GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (Jan 13, 2011)

GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (Jan 13, 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.

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Amazing Spider-Man #651

Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Back-up Story pencils by STEFANO CASELLI
Tron Variant by MARK BROOKS
The HOBGOBLIN’S fight for power continues! Which side will SPIDER-MAN and the BLACK CAT be on… and why? Also: a surprise for AUNT MAY, and the SPIDEY versus KINGPIN rematch you’ve been dying to see! Included in this issue: an 8 page story featuring the return of Mac Gargan… as THE SCORPION!
PREVIEW

Format: 40pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99

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Batman and Robin #19

Written by PETER J. TOMASI; Art by PATRICK GLEASON & MARK IRWIN; Cover by PATRICK GLEASON
“Dark Knight, White Knight” part 3 of 3!
A wave of light blankets Gotham City as The White Knight makes his horrific mission personal! Meanwhile, Robin is targeted for death, and Batman must find a way to save the Boy Wonder and the countless other Gotham innocents whose lives are now
at stake!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Captain America: Man Out of Time #3 (of 5)

COVER BY: BRYAN HITCH
WRITER: MARK WAID
PENCILS: JORGE CARLOS MOLINA MANZANERO
Lost and alone in a brutally unfamiliar world, struggling to interact with a new generation of heroes, Steve Rogers seeks out someone–anyone–who might remember him from his former life. And even longtime Marvelites will be shocked at what he finds!
PREVIEW

Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

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Casanova: Gula #1 (of 4) (MR)

COVER BY: Fabio Moon
WRITER: Matt Fraction
PENCILS: Fabio Moon
CASANOVA is back. Or is he? Actually Casanova is gone. Gone from space, gone from time. The burning question WHEN IS CASANOVA QUINN hangs over the entire world as E.M.P.I.R.E. and W.A.S.T.E. alike race toward the horrible, inevitable, answer…The second staggering volume of CASANOVA starts here by the Eisner-laden team of Matt Fraction (THOR, UNCANNY X-MEN, THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) and Fabio Moon (DAYTRIPPER, SUGARSHOCK) taking over art duties. Never before collected! Never before reprinted! Never before understood! In gorgeous full 4-D psychocolor! Worth a million in prizes! Change your shorts, change your life, change into a nine-year-old Hindu boy! Guaranteed!* *not actually guaranteed

PREVIEW

Format: FC, 40pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

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Daredevil: Reborn #1 (of 4)

COVER BY: Jock
WRITER: Andy Diggle
PENCILS: DAVIDE GIANFELICE
INKS: DAVIDE GIANFELICE
The apocalyptic events of SHADOWLAND have left the once-proud legacy of Daredevil in tatters. Now, far from the mean streets of Hell’s Kitchen, a new evil is rising, and the only man crazy enough to face it is a man with nothing left to lose. The road to Hell was paved with good intentions, but the long road to redemption is the far harder path…
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

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Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Little Sisters of Eluria #2 (of 5)

COVER BY: Luke Ross
WRITER: ROBIN FURTH
PENCILS: Luke Ross
LETTERED BY: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC
Bruised and battered after his run-in with the Green Folk, Roland is left to recover in the care of the Sisters of Eluria. He continues his strange journey in a place shrouded in ominous mystery…and discovers that the nuns may be brewing far more dangerous plans than he imagined.
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

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Deadpool #31

COVER BY: Dave Johnson
WRITER: Daniel Way
“I Rule, You Suck,” Part 2 (of 2)
These Draculas just don’t know when to quit! Deadpool’s already shown them they’re no match for his kill-skills, yet they continue to step to him. Are they just suckers for punishment, or are they setting him up? Silly draculas…tricks are for Deadpool!

PREVIEW

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

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #6 (brightest Day)

Written by PETER J. TOMASI; Art by FERNANDO PASARIN & CAM SMITH; Cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI; 1:25 Variant cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA
Now that Guy Gardner’s comrades have discovered the secret blood pact he began with Ganthet and Atrocitus, will they remain at his side – or will Zardor’s recruits grow in rank against the Emerald Warrior? Sodam Yat may not be able to handle the fallout! Meanwhile, Red Lantern Bleez works to find out why she’s so important to Zardor’s plan…
Preview
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Incredible Hulks #620

WRITER: GREGORY PAK
PENCILS: PAUL R. PELLETIER
INKS: DANNY K. MIKI
LETTERED BY: SIMON BOWLAND
Great loves and horrifying enemies return in the battle royale for the souls of the Hulks — and the life of every mortal on Planet Earth! The Hulk faces his darkest demons — literally! — all hell breaks loose — literally! — and there’ll be the devil to pay — literally! And if you thought the Hulk’s battles with his sons were personal, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

PREVIEW

Format: FC, 40pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99

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Infinite Vacation #1 (of 5)

By: Nick Spencer, Christian Ward
WELCOME TO THE INFINITE VACATION, WHERE CHANGING YOUR LIFE IS ALWAYS JUST A CLICK AWAY! Mark lives in a world where alternate realities are up for sale, and buying and trading your way through unlimited variations of yourself is as commonplace as checking your email or updating your status.
But when other ‘hims’ start dying suddenly and he meets a mysterious girl who wants nothing to do with ‘life-changing,’ he’ll learn the truth about the universe he stumbles through, and what happens when your vacation turns on you.

Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.50

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Knight and Squire #4 (of 6)

Written by PAUL CORNELL; Art by JIMMY BROXTON; Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE MICHAEL LACOMBE
The Knight battles against his own armor – in his own castle! Elsewhere, Squire struggles with romance and the possibility that she’s being set up for betrayal! And meet Hank, the Knight’s very American butler…
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99

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Northlanders #37

Written by BRIAN WOOD ; Art by BECKY CLOONAN; Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE
Set in late-period Iceland during a period of intense clan warfare, an elderly fisherman investigates the death of a young girl found embedded in the ice. As the fisherman’s furtive actions catch the attention of the local warriors, blame for the crime shifts over to him. If this is the last good thing he can accomplish in life, so be it, as long as the truth can be uncovered. “The Girl in the Ice” concludes here!

PREVIEW

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

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Secret Six #29

Written by GAIL SIMONE; Art by J. CALAFIORE; Cover by DANIEL LUVISI
The explosive ACTION COMICS / SECRET SIX crossover concludes here! At the paid request of Lex Luthor, the Secret Six rush headlong into a deadly confrontation with Scandal’s villainous father, Vandal Savage. But the Six have a score of their own to settle with Luthor, and unlike Superman, the Six fight dirty. Don’t miss this grudge match finale between DC’s smartest villain and DC’s weirdest team!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Spawn #200

By: Todd McFarlane, Robert Kirkman, McFarlane, Capullo, Various, David Finch
SPAWN 200 ARRIVES! In June of 1992 the first issue of TODD McFARLANE’s SPAWN hit bookshelves in record numbers. Now, 17 years later, the new Spawn, Jim Downing, comes head to head with the biggest enemy of the Spawn universe, with his new sidekick Clown. Can this dynamite duo team up long enough to survive the return of a ruthless Spawn villain? And what happens when GOD gets into the action? This double-sized issue is jam packed with over a dozen of comic’s greatest creative talents. SPAWN #200 features the long awaited return of TODD MCFARLANE and GREG CAPULLO to interior artwork!

PREVIEW

Format: FC, 48pg., COMIC
Price: PI

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Thor: The Mighty Avenger #8

COVER BY: Chris Samnee
WRITER: ROGER LANGRIDGE
PENCILS: Chris Samnee
INKS: CRAIG ROUSSEAU
COLORED BY: MATTHEW WILSON
LETTERED BY: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC
Grab the book that ComicsBulletin.com says “just keeps getting better and better, and it started out great.” Our hot-headed Asgardian has battled his way through a sea of robots…but he never expected there to be a MAN inside one of them! It’s THOR and IRON MAN together, for the very first time!

PREVIEW

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

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3

Written by NICK SPENCER ; Art by CAFU & BIT and HOWARD CHAYKIN; Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
The new hit series by Nick Spencer (ACTION COMICS, Morning Glories) and CAFU continues! Think the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents are a messed-up team? Wait until you learn the secrets of the evil organization known as Spider! This issue promises twists, turns and a sequence illustrated by the legendary
Howard Chaykin!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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The Unwritten #21 (MR)

Written by MIKE CAREY; Art by PETER GROSS & VINCE LOCKE; Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
Cut off from his friends and trapped in a novel with a tragic ending, Tom confronts Captain Ahab, tries his hand at grand theft narrative, and meets a monster. But this isn’t any kind of monster he was expecting!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99

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The Walking Dead Weekly #2 (MR)

Rick Grimes’s horrific adventure continues. Everything he knew is gone, and the search for his family begins. Rick sets out for Atlanta, the last known location of his wife and son. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Casanova Vol. 1: Luxuria TP (MR)

Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by FABIO MOON & GABRIEL BA
Cover by GABRIEL BA
Meet Casanova Quinn: prodigal son of a law-and-order family hell-bent on keeping the world safe and sound, now blackmailed into betraying his father and the international law enforcement organization he controls. What happens when the ultimate player gets played? Find out in this genre-bending sci-spy epic. Gorgeously re-colored and re-lettered by hand, this staggering psychedelic spy-fi epic is collected for the first time as it was meant to be made. bonus material!
Format: 152pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $14.99

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Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Journey Begins Premiere HC

Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID Penciled by SEAN PHILLIPS & RICHARD ISANOVE Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
Twelve years have passed since the fateful Battle of Jericho Hill and the fall of the gunslingers. Since the Affiliation’s resistance against John Farson became little more than a faint memory. Since the friends that stood by young Roland Deschain burned to ash in the Good Man’s razing of Gilead. But Roland survived…and now he stalks the desert, hunting the spectral Man in Black in his quest for the Dark Tower. Join Robin Furth, Peter David and Richard Isanove as they welcome superstar artist Sean Phillips (INCOGNITO) into the ka-tet of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life!
Format: 120pg., HARD COVER
Price: $24.99

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Blackest Night: Series 7: Balanced Case Asst AF

The hugely successful BLACKEST NIGHT action figure line continues! Included in this seventh installment of the series are: Black Lantern Superman, back from the dead again; Sinestro Corps Member Arkillo, dissenter defeated, forever forced to wear his traitorous tongue around his neck; Red Lantern Mera, with a rage-filled heart, she allows the Red Ring of Power to drown her; Black Lantern Terra with Scar, resurrected to prey on the hearts of her former team members, Terra teams with near-death survivor Scar in an effort to eradicate all emotion in the Universe. All five figures feature multiple points of articulation and include a display base. Character-appropriate accessories are also included. Red Lantern Mera – 6.5 h Black Lantern Superman – 6.75 h Black Lantern Terra with Scar – 5.5 h (Terra), 4.5 h (Scar) Sinestro Corps Member Arkillo – 7.5 h 4-color clamshell blister card packaging.
Part of Blackest Night
Format: ACTION FIGURE

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Marvel Minimates Series 37 Asst AF

A Diamond Select Release! Art Asylum Designs & Sculpts! Diamond Select continues the longest running collector line in toy history. After 36 series of Marvel Minimates you might be wondering what is left. How about the always popular Spider-Man paired with the long awaited Minimates debut of the classic villain Lizard. Next up two eagerly awaited mutants rounding out previous release get ready for 90’s era Professor Xavier and X-Force’s own Warpath. Rounding out the main release the ever loving blue eyed Thing as well as the army building Doombot. For the specialty exclusive two pack get ready to make room for Thing in his trench coat disguise and more Doombots. Each Minimate stands 2.5″ tall with 14 points of articulation and a variety of removable and interchangeable parts and accessories. NOTE: This is a factory sealed case assortment.
Format: ACTION FIGURE