* 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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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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*Roger Langridge, writer of Marvel’s acclaimed Thor: The Mighty Avenger all-ages series and writing and drawing Boom! Studios’ Muppet Show and Snarked! series, has been tapped by IDW to create a new Popeye ongoing series with artist Bruze Qzella beginning in April!

*AMC has upped their order on Season 3 of The Walking Dead from 13 to 16 episodes.

*Following February’s Ralph Wiggum one-shot, Bongo Comics has announced a Bart Simpson’s Pal, Milhouse one-shot for this April co-written by Gail Simone!

*According to a recent Rob Liefeld tweet, his Image Comics book with Robert Kirkman, The Infinite has come to an early end.

*Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier and Thomas Yeates’ Conan VS Groo 4-issue mini-series begins in April from Dark Horse!

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Highlights This Week: Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s Justice League #5 is released a week later than scheduled, and continues the origin of the team as they come together to battle the New 52 version of Darkseid; IDW’s Infestation event now spawns Infestation 2 #1 (of 2) that begins another crossover of its licensed titles to fight a threat of Lovecraftian proportions; Rick Remender (Uncanny X-Force) and Patrick Zircher (Mystery Men) are the new creators beginning with Secret Avengers #21.1 as Hawkeye is made the team leader; Bone: Quest For the Spark Book 2 continues the prose trilogy by creator Jeff Smith and Tom Sniegoski; The Walking Dead #93 begins the new A Larger World story arc that will lead up to the highly anticipated issue #100; Transformers: Robots In Disguise #1 is another ongoing series telling of Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots struggle to maintain control without the leadership of Optimus Prime;

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*Lots of DC News this week! DC/Vertigo is adapting Stieg Larsson’s International best-selling mystery series, The Millennium Trilogy into graphic novels, beginning with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo this November.

*Sadly, the first cancellations of the New 52 titles have been announced. The six books ending with their April issues include: Men of War, Mister Terrific, O.M.A.C., Hawk and Dove, Blackhawks and Static Shock. Then, May will see the launch of 6 new titles including: The return of Batman Incorporated, Earth 2, featuring the Justice Society, Worlds’ Finest, starring Huntress and Power Girl, The Ravagers, Dial H and G.I. Combat.

*In Justice League news, issue #5 will be released 1 week late on Wednesday, January 25 and then Jim Lee will be taking 3 issues off. After Gene Ha’s 2 fill-in issues of #6 and 7, Batman: Arkham City artist Carlos D’Anda provides the art for the Green Arrow-centric issue #8 and then Mr. Lee returns for new arc “The Villains Journey” in #9.

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Highlights This Week: Dynamite Entertainment releases the first “Tarzan” comic in quite some time, Lord of the Jungle #1 for only $1.00! The copyright on the original Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes novel has expired in the United States, but the name “Tarzan” is still protected as a trademark of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., so no “Tarzan” in Dynamite’s title; Daredevil #8 concludes the Spider-Man/Black Cat story line began in last week’s Amazing Spider-Man #677; we gots lots of spy stuff this week: IDW’s all-new Danger Girl: Revolver #1 (of 4) introduces a new Danger Girl to the team and their Danger Girl: Danger-Sized Treasury Edition reprints the first half of J Scott Campbell’s original run in an affordable over-sized format, and Boom! Studios’ Steed and Mrs Peel #1 (of 6) re-releases Grant Morrison and Ian Gibson’s comic continuation of the classic 1960′s British TV show, The Avengers; Walt Simonson is the guest artist on Legion of Super Heroes #5;

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*AMC has once again renamed Kevin Smith’s “Secret Stash” reality show. Previously reported by TV Guide as “Comic Men”, the show is now finally being called Comic Book Men and will still debut the 6-episode series after the next new episode of The Walking Dead on Sunday, February 12. Click here to view 2 promos for the new reality series.

*IDW has announced the third installment of Darwyn Cooke’s next Parker book, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score coming this May!

*DC has officially announced a Volume 2 to their acclaimed and best-selling Superman: Earth One Graphic Novel by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis, but all they’re saying right now is “later in 2012″. Amazon currently has a July 2012 release date for Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, but DC HAS released 3 preview pages.

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Highlights This Week: Spinning out of the recent Spider-Island storyline is the all-new Scarlet Spider #1. Kaine finds himself on the run in Texas after helping to save New York City. The new book redefines the use of power and responsibility when he encounters a super-powered crime syndicate, and in other Spider news…Mark Waid is the guest writer on Amazing Spider-Man #677 which begins the 2-part crossover with his Daredevil #8 (coming next week!) that finds Matt Murdock teaming up with Peter Parker after the Black Cat is accused of a crime she “probably” didn’t commit; Bruce Jones (Incredible Hulk) and Sam Kieth (The Maxx) are the creative team behind the original, hardcover graphic novel Batman: Through the Looking Glass which re-envisions the Dark Knight’s first surreal encounter with The Mad Hatter; a second all-new ongoing series Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #1 reunites the creative team behind Last Stand of the Wreckers and sends Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, Drift and Ratchet on an epic quest to find the Knights of Cybertron;

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*Artist Steve Rude has had a troubled year but Dark Horse Comics has announced an all-new 3-part Nexus story by Rude and co-creator Mike Baron beginning with the first 10-page installment in Dark Horse Presents #12 this May. Welcome back guys!

*AMC has renamed Kevin Smith’s “Secret Stash” reality show Comic Men and will debut the 6-episode series after the next new episode of The Walking Dead on Sunday, February 12.

*The folks at Zenescope are releasing a 5-issue mini-series this March based on Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book under their Grimm Fairy Tales banner, BUT this time Mowgli is a well-developed teenage girl! (Zenescope. No surprise here.) Unlike other reports though, interior art is by Carlos Granda. Ale Garza is only providing cover art.

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