As a lifelong Marvel fan & as an employee, I have been able to spend my life living in a universe full of heroes. Well, on February 27, 2013 it all got even better when I finally got to meet Anthony Smith, the real life boy whose amazing story inspired me to create the original Blue Ear drawing.
On Feb. 26, Anthony was at the Center for Hearing and Communication in New York City along with his brother Dominic, his grandmother Patricia and his mother Christina for a huge event--the announcement of a partnership between Marvel and Phonak. The event celebrated the debut of an exclusive poster featuring Iron Man! As Marvel's very own Custom Solutions Editor, Bill Rosemann described it, "It was our honor to work with writer Christos Gage and artist Paco Medina to create this exciting and educational poster that we hope will help spread the word that everyone deserves to be treated with respect, and that we all have the capability to unleash the hero within." But Anthony wasn't the only hero on hand. Iron Man himself was there and made Anthony the youngest honorary Avenger in history!
So imagine my surprise when I, the trusty 'ol TradesJanitor, was given the honor to give a private tour of the Marvel offices to the newest Avenger and his family! Everyone at Marvel was so excited to meet the real life Blue Ear! I was even able to introduce the newest Avenger to the people he'd be getting his missions from--Nick Fury's bosses, Tom Brevoort and Axel Alonso! Anthony & his family's visit brought a smile to everyone's faces & he took the office by storm! He even gave me some great tips on how to better fight off super villains using my broom!
And of course, what kind of Trades Blog would this be if I didn't mention all the great MARVEL TRADES available now!
AVENGERS INFINITY CLASSIC ISBN: 978-0-7851-6678-8 X-MEN: WOLVERINE/GAMBIT ISBN: 978-0-7851-6717-4 SPIDER-MAN: THE DEATH OF JEAN DEWOLFF ISBN: 978-0-7851-6714-3 ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL.10: NORTHSTAR ISBN: 978-0-7851-6180-6 ULTIMATE COMICS IRON MAN ISBN: 978-0-7851-6617-7 X-TREME X-MEN VOL. 1: XAVIER MUST DIE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6564-4 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL.1 ISBN: 978-0-7851-6756-3 MARVEL NOIR: WOLVERINE & THE X MEN ISBN: 978-0-7851-8382-2
And Check Marvel's Release calendar for even more upcoming TRADES! (LINK)
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday season! I know I've been away for a while but that's because I've been traveling the world! I was in Hong Kong, China and Tokyo, Japan! And I was there trying to spread the news about how great Marvel Trades are! In fact here I am posing as the TradesJanitor for some locals who recognized me on the trail up to Victoria Peak in Hong Kong!
Then of course I went to say hi to the corporate bosses! And to get there, I rode on one of the coolest trains EVER! They had couches inside instead of seats! I wanted to move in!
And what kind of MARVEL TradesJanitor would I be if I went to Asia and didn't take a picture of Madripoor? And, yeah, that's all you're getting--just this one picture from far away! Who do I look like? Wolverine? I'm not going on that island without adamantium claws! That place is dangerous!!
The TradesJanitor has to give a Galactus-sizedThank You to Jason Moiron and Cecilia Kan for all that they did for me during this trip!
And now the first list of 2013, here are all the great Marvel Trades you can spend your gift cards on:
WOLVERINE: NOT DEAD YET ISBN: 978-0-7851-6710-5
CAPTAIN MARVEL: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL ISBN: 978-0-7851-6804-1
SPIDER-MAN: ENDS OF THE EARTH ISBN: 978-0-7851-6006-9
CAPTAIN AMERICA: LAND OF THE FREE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6753-2
DEFENDERS BY MATT FRACTION VOL.2 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5853-0
CARNAGE: MINIMUM CARNAGE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6726-6
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL.5 ISBN: 978-0-7851-6153-0
MARVEL UNIVERSE: THE END ISBN: 978-0-7851-6784-6
And Check Marvel's Release calendar for even more upcoming TRADES! (LINK)
As promised during the election season, I'd try and bring you more than just a checklist of stuff on this the MIGHTIEST OF ALL MARVEL TRADES BLOGS!
So, here ya go. Sometimes, while I'm uploading or downloading some files I get a couple of minutes staring at the computer to make sure the files goes through without any cyber-hiccups. So instead of watching that Mac beach ball spinning around and around, I'll sketch something real quick. Here's what I did while waiting...
Then while downloading a proof for something else, I threw it into Photoshop for some real quick color and a background effect from a photo I had taken while out in the streets of NYC pretending I was Peter Parker!
So even when I'm working, I'm STILL working! Trying to bring something special to this blog! So now do me a favor and go out and buy some of these AWESOME MARVEL TRADES!
1. Captain America and Iron Man ISBN: 978-0-7851-6578-1
2. Space: Punisher ISBN: 978-0-7851-6367-1
3. Captain America and Bucky: Old Wounds ISBN: 978-0-7851-6084-7
4. New Mutants Vol. 7: Fight the Future ISBN: 978-0-7851-6161-5
5. Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner Vol. 1 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5789-2
Sorry for not posting in a while but I'm sure as most of the world knows by now New York City was hit REALLY hard by hurricane Sandy.
Unfortunately, that hasn't left me much time for my campaign. So I'll get right to it…I'm hoping you'll Re-Elect us to keep running this blog for the next 4 years. And when I say us, of course I'm including the BEST running mate a TradesJanitor could ask for, The Sensational Spider-Ham! We promise to bring you the best news about the latest Marvel Trades and to offer even more "behind the scenes" stuff as to how Trades are made here at Marvel. Plus even MORE sketches, MORE art and MORE of what everyone loves most about this blog…Bad puns & humor!
If you've enjoyed the blog so far, just wait and see what we have in store for the future! But I can't do it alone! I need YOUR vote! So please, leave comments, write messages, and show your support! Together we can make this blog, the best blog in the multiverse! A better tomorrow for Marvel fanboys everywhere!
Thank you, and May Odin bless this blog! (I'm the TradesJanitor and I support this message.)
Now, I'll turn it over to my running mate, Spider-Ham, with a list of some of the latest trades!
Spider-Man: The World's Greatest Hero ISBN: 978-0-7851-6572-9
Fear Itself: Hulk/Dracula ISBN: 978-0-7851-5580-5
X-Men: The Curse is Broken ISBN: 978-0-7851-6189-9
HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY! Sure, Everyone knows that today in America we celebrate Chirstopher Columbus sailing the ocean blue in 1492! And we all know that he had three ships: The Nina, The Pinta and The Santa Maria.
BUT what the history books DON'T tell you is there was another ship! The Excelsior! And that one was captained by Sir Stan of Lee and The Jack of Kirby (who was later crowned a KING!) Unlike Columbus' ships that came here to bring stuff back to the old country, Lee and Kirby's came to BRING stuff to the new world. The brought stories of great heroes on THE printed page! Stories that inspired hope and greatness to the youth and adults of the New World! And unlike Columbus day where we only celebrate once a year. We honor Lee and Kirby EVERY WEDNESDAY when new comics are on sale!
So do your part for history and celebrate with these featured MARVEL TRADES:
Avengers: The Children's Crusade ISBN: 978-0-7851-3549-4
Avengers Assemble Vol. 5 ISBN: 978-0-7851-6250-6
Spider-Man: Flying Blind ISBN: 978-0-7851-6002-1
Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron Vol. 1 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5680-2
Age of Apocalypse Vol. 1: The X-Terminated ISBN: 978-0-7851-6302-2
The Twelve: Vol. 2 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3374-2
Spider-Man: Spider Island Companion ISBN: 978-0-7851-6229-2
Fear Itself: Avengers Academy ISBN: 978-0-7851-5201-9
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Vol. 3 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5177-3
Avengers Academy: Second Semester ISBN: 978-0-7851-5203-3
Fear Itself: Invincible Iron Man ISBN: 978-0-7851-5774-8
Secret Avengers: Run the Mission, Don't Get Seen, Save the World ISBN: 978-0-7851-5256-9
And Check Marvel's Release calendar for even more upcoming TRADES! (LINK)
The past 2 blog posts I was making movies (sort of), but this time I'm gonna be watching them! Well, one movie in particular. One movie which just happens to be the BEST and BIGGEST super hero movie of ALL TIME… MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS!
I'm keeping this post short because I got a movie (and a BOAT LOAD of special features) to watch! BUY THIS IMMEDIATELY, IF NOT SOONER!!!
So blah, blah blah buy this week's trades yadda yadda:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL.3: DR. OCTOPUS YOUNG READERS NOVEL ISBN: 978-0-7851-6611-5
JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS ISBN: 978-0-7851-6513-2
MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS: THE AVENGERS INITIATIVE ISBN: 978-0-7851-6614-6
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER VOL.1 ISBN: 978-0-7851-4102-0
ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED BOOK 3 -THE SCOUNDREL ISBN: 978-0-7851-4693-3
NORTHANGER ABBEY ISBN: 978-0-7851-6440-1
MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS: HULK & FANTASTIC FOUR ISBN: 978-0-7851-6559-0
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL.2 ISBN: 978-0-7851-5907-0
BLACK PANTER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR - FEAR ITSELF ISBN: 978-0-7851-5206-4
FEAR ITSELF: UNCANNY X-MEN ISBN: 978-0-7851-5227-9
ESSENTIAL THOR VOL.6 ISBN: 978-0-7851-6329-9
And Check Marvel's Release calendar for even more upcoming TRADES! (LINK)
There's been so many NEW MARVEL TRADES recently there isn't even going to be enough room on the blog for my usual lovingly lengthy loquacious lines of levity and laughs! In fact, there are so many great Marvel Trades available right now you'll have to stop by the comic shop and buy a new long box!
I mean seriously, just check out all these great new MARVEL TRADES!
For even more upcoming TRADES, Check Marvel's Release calendar (LINK)
See you next week, Nelson Ribeiro follow @TradesJanitor
Boy, everyone's favorite native of Yancy Street sure has his four-fingered hands full this month! I mean, just look at his dance card!
In MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-6294-0) Thing fights: The Silver Surfer, Daredevil, Thor, The Punisher (Not the Frank Castle variety), Pscho-Man, The Wizard (Not the Oz variety), Tomazooma and Annihilus, plus he even threatens GalactusAND turns back into Aunt Petunia's favorite blue-eyed nephew, Ben Grimm!
And speaking' of 'plain' old Ben Grimm, he has his hands full on Battleworld! In THING CLASSIC VOL. 2 (ISBN: 978-0-7851-5979-7) not only can he change into Thing at will, but he loses his eyesight, grows a beard, becomes a babysitterANDrides a unicorn! I'm serious! look:
Then, in X-MEN: FF (ISBN: 978-0-7851-6070-0) He even teams up with the X-Men, Magneto AND DR. DOOM!
