What’s coming to comics shops this week?
- DC fires up National Comics with their Kid Eternity one-shot, and also have Wonder Woman and Mad Vs. Batman annuals lined up for today. Also a bunch of Alfred E. Neuman as Super-Heroes statues for some reason. On the Vertigo side, there’s more New Deadwardians.
- Marvel launches X-Treme X-Men with Greg Pak and wraps up its latest John Carter miniseries.
- Image has more Manhattan Projects, which I know you guys like, and Prophet, which apparently only I like. It’s also launching the mini Debris, which seems to be Mad Max meets high fantasy meets ecofable.
- Dark Horse has more Goon, wraps up its Boba Fett miniseries and launches a Darth Maul series. For you hopeless Goon nerds (like me), they’ve also got a jersey for the Fish Canners hitting stores. You also know the Goon is going monthly.
- BOOM! has a TP of its Transformers: Autocracy minicomics, more in its Hawken miniseries and most importantly an artist’s edition of Wally Wood’s EC work. The landlord won’t notice $125 missing out of the rent check, right?
As always, tell us what you’ll be picking up at the FLCS and we’ll talk some comics.
DC COMICS
All-Star Western #11, $3.99
American Vampire #29 (Dave Johnson Variant Cover), AR
American Vampire #29 (Rafael Albuquerque Regular Cover), $2.99
Aquaman #11 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Regular Cover), $2.99
Aquaman #11 (Ivan Reis Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Batman The Dark Knight #11 (David Finch & Richard Friend Regular Cover), $2.99
Batman The Dark Knight #11 (David Finch & Richard Friend Variant Cover), AR
Before Watchmen Comedian #2 (Combo Pack Edition), $4.99
Before Watchmen Comedian #2 (J.G. Jones Regular Cover), $3.99
Before Watchmen Comedian #2 (Tim Bradstreet Variant Cover), AR
DC Comics Presents Wonder Woman Adventures #1, $7.99
DC Comics The New 52 Cyborg Bust, $69.95
Flash #11 (Francis Manapul Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Flash #11 (Francis Manapul Regular Cover), $2.99
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #11, $2.99
Green Arrow Volume 1 Into The Woods TP, $14.99
Green Lantern #11 (Combo Pack Edition), $3.99
Green Lantern #11 (Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy Regular Cover), $2.99
Green Lantern #11 (Doug Mahnke Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Green Lantern New Guardians #11 (Tyler Kirkham & Batt Regular Cover), $2.99
Green Lantern New Guardians #11 (Tyler Kirkham Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Grifter Volume 1 Most Wanted TP, $16.99
I Vampire #11, $2.99
Justice League Dark #11, $2.99
Just-Us League Of Stupid Heroes Series 1 Alfred E. Neuman As Aquaman Action Figure (resolicited), $24.99
Just-Us League Of Stupid Heroes Series 1 Alfred E. Neuman As Green Arrow Action Figure (resolicited), $24.99
Just-Us League Of Stupid Heroes Series 1 Alfred E. Neuman As Superman Action Figure (resolicited), $24.99
MAD Presents Batman #1 (One Shot), $5.99
National Comics Eternity #1, $3.99
New Deadwardians #5 (Of 8), $2.99
Savage Hawkman #11, $2.99
Scalped Volume 9 Knuckle Up TP, $14.99
Spaceman #8 (Of 9), $2.99
Superman #11 (Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Superman #11 (Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund Regular Cover), $2.99
Superman Family Adventures #3, $2.99
Teen Titans #11 (Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Teen Titans #11 (Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund Regular Cover), $2.99
Voodoo #11, $2.99
Wonder Woman Odyssey Volume 1 TP, $14.99
MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #690 (Giuseppe Camuncoli Regular Cover), $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #690 (Shane Davis Lizard Variant Cover), AR
Astonishing X-Men #52, $3.99
Avengers #28, $3.99
Avengers Vs X-Men #3 (Of 12)(Jim Cheung 3rd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Captain America #15, $3.99
Captain America And Iron Man #634, $2.99
Daredevil By Mark Waid Volume 1 TP, $15.99
Dark Avengers #178, $2.99
Deadpool #58, $2.99
FF #20, $2.99
Hit-Girl #2 (Of 5)(Dave Johnson Variant Cover), AR
Hit-Girl #2 (Of 5)(John Romita Jr. & Tom Palmer Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Hit-Girl #2 (Of 5)(John Romita Jr. Regular Cover), $2.99
Incredible Hulk #11, $3.99
John Carter The Gods Of Mars #5 (Of 5), $2.99
Marvel Masterworks The Fantastic Four TP Volume 8, $24.99
Marvel Masterworks The Fantastic Four TP Volume 8 (Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 42), $24.99
Marvel Previews #108 (August 2012 For Products On-Sale October 2012), $1.25
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #4, $2.99
Mighty Thor #17, $3.99
Red Hulk Haunted TP, $16.99
Secret Avengers #29, $3.99
Secret Avengers By Rick Remender Volume 1 HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Thor The Deviants Saga TP, $16.99
Ultimate Comics Hawkeye By Jonathan Hickman TP, $14.99
Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #13 (Adi Granov Variant Cover), AR
Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #13 (Michael Komarck Regular Cover), $3.99
Ultimate Comics X-Men By Nick Spencer HC Volume 2 (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Uncanny X-Force #28, $3.99
Venom #21, $2.99
Winter Soldier #8, $2.99
Wolverine And The X-Men #14, $3.99
X-Men Legacy #270, $2.99
X-Men Steve Rogers Escape From The Negative Zone TP, $14.99
X-Treme X-Men #1 (Julian Totino Tedesco Regular Cover), $2.99
X-Treme X-Men #1 (Salvador Larroca Variant Cover), AR
IMAGE COMICS
Artifacts Deluxe HC, $99.99
Batula HC, $16.99
Chew Secret Agent Poyo #1 (One Shot)(SDCC 2012 Variant Cover), $3.50
Debris #1 (Of 4), $3.50
Elephantmen #41, $3.99
Elephantmen Volume 5 Devilish Functions HC, $34.99
Gatecrasher Volume 1 Ring Of Fire TP, $12.99
Graveyard Of Empires #4 (Of 4)(resolicited), $2.99
Grim Leaper #3 (Of 4), $3.50
Haunt #25, $2.99
Manhattan Projects #5, $3.50
Mind The Gap #2 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Monolith HC, $17.99
Near Death #10, $2.99
Prophet #27, $2.99
Reed Gunther Volume 2 TP, $14.99
Super Dinosaur #12, $2.99
Witchblade #158 (Cover A John Tyler Christopher), $2.99
Witchblade #158 (Cover B Diego Bernard & Fred Benes), $2.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
Angel And Faith #12 (Rebekah Isaacs Variant Cover), AR
Angel And Faith #12 (Steve Morris Regular Cover), $2.99
Axe Cop President Of The World #1 (Of 3), $3.50
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth Exorcism #2 (Of 2), $3.50
Dragon Age Volume 1 The Silent Grove HC, $14.99
Goon #40, $3.50
Goon Fish Canners Jersey LG, $34.99
Goon Fish Canners Jersey MED, $34.99
Goon Fish Canners Jersey XL, $34.99
Goon Fish Canners Jersey XXL, $36.99
Hellboy Volume 3 The Chained Coffin And Others TP (New Printing), $19.99
Hellboy Volume 10 The Crooked Man And Others TP (New Printing), $19.99
Kull Volume 3 The Cat And The Skull TP, $15.99
Mass Effect Homeworlds #3 (Anthony Palumbo Regular Cover), $3.50
Mass Effect Homeworlds #3 (Mike Hawthorne Variant Cover), AR
Resident Alien #3, $3.50
Star Wars Blood Ties Boba Fett Is Dead #4 (Of 4), $3.50
Star Wars Crimson Empire II Council Blood TP (New Printing), $17.99
Star Wars Darth Maul Death Sentence #1 (Of 4), $2.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Art Of Molly Crabapple Volume 2 Devil In The Details SC, $12.99
Crow Midnight Legends Volume 1 Dead Time GN, $17.99
Ghostbusters #11 (Cover A Dan Schoening), $3.99
Ghostbusters #11 (Cover B Tristan Jones), $3.99
Ghostbusters #11 (Cover RI Mike Henderson), AR
Godzilla #3 (Cover A Zach Howard), $3.99
Godzilla #3 (Cover B Matt Frank), $3.99
Godzilla #3 (Cover RI Jeff Zornow), AR
Hawken #5 (Of 6)(Cover RI Geof Darrow), AR
Hawken #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Timothy Truman), $3.99
KISS Greatest Hits Volume 1 The Marvel Years TP, $19.99
Sergio Aragone’s Groo The Wanderer Artist’s Edition HC, $75.00
Snake Eyes And Storm Shadow #15 (Cover A Andrea Di Vito), $3.99
Snake Eyes And Storm Shadow #15 (Cover RI Lee Ferguson), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 (Cover A Dan Duncan), $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 (Cover B Kevin Eastman), $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 (Cover RI Ryan Ottley), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series #6 (Casey Jones)(Cover A David Petersen), $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series #6 (Casey Jones)(Cover B Mike Henderson), $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series #6 (Casey Jones)(Cover RI David Petersen), AR
Transformers Autocracy TP, $19.99
Transformers Classics UK Volume 3 TP, $29.99
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #7 (Cover A Alex Milne), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #7 (Cover B Nick Roche), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #7 (Cover RI Marcelo Matere), AR
Transformers Robots In Disguise Volume 1 TP, $19.99
Trio #3 (Cover RI John Byrne & Walter Simonson), AR
Trio #3 (Cover A John Byrne), $3.99
True Blood #3 (Cover A Tim Bradstreet), $3.99
True Blood #3 (Cover B Photo), $3.99
True Blood #3 (Cover RI Tim Bradstreet), AR
Wally Wood’s EC Stories Artist’s Edition HC (2nd Printing), $125.00
BOOM! STUDIOS
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #16 (Cover A Tim Bradstreet), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #16 (Cover B Nick Percival), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #16 (Cover C Nick Percival), AR
Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Gabriel Hardman), $3.99
Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Declan Shalvey), $3.99
Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Gabriel Hardman), AR
Extermination #1 (Kalman Andrasofszky 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $1.00
Higher Earth #2 (Timothy Green II & Blond 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Planet Of The Apes #16 (Cover A Carlos Magno), $3.99
Planet Of The Apes #16 (Cover B Damian Couceiro), $3.99
Planet Of The Apes #16 (Cover C Damian Couceiro), AR
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Dark Shadows #6 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $3.99
Dejah Thoris And The White Apes Of Mars #4 (Ale Garza Risque Variant Cover), AR
Dejah Thoris And The White Apes Of Mars #4 (Ale Garza Variant Cover), AR
Dejah Thoris And The White Apes Of Mars #4 (Sean Chen Regular Cover), $3.99
Dejah Thoris And The White Apes Of Mars #4 (Sean Chen Risque Variant Cover), AR
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #11 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #11 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #11 (Jonathan Lau Variant Cover), AR
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man Volume 1 Some Assembly Required TP, $29.99
Lord Of The Jungle #6 (Francesco Francavilla Variant Cover), AR
Lord Of The Jungle #6 (Lucio Parrillo Regular Cover), $3.99
Lord Of The Jungle #6 (Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Lord Of The Jungle #6 (Paul Renaud Green Variant Cover), AR
Lord Of The Jungle #6 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover), $3.99
Nowhere Man #4 (Of 4)(Jeevan J. Kang Regular Cover), $3.99
Witchblade Red Sonja #5 (Ale Garza Regular Cover), $3.99
215 INK
Vic Boone TP, $14.99
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Airboy Deadeye #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Gearhearts Steampunk Glamor Revue #3, $3.99
Gold Digger Platinum Volume 4 TP, $14.95
Last Zombie Neverland #5 (Of 5), $3.99
Nazi Zombies #3, $3.99
Victorian Secret Girls Of Steampunk #1, $3.99
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie #635 (Jill Thompson Variant Cover), AR
Archie #635 (Gisele Lagace Regular Cover), $2.99
Archie And Friends Double Digest #18, $3.99
Archie Clash Of The New Kids TP, $11.99
Betty And Veronica Friends Double Digest #227, $3.99
Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #3 (Alex Saviuk Regular Cover), $2.99
Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #3 (Matt Herms Variant Cover), AR
ASPEN MLT
Soulfire Grace #1 (Cover A Michael Ryan), $3.99
Soulfire Grace #1 (Cover B Pasquale Qualano), $3.99
Soulfire Power #1 (Cover A Michael Ryan), $3.99
Soulfire Power #1 (Cover B Khary Randolph), $3.99
AVATAR PRESS
Crossed Badlands #10 (Jacen Burrows Red Crossed Incentive Cover), AR
Crossed Badlands #10 (Jacen Burrows Regular Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #10 (Jacen Burrows Torture Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #10 (Jacen Burrows Wraparound Cover), $3.99
BIG DOG INK
Critter #2, $3.50
Legend Of Oz The Wicked West #5, $3.50
BLACK LIBRARY
Best Of Hammer And Bolter Volume 1 SC (Warhammer 40K), $15.00
BONGO COMICS
Bart Simpson Comics #73, $2.99
BROADSWORD COMICS,
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #75, $2.95
CAPSTONE PRESS
DC Super-Pets The Biggest Little Hero TP, $4.95
DC Super-Pets Deep-Sea Duel TP, $4.95
DC Super-Pets Night Of The Scaredy Crows TP, $4.95
DC Super-Pets The Cat Crime Club TP, $4.95
DC Super-Pets The Fantastic Flexy Frog TP, $4.95
DC Super-Pets Swamp Thing Vs The Zombie Pets TP, $4.95
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1310, AR
DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING
Maohden Novel Volume 1 SC, $12.95
DIAMOND PUBLICATIONS
Game Trade Magazine #150, $3.99
Previews #287 (August 2012), $4.50
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine Special #28 (Terrax), $32.00
DC Superhero Chess Figurine Collection Magazine #6 (Two Face Black Knight), $16.00
DC Superhero Chess Figurine Collection Magazine #9 (Poison Ivy Black Pawn), $16.00
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Significant Objects SC, $24.99
FIRST SECOND
Resistance Volume 3 Victory GN, $17.99
FUTURE PUBLISHING
SFX #222 (July 2012), $10.99
HILL AND WANG
Hammer And The Anvil GN, $24.95
KODANSHA COMICS
Arisa Volume 8 GN, $10.99
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Volume 5 GN, $10.99
LOCUS MAGAZINE
Locus #618, $6.95
MARRS MEDIA
Rue Morgue Magazine #124, $9.95
MCFARLAND
Cerebus The Barbarian Messiah SC, $45.00
Meaning Of Superhero Comic Books SC, $40.00
Sexual Ideology In The Works Of Alan Moore SC, $40.00
Mickey Spillane On Screen SC, $45.00
MOONSTONE
Kolchak Necronomicon HC, $59.95
PAPERCUTZ
Dance Class Volume 2 Romeo And Juliets HC, $10.99
Garfield And Co Volume 6 Mother Garfield HC, $7.99
Geronimo Stilton Box Set Of Graphic Novels Volumes 4-6, $29.99
REBELLION
2000 AD #1782, $5.25
RGZ COMICS
Worlds Of Phazer TP, $19.99
SLG PUBLISHING
Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Volume 3 Of Wood And Blood Part 1 GN, $10.95
STUDIO 407
Fictionauts GN, $12.99
TITAN PUBLISHING
Everybody Loves Tank Girl #1 (Of 3), $3.99
Supernatural Magazine #34 (August/September 2012)(Newsstand Edition), $6.99
Supernatural Magazine #34 (August/September 2012)(Previews Exclusive Edition), $6.99
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
Underwater Welder GN, $19.95
TOUCHSTONE
Once Crowded Sky A Novel HC, $26.00
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Alter Ego #111, $8.95
Back Issue #58, $8.95
Modern Masters Volume 28 Eric Powell SC, $15.95
Marie Severin Mirthful Mistress Of Comics SC, $24.95
UDON ENTERTAINMENT
Apple Selection Volume 2 Autumn SC, $39.99
VERTICAL
Sakuran Volume 1 GN, $16.95
VIZ MEDIA
Kimi ni Todoke Volume 14 From Me To You GN, $9.99
Metal Gear Solid Guns Of The Patriots SC, $15.99
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys Volume 21 GN, $12.99
YEN PRESS
Black Butler Volume 10 TP, $11.99
Book Girl And The Wayfarer’s Lamentation Novel SC, $11.99
Durarara Volume 3 GN, $11.99
High School Of The Dead Volume 7 GN, $13.99
Pandora Hearts Volume 11 GN, $11.99
Soul Eater NOT Volume 1 TP, $11.99
Twilight The Graphic Novel Volume 2 TP, $14.99
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales #75 (Cover A J. Scott Campbell), $5.99
Grimm Fairy Tales #75 (Cover B Anthony Spay), $5.99
Grimm Fairy Tales #75 (Cover C Marat Mychaels), $5.99
Grimm Fairy Tales #75 (Cover D Stjepan Sejic), $5.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Bad Girls #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Alfredo Reyes), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Bad Girls #1 (Of 5)(Cover B), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents The Jungle Book #4 (Cover A Carlos Granda), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents The Jungle Book #4 (Cover B Carlos Granda), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents The Jungle Book #4 (Cover C Tommy Patterson), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland #1 (Cover A J. Scott Campbell), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland #1 (Cover B Greg Horn), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland #1 (Cover C Eric Basaldua), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland #1 (Cover D Ale Garza), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Swimsuit Special 2012 (Cover A Mike DeBalfo), $5.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Swimsuit Special 2012 (Cover B JamieTyndall), $5.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Wonderland Annual 2012 (Cover A Stjepan Sejic), $5.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Wonderland Annual 2012 (Cover B Sean Chen), $5.99
Irresistible #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Ale Garza), $3.99
Irresistible #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Sean Chen), $3.99




My usual pulls this week for me:
Manhattan Projects
Aquaman
Before Watchmen Comedian
New Deadwardians
BPRD
Goon
My buddy recommended the Ultimate Marvel series and hyped it up quite a bit. I may pick it up just to see what that’s about since it says it’s a good jumping on point.
Also, anybody ever order from DCB Service? Discounts are way better than my FLCS and a flat rate shipping of 6.95 ain’t bad. I would continue to support the shop anyway for weekly pulls but the more expensive books (3.99) I could wait on. Anyway, just curious.
I haven’t, but I tend to buy floppies through Comixology.
Sweet burning jesus… Xtreme Xmen seems to feature Wolvering with a Cable-style BFG, Emma Frost as jailbait, and a precocious-kiddie version of Nightcrawler? Someone has been selecting book ideas from out of the big barrel-o-random retreads.
Normally I’d agree but Greg Pak has earned a #1 issue purchase.
I’ll admit I came close but the same thing happened here as when I had the opportunity recently to buy an Xmen book but on the cover was Kid Gladiator. Burn it with fire. Can’t get past Kid Nightcrawler. Don’t muppet-baby my superheroes.
Actually having read the book, my big problem with it is that I think somebody sat down and told Greg Pak to rewrite “Exiles” or Manny the Gooch was gonna break his legs.
You’re not the only one, Prophet is brilliant! It’s wild, violent, imaginative, and the art is consistently gorgeous.
I’m stunned at what Graham is pulling off here. I read the first issue of the original series out of curiosity and Jesus, talk about a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
sad face – not that great of a week for me.
Manhattan Projects
Debris
Speaking of Hickman/Pitarra, I just recently picked up their last work together, The Red Wing TP – holy crap, SUCH a good book. Has anyone else read this? I’m falling more and more in love with Hickman every day.
See, I read the first issue of “Manhattan Projects”, didn’t hate it, but the next month I just could not make myself buy issue #2. I don’t know what it was, but I just genuinely did not feel like reading the book. I certainly don’t loathe it or even dislike it; it’s a good book. I just feel no compelling reason to keep reading.
there’s nothing wrong with that, it just didn’t “grab” you. you might not like his writing style, or the art, or a combination of that. maybe you just didn’t enjoy the story itself. we’re all free to have our opinions and likes/dislikes.
I’m a fan of Hickman’s work, his superhero work transcends the usual and his non-superhero work is sublime. I just picked up Transhuman but haven’t read it yet. I loved Red Wing, so weird but so wonderful.
I’m the reverse: his superhero work I enjoy quite a bit but his non-superhero work leaves me a little cold (although I am enjoying “Secret”)
see I find it hard to get into anything superhero-related, at all. I like Invincible because it’s just such a fun book.. the new Batman run is outstanding, but I’m partial to Snyder anyway. Irredeemable by Waid is alright… other than that, superhero books I can actually get into are very few and far between.
But Hickman’s creator-owned stuff? absolutely brilliant. I guess I’m just partial to creator-owned vs superhero.
There was a Kid Eternity One Shot that came out yesterday!? How did I miss that at the store!?
It’s technically called “National Comics”. Go back, they’ll have it. Look for the DC book that has the hipster with the toe-tag on it.