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Storm Dispatched Wildstorm Comics is no more. Long Live Wildstorm! A victim of DC Comics partial relocation to Los Angeles, the decision has been made to put the characters from the Authority, Gen13, and Wildcats to bed for a little while. I for one will mourn the potential losses of future type Highwaymen and Red Herring stories. I think I may be the only one.

Yeah Lynda Carter! I know I try to limit myself to comic book related news as not to step on Brian’s Friday feature feet, but I am just too excited about the possibilities of this announcement – The CW is looking to replace Smallville next year with a Wonder Woman series – hell yeah! You have to figure it will be molded in the same style that made Smallville such a success for so many years. Here’s hoping.

Overkill? Well, the 2,000th Thor title will hit shelves in May (right around the release of the movie) with Paul Jenkins and Ariel Olivetti’s four-issue Thor Heaven and Earth mini-series. This series will feature a different concept in each issue. Sounds interesting. And I thought Deadpool had a lot of titles out?

Welcome to the first week of comics for October! Welcome to October!

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American Vampire #7

Scott Snyder (w), Rafael Albuquerque (a)

Here is another of the titles you should be reading, Vertigo’s American Vampire. I know what you are saying, more vampires but it’s so much better than just vampires, it’s vamps in the Wild Wild West. What could be better than that, besides

a bag of tangy Doritos?

P.S. If you have not read this awesome title before, the first six issues were collected in a hardcover that was released this week and is available at Brave New Worlds.

Chaos War #1

Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente (w), Khoi Pham (a)

It’s been about a month, so that must mean the next big Marvel Event. Chaos War is

here and Hercules makes his triumphant return, but as the god of heroes!

Ultimate Comics Thor #1 (of 4)

Jonathan Hickman (w), Carlos Pacheco (a)

Another new Thor title must mean a movie is just around the corner (can Spring really be considered around the corner?), nevertheless this story takes us back to the beginning of the Ultimate Thor story, in Asgard. Glad to see they have mixed up the origin in this new (old) universe.

Uncanny X-Force #1

Rick Remender (w), Jerome Opena (a)

En Sabah Nur is back, aw yeah. Good thing Wolverine lied to Cyclops about disbanding this secret wetworks mutant squad. This should be fun as Logan welcomes Psylocke and Deadpool (wtf?) into the fold.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 TP Volume 7 Twilight

Brad Meltzer (w), Georges Jeanty, Karl Moline, Andy Owens (a)

Twilight is revealed in this volume of season eight and YOU. WILL. NOT. BELIEVE. WHO. IT. IS. Or maybe you will?

Richard Starks Parker The Outfit HC

Darwyn Cooke (w, a)

It’s finally here, Cooke’s second adaptation of Richard Stark’s Parker novels, The Outfit. If you have never read the books, or have not picked up Cooke’s first foray The Hunter which was released last April (and coincidentally Brave New Worlds still has copies left) then do yourself a favor and start living your life, because it is that good Yo! If you love crime noir, Cooke or just good stories, you need to pick this up.  Enjoy!

Check out the brand new Brave New Worlds Warhammer 40k/Fantasy Forum where you can find out who’s coming to our weekly games as well as what games are being played on Mondays and Saturdays.

The forum is also a great place to ask questions and find out advanced news on upcoming tournaments being held at Brave New Worlds Willow Grove.

Check out the beginning of The Comicverse here.

I’ve often wondered what people’s comic reading/reading habits consist of so I figured I’d pose Five Questions to you and see if anyone would care to answer any of them.

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