Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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

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

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