Top 10 Countdown: May 30, 2015

10. Atreyu - So Others May Live
Last week: 10.

9. Set It Off - Ancient History
Last week: 5.

8. Silverstein - Face Of The Earth
Last week: NEW!

7. I The Mighty - Playing Catch With .22
Last week: 9.

6. Transit - The Only One
Last week: 7.

5. Courage My Love - Kerosene
Last week: 6.

4. A Day To Remember - City Of Ocala
Last week: 1.

3. As It Is - Cheap Shots & Setbacks
Last week: 4.

2. Hit The Lights - Life On The Bottom
Last week: 3.

1. New Found Glory - One More Round
Last week: 2.

Special: Avengers: Age Of Ultron/Mad Max: Fury Road/Hot Pursuit Mini-Reviews

Avengers: Age Of Ultron:

When Tony Stark jumpstarts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth's Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as they battle to save the planet from destruction at the hands of the villainous Ultron.

My thoughts? Age of Ultron had huge expectations after the success of Joss Whedon's first Avengers team up in 2012. I must say I wasn't enamored with the opening sequence as much as everyone else was, it was painfully obvious CGI and I found myself concentrating on that more so than The Avengers getting back in the saddle to retrieve Loki's staff. Now watching it a second time I was being too nitpicky since Age of Ultron is a really fun ride, but it fails in comparison to it's predecessor. The only person to blame for this is Whedon himself for setting the bar so damn high. The script paces well and all the actors bring their A-game. Spader was the highlight for me being one of the only true new characters to pop up as he made a perfect Ultron. As mentioned the action sequences were flawed at times but still mostly entertaining.

Final verdict: 5 infinity stones out of 5.

Mad Max: Fury Road:

Filmmaker George Miller gears up for another post-apocalyptic action adventure with Fury Road, the fourth outing in the Mad Max film series. Charlize Theron stars alongside Tom Hardy (Bronson), with Zoe Kravitz, Adelaide Clemens, and Rosie Huntington Whiteley heading up the supporting cast.

My thoughts? Those who caught my most anticipated movies of the summer list might have noticed that Avengers and Mad Max slotted in as my Top 2 films, and although Avengers dissapointed with failing to live up to the original, Mad Max also dissapointed though this one's on me for giving it such high expectations. Once the critics reviews started rolling in (current 98% on RT) my expectations sky rocketed further.What I was left with was a really good movie but not the cinematic masterpiece I expected. The acting was solid, though the supplementary roles could've used some work, Theron's role as strongest characted was vastly overstated and outshined by Nicholas Hoult's Nux. I thought after a 2nd viewing I'd enjoy it more like Age Of Ultron but that unfortunetly was not the case as it was the same movie, still looking forward to upcoming sequels though.

Final verdict: 4 wildboys out of 5.

Hot Pursuit:

In "Hot Pursuit," an uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the sexy and outgoing widow (Sofia Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas, pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.

My thoughts? Where do I start... The leads are two generally likeable actress's in Vergara and Whitherspoon, fresh off another oscar nomination too might I add. Unfortunetly the only part I enjoyed when they were both on screen was when their names were featured together in the end credits as it meant this piece of poop was done. The script was terrible as I couldn't even pull out a giggle at even the most rudimentary joke. Which left director Anne Fletcher searching for answers on how to get anything of substance to the screen, not that Fletcher has the best track record in the director's chair with The Proposal being her highest rated film at a rotten 44%. This is just pure garbage all around... Stay away!

Final verdict: 1 bad buddy-cop movie out of 5.

Top 10 Countdown: May 23, 2015

10. Atreyu - So Other's May Live
Last week: NEW!

9. I The Mighty - Playing Catch With .22
Last week: NEW!

8. Zebrahead - Devil On My Shoulder
Last week: 8.

7. Transit - The Only One
Last week: 9.

6. Courage My Love - Kerosene
Last week: 7.

5. Set It Off - Ancient History
Last week: 5.

4. As It Is - Cheap Shots & Setbacks
Last week: 4.

3. Hit The Lights - Life On The Bottom
Last week: 3.

2. New Found Glory - One More Round
Last week: 2.

1. A Day To Remember - City Of Ocala
Last week: 1.

Special: Free Comic Book Day 2015 Reviews

Another Free Comic Book Day is in the books and I was fortunate enough to grab 38 books this year. So here's the 38 books I got, reviewed and ranked including it's pre-reading rank but first let's list the 12 books I didn't get along with their pre-FCBD ranking:

Dr. Who Special (50)
World's Of Aspen (49)
The Phantom Special (48)
Steampunk Goldilocks (47)
Defend Comics (46)
Lady Justice (45)
Chakra The Invinceable (44)
Cleopatra In Space (43)
Ice Bayou Blackout (42)
Comics Festival (40)
2000 AD Special (33)
Kodansha Comics Sampler (29)

Now onto the list!

38. Overstreet Comic Book Marketplace (35)

I really liked when Bleeding Cool used to release a magazine for FCBD. It had great tidbits, interesting info and lots of great guides. I expected the same from Overstreet as it was high up on my list a couple FCBD's ago but I wasn't able to get it, I heard bad things so it fell on this year's list and now I can safely say that it was well earned criticisms as it was the worst FCBD book I read.

37. Super Mutant Magic Academy/Step Aside Pops (31)

I'm not sure what made me rank this so high pre-FCBD, maybe it was the name and Super Mutant Magic Academy had a few decent moments but overall the story was still poor, add in the awfulness of Step Aside Pops and this really deserves to be at the bottom of this list but Overstreet wasted so much more of my time.

36. The Stuff Of Legend/Thanatos Diver (41)

Thanatos Diver was more than bad but the tweet wouldn't let me fit any more than a 4 letter word. The Stuff Of Legend's set up was amazing I thought to myself "Wow! This is going to be one of the best books this year! But then letterless pages of art, I hate when they give us unscripted art as you will see more of at the bottom of this list.

35. Legendary Comics Sampler (13)

Well here's this year's winner of biggest fall, Legendary fell 22 spots because this book is mostly unlettered. I love anthology books since it gives you a bit of everything but this book gave you a cover and a quick synopsis on the same page and sometimes gives you some art sheets... We did get one comic that was "complete" which allowed Legendary to stay ahead of The Stuff Of Legend

34. Hatter M. Love Of Wonder (20)

This is another book that excited me a lot last year but I missed out on picking it up, the anticipation allowed it to move up on this year's list and unfortunately again I was disappointed. The art was rough to put it lightly and the story was heavily wordy with barely any action sequences, something you don't expect looking at the cover and the synopsis. But hey, lesson learnt.

33. Bob's Burgers (36.)

Not much to expand on here, my girlfriend thinks Bob's Burgers is the cats meow... I was indifferent to it after watching a handful of episodes, and the comic did not change my mind.

32. Avatar/Plants Vs. Zombies/Bandette (34.)

Not much else to say here, all three books left me feeling "meh". I've read more Plants Vs. Zombies than the other two, but even than not much so I didn't really care for any of the characters so you really need to make me like these unknown characters. Dark Horse Comics failed to make me care however.

31. Transformers Robots In Disguise #0 (25.)

The only thing that got this Transformers book ahead of the previous book is for the most part I enjoy Transformers, I'm not in love with them or anything but they're at least fun characters, but when you release an all-ages Transformers book with no action, you're gonna have a bad time!

30. Motorcycle Samurai (38.)

This books art and premise was interesting... But like the tweet says I couldn't decipher if it was good or bad, Motorcycle will have to settle for a passing grade.

29. Tales Of Honor (30.)

It's very hard to write a good sci-fi book with page constraints, more often than not you have to explain all this out-of-this-world technology as well as alien beings, so I can't fault Tales Of Honor for scuffling on a FCBD edition but all said it was a solid, if not a little bit confusing story.

28. Captain Canuck (37.)

Even though one of the ads was for the best comic book store in the world (Big B Comics) I couldn't help but be annoyed, not to mention the classic story was heavy on dialogue... If the ads were replaced by my story this would likely be a Top 25 book, if it was all the modern story it likely would've challenged for a Top 15 slot.

27. Rabbids (23.)

After getting through Rabbids I thought this book had strong potential with The Smurfs and The Garfield Show coming up, although The Smurfs was strong Garfield disappointed and then Ariol was last and bad as usual (you'll remember the last 2 years the Ariol back-up held down great books like The Smurfs and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).

26. Grimm Fairy Tales Wonderland (24.)

I'm not sure why GFT by Zenoscope is ranked so high as I really haven't been impressed with anything else they've released other than Robyn Hood, but even then I just read a short story and haven't jumped into the full length graphic novels, nonetheless Wonderland is middling just like the other Grimm books I've read.

25. JoJo's Bizarre/Yu-Gi-Oh! (12.)

The appeal of this book was always the Yu-Gi-Oh! story, and it was probably one of the top stories this year, what I didn't realise though is that Jojo's Bizarre would be so confusing that it would drag a Yu-Gi-Oh book into the bottom half of this list. I really feel a little bit of back story, like what the hell Jojo's Bizarre is about would've helped, but alas here we are.

24. Street Fighter (22.)

The backup material more than lacked, there was these weird little newspaper snippets that were meant to be funny but just weren't, the main story had me lost at first but then after the second transition I realised what they were going for. It ended up being fun, however the "any given Sunday" ideology has been overused especially when it comes to fighting games.

23. Savage Dragon Legacy (27.)

Similar to Jojo, Savage Dragon had a strong first half with the modern story and then the classic story bored me, the advantage that Savage Dragon had over Jojo is that the good story was over half the book, not the opposite way where the backup is the only good part.

22. Bongo Comics Free-For-All (8.)

In past years most of the all-ages stories let me down but The Simpsons were never among them, they consistently delivered... Until this year, as noted the lead story was strong as usual but give the fact that Bongo gives us a bunch of stories and all the other ones were mediocre or worse.

21. Valiant Anniversary Special (14.)

So X-O Manowar, Valiant's flagship title let me down story-wise and the art in Bloodshot was lacklustre so I really expected to jump on the Valiant bandwagon after this title, but now I'd consider picking up Ninjak and that's about it. Oh well, maybe next year.

20. SpongeBob SquarePants (16.)

I'm a fan of SpongeBob, unfortunately his comics have let me down in the past and although I really did enjoy the stories here the art didn't look anything like the TV show. Not that that's always a bad thing but it is when compared to the art here.

19. Fight Club 2/The Goon/The Strain (7.)

Again, Fight Club 2 rocked my socks. The Goon and The Strain lacked in comparison, well actually they lacked in general but The Strain at least had pretty art, though the story moved slowly causing me to lose interest. But hey at least it still made it into the top half!

18. And Then Emily Was Gone/Oxymoron (17.)

And Then Emily Was Gone had rough art but it did set up the ongoing series pretty well and I'll likely consider jumping into it again at some point but the Oxymoron series has jumped up my list of must reads from ComixTribe.

17. Mercury Heat Debut (39.)

I'm not really a Kieron Gillen fan, I picked up Uber last year and it was one of my bottom books so that hurt Mercury Heat's placing this year but I was so stoked after reading it, the story was great sci-fi action and I'm looking forward to picking up some single issues of this. As mentioned though the end with all the notes from Gillen about how the book came to be with illustrations and world building was a little much, but hey it's still the biggest jumping book going from my 37th ranked book out of the 38 I picked up and here it is at #17.

16. Terrible Lizard (19.)

This was one of the first books I read on Free Comic Book Day, and although I didn't give it a glowing review as I read more I didn't find that many all-ages books outshone this one. I think it is partly because I love Cullen Bunn's writing and this isn't as good as some of his other work I've read.

15. Avengers/Uncanny Inhumans (11.)

I really do like this new Avengers team headlined by Sam Wilson's Captain America and also featuring new faces like the female Thor, Nova and Ms. Marvel. I figured the Inhumans books would get better now that Johnny Storm was going to be showing up following the conclusion of the Fantastic Four books, unfortunately it didn't wow me and left me with the same taste that caused me to stop buying them after Inhumans wrapped up.

14. Jurassic Strike Force 5 (32.)

Too bad that Mercury Heat made such a huge jump, otherwise the honour may have gone to Jurassic Strike Force as it was the 31st ranked book I grabbed but this all-ages book about a bunch of dinos that survived extinction and living underground while still fighting to help mankind can't be too upset with a 17 book jump.

13. Dark Circle Comics (18.)

As you'll see later on the fact that I thought I was getting something and was left without doesn't necessarily make the book a failure right off the bat, but it does make it an uphill battle to get back to neutral ground. Luckily the dark toned Black Hood and it's perfect counter balance in the light hearted The Fox allowed Dark Circle to not only make it back to neutral but get a couple upticks. I'll definitely be grabbing these in trade likely soon.

12. Scooby Doo Team-Up/Teen Titans Go! (15.)

As you'll see as we creep closer to number one, this was a great year for all-ages books. Any other year and this would be among the best of the best but unfortunately this is a strong year and it doesn't even come close to the top 5 all-ages books. I'm really enjoying what I've seen from Teen Titans Go! thus far and Scooby Doo surprised me with a truly great story starring the super friends... Gross.

11. Bodie Troll/Drone/Creature Academy (21.)

Creature Academy which I didn't talk about on twitter was an unspectacular story with decent art but it was the shortest of the three. As mentioned I'm becoming a big Bodie Troll fan between his backup in Atomic Robo last FCBD and his lead story here where he gets drunk! Too bad Drone and Creature Academy held it back just enough to miss the Top 10.

10. Hip-Hop Family Tree/Cosplayers (10.)

I really enjoy the Hip-Hop Family Tree books as they educate me on something I'm interested in but know very little about. Ed Piskor does a great job writing interesting stories about some of hip-hop's greatest talents and then there's the Cosplayers backup... My mom always said not to say anything if I have nothing nice to say.

9. March Grand Prix (26.)

Now this is interesting. Last year Hip-Hop Family Tree was my biggest mover, but in 2nd place was The Adventures of Jellyby, a book I only got because my girlfriend wanted it, well I ended up loving it and now Jellyby writer Kean Soo is back with a new series about animals that race cars and it's even better than Jellyby!

8. Perfect Square Presents Pokemon (9.)

As I mentioned earlier, we'll see books that lied in their synopsis still getting good grades, case and point this book. Pokemon promised a battle between two legendary Pokemon which never happened the X and Y story ended just as someone said it was happening but we never seen it but all 3 stories (Emerald, Black & White and the aforementioned X & Y) were great and may just cause me to read some Pokemon manga soon.

7. Gronk & Friends (28.)

Okay so here's another 21 spot jumper, partly because I underrated, partly because I didn't realise Hero Cats of Stellar City would be included! I love those cats so they're inclusion alone causes a big jump. Not to mention the fact that Gronk was a great story in it's own right, too bad new readers of Hero Cats wouldn't understand their comic since the story is jumbled together from different books so it doesn't make a ton of sense.

6. The Tick (5.)

We're now at the part of the list that doesn't change a lot because they are all known quantities, this was the weakest of the FCBD Tick comics but it's still a great read unfortunately it gets bumped out of the Top 5 due to the strength of the other books that were originally in the top 6 with The Tick.

5. Boom Studios 10th Anniversary Special (6.)

Essentially swapping positions with The Tick, Boom bet that more is better and they were right, even though they had bad books the good outweighed by a large margin. Regular Show continues to be a favourite of mine every FCBD despite not watching the show, in fact I didn't even realise it was a Regular Show comic until I looked at the table of contents. Garfield and Adventure Time was also enjoyable, too bad twitter only allows 140 characters, I can go on for ever.

4. Secret Wars (3.)

This is probably a case where Marvel is setting up a major event so it's assumed to be a spectacle so even when the story isn't as good as we assumed there is still an air of excitement surrounding it. It also helped that that the Avengers/Attack On Titan story was way more fun than I would've ever imagined it to be. I also didn't expect it in the book so I was surprised.

3. Sonic The Hedgehog/Mega Man World's Unite Prelude (4.)

Two major events went to war and World's Unite prevailed. Both sides of this flipbook was a lot of fun and although I seen the connection in Sonic's half to the event, Mega Man seemed like a stand alone story to me but it still definitely worked on it's own.

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Prelude To Vengeance (1.)

I was really impressed with what TMNT was able to accomplish in such a small book but the IDW series has been impressing me since it's debut so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The only thing and I mean the only thing that kept this out of the top spot was the sheer perfection of the #1 book, this is not a knock against the turtles at all, no, this is when a top seed finally loses a finals match due to overwhelming shots of his opponent.

1. Divergence (2.)

When DC announced this book I figured it wouldn't be anything special, I mean after all I'm already reading Batman and Justice League so I'd just get a sneak peek at their new story lines and I'm not a Superman fan so it was just going to be okay but boy was I shocked. I loved this Superman story... I can't wait to start grabbing the trades! Batman and Justice League even gave me more than I expected which makes Divergence a perfect book and the best pick up this FCBD.

Top 10 Countdown: May 16, 2015

10. Run The Jewels - Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)
Last week: 10.

9. Transit - The Only One
Last week: NEW!

8. Zebrahead - Devil On My Shoulder
Last week: 9.

7. Courage My Love - Kerosene
Last week: 8.

6. Marianas Trench - Heres To The Zeros
Last week: 2.

5. Set It Off - Ancient History
Last week: 6.

4. As It Is - Cheap Shots & Setbacks
Last week: 5.

3. Hit The Lights - Life On The Bottom
Last week: 4.

2. New Found Glory - One More Round
Last week: 3.

1. A Day To Remember - City Of Ocala
Last week: 1.

Special: Top 10 Most Valuable Funko POP!

Those who know me know that I love me some Funko POP's. When I first saw them I thought they were cool but I've never been much of a toy collector so I couldn't justify the money... That all changed when I was in a liquidation store where I saw Hal Jordan sitting on the shelf priced at $5, so I had to buy it, FYI the value as of this writing of that $5 purchase is $24 American! He was my only POP for a couple months until I went to a Comic Con and decided I'd buy a 2nd one... That day Batman was added to my collection of two. A while later my girlfriend was in the states and picked me up a Deadpool and Donatello and she told me how much cheaper they were there and that's when things spiralled out of control and now here I am over the 80 Funko POP mark wondering where I would be had I started collecting right away, maybe I'd have some of the more valuable ones! Speaking of valuable ones, that's the topic of this post. I'm looking at the Top 10 most valuable Funko Pop's, ones that aren't exclusives, variants or limited, these are simply ones that at one time or another were found in any store at any time. Here's hoping I'm lottery bound so I can add some of these to my collection!

10. Misfit Elephant
Line: Holidays
Number: #6
Current Value: $110

I'm fortunate enough to have a few of the Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer POP's but this one unfortunately will elude me until I can come into some money. Since the new year 9 of these beauties were sold on eBay. The low end was $65 the high end was $220 in mid-April. Wanna add him to your collection? There's 2 up on eBay now, one at $220 the other at the steal of $149.95... Looks like this ones value will be increasing even more very soon.

9. Red Skull
Line: Marvel
Number: #7
Current Value: $125

It's surprising this one is valued so high. There appears to be a lot of sellers so clearly there is enough out there but for whatever reason it's consistently commanding over $100. For comparisons sake in April 2015 there were 11 sold on eBay. Still lots for sale though if you don't wanna wait for this one to come back to earth, there's even some around the $120 mark.

8. Purple Haze
Line: Rocks
Number: #1
Current Value: $135

#1's are worth a lot, just ask any comic collector. The surprising part about this Hendrix POP is that as late as January 2015 this was still going in the high double digits but since then it's had a couple big sales ($200 and $225) that cause it's value to shoot up. The good news? There's one up now that is for auction and the current bid is only $56... Get on that Hendrix fans.

7. Loki (Thor Movie)
Line: Marvel
Number: #2
Current Value: $140

This is the first in a couple ties that gets held down by it's low sale in the last 30 days ($93). Believe it or not there is a Loki more valuable than this one... The Avengers movie Loki (#16) is currently going for $640! Unfortunately it was a Comic Con exclusive limited to 480 pieces. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has done wonders for Loki, usually an afterthought in the comics Tom Hiddleston made Loki, and his merchandise, value's skyrocket.

6. Shazam!
Line: Heroes
Number #14
Current Value: $140

Since DC was one of the first to license their properties to Funko a lot of their early POP's are valuable especially those that have seen their stock go up since they've been retired and Shazam is the first of many you'll see. It's actually a tie in value but because there is a low sale of $102.50 in the last 30 days it gets the ow end of the tie.

5. Hawkman
Line: Heroes
Number #17
Current Value: $140

Finally the end of the $140 ties, Hawkman's low sale comes in at $115. It's actually been higher the last couple sales which could lead to Hawkman's value climbing, though if a lot of people decide to sell it could cause the opposite to happen since similar to Red Skull a lot of people own Hawkman so we'll have to see how his market plays out but right now it's sitting pretty in the top 5.

4. Greedo
Line: Star Wars
Number: #7
Current Value: $155

Want a valuable POP that you can probably find at your local comic book/toy shop? Greedo is the one for you! Funko has recently released a series of Star Wars POP's from the vault in anticipation of the new Star Wars movie later this year. These "vault editions" however carry different boxes than the original so although you can get a vault edition for $11 the original Greedo remains the holy grail of the Star Wars line though it's possible that with the vault edition Greedo's price can take a dive.

3. Martian Manhunter
Line: Heroes
Number: #18
Current Value: $185

Believe it or not this POP is on the rise... Manhunter's last 10 sales had 5 checking in between $150 and $185 and 4 between $200 and $240. A lot of people are starting to put Manhunter up on eBay but he's not that well owned so it's not likely that we see a market flood happen, it's definitely possible that this becomes the crown jewel of the Heroes line but until that happens the title belongs to...

2. Green Arrow
Line: Heroes
Number: #15
Current Value: $250

Surprisingly this one actually shot up $10 in value since I made this list a couple days ago. Green Arrow is the perfect storm of events. It was a popular enough character to warrant a POP in the early going, got retired because he wasn't THAT popular and then the TV show hit it's stride any everyone wanted the emerald archer... Recently his POP sold for an astonishing $389.95! Manhunter's gotta work!

1. A Clockwork Orange
Line: Classics
Number: #4
Current Value: $2,610

Okay so I cheated here but I wanted to point out the ridiculousness of this piece... Limited to 12 pieces this is far and away the most valuable POP in the world. The 2nd closest is another 12 piece edition, clone trooper Freddy Funko, unfortunately it's value is hard to ascertain since there has only been one sale in September 2014 for $2,025.00

Top 10 Countdown: May 9, 2015

10. Run The Jewels - Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)
Last week: NEW!

9. Zebrahead - Devil On My Shoulder
Last week: NEW!

8. Courage My Love - Kerosene
Last week: 10.

7. State Champs - If I'm Lucky
Last week: 3.

6. Set It Off - Ancient History
Last week: 8.

5. As It Is - Cheap Shots & Setbacks
Last week: 9.

4. Hit The Lights - Life On The Bottom
Last week: 5.

3. New Found Glory - One More Round
Last week: 4.

2. Marianas Trench - Here's To The Zeros
Last week: 1.

1. A Day To Remember - City Of Ocala
Last week: 2.

Comic Shop Corner: May 2015

With me ignoring DC comics during the Convergence event there is only 25 books this month. On to the countdown...

25. Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier #8
Last ranking: 29.

ALES KOT (W)
MARCO RUDY (A)
Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
“A NIGHT FLIGHT OVER YOUR HEART”
• Bucky One. Bucky Two. It’s time for a talk.
• Astral travel across dimensions! Daisy Johnson flies!
• The mastermind -- uncovered!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

24. C.O.W.L. #10
Last ranking: 28

story: KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL
art / cover: ROD REIS

MARCH 25 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

After weeks of vicious attacks by Camden Stone and Geoffrey Warner's villains, C.O.W.L. finally has a new contract with the city. Now, will Geoffrey be able to reign in the fabricated villains? Plus, Detective Evelyn Thompson confronts John Pierce's killer.

23. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #23
Last ranking: 26.

story: KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL
art / cover: ROD REIS

MARCH 25 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

After weeks of vicious attacks by Camden Stone and Geoffrey Warner's villains, C.O.W.L. finally has a new contract with the city. Now, will Geoffrey be able to reign in the fabricated villains? Plus, Detective Evelyn Thompson confronts John Pierce's killer.

22. Inhuman Annual
Last ranking: 25.

CHARLES SOULE (w) • RYAN STEGMAN (a/C)
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
• All the threads of the first year come to a head in this epic oversized Annual!
• Medusa! Lash! Ennilux! Reader! Lineage!
• What will be left standing before Secret Wars pulls it all crashing to the floor?!?!?
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

21. The Chilling Adeventures Of Sabrina #3
Last ranking: 22.

It’s the night before Halloween, the night before Sabrina’s sixteenth birthday, the night of the blood-moon and the lunar eclipse, and Sabrina has made her decision: She will go into the woods of Greendale as a half-witch and emerge…on the other side of a frightful ritual…as a fully baptized member of the Church of Night. But there will be a cost, and his name is Harvey. And unbeknownst to Sabrina and her aunts, there is a serpent in the garden, their great enemy Madam Satan, who is conspiring against them...
For TEEN+ readers.

Script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art: Robert Hack, Jack Morelli
Cover: Robert Hack
To Hell and Back Variant Cover: Robert Hack
On Sale Date: 5/20
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

20. Postal #4
Last ranking: 24.

story: BRYAN HILL & MATT HAWKINS
art: ISAAC GOODHART
cover: LINDA SEJIC
MAY 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Mark, having barely survived capture, suffers emotional and physical scars. With the mayor and the sheriff afraid to confront the threats to the town, Mark chooses to confront the town’s enemies on his own, but the price of vengeance may change him and the town forever.Cullen Bunn (W) and Tyler Crook (A/Cover)

19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Color Classics
Last ranking: 21.

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (w) • Jim Lawson (a) • A.C. Farley (c)
The TMNT Color Classics line continues! In "City at War, Part Three," the TMNT have been reduced to playing street vigilantes as a full-scale war is brewing in the criminal underworld. Will they be ready when the Foot Clan finally launch their attack?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
• Originally printed as Mirage TMNT #52, Volume 1.

18. Harrow County #1
Last ranking: NEW!

On sale May 13
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing

Emmy always knew that the deep, dark woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts, goblins, and zombies. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures—and to the land itself—in a way she never imagined. Don’t miss the first issue of this southern gothic fairy tale from the creator of smash hit The Sixth Gun, beautifully and hauntingly realized by B.P.R.D.’s Tyler Crook!

• Featuring two backup stories exclusive to the single issues!
• Drawn by Eisner-winning B.P.R.D. artist Tyler Crook!

17. Return Of The Living Deadpool #4
Last ranking: 17.

CULLEN BUNN (w) • NICOLE VIRELLA (a)
Cover by JAY SHAW
• Oh man—there’s a zillion Deadpools and a zillion zombies!
• I have no idea how this is going to end.
• I hope Cullen does. You do, right Cullen?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

16. Edward Scissorhands #8
Last ranking: 18.

Kate Leth (w) • Drew Rausch (a) • George Caltsoldas (c)
The eyes of the world begin to turn towards Edward as a famed and fanatical surgeon sets her sights on "fixing" him.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

15. Past Aways #3
Last ranking: 16.

Matt Kindt (W), Scott Kolins (A/Cover), and Bill Crabtree (C)
On sale May 27
FC, 40 pages
$3.99
Ongoing

As the PastAways grapple with the mystery of a gargantuan robot from beyond time, a shocking revelation threatens to fracture the group!
• The first arc comes to a thrilling conclusion!
• Every issue contains bonus backup material!

14. Powerpuff Girls: Super Smash-Up #5
Last ranking: 13.

Derek Charm, Mariah Huehner (w) • Charm, Cat Farris (a) • Charm (c)
The Powerpuff Girls enlist Mojo Jojo to help them catch Dee Dee before the entire multiverse falls apart! What could possibly go wrong?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

13. Silver Surfer #12
Last ranking: 12.

DAN SLOTT (W) • MIKE ALLRED (A/C)
“The New Life of Norrin Radd”
• No surfboard. No trace of the Power Cosmic. No hint of silver. It’s an all-new life for Norrin Radd on an all-new world.
• And heralding a strange, new chapter in Dawn Greenwood’s story as well...
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals #4
Last ranking: 15.

Paul Allor (w) • Andy Kuhn (a & c)
The climactic showdown between the Mutanimals and Null! Surprises await both sides of the conflict!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

11. Magneto #18
Last ranking: 8.

CULLEN BUNN (w) • PAUL DAVIDSON (a)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
• Earth is on a collision course with oblivion…and Magneto’s just learned time is running out.
• With everything he’s fought for being brought to an unescapable end, how will the Master of Magnetism spend his LAST DAYS on Earth?
• Will Magneto celebrate his legacy…or be tortured by it?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

10. Fight Club 2 #1
Last ranking: NEW!

Chuck Palahniuk (W), Cameron Stewart (A/Variant cover), Dave Stewart (C), David Mack (Cover), and Lee Bermejo (Variant cover)
On sale May 27
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing

Some imaginary friends never go away . . . Ten years after starting Project Mayhem, he lives a mundane life. A kid, a wife, pills to keep his destiny at bay. But it won’t last long; the wife has seen to that. The time has come . . . Rize or Die.
• Chuck Palahniuk writes the sequel to Fight Club!
• One of the most anticipated comics of the year.
Named to ComicBook.com’s Top 10 Comic Events We Can’t Wait For in 2015!

9. Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1
Last ranking: NEW!

CULLEN BUNN (w) • MATTEO LOLLI & JACOPO CAMAGNI (a)
Cover by TONY HARRIS
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ALBUM ARTIST VARIANT BY NICK GANZIN
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• NOT A SECRET WARS TIE-IN!
• Well...it is...but not THAT Secret Wars.
• Remember the original Secret Wars from 1984? And remember how Deadpool played a huge important role in it? Wait...you DON’T? Then you need to read this series immediately and be educated! From the team that brought you DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED comes the most Secretest War of all!
• Plus: a bonus Deadpool Contest of Champions tale!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

8. The Red Ten #7
Last ranking: NEW!

And then there were four… The surviving members of the Alliance turn on each other, as secrets of horrifying MAGNITUDE come to light. And  finally, the killer shows his face… or is it a her? Find out in the most terrifying and bloodiest chapter of THE RED TEN series yet!

Author(s): Tyler James
Artist(s): Cesar Feliciano
Cover Artist(s): Charles Paul Wilson, III

7. Howard The Duck #3
Last ranking: 10.

CHIP ZDARSKY (w)
JOE QUINONES (a/C)
Variant cover by JASON LATOUR
NYC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Howard’s big first case goes off the rails as he’s pulled into investigating a NYC crime spree!
• But this spree features a Very Special Guest Star!
• We’ll only give you one hint: they’re a Marvel Comics character who has “died” before! Hope that narrows it down for you, True Believer!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

6. Nailbiter #12
Last ranking: 5.

story: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art / cover: MIKE HENDERSON
MAY 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

The dreaded media has arrived!

5. All-New Hawkeye #3
Last ranking: 6.

JEFF LEMIRE (w) • RAMON PEREZ (a)
Cover by Ramon Perez
NYC VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• What makes a hero and what breaks a hero? Hawkeye and Hawkeye experience both. In ONE GLORIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL ISSUE!
• Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez bring you the hotly anticipated series of the season.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

4. Afterlife With Archie #8
Last ranking: NEW!

“A Ghost Story.” Contrary to popular belief, the current zombie outbreak is not the first time a shadow fell across Riverdale and its citizens. As the survivors hunker down in a hotel to wait out a snowstorm, Hiram Lodge and Mary Andrews relive the darkest chapter of their town’s history. Ten years ago, the adults of Riverdale struck a terrible bargain with the witches of Greendale, setting the stage for the present-day apocalypse.
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Artist: Francesco Francavilla, Jack Morelli
Cover: Francesco Francavilla
Here’s Juggy Variant Cover: Francesco Francavilla

3./2. Secret Wars #1 & #2
Last ranking: NEW!

JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • ESAD RIBIC (a)
• THE FINAL INCURSION IS HAPPENING!• THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS COLLIDING WITH THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE!
• AND NEITHER WILL SURVIVE!
• WHEN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS GONE, ALL THAT REMAINS IS BATTLEWORLD!
• LEARN THE SECRETS OF THIS BRAVE NEW REALM IN THIS SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE!

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #46
Last ranking: 2.

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Mateus Santolouco (a) • Santolouco, Eastman (c)
Casey prepares for a final showdown with Hun as the Purple Dragons run amok. Meanwhile the TMNT struggle to reunite as a family while a greater threat looms… what is THE STOCKMAN SWARM?

Drops: None

Finished: Batman Eternal, The New 52: The Future's End, Earth 2: World's End, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Arkham Manor.

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10. Courage My Love - Kerosene
Last week: NEW!

9. As It Is - Cheap Shots & Setbacks
Last week: NEW!

8. Set It Off - Ancient History
Last week: 10.

7. Walk Off The Earth - Rule The World
Last week: 7.

6. All Time Low - Kids In The Dark
Last week: 6.

5. Hit The Lights - Life On The Bottom
Last week: 5.

4. New Found Glory - One More Round
Last week: 4,

3, State Champs - If I'm Lucky
Last week: 1.

2. A Day To Remember - City Of Ocala
Last week: 2.

1. Marianas Trench - Here's To The Zeros
Last week: 3.