Comic Shop Corner: January 8, 2014

Dark Horse Comics

Star Wars #13

Brian Wood's writing of this new Star Wars series has been excellent from the first issue. After a defeat by Rebel forces and the escape of prisoner Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader decides to clean house. From one end of the galaxy to the other, Vader's "new broom"-a squad of elite stormtroopers backed by the Dark Lord's own lightsaber-is sweeping the ranks of the Empire!

Also available: Abe Sapien #9, Halo: Escalation #2, Shaolin Cowboy #4, and many more!

DC Comics

Detective Comics #27

The original Detective comics #27 saw the debut of Batman, now DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Guillem March, Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline "Gothopia"! It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true... As long as you don't look at things too closely.

Also available: Green Lantern #27, Batman/Superman #7, Action Comics #27, Forever Evil: Arkham War #4, The Vampire Diaries #1, and many more!

IDW Publishing

The X-Files Season 10 #8

Don't miss this prequel to the upcoming crossover X-Files Conspiracy which will feature appearances by Ghostbusters, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Crow! With hints of a new conspiracy bubbling to the surface, and whispers of a new 'Syndicate' organization in the wings, a secret from the past poses a threat that only Agents Mulder and Scully can tackle. But what does the former fixit man-and long-deceased informant-named 'X' have to do with it?

Also available: Star Trek: Khan #4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Volume 2 #3, and many more!


Image Comics

Minimum Wage #1

After a nearly 15-year hiatus, Bob Fingerman's edgy, critically-acclaimed title returns as a monthly. When last we left Rob and Sylvia they were exchanging vows at the altar. Three years later (in Rob's world), much has changed. Rob has a cell phone. He's 25. And oh yeah - spoiler alert - he's single again... Oops. Living again with his mom, it's get-back-on-the-horse time as the daunting prospect of dating looms large as a horny Kraken.

Also available: The Walking Dead #119, Sex Criminals #4, Fatale #19, Manifest Destiny #3, Morning Glories #36, Three #4, Spawn #239, Five Ghosts #8, Hoax Hunters #13, Invincible Universe #9, Drumhellar #3, Elephantmen #53, Aphrodite IX #7, and many more!


Marvel Comics

Daredevil: Dark Nights #8

Daredevil's in the islands... And he brought the streets with him! Matt Murdock and Misty Knight are the only thing standing between a ruthless crime boss and justice. Marvel Knights legend Jimmy Palmiotti along with frequent callobarator Amanda Connor (Harley Quinn) and rising star Thony Silas (Vemom) bring you the rollicking conclusion of "In The Name Of The King"

Also available: Avengers World #1, Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand #3, Black Widow #1, Avengers A.I. #8, All-New X-Factor #1, Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #4, Deadpool #22, Infinity: Heist #4, Inhumanity: The Awakening #2, Savage Wolverine #14, Revolutionary War Alpha #1, Young Avengers #15, and many more!

Spotlight

Zenoscope Entertainment's B.A.R. Maid #1

Yes, this is not a fairytale! That sentence might not make sense to most on the fringes of the comic book world, but those of us entrenched in it know that Zenoscope's calling card for the longest time is fairytales but they finally stepped out of the comfort zone with B.A.R. Maid! Taken in and trained by her uncle to be a freedom fighter after her parents were murdered, Cassidy O'Hara leads a dual life in the mountains and forests of Manchuria. Part time guerilla, part time saloon girl, Cassidy is about to be pulled into a plot that will affect the outcome of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the very outcome of World War II.




FCBD Spotlight

Marvel Comics: Rocket Raccoon

Spotlighting Marvel's BIGGEST star! No, we're not talking about Iron Man! Not Captain America! Not Thor! It's Rocket Raccoon! The madcap mammal takes on the cosmos in an all-new FREE COMIC BOOK DAY adventure! This is Marvel's All-Ages book for the upcoming FCBD so get your kids hooked on this crazy animal before seeing him on the big screen this summer!