This week I wanted to point out some of the REALLY good books I figured you would enjoy. Let me know your thoughts on what you like, what I should add and what you think I’m crazy for posting in this blog!
Enjoy!!
Batman Return Of Bruce Wayne #6 (OF 6)
Grant Morrison and BATGIRL artist Lee Garbett deliver the final chapter of this time-spanning epic! With Bruce Wayne just steps away from returning to present day Gotham City, the timestream might have a few more surprises in store for The Dark Knight! Do not miss this issue, as it paves the way for the shocking future era of Batman!
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by LEE GARBETT, PERE PEREZ, ALEJANDRO SICAT & WALDEN WONG
Colors by GUY MAJOR
Letters by JARED K. FLETCHER
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
Variant cover by LEE GARBETT
Size: 40 Pages
Price: $3.99
New Avengers #6
The shocking battle for our dimension comes to a shattering conclusion; and not everyone will survive!! Who will make the ultimate sacrifice to save us? Marvel fans will not want to miss this startling chapter in Avengers history.
Plus: another chapter in the oral history of the Avengers!
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: STUART IMMONEN
INKS: WADE VON GRAWBADGER
COLORED BY: LAURA JEAN MARTIN
LETTERED BY: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC
COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #648
BIG TIME BEGINS!
Big changes are happening for the Amazing Spider-Man: Bigger threats, bigger guest-stars, and a big opportunity that could turn Peter Parker’s life around! Which cast members are staying and who’s saying goodbye? Find out as we’re introduced to new characters and reintroduced to a number of Spidey villains as they make the triumphant return to the book! Plus: New developments for Mayor J. Jonah Jameson, the staff at Front Line, and The Sinister Six! The next chapter in Spider-Man history starts here! Guest starring THE AVENGERS and THE FANTASTIC FOUR in a giant-sized, 39 page lead feature!
PLUS! An All-New Adventure featuring the All-New SPIDER-GIRL!
PAUL TOBIN & CLAYTON HENRY bring a tale of action & intrigue, and make a strong argument for why you can sometimes send a Spider-GIRL to do a Spider-MAN’s job!
WRITER: Dan Slott & Paul Tobin
PENCILS: Humberto Ramos & Clayton Henry
COVER BY: Humberto Ramos
Size: 56 Pages
Price: $3.99
Avengers Prime #4 (OF 5)
The Nine Realms have fallen apart and the only ones that can stop the madness are Thor, Captain America and Iron Man. But why is Hela battling the Enchantress? And how is Thor gathering an army? And which great villain has come back from the dead?! You’ve gotta read it to believe it!
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: ALAN DAVIS
COVER BY: ALAN DAVIS
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $3.99
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #4
Green Lantern battles Green Lantern and a new villain storms the scene. But what are his plans and what association does he have with a tiny, mysterious hooded figure? Plus, Guy Gardner’s rage boils up!
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN & CAM SMITH
Cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI
Variant cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $3.99
Chew #15
“JUST DESSERTS,” Conclusion
It’s the final chapter of “Just Desserts” and the biggest story in CHEW history, figuratively and literally. As we reach the one-quarter mark of the CHEW run, the last remaining major characters are introduced and an event transpires that is so shocking and unexpected it changes the book forever, fundamentally and irrevocably.
And, as a special sloppy, wet kiss to everyone who has supported the book and helped it succeed beyond our wildest expectations: CHEW #15 is bonus-sized, with more story pages and a special TRI-FOLD POSTER COVER, at no extra cost.
Don’t trade-wait on this one, folks!
story JOHN LAYMAN
art & fold-out cover ROB GUILLORY
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
Justice League Generation Lost #13
DC’s biweekly JUSTICE LEAGUE event continues!
In issue #13, Max Lord sends his newest recruit to confront the JLI. But what happens when Magog tries to kill Captain Atom in a fight to the finish? Someone will die, creating repercussions that will affect the future timeline of KINGDOM COME!
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by JOE BENNETT
Covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Variant covers by KEVIN MAGUIRE
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
Thor #617
THE WORLD EATERS continue their rampage down the World Tree on an unstoppable blitz to Asgard. The magnificient residents of the nine worlds flee their rampage… coming to Asgard for protection. Can the Fallen City protect the exiles of seven worlds from an unimaginable evil? And what on earth is Thor doing in Paris? And who has he found there…? You wouldn’t believe us if we told you.
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: PASQUAL FERRY
INKS: PASQUAL FERRY
COVER BY: PASQUAL FERRY
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $3.99
Batgirl #15
It’s a new year and a new look for Batgirl as superstar artist Dustin Nguyen (DETECTIVE COMICS) joins the creative team! The unsinkable Stephanie Brown’s second semester at Gotham U. starts like any other – new classes, new allies, a vigilante stalker – everything a gal could want! But what Gotham City’s Batgirl isn’t prepared for is the arrival of the mysterious “Order of the Scythe.” Who are they, and why have they set their sights on her? “The Lesson” begins here!
Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER
Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN & DEREK FRIDOLFS
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
Thanos Imperative #6 (OF 6)
Nova, Star-Lord, the Guardians of the Galaxy and more make their valiant last stand in this, the end…of everything! The war against the abominable Cancerverse reaches its climax. Only Thanos can decide the fate of two universes…but what choice will he make? Star-Lord believes he can use The Mad Titan as a weapon, but when you’ve deployed a weapon that absolute, can you ever stop it again? The staggering and shocking finale to the cosmic event of the year comes here, in the book that Aint It Cool News calls “A great-looking, great-reading comic…in the best classic Marvel manner.”
WRITER: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: MIGUEL ANGEL SEPULVEDA
COLORED BY: JAY D RAMOS
LETTERED BY: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC
COVER BY: ALEKSI BRICLOT
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $3.99
Ultimate Comics Thor #2 (OF 4)
As Asgard celebrates victory, rumblings of Ragnorok near. What shocking revelation will the All-Father unveil to his chosen son? And what does Baron Zemo have in store for the gods? Jonathan Hickman (SHIELD) and Carlos Pacheco (Ultimate Avengers) rock out another thrilling tale of Thor’s thunderous debut!
WRITER: JONATHAN HICKMAN
PENCILS: CARLOS PACHECO
COVER BY: CARLOS PACHECO
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $3.99
Incredible Hulks #616
From the day the HULK was born in nuclear fire, he’s always insisted he just wants to be left alone. But for the past three years, Bruce Banner has taken the opposite path, forging deep new bonds and building a super-powered family of Incredible Hulks. Now the abiding wisdom or terrible folly of that course of action will be revealed as the Green Goliath leads the Incredible Hulks in the final battle to stop his insane son HIRO-KALA from destroying two planets. Today the DARK SON saga comes to a shocking conclusion — and a Hulk will fall!
PLUS: All-new backup stories featuring the Hulk’s gamma-powered allies!
WRITER: GREG PAK
PENCILS: BARRY KITSON
INKS: BARRY KITSON
COVER BY: CARLO PAGULAYAN
Size: 40 Pages
Price: $3.99
Cowboy Ninja Viking #10
DOUBLE CROSSES, BLOWN UP BOATS AND BANGKOK STRIPPERS.
Duncan, Nix and Ghislain survived it all but will they survive what comes next? As the fallout from the failed mission continues, Duncan learns a new secret that will change everything he thought he knew about being a Triplet.
story AJ LIEBERMAN
art & cover by RILEY ROSSMO
Size: 24 Pages
Price: $3.99
Kevin Smith Green Hornet #9
Green Hornet and Kato’s confrontation with The Black Hornet has left them in an unimaginable death trap of epic proportions. Only Kato’s drastic, dangerous gambit can save them. Even if it does, The Black Hornet’s insidious plans for Century City spell doom for our heroes. Only their self sacrifice can prevent the utter destruction of their beloved city. Will the new Green Hornet’s first mission also be his last?
Writer: Kevin Smith
Penciller/Inker: Jonathan Lau
Colorist: Ivan Nunes
Covers: Alex Ross, Greg Horn & Joe Benitez
Price: $3.99
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