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By John Judy ACTION COMICS #874 by James Robinson and Pablo Raimondi. Mon-El may be getting out of the Phantom Zone early! Fingers crossed! BTW, can someone explain how it is that Mon-El can spend 1,000 years in the P-Zone and not come out as the DCU’s most gigantic, super-powered head-case? Think about spending 1,000 years stuck in what is essentially Limbo. How do you not come out the other end making the Joker look like an accountant? Just sayin’… ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, VOL. 2 HC by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Collecting issues 7-12 of the series in which somebody made Morrison tell a story. See the last son of Krypton in classic Silver-Age style battling Bizarro, Zibarro and eating at S’Barro! Okay, I made that last one up, but this is still Good Comics. Recommended. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586 by Marc Guggenheim and John Romita Jr. In which we finally get to stop referring to Menace as a “he.” Maybe more of a “S/He?” Oh, these modern comics… BATMAN #686 by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert. Neil takes a swing at the Dark Knight. Part one of two. Must have. FLAMING CARROT LIMITED EDITION, VOL. 1 HC written, drawn and published by Bob Burden. This edition, limited to 850 signed and numbered copies, collects the earliest CARROT comics from the 1980s. Add to that ten pages of all-new material and a forward by Dave Sim and you have just the thing for, well, yourself probably because who else deserves a treasure like this? INCOGNITO #2 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Meet the Black Death. He wants to kill a lot of people and he’s used to getting what he wants. From the team that gave us CRIMINAL. Highly recommended. MASQUERADE #1 of 4 by Phil Hester and Carlos Paul. Another Golden-Age public domain revival overseen by Alex Ross. This one features the pistol-packin’ femme fatale who looks kinda like The Shadow in drag. SCALPED #25 by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera. Part one of an all-new story arc in which a newcomer arrives at the Prairie Rose reservation. Because with Dash Bad Horse hooked on crack and Red Crow beating Mr. Brass damn near to death, things needed shaking up. Highly, highly recommended. Not for kids. THOR #600 by J. Michael Straczynski, Stan Lee and Olivier Coipel. No, you didn’t miss 500-plus issues. Marvel just decided to go back to the original numbering for the series in order to make Robert Overstreet cry. And yes, Smilin’ Stan does indeed contribute some new material for this special anniversary issue. Gotta look! WALKING DEAD #58 by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard. After last issue’s horror, it appears Mr. Kirkman is even more determined to turn all his fans into emotional basket cases. NOT. FOR. KIDS. (And maybe not for anyone with kids.) WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY #4 of 4 by Jason Aaron and Stephen Segovia. The Sons of the Tiger reunite and Logan has to make a “dark decision.” That’s always good for some twisted amusement. And Jason Aaron writes Wolverine better than anyone in recent memory. Recommended. WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 of 8 by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young. Featuring all the stuff they left out of the movie. This series has been getting raves from fans both young and old. It is da Baum! (I’m sorry…) |
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| 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #8 |
| 2000 AD #1618 |
| 2000 AD #1619 |
| 3 GEEKS SLAB MADNESS #2 (Of 3) |
| 30 DAYS OF NIGHT SC JUAREZ |
| ACTION COMICS #874 ORIGINS |
| ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #4 (Of 5) |
| ALINE & THE OTHERS SC |
| ALL STAR SUPERMAN HC VOL 2 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #29 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586 |
| ANGEL #17 |
| ARCHIE & FRIENDS #128 |
| ARKHAM WOODS SC |
| ARMY OF DARKNESS SC VOL 7 LONG ROAD HOME |
| ASHLEY WOODS 96 NUDES HC |
| AVENGERS INITIATIVE PREM HC VOL 3 SECRET INVASION |
| AVENGERS INVADERS #8 (Of 12) |
| AVENGERS INVADERS #8 (Of 12) EPTING VARIENT |
| BATMAN #686 |
| BATMAN #686 VARIENT ED |
| BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 |
| BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 VARIENT |
| BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #26 |
| BATMAN FALSE FACES SC |
| BATMAN RIP DELUXE EDITION HC |
| BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #168 |
| BEYOND WONDERLAND #5 (Of 6) |
| BLAKE & MORTIMER SC STRANGE ENCOUNTER |
| BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 9 CROWN OF HORNS |
| BOOSTER GOLD #17 ORIGINS |
| BPRD BLACK GODDESS #2 (Of 5) |
| BRIT #12 |
| CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #10 |
| CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #34 |
| CASTLE WAITING VOL 2 #14 |
| CAVEWOMAN PREHISTORIC PINUPS #6 |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1130 |
| CTHULHU TALES SC VOL 3 CHAOS OF THE MIND |
| DARKNESS #75 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| DARKNESS ACCURSED SC VOL 1 DIRECT MARKET ED |
| DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #01 BATMAN |
| DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #02 SUPERMAN |
| DMZ #39 |
| DMZ SC VOL 6 BLOOD IN THE GAME |
| DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #3 |
| DR WHO MAGAZINE #404 |
| ETERNALS #8 |
| FABLES #81 |
| FANGORIA #281 MAR 2009 |
| FARSCAPE #1 |
| FIRE & BRIMSTONE #4 (Of 5) |
| FLASH SC |
| GEARS OF WAR #4 |
| GEN 13 #27 |
| GI JOE #2 |
| GRAVEL #9 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #17 ORIGINS |
| GREEN LANTERN CORPS #33 ORIGINS |
| GRIMM FAIRY TALES #35 |
| HELLBOY WILD HUNT #3 (Of 8) |
| HEXED #2 (Of 4) |
| HULK SC VOL 1 RED HULK |
| INCOGNITO #1 PHILLIPS VARIENT |
| INCOGNITO #2 |
| IRS SC VOL 2 BLUE ICE |
| JACK THE LANTERN GHOSTS #3 |
| JERSEY GODS #1 MCDAID INCV COVER |
| KID BEOWULF SC VOL 1 BLOOD BOUND OATH |
| LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #3 (Of 5) COVER A |
| LOCUS #577 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #48 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #8 |
| MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #6 (Of 8) |
| MARVEL ILLUSTRATED SC TREASURE ISLAND |
| MARVEL SPOTLIGHT WAR OF KINGS |
| MARVEL TV GALACTUS REAL STORY |
| MASQUERADE #1 |
| MASQUERADE #1 ALEX ROSS NEG ART VARIANT |
| MASQUERADE #1 FRANK CHO NEG ART VARIANT |
| MIKE HOFFMAN BLACK MAGIC ART BOOK |
| MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #0 |
| MIRRORS EDGE #4 (Of 6) |
| MTG TCG CONFLUX BOOSTER DIS |
| NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA BALTAR SC |
| NEW WARRIORS #20 |
| NIGHTWING #153 ORIGINS |
| NOVA SC VOL 3 SECRET INVASION MULTIPLE COVERS |
| PATSY WALKER HELLCAT #5 Of 5 |
| PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #0 |
| PUNISHER #1 OPENA VARIANT |
| REBELS #1 |
| REBELS #1 VARIANT |
| ROBERTS SC |
| SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 01 |
| SCALPED #25 |
| SECRET INVASION WAR OF KINGS ONE SHOT VARIANT |
| SFX #179 |
| SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN SC VOL 3 |
| SIMON DARK #17 |
| SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #197 |
| SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #3 (Of 5) |
| SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #5 |
| SPIDER-MAN SC VOL 3 BRAND NEW DAY |
| SPIKE AFTER THE FALL HC VOL 1 |
| SPIRIT #26 |
| STAR TREK MAGAZINE #16 SPECIAL |
| STAR WARS CLONE WARS #4 (Of 6) |
| STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #4 (Of 5) |
| SUPER FRIENDS #12 |
| SUPREME POWER PREM HC CONTACT |
| SWORD SC VOL 2 WATER |
| TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQ #2 Of 4 |
| THOR #600 |
| THOR #600 DELLOTTO VARIENT |
| THOR #600 ZIRCHER VARIENT |
| TITANS #10 ORIGINS |
| TOYFARE #140 TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF FALLEN COVER |
| TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN OMNIBUS SC |
| TRINITY #37 |
| VIGILANTE CITY LIGHTS PRAIRIE JUSTICE SC |
| VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #5 Of 5 |
| WALKING DEAD #58 |
| WELCOME TO HOXFORD SC VOL 1 |
| WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #4 Of 4 |
| WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN SC |
| WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1 (Of 8) VARIANT |
| WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3 (Of 8) |
| WRITE NOW #20 |
| X-INFERNUS #3 Of 4 |
| X-MEN ORIGINS SABRETOOTH |
| YOUNG LIARS #12 |