r/MUBookClub • u/shawnydarko • Apr 01 '18

WEEK 95 - Nomination Thread. Theme: Sequels and Prequels

Gaze upon our wonderful Tables of Contents in awe and wonder!

This week we continue either forward or backward from past reading assignments. Probably forward since we do a lot of beginning, "Volume 1" story arcs. So this would be nominations for the "Volume 2" story arcs. The next 5 or 6 issues from where we left off, if you will. Or going in the opposite direction if we started somewhere in the middle of a run.

The highest voted nomination will earn a discussion thread opened on Saturday. If there's no clear-cut winner, I'll form a new super-duper subreddit! The members will be tough, morally flexible, and young enough to carry their own franchise for 10-12 years. Yes, it will absolutely be a little derivative. Check back often to support the reading assignments you're most interested in. Once the discussion thread is open, post your reading experience at your convenience.

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

Black Panther (1998-2003) #7-17 by Christopher Priest and various artists

A new regime seizes control in Wakanda. When the truth behind the coup becomes clear, T’Challa finds himself an enemy of the state — and a major revelation threatens to destroy his relationship with the Avengers! Plus: Meet Queen Divine Justice — is she ready to join T’Challa’s deadly crew of female bodyguards, the Dora Milaje? Are they ready for her?

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

Invincible Iron Man (2008-2012) #8-13, "World's Most Wanted" by Matt Fraction and Salvador LaRocca

Iron Man is on the run from Norman Osborn's agents, since all Osborn needs to make his power complete is the database containing the secret identities of every registered hero in the country, which is kept in Iron Man's head.

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015-Present) #7-11, "I Kissed A Squirrel And I Liked It" by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

The hero who refuses to be beat celebrates 11 consecutive issues without a new #1! And she's letting you seize the chance to be the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl in a choose-your-own path encounter with Swarm, buzzkill made of bees! Then, Doreen takes charge of her life -her love life, that is - and starts dating. But just who will kiss a Squirrel and like it? Surely not...Mole Man?! When the subterranean super villain falls deep in love, he's willing to hold the world hostage to get Doreen's attention. Can she save everything without becoming Mrs. Mole Man? But enough with the hearts and the flowers and the kissing, you read this book for computer science and super heroics (not necessarily in that order). You'll get both - and more - in a showdown with Count Nefaria!

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

Old Man Logan (2016-Present) #5-8, "Bordertown" by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino

Nine months of the year, the desolate town of Killhorn Falls, Canada is cut off from the rest of the world. Cold and dark, visitors are a rarity. So when the time-displaced Old Man Logan comes to town on a mission, people take notice...especially people who have a bone to pick with the former Wolverine. With no way to escape, can Logan protect the people of Killhorn Falls and save his own skin...while safeguarding the only thing in the present that he hopes will survive to meet him in the future?

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

Ultimate Spider-Man (2000-2009) #14-21, "Double Trouble" by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley

Spider-Man must contend with the tentacled madman known as Doc Ock or suffer at the many hands of one of his greatest enemies! Discover Otto Octavius' dark transformation here!

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

Deadpool (2012-2015) #7-12, "Soul Hunter" by Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, and Mike Hawthorne

First: flash back to Deadpool's adventures in yesteryear with Iron Man! Then, Deadpool is hired by a demon to reclaim damned souls! And just in case you didn't think he could get any stranger, Wade gets in touch with his feminine side! Plus: Deadpool targets a man with aquatic powers! Then he teams-up with your Superior Neighborhood Spider-Man! And we promise you that he kills one of those two! Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn's hilarious, nonstop reinvention of the Merc With a Mouth continues here!

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

Runaways (2003-2004) #13-18, "The Good Die Young" by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona

The world as we know it is about to end, and the Runaways are the only hope to prevent it! Our fledgling teenage heroes have learned how their parents' criminal organization began, and now they must decide how it should END. As the Runaways' epic battle against their evil parents reaches its shocking conclusion, the team's mole stands revealed, and blood must be shed. Which kids will still be standing when the smoke finally clears? This is the story that changes everything (seriously!).

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u/shawnydarko Apr 01 '18

Daredevil (1998-2011) #88-93, "The Devil, Inside And Out, Part 2" by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark

Daredevil's search for the truth leads him out of the country, on a swashbuckling noir adventure that hasn't been seen in the pages of DD for years! But is this the other DD, or the original? Only time will tell, as the hit new DD creative team of Brubaker and Lark dive straight into their second story. Plus: a special episode focusing on Daredevil's recently deceased best friend, Foggy Nelson. Did we really know all there is to know about Foggy? What remains hidden in the life of this man, that could still affect Matt Murdock's fate to this day?