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Marvel's 'Nuff Said (December 2001)

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(c) Descriptions are from Marvel's website, Marvel.com; descriptions can also be found in Previews XI: 10, October 2001).



In 1984, Larry Hama and Marvel Comics stunned the comic world with the "silent issue" from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21. This story contains the first appearance of the COBRA ninja, Storm Shadow. The dialogue and exposition-less comic book, entitled "Silent Interlude", is lauded by a generation of fans as a definitive classic.

In 1985, Marvel repeated this event in G.I. Joe issue 85.

In January 2001, Joe Quesada, president of Marvel Comics, announced that all issues in december would be without words and captions. He based this idea on the succes of the silent issues of G.I. Joe in 1984 and 1989. The series was named 'Nuff Said' after a quote by Stan Lee. In the end, some issues in the series were published in December 2001, others were published in January or February 2002.



In a reaction to the disaster with the World Trade Center at 9-11, an additional book was published memorating the event. Given the publication date, it seemed right to make the stories in this book silent as well.



In 2004, Image, that had continued the G.I. Joe comic series, celebrated the original issue 21 and produced another silent issue, featuring several cover artists.



Below an overview of all comics that were published.



G.I. Joe #21

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Various

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Publish date 3/1/1984. First comic book without text balloons or captions.





G.I. Joe #85

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Artist :

Various

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Publish date 4/1/1989.





Nuff Said

Cover :

Kaare Andrews

Artist :

Various

Comment :

Trade paperback with the stories Incredible Hulk #35; New X-Men #121; Peter Parker: Spider-Man #38 Thor #44; Punisher #7; Amazing Spider-Man #39; X-Force #123. Published July 2002. Includes the storybooks that were also printed in the comics





Amazing Spider Man #39

Cover :

Kaare Andrews

Artist :

J. Michael Straczynski/John Romita Jr./Scott Hanna

Comment :

THE SCOOP: 'Nuff Said! Okay, so we all know that J. Michael Straczynski can tell an awesome story... but can he do it without words?! Time for John Romita, Jr. to cut loose!

THE STORY: In December, no one can hear you go Thwip !





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Avengers #49

Cover :

Kieron Dwyer

Artist :

Kurt Busiek/Kieron Dwyer

Comment :

THE SCOOP: The loudest 'Nuff Said issue you'll read all month!

THE STORY: The unthinkable happens as Kang arrives in Washington DC to wreak retribution for the Avengers' attack on Damocles Base! And when the dust settles, Earth's war against the Conqueror will have entered its final phase! For readers who think nothing important can happen in a silent issue, here's where we show you how wrong you are in a story so shattering, it will make you say, What the heck are they going to do in #50?



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Black Panther #39

Cover :

Steve Uy

Artist :

Christopher Priest/Sal Velluto/Bob Almond

Comment :

It's Black Panther vs. Iron Fist in 'Nuff Said combat! The karate king of K'un L'un is back, but he's not quite the Iron Fist you remember! Black Panther battles a murderously unhinged Danny Rand while time runs out for Everett K. Ross and, quite possibly, the world! It's super silent fisticuffs between two of the greatest fighters of the Marvel Universe! If you're looking for an intelligent book that's constantly surprising, respects its readership's IQ, and never fails to deliver, this is the comic for you.



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Cable #100

Cover :

Igor Kordey

Artist :

David Tischman/Igor Kordey

Comment :

THE SCOOP: The one man army known as Cable celebrates his 100th issue with the explosive conclusion of the first story arc by the amazing new team of David Tischman and Igor Kordey plus a special page 'Nuff Said silent story!

THE STORY: What happens when ideologues with super powers lose their belief? Houses explode and wealth is redistributed as the telekinetic titan unleashes his own brand of justice! Prisoners will not be taken! And in this issue's second feature, Cable goes one-on-one with the recently mutated Techno Organic Virus! Can he free himself of the malady that's plagued his entire life, or does the virus have a plan of its own?



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Captain America #50

Cover :

Gene Ha

Artist :

Dan Jurgens/Evan Dorkin/Brian Marshall/Jen Vanmeter/ Kathryn Kuder/Stuart Immonen/Dan Jurgens/Frank Quitely/Klaus Janson

Comment :

THE SCOOP: A cavalcade of creators unite for a 96 page, last-issue blow-out to send Cap to the Marvel Knights!

THE STORY: There's no better way to usher the star-spangled Super Soldier to his new beginning than to celebrate his spy smashing, shield slinging adventures! Featuring a 22 page 'Nuff Said silent story by Dan Jurgens, a retrospective by Jurgens, and a variety of pinups and short stories by an all-star list of creators including Frank Quitely, Stuart Immonen, Evan Dorkin and many more!



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Captain Marvel #26

Cover :

Udon

Artist :

Peter Davi /Leonard Kirk/Robin Riggs

Comment :

As 'Nuff Said hits, will Rick Jones commit suicide and bring Captain Marvel with him? A silent snow falls over a wintery holiday season and, unable to cope with his life as a prematurely aged one-armed man, Rick Jones prepares to make the ultimate decision while Genis is stranded in the Microverse, powerless to intervene! Peter David shows the rest of the world how to write mainstream comics. Pure brilliance. -- Comics International



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Daredevil #28

Cover :

Alex Maleev

Artist :

Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev

Comment :

THE SCOOP: It's a 'Nuff Said tie-in to Elektra #6!

THE STORY: It's The Man Without Fear or words! There's a bounty on Daredevil's head, and everyone's out to kill him but only one person might be able to do the job. Plus: DD receives a message from his old flame, the sexy assassin known as Elektra! Underboss, the new epic by the red hot creative team of Eisner and Wizard Fan Award Winner Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (Superman Vs. Predator), continues with a silent twist!



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Deadpool: Funeral For A Freak #1

Cover :

Georges Jeanty

Artist :

Frank Tieri/J. Calafiore/Jon Holdredge

Comment :

THE SCOOP: 'Nuff Said! Can the Merc With A Mouth shut up?!

THE STORY: What could possibly keep Wade Wilson quiet for a whole entire issue? This story deals with the aftermath of the Deadpool: Agent Of Weapon X fiasco as well as thrusting him into his next story arc! It's like two whole issues in one! Except that Deadpool doesn't speak at all, believe it or not! If you missed out on what writer Frank Tieri did in Deadpool: Agent Of Weapon X, be there now as the chaos begins!





Defenders #12

Cover :

Erik Larsen

Artist :

Kurt Busiek/Erik Larsen/Erik Larsen/Ivan Rei

Comment :

THE SCOOP: It's a double-sized 'Nuff Said issue that ushers in a new direction for Earth's Most Reluctant Heroes!

THE STORY: The lead story, written, penciled and inked by Erik Larsen brings his run to a finish, as the Defenders are brought by the curse to a realm in which there is no sound. They can't get along when they can communicate, so how will they cope in a world where they can't? In the second story, written by Kurt Busiek and Jo Duffy, and drawn by Ivan Reis, the Defenders have had enough of the curse, and travel into the bowels of the Earth to petition Gaea to release them and her response sends the team and the series in a radically new direction! Overlords: Defenders Against The Earth starts in February... but the action starts right here!



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Elektra #6

Cover :

Greg Horn

Artist :

Brian Michael Bendis/Chuck Austen

Comment :

THE SCOOP: It's a 'Nuff Said tie-in to DAREDEVIL #28!

THE STORY: Elektra doesn't talk much normally but this month, she's even more quiet and deadly than ever! While delivering a message to Matt Murdock, Elektra encounters a very dangerous young woman. How will this new assassin affect the lives of Elektra and the Man Without Fear? For a different take on this story, check out Daredevil #28!



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Exiles #7

Cover :

Mike Mckone & Mark Mckenna

Artist :

Judd Winick/Mike Mckone/Mark Mckenna

Comment :

'Nuff Said! The Exiles find themselves pitted against their greatest adversary yet: their own minds! The time tossed team finally get a breather, but are their nightmares worse than their actual realities or will someone find happiness in the land of dreams? Plus: A surprise romantic encounter! Find out more than has ever been revealed about the Exiles as writer Judd Winick and penciler Mike McKone take us on a silent journey into the dreams, nightmares and secret desires of Marvel's reality hopping super group! Another winner... Exiles is proving to be a top notch X book. --CaptainComics.Net



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Fantastic Four #50

Cover :

Barry Windsor-Smith

Artist :

Carlos Pacheco/Rafael Marin/Jeph Loeb/Fabian Nicieza/ Tom Grummett and

Carlos Pacheco/Steve Rude/Udon/Mike Royer

Comment :

THE SCOOP: A team of titanic talents celebrate the FF's 50th issue with a 64 page extravaganza! 4 new stories for the Fantastic Four!

THE STORY: In our first fabulous tale, which is also a 'Nuff Said story, the team of writers Carlos Pacheco and Rafael Marin and penciler Tom Grummett explore the anniversary of the day the FF first received their cosmic ray spawned powers, as memories turn to those early days, when our four intrepid adventurers had to come to grips with how their lives had forever changed. Then, Fabian Nicieza and Steve Rude raffle off the Torch and the Thing at a charity bachelor auction! Up next, Udon (X-Men: Evolution) explores the question of what gift you get for the couple who has everything! And if that's not enough, Pacheco and Jeph Loeb join forces on a tale that illustrates exactly how the Fantastic Four comic makes its way from their minds to your hands every month! The cherry on top? The new cover by Barry Windsor-Smith!



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Incredible Hulk #35

Cover :

??

Artist :

??

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THE SCOOP: ?? Plus it's 'Nuff Said month!

THE STORY: No dialogue. No sound effects. No Sonic scream.



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Iron Man #49

Cover :

Chris Batista

Artist :

Chris Batista

Writer :

Frank Tieri

Comment :

THE SCOOP: ?? Plus it's 'Nuff Said month!

THE STORY: No dialogue. No sound effects. No Sonic scream.



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New X-Men #121

Cover :

Frank Quitely

Artist :

Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely

Comment :

THE STORY: Professor X lies in a coma, on the edge of death! His powerful mutant brain has retreated into itself. In one last ditch attempt to free him from this state, Jean Grey and Emma Frost telepathically journey into the realm of Xavier's mind and the horrors they discover can truly not be described! Can the X-Men's founder be saved or will Jean and Emma be consumed by his nightmares? Find out in Silence: Psychic Rescue in Progress!



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Peter Parker, Spider-Man #38

Cover :

Humberto Ramos

Artist :

Paul Jenkins/Mark Buckingham/Wayne Faucher

Comment :

'Nuff Said! Spidey faces his fiercest and quietest foes: murderous Mimes! Continuing to raise his game to compete with J. Michael Straczynski, Paul Jenkins offers an intense, character-led story.



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Punisher #7

Cover :

Tim Bradstreet

Artist :

Steve Dillon/Jimmy Palmiotti

Comment :

THE SCOOP: A 'Nuff Said silent but deadly saga!

THE STORY: Ever wonder what Frank Castle does between the stories told in his series? Acclaimed artist Steve Dillon writes and pencils this quiet look at a few dark days in the life of the Punisher!



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Spider-Girl #41

Cover :

Pat Olliffe & Al Williamson

Artist :

Tom Defalco /Pat Olliffe /Al Williamson

Comment :

'Nuff Said! While Spider Girl tries to cope with last issue's startling death of a long-time cast member, the new Spider-Man goes one-on-one with Canis! Plus: Peter Parker finally confronts Normie Osborn!





Thor #44

Cover :

Ariel Olivetti

Artist :

Dan Jurgens /Stuart Immonen/Scott Koblish

Comment :

'Nuff Said! Odin has died a warrior's death, and now it's time to give him a Viking Funeral to carry his spirit to Valhalla and beyond! As the pyre blazes, thoughts turn towards the past, and how the All-Father's life touched that of the Thunder God and his fellow Asgardians. But here's the real question: how will Odin's death turn Thor's life upsidedown?



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Thunderbolts #59

Cover :

Patrick Zircher & Al Vey

Artist :

Fabian Nicieza/Mark Bagley/Al Vey

Comment :

'Nuff Said! Burton Canyon is silent in the aftermath of last month's cataclysm between the Thunderbolts and Graviton and the only two figures to emerge from the conflagration are Songbird and the mysterious Scream! What is the secret of this strange sonic being, and what effect will he have on the life of Melissa Gold? Featuring guest art by T-Bolts co-creator and Ultimate Spider-Man penciler Mark Bagley!



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Uncanny X-Men #401

Cover :

Ron Garney

Artist :

Joe Casey/Ron Garney/Mark Morales

Comment :

THE SCOOP: The arrival of new ongoing penciler Ron Garney! Plus it's 'Nuff Said month!

THE STORY: No dialogue. No sound effects. No Sonic scream. Nevertheless, Banshee is back! The question is, why are his current activities of great concern to the X-Men? What does he have to do with the strange abductions of some familiar X-villains? And if that weren't enough, the newest X-Man's extracurricular activities are quickly becoming a distraction, to say the least! All this, and the debut of Ron Garney (JLA: Our Worlds At War) as the title's new artist!



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Wolverine #171

Cover :

Sean Chen & Norm Rapmund

Artist :

Frank Tieri/Sean Chen/Norm Rapmund

Comment :

'Nuff Said! Wolverine vs. Mauvais vs. the Wendigo! Logan's in a fight for his life against the macabre man who tore out his eye and the flesh-eating man trapped in the body of an insatiable Canadian monster! This one could get really ugly! But why is Logan trying to save the Wendigo's life at the same time? Plus: What's Sabretooth up to? The action is so intense no one has time to breathe, much less to speak in this silent brawl- for-it-all! The shocks and surprises never stop in Frank Tieri and Sean Chen's action-packed take on Marvel's most popular mutant!



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X-Force #123

Cover :

Mike Allred

Artist :

Peter Milligan/Mike Allred

Comment :

'Nuff Said! Don't tell Doop, but the X-Force is about to embark on their quietest mission ever! Shhhhh! Combine Mike Allred's fantastic stylings with Peter Milligan's words and counterculture readers will have a whole new reason to jump on the mutant bandwagon. --The Washington Times



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X-Treme X-Men #8

Cover :

Salvador Larroca & Joe Weems

Artist :

Chris Claremont/Salvador Larroca

Comment :

It's a silent 'Nuff Said conclusion to the X-treme team's Godfather saga! Thanks to the influence of Lady Mastermind, Rogue believes her teammates have been brutally murdered and now she's out for blood! Meanwhile, Sebastian Shaw makes a move to assume a powerful mantle! Plus: Another glimpse of prospective new recruits Red Lotus and Lifeguard!



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Moment of Silence

Cover :

Joe Quesada and Alex Ross

Artist :

Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada, Bill Jemas and Brian Michael Bendis (W) / Igor Kordey, John Romita Jr., Mark Bagley and Chuck Austen (P)

Comment :

THE SCOOP: An all-star collection of creators craft four silent stories -- with all proceeds going to the victims of 9-11-01

THE STORY: Inspired by the true events, four duos of titanic talent unite to remember the heroic sacrifices of 9-11-01. And, in keeping with our 'Nuff Said event, all stories will be told with images only. The creative teams include Kevin Smith and Igor Kordey; Marvel's EIC Joe Quesada and John Romita Jr.; Marvel Prez Bill Jemas and Mark Bagley ; and Brian Michael Bendis and Chuck Austen. And it's all wrapped in a touching cover penciled by Quesada and painted by Alex Ross. Best of all, Marvel will give all proceeds to the families that lost loved ones during the attack on America.



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