Age of Marvels: New Universe – October 2021 Solicitations

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We present to you Age of Marvels: New Universe, a collection of all new fan-made issues on “sale” this month for OCTOBER 2021!

What is “Age of Marvels” and how does it work?

Age of Marvels is a fan fiction universe and solicitation game that has been in existence on the CBR boards for well over a decade! It has gone through several iterations and has survived forum reboots! The way it works is that “plotters” write short solicitations for monthly comic books! Then participants “buy” the books they want to read! The books with the most buys get rewards. Sounds fun, right? So let’s do this! Which of this month's solicits interest and excite you? Let us know by posting which books you'd pick up in the virtual Age of Marvels Store (this solicitation thread). You can pull as many as you'd like, but also consider your "virtual budget" when making your selections, as sales are used to reward our titles and plotters. Registers are open all month and sales are tallied at the end of the month.

Absolutely anyone can make purchases right here in this thread - so please do!. It’s free and is basically just saying “I’d read this” or “I like this!” So let us know! There has never been a more excelsior time to join the fun!

If you want more information on Age of Marvels or are interested in plotting yourself, please visit us at the Age of Marvels Bullpen Thread.

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Behold! Our monthly archive!
This is the repository of our prior work; a compilation of all the monthly solicitation posts since the forum was reset in 2014.

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Age of Marvels and Next Dawn have an OFFICIAL WIKI!



Now, this month’s solicitations:

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AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A. #34
Plot by NX01A
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by JEROME OPEÑA
Theme Song: Sting & Cheb Mami - Desert Rose
'Project Sulfur' Part 1 'Diabolique'
•Limbo is an Eden where happy demons frolic and play in meadow and forests with the entrails of their new master's victims, the newest being the late elder alien LAWBRINGER formerly known as AARP.
•Limbo's throne burns with alchemical fire, and upon it sits Esteban Corazón de Ablo. The power vacuum and time dilation created with the SCARLET WITCH stole MAGIK's power to fight off the Lawbringers created an opportunity, one which DIABLO couldn't resist!
•Naked with their arcana inhibited by magicalchemical agents in the garden of Limbo, AARKUS the VISION, DOCTOR STRANGE, DOCTOR VOODOO, ELSA BLOODSTONE, and AGATHA HARKNESS must find some way to dethrone Diablo before the next part of his nefarious plan begins. He didn't leave them alive for nothing.
•Illyana and Wanda finally throw down with fists and feet!
•Dr. Ted Sallis sacrificed his MAN-THING abilities in PSYCHO-MAN's weird-world to save his friends but he feels something similar to his former power in the plants of the garden. Out of a stream rises a voluptuous mass of moss and muck which claims to be his dead wife, Dr. Ellen Brandt... the WOMAN-THING!
32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99

AGENTS OF FURY #13
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by STEFAN CASELLI
Plot by MARVELL2100
“A SOLDIER FOLLOWS ORDERS”
Nomad has his orders from Fury! In two days he has to kill Sen. Susan Kelly! Rachel asks Jack is this something that he's ready for. He tells her what he told Fury, "This isn't my first kill and it won't likely be my last." He tells her that he's alright, all of his doubts have gone and he knows what they do is important. Let's just get ready to finish the job.
Agent 13 and Kasper Kole contact Fury and the Black Panther with the information that they've uncovered at the Wakanda-Stark Consortium. They know who the spy is and have given that info to Stark's people. The ask Fury should they take out the spy but he tells them no. He tells them to return to base. There's something going on in Antarctica that they need to check out.
Elsewhere at a lavish dinner, Aleksander and Alexandra Lukin are welcoming guests into their home, among them is Sen Kelly. The Lukins give her a warm greeting and introduce her to many of their powerful friends. They tell her that they support her ideas and would love to help in any way they can. America has a proud heritage and it should not change because of some bleeding hearts who don't understand what makes America great. Rikki Barnes, dressed as a server tries to listen in on the conversation but is escorted away by the Lukins security staff. She goes into the kitchen to talk to Lamar who is undercover as a cook. They need to get word to Nick that the Lukins are attempting to buy themselves a Senator!
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

AMAZING FANTASY #21: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Written by MALCOLM JONES & RONALD D. MOORE
Plot by MARVELL2100
Art by SALVADORE LAROCCA
“NOT EVERYONE CAME HOME”
It's been weeks since their escape from New Caprica but the wounds for many are still fresh. Starbucks mourns the loss of a child that was never hers. Colonel Tigh reflects on his wife Ellen, whom he had no choice but to kill for her betrayal. There are so many others who left loved ones behind. But Sharon and Hilo lost their child Hera months ago, so why for the last few days has Sharon been hearing Hera's cries in her sleep? Her dreams have gotten so intense that she's starting to believe that their child is alive. She tells Adama and President Roslin and yet, no one believes her and she thinks that even Helo is wondering if she's okay.
Sharon knows in her heart that her child is still alive and she's going to find her! She waits until artificial light aboard Galactica goes to midnight as she heads to the hangar to steal a Raptor. But when she gets there Helo is there waiting. She tells him that she doesn't care if he believes her, she is going to find their child and he can't stop her. Helo smiles and tells her that he isn't here to stop her, they're going with her. Sharon looks to see Starbuck and Apollo waiting beside the Raptor. They all get inside as Helo says, "Let's go find our daughter!" As the Raptor leaves, Adm. Adama and Col. Tigh stand on the bridge looking on the radar as it slowly moves offscreen. He tells Tigh to let them go and get the fleet ready to jump! The story of Galactica is not over!
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF WAKANDA #26
Written by MALCOLM JONES
Plot by MARVELL2100
Art by ADI GRANOV
“KINGS AND HEIRS!”
The royal palace is stunned by the shocking news! The King of Wakanda has a son, an heir to the throne! But how? He was... careful during his time with Queen Zanda of Niganda so how could this be? The chief Wakandan physicians have finished their examinations and there is no doubt, the child has the DNA of T'Challa, this truly is his son! Shuri and Ramonda take the four-year-old T'Zari on a tour of the royal gardens leaving T'Challa and Zanda to talk alone. He begins with asking her how did this happen and she laughs saying that surely a super-genius would know how men and women make babies. Sensing that her humor is not reaching the king, Zanda tells him that he was careful, that he did everything right.
But she was careful too, careful to save what he thought was disposed of and used it to impregnate herself. Then Nigandan scientists accelerated his growth to what she believes to be an appropriate age. She has given him something that no other woman could, an heir! And she tells him not to worry, she is not looking to sit upon the throne of Wakanda as queen or wife. She has her own country and has no intention of giving up her rule. T'Challa is still stunned by the news when he gets a call on a private line. Tony Stark has requested a meeting with the king. A return in Stark's life has caused upheaval of it's own and it may be tied to recent events at the Wakanda-Stark Consortium! Next Issue: Your Dad, My Son.
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

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CAPTAIN AMERICA #34
Plot by EXCITER
Written by FRANK MILLER
Art by SEAN GORDON MURPHY
“THE SAVAGE SHIELD OF CAPTAIN AMERICA” part one “A LITTLE TOO FAR BACK”
The year 2099. After he took down the Google Android, Steve Rogers became the “prime” target of the Amazonian and the other Corporate Avengers. Desperate to return to the current year and set things right, Rogers and his Free Radical allies finally locate a time platform. But as they begin to use is, the facility is attacked! Steve and Punisher 2099 find themselves hurled back in time… much farther than a mere 78 years!
”Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Rogers, the American, blonde-haired, proud-eyed, shield in hand, a soldier, a captain, an avenger, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his red-booted feet... and valiantly quest to find his way home.”
- The Nemedian Chronicles
Captain America has found himself in the Hyborian Age… and there may be no way back!
Meanwhile, in 2021 the Mandarin has been made aware that the latest reincarnation of the dragon Fin Fang Foom is in Asgard. Offended that the mighty instrument of destruction is wasted as a mere pet for Thor’s whelps, Magni and Modi (see THE MIGHTY THOR #18), he demands Foom’s return to China… and calls in favors owed. “Omega Cap” and his Dark Avengers are commanded to steal Foom from the gods themselves. So soon after the events of “Civil War,” will the new Captain America jeopardize the peace so costly attained?
Plus: A Frontlines Op-Ed by Sally Floyd, “Fact Check: Claims that China is Developing Dragon-based Weapons are Dangerous Conspiracy Theories.”
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

DEADPOOL #2
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by JUAN CABAL
Plot by FFJAMIE94
Deadpool begins his new life on the road and he even meets a new friend, The Impossible Man.
What could possibly go wrong? It’s not like there’s a deadly cult chasing our new passenger. At least the locals and welcome Deadpool with open arms. Are those pitchfolks?
Well, at least you’re going to pick up this issue. You are aren’t you?
If not then the next issue would be 20 pages of Deadpool crying, and you wouldn’t want that.
32 PGs/ PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.99


F^2 (known as F squared) #1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN
Art by JAMIE MCKELVIE
“FOURTH GENESIS!”
Tonight on Network Four’s revival of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”, an in-depth and brutally honest look at Johnny Storm. Mr. Storm has kept the intellectual properties of the former “Fantastic Four” and utilized them to build and create a new and more diverse and flexible group. This special episode of Lifestyles is narrated by acclaimed actor Jake Underwood.
Topics will include the decision to move from the mysterious Area 44 and the island of Californication to the midtown Manhattan Baxter Building. Perhaps Johnny Storm will let us know how he could afford such a purchase?
We will also seek more information on the whereabouts of former football star and member of the Fantastic Four known as the Thing. Grimm has been unseen since the end of the Negation event.
Even more important on out minds is the political future of Susan Storm, MD, and former US Senator. She is on a very short list of VP candidates and the security around her camp has been like a force field (do you see what we did there?).
Reed Richards, PhD is not the guest we hoped as his work is so far above our heads that we don’t have an idea of what it is until it actually happens. He’s the brainiest kid who make the brainy kid in your class feel stupid.
We also get a discussion with Jennifer Walters, Esq., the official legal counsel for Mr. Storm about how legal regulations for superheroing and advanced scientific research remain to be properly categorized.
Finally, we talk to Dr. Henry Pym and his daughter Nadia. Pym is an accomplished scientist who will remind us that even if all he’s done is to shrink and grow matter, it still is a major accomplishment which affects the fundamental rules of the universe. If only anyone could say that without an ominous threat being heavily implied.
To be clear, Network Four is a totally owned subsidiary of F Squared Incorporated.
32 PGs/ Rated T...$3.99

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GHOST RIDER: DAMNATION #2
Plot by KALAI
Written by DAN WATTERS
Art by CASPAR WIJNGAARD
BROTHERS
Johnny Blaze's soul is trapped in hell!
In hell pits, all souls suffer and labor for eternity.
Until their hell lords burns their soul and make them fuel for the hell fire.
Blaze decides to escape such a fate by absorbing other sinners, and becoming a powerful ghost.
Johnny manages to escape the hell pit but he is still trapped in hell.
Most souls are trapped in hell forever, unless someone summons them,
or their soul is bonded to someone in the world of the living.
Only hell lords can travel between worlds of hell dimension and earth.
Mephisto finds out that Johnny Blaze is dead, but his soul is not in his hell.
The Devil always gets his due, so he sends his most powerful rider,
the Cosmic Ghost Rider to find Blaze in the other hell.
Zarathos believes it is time, so he uses a powerful magic to send Blaze's soul through a portal.
Danny Ketch wakes up with a cold sweat, as he feels a evil presence in his body.
Johnny Blaze is now a evil spirit and has bonded with Danny Ketch.
The Ghost Rider returns!
32 PGS./Rated M+...$3.99


HULK IN THE MOB #1
Plot by EXCITER
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by JOHN ROMITA, JR.
“THE INCREDIBLY CONNECTED HULK”
Bruce Banner hadn’t become the Hulk since the events of One More Day. Since then, he went to Hell and got Negated. When he finally got angry… the unexpected happened.
“The Law of the street was take or be taken.” - Lucky Luciano
His name was Joseph Alfredo Fixitelli, but everyone called him “Joe Fixit.” He was one of them, whattayacallem, superheroes. At least, he was strong as one. Wasn’t particularly heroic though. Manfredi Family saw to that. Word on the street was the Don himself, “Silvermane” Silvio Manfredi, discovered the big bastard and personally brought him in. Loan-sharking, illegal gambling, narcotics, protection rackets, prostitution - Joe had his enormous grey fingers in it all. He was this close to being “made” - fully initiated into the Maggia. All he had to do was one special job…
There’s a group of no-good Mercs that specialize in cybernetics called “the Reavers.” Their leader just got taken down by the new Captain America (see CAPTAIN AMERICA #26), so they’re scrambling for “upgrades.” Well, Silvermane wants Joe to make sure a shipment of those upgrades don’t ever reach the Reavers. Bust up some metal-plated goons, steal the goods, badda bing, badda boom, Joe Fixit gets a seat at the Maggia big boy table. Easy peasy, right?
Wrong. The Don’s son “Blackwing” Manfredi don’t appreciate Fixit getting all the fatherly affection. The code says he can’t take Joe out once he’s a made man, so he’s gotta act fast and needs the right tool for the job. As it happens, Blackwing specializes in using mutated bats as weapons - and whatever made Joe so big might just work on them too…
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

INFINITY WATCH #12
Written by RICK REMENDER
Plot by KALAI
Art by FRANK QUITELY
EROS QUEST conclusion
You did not see this coming!
Thanos tells Eros that Null Force is hidden in another universe.
Then the Mad Titan uses the Cosmic Cube to summon the Infinity Watch.
Eros, Angela, Hyperion, Genis-Vell, Thane, and Aleta are all summoned.
The Cosmic Cube opens a portal to the other universe and sends them all through the portal before they can react.
Just as the portal closes, Thanos smiles, and reveals his true face. The face of Death.
This is actually the Future Thanos, the Great Destroyer, Rabum Alal.
It has all been leading to this.
Revelations! In Infinity Ending, the Future Thanos manipulated Thanos to reach his goal.
When that plan failed, Thanos has been hunting the Future Thanos through the Multiverse.
But the Future Thanos arrived in this universe and helped Eros form a team "the Infinity Watch" ,
the mission is to stop any threats to the universe,
while the true goal is to manipulate the team to clear his path to victory.
To eliminate any threats to Future Thanos's plan.
The Badoons and the Starhawk Nation are threats to his plans, so the Infinity Watch destroyed them.
The Null Force cannot be harnessed by the living nor the dead.
So Future Thanos made Eros an Exile of Death's Realm, a being neither alive nor dead.
The perfect vessel for the Null Force.
Everything is going exactly as he had planned.
We asked the question, who watches the Infinity Watch, and the answer is Thanos, the Avatar of Life.
Now, another Thanos teleports to the scene, only to find that he is a little too late.
This is the second Thanos, the Avatar of Life, the one who has been hunting the Future Thanos.
Meanwhile, the Infinity Watch arrives into the other universe, the Cancerverse!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99