In this week’s Comixology (at Amazon) sales, Marvel discounts nearly the entire Avengers run, plus Doctor Doom. DC has an “All-Star” sale. Plus, some unannounced Vault and Dark Tower titles.

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.

Avengers Assemble

The Marvel Avengers Sale runs through Monday, 5/27

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:

• “Regular” collected editions
• Doubled-volumes – not complete, but a little cheaper for what’s out.
• Avengers Forever

Enter Jed MacKay

We didn’t see it on the official list, but  V. 1 of the Jed MacKay / C.F. Villa Avengers run is on sale.

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 $5.99.  But really, it’s hard to go wrong with the Kree-Skrull War through ~#200, and then pick it up again for Roger Stern.

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.

Victor Von Doom Bows Before No Man!

   

The Marvel Doctor Doom Sale runs through Monday, 5/6

The top dog here is the Doctor Doom series by Christopher Cantwell and Salvador Larroca. Its an instant classic well worth your time. Doom has been framed. For now he’s on the run, but his vengeance will be terrible. Featuring Kang in a highly amusing frenemy role.

Avengers: The Private War of Doctor Doom has a lot of creators with Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart and Jim Shooter as the primary writers and George Perez as the primary artist. This is a cross-over between Super Villain Team-Up (a better than you might think series that was basically Namor and Doom plotting against each other) and Avengers.  Also contained in the larger collection The Final Threat.

Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment by Roger Stern and Mike Mignola has Strange and Doom invading Hell to free Doom’s mother from the clutches of Mephisto.

There’s a bit more here, but these are a good start.

All-Stars and Friends

The DC All-Stars Sale runs through Monday, 5/6
   

DC seemingly randomly mixes some titles (lots of Aquaman this time) and… the correct sale pricing has returned. Yay!

A few things that caught our eye:

• All-Star Comics: Only Legends Live Forever – Gerry Conway / Paul Levitz / Wally Wood / Keith Giffen / Joe Staton; This collects the full Justice Society 70s run and you sure don’t want to be paying the usual HC omnibus price for it!
• Aquaman (’94) – The Peter David run
• Aquaman: The Death of a Prince – Most of the relevant ’70s Aquaman tales in one collection – Steve Skates / David Michelinie / Paul Levitz / Jim Aparo / Mike Grell / Don Newton.  It didn’t lack for quality creators, did it?
• The Atlantis Chronicles – Peter David / Esteban Maroto; Listed as Aquaman, but this insanely under the radar classic is a high fantasy / magic vs. science tale of the history of Atlantis. This is where all the “Orin” references come from. It’s great, beautifully illustrated and another $49.99 HC omnibus price if it isn’t on sale.
• Starman (’94) – James Robinson / Tony Harris; One of the best comics of the mid-90’s, full stop and what jumpstarted the legacy hero trend. DC needs to finish collecting this gem.

You Were Expecting Winnie the Pooh?

The Titan Gun Honey Sale runs through Monday, 6/3

Gun Honey is a series of miniseries about a weapons smuggler. Part of why it’s a series of miniseries is likely because the author is oriented towards novels. Charles Ardai might not have a high profile in the comics world, but over in the mystery world he’s won an Edgar and a Shamus. He’s also the co-publisher of Hard Case Crime. (He also has one helluva collection of pulp novel covers.)

Ang Hor Kheng provides the art.

This is available as $0.99 single issues and $5.99 collected editions. The single issues are the better value.

Undeclared Major

   

An eclectic mix of unannounced sales this week:

Dark Horse is celebrating the work of David Rubin:

• Ether – w/ Matt Kindt
• Mind MGMT: Bootleg – w/ Matt Kindt
• Norse Mythology – w/ Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell
• Assorted Black Hammer titles

Vault has a few titles:

• Barbaric by Michael Moreci & Nathan Gooden – V.1 & 2 here; V. 3 here
• The Plot – Tim Daniel / Michael Moreci / Joshua Hixson
• The RUSH: This Hungry Earth Reddens Under Snowclad Hills – Si Spurrier / Nathan Gooden
• West of Sundown – Tim Seeley / Aaron Campbell / Jim Terry

More of the Robin Furth / Peter David comics based on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

• The Gunslinger: The Journey Begins – w/ Sean Phillips
• The Little Sisters of Eluria – w/Luke Ross
• The Battle of Tull – w/ Michael Lark
• The Way Station – w/ Lawrence Campbell
• The Man in Black – w/ Alex Maleev
• Last Shots – w/ Dean White

And, lastly, Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn’t Work), in Words and Pictures by Michael Goodwin and Dan Burr.

Past that, don’t forget the Marvel May the 4th Star Wars Sale runs through Monday.

Still on Sale

• The Marvel May the 4th Star Wars Sale runs through Monday, 5/6
  
• The Titan The Thirteenth Doctor Sale runs through Monday, 5/20
  

  

• Zenescope Grimm Fairy Tales Proper Sale runs through Wednesday, 5/15