The Mighty #1 Cover

Here we are, mid-November and things here in West Michigan are just now starting to turn towards the bitter cold of winter. But in the forever-looking-ahead world of comics, we are already starting to think about February, when we start breaking out of the dead of winter and spring is just around the corner.

I was hoping that by February solicitations, all those cryptic Dark Reign comics would be revealed for all the world to bask in their glory. Unfortunately, with Secret Invasion not ending for a couple of weeks, we are once again left with several Marvel books without proper solicitations. Despite this, there’s still a ton of comics to look at in February, including a bunch of Marvel stuff, a few DC books and maybe even an indie thrown in for good measure.

Agents of Atlas #1 Cover

The Mighty #1

I honestly have no idea what the DC book is about and if it has roots somewhere in the nether regions of the DCU, but it sounded interesting and I’m always willing to give a #1 issue of a new on-going a shot. It appears to take place in a universe with only 1 super hero and he is part of the government.

Agents of Atlas #1

Another one of those secret solicitations from Marvel, so expect this series to somehow be tied to the outcome of Secret Invasion. Looks, based on the cover, to be a cosmic team book, but who knows. Not sure if it is on-going or not. It just intrigued me for some reason. Like I said, I’m a sucker for a #1 issue.

Astonishing Tales #1

Apparently this is the month of #1s, cause here is another one from Marvel. This time, it’s a collection of tales to expand the Marvel universe. If you can’t get enough of some of your favorite heroes, check this out to get more one-off stories.

Black Panther #1 Cover

Black Panther #1

Oh look, another #1. Also, another secret solicitation. But, look at that, Black Panther is a woman! This was revealed last month, but here it is, a reboot of the series with a female Black Panther. What happened to T’challa?

Secret Warriors #1

Last #1, I swear. Spinning directly out of Secret Invasion comes Nick Fury‘s new superhero team. If you read Secret Invasion, you know these guys are going to be badass. Storyline is unknown, but it’s written by up-and-comer Jonathan Hickman, so expect great things. Oh yeah, and it is under the guidance of Brian Michael Bendis. Yeah, it’ll be good.

Batman #686

Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853

I bunched these two together because they are part one and part two of the same story by none other than the great author Neil Gaiman. Seriously, you slap his name on there and I am going to buy it. These issues feature a retrospective on the life and times of Bruce Wayne as Batman. Did I mention Neil Gaiman?

Bad Dog #1

Sorry for no link for this one, but Image has a problem putting
their comics on their website more than a few weeks in advance. And
it’s not a very Google-able name. Nevertheless, I want to point this
comic out mainly because it is written by Joe Kelly (of Deadpool
fame), so it should be a great dark comedy. About an unlikely pair of
anti-heroes, one a werewolf who won’t turn back to human and the other
a trigger-happy ex-preacher, who hunt down the bad guys and drink a
lot. Sounds brilliant to me.

Ultimate Fantastic Four #60 and Ultimate X-Men #100

They are ending. Both of them! The solitications say that these are the last issues for these 2 headlining Ultimate universe titles. Will they be relaunched post-Ultimatum? And if so, will the both be? Scary stuff for us Ultimate fans.