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Soldier X #1

Even in a Nu-Marvel-era X-Men line that included Grant Morrison's New X-Men and Peter Milligan & Mike Allred's X-Statix, the Cable reboot Soldier X was a weird, wild, wonderful standout. Written by Darko Macan and illustrated by Igor Kordey, the series offered an almost absurdist take on the superhero concept, with a never-more-powerful Cable struggling with his methods and motives while tracking a super-powered Russian peasant girl. Though it's never been collected in trade paperback, the series has become a cult favorite, with writers like Joe 'Jog' McCulloch and yours truly praising the way it both explored and exploded the character and the genre.

Now you can find out for yourself what the fuss is about: Marvel will be rolling out the book's first five issues at its Digital Comics Unlimited site all week long, for absolutely free. Issue #1, which sets the scene, is already up. Give it a shot and let us know what you think!

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marada, the She-Wolf is a fantasy comic book fictional character created for Epic Comics by writer Chris Claremont and English artist John Bolton.

Marada's first episode was published in issue 10 of Epic Illustrated in February, 1982. The story was originally planned for Red Sonja, Conan's sometime partner, but had to be changed due to issues surrounding the Red Sonja movie with Brigitte Nielsen. Claremont moved the historical milieu from the Hyborian Era to the Roman Empire, and changed her hair from red to silver. Marada is also more sensual than Red Sonja, perhaps due to Bolton's drawings.

Marada is introduced as "Caesar's daughter", though it is unclear if this refers to Julius Caesar or to a current emperor (bearing the generic title of "Caesar") during the Imperial age. Her adventures are a mix of fantasy and history, told from an adult point of view. Together with her friend, the princess Arianrod, she fights against evil demons, wizards, witches and other fantastic creatures, but also against the threats a woman could expect from a world ruled by males.

In a tip of the hat to New Mutants#32, Marada met a woman named Ashake in the graphic novel, and in a nod to Giant-Size Dracula#2, a demon named Y'Garon.


* Her profile in the Appendix to the Marvel Handbook
* Torrent from The PirateBay
* List of Books she appeared in