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ACTION COMICS # 871 by Geoff Johns and Pete Woods. In which we learn if you didn’t escape Krypton before it exploded it’s only because you didn’t try. BATMAN: CACOPHONY #1 of 3 by Kevin Smith and Walt J. Flanagan. Don’t worry, the working title of this comic was not “Bruce and Selina Make a Porno.” Unfortunately the Big Bad’s name is “Onomatopoeia” and I am not making that up. To save you a trip to Wikipedia I’ll tell you that the word is Greek in origin and refers to the making of words that sound like their meanings. Words like buzz, bop, thump and whatever sound Kevin Smith’s head makes when you smash it repeatedly into a concrete floor for trying too damn hard to be clever. Oh yeah, “Onomatopoeia” in this case is the name of a “mysterious masked killer” bent on vexing the Gotham Goliath. No doubt by making him say his name three times fast. Oy… BLACK TERROR #1 by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Mike Lilly. No, it’s not about what red state voters are experiencing this week. It’s a series spun off from PROJECT SUPERPOWERS that will no doubt appeal to both of the people still reading PROJECT SUPERPOWERS. I liked the Alan Moore TERRA OBSCURA version better on account of Moore being able to write. Hey, these Golden-Age revamps are public domain so write your own if you like! CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #7 by Paul Cornel and Leonard Kirk. The Mindless Ones are on the attack! Guess they’re still not over last Tuesday. :) JLA/AVENGERS SC by Kurt Busiek and George Perez. Finally one of the biggest of Big Fights is collected in affordable, bookshelf-friendly, trade paperback form. From the days when Big Event comics didn’t suck and/or take all year to come out. Recommended for all ages. JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: SUPERMAN #1 written and illustrated by Alex Ross. This is the first comic ever done by Alex Ross flying solo. That automatically gets it a “Gotta Look.” Here’s hoping it’s more KINGDOM COME and less EARTH X or PROJECT SUPERPOWERS. Fingers crossed. THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 of 5 by Stephen King, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins. The best Stephen King adaptation ever continues as we see the super-flu begin its extermination of the world population. No more long lines at the polls! Recommended. THUNDERBOLTS, VOL.2: CAGED ANGELS SC by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato. That nice Mister Ellis shows us what happens when one attempts the psychic domination of people who self-mutilate, eat people and throw exploding pumpkins at Spider-Man. Most entertaining! Not for kids. WALKING DEAD #54 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. New friends, old friends and lotsa zombie-killin’! It’s good to vent now and then. Recommended. Not for kids. WOLVERINE #69 by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. Okay, much as I hated the movie “Wanted” and don’t want Millar on the next Superman flick, he is delivering a solid, intriguing alternate-future Wolverine story here. But the pay-off better not be that he saw a puppy die and swore off claw-popping forever. Fair warning has been given. Recommended. X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT #3 of 5 by Greg Pak and Carmine Di Giandomenico. The Nazis invade Poland and young Magneto still hasn’t powered up. A dark story that doesn’t flinch from the history in which it’s based. Probably too intense for young kids. Good for teens and up. Recommended. |
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| 100 BULLETS #97 |
| 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #4 |
| 2000 AD #1609 |
| 2000 AD #1610 |
| ACTION COMICS #871 NEW KRYPTON |
| ACTION COMICS #871 NEW KRYPTON VARIANT |
| AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #26 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577 |
| ANNA MERCURY #4 (Of 5) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| ANNA MERCURY #4 (Of 5) WRAP COVER |
| ARCHIE & FRIENDS #125 |
| AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #4 (Of 4) |
| BARTHOLOMEW OF THE SCISSORS #2 |
| BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE JIM APARO |
| BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (Of 3) |
| BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (Of 3) SKETCH VARIANT |
| BATMAN CACOPHONY #1 (Of 3) VARIANT |
| BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #23 |
| BATMAN EGO AND OTHER TAILS SC |
| BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #189 |
| BIG HERO 6 #3 (Of 5) |
| BIG QUESTIONS #11 |
| BLACK TERROR #1 |
| BLACKBEARD LEGACY #0 |
| BLOOD BOWL KILLER CONTRACT SC VOL 1 |
| BOOSTER GOLD #14 |
| BPRD THE WARNING #5 (Of 5) |
| BRIT #9 |
| BROKEN TRINITY #3 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8 SC 3 WOLVES AT THE GATE |
| CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #7 |
| CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #31 |
| CHRONICLES OF CONAN SC VOL 16 ETERNITY WAR & OTHER STORIES |
| CITY OF DUST #2 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| CIVIL WAR HC |
| CIVIL WAR HC DM |
| CLEANERS #1 (Of 4) |
| COMIC SHOP NEWS #1117 |
| CTHULHU TALES #8 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON SC |
| DARK TOWER TREACHERY #3 (Of 6) |
| DARK TOWER TREACHERY #3 (Of 6) FERRY VARIANT |
| DARKNESS #7 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #3 (Of 4) |
| DETECTIVE COMICS #850 RIP |
| DR WHO MAGAZINE #401 |
| DREAMER #1 |
| DREAMLAND CHRONICLES #5 |
| ETERNALS ANNUAL #1 |
| EXTERMINATORS SC VOL 5 BUG BROTHERS FOREVER |
| FABLES #78 |
| FABLES COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC |
| FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #3 (Of 4) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| FALLEN ANGEL IDW #31 |
| FANTASTIC FOUR TRUE STORY #4 (Of 4) |
| FIRE & BRIMSTONE #3 (Of 5) |
| FLASH COMPANION SC |
| FRANK BELLAMY KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS SC |
| FRUITS BASKET SC VOL 21 (Of 23) |
| FUZZ AND PLUCK SPLITSVILLE HC |
| FX SC |
| GALVESTON #1 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| GEARS OF WAR #2 |
| GEEK MONTHLY VOL 2 #12 |
| GEN 13 #24 |
| GHOST RIDER SC VOL 5 HELL BENT HEAVEN BOUND |
| GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #2 |
| GRAVEL #6 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #14 |
| GREEN LANTERN CORPS #30 |
| GRIMM FAIRY TALES #32 |
| GTO EARLY YEARS SC VOL 9 (Of 15) SHONAN JUNAI GUMI |
| HEADLOCKED TRYOUT #2 (Of 3) |
| HULK CHRONICLES WORLD WAR HULK#5 |
| HULK PREM HC VOL 1 RED HULK |
| HYBRID #3 (Of 4) |
| I HATE GALLANT GIRL #1 (Of 3) |
| I KILL GIANTS #5 (Of 7) |
| I WANT YOU UNCLE CTHULHU POSTER |
| IRON MAN SPIDER-MAN POSTER |
| JACK STAFF #19 |
| JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT #1 (Of 4) |
| JLA AVENGERS SC |
| JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1 |
| JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1 VARIANT |
| JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES SC VOL 11 |
| JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #145 |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC VOL 3 |
| LAGOON HC |
| LAST REIGN KINGS OF WAR #1 (Of 5) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #20 |
| LEVITICUS CROSS #1 (Of 5) |
| LIFE IN HELL 2009 12 MONTH CALENDAR |
| LOCUS #574 |
| LONE RANGER #15 |
| LOST & FOUND |
| LUCKY LUKE SC VOL 13 TENDERFOOT |
| MAD MAGAZINE #496 |
| MANHUNTER #36 |
| MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #45 |
| MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #3 (Of 8) |
| MARVEL SPOTLIGHT PUNISHER MOVIE |
| MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (Of 4) VARIANT |
| MICE TEMPLAR #6 |
| MONSTER MEN BUREIKO LULLABY SC |
| MYTHOS HC VOL 1 |
| NEON GENESIS EVANGELION SC VOL 11 |
| NEOZOIC #7 |
| NEW EXILES #14 |
| NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL SC BOOK 03 |
| NIGHTWING #150 RIP |
| NIGHTWING #150 VARIANT |
| PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON HOMECOMING #1 (Of 4) |
| PETEY & PUSSY HC |
| PIRAT TALES LEGEND OF CAT O NINE TALES #1 |
| PISTOLFIST #4 (Of 4) |
| POWR MASTRS SC VOL 2 (Of 6) |
| PS238 #35 |
| PUSH #1 (Of 6) |
| RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS THE ELEMENTALS #2 |
| RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #84 |
| SAVAGE DRAGON #140 |
| SFX #176 |
| SIMON DARK #14 |
| SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING #1 (Of 5) |
| SIRIANUS #3 |
| SKETCH MAGAZINE #37 |
| SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #194 |
| SPEED RACER NEXT GENERATION BIRTHRIGHT #1 |
| SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY #2 |
| SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #4 (Of 5) |
| SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #3 MULTIPLE COVERS |
| STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (Of 5) |
| STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #3 (Of 5) PERKINS VARIANT |
| STAR TREK MIRROR IMAGES #5 |
| STRAY TOASTERS SC (NEW PRINTING) |
| SUNSHINE SKETCH SC VOL 2 |
| SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #3 (Of 6) |
| TEDDY SCARES SC VOL 4 |
| THUNDERBOLTS WARREN ELLIS SC VOL 2 CAGED ANGELS |
| TITANS #7 |
| TOYFARE #137 |
| TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #4 |
| TRINITY #24 |
| TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE SC VOL 9 |
| UNITED FREE WORLDS #3 (Of 6) |
| VIDEO WATCHDOG #145 |
| VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #2 |
| VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #4 |
| WALKING DEAD #54 |
| WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #4 (Of 5) MULTIPLE COVERS |
| WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #3 (Of 4) |
| WARHAMMER CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #2 |
| WATCHMEN HC |
| WET MOON SC VOL 4 |
| WOLVERINE #69 |
| WOLVERINE ORIGINS #28 VARIANT |
| WRITE NOW #19 |
| X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #3 (Of 5) |
| YOUNG LIARS #9 |
| ZOMBIE TALES SC VOL 2 OBLIVION |