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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s part 2 to the current Banner of War crossover this week with Thor #25! \u201cBanner\u2019s newfound control of his rage is prolonging this fight more than Thor expected, and with Banner holding his own, Thor must get creative. Odin\u2019s breakthrough look into Banner\u2019s psyche seems to slow the violence, but will it be enough?\u201d Plus, there\u2019s more, with two separate backups in this jam-packed issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nGerry Duggan\u2019s Savage Avengers was a shop favorite amongst the staff here, and we were all bummed to hear it was ending this past January with issue #28. We were excited to hear it was relaunching with a new #1 though, and that time is now with new writer David Depose and artist Carlos Magno. During the previous Savage Avengers run, Conan the Barbarian was brought into the modern-day, and he\u2019s been stranded here ever since. But now he\u2019s being hunted by a Deathlok for crimes against the timestream, and Conan along with Weapon H, Elektra\u2019s Daredevil, Black Knight, Anti-Venom, and Cloak and Dagger are all dragged back to the Hyperborean Age for a new adventure. As a Conan fan, I\u2019m excited to see what mess these characters can cause back in Conan\u2019s time and the universe. You may have heard also that Marvel has now let the Conan license lapse, so we\u2019re in the final days of Conan\u2019s time with Marvel (again). We don\u2019t know what that means for this new series, but by Crom, I\u2019ll still be picking it up. It was a fun first issue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOriginal creator David Michelinie returns for issue #2 of the new miniseries Venom: Lethal Protector. This week, it\u2019s \u201cVenom vs. Hydro-Man\u2026 for the first time! \u2018Nuff said!\u201d I\u2019ll just leave it at that. This is a great series for fans who want a more back-to-basics approach for the symbiote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cJust in time for the 20th anniversary of its launch, the acclaimed blockbuster that defined an era of Vertigo returns with an all-new 12-issue story, The Black Forest\u2014a tale that picks up right where Fables #150 left off, providing a new entry point into the world of Fabletown! The dust has barely settled from the climactic battle between Totenkinder and Cinderella\u2014and everything is far from happily ever after. A legendary new adversary has arrived, and he plans to get even with Geppetto for the mess that has been made of Manhattan. But it\u2019s a new day… and with it, a new Jack in the Green has arrived in the Black Forest. And within the emergency room of a New York hospital\u2026 a Fable long thought dead returns!\u201d I\u2019ve never read Fables (outside of Preacher, I seem to be very lacking in my Vertigo reading), but there\u2019s certainly a following for Fables and I may just have to give it a try sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nChip Zdarsky\u2019s Batman: The Knight series has been a great Batman origin retelling, that isn\u2019t just dead parents and trees getting kicked in half Year One style. In this series, Bruce Wayne is traversing the globe and learning from the best of the best how to become something more than just a man, but even Bruce doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s trying to become just yet. This issue finds Bruce and his friend Anton captured in a Russian prison after their escape from the cold mountains of Master Kirigi\u2019s elite fighting school, where Bruce learned how to be a ninja. In this issue, he\u2019ll learn how to be a superspy. I\u2019m really enjoying this fresh take on Bruce\u2019s origin that explains all the ways he learned how to kick ass. If you\u2019re behind and looking to get caught up, last week DC released a reprint of issues #1-3 that you should check out if you\u2019ve missed out so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Small Press<\/h1>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HATE-THIS-PLACE.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis week has a new Image #1 and it is for fans of Gideon Falls and Home Sick Pilots, it\u2019s I Hate This Place (or F*** This Place is you pick up the B cover). \u201cAfter inheriting a farmhouse, Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together… except it’s already home to a mysterious force that’s attracted ghosts, aliens, and all kinds of supernatural beings for decades. Now, Gabby and Trudy must play by the \u2018house rules\u2019 in order to survive living among the most frightening creatures on Earth in this new series\u201d from Kyle Starks and artist Artyom Topilin. The recent Image #1\u2019s have all been great, and this series has been getting a lot of buzz before it\u2019s release this week. Check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cJust in time for the 20th anniversary of its launch, the acclaimed blockbuster that defined an era of Vertigo returns with an all-new 12-issue story, The Black Forest\u2014a tale that picks up right where Fables #150 left off, providing a new entry point into the world of Fabletown! The dust has barely settled from the climactic battle between Totenkinder and Cinderella\u2014and everything is far from happily ever after. A legendary new adversary has arrived, and he plans to get even with Geppetto for the mess that has been made of Manhattan. But it\u2019s a new day… and with it, a new Jack in the Green has arrived in the Black Forest. And within the emergency room of a New York hospital\u2026 a Fable long thought dead returns!\u201d I\u2019ve never read Fables (outside of Preacher, I seem to be very lacking in my Vertigo reading), but there\u2019s certainly a following for Fables and I may just have to give it a try sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nChip Zdarsky\u2019s Batman: The Knight series has been a great Batman origin retelling, that isn\u2019t just dead parents and trees getting kicked in half Year One style. In this series, Bruce Wayne is traversing the globe and learning from the best of the best how to become something more than just a man, but even Bruce doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s trying to become just yet. This issue finds Bruce and his friend Anton captured in a Russian prison after their escape from the cold mountains of Master Kirigi\u2019s elite fighting school, where Bruce learned how to be a ninja. In this issue, he\u2019ll learn how to be a superspy. I\u2019m really enjoying this fresh take on Bruce\u2019s origin that explains all the ways he learned how to kick ass. If you\u2019re behind and looking to get caught up, last week DC released a reprint of issues #1-3 that you should check out if you\u2019ve missed out so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Small Press<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis week has a new Image #1 and it is for fans of Gideon Falls and Home Sick Pilots, it\u2019s I Hate This Place (or F*** This Place is you pick up the B cover). \u201cAfter inheriting a farmhouse, Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together… except it’s already home to a mysterious force that’s attracted ghosts, aliens, and all kinds of supernatural beings for decades. Now, Gabby and Trudy must play by the \u2018house rules\u2019 in order to survive living among the most frightening creatures on Earth in this new series\u201d from Kyle Starks and artist Artyom Topilin. The recent Image #1\u2019s have all been great, and this series has been getting a lot of buzz before it\u2019s release this week. Check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis week has a new Image #1 and it is for fans of Gideon Falls and Home Sick Pilots, it\u2019s I Hate This Place (or F*** This Place is you pick up the B cover). \u201cAfter inheriting a farmhouse, Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together… except it’s already home to a mysterious force that’s attracted ghosts, aliens, and all kinds of supernatural beings for decades. Now, Gabby and Trudy must play by the \u2018house rules\u2019 in order to survive living among the most frightening creatures on Earth in this new series\u201d from Kyle Starks and artist Artyom Topilin. The recent Image #1\u2019s have all been great, and this series has been getting a lot of buzz before it\u2019s release this week. Check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n