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
Doomsday Clock #12 (of 12) (Frank Variant) (DC) Gary Frank , Geoff Johns
This is it! The final showdown between Dr. Manhattan and Superman shakes up the DC Universe to its very core! But can even the Man of Steel walk out from the shadow of Manhattan?
Skulldigger: From the World of Black Hammer #1 (Mike Deodato Jr. Variant Cover) (Dark Horse) Jeff Lemire , Tonci Zonjic , Dave Stewart
Spiral City finds itself trapped in a vicious cycle of crime, corruption, and violence. With the heart of the city at stake, a vigilante rises in Skulldigger. However, when the nefarious Grimjim escapes from prison, will Skulldigger and his ward, Skeleton Boy, be enough to save Spiral City?
Aquaman #55 (Stevens Variant) (DC) Robson Rocha , Kelly Sue Deconnick , Chris Stevens
As Mecha Manta lays siege to Amnesty Bay, Aquaman lays it all on the line. It’s land versus sea in a battle of titanic proportion! But which side will Jackson Hyde choose-his mentor or his father? As Mecha Manta lays siege to Amnesty Bay, Aquaman lays it all on the line. It’s land versus sea in a battle of titanic proportion! But which side will Jackson Hyde choose-his mentor or his father?
Batman #85 (Mattina Variant) (DC) Mikel Janin , Tom King , Francesco Mattina
The stunning conclusion to ‘City of Bane’ is here! How will Flashpoint Batman be vanquished from our dimension? What will become of Gotham Girl now that she’s betrayed all she knows? How will the Bat team cope without Alfred? Will Catwoman stick around? Who will rebuild Gotham City? Is Batman ever going to be Batman again? The event of the summer now closes out the year, setting the stage for a whole new path for the Dark Knight Detective. You don’t dare miss the extra-sized concluding chapter to Tom King’s epic run on Batman-and it all leads to the new Batman and Catwoman series!
Batman Last Knight on Earth #3 (of 3) (DC Black Label) Scott Snyder , Greg Capullo , Jonathan Glapion
Gotham City has been remade. Omega reigns supreme. Can Batman finally accomplish what no other hero has and free the world from his dark reflection’s shadow? Or is it too late for the recreated Caped Crusader?
Flash Forward #4 (of 6) (Lee Variant) (DC) Brett Booth , Scott Lobdell , In-Hyuk Lee
On Wally West’s journey into the depths of the Multiverse, he’s run across vampires and hellhounds and his own ghosts from the past…but nothing has prepared him for this next stop on his journey. In this issue, the mysterious world that is causing the Dark Multiverse to bleed into our own will be revealed, and you will not believe what connection it has to the Fastest Man Alive…
Harleen #3 (of 3) (Sejic Variant) (DC Black Label) Stjepan Ejić
In which our doomed doctor makes a choice she can never take back-one that seals her dark fate and gives rise to one of the most legendary villains of all time!
He Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #2 (of 6) (DC) Dan Fraga , Tim Seeley , In-Hyuk Lee
Prince Keldor and his two He-Man comrades leap head first in to a new adventure, which is an oh-so-subtle way of telling you that we’re doing…wait for it… Space He-Man! Now the three travelers must stop the Anti-He-Man before he tears the haunted power core out of the heart of starship Eternia!
Joker Killer Smile #2 (of 3) (Lemire Variant) (DC Black Label) Andrea Sorrentino , Jeff Lemire
Ben Arnell promised his wife and child one thing: even though he spends his days attempting to reach the bottom of The Joker’s insanity, he would never bring that madness home. No matter how dark the work gets, he would never allow The Joker’s craziness to tear their family apart. And in that, he failed. The Eisner-winning creative team of Gideon Falls kick their blackhearted chronicle of The Joker’s destructive influence into high gear with an issue that turns the entire story on its head, with disastrous consequences for Dr. Arnell!
Justice League #38 (Daniel Variant) (DC) Jorge Jimenez , Scott Snyder , Tony S. Daniel
‘Justice/Doom War’ finale! Lex Luthor is triumphant. Perpetua is back to full power and ready to take on the Multiverse, to bend and twist the whole of existence to suit Doom. Has the Justice League finally come up against a foe they can’t defeat? Perpetua is the mother of their universe after all, the original creator. In war, there can only be one winner, and it just may be Doom’s turn to collect the spoils. This issue leads directly into Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1!
Legion of Super Heroes #2 (Cheung Variant) (DC) Ryan Sook , Brian Michael Bendis , Jim Cheung
It’s been one thousand years since anyone has seen the oceans of the Earth, but with Aquaman’s original trident recently discovered, a chase to control Earth’s future tears across the galaxy. All this and the reunion you’d never thought you’d see! Another DC sci-fi epic into the far-flung future like you’ve never seen before!
Metal Men #3 (of 12) (Hamner Variant) (DC) Shane Davis , Dan Didio , Cully Hamner
In this issue, it’s kaiju versus giant robot versus the Metal Men! After killing off one of the Metal Men, Nth Metal gets placed into a holding cell at the lab so Doc Magnus can learn exactly how dangerous it is! That is, until a giant, flying manta with lasers coming out of its eyes attacks the lab-and now the Metal Men must team up with a giant robot in order to save the day!
Shazam #9 (Andrews Variant) (DC) Geoff Johns , Dale Eaglesham , Kaare Andrews
After their terrifying adventure through the Darklands, Billy and the rest of the Shazam family find themselves going over the rainbow and through the looking glass into the upside-down, topsy-turvy world of the Wozenderlands! It’s a magical, multicolored metropolis where it’s always time for a cup of tea, a game of croquet or even a stroll down the Blue Brick Road-but it’s also ruled by the mysterious Wizard of Wozenderland, desperate for the power of the six champions!
Suicide Squad #1 (Mattina Variant) (DC) Bruno Redondo , Tom Taylor , Francesco Mattina
Task Force X-nicknamed the Suicide Squad-unites some of the DCU’s unlikeliest villains for its bloodiest series yet! The Squad’s new mission is to neutralize a new group of international super-terrorists known as the Revolutionaries-and not everyone on either side will make it out back alive! But when the U.S. government’s most deniable team of do-badders realizes that the surviving Revolutionaries will be joining the Squad, all hell breaks loose! Who can Harley Quinn and Deadshot trust when their new teammates are the very people their crew was assigned to kill? The Suicide Squad doesn’t just need to worry about surviving their next mission… now they have to survive each other! The acclaimed Injustice creative team of writer Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo reunite for the wildest incarnation of the Squad ever seen!
Supermans Pal Jimmy Olsen #6 (of 12) (Oliver Variant) (DC) Steve Lieber , Matt Fraction , Ben Oliver
Meanwhile, in Gotham City, the great Olsen/Batman prank war rages on. An old favorite returns to make heads or tails of just what the heck has been going on. Jimmy does some funny Fraction stuff. Batman is there, too, doing some Lieber stuff. Lex Luthor’s kicking around. It’s a whole thing.
Year of the Villain Hell Arisen #1 (of 4) (Crain Variant) (DC) Steve Epting , James Tynion Iv , Clayton Crain
DC’s ‘Year of the Villain’ begins its sinister conclusion! Lex Luthor has brought Perpetua back from her cosmic grave and restored her power! Now the Multiverse lives in fear that she might wipe out all existence. The only thing that could stop her are the forces of the Dark Multiverse- which means it’s Luthor’s mission to defeat the Batman Who Laughs! But if Batman and Superman couldn’t stop him, what chance does Luthor stand? Spinning out of the end of the ‘Justice/ Doom War’ in Justice League #38 and the conclusion of the epic ‘Infected’ arc from Batman/Superman #5, DC’s two top villains face off in a battle royal-and the fate of all reality hangs in the balance!
Wonder Woman Dead Earth #1 (of 4) (Warren Johnson Variant) (DC Black Label) Daniel Warren Johnson
The celebrated creator of Murder Falcon and Extremity and artist of The Ghost Fleet, Daniel Warren Johnson brings bold sci-fi chops to his DC debut with a harrowing vision of Wonder Woman unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Princess Diana of Themyscira left paradise to save Man’s World from itself. When Wonder Woman awakens from a centuries-long sleep to discover the Earth reduced to a nuclear wasteland, she knows she failed. Trapped alone in a grim future, Diana must protect the last human city from titanic monsters while uncovering its secret of this dead Earth-and how she may be responsible for it.
2099 Omega #1 (Marvel) Nick Spencer, Gerardo Sandoval, Patrick Gleason
THE FUTURE ENDS HERE! Run by Doctor Doom and bereft of heroes by design, 2099 is a rough place. All power and no responsibility, the world is in trouble and no one is helping. Is there truly no hope?
Amazing Spider-Man #36 2099 (Marvel) Patrick Gleason , Nick Spencer
New York City is covered in Doombots and things are looking bleak for Spider-Man. What does all of this have to do with Silver Sable? And can she help Spider-Man save the city and the future?
Spider-Man #3 (of 5) (Marvel) JJ Abrams , Sara Pichelli , Olivier Coipel , Henry Abrams
J.J. Abrams’ (Star Wars, Star Trek, Alias) comic debut continues, co-written by his son Henry with art by superstar Sara Pichelli (SPIDER-MAN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY). The most anticipated comic of 2019 takes a turn you won’t believe. If you think you know what’s going to happen to Peter and Mary Jane next, you’re wrong.
Star Wars Empire Ascendant #1 (Marvel) Charles Soule, Caspar Wijngaard, Riccardo Federici
DESTINED FOR HOTH! Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa and smuggler Han Solo have have struck blow after winning blow against the Empire. The Rebels are digging in their defenses on the remote ice world of Hoth but how long will they truly be safe from their many enemies? Darth Vader will stop at nothing to crush the rebels but his efforts to locate their new base have been in vain. Will the dark side of the Force guide him to the missing rebels and to young Skywalker or mire the dark lord in the conflicts of his past? Despite a life riddled with treachery and destruction, Doctor Aphra has found a family (of sorts). Former Imperial inspector Magna Tolvan and Aphra’s young ward Vulaada will have to face the struggles of a life of rebellion while Aphra reckons with her legacy. Former Imperial loyalist turned cyborg bounty hunter BEILERT VALANCE is taking on a dangerous new mission. And the lives of the entire Rebellion-including his old buddy HAN SOLO’s-are at stake should he fail!
Star Wars Rise of Kylo Ren #1 (of 4) (Marvel) Charles Soule, Will Sliney, Clayton Crain
WITH BEN SOLO’S FALL… COMES KYLO REN’S RISE! Young Ben Solo is legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker’s most promising pupil. As the son of Rebel Alliance heroes Leia Organa and Han Solo, as well as Luke’s own nephew, Ben has the potential to be a great force for light in the galaxy. But the Skywalker legacy casts a long shadow, the currents of the dark side run deep, and Darth Vader’s blood runs in Ben’s veins. Voices call from both his past and his future, telling him who he must be. He will shatter, he will be reforged, his destiny will be revealed. Snoke awaits. The Knights of Ren await. Ben Solo’s path to his true self begins here.
Blade Runner 2019 #5 (Titan) Andres Guinaldo , Michael Green , Paul Pope
Michael Green, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Blade Runner 2049, and co-writer Mike Johnson (Star Trek, Supergirl) begin a new story in the smash hit sci-fi comic set in the iconic world of Blade Runner! Reeling from the fallout of her last case, veteran Blade Runner. Ashina has nowhere to turn – except a mysterious new employer . Illustrated by Andres Guinaldo (Justice League Dark, Captain America).
Bloodshot #4 (Valiant) Brett Booth , Tim Seeley , Declan Shalvey
‘The Long Shot’ starts here! All aboard as Bloodshot faces off against ghoulish monsters on a bullet train to the heart of darkness! High-speed thrills and blood-curdling chills lurk behind every turn in 2019’s best new action series!
Roku #3 (of 4) (Valiant) Ramon Bachs , Cullen Bunn , Viktor Kalvachev
The lethal assassin Roku is reeling from a brutal defeat, but an even bigger fight awaits. It’s Round 2 between Roku and superspy Ember-1!
Visitor #1 (of 4) (Valiant) Mj Kim , Paul Levitz , Amilcar Pinna
Unstoppable. Untraceable. Unkillable. This is how he changes the world. Who is the Visitor? Why are the leaders of the world terrified of him? And will they live long enough to find out?
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