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Quick Picks for Comics Due 07-14-10 By John Judy ABSOLUTE PLANETARY, VOL. 2 HC by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday. Collecting issues #13-27 in this coffee-table size book, thus completing this trippy tribute to every pop fantasy adventure ever printed on cheap paper. Recommended. ADVENTURE COMICS #516 by Many People. A Legion of Super-Heroes story with a back-up feature starring The Atom! Because sooner or later that stuff’s gonna sell! AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #637 by Lotsa People. Kraven! Dead and loving it! Too bad about that other guy, though… ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN/WOLVERINE #2 of 6 by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert. It’s Aaron’s first “summer movie” comic and it’s pretty raucous! Web-slinging, claw-popping fun! ASTRO CITY: THE SILVER AGENT #1 of 2 by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson. At last! The low-down on Astro City’s most famous and tragic citizen! A long time coming and highly recommended. BATMAN #701 by Grant Morrison and Tony Daniel. An untold story of the Batman by Grant Morrison to help you understand what’s happening in all those other stories of the Batman by Grant Morrison! BLACKEST NIGHT: BLACK LANTERN CORPS VOL. 1 and 2 HC by Everyone. Your favorite dead heroes return as heart-ripping ghouls! (Hey, Marvel wasn’t doing much with that story anymore…) BRAVE AND THE BOLD #35 by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz. The Legion of Substitute Heroes and the Inferior Five. This is why I still read comics. Highly recommended. BRODY’S GHOST, BOOK 1 of 6 SC written and drawn by Mark Crilley. When a cute ghost tells you to begin samurai training to unlock your hidden powers you better begin samurai training to unlock your hidden powers, buster! Recommended. CHEW #12 by John Layman and Rob Guillory. Poyo, the Killer Cock returns! Excelsior! COMIC BOOK GUY: THE COMIC BOOK #1 of 5 by Boothby, Delaney and Davis. Our hero, our role model, our avatar. “Best. Comic. EVER!” Recommended. DAREDEVIL #508 by Andy Diggle, Antony Johnston and Roberto DeLaTorre. If your friends are trying to stop you from killing Bullseye are they really your friends? DAYTRIPPER #8 of 10 by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. The latest chapter in the ongoing lives and deaths of Bras. Highly recommended. DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF THE ATOM #1 by Jim Shooter and Denis Calero. Living Comics Institution Jim Shooter brings back this silver-age powerhouse for yet another shot at The Show. FRACTURED FABLES HC by Many People, including but not limited to Jill Thompson, Bryan Talbot, Peter David, Ben Templesmith, Terry Moore, Ted McKeever, Bill Morrison, Larry Marder, Jim Valentino, Shannon Wheeler. Fairy tales for all ages and sensibilities. GIRL COMICS #3 of 3 by Many talented Female Creators. Wrapping up this combination history of women in comics/anthology of under-utilized characters. Fun stuff and a lot of information I didn’t know before. Kudos to Marvel for making this happen. Recommended. GORILLA MAN #1 of 3 by Jeff Parker and Giancarlo Caracuzzo. A peek into the backstory of Ken Hale, the immortal talking gorilla from the Agents of Atlas! INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #28 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. Armor-plated action and hi-tech hijinks abound as Tony and Rhodey start tearing up the town! Recommended. JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #5 by Keith Giffen, Judd Winick and Joe Bennett. Maxwell Lord has reassembled his old, cut-rate Justice League (more or less). But why??? OFFICER DOWNE ONE-SHOT by Joe Casey and Chris Burnham. The adventures of the baddest cop in this world. And the next… REVOLVER HC written and drawn by Matt Kindt. Given a choice between soul-crushing order and post-apocalyptic chaos, which would you choose? Or would you? In this original graphic novel one guy has a chance to find out. Recommended. RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE adapted and drawn by Darwyn Cooke. Following his triumphant adaptation of PARKER THE HUNTER Cooke now primes the pump for this October’s release of THE OUTFIT with this short 24-page lead in story. This is a guaranteed Awesome Read and everyone should reserve their copies immediately. Highly recommended. Not for kids. SCOTT PILGRIM, VOL. 6: FINEST HOUR GN written and drawn by Bryan Lee O’Malley. At last! The final Evil Ex-Boyfriend arrives! It’s clobberin’ time! (Sorry. Wrong book. Sorry…) SIXTH GUN #1 and 2 by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt. Dark magic and gun-slingin’ in the old west. Could it be someone decided to do the “Jonah Hex” movie right…? STRANGE SCIENCE FANTASY #1 written and drawn by Scott Morse. A little retro madness from the creator of SOULWIND. SUPERMAN #701 by J. Michael Straczynski and Eddy Barrows. The new creative team brings Superman back to Earth in “Grounded, Part One.” Gotta look! UNCANNY X-MEN: HEROIC AGE #1 by Matt Fraction and Three Artistes. Three tales of X-action in the Marvel Yoo! UNWRITTEN #15 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross. Tommy’s getting closer to finding his dad while poor Lizzie’s having a Dickens of a time… Recommended. VIKING PRINCE BY JOE KUBERT HC written by Robert Kanigher and Bob Haney, drawn by Kubert. Collecting the Silver-Age adventures of a great Viking warrior, pre-NORTHLANDERS. Recommended. X-FILES/30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1 of 6 by Steve Niles, Adam Jones and Tom Mandrake. Mulder and Scully fight the vamps! Gotta look! X-MEN: SECOND COMING #2 by Many People. Who lives? Who dies? Who comes back? Hint: Red hair, people. Red. Hair. |
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| ABC WARRIORS MEKNIFICENT SEVEN SC S&S ED |
| ABSOLUTE PLANETARY HC BOOK 02 |
| ADVENTURE COMICS #516 |
| AGE OF REPTILES JOURNEY #4 (Of 4) |
| AGENTS OF ATLAS VS PREM HC DM VARIANT X-MEN COVER |
| AKIRA KODANSHA ED SC VOL 3 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #637 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SC OFF INDEX MARVEL UNIVERSE SC |
| ARCHIE & FRIENDS #145 |
| ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN WOLVERINE #2 (Of 6) |
| ASTRO CITY SILVER AGENT #1 (Of 2) |
| AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #10 (Of 12) |
| AVENGERS ACADEMY #2 |
| AVENGERS ACADEMY #2 MCKONE VARIANT |
| BAD PLANET SC VOL 1 |
| BATGIRL #12 |
| BATGIRL BATGIRL RISING SC |
| BATMAN #701 |
| BIRDS OF PREY #1 (BRIGHTEST DAY) 2ND PRINTING |
| BIRDS OF PREY #3 (BRIGHTEST DAY) |
| BLACKEST NIGHT BLACK LANTERN CORPS HC VOL 1 |
| BLACKEST NIGHT BLACK LANTERN CORPS HC VOL 2 |
| BLACKLIGHT TANGO DOWN ONE SHOT |
| BOONDOCK SAINTS IN NOMINE PATRIS #2 (Of 2) |
| BOOSTER GOLD #34 |
| BRAVE AND THE BOLD #35 |
| BRODYS GHOST SC |
| BULLETPROOF COFFIN #2 (Of 6) |
| CALLING CTHULHU CHRONICLES #1 |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA BLACK PANTHER FLAGS OF FATHERS #4 (Of 4) |
| CARS #7 |
| CATALOG 439 BURLESQUE PARAPHERNALIA SC |
| CHEW #12 |
| CINEMA RETRO SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL DOLLARS TRILOGY |
| CODEBREAKERS #4 |
| COMIC BOOK GUY THE COMIC BOOK #1 (Of 5) |
| COMIC HEROES MAGAZINE #2 |
| CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #22 |
| CRITTER ORIGIN (ONE SHOT) |
| DAREDEVIL #508 SL |
| DAYTRIPPER #8 (Of 10) |
| DEADPOOL CORPS #4 |
| DEATH LIVES SC S&S ED |
| DMZ #55 |
| DOC SAVAGE #4 |
| DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #1 DENNIS CALERO VARIANT |
| DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #1 MICHAEL KOMARCK COVER |
| DOCTOR WHO ANNUAL 2010 |
| DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS SC VOL 2 DOUBLE DUCK |
| DONT HOLD BREATH NOTHING NEW FROM BRIAN EWING HC |
| DR WHO MAGAZINE #423 |
| ETERNAL DESCENT #3 |
| EXPENDABLES #4 (Of 4) |
| EZRA EVOKED EMOTIONS SC |
| FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #251 |
| FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #3 |
| FRACTURED FABLES HC |
| FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH NIGHTMARE WARRIORS SC |
| FRENEMY OF THE STATE #2 (Of 5) |
| G FAN #92 |
| GEORGE R R MARTIN WILD CARDS #6 (Of 6) HARD CALL |
| GI JOE ORIGINS #17 |
| GI JOE SC VOL 3 |
| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES THE SPIDER VOL 16 |
| GIRL COMICS #3 (Of 3) |
| GORILLA MAN #1 (Of 3) |
| GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #4 |
| HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #1 (Of 4) 2ND PRINTING |
| HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #2 (Of 4) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| HALO BLOOD LINE PREM HC |
| HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #16 |
| HORRORHOUND #24 |
| HUMAN TARGET #6 (Of 6) |
| INFINITY GAUNTLET PREM HC |
| INFINITY GAUNTLET PREM HC DM VARIANT 46 |
| INVADERS CLASSIC SC VOL 4 |
| INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #28 |
| INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 4 STARK DISASSEMBLED |
| INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE SC VOL 1 |
| IRON MAN NOIR #4 (Of 4) |
| JAMES PATTERSONS MURDER OF KING TUT #2 |
| JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #299 |
| JUDGE DREDD RESTRICTED FILES SC VOL 2 |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #5 (BRIGHTEST DAY) |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #5 VARIANT (BRIGHTEST DAY) |
| KILLER MODUS VIVENDI #4 (Of 6) |
| LADY ROBOTIKA #1 |
| LEGENDS THE ENCHANTED HC |
| LIGHT #4 (Of 5) |
| LOCKE & KEY CROWN OF SHADOWS #6 |
| MAGOG #11 |
| MARVEL ART OF JOE QUESADA HC |
| MIGHTY CRUSADERS #1 (Of 6) |
| MIGHTY CRUSADERS #1 (Of 6) VARIANT |
| MTG TCG 2011 CORE SET BOOSTER PACKS |
| MTG TCG 2011 CORE SET INTRO DECK |
| MYSTERY SOCIETY #2 |
| NEMESIS #1 MCNIVEN VARIANT |
| NEMESIS #2 MCNIVEN VARIANT |
| OFFICER DOWNE (ONE SHOT) |
| ORC STAIN #4 |
| PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #143 |
| PANTHEON #4 |
| PAT LEE WIDOW WARRIORS #1 |
| PLAYWRIGHT HC |
| PREDATORS MOVIE ADAPTION SC |
| PREDATORS PRESERVE THE GAME (ONE SHOT) |
| QUEEN SONJA #8 |
| RAT FINK 12 INCH PLUSH |
| REBELS #18 |
| RED TORNADO FAMILY REUNION SC |
| RESURRECTION VOL 2 #12 |
| REVOLVER HC |
| RICHARD STARKS PARKER MAN WITH GETAWAY FACE (PRELUDE) |
| ROBERT E HOWARD HAWKS OF OUTREMER #2 (Of 4) |
| ROBOCOP #5 |
| RUNAWAYS PARENTAL GUIDANCE SC |
| SAVAGE DRAGON #162 |
| SHERLOCK HOLMES SC VOL 1 TRIAL OF SHERLOCK HOLMES |
| SIEGE PREM HC |
| SIEGE PREM HC DM ED LAND VARIANT |
| SIGNIFIERS #1 |
| SILVER SURFER REBIRTH OF THANOS PREM HC |
| SILVER SURFER REBIRTH OF THANOS PREM HC DM VARIANT 47 |
| SIXTH GUN #1 REG ED |
| SIXTH GUN #2 |
| SONIC UNIVERSE #18 |
| SPAWN ORIGINS SC VOL 6 |
| SPECTACULAR SPIDER-GIRL #3 (Of 4) |
| SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET SC VOL 1 ELECTRO & SANDMAN |
| STARGATE DANIEL JACKSON #1 |
| STRANGE SCIENCE FANTASY #1 |
| STUFF OF LEGEND THE JUNGLE #1 (Of 4) |
| SUPER FRIENDS #29 |
| SUPER HERO SQUAD #7 |
| SUPER HEROES #4 |
| SUPERMAN #701 |
| SUPERMAN #701 75TH ANNIV VARIANT |
| SWEET TOOTH #11 |
| SWEETS #1 (Of 5) |
| SWORD SC VOL 4 AIR |
| TERRY MOORES ECHO #23 |
| THANOS IMPERATIVE #2 (Of 6) |
| TITANS #25 (BRIGHTEST DAY) |
| TOYFARE #157 HASBRO SAN DIEGO COMIC CON COVER |
| TOYFARE #157 MATTEL SAN DIEGO COMIC CON COVER |
| TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #9 |
| ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #12 |
| UNCANNY X-MEN HEROIC AGE #1 |
| UNCLE SCROOGE #393 |
| UNWRITTEN #15 |
| VIKING PRINCE BY JOE KUBERT HC |
| WORLD WAR HULKS SPIDER-MAN VS THOR #1 (Of 2) |
| WORLD WAR HULKS WOLVERINE VS CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (Of 2) |
| X-FILES 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1 (Of 6) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| X-FORCE SEX AND VIOLENCE #1 (Of 3) |
| X-MEN FOREVER 2 #3 |
| X-MEN HELLBOUND #3 (Of 3) |
| X-MEN LEGACY SC EMPLATE |
| X-MEN ORIGINS DEADPOOL #1 |
| X-MEN PIXIE STRIKES BACK SC |
| X-MEN SECOND COMING #2 |
| X-MEN SECOND COMING #2 FINCH VARIANT |
| YOUNG AVENGERS ULTIMATE COLLECTION SC |