Every week, tons of new books hit the stands, each with potential. Some live up to that potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are the picks of the week for delivery this Wednesday
What’s up Wednesday Warriors? First new comic week of the year starts on New Years day. So, Happy new year to you al. Last week, the day after Christmas delivery was kind of not writing about, so we are resuming the picks of the week today. Here is what is on tap:
New Series
Cable Love And Chrome #1 – He’s been a soldier. An X-Man. A protector of the timestream. But even from his earliest days, the mutant known as Cable has been living on borrowed time, waging a lonely war against the ravages of the Techno-Organic Virus. Yet when a high-stakes mission in the future goes catastrophically awry, Cable is left stranded in the dystopian city of Salvation Bay – and will find himself caught in the midst of a civil war that will change his life forever.
Deadpool Wolverine #1 – The most unlikely team-up turned most demanded one, DEADPOOL and WOLVERINE are BACK! Together again and ready to blow your minds in this ongoing series that hits like a never-ending action movie – with the fate of the world in the balance! When a fan-favorite VILLAIN is unearthed, you’ll get to see a new side of our heroes and their adversary, as an ages-long plan comes to fruition. And the only thing that stands between the Earth and annihilation is the Best There Is and the Merc With The Mouth.
Justice League The Atom Project #1 – 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.
Sam Wilson Captain America #1 – When Captain America attends a birthday party for Isaiah Bradley, he catches wind of a new tech venture that sounds too good to be true: magnificent floating platforms in the sky, where the disenfranchised can apply for land grants and establish their own farms. But after Sam discovers the organization’s dark underbelly, he’ll have to tangle with its head of security: Red Hulk!
When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1 – Father Barrera is a disgraced priest, haunted by his part in the tragic death of a child. As penance, he is exiled to the remote South American town of Puerto Cristina to apprentice under the enigmatic Father Stygian, controversial exorcist. Exorcists are normally trained in the Vatican, but Stygian has his own way of handling demons… methods that predate even the Church. And unfortunately for Barrera, Stygian’s last apprentice committed suicide not long ago. As Barrera seeks to unlock the mysteries of Stygian’s strange practices, he uncovers an island rife with evil and supernatural phenomena. What do these possessions mean, and how are they connected to a mysterious hospital patient, one who’s been in a coma for nearly half a century without aging a single day…
One and Done
What If Galactus Transformed Hulk #1 – The first in a new series of one-shots that asks the question: What if Galactus recruited some of Marvel’s best and brightest heroes as his new cosmic heralds? See how the Power Cosmic transforms these once-familiar champions, twisting and turning all of Marvel history in their wake! In this tale, Galactus has conscripted Earth’s strongest warrior – the Incredible Hulk – into his service. But what will turn out to be the bigger mistake: trying to direct the fury of the Green Goliath…or giving the great mind of Bruce Banner a cosmic problem to solve?
Notable Reprints
Batman #608 Facsimile Edition – Hush 2 is about to kick off, DC is doing Facsimiles of the ground breaking first Hush series.
DC Comics Presents #26 Facsimile Edition – Facsimile edition featuring the first appearance of the New Teen Titans
Mark Spears Monsters #1 Cover M 3rd Ptg A Mark Spears Telephone Line – Awesome cover for the 3rd printing of number 1. Series has been hot. Worth a grab.
Small Press Picks of the Week
Alien Armageddon 1944 #1 – The D-Day invasion marks the turning point in World War 2. But few know the whole story. The Allies and the Axis powers were not the only forces on the beaches that day. We are shown what happens when an alien craft appears over Omaha Beach on D-Day, and follow a pair of soldiers as they attempt to combat this new threat.
Return Of The Living Dead #1 Regular Mark Spears Painted Cover – Some stores got it last week, some are getting it this week. Strange, but still selling for a couple times cover price. 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.
Pick of the Week
Ultimates #8 – Introduction of the Ultimate Guardians of the Galaxy.