June 12, 2013 Weekly Highlights

A1 #1
Written by David Elliott and W.H. Rauf
Art by Sami Basri & Various  
The award-winning graphic anthology series returns in a new format. Three great on-going strips: "Weirding Willows" -- the worlds of Wonderland, Oz, Neverland, Mars, Pelucidar and Elysium clash in the little English town of Willow Weir. "Odyssey" -- An immortal superhero out of place and time finds himself in the middle of a war for mankind between the Angels and the Demons. "Carpe Diem" -- The world's 7 greatest assassins, one for each day of the week.
Carpediem cover - Rhoald Marcellius
Odyssey cover - Garrie Gastonny
Weirding Willows cover - Stanley Lau

American Vampire - The Long Road to Hell 1
Written by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque  
Art by Rafael Albuquerque
Fan-favorite character Travis Kidd--the vampire hunter who likes to "bite them back"--makes his return in this new AMERICAN VAMPIRE one-shot! It's a story burned deep into the American psyche: two young lovers, a stolen car and the open road. But these young lovers are newly turned vampires trying to fight the bloodsucking urge inside them. To make matters worse, they've got a pack of angry vampires on their tails--plus bad-ass vamp-killer Travis Kidd. He's tracking the "Heartbreak Killers" across the heartland, but can he stop them before it all ends in tragedy? This one-shot special sets the stage for the AMERICAN VAMPIRE relaunch later this year!
variant cover - Tony Moore

Batman #21 
Written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV  
Art by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and Rafael Albuquerque
Witness The New 52 origin of The Dark Knight in BATMAN: ZERO YEAR! Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce Wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny! And in the backup story, learn more about how different Gotham City was at this dangerous point in time.
Combo-Pack edition
variant cover - Jock
variant sketch cover - Greg Capullo

Six-Gun Gorilla #1
Written by Simon Spurrier  
Art by Jeff Stokely
Welcome to "the Blister" a bizarre otherworld colonized by humans sometime in the 22nd century, which quickly became a hotly contested source of fertile land and natural resources long ago exhausted on Earth. In this new frontier, a rogue gunslinger and his companion wander across a wilderness in the grips of a civil war, encountering lawlessness, natives, and perversions of civilization in a world at the crossroads between the past and the future. The fact that said gunslinger is a bio-surgically modified silverback gorilla toting a pair of enormous revolvers is neither here nor there. Written by Simon Spurrier (Marvel's XMEN LEGACY, CROSSED WISH YOU WHERE HERE), drawn by hot new talent Jeff Stokely (FRAGGLE ROCK, THE REASON FOR DRAGONS), and featuring a cover by Eisner Award-winning artist Ramon Perez (A TALE OF SAND, WOLVERINE & THE XMEN), SIXGUN GORILLA is a pulpy mash-up of Western weirdness and lofi science fiction unlike anything else on the stands!
retailer incentive cover - James Harren

Superman Unchained #1
Written by Scott Snyder
Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
Backup story art by Dustin Nguyen
When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor--even though he's still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn't stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There's an mystery hidden where even Superman can't see it--Can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light? Don't miss the debut of this red-hot new series from two of comics' brightest superstars: SCOTT SNYDER and JIM LEE!
Combo-Pack edition
variant 1930s Superman cover - Bruce Timm
variant Bronze Age Superman cover - Neal Adams
variant Golden Age Superman cover - Dave Johnson
variant Modern Age Superman cover - Jerry Ordway
variant Silver Age Superman cover - Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
variant sketch cover - Jim Lee
variant Superman Reborn cover - Dan Jurgens
variant Superman Vs. Lex Luthor cover - Lee Bermejo

Thumbprint by Joe Hill #1
Written by Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella  
Art by Vic Malhotra
Private Mallory Grennan had done terrible things as an Abu Ghraib prison worker. After being discharged from the army, Mal thought she was leaving her sins behind to start a new life back home. But some things can't be left behind -- some things don't want to be left behind. By Joe Hill and Jason Ciaramella, the writing team that brought you the Eisner-award nominated one-shot, The Cape, with art by Vic Malhotra. Thumbprint will turn your guts inside out.
variant subscription cover - Vincent Chong

True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1
Written by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon  
Art by Becky Cloonan
Years ago, the Killjoys fought against the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries, costing them their lives, save for one--the mysterious Girl. Today, the followers of the original Killjoys languish in the Desert while BLI systematically strips citizens of their individuality. As the fight for freedom fades, it's left to the Girl to take up the mantle and bring down the fearsome BLI or else join the mindless ranks of Bat City!
variant cover - Gabriel Ba

All new comics:
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Ehmm Theory #1 (Of 4)
Ghost Town #1 (Of 5)

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Mega Man #26

ASPEN COMICS
BubbleGun #1 (Of 5)

AVATAR PRESS
Ferals #15
Stitched #14

BIG DOG INK
Critter #12
Legend Of Oz The Wicked West #8
Serusis #1 (Of 5)

BONGO COMICS
Mylo Xyloto #5

BOOM! STUDIOS
Bravest Warriors #9
Freelancers #6
Grace Randolph's Supurbia #8
Six-Gun Gorilla #1 (Of 6)

BROADWAY
Doctor Who The Harvest Of Time SC (Chicago store only)

DARK HORSE COMICS
Black Beetle No Way Out #4 (Of 4)
Breath Of Bones A Tale Of The Golem #1 (Of 3)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #22
Michael Avon Oeming's The Victories Volume 1 TP
Star Wars #6
True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys #1 (Of 6)
X #2 (Of 4)

DC COMICS Batgirl #21
Batman #21
Batman Arkham Unhinged #15
Batman Li'l Gotham #3
Catwoman Volume 2 No Easy Way Down TP
Constantine #4
Demon Knights #21
Green Lantern Corps #21
Katana #5
MAD Presents Superman #1
Masters Of The Universe The Origin Of Hordak #1 (One Shot)
Nightwing #21
Smallville Season 11 #14
Stormwatch Volume 2 HC
Suicide Squad #21
Superboy #21
Superman Unchained #1
Threshold #6
Worlds' Finest #13

DC COMICS/VERTIGO American Vampire The Long Road To Hell #1 (One Shot)
Preacher Volume 1 TP

DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING
Atomcat GN (Chicago store only)

IDW PUBLISHING
Crow Curare #1 (Of 3)
Doomsday.1 #2 (Of 4)
Dungeons And Dragons Cutter #3 (Of 5)
Half Past Danger #2 (Of 6)
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #8
Popeye Classics #11
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Secret History Of The Foot Clan TP
Thumbprint By Joe Hill #1 (Of 3)
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #2
Transformers Regeneration One #92

IMAGE COMICS
Aphrodite IX #1 (2nd Printing)
Aphrodite IX #2
Artifacts #28
Distant Soil #40
Dream Merchant #2 (Of 6)
Great Pacific #7
Invincible #101 (2nd Printing)
Manhattan Projects #12
Peter Panzerfaust #11
Walking Dead #111

MARVEL COMICS
Alpha Big Time #5 (Of 5)
Astonishing X-Men #63
Avengers Assemble #16
Avenging Spider-Man #22
Cable And X-Force #9
Deadpool #11
Deadpool Killustrated TP
Guardians Of The Galaxy #3
Marvel Universe The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes #15
Savage Wolverine #6
Thanos Rising #1 (Of 5) (2nd Printing)
Thor God Of Thunder #9
Ultimate Comics X-Men #27
Uncanny X-Force #6
Venom #36
Wolverine #4
Wolverine And The X-Men #31

MOONSTONEDomino Lady Sherlock Holmes #1 (Of 2)

ONI PRESS
Helheim #4

ORION
Asterix Omnibus Volume 5 SC (Chicago store only)

TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS
Stuff Of Legend Volume IV The Toy Collector #5 (Of 5)

TITAN PUBLISHING
A1 #1 (Of 6)

UNITED PLANKTON PICTURES
SpongeBob Comics #21

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Harbinger Wars #3 (Of 4)

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Hunters The Shadowlands #2 (Of 5)
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Robyn Hood Wanted #2 (Of 5)