Wow, just wow.

Courtesy of the AP:

LOS ANGELES – The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Many of them, including the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, were co-created by the comic book legend Stan Lee.

Analyst David Joyce of Miller Tabak & Co. said the acquisition will help Disney appeal to young men who have flocked to theaters to see Marvel’s superhero fare in recent years. That contrasts with Disney’s recent successes among young women with such fare as "Hannah Montana" and the Jonas Brothers.

"It helps Disney add exposure to a young male demographic it had sort of lost some balance with," Joyce said, noting the $4 billion offer was at "full price."

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Barack The Barbarian issue 2 arrives this week. Here is what else is arriving:

MAY091010H  2000 AD PACK JUL 2009 (C: 0-1-2) $22.50
JAN090275D  ABSOLUTE V FOR VENDETTA HC (MR) $99.99
APR090352D  ABSURD ADVENTURES OF ARCHIBALD AARDVARK TP (MR) $14.99
JUL090513D  AGENTS OF ATLAS #10 $2.99
APR090943F  ALEX ROSS TIME FOR A CHANGE OBAMA S/N LTD ED PRINT $34.99
JUN091062H  AMELIA RULES S&S ED TP VOL 02 WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY (C: 0-1-2 $9.99
JUL090919E  ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES TP VOL 01 $17.99
MAY090800E  ARMY OF DARKNESS #24 $3.50
JUL090935E  ASTRO BOY MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 $3.99
JUL090262D  AUTHORITY #14 $2.99
MAY090770E  BARACK THE BARBARIAN #2 (OF 4) $3.50
JUL090172D  BATMAN #690 $2.99

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Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression #1        Scheduled Release Date September 16th

You can win an advance copy one of 3 Ways:

1) Retweet this contest and gain one entry.

2) Comment on this post and gain one entry.

3) Post a link to the contest and gain one entry.

Maximum of 3 entries per person ,per day. Contest is open to all residents of the U.S. and Canada.  Contest winner will be chosen on September 2nd the same day our advance review of the book is posted. Here is a description of the series:

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 603

Spider-Man escapes from the chemical chamber burned and exhausted.

DAREDEVIL # 500

Matt Murdoch heads into the dungeon, to become the leader of the Hand.

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BATGIRL #1

Barbara Gordon (Oracle) is waiting at Stephanie Brown’s (The New Batgirl) breakfast table to talk to her.

BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #3

Mr. Zsasz leaves a tailor dead as he heads out in his new suit.

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So you already have your Black Lantern Ring and have been wondering when you could get the rest of the color spectrum to complete your set. Wonder no more. Here is the release date of each of the rings. Individual shops will have there own methods of giving them out (or charging for them).

YELLOW PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on November 4.

ORANGE PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on November 18.

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Batman and Robin #3 is one of the big books of the week. Here is what else will arrive:

MAY090724F  28 DAYS LATER #1 $3.99
MAY090725F  28 DAYS LATER #1 INCV CVR $3.99
JUN091048F  A D NEW ORLEANS AFTER DELUGE GN (C: 0-1-2) $24.95
MAY090428D  ANITA BLAKE LC NECROMANCER #4 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
JUN090976E  ASTRO BOY MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 $3.99
MAY090217D  AUTHORITY WORLDS END TP BOOK 01 $17.99
JUN090518D  AVENGERS INITIATIVE #27 $2.99
JUN090519D  AVENGERS INITIATIVE #27 70TH FRAME VAR $2.99
JUN090624D  AVENGERS INITIATIVE PREM HC DISASSEMBLED $24.99
JUN090681E  BAD KIDS GO TO HELL #3 (OF 4) $3.50
JUN090763E  BART SIMPSON COMICS #49 $2.99
JUN098418D  BATMAN AND ROBIN #2 2ND PTG $2.99
JUN090146D  BATMAN AND ROBIN #3 $2.99

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  Captain America Reborn #1 was the top book of the month. Here is the rest of the top 300:

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The November Solicits reveal who is behind the Black Lanterns and more:

BLACKEST NIGHT #5
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert
Variant cover by Rodolfo Migliari
Sketch variant cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert
    The moment you’ve hungered for finally arrives! Who controls death in the DC Universe? NEKRON – Lord of the Undead! The dark being behind the undead Black Lanterns makes his presence and purpose known, and our heroes discover they’re not only fighting for their lives, but their after-lives as well.

GREEN LANTERN #48
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy
Variant cover by Rags Morales
    BLACKEST NIGHT continues! Agent Orange and his Orange Lanterns face off against the Black Lantern Corps, and Larfleeze finds himself wanting something he never has before: Help. Meanwhile, Saint Walker comes face-to-face with the one being in the universe he has no patience for – Sinestro!

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 602

Peter Parker is apparently killed in a vat of acid by the Chameleon

CABLE # 17

Cable and Hope escape Earth, but Bishop has a plan to track them down.

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ACTION COMICS #880

Nightwing and Flamebird are captured by General Lane’s team.

Superboy has a list that he is doing, that not only has things that Superman would do on it, but also things that Lex Luthor would.

Army of Darkness Ash Saves Obama #1 comes out this week. Here is what else is arriving:

JUN090261D  AIR #12 (MR) $2.99
JUN090480D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #603 $2.99
JUN090481D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #603 70TH FRAME VAR $2.99
JUN090966E  ANGEL SMILE TIME HC $24.99
JUN090824E  AOD ASH SAVES OBAMA #1 (OF 4) $3.50
JUN090699E  ARCHIE #600 $2.50
JUN090619D  ASTONISHING X-MEN PREM HC GHOST BOX $29.99
MAY090344D  ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #18 $2.99
JUN090974E  ASTRO BOY MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 $3.99
MAY091013F  ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #4 (OF 5) $3.50
MAR092628D  AVENGERS FOREVER HC $34.99
JUN090144D  BATGIRL #1 $2.99

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AGENTS OF ATLAS # 9

The team is in the middle of the ocean, on their broken space ship.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 601

Peter Parker returns home to find that he has cookies waiting for him, but that his refrigerator is locked.

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Doom Patrol #1

Dr. Niles gets a message that a black hole wants to negotiate terms.

Final Crisis Run #4

A 26 Dimensional Hypergriffin arrives to attack the Human Flame.

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Blackest Night #2 is one of the big books of the week, here is what else is arriving:

JUN091061F  10 BEAUTIFUL ASSASSINS GN $10.99
JUN090161D  ACTION COMICS #880 $3.99
JUN090155D  ADVENTURE COMICS #1 $3.99
JUN090156D  ADVENTURE COMICS #504 VAR ED $3.99
JUN090478D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #602 $2.99
JUN090479D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #602 70TH FRAME VAR $2.99
JUN090935E  ANGEL ONLY HUMAN #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN090936J  ANGEL ONLY HUMAN #1 (OF 4) 10 COPY VIRGIN DORMAN INCV
JUN090700E  ARCHIE & FRIENDS #134 $2.50
JUN090701E  ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #201 $3.99
JUN091022F  ATOMIKA #10 (OF 12) $2.99
MAY091685H  BATGIRL SECRET WISHES COSTUME SM (O/A) (C: 1-1-4) $60.00
JUN090149D  BATMAN #689 $2.99

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Dark Reign Hawkeye #4

Hawkeye(Bullseye) lets his captors know that his adamantium skull is blocking their neural inhibitor.

Dark Reign The Hood #3

The weakness of The Hood is revealed: he never wears the cloak around his family and can be killed without it.

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Blackest Night Tales of the Corps #3

Two stories so two endings here we go:

We see Kilowog as a Green Lantern recruit meeting a fellow lantern who offers him help, his name: Sinestro.

Arisa becomes a Green Lantern carrying on a family tradition.

Detective Comics #855

A bunch of Were-Creatures come out of the woods to attack Batwoman and her father.

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