Just revealed today is the Amazing Spider-Man #623 Joe Jusko Kansas City Comic Con Variant Cover. Available only at the show on March 27 and 28th

Marvel has released the full image from their Spider-Man 2010 teaser.

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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Amazing Spider-Man #595

In the perfect example of why this column was started, Harry Osborn decides to join up with the Dark Avengers after Menace reveals she is pregnant.

Avengers Initiative #24

Norman Osborn puts Taskmaster in charge of the Initiative

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Here is the Marvel Edition for books that came out on 5-20. DC edition to follow:

Agents of Atlas #5

The Agents find out that Namor is part of Norman Osborn’s secret cabal.

Amazing Spider-Man #594

Spider-Man decides that he is going to confront Norman Osborn.

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Today’s Daily Deal focuses on a dark future for Spider-Man. Having lost everything and having heroes banned, Peter Parker is all alone. Until a "friend" from the past shows up with a mysterious package for him. The critically acclaimed Spider-Man Reign Hardcover collects issues 1 to 4 of the Spider-Man Reign mini series. It also features the Venom "Black Spider-Man" Variant Cover. Usually this book retails for $19.99, but with today’s Daily Deal you can own a copy for only $9.99 (Price Includes Shipping within the United States) Quantities Limited so act now.

  Today’s Daily Deal is designed with Summer in mind. The Pure Hero Venom Workout shirt is made of 100% polyester flat back mesh with capillary channels built that breathe and keep you dry and comfortable. These shirts are similar to Under Armour but are more of a loose fit and not a spandex fit. These shirts normally retail for $29.99 but with today’s Daily Deal you can own one for only $14.99 (Price includes shipping within the United States).  Available in sizes Medium, Large and Extra Large. Quantities Limited so Act Now.

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  Today’s Daily Deal was inspired by the great response to yesterday’s Wolverine Masterpiece Edition sale. This time you have the opportunity to get the Spider-Man Masterpiece Edition featuring 10 of the greatest Spider-Man stories ever written by Roger Stern, Peter David and more ,with artwork by John Romita Jr , Ron Frenz and more. This 256 page hardcover usually retails for $29.99, but today you can own it for only $9.99 (price includes shipping).  A limited quantity exist at this price so act now.

Sold Out. Look for a New Daily Deal on Friday April 10th.

Amazing Spider-Man #588

  Another not so great issue of the book, with really rushed looking artwork by the normally solid JR JR. This was the big pay off for all the plotlines since BND and it really fell flat. The only interesting part was the last page with Norman Osborne meeting Menace and welcoming her to the family. This book needs another reboot. 1 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

LEAVE IT ON THE RACK.

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Amazing Spider-Man Extra #2

  Two stories that are much better than most of the recent regular run of the book. We get an Anti-Venom solo story and a fun Spidey-Wolverine Team-Up. Dark, but good art in both stories. 3 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

 Put It On The Stack.

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Amazing Spider-Man #584

  Cheesy dialogue between supervillains about the importance of voting, a dated 90’s Alannis Morrisette joke, and a lackluster reveal about Menace’s ID (Harry Osborne) and the ID of the Spider Tracer Killer. The book needs a serious revamp and a steady creative team. 1 out of 5 Spider-Villains. Leave it on the Rack.

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  The Third Printing of Amazing Spider-Man 583 ships this week and is already sold out as Marvel will be doing a 4th Print. Here is what else is coming out:

NOV088141D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 OBAMA 3RD PTG VAR $3.99
NOV082325D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #584 $2.99
NOV082359D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EXTRA #2 $3.99
NOV083770E  ARCHIE #593 $2.25
DEC083802H  ART OF PAUL DUFFIELD #1 SGN PREMIUM ED (MR) $6.99
NOV083788E  ASPEN SHOWCASE EMBER GREEN CVR $2.99
NOV083789E  ASPEN SHOWCASE EMBER GUNNELL CVR $2.99
NOV082252D  ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #12 (RES) $2.99
NOV082326D  AVENGERS INITIATIVE #21 DKR $2.99
NOV080139D  BATMAN #685 (FOE) $2.99

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Amazing Spider-Man #583

The main story in the issue features Peter Parker going out on a series of blind dates. Even though Mark Waid is usually a great writer this story is very boring. The only reason this book sold any copies at all is due to the back up 5 page story featuring an assassination attempt by the Chameleon on President Obama. The resolution requires that the Chameleon has never seen basketball in his life and is pretty lame. The book earns 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains, but you should still  Put It on the Stack. Since you can save it as a memento or flip it on ebay.

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Here we go with a secondary rating system in effect :

Amazing Spider-Man #582

  Second part of a lackluster Molten Man return. Not much going on in this book due to revolving creative teams. Only stunt covers appear to be the saving this book from horrible sales numbers.  (I’m looking at you Colbert and Obama variants). 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains.  Leave it on the Rack.

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Here is the list for books arriving this upcoming Wednesday including Amazing Spider-Man #583 featuring a Barack Obama / Spider-Man Team-Up

NOV080152D  ACTION COMICS #873 (FOE) $2.99
NOV082362D  ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #3 (OF 5) $3.99
NOV084368H  ALTER EGO #83 (C: 0-1-2) $6.95
NOV082360D  AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #28 $2.99
NOV082358D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 $3.99
OCT088192D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 OBAMA VAR $3.99

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Next week in Amazing Spider-Man #583 Barack Obama will be meeting Spider-Man. Here is the variant cover along with an interior shot from the book. Enjoy.

A little more in depth reviews of this past week’s books from Marvel, rather than the usual 2-3 line quick fire format:

Featured Book :

New Avengers #48

  The beginning of Dark Reign brings about another status quo change for the New Avengers as the team adds the new Captain America to their ranks, and Iron Fist takes a leave of absence. Bendis wrote a very intriguing tale this time around. Normally not much happens in this book as we are usually stuck with a bunch of talking heads, or flashbacks or side stories. This was a very enjoyable read with some nice artwork as well. Their is one other major story point and the is that Luke Cage is now ready to work for Norman Osborn in order to find his missing child. This could be a very intriguing storyline if played correctly. Overall this book earns 4 out of 5 New Avengers.

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A very quick review summary this week, since today brings new books.

Amazing Spider-Man #581

  The return of the Molten Man, but otherwise a really blah issue. This book needs a reboot. 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

Batman and the Outsiders #14

  Nice story, good artwork, and the beginning of a new mission for the team. Also, the return of Azrael ?! 3 out of 5 Bat-Villains

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Indie reviews late Sunday or Monday if possible.

Amazing Spider-Man #580

  Spider-Man battles the Blank, in a done in one fairly uneventful story. The art by Lee Weeks is a big improvement for the book. 3 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

Astonishing X-Men Ghost  Boxes #2 (of 2 )

  2 more alternate reality stories, including a Cyclops suicide story. Still not worth the $3.99 for only 16 pages of story, but more interesting than the first part. 2 out of 5 X-Men.

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Continuing the Auction Results for the Profiles in History Auction.

Return of the Jedi C-3PO Helmut

  The helmut sold for $100,000. Imagine how much the rest of the body could get.

Heath Ledger Joker Playing Card

  These were reportedly left all over the streets of Chicago after filming was done. It sold for $3500 and I know realize that I should have been hanging out downtown during the filming.

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In keeping with the new format I have split the Quick Fires into Marvel, DC, and Indie books.

Amazing Spider-Man #579

  Mark Waid finishes up the two part Shocker tale with a team-up, a betrayal, and the almost reunion of J. Jonah Jameson and his father. Much better artwork in this issue. 4 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

Cable #9

  Cable Versus the Cockroach Humans and Bishop takes out the X-Men. Nice pacing, very smooth artwork. 3 out of 5 X-Villains.

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COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: STUART IMMONEN
INKS: WADE VON GRAWBADGER
COLORED BY: Justin Ponsor
LETTERED BY: VC-Cory Petit

We start off with Eddie Brock on a bench talking with a guy who says to him nice day isn’t it. Brock then tells him that he has thoughts in his head that are not his own and that he is always hungry. We then flashback to one day earlier inside Peter Parker’s attic where we see the supposedly dead Gwen Stacy with the face of Carnage.

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Amazing Spider-Man #576

   Kind of sappy ending to the Hammerhead story. And it appears Spidey has a new woman in his life. 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

Civil War House of M #3

  Relatively interesting story of Magneto’s rise to power, but at the end of the day this story already has its ending. 3 out of 5 New Avengers.    

Final Crisis: Resist #1

  Great Issue. Mr. Terrific organizes a resistance and plays the OMAC trump card to take on Darkseid. 4 out of 5 JSAers.

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COVER BY: David Finch
WRITER: Jeph Loeb
PENCILS: David Finch

This book was surprisingly good. I had low expectations based on the Ultimate Origin mini that was only so so . This book however is grand in scale. We start with a quick go around the entire Ultimate Universe. Catching up with the X-Men, Ultimates, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four. Then things go bad very quickly. The ocean floods into New York and the death toll reaches into the millions as we find out that this is happening worldwide, even in Lateveria as we see an enraged Doctor Doom without any of his subjects. Professor X contacts the survivors and tells them who is behind this. From the cover above (which is also the last panel of the book) it is not hard to guess. Loeb writes a very tight, connected tale that is on a grand scale. Finch’s pencils are very good and only in one panel was it hard to figure out who a character was.(I thought the Human Torch in non-flame form was Mr. Fantastic) Overall this is an interesting start to the destruction of the Ultimate Universe and receives 4 out of 5 Fantastic Fourers.