Atlas Era Venus
Courtesy of the Marvel Masterworks line I finally checked out an example from the romance genre of comics from the Golden Age.
Courtesy of the Marvel Masterworks line I finally checked out an example from the romance genre of comics from the Golden Age.
I’ve been sitting on this post for a bit in the hope that a ray of light would shine through and I could write something more along the lines of “phew, that was a near miss!”.
Alas, I haven’t spotted anything to that affect so I’m assuming that the news is correct and as of the end of this year the Masterworks line will be cancelled by Marvel.
I’m very behind with Marvel Masterworks for reasons which will become clear. Especially if I manage to pull my finger out and do the next series of posts I’m planning!
However! I did get a couple for Christmas: Spider-Woman Vol. 4 and Marvel Two-in-One Vol. 7.
(more…)What a catchy title for a book! A few months ago, I finally managed to track a copy of this Masterwork down for a not crazy price. As this was the final gap in the older volumes of the Masterworks in my collection, I’d thought I’d briefly celebrate snagging it Read more
Interested in the Masterworks line but missed out on those early volumes? This could be just for you!
The news regarding “ReMasterworks” was announced way back in summer 2022 by Marvel but I was rather sceptical. Wouldn’t Marvel be cannibalising it’s own sales in what I presume is a pretty small niche? I decided to sit back and wait until I had some examples in my hands. Well, my scepticism was unfounded. I’m pleased to say the line has been going for at least a year now and the books look great.
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