Marvel To Publish Ultimate Annuals
It has now been confirmed that Marvel comics are bringing back an old comic tradition and plan to publish annuals again this summer. The company are concentrating on the high selling Ultimate line, to maximize sales, with one issue being published every week in August.
The four scheduled books are:
Ultimate Spider-Man Annual
Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual
Ultimate X-Men Annual
Ultimates Annual
Amazingly it has been over a decade since comic like these were regularly available and I believe that the reception for them will be very good from the current comic book fans.
At one point these specials were as much a part of summer as ice cream and a day at the beach. However the reduction of overall Marvels business portfolio in the mid nineties after trying to flood the market to gain increased market share meant that titles had to be canceled. The annuals were an obvious target and were not issued after 1994.
I for one am very glad to see their return.
I have been a science fiction, comic book and animation fan for a very long time. I honestly believe that comics are an extremely vital and exciting art form whose true worth is only now beginning to be recognised in the mainstream media and this appreciation can only continue to grow in the future. I regularly write science fiction short stories and send them off to the magazines. So far their response has not exactly allowed me to give up my day job but I plan to keep plugging away at it..
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