Marvel Comics strategies for 2012 include selling more of the popular titles per year,shorter story arcs, and increasing titles of the current franchises. Marvel Comics is beginning to sell more of the popular titles increasing to more than12 issues per year. Titles included the new Winter Soldier, Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, as well as the Point One issues associated with the titles.
Shorter story arcs provide more bang for the buck when they are collected in trade form. Daredevil, Incredible Hulk, and the recent New Mutants bring a new age of storytelling instead of the decompressing storytelling of the 2000s.
Marvel Comics has a rapidly growing list of cancellations including Alpha Flight,Victor Von Doom, Destroyers, Ghost Rider, Black Panther, Daken: Dark Wolverine and PunisherMax as well as a few more. These cancellations provide strength forthe popular titles without cannibalizing them. The popular titles have built franchises to draw attention when the titles are released. The titles are focused on the Marvel architects taking a hold of the Marvel Universe providing quality stories for the next decade of Marvel Comics.
Ed Brubaker
The person responsible for killing Captain America America
Matt Fraction
The man responsible for making Tony Stark the Most Wanted during Dark Reign and bringing Fear Itself to the Marvel Universe explores the return of the Defenders. The Mandarin, Zeke Stane,and the Hammer girls destroy Tony Stark in the Invincible Iron Man.
Brian Michael Bendis
The father of the Ultimate Universe continues his reign on the Avengers as Norman Osborn tries to take the Avengers back while the New Avengers battle the Dark Avengers. Bendis and artist Alex Maleev continue to bring the Moon Knight series. The adventures of Miles Morales as the new Ultimate Spider-Man continue as Bendis brings his creator-owned series to a close with Brilliant.
Jonathan Hickman
Following the return of the Human Torch within Fantastic Four #600, Hickman continues the adventures of both the original Fantastic Four and the Future Foundation in FF.Hickman also takes on the Ultimates as the finale of Ultimate Hawkeye brings the Ultimate X-Men into focus with writer Nick Spencer.
Jason Aaron
Responsible for the X-Men Schism, Aaron splits Hulk and Banner in the Incredible Hulk and continues the adventures of Wolverine in Wolverine & The X-Men and Wolverine. Aaron finishes his PunisherMax stories with Steve Dillion.
Marvel Titles
Dan Slott brings the Amazing Spider-Man three times a month for February. Mark Waid returns Daredevil to Hell’s Kitchen. Jeff Parker brings the Red Hulk into focus in Hulk while the creator of the Red Hulk Jeph Loeb continues Cable rampage against the Avengers in Avengers: X-Sanction. Rick Remender (The Last Days of American Crime)continues Uncanny X-Force following the events of the Dark Angel Saga. One the creator-owned level Mark Millar finishes with a double-sided finale to Kick Ass 2.
FEBRUARY 2012 PULL LIST
2/1
Avengers:X-Sanction #3
Defenders #3
Kick-Ass 2 #7
Hulk #48
Amazing Spider-Man #679
Winter Soldier #1
Uncanny X-Force #21
2/8
Wolverine & The X-Men #5
The Incredible Hulk #5
New Avengers #21
PunisherMax #22
2/15
Amazing Spider-Man #679.1
Winter Soldier #2
Brilliant #5
Ultimate Comics X-Men #7
Daredevil #9
Avengers:The Children’s Crusade #9
Wolverine #301
Invincible Iron Man #513
2/22
The Mighty Thor #11
Fantastic Four #603
Uncanny X-Force #22
Wolverine & The X-Men #6
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #7
2/29
Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #7
Ultimate Comics X-Men #8
FF #15
Amazing Spider-Man #680
