Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Upcoming Essentials

The Comic Geek Speak forums are always a great place to hang out and a wonderful resource for everything comics. Yesterday, one of the members of the boards posted a very interesting list of the upcoming Essentials books. Here it is for your own enjoyment.

Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials) by Michael Fleisher, J. M. DeMatteis, Chris Claremont, and Steve Leialoha (Paperback - Aug 8, 2007)

The first part of Spider-Woman's career concludes as her collection of challenges and crises is completed! Some of Marvel's most stupendous scribes set the heroine against Morgan le Fay, the Viper, Gypsy Moth and other fearsome foes, forgotten or otherwise! Plus: the first appearances of X-Factor's Siryn and X-Force's Caliban! But after tearing through a gauntlet of magicians, mad scientists, murder and mystery, what final fate awaits the webbed wonder? Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men and the Werewolf! Collects Spider-Woman #26-50, Marvel Team-Up #97 and Uncanny X-Men #148

Essential Dazzler, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Marv Wolfman, and Tom DeFalco (Paperback - Aug 22, 2007)

Disco may be dead, but Marvel's dynamic diva never says "die!" Beginning as a co-star with the X-Men and Spider-Man, Alison Blaire moved into a world of villains new and old, facing gangsters, gods and Galactus without skipping a beat! Plus: the Inhumans, the Hellfire Club and Project: PEGASUS! World saving, space travel, intrigue and romance in the ultimate disco mix! Guest-starring most of Marvel's heroes, including Spider-Woman and She-Hulk! Collects Dazzler #1-21, Uncanny X-Men #130-131 and Amazing Spider-Man #203

Essential Daredevil Volume 4 TPB by Gerry Conway, Gary Friedrich, Steve Gerber, and Steve Englehart (Paperback - Sep 12, 2007)

Who else but Marvel would set up a robot from the future to play matchmaker for a femme fatale and the Man Without Fear? Mister Kline's android-laden efforts steer Daredevil and the Black Widow together for a trial whose tribulations could mean the end of the fabled Nelson and Murdock partnership! Then the redman and the lady in black relocate to the City of the Golden Gates, but that's not Cupid aiming at them: It's Hawkeye the Marksman! Plus sagas of savagery in South America, indestructible intrigue, and cosmic conflicts with both sides against the Earth! Also featuring the Purple Man, Electro, the Owl, the Gladiator and more from Daredevil's enclave of enemies! Guest-starring Spider-Man, Namor the Sub-Mariner and the Avengers! Collecting Daredevil #75-101 and Avengers #111.

Essential Dr. Strange Volume 3 TPB (Essential) by Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner, Marv Wolfman, and Roy Thomas (Paperback - Sep 19, 2007)

After earning the title of Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange must defend his title, his life and his world against enemies old and new! Dormammu, Silver Dagger, Nightmare, Stygyro and more test Strange's sorcery and sanity! And after a civil war in the Dark Dimension, a summoning of sorcerers, a debacle with Dracula and the apparent annihilation of Earth, can the Master of Mystic Arts stand up to something...Stranger Yet? Guest-starring the Avengers, Blade the Vampire Hunter and Nighthawk of the Defenders! Collects Dr. Strange #1-29, Annual #1 and Tomb of Dracula #44-45.

Essential Punisher, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials) by Mike Baron, Roger Salick, Eliot R. Brown, and Ann Nocenti (Paperback - Sep 26, 2007)

Mobsters, terrorists, neo-Nazis, religious fanatics, armored killers, no one's too tough for the Punisher! Follow the trail of blood as Frank Castle's war on crime takes him across the country, south of the border, back to school and Down Under! Plus: The Man With Lots Of Guns vs. the Man Without Fear in a crossover with Daredevil! And who will live and die when the Punisher leads what might be the world's shortest-lived crime-fighting team against the Kingpin of Crime? With Typhoid Mary and a cameo by the X-Men! Collects Punisher #1-20, Annual #1 and Daredevil #257

Essential Moon Knight Volume 2 TPB by Doug Moench, Jack S. Harris, Steven Grant, and Alan Zelenetz (Paperback - Oct 24, 2007)

Black Spectre, Stained Glass Scarlet, the White Crusader, all pale before the light of the Moon Knight! The Fist of Khonshu dives headfirst into third world terrorism, costumed clownery and cold-blooded cultists with their hearts set on the blood of his long-time co-star, Werewolf by Night! Also guest-starring Daredevil, the Thing and Brother Voodoo! Plus Marc Spector's mercenary missions and the mysteries of the Moon God himself! Featuring behind-the-scenes secrets of Moon Knight's creation and supporting art by some of the industry's best, past and present! Collects Moon Knight #11-30.

A lot of great stuff coming out. Enjoy!!

Kevin


source: Kevin from the CGS forums

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