It’s a new comic book day tomorrow and we’ll have our picks in a few hours. Until then, here’s some comic book news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
Written by James Wan, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Pitor Kowalski
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER: Peter V. Nguyen
Diamond Code: MAY110929
The stunning conclusion to the dark and twisted sci-fi thriller that’s unlike anything on the stands! When memories of Alan’s horrible past come flooding back and his allies lie slaughtered at the hands of Mr. Cancer, there is only one thing on his mind…revenge. Find out how it all ends in this jaw-dropping finale to the most deranged and exciting mini-series of the year!
Signs continue to appear throughout the Multiverse that the Cosmic Balance is in peril, and the Eternal Champion is caught in the cross-hairs! Across worlds, Elric, Hawkmoon and Corum begin to face the force that threatens to overpower them all, while Eric Beck, a modern-day video game designer, must acknowledge that his reoccurring dreams of a Pale Prince aren’t all in his head… Join New York Times bestseller Chris Roberson (SUPERMAN, iZOMBIE, STAN LEE’S STARBORN) as he teams up with legendary fantasy author Michael Moorcock to bring Elric back to comic books in an original ongoing series! See why Neil Gaiman called Moorcock “my model for what a writer was” while Warren Ellis said he is one of the “eight core sites in my creative genome.”
FARSCAPE #22
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN110939
Startling revelations of the Kkore are discovered! Could this be the sign of their defeat or the final testament to their superiority? Old enemies will align, new truths will be found! Aeryn, Cricthon, Rygel, and Scorpius all face their greatest challenges as The War for the Uncharted Territories continues. From FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O’Bannon and fan-favorite novelist Keith R.A. DeCandido!
HELLRAISER #6 (A) HELLRAISER #6 (B)
Written by Clive Barker, Christopher Monfette
Drawn by Stephen Thompson
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN11 0945
In the aftermath of a deadly battle on a rural Nebraskan farm, Kirsty reunites with an old friend, a hidden Harrower, and contemplates a literal deal with the Devil. The Hellraiser saga is heading to a change you will not see coming! This is something that can only come from the mind of horror icon Clive Barker!
Have you been sitting on the sidelines while INCORRUPTIBLE has been serving up some of the best and most interesting superhero comics being written today? Yes? Well, this is the issue to pick up. As legendary writer Mark Waid sets the stage for events that will change the IRREDEEMABLE/INCORRUPTIBLE universe forever, this is a great issue for new readers to jump aboard one of the wildest most, unpredictable comics on the stands today. Longtime reader? You won’t be disappointed with this singularly epic issue! Miss this one at your peril.
Haven’t picked up IRREDEEMABLE yet? Now is your chance as a brand new arc is set to begin of this multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series. The Plutonian has gone from a Mad God wreaking havoc on the world to a captured denizen of an intergalactic insane asylum. Legendary comic writer Mark Waid continues this rollercoaster of a saga with an issue that’s new reader friendly and sure to shock longtime fans. Don’t dare miss this epic superhero comic that is redefining the genre!
MALIGNANT MAN #4
Written by James Wan, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Piotr Kowalski
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110929
The stunning conclusion to the dark and twisted sci-fi thriller that’s unlike anything on the stands! When memories of Alan’s horrible past come flooding back and his allies lie slaughtered at the hands of Mr. Cancer, there is only one thing on his mind…revenge. Find out how it all ends in this jaw-dropping finale to the most deranged and exciting mini-series of the year!
SPECIALLY PRICED $1 ISSUE. BRAND NEW ARC! On August 5th you’ll get to experience the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES film, and BOOM! Studios wants you to get caught up on the critically acclaimed PLANET OF THE APES comic series that is taking comic fandom by storm! Buy issue #5 for $1 and get the trade of the first four issues for only $9.99. BOOM! makes it easier than ever to “Get your hands on these damn dirty Apes!”
STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #11
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
Drawn by Javier Pina
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN110955
Stan Lee, Dan Abnett, and Andy Lanning take this year’s most colossal crossover into high gear with a reveal that will forever change the universe! Who are the Inheritors? Will they bring Soldier Zero, the Traveler, and Starborn together…or drive them apart? It’s an epic high-octane superhero clash of the titans that can’t be missed!
STAN LEE’S STARBORN #9
Written by Chris Roberson
Drawn by Khary Randolph
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN110957
NEW ARC! Great for new readers. The crossover fans have been clamoring for is NOT OF THIS WORLD! With a new menacing threat terrorizing Earth, will Starborn find Soldier Zero and the Traveler as allies…or enemies? SUPERMAN’s Chris Roberson and SPIDER-MAN’s Khary Randolph bring you a Stan Lee superhero clash of the titans that will leave you begging for more! Worlds collide in this brand new story arc from Stan “The Man” Lee!
STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER #10
Written by Mark Waid, Tom Peyer
Drawn by Chad Hardin
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN110959
With the mysterious Inheritors blazing a destructive path through Earth, it’s up to the Traveler and Soldier Zero to set aside their differences and stop the cataclysmic carnage before it’s too late! The crossover of the year continues as critically acclaimed writer Mark Waid and Tom Peyer bring you more of Stan Lee’s latest superhero creations!
28 DAYS LATER VOL. 5: GHOST TOWN TPB
Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Ron Salas, Alejandro Aragon
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $12.99
ISBN13: 9781608866519
Diamond Code: JUN110927
After everything that has happened, Selena has London in her sights. But what is waiting for her there? Is there a part of her past lurking in the shadows, capable of destroying all she has worked for? The series that connects 28 DAYS LATER to 28 WEEKS LATER continues here!
PLANET OF THE APES VOL.1 TPB
Written by Daryl Gregory
Drawn by Carlos Magno
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99
ISBN13: 9781608866601
Diamond Code: JUN110954
SPECIALLY PRICED AT $9.99. On August 5th you’ll get to experience the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES film, and BOOM! Studios wants you to get caught up on the critically acclaimed PLANET OF THE APES comic series that is taking comic fandom by storm! Pick up this trade for only $9.99 to read the first complete arc, and get issue #5 for only $1. Have you always wondered what happened before the original first five films? This is the trade to read and BOOM! Studios’ PLANET OF THE APES comic series is monthly must reading! Don’t miss out on what all your friends know already – that this is the one comic not to be missed. Now there is no excuse not to…get your hands on these damn dirty Apes!
CTHULHU TALES OMNIBUS: DELIRIUM TPB
Written by Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Steve Niles, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Alan Nelson, John Rogers, Johanna Stokes, Kim Krizan
Drawn by Dave Johnson, Keith Giffen, Fabio Moon, Ron Lim, Eduardo Barreto, Gabriel Hardman, J.K. Woodward, Joe Abraham, Lee Moder
SC, 220 pgs, FC, SRP: $19.99
ISBN13: 9781608860739
Diamond Code: JUN110932
Collecting your favorite CTHULHU TALES from the sold out volumes 1, 2, and 3 into one overstuffed 224 page volume: completely original tales of darkness and the macabre based on Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythology featuring some of today’s hottest talents, including Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Steve Niles, William Messner-Loebs, Michael Alan Nelson, screenwriters John Rogers (Leverage), Andrew Cosby (Eureka), Henry Alonso Myers (Chuck) and Johanna Stokes (Eureka). with grab-you-by-the tentacles art by Chee (Transformers), Ben Roman (The Cryptics), Shane Oakley (Channel Evil), Andrew Ritchie (Necronomicon), Andy Kuhn (Firebreather), Lee Carter (The Darkness), Filip Sablik (Artifacts), Chris Lie (Drafted) and Joe Abraham (Hero Squared). Don’t miss this primal journey into a dark arena of horror. Featuring a cover from 100 BULLETS cover artist Dave Johnson!
FARSCAPE VOL. 5: RED SKY AT MORNING TPB
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $12.99
ISBN13: 9781608866380
Diamond Code: JUN110940
Pilot’s home planet is under attack! The crew of Moya gets a close-up look at the world that birthed their trusted navigator. But Moya is not the only ship that has come to help. Aeryn gets a shocker when she sees who else is in their corner. Another red hot collection of the new ongoing FARSCAPE series written by the show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon!
JENNY FINN: DOOM MESSIAH TPB
Written by Mike Mignola
Drawn by Troy Nixey, Farel Dalrymple
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $14.99
ISBN13: 9781608860865
Diamond Code: JUN110951
Before Troy Nixey directed the Guillermo Del Toro movie “DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK” he drew HELLBOY creator Mike Mignola’s script for a new tale of the macabre with acclaimed OMEGA THE UNKNOWN artist Farel Dalrymple! Singularly impressed by Nixey’s horrifying and creepy art, Mignola created a whole new character and mythology outside the HELLBOY universe with JENNY FINN. Now, catch this new, updated and redesigned edition of this lost horror classic, which Booklist calls “Good, creepy stuff!” and ComicMix says has “Mignola’s trademark spirit mediums, ghastly tentacles, and general all-around weirdness.”
ROGER LANGRIDGE’S SNARKED #0
Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Roger Langridge
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $1.00
Diamond Code: JUN110963
Special $1 introduction to the eagerly awaited new hit series starting this October! You were amazed by his Harvey Award-winning run on THE MUPPET SHOW. You thrilled to his run on THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER. Now the next great Roger Langridge comic begins as he brings Lewis Carroll’s imaginative world to new heights in a side-splitting adventure that can only be explained as… SNARKED! Presenting a fresh and incredibly modern “Langridge” spin on an already-warped classic, the SNARKED epic adventure starts here with a self-contained 8 page story featuring The Walrus and The Carpenter from Through the Looking Glass — that’s right, the same Walrus that inspired the Beatles song “I Am the Walrus” is now in Roger Langridge’s merry, mad hands for new All-Ages adventures at KABOOM! This $1 special includes a full issue’s worth of back matter that dives deep into the world of SNARKED with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the new series. Don’t miss this comic book industry event! Buy the $1 issue now, pick up the series in October!
DUCKTALES #4 (A) DUCKTALES #4 (B)
Written by Warren Spector
Drawn by Leonel Castellani
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN110968
It’s the epic conclusion to “Rightful Owners.” Scrooge McDuck is on the brink of restoring his collection of returned rarities, but will a crisis of conscience be his ultimate undoing? You won’t want to miss the action brought to you by EPIC MICKEY’s Warren Spector and MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD’s Leonel Castellani, and of course the Disney Afternoon Revolution!
It’s a super-powered stampede as waves and waves of brand new baddies pop up all over St. Canard, in the midst of a mayoral race you have to see to believe! How many more meta human menaces are gonna show up to crash Darkwing’s political party? Count ’em all in “The Ballot of Darkwing and Launchpad!” Fan-favorite writer Ian Brill and superstar artist James Silvani bring you another fantastic issue of DARKWING DUCK!
The “Crisis on Infinite Darkwings” has subsided in order to make way for…what else? A brand new crisis! Something mysterious has emerged in the ranks of the formerly-most-fiendish secret organization on the planet. Inside the remnants lurks a plot so insidious that Darkwing Duck has been enlisted to neutralize the nefarious notion by one of their own, the dangerously suave Steelbeak! Don’t miss all the action and espionage in “F.O.W.L. Disposition!”
THE SHOW MUST GO ON TPB
Written by Roger Langridge, Gordon Rennie
Drawn by Roger Langridge
SC, 224 pgs, FC, SRP: $19.99
ISBN13: 9781608860913
Diamond Code: JUN110962
Harvey Award Winner Roger Langridge has been lauded for his work on THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER, and his groundbreaking FRED THE CLOWN. This month while you are checking out his new KABOOM! series SNARKED, make sure you grab this collection of Langridge’s best uncollected works. So come one, come all! Feast your eyes upon such marvels as Fred the Clown’s Flying Parsnip! See the Devil get outfoxed by the one and only Leppo! Behold the world’s greatest swordsman, the Kabuki Kid! Cower from our strobe-light-loving Undead Revue! Don’t miss the show-stopping song and dance of Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple! All this, and the first time all of his MUGWHUMP strips have been compiled under one cover! Don’t miss this capricious collection of uncollected comics from Roger Langridge!
This extraordinary 3-D print has fifty levels of depth, a record for analglyphic 3-D and the explosion of surreal detail is a guaranteed mind-blower. Originally a psychedelic 1975 album cover for a Midwest band, it also appeared in the underground comic MONDO SNARFO a short time later. 3-D master Roger May (3-D SPIRIT, 3-D XENOZOIC, etc.) did the stereoscopic conversion and Kitchen self-published the new print. Comes with one pair of 3-D glasses. When Kitchen periodically exhibits at conventions this poster is always his best seller—it instantly converts most browsers to buyers.
28 DAYS LATER #24
LAST ISSUE! This is it, people. Selena and Clint’s long journey is coming to an end…and you know endings in the 28 DAYS LATER universe do not usually end well. With London burning, Selena and Clint are caught in the middle of the most menacing threat yet… Will this be Selena and Clint’s finest hour…or their last?
DARKWING DUCK #13 (A) DARKWING DUCK #13 (B)
The Duck Knight has returned, he’s solved the Crisis on Infinite Darkwings, and he’s withstood the F.O.W.L. Disposition. With all these Darkwing epics in the bag, will the purple powerhouse of peace be able to deal with the dreaded One-Shot? Find out this month as Ian Brill and James Silvani continue their critically acclaimed, fan-favorite run on DARKWING DUCK!
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? #24
This is it…the grand finale of the Eisner Award-nominated sci-fi epic that brought Philip K. Dick to comics! Don’t miss the final chapter of the legendary novel that inspired Blade Runner as Rick Deckard comes to terms with his decisions and searches for the difference between man and machine. LAST ISSUE FINALE!
MALIGNANT MAN #3
What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger! Alan Gates has finally come to grips with the alien parasite that saved his life and now he’s racing to the only place that might have answers…AREA 51! But as Mr. Cancer’s evil continues to spread, will Alan’s otherworldly powers be enough to leave him benign? It’s dark. It’s twisted. And unlike anything else on the stands. This sci-fi thriller can’t be missed!
MICKEY MOUSE #309
The fans have spoken! This month, celebrate 70 years of WALT DISNEY’S COMICS with a salute to one of the most-requested creators of all time: classic Mickey mastermind Romano Scarpa! Scarpa writes and draws “The Treasure of Venice,” a globetrotting adventure never-before-seen in the U.S. guest starring Goofy, Pete, Phantom Blot, and even Scrooge McDuck! With a never-before-printed in the U.S. cover by legend Marco Rota!
STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #9 (A)
STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #9 (B)
New arc! Great jumping-on point for new readers. Stan Lee joined by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, the hottest writing team in comics, pit Soldier Zero against a new menacing threat that has crept in from the world of….STARBORN? Will Soldier Zero be able to save the people he loves AND fight off the villains from another world? Get ready, true believers, because this is the issue you’ll be talking about all year long!
INCORRUPTIBLE Vol.4
The Plutonian has been defeated, leaving the world’s most notorious supervillain-turned-superhero, Max Damage, adrift. But Max’s work is never done, and being a superhero in a post-Plutonian world is far more difficult than he imagined…especially with a mentally unstable new sidekick and a new team of reluctant allies…the superhero team the Paradigm! It’s the IRREDEEMABLE/INCORRUPTIBLE crossover you won’t want to miss!
STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #8 (A) STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #8 (B)
Stan Lee’s superhero juggernaut soldiers on with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning on the front lines! Find out if Stewart will continue saving the streets as Soldier Zero or if someone close to him will take up the mantle. The second arc of the bestselling series comes to a close and will have you yelling “Excelsior!”
28 DAYS LATER #23
Finally in London, Clint and Selena find themselves driven apart by a secret from Selena’s past. And as the so-called “peace” created by the military slips away, one question will rise from the ashes: are Clint and Selena more powerful together…or apart? If you loved the 28 DAYS LATER movies, this is the comic book you should be reading!
DARKWING DUCK #12 (A) DARKWING DUCK #12 (B)
The epic can’t-miss conclusion of “F.O.W.L. Disposition!” Will the diabolical Duckthulu rise from the depths or will Darkwing Duck devise a way to detour the dreadful destruction? All this and more alliteration as the celebrated team Ian Brill and James Silvani hilariously put the “dark” in Darkwing Duck!
MALIGNANT MAN #2
What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger! The hospital sent cancer patient Alan Gates home to die. Instead, his tumor transformed him into something more than human…When Alan discovers that his tumor is actually a mysterious parasite — he’s granted a second lease on life…and incredible, otherworldly powers! In this issue, learn what is the secret truth behind the parasitic alien living beneath Alan’s skin! It’s dark. It’s twisted. And MALIGNANT MAN is unlike anything else on the stands. This is a sci-fi thriller that can’t be missed!
MICKEY MOUSE #308
The celebration of 70 years of Walt Disney’s Comics continues here with a salute to modern Mickey master Noel Van Horn, featuring two stories never-before-seen in the United States! “Metamorphosis” finds Mickey confronting an out-of-control mechanical monster unlike anything you’ve ever seen, while “Rocky Road to Ruin” chronicles Mickey and Horace’s struggle to succeed in the cutthroat world of…ice cream sales? Also features the classic Floyd Gottfredson story “Mess Production,” not seen in the United States since 1934!
SOLDIER ZERO VOL.1 TPB
Specially priced at $9.99! First time in trade paperback! STAN’S BACK! Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with critically acclaimed writer Paul Cornell (ACTION COMICS, DOCTOR WHO) and artist Javier Pina (SUPERMAN, BATMAN) for the dramatic, action-packed superhero scorcher, SOLDIER ZERO! Half-Human. Half-Alien. All Weapon…and all in this brand new collection! Compiling the highly celebrated first arc “One Small Step for Man,” find out Soldier Zero’s origin and how wheelchair-bound college lecturer Stewart Trautmann becomes an intergalactic weapon of war. This can’t-miss edition features a cover by fan-favorite X-MEN artist, Trevor Hairsine!
WALT DISNEY TREASURY: DONALD DUCK VOL.1 TPB
Jumpin’ jacksnipes! Don Rosa’s first Donald Duck tales are back in print, and we have them here! First up, Dynamic Don serves up his “Return to Plain Awful” with Donald in search of square eggs…with Uncle Scrooge and Flintheart Glomgold in tow! Next, our dashing duck fights it out with über-lucky Gladstone in “Oolated Luck” and “Give Unto Others.” Experience jerky Neighbor Jones in “Recalled Wreck,” and his own super-smart nephews in “Mythological Menagerie” and “Making the Grade!” All this plus other timeless tales including “Fit to be Pied,” “Rocket Reverie,” “Forget me Not,” “Star-Struck Duck,” “Metaphorically Spanking,” “The Crocodile Collector” and the rare Christmas classic “Fir-Tree Fracas.” Including a cover gallery and ducky behind-the-scenes details never before told. Are we aiming to win a Junior Woodchuck Merit Badge, or what?
For 40 years comic fandom has thrilled to the exploits of Elric since his introduction in Marvel Comics’ Conan the Barbarian in the early 1970s. Neil Gaiman called Elric’s creator Michael Moorcock “my model for what a writer was” while Warren Ellis said he is one of the “eight core sites in my creative genome.” Now the godfather of the Multiverse teams up with hot New York Times bestseller Chris Roberson (SUPERMAN, iZOMBIE, STAN LEE’S STARBORN) for an ongoing series that sees a crisis break out across multiple worlds with Moorcock’s other two most famous fantasy franchise characters, Corum of the Scarlet Robe and Dorian Hawkmoon! The workings of Fate are being tampered across the Multiverse, upsetting the Cosmic Balance. Elric is on a quest to restore The Balance and save the Multiverse from ruin! Elric, Corum, and Hawkmoon are forced into action far and wide, but will they fight on the side of Law…or Chaos?
DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS #12
Written by Kurt Busiek, Daryl Gregory
Drawn by Scott Godlewski
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110921
“A lot to love here…a book that’s managed to keep you hooked on every single page.” —Newsarama
LAST ISSUE! Hailed as “exceptional” by Newsarama, Kurt Busiek’s DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS closes the coffin with blood-thirsty abandon! With every piece of the puzzle finally in place, Evan readies his final gambit against the monstrosities of what Conrad and Dracula have become. But Evan has gone too far and the cost may be his soul… An end to one of the greatest Dracula stories the comics medium has ever seen!
FARSCAPE #21
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110922
The War for the Uncharted Territories continues! Tensions rise as the alliance against the Kkore might have a greater enemy…in themselves! But as things seem their darkest, the key to defeating the Kkore may soon be discovered. What is the secret of a peaceful, ancient race only found on a remote planet? From FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O’Bannon and fan-favorite novelist Keith R.A. DeCandido!
HELLRAISER #5 (A) HELLRAISER #5 (B)
Written by Clive Barker, Christopher Monfette
Drawn by Leonardo Manco
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110923
BRAND NEW ARC! Great jumping-on point for new readers. One of the greatest horror franchises of all time returns, now under the control of its original creator! Clive Barker has touched HELLRAISER only twice: once to write THE HELLBOUND HEART, and once more to write and direct the original HELLRAISER film. Now witness Barker’s long-awaited return to tell a new chapter in the series’ official continuity—a trajectory that will forever change the Cenobites…and Pinhead! Kirsty Cotton faces her greatest foes…both new and old. And Pinhead is her greatest fear! But what could he have planned for her?
It’s reckoning time! As the sinister plans of ruthless Hayes Bellamy are put into motion, the fate of Coalville rests in Max Damage’s overburdened hands. With Bellemy holding the secret to Max’s weakness, and with annihilation of the city imminent, can Max finally prove himself to a world that still sees Enemy No. 1? Especially while trying to protect those he cares about most, and…a new sidekick? It’s the arc-ending issue that’ll change the INCORRUPTIBLE landscape forever! Miss this and miss out!
Plutonian’s revenge on the Paradigm and Earth is becoming frighteningly real! A battle wages in the heart of a distant sun that will decide the fate of Earth’s heroes and villains. And the tenuous team of super-genius adversaries, Qubit and Modeus, are caught in the middle of a Mad God’s wrath. This is a can’t-miss issue of Mark Waid’s multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated epic superhero series!
MALIGNANT MAN #4
Written by James Wan, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Piotr Kowalski
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110929
The stunning conclusion to the dark and twisted sci-fi thriller that’s unlike anything on the stands! When memories of Alan’s horrible past come flooding back and his allies lie slaughtered at the hands of Mr. Cancer, there is only one thing on his mind…revenge. Find out how it all ends in this jaw-dropping finale to the most deranged and exciting mini-series of the year!
Get your hands on these damn dirty Apes! Ripped from the continuity of the first five Ape films, the first story arc in this ongoing series comes to a bloody conclusion! Secrets are revealed…and someone will pay! Man? Ape? Both? Discover for yourself as the next great Ape saga continues! Written by award-winning novelist Daryl Gregory!
STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #10
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
Drawn by Javier Pina
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110933
Stan Lee, Dan Abnett, and Andy Lanning, bring you the crossover you’ve been waiting for! As forces from STARBORN and THE TRAVELER collide in an epic superhero clash of the titans — the only question you will have on your mind is if Soldier Zero will find new allies…or new enemies? Find out as worlds from every point of the universe collide!
STAN LEE’S STARBORN #8
Written by Chris Roberson
Drawn by Khary Randolph
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110935
The crossover fans have been clamoring for continues! It’s Starborn and Soldier Zero fighting the vanguard of the Pride and the survival of the galaxy hangs in the balance! SUPERMAN’s Chris Roberson and SPIDER-MAN’s Khary Randolph bring you a Stan Lee superhero clash of the titans like no other! Worlds collide in this epic conclusion to the second story arc from Stan “The Man” Lee!
STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER #9
Written by Mark Waid, Tom Peyer
Drawn by Chad Hardin
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110938
NEW ARC! Great for new readers! It begins here — a crossover that you won’t forget! Still reeling from the events of the last issue, Traveler comes face to face with a deadly threat that he’s in no condition to confront. To save the world, Traveler must set aside his pride and accept the help of the mysterious stranger only known as…SOLDIER ZERO! Critically acclaimed writer Mark Waid is joined by fan-favorite Tom Peyer to bring you more of Stan Lee’s latest superhero creations!
The grand finale to the greatest battle the Keywork has ever seen is found here, in the concluding volume of the epic series from Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez and comics legend Peter David! It’s an earth-shaking showdown between good and evil as Claudio and Inferno’s rebel army attack the resurrected Wilhelm Ryan’s fortress, House Atlantic. Will Claudio fulfill the prophecy of the Crowing, or will Ryan complete his transformation into the omnipotent god of all the planets in Heaven’s Fence?
STAN LEE’S STARBORN VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Chris Roberson
Drawn by Khary Randolph
SC, 128 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99
ISBN13: 9781608860593
Diamond Code: MAY110937
Specially priced at $9.99! Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with critically acclaimed writer Chris Roberson (SUPERMAN, iZOMBIE) and artist Khary Randolph (SPIDER-MAN) for the action-packed, sci-fi superhero scorcher, STARBORN! Compiling the jaw-dropping first arc, down on his luck fantasy writer Benjamin Warner learns that he is the heir to an alien throne and soon finds himself in the middle of a galactic war, forced to face the truth that he is…not of this world! This can’t-miss volume features a cover by fan-favorite artist, Humberto Ramos!
ZOMBIE TALES OMNIBUS: UNDEAD
Written by Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Steve Niles, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Alan Nelson, John Rogers, Johanna Stokes, Kim Krizan
Drawn by Dave Johnson, Keith Giffen, Fabio Moon, Ron Lim, Eduardo Barreto, Gabriel Hardman, J.K. Woodward, Joe Abraham, Lee Moder
SC, 220 pgs, FC, SRP: $19.99
ISBN13: 9781608860746
Diamond Code: MAY110942
A who’s who of great storytellers that collects two of the bestselling ZOMBIE TALES graphic novels into one gigantic 220-page package! Featuring heavyweights Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Steve Niles, William Mesner-Loebs, Karl Kesel, Brian Augustyn, Michael Alan Nelson, Joe R. Lansdale, screenwriters Chris Morgan (Wanted), John Rogers (Leverage), Andrew Cosby (Eureka), Johanna Stokes (Eureka), Christine Boylan (Leverage), and Academy Award® Nominee Kim Krizan (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset) with a murderer’s row of artists: Fabio Moon (Casanova), Eduardo Barreto, Lee Moder (Legion of Super-Heroes), Tom Fowler (Green Arrow), Ron Lim (Silver Surfer), Minck Oosterveer (The Unknown), Andy Kuhn (Firebreather), J.K. Woodward (Fallen Angel), Carlos Magno (Transformers), Mark Badger (Batman), Gabriel Hardman (Agents of Atlas) featuring a cover from 100 BULLETS cover artist Dave Johnson!
SPACE WARPED #2
Written by Hervé Bourhis
Drawn by Rudy Spiessert
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110949
Far away, in a land long ago…there was an orphaned farm kid with daddy issues trying to rescue an orphaned princess unaware of her daddy issues! In the tradition of ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS and SPACEBALLS, SPACE WARPED continues, with a loving, affectionate parody of the greatest science fiction franchise of all time!
DUCKTALES #3 (A) DUCKTALES #3 (B)
Written by Warren Spector
Drawn by Leonel Castellani
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY110947
DUCKTALES is back! The hit Disney Afternoon TV show continues to make a splash as an all new, original ongoing comic book series! Written by the creator of the EPIC MICKEY video game, Warren Spector! Scrooge McDuck, Launchpad, and the gang continue their search for the McDuck Museum artifacts that have been mysteriously deported to their original locations! Who is behind the dastardly deportation? Does Donald Duck have the answer? Find out as the man who brought you EPIC MICKEY spins an original epic DUCKTALES series!
Everything is connected. Nothing is an accident. And in this cataclysmic conclusion to “Slipping Through the Cracks,” Chip ‘n’ Dale and the Rescue Rangers learn that a shadowy foe has been manipulating their every move! But who is responsible, and why? Find out why sometimes some crimes go slipping through the cracks and which two gumshoes are picking up the slack!
In the aftermath of the attack by the nefarious newcomer One-Shot, St. Canard finds itself in the midst of chaos again! An army of brand new baddies has swarmed the streets, and city hall is rendered helpless without the leadership of a mayor. Could the terror that flaps in the night do the unthinkable and don the duties of a….*gasp*…desk job? Plus: Who can contain Cat-Tankerous? Make yours mallard this month and find out! Fan-favorite writer Ian Brill and superstar artist James Silvani bring you another issue of the series that is taking comic fandom by storm!
Howlin’ crashwagons! Don Rosa’s Donald Duck adventures continue with the second chronological selection — including tales reprinted for the first time in twenty years! Dashing Donald travels “From Duckburg to Lillehammer” for the Winter Olympics; becomes “The Duck Who Never Was” in a classic movie spoof; battles King Arthur in “The Once and Future Duck,” and faces his old enemy Azure Blue in “The Lost Charts of Columbus!” A Rosa cover gallery and appearances by Uncle Scrooge, Gladstone, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are all icing on the cake.
DISNEY’S FOUR-COLOR ADVENTURES VOL.1 TPB
Written by Bob Karp
Drawn by Al Taliaferro ,Jack Hannah
SC, 160 pgs, FC, SRP: $14.99
ISBN13: 9781608866557
Diamond Code: MAY110945
KABOOM! cracks the Disney vault to find some of the rarest comics of all! Collecting the complete issues #4 and #13 of Dell’s vintage FOUR COLOR series, this indispensable piece of comics history features classic Disney stories over 70 years old, from such creators as Al Taliaferro, creator of Huey, Dewey and Louie, Jack Hannah, Irving Tripp and many more
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28 DAYS LATER #24
Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Alejandro Aragon
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110861
LAST ISSUE! This is it, people. Selena and Clint’s long journey is coming to an end…and you know endings in the 28 DAYS LATER universe do not usually end well. With London burning, Selena and Clint are caught in the middle of the most menacing threat yet… Will this be Selena and Clint’s finest hour…or their last?
LAST ISSUE! Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez and comics legend Peter David bring you the epic conclusion to the “Silent Earth” saga! Claudio’s ship of misfit warriors joins Inferno and his rebel army, taking the fight directly to Wilhelm Ryan and House Atlantic. It’s a battle for the ages as Claudio’s survival hinges on whether The Crowing was really his destiny…or just a myth.
DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS #11
Written by Kurt Busiek, Daryl Gregory
Drawn by Scott Godlewski
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110868
Critics agree! Kurt Busiek’s DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS is the one book you need to be reading this year! As the vampire armies of Conrad and Dracula, the two most powerful bloodsuckers on Earth, face off against each other, can Evan and Marta rally a rebellion that will be able to withstand the onslaught? Find out as Busiek’s blood-gushing horror series continues into the night!
FARSCAPE #20
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110869
The War for the Uncharted Territories continues! And even though the alliance against the Kkore has a new partner, it only makes this strange collection of bedfellows even stranger! The battle rages on while the fate of Crichton, Aeryn, and the Peacekeepers hangs in the balance! From FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O’Bannon and fan-favorite writer Keith R.A. DeCandido!
HELLRAISER #4 (A) HELLRAISER #4 (B)
Written by Clive Barker, Christopher Monfette
Drawn by Leonardo Manco
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110870
One of the greatest horror franchises of all time returns, now under the control of its original creator! Clive Barker has touched HELLRAISER only twice: once to write THE HELLBOUND HEART, and once more to write and direct the original HELLRAISER film. Now witness Barker’s long-awaited return to tell a new chapter in the series’ official continuity—a trajectory that will forever change the Cenobites…and Pinhead! In this issue, Pinhead and Kirsty Cotton collide in a way that neither of them could possibly imagine. And when these two face off—no one is safe!
With Headcase out of commission, supervillains emerging from the woodwork in the wake of the Plutonian’s absence, and pressure from the Paradigm to prove he’s fit to be a true superhero, Max Damage is beginning to show cracks in his incorruptible exterior. And when a young supervillainess approaches him with an unusual proposition, will Max remain on the straight-and-narrow, or will the temptation of his old life in a post-Plutonian world prove impossible to resist?
INSURRECTION v3.6 #4
Written by Blake Masters, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Michael Penick
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110872
The rebellion touches down! No backup, no help, no mercy… The clones square off against the Glomrat Empire in an epic battle that will change everything! It’s clone vs. clone as the unforgettable sci-fi epic finally ANSWERS the question: what makes us human? Witness the jaw-dropping finale to the ultimate INSURRECTION!
Make way for the brand new Paradigm! Survivor has put together a motley crew of supposedly reformed criminals and villains…and now they face their first threat! But can a group this dangerous and unstable actually make it through a mission without killing each other first? All this and an unlikely duo team-up to decide the fate of Plutonian! Another heart-stopping issue of the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated sensation IRREDEEMABLE from Mark Waid and Peter Krause!
MALIGNANT MAN #3
Written by James Wan, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Piotr Kowalski
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110882
What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger! Alan Gates has finally come to grips with the alien parasite that saved his life and now he’s racing to the only place that might have answers…AREA 51! But as Mr. Cancer’s evil continues to spread, will Alan’s otherworldly powers be enough to leave him benign? It’s dark. It’s twisted. And unlike anything else on the stands. This sci-fi thriller can’t be missed!
Get your hands on these damn dirty Apes! The pulse-pounding third issue of the all-new series that takes place before the original 1968 Planet of the Apes movie and in the continuity of the first five films! It’s Man versus Ape as the search for a notorious assassin creates mass chaos and reveals a key origin in the Planet of the Apes mythos! A can’t-miss issue!
New arc! Great jumping-on point for new readers. Stan Lee joined by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, the hottest writing team in comics, pit Soldier Zero against a new menacing threat that has crept in from the world of…STARBORN? Will Soldier Zero be able to save the people he loves AND fight off the villains from another world? Get ready, true believers, because this is the issue you’ll be talking about all year long!
This is the crossover fans have been clamoring for! It’s Starborn and Soldier Zero fighting the vanguard of the Pride with the survival of the galaxy hanging in the balance. SUPERMAN’s Chris Roberson and SPIDER-MAN’s Khary Randolph bring you a Stan Lee superhero clash of the titans like no other! Worlds collide in this epic new issue from Stan “The Man” Lee!
Stan Lee and Mark Waid are joined by Tom Peyer to bring you a new piece to the time-traveling puzzle that everyone’s been trying to figure out! Will Traveler make a pact with his greatest enemy to save his lost love…or will he find a way to finally destroy his nemesis Abaris? All this and a can’t-miss cliffhanger ending where Traveler collides with a special guest!
THE EISNER AWARD-NOMINATED GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES CONTINUES! Worldwide bestselling sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick’s award-winning DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? has been called “a masterpiece ahead of its time, even today” and “arguably Mr. Dick’s best.” BOOM! Studios is honored to present the complete novel transplanted to the comic book medium, mixing all new panel-to-panel continuity with the actual text from the novel in an innovative, ground-breaking series experiment that the Village Voice named one of the “Best Comics and Graphic Novels”! Deluxe hardcover edition—Volume 5 of 6.
DEFINITIVE IRREDEEMABLE HARDCOVER VOL.1
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause, Diego Barreto
SC, 336 pgs, FC, SRP: $74.99
ISBN13: 9781608860715
Diamond Code: APR110881
First time in a deluxe slipcase oversized hardcover edition! A gorgeous definitive edition of the acclaimed fan-favorite juggernaut! The first twelve issues of the ongoing superhero series from Mark Waid all in one collection! IRREDEEMABLE took the comic industry by storm in 2009 and is now celebrating its second year. With nothing like it on the market, Mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE has been a recipient of multiple Eisner and Harvey Award nominations. If you are a long time fan of the series or someone who has been sitting on the fence, the DEFINITIVE IRREDEEMABLE EDITION is the book for you. So don’t miss your chance to dive into the series that dares to ask the question: what if the world’s greatest hero decided to become the world’s greatest villain?
INCORRUPTIBLE VOL.4 TPB
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Marcio Takara
SC, 128 pgs, FC, SRP: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781608860564
Diamond Code: APR110875
The Plutonian has been defeated, leaving the world’s most notorious supervillain-turned-superhero, Max Damage, adrift. But Max’s work is never done, and being a superhero in a post-Plutonian world is far more difficult than he imagined…especially with a mentally unstable new sidekick and a new team of reluctant allies…the superhero team the Paradigm! It’s the IRREDEEMABLE/INCORRUPTIBLE crossover you won’t want to miss!
POTTER’S FIELD TPB
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Paul Azaceta
SC, 128 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99
ISBN13: 9781608860524
Diamond Code: APR110885
First time in trade paperback and featuring the first collaboration between legendary comic writer Mark Waid and superstar artist Paul Azaceta, the red hot team behind AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! Outside New York City is Potter’s Field, where the unnamed dead are buried. Now, a mysterious man has taken it upon himself to name the unnamed in this cemetery! Using a network of underground operatives who don’t know each other, he fights to save the unsaved and solve the mysteries of the unjustly slain! Collecting the critically acclaimed three issue mini-series and the STONE COLD one-shot into one volume! For fans of the “new crime comics” movement like CRIMINAL! Find out why AIN’T IT COOL says, “I’m hooked!”
STAN LEE’S THE TRAVELER VOL.1 TPB
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Chad Hardin
SC, 128 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99
ISBN13: 9781608860500
Diamond Code: APR110892
STAN’S BACK! THE PUBLISHING EVENT OF THE YEAR! Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics! The great innovator of our industry brings his inimitable talents back to the direct market in an explosive line of comics that nobody is prepared for! In the first volume of the critically acclaimed ongoing series, THE TRAVELER, Stan teams up with comic book luminary Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (AGE OF HEROES, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) to bring you a man out of time! The mysterious hero known only as the Traveler battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds past, present, and future hanging in the balance! Rewrite history this summer with Stan Lee and BOOM! Studios. Featuring a cover by red hot artist Scott Clark!
SPACE WARPED #1
Written by Hervé Bourhis
Drawn by Rudy Spiessert
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110907
Far away, in a land long ago…there was an orphaned farm kid with daddy issues trying to rescue an orphaned princess unaware of her daddy issues! In the tradition of ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS and SPACEBALLS comes a loving, affectionate parody of the greatest science fiction franchise of all time! The first of a two-issue mini-series, this is a fan-pleasing romp that skewers one of the greatest adventure stories ever!
DUCKTALES #2 (A) DUCKTALES #2 (B)
Written by Warren Spector
Drawn by Leonel Castellani
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110900
DUCKTALES is back in its own new ongoing series! The hit Disney Afternoon Revolution continues as Scrooge McDuck’s collection of exotic artifacts from around the world are suddenly deported from the McDuck Museum back to their original locations! Wild repossession recall ensues as Scrooge, Launchpad, and the gang jet to the sites of McDuck’s most infamous adventures, in a bid to reclaim his whisked-away wealth and take on some restless natives along the way! From the man who brought you “Epic Mickey” comes an original epic DuckTales series!
When Chip ‘n’ Dale’s undercover mission spins hilariously out of control, everybody’s favorite diminutive detectives find themselves in danger of getting stuck—by a horde of angry porcupines! Meanwhile, Gadget and Monterey Jack have been captured…and time is running out. DARKWING DUCK’s Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD’s Leonel Castellani continue their celebrated saga, and this is one issue that you won’t want to go slipping through the cracks!
NEW ARC, GREAT FOR NEW READERS!The Duck Knight has returned, he’s solved the Crisis on Infinite Darkwings, and he’s withstood the F.O.W.L. Disposition. With all these Darkwing epics in the bag, will the purple powerhouse of peace be able to deal with the dreaded One-Shot? Find out this month as Ian Brill and James Silvani continue their critically acclaimed, fan-favorite run on DARKWING DUCK!
DONALD DUCK #367
Written by Carl Barks, William Van Horn
Drawn by Daan Jippes , William Van Horn
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110899
More classics! More fun! First off, the much requested, first-time-printed in the U.S. 1970 Carl Barks story—recently redrawn by Jippes in the Barks style—“Whale of A Good Deed,” where Scrooge tries to extract some free oil, but his nephews, the Junior Woodchucks, show him the error of his ways! Then enjoy the hilarity as Donald Duck shows just how hard chopping down a tree can be in the William Van Horn backup “Tree’s a Crowd,” not having seen print in over a decade!
MICKEY MOUSE #309
Written by Ted Osborne
Drawn by Al Taliaferro , Floyd Gottfredson
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110906
The fans have spoken! This month, celebrate 70 years of WALT DISNEY’S COMICS with a salute to one of the most-requested creators of all time: classic Mickey mastermind Romano Scarpa! Scarpa writes and draws “The Treasure of Venice,” a globetrotting adventure never-before-seen in the U.S. guest starring Goofy, Pete, Phantom Blot, and even Scrooge McDuck! With a never-before-printed in the U.S. cover by legend Marco Rota!
UNCLE SCROOGE #404
Written by Romano Scarpa
Drawn by Romano Scarpa
SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: APR110908
The classic 1966 Romano Scarpa tale “The Fifty Money Bins Caper” is printed for the first time ever in the U.S.! Scrooge McDuck shows some crafty initiative against the ever-looming threat of the Beagle Boys by constructing a fleet of fifty new money bins and hiding his money in a new one each week. This all sounds like a good idea until the construction costs come due! And when the Beagles decide to kidnap Donald Duck to track Scrooge’s coins…it’s not just interest that is compounding here!
Celebrate 70 years of WALT DISNEY’S COMICS with one of the most unique Disney adventures ever, with art by Giorgio Cavazzano never before printed in the U.S.! The year: 1946. The place: Los Angeles. The event: a once-in-a-lifetime meeting of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali! Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy are on hand to witness the event, but what happens when they find themselves trapped in one of Dali’s surreal paintings? The answer will astound your imagination! Also features a classic short by Bill Walsh and Manuel Gonzales not seen in the U.S. in 60 years!
It’s the return of your favorite furry flatfoots for the first time in trade paperback! DARKWING DUCK’s Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD’s Leonel Castellani take the diminutive detectives on a brand new globetrotting adventure in “Worldwide Rescue.” Chip ‘n’ Dale, Monterey Jack, Gadget, and Zipper embark on their greatest case yet as they track the villainous Fat Cat across the four corners of the world! This is the collection that will have you singing that song you can never forget: “Sometimes some crimes go slipping through the cracks. But these two gumshoes are picking up the slack. There’s no case too big, no case too small, when you need help just call Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers!” From BOOM! Studios, the originators of the Disney Afternoon Revolution.
It’s Friday which means the weekend is here and we’re one week closer to Free Comic Book Day! There wasn’t much as far as news, but there’s lots of reviews for today. Check out what you should be checking out this week according to other sites. Hope everyone has a fun, relaxing and great weekend!
It’s a new comic book day tomorrow and we’ll have our picks in a few hours. Until then, here’s some comic book news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
