Hi there Comic Shop Friends! There are a couple fun things coming up this week!

First, this Thursday the 18th it’s time for another Late Nite Comics! We’ll stay open ‘til midnight, and have 50% off back issues and a table full of dollar stock! 50 cents each for a hundred or more! We’ve added lots of dollar stock this month so this will be the first time that stock is going out with that deal! You know the drill, get on in here!

Second, this Saturday, the 20th is Batman Day! Here’s a word from John: “We’ve got four exciting books to give away FREE with any purchase! Batman Year Two, a classic story written by local Mike W Barr with art by Alan Davis. Batman and Robin Year One, a modern take on the Dynamic Duo by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. (This book is a staff favorite.) The Batman Gotham Sampler, which features previews of nine different current bat family titles. We’ve also added the Batman Day Edition of Absolute Batman #1 to the free pile, and this book was meant to be for sale. (We just really want everyone to read this book!) We’ve got around 300 sets of books and you’ll get all four with any purchase that day! We’ll also have 50% off any Batman back issues. If Batman’s on or in it, it qualifies! Holy Moly Batman!”

To go along with Batman Day, DC is releasing some new Batman titles on Wednesday, so scroll down for those!

And the big one this week is the Marvel/DC: Deadpool/Batman one-shot! For the first time in decades Marvel and DC are uniting for this and the DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool one-shot coming in November!

MARVEL COMICS

The Merc with a Mouth Vs The Dark Knight! Deadpool has been hired for a job in Gotham, and you’ll never guess who the target is! I’ll give you three guesses and they all start with “bat”… This one-shot’s main story from Zeb Wells and Greg Capullo has Deadpool and Batman teaming -up (Maybe?) to stop the Joker! And that’s not all this oversized special contains! Captain America and Wonder Woman meet for the first time at the end of World War II in Chip Zdarsky and Terry Dodson’s tale. Kevin Smith returns to write both Daredevil and Green Arrow, with art by Adam Kubert, as the Hand and the League of Shadows invade Hell’s Kitchen. What happens with the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Guardians of the Universe switch heroes? Rocket Raccoon uses a Lantern ring for not-so-noble purposes, and Hal Jordan might be doing some not-so-great things as well… Written by Al Ewing with art by Dike Ruan. Frank Miller has an Old Man Logan and Dark Knight Returns Batman showdown! Ryan North and Ryan Stegman present Logo! You got Lobo in my Logan! You got Logan in my Lobo! The last of the Canucklezians is the best there is at what he does, but what he does isn’t fraggin’ nice! But the story we’re all here for is Jeff and Krypto! A Land Shark and a Super-dog have a game of catch in Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru’s adorable short! There’s something for everyone here, and make sure you let us know if you want DC’s version coming in a couple months!

It’s the beginning of the Marvel Universe! And the end! In a universe parallel to ours, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil, and Hulk are at the start of their superhero careers, but when the Fantastic Four return from space, they bring back more than just their new powers. It’s Gobblin’ Time! The Marvel Zombies return in a new Red Band series from artist Jan Bazadua and writers Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan! This Marvel Universe starts off full of horror, blood, guts, and zombies, zombies, zombies! Hungering for human flesh, Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben are tearing through New York with a horde, and who’s to stop them? Which heroes will rise to become the champions we know? Which will fall to the bloodthirsty villains? Which will become zombies? Who cares when it’s this much gory fun?!

DC COMICS

DC’s big facsimile is Batman #1! The first appearance of the Joker! The first appearance of the thrilling thief who’ll become Catwoman! The first appearance of Batman saying, “Quiet or Papa spank!” Worth the $9.99 just for that! Happy Batman Day!

Dan Jurgens and Mike Perkins present their follow-up to The Bat-Man: First Knight! It’s only been a few months since the city was saved by a masked vigilante, The Bat-Man, and with the world on the brink of another World War, fear and paranoia is on the rise again in Gotham. A vicious killer starts to terrorize the city with a gruesome murder spree, and with no leads, perhaps it’s time for Commissioner Gordon to turn to The Bat-Man for help. But there is someone else lurking, someone with a mastery of fear, who intends to plunge the city into chaos. Sent to cover Julie Madison’s movie premiere, reporter Lois Lane gets the scoop on the story of a lifetime when she’s put in the path of both The Bat-Man and the new villains. If she can survive a fear attack at the premiere! Can Julie keep Bruce’s secret life hidden from Lois? Can The Bat-Man save the city once more?

SMALL PRESS COMICS

Ten dollars. Three issues. This is the trade paperback to pick up this week. If you haven’t already been reading Exquisite Corpses, now is your chance. James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh have assembled a team of creators to collaborate on the country’s deadliest, and most secret game. Every five years, the thirteen wealthiest families in America gather to play a game to determine who will secretly rule the country. Each family picks a killer, and a city is chosen and cut off from contact with anyone outside. The goal of the killers: be the last one standing. The goal of the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine: survive the night. The kill count racks up each issue as a new team of creators follows a new murderer as they vie to be the winner.

You know spooky season is kicking off when there’s a new Creepshow volume! It’s time for another miniseries full of frights! Two new stories to give you the creeps in each issue! A love story gone wrong gives new meanings to “til death do us part” and “eat the rich” in the darkly delectable story, “Tale As Old As Time” from writer Jeremy Adams and artist Eduardo Risso! A man in hiding learns the truth of “The Little House On the Left” after he’s warned not to enter! He learns the hard way he’s not the only one with a secret in writer Rosie Knight and artist Oliver Ono’s tale!

David and Maria Lapham present a haunting crime mystery, about justice, death, and how far those in a small town will go to keep their secrets. Owned by the Valade family, the Emissary Bridge has always connected the citizens of Port Lindon to opportunity. With a new bridge being built, the Valades feel threatened. When a man sets himself on fire on the Emissary bridge, it sets off a chain of death, destruction, and violence. Sheriff Calhoun believes it all stems from the Valades, he just has to prove it. But he doesn’t know how much happening under his watch involves his family, the newly back in town Deputy, and the mysterious sunglass wearing man lurking around the crime scenes. Time is running out and he may not be able to untangle the threads before it does.