Recommended Picks for June 29, 2011

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Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #1

DC Comics

(W) Adam Schlagman
(A) Ben Oliver
(Cover) Rags Morales

Flash fact: he never got the ring! So what does this mean for those of us who thought we knew the real Hal Jordan?

Price: $2.99

 

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INCAL CLASSIC COLLECTION HC (HUMANOIDS ED) (MR)
HUMANOIDS INC

(W) Alexandro Jodorowsky
(A) Moebius

Detective John Difool is the key to the Universe after accidentally discovering the mystical Incal artifact. The international comic masterpiece by Moebius and Jodorowsky collected in a deluxe hardcover edition. Presented in its original colors.

$44.95.

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SEP108093 BLADE O/T IMMORTAL TP VOL 04 ON SILENT WINGS $14.99
MAR110037 ANGEL OMNIBUS (DH ED) TP VOL 01 $24.99
MAR110039 CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 10 $49.99
APR110036 CREEPY COMICS #6 $4.99
APR110028 GOON #34 $3.50
FEB110039 OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 18 $11.99
APR110037 STRANGE CASE OF MR HYDE #3 (OF 4) $3.50
FEB110019 SUPERNATURAL NOIR $19.99
APR110020 USAGI YOJIMBO #138 $3.50
SEP108185 USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 19 FATHERS & SONS NEW PTG $15.99
SEP108186 USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 21 MOTHER OF MOUNTAINS NEW PTG $15.99

Recommended Picks for June 22, 2011

Hot Pick!
Brightest Day Aftermath — The Search #1
DC Comics
(W) Jonathan Vankin
(A) Marco Castiello
(Cover) Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes

Following the events of Brightest Day, the new protector of Earth has been chosen. But one reluctant hero making his return to the DCU is trying to convince Batman, Superman and the others heroes of the DC Universe that this may not be a good thing, because he can see that things are not right — and mankind’s brightest days are indeed over.

Price: $2.99

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TERRY MOORES ECHO TP VOL 06 LAST DAY
ABSTRACT STUDIOS
(W/A) Terry Moore

Deep underground in the frozen Alaskan Yukon, military leaders gather, preparing to test Alloy 618 through the Phi Super-Collider. But the alloy’s inventor, Annie, was convinced such a test would destroy the earth. Now dead, Annie returns to life within Julie in a desperate race against time to guide her to the Collider and stop the test. The Last Day collects the final five issues of Terry Moore’s award-winning series, plus a gallery of Echo pin-up art and sketches. Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to Terry Moore’s award-winning sci-fi thriller!

$15.95

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OCT100140 COUSIN EERIE STATUE $149.99
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Recommended Picks for June 15, 2011

Hot Pick!
FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1 (OF 3)
DC COMICS

Written by DAN ABNETT and ANDY LANNING
Art by SCOTT CLARK and DAVID BEATY
Cover by ED BENES

FLASH FACT! If she can’t have the world – no one will!

FC 32 pgs

$2.99

 

 

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WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT (MR)
IMAGE COMICS

story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD

As the Eisner Award winning series continues, no one in The Community is safe from what happens within its walls.

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #79-84

$14.99

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FEB110024 TERMINATOR TP 2029 TO 1984 $19.99
MAR110187 TOY STORY WOODYS ROUNDUP #4 STINKY PETE $49.95

Recommended Picks for June 8, 2011

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FLASHPOINT EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1 (OF 3)
DC COMICS
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES

FLASH FACT! He will drown the world – then rule it!

$2.99 US

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American Vampire: Survival Of The Fittest #1
DC Comics/Vertigo
(W) Scott Snyder
(A/Cover) Sean Murphy

From the pages of the red-hot Vertigo series comes a five-issue spinoff mini-series! It’s World War II in Nazi-occupied Romania as vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan (last seen in the critically acclaimed American Vampire story “Devil in the Sand”) go behind enemy lines with the secret organization known as the Vassals of the Morningstar in search of a rumored vampire cure. But their haunted, twisted past with Skinner Sweet makes the mission more difficult than they imagined. Superstar artist Sean Murphy (Joe The Barbarian) joins Scott Snyder to tell a story of horror and history, expanding the American Vampire mythology in a way that changes this story forever. Mature Readers.

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DC Announces Major Publishing Initiative

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1

 

The following is the full text of a letter released by DC Comics to retailers on May 31:

A LETTER ON THE DC UNIVERSE AND SEPTEMBER 2011

To our comics retail partners,

In the time I’ve worked at DC Comics, I’ve witnessed any number of industry defining moments. But today, I bring you what is perhaps the biggest news to date.

Many of you have heard rumors that DC Comics has been working on a big publishing initiative for later this year. This is indeed an historic time for us as, come this September, we are relaunching the entire DC Universe line of comic books with all new first issues. 52 of them to be exact.

In addition, the new #1s will introduce readers to a more modern, diverse DC Universe, with some character variations in appearance, origin and age. All stories will be grounded in each character’s legend – but will relate to real world situations, interactions, tragedy and triumph.

This epic event will kick off on Wednesday, August 31st with the debut of a brand new Justice League #1, which pairs Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, together for the first time. (Yes, this is the same week as Flashpoint #5.)

We think our current fans will be excited by this evolution, and that it will make jumping into the story extremely accessible to first-time readers – giving them a chance to discover DC’s characters and stories.

We are positioning ourselves to tell the most innovative stories with our characters to allow fans to see them from a new angle. We have taken great care in maintaining continuity where most important, but fans will see a new approach to our storytelling.

Some of the characters will have new origins, while others will undergo minor changes. Our characters are always being updated; however, this is the first time all of our characters will be presented in a new way all at once.

Dan DiDio, Bob Harras and Eddie Berganza have been working diligently to pull together some of the best creative teams in the industry. Over 50 new costumes will debut in September, many updated and designed by artist Jim Lee, ensuring that the updated images appeal to the current generation of readers.

Recommended Picks for June 1, 2011

Hot Pick!
SHIELD #1
MARVEL COMICS
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by DUSTIN WEAVER
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Historical Variant Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER

The most acclaimed book of 2010 is back in 2011! The second volume of S.H.I.E.L.D. has arrived and Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR) and Dustin Weaver (X-MEN) are making the second volume of S.H.I.E.L.D. even better than the first! In this issue, the secret history of Michelangelo. He has been pulling the strings for years and is now becoming the prime mover. Can he keep Da Vinci and Newton from killing each other and destroying the Brotherhood of the Shield? Don’t miss this new start of the book that everyone is talking about!
40 PGS./Rated T+

$3.99

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ISLE OF 100000 GRAVES
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
(W / A) Jason

Five years ago, little Gwenny’s father found, a map inside a bottle with instructions on how to reach the mysterious (and titular) Isle of 100,000 Graves and its legendary treasures – and then he vanished. Now Gwenny, having stumbled across another bottle-shipped map, enlists the dubious help of a shipful of pirates and sets out to find the island and her long-lost dad. Little does she realize that the Isle comes by its ominous name honestly, as the location of a secret school for executioners and torturers, where apple-cheeked youngsters are taught the finer points of extracting information from prisoners… and then putting an end to their lives in a wide variety of gruesome ways. And they’ve reached the point in their studies where theory should ideally give way to practice, so an influx of uninvited visitors comes as a blessing to the faculty. This story is a comedy, albeit a dark one.

$14.99