GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (June 22, 2011)
GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (June 22, 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 you what books are great and worthy to buy. We will release this every Tuesday.
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Written by PAUL CORNELL; Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT; Variant cover by JON BOGDANOVE
“Reign of Doomsday” marches on! A deadly new foe has risen following the events of ACTION COMICS #900 – and he represents Superman’s worst fears personified. Even with Steel, Superboy, Supergirl and the Eradicator by his side, Superman is still in for the fight of his life – and considering his life, you know that’s gotta be some fight!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Batman: Gates of Gotham #2 (of 6)
Written by SCOTT SNYDER and KYLE HIGGINS; Art and cover by TREVOR MCCARTHY; Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Murder, mayhem and the building of an empire! Issue #2 throttles up the action as Batman tries to find the source of the attacks before the killer can strike again. But with the reveal of the fourth family of Gotham City and an old case from the early days of the city, is Batman playing right into the villain’s hands?
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #520
Written by DAVID LISS
Penciled by Tim Bradstreet
Covers by SIMONE BIANCHI
PANTHER + STORM + KRAVEN THE HUNTER = ‘STORM HUNTER’ PARTS 1 & 2!
From the rooftops to the subway tunnels, why is Spider-Man’s deadly foe stalking T’Challa across the city…and how long until the prey targets the pursuer? Plus: will the world’s greatest predators have anywhere to hide when Ororo arrives and rips the skies open? It’s the first meeting of husband and wife since the Panther’s new status quo…in the two-part thriller that will show why IGN.com says this series is ‘the gritty, violent action romp the character needed.’
PREVIEW
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by BUTCH GUICE & CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA Variant by GERALD PAREL
The events of Fear Itself collide as our two stories reach their stunning conclusion. From his cold Russian prison cell, Bucky makes a decision that will change his life forever. And in the Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier back-up, the first repercussions of Bucky’s actions may destroy everything Steve has worked so hard for. It’s the stunning conclusion you won’t believe!
PREVIEW
Format: 40pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Howard Chaykin (W/A), Richard Corben (W/A), Carla Speed McNeil (W/A), Paul Chadwick (W/A), David Chelsea (W/A), Robert Love (W/A), Michael T. Gilbert (W), Dave Gibbons (W/A), Sanford Greene (A/Variant cover), Geof Darrow (A), Neal Adams (Cover), Fabio Moon (Ultra variant cover), and others
As Dark Horse’s 25th year rolls on in grand fashion, so does Dark Horse Presents! Issue number two of Dark Horse’s landmark anthology features not only the continuation of stories by the likes of Howard Chaykin, Richard Corben, Paul Chadwick, and Carla Speed McNeil, but the premieres of all new stories by Patrick Alexander, Sanford Greene, and Robert Love! Don’t miss this milestone showcase of the comics industry’s hottest talents and most esteemed legends!
* Exclusive, premiere content from established creators as well as exciting new talents.
* Deluxe perfect-bound presentation with 80 pages of full color and no ads.
PREVIEW
Format: COMIC
Price: $7.99
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Written by BRIAN WOOD; Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI; Cover by JOHN PAUL LEON
Zee Hernandez has always been the soul of the city, and the one person who could keep Matty’s ego in check – most of the time. In her final solo issue of the series, we check back in with Zee, last seen in issue #59, and discover what secret she’s been holding on to all this time.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Written by BILL WILLINGHAM; Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA; Cover by JOAO RUAS
“Super Team” part five.
Well, we tried to warn you. Bigby and the North Wind finally threw down and poor Bigby didn’t stand a chance. We would have loved to come up with some clever, magical way our favorite Lord of Wolves beat his dad in a knockdown, dragout, mano-a-mano fight to the finish, but there was simply no way. Sorry. We tried, and we couldn’t do it.
Oh, also the barrier keeping Mister Dark out of Haven falls, leaving the kingdom entirely unprotected from his wrath.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA Variant by ALEX MALEEV
The fate of the world lies in the hands of the Asgardians, for Galactus is coming…and he hungers! Thor and the Silver Surfer must determine what to do with the Galactus Seed, the artifact with the potential to end the entire universe. And what deal is being struck between Odin and Galactus himself, behind closed doors?
PREVIEW
Format: 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Written by DAVID LISS
Pencils & Covers by PATRICK ZIRCHER
CLASSIFIED!
PREVIEW
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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Rocketeer Adventures #2 (of 4)
Darwyn Cooke, Lowell Francis, Mark Waid (w) Darwyn Cooke, Gene Ha, Chris Weston, Pinups by Geof Darrow (a) Alex Ross, Dave Stevens (c)
This issue of ROCKETEER ADVENTURES continues to soar with a trio of stories crafted by masterful comics creators.
Mark Waid and Chris Weston provide a pulse-pounding story of revenge set to a colorful backdrop of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, Lowell Francis and Gene Ha put Cliff through his paces in an-all action extravaganza that has him fighting tooth and nail for his very survival-plus a special guest star!
Finally, Darwyn Cooke delivers the goods (as always!) with a tale that we won’t say one word about-it’s too good to even hint at and ruin the surprise! Plus, a pair of pin-ups, BOTH by Geof Darrow-his incredible piece was just too massive to be held to the confines of a single page, so he’s supplying a gorgeous TWO-PAGE pin-up!
PREVIEW
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99
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Written by NICK SPENCER
Penciled by SCOT EATON
Cover by ADI GRANOV
I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA Variant by MIKE PERKINS
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! She is Brunhilde of Asgard, The Valkyrie–once charged by Odin himself with carrying mankind’s bravest souls to their resting place in Valhalla. But when the Norse Gods take up arms against humanity, she must choose which side to fight for–and with war raging all around her, the fate of Midgard may be hers to decide!
PREVIEW
Format: 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
In the virgin forests of California, two centuries before she was even born, Sam Rey fights a battle that takes her through time to keep the villainous pirate October from retrieving the treasure he’s crossed oceans to steal. But the treasure has ideas of its own, and it just might be too big for the both of them…
PREVIEW
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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Silver Surfer #5 (of 5)
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO & IBAN COELLO
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Herald vs. Herald for the fate of all life in the universe! The High Evolutionary has stolen the power to replace Galactus, the lives of billions hang in the balance, and the one threatening to doom them all…is the Silver Surfer!?
PREVIEW
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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Written by JEFF PARKER, FRANK TIERI, JEN VAN METER & JOE CARAMAGNA
Penciled by KEV WALKER, DECLAN SHALVEY, MATTHEW SOUTHWORTH
Cover by KEV WALKER
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! When the Fear Itself hammer falls, The Raft is raised by one of its most powerful prisoners with a newfound weapon of the gods! Now the Thunderbolts will begin to learn the true meaning of FEAR ITSELF! Frank Tieri, Jen Van Meter & Joe Caramanga join series writer Jeff Parker to give us all side of the story as the Thunderbolts try to hold themselves and their world together against tide of anarchy!
PREVIEW
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Mark Bagley
Cover by MARK BAGLEY (Polybagged)
Variant Cover by Mike Kaluta (Pollybagged)
Spoiler Varaint Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Death of Spider-Man
The culmination of DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN is here.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #5 (of 6)
Written by Mark Millar
Art by Leinil Yu with Stephen Segovia
Cover by Leinil Yu
Variant cover by Frank Cho
Conspiracies intensify, loyalties are questioned, and tragedy has struck. What will become of our heroes and the rest of the Ultimate Universe? When you don’t know who to trust, the only certainty is chaos…
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99
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By: Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore
Everything is different now.
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Written by PAUL DINI; Art by JAMAL IGLE and JON SIBAL; Cover by ADAM HUGHES
Zatanna’s struggle against Brother Night forces the Maid of Magic to reach into the darkest places for a mystic edge in battle. But now that she’s fighting as dirty as Night, will Zatanna’s own soul be lost in the process?
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Batman: Red Hood – The Lost Days TP
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by JEREMY HAUN and PABLO RAIMONDI
Cover by BILLY TUCCI
Jason Todd, the former Boy Wonder, returns to life and fights to rediscover his humanity in this exciting adventure from the 6-issue miniseries. Learn what secret events led him down the path of death and destruction as he tours the DC Universe in an effort to find his way in a world that left him behind.
Format: FC, 144pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $14.99
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Black Widow: The Name of Rose TP
Written by MARJORIE LIU with KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Penciled by DANIEL ACUNA with JAMIE McKELVIE
Cover by DANIEL ACUNA
The Black Widow’s house of cards is crashing down around her! As one of the world’s greatest spies, the Black Window lives in lies and half -truths. Her long career in espionage has spun a web of deceit decades long. Her fellow Avengers and her lover, Captain America, can never know all the blood she has on her hands – even if they wanted to. Although her heroics have redeemed her, she can never escape her past or all the lives she’s led. What is the one secret she buries the deepest? Is she hiding something that would destroy everything she’s worked for? More important, what will she do to keep it hidden? Collecting BLACK WIDOW #1-5 and material from ENTER THE HEROIC AGE #1.
Format: 144pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $16.99
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Written by DANIEL WAY & ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by PACO MEDINA, CARLO BARBERI & BONG DAZO
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The Skrulls have infiltrated governments, businesses, even super-hero teams. But nothing they’ve ever faced has prepared them for Deadpool! When the wisecracking, gun-toting one-man army surrenders to the shape-shifting aliens after saving a baseball stadium full of innocent civilians from a Skrull attack all by himself, the invaders isolate his healing factor and replicate it in the newest generation of Super-Skrulls – a brigade Deadpool himself will lead against the Earth defense forces. Or so they think. What the Skrulls don’t realize is that Nick Fury is footing the bill! But when the data Deadpool swipes is stolen in transit by Norman Osborn, who uses it to kill the Skrull queen and win the gratitude of everyone on Earth, Wade figures the ex-Green Goblin owes him one – and he intends to collect. The maniacal Merc with the Mouth unleashes a full-on assault against the Osborn-controlled Avengers Tower, and Norman is forced to pull out all the stops to save his own skin – and that means deploying his brand-new team of bloodthirsty black-ops Thunderbolts! Plug your ears, kids – this is gonna be loud! Collecting Collecting DEADPOOL #1-12 and THUNDERBOLTS #130-131.
Format: 352pg., HARD COVER
Price: $39.99
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Dr. Strange: Into the Dark Dimension HC Prem Hardcover
Written by ROGER STERN
Penciled by PAUL SMITH, BRET BLEVINS & MARK BADGER
Covers by BRET BLEVINS & PAUL SMITH
Dr. Strange, the Master of the Mystic Arts, starts his day by curing a mystically cursed sword and ends it by overthrowing a dimensional dictator! The Sorcerer Supreme faces threats on cruise ships, military bases and alien planets – seeking to restore the cosmic balance! And as the origins of the Dark Dimension stand revealed, Strange’s true love, Clea, heads the rebellion against her evil mother, Umar! Featuring the Black Knight and the Beyonder! Collecting DR. STRANGE (1974) #68-74.
Format: 168pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99
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Secret Avengers Vol. 2: Eyes of Dragon HC Premiere Hardcover
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR., WILL CONRAD & ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Dark forces are at work to reincarnate a great evil, but the Secret Avengers and that great evil’s son – Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu – are doing everything in their power to prevent it! As is a new secret member of Marvel’s hottest covert Avengers team! Will Shang Chi’s father return? And now that their enigmatic enemy’s involvement in his resurrection has been exposed, what will Steve Rogers and his team do to take on the Shadow Council? Plus: The secrets of John Steele and his link to the Shadow Council are revealed in a World War II espionage adventure! Also starring Captain America and the Prince of Orphans, deep behind enemy lines! Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #6-12.
Format: 168pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: Death of Spider-Man HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by SARA PICHELLI, DAVID LAFUENTE, JOELLE JONES, JAMIE McKELVIE, SKOTTIE YOUNG & CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
Penciller (cover): Ed Mcguinness
Afterschool super-hero training! The return of the Black Cat and Mysterio! A secret from the Kingpin’s past that will start a turf war across all of New York! And it’s all prelude to the most talked about story of the year! Peter Parker may have the most eclectic group of friends and family in the world. Now, discover shocking revelations that will either pull them closer together – or push them apart forever! This is the beginning of the end of what you know to be ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #15 and #150-155.
Format: 192pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man : Death Prelude HC Premiere HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by SARA PICHELLI, DAVID LAFUENTE, JOELLE JONES, JAMIE McKELVIE, SKOTTIE YOUNG & CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
Afterschool super-hero training! The return of the Black Cat and Mysterio! A secret from the Kingpin’s past that will start a turf war across all of New York! And it’s all prelude to the most talked about story of the year! Peter Parker may have the most eclectic group of friends and family in the world. Now, discover shocking revelations that will either pull them closer together – or push them apart forever! This is the beginning of the end of what you know to be ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN! Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #15 and #150-155.
Format: 192pg., HARD COVER
Price: PI
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X-Factor Vol. 11: Happenings in Vegas TP
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO & VALENTINE DE LANDRO Cover by DAVID YARDIN
Viva Las Vegas! The mutant detective agency X-Factor specializes in superhuman cases. But nothing has prepared them for their newest client: the Norse goddess Hela. Tricked into helping her recapture an escaped slave, the team decides they must travel to Las Vegas and confront the queen of the underworld to free her unwilling jester. But Norse divinity does not take kindly to the challenges of mere mortals – even mutant ones – and the members of X-Factor soon find themselves surrounded by undead Viking warriors in the streets of Sin City. Their only hope: a certain hammer-wielding God of Thunder! Collecting X-FACTOR #207-212.
Format: 144pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $14.99
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Written by MIKE CAREY, SIMON SPURRIER
Penciled by CLAY MANN, STEVE KURTH, KHOI PHAM, CARLO BARBERI, PAUL DAVIDSON, PACO DIAZ LUQUE, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI & GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA
Cover by LEINIL YU
In a world where the X-Men never existed and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining mutants have banded together to make their last stand. They spend each day securing the walls of their stronghold, Fortress X, beating back the anti-mutant forces who would see them wiped out. But when a conspiracy is discovered within Fortress X itself, could it be that mutantkind’s last bastion will crumble from the inside out? And when the dust settles? No one will be left unscathed. Plus: The Avengers, a team of heroes and heroines united against the mutant threat, have been ordered to hunt down Magneto and his army of fugitive mutants. But when the team is given a license to kill, not every member is up to the task. Who will kill, and who will be killed? You may just be surprised. Also featuring untold tales from the Age of X! Collecting AGE OF X ALPHA, X-MEN LEGACY #245-247, NEW MUTANTS #22-24, AGE OF X UNIVERSE #1-2 and the AGE OF X HISTORICAL LOGS.
Format: 248pg., HARD COVER
Price: $29.99
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X-Men: Great Power HC Premiere Hardcover
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER with CHRIS CLAREMONT, BONNIE WILFORD & BILL MANTLO
Pencils by CHRIS BACHALO, PACO MEDINA with SAL BUCEMA & MIKE ESPOSITO Cover by TERRY DODSON
It’s a new age for the X-Men. Cyclops and company have declared it a time to be heroes. Wherever a citizen is in need, there’s an X-Man on the job. But strange rumors have come to the attention of the X-Men, and Storm and her team are off to New York City to investigate. What do they find in the dank sewers beneath Manhattan? Only New York’s favorite wall-crawler has the answers! Plus: Jubilee has been turned by the dark forces of the undead. And though the battle with the vampires is over, Jubilee’s own battle has just begun. Now a vampire living among an army of mutants, Jubilee struggles to find her place and to keep her vampire cravings at bay. But unknown to her, one of her fellow X-Men may just hold the key to curing her of her thirst for blood. Could Professor Xavier’s own encounter with a vampire hold the key to her salvation? Collecting X-MEN #7-11 – and Spider-Man’s first team-up with the All-New, All-Different X-Men from 1976’s MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #1.
Format: 160pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99
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Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Written by MIKE CAREY, CRAIG KYLE, CHRIS YOST, MATT FRACTION & ZEB WELLS Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, DAVID FINCH, TERRY DODSON, IBRAIM ROBERSON, LAN MEDINA, NATHAN FOX, GREG LAND & MIKE CHOI
Cover by DAVID FINCH
It’s always been a bad time to be a mutant. This may be the worst. The mutant population had dwindled to a mere 181, hardly enough to sustain the race. For more than a year, no new mutants manifested – until the mutant baby girl Hope came along. Under the watchful eye of the mutant soldier Cable, she was sent into the future for safekeeping. Now, Cable and Hope have returned. Many view Hope as the Mutant Messiah, who will lead the race into a peaceful and prosperous future. However, the Human League is bent on eradicating the last mutants on Earth so mankind can evolve. Led by Bastion, a highly evolved mutant-hunting Sentinel robot, the Human League sees the death of Hope as the final nail in the mutants’ coffin. The future of an entire race rests on Hope’s shoulders. Will this be the end of mutantkind? Or its Second Coming? Collecting SECOND COMING #1-2, UNCANNY X-MEN #523-525, NEW MUTANTS #12-14, X-MEN LEGACY #235-237, X-FORCE #26-28 and material from SECOND COMING: PREPARE.
Format: 264pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $24.99
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A Diamond Select Release! Sculpted by Jean St. Jean! The ranks of the best-selling Marvel Select line expand to include the long awaited Gambit, While his debut was shrouded in mystery he quickly became one of the most popular members of the team! Featuring Marvel Select’s standard 16 points of articulation, as well as multiple hands and accessories. Gambit comes with the same danger room base as Cyclops so you can create a mini diorama.
Format: ACTION FIGURE
Price: PI
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