Happy 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
Power Rangers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (Boom! Studios) Simone Di Meo , Ryan Parrott , Dan Mora
* THE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS AND THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME! * The Power Rangers arrive in New York City to find Tommy Oliver (a.k.a. The Mighty Morphin Green Ranger) but soon discover he’s joined forces with the villainous Shredder and the Foot Clan! * As the Rangers are sent reeling by this betrayal, they’re confronted by another (fr)enemy… the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Can these heroes find a way to work together to defeat the bad guys and save the world from total destruction?! * Written by Ryan Parrott (Power Rangers: Necessary Evil) and illustrated by Simone di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Venom Annual), the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fight – and maybe team up with – the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first time.
Archie vs Predator 2 #4 (of 5) (Cover E – Seeley) (Archie) Alex De Campi , Robert Hack , Tim Seeley
Riverdale finds itself under an unexpected new leader as the New Predators wreak havoc on everything and everyone that comes across their paths.
Batman #84 (Mattina Variant) (DC) Mikel Janin , Tom King , Francesco Mattina
‘City of Bane’ chapter eleven! The end is near as one victory leads to another defeat. As Batman reclaims his city from Bane, can he regain his sense of family? More specifically, when a man who is your father from another dimension has torn everything down around you, what will it take to build it back up? Especially when that man is currently staring you in the face and threatening to punch it. The final battle for Gotham City…and the cowl of the Caped Crusader…starts here!
Deathstroke #50 (DC) Jason Paz , Christopher Priest
It all comes down to this. With the fate of his family hanging in the balance, the real Slade Wilson must take on his most dangerous foe yet-himself!
Batman Universe #6 (of 6) (DC) Nick Derington , Brian Michael Bendis
Available to comics shops for the first time! In the conclusion to Brian Michael Bendis and Nick Derington’s DCU-spanning saga, Batman’s mind is trapped in the unlikeliest of places- inside a White Lantern ring! That would be bad enough, but his physical body is stuck on Earth, completely vulnerable to attack from his enemies. Good news: Batman’s freed when the White Lantern ring chooses a new recipient. Bad news: that ‘new recipient’ is Vandal Savage. Originally published in Batman Giant #13 and #14.
Green Lantern Blackstars #2 (of 3) (DC) Grant Morrison , Liam Sharp
Target: Earth! Hal Jordan and the Blackstars will stop at nothing to bend the planet to its leader’s whims, and Earth’s greatest heroes pull out all the stops to fight these fascists. Betrayals of cosmic consequence abound! And why is Earth’s sun turning orange? We can only hope Superman figures that one out before it’s too late…
Inferior Five #4 (of 12) (DC) Keith Giffen , Scott Koblish
Seems like old times…or does it? In the days following the Invasion, the Tasmanian Devil pulverizes a certain cosmic starfish from space (and gets pulverized in return!), while the Peacemaker streaks across Russian skies to battle the Rocket Reds! And when you see the alien monsters descend on Dangerfield, Arizona, it’ll be more like ‘screams like old times!’
Justice League #37 (Daniel Variant) (DC) Jorge Jimenez , Scott Snyder , Tony S. Daniel
‘Justice/Doom War’ part eight! The Justice League is making their final push against Perpetua, but some players they previously counted as allies may have been working for the other side the whole time! Who among Perpetua’s children will betray them and join Lex Luthor’s war on justice?
Superman Up in the Sky #6 (of 6) (DC) Sandra Hope , Tom King , Andy Kubert
Available to comics shops for the first time! It’s the finale of Tom King and Andy Kubert’s Man of Steel epic and Superman is captured off-planet, with Earth’s remaining heroes left to fend off an alien robot invasion! If Superman can break his bonds and rise up against the diabolical mastermind who unleased the attack, he can save his adopted home, even from several galaxies away, and begin the long journey back with the little girl from Metropolis whose kidnapping initially sent him on this epic sojourn through the cosmos. Originally published in Superman Giant #15 and #16.
Amazing Spider-Man #35 2099 (Marvel) Patrick Gleason , Nick Spencer
Spider-Man. Doctor Doom. ‘Nuff said? NO WAY! The Chameleon has insane plans that have put all of NYC (and the very future of the universe!) in danger, and only Spider-Man can save the day. All he has to do is convince Doctor Doom to help him. Uh-oh.
Ghost Rider 2099 #1 (Ron Lim Variant) (Marvel) Ed Brisson, Damian Couceiro, Ron Lim
SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE OVERDRIVE! It’s the city that never stops! Welcome to Transverse City, where everything’s for sale-if you’re fast enough to take it! Kenshiro ‘Zero’ Cochrane was just your average keyboard cowboy until he shocked with the wrong people and got murdered-life’s a glitch, ain’t it? Now, with a second chance from a higher power and an advanced weaponized automaton, Zero will punish those who have spilled innocent blood!
Venom 2099 #1 (Ron Lim Variant) (Marvel) Jody Houser, Francesco Mobili, Geraldo Borges, Ron Lim
WHAT IS VENOM 2099? Welcome to the future, where the cure for what ails you is at your fingertips with ALCHEMAX! Our industry-leading pharmaceutical department (HELP) is providing consumers with (FREE ME) the bleeding-edge technology you’ve come to know from our (SAVE ME) products with VENOM, our all-cure drug. Trials begin (DON’T LET THEM DESTORY ME) this December!
X-Men #3 (Marvel) Leinil Francis Yu , Jonathan Hickman
EARTH’S MOST POWERFUL! CYCLOPS STORMS THE SAVAGE LAND! The most powerful heroes of the dominant species on the planet, the X-Men rise to protect the world against any threat. From a new foe in the Savage Land to an old nemesis’ surprising return
Psi-Lords #7 (Valiant) Renato Guedes , Fred Van Lente , Ariel Olivetti
By the end of this issue SOMEONE WILL DIE!
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