Happy Thanksgiving! Before we gather around the food with people I will dedicate my time to diving chin deep into the fictional world found in my books! This week is pretty diverse, with fewer than usual coming from the big two publishers and the amount of indies on the rise.
Mario’s Top Yen Picks of the Week!
10) INVINCIBLE #85 (IMAGE COMICS)
STORY BY Robert Kirkman, ART BY Cory Walker
Last issue saw Invincible make a huge decision against Cecil’s wishes. What does Mark have in mind for the future of the world? Also, Omni-Man and Kid Omni-Man are featured in this issue for the first time really since the end of the war. How will the world react to these heroes after what they went through? Also, Corey Walker is back on art for this issue!
9) INCORRUPTIBLE #24 (BOOM! STUDIOS)
STORY BY Mark Waid, ART BY Marcio Takara
Max Damage had the showdown we have been waiting for when The Plutonian returned to Earth, but after a few secret words The Plutonian left. What did Max say? Is he truly reformed of does he have some crazy card up his leave in the form of a long con? If you have slept on this series please be sure to go back and read what has come. You will not be disappointed.
8 ) CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #624 (MARVEL COMICS)
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MARC ANDREYKO, Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
So Bucky is alive and is back to his Winter Soldier suit? In this flashback tale taking place in the 1950’s we will learn a little more about The Winter Soldier and his budding romance with The Black Widow.
7) WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #2 (MARVEL COMICS)
STORY BY Jason Aaron, ART BY Chris Bachalo
The school is under attack and it isn’t even officially open yet! I wonder if the true villain of the series are insurance agents and how they have united to have The X-Men blacklisted from receiving coverage! The last issue was a little on the light side considering Aaron was writing but it is a nice change of pace for the bearded master of dark comics.
6) KICK-ASS 2 #5 (MARVEL COMICS)
STORY BY Mark Millar, ART BY John Romita Jr.
So, last issue Red mist (I refuse to call him by his new name) and his crew committed an act of terrorism on a community, shot little kids in the face, and gang-raped a high school girl. This series isn’t as funny as it used to be but the drama just hit level ten. Also, Mark Millar should take some of these profits and hire a therapist before one gets court ordered to him.
5) BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #3 (DC COMICS)
STORY BY David Finch, ART BY David Finch, Scott Williams, Richard Friend
The White Rabbit is back with a juiced up Joker, but is she what she seems? And what’s the deal with The Joker? He must’ve really committed to The Situations workout video but got to caught up in the “Gym” that he forgot “Tan” and “Laundry” aspect of GTL. Seriously though, David Finch is bringing us a pretty good Batman tale.
4) ULTIMATE COMICS: HAWKEYE #4 (MARVEL COMICS)
STORY BY Jonathan Hickman, ART BY Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona
Hawkeye’s Asian adventure comes to an end and we have been hyped up to believe that this small four issue series holds the future for Ultimate marvel books to come. We’ll see, but at least we get to see some pretty cool usage of Jean grey and her X-Men.
3) ALL STAR WESTERN #3 (DC COMICS)
Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI, Art by MORITAT and JORDI BERNET
Jonah Hex vs an evil cult! That’s all I need to say. Get it!
2) FANTASTIC FOUR #600 (MARVEL COMICS)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, Penciled by STEVE EPTING, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO,LEINIL YU & FAREL DALRYMPLE
The big event is here! Now what is it? Marvel has been hyping this up with teases and big hints in the back issues. Annihilus is returning in a big way and this time the Annihilation Wave is starting right on Earth with the Baxter building as ground zero! And is the Human Torch really alive after all? Expect big action out of this issue and the following story parts.
1) GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #3 (DC COMICS)
STORY BY Tony Bedard, ART BY Tyler Kirkham, Harvey Tolibao, Batt
Kyle has arrived at Oa with the enemy rings in tow but the guardians see him as a threat. With no one on his side what will the ultimate ring bearer do? Kirkham is killing it on the art chores for this series and the story is not that bad to boot! You’ll do yourself a great service by getting this issue and seeing what exactly is the deal with the rainbow brigade.
Here is the full list of releases!
DC COMICS
All-Star Western #3 (Rafa Garres Regular Cover)
Animal Man #1 (Travel Foreman 3rd Printing Variant Cover)
Aquaman #3
Batman The Dark Knight #3
Blackhawks #3
DC Comics Presents The Life Story Of The Flash #1
Diablo #1 (of 5)
Flash #3 (Francis Manapul Regular Cover)
Flash #3 (Francis Manapul Black & White Variant Cover)
Flash #3 (Jim Lee Variant Cover)
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #3
Green Lantern New Guardians #3
I Vampire #3
Justice League Dark #3 (Ryan Sook Regular Cover)
Savage Hawkman #3
Shade #2 (of 12) (Tony Harris Regular Cover)
Shade #2 (of 12) (Cully Hamner Variant Cover)
Superman #3
Teen Titans #3
Voodoo #3 (John Tyler Christopher Regular Cover)
Vertigo
DMZ #71
Hellblazer #285
Scalped #54
Unwritten #31.5
MARVEL COMICS
Age Of Apocalypse By Billy Tan Poster
Alpha Flight #6 (Tom Grummett Regular Cover)
Annihilators Earthfall #3 (of 4)
Astonishing X-Men #44
Avengers Origins The Scarlet Witch And Quicksilver #1 (One Shot)
Avengers Solo #2 (of 5) (John Tyler Christopher Regular Cover)
Avengers Solo #2 (of 5) (Thor Movie Variant Cover)
Captain America And Bucky #624
Daken Dark Wolverine #17
Fantastic Four #600 (Gabriele Dell’Otto Regular Cover)
Fantastic Four #600 (Arthur Adams Variant Cover)
Fantastic Four #600 (Joe Quesada Sketch Variant Cover)
Fantastic Four #600 (Joe Quesada Variant Cover)
Fantastic Four #600 (John Romita Jr. Variant Cover)
Invincible Iron Man #510 (Salvador Larroca Regular Cover)
Invincible Iron Man #510 (Mike Choi Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Iron Man 2.0 #10
KAPOW Guinness World Record Special #1 (One Shot)
Kick-Ass 2 #5 (John Romita Jr. Regular Cover)
Kick-Ass 2 #5 (Bryan Hitch Variant Cover)
Kick-Ass 2 #5 (Photo Variant Cover)
Mighty Thor #8
Secret Avengers #19 (John Cassaday Regular Cover)
Secret Avengers #19 (Larry Stroman Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Spider-Man #20 (Marvel Adventures)
Ultimate Comics Hawkeye #4 (of 4)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 (Kaare Andrews 3rd Printing Variant Cover)
Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #2 (Kaare Andrews 3rd Printing Variant Cover)
Vengeance #5 (of 6)
Wolverine And The X-Men #2 (Chris Bachalo Regular Cover)
Wolverine And The X-Men #2 (Ed McGuinness Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
AVATAR PRESS/BOUNDLESS COMICS
Caligula #5 (of 6) (Jacen Burrows Regular Cover)
Caligula #5 (of 6) (Jacen Burrows Golden Variant Cover)
Caligula #5 (of 6) (German Nobile Wraparound Cover)
Crossed Psychopath #4 (of 7) (Michael Dipascale Wizard World Chicago Cover)
Lady Death #8 (Gabriel Andrade Auxiliary Cover)
Lady Death #7 (Gabriel Guzman Wizard World Chicago Cover)
Lady Death Origins Annual #1 (Matt Martin Tease Cover)
War Goddess #2 (Clint Hilinski Auxiliary Cover)
BOOM! STUDIOS
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Masterpieces #2
Decision 2012 Ron Paul #1 (Cover A Jeffrey Spokes)
Decision 2012 Ron Paul #1 (Cover B Jeffrey Spokes Superhero Variant)
Incorruptible #24 (Cover A Garry Brown)
Incorruptible #24 (Cover B Matteo Scalera)
DARK HORSE
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth Russia #3 (of 5)
Dark Horse Presents #6 (Fabio Moon Regular Cover)
Dark Horse Presents #6 (Robert Love Variant Cover)
Star Wars Knight Errant Deluge #4 (of 5)
Usagi Yojimbo #142
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Last Phantom #10 (Alex Ross Regular Cover)
Last Phantom #10 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover)
Last Phantom #10 (Fabiano Neves Variant Cover)
Last Phantom #10 (Stephen Sadowski Variant Cover)
Red Sonja #59 (Fabiano Neves Regular Cover)
Red Sonja #59 (Walter Giovani Regular Cover)
Robert Jordan’s Wheel Of Time The Eye Of The World #17
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #8 (Ale Garza Regular Cover)
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #8 (Joe Jusko Regular Cover)
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #8 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover)
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #8 (Ale Garza Risque Art Variant Cover)
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #8 (Paul Renaud Martian Red Variant Cover)
IDW PUBLISHING
Doctor Who #11 (Cover A Mark Buckingham)
Doctor Who #11 (Cover B Photo)
Doctor Who #11 (Matthew Dow Smith Variant Cover)
Dungeons And Dragons #13 (Tyler Walpole Regular Cover)
Dungeons And Dragons #13 (Steve Ellis Variant Cover)
Ghostbusters #1 (Dan Schoening 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #11 (David Messina Regular Cover)
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #11 (Matt Frank Titanosaurus Variant Cover)
In The Shadow Of Sherlock Holmes SC
Jack Avarice Is The Courier #4 (of 5) (Chris Madden Regular Cover)
Jack Avarice Is The Courier #4 (of 5) (Chris Madden Sketch Variant Cover)
Locke And Key The Guide To The Known Keys (One Shot) (Gabriel Rodriguez Regular Cover)
Locke And Key The Guide To The Known Keys (One Shot) (Gabriel Rodriguez Variant Cover)
IMAGE COMICS
27 Second Set #3 (of 4)
Infinite #4
Infinite #4 (Deluxe Edition)
Invincible #85
Teen Wolf Bite Me #3 (of 3)
Vescell #4
Walking Dead Weekly #47
ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Rachel Rising #1 (Red 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Princeless #1
AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT
Cavewoman Cover Gallery #4
Cavewoman Cover Gallery #4 (Special Edition)
APOSTLE ARTS
Billy Tucci A Child Is Born (One Shot) (Billy Tucci Regular Cover)
Billy Tucci A Child Is Born (One Shot) (Billy Tucci Variant Cover)
ARCANA STUDIOS
All Fall Down GN (resolicited)
Blade Of Kumori TP
Every Waking Moment GN (resolicited)
Rovers GN
Ultraduck GN
ARCHIE COMICS
Life With Archie #15
Sonic Universe #34
World Of Archie Double Digest #12
ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Flash Gordon Invasion Of The Red Sword #6
ASPEN MLT
Executive Assistant Iris Volume 2 #5 (Cover A Eduardo Francisco)
Executive Assistant Iris Volume 2 #5 (Cover B Tony Parker)
Executive Assistant Iris Volume 2 #5 (Cover C Sketch Variant)
BONGO COMICS
Bart Simpson Comics #65
CAMPFIRE
Ravana Roar Of The Demon King GN
CARTOON BOOKS
Rasl #12
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1275
Comic Shop News Christmas 2011 Special
DRAWN AND QUARTERLY
Adventures Of Herge HC
Everything Comics From 1978-1981 HC
EVIL TWIN COMICS
Comic Book Comics #6 (of 6)
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Estonia A Ramble Through The Periphery HC
Oil And Water HC
Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips Volume 1 Through The Wild Blue Wonder HC
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Volume 1 Lost In The Andes HC
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
Heavy Metal Volume 35 #8 (January 2012)
KICKSTART COMICS
Dead Walker GN
NBM
Salvatore Volume 2 An Eventful Crossing GN
ONI PRESS
Sixth Gun #17
SEA LION BOOKS
Richelle Mead Dark Swan Storm Born #4 (of 4) (Dave Hamann Regular Cover)
Richelle Mead Dark Swan Storm Born #4 (of 4) (Dave Hamann Variant Cover)
TITAN PUBLISHING
Tank Girl Carioca #2 (of 3)
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
World War 3 Illustrated #42
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Stan Lee Universe HC (resolicited)
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Neverland Hook #2 (Cover A Ale Garza)
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Neverland Hook #2 (Cover B Marat Mychaels)