This Week’s New Releases and Recommendations

I turn 85-years-old on June 27th. I'm gonna be on the Today Show with Willard Scott and everything. This year the only thing better than the free ice cream I get from Friendly's is that new comics come out on my birthday. I'm certainly no math genius, but the way I figure it - new comics day only aligns with your birthday once every 22 years (23 if there is a Leap Year in the mix somewhere). So this is a pretty special week for me indeed. If you want to come over, they're having chocolate pudding in the home where the State keeps me. They're gonna search you for contraband at the door though, so hide your stash.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS VOL 1 TP

Let's get one thing straight - If it says "Omnibus" in the title, I'm buying it. There could be a Force Works Omnibus and I'd buy it. "Omnibus" is like a four-star rating in the comics Zagat guide.

GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1

Hell yeah. There is going to be some serious ass-kicking in this Sinestro Corps story and it all kicks off here. That's right - the ass-kicking is kicking off.

ANT-MAN VOL 1 DIGEST TP

I gotta say that this book continues to surprise me. The main character is a serious jerk-face and yet I'm still curious to see what's going to happen to him every issue. Extra points are also awarded for the reintroduction of Damage Inc. Not the Metallica song. Look it up.

WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #1 (OF 6)
WORLD WAR HULK X-MEN #1 (OF 3)

Every week. Every week I'm going to tell you to read World War Hulk.

GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS VOL 1 TP

Wait a second...is this like the old Special Missions or the new Special Missions? I'd really like a collection of the old ones. And while I'm at it let's get going on those missing collections of the original series. And I'll take that cake I ordered now too.

Here's the complete list of new comics in stores today:

DARK HORSE COMICS

FEB070077 ART OF BONE HC $39.95
APR060046 ARTIST WITHIN HC $39.95
MAR070019 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS VOL 1 TP $24.95
JAN070063 CONAN HALL O/T DEAD & OTHER STORIES VOL 4 TP $17.95
MAR070026 DWIGHT T ALBATROSS THE GOON NOIR TP $12.95
JAN070104 HELLBOY ANIMATED MINI BUST LIZ SHERMAN $39.99
APR070033 HELLBOY DARKNESS CALLS #3 (OF 6) $2.99
FEB070081 JACKSON 500 VOL 3 HC $14.95
MAY070066 JOURNAL TOKIDOKI SPIRAL BOUND $9.99

DC COMICS

APR070186 AMAZONS ATTACK #3 (OF 6) $2.99
APR070190 BLUE BEETLE #16 (CD) $2.99
APR070229 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #34 $2.25
APR070183 COUNTDOWN 44 $2.99
APR070263 CROSSING MIDNIGHT #8 (MR) $2.99
MAR070267 CROSSING MIDNIGHT VOL 1 TP (MR) $9.99
APR070264 DEADMAN #11 (MR) $2.99
APR070195 GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS SPECIAL #1 $4.99
APR070266 JACK OF FABLES #12 (MR) $2.99
APR070205 JSA CLASSIFIED #27 $2.99
JAN070377 NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS STARDUST HC (RES) (MR) $39.99
APR070255 NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #8 (MR) $2.99
APR070247 NINJA SCROLL #10 $2.99
MAR070219 SHOWCASE PRESENTS BATMAN VOL 2 TP $16.99
APR070216 SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #31 $2.99
APR070175 SUPERMAN BATMAN #37 $2.99
APR070176 SUPERMAN BATMAN VAR ED #37 $2.99
APR070217 TEEN TITANS #48 (AA) $2.99
APR070227 TEEN TITANS GO #44 $2.25
MAR070226 TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL 1 TP $14.99
APR070253 WETWORKS #10 $2.99
APR070222 WONDER WOMAN #10 (AA) $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

APR071867 FRANK FRAZETTAS DEATH DEALER #3 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99
MAR071844 INVINCIBLE #43 $2.99
APR071914 KISS 4K #2 $2.99
FEB071910 NIGHTLY NEWS #6 (OF 6) $2.99
APR071876 SPAWN GODSLAYER #2 $2.99
FEB071919 WALKING DEAD #38 (MR) $2.99
JAN071953 WITCHBLADE #107 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

APR072363 ANNIHILATION BOOK 3 HC $29.99
APR072365 ANT MAN VOL 1 DIGEST TP $9.99
MAR072077 BLACK PANTHER #28 CWI $2.99
APR072336 CABLE DEADPOOL #42 $2.99
APR072348 CRIMINAL #7 (MR) $2.99
APR072295 DAREDEVIL #98 $2.99
APR072297 FANTASTIC FOUR #547 CWI $2.99
MAR072087 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #6 $2.99
APR072317 LEGION OF MONSTERS SATANA $2.99
FEB072178 MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #8 (OF 12) $2.99
APR072314 MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #14 $2.99
APR072275 MARVEL ILLUSTRATED LAST OF THE MOHICANS #2 (OF 6) $2.99
APR072357 MARVEL MASTERWORKS SUB-MARINER VOL 2 HC VAR ED 79 $54.99
APR072356 MARVEL MASTERWORKS SUB-MARINER VOL 2 NEW ED HC $54.99
MAR072110 SHE-HULK 2 #19 $2.99
APR072330 SILENT WAR #6 (OF 6) $2.99
APR072331 SILVER SURFER REQUIEM #2 (OF 4) $3.99
APR072284 SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #2 (OF 4) $2.99
APR072333 THUNDERBOLTS #115 CWI $2.99
APR072334 THUNDERBOLTS BIANCHI VAR #115 $2.99
APR072277 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #43 $2.99
JAN072351 ULTIMATE VISION #4 (OF 5) $2.99
APR072279 ULTIMATE X-MEN #83 $2.99
APR072368 ULTIMATES 2 VOL 2 GRAND THEFT AMERICA TP $19.99
APR072372 WOLVERINE BLOOD & SORROW TP $13.99
APR072342 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #15 $2.99
APR072304 WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #1 (OF 6) WWH $2.99
APR072305 WORLD WAR HULK X-MEN #1 (OF 3) $2.99
APR072339 X-FACTOR #20 $2.99
APR072382 X-MEN #200 B&W PANORAMA DOOR POSTER $15.99
APR072381 X-MEN #200 PANORAMA DOOR POSTER $15.99
APR072344 X-MEN 50/50 WRAPAROUND #200 $3.99
APR072343 X-MEN FINCH GATEFOLD VAR #200 $3.99
APR072345 X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #1 $2.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

MAY073095 CAPTAIN AMERICA #25 NEW PTG EPTING CVR CGC 9.8 ED PI
MAY073099 CIVIL WAR #1 CAP GOES AWOL NEW PTG MCNIVEN SGN ED PI
MAY073096 CW CONFESSION DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA CGC 9.8 ED PI
MAY073109 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #100 BAGLEY SGN PI
MAY073108 WITCHBLADE MANGA #1 SILVESTRI FANT REALM EX CVR CGC 9.8 (NET PI
MAY073084 WIZARD MAGAZINE GREG HORN NEW AVENGERS CVR #190 $5.99
MAY073086 WIZARD MAGAZINE MIGNOLA HELLBOY CVR #190 $5.99
MAY073085 WIZARD MAGAZINE TRANSFORMERS MOVIE CVR #190 $5.99

MAY073106 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #5 QUESADA SGN PHX SAMURAI VAR SKETCH (NET PI
MAY073107 X-MEN #175 WWB SKETCH CVR LAROCCA SGN PI

ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS

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