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BARBIE stars in her own ongoing comic book! Is there anything this girl cannot do?!? “Barbie makes her triumphant return to comics. Starting her new career in the fashion industry and ready to be a fashion superstar, Barbie is assisting mega-designer Whitney Yang at her big spring fashion show. Barbie’s big plan is to wow Whitney with her impeccable design sense and, of course, great accessories. But can Barbie get over her designer’s block before the big show to come up with a way to impress her new boss? Written by Sarah Kuhn with art by the Eisner-winning Alitha Martinez.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: BARBIE

Marvel is celebrating it’s 80th anniversary all year long with tons of cool projects…including one-shots like this! “ALL-NEW HORROR STORY. For Marvel’s 80th Anniversary we’ve gone into the vaults to bring back some classic titles from the Marvel of yesteryear…but maybe some vaults should stay closed. Something terrifying has broken free and crawled forth from one of the most terrifying corners of Marvel-dom, the CRYPT OF SHADOWS. Prepare for terror. The shadows are deeper than you think, and horrors lurk within… Rated T+.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: HORROR

I have no idea why Conan is back at Marvel, but it’s probably worth a look-see…if only to figure out the riddle of steel and all. “BY CROM, THE GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO RETURNS TO MARVEL. From an age undreamed…hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet… Robert E. Howard’s creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you. Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows […]

Another great-looking ALIENS mini-series from Dark Horse! “Following the events of Alien: Isolation, Amanda Ripley is kept silent by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation about the xenomorph threat. Enter Zula Hendricks, an Ex-Colonial Marine, in need of Ripley’s help to expose a sinister bio-weapons program. The duo teams up against an upgraded arsenal designed to keep the darkest atrocities secret. Starring series favorite: Amanda Ripley. Written by Brian Wood of Aliens: Defiance.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: ALIEN FRANCHISE, BRIAN WOOD (W), VIDEO GAME TIE-IN

LADY DEATH, created by Brian Pulido in 1991, is still going strong. “New Story. Lady Death is finally reunited with her Mother, but she and her earthborn allies The Hellriders are driven to the Hellbourne Elders’ capital city, Dis. Meanwhile, Hellwitch and her army descend to decimate Lady Death for once and for all. Can Lady Death deliver her Mother’s soul to Heaven? Hell, can Lady Death even survive this epic, multi-pronged onslaught, or is this her final stand?” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: LADY DEATH

Who knows what this is about? There’s no description in the solicitation, and pretty much just speculation out on the ‘net. What with all the goatees, it could even be the Star Trek Mirror Universe!?! Seriously, though, some of the characters are pretty recognizable…Magneto, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm. The others could each be one of a couple good options…Nature Girl/Dani Moonstar, Jean Grey/Hope Summers, Nate Grey/Cable. I don’t know. The hush, hush on this one seems to be hurting it from the get-go. We’ll see where it goes. “The age of X-Man dawns… and the X-Men cannot stop it. Rated T+.” Buy It Now Interested in Getting Started In X-MEN comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: X-MEN, […]

This is exciting! The first Avatar comic book tie-in. You’ve seen the movie. You’ve seen the stage play. You’ve been to Disney’s theme park. Now read some comic books!!! “Tsu’tey, proud warrior of the Omatikaya clan, betrothed to Neyteri, has his life turned upside down by the arrival of Jake Sully of the Sky People. Reveals events only hinted at in James Cameron’s Avatar. James Cameron’s masterpiece comes to comics. Written by award-winning novelist Sherri L. Smith.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: AVATAR (JAMES CAMERON’S)