It’s a new week of comics, and there’s some high profile books hitting shelves!
Around the Tubes
ArtsBeat – Legal Battle Over French Comic Series Astérix Ends – Lots of legal battles ending this week.
Kotaku – Disney Infinity’s Marvel Super Heroes, Ranked – Are folks playing, and what do you think?
Around the Tubes Reviews
The Spire – Batwoman: Futures End #1
The Spire – Loki: Agent of Asgard Vol. 1
Talking Comics – New Avengers #24
Talking Comics – Red Lanterns: Futures End #1
The biggest comic event of the fall is just around the corner. But first, prepare yourself for Avengers & X-Men: AXIS as the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe set the stage for an epic clash between the Red Skull’s armies and the united front of Avengers and X-Men. Marvel has released a first look at Loki: Agent of Asgard #6 as the ‘March to AXIS’ continues! The creative team of writer Al Ewing and special guest artist Jorge Coelho bring the God of Mischief into the AXIS fold as Loki returns from his adventures in the Tenth Realm to face…Doctor Doom?! With his charge Valeria Richards at his side, he’ll stop at nothing to put an end to the God of Mischief! But why? What does this have to do with the Red Skull’s plot in the pages of Avengers & X-Men: AXIS? Find out as the fan-favorite series returns this September in Loki: Agent of Asgard!
LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #6 (JUL140610)
Written by AL EWING
Art by JORGE COELHO
Cover by LEE GARBETT
FOC 9/01/14, ON-SALE 09/24/14
It’s Monday night and that means the latest episode of Graphic Policy Radio that mixes comics, geekdom, and politics! This week we have an episode to Marvel‘s recent major launch. We’re discussing All-New Marvel NOW! and recent its recent releases. The episode airs live at a special time 9 pm ET this Wednesday April 16.
Topics include:
We want to hear from you and your thoughts about Marvel’s new initiative! Call in to the show at (619) 768-2952 or Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy
BOOM! Studios
Dead Letters #1 has sold out at the distributor level and a second printing will be available on May 7.
Image Comics
Image has announced that Shutter #1, the new series by writer Joe Keatinge and artist Leila del Duca has sold out at distributor level. A 2nd printing will hit shelves May 14, the same day as the second issue.
Marvel Comics
All-New Ghost Rider #1 by Felipe Smith and artist Tradd Moore gets a second printing that hits shelves on May 7.
Deadpool Vs. Carnage #1 by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Salva Espin gets a second printing which comes to shelves May 14.
Loki: Agent of Asgard #2 gets a second printing to be released May 7 and Loki: Agent of Asgard #3 sees a second printing on May 14. Both are by Al Ewing and Lee Garbett.
Magneto #2 by Cullen Bunn and Gabriel Hernandez Walta will see a second printing release on May 14.
Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey have a hit on their hands. Moon Knight #2 will see a second printing release on May 14.
Superior Spider-Man #30 by Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli sees a second printing released on April 30.
It’s Monday night and that means the latest episode of Graphic Policy Radio that mixes comics, geekdom, and politics! This week we have an episode to Marvel‘s recent major launch. We’re discussing All-New Marvel NOW! and recent its recent releases. The episode airs live at a special time 8pm ET next Monday April 7.
Topics include:
We want to hear from you and your thoughts about Marvel’s new initiative! Call in to the show at (619) 768-2952 or Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy
It was new comic day yesterday. What got everyone excited? If you’re undecided, below are reviews of this week’s comics.
Around the Tubes Reviews
Comic Vine – Aquaman and The Others #1
Comic Vine – Black Widow #5
Comic Vine – Dead Letters #1
Comic Vine – Detective Comics #30
CBR – Detective Comics #30
Comic Vine – Green Lantern #30
Comic Vine – Inhuman #1
Comic Vine – Invincible Universe #12
Comic Vine – Loki: Agent of Asgard #3
Comic Vine – She-Hulk #3
Comic Vine – Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #200
It’s Monday night and that means the latest episode of Graphic Policy Radio that mixes comics, geekdom, and politics! This week we have an episode to Marvel‘s recent major launch. We’re discussing All-New Marvel NOW! and recent its recent releases. The episode airs live at 10pm ET next Monday April 7.
Topics include:
We want to hear from you and your thoughts about Marvel’s new initiative! Call in to the show at (619) 768-2952 or Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy
So who went to teh comic shop yesterday and picked up some new releases? Anything that stood out for anyone?
Around the Tubes
Kotaku – Batman: Arkham Knight Won’t Have Multiplayer, Will Have Kevin Conroy – Nice.
Bleeding Cool – NBC’s Constantine Casts A Chas, A Female Lead And A Guardian Angel – Cool.
ICv2 – New ‘HeroClix’ OP Plans – This sounds like a good move.
Around the Tubes Reviews
Comic Vine – Afterlife With Archie #4
Comic Vine – Apocalypse Al #2
Manga Maniac Cafe – Attack on Titan Vol. 3
Comic Vine – Clone #15
Comic Vine – Earth 2 #21
ICv2 – F-Train to the Bronx TP
Comic Vine – Forever Evil #6
Comic Vine – Forever Evil: Arkham War #6
Comic Vine – Green Arrow #29
Comic Vine – Green Lantern #29
Comicsgirl – Insufficient Direction
Comic Vine – Invincible Universe #11
Comic Vine – Jupiter’s Legacy #4
Comic Vine – Loki: Agent of Asgard #2
CBR – Moon Knight #1
Comic Vine – New Warriors #2
Comic Vine – Night of the Living Deadpool #4
Comic Vine – Nova #14
Comic Vine – The Punisher #3
Comic Vine – Quantum and Woody #0
Comic Vine – The Saviors #3
Comic Vine – She-Hulk #2
Seattle Pi – Snow Piercer: The Escape
CBR – Starlight #1
Comic Vine – Starlight #1
Instead of posting all of these as separate stories as they’re released, welcome to the new weekly roundup of the various announcements of sell-outs released during the past week. We break it all down by publisher with when you can expect a new printing and new covers if they’re released.
Dynamite Entertainment
Turok: The Dinosaur Hunter is an incredible success, with the first issue having sold out at Diamond, in advance of being in-stores. Dynamite is providing a second printing shipping in-time to be in stores with issue #2. Both will be released March 5th.
Image Comics
The fourth issue of Chris Dingess‘ and Matthew Roberts’ critically acclaimed Skybound series Manifest Destiny has sold out instantly and will go into its second printing.
Critics and readers alike have jumped aboard The Venture and fallen in love with Kel Symons and Mathew Reynolds‘ adventure series The Mercenary Sea. The first issue sold out instantly and will go into a second printing with a special cover yet to be revealed.
The second issue of Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraction‘s Sex Criminals has sold out again at the distributor level and will be going into a fourth printing.
Marvel Comics
All-New X-Factor #2‘s second printing is released March 12.
Avengers World #2 returns to shelves March 12.
Old god. New trickster. It’s official – fans can’t get enough Loki, and the newest adventure of the Norse God of Mischief is a hit! Marvel has announced that Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 has sold out and will return to shelves in a second printing March 19th.
Critics, fans, and retailers the world over have spoken – and the Marvel Universe’s newest hero Ms. Marvel is a hit! Ms. Marvel #1 returns March 19th.
Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli blast out of the gate with an explosive issue that sets the stage for the biggest Superior Spider-Man story of them all! You don’t want to miss this! Superior Spider-Man #27.NOW swings back into comic shops this March 26th!
Thunderbolts #20.NOW will return to shelves February 26.
Spinning out of the best-selling Captain America series, blockbuster writer Rick Remender and artist Roland Boschi craft a tale of action, adventure, and espionage that hast to be seen to be believed! Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #1 explodes back into comic shops this March 26th!
Wolverine #1 slices, dices, and even shoots its way back into comic shops this March 26th!
Oni Press
Oni Press announced that the entire first printing of Joshua Hale Fialkov and Joe Infurnari’s critically-acclaimed The Bunker #1 has sold out at the distributor level!
A second printing of the creator-owned sci-fi phenomenon—featuring a new cover by Infurnari is expected on March 12th, so fans and retailers that missed it the first time can hop aboard before issue #2 hits stands on March 26th.
Loki is back and craftier than ever as the All-Mother’s secret weapon against Asgardia’s strangest threats. With his serpent’s tongue, debonair charm, and taste for the uncanny, there’s no assignment Loki won’t take—including the untimely stabbing of Thor! The surprises only start here for the Prince of Lies, as the most conniving corners of the Marvel Universe are blown open.
I was a fan of kid Loki, whose handling over the past few years has been excellent. The writers have treated him as a kid, haunted by his former self. He acted as a trickster kid would. One of the saddest moments of the last year-ish in comics was Loki giving up his younger self and becoming a bit older, but not quite his old self. And with that, the fun kind of ended.
That decision carried over to this first issue that has Loki on a mission to gather something for the All-Mother. There’s some solid stuff as he sneaks and tricks his way through his mission. And there’s one hell of an ending that had me scratching my chin. But something was missing for me. And that’s the fun of kid Loki.
In this issue there’s a crack that Loki now looks like a member of One Direction, and that sum how sums up my reaction to him now. An adult scheming like Loki of past is ominous. A kid Loki scheming is fun and adventurous. This slightly grown up version of Loki feels like someone I just want to punch, a Bieberish douche. The fun just isn’t there for me.
The end of the issue though has me wondering what’s to come. It signals enough for me to stick around. But for me, I want kid Loki, or adult Loki, in-between Loki just doesn’t seem to know what he wants to be yet.
Story: Al Ewing Art: Lee Garbett
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7 Recommendation: Read
