
Apparently comics stop for no holiday. What’s on deck for this week?
- DC launches the Ozymandias miniseries of Before Watchmen and also a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe mini. We also get to find out whether they bumped off Green Lantern’s gay lover in the first three issues of Earth 2
- Marvel launches Infernal Man-Thing and also a Muppets miniseries. Synergy!
- Image has more Creator-Owned Heroes and Thief of Thieves.
- Dark Horse has a bunch of graphic novels, including the second volume of their gorgeous archives of Crime Does Not Pay.
- And IDW debuts The Cape 1969 and wraps up Rocketeer Adventures 2.
If you’re killing time before the barbecue/beer chugging contest, let us know what you’re picking up at the FLCS. And, of course, happy Fourth of July!
DC COMICS
Action Comics #11 (Combo Pack Edition), $4.99
Action Comics #11 (Cully Hamner Variant Cover), AR
Action Comics #11 (Rags Morales Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Action Comics #11 (Rags Morales Regular Cover), $3.99
Animal Man #11, $2.99
Batman And Robin Volume 1 Born To Kill HC, $24.99
Batman Earth One HC, $22.99
Batwing #11, $2.99
Before Watchmen Ozymandias #1 (Combo Pack Edition), $4.99
Before Watchmen Ozymandias #1 (Jae Lee Regular Cover), $3.99
Before Watchmen Ozymandias #1 (Jim Lee Variant Cover), AR
Before Watchmen Ozymandias #1 (Phil Jimenez Variant Cover), AR
Detective Comics #11 (Combo Pack Edition), $4.99
Detective Comics #11 (Tony S. Daniel Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Detective Comics #11 (Tony S. Daniel Regular Cover), $3.99
Dial H #3, $2.99
Earth 2 #1 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Earth 2 #2 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Earth 2 #3 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Earth 2 #3 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Regular Cover), $2.99
Fables Volume 17 Inherit The Wind TP, $14.99
Fairest #5, $2.99
G.I. Combat #3, $3.99
Green Arrow #11, $2.99
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors Volume 1 TP, $14.99
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe #1 (Of 6)(Dave Wilkins Variant Cover), AR
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe #1 (Of 6)(Philip Tan & Ruy Jose Regular Cover), $2.99
I Zombie #27, $2.99
Justice League International #11, $2.99
Night Force #5 (Of 7), $2.99
Red Lanterns #11, $2.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #23, $2.99
Showcase Presents Showcase Volume 1 TP, $19.99
Smallville Season 11 #3, $3.99
Stormwatch #11, $2.99
Suicide Squad Volume 1 Kicked In The Teeth TP, $14.99
Sweet Tooth #35, $2.99
Wonder Woman The Twelve Labors TP, $14.99
Worlds’ Finest #3 (George Perez Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Worlds’ Finest #3 (George Perez Regular Cover), $2.99
MARVEL COMICS
Age Of Apocalypse #5 (Carlo Barberi Regular Cover), $2.99
Amazing Spider-Man #689 (Giuseppe Camuncoli Regular Cover), $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #689 (Matthew Clark Lizard Variant Cover), AR
Avengers Assemble Volume 4 TP, $34.99
Avengers Vs X-Men #0 (Of 12)(Frank Cho 5th Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Avengers Vs X-Men #1 (Of 12)(Jim Cheung 5th Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Avengers Vs X-Men #2 (Of 12)(Jim Cheung 5th Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Avengers Vs X-Men #7 (Of 12)(Esad Ribic Avengers Team Variant Cover), AR
Avengers Vs X-Men #7 (Of 12)(Esad Ribic Variant Cover), AR
Avengers Vs X-Men #7 (Of 12)(Esad Ribic X-Men Team Variant Cover), AR
Avengers Vs X-Men #7 (Of 12)(Jim Cheung Regular Cover), $3.99
Avengers Vs X-Men #7 (Of 12)(Sara Pichelli Sketch Variant Cover), AR
Avengers Vs X-Men #7 (Of 12)(Sara Pichelli Variant Cover), AR
Avengers West Coast Avengers Zodiac Attack HC (Premiere Edition), $34.99
Avengers West Coast Avengers Zodiac Attack HC (Premiere Edition)(Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 96), $34.99
Deadpool #57, $2.99
First X-Men Postcard (Promotional Item), AR
Fury MAX #4, $3.99
Halo Fall Of Reach Invasion HC (Premiere Edition), $19.99
Hulk #55, $2.99
Hulk Heart Of The Atom TP, $24.99
Infernal Man-Thing #1 (Of 3)(Art Adams Regular Cover), $3.99
Infernal Man-Thing #1 (Of 3)(Gil Kane Variant Cover), AR
Infernal Man-Thing #1 (Of 3)(Kevin Nowlan Variant Cover), AR
Invincible Iron Man #520, $3.99
Marvel Super Heroes #2, $4.99
Muppets #1 (Of 4), $2.99
Punisher #13, $2.99
Punisher By Rick Remender Omnibus HC, $99.99
Season One 2012 Guide (Promotional Item), AR
Secret Warriors Omnibus HC, $99.99
Spider-Men #2 (Of 5)(Jim Cheung 2nd Printing Variant Cover)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99
Spider-Man Return Of The Burglar HC (Premiere Edition), $29.99
Spider-Man Return Of The Burglar HC (Premiere Edition)(Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 97), $29.99
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #12, $3.99
Uncanny X-Men #15, $3.99
Wolverine #310 (Blank Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine #310 (Ed McGuinness Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine #310 (Simone Bianchi Regular Cover), $3.99
Wolverine #310 (Stephen Platt Sketch Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine #310 (Stephen Platt Variant Cover), AR
X-Factor #239, $2.99
X-Men Beauty And The Beast HC (Premiere Edition), $29.99
X-Men Beauty And The Beast HC (Premiere Edition)(Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 98), $29.99
IMAGE COMICS
Artifacts #19, $3.99
Creator Owned Heroes #2 (Cover A Kevin Mellon), $3.99
Creator Owned Heroes #2 (Cover B Phil Noto), $3.99
Danger Club #3, $2.99
Darkness Compendium Volume 2 TP, $69.99
Epic Kill #2 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Epic Kill #3, $2.99
Hack Slash #17 (Cover A Tim Seeley), $3.50
Hack Slash #17 (Cover B Tradd Moore & Filipe Sobreiro), $3.50
Haunt #24, $2.99
Invincible #93, $2.99
Invincible Volume 16 Family Ties TP, $16.99
Morning Glories #20, $2.99
Secret #2 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.50
Spawn #221 (Cover A Todd McFarlane), $2.99
Spawn #221 (Cover B Todd McFarlane Black & White), $2.99
Super Dinosaur Volume 2 TP, $12.99
Thief Of Thieves #5 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Thief Of Thieves #6, $2.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 1 Freefall TP, $17.99
Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 2 HC, $49.99
Freaks Of The Heartland HC, $29.99
Mass Effect Alliance Normandy SR-2 Replica Ship Antique Silver Edition, $49.99
Mike Norton’s Battlepug Volume 1 HC, $14.99
Mind MGMT #2, $3.99
Orchid #8, $3.50
Tarzan The Jesse Marsh Years Volume 11 HC, $49.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Cape 1969 #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Zach Howard), $3.99
Cape 1969 #1 (Of 4)(Cover RI Nelson Daniel), AR
Convention Sketchbook HC, $19.99
Danger Girl Danger Sized Treasury Edition Volume 2 TP, $9.99
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 #6 (Of 6), $3.99
Dorothy Of Oz Prequel #3 (Of 4)(Cover RI CGI Character Art), AR
Dorothy Of Oz Prequel #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Eric Shanower), $3.99
Frankenstein Alive Alive #1 (Bernie Wrightson 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #180 (Cover A Herb Trimpe), $3.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #180 (Cover B S. L. Gallant & Gary Erskine), $3.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #180 (Cover RI Larry Hama), AR
G.I. JOE Cobra Command Volume 2 TP, $19.99
Infestation 2 Volume 2 TP, $17.99
Popeye #3 (Cover RI Dean Yeagle), AR
Popeye #3 (Cover A Tom Neely), $3.99
Rocketeer Adventures 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Darwyn Cooke), $3.99
Rocketeer Adventures 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Dave Stevens), $3.99
Rocketeer Adventures 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover RI Darwyn Cooke), AR
Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes HC, $24.99
Transformers Robots In Disguise #7 (Cover A Andrew Griffith), $3.99
Transformers Robots In Disguise #7 (Cover B Casey Coller), $3.99
Transformers Robots In Disguise #7 (Cover RI Marcelo Matere), AR
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Boys #68, $3.99
Dreadstar Omnibus Volume 1 TP, $29.99
Green Hornet #26 (Brian Denham Regular Cover), $3.99
Green Hornet #26 (Jonathan Lau Regular Cover), $3.99
Green Hornet #26 (Phil Hester Regular Cover), $3.99
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #6 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #6 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Lone Ranger #7 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $3.99
Ninjettes #5 (Admira Wijaya Regular Cover), $3.99
Ninjettes #5 (Admira Wijaya Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Ninjettes #5 (Risque Variant Cover), AR
Robert Jordan’s The Wheel Of Time The Eye Of The World #27, $3.99
Vampirella The Red Room #2 (Ale Garza Regular Cover), $3.99
Vampirella The Red Room #2 (Dan Brereton Regular Cover), $3.99
Vampirella The Red Room #2 (Fabiano Neves Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars #19 (Daniel Sampere Risque Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars #19 (Joe Jusko Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars #19 (Lucio Parrillo Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars #19 (Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant Cover), AR
BOOM! STUDIOS
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #15 (Cover A Tim Bradstreet), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #15 (Cover B Nick Percival), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #15 (Cover C Tim Bradstreet), AR
Fanboys Vs Zombies #4 (Cover A Humberto Ramos), $3.99
Fanboys Vs Zombies #4 (Cover B Khary Randolph), $3.99
Fanboys Vs Zombies #4 (Cover C Eddie Nunez), AR
Fanboys Vs Zombies #4 (Cover D Khary Randolph Sketch), AR
Fanboys Vs Zombies #4 (Cover E Humberto Ramos Sketch), AR
Fanboys Vs Zombies #4 (Cover F Arthur Suydam CGC 9.8), AR
Garfield #3 (Cover A Gary Barker), $3.99
Garfield #3 (Cover B Jim Davis 1st Appearance Of Jon), AR
I Told You So HC, $17.99
Incorruptible Volume 7 TP, $16.99
Other Sides Of Howard Cruse HC, $24.99
Peanuts #1 (Of 4)(Matt Whitlock ECCC 2012 Exclusive Cover), $9.99
Peanuts Volume 1 TP, $13.99
Sketchbook Adventures Of Peter Poplaski HC, $25.00
3D TOTAL PUBLISHING
Digital Art Masters Volume 7 SC, $49.99
AC COMICS
Femforce #160, $9.95
APE ENTERTAINMENT
Richie Rich Gems Treasures TP, $9.99
ARCHIE COMICS
Sonic The Hedgehog #238, $2.99
World Of Archie Double Digest #19, $3.99
ASPEN MLT
Executive Assistant Assassins #1 (Cover A Joe Benitez), $3.99
Executive Assistant Assassins #1 (Cover B Eduardo Francisco), $3.99
Executive Assistant Assassins #1 (Cover C Joe Benitez Riddled Incentive), AR
Fathom Kiani Volume 2 #3 (Cover A Oliver Nome), $3.50
Fathom Kiani Volume 2 #3 (Cover B Eduardo Francisco), $3.50
Fathom Kiani Volume 2 #3 (Cover C Michael Turner Classic Incentive), AR
Soulfire Despair #1 (Cover A Michael Ryan), $3.99
Soulfire Despair #1 (Cover B Jonathan Marks), $3.99
AVATAR PRESS
Dan The Unharmable #3 (Rafael Ortiz Regular Cover), $3.99
Dan The Unharmable #3 (Rafael Ortiz Retro Incentive Cover), AR
Dan The Unharmable #3 (Rafael Ortiz Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Dicks #6 (John McCrea Regular Cover), $3.99
Dicks #6 (John McCrea Classic Black & White Incentive Cover), AR
Dicks #6 (John McCrea Offensive Cover), $3.99
Ferals #6 (Gabriel Andrade Regular Cover), $3.99
Ferals #6 (Gabriel Andrade Gore Cover), $3.99
Ferals #6 (Gabriel Andrade Slashed Incentive Cover), AR
Ferals #6 (Gabriel Andrade Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Hero Worship #1 (Of 6)(Michael Dipascale Regular Cover), $3.99
Hero Worship #1 (Of 6)(Michael Dipascale Heroic Incentive Cover), AR
Hero Worship #1 (Of 6)(Michael Dipascale Wraparound Cover), $3.99
BABY TATTOO BOOKS
Idle Hands The Art Of Coop HC, $50.00
BEARMANOR MEDIA
First Responders Of Television SC, $32.95
BOUNDLESS COMICS
Lady Death #19 (Renato Camilo Regular Cover), $3.99
Lady Death #19 (Michael Dipascale Art Deco Incentive Cover), AR
Lady Death #19 (Matt Martin Sultry Cover), $3.99
Lady Death #19 (Michael Dipascale Wraparound Cover), $3.99
CINEFEX
Cinefex #130 (July 2012), $12.50
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1307, AR
CLASSIC COMICS PRESS
Adventures Of Buck O’Rue TP, $29.95
Leonard Starr’s Mary Perkins On Stage Volume 10 TP, $24.95
DENNIS DRUKTENIS PUBLISHING
Scary Monsters Magazine #83, $8.95
DIAMOND PUBLICATIONS
Game Trade Magazine #149, $3.99
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Castle Waiting Volume II #17, $3.95
HUMANOIDS PUBLISHING
Paris Soirees HC, $69.95
Zombies That Ate The World Volume 2 Eleventh Commandment HC, $24.95
INSIGHT EDITIONS
Batmobile The Complete History HC, $35.00
Dark Knight Manual Tools Weapons Vehicles And Documents From The Batcave HC, $40.00
IT BOOKS
Wayne Of Gotham A Novel HC, $26.99
JUMPING JACK PRESS
Toy Story An Interactive Pop-Up Book And Beyond HC, $24.99
KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table #188, $5.99
KODANSHA COMICS
Air Gear Volume 24 GN, $10.99
MANUSCRIPT PRESS
Comics Revue Presents June 2012, $19.95
MCFARLAND
Web-Spinning Heroics Critical Essays On The History And Meaning Of Spider-Man SC, $40.00
MONSTERVERSE
Flesh And Blood Volume 2 GN (Of 4), $14.99
NBM
Boneyard Set Volumes 5-7 GN, $29.99
PAPERCUTZ
Geronimo Stilton Volume 10 Geronimo Stilton Saves The Olympics HC, $9.99
Power Rangers Super Samurai Volume 1 Memory Short GN, $6.99
Power Rangers Super Samurai Volume 1 Memory Short HC, $10.99
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Dance In The Vampire Bund Volume 12 GN, $11.99
SLG PUBLISHING
Knights Of The Living Dead Volume 1 GN, $14.95
SPIEGEL AND GRAU
Supergods What Masked Vigilantes Miraculous Mutants And A Sun God From Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human SC, $16.00
STUDIO 407
Night Projectionist TP, $12.99
TITAN PUBLISHING
Supernatural Magazine #33 (Newsstand Edition), $9.99
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
Wizzywig HC, $19.95
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
You Can Build It Volume 1 SC, $9.95
VERTICAL
5 Centimeters Per Second GN, $18.95
VIZ MEDIA
Bakuman Volume 12 TP, $9.99
Bleach Volume 42 TP, $9.99
Bleach Volume 43 TP, $9.99
Claymore Volume 20 TP, $9.99
D.Gray-Man Volume 22 GN, $9.99
Dengeki Daisy Volume 10 GN, $9.99
Hana-Kimi 3-In-1 Edition Volume 3 TP, $14.99
Jiu Jiu Volume 1 GN, $9.99
Naruto Volume 57 TP, $9.99
Natsume’s Book Of Friends Volume 12 TP, $9.99
One Piece Volume 63 TP, $9.99
Oresama Teacher Volume 9 GN, $9.99
Pokemon Black And White Volume 8 GN, $4.99
Psyren Volume 5 GN, $9.99
RIN-NE Volume 9 GN, $9.99
Rosario+Vampire Season II Volume 9 TP, $9.99
Skip Beat 3-In-1 Edition Volume 3 TP, $14.99
Skip Beat Volume 28 TP, $9.99
Vampire Knight Volume 14 TP, $9.99
Winx Club Volume 1 GN, $6.99
Winx Club Volume 2 GN, $6.99
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Salem’s Daughter Haunting TP, $15.99
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My LCS is by my work, and since I’m out of the office for the rest of the week I won’t be able pick up my books until next week, but here’s what’s going in the hold box:
Earth 2 #3
Amazing Spider-Man #689
Avengers vs. X-Men #7
Invincible Iron Man #520
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #12
Cape 1969 #1
What’s your opinion on Earth 2 so far?
I don’t love it yet, but I’m still holding out hope.
First, I don’t like the costumes. Flash and Hawkgirl’s helmets look clunky and out of place, and Green Lantern’s costume looks too much like Triumph’s. I guess in this new world, the costumes can’t look even slightly similar to their original ones, and that’s a shame.
Second, I’m not too big on having a origin dump at the beginning of a book, and right now Robinson is giving us two origins (Flash and GL) while introducing us to other characters (Hawkgirl, Grundy and Atom, and Fate has been mentioned). I’m the kind of reader that likes to learn about things as the story progresses. I’m not a fan of info dumps, and the green flame in #3 was a big info dump.
I’m going to see how this first arc plays out before deciding to stick with it. I hold Robinson in high regard because of Starman, so I’m hoping once we get through the birthing pains of the book, we’ll start to see something great take shape.
Just action and dial h for jim.
If they do kill off Alan Scott’s boyfriend, would he find his head in the refrigerator or closet?
*snare rimshot followed by crickets*
Anywhoo, I’m sure that if that does eventually happen, the same company that brings you Catwoman will keep it classy and totally not controversial just for the sake of getting press attention.
Nope, he’s a crispy critter at the start of issue #3, but they do seem to be treating it with some dignity: James Robinson is at the wheel, remember.
picking these up tomorrow… Thief Of Thieves, Creator Owned Heroes (not half bad so far I must say, kind of like a cool double feature series), AVX.
AVX is starting to get annoying with the death teases.