Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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!

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