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By John Judy AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #553 by Bob Gale and Phil Jimenez. One of the best illustrated Spidey stories in a while. Jimenez knows his stuff and “Back to the Future” screenwriter Gale is quickly learning the ropes of comics scripting. Worth a look, even if the whole Spidey-verse feels out of whack since the Deus Ex Mephisto business. ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #5 by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard. The further adventures of the most conflicted lycanthrope hero on the stands today. Good stuff, appropriate for older kids. AVENGERS INITIATIVE #10 by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli. Mayhem abounds now that evil MVP clone KIA has an ultimate weapon in his hands. It’s the sort of government-run super-hero program you’d expect during the Bush years. “Heckuva job, Slottie!” Recommended. BOOSTER GOLD #7 by Geoff Johns and Dan Jurgens. Blue Beetle’s back! But so is Maxwell Lord. And those stupid OMACs. Seriously, enough with them already… COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #6 of 8 by Steve Gerber and Others. Now sadly among the last works of the great Steve Gerber who passed away recently from a smoking-related illness. DMZ#29 by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. A new story-arc begins as the US and Free States begin peace talks and a Che Guevara type player emerges. Also out this week is DMZ VOL. 4: FRIENDLY FIRE SC by Wood and Burchielli. A good jumping-on point for this exciting series. FANTASTIC FOUR #555 by Mark Millar and Brian Hitch. A swell adventure story with all the bells and whistles you'd expect from the original ULTIMATES creative team. Recommended. HARVEY COMICS CLASSICS VOL. 3: HOT STUFF SC by Various Creators. Collecting over 100 tales of comics’ original Little Devil, the Demon in a Diaper: HOT STUFF! A perfect gateway for all age groups into hardcore Satanism! Highly recommended! LAST DEFENDERS #1 of 6 by Joe Casey, Keith Giffen, and Jim Muniz. Answering the musical question "How Often Do You Need to Publish a Title to Retain an Active Trademark?" Doo-wop, doo-wop... MIGHTY AVENGERS #10 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. Okay, it’s a time-travel story. Just know that going in. There’s fights too. PUNISHER #55 by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov. Ennis’s final PUNISHER story begins here. Gotta have it. SERENITY: BETTER DAYS #1 of 3 by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, and Will Conrad. A story from the pre-Big Screen days of Captain Mal Reynolds and his crew. Y’know, back when everyone was still alive. A nice preview is available at Dark Horse’s website. Recommended. SHOWCASE PRESENTS: PHANTOM STRANGER, VOL. 2 SC by Various Creators. Bronze and Silver Age fun from folks like Bob Haney, Jim Aparo, Marv Wolfman, Mike Grell, and others. Good for all ages. THUNDERBOLTS #119 by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato. Swordsman and Venom fight. It's awesome. Not for younger kids. WALKING DEAD #47 by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard. After last issue’s shocking cast member death will Kirkman up the ante? The cover suggests he will. Devastating stuff. Recommended but NOT for kids. WOLVERINE #63 by Jason Aaron and Ron Garney. It's official: There is a WOLVERINE comic on the stands that DOES NOT SUCK!!! Thank-you, Jason Aaron! Highly recommended. WONDER WOMAN #18 by Gail Simone and Bernard Chang. Wonder Woman fights the Khunds. They’re an alien race. Honest. Oh stop it already… X-FACTOR #29 by Peter David and Valentine DeLandro. A nicely illustrated first chapter blissfully apart from the various cross-overs and Events currently ricocheting around the Marvel Yoo. Also contains the most deeply buried credits page I've ever seen. |
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| 2000 AD #1574 |
| 30 DAYS OF NIGHT SC VOL 9 BEYOND BARROW |
| ABE SAPIEN THE DROWNING #2 (Of 5) |
| AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #18 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #553 |
| ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #5 (Of 6) |
| ARCHIE & FRIENDS #117 |
| ARCHIE DIGEST #242 |
| ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #5 |
| ATOMIC ROBO #6 (Of 6) |
| AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #1 (Of 4) |
| AVENGERS INITIATIVE #10 |
| AVENGERS INITIATIVE SC VOL 1 BASIC TRAINING |
| BADGER SAVES THE WORLD #3 (Of 5) |
| BAT LASH #4 (Of 6) |
| BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #14 |
| BATMAN STRIKES #43 |
| BOOSTER GOLD #7 |
| BPRD 1946 #3 (Of 5) |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA #34 DIRECTORS CUT |
| CEMETERY BLUES #2 |
| CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #9 |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1082 |
| CONAN SC VOL 5 ROGUES IN THE HOUSE |
| COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 7 |
| COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #6 (Of 8) |
| DAYBREAK SC VOL 1 |
| DAYBREAK SC VOL 2 |
| DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN THING #2 (Of 4) |
| DIARY OF NIGHT #1 (Of 4) |
| DIARY OF NIGHT #2 (Of 4) |
| DISCOVERED SC SCAD SEQUENTIAL ART ANTHOLOGY |
| DMZ #29 |
| DMZ SC VOL 4 FRIENDLY FIRE |
| DOCTOR WHO #2 |
| DON’T BLAME ME SC VOL 1 (Of 2) |
| EMPOWERED SC VOL 3 |
| EVIL DEAD #3 (Of 4) |
| FANTASTIC FOUR #555 |
| FOUNDATION #3 (Of 5) |
| FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL 12 |
| GAMEKEEPER SERIES 2 #1 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| GEN 13 #18 |
| GHOST RIDER SC VOL 4 REVELATIONS |
| GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #33 |
| GOON #22 |
| GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #6 (Of 9) |
| GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #6 |
| GREEN LANTERN CORPS #22 |
| GRIMM FAIRY TALES #24 |
| GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND COVER GALLERY #1 |
| GUTSVILLE #3 (Of 6) |
| HARVEY COMICS CLASSICS SC VOL 3 HOT STUFF |
| HEDGE KNIGHT 2 SWORN SWORD #5 (Of 6) |
| HEROES MAGAZINE #3 |
| HIGH ADVENTURE #98 |
| HIGHLANDER SC VOL 2 DARK QUICKENING |
| HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS SC |
| ICHIGEKI SACCHU HOIHOI-SAN SC |
| INDIA AUTHENTIC SC VOL 2 |
| IRON MAN ENTER MANDARIN #6 (Of 6) |
| JLA CLASSIFIED #54 |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC |
| KIRBY KING OF COMICS HC |
| KITBUILDERS MAGAZINE #59 |
| LAST DEFENDERS #1 (Of 6) |
| LEES TOY REVIEW #185 MARCH 2008 |
| LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #12 |
| LOBO PORTRAIT OF A BASTICH SC |
| LOCKE & KEY #2 |
| LONE RANGER AND TONTO #1 |
| MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #7 |
| MAGICIAN APPRENTICE HC VOL 2 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #9 |
| MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #7 |
| MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #2 (Of 6) |
| MIGHTY AVENGERS #10 |
| MINESHAFT #21 |
| MISADVENTURES OF CLARK & JEFFERSON #3 (Of 4) |
| NEW EXILES #3 |
| NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #22 |
| NOVA #11 |
| ODYSSEY PRESENTS CAMELOT #1 |
| PALOOKA VILLE #19 |
| PHANTOM DETECTIVE DEC 1936 REPLICA ED |
| PIQ MAGAZINE APR 2008 |
| POGROM #1 (Of 7) |
| PUNISHER #55 |
| ROBIN THE BIG LEAGUES SC |
| RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #76 |
| SALVATION RUN #5 (Of 7) |
| SCORN #1 (Of 4) |
| SCREAMLAND #1 (Of 5) |
| SERENITY BETTER DAYS #1 (Of 3) |
| SHOWCASE PRESENTS PHANTOM STRANGER SC VOL 2 |
| SIMON DARK #6 |
| SNAKEWOMAN SC VOL 3 TALE OF THE SNAKE CHARMER |
| SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #186 |
| SPEED RACER SC VOL 3 |
| SPIDER-MAN FAMILY SC UNTOLD TEAM UPS DIGEST |
| SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA HC |
| SPOOKS #2 |
| STAR WARS LEGACY #21 |
| STAR WARS REBELLION #12 |
| SUICIDE SQUAD RAISE THE FLAG #7 (Of 8) |
| SUPERMAN #674 |
| SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #13 |
| TERMINATOR OMNIBUS VOL 2 |
| THUNDERBOLTS #119 |
| TIGER & CRANE #1 (Of 4) |
| TINY TITANS #2 |
| TOYFARE #129 |
| ULTIMATES 3 #2 (Of 5) VARIANT |
| UN-MEN #8 |
| VIDEO WATCHDOG #137 |
| WALKING DEAD #47 |
| WARHAMMER 40K BLOOD & THUNDER #4 (Of 4) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| WILDSTORM REVELATIONS #5 (Of 6) |
| WITCHBLADE SC VOL 3 |
| WOLVERINE #63 DIVIDED WE STAND |
| WONDER WOMAN #18 |
| WONDER WOMAN REACTIVATED SER 4 SUPER SQUAD ACTION FIGURE |
| WORMWOOD SC VOL 2 |
| X-FACTOR #29 DIVIDED WE STAND |
| X-MEN SC DIE BY THE SWORD |