March 27, 2013 Weekly Highlights

Age of Ultron #3
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Brian Hitch
For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived.
Don't miss the tie-in issues:
Fantastic Four #5AU
Superior Spider-Man #6AU

Batman Incorporated #9
Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by Chris Burnham
* The fallout from last month's shocking turn of events has Batman on the run!
* Is The Dark Knight a murderer?
Combo-Pack edition
variant cover
variant sketch cover



BPRD - Vampire #1
Written by Mike Mignola, Fabio Moon, and Gabriel Ba
Art by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba
After the horrific events of B.P.R.D.: 1948, we follow one doomed agent's quest for revenge against a clan of vampires and their Gorgon-eyed queen Hecate.
* From the pages of Hellboy!
* A direct sequel to the critically acclaimed B.P.R.D.: 1948!

* From the Eisner Award-winning creators of Daytripper!

East of West #1
Written by Jonathan Hickman
Art by Nick Dragotta
"OUT OF THE WASTELAND"
The things that divide us are stronger than the things that unite us. A Sci-Fi Western set in a dystopian America where all hope for the future rests in the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...who just happen to be trying to kill the President of the United States.
One of the most exciting new books of the year, this is EAST OF WEST, a brand new, ongoing, monthly comic from the award-winning team of Marvel's FF, JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA.

Guardians of the Galaxy #1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Steve McNiven
There's a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! No one!! Why has Earth become the most important planet in the Galaxy? That's what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out!! Join the brightest stars in the Marvel universe: Star Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and--wait for it--Iron-Man, as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW! These galactic Avengers are going to discover secrets that will rattle Marvel readers for years to come! Why wait for the movie? It all starts here!
variant blank cover
variant Baby cover - Skottie Young
variant Deadpool cover - Steve McNiven
variant cover - Milo Manara
variant cover - Joe Quesada
variant sketch cover - Joe Quesada
variant Deadpool B&W cover - Steve McNiven
variant sketch cover - Steve McNiven

Green Hornet #1
Written by Mark Waid
Art by Daniel Indro
The Hornet faces his most dangerous enemy ever -- an egotistical, arrogant Britt Reid! In his alter-ego as a powerful newspaper publisher, the Hornet has lost control, becoming a social crusader far too sure of himself and of his judgment. But when he finally goes too far, an innocent man pays a terrible price -- and the legend of the Green Hornet begins its cataclysmic collapse!

Mister X - Hard Candy
By Dean Motter
Someone has abducted the sole heir to the pharmaceutical company that transformed the City of Dreams into the City of Nightmares. Mister X is hired to find her . . . alive. His payment--all the brain candy he could ever need. Will he trade his principles for this tasty payout, or stay on the path to saving Radiant City?!

Time Warp #1
Written by Matt Kindt, Damon Lindelof, Gail Simone, and others
Art by Jeff Lemire, Rafael Albuquerque, and others
Let's do the time warp again! It's time for another fantastic Vertigo anthology filled with spectacular sci-fi stories. Robots, deep space and lots of time travel twists by a bevy of comic greats and the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire bring us a blast from DC's past, plus another installment of the "Dead Boy Detectives" from Toby Litt, Buckingham and Victor Santos, Matt Kindt presents a stirring story of man vs. machine--and so much more!
variant cover - Jae Lee

All Comics Released 3/27/2013:

ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Rachel Rising #15

ARCHIE COMICS
Life With Archie #28

AVATAR PRESS
Crossed Badlands #25
Ferals #13

BIG DOG INK
Critter #9
Legend Of Oz The Wicked West #5

BONGO COMICS
Bart Simpson Comics #81
Futurama Comics #66

BOOM! STUDIOS
Deathmatch #4
Peanuts #7

BROADSWORD COMICS
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #79

DARK HORSE COMICS
Angel And Faith #20
Answer #3 (Of 4)
B.P.R.D. Vampire #1 (Of 5)
Criminal Macabre Final Night The 30 Days Of Night Crossover #4 (Of 4)
Dragon Age Until We Sleep #1 (Of 3)
Massive #10
Mister X Hard Candy (One Shot)
Star Wars Dawn Of The Jedi The Prisoner Of Bogan #4 (Of 5)

DC COMICS
All-Star Western #18
Aquaman #18
Arrow #5
Batman Incorporated #9
Batman The Dark Knight #18
Batwing Volume 2 In The Shadows Of The Ancients TP
Flash #18\Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Man #18
I Vampire #18
Injustice Gods Among Us #3
Joe Kubert Presents #6 (Of 6)
Justice League Dark #18
Red Lanterns #18
Savage Hawkman #18
Superman #18
Superman Family Adventures #11
Superman Vs Zod TP
Talon #6
Teen Titans #18

DC COMICS/VERTIGO
Time Warp #1
Unwritten #47
Unwritten Volume 7 The Wound TP

DEVILS DUE ENTERTAINMENT
Plume #3

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Battlefields #5 (Of 6)
Bionic Man Vs The Bionic Woman #3
Green Hornet #1
Red Team #2
Sherlock Holmes The Liverpool Demon #3 (Of 5)

IDW PUBLISHING
Borderlands Origins #1 (Of 4)
Complete Zaucer Of Zilk
Doctor Who #7
Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #2 (Of 12) (2nd Printing)
Judge Dredd #5
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #5
Popeye Classics #8
Star Trek #19
Transformers Robots In Disguise #15
Transfusion #3 (Of 3)
Vitriol The Hunter #2 (Of 6)

IMAGE COMICS
Clone #5
Dia De Los Muertas #2 (Of 3)
East Of West #1
Fatale #13
Five Weapons #2 (Of 5)
Guarding The Globe Volume 2 TP
Hack Slash #25
Legend Of Luther Strode #2 (Of 6) (2nd Printing)
Legend Of Luther Strode #4 (Of 6)
Morning Glories #25
Planetoid #5
Savage Skullkickers #1
Think Tank #6
Todd The Ugliest Kid On Earth #2 (Of 4) (2nd Printing)
Witch Doctor Mal Practice #5 (Of 6)

KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table #196

LEGENDARY COMICS
Tower Chronicles Volume 4 Geisthawk GN (Of 4)'

MARVEL COMICS
A+X #6
Age Of Ultron #3 (Of 10)
All-New X-Men Volume 1 Yesterday's X-Men HC
Astonishing X-Men #60
Astonishing X-Men Volume 11 Weaponized TP, $16.99
Avengers Vs X-Men TP
Deadpool Killustrated #3 (Of 4)
Fantastic Four #5AU
FF #5
Fury MAX #10
Gambit #10
Guardians Of The Galaxy #1
Journey Into Mystery #650
Kick-Ass 2 TP
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #12
Marvel Universe Vs The Avengers TP
Morbius The Living Vampire #3
Powers Bureau #3
Scarlet Spider #15
Spider-Man Lizard No Turning Back TP
Superior Spider-Man #6AU
Thunderbolts #7
Ultimate Comics Wolverine #2 (Of 4)
Uncanny Avengers #5
Uncanny X-Force #3
Wolverine And The X-Men #27
Wolverine And The X-Men By Jason Aaron Volume 3 TP
X-Men Legacy #8
Young Avengers #3

ONI PRESS
Sixth Gun Sons Of The Gun #1 (Of 5) (2nd Printing)
Sixth Gun Sons Of The Gun #2 (Of 5)

TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS
Finding Gossamyr #4

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales #83
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland #9

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

East of West #1 Review

New series alert, G-Marters.  Jonathan Hickman's new ongoing book East of West comes out tomorrow and we have an advance review of the first issue.  So what's it all about?  In an interview with Previews World, Hickman said...

"East of West is a story about that feeling we're experiencing collectively right now, as a society, that the world is in a bit of a spiral.  You know, the end times are imminent and we all hate each other too much to come together and solve our problems.... And then, in the face of all that despair and gloom, somehow there is still hope. That's East of West."

Seems pretty straightforward, right?  Well, keep in mind that this is a story coming from the mind of Jonathan Hickman--Marvel's lead architect and scribe of the highly rated indie Manhattan Projects--so he's not going to let you off that easy.  East of West is an apocalyptic story set in a divided future America in which the Civil War didn't really end.  This is definitely Hickman's most palatable outing, eschewing his affinity for reviving Renaissance natural philosophy in favor of a more straightforward fantasy narrative in landscapes inspired by Star Wars, Blade Runner, and The Dark Tower.

If you've read any other Hickman originals like Pax Romana, Red Mass for Mars or Manhattan Projects, then you know what you're getting into.  These are cosmic stories with aspirations higher than your average comic book.  No fan of the "slow first issue," Hickman wastes no time setting up new worlds, delivering only the bare minimum of exposition to help you get your bearings while keeping you wondering what's next with teasing dialogue.  No matter how carefully you read, there's always something just over your head that's just a little too hard to comprehend, but at the same time, one gets the sense that every detail is there for a reason--that there's an unexplored world behind the pages, and each frame is just one of many possible windows into it.  Don't expect any handholding, here.  Hickman doesn't explain his worlds, he just acclimates you to them.  Throughout there is the persistent sense that whatever is happening, it's really damned important, and well worth getting to the bottom of.

This way of writing is either a lot of fun (S.H.I.E.L.D.) or slightly frustrating (Red Mass for Mars).  His lofty themes don't detract in the least from his excellent dialogue and framing as his latest work on Avengers and New Avengers shows.  Hickman hits the right balance between fun and opacity when he's working on a long series.  When you have the time to get to know them, you realize that Hickman's characters do have souls and distinct personalities as evidenced in his work on Fantastic Four and Secret Warriors.  Hickman likes to peel back the layers of his characters' facades over many issues, never showing you everything all at once or hitting anything too on-the-nose.  Fortunately, East of West is listed as a new ongoing series, so it looks as if we'll have a good amount of time to settle into an exciting new world from one of the comic biz's first rate minds.

-Alex W.

March 20, 2013 Weekly Highlights

Action Comics #18
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Backup story written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by RAGS MORALES, BRAD WALKER, ANDREW HENNESSY and CAM SMITH
Backup story art by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
Grant Morrison's final issue of Action Comics is destined to be a milestone in The New 52!
Plus, in the backup story, learn how Superman's battle against the Little Man has some very far-reaching consequences.
Combo-Pack edition
variant We Can Be Heroes blank cover
variant cover - Paolo Rivera
variant sketch cover - Rags Morales

Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (HC)
Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by Greg Capullo and variousFor over a century, the Court of Owls has ruled Gotham City in secret - their reach inescapable, their power unstoppable.
UNTIL THEY BATTLED THE BATMAN.
The battle for the soul of Gotham City - and Batman - ends here. But in the midst of their final confrontation, will one of the most shocking revelations of Bruce Wayne's life be too much for Batman to bear?
Also available today: 
Batman (series 2) Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (SC)

Drew Hayes' Poison Elves #1
Written by Robb Horan & Keith Davidsen
Art by Montos & Shannon RitchiePart 1: "Presumed Dead." Continuing the master work of departed indie legend, Drew Hayes, Ape Entertainment is proud to present the return of Poison Elves!
Cover A - Darick Robertson
Cover B - Montos
Cover C - Terry Moore

Five Ghosts - The Haunting of Fabian Gray #1
story FRANK J. BARBIERE
art / cover CHRIS MOONEYHAMA BOLD NEW ERA OF PULP ADVENTURE COMICS BEGINS HERE
After a tragic encounter with an artifact known as "The Dreamstone," infamous treasure hunter Fabian Gray was possessed by five literary ghosts and has been granted access to their unique abilities.
Join writer FRANK J. BARBIERE and artist CHRIS MOONEYHAM for the most exciting debut of 2013 as they introduce you to a unique world full of action, black magic, exotic locales, and literary allusion!

Massive Vol. 1: Black Pacific (SC)
Written by Brian Wood
Art by Kristian Donaldson and Garry BrownIn this first volume of Brian Wood's new, sprawling postapocalyptic epic, follow the crew of the Kapital from the flooded remnants of Hong Kong to Unalaska, with stops in Antarctica and Mogadishu, as post-Crash ethics and economics are explored across a broken world.
Reprints THE MASSIVE #1-6 and material from DARK HORSE PRESENTS (series 2) #8-10.

Star Wars: Legacy Volume 2 #1
Written by Corinna Bechko
Art by Gabriel HardmanExploring the galaxy...Solo style! Despite her famous heritage, Ania Solo is just a girl trying to make her way in a galaxy gone bad. But it all gets worse when she comes into possession of a lightsaber and an Imperial communications droid--and discovers she has been targeted for death!
* She's Han and Leia's great-great granddaughter introduced to the Legacy saga!
* In the aftermath of War, the Solo clan lives on!
* A new ongoing series!
* From the acclaimed creators of Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes!

X-Termination #1
Written by DAVID LAPHAM, MARJORIE LIU & GREG PAK
Art by DAVID LOPEZTHE X-TERMINATION EVENT STARTS HERE!
* Joining together the teams from ASTONISHING X-MEN, AGE OF APOCALYPSE and X-TREME X-MEN, and spinning out of the pages of UNCANNY X-FORCE.
* AOA Nightcrawler just wants to get home...and he doesn't care if he takes out our world to get there.
* Wolverine versus Nightcrawler!
variant cover - Salvador Larroca

All comics out today:
3 FINGER PRINTS
Zombies Vs Cheerleaders Volume 2 #1

APE ENTERTAINMENT
Drew Hayes' Poison Elves #1

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Sonic Universe #50

ART OF FICTION
All Crime #1, $3.95

ASPEN COMICS
Executive Assistant Assassins #9
Soulfire Volume 4 #4

BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #200

BOOM! STUDIOS
Adventure Time #14
Clive Barker's Hellraiser Dark Watch #2
Fanboys Vs Zombies #12
Grace Randolph's Supurbia #1
Steed And Mrs Peel #6

DARK HORSE COMICS
Avatar The Last Airbender Volume 4 The Search Part 1 TP
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth #105 (A Cold Day In Hell Part 1 Of 2)
Conan The Barbarian #14
Dark Horse Presents #22
Massive Volume 1 Black Pacific TP
Mind MGMT #9
Star Wars Legacy Volume 2 Prisoner Of The Floating World #1
Wild Rover Featuring The Sacrifice (One Shot)

DC COMICS
Action Comics #18
Batman Beyond Unlimited #14
Batman Volume 1 The Court Of Owls TP
Batman Volume 2 The City Of Owls HC
Batwoman #18
Birds Of Prey #18
Catwoman #18
Constantine #1
DC Universe Presents #18
Green Lantern New Guardians #18
JSA The Liberty Files The Whistling Skull #4 (Of 6)
Justice League #18
Justice League Of America #2
Justice League Of America's Vibe #2
Legion Of Super-Heroes #18
Nightwing #18
Red Hood And The Outlaws #18
Supergirl #18
Sword Of Sorcery #6
Wonder Woman #18

DC COMICS/VERTIGO
Django Unchained #1 (Of 6) (3rd Printing)
Fables #127

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Damsels #6
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #10
Garth Ennis' Jennifer Blood #24
Kevin Smith's The Bionic Man #18
Queen Sonja #34
Spider #10
Voltron #11

IDW PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #3 (Of 12)
G.I. JOE #2
G.I. JOE Special Missions #1
Hollows #4 (Of 4)
Judge Dredd Year One #1
Memorial Imaginary Fiends #1 (Of 3)
My Little Pony Micro-Series #2 (Of 6)
Mystery Society Special 2013
Popeye #11
Star Trek Countdown To Darkness #3 (Of 4)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Secret History Of The Foot Clan #4 (Of 4)
Transformers Fall Of Cybertron #1
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #15

IMAGE COMICS
Artifacts #26
Chew #32
Comeback #5 (Of 5)
Elephantmen #47
Five Ghosts The Haunting Of Fabian Gray #1 (Of 5)
Invincible #101
It Girl And The Atomics #8
Nowhere Men #1 (4th Printing)
Revival #8
Saga #11
Storm Dogs #4 (Of 6)
Thief Of Thieves #10 (2nd Printing)

MARVEL COMICS
All-New X-Men #9
Amazing Spider-Man #700 (3rd Printing)
Avengers #5 (2nd Printing)
Avengers #8
Cable And X-Force #6
Captain America #3 (2nd Printing)
Captain America #5
Captain Marvel #11
Daredevil #24
Daredevil By Mark Waid Volume 3 TP
Dark Avengers #188
Deadpool #1 (3rd Printing)
Deadpool #2 (3rd Printing)
Deadpool #3 (3rd Printing)
Deadpool #4 (2nd Printing)
Deadpool #6
Gambit Volume 1 Once A Thief TP
Hawkeye #3 (3rd Printing)
Hawkeye #4 (3rd Printing)
Hawkeye #5 (3rd Printing)
Hawkeye #6 (3rd Printing)
Indestructible Hulk #5
Iron Man #6 (2nd Printing)
New Avengers #4
Nova #2
Savage Wolverine #3
Superior Spider-Man #3 (2nd Printing)
Superior Spider-Man #6
Superior TP
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #21
Wolverine MAX #5
X-Factor #253
X-Termination #1 (Of 2)

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Archer And Armstrong #5 (2nd Printing)
Harbinger #10
Shadowman #2 (2nd Printing)
X-O Manowar #11

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Madness Of Wonderland #2 (Of 4)

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

March 13, 2013 Weekly Highlights

Avengers: Season One (HC)

Written by Peter David
Art by Various
An all-new original graphic novel, modernizing the formative first days of the super-hero icons that defined pop culture! A hidden foe manipulates the newly minted Avengers from the shadows, meticulously sowing the seeds of discord and mistrust -- and causing the new teammates to question the very ties that bind them together as they hunt for the fugitive Hulk. Thor -- a shape-shifting alien with a secret agenda? Captain America -- a hoax? Iron Man -- an enemy conspirator? Their confidence in each other shattered, will the heroes destroy each other before the conspirator is revealed? Only the smartest among them will see through the deception...and it's not who you think!

Batman 18 
Written by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV
Art by Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope
* Welcome guest-artist Andy Kubert!
* In the wake of unspeakable tragedy, Batman is in danger of losing his humanity!
* Fan-favorite character Harper Row returns--will she be able to pull Batman back from the brink?
Combo-Pack edition
variant cover - Andy Kubert
variant sketch cover - Greg Capullo

Buddy Cops One-Shot
Written by Nate Cosby
Art by Evan Shaner
EXPLOSIONS! MONSTERS! BEER! Dark Horse proudly(ish) presents Buddy Cops, the classic tale of a demoted space cop and a 1970s android who hate each other and beat up evil things. Get ready to enjoy the laugh-inducing odd couple of Uranus and T.A.Z.E.R. as they take on gigantic orangutan and vegetation beasts while debating the sexualization of toasters! MONSTERSWAT!

Harbinger Wars Sketchbook
Free preview of the upcoming crossover.

Triggergirl 6 #1
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Art by Phil Noto
Who is the deadly assassin Triggergirl 6 and why was she sent out on a mission to kill the president of the United States? Who is behind her creation and what is their end game? All these questions are answered as this unforgettable epic is collected for the first time.

Wolverine #1
Written by Paul Cornell
Art by Alan Davis
The best there is at what he does gets an all-new on-going! Pay attention very closely: there's a mystery here that even Wolverine hasn't sniffed out yet. When Wolverine finds himself the bargaining chip in a hostage situation, he must make a decision to save a little boy that will follow him forever...literally! How can a berserker fight what he can't see? And how far will he go to assert his humanity in the face of the Unknown? Find out when superstars Paul Cornell (CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI:13, Doctor Who, Action Comics) and Alan Davis (AVENGERS, CLANDESTINE, EXCALIBUR, UNCANNY X-MEN) take on the Wolverine!
variant blank cover
variant Baby cover - Skottie Young
variant cover - Olivier Coipel
variant sketch cover - Alan Davis

All books out today:
ARCHIE COMICS
Mega Man #23

ASPEN COMICS
Executive Assistant Iris Volume 3 #3
Shrugged Volume 2 #1

AVATAR PRESS
Crossed Badlands #25
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #5

BONGO COMICS
Mylo Xyloto #2

BOOM! STUDIOS
Aliens Vs Parker #1
Bravest Warriors #6
Garfield #11
Grace Randolph's Supurbia #5

DARK HORSE COMICS
Black Beetle No Way Out #1 (2nd Printing)
Blade Of The Immortal Volume 26 Blizzard TP
Buddy Cops (One Shot)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #19
Emily And The Strangers #2
Ghost #4
R.I.P.D. City Of The Damned #4
Sledgehammer 44 #1
Star Wars #3
Star Wars The Clone Wars Defenders Of The Lost Temple TP, $7.99

DC COMICS
Batgirl #18
Batman #18
Batman And Robin #18
Batman Arkham Unhinged #12
Before Watchmen Ozymandias #6
Deathstroke #18
Demon Knights #18
Earth 2 Volume 1 The Gathering TP, $22.99
Green Lantern Corps #18
Green Lantern The Animated Series #12
Injustice Gods Among Us #1 (2nd Printing)
Katana #2Ravagers #10
Saucer Country #13
Suicide Squad #18
Superboy #18
Team 7 #6
Threshold #3

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Dejah Thoris And The Green Men Of Mars #2
George R.R. Martin's A Game Of Thrones #13
Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files Ghoul Goblin #3
Kevin Smith's The Bionic Man Annual #1
Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #7
Robert Jordan's The Wheel Of Time The Eye Of The World #33
Shadow #10
Warlord Of Mars #23

IDW PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Classics #1
Fever Ridge A Tale Of MacArthur's Jungle War #2
Ghostbusters #2
High Ways #3
Mars Attacks #8
Rocketeer Hollywood Horror #2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Donatello Micro-Series
Transformers Regeneration One #89

IMAGE COMICS
Change #4
Darkness #111
End Times Of Bram And Ben #3
Hoax Hunters #8
Manhattan Projects #10
Mind The Gap #8
Nowhere Men #2 (3rd Printing)
Nowhere Men #4
Peter Panzerfaust #10
Peter Panzerfaust #9 (2nd Printing)
Snapshot #1 (2nd Printing)
Spawn #229
Todd The Ugliest Kid On Earth #3
Triggergirl 6 #1
Walking Dead #108
Where Is Jake Ellis #3

MARVEL COMICS
Age Of Ultron #2
All-New X-Men #2 (3rd Printing)
All-New X-Men #3 (3rd Printing)
All-New X-Men #4 (3rd Printing)
All-New X-Men #5 (3rd Printing)
All-New X-Men #7 (2nd Printing)
Avengers #4 (2nd Printing)
Avengers Arena #6
Avengers Assemble #13
Avengers Season One HC
Avengers Vs X-Men Avengers Academy TP
Avenging Spider-Man #18
Cable And X-Force #5
Fantastic Four #5
Fearless Defenders #2
Hawkeye Volume 1 My Life As A Weapon TP
Marvel Universe The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes #12
New Avengers #2 (2nd Printing)
New Avengers #3 (2nd Printing)
Secret Avengers #2
Superior Spider-Man #1 (3rd Printing)
Thor God Of Thunder #6
Thunderbolts #6
Ultimate Comics Wolverine #1
Ultimate Comics X-Men #24
Uncanny Avengers #3
Uncanny X-Men #3
Wolverine #1
Wolverine And The X-Men #26
X-Men Legacy #7
X-Treme X-Men #12

UNITED PLANKTON PICTURES
SpongeBob Comics #18

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Archer And Armstrong #8
Bloodshot #9
Harbinger Wars Sketchbook (Free!)

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales St Patrick's Day Special
Grimm Universe Dark One #4

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

Concert Tickets Giveaway!!!!

Hey there G-Mart Chicago Customers.  You may be wondering how to spend the upcoming St. Paddy's Day weekend.  Well, we have the answer!

We've got a crazy awesome giveaway:  Two tickets to see the Irish punk band The Tossers at the Metro on March 16.  The show is 18 and up

How might you lay hold of such awesomeness?  By answering a comics trivia question of course!  The first of you to come into the store (2641 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 60647) and answer this question:

What is the name of this character, and what comic series did he appear in?

If you're the first person to come into the store and answer correctly, you will win both tickets!

March 6, 2013 Weekly Highlights

Age of Ultron #1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Bryan Hitch

For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived. This massive 10-part Marvel Universe-spanning event is brought to you by Eisner award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis and comics legend Bryan Hitch.
variant Baby cover - Skottie Young
variant blank cover
variant cover - Marko Djurdjevic
variant cover - Mike Deodato Jr.
variant sketch cover - Bryan Hitch
variant Ultron cover - Adi Granov

Archer & Armstrong Vol. 1: The Michelangelo Code (SC)

Written by Fred Van Lente

Art by Clayton Henry

Cover by Mico Suayan

From the New York Times best-selling creative team of writer Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry, this volume collects Archer & Armstrong #1-4! After years of meditation and training, 18-year-old Obadiah Archer has been dispatched to New York City to carry out the sacred mission of his family's sect - locate and kill the fun-loving, hard-drinking immortal known as Armstrong! But as this naive teenage assassin stalks his prey, he'll soon find that both hunter and hunted are just pawns in a centuries-old conspiracy that stretches from the catacombs beneath Wall Street to the heights of the Himalayas.

Helheim #1

Written by Cullen Bunn

Art by Joëlle Jones

A NEW SERIES FROM SIXTH GUN WRITER CULLEN BUNN AND FAN FAVORITE ARTIST JOËLLE JONES! “Once the threshold of Helheim is crossed, not even gods can escape.” During the age of the Vikings, savage wild men and dark creatures beset a small settlement. A brave war party stands as guardians of the helpless villagers, but they are no match for the horrors rising up around them. One of the warriors, a young hero named Rikard, will pay the ultimate price in battle…but his fight is far from over. A gothic horror story of witchcraft, night creatures, and the undead.

Lost Vegas #1

Written by Jim McCann

Art by Janet Lee

The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of JIM McCANN & JANET LEE reunite to create a universe filled with intrigue as one gambler-turned-slave has 24 hours to go all in and pull off the greatest heist the universe has seen. WELCOME TO LOST VEGAS! Aboard this luxurious casino-filled traveling space-station you will find the highest stakes games from every corner of every planet, unheard-of winnings, and the greatest attractions anywhere!
Cover A - Janet Lee wraparound
Cover B - Dan McDaid
Retailer Incentive Cover - Francesco Francavilla

Shade (SC)
Written by James Robinson
Art by Cully Hamner, Javier Pulido, Frazer Irving, Darwyn Cooke, Jill Thompson and Gene Ha
James Robinson returns to the world of his acclaimed STARMAN series with a new epic starring the antihero known as the Shade! The backstory of this immortal master of the dark has remained an enigma ... until now!
After a brutal attempt on his life, the Shade leaves Opal City to learn which of the many people he has crossed are responsible. Joining forces with allies such as private detective Will von Hammer and teenaged vampire La Sangre, the Shade begins a centuries-spanning quest that takes him from Australia to Barcelona to London, facing off against lizard gods, celestial pharaohs, and even family members... But what he finds might shed more light on his own past than he ever thought possible.

Sleeper Omnibus (HC)

Written by Ed Brubaker

Art by Sean Phillips, Colin Wilson, and Jim Lee 

It has been years since we've last seen the series by Eisner-award winning duo Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips! Collecting POINT BLANK #1-5, SLEEPER #1-24, COUP D’ETAT: SLEEPER #1 and COUP D’ETAT: AFTERWARD #1, SLEEPER tells the story of agent Holden Carver, a reluctant double agent without hope of rescue. Tao, the criminal mastermind whose organization Carver has infiltrated, had Carver’s only lifeline, spymaster John Lynch, shot, leaving him in a coma. Tao’s cut off every means of escape, and he’s persuaded Carver to join him...for real this time.

Tome Volume 1: Vampirism (HC)
From 44Flood
TOME is an annual anthology in an oversized format showcasing a diverse set of world-class artists as they explore a single theme using the comic book, painting, and music mediums. And by oversized we're talking big, around 12x18" and 200 pages! This size will let you experience art and sequential storytelling in a way that would be almost impossible outside of standing in front of the original work itself.
TOME is curated/edited by 44FLOOD partner Kasra Ghanbari, and this inaugural edition of TOME is focused on the theme of "VAMPIRISM". The featured artists in TOME each take 3-5 pages to explore the theme, which includes the misuse of power and the objectification and exploitation of others. And at the conclusion of each featured artist's contribution, they have a one-page interview conducted by another artist to continue their artistic exploration.
Contributors include Becky Cloonan, Jeff Lemire, menton3, and many more.  See the full list of contributors here.
And don't miss the companion book, explicitus est liber!

All books out today:

44 FLOOD
Tome Volume 1: Vampirism
explicitus est liber

ARCHIE COMICS
Archie #641 (Archie Meets Glee Part 1)
Sonic The Hedgehog #246

ASPEN COMICS
Legend Of The Shadow Clan #2

AVATAR PRESS
Dan The Unharmable #11
Fashion Beast #7 
Stitched #12 

BLEEDING COOL
Bleeding Cool Magazine #3

BOOM! STUDIOS
Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake #3 (Of 6)
Fairy Quest #2
Hypernaturals #9
Planet Of The Apes Cataclysm #7

CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lookouts Riddle Volume 1 #4

DARK HORSE COMICS
47 Ronin #3 
Colder #5
Hellboy In Hell #4
Star Wars: Dark Times - Fire Carrier #2
Willow #5

DC COMICS
All-Star Western Volume 2: The War Of Lords And Owls
Ame-Comi Girls #1 
Animal Man #18
Batwing #18
Before Watchmen Rorschach #4
Detective Comics #18
Dial H #10
Earth 2 #10
Gotham by Gaslight TP
Green Arrow #18
Green Lantern #18
Human Bomb #4
Insurgent #3
Legends Of The Dark Knight #6
Lot 13 #5
Phantom Stranger #6
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #31
Shade TP
Sleeper Omnibus HC
Smallville Season 11 #11
Stormwatch #18
Superman #17
Superman Family Adventures #10
Swamp Thing #18
Worlds' Finest #10

DC/VERTIGO
Fairest #13
Joe The Barbarian TP

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Bionic Man #17 
Vampirella #27 
Vampirella Strikes #3
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #23

IDW PUBLISHING
Adventures Of Augusta Wind #5
Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #1 (2nd Printing)
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #188
Jinnrise #3
Joe Palooka #4
KISS #8
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #4
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #14
Transformers Spotlight Bumblebee #1
True Blood #10

IMAGE COMICS
Bedlam #5
Blackacre #4
Epic Kill #9
Glory #33
Great Pacific #5
I Love Trouble #4
Lost Vegas #1
Mara #3 
Peter Panzerfaust #7 (2nd Printing)
Repossessed #3
Savage Dragon #185
Severed TP
Sex #1
Snapshot #2
Walking Dead Michonne Special (2nd Printing)
Youngblood #77

IMAGE/TOP COW
Son Of Merlin #2
Witchblade #164

MARVEL COMICS
A+X #5
Age Of Apocalypse #13
Age Of Ultron #1
All-New X-Men #6 (2nd Printing)
All-New X-Men #8
Avengers #3 (2nd Printing)
Avengers #7 
Avenging Spider-Man #16 (2nd Printing)
Cable And X-Force #5
Daredevil #22 (2nd Printing)
Daredevil End Of Days #6
Deadpool Killustrated #1 (2nd Printing)
Iron Man #7
Monsters Inc The Perfect Date #1
Red She-Hulk #63
Road To Oz #6
Spider-Man Dying Wish HC
Superior Spider-Man #5
Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #22
Venom #32
Winter Soldier #16
Young Avengers #1 (2nd Printing)

MARVEL/ICON
Kick-Ass 2 Prelude Hit-Girl HC
Powers Bureau #2

MOONSTONE
Captain Midnight Special

ONI PRESS
Helheim #1

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Archer And Armstrong Volume 1: The Michelangelo Code TP
Ninjak Volume 1: Black Water HC
Shadowman #5

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Best Of Zenescope Special Edition #1
Fly Volume II #5

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

Indie Preview Highlights May 2013 - Brand new books YOU should know about

Greetings, trusty G-Mart shoppers.  Advance orders for May 2013 will be up today, March 4.

So you may be asking yourself...what the heck should I order?  Is there anything new to subscribe to?  I don't have time to look through every preview until I find something interesting.

Never fear!  We're here to streamline your life!  Today, we're looking at two brand new series that will be debuting this May.  Be sure to order yours at the G-Mart subscription and Advance Order page to get that sweet 35% discount at g-mart.com.

Now, here's what we're excited about:

The Wake

Vertigo
Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy

Why you should care:  Anyone that DC trusts Batman with, you know has to have some serious chops.  After some truly stellar groundwork with The Black Mirror and Gates of Gotham, Snyder has most recently surpassed critical expectations for the Dark Knight with a little arc called Death of the Family (you might have heard of it) whose final issue earned a very rare perfect 10 from IGN.

As if a Scott Snyder original series wasn't good enough, then they had to go and get Sean Murphy.  The industry's top writers want this guy to draw their stuff for good reason.  Murphy's characters have a wonderfully sketchy expressiveness, and his backdrops are photoreal, yet emotional, similar to Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes, as evidenced by his collaboration with Grant Morrison in Joe the Barbarian.

Why we're excited:  This is the team that brought you the Nazi arc of American Vampire which should be reason enough.  But the concept itself is very intriguing.  Snyder and Murphy are heading into uncharted waters (so to speak) for the comic world: nautical horror.  Anyone who remembers (fondly or no) James Cameron's The Abyss will recognize the style of the one-sheet.  This will be intelligent horror in a setting comics rarely goes into.  Snyder calls it one of the most ambitious stories he's ever attempted.  "It all begins with a single terrifying discovery at the bottom of the ocean."  This ten-issue run will follow the pattern of American Vampire, probably coming back if there's enough interest and demand.  Whether it gets beyond issue 10 or not, we're going to be the first to dive in.

Suicide Risk

BOOM!
Mike Carey and Elena Casagrande

Why you should care:  Mike Carey has been quietly plugging away at one of the most unique comics on the shelves.  The Unwritten, if you haven't been privileged enough to read it, is on its 46th issue and it's showing no signs of slowing down yet as it's about to cross over with a little series called Fables (and if you haven't read that yet, then we suggest you stop reading this and go do it.)  Carey's bizarre vision of a depressed geek celebrity finding out he really is the main character of his father's popular novel series reads like a whip-smart mashup of Doctor Who, The Matrix, and Reading Rainbow.  Carey's plotting and world-building is consistent and deep, but he's never content to beat a dead horse.  He has a remarkable ability to see the million different possibilities that a single premise germinates, and he takes the time and care to explore every one of them.  This man's an expert genre-hopper, first making his name with the Sandman spinoff Lucifer, then with The Unwritten's literary fantasy, and now Suicide Risk is his own original world of superheroes.

Why we're excited:  You know how a story idea just jumps out and grabs you, and you think "yeah, that's a great idea.  Why didn't I think of that?"  Suicide Risk is a world of superhumans, not unlike Marvel and DC.  The hook?  The main character is not a superhero.  Just a normal beat cop named Leo who wants to make a difference.  Oh, and "The supervillains outnumber the heroes by dozens to one."    Sounds like Marvels meets GCPD.  Also, it will be Elena Casagrande's first ongoing project, and we love seeing new blood on the scene.  Remember when nobody'd heard of Pia Guerra?

Ten Grand

Image
J. Michael Straczynski and Ben Templesmith

Why you should care:  Image, proud publisher of the most high profile indie comic out there The Walking Dead, seems to hit gold every few years.  They just did it with Matt Kindt's Mind MGMT, (which recently scored a high profile movie deal) and it looks like they're giving veteran writer J. Michael Straczynski a chance to do his own thing.  This series is about a mob enforcer who takes on the job of killing a man who turns out to have strong demonic powers.  The job costs him his life and his girlfriend's.  But an angelic force resurrects him and gives him the chance to be with his lover again for five minutes every time he dies in the name of good.

Why we're excited:  Straczynski's been on the scene for a good while now.  He's been lauded for his stellar Spider-Man work and split fans down the middle with his controversial Superman:  Earth One, but we haven't gotten much in the way of an original series since 1999's Rising Stars.  Fans of Farscape will know how fun this guy's brain can be, and we're excited to see where it takes us.  Ben Templesmith's art is nothing to sniff at either.

DOOMSDAY.1

IDW

John Byrne

Why you should care:  John Byrne is a very important comics writer.  His career spans the history of the entire industry.  He's penned pivotal moments in Uncanny X-Men, Fantastic Four, and even attempted a pretty wild Superman reboot called Man of Steel.  Here he's updating a series from the '70s called DOOMSDAY +1.  

Why we're excited:  We love seeing old guns coming back to prove they can still hang with the new kids in this 4-issue miniseries.  Some concepts, namely the post-apocalyptic kind, are timeless enough to resurrect.  Apocalypses have been enjoying a lot of limelight recently in the industry and wider culture, and Byrne was doing it before it was cool...in the 70s...before anything was cool.  We also love that he's acting as both writer and artist (the singer/songwriter, writer/director of the comic world).  

Dream Thief

Dark Horse

Jai Nitz and Greg Smallwood

Why you should care:  Dark Horse has been on fire lately.  Bringing everyone's favorite demon-clobberer in this year's miniseries Hellboy in Hell and the unlikely victory of bringing, arguably, the industry's most sought-after talent Brian Wood onto a brand new Star Wars series have been serious wins for the indie publisher.  This miniseries looks like a good attempt at staying abreast of the indie market with a brand new miniseries from an  award-winning writer.  We wouldn't be surprised at all if this was a hit.

Why we're excited:  Not everything has to follow the maxiseries model.  Dark Horse has proven that short bursts of miniseries from talented writers and artists can inspire entire worlds and fan followings just as easily as long runs (think Hellboy) .  Jai Nitz won an award back in '04 for his miniseries Heaven's Devils for Image, and we're glad to see he's back in the market of original ideas.  John Lincoln is a thief with a problem.  He accidentally stole a mask that has one or two demons inside it that may or may not be causing him to kill people in his sleep.  Every day of his waking life, Lincoln must figure out where he was last night and somehow escape from the malevolent spirits that are using him as a marionette.