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Hey, Marvel Fans, it’s BLACK PANTHER #166! His greatest foe returns! Legacy launches with a bang this month, as Marvel returns to legacy numbering with all of their long-running titles. This is a major jumping-on point for fans, both new and old. “KLAW STANDS SUPREME Part 1 Black Panther’s greatest foe has returned – Ulysses Klaw is back and ready for war. Can T’Challa defeat the man who killed his father all while his country struggles to its feet? And as war looms, Wakanda’s gods have disappeared. Enter the Originators. The former gods are back – but what are their intentions for a land that has forgotten them? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES. Story by Robbie Thompson and […]

Both Ragman and Deadman get mini-series launches this month. You’re probably more familiar with Ragman, due to his appearance in the Arrowverse on television. But both characters have been around for years. Let’s see what these latest interpretations offer. “After a failed mission to raid a tomb in the Israeli Desert, war veteran Rory Harper is plagued by the death of his partners. As Rory battles his guilt back in Gotham City, he discovers that what was in that tomb has followed him home, and it’s about to change his life. But as Rory begins his journey, an evil is invading Gotham City, and it wants what he’s discovered. A hero is born in this visionary reimagining of the Ragman […]

Holy total parody. This one has it all. “First (and last?) appearances of Varkternity (Vark-Finite?) and Galactamungus (who mentions Platinum Surfer-Boy); the CIH? house drummer; reprints online strips from July-August 2016: Super-Cerebus Revenge Squad; The Whore of Babylon gets a tattoo; MILESTONE. the first time Dante suspected Cerebus and Super-Cerebus were one and the same. LeonTrotzky; Plato vs. Aristotle; Obama voters; MILESTONE. Super-Suberec, the Anti-Super-Cerebus and Cerebus go to Starbucks; hardcore Madonna fans; Wildcat: Total Golden-Age Dick the memoir; Francis’ Sacred Church of NFL Football; West Side Story, and more.” Buy It Now

Hey, Marvel Fans, it’s INCREDIBLE HULK #709! A return to Planet Hulk…for Amadeus! Legacy launches with a bang this month, as Marvel returns to legacy numbering with all of their long-running titles. This is a major jumping-on point for fans, both new and old. “RETURN TO PLANET HULK Part 1. When Amadeus Cho picks up a distress signal from a distant planet he’s shocked to find out it’s from SAKAAR. As the Totally Awesome Hulk, he’s been trying to avert the curse of anger that haunted Bruce Banner. But SAKAAR is a place for warriors and gladiators…a place where the Hulk fought brutally in the Imperial Arena…who is calling Cho for help? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES. Story […]

This looks like a creepy take on the plague theme. I’ve always been fascinated what humanity would do once we unlock the actual programming of our DNA, not just the language, but how the code actually runs. The possibilities are endless, and this looks like one scary possibility. “From the GLAAD award-nominated team James Tynion IV (Dark Nights: Metal, Detective Comics) and Eryk Donovan (Constantine: The Hellblazer) comes a new vision of humanity’s future in the vein of Black Mirror. When a plague ravages the world, one scientist discovers the cure and becomes the savior of mankind. Hope is restored, and the world rebuilds. But then people who took the cure begin having children who are… unnatural, and the definition […]

Here’s a super cool match-up guaranteed to please a broad range of fans…Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan! May the best regenerative man regenerate best-est-ily! “What do you get when you cross a regenerative, cranky, old X-Man with a regenerative, wacky Wade Wilson? DEADPOOL VS. OLD MAN LOGAN. Writer DECLAN SHALVEY (DEADPOOL, MOON KNIGHT) and Mike Henderson (SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD, Nailbiter) are teaming up to team up Marvel’s deadliest heroes together in their own series. James ‘Logan’ Howlett is after a newly discovered Omega-Level mutant, and he just won’t let Deadpool help. So, naturally, Deadpool vows to outmatch his newly marked enemy for the entirety of his mission. Parental Advisory” Buy It Now Interested in Getting Started In OLD MAN LOGAN […]

Hey, Marvel Fans, it’s IRON MAN #593! But where is Tony Stark? Legacy launches with a bang this month, as Marvel returns to legacy numbering with all of their long-running titles. This is a major jumping-on point for fans, both new and old. “THE SEARCH FOR TONY STARK Part 1. Tony Stark has vanished. The mystery deepens as Stark friends and foes must decide, finally, who will wield the power of Iron Man. All the contenders are in position, and all the armor is polished. There can only be one Armored Avenger. The path to the most startling Iron Man story ever begins here. PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES. Story by Robbie Thompson and a TBA artist. Rated […]

I like these kind of one-shots with one-and-done short stories. They give you a satisfying taste of iconic characters without all the weight of their massive backstory or ongoing continuity. “An all-new, all-creepy one-shot set in the DC Universe-just in time for Halloween. Martha Kent fights for her life against a creature from a spacecraft that lands in front of her farmhouse. A young woman is possessed by the spirit of a murderous Amazon warrior. The last surviving member of the Justice League faces down a horror beyond imagining. All these and more are what happens when the most exciting new voices in contemporary horror fiction are paired with the talents of some of the greatest artists in the DC […]

Here’s an interesting new science fiction series from Heavy Metal. Maybe it’s more the name of the publisher than the description, but I can’t help having flashbacks to the 1981 animated anthology Heavy Metal movie. “Welcome to an alternate 1985 where the space race never slowed down, where the push away from Earth relies on duct tape, analog computers, and unstable solid rocket fuel. It’s the worst. Max, Roach, Doc, and Bear are the dregs of the cosmos. Punks. Losers. Dropouts. They make cash repossessing the starships of deadbeats who don’t make their payments. When they unknowingly jack a mysterious ship, they find themselves thrust into a conflict between the US and USSR. Targeted by American cyborg assassins, mad Soviet […]