Star Wars The High Republic Archives

In this week’s Comixology (at Amazon) sales, Marvel discounts Aliens, Predator, X-Factor, Scarlet Spider and Star Wars: The High Republic. Dark Horse cuts the price on Avatar the Last Airbender. Batman’s still on sale, plus some more unannounced discounted items.

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 Mutant Variable

The Marvel X-Factor Sale runs through Monday, 8/12.

This one’s a little different from most of the Legacy sales in that it’s mainly a Peter David X-Factor sale. Let’s walk through that.

Of the original X-Factor run, you’re really looking at the Epic Collections, here. While the book started out with Bob Layton/Butch Guice, Louise & Walt Simonson tagged in and had one of the defining runs on the book. A bit later, Peter David started his first run, which had Joe Quesada and Larry Stroman as part of the artist rotation, while it was definitely funnier, this was still basically the original X-Factor setup, just tweaked a little.

When people think of Peter David and X-Factor, the run they’re most likely thinking of is the 2005-13 run that starts out with Madrox (The Multiple Man) opening a detective agency. Yes, this is the run where Layla Miller knows stuff. (If you know, you know.)

Technically, this all started in the Madrox mini-series, originally under the Marvel Knights banner.

There are also two X-Factor by Peter David: The Complete Collection volumes. Vol. 1 is the original Madrox mini-series and X-Factor 1-12. Vol. 2 collects #13-24, 28-32 and two specials. You can save a couple bucks there.

There was also a ’14-’15 X-Factor relaunch by David and Giuseppe Camuncoli. This sale is all about the Peter David runs!

Out from under the shadow of Mr. David, there are two other notable titles in the sale.

Back in 2010, X-Factor Forever saw Louise Simonson returning to the situation as she left it on the book (prior to Peter David taking over) along with Dan Panosian.

And then, in the aftermath of House of X / Powers of X, Leah Williams and David Baldeon relaunched X-Factor as the mutants who investigate the circumstances of death and missing persons for Krakoa.

Not of this Earth

The Marvel Aliens & Predators Sale runs through Monday, 8/12.

It’s probably best to divide this into the Marvel section and the Dark Horse section.

On the Marvel side of the fence, there are two big winners, we’ll happily point you to.

Predator Vs. Wolverine by Ben Percy / Ken Lashley / Andrea Di Vito / Greg Land is exactly what it sounds like… except that it’s actually very enjoyable. You’d think this would be a trite cash-in, but that’s not the case. Predator Vs. Wolverine in a vendetta-ish scenario across the years. $2.99 even qualifies as Cheap!

The Philip Kennedy Johnson Alien sequence (V.1 & 2 here; then V. 3 here — yeah, we know… comics publishers need to work on the meta data) with Salvador Larroca, followed by Julius Ohta; is essentially one winding tale of Weyland-Yutani Corporation conspiracies that starts out with hiding a few of those eggs that couldn’t possibly get out of control, moves on to interstellar pioneers and religion, then comes back to the living conditions of rogue androids. Effective slow burn storytelling.

Also on the Marvel side:

Declan Shalvey’s Alien run
- V.1 w/ Andrea Broccardo
- V.2 w/Danny Earls
Ed Brisson’s Predator run
- V.1 w/ Kev Walker
- V.2 w/ Netho Diaz

From the original Dark Horse material:

Aliens: The Original Years Epic Collection (Note: a second one will be released towards the end of the month)
Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus (where the rest of the material appears)
Predator: The Original Years Omnibus

Spiders

The Marvel Ben Reilly and Kaine – Scarlet Spiders Sale runs through 8/12.

Yes, it’s a clone sale! Let’s take this roughly in order.

Your Clone Saga choices are:

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: The Clone Saga – We’ll call this the “short version”
Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic – Everything that tied in
Spider-Man: The Real Clone Saga – Tom DeFalco, Howard Mackie and Todd Nauck return to tell the clone saga with the intended ending. (Before the marketing department got involved.)

After the Clone Saga, Ben Reilly takes over as the Scarlet Spider (for about a year). That’s collected in:

Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic

Then in ’12 (spinning out of Spider Island, which isn’t in the sale), Kaine takes over for:

Scarlet Spider – Christopher Yost / Ryan Stegman / Khoi Pham

Then we pop back to Amazing Spidey in ’16 for a storyline

Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide Collection – Dan Slott / Christos Gage / Giuseppe Camuncoli/ Stuart Immonen

Then back to a solo book:

Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider – Peter David / Mark Bagley / Will Sliney

Then an Event:

Spider-Geddon

Then a solo mini:

Ben Reilly: Spider-Man – J.M. DeMatteis / David Baldeon

And finally, Ben Reilly is mixed up in another Event:

Dark Web

See? Nothing complicated about all those clones! <If you have a cheat sheet, that is.>

How High?

The Marvel Star Wars: High Republic Sale runs through Monday, 8/12.

For the uninitiated, this is a time period set “a long time ago” relative the first two film trilogies.

What are we looking at here?

Star Wars: The High Republic (’21) – Cavan Scott / Ario Anindito / Georges Jeanty
- Also in Omnibus format w/ some other mini’s.
Star Wars: The High Republic Season Two (’22) – Cavan Scott / Ario Anindito
Star Wars: The High Republic – The Blade (’22) – Charles Soule / Marco Castiello
Star Wars: The High Republic – Shadows Of Starlight (’23) – Charles Soule / Ibraim Roberson

The Marvel “Maybe” Sales

The trend returns after a short break. 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.

Pre-Order for Next Week

Beware the Planet of the Apes – Marc Guggenheim / Alvaro Lopez; Direct prequel and lead-in to the original/Charlton Heston films, including mutants; $6.99
Resurrection of Magnet0 – Al Ewing / Luciano Vecchio; Part of the Krakoa end game/wrap up; $6.99