March 28, 2012 Weekly Highlights

It's a good week for zombie fans!  Walking Dead #95, New Deadwardians #1, and the first Rachel Rising collection hit the shelves today.  

The much anticipated Avengers vs. X-Men event kicks off today with Avengers vs. X-Men #0.  Don't miss our AvX #1 early release party next Tuesday evening!

Atomic Robo Real Science Adventures #1

Brian Clevinger (W) John Broglia & Various (A)

The untold tales of Atomic Robo are, uh, told! At last! Featuring the (first) Revenge of Dr. Dinosaur! Part one of an all-new Sparrow adventure! The Last Stand of the Commie-Bots! And a secret guest star!

Avengers Vs. X-Men No. 0

Brian Michael Bendis & Jason Aaron (W) Frank Cho (A)

* The Return Of The Scarlet Witch! What Does This Mean For The Mutant Messiah Hope?

* Three Of The Hottest Names In Comics Kick Off The Biggest Event In Marvel History!

* And Did We Mention Frank Cho On Art?!

This book has variant covers by Jim Cheung and Stephanie Hans.

Bloodstrike #26

Tim Seeley (W) Franchesco Gaston (A)

Extreme's zombie-black op-superheroes return! Cabbot Stone is the last unliving Bloodstrike agent, an unstoppable weapon in America's war on terror! But being dead is a hell of way to make a living, and Cabbot is losing his faith. Will his latest mission be his last? Bloody horror-action with heart by Hack/Slash writer Tim Seeley and Artist Franchesco Gaston!

Bloodstrike #26 also has a cover by Rob Liefeld.

BPRD - Hell on Earth: The Pickens County Horror #1

Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Jason Latour (A), Dave Stewart (C)

As the world goes to hell, a backwoods vampire clan shelters themselves in their Gothic southern home, covered in fog and fungal horror, ready to create havoc for a trespassing B.P.R.D. crew.

Year of Monsters variant cover by Mike Mignola

Dorothy of Oz Prequel #1

Denton J. Tipton (w) Blair Shedd (a)

Based on the upcoming animated film Dorothy of Oz! Building on the world created in the celebrated children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum, Dorothy of Oz will tell the tale of the titular hero's return to the Land of Oz. But first read here about what events transpired to necessitate Dorothy's return, and witness the rise of the Jester

Fatale #1 (4th Printing)

Ed Brubaker (W) Sean Phillips (A)

GUNS! SEX! SECRET CULTS! AND MONSTERS!

Nothing the BEST-SELLING and AWARD-WINNING creators of SLEEPER, CRIMINAL and INCOGNITO have done so far will prepare you for the explosive debut of FATALE!

A reporter in 2012 stumbles on a secret that leads him down the darkest path imaginable... to a seductive woman who's been on the run since 1935, a mobster who may be an immortal demon monster, and the stories of all the doomed men who've been caught in their decades-long struggle.

FATALE blends noir and horror to tell a riveting epic unlike anything you've seen before.

Justice League Dark 7

Peter Milligan (W) Mikel Janin (A)

Straight off the shocking events of last month's I, VAMPIRE #6, vampires across the world have gone berserk, attacking anyone and everyone with a pulse. Fearing her apocalyptic vision of the future has come to pass, Madame Xanadu mobilizes the team to intervene. But everything the JL Dark members know about how to slay a vampire is useless, for the world has changed. It's a crossover that had to be, continuing into this month's I, VAMPIRE #7!

New Deadwardians 1

Dan Abnett (W) I.H.J. Culbard (A)

Another vampire/zombie comic? Really, Vertigo?

Trust us. This is different.

In post-Victorian England, nearly everyone of the upper classes has voluntarily become a vampire to escape the lower classes who are all zombies.

Into this simmering cauldron is thrust Chief Inspector George Suttle, a lonely detective who's got the slowest beat in London: investigating murders in a world where everyone is already dead!

But when the body of a young aristocrat washes up on the banks of the Thames, Suttle's quest for the truth will take him from the darkest sewers to the gleaming halls of power, and reveal the rotten heart at the center of this strange world.

THE NEW DEADWARDIANS is brought to vivid life by fan-favorite writer Dan Abnett (RESURRECTION MAN, LEGION LOST) with art by newcomer I. N. J. Culbard (At The Mountains of Madness).

New Deadwardians #1 has an awesome variant cover by Cliff Chiang!

Rachel Rising Vol. 1: The Shadow of Death

Terry Moore (W/A)

Rachel Beck wakes in a shallow grave and claws her way free as a mysterious woman watches from a bluff. With no memory of the night before, Rachel enlists the help of Aunt Johnny, the town mortician, to find her killer. But when repeated attacks send her to the morgue, Rachel's ability to wake from death again and again prove to be a blessing and a curse, and the eerie town of Manson will never be the same!

Sideshows - Book 1

Erik W. Hendrix (W) Michael David Nelsen (A)

In 1950's Las Vegas, the Mob enlisted former circus attractions as their aces in the hole. These SideShows had a little secret - they really did have the abilities they pretended to. The Rat Pack was in their prime, the bartenders knew your name, and the same guy who comped your rooms could put a hit on your for stiffing him a tip. High rollers, lounge singers, cigarettes, alcohol, and superpowers. Welcome to Las Vegas

All new books out 3/28:

Aardvark-Vanaheim

Zootanapuss No. 2

Abstract Studios

Rachel Rising Vol. 1: The Shadow of Death

Arcana Studio

SideShows - Book 1  

Archie Comics

Archie No. 631  

Life with Archie No. 18  

Avatar Press, Inc.

Crossed - Badlands #2  

Bongo Entertainment, Inc.

Futurama Comics Issue 60  

Boom Studios

Hellraiser #12  

Snarked #6  

BroadSword Comics

Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose #73  

Dark Horse Comics

Angel & Faith #8  

BPRD - Hell on Earth: The Pickens County Horror #1

Immortal - Demon in the Blood #4  

King Conan - The Phoenix on the Sword #3  

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #1 (2nd printing)  

DC Comics

All-Star Western 7  

Aquaman 7

Batman: The Dark Knight 7

Blackhawks 7  

Flash 7

Fury of Firestorm - the Nuclear Men 7  

Green Lantern: New Guardians 7

I, Vampire 7  

Justice League Dark 7  

Legion: Secret Origin 6  

Savage Hawkman 7  

Superman 7

Teen Titans 7

Uncharted 5  

Voodoo 7  

DC Comics / Vertigo

American Vampire 25  

DMZ Vol. 11: Free States Rising  

New Deadwardians 1

Scalped 57  

Spaceman 5  

Unwritten 35.5  

Diamond Comic Distributors

Previews Vol. 22, #4 (Issue #283)  

Dynamite Entertainment

Flash Gordon - Zeitgeist #4

Green Hornet #23  

Voltron #4  

Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #11

Warriors of Mars #2

IDW Publishing

Dorothy of Oz Prequel #1

G.I. Joe 2 Movie Prequel #3

G.I. Joe: Cobra #11

Hawken #3  

Infestation 2: G.I. Joe #2

Magic: The Gathering #3

Star Trek #7

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #3

Image Comics

Alpha Girl #2  

Bloodstrike Vol. 1, No. 26

Bulletproof Coffin - Disinterred #3  

Carbon Grey - Origins #2  

Choker #6  

Elephantmen #38  

Fatale (series 2) #1 (4th printing)

Morning Glories #17  

Walking Dead #95  

Marvel Comics

Astonishing X-Men No. 48  

Avengers No. 24.1  

Avengers Vs. X-Men No. 0

Avenging Spider-Man No. 5  

Captain America and Bucky No. 628  

Daken: Dark Wolverine No. 23  

Daredevil No. 10  

Dark Tower - The Gunslinger: The Way Station No. 4  

Deadpool Vol. 8: Operation Annihilation

FF No. 16  

Ghost Rider No. 9  

Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man No. 24  

Mighty Thor No. 12  

Moon Knight No. 11  

New Avengers No. 23  

Secret Avengers No. 24  

Secret Warriors Vol. 6: Wheels Within Wheels (SC)  

Ultimate Spider-Man Premiere Comic No. 1  

Ultimates No. 8  

Uncanny X-Force No. 23  

Wolverine, Punisher & Ghost Rider: Official Index to the Marvel Universe No. 8  

X-Men: Legacy No. 264  

Marvel Comics / MAX

Deadpool MAX 2 No. 6  

Red 5 Comics

Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures #1  

Zenescope Entertainment

Charmed #20  

Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 1 #70

Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths & Legends #14

These and much more are available at G-Mart Comics!

Featured items for April 2012

The new order cycle is open!  Preorder books due to arrive in June 2012 and save!

Here are our top picks for comics and graphic novels.  These and many more are available at g-mart.com.

Comics:
Atomic Robo and the Flying She-Devils of the Pacific #1
Red 5 Comics
Brian Clevinger (W) Matt Speroni (A) Scott Wegener (C)
It's called The Flying She-Devils of the Pacific. If there's another combination of English words that could better sell you on a comic book than those, it probably involves "give you" and "a million dollars."
Regular price: $3.50
G-Mart.com preorder price: $1.75

Before Watchmen
DC Comics

Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1
Darwyn Cook (W/A)
Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1
Darwyn Cooke & Amanda Conner (W) Amanda Conner (A)
Before Watchmen: Comedian #1
Brian Azzarello (W) J.G. Jones (A)
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1
J. Michael Strazynski (W) Andy Kubert and Joe Kubert (A) JOE KUBERT
Backup story: Len Wein (W) John Higgings (A)
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $2.60

Bleeding Cool Magazine #0
Bleeding Cool, the comics and entertainment source for news, interviews, and the latest gossip and scuttlebutt is coming to your local comic shop!  Featuring Rich Johnston’s trademark knack for delivering the biggest stories and interviews, this value-priced initial issue of Bleeding Cool Magazine will introduce you to the magazine event of the year.  With coverage of the most creative publishers and exciting characters, Bleeding Cool Magazine is the essential source for collectors looking to get features you can’t find on the web.  Over a million monthly BleedingCool.com visitors can’t be wrong!
Regular price: $1.49
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $1.05


Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Drusilla #1 (OF 5)
Dark Horse
Juliet Landau (W) Cliff Richards (P) Tim Seeley (A) Andy Owens (I) Cris Peters/Steve Morris (C)
As Drusilla flees through the streets of London, her savagery is witnessed by a documentary filmmaker who becomes fixated on her. He wants to bring the story behind such a unique and mysterious specimen to the big screen! His hunt for Drusilla, past, present, and future, sets him on a path of no return!
Regular price: $3.50
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $2.28


Fatima: the Blood Spinners #1 (OF 4)
Dark Horse
Gilbert Hernandez (W/A)
Comics luminary Gilbert Hernandez envisions his strangest, most thrilling future yet! A drug called “spin” offers the wildest trip imaginable, followed by its users’ inevitable, rapid deterioration into undead flesh eaters. Despite the side effect, the drug is so popular that the human population is dying out! With no cure to be found, the beautiful, lovesick Fatima may be the only thing standing between the survivors and the apocalypse. Get ready for four issues of zombies, drug lords, and gorgeous women!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $2.60

Harbinger #1
Valiant Press
Joshua Dysart (W) Khari Evans (A)
READ MINDS. BEND STEEL. BREAK ALL THE RULES. Teenager Pete Stanchek is out of work, on the skids, and — unbeknownst to him — a psionic-powered "harbinger" with the potential to reshape the course of human history. Toyo Harada is a wealthy business magnate, a respected philanthropist and the most powerful harbinger of all – or so he thought. As they forge an uneasy alliance, will Harada offer Pete a chance for redemption — or attempt to induct him into a secret network of conspiracy, subversion and control? Pete is about to discover that he's not alone in the world and, soon, the generation who has nothing will take on the man who has everything.
Don't miss the exclusive pullbox variant available to anyone who preorders Harbinger #1!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $2.80

The Infernal Man-Thing #1 (OF 3)
Marvel Comics
Steve Gerber (W) Kevin Nowlan (A)
• STEVE GERBER’S FINAL MAN-THING STORY!
• What is the mystery behind the “Screenplay of the Living Dead Man”?
• The story no one thought existed!!!
• NO ADS! BONUS CONTENT!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.60

The Massive #1
Dark Horse
Brian Wood (W/C) Kristian Donaldson (A/C) Dave Stewart (C)
In a post-war, post-crash, post-disaster, post-everything world, the environmental-action trawler Kapital scours the earth’s oceans for its mysteriously missing sister ship, The Massive. Captain Callum Israel, a man who has dedicated his life to the ocean, now must ask himself—as our planet dies—what it means to be an environmentalist after the world’s ended. Callum and his crew will come up against pirates, rebels, murderers, and thieves as they struggle to remain noble toward their cause. Can you save a planet that's already doomed?
Regular price: $3.50
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $2.28

Prophecy #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Ron Marz (W) Walter Geovani (A) Paul Renaud (C)
In 2012, the Mayan doomsday prophecy is coming to pass, and the end of the world makes for strange allies. Vampirella, Red Sonja, Kulan Gath, Dracula, Eva, Herbert West The Re-Animator, Alan Quatermain, Athena, Dorian Gray, Purgatory, Pantha and many more choose sides and clash in battles that will decide the fate of the Earth and all of mankind. Will the forces of good be able to stop the end of days? Or will an army of darkness rise? A seven-issue, SELF-CONTAINED event! That's right, fans, no spinoffs, no add-ons, just seven issues of all out, apocalyptic warfare! Be there for the first crossover spanning the Dynamite line...before it's too late!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $2.80

Books and Collections:
Alien: the Illustrated Story - Artist's Edition
Titan Books
Archie Goodwin (W) Walter Simonson (A)
Two of comics' greatest talents — Walt Simonson and Archie Goodwin — joined forces to bring Ridley Scott's epic Alien to the comic book page, including scenes cut from the final movie! This brand-new softcover edition of Alien: The Illustrated Story, released to coincide with Scott's latest sci-fi epic, Prometheus, has been carefully reproduced from the original artwork in Walt Simonson's studio.
The limited run Artist's Edition presents the story for the very first time in a huge 14" x 17" hardcover. The Artist's Edition also includes never-before-published color try out pages, early sketches and Archie Goodwin's complete annotated script, and an interview with Walt Simonson, providing an in-depth view into the creation of a legendary comic. Signed by artist Walter Simonson
(Softcover also available)
HC / 96 pgs / PC / 14x17
Regular price: $75.00
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $56.25


“Came the Dawn” and Other Stories
Fantagraphics
by Wally Wood, Al Feldstein, et al.
HC / 240 pgs / BW / 7 x 10
From the legendary Wally Wood, Fantagraphics proudly presents one of two premiere releases in our highly-anticipated new EC reprint line. Ranging from supernatural shockers from the Tales from the Crypt and The Haunt of Fear to pointedly contemporary crime thrillers from Crime SuspenStories, these compelling and superbly crafted classics will be accompanied by extensive essays and notes on these historic stories by EC experts.
Regular price: $24.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $18.75

Fatale, vol. 1: Death Chases Me
Image Comics
Ed Brubaker (W) Sean Phillips & Dave Stewart (A/C)
TP / 128 PAGES / FC
The first arc of Image's surprise hit is collected just in time for new readers to jump on board with issue 6!  Secrets, lies, horror, lust and monsters from the time before time all collide in FATALE: DEATH CHASES ME. In present day, a man meets a woman who he becomes instantly obsessed with, and in the 1950s, this same woman destroys the lives of all those who cross her path, on a quest for... what?  ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS best-selling series will leave you craving more! Collects FATALE #1-5.
Regular price: $14.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $9.75

Invisibles Omnibus
Grant Morrison (W) Various (A)
HC / 1,536 pgs / FC /
Collecting for the first time ever in one book: all three volumes of the blockbuster series by Eisner award-winning writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, BATMAN)! Follow the adventures of The Invisibles, a secret organization out to battle the physical and psychic oppression brought upon humanity by the interdimensional alien gods of the Archons of Outer Church! This massive book includes THE INVISIBLES #1-25, THE INVISIBLES VOL. 2 #1-22, THE INVISIBLES VOL. 3 #12-1, and stories from ABSOLUTE VERTIGO #1 and VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #1.
Regular price: $150.00
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $97.50


Marathon
:01 First Second
Boaz Yakin (W) Joe Infurnari (A)
HC / 192 pgs / PC / 6 x 9
It was a turning point in ancient history. It inspires men to greatness. It was the foundation of one of the greatest and most prevailing global peace efforts of the 20th century. It was the greatest feat — and the tragic death — of a man whose legacy will never be forgotten. In 490 BCE, an Athenian messenger named Eucles ran 27 miles from Sparta to Athens, and in so doing preserved ancient Greek civilization from subjugation to the Persian Empire.
Regular price: $16.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $12.75

Star Trek Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 1 - The Republic Goes to War
Dark Horse
Various (W/A)
TP / 408 pgs / FC
The Clone Wars explode across the galaxy! From the stormy seas of Kamino to the rocky hills of Devaron, the battle lines have been drawn, and the Jedi Knights who were once protectors of the peace must become generals, leading the clone armies of the Republic to war! These are the stories that were published immediately after the release of Attack of the Clones, featuring Jedi heroes Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu, and Quinlan Vos. Collects Clone Wars Volume 1: Defense of Kamino, Volume 2: Victories and Sacrifices, Volume 4: Light and Dark, and Free Comic Book Day 2006.
Regular price: $24.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $17.50

Superman: Action Comics, vol. 1 - Superman and the Men of Steel
DC Comics
Grant Morrison (W) Rags Morales, various (A)
Backup story: Sholly Fisch (W) Brad Walker, CrissCross (A)
HC / 256 pgs / FC
• The first collection of GRANT MORRISON’S epic run on ACTION COMICS, with art by RAGS MORALES, ANDY KUBERT and more!
• In these startling tales, the people of METROPOLIS turn on their new champion! Plus, the SUPERMAN of today and the LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES must save the jean swearing Superman of five years ago!
• Collects ACTION COMICS #1-8.
Regular price: $24.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $16.25

The Walking Dead, vol. 16: A Larger World
Image Comics
Robert Kirkman (W) Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn (A)
TP / 136 pgs / BW
Rick discovers that there are communities of survivors nearby, and begins to explore a larger world. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #91-96.
Regular price: $14.99
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $9.75

The Walking Dead and Philosophy 
SC / 288 pgs
Rick, Lori, Shane, Carl, Dale, Andrea, and Michonne — human survivors of a zombie apocalypse — don't know much about philosophy, but philosophical ideas continue to shamble on through their world, and there's no excape from them. Guns, chainsaws, and machetes are not enough for survival: humans also need agreement on rules of conduct. Can equality or fairness have any place in the post-apocalyptic world? Do theft or even assault and murder become okay under desperate circumstances? The epic story of The Walking Dead focuses on the individual, social, and moral consequences of survival in a world overrun by zombies.
Regular price: $19.95
G-Mart.com preorder price:  $15.96

March 21, 2012 Weekly Highlights

New comics!  There are a few new books by Chicagoans this week: Smoke & Mirrors #1, Hoax Hunters #0, and Monocyte #3.  (Stay tuned for info about Monocyte and Smoke and Mirror signings!)

In addition to the new books this week, we also have Adventure Time #1 (third printing) back in stock.

Batman #7
Scott Snyder (W) Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion (A)
Batman may have survived the Court of Owls' first strike (barely), but even as he recuperates, the Court is preparing to launch its most deadly and sweeping attack yet. Plus: The secrets revealed in this issue will change Batman's world forever! You won't want to miss the issue everyone will be talking about!
Batman #7 has a variant cover by Dustin Nguyen and a Greg Capullo Sketch variant!

Dominique LaVeau: Voodoo Child #1
Selwyn Sefu Hinds (W) Denys Cowan & John Floyd (A)
Batman may have survived the Court of Owls' first strike (barely), but even as he recuperates, the Court is preparing to launch its most deadly and sweeping attack yet. Plus: The secrets revealed in this issue will change Batman's world forever! You won't want to miss the issue everyone will be talking about!
Denys Cowan variant cover

Hoax Hunters #0
Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley (W) JM Ringuet (A)
"GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER"--Cryptids. Aliens. Monsters. All the world's bizarre secrets--what if they were real? Their existence would be debunked by a reality TV show! HOAX HUNTERS is that show, publicly disproving all variety of lore. But their real goal is the opposite: as the world's dark corners surface, the HOAX HUNTERS cover them up.
When a mysterious astronaut made of crows appears in Russia, the HOAX HUNTERS are on the case. From the pages of HACK/SLASH!

John Carter: The Gods of Mars No. 1
Only $1.50 while supplies last!
Sam Humphries (W) Ramon Perez (A)
Cover By Julian Totino Tedesco
* The Classic Edgar Rice Burroughs Tale Comes To Graphic Life!
* After Ten Long Years, Our Glorious Hero, John Carter, Finally Returns To Barsoom!
* Transporting Planet To Planet Has His Downsides, As Carter Finds Himself In The Valley Dor -- The Land Of The Dead!
* Our Hero May Have Faced Martian Beasts, But Can He Handle Martian Gods?

Justice League #7
Geoff Johns (W) Gene Ha & Gary Frank (W)
Now that the team's origin story is complete, starting with this issue we shift to the present-day Justice League! What has changed? Who has joined the team since? Featuring artwork by Gene Ha, the story also reintroduces the team's greatest champion: Steve Trevor!
Also starting in this issue: "The Curse of Shazam!" featuring a story by Geoff Johns and art by Gary Frank! Discover Billy Batson's place in DC Comics - The New 52 as we reveal his all-new origin story!
Justice League #7 has a variant cover by Gary Frank and a sketch variant by Jim Lee!

Monocyte #3
menton3, Kasra Ghanbari (w) * menton3 (a)
The penultimate issue of the series Ain't It Cool News calls "one of those books you experience and return to again and again finding new things every time."
The Olignostics are dying, and their fate now rests with the excommunicated Grod. Monocyte turns his attention to the Antedeluvian metropolis and their leader, the Green Man, but is confronted by the Antedeluvian elite guard, who test Monocyte against his greatest foes, light and life. Meanwhile, the liberated Olignostic slaves strike back at their former masters. Also features side stories by the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz and Eisner Award-winner George Pratt.
Monocyte #3 has an alternate cover by Ben Templesmith and a variant cover by George Pratt!

Prophet #23
Brandon Graham (W) Simon Roy (A) Farel Dalrymple (C)
Prophet finally arrives at the towers of Thauili Van. He must reach the G.O.D. satellite by climbing up, all the way to the edge of earths atmosphere past raging battles, crystalline beasts and bizarre alien technology. All the while fighting to stay ahead of the deadly hunter who tracks him.

Ragemoor #1
Jan Strnad (W) and Richard Corben (A/Cover)
Ragemoor! A living castle, nurtured on pagan blood, harborer to deadly monsters! A fortress possessed of its own will and ability to change itself, with the power to add and destroy rooms and to grow without the help of any human hand. Its owner is mad with jealously, its servants aren't human, and its secret's horrific!

Rebel Blood #1
Alex Link & Riley Rossmo (W) Rilet Rossmo (A)
FROM THE DESK OF OFFICER RED PROSPERO; WHILE YOU WERE OUT: "The world went to hell in a hand basket. A highly infectious disease has turned every living thing into zombies. Your neighbors will rend your flesh with their bare teeth. So will the rats. And if the rats don't, the squirrels will. Save yourself. Stay in the woods. Pray it hasn't reached the wolves...and keep your gun loaded."

Smoke and Mirrors #1
Mike Costa & Jon Armstrong (W) Ryan Browne (A) Ryan Brown/Fiona Staples (C)
From the company that brought you Locke & Key and Memorial! Mike Costa (COBRA, Blackhawks) teams with sleight-of-hand artist Jon Armstrong (also a consulting Imagineer for Disney) and acclaimed artist Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts)! A stage magician is thrust into a world where magic--not technology--rules, and forced to use trickery and illusions to survive!
Smoke and Mirrors has an alternate cover by Fiona Staples and a variant with a magic trick on it!

Supercrooks #1
Mark Millar (W) Leinil Yu (A)
When The Market Is Flooded With Competition And The Authorities Are Always On Your Tail, What's An All-American Supervillain To Do? Go To Spain, Of Course! From The Writer Who Brought You Kick-Ass And The Artist Of Secret Invasion Comes A New Series About A Team Of Superpowered Ne'er-Do-Wells Looking To Pull Off One Last Heist In The Land Of Bullfighting And Delicious Churros.
Supercrooks #1 has a variant cover by Dave Gibbons!

Uncanny X-Men #9
Kieron Gillen (W) Carlos Pacheco (A/C)
* Prison Break!
* Featuring The Avengers!

All new books out 3/21:

Archie Comics

Archie's Pal Jughead Comics Vol. 2, No. 212

Sonic Universe No. 38

Stan Lee's Mighty 7 No. 1 

Aspen

Charismagic Vol. 1 Issue 5

Michael Turner's Fathom Vol. 4 Issue 5

Bongo Entertainment, Inc.

Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson Issue 69 

Boom Studios

Hellraiser Masterpieces #10 

Peanuts #3

Planet of the Apes #12

Steed and Mrs. Peel #3

Dark Horse Comics

BPRD - Hell on Earth: The Long Death #2 

Dark Horse Presents #10

Goon #38 

Ragemoor #1 

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #0 (2nd printing) 

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #2 

Star Wars: The Old Republic Vol. 3: The Lost Suns 

DC Comics

Batman 7

Batman Beyond Unlimited 2 

Batman: Odyssey 6

Birds of Prey 7 

Blue Beetle 7 

Captain Atom 7 

Catwoman 7 

DC Universe Online Legends 26 

DC Universe Presents 7 (Challengers of the Unknown)

Diablo 3 

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Green Lantern

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring the Flash 

Green Lantern Corps 7 

Justice League 7

Legion of Super-Heroes 7 

Nightwing 7

Red Hood and the Outlaws 7 

Red Robin Vol. 4: Seven Days of Death 

Suicide Squad 6

Supergirl 7 

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Volume 2 5 

Tiny Titans 50 

Wonder Woman 7

Young Justice 14 

DC Comics / Vertigo

Dominique LaVeau: Voodoo Child 1

Fables 115 

Hellblazer 289 

Dynamite Entertainment

Kirby: Genesis - Silver Star #4

Robocop - Road Trip #4 

Vampirella #15

Zorro Rides Again #9 

IDW Publishing

G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #11

Ghostbusters #7

Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

Memorial #4

Monocyte #3

Road Rage #1: Throttle (2nd printing) 

Road Rage #2: Throttle

Rocketeer Adventures 2 #1

Smoke and Mirrors #1

Star Trek Vol. 1 (SC) 

Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes #6

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #2 (2nd printing) 

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #2 (2nd printing) 

Image Comics

Hack / Slash #14

Heart #4 

Hoax Hunters #0 

Infinite Vacation #4 

Near Death #6 

No Place Like Home #1 (2nd printing) 

No Place Like Home #2 

Peter Panzerfaust #1 (2nd printing) 

Prophet (series 1) #22 (2nd printing) 

Prophet (series 1) #23 

Rebel Blood #1 

Super Dinosaur #9 

Image Comics / Top Cow

Darkness Issue 101

Witchblade Vol. 1, Issue 154

Marvel Comics

Amazing Spider-Man No. 682

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter - Circus of the Damned: The Scoundrel No. 5  

Avengers: X-Sanction No. 4

Deadpool No. 52 

Fear Itself: The Fearless No. 11 

Formic Wars - Silent Strike No. 4 

Generation Hope No. 17 

Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1, No. 514 

John Carter: Gods of Mars No. 1 

Marvel's The Avengers Prelude No. 2 

New Mutants No. 39 

Scarlet Spider No. 1

Thunderbolts No. 171 

Uncanny X-Men No. 9 

Venom by Rick Remender Vol. 1 (SC) 

Wolverine No. 303 

X-Factor No. 233 

Marvel Comics / Icon

Kick-Ass 2 No. 7

Supercrooks No. 1

Oni Press, Inc.

Sixth Gun #20 

Zenescope Entertainment

Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 1 #69

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Alice in Wonderland #3

Grimm Fairy Tales: The Jungle Book #1

These and many more are available at g-mart.com!

March 14, 2012 Weekly Highlights

It's 70 degrees and sunny outside!  Why not play hooky and read some comics?  These are the g-mart.com highlights for Wednesday, March 14.

Avengers Assemble #1
Brian Michael Bendis (W) Mark Bagley (A)
* The Avengers Versus The Brand-New Zodiac!
* One Of The Greatest Avengers Villains Of All Time Gets Reinvented For The Modern Age Just In Time For The Blockbuster Movie Event Of The Summer!
* A Perfect Jumping-On Point Featuring The Cast Of The Summer Blockbuster But In Marvel Universe Continuity!
There are variant covers by Art Adams and Marc Silvestri.

Conan the Barbarian #2
Brian Wood (W), Becky Cloonan (A), Dave Stewart (C)
Death has come for Conan and his fellow sailors in the visage of the privateer Belit! Rage and desire mingle in an orgy of slaughter as the barbarian and the pirate queen glimpse each other for the first time--as opponents in a battle to the last man!
There is also a variant cover for only $5!

Fantastic Four #604
Jonathan Hickman (W) Steve Epting (A)
Cover By Mike Choi
* Forever Part 5: Four-Ever
* Extra Sized Issue!
* The Epic Conclusion Of Our Three Year Story

Ghostbusters Vol. 1
Erik Burnham (w) Dan Schoening (a) Nick Runge (c)
Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or any of your family ever seen a spook, specter, or ghost? If the answer is yes, call the professionals! Psychokinetic energy is on the rise again, business is booming for the boys, and Ray is troubled by what could be a prophetic dream... Is this an ill omen of an upcoming apocalypse, or just a little indigestion?

Glory #24
Joe Keatinge (W) Ross Campbell (A)
"ONCE AND FUTURE," Part Two--Glory discovers some embers of war can never be extinguished as secrets of her past threaten to devastate the present. The bold new direction written by Eisner & Harvey-award winner JOE KEATINGE and illustrated by Wet Moon's ROSS CAMPBELL continues with one of the most brutal opening sequences in Extreme history.
Reprint of #23 (Which was essentially #1.  Don't let the numbering fool you!)

Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Tristan Jones (w) Mark Torres (a) Livio Ramondelli/Menton3 (C)
The sewers of NYC have always been home to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles... but what else has been nesting in the deep dark? A series of strange occurrences leads the Turtles into long forgotten tunnels. What they find there should have been left alone, for as light fades ands wall narrow-- bone chilling terror awaits!

Peter Panzerfaust #2
Kurtis J Wiebe (W) Tyler Jenkins (A)
"THE GREAT ESCAPE," Part Two--With Calais in the early stages of occupation, Peter and the boys discover a squad of captured British soldiers. Seeing an opportunity to get a ticket to London by saving them, they engage in a dangerous game of espionage that ends with a deadly showdown.

Saga #1
Brian K. Vaughn (W) Fiona Staples (A)
Y: THE LAST MAN writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN returns to comics with red-hot artist FIONA STAPLES for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with forty-four pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!

Saucer Country #1
Paul Cornell (W) Ryan Kelly (A)
Arcadia Alvarado, the leading Democratic candidate for President of the United States, says she was "abducted by aliens."
As the Mexican-American Governor of New Mexico, she's dealing with immigration, budget cuts and an alcoholic ex. She's about to toss her hat into the ring as a candidate for President in the most volatile political climate ever.
But then...a lonely road and a nightmarish encounter have left her with terrible, half-glimpsed memories. And now she has to become President. To expose the truth - and maybe, to save the world.
Arcadia's quest is at the heart of this new monthly series from writer Paul Cornell (Demon Knights, Action Comics, Doctor Who) and artist Ryan Kelly (New York Five, Northlanders). With the help of her quirky staff, Arcadia will pursue the truth of her abduction into danger, mystery and awe. SAUCER COUNTRY is a dark thriller that blends UFO lore and alien abduction with political intrigue, all set in the hauntingly beautiful Southwest.
Variant cover

Secret History of D.B. Cooper #1
Brian Churilla (W/A)
The most infamous airline hijacker of all time, D.B. Cooper remains on the FBI's most-wanted list almost 40 years after the crime. For the first time, the secret history of the man and the hijacking will be revealed. During the height of the Cold War, a fringe group within the C.I.A. wages a crusade on the deadliest battlefield of all: the mind. Aided by powerful psychotropic compounds, Cooper assists in a campaign of psychic assassination against the Soviets. But as he mentally and physically deteriorates, the line between two worlds blurs, and he goes rogue on his governmental overlords.

SHADE #6
James Robinson (W) Javier Pulido (A)
An immortal villain named The Inquisitor enacts his plan to bring hell to Earth, starting in Barcelona. Luckily for the city (and the rest of the world), the Shade happens to be in town...
Variant cover

Thief of Thieves #2
Robert Kirkman & Nick Spencer (W) Shawn Martinbrough (A)
Conrad Paulson has turned his back to his life as Redmond, international master criminal, in order to regain some semblance of the life he left behind. Will it be enough to reconcile with his wife? Save his son from the life? Or will it end up getting them all killed?
Second print of #1

X-Men: Season One (HC)
Dennis Hopeless (W) Jamie McKelvie (A) Julian Totino Tedesco (C)
Welcome to the X-Men's first year -- hope you survive the experience! Professor Charles Xavier has recruited five of the most powerful mutants he's ever seen to save a world that hates and fears them. But there's only one problem: They're teenagers who have to survive hormones and uncontrollable super-powers, all while fighting for their very lives. So right now's the perfect time for Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants -- along with the Sentinels, Unus the Untouchable and more -- to make their bids for control of the world, right? The first class of X-Men are forged in the fires of combat in ways you've never seen before. You only think you know the story!

All new books available March 14:
Antarctic Press 
Gold Digger Vol. 3, No. 136

Archaia Studios Press 
Mouse Guard - The Black Axe Issue 4

Archie Comics 
Mega Man (series 2) #11

Aspen 
Dead Man's Run #3
Michael Turner's Fathom: Kiani Vol. 2 Issue 0

Avatar Press, Inc. 
Crossed - Badlands #1
War Goddess #6

Bluewater Comics 
Mis-Adventures of Adam West (series 2) #2

Bongo Entertainment, Inc. 
Simpsons Comics Issue 188

Boom Studios 
Adventure Time #1 (3rd printing)
Adventure Time #2
Elric - The Balance Lost #9
Exile on the Planet of the Apes #1

Dark Horse Comics 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #7
Conan the Barbarian (series 3) #2
Dark Matter #3
House of Night #5
Lobster Johnson - The Burning Hand #3
Orchid #5
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #4
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse #4
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War #3
Strain #4

DC Comics 
Batgirl (series 4) 7
Batman and Robin (series 2) 7
Batwoman 7
Cartoon Network Action Pack 67
Deathstroke (series 2) 7
Demon Knights 7
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint - Batman (SC)
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint - Superman (SC)
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint - Wonder Woman (SC)
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. 7
Green Lantern (series 5) 7
Grifter (series 3) 7
Legion Lost (series 2) 7
Mister Terrific 7
My Greatest Adventure (series 2) 6
Ray (series 3) 4
Resurrection Man (series 2) 7
Shade (series 2) 6
Suicide Squad (series 3) 7
Superboy (series 5) 7

DC Comics / Vertigo 
Northlanders 49
Northlanders Vol. 6: Thor's Daughter
Saucer Country 1
Unwritten 35

Dynamite Entertainment 
Dark Shadows #4
Ninjettes #2
Nowhere Man #2
Warlord of Mars #16

IDW Publishing 
30 Days of Night (series 2) #5
Doctor Who (series 4) #15
Doctor Who Classics Series 4 #2
G.I. Joe (series 8) #11
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #176
Ghostbusters Vol. 1 (SC)
Godzilla Legends #5
Infestation 2: G.I. Joe #1
Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
John Byrne's Next Men - Aftermath #41
Locke & Key - Clockworks #1 & 2 Reprise Edition
Locke & Key - Clockworks #5
Star Trek 100-Page Spectacular #2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Microseries #2: Michelangelo (2nd printing - Global Conquest Edition)
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye (series 2) #3

Image Comics 
Activity #4
Blue Estate #10
Glory (series 1) #23 (2nd printing)
Glory (series 1) #24
Haunt #22
Marksmen #6
Nancy in Hell on Earth #2
Peter Panzerfaust #2
Reed Gunther #9
Saga #1
Strange Talent of Luther Strode #6
Thief of Thieves #1 (2nd printing)
Thief of Thieves #2

Image Comics / Top Cow 
Artifacts Issue 15

Kenzer and Company 
Knights of the Dinner Table #184

Marvel Comics 
Avengers (series 4) No. 24
Avengers Assemble No. 1
Battle Scars No. 5
Captain America (series 6) No. 9
Carnage USA No. 4
Daken: Dark Wolverine No. 22
Deadpool (series 3) No. 50 (2nd printing)
Fantastic Four Vol. 1, No. 604
Incredible Hulk (series 3) No. 6
Journey Into Mystery Vol. 1, No. 635
Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes (series 2) No. 24
Northanger Abbey No. 5
Punisher (series 9) No. 9
Scarlet Spider (series 2) No. 3
Ultimate Avengers Vs. New Ultimates (SC)
Ultimate X-Men (series 2) No. 9
Wolverine and the X-Men No. 7
X-23 (series 3) No. 21
X-Men: Legacy No. 263
X-Men: Season One (HC)

Marvel Comics / Icon 
Powers Vol. 3, No. 9

Moonstone 
Buckaroo Banzai (series 2) #1

Oni Press, Inc. 
Secret History of D.B. Cooper #1
Wasteland #35

Zenescope Entertainment 
Charmed #19
Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 1 #68
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Neverland - Hook #4
Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga Vol. 2 (SC)

These and much more are available at G-Mart Comics!