In this week’s Comixology (at Amazon) sales, DC has a massive Batman sale. Marvel slashes prices on Civil War and Ms. Marvel. Plus, Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Did Somebody Say $1.99 Batman?

The DC Batman Anniversary Sale runs through Monday, 3/31.

And this is to say most, not quite all, of the Batman material is discounted. Some, not all of it, is even at $1.99 (cheap).

Let’s break down some of the highlights by series/volume.

Batman Special Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles  Batman '89

Prefer the 90s Event era where the Batman family of books crossed over?  Most of those collections are $1.99 – $2.99. Here’s a cheat sheet for that (we have a soft spot for No Man’s Land):

If you’re curious about the original Jeph Loeb / Jim Lee Hush, it’s $2.99

As always, our highest recommendation for Tales of the Batman: Steve Englehart. All of Englehart’s Batman in one volume. Mostly Marshall Rogers art with a side of Walt Simonson. Great stuff.

Also of note, we think this is the first time: Detective Comics Vol. 4: Gotham Nocturne Intermezzo: Batman, Outlaw has been discounted. That would be the penultimate installment of Ram V’s epic, horror-tinged Bat-saga we’ve been enjoying. This time with art by Jason Shawn Alexander and Liam Sharp.

Plenty more here and worth a weekend browse.

A Polite Disagreement Among Capes

Civil War  Civil War: Front Line V. 1  Civil War: Wolverine

The Marvel Civil War Sale runs through Monday, 3/31.

One of these days, Marvel is going to quit leaving money on the table and give Civil War the treatment it gives something like Hickman’s Avengers saga or Aaron’s Thor saga: an edition (or series of additions) that integrate the main parts in reading order. After all these years, it’s still piecemeal.

So here’s our take on it:

Civil War the main mini-series by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven – is the action movie version of the story.

Civil War: Front Line – written by Paul Jenkins with art by Ramon Bachs, Steve Lieber and Lee Weeks – is about WHY the Civil War is happening as Ben Urich tries to get to the bottom of things. This title is much more of the Event’s actual plot and motivations than the more famous flagship series and Marvel really need to have a collection that integrates the two.

There are obviously a lot of tie-in books here. You can dip in where you feel like, but Civil War: Wolverine by Marc Guggenheim and Humberto Ramos is a little more relevant than most and has Logan (hellbent on vengeance) tracking down the people responsible for the Stamford incident.

Yes, there is a lot more to the story than the main Millar/McNiven book, it’s just not really emphasized.

Kamala Sale

Ms. Marvel  Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant

The  Ms. Marvel Sale runs through Monday 3/31.

Thank goodness they’re not calling this “The Marvel Ms. Marvel Sale!” This would be Ms. Marvel as in Kamala Khan, not the current Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers. Is there a movie coming out? Hmm…  Let’s break this down by volume, since there have been relaunches.

  • Ms. Marvel ’14-15 – The original run with G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona as the primary artist
  • Ms. Marvel ’15-’19 – How silly is this relaunch? The collected edition number doesn’t even reset! It’s still Wilson and Alphona, although the artist rotate a bit as it goes on.
  • Magnificent Ms. Marvel ’91-’21 – Relaunched after Wilson’s departure, this is written by Saladin Ahmed with Minkyu Jung and Joey Vazquez as the lead artists
  • Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit – The recent mini-series by Samira Ahmed and Andrés Genolet.
  • Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant – Iman Vellani / Sabir Pirzada / Carlos Gomez; Yes, that’s right, the actress who plays Ms. Marvel is co-writing this with the show’s supervising producer

Recommendations? We thought Ms. Marvel was at its best early in the run, before it got too integrated into the Marvel universe, but that’s just us.  Definitely start with Wilson’s run, though.  It made quite the mainstream splash.

Unannounced Sales

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Innkeeper Chronicles: Clean Sweep  When Sharks Attack With Kindness

The Marvel “Maybe” Sales

X-Force   Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood  Venom War

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.

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