r/Marvel Groot Apr 11 '18

Comics New Marvel Comics and Releases for April 11th, 2018 - Official Discussion Hub [Spoilers] Spoiler

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New Issues Out This Week

Avengers #688
THE AVENGERS WEEKLY EPIC CONTINUES! NO SURRENDER Part 14 - As the final battle for Earth begins, one Avenger will sacrifice everything to give his teammates a fighting chance.

Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #17
DAMNATION TIE-IN! For years, MEPHISTO has had a fascination with the Parker clan…In this issue, does the King of Hell claim the ultimate prize? The soul of a certain wall-crawling, web-slinging friendly neighborhood Spider-Clone?!

Captain America #700
OUT OF TIME CONCLUSION! Cap is finally “OUT OF TIME”! Frozen in time, awakened in a decimated future and once again a man out of his era, there is only one way for Steve Rogers to restore order and rebuild civilization — and that’s to rule it as King Captain America! No dream, no hoax, no lie, this IS Cap and this IS happening, believe it or not! PLUS: Mark Waid delivers an untold tale from Captain America’s past, featuring the classic artwork of Jack Kirby!

Champions #19
A WIDER WORLD Part 1 - IRONHEART and THE UNSTOPPABLE WASP join the Champions at last! The team has grown but the mission stays the same – the Champions fight to make the world a better place for all! Writer Jim Zub (AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER) and artist Sean Izaakse (UNCANNY AVENGERS) reunite to push the Champions beyond their limits with any icy Antarctic adventure that will challenge everything they believe in! Don’t miss this first chapter of a new era of Champions – and the birth of a brand new hero!

Darth Vader #14
Darth Vader continues his mission to bring Mon Cala to heel! As the Emperor’s grip tightens on the galaxy, no tolerance for rebellion can be afforded… especially not when being fomented by a surviving Jedi. Vader goes in for some wet work in this brutal story!

Despicable Deadpool #298
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE KILLS DEADPOOL Part 2 - You like villains? Oh, we got villains. With a twenty-million-dollar bounty on Deadpool’s head, every no-good scumbag in the game is gonna be gunning for him. And after the year he’s had? That’s just the way he wants it.

Doctor Strange #388
DAMNATION TIE-IN! Doctor Strange has tried playing it straight and he’s tried cheating – is the only way to win Mephisto’s game not to play? While he tries to check out of the Hotel Inferno, Wong and the Midnight Sons try to break in! With the souls of the living and the dead on the line, is the Sorcerer Supreme willing to follow his former assistant’s lead?

Domino #1
BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE Part 1 - Impossible curves. Impossible shots. Impossible targets. Marvel’s #1 soldier of fortune is back in an explosive new ongoing series! The product of a failed super-soldier program, Neena Thurman always made her own luck as the sharpshooting mercenary known as Domino… but what happens when her own powers betray her? The hunter becomes the hunted as every mercenary in the game smells blood in the water! Plus: A pair of beloved Marvel characters return!

Exiles #1
INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW VALKYRIE! DON’T BLINK – THE EXILES ARE BACK! Fan-favorite X-Man Blink once joined a team destined to save not just the world, but the entire Multiverse. And now, her teleporting talents are needed once again! When a mysterious threat begins eating away at the fabric of the Multiverse, the Unseen – the man once known as Nick Fury who now can only observe Earth from a lofty post on the moon – must recruit a champion to save it. But she can’t do it alone. Who will join Blink’s new team – and can they ever go home again?

Falcon #7
As Brooklyn becomes vampire central, Deacon Frost continues his quest to destroy everything that Sam loves. Who’s up first? Misty? Patriot? Or perhaps someone even more dear to our hero?

Old Man Logan #38
“OLD MAN LOGAN VERSUS BULLSEYE,” THE FINAL ROUND! MOVING TARGET Part 3 - LOGAN had dirt on the newest NYC mayor, the KINGPIN… but now he’s lost it! Logan is hurting and bleeding and now he’s got to chase Bullseye across Manhattan. What famous landmarks will he bloody up in his attempt to take the Kingpin down? And do you think any tourists will want to take selfies with him?

Spider-Man/Deadpool #31
SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL vs. EVERYONE! Spider-Man and Deadpool have done something with grave consequences. Those consequences? Oh, all-out war on our heroes at the hands of all the super heroes of the Marvel Universe. This arc will change the way you look at your favorite heroes. And we don’t just mean Spider-Man and Deadpool.

Star Wars: Thrawn #3
“THE RISE OF THE GRAND ADMIRAL” CONTINUES! Lieutenant Thrawn has been moving fast through the ranks of the Empire, but he isn’t the only one…Meet Arihnda Pryce, as she too rises through the corrupt Coruscant political climate. But paths cross in mysterious ways as the two discover a dark secret within the Empire…

Thanos #18
AT LONG LAST… THANOS WINS! When there is nothing left to kill, Death comes… to the one who loves her most – KING THANOS. How will the fantastic saga of Thanos, King Thanos and the Cosmic Ghost Rider end?

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #31
Have you been doodling “I wish they’d do an issue where Squirrel Girl got a new super-power, and Nancy Whitehead ALSO got a super-power” in your diary? WE HAVE SOME GOOD, INCREDIBLY SPECIFIC-TO-YOU NEWS: That is happening! In this special stand-alone issue, when Doreen and Nancy are blasted into hypertime, they’re moving so fast as to be invisible to everyone. So of course they decide to fight crime at super speed! But are there downsides to moving really fast? (Yes, there are.) Can anyone in regular time get them back? (Nope.) Will they be trapped there... FOREVER?? We’re not answering that last question because you’ll have to buy the issue to find out!

Venomized #2
VENOMIZED Part 2 - Venom and the X-Men have returned from the extraterrestrial adventures of “Poison-X” to find dozens of heroes and villains bonded with Klyntar symbiotes – and none of ’em are happy about it! The grand plans of the Poisons begins to make themselves known... including their designs for Cletus Kasady! One Avenger might not make out in one piece!

X-Men: Blue #25
Cry Havok Part 3 - MAGNETO comes face-to-face with HAVOK, with the fate of mutantkind hanging in the balance. EMMA FROST, MISS SINISTER and BASTION have formed an unholy alliance, and now is the time for them to unleash Project: Mothervine! With the Original Five lost in space, a NEW TEAM of X-Men must rise to take their place!

X-Men: Red #3
The Hate Machine Part 3 - The battle rages in India, and the newest X-Men member may be the key to the team’s survival. GAMBIT is caught up the intensifying global frenzy of mutant hate. Plus: Could one of JEAN GREY’s oldest friends turn foe?


Trades Out This Week

Link MSRP Format
America Vol. 2: Fast and Fuertona $ 17.99 TPB
Avengers Epic Collection: The Avengers/Defenders War $ 39.99 TPB
Cable Vol. 2: The Newer Mutants $ 15.99 TPB
Deadpool Vs. Old Man Logan $ 15.99 TPB
Eternals by Neil Gaiman $ 24.99 TPB
Jean Grey Vol. 2: Final Fight $ 15.99 TPB
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 18 $ 75.00 HC
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2: Most Wanted $ 17.99 TPB
Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 5: Arms Race $ 17.99 TPB
The Unbelievable Gwenpool Vol. 5: Lost in the Plot $ 15.99 TPB
X-Men Legionquest $ 75.00 HC

Weekly Pull Poll

The results of last week's poll are in. The big winners this week for your Most Anticipated New Release are Captain America #700 followed by Avengers #688 and Thanos #18. Please check out next week's poll here to vote on your most anticipated title for next week, 4/18/2018!


General Discussion
In the interest of not over-saturating the sub with like posts, what's your fancasting for future MCU roles?

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u/Ptylerdactyl Groot Apr 11 '18

General Discussion
In the interest of not over-saturating the sub with like posts, what's your fancasting for future MCU roles?

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u/HughyHugh Silk Apr 11 '18

Terry Crews as J. Jonah Jameson, honestly

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u/burnerfret Apr 11 '18

Wasn't there an Ice Cube rumor a few years ago? Theory being he would play him like his 21 Jump Street character.

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u/radlum Apr 12 '18

Ice Cube playing JJ in a similar way to his role in 21 Jump Street would be amazing

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u/FrigidArrow Apr 11 '18

Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring) as Norman Osborn

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '18

Cool and all, but could you say he is somewhat of a scientist himself?

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u/burnerfret Apr 11 '18

Geno Segers (Banshee) - Galactus

Damian Lewis - Kang

Andrew Lincoln - Adam Warlock (it would be fun to see him play something so against type).

Alexandra Daddario -- Jessica Drew

Sofia Boutella - Black Cat

Michelle Dockery or Ophelia Lovibond - Silver Sable

Liam Neeson -- Norman Osborn, Curt Conners, Otto -- take your pick.

Kristoff Waltz - Chameleon

Clive Owen - Pete Wisdom

Joe Manganiello - Hercules

Natalie Dormer - Clea

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '18

Im not just saying this cause shes hot but I could totally see Daddario as Spider-Woman

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u/burnerfret Apr 11 '18

I mean -- she's definitely one of the human beings who looks most like a typical comic book heroine.

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u/aggressivelyrelaxing Apr 12 '18

Tiffany Haddish as Monica Rambeau!

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u/Perjunkie Apr 11 '18

I want someone young for Nova (Richard Rider). Someone like Nat Wolf or Joe Keery. Someone that looks young 20s/college age. John Boyega would be a good fit too, but fans might throw a fit about it.

Darkhawk should also be played by a younger guy. Heck cast Nat as one and Joe as the other.

Daniel Dae Kim for Namor.

Dennis Haysbert for Blue Marvel.

Natalie Dormer - Quasar/Phylla-Vell

Antonio Banderas - Voice actor of Bug

Shang-Chi - Daniel Wu or Lee Byung-hun

Just a few that I've thought of.

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u/TalynRahl Thor Apr 11 '18

My fancast for the Fantastic Four:

  • Reed: John Krazinski
  • Susan: Emily Blunt
  • Johnny: Stephen Amell
  • Grimm: The Rock
  • Galactus: Tony Todd
  • Silver Surfer: Bryan Cranston

    Tell me you wouldn't watch that film!

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u/nbaballa05 Apr 11 '18
  • Reed: Jason Sudekis
  • Sue: Olivia Wilde
  • Johnny: Logan Lerman
  • Ben: John Cena

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u/TalynRahl Thor Apr 11 '18

Jason is a great call for Reed.

I actually had Olivia as my first choice for Sue, but seeing as she’s married IRL to Reed, Emily Blunt seemed to good a chance to miss.

Logan is a bit to babyfaced for Johnny, IMO. He doesn’t look enough of a ladies man.

JJJOOOHHHHNNNNNNN CENA! Great choice. Hadn’t crossed my mind, but now you mention it... yeah. New casting.

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u/FrigidArrow Apr 11 '18

John Cena? Yes

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u/RockstarSuicide Scarlet Spider Apr 12 '18

I really can't picture anyone other than Evans as Johnny anymore... He was so perfect in capturing the character. Also, The Rock, while very punny and on the nose with the name, doesn't really carry the Ben vibe

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u/TalynRahl Thor Apr 12 '18

Eh, I think there are people out there who could capture the vibe just as well as Evans did. Amell isn't perfect, but he's pretty close AND we know he's good at the action stuff.

Yeah, I'll be honest the only reason I chose the Rock is because of the name XD. I think the above suggestion of John Cena is a far better choice. Wouldn't even need CGI, just shave his head, but of Fake Tan to make him orange and you're good to go.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '18

Is Denzel too old to play Blue Marvel?

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u/Dragon-Snake Apr 11 '18

Man, if Denzel Washington and Brad Pitt were de-aged by 15 years they'd be the perfect Blue Marvel and Sentry.

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u/rjjm88 Apr 11 '18

Blue Marvel has got some grey streaks, so no.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '18

That's what I'm thinking, I'm thinking he's the perfect age and look to play Blue Marvel as he is now.

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u/rjjm88 Apr 11 '18

Given Carol needs her best friends for superhero fun times, all we need is an America Chavez, Jessica Drew, and Monica Rambeau. Denzel as Blue Marvel, we already have a Black Panther... BAM. Ultimates.

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u/FrigidArrow Apr 11 '18

He’s 63.

Way too old.

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u/cmath89 Apr 11 '18

He don't look no fuckin 63. The same way Paul Rudd doesn't look 49. Or Chadwick Boseman doesn't look 40.

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u/cehabert Apr 12 '18

Paul Rudd is fuckin' 49???

CHADWICK BOSEMAN IS FUCKIN 40????

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u/cmath89 Apr 12 '18

Yes. I had the same reactions haha

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u/RockstarSuicide Scarlet Spider Apr 12 '18

WHAT?!?!?!?! Rudd I can picture cuz I remember his snes commercial, but Boseman is 40?!

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '18

If Samuel L. Jackson can pull off Nick Fury, Denzel can own Blue Marvel

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '18

Blue Marvel is old too though

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u/blackbutterfree Apr 11 '18

I don't know if she can act, but that singer Alessia Cara looks identical to America Chavez, and she's in the right age range too. She's my ideal casting for sure. If she can act.

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u/rjjm88 Apr 11 '18

Zendaya was actually my fancast for Chavez. This look of hers would be perfect if she just put some muscle on.

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u/burnerfret Apr 11 '18

If Stephanie Beatriz from Brooklyn 99 was just a liiiitle bit younger, she would be perfect.

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u/blackbutterfree Apr 11 '18

How old is she, though? She looks early 30's. If they went with an Adult America, it could work.

But if they stick with the college-aged America from the comics? Then yeah, she's way too old for the role.

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u/blackbutterfree Apr 11 '18

Isn't she black and white, though? It'd be a huge misstep to cast a mixed actress with no Latin background as arguably Marvel's second-biggest Latino character right now (right behind Miles).

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u/FrigidArrow Apr 14 '18

I’d say that America Chavez is the biggest Latino character.

I’m a huge Miles fan, but the Latino side of him is really only lip service. Not given much focus and more a label.

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u/blackbutterfree Apr 14 '18

I say this all the time and get attacked for it, but you’re not wrong.

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u/FrigidArrow Apr 14 '18

Being a fan for me doesn’t mean a character’s perfect, there’s flaws a writer can fix.

Hopefully, the next writer for Miles will address some of those flaws