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New Releases for the Week of 7-01-2015

New Releases for the Week of 7-01-2015

We’ve got Secret Wars #4, some great give-a-ways and a few cool indies this week. Here’s the featured new releases coming out Wednesday, July 1st, 2015. Secret Wars has been the hit of the summer, a very intelligent well crafted story line that allows you to investigate different areas of Battleworld as you see fit. The fourth issue of the core series comes out this week. Marvel has released another freebie to go with this release, the Secret Wars Battle Standee One Sheet! We’ll give out one FREE with the purchase of a copy of Secret Wars #4. If you’re trying to figure out what “our” Marvel Universe is doing during Secret Wars, it’s all going down in Ultimate End by Ultimate Universe creators Brain Bendis and Mark Bagley. This five issue mini series showcases the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Marvel Universe fighting and teaming up in the classic Marvel manner. We like to think of this book as an emotional safe haven during the chaos of the war. Other Secret Wars titles this week include A-Force, Future Imperfect,Giant Size...

New Releases for the Week of 6-24-2015

New Releases for the Week of 6-24-2015

More DC Divergence and Secret Wars titles this week, and a really cool indie graphic novel as well! Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, June 24th 2015. Secret Wars Marvel takes us back into the past this week, starting with X-men 92 #1! We’re not sure what’s going to happen to the X-men titles after Secret Wars (and we get asked a lot) but for now we’re getting a flashback to 1992, when everyone was reading comic books and X-Men #1 set the world record at around 8 millions copies. Next is a merger of two properties, with Age of Ultron Vs Marvel Zombies #1. Investigate the most dangerous area of Battleworld, where killer robots merge with wild zombies! By James Robinson. Also new this week is Korvac Saga #1. Springing out of the classic Avengers story line and featuring the original Guardians of the Galaxy. We’ve also got second issues of Infinity Gauntlet, Planet Hulk, MODOK Assassin, Where Monsters Dwell and the first issue of E is for Extinction. Divergence This is DC’s final week of kick...

New Comic Releases for the Week of Wednesday, June 17th

New Comic Releases for the Week of Wednesday, June 17th

More Secret Wars, DC Divergence, and some give a-ways too, all this week at the comic book shop. Here’s the featured new releases coming out Wednesday June 17th, 2015 Secret Wars We’ll lead with Secret Wars titles this week, since one of the books that’s closest to the regular series is coming out, Thors #1. After the big reveal of the female Thor’s identity, Jason Aaron has shifted gears to delivered the adventures of Battleworld’s police force, the Thors. Enforcing Doom’s laws of containment across the domains is sure to drag out a few good tales. (and let’s face it, Aaron’s run on Thor has been nothing short of legendary.) Next up, the villains get their own book with Squadron Sinister #1. Marvel’s villain team of Justice League rip off’s controls their corner of Battleworld, but will that be enough for them. Art by Carlos Pacheco. The best and brightest teens in Battleworld all attend the same school in Runaways #1. Based on the book made famous by writers like Brian K Vaughn (Saga, Y the Last Man) and Joss...

New Releases for the Week of 6-10-2015

New Releases for the Week of 6-10-2015

We’re still trying to keep up with all the new titles from DC Divergence and Secret Wars this week! Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, June 10th 2015! Secret Wars This weeks Secret Wars titles are quite a few that might fall under your radar. We’ve all seen how important the Marvel Zombies zone is in Battleworld, now they’e going to get their own book with Marvel Zombies #1. Elsa Bloodstone protects the Shield from the zombie hordes, but what happens when she has to actually enter the realm to save a child?

New Releases for the Week of 6-3-2015

New Releases for the Week of 6-3-2015

Huge, fun week as DC starts their Divergence relaunch and even more sweet Secret Wars titles come out. Summer is here! Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday June 3rd, 2015 Divergence and DC #1’s Let’s give DC Comics the pull position as this is their fist week out of the box with five new number one’s and a bunch of great stating points. New number one’s this week include: Batman Beyond #1 Bat-Mite #1 Bizarro #1 (Both Bat-Mite and Bizarro are two all ages books we’ve really been looking forward too!)

Fight Club 2 and New Releases for the Week of 5-27-2015

Fight Club 2 and New Releases for the Week of 5-27-2015

We’ve got even more Secret Wars first issues this week, along with the end of Convergence, a new issue of Sandman and a great new action figure from DC Direct. But first, here’s our book of the week, along with a really great promotion. Fight Club 2 #1 by Chuck Palahniuk! In a bold move to embrace the world of graphic storytelling, writer Chuck Palahniuk has written a sequel to his hit movie as an eight issue mini series from Dark Horse Comics. Set ten years after the movie, artist Cameron Stewart has said he’s had to draw things that still bother him to this day. To show support for this launch, Chuck has reached out directly to the shop and provided us with a leather bound hardcover of the original Fight Club that he has signed “to Cleveland” We will raffle this book off with everyone getting one raffle slip for every copy of the book that they buy. There are three different covers, including a super rare one, all of which will be cover price. We even have...