Nekron wanted to do in DC Comics Blackest Night) However Malekith is ultimately defeated by Odins father Bor and the Aether in buried. In the present, Jane Foster accidently discovers the dimension where the Aether is buried and is consumed by it. She returns to the present where Thor is waiting. Thor takes Jane back to Asgard to remove the Aether from her. Malekith comes to Asgard and lays waste by trying to take the Aether however manages to kill Thor and Lokis mother before escaping. Thor and Loki unite to take on Malekith who extracts the Aether from Jane and embeds it into himself. Loki is killed however secretly disguises himself as an Asgard soldier and replaces Odin as the Lord of Asgard. Ultimately Thor defeats Malekith over London and returns back to Asgard. The film has a cameo of Chris Evans as Captain America, a post-credit scene concerning the Collector leading to next years Guardians of the Galaxy, and a final scene where Thor and Jane Foster are reunited. The Dark World will lead into another film where Thor discovers Loki took over Asgard pretending to be his father and what has happened to Odin. The story of Thor: The Dark World was good however it felt like half the story was told as it leads into other Marvel films including the Avengers taking on Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet in Avengers 3. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5
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