Comic Shop Corner: Deadpool & Cable: Split Second #1

This weeks hot book: Deadpool & Cable: Split Second #1

Synopsis: Call them a duo with a special kind of dynamics...call them the odd couple but with guns...call them 90s comics distilled down into two characters -- DEADPOOL AND CABLE ARE BACK, BABY! That's right -- The Merc with the Mouth and the Soldier with the Scowl are together again in this all-new series! When Cable gets a vision of a terrible future set off by the death of one man, he knows he must protect him no matter what! I'll get you three guesses who's been hired to kill that guy. Go on, guess. The fan favorite team of Fabian Nicieza & Reilly Brown have reunited to get the gang back together -- and it feels so good!

Why check it out? It's well known that Rob Liefield created Deadpool, but the scripter on that issue of New Mutants #98? None other than Nicieza. Upon completing the New Mutants run with issue #100 the two went on to do X-Force until issue #12 when Liefield leaves and Nicieza becomes the full time writer. Years later, he and Reilly Brown paired the two characters together for 50 issues after their previous solo issues ended and it ended up being gold. So why pick this up? Why wouldn't you!? These two creators revitalized these characters by pairing them up and now they're doing it again when Deadpool is at his peak of popularity.

Comic Shop Corner: Justice League #46

Before we delve into this week's selection some exciting news... All the Free Comic Book Day books for this year's event (May 2016) have been announced! So head on over to http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/981 to check out what all the Indie publishers, IDW, Image, Dark Horse, Marvel and DC are releasing for you this year.

Speaking of DC, I do read mostly DC however it wasn't my intention to have 4 posts in a row about DC Comic properties but alas that's how it ended up thanks to this week being extremely light... Anyways let's check out this week's feature:

This weeks hot book: Justice League #46

Synopsis: "Darkseid War" rages on! Wonder Woman and Mister Miracle must rally to find the missing Anti-Monitor, while the rest of the League deals with the consequences of their new, godlike abilities.

Why check it out? Well apart from this being the most exciting arcs the Justice League have undergone since the New 52 launch in September 2011, this arc also marks the return of Darkseid who hasn't been seen since the first Origin arc which didn't really dig deep into his character, rather they focused on the leaguers coming together but with this arc he gets his due, as do his children. So why this issue? Francis Manapul, the man that drew The Flash so beautifully at the outset of the aforementioned launch, is drawing it! This will likely be the most gorgeous book of the entire arc which will make it more than worth your while.

Comic Shop Corner: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

This week's hot book: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Synopsis: DC Comics and IDW team up for the crossover you never saw coming as two of the greatest entertainment icons meet for the first time! In Gotham City, a series of deadly raids leads Batman to believe he’s up against a group of highly trained ninjas known as the Foot Clan! Somehow, they’ve crossed over to another dimension and are determined to take advantage of the situation while looking to get back home. But they haven’t come alone: Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo are hot on their trail. Get ready for excitement as heroes and villains from both worlds clash and team up in an epic battle that threatens the very fabric of reality!

Why check it out? Uh do you need another reason? Look at the title. Written by James Tynion IV (Batman and Robin Eternal, The Woods) and drawn by newcomer Freddie Williams II this book has gotten great reviews early but again it's the TMNT in Gotham... You should've bought this already!

Comic Shop Corner: American Vampire: The Second Cycle #11

This week's book: American Vampire: The Second Cycle #11

Synopsis: From the depths of Area 51 to outer space, “Dark Moon” has pushed our cast to the limit. Be there for the jaw-dropping finale, as the forces of the Tongue make their final shocking play. The great weapon—Issaku—is revealed as the battle for the soul of a country and our characters reaches its shocking climax. This extra-sized issue is the end for the Second Cycle of AMERICAN VAMPIRE, but look for the Third Cycle to begin in early 2016!

Why check it out? Scott Snyder said he would not stop making American Vampire books until it was complete, we now know this to be a lie since Second Cycle was horribly delayed and now the news that a Third Cycle is coming, but still this remains an American Vampire book and although it wasn't quite as strong as the original series it was still quite good and Rafael Albuquerque's art was made to draw space so this issue should be a lot of fun to look at.

Comic Shop Corner: Action Comics #46

This week's book: Action Comics #46

Synopsis: Once upon a time, the idea that Clark Kent could be corrupted would have been unthinkable, but now one villain is about to take advantage of his troubles! As more and more people turn on the Man of Steel, how long before Superman turns to the dark side? What evil force is orchestrating all this?

Why check it out? The "Truth" storyline wrapped up back in September in issue #44, that storyline seen Superman pushed to the brink of madness by the mastermind behind the shadow warriors (sorry no spoilers here), that after he was outed as Clark Kent and horribly weakened and left to fight his friends and neighbors who had turned on him when they discovered he was an alien. Issue #45 served as a bridge to to this week's issue #46 which is where the real fun seems to be starting, and if it's anything like Truth you won't want to miss it!

Comic Shop Corner: Batman And Robin Eternal #6

Hey folks so this was supposed to launch last week unfortunately time constraints made us start this week... In the middle of the month... Yeah. Not ideal. Anyways when I started this blog years ago (wow, that's crazy to put in perspective) Comic Shop Corner was the reason I originally started it, too bad it's also gone through the most changes. It started off as a weekly highlighting a bunch of books, then switched to a monthly format which saved me time weekly but also made a big project at the end of the month, so we're going back to a weekly where I will highlight one book I recommend.

This week's book: Batman And Robin Eternal #6

Synopsis: Grayson, Red Robin and Red Hood fracture, not knowing whether they can trust each other or the legacy of Batman. In the past, Robin gets his chance to redeem himself in Batman's eyes and take on Scarecrow.

Why check it out: Well this was an easy choice since I just profiled the first 5 issues in this past Sunday's special so find that here.

See you next week guys!

Comic Shop Corner: September 2015

First Wednesday of the month so let's count down some comics!

28. Justice League United #13
Last ranking: 27 (out of 27)

Guest artist Paul Pelletier joins the JLU for a special storyline that sees Stargirl and the team of Steel, Robotman, Batgirl and Vandal Savage enter a war zone that's at once very familiar and utterly weird. Plus: the long awaited return of a legendary DC Comics hero.

27. Secret Wars #6
Last ranking: 20 (out of 27)

THE FINAL WAR!

26. Secret Six #6
Last ranking: 23 (out of 27)

What is the Secret? Actually, there's more than one-and the answers are revealed here. The true identity of Mockingbird was only one of the secrets, and it's not even the most shocking. Plus: A marriage that should not happen is proposed. A person you thought was long gone returns. And at least one of the Six is not the person you think they are. (Okay, it's the dummy.) From this point on, all bets are off.

25. TMNT Color Classics #9
Last ranking: 26 (out of 27)

"City at War, Part Seven." While Splinter faces off with the Rat King in the dark sewers, the TMNT are given an ominous invitation to a meeting with Karai!

24. Gotham By Midnight #9
Last ranking: 25 (out of 27)

As the Midnight Shift is dragged in for interrogation by Internal Affairs, Dr. Tarr makes a startling discovery that might change everything for Corrigan and The Spectre. But will it be too late?

23. The Paybacks #1
Last ranking: NEW!

Heroism doesn't come cheap, so when superheroes borrow money to finance their genetic enhancements or crime-fighting supercomputers, their debts make student loans look like IOUs! Enter the Paybacks, a repo squad composed of bankrupt former heroes here to foreclose on everybody's secret lairs! From the team that delivered the acclaimed Buzzkill!

22. Bat-Mite #4
Last ranking: 19 (out of 27)

There's a new bad guy in town: Gridlock, the villain who's stuck in the past! And now, he's out to stop the future from coming! Booster Gold, the hero from the future, obviously can't allow that, but when he seeks Bat-Mite's help in finding this purloiner of progress, it doesn't take much of a prognosticator to predict that he's going to regret it.

21. TMNT Amazing Adventures #2
Last ranking: 22 (out of 27)

The adventures continue! The Turtles face a new, all-powerful foe. To survive they'll have to turn to... Shredder?? Bonus story featuring a comic book made by Mikey!

20. Lobo #10
Last ranking: 21 (out of 27)

Lobo is finally face-to-face with Sinestro! But did our favorite bounty hunter bite off  more than he could chew when he agreed to kill the leader of the Yellow Lanterns?

19. Harrow County #5
Last ranking: 18 (out of 27)

After uncovering Harrow County's twisted history and her own bizarre connection to the populace, Emmy forges a new and profound connection to the land and its creatures-but a familiar and sinister presence lurks just over the county lines . . .

18. Justice League of America #4
Last ranking: 13 (out of 27)

As The Flash struggles to get back to the present, the rest of the team regroups for a rematch against the overwhelming forces of the Church of Rao. And, as foreshadowed in issue #1, they must also consider how to prevent the seemingly inevitable death of Superman!

17. Silver Surfer #14
Last ranking: 14 (out of 27 - July)

THE LAST DAYS - "UNIVERSE 2.0" Given unheralded new power, the Silver Surfer is tasked with REMAKING THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE! From the laws of physics to the origins of new life itself, what strange new cosmos will Norrin Radd will into being? Meanwhile, Dawn Greenwood has a far less intimidating task. All she has to rebuild... is Planet Earth. Plus, if the Surfer, Dawn, and Toomie were the only survivors of the previous cosmos to make it into the void... why are they not alone?!

16. American Vampire: The Second Cycle #10
Last ranking: 16 (out of 27)

Vampires in space! The war against the beast takes to the vast vacuum of stars, but who is inside the space suits (and what they find inside the space ship!) must remain to be seen. AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE continues to suck every last drop of dread from the century's most dramatic decade.

15. Fight Club 2 #5
Last ranking: 5 (out of 27)

Since he was discharged from the mental hospital, Sebastian has been a do-nothing cog in the world's largest military-industrial corporation: Rize or Die. Marla searches for clues among the various clubs that have spun off of Tyler's original fight clubs, and she discovers that Project Mayhem is not a boys-only enterprise-not anymore.

14. Action Comics #44
Last ranking: 11 (out of 27)

The epic "Truth" arc reaches its finale as Superman makes some brutal choices and discovers the source of the Shadow Warriors.

13. Hip-Hop Family Tree #2
Last ranking: 15 (out of 27)

Hip Hop jumps from the streets into the record business in this issue documenting the first rap songs on wax by acts like the Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious five and Kurtis Blow. Discover the secrets that took place to make Hip Hop culture the global phenomenon that it grew into.

12. Justice League #44
Last ranking: 2 (out of 27)

Darkseid versus Anti-Monitor! A corrupted Superman versus Lex Luthor! Myrina Black versus Grail! This chapter of "Darkseid War" has it all-plus an ending that will change the League forever!

11. Deadpool Vs. Thanos #1
Last ranking: NEW!

We all know Thanos-the man who single-handedly made bejeweled gloves into THE deadly weapon of choice for mass murder. But did you know he shares an ex with Deadpool? No, not Vanessa-I refer to the cosmic "lady" known as DEATH. And when everyone in the universe stops dying, both of her former beaus take an interest. Can the pair overcome one's overwhelming hatred of and annoyance by the other? Or will Thanos finally let Deadpool die once and for all?

10. Deadpool Vs. Thanos #2
Last ranking: 11 (see above stupid)

Also see above... Stupid.

9. We Stand On Guard #3
Last ranking: 14 (out of 27)

What will torture look like in the future?

8. Batman Beyond #4
Last ranking: 9 (out of 27)

Everyone knew he wasn't good enough to be Batman, and now Tim's mistake has put humanity at risk. But when all seems lost, an old friend takes him back where it all started. Will a gift from the past give Tim what he needs to save the future?

7. Sex Criminals #12
Last ranking: 5 (Same issue resolicited)

Suzie and Jon continue the worst recruitment plan in the history of entertaining second-act montage sequences. Getting the band together never had so many fluids. By Hollywood jerkhole MATT FRACTION (ODY-C, SATELLITE SAM, Hawkeye) and literally a shed-full of car keys that somehow manages to draw comics.

6. Grayson Annual #2
Last ranking: 4 (out of 27)

When Dick comes home to find that the Batman he knew is gone, he seeks out his mentor, Superman. But both friends have changed since they last met. Can they find common ground and team up to stop Blockbuster's plans for Spyral?

5. Grayson #12
Last ranking: 6 (duh!)

For the first time since he faked his own death, Dick Grayson returns home to Gotham City. But will Spyral ever really let him go for good?

4. All-New Hawkeye #5
Last ranking: 4. (way back in June!)

A boy at odds with his big brother. A hero out of sync with his partner. Team Hawkeye, both past and present, is fractured. Things come to a head as Barney, Clint, and Kate learn what it means to carry the name Hawkeye.

3. Batman Annual #4
Last ranking: 6 (out of 27)

Batman is gone... but Bruce Wayne is alive? What does that mean for Gotham City? And who is Bruce Wayne without Batman? This special annual delves deeper into the mystery building, and whether or not Bruce can ever really escape from the shadow of the Dark Knight.

2. Batman #44
Last ranking: 3 (why have you not figured this out yet?)

It's the origin of new villain Mr. Bloom! In a tale from Bruce Wayne's past, Batman must investigate a vicious crime in the shadowy area of Gotham City known as the Narrows. Don't miss this special issue illustrated by superstar artist Jock (Wytches, GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE)!

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #50
Last ranking: 1 (out of 27)

The epic conclusion to over four-years worth of storylines! The Turtles stand against Shredder for one final battle that will determine the fate of NYC, and the world, for years to come!

Comic Shop Corner: August 2015

Hey folks! We had an even 30 this month but looks like a few titles (Silver Surfer, Sex Criminals, All-New Hawkeye) got delayed until September so we'll roll with 27 this month due to double shipping last month and likely this month upcoming too... Let's hit it!

27. Justice League United #12
Last ranking: 25 (out of 28)

A mission to save our world from cosmic calamity has separated Swamp Thing from the Green, threatening to destroy him forever. Only an improbable team of heroes and villains, led by Poison Ivy, can traverse conflicting realities and save Earth's plant elemental from non-existence.

26. TMNT Color Classics #8
Last ranking: 23 (out of 28)

In "City at War, Part Six," the war for New York escalates as Karai and the Rat King enter the fray! (Originally printed as Mirage TMNT #55, Volume 1.)

25. Gotham By Midnight #8
Last ranking: 22 (out of 28)

Two of Gotham City's top news anchors seem to be swaying the minds of the public with sinister supernatural intentions.

24. Past Aways #6
Last ranking: 21 (out of 28)

Across space and time, the immortal Past Aways have battled their share of monsters-but a new beast has reared its ugly head, and the team may not be able to survive the onslaught of the terrible creature known as . . . celebrity!

23. Secret Six #5
Last ranking: 15 (out of 28)

After the initial attack on Big Shot's home (and the shocking revelation of one member's true identity), the team's suburban retreat has been exposed. As the team starts to fracture, this highly dysfunctional band of outcasts prepares for the next strike from Mockingbird!

22. TMNT: Amazing Adventures #1
Last ranking: NEW!

This new series will feature crazier stories in it's own all-ages continuity that draws inspiration from the hit Nickelodeon cartoon! Featuring backups from some of the finest cartoonists in comics today!

21. Lobo #9
Last ranking: 17 (out of 28)

As Lobo hunts for Sinestro and a big payday, only one more killer stands in his way: Wyvern Cross, possibly the only alien more deadly than the last Czarnian!

20. Secret Wars #5
Last ranking: 18 (out of 28)

OWEN REECE DIED FOR OUR SINS!

19. Bat-Mite #3
Last ranking: 19 (out of 28)

Bat-Mite and Robin! It had to happen...even if Damian fights it every step of the way! Does Bat-Mite really believe that Batman's son will welcome his efforts to coach him? Sadly, yes. Say hello to crime fighting's new Dysfunctional Duo.

18. Harrow County #4
Last ranking: 16 (out of 28)

Kept prisoner by a monster of her own creation, Emmy is forced to confront the truth about the evil witch of Harrow County and the power she wields!

17. Howard The Human #1
Last ranking: NEW!

Spend a day with Howard, a private investigator and the only human living in city full of animals. But not, like, criminals and lowlifes. We're talking elephants, apes, ducks and kitty cats. Catching a case, grinding a few gears, dodging some bullets and almost getting killed by an anthropomorchic monstrosity. It's just another Monday for Howard the Human brought to you by Skottie Young (ROCKET RACCOON) and Jim Mahfood (MIAMI VICE REMIX).

16. American Vampire: The Second Cycle #9
Last ranking: 24 (out of 28)

Trapped behind the wall, Felicia and Pearl must run from the horrors they find lurking in Area 51. Whether they make it out alive or become test tube experiments may not be up to them. AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE continues here!

15. Hip-Hop Family Tree #1
Last ranking: NEW!

The New York Times bestselling book series debuts as a  monthly  comic book (!) with new covers, artwork, a "director's commentary" section that describes the motivation, process, and research involved in making this masterpiece, plus other surprises! This first issue highlights the breakdancers, graffiti artists, DJs and MCs who formed hip hop culture beginning in the tenement rec rooms of the south Bronx in the 1970s. You'll discover who invented the term "Hip Hop". You'll see names you recognize like Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa and you'll discover where they fit into the culture as pioneers... every month!

14. We Stand On Guard
Last ranking: 20 (out of 28)

The summer blockbuster from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and STEVE SKROCE continues, as the futuristic conflict between the Canadian freedom fighters and their American occupiers takes a shocking turn!

13. Justice League Of America
Last ranking: 13 (out of 28)

Churches of Rao are being built all over the world. A new world religion has appeared seemingly overnight. Sick people are healed. The world suddenly knows peace. So what's wrong with this picture? The Justice League is about to violently find out.

12. Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #4
Last ranking: 8 (out of 28)

You guys understand this is NOT A SECRET WARS TIE-IN, right? It's nothing less than the TRUTH that THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW! THIS is how the ORIGINAL SECRET WARS really ended! YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE IT! Which is your right. Parental Advisory

11. Action Comics #43
Last ranking: 9 (out of 28)

"Truth" continues as Superman defies the Metropolis police and faces a new threat from the shadows!

10. Magneto #21
Last ranking: 12 (out of 28)

With the Earth on the verge of destruction, the Master of Magnetism is determined to be mutantkind's savior once more... But at what cost? Parental Advisory

9. Batman Beyond #3

Last ranking: 11 (out of 28)

The world starts to give up on its new Batman as the secret of the cyborg Justice League is revealed. Plus, Brother Eye takes both a giant leap and one small step toward bringing down the final stronghold of humanity: Neo-Gotham.

8. Hero Cats Of Stellar City #7

Last ranking: 7

A new Hero Cat named Bandit joins the battle as our team is faced with their biggest challenge yet.  An evil alliance conspires to bring Stellar City to its knees.  Can the Hero Cats stop them in time?

7. Howard The Duck #5

Last ranking: 10 (out of 28)

While the world's greatest super heroes fight to save NYC - and possibly America and parts of Canada - Howard and Tara Tam learn a lot about each other, and themselves. Communication is key in life. Be inquisitive about the people you surround yourself with. RETAILER NOTE: This issue is a HOWARD THE DUCK #4 tie-in!

6. Batman #43

Last ranking: 7 (out of 28)

In the start of a new epic, a new villain stalks Gotham City. Will Batman be able to uncover the mystery of Mr. Bloom?

5. Fight Club 2 #4

Last ranking: 6 (out of 28)

Each time Sebastian's drifted off to sleep, Tyler's emerged to run Project Mayhem. The "Human Sacrifices" who've pledged their lives to fulfilling their dreams . . . becoming doctors, accountants, lawyers-even MBAs! . . . what they're really becoming are Tyler's slaves. And the ones who fail him? They die . . .

4. Grayson #11

Last ranking: 4 (out of  28)

It's Grayson versus...Grayson? To save Agent 1, Dick must face his most dangerous enemy yet: himself.

3. Nailbiter #15

Last ranking: 3 (out of 28)

A shocking death unlocks the secrets of Buckaroo!

2. Justice League #43

Last ranking: 2 (out of 28)

"The Darkseid War" event rages on as Batman takes a dark journey into the depths of Godhood and unlocks the forbidden knowledge of the DC universe! Meanwhile, arch-enemies Superman and Lex Luthor must stand together in order to survive, and Wonder Woman leads the Justice League in an offensive against the Anti-Monitor and Darkseid! But what is Grail's true mission during this war--and what is the secret she holds over Wonder Woman?

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #49

Last ranking: 1 (out of 28)

A final battle looms as Karai decrees a "Gauntlet" battle between ancient foes Splinter and Shredderbut first the Turtles must defeat the Foot mutants- Koya, Bludgeon, Bebop & Rocksteady! With Leo making an unimaginable battle gamble, a second Turtle's life may be on the line!

Series Dropped: The New Suicide Squad

Series Finished: Edward Scissorhands, C.O.W.L.

Comic Shop Corner: July 2015

We'll do 28 this month since there's a bunch of issues double shipping this month as well as annuals.

28. C.O.W,L. #11
Last ranking: 30 (same issue)

Arc two comes to a close with a monster issue. All of Geoffrey's lies, secrets, and rationalizations have led to this. Plus, Radia's public stand against C.O.W.L.—will she win the independence she wants? And does Arclight have a future with C.O.W.L.? Or at all?

27. New Suicide Squad #10
Last ranking: 29

What do you get when you take on an unstable breakaway faction from the League of Assassins? Dead Squad members, that’s what!

26. Edward Scissorhands #10
Last ranking: 24

Whole Again concludes, as Edward realizes that only he can rescue his new friends, even though it might mean sacrificing his best chance to be “normal.” But what’s normal, really?

25. Justice League United #11
Last ranking: Unranked

The Convergence is over! Now, Alanna Strange, Stargirl and Equinox must assemble brand-new and wildly untraditional teams of heroes and villains to work together and stop another cosmic catastrophe before it happens. In this issue: Mera, Poison Ivy, Swamp Thing and Etrigan!

24. American Vampire: The Second Cycle #8
Last ranking: 27 (same issue)

With Skinner and Calvin leading the space race, back on Earth it’s time to face the most guarded stronghold in the country: Area 51! Felicia and Pearl go behind the fence to expose the nation’s extraterrestrial secrets. What do they encounter floating in the test tubes? You’ll find out here!

23. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Colour Classics #7
Last ranking: 26

In "City at War, Part Five," the TMNT and their allies must face their personal doubts, motivations, and mortality as the war for New York continues to explode out-of-control around them! (Originally printed as Mirage TMNT #54, Volume 1.)

22. Gotham By Midnight #7/Annual
Last ranking: 16

7: The responsibilities of the Midnight Shift can take its toll on even the bravest. What trials has Lt. Weaver endured – and has he reached his breaking point?

Annual: Get set for a tale of love and vengeance in this centuries-old mystery for the Midnight Shift – and the Gentlemen Ghost!

21. Past Aways #5
Last ranking: 23

Phil and his new student experiment with a novel form of time travel, Art begins a dangerous relationship with a 2015 native, and the impossible occurs when one of the immortal Past Aways passes away!

20. We Stand On Guard #1
Last ranking: NEW!

SAGA writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN teams with artistic legend and MATRIX storyboard artist STEVE SKROCE for an action-packed military thriller that will have everyone talking. 100 years from now, a heroic band of Canadian civilians must defend their homeland from invasion...by the United States of America! The hyper-detailed combat between badass freedom fighters and giant f***ing robots begins with a spectacular 40-PAGE FIRST ISSUE for the regular price of just $2.99!

19. Bat-Mite #2
Last ranking: 12

Bat-Mite assists Batman on yet another case…whether the Dark Knight needs his help or not. This time, it leads the imp to the diabolical Doctor Trauma, who has terrible plans in store for Hawkman!

18. Secret Wars #4
Last ranking: 22/21 (same issue)

All the Angels sing!

17. Lobo #8/Annual
Last ranking: 14

8: Lobo battles fiendish robotic surgeons in the horrific “flesh factory”!

Annual: Lobo’s faced murderers, thieves and tyrants as he slaughtered his way across the universe, but now he meets the one group that might shut down his work for good: the Sinestro Corps!

16. Harrow County #3
Last ranking: 13

Terrified by what she's learned of witches and monsters, Emmy takes shelter in an ancient graveyard, as she's hunted down by her own family!

15. Secret Six #4
Last ranking: 20

It's the Secret Six versus the Doom Patrol, fresh off their appearance in Teen Titans! As the Six hunt down the villain who has been targeting them, they uncover some startling secrets. What does the all-new Doom Patrol have to do with all of it?

14. Silver Surfer #13
Last ranking: 19

From the edge of Battleworld to the far reaches of the cosmos – every planet, moon and star has been extinguished. Except for the Surfer, Dawn and Toomie! How did they pull this off? And more importantly, can they figure out a way to bring everything back?

13. Justice League Of America #2
Last ranking: 18

The JLA learns more about the armada of religious zealots that has arrived on Earth – and their stunning ties to Krypton!

12. Magneto #20
Last ranking: 15

Earth is careening toward oblivion and Magneto is desperate to prevent mutantkind from meeting its untimely end… But could it be that the key to salvation has been right in front of him all along in the form of his daughter, Polaris?

11. Batman Beyond #2
Last ranking: 5

Thirty-five years in the future, Batman’s gotten himself caught in a P.O.W. camp where the enemy refuses to give up trying to crack the only “data source” he can't access – the human mind! And this foe doesn’t care how many people he has to burn through to get there, including original Batgirl Barbara Gordon! To make his great escape, Batman will have to take down both his greatest hero and a traitor to humanity! Featuring the DC Universe debut of Batman Beyond-villain Inque!

10. Howard The Duck #5
Last ranking: 9

While the world’s greatest super heroes fight to save NYC – and possibly America and parts of Canada – Howard and Tara Tam learn a lot about each other, and themselves. Communication is key in life. Be inquisitive about the people you surround yourself with. RETAILER NOTE: This issue is a HOWARD THE DUCK #4 tie-in!

9. Action Comics #42
Last ranking: 25

The Superman epic you never expected – “TRUTH” continues! Who will stand by Clark Kent?

8. Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #3
Last ranking: 11

The war that's so secret, the rest of the Marvel Universe doesn't even remember it! Amid the chaos Deadpool dons...a new costume?!?! Plus: our heroes stage a huge attack on the gluttonous GALACTUS!

7. Batman #42
Last ranking: 2

More surprises around every corner as the all-new Batman hits the streets of Gotham City!

6. Fight Club 2 #3
Last ranking: 17

Tyler’s been around a lot longer than anyone realized . . . To gain admittance to the current generation of Project Mayhem, Marla is more than happy to provide Sebastian with plenty of bruises, and thus, the search for their son begins . . .

5. Sex Criminals #11/12
Last ranking: 6 (Issue 11 resolicited)

11: NEW STORY! NEW ARC! SAME OLD MATT AND CHIP.
Jon and Suzie have a gift: when they have sex, they stop time. And they’re not alone. Get on board the book that’s been called “hilarious” and “arousing” — by Chip’s mommy. OH! All these issues? They’re all in a sealed bag because 1000 totally random blank covers have been “customized” by Matt and Chip. Will YOU be one of the lucky ones (thousand)? Will YOUR copy be worth a million dollars one day because it is one-of-a-kind and unique (probably not)? YES! (No.)

12: Suzie and Jon continue the worst recruitment plan in the history of entertaining second-act montage sequences. Getting the band together never had so many fluids. By Hollywood jerkhole MATT FRACTION (ODY-C, SATELLITE SAM, Hawkeye) and literally a shed-full of car keys that somehow manages to draw comics.

4. Grayson #10
Last ranking: 8

For the first time since FOREVER EVIL, Dick Grayson comes face-to-face with Lex Luthor!

3. Nailbiter #14
Last ranking: 3

One of the biggest secrets of the serial killers is revealed!

2. Justice League #42
Last ranking: 10

The epic “Darkseid War” event storyline continues with the critically acclaimed team of Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok! As Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor maneuver toward inevitable war, Wonder Woman leads the Justice League against a force that holds the answers on how to stop it – but the price might be Batman’s soul! Meanwhile, Mister Miracle faces off against a mysterious hero who has been fighting in the shadows for decades!

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #47/48
Last ranking: 1 (Issue 47 resolicited)

47: The Stockman Swarm engulfs NYC searching high and low for the Turtles. The Turtles are on the run and desperate. Will they be able to find sanctuary before it's too late?

48: The Turtles take the fight to Baxter Stockman as both Karai and Shredder plan their final moves!

Series dropped: Postal

Series finished: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures

Comic Shop Corner: June 2015

I'm cheating a little bit this month as I'm actually picking up 32 books but that's because a couple TMNT titles from May were moved to the first week of June but we'll ignore those so here's the top 30.

30. C.O.W.L. #11
Last ranking: 24 (out of 25)

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

APRIL 29 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Arc two comes to a close with a monster issue. All of Geoffrey's lies, secrets, and rationalizations have led to this. Plus, Radia's public stand against C.O.W.L.—will she win the independence she wants? And does Arclight have a future with C.O.W.L.? Or at all?

29. New Suicide Squad #9
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by SEAN RYAN
Art by PHILIPPE BRIONES
Cover by JUAN FERRERYA
THE JOKER Variant cover by JIM LEE
On sale JUNE 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
An unstable, violent group has broken away from the League of Assassins! Only the Suicide Squad stands a chance of stopping them – if they’re willing to get even more unstable and violent!

28. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #24
Last ranking: 23 (out of 25)

Matthew K. Manning (w) • Dario Brizuela, Chad Thomas (a) • Brizuela (c)
"Favorite Haunt," Part 2! The sewers seem to be haunted by all manners of ghoulish ghosts and creatures... some are real, and some are not! Will Mike be able to convince his brothers of the truth?

27. American Vampire: The Second Cycle #8
Last ranking: 19 (April - Same issue as resolicited)

With Skinner and Calvin leading the space race, back on Earth it’s time to face the most guarded stronghold in the country: Area 51! Felicia and Pearl go behind the fence to expose the nation’s extraterrestrial secrets. What do they encounter floating in the test tubes? You’ll find out here!

26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #6
Last ranking: 19 (out of 25)

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (w) • Jim Lawson (a) • A.C. Farley (c)
The TMNT Color Classics line continues! In "City at War, Part Four," friends and enemies blur when the TMNT find themselves caught between warring factions of the Foot Clan!

25. Action Comics #41
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by GREG PAK and AARON KUDER
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
THE JOKER Variant cover by DARWYN COOKE
On sale JUNE 3 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The epic new storyline “TRUTH” begins! For Superman, there’s no more holding back!

24. Edward Scissorhands #9
Last ranking: 16 (out of 25)

"Whole Again," Part Four. Megs' convictions are put to the test when Dr. Wells makes a tempting offer, and Edward is faced with a tough decision that might mean losing out on the thing he wants most.

23. Past Aways #4
Last ranking: 15 (out of 25)

Matt Kindt (W), Scott Kolins (A/Cover), and Bill Crabtree (C)
On sale June 17
FC, 40 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
The team battles a bizarre creature through a tear in space-time, but the mind behind the monster holds a secret that could change the PastAways’ future! As they face a new kind of time paradox, the crew are also forced to contend with an internal plot against one of their own!
• The next opus from Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT)!
• The new arc kicks off with a bang!
• Every issue contains bonus 2015 travelogues!

22. Secret Wars #3
Last ranking: 2 & 3

ALL THE DEVILS DANCE!

21. Secret Wars #4
Last ranking: 2 & 3

ALL THE ANGELS SING!

20. Secret Six #3
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by KEN LASHLEY and DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by DALE EAGLESHAM
THE JOKER Variant cover by DAN JURGENS and DANNY MIKI
1: 25 Variant cover by GARRY BROWN
On sale JUNE 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please
see the order form for details. This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
Her name is Strix. What is her secret?

19. Silver Surfer #13
Last ranking: 12 (out of 25)

• THE LAST DAYS - “The Death of Everything That Ever Was or Will Be”
• Time ran out and the Marvel Universe died. From the edge of Battleworld to the outskirts of all infinity, every planet, moon, and star has been expunged. Every life force has been extinguished. There are NO survivors...
•...except the Surfer, Dawn, and Toomie. How did they pull this off? And, more importantly, can they figure out a way to bring everything BACK?
• If you care about the fate and future of the Cosmic corners of the Marvel Universe, you cannot miss this comic!

18. Justice League of America #1
Last ranking: NEW!

Written by BRYAN HITCH
Art by BRYAN HITCH and WADE VON GRAWBADGER
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
THE JOKER variant cover by HOWARD PORTER
AQUAMAN variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
BATMAN variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
CYBORG variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
THE FLASH variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
GREEN LANTERN variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
SUPERMAN variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
WONDER WOMAN variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
1: 100 seven-panel foldout cover by BRYAN HITCH
On sale JUNE 3 • 56 pg, FC, $5.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with ten covers. Please see the order form for more information.
It’s massive widescreen JUSTICE LEAGUE action and adventure from superstar writer/artist Bryan Hitch! In this extra-sized debut issue, the League comes up against an armada of aliens heading for Earth that claims to be a peaceful religious tribe. But something sinister is lurking in their ranks...something with ties to ancient Krypton!
This amazing kick-off issue is available with seven different open-to-order variant covers by Bryan Hitch, each spotlighting one of seven core members of the JLA, plus an incredible 1: 100 seven-panel foldout variant cover that presents all seven open-to-order covers together!

17. Fight Club 2 #2
Last ranking: 10 (out of 25)

Chuck Palahniuk (W), Cameron Stewart (A), Dave Stewart (C), David Mack (Cover), and Francesco Francavilla (Variant cover)
On sale June 24
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
For the past decade Tyler Durden’s been sneaking out of Sebastian’s subconscious. Sebastian has a nice wife and a nice kid. He has a nice home in the suburbs. Nice-enough neighbors. Now all that’s going up like so much potassium permanganate.
• Rize or Die!
• One of IGN and io9’s Most Anticipated Comics of 2015!

16. Gotham By Midnight #6
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by RAY FAWKES
Art by JUAN FERRERYA
Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
THE JOKER Variant cover by JOHN VAN FLEET
On sale JUNE 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
The Midnight Shift is in danger from both its members and the rest of the GCPD! In a deadly new Gotham City, does the paranormal really still pose a threat? As the task force struggles to rebuild after their tragic loss, their only weapon against the supernatural and Internal Affairs both might be in the form of attorney Kate Spencer. Ray Fawkes and new series artist Juan Ferreyra are ready to take Jim Corrigan and his motley crew on the adventure of their lives – or afterlives!

15. Magneto #19
Last ranking: 11 (out of 25)

CULLEN BUNN (w) • PAUL DAVIDSON (a)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
GWENETO VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY
• The Earth is on a collision course with oblivion…and Magneto has taken it upon himself to stop it!
• But acquiring the means he’ll need to do it may lead Magneto into a confrontation with one of the X-Men’s most gruesome foes…
• Enter: SUGAR MAN!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

14. Lobo #7
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by CULLEN BUNN
Art and cover by CLIFF RICHARDS
THE JOKER Variant cover by NEIL EDWARDS
On sale JUNE 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Cosmic speakeasies, intergalactic drug dens and even exotic alien women can’t distract
can’t distract Lobo from his first love: hunting men for money! Once you’re on Lobo’s hit list, there are only two possible outcomes: your death or his.

13. Harrow County #2
Last ranking: 18 (out of 25)

Cullen Bunn (W) and Tyler Crook (A/Cover)
On sale June 10
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
As Emmy learns the secrets of her world from the strange and terrifying Tattered Skin, her father’s unusual behavior becomes ever more frightening, and the townsfolk begin to assemble with a deadly intent!
• Featuring two backup stories exclusive to the single issues!
• The chilling ongoing series from Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook (The Sixth Gun) continues!

12. Bat-Mite #1
Last ranking: NEW!

Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by CORIN HOWELL
1: 25 Variant cover by CORIN HOWELL
On sale JUNE 3 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED E
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Bat-Mite is here to fix the DC Universe – one hero at a time! Convinced that he’s the imp that put Batman on the map, he’s spreading his expertise all over the DC Universe, eager to boost the careers of heroes he thinks need his “help.” Don’t miss the start of this six-issue all-ages miniseries!

11. Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2
Last ranking: 9 (out of 25)

CULLEN BUNN (w) • MATTEO LOLLI (a)
Cover by TONY HARRIS
GWENPOOL VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• If a secret war happens on a secret planet in secret space, and no one hears about it...DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?!?!
• That’s what you’ll be asking about this series for years to come!
• And the answer is YES! Deadpool really DID mess with the original Secret Wars!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

10. Justice League #41
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by JASON FABOK
THE JOKER Variant cover by DAVID FINCH
Blank variant cover
On sale JUNE 17 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
The critically acclaimed team of Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok present the much anticipated, extra-sized first chapter of “DARKSEID WAR”! When the Justice League investigate a series of unexplained murders on Earth, it leads them to the frontlines of a war unlike any the DC Universe has ever seen – a battle between the two most powerful villains in existence: Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor! Meet Darkseid’s daughter – a mysterious force of evil with a bizarre connection to the Justice League! Plus: The horrible secret of Superwoman’s baby! The ultimate temptation of Batman! Lex Luthor vs. Superman – no holds barred! New villains! New allies! And so much more in the DC Event that has been building since JUSTICE LEAGUE #1!

9. Howard The Duck #4
Last ranking: 7 (out of 25)

CHIP ZDARSKY (w) • JOE QUINONES (a/C)
Variant cover by ED MCGUINNESS
GWEN THE DUCK VARIANT COVER BY JASON LATOUR• Looks like the “doctor is in” … this issue of HOWARD THE DUCK! Ha ha of course I’m referring to Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme.
• I’m 100% positive nobody’s ever made that joke before, so I feel pretty confident doing so here.
• There will be other jokes of a similar nature in this issue.
• PLUS! A MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS (1984) tie-in!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

8. Grayson #9
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by TOM KING and TIM SEELEY
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
THE JOKER Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale JUNE 24 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Everything changes as Helena takes over SPYRAL! Plus: Grayson gets a new partner!

7. Hero Cats Of Stellar City #6
Last ranking: 9 (April)

Writer(s): Kyle Puttkammer
Artist Name(s): Marcus Williams
Cover Artist(s): Tracy Yardley (reg) Marcus Williams (var)
Everything has been building to this! Secrets are revealed as the masks come off. The Hero Cats must defend the home front as Galaxy Man unwittingly returns to his observatory with an infestation of space bugs. Cover by Tracy Yardley (Sonic the Hedgehog) with a variant cover by Marcus Williams, limited to 1,500 copies.
32 pgs./FC/ Teen $3.99 (reg.) $4.99 (var.)

6. Sex Criminals #11
Last ranking: Unranked

story: MATT FRACTION
art / cover: CRIP ZNBLOODZ
JUNE 24 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.50

NEW STORY! NEW ARC! SAME OLD MATT AND CHIP.
Jon and Suzie have a gift: when they have sex, they stop time. And they’re not alone. Get on board the book that’s been called “hilarious” and “arousing” — by Chip’s mommy. OH! All these issues? They’re all in a sealed bag because 1000 totally random blank covers have been “customized” by Matt and Chip. Will YOU be one of the lucky ones (thousand)? Will YOUR copy be worth a million dollars one day because it is one-of-a-kind and unique (probably not)? YES! (No.)

5. Batman Beyond #1
Last ranking: NEW!

Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
1: 25 Variant cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSKY
On sale JUNE 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
At last, Batman Beyond gets his own ongoing series in THE definitive future of the DCU! But this isn’t the Beyond you think you know! With the Justice League missing and without Bruce to guide him, this new Batman will need to explore this bizarre world on his own while fighting to raise humanity from an opponent that’s already won.
The heroes Batman knew have failed, the world he knew has been turned on its head, and every step he takes will lead him either toward finding home – or further down the road of disaster!

4. All-New Hawkeye #4
Last ranking: 5 (out of 25)

JEFF LEMIRE (W) • RAMON PEREZ (A/C)
• In a very special issue, the past and the present collide as a young Clint and an older Hawkeye attempt to save whatever innocence they have left.
• Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez bring you an issue unlike any other--reminding us why Hawkeye is a series unlike any other.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

3. Nailbiter #13
Last ranking: 6 (out of 25)

story: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art / cover: MIKE HENDERSON

JUNE 3 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

“I’M IN LOVE WITH A SERIAL KILLER!”

2. Batman #41
Last ranking: Unranked

Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKI
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
THE JOKER Variant cover by SEAN MURPHY
On sale JUNE 10 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The all-new Batman makes his debut! Who is he, and what happens next? Find out here as a new era begins in Gotham City!

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #47
Last ranking: 1 (out of 25)

Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Mateus Santolouco (a) • Santolouco, Eastman (c)
The Stockman Swarm engulfs NYC searching high and low for the Turtles. The Turtles are on the run and desperate. Will they be able to find sanctuary before it's too late?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
•The race to issue #50 accelerates as two Turtle foes join forces to overrun New York!
•Variant Cover by Valerio Schiti!

Series dropped: Harley Quinn, Batman/Superman, Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier

Series finished: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals, Powerpuff Girls: Super Smash-Up!, Return Of The Living Deadpool, Inhuman

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.

Comic Shop Corner: April 2015

Welcome everyone to the all new Comic Shop Corner. I'll be counting down my Top 30 books of this month so let's get going...

30. Harley Quinn #16
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by CHAD HARDIN
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
On sale APRIL 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not a...whattaya call it? An imaginary story! This is where everything changes for Harley Quinn for more than forever! Introducing…The Gang of Harleys!

29. Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier #7
ALES KOT (W)
MARCO RUDY & LANGDON FOSS (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
“IMAGINE PEACE”
• Who sent Crossbones to kill Bucky Barnes? Who benefits from erasing their steps the most?
• There is a planet that is a gun and that gun is now aimed at Mer-z-Bow.
• Two hundred years in the future, Bucky Barnes helped establish peace. Now you will find out how.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

28. C.O.W.L. #11
STORY: KYLE HIGGINS & ALEC SIEGEL
ART / COVER: ROD REIS
APRIL 29 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Arc two comes to a close with a monster issue. All of Geoffrey's lies, secrets, and rationalizations have led to this. Plus, Radia's public stand against C.O.W.L. -- will she win the independence she wants? And does Arclight have a future with C.O.W.L.? Or at all?

27. Batman/Superman Annual #2
Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and JONATHAN GLAPION
Advance solicit • On sale APRIL 1 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Superman and Batman have defeated the menace that was targeting the Man of Steel for months, but not before he set something deadly in motion – their greatest foes have been given the means to kill Clark Kent. And for Clark, time is running out.

26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #22
Paul Allor (w) • Dario Brizuela, Chad Thomas (a) • Brizuela (c)
"Natural Enemies" Part 2: Stockman-Fly and Spider Bytez have teamed up! Will the Turtles be able to escape this web of villainy?!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

T25. Inhuman Special
JEFF LOVENESS (w) • RYAN LEE (a)
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Connecting VARIANT B COVER BY ADAM KUBERT
INHUMAN ERROR CONTINUES!
• The story linking AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, INHUMAN and ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA hits a fever pitch as a character who’s been around for more than 75 years returns to threaten the Marvel Universe.
• You haven’t seen all the effects of the Terrigen Cloud yet and this one is about to destroy New York City!
40 PGS./ One-Shot /Rated T+ …$4.99

T25. Inhuman #14
CHARLES SOULE (w) • ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO (a)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
• Lineage has been lurking in the background since the beginning; it’s time for him to show his hand.
• The climax of year one of INHUMAN is here-- don’t miss it!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

24. Postal #3
STORY: BRYAN HILL & MATT HAWKINS
ART / COVER B: ISAAC GOODHART
COVER A: LINDA SEJIC
APRIL 22 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
As the murder continues to fray the fragile peace of the town and Maggie's relationship with the FBI takes a darker turn, Mark decides to come face-to-face with the men responsible for the woman's murder and learns the truth of his own past.

23. Arkham Manor: Endgame
Written by FRANK TIERI
Art by FELIX RUIZ
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
One-shot • On sale APRIL 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
What do Batman’s villains do on the craziest night in Gotham City? And who will survive when the madness of Arkham Manor spills into the streets?

22. The Chilling Adeventures Of Sabrina #2
[No Solicitation]

21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Colour Classics #4
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson (w) • Lawson (a) • A.C. Farley (c)
The TMNT Color Classics line continues, presenting another classic Mirage storyline in all-new full color!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
•The classic 13-issue City at War arc continues here in all-new full color!

20. Amazing X-Men #19
CHRIS YOST (W)
JORGE FORNES (a/C)
• Has the Juggernaut returned?
• Is this the last stand of Colossus?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

19. American Vampire: The Second Cycle #8
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
RESOLICIT • On sale APRIL 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Retailers: This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are canceled.
With Skinner and Calvin leading the space race, back on Earth it’s time to face the most guarded stronghold in the country: Area 51! Felicia and Pearl go behind the fence to expose the nation’s extraterrestrial secrets. What do they encounter floating in the test tubes? You’ll find out here!

18. Edward Scissorhands #7
Kate Leth (w) • Drew Rausch (a) • CP Wilson III (c)
As the town rallies around Edward to try and win him a chance to meet with a famed TV surgeon, Megs has serious misgivings.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

17. Return Of The Living Deadpool #3
CULLEN BUNN (w) • NICOLE VIRELLA (a)
Cover by JOHN SHAW
• A planet overrun by Deadpools what could the danger be?
• Tummy sore from laughing? Overdose of awesomesauce?
• Could it be you can have too much of a good thing???
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

16. PastAways #2
Matt Kindt (W), Scott Kolins (A/Cover), and Bill Crabtree (C)
On sale Apr 29
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
As the grim realities of immortality become too much to bear, the team is called together to investigate a mysterious piece of monolithic technology that has fallen out of time! Plus, the PastAways’ lives in the distant future are revealed!
• Even more brilliance from MIND MGMT’s Matt Kindt!
•  Scott Kolins (The Flash) as you’ve never seen him before!
•  Every issue contains bonus backup material!

15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals #3
Paul Allor (w) • Andy Kuhn (a & c)
The Mutanimals' ranks have swelled, and they are ready to rumble! Null has a couple of surprises in store though!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

14. Fantastic Four #645
JAMES ROBINSON (W) • LEONARD KIRK (A/C)
AND MANY MORE!!!
Connecting COVER BY MICHAEL GOLDEN
SPOTLIGHT VARIANT BY MICHAEL KOMARCK
AVENGERS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FANTASTIC FOUR STORY CONCLUDES IN AN EXTRA-SIZED SPECIAL!
• Will the Fantastic Four defeat The Quiet Man and the corrupted forces of the Heroes Reborn universe?
• Will the Johnny get his powers back? Will Reed and Sue be a family again?
• Will this be the end or will this be 4ever?!
68 PGS./Rated T …$5.99

13. The Powerpuff Girls: Super Smash-Up #3
Derek Charm, Ivan Cohen (w) • Charm, Nneka Myers (a) • Charm (c)
The Girls have tracked the mutated Dee Dee to Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends! Too bad it's right in the middle of Ultimate Hide n Seek!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

12. Silver Surfer #11
DAN SLOTT (W) • MIKE ALLRED (A/C)
“Never After” – SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE!
• Trapped in time, lost in space, with alien threats forever on the attack, and Paradise just outside his reach...
• ...what terrible price will the Surfer pay to fulfill his most selfless promise?
• A twist on a Sci-Fi classic that could only be told through sequential art. Forget “sideways issues” and “silent issues”, Slott & Allred are bringing you a modern-day Marvel comic you’ll be talking about for years to come.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

11. Earth 2: The World's End #26
Written by DANIEL H. WILSON, MARGUERITE BENNETT and MIKE JOHNSON
Art by EDDY BARROWS, TYLER KIRKHAM, JORGE JIMENEZ, R.B. SILVA, ROBSON ROCHA and PAULO SIQUEIRA
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
1:50 Variant cover by ARDIAN SYAF
Advance solicit • On sale APRIL 1 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
Darkseid wins. All hail Darkseid!

10. Howard The Duck #2
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • JOE QUINONES (a)
Cover by JOE QUINONES
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SAMNEE
“Vote Howard” Variant Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY
“Run the Jewels” Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
• Howard’s first big case has taken him across the universe and landed him in the clutches of THE COLLECTOR! • But he’s not alone as the very popular ROCKET RACOON is a prisoner as well! Have you ever seen a comic book sequel to a post-credits scene in a movie?
• Well, you will now! Join comics legend STAN LEE in reading this issue (I’m assuming he’ll read it. Hi Stan!)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

9. Hero Cats Of Stellar City #5
Writer(s): Kyle Puttkammer
Artist Name(s): Marcus Williams
Cover Artist(s): Tracy Yardley (reg) Marcus Williams (var)
Everything has been building to this! Secrets are revealed as the masks come off. The Hero Cats must defend the home front as Galaxy Man unwittingly returns to his observatory with an infestation of space bugs. Cover by Tracy Yardley (Sonic the Hedgehog) with a variant cover by Marcus Williams, limited to 1,500 copies.
32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $3.99

8. Magneto #17
CULLEN BUNN (W)
GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA (a)
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
• In the wake of AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS, Magneto has taken a group of wayward mutants into his care on the abandoned island of Genosha.
• But now someone is hunting and killing those mutants one by one, right under his nose.
• And that someone happens to be the one man Magneto fears most…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

7. Epic #3
Story: Tyler James
Art / Cover: Fico Ossio
May 7 / 32 Pages / FC / T / $3.99
The only thing worse than getting bullied at school is seeing that bully transform into the chemically fueled, ten-foot engine of destruction know as ROID RAGE! And the only thing more shocking than that golden goliath’s origin…is that Eric gets a girlfriend! This one has it all, kids! But beware…there’s poop on the cover.

6. All-New Hawkeye #2
ALL-NEW HAWKEYE #2
JEFF LEMIRE (W) • RAMON PEREZ (a)
Cover by Ramon Perez WTD
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
WTD VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• Arrows over Bed-Stuy! Intrigue at the circus! The past and present merge as Hawkeyes Barton and Bishop race against time to save a group of innocent kids, with devastating powers.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

5. Nailbiter #11
STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
ART / COVER A: MIKE HENDERSON
COVER B: DUSTIN NGUYEN
COVER C: RILEY ROSSMO
APRIL 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
NEW STORY ARC
Does the Nailbiter know why sixteen of the world's worst serial killers all came from the same small town? Does he know the truth? Find out as the Nailbiter...confesses!

4. Deadpool Number 250!!! (AKA Issue #45)
GERRY DUGGAN, BRIAN POSEHN, BEN ACKER, BEN BLACKER, NICK GIOVANETTI, PAUL SCHEER, JASON MANTZOUKAS, MIKE DRUCKER, & MORE (W)
MIKE HAWTHORNE, SCOTT KOBLISH, & MORE (a)
Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
RUN THE JEWELS VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
DEATH OF DEADPOOL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
AVENGERS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
WTD VARIANT COVER BY TBA
FINAL ISSUE!
That’s right—if you add together all the Deadpool series (creatively) issue 45 is the big 250th issue of Deadpool! What better way to celebrate than to end the series? In our over-sized main story, ULTIMATUM comes at Deadpool for revenge, so he has no choice but to take them on—ALL OF THEM. Then, in an Infinity Gauntlet crossover, what would Deadpool do if he got the six gems from Thanos? Plus: a slew of stories showcasing Deadpool’s closest friends and allies by special guest writers! Also, SPOILER: Deadpool dies at the end of the issue.
96 PGS./Parental Advisory …$9.99

3. The Future's End #48
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, JEFF LEMIRE, DAN JURGENS and KEITH GIFFEN
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by RYAN SOOK
1:50 Variant cover by RYAN SOOK
Advance solicit • On sale APRIL 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
“EYE AM YOUR FUTURE!”

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45
Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Mateus Santolouco (a) • Santolouco, Eastman (c)
The Turtles return from Burnow Island to find unimaginable tragedy. As the family struggles to cope, an enraged Foot Clan prepares its revenge. It's all been building to this...the start of the final storyline leading to #50!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
•Devastating consequences to "Attack on Technodrome"!
•Mateus Santolouco returns!

1. Batman Eternal #52
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, RAY FAWKES, KYLE HIGGINS and TIM SEELEY
Art by PAULO SIQUEIRA and others
Cover by JASON FABOK
1:50 Variant cover by ANDY KUBERT
Advance solicit • On sale APRIL 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
This month in BATMAN ETERNAL: The epic Bat-story over a year in the making comes to a stunning end! Gotham City is in flames! Villains are running wild in the streets! Bat-tech has been corrupted! And the mastermind behind it all has put a knife in Batman’s ribs! How will the Dark Knight put an end to this nightmare…and how will it shape the face of Gotham City to come?

Comic Shop Corner: February 2015

Firstly I'd like to get some news out of the way. This week it was announced that the 96th annual Children's Book Week will take place from May 4th to 10th and Free Comic Book Day 2015 is happy to kick off this great event!

On May 2, comic book stores will kick off Children's Book Week, the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading, by giving away over two million comics to younger readers on Free Comic Book Day! With over two dozen kid -friendly titles to choose from, there's a free comic book available to help every young reader get into the spirit of Children's Book Week which will be celebrated the following week with more fun, book-themed events, appearances from beloved children’s book authors and illustrators, and more.

Comics’ industry leaders Diamond Comic Distributors and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) are partnering with Every Child a Reader and the Children's Book Council to bring greater focus to what comics offer kids, with cross-industry promotions and targeted resources for parents & educators during Children’s Book Week. In addition to Free Comic Book Day, the organizations will partner with authors, publishers, and comics specialty and book retailers to create Children's Book Week events spotlighting comics and the joy of reading at locations all over North America!

Secondly I'm happy to announce that starting in April Comic Shop Corner will have a new format where I will name 30 books each month that I plan on picking up, one for every day of the month, well for April anyways!

Thirdly, and going hand in hand with the previous announcement, DC Comics announced that kicking off in June The New 52 is no more and DC is launching 24 new titles along with 25 hold over titles that you can check out below!

New Titles
Title	Creative Team
Batman Beyond	W: Dan Jurgens A: Bernard Chang
Bat-Mite	W: Dan Jurgens A: Corin Howell
Bizarro	W: Heath Corson A: Gustavo Duarte
Black Canary	W: Brenden Fletcher A: Annie Wu
Constantine: The Hellblazer	W: Ming Doyle  A: Riley Rossmo
Cyborg	W: David Walker A: Ivan Reis
Dark Universe	W: James Tynion IV A: Ming Doyle
Green Lantern: Lost Army	W: Cullen Bunn A: Jesus Saiz & Javi Pina
Doomed	W: Scott Lobdell A: Javier Fernandez
Earth 2: Society	W: Daniel Wilson A: Jorge Jimenez
Dr. Fate	W: Paul Levitz A: Sonny Liew
Harley Quinn/Power Girl	W: Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner & Justin Gray A: Stephane Roux
Justice League of America	W: Bryan Hitch A: Bryan Hitch
Justice League 3001	W: Keith Giffen A: Howard Porter
Martian Manhunter	W: Rob Williams A: Ben Oliver
Midnighter	W: Steve Orlando A: ACO
Mystic U	W: Alisa Kwitney A: Stay tuned for artist info!
Omega Men	W: Tom King A: Alec Morgan
Prez	W: Mark Russell A: Ben Caldwell
Red Hood/Arsenal	W: Scott Lobdell A: Denis Medri
Robin, Son of Batman	W: Patrick Gleason A: Patrick Gleason
Section Eight	W: Garth Ennis A: John McCrea
Starfire	W: Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner A: Emanuela Lupacchino
We Are Robin	W: Lee Bermejo A: Khary Randolph
Continuing Titles
Title	Creative Team
Action Comics	W: Greg Pak A: Aaron Kuder
Aquaman	W: Cullen Bunn A: Trevor McCarthy
Batgirl	W: Cameron Stewart & Brenden Fletcher A: Babs Tarr
Batman	W: Scott Snyder A: Greg Capullo
Detective Comics	W: Francis Manapul & Brian Buccelato A: Francis Manapul
Batman/Superman	W: Greg Pak A: Ardian Syaf
Catwoman	W: Genevieve Valentine A: David Messina
Deathstroke	W: Tony S. Daniel A: Tony S. Daniel
The Flash	W: Robert Venditti & Van Jensen A: Brett Booth
Gotham Academy	W: Becky Cloonan & Brenden Fletcher A: Karl Kerschl
Gotham By Midnight	W: Ray Fawkes A: Juan Ferreyra
Grayson	W: Tom King & Tim Seeley A: Mikel Janin
Green Arrow	W: Ben Percy A: Zircher
Green Lantern	W: Robert Venditti A: Billy Tan
Harley Quinn	W: Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner A: Chad Hardin
Justice League	W: Geoff Johns A: Jason Fabok
Justice League United	Stay tuned for creative team info!
Lobo	W: Cullen Bunn A: Cliff Richards
Secret Six	W: Gail Simone A: Dale Eaglesham
Sinestro	W: Cullen Bunn A: Bradley Walker
New Suicide Squad	W: Sean Ryan A: Carlos D'Anda
Superman	W: Gene Luen Yang A: John Romita, Jr.
Superman/Wonder Woman	W: Peter J. Tomasi A: Doug Mahnke
Teen Titans	W: Will Pfeifer A: Kenneth Rocafort
Wonder Woman	W: Meredith Finch A: David Finch

Make sure you stay tuned to the new format to see which of these titles I'll be picking up in May.

Now on to my Donny Approved series for February:

POSTAL #1

Publisher: IMAGE COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Bryan Edward Hill, Matt Hawkins (A) Isaac Goodhart (CA) Linda Sejic

Release Date: 2/4/2015

Description: The townsfolk of Eden, Wyoming wake up to the first official murder the town has seen in 25 years. Their reaction to this isn’t normal, and there’s a reason for that. Eden operates as a haven for fugitive criminals who remain here while new identities, often including facial reconstruction, are created for them. There is zero tolerance for any illegal activity that might draw attention to the town and an “official murder” is the last thing they want. A single, tight-knit family runs Eden with the youngest oddball son Mark Shiffron overseeing the postal branch, the only means of shipping in or out of the city. THE FBI has repeatedly been foiled trying to insert an undercover here; they see Mark as the weak link to exploit. This murder gives them a new opportunity.

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1 (OF 4)

Publisher: MARVEL COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Nicole Virella (CA) Jay Shaw

Release Date*: 2/4/2015

Description: Last year, Cullen Bunn brought us NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL, the hit tale of the Merc with the Mouth trapped in the zombie apocalypse. In the end, our hero found a “cure” of sorts to this horrible outbreak-any zombie that ate Deadpool transformed…into another Deadpool. And they lived happily ever after? Not so fast, as Cullen Bunn returns, joined by the amazing artwork of Nicole Virella, to let us know that wandering hordes of Deadpools might just be worse than flesh-hungry walking corpses.

TMNT MUTANIMALS #1 (OF 4)

Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING

Creative Team: (W) Paul Allor (A/CA) Andy Kuhn

Release Date*: 2/25/2015

Description: Old Hob, Slash, Herman the Hermit Crab, Mondo Gecko and Pigeon Pete have become a force to be reckoned with in the TMNT ongoing – and now they’ve got their own miniseries, in which their teamwork will be put to the ultimate test! When someone close to the group is kidnapped, the Mutanimals end up on an adventure more wild and dangerous than they could have imagined! What mysteries lurk at…The Null Group?

Other top titles:

DARTH VADER #1

Publisher: MARVEL COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Adi Granov

Release Date*: 2/11/2015

Description: The original Dark Lord of the Sith stars in his first ongoing series! Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience’s dreams! Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A NEW HOPE (and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book) into his own series, showing the Empire’s war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side! Writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Journey Into Mystery, Iron Man) and artist Salvador Larroca (Invincible Iron Man, X-Men: No More Humans) bring us a peek behind the mask of evil!

EI8HT #1 (OF 5)

Publisher: DARK HORSE COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Rafael Albuquerque, Mike Johnson (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque

Release Date*: 2/18/2015

Description: Welcome to the Meld, an inhospitable dimension in time where Joshua, a chrononaut, finds himself trapped. With no memory or feedback from the team of scientists that sent him, he can’t count on anything but his heart and a stranger’s voice to guide him to his destiny.

NAMELESS #1 (MR)

Publisher: IMAGE COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Chris Burnham, Nathan Fairbairn

Release Date*: 2/4/2015

Description: An astronomer kills his family, then himself, leaving a cryptic warning. A Veiled Lady hunts her victims through human nightmares. An occult hustler known only as ‘Nameless’ is recruited by a consortium of billionaire futurists for a desperate mission. And the malevolent asteroid Xibalba spins closer on a collision course with Earth. But nothing is what it seems-a terrifying inhuman experiment is about to begin. Abandon all hope and experience ultimate horror in NAMELESS.

SILK #1

Publisher: MARVEL COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Robbie Thompson (A) Stacey Lee (CA) Dave Johnson

Release Date*: 2/18/2015

Description: Cindy Moon exploded out of her bunker and into the Marvel Universe when we first learned that she had been bitten by that same radioactive spider in the first arc of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. She then went on to save Peter Parker’s life (more than once!) and traverse the Spider-verse alongside Spider-Woman. Now, as SILK, Cindy is on her own in New York City, searching for her past, defining her own future, and webbing up wrong-doers along the way! Robbie Thompson (writer from TV’s Supernatural) fills this new ongoing series with his unique blend of antics and feels. Featuring stunning covers by Eisner Award winner Dave Johnson and interiors by future superstar Stacey Lee.

SPIDER-GWEN #1

Publisher: MARVEL COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Jason Latour (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez

Release Date*: 2/25/2015

Description: The breakout hit of the biggest Spider-Event of the century is taking comic shops by storm this winter with her own new ongoing series – SPIDER-GWEN! Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman, but you knew that already. What you DON’T know is what friends and foes are waiting for her in the aftermath of Spider-Verse! From the fan-favorite creative team that brought you Spider-Gwen’s origin story in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE, Jason Latour and Robbie Rodriguez!

SURFACE #1 (MR)

Publisher: IMAGE COMICS

Creative Team: (W) Ales Kot (A/CA) Langdon Foss, Jordie Bellaire

Release Date*: 2/25/2015

Description: What would happen if Moebius and District 9 had a baby? Maybe THE SURFACE! Welcome to Africa. Ebola is no longer a problem. The West and the East are moving in-and three hacker lovers are searching Tanzania for the place that can change everything: THE SURFACE! The first issue of a mind-bending action SF epic drawn by the esteemed LANGDON FOSS (Get Jiro!, Winter Soldier) and colored by the Eisner-winning JORDIE BELLAIRE (everything)! THE SURFACE!