Tuesday 31 December 2013

Comic Shop Corner: December 31, 2013

Yet again a holiday falls on the Wednesday so we get our comics a day early! Let's end 2013 with a bang! And by bang, I mean reading comics alone this new years (Insert "Forever Alone" Troll Here).


Dark Horse Comics

The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys #6

Here it is kids, the final chapter of the "Danger Days" saga by My Chemical Romance written by lead singer Gerard Way. It all ends here, boys and girls, so Killjoys, make some noise! The Phoenix Witch rises, Destroya lives, and Korse is on the loose! If Battery City isn't razed to the ground by the end of this issue, then we're all dead. Check your BLI-issued heart monitors and make sure you have a pulse. If you do, you need this raucous finale!

Also available: Juice Squeezers #1, Star Wars (Lucas Draft) #0, Bad Blood #1, Occultist #4, Baltimore: Chapel Of Bones #1, Michael Avon Oeming's The Victories #8, Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #2, Grindhouse: Doors Open At Midnight #4, Catalyst Comix #7, and many more!

DC Comics

Dead Boy Detectives #1

From the pages of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman's dead boys get their own monthly series! As fans of storybook detectives, Edwin Paine (died 1916) and Charles Rowland (died 1990) will take on any and all mysteries - including their own untimely deaths! The dead boys head back to St. Hilarions, where bullying headmasters continue to rule the school. But when they investigate the lingering mysteries of their own deaths, they meet a young girl named Crystal whose tech skills and strange link to the undead earn her a place as a new detective. Dead Boy Detectives is a fast-paced adventure series that takes us from the bustling streets of contemporary London to Japanese-inspired video games and dangerous worlds perched somewhere between the now and nevermore.

IDW Publishing

G.I. Joe #12

The Secret History of COBRA! In the aftermath of Cobra's New York attack, Baroness leads a new up-and-coming officer called Siren around the world-and into the past! Siren uncovers the secrets of the previous Cobra Commanders-and comes face-to-face with the ruthless current one! This kicks off writer Paul Allor's first run on Joe as he has previously worked exclusively in the TMNT universe penning a couple mini-series issues (Fugitoid, Shredder) as well as the upcoming Utrom Empire. It'll be interesting to see how he adapts to the Joe world and follows up on Van Lente's great run.

Also available: Deadworld: Restoration #2, Judge Dredd Classics #7, Sinister Dexter #2, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5, and many more!

Image Comics

Sin Boldly (One-Shot)

Joseph Michael Linsner makes his long awaited return to Image as he writes and draws two stories featuring characters that his die-hard fans have been asking about for years. In Hell Is Waiting, Sinful Suzi learns a lesson about the wages of sin. And in Burning Roses, Obsidian Stone loses an old friend and welcomes a new demon. This guilty pleasure is a long-overdue return to the black and white short stories that Linsner started with in Cry For Dawn. Because if you are going to sin, then sin boldly!

Also available: Manhattan Projects #17, Rocket Girl #3, Artifacts #33, Todd The Ugliest Kid On Earth #8, Clone #13, and many more!

Marvel Comics

New Avengers #13

You guessed it! Yet another Inhumanity tie-in! With the consequences of Infinity fresh on their minds, tough decisions are made. We see the gathering of a new Illuminati, as well as learning more about the other beings related to the Incursions. Can Mister Fantastic, Doctor Strange, Namor, Black Bolt, Iron Man, Beast, and Black Panther figure these mysteries out alone? Find out as Hickman continues his EPIC run on the critically acclaimed title.

Also available: Guardians Of The Galaxy #10, Superior Foes Of Spider-Man #7, Savage Wolverine #13, and many more!




Spotlight

Dynamite Comics: L'il Ernie (One Shot)

I know, I'm getting ridiculous with the one shots but bear with me. This title kicks off Dynamite's line of kid friendly titles that will be released over the next month as they teamed with kids cartoon extraordinaire Art Baltazar. Eisner and Harvey Award winning cartoonist Roger Langridge brings you his own, all-ages take on cult favorite Evil Ernie! Ernest Fairchild is the most evil kid on the block. Why? he never eats his vegetables, his library books are sometimes three weeks late, and he once xeroxed his own butt! Can Mister Smiley, his annoying yet strangely ineffectual conscience, make him change his ways? And are Daddy Fairchild's blank eyes somehow related to his peculiar odor, rotting flesh and appetite for human brains? Get a copy for yourself and one for the kids... it's wall-to-wall zombie fun for all the family! And if that isn't enough, each Li'l book comes with a two-page activity sheet!

FCBD Spotlight

IDW Publishing: V-Wars

New York Times bestselling horror author Jonathan Maberry (Ghost Road Blues, Pine Deep Trilogy) presents the chronicle of the first Vampire War in V-Wars! This all-new tale leading into this summer's ongoing V-Wars series offers the first salvo in the battle between humans and hundreds of new species of vampires! How cool does that sound!? So make sure you make some time to pick up V-Wars at your upcomming Free Comic Book Day event on the first Saturday in May. You'll regret it otherwise. Not to mention, check out this rad Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) cover!

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