DOLLAR CODES – True Believers (Marvel)

Getting into reading and collecting comics can seem difficult to the newcomer.  Comic companies want to make it cheap and easy to get started…

True Believers

There’s a trend from the major companies to rerelease important or popular first issues at $1.00.  A little late to the party, Marvel has established their own line:  True Believers.

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MY OTHER BLOGS: Unmade SF – Spider-Man 4

Unmade Speculative Fiction

A blog about unmade film, TV series and episodes including those about Super-Heroes.

  • Spider-Man 4:  With Spider-Man 3 unpopular with fans of the franchise, but still having made Sony a lot of money, Sam Raimi was set to helm a fourth Spider-Man film, for release in 2011… but what happened?

~ DUG.

FIRST ISSUES – May 2014

The following is a list of first issues, one shots and stepping on points to be released in May 2014.  Schedules change and they may not all be released in May (or sometimes at all).  While first issues are more likely to be new reader friendly, that is not always the case and no guarantees are made.

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FIRST ISSUES – April 2014

The following is a list of 60 first issues, specials, annuals and one shots to be released in April 2014. Schedules change and they may not all be released in April (or sometimes at all). While first issues are more likely to be new reader friendly, that is not always the case and no guarantees are made.
For more information on code words: All-New Marvel Now!

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THE COMIC CODE – Marvel Now!

Marvel Now!

Finding a good place to start a comic is difficult.  Even a #1 can (and often does) continue on from another comic, series or event.  Most of the time the comic companies make it difficult to know which are and which aren’t good stepping on points.  Marvel changed all that but adding a banner to their relaunched titles.  But once again, this is comic code.  Regular readers will get it, but it’s meaningless to those new to comics.  So let’s look at the code:  Marvel Now!

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