GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (March 10, 2010)
GEEKLY WEEKLY COMIC GUIDE (March 10, 2010)
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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Written by Peter Milligan Penciled by Tomm Coker, Dalibor TalajiC, Laurence Campbell, Goran Parlov & Leandro Fernandez Covers by John Cassaday, Mark Brooks, Giuseppe Camuncoli, David Mack, Ed McGuiness & David Aja
5 Books, 5 Heroes-1 unforgettable story of heroes pushed to their limits. It is 17th century Japan, a time and place of violent upheaval, wandering Ronin, and mysterious Geisha. Into this strange and dangerous world come Wolverine, Pyslocke, Punisher, Hulk and Deadpool. Five of Marvel’s greatest heroes…as you’ve never seen them before. Each has been wronged by a powerful tyrant. Each has taken a solemn vow…of vengeance! 5 Books, 5 Heroes, 5 Weeks…1 spell-binding story. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER; Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN & DEREK FRIDOLFS; Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Patience may be a virtue, but can Batgirl stand still long enough to stop a super-speedster foe? “The Lesson” continues as the mysterious Order of the Scythe unleashes its first weapon in their war on Batgirl – Slipstream!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Batman and Robin #21
Written by PETER J. TOMASI; Art by PATRICK GLEASON & MICK GRAY; Cover by PATRICK GLEASON; 1:10 Variant by GENE HA
The new regular creative team of writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason continue their run with “Dark Knight, White Knight” part 2 of 3!
Batman and Robin find themselves in the middle of a deadly crusade as “angels” continue falling from the skies! The White Knight is shining his heavenly light into the dark corners of Gotham City in his quest to vanquish the shadows of the soul…
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Batman, Inc. #3
Written by GRANT MORRISON; Art by YANICK PAQUETTE & MICHAEL LACOMBE; Cover by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS; 1:25 Variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
Batman and Catwoman travel to South America to reunite with Gaucho, Argentina’s Batman Incorporated representative. But their trip may be cut short when an unexpected adversary sends things spiraling downward!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Written by GAIL SIMONE; Art by INAKI MIRANDA; Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
This is it! The astonishing conclusion to “The Death of Oracle,” featuring nearly everyone whose life has been touched by Oracle – villain and hero! How will the DCU operate without its premier infojock, and how will this event affect the Birds of Prey? All this, plus a fan-favorite operative works with the Birds for the first time ever!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth – Gods #3 (of 3)
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Guy Davis (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Ryan Sook (Cover)
Giant bat-eared beasts wage war against the Bureau, Abe finally confronts the mysterious prophet, and Devon’s suspicions are verified.
Introducing a pivotal new character!
The Bureau finally meets the elusive prophet!
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.50
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Justice League: Generation Lost #21
Written by JUDD WINICK; Art by AARON LOPRESTI; Covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN; 1:10 Variant covers by KEVIN MAGUIRE
It’s the calm before the storm in issue #21. Beetle is dead, Max Lord has Checkmate and the hunt for Wonder Woman has begun. But Booster Gold has given up after losing another friend to Max Lord, and the JLI is left without a leader!
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Written by PAUL LEVITZ ; Art and cover by FRANCIS PORTELA
This 31st century team of psychopaths returns! Now led by Saturn Queen, they break out of the prison world Takron-Galtos to wreak havoc on the United Planets. DCU fans won’t want to miss this one-shot, which sets up a major 2011 storyline that’ll shake the universe!
Format: FC, 48pg., COMIC
Price: $4.99
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Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK, ED TADEO
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURJEVIC
Variant Cover by ED McGUINNESS
In the war for forever, time is only an obstacle. Warriors jump from century to century, their battlefields span all of history but have led them to a stalemate. But now a 16 year old girl from present-day South Carolina will turn the tide. The symbol on her chest makes her part of this war, but will she save us or damn all of creation? New York Times best-selling scribe Mike Carey (Age of X, The Unwritten) and Leonard Kirk (New Mutants) begin the next great comic epic.
Format: FC, 32pg., LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99
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Stuff of Legend: the Jungle #4 (of 4)
(W) Mike Raicht, Brian Smith (A) Charles Paul Wilson III
The traitor revealed! Following last issue’s revelations, the bond that connects our band of toys is now shattered. Will the innocent among them continue on their daring quest to save the missing boy? Or will the Boogeyman seize this opportunity and destroy our heroes once and for all? Don’t miss the stunning conclusion of The Jungle!
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $4.25
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Uncanny X-Force: Apocalypse Solution (One-Shot)
Collecting UNCANNY X-FORCE #1-3.
Format: 72pg., ONE-SHOT
Price: $4.99
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Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by TONY MOORE
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Variant Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Sketch Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
America…meet your newest Hero! The lethal alien symbiote known as Venom is in the custody of the U.S. military…and with a familiar face from Spider-Man’s world inside the suit, the government’s own personal Spidey is going into action as one of the nation’s top covert agents in hostile territory!
Format: 40pg., COMIC
Price: $3.99
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By: Robert Kirkman, Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
‘NO WAY OUT’
‘NO WAY OUT’ continues. When the walls come down… no one is safe. MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99
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The Walking Dead Weekly #10 (MR)
By: Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore
After the ordeal Rick has endured last issue, he sets out to find safer shelter. More is learned about the zombies that now out-number us 5000 to 1… but when it comes to some things… it’s better not to know. Rick begins to wonder if there is a light at the end of this tunnel his life has become, and even if there is… how can he expect to ever make it there?
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Written by PAUL DINI; Art by CLIFF CHIANG; Cover by STEPHANE ROUX
Zatanna’s at the end of her rope – or, more precisely, her strings! Oscar Hempel is free to kill again, and Zee’s been transformed into the thing she hates the most! What will it take to put Hempel back where he belongs, and get Zatanna back to reality?
Format: FC, 32pg., COMIC
Price: $2.99
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Deadpool Vol. 6: I Rule You Suck HC Premiere Hardcover
Written by DANIEL WAY
Penciled by CARLO BARBERI & BONG DAZO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
DOCTOR BONG? Are you SERIOUS?! Uh-oh. Sooo…it looks like maybe somebody got talked into doing something for someone who wasn’t who they said they were. And now the person who really is that person – Steve Rogers, the former Captain America – is kinda mad. Well, really mad, actually. But that’s OK, because Deadpool is totally gonna fix this. Just like he always does. Plus: Deadpool blowing away vampires – how @#$%ing cool is that?! Wait…he’s not blowing away vampires? He’s protecting vampires? That doesn’t sound cool at all. Collecting DEADPOOL #27-31
Format: 120pg., HARD COVER
Price: $19.99
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Gotham Central Book 4: Corrigan HC
Written by GREG RUCKA and ED BRUBAKER; Art by STEVE LIEBER, KANO and STEFANO GAUDIANO; Cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
Witness the gritty side of the Gotham City Police Department from their perspective, as teens dressed as Robin the Boy Wonder start turning up dead. In this final hardcover collection of GOTHAM CENTRAL, collecting issues #32-40, the dead body of Robin the Boy Wonder is found on the streets. Now the detectives of Gotham Central must try to solve the mystery of his death while dealing with Batman and the Teen Titans.
Format: FC, 224pg., HARD COVER
Price: $29.99
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Gotham Central Book 1: In the Line of Duty TP
By: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark,
The first ten issues of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series are collected in softcover for the first time! Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and Greg Rucka (DETECTIVE COMICS, 52), this series pits the detectives of Gotham City’s Special Crimes Unit against the city’s greatest villains – in the shadow of Batman himself.
Format: 240pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $19.99
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Written by PAUL DINI; Art by STEPHANE ROUX, KARL STORY, CHAD HARDIN and WAYNE FAUCHER; Cover by STEPHANE ROUX
Zatanna has long made her home in San Francisco, but right under her nose a sinister threat has developed: a crime boss who dominates the criminal underworld with dark magic. The terrifying Brother Night is making his play for the City by the Bay, and the police force – including hunky detective Dale Colton – turn to Zee for help. But Brother Night is a whole new kind of criminal, and if Zatanna thinks she can backwards-talk him down, then she’s in over her top-hatted head!
Magically collected from ZATANNA #1-6!
Format: FC, 160pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $17.99
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Thor: The Mighty Avenger Vol. 2 TP
Written by ROGER LANGRIDGE
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Harvey Award-winner Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee continue their epic reimagining of the God of Thunder as Thor tests his might against the strange and powerful Sub-Mariner; uncovers the mystery of why he was thrown from Asgard, but has his efforts sidetracked by the awesome engine of destruction known as Fin Fang Foom; does battle with raging robots; and fights side-by-side with Iron Man, for the very first time! Pick up the book that ComicBook Resources.com says is ‘quite possibly the best new super-hero title of the year and is exactly what any lover of super heroes should be reading.’ Plus: Relive classic early adventures of Thor from the inimitable team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! Collecting THOR THE MIGHTY AVENGER #5-8 and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #85-86.
Format: 128pg., TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $14.99
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- 5 Heroes-1 unforgettable story of heroes pushed to their limits. It is 17th century Japan
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- a tale of unspeakable evils
- a time and place of violent upheaval
- a Torture cover by Matt Martin
- a vampire clan from Romania really made life tough. Once they’d finished wiping out New York’s gangs they turned their attention to the Police. Their plan – to take over the city
- a weak and dying member of the Dragonmir family and a one-eared
- a Wraparound cover by series artist Raulo Caceres
- Abe finally confronts the mysterious prophet
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- aliens and the entire Super Hero community. Format: FC
- all of the pieces are finally in place
- Amazing Spider-Man #655 By: Dan Slott
- and a giant alien with unbelievable weapons called Squeed. Sounds about even
- and a perfect GPA. But if you think you know all there is to know about her
- and a special rare Red Crossed retailer incentive. MATURE THEMES Format: LIMITED SERIES Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Detective Comics
- and Max Lord’s ultimate plan finally reveals itself. This is a special can’t-miss issue featuring Max Lord’s origin and the reason he’s made it his life’s work to snuff out metahumans
- and mysterious Geisha. Into this strange and dangerous world come Wolverine
- and of longing for death and the sweet release it will bring. Imagine
- and prohibition meant it was hard to get a stiff drink in a hurry. But the Dragonmirs
- and prominent villains react to the loss of this legendary hero. It’s the epilogue to THREE: A Month of Mourning. PLUS: The Amazing Spider-Man consoles Franklin Richards in a second all-new tale! Prev
- and Riley’s are well documented! But what about the other girls in THE NEW YORK FIVE? In this second issue
- and what do these kids have in common? The X-Men must use their best detective skills to discover the secret
- are the only things left standing in his way. The climactic
- armed with new evidence
- Batman faces a riot from a cadre of Gotham City’s most wanted: killers and psychopaths who are screaming for vengeance and out for blood. Batman’s blood. His mission? Stop The Joker – and his accompli
- Batman is greeted by Warden Sharp and security personnel. Although The Joker is securely strapped to a handcart for transfer to the deepest bowels of Arkham
- but back in 1929 it was unbearable. The weather sucked
- but nothing prepares them-or Spider-Man-for the surprise villain who is pulling all the strings. Preview Format: 32pg.
- but Shunka becomes embroiled in a murder. He knows he should walk away
- but something inside won’t let him — which means things are about to get blood Format: FC
- but things are just heating up! Format: 32pg.
- but this time it’s the BIGGEST month for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! We can’t tell you what’s in this issue without spoiling the end of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654. But we can say this: Marcos Martin returns to A
- Butch Guice
- can the Warriors Three contain the ancient evil of Fenris and the new
- charlie adlard
- COMIC Price: $2.99 ================================================================================= American Vampire #12 (MR) Written by SCOTT SNYDER; Art by DANIJEL ZEZELJ; Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQ
- COMIC Price: $2.99 ================================================================================= Avengers #10 By: Brian Michael Bendis
- COMIC Price: $2.99 ================================================================================= Crossed: Psychopath #1 (of 6) (W) David Lapham (A) Raulo Caceres (C) Jacen Burrows
- COMIC Price: $2.99 ================================================================================= Fantastic Four #588 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA Cover by ALAN DAVIS Follo
- COMIC Price: $2.99 ================================================================================= Morning Glories #7 By: Nick Spencer
- COMIC Price: $2.99 ================================================================================= Secret Avengers #10 Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils & Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. The action-packe
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Action Comics #898 Written by PAUL CORNELL; Art by PETE WOODS; Cover by DAVID FINCH & RYAN WINN
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Captain America #615 By: Ed Brubaker
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Deadpool #33 Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by CARLO BARBERI Cover by DAVE JOHNSON ‘SPACE ODDITY
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Invincible Iron Man #501 Written by MATT FRACTION Art & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Variant Cover
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Iron Man 2.0 #1 Written by NICK SPENCER Penciled by BARRY KITSON Covers by SALVADOR LARROCA Variant
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Iron Man/Thor #4 (of 4) Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by SCOT EATON Cover by ST
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= The Walking Dead Weekly #8 (MR) By: Robert Kirkman
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Thor #620 Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY The World Eaters are maraud
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Turf #4 (MR) By: Jonathan Ross
- COMIC Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Warriors Three #4 (of 4) COVER BY: Amanda Conner WRITER: WILLIAM THOMAS WILLINGHAM PENCILS: NEIL ED
- Dalibor Talajic
- Dave Stewart (C)
- David Mack
- DAVIDE FURNO and DANIJEL ZEZELJ ; Cover by JOCK In this volume collecting issues #35-42 of the acclaimed series
- earth-shattering battle ends here! Format: 32pg.
- Earth-shattering chapter from Marvel’s blockbuster superteam of Bendis and Romita Jr! Plus: Another illustrated chapter of the oral history of the Avengers! Format: 32pg.
- Ed McGuiness & David Aja 5 Books
- enterprising evil of Helen? Don’t miss a panel of this heart-pounding conclusion from Bestselling Comic Writer Bill Willingham with thrilling pencils by Neil Edwards! Format: FC
- everyone’s favorite fun-loving killer-for-hire
- for a moment
- Giuseppe Camuncoli
- Goran Parlov & Leandro Fernandez Covers by John Cassaday
- Gordon is determined to put the case to rest. But as he digs deeper
- Greg Rucka
- 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
- he escapes nonetheless. This is going to be the worst night of Batman’s life. With the Joker free
- he makes a choice–a promise–that even he might not be able to fulfill… Format: 40pg.
- he’ll unearth a shocking discovery about his own past – a revelation that will shake him to the core. Skeletons will be exposed and secrets revealed in this special issue featuring art by Francesco Fr
- horribly selfish
- Hulk and Deadpool. Five of Marvel’s greatest heroes…as you’ve never seen them before. Each has been wronged by a powerful tyrant. Each has taken a solemn vow…of vengeance!
- INC Things are looking grim for our trio of titans! As the fight moves to the mountaintops
- inciting unrest among the inmates
- is back in business
- it won’t. Format: 32pg.
- it’s 1924 when the first American vampire crosses paths with a Wild West show featuring some old pals and enemies from his outlaw days – and he is not happy. From the dying West to flying biplanes
- Jim Gordon has been haunted by the unsolved case of Gotham’s notorious “Peter Pan Killer.” Now
- joe eisma
- John Arcudi (W)
- John Romita Jr The Infinity Gauntlet is back! And no power on the Earth can stop it! It is sentences like these that made Stan Lee invent the phrase: ‘Nuff Said!! Another pulse-pounding
- KARL STORY
- keep humans like livestock and wake up the oldest vampire in existence to seal the deal. Mankind’s feeble hopes lie with a young female newspaper reporter
- Laurence Campbell
- LIMITED SERIES Price: $2.99 ================================================================================= Scalped #46 (MR) Written by JASON AARON; Art by R.M. GUERA; Cover by JOCK Officer Falls Do
- LIMITED SERIES Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Justice League: Generation Lost #20 Written by JUDD WINICK; Art by AARON LOPRESTI; Covers
- LIMITED SERIES Price: $3.99 ================================================================================= Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues TP (MR) Written by JASON AARON; Art by R.M. GUERA
- LUNA PARK). Format: FC
- making their arduous journey that much more difficult. For months they’ve looked for something to take their minds OFF the zombie threat at hand… And now that they’ve got it-they’re in more danger tha
- man trying to survive on his own. A man who will leave behind every shred of his humanity to survive the Crossed. Now join us as Lapham and artist Raulo (Capt Swing) Caceres descend into a story about
- Marcos Martin ‘Awakening’ February may be the shortest month of the year
- Mark Brooks
- Marko Djurdjevic The shocking finale of THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA! Did we mention nothing would ever be the same again? Because seriously
- Matt Martin The most disturbed horror series of all time returns with an all-new six-issue series written by David (Crossed: Family Values) Lapham! Meet Mr. Lorre –a single
- Merissa and Lona deal with ghosts both at home in Queens and coming into JFK on the red-eye… Preview Format: FC
- Michael Lark
- of course
- old friends and old comrades
- one eyed former gang boss named Eddie Falco hoping to persuade Samuel Kane and his gang of Harlem racketeteers to join them. Oh
- or will the events predicted in the New Book of Prophecy still be carried out? Format: GRAPHIC NOVEL Price: $12.99 ================================================================================= Bat
- or will things like lack of oxygen and zero-gravity throw him off his game? One word: Maybe! Format: FC
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- Punisher
- Pyslocke
- Raulo Caceres
- Red Crow sends his right-hand man
- Rodin Esquejo Zoe has everything-looks
- Shunka
- Spider-Man reveals to the X-Men just exactly who they are up against. But this doesn’t explain the rash of disappearances of outcast teenagers. Why have they vanished
- Stark Resilient goes after the challenge of remaking another world: ASGARD. By Matt & Salva & Frankie & Joe. Format: 32pg.
- taking on a new gig – in space! Will this job cement his rep as the best merc in the solar system
- the extended family
- the members of the Friends’ executive committee are faced with a dilemma: Is it all over
- the worst crimes against humanity. Picture the cruelest affronts to decency. Conjure your darkest nightmares… and then realize it could all be so much worse. When civilization crumbles in one terrifyi
- then his own Christmas special – now GREEN LANTERN’s Larfleeze wants to take over ACTION COMICS?! Not if Lex Luthor has anything to say about it! Tune in for the rematch that’s been brewing ever since
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- wandering Ronin