PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Batman/Doc Savage Special:
Written by Brian Azzarello
Art by Phil Noto
Sketchbook material and variant cover by Rags Morales
Cover by JG Jones
Doc Savage returns to DC Comics…and comes face-to-fist with the Batman! Superstar scribe Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, JOKER) and the breathtaking art of Phil Noto combine to shine the first light on a shadowy new version of the DC Universe, where the thugs run rampant, corruption runs deep, and even heroes can't be trusted! Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, hates what he's heard about the connections between a grisly murder and Gotham City's violent new vigilante. But the Batman can't abide do-gooders getting in his way…and his .45 just won't stay in its holster! Be here for this vital prologue to an upcoming 6-issue miniseries by Azzarello and Rags Morales (IDENTITY CRISIS), which will pull back the curtain to reveal the full width and breadth of DC's new pulp-influenced universe. This special issue also features sketchbook material by Rags Morales that will show you just what you're in for! You might think you're ready - but you're very, very wrong…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 #1:
Written by David Lapham
Art by Kevin West
Cover by Federico Dallocchio
Variant cover features video game art
In anticipation of the sequel to the groundbreaking game, WildStorm brings you a no-holds-barred, brutal tale of the mysterious Task Force 141 soldier known as 'Ghost.' Learning the motivation behind his mask and moniker is the tip of the iceberg in a story spanning the globe from the United Kingdom to war-torn Afghanistan to the drug war in Mexico. Believe us, this will be talked about for years to come! Award-winning creator David Lapham (YOUNG LIARS, Stray Bullets) is joined by artist Kevin West in a shattering 6-issue tour-de-force epic!
Casper & The Spectrals #1:
(W) Todd Dezago (A)
Pedro Delgado
Just in time for Casper's 60th anniversary, Ardden Entertaient proudly debuts Casper And The Supernaturals, an all-new take on the world's most famous ghost and his two friends, Wendy the Witch and Hot Stuff! There is a city within New York City known as Spooky Town, but most humans are unable to see it. Within this city live the Supernaturals, the ghosts, goblins, demons and witches of the world. When an ancient entity known only as the Volbragg threatens both New York and Spooky Town, Casper and his friends are forced to band together and defeat an unimaginable evil!
Dark X-Men #1:
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
From the dust of UTOPIA comes DARK X-MEN! Never one to say 'die', Norman Osborn is keeping what's left of HIS X-Men alive. MYSTIQUE! DARK BEAST! WEAPON OMEGA! MIMIC! They are the public face of mutants in an Osborn world. And what a face they are! But what does Nate Grey, A.K.A. X-MAN, have to do with it? The critically acclaimed team of PAUL CORNELL (BLACK WIDOW, TV's Dr. Who) and Leonard Kirk (CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13) take on the world of X!
Star Wars: Purge - Seconds to Die:
After Order 66, the Jedi purge led by the dark and fearsome Sith Lord Darth Vader, most of the remaining Jedi are hiding to survive-but not all. Sha Koon, niece of the esteemed Plo Koon, has narrowly escaped the attack on the Jedi Temple, and has been left full of questions about the dark side. Sha Koon will not hide; she will find another way to continue being a Jedi-one that will place her directly in the path of Darth Vader and the Emperor! This issue follows events in Revenge of the Sith!
This Week's New Releases:
Comics and Magazines
28 Days Later #3
Action Comics #883
Amazing Spider-Man #611
Anchor #2
Angel #27
Angel #27 (Virgin Mooney Variant)
Authority: The Lost Year Reader
Batgirl #4
Batman #693
Batman and Robin #6
Batman and Robin #6 (Variant Edition)
Batman/Doc Savage Special #1
Batman/Doc Savage Special #1 (Variant Edition)
Black Panther 2 #10
Black Terror #5
Blackbeard #2
Booster Gold #26
BPRD: 1947 #5
Cable #20
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 #1 (Cover A)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 #1 (Cover B)
Cars: Radiator Springs #3
Cartoon Network Action Pack #43
Casper & The Spectrals #1
Chronicles of Wormwood: Last Battle #2
Chronicles of Wormwood: Last Battle #2 (Wrap Cover)
Citizen Rex #5
Classic Marvel Figurine Collectors Magazine #104 (Taskmaster)
Comic Book Comic #4
Daredevil (1998) #502
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #2 (2nd Print Variant)
Dark Reign List: X-Men (2nd Print Variant)
Dark X-Men #1
DC Superhero Figurine Collectors Magazine #39 (Brother Blood)
DC Super-Hero Figurine Collectors Magazine Special #6 (Killer Croc)
Deadpool #17
DMZ #47
Doctor Who #5
Doctor Who #5 (Virgin Grist Variant)
Doctor Who Classics: Series 2 #12
Dr. Who Magazine #414
Ender's Game: Command School #3
Fables #90
Farscape: Dargo's Trial #4
Female Force #9 (Stephenie Meyer Book Market Bonus Edition)
Female Force #9 (Stephenie Meyer)
Frank Frazetta's Dark Kingdom #2 (Vigil Cover B)
Frank Frazetta's Dark Kingdom #2
From the Ashes #6
Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression #3
Ghoul #1
GI Joe #11
GI Joe #11 (Virgin Chaykin Variant)
GI Joe Movie: Snake Eyes #2
Gravel #15
Gravel #15 (Wrap Cover)
Green Arrow/Black Canary #26
Green Lantern Corps #42
Green Lantern Corps #42 (Variant Edition)
Grimjack: Manx Cat #4
Haunt #1 (2nd Print)
Hellboy: Wild Hunt #8
Incredibles #2
Jersey Gods #9
John Sable: Freelance - Ashes of Eden #2
JSA Vs. Kobra: Engines of Faith #6
Jughead's Double Digest #155
Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #1
Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #1 (Rodriguez Variant)
Luke Cage Noir #4
Luke Cage Noir #4 (Calero Variant)
Marvel Adventures: Super-Heroes #17
Marvel Super-Hero Squad #3
Muppet Show: Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #4
Phonogram 2 #5
Punisher Max #1
Punisher Max #1 (Dillon Variant)
Rapture #5 (Matt Wagner Cover)
Rapture #5 (Oeming Cover)
Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #1
Rebels #10
Red Herring #4
Red Robin #6
Resident Evil #3
Resurrection Volume 2 #5
Robert E. Howard's Thulsa Doom #3
Rotten #5
Scooby Doo #150
Shield #3
Sky Doll: Doll Factory #1
Sky Doll: Doll Factory #1 (US Wendling Variant)
Spider-Woman #1 (2nd Print Variant)
Star Trek: Romulans - Schism #3
Star Wars: Clone Wars #10
Star Wars: Purge - Seconds to Die
Starstruck #3
Stormwatch PHD #24
Strange #1
Strange #1 (Super-Hero Squad Variant)
Strange Adventures of HP Lovecraft #4
Street Fighter IV #4 (A Cover Tsang)
Supergod #1
Supergod #1 (Wrap Cover)
Sword #1
Tank Girl: Skidmarks #1
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly #5
Titans #19
Toyfare #149 (Hasbro Iron Man 2 Figure Cover)
Toyfare #149 (Mattel Avatar Figure Cover)
Tracker #1 (Robertson Cover B)
Tracker #1 (Tsai Cover A)
Transformers: Continuum
Uncanny X-Men: First Class #5
Unwritten #7
Vengeance of Moon Knight #3
Vincent Price Presents Special: Tingler #2
Walking Dead #67
Wall-E #0
We Kill Monsters #5
Witchblade #132 (Blake Cover B)
Witchblade #132 (Sejic Cover A)
X-Babies #2
X-Babies #2 (Star Comics Chabot)
X-Force #21
X-Force #21 (Crain Variant)
X-Men Forever #11
Zombies That Ate the World #6
Graphic Novels
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection Volume 2 TP
Angel: After the Fall Volume 2 - First Night TP
Batman: Private Casebook TP
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia Premiere HC
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? HC
Doctor Who Classics Volume 4 TP
Doctor Who: Widows Curse TP
Essential Moon Knight Volume 3 TP
Green Lantern: Agent Orange HC
Hercules: Full Circle Premiere HC (DM Variant)
Hulk: Green Hulk/Red Hulk HC
Jack Frost Volume 2 TP
Outsiders: The Deep TP
Project Superpowers: Black Terror Volume 1 TP
Spider-Man: Died in Your Arms Tonight Premiere HC (DM Variant)
Stand: American Nightmares Premiere HC
Supergirl: Who is Superwoman TP
Superman: Red Son Deluxe Edition HC
Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai HC
Wizard Alex Ross Updated Millennium Limited Edition HC
Wolverine: Tales of Weapon X TP
Wolverine: Weapon X Volume 1 - Adamantium Men Premiere HC
X-Factor Volume 7: Time and a Half TP
X-Men: Legacy - Salvage TP
X-Men: Manifest Destiny TP
X-Men: Wolverine & Gambit Premiere HC (DM Variant)