Broken Frontier

BLACK PANTHER #2 and Limited Edition Variant of #1 on the way…

With a wave of continuing national press in publications such as US News & World Report and Upscale, Reggie Hudlin’s new BLACK PANTHER #1 ran right out of stores. This week brings the retailer order cut-off for BLACK PANTHER #2, which continues the "WHO IS THE BLACK PANTHER?" six-issue arc.

Illustrated by veterans John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson, the Black Panther epic is told in cinematic scope with social satire and all-out action -- a take that has been embraced by fans.

“I can’t believe I hit a home run my first time at bat!  Writing the BLACK PANTHER has been a dream of mine for over a decade.  Now it’s flown out of stores.”, beams Hudlin. “What’s particularly gratifying is that we have shattered the myth that black superhero characters can’t sell.  This reminds me of 15 years ago, when HOUSE PARTY proved the then-controversial idea that rappers could be movie stars.  Now they’re getting Oscar nominations. Hopefully the success of the BLACK PANTHER will expand the comic book market and strengthen the industry overall.”

For those who missed the chance to jump onboard with issue #1, Marvel is pleased to produce a Limited Edition Variant of that launch issue…timed to go on-sale the same day as issue #2. Both books feature phenomenal painted covers by Esad Ribic, hot off of the Loki limited series.

For more about BLACK PANTHER, be sure to check out Marvel.com and Reggie Hudlin’s website www.hudlinentertainment.com!

BLACK PANTHER #1 LTD ED VARIANT - (JAN058035) ON SALE 3/16
BLACK PANTHER #2 - (JAN051824) ON SALE 3/16
32 PGS. (each) / Marvel PSR …$2.99 (each)

Who are the YOUNG AVENGERS? Questions being answered…

Also getting considerable national press attention in publications such as Newsweek is the white-hot YOUNG AVENGERS, helmed by TV superstar writer Allan Heinberg (The O.C., Sex and the City, and Party of Five).

“We did our best to protect the ‘Kang twist’ at the end of issue #1, holding back online previews of the last couple of pages.”, says Marvel’s Director of Marketing, John Dokes “It’s one of those things where we do our best to show how incredible the book is before launch, but at the same time don’t want to spoil what makes it as good as it is: the twists and turns! Now that it’s out there, it’s full steam ahead.”

Illustrated by Young Gun Jim Cheung, YOUNG AVENGERS emerges out of the ashes of AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED. But who IS this new team? Patience, True Believers, the answers are on the way. The upcoming YOUNG AVENGERS #2 has Captain America, Iron Man, and Jessica Jones learning the secret origin of Iron Lad, Patriot leaving the team to go solo…and a familiar face showing up, demanding a spot on the team. The issue goes on sale March 16th…

…and for fans who are looking for a deeper behind-the-scenes of this ‘Marvel Next’ series, that same day will bring the YOUNG AVENGERS #1 DIRECTORS CUT -- featuring Heinberg’s script, Cheung’s character designs, and much, much more!

YOUNG AVENGERS #1 DIRECTORS CUT - (DEC048294) ON SALE 3/16
48 PGS. / Marvel PSR …$3.99

YOUNG AVENGERS #2 - (JAN051848) ON SALE 3/16
32 PGS. / Marvel PSR …$2.99

Silvestri does variant for start of Millar's second WOLVERINE arc…

Legendary artist Mark Silvestri will once again be drawing the mutant that drove him to the top -- in the form of the variant cover to WOLVERINE #26!

WOLVERINE has been on a blistering pace, since writer Mark Millar took the reins of the title with issue #20. Now onto his second arc with the six-part "AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.", Millar’s issue #26 has Wolverine in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, Hydra celebrating the coronation of a new leader, The Hand picking off the meta-humans one by one, and the secret origin of the Gorgon! Interior pencils will continue to be provided by the phenomenal John Romita Jr.

To celebrate this new storyline, Marvel is producing a variant cover of issue #26 by Mark Silvestri, with the regular cover illustrated by the white-hot Greg Land (X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong). Retailers may order one copy of the Silvestri variant, for every fifteen copies they order of the regular Land cover. 

WOLVERINE #26
Written by Mark Millar
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Part 1 of 6
32 PGS. / Marvel PSR+ …$2.25

WOLVERINE #26 LAND (JAN051831) ON SALE 3/16
WOLVERINE #26 SILVESTRI (JAN051832) – Retailers may ORDER 1 Silvestri variant for every 15 Land covers ordered. ON SALE 3/16