Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Title author publisher isbn release date notes buck rogers in the 25th century a. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to access thousands of digital comics for one low price. The cia and canada created a joint offshoot of weapon plus that was run by professor truett thorton. Alliances ii coming of the darque age part 3, script by joe st. The comic published in the spring of 1933, was called funnies on parade.
A galaxy of information on star wars toys, action figures, books, games, comics, miniatures, cards, and other collectibles. A gun manufacturer, ben vanderslice went to germany in 1941 to seal a contract to make a deal with the german government. All the latest comics from dc comics, marvel comics, top cow, and many more. Look out, bub weapon h is coming to the marvel universe, and hes not looking to make friends. The witchblade is an ancient sentient weapon created along with 12 other mystical artifacts and serves as a balance between the. Weapon x is a fictional clandestine government genetic research facility project appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Here are the greatest comic story collections that dont feature caped crusaders. So, when we compare the most powerful weapons in comics, were sticking with the big two.
Frankies comics exclusive variant by clayton crain. Most of them will be familiar even if youre not a comic book fan, such as the infinity gauntlet. Awol part 1 the weapon x program has done it again. Find the value of the valiant comic secret weapons volume 1. When weapon x made its debut during wolverines first origin story, it was believed that was the name of the program that gave logan his adamantium claws. The weapon was released as a limited series from juneseptember 2007. He even concocted an origin story for himself based on ancient chinese legends, his grandfather told him as a child. It was created by grant morrison during his run in new xmen. So it was with a lot of my favorite comic book weapons in mind that i. Decades ago, the weapon x program produced the deadliest mutant killers on the planet. The result is a lineup of books that any comic reader owes it to themselves to check out. The shield is a perfect defensive and offensive weapon, capable of being thrown like a boomerang by a select few people steve rogers, bucky barnes, clint barton, u. She was one of the first of a wave of bad girls to appear in the 1990s.
The programs purpose is the creation of supersoldiers intended to fight the wars of the future, especially a mutanthuman war. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. What is the most powerful item or weapon in comics. Non fiction, memoirs, and historical comics graphic novels. Most remarkable about was it set a format standard, using the same 8 x 11 format that comic books are printed in today.
It was followed up in march 1996 with an ongoing series that lasted 15 issues. Todays list features the best weapons wielded by various heroes and villains in the worlds of comics. Sadly, none of the other movies got novelized theyd have to retcon the whole dead wife story as well as many other changes so this remains as a bit of an oddity. Martial arts enthusiast tommy zhou invented a means to create solid objects from lightand invented a superhero persona to promote it. One downside to kung fu comics is that some take a while to get going but not this one. The silver surfers surfboard has a tendency to be used in this manner. Other than that none of the books have any major flaws. I collect a wide range of titles from various companies. Books will be bagged and boarded with cardboard on both sides of the lot for. With the godlike power that the infinity gauntlet can offer, its easy to see why this is comics most powerful weapon, bar none. Also, what better first enemy for hulkverine to face than wendigo. Be sure to let us know your thoughts on the list and your own picks for best indie books.
This list contains an overall look at powerful items in no particular order other than i try to group them by type and what they are made of. Based on the comic by warren ellis and cully hamner, robert schwentkes red is a distracting and delightful little action comedy. Note that it characteristically neglects to ask permission of its bearer beforehand. The 25 most powerful weapons in the marvel universe. Is music the comic book industrys new secret weapon. Are these the most powerful weapons in comic books. Machine gun is an antihero alluded to in the novel the amazing adventures of cavalier and klay and appears in various escapist comic books. They say theres no rest for the wicked, and few creatures in the marvel universe are as wicked as carnage. The dc and marvel universes are slightly different from other companies, in that they have such a strong shared continuity. Weapon zero launched in june 1995 with a five issue miniseries prologue. We have seen thors vulnerability to gravity attacks in both the avengers animated movies and in comic. They return to the human high council with their mission completed and an attack on the council by magma convinces the humans to begin a devastating final assault against apocalypse.
During combat, it will take control of its bearers body or at least the arms and direct the fight itself. Now, with more research, more funding and more adamantium at its disposal, the weapon x program is creating new killers for old targets. Meet the creations of the weapon plus program marvel. Wolvie and jean utilize a sentinel to attack the midatlantic sea wall of apocalypse and run up against havok during the skirmish.
Comic books as a whole are known for being wild and colorful. The 50 best non superhero graphic novels disaffected hipsters, cyberpunk dystopias, cranky ducks and boy geniuses. The interweaving of comic books into pop culture has never been seen like this before, notes henderson, and none of its going. One the far side comic featured the dobieomatic, a weapon that launched dobermans. Xmens colossus has been known to use the fastball special, which is throwing a most unusual thrown weapon. The hammer is said to possess the power to level mountains, and is so heavy that even the strongest humans cant even lift it up, much less wield it as a weapon. A look over box office receipts from the past decade or so reveals smash hit after smash hit, with superheroes handily.
The tusken raider figures was orignally released with a hand that was sculpted in a closed position, making it impossible to hold the weapon, except at the top. He escaped from william strykers clutches but now hes the target of roxxon. Cbr counts down the 15 most powerful comic book guns of all time. A look over box office receipts from the past decade or so reveals smash hit after smash hit, with superheroes handily taking spots in the top 10 earners of any. The issue story arc by barry windsor smith revealing the past of wolverines adamantuim skeleton and the shady past of weapon x. The weapon plus program has been around since the 40s, and the first weapon was none other than steve rogers aka captain america. The weapon comics, a series from platinum comics written. Weapon x is a 2009 comic book series published by marvel comics starring the superhero wolverine. With logans escape, weapon x split ties with weapon plus.
Rebelscum covers all the latest news from hasbro, gentle giant, lego, topps, dark horse, master replicas, sideshow, attakus, code 3 and much more. Weapon x 2007,marvel hulk unopened and unread grade nm. Powerful items from the comics multiverse comic vine. Part of that exuberance is due to all the little doodads and whatchamacallits that often move a story forward or serve to heighten the excitement of a battle. In march, readers will get to know marvels newest hero, a man named clay who was experimented on by the modern incarnation of the weapon x program.
Weapon plus is a fictional clandestine program appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. They are conducted by the canadian governments department k, which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. How do you make the ultimate 90s comic book character. In soviet russia, weapon wields you this is when an empathic weapon not only has a mind of its own, but also has very definite ideas about what it should be used for, and is willing to act on it. Weapon h, a terrifying combination of the hulk and wolverines dna, is the deadliest experiment to ever come out of the weapon x program and.
The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades. A few years after logan, department k reinstated the weapon x program, looking to take another crack at creating a mindless superweapon. Preorder brandnew issues of new mutants, black cat, deadpool, and more by may 18. Weapon x 2007,marvel hulk unopened and unread grade nm in comic books modern age 1992now. Wolverines a lot of things to a lot of people, but to one infamous enclave he was nothing but a weapon. Mar 21, 2016 is music the comic book industrys new secret weapon. Weapon h, a terrifying combination of the hulk and wolverines dna, is the deadliest experiment to ever come out of the weapon x program and theyve officially lost control of him. Dec 12, 2017 look out, bub weapon h is coming to the marvel universe, and hes not looking to make friends. Jul 01, 2017 with logans escape, weapon x split ties with weapon plus. Aug 17, 2010 the result is a lineup of books that any comic reader owes it to themselves to check out. This was soon changed to an open position, making it easier to hold the staff.
In fact, he was sent as a spy to help find information of an important weapons engineer only to be caught. I guess that wont include anti life equation or anything like that, since its not an item. The pamphlet was actually 32page comic written by none other than will eisner, a cartoonist and writer who had created the spirit, a popular comic book series. Weapon x stayed partnered with department k while weapon plus created other experiments, including fantomex and the stepford cuckoos. So variantcomics ranked what they believe are the 10 most powerful weapons in comic books. Therefore, inhabitants of these universes would be nothing without their weapons. Livewire and stronghold battle doctor eclipse, while the others try to stop darque and his army of the undead. Razor is a deadly female vigilante in a barelythere outfit with blades embedded in her forearms. Feb 14, 2010 probably the most iconic weapon in comics is the shield used by steve rogers captain america. Books have been stored in bags and boxed since purchased. With that said, i give the top 10 comic book weapons of all time. Although logan is the most famous graduate of weapon x, he wasnt the only one. This is when an empathic weapon not only has a mind of its own, but also has very definite ideas about what it should be used for, and is willing to act on it.
The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. Youll come across avengers comics much more often than the captain america comics of the 1940s and 50s. Thors hammer is one of the most powerful items in all creation, both in the comic books in which he appears and in old norse mythology. Eclipse, solar man of the atom, geoff the geomancer, a couple of those goofy harbinger kids, eternal warrior, bloodshot, xo manowar. They do have a few small almost imperceptible spine tics, but none break color. To hell with more bread, i want the power of a god. In fact, there are weapons from the comics like the infinity gauntlet that are popular thanks to appearances in movies based. While there are some valuable silver age comic books featuring captain america, none are truly rare comic books in the way that the golden age issues are. The hammer is said to possess the power to level mountains, and is so heavy that even the strongest humans cant even. Face front, readers the seeds of next years venom event.
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