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It’s Wednesday again, and as everyone who’s anyone (and quite a few that aren’t) know that means NEW COMICS!!! And I’m here every week to tell you what to buy. Awesome!!!
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Last week I could have had twenty books on this list, this week I had to work to find ten I wanted to read, let alone suggest to others.
10) Zombie Holocaust SC
I haven’t read this, I haven’t heard of this, but I’m buying it on the name alone.
9) Batgirl #1
It’s Batgirl and she’s back.
8) Superman Annual #14, $3.99
It stars Mon-El as he discovers his roots, but it gets on the list for being an oversized issue for $3.99.
7) Astounding Wolf-Man #18
One of those big set up issues Kirkman likes so much. Check it out or have nothing to talk about at work for the next several months.
6) Punisher #8
Still can not believe I am reading and enjoying a 616 Punisher book. Read it, love it.
5) Blackest Night Superman #1
JSA Superman back from the dead? Hell yes!
4) Mighty Avengers #28
Unlike another columnist here on Mania.com (cough, Chad) I dig the hell out of Bendis’ writing on this team book.
3) Stand American Nightmares #5
The final issue of volume 2. I’m not sure how interested I’d be in this comic if I hadn’t read the book, but knowing what’s coming has me begging for more.
2) Daredevil #500
I had some trepidation putting this on the list. Ed Brubaker is awesome, but the last two milestones he wrote (Captain America 50 and 600, back-to-back no less) were not worth the hype.
1) Archie #600
Dude, Archie is getting married to Veronica, how could I not make that #1 (and how could he not choose Betty? I mean sure, Veronica is definitely better in bed, but when you’re talking marriage material it’s Betty all the way. I hope Archie likes being the catcher).
AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS
Gargoyles Bad Guys TP Vol 1, $17.95
Gargoyles Clan Building TP Vol 2, $19.95
Ubu Bubu TP Vol 1 Filth, $12.95
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger #110, $2.99
Gold Digger Tiffany & Charlotte Pocket Manga TP Vol 1 (Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $15.95
ARCANA STUDIO
Ultima Thula GN, $19.95
ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS
Days Missing #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Dale Keown), $0.99
Every weekend for me.
Days Missing #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Frazer Irving Limited Edition), $3.99
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie #600, $2.50
ASPEN ENTERTAINMENT
Soulfire New World Order #4 (of 5)(Francisco Herrera Cover), $2.99
Masons, Illuminati, Skull and Bones? Hell no! It’s the fast food companies!
Soulfire New World Order #4 (of 5)(Sana Takeda Cover), $2.99
AVATAR PRESS
Doktor Sleepless #13 (Ivan Rodriguez Regular Cover)(resolicited), $3.99
Doktor Sleepless #13 (Ivan Rodriguez Warning Sign Cover), $3.99
Doktor Sleepless #13 (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover)(resolicited), $3.99
Gravel #13 (Mike Wolfer Regular Cover), $3.99
This month: Down with pavement!
Gravel #13 (Mike Wolfer Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Warren Ellis Frankensteins Womb HC, $16.99
At first I was all ewwww, but then I saw it was Warren Ellis and I straight puked.
BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #157, $2.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep #1 (Of 24)(Bill Sienkiewicz Negative Second Printing Cover), $3.99
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep #1 (of 24)(Moritat Incentive Variant Cover), $3.99
Farscape Gone & Back #2 (Cover A Joe Corroney), $3.99
Farscape Gone & Back #2 (Cover B Dennis Calero), $3.99
Farscape Gone & Back #2 (Cover C Joe Corroney Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Hexed HC, $19.99
Monsters Inc Laugh Factory #1 (Cover A Amy Mebberson), $2.99
My 3 year old daughter watched this and now she’s afraid of the dark. So now I hide under the bed dressed like Freddy Krueger and jump out when the lights go off. Anything to make it so she can watch Monsters, Inc again.
Monsters Inc Laugh Factory #1 (Cover B Amy Mebberson), $2.99
Monsters Inc Laugh Factory #1 (Cover C Jake Myler Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Poe #2 (Cover A Declan Shalvey), $3.99
Black as night.
Poe #2 (Cover B Jeremy Forson), $3.99
Swordsmith Assassin #1 (Cover A John Cassady), $3.99
You really have to diversify in today’s economy.
Swordsmith Assassin #1 (Cover B Joe Corroney), $3.99
Unthinkable #4, $3.99
BROADSWORD COMICS
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #54 (Glow Edition), $10.00
I hope to someday be allowed to write reviews for this site (maybe once the meds kick in) just so I can tell the world how awful this book is.
DABEL BROTHERS PRODUCTIONS
Robert Jordans New Spring #7 (resolicited), $3.99
DARK HORSE
Blood+ Novel Vol 4 Nankurunaisa, $8.95
Umm… gross.
Conan The Cimmerian #13, $2.99
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic #44 (The Reaping Part 2 of 2), $2.99
Usagi Yojimbo TP Vol 13 Grey Shadows (5th printing), AR
Usagi Yojimbo TP Vol 18 Travels With Jotaro (3rd printing), AR
Usagi Yojimbo TP Vol 19 Fathers And Sons (3rd printing), AR
Usagi Yojimbo TP Vol 20 Glimpses Of Death (2nd printing), AR
DC COMICS
Air #12, $2.99
Astral Project TP Vol 4, $12.99
Batgirl #1 (Phil Noto Regular Cover), $2.99
Batgirl #1 (Cully Hamner Variant Cover), AR
Batman Streets Of Gotham #3, $3.99
Blackest Night Superman #1 (of 3)(Eddy Barrows & Ruy Jose Regular Cover), $2.99
Blackest Night Superman #1 (of 3)(Shane Davis & Sandra Hope Variant Cover), AR
Brave And The Bold #26, $2.99
Brave And The Bold The Book Of Destiny TP, $17.99
Dark Entries HC, $19.99
Ex Machina #44, $2.99
Filthy Rich HC, $19.99
Me, after having my own column for three weeks!
Final Crisis Aftermath Dance #4 (of 6), $2.99
Hellblazer #258, $2.99
Jack Of Fables #37, $2.99
Justice League Of America #36, $2.99
Outsiders #21, $2.99
Power Girl #4 (Amanda Conner Regular Cover), $2.99
Power Girl #4 (Guillem March Variant Cover), AR
Red Circle The Web #1, $2.99
I wanted to like this, I tried to like this, I don’t like this.
Starcraft #3 (Federico Dallocchio Regular Cover), $2.99
Starcraft #3 (Shawn Moll Variant Cover), AR
Super Friends #18, $2.50
Supergirl #44 (Codename Patriot Part 3), $2.99
Superman Annual #14, $3.99
Superman Batman #63, $2.99
Teen Titans TP Vol 10 Changing Of The Guard, $14.99
Tiny Titans #19, $2.50
Venus Capriccio TP Vol 2, $9.99
Vigilante #9, $2.99
Wednesday Comics #7 (of 12), $3.99
World Of Warcraft #22, $2.99
DEVIL'S DUE PUBLISHING
Barack The Barbarian Red Sarah Poster, $5.99
Now 100% Governor free (Alaska is saved!).
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Army Of Darkness Ash Saves Obama #1 (of 4)(Todd Nauck Regular Cover, $3.50
OH NO! The One and The Chosen One together again for the first time.
Army Of Darkness Ash Saves Obama #1 (of 4)(Todd Nauck Black and White Variant Cover), AR
Army Of Darkness Ash Saves Obama #1 (of 4)(Todd Nauck Negative Art Variant Cover), AR
Death Defying Devil #2 (Alex Ross Signed Edition), $49.99
Project Superpowers Meet The Bad Guys #1 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $2.99
Project Superpowers Meet The Bad Guys #1 (Alex Ross Negative Art Variant Cover), AR
Project Superpowers Meet The Bad Guys #1 (Alex Ross Black White and Red Variant Cover), AR
Zorro #15 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $3.50
Zorro #15 (Matt Wagner Regular Cover), $3.50
Zorro #15 (Matt Wagner Variant Cover), AR
GIRASOL COLLECTABLES
Girasol Pulp Doubles The Spider Vol 12, $14.95
I have no idea what the hell this is.
HIGH SPEED PRODUCTIONS
Juxtapoz Vol 16 #9 (Sep 2009), $5.99
HYPERION BOOKS
Artemis Fowl GN Vol 2 Arctic Incident (Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $9.99
The whole thing melted.
IDW PUBLISHING
Angel Smile Time HC, $24.99
Astro Boy Movie Adaptation #1 (EJ Su Regular Cover), $3.99
Astro Boy Movie Adaptation #1 (Gabriel Rodriguez Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Doctor Who Ongoing #2 (Al Davison Cover), $3.99
Doctor Who Ongoing #2 (Paul Grist Cover), $3.99
Doctor Who Ongoing #2 (Al Davison Variant Incentive Cover), AR
GI Joe Origins #6 (Augustin Padilla Cover), $3.99
GI Joe Origins #6 (Tom Feister Cover), $3.99
GI Joe Origins #6 (Tom Feister Virgin Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Star Trek Spock Reflections #2 (David Messina Regular Cover), $3.99
Star Trek Spock Reflections #2 (David Williams Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Transformers All Hail Megatron #14 (Emiliano Santalucia Cover), $3.99
Transformers All Hail Megatron #14 (Andrew Griffith Cover), $3.99
Transformers All Hail Megatron #14 (Trevor Hutchison Variant Incentive Cover), AR
Transformers Animated TP Allspark Almanac, $19.99
IMAGE COMICS
Astounding Wolf-Man #18 (Jason Howard Regular Cover), $2.99
Astounding Wolf-Man #18 (Frank Cho Variant Cover), AR
Bomb Queen Omnibust HC Vol 1, $39.99
Dragon Prince #1-4 Reader Set, $7.99
Invincible #65, $2.99
Midnight Nation HC (Oversized Deluxe Edition), $100.00
Viking #3, $2.99
Witchblade #129 (Cover A Stjepan Sejic), $2.99
Witchblade #129 (Cover B John Tyler Christopher), $2.99
JIM VADEBONCOEUR JR PUBLISHING
Vadeboncoeur Collection Of Images #11, $25.00
LOCUS PUBLICATIONS
Locus #583 (Aug 2009)(Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $6.95
MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #603 (Stephane Roux Regular Cover), $2.99
If you want the Ultimate Spider-Man experience then read… um… Ultimate Spider-Man.
Amazing Spider-Man #603 (Mike Mayhew 70th Frame Variant Cover), AR
Amazing Spider-Man Mary Jane Poster, $8.99
Astonishing X-Men Premiere HC Ghost Box, $29.99
Avengers Forever HC, $34.99
Black Widow Sting Of The Widow Premiere HC (Book Market Edition), $24.99
Black Widow Sting Of The Widow Premiere HC (Direct Market Edition), $24.99
Daredevil #500 (Marko Djurdjevic Regular Gatefold Cover), $4.99
Daredevil #500 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $4.99
Daredevil #500 (Patrick Zircher 70th Frame Variant Cover), AR
Daredevil #500 (Geoff Darrow Variant Cover), AR
Daredevil #500 (Gabriele Dell'Otto Variant Cover), AR
Dark Avengers Premiere HC Vol 1 Assemble, $24.99
Dark Reign Hood #4 (of 5), $3.99
Not impressed with the total lack of cohesive storytelling for this character.
Dark Reign Mister Negative #3 (of 3), $3.99
Deadpool Suicide Kings #5 (of 5), $3.99
Essential Marvel Team-Up TP Vol 3, $19.99
Genext United #4 (of 5), $3.99
Marvel Adventures Avengers #39, $2.99
Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man HC Vol 11, $54.99
Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man HC Vol 11 (Variant Edition 122), $54.99
Mighty Avengers #28 (Marko Djurdjevic Regular Cover), $2.99
Mighty Avengers #28 (Khoi Pham 70th Frame Variant Cover), AR
Mighty Avengers Premiere HC Earths Mightiest, $19.99
Ms Marvel War Of The Marvels Must Have (One Shot), $4.99
New Avengers Premiere HC Vol 11 Search For The Sorcerer Supreme, $19.99
NYX TP No Way Home, $19.99
Punisher #8 (Mike McKone Regular Cover), $2.99
Punisher #8 (Steve Dillon 70th Frame Variant Cover), AR
Punisher #8 (Tom Raney 'Rest In Pieces' Variant Cover), AR
Punisher Dark Reign Premiere HC, $19.99
Punisher Frank Castle Max #73, $3.99
Punisher Frank Castle Max TP Six Hours To Kill, $16.99
Punisher Noir #1 (of 4)(Tim Bradstreet Regular Cover), $3.99
Punisher Noir #1 (of 4)(Dennis Calero Variant Cover), $3.99
Spider-Man Mary Jane TP You Just Hit The Jackpot, $24.99
Spider-Woman Saga (per Marvel Comics; not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), AR
Squadron Supreme TP Bright Shining Lies, $14.99
Stand American Nightmares #5 (of 5)(Lee Bermejo Regular Cover), $3.99
Stand American Nightmares #5 (of 5)(Mike Perkins Variant Cover), AR
Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection TP Vol 3 (08/26 per Diamond; 08/19 per Marvel), $29.99
Wolverine Origins Premiere HC Dark Reign, $19.99
Wolverine Weapon X #4 (Ron Garney Regular Cover), $3.99
Wolverine Weapon X #4 (Adi Granov Regular Cover), $3.99
Wolverine Weapon X #4 (David Finch 70th Frame Variant Cover), AR
X-Factor #47 (David Yardin Regular Cover), $2.99
X-Factor #47 (Pablo Raimondi 70th Frame Variant Cover), AR
X-Factor Time And A Half Premiere HC, $24.99
X-Men Legacy #226 (Dustin Weaver 2nd Printing Variant Cover)(Utopia Tie-In), $2.99
X-Men Legacy #227 (Terry Dodson Regular Cover)(Utopia Tie-In), $2.99
X-Men Legacy #227 (Greg Land 70th Frame Variant Cover)(Utopia Tie-In), AR
MIRAGE STUDIOS
Tales Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #61, $3.25
ONI PRESS
Wet Moon GN Vol 5 Where All Stars Fail To Burn, $14.95
PLEXUS PUBLISHING
Zombie Holocaust SC (Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $19.95
RADICAL COMICS
Shrapnel TP Aristeia Rising, $14.95
RED 5 COMICS
Atomic Robo Shadow From Beyond Time #4 (of 5), $3.50
We Kill Monsters #2 (of 6), $3.50
Sick.
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
10 Beautiful Assassins GN, $10.99
Hayate X Blade GN Vol 4 (Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $9.99
SQPINC
Alazars Panty Peeks SC (Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $9.95
TOHAN CORPORATION
Gothic & Lolita Bible #32, $28.99
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
Complete Essex County HC (Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $49.95
Complete Essex County TP (Release not confirmed by Diamond Distribution), $29.95
VIPER COMICS
Middleman Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse GN, $7.95
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Beyond Wonderland HC, $24.99
Too soon for another too soon joke?
Hey! I found the article easily this week!
I am so totally with Ben on the Punisher. I am surprised how much I like him for the first time.
Also totally with Ben on the Red Hood. Although he's interesting in the Punisher book, in some books he's a badass, in others he's Dormammu's servant, and in his mini-series he's like this schlub. At this point, he's wearisome.
I think Archie, Veronica and Betty should just move to Utah. Problem solved.
OK, here's what I wanna read (nothing from DC this week for me, I'll skim Supergirl at the rack... that sounds dirty):
Mighty Avengers -- This is the best Avengers book right now.
Daredevil -- I've read some early stuff on this that makes me want to check it out.
The Punisher -- Guest starring one of my favorite Avengers line-ups! Yeah, for real.
X-Men Legacy -- This book was pretty bad for a while, but it's part of Utopia this time, and I am liking that.
X-Factor -- The best X-book right now, bar none.
They need to remake the Archie movie.
Anywho, I need a list of all the Blackest Night titles currently out right now or at least a list of the most important ones.
Thanks.
Isn't Norm Breyfogle drawing Archie right now? Or was that a one shot deal?
Blackest night ...STILL GREAT. Love the buzzing like flies Black ower rings.
BUT STILL CHAMPION AND BEST COMIC OUT THERE!!!!....IS.....
The Walking Dead.
Just Read Vol. 10 "What We've Become"
SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!!
Haven't turned pages that fast in a long time! (the intense attack scene on Rick's son)
If you are not reading this book and you like comics, READ IT!
Hanso,
Checklist here:
http://www.popcultureshock.com/blackest-night-checklist/48962/
Blackest Night, Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps are required reading, fill in the others as you see fit.
Wow! Archie's getting married. Always thought he'd end up with Betty too. Well, rich girls need lovin' too.
Thanks Agent Cooper, checklist was great. I got everything for July and some of the August stuff. I couldn't find Green Lantern 45 or Blackest Night Superman yet. I know the Superman issue is out, do you know if GL 45 has already released or will it be released next week?
GL is next week Hanso and it looks to be a pretty good one as I think it is going to deal with the Sinestro Corps and Star Sapphires. The Blackest night Batman issue last week was great as well as the main story, can't wait for more. There is also a Titans Blackest Night miniseries dropping next week. I may skip that one. After these three miniseries run their course Supes/ Batman/ and Titans from what I saw the other day November is the month of crossovers as Blackest Night will be featured in a large portion of the main books. The most notable ones that I have seen are the Justice League and Booster Gold because it will feature the return of Ted Kord ought to be pretty cool. Although what AgentKooper said about GL, Green Lantern Corps, and Blackest Night are the only three that you really need I would reccomend the Batman miniseries because it provides some more clues about the nature of the Black Lanterns and Tomasi does a great job handling the writing and it almost fits seemlessly into what is going on right now in all the other Bat titles.
Ugh. As far as I am concerned, Ted Kord was brought back to life in the Booster Gold book. OK, then he went and sacrificed him but then probably didn't. They didn't excplicity show it, but it was him. I think making him a Black Lantern is gratuitous. There's too many Black Lanterns already. I mean SPOILER ALERT... Mr. and Mrs. Grayson? Please. Why would the "rings" want to bother with something so specific? The Blackest Night Batman book was pretty good because of Boston Brand and the dialog between Dick and Damien, but I need some reasoning as to why the rings need to raise regular humans from the dead.
Don't worry about Archie getting married to Veronica. Sooner or later Mephisto will offer them a deal...