Robert Greenberger recommends Dynamite Entertainment’s The Shadow: Blood & Judgment SC by Howard Chaykin.

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Garth Ennis and Aaron Campbell talk about their work on the upcoming The Shadow from Dynamite Entertainment.

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KC Carlson looks at cool books in the new Previews including Dynamite Entertainment’s The Shadow, IDW’s Popeye, and Marvel’s Avengers Vs. X-Men.

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* Say what you will about the announcement of DC’s Before Watchmen, but you have to admit they have some impressive talent involved. You can check out all of the now-revealed cover art here, and also J. Michael Straczynski‘s interview on CBR about his decision to write the Nite Owl and Dr. Manhattan mini-series.

*Dark Horse has announced that they’re collecting 2011′s The Guild One-shots in The Guild Volume 2 Softcover this August, but before then, we’ll see The Guild: Fawkes One-shot in May featuring Will Wheaton’s villainous character from the hit webseries.

*Mark Waid is ending his Boom! Studios titles, Irredeemable and Incorruptible with issues #37 and #30, both being released in May.

*Nate Simpson’s Nonplayer #2 from Image is about 2/3 completed. And, the movie rights have been acquired by Warner Brothers.

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Highlights This Week: Everybody’s favorite “Merc With a Mouth” reaches a milestone with Deadpool #50. Creators Daniel Way and Carlo Barberi bring you “Dead”, Part 1 (of 5) which has Wade Wilson feeling that there is only one grand adventure left for him in: death. Expect lots of guest stars and surprises! Writers Robert Kirkman and Nick Spencer pool their talents for Image Comics’ Thief of Thieves #1 about a master thief who yearns for the family life he left behind; Detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim return for their first outing in almost a year in Powers #8; Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan’s Conan The Barbarian #1 will adapt Robert E. Howard’s “Queen of the Black Coast,” while weaving new adventures into Conan’s journey with the female pirate Bêlit; Dynamite’s Jennifer Blood gets its first spinoff in Garth Ennis’ Ninjettes #1;

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KC Carlson on the connection between comics and illness. Plus, Before Watchmen!

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DC Comics has announced “Before Watchmen,” seven miniseries that are a prequel to the classic series.

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Westfield’s Roger Ash talks about some of his favorite creative teams.

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Highlights This Week: Steve Rogers is back being Captain America and Bucky Barnes is alive, but not very many people know that! Now, Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice give us Winter Soldier #1. The first storyline of the stylish, spy-thriller reveals that Bucky wasn’t the only Winter Soldier, and in more Ed Brubaker news, his Fatale #2 is released along with Fatale #1 2nd Printings, in case you missed it the first time; J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston’s mini-series of Golden Age heroes revived in present day is finally being finished beginning with The Twelve #9 (of 12); the origins of the Star Wars universe are explored in Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #0; Venom #13 begins a weekly, six-part event that guest-stars X-23, Ghost Rider and Red Hulk who find themselves trying to stop the spread of Hell on Earth; Dark Horse Presents #8 features a brand-new BPRD story and the beginning of Brian Wood’s new series The Massive; Ape Entertainment begins reprinting classic Harvey comics in the Richie Rich Gems Winter Special and IDW brings us Magic The Gathering #1, the first Magic comic since 1996!

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Westfield’s Wayne Markley recommends some collections of classic adventure strips.

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