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New This Week July 2, 2008

Fables  #74Fables #74
Written by Mark Buckingham, Bill Willingham.

Mature Readers
The all-out war between Fabletown and the Empire continues - and everything is going Fabletown’s way. But as everyone knows, just when things are going well, the hammer falls. Bigby and his team fight for their lives on the ground while the Skyship’s crew, commanded by Prince Charming and Sinbad, hit the decks. This is the issue that, for obvious legal reasons, we couldn’t call ‘The Empire Strikes Back.’

Walking Dead  #50
Written by Charlie Adlard, Robert Kirkman.

Mature Readers
All alone now. For this landmark 50th issue we present a special stand-alone tale that will both warm your heart and chill you to the bone.

 Astonishing X-Men  #25Astonishing X-Men #25
Written by Simone Bianchi, Warren Ellis.

It’s the book you’ve been waiting for. The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi are ready to take the X-Men to the ‘Second Stage’! ‘Messiah CompleX’ pulled the X-Men team together, ‘Divided We Stand’ tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business — with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core! SFX TIE-IN

Nightwing  #146Nightwing #146
Written by Don Kramer, Peter Tomasi.

Nightwing confronts Talia and the evil Doctor Creighton at a deserted castle on the banks of the Hudson River. Strange alliances are formed and new enemies are made as ‘Freefall’ comes to its unbelievable and tragic conclusion. 

Releases for the Week of Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

MARVEL
Amazing Spider-Man #564
Astonishing X-Men #25
Avengers Invaders #3
Avengers Invaders #3 v
Cable #5
Cable #5 b
Dark Tower Long Road Home #5 aWalking Dead #50
Dark Tower Long Road Home #5 b
Dark Tower: End-World Almanac
Lords of Avalon Sword of Darkness #6
Marvel Illustrated Three Musketeers #2
Patsy Walker: Hellcat, Agent of Initiative #1
Secret Invasion: Front Line #1

DC
All-New Atom #25
Batman #678
Batman #678 b
Batman Vs The Scarecrow One Shot
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam #1 a
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam #1 b
Blue Beetle #28
DC Special Raven #5
Infinity Inc. #11
Jokers Asylum: The Joker
Jonah Hex #33
Legion Of Super-Heroes #43
Manhunter #32
Nightwing #146
Trinity #5
Vinyl Underground #10
War That Time Forgot #3

DC/VERTIGO
American Splendor Season Two #4
Fables #74
Hellblazer Presents Chas Knowledge #1
House of Mystery #3

INDEPENDENT
Angel After the Fall #10 a
Angel After the Fall #10 b
Angel After the Fall #10 c
Armory Wars II #2
Army of Darkness Long Road Home #10
Astounding Wolf-Man #7
Boys #20
BUFFY the Vampire Slayer #16
Doctor Who #5
Dynamo 5 #14
FX #5
Ghost Whisperer The Haunted #4 a
Ghost Whisperer The Haunted #4 b
GI Joe Americas Elite #36
Hellboy The Crooked Man #1
Igor Movie Prequel #3
Living Corpse #4
Mack Bolan The Executioner The Devil’s Tools #4
Savage Dragon #136
Star Trek Assignment Earth #3
Star Trek New Frontier #4
Star Trek: Year Four Enterprise Experiment #3
Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen #1 jc
Sword #9
Terry Moore’s Echo #4
Walking Dead #50

TRADES & HARDCOVERS
Avengers Initiative Premiere HC Vol 02 Killed Action
Water Baby

KIDS
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #41

New This Week June 25, 2008

Final Crisis  #2Final Crisis #2
Written by J.G. Jones, Grant Morrison.

Meet Japan’s number one pop culture heroes, the Super Young Team and their languid leader, Most Excellent Superbat! Join legendary wrestler Sonny Sumo and super escape artist Mister Miracle as they team to face the offspring of the Anti-Life Equation! See Earth’s superheroes mourn one of their oldest allies! Witness costumed criminals sinking to new depths of cowardice and depravity as Libra takes things too far! Uncover the doomsday secrets of the poisoned city of Blüdhaven! Learn the shocking identity of the prime suspect in the murder of a god! And read on if you dare as Batman becomes the first of Earth’s champions to face the Fallen of Apokolips. All this and a spectacular return from the dead… Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones’ multiverse-spanning epic continues with bombshell after bombshell in FINAL CRISIS #2 - ‘Ticket to Blüdhaven’!

Angel: Revelations  #2
Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Adam Pollina.Angel Revelations #2

The secret origin of the X-Men’s ANGEL continues here! A single, tiny gene, hiding deep within teenaged Warren Worthington’s DNA, sprang to life one day, and changed the world forever. Now Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa explores the never-before-witnessed dawn of Warren’s new life as a mutant and hero. Featuring jaw-dropping art by Adam Pollina, who returns to the X-Men in bold, groundbreaking style!

DC Universe Special: Reign in Hell 80-Page Giant  #1
Written by Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens and Roger Stern; Art by Keith Giffen, Dan Jurgens, Jackson Guice and others

Celebrate the start of TO REIGN IN HELL with this 80-page collection featuring stories from SUPERMAN #71, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #15, and ACTION COMICS #680!

Hulk  #4DC Universe Special Reign in Hell 80 page Giant
Written by Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness.

This is it. The one you’ve been SMASHING for. The Green Hulk RETURNS! It’s Green Hulk Vs. Red Hulk –but the real loser is the Planet Earth. There have been knock-down-dragger-outters in the Marvel Universe — but nothing like this! Plus, who gave the Watcher such good seats??? If you read ONE comic book this month, it’s gotta be HULK — or SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES!

Ultimates 3  #4
Written by Jeph Loeb, Joe Madureira.

Who rules the Savage Land? Who could possibly challenge Magneto’s authority? How about the Ultimates with special guest Wolverine! Plus: back in NYC, the Wasp makes a discovery that will change everything! The most-talked-about series from superstars Jeph Loeb, Joe Madureira and Christian Lichtner charges toward Ultimatum!

Releases for the Week ofHulk #4
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
MARVEL
Angel Revelations #2
Avengers Fairy Tales #3
Avengers The Initiative #14
Black Panther #37
Captain America #39
Daredevil #108
Fantastic Four #558
Hulk #4 green hulkUltimates 3 #4
Hulk #4 red hulk
Immortal Iron Fist #16
Marvel 1985 #2
Marvel Comics Presents #10
Marvel Illustrated Moby Dick #5
Mighty Avengers #15 SI
Ms. Marvel #28
New Avengers #42
New Warriors #13
Runaways #30
Secret Invasion Runaways/Young Avengers #1
She-Hulk #30
Sky Doll #1 2nd
Thor Reign of Blood
Thunderbolts #121
Ultimate Spider-Man #123
Ultimates 3 #4
Ultimates 3 #4 incentive
Uncanny X-men #499
What If Fantastic Four tribute to Mike Wieringo
Wolverine First Class #4
Wolverine Origins #26
X-Men First Class #13
X-Men Legacy #213
Young Avengers Presents #6

DC
Batman Gotham After Midnight #2
DCU Special Reign In Hell 80 Page
Final Crisis #2 batman cvr
Final Crisis #2 other cvr
Green Lantern #32
Huntress Year One #4
JSA: Classified #39
Superman #677
Superman #677 variant
Teen Titans #60
Trinity #4

DC/VERTIGO
Crossing Midnight #19
Jack of Fables #23
Madame Xanadu #1

DC/WILDSTORM
Number of the Beast #6
Secret History of the Authority: Jack Hawkmoor #4
Supernatural Rising Son #3

INDEPENDENT
Bart Simpson Comics #42
Beyond Wonderland #0
BPRD Ectoplasmic Man
Conan the Cimmerian #0
Darkness #3 Keown Cvr
Darkness #3 Sejic Cvr
Fear Agent 1 Against 1 #1
Knights of the Dinner Table #140
Man With No Name #2
No Hero #0
Project Superpowers #4
Star Wars Dark Times #12
Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen #1 np
Stranded #5

TRADES & HARDCOVERS
Batman Jekyll And Hyde TPB
Captain America The Chosen Premiere DM Var HC
Captain America The Chosen Premiere HC
Green Lantern Tales of the Sinestro Corps HC Vol. 1
Indiana Jones Adventures Vol 1 TPB
Jack of Fables Vol 3 The Bad Prince TPB
MARVELS Premiere HC
MARVELS Premiere HC Diamond Exclusive Cover
Walking Dead Vol 8 Made To Suffer TP

MAGAZINES
Marvel Previews #59
Previews #7
Wizard the Guide to Comics #202 mcniven

KIDS
Archie #586
Bart Simpson Comics #42
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #37
Power Pack Day One #4

The Comic Vault
Action Stand-Up Comedy:
Jarred Logan

This was the first comedy show at the Comic Vault, in November of 2007. We had Jeb Cadwell, Bredan McGowan and Jarred Logan closed the show. We have shows about every two months, so check back for future events.

New Comics June 18, 2008

Here are some books that I have highlighted for this week. 

Wolverine Vol.2 #66Wolverine Vol 2  #66
Written by Steve McNiven, Mark Millar.

Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Wraparound Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Variant Cover by MICHAEL TURNER ‘OLD MAN LOGAN’ Part 1 (of 8) MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN-who last teamed for the monumental CIVIL WAR-bring us the most important WOLVERINE story of the 21st Century. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of all. For 50 years, no one has heard hide nor hair from him…and in his place stands an old man called Logan. A man concerned only about his family. A man pushed to the brink by the HULK GANG. A man forced to help an old friend-the blind archer, HAWKEYE-to drive three thousand miles to secure his family’s safety. Get ready for the ride of your life, Logan. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

Superman / Batman  #49Superman Batman #49
Written by Shane Davis, Michael Green, Mike Johnson.

It’s the final chapter of the epic search for Kryptonite, as the Man of Steel must confront an old and dear friend who’s harboring the ‘K’ and threatening to set off ‘Kryptonite dirty bombs’ around the world. Can the Dark Knight prevent this before Earth is made uninhabitable for all Kryptonians?

Teen Titans Year One  #5
Written by Karl Kerschl, Amy Wolfram.

Continuing the origin of the team, Wonder Girl and Speedy go out on a first date that ends in tragedy!!

World of Warcraft  #8
Written by Jon Landry, Walter Simonson.

‘The Return’ begins a new story arc set in the WORLD OF WARCRAFT. Upon learning he is in fact the Teen Titans Year One #4missing king of Stormwind, Lo’Gosh returns to reclaim his throne with his comrades-in-arms Valeera, and Broll. But all is not as it seems in the eastern kingdom, especially if one informed dwarf has anything to say about it. Enter Thargas Anvilmar!

Releases for the week of Wednesday, June 18, 2008

MARVEL
Amazing Spider-Man #563
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #12 Guilty Pleasures
Ghost Rider #24
Guardians of the Galaxy #2
Incredible Hercules #118
Iron Man #30
Kick-Ass #1 Director’s Cut
Marvel Illustrated The Iliad #7
Punisher #58
Secret Invasion Fantastic Four #2
Ultimate Fantastic Four #55World of Warcraft #8
Ultimate X-Men #95
War is Hell: First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #4
Wolverine #66
Wolverine #66 sketch
Wolverine #66 t
X-Factor #32

DC
Batman and the Outsiders #8
Birds of Prey #119
Brave and the Bold #14
Catwoman #80
Checkmate #27
DC Special Cyborg #2
Flash #241
Justice League of America #22
Super Friends #4
Superman Batman #49
Tangent: Superman’s Reign #4
Teen Titans Year One #5
The Spirit #18
Trinity #3

DC/VERTIGO
DMZ #32
Hellblazer #245
Scalped #18

DC/WILDSTORM
DC Wildstorm Dreamwar #3
Ex Machina #37
World of Warcraft #8 a
World of Warcraft #8 b

INDEPENDENT
Angel After the Fall #9 a
Angel After the Fall #9 b
Angel After the Fall #9 1 in 10 Incentive Cover
Angel After the Fall #9 1 in 25 Incentive Cover
Anna Mercury #2 w
Blood Bowl #1 Killer Contract
Darkness Vs Eva #4 a
Dead Space #4
Dock Walloper #5
First Born Aftermath
Garth Ennis’ Streets of Glory #5 w
Grendel Behold The Devil #8
Mummy Movie Prequel Rise & Fall of Xangos Ax #3
Rasl #2
Rex Mundi #12
Sparks #1
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #30
Star Wars Legacy #25
Transformers Movie Prequel Special
Transformers Movie Prequel Special b
Transformers Spotlight Cyclonus
Transformers Spotlight Cyclonus b
Transformers Spotlight Wheelie
Transformers Spotlight Wheelie b
Zorro #4
Zorro #4 b

TRADES & HARDCOVERS
Green Lantern Sinestro Corps War Vol. 2 HC
Iron Man Haunted TPB
Star Wars Legacy Vol 3 Claws Of The Dragon TPB
Umbrella Academy Apocalypse Suite TPB
Y The Last Man Vol 10 Whys And Wherefores TPB

KIDS
Marvel Adventures Avengers #25
Simpsons Comics #143

Advance Screening of
Batman: The Dark Knight
at the Navy Pier IMAX, July 17th @ 9pm

Batman: The Dark Knight

The Comic Vault rented out the IMAX at Navy Pier for a sneak preview of Batman: Dark Knight! Here is all the info you will need. This screening will sell out so don’t wait to buy your tickets.

Movie Information:
Movie: Batman:
Dark Knight
When: Thursday July 17, 2008
Time: 9:00pm
Where: The IMAX theater at Navy Pier
Tickets Prices:
Comic Vault Members can purchase tickets for $16.

Tickets for nonmembers are $18.

After July 1st the tickets are $20.

You can purchase tickets at The Comic Vault.

The Comic Vault is located at 1530 West Montrose. On the corner of Montrose and Ashland.

If you need any more information please call 773.728.2001
The Comic Vault
1530 West Montrose
Chicago IL 60613
773.728.2001