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Around the Tubes

The weekend is almost here! I’m heading to a comic book display at a local museum here in DC, so expect coverage next week!

Around the Tubes

Kotaku – 2014: We Have Cosplay For A Game That’s Not Even Out Yet – Well that was quick.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

Comic Vine – Daredevil #2

Talking Comics – Elektra #1

CBR – Elektra #1

Talking Comics – The Flash #30

Comic Vine – Justice League United #0

Talking Comics – Original Sin #0

Talking Comics – Secret Origins #1

Geeks of Doom – The 7th Sword #1

Talking Comics – Superman #30

Comic Vine – Zero #7

Preview: Zero #7

Zero #7

Story By: Ales Kot
Art By: Matt Taylor
Cover By: Matt Taylor
Variant Cover By: Sean Phillips
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: FEB140647
Published: April 23, 2014

Zero and Zizek come to a place fifty-six miles away from Juarez, Mexico. There is business to be made in human misery.

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Preview: Zero #6

Zero #6

Written By: Ales Kot
Art By: Vanessa R Del Rey
Art By: Jordie Bellaire
Cover By: Vanessa R Del Rey
Cover By: Francesco Francavilla
Cover By: Nick Dragotta
Cover By: Cameron Stewart
Cover By: Tom Muller
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: JAN140625
Published: March 19, 2014

The Large Hadron Collider. Edward Zero’s newly gained knowledge. A man with a plan to end the universe so a better one can be born.

They all connect here.

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Around the Tubes

It was new comic day yesterday…. what’d everyone get? What are you excited for if you haven’t gotten yours yet?

Around the Tubes

ICv2 – ‘Star Wars X-Wing: Rebel Aces Expansion Pack’ – Very cool!

Around the Tubes Reviews

Comic Vine – All-New Invaders #3

CBR – American Vampire: Second Cycle #1

Comic Vine – American Vampire: Second Cycle #1

Comic Vine – Animal Man #29

Comic Vine – Batman and Robin #29

CBR – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #1

Comic Vine – Daredevil #1

Comic Vine – Ghosted #8

Comic Vine – Green Lantern: New Guardians #29

Comic Vine – Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0

Comic Vine – Ms. Marvel #2

Comic Vine – New Avengers #15

Talking Comics – Sovereign #1

Comic Vine – The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #10

Comic Vine – Superior Spider-Man Annual #2

Comic Vine – Thor: God of Thunder #20

Talking Comics – Uncanny X-Men #19.NOW

Comic Vine – Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #2

Comic Vine – The Witcher #1

Comic Vine – X-O Manowar #23

Comic Vine – Zero #6

Image Comics in April 2014

SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1

STORY: JASON AARON
ART / COVER: JASON LATOUR   
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

Welcome to Craw County, Alabama, home of Boss BBQ, the state champion Runnin’ Rebs football team…and more bastards than you’ve ever seen. When you’re an angry old man like Earl Tubb, the only way to survive a place like this…is to carry a really big stick.

From the acclaimed team of JASON AARON and JASON LATOUR, the same bastards who brought you Scalped and Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted, comes a southern fried crime series that’s like the Dukes of Hazzard meets the Coen Brothers…on meth.

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INVINCIBLE #111

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART / COVER: RYAN OTTLEY
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / M  / $2.99

THE WALKING DEAD CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN WRITES INVINCIBLE!!!

A new beginning for INVINCIBLE as things take a turn down a dark path. Everything changes as Invincible is betrayed by one of his own. You won’t want to miss this explosive issue #1… 1… 1! It packs the punch of THREE relaunched number one issues! IN ONE BOOK!

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THE FIELD #1 (of 4)

STORY: ED BRISSON
ART / COVER: SIMON ROY
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

A man wakes in a field wearing nothing but his underwear. He’s got no idea who he is or how he got there. His only connection to the outside world a cell phone on which he receives mysterious texts warning him of impending danger. Danger like Christian, an ex-bible sales-man in the middle of crime spree fueled by Christian Rock, dirty sex, meth, murder and keeping this underwear clad, nameless and pastless man close by his side.

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SHUTTER #1

STORY: JOE KEATINGE
ART / COVER A: LEILA DEL DUCA
COVER B: DUSTIN WEAVER
COVER C: BRANDON GRAHAM
COVER D: EMMA RÍOS
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

INDIANA JONES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY!

Marvel Knights: Hulk and GLORY writer JOE KEATINGE teams up with artist extraordinaire LEILA DEL DUCA for her Image Comics debut in an all-new ongoing series combining the urban fantasy of Fables and the globe-spanning adventure of Y: The Last Man. Kate Kristopher, once the most famous explorer of an Earth far more fantastic than the one we know, is forced to return to the adventurous life she left behind when a family secret threatens to destroy everything she spent her life protecting.

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DREAM POLICE #1

STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
COVER B: RENAE DELIZ & RAY DILLON
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Dream Police Detectives Joe Thursday and Frank Stanford have been partners for as long as they can remember, patrolling the alternate universe of dreams, nightmares, and the great void beyond, an alternate but very real dimension of changelings, echoes, wisps, ethers, and nightwalkers, those who died in their sleep and wander the dreamscape forever. They’ve seen it all. But when Frank steps away and disappears…and the woman who returns says she’s Joe’s partner, that she’s always been Joe’s partner…he begins a journey into the unknown that will shake the dreaming down to its very foundations.

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’68: RULE OF WAR #1 (of 4)

STORY: MARK KIDWELL
ART: JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
COVER A: NAT JONES
COVER B: CLAYTON CRAIN
COVER C: BLANK SKETCH
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

In a doom-shadowed Cambodia infested with the living dead, CIA Special Agent Declan Rule and his canine companion Nero stalk a human monster, a neurosurgeon bent on carrying out grisly experiments that turn P.O.W.s into vicious instruments of war. In Vietnam, Private Kuen Yam and his ragtag band of survivors battle their way across a murderous no-man’s-land in a desperate search for a ticket to the skies. The war is over, but the battle for humanity’s survival has just begun. Courage will be tested, sanity will be pushed to the breaking point and the rules of war…will be broken.

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GENESIS (ONE-SHOT)

STORY: NATHAN EDMONDSON
ART / COVER: ALISON SAMPSON
APRIL 16 / 56 PAGES / FC / T / $6.99

A trippy journey of creation and destruction as one man finds himself with the ability to manifest anything by thinking it—only to learn that with seemingly unlimited power comes unstoppable terror.

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SELF-OBSESSED ONE-SHOT

STORY / ART / COVER: SINA GRACE  
APRIL 2 / 40 PAGES / BW / T+ / $3.99

For fans of his gothic-tinged retail hell graphic novel NOT MY BAG, SINA GRACE (LI’L DEPRESSED BOY, BURN THE ORPHANAGE) presents a collection of rare and never-before-seen autobiographical strips! Packed with new stories for this edition, SELF-OBSESSED is packed with quirky and humorous insights about comics, love, dreams, and, of course, frenemies.

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SHOTGUN WEDDING #1 (of 4)

STORY: WILLIAM HARMS
ART / COVER: EDWARD PUN
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

Mike Stone wants nothing more than to marry the woman of his dreams. Denise is smart, sexy, teaches the second grade, and loves Mike more than anything in the world. What she doesn’t know is that Mike is one of the world’s top assassins and was once engaged to a fellow assassin named Chloe. And when Mike abandoned Chloe on their wedding day, she vowed revenge…

This April, treat yourself to an issue of SHOTGUN WEDDING each Wednesday! All FOUR issues of Minotaur Press’s latest miniseries will be released in April, and the covers for all four issues connect to form one larger image.

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SHOTGUN WEDDING #2 (of 4)

APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

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SHOTGUN WEDDING #3 (of 4)

APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

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SHOTGUN WEDDING #4 (of 4)

APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

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APHRODITE IX: REBIRTH, VOL. 2 TP

STORY: MATT HAWKINS
ART / COVER: STJEPAN SEJIC
APRIL 30 / 160 PAGES / FC / T+ / $16.99

Collects APHRODITE IX # 6-10 and APHRODITE IX: HIDDEN FILES #1

Determined to never be controlled by outside forces again, Aphrodite IX seeks revenge against those who manipulated her. Plus the secrets behind the generational models revealed by Aphrodite XV and Artemis IX.

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ELEPHANTMEN: 2260 BOOK ONE TP

STORY: RICHARD STARKINGS
ART: AXEL MEDELLIN
COVER: BOO COOK
APRIL 2 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

Collects ELEPHANTMEN #51-55

A new arc, a new slim trade paperback format for ELEPHANTMEN, and, at $9.99, a great opportunity for new readers to start reading the book they’ve heard so much about! Jack Farrell is a private detective who never gave a second thought to the Elephantmen—until he was paid to.

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GLORY: THE COMPLETE SAGA HC

STORY: JOE KEATINGE
ART / COVER: ROSS CAMPBELL
APRIL 23 / 352 PAGES / FC / T+ / $34.99

Collects GLORY #23-34

THE ACCLAIMED APOCALYPTIC WAR SAGA COLLECTED IN ITS ENTIRETY! 

ROSS CAMPBELL (Wet Moon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and JOE KEATINGE (Marvel Knights: Hulk) finally collect their critically-acclaimed and brutally told saga of one warrior and her family torn apart by a millennia-old intergalactic war. This is the complete story, collected in its entirety for the very first time in a deluxe oversized hardcover edition. Includes never-before-seen sketchbook material, scripts, commentary, and interviews.

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LAZARUS, VOL. 2: LIFT TP

STORY: GREG RUCKA
ART / COVER: MICHAEL LARK
APRIL 23 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

Collects LAZARUS #5-9

The second story arc in the New York Times bestselling series. Forever uncovers rebellion brewing in LA, and the Barrets, a family of “Waste,” undertake a 500-mile journey to Denver in the hope that one of their family will be noticed by the Carlyles and “lifted” to Serf status.

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THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 4: THE FOUR DISCIPLINES TP

STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN
ART: NICK PITARRA
APRIL 16 / 144 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99

Collects THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #16-20

It’s the fourth volume of the world’s greatest secret science history, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS. “The Four Disciplines” follows our fractured cast as they focus on their own diverse, secret experiments and global power plays resulting in inevitable betrayal.

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PRETTY DEADLY, VOL. 1 TP 

STORY: KELLY SUE DeCONNICK
ART: EMMA RÍOS & JORDIE BELLAIRE
COVER: EMMA RÍOS  
APRIL 30 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

Collects PRETTY DEADLY #1-5

SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!

KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) and EMMA RÍOS (Dr. StrangeOsborn) present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. Death’s daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage.

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THREE TP

STORY: KIERON GILLEN
ART / COVER: RYAN KELLY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: PROF. STEPHEN HODKINSON
APRIL 9/ 144 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

Collects THREE #1-5

In ancient Sparta, three Helot slaves run for their lives. Pursuing them are three hundred of their Spartan masters. KIERON GILLEN (PHONOGRAM, Iron Man), RYAN KELLY (Local, Saucer Country), and JORDIE BELLAIRE (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, NOWHERE MEN) join forces to tell a legend for our times. Includes cover gallery, making of material, and annotations.

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VELVET, VOL. 1: BEFORE THE LIVING END TP

STORY: ED BRUBAKER
ART: STEVE EPTING & BETTIE BREITWEISER
COVER: STEVE EPTING
APRIL 2 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

Collects VELVET #1-5

SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE!

From the bestselling creators of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” comes this smash-hit spy thriller with a unique new twist!

When the world’s greatest secret agent is killed, all evidence points to Velvet Templeton, the personal secretary to the Director of the Agency. But Velvet’s got a dark secret buried in her past…because she’s also the most dangerous woman alive.

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IMAGE “i” LIMITED EDITION GOLD T-SHIRT

Show your love for Image Comics with an audacious color and classic design!

$19.99 S-XL       MEN’S/WOMEN’S

$22.99 XXL         MEN’S

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RAT QUEENSHANNAH” T-SHIRT

Want to tell your friends about your love of the Rat Queens?

Do it with style and flip them off at the same time!

$19.99 S-XL       MEN’S/WOMEN’S

$22.99 XXL         MEN’S

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THE WALKING DEAD “NEGAN” T-SHIRT

This t-shirt features Negan, leader of the Saviors and villain of “All Out War.”

$19.99 S-XL       M/W

$22.99 XXL         M

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APOCALYPSE AL #3 (of 4)

STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
COVER B: ARIEL OLIVETTI
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

The life of private investigator Allison Carter is complicated enough just preventing the end of the world on a regular basis. But in the midst of her latest case she gets an unexpected call from her mostly-dead ex-boyfriend, who has a tip that may prove helpful or push the world further toward its destruction. Along the way, she encounters a closet troll with a stun-gun fetish, a theme park filled with demonic creatures in happy costumes, and unravels a secret that will change her life forever.

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APOCALYPSE AL #4 (of 4)

STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: SID KOTIAN & BILL FARMER
COVER B: ARIEL OLIVETTI
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

In the fiery conclusion to Allison Carter’s investigation, she at last comes face-to-face with the man trying to bring about the end of the world…who has been working in secret with someone close to her the whole time. If love can be a reason to live, can it also be a reason to destroy…everything? This time saving the world may require the ultimate sacrifice. Does Al have what it takes? Or must we all confront the possibility that there is an ominous reason that this is only a four-part series?

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ARTIFACTS #36

STORY: DAN WICKLINE
ART / COVER: -ROM-
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Tom Judge and Tilly track down students who used a math equation to open up a portal to the Ancient Ones (featured in THE DARKNESS: REBIRTH). Former Angelus and Witchblade bearer Daniel Baptiste investigates related murders.

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BLACK SCIENCE #6

STORY: RICK REMENDER
ART / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

Stranded in the most dangerous dimension yet, Grant McKay’s rage at his onetime boss boils over. Ignoring the chaos all around them, the two finally come to blows! Only one thing is certain: before the Pillar makes its next jump…one of them must die!

Don’t miss the conclusion to the first arc of the world’s most mind-melting sci-fi comic!

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THE BOUNCE #12

STORY: JOE CASEY
ART / COVER: DAVID MESSINA
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

GET READY FOR THE END OF THE WORLD!

Nothing you’ve seen so far could prepare you for the event that occurs in this issue! And the Bounce is at ground zero! After this, NOTHING will ever be the same! BUY IT AND LOVE IT!

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CHEW #41 

STORY: JOHN LAYMAN
ART / COVER: ROB GUILLORY
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Vegas!

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DEAD BODY ROAD #5

STORY: JUSTIN JORDAN
ART / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Holed up and under siege, Gage and his accomplices may have run out of road…but not bullets. Or heads to put them through.

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DEADLY CLASS #4

STORY: RICK REMENDER
ART / COVER: WESLEY CRAIG & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

Class trip! Marcus, Willie, and Saya tear through a neon-soaked Las Vegas, high on life…oh, and a bunch of acid too. And when you’re a teenage killer-on-the-run, stalked by a mutilated psycho with a raging hard-on for revenge, you’re in for one baaad trip.

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EAST OF WEST #12

STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN
ART / COVER: NICK DRAGOTTA
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.50

“THE NIGHT BEFORE”

A last ditch effort is undertaken to avoid a war between the nations by the most unlikely person on the planet. The remains of the Chosen reassemble.

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EGOs #4

STORY: STUART MOORE
ART / COVER: GUS STORMS   
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

STANDALONE ISSUE!

Three rookie EGOs members go on an unauthorized adventure through time and space. Plus: marital strife! Quantum physics! Inadvisable sex! And the origin of the Universe (maybe)!

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FATALE #23

STORY: ED BRUBAKER
ART: SEAN PHILLIPS & BETTIE BREITWEISER
COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

The strangest issue of FATALE yet, as Nicolas Lash finally learns the last of Josephine’s secrets, and the universe will never look the same.

Don’t forget that every issue of FATALE contains extra art and articles not available anywhere but the single issues!

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FIVE GHOSTS #12

STORY: FRANK J. BARBIERE
ART / COVER: CHRIS MOONEYHAM
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

“LOST COASTLINES,” Conclusion

In the midst of a battle against his greatest foe, Fabian is faced with an impossible decision! Who will survive the Island of Dreams?

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FIVE WEAPONS #9

STORY / ART / COVER: JIMMIE ROBINSON
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50

“BACK TO CLASS,” Part Four

Enrique, Principal O, and the Nurse unleash a full assault against Tyler in order to regain power of the school clubs. But Tyler isn’t going down without a fight because he has a secret weapon of his own: the fastest animal on earth…Principal Z’s cheetah.

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THE FUSE #3

STORY: ANTONY JOHNSTON
ART / COVER: JUSTIN GREENWOOD
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

“THE RUSSIA SHIFT,” Part Three

Whoever thought two dead bums could be such a pain in the ass? Now even the Mayor’s office is under scrutiny, but even an old Muscovite like Klem Ristovych knows that’s a whole new bag of hurt to be poking.

And why the hell is Ralph researching terrorist groups?

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GHOSTED #9

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
ART: DAVIDE GIANFELICE & MIROSLAV MRVA
COVER: MATTEO SCALERA
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Jackson Winters may think he knows everything about the supernatural world, but the jungles are filled with all sorts of ghosts…

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GREAT PACIFIC #15

STORY: JOE HARRIS
ART / COVER A: MARTÍN MORAZZO
COVER B: STEVE ROLSTON
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

“BIG GAME HUNTER,” Part One

New Texas is growing, along with tensions between Chas Worthington’s people and the nuclear-armed ‘Little Chief,’ whose mysterious band of outlaw tribesmen also call ‘The Pack’ their home. But when a hunter of weapons and men comes hunting both, Chas will have to pick sides…and risk a civil war!

Special “Yalafi” variant cover by STEVE ROLSTON!

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INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #12

STORY: PHIL HESTER
ART / COVER: TODD NAUCK & GABE ELTAEB
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

King Lizard’s plan has been unleashed and split the Guardians in two! When the smoke clears, will anyone be left to save the day?

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KRAMPUS! #5

STORY: BRIAN JOINES
ART / COVER: DEAN KOTZ
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+
/ $2.99

The bad news: as blizzards rage across the globe, humanity’s fate rests with the Krampus deciding who he stands with—his oppressors in the Society of Santa Clauses or the mastermind who rendered them powerless. The worse news: the Krampus is no fan of humanity. The first storyline concludes here!

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MANIFEST DESTINY #6

STORY: CHRIS DINGESS
ART / COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+
/ $2.99

With the flora infestation overrunning their outpost, can Lewis and Clark deliver frontier justice to a savage, savage world? The first chapter of their thrilling ongoing adventure ends here!

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THE MERCENARY SEA #3

STORY: KEL SYMONS
ART / COVER: MATHEW REYNOLDS
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

“BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA”

Jack Harper and the crew of the Venture slip into enemy waters to rescue a British spy, code-named “Top Hat.” Only their old adversary, Captain Tono of the Imperial Japanese Navy, spoils the party.

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THE MICE TEMPLAR IV: LEGEND #9

STORY: BRYAN J.L. GLASS
ART: VICTOR SANTOS
COVER A:  MICHAEL AVON OEMING
COVER B: VICTOR SANTOS & CHANDRA FREE
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50

Mad king Icarus’s destruction of the Great Ash Tree has galvanized the entire Templar remnant around the legend of Karic, for both good…and ill. While the charismatic Field Marshal Payton seeks control of the young mouse’s legacy, the schemes of Ronan enlist intervention by the Bats of Meave to restore his own fading leadership no matter the cost!

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MIND THE GAP #20

STORY: JIM McCANN
ART: SAMI BASRI
COVER A: RODIN ESQUEJO
COVER B: JENNY FRISON
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

“ACT II: EXPOSED,” Conclusion!

The return of a fan-favorite! A NEW Hoodie?! And a character’s true colors are revealed…in blood.

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MINIMUM WAGE #4

STORY / ART / COVER: BOB FINGERMAN
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

It’s hard to tell if it’s celebarting or medicating, but on the heels of Rob signing a new lease, he and the boys hit the town hard in an alcohol-fueld swirl. Goth girls, trench coat Mafiosi, jock thugs, and more populate the fourth chapter of BOB FINGERMAN‘s so-real-it-hurts series.

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MORNING GLORIES #40

STORY: NICK SPENCER
ART: JOE EISMA
COVER: RODIN ESQUEJO
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

“Science.”

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NOWHERE MEN #9

STORY: ERIC STEPHENSON
ART: MÖRITAT, JORDIE BELLAIRE, & EMI LENOX
COVER: MÖRITAT & FONOGRAFIKS
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

The world is changing.

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ONE-HIT WONDER #3 (of 5)

STORY: FABRICE SAPOLSKY
ART / COVER: ARIEL OLIVETTI
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

The shocking events of last issue have left Richie angrier than ever. He’s determined to find who has targeted someone very close to him. His journey only begins and on the way, he’ll cross paths with an old friend, a pretender, a dead guy with weird tattoos, and a human bomb!

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PETER PANZERFAUST #19

STORY: KURTIS J. WIEBE
ART / COVER: TYLER JENKINS
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50

“THE HUNT,” Part Four

A hunt turns deadly when Lily’s prey discovers her plan and unleashes hell. Trapped, alone, and massively outnumbered, she has only one trick up her sleeve…

…A magic bullet!

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PROTECTORS, INC. #6

STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER:  GORDON PURCELL & MIKE ATIYEH
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

It began with two seemingly unconnected deaths: a young woman, washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan, and the Huntsman, whose death Protectors, Inc. insisted was an accident. But now the lines connecting those two events are becoming clear, and Lieutenant Detective John Riley finds himself on the edge of a conspiracy that may shatter everything the public believes about their heroes…assuming he can survive the investigation.

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REAL HEROES #2

STORY / ART / COVER A: BRYAN HITCH
COVER B: KEVIN NOWLAN
COVER C: JOCK
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

The cast of The Olympians superhero movie franchise has been asked to save the world. It can’t end well.

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REVENGE #3 (of 4)

STORY: JONATHAN ROSS
ART / COVER: IAN CHURCHILL
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

With Ignatio the surgically enhanced dwarf as an unexpected ally and a new face stolen from a dead dog, Griffin Franks’ luck is finally looking up! But he still has to fight his way past a gang of corrupt killer cops and get back to Hollywood if he is going to get what he wants most in the world: REVENGE!

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REVIVAL #20

STORY: TIM SEELEY
ART: MIKE NORTON
COVER: JENNY FRISON
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Dana sends Ibrahaim after an elusive prey. Em makes a new friend who shares her passion for pain and guilt.

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SATELLITE SAM #8

STORY: MATT FRACTION
ART / COVER: HOWARD CHAYKIN
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.50

SEX! DEATH! LIVE TV!

Michael and Kara make a major breakthrough in their unofficial investigation into the death of the man that played “Satellite Sam” as everyone’s kinks and obsessions go into overdrive—and scandal threatens to tear the show and the network apart.

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SAVIORS #5

STORY: JAMES ROBINSON
ART / COVER: J. BONE
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

Tomas and fellow freedom fighter Kurt have escaped the horror of the Mexican town La Calma and the aliens who hunted them. Or so they think. However, now at adrift at sea, a greater alien horror awaits them, with no way to destroy it and nowhere to run.

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SHELTERED #9

STORY: ED BRISSON
ART / COVER: JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

Internal struggles at Safe Haven result in a splitting of the group. The two factions come head-to-head as Victoria attempts to dethrone Lucas.

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SKULLKICKERS #26

STORY: JIM ZUB
ART: EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
COVER:  JAMES GHIO
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.50

“A DOZEN COUSINS AND A CRUMPLED CROWN,” Part Two

In this special issue (they’re all special, but whatever): The HiSTORY: of Dwarves (The ‘Short’ Version).

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SOVEREIGN #2

STORY: CHRIS ROBERSON
ART / COVER: PAUL MAYBURY
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

An emperor lays dead, with no successor named for his vacated throne. Visitors from a distant land discover that there is more in the world than their philosophies know. And three masked outcasts come bearing word of a coming apocalypse…

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SPAWN #242

STORY / COVER: TODD McFARLANE
ART: SZYMON KUDRANSKI
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

After the annihilation at the construction site Bludd tries to figure out his next move. Clown is the last place he’d seek help, but may have no alternative. Sara begins having excruciatingly demonic nightmares, but, unfortunately for Sara, her visions my not be a dream.

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STARLIGHT #2

STORY: MARK MILLAR
ART / COVER B: GORAN PARLOV
COVER A: BILL SIENKIEWICZ
APRIL 2 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Duke McQueen once saved an alien world from destruction—but it happened in a place nobody believes in, during a time nobody remembers. Surrounded by memories of his late wife and his happier past, Duke’s days as a hero are long gone…or so he thinks! Now, a young visitor from the world Duke once saved is coming to him with a desperate plea for help. It’s one last chance at adventure for Duke, and another chapter to unfold in the ever-expanding Millarworld Universe!

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STRAY BULLETS: KILLERS #2

STORY / ART / COVER: DAVID LAPHAM
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.50

When her niece, missing for almost a year, shows up on her doorstep with a horrifying secret, Carol Hogarth will find out that people can be poison…especially if that person is named Virginia Applejack. Find out what best friends, worst enemies, an artificial leg, and a bottle of rum all have to do with “THE KILLER WHO AWOKE BEFORE DAWN.”

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TALES OF HONOR #2

STORY: MATT HAWKINS
ART: JUNG-GEUN YOON & SANG-IL JEONG
COVER A: SANG-IL JEONG
COVER B: PATRICK TATAPOULOUS
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

THE HONORVERSE EXPANDS TO COMICS!

Based on the bestselling military science fiction novels by David Weber, this original comic book series continues the story of Honor Harrington as she investigates the threat to Basilisk Station by the Republic of Haven. This series is part of a new multi-platform story world that includes a mobile game app to be released with the first issue and a feature film currently in development.

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TEN GRAND #10

STORY: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
ART / COVER A: C.P. SMITH
COVER B: KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Joe has penetrated into the depths of Hell to save Laura, the woman he loves more than life itself, from a horrific fate beyond description. He’s learned the Enemy’s plans to bring down Heaven. They think he’s cornered, trapped, neutralized. They’re wrong, and by the end of this issue, the ultimate war between heaven and hell will begin…with Joe Fitzgerald right at the center of the biggest fight since the dawn of Creation.

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THIEF OF THIEVES #20

STORY: ANDY DIGGLE
ART / COVER: SHAWN MARTINBROUGH & FELIX SERRANO
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

“THE HIT LIST” starts here!

Conrad may have pulled off his last heist, but not without making some new enemies. Is anyone in his life safe?

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UMBRAL #6

STORY: ANTONY JOHNSTON
ART / COVER: CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
APRIL 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

“CHASING SHADOWS”

THE CONCLUSION TO BOOK ONE! Rascal runs from the Redguard’s clutches—but it will cost her more than she can imagine! Where can she go? Who can she trust? Are you sure? Because nothing seems certain any more. And by the end of this issue, nobody will be above suspicion!

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UNDERTOW #3 (of 6)

STORY: STEVE ORLANDO
ART / COVER: ARTYOM TRAKHANOV
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Surrounded by bloodthirsty humans, boiling in their landsuits as the sun rises, Redum Anshargal and Ukinnu Alal’s team comes face to face with a primordial god. He’s never killed a god before, but that doesn’t mean Anshargal isn’t up for trying.

The dry frontier takes another life as the pulp monster adventure continues!

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A VOICE IN THE DARK #6

STORY / ART / COVER: LARIME TAYLOR
APRIL 16 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

“KILLING GAME,” Part Four

With Zoey plotting murder once again, she needs to get close to her prey and learn all she can. That means going undercover to the Sorority Halloween party. But is Zoey the only killer in costume?

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THE WALKING DEAD #125

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD & STEFANO GAUDIANO
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
APRIL 9 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99

“ALL OUT WAR,” Part 11

The f*ck f*cking f*ckity f*cking penultimate chapter of All Out Motherf*cking War!

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THE WALKING DEAD #126

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD & STEFANO GAUDIANO
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99

“ALL OUT WAR,” Conclusion

This changes everything.

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ZERO #7

STORY: ALES KOT
ART: MATT TAYLOR & JORDIE BELLAIRE
COVER A: MATT TAYLOR & TOM MULLER
COVER B: SEAN PHILLIPS & TOM MULLER
APRIL 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

Zero and Zizek come to a place fifty-six miles away from Juarez, Mexico. There is business to be made in human misery.

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93321-5 – WWE ‘MACHO MAN’ RANDY SAVAGE Resin Statue

  • Commemorates WrestleMania 5
  • Limited edition
  • Includes an authentic piece of WrestleMania 5 memorabilia (TBD)
  • Individually and sequentially numbered
  • Stands over 15 inches tall
  • Cold-cast resin statue with detailed 360 degree rotating base
  • Certificate of authenticity hand-signed by Todd McFarlane

SOLID CASE PACK INFORMATION:

Standard 1-piece case.  Refer to individual item codes above when ordering. Call your local retailer for pricing.

#71680-1 MLB Series 32

#71681-8 Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers

plus BRONZE Collector Level Figure

#71682-5 Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds

plus GOLD Collector Level Figure

#71684-9 Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals

#71685-6 Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles

plus SILVER Collector Level Figure

#71686-3 Yasiel Puig – Los Angeles Dodgers

plus SILVER & BRONZE Collector Level Figure

#71689-4 Rickey Henderson – Oakland Athletics

Assorted Case Pack Information:

Standard 8-pack case includes 1 piece of each figure, 2pcs of Puig and 1 random Collector Level figure. Call your local retailer for pricing.

SOLID CASE PACK INFORMATION:

Standard 8-piece case includes 7 solids of the figure and 1 random Collector Level. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering.

#75057-7 Boston Red Sox Championship 2 Pack

  • Features David “Big Papi” Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia
  • Each figure will include the official World Series patches and each pack will include a scaled Commissioner’s Trophy

Solid Case Pack Information:

Standard 4-piece case. Call your local retailer for pricing. Refer to individual item codes above when ordering.

Preview: Zero #5

Zero #5

Story By: Ales Kot
Art By: Will Tempest
Cover By: Tom Muller
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: NOV130536
Published: January 22, 2014

The solicitation text for this issue of ZERO has been censored by the Agency. There is nothing to see here.

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Around the Tubes

It was new comic book day yesterday. What’d everyone get?

Around the Tubes

The Mary Sure – Cards Against Humanity Has a Doctor Who Expansion Now – Can’t wait to play this and expect a deluge of expansion sets from folks.

Kotaku – Report: Pixar Will Make A Star Wars Movie – Yes please!

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

Comic Vine – All-New X-Factor #2

Comic Vine – Avengers World #2

CBR – Batman #27

Comic Vine – Batman #27

Comic Vine – Dead Body Road #2

Comic Vine – Deadly Class #1

Comic Vine – George A. Romero Empire of the Dead #1

Comic Vine – Hacktivist #1

Comic Vine – Harley Quinn #2

Comic Vine – Justice League #27

The Fandom Post – Laddertop Omnibus Vol. #1-2

Comic Vine – Origin II #2

Comic Vine – Pretty Deadly #4

Comic Vine – Samurai Jack #4

Comic Vine – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Utrom Empire #1

Comic Vine – X-O Manowar #21

Comic Vine – Zero #5

Preview: Zero #4

Zero #4

Story By: Ales Kot
Art By: Morgan Jeske
Art By: Jordie Bellaire
Cover By: Morgan Jeske
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: OCT130635
Published: December 18, 2013

Rio, 2019. Edward Zero looks in a mirror and the mirror gives him unsettling answers. The mirror being Carlyle, ex-Agency spy, holed up in a favela, running his own gang.

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Preview: Zero #3

Zero #3

Story By: Ales Kot
Art By: Mateus Santolouco
Colored By: Jordie Bellaire
Cover By: Mateus Santolouco
Cover By: Tom Muller
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: SEP130651
Published: November 20, 2013

Shanghai, 2019. An opulent skyscraper party full of terrorists looking for fresh funding. Edward Zero is about to sabotage it big time — and then the skyscraper starts to vanish, bit by bit. So maybe he should look into that first?

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Pick(s) of the Week: The Fifth Beatle

the fifth beatleThere’s been a few graphic novels being released that I’ve been looking forward to this year and this week sees the release of one of them (and honestly a lot of solid graphic novels and trade paperbacks). The Fifth Beatle stands shoulders above the rest of the releases not only for its excellent storytelling, but also the amazing artwork.

The Fifth Beatle tells the story of Brian Epstein, the manager of the Beatles who got them their record contract and really helped build the band. The graphic novel covers his life and early death, especially focusing on his being an outcast as Jewish and Gay during this time period.

This is an amazing piece of history in an entertaining graphic novel form and absolutely a must buy for both fans of comics and music.

Find out below for the rest of our picks for this week!

Andrew:

Top Pick: The Wake #5 (Vertigo) – Brilliant mini series that reminds me why Snyder was tapped to helm Batman. Against all odds, artist Sean Murphy makes fabled sea creatures terrifying.

Afterlife with Archie #2 (Archie Comics) – Eerie, adult, and unquivocally fantastic. I’m not sure how long this run is slated for, but after seeing the sales, I would hope Archie Comics digs in for the long haul.

Pathfinder Special #1 (Dynamite) – I don’t know if it’s because of their Goblin series or the fact that I really want to try Paizo’s Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, but there’s something appealing about this special.

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – Force War #1 (Dark Horse) – It won’t come close to Brian Wood’s current series, but it’s tough to pass up a Star Wars first issue.

Brett:

Top Pick: The Wake #5 (Vertigo) – Scott Snyder’s amazing series is backed up by Sean Murphy’s awesome art. That ending of the last issue has me on the edge of my seat to see what happens next.

A1 Annual 2013 (Titan Comics) – One of the best anthologies on the market gets super-sized with more awesomeness. Pick this up and find out what you’ve been missing.

Afterlife with Archie #2 (Archie Comics) – The first issue was amazing and the second is just as good. If you love horror or zombies, pick this one up.

Buzzkill #3 (Dark Horse) – The series about a hero who gets his powers from drugs and alcohol has been unique and entertaining.

Imagine Agents #2 (BOOM! Studios) – The first issue of the series blew me away. An awesome debut and I can’t wait for the second issue.

Top Graphic Novel/Tradepaperback: The Fifth Beatle (Dark Horse) – see above why this should be on everyone’s buy list.

Cute Girl Network (First Second) – A fantastic graphic novel about relationships, a nice change from the usual comic series.

Takio Vol. 2 (Icon) – I’ve loved this Brian Michael Bendis series about two kids with super powers.

Scott:

Top Pick: Batwoman #25 (DC Comics) – Yay, new creative team! Or is it: Ugh, new creative team… I guess we’ll find out.

Afterlife with Archie #2 (Archie Comics) – I’m surprised to be saying this, but I love an Archie Comic. The debut was scary and fun and beautiful, and I have no reason to believe the second issue will be any different.

Sex Criminals #3 (Image) – Each issue so far has delved into the respective back stories of the two main characters. I hope this issue sees Susie and Jon working together.

Sheltered #5 (Image) – In this issue outsiders come to camp, and I can’t wait to see how Lucas reacts.

The Wake #5 (Vertigo/DC) – After a month off I’m ready to dive (get it?) back into this underwater horror story.

Zero #3 (Image) – I absolutely love the fact that this issue switches artists every month. It’s like a series debut every time, and that keeps it fresh and exciting.

Sean:

Top Pick: Harley Quinn #0 (DC Comics) – Amanda Conner is a fantastic artist, but this debut-before-the-debut issue will feature a self-conscious Harley Quinn choosing her artist from among an award-winning list. Harley Quinn is a much-beloved and now-classic character, so it’ll be great to see what the new era of DC comics will do with her in her own series.

Daredevil #33 (Marvel) – duh, guys, it’s freaking Daredevil by Waid and Samnee, so pick it up before they leave us. Because the end is near.

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – Force War #1 (Dark Horse) – This continues the Dawn of the Jedi group of titles in which Dark Horse has built a canon for the early history of the Jedi during the era of the Rakata’s Infinite Empire, and war is about to break out. This is Star Wars history in the literal making.

Superior Spider-Man Annual #1 (Marvel) Spidey comics like to mock themselves, and there’s no better measure of that than an annual marked as “this one counts.” Aside from the quipping, I’m glad to see a Superior Spidey annual, and how could any Superior reader pass this up?

Uncanny X-Men #14 (Marvel) “Battle of the Atom” was a pretty good event, all things told. But what’s most intriguing is the remixing of teams and changing of allegiances, perhaps most interestingly for the Uncanny. Also, I’m trying to avoid drawing attention to anything by Brian Wood for now, even if I’ll still be reading Conan and X-Men this week.

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