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Best Marvel Comics Covers for April 2011

My favorite covers for the Marvel Comics solicitations for April 2011. Love those absurd Thor Goes Hollywood variants:


DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA #5 (of 5)
Written by ROBIN FURTH and PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by LUKE ROSS
Finally! Freedom is in sight! Roland Deschain has made what he believes is his escape from the “healing” pavilion of the Little Sisters! Though he gains ground, the gunslinger learns to his horror that the hideous nuns have no intention of letting such a juicy morsel escape their clutches. And against such bearers of the Dark Bells, even his fabled six shooters are useless. It’s the climax to this compelling story arc you never expected to read!




DEADPOOL MAX #7
Written by Dave Lapham
Pencils & Cover by Kyle Baker
“HONEYMOON IN WAIKIKI”
They say women change after marriage. They say they stop caring about their looks and stop cooking meals and stop cleaning your socks. They say they change their hair color and their name and start lying about their whereabouts and sleeping with rich men and killing them and making deals to sell state secrets with terrorists and stop wearing perfume. They say all that, but Deadpool never thought it would happen to him. He never thought his new life as a non-killing dad would start out so blissfully and end up like this -- with his wife having all the fun and him at home taking care of a screaming baby, wondering when its batteries will run out. Can Deadpool pull his life back together, save his marriage, and stop the spread of the deadly Liquid X? Probably not, but one out of three ain’t bad.




UNCANNY X-FORCE #7
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by ESAD RIBIC
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Deathlok Nation: part 3
The hordes of the Deathlok Nation continue to flood into our world, intent on killing Fantomex and protecting the super soldier production facility known as The World…but why? With The World now infected by the Deathlok virus, and X-Force locked in heated battle with the most powerful warriors in the Marvel Universe, humanity’s hopes rest in the hands of one man, but who is Weapon Infinity?!




WOLVERINE #8
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by DANIEL ACUÑA
Cover by JAE LEE
In the final showdown with the X-Men, Wolverine will fight a battle on two fronts. Inside his own head, Logan makes his last desperate stand against the demon hordes looking to burn his psyche to the ground. While outside, it's demon-Wolverine in a fierce battle with Cyclops! Can Logan survive both engagements? And if he does, will he ever be the same?
Find out here !




DEADPOOL #35
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by CARLO BARBERI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
“SPACE ODDITY,” CONCLUSION
Okay, so Round One of Deadpool’s epic battle with the bizarre intergalactic entity known as Id the Selfish Moon didn’t exactly go as planned but then again, with Deadpool involved does anything ever go as planned? With his reputation on the line, it’s now time for Deadpool to put up or shut up. Guess which one he’s not gonna do?





HAWKEYE: BLIND SPOT #3 (of 4)
Written by JIM McCANN
Penciled by PACO DIAZ
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
The defining chapter of the Avenging Archer continues in the story that will shape Hawkeye's life forever! Battered, beaten, back against the wall, Hawkeye faces the foe who has plagued his life for years and a new threat that has rocked him to his core. At his darkest hour, there's only one thing left to do - kick some @$$!



HEROES FOR HIRE #5
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by GREG HORN
Guest-starring The Falcon, Iron Fist and The Punisher! When the twisted agenda behind the new Heroes for Hire operation emerges, the mercenary known as Paladin gathers all the heroes he can count on to put things right. Be there for the conclusion of the opening story arc of the book that ComicBookResources.com calls "the type of read that comic books were invented for."




SPIDER-GIRL #6
Written by Paul Tobin
Penciled by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic
Spider-Girl is fresh off her battle with the grim huntress, Ana Kravinoff, and determined to do a little hunting of her own... setting her sights on the new Hobgoblin! But this Hobgoblin has a few surprises in his bag of tricks, and Anya Corazon may need the help of a friend to win the battle... or even survive. Guest starring Spider-Man!



VENOM #2
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils & Cover by TONY MOORE
A mysterious super villain has weaponized Antarctic. Vibranium to sell to dictators, madmen and terrorists across the globe. To stop this WMD, the US military unleashes the enhanced black ops agent Venom! First stop on his hunt: The Savage Land! But who’s hunting who? Venom soon discovers that death stalks these jungles; Kraven the Hunter stalks these jungles! Rick Remender (UNCANNY X-FORCE, PUNISHER) and Tony Moore (PUNISHER, The Walking Dead) give you ringside seats to the grittiest, down-and-dirtiest brawl of the year! Venom vs. Kraven the Hunter!



AVENGERS #12
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR.
The startling conclusion to the Infinity Gauntlet arc takes the Avengers into the heart of the cosmic universe and reveals an all-new cosmic entity. Who will wield the Gauntlet and what price will they pay for choosing to do so? Also, Iron Man has betrayed the team and will now have to pay the price!! Another blockbuster chapter of Marvel's number one ongoing series by Bendis and Romita!! PLUS: Another chapter of the oral history of the Avengers!

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Plush Frankenstein and Igor





Plush Frankenstein and Igor by Trish Tatman, who has plush creatures on sale at Etsy.

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Link roundup

1. Videogum:
Nerds have not inherited the Earth, they have only proven themselves a viable niche incredibly susceptible to targeted marketing strategies. And so Scott Pilgrim vs. the World opens fifth at the box office, making only 10.5 million dollars, and world hunger continues apace. Every time the nerds forget their place, the world is more than happy to shove them back in the locker.
2. Adam Lisagor has a great answer to the question, If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?:
Webster. He had a secret passageway behind the grandfather clock in George and Ma’am’s living room and he was friends with Ben Vereen, Gregory Hines and Michael Jackson.
3. Undead Hound and new cover for Frankenstein by M. S. Corley.

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Cereal monster mascots taken seriously





Cereal monster mascots, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Cobra propaganda - - a few of the prints on sale in Jason Edmiston's Etsy shop. Via.

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Young Frankenstein illustration (link roundup)



Young Frankenstein commission by Zach Bellissimo.

And a few more links:

1. Warhammer miniature giveaway.

2. Pages from Alina Chau's sketchbook.

3. Bloomberg reports that Johnson & Johnson hired a contractor to surreptitiously buy faulty Motrin tablets tablets already on shelves - - J&J didn't want the FDA to find out about the unannounced recall. Via.

*Previously: Young Frankenstein movie posters.

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Who are we supposed to be scared of in 2001? (link roundup)



2001 space suit via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Funny line from Obama's speech at the Correspondent's Association dinner:
Apparently Massa claimed that Rahm came up to him one day in the House locker room, stark naked, started screaming obscenities at him -- to which I say, welcome to my world.
2. Frankenstein poster by Steam Crow.

3. This looks like a good site for easy access to content at the Hello Flynn Tron Legacy site.

*Previously: HAL 9000 t-shirt.

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Frankenstein Lego CubeDude (link roundup)



Frankenstein Lego CubeDude by Larry Lars.

And a few more links:

1. Superman helped defeat the KKK in the real world. Via.

2. A revisionist telling of The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf in Lego. Via.

3. Los Angeles has a new police chief. He's the current Police and Fire Motocross national champion and at least in some shots looks not totally unlike Magnum P.I.

*Previously: Dwight Howard as Superman sculpture.

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Do Not Build a Frankenstein! (link roundup)



Go here to see few interior pages from Neil Numberman's new book Do Not Build a Frankenstein!, which is 32% off at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. A man dropped a Kindle, broke it, and convinced Amazon to send him $400 since their advertisement indicates that a Kindle can survive such a fall.

2. "Meta-list" of the 100 best comics of 2008. Via.

3. Long article at the New Yorker about James Cameron, Avatar, and his unpleasant behavior. Like everything else I've seen related to Avatar, it's pretty boring. Aside from the fact that his crew calls the dark side of his personality "Mij" - - Jim backward. Via.

*Previously: War of the Colossal Freaks of Frankenstein's Planet.

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Wizard of Oz propaganda image (and more)

Lots and lots of great covers in Marvel Comics solicitations for January 2010. Here are my favorites:


The Marvelous Land of Oz #3 cover by Skottie Young: War comes to Oz as the sassy General Jinjur and her army of amazonian milkmaids storm the city gates. And what do the ladies want? Gems, Fudge, and Sandwiches with the crusts cut off! Well, that and the head of King Scarecrow. Join the best-selling team of Eric Shanower and Skottie Young as the revolution heats up!




X-Babies #4 cover by Young



Punishermax #3 cover by Dave Johnson




Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #7 cover by Arthur Suydam: Special double-sized issue with art by ROB LIEFELD, KYLE BAKER, DAS PASTORAS and regular series artist BONG DAZO. What do you do with a homesick zombie head? Take it back to the zombie universe, of course! Hopping through an interdimensional portal in the Florida swamp with Headpool tucked under his arm, Deadpool soon finds himself bouncing through a series of outlandish alternate realities, each more warped than the last. Wade Wilson, say hello to Major Deadpool, the Deadpool Kid and – va-va-voom – Lady Deadpool.





Punisher #13 cover by Mike McKone: Trapped in the dank tunnels under New York, surrounded by a savage team of Japanese monster hunters, filthy in the blood of his friends, Frank Castle turns, lifts a giant rifle and smiles. They aren’t prepared for this, you aren’t prepared for this, an entire issue loaded full, completely dedicated to bleeding, sweet, revenge-splattered murder in traditional hardcore Punisher style. Frank’s been through hell -- time to give a little back.



Daredevil #504 cover by Esad Ribic.

You can see the rest of Marvel Comics solicitations for January 2010 here.

*Previously: Los Angeles as the Emerald City.

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Halloween Link Roundup


New Stalker cosplay photos.



Papercraft Halloween village.




Frankenstein and The Bride head off to their honeymoon in this image by Jason Chalker.



Plush bat, one of several posted here.



Plush witch by Junker Jane, who has items on sale at Etsy.

*Previously: Young Frankenstein movie posters.

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