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QUICK REVIEWS FOR COMICS DUE 03-25-09 By John Judy AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #589 by Fred Van Lente and Paulo Siqueira. Spidey’s old foe The Spot is breaking into the murder-for-hire biz. Don’t judge. It’s a bad economy and we’ve all gotta go where the work is. AMERICAN JESUS, VOL. 1: CHOSEN SC by Mark Millar and Peter Gross. From the Department of Things That Can (and probably will) Go Horribly Wrong, it’s the story of a twelve year-old boy who discovers he’s the returned Jesus Christ with all the perks and liabilities. Did I mention it’s written by the guy who wrote ULTIMATES and KICK-ASS? Gotta look! (Especially if you’re from a right-wing fundie censorship organization!) CAPTAIN AMERICA #48 by Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice. Bucky America, the Sub-Mariner and the Black Widow continue their unauthorized covert aggression against the Chinese super-scientist who done ‘em wrong. Guest-starring the original dead Human Torch. DAREDEVIL #117 by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark. Daredevil returns to his own comic book and the Kingpin returns to the Big Apple! DD’s and KP’s latest gal-pals just got all messed up so there’s bound to be some tension. Recommended. IMMORTAL IRON FIST #24 by Duane Swierczynski and Kano. Bad as all get-out kung-fu mayhem as only an artist with one name can draw it! MIGHTY AVENGERS #23 by Dan Slott and Khoi Pham. A new Avengers line-up is revealed in the traditional manner: Big Fight! NEW AVENGERS #51 by Brian Michael Bendis and Billy Tan. As Sorcerer Supreme it appears ol’ Doc Strange just hasn’t been cutting the mustard as of late so it’s time for a big old magical Ruckus Royale to find a new one. Look for lots of gobbledy-gook, magic-looking letter fonts. Don’t strain your eyes, just assume it rhymes and sounds cool if Ian McKellen’s reading it. THUNDERBOLTS #130 by Andy Diggle and Bong Dazo. Screw the comic book, don’t you wish your name was “Bong Dazo?” TOP TEN SPECIAL #1 by Xander Cannon and Da Xiong. It’s a little courtroom drama in the City of Super-Heroes. Recommended even without Alan Moore scripting. WOLVERINE SAGA #1 by No Credits. It’s the story of the fast-healing mutant Canucklehead James Howlett/Logan/Wolverine/Patch or whatever he’s calling himself today and get this: It’s Free. No charge. On the House of Ideas. You’d almost think there was a big-budget action movie someone was trying to promote… WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #13 by Peter David and Ronan Cliquet. Okay, so “Ronan Cliquet” is no “Bong Dazo” but it’s up there. Are these the Sarah Palin kids nobody talks about? www.johnjudy.net |
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| 03/22/09 03-22-2009 |
| A DRIFTING LIFE SC |
| A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #101 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #589 |
| AMBER ATOMS #2 |
| AMERICAN JESUS SC VOL 01 CHOSEN |
| ANNA MERCURY HC VOL 01 THE CUTTER |
| ARCHIE #595 |
| ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #197 |
| AVENGERS INITIATIVE FEATURING REPTIL #1 |
| BACK ISSUE #33 |
| BAKUGAN SC VOL 01 BATTLE BRAWLERS |
| BAKUGAN SC VOL 02 DOUBLE BATTLE |
| BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL COMMISSIONER GORDON #1 |
| BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #11 (Of 12) |
| BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #3 |
| BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR #3 (Of 4) |
| BERSERK SC VOL 28 |
| BOLD VISIONS SC |
| BOODY BIZARE COMICS OF BOODY ROGERS SC |
| BRAVE AND THE BOLD HC VOL 03 DEMONS AND DRAGONS |
| CAPED #1 (Of 4) |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA #48 |
| CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #55 |
| CECIL & JORDAN IN NEW YORK HC |
| CHECKMATE CHIMERA SC |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1136 |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS SPRING SPECIAL 2009 |
| CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #9 |
| CROSSED #4 (Of 9) |
| CROSSED #4 (Of 9) WRAP COVER |
| DAREDEVIL #117 |
| DAREDEVIL SC LADY BULLSEYE |
| DARK AVENGERS #2 2ND PRINTING DEODATO VARIANT |
| DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #1 (Of 5) DKR |
| DARKNESS #76 IRVING COVER A |
| DARKNESS #76 MEDORS COVER B |
| DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #04 GREEN LANTERN |
| DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #23 SPECTRE |
| DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #24 CREEPER |
| DEATH DEFYING DEVIL #4 |
| ELEPHANTMEN #17 |
| FANTASTIC FOUR #565 |
| FCBD 2009 FCHS |
| FLASH ARCHIVES HC VOL 05 |
| FUTURAMA COMICS #42 |
| GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS DEAR BILLY #3 |
| GEARS OF WAR #5 |
| GI JOE ORIGINS #2 |
| GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #12 |
| GUARDIANS OF GALAXY SC VOL 01 LEGACY |
| HACK SLASH SERIES #21 HERRERA COVER B |
| HACK SLASH SERIES #21 TITUS COVER A |
| HERO SQUARED LOVE & DEATH #2 (Of 3) |
| HO HC |
| HULK SKAAR SON OF HULK PREM HC VOL 01 |
| IMMORTAL IRON FIST #24 |
| IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 04 MORTAL IRON FIST |
| INCREDIBLE HERCULES #127 DKR |
| INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS #1 (Of 4) |
| INDIANA JONES & TOMB OF THE GODS #4 (Of 4) |
| JACK OF FABLES #32 |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #31 |
| MADAME XANADU #9 |
| MARCH ON EARTH VOL 01 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #46 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES FF SC DOOMED DIGEST |
| MERCY SPARX #3 (Of 3) MERHOFF COVER A |
| MIGHTY AVENGERS #23 DKR |
| MOTHER COME HOME HC |
| MS MARVEL #37 DKR |
| MS MARVEL SC VOL 05 SECRET INVASION |
| MUPPET SHOW #1 (Of 4) |
| NEW AVENGERS #49 2ND PRINTING TAN VARIANT |
| NEW AVENGERS #51 BACHALO VARIANT DKR |
| NEW AVENGERS #51 DKR |
| NOVA #23 |
| OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 07 |
| ORACLE #1 (Of 3) |
| OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE HC VOL 39 ALL SELECT |
| OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE HC VOL 39 AVENGERS ( |
| OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE SC VOL 39 ALL SELECT |
| OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE SC VOL 39 AVENGERS ( |
| PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #1 JOE CORRONEY COVER |
| PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #1 SY BARRY COVER |
| PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #1 VIVEK GOEL COVER |
| PLANETARY #1 SPECIAL EDITION |
| PROOF #18 |
| PUNISHER #2 2ND PRINTING OPENA VARIANT |
| RESISTANCE #4 (Of 6) |
| RUNAWAYS 3 #8 |
| SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR SC |
| SECRET IDENTITY FETISH ART OF JOE SHUSTER HC |
| SECRET INVASION CHRONICLES #1 (Of 9) |
| SECRET INVASION SC AMAZING SPIDER-MAN |
| SECRET INVASION SC THOR |
| SHOWCASE PRESENTS AMBUSH BUG SC VOL 01 |
| SIMPSONS COMICS SC VOL 17 HIT THE ROAD |
| SKAAR SON OF HULK #9 |
| SONIC UNIVERSE #2 |
| SPAGHETTI BROS HC VOL 03 |
| SPAWN #190 |
| SPOOKS SC VOL 02 OMEGA TEAM |
| SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #9 |
| STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS PREM HC PERKINS LTD ED |
| STAR TREK ALIEN SPOTLIGHT TRIBBLES |
| STAR TREK LAST GENERATION #5 |
| STAR TREK MAGAZINE #17 |
| STAR TREK MISSIONS END #1 |
| STAR WARS LEGACY #34 STORMS PART 1 OF 2 |
| STITCH SC |
| STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #5 CRUZ COVER A |
| STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #5 NG COVER B |
| SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #2 (Of 4) |
| SUPERMAN #686 |
| SUPERMAN BATMAN ENEMIES AMONG US SC |
| SUPERMEN FIRST WAVE OF HEROES (1939-41) SC |
| TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #55 |
| TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQ #3 (Of 4) |
| TEZUKAS BLACK JACK SC VOL 04 |
| THUNDERBOLTS #130 DKR |
| THUNDERBOLTS #130 LANGLEY VARIANT DKR |
| TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #176 |
| TOP 10 SPECIAL #1 |
| TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #9 |
| TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS OMNIBUS SC |
| TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PRQ ALLIANCE #4 |
| TRINITY #43 |
| UBU BUBU #4 |
| UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #5 (Of 6) |
| UNKNOWN SOLDIER #6 |
| USAGI YOJIMBO #119 |
| WALKING TOUR OF THE SHAMBLES SC NEW PRINTING |
| WAR MACHINE #2 2ND PRINTING MANCO VARIANT |
| WAR MACHINE #4 DKR |
| WAR OF KINGS DARKHAWK #2 (Of 2) |
| WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #11 (Of 12) |
| WILDCATS #9 |
| WIZARD MAG #211 GOLD ALEX MALEEVE SPIDER-WOMAN COVER |
| WIZARD MAG #211 GOLD WOLVERINE MOVIE COVER |
| WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #13 |
| WONDER WOMAN #30 |
| WONDER WOMAN #30 VARIANT ED |
| X-FORCE CABLE MESSIAH WAR PROLOGUE LIEFELD VARIANT XMW |
| X-FORCE CABLE MESSIAH WAR PROLOGUE XMW |
| X-INFERNUS #4 (Of 4) |
| X-MEN KINGBREAKER #4 (Of 4) |
| X-MEN SWORD OF BRADDOCKS |
| X-MEN TIMES AND LIFE OF LUCAS BISHOP #2 (Of 3) |