Happy Sunday CHU, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. This is another assistant editor week. Sadly, Dirty D suffered a nasty Fantasy Football injury to his ego and has to sit this one out this week (while that is true, he is spending time with friends and family over the holiday weekend). Check out what is on tap.
New Series
AQUAMAN #1
I like the idea of revitalizing Aquaman, and not in the 90’s way.
NEW POWERS, NEW MISSION! The King is Back! In the wake of Absolute Power, Arthur Curry’s powers have evolved to powerful new heights, and this is one king ready to use them to kick some serious butt. Mammoth water-construct Kaijus have emerged from each of the seven seas, and only Aquaman’s water-warping abilities can stop them–but not if they kill the good king in the process! Enter Dagon, Arthur’s guide on the quest to unlock the secrets of the “blue.” But what deadly secret awaits Arthur on his journey?
EC CRUEL KINGDOM #1
I am all about new EC Comics!
WHERE ONCE A CRUEL UNIVERSE BECKONED . . . NOW A CRUEL KINGDOM SHALL REIGN! Oni Press is proud to unveil a spellbinding new chapter in the distinguished lineage of EC history! Enter: Cruel Kingdom-EC’s first-ever dark-fantasy anthology conjuring tales of MAGIC, MYTH, and MURDER from forbidden realms long before our own! Behold the bloody and barbarous age of wizards, knights, and dragons as reimagined in the immutable EC manner.
GREEN LANTERN FRACTURED SPECTRUM #1
Remember the hype when the other colored Lanterns hit? Looking forward to checking this out again.
WITNESS THE RIST OF THE FRACTAL LANTERNS! Following the events of the Civil Corps, a new era in Green Lantern mythology begins! Once again, Oa has become the epicenter of the Green Lantern Corps, bringing justice to the furthest corners of the galaxy. But a new threat has emerged: beings that manifest uncontrolled parts of the emotional spectrum have randomly appeared throughout the universe. Dubbed “Fractal lanterns,” Hal and a reformed Green Lantern Corps set off to police this strange new phenomenon while uncovering a sinister plot that could eliminate the very essence of sentient life.
JUSTICE LEAGUE THE ATOM PROJECT #1
Combining two of the most under rated DC characters, the Atom and Captain Atom.
IT’S THE GREATEST POWER IN THE DC UNIVERSE…AND ALSO ITS DEADLIEST WEAPON. In the wake of Absolute Power, the superpowers of planet Earth are in chaos…and it’s up to the newly reformed Justice League to restore order to that chaos. Enter Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi, together as the heroes called Atom. These brilliant minds get to work crafting the world’s first superpower reallocation and backup system, code named the Atom Project. But not everyone wants their powers back, and Captain Atom is hell-bent on preventing his missing Atomic abilities from ever being found.
THOSE NOT AFRAID #1
Interesting sounding series from Kyle Starks and Dark Horse
Two serial killers discover they are within reach of the state record for kills and enter a terrible competition to see who gets there first.
WHAT IF GALACTUS TRANSFORMED MOON KNIGHT #1
Starting off a new themed run of What If?
When Khonshu, the Moon God, and Galactus, the World-Devourer, clash, Moon Knight is caught in the middle! To keep the peace, Moon Knight becomes the newest herald of Galactus – but his alters cause the Power Cosmic to manifest in startling new ways! Unless Moon Knight can conquer his new powers – and a few former heralds – the Earth itself faces extinction!
Ones to Watch
Absolute Batman #4
The origin of Absolute Batman is told.
Absolute Batman has established himself as an extremely large force to be reckoned with. But how did he get to this point? How did he push himself? And how did the tragic events of his childhood, and the advice of his father, shape the man who he became…literally? Guest artist Gabriel Walta joins for this essential origin issue of Absolute Batman to explore Bruce Wayne’s past, and his inevitable future to go BIGGER. Don’t miss this pivotal issue!
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13
Ultimate Kraven’s Last Hunt
KRAVEN’S MOST DANGEROUS GAME! The Sinister Six are all hunting Spider-Man and the Green Goblin for their ringleader, Kingpin – and this time, Kraven has the upper hand in Jonathan Hickman’s Marco Checchetto’s love letter to “Kraven’s Last Hunt”!
Just the Facs
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 FACSIMILE EDITION
First appearance of the Punisher.
BATMAN #608 FACSIMILE EDITION
Jim Lee and Jeeps Loeb’s modern Batman masterpiece.
DC COMICS PRESENTS #26 FACSIMILE EDITION
First appearance of the New Teen Titans
Cool Covers
STORM #4 DAVID NAKAYAMA WESTERN VARIANT
Damn, Storm looks good.
Psylocke #3 (Pablo Villalobos Variant)
Wow, really nice cover
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD #1
This is a two-fer for me. Not only is it an awesome cover by Mark Spears, but I am looking forward to Return of the Living Dead making it to comics. We mentioned this one in last months catalog preview article.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cemetery, we deliver a brand new sequel story to the original movie! The movie that changed what we know about zombies and helped to create a whole new genre in modern horror! What do you get when you mix a pack of party-hungry skateboarders, and a group of summer interns left alone in an amusement park overnight? How about we throw in a couple misplaced barrels of Trioxin-245? It’s zombie comedy horror action – 1980’s style! The mega-cult classic Return of the Living Dead returns with a bold new comic book adventure capturing the Brains, the Blood, and the Fun of the original 1985 film. You think this is a #!@#* comic? This is a way of life!
Pick of the Week
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #1
Sure, Ultimate Wolverine will make his first appearance before this series. But still looking forward to reading about him, and the secret to who he is.
THE MAKER’S ULTIMATE WEAPON! From rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and MOON KNIGHT powerhouse artist Alessandro Cappuccio comes the story of the ULTIMATE WOLVERINE! In order to maintain control of their corner of the Maker’s world, three members of his council – Magik, Colossus and Omega Red – deploy their most lethal asset: The Winter Soldier! But WHO is the weapon behind the mask?