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REVIEWS FOR COMICS DUE WEDNESDAY 06-18-08 [Scroll down for the full list of New Comics]

Quick Reviews by John Judy AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563 by Bob Gale and Mike McKone. Spidey gets in a bar fight with villains, super and otherwise. Oh, Spidey! Alcohol and web-fluid don’t mix! ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL #9 by Brian Lynch and Franco Urru. This series is officially on a par with the IDW Publishing website and the binding on their trades. “Say no more!” ANNA MERCURY # 2 of 5 by Warren Ellis and Facundo Percio. The newest super-chick from Warren Ellis, but keep it under your hat. The folks at the Avatar Press website don’t want you to know about it. BRAVE AND BOLD #14 by Mark Waid and Scott Kolins. The mystical city of Nanda Parbat is under siege! Its only hope lies in a guy who can shoot trick arrows really well and a guy who can’t touch anything unless he possesses the bodies of others! Green Arrow/Deadman! Because somebody, somewhere once demanded it! Probably! CHIGGERS HC & SC written and illustrated by Hope Larson. A girl’s coming of age story set at a summer camp. By the Eisner Award winning creator of SALAMANDER DREAM and GRAY HORSES. Recommended, especially for kids. EX MACHINA #37 by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. Mayor Hundred must battle a masked adventurer who has it in for George W. Bush. I certainly hope Mayor Hundred prevails. Eventually… GHOST RIDER #24 by Jason Aaron and Tan Eng Huat. Johnny Blaze gets thrown in a maximum security prison! Fish will be cooked! Recommended! GRENDEL: BEHOLD THE DEVIL #8 of 8 written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. The big pay-off issue in which mysteries are revealed and blood flows like respectable poetry. Neat stuff but not for kids. HELLBLAZER #245 by Jason Aaron and Sean Murphy. A two-parter in which a group of documentary film-makers attempt to learn what became of Constantine’s old punk band Mucous Membrane. You would need to read this even if it weren’t written by the creator of SCALPED. Highly recommended. JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22 by Dwayne McDuffie and Ed Benes. Ya ever have one of those days where part of you wants a brand new chance at life but the dormant Amazo program in you wants to kill all your friends and co-workers? Well, the Red Tornado knows just how you feel. POCKET FULL OF RAIN AND OTHER STORIES SC by Jason. Featuring 25-plus stories from the first ten years of Jason’s career, including several without talking animals! Another fine collection from the good folks at Fantagraphics. PUNISHER #58 by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov. It’s the day we all feared would come: The day of the final Ennis PUNISHER story. I wonder if it will be violent… Recommended Forever. RASL #2 written and drawn by Jeff Smith. The latest project from the creator of BONE, featuring a dimension-hopping thief and all-around ne’er do well. Entertaining but sporadically published. Good idea to reserve your copy in advance. SCALPED #18 by Jason Aaron and Davide Furno. A rare stand-alone issue focusing on tribal policeman Franklin Falls Down. He’s getting close to retirement and how often does that work out for fictional cops? Recommended. Not for kids. STREETS OF GLORY #5 of 6 by Garth Ennis and Mike Wolfer. Ennis’s tale of the twilight of the Wild West. Published by Avatar Press, who would rather it not get out that they actually publish comics. Recommended anyway. Not for kids. TRINITY #3 by Kurt Busiek and Everybody. This year’s weekly DC series exploring the mysterious link between Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Oooh, I know! They’re the same person!!! WAR IS HELL: FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #4 by Garth Ennis and Howard Chaykin. The PE has the hang of this whole WWI thing, but the thrill is gone and he still has to teach some newbies how not to die. If only he had the assistance of a snarky but imaginative beagle on top of a dog house! X-FACTOR #32 by Peter David and Valentine De Landro. Mutant-Town is dead! Long live…. Nah, let’s be honest. The place was a dump. Good to be moving on, which is what Madrox and friends are doing this issue. Y THE LAST MAN: WHYS AND WHEREFORES, VOL. 10 SC by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. The last volume of the last stories of the Last Man on Earth. A classic end to a series that transcended its premise. Highly recommended.

Alexa Recommends Hellblazer #245 by Jason Aaron and Sean Murphy There are some disturbing things in this one, which is always appropriate in a Hellblazer book. Aaron is starting out his run with a strong sprint, delving into Constantine’s past. The interaction between the different people in the group doing the documentary was fun and interesting. There were plenty of trippy bad magic teases. It’s a great start, and I’m excited to have Aaron join the Hellblazer list of authors. Rex Mundi #12 by Arvid Nelson and Juan Ferreyra Curioser and curioser, though you could say the same for almost any Rex Mundi issue. Isabelle shows her witchy powers and Genevieve goes through with the wedding. I kind of thought Genevieve would come to her senses and back out, but I suppose the temptation was just too great. The art is beautiful as always, especially when Isabelle starts bleeding from the eyes and when Genevieve is crying before the wedding. Don’t forget to read the fake newspaper in the back. There’s some funny shots at real world people. Ex Machina #37 by Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris Can they really blame Hundred for inspiring a fan to start up the masked trade? Retiring as the Great Machine left a hole for others to try to fill even if they don’t have super powers. At least the secret service isn’t blaming him yet. I’m really interested in what her next prank will be. As always, political intrigue is presented just as interesting as action, and there’s some action, of multiple kinds. DMZ #32 by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli Matty’s family gets more interesting. His mother’s motivations seem a little easier to decipher now. Parco’s life still hangs in the balance, and with it, the DMZ. If Parco kicks it, there’s going to be violence from his followers. Now the free states are getting in the mix. This is seriously complicated, but in a good way. This storyline is still doing it for me. Anna Mercury #2 by Warren Ellis and Facundo Percio The first issue seemed standard fare until the last panel when the twist happened. The twist is that this is all taking place in some sort of imaginary world. All the details about going back and forth are brought up in this issue balanced with a bunch of action from Anna. I found the exposition to be more interesting really. I like the idea of this book, but so far I find the imaginary world that Anna is in to be somewhat uninspired. It looks very much like everything else, but the twist makes this book have the potential to become something great and different, if I can just ignore the ridiculous hair.

Here is the full list of This Week's New Comics!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563 AMERICAN DREAM #4 (Of 5) AND THEN ONE DAY #6 ANDREA D #3 (Of 3) ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9 FOIL VARIANT ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #12 (Of 12) ANNA MERCURY #2 (Of 5)MULTIPLE COVERS APPLE ANTHOLOGY SC VOL 1 ART OF SHUNYA YAMASHITA NINIANE FINE ART BUST ASPEN SPLASH 2008 SWIMSUIT SPECTACULAR ASTONISHING X-MEN SC VOL 4 UNSTOPPABLE ATOMIC ROBO SC VOL 1
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #8 BATTLE VIXENS SC VOL 13 (Of 13) BETTY & VERONICA #236 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #185 BIRDS OF PREY #119 BLOOD BOWL #1 (Of 5) KILLER CONTRACT MULTIPLE COVERS BOMB QUEEN V #2 (Of 6) BRAVE AND THE BOLD #14
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1 KIRK VARIANT CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #2 (Of 6) CATWOMAN #80 CAVEWOMAN RELOADED #6 CHECKMATE #27 CINEFEX #114 JUL 2008 CLASSIC COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS #12 ROCKETEER COMIC SHOP NEWS #1096 CONAN BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELD SC CRYPT OF HORROR PRESENTS THESE ARE THE DAMNED DVD CTHULHU TALES #3 MULTIPLE COVERS
DAN DARE OVERSIZED UK HC VOL 1 DARKNESS VS EVA #4 (Of 4) DC SPECIAL CYBORG #2 (Of 5) DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #3 (Of 6) DEAD SPACE #4 (Of 6) DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 1 #2 (Of 5) PRODIGAL SON DIARY OF MOLLY FREDRICKSON PEANUT BUTTER FULL COLOR SC VOL DMZ #32 DOCK WALLOPER #5 (Of 5) DRAWING WORDS & WRITING PICTURES SC DUST SC VOL 1 DYNAMO 5 SC VOL 2 MOMENTS OF TRUTH
ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN SC EVERYBODYS DEAD #4 EX MACHINA #37
FALLEN ANGEL #27 FIRST BORN AFTERMATH ONE SHOT FLASH #241 FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 13 FRUITS BASKET ULTIMATE EDITION VOL 3 (Of 4)
GEMINI #2 (Of 5) GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #3 (Of 6) HARD CALL GHOST RIDER #24 GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 2 THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #8 (Of 8) GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1 PELLETIER VARIANT GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #2
HELLBLAZER #245 HP LOVECRAFTS HAUNTER OF THE DARK REVISED ED SC HULK WORLD WAR HULK SC DAMAGE CONTROL
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118 SI IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #30 IRON MAN SC HAUNTED
JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS SC VOL 1 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #141 JUNJO ROMANTICA SC VOL 6 (Of 9) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22
KADE SHIVAS SUN #4 (Of 4) KICK ASS #1 DIRECTORS CUT KILL ALL PARENTS #1 KILLING GIRL SC VOL 1 A SISTERS LOVE KUROGANE COMMUNICATION SC VOL 1
LEES TOY REVIEW #188 JUN 2008
MAD CLASSICS #22 MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #25 MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS SC VOL 6 MIGHTY DIGEST MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #7 (Of 8) ME & MY BROTHERS SC VOL 4 (Of 8) MEGAS #4 (Of 4) MUMMY MOVIE PREQUEL RISE & FALL OF XANGOS AX #3 MY INNER BIMBO #5 (Of 5)
NEW TALES OF OLD PALOMAR #3
PILOT SEASON GENIUS #1 POKEMON TCG CLASSIC TIN DISPLAY POSTAGE STAMP FUNNIES HC PROJECT KALKI #2 (Of 4) PS238 #32 PUNISHER #58
RAMAYAN 3392 AD RELOADED #6 (Of 7) RASL #2 REX MUNDI #12
SAFEST PLACE SC SCALPED #18 SCOOBY DOO #133 SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (Of 3) SGT FURY MASTERWORKS HC VOL 2 SGT FURY MASTERWORKS HC VOL 2 VARIANT ED VOL 97 SHADOWPACT SC VOL 3 DARKNESS AND LIGHT SHOWCASE PRESENTS SER 1 ACTION FIGURES SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH SC VOL 2 SIMPSONS COMICS #143 SPARKS #1 (Of 8) SPIRIT #18 STAR WARS INSIDER #102 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #30 EXALTED PART 2 (Of 2) STAR WARS LEGACY #25 STAR WARS LEGACY SC VOL 3 STREETS OF GLORY #5 (Of 6) MULTIPLE COVERS SUPER FRIENDS #4 SUPERMAN BATMAN #49
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #4 (Of 12) TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #5 (Of 6) TERROR INC SC THOR AGES OF THUNDER 2ND PRINTING ZIRCHER VARIANT TITANS COMPANION SC VOL 2 TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED SC VOL 3 TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS SOURCEBOOK SC TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SPECIAL TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT CYCLONUS TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT WHEELIE TRINITY #3
UBU BUBU #2 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #55 ULTIMATE X-MEN #95 ULTIMATES 3 MARCH ON ULTIMATUM MUST-HAVE UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE SC UN-MEN #11
VIDEO WATCHDOG #140
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE MAX #4 (Of 5) WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #2 (Of 5) MULTIPLE COVERS WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #58 WOLF #1 WOLVERINE #66 DIVIDED WE STAND WOLVERINE #66 TURNER VARIANT WORLD OF WARCRAFT #8 WORLDS FINEST DELUXE EDITION HC
X-FACTOR #32 DIVIDED WE STAND
Y THE LAST MAN SC VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES YGGDRASIL SC VOL 1
ZORRO #4