Author: johnwoods

It’s a really big new comic week at the shop! Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, February 2nd, 2021! Star Wars High Republic is the new multimedia launch from Lucasfilm, set in the glory days of the Old Republic, when the Jedi flourished. First and second prints of the new #1 sold out instantly nation wide, and the second issue look to do the same this week. We will have copies of the first issue of Star Wars High Republic Adventures coming out this week, with stories skewering towards an all ages audience.  Amazing Spider-Man #55 had a great cover by Patrick Gleason, and second prints of that are out this week if you missed it.  In additon to being a fun free for all over the right to wield the Phoenix Force, Avengers #42 has one of the last Alex Ross Timeless variants, and it’s a doozy.  We love Hawkeye in our shop, so I ordered up a bunch to make sure everyone was covered. (We even have a 1:200 sketch cover hiting the table) The...

It’s the final week of January and we’ve got a full line up of new comic releases! Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, January 27th, 2021! DC Comics Comin’ ATCHA DC Future State has six new titles, including FS Aquaman #1, FS Dark Detective #2, FS Batman Superman #1, FS Suicide Squad #1, FS Legion of Superheroes and FS Superman vs Imperious Lex #1! Dark Detective will catch you up with what Bruce Wayne is doing, Suicide Squad looks like an evil rif on the Justice League, and Superman Vs Lex is by Mark Russell, who always puts an interesting spin on things. Batman Black and White #2 is out, with three different covers and stories by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, David Aja (Hawkeye and Iron Fist artist!) and many more! We really loved the first issue of The Other History of the DC Universe, and issue two will stand on it’s own merit as well as complimenting it.  Told from the point of view of marginalized DC heroes, this one features Bumblebee and Mal Duncan. I’m...

It’s week three for DC Future State, and Marvel has some pretty great offerings as well! Here’s the featured new releases for Wednesday, January 20th 2021! DC COMICS The Future State book I’ve been waiting for is Immortal Wonder Woman, as I’m a big fan of Jen Bartel’s art. (this will be her first interior art for DC) Diana Prince at the end of time. Back up story with Nubia. Two issue series at $5.99. We now know that Tim Fox, Lucius’ other son, is the new Future State Batman.  We ordered up on the Braithwaite variant because we knew it would be hot. Four issue series at $7.99. Future State Superman Worlds of War puts Clark Kent way into the future and into outer space to fight as a Gladiator on Mongul’s Warworld Two issues series at $7.99. The other titles this week include FS Catwoman, FS Nightwing and FS Shazam, all two issue series at $3.99 each.  The first issue of Batman Catwoman was great, this was the Tom King book I wanted when the wedding went bad....