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Chicago Comic Vault

KICK-ASS 2 BBQ

KICK-ASS 2 BBQ kick-ass-2
Saturday, September 18, 2010
The grill will be on from 12-3pm

Join us for an afternoon of comics, brats and raffle prizes. Everyone that purchases a copy of KICK-ASS 2: Balls to the Wall will win a prize ranging from back issues to valuable variants!

KICK-ASS 2 #1 BALLS TO THE WALL (MR)
MARVEL COMICSby Mark Millar & John Romita, Jr.

But here now is the sequel to the biggest creator-owned comic of the decade — the one that spawned the number one hit movie and the worldwide phenomenon–is here! Kick-Ass is back, just as over-the-top as ever! As everybody’s favorite psychotic 11-year-old, Hit Girl, trains Kick-Ass to be…well, a bad-ass, Red Mist gathers a team of super-villains to take them down! It’s super hero mayhem as only Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. can bring you! 32 PGS./Mature Content …$3.99

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24 Hour Comics Day at the Comic Vault

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Saturday, October 2, 2010
11am – 11am

24 Hour Comics Day is an annual challenge for cartoonists to produce a 24-page comic book written, drawn, and completed in 24 consecutive hours. No talent required.

This is a FREE event!

There will be pizza, redbull and lots of fun. Dave Losso of the Great Sandwich Detective will be there as well as many others. No special skill is required other than the desire to have fun and create a comic book!

If you are interested in this event, you can email or call for more details (773.728.2001).

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Trivia Night at the Comic Vault


Trivia Night at the Comic Vault riddler_comic_book
Saturday, September 25, 2010

6 to 7pm – Social Hour
7 to 9pm – Trivia

Welcome to the first of a monthly trivia night.

The employees of the Comic Vault think that they have the all the comic book knowledge in the world. Come down to the Vault and challenge for smartest nerd ever!!!

There will be snacks, prizes and a liquor store two doors down.

You can come down as a group or individual, we will find you friends. The cost is a dollar per person.

Fangoria journalist, Brian Kirst will be our host for the evening.The will be four rounds; Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Comic Book Movies and Star Wars with a William Shatner bonus question.

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New Comics for the Week of September 1, 2010


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Scarlet #2 scarlet-2
Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev.

Mature Readers
From the Eisner award-winning team that brought you Daredevil, Halo, and the Avengers comes another startling new chapter in their first ever creator owned series. You’ve met Scarlet and now you know who she is and what she wants… the world is a corrupt broken place and she is going to fix it. But how far is she willing to go? She is talking revolution right here in the United States!! But where does one start such a thing?

brightest-day-9 Brightest Day #9
Written by Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis.

The resurrected have discovered their purpose for being back, but where will the knowledge lead them? Who is the new Aqualad? And what strange event is taking place around the White Power Battery in New Mexico?

Brightest Day has moved slowly but we’re only a third of the way through the story. The complete story is 26 issues. Everyone loves Deadman and the main story line is about him finding a host for the white entity. Also, we can’t wait till Hawk beats up Deadman over his blossoming relationship with Dove. I don’t want you to feel like you’re wasting your money but give this book more time before you condemn it. – Matt

Wolverine (2010) #1 wolverine-2010-1
Written by Jason Aaron, Renato Guedes.

Acclaimed author JASON AARON (ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN AND WOLVERINE, WEAPON X) and superstar artist RENATO GUEDES (Action Comics, Adventures of Superman) launch an all-new ongoing Wolverine series as Wolverine goes to hell… literally! Someone’s out to destroy Wolverine-permanently-and they may have succeeded. But if Wolverine’s soul is in hell, how is his body terrorizing those closest to him?

DC
ASTRO CITY SILVER AGENT #2 (OF 2)
AUTHORITY #26
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #48
BRIGHTEST DAY #9
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #29 (MR)
IZOMBIE #5 (MR)
JACK OF FABLES #47 (MR)
JONAH HEX #59
JSA ALL STARS #10
KANE AND LYNCH #2 (OF 6) (MR)
OUR ARMY AT WAR #1
REBELS #20
RED HOOD LOST DAYS #4 (OF 6)
SECRET SIX #25
SUPERMAN THE LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #2 (OF 3)
SWEET TOOTH #13 (MR)
TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #4 (OF 6)

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS BLACK CAT #3 (OF 4)
AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE #2 (OF 9)
CAPTAIN AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES #2 (OF 4)
DEADPOOL PULP #1 (OF 4)
DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #4 (OF 4)
DF NEMESIS #2 EX BLOODY & BEATEN CVR (C: 0-1-3)
FRANKEN-CASTLE #20
GORILLA MAN #3 (OF 3)
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #4
HERCULES TWILIGHT OF A GOD #4 (OF 4)
HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #1 (OF 5)
I AM AN AVENGER #1 (OF 5)
INCREDIBLE HULKS #612
IRON MAN 2 AGENTS OF SHIELD #1
IRON MAN LEGACY #6
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #3 (OF 4)
MARVELMAN FAMILYS FINEST #3 (OF 6)
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #1
NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #2 (OF 5)
ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS X-MEN #1
SCARLET #2
SHADOWLAND #3 (OF 5) SL
SHADOWLAND ELEKTRA #1 SL
SKY DOLL LACRIMA CHRISTI #2 (OF 2) (MR)
TASKMASTER #1 (OF 4)
THOR FOR ASGARD #1 (OF 6)
WOLVERINE #1
WOLVERINE ROAD TO HELL #1
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS SMOKE AND BLOOD #1
X-MEN LEGACY #239
YOUNG ALLIES #4

INDY
1 FOR DOLLAR CONAN
1 FOR DOLLAR GOON
1 FOR DOLLAR STAR WARS LEGACY
5 DAYS TO DIE #1 (OF 5)
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #4
BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS #2
BOYS #46 (MR)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #36 LAST GLEAMING PT 1 (OF 5) JO CH
CHARMED #2 A CVR HORN
CHOKER #4 (OF 6) (MR)
COLD SPACE #4
COWBOY NINJA VIKING #8 (MR)
DEAN KOONTZ FRANKENSTEIN PRODIGAL SON VOL 2 #1
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #14 (OF 24)
DYNAMO 5 SINS OF THE FATHER #3 (OF 5)
FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #1 CVR B DAVID FINCH (C: 0-0-1)
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #158
GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #4
HAUNT #9
HELLBOY THE STORM #3 (OF 3)
IMAGE FIRSTS DARKNESS #1
INCORRUPTIBLE #9
KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #7
KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET ANNUAL #1
KING CITY #11 (MR)
LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME #3 (OF 3) A CVR MALEEV (RES) (MR
MORNING GLORIES #1 2ND PTG (PP #933)
MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD #3 (OF 4)
MURDERLAND #2 (MR)
NANCY IN HELL #2 (OF 4) (MR)
RADICAL PREMIERE MATA HARI
SCOURGE #1 COVER B MICAH GUNNELL
SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #3
STAR WARS BLOOD TIES TALE JANGO & BOBA FETT #1 (OF 4)
STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #3 (OF 6)
STUMPTOWN #4 (OF 4) (MR)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #24
TRUE BLOOD 2ND PTG #1 (OF 6)
WWE HEROES #6

KIDS
CARS ADVENTURES OF TOW MATER #2
DISNEYS HERO SQUAD #8
MUPPET SHOW #9
MUPPET SNOW WHITE #4

TRADES
BATMAN CACOPHONY TP
HACK SLASH VOL 03 FRIDAY THE 31ST TP (IMAGE ED) (MR)
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 13 GROWING PAINS
STAR WARS CLONE WARS YR TP HERO OF CONFEDERACY (C: 1-1-2)
TINY TITANS TP VOL 04 THE FIRST RULE OF PET CLUB
HULK WWH TP
STUFF OF LEGEND TP (C: 0-1-2)
X-MEN TP MESSIAH COMPLEX
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 01 GIFTED
CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR (MR)
CIVIL WAR TP
DC LIBRARY BATMAN A DEATH IN THE FAMILY HC
FELL TP VOL 01 FERAL CITY
I KILL GIANTS TP
IRON MAN ARMOR WARS TP
POWERS TP VOL 01 WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL
PROMETHEA TP BOOK 01
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 GETS IT TOGETHER
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 VS THE UNIVERSE
TERRY MOORES ECHO TP VOL 01 MOON LAKE
ULTIMATUM TP

New Comics for the Week of August 25, 2010


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Namor: First Mutant #1 namor-first-mutant-1
Written by Stuart Moore, Ariel Olivetti.

Spinning out of the pages of X-MEN #1, comes an all-new series starring the world’s first mutant, NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER. When the X-Men are confronted with a deadly vampire threat, Namor takes matters into his own hands on a mission that might bring down the entire might of the vampires on their heads…and in the process, destroy Atlantis! What lurks down below the ocean where the sun can’t reach? What he thought was a fable to scare the children of Atlantis comes to terrifying life in the form of a newly-discovered race of Atlantean Vampires. Namor’s choice, to stand with Atlantis or the X-Men, will define a new chapter in his life…or death.

Action Comics #892 action-comics-892
Written by Paul Cornell, Pete Woods.

Lex Luthor’s all-consuming quest for power leads him straight into conflict with Deathstroke, the Terminator! What happens when the DCU’s most ingenious mastermind meets its most lethal killer? We don’t know, but it’s sure gonna be fun finding out … This issue also features a new Superboy story by Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) and Pier Gallo (ADVENTURE COMICS) – the creative team of the upcoming new SUPERBOY ongoing series!

Priest: Purgatory #1 priest-purgatory-1
Written by Min-Woo Hyung, Dan Jolley.

A veil of evil threatens to engulf humanity, and one man stands in the way of the apocalypse: our hero, a fallen priest who sold his soul for the power to battle evil and fight for humanity’s redemption. Sell Sheet Keynote: An original, full-color graphic novel that bridges the storyline between the TOKYOPOP series and the feature film from Sony/Screen Gems, starring Paul Bettany (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind).

DC
ACTION COMICS #892
BATMAN #702
DETECTIVE COMICS #868
FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE #3 (OF 6)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #15
GREEN ARROW #3 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #8 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #48 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #4
MADAME XANADU #26 (MR)
OUTSIDERS #32
SCALPED #40 (MR)
SUPERMAN BATMAN #75 (NOTE PRICE)
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #6 (OF 6)
TEEN TITANS #86
TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #2 (OF 6)
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #23 (MR)
WILDCATS #26
WONDER WOMAN #602

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS AMERICAN SON #4 (OF 4)
ASTONISHING X-MEN #35
AVENGERS #4
BLACK WIDOW #5
CAPTAIN AMERICA #609
CAPTAIN AMERICA 1940S NEWSPAPER STRIP #3 (OF 3)
DARK WOLVERINE #90
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #890
FANTASTIC FOUR #582
HEROIC AGE PRINCE OF POWER #4 (OF 4)
MARVEL PREVIEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #1
PUNISHER MAX HAPPY ENDING #1 (MR)
SECRET WARRIORS #19
SENSE & SENSIBILITY #4 (OF 5)
SHADOWLAND MOON KNIGHT #1 (OF 3) SL
SPIDER-GIRL END #1
THOR #613
ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #2 (OF 4)
X-CAMPUS #3 (OF 4)
X-FACTOR #208
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS BLADE #1
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS STORM & GAMBIT #1
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #6
X-MEN LEGACY #239

KIDS
BART SIMPSON COMICS #55
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #20
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #19
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #216
SPIDER-MAN #5

INDY
DREAM LOGIC #2 (MR)
FEVRE DREAM #5 (OF 10) (MR)
GRAVEL #20 WRAP CVR (MR)
GUARDING THE GLOBE #1 (OF 6)
INVINCIBLE #74 (MR)
PREVIEWS #264 SEPTEMBER 2010
PRIEST PURGATORY #1 (OF 4)
ROBOCOP #6 (MR)
SAVAGE DRAGON #163
WIZARD MAGAZINE #230

TOYS
BLACKEST NIGHT SER 5 FIGURES
DC HEROCLIX JONAH HEX BATTLEPACK
DOMO QEE 2 INCH C2E2 EXC FIGURE
WATCHMEN HEROCLIX COLLECTORS BOX SET

Comic Spotlight: Star Wars Legacy #50

Star Wars: Legacy #50 star-wars-legacy-50
Written by Jan Duursema, John Ostrander.

The galaxy is teetering on the edge of a new future, with everyone fighting for a foothold-not to mention their lives! The galaxy that emerges from this chaotic battle could even end up without a Skywalker to carry the legacy that so many have come to depend on . . . The final issue! Sith versus Sith! Jedi versus Sith! Imperials versus Sith! Cade Skywalker versus Sith! It’s all-out war!

Extremes part 3 (of 3) The final issue of Star Wars: Legacy!

New Comics for the Week of August 18, 2010

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Secret Avengers #4 secret-avengers-4
Written by Ed Brubaker, Mike Deodato Jr..

The fate of one hero and the birth of another will be decided here, as the Secret Avengers true enemy is finally exposed! It’s an all-new kind of Avengers by award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and acclaiming artist Mike Deodato, Jr.

That’s all that Marvel is saying about this issue! How about Steve Rogers becoming the Nova, cosmic bad-ass!!!!! That is super awesome, and I’m totally looking forward to this issue. – Matt

Boys: Highland Laddie #1 boys-highland-laddie-1
Written by Garth Ennis, John McCrea.

Mature Readers
Everyone’s favorite pint-sized Scotsman gets his own origin story, with art by Herogasm artist John McCrea. Mind reeling from recent events in The Boys, Wee Hughie heads home to Auchterladle, the semi-idyllic Scottish seaside town where he grew up. All Hughie wants is some time to himself, to return to the bosom of family and friends, to get his head together after two years of unimaginable, unremitting, and egregious chaos. But our hero’s luck has always been more cloud than silver lining, and the familiar surroundings he craves are not all they might be. You can go home again — but with old pals warped beyond recognition and strangers in town up to no good, whether or not you should is another matter entirely…

Chew #13 chew-13
Written by Rob Guillory, John Layman.

Mature Readers
‘JUST DESSERTS,’ Part Three-Unlucky Number Thirteen! In which we see the return of rogue Cibopath Mason Savoy, a double agent is revealed and a narrative dirty trick is played upon an unsuspecting readership. Plus: what the deal with all those fricken chogs?

DC
AIR #24 (MR)
AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #12 (OF 12)
AZRAEL #11
BATMAN BEYOND #3 (OF 6)
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #15
BRIGHTEST DAY #8
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #4 (OF 10)
DV8 GODS AND MONSTERS #5 (OF 8)
EX MACHINA #50
FABLES #97 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #51 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
HELLBLAZER #270 (MR)
IDES OF BLOOD #1 (OF 6)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #42 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
POWER GIRL #15
SPIRIT #5
SUPERGIRL #55
WONDER WOMAN #600 2ND PTG (NOTE PRICE)
X-FILES 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #2 (OF 6) (MR)

MARVEL
AGE OF HEROES #4 (OF 4)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #640
ATLAS #4
AVENGERS & INFINITY GAUNTLET #1 (OF 4)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #3
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER JOURNEY BEGINS #4 (OF 5)
DEADPOOL #26
DEADPOOL CORPS #5
HULK #24
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #2 (OF 4)
NEW AVENGERS #3
NEW MUTANTS #16
SECRET AVENGERS #4
SHADOWLAND DAUGHTERS OF SHADOW #1 (OF 3) SL
SHADOWLAND POWER MAN #1 (OF 4) SL
SHIELD #2 3RD PTG WEAVER VAR (PP #930)
THUNDERBOLTS #147
UNCANNY X-MEN #527
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #11
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #16

INDY
1 FOR DOLLAR HELLBOY SEED OF DESTRUCTION
1 FOR DOLLAR USAGI YOJIMBO
ANGEL #36
BOYS HIGHLAND LADDIE #1 (OF 6) (MR)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER RILEY ONE SHOT JO CHEN CVR
CBGB #2 (OF 4) (MR)
CHEW #13 (MR)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #14
FARSCAPE ONGOING #10
GI JOE COBRA II #7
GI JOE ORIGINS #18
HELLCYON #3 (OF 4)
IMAGE UNITED #3 (OF 6)
LAST PHANTOM #1
LIGHT #5 (OF 5)
PHOENIX WITHOUT ASHES #1 (OF 4)
SAN FRANCISCO PANORAMA COMICS SECTION TABLOID FORMAT
SWEETS #2 (OF 5) (MR)
TRUE BLOOD #2
WEIRD WORLD OF JACK STAFF #4

KIDS
ARCHIE #612
COMIC BOOK GUY THE COMIC BOOK #2 (OF 5)
DARKWING DUCK #3 (C: 1-0-0)
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #357 (C: 1-0-0)
FINDING NEMO LOSING DORY #2 (C: 1-0-0)
SIMPSONS COMICS #169
TINY TITANS #31

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Women of Comics-Con

Saturday, December 4, 2010

This is another brain child of the Comic Vault. We are going to bring together some of the greatest female minds in comics for one awesome day. Plus, we are looking for local Chicago talent. If you know of any creators, artists or writers make sure they contact the Comic Vault to be part of this event as well.

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New Comics for the Week of Aug. 11, 2010

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1 green-lantern-emerald-warriors-1
Written by Peter J. Tomasi, Fernando Pasarin.

BRIGHTEST DAY! A whole new chapter in the epic GREEN LANTERN saga gets under way as Guy Gardner begins his secret mission for Atrocitus, bringing him into conflict with Hal Jordan with massive repercussions for the Green Lantern Corps! Guy takes fellow Emerald Warriors Kilowog and Arisia along as he explroes the Unknown Sectors — but what happens when they discover his mission and what’s waiting for them in the unpatrolled darkness?

thanos-imperative-3 Thanos Imperative #3
Written by Dan Abnett, Miguel Angel Sepulveda.

Thanos faces twisted versions of the Avengers-while Nova assembles a star-studded cosmic strike force! As the staggering consequences of the Cancerverse’s invasion become apparent, Star-Lord and his battered band of heroes fight to protect Thanos, who has actually become the universe’s only hope! But it’s literally a life and death struggle, and one being hardwired for destruction may ruin everything! Check out this next stunning chapter and find out why AintItCoolNews says ‘this writing team has taken the Marvel Cosmic line to levels of cool never before seen’!

Morning Glories #1 morning-glories-1
Written by Joe Eisma, Nick Spencer.

The most anticipated new series of the year starts here! Morning Glory Academy is one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country… But behind it’s hallowed doors something sinister and deadly lurks. When six brilliant but troubled new students arrive, they find themselves trapped and desperately seeking answers in a place where nothing is what it seems to be! TAG: DOUBLE SIZED FIRST ISSUE, 44 FULL PAGES OF STORY FOR JUST $3.99! IT’S RUNAWAYS MEETS LOST! FROM THE WRITER OF EXISTENCE 2.0, FORGETLESS, AND SHUDDERTOWN!

DC
ADVENTURE COMICS #517
BATGIRL #13
BIRDS OF PREY #4 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
BOOSTER GOLD #35
DAYTRIPPER #9 (OF 10) (MR)
DMZ #56 (MR)
DOC SAVAGE #5
FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE #2 (OF 6)
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #1 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #7 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
NORTHLANDERS #31 (MR)
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #11
SUPERMAN #702
TITANS #26 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
UNWRITTEN #16 (MR)
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY ONE FOOT GRAVE #2 (OF 6)
ZATANNA #4

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #639
DAREDEVIL #509 SL
DARK WOLVERINE #89
INCREDIBLE HULK #611
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #29
NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #1 (OF 5)
SHADOWLAND BLOOD ON STREET #1 (OF 4) SL
SHIELD #1 4TH PTG WEAVER VAR (PP #928)
SKY DOLL LACRIMA CHRISTI #1 (OF 2) (MR)
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-GIRL #4 (OF 4)
STEVE ROGERS SUPER-SOLDIER #2 (OF 4)
THANOS IMPERATIVE #3 (OF 6)
THOR MIGHTY AVENGER #3
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #1 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #13
X-FORCE SEX AND VIOLENCE #2 (OF 3)
X-MEN #2
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #5

INDY
1 FOR DOLLAR ALIENS VS PREDATOR
1 FOR DOLLAR SIN CITY HARD GOODBYE (MR)
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #24
BPRD HELL ON EARTH NEW WORLD #1 (OF 5)
BUZZARD #3 (OF 3)
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #0
FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #4
GI JOE #21
HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #3 (OF 4) (MR)
IMAGE FIRSTS GIRLS #1 (MR)
LOCKE & KEY KEYS TO THE KINGDOM #1
MORNING GLORIES #1
ROBERT E HOWARD HAWKS OF OUTREMER #3 (OF 4)
TOYFARE #158 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES (C: 0-1-2)
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #10
WALKING DEAD #76 (MR)
WITCHBLADE #137

TRADES
CHEW OMNIVORE ED HC VOL 01 (MR)
DAREDEVIL THE DEVILS HAND TP
LOCKE & KEY HC VOL 03 CROWN OF SHADOWS
PENNY ARCADE TP VOL 06 HALLS BELOW (C: 0-1-2)
UNWRITTEN TP VOL 02 INSIDE MAN (MR)
CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR)
CIVIL WAR TP
HULK TP PLANET HULK
KICK ASS PREM HC (MR)
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 GETS IT TOGETHER
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 VS THE UNIVERSE
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 06 FINEST HOUR
SECRET WAR TP
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM

TOYS
BATMAN LOGO STRAP BELT $19.99
BLACKEST NIGHT POWER RING SPECTRUM SET $59.99
DOMO QEE 2 INCH SKELETON FIGURE $8.99

KIDS
SCOOBY DOO #159
SONIC UNIVERSE #19
SUPER HERO SQUAD #8
SUPER HEROES #5

New Comics for the Week of August 4, 2010

amazing-spider-man-1999-639 Amazing Spider-Man #639
Written by Joe Quesada.

The questions have been haunting readers throughout Spider-Man’s Brand New Day and now the answers are here in four double-sized issues! What really happened at the wedding of Spider-Man and Mary Jane? What does Mary Jane know about Spider-Man today? How did ONE MORE DAY affect the Marvel U? Joe Quesada and Paolo Rivera are here to pull back the curtain and fill in every blank…but the answers may come at a cost to all that Peter Parker loves. This 4-part arc will hold answers, resolutions, and set up the course of Spider-Man’s life for years to come… …and all will be revealed with a whisper. And in Part 2, it’s Mary Jane’s turn to come clean. What secrets has she been keeping? And who REALLY saved Aunt May? You may think you know the answer, but you’re about to find out the truth!

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Written by Tommy Lee Edwards.

The hit BBC TV series hits the world of comics! This special debut issue features a story written by Captain Jack himself! Actor John Barrowman (along with his sister, Carole) brings you the story of ‘The Selkie’, as mysterious deaths strike a remote Scottish island. Art is provided by acclaimed artist Tommy Lee Edwards, currently working with UK star Jonathan Ross on the Image comic series, Turf . In the second half of the comic, we bring you part one of a special five-part story, as Jack, Gwen and Ianto becoem trapped in a cosmic hotel! Plus, an old villain from the TV series returns… ‘Broken’ is by Torchwood TV script editor Gary Russel and artist Adrian Salmon. Ships with two covers!

marvel-universe-vs-punisher-1 Marvel Universe vs Punisher #1
Written by Jonathan Maberry, Goran Parlov.

The creative team of Jonathan Maberry and Goran Parlov take you on a journey into the darkest territory in this Marvel Knights limited series. A terrible plague has swept the Earth, turning everyone – human, hero, villain, god and monster – into sadistic cannibal predators. As Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Thing and other infected start a feeding frenzy, the world falls in a wave of insatiable violence. Now, five years later, one man hunts the wasteland that was New York City. One man stands against the hordes of monsters who hunt the night. He is the Punisher, the Last Gun on Earth. And he has an endless supply of ammunition.

Parental Advisory

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Written by Andy Diggle, Billy Tan.

The battle for New York begins as battle lines are drawn and war forges strange allies. Luck Cage, Iron Fist, Spider-Man, Moon Knight and…Kingpin?! Plus, a dangerous new player enters the battle, one that could win the fight…or damn all of New York!

Rated T+

DC
AUTHORITY #25
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #47
BATMAN ODYSSEY #2 (OF 6)
BRIGHTEST DAY #7
DOOM PATROL #13
GREEK STREET #14 (MR)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #28 (MR)
IZOMBIE #4 (MR)
JONAH HEX #58
JSA ALL STARS #9
KANE AND LYNCH #1 (OF 6) (MR)
REBELS #19
RED HOOD LOST DAYS #3 (OF 6)
RED ROBIN #15
SECRET SIX #24
SPARTA USA #6 (OF 6)
SUPERMAN THE LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #1 (OF 3)
SWEET TOOTH #12 (MR)
TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #3 (OF 6)

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #639
AVENGERS ORIGIN #5 (OF 5)
AVENGERS PRIME #2 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #608
CAPTAIN AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES #1 (OF 4)
CASANOVA #2 (MR)
DAREDEVIL BLACK AND WHITE #1
DARKSTAR AND WINTER GUARD #3 (OF 3)
DEADPOOL #1000
DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #3 (OF 4)
DOOMWAR #6 (OF 6)
ELECTRIC ANT #5 (OF 5) (MR)
GORILLA MAN #2 (OF 3)
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #3
HERCULES TWILIGHT OF A GOD #3 (OF 4)
HIT-MONKEY #2 (OF 3)
IRON MAN LEGACY #5
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #1 (OF 4)
MARVELMAN FAMILYS FINEST #2 (OF 6)
NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #1 (OF 5)
ORSON SCOTT CARDS ENDER IN EXILE #3 (OF 5)
SECRET WARRIORS #18
SHADOWLAND #2 (OF 5) SL
SHADOWLAND BULLSEYE #1 SL
SHIELD #3
SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 4)
SPITFIRE #1
STAND HARDCASES #3 (OF 5)
THOR RAGE OF THOR #1
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #6 (OF 6)
YOUNG ALLIES #3

INDY
BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS #1
BLACK TERROR #11
BOYS #45 (MR)
CROSSED FAMILY VALUES #3 (OF 6) (MR)
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #13 (OF 24)
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #156
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #157
GREEN HORNET PARALLEL LIVES #2
HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC NDC VAR (MR) (C: 0-1-0)
HELLBOY THE STORM #2 (OF 3)
IRREDEEMABLE #16
KILL SHAKESPEARE #4
MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #1 (OF 4)
MURDERLAND #1 (MR)
NANCY IN HELL #1 (OF 4) (MR)
SEA BEAR & GRIZZLY SHARK #1 2ND PTG
SHUDDERTOWN #4 (MR)
SOULFIRE VOL TWO #7
STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #2 (OF 6) (C: 1-0-0)
SUPERGOD #4 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)
TORCHWOOD #1
TRANSFORMERS IRONHIDE #4
WARRIORS OFFICIAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 (OF 5) (RES) (MR)

KIDS
BEN TEN ALIEN FORCE DOOM DIMENSION GN VOL 02
CARS ADVENTURES OF TOW MATER #1
INCREDIBLES #12
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #215
TOY STORY #5
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #709

TOYS
BATMAN REBORN SER 1

TRADES
ALADDIN LEGACY OF THE LOST TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR TP
CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE TP (MR)
EDEN GN
HOUSE OF M TP
LOSERS TP BOOK 02 (MR)
LOST AT SEA GN NEW ED

New Comics for the Week of July 28, 2010

X-Men: Legacy #238 x-men-legacy-238
Written by Mike Carey, Clay Mann.

‘COLLISION’ Following the events of SECOND COMING, Young X-Man Indra is called back to India at the request of his family. Accompanied by Rogue and Magneto, the X-Men arrive to discover that not all is right in Mumbai…and not just due to tensions with Indra’s parents. Earthquakes tear through the streets and energy flares cause planes to fall from the sky. Could this be a new mutant manifestation? Or is this something far more sinister?

rising-0 Rising #0

Creator/Writer E. Max Frye (HBO’s Band of Brothers) and artist J.P. Targete (illustrator for Pixar’s John Carter of Mars film adaptation) present a Spartacus for a future world with a special $1.00 introduction to launch the upcoming miniseries. It’s not resistance, it’s revolution. After years of war, economic chaos, and mankind, itself, teetering on the verge of thermonuclear extinction, an alien force invades the planet. When a deadly virus is released, this militaristic empire massacres the world’s defense forces and most of the human population. The survivors are forced into slavery, helpless as they watch this new enemy plunder the remaining natural resources of Earth. Jarrett Jakes, chosen to fight and die as a gladiator, escapes from Zone R.X. 84 (formerly New York City) to lead a ragged band of guerrilla warriors in hopes of inspiring a downtrodden world to rise up against their alien oppressors.
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Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne #4
Written by Grant Morrison, Cameron Stewart.

The most anticipated series of 2010 continues! Grant Morrison’s can’t-miss Batman story rolls on as Bruce Wayne’s next stop on his amazing journey through time brings him to the Wild West – but will he escape alive? Artist Cameron Stewart (BATMAN AND ROBIN) joins Morrison to take The Dark Knight on a ride!Written by Grant Morrison, Cameron Stewart.

wonder-woman-2006-601 Wonder Woman (2006) #601
Written by Don Kramer, J. Michael Straczynski.

Best-selling comics writer J. Michael Straczynski (THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Thor) smashes all your expectations of Wonder Woman by lauching an all-new era for the Amazon Princess! Spinning out of the mind-bending events of WONDER WOMAN #600, Diana must face the biggest mystery of all – who destroyed Paradise Island?

DC
ACTION COMICS #890 2ND PTG
ACTION COMICS #891
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #5 (MR)
AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #11 (OF 12)
BATMAN BEYOND #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG
BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #4 (OF 6)
BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #6 (OF 6) (RES)
DETECTIVE COMICS #867
FIRST WAVE #3 (OF 6)
FLASH #4 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #14
GREEN ARROW #2 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN #56 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #50 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JACK OF FABLES #46 (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #6 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #47 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
MADAME XANADU #25 (MR)
NORTHLANDERS #30 (MR)
OUTSIDERS #31 (RES)
TEEN TITANS #85
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #22 (MR)
WARLORD #16
WILDCATS #25
WONDER WOMAN #601
ZATANNA #1 2ND PTG

INDY
28 DAYS LATER #13
7 PSYCHOPATHS #3
ABE SAPIEN ABYSSAL PLAIN #2 (OF 2)
AFTER DARK #1 (OF 3)
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #3
ANGEL #35
ARTIFACTS #1 (OF 13) CHRISTOPHER CVR B
AVP THREE WORLD WAR #5 (OF 6)
BUZZARD #2 (OF 3)
COWBOY NINJA VIKING #7 (MR)
FEAR AGENT #28 OUT OF STEP (PT 1 OF 6)
GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #3
HAUNT #8
INCORRUPTIBLE #8
KEVIN SMITH KATO #3
PILOT SEASON STELLAR #1
RASL #8 (MR)
SCOURGE #0 COVER A ERIC BATTLE
SPAWN #198
STAR WARS INVASION RESCUES #3 (OF 6) (C: 1-0-0)
THE RISING #0
WWE HEROES #5

MAGS
MARVEL PREVIEWS AUGUST 2010
PREVIEWS #263 AUGUST 2010
PREVIEWS #263 AUGUST 2010 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM
WIZARD MAGAZINE #229 FINCH BATMAN

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS BLACK CAT #2 (OF 4)
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED CHARMER #3 (OF 5) (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA 1940S NEWSPAPER STRIP #2 (OF 3)
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #891
FANTASTIC FOUR #581
FRANKEN-CASTLE #19
PETER PARKER #5 (OF 5)
PUNISHERMAX #9 (MR)
SECRET AVENGERS #3
SENSE & SENSIBILITY #3 (OF 5)
SHADOWLAND #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG BULLSEYE ASSAULT VAR
THOR #612
THOR MIGHTY AVENGER #2
ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #1 (OF 4)
UNCANNY X-MEN #526
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #50
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #15
WORLD WAR HULKS SPIDER-MAN VS THOR #2 (OF 2)
WORLD WAR HULKS WOLVERINE VS CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 (OF 2)
X-CAMPUS #2 (OF 4)
X-FACTOR FOREVER #5 (OF 5)
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #4
X-MEN LEGACY #238

TOYS
FLASH DIE CUT BELT BUCKLE
MARVEL SELECT ABOMINATION AF

TRADE
ALAN MOORE THE COURTYARD GN COLOR PTG (MR)
BATMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER TP
CROSSED HC VOL 01 C2E2 ED (MR)
HULK FALL OF HULKS TP RED HULK
MARVELS PROJECT HC BIRTH OF SUPER HEROES
SUPERMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MAN OF TOMORROW TP
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM
ALAN MOORE ANOTHER SUBURBAN ROMANCE GN (NEW PTG) (MR)
BRIT TP VOL 02 AWOL
FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL SC (MR)
GOLDFISH THE DEFINITIVE COLL TP
GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 01 TO BE A LANTERN
POWERS TP VOL 02 ROLEPLAY
POWERS TP VOL 04 SUPERGROUP
SECRET INVASION TP
TOTAL SELL OUT TP
VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 01 SHOCK AND AWE

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As the war between the different Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends in this hardcover collecting the best-selling BLACKEST NIGHT #0-8. Now, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps lead DC’s champions into battle to save the universe from an army of Black Lanterns made up of the DCU’s deceased heroes and villains!

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Beginning with the ravaging effects of Avengers Disassembled and following the aftermath of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On the brink of madness, Osborn, in his final bid to take total control, targets the final obstacle in his mission…Asgard. Events are set in motion forcing our heroes to put aside the deep rifts that have grown over the past seven years. Opposing them stand a horde of evil that has begun to take down the gods of the Golden Realm! SIEGE will rock the foundations of every super hero, villain and team in the Marvel Universe. As an era ends, one word will ring above all others…’SIEGE.’ Collecting SIEGE #1-4, SIEGE: THE CABAL and SIEGE digital prologue.

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