This Weeks New Releases and Recommendations

It's such an exciting time to be a comics fan...if you're in San Diego for Comic Con. The rest of us have to sit around and wait for news to leak back from the show. While we wait there are a few quality new releases to help us pass the time.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #5

It's so rare that something you have such high hopes for not only lives up to the hype, but actually surpasses any notion you had. Buffy Season 8 is so much like having the show back on the air that I keep checking my DVR for episodes and then I remember it's a comic. Then I make a sandwich. Then I check my DVR again. Then I make prank phone calls. That's a pretty average night for me.

ALAN MOORE WILD WORLDS TP

There are a lot of you out there sleeping on how good Alan Moore's work on books like Wild Cats and Supreme was. At some point you're going to read that stuff and post on this site about how much you owe us for recommending these titles to you. Then you're going to want to read this collection of Mr. Moore's other WildStorm work, which isn't as awesome, but is still real, real good.

BATMAN #666

Grant Morrison tells this evil tale of Batman's son Damien. You'd better be listening to Iron Maiden or Slayer when you read this.

IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL 1 LAST IRON FIST STORY PREM HC

This has gotta be a candidate for book of the year. And I think $20 hardcovers are a pretty good deal.

BLACK SUMMER #1 (OF 7)

Warren Ellis has a new series about some super people who work for the U.S. Government. Then one of them slaughters the President and things get a little tense. Warren does a kick-ass job with this kind of stuff, so expect Black Summer to be excellent.

Here's the full list of titles on the shelves today:

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR070076 BERSERK VOL 18 TP (MR) $13.95
MAY078363 BTVS #5 1 IN 12 PAUL LEE VAR CVR $2.99
JUN070010 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #5 $2.99
JAN070102 CLASSIC DC CHARACTER #3 WONDER WOMAN $49.99
FEB070140 CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARACTER #7 SNOOPY $39.95
MAY070016 FEAR AGENT LAST GOODBYE #2 $2.99
MAY070012 GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #0 $0.50
MAY070030 HELLBOY DARKNESS CALLS #4 (OF 6) $2.99
MAY070011 SPEAK O/T DEVIL #1 (OF 6) $3.50
APR070039 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #18 $2.99
MAY070054 TRANSLUCENT VOL 1 TP $9.95
MAY070017 USAGI YOJIMBO #104 $2.99
MAR070066 USAGI YOJIMBO VOL 21 MOTHER OF MOUNTAINS LTD ED HC $59.95

DC COMICS

APR070184 52 VOL 2 TP $19.99
FEB070329 ALAN MOORE WILD WORLDS TP $24.99
MAY070135 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #6 (RES) $2.99
MAY070136 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN VAR EDITION #6 (RES) $2.99
APR070259 AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL 2 GOING DOWN TP (MR) $14.99
MAR070169 BATMAN #666 $2.99
DEC060325 BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE ALEX ROSS $59.99
MAY070156 BLUE BEETLE #17 $2.99
MAY070194 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #35 $2.25
MAY070128 COUNTDOWN 40 $2.99
MAY070237 CROSSING MIDNIGHT #9 (MR) $2.99
MAY070213 DEATHBLOW #6 $2.99
APR070234 GON VOL 1 $5.99
MAY070166 GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE #2 (OF 6) $2.99
MAY070161 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #14 $2.99
MAY070176 HAWKGIRL #66 $2.99
MAY070244 HELLBLAZER #234 (MR) $2.99
MAY070175 JSA CLASSIFIED #28 $2.99
MAY070199 MAD KIDS #8 $4.99
APR070211 MARTIAN MANHUNTER THE OTHERS AMONG US TP $19.99
MAY070217 NINJA SCROLL #11 $2.99
APR070240 PENGUIN REVOLUTION VOL 4 $9.99
APR070214 SHOWCASE PRESENTS MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL 1 TP $16.99
MAY070184 SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #32 $2.99
MAY070145 SUPERMAN #665 (CD) $2.99
DEC060312 SUPERMAN BATMAN WORLDS FINEST BOOKENDS $295.00
MAY070133 TEEN TITANS #49 (AA) $2.99
MAY070190 TEEN TITANS GO #45 $2.25
JUN070277 TESTAMENT #19 (MR) $2.99
MAY070221 WETWORKS #11 $2.99
MAY070185 WONDER WOMAN #11 (AA) $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

JUN071889 24 SEVEN VOL 2 GN $19.99
MAY071858 AMERICA JR VOL 1 TP $9.99
APR071854 BATTLE POPE VOL 4 TP WRATH OF GOD (MR) $9.99
MAY071859 BOMB QUEEN VOL 2 TP QUEEN OF HEARTS (MR) $14.99
MAY071845 CHEMIST $3.50
MAY071847 DUST #1 (OF 2) (MR) $3.99
APR071866 ELEPHANTMEN #10 $2.99
JUN071880 ELEPHANTMEN HIP FLASK 1000 PC JIGSAW PUZZLE $24.99
MAY071849 HIDING IN TIME #1 (OF 4) $3.50
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MAY071878 RIDE DIE VALKYRIE #2 (OF 3) $2.99
APR071897 TOP COW / MARVEL UNHOLY UNION $3.99
MAR071860 WALKING DEAD #39 (MR) $2.99
APR071902 WITCHBLADE #109 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

MAY072107 ALL NEW OFF HB MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #3 $3.99
APR072280 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #542 $2.99
MAY072102 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST STAR LORD #1 (OF 4) $2.99
APR072293 BLACK PANTHER #29 CWI $2.99
MAY072162 CABLE DEADPOOL #43 $2.99
MAY072197 ESSENTIAL SPIDER-WOMAN VOL 2 TP $16.99
MAY072116 FANTASTIC FIVE #2 (OF 5) $2.99
MAY078135 GHOST RIDER 2ND PTG SALTARES VAR #12 WWH $2.99
MAY072130 HEROES FOR HIRE #12 WWH $2.99
MAY078136 HEROES FOR HIRE 2ND PTG VAR #11 WWH $2.99
APR072301 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #7 $2.99 BATMAN #666
MAY072181 IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL 1 LAST IRON FIST STORY PREM HC $19.99
MAY072122 INCREDIBLE HULK #108 WWH $2.99
MAY078137 INCREDIBLE HULK 2ND PTG FRANK VAR #107 WWH $2.99
MAY078226 INCREDIBLE HULK 3RD PTG VAR #106 WWH $2.99
MAY072128 IRON MAN #20 WWH $2.99
MAY078225 IRON MAN 2ND PTG VAR #19 WWH $2.99
MAY072175 MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #9 (OF 12) $2.99
MAY072134 MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #3 $2.99
MAY072138 MARVEL ADVENTURES TWO-IN-ONE #1 $4.99
MAY072179 MARVEL MASTERWORKS MIGHTY THOR VOL 6 HC VAR ED $54.99
MAY072178 MARVEL MASTERWORKS MIGHTY THOR VOL 6 NEW ED HC $54.99
APR072321 MIGHTY AVENGERS #4 CWI $2.99
MAY072191 MOON KNIGHT VOL 1 ROCK BOTTOM TP $14.99
DEC062331 ONSLAUGHT REBORN #4 (OF 5) $2.99
MAY072097 SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #39 $2.99
MAY072151 SILVER SURFER REQUIEM #3 (OF 4) $3.99
MAY072099 SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #3 (OF 4) $2.99
APR078092 SPIDER-MAN REIGN PREMIERE HC BLACK COSTUME CVR $19.99
APR078200 THOR SUYDAM NON-ZOMBIE VAR #1 $2.99
APR078121 THOR SUYDAM ZOMBIE VAR #1 $2.99
MAY072092 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #44 $2.99
MAY072185 ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 7 HC $29.99
MAY072186 UNCA
NNY X-MEN RISE & FALL OF THE SHIAR HC $34.99
MAY072164 WOLVERINE #55 $2.99
MAY072165 WOLVERINE B&W VAR #55 $2.99
MAY078095 WOLVERINE LAND VAR #55 $2.99
MAY072160 X-MEN #201 $2.99
MAY072167 X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #2 $2.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

JUN073143 WIZARD MAGAZINE ALEX ROSS JSA KINGDOM COME CVR #191 $5.99
JUN073144 WIZARD MAGAZINE WOLVERINE MOVIE PHOTO CVR #191 $5.99

ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS

MAY073220 ALAN MOORE HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD TP (MR) $14.99
MAY073318 ALIEN LEGION SET (O/A) $54.85
MAY073448 ANGRY YOUTH COMIX #13 (MR) $3.50
MAY073798 ARANZI MACHINE GUN VOL 2 TP $9.95
MAY073195 ARCHIE #577 $2.25
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APR073571 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #12 $2.99
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MAY073137 BLACK DIAMOND #3 (OF 6) $2.95
JUN073286 BLACK SUMMER #1 (OF 7) (MR) $2.99
JUN073287 BLACK SUMMER WRAP CVR #1 (OF 7) (MR) $2.99
MAY073698 BLAZIN BRANDY #1 $2.99
APR073873 CHICA GN (A) $10.95
MAY073381 DEMON WARS VOL 1 TP $18.99
JAN073606 DF INCREDIBLE HULK SGN #104 $19.99
APR073675 DF WORLD WAR HULK #1 GREG PAK SGN $19.99
APR073526 DISGAEA 2 VOL 2 GN $9.99
MAY073225 DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #1 (MR) $3.99
MAY073226 DOKTOR SLEEPLESS WRAP CVR #1 (MR) $3.99
MAY073696 DORIS DANGER SEEKS WHERE GIANT MONSTERS CREEP & STOMP TP (O/ $9.95
MAY073555 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #18 (MR) $3.99
MAY073592 FAMILY BONES #5 (OF 10) (MR) (NOTE PRICE) $2.75
MAY073477 FRIENDS OF LULU PRESENTS GIRLS GUIDE TO GUY STUFF GN $14.95
MAY073278 FUTURAMA COMICS #32 $2.99
APR073643 IRON WOK JAN GN #25 $9.95
APR073644 JUNK VOL 3 GN $9.95
MAY073705 KASHIMASHI MANGA VOL 3 GN $10.99
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JUN073307 LADY DEATH MASTERWORKS PRISM FOIL CVR $12.99
JUN073308 LADY DEATH SACRILEGE STICKY CVR #0 $5.99
JUN073309 LADY DEATH SHI CLOSE QUARTERS CVR #0 (OF 2) $5.99
JUN073310 LADY DEATH SHI HEAT OF BATTLE CVR #1 (OF 2) $5.99
JUN073311 LADY DEATH WARRIOR TEMPTRESS ARACHNABABE CVR $5.99
FEB073290 LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND VOL 1 LTD ED HC $49.95
MAY073458 LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #20 (MR) (NOTE PRICE) $7.99
JUN073740 LOVE AND CAPES #5 $3.95
FEB073288 MILTON CANIFFS STEVE CANYON 1954 TP $17.95
MAY073665 MULTIPLE WARHEADS #1 (MR) $5.99
APR073895 NANCY DREW VOL 10 THE DISORIENTED EXPRESS SC $7.95
JUN073305 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD JUST A GIRL UNHOLY CVR (MR) $5.99
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JUN073304 PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD SP ZOMBIE ASSAULT #1 (MR) $5.99
APR074039 POSTCARDS TRUE STORIES THAT NEVER HAPPENED HC $21.95
JUL062792 PULPHOPE ART OF PAUL POPE SC (MR) $29.95
APR073646 PURI PURI VOL 2 GN $9.95
JUN073776 QUEEN & COUNTRY #32 (RES) (MR) $2.99
APR073582 RAISE THE DEAD #4 (OF 4) $3.50
APR073566 RED SONJA #24 $2.99
MAY073447 ROBERT KURTZMANS BENEATH THE VALLEY O/T RAGE #2 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99
MAY073382 SHEENA #2 (OF 5) $3.50
MAY073279 SIMPSONS CLASSICS #13 $3.99
JUN073752 SNAKEPIT 2 LIFE IN A JUGULAR VEIN TP (MR) $15.00
DEC063445 SOJOURN VOL 5 A SORCERERS TALE TP $17.95
JUN073263 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BEGINNINGS TP (STAR19046) $10.95
JUN073751 SOUNDS OF YOUR NAME GN $20.00
MAY073530 STAR TREK YEAR FOUR #1 $3.99
APR073459 STARGATE SG1 2007 SPECIAL $2.99
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MAY073264 STARGATE SG1 2007 SPECIAL PRISM FOIL CVR $12.99
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APR073794 TANK GIRL THE GIFTING #2 $3.99
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JUN073750 THINGS ARE MEANING LESS GN (O/A) $9.00
JUN073728 THUNDERBOLT BOYS EXCITE VOL 2 GN (A) $10.99
JUN073569 TIJUANA BIBLES VOL 8 TP (A) $14.95
APR073775 TRANSFORMERS BEST OF SIMON FURMAN HC $50.00
MAY073533 TRANSFORMERS MEGATRON ORIGIN #2 $3.99
JAN073334 TRON #4 $3.50
MAR073269 WARHAMMER 40K DAMNATION CRUSADE CVR A #6 Of(6) $2.99
MAR073270 WARHAMMER 40K DAMNATION CRUSADE CVR B #6 Of(6) $2.99
APR073424 WARREN ELLIS CRECY GN (MR) $6.99
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