Much like how the nights in Game of Thrones are dark and full of terrors, this week’s top picks for the pull list are filled with all manner of monsters, vengeful spirits, mental breakdowns, demonic rituals, Nazis, and more. Don’t worry – for once, that’s a good thing! With offerings from the likes of Ed Brubaker, Kelly Sue Deconnick, and Jai Nitz, this is going to be one Comic Book Day to remember, so brace your wallets for impact and read on to see what’s in store at your local store.
Top Picks
Fatale #14 | Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
There’s just something about Lovecraft-tinged horror set against a World War II backdrop that acts as narrative crack to me. Fatale #14 takes us back in time to World War II-era Romania, as Josephine tries to make sense of her nightmares and the monsters she’s been seeing both in her sleeping and waking hours. We also meet Walt Booker, a handsome American soldier who is inextricably intertwined with Josephine and might have been the only man who could really wrangle the femme fatale. Action-packed, loaded with juicy backstory and Nazi demons, this is one issue that you won’t want to miss. With every 22-page installment, this series gets better and better. Plus, you can go even deeper into this week’s issue with our exclusive interview with Brubaker and Phillips.
Avengers: The Enemy Within #1 |Â Kelly Sue Deconnick and Scott Hepburn
Yeah, Infinity‘s looming on the horizon and Age of Ultron is still underway, but that’s not going to stop Marvel from launching a miniature crossover between Captain Marvel/Avengers Assemble. Centering around Captain Marvel and her rapidly deteriorating mental state, a brain condition which remains quite mysterious despite its evident adverse effects on Carol Danvers’ well being, Enemy Within finds echoes of the Avengers’ past poppin’ up all over Manhattan. Are they really happening? Is it all in Carol’s brain? Deconnick is taking us on an increasingly crazy journey into the heart of Captain Marvel’s psychodrama and Scott Hepburn’s manic artwork only serves to heighten the feeling of unease, both exterior and interior. Whatever’s really going on for Ms. Danvers, it doesn’t look good, but we’re awfully excited to see what’s next.
Dream Thief #1 | Jai Nitz and Greg Smallwood
Remember that show Awake where the guy led a dual life, one when he was sleeping and one when he was awake? Jai Nitz’s Dream Thief, a new series from Dark Horse, is kind of like that, except protagonist John Lincoln’s nighttime persona is an Aboriginal avatar of vengeance and he has to spend his waking hours wondering about corpse disposal and quite literally washing the blood from his hands. Well, what did you expect after stealing what’s clearly a cursed Aboriginal mask? To not be possessed by vengeful spirits from the afterlife? A dark, terse thriller, Dream Thief has a strong pedigree in writer Nitz, a Bram Stoker Award winner, and Greg Smallwood’s shadow-laden, noir-ish art makes the tale leap off the page. Throw in an Alex Ross cover and you’ve got yourself a must-read title for this week’s pull list.
Pull List
PREMIER PUBLISHERS | |
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #107 WASTELAND #1 | $3.50 |
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #16 | $3.50 |
DRAGON RESURRECTION GN | $17.99 |
DREAM THIEF #1 | $3.99 |
EDGAR ALLAN POES FALL O/T HOUSE OF USHER #1 | $3.99 |
EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 13 | $49.99 |
EXILE TO BABYLON TP | $14.99 |
STAR WARS DARTH VADER & NINTH ASSASSIN #2 | $3.50 |
TO HELL YOU RIDE #4 | $3.99 |
DC COMICS | |
AQUAMAN HC VOL 02 THE OTHERS (N52) | $22.99 |
AQUAMAN TP VOL 01 THE TRENCH (N52) | $14.99 |
AUTHORITY HC VOL 01 | $29.99 |
BATGIRL #20 | $2.99 |
BATMAN BEYOND 10000 CLOWNS TP | $16.99 |
BATWOMAN #20 | $2.99 |
BIRDS OF PREY #20 | $2.99 |
CATWOMAN #20 | $2.99 |
FABLES #129 (MR) | $2.99 |
GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #13 | $2.99 |
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #2 | $2.99 |
JSA LIBERTY FILES THE WHISTLING SKULL #6 | $2.99 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE BEYOND KONSTRICTION TP | $16.99 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICAS VIBE #4 | $2.99 |
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #20 | $2.99 |
NIGHTWING #20 | $2.99 |
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #20 | $2.99 |
SUPERGIRL #20 | $2.99 |
SWORD OF SORCERY #8 | $3.99 |
WONDER WOMAN #20 | $2.99 |
DC COMICS/DC COLLECTIBLES | |
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY MIKE ALLRED | $79.95 |
IDW PUBLISHING | |
CRAWL TO ME DLX LTD BLACK LABEL ED | PI |
DOCTOR WHO PRISONERS OF TIME TP VOL 01 [DIG] | $17.99 |
DOOMSDAY.1 #1 [DIG] | $3.99 |
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #190 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS #3 [DIG] | $3.99 |
IRON SKY TP [DIG] | $17.99 |
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #2 3RD PTG | $3.99 |
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #7 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC TP VOL 01 [DIG] | $17.99 |
TMNT ONGOING #20 2ND PTG | $3.99 |
TRANSFORMERS FALL OF CYBERTRON #1 2ND PTG | $7.99 |
TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS TP [DIG] | $17.99 |
TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #91 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
IMAGE COMICS | |
DREAM MERCHANT #1 (MR) [DIG] | $3.50 |
EAST OF WEST #1 3RD PTG | $3.50 |
FATALE #14 (MR) [DIG] | $3.50 |
FIVE GHOSTS HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #2 2ND PTG | $2.99 |
HOAX HUNTERS TP VOL 02 SECRETS AND LIES [DIG] | $12.99 |
IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #10 [DIG] | $2.99 |
LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #5 (MR) [DIG] | $3.50 |
LIL DEPRESSED BOY TP VOL 04 [DIG] | $12.99 |
NON HUMANS #3 [DIG] | $2.99 |
PETER PANZERFAUST TP VOL 02 HOOKED [DIG] | $14.99 |
SEX #2 2ND PTG (MR) | $2.99 |
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 18 | $14.99 |
THINK TANK #7 (MR) [DIG] | $3.99 |
VESCELL #8 (MR) (NOTE PRICE) [DIG] | $4.99 |
MARVEL COMICS | |
AGE OF ULTRON #3 2ND PTG HITCH VAR | $3.99 |
AGE OF ULTRON #8 | $3.99 |
AVENGERS ENEMY WITHIN #1 | $2.99 |
CABLE AND X-FORCE #8 NOW2 | $3.99 |
CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 02 DOWN | $14.99 |
DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #3 2ND PTG DEL MUNDO VAR | $2.99 |
FF #7 NOW | $2.99 |
GAMBIT #12 | $2.99 |
INCREDIBLE HULK TP CROSSROADS | $39.99 |
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK PREM HC VOL 01 AGENT OF SHIELD NOW | $24.99 |
IRON MAN #10 NOW2 | $3.99 |
MMW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 08 | $69.99 |
NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 04 AVX | $24.99 |
NEW WARRIORS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 YOUNG CVR | $99.99 |
NOVA #4 NOW | $3.99 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 4TH PTG STEGMAN VAR NOW | $3.99 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #3 3RD PTG STEGMAN VAR NOW | $3.99 |
THUNDERBOLTS #9 NOW2 | $2.99 |
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #23 | $3.99 |
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #29 | $3.99 |
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON TP VOL 04 AVX | $16.99 |
WOLVERINE MAX #7 (MR) | $3.99 |
WOLVERINE OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP | $19.99 |
X-FACTOR #256 | $2.99 |
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS | |
07 GHOST GN VOL 04 | $9.99 |
ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE & THE SCREAM QUEENS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 |
ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 PLAYING FIRE | $11.99 |
ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #27 [DIG/P+] | $3.99 |
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #1 (MR) | $3.99 |
BETELGEUSE TP VOL 01 EXPEDITION & SURVIVORS | $19.95 |
BIG NATE GENIUS MODE TP | $9.99 |
BIONIC MAN #20 | $3.99 |
BIONIC MAN VS BIONIC WOMAN #5 | $3.99 |
BLAKE & MORTIMER GN VOL 11 GONDWANA SHRINE | $15.95 |
BLOODSHOT (VU) #11 HARBINGER WARS REG ANDRASOFSZKY | $3.99 |
BLOODTRAIL TP (MR) | $7.99 |
CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE HC VOL 02 (MR) | $27.99 |
CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE TP VOL 02 (MR) | $19.99 |
DF DEJAH THORIS & GREEN MEN #3 EXC RISQUE CVR | $19.99 |
DF GI-JOE #1 VAN LENTE SGN ED | PI |
DF TMNT VILLAIN MICRO SERIES #1 EXC CVR | PI |
DISGAEA 3 SCHOOL OF DEVILS GN VOL 01 | $13.95 |
DOCTOR MUSCLES GN JOURNAL 01 (MR) | $14.95 |
DREW HAYES POISON ELVES #2 CVR A ROBERTSON ORANGE (MR) | $2.99 |
DREW HAYES POISON ELVES #2 CVR B MONTOS (MR) | $2.99 |
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #14 [DIG] | $3.99 |
GARFIELD TP VOL 02 | $13.99 |
GFT FLY THE FALL TP | $15.99 |
GFT GODSTORM TP | $12.99 |
GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #4 A CVR LILLY (MR) | $3.99 |
GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #4 B CVR GIUSEPPE (MR) | $3.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #2 A CVR SEJIC (MR) | $3.99 |
GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #2 B CVR CHEN (MR) | $3.99 |
GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK TP | $34.95 |
GREEN HORNET #36 | $3.99 |
HELHEIM #2 2ND PTG (MR) | $3.99 |
HELHEIM #3 (MR) | $3.99 |
HELLRAISER TP VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 |
INU YASHA VIZBIG ED GN VOL 15 | $17.99 |
JENNIFER BLOOD #27 (MR) | $3.99 |
JORMUNGAND GN VOL 11 (MR) | $12.99 |
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #15 (MR) | $3.99 |
LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 27 LUCKY LUKE VS JOSS JAMON | $11.95 |
LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 28 DALTON COUSINS | $11.95 |
MARK WAID GREEN HORNET #2 | $3.99 |
MASKS #1 EMERALD CITY COMICON SPIDER EXC LEE CVR | $3.99 |
MEGA MAN TP VOL 05 ROCK OF AGES | $11.99 |
MILES AWAY GN [DIG] | $14.95 |
NEGIHO GN | $10.99 |
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 03 | $19.99 |
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 (MR) | $3.99 |
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 GORE CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 WRAP CVR (MR) | $3.99 |
PATHFINDER #7 | $3.99 |
PATHFINDER HC VOL 01 DARK WATERS RISING | $29.99 |
PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #9 CVR A ALEX ROSS | $3.99 |
PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #9 CVR B JONATHAN LAU | $3.99 |
REGULAR SHOW #1 HOUGHTON PREORDER CVR | $3.99 |
REGULAR SHOW #1 MAIN CVRS [DIG] | $3.99 |
REMIND HC GN VOL 01 | $24.95 |
REMIND HC GN VOL 02 | $24.95 |
SHADOW #13 | $3.99 |
SHADOW #13 BLANK AUTHENTIX CVR | $3.99 |
SIMPSONS COMICS #202 | $2.99 |
SONIC SUPER DIGEST #3 [P+] | $3.99 |
SONIC UNIVERSE #52 REG CVR [P+] | $2.99 |
SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 CVR A DEBALFO | $3.99 |
SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 CVR B MHAN | $3.99 |
SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 CVR C DEBALFO EXCLUSIVE | PI |
STRANGE ATTRACTORS HC | $19.95 |
THORGAL GN VOL 06 CITY OF LOST GODS / BETWEEN EARTH & SUN | $19.95 |
VALERIAN GN VOL 02 EMPIRE OF THOUSAND PLANETS | $11.95 |
VOLTRON #12 | $3.99 |
WANDERING SON HC VOL 04 | $19.99 |
WHISTLES GN VOL 01 THE STARLIGHT CALLIOPE NEW PTG (MR) | $14.95 |
XIII CINEBOOK ED GN VOL 16 MAXIMILIANS GOLD | $11.95 |
X-O MANOWAR (VU) #13 (PD) REG HAIRSINE | $3.99 |
Because we all know “Comic Book Day” is trademarked. Like only Donald Trump fires people.
I’m glad someone else is as confused as I am.
What could your logic possibly be – for asking him to change and why to that?
What are you referring to?
Will you please refrain, from calling your Wednesday feature blog “comic book day” and PLEASE change the title of your weekly feature to “comic book Wednesday” which would sound more apropiatre, and not like you’re Ripping somebody else off?