This Week’s New Releases and Recommendations

I won so much money gambling on horse racing last weekend that I'm just going to buy every single comic that comes out this week. Then I'm going to go out and buy a copy of Action Comics #1 and have it mounted on the hood of my Bentley. Here are the comics I'm most looking forward to reading while I wait to pick up the dancing bear I ordered from the circus...

COUNTDOWN #51

Wait...did Countdown start this week or last week? Does it start with #52 or #51? I suck at math.

Y THE LAST MAN VOL 9 MOTHERLAND TP

Awesome. I got into Y late in the game and have been enjoying catching up through the trades as they come out. This comic has really turned into a favorite that I recommend to everybody...well, not "everybody"...there is kinda a lot of sex and violence in the book...nothing too graphic, but I'm not putting it on any summer reading lists for middle schools if you catch my drift. Be kinda funny if I did though.

THUNDERBOLTS #114

Warren Ellis is totally owning it on Thunderbolts. Certainly no signs of this book getting wimpy on us any time soon.

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #5

This may be the best new book of the year. A constant winner every month and doing a very nice job of creating an excellent back story while keeping ties to what's going on in the current Marvel Universe.

HULK AND POWER PACK #3
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK BIG CITY SUPER HEROES

Really? I know people say that it's good to publish comics that kids like – but do kids really like Power Pack? I bet kids think Power Pack sucks compared to The Hulk and Spider-Man. Has any kid ever turned down a Hulk comic because they felt they related better to the Power Pack kids? Huh...kids should just stick to reading Y: The Last Man.

Here's the complete list of new comics on the racks today:

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR070072 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #125 (MR) $2.99
NOV060023 COURAGEOUS PRINCESS TP $14.95
MAR070090 SAMURAI CHAMPLOO ZIPPO LIGHTER $29.99
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MAR070028 SECRET #4 (OF 4) $2.99
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FEB070090 STAR WARS LEGACY #11 $2.99

DC COMICS

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MAR070233 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #13 $2.25
MAR070187 COUNTDOWN #51 $2.99
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MAR070247 GEN 13 #8 $2.99
MAR070202 GREEN ARROW #74 $2.99
MAR070201 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12 $2.99
FEB070277 GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL 1 TO BE A LANTERN TP $12.99
MAR070249 GRIFTER MIDNIGHTER #3 (OF 6) $2.99
FEB070352 JACK OF FABLES #10 (MR) $2.99
MAR070211 JLA CLASSIFIED #38 $2.99
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MAR070171 NIGHTWING #132 $2.99
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MAR070225 TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #8 (OF 8) $3.99
MAR070279 Y THE LAST MAN #56 (RES) (MR) $2.99
FEB070362 Y THE LAST MAN VOL 9 MOTHERLAND TP (MR) $14.99

IMAGE COMICS

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WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

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