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Pick of the Week – Justice League of America #1

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Brett

This week sees numerous new comics and some high profile releases. The top pick, partially because I’ve already read it, is Justice League of America #1. DC Comics launches a new superhero team, one to compete with the Justice League. The first issue is all about the who and the why. Who is making up the team and what do they bring to it, warts and all. Also, why is this team forming? What’s their role in the greater DCU? The first issue knocks it out of the park, creating an entertaining read and in a way that makes me want to come back for the next issue. Something some other DC launches struggled with. I’d go so far to say that this launch was better than the Justice League’s over a year ago. The first issue lays out a lot and hints at something big to come, and I can’t wait to see what comes next.

Justice League of America #1 – see above
Kill Shakespeare: Tide of Blood #1 – The second volume begins of this Shakespeare mash-up. Picking up after the victories of last story, how does a world build a nation, especially after what they’ve learned about their existence?
Nova #1 – Marvel NOW!’s latest launch is a new Nova. Should be interesting to see what’s in store.
The Black Beetle: No Way Out #2 – The first issue was pulp perfection.
Revival #7 – One of Image’s best comics. The dead have risen, but not in the stereotypical zombie sort of way.

Image Comics on April 2013

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Brett

JUPITER’S LEGACY #1

story MARK MILLAR
art / cover A FRANK QUITELY
cover B BRYAN HITCH
cover C DAVE JOHNSON
cover D PHIL NOTO
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The comic-book event of 2013 finally arrives as superstar creators MARK MILLER and FRANK QUIETLY give us the superhero epic that all future comics will be measured by. The world’s greatest heroes have grown old and their legacy is a poisonous one to the children who will never live up to their remarkable parents. Unmissable.

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CHIN MUSIC #1

story STEVE NILES
art / cover TONY HARRIS
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Shaw is a man on the run and lost in time. Fleeing ancient enemies, Shaw finds himself in prohibition-era Chicago surrounded by gangers and demons alike and caught between law enforcement and the local supernatural underground. CHIN MUSIC is a tale of mysticism and violence like nothing you’ve experienced before.

’68 JUNGLE JIM #1 (OF 4)

STORY: MARK KIDWELL
ART: JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
COVER A: JEFF ZORNOW JAY FOTOS
COVER B: NAT JONES JAY FOTOS
RI COVER C: BEN TEMPLESMITH
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.99

Vietnam, 1968: Behind enemy lines, Private Brian Curliss is alone. The enemy caged him, the dead want to devour him and the voices in his head are driving him to madness. A madness that emerges in the form of an unstoppable killing machine wrapped in burlap and bamboo…

Curliss is a one-man-army, sworn to wade through a wet red jungle gone straight to hell in search of a ghost named Jungle Jim. To the Viet Cong, he’s a nightmare. To POWs trapped in enemy hands, he’s salvation. To the legions of shambling, hungry dead…He’s the Grim Reaper in a gas mask.

MeatGrinder Studios and Image Comics return to the grim world of ’68 with an all-new, four-issue series continuing the story of Jungle Jim. The brutal sequel to the original one-shot, Jungle Jim #1 fleshes out the new dark star of the Vietnam/Zombie apocalypse. Scripted by Mark Kidwell with savage artwork by Jeff Zornow and Jay Fotos. Covers by Jeff Zornow, Nat Jones and Jay Fotos.

MICE TEMPLAR IV: LEGEND #1

story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
art MICHAEL AVON OEMING & VICTOR SANTOS
cover a MICHAEL AVON OEMING
cover b VICTOR SANTOS
APRIL 3
48 PAGES / FC / T
$3.99

“A DANGEROUS FAITH”

Long ago, the valiant Templar destroyed themselves through a vicious civil war, allowing the bloodthirsty crusade of the tyrant king Icarus to destroy mouse culture. Yet the inspiring tale of the young mouse Karic promises to restore the fractured Templar and overthrow the mad king. But while some accept Karic as a prophecy for good, still others see his rising legend as an omen of evil.

Thus begins the climactic chapter in the epic saga of hope and despair, of tragedy and triumph, and where every secret will at last be revealed.

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MINIATURE JESUS #1 (of 5)

story / art / cover TED McKEEVER
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / BW / M
$3.99

GOLDEN AGE FORMAT

Devil on one shoulder – angel on the other.

One tells you to do bad things, the other . . . well, you get the idea.

Bad news for a recovering alcoholic if the “good” one is MIA.

Between a liquor-gulping demon and a mummified cat hell-bent on mucking up his fragile stability with esoteric trappings of Egyptian Gods, it’s all about to make our hero’s day hit the proverbial fan.

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MONDO TP

A DISTANT SOIL #39

story / art / cover COLLEEN DORAN
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / BW / T+
$3.50

15-year-old Liana now sits on the throne of the Avatar, a living weapon of mass destruction, the most powerful psionic in the universe. And she’s pointed directly at Earth.

Back after a six-year hiatus, the final chapter of the critically acclaimed space opera series begins in a bi-monthly release from Image/Shadowline

INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #1

story PHIL HESTER
art/ cover TODD NAUCK & JOHN RAUCH
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

In the aftermath of INVINCIBLE 100 and “The Death of Everyone,” Dinosaurus has left his mark on the world. Can heroes from across the universe – Invincible, the Guardians of the Globe, Tech Jacket, the Astounding Wolf-Man and more – contain the damage done? Or are the end times of the Invincible Universe ahead?

MORNING GLORIES #26

story NICK SPENCER
art JOE EISMA
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$1.00

“THE WAITING GAME”

Season 2 of the smash hit series begins here, with a special, full-sized, impossibly priced $1 prelude – the perfect jumping-on point for collection readers looking to move to single issues!

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MORNING GLORIES, VOL. 4 TP

MIGHTY SKULLKICKERS #1

story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG
cover A EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB
cover B CHRIS STEVENS
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

MIGHTY SKULLKICKERS: A classic relaunch that blazes a new trail with familiar fan favorite sensibilities. A bold, new direction, a continuing story and a brand new adjective! Our twenty-first issue is brand a new #1! Our B cover is a variant with the original numbering, in case readers want their issue super-duper “old school.”

P.S. Retailers: Shelf this numero uno alongside other “Mighty” comics you may have hanging around the shop. Tell them it’s the latest and greatest thing, because it IS!

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WITCHBLADE: DAY OF THE OUTLAW #1

story JOSHUA FIALKOV
art / cover NELSON BLAKE II & DAVE McCAIG
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

SHOWDOWN WITH THE WITCHBLADE OF THE WILD WEST!

In the days of the Wild West, before Sara Pezzini claimed her destiny, Witchblade bearer Sheriff Enola protected the high plains from the Darkness that lurked beyond the horizon. Although her townspeople lived in peace, they were always mistrusting of their sheriff-witch. With her town seeking to banish her and the Darkness angling for a duel, will the Witchblade be enough to save Enola from becoming a footnote in the annals of the blade’s history?

ALSO AVAILABLE:
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NOTE: Limited quantities available. Allocations may occur.

BOMB QUEEN DELUXE, VOL. 2 HC

story /art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
APRIL 3
240 PAGES / FC / M
OVERSIZE HARDCOVER
$24.99

Collectors of the BOMB QUEEN villain series will love this re-mastered, re-edited, oversized, hardcover edition featuring the heroines of Shadowline and a rare guest appearance of She-Spawn. Don’t miss this director’s cut collection with extra bonus material from the insane mind of JIMMIE ROBINSON.

Collects the BOMB QUEEN III and BOMB QUEEN IV miniseries in their entirety.

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THE DARKNESS: REBIRTH, VOL. 2 TP

story DAVID HINE
art / cover JEREMY HAUN & JOHN RAUCH
APRIL 28
160 pages / FC / M
$17.99

“BREAKING DARK”

Jackie Estacado had everything he ever wanted: riches, power, and a beautiful family. But Jackie relinquished his control of the Darkness. With his marriage crumbling and the encroachment of a rival gang on his turf, Jackie has failed to notice that there is something horribly, horribly wrong with his daughter, Hope. And Jackie will learn that there are things even the Darkness should fear.

Collects THE DARKNESS #106-111

HACK/SLASH, VOL. 12

story JUSTIN JORDAN, JAMES LOWDER & Various
art DANIEL LEISTER, MATT MERHOFF & EMILIO LAISO
cover TIM SEELEY
APRIL 3
160 PAGES / FC / T+
$18.99

This volume collects the acclaimed issues written by guest stars JUSTIN JORDAN (LUTHER STRODE), JAMES LOWDER and MICAHEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY (HOAX HUNTERS) as well as the rare crossover with Mercy Sparx.

On a trip back to Chicago, Vlad encounters his extended family, a mob of inbred cannibals; while Cat Curio takes the stage in a solo adventure. Then, Cassie and Vlad feel the toll of a slasher who can come back every few minutes.

Collects HACK/SLASH, VOL. 2 #16-19 & HACK/SLASH vs. MERCY SPARX

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HAPPY! TP

story GRANT MORRISON
art & cover DARICK ROBERTSON
APRIL 17
112 PAGES / FC / M
$12.99

Meet NICK SAX – a corrupt, intoxicated ex-cop turned hit-man, adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder, soulless sex, eczema and betrayal. With a hit gone wrong, a bullet in his side, the cops and the mob on his tail, and a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit on the loose, Nick and his world will be changed forever this Christmas.

By a tiny blue horse called Happy…

Collects HAPPY! 1-4

HARVEST HC

story AJ LIEBERMAN
art / cover COLIN LORIMER
APRIL 10
136 PAGES / FC / M
OVERSIZED HARDCOVER
$19.99

Livers, kidneys and rogue medical teams, oh my! Welcome to Dr. Benjamin Dane’s nightmare. His only way out? Bring down the man who set him up for murder by reclaiming organs already placed in some very powerful people. The only people Dane can count on are an ex-Yakuza assassin and six year-old drug fiend. If Dexter, ER & 100 Bullets had a three-way and that mind blowing tryst somehow resulted in a kid, that kid would read HARVEST.

Collects HARVEST #1-5, plus extras and an amazing FOLD-OUT featuring all five covers!

INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 8 HC

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art RYAN OTTLEY, CORY WALKER & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover RYAN OTTLEY
APRIL 24
336 PAGES / FC / T+
$39.99

In the aftermath of the Viltrumite War, friends become enemies, enemies become allies, and Mark Grayson’s future as Invincible ends here.

Collects issues INVINCIBLE #85-96

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INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 4 HC
INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 5 HC
INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 6 HC
INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 7 HC

MIND THE GAP, VOL. 2: WISH YOU WERE HERE TP

story JIM McCANN
art RODIN ESQUEJO & DAN McDAID
cover RODIN ESQUEJO
APRIL 24
136 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99

ONE OF THE TOP 20 BOOKS OF 2012 ROARS ON!

New threats arise as the curtains pull back to reveal some of the most shocking secrets surrounding the mystery behind the attack on Elle Peterssen. Meanwhile, what is her connection to a 10-year-old girl who claims to actually be Elle’s mind trapped in this girl’s body? All of this plus the acclaimed silent issue “speechless” and the unmasking that changes the entire series.

Collects MIND THE GAP #6-10

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POINT OF IMPACT TP

story JAY FAERBER
art & cover KORAY KURANEL
APRIL 3
104 PAGES / BW / M
$14.99

A gripping, provocative murder mystery from acclaimed writer Jay Faerber and stunning artist Koray Kuranel begins with one woman’s murder and branches out to follow the investigation by three people with personal connections to her: her husband, an investigative reporter; her lover, an ex-soldier; and her friend, a homicide detective. Her death will change all of their lives.

Collects POINT OF IMPACT #1-4

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NEAR DEATH, VOL. 2 TP

THE ACTIVITY #15

story NATHAN EDMONDSON
art / cover MITCH GERADS
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“BUDDY SYSTEM”

Hiding from Russian authorities, Switchfoot and Fiddler trek through the ice of Northern Siberia to recover a fallen satellite piece. Meanwhile Weatherman and Bookstore are on a recon mission in Afghanistan, and what they see has ominous implications for the near future.

ARTIFACTS #28

story RON MARZ
art MARCO TURINI
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

“TRUTHS & DESTINIES,” Part Two

FBI profiler and Rapture bearer Tom Judge used to be a man of the cloth. His faith led him away from the Church. The Magdalena, however, still serves the Church. Can both Tom and the Magdalena overcome their differences of faith to battle an evil that is as old as the universe itself?

BEDLAM #6

story NICK SPENCER
art RILEY ROSSMO
cover FRAZER IRVING
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

“Confession.”

BLACKACRE #5

story DUFFY BOUDREAU
art WENDELL CAVALCANTI
cover BRIAN CHURILLA
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

The stunning finale to arc one! A night of terror in the Hinterlands. A day of reckoning in BlackAcre. The mission’s collapsed, but the fallout’s just begun…

CHEW #34

story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

On the trail of the vampire!

CLONE #6

Story DAVID SCHULNER, AARON GINSBURG & WADE McINTYRE
Art & cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FELIX SERRANO
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

NEW STORY ARC!

Luke Taylor’s true nature has been revealed, but his fight to rescue his wife and newborn daughter back is just beginning. Now that Beta and the second generation of clones have been unleashed, how can Luke survive against his younger, stronger, more ruthless self?

EAST OF WEST #2

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK DRAGOTTA
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“SONS OF PROPHECY”

Following the high crimes in the debut issue of EAST OF WEST, the fallout spreads across the broken nations of America. Forces align to stave off the apocalypse, while equally powerful ones do everything they can to bring it to pass.

One of the most exciting new books of the year, this is EAST OF WEST, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the award-winning team of Marvel’s FF, JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA.

EPIC KILL #10

story / art / cover: RAFFAELE IENCO
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

The series’ EPIC conclusion!

Song’s uncle, her sole remaining family, is killed while in government custody.

Enraged, will Song seek vengeance for his death, or try to find inner peace so she can finally lead a normal life?

THE END TIMES OF BRAM & BEN #4 (of 4)

story JAMES ASMUS & JIM FESTANTE
art REM BROO
cover BEN TEMPLESMITH
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

MINISERIES CONCLUSION

After last issue’s shocking ending — Ben is left alone to face the Antichrists! Did we mean for that to be plural? Will Ben die before having sex with Laura, the Gym teacher? Why does God let bad things happen to good people??? FIND OUT IN THIS FINAL ISSUE!

FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #2 (of 5)

story FRANK J. BARBIERE
art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAM
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“BLOOD FOR THE SPIDER GOD”

The year’s most exciting new adventure continues!

“… an elegantly designed, sharply colored, moody descent into a twilit world…an intriguing entry point into a compelling new universe from Barbiere and Mooneyham that sets a high standard for up-and-coming comics creators.” – The Comics Beat

FIVE WEAPONS #3 (of 5)

story / art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

At the annual school festival, Tyler is caught in a battle between the Archery club and the Exotic weapons club, but a new threat emerges from outside the school that could blow his cover and ruin everything.

GREAT PACIFIC #6

story JOE HARRIS
art / cover MARTÍN MORAZZO
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“TRASHED!” Conclusion

The United States Navy has come to drag fugitive, would-be Garbage Patch ruler Chas Worthington back to the America he left. But Chas has one more trick up his sleeve, and the future of New Texas will never be the same.

HELL YEAH #9

story JOE KEATINGE
art ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ & FABIO REDIVO
cover RICKEN
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“THE DEATH OF PLANET EARTH,” Part Two

Pretty much everyone dies in this issue. No one is saved. Nobody learns anything.

2013’s grindhouse-style, revenge-fueled supersploitation epic rages towards the conclusion of its first year!

HOAX HUNTERS #9

story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY
art BRENT SCHOONOVER
covers JOE EISMA
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T +
$2.99

“GHOST BUSTED”

Special flipbook issue! The Hoax Hunters go on a haunted house ghost-busting mission. One half of the issue contains the “on-air” story, what happened while the camera was rolling; flip it over and find out what went down behind the scenes! Features guest artist BRENT SCHOONOVER. PERFECT FOR NEW READERS!

I LOVE TROUBLE #5

story KEL SYMONS
art/cover MARK A. ROBINSON
APRIL 3
24 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

“MARS AIN’T THE KIND OF PLACE TO RAISE YOUR KIDS”

Things just aren’t going well for Felicia, when she starts experiencing breaks with reality after her work as an assassin begins to take an emotional toll. Doesn’t help that she finds out just how deep Johnny’s betrayal goes, either.

INVINCIBLE #102

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

It’s Nolan vs. Thragg on the surface of the moon as still more secrets about the Viltrumite Empire are revealed.

IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #8

story JAMIE S. RICH
art MIKE NORTON
cover MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

“(NO) SURPRISES”

It’s the anniversary for romantic superhero couple Black Crystal and the Slug, but it appears that Black Crystal has forgotten. To be fair, he has other things on his mind. Like giant monsters that have erupted from their home beneath the ocean looking for a fight!

THE LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #5 (of 6)

story JUSTIN JORDAN
art / cover TRADD MOORE
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Luther has been Bound. Petra has become Jack’s new friend. Binder gets a surprise from an unexpected source. And the world burns down around them all.

LOST VEGAS #2 (of 4)

story JIM McCANN
art JANET LEE
cover A JANET LEE
cover B DECLAN SHALVEY
1:10 incentive cover FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

The clock has started — Roland has 24 hours to make his move. But when he uncovers the darkest secret of LOST VEGAS, will that information help him…or will he be in even more danger? (Hint: let’s go with “more danger.)

The Eisner Award-winning team of JIM McCANN

and JANET LEE reunite to create a universe filled with intrigue and a high stakes heist.

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #13

story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

“PIECE BY PIECE”

After a decade of working together to overcome everything that stood against them, fractures begin to form between the scientists of the Manhattan Projects.

The thrilling FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE series continues in THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #13: PIECE BY PIECE!

MARA #5 (of 6)

story BRIAN WOOD
art MING DOYLE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover MING DOYLE
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

Everything’s on the table as far as the military’s position on Mara, but who’s the one with the nuclear option? How much power can one woman hold before the world says “enough”?

NOWHERE MEN #5

story ERIC STEPHENSON
art NATE BELLEGARDE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover NATE BELELGARDE & FONOGRAFIKS
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Dead to the world.

PROPHET #36

story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art SIMON ROY & GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
cover AARON CONLEY
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99

The three-armed Prophet wants Old man Prophet found. NewFather disobeys his superiors to seek out weapons needed to combat a new mysterious foe.

REPOSSESSED #4 (of 4)

story/ art / cover JM RINGUET
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

The miniseries ends with a bang and a boom when the repo from Dee Agency learn way more than they bargained for and are left to decide on a trip to the West Coast to face the biggest threat they have ever encountered!

REVIVAL #9

story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON
cover by JENNY FRISON
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Em and Dana have a long dinner and talk about murder. There’s something weird going on in Cooper’s dad’s shed. Joe Meyers isn’t feeling quite like himself lately. The authorities start cracking down on “gently used” body parts.

SAGA #12

story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover FIONA STAPLES
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99

Prince Robot IV makes his move.

SAVAGE DRAGON #187

story /art / cover ERIK LARSEN
APRIL 17
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.99

“THE VICIOUS CIRCLE RISING”

A glimpse into the lives of Chicago’s notorious criminal organization. For decades the Vicious Circle has all but ruled the Windy City. Now, at last, we enter their world and see through their eyes. We see their struggles, their fears, the obstacles they face. Introducing the sons and daughters of the Vicious Circle. We see the crime family they were born to inherit and the forces who oppose them.

SEX #2

story JOE CASEY
art / cover PIOTR KOWALSKI
APRIL 10
32 PAGES/FC/M
$2.99

SECOND ISSUE COLLECTOR’S ITEM!

Simon Cooke’s journey into the underbelly of Saturn City continues. Think about it… how repressed would YOU be after waging a war on crime for the entirety of your adult life? What happens when the superhero power fantasy finally ends? Find out by buying more SEX!

SNAPSHOT #3 (of 4)

story ANDY DIGGLE
art / cover JOCK
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / BW / T+
$2.99

Hunted by a ruthless killer who has framed them for murder, Jake and Callie try to infiltrate the mysterious gated community at the heart of the deadly conspiracy. But nothing can prepare them for what they will find there. Continuing the new thriller from the creators of The Losers and Green Arrow: Year One!

SON OF MERLIN #3

story ROBERT NAPTON
art / cover ZID
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

Morgana never anticipated that Merlin’s bastard son, the MIT professor Simon Ambrose, would delay her plan to obtain the Stone of Giramphiel. But even with the power inherent in Merlin’s diary, Simon isn’t ready to face her in battle. To seek refuge from Morgana’s grasp, Simon will need to call upon enchanters of old who have spent the past century hiding in plain sight in New York City.

SPAWN #230

story TODD MCFARLANE
art SZYMON KUDRANSKI
cover TODD MCFARLANE
APRIL 3
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“COMPLEX MESSIAH,” Part Two

As a small online community continues to look into Jim’s connection with the Curse of the Hellspawn, the fervor around the world’s “new messiah” begins to reach an apex.

Meanwhile, the Vatican makes a house call, taking the first steps in their efforts to test Jim’s true origin. Sinner or Saint, the church has no intention of allowing his gifts to be used against them.

Plus: The final fate of someone in Jim’s inner circle.

For retailer order form:

For every 25 copies ordered, retailers may order one Todd McFarlane B/W cover.

STORM DOGS #6 (of 6)

story DAVID HINE
art DOUG BRAITHWAITE & ULISES ARREOLA
cover DOUG BRAITHWAITE
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

Season one builds to a tragic climax as the team discovers that everything they thought they knew about Amaranth is a lie.

SUPER DINOSAUR #20

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art JASON HOWARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
cover JASON HOWARD
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / E
$2.99

In the aftermath of their first battle with Tyrannosaurus X, Derek and Super Dinosaur get… fancy!

THINK TANK #8

story MATT HAWKINS
art RAHSAN EKEDAL
cover RAHSAN EKEDAL & BRIAN REBER
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / BW / T
$3.99

Accountability isn’t something Dr. David Loren worried about before. Sheltered behind the manned concrete perimeter of CED, so long as he continued to fulfill his contractual obligation to create inventions of destruction, David never had to think twice about being an arrogant jerk. But right now, David is on the wrong side of the military’s good graces. And accountability is a bitch.

TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH #4 (of 4)

story MK PERKER & KEN KRISTENSEN
art / cover MK PERKER
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99

“CANDY WITH STRANGERS,” Conclusion

When his best friend and mentor gets thrown in solitary confinement, Todd becomes an easy target for an Aryan Nation assassin. Meanwhile, his father accepts a marriage proposal that was never given, and his mom comes face-to-face with the Maniac Killer.

THE WALKING DEAD #109

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
APRIL 10
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99

Maggie and Sophia pick up the pieces and continue their lives at the Hilltop.

WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE #6 (of 6)

story BRANDON SEIFERT
art / cover LUKAS KETNER & ANDY TROY
APRIL 24
32 PAGES / FC / T
$2.99

This is it: Doc Morrow’s last stand against the forces making his life hell! If Morrow and his allies fail here, all of Arkham, Oregon will suffer! Too bad he screws it up. Oops: SPOILERS!

“Drips with retro-gore fun” — Paste Magazine

Preview – Revival #6

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Brett

Revival #6

Story by: Tim Seeley Art By: Mike Norton Cover By: Jenny Frison
Price: $2.99

A great jumping on point for new readers.
Dana investigates the murder of a prominent psychologist who specialized in coping with returned love ones. Cooper gets a visitor. And May Tao visits the hopsital.

Best Comics of 2012

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Brett

It’s the first day of a new year and so that means we’re doing our “best of” listing of the top comic books for 2012. Generally these are comic books that came out in 2012, though some are from earlier times and I got around to reading them, or limited series that continued. Keep in mind, this is what I have read. If it’s not on here, I just might not have read it.

Best Super Hero Comic – Hawkeye

Hawkeye, Marvel Comics’ least likely hit is as cool as the minimalist covers by David Aja. Written by Matt Fraction with art by Aja, Hawkeye follows the Avenger and shows him not as his cockiest (as portrayed elsewhere), but instead as a character who isn’t totally sure of himself. The series is a deconstruction of this hero, putting him at the street level, as likely to take on Hydra as his is some petty street thugs who say “Bro” a lot.

The series shares a lot with last year’s winner Daredevil. Both have a pulp sense about them, but there’s something with Hawkeye’s simple story telling that makes it stand above the rest. The art, the story, the covers, it’s all there blending perfectly.

There’s a fantastic mix of action, humor and simple human interaction that pulls together to make it the best super hero comic I’m reading, but also one of the best debuts of the year. Hopefully the comic finds the audience it deserves as accolades are poured upon it, but if nothing else, this is a series that’ll be looked upon as at the top of it’s game, no matter the year.

Runners Up:

Daredevil – Last year’s winner is still one of the best comics on the market. Mark Waid’s writing is fantastic as he took Matt Murdock down holes (literally and metaphorically). We again questioned Murdock’s sanity and Waid was able to mix in pulp fun with super heroes and not make it all seem silly when we got our reveal at the end.
Idolized – Aspen Comics’ first entry into true super heroes was a comic I looked forward to reading each month. Centered around a reality tv super hero contest, we’re given a character we can relate to, cheer on as well as scold all at the same time. The art is top notch and here’s hoping it lasts for quite some time.
Batman – Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have put together a Batman run that’s up there with the best. This year they’ve given us the Court of Owls and Talons which are villains that feel appropriate for Batman but also his equal in every way.
Wolverine & The X-Men – Wolverine is now the headmaster at a school that’s as chaotic as him in beserker mode. Each issue I walk away smiling after a few laughs. In a year of uneven “X” books, this one has been consistent fun.

Best Non-Super Hero Comic –The Massive

Writer Brian Wood‘s DMZ won last year, so is it any surprise his new series by Dark Horse is this year’s winner? This to me is not just the best non-super hero comic, but also the best “new series” and “best series” of the year. It’s that damn good. It’s the future after a massive environmental disaster and aboard a ship the Kapital is a crew of environmental activists on a mission to survive as well as find their sister ship The Massive.

The comic is as good as they come, with an amazing cast of characters that we slowly get to learn more about as layers pealed apart issue by issue. The world is destroyed and while familiar, the environmental devastation has left it so that we’re kept on our toes.

The cast of characters are some of the most realistic and interesting in any comic out there right now. It’s diverse and varied in backgrounds, motivations, attitudes, everything. There’s someone for everyone to cheer for and hiss at. We have heroes and villains and motivations that still remain murky and elusive.

The Massive is the one series I immediately read upon release no matter what I have going on. The downside is, I have to wait a month to do so between each issue.

Runners Ups:

Saga – Brian K. Vaughn has written some modern classics and Saga looks like it’ll be right up there with his past works. An epic in the making that’s a mix of science fiction and fantasy following two enemy soldiers who fall in love, have a kid, and go on the run. Each issue keeps you on your toes as to what expect next.
Revival- Did you hear zombies are still big in entertainment? This new series follows a town locked down by the CDC after the dead come back to life. What’s the cause? What exactly is going on? Little by little we’re finding out, but the focus is really the realistic characters dealing with this strange world.
Mind MGMT- Matt Kindt is an amazing writer and this series involving mind controlling secret agents is trippy and exciting as they come. The art is his usual water color like style, unique and recognizable in today’s comics. The comic feels like Ah-Ha’s Take On Me music video, with psychics and world traveling, aka, it’s awesome.
Rachel Rising – Another horror comic that’s fantastic each and every issue. Another people coming back from the dead comic that again keeps you on your toes as what’s going on plays out slowly over each issue. This is a slow build, page turner.

Best Limited Series or One Shot – Princeless

Fairy tales are rather played out. Girl needs a prince to rescue her from the tower and to do so, the prince must defeat the dragon. Then, comes in Princeless, which takes all of that and skewers it with some of the best female empowering political/societal skewering this year. The lead is a female black princess out to save her sisters. It’s girl power and it’s awesome.

The sly commentary about society and gender roles makes this first volume and it’s two one-shots stick out. The fact it’s done in a package that’s as fun for kids as it is for adults, makes it one of the best of the year.

The comic has gotten praise, landing on a few other lists and even receiving Eisner nods, all the accolades are deserved. We get a second volume in February, and you better pre-order it to make sure you get a copy.

If you’re looking for a comic to hand to your kids, female or male, this is a great one to start, but lets be honest, it’s so entertaining, you’ll be the one reading it.

Runners Up:

Point of Impact– Image Comics released this series which is only in it’s third issue, but it’s basically Law & Order, the comic book. The story is as solid as you’d see on that show and should be a great crossover to draw fans of that television series over to comic books. If you’re a fan of that tv show, even a casual one, go grab this series if you can find it.
Stumptown Vol. 2 – Greg Rucka brings back his detective series for a second volume. This one focusing on musicians and the drug trade. The series is still playing out and man it’s good. The series also decided to try some things new visually, like having you turn the pages during a car chase. Solid story and innovative art to boot!
The New Deadwardians – Vertigo’s limited series is the British upper crust meets vampires and zombies. Did I also mention that it’s a detective thriller?
Archaia Free Comic Book Day – You have to give Archaia props for this free comic, not just due to the excellent content within, which included Rust, The Return of the Dapper Men and more, but it also was a hardcover comic. The absolute best presentation and giveaway for Free Comic Book Day ever.

Best Single Issue – Batman #5

Scott Snyder‘s Batman epic event Court of Owls was an amazing read, giving us a villain that seemed the equal or better of Batman. Something that hasn’t been felt in a long time. But, the story was helped by Greg Capullo‘s art. If you need evidence of how important that was, then go back to this issue. Though it came out in the beginning of the year, it’s stuck with me since.

Batman is captured and dumped in the Owls’ maze. As he’s drugged and descends in to madness, we’re taken with him. Before we know it, we’ve turned the issue on it’s side, then completely upside down as we go down the spiral with our hero. We’ve scene that sort of visual before, in movies, on television, but the tactile holding of the book, instead of the passive watching ads an element that drags us into the experience.

It’s a perfect example of the marriage of story and art and why comics are an entertainment medium unlike any other.

**Worst Single Issue of the Year – Thunderbolts (Marvel Now) #1**

I’ve loved Marvel’s Thunderbolts in ever version we’ve gotten over the years. Even their latest time travel spin, while silly at times, ended well enough to justify the trip. Marvel NOW! was supposed to be the best creative teams creating some of the best comics, but this first issue is such a stinker, it’s sad and I wonder how it got approved.

The issue is the very non-creative gathering of the members of the team. In a movie, it’d maybe be 10 or 15 minutes, and possibly covered in the opening credits. Add on top of it we wonder how General Ross is getting from place to place, the entire issue is poorly plotted, thought out and just beyond boring. Add in a waste of art talent and I can only hope things get better going forward, cause this was really bad.

It’s a shame to see such cool character be used so poorly with a set-up that is predictable and at the same time, make no sense. The fact this is supposed to get people excited and draw them in since it’s Marvel NOW! just makes it even more of a travesty.

Runners Up:

Deadpool (Marvel Now) #1- Deadpool versus zombie versions of past Presidents. The story arc is silly and just pointless. This is not Deadpool at his best.
Happy! (any issue) – If there was an award for the most use of “fuck” in comics, this would win. If that’s supposed to be edgy and entertaining, I’ll pass.

Best Graphic Novel/Trade Paperback – Economix: How Our Economy Works & Doesn’t Work

Take a complicated subject of economics and most people’s eyes glaze over just before they fall asleep. What this graphic novel does, is take a complicated and dense subject and makes it easy to understand, and somehow does it in an entertaining fashion.

The graphic novel begins in the early stages of economics and follows through to modern times, including the fiscal meltdown over the last decade. Not only are the philosophies that impacted the thought of the time discussed, but the major events of the time are added in to give us a perspective as to how it all fits together.

The graphic novel isn’t preachy at all, instead it allows us to make up our own mind as to how it all works together. We’re presented with the history without the personal opinion or perspective (for the most part).

This is a graphic novel that should be a required reading in all high schools and colleges. Not only does it educated, but it also entertains. In one read, I learned more on the subject than all of my education put together. For that the graphic novel deserves accolades.

This is a prime example of how graphic novels and comics have transcended their origins and are more than silly heroes in tights.

Runners Up:

My Friend Dahmer – Want to know the “origin” of Jeffrey Dahmer? Well here you go, directly from a person who knew him in high school. This graphic novel will leave you scratching your head and disturbed at the killer and monster he was, but also wonder how anyone could of stopped it.
Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City – Guy Delisle’s latest about his time spent in Israel. The commentary and perspective of his experiences is amazing and really gets you to think. A travel guide like no other, Delisle’s work is beyond entertaining perfect for comic and non-comic fans alike.
Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland and Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me – These are some of Harvey Pekar’s last works before his passing this year. Both are as personal as they come discussing his faith and growing up in Cleveland. Masterpieces both.
Building Stories – The most praised release of the year is a collection of stories in a box the size of a board game. The interconnected stories make you rethink what comic books are and could be.

Best Writer of the Year – Brian Wood

The Massive would put Wood in the running this year, but add in his run on Conan the Barbarian and his release of Mara and Brian Wood is the best writer this year. Each series is varied in topics and characters, but what they all have in common is strong characters.

Wood, throughout everything he’s written has focused on that. They voices he writes through run through the spectrum, and through it all he tackles some great socio and political commentary. His writing is a commentary in the world we live in or a world we could live in.

All three series are some of the top of the year, and with Star Wars on the horizon in 2013, there’s a good chance he’ll be towards the top of the list then too.

Runners Up:

Mark Waid – Waid is a master writer turning anything he touches into gold. He’s got Daredevil, last years best series, and take the reigns on the Indestructible Hulk, plus there’s his work at Thrillbent. I can’t wait to see what he releases in 2013!
Scott Snyder – The man has injected excitement and new ideas into Batman, giving us new bad guys that seem like a threat and the return of the Joker. On top of that there’s his work on American Vampire and Swamp Thing. 2013 sees Man of Steel from DC comics, we’ll see if he can give us the Superman we deserve.
Matt Kindt – Mind MGMT has gotten Kindt on to the list. The story and how it’s laid out, with fake ads and small details in the margins makes it a series that sucks you in, in every way.
Brian Michael Bendis – The man wrapped up his epic run on the Avengers and gave us the All-New X-Men after juggling the epic battle of Avengers Vs. X-Men. Probably the most controversial person on the list, he’s taken concepts that shouldn’t work and some how have made them so.

Best Event of the Year – Court of Owls

Scott Snyder’s Batman event has given us a threat that really makes us think Batman has met his match. Talons, undead assassins are unleashed on Gotham to cleanse it and bring in the reign of the Court of Owls a secret society that’s been around since the cities’ earliest of days.

We got some retconning and wedging in of the concept, but it all works. Snyder pulled it off giving us a hell of an exciting story and one I wish went on longer. It’s only downside was it was too short, but I’m sure it’s ramifications will be felt in the long run, setting up a plot line for Batman that’ll be around for years.

Runners Up:

Rotworld – Swamp Thing and Animal take on the Rot, which might consumer us all. The least talked about event and story-arc of the year is one of DC’s best.
Avengers Vs. X-Men – It should of been horrible, but every battle, every fight was entertaining and filled up that small part of us that want to see comic characters beat the crap out of each other. Oh yeah, and the Phoenix returned. It gave us the new Marvel status-quo, so it was also one of the most important story arcs.
Uncanny X-Force: Final Execution – Will Kid Apocalypse turn evil? This is what the series has been leading to, and in the end it’s all a comment on nature vs. nurture.
Return of Valiant – Valiant is back! And while the comics are all over the map in quality, they’re all good to great. 2013 sees the publisher’s first big events, so we’ll see where they land next year. Welcome back Valiant, you’ve been missed!

Best Genre of the Year – Indie Comics

Is it a “genre”? We can argue about that, but lets face it, 2012 was a year we saw major creators shrug off the big two, instead launching creator owned series at other publishers, digitally or through Kickstarter. We saw more comics, in more varieties, on more subjects and more ways to consume them, than any time before. It really wasn’t the year of the Big Two, this was a year that we as consumers could find something that’d fit our tastes.

With more channels for distribution and more ways to produce comics, we’re in a golden age where the old ways of publishing no longer hold back the creativity that abounds.

Runners Up:

Zombies – Zombies have become a cultural phenomenon, lead ~~marching~~ shuffling along by The Walking Dead. Revival changed the genre a bit, with so many releases giving us so many other spins and perspectives. The genre has crossed over in to movies, television, books, toys and more. We’ll see how soon before it all comes grinding to a halt.
Digital Comics – Digital first. Digital exclusive. Web comics. This was the year digital comics began to break through. Lead by the platform comiXology, we also saw some creativity in how to sell digitally by Viz. This distribution method will only grow in 2013 as more ways to gain revenue from it are explored.

Best Comic Tie-In of the Year – The Walking Dead Episodes 1 to 5

The game has gained numerous accolades in the video game industry. It released as episodes, mimicking comic books and the television series it built off of. You make choices and try to survive in a world filled with zombies, with your decisions impacting the story. It also was a break through for episodic video game content, something toyed with, but not really ever gaining the acceptance it deserved.

This is the video game based on a comic book that didn’t suck. Something rare when it comes to video games. A second volume is out in 2013, so expect this to make numerous lists then too.

Runners Up:

Marvel and DC Lego Sets – How awesome are these? I have all the sets released, plus the key chains and some of the limited edition figs. All are awesome, and there’s more out in 2013!
The Walking Dead (Facebook game) – Take The Walking Dead and make it a fun social game you can play on Facebook. A fun time sink that plays off it’s source material perfectly.
Minimates – Kind of like Lego figures, but more points of articulation and so many choices to make. There’s over 50 sets out and the characters and properties they cover is massive. A great niche form of toys and one I got in to in 2012.
Marvel Universe – The out put this year seems to have dropped of these G.I. Joe like toys. But, the quality was up there. Topping the list for me was my Guardians of the Galaxy toy set with Rocket Raccoon and Groot!

Best Comic Book Related Movie/TV Show – The Walking Dead

This was a juggernaut. The television series based on the Skybound/Image Comics comic dominated television, putting up ratings that haven’t been scene before in a cable television series. It crushes the competition in key demographic categories and only seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

It become a focal point between AMC and television cable companies in their battles this year. It also has driven people to pick up the source material. The Walking Dead television series has done what no other movie or television series based on comics has done, it’s driven people to buy comics. The Walking Dead trade paperbacks have been in the top ten of lists for much of the year and stores can’t keep them in stock.

Issue 100 of the series was one of the biggest selling comics of the last decade driven by the popularity of the television show. It’s back in February and I’m expecting only bigger ratings and fandom to come.

Runners Up:

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope – A celebration of fandom, the movie took us to San Diego Comic-Con and helped us understand the buzz and comic fans, never talking down about or making fun of them. A documentary that truly celebrates it’s subject.
Avengers- The movie was flawed, but Marvel and Joss Whedon pulled off what many thought was impossible, pulling together Marvel’s characters and creating a cohesive comic movie universe. That gets it to make the list.
The Dark Knight Rises- The end of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy fails to stand on it’s own, but it’s a great end cap to the three movies wrapping up it’s themes nicely. The whole is stronger than any individual part.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 – The source material is fantastic, so not a shock the animated feature is any less. Now I want part 2!

Best Surprise of the Year – Image’s come back

Image celebrated it’s 20th anniversary this year, and it came back and kicked ass. Each released seemed to create bigger and bigger buzz with constant sell-outs. And should it be any shock this was the case? Image drew some of the biggest talent in the comic industry as creators threw off the shackles of the big two and instead released quality indie comic after indie comic.

There was something for everyone this year from Image, and they moved passed their reputation of big guns and pecks comics, instead bringing us varied titles that at times pushed the medium.

Biggest Disappointment of the Year – Marvel NOW!

I’ll start off by saying there’s some great comics in Marvel NOW!. But, there’s also some real stinkers. We were promised the best creative teams tackling the best characters, but so far, this big shake up has seemed like business as usual. Sure, there’s solid comics, All-New X-Men, Thor, Avengers, but for each good one, there seems to be some turds too.

Add on top of that, a promise of promotion that hasn’t been scene. There was Jimmy Kimmel, but that seemed to make fun of comic books. There was Jeopardy that every contestant avoided like the plague.

What should of been a huge multi-media event instead turned into another launch point aimed at people already reading comics, offering nothing new or different. Just the same old comics, with different creative teams.

Sure there’s the Marvel augmented reality, but do I want to pull out my phone to read a comic? It’s a toy added to what should be the real draw, the comic story and art. This just feels like an accessory to the action figure that’s not needed.

We also have a release schedule that makes me slap my head. Some issues see their fifth issue out in less than two months. Some are a weekly release, some are monthly. This is overload of the worst kind when it comes to releases.

Instead of innovating and challenging what comics are and who reads them, we get what’s come before with some new polish.

Best Character – Callum Israel

Callum Israel is the main character of Brian Wood‘s The Massive. A former mercenary who worked for a Blackwater like operation, is now the leader of an environmental group trying to find their sister ship in a world destroyed by ecological disaster.

We’re still learning more and more about this character, much like everyone in Wood’s amazing read. We know were he’s from, that’s brought up a lot. We know a bit about his past and partially why he stopped his former life. There’s a gap however between then and when he became an environmental crusader and so much else we don’t know about.

A leader whose mysterious and tough. Israel is a character I want to learn more about.

Runner Up:

Batman – A successful comic series and event(s) plus a successful movie that end caps a fantastic movie trilogy. That was followed up about rumors as to how he’ll be handled in the upcoming Justice League movie. This was Batman’s year when it comes to super heroes.

Publisher of the Year – Kickstarter

I thought long and hard about who should have this mantle. I decided there should be a couple of factors when choosing the “Publisher of the Year.” I wanted a “publisher” that not only put out solid comic books, but in this digital age, pushed the envelope some how. While not technically a publisher Kickstarter did both.

Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform where individuals put up projects and people submit pledges to help those projects meet their goals. Pledges may contain various gifts back, like digital comics, printed comics, posters, prints, t-shirts or more.

Kickstarter is now roughly the third largest publisher in it’s output each month, but what’s more amazing is that it’s democratized the creation process. In the past the publisher was the one that decided what was printed and what the masses could read. Sure there was indie comics, but for the most part the the decision process was top down.

Instead, Kickstarter is a publishing platform, allowing creators to pitch their ideas and creations and allow the masses to decide what gets funded, and by being funded, what gets printed. It destroys the creation process and throws out the out-dated beliefs.

Comics you’d never see otherwise are now getting created and in to the hands of fans. Some of the most buzzed about projects are starting there first and then going to publishers. Some of the industry’s biggest creators are going there to get their projects out there.

Kickstarter has really gotten the ball rolling in a change that will fundamentally change the entertainment we enjoy and will eventually lead to a publishing process years from now we don’t even recognize today. What’s more amazing is, it’s just getting started.

Runners Up:

Image Comics – Image has had a banner year, getting past stereotypes of the type of comics you’d expect from them and drawing in some of the industry’s biggest creators. It gave us some of the most talked about comics of the years, creating some of the biggest buzz. All of which during it’s 20th anniversary.
Dark Horse – Conan, The Massive, The Strain, the Goon, Dark Horse Presents, Mind MGMT, Ghost and I could go on and on. Dark Horse gave us some amazing monthly series, but also collections of modern comics as well as classic comic archives.
Viz Media – I don’t read Manga. I’m not the biggest fan, but I’m checking it out more and more. Why Viz Media makes the list is because they’re changing up revenue models. Not only did they launch Neon Alley, but they have given a digital Manga platform which you can pay for or read digital comics by watching ads. Add in a deal with CafePress and this is a company willing to try new things and see what works.
Archaia – Archaia has put out some of the most beautiful comics this year. They went digital first, which I think hurt a bit, but the comics themselves are fantastic. They really have something for everyone and if you want to get someone in to comics, this is a company to start with. The presentation alone will get people to change their minds. When I think of Archaia, I think quality.

Image Comics in March 2013

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Brett

EAST OF WEST #1

story JONATHAN HICKMAN

art NICK DRAGOTTA

MARCH 27

40 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

“OUT OF THE WASTELAND”

The things that divide us are stronger than the things that unite us. A Sci-Fi Western set in a dystopian America where all hope for the future rests in the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse…who just happen to be trying to kill the President of the United States.

One of the most exciting new books of the year, this is EAST OF WEST, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the award-winning team of Marvel’s FF, JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA.

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FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #1 (of 5)

story FRANK J. BARBIERE

art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAM

MARCH 20

40 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

A BOLD NEW ERA OF PULP ADVENTURE COMICS BEGINS HERE

After a tragic encounter with an artifact known as “The Dreamstone,” infamous treasure hunter Fabian Gray was possessed by five literary ghosts and has been granted access to their unique abilities.

Join writer FRANK J. BARBIERE and artist CHRIS MOONEYHAM for the most exciting debut of 2013 as they introduce you to a unique world full of action, black magic, exotic locales, and literary allusion!

LOST VEGAS #1 (of 4)

story JIM McCANN 

art JANET LEE

wrap-around cover A JANET LEE

cover B DAN McDAID

1:10 incentive cover FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

MARCH 6

 32 PAGES / FC / T+

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The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of JIM McCANN & JANET LEE reunite to create a universe filled with intrigue as one gambler-turned-slave has 24 hours to go all in and pull off the greatest heist the universe has seen.

(in this next section, can it be like a brochure, like a different font? If not, italics is cool) WELCOME TO LOST VEGAS!  Aboard this luxurious casino-filled traveling space-station you will find the highest stakes games from every corner of every planet, unheard-of winnings, and the greatest attractions anywhere!* 

 (Can the below section be a smaller font size?) *the fine print- those who bet it all and lose must work it off as indentured servants to the casino. Escape is not possible. No one is exempt from these rules.

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SEX #1

STORY: JOE CASEY

ART / COVER: PIOTR KOWALSKI

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / FC / M

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FIRST ISSUE – COLLECTOR’S ITEM! Finally, a good reason for you come in the comicbook store — to buy SEX! Simon Cooke has retired from his own “alternative lifestyle” and returned to the city he’d previously sworn to protect. Now he’s just another average citizen — or is he? The term “adult” has never been so appropriate as it is when it applies to SEX.

SAVAGE SKULLKICKERS #1

story JIM ZUB

art EDWIN HUANG

cover A EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB

cover B CHRIS STEVENS

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T

$3.50

SAVAGE SKULLKICKERS: a modern reinterpretation that gets back to the roots of these timeless characters. It’s a bold new direction, a continuing story and a newly added adjective! Our twentieth issue is brand a new #1! Welcome to comic math.

P.S. Retailers: Rack this comic beside other new “Savage” comics you may have hanging around the shop. We won’t mind.

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story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / BW / M

$2.99

This special Walking Dead issue contains a reprint of THE WALKING DEAD 27, featuring the first appearance of The Governor, as well as The Governor origin story that first appeared in the CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2012. Find out the origins of the villain from THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 3!

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story MARK KIDWELL

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MARCH 27

178 PAGES / FC / M

$19.99

THE GATES OF HELL ARE OPEN…AND THE DEAD WILL LEAVE THEIR MARK!

Continuing the epic story of the rise of the living dead in the 1960’s, “’68 SCARS” picks up right where the original sold-out comics mini-series left off. From a blood bath atop the US Embassy in Saigon to the churning waters of the Mekong Delta, the surviving US forces fight for their lives against the malicious guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong and the endless surge of the cannibalistic dead. And within the enemy-surrounded perimeter of Saigon’s TAN SON NHAT airport, the scars of war reveal themselves as a festering evil tightens its grip.

The war is over, but the battle for humanity’s survival has just begun…and some wounds never heal.

Presenting an all-new, 178 page trade paperback collection of the ongoing “Zombies in Vietnam” comics series “’68”, from creators Mark Kidwell, Nat Jones and Jay Fotos. This deluxe volume contains tons of specially selected extras from behind-the-scenes as well as the bonus award-winning ’68 one-shot comic: ’68 HARDSHIP with stunning artwork by Jeff Zornow.

COLLECTS ’68 SCARS ISSUES 1-4 and includes ONE SHOT release of ’68 HARDSHIP.

BLOODSTRIKE #35

STORY / ART: ROB LIEFELD

COVER A: ROB LIEFELD

COVER B: ROB LIEFELD

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.99

”BRIGADE,” Part Two

Cabbot and the surviving Bloodstrike team cope with the ramifications of the BRIGADE INITIATIVE! Featuring ROMAN, CYBRID, LETHAL, FREE AGENT, BATTLESTONE, and introducing SOLDIER. BLOODSTRIKE continues to set the stage for EXTREME 2013 EVENT!

YOUNGBLOOD #77

STORY: ROB LIEFELD

ART: JON MALIN

COVER A: ROB LIEFELD

COVER B: ROB LIEFELD

MARCH 6

32 PAGES/ FC / T+

$3.99

”RISE,” Part One

Familiar Youngblood faces return just in time! There is a traitor within as the team is challenged by their greatest nemesis! LORD CHAPEL RISES AGAIN. The destruction of Youngblood sets the stage for EXTREME 2013’s biggest event.

THE ART OF TODD McFARLANE: THE DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS TP

story TODD McFARLANE

art TODD McFARLANE

MARCH 6

400 PAGES /FC / OVERSIZED / T

$39.99

THE SOLD OUT HARDCOVER – NOW AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER!

THE ART OF TODD McFARLANE: THE DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS is a visual biography celebrating 30 years of artwork from one of the comic industry’s most popular and iconic artist personalities. Features art from original comic art boards, rare, never-before-seen sketches, and art from McFARLANE ‘s work on, among others, Batman, Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk and his own top-selling creation, SPAWN. Also features extensive commentary by the artist himself. Large format softcover book showcases McFARLANE ‘s detailed art style at a previously unpublished size. Has broad appeal for all comic art fans.

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CHEW OMNIVORE EDITION, VOL. 3 HC

story JOHN LAYMAN

art / cover ROB GUILLORY

MARCH 13

304 PAGES / FC / M

$34.99

Anthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. Tony and Toni. Each with their an extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensations of the past of anything he bites into or ingests. Toni is Cibovoyant, able to flash onto a vision of the future of any living thing she bites into or ingests. They are both federal investigators, and this is the story of some of their strangest, sickest and most bizarre cases.

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CYBER FORCE: REBIRTH, VOL. 1 TP

story MARC SILVESTRI & MATT HAWKINS

art KHOI PHAM & SUNNY GHO

cover MARC SILVESTRI & SUNNY GHO

MARCH 13

160 PAGES / FC / T+

$14.99

COLLECTING THE RETURN TOP COW’S TOP-SELLING SERIES

Carin Taylor, codenamed Velocity, has escaped from the CDI controlled Millennium City and is desperately trying to find the one man she believes can help her prevent the end of the world. When she runs a group of other CDI escapees, will they help her… or turn their backs?

Top Cow founder MARC SILVESTRI (THE DARKNESS, Incredible Hulk) returns to his first Image series to bring you a contemporary re-imagining rooted in cutting-edge, real world technology!

Collects CYBER FORCE #1-5

GUARDING THE GLOBE, VOL. 2 TP

story PHIL HESTER

art/ cover TODD NAUCK & JOHN RAUCH

MARCH 20

144 PAGES / FC / T+

$16.99

The Guardians of the Globe are BACK in an all-new, all-exciting series! Your favorite heroes – Brit, Invincible, Best Tiger, Robot, Yeti, Kaboomerang and more – face new challenges of epic proportions. Catch up just in time for the debut of an all new Invincible Universe series!

Collects GUARDING THE GLOBE, VOL. 2 #1-6

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IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS, ROUND ONE: DARK STREETS, SNAP CITY TP

story JAMIE S. RICH

art MIKE NORTON & CHYNNA CLUGSTON-FLORES

cover AARON CONLEY, MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED

introduction DEAN HASPIEL

MARCH 27

168 PAGES / FC / E

$14.99

Snap City is under new guardianship, but no sooner has It Girl decided that the streets are hers to protect than she and the other Atomics become embroiled in an inter-dimensional revenge plot. All-new adventures of MICHAEL ALLRED ‘s kookiest creations, with art from the Eisner-winning team behind Battlepug.

Collects IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #1-6

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MADMAN 20^th ANNIVERSARY MONSTER HC

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 2 TP

story JONATHAN HICKMAN

art NICK PITARRA & JORDIE BELLAIRE

MARCH 20

152 PAGES / FC / T+

$14.99

“THEY RULE”

The second amazing volume of the SCIENCE, BAD book of the new millennium. The battle for global supremacy is underway and the bad men of the Manhattan Projects will only accept one outcome: World domination

Collecting the coolest new series of the year into one super science package.

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MAXIMUM MINIMUM WAGE HC

story / art / cover BOB FINGERMAN

MARCH 20

360 PAGES / BW / OVERSIZED / M

$34.99

During its original run, MINIMUM WAGE racked up critical acclaim and a devoted following. Why? Because each page of Rob and Sylvia’s workaday saga boasted uncomfortable truths drenched in bleak humor, presaging squirmy shows like Louie and Girls. Set in a New York so real you can smell it, this definitive edition also includes a color bonus section featuring the original cover paintings and guest pinups by PETER BAGGE, DAVE COOPER, JOE DATOR, GUY DAVIS, HUNT EMERSON, GLENN FABRY, DEAN HASPIEL, GILBERT HERNANDEZ, JOE INFURNANI, DAVE JOHNSON, JOHN KERSCHBAUM, PETER KUPER, ROGER LANGRIDGE, PAT McEOWN, TED McKEEVER, MIKE MIGNOLA, KEVIN NOWLAN, DAN STEFFAN, JILL THOMPSON, JEFF WONG and BILL WRAY!

MICE TEMPLAR, VOL. 3 TP

story BRYAN J.L. GLASS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING

art MICHAEL AVON OEMING & VICTOR SANTOS

cover MICHAEL AVON OEMING

MARCH 6

336 PAGES / FC

$17.99

“A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM”

Karic was the prophesied “Chosen One,” yet now all the Dark Lands will suffer for his audacious actions against King Icarus and the snake god of the druids. Winter has come to the Shadow Time. The Druid High Priest claims the vacant throne and unleashes a wave of tyranny. Civil war looms between rats and weasels. The legend of “Karic Lives” sparks open rebellion. While the hero Karic lies in a feverish coma, unable to wake: yet his dreams are a portal to the Outer Darkness, where the accursed evil of Donas the Nathair lays claim to Karic’s very soul.

The two-time Harvey Award-winning collection continues, from the acclaimed writer of THOR: FIRST THUNDER and the co-creator of POWERS and THE VICTORIES!

MORNING GLORIES, VOL. 4: TRUANTS TP

story NICK SPENCER

art JOE EISMA

cover RODIN ESQUEJO

MARCH 27

216 PAGES / FC / T+

$14.99

Still reeling from the climactic events of “P.E.” the Glories find themselves lost in time and space, confronted by a new group of students who might be even more dangerous than the faculty themselves– the truants! Questions are answered and new mysteries emerge as Season One comes to a shocking end!

Collects MORNING GLORIES #20-25

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PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 2: HOOKED TP

story KURTIS J. WIEBE

art & cover TYLER JENKINS

MARCH 13

128 PAGES / FC / T

$14.99

All the major players of the Peter Pan mythology come to new life in this action packed second volume, with new allies in Tiger Lily, Big Chief and the Braves. Combining forces with the French Resistance, Peter and the boys lead a deadly game of espionage to locate and free their lost brother, Felix. All that’s stopping them is the combined might of the Nazi army led by a cunning and ruthless adversary, Kapitan Haken himself!

Collects PETER PANZERFAUST 6-10

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SEVERED TP

STORY: SCOTT SNYDER & SCOTT TUFT

ART / COVER: ATTILA FUTAKI

MARCH 6

184 PAGES / FC / M

$14.99

The hit horror comic of 2012 will be released as a complete trade paperback. 12-year-old Jack Garron runs away from home to find his biological father, a wayward minstrel. Along the way he meets up with a traveling salesman whose winning smile is fake, beneath which hide his real teeth… jagged spikes that he uses to eat children. Eisner Award Winning Writer SCOTT SNYDER (BATMAN, SWAMP THING, AMERICAN VAMPIRE), SCOTT TUFT & NY Times Best Selling Artist ATTILA FUTAKI (THE LIGHTNING THIEF) bring you the collected paperback that everyone has been talking about. SEVERED.

Collects SEVERED #1-7

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SPAWN: ORIGINS BOOK 8 HC

story TODD MCFARLANE

art GREG CAPULLO

cover CLAYTON CRAIN

MARCH 20

384 PAGES / FC / T+

$29.99

In 1992, legendary writer and artist TODD MCFARLANE unleashed his iconic antihero, Spawn, on the world. In so doing, he launched the most successful independent comic book in history – and the world would never be the same.

SPAWN: ORIGINS BOOK 8 features the stories and artwork that helped cement the Spawn legacy. Relive the excitement of this groundbreaking series – collected in an oversized hardcover format with exclusive bonus content, including cover galleries, behind-the-scenes art and an exclusive digitally painted wraparound cover by CLAYTON CRAIN. Includes landmark double-sized issue #100!

Collects SPAWN #88-100

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THIEF OF THIEVES, VOL. 2 TP

story ROBERT KIRKMAN & JAMES ASMUS

art / cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO

MARCH 6

128 PAGES / FC / T+

$14.99

Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can’t steal, nothing he can’t have… except for the life he left behind. But when his big heist doesn’t go as planned… the aftermath shows that every action has an equal – and equally violent – reaction.

Collects THIEF OF THIEVES #8-13

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TRIGGERGIRL 6 #1

STORY: JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY

ART / COVER: PHIL NOTO

MARCH 6

56 PAGES / FC / M

$5.99

Who is the deadly assassin Triggergirl 6 and why was she sent out on a mission to kill the president of the United States? Who is behind her creation and what is their end game? All these questions are answered as this unforgettable epic is collected for the first time, with bonus sketch pages featuring the art of award-winning illustrator PHIL NOTO.

NOWHERE MEN: SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK N ROLL T-SHIRT

design FONOGRAFIKS

MARCH 6

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Available in red and black.

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THE ACTIVITY #14

story NATHAN EDMONDSON

art / cover MITCH GERADS

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / T

$3.50

“SEA LEVEL”

While Zoe tracks down a lead in Amsterdam that may shed some light on Zeus’s involvement with a terrorist cell there, the rest of Omaha is engaged in the Gulf of Mexico where a storm threatens their mission to take stop a heroin shipment.

ARTIFACTS #27

story RON MARZ

art MARCO TURINI

cover a STJEPAN SEJIC

cover b MARCO TURINI

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.99

“TRUTHS & DESTINIES”

Tom Judge and Tilly Grimes are not the only ones that know the hidden truths of the universe. The Catholic Church knows dark realities kept secret from the world and they have agents to protect us from those secrets, whether we want them to… or not. RON MARZ and new artist MARCO TURINI re-introduce one of Top Cow’s most popular characters into the “Rebirth” universe!

BLACKACRE #4

story DUFFY BOUDREAU

art WENDELL CAVALCANTI

cover BRIAN CHURILLA

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

After a chain of disastrous events, Hull lands in a remote and unforgiving new territory. As Sinclair scrambles to get a handle on the operation from inside BlackAcre’s walls, a powerful rival smells blood.

CHANGE #4 (of 4)

story ALES KOT

art MORGAN JESKE & SLOANE LEONG

cover MORGAN JESKE & JORDIE BELLAIRE

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

Everything drowns. Some patients can’t be saved.

What if the hardest thing you ever had to do was to look yourself in the eyes?

This is where it ends.

CHEW #33

story JOHN LAYMAN

art & cover ROB GUILLORY

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

Tony takes on a load of seamen.

CLONE #5

Story DAVID SCHULNER

Art & cover JUAN JOSE RYP & FELIX SERRANO

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

In a war he never knew existed, Luke Taylor stands to lose everything. His wife. His baby. His identity. Even if Luke can lead the rebels to victory, will his life ever be the same? Find out in the conclusion of the first CLONE arc!

COMEBACK #5 (of 5)

story ED BRISSON

art & cover MICHAEL WALSH

MARCH 20
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50

With half of Reconnect on the run and the other half in the morgue, agent Mark Thomas has to make a deal with the FBI in order to save his own life. However, it may be too late – a former Reconnect agent will not stop until he puts Mark in the ground. The big finale with an ending that will shock you!

DANGER CLUB #7 (RES)

story LANDRY Q. WALKER

art & cover ERIC JONES

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

All of reality has been rebooted! A new universe, and new Danger Club, once again stand at the brink of destruction. Is this a bold new direction for the critically acclaimed teenage heroes? Or is this the beginning of the end?

THE DARKNESS #113

story DAVID HINE

art & cover JEREMY HAUN & JOHN RAUCH

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

“ALONE IN THE WOODS”

Darkness bearer Jackie Estacado’s daughter Hope has wandered beyond the perimeter of her father’s vigilantly guarded estate, Erewon. When night falls in the woods and the supernatural begins to stir, Hope is more at home that ever before. Don’t miss this twisted fairytale that illustrates firsthand that Hope is truly her father’s daughter!

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS #2 (of 3)

story JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, JEFF MARIOTTE, KURTIS WIEBE.

art / cover RILEY ROSSMO

MARCH 27

40 PAGES / FC / M

GOLDEN AGE FORMAT

$4.99

Inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead, artist extraordinaire, RILEY ROSSMO (DEBRIS, GREEN WAKE, COWBOY NINJA VIKING, REBEL BLOOD) joins forces with nine different writers over three issues to tell tall tales from beyond the grave!

This issue’s featured writers are JEFF MARIOTTE (FADE TO BLACK), KURTIS WIEBE (PETER PANZERFAUST) and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (XENOHOLICS).

In this issue: Cartel soldiers visit the pits of Hell, a visitor to Mexico stumbles onto a black mass, and a man heart broken at the loss of his wife is reunited with her beyond the grave.

THE END TIMES OF BRAM & BEN #3 (of 4)

story JAMES ASMUS & JIM FESTANTE

art REM BROO

cover JUAN DOE

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

Bram grows his cult following by throwing Burning Bram – a 66.6 hour festival of Rock, Revelry, & Revelations! But when Ben chooses to side with Heaven, all Hell breaks loose! Plus: the reveal of the true Antichrist, someone gets roofied, and a shock ending you’d least expect!

EPIC KILL #9

story / art / cover RAFFAELE IENCO

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

To infiltrate a government fortress and rescue her captive uncle, Song must tap into the darkest part of her soul; becoming even more lethal and cold-hearted. A sacrifice and mindset she may never return from!

FATALE #14

story ED BRUBAKER

art SEAN PHILLIPS & DAVE STEWART

cover SEAN PHILLIPS

MARCH 27

32 PGS / FC / M

$3.50

The final standalone FATALE FLASHBACK issue – World War Two! Nazi cultists and monsters are after Jo, as she searches for answers and comes face to face with Mr Bishop for the first time!

And remember each issue of FATALE contains extra content, articles and artwork that are not available anywhere but the printed single issues.

FIVE WEAPONS #2 (of 5)

story / art / cover JIMMIE ROBINSON

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T

$3.50

Tyler barely escapes the knife club only to become the target of both the stick club and every teacher in the school of Five Weapons. This time the faculty plans to beat Tyler at his own game and embarrass him in front of the whole school.

The latest series from fan-favorite creator, Jimmie Robinson!

GLORY #34

story JOE KEATINGE

art / cover ROSS CAMPBELL

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.99

“THE END”

100 Years Later. Goodbye.

FINAL ISSUE

GREAT PACIFIC #5

story JOE HARRIS

art / cover MARTÍN MORAZZO

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

“TRASHED!” Part Five

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has attracted hostile natives, mutated sea monsters and billionaire fugitive oil heirs from the Great State of Texas. But when a cache of Soviet-era nuclear warheads is discovered, Chas Worthington has to fend off plundering, modern-day pirates in order to prevent an all-out arms race!

HACK/SLASH #25

story TIM SEELEY

art ELENA CASAGRANDE

cover A TIM SEELEY & DOMINIC MARCO

cover B JENNY FRISON

cover C CHRIS GIARUSSO

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / M

$3.50

“FINAL,” Conclusion

Cassie battles Samhain to the death.

Q: Who will survive and what will be left of them?

A: Not everyone, and very small bits.

The blood spattered, panty-flashing saga of HACK/SLASH comes to an end in this epic issue!

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HELL YEAH #8

story JOE KEATINGE

art ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ & FABIO REDIVO

cover RICKEN

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

“THE DEATH OF PLANET EARTH,” Part One

ALL-NEW STORYLINE! ALL-NEW DYING!

Everything has gone horribly, horribly wrong.

HOAX HUNTERS #8

story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY

art AXEL MEDELLIN

cover SEAN DOVE

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC / T +

$2.99

“HAUNCHYVILLE,” Conclusion

Recent revelations leave the Hoax Hunters searching for answers as they confront the strange terror of Haunchyville.

I LOVE TROUBLE #4

story KEL SYMONS

art/cover MARK A. ROBINSON

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

“OWE MY SOUL TO THE COMPANY STORE”

Felicia hones her little teleportation trick, and picks up a few new ones, while training with Mars to become a cold-blooded assassin. At least, that’s what they expect her to be. But Felicia learns that while it might be no trouble for her to get next to her target, pulling the trigger isn’t as easy. And living with her conscience afterwards is even tougher.

INVINCIBLE #101

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art / cover RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC /T+

$2.99

The Aftermath.

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IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #8

story JAMIE S. RICH

art MIKE NORTON

cover AARON CONLEY, MICHAEL & LAURA ALLRED

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / E

$2.99

“THE WORLD IS FLAT,” Conclusion

It Girl is trapped in the Alps trying to rescue a kidnapped scientist from a slippery supervillain, a scary gangster lady, and her two giant robot sons. Is the scientist’s coveted device the secret to getting out alive? It Girl’s just going to have to turn it on and find out!

THE LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #4 (of 6)

story JUSTIN JORDAN

art / cover TRADD MOORE

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / M

$3.50

Luther versus…..Jack the Ripper?!

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #12

story JONATHAN HICKMAN

art NICK PITARRA

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$3.50

“THE FERMI PARADOX”

Learn the secret history of Enrico Fermi and, more importantly, “if someone is out there” why we haven’t “found them yet.”

The thrilling FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE series continues in THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #12: THE FERMI PARADOX!

MARA #4 (of 6)

story BRIAN WOOD

art MING DOYLE & JORDIE BELLAIRE

cover MING DOYLE

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T

$2.99

The military is keen to co-opt Mara, now that her abilities are maturing, and they aren’t above using her soldier brother to convince her. They offer to “accept” her again, and she rightly rejects it for the crap that it is. Cut off not only from friends and family, but now from her country, where can she go now? Brian, Ming, and Jordie raise the stakes.

MIND THE GAP #10 

story JIM McCANN 

art RODIN ESQUEJO  & DAN McDAID

cover A RODIN ESQUEJO 

cover B SONIA OBACK 

MARCH 27

 32 PAGES / FC / T+  

$2.99

“WISH YOU WERE HERE,” Part Five

Life. Death. Rebirth. All of this and more await Elle when she faces her newest challenge. And it wouldn’t be the conclusion of an arc without twists, turns, shocks, and revelations! A new memory leads Elle to turn on one of her “allies”, and finally – HOODIE IS REVEALED! And no one will be prepared for what happens when they find out who it is!

PROPHET #34

story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY

art SIMON ROY

aover ZACHARY BALDUS

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / T+ 

$3.99

With the help of an ancient force, New father Prophet searches for a weapon to fight a deadly threat to the Empire.

REPOSSESSED #3 (of 4)

story/ art / cover JM RINGUET

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

In this roller-coaster ride of an issue the crew heads to the swamps of Florida to finally repossess Sarah from a mysterious Demon. But they have to deal with more than redneck survivalists and gators: a surprise guest makes an explosive entrance and an old friend reappears. Demons galore!

REVIVAL #8

story TIM SEELEY

art MIKE NORTON

cover by JENNY FRISON

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

Mayor Dillisch deals with body parts littering his highways. May Tao investigates Lester while Lester invesigates May Tao. Em gets an invite to an unusual Church meeting.

SAGA #11

story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

art / cover FIONA STAPLES

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

It’s an intergalactic family reunion, as Hazel’s parents and grandparents join forces to escape a dying world.

SAVAGE DRAGON #186

story, art & cover ERIK LARSEN

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC / T

$3.99

“THE LONG GOODBYE”

The next generation of the Vicious Circle is rising. The city of Chicago sits on the brink of destruction. With his world crashing around him, Malcolm Dragon loses the one person he needs the most: his adopted sister Angel. Now Malcolm Dragon faces his greatest challenge ever – alone.

SNAPSHOT #2 (of 4)

story ANDY DIGGLE

art / cover JOCK

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / BW / T+

$2.99

Jake’s life spirals into nightmare as he finds himself hunted by the very hit-man who has framed him for murder. Maybe the victim’s daughter can give Jake the key to the mystery… if he lives that long! Continuing the new thriller from the creators of The Losers and Green Arrow: Year One!

“It’s so so so so so good!” – Ain’t It Cool News

SON OF MERLIN #2

story ROBERT NAPTON

art & cover ZID

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

THE BATTLE BEGINS ANEW

Morgana and her Black Knights will stop at nothing to thwart Merlin and obtain the Stone of Giramphiel. With Merlin out of the picture, the only person who can stop Morgana is a young MIT professor – Simon Ambrose. But Simon is a scientist and a man of reason. Will Simon accept his magical heritage? Or will his rigid understanding of the universe get in his way?

SPAWN #229

story TODD MCFARLANE

art SZYMON KUDRANSKI

cover TODD MCFARLANE

MARCH 6

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

“COMPLEX MESSIAH,” Part One

All-New Story Arc!

No longer haunted by his past, Jim Downing looks to begin a new life – as a hero, a healer… a savior?

But the Hell-born evil at the heart of his incredible powers is growing stronger, threatening to take control.

For retailer order form:

For every 25 copies ordered, retailers may order one Todd McFarlane B/W cover.

STORM DOGS #5 (of 6)

story DAVID HINE

art DOUG BRAITHWAITE & ULISES ARREOLA

cover DOUG & SUE BRAITHWAITE

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / M

$3.50

There are crimes far worse than murder. Where logic, reason and sanity end…there is Dark Science.

SUPER DINOSAUR #19

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art JASON HOWARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

cover JASON HOWARD

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / E

$2.99

Who or WHAT is TYRANNOSAURUS X – and HOW can Derek Dynamo and Super Dinosaur ever hope to defeat him?! EEK!

THINK TANK #7

story MATT HAWKINS

art RAHSAN EKEDAL

cover RAHSAN EKEDAL & BRIAN REBER

MARCH 20

32 PAGES / BW / T+

$3.99

Dr. David Loren’s work on the 36 barrel/600 rounds per minute Metalstorm led to an epiphany that he no longer wanted to create inventions of destruction for the military. But David has lived a sheltered life behind the barricades of a government-contracted think tank and has never directly been forced to come face to face with the deadly consequences of his actions… until now.

TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH #3 (of 4)

story MK PERKER & KEN KRISTENSEN

art / cover MK PERKER

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC/ T+

$2.99

“CANDY WITH STRANGERS,” Part Two

Todd’s new prison mentor metes out some ugly justice on the convict that stole Todd’s stuff. Meanwhile, Chief Hargrave stumbles into the clutches of the Maniac Killer; Todd’s mother tries to raise bail money the old-fashioned way; and Todd’s dad learns there’s a dark side to his celebrity crush.

THE WALKING DEAD #108

story ROBERT KIRKMAN

art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / BW / M

$2.99

Ezekiel has a tiger.

WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? #5 (of 5)

story NATHAN EDMONDSON

art / cover TONCI ZONJIC

MARCH 13

32 PAGES / FC / T

$3.50

“CHAPTER TEN”

The game has been changed. Jon and Jake have passed the point of no return, and now they are faced with one word: EVERGREEN.

WITCHBLADE #165

story TIM SEELEY

art DIEGO BERNARD & FRED BENES

cover JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T+

$2.99

“CRUMBLING”

Sara Pezzini is no longer in the dark. She remembers her life the way it used to be, the family she used to have. A mother without a daughter, Sara also feels the full guilt for her actions committed during a different life. All she wants to do is hole up and grieve. But her investigation into the Chicago underbelly is catching up to her, and it’s not concerned with the personal time she wants to take for herself.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

WITCHBLADE #161 Top Cow Store Exclusive Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER – $10.00 (SHOW COVER)

NOTE: Limited quantities available. Allocations may occur.

WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE #5 (of 6)

story BRANDON SEIFERT

art & cover LUKAS KETNER & ANDY TROY

MARCH 27

32 PAGES / FC / T

$2.99

In one corner: Dr. Vincent Morrow, the Witch Doctor. In the other: the parasite he’s been infected with. And you won’t believe where the battlefield is! Physician, heal thyself – or else!

“A superbly smart and riveting medical thriller filled with off-the-wall characters” – Fangoria

McFARLANE TOYS

#14460-4 The Walking Dead TV Series 3

#14461-1 Michonne

#14462-8 Merle Dixon

#14463-5 Autopsy Zombie

#14464-2 Michonne’s Pet Zombie 1

#14465-9 Michonne’s Pet Zombie 2

Assorted Case Pack Information:

Standard 12-pack case includes 3 pieces of Michonne & Merle Dixon and 2 pieces each of the Zombies. Call your local retailer for pricing.

Solid Case Pack Information:

Standard 12-pack case includes 12 solids of the figure. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering.

Preview – Revival #5

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Brett

Revival #5

Story by: Tim Seeley Art By: Mike Norton Cover By: Jenny Frison
Price: $2.99

Em is going to need her ability to NOT DIE to save May Tao from Blaine’s garage. But something lurks in the forest nearby, and it wants IN.

Seven Image #1s for $1 each

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Brett

Image Comics has been having an amazing 20th year with numerous sell-outs and some of their debuts being the hottest comics on the market. They’ve now added five new titles to their “Image Firsts” line, printings of first issues of the independent publisher’s most popular titles that sell for only $1.00. For that price, there’s no reason not to give each first issue a read if you haven’t already.

The Image Firsts editions of the phenomenally popular Fatale, Saga, The Manhattan Projects, Thief of Thieves, and Revival will arrive in stores on December 12. In addition, new printings of the Image Firsts editions of The Walking Dead and Chew will be in stores on the same day.

FATALE is the newest title in the fruitful collaboration between writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips (Criminal, Incognito). Colored by Dave Stewart, FATALE tells the story of Josephine, an immortal femme fatale who unwillingly entrances men and ensnares them in a deadly, decades-long battle with unfathomable evil. Melding noir and horror, FATALE is called an “addictive page-turner” in a starred review of its first collection, DEATH CHASES ME, in Publishers Weekly.

SAGA, an ongoing series by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Runaways, Ex Machina) and Fiona Staples, has been the comics break-out hit of the year, garnering near-universal praise and a dedicated fan following. A space-opera-style science fiction adventure, SAGA follows a family on the run — Alana, Marko, and their baby Hazel — as they try to escape the ingrained hostilities that have kept their two worlds at war for centuries and threaten their lives. The first volume is currently number four on the New York Times Paperback Graphic Books Best Seller list. Publishers Weekly’s starred review called SAGA a “human story that will leave readers desperately awaiting the next volume.”

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS by Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four, Avengers), Nick Pitarra (THE RED WING, also with Hickman), and Jordie Bellaire tackles Cold War-era science like no comic has before — imagining a history where the group of geniuses who brought us the atomic bomb also worked on secret occult experiments. Comics Alliance called the series “pure mad science in comic book form.” Its first trade paperback hit stores in September.

THIEF OF THIEVES is a crime series created by Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE) and published under his Image Comics imprint, Skybound. Redmond, a world-class thief, wants to leave behind his life of crime and rebuild his family, but it isn’t going to be so easy to resist the call of one last caper and escape his past. The first story arc of THIEF OF THIEVES, “I QUIT!”, written by Nick Spencer and with art by Shawn Martinbrough and Felix Serrano, was collected in September. A Booklist review says that Redmond’s “redemption, headed off at every corner, makes for a classic emotional stake, and the complexity of the plot, often flashing back to the past to explain the present, holds steady interest.”

REVIVAL is a completely new take on the undead genre that creators Tim Seeley (HACK/SLASH, WITCHBLADE) and Mike Norton (Battle Pug, IT GIRL AND THE ATOMICS) call “rural noir.” When, for one day, the dead rise in a small town in Wisconsin, it changes their quiet world forever. Officer Dana Cypress is tapped to investigate the phenomenon, only to discover it’s hit closer to home than she imagined. In a September article, FearNet writer Alison Nastasi wrote, “Revival peers at its readers from the underbelly of America’s heartland, embracing the moodiness and isolation of the rural landscape.” The collection of the first five issues, YOU’RE AMONG FRIENDS, will be in stores on December 12.

Diamond order codes for the Image Firsts issues:

Image Firsts CHEW #1: OCT128200
Image Firsts FATALE #1: OCT128196
Image Firsts THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1: OCT128197
Image Firsts REVIVAL #1: OCT128211
Image Firsts SAGA #1: OCT128195
Image Firsts THIEF OF THIEVES: OCT128198
Image Firsts THE WALKING DEAD #1 OCT128199

Image sees new Printings of Bedlam #1, MacGyver #1, Happy #1 and #2 and Revival #4

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Brett

Image Comics continues it’s strings of hits and sell outs leading to new printings. Bedlam #1 which debuted this week to praise will receive a second printing that’ll hit stores on November 28, the same day as Bedlam #2. The comic is a new horror series by Nick Spencer and Riley Rossmo. Bedlam is a dark story about the “rehabilitated” mass murderer Madder Red — known a decade later as Fillmore Press. Recruited by the police to aid in capturing of other killers, Press finds himself fighting against his own nature — against Madder Red threatening to re-emerge.

MacGyver: Fugitive Gauntlet #1, co-written by the creator of the MacGyver television show, Lee David Zlotoff, will also receive a second printing. It will be in stores on November 28, along with MacGyver: Fugitive Gauntlet #2.

The comic re-introduces the world’s most resourceful hero, star of the television show MacGyver, which ran from 1985 until 1992.

Both the second issue and second printing of the first issue of Happy!, a four-issue miniseries by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson, were released this Wednesday and quickly sold out at the distributor level. A third printing of Happy! #1 and a second printing of Happy! #2 will be in stores on December 5, the same day as Happy! #3. Happy! tells the story of disgraced cop Nick Sax and his tiny blue companion, the winged horse Happy, who may or may not be a hallucination.

Revival #4 also sold out at the distributor level this past week Every issue of the ongoing series by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton about a small town where the dead came back to life for one fateful day has had multiple printings. The second printing of Revival #4 will be in stores on December 5.

Revival is one of the best new comics to hit stands this year mixing mystery, horror and an excellent focus on the individual, it should be in everyone’s pullbox each month.

Around the Tubes

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Brett

The weekend is almost here! What’s everyone doing this weekend?

Around the Blogs

Bleeding Cool – Updated: Brian Michael Bendis Busts Rumours Of Powers Pilot In Trouble – Hmmm.

Las Vegas Review-Journal – Exhibit looks at comic book censorship – Wish I could see this.

Bleeding Cool – DC To Advertise The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo On National TV – Does anyone care about this series anymore?

IGN – Locke and Key as a Movie Trilogy? – Yes please!

Latino Review – EXCLUSIVE: Señor Fenix Knows The Futures Of LOCKE & KEY, POWERS, REVIVIAL, JJ Abrams and Guillermo del Toro – Lots of interesting stuff.

Variety – Jamie Foxx in talks to play ‘Spider-Man 2’ villain – Hmm, not sure what to think about this.

Around the Tubes Reviews

IGN – A+X #1

CBR – Batman: Li’l Gotham #1

The Tokyo Reporter – The Book of Five Rings: A Graphic Novel

The Collegian – Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn’t Work) in Words and Pictures

The Moon is a Dead World – I, Vampire Vol. 1: Tainted Love

Talking Comics – Rachel Rising #12

Talking Comics – Revival #4

Green Left – The Sacrifice

CBR – Wolverine and the X-Men #19

Preview – Revival #4

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Brett

Revival #4

Story by: Tim Seeley Art By: Mike Norton Cover By: Jenny Frison
Price: $2.99

Dana investigates threats sent to a pair of siblings running a charity to help people adjust to life with undead loved ones. But there’s more to this brother and sister than philanthropy. Meanwhile May Thao discovers photos of a bizarre creature, and just can’t help but get herself into deep sh*t.

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