Top 5 Comic Book Picks for May 8, 2013

Batman #20 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #20 courtesy DC Comics

Batman #20 One of the Dark Knight’s strangest foes strikes and inspires a team-up fans have been waiting for since Scott Snyder took over! How will this issue tie in to the Year Zero?

Fearless Defenders #4 Valkyrie gets a new look! The mystery villain unleashes the Doom Maidens! Did Dani Moonstar survive her experiments? Action and humor with Marvel’s all-female adventure team that’s a mix of Lethal Weapon and Tomb Raider.

Harbinger #12 Showdown in the Harbinger Wars! Pete and the Renegades face to face with the escapees of Project Rising Spirit! Will they connect or clash?

Star Wars #5 Princess Leia’s undercover mission Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for May 8, 2013

Free Comic Book Day Preview!

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Free Comic Book Day is almost here! This unofficial geek holiday is like Christmas and your local comic book shop and the major publishers are Santa Claus! The first Saturday in May is when you can pick up FREE comic books. Different stores have different rules. For example, you may be limited to only two.

Just because they’re free doesn’t mean they’re just extra unsold copies! These FCBD issues are new and special. The Marvel Comics FCBD issue is a preview story for this Summer’s big event Infinity by fan favorite creators Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung. The Avengers rally all the Marvel heroes against the evil of Thanos – the villain seen at the end of The Avengers movie!

Superman Unchained #1 courtesy DC Comics
Superman Unchained #1 courtesy DC Comics

The DC Comics FDBD issue is part of Superman’s 75th Anniversay and a great way to get up, up and away for Man of Steel. The issue will include Superman, Last Son of Krypton by Geoff Johns, Superman and Superman II director Richard Donner and Adam Kubert plus a preview of Superman Unchained, the brand new series by Scott Snyder and Jim Lee.

Dark Horse Comics FCBD is a flip book with a Star Wars tale starring Darth Vader and Boba Fett and flip – a preview of the upcoming Captain Midnight series.

The Walking Dead fans should note the Image Comics FCBD issue stars the fan favorite Michonne.

Valiant’s FCBD showcases their first ever crossover, Harbinger Wars, starring Bloodshot and the kids from Harbinger.

There’s a FCBD issue for Continue reading Free Comic Book Day Preview!

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for May 1, 2013

ageofultron7 wolverineAge of Ultron #7  Ultron conquered Earth. Heroes died. Captain America led a squad into the future stop the android while Wolverine went into past to stop Hank Pym from ever creating the artificial intelligence. After Logan’s shocking act in the last issue –  what are the consequences? How has the Marvel Universe been changed?

All-New X-Men #11 One of the original X-Men switched sides! Are Cyclops’s new recruits already regretting their call to join his revolution? Jean Grey pushes her powers! Is Brian Michael Bendis setting the stage for an all-new take on the Dark Phoenix?

Harbinger Wars #2 Toyo Harada, Project Rising Spirit and Bloodshot in a war for control of a group of powerful young Harbingers. The big Valiant crossover continues as all the forces execute their agendas but what if these frightening powerful kids unleash their own agenda? Can Peter and his Renegades save the kids?

The Movement #1 courtesy DC Comics
The Movement #1 courtesy DC Comics

The Movement #1 Trailblazing writer Gail Simone launches a brand new comic book with a political edge! What happens when the disenfranchised have super powers and take their fight to the One Per Cent?

Ten Grand #1 J. Michael Stracynski. Ben Templesmith. A mob enforcer’s one last kill leads to a demonic deal with angels. What would you endure for the one you love? Superhero action and supernatural chills mark the return of Joe’s Comics!

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First Look! HARBINGER WARS #2

Harbinger Wars #2 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger Wars #2 courtesy Valiant

Here’s a first look at Harbinger Wars #2! The second shot fired in Valiant’s first huge crossover event by co-writers Joshua Dysart & Duane Swierczynski and artist Clayton Henry!

Harbinger Wars #2 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger Wars #2 courtesy Valiant

Here’s how Valiant describes the next chapter:

Harbinger Wars #2 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger Wars #2 courtesy Valiant

“After decades of secret conflict, Toyo Harada has managed in one fell swoop to cripple Continue reading First Look! HARBINGER WARS #2

Harbinger Wars Finale and Quantum & Woody Return in Valiant Previews!

Bloodshot #13 courtesy Valiant
Bloodshot #13 courtesy Valiant

The return of Quantum & Woody, the Harbinger Wars finale and a brand new arc for X-O Manowar are coming this July from Valiant Entertainment!

Quantum & Woody #1 courtesy Valiant
Quantum & Woody #1 courtesy Valiant

QUANTUM AND WOODY #1

Writer James Asmus (Thief of Thieves, Gambit, The End Times of Bram & Ben) and artist Tom Fowler (Venom, Hulk: Season One) punt the world’s worst superhero team headfirst into the Valiant Universe!

Once upon a time, Continue reading Harbinger Wars Finale and Quantum & Woody Return in Valiant Previews!

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for April 10, 2013

Batman #19 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #19 courtesy DC Comics

Batman #19 Bruce Wayne vs. Jim Gordon?

Harbinger #11 Is Bloodshot gunning for Peter Stanchek and his Renegades? How will the kids react to Project Rising Spirit’s new mission? Harbinger Wars continues this week.

Sex #2 How does a former crime fighter get his thrills when his super hero fantasies are over? Joe Casey’s shocking story of a repressed ex-hero’s submersion into a city’s twisted underbelly.

Star Wars #4 Princess Leia sets a trap for an Imperial spy in the rebel fleet. Luke Skywalker is grounded. Will the future Jedi’s flirtation with a fellow pilot become a dangerous romance? Han Solo’s escape from the Empire leads to an adventure in the dark underworld of Coruscant. Brian Wood’s new adventures set during the original trilogy continue to thrill and amaze.

Ultron #1AU  What if your father took over the world and killed a lot of superheroes. Life was already tough for Victor Mancha. Now Age of Ultron brings more daddy issues for the android son of Ultron. Kathryn Immonen focuses on the former Runaway and future star of Avengers AI. Can this tortured teen escaped his evil father’s shadow to forge his own heroic future?

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Harbinger Wars Flashback Sneak Peek

Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant

Harbinger Wars kicked off this week – the first crossover ! Here’s a first look at the next chapter in Harbinger #11. This is the first issue of a new, standalone story arc launching rivals Peter Stanchek and Toyo Harada into the center of the Harbinger Wars, by writer Joshua Dysart and fan favorite artists Khari Evans and Trevor Hairsine.

Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant

In next week’s chapter:

“Go back to 1969 to witness the first clash of Toyo Harada and Rising Spirit Securities and the origin of their ever-escalating game of corporate warfare and superhuman subterfuge. And now, decades later, how are Peter Stanchek and his band of Renegades feeling the fallout of this 40-year-old cold war? And what secret could possibly be calling them out of the Nevada desert and directly into the sights of the Harbinger hunter called Bloodshot?

Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant
Harbinger #11 courtesy Valiant

The Harbinger Wars saga goes through Harbinger Wars, Harbinger and Bloodshot.

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