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New Comic Releases for 11/16/2011
This comic’s week is a killer on my wallet with a whopping fifty titles on my reading list. With so many great things to point out where can I start off?
Mario’s Top Ten Picks of the Week!
10) Fear Itself #7.3 (Marvel Comics)
STORY BY Matt Fraction, ART BY Salvador Larocca
Another issue from the event that never seems to end, this third closing chapter of Fear Itself focuses on Iron Man and his newly returned alcoholism. What does Fraction have in-store for us and The Invincible Iron Man series? Pick this up and find out.
9) The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #5 (Dynamite Entertainment)
STORY BY Garth Ennis, ART BY Darick Robertson
Butcher’s origin continues to roll along and after last issue’s heartbreaking ending I really want to see what kind of crazy leads him to despise The Homelander. But mainly I want to see just how the hell it all happened with his gal in his sight the whole time. A must read!
8 ) Red Hood And The Outlaws #3 (DC Comics)
STORY BY Scott Lobdell, ART BY Kenneth Rocafort
I am a sucker for Jason Todd stories and despite all of the negative hype that an over-sexed Starfire had wrought it is actually a decent read. So these people no one had ever heard of are being killed by another group of people that no one had ever heard of but the story’s leading trio is here to make sure some bullets are introduced to brian matter.
7) Walking Dead #91 (Image Comics)
STORY BY Robert Kirkman, ART BY Charlie Adlard
Rick has learned to turn the other cheek with the help of a gun on his side, but will the truce last? Also, when the hell are we going to see some zombies? Maybe Kirkman should shift the focus to someone else for a few issues and then come back to Rick’s camp just to let the story get fresh again?
6) Mass Effect: Invasion #2 (Dark Horse)
STORY BY Mac Walters & John Jackson Miller, ART BY Omar Francia
I had originally looked forward to this series as a way to hold me over until the new game is released in March but it is actually pretty damn good on its own. Without giving away spoilers, fans of the series should really find their way to reading this as an official tale of the ME Universe and some back story on Omega Station.
5) Ultimate Comics X-Men #3 (Marvel Comics)
STORY BY Nick Spencer, ART BY Paco Medina, Juan Vlasco
The gang have set up at the old Morlock Tunnels but the heat is still of for all mutants. And what’s up with Wanda? I hope Quicksilver really knows what he is doing if he isnt behind her craziness.
4) Justice League #3 (DC Comics)
STORY BY Geoff Johns, ART BY Jim Lee
The flashback tale telling us how this version of the Justice League came together is going on with two of the biggest names in the game at the wheel. Sounds like a winning combo right? You would think so but the first issue had me wondering it there was such a thing as TOO much hype when it came to comics. The second issue was much better with the introduction of The Flash but I am looking forward to the big villain reveal that is coming!
3) Supergirl #3 (DC Comics)
STORY BY Michael Green & Mike Johnson, ART BY Mahmud Asrar & Bill Reinhold
Last issue’s fight with Superman was one hell of a read and I cannot wait to see what this issue has. Supergirl is still new to this Earth and apparently the last 20+ years since Krypton exploded she has been asleep so you can imagine here surprise when she is told what Superman tells her.
2) Amazing Spider-Man #674 (Marvel Comics)
STORY BY Dan Slott, ART BY Giuseppe Camuncoli
Now that Spider-Island is over the Sinister Six is taking this as their opportunity to do some evil or other in the name of Doctor Octopus and one of his crazy plans. Want to see how Spidey gets his block handed to him? Tune in for an all new chapter starting here!
1) Avengers #19 (Marvel Comics)
STORY BY Brian Michael Bendis, ART BY Daniel Acuña
The new line-up is revealed as the countdown to the Ultron War begins! Captain America has reshuffled the deck for the prime team to better suit his vision of world security after the whole Serpent fiasco. I love new beginnings as much as the next guy and Bendis has been around the block enough times to switch it up when he sees that it is getting stale. Throw in Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. and that in one interesting mix.
Full List of New Releases for 11/9/2011
DC COMICS
Batman #3 (Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion Regular Cover)
Batman #3 (Francis Manapul Black & White Variant Cover)
Batman #3 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Variant Cover)
Birds Of Prey #3
Blue Beetle #3
Captain Atom #3
Catwoman #3
DC Comics Presents Superman The Kents #1
DC Universe Online Legends #17
DC Universe Presents #3
End Of Nations #1 (of 4)
Green Lantern Corps #3
Justice League #3 (Combo Pack Edition)
Justice League #3 (Jim Lee & Scott Williams Regular Cover)
Justice League #3 (Greg Capullo Variant Cover)
Justice League #3 (Jim Lee Black & White Variant Cover)
Legion Of Super-Heroes #3
My Greatest Adventure #2 (of 6)
Nightwing #3
Red Hood And The Outlaws #3
Supergirl #3
Wonder Woman #3
Young Justice #10
Vertigo
I Zombie #19
Northlanders #46
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MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #674 (Giuseppe Camuncoli Regular Cover)
Amazing Spider-Man #674 (Pasqual Ferry Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Avengers #19
Avengers Academy #22
Avengers Origins Luke Cage #1 (One Shot)
Captain America #4 (Steve McNiven Regular Cover)
Captain America #4 (Marko Djurdjevic Fantastic Four 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Deadpool #46
Deadpool MAX 2 #2
Fear Itself #7.3 (Adam Kubert Regular Cover)
Fear Itself #7.3 (Ariel Olivetti Variant Cover)
Fear Itself The Fearless #3 (of 12)
Generation Hope #13 (Ibraim Roberson Regular Cover)
Generation Hope #13 (Dale Keown Regenesis Blue Variant Cover)
I Am Captain America #1 (One Shot)
Incredible Hulk #2 (Marc Silvestri Regular Cover)
Incredible Hulk #2 (Marc Silvestri Sketch Variant Cover)
Incredible Hulk #2 (Mike Deodata Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
John Carter A Princess Of Mars #3 (of 5)
Legion Of Monsters #2 (of 4)
New Mutants #34
Punisher #5 (Marco Checchetto Regular Cover)
Punisher #5 (Mike Perkins Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Six Guns #2 (of 5)
Stand The Night Has Come #4 (of 6)
Super Heroes #20 (Marvel Adventures)
Thunderbolts #165
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #3 (Kaare Andrews 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Ultimate Comics X-Men #2 (Kaare Andrews 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
Ultimate Comics X-Men #3
Venom #9 (John Tyler Christopher Regular Cover)
Venom #9 (Michael Lark Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant Cover)
Wolverine Punisher And Ghost Rider Official Index To The Marvel Universe #4
Wolverine The Best There Is #11
X-23 #17
X-Factor #227
X-Men #21 (Adi Granov Regular Cover)
X-Men Regenesis #1 (One Shot) (Cyclops 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
X-Men Regenesis #1 (One Shot) (Wolverine 2nd Printing Variant Cover)
X-Men Schism #1 (of 5) (Frank Cho X Printing Variant Cover)
X-Men Schism #2 (of 5) (Frank Cho X Printing Variant Cover)
X-Men Schism #3 (of 5) (Frank Cho X Printing Variant Cover)
X-Men Schism #4 (of 5) (Frank Cho X Printing Variant Cover)
X-Men Schism #5 (of 5) (Frank Cho X Printing Variant Cover)
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AVATAR PRESS/BOUNDLESS COMICS
War Goddess #3 (Matt Martin Reguar Cover)
War Goddess #3 (Matt Martin Gore Cover)
War Goddess #3 (Michael Dipascale Art Deco Variant Cover)
War Goddess #3 (Michael Dipascale Wrap Cover)
BOOM! STUDIOS
Decision 2012 Michele Bachmann #1 (Cover A Jeffrey Spokes)
Decision 2012 Michele Bachmann #1 (Cover B Jeffrey Spokes Superhero Variant)
Key Of Z #2 (of 4)
Planet Of The Apes #8 (Cover A)
Planet Of The Apes #8 (Cover B)
Planet Of The Apes #8 (Cover C Scott Keatin)
Stan Lee’s Starborn #12 (Cover A)
Stan Lee’s Starborn #12 (Cover B Jonboy Meyers)
DARK HORSE
Conan Road Of Kings #10
Drawing Down the Moon The Art Of Charles Vess TP
Mass Effect Invasion #2 (of 4) (Massimo Carnevale Regular Cover)
Mass Effect Invasion #2 (of 4) (Paul Renaud Variant Cover)
Star Wars Knight Errant Deluge #4 (of 5)
Star Wars Invasion Revelations #5 (of 5)
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Boys Butcher Baker Candlestickmaker #5 (of 6)
Charlaine Harris’ Grave Sight Volume 2 GN (of 3)
Dean Koontz’s Nevermore #5 (of 6)
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #4 (Alex Ross Regular Cover)
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #4 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover)
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #4 (Jonathan Lau Black & White Variant Cover)
Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #4 (Jonathan Lau Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Alex Ross Regular Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Alex Ross Negative Art Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Alex Ross Red Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Michael Avon Oeming Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Michael Avon Oeming Virgin Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Sean Chen Negative Art Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Sean Chen Variant Cover)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1 (Wagner Reis Variant Cover)
Living Corpse Exhumed #4 (of 6) (Ken Haeser & Buz Hasson Regular Cover)
Living Corpse Exhumed #4 (of 6) (Movie Cover)
Queen Sonja #24 (Adriano Batista Regular Cover)
Queen Sonja #24 (Lucio Parrillo Regular Cover)
Zorro Rides Again #5 (of 12)
IDW PUBLISHING
Angel Portraits 100-Page Spectacular
Anne Rice’s Servant Of The Bones #4 (of 6) (Renae DeLiz Regular Cover)
Anne Rice’s Servant Of The Bones #4 (of 6) (Jenny Frison Variant Cover)
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #172 (Cover A S.L. Gallant)
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #172 (Cover B Herb Trimpe)
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #172 (Larry Hama Variant Sketch Cover)
Ghostbusters #3 (Cover A Dan Schoening)
Ghostbusters #3 (Cover B Nick Runge)
Ghostbusters #3 (Tristan Jones Variant Cover)
Godzilla Legends #1 (of 5) (Cover A Bob Eggelton)
Godzilla Legends #1 (of 5) (Cover B Art Adams)
Godzilla Legends #1 (of 5) (Cover C Matt Frank)
Godzilla Legends #1 (of 5) (Matt Frank Sketch Variant Cover)
Hawken #1 (of 6) (Tim Truman Regular Cover)
Hawken #1 (of 6) (Tim Truman Wanted Poster Variant Cover)
Jack Avarice Is The Courier #3 (of 5) (Chris Madden Regular Cover)
Jack Avarice Is The Courier #3 (of 5) (Chris Madden Sketch Variant Cover)
Snake Eyes #7 (Cover A Robert Atkins)
Snake Eyes #7 (Cover B Agustin Padilla)
Snake Eyes #7 (Trevor Hutchison Variant Cover)
Star Trek 100-Page Spectacular
Transformers #30 (Cover A Livio Ramondelli)
Transformers #30 (Cover B Livio Ramondelli)
Transformers #30 (Livio Ramondelli Black & White Variant Cover)
IMAGE COMICS
68 Hardship (One Shot) (Cover A Jeff Zornow & Jay Fotos)
68 Hardship (One Shot) (Cover B Nat Jones & Jay Fotos)
Blue Estate #7
Carbon Grey Origins #1 (of 2) (Khari Evans & Kinsun Loh Regular Cover)
Carbon Grey Origins #1 (of 2) (Hoang Nguyen Variant Cover)
Chew #19 (Rob Guillory SDCC 2011 Glow-In-The-Dark Variant Cover)
Elephantmen #36
Epoch #3 (of 5)
Haunt #18
Morning Glories #14
Mudman #1
Pilot Season Seraph #1
Severed #4 (of 7)
Walking Dead #91
Walking Dead Weekly #46
Xenoholics #2
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ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Terry Moore How To Draw #2 (Expressions)
ALLEGORY MEDIA
Speed Racer Circle Of Vengeance #1 (of 4)
APE ENTERTAINMENT
Dream Reavers #2 (of 4)
ARCANA STUDIOS
Blood Shells And Roses GN
Trout GN
ARCHIE COMICS
Betty & Veronica Friends Double Digest #219
Jughead #210
ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Flash Gordon Invasion Of The Red Sword #6
AZURE PRESS
Ninjas Vs Zombies #4 (Jaime Martinez Regular Cover)
Ninjas Vs Zombies #4 (Photo Variant Cover)
BONGO COMICS
Sergio Aragones Funnies #5
Simpsons Comics #184
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1274
EIDOLON FINE ARTS
Fracture Of The Universal Boy GN
EVIL TRIN 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
KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table #180
KICKSTART COMICS
Dead Walker GN
MARKOSIA ENTERPRISES
Vessel Of Terror GN
MOONSTONE
Spider Satan’s Seven Swordsmen Volume 1 GN
PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Insider #8
REBELLION/2000 AD
Cradlegrave GN
RED 5 COMICS
Atomic Robo And The Ghost Of Station X #3 (of 6)
Bonnie Lass #3 (of 4)
TITAN PUBLISHING
Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth HC (by Andrew Loomis)
Star Wars Souvenir Special
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Back Issue #52
Assassin’s Creed 3: A Modern Battle Against Abstergo?
**Note: This article is a theory based on available information**
This Tuesday marks the release of the fourth installment Ubisoft’s highly successful franchise, Assassin’s Creed in the form of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations but I am already looking to what the future may hold for this exciting series. While basically all of the promotional material for the games so far has focused on the gameplay featuring Ezio or Altaïr before him, we have to remember that much of the game is told through the perspective of modern day assassin Desmond Miles and his education of the order through reliving the memories of long-dead ancestors. That cannot be an accident as they seem to have taken the long road to introducing Desmond as one of the great leading characters in modern gaming.
My hat goes off to Ubisoft and the clever writers behind taking the true bad guys of the story, Abstergo Industries, and making them basically an afterthought to the overall gaming experience so far. Think about it, why have we been so exposed to all of this history and secret files, no to mention subtle story lines, if they do not plan on building them up from the start to an eventual big showdown set in modern times? Something big is in the works and has been since the very start of the first game. Maybe they did not expect the games to be so popular at first, which is why the last two games have not been numbered, but this might have been the destination all along.
It has already been announced that the next release for this series will be hitting stores next year, could this finally be the game that keeps us in the “current” world? Will we take the fight to Abstergo head-on? If you look at the evidence presented before us, such as the fact that the launch of the world-enslaving satellite “Abstergo-Eye” takes place on 12/21/12 and last week Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has stated during an investors call that the new game will bring the end of Desmond’s journey. “In Assassin’s Creed we set up a timeline with this whole end of the world plot of December 2012. That’s fast approaching, and the story we have to tell, we obviously need to do it before we arrive at that point,” Amacio said on the call. Makes lots of sense, huh?
Also, what about all of the background plot on the Animus itself? The multiplayer modes from Brotherhood and Revelations all take place the the point of view of an Abstergo employee who is going through some kind of training for something using the Animus itself as the key tool. In fact, the latest trailer for Revelations is ALL about the multiplayer and features a scientist talking about how rising through the ranks promises to unveil all that there is to know about the truth behind Abstergo. Could this be one last push at getting fans intrigued before a big announcement changing the series focus? I am not a big fan of multiplayer but if playing gets me just a little more info then I am in!
I have not been this intrigued by an alternate reality corporation since the days of the DHARMA Initiative. Even the Umbrella Corporation has nothing on the history behind these guys. The Templar Order that you spend much time fighting against in the historical periods of the game has evolved in tandem with the world around them and, using Abstergo as a front, are finally on the verge of global domination. What more can you ask for in a villain? And thanks to Desmond, the all-powerful pieces of Eden that people have shaped their world have finally resurfaced just in time for the closing number.
So tell me what you guys think, am I on to something or am I chasing the wrong waterfall? Drop a comment below or tweet us with your opinion!
You Can Finally Stop Starving! ‘The Hunger Games’ Official Trailer Hits
“They just want a good show…that’s all they want.” With the release of the new trailer it certainly looks like we will be receiving one. Continue reading “You Can Finally Stop Starving! ‘The Hunger Games’ Official Trailer Hits”
Halo Anniversary Midnight Launch
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Midnight Launch Begins
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Posted by StuffWeLike.com on Friday, November 18, 2011
Super Mario 3DS NYC Event and Giveaway
Yesterday New York City held a special tribute event to honor one of its own veterans in the ever-raging battle against despot Koopa, the man only know as Mario. The celebrated guest had a simple beginning as a humble Brooklyn plumber and part-time building superintendant who quickly and found himself engorged in an unexplained one man war against otherworldly threats. Twenty five years later, he is still going strong and now finds the retelling of his story coming to the third dimension!
Celebrating the launch of Super Mario 3D for the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo erected a very clever replica of The Mushroom Kingdom right on Military Island located in the center of Times Square. Kids were encouraged to enter the world past a massive scaled 3DS gaming system where they were allowed to climb over goombas, duck down into pipes as well as jump up to touch the floating coins and hit suspended the boxes. The course also featured those famous bullets that have faces and pipe-dwelling killer plants. Yes, my childhood has come to life.
Super Mario 3D Land in NYC – You can enter for Mario's Mustache at http://www.stuffwelike.com/2011/11/14/super-mario-3ds-nyc-event-and-giveaway/
Posted by StuffWeLike.com on Sunday, November 13, 2011
Aside from this very cool visual experience, there was also a tent set up for passerby’s to engage in a demo of the game and system. The attendants working the booth were all dressed in hilarious white suits complete with past on moustache, clip on raccoon tails and matching ear headbands. There were also a number of people dressed up as the various Mario characters but I am not too confident on whether they were there on their own or as a part of the festivities.
Check out my photos of the event below and also please feel free to enter our giveaway for one of these hilarious stick-on Mario moustaches by filling out the form below.
Rules:
You must be a resident of the US.
You may only enter once.
You must enter via the form below before the date of 11/21/11 at 11:59pm PST.
