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Marvel unveils Mark Bagley variant cover for 'Ultimate Comics X-Men' #1

From Marvel Comics

Aug. 12, 2011

 

Your First Look At Mark Bagley’s ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #1 Variant!

 

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the Ultimate Comics X-Men #1 Bagley Variant from Marvel Architect Mark Bagley! Rising stars Nick S

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First Look: 'Bionic Man' #1 sells out, returns with second printing

From Dynamite Entertainment

Aug. 24, 2011

 

THE BIONIC MAN #1 COMIC BOOK SELLS OUT!

URGE RETAILERS TO ORDER COPIES OF THE SECOND
PRINT OF THIS SCORCHING HOT SERIES! 

 

Runnemede, NJ - After last year's critically and commercially successful collaborat

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Marvel teaser: 'Thor vs. Deviants' #1

From Marvel Comics

Aug. 12, 2011

 

Thor Vs. Deviants – FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD!

 

THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA #1 (of 5)

Written by ROB RODI

Art & Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

NOVEMBER 2011

 

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Marvel unveils variant to 'Ultimate Comics Spider-Man' #1

From Marvel Comics

Aug. 12, 2011

 

Look Out World! Here Comes Miles Morales - The New ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN!

 

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at an all new variant of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by rising star artist Sara Pichelli -

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Previews for October, 2011

So, I'm going through my preorder form for Previews...

 

Most of the comics I buy now-a-days are read and then passed on to others.  There are currently two exceptions: the new Daredevil and Ultimate Spider-Man titles.  Those two have made me go back

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Marvel teaser: 'Fear Itself' #6

From Marvel Comics

Aug. 11, 2011

 

Coming In FEAR ITSELF Book Six: Blood-Tied And Doomed!

 

FEAR ITSELF #6 (of 7) (JUL110570)

Written by MATT FRACTION

Penciled by STUART IMMONEN

Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

FOC – 8/22/11, On Sale 9/14/11

 

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First Look: 'Ultimate Comics: Ultimates' #2

From Marvel Comics

Aug. 31, 2011

Your First Look At ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #2

 

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Ultimate Comics Ultimates #2 from the rockstar creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic. Ultimate Comics Rebor

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Marvel teaser: 'Tanarus: The new God of Thunder'

From Marvel Comics

Aug. 11, 2011

 

TANARUS: The New God Of Thunder!

 

THE MIGHTY THOR #8

Written by MATT FRACTION

Pencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY

NOVEMBER 2011

 

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Arcana announces upcoming convention appearances

From Arcana Comics

Aug. 11, 2011

 

Arcana announces upcoming convention appearances

 

Arcana Comics is expanding its convention schedule this year by appearing at the Comikaze Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on November 5th and 6th. If you

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Arcana in August: Previews of 'Awakenings,' 'Trout,' 'Wingman'

From Arcana Comics

Aug. 11, 2011

 

Arcana in August: Previews of 'Awakenings,' 'Trout,' 'Wingman'

 

\Below are the latest Arcana books, hitting the shelves this month! If you can't find them in stores, ask them to order using the information below or

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Original copy of Ben Franklin 'Join, or Die' cartoon offered at Heritage Auctions

From Heritage Auctions

Aug. 28, 2011

 

Original copy of America’s most famous editorial cartoon – Ben Franklin’s famed 1754 ‘Join, or Die’ – offered at Heritage Auctions

 

One of only a handful known, expected to bring more than $100,000 in Beverly H

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DCnU: Week 0 Comments (as spoiler-free as I can make it)

Ring out the old, ring in the DCnu, everybody!  Are we off to a good start? Well....

 

Flashpoint #5

*Okay, has the revelation of how Flashpoint really happened been hinted at anywhere else? This really seems out of the blue to me.

*Thomas Wayne is h

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Marvel Regenesis: Blue and Gold teams

I may be exaggerating with that headline. But the X-Men Regenesis covers Marvel has been releasing over the last couple of weeks form two polyptychs (of four covers each), one with blue logos and one with gold logos. Here's the latest teaser, release

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'Dead Mann Walking' author to tweet daily about new book from 9/4 to 11/4

From Stefan Petrucha

Aug. 26, 2011

 

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Steve Dillon, George Perez are Hero Initiative guests at Dragon*Con

From Hero Initiative

Aug. 26, 2011

 

Hero Initiative and Special Guests

Steve Dillon and George Pérez

Appear at Dragon*Con

 

Los Angeles:  Hero initiative, the non-profit organization that raises money for comic creators in need, is proud to announce

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First Look: 'Sonic the Hedgehog' #228

From Archie Comics

Aug. 26, 2011

 

First Look: 'Sonic the Hedgehog' #228

 

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #228
"Genesis" Part Three:
The most talked-about story in Sonic comic history continues as Sonic brings a curious new face into his adventures: Miles Prowe

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Incorruptible sale!

Hey, a heads-up: Comixology is selling every issue of Incorruptible for 50% off the download price through 9/1. They're 99 cents an issue, making them actually only 25% of the cover price of the $4 book. 

 

I'm psyched -- $15 brings me up to speed on

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The new DCU begins...NOW! (Warning! Spoilers will appear.)

The new Justice League receives four out of five stars from me but nearly only had three. Call it a B- (for those who remember having real grades). The art was dynamic, the first glimpse into this new word intriguing, what characterization there was

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The Baron's Initial Reaction Upon Reading Herc 6.1

Well, it's a "filler" issue, but it's a good "filler" issue.  It's a sort of flashback in which Hermes informs Zeus that Herc raided some kind of an Olympian weapons locker, and Zeus - subject to nagging from Hera - orders Hermes to find Herc and pun

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The Baron's Initial Reaction Upon Reading Flashpoint #5

Alas, a nice Batman scene at the end doesn't quite save this series from having been a complete waste of time. 

 

Really, they would've done better to have printed an Ambush Bug special in which he finds and pushes the DCU's "re-set" button, after ha

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