GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (Apr 14, 2011)
GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (Apr 14, 2011)
Our picks of comics (singles, TPBs, HCs OGNs) that will be released weekly . We know that comic books are expensive and its hard to spend cash these days. We are here to guide what books are great and worthy to buy. We will release this every Tuesday.
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Amazing Spider-Man #658
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils by JAVIER PULIDO
Cover by Stefano Caselli
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by TBA
CLASSIFIED!
Format: 40pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER; Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN & DEREK FRIDOLFS; Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Batgirl + Proxy vs. Slipstream – Oracle = disaster! With Oracle out of the picture, Stephanie Brown and Wendy Harris throw everything their newly upgraded firewall has at superspeed villain Slipstream (including Batgirl’s new car). When the dust settles, will Team Batgirl be able to pick up the pieces?
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Batman and Robin #22
Written by PETER J. TOMASI; Art by PATRICK GLEASON & MICK GRAY; Cover by PATRICK GLEASON; 1:10 Variant cover by GENE HA
“Dark Knight, White Knight,” part three of three!
As The White Knight makes his final, bright stand against the darkness and corruption of Gotham City, Batman and Robin find themselves trapped in a war of good and evil . . . but no matter who wins, the Dark Knight’s city will surely suffer!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Birds of Prey #11
Written by GAIL SIMONE; Art by PERE PEREZ; Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
It’s the FIRST DATE you’ve all been waiting for as Huntress and Catman make that long-threatened first attempt at romance . . . but can two hot-headed, red-blooded hunter-warriors on opposite sides of the law have a simple night out without trying to kill each other? Hint: No. No, they can’t.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker #2 (MR)
By: Joe Casey, Mike Huddleston
Fact: If you’re not reading this comicbook, you’re missing the most twisted American hero epic of the 21st Century!
Contained within: Willard’s near miss! The mystery of the Absolutely! White Lightning’s rage! The infamous Choke N’ Puke! Jihad Jones’ sinister ambition!
Never has so much been crammed into one comicbook – and it’s only issue #2!!!
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Casanova: Gula #4 (of 4) (MR)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by FABIO MOON
The second album of CASANOVA comes to an end. If Casanova comes back, surely this would be the issue, right? He’s gonna come back, isn’t he? It’s all gonna work out okay, isn’t it? At the end of the issue, everything will be beautiful again and nothing will hurt, right? Right? Hello? God? By MATT FRACTION (FEAR ITSELF, THOR, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) and FABIO MOON (Daytripper, BPRD: 1947), with an all-new bonus story by Fraction and Gabriel BA that sets up this summer’s lonnnnnng awaited CASANOVA v3.
Format: FC, 40pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99
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Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #3 (of 6) (MR)
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON; Art by SHAWN MCMANUS; Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
Cinderella’s search for her longtime nemesis heats up as she confronts a deadly beast in the jungles of Thailand and then jets to Africa for a reunion with a man from her past. But what of the Russian Fable who travels with her? Can Ivan Durak be trusted? Or is it a question of inevitable betrayal?
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Little Sister’s of Eluria #5 (of 5)
Written by ROBIN FURTH and PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by LUKE ROSS
Finally! Freedom is in sight! Roland Deschain has made what he believes is his escape from the ‘healing’ pavilion of the Little Sisters! Though he gains ground, the gunslinger learns to his horror that the hideous nuns have no intention of letting such a juicy morsel escape their clutches. And against such bearers of the Dark Bells, even his fabled six shooters are useless. It’s the climax to this compelling story arc you never expected to read!
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99
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Deadpool #35
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by CARLO BARBERI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
‘SPACE ODDITY,’ CONCLUSION
Okay, so Round One of Deadpool’s epic battle with the bizarre intergalactic entity known as Id the Selfish Moon didn’t exactly go as planned but then again, with Deadpool involved does anything ever go as planned? With his reputation on the line, it’s now time for Deadpool to put up or shut up. Guess which one he’s not gonna do?
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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The Flash #10
Written by GEOFF JOHNS;; Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL; 1:10 Variant cover by SCOTT KOLINS
The prelude to next summer’s FLASHPOINT event continues! The new speedster known as Hot Pursuit has arrived on his Cosmic Motorcycle, but what terrible warning has he brought with him? The FLASHPOINT is closing in, and it looks like no one will be safe!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
UPC: 76194127969501011
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Hellboy: Buster Oakley Gets His Wish
Sucked into a giant spacecraft full of mutated livestock, Hellboy must fight his way through giant robots, strange webbing, and evil aliens to get back to terra firma!
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.50
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Infinite Vacation #2 (of 5)
By: Nick Spencer, Christian Ward
In a world where travel between alternate realities has become a massive commercial enterprise, Mark races to uncover the truth behind his many mysterious deaths. Meanwhile, the brains behind The Infinite Vacation suddenly take a keen interest in his struggle. And just who is that beautiful girl he keeps running into?
Format: FC, LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.50
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Iron Man 2.0 #3
Written by Nick Spencer
Art by Barry Kitson
Cover by salvador larroca
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Spinning out of INVINCIBLE IRON MAN! Guest-starring Iron Man! Tony Stark and James Rhodes create the all-new War Machine suit! Rhodey’s new mission already nearly killed him. A deadly new super villain poses a threat War Machine can’t fight…and to stay alive, he’ll have to evolve into something greater than War Machine. Unconventional combat calls for a different set of weapons…and Rhodey will have to become the one-man army of the future – Iron Man 2.0!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Journey Into Mystery #622
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by TBA
Prepare for Fear Itself when the acclaimed Thor series becomes Journey Into Mystery! Loki is back and the mystery surrounding his death is about to be revealed!
What can the Trickster God be up to this time? How will this affect Thor?
The Creators bring Thor’s dark, little brother back into the fray. It’s time for the Odinson and the Trickster to reunite!
Also – get caught all caught up on THOR since he made his return to the Marvel Universe in J. Michael Straczynski’s epic run.
Format: 40pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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The Li’l Depressed Boy #3
By: S. Steven Struble, Sina Grace
‘YOU’RE NO ROCK N’ ROLL FUN’
The Li’l Depressed Boy takes a trip with his dream girl to the local thrift store, where he is thrust both into dead people’s clothes and a forthcoming birthday party.
Can he find the perfect gift in time? Guest-starring Los Angeles indie songstresses The Like!
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99
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New Avengers #11
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO & HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by TBA
The past comes crashing into the present as the secret history of Nick Fury and the Avenger Initiative has come to haunt the New Avengers in the modern day. As one of the Avengers lays near death, how can the secret sins of Nick Fury save them?! Stunning artwork from superstar Mike Deodato and comics legend Howard Chaykin on every page! PLUS: another chapter of the oral history of the Avengers!
Format: FC, 40pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Northlanders #39 (MR)
Written by BRIAN WOOD; Art by SIMON GANE; Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE
“The Siege Of Paris”
“The Siege Of Paris” concludes not with a bang or a whimper, but with a political settlement. What of the warriors who bled and died on the battlements for all those long months? Mads and Abbo try to make sense of it from Mads’ rather bleak new perspective. War was a bitch back then just as much as it is now.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Punishermax #12 (MR)
Written by Dave Lapham
Pencils & Cover by Kyle Baker
‘HONEYMOON IN WAIKIKI’
They say women change after marriage. They say they stop caring about their looks and stop cooking meals and stop cleaning your socks. They say they change their hair color and their name and start lying about their whereabouts and sleeping with rich men and killing them and making deals to sell state secrets with terrorists and stop wearing perfume. They say all that, but Deadpool never thought it would happen to him. He never thought his new life as a non-killing dad would start out so blissfully and end up like this — with his wife having all the fun and him at home taking care of a screaming baby, wondering when its batteries will run out. Can Deadpool pull his life back together, save his marriage, and stop the spread of the deadly Liquid X? Probably not, but one out of three ain’t bad.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Secret Warriors #26
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
Two men in a room. The history of HYDRA, the history of S.H.I.E.LD. And all your questions answered in Wheels within Wheels part 3: END GAME.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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S.H.I.E.L.D.: Infinity (One-Shot)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by GERALD PAREL
Variant Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER
Decode the miraculous designs of Leonardo Da Vinci. Devour the truths and reel with the lies of Isaac Newton. Puzzle at the perilous predictions of Nostradamus. Discover the Forever Machines of Nikola Tesla. Stemming from the pages of the most critically-acclaimed series of 2010, Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, ULTIMATE THOR) and company bring you the apocrypha of the Marvel Universe. The foundations will shake, crumble and fall.
Format: FC, 48pg., ONE-SHOT
Price: $4.99
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Sweets #5 (of 5) (MR)
By: Kody Chamberlain
Detective Curt Delatte finds himself battle weary on the most important case of his career. Does he have enough left to finish what he started?
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6
Written by NICK SPENCER; Art by CAFU & BIT; Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
The first arc of the series everyone’s talking about comes to a dramatic conclusion as the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents attempt to deal with the fallout from last issue’s startling events! Featuring a thrilling, no-holds-barred battle royal between T.H.U.N.D.E.R. and Spider! It’s an issue so fantastic, you’ll want to burn your copy, erase your own memory and buy it all over again!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #3 (of 6) Cho Var
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover BY FRANK CHO
Death of Spider-Man Chapter Three
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: PI
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #157
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils & Cover by Mark Bagley
Variant Cover by Ed McGuinness
It is the shot heard around the world. Witness the issue comic fans be talking about all year. leave your cynicism at the door… this is the real deal. TheDeath of Spider-Man. Bendis and Bagley reunite for this historic Spider-Man event a decade in the making.
Part of Death of Spider-Man
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Uncanny X-Force #7
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by ESAD RIBIC
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Deathlok Nation: part 3
The hordes of the Deathlok Nation continue to flood into our world, intent on killing Fantomex and protecting the super soldier production facility known as The World…but why? With The World now infected by the Deathlok virus, and X-Force locked in heated battle with the most powerful warriors in the Marvel Universe, humanity’s hopes rest in the hands of one man, but who is Weapon Infinity?!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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The Unwritten #24 (MR)
Written by MIKE CAREY; Art by PETER GROSS & AL DAVISON; Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
The return of Mr. Bun! In between the worlds of story, there is a staircase – and legend says that at the top of the stairs there’s another world entirely. Mr. Bun is going to find it if it’s the last thing he does, and God help anyone who stands against him. Or with him, for that matter . . ..
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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The Walking Dead Survivors’ Guide #1 (of 4) (MR)
By: Tim Daniel, Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the cast of The Walking Dead. The Survivor’s Guide is a handy checklist of all the characters who have appeared in the series thus far, alive or dead. This series is a can’t-miss supplement to the hit comic book series that is now a hit TV series on AMC!
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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The Walking Dead Weekly #15 (MR)
By: Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore
Rick Grimes is on a mission. He’s got a long road ahead of him and many obstacles in his way, but he’s determined. There’s a lot resting on his shoulders. He cannot fail. He must not fail. Too much depends on him.
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Battle Chasers Anthology HC
Collecting every issue ever published of one of the most beloved comic book series of all time, this over-sized graphic novel is bursting at the seams with adventure! Follow young Gully as she searches for her missing father with the help of Garrison, a legendary swordsman; Knolan, the crafty wizard; Calibretto, an outlawed Wargolem; and the notorious mercenary Red Monika! Assaulted at every turn by a cast of memorable villains, Battle Chasers is packed with over-the-top action from cover to cover! Don’t miss this definitive collection, which includes never-before-seen sketches and new artwork, including a fold-out poster! Collects BATTLE CHASERS #0-9
Format: HARD COVER
Price: $100.00
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Ex Machina Vol. 5 HC (MR) Deluxe Edition
By: Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, John Paul Leon, Tony Harriss
In this last deluxe EX MACHINA hardcover collecting issues #41-50 and EX MACHINA SPECIAL #4, Mayor Hundred descends into the NYC sewers to learn why he was given the strange powers that helped him become the heroic Great Machine, while a powerful new foe reveals a terrifying plan that’s been in the works since the series began.
Then, in the very last EX MACHINA adventure, will the mayor’s new archenemy bring down his administration? Will the tragedies that Mayor Hundred warned about from the beginning come to pass?
Format: 320pg., HARD COVER
Price: $29.99
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Thor Omnibus By Walter Simonson HC
Written by WALTER SIMONSON
Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON with SAL BUSCEMA
Covers by WALTER SIMONSON
Considered by many to be the greatest run on Thor ever, Walt Simonson’s classic tales of the God of Thunder are collected here-completely remastered from the original artwork and newly colored by Steve Oliff!
And there are too many timeless tales to count: The Casket of Ancient Winters! The death of Odin! The origins of Asgard! The sacrifice of the Executioner! Thor as a frog! The Mutant Massacre! The curse of Hela! The debut of Thor’s body armor!
Guest-starring Beta Ray Bill, Nick Fury and the Avengers! Featuring the threats of Fafnir the dragon, Loki, Lorelei, Malekith the Dark Elf, Surtur, Hela, the Titanium Man, Kurse, Zaniac, the Marauders, the Absorbing Man, Fin Fang Foom, the Destroyer and the Midgard Serpent!
This title collects
Thor #337-355, #357-369 & #371-382 and Balder The Brave #1-4
Format: 1192pg., HARD COVER
Price: $125.00
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Warriors Three: Dog Day Afternoon HC
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS
Cover by SALVA ESPIN
Hath the world known anyone so noble as Hogun? So dashing as Fandral? So…er…great as the mighty Volstagg? Hath the world ever known anything like the Warriors Three? The answer is ‘no,’ and that’s probably a good thing – for the tectonic plates of Midgard most likely could not withstand such…ah…might. But lo, an evil is brewing down in the depths of Hel that neither man nor God is prepared for. When an ancient monster is let loose on the world, only the Warriors Three are able to rise to the challenge! From the bestselling comics writer Bill Willingham (Fables) and breakout artist Neil Edwards (FANTASTIC FOUR) comes a tale of such magnitude the Marvel Universe has never seen! Collecting WARRIORS THREE #1-4 – plus a classic saga of the Warriors Three and a monster of greener color from 1968’s TALES TO ASTONISH #101 and INCREDIBLE HULK #102 by Stan Lee, Gary Friedrich and Marie Severin.
Format: 128pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99
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Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1 HC
Written by JUDD WINICK; Art by KEITH GIFFEN, AARON LOPRESTI, MATT RYAN, JOE BENNETT, JACK JADSON, FERNANDO DAGNINO, RAUL FERNANDEZ and BIT; Cover by TONY HARRIS
Mind-controlling mastermind Maxwell Lord is targeting the members of the defunct Justice League International in this hardcover collecting the first 12 issues of the twice-monthly series tying into BRIGHTEST DAY. Now, surviving members Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Fire and Ice must stop him from destroying the entire Super Hero community.
Format: FC, 320pg., HARD COVER
Price: $39.99
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Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution HC Premiere Hardcover
Written by RICK REMENDER
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Wolverine promised Cyclops that X-Force would disband. He lied. A secret society has resurrected En Sabah Nur, putting into motion events that will turn this age of heroes into an Age of Apocalypse! To hold them back, Wolverine and Archangel bring together Fantomex, Deadpool and Psylocke to form the Uncanny X-Force! Stained by their history, they are the only ones capable of making the hard resolutions necessary. A band of likeminded friends and mercenaries set to one purpose, one big ugly task: kill Apocalypse by any means. Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #1-4 and material from WOLVERINE: ROAD TO HELL.
Format: FC, 120pg., HARD COVER
Price: $19.99
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