It’s an X-heavy week, as “Uncanny X-Men” No. 500 brings Matt Fraction onto the writing team with Ed Brubaker. Greg Land takes over as penciller. “X-Files” No. 0 reintroduces FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully to comic books.
Mark Millar and Tony Harris launch “War Heroes” for Image, and Top Cow begins its “Broken Trinity” crossover. Full list and commentary after the break.
ALETHEIA #2 (OF 3)
ALETHEIA #3 (OF 3)
AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #1 (OF 6)
ANGEL REVELATIONS #3 (OF 5)
ARCHIE #587
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #15 SI
BATMAN
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #8
BLACK PANTHER #38
BLACK SUMMER #7 (MR)
BLOOD BOWL #2 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR A
BLOOD BOWL #2 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR B
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #15
BROKEN TRINITY #1 ROSS CVR B
BROKEN TRINITY #1 SEJIC CVR A
CAPTAIN ACTION FIRST
DAN DARE #7 (OF 7) (NOTE PRICE)
DAREDEVIL #109
DEAD SPACE #5 (OF 6)
DMZ #33 (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN #13
EXTERMINATORS #30 (MR)
FALL OF CTHULHU #14 CVR A
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #28 (MR)
FUTURAMA COMICS #38
GEARZ #1
GLAMOURPUSS #2
The second of Dave Sim’s commentary comic books about photorealism, packaged as a magazine parody.
GRAVEL #3 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #26
GRIMM FAIRY TALES PIPER #4 (OF 4) (C: 0-0-2)
HACK SLASH ANNUAL SUICIDE GIRLS REG CVR (MR)
IMAGE MONSTER PILE UP #1
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #17
Introducing the new creative team of Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman.
INVINCIBLE #51
JOKERS ASYLUM SCARECROW #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #44
A 32-page, full color comic book benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. With a cover by J. Scott Campbell, this mature readers anthology features new stories from “The Boys” and “Criminal.”
MAD MAGAZINE #492
MADAME XANADU #2 (MR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #38
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #1
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #11
NEGATIVE BURN #21 (MR)
NEW AVENGERS #43 SI
NEW WARRIORS #14 SI
NO HERO #0 (OF 7) WRAP CVR (MR)
NOCTURNALS CARNIVAL OF BEASTS (ONE SHOT)
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #8 (OF 
PISTOLFIST #1 (OF 4)
PROOF #10 (MR)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN FLYING SAUCERS VS EARTH #3 (OF 4)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS BACK MYSTERIOUS ISLE #1
ROBIN #175 RIP
SCOOBY DOO #134
SECRET HISTORY THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR #5 (OF 6)
SHE-HULK 2 #31 SI
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #17
SKRULLS ONE-SHOT SI
SONIC X #35
SPIRIT #19
STAR TREK NEW FRONTIER #5
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF
STAR WARS LEGACY #26 (C: 1-0-0)
STRAW MEN #1 (OF 12) (MR)
SUPER FRIENDS #5
SUPERMAN #678
SUPERNATURAL RISING SON #4 (OF 6)
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #48
THUNDERBOLTS #122 SI
TRINITY #8
TWO FACE YEAR ONE #1 (OF 2)
ULTIMATE X-MEN #96
UNCANNY X-MEN #500 DODSON VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN #500 MD
UNCANNY X-MEN #500 TURNER VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN 500 ISSUES POSTERBOOK
USAGI YOJIMBO #113
WAR HEROES #1
WAR HEROES #1 (OF 6) B&W SILVESTRI CVR INCV (NET)
WAR HEROES #1 (OF 6) SILVESTRI CVR INCV (NET)
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #1 (OF 5) CVR A
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #3 (OF 5) CVR A
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #3 (OF 5) CVR B
WASTELAND #19 (MR)
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #5
I continue to recommend “Wolverine: First Class.”
X-FILES SPECIAL #0
X-FILES SPECIAL #0 VAR ED
X-MEN LEGACY #214
YOUNGBLOOD #4
GRAPHIC NOVELS
AMERICAN FLAGG DEFINITIVE COLL HC 1 01 (RES) (C: 0-1-2)
Howard Chaykin’s groundbreaking 1980s series is finally collected.
ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES HC VOL 02
APOCALIPSTIX VOL 1 GN (RES)
ARMY @ LOVE TP VOL 02 GENERATION PWNED (MR)
AUTHORITY PRIME TP
COMIC BOOK TATTOO SC (C: 0-1-2)
COMPLETE BADGER TP VOL 03
COMPLETE METAL GEAR SOLID SONS OF
COMPLETE POPBOT TP
COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE TP
DEVICE SC VOL 01
DIANA PRINCE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 02
FLIGHT GN VOL 05 (C: 0-1-2)
FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF TRILOGY TP VOL 01 HOMELAND (NEW PT
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY ROAD
HOW TO LOVE HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE PREM HC
KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE PREM HC DM ED
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
MAINTENANCE TP VOL 03
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 09 DIGEST
MERCENARIES TP VOL 01 (C: 0-0-2)
MINI MARVELS TP VOL 01 ROCK PAPER SCISSORS DIGEST
MMW GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN
OUR GANG SC VOL 03 (NOTE PRICE)
RED SONJA TP VOL 04 (MR) (C: 0-0-2)
ROD ESPINOSA PRINCE OF HEROES TP CHAPTER 01 (C: 0-0-2)
SCOUT TP VOL 02 (C: 0-0-2)
SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN THE WHOLE SHEBANG TP (C: 0-1-2)
SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY ARCHIVES HC VOL 03
STRANDED TP VOL 01
TERMINATOR INFINITY TP VOL 01 (MR) (C: 0-0-2)
THIRTEEN STEPS TP VOL 01 (MR)
TREASURY VICTORIAN MURDER SC VOL 07 (MR)
WORLD WAR ROBOT TP
X-MEN TP ENDANGERED SPECIES
YAM TP
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
MORE COMMENTARY!!!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
It was a little skimpy this week, as I got caught up in all this Christian Bale stuff, plus I’m trying to get everything lined up for Comic-Con.
More commentary from me next week. Thanks for reading it though!
- Matt