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X-Treme X-Men V1 (2001)

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Volume 1 of the series originated as part of a revamp of the X-Men line of comics in 2001. Prior to this revamp, Claremont was writing both of the main X-Men titles (Uncanny X-Men and X-Men, the latter of which became New X-Men, and then X-Men: Legacy). He was removed from both core X-titles by Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada when his storylines fell apart due to editorial interference by the previous editor-in-chief in a failed attempt to capitalize on the first X-Men movie. Quesada offered Claremont the opportunity to write only one of the core X-titles (while allowing new X-writer Grant Morrison to have partial storyline input) or to write a third, new core X-Men title. Claremont chose the latter. That title was dubbed X-Treme X-Men.

In May 2004, prompted by Grant Morrison‘s departure from New X-Men, Marvel felt that another revamp of the X-Men titles was required. As part of this revamp, called X-Men ReLoad, Chris Claremont returned to writing Uncanny X-Men. X-Treme X-Men was cancelled, with most of its cast and running plotlines being transferred to Uncanny X-Men. Joss Whedon and John Cassaday‘s Astonishing X-Men replaced it as the third core title.

Underworld Unleashed: Abyss – Hell’s Sentinel (1995)

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Molly Mayne is the wife of Alan Scott. Alan has miraculously regained his youth, and Molly cannot deal with the fact that she is still a sixty-odd year old woman married to a man in a twenty-year-old body. She takes a mystic candle (supplied to her by agents of Neron) and lights it. She sells her soul to be young again and is driven mad in the process. Molly goes to Hell.

When Sentinel finds out, he is determined to do all that he can to free her soul. He enlists the aid of the world’s most powerful occult mystics, including Zatanna, the Phantom Stranger, Fate and Jim Corrigan. After making a pit-stop at Tannarak’s bar, they travel to Hell where they confront a host of villains including Neron, Blackbriar Thorn, Blaze, Satanus, the Spectre and the Demon.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Jennika (2020)

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A three-issue miniseries starring the original IDW character Jennika. In this story, past, present and future collide for Jennika when she is forced to face the ghosts from her former human life and is given a chance to permanently reverse her mutation.

Rocko’s Modern Life (1994)

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Nickelodeon approached Marvel, asking the company to produce comic book series for Rocko’s Modern Life and Ren and Stimpy. Marvel purchased the license for Rocko from Nickelodeon. The staff created the comics, and Susan Luposniak, a Nickelodeon employee, examined the comics before they were released. Joe Murray said in a December 2, 2008 blog entry that he drew some of the pages in the comic book series.

The comics contain stories not seen in the television show. In addition, the comic book series omits some television show characters and places, while some original places and characters appear in the comics. John “Lewie” Lewandowski wrote all of the stories except for one; Joey Cavalieri wrote “Beaten by a Club”, the second story of Issue #4.

Troy Little, a resident of Monroe, Oregon, wrote to Marvel requesting that the title for the comic’s letters column should be “That’s Life”. In Issue 3, published in August 1994, the editors decided to use the title for the comic’s “Letters to the Editor” section. In Issue 5, published in October 1994, the editors stated that they were still receiving suggestions for the title of the comic even though they had decided on using “That’s Life” by Issue 3.

On December 6, 2017, Boom! Studios began publishing a new Rocko’s Modern Life comic book series.

Robotech (2017)

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In June, 2016, Harmony Gold and Titan Comics announced a collaboration to release a new Robotech comic line in 2017. A cover was revealed in October, drawn by the Waltrip brothers. This series marks the very first time the Robotech story has been rebooted, offering significant changes to events and characters.

Death’s Head 2 V1 (1992)

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After the initial Death’s Head stories ceased publication, the character was revamped for inclusion in Marvel UK’s next wave of titles, where it became the company’s biggest ever exported seller.

There were plans in 1991 to bring back the original Death’s Head, which would have featured the character on trial and facing the death penalty, and flashing back to how he’d got there. Early into production the new editor Paul Neary scrapped it and commissioned Death’s Head II instead: replacing the character with a new version, created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Liam Sharp. In an autumn 1992 interview with Comic World, Neary was dismissive about the original character and the aborted : “I didn’t like the pages that had been produced – I didn’t think there was much future in Transformers-style robots and I thought we could do an awful lot better.” He produced some sample sketches of how he wanted the character to look,and Liam Sharp’s take gave the project “a kickstart”. Ironically, the success of Death’s Head II meant Neary was ordered to create more titles and the easiest way was to reprint the original series (“The Incomplete Death’s Head”); editor John Freeman had to talk him into it.

Midnight Sons Unlimited (1990’s)

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The Midnight Sons is fictional team of supernatural superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. Including Hellstorm, Jennifer Kale, Morbius, Werewolf by Night, and Ghost Riders Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze, the team first appeared in Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #28 (August 1992). From December 1993–August 1994, Marvel branded all stories involving the group with a distinct family imprint and cover treatment.

Strangers in Paradise V2 (1995)

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SiP, as it is commonly known, began as a three-issue mini-series published by Antarctic Press in 1993, which focused entirely on the relationship between the three main characters and Francine’s unfaithful boyfriend. This is now known as “Volume 1”. Thirteen issues were published under Moore’s own “Abstract Studio” imprint, and these make up “Volume 2”. This is where the “thriller” plot was introduced. The series moved to Image Comics‘ Homage imprint for the start of “Volume 3”, but after eight issues moved back to Abstract Studio, where it continued with the same numbering. Volume 3 concluded at issue #90, released June 6, 2007.

The Infinity Entity (2016)

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When last we saw Adam Warlock, he was a captive of Annihilus of the Negative Zone. So where does The Infinity Entity #1 find him? Hanging with the original Avengers? Then things start getting weird. But what else would you expect from the cosmic team of Jim Starlin and Alan Davis? Guest starring the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Gambit and the X-Ternals (1995)

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Gambit‘s X-Ternals consist of Sunspot, Jubilee, Strong Guy, and Lila Cheney. They are sent deep into space using Lila’s teleportation in order to retrieve a shard of the M’Kraan Crystal, essential to the verification of Bishop’s alternate reality. The X-Ternals are pursued by Rictor, a henchman of Apocalypse desperate to earn his master’s praise by killing Gambit. Upon reaching Shi’ar space, the X-ternals fight the Imperial Guard in order to retrieve the crystal shard. Upon their return to Earth, Strong Guy betrays the team, not only stealing the M’Kraan Crystal, but also kidnapping Magneto’s son, Charles. This title replaced X-Force.