I Am Batman #16
(W) John Ridley (A) Christian Duce
In Shops: Dec 13, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Following the brutal, random killing of a FoxTech employee, the Foxes gather in New York for a family dinner to try to do the one thing they have been unable to do for years: tell each other the truth about all their secrets and lies.
Batman Incorporated #3
(W) Ed Brisson (A) John Timms
In Shops: Dec 13, 2022
SRP: $3.99
The sense-shattering third chapter of “No More Teachers” continues as the Batman Incorporated team find themselves at war with…a rival Bat group?! And Ghost-Maker is about to come face-to-face with his greatest failure and his deadliest enemy-the mysterious PHANTOM ONE!
Batman Incorporated #2
(W) Ed Brisson (A/CA) John Timms
In Shops: Nov 08, 2022
SRP: $3.99
The pulse-pounding second chapter to NO MORE TEACHERS continues as Batman Inc. continue to investigate the death of Ghost-Maker and Batman’s mentors. Each new lead only begs more questions and threatens to unearth a shocking secret buried deep in Ghost-Maker’s past. A secret that refuses to die.
Batman Incorporated #1
(W) Ed Brisson (A/CA) John Timms
In Shops: Oct 11, 2022
SRP: $3.99
From the pages of Batman comes an all-new, all-exciting adventure for Ghost-Maker and his Batman Incorporated team! The team’s trust issues and detective skills are immediately put to the test when someone from Ghost-Maker and Batman’s recent past is brutally murdered…Is this an isolated event, sending a message to the two? Or is this the start of something darker and more sinister? (Hint-it’s sinister and dark!)
The all-star creative team of Ed Brisson and John Timms chart a new future for Batman Incorporated in this exciting new ongoing series, loaded with adventure, excitement, and amazing new members and villains!
It was new comic book day yesterday! What’d everyone get? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below. While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.
Kotaku – The Rock Gets Fortnite Skin For Movie In The Works For 15 Years – Not too surprising.
Reviews
Comicbook – Batman Incorporated #1
CBR – Hitomi #1
CBR – Immortal X-Men #7
Comicbook – Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #1
CBR – Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #1
Comicbook – Once & Future #30
CBR – Star Wars: The High Republic #1
Collected Editions – Suicide Squad: King Shark
Batman Incorporated #1
(W) Ed Brisson (A/CA) John Timms
In Shops: Oct 11, 2022
SRP: $3.99
From the pages of Batman comes an all-new, all-exciting adventure for Ghost-Maker and his Batman Incorporated team! The team’s trust issues and detective skills are immediately put to the test when someone from Ghost-Maker and Batman’s recent past is brutally murdered…Is this an isolated event, sending a message to the two? Or is this the start of something darker and more sinister? (Hint-it’s sinister and dark!)
The all-star creative team of Ed Brisson and John Timms chart a new future for Batman Incorporated in this exciting new ongoing series, loaded with adventure, excitement, and amazing new members and villains!
There’s a hell of a lot of solid comics out this week, but none fill a fix like American Vampire Anthology #1. American Vampire has been on hiatus for a bit while writer Scott Snyder releases some awesome other comics (*cough* The Wake *cough*). So, to get a chance to get a bit of the mythos, even as an anthology, is quite ok with us.
This special features eight amazing stories set in the world of American Vampire, with “lost tales,” new characters and old favorites. So, don’t miss these stories brought to you by series creators Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque, as well as other awesome comics talent like Becky Cloonan, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Jeff Lemire, Greg Rucka, Gail Simone and many more!
You are cordially invited to a party—to die for!
Catch our full list of picks below!
Andrew:
Top Pick: King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon #4 (Dark Horse) – Conan claws his way from the depths to regain his throne. The inside is as good as the outside’s award-worthy cover art, trust me.
Miss Fury #5 (Dynamite) – There’s something about a seductive billionaire heiress with super powers who battles time traveling nazis that keeps me coming back for more. Can’t quite put my finger on it…
Overtaken #1 (Aspen) – Most Aspen series, much to my dismay, have the same look and feel to me, but this newest one appears different from the rest. While the abducted loved one is a familiar story, I’m anxious to see their take on it.
Uncanny #3 (Dynamite) – The god-awful cover aside, Andy Diggle’s thief-with-powers crime story is a great read, and it’s not too late to start from the beginning.
Brett:
Top Pick: American Vampire Anthology (Vertigo) – See above as to why I think this’ll be awesome and well worth the price tag.
The Massive #15 (Dark Horse) – Brian Wood continues to knock it out of the park with each issue and somehow the series is only getting better.
Occupy Comics #3 (Black Mask Studios) – Politics = comics = awesome. So much talent packed into one issue.
Overtaken #1 (Aspen) – The $1 price tag should be enough of a reason to pick it up, but Aspen is giving us what seems to be an interesting story about possible abduction by aliens.
Uncanny #3 (Dynamite) – Super powers + crime = this. The first two issues were intriguing and the third really starts to ramp up the storyline and give us an idea as to where it’s going next.
Scott:
Top Pick: American Vampire Anthology #1 (Vertigo) – I love this series and it’s been torture waiting for it to come back, but this anthology written and illustrated by an amazing list of creators should be a phenomenal way to ease back into the AV world.
Lazarus #3 (Image) – After last month’s excellent world building issue, I can’t wait for this arc to pick up some steam. Plus, we get to meet another Lazarus, and the dynamic between he and Faith should be fascinating.
Sean:
Top Pick: Batman/Superman #3 (DC Comics) – This has been an incredible, confusing book so far. And, hot damn, what’s Wonder Woman doing?!
Batman, Inc. Special #1 (DC Comics) – With the end of Grant Morrison’s famed and infamous run on Batman, it’s time to see where other writers will take these characters…including Bat-Cow!
Larfleeze #3 (DC Comics) – Keith Giffen is one of my favorite writers, and Larfleeze is funny as hell. If you like Douglas Adams or funny sci-fi, you’ll want to check this out!
The weekend is almost here and we have lined up a lot of reviews over the next few days! What’s everyone doing this weekend? Who’s excited for 2 Guns which opens this weekend?
Around the Tubes
Bleeding Cool – Batman #1 CGC 9.2 Highest Graded Copy Sells For $567,625 (And The Strange Story Behind It) – Huh.
MTV Geek – Bronies Infiltrate The U.S. Air Force! – Ok then.
Around the Tubes Reviews
Comic Vine – 3 Guns #1
CBR – Batman Incorporated #13
The Beat – The Bunker
Comic Vine – Captain Midnight #1
Comic Vine – Collider #1
Talking Comics – Collider #1
Comic Vine – FF #10
Talking Comics – FF #10
Comic Vine – Liberator #2
ICv2 – The Lost Boy
Comic Vine – Morning Glories #29
Comic Vine – Uncanny X-Men #9
Comic Vine – Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted #4
New comic book day has come and gone, what’d everyone get?
Around the Tubes
Bleeding Cool – Frank Miller To Meet With Zack Snyder Over Superman-Batman Movie Plans “In The Next Few Days” – Yeah, cause he totally gets the characters.
CBLDF – Using Graphic Novels in Education: American Born Chinese – An awesome new column for this important organization.
Around the Tubes Reviews
Comic Vine – Animal Man Annual #2
Comic Vine – Batman Annual #2
Comic Vine – Batman, Incorporated #13
Comic Vine – Daredevil #29
Comic Vine – Detective Comics Annual #2
Comic Vine – Fearless Defenders #7
Comic Vine – The Flash Annual #2
Comic Vine – Guardians of the Galaxy #5
Comic Vine – Indestructible Hulk #11
Bleeding Cool – Liberator #2
ICv2 – New Crusaders: Legacy TP
Comic Vine – Red Lanterns #22
Comic Vine – Superman Annual #2
Comic Vine – Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #1
Comic Vine – Trinity of Sin: Pandora #2
Comic Vine – Uncanny X-Force #9
Comic Vine – Venom #38
CBR – The Wake #3
Comic Vine – The Wake #3
Talking Comics – X-Men #3
Comic Vine – X-Men #3
The Beat – Wednesday’s Review Slate: Skybreaker, Liberator and Tom Strong
Normally, I’d choose the “Pick of the Week” by which comic was on the most of our lists, but out of the slim choices this week, there was actually only one comic on more than one list. So, I’m going with executive privilege and choosing this week’s pick, Collider #1 by Vertigo.
It started small: temporary gravity failures, time reversal loops, entropy reversals. With much fanfare a new government agency was formed with a mandate “to prevent and protect.” Its official title: The Federal Bureau of Physics. Humans, if nothing else, adapt to the changing parameters of their existence. What was extraordinary soon became ordinary, a part of people’s daily lives. They move on and do what people have always done: survive. But even that new status quo is now under threat. Things are getting worse, and it falls to Special Agent Adam Hardy and his FBP team to figure out what’s going on, before it’s too late…
Um, how can you not get this? Vertigo has been kicking as as a publisher, and this latest release I’m sure will be just as solid.
Check out below for the full list from some of the members of the Graphic Policy team.
Andrew:
Batman Annual #2 (DC) – Of all of the various Batman comics out there I read Snyder’s religiously. He’s got huge shoes to fill and Zero Year hasn’t let down.
Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray #5 (Image) – If you’re not reading this series…you’re wrong. It’s phenomenal.
King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon #3 (Dark Horse) – The plot of this latest run pays homage to earlier Conan storylines and includes fantastic artwork by Tomás Giorello.
The Wake #3 (Vertigo) – Snyder’s deep sea thriller is exceptional. I want to know what the creature is, where it came from, and whether there are more.
Brett:
Top Pick: Collider #1 (Vertigo) – see above. This series just sounds too cool to not choose.
Ghost Town #2 (Action Lab: Danger Zone) – The first issue of the Action Lab: Danger Zone series was awesome. Mixing time travel and terrorism, it truly was a series that you had no idea what was coming. The second issue, more of the same when it comes to that.
Guardians of the Galaxy #5 (Marvel) – Angela makes her first comic since Age of Ultron. Want to find out what Marvel’s plans with her are? Well, here you go. Expect this one to sell out.
Liberator #2 (Black Mask Studios) – Politics + comics = awesome! The series that follows animal liberators is a unique voice in the comic industry right now.
Skyward #1 (Action Lab) – Kick ass women in a kids comic is a specialty from Action Lab. This series adds to their varied and family friendly releases. A great comic the whole family can enjoy.
The Wake #3 (Vertigo) – Scott Snyder and Sean Phillips’ series has been amazing so far.
TPB of the Week: 39 Minutes – A winner of Top Cow’s Pilot Series, and one I really dug. ROBBING A BANK IS EASY, IT’S THE GETAWAY THAT’S HARD. The bank is surrounded by police officers, alarms are blaring, customers and employees are screaming, and the streets are blocked off. So what’s the solution? Kill everyone in town!
Sean:
Top Pick: Captain Midnight #1 (Dark Horse) – after a look at Captain Midnight #0, which utterly blew me away, I can’t see how the ‘first’ issue of this pulp hero rival could be anything but incredible. They’ve sure been marketing the hell out of it, so are you in? $2.99.
Akaneiro #3 – last of this Brian Wood mini-series based on American McGee’s game; let’s see what happens with Kani and those demons! $3.99.
Amala’s Blade #4 – this series by Horton and Dialynas is in my opinion Dark Horse’s best mini-series of the year; the ending is a must have! $3.50.
Batman, Incorporated #13 – Morrison’s titanic series comes to a crashing end as Batman “saves the world and loses everything.” Morrison’s been building this series for years, and now we’re getting it’s conlusion…or are we? $2.99.
Daredevil #29 – Waid and Samnee’s Daredevil is not only my favorite DD run, but also Marvel’s top series right now (followed by Hawkeye and Superior Spidey). And Samnee’s back on the art after a short hiatus. Woohoo! $2.99.
TPB of the Week: No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics (Fantagraphics Books)—the wonderful reprint collectors over at Fantagraphics are putting out an anthology that promises to be a collection of the worlds greatest LGBTQ comics. It’s definitely worth a look if you want to explore a little more about the social issues driving and driven by our favorite medium here at Graphic Policy. $35.00 (but 20% off online retailers like TFAW.com or Amazon.com).
