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Archive for July, 2009

New Comics Shipping Wednesday August 5th


 

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Captain America Reborn #2 is the major book of the week here is what else is arriving:

JUN090719F  8-9-3 GN (MR) $15.00
JUN090733E  ABSOLUTION #1 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99
JUN090734E  ABSOLUTION #1 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
APR090824E  ABSTRACT COMICS ANTHOLOGY HC (C: 0-0-1) $39.99
JUN090520D  AGENTS OF ATLAS #9 $2.99
JUN090521D  AGENTS OF ATLAS #9 70TH FRAME VAR $2.99
MAY090580D  AGENTS OF ATLAS PREM HC DARK REIGN $24.99
JUN090450D  ALL WINNERS COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL $3.99
JUN090451D  ALL WINNERS COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL MARTIN VAR $3.99
JUN090476D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #601 $2.99
JUN090477D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #601 70TH FRAME VAR $2.99

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Archive for July, 2009

Shocking Last Page Marvel Edition 07-22 Spoilers


Amazing Spider-Man #600

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Mary Jane Watson shows up at the Parker-Jameson wedding, catching the bouquet.

Avengers The Initiative #26

Tigra assaults one of the Brothers Grimm and tells him to let the Hood know she is coming for them all.

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Shocking Last Page DC Edition 07-22 Spoilers


Blackest Night Tales of the Corps #2

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3 endings for 3 stories:

Red Lantern Bleez kills a member of the Sinestro Corps

Queen Agapo of the Star Sapphires prepares her army for battle with the Sinestro Corps.

Larfleeze absorbs the God of Hunger into the Orange Power Battery.

Final Crisis Aftermath Dance #3

Super Young Team breaks up.

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Archive for July, 2009

San Diego Comic-Con Marvel Day One Wrap-Up Report


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Marvel News Recap from the Mondo Marvel Panel Day One:

Amazing Spider-Man #611 will feature a Deadpool appearance.

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Black Widow will have a new 4 Issue mini series exploring her origin.

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Archive for July, 2009

San Diego Comic-Con DC Day One Wrap-Up Report


News from the Superman and other panels held earlier today:

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General Lane will be the major villain and the force behind the 2010 crossover event in the Superman family of books. It is titled Codename Patriot and will affect all of the books, including the Captain Atom co-feature

The Thanagarians, who were once taken over by the Kryptonians find out they are around again and come looking for payback.

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Archive for July, 2009

New Comics Shipping Wednesday July 29th


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New Avengers #55 is one of the many Dark Reign titles shipping this week. Here is what else is coming out:

JUN090912F  AL WILLIAMSON FLASH GORDON LIFELONG VISION OF HEROIC SC (C: $29.95
JUN091152H  ALTER EGO #88 (C: 0-0-1) $6.95
MAY098088D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #598 2ND PTG SIQUEIRA VAR (PP #875) $2.99
MAY090655E  ARCHIE DIGEST #256 $2.69
APR090778E  ARMY OF DARKNESS #23 $3.50
MAY090679E  ASPEN SPLASH 2009 SWIMSUIT SPECTACULAR $2.99
MAY090938E  ASTRO BOY MOVIE PREQUEL UNDERGROUND #3 $3.99
MAY090638E  BAD KIDS GO TO HELL #2 (OF 4) $3.50
MAY090925E  BARACK OBAMA #2 THE FIRST 100 DAYS $3.99

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Archive for July, 2009

Dr. Who Room With a Deja View #1 Advance Review


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Writer Rich Johnston, Art by Eric J.

There was a point where I thought of doing this review in the same styles as the book backwards in parts. That being said, This book gets four out of five stars and you should Put It On The Stack.5star Ok all joking aside, this special feels like a Dr. Who episode. The Doctor

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Archive for July, 2009

Shocking Last Page Marvel Edition 07-15 Spoilers


Agents of Atlas #8

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The Jade Claw and her robots arrive to take on the team

Amazing Spider-Man #599

Norman Osborne declares the baby inside of Menace as his Goblin Prince and the baby kicks.

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Archive for July, 2009

Shocking Last Page DC Edition 07-15 Spoilers


Action Comics #879

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The army (General Lane) has captured 2 Kryptonians.

Blackest Night #1 has a full review here

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Archive for July, 2009

Blackest Night New Pictures & Solicits #4 Spoilers


Here are the October Blackest Night covers and solicits :

Blackest Night #4

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Summer’s hottest event explodes in this critical issue! Hold on to your power rings, because the secrets behind the Blackest Night finally stand revealed! While Earth is evacuated, Hal Jordan embarks on a brave journey to the darkest depths to uncover the truth behind the Black Lanterns! You won’t believe what he uncovers!

Blackest Night Superman #3

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Black Lantern Psycho-Pirate shares his pain with the citizens of Smallville! And having your face shoved through the back of your skull can create quite a bit of pain. Will any Kryptonians come to the rescue? And could the key to taking down this menace lie within the Medusa Mask?

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Archive for July, 2009

Blackest Night #1 Review Spoilers


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Written by Geoff Johns; Art and cover by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert;

The most highly anticipated book of the summer hit and it lived up to the hype and then some. We start the issue with Black Hand (fresh off his death and rebirth in Green Lantern) exhuming Bruce Wayne’s body.

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Archive for July, 2009

New Comics Shipping Wednesday July 22nd


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Amazing Spider-Man #600 is the big book of the week, here is what else arrives:

JUN090255C  100 BULLETS #1 VERTIGO CRIME SAMPLER (MR) $1.00
APR090976H  2000 AD PACK JUNE 2009 (C: 0-1-2) $18.00
MAY090062D  ALIENS #2 (OF 4) (C: 0-1-2) $3.50
MAY090475D  ALL NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #4 (OF 4) DKR $3.99
APR091009E  ALL YOU NEED IS KILL SC (C: 1-0-0) $13.99
MAY098040D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #596 2ND PTG SIQUEIRA VAR (PP #874) $2.99
MAY098041D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #597 2ND PTG CHECHETTO VAR (PP #874) $2.99
MAY090484D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 $4.99
MAY090485D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 JRSR VAR $4.99
MAY090486D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 WRAPAROUND QUESADA VAR $4.99

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Archive for July, 2009

Shocking Last Page DC Edition 07-08 Spoilers


Batman #688

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Two Face knows that Batman is not the same person.

Booster Gold #22

Deathstroke, Black Beetle, and Ravager kill the  Perez/Wolfman Teen Titans.

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Archive for July, 2009

Shocking Last Page Marvel Edition 07-08 Spoilers


Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38

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Peter Parker realizes that Ben Reilly may have been responsible for the death of an entire family.

Dark X- Men The Beginning #1

3 separate stories here so here we go:

Norman Osborn convinces Namor to join the X-Men team he formed.

Osborn comes up to Mimic and tells him he is perfect for his team.

Dark Beast tells Osborn he is in for the team and is the Green Goblin’s biggest fan.

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Archive for July, 2009

Top 300 Comics For June 2009


Batman And Robin led the way. Here is the rest of the list:

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Archive for July, 2009

New Comics Shipping Wednesday July 15th


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Blackest Night #1 is the big book of the week.

Here is what else is arriving:

MAY090139D  ACTION COMICS #879 $3.99
MAY090468D  AGENTS OF ATLAS #8 $2.99
MAY090239D  AIR #11 (MR) $2.99
MAY090422D  ALL SELECT COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL $3.99
MAY090423D  ALL SELECT COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL MARTIN VAR $3.99
APR091002H  ALL STAR COMPANION TP VOL 04 (C: 0-1-2) $27.95
MAY090483D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599 70S DECADE VAR $2.99
MAY090482D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #599 DKR $2.99
MAY090972F  AMERICAN SURREAL ART OF TODD SCHORR HC $39.95
MAY090930E  ANGEL AFTER THE FALL HC VOL 04 $24.99
MAY090929E  ANGEL NOT FADE AWAY #3 $3.99
MAY090608D  ANNIHILATION CLASSIC TP $24.99
APR090907E  AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS HC $14.99
APR090235D  ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE TP BOOK 01 $19.99
MAY090201C  BATMAN #608 SPECIAL EDITION $1.00
MAY090133D  BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #2 $3.99

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Archive for July, 2009

Shocking Last Page DC Edition 07-01 Spoilers


Batman And Robin #2

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Robin is captured by Mr. Pig and his doll army.

Final Crisis Aftermath Run #3

The Human Flame jumps out of the third floor window to escape.

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Archive for July, 2009

Shocking Last Page Marvel Edition 07-01 Spoilers


Agents of Atlas #7

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Cable #16

Bishop arrives with an army to kill Hope.

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Archive for July, 2009

New Comics Shipping Wednesday July 8th


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Green Lantern #43 kicks off Blackest Night  . Here is what else is arriving:

APR090260D  100 BULLETS TP VOL 13 WILT (MR) $19.99
MAR094404H  2000 AD #1636 (C: 0-1-2) $4.50
MAY090179D  ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER HC NEW PTG $75.00
MAY090200C  ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1 SPECIAL EDITION $1.00
MAY090612D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99
MAY090487D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #36 $3.99
MAY090597D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY JMS ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 01 $34.99
APR090437D  ANITA BLAKE LC NECROMANCER #3 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
MAY090654E  ARCHIE & FRIENDS #133 $2.50
MAY090656E  ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #200 $3.99
MAR094184E  ARMY OF DARKNESS #22 $3.50
MAR094389F  ASTERIOS POLYP GN (C: 0-1-2) $29.95
MAY090979F  ATOMIKA #9 (OF 12) (RES) $2.99
APR090355D  BACK TO BROOKLYN TP (BOOK MKT ED) (MR) $14.99
APR090354D  BACK TO BROOKLYN TP (DIRECT MKT ED) (MR) $14.99
MAY090132D  BATMAN #688 $2.99

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Archive for July, 2009

New Black Lantern Revealed ……Deadman?


Ethan Van Sciver posted this image a few minutes ago and it supposedly a new Black Lantern: Deadman.

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