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

We pick up where we left off last time, with The Flash, Atom, and Mera battling Black Lanterns at the JLA Headquarters. Flash tells the others that they need to hold down the fort on Earth until Hal Jordan can stop the source of the Black Lanterns. There is also a caption showing Black Lantern Power is at 93.55 %.

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Astonishing X-Men #32 comes out this week, here is what else is arriving:

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• AZRAEL #1
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• Azrael, is apparently dead and tied up to a cross.
• BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #5
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• The priest is told to kill the unconscious Man-Bat, Batman, and Huntress.

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 609

Raptor is waiting at Harry Osborne’s house with Peter’s friends as hostages.

DARK AVENGERS # 10

The Molecule Man and his team show up to take on the Dark Avengers.

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Joe Hill releases the next chapter in the Locke and Key saga on November 11th and you can win advance copy one of 3 ways.

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On November 11th Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson team up to tell this story. You can win an advance copy one of 3 ways:

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Blackest Night #4 is the major book of the week here is what else is arriving:

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SIEGE: EMBEDDED #1 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by ADI GRANOV
SIEGE BLOCKBUSTER TIE-IN!!
The SIEGE of Asgard has begun! And Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers are leading the charge! Osborn’s savvy use of the media fueled his rise to power – but the very tools he’s been using may turn against him. It’s time to expose Norman’s true face to the world and uncover the secrets behind the attack on the gods! Witness the changing of the Marvel Universe firsthand!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SIEGE #1 (of 4)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
Sketch Variant by OLIVIER COIPEL
Beginning with the ravaging affects of Avengers
Disassembled and following the aftermaths of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On the brink of madness, Osborn, in his final bid to take total control, targets the final obstacle in his mission…Asgard. Events are set in motion forcing our heroes to put aside the deep rifts that have grown over the past seven years. Opposing them stand a horde of evil that has begun to take down the gods of the Golden Realm! SIEGE will rock the foundations of every super hero, villain and team in the Marvel Universe. As an era ends, one word will ring above all others…”SIEGE.”
40 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated T+ …$3.99

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While there is no issue of the main series there are plenty of crossovers and mini series this month, including titles being brought back from the dead.

GREEN LANTERN #50
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy
Variant cover by Jim Lee
Sketch Variant cover by Doug Mahnke
    BLACKEST NIGHT spreads with an oversized anniversary issue! Surrounded by friends and enemies, Hal Jordan goes into battle with a being he will never defeat – the Black Lantern Spectre! Can Saint Walker, Sinestro and the others put a stop to this bizarre Spectre rebirth?
    Plus, Atrocitus reveals a tie to a power that may make him the most unbeatable of all the Lanterns!

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44
Written by Peter J. Tomasi
Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Rebecca Buchman
Variant cover by Greg Horn
    Witness the fury of Guy Gardner – Red Lantern! But what horrible attack on the Corps would fuel Guy’s rage? And how can anyone save him from the grip of the crimson fury?

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Blackest Night #3 took the top spot here is the rest of the top 300 with sales estimates:

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DEADPOOL # 900

Deadpool heads back to the institute to get paid after killing the mime gang.

INCREDIBLE HERCULES # 136

Thor and Hercules return to their identities.

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Marvel has unveiled an early look at some of the books shipping in January that tie into the Fall of the Hulks Crossover. Here they are:

FALL OF THE HULKS: RED HULK #1 (of 4)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by CARLOS RODRIGUES
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
FALL OF THE HULKS continues in this all-new series! What secrets will be revealed? What plans has the RED HULK been hiding from everyone? And what does all of this have to do with the COSMIC HULK robot!? Don’t miss this thrilling first chapter by JEFF PARKER (Agents of Atlas, The Hood) and CARLOS RODRIGUES (Thunderbolts)!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HULK #19

Written by Jeph Loeb
Pencils & Cover by Ed McGuinness
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
This is it! The Fall of The Hulks begins here. The opening round: THE RED HULK VS. THE THING with Reed Richards life at stake. When the Baxter Building is attacked by the all-new, all-deadly Frightful Four, who will save the Fantastic Four? How about THE RED HULK?  Not  a chance.  The superstar team of JEPH LOEB and ED McGUINNESS shotgun this mindblowing chapter of the biggest Hulkventure of them all.
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Dark Avengers 10 comes out this week, here is what else is arriving:

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DC Revealed tonight at the Retailer’s Summit that the skip month in January for Blackest Night will feature Black Lantern themed returns for some cancelled series.

The titles and writers are as follows:

- The Power of Shazam! #48 by Eric Wallace
- The Question #37 by Greg Rucka
- Suicide Squad #67 by John Ostrander
- Phantom Stranger #42 by Peter Tomasi
- Catwoman #83 by Fabian Nicieza
- The Atom and Hawkman #46 by Geoff Johns
- Weird Western Tales #71 by Dan DiDio
– Starman #81 by James Robinson

Marvel’s next big event is called The Siege that will see the original Avengers Captain America, Thor and Iron Man reunite to take on Norma Osborne. He is the cover to issue 1 by Oliver Copiel:

Here is the variant cover and the first 5 pages of Blackest Night Batman #3 that comes out Wednesday.

Page 1

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 608

Spider-Man gets surprised by Kaine.

ASTONISHING X-MEN # 31

A giant organic Sentinel erupts from inside Wallflower.

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Blackest Night Batman #3 ships this week, here is what else is arriving:

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IDW has a new Transformers #1 ongoing series starting up in November, and you can win an advance copy of the book by entering our contest. Here are the 3 ways to win:

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 607

Kraven’s daughter arrives to invite Diablo to meet her mother.

DARK REIGN: THE HOOD # 5

The Hood flies off all alone.

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Batman & Robin #5 arrives this week. Here is what else is coming out:

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