Comic Shop Corner: January 29, 2014

New comics are here yall!!

Dark Horse Comics

Serenity: Leaves On The Wind #1

Executive produced by Joss Whedon himself, and featuring the art of Georges Jeanty, artist for other Whedon properties at Dark Horse such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer! Malcolm Reynolds's crew shook the universe to its core when they laid bare the crimes against humanity undertaken by their sinister government-the Alliance. Always outlaws, Mal, a very pregnant Zoe, new pilot River Tam, and the other surviving crew members are in greater danger than ever. Meanwhile, everyone is asking the same question...

Also available: Conan And The People Of The Black Circle #4, Never Ending #3, Furious #1, Sledgehammer 44 Lightning War #3, and many more!


DC Comics

The Flash #27

The death of Barry Allen's mother has always been the Flash's driving force. In issue #27 The Flash faces a mystical serial killer who might be responsible for his mother's murder!

Also available: Damian: Son Of Batman #4, Justice League Dark #27, Earth 2 Annual #2, Teen Titans #27, Forever Evil A.R.G.U.S. #4, Superman #27, Dead Boy Detectives #2, Aquaman #27, Batman And Robin Annual #2, Red Lanterns #27, World's Finest Annual #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #27, Green Lantern Corps. Annual #2, All-Star Western #27, Fables #137, Catwoman #27, Green Team: Teen Trillionaires #8, Talon #15, Larfleeze #7, Smallville Season 11 Special #4, Adventures Of Superman #9, Beware The Batman #4, and many more!

IDW Publishing

Ghostbusters #12

The end of the year is a hectic time for most businesses, and the Ghostbusters are no exception. Beset from all sides by a surge in spectral activity over this particularly busy season, they're looking forward to a little bit of a break once the new year hits. But recent supernatural symptoms shown by the City that Doesn't Sleep are coming to a head, and the Bogeyman has arrived to take the city's future! Erik Burham has made a name writing high octane action books for IDW. This is a can't miss series!

Also available: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30, Mr. Peabody And Sherman #4, Transformers Regeneration One #98, The Other Dead #5, Star Trek #29, Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth #8, and many more!



Image Comics

Saga #18

Our heroes' stay on Quietus reaches its inevitable conclusion... Don't miss the exciting next chapter to Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Swamp Thing) epic saga "Saga" (See what I did there!) Featuring beautiful art from Fiona Staples (Criminal Macabre, Rat Queens) there is a reason this is among the most popular and critically acclaimed books of this generation!

Also available: Black Science #3, Thief Of Thieves #19, Five Weapons #6, Revival #17, East Of West #9, Invincible #108, Saviors #2, Witchblade #172, Bounce #9, Clone #14, Cyber Force #8, Super Dinosaur #21, and many more!

Marvel Comics

Miracleman #2

KIMOTA! With one magic word, a long-forgotten legend lives again! Freelance reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more -- now, a strange series of events leads him to reclaim his destiny! Relive the ground-breaking eighties adventures that captured lightning in a bottle -- or experience them for the first time -- in these digitally restored, fully relettered editions! Issue #2 includes material originally presented in WARRIOR #1-5, plus bonus material.

Also available: Superior Spider-Man #26, Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #4, Guardians Of The Galaxy #11, Inhumanity #2, Uncanny X-Force #17, Night Of The Living Deadpool #2, Avengers Assemble #23, Revolutionary War: Knights Of Pendragon #1, Thunderbolts #21, X-Men Legacy #23, and many more!



Spotlight

2000 AD's Dredd Underbelly

The one-shot sequel to the critically-acclaimed movie! In the wake of Ma-Ma's death, other criminal gangs in Mega-City One are moving into the power vacuum, trying to fill the gap in the market left by the Slo-Mo drug. When a corpse dump is discovered in a rad-pit, the bodies are all revealed to be mutants. Could the dead be connected with an outfit smuggling illegal refugees into the city from the Cursed Earth? Dredd once again teams with Psi-Judge Anderson as they scour the underworld for the perps responsible, to bring them to justice! Any fan of Dredd or especially a fan of the hit movie staring Karl Urban needs to read this book! It's the sequel the movie studios won't let you see!!

FCBD Spotlight

Avatar Press' Uber

This is an ideal entry point into the world of Uber! Kieron Gillen and Caanan White electrified the comics community with their runaway hit, UBER in 2013. Now the creative team that revolutionized the super soldier genre is presenting a special Free Comic Book Day edition, Uber: The First Cycle! This is a history book told with the events of the first two story arcs woven into real-World history and with tons of all-new writing from Gillen, special new art and sneak-peaks of upcoming pages. This issue will bring readers new and old up to speed on the first two arcs of the Uber series, without ruining all the fun of reading the collected editions. It also serves as a direct teaser into the summer 2014 Uber story that promises to be the biggest and most shocking yet!

Comic Shop Corner: October 2, 2013

Hello everyone. Welcome to the first Comic Shop Corner of the 10th month in 2013. DC's villains month is behind us but Forever Evil and Marvel's Infinity are still ongoing. So through blackest night and brightest day let's see what's hitting shelves this week...

Dark Horse Comics:

Star Wars #2 (Lucas Draft)

The Empire is poised for an attack on the peaceful world of Aquilae, and only Jedi General Luke Skywalker seems concerned. When King Kayos is killed, Jedi in training Annikin Starkiller is ordered to find Princess Leia, while Skywalker sends his only squadron against the Empire's powerful new battle station! Just like the Star Wars you remember right?? WRONG! This Dark Horse mini-series focusses on George Lucas's original rough draft screenplay for Star Wars, and issue 1 flew off the shelves so make sure you grab up issue 2 before it's gone
as well.

Also avalable: Grindhouse Doors Open At Midnight #1, Occultist #1, Catalyst Comix #4, and many more!


DC Comics:

Green Lantern #24

Relic arrives on Oa as the massive "Lights Out!" story kicks off! Can the different Lantern Corps come together to stop this powerful enemy? Lights Out will see Lanterns die, others change allegiances-and nothing will be the same ever again! Trust us: We MEAN IT! The Lantern books have always been underrated with their crossovers, exception being Blackest Night which is widely considered to be one of the best stories ever written. It'll be interesting to see what the Lanterns teams come up with here.

Also available: Forever Evil #2, Swamp Thing #24, Earth 2 #16, Detective Comics #24, Trillium #3, Green Arrow #24, Batman Black And White #2, Action Comics #24, Fairest #20, Batwing #24, Hinterkind #1, and many more!


IDW Publishing:

Doctor Who Classics #5

Doctor Who Classics is back, presenting classic comic strips--many never before reprinted and in color for the very first time! This issue includes "Train-Flight" in its entirety, featuring the Seventh Doctor and art by fan-favorite John Ridgway! The cover art was done by Matthew Dow Smith who is just excellent with this being his first cover he coloured in a self-proclaimed "naturalistic way"

Also available: KISS Kids #2, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #194, Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #9, Judge Dredd Classics #4, G.I. Joe: Cobra Files #7, Jinrise #7, and many more!



Image Comics:

CBLDF Liberty Annual 2013

A Comic Book Legal Defense Fund benefit book... "Tales Of Blood & Courage!" Tim Seeley brings Hack/Slash back for what might be the most bizarre tale in the series, and legendary creator Richard Corben tells the story of an underground cartoonist bringing back his most famous (and well-endowed) hero. Everyone has a story to tell, but what happens when a story gets taken away from its creator? Liberty Annual 2013 looks at the creative costs of censorship, either through the sort of outside interference the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has fought for 27 years, or through more private forms. The Hoax Hunters battle a cable news program for the life of sasquatch, a young punk rock journalist examines Pussy Riot, and Masks And Mobsters writer Josh Williamson answers the question, "What If Wertham Were Right?" All proceeds from this book benefit the important First Amendment work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, who've been fighting censorship in comics for over 25 years!

Also Available: Bushido #1, Spawn #236, Lazarus #4, and many more!

Marvel Comics:

All-New X-Men #17

The Battle For The Atom storyline has been fantastic, better than Infinity in my estimation. In part 6, Young Beast and Magik are given a special mission, meanwhile the X-Men and Future X-Men have Jean Grey and Cyclops and are going to send them back in time with the rest of the Original X-Men... But who is opposing them? and why? This is a can't miss issue and arc. After 5 parts the lowest issue received a solid 7.5/10. The Infinity arc is contrast isn't even averaging a 7.5.

Also available: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #1, Captain America: Living Legend #1, Mighty Avengers #2, All-New X-Men Special #1, Superior Foes Of Spider-Man #4, Fantomex MAX #1, Hunger #3, Savage Wolverine #9, Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble #1, and many more!

Spotlight:

Avatar Press: Uber #6

The second arc of Uber launches this issue as Kieron Gillen opens a new chapter in this year's most talked about series. The first blow in the battle between English and German Ubers has been wrought and neither nation walks away whole. The war rages on in the Pacific Theatre as Japanese Kamikaze pilots attempt to drive the US forces out while delivering devastating losses to the enemy naval fleet. But the tides of war change as the Japanese deploy their own enhanced soldiers! Picking up directly after the events in Uber's first arc, this second chapter is the perfect jump on point for new readers to experience the horrors of Uber war. Available with a multitude of covers including a special Propaganda Poster cover by Michael Dipascale.