{"id":6017,"date":"2019-10-07T14:55:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2019-10-07T14:55:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:55:24","slug":"featured-new-releases-for-10-9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/2019\/10\/featured-new-releases-for-10-9-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured New Releases for 10-9-2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s\na spectacular week of new releases, with DC finally shining with some titles to\ntie into the release of the Joker this past weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the featured\nnew releases coming out this Wednesday, October 9th, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out first book is a Joker Year of the Villain one-shot written by legendary director John Carpenter! (The Thing, Halloween, Escape From New York)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Year-of-The-Villian-654x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Year-of-The-Villian-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Year-of-The-Villian-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Year-of-The-Villian-768x1202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Year-of-The-Villian.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is likely our number one stand-alone pick for people looking for a quick Joker story.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re in it for the long haul, Joker and Harley Criminal Insanity is a new nine-issue Black Label mini-series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Harley-Criminal-Insanity-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Harley-Criminal-Insanity-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Harley-Criminal-Insanity-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Harley-Criminal-Insanity-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Joker-Harley-Criminal-Insanity.jpg 841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Written\nby #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia, JOKER\/HARLEY: CRIMINAL\nSANITY introduces readers to a Joker and Harley Quinn unlike any they&#8217;ve seen\nbefore, utilizing forensic psychiatry, behavior analysis (profiling) and\npsychological profiles to create a true-to-life take on these iconic characters\nthat is more terrifying than any psychotic fantasy.&#8221; Fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dream team of Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch also kick off a twelve-issue Batman maxi-series with Batman&#8217;s Grave #1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/The-Batmans-Grave-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/The-Batmans-Grave-1.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/The-Batmans-Grave-1-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batman\ntries to inhabit the mind of a corpse to solve a crime. It&#8217;s a simple\ndescription, but these two creators have given us some pretty epic tales over\nthe years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DC\nSuperhero Girls is nothing new, but they have recently been revamped and the\nnew format is akin to the tempo of Power Puff Girls. It&#8217;s a lot more modern and\nfun. This week is the first original graphic novel in that format.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DC-Superhero-Girls-704x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DC-Superhero-Girls-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DC-Superhero-Girls-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DC-Superhero-Girls-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DC-Superhero-Girls.jpg 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official Trailer | New DC Super Hero Girls Series on Cartoon Network\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LzhzULFgrjU?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over\nat Marvel, Absolute Carnage continues with two new crossovers, Amazing\nSpider-Man #31 and Absolute Carnage Miles Morales #3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASM-31-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASM-31-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASM-31-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASM-31-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASM-31.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctor\nDoom finally gets his own ongoing title.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Doctor-Doom-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Doctor-Doom-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Doctor-Doom-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Doctor-Doom-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Doctor-Doom.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indie\nwriter&nbsp;<strong>Christopher Cantwell&nbsp;<\/strong>strips Doom down, removing his\ncountry, his allies, and putting him on the run as the world&#8217;s most wanted\nvillain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week is also the finale of Powers of X, which is also the finale of his whole House and Powers storyline. It&#8217;s a red highlighted book on Hickman&#8217;s map, which means it&#8217;ll be an important issue to the overall storyline. This has been a phenomenal\u00a0run.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Powers-of-X-6-674x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Powers-of-X-6-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Powers-of-X-6-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Powers-of-X-6-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Powers-of-X-6.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more about what went on? Stop into our book club this Thursday at 8:15 pm and I&#8217;ll be reviewing the entire run with co-host Valentino Luca Zullo, as well as asking some questions to the audience like&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where do allies fall in this new mutant utopia? (Should all humans be completely excluded from this new vision?)<\/li><li>Whose voice rings true and whose does not? (Lots of mutants are in-character, but some don&#8217;t sound quite right.)<\/li><li>Does any of this new history have major conflicts with established continuity?<\/li><li>What the heck is going on in X3, 1,000 years in the future?<\/li><li>How do the visions of Magneto and Apocalypse\u00a0vary in this new utopia?<\/li><li>Do you have a favorite scene or moment that we may not have covered?<\/li><li>What are the ethics of the data collection going on on both sides?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll\ntry to get through as many as we can before shutting down at 9:30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll\nalso have a raffle for some cool x-prizes at the end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is our first book\nclub and if it goes well we&#8217;ll be looking at doing some more! Stop in and watch\nme babble like a kid about comic books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the world of small press, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsarama.com\/47132-spawn-301-earns-todd-mcfarlane-a-guinness-world-record.html\">Todd McFarlane is milking Spawn even more by getting the Guinness World Record for longest-running creator-owned superhero comic book with Spawn #301.<\/a> He&#8217;ll be writing, penciling and inking the book with others. Lots of covers too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Spawn-301-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Spawn-301-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Spawn-301-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Spawn-301-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Spawn-301.jpg 1988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re a Buffy fan,\nBOOM! Studios is doing their first Buffy\/Angel crossover with Hellmouth #1 this\nweek.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Buffy-Hellmouth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Buffy-Hellmouth-1.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Buffy-Hellmouth-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story will jump back and forth between both titles and this mini-series. It&#8217;ll be good to see these two characters actually\u00a0together again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halloweencomicfest.com\">Finally, mark your calendar for Halloween Comic Fest this year on Saturday, October 26th. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"756\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/logo.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/logo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free Comics, Candy,\nand we&#8217;ve confirmed Laura Wimbels will be coming out and taking free pictures\nagain this year. (expect some other surprises too!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s it! See you\nthis week at the shop!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a spectacular week of new releases, with DC finally shining with some titles to tie into the release of the Joker this past weekend.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, October 9th, 2019. Out first book is a Joker Year of the Villain one-shot written by legendary director John Carpenter! (The Thing, Halloween, Escape From New York) This is likely our number one stand-alone pick for people looking for a quick Joker story.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re in it for the long haul, Joker and Harley Criminal Insanity is a new nine-issue Black Label mini-series. &#8220;Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia, JOKER\/HARLEY: CRIMINAL SANITY introduces readers to a Joker and Harley Quinn unlike any they&#8217;ve seen before, utilizing forensic psychiatry, behavior analysis (profiling) and psychological profiles to create a true-to-life take on these iconic characters that is more terrifying than any psychotic fantasy.&#8221; Fun. The dream team of Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch also kick off a twelve-issue Batman maxi-series with Batman&#8217;s Grave #1. 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