This week’s pull list is slightly on the thick side. There are comics that are must buys and a few cool titles to check out.
Must buys include: Cable #3 and Secret Invasion #2 from Marvel. On the DC side we’ve got Detective Comics #844. There’s also an Action Comics title that concludes the last son story line, but I’m almost considering boycotting because of the time it took to finally release the arc conclusion.
DC also sneaked another Final Crisis tie in to the week, despite Countdown being over. It seems more on the periphery of the overall DC Universe, but you may want to take a few seconds to browse the pages while at the comic rack.
DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 It’s about #$%&’n time. The extra-length conclusion to “Last Son” is here! Superman and the new Superman Revenge Squad — Lex Luthor, Bizarro, the Parasite and Metallo — take on General Zod, Ursa and Non in a battle for Metropolis, the future of Krypton and Christopher Kent!. DC Comics should give this one away for 50 cents for making us wait so long.
DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL — JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICAAn 80-page volume of classic stories that ties in with characters from FINAL CRISIS — including the first appearence of Libra — from the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #111 (1974) and #166-168 (1979)DETECTIVE COMICS #844Batman and Zatanna struggle against the combined threat of Scarface and the new Ventriloquist as the villains attempt to take out an entire Gotham crime family. Plus, more on the origin of the Ventriloquist.
NIGHTWING #144While still dealing with the fallout from attacking the League of Assassins’ secret island stronghold, Nightwing must face a hostage situation under the mean streets of New York City. Meanwhile, the League decides to grow their undead army using their newest captive: The Great Ten’s Mother of Champions.
MARVEL COMICS
AVENGERS/INVADERS #1The original Invaders (Captain America , Bucky , Human Torch , Toro , and the Sub-Mariner) return in a twelve issue maxi-series by the award winning team behind EARTH X, Justice and Project Superpowers .The greatest super-team of World War II finds themselves transported from the battlefields of the Second World War to a future they never imagined! Now, the Invaders find themselves confronted by two teams of Avengers who want desperately to believe these heroes are who they say they are, while Tony Stark faces his greatest challenge since the Civil War as he must deal with the “return” of Steve Rogers. Confronted by a world they barely recognize, the Invaders will have to show two teams of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes just what kind of power, courage and sheer determination it took to defeat the forces of unrelenting evil in the Twentieth century
.CABLE #3Your name is Nathan Summers. You’ve just met a nice Jersey girl. She’s blonde, soft-spoken, and she doesn’t mind the fact that you have a kid…or a bullet in your chest…or a big scary guy with a robot arm that wants to kill you. But you can’t stay here. The future of mutantkind is resting on your shoulders and the longer you stick around, playing house, the bigger the risk. Especially when an old friend comes blasting out of the past…
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1Tony Stark – Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony’s late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What’s worse, he’s got Iron Man tech, and he’s every bit Iron Man’s equal and opposite…except younger, faster, smarter…and immeasurably evil. Rising star writer Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN) join forces to repulsor-ray your comic books to a cinder!
SECRET INVASION #2The Invasion is here!! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire’s plan has birthed itself into perfection. It is hero versus hero!! Resurrections and reunions!! Is Tony Stark a Skrull? And is that actually Captain America leading the heroes into a new era?? EXPECT CHANGE.
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