{"id":10176,"date":"2025-01-28T22:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T03:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/?p=10176"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T04:14:30","slug":"andreas-storm-of-picks-for-01-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/2025\/01\/andreas-storm-of-picks-for-01-29-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea’s Storm of Picks for 01.29.2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi Comic Shop Friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big thing coming up is February\u2019s Late Nite Comics, which will be the fourth Thursday of the month, the 27th! Ben, John Shearer, and John Dudas will be at ComicsPro the week before, and Kyle and I aren\u2019t doing a Late Nite by ourselves! So, we just bumped it back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be a normal one, with a table full of dollar stock and 50% off back issues, but we\u2019re always adding new boxes of dollar stock, so come in and check out what\u2019s new!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now onto a fifth Wednesday week to finish off the month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARVEL COMICS<\/h1>\n\n\n
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The last of the What If\u2026? Galactus one-shots! This time it\u2019s Spider-Gwen\u2019s turn as his herald. Taking the mantle after saving the last of Stardust\u2019s kind, she tries to keep the casualties to a minimum and thinks she has found a promising planet. But when she meets someone with a story similar to hers, she decides to help the citizens defeat Galactus. If you want to see Spider-Gwen fight dragons, here you go! A fun fantasy story that fits the character well. Written by Kalinda Vazquez with art by Daniel Picciotto.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Celebrating 50 years of Earth\u2019s mightiest mutant! This Marvel Voices anthology features all Black creative teams to honor the many lives of Ororo Munroe! Writers and artists John Jennings, Edwin Galmon, Angelique Roche, Alitha E. Martinez, Brittney Morris, Charles Stewart III, Curtis Baxter, and Karen S. Darboe contribute to the history of Storm. As interdimensional archivists use the consciousness of 616 Storm to update their database, their digital construct of Ororo takes the opportunity to learn the pattern of Storm\u2019s memories and trap her. She has been a mutant, a goddess, a monster, and more, but does Storm have the strength to escape this digital dimension before her mind is downloaded and lost forever?<\/p>\n\n\n

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To celebrate ten years of Star Wars comics, Marvel has an anthology with three all-new stories set across the universe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas present \u201cThe Grand Imperial Jubilee.\u201d Be on the lookout for any rogue elements, as the 30th anniversary celebration of Emperor Palpatine\u2019s ascendance to Supreme Chancellor takes place on Alderaan! Doctor Aphra, Sana Starros, Grand Moff Tarkin, Valance, Rik Duel, Lord Momin and more collide during an art heist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, Jason Aaron and Leonard Kirk catch up with the Scar Squadron. Who are still out there killing Rebels \u201cFor the Love of the Empire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Kieron Gillen and Salva Espin set up the \u201cRogue\u2019s Gambit\u201d as BT-1 and Krrsantan face off against each other in a perilous game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DC COMICS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Hope you like Lex Luthor, because DC has not one, but two Lex Luthor specials!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Is this the return of Lex Luthor? Lex had lost his memories during the House of Brainiac story, and after Darkseid\u2019s attack in the All-In special, Superman and Mr. Terrific now believe Luthor may be the only one to unlock an epic mystery. Does Lex even want to uncover his old memories? Would Superman sacrifice Luthor\u2019s peace to solve the mystery, even if it means the return of his fiercest rival? Find out in Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira\u2019s one-shot leading into Superman #24!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Okay, this one\u2019s not all Lex Luthor, but who could resist that pun for the title? Love sweeps the DC Universe, one city at a time! There\u2019s eight stories of heroes and villains looking for love in DC\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day anthology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lex Luthor in \u201cLex and the City\u201d by Sina Grace. Is Lex taking gossip columnist Trish Q on a date? Does he have ulterior motives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy in \u201cA Valentine\u2019s Day Gift for Poison Ivy\u201d by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Leslie Hung. Harley searches for the perfect gift for Ivy, and only the best will do! (But not that fur coat, her environmentalist love won\u2019t like that, and it looks better on Harley anyway.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Freeze in \u201cBeautiful Lies\u201d from Jonathan Rivera and Michael Avon Oeming. Two young lovebirds are caught on opposite sides in Mr. Freeze\u2019s heist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Titans in \u201cTogether Again\u201d from Charle Skaggs and Serg Acuna. It\u2019s a boys weekend for the Titan men, reminiscing about a Teen Titans adventure and how they fell in love with the small town of Happy Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Robins in \u201cTo Live and Date in Gotham\u201d by Brendan Hay and Stephen Byrne. Damian needs first date advice so he turns to dating expert Tim, who calls in all the Robins to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Riddler in \u201cRiddle Me Kiss\u201d by Sabrina Futch and M.L. Sanapo. Love is the one riddle Edward Nygma can\u2019t solve. Maybe an Arkham breakout will help him find a date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raven and Beast Boy in \u201cRoses are Red\u2026 Blood is, Too\u201d from Callie C. Miller and Lisa Sterle. Someone is trying to ruin Raven and Beast Boy\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day plans by twisting the classic elements of the day into terrors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawkman in \u201cHeartbreak Lake\u201d by Dave Wielgosz and Howard Porter. Hawkman wants to relive his memories of his and Hawkgirl\u2019s time in Midway City. It\u2019s been so long since he and Shiera have been together, and something is trying to keep him from the memories they had hidden away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMALL PRESS COMICS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Hope you like trains, because there are not one, but two horror train-related titles this week! And issue #1 of the new series Seasons features a scene set on a train!<\/p>\n\n\n

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New Rick Remender! Along with artist Paul Azaceta, Remender weaves a whimsical and dreadful tale of the Seasons sisters. Summer, Winter, Spring, and Autumn are the daughters of world-renowned detectives. Their parents had disappeared, and left the girls to raise themselves. Now their bond is being tested as they begin to fall prey to sinister forces. Autumn is a reporter whose latest story is about the mysterious disappearance of the city of Neocairo, and she finds herself in danger. Someone is after the sisters, and she sends word to the youngest, Spring. Spring may be the last hope of bringing them back together and saving the family. But first she has to make it through a day of delivering mail, as one last letter makes its way through the city of New Gaulia. A very fluid first issue, reminiscent of classic animation, that sets up the distinct characters of two of the Seasons sisters in a visual way. I can\u2019t wait to meet the rest of the family, and the mysterious Ringleader.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Things are not going well for Vanessa. She and her daughter, Kay, have just moved in with her controlling partner, Richard. Her writing gig has fallen through, she needs money and support, but doesn\u2019t have anyone in her life to really turn to. To top it off, she lives in New York City. The city has instituted Kill Trains, a randomized extermination program designed to combat a population explosion. Assassins are placed on subway trains, and every passenger is slaughtered by the end of the line. When Richard tells Vanessa to pick up his dry-cleaning downtown, she\u2019s left with no choice but to take the subway, and finds herself on a Kill Train. Now, her only option is to try to survive. Written by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs, with art by Martina Niosi.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A horror one-shot from Image\u2019s Ninth Circle imprint, Blood Train from writer Adam Glass and artist Bernard Chang, is a little bit 28 Days Later and a little bit Train to Busan. A group of friends traveling through Asia are about to begin their trip back home on the Siberian Express. But when one of them is unknowingly infected at the train station, they\u2019ll have to stop a bioweapon virus from spreading through the train. And if they can\u2019t, the mutated monsters will spread to the rest of the world! It\u2019s a one-way ticket to terror on this Siberian slaughter train!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi Comic Shop Friends! The big thing coming up is February\u2019s Late Nite Comics, which will be the fourth Thursday of the month, the 27th! Ben, John Shearer, and John Dudas will be at ComicsPro the week before, and Kyle and I aren\u2019t doing a Late Nite by ourselves! So, we just bumped it back! It will be a normal one, with a table full of dollar stock and 50% off back issues, but we\u2019re always adding new boxes of dollar stock, so come in and check out what\u2019s new! Now onto a fifth Wednesday week to finish off the month! MARVEL COMICS The last of the What If\u2026? Galactus one-shots! This time it\u2019s Spider-Gwen\u2019s turn as his herald. Taking the mantle after saving the last of Stardust\u2019s kind, she tries to keep the casualties to a minimum and thinks she has found a promising planet. But when she meets someone with a story similar to hers, she decides to help the citizens defeat Galactus. If you want to see Spider-Gwen fight dragons, here you go! A fun fantasy story...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,154,6,155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-event","category-events","category-feature","category-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}