Brave New Worlds

I hope this little list of links helps make your Friday just a little bit more bearable this week. Remember the weekend is almost here…and if you are in Philly that also means Wizard World.

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New Direction for Thor Beginning with issue #615 (September) a new creative team will be taking the reigns of the God of Thunder – Matt Fraction (X-Men) and Pasqual Ferry.

Fantastic Three? Jonathan Hickman’s run on Fantastic Four continues and this September he will welcome a new artist – Steve Epting (Captain America) as well as a new arc. A six-issue story, this tale of high adventure will mark a tragic end for one of the members of Marvel’s first family.

X-Men #1 Launching in July and replacing X-Men Legacy, X-Men will be brought to you by the team of Victor Gischler and Paco Medina (New X-Men). First arc promises to alter the fabric of the Marvel U.

Ahnald Because you have been clamoring for it (and you know who you are), Dynamite Entertainment will be publishing comics based on the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger film Total Recall.

Comics come out tomorrow. Let’s look two books I am pretty darn sure I will end up reading…Hit the jump

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Starting June 7th, all booster packs of Russian or Spanish Magic: the Gathering cards are now priced to sell at $2.99 each!  These are normally priced at $4.99 per booster, so stop in and check out our selection.  Current sets include Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Time Spiral, Dissension, Planar Chaos, 9th edition, and 10th edition.

Highly-anticipated issues and some new young blood litter the new release wall this Wednesday in the Spotlight. Jump for all the details.

Avengers Academy #1

Christos Gage (w), Mike McKone (p)

Think Professor Xavier’s Institute, except run by Hank Pym and for the next generation of Avengers.

Batman #700

Grant Morrison (w), Various (a)

Continuing to tie into the Return of Bruce Wayne, Morrison returns to the bat’s self-titled book with stories from different eras of Batmen.

Deadpool Wade Wilson’s War #1 (of 4)

Duane Swierczynski (w), Jason Pearson (a)

Our buddy Duane Swierczynski is back spinning yarns at Marvel – this one is about everyone’s favorite merc with a mouth and promises answers, answers and more answers.

Nemesis #2 (of 4)

Mark Millar (w), Steve McNiven (a)

Issue two of the brand-new mini-series from the mind that brought you Kick Ass, Ultimates and Wanted. Nemesis continues to enjoy the sights of our nation’s capitol as the chief of police has some ideas on how to stop him – interesting.

Shield #2

Jonathan Hickman (w), Dustin Weaver (a)

Hickman’s revelations of the birth of the Marvel Universe continue. Find out just what Leonardo DaVinci, Galileo and Isaac Newton did to save us all, and how many times they did so.

Young Allies #1

Sean McKeever (w), David Baldeon (p)

Finding a home for some of Marvel’s wayward heroes, they battle the Bastards of Evil is issue one – EPIC!

Hellboy TP Volume 10 Crooked Man and Others

Various (w), Various (a)

Collects Mike Mignola’s Eisner-Award winning Crooked Man. Also includes rare “They Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships” by Mignola and Joshua Dysart, “In the Chapel of Moloch” and 2008 Free Comic Book Day tale “The Mole.”  Also includes artist sketchbook.

Irredeemable TP Volume 3

Mark Waid (w), Peter Krause (a)

Collects issues #9-12. The hunt may be over, but ultimate chaos is still at hand – bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Neil Young’s Greendale HC

Joshua Dysart (w), Cliff Chiang (a)

One of Neil Young’s (Yes, that Neil Young) most personal albums is brought to Vertigo in a graphic novel that explores a new dimension to the former Album of the Year award-winner.

Spider-Man Return of the Black Cat TP

Various (w), Various (a)

Latest chapter in Spidey’s Brand New Day, Black Cat returns as Mary Jane attempts to mend a broken relationship. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #606-611 and material from Web of Spider-Man #1.

Less than a week later there are new comics again! Gotta love more comics in less time!!! Hit the jump to see what’s out this week!…

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My internet-ing has been a little slack this week. I blame the whole shipping schedule changing the work schedule effect causing these changes. Hit the jump to see how I get back on track with A Character To Learn More About…

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Due to another pesky holiday on Monday comics will be out tomorrow (thursday). Let’s take a look at a few of these books, shall we…

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New comics are pushed back to Thursday due to Memorial Day, but we think you’ll agree the will be worth the wait when you see what is heading to shelves. Hit the jump for some of this week’s spotlight releases.

Avengers Prime #1

Brian Michael Bendis (w), Alan Davis, Mark Farmer (a)

The Big Three are back (and we are not talking senators from Michigan).  Cap, Iron Man and Thor were the best of friends and teammates until the Civil War divided them. Now they are all back in the saddle again, but can they recapture those feelings from the good old-days?

Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1

Jim McCann (w), David Lopez, Alvaro Lopez Ortiz de Urbina (a)

They’re back, and we are not just talking Hawkeye and Mockingbird, but the West Coast Avengers. The creative team behind New Avengers: The Reunion team up to present our heroes with an all-new threat with an old twist thrown in.

Joker’s Asylum: The Riddler (1 of 4)

Peter Calloway (w), Clayton Henry (a)

All-new installments of the Joker’s Asylum starts here (the first of four in a weekly series). That crazy clown is back to narrate all-new tales from Batman’s gallery of foes – Harley Quinn, Mad Hatter, Clayface and Killer Croc to follow.

Mouse Guard Legends of the Guards #1 (of 4)

Jeremy Bastian, Alex Sheikman, Ted Naifeh, David Petersen (w)

Inside the June Alley Inn, mice gather to tell tales and outdo one another.  New anthology with new stories by creator Peterson, with others hand-picked by him.

Red Hood Lost Days #1 (of 6)

Judd Winick (w), Pablo Raimondi (a)

Winick explores the lost adventure of Jason Todd, revealing the secret that led to his death and destruction.

Serenity Float Out One-Shot

Patton Oswalt (w), Patric Reynolds (a)

Comedian Oswalt dips back into the world of comics to spotlight on the many beloved characters from Joss Whedon’s Firefly – Wash.  Three brand-new tales of terrible one-liners and aerial acrobatics that will send fans reeling with its surprise cameo.

Thanos Imperative #1 (One-Shot)

Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning (w), Aleksi Briclot, Miguel Angel Sepulveda (a)

Welcome to the end of everything. The Fault has opened and dark forces of a rival universe are pouring through, a universe where there is no death. And Thanos is the universe’s only hope.

Final Crisis TP

Grant Morrison (w), J.G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino (a)

Collected in tradepaperback, all eight issues of last year’s Final Crisis mini-series.  The New Gods are dead, long live the New Gods. Darkseid is back and badder than ever.

Hulk Planet Skaar TP

Greg Pak (w), Butch Guice, Ron Lim, Dan Panosian (a)

Collects Skaar: Son of Hulk #7-12 and Planet Skaar Prologue.  The Silver Surfer goes head-to-head with Skaar, who know one has been able to stop. Then, Skaar comes to Earth and reunites with his Pop.

Justice League Cry for Justice HC

James Robinson (w), Mauro Cascoili (a)

These heroes are mad, and they are not going to take it anymore as Green Lantern and Green Arrow put together a new Justice League. Wait until you see the last two issues, one thing is for sure – nothing will ever be the same in some of these characters lives.

Due to MEMORIAL DAY this week COMICS WILL COME OUT ON THURSDAY this week. Hit the jump to see what’s coming… Read the rest of this entry »