GEEKLY WEEKLY GUIDE (Jan 2, 2013)

GEEKLY WEEKLY GUIDE (Jan 2, 2013)

To start off with the new year, here are our picks of comics (singles, TPBs, HCs OGNs, Toys, Apparel and other geeky stuff) and what-not that will be released weekly . We know that comic books and other geeky merchandise are expensive. But, we are here to for you on what books & trade of geekery are great and worthy of buying.

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Why isn’t Dr. Strange on Hickman’s (main) Avengers book? Coz, he’s here.

New Avengers #1

Writer: Hickman, Jonathan
Artist: Epting, Steve
Cover Artist: Jock,
To prevent the collision of our universe with another, the Illuminati, led by the Black Panther, must assemble NOW! It’s the most powerful and brilliant team in the Marvel Universe–The Black Panther, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Mister Fantastic, Namor the Sub-Mariner and The Beast–against an infinite legion of parallel realities.
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.99

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Someone is going to change forever?… OK, I give. Who?

All New X-Men #5

Writer: Bendis, Brian Michael
Artist: Immonen, Stuart
Cover Artist: Immonen, Stuart
* The first story of a new era comes to its conclusion.
* One of the original X-Men will be forever changed!
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.99

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Holy s**t! Last issue before their 1-year hiatus!

American Vampire #34

Writer: Snyder, Scott
Artist: Francavilla, Francesco
Cover Artist: Albuquerque, Rafael
“The Blacklist” is over. Lives have been shattered, alliances destroyed. Skinner and Pearl have made it halfway through the twentieth century and AMERICAN VAMPIRE hits a major turning point in the series.
Format: FC, COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Solid books, right here!

Daredevil: End of Days #4 (of 8)

Writer: Bendis, Brian Michael
Artist: Janson, Klaus
Cover Artist: Maleev, Alex
* The End of Daredevil goes right through his greatest enemy!
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

47 Ronin #2 (of 5)

Writer: Richardson, Mike
Artist: Sakai, Stan
Cover Artist: Sakai, Stan
Lord Asano is goaded into an assault by a corrupt court official in the Shogun’s palace, and then forced to commit seppuku! Learning that Asano was sentenced without a proper investigation, his retainers set in motion a plan to enact revenge on the official whose insults proved too much for Asano to bear.
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

The Flash #15

Writer: Manapul, Francis
Artist: Manapul, Francis
Cover Artist: Manapul, Francis
Flash forward in time as Barry Allen goes to extreme measures to defeat Grodd!
Barry uses the Speed Mind to glimpse the future, and things are not looking good for him and the Rogues.
And that’s before things get much, much worse!
Format: FC, COMIC
Price: $2.99

Fury Max #8

Writer: Ennis, Garth
Artist: Parlov, Goran
Cover Artist: Johnson, Dave
* Fury and Castle are POW.
* What do the Viet Cong have in mind for the war heroes?
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.99

Talon #3

Writer: Snyder, Scott
Artist: March, Guillem
Cover Artist: March, Guillem
Talon’s secret history in Manhattan is explored while Calvin Rose searches for an important figure from his past.
Plus, what is the mysterious organization that has ties to Talon?
Format: FC, COMIC
Price: $2.99

Invincible #99

Writer: Kirkman, Robert
Artist: Ottley, Ryan
Cover Artist: Ottley, Ryan
“THE DEATH OF EVERYONE” continues!
Invincible Vs. Dinosaurus for the fate of the world! Could this be the end of Mark Grayson?!
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99

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This series is just bad ass!

The Manhattan Projects #8

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Nick Pitarra, Jordie Bellair
“THEY RULE” They have waited and watched in the dark and now the old money that runs nations is ready to make their move against the Manhattan Projects. It’s the secret leaders of the world like you’ve never seen them before. The thrilling FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE series continues in THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #8: THEY RULE!
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.50

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Fatale-frenzy! (…Wow! That sounds like a good name for a condom)

Fatale #11

Writer: Brubaker, Ed
Artist: Phillips, Sean
Cover Artist: Phillips, Sean
The first of four standalone FATALE FLASHBACK issues, and a perfect place for new readers to jump on board. Welcome to 1930s California, a hard place to be for a girl on the run. Witness Josephine’s early days with the Femme Fatale curse, and see some of her elusive secrets revealed.
And remember each issue of FATALE contains extra content, articles and artwork that are not available anywhere but the printed single issues.
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.50

Fatale Vol. 2: Devils Business TP

Writer: Brubaker, Ed
Artist: Phillips, Sean
Cover Artist: Phillips, Sean
The second arc of Image’s new hit collected just in time for new readers to jump on board with issue 11!
In 1970s Los Angeles, Josephine can’t hide from the forces of Hollywood, Satanic Cults and creepy 8mm films collected by wealthy deviants. And when a struggling actor and his wounded friend cross her path, all hell will break loose, leaving ripples that echo all the way to modern time, where Nicolas Lash falls deeper into Josephine’s spell.
ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS’ best-selling series just gets hotter!
Collects FATALE 6 – 10
Format: TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $14.99

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More Hell

Hellboy In Hell #2

Writer: Mignola, Mike
Artist: Mignola, Mike
Cover Artist: Mignola, Mike
In Pandemonium, the dead wait for Hellboy to claim his throne, but is he interested . . .?
Mike Mignola returns to draw Hellboy’s ongoing story for the first time since Conqueror Worm. It’s a story only Mignola could tell, as more of Hellboy’s secrets are revealed.
Format: COMIC
Price: $2.99

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Highly recommended for the art

I, Vampire #15

Writer: Fialkov, Joshua Hale
Artist: Sorrentino, Andrea
Cover Artist: Sorrentino, Andrea
Mary and company continue to piece together the secret of what turned Andrew evil – and the answer lies with Cain, the first vampire!
More secrets continue to flow from the events of issue #0.
Format: FC, COMIC
Price: $2.99

Punk Rock Jesus #6 (of 6)

Writer: Murphy, Sean
Artist: Murphy, Sean
Cover Artist: Murphy, Sean
In this thrilling conclusion to the acclaimed miniseries, Chris and the Flak Jackets head to Jerusalem, the last stop on their world tour. But in this final concert, will the punk messiah rise above the protests from the world’s three major religions, or will he take matters into his own hands?
Format: FC, LIMITED SERIES
Price: $2.99

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For the kiddies…

My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #2

Writer: Cook, Katie
Artist: Price, Andy
Cover Artist: Cook, Katie
Queen Chrysalis has returned! Our ponies have no time to horse around, as they set off to rescue their friends from Chrysalis kingdom. What magical adventures await them, and where the heck is Princess Celestia?
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.99

Oz Dorothy and Wizard In Oz TP

Writer: Shanower, Eric
Artist: Young, Skottie
Cover Artist: Young, Skottie
Once upon a time, a tornado brought her to Oz. Now, an earthquake sends Dorothy on her latest and greatest adventure! L. Frank Baum’s magical worlds come to life again as Dorothy Gale takes yet another unexpected trip. This time, Dorothy and her cousin Zeb tumble deep into the ground after an earthquake! They’ll encounter the strange Mangaboos and invisible bears. They’ll tussle with fierce wooden gargoyles and hungry 66-year-old baby dragons! But Dorothy will have an old friend at her side: the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Can the Wizard’s guile save Dorothy and Zeb? And what master plan has the Wizard been hiding? Collecting DOROTHY & THE WIZARD IN OZ #1-8.
Format: TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $19.99

Road To Oz #4 (of 6)

Writer: Shanower, Eric
Artist: Young, Skottie
Cover Artist: Young, Skottie
THE CLASSIC FRANK BAUM TALE, RE-IMAGINED!
* Death looms all around for Dorothy and her friends.
* Behind them the cannibalistic Scoodlers want to cook them for soup!
While in front lies the Deadly Desert?just one step onto its sands instantly turns flesh to dust.
* The Land of Oz is just beyond, but it looks as if they won’t survive to reach it.
Format: LIMITED SERIES
Price: $3.99

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Love Sara Pichelli doin’ Miles. Can Pichelli do me too? (me, being in the comic, I mean)

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #19

Writer: Bendis, Brian Michael
Artist: Pichelli, Sara
Cover Artist: Pichelli, Sara
VENOM WARS BEGINS!!!
* Miles finally has his costume, his web shooters, and now he has his first A-list Spider-Man villain! There’s a new Venom in town and he’s hungry!
* All this, plus Miles’ new girlfriend and the return of award-winning Ultimate Spider-Man artist Sara Pichelli!
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.99

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If you wanna take a break from Snyder’s Joker, have some deranged stories from Grant Morrison

Batman Incorporated #6

Writer: Morrison, Grant
Artist: Burnham, Chris
Cover Artist: Burnham, Chris
Bat-Robots versus Man-Bat armies as Leviathan takes control of Gotham City!
Don’t miss the return of The Heretic!
Format: FC, COMIC
Price: $2.99

Batman Incorporated TP

Writer: Morrison, Grant
Artist: Paquette, Yanick
Cover Artist: Williams, J. H.
The first eight issues of the 2010 series plus BATMAN, INCORPORATED: LEVIATHAN STRIKES #1, now in trade paperback!
The World’s Greatest Detective teams up with Catwoman, Batwoman and Batman, Incorporated representatives on international crimefighting missions against Lord Death Man in Japan, Argentina and more!
Format: TRADE PAPERBACK
Price: $19.99