Happy new comic book day Towelites! Some great new books hitting comic shops today so get down there are pick up your favorite funny book! Here are my pulls and highlights!
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Spawn #300 (Cover C – Capullo) (Image) Todd McFarlane, Greg Capullo, Scott Snyder
SPAWN MAKES HISTORY! With this 300th issue, SPAWN becomes the longest-running independent series in comic book history. To celebrate, legendary artists TODD McFARLANE and GREG CAPULLO return with ALL-NEW interior pencils, with additional art provided by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, and JEROME OPEÑA, a cavalcade of celebratory covers, and additional writing by SCOTT SNYDER! And next month, RECORDS WILL BE BROKEN with SPAWN #301!
Berserker Unbound #2 (Andrea Sorrentino Variant Cover) (Dark Horse) Jeff Lemire, Mike Deodato Jr., Frank Martin, Andrea Sorrentino
From the creator of Black Hammer! Ripped from a savage world ruled by magic and dropped at the outskirts of a modern city, feared warrior the Mongrel King is found and rescued by a homeless man who guides him through a new land with new vices and hardships. From the Eisner Award-winning team of Jeff Lemire, Mike Deodato Jr., and Frank Martin comes this urban warrior fantasy series!
Batman vs Ra’s Al Ghul #1 (of 6) (B&W Variant) (DC) Neal Adams
Gotham City is under siege by terrorists, and Batman is determined to find the source. But when Boston Brand tries to intervene, he discovers an even more disturbing and deadly truth: the terrorists are led by an inhuman monster. Ra’s al Ghul has volunteered his own private security force to aid the GCPD, and now they are the only thing standing between nuclear terror and the townspeople! But al Ghul’s true goal is hidden from everyone’s eyes. He will destroy the city and kill Batman-this time for good. Watching in horror is… Bruce Wayne?
Dceased a Good Day to Die #1 (Horror Variant) (DC) Tom King, Laura Braga, Yasmin Putri
While the mainstays of the Justice League-Superman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman – battle the worldwide infection in the pages of DCEASED, a group of other heroes work to stop the impending apocalypse-no matter who they have to kill! Mr. Terrific assembles a motley group of surviving heroes including Mister Miracle, Big Barda, John Constantine, Blue Beetle and Booster Gold as they attempt to fight back against the tide of death. Can this ragtag group save the world where the Justice League has thus far failed?
Green Lantern #11 (Pope Variant) Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, Paul Pope
On the edge of reality, Green Lantern Hal Jordan and Star Sapphire face death by power ring firing squad! Yes, Hal and Carol Ferris reunite (sort of) as they fight their way out of the improbable turn of events of the previous issue! In fact, with what happens next issue, they may not want to survive this one…
Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy #1 (of 6) (DC) Jody Houser, Adriana Melo, Elena Casagrande
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are taking their show on the road in this new miniseries! They’ll have to evade villains and heroes alike while they explore their relationship and unpack their time and experiences at Sanctuary. Set after the events of HEROES IN CRISIS and smack in the middle of ‘Year of the Villain,’ it’s a journey across the DC Universe that will change their friendship forever…if they live that long!
Justice League #31 (Tedesco Variant) (DC) Scott Snyder, Jorge Jimenez, Julian Totino Tedesco, Bruno Redondo, James TynionIV
‘The Justice Doom War’ part two! The culmination of Lex Luthor’s plan hinges on his beating the Justice League to the prize, ratcheting up the peril as the Year of the Villain continues! The Totality has shattered and its pieces have been tossed across space and time. Thus, the Justice League must also split apart, forming three search teams to comb the past, present, and future to re-combine the Totality before the Legion of Doom can get its villainous hands on the cosmic weapon. What allies will our heroes find in these other timelines? In the future, it’s the Last Boy on Earth, Kamandi! But in the past, there are the familiar faces of the Justice Society of America!
Legion of Super Heroes Millennium #1 (of 2) (DC) Brian Michael Bendis, Jim Lee, Ryan Sook
Brought to you by some of comics’ greatest talents, this epic story spans the course of 1,000 years and, for the very first time, connects all of DC’s future timelines! Starring the unlikeliest of DC heroes as she learns to cope with newfound immortality and roams through the disparate societies of Batman Beyond, Kamandi and Tommy Tomorrow, wrestling with her own inner demons and desperately trying to find her purpose in an ever-changing world. Do not miss this truly unique take on tomorrow’s DC Universe, all leading up to a special launch on the millennium!
Superman Up in the Sky #3 (of 6) (DC) Tom King, Sandra Hope, Andy Kubert
Available to comics shops for the first time! Superman is tormented by visions of the death of Lois Lane while awaiting his release from a bureaucratic prison planet! Then, a detour through time lands the Man of Steel on the battlefields of World War II next to Sgt. Rock and the combat happy joes of Easy Company! Originally published in SUPERMAN GIANT #7 and #8.
Fantastic Four #14 (Marvel) Dan Slott, Sean Izaakse, Esad Ribic, Paco Medina, Mike Deodato
POINT OF ORIGIN begins! One of Reed Richards’ biggest regrets leads to a voyage to the one place in the universe the Fantastic Four have never been. A bold new chapter into the heart (and the start) of the Marvel Universe… and it all begins here! Don’t you dare miss this one!
House of X #4 (of 6) (Character Decades Variant) (Marvel) Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz
Xavier’s dream turns deadly for some of his students as they fight back against the humans’ plan to eliminate them. Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, AVENGERS, SECRET WARS) continues his reshaping of the X-Universe alongside Young Gun artist Pepe Larraz (EXTERMINATION, AVENGERS). The Future of the X-Men begins here!
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Dark Temple #1 (of 5) (Marvel) Matthew Rosenberg, Paolo Villanelli, Marco Checchetto
IN THE GLORY DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC, TWO JEDI WILL GET CAUGHT UP IN A BATTLE THEY CAN’T UNDERSTAND – A BATTLE FOR THEIR LIVES! Leading into Jedi: Fallen Order(TM) the upcoming third-person action-adventure Star Wars(TM) title from Lucasfilm and Respawn Entertainment, DARK TEMPLE follows the Jedi Master ENO CORDOVA and his impulsive Padawan CERE JUNDA on their most dangerous mission yet. The Jedi Council has sent them to the remote planet Ontotho to oversee the peaceful excavation of a mysterious temple that has been uncovered. But they will come to find that what surrounds the temple may be even more dangerous than the mysteries within it. Clandestine local resistance forces and ruthless corporate security troops in a war for the fate of Ontotho – and the Jedi are caught in the middle!
Fallen World #5 (of 5) (Valiant) Dan Abnett, Adam Pollina
The Siege of Sontaku Sector continues, as Rai’s forces combat those of the terrible Bloodfather. Can Bloodshot be saved from his ultimate fate? What does the future of 4002 hold for these characters? The first answers of what comes next starts here.
See you next week!
