After you watch the trailer above, tell us what you think in the comments section below!
Author: mcandelaria
New Comics Releases for Wednesday 11/2/2011
Comic Wednesday is here and with the start of a new month comes another wave of DC Comics. Three months in is where the stories generally start to pick up so I am pretty excited to see where we are going. Marvel has a few cool offering but IDW is killing it this week with it’s Hasbro Licensed properties with two big releases. All in all it is not the best week for comics I have ever seen but it is far from the worst.
Mario’s Top Ten Picks of the Week!
10) Irredeemable #31 (BOOM! Studios)
STORY BY Mark Waid, ART BY Diego Barreto
In the last issue the leaders of China, Japan, and America came together to release something truly horrible onto the world as a last ditch effort to stop The Plutonian, and in this issue we finally get to see what it is. This series continues to be a great departure from what the traditional superhero comics bring the the table and I love it!
9) G.I. JOE #7 (IDW Publishing)
STORY BY Chuck Dixon, ART BY Will Rosado
Oh Snap! The Joes have the Baroness captured in a former Cobra hold out, but with a deadly force of Cobra terror is unleashed and is roaming the grounds who is truly the prisoner? I am really digging the Civil War, it has pumped some new blood into this GI Joe franchise. Also, check out The Baroness’ Loubitons on the cover. CLASSY.
8 ) American Vampire #20 (DC Comics/Vertigo)
STORY BY Scott Snyder, ART BY Jordi Bernet
Do you like vampires? What about mid eighteen century cowboys and indians action? No jokes though, this series is the sh*t and Snyder really knows how to deliver the goods in a way that transcends fans of all different genres.
7) Uncanny X-Men #1 (Marvel Comics)
STORY BY Kieron Gillen, ART BY Carlos Pacheco
The X-Men are back with an all-new number one issue. As Cyclops leads his team to the future Mister Sinister is up to something truly haggard. It has been a LOOOONG time since Sinister has been a major player in comics and I hope that this new jumping on point can deliver on giving him some much appreciated face time to those who were fans of his back from the prominent appearances that he had in the 90’s comics.
6) Detective Comics #3 (DC Comics)
STORY BY Tony S. Daniel, ART BY Tony S. Daniel, Ryan Winn
The Joker had his face removed in issue one and issue two put me right to sleep. Lets hope that this “Dollmaker” can bring the goods this issue or the series will be off of my top ten until something meaningful happens.
5) Transformers #29 (IDW Publishing)
STORY BY Mike Costa, ART BY Brendan Cahill
The Death of Optimus Prime is coming and the build-up is making me crave this series more and more until the day comes. I have completely slept on this series until I have heard of this upcoming plot point and that is why it is my Number 5 book of the week!
4) Invincible #84 (Image Comics)
STORY BY Robert Kirkam, ART BY Ryan Ottley
Kirkman’s OTHER comics juggernaut is still going strong despite the attention his other book is getting, which is a damn shame too since this is my favorite of the two. Just look at that almost all black cover. You just know something is about to go down!!
3) Amazing Spider-Man #673 (Marvel Comics)
STORY BY Dan Slott, ART BY Stefano Caselli
The Spider-Island Epilogue is here! Who the hell is the Scarlet Spider? WIll anyone in Manhattan be screwed out of their insurance coverage over the infection? Will Peter ditch Carly for the obviously better choice in MJ (Who was the break-out character of the event in my opinion)? Read and find out!
2) Shame Itself #1 (Marvel Comics)
STORY BY Various, ART BY Various
Finally! Some humor poking fun at the Marvel Universe and their most recent all encompassing event! Please check this one and done issue out if you like to laugh. Even if you have no clue what they are making fun of. It’ll be cool, even us regular comic readers have no idea what just happened, like Thor died apparently. How was I to know? USA Today did not do a spoiler filled article the day before the issue hit the store.
1) Batman Noel Deluxe Edition HC (DC Comics)
STORY AND ART BY Lee Bermejo
This massive hardcover features an original tale depicting what is basically a Batman themed cover of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. I have deeply enjoyed Berjemo’s previous take on Batman and I expect this time around to be no different, especially since he is now preforming the duties on both art and script.
Here is the full list of released for 11/2/11
DC COMICS
Action Comics #3 (Rags Morales Regular Cover)
Action Comics #3 (Gene Ha Variant Cover)
Action Comics #3 (Rags Morales Black & White Variant Cover)
Animal Man #3
Batman Noel Deluxe Edition HC
Batwing #3
Detective Comics #1 (Tony S. Daniel 3rd Printing Variant Cover)
Detective Comics #3
Green Arrow #3
Green Lantern Super-Spectacular #3
Hawk And Dove #3
Justice League International #3
Men Of War #3
O.M.A.C. #3
Red Lanterns #3
Scooby Doo Where Are You #15
Static Shock #3
Stormwatch #3
Supernatural #2 (of 6)
Swamp Thing #1 (Yanick Paquette 3rd Printing Variant Cover)
Swamp Thing #3
Vertigo
American Vampire #20
Sweet Tooth #27
MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #673
Anita Blake Circus Of The Damned The Scoundrel #2 (of 5)
Avengers 1959 #3 (of 5)
Avengers Academy #21
Avengers Origins Ant-Man And The Wasp #1 (One Shot)
Daredevil #4 (Marcos Martin 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Defenders Avengers X-Sanction Preview Book (Promotional Item)
Fear Itself #7.1 (Butch Guice Regular Cover)
Fear Itself #7.1 (Lee Bermejo Variant Cover)
Fear Itself The Fearless #2 (of 12) (Arthur Adams Regular Cover)
Fear Itself The Fearless #2 (of 12) (Frank Cho Variant Cover)
Hulk #44
Marvel Previews #99 (November 2011 For Products On-Sale January 2012)
Moon Knight #7 (Alex Maleev Regular Cover)
Moon Knight #7 (Terry Dodson Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Mystic #4 (of 4)
New Mutants #33 (Jason Pearson Regular Cover)
New Mutants #33 (Dale Keown Regenesis Blue Variant Cover)
Shame Itself #1 (One Shot)
Six Guns #1 (of 5)
Thor The Deviants Saga #1 (of 5)
Uncanny X-Men #1 (Carlos Pacheco Regular Cover)
Uncanny X-Men #1 (Blank Variant Cover)
Uncanny X-Men #1 (Dale Keown Regenesis Blue Variant Cover)
Uncanny X-Men #1 (Frank Cho Variant Cover)
Villains For Hire #0.1 (of 5)
X-23 #16
X-Men #20 (Adi Granov Regular Cover)
X-Men #20 (Dale Keown Regenesis Blue Variant Cover)
AVATAR PRESS/BOUNDLESS COMICS
Crossed Psychopath #5 (of 7) (Jacen Burrows Regular Cover)
Crossed Psychopath #5 (of 7) (Raulo Caceres Torture Cover)
Crossed Psychopath #5 (of 7) (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover)
Crossed Psychopath #5 (of 7) (Jacen Burrows Red Crossed Variant Cover)
Crossed Psychopath #5 (of 7) (Jacen Burrows Black & White Variant Cover)
Lady Death #11 (Gabriel Andrade Regular Cover)
Lady Death #11 (Gabriel Andrade Wraparound Cover)
Lady Death #11 (Michael Dipascale Art Deco Variant Cover)
Night Of The Living Dead Death Valley #5 (of 5) (Mike Wolfer Wraparound Cover)
Night Of The Living Dead Death Valley #5 (of 5) (Matt Martin Gore Cover)
Night Of The Living Dead Death Valley #5 (of 5) (Michael Dipascale Regular Cover)
Night Of The Living Dead Death Valley #5 (of 5) (Michael Dipascal Classic Black & White Variant Cover)
BOOM! STUDIOS
7 Warriors #1 (of 3)
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #1 (of 4) (Cover A Gabriel Hardman)
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #1 (of 4) (25 Copy Incentive Cover)
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #1 (of 4) (Cover B Dr. Zaius Photo Variant Cover)
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #1 (of 4) (Cover C Mitch Gerads Variant Cover)
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #1 (of 4) (Cover D Tonci Zonjic Variant Cover)
Elric The Balance Lost #5 (Cover A)
Elric The Balance Lost #5 (Cover B)
Elric The Balance Lost #5 (10 Copy Incentive Cover)
Irredeemable #31 (Cover A)
Irredeemable #31 (Cover B)
Peanuts #0
Rinse #3
Roger Langridge’s Snarked #2
Stan Lee’s Traveler #12
Stan Lee’s Traveler #12 (10 Copy Incentive Cover)
DARK HORSE
Fear Agent #32 (Out Of Step Part 5 Of 5)
Goon #36
Kult #4 (of 4)
Usagi Yojimbo #141
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Boys #60
Dark Shadows #1 (Aaron Campbell Regular Cover)
Dark Shadows #1 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover)
Dark Shadows #1 (Francesco Francavilla Virgin Variant Cover)
Green Hornet #19 (Brian Denham Regular Cover)
Green Hornet #19 (Jonathan Lau Regular Cover)
Green Hornet #19 (Phil Hester Regular Cover)
Hack Slash Eva Monsters Ball #4 (of 4) (Tim Seeley Regular Cover)
Hack Slash Eva Monsters Ball #4 (of 4) (Tim Seeley Black & White Variant Cover)
Patricia Briggs’ Alpha And Omega Cry Wolf Volume 1 #2
Queen Sonja #21 (Dynamic Forces) (Igor Vitorino Blood Red Cover)
Queen Sonja #23 (Adriano Batista Regular Cover)
Queen Sonja #23 (Lucio Parrillo Regular Cover)
Warlord Of Mars #12 (Joe Jusko Regular Cover)
Warlord Of Mars #12 (Stephen Sadowski Regular Cover)
Warlord Of Mars #12 (Ale Garza Risque Art Variant Cover)
Warlord Of Mars #12 (Lucio Parrillo Variant Cover)
IDW PUBLISHING
Cold War #2 (John Byrne Regular Cover)
Cold War #2 (John Byrne Variant Cover)
Crysis #6 (of 6) (Peter Bergting Regular Cover)
Crysis #6 (of 6) (Crysis 2 Concept Art Team Variant Cover)
Duke Nukem Glorious Bastard #4 (of 4) (John K. Snyder III Regular Cover)
Duke Nukem Glorious Bastard #4 (of 4) (Xermanico Variant Cover)
G.I. JOE #7 (Cover A Tom Feister)
G.I. JOE #7 (Cover B Will Rosado)
G.I. JOE #7 (Trevor Hutchison Variant Cover)
Jack Avarice Is The Courier #1 (of 5) (Chris Madden Regular Cover)
Jack Avarice Is The Courier #1 (of 5) (Chris Madden Sketch Variant Cover)
Star Trek #1 (David Messina 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (Kevin Eastman 3rd Printing Variant Cover)
Transformers #29 (Cover A Brendan Cahill)
Transformers #29 (Cover B Marcelo Matere)
Transformers #29 (Brendan Cahill Black & White Variant Cover)
True Blood The French Quarter #3 (of 6) (Cover A Joe Corroney)
True Blood The French Quarter #3 (of 6) (Cover B David Messina)
True Blood The French Quarter #3 (of 6) (Joe Corroney Sketch Variant Cover)
True Blood The French Quarter #3 (of 6) (Photo Variant Cover)
IMAGE COMICS
Artifacts #7 (Paolo Pantalena Top Cow Store Exclusive Variant Cover)
Artifacts #8 (Whilce Portacio San Diego Exclusive Variant Cover)
Blood Red Dragon #1
Giant-Size Elephantmen #1 (Cover A J. Scott Campbell & Nei Ruffino)
Giant-Size Elephantmen #1 (Cover B Axel Medellin)
Hack Slash #9 (Cover A Daniel Leister & Rachelle Rosenberg)
Hack Slash #9 (Cover B Kristin Allen)
Heart #1 (of 4)
Infinite Vacation #3 (of 5)
Invincible #84
Last Of The Greats #2 (Cover A Brent Peeples)
Last Of The Greats #2 (Cover B Stjepan Sejic)
Marksmen #4 (of 6)
Moriarty #6
Next Issue Project #3 (Crack Comics #63) (Alan Weiss Regular Cover)
Next Issue Project #3 (Crack Comics #63) (Mike Allred Variant Cover)
Our Love Is Real (One Shot)
Pilot Season Fleshdigger #1
Pilot Season Misdirection #1
Savage Dragon #175
Spawn #213
Strange Talent Of Luther Strode #1 (of 6) (2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Strange Talent Of Luther Strode #2 (of 6)
Walking Dead Weekly #44
Witch Doctor #4 (of 4)
Witchblade #144 (Stjepan Sejic Top Cow Store Exclusive Wraparound Variant Cover)
ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Rachel Rising #3
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Snowed In (One Shot)
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie & Friends Double Digest #10
Sonic Super Special Magazine #1
Sonic The Hedgehog #230 (Regular Cover)
Sonic The Hedgehog #230 (Sega Game Art Cover)
ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Devil Is Due In Dreary #1
Phoenix #4
Wulf #4
ASPEN MLT
Charismagic #3 (Cover A Khary Randolph)
Charismagic #3 (Cover B Siya Oum)
Charismagic #3 (Cover C Oliver Nome ‘Sudana’)
Soulfire Volume 3 #5 (Cover A Jason Fabok)
Soulfire Volume 3 #5 (Cover B Oliver Nome)
BIG DOG INK
Critter #4 (of 4) (Fico Ossio Cover)
Critter #4 (of 4) (JB Neto Cover)
Legend Of Oz The Wicked West #1 (Alisson Borges Cover)
Legend Of Oz The Wicked West #1 (Nei Ruffino Cover)
Penny For Your Soul False Prophet #2 (of 7) (JB Neto Cover)
Penny For Your Soul False Prophet #2 (of 7) (Rob Duenas Cover)
BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Classics #30
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1272
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Everything Is An Afterthought Life And Writings Of Paul Nelson HC
Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec Volume 2 HC
Ganges #4
GG STUDIO
One #6 (of 10)
Route Des Maisons Rouges #6 (of 6)
ONI PRESS
Super Pro K.O. Volume 2 GN
REBELLION/2000 AD
Tharg’s Terror Tales Presents Necronauts And A Love Like Blood GN
TITAN PUBLISHING
Drawing The Head And Hands HC (by Andrew Loomis)
Simon And Kirby Library Crime HC
Star Wars The Clone Wars Magazine #8
Star Wars Insider #129 (Special) (Newsstand Edition)
Star Wars Insider #129 (Special) (Previews Exclusive Edition)
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Alter Ego #105
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales Myths And Legends #9 (Cover A Nei Ruffino)
Grimm Fairy Tales Myths And Legends #9 (Cover B Fan Yang)
Salem’s Daughter Haunting #1 (New Dimension Exclusive Edition)
Theater #2 (Cover A Eric Basaldua)
Theater #2 (Cover B Daniel Leister)
GTA III 10th Anniversary Claude Action Figure
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the legendary GTA III, Rockstar is teaming up with Sideshow Collectibles to put out a very limited Claude twelve 1:6th scale action figure. I saw this figure in person during last the New York Comic Con last weekend while I was at the Rockstar booth getting a special look at Max Payne 3 and I must admit that it is a pretty slick looking piece.
The box features a golden version of the game’s american release box art and the figure comes with a number of different hands to hold the various included weapons and also a secondary outfit in the form of the orange prisoner jumpsuit that he wore in the beginning of the game. I am familiar with Sideshow’s 1:6 figure via their Star Wars line and I assume that this means this figure will also have standard articulation points for various poses.
With the announcement of GTA V coming as well as the rerelease of this game for the iPad I can really see the fans jumping on this, which is what I do bee live to be the first toy based on this license.
Here is the official press release below and you can pre-order the figure here!
The limited-edition Claude action figure will be available November 2011.
10 years ago, this month, the revolutionary open-world epic Grand Theft Auto III was released to the world – a game that set players loose as a small-time criminal at the bottom of the food chain in Liberty City, a sprawling metropolis where anything can happen – and probably will.
To commemorate the game’s 10th anniversary, Rockstar Games is proud to present this limited edition action figure of lead character Claude, an ex-con out for revenge in a city filled with mobsters, street gangs and cops on the take.
Found running the streets of Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto III, Claude rose from a small-time bank robber who is betrayed by his girlfriend to a big-time gangster ready to get revenge.
Produced in partnership with Sideshow Collectibles – Renowned toy manufacture revered by collectors around the world. This fully articulated 1:6 scale action figure of Claude comes dressed in his original attire of cargo pants and a bomber jacket, but he can also sport his iconic Liberty City Prison-issued jumpsuit (supplied).
Claude comes equipped with an arsenal of classic weapons from Grand Theft Auto III including a bat, knife, grenades, pistol, sniper rifle, and assault rifles.
Limited Edition – Only 1,500 pieces
Features:
12 inch body with nearly 30 points of articulation
Fabric Liberty City State prison outfit
Bomber jacket with real zippers
Canvas cargo pants
Two assault rifles
Sniper rifle
Grenades
Knife
Sub machine gun
Baseball bat
Pistol
One pair of fists
One right trigger hand
One left C grip hand
Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto V
Today Rockstar Games has officially come out of the blue with a minimalist blitzkrieg to announce Grand Theft Auto 5 onto the unsuspecting gaming world. Logging on to the Rockstar’s website only leads to the image above with nothing else aside from the trailer release date of 11/2/11 (Next Wednesday) and a Twitter hashtag of #GTAV as they are no doubt letting us do all of the dirty PR work for them.
It has been a while since 2008’s Grand Theft Auto IV was released as well as the two completely separate DLC follow-up games, The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and the Damned, that concurrently take place in Liberty City and fans have been aching for another fresh installment of this franchise! And to think, it has only been ten years and three days since the release of the supernova hit GTA III, which is also due for an upcoming anniversary release on the iPad.
But they really left us nothing to go on, have they? Will the character be a return to one of the previous games or will we see an all new character? So far we have had some white dudes, a couple of italians, a black man, an Eastern European, a Jewish biker, a Puerto Rican, and a Chinaman in the handheld Chinatown Wars so who is left? If I had to guess I would pick a Los Angeles style Cholo since it is an all new character type as well as a chance to re-visit San Andreas. On the subject of San Andreas, does anyone else remember that teaser on the Rockstar Social Club’s site from a few years back?
For those of you that missed this, it was uncovered if you dragged a few items around on a digital desk until you uncovered this plane ticket for Niko Bellic going to San Andreas. What do you guys this? If he and cousin Roman were headed out west, do you think we will see them return? It would be a first for this franchise to reuse a protagonist but with such a fan favorite could you blame them?
Let us know in the comments how you feel and be sure to look here next week for the premiere trailer!
New Comics Releases for Wednesday 10/26/2011
Halloween is almost at hand and what better way to prepare for lavish outfits than by reading comics? This week features a number of jumping on points and a few issues that seem to have been built up to an epic climax. Also, if you are in the Los Angeles area this weekend I suggest you check out the Long Beach Comic Con going on Saturday and Sunday!
Mario’s Top 10 Picks of the Week!
10) GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #6 (Image Comics)
Writer: Marc Andrew Smith
Pencils: Armand Villavert
Just check out the title! This book is hilarious and exciting, giving us a fresh perspective on the next generation of villains. I want to see more people discover this book. It is filled with high concept action with a large side of fun and entertainment.
9) INCREDIBLE HULK #1 (Marvel Comics)
Writer: JASON AARON
Pencils: MARC SILVESTRI
The first of two new number one issues this week by Jason Aaron, I am a bit skeptical on the Hulk. This has been a hit or miss character for me and every time I think I start to get into it the character is handed off to a new writer who kicks off a new number 1 issue. Silvestri is great though so at least we will get pretty images in Aaron fails (which I doubt will be the case). I hope for big gritty action showing us what a monster this green bloke really is and with Aaron’s track record of crazy tales I think we might get just that.
8 ) AQUAMAN #2 (DC Comics)
Writer: Geoff Johns
Pencils: Ivan Reis
I will admit the last issue fell a little flat, serving as more of Johns’ personal platform to argue the merits of Aquaman in an uninspired Tarantino knock-off diner scene than an feeling like actual exciting first issue. That ONE critique aside, I am expecting this issue to bring it. As one of the few true Aquaman fans around I will look to this issue to see if I will continue to recommend the series publicly or if it will be one of my many secret comic pleasures.
7) STAR WARS: CRIMSON EMPIRE III – EMPIRE LOST #1 of 6 (Dark Horse Comics)
Writer: Mike Richardson
Pencils: Paul Gulacy
Dark Horse has been pumping out a lot from the Star Wars Universe lately, opting for continuing mini-series rather than highly numbered on-goings and this is yet another one. I hate to admit it but I am still fairly new to the extended Star Wars universe set in place by the comics but I am really eager to read them. This time the series focuses on the last of the Red Guards that were shown ever so briefly in Return of the Jedi.
6) WALKING DEAD #90 (Image Comics)
Writer: ROBERT KIRKMAN
Pencils: CHARLIE ADLARD
Rick and his crew are taking over and if you don’t like it, well, I hope you like guns in your face. Yup, I just said that. This series continues to chug along at it’s usual pace of nothing happening but with this being the sixth issue of the VERY unsurprising built-for-collected-editions six issue story arcs that we have come to expect from Kirkman I expect something to finally happen in this issue.
5) GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #2 (DC Comics)
Writer: TONY BEDARD
Pencils: TYLER KIRKHAM
The last issue was a cool retelling of how Kyle got his ring followed by ALL of the other colored rings finding their way to him. This issue looks like there is going to be a fight as representatives of the other Corps arrive to see just why the hell this guy “stole” the rings. I love Kyle and any opportunity to see the hilarious Orange Lanterns is pure win ion my book.
4) WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1 (Marvel Comics)
Writer: JASON AARON
Pencils: CHRIS BACHALO
This issue kicks off the start of Wolverine running his own school in New York and I honestly have no idea what to expect. Aaron has done a great job working on Wolverine in the solo book but how will he fair in an entirely group ensemble? I am sure it will be good and after all of the Regenesis hype I am glad to finally see this issue hit stands.
3) TEEN TITANS #2 (DC Comics)
Writer: SCOTT LOBDELL
Pencils: BRETT BOOTH
I hope Superboy finally throws down on these kids. Seriously.
2) ALL STAR WESTERN #2 (DC Comics)
Writers: JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art: MORITAT and JORDI BERNET
Jonah Hex living in the DC Universe working on a murder case taking place in Indistrial Revolution era Gotham City is exactly what it sounds like. The first issue packed one hell of a punch and I have found myself now going back and purchasing the trades for the Palmiotti/Gray run that came before this as I kick myself for missing them the first time around. If you like your good guys to have a bad side and your bad guys to get what they deserve then this is the book for you!
1) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #672 (Marvel Comics)
Writer: Dan Slott
Pencils: Humberto Ramos
The final chapter of Spider-Island is at hand! How will NYC cope with everyone being turned into spiders? Will Peter and Mary Jane get back together? When will J. Jonah Jameson give up his pathetic feud against Spidey? I bet none of these questions will be directly answered in this issue BUT I expect plenty of kicks and a splash page dedicated to the knock out punch!
Here are the rest of the releases for the week!
DC COMICS
All-New Batman The Brave And The Bold #12
All-Star Western #1 (Moritat 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
All-Star Western #2
Aquaman #1 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Aquaman #2
Batman The Dark Knight #1 (David Finch 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Batman The Dark Knight #2
Blackhawks #1 (Ken Lashley 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Blackhawks #2
DC Comics Presents Catwoman Guardian Of Gotham #1
DC Comics Presents The Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1
Flash #1 (Francis Manapul 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Flash #2 (Francis Manapul Regular Cover)
Flash #2 (Francis Manapul Black & White Variant Edition)
Flash #2 (Greg Capullo Variant Cover)
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #1 (Ethan Van Sciver 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #2
Gears Of War #20
Green Lantern New Guardians #1 (Tyler Kirkham & Batt 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Green Lantern New Guardians #2
I Vampire #1 (Jenny Frison 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
I Vampire #2
Justice League Dark #1 (Ryan Sook 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Justice League Dark #2
Legion Secret Origin #1 (of 6)
MAD Magazine #512
Savage Hawkman #1 (Philip Tan 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Savage Hawkman #2
Scalped #53
Supergirl #2
Superman #1 (George Perez 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Superman #2
Teen Titans #1 (Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Teen Titans #2
Voodoo #1 (Sami Basri 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Voodoo #2
Vertigo
DMZ #70
Green Woman TP
Spaceman #1 (of 9)
MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #672
Annihilators Earthfall #2 (of 4)
Astonishing X-Men #43
Avengers Academy #20
Avengers Solo #1 (of 5) (John Tyler Christopher Regular Cover)
Avengers Solo #1 (of 5) (Captain America Movie Variant Cover)
Captain America And Bucky #623
Daken Dark Wolverine #16
Daredevil #3 (Paolo Rivera 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Daredevil #5
Deadpool #45 (Nick Bradshaw Regular Cover)
Deadpool #45 (Greg Horn Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Disney Pixar Presents Toy Story
Dorothy And The Wizard In Oz #2 (of 8)
Dream Logic #4
FF #11
Incredible Hulk #1 (Marc Silvestri Regular Cover)
Incredible Hulk #1 (Blank Variant Cover)
Incredible Hulk #1 (Dale Keown Variant Cover)
Incredible Hulk #1 (Jose Ladronn Variant Cover)
Incredible Hulk #1 (Marc Silvestri Sketch Variant Cover)
Incredible Hulk #1 (Neal Adams Variant Cover)
Incredible Hulk #1 (Whilce Portacio Variant Cover)
Journey Into Mystery #630
Mighty Thor #7 (Pasqual Ferry Regular Cover)
Mighty Thor #7 (Alan Davis Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
New Mutants #32
Red Skull #4 (of 5)
Secret Avengers #18 (John Cassaday Regular Cover)
Secret Avengers #18 (David Aja Variant Cover)
Spider-Island Cloak And Dagger #3 (of 3)
Spider-Island The Amazing Spider-Girl #3 (of 3)
Spider-Island Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #3 (of 3)
Spider-Man #19 (Marvel Adventures)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 (Kaare Andrews 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #3
Vampires The Marvel Undead #1
Venom #8 (Tony Moore Regular Cover)
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 (Chris Bachalo Regular Cover)
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 (Blank Variant Cover)
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 (Frank Cho Variant Cover)
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 (Nick Bradshaw Regenesis Gold Variant Cover)
AVATAR PRESS
Captain Swing #4 (of 4) (Raulo Caceres Regular Cover) (resolicited)
Captain Swing #4 (of 4) (Raulo Caceres Auxiliary Cover) (resolicited)
Captain Swing #4 (of 4) (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover) (resolicited)
Captain Swing #4 (of 4) (Raulo Caceres Penny Dreadful Variant Cover) (resolicited)
Courtyard GN (Jacen Burrows Signed Variant)
Stitched #1 (Mike Wolfer Regular Cover)
Stitched #1 (Mike Wolfer Gore Cover
Stitched #1 (Movie Photo Variant Cover)
Stitched #1 (Mike Wolfer Wraparound Cover)
BOOM! STUDIOS
Incorruptible #23
Planet Of The Apes #7 (Cover A)
Planet Of The Apes #7 (Cover B)
Planet Of The Apes #7 (Cover C Scott Keating)
DARK HORSE
Abe Sapien The Devil Does Not Jest #2 (of 2)
Angel And Faith #3 (Rebekah Isaacs Variant Cover)
Angel And Faith #3 (Steve Morris Cover)
Star Wars Crimson Empire III Empire Lost #1 (of 6) (Dave Dorman Regular Cover)
Star Wars Crimson Empire III Empire Lost #1 (of 6) (Paul Gulacy Variant Cover)
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
George R.R. Martin’s A Game Of Thrones #2 (Alex Ross Regular Cover)
George R.R. Martin’s A Game Of Thrones #2 (Alex Ross Negative Art Variant Cover)
George R.R. Martin’s A Game Of Thrones #2 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover)
George R.R. Martin’s A Game Of Thrones #2 (Mike Miller Variant Cover)
Kato #14 (Ale Garza Regular Cover)
Kato #14 (Ale Garza Black & White Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis #4 (Alex Ross Regular Cover)
Kirby Genesis #4 (Alex Ross Marvelous Acetate Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis #4 (Alex Ross Sketch Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis #4 (Ryan Sook Black & White Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis #4 (Ryan Sook Variant Cover)
Robert Jordan’s Wheel Of Time The Eye Of The World #15
Vampirella #11 (Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic Regular Cover)
Vampirella #11 (Johnny Desjardins Regular Cover)
Vampirella #11 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover)
Vampirella #11 (Wagner Reis Regular Cover)
Vampirella #11 (Paul Renaud Blood Red Variant Cover)
Vampirella #11 (Wagner Reis Black & White Variant Cover)
Vampirella And The Scarlet Legion #5 (Billy Tucci Regular Cover)
Vampirella And The Scarlet Legion #5 (Johnny Desjardins Regular Cover)
Vampirella And The Scarlet Legion #5 (Billy Tucci Black & White Variant Cover)
IDW PUBLISHING
Anne Rice’s Servant Of The Bones #3 (of 6) (Renae DeLiz Regular Cover)
Anne Rice’s Servant Of The Bones #3 (of 6) (Jenny Frison Variant Cover)
Cobra #6 (Cover A David Williams)
Cobra #6 (Cover B Antonio Fuso)
Cobra #6 (Danny Cruz Crisis On Infinite Earths Variant Cover)
Eternal Descent Volume 2 #1 (of 6) (Jason Metcalf Regular Cover)
Eternal Descent Volume 2 #1 (of 6) (Santi Casas Ikari Studio Variant Cover)
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #8 (Eric Powell Regular Cover)
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #8 (Matt Frank MechaGodzilla Variant Cover)
Star Trek #2 (Cover A Tim Bradstreet)
Star Trek #2 (Cover B Joe Corroney)
Star Trek #2 (Photo Variant Cover)
Star Trek #2 (Tim Bradstreet Sketch Variant Cover)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 (Cover A Dan Duncan)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 (Cover B Kevin Eastman)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 (Fred Hembeck Spoof Variant Cover)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 (Kevin Eastman Sketch Variant Cover)
IMAGE COMICS
27 Second Set #2 (of 4)
Avengelyne #4 (Cover A Rob Liefeld)
Avengelyne #4 (Cover B Owen Gieni)
Breed III #6 (of 7)
Butcher Baker The Righteous Maker #7
Darkness #94
Gladstone’s School For World Conquerors #6
Green Wake #6
Guarding The Globe #6 (of 6) (Ransom Getty & FCO Plascencia Regular Cover)
Guarding The Globe #6 (of 6) (Variant Cover)
Infinite Horizon #5 (of 6)
Li’l Depressed Boy #7
Magdalena #7 (of 13) (Ron Marz/Keu Cha/Nelson Blake II Signed Edition)
Magdalena #9
Pilot Season The Beauty #1
Red Wing #4 (of 4)
Screamland #5
Vault #3 (of 3)
Vescell #3
Walking Dead #90
Walking Dead Weekly #43
Witchblade #144 (Signed Edition)
Witchblade #145 (Erik Jones HeroesCon Exclusive Variant Cover)
12 GAUGE COMICS
I.C.E. #3 (of 4)
AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT
Cavewoman Snow #4
Cavewoman Snow #4 (Budd Root Special Edition)
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger Annual #17
Gold Digger Halloween Special 2011
Last Zombie Inferno #4 (of 5)
Steampunk Halloween (One Shot)
APE ENTERTAINMENT
Caspers Scare School #1 (of 4)
Dark Axis Rise Of The Overmen #1 (of 4)
Helldorado #1 (of 3) (Martin Coccolo Regular Cover)
Helldorado #1 (of 3) (Martin Coccolo Zombie Variant Cover)
Strawberry Shortcake Berry Fun #3 (of 4)
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie #626 (Dan Parent Regular Cover)
Archie #626 (Dan Parent Sketch Variant Cover)
Archie & Friends #158
Archie Double Digest #223
Betty & Veronica #256
Sonic Universe #33
ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Devil Is Due In Dreary #1
Knightingail #1
ASPEN MLT
Dead Mans Run #0 (Cover A Tony Parker)
Dead Mans Run #0 (Cover B Micha Gunnell)
BIG IF COMICS
Pood #4
BONGO COMICS
Bart Simpson Comics #64
CAMPFIRE
Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves Reloaded GN
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1271
CREATORS EDGE PRESS
Jeff GN
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Frank Book HC (New Printing)
Frank Book SC
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Volumes 1 & 2 Collectors Box Set HC
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Volume 2 Trapped On Treasure Island HC
GG STUDIO
Extinction Seed #0 (of 6) (Cover A Livia Pastore)
Extinction Seed #0 (of 6) (Cover B Guiseppe Cafaro)
Extinction Seed #0 (of 6) (Limited Extended Cover)
KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table #179
ONI PRESS
Sixth Gun #16
PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Special #29
Doctor Who Insider #7
Doctor Who Magazine #439
REBELLION/2000 AD
2000 AD #1754
2000 AD Pack September 2011 (issues 1750-1753)
Flesh The Dino Files GN
Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files Volume 18 TP
Thargs Terror Tales Presents Necronauts And Love GN
RED ANVIL
War Of The Independents #1
TITAN PUBLISHING
CLiNT #11
Star Wars Insider #129 Special (November/December 2011) (Newsstand Edition)
Star Wars Insider #129 Special (November/December 2011) (Previews Exclusive Edition)
Star Wars The Clone Wars Magazine #8 (November/December 2011)
Tank Girl Carioca #1 (of 3)
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Brimstone #6
Charmed #15
Fly #5 (Cover A Eric J Letter F)
Fly #5 (Cover B Eric J Letter L)
Fly #5 (Cover C Eric J Letter Y)
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Ever After The Dream Eater Conclusion (Dream Eater Crossover Part 12 Conclusion) (Cover A Eric Basaldua)
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Ever After The Dream Eater Conclusion (Dream Eater Crossover Part 12) (Cover B Fan Yang)
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Ever After The Dream Eater Conclusion (Dream Eater Crossover Part 12) (Cover C Angel Medina)
Grimm Fairy Tales Halloween Special 2011 (Cover A Franchesco)
Grimm Fairy Tales Halloween Special 2011 (Cover B David Seidman)
Giant-Size Grimm Fairy Tales 2011 Sinbad (Cover A Eric Basaldua)
Giant-Size Grimm Fairy Tales 2011 Sinbad (Cover B Marat Mychaels)
NYCC 2011 – Max Payne 3 Gameplay Footage Preview
All through out the weekend fans in attendance at the New York Comic Con were given an opportunity to get in line at the Rockstar booth to go behind closed doors and be among the first to see actual gameplay footage from the upcoming Max Payne 3. Unfortunately for us video and photos of what we saw were STRICTLY forbidden but here is a description of two scenes that we were treated to.
The first scene takes place in Max’s NYC apartment where he is talking to an old friend about a job down in Brazil. Max is rocking his classic “Ed Burns” look in this and while the cinematic dialog was entertaining I am less that impressed by the facial animations, especially since Rockstar’s last game, LA Noire, rewrote the book on that department. But the action was intense! Almost right on cue an army of typical looking Mafia guys show up to get some revenge on Max for killing the boss’ son. As Max fights through the halls avoiding both sniper fire through the windows from snipers across the street and thugs coming in the building he is aided by a bomb-strapped, Vietnam-ish shellshocked neighbor who detonates, allowing Max to escape.
During this level we are shown some of the more basic controls as well as the new healing system (pain pills!). The graphics looked pretty seamless as he walked through the grimy hallway but I was really impressed by the rendering of the building as Max climbs up a flight of stairs post-explosion. The embers on the seared remains of the woodwork were still glowing and the soot stains on the wall looked awesome and even the shellshocked neighbor’s apartment looked awesome and very “truther” with all of the newspaper clippings and writings on the walls. Truly great looking animation.
Next we ventured down to a chapter that took place in Brazil. Max is in almost a “Heisenberg” look (Breaking Bad fans know what I mean) and he is helping his buddy’s wife get to a safe place so they can plan their next move. They reach a bus depot where a squad of heavily armed thugs wearing kevlar show up to take them out. This level is where we were really treated to the bullet-time mode and shown the benefits of that classic tool in the form of “kill shots” where the last kill gets a pretty cool rendering that seemed to me like the next stage above what I’m used to seeing from using V.A.T.S. in the last two Fallout games. Very cool looking deaths, especially when you get the guy who has to fall from high up.
The animation in this scene was really impressive to me. If I heard the host correctly, they had to build a scale replica of the bus depot so the motion capture actors could have a more authentic interaction. We were also given a look at the cover system which I feel is standard now, and the aim system which is the first true to life 360 degree rotation I have ever seen. Starting at a prone position laying flat and aiming forward, your body will actually roll over from your side, to laying on your back, to back on your side then stomach again as you rotate the camera around rather than turning to the right and left in the same position like we have seen in every other game.
All in all I am very impressed with what I have seen and I shall look forward to the game’s release in march of 2012. For more information including trailers and other screen shots please click here or visit the official site.