With a new Man of Steel trailer, the impending release of The Hobbit, and 9 minutes of Star Trek footage to look forward to, it’s a pretty good week to be a nerd. And this week’s comic book bounty is the icing on this layer cake of awesome. So, chill out, Wednesday. We know there’s more to the workweek, but it’s Comic Book Day and we don’t care.
Top Picks
Avengers Arena #1 | Dennis Hopeless & Kev Walker and Frank Martin
I was beyond excited when Marvel announced this title back in September, so today sort of feels like Christmas Day came early. Did Santa deliver? Or was it a lump of coal? From the Dave Johnson cover paying tribute to Japanese cult classic/Hunger Games‘ cooler older brother Battle Royale to the action-packed sequences of teenage mutants fighting to the death in Arcade’s nightmarish amusement park-turned-thunderdome, Dennis Hopeless’ Avengers Arena hits the ground running and leaves a trail of bloody, bloody footprints. This is a thrilling introduction to the newest Marvel NOW! series (and a complete 180 from Avengers Academy), and I can’t wait to see what Katniss X-23 will do next.
Batman #15 | Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion
Scott Snyder doesn’t pull any punches in “Death of the Family,” the highly anticipated follow-up to this year’s excellent “Court of Owls,” but the real killer in these pages is Greg Capullo’s stunning artwork. The Joker’s sinister plot continues to edge closer and closer to the spotlight, but thankfully Snyder doesn’t spoon-feed it to us so we can play the role of World’s Second Greatest Detective. This book continues to be one of the highlights of DC’s New 52 lineup, and this darkly thrilling issue is no exception.
Space: 1999: Aftershock and Awe TPB| Andrew E.C. Gaska & Miki and Gray Morrow
Did you get a chance to peruse our preview pages of Archaia’s sci-fi revival of Space: 1999? If so, then a simple “nuff said” should suffice here. If not, then read our Barbara Bain interview and know that this is an awesome alt-history universe in which JFK was never assassinated, humanity built a base on the moon, and shit hits the fan in a big way. It’s a taut space thriller from a time that never was, and it’s a book you won’t want to put down.
Pull List
| DARK HORSE COMICS | |
| ADV OF DR MCNINJA TP VOL 02 TIMEFIST | $19.99 |
| BILLY KIDS ODDITIES & ORM LOCH NESS #3 | $3.50 |
| BTVS SEASON 8 LIBRARY HC VOL 03 | $29.99 |
| BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #16 NOTO CVR | $2.99 |
| CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11 | $3.50 |
| CREEP #4 | $3.50 |
| CRIMINAL MACABRE FINAL NIGHT 30 DAYS XOVER #1 | $3.99 |
| EX SANGUINE #3 (MR) | $3.99 |
| FEAR AGENT HC VOL 01 | $49.99 |
| GRANDVILLE BETE NOIRE HC | $19.99 |
| GRENDEL OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 LEGACY | $24.99 |
| MASSIVE #7 | $3.50 |
| ORCHID #11 (MR) | $3.50 |
| STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI TP VOL 01 FORCE STORM | $18.99 |
| STAR WARS LOST TRIBE O/T SITH #5 SPIRAL | $2.99 |
| STRAIN #9 (MR) | $3.50 |
| TARZAN RUSS MANNING YEARS HC VOL 01 | $49.99 |
| TO HELL YOU RIDE #1 | $3.99 |
| DC COMICS | |
| AME COMI GIRLS #3 FEATURING DUELA DENT | $3.99 |
| BATGIRL #15 (DOTF) | $2.99 |
| BATMAN #15 (DOTF) | $3.99 |
| BATMAN #15 COMBO PACK (DOTF) | $4.99 |
| BATMAN AND ROBIN #15 (DOTF) | $2.99 |
| BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #9 | $2.99 |
| BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #3 (MR) | $3.99 |
| BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #3 COMBO PACK (MR) | $4.99 |
| BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #3 (MR) | $3.99 |
| BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #3 COMBO PACK (MR) | $4.99 |
| DC COMICS THE NEW 52 ZERO OMNIBUS HC (N52) | $150.00 |
| DEADMAN TP VOL 03 | $16.99 |
| DEATHSTROKE #15 | $2.99 |
| DEMON KNIGHTS #15 | $2.99 |
| DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD TP VOL 01 (MR) | $14.99 |
| FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #15 (ROT) | $2.99 |
| GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15 (RISE) | $2.99 |
| GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #9 | $2.99 |
| GRIFTER #15 | $2.99 |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA OMEGA TP | $16.99 |
| KAMANDI LAST BOY ON EARTH OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 | $49.99 |
| LEGION LOST #15 | $2.99 |
| RAVAGERS #7 | $2.99 |
| SAUCER COUNTRY #10 (MR) | $2.99 |
| SUICIDE SQUAD #15 (DOTF) | $2.99 |
| SUPERBOY #15 | $2.99 |
| TEAM 7 #3 | $2.99 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | |
| 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #12 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| ARCHIE BEST OF SAMM SCHWARTZ HC VOL 02 | $24.99 |
| BORDERLANDS ORIGINS #2 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| CROW SKINNING THE WOLVES #1 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #16 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| GI JOE / TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 02 | $24.99 |
| GI JOE COBRA LAST LAUGH HC | $49.99 |
| GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #20 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| HOLLOWS #1 [DIG] | $3.99 |
| LOVE AND CAPES WHAT TO EXPECT #5 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| PARKER THE HUNTER SC | $17.99 |
| POPEYE #8 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| ROCKETEER ADVENTURES HC VOL 02 | $24.99 |
| ROCKETEER ADVENTURES HC VOL 02 DM EX ED | $24.99 |
| SNAKE EYES & STORM SHADOW TP VOL 01 | $19.99 |
| STAR TREK NEWSPAPER STRIP HC VOL 01 | $49.99 |
| STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION OMNIBUS | $29.99 |
| TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #17 | $3.99 |
| TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #12 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT ORION PAX ONE SHOT | $3.99 |
| IMAGE COMICS | |
| ACTIVITY #10 [DIG] | $3.50 |
| AGE OF BRONZE #32 (RES) [DIG] | $3.50 |
| ARTIFACTS #23 [DIG] | $3.99 |
| BODY BAGS TP VOL 02 (MR) [DIG] | $12.99 |
| CHANGE #1 (MR) [DIG] | $2.99 |
| CLONE #2 [DIG] | $2.99 |
| COURIERS COMPLETE COLLECTION TP (MR) [DIG] | $24.99 |
| ELEPHANTMEN TP VOL 05 DEVILISH FUNCTIONS (MR) | $24.99 |
| HACK SLASH #21 CVR A SEELEY & MARCO (MR) [DIG] | $3.50 |
| HACK SLASH #21 CVR B CASAGRANDE (MR) | $3.50 |
| IMAGE FIRSTS CHEW CURR PTG #1 (MR) | $1.00 |
| IMAGE FIRSTS FATALE CURR PTG #1 (MR) | $1.00 |
| IMAGE FIRSTS MANHATTAN PROJECTS CURR PTG #1 | $1.00 |
| IMAGE FIRSTS REVIVAL CURR PTG #1 | $1.00 |
| IMAGE FIRSTS SAGA CURR PTG #1 (MR) | $1.00 |
| IMAGE FIRSTS THIEF OF THIEVES CURR PTG #1 | $1.00 |
| IMAGE FIRSTS WALKING DEAD CURR PTG #1 (MR) | $1.00 |
| IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #5 [DIG] | $2.99 |
| MULTIPLE WARHEADS ALPHABET TO INFINITY #1 2ND PTG (MR | $3.99 |
| NANCY IN HELL (ON EARTH) TP (MR) | $12.99 |
| PERHAPANAUTS TP VOL 02 TREASURE OBSCURA [DIG] | $14.99 |
| POINT OF IMPACT #3 (MR) [DIG] | $2.99 |
| REVIVAL TP VOL 01 YOU’RE AMONG FRIENDS [DIG] | $12.99 |
| WALKING DEAD #105 (MR) [DIG] | $2.99 |
| WALKING DEAD NO WAY OUT POSTER (MR) | $9.99 |
| WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 04 (MR) | $100.00 |
| MARVEL COMICS | |
| AGE OF APOCALYPSE #10 | $2.99 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699.1 | $2.99 |
| AVENGERS ARENA #1 NOW | $2.99 |
| AVENGERS ARENA POSTER | $8.99 |
| AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #10 NOW | $3.99 |
| CABLE AND X-FORCE #1 NOW | $3.99 |
| CABLE AND X-FORCE POSTER | $8.99 |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER TP VOL 02 | $16.99 |
| CARNAGE USA TP | $19.99 |
| DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID TP VOL 02 | $15.99 |
| DARK AVENGERS #184 | $2.99 |
| DEADPOOL DEAD HC | $39.99 |
| ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 05 | $19.99 |
| FANTASTIC FOUR #2 NOW | $2.99 |
| INCREDIBLE HULK BY JASON AARON TP VOL 01 | $24.99 |
| IRON MAN #4 NOW | $3.99 |
| JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY TP VOL 04 MANCHESTER GODS | $14.99 |
| MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #9 | $2.99 |
| MARVEL UNIVERSE VS AVENGERS #3 | $3.99 |
| MMW GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 06 | $74.99 |
| MONSTERS INC #1 | $2.99 |
| MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE POSTER | $8.99 |
| NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 03 | $24.99 |
| NEW AVENGERS POSTER | $8.99 |
| SCARLET SPIDER #12 | $2.99 |
| SPIDER-MAN DANGER ZONE PREM HC | $24.99 |
| SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN POSTER | $8.99 |
| THUNDERBOLTS POSTER | $8.99 |
| ULTIMATE COMICS IRON MAN #3 | $3.99 |
| ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #20 | $3.99 |
| WINTER SOLDIER #13 | $2.99 |
| WOLVERINE #317 | $3.99 |
| X-TREME X-MEN #7.1 | $2.99 |
| COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS | |
| ADVENTURE TIME COVER SHOWCASE ONE SHOT [DIG] | $3.99 |
| ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE SCREAM QUEENS #6 MAIN CVRS [DIG] | $3.99 |
| ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF HEARTS MY FANATIC RABBIT GN VOL 01 | $11.99 |
| AMAZING AGENT LUNA GN VOL 08 | $11.99 |
| ANOMALY HC | $75.00 |
| ANOMALY HC SPEC LTD SGN ED | $150.00 |
| ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (NEW) #5 PULLBOX BRAITHWAITE CVR | $3.99 |
| ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (NEW) #5 REG ZIRCHER CVR | $3.99 |
| ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #7 | $3.99 |
| ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #5 | $3.50 |
| ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV TP | $13.95 |
| ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 03 | $10.99 |
| B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #230 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 16 | $10.99 |
| BATTLEFIELDS #2 GREEN FIELDS BEYOND PT 2 | $3.99 |
| BECOMING GN (MR) | $14.95 |
| BIG BOOK OF MISCHIEF GN (KNOCKABOUT) | $18.99 |
| BLOOD LAD GN VOL 01 | $18.99 |
| BLOODSHOT (ONGOING) #6 REG LOZZI CVR | $3.99 |
| BRAVEST WARRIORS #1 3RD PTG | $3.99 |
| CALIGULA HEART OF ROME #1 (MR) | $3.99 |
| CALIGULA HEART OF ROME #1 GORE CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
| CALIGULA HEART OF ROME #1 WRAP CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
| CAPTAIN COMMANDO GN VOL 02 | $19.99 |
| CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN GN VOL 06 | $12.99 |
| CHOCOLAT GN VOL 08 | $24.99 |
| CHOSEN #3 | $3.99 |
| COMMANDER X ALL STAR SPECIAL | $3.99 |
| COURTNEY CRUMRIN ONGOING #8 | $3.99 |
| CREEPSVILLE GN (RES) [DIG/P+] | $14.95 |
| CROSSED BADLANDS #19 (MR) | $3.99 |
| CROSSED BADLANDS #19 END O/T WORLD CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
| CROSSED BADLANDS #19 TORTURE CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
| CROSSED BADLANDS #19 WRAP CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
| DAN THE UNHARMABLE #8 (MR) | $3.99 |
| DAN THE UNHARMABLE #8 WRAP CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
| DANCE I/T VAMPIRE BUND OMNIBUS VOL 01 | $19.99 |
| DEADLY HARVEST GN [DIG/P+] | $14.95 |
| DREAMLESS GN | $14.99 |
| ENEMIES & ALLIES NOVEL OF WORLDS FINEST TEAM SC | $15.99 |
| EXILE ON PLANET O/T APES TP VOL 01 | $14.99 |
| EXTERMINATION #7 MAIN CVRS [DIG] | $3.99 |
| FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #9 MAIN CVRS [DIG] | $3.99 |
| FERALS HC VOL 01 (MR) | $27.99 |
| FERALS HC VOL 01 SIGNED LTD ED (MR) | $34.99 |
| FERALS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $19.99 |
| GARFIELD TP VOL 01 | $13.99 |
| GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #20 (MR) | $3.99 |
| GFT BAD GIRLS #5 A CVR REYES (MR) | $2.99 |
| GFT BAD GIRLS #5 B CVR REYES (MR) | $2.99 |
| GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #24 A CVR REYES (MR) | $2.99 |
| GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #24 B CVR SPAY (MR) | $2.99 |
| GIANTS BEWARE GN | $14.99 |
| GOLD DIGGER CHRISTMAS SP #6 [DIG] | $3.50 |
| HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 20 MASSACRE ARC PT 2 | $18.99 |
| HIS FAVORITE GN VOL 02 | $12.99 |
| HUMOR CAN BE FUNNY TP (MR) | $11.95 |
| ITSUWARIBITO GN VOL 07 | $9.99 |
| JOHN HENRY STEAM AGE GN [DIG/P+] | $14.95 |
| KAORU MORI ANYTHING & SOMETHING HC | $16.99 |
| KEKKAISHI GN VOL 35 | $9.99 |
| KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #192 | $5.99 |
| KRAMPUS THE DEVIL OF CHRISTMAS HC | $18.95 |
| LENORE VOLUME II #7 | $3.99 |
| LIFE WITH ARCHIE #25 BREYFOGLE CVR [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
| LIFE WITH ARCHIE #25 RUIZ WRAPAROUND CVR | $3.99 |
| MAGIC WHISTLE TP VOL 09 (MR) | $11.95 |
| MANKIND STORY OF ALL OF US TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 |
| MANKIND STORY OF ALL OF US TP VOL 02 (RES) (MR) | $14.99 |
| MAXIMUM RIDE TP VOL 06 | $12.99 |
| MAYO CHICKI GN VOL 01 | $12.99 |
| MEGA MAN #20 JAMPOLE CVR | $2.99 |
| MEGA MAN #20 NORTON CVR [DIG/P+] | $2.99 |
| MEGA MAN TP VOL 04 SPIRITUS EX MACHINA | $11.99 |
| MEGASKULL GN (MR) | $13.95 |
| MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 14 | $11.99 |
| OLD CITY BLUES LEATHER BOUND ED HC | $29.95 |
| PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 13 | $11.99 |
| PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #4 | $3.99 |
| PHAZER #6 | $3.99 |
| PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA GN VOL 03 | $11.99 |
| RAIDERS GN VOL 09 | $11.99 |
| RED SONJA ATLANTIS RISES #4 | $3.99 |
| ROBERT JORDAN EYE OF THE WORLD HC VOL 01 (JUL111245) | $24.99 |
| RUST HC VOL 02 | $24.95 |
| SHERLOCK HOLMES LIVERPOOL DEMON #1 | $3.99 |
| SPACE 1999 AFTERSHOCK & AWE | $24.95 |
| SPONGEBOB COMICS #15 | $2.99 |
| SUMO GN | $14.99 |
| SUPURBIA ONGOING #2 MAIN CVRS [DIG] | $3.99 |
| TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #65 DOUBLE DLX ED (MR) | $24.99 |
| TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #77 DLX ED (MR) | $19.99 |
| UGLIES CUTTERS GN | $10.99 |
| VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS #4 [DIG] | $3.50 |
| VICTORIAN SECRET GIRLS OF STEAMPUNK #1 MASQUERADE [DIG] | $3.99 |
| VICTORIAN SECRET HOLIDAY FUN SPECIAL [DIG] | $3.99 |
| VLADIMIR TOD EIGHTH GRADE BITES GN | $12.99 |
| WAKING DREAMS END TP | $12.99 |
| WALLFLOWER GN VOL 29 | $10.99 |
| WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #24 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
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