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Amazing Spider-Man #641/642

Joe Quesada (w 641), Mark Waid (w 642), Joe Quesada, Paolo Rivera (641 a), Paul Azaceta (a 642)

Supposedly Issue 641 is the one that reveals all. Yeah, I’ll believe it when I read them too. Meanwhile issue 642 welcomes Waid into the fold with a five-part odyssey titled “Origin of the Species.” Storming Norman’s baby is born, you know that can’t be good.

Batgirl #14

Bryan Q. Miller (w), Lee Garbett, Trevor Scott (a)

It’s time for a look at one of DC’s unsung titles, Batgirl. This month she teams up with Supergirl and takes on Dracula! Take that Marvel!

Batman #703

Peter Milligan (w), Tony Daniel (a)

Celebrating Batman’s legacy. Do you really need to know anything more, I mean C’MON it’s Batman!

Billy the Kid Old Time Oddities and Ghastly Fiend of London #1

Eric Powell (w), Eric Powell, Kyle Hotz (a)

The mastermind behind the Goon! is at it again, this time taking on Billy the Kid, and his bizarre Old Timey Oddities and Ghastly Fiend of London.

Daken Dark Wolverine #1

Marjorie Liu, Daniel Way (w), Giuseppe Camuncoli, Onofrio Catacchio (a)

Daken gets his own book, again, but this time it’s actually HIS book, not a hand-me down title from his Dad. You know how kids are.

Daytripper #10

Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon (w, a)
This is it, the final issue of Daytripper and I for one can only imagine what kind of trip we will be taking this issue with Bras.

Invaders Now #1

WWII’s greatest heroes are back, and this time they are chilling in the modern heroic age. The question is why?

X-Men #3

Victor Gischler (w), Paco Medina (a)

This is why you do not mess with Jubilee, ever!

Invincible Iron Man Premiere Hardcover Volume 5 Resilient Book 1

Matt Fraction (w), Salvador Larocca (a)

It’s time for some Detroit Steel! Don’t know what that is, well then my friend, this book was made with you in mind; collecting Invincible Iron Man #25-28.

Justice League of America Team History HC

James Robinson (w), Mark Bagley, Rob Hunter (a)

Collects Justice League of American #38-43, the first volume of Robinson and Bagley’s run. It’s a new roster and a new JLA but with the Blackest Night, will they last to see the Brightest Day?

Siege Dark Avengers HC

Brian Michael Bendis (w), Chris Bachalo, Mike Deodato (a)

Things hit the fan if you are a Dark Avenger in this collection as Norman’s plan to take out Asgard does not go so well. Collects Dark Avengers #13-16 and Dark Avengers Annual.

Wolverine Old Man Logan TP

Mark Millar (w), Steve McNiven (a)

Finally, it’s here, Wolverine Old Man Logan in softcover. For those of you holding out to read this story without the pressure of a hardback, now is your chance to pick up the story that fast forwards to a miserable future (why is only the future nice in Star Trek?). Collects Wolverine #66-72 and Wolverine Giant-Size Old Man Logan.

Comics are a bit late this week due to Labor Day…but fun fact the Sega Dreamcast came out on this date in 1999. Let’s see what comics are coming out on this date in 2010. Hit the jump…

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Looking to SAVE some greenbacks this Labor Day Weekend but still get those comics you’ve been thinking about?! Well fear not loyal Brave New Worlds patron, because it’s time for the Brave New Worlds Labor Day Sale!

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With the television series coming to AMC this October and Volumes 1-12 of the series on our shelves, there’s no better time to get into the Walking Dead then right now!

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Atari Playing Cards

What’s the next best thing to playing Atari, chilling with the playing cards of course. Shuffle like its 1984 again with this awesome deck.

DC Comics 75th Anniversary Postcards

Part of DC Comics continuing 75th anniversary celebration, this beautiful 100-postcard set features vintage art and covers.

Disneystrology HC

It’s okay to admit it,  you have often pondered what Disney character are you most liked? Well now you don’t have to think about it any longer as this new book reveals all. Great for kids, and of course the kid in all of us.

Back in Stock

Doctor Who 11th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver

You know you want to rock it like Doctor Who, and now you can as Brave New Worlds receives its restock of the latest Doctor’s sonic screwdriver.

The Old City Book Discussion Group will be discussing Mike Carey (w) and Peter Gross’ (a) UNWRITTEN Volumes 1 and 2 on September 13th at 7pm.

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Avengers Children’s Crusade #2 (of 9)

Allan Heinberg (w), Jim Cheung, Mark Morales (a)

What began as a novel mini-series event looking for the Scarlet Witch has turned into Marvel’s version of the Cannonball Run as the Avengers, Young Avengers and X-Men are all racing each other to find her first. First prize you ask? Thought into oblivion. Second, a nice piece of IKEA furniture.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #36

Joss Whedon (w), Georges Jeanty, Andy Owens (a)

It’s been awhile, but the season eight finale begins here in Last Gleaming Part 1 penned by none other than Whedon himself. The last five issues of the season plan to be one “hell” of a ride. Enjoy.

Deadpool Pulp #1

Mike Benson, Adam Glass (w), Laurence Campbell (a)

Let’s see, what kind of style have we yet to read Deadpool in, Pulp of course! So here it is.

Freedom Fighters #1

Heroic Age: One Month to Live #1

Various (w), Various (a)

A novel approach by John Ostrander and Rick Remender among others, what would you do to change the world if you had one month to live? It’s a new weekly Marvel event featuring the heroes of the Marvel Universe.

Incredible Hulks #612

Greg Pak (a)

Dark Son Part One begins here as Incredible Hulks will publish twice a month to hopefully begin paring down all the Hulks in the Marvel Universe.

Scarlet #2

Brian Michael Bendis (w), Alex Maleev (a)

So in the first issue Scarlet comes up with the revelation that the world is corrupt, and she is going to fix it. Dare I say, “You say you want a revolution.”

Taskmaster #1 (of 4)

Fred Van Lente (w), Jefte Palo (a)

It’s about time the Taskmaster received his own mini-series, wouldn’t you say. Seems his former associates are not to happy that he is now working for Steve Rogers, so they but a billion-dollar bounty on his dead. I guess it will only be a matter of time before Deadpool pops up in this story.

Thor For Asgard #1

Rob Rodi (w), Simone Bianchi (a)

A new series for the God of Thunder, and his world is asunder as Odin is missing and Balder is dead – what the frak in the name of the rainbow bridge is going on here? Pick it up to find out.

Wolverine #1

Jason Aaron (a), Renato Guedes (a)

Just like your student loans, Wolverine is all about consolidation, so this month here he is in his brand-new title. Did you know Wolverine’s soul is in hell? Well now you do, pick up this issue to find out more.

Batman Cacophony TP

Kevin Smith (w), Walk Flanagan, Sandra Hope (a)

Kevin Smith’s return to the DC Universe collects all three issues of this mini-series featuring a new big bad known as the Onomatopoeia.

Classic GI Joe TP Volume 9

Larry Hama (w)

Collects issues #81-90 of the classic Marvel series. Remember, knowing is half the battle.

Invincible TP Volume 13 Growing Pains

Robert Kirkman (w), Ryan Ottley (a)

Collecting Invincible #66-70 and Invincible Returns #1. The world is in ruins after the battle with CONQUEST. So of course this is a perfect time for the Viltrumite War to begin.

Siege New Avengers Premiere Hardcover

Brian Michael Bendis (w), Stuart Immonen, Mike Mayhew, Marko Djurdjevic, Bryan Hitch (a)

Collecting New Avengers #61-64, New Avengers Annual #3, Dark Reign The List New Avengers and New Avengers Finale. Steve Rogers has returned, and is he pissed at Norman Osborn.

And here is a link for the Cannonball Run trailer.

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove will host a Warhammer 40K Tournament on Saturday, September 4 beginning at 11 a.m. Cost is $15.00 per person and you must pre-register in order to play as space is limited. Spots will be filled on first-come, first-served basis, however you must pay the registration fee to lock up your spot. Contact Dave to pre-register, or with questions.

Army Limit 1,000 points.

Force Organization Chart 1-2 HQ, 2-6 Troops, 0-2 Elites, 0-2 Fast Attacks, 0-2 Heavy Support

Army lists must receive approval prior to the tournament, please e-mail a copy of your army roster for approval to Dave.  All rosters should be submitted no later than September 1.

As an added bonus, all participants will receive 10% off all Warhammer purchases at the store on September 4.

Brave New Worlds is your stop for the next release of Blackest Night Action Figures as Series 5 hits stores on August 25! The roll call for this set is Batman, Deadman, Hawkman and Nekron.

Make sure you check out Brave New Worlds stock of the previous four releases as well.

Avengers #4

Brian Michael Bendis (w), John Romita Jr. (a)

This issue guest stares everyone, plus Kang and Ultron – Oh Yeah! The timestream is broken and the Marvel Universe is falling into chaos (literally, we saw cats and dogs moving in with one another).

Batman #702

Grant Morrison (w), Tony Daniel (a)

Morrison continues to tell the tale of what exactly happened to Bruce Wayne between the end of R.I.P. and his death in Final Crisis.

Captain America #609

Ed Brubaker (w), Butch Guice (a)

Well this is just messed up as Baron Zemo continues to rip apart Bucky’s life, which forces the Buckster to return to the scene where his life once ended.

Guardians the Globe #1 (of 6)

Robert Kirkman, Benito Cerneo (w), Ransom Getty (a)

We’re getting the gang back together which no one thought would happen after Omni-Man slaughtered the original team. But since the Viltrumite War continues and depletes the ranks of the current squad over in the pages of Invincible, its time for a new recruiting drive.

Justice League of America #48

James Robinson (w), Mark Bagley, Rob Hunter, Norm Rapmund (a)

The finale of the JLA/JSA team-up as the greatest threat might not be Alan Scott (I mean, he is old) but another of the team members (my money is on Cyborg, he is so not human anymore).

Namor First Mutant #1

Stuart Moore (w), Ariel Olivetti (a)

Namor stars in an all-new ongoing series as he becomes Sub-Mariner the Vampire Hunter taking on the blood suckers who are attempting to take out the X-Men.

Star Wars Blood Ties Jango & Boba Fett #1
Tom Taylor (w), Chris Scalf (a)
A mission Jango goes on before the Clone Wars affects Boba’s life 20 years later. Are you hooked yet?

Superman Secret Origin #6 (of 6)

Geoff Johns (w), Gark Frank, Jon Sibal (a)

The conclusion of the reimagining of the early days of Superman is finally here and of course its a head-to-head battle with Lex Luthor – we would not have it any other way.

Wonder Woman #602

Michael Straczynski (w), Don Kramer, Michael Babinski (a)

Diana goes on the offensive and discovers the war may already be over, and that she of course LOST! No need to sugar coat it now, is there?

X-Men Curse of the Mutants Storm & Gambit #1

Chuck Kim (w), Mico Suayan, Chris Bachalo (a)

One of two Curse of the Mutants crossovers this week (other Blade #1) as Storm & Gambit team up to take on vamps in downtown San Francisco. I don’t know why they just don’t contact Buffy to take care of this problem, she has an entire army of slayers and everything.

Secret Invasion HC

Brian Michael Bendis (w), Leinil Francis Yu (a)

Collecting Secret Invasion #1-8. Who do your trust? Well, it’s certainly not the same as Who are you going to call? Skrulls try to take over the world, and of course screw it up again.

Siege Thunderbolts HC

Cory Levine (w)

Collects Thunderbolts #138-143. Now that Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign is falling apart, the bad guys are taking advantage of opportunities.

Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Volume 3 TP

Brian Michael Bendis (w), Mark Bagley (a)

Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #1/2 and #28-39 of the first series, featuring Eddie Brock and some crook in a Spidey costume.