You could do a lot worse than to get to the comic book store today, where three pretty brilliant comics are getting repackaged in new formats.

First, Starman Omnibus vol. 3 continues the collection of James Robinson’s “Starman” series, about reluctant hero Jack Knight.  Starman is often, and correctly, thrown around in “Best of the 1990s” discussions.

While you probably know about Ed Brubaker’s “Captain America” 600, hitting shops today (if they didn’t opt to get them Monday), you may not realize that the latest issue of his “Incognito” series and the re-collection of his “Sleeper” stories are released today, too.  “Sleeper” is a terribly under-rated series from WildStorm that was basically a spy series with superhero trappings. If you’re enjoying “Cap,” but could handle something aimed at a slightly more mature audience, give “Sleeper” a look.

And finally, “Nexus: As it Happened” is a black-and-white, affordable reprint of the early issues of Steve Rude and Mike Baron’s “Nexus.”  One of the best series of the 1980s and a multiple Eisner Award winner. Nexus, a man in the year 2814, is plagued by nightmares of mass-murderers. Given powers by a mysterious force, he is compelled to find these killers and execute them.  “Nexus: As It Happened” Vol. 1 reprints seven issues of “Nexus”: Vol. 1, 1-3, and Vol. 2, 1-4.

Also out this week, a new printing of Garth Ennis’ acclaimed “Hitman” series, and the latest issue of “Supergirl” by Tulsa native Sterling Gates.   From Image, “Invincible” #63 hits stands, as does a new “Dead@17″ by Josh Howard.  The collection of Mike Oeming’s “Mice Templar” is released, as well.

In addition to “Captain America,” Marvel zeroes in on the Cajun mutant Gambit with “X-Men Origins: Gambit.”  You can find the full list of this week’s releases here.

- Matt Price

Three big releases this week, from the three biggest publishers.  DC releases Batman #686, written by Neil Gaiman; Image celebrates the 75th issue of “The Darkness,” and Marvel celebrates the 600th issue of “Thor.” Humorously enough, both “The Darkness” and “Thor” shifted from lower-numbered issues to celebrate the anniversary issues. But that’s OK with me, I like the higher numbers better.

Full list and commentary after the break.  List provided by Previewsworld.com.

DARK HORSE COMICS

DEC080049       BPRD BLACK GODDESS #2 (OF 5)       $2.99

DEC080050       HELLBOY WILD HUNT #3 (OF 8)            $2.99

DEC080066       STAR WARS CLONE WARS #4 (OF 6)   $2.99

DC COMICS

DEC080116       ACTION COMICS #874 (ORIGINS)          $2.99
James Robinson writes a two-parter dealing with Mon-El. 

OCT080162       ALL STAR SUPERMAN HC VOL 02        $19.99
The second hardcover of one of the best ever Superman runs. 

DEC080105       BATMAN #686 (NOTE PRICE)    $3.99
The Newberry-winning Gaiman writes “Batman,” but I understand the language isn’t exactly all-ages.

NOV080141       BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1     $3.99

DEC080112       BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #26    $2.99

NOV080172       BATMAN FALSE FACES TP      $14.99
It’s by Brian K. Vaughan and Scott McDaniel.

OCT080163       BATMAN RIP DELUXE EDITION HC        $24.99
Collecting the best-selling story by Grant Morrison.

DEC080121       BOOSTER GOLD #17 (ORIGINS)            $2.99

DEC080175       CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #34          $2.50

DEC080214       DMZ #39 (MR)   $2.99

NOV080228       DMZ TP VOL 06 BLOOD IN THE GAME (MR)      $12.99

DEC080211       FABLES #81 (MR)         $2.99

NOV080214       GEARS OF WAR #4 (MR)          $3.99

NOV088120       GEARS OF WAR FLIP BOOK    $3.99

DEC080182       GEN 13 #27      $2.99

DEC080124       GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #17 (ORIGINS)          $2.99

DEC080127       GREEN LANTERN CORPS #33 (ORIGINS)          $2.99

NOV080241       JIHAI VOL 01     $9.99

MAY080298      JLI SER 1 BLACK CANARY ACTION FIGURE      PI

MAY080299      JLI SER 1 GNORT ACTION FIGURE        PI
I have no words.

MAY080300      JLI SER 1 ICE ACTION FIGURE PI

DEC080189       MIRRORS EDGE #4 (OF 6)        $3.99

DEC080113       NIGHTWING #153 (ORIGINS)      $2.99

DEC080137       REBELS #1       $2.99

NOV080237       SCALPED #25 (MR)       $2.99

NOV080179       SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN TP VOL 03            $16.99

DEC080111       SIMON DARK #17         $2.99

DEC080145       SPIRIT #26        $2.99

NOV080247       STEEL FIST RIKU VOL 03          $9.99

DEC080170       SUPER FRIENDS #12    $2.50

DEC080143       TITANS #10 (ORIGINS)   $2.99

DEC080102       TRINITY #37      $2.99

NOV080188       VIGILANTE CITY LIGHTS PRAIRIE JUSTICE TP   $19.99

DEC080149       VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #5 (OF 5) $2.99

JUL080237        WATCHMEN MOVIE COMEDIAN 1/6 SCALE FIGURE     $125.00

JUL080238        WATCHMEN MOVIE COMEDIAN BUST  $69.99

JUL080239        WATCHMEN MOVIE DR MANHATTAN BUST      $69.99

NOV080190       WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN TP        $14.99

DEC080224       YOUNG LIARS #12 (MR)            $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

NOV082253       BRIT #12 (RES) $3.99

NOV088139       DARKNESS #75 ALL BEEF EDITION CVR F       $4.99

DEC082280       DARKNESS #75 BERMEJO CVR A        $4.99

DEC082283       DARKNESS #75 BROUSSARD CVR D   $4.99

DEC082281       DARKNESS #75 KEOWN CVR B           $4.99

DEC082282       DARKNESS #75 SEJIC CVR C   $4.99

SEP082279       DARKNESS ACCURSED TP VOL 01 DIRECT MARKET ED          $4.99

APR082230       FRESHMEN HC VOL 01 LTD SGN ED    $49.99

DEC082298       MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #0           $2.99

OCT082274       MIXTAPE HC VOL 03     $24.99

DEC082277       ROBERTS TP    $14.99

NOV082240       SWORD TP VOL 02 WATER (MR)          $14.99

DEC082269       WALKING DEAD #58 (MR)         $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

DEC082359       ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #4 (OF 5)    $3.99

DEC082358       AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #29      $2.99

DEC082355       AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586    $2.99

DEC082426       AVENGERS INITIATIVE PREM HC VOL 03 SECRET INVASION   $19.99

NOV082364       AVENGERS INVADERS #8 (OF 12)        $2.99

DEC082360       CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #10          $2.99

DEC082463       ESSENTIAL AVENGERS TP NEW PTG VOL 01  $16.99

DEC082367       ETERNALS #8   $2.99

DEC082454       HULK TP VOL 01 RED HULK     $19.99

NOV088098       INCOGNITO #1 2ND PTG PHILLIPS VAR (MR) (PP #851) $3.50

NOV082429       INCOGNITO #2 (MR)      $3.50
If you missed the first printing of Incognito 1, do yourself a favor, pick up the second print, and go ahead and get #2 as well. 

DEC082457       INVADERS CLASSIC TP VOL 03            $29.99
I’m glad they’re reprinting these, as I dig ‘em, though I don’t love the price point.

DEC082377       MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #48        $2.99

DEC082375       MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #8    $2.99

DEC082341       MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #6 (OF 8)     $3.99

DEC082394       MARVEL SPOTLIGHT WAR OF KINGS   $2.99

DEC082379       MARVEL TV GALACTUS REAL STORY  $3.99

NOV082389       NEW WARRIORS #20   $3.99

DEC082449       NOVA TP VOL 03 SECRET INVASION    $16.99

DEC082450       NOVA TP VOL 03 SECRET INVASION DM ED    $16.99

OCT082436       PATSY WALKER HELLCAT #5 (OF 5)    $2.99

NOV088099       PUNISHER #1 2ND PTG OPENA VAR (PP #851) $3.99

NOV088112       SECRET INVASION WAR OF KINGS ONE SHOT 2ND PTG VAR $3.99

DEC082468       SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #5       $3.99

DEC082460       SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 03 BRAND NEW DAY      $14.99

DEC082430       SUPREME POWER PREM HC CONTACT          $24.99

NOV082404       THOR #600       $4.99

NOV088113       THOR #600 ZIRCHER VAR         $4.99

NOV082426       WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #4 (OF 4)      $2.99

NOV088100       WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1 (OF 2ND PTG YOUNG VAR (PP #851)          $3.99

DEC082342       WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (OF 8)            $3.99

DEC082427       X-FACTOR PREM HC SECRET INVASION          $24.99

DEC082398       X-INFERNUS #3 (OF 4)  $3.99

DEC082402       X-MEN ORIGINS SABRETOOTH $3.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

DEC083692       TOYFARE #140 TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF FALLEN CVR $4.99

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COMICS

OCT084475       1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #8   $2.99

NOV084246       2000 AD #1618  $4.50

NOV084247       2000 AD #1619  $4.50

DEC084245       3 GEEKS SLAB MADNESS #2 (OF 3)    $2.99

DEC084110       30 DAYS OF NIGHT TP JUAREZ            $17.99

DEC084180       AEGIS GN VOL 01        $12.99

DEC083989       ALINE & THE OTHERS GN (O/A) (MR)    $9.95

DEC084071       ANGEL #17       $3.99

JUL084298        APPLE ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 02 (MR)   $34.95

DEC083757       ARCHIE & FRIENDS #128          $2.25

DEC084229       ARKHAM WOODS GN   $9.99

OCT084043       ARMY OF DARKNESS TP VOL 07 LONG ROAD HOME  $14.99

DEC084115       ASHLEY WOODS 96 NUDES HC (MR)   $29.99

DEC083761       BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #168      $3.69

OCT084479       BEYOND WONDERLAND #5 (OF 6)       $2.99

DEC084350       BLACK GOD TP VOL 05            $10.99

NOV084336       BLACK LAGOON GN VOL 04 (MR)         $12.99

NOV083900       BLAKE & MORTIMER GN STRANGE ENCOUNTER         $15.95

NOV084329       BOYS OVER FLOWERS TP VOL 34      $9.99

OCT084164       CASTLE WAITING VOL II #14     $3.95

OCT083944       CTHULHU TALES TP VOL 03 CHAOS OF THE MIND       $15.99

DEC083972       DEVILS PANTIES GN VOL 03 (MR)        $20.00

JUL083966        DF IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #33 SGN $19.99

DEC084104       DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #3            $3.99

NOV088072       FARSCAPE #1 2ND PTG (PP #850)        $3.99

OCT083804       FIRE & BRIMSTONE #4 (OF 5)   $3.95

NOV084339       FLAME OF RECCA TP VOL 30  $9.99

OCT084031       GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #3 (OF 3) FOIL CVR     PI

DEC084081       GI JOE #2         $3.99

NOV084340       GIMMICK GN VOL 05    $9.99

OCT083805       GOLD DIGGER #102      $2.99
I guess I *am* saying she’s a gold digger, after all.

OCT083808       GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK #23       $3.95

NOV083750       GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #1         $3.95

DEC084351       GOONG GN VOL 04      $10.95

OCT084152       GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL 16 OSCAR WILDE     $11.95

OCT083873       GRAVEL #9 (MR)          $3.99

OCT083874       GRAVEL #9 WRAP CVR (MR)    $3.99
Had this book come out in the early 90s,  Avatar might have tried shipping it with a cover actually made of gravel. 

NOV084360       GRIMM FAIRY TALES #35         $2.99

SEP084224       HARDY BOYS HC VOL 15         $12.95

NOV084338       HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER TP VOL 10  $9.99

DEC084230       HAYATE X BLADE GN VOL 02   $9.99

NOV083857       HEXED #2 (OF 4) CVR A            $3.99

NOV083858       HEXED #2 (OF 4) CVR B            $3.99

NOV084021       HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TP VOL 04 (NEW PTG)    $9.95

NOV083947       HIGHLANDER ORIGINS KURGAN #1 (OF 2) FOIL CVR    PI

SEP083936       HIGHLANDER WAY OF THE SWORD TP           $14.99

JAN094495        HOSHIN ENGI TP VOL 11          $7.99

NOV083901       IRS TP VOL 02 BLUE ICE          $19.95

AUG083879       JACK THE LANTERN GHOSTS #3 (MR)  $3.95

DEC083860       KID BEOWULF GN VOL 01 BLOOD BOUND OATH         $15.95

OCT083931       LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #3 (OF 5) CVR A  $3.99

OCT083932       LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #3 (OF 5) CVR B  $3.99

NOV084343       LAW OF UEKI TP VOL 16          $9.99

DEC083903       MASQUERADE #1        $3.50
A spin-off of Project Superpowers.

OCT083780       MEN OF MYSTERY #77            $9.95

NOV084023       METRO SURVIVE GN VOL 01-02 SET    $15.95

DEC084352       MOON BOY GN VOL 06            $10.95

OCT084398       MR HOLMES & DR WATSON THEIR STRANGEST CASES GN    $17.99

AUG083954       NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA BALTAR TP     $14.99

NOV084337       NIGHTMARE INSPECTOR YUMEKUI KENBUN GN VOL 06          $9.99

NOV084342       O PARTS HUNTER TP VOL 14   $9.99

NOV084208       PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #0      $1.99

NOV084210       PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #0 SILVER LTD ED     $3.99

DEC083988       PURI PURI GN VOL 01-05 SET (MR)       $39.95

NOV083902       RAPTURE #3 (A)           $9.00

MAR083634      SABRE 30TH ANN HC (MR)       $14.99

DEC084130       SEAMUS MCMANUS HC           $16.99

DEC083765       SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #197   $2.25

DEC083784       SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #3 (OF 5)  $2.99

DEC084077       SPIKE AFTER THE FALL HC VOL 01     $21.99

JUL084166        STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #4 (OF 5) (MR)       $3.99
The long-awaited fourth issue.

OCT084324       STEVE DITKO READER TP VOL 01 2ND PTG (RES)       $25.00

DEC084101       TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQ #2 (OF 4)        $3.99

DEC084095       TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #1        $3.99

DEC084094       TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN OMNIBUS TP   $19.99

DEC084112       WELCOME TO HOXFORD TP VOL 01    $19.99

OCT083815       YETI VS VAMPIRE #2   $2.99

NOV084344       ZATCH BELL GN VOL 23           $9.99

DEC084353       ZOMBIE LOAN TP VOL 05         $10.99

MAGAZINES

NOV084394       DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #01 BATMAN    $14.00

NOV084395       DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #02 SUPERMAN           $14.00

NOV084397       DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #22 DONNA TROY        $14.00
DC finally gets into the figurine act from Eaglemoss.

DEC084414       DR WHO MAGAZINE #404         $7.99

NOV084428       FANGORIA #281 MAR 2009       $8.99

NOV084411       FORTEAN TIMES #245  $11.99

DEC084421       LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #21 SPECIAL NEWSSTAND ED       $9.99

DEC084422       LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #21 SPECIAL PX ED           $9.99

NOV084435       SFX #179          $9.99

DEC084425       SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #31 SPECIAL NEWSSTAND ED           $9.99

DEC084426       SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #31 SPECIAL PX ED   $9.99

DEC084428       STAR TREK MAGAZINE #16 SPECIAL NEWSSTAND ED            $9.99

DEC084429       STAR TREK MAGAZINE #16 SPECIAL PX ED     $9.99

DEC084398       WRITE NOW #20           $6.95
The final issue, focusing on “The Spirit” movie.

Obviously, the big reason to get excited today is the release of the long-awaited Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5.  Jeff Parker’s “Agents of Atlas” kicks off from Marvel, as does “Secret Warriors” by writers Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman.   The slow-in-coming but pretty great “Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds” No. 3 also ships. Full list and commentary after the break.  List from Previewsworld.com.

DARK HORSE COMICS

NOV080049 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #22 CHEN CVR $2.99
NOV080050 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #22 JEANTY CVR $2.99
OCT080020 INDIANA JONES FURTHER ADV OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 $24.95
DEC080037 KULL #4 (OF 6) $2.99
OCT080018 MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 02 $19.95
SEP080080 SAVAGE SWORD COLLECTION BUST #3 CONAN $59.99
APR080132 VAMPIRE HUNTER D PVC SET $24.99
MAR080077 WETA DOCTOR WHO CLASSIC DOCTOR & DAVROS STATUE $300.00
MAR080076 WETA DOCTOR WHO CLASSIC MASTER & AUTON STATUE $280.00
FEB080150 WETA DOCTOR WHO CYBERCONTROLLER STATUE $300.00
JAN080107 WETA ORIGINALS VICTORIOUS MONGOOSE 1902A RAY PISTOL $595.00

DC COMICS

DEC080117 ADVENTURE COMICS #0 (ORIGINS) $1.00
Just a dollar, and reprints a classic Legion tale.
DEC080183 AUTHORITY #7 $2.99
DEC080193 BANG TANGO #1 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99
JUL080260 BATMAN #676 POSTER $7.99
DEC080125 BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE #3 (OF 6) $2.99
DEC080130 EL DIABLO #6 (OF 6) $2.99
AUG080118 FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #3 (OF 5) $3.99
I wish this were coming out faster, but Johns! Perez!  And I don’t think it really needs that Final Crisis tie-in marker.
NOV080243 FLAT EARTH EXCHANGE VOL 03 $9.99
DEC080213 HAUNTED TANK #3 (OF 5) (MR) $2.99
DEC080217 HOUSE OF MYSTERY #10 (MR) $2.99
APR080294 JLA TROPHY ROOM BAT SIGNAL PROP REPLICA $395.00
DEC080131 JONAH HEX #40 $2.99
NOV080245 KIICHI AND THE MAGIC BOOKS VOL 04 $9.99
DEC080179 LOONEY TUNES #171 $2.50
DEC080135 MIGHTY #1 $2.99
JUL080254 NEW GODS SER 2 BIG BARDA ACTION FIGURE PI
JUL080253 NEW GODS SER 2 KALIBAK ACTION FIGURE PI
JUL080256 NEW GODS SER 2 METRON ACTION FIGURE PI
JUL080255 NEW GODS SER 2 SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE PI
Please don’t take this opportunity to re-create the Barda-Superman scene from John Byrne’s Action Comics.

OCT080227 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 01 (MR) $24.99
Even though this is on the list, I was hearing it might be held up. Check with your local retailer.
DEC080221 SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS #4 (OF 4) (MR) $2.99
DEC080139 SECRET SIX #6 (ORIGINS) $2.99
NOV080177 SIMON DARK TP VOL 02 ASHES $17.99
DEC080173 SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #3 (OF 6) $2.50
JUL080258 SUPERMAN #675 POSTER $7.99
NOV080184 TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN TP VOL 01 $19.99
DEC080142 TERROR TITANS #5 (OF 6) $2.99
NOV080197 TINY TITANS TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO THE TREEHOUSE $12.99
DEC080101 TRINITY #36 $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

DEC082227 BAD DOG #1 (MR) $3.99
SEP082274 BROKEN TRINITY POSTER $7.99
JUL082194 DARK IVORY #4 (OF 4) $2.99
SEP082248 DYNAMO 5 #19 $3.50
DEC082237 JERSEY GODS #1 $3.50
From the Jersey Gods blog: 
 This is the world of JERSEY GODS — A new superhero book in which the hero, plagued by meddlesome in laws, household chores and his wife’s crazy social agenda, has very little free time left to save the galaxy.
It’s from the writer of the John Romita Jr. book “Gray Area.”

JUL082204 MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #13 $3.50
OCT082310 MISSING THE BOAT GN $18.99
DEC082226 SOUL KISS #1 (OF 5) (MR) $3.50
From the solicit:
A deal with the Devil gone bad leads production assistant Lili Bloom to strike a second deal with the Devil gone worse: To save her boyfriend, Lili must deliver ten innocent souls to Hell by sealing their fates… with a kiss.
NOV082301 WITCHBLADE #124 $2.99
The final issue before the war of the Witchblade gets going. The solicit:
Witchblade wielders Sara Pezzini and Dani Baptiste find themselves at odds over the fate of a girl Dani has taken on as a dance student. Could this be the end of their friendship and perhaps the start of something far more deadly?
JUN082275 YOUNGBLOOD #7 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

NOV082400 AGE OF SENTRY #5 (OF 6) $2.99
DEC082328 AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 DKR $3.99
Buy all of Jeff Parker’s comics.
DEC088033 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 OBAMA 4TH PTG VAR $3.99
A fifth printing has already been solicited.
DEC082354 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #585 $2.99
DEC082335 ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #5 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
DEC082362 ASTONISHING TALES #1 $3.99
This seems like stuff that would have been in Marvel Comics Presents if they hadn’t cancelled it, right?
DEC082455 AVENGERS NIGHTS OF WUNDAGORE TP $16.99
DEC082327 BLACK PANTHER 2 #1 DKR $3.99
Relaunched, with a woman taking on the role of Black Panther.
DEC082403 CABLE #11 $2.99
NOV082450 CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC TRUTH $24.99
Good to see this back in print.
DEC082411 DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #2 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
DEC082322 DEADPOOL #7 DKR $2.99
Strong sales reported so far on this title, you’d think that’d only rise as the motion picture appearance of Deadpool nears.
DEC082465 DEADPOOL BY GREG LAND POSTER $8.99
OCT082358 ENDERS GAME BATTLE SCHOOL #3 (OF 5) $3.99
DEC082461 ETERNALS TP VOL 01 TO SLAY A GOD $19.99
DEC082366 FRANKLIN RICHARDS DARK REIGNING CATS & DOGS $3.99
NOV082378 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #22 $2.99
DEC082315 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10 DKR $2.99
NOV088144 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10 SECRET RETAILER VAR $2.99
DEC082458 MARVEL EUROPE TP (MR) $14.99
DEC082340 MARVEL ILLUSTRATED KIDNAPPED #4 (OF 5) $3.99
DEC082372 MARVEL YOUR UNIVERSE #1 $5.99
NOV088175 MIGHTY AVENGERS #21 DKR CORRECTED COPY $3.99
DEC082439 MINI MARVELS TP SECRET INVASION DIGEST $9.99
NOV082434 MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 $24.99
NOV082435 MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 DM ED $24.99
DEC082380 OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #2 $3.99
DEC082321 PUNISHER #2 DKR $2.99
DEC082462 PUNISHER MAX TP VOL 11 GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES (MR) $16.99
DEC082326 SECRET WARRIORS #1 DKR $3.99
Can Hickman work his magic at Marvel?
OCT088174 SECRET WARRIORS #1 PARENT VAR DKR (PP #848) $3.99
NOV088059 SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #5 (PP #850) $6.99
DEC082348 ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK NEW PTG #1 $2.99
DEC082395 WAR OF KINGS DARKHAWK #1 $3.99
I’m all about the return of formerly written-off characters into something cool.
DEC082408 WOLVERINE POWER PACK #4 (OF 4) $2.99
DEC082407 X-MEN FIRST CLASS FINALS #1 (OF 4) $3.99
DEC082406 X-MEN LIVES AND TIMES OF LUCAS BISHOP #1 (OF 3) $3.99
NOV082420 X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #5 (OF 5) $3.99
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NOV088030 YOUNG GUNS SKETCHBOOK 2009 PI

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

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From Fred Van Lente, and covering the history of comic books. Totally worth a read.
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New launch from Dynamite from writer James Kuhoric.
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Based on the TV show.
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First issue sold out in a matter of days nationwide.
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Get your Cassaday on! This is a World War II vampire tale originally published in Europe by Humanoids.
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The second issue of the second series by writer Joe Hill.
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Just pretend I’m saying “yay” for like a page here.
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A happy new comics day, and a happy birthday to my wife, Annette, who is an unsung hero for what she contributes to my store, my family and helping me as a writer.
On to the comics! “Supergirl” gets a “Faces of Evil” tie-in as the “Who Is Superwoman?” story begins. “Faces of Evil: Deathstroke” is a one-shot focusing on the Titans villain. And Marvel launches “Dark Avengers” as part of its “Dark Reign” storyline. Full list and commentary after the break.

DARK HORSE COMICS

OCT080038 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 06 $24.95

NOV080052 CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #7 $2.99

AUG080080 GANTZ TP VOL 03 (MR) $12.95

SEP080074 PATH OF THE ASSASSIN TP VOL 14 BAD BLOOD (MR) $9.95

NOV080081 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #37 PROPHET MOTIVE PART 2 $2.99

DC COMICS

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NOV080227 AIR #6 (MR) $2.99

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NOV080159 BRAVE AND THE BOLD #21 $2.99

NOV080126 FACES OF EVIL DEATHSTROKE #1 (FOE) $2.99

By David Hine and Georges Jeanty.

NOV080122 FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND #2 (OF 2) $4.50

An important “Final Crisis” tie-in, I’m told. 

OCT080168 FLASH EMERGENCY STOP TP $12.99

A Grant Morrison storyline comes back into print. 

OCT080232 GON VOL 07 $5.99

OCT080147 GREEN LANTERN #37 (FOE) $2.99

A “Blackest Night” prelude. 

SEP080168 HARLEY QUINN PRELUDES AND KNOCK KNOCK JOKES TP $19.99

NOV080235 HELLBLAZER #251 (MR) $2.99

NOV080167 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #29 (FOE) $2.99

OCT080173 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA LIGHTNING SAGA TP $17.99

SEP080176 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SANCTUARY HC $19.99

NOV080203 MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE #1 (OF 6) $2.99

A new Jeff Parker (“Interman,” “Agents of Atlas”) series; I find his stuff to always be worth a look. 

NOV080149 ROBIN #182 (FOE) $2.99

NOV080202 SCOOBY DOO #140 $2.50

OCT080174 SHADOWPACT THE BURNING AGE TP $17.99

NOV080166 SPIRIT #25 $2.99

NOV080206 STORMWATCH PHD #18 $2.99

NOV080155 SUPERGIRL #37 (FOE) $2.99

Supergirl is sent after her father’s killer.

NOV080153 SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #3 $3.99

OCT080179 SUPERMAN SHADOWS LINGER TP $14.99

NOV080135 TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #11 (OF 12) $2.99

OCT080236 TERU TERU X SHONEN VOL 04 $9.99

NOV080196 TINY TITANS #12 $2.50

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NOV080120 TRINITY #34 $2.99

NOV080138 VIGILANTE #2 (FOE) $2.99

JUN080318 WATCHMEN MOVIE OZYMANDIAS BUST $69.99

JUN080317 WATCHMEN MOVIE RORSCHACH BUST $69.99

NOV080219 WORLD OF WARCRAFT #15 $2.99

NOV080220 X-FILES #3 (OF 6) $3.50

IMAGE COMICS

NOV082304 DARKNESS #74 KEOWN CVR A $2.99

FEB082152 ELEPHANTMEN #15 $2.99

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NOV082234 SPAWN #188 $2.95

OCT082308 TED MCKEEVER LIBRARY HC VOL 02 EDDY CURRENT $34.99

OCT082336 ZERO G #4 (OF 4) $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

NOV082480 AGENTS OF ATLAS POSTER $8.99

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NOV082367 CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL $4.99

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NOV082323 DARK AVENGERS #1 DKR $3.99

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NOV082371 DR DOOM MASTERS OF EVIL #1 $2.99

NOV082478 ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE TP VOL 01 NEW PTG $16.99

NOV082477 FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES JOHN BYRNE TP VOL 00 $24.99
Collecting, I believe, the FFs that Byrne drew but didn’t write, and some assorted FF work from things like “Marvel Two In One.”

NOV082373 GHOST RIDER #31 $2.99

NOV082407 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #9 $2.99
Rocket Raccoon and the Guardians attempt to save Star-Lord from Blastaar.

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Hank Pym, the Wasp? So how much therapy does Hank actually need, you think?

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NOV082398 SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #7 $2.99

NOV082332 THUNDERBOLTS #128 DKR $2.99

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NOV082415 X-FACTOR #39 $2.99

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NOV082410 X-MEN LEGACY #220 $2.99

NOV088101 X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #5 (OF 5) CORRECTED COPY $3.99

NOV082348 YTHAQ FORSAKEN WORLD #2 (OF 3) (MR) $5.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

NOV083702 WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #65 AFRO SAMURAI CVR $4.99

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COMICS

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NOV084139 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #16 $3.99

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NOV084108 ANZU THE SHARDS OF MEMORY TP (O/A) (A) $19.95

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SEP083934 ARMY OF DARKNESS #16 $3.50

NOV083777 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #87 $2.25

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SEP083907 BLACK TERROR #2 FOIL $19.99

SEP083908 BLACK TERROR #2 HIGH END FOIL PI

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OCT084466 CASE CLOSED GN VOL 27 $9.99

AUG084351 COMPLETE ARANZI HOUR TP $17.95

NOV084120 DARK DELICACIES #1 $3.99

OCT084140 DF ASTONISHING X-MEN #25 EX ALT ROMITA SGN CVR $49.99

SEP084007 DF NEW AVENGERS #47 SGN $19.99

NOV084146 DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #6 $3.99

OCT084237 EPILOGUE #4 $3.99

OCT084228 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #33 (MR) $3.99

NOV083792 FATHOM #5 GARZA CVR $2.99

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OCT083918 FLAMING CARROT COLLECTED LTD HC VOL 01 $49.95

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NOV083778 JUGHEAD #193 $2.25

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NOV084113 STAR TREK COUNTDOWN #1 $3.99
Kicking off the prelude to the film. 

NOV084300 STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #1 (OF 4) A CVR DOGAN $3.95

NOV084301 STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #1 (OF 4) B CVR LAU $3.95

OCT083926 STUART & KATHRYN IMMONENS NEVER BAD AS YOU THINK HC (MR) $15.99
I read Stuart Immonen’s hilarious convention tales — I don’t think this is related, but it makes me at least want to give it a look. 

OCT084321 TALES FROM THE CRYPT #10 $3.95

AUG083742 TALES OF PENANCE TRIAL O/T CENTURY #4 (OF 4) $3.95

NOV084204 TALES OF TMNT #54 $3.25

OCT084026 TERMINATOR REVOLUTION #1 FOIL CVR PI

NOV084305 TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 03 $16.95

NOV084123 TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PQ DEFIANCE #1 $3.99

OCT083957 WARHAMMER ONLY WAR OMNIBUS SC $24.99

SEP083915 ZORRO #9 FOIL CVR $19.99

SEP083916 ZORRO #9 HIGH END FOIL CVR PI

MAGAZINES

NOV084369 BACK ISSUE #32 $6.95
A nice combination Joe Staton-Ethan Van Sciver interview in this issue.

NOV084392 COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1651 MAR 2009 $5.99

OCT084498 COMICS REVUE #273 $6.95

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OCT084514 TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #174 $5.95

Sterling Gates’ entry in the “Faces of Evil” event hits today: “Faces of Evil: Prometheus.”  I guess we’ll see if Batman is dead, alive, or whatever in “Final Crisis” #6.  Incoming President Barack Obama makes a stop in “Amazing Spider-Man.”   Full list and commentary after the break.  List from Previewsworld.com.

DARK HORSE COMICS

NOV080047 BPRD BLACK GODDESS #1 (OF 5) $2.99
NOV080051 CLEANERS #2 (OF 4) $2.99
SEP080072 GHOST TALKERS DAYDREAM TP VOL 03 (MR) $10.95
SEP080043 PIGEONS FROM HELL TP $13.99
OCT080016 SOLOMON KANE #4 (OF 5) $2.99

DC COMICS

NOV080152 ACTION COMICS #873 (FOE) $2.99
It seems like it’s kind of awkward that the end of a major crossover is also a tie-in with another type of storyline, but given that it’s Geoff Johns, it all probably works out fine.  (That “FOE” stands for “Faces of Evil,” and this week’s “Action” wraps up “New Krypton.”)

JUN080330 AME COMI HAWKGIRL PVC FIGURE $59.99
NOV080224 ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #6 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99
JUN080341 BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE ETHAN VAN SCIVER $75.00
NOV080147 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #25 $2.99
I thought Scott McDaniel’s career, post-Nightwing, would be more high-profile than this, but at least you can see him here, drawing Batman. 

NOV080158 BOOSTER GOLD #16 (FOE) $2.99
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I’ve been told this is a pretty dark issue.   Can Gates return Prometheus to the role of A-list villain?  The preview pages at IGN look pretty good.

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Batman’s dead! Or he’s not! Or he’s being used to power a large cuisinart!  Whatever, at least it’s out, right? (This is starting off as a fairly negative commentary, innit?)

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Based on the PlayStation 3 game.

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Since the Obama cover coming this week as part of an incentive wasn’t going to come anywhere near satisfying demand, Marvel is rushing out a second print Obama cover for next week.  Good for them.
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WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

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If you’ve been following the series in the Scholastic color editions, here it is! The big finish.

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Relaunching the property with IDW just in time for the big-budget movie.

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The first series was a surprise sellout and critically praised, as well.

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Antony Johnson’s apocalyptic series from Oni Press continues.

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1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #6
ANGEL SMILE TIME #1
ARCHIE #592
ARMY OF DARKNESS ASHS CHRISTMAS HORROR (ONE SHOT)
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #11 (RES)
ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #5 (OF 5)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #45
BATMAN #683
BATMAN #683 VAR ED
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #8 (OF 12)
BEYOND WONDERLAND #4 (OF 6) CVR A STEIGMAN
BEYOND WONDERLAND #4 (OF 6) CVR B ERIC J
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BRAVE AND THE BOLD #20
CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR AMERICA FIRST
CITY OF DUST #3 A CVR LANGLEY
CITY OF DUST #3 B CVR PARRILLO
CITY OF DUST #3 C CVR IVAN
DAREDEVIL #114
DAREDEVIL #114 VILLAIN VAR
DARK TOWER TREACHERY #4 (OF 6)
DARK TOWER TREACHERY #4 (OF 6) ISANOVE VAR
DARK TOWER TREACHERY #4 (OF 6) LEE SKETCH VAR
DARKNESS #73 LUCAS CVR A (MR)
DARKNESS #73 SEJIC CVR B (MR)
DREAD FORCE #0
DYNAMITE PILOT #1 (MR)
FALL OF CTHULHU APOCALYPSE #1 (OF 4) CVR A
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FARSCAPE #1 INCV CVR (NET)
FERRYMAN #4 (OF 5)
FLASH #247
FREEDOM FORMULA #4 A CVR REILLY
FREEDOM FORMULA #4 B CVR KLEIN
GALVESTON #2 CVR A
GALVESTON #2 CVR B
GEARS OF WAR #3 (MR)
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #3 (OF 5)
GIGANTIC #2 (OF 5)
GREATEST HITS #4 (OF 6) (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #33 (C: 0-0-1)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES ANNUAL 2008 (C: 0-0-1)
GUERILLAS #3 (OF 9)
HULK #9
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #21
INDIANA JONES & TOMB OF THE GODS #3 (OF 4)
INVINCIBLE #57 (RES)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #146
LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #2 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #6
MISTER X CONDEMNED #1 (OF 4)
MS MARVEL #34 DKR
NECRONOMICON #4 (OF 4)
NEW AVENGERS #48 DKR
NEW WARRIORS #19
NO ENEMY BUT PEACE ONE SHOT
NOVA #20
NOVA #20 VILLAIN VAR
PATSY WALKER HELLCAT #4 (OF 5)
PUNISHER WAR ZONE #3 (OF 6)
PUSH #3 (OF 6)
RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #8 (OF
RED SONJA #40
REIGN IN HELL #6 (OF
REMNANT #1 (OF 4) CVR A
REMNANT #1 (OF 4) CVR B
RUNAWAYS 3 #5
SAVAGE #3 (OF 4)
SAVAGE DRAGON #143
SCOOBY DOO #139
SECRET INVASION REQUIEM #1 DKR
SHE-HULK 2 #36
SKAAR SON OF HULK #6
SKAAR SON OF HULK #6 VILLAIN VAR
SONIC X #40
SPAWN #187
SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY YEARBOOK
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #36 PROPHET MOTIVE PART 1
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #3 CRUZ CVR A
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #3 NG CVR B
SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM #4 (OF 5)
TALES OF TMNT #53
THOR #12
TOP 10 SEASON TWO #3 (OF 4)
TRINITY #30
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #129
ULTIMATUM #2 (OF 5)
ULTIMATUM #2 OF(5) MCGUINNESS VAR
UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #2
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #3 (MR)
USAGI YOJIMBO #116
VIGILANTE #1
VIGILANTE #1 VAR ED
WARHAMMER 40K DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #1 CVR A
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WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #3 CVR A
WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #3 CVR B
WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN BACK IN BLACK
WILDCATS #6
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #10
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #31
WONDER WOMAN #27
WONDER WOMAN #27 VAR ED
WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #7
GRAPHIC NOVELS
ALL NEW ATOM TP VOL 04 SMALL WONDER
AMERICAN FLAGG DEFINITIVE COLL TP VOL 01
HEDGE KNIGHT II TP SWORN SWORD
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 03 BOOK OF IRON FIST
KRAMERS ERGOT HC VOL 07 (MR)
LONE RANGER TP VOL 02 LINES NOT CROSSED (C: 0-0-2)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 11 DIGEST
MIDNIGHTER TP VOL 03 ASSASSIN8
MOME GN VOL 13
NARUTO TP VOL 33 (C: 1-0-0)
OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 06
ONSLAUGHT REBORN TP
SCREAM TP (C: 0-1-2)
SPAWN BOOK OF THE DEAD HC TOY ED (C: 0-1-0)
STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 02 CRASH COURSE (C: 0-1-2)
STAR WARS OMNIBUS RISE OF THE SITH (C: 0-1-2)
STATION TP
SUMMER BLONDE TP (MR)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT GN VOL 05 YABBA DABBA VOODOO
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 06
ULTIMATES 3 PREM HC WHO KILLED SCARLET WITCH
ULTIMATES 3 PREM HC WHO KILLED SCARLET WITCH DM ED
WARRIORS TIGERSTAR & SASHA GN VOL 02 ESCAPE INTO THE FOREST
WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 05
X-MEN COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC TP BOOK 04
X-MEN TP ANGEL REVELATIONS
YOUNG LIARS TP VOL 01 DAYDREAM BELIEVER (MR)

 

“Last Rites” continues in “Detective Comics” #851, “Final Crisis” #5 ships, and Garth Ennis returns to Punisher with “Punisher War Zone” #1.  Full list and commentary after the break.

100 BULLETS #98 (MR)

30 DAYS OF NIGHT 30 DAYS TIL DEATH #1

ACTION COMICS #872 NEW KRYPTON

The Superman crossover continues — I really like the current lineup on the Superman books, which I realize is getting tweaked a bit.  I hope we continue to get the same quality of stories.

ACTION COMICS #872 NEW KRYPTON VAR ED

ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #2 (OF 5)

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #27

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #580

AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #5 (OF 6)

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #126

ARMY OF DARKNESS #15

ASTONISHING X-MEN GHOST BOXES #2BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #24BIG HERO 6 #4 (OF 5)

BOOSTER GOLD #15
Booster Gold creator Dan Jurgens takes over as writer.

BPRD WAR ON FROGS #2

BUCKAROO BANZAI THE PREQUEL #2 (OF 2)

CAPTAIN  BRITAIN AND MI 13 #8

CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #32

CHALLENGER DEEP #4 (OF 4)
The conclusion of the deep-sea action miniseries from Boom!

CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #4 (OF 5)

COURTNEY CRUMRIN AND PRINCE OF NOWHERE

CROSSED #2 (OF 9) (MR)

DARKNESS LODBROKS HAND (ONE SHOT) CARNEVALE CVR B

DARKNESS LODBROKS HAND (ONE SHOT) OEMING CVR A

DEATH DEFYING DEVIL #1 (C: 0-1-0)

Spinning off from Alex Ross’ “Project Superpowers.”

DETECTIVE COMICS #851

DETECTIVE COMICS #851 VAR ED

Longtime Batman editor and one of the great comic-book writers, Denny O’Neil, writes the two-part “Last Days of Gotham” story. DMZ #37 (MR)DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #1

E-MAN DOLLY LTD ED (ONE SHOT)

ELEPHANTMEN #14

EPILOGUE #3

FATHOM #4

FINAL CRISIS #5 (OF 7)

Issue 4 worked for me better than any of the previous issues, let’s see if that continues.

FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #4 (OF 5)

GEN 13 #25

GHOST WHISPERER THE MUSE #1

GI JOE VS COBRA FALL SPECIAL #1 RISE O/T HEAD HUNTERS

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #15

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #31

Part three of Sins of the Star Sapphire.  (I like the sound of that title.  Seems kind of like a classic Green Lantern or Justice League title.)

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #8 (MR)

I KILL GIANTS #6 (OF 7)

INVINCIBLE #56

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF

The Milestone characters make their first appearance in the DCU! (We’re pretending “Worlds Collide” didn’t happen, FYI.  Even those are pretty decent comics.)  I’m hopeful some of these characters will take off as part of the DC Universe.

LONE RANGER #16 (MR)

MAN WITH NO NAME #6

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #46

MARVEL APES #0

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #4 (OF

MIRRORS EDGE #2 (OF 6)

NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GHOSTS #3 (OF 4)

NIGHTWING #151

PHONOGRAM 2 #1 (OF 7) SINGLES CLUB

PS238 #36

PUNISHER WAR ZONE #1 (OF 6)

The return of Ma Gnucci.  Somebody gets his head blown off on page 3. So yeah, it’s Ennis and Dillon on the Punisher.

RED 5 COMICS PROMO BOOK 2008 2009 (NET)

SECRET INVASION DARK REIGN

By Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, bridging the gap between “Secret Invasion” and “Dark Reign.”

SECRET SIX #4

SIMON DARK #15

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #195

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #5 (OF 5)

STAR WARS CLONE WARS #3 (OF 6) (C: 1-0-0)

SUPERMAN BATMAN #54

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #5 (OF 6)

TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #31

TERRY MOORES ECHO #8

TIME MANAGEMENT FOR ANARCHISTS #1

TITANS #8

TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES FALL SPECIAL SHATTERED GLASS

TRANSFORMERS MAXIMUM DINOBOTS #1

TRINITY #28

UNCLE SCROOGE #383 (C: 0-1-2)

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #698 (C: 0-1-2)

WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #4 (OF 4) CVR A

WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #4 (OF 4) CVR B

WATCHMEN #1 NEW PTG

WHAT IF CAPTAIN

What if Iron Man had died instead? WITCHBLADE #122

WOLVERINE FLIES TO A SPIDER

WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1 (OF

X-MEN NOIR #1 (OF 4)

X-MEN SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 4)

YOUNG LIARS #10 (MR)

YTHAQ FORSAKEN WORLD #1 (OF 3) (MR)

YTHAQ FORSAKEN WORLD #1 (OF 3) FLOCH VAR (MR)

ZMD ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION #3 (OF 6)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL TP BRAND NEW DAY VOL 04

ARCHIES GREATEST HITS TP VOL 01

ASTONISHING X-MEN HC VOL 02 DM ED

AVENGERS PREM HC FIRST TO LAST

BATMAN JOKERS ASYLUM TP

BLEACH TP VOL 25 (C: 1-0-0)

BRAVE AND THE BOLD LORDS OF LUCK TP

BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY DAILIES HC VOL 01 1929 1931 (C:

CAMELOT 3000 HC DELUXE EDITION

CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC VOL 03 DEATH CAPT AMERICA

CAPTAIN AMERICA TP CHOSEN

DAREDEVIL MAN WITHOUT FEAR PREM HC

DRAGONBALL Z VIZBIG ED GN VOL 03 (C: 1-0-1)

DREAMLAND CHRONICLES TP BOOK 02

EXIT WOUNDS GN
If you missed this when it was out in HC, I highly recommend picking it up now.

GERONIMO LAST APACHE WARRIOR GN (MR)

GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN HC

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY PREM HC VOL 01 LEGACY

HERBIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)

HULK 100 PROJECT

JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 04 AMERICANA (MR)

JSA HC VOL 03 THY KINGDOM COME PART 2

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 02 (C: 1-0-0)

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES THE MORE THINGS CHANGE TP

NICOLAS GN

NOCTURNAL CONSPIRACIES NINETEEN DREAMS GN

ONE POUND GOSPEL GN VOL 04 2ND ED

PAINKILLER JANE VS TERMINATOR TP VOL 01

RED SONJA TP VOL 05 WORLD ON FIRE (MR) (C: 0-0-2)

ROD ESPINOSA PRINCE OF HEROES TP CHAPTER 01 SGN ED (C: 0-1-2

SULK GN VOL 02 DEADLY AWESOME (MR)

THIEVES & KINGS APPRENTICES GN VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)

WOLVERINE DANGEROUS GAMES PREM HC

“Secret Invasion” concludes, and the ”Batman” series continues — possibly without Bruce Wayne.  Full list and commentary after the break.  

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #579
By the creative team of Mark Waid and Marcos Martin.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #579 VILLAIN VAR

ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #3 (OF 5) (MR)

ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #5 (OF 6) (MR)

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #10

AUTHORITY #5

BATMAN #682
A retrospective story from Alfred.

BATMAN #682 VAR ED

BETTY #177

BOYS #25 (MR)

BOYS CLUB #2 (MR)

BROKEN TRINITY WITCHBLADE BLAKE CVR A (ONE SHOT)

BROKEN TRINITY WITCHBLADE SPOKES CVR B (ONE SHOT)

CABLE #9

CHARLATAN BALL #5

CHUCK #6 (OF 6)

CRIMINAL 2 #7 (MR)

CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 #2 (OF 4)

CROSSED #0 (OF 9) AUXILIARY ED (MR)

CROSSED SKETCHBOOK (MR)

DARKNESS #72 LUCAS CVR A (MR)

DARKNESS #72 SEJIC CVR B (MR)

DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #4 (C: 1-0-0)

DREAMER #2

DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #6

EL DIABLO #4 (OF 6)

ETERNALS #6

FIGHT OR RUN #1

HACK SLASH SERIES #18 JOHNSON CVR B (MR)

HACK SLASH SERIES #18 SEELEY CVR A (MR)

HAUNTED TANK #1 COVER A (OF 5) (MR)

HAUNTED TANK #1 COVER B (OF 5) (MR)

An update of the Haunted Tank, now in modern Iraq.

HELLBOY WILD HUNT #1 (OF

Ancient giants rise from their graves across England in this followup series to Darkness Calls by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo.

HULK FAMILY GREEN GENES #1

I HATE GALLANT GIRL #2 (OF 3)

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #20

IRON MAN HULK FURY ONE SHOT

JINGLE BELLE SANTA CLAUS VS FRANKENSTEIN (ONE SHOT) CVR A

JINGLE BELLE SANTA CLAUS VS FRANKENSTEIN (ONE SHOT) CVR B

JONAH HEX #38

JUGHEAD #192

JUNGLE GIRL SEASON 2 #2

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #145

KULL #2 (OF 6)

LOONEY TUNES #169

LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #1 (OF 6)

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED KIDNAPPED #2 (OF 5)

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT SECRET INVASION AFTERMATH

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #3 (OF 4)

MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #1 (OF 6)

The long-awaited sequel to Kurt Busiek’s Marvels series.

MOON KNIGHT SILENT KNIGHT #1

NECRONOMICON #3 (OF 4)

NEW AVENGERS #47 SI

NEW EXILES #15

NOBLE CAUSES #38

PIRAT TALES LEGEND OF CAT O NINE TALES #2

PUNISHER MAX X-MAS SPECIAL 2008 (MR)

SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS #2 (OF 4) (MR)

SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS #2 (OF 4) VAR ED (MR)

SECRET INVASION #8 (OF SI

Can the conclusion live up to the hype? Wait and see!

SECRET INVASION #8 (OF YU SKETCH VAR SI

SECRET INVASION #8 (OF YU VAR SI

SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #5 (OF 5) SI

SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #2 (OF 6)

Writer/artist Billy Tucci is very passionate about this project, and you could do a lot worse than to pick it up.  It features the true heroism of a unit of Japanese-American soldiers in World War II.

SHE HULK COSMIC COLLISION

SHONEN JUMP JAN 09 (C: 1-1-0)

SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #2 (OF 5)

SOLOMON KANE #3 (OF 5)

SPEED RACER NEXT GENERATION BIRTHRIGHT #2

SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #1

SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM #3 (OF 5)

SWORD #13 (MR)

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #9

TERRA #3 (OF 4)

TERROR TITANS #3 (OF 6)

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #5

TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T

TRINITY #27

VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #3 (OF 5)

WEAPON X FIRST CLASS #2 (OF 3)

WHAT IF HOUSE OF M

WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #2 (OF 4) MD

WOLVERINE POWER PACK #2 (OF 4)

XENA VS ARMY OF DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #2

X-INFERNUS #1 (OF 4)

X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #4 (OF 5) MD

X-MEN NOIR #1 (OF 4)

YOUNGBLOOD #6

ZERO G #3 (OF 4)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

ASTOUNDING SPACE THRILLS ARGOSY SMITH TP

CALIBER HC VOL 01 FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE (C: 0-1-0)

COMPLETE TERRY & THE PIRATES HC VOL 05

CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)

DAREDEVIL BY MILLER JANSON TP VOL 02

DAREDEVIL PREM HC YELLOW

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS TP VOL 02 (C: 1-0-0)

ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE TP VOL 05

Some of the Wolverine comics I haven’t read: Wolverine #91-110 and 1996 Annual, and Uncanny X-Men #332.  Maybe now’s the time!

EYESHIELD 21 TP VOL 23 (C: 1-0-0)

GENEXT TPGODLAND TP VOL 04 AMPLIFIED NOW (C: 0-1-2)

HERCULES HC VOL 01 THE THRACIAN WARS (C: 0-1-0)

INFINITY CRUSADE TP VOL 01

I did not make it through this the first time around. After loving Infinity Gauntlet and stomaching Infinity War, I made it through one issue of Infinity Crusade.   Maybe I’ll give it another go and see if it was me.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 01

Some really great Iron Man comics by Matt Fraction.

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK TP VOL 04 DIGEST

MICE TEMPLAR HC VOL 01 THE PROPHECY (C: 0-1-2)

NEW EXILES TP VOL 02 SOUL AWAKENING

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS HC VOL 01

PROOF TP VOL 02

PS238 TP VOL 06 SENSELESS ACTS OF TOURISM

SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERGIRL TP VOL 02

Showcase Supergirls are a great idea, especially for those with daughters.

SPIRIT TP VOL 01

STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH TP

Collecting the John Byrne miniseries.

SUPERMAN BATMAN VENGEANCE TP

TEEN TITANS ON THE CLOCK TP

WAR AT ELLSMERE TP

WASTELAND TP BOOK 03 BLACK STEEL IN THE HOUR OF CHAOS (MR)

“Batman R.I.P.” comes to its conclusion; New Krypton continues in “Superman” 682;

Full list and commentary after the break.

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #5
ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #2
ARCHIE #591
ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES #1 (OF 3)
BATMAN #681 RIP (NOTE PRICE)
BATMAN #681 VAR ED RIP (NOTE PRICE)
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #7 (OF 12)
BIRDS OF PREY #124
BLUE BEETLE #33
Quite a bit of online chatter about this book coming to an end. Also, it does seem a little weird it gets canned just as the character makes an appearance on the new Batman cartoon, The Brave and the Bold.
BODY BAGS (ONE SHOT) (MR)
BRIT #10
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #19
I think this “season 8″ thing has worked out better than anybody could have expected.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #44
Remains one of my favorites.  Does anybody think we’ll see the return of Steve Rogers sooner rather than later?
CAPTAIN AMERICA #44 BUSCEMA VAR
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #51
DAREDEVIL #113
DMZ #36 (MR)
DRAFTED #12
DRAGON PRINCE #3 JOHNSON CVR A
DRAGON PRINCE #3 PETERSON CVR B
Good series so far.  Filling some of that CrossGen/Valiant gap for all-ages fantasy.
END LEAGUE #6
FERRYMAN #3 (OF 5)
FIGHT OR RUN #1
FLASH GORDON #3
FLASH GORDON #3 GOLD VARIANT INCV
FUTURAMA COMICS #40
GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING #4
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #2 (OF 3)
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #2 (OF 5)
First one of these was better than I expected; let’s see where it goes.
GLAMOURPUSS #4
Dave Sim’s tribute to photorealism/parody of fashion magazines continues.
GOLLY #3 (MR)
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #7
HULK #8
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #123
JACK OF FABLES #28 (MR)
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL THE KINGDOM #1
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL THE KINGDOM #1 VAR ED
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #48
MADAME XANADU #6 COVER A (MR)
MADAME XANADU #6 COVER B (MR)
MAN WITH NO NAME #5
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #42
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #5
MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #4 (OF 6)
Finally, another issue of the brilliant and delayed Mouse Guard.
MS MARVEL #33
NEW WARRIORS #18
NORTHLANDERS #12 (MR)
NOVA #19
Could the Nova Corps return?  Still a great series from Marvel.
PROOF #14
PUSH #2 (OF 6)
REIGN IN HELL #5 (OF
RUNAWAYS 3 #4
SAVAGE #2 (OF 4)
SAVAGE DRAGON #141
SCOOBY DOO #138
SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #4 (OF 4)
SECRET INVASION X-MEN #4 (OF 4) MD
SHEENA DARK RISING #2 CONNER CVR A
SHEENA DARK RISING #2 MOY CVR B
SHEENA DARK RISING #2 SEELEY CVR C
SHE-HULK 2 #35
SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #3
SKAAR SON OF HULK #5
SONIC X #39
STAR WARS LEGACY #30 VECTOR PART 11 OF 12
SUPERMAN #682 NEW KRYPTON
SUPERMAN #682 NEW KRYPTON VAR ED
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #4 (OF 6)
TALES TO SUFFICE #1
TEEN TITANS #65
THOR MAN OF WAR
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #5
TRANSHUMAN #4 (OF 4)
TRINITY #26
TRUE BELIEVERS #5 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #128
ULTIMATE X-MEN #98
UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #1 GABRIEL BA CVR
UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #1 JIM LEE VAR INCV CVR
The return of My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way’s comic book. Worth a look, and not just because he’s a rockstar.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #2 (MR)
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #3
WALKING DEAD #55 (MR)
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #7 (OF 12)
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #5 (OF 5) CVR A
WASTELAND #22 (MR)
WELCOME TO HOXFORD #4
WILDCATS #5
WIND RAIDER #0 PREVIEW ED
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #9
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #30 XOS 5
I’ve liked “Original Sin” better than I expected, but I could just be in an X-Men kind of mood.
WONDER WOMAN #26
WONDER WOMAN #26 VAR ED
X-FORCE #9
GRAPHIC NOVELS
AMERICAN ELF VOL 03 SKETCHBOOK DIARIES OF JAMES KOCHALKA (MR
AVENGERS THE INITIATIVE TP VOL 02 KILLED IN ACTION
BAT LASH GUNS AND ROSES TP
And the week “Chinese Democracy” finally came out, too.
BATMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC VOL 03 DEATH CAPT AMERICA
Brilliant stuff.
FANTASTIC WORLDS OF FRANK FRAZETTA HC
GREEN LANTERN CORPS RING QUEST TP
No Sterling Gates issues in this one, but it does contain the Mongul storyline.
HEROES HC VOL 02 VARIANT EDITION
HYPERACTIVE IDW TP
LA MUSE GN (MR)
Alan Moore himself has said this is worth checking out.  You can give it a look online here.
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN TP ARMORED AVENGER DIGEST
MR SCOOTLES GN
NEW AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 08 SECRET INVASION BOOK 1
PHANTOM DETECTIVE JUN 1935 REPLICA ED (C: 0-1-2)
ROCKY GN VOL 02 STRICTLY BUSINESS
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SGT ROCK TP VOL 02
SLOTH TP (MR)
SPACE RAOUL GN VOL 01
TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)
TIGER TIGER TIGER GN
ULTIMATE HULK VS IRON MAN TP ULTIMATE HUMAN
UNDERWOLD RISE OF THE LYCANS COLLECTED ED TP
X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP BAND OF BROTHERS
X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC VOL 02 SINS OF FATHER
X-MEN LEGACY TP VOL 01 DIVIDED HE STANDS

Comics this week: The second issue of the Sterling Gates-Jamal Igle run on ”Supergirl” comes out this week, as part of the “New Krypton” crossover.   Jack Kirby’s “Demon” omnibus is released, and Warren Ellis’ “Freakangels” gets a print release after debuting on the web.  Also of nostalgic or other interest – the recolored and remastered original “Youngblood” issues, debuting in hardcover.    Full list and commentary after the break.

AGE OF SENTRY #3 (OF 6)

AIR #4 (MR)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #578

Mark Waid and Marcos Martin come on board as Spider-Man faces an earthquake.

AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #4 (OF 6)

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #14

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #14 10 COPY VIRGIN RUNGE INCV (NET)

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #14 25 COPY VIRGIN GARNER INCV (NET)

ARCHIE DIGEST #249

ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #4 (OF 5)

AVENGERS INVADERS #6 (OF 12)

AVENGERS INVADERS #6 (OF 12) COIPEL VAR

The Alex Ross-helmed miniseries reaches the halfway point.

BAD PLANET #6 (OF 12) (MR)

BATGIRL #5 (OF 6)

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #13 RIP

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #19

Green Lantern and Phantom Stranger, in a fill in by David Hine.

CASTLE WAITING VOL II #13

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #5

DEADPOOL #4

DEMONWARS VOL 02 DEMON SPIRIT #3 (OF 3) SEELEY CVR A

DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #3 (C:1-0-0)

DYNAMO 5 #18

EX MACHINA #39 (RES) (MR)

FANTASTIC FOUR #561

FANTASTIC FOUR #561 MONKEY VAR

FIREBREATHER SERIES #3

FLASH #246

FLASH GORDON PREVIEW

FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS #5 (OF 5) (MR)

GHOST RIDER #29

GOON #30

GREATEST HITS #3 (OF 6) (MR)

HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #2 (OF 3) SEELEY CVR

HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #2 (OF 3) STAMB CVR A

HELLBLAZER #249 (MR)

HELM #4 (OF 4)

INVINCIBLE #55

IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #35 SI

Preview available at Comixology.

KABUKI REFLECTIONS #11 (MR)

LEVITICUS CROSS #1 (OF 5)

MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #30

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS #6 (OF 6)

MOON KNIGHT #24

NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GHOSTS #2 (OF 4)

PAX ROMANA #4 (OF 4)

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS VOL 02 THE SUPREMACY #0 FOIL CVR

PUNISHER MAX #64 (MR)

PUNISHER POSTER BOOK

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #25 SI

RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #7 (OF

RED SONJA #39

ROBIN #180

SAMURAI LEGEND #3 (OF 4) (MR)

SAVAGE TALES #10 (MR)

SCALPED #23 (MR)

SIMPSONS COMICS #148

SIMPSONS COMICS TREASURE TROVE #2

SPAWN #186

SPIRIT #23

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #5

STAR TREK LAST GENERATION #1

An alternate universe version of the Next Generation.

STAR TREK LAST GENERATION #1 J K WOODWARD VAR CVR

Alternate cover that homages John Byrne’s “Days of Future Past” cover.

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD

STORMWATCH PHD #16

SUPER FRIENDS #9

SUPERGIRL #35 NEW KRYPTON

Supergirl’s origins revealed! Or explained. Or possibly both!  From Tulsa’s Sterling Gates.

SUPERGIRL #35 NEW KRYPTON VAR ED

SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM #2 (OF 5)

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #9 (OF 12)

TERRA #2 (OF 4)

THUNDERBOLTS #126

TINY TITANS #10

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT OPTIMUS PRIME 3D

TRINITY #25

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #58

UNCANNY X-MEN #504 MD

UNCLE SCROOGE #382

UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS #2

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #697

WORLD OF WARCRAFT #13

X-FACTOR #37

X-FILES #1 (OF 6)

X-FILES #1 (OF 6) VAR ED

X-MEN LEGACY #218 XOS 4

X-MEN WORLDS APART #2 (OF 4)

YETI VS VAMPIRE #1

YOUNG X-MEN #8 MD

GRAPHIC NOVELS

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG FIRST IMPRESSIONS HC
This might have been my favorite of the Valiant titles, written and illustrated by Barry Windsor Smith.

BATMAN GOTHAM UNDERGROUND TP

BEST OF VAMPIRELLA TP VOL 02 MODERN MASTERPIECES (C: 0-0-1)

BLOOD BOWL KILLER CONTRACT TP VOL 01

BONE STUPID STUPID RAT TAILS TP (O/A)

BPM GN

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP VOL 04

CROGANS VENGEANCE HC

DEAD SPACE HC

ESSENTIAL MARVEL SAGA TP VOL 02

FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR AND PIECES (MR)

FATHOM DEFINITIVE ED TP (C: 0-1-2)

The definitive edition of the first volume of Michael Turner’s Fathom.

FREAKANGELS HC VOL 01 (MR) (C: 0-0-3)

FREAKANGELS HC VOL 01 ELLIS & DUFFIELD SGN ED (MR) (C: 0-0-3

HEROES HC VOL 02 STANDARD EDITION

The second collection of comics inspired by the show.

JACK KIRBYS THE DEMON OMNIBUS HC

A collection of all 16 issues of Kirby’s 1970s epic.

LEONARD STARRS MARY PERKINS ON STAGE TP VOL 05 (C: 0-1-2)

Along with “Juliet Jones,” also shipping this week, an example of the photorealistic art style.

LOVE AND CAPES TP

Check out my video interview with Thom Zahler here.  And give this book a chance, it’s a superhero romantic comedy. Off-camera, Zahler and I talked about our mutual like for the “His Girl Friday” parts of “Lois & Clark,” so if that appeals to you, you might like this.

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 10 SPACED DIGEST

PETEY & PUSSY HC

PUNISHER BY GARTH ENNIS OMNIBUS HC

ROBIN VIOLENT TENDENCIES TP

SKITZY HC

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 02

SPEED RACER THE NEXT GENERATION TP VOL 02

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC KRAVENS FIRST HUNT

STAN DRAKE HEART JULIET JONES TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)

Some great art in the photorealism style. 

STANS SOAPBOX THE COLLECTION TP (C: 0-1-2)

Really looking forward to reading this, oddly.  And, it benefits the Hero Initiative!

STAR TREK ARCHIVES TP VOL 02 BEST OF THE BORG

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 04 (MR)

WANTED TP MOVIE ED

WYATT EARP THE JUSTICE RIDERS DIRECT MKT TP (C: 0-1-2)

X-MEN MAGIK STORM AND ILLYANA PREM HC DM ED VOL 16

YOUNG X-MEN TP VOL 01 FINAL GENESIS

YOUNGBLOOD HC VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)

I hear there’s an Ordway piece in here; I’m curious to see it.

Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Stephen King, and even some Geoff Johns.  Sounds like a good start to the comic-book week.  

Kevin Smith returns to DC Comics with “Batman: Cacophony.”  Will comics fans forgive Smith for leaving them hanging with “Daredevil: The Target”?  Is Smith’s name still a huge draw?  I would assume Kevin Smith + Batman would still be a pretty solid seller.  

“New Krypton” continues in ”Action Comics” #871; Marvel ships its two Stephen King adaptations; Alex Ross illustrates the “Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special: Superman.”

Full list and commentary after the break.

100 BULLETS #97 (MR)

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #4

ACTION COMICS #871 NEW KRYPTON

New Krypton has gotten off on the right foot so far, I’d say.  And “Action Comics” is one of the best comics of 2008.

ACTION COMICS #871 NEW KRYPTON VAR ED

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #26

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577

Guest-starring the Punisher.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577 BUSCEMA VAR

ANNA MERCURY #4 (OF 5) (MR)

ANNA MERCURY #4 (OF 5) DESIGN SKETCH INCV (NET) (MR) (C: 0-0

ANNA MERCURY #4 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR (MR)

ANNA MERCURY #4 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)

AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #4 (OF 4)

BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3)

By Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan. 

BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (OF 3) 1 IN 25 VAR ED

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #23

BIG HERO 6 #3 (OF 5)

BLACK TERROR #1

A spinoff from Alex Ross’ “Project Superpowers.”

BLACK TERROR #1 1-IN-10 ROMITA CHASE CVR (NET)

BLACK TERROR #1 1-IN-15 LILY CHASE CVR (NET)

BLACK TERROR #1 1-IN-25

BOOSTER GOLD #14

Rick Remender’s fill-in arc continues, with art by Pat Oliffe and the great Jerry Ordway.

BPRD THE WARNING #5 (OF 5)

BRIT #9

BROKEN TRINITY #3 KEOWN CVR

BROKEN TRINITY #3 SEJIC CVR A

Hints at the death of a major character in this Top Cow issue.

CAPTAIN

CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #31

CITY OF DUST #2 A CVR

CITY OF

CITY OF

CITY OF

CLEANERS #1 (OF 4)

In the dark tradition of Los Angeles noir, says the solicitation. Check out a preview at Comixology.

CTHULHU TALES #8 CVR A

CTHULHU TALES #8 CVR B

DARKNESS #7 LUCAS CVR A (MR)

DARKNESS #7 SEJIC CVR B (MR)

The beginning of a new story arc, by Phil  Hester and Jorge Lucas.

DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #3 (OF 4) (MR)

DETECTIVE COMICS #850 RIP (NOTE PRICE)

“Heart of Hush” concludes.

DREAMER #1

DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #5

ETERNALS ANNUAL #1

FABLES #78 (MR)

FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #3 (OF 4) CVR A

FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #3 (OF 4) CVR B

FALLEN ANGEL IDW #31 (MR)

FANTASTIC FOUR TRUE STORY #4 (OF 4)

Jean Lafitte and Jim Bowie have adventures in Texas.

GEARS OF WAR #2 (MR)

GEN 13 #24

GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #2

GRAVEL #6 (MR)

GRAVEL #6 WRAP CVR (MR)

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #14

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #30

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #32 (C: 0-0-1)

HEADLOCKED TRYOUT #1 (OF 3) (C: 0-1-2)

HULK CHRONICLES WWH #5

I HATE GALLANT GIRL #1 (OF 3)

This Image miniseries could be fun. Preview at Comixology.

I KILL GIANTS #5 (OF 7)

I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES OUTERSPACE #6 (OF 6)

JACK STAFF #19

JIM BUTCHERS

Written and drawn by Alex Ross.

LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #1 (OF 5)

Knights in a post-apocalyptic future.

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #20

LONE RANGER #15 (MR)

LOST & FOUND

MANHUNTER #36

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #45

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #3 (OF

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT PUNISHER MOVIE

MICE TEMPLAR #6

MICHELANGELO THIRD KIND #3 (OF 4)

NEOZOIC #7

NEW EXILES #14

N-GUARD #4 (OF 4) (C: 0-1-2)

NIGHTWING #150 RIP (NOTE PRICE)

NIGHTWING #150 VAR ED (NOTE PRICE)

PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON HOMECOMING #1 (OF 4)

PIRAT TALES LEGEND OF CAT O NINE TALES #1

PISTOLFIST #4 (OF 4)

PUSH #1 (OF 6)

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS BACK MYSTERIOUS ISLE #4

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS THE ELEMENTALS #2

SAVAGE DRAGON #140

SIMON DARK #14

SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #1 (OF 5)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #194

SPEED RACER NEXT GENERATION BIRTHRIGHT #1

SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #2

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #4 (OF 5)

SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #3 ARCHER CVR A

SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #3 SEELEY CVR B

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (OF 5)

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (OF 5)

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (OF 5) PERKINS VAR

STAR TREK MIRROR IMAGES #5

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #3 (OF 6)

TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #52

TITANS #7

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #4

TRINITY #24

UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS #1

VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #2

VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #4

WALKING DEAD #54 (MR)

WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #4 (OF 5) CVR A (C: 0-1-0)

WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #3 (OF 4) CVR A

WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #2 CVR A

WINGMAN #1 (OF 3)

WOLVERINE #69
The road trip in the future continues.

X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #3 (OF 5)

YOUNG LIARS #9 (MR)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

BATMAN EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP

Really good Darwyn Cooke Batman.

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE (C: 0-1-2)

Continuing the Dark Horse “season 8″ of Buffy.  

CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 16 ETERNITY WAR & OTHER STORIES (

CIVIL WAR HC

CIVIL WAR HC DM ED

CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON GN (C: 0-1-2)

ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC DM ED

EXTERMINATORS TP VOL 05 BUG BROTHERS FOREVER (MR)

FRANK BELLAMY KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS TP (C: 0-1-2)

FX TP

GHOST RIDER TP VOL 05 HELL BENT HEAVEN BOUND

HULK PREM HC VOL 01 RED HULK

JLA AVENGERS TP

Really liked this as it was coming out; glad to see it coming in trade.

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC VOL 03

Continuing the Giffen-DeMatteis “Justice League.”

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP MAN IN THE IRON MASK

MYTHOS HC VOL 01

NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 03

PET ROBOTS TP

PUNISHER TP BARBARIAN WITH A GUN

SALT WATER TAFFY GN VOL 02 CLIMB UP MT BARNABUS

From Oni Press, and worth a look for anyone who fondly, or even not-so-fondly, remembers family vacation trips.

STRAY TOASTERS TP (NEW PTG) (C: 0-1-2)

THUNDERBOLTS WARREN ELLIS TP VOL 02 CAGED ANGELS

TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE TP VOL 09 (C: 0-1-2)

WET MOON GN VOL 04 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)

“Watchmen” comes to a regular-trim hardcover for the first time from DC Comics.  Also, the Absolute Edition returns briefly to print, and the art book “Watching the Watchmen,” by Dave Gibbons, hits the shelves as well.  

“New Krypton” continues in the “Adventure Comics starring the Guardian” special, and Marvel kicks off “Ultimatum.”

Full list and commentary after the break.

ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #1 (OF 4)

ADVENTURE COMICS SPECIAL GUARDIAN #1 NEW KRYPTON
I liked the Jimmy Olsen special more than I thought I would; I’ll pick this up to see where the mystery is going.

ADVENTURE COMICS SPECIAL GUARDIAN #1 VAR ED

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #576

ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #2 (OF 5) (MR)

ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #4 (OF 6) (MR)

AUTHORITY #4

AVENGERS INITIATIVE SPECIAL

BACK TO BROOKLYN #2 (OF 5) (MR)

BIG QUESTIONS #11 (MR)

CABLE #8

CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #3 (OF 5)

DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA DEAD ON ARRIVAL (MR)

DRAGONLANCE LEGENDS TIME OF THE TWINS #3 (OF 3) PANOSIAN CVR

EL DIABLO #3 (OF 6)

FERRYMAN #2 (OF 5)

FINAL CRISIS RESIST #1
Snapper Carr, Mr. Terrific, and Checkmate must resist Darkseid and his anti-life formula. Written by Greg Rucka.

FRANKLIN RICHARDS SONS OF GENIUSES

FREEDOM FORMULA #3 A CVR PUGH

FREEDOM FORMULA #3 B CVR SEJIC

GEMINI #3 (OF 5)

GIGANTIC #1 (OF 5)

GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #2 (C: 1-0-0)

GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #2 10 RETRO CVR INCV (NET) (C: 1-

GUERILLAS #2 (OF 9)

HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #5 (OF 5) (MR)

HERO INTIATIVE ATOMIC COMICS HULK #1 (C: 0-1-2)

HIGH ROLLERS #4 (OF 4)

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #7 (MR)

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #7
Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca continue their acclaimed run on Iron Man, who teams up in this issue with Spider-Man.

IRON MAN END
The classic Iron Man team of Bob Layton and David Michelinie tell a possible “End” of Iron Man, along with artist Bernard Chang.

JONAH HEX #37

JUNGLE GIRL SEASON 2 #1

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #20

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #20 VAR ED

KULL #1 (OF 6)
From the preview, this latest in the Robert E Howard line looks pretty cool.

LOONEY TUNES #168

LUCHA LIBRE #6

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED KIDNAPPED #1 (OF 5)

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #2 (OF 4)

MS MARVEL SPECIAL STORYTELLER

ODD SQUAD #3 BECK CVR B

ODD SQUAD #3 FRAIM CVR A

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL ANNUAL #1

SALEM #3 (OF 4)

SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
A comics adaptation of the Gaiman prose Sandman story.

SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS #1 (OF 4) VAR ED (MR)

SAVAGE DRAGON #139

SECRET SIX #3

SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #1 (OF 6)
Billy Tucci tells a World War II story based on true events.

STATION #4 (OF 5)

STORMING PARADISE #4 (OF 6)

SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #3 (OF 5)

SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM #1 (OF 5)

TERRA #1 (OF 4)

TERROR TITANS #2 (OF 6)

TOP 10 SEASON TWO #2 (OF 4)

TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK TIME WARS #4

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT BLURR

TRINITY #23

ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5)
Marvel’s hyping this as a “moment of truth” for the Ultimate Universe.  By Jeph Loeb and David Finch.  

ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5) MCGUINNESS SKETCH VAR (NET)

ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5) MCGUINNESS VAR

ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5) WHITE FINCH VAR

UNCLE SCROOGE #381

VENOM DARK ORIGIN #4 (OF 5)

VERONICA #191

VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #2 (OF 5)

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #696

WEAPON X FIRST CLASS #1 (OF 3)

WEAPON X FIRST CLASS #1 (OF 3) RYAN VAR

WOLVERINE CHOP SHOP

WOLVERINE POWER PACK #1 (OF 4)

WOLVERINE X-MEN MAGAZINE #1

X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #3 (OF 5) MD

X-MEN PIXIES & DEMONS DIRECTORS CUT

X-MEN SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 4)

ZOMBIE TALES #7 CVR A

ZOMBIE TALES #7 CVR B

ZOMBIE TALES WAR AT HOME ONE SHOT CVR A

GRAPHIC NOVELS

48 MORE ASHLEY WOOD NUDES SC (MR)

ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 04 (MR)
Really beautiful, amazing books.

ALANS WAR GN

ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 05 (C: 0-1-2)

ANGEL OMNIBUS TP

BOOSTER GOLD HC VOL 02 BLUE AND GOLD
Better than anybody expected to be, and worth picking up in HC.

BPRD TP VOL 09 1946 (C: 1-1-2)

COUNTER X TP VOL 03

DAREDEVIL MILLER JANSON TP VOL 01

DIANA PRINCE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 03
Some of the neater Wonder Woman stories.

DISNEYS DUCKTALES GOLD ODYSSEY TP

DREAMER GN (C: 0-1-2)

ESSENTIAL DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
Classic, funny comic strips by Alison Bechdel.

ESSENTIAL HULK TP VOL 05

FISHTOWN HC

FREAKANGELS TP VOL 01 (MR)
Collecting the webcomic by Warren Ellis.

GEN 13 TP VOL 03 15 MINUTES

HERETIC GN

IMPALER TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)

LAST DEFENDERS TP

LIQUID CITY GN

MACK BOLAN THE DEVILS TOOLS TP

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP LAST OF THE MOHICANS

MICHAEL TURNER TRIBUTE GN (C: 0-1-2)
A tribute to the late “Fathom” artist and superstar comic creator.

MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 03 GOD & COUNTRY

NAME OF THE GAME GN (C: 0-1-2)

NEW TEEN TITANS ARCHIVES HC VOL 04
Continuing the collection of the classic Wolfman-Perez stories.

NIGHTWING FREEFALL TP

NOTES OVER YONDER HC

POPEYE HC VOL 03 LETS YOU AND HIM FIGHT (C: 0-1-2)

PRINCE VALIANT TP VOL 01 KNIGHT ERRANT (C: 1-1-2)

QUESTION TP VOL 03 EPITAPH FOR A HERO
Seek out these Denny O’Neil trades.

ROSE SC (O/A)

SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 02

STAR TREK YEAR FOUR ENTERPRISE EXPERIMENT TP

STAR WARS REBELLION TP VOL 03 SMALL VICTORIES

SUPERMAN VS BRAINIAC TP

TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA TP

TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE TP

TO THE HEART OF THE STORM GN (C: 0-1-2)

TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS VOL 01 VAR ED

UN-MEN TP VOL 02 CHILDREN OF PARADOX (MR)

WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE TP

WATCHING THE WATCHMEN PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE EDITION

WATCHMEN HC

WATCHMEN THE ABSOLUTE EDITION HC (JUN050406)

WILL EISNER READER GN (C: 0-1-2)

Mike Mignola returns to write and draw Hellboy, and Geoff Johns shares with us the Rage of the Red Lanterns.  Nova continues to be entangled in “Secret Invasion,” Todd McFarlane returns to “Spawn,” and the complete Ben Edlund “Tick” is released in trade paperback. Complete list and commentary after the break.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #575

Spider-Man now comes out three times a month – and apparently twice this week, as the annual ships below.  But in this issue, Joe Kelly comes on board with artist Chris Bachalo.  These are both guys who used to be strongly among my favorites, who I haven’t seen as much from lately.  Certainly “Amazing Spider-Man” is a pretty prominent assignment. This issue features Hammerhead as Mr. Negative’s newest enforcer.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1

Marc Guggenheim and Mark McKone in a story focusing on Jackpot.

ARCHIE #590

ARCHIES CHRISTMAS STOCKING #4 (O/A)

ASTONISHING X-MEN GHOST BOXES #1
First in a two-part series by Warren Ellis and Alan Davis.  Comixology has a preview.

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #9

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #18 SI

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #18 ZOMBIE VAR SI

BEYOND WONDERLAND #3 (OF 6)

BLOOD BOWL #5 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR A (C: 0-1-0)

BLOOD BOWL #5 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR B (C: 0-1-0)

BOYS #24 (MR)

BOYS #24 ROBERTSON BW INCV CVR (MR)

CAPTAIN ACTION #1 MYCHAELS CVR (C: 0-1-2)

CAPTAIN ACTION #1 SPARACIO CVR (C: 0-1-2)

CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR OPERATION ZERO POINT

New story by the Knaufs with art by Mitch Breitweiser, who shone on art in “Captain America: Chosen.” Captain America vs. a robot Nazi in 1944. I’m sold.

CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #50

CHECKMATE #31

CHUCK #5 (OF 6)

CTHULHU TALES #7 CVR A

CTHULHU TALES #7 CVR B

DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #4 (OF 4)

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #5 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON

FATHOM #3 CVR A GARZA

FATHOM #3 CVR B

FINAL CRISIS RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS #1

I’ve been enjoying the Geoff tie-ins to Final Crisis more than the Crisis itself, I’m afraid.

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #1 (OF 3)

Russian female bomber pilots in World War II, as brought to you by Garth Ennis and Dynamite.

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #1 (OF 3) ALT INCV

HELLBOY IN THE CHAPEL OF MOLOCH ONE SHOT

The return of creator Mike Mignola as a writer-artist to Hellboy.   

I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES OUTERSPACE #5 (OF 6)

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #19

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #122

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #122 ZOMBIE VAR

JACK OF FABLES #27 (RES) (MR)

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #26

KICK DRUM COMIX #2 (OF 2)

KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND NEW PTG (MR)

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #144

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #47

MADAME XANADU #5 (MR)

MARVEL 1985 #6 (OF 6)

The conclusion of the Mark Millar miniseries.

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #41

MARVEL APES #4 (OF 4)

MARVEL APES #4 (OF 4) ART ADAMS VAR

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT ULTIMATUM

MIRRORS EDGE #1 (OF 6)

NO HERO #0 (OF 7) SDCC ED (MR)

NO HERO #2 (OF 7) (MR)

NO HERO #2 (OF 7) WRAP CVR (MR)

NORTHLANDERS #11 (MR)

NOVA #18 ALVES ZOMBIE VAR SI

NOVA #18 SI

Still one of the best books Marvel is publishing, and it ties into their big crossover event at present.

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #7 (OF 7)

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #7 (OF 7) ROSS ALT INCV CVR (NET)

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS VOL 02 THE SUPREMACY #0 (MR)

PROOF #13

RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #6 (OF

RED SONJA #38

REIGN IN HELL #4 (OF

RESURRECTION ANNUAL #1

REX LIBRIS #13

SAVAGE #1 (OF 4)

SCREAM QUEEN #5 (OF 5)

SECRET INVASION THOR #3 (OF 3) SI

SECRET INVASION X-MEN #3 (OF 4) SI

SHEENA DARK RISING #1 JUSKO CVR A

SKAAR SON OF HULK #4

SKAAR SON OF HULK #4 PAGULAYAN ZOMBIE VAR

SOLOMON KANE #2 (OF 5)

SPAWN #185

Creator Todd McFarlane returns to “Spawn,” bringing along fellow Image Comics founder Whilce Portacio.

SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #4 (OF 4)

SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #4 (OF 4) 10 COPY URRU INCV (NET)

SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #4 (OF 4) 25 COPY SHARP BROS INCV (NET)

STAR WARS LEGACY #29 VECTOR PART 10 OF 12 (C: 1-0-0)

STREETS OF GLORY #6 (OF 6) (RES) (MR)

STREETS OF GLORY #6 (OF 6) INCV CVR (NET) (RES) (MR) (C: 0-0

STREETS OF GLORY #6 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (RES) (MR)

SUPERMAN #681 NEW KRYPTON

New Krypton continues; I’m excited to see where this goes.

SUPERMAN #681 NEW KRYPTON VAR ED

SUPERMAN BATMAN #53

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #2 Of(6)

SWORD #12 (MR)

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #8 (C: 0-1-2)

TEEN TITANS #64

THOR #11

TRINITY #22

ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1
Homage cover to Mike Zeck’s “Captain America” Annual 8.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #3

USAGI YOJIMBO #115

WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #6 (OF 12)

WASTELAND #21 (MR)

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #8

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #29 DEODATO ZOMBIE VAR XOS 3

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #29 XOS 3

WORLD OF WARCRAFT #12

WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER #2 (OF 4)

WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER #2 (OF 4) VAR ED

X-FORCE #8

X-MEN FIRST CLASS GIANT SIZE SPECIAL #1

ZEN INTERGALACTIC NINJA #0

ZERO G #2 (OF 4)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY HC #19 (MR)
It’s always exciting when there’s a new Acme Novelty Library.  Chris Ware is one of the best cartoonists alive.

ARCHIE AMERICANA SER TP VOL 09 BEST OF 90S BOOK 1

BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS THREE MUSKETEERS SC (C: 0-1-2)

BATMAN DEATH MASK COLLECTED EDITION

BERNIE WRIGHTSONS FRANKENSTEIN HC (C: 0-1-2)

BIONICLE GN VOL 03

CTHULHU TALES TP VOL 02 WHISPER OF MADNESS

DNAGENTS INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ED TP
No idea if this will sell, but these were fun 1980s comics by Mark Evanier.

ESSENTIAL MARVEL HORROR TP VOL 02

GHOST OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)

GREEN LANTERN IN BRIGHTEST DAY TP

HELLBLAZER FAMILY MAN TP (MR)

INCREDIBLE HERCULES PREM HC SECRET INVASION

JAMES BOND TP DEATH WING (O/A) (C: 0-1-2)

JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES HC (C: 0-1-2)

JOKER HC

Quite a bit of buzz around this book, by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo.

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA THE NEXT AGE TP

LOEG BLACK DOSSIER TP

MAN OF ROCK BIOGRAPHY OF JOE KUBERT SC

Looking forward to checking this out.

METH COLAN & OTHER THEOLOGIANS SC (MR)

MYTH OF 8-OPUS WRECKS TP

OJINGOGO GN

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL HC (C: 0-1-2)

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC WITH GREAT POWER

SPIDER-MAN TP A NEW GOBLIN

SUPERMAN BATMAN SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE HC

TICK THE COMPLETE EDLUND
One of the funniest comic books of all time.

TOKEN

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 11 SALEMS SEVEN

WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TP VOL 02

X-MEN TP MESSIAH COMPLEX

One of the largest weeks in recent memory, my friends.  ”Final Crisis” finds its way to shelves!  “Secret Invasion” is released!  So, Marvel and DC’s biggest books go head to head. The new Captain America faces an old foe in issue #43. And that’s not all!  IDW’s hit “Angel: The Fall” releases its 13th issue, G.I. Joe gets a new beginning, and Cyblade gets a new first issue. Check out the full list and commentary after the break. 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574

Marc Guggenheim and Barry Kitson ask, Whatever Happened to Flash Thompson?

AMORY WARS II #5 (OF 5)

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #13

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #13 10 COPY VIRGIN RUNGE INCV (NET)

Gunn wants to save Los Angeles; Angel wants to stop him.  Art by Nick Runge, who you can also check out on the first few issues of Black Ice, written by Mike Baron, at Comic Mix.

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #13 25 COPY VIRGIN GARNER INCV (NET)

ARMY OF DARKNESS #14

BART SIMPSON COMICS #44

BATMAN

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #11

Comixology has a preview.

BETTY & VERONICA #238

BIRDS OF PREY #123

BLUE BEETLE #32

BROTHERS IN ARMS #4

CAPTAIN

Brubaker’s run is one of the best-ever runs on this character. And, yes, I’ve read ‘em all.

CHALLENGER DEEP #3 (OF 4)

Andrew Cosby and Andy Schmidt pen this deep-sea adventure from Boom!

CRIMINAL 2 #6 (MR)

Noir fans shouldn’t skip this series, also written by Brubaker.

CYBLADE #1 MAYS CVR A

CYBLADE #1 ROCAFORT CVR B

“Elk’s Run” writer Joshua Hale Fialkov joins artist Rick Mays for this solo series, the season premiere of one of last year’s “Pilot Season” winners.

DAREDEVIL #112

DAREDEVIL #112 FOREMAN ZOMBIE VAR

DC UNIVERSE HALLOWEEN 08

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #4 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #5 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON

I like Dabel Bros., but who the freak ships two issues of the same series in the same week? Seriously.

DMZ #35 (MR)

FAMILY DYNAMIC #3 (OF 3)

FEAR AGENT #24 1 AGAINST 1 (PT 3 OF 6)

FINAL CRISIS #4 (OF 7)

Anticipating this, despite all the hubbub about the artists, etc.

FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1

Black Lightning and Tattoo Man star in this one-shot by Grant Morrison and Matthew Clark.

GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #1 (OF 5)

You know, I maintain that the first 15 or so Danny Ketch stories are the best Ghost Rider stories anybody has ever done.

GI JOE A NEW BEGINNING #0

A new beginning for the Joes, by 1980s writer Larry Hama.

GI JOE A NEW BEGINNING #0 10 COPY SKETCH INCV (NET)

GI JOE A NEW BEGINNING #0 25 COPY TEMPLESMITH INCV (NET)

HELLBLAZER #248 (MR)

HULK #7

INVINCIBLE #54

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #4

MS MARVEL #32

NEW AVENGERS #46 SI

NEW EXILES #13

NEW WARRIORS #17

NOBLE CAUSES #37

REST #1 PHOTO CVR B

REST #1

RUNAWAYS 3 #3

SAMURAI LEGEND #2 (OF 4) (MR)

SCALPED #22 (MR)

SECRET INVASION #7 (OF SI

The penultimate issue of one of the year’s best-selling series.

SECRET INVASION #7 (OF YU SKETCH VAR SI

SECRET INVASION #7 (OF YU VAR SI

SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 3) SI

SHE-HULK 2 #34

SHRAPNEL ASHCAN (NET)

SIMPSONS CLASSICS #18

SONIC X #38

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF

SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1

Johns, Robinson and Gates kick off a new era for the Man of Steel! 

SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1 VAR ED

TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #51

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #8 (OF 12)

TERRY MOORES ECHO #7

THOR TRUTH OF HISTORY #1

Written and illustrated by Alan Davis.

THUNDERBOLTS #125 SI

TINY TITANS #9

TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #4

TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #4 10 COPY GUIDI INCV (NET)

TRINITY #21

TRUE BELIEVERS #4 (OF 5)

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #127

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #1 (MR)

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #1 VAR ED (MR)

WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #2 (OF 4) CVR A

WILDCATS #4

WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) MD

A miniseries by Jason Aaron.

WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #6 TSAI CVR A

XENA VS ARMY OF DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #1

X-FACTOR #36

X-MEN LEGACY #217 XOS 2

ZOMBIE TALES #6 CVR A

ZOMBIE TALES #6 CVR B

GRAPHIC NOVELS

CATWOMAN CRIME PAYS TP

DRAGONLANCE HC VOL 03 DRAGONS SPRING DAWNING 1

DRAWN & QUARTERLY SHOWCASE TP VOL 05 (MR)

ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC

Hardcover collecting ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN #1-8, ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN, BIZARRE ADVENTURES #28 and WHAT IF? #35.

EVIL DEAD TP (C: 0-1-2)

FRIDAY THE 13TH TP VOL 02 (MR)

HEAVY LIQUID HC (MR)

By Paul Pope.

HULK PREM HC HEART OF THE ATOM

HULK PREM HC HEART OF THE ATOM DM ED VOL 15

Including the Harlan Ellison Hulk tales.

JIM BUTCHERS

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES ENEMY RISING HC

MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 02 VENOM BOMB

MORESUKINE GN (C: 0-1-2)

NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 01 SVEN THE RETURNED (MR)

OR ELSE #5 (MR)

SHOWCASE PRESENTS WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 02

SKY DOLL PREM HC (MR)

SPIRIT FEMME FATALES TP

TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01

One of the best comic books of the 1970s.

ULTIMATE X-MEN TP VOL 19 ABSOLUTE POWER

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION GRAPHIC ADAPTATION SC (C: 0-1-2)

WARREN ELLIS AETHERIC MECHANICS GN (MR)

WARREN ELLIS AETHERIC MECHANICS GN CON ED (MR)

WEAPON OMEGA TP

X-FORCE PREM HC VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS DM BLOODY VAR

X-MEN LONGSHOT PREM HC

X-MEN LONGSHOT PREM HC DM VAR ED VOL 14

Ann Nocenti and Art Adams. Classic.

Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 (MR)

One of Vertigo’s best series of the last decade gets the hardcover treatment.

 

By way of self-congratulation, let me point out that this is the 1000th post on Nerdage!   Thanks to those of you who have contributed, those of you who comment, and those of you who are reading.  Couldn’t do it without you.  Now, on to this week’s comics.  ”Amazing Spider-Man” wraps up the popular “New Ways to Die” storyline, two “Final Crisis” tie-in miniseries issues ship, and Jimmy Olsen stars in a special that leads into “New Krypton.” Full list and commentary after the break.

AGE OF SENTRY #2 (OF 6)

AIR #3 (MR)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 DJURDJEVIC ZOMBIE VAR NWD

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 NWD

Spidey versus the original Green Goblin!

ASTONISHING X-MEN #27 MD

ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #3 (OF 5)

Continuing the acclaimed miniseries from Red 5.  

BATGIRL #4 (OF 6)

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12 RIP

BOOSTER GOLD #13

Booster Gold’s ancestor gets a strange-looking starfish for his girlfriend…

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #18

Supergirl and Raven team up in this issue, by Marv Wolfman and Phil Winslade.

CAPTAIN

CAPTAIN

CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #6 (OF 6)

CHARLATAN BALL #4

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #4

DARKNESS #6 KEOWN CVR A (MR)

DARKNESS #6 SEJIC CVR B (MR)

DC SPECIAL CYBORG #6 (OF 6)

DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #3 (OF 4)

DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #2 (C:1-0-0)

DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #2 10 COPY PHOTO VAR INCV (NET) (C:1-0-

DYNAMO 5 #17

EPILOGUE #2

FABLES #77 (MR)

FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #2 (OF 5)

Loved the first issue. This is what I want an epic crossover to be. I hope the second issue lives up to my hopes.

FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #3 (OF 3)

Writer Geoff Johns and artist Scott Kolins wrap up the miniseries.

FLASH #245

FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS #4 (OF 5) (MR)

GHOST RIDER #28

Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze come face to face. (Skull to skull?)

GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #1

GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #1

Grant Morrison writing Doctor Who — seems like there should be an audience for this.  

GREATEST HITS #2 (OF 6) (MR)

GRIMM FAIRY TALES PRESENTS BEAUTY & THE BEAST COLL

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #6 SI

HACK SLASH #1 HALLOWEEN TREAT CASELLI CVR B

HACK SLASH #1 HALLOWEEN TREAT SEELEY CVR A

HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #1 (OF 3) SEELEY CVR

HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #1 (OF 3) STAMB CVR A

HAWAIIAN DICK #5

HAWAIIAN DICK #5

HULK MONSTER SIZE SPECIAL #1

HYPERKINETIC #3 (OF 4)

I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES OUTERSPACE #4 (OF 6)

IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #34 SI

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF

MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #11

MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #29

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS #5 (OF 6)

MERCY SPARX #1 (OF 3) BLAYLOCK CVR A

MERCY SPARX #1 (OF 3) MERHOFF CVR B

MICHELANGELO THIRD KIND #2 (OF 4)

MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 SI

Kree-Skrull secrets!

MOON KNIGHT #23

HOME #3 (OF 6)

PHANTOM #25 CHECKMATE PART 5 (OF 5) (C: 0-1-2)

Double-sized issue.

PUNISHER MAX #63 (MR)

PVP #41

RASL #3 (MR)

By Jeff Smith of “Bone” fame.

ROBERTS #2 (OF 2) (MR)

ROBIN #179

SCOOBY DOO #137

SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #4 (OF 5)

SIMPSONS COMICS #147

SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #4 (OF 4)

SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #0 (OF 3) CVR A TAKEDA

SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #0 (OF 3) CVR B GUNNELL

SPIRIT #22

SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #2 ARCHER CVR B

SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #2 SEELEY CVR A

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #4

Howard Chaykin’s take doesn’t seem to be grabbing as many fans as J. Michael Straczynski’s.  Anybody reading it? What are the major differences?

STAR TREK ROMULANS HOLLOW CROWN #2 (OF 2)

STAR WARS CLONE WARS #2 (OF 6) (C: 1-0-0)

STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #3 (OF 5) (RES) (MR)

The third issue finally makes its way to stores.

STORMWATCH PHD #15

SUPER FRIENDS #8

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1 Of(6)

Oh my!

SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1

James Robinson writes this tale of Superman’s buddy.

SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1 VAR ED

TITANS #6 (RES)

TRINITY #20

ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 (OF 5)

Concluding the miniseries and leading into Ultimatum.

UNCANNY X-MEN #503 MD

What do people think of the Fraction-Land era of X-Men?  I think it might suffer from increased expectations: There was a time when this would have been a total buzz book, and I’m not sure it is at present.

WELCOME TO HOXFORD #3

X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (OF 4)

X-Men miniseries focusing on Storm.

YOUNG X-MEN #7 MD

YOUNG X-MEN #7 YARDIN ZOMBIE VAR MD

ZORRO #8

GRAPHIC NOVELS

ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 01

BATMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 06

CROSSING MIDNIGHT TP VOL 03 SWORD IN THE SOUL (MR)

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS TP VOL 01 ENGINES OF DESIRE (MR)

DREAMLAND CHRONICLES TP BOOK 01

EX MACHINA TP VOL 07 EX CATHEDRA (MR)

JAMILTI & OTHER STORIES HC

By “Exit Wounds” creator Rutu Modan.

JLA THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW TP

Roger Stern and John Byrne reunite.

JONAH HEX LUCK RUNS OUT TP

Collecting issues 25-30.

MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS DIGEST VOL 07

MMW X-MEN HC VOL 07

MORESUKINE GN (C: 0-1-2)

SCALPED TP VOL 03 DEAD MOTHERS (MR)

SENTENCES THE LIFE OF MF GRIMM TP (MR)

SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 BRAND NEW DAY

If you ignore how they got here, this isn’t half-bad.

URSA MINORS TP VOL 01 WAIT FOR THE TRADE ED

If you read my recent Neil Kleid interview, you know the guy is funny.

WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE MAX PREM HC (MR)

WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES HC VOL 25

The Lone Ranger is back in action this week, as the Lone Ranger and Tonto hunt for a bloody killer.  The Brainiac storyline concludes this week in “Action Comics” 870, leading into the “New Krypton” story.  The award-winning novel “Ender’s Game” is adapted to comic-book form.  A third, in-continuity “Marvel Zombies” series hits, this time drawn by Fred Van Lente. And finally, IDW’s “Presidential Material” one-shots, profiling Barack Obama and John McCain, ship this week.

Full list and commentary after the break.

100 BULLETS #96 (MR)

13 CHAMBERS (ONE SHOT)

ACTION COMICS #870

Superman vs. Brainiac in the conclusion to what’s been yet another great Geoff Johns story arc.  Sort of off-topic - Said to me recently: Marv Wolfman was the Geoff Johns of his day. Agree? Disagree? Thoughts?

ACTION COMICS #870 VAR ED

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #25

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #25 OLLIFE ZOMBIE VAR

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #2

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #124

AVENGERS INVADERS #5 (OF 12)

Beginning the second arc.

AVENGERS INVADERS #5 (OF 12) DEODATO VAR

AVENGERS INVADERS #5 (OF 12) ROSS SKETCH VAR

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #22

BIG HERO 6 #2 (OF 5)

BOMB QUEEN V #4 (OF 6) (MR)

BPRD THE WARNING #4 (OF 5)

CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #30

CORPS #0

CROSSED #1 (OF 9) (MR)

CROSSED #1 (OF 9) WRAP CVR (MR)

CTHULHU TALES #6 CVR A

CTHULHU TALES #6 CVR B

DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #2 (OF 4) (MR)

DEADPOOL #3 CHURCHILL VAR SI

DEADPOOL #3 SI

Has been better than I expected thus far.

DETECTIVE COMICS #849 RIP

DRAFTED #11

DRAGON PRINCE #2 JOHNSON CVR A

DRAGON PRINCE #2 OEMING CVR B

Enjoyed the first one, and would love for this to be a breakout Top Cow hit.

END LEAGUE #5

Adapting the Orson Scott Card novel.

FALLEN ANGEL IDW #30 (MR)

FERRYMAN #1 (OF 5)

FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #3 (OF 5)

Seems like there was a longer gap than I had anticipated without any Final Crisis product.

FIST OF JUSTICE #3

FLASH GORDON #2

FORGOTTEN REALMS STARLESS NIGHT #1 ATKINS CVR A

GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING #3

GEARS OF WAR #1 (MR)

GEARS OF WAR #1 VAR ED (MR)

GEN 13 #23

GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #4 (OF 6) HARD CALL

I like the Wild Cards series of novels, though I’ve not read this series after #1.  I intend to do so at some point.

GIANT SIZED RED SONJA #2

GOON #29

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #13

GREEN LANTERN #35

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #29

HELM #3 (OF 4)

HIGH ROLLERS #3 (OF 4)

HULK CHRONICLES WWH #4

I KILL GIANTS #4 (OF 7)

I WAS KIDNAPPED BY LESBIAN PIRATES OUTERSPACE #3 (OF 6)

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6

Favreau recently said “Iron Man 2″ would draw from Matt Fraction’s Invincible Iron Man.

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #143

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #19

LONE RANGER #14 (MR)

LOVE AND CAPES #8

MAN WHO LOVED BREASTS (MR)

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #16

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #44

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #2 (OF

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (OF 4)

Fred Van Lente takes over the franchise from the now-Image-partner Robert Kirkman.  

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (OF 4) SUYDAM VAR (PP #832)

NECRONOMICON #2 (OF 4)

NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GHOSTS #1 (OF 4)

PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL BARACK OBAMA

PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL FLIPBOOK

PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL JOHN MCCAIN

Comics about the presidential candidates.  Will be interesting to see how these do.

PULP TALES CVR A (NET) (C: 0-1-0)

PULP TALES PRESTIGE CVR (NET) (C: 0-1-0)

Boom! Studios is raising money for the treatment of artist Josh Medors, who is fighting cancer.  Stories in this volume are from Chris Samnee, B. Clay Moore, Steve Niles and more, and proceeds will go to Medors.

REX MUNDI DH ED #14

SCREAM QUEEN #4 (OF 5)

SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #3 (OF 4) SI

SECRET SIX #2

SIMON DARK #13

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #193

SPAWN #184

SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #1

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #3 (OF 5)

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (OF 5)

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (OF 5)

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (OF 5) PERKINS VAR

STAR TREK MIRROR IMAGES #4

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #3

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT SIDESWIPE

TRINITY #19

TWELVE #8 (OF 12)

TWO FACE YEAR ONE #2 (OF 2)

UNCLE SCROOGE #380

UNCLE SLAM FIGHTS BACK ONE SHOT

WALKING DEAD #53 (MR)

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #695

WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #1 CVR A

WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #1 CVR B

WONDER WOMAN #25

WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #5 LOCKE CVR A

X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #2 (OF 5)

X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #2 (OF 5) MD

X-MEN ORIGINAL SIN #1 XOS 1

Involving Wolverine’s son, Daken, and the secret reason Wolverine joined the X-Men.

YOUNG LIARS #8 (MR)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

AFTER 9/11 AMERICAS WAR ON TERROR SC (C: 0-1-2)

ANNIHILATION CLASSIC HC

Featuring classic tales of Nova, Adam Warlock, Quasar and Rocket Raccoon.

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS TP VOL 01 THE CHRYSALIS

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE TP VOL 02 NEW EDITION

BIRDS OF PREY METROPOLIS OR DUST TP

BLACK SUMMER HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)

DAREDEVIL TP CRUEL UNUSUAL

DC COMICS GOES APE TP

EMIKO SUPERSTAR

HELLBOY LIBRARY ED HC VOL 02 CHAINED COFFIN & OTHERS (C: 0-1

IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 03 BOOK OF IRON FIST

IRON MAN TP THE DRAGON SEED SAGA

LABOR DAYS GN VOL 01

LEGENDARY GN

MS MARVEL PREM HC VOL 05 SECRET INVASION

PUNISHER MAX TP VOL 10 VALLEY FORGE (MR)

QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 03 (O/A)

SERENITY BETTER DAYS TP (C: 0-1-2)

SHOWCASE PRESENTS BLACKHAWK TP VOL 01

STAR WARS OMNIBUS EARLY VICTORIES (C: 0-1-2)

SULK GN VOL 01 BIGHEAD & FRIENDS (MR)

X OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)

YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS TP

The book to get behind this week is “Supergirl” #34, the first issue by Oklahoma’s Sterling Gates. Buy two, or more.  Full list and somewhat abbreviated commentary after the break.

ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #1 (OF 5) (MR)

ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #3 (OF 6) (MR)

ARMY OF DARKNESS #13

AUTHORITY #3

BATMAN #680 RIP

Part 5 of Batman RIP, where Batman faces off against the Joker!

BATMAN STRIKES #50

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #10

BETTY #176

BEYOND WONDERLAND #2 (OF 6)

BOYS #23 (MR)

CABLE #7

CHALLENGER DEEP #2 (OF 4)

Andrew Cosby, creator of the hit Sci-Fi show Eureka, creates this undersea adventure.

CITY OF

From writer Steve Niles.

CITY OF

CITY OF DUST #1 C CVR

CITY OF

CITY OF DUST #1

CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #2 (OF 5)

DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #2 (OF 4)

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #9 (RES) (MR)

DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #4

EL DIABLO #2 (OF 6)

ETERNALS #5

FOUR EYES #1

Dragon training during the Great Depression.

FUTURAMA COMICS #39

GOOD & EVIL #4 EXODUS (C: 0-1-2)

HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #4 (OF 5) (MR)

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #6 (MR)

INVINCIBLE #53

JONAH HEX #36

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF

African spider-god Anansi reshapes the powers and histories of the Justice League.

LOONEY TUNES #167

MAN WITH NO NAME #4

MANHUNTER #35

MARCH ON ULTIMATUM SAGA  (NET)

MARVEL APES #3 (OF 4)

NEW EXILES #12

NIGHTWING #149 RIP

NO HERO #1 (OF 7) (MR)

The “Black Summer” team of Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp reunite for another dark take on superheroes.

ODD SQUAD #2 FRAIM CVR A

ODD SQUAD #2 OEMING CVR B

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #24 SI

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS BACK MYSTERIOUS ISLE #3

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS THE ELEMENTALS #1

RED MASS FOR MARS #2 (OF 4) (RES)

SAVAGE DRAGON #138

SHONEN JUMP NOV 08 (C: 1-1-0)

SPARKS #4 (OF (MR)

SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #3

SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #2 (OF 5)

SUPERGIRL #34

DC has a preview up here.

SUPERGIRL #34 VAR ED

TERROR TITANS #1 (OF 6)

TOP TEN SEASON TWO #1 (OF 4)

TOR #6 (OF 6)

TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T

TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SAGA O/T ALLSPARK #4

TRINITY #18

VENOM DARK ORIGIN #3 (OF 5)

VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #1 (OF 5)

VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #3

WITCHBLADE #121

WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #4 BALAN CVR A

ZERO G #1 (OF 4)

ZMD ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION #2 (OF 6)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

ALCOHOLIC HC (MR)

AMERICAN DREAM TP BEYOND COURAGE

AYA OF YOP CITY HC (MR)

BLUE BEETLE TP VOL 04 ENDGAME

BOYS TP VOL 03 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)

COMPLETE

COMPLETE PEANUTS HC 1967-1970 BOX SET (C: 0-1-2)

COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 10 1969-1970 (C: 0-1-2)

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP VOL 03

DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME HC

FORGOTTEN REALMS TP DARK ELF TRILOGY OMNIBUS VOL 01

GHOST WORLD SPECIAL ED HC (C: 0-1-2)

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY WEDDING ALBUM HC

GREEN LANTERN REVENGE OF THE GREEN LANTERNS TP

JUSTICE TP VOL 02

MARVEL BOY PREM HC DM ED

MARVEL ZOMBIES TP HULK DM COVER

MARVEL ZOMBIES TP IRON MAN DM COVER

MARVEL ZOMBIES TP SPIDER-MAN COVER

NUMBER OF THE BEAST TP

PREDATOR OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 (C: 0-1-2)

PUNISHER MAX TP FROM FIRST TO LAST (MR)

ROY ROGERS ARCHIVES HC VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)

Go back to the glory days of the West with this collection of Roy Rogers comics, including work by Tom and Charles McKimson.

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 04 (C: 0-1-2)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 09

SPIRIT HC VOL 02

The last of the Darwyn Cooke stories, plus some others.

SUPERMAN THE THIRD KRYPTONIAN TP

Collecting issues by Kurt Busiek and Dwayne McDuffie.

ULTIMATE IRON MAN II PREM HC DM ED (RES)

UNDERSEA ADV OF CAPTAIN ELI GN VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)

VAMPIRELLA CRIMSON CHRONICLES MAXIMUM TP (C: 0-0-1)

Collecting the classic Vampirella tales by Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart and more.

We could talk about other comics – and I will here shortly - but let me just congratulate Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting on the conclusion of “The Death of Captain America” saga.  Be sure to pick up issue #42, on sale Wednesday.  The “cursing Batman” nonsense that caused some retailers to look shortsighted and greedy and DC Comics to look unprofessional (really, no one came out well, here) comes out this week in its hopefully properly edited edition.  Full list and commentary after the break.

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN #10 VAR ED

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #10

Can’t imagine this living up to the hype. I sure do like Jim Lee, though.

AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #3 (OF 6)

ANGEL REVELATIONS #5 (OF 5)

ANNA MERCURY #3 (OF 5) AUXILIARY ED (MR)

ARCHIE #589

ASPEN SHOWCASE BENOIST #1 CVR B MANAPUL

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #17 SI

BACK TO BROOKLYN #1 (OF 5) (MR)

Mob tale from Garth Ennis.

BACK TO BROOKLYN #1 (OF 5) NOTO INCV CVR (MR)

BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #14

BARTHOLOMEW OF THE SCISSORS #1

BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #5 (OF 12)

BLACK PANTHER #41 SI

BLUE BEETLE #31

CAPTAIN  AMERICA #42

The conclusion!

CHUCK #4 (OF 6)

CTHULHU TALES #5 CVR B

DAREDEVIL #111

DEAD #1 (MR)

DEAD #1 INCV CVR (NET) (MR)

DEAD AHEAD #1 (OF 3)

DEADPOOL #2 MCGUINNESS VAR SI

DEADPOOL #2 SI

The first issue was a surprise sellout nationwide; now we’ll see if writer Daniel Way’s version of the Merc with a Mouth continues to impress.

FABLES #76 (MR)

FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #2 (OF 4) CVR A

FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #2 (OF 4) CVR B

FANTASTIC FOUR #560

FANTASTIC FOUR TRUE STORY #3 (OF 4)

FLASH GORDON #1

Updating the Alex Raymond stories for a modern audience, it says.

GOLLY #2 (MR)

HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN #3 (OF 3)

HULK #6

I KILL GIANTS #3 (OF 7)

IMMORTAL IRON FIST ORSON RANDALL DEATH QUEEN

JACK OF FABLES #26 (MR)

JUGHEAD #191

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #46

MADAME XANADU #4 (MR)

MARVEL 1985 #5 (OF 6)

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #40

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #3

MARVEL MONSTERS POSTER BOOK

MS MARVEL #31

MS MARVEL #31 MONKEY VAR

MY NAME IS BRUCE ONE SHOT

A companion to the film.

NEW AVENGERS #45 SI

NEW WARRIORS #16

NO HERO SKETCHBOOK

NORTHLANDERS #10 (MR)

NOVA #17 SI

Back on Earth and in the middle of an alien invasion!

PERHAPANAUTS #4

POWERS #30 (MR)

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #6 (OF 7)

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #6 (OF 7) ROSS ALT INCV CVR

PROOF #12 (MR)

PVP #40

REIGN IN HELL #3 (OF

RESURRECTION #6 (MR)

RUNAWAYS 3 #2

SAMURAI LEGEND #1 (OF 4) VAR (MR)

SAMURAI LEGEND #1 Of(4) (MR)

SCOOBY DOO #136

SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 3) SI

SHE-HULK 2 #33 SI

SKAAR SON OF HULK PRESENTS SAVAGE WORLD #1

SOLOMON KANE #1 (OF 5)

SONIC X #37

SPAWN #183

STAR WARS LEGACY #28 VECTOR PART 9 OF 12 (C: 1-0-0)

STATION #3 (OF 5)

SUPERMAN #680

Krypto’s on the cover – that’s gotta be a good thing.

SUPERMAN BATMAN #52

The solicitation info: In the second half of “Li’l Leaguers,” The Man of Steel and The Dark Knight must team up with the Li’l League to battle an army of Li’l Villains. Then, the Li’l Villains meet some of their grownup counterparts as Li’l Lex hatches his plan to take over the world.

SUPERNATURAL RISING SON #6 (OF 6)

TEEN TITANS #63

THUNDERBOLTS #124 SI

TRINITY #17

UBU BUBU #3 (MR)

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR X-MEN ANNUAL #1

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #126

ULTIMATES 3 #5 (OF 5)

UNCLE SCROOGE #379

USAGI YOJIMBO #114

VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY HALLOWEEN 2008 BRERETON REG ED

VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #1

Probably the most famous “Price” out there, I gotta support the endeavor into comics, even if I’m not sure how this is going to exactly work out.

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #694

WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #3 (OF 5) CVR A (C: 0-1-0)

WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #5 (OF 5) CVR B (C: 0-1-0)

WASTELAND #20 (MR)

WILDCATS #3

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #7

Fun series, and the first trade is out today as well.

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #28

WOLVERINE ROAR

X-FORCE #7

X-MEN LEGACY #216

YOUNGBLOOD #5

ZORRO #7

GRAPHIC NOVELS

100 BULLETS TP VOL 12 DIRTY (MR)

ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 01 THE DROWNING (C: 0-1-2)

ABSOLUTE RONIN HC
Collecting Frank Miller’s series.

BARKS ROSA COLL TP VOL 03 GOLDEN HELMET

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE TP VOL 03

BLACK PANTHER TP BACK TO AFRICA

BLACK SUMMER TP (MR)
Collecting Warren Ellis’ dark take on superheroes.

CABLE PREM HC VOL 01 MESSIAH WAR

COMPLETE TERRY & THE PIRATES HC VOL 04 1941 1942 (C: 0-1-2)

CONAN HC VOL 06 HAND OF NERGAL (C: 0-1-2)

DEAD AT 17 TP VOL 04 13TH BROTHER (RES) (MR) (C: 0-1-2)

EYE WITNESS GN VOL 03 RISE OF THE APOSTLE

HATTER M THE LOOKING GLASS WARS TP VOL 01 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)

JLA SALVATION RUN TP

KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION

LOCKE & KEY HC
Collecting the popular horror comic by Joe Hill.

LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE TP SIDE B

MADAME MIRAGE TP VOL 01

MARVEL BOY PREM HC
Grant Morrison and JG Jones; I kept hearing rumors this would tie into the Ultimate Universe. I don’t know if it ever did, but this is still a pretty good series.

MMW ATLAS ERA HEROES HC VOL 03

RED ROCKET 7 TP (IMAGE ED)
I really like this comic, though I wonder if it’s got a limited audience by design. Still, if you like rock music (and specifically David Bowie), I’d give it a look.

SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAL MEN TP VOL 02

SPAWN COLLECTION TP VOL 06 (C: 0-1-2)

SPIDER-MAN FAMILY TP ITSY BITSY BATTLES DIGEST

STAR TREK ARCHIVES TP VOL 01 BEST OF PETER DAVID

STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 01 SHIPYARDS OF DOOM (C: 0-1-2)

UNCANNY X-MEN TP DIVIDED WE STAND

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP ROOKIE

WONDER WOMAN THE CIRCLE HC
Collecting Gail Simone’s first story arc.

X-FACTOR PREM HC ONLY GAME IN TOWN
By Peter David. Several people tell me this is their favorite X-book.

MAGAZINES

BACK ISSUE #30 (C: 0-1-2)

Interviews with the stars of the Shazam! television series. Also featuring an interview with Steve Rude, and Adam Hughes’ tribute to Dave Stevens.

CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #50 HAWKEYE (O/A) (C: 1-1-3

CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #73 KANG (C: 1-1-3)

DRAW #16 (C: 0-1-2)

GEEK MONTHLY VOL 2 #10 (C: 0-1-2)

WIZARD MAGAZINE #205 GREEN LANTERN CVR (C: 0-1-2)

WIZARD MAGAZINE #205 MAYHEW THOR MOVIE CVR (C: 0-1-2)

WIZARD MAGAZINE #205 MCFARLANE & PORTACIO SPAWN CVR (C: 0-1-

It’s a doubleheader of highly anticipated Superman comic books this week. The penultimate issue of the “Brainiac” storyline in “Action Comics” comes out this week, after a short delay for a printing error. (Apparently nothing as nefarious as the “All-Star Batman” printing error.)  And “All-Star Superman” wraps up the Grant Morrison-Frank Quitely story with issue #12.

If you missed the Norman, Okla., issue of “Local,” by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly, the entire storyline is now collected in one hardcover, also on sale this week.

Full list and commentary after the break.

ACTION COMICS #869

Join me in hoping that Gary Frank is the penciller of ”Action Comics” for years and years.  

AGE OF SENTRY #1 (OF 6)

Paul Tobin and Jeff Parker create “Silver Age” tales of the Sentry.

AGE OF SENTRY #1 (OF 6) BULLOCK VAR

AIR #2 (MR)

ALL STAR SUPERMAN #12

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #572 NWD

Bullseye and the Thunderbolts target Spider-Man.

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #8

ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #2 (OF 5)

BATGIRL #3 (OF 6)

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #11 RIP

BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #85

BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #2

BIRDS OF PREY #122

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #17

By Marv Wolfman and Phil Winslade; Supergirl and Huntress team up.

BROKEN TRINITY #2 KEOWN CVR B

BROKEN TRINITY #2 SEJIC CVR A

Two new artifact-bearers are created in Top Cow’s crossover, written by Ron Marz.

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #5

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #5 MONKEY VAR

CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #5 (OF 6)

CASTLE WAITING VOL II #12

CHECKMATE #30

CISCO KID VS WYATT EARP (C: 0-1-2)

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #3

DC SPECIAL CYBORG #5 (OF 6)

DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #1 (OF 4)

The third of the comics held back by DC Comics for printing issues; this one looks at politics in the DC Universe.

DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #6 (OF 6)

DEAD SPACE #6 (OF 6)

FAMILY DYNAMIC #2 (OF 3)

FATHOM #2 CVR A GARZA

FATHOM #2 CVR B GUNNELL

FATHOM #2 CVR C TURNER & STEIGERWALD INCV (NET) (C: 0-0-1)

FLASH #244

FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS #3 (OF 5) (MR)

GENE COLAN TRIBUTE BOOK DRACULA COVER

Reprinting classic stories by Gene Colan, and, with the help of the Hero Initiative, proceeds from this book will benefit Colan as well.

GENE COLAN TRIBUTE BOOK IRON MAN COVER

GENE COLAN TRIBUTE BOOK MARVEL MONSTERS COVER

GHOST RIDER #27

GLAMOURPUSS #3

Dave Sim’s part fashion parody/part meditation on Alex Raymond and photorealism in comic books moves to its third issue. 

GODLAND #25

Joe Casey’s Jack Kirby tribute makes it to issue 25.

GRAVEL #5 (MR)

GRAVEL #5 BLACK MAGIC ED INCV CVR (NET) (MR) (C: 0-0-1)

GRAVEL #5 WRAP CVR (MR)

GREATEST HITS #1 (OF 6) (MR)

Looks like the British Invasion with superheroes.

GREATEST HITS #1 (OF 6) VAR ED (MR)

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 MONKEY VAR SI

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 SI

HELLBLAZER #247 (MR)

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #121

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #121 MONKEY VAR

IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #33 SI

MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #28

MARVEL APES #2 (OF 4)

MARVEL APES #2 (OF 4) JIMENEZ VAR

MIGHTY AVENGERS #18 SI

MOON KNIGHT #22

PUNISHER #62 (MR)

RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #5 (OF

ROBIN #178

SCALPED #21 (MR)

SECRET INVASION THOR #2 (OF 3) SI

Hoping Thor keeps I-35 clear of Skrulls.

SIMPSONS COMICS #146

SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #3 (OF 4)

SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #3 (OF 4)

SPIRIT #21

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #3

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #3 MONKEY VAR

STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH #5

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF

STORMWATCH PHD #14

SWORD #11 (MR)

TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #50

According to the solicit, this issue is co-plotted by Leatherhead creator Ryan Brown and featuring the return of Tristan Jones on script and Paul Harmon on art.

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #7 (OF 12)

TERRY MOORES ECHO #6

“Echo” continues to build; it’s different from Moore’s “Strangers in Paradise” but definitely worth a look.

TINY TITANS #8

The Tiny Titans get their report cards.

TITANS #5 (RES)

Something about Raven, and completely different from the original solicit for this issue.

TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #3

TRINITY #16

TRUE BELIEVERS #3 (OF 5)

UNCANNY X-MEN #502 MD

WALKING DEAD #52 (MR)

WAR HEROES #2 (OF 6)

WAR HEROES #2 (OF 6) B&W HARRIS CVR INCV (NET)

WAR HEROES #2 (OF 6) EDWARDS CVR INCV (NET)

WORLD OF WARCRAFT #11

WYATT EARP VS THE CISCO KID (C: 0-1-2)

X-FACTOR #35

X-FACTOR #35 MONKEY VAR

X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #16

YOUNG X-MEN #6 MD

YOUNG X-MEN #6 MONKEY VAR MD

ZOMBIE TALES #5 CVR A

ZOMBIE TALES #5 CVR B

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Good week for graphic novels, as well!  

ABYSS TP VOL 01

What if you found out your dad was a supervillain? From Kevin Rubio, the creator of “Troops.”

By Guy Delisle, of “Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea” and “Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China.”

CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 02 DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA

Collecting “Captain America” 31-36, including the first appearance of the New Cap.

CASTLEVANIA CURSE OF DARKNESS GN VOL 01 (OF 2)

CRIMINAL MACABRE MY DEMON BABY TP (C: 0-1-2)

DRAGON BALL VIZBIG ED GN VOL 02 (C: 1-0-0)

ESSENTIAL IRON MAN TP VOL 01 NEW PTG

ESSENTIAL OFF HB MARVEL UNIV MASTER ED TP VOL 03

INCREDIBLE HERCULES AGAINST THE WORLD TP

JANES IN LOVE

Sequel to “Plain Janes.”

JSA PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP

Collects stories from ”Green Lantern: Brightest Day/Blackest Night” and “JSA Classified” 25 and 32-33.  

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 01 TORNADOS PATH

By Brad Meltzer, Ed Benes and Sandra Hope, collecting the first 7 issues of the relaunch.

LOCAL HC (C: 0-1-2)

Probably the best money you could spend on comics this week.

LOVELESS TP VOL 03

MAGICIAN APPRENTICE TP VOL 02

MMW FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 11

PANTHEON TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO THE MACHINE (RES) (C: 0-1-2)

Written by Bill Willingham.

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 03 BRAND NEW DAY

SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE HC

By Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale.  

UNCLE SAM FREEDOM FIGHTERS BRAVE NEW WORLD TP

I thought kind of an underrated series.

VAGABOND VIZBIG ED GN VOL 01 (MR) (C: 1-1-0)

The biggest releases this week are likely the doubleheader of Stephen King comic books. The third “Dark Tower” series, ”Treachery,” kicks off, as does the comic book adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand.”  Fabian Nicieza wraps up his Batgirl story in “Batman Confidential.” And there’s that little thing we’re calling “Secret Invasion.”

Full list and commentary after the break.

100 BULLETS #95 (MR)

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #24

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #571 NWD
Norman Osborn vs. Menace.  And, I’m enjoying the “New Ways to Die” so far.

AMORY WARS II #4 (OF 5)

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #123

BAOBAB #3 (RES)

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #21
All good things must come to an end, and that includes the Batgirl storyline by Fabian Nicieza and Kevin Maguire in “Batman Confidential.”

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #9

BIG HERO 6 #1 (OF 5)
Written by Chris Claremont. OK, I know the Big Hero 6 have been around a while, at least, but I’ve completely missed out on them. So, if somebody wants to explain what’s cool about them, feel free to do so.

BLOOD BOWL #3 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR A

BOOSTER GOLD #12
The second of Chuck Dixon’s fill-in issues on “Booster Gold,” before Rick Remender takes the reins next issue.

BOYS #22 GLOW IN THE DARK CVR (MR)

BPRD THE WARNING #3 (OF 5)

CABLE KING SIZE SPECTACULAR #1

CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #1 (OF 5)
It’s sort of like “Crisis on Infinite Earths Millennium.”

CRIMINAL 2 #5 (MR)
One of the best books on the stands.  Buy this book.

CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 #1 (OF 4)

DAMNED PRODIGAL SONS #3 (OF 3)

DARKNESS #5 KEOWN CVR A (MR)

DARKNESS #5 SEJIC CVR B (MR)

DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1 (OF 6) MIDNIGHT VAR
This version is only available from stores holding midnight openings tonight for “Dark Tower” and “The Stand.”

DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1 (OF 6)

Roland, Alain and Cuthbert have returned safely to their home in Gilead — but not all is well.

DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1 (OF 6) DELL OTTO VAR

DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1 (OF 6) LEE SKETCH VAR

DEAD SHE SAID #3

DEADPOOL #1 LIEFELD VAR SI

I debate over whether to include the variant covers or not on this shipping list, but in this case I left it in order to point out that I had to correct the spelling of “Liefeld” from “Leifeld.” I realize he’s contentious in some quarters, but come on, he created the character! You should at least spell his name right.

DEADPOOL #1 SI

And, here’s the regular cover. Deadpool is back, tying into Secret Invasion, and written by Daniel Way.

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #3 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #10

DRAGON PRINCE #1 JOHNSON CVR A

DRAGON PRINCE #1 SEJIC CVR B

Looking forward to this series, it’s a fantasy epic written by Ron Marz with art by Lee Moder.  A teenager finds out he’s the last in the line of dragons. Find out more about it at the Top Cow site.

DYNAMO 5 #16

EPILOGUE #1

 Steve Niles and Kyle Hotz create a tale of a vampire vigilante, from IDW.

EX MACHINA #38 (MR)

FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #2 (OF 5)

The return of Batwoman in this issue of “Revelations,” by “52″ co-writer Greg Rucka.

GEN 13 #22

GENEXT #5 (OF 5)

GOON #28

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #12

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #28

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #30 (C: 0-0-1)

HULK CHRONICLES WWH #3

I KILL GIANTS #2 (OF 7)

IGOR MOVIE ADAPTATION #4 (OF 4)

INVINCIBLE #52

KICK DRUM COMIX #1 (OF 2)

LADY DEATH ALL HALLOWS EVE #1 (C: 0-1-2)

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #18

LONE RANGER #13 (MR)

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #15

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #43

Peter Parker goes on a field trip to a water park — which is all well and good until an Atlantean villain attacks.

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #1 (OF

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS #4 (OF 6)

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT MARVEL KNIGHTS 10TH ANNIVERSARY

MS MARVEL #30 SI

NEOZOIC #6

NEW EXILES #11

NYX NO WAY HOME #2 (OF 6)

ODD SQUAD #1 BECK CVR B

ODD SQUAD #1 FRAIM CVR A

You might, if you’re like me, remember the Fraim Brothers from their time on Sean McKeever’s “The Waiting Place,” a comic that launched the careers of writer Sean McKeever and Mike Norton, a later artist on the series.  They’ve been doing some work with Kenzer and Company, and now they’re the artists on this series from Devil’s Due.  The company describes the series as “The Ghostbusters” meets “The X-Files.”  You can see a preview here.  The writer is director/producer Todd Livingston (“So, You’ve Downloaded a Demon”), who also wrote the Image Comics graphic novel “The Black Forest.”

PATSY WALKER HELLCAT #3 (OF 5)

PAX ROMANA #3 (OF 4)

RED SONJA #37

SALEM #2 (OF 4)

SECRET INVASION #6 (OF SI
The cover featuring the big 3 Avengers of Captain America, Thor and Iron Man at least has me intrigued.

SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #2 (OF 4) SI
An army of Super-Skrulls attack Attilan.

SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #3 (OF 3) SI

SECRET INVASION X-MEN #2 (OF 4) MD

SIMON DARK #12

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #192

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1 (OF 5)
An adaptation of one of Stephen King’s most highly regarded books, by writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four) and artist Mike Perkins (Captain America).

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1 (OF 5) BERMEJO SKETCH VAR

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1 (OF 5) PERKINS VAR

STAR TREK MIRROR IMAGES #3

STAR TREK ROMULANS HOLLOW CROWN #1 (OF 2)

STAR WARS CLONE WARS #1 (OF 6) (C: 1-0-0)

SUPER FRIENDS #7

T BIRD AND THROTTLE #0
Discover the secrets of astronaut-turned superhero Mitchell Maddox in this new series from Josh Howard (Dead@17).

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #2

TRINITY #15

TRON #6

ULTIMATE ORIGINS #4 (OF 5)

ULTIMATE X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1
Art by Brandon Peterson.

WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #4 (OF 5) CVR A

WELCOME TO HOXFORD #2

WOLVERINE SAUDADE (MR)
By popular European creators Phillipe Bouchet and Jean-David Morvan.  

WONDER WOMAN #24

WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER #1 (OF 4)
Blizzard Creative Director Micky Neilson writes this four-issue miniseries.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER #1 (OF 4) VAR ED

WULF & BATSY #3 (OF 6) (MR)

X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #1 (OF 5)

YOUNG LIARS #7 (MR)

GRAPHIC NOVELS

ARMY OF DARKNESS TP VOL 06 FROM THE ASHES (C: 0-1-2)

BAD BOY 10TH ANN HC MILLER CVR

BATMAN THE BLACK GLOVE HC
From Grant Morrison and Tony Daniel’s run on “Batman.”

BOMB TP (C: 0-0-1)

COMPLETE BADGER TP VOL 04

DAREDEVIL PREM HC GUARDIAN DEVIL 10TH ANNIV ED

DUGOUT GN
From the “Hench” team of Adam Beechen and Manny Bello.

ETERNALS BY JACK KIRBY TP BOOK 02
Classic 1970s Kirby.

FREAK BROTHERS OMNIBUS TP (MR) (C: 0-1-2)

FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH TP (MR)

GET BACKERS INFINITY FORTRESS GN VOL 01 (OF 13) (MR)

GOTHAM CENTRAL HC VOL 01 IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark write about the Gotham P.D.  Highly recommended comics.

GYPSY JOE JEFFERSON GN (MR)
The latest graphic novel from Jason M. Burns.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 1 & 2 DELUXE ED GN

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL GN VOL 01 LASTING IMPRESSIONS (C: 0-1-2)

HIGHLANDER TP VOL 03 ARMAGEDDON (MR) (C: 0-0-2)

LORDS OF AVALON SOD HC

LORDS OF AVALON SOD HC DM ED

LOVE & ROCKETS NEW STORIES #1
The new release from Los Bros Hernandez.

NARUTO COLLECTORS ED HC VOL 01 (C: 1-0-0)

OMEGA THE UNKNOWN PREM HC
By Jonathan Lethem and Farel Dalrymple.

PORTABLE FRANK SC

PRINCE OF PERSIA GN

RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER TP VOL 02

SIXTEEN MILES TO MERRICKS & OTHER WORKS SC (C: 0-1-2)

SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA TP

SWORD OF RED SONJA DOOM O/T GODS TP (C: 0-0-2)

ULTIMATE POWER TP

WARLASH DARK NOIR GN VOL 01 (C: 0-0-1)

WITCHBLADE SHADES OF GRAY TP (C: 0-0-2)

X-MEN VS APOCALYPSE TP VOL 02 AGES OF APOCALYPSE

Fighting off an illness, so, sorry for the lack of commentary today.

I am looking forward to reading one of Steve Gerber’s final stories in the “Dr. Fate” collection shipping this week.  Full list after the break.

Comics
ADAM STRANGE SPECIAL #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 MONKEY VAR NWD
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 NWD
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #12
ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #2 (OF 6) (MR)
ARMY OF DARKNESS #12 LONG ROAD HOME
AUTHORITY #2
BATMAN STRIKES #49
BOYS #22 (MR)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #18
CHALLENGER DEEP #1 (OF 4)
DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #1 (OF 4)
DETECTIVE COMICS #848 RIP
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #3
EL DIABLO #1 (OF 6)
END LEAGUE #4
ETERNALS #4
FABLES #75 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
FRINGE #1 (OF 6)
GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING #2
GREEN LANTERN #34
HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #3 (OF 5) (MR)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #5 (MR)
IGOR MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 (OF 4)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 MONKEY VAR
IRON MAN GOLDEN AVENGER
JONAH HEX #35
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #142
LOONEY TUNES #166
MANHUNTER #34
MARVEL APES #1 (OF 4)
MARVEL APES #1 (OF 4) BACHS VAR
MICHELANGELO THIRD KIND #1 (OF 4)
MS MARVEL ANNUAL #1
NECRONOMICON #1 (OF 4)
NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #12
NIGHTWING #148 RIP
NOBLE CAUSES #36
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #23
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #23 MONKEY VAR
ROBERTS #1 (OF 2) (MR)
SAVAGE DRAGON #137
SAVAGE TALES #9 (MR)
SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #3 (OF 5) SI
SECRET SIX #1
SHONEN JUMP OCT 08 (C: 1-1-0)
SPAWN #182
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #2 (OF 5)
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #2 (OF 5) MONKEY VAR
SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #1 ARCHER CVR B
SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #1 SEELEY CVR A
STORMING PARADISE #3 (OF 6)
SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #1 (OF 5)
SUPERGIRL #33
TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA #4
TITANS #4
TOR #5 (OF 6)
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK TIME WARS #2
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SAGA O/T ALLSPARK #3
TRINITY #14
TWELVE 1/2
UN-MEN #13 (MR)
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #3 (OF 3) (MR)
VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY SUMMER 2008 JUSKO REG ED
VENOM DARK ORIGIN #2 (OF 5)
VERONICA #190
VINYL UNDERGROUND #12 (MR)
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #5 (OF 12)
WITCHBLADE #120 HALEY & NOWLAN CVR B
WITCHBLADE #120 SEJIC CVR A
X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (OF 4) MD
X-MEN ORIGIN BEAST
X-MEN RETURN OF MAGIK
Graphic Novels
BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER HC VOL 01 (C: 0-0-2)
BLEACH TP VOL 24 (C: 1-0-0)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 05 (C: 0-1-2)
CLANDESTINE PREM HC BLOOD RELATIVE
COUNTER X TP VOL 02
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC
DR FATE COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY TP
DR SLUMP TP VOL 16 (C: 1-0-0)
ESSENTIAL THOR TP VOL 02 NEW PTG
EYE WITNESS GN VOL 02 ACTS OF THE SPIRIT SC
HELLBLAZER THE LAUGHING MAGICIAN TP (MR)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 02 CITIES OF HEAVEN
INVASION TP
LIFE SUCKS COLL ED HC (C: 0-1-2)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 10 CRISIS DIGEST
NANA TP VOL 12 (MR) (C: 1-0-0)
NARUTO TP VOL 31 (C: 1-0-0)
POKEMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE GN VOL 02 (C: 1-0-0)
SHOOTING WAR TP (C: 0-1-2)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN TP VOL 04
SLAM DUNK GN VOL 01 (C: 1-0-0)
TWELVE PREM HC VOL 01
WOLVERINE LOGAN PREMIERE HC