Tag: X-Sanction

Top 5 Picks for 2-1-12

Winter Soldier #1 cover from Marvel.com

Winter Soldier #1

Bucky Barnes gave the Captain America mantle back to Steve Rogers and becomes the Winter Soldier again. Partnered with the Black Widow, they are the “Mr. and Mrs. Smith of the Marvel Universe” according to writer Ed Brubaker. The Seattle writer spins new adventures of Marvel’s hottest spies as they team up to take out awakened ex-Russian sleeper agents.

Fatale #2

  This is a potent brew of crime noir and supernatural horror. Two men in two time periods chasing down the same woman. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips create dueling time crossed mysteries with the impeding dread that a poor bastard is inching closer to a demonic end. 

Batman: The Gates of Gotham trade paperback

Batman assembles some of greatest detectives in the DC Universe when a mystery as old as Gotham City challenges the Dark Knight. Batman soon learns the dark history of Gotham’s past and sins of its most famous families – including the Waynes. Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins

Assassins Creed: After the Fall trade paperback

Based on the killer video game this story follows the Russian assassin in a race against the Templars to claim a powerful artifact.

Avengers X-Sanction #3 courtesy Marvel.com

Avengers X-Sanction #3

Cable Versus Red Hulk! The mutant from the future has taken on Captain America and Iron Man – now it’s smash time with RULK! Why does Nathan have to take out the Avengers to save Hope of the X-Men? 

 

Top 5 Comic Picks Dec 14, 2011

Avengers: X-Sanction #1 alternate cover preview courtesy Marvel.com

Avengers: X-Sanction #1 Cable is back from the dead and on a mission to take out the Avengers? The X-Man from the future died to save Hope, the mutant messiah and his adopted daughter. How is Cable reborn? This story is the prelude leading up to Avengers Versus X-Men.

Batgirl #4 Batgirl’s final showdown with the psychotic new villain, the Mirror.

Uncanny X-Force #18 One of the original X-Men has been corrupted and possessed by one of their greatest enemies. Will a member of X-Force die to prevent the Apocalypse from consuming Earth? This is the final chapter to the Dark Angel Saga.

A Very Zombie Christmas #3 cover courtesy Antartic Press

A Very Zombie Christmas #3 Ho-Ho-Horrific tales of the undead for holidays. Santa doesn’t want cookies, you are the treat! This title may contain content too graphic for younger readers.

Zombies Versus Cheerleaders #4 Gimme a D, Gimme an E, Gimme an A, Gimme a D! What do you got? The Dead walking and stalking you. Thank goodness we have some bad — cheerleaders sporting guns and pom-poms! 4 tales of fun and This title may contain content too graphic for younger readers.