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By John Judy AVENGERS INITIATIVE #11 by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli. “Killed in Action” wraps up here with Camp Hammond giving Camp Crystal Lake a run for its blood money! Recommended. BRAVE AND BOLD #12 by Mark Waid and George Perez. All twelve issues have led up to this grand finale: A big fight with an evil wizard. Those are always great! CAPTAIN AMERICA #37 by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. Cap still “dead.” Red Skull still evil. This comic still awesome anyway. Recommended. DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #1 of 6 by Keith Giffen, Lee Garbett, and Trevor Scott. A cross-over between the big guns of the DCU and all those Wildstorm guys you’re not reading. DMZ #30 by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. Intrepid indy journalist Matty Roth gets his story rejected by all major news outlets. That’ll teach him to write about John McCain’s lobbyist girlfriend! Look! Kitty-cats with string! GHOST RIDER #22 by Jason Aaron and Roland Boschi. The story is called “Deathrace on Ghost Cannibal Highway” and it’s written by the guy who created SCALPED. If you don’t read this you’re crazier than the guys who greenlit the “Ghost Rider” screenplay. Highly recommended for teens on up. GRENDEL: BEHOLD THE DEVIL #6 of 8 written and drawn by Matt Wagner. If you’re being pursued by a mystical super-predator sometimes it feels really good to take out all your frustrations on the Korean mob. At least that’s what Grandma always said. Recommended. HELLBLAZER #243 by Andy Diggle and Giuseppe Camuncoli. Bad doings at the Vatican, even worse than usual. So who ya gonna call? The start of a blasphemously fun two-parter. Recommended. INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Others. Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-83 and TALES TO ASTONISH #82, this volume has the earliest IM adventures from the bad old days of the Cold War, plus lots of extras. Great for all ages, highly recommended. MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 3 HC by Jim Starlin and Others. Okay, if you buy one Captain Mar-Vell book in your life this should probably be it. This one collects issues #22-33 in which Mar-Vell went cosmic and Starlin started channeling Steve Ditko through an LSD filter. This is the stuff that defined the character and made us all kind of happy when Starlin killed him off so nobody else could screw him up. At least not for 20 years or so… Highly Recommended. NIXON’S PALS GN by Joe Casey and Chris Burnham. The story of an LA parole officer on the super-villain beat. “Elmore Leonard meets Jack Kirby!” Not for kids but otherwise recommended! PIGEONS FROM HELL #1 by Joe R. Lansdale and Nathan Fox. A modern-day adaptation of a classic Robert E. Howard tale about… well, y’know… pigeons. From Hell. It’s really pretty cool. Take a look. SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL.2 SC by Jerry Siegel, Jim Shooter, Curt Swan, Jim Mooney, and Others. Classic tales from the Silver-Age of super sci-fi. Great stuff for all ages. Recommended. SUPERMAN #675 by Kurt Busiek and Renato Guedes. Busiek’s final issue! Alex Ross cover! Galactic Golem! And Supes fights everybody! This week’s “Gotta-look!” WAR IS HELL: FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #2 of 5 by Garth Ennis and Howard Chaykin. World War I flying ace Karl Kaufman must prove his worth as a fighter before his fellow fliers discover that maybe he ain’t supposed to be there… Ennis/Chaykin level mature themes so this is recommended only for older teens and up. But highly so. X-FACTOR #30 by Peter David and Valentine DeLandro. It’s the return of Arcade, the villain who builds giant pinball machines to kill superheroes with! How come they never do that in the movies, huh? Classic stuff. X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND #1 of 2 by Lotsa People. This has mutants. And don’t forget Free Comic Book Day coming up Saturday, May 3rd at respectable comic stores everywhere! |
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| 100 BULLETS #90 |
| 2000 AD #1579 |
| 2000 AD #1580 |
| 76 #3 (Of 8) |
| AMORY WARS SC 01 SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE |
| ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #6 (Of 6) |
| ARCHIE & FRIENDS #118 |
| ARCHIE DIGEST #243 |
| ARMY OF DARKNESS #8 LONG ROAD HOME |
| ARMY OF TWO SC |
| ARTESIA BESIEGED #1 (Of 6) |
| ATOMIC ROCKET GROUP 66 #1 |
| AVENGERS CLASSIC #11 |
| AVENGERS INITIATIVE #11 |
| BAD PLANET #5 (Of 12) |
| BADGER SAVES THE WORLD #5 (Of 5) |
| BAT LASH #5 (Of 6) |
| BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #6 |
| BATMAN STRIKES #44 |
| BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SC VOL 2 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| BLOOD & ROSES IN THE DARK #1 |
| BOY WHO MADE SILENCE #2 |
| BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12 |
| CAPTAIN ACTION #0 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA #37 |
| CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 (Of 5) SECRET INVASION INFILTRATION |
| CAPTAIN MARVEL MASTERWORKS HC VOL 3 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| CATWOMAN #78 |
| CLASSIC COMIC CHARACTERS #9 ELFQUEST CUTTER STATUE |
| COMIC BOOK HOLOCAUST SC |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1087 |
| COMICS REVUE #264 |
| COUNCIL OF CARNALITY UNLIMITED SC |
| COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 2 |
| CTHULHU TALES #1 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| DAMNED PRODIGAL SONS #1 (Of 3) |
| DARKNESS #3 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #1 (Of 6) |
| DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #1 VARIANT |
| DEADWORLD FROZEN OVER #2 (Of 4) |
| DMZ #30 |
| DOCTOR WHO #3 |
| DORK VOL 1 WHOS LAUGHING NOW SC |
| DR WHO MAGAZINE #394 |
| DRIFTING CLASSROOM SC VOL 11 |
| FAKER SC |
| FANGORIA #273 MAY 2008 |
| FEAR AGENT #20 HATCHET JOB (PT 4 OF 5) |
| FLASH #239 |
| FORTEAN TIMES #235 |
| GHOST RIDER #22 |
| GNOME ONE SHOT |
| GOBLIN CHRONICLES #2 (Of 3) |
| GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #7 (Of 9) |
| GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE HC |
| GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #6 (Of 8) |
| GRIMM FAIRY TALES #26 |
| HELLBLAZER #243 |
| HELLBOY VOL 1 HC SEED OF DESTRUCTION & WAKE THE DEVIL |
| HERO BY NIGHT ONGOING #3 |
| HOWARD THE DUCK SC MEDIA DUCKLING |
| HUNTERS MOON SC |
| INCREDIBLE HERCULES #116 |
| INFINITE HORIZON #3 (Of 6) |
| INSANE JANE #2 (Of 4) |
| INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 1 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| IRON MAN #28 |
| IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #1 (Of 4) |
| IZNOGOUD SC VOL 1 WICKED WILES OF IZNOGOUD |
| JENNA JAMESONS SHADOW HUNTER #2 |
| JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #270 |
| KIELI SC VOL 1 |
| KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #138 |
| KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND #5 (Of 5) CASTILLO COVER A |
| LARGO WINCH SC VOL 1 THE HEIR |
| LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #13 |
| LONE RANGER #11 |
| LONE RANGER #11 CASSADAY VIRGIN VARIANT |
| MAD MAGAZINE #489 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #23 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS SC VOL 5 DIGEST |
| MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #5 (Of 8) |
| MISADVENTURES OF CLARK & JEFFERSON #4 (Of 4) |
| NECESSARY EVIL #5 |
| NIXONS PALS SC |
| NOBLE CAUSES #32 |
| PATH SC COMX ED |
| PERHAPANAUTS #1 |
| PIGEONS FROM HELL #1 |
| POWERS ANNUAL 2008 |
| PROGRAMME #10 (Of 12) |
| PS238 SC VOL 5 EXTRATERRESTRIAL CREDIT |
| PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL HC VOL 3 HUNTER HUNTED |
| RAMAYAN 3392 AD SC VOL 2 RELOADED |
| RED SONJA #32 |
| RED SONJA TRAVELS SC |
| REX MUNDI #11 |
| ROBIN #173 |
| SABRINA VOL 2 #93 |
| SADHU SC VOL 2 SILENT ONES |
| SALVATION RUN #6 (Of 7) |
| SCARED TO DEATH SC VOL 1 VAMPIRE FROM THE MARSHES |
| SFX SPECIAL #33 |
| SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER HEROES SC VOL 2 |
| SIMPSONS COMICS #141 |
| SPEED RACER MACH GO GO GO BOX SET |
| SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY BIANCHI POSTER |
| SPIDER-MAN IRON MAN HULK MAGAZINE |
| STAR TREK MAGAZINE #11 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| STAR TREK YEAR FOUR ENTERPRISE EXPERIMENT #1 |
| STARSHIP TROOPERS #8 |
| STRANGE GIRL SC VOL 4 GOLDEN LIGHTS |
| STREET FIGHTER III MANGA SC VOL 2 RYU FINAL |
| STUPID COMICS PHOENIX ED SC |
| SUICIDE SQUAD RAISE THE FLAG #8 (Of 8) |
| SUPERGIRL VINYL FIGURE |
| SUPERMAN #675 |
| SUPERMAN #675 VARIANT |
| SWORD #7 |
| TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #2 (Of 12) |
| TOYFARE #130 INDIANA JONES COVER |
| ULTIMATES 3 #3 WRAPAROUND VARIANT |
| UN-MEN SC VOL 1 GET YOUR FREAK ON |
| UNCLE SCROOGE #374 |
| WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #689 |
| WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE MAX #2 (Of 5) |
| WILDSTORM ARMAGEDDON SC |
| WILLOW CREEK #1 (Of 5) |
| WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #56 |
| WOLVERINE ORIGINS #24 |
| WONDERLOST #2 |
| WORLD OF WARCRAFT #6 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH WARBOUND #5 (Of 5) |
| WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #1 |
| X-FACTOR #30 DIVIDED WE STAND |
| X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #1 (Of 2) |