C2E2 is looming large on the horizon, but whether you’ll be waiting in lines at the Chicago con or just relaxing at home with your weekly haul, we’ve got you covered with another edition of the pull list. Because it’s Comic Book Day, people, and that’s just what we do.
Top Picks
Jupiter’s Legacy #1Â | Mark Millar and Frank Quitely
A mysterious island? Overbearing superhero parents with ideals from a bygone era? A constant battle of cynicism and hope penned by Mark Millar and illustrated by Frank Quitely? Yes, please! These are but a few of the ingredients in Image Comics’ newest ongoing series Jupiter’s Legacy, a sort of TMZ-meets-Astro City take on the superhero genre that parallels the world of America in 1929 with the present day. While technology has advanced and a golden age of superheroes has grown up and grown old before the world’s eyes, many of the same issues are still with us: economic disaster, political unrest, a sense of impending doom. Millar wisely uses the motif of superheroes as a prism to dissect real-world problems, letting them play out between the clashing idealistic beliefs of the old guard and the younger, more cynical and self-obsessed nature of the younger generation. Quitely, as per usual, knocks it out of the park with his visuals, bringing everything from a serene beachside vista to a chockablock royal rumble between a gang of heroes and an anti-matter battery-powered baddie named Blackstar to life with crisp, action-packed panels. Jupiter’s Legacy raises plenty of interesting questions in its first issue and leaves you hungry for answers, the hallmark of a great issue. Millar and Quitely might just be on to something here. As for us, we’ll be eagerly waiting until we can get our hands on #2.
Talon #7 | Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Guillem March
Remember how much you loved Scott Snyder’s “Court of the Owls” arc on Batman? Remember how much you loved our exclusive preview pages from Talon #7? Remember how awesome it’s going to be when you see Calvin Rose try to lay the beatdown on Gotham’s P90x aficionado Bane? Unless you’re from the future, don’t answer that last one. Synder and Tynion’s Talon is one of the most enjoyable titles in DC’s New 52 line right now, and the revenge-and-mystery-filled plot is thickening faster than a flourless chocolate cake at 400 degrees. With two powerhouses like Snyder and Tynion behind the story and Guillem March’s consistently thrilling artwork, this is definitely a book worth adding to your pull list. Can Calvin beat Bane? Why would we ruin the fun? Read it yourself, pal!
Masks #6 |Â Chris Roberson and Dennis Calero
There’s just something about the pulp heroes of the early twentieth century that makes them so enjoyable to read about. Perhaps its the overwrought language, the over-the-top villains, or the dark, noirish undertones. Roberson’s Masks, a Dynamite Entertainment mini-series, has put the likes of The Shadow, Green Hornet, Zorro, Black Bat and the Spider together in one book to create the kind of team-up title that I could only imagine in my fan fiction-filled dreams. Fortunately for me, Roberson is doing the heavy lifting, aided and abetted by the terrific artwork of Dennis Calero, which really makes this alternate reality version of America pop off the page. Issue six finds our pulpy protagonists in increasingly dire situations as they pursue the secrets of the Justice Party and attempt to prevent fascism from holding sway over the American public. In short, Masks is some of the most fun you can have in 22 pages and a worthwhile addition to anyone’s pull list.
Pull ListÂ
DARK HORSE COMICS | |
AMALAS BLADE #1 | $3.50 |
ANGEL & FAITH #21 STEVE MORRIS CVR | $2.99 |
ANSWER #4 | $3.99 |
BPRD VAMPIRE #2 | $3.50 |
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 13 | $9.99 |
CREEP HC | $19.99 |
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #23 (MR) | $7.99 |
DRAGON AGE UNTIL WE SLEEP #2 | $3.99 |
GANTZ TP VOL 27 (MR) | $13.99 |
MASSIVE #11 | $3.50 |
MIND MGMT #10 | $3.99 |
NINGENS NIGHTMARES TP (RES) | $12.99 |
STAR WARS LEGACY #2 PRISONER O/T FLOATING WORLD | $2.99 |
DC COMICS | |
ALL STAR WESTERN #19 | $3.99 |
ARROW #6 | $3.99 |
BATMAN ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS TP VOL 02 | $24.99 |
BATMAN INCORPORATED #10 | $2.99 |
BATMAN INCORPORATED #10 COMBO PACK | $3.99 |
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #19 | $2.99 |
BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #6 (MR) | $3.99 |
BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #6 COMBO PACK (MR) | $4.99 |
BLUE BEETLE TP VOL 02 BLUE DIAMOND (N52) (RES) | $19.99 |
FLASH #19 | $2.99 |
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #19 | $2.99 |
I VAMPIRE #19 | $2.99 |
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #4 | $3.99 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #19 | $2.99 |
KATANA #3 | $2.99 |
RED LANTERNS #19 (WRATH) | $2.99 |
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #19 | $2.99 |
SUPERMAN #19 | $2.99 |
SUPERMAN BEYOND MAN OF TOMORROW TP | $16.99 |
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #12 | $2.99 |
TALON #7 | $2.99 |
TEEN TITANS #19 | $2.99 |
UNWRITTEN #48 (MR) | $2.99 |
IDW PUBLISHING | |
ALAN ROBERT KILLOGY #4 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
GI JOE #3 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
GI JOE / TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 03 | $24.99 |
GI JOE TALES FROM THE COBRA WARS MMPB | $9.99 |
HAUNTED HORROR #4 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
HIGH WAYS #4 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
JINNRISE #4 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
JOE HILL TERRIFYINGLY TRAGIC TREASURY ED | $9.99 |
JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE BRIAN BOLLAND RED LABEL ED HC | PI |
JUDGE DREDD YEAR ONE #2 | $3.99 |
KILL SHAKESPEARE TIDE OF BLOOD #3 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
KISS SOLO #2 THE STARCHILD | $3.99 |
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #6 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #3 RARITY [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
TMNT ONGOING #21 | $3.99 |
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #16 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #12 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
IMAGE COMICS | |
A DISTANT SOIL #39 [DIG] | $3.50 |
CLONE #6 [DIG] | $2.99 |
DARKNESS #112 (MR) [DIG] | $2.99 |
EAST OF WEST #1 2ND PTG | $3.50 |
EAST OF WEST #2 [DIG] | $3.50 |
END TIMES OF BRAM & BEN #4 (MR) [DIG] | $2.99 |
FIVE WEAPONS #3 [DIG] | $3.50 |
INVINCIBLE #102 [DIG] | $2.99 |
INVINCIBLE HC VOL 08 ULTIMATE COLLECTION [DIG] | $39.99 |
JUPITERS LEGACY #1 BLANK SKETCH CVR (MR) | $2.99 |
JUPITERS LEGACY #1 CVR A QUITELY (MR) [DIG] | $2.99 |
JUPITERS LEGACY #1 CVR B HITCH (MR) | $2.99 |
JUPITERS LEGACY #1 CVR C JOHNSON (MR) | $2.99 |
JUPITERS LEGACY #1 CVR D NOTO (MR) | $2.99 |
LOST VEGAS #2 CVR A LEE [DIG] | $3.50 |
LOST VEGAS #2 CVR B SHALVEY | $3.50 |
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #11 [DIG] | $3.50 |
MIGHTY SKULLKICKERS #1 CVR A HUANG & ZUB [DIG] | $3.50 |
MIGHTY SKULLKICKERS #1 CVR B STEVENS | $3.50 |
MORNING GLORIES #26 (MR) [DIG] | $1.00 |
MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 04 TRUANTS | $14.99 |
NOWHERE MEN #1 5TH PTG | $2.99 |
NYCC SEJIC SGN TRIPTYCH | $30.00 |
WHISPERS #5 (MR) [DIG] | $2.99 |
WITCH DOCTOR MALPRACTICE #6 [DIG] | $2.99 |
MARVEL COMICS | |
A PLUS X #7 NOW | $3.99 |
ALL NEW X-MEN #8 2ND PTG IMMONEN VAR NOW | $3.99 |
AVENGERS #10 NOW | $3.99 |
AVENGERS ARENA #8 NOW2 | $2.99 |
CASTLE TP RICHARD CASTLES DEADLY STORM [DIG] | $14.99 |
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER TP | $19.99 |
DEADPOOL #8 NOW2 | $2.99 |
DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #4 | $2.99 |
FANTASTIC FOUR #7 NOW2 | $2.99 |
FF #6 NOW | $2.99 |
FURY MAX #11 (MR) | $3.99 |
GAMBIT #11 | $2.99 |
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #2 NOW | $3.99 |
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #651 NOW2 | $2.99 |
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13 | $2.99 |
MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 07 | $69.99 |
MMW MIGHTY THOR TP VOL 04 | $24.99 |
MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #4 NOW | $2.99 |
NEW AVENGERS #5 NOW | $3.99 |
POWERS BUREAU #1 2ND PTG OEMING VAR (MR) | $3.95 |
POWERS BUREAU #2 2ND PTG OEMING VAR (MR) | $3.95 |
SCARLET SPIDER #16 | $2.99 |
SQUADRON SUPREME TP NEW PTG | $34.99 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #5 2ND PTG CAMUNCOLI VAR NOW | $3.99 |
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #5 2ND PTG RIBIC VAR NOW | $3.99 |
TWELVE HC | $39.99 |
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #22 | $3.99 |
UNCANNY AVENGERS #7 NOW2 | $3.99 |
UNCANNY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 01 RED SHADOW NOW | $24.99 |
UNCANNY X-MEN #3 2ND PTG BACHALO VAR NOW | $3.99 |
UNCANNY X-MEN #5 NOW | $3.99 |
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #28 | $3.99 |
X-MEN FALL OF MUTANTS TP VOL 02 | $34.99 |
X-MEN LONGSHOT TP NEW PTG | $19.99 |
X-TERMINATION #2 XT | $3.99 |
YOUNG AVENGERS #4 NOW | $2.99 |
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS | |
ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF HEARTS MY FANATIC RABBIT GN VOL 02 | $11.99 |
ANIMAL LAND GN VOL 07 | $10.99 |
ARISA GN VOL 10 | $10.99 |
BART SIMPSON COMICS #82 | $2.99 |
BELA LUGOSI TALES FROM GRAVE #3 (RES) | $3.99 |
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DOUBLE DIGEST #212 (NOTE PRICE) [DIG/P+] | $5.99 |
BIONIC WOMAN #9 | $3.99 |
BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 13 | $11.99 |
BUNNY DROP GN VOL 08 | $13.99 |
CAPTAIN PUGWASH COMIC BOOK COLL | $14.99 |
COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC VOL 03 | $24.99 |
CRAWLING SKY #3 [DIG] | $3.99 |
CRIMSON EMPIRE CIRCUMSTANCES TO SERVE A NOBLE GN VOL 01 | $13.99 |
DEATHMATCH #5 MAIN COVERS [DIG] | $3.99 |
DEATHMATCH TP VOL 01 | $9.99 |
DF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 LEE SGN ED | $399.99 |
DF WOM DEJAH THORIS #24 RISQUE DAVILA CVR | $19.99 |
DOUBLE FINE ACTION COMICS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 |
DOUBLE FINE ACTION COMICS TP VOL 02 | $19.99 |
DOUBT OMNIBUS GN VOL 01 | $18.99 |
DPD DOKTORMENTOR JAIL BABE SURGEON #10 (MR) | $9.95 |
FLOWERS OF EVIL GN VOL 05 (MR) | $10.95 |
FREELANCERS #5 MAIN CVRS [DIG] | $3.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED #1 A CVR NUNES (MR) | $5.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED #1 B CVR TYNDALL (MR) | $5.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED #1 C CVR SEJIC (MR) | $5.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #1 A CVR SPAY (MR) | $3.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #1 B CVR CAFARO (MR) | $3.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #1 C CVR RUFFINO (MR) | $3.99 |
GOLD DIGGER #149 [DIG] | $3.99 |
HARVEY HORRORS CHAMBER OF CHILLS SLIPCASE ED VOL 04 | $113.99 |
HELHEIM #2 (MR) | $3.99 |
HT FAKE MOON LANDING EXPOSING MYTHS HC | $16.95 |
INDIGO PRIME ANTHROPOCALYPSE GN (MR) | $24.99 |
IS THIS A ZOMBIE GN VOL 04 (MR) | $11.99 |
JENNIFER BLOOD #26 (MR) | $3.99 |
JERUSALEM STORY OF CITY GN | $24.99 |
JOAN OF ARC FROM THE ASHES #4 (MR) | $3.50 |
JUDGE DREDD DIGEST TP JUDGE CHILD (MR) | $11.00 |
KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 02 | $12.95 |
KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES TP VOL 04 | $9.99 |
LAST ZOMBIE #1 THE END [DIG] | $3.99 |
MARBLE SEASON HC | $21.95 |
MASKS #6 | $3.99 |
MEAN TEAM GN (MR) | $22.99 |
MEATHAUS TP #8 HEADGAMES | $14.95 |
MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 15 | $11.99 |
MIRIAM #1 (MR) | $4.95 |
NEOZOIC TRADERS GAMBIT #1 | $3.50 |
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #7 (MR) | $3.99 |
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #7 GORE CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #7 WRAP CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 15 | $11.99 |
PEANUTBUTTER & JEREMY BEST BOOK EVER TP | $14.95 |
PEANUTS VOL 2 #8 [DIG] | $3.99 |
PRINCELESS VOL 2 #2 | $3.99 |
QUEEN SONJA #35 | $3.99 |
RACHEL RISING #16 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
ROGUES #1 (MR) | $3.99 |
SHADOW #12 | $3.99 |
SHADOWMAN (VU) TP VOL 01 BIRTH RITES | $9.99 |
SO LONG SILVER SCREEN HC | $22.95 |
STEED AND MRS PEEL ONGOING #7 [DIG] | $3.99 |
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #79 13TH ANN PHOTO CVR (MR) | $15.00 |
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #79 DLX ED (MR) | $19.99 |
THEA STILTON HC VOL 01 SECRET WHALE ISLAND | $9.99 |
WHO IS AC GN | $14.99 |
WHO IS AC HC GN | $21.99 |
X 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 05 | $19.99 |