Comics guide for Oct. 9, 2013

3 GUNS #3

Writer: Steven Grant
Artist: Emilio Laiso

THE SEQUEL TO 2 GUNS, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WASHINGTON AND MARK WAHLBERG!

On the run from the power-hungry Russians and the insane revolutionaries, things are looking worse than ever for Bobby and Mark. With the cunning and deceitful Joey Dodge at their side, this could be their one chance at survival, or the last mistake they ever make.

$3.99
A1 #5

Writer: W.H. Rauf

Artists: Barnaby Bagenda, Garrie Gastonny, Rhoald Marcellius

Colorist: Sakti Yuwono

32 pages, $3.99

If you're looking for three jaw-dropping adventures, A1 is the place to come.

This issue, in CARPE DIEM – the Carpe DIEm Agents love to ride into action in their state-of-the-art, nuclear-powered, phallic-shaped-but-not-overcompensating... much, not-at-all-copyright-infringing 'Yellow Submarine'. But someone has stolen it right from under their noses, out from their Secret HQ!

WEIRDING WILLOWS - At last, a hint of what lies beneath the Weir. The secret of talking animals and dimensional portals – revealed! Plus, one of our cast dies... and, we promise you, they will never return!

ODYSSEY - Sharky's back! He leads a SWAT team against... a group of protesters on Wall Street?! Only one man dares stand in their way...

ABE SAPIEN #6

“There is only one word in the English language that can properly relay the masterpiece that is Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible: WOW.” –Bloody Disgusting

Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Sebastián Fiumara (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Max Fiumara (Cover)

On sale Oct 9

FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Ongoing

 Abe uncovers connections between the hell on earth he and the B.P.R.D. are experiencing, and blood-soaked Mayan legends of the origins of man and the end of the world.

• Picks up directly from Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible and The New Race of Man.

• New ongoing series!ADVENTURE TIME CANDY CAPERS #4

Story by Ananth Panagariya, Yuko Ota

Art by Ian McGinty

Cover by Yuko Ota, Yasmin Liang, Eva Eskelinen

Colors by Maarta Laiho

Publisher Boom! Studios

Cover Price: $3.99

This issue is no different with a new set of heroes teaming up! Now, if only Peppermint Butler could figure out what happened to Finn and Jake ... before Cinnamon Bun tries to help AGAIN.

SPECIAL PREVIEW

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1

Script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Art: Francesco Francavilla, Jack Morelli

Cover: Francesco Francavilla

Variants by: Francesco Francavilla, Andrew Pepoy, Tim Seeley

32-page, full color comic

$2.99 US.

NEW ONGOING SERIES! "Escape From Riverdale" -- This is how the end of the world begins ... Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Carrie, Archie meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman, Black Beetle, Guardians of the Galaxy) take Archie and the gang where they've never been before-to the grave and back! A horrific accident sets off a series of grim events and Sabrina the Teenage Witch must try to repair the unspeakable evil her spell has unleashed. Gasp in horror as Riverdale faces an impending zombie Arch-pocalypse in this brand-new, spine-tingling ongoing series -- but be warned, kiddies, this one's not for the faint of heart! For TEEN+ readers.

Be the first to witness the beginning of the end of the world with this early look at AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE. Aguirre-Sacasa's jaw-dropping script deftly injects horror and fear into the once idyllic, safe town of Riverdale.

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE will be Archie's first direct market only, NOT for all ages, horror title. For more information and updates visit AfterlifewithArchie.com and to find your nearest comic shop head to ComicShopLocator.com.

If you still haven't seen the bone-chilling trailer for AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, check it out HERE.

You can also follow AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE on Facebook and Twitter.

AMERICA’S GOT POWERS #7

Story By: Jonathan Ross

Art By: Bryan Hitch

Price: $2.99

Too many Americans with too many powers...so the government decides it's time to wipe them all out and start from scratch. Nobody ever said it would be easy.


ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #14

   

Written by FRED VAN LENTE

Art & Cover by KHARI EVANS

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MICHAEL WALSH

Level Two Valiant 8-Bit Cover by DONOVAN SANTIAGO

Variant Cover by TOM FOWLER

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! SECT CIVIL WAR starts here!

Every enemy. Against each other.

For centuries, the cloak-and-dagger coalition of conspiracies collectively known as The Sect has worked together to bring silent oppression and undercover tyranny to a world that thought it was free. But, now after centuries of profit sharing and uneasy alliances, the factions of The Sect are about to erupt into open conflict…and the only men that can end the insanity are Archer & Armstrong! Too bad they're fighting for different sides! Why? How? And will either survive? The knockdown, drag-out A&A event of the year starts now – and no conspirator is safe!

ASTONISHING X-MEN #68

MARJORIE LIU (W)

GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (A)

Cover by PHIL NOTO

FINAL ISSUE!

• Through thick and thin, from marriage to apocalypse, the X-Men have always stood together as a family.

• Is there anything in this world – or any other – that could break them up?

• It all ends here as Marjorie Liu bids a fond farewell to the Astonishing team!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ASTRO CITY #5

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Art by BRENT ANDERSON

Cover by ALEX ROSS

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

What secrets hide in Astro City’s past? And what does the Broken Man fear? Take a look into the days before Astro City was renamed as you meet the Blasphemy Agency, watch Dame Progress battle Mister Cakewalk, and learn what lies behind the mask of Lord Saampa, the Serpent’s Tongue, in a trio of revelatory adventures. Hints, portents, and mysteries unfold, as the Broken Man’s story is explored.

AVENGERS A.I. #4

SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO (A)

Cover by DAVE MARQUEZ

ARTIST VARIANT BY MIKE MCKONE

LEGO Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani

• With the Vision M.I.A., and A.I. considered a global threat, what’s a robot to do?

• Teaming up with S.H.I.E.L.D. the Avengers track down cyberterrorist Dimitrios’ signal and prepare to take him out…

• Query: It couldn’t really be that easy, could it?

• Response: No.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
AVENGERS ARENA #16

DENNIS HOPELESS (W)

KARL MOLINE (A)

COVER BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

THOR BATTLE VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE

“BOSS LEVEL” PART 3:

THE FINAL BATTLES BEGIN!

• Up on Murder World Island, it’s the surviving contestants in an all-out battle royale!

• Down in Arcade’s lair, it’s two other contestants vs. Arcade!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99BATGIRL #24

Written by GAIL SIMONE

Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and JONATHAN GLAPION

Cover by ALEX GARNER

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

“Batgirl: Wanted” part two! Chased by her father and the police, and ravaged with guilt over the death of her brother, Barbara has given up her Batgirl identity! But tonight she is forced to take to the streets—with deadly consequences!
BATMAN #24

Written by SCOTT SNYDER

Art by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKI

Cover by GREG CAPULLO

1:25 Variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH

1:100 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 64 pg, FC, $6.99 US • RATED T

Combo pack edition: $7.99 US

Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.

Zero Year Part Four! In this amazing, double-sized issue, Batman is on the trail of the Red Hood Gang and their mysterious leader, secret origins are revealed, and a major surprise will change the course of Zero Year and Batman’s life!

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #19

Written by KAREN TRAVISS

Art by TONY SHASTEEN

Cover by CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST

Mayor Sharp is furious when low-level criminals are ordered out of his new Arkham City facility. But Councilman Groves has a plan to send them all packing. Meanwhile, Batman gets an unexpected new ally in his quest to uncover The Bookbinder: Catwoman!
BATMAN LIL GOTHAM #7

Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS and DUSTIN NGUYEN

Art and cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST

During Japan’s Month of Waters, Aquaman calls upon The Dark Knight—so get ready for a battle of GIGANTIC proportions as the Bat-family faces robots, sea monsters and more in “Minazuki.” Then, on Independence Day, Uncle Sam implores his villainous friends to steal all the fireworks for one explosive celebration!
BATTLING BOY GN VOL.1

By Paul Pope

First Second

6 x 8 1/2 inches, 208 pages, full color

The adventure begins in the new graphic novel by comics legend Paul Pope.

Monsters roam through Arcopolis, swallowing children into the horrors of their shadowy underworld. Only one man is a match for them - the genius vigilante Haggard West.

Unfortunately, Haggard West is dead. Arcopolis is desperate, but when its salvation comes in the form of a twelve-year-old demigod, nobody is more surprised than Battling Boy himself.

IT'S TIME TO MEET AN ELECTRIFYING NEW HERO.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9 VOL.4: WELCOME TO TEAM

Andrew Chambliss (W), Georges Jeanty (P), Karl Moline (P), Dexter Vines (I), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)

FC, 136 pages

$17.99

TP, 7" x 10"

Buffy is unwillingly recruited by the demon Illyria and a mystical council to take down the Siphon—for good. He is on the loose again, and a danger to all remnants of magic! Meanwhile, back home the loss of magic has begun to affect those closest to Buffy . . . Collect issues #16-#20 of Season 9.

• Executive produced by Joss Whedon!

• Andrew Chambliss of television’s The Vampire Diaries and Once Upon a Time!
BUSHIDO #2

(W) Rob Levin (A) Studio HVE

Price: $2.99

Only Kichiro knows the true scope of the bloody threat that faces feudal Japan - but nobody will believe him. With the recent slaying of his father, and his brother Orochi consumed with his impending marriage to the Shogun's daughter, Kichiro may be confined to a prison cell when the vampire onslaught begins.


SPECIAL PREVIEW

CAPTAIN AMERICA #12

RICK REMENDER (W) • CARLOS PACHECO (A/C)

LEGO Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani

LOOSE NUKE PART 2

• Nuke on a rampage!

• The Weapon Minus program revealed!

• Meet Dr. Mindbubble, the unbelievable Super Soldier created in the 1960s!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This October, Nuke is on the warpath – and it’s up to Captain America to stop him as "Loose Nuke" continues in Captain America #12! From the blockbuster creative team of Rick Remender and Carlos Pacheco – it’s an all-out brawl between Super Soldiers as Nuke & Captain America come head-to-head! It’s a showdown for the ages, and you’ll never guess which flag-wearing Weapon Plus alumni comes out on top! Don’t miss Captain America #12 for the answer!

CHEW #37

Story JOHN LAYMAN

Art / cover ROB GUILLORY

32 PAGES / FC / M

$2.99

“FAMILY RECIPE,” Part Two

It’s take your daughter to dinner day!


CHRONICLES OF KING CONAN VOL. 6: DEATH IN STYGIA

Alan Zelenetz (W), Marc Silvestri (P/I), Mike Docherty (P), Geof Isherwood (I), Art Nichols (I), George Roussos (C), and Michael Kaluta (C/Cover)

FC, 208 pages

$19.99

TP, 7” x 10”

“The queen is troubled.” After the loss of the barbarian king’s son, Conan’s dark mood draws him further each day from his kingdom and his beloved queen. Can twenty years of regal life quell Conan’s savage nature, or will he abandon hearth and home for the call of the wild? Collects Conan the King issues#26-#30.

• Featuring early work of superstar artist Marc Silvestri.
CHRONOS COMMANDOS DAWN PATROL #4

Creator: Stuart Jennett

$3.99, 32 pages

The Sarge and his team battle a vicious Nazi time squad who'll do anything to turn the Allied heroes into fossilised raptor-chow! Plus - the rules of time travel are pushed to the limit, as Einstein crosses his own timeline in order to prevent the extinction of the universe, when a Chronosphere goes critical at the Commandos' base!

Don't miss the high-class, high-stakes, fully painted pulp action, as Chronos Commandos cranks up a gear!

COFFIN HILL #1

Written by CAITLIN KITTREDGE

Art by INAKI MIRANDA

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

1:13 Variant cover by GENE HA

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

COFFIN HILL stars Eve Coffin, a rebellious, teenage lowlife from a high-society family with a curse that goes back to the Salem Witch trials.

Following a night of sex, drugs and witchcraft in the woods, Eve wakes up naked, covered in blood and unable to remember how she got there. One friend is missing, one is in a mental ward—and one knows that Eve is responsible.

After a stint as a Boston cop that ends in a bullet wound and unintended celebrity, Eve returns to Coffin Hill, only to discover the darkness that she unleashed ten years ago in the woods was never contained. It continues to seep through the town, cursing the soul of this sleepy Massachusetts hollow, spilling secrets and enacting its revenge.

Set against the haunted backdrop of New England, COFFIN HILL explores what people will do for power and retribution. Noted novelist Caitlin Kittredge, author of the Black London series, brings a smart, mesmerizing style to comics. Artist Inaki Miranda (FABLES) brings his dynamic storytelling to COFFIN HILL, following an acclaimed run on FAIREST.
COLDER TPB

From the Eisner-nominated writer of Bandette.

Paul Tobin (W) and Juan Ferreyra (A/Cover)

FC, 110 pages

$17.99

TP, 7” x 10”

Declan Thomas is an ex-inmate of an insane asylum that was destroyed in a fire, he has the strange ability to step inside a person’s madness—and sometimes cure it. He hopes to one day cure his own, but time is running out, as a demonic predator pursues him. Collects the five-issue miniseries.

• From the Eisner nominated writer of Bandette.

"Ferreyra has superstar written all over him and the words are written in blood. Visually, this book is leaps and bounds above 99% of the other books on the stands." — IGN
CONSTANTINE #7

Written by RAY FAWKES

Art by RENATO GUEDES

Cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

With his vault of weapons now in the hands of his greatest enemies, John Constantine must battle with Sargon and the Cult of the Cold Flame with all he has left — his wits!CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL.17

Alex Toth! Wally Wood! Classic Creepy!

Various (W/A)

B&w, 248 pages

$49.99

HC, 8 3/8” x 10 7/8”

Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Wally Wood, John Severin, Russ Heath, and Bernie Wrightson construct weird and wonderful stories, steeped in supernatural dread and nuclear paranoia, populated by tragic characters, and riddled with deadly, ironic twists. This volume also features an interview between comics historian S.C. Ringgenberg and cover artist extraordinaire Ken Kelly! Collecting issues #78 to #83 of Creepy.

• Contains original stories written and drawn by Alex Toth!

• Featuring “In Deep,” Richard Corben’s devastating full-color tale of survival at sea.
CREEPY COMICS #14

Ray Fawkes (W), Matthew Southworth (W/A), Dan Braun (W), Peter Bagge (W/A), Tomm Coker (A), Matt Wagner (A), and David Palumbo (Cover)

On sale Oct 9

b&w, 40 pages

$3.99

Ongoing

You can’t believe how many things there are to be afraid of! First, forget black cats—Ray Fawkes (Justice League Dark) and Tomm Coker (Zombie Bomb!) will make you terrified of blackbirds! And Matthew Southworth (Stumptown) takes you further into the dark than you’ve ever imagined! Better learn to read from behind your fingers!

• Cover story written by Ray Fawkes!

• Tomm Coker and Matthew Southworth slather on the black ink!

CRYPTOZOIC MAN #1

Rating: Teen +

Covers: Walt Flanagan

Story: Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson

Script: Bryan Johnson

Art: Walt Flanagan

Genre: Horror

Page Count: 32 pages

From Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson of AMC TV's "Comic Book Men" comes "Cryptozoic Man"! Alan Ostman, a middle-aged husband/father, sees his life quickly unravel when his daughter goes missing on a camping trip in the Pacific Northwest...Bigfoot country. After Gray aliens abduct him from a roadside bar, he learns that the fate of the world is dependent on trapping the world's most legendary cryptids...not to mention defeating a psychopath in a pig-shaped leather bondage mask, Alan knows he has his work cut out for him. The storyline revolving around this four issue series will be revisited in Comic Book Men Season III.

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER -- THE MAN IN BLACK TPB

Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID

Penciled by ALEX MALEEV

Cover by ALEX MALEEV

Roland Deschain, the Last Gunslinger, closes at last on his elusive nemesis, the Man in Black. At Roland’s side is his newest tet-mate, Jake Chambers — a boy from some strange other Earth of subways, turnpikes and fluorescent lights. But to reach the Man in Black — and save the Dark Tower — Roland is prepared to risk all. His life. His very soul. Even Jake. Follow this mismatched pair of travelers on the final leg of a treacherous journey, to the destiny Roland has pursued for twelve long years — and the fate young Jake is all too aware awaits him. Master author Stephen King’s magnum opus hits the comic pages in an atmospheric vision of Mid-World that draws inspiration from the final two stories of King’s The Gunslinger. Collecting DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER — THE MAN IN BLACK #1-5.

136 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC …$19.99
DEADPOOL #18

BRIAN POSEHN & GERRY DUGGAN (W)

DECLAN SHALVEY (A/C)

THOR BATTLE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, part 4 of 5

• Deadpool’s past has been weaponized!

• Three Weapon Plus alumni unite to take it down!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99DEXTER #4 (of 5)

Jeff Lindsay(W) • DALIBOR TALAJIC (A)

Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

CONTINUING THE ALL-NEW DEXTER ADVENTURE, WRITTEN BY HIS CREATOR JEFF LINDSAY!

• Dexter Morgan isn’t just Miami’s #1 forensic blood splatter expert, he’s also a serial killer who targets other serial killers!

• Has Dexter met his match and did he help create him?

• The bodies are piling up—and Dexter might be next!

32 PGS./Rated Parental Advisory …$3.99

Copyright © by Jeff Lindsay. All rights reserved.

ELFQUEST SPECIAL: THE FINAL QUEST

Wendy Pini (W/A/Cover) and Richard Pini (W)

FC, 64 pages

$5.99

One-shot

For generations, the elves sought a safe haven against all who would do them harm. But the dream that Chief Cutter and his Wolfriders fought and died for may be the very thing destroying them. The skills that helped them survive the harsh world are fading, and the growing threat of a tyrant obsessed with exterminating all elves makes for a disastrous brew that must surely boil over.

• Winner of the Golden Pen Award from the Young Adult Advisory Committee!

• An oversized prologue to the Elfquest: The Final Quest series!

• Marking thirty years of Elfquest action and adventure!

“One of the most important works in American Fantasy.”
—American Library Association

“Wendy Pini is probably the most influential female cartoonist of a generation.”—Ninth Art

ETERNAL WARRIOR #2
  
 

Written by GREG PAK

Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE

Cover by J.G. JONES

Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO

Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

Who is the Sword of the Wild?

After thousands of years on the battlefield, the Eternal Warrior has finally laid down his sword. But today he learns that when you turn your back on your destiny, your destiny may find another champion. And when that new champion is your own savage, immortal daughter, the balance of the world itself may be at stake.
FBP: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS # 4

Written by SIMON OLIVER

Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ

Cover by NATHAN FOX

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Science, betrayal and intrigue! With the BubbleVerse collapsing around them, who will get out alive and live to tell the tale? The opening story arc of Vertigo’s strangest new series comes to a conclusion, and things will only get stranger from here…
FEARLESS DEFENDERS #10

CULLEN BUNN (W) • WILL SLINEY (A)

Cover by MARK BROOKS

INFINITY TIE-IN - like none other... because this one’s got dancing!

• With the hordes of Thanos invading Earth, the Fearless Defenders live up to their namesake!

• A gifted young woman discovers she has amazing... but terrifying... powers.

• Will this new hero join the ranks of the Defenders? Or will she become one of Caroline LeFay’s Doom Maidens?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
FOREVER EVIL ARKHAM WAR #1

Written by PETER J. TOMASI

Art by SCOT EATON and JAIME MENDOZA

Cover by JASON FABOK

1:25 B&W Variant cover JASON FABOK 

On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.

As FOREVER EVIL hits the world, no corner of the DC Universe is in worse shape than Gotham City! Madness and mayhem hit the streets as both Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Prison unleash their prisoners upon the helpless citizens of Gotham. And with no Dark Knight to protect the city, what horrors will follow?

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    FC, 32 pages

    $3.99

    Miniseries

    The conclusion of this three-part series reveals the story of how Commander Sarah Palmer became a Spartan-IV and leads directly into the exciting new mobile game from 343 Industries, Halo: Spartan Assault.

    Sarah Palmer and her new comrade Spartans are thrust into action when a violent insurgent group attempts to seize the UNSC flagship Infinity. Is their Spartan cunning a match for the insurgents’ brilliant guerrilla tactics?

    Halo®—one of the largest video games franchises—comes to Dark Horse!1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180HOAX HUNTERS #11

    Story MICHAEL MORECI & STEVE SEELEY

    art T-REX JONES

    cover JASON COPLAND

    32 PAGES / FC / T

    $3.50

    “THE BOOK OF MOTHMAN” Part Two

    Regan and Donovan's encounter with the deadly demon in their search for the Book of All Futures reveals a shocking insight from Donovan's past. Meanwhile, Jack and Ken continue to quell the surging cryptid activity across the Midwest.

    1936141886?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936142061?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936144864?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936144998?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936147742?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936148783?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936148859?profile=RESIZE_180x180
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180INFINITY #4

    1936148922?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936148899?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936149504?profile=RESIZE_180x1801801211174?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936149661?profile=RESIZE_180x180JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • JEROME OPEñA & DUSTIN WEAVER (A)

    COVER BY ADAM KUBERT

    Design Variant by JEROME OPENA

    Generals Variant by IN-HYUK LEE

    Hero Variant by RYAN STEGMAN

    Young Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG

    • Negotiating the fall of worlds.

    • The Illuminati versus Thanos.

    • Thor, God of War.

    32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99


    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180IT CAME! #3

    1936151809?profile=RESIZE_180x180After the terrifying discoveries made in our last astonishing issue, space scientist Dr. Boy Brett and his lady assistant Doris Night are trapped inside an honest-to-goodness flying saucer, along with a robot that aims to capture them alive!

    What role does this monstrous, monosyllabic automaton play in the extra terrestrial invasion plan?

    And what do drooping upper lips have to do with the fate of Britain - and the world?

    32 pages/$3.99

    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180JUDGE DREDD #11

    1936151834?profile=RESIZE_180x180(W) Duane Swierczynski (A/CA) Nelson Daniel

    Into the Cursed Earth," part 3-It's tough living in irradiated flyover country. But it's even tougher to fight your way through it-especially when a mutant hillbilly gang is after your Lawgiver, your Land Raider, and your multi-eyed precog partner, and well... your hide. ("It's almost supper time, Paw!") And what that's rumbling in the hills? Something 250 million years old, and just itching for a comeback?
    Judge Dredd's nightmare road trip to save the soul(s) of Mega-City One continues here! Don't miss out, creep!

    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180KATANA #8

    1936154265?profile=RESIZE_180x180

    Written by ANN NOCENTI

    Art by ALEX SANCHEZ and ART THIBERT

    Cover by FABRIZIO FIORENTINO

    On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

    Don’t miss this rematch with Coil! Plus: Who is the Mad Samurai, and what is his connection to the soultaker?

     1801233005?profile=RESIZE_180x180KEVIN KELLER #11

    1801214995?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936157254?profile=RESIZE_320x320

    1936157290?profile=RESIZE_180x180Kevin in "Charity, Schmarity!"-Kevin and Veronica fighting?! What could possibly set mild-mannered Kevin Keller off enough to engage in a full-on battle with his former BFF? A squabble over a charity event turns into an all-out war-but when they take their feud public, Kevin may learn some things about himself as well as some of his close friends that he couldn't quite read before. Life with Archie writer Paul Kupperberg lends his talents to a Kevin Keller story not to be missed!
    Script: Paul Kupperberg
    Art: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, Jack Morelli
    Cover: Dan Parent
    Wraparound Variant Cover: Bill Galvan, Rich Koswloski, Glenn Whitmore
    Shipping Date: 9/25
    On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 10/9
    32-page, full color comic
    $2.99 US.

    1801214995?profile=RESIZE_180x180LAZARUS TP VOL. 1

    1936159469?profile=RESIZE_180x180Story GREG RUCKA

    Art / cover MICHAEL LARK

    96 PAGES / FC / M

    $9.99

    Collecting the first four issues of the Eisner-winning team of RUCKA and LARK’s critically acclaimed new series about Forever Carlyle, the Lazarus of the Carlyle Family. Included are the first four issues of story, as well as the previously released introductory four-page short “Family: Prelude.”

    Collects LAZARUS #1-4
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180LORDS OF MARS #3

    1936161568?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936163767?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936165957?profile=RESIZE_180x180Rating: Mature

    Covers: Alex Ross

    Writer: Arvid Nelson

    Art: Roberto Castro

    Page Count: 32 pages

    At long last, the Lord of the Jungle and the Warlord of Mars meet... head on! A furious battle turns into a desperate two-man stand against the evil forces that have manipulated the ape-man into hating John Carter. No one, not even pulp fiction's greatest heroes can stand against a hundred of the terrible white apes of Mars. Fortunately, our adventures have a secret weapon: their wives!1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180MANHATTAN PROJECTS #15

    Story: Jonathan Hickman
    Art: Nick Pitarra

    Price: $3.50

    "FINITE OPPENHEIMERS," Part Two An in-depth look at the second decade of the ongoing war inside Oppenheimer's brain. It's endless brothers versus brothers: It's the Oppenheimer Civil War!

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    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180MARVEL UNIVERSE HULK AGENTS OF SMASH #1

    1936176736?profile=RESIZE_180x180Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA

    • Join the INCREDIBLE HULK, and his larger-than-life teammates as they tackle threats that are too enormous for other heroes to handle in this all-new series!

    • Based on the upcoming animated series on DISNEY XD by the Emmy Award-winning Paul Dini (“Batman: The Animated Series”) and Henry Gilroy (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”)

    32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99


    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180

  • MIND MGMT HC VOL. 2: FUTURIST

    1936107733?profile=RESIZE_180x180Matt Kindt (W/A/Cover)

    FC, 176 pages

    $19.99

    HC, 7” x 10”

    We’ve learned some of the secrets of Henry Lyme; now get ready to meet the rest of Mind Management! With the remains of the Management attempting to reform and hot on Lyme’s tail, the former spy is forced to seek help from other defectors around the globe, including the deadly Futurist, Duncan! Meanwhile, losing her memory has barely slowed journalist Meru down, as an attempt on her life puts her back on the hunt for Mind Management—and on a collision course with the terrible truths Lyme has hidden from her! Collecting MIND MGMT #7–#12, plus stories from Dark Horse Presents and i09!

    • Foreword by Scott Snyder (Batman, American Vampire)!

    • Matt Kindt's (JLA, 3 Story) game-changing series ups the stakes!

    1801208329?profile=RESIZE_180x180MULTIPLE WARHEADS DOWN FALL ONE-SHOT

    Story: Brandon Graham

    Art: Brandon Graham

    Price: $7.99

    The organ smuggler Sexica and her werewolf boyfriend Nikoli try to get by in a harsh Soviet fantasy world with dream monsters, radiation slugs, and starships falling from Wolf War 3.

    Reprints 2007's "The Fall," the original 2003 adult Warheads story, and the 2004 short "Elevator."

    1936109997?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936110084?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936112143?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936114067?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936116366?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936118283?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936120363?profile=RESIZE_180x180

    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180NIGHTWING #24

    1936122467?profile=RESIZE_180x180NIGHTWING #24

    Written by KYLE HIGGINS

    Art and cover by WILL CONRAD

    On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

    Who gets the last laugh? The Prankster vs. Nightwing!
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180OWL #4

    1936126314?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936127736?profile=RESIZE_180x180Rating: Teen+

    Covers: Alex Ross

    Writer: J. T. Krul

    Art: Heubert Khan Michael

    Page Count: 32 pages

    FINAL ISSUE!!! When Owl Girl tries to kill Jasper in order to bring the mob war to an end, the only thing standing in her way is the Owl. But if she won't listen to reason, how far will the Owl go to stop her? It's Owl vs. Owl Girl as Dynamite's latest hit series comes to its explosive conclusion!
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180PATHFINDER #9

    1936129419?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936130954?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936131163?profile=RESIZE_180x180Price: $3.99

    Rating: Teen +

    Covers: Jorge Fares (50%), Carlos Gomez (50%)

    Writer: Jim Zub

    Artist: Jake Bilbao and Ivan Anaya

    Colorist: Ross Campbell

    Genre: Fantasy

    Page Count: 32 pages

    Age range: 16+

    The adventurers face their deadliest foe yet, and even if they manage to escape, the danger is far from over! A corrupting influence worms its way into Sandpoint, one that won't easily be vanquished by staves or swords. The hit comic series based on Paizo's incredible award-winning fantasy world, fiction line, and tabletop RPG continues!
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180RED SONJA #4

    1936131257?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936133256?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936136049?profile=RESIZE_180x1801801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936138238?profile=RESIZE_180x180Rating: Teen +

    MAIN COVER - Jenny Frison Cover

    Ming Doyle VARIANT Cover

    Writer: Gail Simone

    Art: Walter Geovani

    Genre: Sword and Sorcery, Adventure, Superhero

    Page Count: 32 pages

    Red Sonja is just inches from death, when voices from the past call her away from digging her own grave, to fight possibly the last battle of her life, against the woman who taught her everything she knows about combat! With special variant cover by guest-star Ming Doyle!
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180RESIDENT ALIEN SUICIDE BLONDE #2

    1936141380?profile=RESIZE_180x180Peter Hogan (W), Steve Parkhouse (A/C/Cover)

    FC, 32 pages

    $3.99

    Miniseries

    Dr. Harry is a friendly, small-town doctor who’s really a stranded alien hiding among us. Trying to help one of his only human friends beat a murder rap, Harry and Nurse Asta spend time in Seattle gathering information—possibly putting Harry right in the crosshairs of the federal agents on his trail!

    • From the writer of Tom Strong and the artist of the classic Bojeffries Saga!

    “For an ‘alien hiding on Earth’ story, it feels just original and intriguing enough that it stands out and needs to be read.”—Comic Book Resources

    If you haven’t been reading Resident Alien, start. This is a great finale to the first volume of the series that I hope to see more of very soon.”—Comicosity1801197522?profile=RESIZE_180x180

    SHAOLIN COWBOY #1

    1936143827?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936146058?profile=RESIZE_180x180Geof Darrow (W/A/Cover), Peter Doherty (C), and Walter Simonson (Variant cover)

    FC, 32 pages

    $3.99

    Ongoing

    The Shaolin Cowboy returns, but nowhere in sight is there a dead Robin, any infinity gauntlets, or a single conquering Ultron—just flat-out action, intrigue, and plenty of roadkill. Geof Darrow’s slow-talkin’, kung-fu-gripping hero proves once again, in this brand-new new series, that the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a chainsaw!

    • From writer/artist Geof Darrow (Hard Boiled, The Matrix)!

    • More action than the rest of your pull list combined!

    • All-new story! Start reading here!

    • Covers by Darrow and Walter Simonson!

    “…Everything fans of the original books had grown to love.”—Comics Alliance

    “…The intricacies of carnage is one of Darrow’s specialties…”

    —io9

    There has never been a man like the shaolin cowboy!

    DARROW!1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180

    SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #18

    1936148633?profile=RESIZE_180x180Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER

    Art by JORGE JIMENEZ

    Cover by CAT STAGGS

    On sale OCTOBER 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST

    Diana’s mysterious past may hold the key to helping Superman stop Faust in the present—but the warlock isn’t working alone! Enter Hades, Lord of the Underworld! “Olympus” continues in part 3 of 4.


    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180STAR WARS #10

    1936149629?profile=RESIZE_180x180Brian Wood (W), Carlos D’Anda (A), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Hugh Fleming (Cover)

    On sale Oct 9

    FC, 32 pages

    $2.99

    Ongoing

    Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have infiltrated an Imperial Destroyer. But now nine thousand stormtroopers are searching for them, and Darth Vader is aware of their presence. Completing their mission and escaping with their lives may be an either/or proposition!

    Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet prepares for an Imperial assault!

    • Artist Carlos D’Anda returns!

    • Legendary Star Wars cover artist Hugh Fleming!
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180STORMWATCH #24

    1936152172?profile=RESIZE_180x180Written by JIM STARLIN

    Art by YVEL GUICHET and

    LeBEAU UNDERWOOD

    Cover by JIM STARLIN and ROB HUNTER

    On sale OCTOBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

    Secrets threaten to destroy Stormwatch! Midnighter and Apollo’s origin isn’t what it seems. Who is Storm Control? And what does new villain Extremax want with Earth?

     
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180SUICIDE SQUAD #24

    1936154779?profile=RESIZE_180x180Written by MATT KINDT

    Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER

    Cover by JASON PEARSON

    On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

    A FOREVER EVIL tie-in! Belle Reve has been turned to rubble and the inmates are on the loose! Alone, Amanda Waller must fight her way out and form a new Suicide Squad! Or is a new team already in place?1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180

     SUPERBOY #24

    1936155028?profile=RESIZE_180x180Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

    Art by ROBSON ROCHA

    Cover by BRETT BOOTH

    On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

    Superboy faces a foe he cannot begin to beat! The battle will tear him apart and reveal the truth of what Dr. Psycho has been secretly planning all along!

     1801233005?profile=RESIZE_180x180SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #1

    1936155172?profile=RESIZE_180x180Written by CHARLES SOULE

    Art by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT

    Cover by TONY S. DANIEL

    1:25 Superman Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

    1:25 Wonder Woman Variant cover by AARON KUDER

    1:100 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL

    “We Can Be Heroes” Blank variant cover available

    On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

    Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

    Retailers: This issue will ship with six covers. Please see the order form for more information.

    Beginning a bold new series that details the relationship between The Man of Steel and the Warrior Princess as rising star writer Charles Soule is joined by fan favorite artist Tony S. Daniel to tell the tale of a romance that will shake the stars themselves. These two super-beings love each other, but not everyone shares their joy. Some fear it, some test it—and some will try to kill for it. Some say love is a battlefield, but where Superman and Wonder Woman are concerned it spells Doomsday!

    This issue features an amazing wraparound gatefold cover that opens up to a triptych with Superman and Wonder Woman in the center!

    This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180THANOS RISING TP

    1936155200?profile=RESIZE_180x180Written by JASON AARON

    Penciled by SIMONE BIANCHI

    Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI

    Thanos left audiences abuzz after MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, but who is this disturbing villain? Discover the hidden truth in this gripping tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny. Where did this demi-god of destruction come from, and what does he want from the universe? Death has been shadowing Thanos for his entire life, watching his inner darkness grow — but why? And when the Mad Titan flees his home in search of true love, how many lives will he take to find it? The answers come from the incredible creative team of Jason Aaron (WOLVERINE) and Simone Bianchi (ASTONISHING X-MEN)! Prepare for a journey that will change one boy’s life — and will soon change the very nature of the Marvel Universe. And when Thanos’ rise is complete, the stage is set for INFINITY! Collecting THANOS RISING #1-5.

    112 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180THINK TANK #10

    Story MATT HAWKINS

    Art / cover RAHSAN EKEDAL

    32 PAGES / BW / T+

    $3.99

    “OUTBREAK,” Part Two

    Slacker genius Dr. David Loren made a calculated gamble that the US government would never allow his latest DNA-targeting virus to go airborne… and lost. Can he mitigate the collateral damage triggered by his deadly invention? Or will he lose everyone he loves?

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    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180SPECIAL PREVIEW

    THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #14

    JASON AARON (W) • RON GARNEY (A/C)

    LEGO VARIANT by Leonel Castellani

    THOR BATTLE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

    • The Wild Hunt has begun! As Malekith the Accursed continues his bloody rampage across the Nine Realms, Thor finds new allies to aid him in the chase: A Dark Elf sorceress!

    • A gun-toting Light Elf! A gargantuan Mountain Giant! A dwarf who loves dynamite! and a particularly surly troll..?!

    32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

    This October, the dreaded Malekith has returned – and not even the God of Thunder can stop him alone as The Accursed continues in Thor: God of Thunder #14! From blockbuster writer Jason Aaron and red hot artist Ron Garney – the Mighty Thor must enlist the help of some unlikely allies in his quest to stop Malekith from butchering Dark Elves across the Nine Realms. But who are the mysterious League of Realms? And what do they have to do with Malekith the Accursed and his bloody rampage? Don’t miss Thor: God of Thunder #14 for the answer.

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    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #32

    1936169884?profile=RESIZE_180x180BRIAN WOOD (W) • ALVARO MARTINEZ (A)

    Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN

    Issue #32 - “WORLD WAR X” CONTINUES!

    • UTOPIA’s insane plan to end the war

    • WORLD WAR X claims its first casualties

    • Will the war finally unite, or divide forever?

    32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180UNCANNY X-FORCE #12

    1936171967?profile=RESIZE_180x180SAM HUMPHRIES (W)

    TBA (A)

    Cover by KRIS ANKA

    ISSUE #12 – X-MEN 50TH ANNIVERSARY

    VARIANT Also available

    • Spotlight on Spiral!

    • With the rest of the Uncanny X-Force in Madripoor, Spiral has devoted herself to finding new mutant Ginny.

    • But is the cult Ginny belongs to more than meets the eye?

    • Even six arms might not be enough to juggle all this trouble!

    32 PGS. (EACH)/PARENTAL ADVISORY…$3.99 (EACH)1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180
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  • 1936108328?profile=RESIZE_180x180UXB HC

    Colin Lorimer (W/A/Cover)

    FC, 136 pages

    $19.99

    HC, 7” x 10”

    In a shattered future London, three brothers grafted to powerful “lifesuits” squat in Buckingham Palace and load up on movies, video games, and porn. But when the city’s scavengers rise against them, the brothers discover their suits aren’t just for survival. Will they save the future . . . or bollocks it? Includes UXB stories from Dark Horse Presents, and loads of never-before-seen story material.

    • A dark, dystopian, post-apocalyptic tale.

    “Amazing art and witty dialog.” —BAMFAS1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180

    SPECIAL PREVIEW

    THE WALKING DEAD #115

    Story ROBERT KIRKMAN

    Art CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

    covers  CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

    ALL-OUT WAR BEGINS!

    The biggest storyline in WALKING DEAD history – just in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series!  It’s Rick versus Negan with a little help from everyone else!

    This issue ships with 12 COVERS!

    cover A: standard cover

    covers B-K: 10 connecting covers celebrating 10 years of THE WALKING DEAD!

    cover L: blank cover

    1936110456?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936110705?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936110913?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936111341?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936111515?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936111549?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936111724?profile=RESIZE_180x180

    MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTIES, 10 INTER-CONNECTED COVERS CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF THE 'WALKING DEAD' & KICK OFF 'ALL OUT WAR'

    The release of THE WALKING DEAD #115 becomes a landmark event for fans and retailers

    TWD115_MidnightVariantCover.jpg?width=150All Out War breaks out on October 9 with the release of THE WALKING DEAD #115, part of the celebration of 10 years of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's epic comic book series. Image Comics will be kicking off the celebration the night before, alongside retailers across the United States & Canada, with THE WALKING DEAD MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTIES!

    For this special event, THE WALKING DEAD will be available for purchase in advance, at midnight on the night before release, October 9, 2013. THE WALKING DEAD #115 is the first issue of the monster event ALL OUT WAR, which will pit Rick Grimes and his group of Survivors in a fight for their lives against the other factions in THE WALKING DEAD universe: The Saviors, The Hilltop, and The Kingdom.

    Comic book retailers will be able to sign up to host a midnight release party for THE WALKING DEAD #115 and in the process get exclusive giveaways and promotional items for the party, as well as the opportunity to order a special variant cover of THE WALKING DEAD #115, with brand new art from Charlie Adlard, available only to participating retailers.

    Fans who would like to attend a WALKING DEAD MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY should inquire with their local comic book retailers.

    The 10th anniversary celebration and ALL OUT WAR kicks off with all 10 individual connecting covers by series artist Charlie Adlard. Colored by Dave Stewart, each cover to THE WALKING DEAD #115 depicts a key moment from each year of the long running series, and connects to form one massive retrospective of THE WALKING DEAD.

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    WALKING DEAD #1 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

    1936111892?profile=RESIZE_180x1801936112121?profile=RESIZE_180x180

    Story ROBERT KIRKMAN

    Art / cover TONY MOORE & DAVE STEWART

    48 PAGES / FC / M

    $5.99

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     The historic first issue of THE WALKING DEAD presented for the first time in FULL COLOR by colorist extraordinaire DAVE STEWART!  Along with the original covers and variants done for this issue throughout the years and tons of other bonus material.

    WALKING DEAD TYREESE SPECIAL ONE-SHOT

    1936113998?profile=RESIZE_180x180Art CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN

    Cover CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

    32 PAGES / BW / M

    $2.99

    Just in time for the premiere of Season Four of the TV show!  Tyreese, a character prominently featured in the season, gets a spotlight here.  The special issue reprints his first appearance from THE WALKING DEAD #7 as well as a new origin story, first printed in THE WALKING DEAD: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SPECIAL.


    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180WOLVERINE #10

    1936114230?profile=RESIZE_180x180PAUL CORNELL (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)

    PART 3 OF KILLABLE!

    • Who says you can’t go home?

    • Logan and Kitty’s road trip heads north – to the grounds of the former Howlett estate!

    • But more than bittersweet memories are waiting for Logan in the place he once called home.

    • The ghosts of Logan’s Canadian childhood meet the demons of his adulthood as he continues to grapple with his new reality!

    32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99


    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180WORLDS FINEST #16

    1936114484?profile=RESIZE_180x180WORLDS’ FINEST #16

    Written by PAUL LEVITZ

    Art by R.B. SILVA and JOE WEEMS

    Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCINO

    On sale OCTOBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

    Can Karen go on after she loses her powers while trying to defend Huntress from DeSaad’s attack?

     1801233005?profile=RESIZE_180x180X #6

    1936116036?profile=RESIZE_180x180X ENTERS AN ALL-NEW MAYHEM PACKED STORY ARC!

    Duane Swierczynski (W), Eric Nguyen (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Eric Nguyen (Cover)

    FC, 32 pages

    $2.99

    The city of Arcadia has a cancer of crime, and X is the surgeon. Now he’s turned his scalpel to the Dogs of War, a corrupt unit of violent narcotics officers . . . but when a lone good cop stands in his way, can X remove the tumor without killing the patient?

    • Comics’ fiercest ongoing series!

    “X is almost certainly not for those who want something tame . . . If you’re ready to take a bit of gore, definitely take a look.”—Comic Book Resources


    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180X-MEN #6

    1936116921?profile=RESIZE_180x180BRIAN WOOD (W) • DAVID LOPEZ (A)

    Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

    Variant Cover by TERRY DODSON

    X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 7!

    • CHAOS AT THE JEAN GREY SCHOOL as the X-Men and Future X-Men are attacked!

    • Rachel Grey is the only X-Man qualified to defeat the mystery opponents!

    32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

  • MORE THIS WEEK (Click for description):

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    (W/A/CA) Ted McKeever

     

    MINISERIES CONCLUSION
    Stop me if you've heard this one before: A recovering alcoholic, an 8" tall Jesus, a mummified cat and Satan walk into a bar . . . No? Then check out the final issue of this exceptionally unorthodox series and see how the punchline might not be what you'd expect.
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    Story KURTIS J. WIEBE

    Art / cover TYLER JENKINS

    32 PAGES / FC / T

    $3.50

    “CRY OF THE WOLF,” CONCLUSION

    Communications have broken down. The group is divided and now it's time to run, to hide! Hook’s Hunters have taken the Sticks and despite the impeccable timing of the Croc, there is only one thing that can be done: fight to live another day!  The third thrilling story arc ends here!

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    ROCKET GIRL #1

    Story BRANDON MONTCLARE

    Art / cover AMY REEDER

    32 PAGES / FC / T

    $3.50

    A teenage cop from a high-tech future is sent back in time to 1986 New York City.  Dayoung Johansson is investigating the Quintum Mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time.  As she pieces together the clues, she discovers the “future” she calls home – an alternate reality version of 2013 – shouldn’t exist at all!

    Blast off with the new ongoing series by BRANDON MONTCLARE (Halloween Eve) and Eisner Award nominee AMY REEDER (Batwoman, Madame Xanadu).

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    Story J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

    Art /cover TOM MANDRAKE & HiFi

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    Story KIERON GILLEN


    Art / cover RYAN KELLY
 & JORDIE BELLAIRE


    Historical consultant PROF. STEPHEN HODKINSON


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    1801198119?profile=RESIZE_180x180This week's list from memphiscomics.com

  • My picks for this week:

    Afterlife with Archie

    Astro City

    Battling Boy (though probably not immediately)

    Ghosted

    Red Sonja

    Resident Alien: Suicide Blonde

    Classic Popeye

    and perhaps Shaolin Cowboy

  • I'm getting:

    Afterlife with Archie

    Astro City

    Avengers A.I.--just for Pym and the Vision. Plus a Doombot controlled by the Avengers! How did Doom let that happen?

    Batgirl

    Batman

    Captain America

    Cryptozoic Man--if you like Comic Book Men, how can you not at least try it?

    Fearless Defenders

    Forever Evil: Arkham War---Bat-Foe Battle Royale!

    Ghosted

    Infinity

    Lords of Mars--Tarzan/John Carter!

    Star Wars

    Superman/Wonder Woman--Is Superman/Aquaman & Batman/Flash next?

    Thor

    Wolverine--a Wolverine book I actually like!

    World's Finest

     

  • ADVENTURE TIME CANDY CAPERS #4 (OF 6) (C: 1-0-0)
    AVENGERS AI #4
    AVENGERS ARENA #16
    CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
    CREEPY COMICS #14
    DEADPOOL #18
    ETERNAL WARRIOR #2 REG JG JONES
    INFINITY #4 (OF 6)
    SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #4 INF
    THOR GOD OF THUNDER #14
    UNCANNY X-FORCE #12
    X-MEN #6

  • America's Got Powers #7 - So soon? First issue came out last April.

    Archer & Armstrong #14 -  One of my favorite titles going now.

    Astro City #5

    Batman #24

    FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics #4

    Ghosted #4 - Normally I get tired of the slow buildup, but this one has been well done.

    Shaolin Cowboy #1 - I read the pulp they did a couple of months back and that was good I thought. Really looking forward to this.

    Sidekick #3 - My LCS still hasn't been able to find issue #2 for me yet.

    Star Wars #10

    World's Finest #16

    X #6

  • Afterlife with Archie Goes on Sale Wednesday, October 9th!!

     
    "The end result is one of those rare, perfect comics for Halloween" - Comics Alliance
     
    "Just be sure to keep it away from the children" - Comic Vine 
     
    "The first issue of the improbable Archie vs. zombies comic, Afterlife with Archie, is improbably, impossibly great!" - Den of Geeks
     
    "easily one of the strongest series debuts of the year and well worth a read for horror comic fans." - Comic Book Resources

     

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    The Afterlife with Archie #1 Store-Exclusive Variants
     
    The print version of Afterlife with Archie #1 goes on sale exclusively at comic shops on Wednesday. If you are not sure where the nearest comic shop is located check out Comic Shop Locator to find a store.
     
    In addition to the main cover and three variant covers, Robert Hack drew the store-exclusive variant shown to the right. This variant is only available in about 50 comic shops. See all the store-exclusive variants here as well as the comic shops where they are available.
     
    The Afterlife with Archie is also available from Archie via a subscription. Take a look a the Afterlife with Archie page on our store for the details.

    Check out the video trailer for
    Afterlife with Archie on AfterlifeWithArchie.com or on YouTube.

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    The Afterlife Hits New York Comic Con
     
    Archie Comics wants YOU to don your best undead attire for New York Comic Con taking place October 10th-13th! Dress up as your favorite zombified Archie character for a chance to win AWESOME prizes! Stop by Archie Comics Booth 1936 to show off your gruesome getup. Just for participating, all Archie zombie cosplayers will score a special exclusive Afterlife with Archie variant and will be entered in to win the GRAND PRIZE. Get enough votes and you can win an entire year's worth of Archie Comics! Continue>>

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    Afterlife with Archie App Launches Today!
     
    The Afterlife App launched today and includes a free preview of the first issue. The App will include the first issue on Wednesday, October 9th along with special behind the scenes extras - scripts, pencils, and more. The App includes all the features you would expect from an Archie Comics App including the Afterlife with Archie Unlimited subscription, which gives you access to all the Afterlife with Archie comics and extras as they are released in stores for one low monthly price.  This is a great companion to the print version of the comic and if you can't get to a comic shop, download the Afterlife with Archie App now. The Afterlife with Archie will also be available in Google Play and on Amazon Kindle. We will post links on the Afterlife with Archie Digital page when they are available.
     
    Afterlife with Archie is also coming to the "Archie: Riverdale Rescue" game later this month. The game is free to play and you will be notified when the Halloween update with Afterlife with Archie costumes is available.  Play Now!

    Follow Afterlife with Archie
     
    Keep up-to-date on all the news about Afterlife with Archie at AfterlifeWithArchie.com. Plus follow the Afterlife on Facebook and Twitter.
  • "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe Edition" arrives today – October 8, 2013 – from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as a Blu-ray Combo Pack and as a DVD.

    This seamless combination of the heralded two-part "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" is accompanied on the Blu-ray Combo Pack by several new bonus features, including a 70-minute Frank Miller retrospective, an all-new filmmaker commentary, four exclusive collector cards with never-before-seen artwork, and all of the extra content originally found on the original Part 1 & 2 releases.

    Based on Frank Miller’s celebrated graphic novel, the film finds the Dark Knight, along with new sidekick Robin, battling iconic villains, including Two-Face and The Joker. Beyond his longtime foes awaits a global catastrophe racing toward Gotham City, and with it comes a familiar face, Superman – though this time he has Batman in his sights. Witness this aging Dark Knight as he wages a tireless war against crime while proving that courage and will are indeed timeless.

    Attached is box art for the national release of the film.

    Note: Target stores also have an exclusive Steel Book version of the Blu-ray Combo Pack:
    http://www.target.com/p/batman-the-dark-knight-returns-steelbook-de...

    Below are links to a few interesting interview clips from members of the voice cast, including:
    1. Michael Emerson (Person of Interest, Lost), the voice of the Joker, discussing the Joker-Psychologist relationship.
    2. Mark Valley (Human Target, Body of Proof), the voice of Superman, discussing Superman's role in the film.
    3. Peter Weller (RoboCop), the voice of Batman, discussing his approach to the role of Batman.

    Links to video files ...

    Michael Emerson
    http://www.hightail.com/download/OGhjblRvYXlubHpsZThUQw

    Mark Valley
    http://www.hightail.com/download/OGhjK3BOUnF0TW5Ld01UQw

    Peter Weller
    http://www.hightail.com/download/OGhjK3BPZDVGR0dxV2NUQw

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