GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (Apr 20, 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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Avengers Academy #12

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Korvac has defeated The Avengers…now the world’s only hope lies with the students of the Avengers Academy, who have been grown to adults! With time manipulated, the team gets a glimpse of what the future might hold for them. For some it’s a revelation…for others a life sentence! Can they overcome their personal demons and master unfamiliar abilities in time to defeat a foe powerful enough to conquer Earth’s Mightiest Heroes? Find out in the book that Newsarama’s Best Shots calls ‘one of the best Avengers books – and, for that matter, one of the best Marvel books – on the stands.’
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Batman #709

Written by DAVID HINE; Art and Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
This month’s 3-part crossover with RED ROBIN and GOTHAM SIRENTS reaches its conclusion as Batman becomes Gotham City’s last hope! Can he help the city avoid a cleansing scourge? Will the Angels of Death find one good man whose soul is pure? And what is the tragic secret in Dick Grayson’s past that might doom Gotham? Guest-starring Red Robin, Catwoman and Ra’s al Ghul!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Dark Horse Presents #1

Writer: Frank Miller, Harlan Ellison, Howard Chaykin, Neal Adams, Richard Corben, Carla Speed McNeil , Michael T. Gilber, Randy Stradley, Paul Chadwick, David Chelsea, Patrick Alexander, and others
Artist: Frank Miller, Howard Chaykin, Neal Adams, Richard Corben, Carla Speed McNeil , Michael T. Gilber, Paul Chadwick, Patrick Alexander, and others
The legendary, premiere anthology is back! The 80–page spectacular, Dark Horse Presents returns with all–new stories by Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, and Richard Corben; a new Concrete story by Paul Chadwick, a new Crimson Empire story from the Star Wars universe, and an exclusive sneak peek of Frank Miller’s highly-anticipated prequel to 300, Xerxes!
The celebration continues with a brand–new, all–color Finder story by Carla Speed McNeil, a prose piece from science fiction legend Harlan Ellison, the return of Michael T. Gilbert’s Mr. Monster, and much, much more!
80 pages of original content with no ads.
Format: 80pg., COMIC
Price: PI

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Deadpoolmax #7

Penciller: Tim Bradstreet
“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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DMZ #64

Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI
Cover by BRIAN WOOD
‘Free States Rising’ concludes here as the final battle for the city of Manhattan, as well as the fate of the entire country, begins to unfold. Matty Roth, the ultimate embedded journalist, reconnects with his on-again off-again friend Zee, who finds Matty a very changed man since she last saw him.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Fables #104

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM; Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM & STEVE LEIALOHA ; Cover by JOAO RUAS
The group has been chosen, and they’re ready to fight in “Super Team” part 3! Meanwhile, mysterious weight is still being mysteriously lost and mysterious handsome princes are acting downright mysterious! It’s a mystery! At the same time, Beauty and her decidedly unbeastly Beast are discovering all sorts of new things about their lovely daughter.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Generation Hope #6

Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
‘THE WARD,’ Part 1 of 3
THIS STORY WILL BE TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS! A new light pings into existence on Cerebra. A new mutant life is out there. A new mutant life needing Generation Hope’s help, before his nascent power consumes him. Can the newest team of mutants in the world save this newest mutant? If you miss this, you only have yourself to blame.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Green Lantern #65

Written by GEOFF JOHNS; Art by DOUG MAHNKE and KEITH CHAMPAGNE; Cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT
The “War of the Green Lanterns” takes a shocking turn! With the entire Green Lantern Corps against them, the four Earthborn GLs make a choice that will rank among the most memorable in GL history. But not all of them agree on what has to be done and what lines are to be crossed. Plus, the countdown to the live-action film continues with another exclusive look at the upcoming GREEN LANTERN movie!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Green Lantern Corps #59

Written by TONY BEDARD, Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT; 1:10 Variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ
As “War of the Green Lanterns” rages, Hal, Guy, John and Kyle fight on-but standing in their way is Kilowog, Salaak and all their comrades. Are they prepared to hurt their friends in order to save the Corps?
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Hulk #32

Written by JEFF PARKER
Pencils & Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN
The Red Hulk has nowhere to call home. He can’t sleep or he’ll run the risk of turning human…to be killed immediately by the formidable General Fortean. The Red Hulk needs time and answers; instead he gets another unstoppable hunter created by Zero/One just for him!

Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Invincible #79

By: Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Fco Plasencia
In the aftermath of the VILTRUMITE WAR, Invincible returns home to find things on Earth are very different.
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Invincible Iron Man #503

Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by TBA
FEAR ITSELF tie-in! Fear has spread across the land and has made its way to Broxton, Oklahoma. As the Broxton residents prepare for a major disaster, Iron Man and Stark Resilient head into action. On the eve of this cataclysmic event, the Armored Avenger will face many dangers, but the greatest danger of all will be facing Fear Itself in this tie-in to the biggest Marvel event ever!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99

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Iron Man 2.0 #4

Written by NICK SPENCER
Art by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by TBA
PALMER ADDLEY IS DEAD.
That mystery has dogged James Rhodes since undertaking his new mission for the Pentagon…but who is Palmer Addley? And what makes him the deadliest super-villain War Machine has ever faced? By breakout star Nick Spencer (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Morning Glories) and Ariel Olivetti (NAMOR & INCREDIBLE HERCULES)!
Format: FC, COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Sigil #2 (of 4)

Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
THE CROSSGEN RE-IMAGINING CONTINUES! Sam Rey finds herself on a pirate ship El Cazador in the 17th Century, face-to-face with the man who killed her mother. Now she just has to make sure that he doesn’t do the same to her. Don’t miss out on this hot story brought to you by MIKE CAREY (AGE OF X) and LEONARD KIRK (DARK X-MEN)!

Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99

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Silver Surfer #3 (of 5)

Written by Greg Pak
Pencils by Harvey Tolibao
Cover by Carlo Pagulayan
EVOLUTION REVELATION! The Silver Surfer has always served the greater good, but with Galactus’ world-eating power at his fingertips, the High Evolutionary has his own ideas about the cosmic balance. A humbled Surfer will have to choose sides, and if he chooses poorly, the Earth is lost! The High Evolutionary’s grand design is revealed in the continuation of the greatest cosmic tale ever told right here at home! Plus: Star-crossed romance! Which Marvel heroine claims the Surfer’s heart — and with what shocking results?
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99

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Super Dinosaur #1

By: Robert Kirkman, Jason Howard
ALL-NEW FROM ROBERT KIRKMAN & JASON HOWARD! This is where it begins!
The Evil Max Maximus wants to get to Inner-Earth! He wants the dinosaurs that live there! He wants the powerful DynOre mineral that originates there!
SUPER DINOSAUR and DEREK DYNAMO are the only ones who can stop him!
The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a ten year-old kid and his best friend, a nine-foot tall Tyrannosaurus Rex who loves to play video games.
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Thunderbolts #156

Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by JEAN-SEBASTIEN ROSSBACH
Lines are drawn and secrets are revealed as the darkly PROVING GROUND sets off. The Raft is full of action as candidates vie for selection on the second squad of
Thunderbolts, BETA TEAM! The main team isn’t too happy about Warden Walker’s initiative to expand their ranks, but even they are curious: out of the Marvel Universe vast pool of powerhouse criminals, who will make the cut? Many are called, but in this issue few are chosen!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Uncanny X-Force #8

Writer: Tim Bradstreet
Before the Fall: part 1
A nuclear facility has been infiltrated and taken over by the Shadow King! With nuclear missiles now aimed at both Utopia and New York, the lives of Earth’s heroes hang in thebalance. X-Force heads into action, but to save the world, they must make a terrible choice. In order to prevent a nuclear holocaust, Wolverine and his team must kill every last person working in the facility. X-Force can save the day, but at what cost?
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99

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The Walking Dead Weekly #16

By: Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore
Rick returns home to find disaster has struck. He couldn’t have picked a worse time to leave the group behind. Just when he thought it couldn’t get worse…and things were looking up. Now Rick is left wondering: What do I do now?
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99

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X-Factor #218

Written by Peter David
Pencils by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Covers by David Yardin
If you have tears, prepare to share them now. For, as X-Factor and the Black Cat battles the S.C.A.R. in a desperate attempt to save J. Jonah Jameson–yes, THAT J. Jonah Jameson–one of our heroes lies dying, and survival isn’t looking too likely.
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Wolverine & Jubilee #4 (of 4)

Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by PHIL NOTO
Cover by NIMIT MALAVIA
When Jubilee finds herself in a lethal, gravitationally challenged badlands that make the Vatican vaults look like an exercise in simple living, she’s going to have to truly embrace her new abilities and her old allies to get out of there alive. Wolverine and Rockslide have got two tickets to this anti-paradise but before they can reunite with the kidnapped Jubilee, they’re going to have to get those tickets punched. Hard. They’re all about to come face to face with the master of the game but they won’t be playing by his rules… even if they knew what they were!
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99

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Zatanna #12

Written by PAUL DINI; Art by JAMAL IGLE; Cover by ADAM HUGHES
Zatanna’s struggle against the newly rejuvenated Brother Night continues, and his scorched-earth approach has her reconsidering where she draws the line in dealing with her foes . . . and what else she can do to protect the world of the mundane from the world of the magical!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Zombies vs. Robots: Undercity #1 (of 4)

By: Chris Ryall, Mark Torres, Torres, Garry Brown
The Infestation is over, but the zombies remain! The robot forces are losing the war against these rotting masses, which leaves only one choice-head underground… never mind the fact that a possibly even greater threat is looming in the survivors’ UnderCity shelter! All-new zombie-on-robot carnage by Ryall and artist Mark Torres!
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

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DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes – Legion of the Damned TP

Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING; Art and cover by OLIVIER COIPEL and ANDY LANNING
With the hardcover collection of LEGION LOST coming in June, DC Comics collects the tale that led into that space-spanning epic: LEGION OF THE DAMNED, originally published in LEGIONNAIRES #78-79 and LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #123-124.
Featuring spectacular art by Olivier Coipel, the story begins as Cosmic Boy, Brainiac 5 and other heroes return to Earth, only to find it dominated by the alien race known as the Blight. How can the team stop these alien invaders when they’re being picked off one by one?
Format: FC, 96pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $7.99

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Captain America vs. the Red Skull TP

Written by STAN LEE, GARY FRIEDRICH, ROGER MCKENZIE, J.M. DEMATTEIS, MARK GRUENWALD, ROY THOMAS & TONY SALMONS
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, JOHN ROMITA, SAL BUSCEMA, MIKE ZECK, RON LIM, ARVELL JONES & TONY SALMONS
Cover by JACK KIRBY
For decades, Captain America, Super-Soldier for the United States, and the Red Skull, evil agent of the Third Reich, have been the most bitter of foes! After multiple battles during World War II, both men have survived into the modern age, where the fights have only grown deadlier! With Cosmic Cubes, race riots, giant robots, an army of mind-controlled S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and haunted houses, the Red Skull just keeps coming back for more! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1; TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #79-81; and CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #143, #226-227, #261-263 and #370; and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #13 and CAPTAIN AMERICA: RED, WHITE & BLUE #1.
Format: FC, 264pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $24.99

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Astro City: Shining Stars HC

Written by KURT BUSIEK; Art by BRENT ANDERSON; Cover by ALEX ROSS
A new hardcover starring Astro City’s most popular heroes, collecting ASTRO CITY: ASTRA #1-2, ASTRO CITY: SILVER AGENT #1-2 and ASTRO CITY: BEAUTIE #1.
Astra Furst, a third-generation super hero of Astro City, is graduating from college. It’s a time of friends and family, new opportunities, changing relationships – and danger! Featuring the First Family, the creatures of Monstro City, a new hero team and more on a graduation night nobody’s ever going to forget!
Also in this volume: at last, the full story of the Silver Agent’s fateful journey through time is revealed – including his origin, his greatest battles and his ultimate fate. Plus, Beautie, the life-size super-powered fashion-doll member of Honor Guard, doesn’t know who she is. Now, she’s determined to get answers.
Format: FC, 208pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99

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The Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 1: The Choice HC

By: Paul Levitz
Picking up on threads from Geoff Johns’s ‘Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes’ storyline and tying into events from GREEN LANTERN CORPS, this new LEGION hardcover collects the first 6 issues of the new series. This volume includes the unwelcome debut of new Legionnaire Earth-Man, the kidnapping of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad’s twins, the revelation of a new Green Lantern and much more!
Format: HARD COVER
Price: $24.99

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Red Hulk: Scorched Earth TP

Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN, MARK ROBINSON & ED MCGUINNESS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Take cover as Red Hulk enters a new age of sci-fi adventure! The score has been settled; the Incredible Hulk has beaten Red Hulk decisively. Now, Steve Rogers is on tap to give these explosive characters a sense of direction! For once on the side of angels, Red Hulk is tasked to deal with the deadly contingency plan left behind by Leader and M.O.D.O.K.: the apocalyptic Scorched Earth protocol. To save the world from the villains’ dangerous doomsday scenarios, Red Hulk will need the help of Iron Man, Thor, Namor, Rick Jones (a.k.a. the awesome A-Bomb) and the one partner he thought he’d never team up with: the Hulk! With the wounds between them still fresh, the two big brutes of the Marvel Universe must bring their incredible power together, or it all ends here! But was there an even bigger development hidden behind this master plan? Plus: A classic Hulk enemy returns, and can only be defeated by…the Compound Hulk! Guest-starring Xemnu, the Impossible Man and Woodgod (yes, Woodgod)! Collecting Hulk #25-30.
Format: FC, 192pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $16.99

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S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Forever HC

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by DUSTIN WEAVER
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Leonardo Da Vinci was an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. So was Issac Newton. So were Imhotep and Zhang Heng and Galileo and many other geniuses throughout time. They were the first heroes to defeat Galactus and the Brood and turn Celestials back. They saved the world long before Captain America or Iron Man were ever born, but what does this mean to our heroes of today? What does this mean to Nick Fury? Do not miss this Marvel Comics masterpiece that fans will be talking about for decades to come. All the insanity is courtesy of Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, SECRET WARRIORS, Nightly News) and Dustin Weaver (X-MEN). Collecting S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-6 and materials from S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT.
Format: 176pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99

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Thunderbolts Classic Vol. 1 TP

Written by KURT BUSIEK & PETER DAVID
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, SAL BUSCEMA, STEVE EPTING, BOB MCLEOD, TOM GRUMMETT, RON RANDALL, GENE COLAN, DARICK ROBERTSON, GEORGE PEREZ, CHRIS MARRINAN & MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Justice, like lightning! When the world’s heroes disappear, a new team rises to take their place! Meet the Thunderbolts: Citizen V! Techno! MACH-1! Songbird! Meteorite! Atlas! But what dark secret are these heroes hiding? Read the stories that changed the way the world looks at redemption! Guest-starring the Hulk, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Franklin Richards! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #1-5, #-1 and ANNUAL ’97; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #449; SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #7; and material from TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1.
Format: FC, 296pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $29.99