In this week’s Comixology (at Amazon) sales, Marvel has the Avengers, Superior Spider-Man and the Ultimate Universe in individual sales, and then a 700 item sale that’s a bit more random. DC has a Superman sale… sort of. Plus, Elfquest and Murder on the Orient Express.
Where did the New Releases and Sale pages go?
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In case you’re having troubles with the new UIX (a LOT of people have been):
- The new releases page is here.
- The “Comics Deals” page is here.
- The Kindle Deals comics page is here.
DC is Back… Sort Of
The DC Superman Day 2025 Sale runs through Monday, 4/28.
These are not the DC prices we’ve been seeing since December. This is more in line with the apparent new pricing system we discussed last week (in fact, we’re pretty sure at least some of these prices were in place last week). Newer volumes are mostly around $8.99. Older volumes are lower.
Things at favorable price points:
The (mostly Action Comics-based) Superman: Warworld saga by Phillip Kennedy Johnson / Daniel Sampere / Riccardo Federici from a few years back:
- Superman: Action Comics (2016-) Vol. 1: Warworld Rising
- Superman: Action Comics (2016-) Vol. 2: The Arena
- Superman: Action Comics (2016-) Vol. 3: Warworld Revolution
We enjoyed that arc, which is quite a bit darker than Superman normally goes.
- Superman: Ending Battle – Geoff Johns / Joe Casey / Joe Kelly / Mike Schultz / Pasqual Ferry; The Manchester Black saga
- Superman: Braniac – Geoff Johns / Gary Frank; The ’08 reset of Brainiac and Kandor
- Superman: Red Son – Mark Millar / Dave Johnson / Killian Plunkett; An Elseworlds that posits “What If baby Kal-El’s rocket landed in the Soviet Union?”
The current series is here, but note the price. Pay attention to all the prices here, actually.
And a note on that All-Star Superman listing: $17.99? Just say no. That’s ridiculous. First off, it’s a great example of the fallacy of basing digital discounts off a hardcover print list price. Second off, we suspect this is part of a pricing experiment and they want to see how many people are paying ZERO attention when something appears in a sale listing. One might wonder how they would describe their customers if this is something they want to test?
If you really have a (J’onn) jones for All-Star Superman, get the $8.83 version. (Yes, that’s a weird price, but that’s what it shows up as for us.) Or get the “Compact” edition in print for $9.29. We’ve got your Truth, Justice and the Cheap Way right here.
Avengers Assemble
The Marvel Avengers Sale runs through Monday, 4/28
And this as pretty much everything except the Masterworks editions. (Hey, don’t look at us… we think that’s a strange omission, too.)
Let’s start about by breaking down the major series/titles on sale:
- Avengers (’63 – ’96) – The original!
- Acts of Vengeance: Avengers (’89) – The crossover Event
- Avengers (’98 – ’04) – Starts with Kurt Busiek/George Perez, then Geoff Johns
- New Avengers (’04-’10) – The Bendis era starts in earnest
- Avengers Infinity (’00) – Roger Stern / Sean Chen
- Avengers: Celestial Quest (’01 – ’02) – Steve Englehart / Jorge Santamaria / Joe Staton
- Avengers (’10-’12) – Brian Bendis / John Romita, Jr. / Bryan Hitch (cheaper in Omnibus format)
- All-New, All-Different Avengers (’15 -’16) – Mark Waid / Adam Kubert / Mahmud Asrar
- Avengers (’16-18) – Mark Waid / Mike del Mundo
- Avengers: Four (’17-’18) – Mark Waid / Barry Kitson
- Avengers & Champions (’17)
- All-Out Avengers (’22) and Avengers Beyond (’23) – Derek Landy / Greg Land
The Jonathan Hickman era
The Hickman era is a little complicated, because his Avengers and New Avengers titles run together, so the Avengers by Jonathan Hickman collections are what we’d recommend for a more natural reading experience. Those collect both titles, plus tie-ins… and this is something were reading order counts.
But, this being Marvel collections, it get more complicated. The Avengers/New Avengers material (whichever format you read it in) is just one segment of Hickman’s tale. The story is continued in Avengers: Time Runs Out, which is the real last arc of Avengers and New Avengers. (And it’s in the “by Hickman” omnibuses.)
And all this funnels into Secret Wars, the true endgame of Hickman’s Avengers run… which, of course, is not included in the sale… but it is in Doctor Doom sale, this week only. (Stranger and stranger.)
The Hickman era really is it’s own beast. A lot of comics talk about having an “epic scale.” This one’s scope is staggering and the sheer size of the scope means it gets better and better as things progress in a way few comics really do. So just know that the entire era is effectively one extended story and it’s a real “in for a penny, in for a pound” thing.
The Jason Aaron era
While not necessarily as complex as the Hickman era, there are a few different ways to read it:
Enter Jed MacKay
And that brings us to the current Jed MacKay / C.F. Villa Avengers run.
What’s at the top of the list for recommendations?
For the classic series, there are a lot of good runs. The first Roy Thomas/John Buscema run, particularly around the introduction of The Vision. The Kree-Skrull War. Steve Englehart’s Run. Jim Shooter’s run. Roger Stern’s run, particularly when the team of John Buscema and Tom Palmer return. There is a ton of good stuff to look at. When we factor in price point and page count (some of the newer Epic Collections are a little more expensive), we keep coming back to The Final Threat. Steve Englehart/ Gerry Conway / Jim Shooter / George Perez / John Byrne / John Buscema / Sal Buscema. You get the return of Wonder Man, “The Private War of Doctor Doom,” and “Bride of Ultron” for the major arcs. It’s a nice cross-section of creators and stories for $6.99. But really, it’s hard to go wrong with the Kree-Skrull War through ~#200, and then pick it up again for Roger Stern, particularly Stern/John Buscema/Tom Palmer. Stick around for Walt Simonson.
We’re also major fans of the Kurt Busiek / George Perez run that begins here. A second golden age that stands up with the best runs.
Let’s face it, there have been a lot of good Avengers runs.
Ultimate… Ultimate?
The Marvel Ultimate Universe Sale runs through Monday 4/21.
Yes, it’s the greater original Ultimate Universe… just without Spidey and X-Men.
- The Ultimates: The Ultimate Collection – The first run with Bryan Hitch
- The Ultimates 2: The Ultimate Collection – The second run with Bryan Hitch
- Ultimate Comics Avengers: The Next Generation – with Carlos Pacheco
- Ultimate Comics Avengers: Crime and Punishment – with Leinil Francis Yu
- Ultimate Comics Avengers: Blade vs. The Avengers – with Steve Dillon
- Ultimate Comics Avengers vs. New Ultimates: Death of Spider-Man – with Leinil Francis Yu and Stephen Segovia
- Ultimate Comics Ultimates by Jonathan Hickman, V. 1 – with Esad Ribic
- Ultimate Comics Ultimates by Jonathan Hickman, V. 2 – with Sam Humphries, Esad Ribic and Luke Ross
- Ultimate Comics Thor – with Carlos Pacheco
- Ultimate Comics Hawkeye – with Rafa Sandoval
- Ultimate Fantastic Four – writers include Bendis, Millar, Ellis and a lot of Mike Carey; artists include Adam Kubert, Pasqual Ferry, Tyler Kirkham and Stuart Immonen
- Ultimate Galactus Trilogy – Warren Ellis / Mark Millar / Brandon Peterson / Tom Raney / Steve McNiven / Steve Epting
- Ultimate Vision – Mike Carey / Mark Millar / Brandon Peterson / John Romita, Jr.
- Ultimate Origins – Brian Bendis / Butch Guice
- Ultimate Comics Doomsday – Brian Bendis / Rafa Sandoval
There a bit more to the sale, but that’s the bulk of the highlights. What’s good? The Millar/Hitch Ultimates are hugely influential (especially to the film world). Ultimate FF absolutely has it’s moments. Not everybody realizes that the Marvel Zombies debuted in V. 3 (omnibus version) and are not played for laughs. Now, we don’t often issue “avoid” warnings around here, but there are a couple things here that we’ll advise against. The Orson Scott Card Ultimate Iron Man? Don’t bother. It’s awful. Ultimatum? Nope! That very nearly killed the line. There are MUCH better things to read in this imprint than those two.
Superiority Complex
The Marvel Superior Spider-Man Sale runs through Monday, 4/21.
Yes, that would be the run when Doctor Octopus took over Peter Parker’s body. One of the greatest moments of “wait… this is actually good” in recent history. (Everyone we knew winced at the high concept, but the execution was on the money!)
The primary Superior Spider-Man series by Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman is best packaged in the 2-volume Complete collection, that also includes the “Dying Wish” arc that sets up the run.
Superior Spider-Man Companion gets you the first 12 issues of Superior Spider-Man Team-Up and some tie-in issues.
Superior Spider-Man (’18-’19) is the Christos Gage / Mike Hawthorne revival that returns Otto Octavious to his Spidey persona.
And for something a little different? The absolutely hilarious Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Nick Spencer & Steve Lieber. Boomerang tries to organize a gang of Spidey’s b-list foes and make a big score. Things… do not go as intended. Think an even more absurd Dortmunder novel with super villains and you won’t be far off.
A New Sale Page?
“Amazon Book Sale: Limited time savings of up to 75% on select titles” – unknown duration.
Don’t expect 75% off too many things here. Some of the discounts are decidedly slight… and yes, there are some odd price points.
Of particular interest:
- Fall Of The House Of X/Rise Of The Powers Of X – The endcap to the Krakoan era; $7.60
- Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus Vol. 1 – Chip Zdarsky / Marco Checchetto – $14
- G.O.D.S. – Jonathan Hickman / Valerio Schitti; We’re big fans of the Marvel Universe take on Urban Fantasy (with Doctor Strange as a supporting player); $6.80 (
- Doctor Doom Vol. 1: Pottersville – Christopher Cantwell / Salvador Larroca; First part of a very entertaining Doom tale; $3.60
Interesting, but the discount is slight… then again, you don’t see IDW discounted much, these days:
- Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees – Patrick Horvath; This is a real buzz book, that’s billed as Dexter, but with cute animals as the cast. (Currently in our reading queue.); $7.99
- Earthdivers Vol. 1: Kill Columbus – Stephen Graham Jones / Davide Gianfelice; The elevator pitch? The only way to save the Earth from a climate apocalypse is travel back to 1492 and kill Christopher Columbus; $7.99
- Conan The Barbarian Vol. 1: Bound in Black Stone – Jim Zub / Roberto De la Torre; OK, this is Titan, not IDW, but they’re doing Conan right; $10.19
If you like single issues there are a ton of Ablaze titles, including their own take on Conan which have enjoyed from time to time.
Hidden *Marvel* Sales
You might miss the “Marvel Up To 60% Off Sale” because it looks like an ad.
A quick and dirty list of things we found in it. Yes, some of this feels like the May the Fourth Be With You sale is early. No clue how long it lasts, but it appears to have 702 items in it, so perhaps worth a browse over the weekend. Also, Miracleman gets a discount less often than other titles…
- Darth Vader ’15
- Darth Vader ’17
- Darth Vader ’20
- Doctor Aphra ’16
- Doctor Aphra ’19
- Doctor Strange (original Strange Tales)
- Doctor Strange ’74 (Epic Collections)
- Eternals ’06
- Excalibur ’88
- Excalibur ’19
- Fury MAX: My War Gone By
- Hawkeye ’12 (Fraction/Aja)
- House of M
- Hulk: The End
- Infinity Crusade
- Infinity Gauntlet
- Infinity War
- Marvel 1602
- Marvels
- Miracleman (Alan Moore run)
- Miracleman: The Golden Age
- Miracleman: The Silver Age
- New Mutants ’83 (Epic Collections)
- New Mutants ’19
- Secret Wars
- Spider-Man: Life Story
- Spirits of Vengeance: Rise of the Midnight Sons
- Star Wars ’15
- Star Wars ’20
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunters
- Star Wars: The High Republic
- Star Wars Legends Epic Collection – prices vary widely, so keep scrolling
- Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
- Thor ’14
- Thor: God of Thunder
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Vision
- Wolverine ’88 – wide price swings on the Epics
- Wolverine ’03 (the back half of the series)
- X-Men ’91 (first arc)
- X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut
Unannounced Sales
- Elfquest – Wendy & Richard Pini
- The Hedge Knight – George R. R. Martin / Ben Avery / Mike S. Miller
- Money Shot – Tim Seeley / Sarah Beattie / Rebekah Isaacs / Caroline Leigh Layne
- Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel – Agatha Christie / Bob Al-Greene
The Marvel “Maybe” Sales
The trend continues. New releases at lower than expected price points and discounted pre-orders. Is this the new normal? We’re not sure, but let’s run them down.
Dropping This Week
- Fantastic Four By Ryan North Vol. 5: Aliens, Ghosts And Alternate Earths – Ryan North / Carlos Gomez; $10.99
- Predator Vs. Black Panther – Ben Percy / Chris Allen; $8.99
- Ultimate Black Panther By Bryan Hill Vol. 2: Gods And Kings – Bryan Hill / Stefano Caselli; $10.99
- Wolverine: Deep Cut – Chris Claremont / Edgar Salazar; $10.99
Dropping Next Week
- Deadpool Team-Up By Rob Liefeld: Blood Of The Dragon – Rob Liefeld; Rob says this is the last time he’ll be doing Deadpool; $8.99
Still on Sale
- The Kodansha Just Desserts Sale runs through Monday, 4/21
- The Caliber Comics Library 50% off Spring Sale runs through Wednesday, 4/30
