History of the Marvel Universe - Written by Mike O'Sullivan, Patrick Duke, Kevin Garcia Jacob Rougemont & Roger Ott, pencils by Various with cover by Scot Eaton.
Celebrating 50 years of the Marvel era of comics!
In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed the face of comics forever - and Marvel's been doing the same ever since! This amazing overview covers the tumultuous history of the Marvel Universe, from the introduction of the Fantastic Four to FEAR ITSELF - and everything in between!
An incredible walk down memory lane for longtime fans or the perfect primer for the uninitiated! Filled with hundreds of images from the superstars of five decades!
Rated All Ages - 48 pgs./$3.99 - On Sale November 30th
Defenders: Tournament of Heroes #1 - Written by David Anthony Kraft, art by Sal Buscema & Don Perlin with cover by John Romita Jr.
Who wants to be a Defender for a Day?
When the gregarious Dollar Bill takes out an ad for new Defenders, heroes from all walks of life heed the call! The real Defenders are swamped - but they might just need all the extra muscle to defeat the hordes of villains that have come out of the woodwork!
Collecting Defenders (1972) #62 - 65!
Rated T+ - 72 pgs./$5.99 - On Sale January 18th
Spider-Man & The New Warriors: The Hero Killers - Written by David Michelinie, Eric Fein, Tom Brevoort, Mike Kanterovich, Glenn Herdling,
Alan Barnum & Fabian Nicieza! Art by Scott McDaniel, Aaron Lopresti, Scott Kolins, Vince Evans, Tod Smith, Brandon Peterson & Steve Buccellato
with cover by Mark Bagley!
Spider-Man and the New Warriors delve into the mystery surrounding the disappearances of several super heroes - but their investigating leads them to more than they can handle when they witness the resurrection of the supremely powerful Sphinx!
Also included in this wondrous, web-filled volume are tales of the Black Cat, Cloak & Dagger and Venom!
Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #26; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #12; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 8 and NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #2.
Rated T - 232 pgs./$24.99 - On Sale March 14th
In September of 2010, Bowen Designs announced they would be producing a modern Nova mini-bust as part of their Phase V products for Marvel. The mini-bust measured over 6.5 inches tall and was priced at $80 with an edition size of 800.It was designed and sculpted by the Kucharek Brothers and painted by Danno. Bowen Designs made the statue available for pre-order in May of 2011. It arrived in stores in September of 2011.
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In March 2008, Bowen Designs announced they would be producing a Nova statue in the modern uniform as part of their Phase IV products for Marvel. It was originally planned to be in a flying pose but later changed to a standing action pose. The statue measured over 14.5 inches tall and was priced at $175 with an edition size of 800.It was designed and sculpted by the Kucharek Brothers. Bowen Designs made the statue available for pre-order in February of 2009. The statue arrived in stores in November of 2009.
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In November 2008, Japanese statue manufacturer, Kotobukiya, announced they would be producing a Nova statue for Marvel. The statue measured over 15 inches tall and was priced at $175.The statue also came with special enchancements. Those included special glow in the dark paint on the eyes and three energy regulators that are on the chest. The base of the statue had an LED light inside to give it an energetic glow! The Kotobukiya Nova statue had an edition size of 1,500.
It was designed and sculpted by sculptor Junnosuke Abe. Kotobukiya made the statue available for pre-order in January of 2009. The statue arrived in stores in June of 2009.
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In February 2008, Bowen Designs announced they would be producing a Nova statue in the classic uniform as part of their Phase IV products for Marvel. The statue measured over 12 inches tall and was priced at $170 with an edition size of 1,000.It was designed and sculpted by the Kucharek Brothers. Bowen Designs made the statue available for pre-order in September of 2008. The statue arrived in stores in May of 2009.
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In May of 2004, Bowen Designs announced they would be producing a Nova mini-bust as part of their Phase II products for Marvel. The mini-bust measured over 6 inches tall and was priced at $45 with an edition size of 3,000. The sculpture was designed and sculpted by Carl Surges. Later, Randy Bowen made some slight changes to the mini-bust. It arrived in stores in April of 2005.
The original design sketch for the mini-bust. |
 The first prototype of Bowen's Nova mini-bust. The photo was released in July of 2004. |
 During the summer of 2004, Bowen Designs made some slight changes to the prototype and in September, they released the above photos. The changes includes a more golden paint on the body and a color scheme change on the base. Bowen Designs began accepting pre-orders on the mini-bust on September 24, 2006. |
 Between September and December, Randy Bowen made some changes to the mini-bust. These changes included replacing Nova's white lenses with eyes, a higher placement of the right arm and changing the full torso to a more traditional chiseled cut. The base was also painted black and the golden paint on the body became more yellow. This photo was released in December of 2004. |
