Unlimited Highlights: First Five Must-Reads
Posted: 2007-11-13 Updated: 2007-11-20 17:25:35
Every week we'll pick a handful of awesome comics from the thousands available through Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. From creator spotlights, to editor's picks and more, this'll be your spot to find something new and cool.
With Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited launching this week, we're throwing down five books that you have to read before anything else!
There's a reason FANTASTIC FOUR has been dubbed "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine." Actually, there are several hundred reasons, but it all begins with this issue. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby kicked off more than 100 issues of unadulterated awesomeness—not to mention the advent of the Marvel Universe we know and love—with this gem from 1961. Introducing Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch and the Thing to the world, this is one classic every Marvel fan must read.
Another Stan and Jack creation, the X-Men had a decent run through the '60s, tapping into social issues and carving out a cool niche in the Marvel pantheon. But interest waned for a bit, sending the book into several years of reprints. Flash forward to 1975 when Len Wein and Dave Cockrum tore the roof off this sucker, introducing a horde of new X-Men and pushing the troubled series into the upper echelon of Marvel's finest. "From the ashes of the past, there grow the fires of the future!"
Frank Miller ended his now-legendary first run as writer/artist on DAREDEVIL with this historic issue, in which the Man Without Fear visits his paralyzed archenemy Bullseye in the hospital for a deadly game of Russian Roulette. As Matt Murdock bares his soul to the man he hates more than any other, Miller strips away the layers of one of Marvel's most complex characters and leaves an unforgettable mark on Marvel in the process.
Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mark Bagley reinvented Peter Parker and his world for a new generation in ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, and the saga begins here! Meet Peter, his kind Aunt May and Uncle Ben, the sinister Norman Osborn, and, of course, Peter's dream girl Mary Jane Watson. Read firsthand why a brush with an irridated spider puts the shy teenager on the road to great power and even greater responsibility.
After destroying Earth's Mightiest Heroes during "Avengers Disassembled," Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch launched a new era for the Marvel Universe's premiere team in NEW AVENGERS. When a massive prison break occurs at the Raft, Captain America and Iron Man have no Avengers to turn to and must rely on unfamiliar faces: Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman and the Sentry. The first faint seeds of 2008's Marvel mega-event "Secret Invasion" began here, so get caught up!
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Captain America (Steve Rogers)
Revenge of the SkrullsSusan forces the rest of the team to take part in 'Fantastic Fifth for a Day,' an attempt to drum up a little good PR for the team. But the contest is interrupted by the return of the SKRULLS. The FF aren't exactly worried by the awkward shape shifting aliens… that is, until they reveal the SUPER SKRULL—a genetically altered warrior who possesses all of the Fantastic Four's powers! And the team realizes they're in real trouble when they learn the Super Skrull has teamed up with Ronan the Accuser! The team's only hope might lie in the hands of the 'Fantastic Fifth…' a nerdy teenager named Rupert.
The Weekly Watcher: July 11, 2008Alexa Mendez brings the funk with new "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" movie still, the "Hulk vs. Wolverine" animated movie trailer and her comic picks of the week!
De-Mole-ItionThe deviant monster GIGANTO bursts up from the underground, putting a quick stop to the Fantastic Four's day off. Now it's up to them to stop the monster from destroying the city, but the FF quickly realize that the giant monster has a specific target… the BAXTER BUILDING! The mystery of the monster's appearance will lead the FF deeper into Subterranea than they've ever gone, and right into a TRAP. The MOLE MAN sent Giganto to attack the FF, but has a grander scheme in the works. Because the only thing better than having Giganto destroy the FF is to control an ARMY of Gigantos.
The Weekly Watcher: July 4, 2008Alexa Mendez celebrates America's Independence with "Punisher: War Zone" and "Next Avengers" movie news, a Wizard World wrap-up, comic book picks and more!
AnnihilationThe FANTASTIC FOUR fall into a trap and are taken to the NEGATIVE ZONE, where they're attacked by ANNIHILUS and his warriors. But all is not as it seems - something in the Zone is affecting the Four's powers. Things go from bad to worse when DOCTOR DOOM arrives, apparently in league with Annihilus! But Doom isn't one to share power, and he takes Annihilus' energy source back to Earth with him. But even if the Four can escape Annihilus, how can they defeat Doom, who now has the power to destroy the world?
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow Trailer 3In a world where the evil robot Ultron has wiped out nearly all of humanity—including all the world's heroes—what chance does the next generation of Avengers have against the metallic menace? Check out the third trailer for "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow"!
Smashed: Second Incredible Hulk Movie TrailerCheck out the second theatrical trailer for "The Incredible Hulk," complete with more Hulk and Abomination throwdown goodness, some tender moments and footage of Hulk's signature thunderclap!
Mythos: Captain America TrailerExperience Captain America's origin in a new way with this special trailer to MYTHOS: CAPTAIN AMERICA by Paul Jenkins and Paolo Rivera!
Bait and SwitchWhile Reed conducts an experiment designed to cure Ben Grimm, there's an energy disruption which causes the experiment to go haywire! Now the Fantastic Four's powers have switched, but they don't have time to get used to them before they have to save the city. Because the energy disruption that caused the accident was the work of Doctor Doom, and now the FF, new powers and all, have to stop Doom before he destroys the city with his scheme.
The Weekly Watcher: June 20, 2008Alexa Mendez returns from vacation to spread news about "The Incredible Hulk," "Punisher: War Zone," "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows" and more!
ImpossibleReed summons one of his deep space probes back to the Baxter Building for repairs, only to find that someone has hitched a ride on it back to Earth: the Impossible Man! The small, impish alien seems harmless enough, but the Fantastic Four soon realize that this creature, who can turn into anything, has turned into a big problem for them! Now they have to figure out how to get the Impossible Man off the planet before he goes from 'annoying' to 'dangerous!'
Punisher: War Zone Debut TrailerFrank Castle's back and he's bigger, meaner and more vengeful than ever! Feast your eyes on the first trailer for December's "Punisher: War Zone" movie right here!
The Weekly Watcher: June 13, 2008What kind of mischief does Alexa Mendez get into on Friday, the 13th? None! She's too busy delivering Incredible Hulk news this week for any shenanigans!
Incredible Hulk Fan Q&A, Part 3"Incredible Hulk" movie director Louis Leterrier answers questions about the film from loyal fans in the final video in this three-part series.
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