Another June has come and gone, but not without leaving the faithful with a final Comic Pull List.
This week, Marvel and DC Comics leave fans with several gems worth picking up. From Marvel, we’ve got Secret Avengers #2 by Ed Brubaker. The Invincible Iron Man also makes his way on the pull list, with the series’ first Annual.
From DC Comics, Lex Luthor returns suited up and to wreak havoc in Action Comics #890. Our dear friend Wonder Woman turns 600 this month in a star studded collaborative issue, featuring writers Michael Straczynski, Geoff Johns and - of course - Gail Simone.
But the BuzzFocus Must Read Position goes to Radical Publishing for After Dark #0. This new series is created by Antoine Fuqua (Brooklyn’s Finest, Training Day) & Wesley Snipes (Blade), written by Peter Milligan and illustrated by Jeff Nentrup. Hollywood has officially invaded the comic rack. Can you say MUST READ? We sure as hell can!
Now onto the Comic Pull List for June 30, 2010:
ACTION COMICS #890 - DC Comics
Written by PAUL CORNELL • Art by PETE WOODS • Cover by DAVID FINCH
Look out, Metropolis – Lex Luthor is back! The dynamic new creative team of Paul Cornell and Pete Woods (SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON) hits the scene with an oversized issue packed with non-stop action! That’s not all! Superstar artist David Finch (BRIGHTEST DAY, New Avengers) joins ACTION COMICS this issue as new cover artist!
AFTER DARK #0 - Radical Publishing
Creators: Antoine Fuqua & Wesley Snipes; Writer: Peter Milligan; Illustrator: Jeff Nentrup
From celebrated director Antoine Fuqua (Brooklyn’s Finest, Training Day), acclaimed actor Wesley Snipes (Blade) and award-winning writer Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Skreemer), a new science fiction miniseries that kicks off with an introductory book, priced at only $1.00.
An amoral drifter guides a gang of damaged souls into the dark places of the ruined planet, and the even darker places of their own pasts. They journey this post-apocalyptic terrain in search of a woman who may be the key to saving the world. The real question still looms if the people who still inhabit this world are even worth saving.
After Dark is a story of hidden demons and unleashed devils set in a future that could very well be ours.
BATMAN BEYOND #1 (OF 6) - DC Comics
Written by ADAM BEECHEN • Art by RYAN BENJAMIN • Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN 1:25 variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
Terry McGinnis – the Batman of the future – and an elderly Bruce Wayne – the original Batman – are the sworn protectors of Neo-Gotham. But when someone targets The Dark Knight’s old foes, the new Batman must begin a case that reaches back into Bruce Wayne’s past and puts Terry’s future directly in danger!
Don’t miss the long-awaited return of the popular Batman Beyond franchise in this 6-issue adventure from Emmy Award-nominated animation writer Adam Beechen (Batman: The Brave and the Bold) and artist Ryan Benjamin (BATMAN & THE OUTSIDERS). And be sure to check out the SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #4 from writer Paul Levitz and artist Renato Guedes starring the Batman Beyond characters!
BATWOMAN: ELEGY DELUXE EDITION - DC Comics
Written by GREG RUCKA; Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
In her first hardcover, collecting tales from DETECTIVE COMICS #854-860, Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable! Batwoman must stop Alice from unleashing a toxic death cloud over all of Gotham City — but Alice has more up her sleeve than just poison, and Batwoman’s life will never ever be the same.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #607 - Marvel Comics
COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic; WRITER: Ed Brubaker, Sean McKeever; PENCILS: David Baldeon, Butch Guice
THE FLASH #3 - DC Comics
Written by GEOFF JOHNS • Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL • 1:10 variant cover by GREG HORN
It may be BRIGHTEST DAY, but when a mysterious group of so-called heroes turns up, another Rogue ends up dead. Plus, the mystery deepends as The Flash witness another murder — his own!
GREEN LANTERN #55 - DC Comics
Written by GEOFF JOHNS • Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE & CHRISTIAN ALAMY
BRIGHTEST DAY marches on as the Main Man, Lobo, goes head-to-head with Red Lantern Atrocitus – with Hal Jordan caught in the middle! It doesn’t get more brutal than this! Plus, Hector Hammond returns . . . to join the new Guardians?
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN ANNUAL #1 - Marvel Comics
WRITER: Matt Fraction; PENCILS: Salvador LarrocaCarmine Di Giandomenico
The Mandarin is a collection of lies, stories, myths, and legends. But two things are true: He wears, upon each finger, an alien weapon of unimaginable power…and he’s going to kill Tony Stark. Is he a violent street crook born in a brothel? The scion of an aristocratic dynasty? Was his father was a petty criminal or an ambassador? Was his mother a British noblewoman, or maybe a dragon-chasing wastrel lost in the underbelly of the world? He’s a murderer, a businessman, an artist, a terrorist, a hero. And this is the story of his life.
THE JOKER’S ASYLUM: CLAYFACE - DC Comics
Written by KEVIN SHINICK • Art and cover by KELLEY JONES
Top creators lend their talents to a new installment of THE JOKER’S ASYLUM – a special month-long, weekly series of one-shots starring the greatest villains in Batman’s rogues gallery.
Each issue is narrated by The Joker and tells a special stand-alone story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight’s greatest adversaries! This batch of tense tales spotlights The Riddler, Harley Quinn, Mad Hatter, Clayface and Killer Croc! Can you stand the madness?!
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #46 - DC Comics
Written by JAMES ROBINSON • Art by MARK BAGLEY & ROB HUNTER • Cover by MARK BAGLEY & JESUS MERINO
BRIGHTEST DAY continues with the start of an all-new, 5-part JLA/JSA crossover! The return of one hero heralds the release of the powerful Starheart that empowers Green Lantern Alan Scott. Now this chaotic force is unleashed on Earth, causing magic to go wild – and new metahumans to emerge! It’s more than one super-team can handle, but can even the combined efforts of the Justice League and the Justice Society contain the light and dark power wielded by one of their own? Witness the transformation of the moon and a journey into the Shadow Lands that will corrupt a hero!
Continued in next month’s JSA #41, this epic event features a 5-part connected cover spotlighting both teams in glorious action illustrated by Mark Bagley with inks by Jesus Merino!
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #40 - DC Comics
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM • Art by JESUS MERINO & JESSE DELPERDANG • Cover by JESUS MERINO
The Fourth Reich’s Darkness Engine is turned against them in the powerless JSA’s last-ditch attack on the Nazi Empire! As the future looks its darkest, a lost teammate returns who just might give the heroes an advantage they need!
SECRET AVENGERS #2 - Marvel Comics
COVER BY: Marko Djurdjevic; WRITER: Ed Brubaker; PENCILS: Mike Deodato; INKS: Mike Deodato; COLORED BY: Rainier Beredo; LETTERED BY: Dave Lanphear
On a mission no one can know about and already betrayed by one of their own! Our Secret Avengers strike force finds a link between Roxxon’s digs on Mars and a mysterious shadow group on Earth. But what evil will they face on the Red Planet itself, and will a hero fall? It’s the Avengers as you’ve never seen them before, by Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato!
WONDER WOMAN #600 - DC Comics
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, GEOFF JOHNS, GAIL SIMONE & others Art by GEORGE PÉREZ, PHIL JIMENEZ, JOE MADUREIRA & others • Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ, 1:25 “DC 75th Anniversary” variant cover by ADAM HUGHES • 1:75 “DC 75th Anniversary” variant black and white cover by ADAM HUGHES
You’re invited to the gala celebration featuring WONDER WOMAN talent from the past and present to commemorate this landmark issue! Renumbered to reflect Wonder Woman’s starring role in 600 issues, this book features the industry’s top talent – including Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Gail Simone, Joe Madureira and more! Plus, readers won’t want to miss a chance to check out the exciting, all-new direction for the Wonder Woman universe as new ongoing writer J. Michael Straczynski (SUPERMAN, BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Amazing Spider-Man) provides a story of his own!
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