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!