The return of Valiant Comics’ X-O Manowar is this week, with a hardcover collecting his earliest adventures, along with a new story. Josh Howard collects his three Dead@17 miniseries into one compendium with some new artwork. “Countdown” wraps up with “Countdown to Final Crisis” No. 1. And the Winchester brothers return to comics with “Supernatural: Rising Son” No. 1. Full commentary and list after the break.
1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #0 (MR)
ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA WHY NOT #2 (OF 4) (MR)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #41
BATMAN #675
BETTY & VERONICA #235
BIRDS OF PREY #117
CHECKMATE #25
CONAN LEGACY FRAZETTA COVERS #2 (OF 
GOD IN THE BOWL
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 1
DARKNESS VS EVA #2 (OF 4) (MR)
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #8 (OF
DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 ROBERTS CVR A #10 (OF 12)
DYNAMO 5 #12
EVERYBODYS DEAD #2
FABLES #72 (MR)
FALL OF CTHULHU #11 CVR A
FALL OF CTHULHU #11 CVR B
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #26 (MR)
GENE SIMMONS ZIPPER #5
GODLAND #22
GOOD & EVIL #3 PART 1 THE BEGINNING
HACK SLASH SERIES #11 MCKELVIE CVR B (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES #11 SEELEY CVR A (MR)
HULK #3
HULK #3 FINCH VAR
HULK VS HERCULES WHEN TITANS COLLIDE
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF
MAC BOLAN THE EXECUTIONER DEVILS TOOLS #1 (OF 5)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #35
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE DORIAN GRAY #5 (OF 6)
MICE TEMPLAR #4
MIGHTY AVENGERS #12 SI
MS MARVEL #26 SII
NEOZOIC #4
NEW EXILES #5
NORTHLANDERS #5 (MR)
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #2 (OF 6)
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #2 (OF 6) VAR ED
POWER PACK DAY ONE #2 (OF 4)
RETURN O/T GREMLINS #2 (OF 3) (RES)
SADHU WHEEL OF DESTINY #1 (OF 5) (MR) (C: 0-0-1)
SCOOBY DOO #131
SECRET HISTORY THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR #2 (OF 6)
SHADOWPACT #24
SHE-HULK 2 #28
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #16
SONIC X #32
SPAWN #177
SPAWN GODSLAYER #8
SPIRIT #16
ST TNG INTELLIGENCE GATHERING #4 (OF 5)
STAR TREK NEW FRONTIER #2
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #10 (C: 1-0-0)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF
STAR WARS LEGACY #22 (C: 1-0-0)
SUPER FRIENDS #2
SUPERMAN BATMAN #47
SUPERNATURAL RISING SON #1 (OF 6)
DCComics.com says: Picking up several years after Supernatural: Origins, the boys are now old enough to join John on his cross-country “hunting trips.” Amid the carnage and violence, John’s seeking something specific: any information on why his wife was murdered.
SUPERNATURAL RISING SON #1 (OF 6) VAR ED
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #45
THOR #8
Danger finds Thor in the Oklahoma heartland in this second of a two-part story arc by writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Marko Djurdjevic.
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT GRIMLOCK
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #53
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #121
UNCANNY X-MEN #497 DWS
WITCHBLADE #117 ROSS CVR B
Top Cow says: Dani meets a handsome stranger who sweeps her off her feet. But Sara’s police instincts kick in and she suspects there is more to Dani’s new paramour than meets the eye.
WITCHBLADE #117 SEJIC CVR A
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #2
The first issue was a fun launch for an all-ages Wolverine title. Kitty provides a birthday surprise for Wolverine — but what she doesn’t realize is that Sabretooth is planning to crash the party.
WORMWOOD CALAMARI RISING #4
X-FORCE #3 DWS
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #11
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #4 (OF 6)
GRAPHIC NOVELS
AVENGERS TP KREE SKRULL WAR NEW PTG
The classic cosmic tale with art by Neal Adams. Should be especially important as “Secret Invasion” heats up.
BATMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 05
BEAU SMITHS NO GUTS NO GLORY TP (RES) (C: 0-1-2)
COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES HC VOL 03 1939-1940
If you haven’t looked at this artwork, you’re missing out.
DAREDEVIL TP VOL 02 HELL TO PAY
DEAD AT 17 TP COMPENDIUM ED (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
Featuring all three original miniseries with new and retouched art.
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 1
Collecting the Joe Kelly comics recently named one of the top 100 comic book runs of all time by Comic Book Resources.
DEADPOOL VS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP
HAUNTED MANSION HC VOL 01 WELCOME FOOLISH MORTAL
JOHNNY DELGADO IS DEAD TP VOL 01
JONAH HEX TP VOL 04 ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
JSA HC VOL 02 THY KINGDOM COME PART 1
LIVING WITH THE DEAD TP (C: 0-1-2)
LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE SIDE A TP
QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE EDITION TP VOL 02
Greg Rucka’s top-notch spy strip gets collected in new, smaller-size paperbacks.
SPEED RACER CHRONICLES OF THE RACER TP
SUPREME SET RETURN & STORY O/T YEAR PX LEATHER ED (C: 0-1-2
TEAM ZERO TP
X-MEN TP EMPEROR VULCAN
X-O MANOWAR BIRTH HC
Collects issues 0-6 and a new story by Bob Layton.