Wolverine # 1 Spoilers

Some spoilers for the All New Marvel Now Release WOLVERINE # 1 by Paul Cornell and Ryan Stegman.

So the long and short of it is that Wolverine has turned into a villain, joined a crime group of D-Listers and by also goes out of his way to actually kill an investigative reporter for the Daily Bugle. Of course this happens after the somber ending of Cornell's 'season 1' Wolverine book. The events at the end of Wolverine # 14 spins directly into this.

What kind of villain name is "The Offer"? How is he related to "The Answer"?

BLAM! Wolverine using a gun. Let alone Wolverine killing somebody that's unarmed and a non-threat. Usually it's a bad thing but c'mon, this is Paul Cornell. The guys a great (although underrated) writer.

Next issue has the Superior Spider-Man guest starring. Should be interesting how that pans out considering they're now both inversions of their past.

Bit of review: I love Ryan Stegman's work on this book. It's so fresh to see look at and I already miss him on Superior. That being said, the art and the colors are nice and considering the violent PG-13-esque stories here on Wolverine I think he's a good fit. Please stay on the book Stegman.

Wolverine # 13 Spoilers - KILLABLE Ending

The current volume of Wolverine ends and it doesn't end with action rather Paul Cornell takes the high road and gives us a full on climatic AND dramatic finish. Wolverine # 13 spoilers up and about.

In this issue, Sabretooth does a half-issue long tirade about the hypocrisy of Wolverine while Logan is bleeding like a pig on the floor, struck down by (what I assume is) the Muramasa blade. Creed decides not to kill off Wolverine and leaves. The virus, which has been Logan's main opponent for this volume, then does a last ditch effort to save itself by offering to use Wolverine's body and restart his healing factor.

The virus dies and when Logan slowly gets back up, he breaks the sword...

... and the soon-to-be-dead Watcher, Uatu makes another appearance...

When Kitty Pryde and Logan return to school, Wolverine's current flame Storm checks on Wolverine and he goes all emo-y with this line...

Yup. It's sad and now makes me want to read the next volume, which will feature Logan in a new armored costume and among criminals. It's by Paul Cornell and Ryan Stegman this time.

Wolverine # 13 everybody.

Wolverine Dons Armor for All New Marvel Now Relaunch

To hammer the point that Wolverine is overrated at Marvel Comics, here's the cover for Wolverine # 1 which will be part of All New Marvel Now. 

Here's the full version of the cover for the book which will be written by Paul Cornell with art by Superior Spider-Man artist Ryan Stegman. 

Cornell had this to say: "The first arc is called “Payback,” and that’s where we find him: working for a crime boss called The Offer, alongside a “family” of low-rent super villains. Following the end of “Killable,” he’s decided to simplify his life and drop his responsibilities."

"The Offer is a minor super villain gang boss who has the power to make the best possible offer. It’s not hypnotism; you’re free to turn him down. But his offers tend to make people think twice. He’s a caring, fatherly presence to his gang, but he’s not really a good man.

His gang includes Pinch, who Logan is in a relationship with, who can pull threads from any material; Fuel, who increases powers, and thus can make Logan move at high speed; and the Lost Boy, who can make anything ignite, and who has a complicated attitude towards what heroism and villainy might be. Logan worries about him."

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This also kinda explains the new suit he was drawn in for one of the early teasers for INHUMANITY

SCARLET SPIDER Ends, SUPERIOR VENOM Begins

Coincidence much? With the announcement of the new SUPERIOR VENOM, Marvel Comics also reveals that it's end of the line for Peter Parker's clone Kaine in SCARLET SPIDER. 

The obviousness does not end there. According to the initial buzz for SUPERIOR VENOM, we'll be bidding adieu to Flash Thompson's long running "Agent Venom" as the Spider-Man supporting cast member and the Symbiote parts ways.

Then read what's written for the solicit for the final issue of Scarlet Spider:

SCARLET SPIDER #25
CHRIS YOST (W)
DAVID BALDEON (A)
Cover by Ryan Stegman
LAST DEVASTATING ISSUE!
• It’s over. Kaine did his best to be a hero. He failed.
• What about Houston?! Who lives? Who dies? Is there a place for the Scarlet Spider in this world? The answers will surprise you.
• Two years and 25 issues have led to THIS! Guest starring: MEXICO!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Put two and two together and you'll come to the conclusion that either they're really just baiting us to get the other Spider titles or it's really Kaine that becomes the new Superior Venom. That or we could get a mind meld. 

Sucks though that Scarlet Spider's ending. I really wish I digged deep into the book but it lost me around issue 3. Perhaps Superior will do wonders for the guy and the character. 

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN # 17 Spoilers

It's a match we've all been waiting for SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (Otto Octavius) squares off against SPIDER-MAN 2099 in Superior Spider-Man # 17 by Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman.

So what basically happens is that Miguel O'Hara (Spider-Man 2099) saves the day in Alchemax airspace after some topsy turvy time displacement occurs.



He traces the source of all the trouble from inside the Alchemax tower where his 'father' Tyler Stone is slowly vanishing from the timestream. Once Miguel's 'dad' disappears so does he.



In the present, Peter Parker is playing with the rest of the Horizon Labs for the annual Softball match. Max Modell is arrested for a dozen or so crimes he's apparently linked to including harboring fugitives like Morbius and the Lizard. We also get to meet the new major stockholders for Horizon. A familiar face in Spider-Man lore... Harry Osborn's former wife Liz Allen.



Oh and remember when I said "Tiberius Stone was insignificant"? Well I was so wrong... The guy weaseled his way into getting Modell's job AND is revealed to be Miguel O' Hara's grandfather.



So Slotto decides to give Stone a piece of his mind and follows them as the Superior Spider-Man. Back in the lab, the gang tries to use Grady's time machine to go back in time and get sufficient evidence to prove that Stone was behind some of the biggest disasters for the company. While operating the time machine, this occurs:





Back in the outside world, Spider-Man catches up with the AlChem(ax) team and is about to lay down the hurt to Stone when the future Spider-Man bursts into the scene.



Somethings I noticed. Normie knows something is wrong with Spider-Man...



Maybe the first piece of Peter's return will start when the Osborn's make their appearance on SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN. Anyway here's to hoping that there's some good pay off at the end of this arc as opposed to simply doing fanservice.



SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN # 17 is out now.

Superior Spider-Man # 9 Spoilers

The pirates have struck early again as Superior Spider-Man # 9 has been released earlier than expected. Here are the spoilers for what seems to be the rematch between Dr. Octopus aka Superior Spider-Man and Peter Parker aka Amazing Spider-Man.

In this issue, Otto Octavius finally found out that there's a sliver of Parker's memory still living inside this hijacked body of his. He finally goes out of his way to finally confront what he considers as a nuisance. Inside Parker's brain no less.

Peter Parker calls out his first ace as he goes and calls in some reinforcements including dead guys and gals like Gwen Stacy and her father Captain George Stacy. Oh and more importantly, Uncle Ben also joined in the fight.

Several panels later, Otto calls in his own backup...

A massacre occurs and when all seems lost, Parker remembers one last thing, that he also happens to be the Amazing Spider-Man.

Not to be outdone, Otto also transform into the Superior Spider-Man and they 'dance' one last time.

The issue ends badly for Parker as he once again gets usurped from his own body. Now I'm truly wondering how they'll be able to dig their way out of this fiasco in time for Amazing Spider-Man 2 which is well underway. 

I have two words for Octavius after this issue. YOU BASTARD!

This issue is definitely worth getting. In fact I'm already ordering my copy for tomorrow.

Superior Spider-Man Set for Collision Course with Spider-Man 2099

It's finally happened, Miguel O'Hara aka Spider-Man 2099 is set to meet Otto Octavius aka Superior Spider-Man in an upcoming story arc for the ongoing Superior Spider-Man.

Art by Olivier Coipel

During an interview with Comicbookresources, Dan Slott reveals that this meeting of two spiders will be entitled "Necessary Evil". The story sees Miguel O'Hara doing a Kyle Reese (from Terminator) going back to the past to change the future. Obviously Slott and his art partner for the art Ryan Stegman is keeping quiet with all the major plot points but they are stating that the seeds for Miguel O'Hara's trip to the past has been sown as early as the Amazing Spider-Man arc "Big Time". 

In fact Slott admits that he made a mistake by writing something that shouldn't be written in Big Time, which of course, gets edited out and replaced with the release of the tradepaperback. The writer also reveals that this is going to be important as it once again reshapes the Spider-Man legacy and the entire Marvel Universe.One last thing, there's a certain Osborn that'll be returning to the fold.

Will Superior Spider-Man End Come May?

The burning question at the moment is whether or not Marvel is bringing down the blade for Superior Spider-Man as the May solicit details some pretty grim stuff.

Here are the official solicits as listed in the Marvel's preview catalog:

Superior Spider-Man # 2 Spoiler - Are they Back Together

The biggest thing in Superior Spider-Man # 2 wasn't about the return of the old villain the Vulture but it's actually more of how this hybrid of Peter Parker and Otto Octavius reacted to a potential getting back with Mary Jane Watson.

SPOILERS AHEAD.

Superior Spider-Man # 3 Pwns Batman and the Bat Signal in One Single Page

Still on the fence with this idiotic Superior Spider-Man fiasco but I did want to post this, one single preview page from Superior Spider-Man #  3 by Dan Slott with art by Ryan Stegman...

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #3
DAN SLOTT (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
Variant Cover by Simone Bianchi
“Everything You Know Is Wrong”
• Is this all-new Spider-Man in cahoots with... J. Jonah Jameson?!
• Has Carlie Cooper figured out the Superior Spider-Man’s secret identity?
• All this and the return of the villainous Vulture!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Check out the page after the cut...

Superior Spider-Man # 1 Spoilers - Spidey-Ock being a Perv and the Return of Peter Parker

I know I said that I won't touch Superior Spider-Man due to my hatred for the clusterfuck that was Amazing Spider-Man # 700 but the way my friend Kyle (who's busy maintaining the Superior Spider-Man facebook page) kept doing the hypebeast for the book got the better of me. So here I am now doing spoilers for Superior Spider-Man # 1 done by Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman.

So anyway, as always, SPOILERS ABOUND.

Marvel Aims to Fire the Superior Spider-Man

Marvel Comics has shared a new teaser image for the next story arc for the "Superior Spider-Man" and it's got the the words "FIRED" strewn across in a bold font face. 

This also marks the official return of Humberto Ramos into the fold as we're going to be seeing more of Ryan Stegman's art for the first story arc for Superior. Writer Dan Slott is still in of course. As for the Avengers at the background, word on the street is that Spidey-Ock will be relieved of his Avengers membership card. Could it be because they've already figured out that something is wrong with the Amazing Arachnid or it could be that Octavius does something terrible that the Avengers can't possibly turn a blind eye. 

Either way we all have to wait for April. And yeah, Superior Spider-Man still sucks balls. Bring back Peter Parker ya jerks!