Scott Snyder has THREE comic books this week — and all from DC! If his other DC comic, The Wake, had come out this week, we think the Earth might have split wide open! Snyder’s even getting to play with DC’s big toys: Batman and Superman, plus a comic he used to work on with Stephen King: American Vampire. Read a bit about ‘em below….

Also this week: Gerard Way blew our minds with the wonderful two volumes of Umbrella Academy stories. Now he’s back with THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS, a crazy tale of the fight for freedom in a twisted future. You can read about that one below, too….

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Featured Comic Books:

SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1
When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor—even though he’s still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn’t stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There’s a mystery hidden where even Superman can’t see it—can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light? Don’t miss the debut of this red-hot new series from two of comics’ brightest superstars: SCOTT SNYDER and JIM LEE!

This debut issue also includes a bonus two-sided, tipped-in poster measuring 11” x 18” that is part of the reading experience and can be easily removed for display!

BATMAN #21
Written by: Scott Snyder
Art by: Greg Capullo
Witness The New 52 origin of The Dark Knight in BATMAN: ZERO YEAR! Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce Wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny! And in the backup story, learn more about how different Gotham City was at this dangerous point in time.

AMERICAN VAMPIRE: THE LONG ROAD TO HELL #1
Written by: Scott Snyder & Rafael Albuquerque
Art by: Rafael Albuquerque
Fan-favorite character Travis Kidd—the vampire hunter who likes to “bite them back”—makes his return in this new AMERICAN VAMPIRE one-shot!

It’s a story burned deep into the American psyche: two young lovers, a stolen car and the open road. But these young lovers are newly turned vampires trying to fight the bloodsucking urge inside them. To make matters worse, they’ve got a pack of angry vampires on their tails—plus bad-ass vamp-killer Travis Kidd. He’s tracking the “Heartbreak Killers” across the heartland, but can he stop them before it all ends in tragedy? This one-shot special sets the stage for the AMERICAN VAMPIRE relaunch later this year!

THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS #1
Written by: Gerard Way & Shaun Simon
Art by: Becky Cloonan
Years ago, the Killjoys fought against the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries, costing them their lives, save for one—the mysterious Girl. Today, the followers of the original Killjoys languish in the Desert while BLI systematically strips citizens of their individuality. As the fight for freedom fades, it’s left to the Girl to take up the mantle and bring down the fearsome BLI or else join the mindless ranks of Bat City!

The final chapter of the Danger Days saga by My Chemical Romance!

Featured Graphic Novels:

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASTAWAY IN DIMENSION Z
Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable world far from home, the all-new, high-adventure, mind-melting, tough-as-nails, sci-fi, pulp-fantasy era of Captain America is NO W! Arnim Zola’s ambitions leave Captain America stranded in the upside-down territory known as Dimension Z. With no country and no allies, what’s left for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect? Just the one thing that his foe values most…Zola’s son! Steve has saved the boy’s life, but can he keep him alive against the savage barbarians of Phrox – with the fate of a world hinging on his victory? Plus: introducing Jet Black…the woman who’s waited her whole life for the chance to destroy Captain America! Meanwhile, Zola’s plans continue to move forward – and threaten to curse Steve Rogers for years to come.

DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED
Deadpool has already killed every hero in the Marvel Universe, but he isn’t through. This time…Deadpool’s gonna take down the most famous characters in classic literature! Why read a book when you can watch a book die?! Tom Sawyer gets slashed in TWAIN! The Little Women’s throats MAY get ALL-CUT! Scrooge gets a visit from THREE BULLETS! Gulliver gets a SWIFT DEATH! The Three Musketeers are all for DONE! Sherlock Holmes gets to the bottom of HIS OWN GRAVE! And more book-related puns! Can Deadpool rid the universe of the scourge of classical literature? Throw away your library card and buy this book! You never knew how badly you needed this!

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TSURO OF THE SEAS
In Tsuro of the Seas you will sail the treacherous waters of the Mystic Seas in an engaging game of adventure and suspense! As the captain of one of the Emperor’s mighty Red Seal ships, you will navigate the seas by placing Tsuro wake tiles to direct your vessel. Take great caution to avoid your opponents’ ships E and those mysteries lurking on the horizon and under the sea. Guide your ship with a steady hand and be the last captain sailing to survive the mystic seas and win!

Tsuro of the Seas is an enjoyable experience that will entertain 2 to 8 players ages 8 and up and it plays in 20-40 minutes. Set sail at once! You have a mighty quest to fulfill for the Emperor!

FANTASY FLIGHT SUPPLIES: GAME OF THRONES ART SLEEVES
Game of Thrones Art Sleeves celebrate the ambitions and personalities of the Great Houses of Westeros with stunning rendition of each House’s crest. Fly the direwolf of House Stark, the lion of the Lannisters, Stannis Baratheon’s fiery heart and crowned stag, or support one of three other aspiring rulers.

War has come, so raise your banners – and protect your cards – in style with Game of Thrones Art Sleeves!

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WALKING DEAD MINIMATES: SERIES 3
A Diamond Select Release! Designed and Sculpted by Art Asylum! The smash-hit Minimates series continues with more detailed mini-figures based on Robert Kirkman’s popular comic book, The Walking Dead! The new assortment of two-packs is all about the famous prison story arc, with Riot Gear Rick & Guard Zombie, Dexter & Dreadlock Zombie, Hershel & Farmer Zombie, and a rare variant Battle-Damaged Tyreese & Farmer Zombie! Each Minimate stands 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation and a variety of removable and interchangeable parts and accessories.

FUNKO POP MOVIES: ALIEN VINYL FIGURE
Your favorite villain from action horror flicks has been given the Pop. Vinyl treatment with the Alien vs. Predator Alien Pop. Vinyl Figure. Standing 3 3/4-inches tall, the endoparasitoid extraterrestrial looks true to form with scary teeth and build.

Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson and Alex Ross’s ASTRO CITY has been around for almost 18 years now, and it’s always been one of our favorite comic book series! Our “elevator pitch” for the book has always been that it’s a superhero book about real people — Busiek does such a great job at getting into the hearts and minds of these characters. Also, the ASTRO CITY characters are iconic, remeniscient of classic DC and Marvel superhero characters — and when this creative team does a “Superman” story with their character Samaritan, they do one of the best “Superman” stories you’ll ever read! It’s a little weird for us that it’s under DC’s Vertigo umbrella, but we’re just glad is has a good home after the dissolution of the Wildstorm line! Welcome back, ASTRO CITY!!!

Also this week: the new WALKING DEAD trade paperback is here! It’s volume 18, “What Comes After,” and what comes after volume 17 is every bit as horrifying as you were imagining… or is it?

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Featured Comic Books:

ASTRO CITY #1
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist: Brent Anderson
ASTRO CITY is back in a new, ongoing monthly series that showcases old heroes and new, as The Ambassador comes to Earth, and an ordinary man is caught up in a cosmic conflict! Featuring the return of favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, and the debut of some new sensations! Plus, the seeds of a new mystery: Who is the Broken Man? The entire award-winning creative team is back to kick off a new epoch of the human and the super human. Get in on the ground floor of Astro City’s next epic!

HERO BEAR & KID SPECIAL #1
It’s Picture Day at Tyler’s school, and naturally he’s forgotten! But before Tyler can pick his good side, he has to sneak out of class with his best friend Herobear to stop an attack on the Simpleton Bridge from the mysterious Von Klon and his Sub of Doom! …and he better not lose his hall pass in the process.

Don’t miss as creator Mike Kunkel relaunches his Eisner award winning creation at KaBOOM! with a brand new original adventure!

KICK-ASS 3 #1
Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl’s blockbuster return for the LAST EVER story arc of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr’s mega-selling series. Hit-Girl’s in jail, leaving Kick-Ass to lead the superhero team of Justice Forever. Their first mission: Bust Hit-Girl out of the clink. But superheroes have now been outlawed, leaving Kick-Ass to dodge both cops AND criminals. For the first time since donning the costume, Kick-Ass is beginning to have his doubts. Is he now in too deep to get out? The phenomenal follow-up to the Kick-Ass 2 movie coming this June. Issue #1 features six different covers by the industry’s biggest artists, all available for order. Each cover will feature a different character, and when all six covers are linked, a special message will be revealed.

GREEN LANTERN #21
Writer: Robert Venditti
Artist: Billy Tan
Hal Jordan becomes the leader of the most feared and hated group in the universe: The Green Lantern Corps! New faces, new threats and a new beginning for the GREEN LANTERN monthlies!

Featured Graphic Novels:

JOHN K. PRESETS! SPUMCO COMIC BOOK HC
Legendary animator, John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren and Stimpy, George Liquor and the gorgeous girl heart-throb Sody Pop, loves comics (the good ones!) and has produced some crazy, fun, wild (and sexy) ones in the past. These raucous extravaganzas are now ultra-rare and expensive and eagerly sought after by his thousands of devoted fans. It includes an astounding never before published 25-page epic comic ” Jimmy the Drooling Numbskull in Nutty the Friendly Dump!” worth the price of admission alone! John is joined by his cartoonist crew including Jim Smith, Vincent Waller, Mike Fontanelli, Shane Glines, Rich Pursel and more Spumco greats! Simply titled “John K. Presents Spumco Comic Book” this is going to be a major buzz book that you will want to be the first in your neighborhood to have!

THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 18: WHAT COMES AFTER
Following the events of SOMETHING TO FEAR, Rick and the other survivors accept a new way of life under Negan’s rule, but not everyone agrees.

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #103-108

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MAGIC THE GATHERING: THE MODERN MASTERS
The Modern Masters set is a 229-card expansion that contains reprints of Modern-legal cards from Eighth Edition through Alara Reborn. The set will not be Standard legal and will be produced in very conservative quantities—this is a bit of an experiment for us, and we want to get it right; we will not be increasing the quantity of any card in circulation by more than a fraction of what is already out there.

LEVEL 7 [ESCAPE]: LOCKDOWN
Battle rages through the halls of Subterra Bravo as unearthly creatures and human military fight over control of the underground facility. Amid the turmoil, a few desperate prisoners have managed to escape this hellish place.

You were not so lucky.

Subterra Bravo is now locked down, its exits sealed and with them, perhaps your fate. Your only hope is to descend back into the bowels of this nightmare facility in search of another way out, but waiting within its unexplored depths are new dangers and even more deadly denizens, ready to put a grisly end to your bid to escape. Can you and your fellow survivors overcome your fears and the horrors that stand in your way, or will you fall prey to the frenzied monsters that hunt you?

LEVEL 7 [ESCAPE]: Lockdown is a death-defying expansion for LEVEL 7 [ESCAPE] that adds new enemies, room tiles, and rules along with five new scenarios that will put your will to survive to the ultimate test.

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DOCTOR WHO: LIGHT-UP TARDIS KIT
Mention the words Doctor Who and your mind immediately goes to that infamous blue telephone box. This kit features a replica of the most iconic prop from the show — the Tardis — the time machine which transports the Doctor through time and space. (Tardis includes light-up feature!). Kit also includes a 16-page book.

DOCTOR WHO: DALEK KIT
Here is the officially licensed kit from the long running BBC series Doctor Who which includes a replica of a Dalek— one of the Doctor’s famed arch enemies—a cyborg bent on world domination. Also included is a 16-page book.

KRE-O STAR TREK U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CONSTRUCTION SET
Build your own Star Trek adventures with this awesome KRE-O construction set! Use the 432 pieces to build a U.S.S. Enterprise ship that your 5 Kreon figures can “fly.” Lift off the top saucer to put your Captain Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy Kreon figures on the bridge! This incredible set features Lighttech technology, so the deflector dish and engines glow for extra-amazing Star Trek action! Open the engine cowlings and fire the ship’s missile as it blasts through “outer space.” Build boldly with the U.S.S. Enterprise construction set!

We’re moving and merging October 1st!

Our two locations are merging into one superstore — it’s bigger than both current stores combined!

The best of both Emerald City locations, combined under one gigantic roof!

ONE STORE TO RULE THEM ALL!
(Serve them all — we mean SERVE them all….)

Emerald City
4902 113 Ave N
Clearwater, FL 33760

Click the link below to go to Google Maps, or click the image to embiggen the photo of the map:

Google Map

“SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK ‘N’ ROLL!”
So said Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange, and Thomas Walker at the dawn of a new age of enlightenment that ushered in a boom in scientific advancement.  As the research supergroup World Corp., they became the most celebrated scientists of all time.  They changed the world—and we loved them for it. But where did it all go wrong?  And when progress is made at any and all cost, who ultimately pays the price?

NOWHERE MEN volume 1: Fates Worse Than Death arrives in July in one of those fantastic Image Comics “first 6 issues for only $9.99″ trade paperback editions. At that point, you will be completely out of excuses for failing to start reading another one of our favorite new comic book series.

Fair warning: this is gonna happen all over again next month when the first trade paperback volume of Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta’s EAST OF WEST is offered for only $9.99. That’s right, it’s ALSO one of our favorite new comic book series. You could just start reading the first three issues now, and save yourself the brow-beating….

Speaking of our favorite new comic book series: that Matt Fraction, who writes that Hawkguy comic we love so much (in addition to Fantastic Four and FF), has a brand spankin’ new series with artist Howard Chaykin (American Flagg) coming in July from Image Comics called SATELLITE SAM! Those folks at Image Comics sure are publishing armloads of our favorite comics lately….

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BATMAN ’66 #1
Written by JEFF PARKER
Art by JONATHAN CASE
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
1:25 Variant cover by JONATHAN CASE
On sale JULY 31 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Put on your go-go boots and get ready to “Batusi” back to the Swingin’ 60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV series in comics form for the first time! These all-new stories portray The Caped Crusader, The Boy Wonder and their fiendish rogues gallery just the way viewers remember them. In this first adventure, The Riddler’s out to steal some valuable artwork from under the noses of Gotham’s police. But Batman gets help from an unlikely source: a certain femme fatale dressed in feline finery!

BATMAN VOL. 3: DEATH OF THE FAMILY HC
Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO, JONATHAN GLAPION and JOCK
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
ADVANCE SOLICIT • On sale OCTOBER 9 • 176 pg, FC, $24.99 US
After having his face sliced off, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City in this epic from issues #13-17 that shook Batman to his core! But even for a man who’s committed a lifetime of murder, he’s more dangerous than ever before. How can Batman protect his city and those he’s closest to?
This new hardcover features an acetate dust jacket showcasing the face of The Joker as it appeared on the die-cut covers of the “Death of the Family” comics — and under that dust jacket lies the horror that is The Joker’s skinless skull!
RETAILERS, PLEASE NOTE: This acetate cover will be available only on the first printing of this title.

TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL #1
Written by PETER HOGAN
Art and cover by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
1:25 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
On sale JULY 31 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T
At last, it’s the return of Tom Strong—too bad he’s powerless! The lives of his daughter Tesla and her unborn child both hang in the balance, and there’s nothing Tom can do to save them…until he remembers the one thing that just might. To find it, he and Val Var Garm must journey to the far side of the galaxy, and the mysterious world known as…TERRA OBSCURA!

THE UNWRITTEN: TOMMY TAYLOR AND THE SHIP THAT SANK TWICE HC
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PETER GROSS, KURT HUGGINS and ZELDA DEVON
Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
On sale SEPTEMBER 18 • 160 pg, FC, $22.99 US • MATURE READERS
This exciting, original graphic novel explores the world of the Tommy Taylor novels in a visceral and direct way and is a great entry point for new readers.
Twenty-five years ago Tom’s father, Wilson Taylor, devised his subversive literary masterpiece. Now the blueprint of how a father gave his son vast power in order to accomplish a greater scheme is revealed. Partly told through Wilson’s own journal entries, juxtaposed with Tommy’s swashbuckling deep sea adventures with his trusty companions Peter and Sue, the story is at once a prequel and a parallel story to the ongoing series.

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(they didn’t give us a cover image for this one, so we offer images of the creative team!)

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS AND NEIL GAIMAN (W)
Sara Pichelli (A/C)
• Spinning out of the dramatic conclusion of Age of Ultron, dimensions collide and Heaven’s most fearsome Angel pushes the Guardians back on their heels.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW’S AVENGERS #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)
MIKE OEMING, MING DOYLE & MICHAEL DEL MUNDO (A)
Cover by MING DOYLE
• LEAPING OFF THE PAGES OF THE BIGGEST COMIC OF THE YEAR COMES STORIES ABOUT THE BIGGEST HEROES IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
• FIND OUT WHO THE GUARDIANS ARE – AND WHY THEY’RE WORTHY OF GUARDING THE GALAXY.
• FEATURING: ROCKET RACCOON, DRAX, GAMORA & GROOT!
48 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #1
NICK SPENCER (W) • STEVE LIEBER (A)
Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
BRAND NEW ON-GOING!
Boomerang and some of Spidey’s deadliest baddies prove that with terrible powers come terrible responsibilities!
Rising Star Nick Spencer teams with Eisner Award winning sensation Steve Lieber for a walk on the Spider-Verse’s evil side!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HAWKEYE ANNUAL #1
MATT FRACTION (W) • JAVIER PULIDO (A/C)
• Go west, young lady! Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles — to get away from New York, life, and Clint Barton—but NOT trouble!
• But Madame Masque is hanging out at poolside with the rich and famous as well!
• Who is Kate Bishop? Find out alongside Kate Bishop herself as a wild new status quo comes to HAWKEYE.
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1: COSMIC AVENGERS PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN, YVES BIGEREL & MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
There’s a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! But why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? That’s what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out! Join Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and — wait for it — the Invincible Iron Man as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW! The secrets these galactic Avengers discover will rattle Marvel readers for years to come! But while London deals with a brutal invasion by the Badoon, the fate of the Guardians may have already been decided millions of miles away! Why wait for the movie? It all starts here! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #1-3 and #0.1, and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY INFINITE COMIC #1.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99

SPIDER-MAN: DYING WISH TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS & RICHARD ELSON
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
A dying wish for revenge! Dr. Octopus was given a year to live, his body and brain in terminal decline after a lifetime of brutal battles with his arch-foe Spider-Man. So the brilliant madman used that time as you might expect. First, he mobilized an army of Octobots to take over Manhattan. Then, he assembled six sinister super villains to abduct Norman Osborn’s child. Finally, he pursued Spider-Man to the ends of the Earth while threatening to burn the planet to a cinder. And each time, his ambitious plans ended in failure. Or did they? Were his defeats further proof of his madness — or his genius? With Dr. Octopus just hours from death, Spider-Man is about to learn the answer, as one of his oldest enemies turns the tables on him with a dying wish that spells doom for Peter Parker and everyone he loves! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #698-700.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

ONCE UPON A TIME PREMIERE HC
Written by DAN THOMSEN & CORINNA BECHKO
Penciled by MIKE HENDERSON, VASILIS LOLOS, STEPHANIE HANS & MIKE DEL MUNDO
Cover by NIMIT MALAVIA
The Evil Queen has, quite literally, captured the Huntsman’s heart — and now he’s her slave. Based on the world of ABC’s hit primetime series ONCE UPON A TIME, this is the never-before-told tale behind their twisted relationship — and what happens when a good man is forced to do bad. When Regina cooks up yet another devious plan to capture Snow White — this time by allying with a pack of power-hungry werewolves — the Huntsman comes face-to-face with his past…and an independent spirit in Red Riding Hood that just may match his own. Can these two break free of the forces that bind them and save Snow White? When put to the test, where will the Huntsman’s loyalties lie? Has the Evil Queen stolen his heart in more ways than one?
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

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STAR WARS: DARK TIMES — A SPARK REMAINS #1 (OF 5)
Randy Stradley (W), Douglas Wheatley (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Benjamin Carré (Cover)
On sale July 17
FC, 32 pages    $3.50 Miniseries
Reunited with the ragtag crew of the Uhumele, Jedi Dass Jennir is surprised to find them plotting with another Jedi to take down the iron fist of the new Galactic Empire—Darth Vader himself! Having only just found love and a reason to live, Jennir is reluctant to join—but their plan may be too good to pass up . . .

STAR WARS VOLUME 1: IN THE SHADOW OF YAVIN TP
Brian Wood (W), Carlos D’Anda (A), Ryan Odagawa (A), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Alex Ross (Cover)
On sale Sept 18
FC, 152 pages     $19.99
TP, 7” x 10”
After the destruction of the Death Star, the Rebels are hounded by the Empire. Suspecting a spy in their ranks, Princess Leia forms a secret X-wing squadron—which includes Luke Skywalker—to expose the spy and find a safe home. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Chewbacca are sent on a covert mission! Collects Star Wars #1–#6 and Free Comic Book Day 2013.

THE SPIRIT/ROCKETEER #1 (OF 4)
Mark Waid (w) • Paul Smith (a & c)
The Spirit, created by Will Eisner, and The Rocketeer, created by Dave Stevens, are two of the most beloved characters in the history of comics. Now, these two great pulp-inspired heroes meet for the very first time! A Central City Councilman disappears and is found dead in Los Angeles. Commissioner Dolan, along with Denny Colt  (AKA The Spirit) and his daughter Ellen in tow, treks out to the City of Angels to investigate. Meanwhile, Cliff Secord (The Rocketeer) consoles his sweetheart Betty… who is traumatized after accidentally discovering the politicians body!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

SATELLITE SAM #1
story MATT FRACTION
art / cover  HOWARD CHAYKIN
JULY 3
32 PAGES / BW / M    $3.50
SEX • DEATH • LIVE TV!
NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The star of beloved daily television serial “Satellite Sam” turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. The police think it was death by natural causes but his son knows there was something more… if only he could sober up long enoguh to do something about it. This noir mystery shot through with sex and violence exposes the seedy underbelly of the golden age of television.

THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOL. 3 TP
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art NICK PITARRA
JULY 24
32 PAGES / FC / T+    $3.50
“BUILDING”—What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? The acclaimed FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE epic series now in one super educational package. It’s THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, VOLUME 3: BUILDING! Collecting issues 11-15 of the world’s most irreverent alt history book.

NOWHERE MEN, VOL. 1: FATES WORSE THAN DEATH
story ERIC STEPHENSON
art NATE BELLEGARDE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover NATE BELLEGARDE & FONOGRAFIKS
JULY 17
184 PAGES / FC / T+     $9.99
“SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK ‘N’ ROLL!” So said Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange, and Thomas Walker at the dawn of a new age of enlightenment that ushered in a boom in scientific advancement.  As the research supergroup World Corp., they became the most celebrated scientists of all time.  They changed the world—and we loved them for it. But where did it all go wrong?  And when progress is made at any and all cost, who ultimately pays the price? Collects NOWHERE MEN #1-6

RED SONJA #1
(W) Gail Simone (A) Walter Geovani
(CA) Nicola Scott (main), Amanda Conner, Fiona Staples, Jenny Frison, Colleen Doran
THIS IS IT. Red Sonja gets a fresh new attitude by the dream team of writer GAIL SIMONE (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) and artist WALTER GEOVANI (Prophecy, Witchblade), on the book they were born to create. Sonja pays back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect, even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! This thrilling new series features covers by the top female artists in the industry, including Nicola Scott, Colleen Doran, Jenny Frison, Fiona Staples, Amanda Conner and more. You do NOT want to miss this re-introduction the She-devil with a Sword! Conner variant A Staples variant B Frison variant C Doran variant D
FC, 32pgs    $3.99

THE DEATH OF HAGGARD WEST ONE SHOT
(W/A/CA) Paul Pope
This one-shot comic reprises scenes from the beginning of Battling Boy by Paul Pope. It presents the death of Haggard West, a vigilante-style superhero who protected the monster-ridden world of Arcolpolis before Battling Boy arrived to rid the planet of monster once and for all. The Death of Haggard West is a 32-page one-shot limited edition pamphlet comic with exclusive material (illustration and original cover) from Battling Boy author-illustrator Paul Pope.
SC, 7×10, 32pgs, FC    SRP: $2.99

Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel’s X-MEN arrived this week! The internet is all in an uproar over the fact that the story features all women, yet the title says “men.”

Whatever.

Honestly.

Bottom line is that we’ve got a great new comic book series by two of our favorite comics people. Brian Wood writes fun and interesting and believable characters, and that Olivier Coipel is just a phenomenon at the arting. Get started on this great series today, despite the English language’s problem of having only gender-specific pronouns….

Oh, and hey — the new DC Vertigo comic THE WAKE by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy is the start of a pretty great sci-fi / horror epic! You read now!!!

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Featured Comic Books:

X-MEN #1 (X-WOMEN)
Because you demanded it! The X-Women finally get their own book, from critically acclaimed superstars Brian Wood (X-MEN, ULTIMATE X-MEN, DMZ, The Massive) and Olivier Coipel (AVX, HOUSE OF M, THOR)! An old enemy shows up at the X-Men’s door, seeking asylum from an ancient evil come back to earth. Meanwhile, Jubilee has come home, and she’s brought with her an orphaned baby who might hold the key to the earth’s survival…or its destruction. Against a backdrop of what seems like an alien invasion and an eons-spanning war between brother and sister, Storm steps up and puts together a team to protect the child and stop a new threat that could destroy all life on earth!

ADVENTURE TIME ANNUAL #1
Featuring some of the hottest talent in comics today putting their creative spin on the land of Ooo! A great tool for bringing readers into the series and an awesome book for die-hard ADVENTURE TIME FANS! Featuring stories from Roger Langridge, Derek Fridolfs, Dustin Nguyen and others!

EARTH 2 ANNUAL #1
Writer: James Robinson
Artist: Cafu
The new Batman of Earth 2 debuts as The Atom begins a mission to lead a new team of heroes—but are any of them prepared for the threat they’re about to face?

THE WAKE #1
“THERE’S SOMETHING DOWN THERE…”

When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won’t take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oilrig where they’ve discovered something miraculous and terrifying…

Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS) bring their acclaimed talents to this sci-fi/horror epic that explores the horrors of the deep, probes the origins of human history, and leaps far beyond to a frightening future.

Featured Graphic Novels:

THOR: GOD OF THUNDER VOL. 1 — THE GOD BUTCHER PREMIERE HC
Throughout the ages, gods have been vanishing, their mortal worshippers left in chaos. NOW!, Thor follows a trail of blood that threatens to consume his past, present and future. The only hope for these ravaged worlds is for Thor to unravel the gruesome mystery of the God Butcher! In the distant past, Thor follows the bloody wake of murdered gods across the depths of space. In the present, the Thunder God discovers a forgotten cave that echoes with the cries of tortured gods — and is shocked to find himself among them! And thousands of years from now, the last god-king of ruined Asgard makes his final stand against the God Butcher’s berserker legions. As three Thors from three eras race to stop the God Butcher, the full extent of his vicious scheme takes terrifying shape! Collecting THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #1-5.

THE PHANTOM STRANGER VOL. 1: A STRANGER AMONG US
Who has been sacrificed? Who is guilty? Who can save us? And who is The Phantom Stranger? Cursed for a betrayal that affected the very course of history, the Stranger walks the Earth attempting to atone for his sins. His actions have consequences, and as he fulfills his duty, the people he encounters will never be the same.
Collecting THE PHANTOM STRANGER #0-5.

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SAKE & SAMURAI
A few samurai warriors are sitting at a table in a small inn, talking and bragging about swords, women and honor. Sake flows freely, but not even the cellars of Bishamon, the God of War, could quench the thirst of Japan’s greatest swordsmen. Servants run for cover, knowing full well where all this is going. Suddenly an eerie silence fills the common room. On the table, only one full cup remains. Who will get the last drink? Will it be the elder of the group, or shall the greatest warrior have it? Time seems to stretch to infinity, until one hand makes a move toward the cup. Such insolence! This insult shall not be tolerated! The elder goes for his sword…

We shall never know whether the bold samurai was taking the cup for himself or only to hand it to his venerable companion. It does not matter: all warriors take offense and draw their katanas, joining the fight at the call of “SAAKEEE!”

In Sake & Samurai you are a fierce and thirsty samurai warrior, willing to do anything to get the last cup of Sake. The winner is the most drunk samurai in game terms, the player who has collected the most Sake drink counters at the end of the Sudden Death round.

Be wary, though, for drinking too much will dull your wits and mastery with the sword. Each drink of Sake prevents you from using one of your resources, be it a weapon, an item, or even your personal skill! You must always be wary not to drink too much or you risk becoming a defenseless sot in the hands of your enemies. On the other hand, you will be able to burn up some of the Sake you have drunk to obtain significant bonuses which may well save your life. Show yourself as the wise warrior you are and balance your strategy with care, not burning up too much Sake, thus finding yourself in the rear at the end of the game, when the Masu is empty and the Sudden death round begins. Those who will succumb to their enemies’ blows won’t be eliminated from the game, but will become Spirits of Enma, the thirsty god of death, and team up with the other Spirits to attack the living, aiming to steal their Sake. Raise your glasses (and your katanas)!

Sake & Samurai is a board game for 3-8 Players about honor, blood and Sake.

PATHFINDER: ULTIMATE CAMPAIGN
Take Charge!

Where the dungeon ends, another adventure begins! Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Campaign takes you on a guided tour through the parts of the game that happen between monster attacks and quests for ancient artifacts. As some of the most powerful and prestigious heroes around, do your player characters want to build up a kingdom of their own, or lead an army against a neighboring nation? Perhaps they want to start a business, craft magic items, or embark on a quest that will come to define them. Whether you’re looking for help generating a young character or seeking ways to challenge adventurers who’ve grown bored of fighting monsters one-on-one, this book has everything you need!

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Campaign is a must-have companion volume to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook. This imaginative tabletop game builds on more than 10 years of system development and an open playtest featuring more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edge RPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into a new era.

LORD OF THE RINGS LCG: THE DRÚADAN FOREST
“You hear the Woses, the Wild Men of the Woods: thus they talk together from afar. They still haunt the Drúadan Forest, it is said. Remnants of an older time they be, living few and secretly, wild and wary as the beasts.”
–Elfhelm, The Return of the King

The Drúadan Forest is the second Adventure Pack in the Against the Shadow cycle. The dark shadow of Mordor reaches into the realm of Gondor. Conspiracies and conspirators that moved quietly through the alleys and underground of Minas Tirith have escaped the city walls. Now, in The Drúadan Forest, some of Middle-earth’s greatest heroes pursue Sauron’s agents into the wilderness outside the city. There, they’ll make a startling discovery: the greatest threat they face is not from the foes they seek…

The 60 cards in The Drúadan Forest introduce players to more of the realm of Gondor, and to its wild folk, the Woses. In the Adventure Pack’s all-new scenario, Middle-earth’s heroes meet these reclusive hunters and archers. Can you survive their attacks even as the encounter deck challenges you with its all-new Prowl mechanics?

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HOT TOYS: LOKI
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are proud to present the Loki Sixth Scale Limited Edition Collectible figure inspired by Marvel Studios smash hit The Avengers. The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Tom Hiddleston as Loki, highlighting the newly developed head sculpt, highly detailed costume, weapons and accessories.

MONOGRAM MARVEL ERASERS
When Marvel fans get ready for school this autumn, they can pack their bags with Monogram’s new series of Marvel Erasers! Each 1 1/4″ tall eraser affixes to the end of a pencil, and they feature a super-deformed likeness of characters such as Captain America, Deadpool, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, or Wolverine. Collect – and use! – them all!

We really didn’t think the Journey Into Mystery comic book series would hold our interest without Thor, but we didn’t realize how fantastic Sif would be in the hands of the current creative team! Kathryn Immonen’s writing is full of humor, character, heartfelt moments, action, and suspense! Valerio Schiti’s artwork is full of… well, the same! Really, it’s sooooo beautiful! Help us to help you (to help us), and try out Journey Into Mystery Featuring Sif Volume 1: Stronger Than Monsters. Just like Unwritten and Saga and Hawkguy and Nowhere Men — read it now, and thank us later!

Also this week: three of our favorite Avengers titles! That’s right: THREE Avengers titles that are all great! And what’s MORE amazing is that those aren’t ALL our favorite Avengers titles!!! For the record, this week’s are Avengers, Young Avengers, and Uncanny Avengers; and the other two are Avengers Arena and New Avengers. We’re serious, try ‘em all out. We know that there should really only even BE one or two monthly Avengers titles, but yet here we are with FIVE great books!

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Featured Comic Books:

OCCUPY COMICS #1
Occupy Comics brings together more than 50 comics pros to discuss and document the themes, goals, and ideals of the Occupy movement while also raising funds to support it. With a roster spanning from legends like Alan Moore & David Lloyd (V For Vendetta) to rising stars like Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead) to icons like Art Spiegelman (Maus), Occupy Comics is a once-in-a-lifetime coalition of intelligent creatives using sequential art to record history as it’s being made.

Creators:
Art Spiegelman, Charlie Adlard, Mike Allred, David Lloyd, Alan Moore, Joshua Dysart, Ronald Wimberly, Ben Templesmith, Tyler Crook, Dean Haspiel, Douglas Rushkoff, Mike Cavallaro, J.M. DeMatteis, Ales Kot, Joe Infurnari, Joshua Hale Fialkov

THE GREEN TEAM #1
Written by: Art Baltazar & Franco
Art by: Ig Guara
INVENTORS! EXPLORERS! ADVENTURERS! Do you need money to finance an important project? Then you should set up a meeting with THE GREEN TEAM!

• Nature of world-changing idea: _____

• Amount requested: _____

• Does your project have the potential to:

Fracture space-time? __

Replace the combustion engine? __

Attract extraterrestrial attention? __

Prove/disprove existence of deities? __

Piss off The Justice League? __

Render the human body obsolete? __

If any of the above are checked, please fill out liability release form GT2013-05. Send any 82 drawings, plans, models, or photos with request.

THE DEEP SEA
Paul Barry’s obsession with the ocean took a turn when his crew’s vessel was lost in a deep sea descent mission—with his crew inside. Fifty-five years later, with the recovery of the ship, Paul is about to discover the horrific mysteries of time and the abyss. From the pages of Dark Horse Presents.
* By acclaimed writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (Creator-Owned Heroes, Jonah Hex).
* From Wonder Woman artist Tony Akins!

GREEN LANTERN #20
Written by: Geoff Johns
Art by: Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy
It’s the final battle against the First Lantern and the Guardians in this, the extra-sized finale of Geoff Johns’ historic run on the title! Plus, don’t miss a special retrospective on Geoff’s run on GL!

Featured Graphic Novels:

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY FEATURING SIF: STRONGER THAN MONSTERS
by Kathryn Immonen and Valerio Schiti
A new journey begins, starring Sif…the Berzerker?! When the latest crop of beasties besets Asgardia, our sword-slinging heroine leads the battle charge — but that no-holds-barred zeal for glory may be the very thing that brings the realm down around her winged helm! Finding herself newly minted with an ancient version of the Berzerker spell, Sif returns to an unsuspecting Midgard — and with no patience for relative peace, starts putting out fires with gasoline! And things heat up even more when our heroine falls in with a group of brutal Asgardian savages — and joins them in their millennia-old battle against monsters! But can the berzerkers keep their bloodlust in check? And can Sif master her new abilities and serve Asgard? Guest starring the Superior Spider-Man and a collection of Marvel superstars! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #646-650.

BORDERLANDS: ORIGINS
For the millions of fans of the smash-hit video game BORDERLANDS, a lingering question exists: how did the Vault Hunters get on the bus with Marcus in the first place? Find out how Roland got on the bus with Mordecai, Lilith, and Brick in this exciting look at the soldiers of the Crimson Lance and what made him leave their ranks and search for the Vault.

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SEASONS: ENCHANTED KINGDOM
Seasons: Enchanted Kingdom, the first expansion for Seasons, includes two copies each of 20 new power cards, 10 enchantment cards, 12 special ability tokens that fit into the hole on a player board – so that wasn’t just kooky graphic design, but rather foreshadowing! – and additional other material, such as two replacement cards that have received errata in newer editions of Seasons.

STAR WARS LCG: A DARK TIME
It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy.
–The Empire Strikes Back

The Battle of Hoth heats up in A Dark Time, the second Force Pack™ in The Hoth Cycle for Star Wars™: The Card Game! Rebel forces prepare for evacuation, and Imperial walkers advance and open heavy fire. A Dark Time adds more objectives with the Hoth trait even as light and dark side forces prepare to clash for control of the desolate ice planet. New characters, fighters, and locations populate the battlefield and encourage strategies built around assaulting damaged objectives and winning the Force struggle.

A Dark Time draws inspiration from the early scenes of The Empire Strikes Back while relating the ongoing tale of the light sideʼs desperate stand on Hoth, but its cards also do more. They simultaneously expand the gameʼs exploration of Hoth and of the Star Wars universe beyond the characters, vehicles, and events captured in the classic films.

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SCI-FI REVOLTECH #043 – 5.5″ BATMOBILE TUMBLER
Tumbler 13.5cm long (5.5″). Includes batman figure, flame exhaust, clear V stand, nameplate.

MONOGRAM DC 2.75″ FIGURINES
2.75″ PVC Figurines featuring several DC Comics characters: Superman, Batman (4 different poses!), Wonder Woman, The Joker, The Flash, Robin and Green Lantern.

Those comics based on them there cartoons the kids are all into nowadays are all the rage here at the Emerald City! First we had the My Little Pony and the Adventure Time, and now they’ve come out with that REGULAR SHOW comic this week! It’s got about a bazillion different covers, so come by soon to pick your favorite cover art!

Speaking of the cartoons, like we were just doing and all, ADVENTURE TIME has an all-new original graphic novel out this week! It’s called PLAYING WITH FIRE, and it features — yup, you guessed her — Flame Princess!!! The story is, of course, as with all Adventure Time stories, weird and wonderful!

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Featured Comic Books:

REGULAR SHOW #1
Writer: K.C. Green
Artist: Allison Strejlau
REGULAR SHOW…IT’S ANYTHING BUT!

Cartoon Network’s powerhouse series now has its own comic book series! Hot on the heels of the smash hit adaptation, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! unveils the next all-ages comic phenomenon! Join Mordecai the Bluejay and Rigby the Raccoon, a couple of best bros in their twenties just tryin’ to chill for a bit, man. But when you’re livin’ in as crazy a world as they are, no day can be called…regular!

DOOMSDAY.1 #1
Writer & Artist: John Byrne
Harkening back to Byrne’s earliest days in comics, DOOMSDAY.1 tells the thrilling tale of seven adventurous astronauts, who watch in horror, aloft in the International Space Station, as most of Earth is annihilated by a titanic solar flare.
When all communication is lost and their home appears destroyed, what are the intrepid astronauts to do? Prepare to cling to a new life in zero gravity, waiting for the space stations supplies to dwindle to nothing? That doesn’t sound very adventurous, now does it? No, the true thrills of DOOMSDAY.1 come when the seven stranded heroes descend back to their decimated home world to confront the dangers left behind by the universe’s cruel ravaging!

BATWOMAN #20
Writers: J.H. Williams, III & W. Haden Blackman
Artist: Trevor McCarthy
Batwoman is being played right into a confrontation with Batman…and that’s the least of her problems after the final page of issue #20!

FF #7
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: Mike Allred
Field trip…into the heart of the Negative Zone!Scott Lang has already lost a daughter… watch what happens when he puts it all on the line to save… Bentley-23?The shocking reveal of the villain pulling the strings and pitting family against family — and a rescue mission unlike anything you’ve ever seen — FF vs FF!

Featured Graphic Novels:

ADVENTURE TIME: PLAYING WITH FIRE – THE ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
Join Flame Princess, alongside Finn and Jake, as she leaves the Flame Kingdom and goes on her very first adventure! Written by acclaimed cartoonist Danielle Corsetto (GIRLS WITH SLINGSHOTS) and drawn by rising star Zack Sterling (BRAVEST WARRIORS, ADVENTURE TIME). A pocket black and white edition appealing to fans of SCOTT PILGRIM and Japanese manga!

AQUAMAN VOL.2 : THE OTHERS
Aquaman joins up with his old teammates, The Others, to learn who destroyed Atlantis! But as they seek the truth, Black Manta is stalking them all—and Mera learns some dark truths about Aquaman! Don’t miss this second AQUAMAN hardcover!
Collects AQUAMAN #7-13.

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BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ESCAPE
Batman™: Arkham City Escape is a two-player game that pits Batman against all of his greatest foes as they try to escape Arkham! In this game, one player represents Batman, and the other player represents the villains that Batman has fought in the past. The player controlling the Arkham inmates earns victory points by helping the villains escape Arkham, while the Batman player gains points by apprehending his rivals before they make it out of the city. The first player to earn 10 Victory Points is the winner!

DC HEROCLIX TEEN TITANS
Superboy! Nightwing! Red Robin! Don’t call them “sidekicks” any more! The Teen Titans are here to battle evil and fight alongside both new and classic allies to win the day! DC HeroClix: Teen Titans Super Boosters offer a whole new level of play and collectability with Team Bases! Utilizing SwitchClix technology, specific HeroClix figures can be exchanged from single base play, to their corresponding Team Base, and back again!

Featuring 88 figures to collect, with popular sub-themes including Teen Titans new and old, Young Justice, and the Fearsome Five, DC HeroClix: Teen Titans is introduced in 9-count Booster Bricks containing eight standard, five figure boosters and one Super Booster, as well as 24-count Primer Gravity Feeds showcasing 10 figures boasting an all-new dial design.

DC HEROCLIX TEEN TITANS “THE RAVAGERS” FAST FORCES PACK
From the ashes of “The Culling,” Caitlin Fairchild is joined by Terra, Beast Boy, Thunder, Lightning, and their one-time foe, Ridge, to form The Ravagers! Featuring six figures with all-new dial designs, two exclusive maps, and an impulse-friendly price point, this Fast Forces pack is an excellent product for new and established players!

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JUSTICE LEAGUE NEW 52 GREEN LANTERN SIMON BAZ ACTION FIGURE
Simon Baz’s universe just got a whole lot bigger! When Hal Jordan is presumed dead, Jordan’s ring chooses Simon for his ability to overcome great fear – but is he ready to bear the burden of being Earth’s newest Green Lantern? From DC Comics – The NEW 52, standing 6 3/4 inches tall, comes the next wave of figures in the ongoing line based on Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s Justice League.

Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson’s ASTRO CITY is one of our favorite superhero comics of all time — and now it’s returning in a new ongoing series! Busiek crafts an original superhero universe using classic DC and Marvel archetypes that are familiar yet fresh, and he always seems to tell the best story about each archetype he tackles. That first issue of ASTRO CITY, featuring Samaritan? One of the best “Superman” stories you’ll ever read! We can’t wait to read what archetypes he perfects next!

Remember when Gerard Way, the frontman from that band My Chemical Romance, decided to write some comics books, and we all groaned and thought, “Not another comic book writing celebrity hack?” And then THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY turned out to be one of our new favorite comics?! Well, that’s because Way’s always been into comics, and even interned at DC Comics for a while, and was inspired by Grant Morrison in writing his own comics. Well, anyhoo, he’s back, and he and Shaun Simon and Becky Cloonan are doing a new comic book series called THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS, and we’re sure it will turn out to be one of our new favorite comics!

Hey! Know how Scott Snyder and Jim Lee seem to be doing everybody’s favorite comics over at DC Comics? Well, DC figured it out too, so they put them together for the all-new SUPERMAN UNCHAINED series!

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SAVAGE WOLVERINE #6
ZEB WELLS (W) • JOE MADUREIRA (A/C)
Variant Cover by J. Scott Campbell
Variant Cover by Humberto Ramos
X-Men 50th Anniversary Variant Also Available
Blank Cover Also Available
Wolverine Costume Variant By Mike Perkins
• A NEW ARC STARTS HERE!
• (WOLVERINE + ELEKTRA + SPIDER-MAN) x (WELLS + MADUREIRA) – RULES = PAIN.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL: DARK NIGHTS #1 (OF 8)
Lee Weeks (W/A/C)
• A gorgeous new series featuring the greatest talents in comics brings you the rest of the Man Without Fear’s story
• Legendary artist Lee Weeks returns to his favorite hero for “Angels Unaware!”
• A blizzard brings New York to a stand still — and a young patient lies on death’s door unless Daredevil can get to him in time!
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 1: REVOLUTION PREMIERE HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO & FRAZER IRVING
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
The true flagship X-Men series returns…NOW! In the wake of the Phoenix event, exactly what are Cyclops and his team of outlaw X-Men — visionary revolutionaries or dangerous terrorists? Whatever the truth, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto, and Magik are gathering new mutants and redefining the name Uncanny X-Men. But they face harsh challenges: once again, robotic Sentinels hunt the team and the mutants they protect…but who’s doing the hunting? And there’s a mole on Cyclops’ team — but who is it? A weakened Magneto must prove that he’s still the master of magnetism, as Magik wonders why she is the only Phoenix Five member to emerge unscathed! Plus: learn what it’s like to be a student at Cyclops’ new school! Blockbuster creators Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo revamp the entire X-Men concept! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #1-5.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 HC
Written by DAN SLOTT, JM DEMATTEIS & JEN VAN METER
Penciled by RICHARD ELSON, HUMBERTO RAMOS, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, STEPHANIE BUSCEMA & RYAN STEGMAN
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
It’s the story that turned Spider-Man’s world upside-down as a dying Dr. Octopus hatches his master plan for vengeance against Spider-Man: He will become him! When Peter Parker suddenly awakens to find himself trapped in the failing body of his greatest foe, Otto Octavius rejoices in the power and youth of his new form. Can Peter switch their minds back before his time runs out? Yes…and no! As Peter’s story comes to a dramatic close, Otto vows to become better than his old foe in every possible way. Smarter, stronger — he will be the Superior Spider-Man! But even with his newfound sense of heroism and responsibility, can Otto survive his heroic baptism of fire against the Sinister Six? A new era of web-slinging excitement starts NOW! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #698-700 and SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1-5.
248 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 1: EVERYTHING DIES PREMIERE HC
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEVE EPTING
Cover by JOCK
To prevent the collision of our universe with another, the Illuminati must reassemble…NOW! It’s the Marvel Universe’s most powerful and brilliant team: Black Panther, Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt, Mr. Fantastic, Sub-Mariner and the Beast — armed with the six Infinity Gems against an infinite legion of parallel realities. But their task is complicated by old wounds, lies and secret agendas. When the Illuminati experiences its first dimensional incursion, can the members of this loose brotherhood trust each other enough to use the Infinity Gems in unison? And when they learn Earth is the center point for the death of the universe, doesn’t that mean destroying it might save everything else? Enter the world-eater, Galactus, as the New Avengers do the unthinkable! Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting revamp the New Avengers in a multiverse-spanning saga! Collecting NEW AVENGERS (2013) #1-6.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99

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SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Backup story art by DUSTIN NGUYEN
On sale JUNE 12 • 40 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor—even though he’s still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: if Superman didn’t stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There’s an mystery hidden where even Superman can’t see it — can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light? Don’t miss the debut of this red-hot new series from two of comics’ brightest superstars: SCOTT SNYDER and JIM LEE!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN #1
Written by GREG PAK
Art by JAE LEE
BATMAN cover by JAE LEE
SUPERMAN cover by JAE LEE
“We Can Be Heroes” blank variant cover available
On sale JUNE 5 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
A new epic begins with the debut of this new, ongoing series! Don’t miss the first fateful meeting of Batman and Superman in The New 52!

TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA #1
Written by RAY FAWKES
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by RYAN SOOK
On sale JUNE 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The mysterious woman connected to the creation of the New 52 gets her own series! Pandora is on an action-packed, blood-soaked mission to hunt down the horrors she inadvertently unleashed upon the world. Can she save the DCU—and redeem herself in the process? A prequel to the upcoming “Trinity War”!

BATMAN #21
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Backup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Backup story art by TK TK
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
On sale JUNE 12 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Witness The New 52 origin of The Dark Knight in BATMAN: ZERO YEAR! Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce Wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny! And in the backup story, learn more about how different Gotham City was at this dangerous point in time.

ASTRO CITY #1
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Art by BRENT ANDERSON
Cover A by ALEX ROSS (featuring heroes)
Cover B by ALEX ROSS (featuring villains)
On sale JUNE 5 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
ASTRO CITY is back in a new, ongoing monthly series that showcases old heroes and new, as The Ambassador comes to Earth, and an ordinary man is caught up in a cosmic conflict! Featuring the return of favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, and the debut of some new sensations! Plus, the seeds of a new mystery: Who is the Broken Man? The entire award-winning creative team is back to kick off a new epoch of the human and the super human. Get in on the ground floor of Astro City’s next epic!

100 BULLETS: BROTHER LONO #1
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale JUNE 19 • 40 pg, FC, 1 of 8, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
BROTHER LONO is a brand-new 8-issue miniseries set in the world of 100 BULLETS! The Eisner award-winning team behind 100 BULLETS—writer Brian Azzarello, artist Eduardo Risso, colorist Trish Mulvihill, letterer Clem Robbins and cover artist Dave Johnson—reunites to tell the story of the baddest Minuteman of all. When last we saw Lono in 100 BULLETS, Dizzy Cordova had shot him through the chest…but Lono always was too tough to die. Now, after the final events of 100 BULLETS, Lono finds himself in Mexico working on the side of the angels. But there’s always more to a 100 BULLETS story, so pick up this EXTRA-SIZE first issue to see what’s really going on with BROTHER LONO, the cold-blooded killer you hate to love!

AMERICAN VAMPIRE: THE LONG ROAD TO HELL #1
Written by SCOTT SNYDER and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
ONE-SHOT • On sale JUNE 12 • 64 pg, FC, $6.99 US • MATURE READERS
Fan-favorite character Travis Kidd—the vampire hunter who likes to “bite them back”—makes his return in this new AMERICAN VAMPIRE one-shot! It’s a story burned deep into the American psyche: two young lovers, a stolen car and the open road. But these young lovers are newly turned vampires trying to fight the bloodsucking urge inside them. To make matters worse, they’ve got a pack of angry vampires on their tails—plus bad-ass vamp-killer Travis Kidd. He’s tracking the “Heartbreak Killers” across the heartland, but can he stop them before it all ends in tragedy? This one-shot special sets the stage for the AMERICAN VAMPIRE relaunch later this year!

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THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS #1 (OF 6)
Gerard Way (W/Special variant cover), Shaun Simon (W), Becky Cloonan (A/Cover), Dan Jackson (C), and Gabriel Bá (Variant cover)
On sale June 12
FC, 32 pages    $3.99 / Miniseries
Years ago, the Killjoys fought against the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries, costing them their lives, save for one — the mysterious Girl. Today, the followers of the original Killjoys languish in the Desert while BLI systematically strips citizens of their individuality. As the fight for freedom fades, it’s left to the Girl to take up the mantle and bring down the fearsome BLI or else join the mindless ranks of Bat City!

JOE HILL’S THUMBPRINT #1 (OF 3)
Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella (w) • Vic Malhotra (a & c)
Private Mallory Grennan had done terrible things as an Abu Ghraib prison worker. After being discharged from the army, Mal thought she was leaving her sins behind to start a new life back home. But some things can’t be left behind — some things don’t want to be left behind. By Joe Hill and Jason Ciaramella, the writing team that brought you the Eisner-award nominated one-shot, The Cape, with art by Vic Malhotra. Thumbprint will turn your guts inside out.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

WILD BLUE YONDER #1 (OF 5)
Mike Raicht (w) • Zach Howard (a & c)
Take to the skies in this thrilling new action-adventure sci-fi tale. In the near future, mankind has destroyed the Earth, and the only refuge from radioactive pollution can be found in the skies. Unfortunately dwindling supplies and bloodthirsty air-pirates make life all the harder. Will the crew of the Dawn escape the merciless Judge and survive another week? Read the book everyone will be talking about and find out!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

LAZARUS #1
story GREG RUCKA
art/cover MICHAEL LARK
JUNE 26
32 PAGES / FC / M    $2.99
FAMILY: Part One—In a dystopian near-future, government is a quaint concept, resources are coveted, and possession is 100% of the law. A handful of Families rule, jealously guarding what they have and exploiting the Waste who struggle to survive in their domains. Forever Carlyle defends her family’s holdings through deception and force as their protector, their Lazarus. Shot dead defending the family home, Forever’s day goes downhill from there….

FATALE, VOL. 3: WEST OF HELL TP
story ED BRUBAKER
art / cover SEAN PHILLIPS, BETTIE BREITWEISER & DAVE STEWART
cover SEAN PHILLIPS
JUNE 5
120 PAGES / FC / M    $14.99
The third arc of the hit series hits stands the same day as the next one begins!  From the dark days of the depression, to the middle ages and the old west, these tales of horror and myth and the mystery of the Femme Fatale reveal secrets even our heroine doesn’t know about yet.  Bold and experimental, this is pulp noir horror at it’s finest. Collects FATALE #11-14.

SAGA VOL. 2 TP
story BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
art / cover  FIONA STAPLES
JUNE 19
144 PAGES / FC / M      $14.99
Collecting the epic second storyline of the smash hit series Entertainment Weekly called “the kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic.”  Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her family’s greatest challenge yet: the grandparents. Collects SAGA #7-12.

PROPHET VOLUME 2: BROTHERS TP
story BRANDON GRAHAM & SIMON ROY
art SIMON ROY, FAREL DALRYMPLE, GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS & BRANDON GRAHAM
cover  GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
JUNE 12
172 PAGES / FC / T+     $14.99
The distant future war continues, Old man Prophet is awake now and searching across the universe for old allies that have survived the centuries since the last war. Collects PROPHET #27-32.

THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 18: WHAT COMES AFTER TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
JUNE 5
136 PAGES / BW/M    $14.99
Following the events of SOMETHING TO FEAR, Rick and the other survivors accept a new way of life under Negan’s rule, but not everyone agrees. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #103-108.

MOUSE GUARD VOLUME 3: THE BLACK AXE HC
(W/A/CA) David Petersen
This is the third collected volume in the continuing saga of the Eisner Award-winning and critically acclaimed fantasy comic series, Mouse Guard, serving as a prequel to the two previous volumes. Set in 1115, this is the story of how the Guardmouse Celanawe’s paw first touched the legendary weapon, the Black Axe. The arrival of distant kin takes Celanawe on an adventure that will carry him across the sea to uncharted waters and lands, all while unraveling the legend of Farrer, the blacksmith who forged the mythic axe. This hardcover collection will include an epilogue, pinups, a 22-page section of maps, guide pages, and cutaways, as well as reprinting the 2010 Free Comic Book Day story as a prologue to the tale.
HC, 8×8, 208pgs, FC    $24.95

EXTINCTION PARADE #1
(W) Max Brooks (A/CA) Raulo Caceres
The best-selling Zombie writer in history finally unleashes an all-new epic for comics!  Be ready for the summer’s biggest comic event as millions of zombie fans come looking for with the first chapter of Max Brooks’ Extinction Parade!  One of the founders of the zombie renaissance, Max Brooks has sold millions of books in dozens of languages. His first book The Zombie Survival Guide not only singlehandedly jump-started the zombie prep subculture, it’s graphic novel companion Recorded Attacks debuted as #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. His second book, World War Z (already a multi-million copy NYT bestseller in its own right), has been adapted by Brad Pitt into what is sure to be one of the biggest blockbuster movies of 2013.
Now Brooks takes the zombie genre to a whole new level with his new comic series Extinction Parade featuring stunningly rendered art by super-star Raulo (Crossed, Captain Swing) Caceres. Building on the seed of his hit 2010 short story, Brooks has crafted a truly epic series spanning over 250 pages. Not only does Extinction Parade’s multilayered depth and meticulously researched detail raise it to the standard of his previous work, it also introduces fans to an entirely new, fresh and terrifying subgenre: Vampires Vs Zombies.
As humans wage their loosing fight versus the hoards of the subdead, a frightening realization sets in with the secretive Vampire race: our food is dying off. This is the story of Vampires’ decent into all-out war with the mindless hungry hordes of the zombie outbreak as humanity tries to survive them all. Three species in mortal conflict. This is how a species dies. Available with Regular, Wraparound, “End of a Species” and Bloodwashed Retailer Incentive covers by Raulo Caceres. Also, available with a special black Leather cover, limited to just 1,000 copies!
MATURE THEMES
REGULAR—32pgs, FC (1 of 11)    $3.99

BALLISTIC #1
(W) Adam Egypt Mortimer (A/CA) Darick Robertson
This madcap sci-fi buddy adventure about a wanna-be bank robber and his best-friend Gun, a drug-addicted, foul-mouthed, living gun, marks Darick Robertson’s return to the hard sci-fi worldbuilding of his classic Transmetropolitan mixed with The Boys’ ultra-violence and the lunacy of Happy.
32pgs, FC    SRP: $3.50

LIBERATOR #1
(W) Matt Miner (A) Joel Gomez (CA) Tim Seeley
Read the book that Batman’s Scott Snyder calls “a really cool, progressive story about young outcast crusaders.” A hard-edged vigilante series about two young heroes who avenge the torture of animals. “Unlike any comic book project to date, Miner delivers a message about animal abuse blended with a gritty protagonist in the vein of Batman or The Punisher.” — ComicBooked
32pgs, FC    SRP: $3.50

SIXGUN GORILLA #1 (OF 6)
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Jeff Stokely
(CA) A: Ramón Pérez, B: James Harren
Welcome to “the Blister” a bizarre otherworld colonized by humans sometime in the 22nd century, which quickly became a hotly contested source of fertile land and natural resources long ago exhausted on Earth. In this new frontier, a rogue gunslinger and his companion wander across a wilderness in the grips of a civil war, encountering lawlessness, natives, and perversions of civilization in a world at the crossroads between the past and the future. The fact that said gunslinger is a bio-surgically modified silverback gorilla toting a pair of enormous revolvers is neither here nor there. Written by Simon Spurrier (Marvel’s XMEN LEGACY, CROSSED WISH YOU WHERE HERE), drawn by hot new talent Jeff Stokely (FRAGGLE ROCK, THE REASON FOR DRAGONS), and featuring a cover by Eisner Award-winning artist Ramón Pérez (A TALE OF SAND, WOLVERINE & THE XMEN), SIXGUN GORILLA is a pulpy mash-up of Western weirdness and lofi science fiction unlike anything else on the stands! Ask your retailer about the rare variant cover by James Harren (B.P.R.D.)!
32pgs, FC (1 of 6)    $3.99

HEROBEAR AND THE KID SPECIAL #1
(W/A/CA) Mike Kunkel
THE INDEPENDENT, ALL-AGES SMASH-HIT HEROBEAR AND THE KID RETURNS! It’s Picture Day at Tyler’s school, and naturally he’s forgotten! But before Tyler can pick his good side, he has to sneak out of class with his best friend Herobear to stop an attack on the Simpleton Bridge from the mysterious Von Klon and his SubofDoom! …and he better not lose his hallpass in the process. Don’t miss as creator Mike Kunkel relaunches his Eisner awardwinning creation at KaBOOM! with a brand new original adventure! Ask your retailer about the Herobear and the Kid Animation Cell Variant and the rare Mike Kunkel HandSketch Variant!
32pgs, FC    $3.99

A USER’S GUIDE TO NEGLECTFUL PARENTING GN
(W/A/CA) Guy Delisle
With A User’s Guide to Neglectful Parenting, the dry humor that pervades Guy Delisle’s landmark and praised graphic travelogues takes center stage. Quick, light vignettes play on the worries and cares any young parent might have, and offer wry solutions to the petty frustrations of being a dad who works from home. Readers familiar with Delisle’s stranger-in-a-strange-land technique for storytelling will recognize the titular parent in this book; Delisle’s travelogues were simultaneously portraits of complex places and times, and portraits of a stay-at-home dad’s ever-changing relationship with his children while his wife is out working for Doctors Without Borders. The relationship between young child and all-too-irony-aware parent is beautifully done here, and Delisle’s loose flowing style has been set free, creating a wonderful sense of motion throughout. A User’s Guide is an intimate, offbeat look at the joys of parenting.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 5×7, 192pgs, B&W    SRP: $16.95

PRIMATES: THE FEARLESS SCIENCE OF JANE GOODALL, DIAN FOSSEY, AND BIRUTE GALDIKAS HC
(W) Jim Ottaviani (A/CA) Maris Wicks
A action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. These three ground-breaking researchers were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology-and to our own understanding of ourselves. Tackling Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas in turn, and covering the highlights of their respective careers, Primates is an accessible, entertaining, and informative look at the field of primatology and at the lives of three of the most remarkable women scientists of the twentieth century.
HC, 6×9, 144pgs, FC    SRP: $19.99

THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 43
(A)  Various (CA) Andy Kubert
In addition to being the preeminent source of comic book pricing information for more than four decades, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide features a ton of other data as well. With 300,000 prices, all new market reports, celebrations of Superman’s 75th anniversary, the X-Men’s 50th anniversary, The Walking Dead’s 10th anniversary, a look at the work of Overstreet Hall of Fame artist Mac Raboy, and more, readers will get a first hand look at what has made the Guide the definitive guide for collectors and dealers alike since 1970. Volume 43 is available with either a PREVIEWS Exclusive Superman cover by Andy Kubert or an X-Men cover by Mike Deodato, Jr.! Please note: the hardcover editions are printed very close to order. (STK610480) (C: 0-1-1)
SUPERMAN SC—SC, 6.5×9.25, 1136pgs, PC    SRP: $29.95
SUPERMAN HC—HC, 7×10, 1136pgs, PC    SRP: $35.00
X-MEN SC—SC, 7×10, 1136pgs, PC    SRP: $29.95
X-MEN HC—HC, 7×10, 1136pgs, PC    SRP: $35.00

THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 2: ROAD TO WOODBURY SC
(W) Jay Bonansinga, Robert Kirkman (A)  Various
This riveting sequel to Rise of the Governor delves into Philip Blake’s ascension as the leader of Woodbury. But it won’t be easy. There are those within this walled-off city who don’t trust Philip or his motives — or the strange scratching sounds that come from his apartment. But Philip Blake is determined to turn Woodbury into a haven from the post-apocalyptic nightmare surrounding Woodbury, and he’ll do whatever necessary to make sure that his vision sees fruition. Even if that means killing the people currently in charge.
SC, 5.5×8, 320pgs, B&W    SRP: $14.99

DC CLASSIC TV: 1966 BATMAN 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES
One of the most beloved television series of all time, the 1966 Batman series starring Adam West and Burt Ward, comes to life with the first series in Mattel’s new DC Classic TV Action Figures! Fans of the series can collect figures of Batman (complete with Batusi hands), the Riddler, the Penguin, the Joker, Catwoman, and Batman (with Radio Active cowl). Each figure stands 6″ tall and features a sculpt based on the classic series! Blister card packaging.
Figure    SRP: $24.99

DC CLASSIC TV: 1966 BATMAN MOMENT ACTION FIGURE 2-PACKS
Some of the most memorable moments of the classic 1966 Batman television series are recreated with Mattel’s new DC Classic TV Moment Action Figure 2-Packs! These packs feature Batman, his friends, and his villains in a 5″ scale that recreates the style and costumes of the beloved series. Window box packaging.
2-pack    SRP: $49.99

DC CLASSIC TV: 1966 BATMAN BATMOBILE
Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed! Batman and Robin are ready to race into Gotham City in the Batmobile! Based on the classic wheels from the Adam West/Burt Ward Batman television series, this Batmobile is the perfect accessory for the new DC Classic TV action figures!
Vehicle    SRP: $74.99