New In-Store Releases For Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Highlights This Week: History is made this week as the BBC allows for the first-ever crossover involving their long-lived Time Lord in IDW’s Star Trek The Next Generation / Doctor Who Assimilation Squared #1 ( of 8 ). It’s a mashup of cosmic proportions when the crew of the Enterprise-D joins forces with Amy, Rory and The Doctor to foil the combined villainy of the Borg and the Cybermen! The long tradition of Summer Annuals begins: Batman Annual #1 is the final release of this month’s Night of the Owls crossover, but the story continues in next month’s Batman #10; Animal Man Annual #1 expands on the storyline in recent issues of Animal Man and Swamp Thing; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #39 finds our hero stuck in a world where Peter Parker never existed; Avengers VS X-Men tie-ins can be found in Wolverine and the X-Men #11 and X-Men Legacy #267; Superman Family Adventures #1 continues the fun of Art Baltazar and Franco’s much-missed Tiny Titans; Batman: Death By Design Hardcover is an original graphic novel written by Chip Kidd in which Batman must find out who is responsible for a spate of construction catastrophes;

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Markley’s Fevered Brain: Crisis, What Crisis?

Avengers Vs. X-Men #1

Avengers Vs. X-Men #1



Westfield’s Wayne Markley takes a mostly spoiler-free look at Marvel’s Avengers Vs. X-Men.

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Bob’s News About Stuff!!!

*Neal Adams returns to the X-Men this August with the 5-issue First X-Men mini-series.

*This September’s Joe Kubert’s Tarzan of the Apes Artist Edition is the next in line of this terrific, original art archive series from IDW.

*For reasons that will be apparent to most moviegoers, Marvel is issuing a new printing of the Silver Surver: Rebirth of Thanos Softcover. Look for it on June 20.

*R.I.P. Ernie Chan and Tony DeZuniga. You will both be missed.

*It’s been around for a couple of weeks but, if you missed it, check out this hilarious “Ren & Stimpy-style” Marvel Animated Short called Disassembled. More please!

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Beauology 101: Avenging Comics

Avengers movie poster

Avengers movie poster



Beau Smith talks about movies based on comics and the impact they could have on comic books.

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Previews: IDW’s Infected, Battle Beasts, Secret Battles of Genghis Khan, and Transformers: Regeneration One

Battle Beasts #1

Battle Beasts #1



IDW has provided us with previews of their upcoming books Infected #1, Battle Beasts #1, Secret Battles of Genghis Khan HC, and Transformers: Regeneration One #81.

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New In-Store Releases For Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Highlights This Week: Another new “New 52″ joins the lineup this week as Grant Morrison returns to write Batman Incorporated #1, continuing Batman’s conflict with Talia Al Ghul, a.k.a. Leviathan; in the rest of the bat-titles this week, the Night of the Owls event continues in All-Star Western #9 and Batman: The Dark Knight #9; Avengers VS X-Men tie-ins can be found in Secret Avengers #27 and, if you missed it the first time, Avengers #25 2nd Printing; Astonishing X-Men #50 continues Marjorie Liu and Mike Perkins’ current arc, but this issue features a surprise marriage proposal that is supposed to garner big media attention; Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1 (of 5) details the first assassination attempt on the life of the Emperor; an all-new Nexus story by Mike Baron and Steve Rude begins in Dark Horse Presents #12; Felicia Day’s creation returns to comics with The Guild: Fawkes One-shot starring the rival Guild leader played in the web series by Will Wheaton;

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Markley’s Fevered Brain: DC’s New………..Um….6?

Worlds' Finest #3

Worlds' Finest #3



Westfield’s Wayne Markley looks at new releases from DC Comics.

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THUN’DA RETURNS AT DYNAMITE!

Thun'da #1

Thun'da #1



Jungle lord Thun’da returns from Dynamite!

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Preview: Valiant’s Bloodshot #1

Bloodshot #1

Bloodshot #1



Take a look at a preview of Valiant Entertainment’s Bloodshot #1!

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VAMPIRELLA MEETS DARK SHADOWS’ BARNABAS COLLINS IN DARK SHADOWS/VAMPIRELLA #1 FROM DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT!

Dark Shadows/Vampirella #1

Dark Shadows/Vampirella #1



Dark Shadows/Vampirella is on the way from Dynamite Entertainment this August!

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