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Top 300 Comics February 2009


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Blackest Night #7 was the top selling book of the month, here is the rest of the top 300:

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Blackest Night #8 Cover Revealed Spoilers Brightest Day


DC has revealed the previously classified cover to Blackest Night #8.

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Green Lantern #52 Covers Revealed Blackest Night White Lantern Spoilers


If you have not read Blackest Night #7 yet you may want to avert your eyes. We knew a White Lantern was coming, it’s just not who we assumed it would be.

 

Here are the newly revealed covers to Green Lantern #52 with Sinestro as the White Lantern.

 

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Wizkids Watchmen Heroclix Revealed


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WizKids/NECA, the leader in collectible miniature gaming today announced the Watchmen HeroClix Collector’s Boxed Set and Dr. Manhattan Colossal Figure for the HeroClix game, through a license agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Comics.  Watchmen HeroClix brings the characters of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Watchmen film to gamers’ tabletops summer 2010.

The Watchmen Collector’s Boxed Set includes 25 highly detailed, 3D miniatures including Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre.  The Collector’s Boxed Set, which includes a complete set of Watchmen HeroClix figures, comes in deluxe, display-quality packaging.  The Watchmen HeroClix Dr. Manhattan Colossal Figure (sold separately) is built to movie-accurate scale and stands over 14 inches tall. Watchmen HeroClix premieres this summer at San Diego Comic-Con, and will be available at comic and game shops nationwide and on Amazon.com.

 

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DC Brightest Day Solicits May 2010 Blackest Night Spoilers


DC has revealed the solicits for the Brightest Day books arriving in May:

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BRIGHTEST DAY #1-2
Issue #1 on sale MAY 5 •Issue #2 on sale MAY 19 • 40 pg (#1), 32 pg (#2), FC, $2.99 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH • Issue #1 1:50 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT •Issue #2 1:25 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT
BRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can’t possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright afnd shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can’t tell you…yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL. It all begins in the specially priced issue #1!
Retailers please note: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

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DC Reveals Brightest Day Aquaman Blackest Night Spoiler


DC revealed today that Aquaman returns to the land of the living following Blackest Night. Here is a preview of the cover to issue 2

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Wizkids DC Blackest Night Heroclix Set Revealed


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WizKids will release the DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game, based on the red hot DC Comics storyline, on May 12th. The boxed game will include everything a player needs to play HeroClix.

The Starter Game set will feature seven HeroClix miniatures, each with a character card (and will feature their deputy Lantern costumes):

- Green Lantern–Hal Jordan

- Lex Luthor

- Mera

- Scarecrow

- Wonder Woman

- The Flash

- The Atom

Also included in the Blackest Night Starter Game: All-new Green Lantern Sciencells Map, 2010 HeroClix Complete Rulebook, six Object Tokens, 12 Terrain Markers, and two six-sided dice.


DC Brightest Day Solicits Revealed Blackest Night Spoilers


DC has released images and solicits for the April 2010 Brightest Day titles.

BRIGHTEST DAY #0
On sale APRIL 14 • 56 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by Geoff Johns & Peter J. Tomasi • Art by Fernando Pasarin
Cover by David Finch
1:50 Variant cover by Ivan Reis
The biggest event in comics continues as BRIGHTEST DAY burns back the BLACKEST NIGHT from the writing team behind GREEN LANTERN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS – Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi! And don’t miss the exciting DC Comics debut of red hot cover artist David Finch (New Avengers, Ultimatum)! The effects that the already classic BLACKEST NIGHT will have on the DC Universe will be felt for years to come and this issue not only sets the stage for the new ongoing biweekly DC Universe book BRIGHTEST DAY, but also the next exciting era of the DC Universe!Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. This issue features a special ordering incentive. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

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Exclusive Look DC Heroclix Brave & The Bold New Figures and Details


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Wizkids has released some more information, including a release date for the new DC expansion set The Brave and the Bold. Read the details below and be sure to scroll for an exclusive look at the new Brainiac and Flash/Green Lantern figures.

WizKids has announced the April 14 release of DC HeroClix: The Brave and The Bold expansion.  This set includes 55 pre-painted miniatures, including numerous famous Duo team-ups–both heroes and villains from the pages of DC Comic.  The Brave and The Bold is sold in 5-figure boosters which retail at $11.99.
In addition to DC fan-favorites, like Brainiac and duo figures like ‘The Atom and Hawkman’, ‘Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy’ and ‘The Flash and Green Lantern’, The Brave and The Bold includes all-new Alter Ego figures. Alter Egos allow players to start the game with a hero in his or her secret identity–like Clark Kent, then at a critical moment change the figure into the hero in costume–Superman.

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Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne #1 Cover Revealed


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DC has unveiled the cover to the upcoming Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne storyline. Enjoy.


White Lantern Hal Jordan Blackest Night Brightest Day Spoiler


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With the announcement today of Brightest Day it seems inevitable that we will see the much rumored arrival of White Lantern Hal Jordan to save the day at the end of Blackest Night. We have already

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DC Reveals New Brightest Day Tie Ins Blackest Night Spoilers


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DC continues to reveal more information about Brightest Day the follow up to Blackest Night. It will not just be a stand alone story as it will tie in to the launch of several new titles including the new Flash #1 . Also there will be a new

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DC Reveals Blackest Night Sequel Brightest Day Spoilers


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DC revealed this morning that after the final issue of Blackest Night a new 26 issue bi-weekly event that starts in April written by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi. More details to be revealed after Blackest Night concludes.


Blackest Night #7 Covers Revealed Spoilers


DC has just released the previously Top Secret Covers to Blackest Night #7

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Green Lantern #50 Preview Pages Blackest Night Spoiler


DC has just released some preview pages for Green Lantern #50 which comes out on January 27th . This issue has been dubbed Blackest Night #6.5. Here are pages 2 and 3

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New Comics Shipping Wednesday January 9th


 

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Siege #1 arrives this week, here is a list of what else is arriving:

 

SEP090678F  28 DAYS LATER #5 $3.99
NOV090456D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS JACKPOT #1 (OF 3) $3.99
OCT090699E  ARCHIE & FRIENDS TP VOL 02 BETTYS DIARY $9.95
OCT090700E  ARCHIE DIGEST #260 $2.69
NOV090736E  ATHENA #4 $3.50
NOV090203D  AUTHORITY #18 $2.99
OCT098194J  AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS MINI-POSTER (NET) $0.00
NOV090131D  BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #40 $2.99

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DC Heroclix The Brave & The Bold Figures Revealed Preview


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NECA, which acquired WizKids in September, is planning to ship its first DC HeroClix product, The Brave and the Bold, in February of 2010. The expansion will add 55 superhero and supervillain characters to the game including 25 characters who have never appeared in the DC HeroClix CMG releases before.

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Blackest Night #6 Full Review W/ Spoilers


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

We begin right where issue 5 left off, with Hal Jordan and Barry Allen being chased by Black Rings as the Color Corps battle the Black Lanterns and the newly turned heroes. As The Flash and Green Lantern try to avoid the rings, they are attacked by Green Arrow and Impulse telling them to stop fighting since the resurrected heroes belong to Nekron.

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New Blackest Night Crossover Covers Revealed Atom/Hawkman & More Spoilers


With the release of Blackest Night 6 today, DC has also revealed the real covers to the resurrected titles that tie into Blackest Night. Here they are:

Atom And Hawkman #46

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Blackest Night #6 Huge Spoiler Last Page Reveal


 

 

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Below is the last page for Blackest Night #6 which comes out next week December 30th. Let the speculation begin on where the story goes from here. Here is the last page:

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DC Comics 12-16 Reviews Spoilers Blackest Night


  • BATMAN #694
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  • Major Developments: The Penguin gets shot. Batman looks for a missing girl.
  • Last Page: An angry looking Batman stands on a gargoyle as lightning strikes.
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  • Blackest Night #8 & Tie Ins Solicits Revealed Spoilers


    The Final issue of Blackest Night hits in February and here are the solicits for that and all the tie ins for that month.

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    BLACKEST NIGHT #8
    On sale MARCH 31 • 8 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
    Written by GEOFF JOHNS
    Art and cover by IVAN REIS, OCLAIR ALBERT & JOE PRADO
    1:25 Variant cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI • 1:100 Sketch variant cover by IVAN REIS
    The extra-sized conclusion to the most talked-about event in comics is here, and the results will change the course of the DC Universe for years to come. Earth has become the final battleground for life versus death, but how will our heroes fight back against the darkness of sentient space itself? And what does the future hold for Green Lantern, The Flash and the rest of the world’s greatest heroes and villains? Find out here as the stage is set for the next epic era of DC Comics!

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    New Comics Shipping Wednesday December 23rd


     

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    Green Lantern #49 arrives this week, here is what else will be in stores:

    SEP090951H  2000 AD PACK NOV 2009 (C: 0-1-2) $18.00
    OCT090740E  ABSOLUTION #5 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99
    OCT090741E  ABSOLUTION #5 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
    OCT090627D  AGENTS OF ATLAS TP DARK REIGN $19.99
    JUL091082F  ALEC HC YEARS HAVE PANTS LIFE SIZE OMNIBUS (MR) (C: 0-1-2) $49.95
    JUL091081F  ALEC SC YEARS HAVE PANTS LIFE SIZE OMNIBUS (MR) (C: 0-1-2) $35.00
    OCT098127D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #611 2ND PTG YOUNG VAR (PP #896) $2.99
    OCT098157D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612 2ND PTG AZACETA VAR GNTLT $3.99
    OCT090493D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #616 GNTLT $2.99

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    DC Comics 12-09 Reviews Spoilers Blackest Night


    • ACTION COMICS #884
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    • Major Developments: General Lane arrests Lois and tells her not to run the Reacton story, Lois Lane quits the Daily Planet. Dr. Pillings is revealed as Kryptonian to Flamebird
    • Last Page: Dr. Pillings cures Nightwing, but also gains his DNA data.
    • ADVENTURE COMICS #5
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    • Major Developments: Superboy Prime trashes the DC Offices, destroys the Black Lanterns after absorbing a black ring and going through the color spectrum of emotions.
    • Last Page: Superboy Prime is promised to be left alone with his love, who is back with a Black Lantern ring on her finger.

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    New Comics Shipping Wednesday December 16th


     

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    Captain America Reborn #5 comes out this week, here is what else is arriving:

    OCT090291D  AIR #16 (MR) $2.99
    OCT090491D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #615 GNTLT $2.99
    OCT090492D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #615 QUINONES VAR GNTLT $2.99
    SEP090408D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS ANTI VENOM #3 (OF 3) $3.99
    OCT090368D  AMORY WARS TP VOL 02 SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE $14.99
    OCT090951E  ANGEL #28 $3.99
    OCT090972E  ANGEL HOLE IN THE WORLD #1 $3.99

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    Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne Preview Art


    DC has unveiled another major event for 2010 The Return of Bruce Wayne. Here is some preview art.

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    Here is a description:

    The World’s Greatest Detective is facing his toughest mystery.

    Lost in the timestream, believed to be dead by his friends and enemies alike, Bruce Wayne must use every bit of intelligence, every ounce of strength and training he’s acquired over the years to find his way back to the city, and adopted family of vigilantes, he’d left behind.

    Blasted by the mysterious and powerful Omega Effect in the pages of FINAL CRISIS during a deadly battle with the malevolent New God Darkseid, Bruce Wayne

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    DC Reveals War of The Supermen 2010 Event


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    DC has unveiled their Free Comic Book Day book for 2010 and it is the next major event for the company War of the Supermen. No other details at this time, but look for more to be revealed as we get closer to the May 1st release of the book.


    Top 300 Comics For November 2009


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    Blackest Night #5 was the best selling book of the month, Here is the rest of the top 300:

     

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    New Comics Shipping Wednesday December 9th


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    OCT090683E  A VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS $3.50
    OCT090215D  ACTION COMICS #884 $3.99
    OCT090189D  ADVENTURE COMICS #5 (BLACKEST NIGHT) $3.99
    OCT090190D  ADVENTURE COMICS #508 VAR ED (BLACKEST NIGHT) $3.99
    OCT091198H  ALTER EGO #90 (C: 0-1-1) $6.95
    OCT090490D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #614 GNTLT $2.99

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    DC Comics 11-25 Reviews Spoilers Blackest Night


  • BLACKEST NIGHT #5 (OF 8)
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  • DETECTIVE COMICS #859
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    Major Developments: We see more of Kate Kane’s backstory including her military days.

    Shocking Last Page: Kate encounters Batman and gets inspired.

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