It’s new comic book day Towelites! Some great new books hitting comic shops today so get down there and pick up your favorite funny book! Here are my pulls and highlights!
Book of the Week
LEVIATHAN DAWN #1 (DC) (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Alex Maleev
Exploding out of the pages of the Event Leviathan miniseries, this all-new special blasts the DC Universe into a dangerous and brave new future! With Leviathan arrived, its leader’s identity revealed, and its plans known, what happens next? Now the heroes fight back! Leviathan changed the rules of the game, so now’s the time for the biggest players to get together and figure out a new strategy in this brave new world. It’s an extra-sized super-spy yarn from the Eisner Award-winning team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev!
ACTION COMICS #1020 (DC) (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) John Romita, Klaus Janson
Apex Lex Luthor’s first run-in with the Infected didn’t go as planned, and the Batman Who Laughs’ influence is continuing to spread. Now Lex must find out who in the world can think like the Batman Who Laughs-and there are only two folks who come to mind. The first is Batman, who probably has his own ideas for Lex; the other is The Joker, who also likely has his own ideas, but who just maybe wants to see this twisted doppelgänger sent back to the Dark Multiverse he came from. It’s a gamble Lex has to take, because the Infected are gearing up for round two!
BATMAN CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT #7 (OF 8) (DC Black Label) (W) Sean Murphy (A/CA) Sean Murphy
Bruce Wayne and Batman have come undone. Powerless after learning the truth behind his family’s name and legacy, Bruce prepares to shed all of his secrets and make one final appeal to the people of Gotham as Azrael takes control of the city.
FAR SECTOR #4 (OF 12) (DC Young Animal) (W) N.K. Jemisin (A/CA) Jamal Campbell
With the so-called Peace Division firing upon the protesters it’s meant to protect, new Green Lantern Jo Mullein devises a novel solution to bring the chaos to a close-one that causes the rookie Lantern to run afoul of the City Enduring’s leadership council. Meanwhile, we learn more about Jo’s recruitment into the Green Lantern Corps, and the nature of her mysterious and unique power ring.
JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER #4 (DC Black Label) (W) Simon Spurrier (A) Matias Bergara (CA) John Paul Leon
John Constantine was missing for years-and in that time, England needed a mystical protector, a guardian at the gates. Heroically, the young man known as Tommy Willowtree stepped into the breach! This cosmically attuned mage has held evil at bay with the force of his positive white magic, unlocking a new era of peace for the citizens of London. He is a gentleman, a scholar, a clean-living, vegan acolyte of love.
So naturally, John Constantine hates his effing guts. And now they have to team up. Great.
LAST GOD #5 (DC Black Label) (W) Philip Kennedy Johnson (A) Ricardo Federici (CA) Kai Carpenter
Beyond the edge of creation lies the Black Stair. And beyond it, amidst the void, he waits. Mol Uhltep, The Last God. This is the tale of those who claimed to slay him, and the world they doomed with their lies.Thirty years in the past, Tyr forges an alliance with a new member of his fellowship, a powerful spellcaster who reveals an unimaginable truth to the Fellowship: the one, true origin of the Last God. In the present, as the forces of the Last God attempt to breach the Pinnacle, Skol, grandmaster of the Guild Eldritch, unveils her plan to Queen Cyanthe and Veikko, while Valko uncovers the first of many horrible truths about the cost of human magic.
SHAZAM #11 (DC) (W) Geoff Johns (A) Marco Santucci (A/CA) Dale Eaglesham
Billy and his family have seen so many marvelous things in their journey through the Magiclands, while facing tough opponents and even tougher questions about family, loyalty, and integrity. Now they’re about to face an onslaught of all their greatest foes! Will they have the wherewithal to triumph? Find out in the penultimate chapter of “Shazam and the Seven Magic Lands”!
SUICIDE SQUAD #3 (DC) (W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Bruno Redondo
It’s Task Force X’s first mission as a brand-new team of blood enemies, and things have already gone horribly wrong! As Squad members start to turn on each other, the mission rapidly falls to pieces-but new team leader Lok will let no bad deed go unpunished. Who will take the fall? One thing’s for sure: there will be hell to pay…
YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3 (OF 4) (DC) (W) James TynionIV (A) Javi Fernandez (A/CA) Steve Epting
Apex Lex Luthor’s first run-in with the Infected didn’t go as planned, and the Batman Who Laughs’ influence is continuing to spread. Now Lex must find out who in the world can think like the Batman Who Laughs-and there are only two folks who come to mind. The first is Batman, who probably has his own ideas for Lex; the other is The Joker, who also likely has his own ideas, but who just maybe wants to see this twisted doppelgänger sent back to the Dark Multiverse he came from. It’s a gamble Lex has to take, because the Infected are gearing up for round two!
SEX CRIMINALS #27 (Image) (W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Chip Zdarsky
“THE END,” Part Two-Suze and Jon inch closer to the big finish, albeit in very different ways, bringing Suze face-to-face with her future, and Jon-well, read it, it’s a whole thing.
AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #2 (OF 5) (Marvel) (W) Ed Brisson (A) Jonas Scharf (CA) Juan Jose Ryp
HUNTING FOR DOOM!
• DANI/THOR, DWIGHT/ANT-MAN, and HULK, JR. set off on a quest to save the Wastelands from DR. DOOM’s reign of terror!
• But can they succeed where OLD MAN LOGAN left off?
• And what does the return of CAPTAIN AMERICA herald for the team?
FANTASTIC FOUR GRIMM NOIR #1 (Marvel) (W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Ron Garney
Ben Grimm throws on his hat and overcoat to solve a mystery that’s come alive right out of his nightmares.
What is Dr. Strange’s nemesis D’Spayre doing on Yancy Street?
STAR WARS #3 (Marvel) (W) Charles Soule (A) Jesus Saiz (CA) R. B. Silva
RETURN TO CLOUD CITY!
• The end of the war and the final defeat of the REBEL ALLIANCE are inevitable as the cunning IMPERIAL COMMANDER ZAHRA unleashes her fury against the splintered and scattered survivors.
• But where have the Rebellion’s greatest heroes gone when their cause needs them the most?
• LUKE SKYWALKER’S only hope at becoming a JEDI KNIGHT was lost during his battle with DARTH VADER…and so he, PRINCESS LEIA and LANDO CALRISSIAN must return to CLOUD CITY to find it! But Leia has her own covert mission to accomplish there…and Lando’s mysterious reason for returning could very well ruin their only chance at success!
X-MEN #7 (Marvel) (W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Leinil Francis Yu
The Resurrection Protocols have changed everything for Mutantkind. NO MORE can humans’ hate and fear take their lives from them. But… what ELSE has it changed?
X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 4) (Marvel) (W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Terry Dodson
The world has been re-shaped by the X-MEN. But you can’t reshape a world without encountering its true master … DOOM..
QUANTUM & WOODY (2020) #2 (OF 4) (Valiant) (W) Christopher Hastings (A) Ryan Browne (CA) David Nakayama
The world’s worst superheroes unleash brand-new superpowers!
But can Woody’s new visions of the future be trusted when it leads the duo to face their arch-rival DOCTOR TOILET?!
(No, they most certainly cannot.)
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