A smaller week than we have seen lately to kick off new releases in the month of October, here are the new releases for 10/5/11
My Top Ten Picks Of The Week
10) The Boys #59 (Dynamite Entertainment)
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by RUSS BRAUN
Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON
32 pages, $3.99
The Boys and The Seven rush towards what seems like the bloody conclusion to their long-standing conflict, while Hughie does his best to stick up for himself without giving too many secrets away. It might have been the greatest near-miss of all time… but then someone does something very, very stupid. “The first bad day,” says Frenchie of what follows. “Just the first.”
9) Moon Knight #6 (Marvel Comics)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by ALEX MALEEV
32 pages, $3.99
Moon Knight gets one step closer to the kingpin of Los Angeles and uses Ultron as bait. But in doing so he may have unleashed a hell the West Coast cannot survive. Another blistering chapter from the Eisner award-winning team that brought you DAREDEVIL and HALO!
8 ) Invincible #83 (Image Comics)
Story by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art & Cover by CORY WALKER
32 pages, $2.99
RYAN OTTLEY RETURNS TO INVINCIBLE!
It came from outer space–and Invincible was completely unprepared. Get ready for another classic beat down in the grand Invincible fashion–but what does this have to do with The Viltrumites?
7) Hulk #42 (Marvel Comics)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Pencils & Covers by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by ARIEL OLIVETTI
32 pages, $2.99
HULK OF ARABIA!
A ghost from General Ross’s past has resurfaced, embroiled in a dangerous war in the Middle East. Red Hulk goes off the grid on an unsanctioned mission that puts him at direct odds with the Secret Avengers and Steve Rogers, his super hero sponsor. Teaming up with Machine Man, Rulk sets out on a covert mission that may be the most dangerous of his life! Jeff Parker continues his lauded run, with stunning art by the incomparable Patrick Zircher. Don’t miss the beginning of the biggest Red Hulk story yet!
6) Red Lanterns #2 (DC Comics)
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art and cover by ED BENES and ROB HUNTER
32 pages, $2.99
On a war-torn world where invading forces fight insurgent forces, the innocent always suffer the most. When a child screams with red-hot rage at the madness around her, she is answered by her weapon of retribution: Atrocitus.
5) The Walking Dead #89 (Image Comics)
Story ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art & Cover by CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99
Glenn will soon regret his decision.
4) X-Men Schism #5 (of 5) (Marvel Comics)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant Cover by FRANK CHO
32 pages, $3.99
It all comes down to this! After years of fighting side-by-side the X-Men are torn irrevocably in half. On one side, X-Men team leader, Cyclops. On the other, X-Men mainstay, Wolverine. Between them lies the fate of mutantkind, and surrounding them, the foes who want to end them forever! Be there for the conclusion of the story that will set the stage for the X-Men universe for years to come, from Marvel Architect writer Jason Aaron and art legend Adam Kubert!
3) G.I. JOE #6 (IDW Publishing)
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Wil Rosado
Covers by Tom Feister & Wil Rosado.
32 pages, $3.99
The Cobra Civil War takes no prisoners! The recently captured submarine cruiser, The Tuna is under a cyber-attack that could send it to the bottom of the sea with a full crew of Joes aboard! And Flint and Team Alpha are on the run with the Baroness their captive. And their only sanctuary may just be the deadliest place on Earth for the Joes: Springfield.
2) Detective Comics #2 (DC Comics)
Written by TONY S. DANIEL
Art by TONY S. DANIEL and RYAN WINN
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
32 pages, $2.99
Batman sets his sights on the Gotham Ripper, who in turn has his sights on Batman. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne explores a budding romance with television journalist Charlotte Rivers, who’s visiting Gotham City to cover the gruesome slayings – while also trying to uncover Bruce’s own mystery. But time is running out as both Commissioner Gordon and Batman work to uncover the true identity of this new serial killer.
1) Action Comics #2 (DC Comics)
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by RAGS MORALES and RICK BRYANT
Cover by RAGS MORALES
Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:200 B&W variant cover by RAGS MORALES
40 pages, $3.99
In his weakest moment, Superman is taken down – but by whom? And if the world wasn’t ready for a man with super powers, they’re utterly unprepared for the rage of a Superman cornered! The cornerstone character of the new DCU continues his debut adventure!
Here is a look at everything else that will be available this week!
DC COMICS
Action Comics #2
Animal Man #1 (Travel Foreman 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Animal Man #2
Batwing #1 (Ben Oliver 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Batwing #2
DC Comics Presents Batman The Demon Laughs #1
DC Universe Online Legends #15
Detective Comics #1 (Tony S. Daniel 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Detective Comics #2
Green Arrow #1 (Brett Booth & Rob Hunter 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Green Arrow #2
Hawk And Dove #1 (Rob Liefeld 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Hawk And Dove #2
Huntress #1 (of 6)
Justice League International #1 (Aaron Lopresti 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Justice League International #2
Looney Tunes #203
Men Of War #1 (Viktor Kalvachev 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Men Of War #2
O.M.A.C. #1 (Keith Giffen & Scott Koblish 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
O.M.A.C. #2
Penguin Pain And Prejudice #1 (of 5)
Red Lanterns #1 (Ed Benes & Rob Hunter 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Red Lanterns #2
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #14
Static Shock #1 (Scott McDaniel & Jonathan Glapion 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Static Shock #2
Stormwatch #1 (Miguel Sepulveda 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Stormwatch #2
Supernatural #1 (of 6)
Swamp Thing #1 (Yanick Paquette 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Swamp Thing #2
Vertigo
House Of Mystery #42 (Final Issue)
I Zombie #18
Sweet Tooth #26
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MARVEL COMICS
Avengers 1959 #1 (of 5)
Casanova Avaritia #2 (of 4)
Dark Tower Gunslinger Battle Of Tull #5 (of 5)
Deadpool #44
Hulk #42
Marvel Previews #98 (October 2011 For Products On-Sale December 2011)
Marvel Super Stars Magazine #8 (Marvel Adventures)
Moon Knight #6
Mystic #3 (of 4)
Season One Guide (Promotional Item)
Shattered Heroes Postcard (Promotional Item)
Spider-Island Heroes For Hire #1
Spider-Man With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility #7 (of 7)
Superior #5 (of 6)
Thunderbolts #164
Uncanny X-Men An Origin Story HC (Marvel Press)
X-23 #15
X-Men #19
X-Men Schism #5 (of 5)
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AVATAR PRESS/BOUNDLESS COMICS
Caligula #4 (of 6)
Lady Death #10
War Goddess #2
BOOM! STUDIOS
Grandpa Won’t Wake Up HC
Rinse #2
Roger Langridge’s Snarked #1
Roger Langridge’s Snarked #1
Stan Lee’s Starborn #11
Stan Lee’s Starborn #11
DARK HORSE
Fear Agent #31 (Out Of Step Part 4 of 5)
Kult #3 (of 4)
Mighty Samson #4
Turok Son Of Stone #4
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Boys #59
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files Fool Moon #4 (of 8)
Queen Sonja #21
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #7
IDW PUBLISHING
All-Ghouls School GN
Crysis #5 (of 6)
G.I. JOE #6
Transformers #27
IMAGE COMICS
68 Encore Edition
Blood Red Dragon #0
Chew #21
Infinite #3
Infinite #3 (Deluxe Edition)
Invincible #83
Last Of The Greats #1
Marksmen #3 (of 6)
Moriarty #5
Pilot Season Test #1
Red Spike #5 (of 5)
Reed Gunther #5
Severed #3 (of 7)
Skullkickers #11
Spawn #212
Strange Talent Of Luther Strode #1 (of 6)
Vescell #2
Walking Dead #89
Walking Dead Weekly #40
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ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Fracture #3
ARCHIE COMICS
Betty & Veronica Friends Double Digest #218
Jugheads Double Digest #174
Sonic The Hedgehog #229
ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Flash Gordon Invasion Of The Red Sword #5
Grim Ghost #5
Phoenix #4
ASPEN MLT
Executive Assistant Iris Volume 2 #4
ASYLUM PRESS
Chopper #1 (of 5)
CAMPFIRE
400 BC The Story Of The 10 Thousand GN
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1268
DRAWN AND QUARTERLY
Hark A Vagrant HC
John Stanley Library Nancy Volume 3 HC
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Cabbie Volume 1 HC
Nuts HC
Prince Valiant Volume 4 1943-1944 HC
KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table #178
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT
Monsters From The Vault #29
MOONSTONE
Phases Of The Moon #2 (Honey West / Kolchak)
NBM
Stargazing Dog GN
SEA LION BOOKS
Aron Warner’s Pariah #3 (of 4)
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
Underwire GN
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales Myths And Legends #8
Grimm Fairy Tales The Library #2
Salem’s Daughter Haunting #2
Theater #1
