March 30, 2012 Weekly Highlights

Batman Annual #1
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JAY FABOK
* MR. FREEZE is introduced to The New 52!
* What is Mr. Freeze's relationship to the COURT OF OWLS? Is he an ally - or do they want him dead?
* "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

BPRD - Hell on Earth: The Transformation of J.H. O'Donnell #1
Mike Mignola (W), Scott Allie (W), Max Fiumara (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
Twenty-four years ago, Hellboy took mild-mannered Professor O'Donnell to the secret library of a recently dead necromancer.
Since that day, O'Donnell has been the Bureau's expert on the powerful ancient forces intent on ending the age of man.
Find out what O'Donnell saw in this supernatural thrill ride.
variant Year of Monsters cover - Mike Mignola

Double Jumpers #1
(W) Dave Dwonch (A/CA) Bill Blankenship
After Jason and his team of programmers get stuck in their virtual reality game, Dungeon Lords, they must find a way back to the real world. Unbeknownst to them, the fantasy characters they inhabit have taken control of their bodies -- and now wizards and warriors run free in Las Vegas!

Ghostbusters #9
Erik Burnham (w) * Dan Schoening (a)
New York City doesn't have a monopoly on the supernatural, and it was only a matter of time before apparitions in other areas were enhanced by the expansion of psychokinetic energy! HAUNTED AMERICA finds the Ghostbusters venturing out far beyond the comfortable confines of the Empire State. So grab some snacks and get ready... it'll be the most spirited road trip of the year!
Cover A - Dan Schoening
Cover B - Tristan Jones
Retailer Incentive Cover - Mike Henderson

Grim Leaper #1
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art /cover ALUISIO SANTOS
A brand new series from the mind of critically acclaimed writer KURTIS J. WIEBE (GREEN WAKE, PETER PANZERFAUST), GRIM LEAPER is a gory romantic comedy. Lou Collins is caught in a cyclical curse of violent, gruesome deaths and new beginnings in the bodies of strangers. With no clue why, Lou desperately searches for a way to break the curse and cross over peacefully to the other side. Then equally doomed Ella comes along. It's a love story to die for.

Monocyte #4
menton3, Kasra Ghanbari (w) * menton3 (a)
The world is in in chaos. Monocyte makes his way to Azrael as the human slaves are freed... Series conclusion with art by menton3 (ZvR: Aventure, Silent Hill) and co-written by Kasra Ghanbari with an incentive cover by world-renowned fine artist Phil Hale and side stories by legendary fine artist/illustrator Barron Storey (Sandman: Endless Nights) and superstar horror writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre).
Cover A - Menton3
Cover B - David Stoupakis
Retailer Incentive Cover - Phil Hale
Get it signed this Saturday!

Ravagers #1
Written by HOWARD MACKIE
Art by IAN CHURCHILL
* First issue of a new series spinning directly out of "THE CULLING!"
* FAIRCHILD, brother and sister THUNDER and LIGHTNING, the monstrous RIDGE, BEAST BOY and TERRA are being pursued by ROSE WILSON and WARBLADE, who want them dead at any cost!
* No one's survival is certain each month in THE RAVAGERS!
variant cover - Brett Booth

Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who - Assimilation2 #1
Scott & David Tipton with Tony Lee (w) * J.K. Woodward (a)
They said it would never happen! Nearly five decades and 1500 episodes in the making! The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history, in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2!
When the Federation's most terrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doctor's most hated antagonists, the result is devastation on a cosmic scale! Spanning the ends of space and time itself, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the Doctor and his companions, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance!
Written by Scott and David Tipton, the authors of the critically acclaimed Star Trek: Infestaion, and featuring the beautiful painted artwork of J.K. Woodward (Fallen Angel), this is the adventure that both Trekkers and Whovians have waited for all their lives! Geronimo? Make it so!
Cover A - J.K. Woodward
Cover B - David Messina
Retailer Incentive Cover A - wraparound photo
Retailer Incentive Cover B - Joe Corroney

Superman Family Adventures 1
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
* Superman's closest allies take the stage like you have never seen before, from the Eisner Award-winning team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS)!
* Don't miss the action-packed, history-making, super adventure awesomeness!!
* Classic Superman elements reinterpreted for all ages with the humor that only the creative team of TINY TITANS can bring!

Walking Dead #98
(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
TWO ISSUES IN ONE MONTH!
"SOMETHING TO FEAR" continues!

Zombies Vs. Robots Annual 2012
Chris Ryall, Daniel Wilson, Rio Youers, Kevin Grevioux (w) * Ashley Wood, Sam Kieth, Andy Kuhn, Drew Ford (a) * Ashley Wood (c)
This first-ever ZvR special not only reunites co-creators Chris Ryall & Ashley Wood, but it opens the ZvR world to other creators, too. Creators like novelists Daniel Wilson (Robopocalypse) and Rio Youers, artists Sam Kieth and Andy Kuhn! In "Seasons of War," each creative team looks at a different season of the zombie-robot apocalypse!

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Batman: Death by Design (HC)
Written by CHIP KIDD
Art and cover by DAVE TAYLOR
In this new, original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the explosions begin.
All manner of design-related malfunctions - faulty crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software glitches, walkways giving way and more - cause casualties across the city. This bizarre string of seemingly random catastrophes threatens to bring down the whole construction industry. Fingers are pointed as Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all.

Kick-Ass 2 (HC)
MARK MILLAR (w) * JOHN ROMITA JR. (a/C)
The sequel to the biggest creator-owned book of the decade -- the one that spawned the No. 1 hit movie and the worldwide phenomenon -- is here! KICK-ASS is back, just as over-the-top as ever! As everybody's favorite psychotic 11-year-old Hit Girl trains Kick-Ass to be...well, a bad-ass, Red Mist gathers a team of super villains to take them down! It's super-hero mayhem as only Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. can bring you!
Reprints KICK-ASS 2 #1-7.

Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood (HC)
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by CLIFF CHIANG and TONY AKINS
Cover by CLIFF CHIANG
WONDER WOMAN IS A WOMAN APART.
Raised as a daughter by the Queen of the Amazons, the warrior princess called Diana is different from the rest of her countrywomen. They've all heard the legend of how she was formed from clay to give the childless Queen the daughter she dreamed of - and they treat her like an outsider and outcast because of it, no matter how hard she fights for justice as a super hero in the outside world.
But far from the Amazons' Paradise Island, the gods of Olympus are playing their own dark games. The prodigal sun Apollo is making his move for Father Zeus' throne, and both vengeful gods and innocent humans are caught in the crossfire.
And at the beating, bloody heart of the conflict? Wonder Woman, and a secret that will shatter everything she thought she knew.


All new books out 5/30:

Aardvark-Vanaheim

Glamourpuss No. 25

Abstract Studios

Rachel Rising #8

Action Lab Entertainment

Double Jumpers #1

Archie Comics

Sonic the Hedgehog No. 237

Bongo Entertainment, Inc.

Futurama Comics Issue 61

Simpsons Summer Shindig #6

Boom Studios

Exile on the Planet of the Apes #3

Snarked #8

Incorruptible Vol. 6

Irredeemable Vol. 9

BroadSword Comics

Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose #74

Cartoon Books

RASL #14

Dark Horse Comics

Angel & Faith #10

BPRD - Hell on Earth: The Transformation of O'Donnell #1

Mass Effect - Homeworlds #2

Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett is Dead #2

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise: Part 2

Star Wars: Knight Errant Vol. 2: Deluge

DC Comics

Animal Man Annual 1

Batman Annual 1

Batman Beyond Unlimited 4

Diablo 4

Ravagers 1

Superman Family Adventures 1

Young Justice 16

Batman: Death by Design - The Deluxe Edition (HC)

Green Arrow Vol. 1: The Midas Touch (SC)

Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood (HC)

DC Comics / Vertigo

American Vampire 27

New Deadwardians 3

Diamond Comic Distributors

Previews Vol. 22, #6 (Issue #285)

Dynamite Entertainment

Bionic Woman #2

Game of Thrones Issue #8

Jennifer Blood #13

Queen Sonja Issue #29

Spider #1 (2nd printing)

IDW Publishing

G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #13

Ghostbusters #9

Hawken #4

John Byrne's Next Men - Aftermath #43

Monocyte #4

Road Rage #4: Duel

Rocketeer Adventures 2 #3

Star Trek #9

Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who - Assimilation2 #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #5

Zombies Vs. Robots Annual 2012

Image Comics

America's Got Powers #2

Bloodstrike No. 28

Bomb Queen Vol. 7 #4

Grim Leaper #1

Li'l Depressed Boy #11

Mind the Gap #1 (2nd printing)

Peter Panzerfaust #4

Walking Dead Vol. 1 #98

Hack / Slash Omnibus Vol. 4 (SC)

Image Comics / Top Cow

Magdalena Issue 12

Marvel Comics

Amazing Spider-Man Annual No. 39

Amazing Spider-Man No. 684 (2nd printing)

Astonishing X-Men No. 49 (2nd printing)

Avengers Vs. X-Men No. 1 (3rd printing)

Avengers Vs. X-Men No. 2 (3rd printing)

Avenging Spider-Man No. 6 (2nd printing)

Daredevil No. 11 (2nd printing)

FF No. 18

Hulk Smash Avengers No. 5

Incredible Hulk No. 8

New Avengers No. 25 (2nd printing)

New Mutants No. 43

Punisher No. 10 (2nd printing)

Secret Avengers No. 26 (2nd printing)

Ultimates No. 11

Uncanny X-Men No. 11 (2nd printing)

Wolverine No. 307

Wolverine and the X-Men No. 11

X-Men No. 29

X-Men: Legacy No. 267

X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong / Warsong: The Ultimate Collection (SC)

Marvel Comics / Icon

Powers No. 10

Supercrooks No. 3

Kick-Ass 2 (HC)

Moonstone

Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders #7

Zenescope Entertainment

Call of Wonderland #1

Grimm Fairy Tales - Oversized Cosplay Special #1

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Alice in Wonderland #1 (2nd printing)

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Alice in Wonderland #6

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: The Jungle Book #3

Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths & Legends #17

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

March 23, 2012 Weekly Highlights

The Night of the Owls continues in All-Star Western #9 and Batman: the Dark Knight #9.  AvX continues in Secret Avengers #27. 

The big news this week is Northstar's proposal in Astonishing X-Men #50!

All-Star Western #9

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT, PATRICK SCHERBERGER and DAN GREEN

Cover by LADRONN

* A tie-in to "NIGHT OF THE OWLS!"

* Concluding JONAH HEX'S battle with THE AUGUST 7!

* Discover what the Court of Owls was up to in GOTHAM CITY circa 1880!

* NIGHTHAWK and CINNAMON hunt down killers and fall in love in this issue's backup story.

Astonishing X-Men #50

MARJORIE LIU (w) * MIKE PERKINS (a)

Historic proposal issue!

* Marvel's first gay superhero wedding is set for next month - and the proposal happens here!

* Karma is losing control of her mind, and taking control of the other X-Men!

* When Kyle is put in danger, will Northstar choose him or his team?

Variant by John Cassaday

John Cassaday sketch variant

Batman Incorporated #1

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Art by CHRIS BURNHAM

* BATMAN, INCORPORATED makes its NEW 52 debut with an all-new first issue!

* The series hits the ground running as BATMAN and ROBIN face off against the assassin GOATBOY!

* LEVIATHAN'S sinister mission revealed!

Digital Combo Pack

Variant by Frank Quitely

Chris Burnham sketch variant

Godzilla #1

Duane Swierczynski (w) * Simon Gane (a)

Godzilla is back... in an all-new ongoing series! Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane launch this ultimate action-movie blockbuster, ushering in a new era of monster battles. Ex-special forces tough-guy Boxer is a man with a grudge and vows to end the terror of Godzilla, no matter what. He assembles a top notch team to take down monster-sized threats... at $7 billion a bounty. What starts as a vendetta could become a lucrative business for Boxer... if he can live past day one!

Cover B - Tony Harris
Retailer Incentive Cover A - Ryan Kelly)
Retailer Incentive Cover B - Art Adams gatefold wraparound

Guild - Fawkes

Felicia Day (W), Wil Wheaton (W), Jamie McKelvie (A), Matthew Wilson (C)

Felicia Day and The Guild are back, along with costar Wil Wheaton, for a brand-new story spotlighting Fawkes, the dashing, debonair, and douchey leader of the evil guild Axis of Anarchy! His relationship with Codex threatened to tear the Knights of Good apart until he was thrown off a balcony for his treatment of her. Set after season 4 of the show, this issue reveals how Fawkes deals with his split from Codex and navigates the aggressive personalities of the Axis, and follows his journey to his surprising state when he returns in season 5!

variant cover - Emma Rios

Hero Comics 2012

Matt Fraction, Chris Ryall, Kevin Eastman, more (w) * Ashley Wood, Kevin Eastman, Andy Kuhn, more (a) * J. Scott Campbell (c)

A comic to benefit the Hero Initiative, featuring all-new stories by some of the best creators in comics! Fantastic features include: An original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles short story, a Zombies vs. Robots extravaganza, a new Rex Mantooth Kung-Fu Gorilla story, plus more! And this book will also present single page stories by comics creators who have personally benefitted from the Hero Initiative!

Justice League Dark 9

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art by MIKEL JANIN

Cover by RYAN SOOK

* New series writer JEFF LEMIRE introduces a new team roster and a new mission!

* Featuring JOHN CONSTANTINE, ZATANNA, DEADMAN, BLACK ORCHID and more!

* Constantine and the team must steal a map to the source of all magic out of the clutches of FELIX FAUST!

* The first of a four-part story that will have lasting implications for the entire DC Universe.

Mind MGMT #1

Matt Kindt (W/A)

Matt Kindt, the most original voice in genre comics, outdoes himself in this bold new espionage series!

Reporting on a commercial flight where everyone aboard lost their memories, a young journalist stumbles onto a much bigger story, the top-secret Mind Management program. Her ensuing journey involves weaponized psychics, hypnotic advertising, talking dolphins, and seemingly immortal pursuers, as she attempts to find the flight's missing passenger, the man who was Mind MGMT's greatest success--and its most devastating failure. But in a world where people can rewrite reality itself, can she trust anything she sees?

variant cover - Gilbert Hernandez

Resident Alien #1

Peter Hogan (W) and Steve Parkhouse (A/Cover)

A stranded alien seeks refuge in the small town of Patience, USA, where he hides undercover as a semiretired doctor, masking his appearance using his unique mental abilities. Now known as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, all the alien wants is to be left alone until he's rescued. However, when the town's real doctor dies, "Dr. Harry" is pulled into medical service--and also finds himself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery! He'd rather be fishing. Acclaimed creators Peter Hogan (2000 AD, Tom Strong) and Steve Parkhouse (The Milkman Murders, Doctor Who) deliver a truly unique sci-fi adventure tale!

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1

Haden Blackman (W), Agustin Alessio (A)

The graduation celebration for the first class of Imperial cadets is disrupted by a sudden terrorist strike! But the real targets of the attack are the new Emperor and his second in command, Darth Vader.

Only one man--a disabled, brilliant cadet who, up until the moment of the attack, was experiencing the best moment of his life--stands ready to fight alongside Vader for the life of his Emperor!

variant cover - Tsuneo Sanda

True Blood #1

Ann Nocenti & Michael McMillian (w) * Michael Gaydos (a)

Alan Ball's hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creatures, returns as an ongoing series! With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Alan Ball, this series features writers Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Green Arrow) and Michael McMillian, with art by Michael Gaydos (Alias).

Cover B - photo

Retailer Incentive Cover - Tim Bradstreet sketch

Youngblood #71

story JOHN McLAUGHLIN

art JON MALIN & ROB LIEFELD

It's the 20th anniversary of the comic book that launched the Image Revolution in 1992! ROB LIEFELD's YOUNGBLOOD returns bigger and better than ever with an all-new look at the next generation of superheroes, courtesy of screenwriter JOHN McLAUGHLIN (Black Swan, Parker), up-and-coming artist JON MALIN and YOUNGBLOOD creator and Image founder ROB LIEFELD!

In this first issue, a young reporter is embedded in the Youngblood team. Her assignment is to gather enough information for a humiliating puff piece, but she quickly discovers Shaft, Vogue, Lady Photon, Die Hard and Cougar are a team to be reckoned with. Badrock would be part of the group too... if he wasn't in a coma with wounds that have nearly pulverized his otherwise rock-hard hide.

Cover B - Ryan Ottley

Cover C - Chris Giarrusso

Collections:

The Cape (HC)

Jason Ciaramella (w) * Zach Howard (a & c)

Every little boy dreams about putting on a cape and soaring up, up, and away... but what if one day that dream were to come true?

Eric was like every other eight-year-old boy, until a tragic accident changed his life forever. The Cape explores the dark side of power, as the adult Eric - a confused and broken man - takes to the skies... and sets out to exact a terrible vengeance on everyone who ever disappointed him.

This critically acclaimed, Eisner-Award nominated story, written by Jason Ciaramella, based on the short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, with art by Zach Howard and Nelson Daniel, will linger with you long after you turn the last page, and force you to ask yourself the question: "What if?"

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Fun (SC)

(W) Georgia Ball (A) Amy Mebbersion, Tanya Roberts (CA) Peter Wonsowski

Returning to comics for the first time in 25 years! Strawberry Shortcake and her friends are having all-new adventures in Berry Bitty City! With plenty of sweet treats and even sweeter friends - we're throwing a Welcome Back party for Strawberry Shortcake and you are invited! This limited edition collection features the art of The Muppet Show's Amy Mebberson!

All new books out 5/23:

Ape Entertainment

Strawberry Shortcake - Berry Fun (SC)

Archie Comics

Archie No. 633

Stan Lee's Mighty 7 No. 2

Aspen

Michael Turner's Fathom: Kiani Vol. 2 Issue 2

Michael Turner's Soulfire Vol. 3 Issue 8

Avatar Press, Inc.

Crossed - Badlands #6

Bongo Entertainment, Inc.

Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson Issue 71

Boom Studios

Elric - The Balance Lost #10

Hellraiser #14

Irredeemable #37

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Presents #12

Guild – Fawkes

Mind MGMT #1

Orchid #7

Ragemoor #3

Resident Alien #1

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1

DC Comics

All-Star Western 9

Aquaman 9

Batman 3 (2nd printing)

Batman Incorporated 1

Batman: The Dark Knight 9

Flash 9

Fury of Firestorm - the Nuclear Men 9

Green Lantern: New Guardians 9

I, Vampire 9

Justice League Dark 9

Nightwing 8 (2nd printing)

Savage Hawkman 9

Superman 9

Teen Titans 9

Voodoo 9

Stormwatch Vol. 1: The Dark Side (SC)

DC Comics / Vertigo

Dominique LaVeau: Voodoo Child 3

Fables 117

Unwritten 37

Dynamite Entertainment

Bionic Man Volume 1 #9

Green Hornet #25

Lord of the Jungle Annual #1

Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time #25: The Eye of the World

Vampirella #17

Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris Volume 1 #12

IDW Publishing

G.I. Joe: Cobra #13

Godzilla #1

Hero Comics 2012

Magic: The Gathering #4

Smoke and Mirrors #3

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #5

True Blood #1

The Cape (HC)

Comic Book History of Comics (SC)

Image Comics

Chew #26

Elephantmen #39

Epic Kill #1 (2nd printing)

Near Death #8

No Place Like Home #4

Prophet #25

Rebel Blood #3

Saga #1 (4th printing)

Thief of Thieves #2 (3rd printing)

Thief of Thieves #3 (3rd printing)

Thief of Thieves #4 (2nd printing)

Youngblood #71

Haunt Vol. 3 (SC)

Image Comics / Top Cow

Artifacts - Origins: First Born (SC)

Witchblade Issue 156

Marvel Comics

Amazing Spider-Man No. 686

Astonishing X-Men No. 50

Avengers No. 25 (2nd printing)

Captain America No. 12

Captain America and Hawkeye No. 631

Deadpool No. 55

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz No. 7

Fantastic Four No. 606

Hulk No. 52

Hulk Smash Avengers No. 4

Journey Into Mystery No. 638

Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man No. 2

Marvel Zombies Destroy! No. 2

Mighty Thor No. 14

Secret Avengers No. 27

Ultimate X-Men No. 12

Wolverine and the X-Men No. 9 (2nd printing)

Uncanny X-Force Vol. 3: The Dark Angel Saga Book (SC)

Marvel Comics / MAX

Deadpool MAX Vol. 2: Involuntary Armageddon

Titan Books

Clint 2.0 #1

Zenescope Entertainment

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Neverland - Hook #5

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

May 16, 2012 Weekly Highlights

Marvel and DC both have crossovers in full swing this week!  Avengers vs. X-Men continues n Avengers vs. X-Men #4, AvX: Vs. #2, Avengers #26, Avengers Academy #30, and Uncanny X-Men #12.  The Night of the Owls continues in Birds of Prey #9, Catwoman #9, Nightwing #9, and Red Hood and the Outlaws #9.

Adventure Time #4
Ryan North (w) Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb (a)
Oh My Glob! The Latest Super-Cool Issue of the Hit Series! Finn, Jake, Marceline, Princess Bubblegum and even Lumpy Space Princess have banded together to stop that jerk the Lich from throwing all of Ooo into the sun! It's gonna take a lot more than a sweet punch to knock this guy out -- luckily, Finn and Jake are on it! The Cartoon Network cartoon's brand-new comic book series is a huge hit! Don't miss this arc-ending issue!
Alternate cover


Avengers Vs. X-Men No. 4
Jonathan Hickman (w) John Romita Jr (A)* All across the globe--in the Savage Land, in Wakanda, in Tabula Rasa and more--Avenger battles X-Man for the fate of the world!
* Hope has a suicide mission to propose to Wolverine!
* While in space, the Avengers' away team meets the Phoenix head on!
Mark Bagley variant cover
Jerome Opena variant cover
Jerome Opena sketch variant

AvX: Vs #2
Kieron Gillen/Steve McNiven (w) Salvador Larrocca/Steve McNiven (a)
* The premier tie-in to AVENGERS vs. X-MEN!
* SPIDER-MAN vs. COLOSSUS
* CAPTAIN AMERICA vs. GAMBIT
Steve McNiven variant cover

BPRD - Hell on Earth: The Devil's Engine #1
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Tyler Crook (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Duncan Fegredo (Cover)
Caught between bat-faced monsters, a devastating earthquake, and the mad science experiments of Zinco, Devon and Fenix form an uneasy alliance in order to get to safety!

Dancer #1
Nathan Edmondson (W) Nic Klein (A)
"OUVERTURE"--Retired assassin Alan Fisher and his ballerina companion must escape a ruthless sniper who stalks them through the streets of Milan. To survive and protect the love of his life, Alan will unravel the tapestry of the past he's kept hidden and discover the killer's impossible identity. From the writer of WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? and the artist of VIKING comes a spy thriller with a 21st Century twist.

DC Universe Presents 9
James Robinson (W) Bernard Chang (A)
* As this new tale begins, the country's best FBI profiler, Kass Sage, must seek help on a desperate case from her father...imprisoned serial killer VANDAL SAVAGE!
* Chapter one of a three-part story by JAMES ROBINSON and BERNARD CHANG.

New Mutants #42
EXILED, PART TWO
* Gods made mortal, with mutants their only hope for survival!
* Undead cannibals on the loose, San Francisco turned inside out by forbidden magic!
* A thrilling mythological mystery adventure in the Mighty Marvel manner, the most epic crossover of 2012! (Not counting that one where As fight Xs) No. 42

Nightwing 9
Kyle Higgins (W) Eddy Barrows, Ruy Jose, Eber Ferreira (A)
* "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!
* NIGHTWING faces another villain claiming to be THE TALON at City Hall as the Court of Owls' plans go into action - but will he be able to figure out what's going on before it's too late?


Saga #3
Brian K Vaughan (W) Fiona Staples (A)
BKV's and FIONA STAPLES' controversial epic continues! Stranded on a mystical alien world, new parents Marko and Alana encounter their greatest fear.

Saucer Country #3
Paul Cornell (W) Ryan Kelly (A)
Hypno-regression therapy, cutting edge aviation technology, and an abduction by rabbits! Things are getting really strange on the campaign trail in New Mexico, and Governor Alvarado is beginning to wonder: Has everyone in this state been "abducted by aliens"? The book we like to call "The West Wing meets The X-Files" ramps up as we meet the enemy and get a look into their big, black eyes..

Collections:
Deadenders (SC)
Ed Brubaker (W) Warren Pleece, Jay Stephens, Cameron Stewart (A)
NO PAST
NO FUTURE
Nearly two decades after the "cataclysm" destroyed the world as they knew it, life is still grim for the citizens of New Bedlam's Sector 5. While the wealthier areas can afford to recreate some normalcy with manufactured sunlight, the impoverished sectors spend day and night in darkness and haze.
But Beezer, one of Sector 5's countless young drug dealers, sometimes sees things through the gloom that others cannot. For brief flashes, he hallucinates the world as it once was: bright and clean and carefree. Like visual time travel, Beezer is blessed with the unique opportunity to witness a happier world. That is, until the anomalous visions attract the attention of the authorities, making Beezer a wanted man...

Green Lantern Vol. 1: Sinestro (HC)
Geoff Johns (W) Doug Mahnke, Christian Alamy (A)
THE GREATEST GREEN LANTERN IS BACK IN ACTION... AND HIS NAME IS SINESTRO!
Hal Jordan is a washed-out pilot, considered too unstable to be allowed into a plane. Now, Hal is being given the chance to soar once more by rejoining the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps, the most powerful peacekeepers in the cosmos.
There's just one catch.
This Green Lantern ring is coming from Sinestro, one of the greatest villains the universe has ever known and a controversial addition to the Corps, to say the least. If Hal accepts Sinestro's offer, it means accepting Sinestro's terms... and that means rescuing the rogue Lantern's home planet from the evil army of murderers that Sinestro himself assembled!
Will Hal Jordan make a deal with the devil for a chance at redemption? Will these two sworn enemies be able to work together with lives on the line, or will this unlikeliest of team-ups result in disaster for all involved?

Princeless Book 1: Save Yourself (SC)
Jeremy Whitley (W) M Goodwin (A)
Collecting the first storyline of the critically acclaimed series, follow the adventures of Princess Adrienne, a princess who's tired of waiting to be rescued. Along with her guardian dragon, Sparky, they begin their own quest in an all-ages action adventure designed specifically for those who are tired of waiting to be rescued -- and who are ready to save themselves.

All new books out 5/16:
Action Lab Entertainment

Princeless Book 1: Save Yourself (SC)

Antarctic Press

Gold Digger, #138

Archie Comics

Archie's Pal Jughead Comics, #213

Sonic Universe #40

Avatar Press, Inc. / Boundless Comics

Lady Death: Origins - Cursed #2

Bongo Entertainment, Inc.

Simpsons Comics Issue 190

Boom Studios

Adventure Time #4

Grace Randolph's Supurbia #1 (3rd printing)

Planet of the Apes #14

Steed and Mrs. Peel #5

Valen the Outcast #6

Dark Horse Comics

BPRD - Hell on Earth: The Devil's Engine #1

Conan the Barbarian #4

Reset #2

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #4

DC Comics

Batwoman 9

Birds of Prey 9

Blue Beetle 9

Captain Atom 9

Catwoman 9

DC Universe Presents 9

Green Lantern Corps 9

Green Lantern: The Animated Series 2

Justice League 4 (3rd printing)

Justice League 9

Legion of Super-Heroes 9

Nightwing 9

Red Hood and the Outlaws 9

Shade 8

Supergirl 9

Wonder Woman 9

Bruce Wayne: The Road Home (SC)

Catwoman: The Game (SC)

Green Lantern - Brightest Day (SC)

Green Lantern: Sinestro (HC)

DC Comics / Vertigo

Deadenders (SC)

Hellblazer 291

Saucer Country 3

Scalped 58

Dynamite Entertainment

Army of Darkness #4

Ninjettes #4

Nowhere Man #3

Shadow #2

Vampirella Vs. Dracula #4

Voltron #5

IDW Publishing

Locke & Key - Clockworks #6

Image Comics

Activity #6

Dancer #1

Danger Club #2

Glory #26

Manhattan Projects #3

Mondo #2

Saga #3

Thief of Thieves #1 (3rd printing)

Image Comics / Top Cow

Darkness Issue 103

Hardcore Issue 1

Kenzer and Company

Knights of the Dinner Table #186

Marvel Comics

Amazing Spider-Man, #682 (2nd printing)

Amazing Spider-Man, #683 (2nd printing)

Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth #1

Avengers #26

Avengers Academy #30

Avengers Vs. X-Men #0 (3rd printing)

Avengers Vs. X-Men #3 (2nd printing)

Avengers Vs. X-Men #4

AVX: Vs #2

Daredevil #13

Fantastic Four, #605.1

Hulk Smash Avengers #3

Incredible Hulk #7.1

Invincible Iron Man, #517

John Carter: The Gods of Mars #3

Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Black Widow Strikes #2

New Avengers #24 (2nd printing)

New Mutants #42

Thunderbolts #174

Uncanny X-Men #12

Venom #18

Winter Soldier #5

X-Factor #236

Generation Hope: The End of a Generation

Marvel Comics / Icon

Secret Service #2

Marvel Comics / MAX

Fury MAX #2

Oni Press, Inc.

Secret History of D.B. Cooper #3

Sixth Gun #22

Red 5 Comics

Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures #2

Red Anvil Inc.

War of the Independents #3

Zenescope Entertainment

Grimm Fairy Tales #73

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May 9, 2012 Weekly Highlights

Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls
Scott Snyder (W) Greg Capullo (A)
Batman had heard the tales of Gotham City's Court of Owls. Meeting in the shadows and using the nocturnal bird of prey as their calling card, the members of this powerful cabal are the true rulers of Gotham.
But the Dark Knight dismissed the stories as rumors and old wives' tales. Gotham was HIS city.
UNTIL NOW.
A brutal assassin is sinking his razor-sharp talons into the city's best and brightest, as well as its most dangerous and deadly. If the dark legends are true, his masters are more powerful predators than the Batman could ever imagine - AND THEIR NESTS ARE EVERYWHERE...

Batman #9
Scott Snyder (W) Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion (A)
* "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!
* Batman must stop the TALONS that have breeched the Batcave in order to save an innocent life...and Gotham City!
* In the backup story, learn more about the PENNYWORTH family and the secrets they've kept from the Wayne family!
Digital combo pack edition
Variant cover by Dale Keown
Variant sketch cover by Greg Capullo

Frankenstein: Alive, Alive! #1
Steve Niles (W) Bernie Wrightson (A)
Few works by comic-book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983.
Nearly 30 years later, Wrightson returns to his passion project with a comic series that picks up at the end of the classic novel, hailed as one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Frequent Wrightson collaborator Steve Niles provides the script for this epic tale, decades in the making.
While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art, showing off the exquisitely detailed brush work of one of the greatest living artists in comics today.
Each issue will also include supplemental materials, including interviews, essays and a serialization of the original prose story by Shelley.
Frankenstein: Alive, Alive #1 has a black & white variant.

Fury MAX #1
Garth Ennis (W) Goran Parlov (A)
* Garth Ennis (Punisher MAX, Preacher) and Goran Parlov (Punisher MAX) reunite to bring you the life of Marvel's hardest soldier like no one else could.
* In the wake of World War II, Fury is fast running out of battles to fight. But the world's superpowers are gearing up for a new kind of war and they'll need a man like Fury to win it.

Higher Earth #1
Sam Humphries (W) Francesco Biagini (A)
You Are Illegal On This Earth. Space is dead. Why conquer other planets when there's a perfectly good Earth in the universe next door? Heidi, a girl born in garbage. Rex, a soldier gone rogue. The only thing between them and their destiny is an empire of a hundred different Earths, across a hundred alternate timelines. One majestic planet dominates them all: Higher Earth. Created and written by Sam Humphries (Fanboys Vs. Zombies) Higher Earth is his sci-fi follow up to last year's indie hit Our Love Is Real, a fast-paced epic of infinite possibilities.
ONLY $1.00!
Higher Earth has regular covers by Joe Benitez, Phil Noto, Frazer Irving.  It also has variants by Ben Oliver, David Aja, Stephanie Gonzaga, and a Joe Benitez sketch variant.

Mind the Gap #1
Jim McCann (W) Rodin Esquejo & Sonia Oback (A)
After Elle Peterssen is mysteriously attacked on a Manhattan subway platform, she is left in a coma, the only clues to her attacker trapped inside her mind. No one knows the identity of the person behind this brutal beating or where they will strike next. In this ALL-NEW ONGOING series, everyone is suspect, and no one is innocent. USAToday calls it an "anxiously anticipated modern thriller...Whodunit? McCann's done it again."
Eisner-winning writer JIM McCANN joins RODIN ESQUEJO (MORNING GLORIES) and SONIA OBACK (S.H.I.E.L.D., The Defenders) unite for a psychological thriller that will leave you guessing at every turn!
Mind the Gap #1 has a variant cover.
The limited edition signed ashcan is still available.

Mystery in Space #1
Various (W/A)
This one-shot anthology is loaded with unsettling short stories that will hijack your imagination and take you to strange, mysterious places. Journey to the edge of the abyss with Michael Allred! Arrive in the middle of an intergalactic space heist with Paul Pope!
Plus: Broken hearts will be cryogenically frozen, a zero-gravity menage a trois will be compromised by aliens, and solar systems will spiral out of control when top comics talents and exciting newcomers collide!
Mystery in Space #1 has a variant cover by Mike Allred.

Takio #1
Brian Michael Bendis (W) Michael Avon Oeming (A)
Bursting from the pages of last year's best-selling graphic novel! From the Eisner Award-winning creators of POWERS comes this all-new, all-ages superhero adventure for a new generation! Taki and Olivia are sisters with superpowers! In fact, they are the only ones in the world with superpowers! So obviously, they have to become superheroes! But is the world ready for real-life superheroes? Are the girls ready for the challenge? And will the accident that made them who they are reveal secrets that will change their lives forever? The answers are no, no and yes. This is a brand-new all-ages adventure. A new book for comic-book fans of all ages. A book you can share with your kids or just enjoy for yourself. TAKIO is on the 2012 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens List!

Trio #1
John Byrne (W/A)
ZAP! POW! BAM! -- are sound effects you may actually see in this series, as John Byrne returns to his roots with a brand-new superhero series. Their code names are simple ONE, TWO and THREE; but the world calls them ROCK, PAPER and SCISSORS. Together, they are Trio.
Variant cover

Uncanny X-Force #25
Rick Remender (W) Mike McKone (A)
The start of a new storyline, leading up to our monumental issue 100! After nearly 100 issues, Rick and the other survivors finally have "SOMETHING TO FEAR."
Uncanny X-Forve #25 has a variant cover by Stephen Platt.

Walking Dead #97
Robert Kirkman (W) Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn (A)
The start of a new storyline, leading up to our monumental issue 100! After nearly 100 issues, Rick and the other survivors finally have "SOMETHING TO FEAR."

All new books out 5/9:

Aardvark-Vanaheim

Zootanapuss No. 3

Archie Comics

Mega Man #13

Avatar Press, Inc.

Crossed - Badlands #5

Dan the Unharmable #1

Dicks #4

Ferals 5

Avatar Press, Inc. / Boundless Comics

Lady Death #17

Boom Studios

Fanboys Vs. Zombies #2

Higher Earth #1

Incorruptible #29

Rich Johnston's Avengefuls #1

Dark Horse Comics

Alabaster - Wolves #2

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #9

Lobster Johnson - The Burning Hand #5

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War #5

DC Comics

Batgirl 9

Batman 9

Batman and Robin 9

Batman: Arkham Unhinged 2

Deathstroke 9

Demon Knights 9

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. 9

Green Lantern 9

Grifter 9

Legion Lost 9

Night Force 3

Resurrection Man 9

Scooby-Doo: Where Are You? 21

Suicide Squad 9

Superboy 9

Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (HC)

Brightest Day Volume 3 (SC)

DCU: Legacies (SC)

Justice League International Vol. 1: The Signal Masters (SC)

DC Comics / Vertigo

Fairest 3

iZombie 25

Mystery in Space 1

Dynamite Entertainment

Dark Shadows #5

Dejah Thoris and the White Apes of Mars #2

Lord of the Jungle #4

Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time #24: The Eye of the World

IDW Publishing

Doctor Who Classics Series 4 #4

Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms #1

Frankenstein: Alive, Alive! #1

G.I. Joe #13

Memorial #5

Night of 1,000 Wolves #1

Star Trek #8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #1

Trio #1

Image Comics

America's Got Powers #1 (2nd printing)

Danger Club #1 (2nd printing)

Fatale #1 (5th printing)

Fatale #5

Hell Yeah #2 (2nd printing)

Hell Yeah #3

Invincible #91

Manhattan Projects #2 (2nd printing)

Mind the Gap #1

Morning Glories #18

The Pro (6th printing)

Saga #2 (2nd printing)

Secret #1 (2nd printing)

Skullkickers #14

Spawn #219

Supreme Vol. 2 #63 (2nd printing)

Thief of Thieves #3 (2nd printing)

Thief of Thieves #4

Walking Dead #97

Image Comics / Top Cow

Artifacts Issue 17

Marvel Comics

Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives No. 1

Avengers Assemble No. 3

Avenging Spider-Man No. 7

Captain America No. 11

Captain America and Hawkeye No. 630

Deadpool No. 51 (2nd printing)

Deadpool No. 52 (2nd printing)

Deadpool No. 54

Hulk No. 51

Hulk Smash Avengers No. 1

Hulk Smash Avengers No. 2

Journey Into Mystery Vol. 1, No. 637

Marvel Universe - Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes No. 2

Marvel Zombies Destroy! No. 1

Marvel's The Avengers - The Avengers Initiative No. 1

New Avengers No. 26

Punisher No. 11

Scarlet Spider No. 5

Ultimate X-Men No. 11

Ultimates No. 10

Uncanny X-Force No. 25

Wolverine No. 306

Wolverine and the X-Men No. 10

X-Men: Legacy No. 266

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 7: Monstrous

Avengers: X-Sanction (HC)

Halo - Fall of Reach: Covenant (SC)

Ozma of Oz (SC)

Spider-Man: Season One (HC)

Marvel Comics / Icon

Takio No. 1

Marvel Comics / MAX

Fury MAX No. 1

Oni Press, Inc.

Courtney Crumrin #2

Wasteland #37

Zenescope Entertainment

Charmed #21

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