WIZARD #225
Marvel’s cosmic characters headline Wizard #225 with an exclusive new cover from Phil Jimenez (Astonishing X-Men)!
As Marvel’s outer space heroes’ problems come to a head, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Silver Surfer, Nova and a host of other cosmic Marvel icons face down their oldest and most powerful foe, Thanos. To get fans ready for the event, we rank all the Marvel cosmic big shots, from Beta Ray Bill to Rocket Raccoon, plus, we give you everything you need to know about personal stats, power class and chances of survival.
Over at DC, big changes are also occurring, and we delve into how Brightest Day will help the DCU recover from Blackest Night. We pick our favorite resurrected characters from Blackest Night that we want to see alive and kicking in the DCU this summer!
Also in this issue, Wizard’s annual Summer Movie Preview, led by Iron Man 2 and The A-Team! We track down the stars and directors launching the biggest hits of the summer. In addition, fans can also count on a new look at the crash of the ’90s speculator market by Jim McLauchlin, a peak inside Dark Horse’s revival of the Gold Key characters, a spotlight on Chris Claremont and Paul Smith’s volcanic run on Uncanny X-Men and the only monthly Price Guide in comics!
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TOYFARE #155
Hey, do you like your face? Then you better hang on tight to it, because ToyFare #155 has two covers that are going to rock your face right off: Marvel Universe Avengers by Hasbro and Jonah Hex movie figures from DC Direct!
Marvel's new Avengers #1 is coming, and it promises to usher in a sunnier new Heroic Age at the House of Ideas. With a new team and a new direction, we take a look at Hasbro's hot Marvel Universe line and come up with the definitive Avengers wish list - which Avengers characters does the line still need to produce for a definitive collection? You might get an extra surprise as well in the form of brand new Marvel Universe figures from Hasbro!
As DC Comics' Jonah Hex comes galloping onto the big screen, the action figures from NECA herald a return to a genre long-lost from the toy biz: cowboy toys! We take a brief look back at the history of buckaroos in toys, and go in-depth with NECA on their new movie line!
Over in Twisted ToyFare Theatre, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and the rest of the Manly Men of Action battle their greatest foe yet: the #1 movie of all time! Can '80s action stars survive in the age of Avatar?
All this plus new toy photos in Incoming, our hilarious Big Shots and more!
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