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Saturday, December 19, 2009 
What up world!?
 Did everyone have as much fun as I did at the Comic Book Jones 2 year celebration?? It was awesome, such a good time with new friends and family. If you missed it, I feel bad for you.
 Now, this was a pretty big week in books, some good, some bad. I'll cut the crap and get to it..
Let's jump into this weeks offering of "Blackest Night" tie-in books.
Outsiders #25
This issue is the second part of the Outsiders dealings with "Blackest Night". The issue picks up in the Outsiders base where The Black Lantern Tara is trying to convince her brother Geo-Force to kill her and end her suffering as a reanimated monster. Meanwhile, Tatsu, Creeper, Killer Croc and Halo are dealing with Tatsu's reanimated Husband and children. This is where the fun starts and some revelations come to light, literally. Tatsu's soulsword can see the soul of the person it cuts, in attacking her dead Husband, she comes to find out about the coming darkness and Nekron. After a long battle, Halo gets back into the fight and "lights up" The Black Lanterns and heads off to save the other members of the team. She arrives, destroys Tara's black ring as Geo-Force turns her into stone. Halo then states that "the light is calling her" and dissappears in a great flash of light.
The team "disbands" to take time to recoop and spead time with their families to reflect on al the current events that have been going on since Batman's "death".
This issue also marks the end of Peter Tomasi's run on the book as the next issue welcomes in the creative team of Dan Didio and Philip Tan. This was a really good tie-in because we get to see the possible creation of a "White Lantern Corps"? I'm kind of sad to see Peter Tomasi go off this book because he's done a bang up job since he got on the book and has done nothing but good for it. Needless to say, good issue, great tie-in.
5 out of 5
Justice League of America #40
This issue mainly focuses on Vixen, Dr. Light and Gypsy battling Black Lantern Steel, Vibe and villain Dr. Light. Sadly, Zatana's battle with her Father Zatarra is cut out. This issue is pretty much a verbal battle as the Black Lantern's attempt to belittle and discount Vixen, Dr. Light and Gypsy as valid super-heroines and as women in general. It's a very emotional issue as the Black Lantern's are trying to get the women to react to their verbal abuse and have some solid emotions to feed off of. In the end Dr. Light with the help of the puddle formerly known as Plastic Man and her female teammates takes down the three Black Lanterns. Again, another example of a possible "White Lantern Corps". Potential members being Vixen and Dr. Light. This wasn't exactly a great issue, well written as it was and to the point, I felt that the battle should've been more of a battle as opposed to it being a shouting match in between punches.
3 out of 5
Superman / Batman #67
I'm am going to bash this issue to pieces. I'm sorry I spent the money to even own this issue. I really think that DC should've done something else and used Solomon Grundy in another book or just saved him for the main "Blackest Night" title. Picking up from last issues mess, Black Lantern Solomon Grundy is beating the crap out of Bizarro. Francine Langstrom is attempting to give her Husband Kirk aka The Man Bat the cure to his bat serum and save him from a life as a monster and Frankenstein and S.H.A.D.E are attempting to stop Grundy while all this is going on. The issue is mostly about monsters and loss, that's pretty much my take on the idea behind the story. I'm really unimpressed and I feel that this concept isn't needed. Solomon Grundy is a great character. He should be running around ripping people apart and feeding. Man Bat should'nt even have been in this issue because the last time we saw him was in the last issue of The Outsiders, where he was in a swamp with Killer Croc being chased. Bizarro is just totally left field and should've been saved for the bigger story I feel. Don't feel bad if you missed these past two issue of this title because truthfully, you'll kick yourself if you go crazy looking for them. Go to the store sit down and read them. Buy something else.
1 out of 5
Green Lantern Corps #43
Last issue we saw Kyle Rayner die, this issue he is given a second lease on life. In the wake of Kyle's apparent death, Natu and Guy attempt to stop Kyle's ring from leaving him and the Black rings from inhabiting him. Guy becomes so enraged that a Red Rage ring finds him and he becomes a half Red Lantern half Green Lantern. He starts tearing through the Black Lanterns and is a one man death machine. Kilowog and the remaining Corps gather round Kyle attempting to hold off the Black rings from taking him all the while holding off the Black Lanterns. A Star Sapphire shows up and with the power of Natu's love for Kyle resurrects him. Guy is on a killing spree even adding Yellow Lantern Cryb to his list. This issue was intense. Peter Tomasi shows us again why he is the man to be following Geoff Johns on this massive journey through space and the DCU.
5 out of 5
Over in Marvel this week, we're given another chapter in the ongoing "Necrosha" storyline.
X-Force #22
In the last chapter we saw Selene and her zombie mutants make their way to Genosha, where she began to raise the dead island and it's unfortunate inhabitants. In reanimating sixteen million mutants only about a million of them still have their mutant abilities, interesting considering the fact that these mutants died long before M-Day. Selene needs her sword to begin sacrificing mutants so that she may become a god. Eli Bard who was her servant back in Roman times lost the sword in a battle with the animal spirits that protects Warpath's tribe. He explains to Blink the story and asks her to help him find it. She sells him out and tells Selene about his plan. They are sent to find the X-Men and her sword or else. The interesting thing about this issue is the revelation that Eli Bard used the Techo Organic Virus and Caiban in a plot to help Selene "finish her journey". It's sad that this is how they're going to bring back the mutant populace. I and I'm sure others out there aren't buying this and feel that it's a cheap way of rebooting long dead characters.
3 out of 5
One book that came out this week from Marvel that everyone needs to read, buy and become fans of if they aren't already is X-Factor!
X-Factor #200
Newly renumbered and relocated, the team takes on it's first case in NYC. Valeria and Franklin Richards come to report that The Invisible Woman is missing. Since this book is so amazing and I honestly can't bring myself to tell you anymore of what happens in this milestone issue, I suggest you get out of the house and read it yourself. Trust me, this is one book you don't need to know every little thing of every little character. Peter David truly shows that he is a master of his craft and you will agree.
5 out of 5!!
New from Boom Studios, we get a brand new number one issue..
Incorruptible #1
Spinning out of the hit Boom Studios series "Irredeemable" comes "Incorruptible". Nick Nitro is the FBI's most wanted man and on the run. He's the only one to survive a battle with The Plutonian (he's the star and superhero supreme of Irredeemable.) The story starts off with Nick's old crew going to rob a diamond exchange when they are barricaded by the authories on a bridge. The shootout starts and Nick Nitro shows up to save the police. After helping the cops arrest his old crew, Nick heads back to his secret base. There he meets with his girlfriend named "Jailbait" and has the police chief in the trunk. He then tells them that he wants to go straight ever since looking into the eyes of a God. This series is the polar opposite of "Irredeemable", Nick Nitro being a criminal wanting to become a hero as The Plutionian went from hero to villain. So far so good, anyone who's a fan of "Irredeemable" will really enjoy this.
5 out of 5.
with that said, "That's all folks".
Here's what I'm JONESIN' for this week in comics!
BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #1
GREEN LANTERN #49 BN
POWERS #2
THOR #605
IMAGE UNITED #2
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Sunday, December 13, 2009 
What up World!?

 First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone for the birthday wishes on Wednesday. I'd also like to thank Comic Book Jones and my lovely wife-to-be for having birthday cake at the tailgate on Thursday night. If you missed that party, you're nuts because it was hysterical. My face hurt all day Friday from laughing so hard.
 This week was a big week in books and I've got a lot to talk about, so let's dive right into it shall we...

This week we got four "Blackest Night" tie-in issues. In each book we're given different solutions on how our heroes deal with The Black Lanterns. Each has it's own interesting way of how to deal with The Black Lantern Menace. At this point everyone got The Flash's message about the Black Lanterns and this is how our heroes dealt with them:





Booster Gold #27

In this second part to Booster's dealings with The Black Lantern Blue Beetle,
Booster comes to the realization that Ted had created a light gun at a point in his career. Booster, Blue Beetle and Skeets all head to Ted Kord's Beetle base and find his light gun. The combined powers of the light gun along with Booster's suit's blasters weakened The Black Lantern Beetle but don't destroy him. Booster grabs him and tells Skeets to open a portal. They separate the ring from his decaying body and bring him to "The Vanishing Point" where they bury Ted Kord for the second time.  

3 out of 5




Adventure Comics #5

In this second part of Super Boy Prime dealing with the Black Lanterns, not only does he tear through them but the offices of DC Comics itself. That's the fun part of Earth Prime, all the superheroes he's worshiped and fought are just fictional characters to him the same as they are to us. Black Lantern Alexander Luthor leads the Black Lantern siege and they torment Super Boy. Belittling him and telling him all his emotions and outbursts will never let him become the hero he believes he was. Varying the spectrum of emotions til finally Super boy gives in and decides to join The Black Lanterns. He grabs the ring and goes through all the different spectrum's again til he becomes a RED RAGE LANTERN spewing blood and rage on The Black Lanterns, finally defeating them once and for all.   

4 out of 5




Doom Patrol #5

In the second part to the Doom Patrol's dealings with the Black Lanterns, They battle their former team mates to a stale mate. It gets to the point that the scientists on Oolong Island decide to open a boom tube and send the Black Lanterns off the island. Where do they get sent? We aren't told and I'm sure it'll come back to haunt the Doom Patrol at some point. Sadly this was the weakest of all the "Blackest Night" books this week. The fights were good but the fact that no one on either side could best the other is a little hard to believe and the fact that The Lanterns get boom tubed off the island and we aren't told where they get sent off to just doesn't sit right with me.

2 out of 5
 



R.E.B.E.L.S #11

Last issue Vril Dox was given a Sinestro Corps ring. This second part to the REBELS dealings with The Black Lanterns is probably the best example of them dealing with their current situation as well as dealing with the ongoing battle they've been dealing with since issue one. Harbinger and Vril Dox's wife Stealth are tearing through the Sinestro Corps that are in that sector as well as adding them to the Black Lanterns. Not only does our anti-hero hero have to deal with them but the constant nagging of a message from Sinestro telling all members of the Corps to go to Korugar along with the threat of Starro and his legion of followers which includes Vril's son Braniac 3. Lyrl Dox creates a gateway that will allow Starro to breach the shield that Vril put up and allow the Starro's to continue their conquest of the galaxy. Another group to utilize the ability to create light, they use this to their advantage killing The Black Lanterns and banishing Starro and all his followers.

5 out of 5

Over at Marvel, I've got a serious bone to pick with two books that hit the selves this week.



New Avengers Annual #3

Following the events of New Avengers The List, the real Hawkeye aka Ronin aka Clint Barton was captured after a failed attempt to assassinate Norman Osborn. Clint is being held captive and being tortured to find the location and the real names of the New Avengers. The girls of the group, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Woman, Mockingbird and the newly out of retirement Jessica Jones decide they are going to get Clint out of The Dark Avengers tower. Norman and company head over to the Brooklyn base of The New Avengers while the ladies free Clint. Everything was fine up until this point, a little late in the Marvel timeline because Clint is free and moving around in New Avengers for some time now but none the less a cool story then...

STEVE ROGERS IN HIS CAPTAIN AMERICA COSTUME SHOWS UP AND SAYS "THANK GOD THE AVENGERS ARE HERE, THE WORLD HAS GONE TO HELL BUT WE'RE HERE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!". WTF?!?!? Again, Cap. Reborn hasn't finished and he's making vital appearances in pivotal points leading into "Siege". Why even have a series where he comes back, why not just do like they're doing and have him just randomly pop up. why not just do it that way and have him "flashback" explaining how he returned from the dead. Why make us loyal fans pay for a series that we already know the conclusion to?

3 out of 5

and over in Iron Man, the nonsense continues...



The Invincible Iron Man #21

So if you've been sleeping under a rock you've been missing one of the best incarnations of Iron Man since his original series. Long story short, to prevent Norman Osborn from getting all the information on all the registered heroes, Tony Stark downloaded all the info into his brain, backed it up onto a series of files and then deleted his own brain.
At this point in the series, Tony is a vegetable and needs certain components to basically reboot himself back to life. That's all good and fine but the F-ed up part is again STEVE ROGERS is a key component. Another book that uses Steve before he's "officially" come back. Again what's the point of having him die? What's the point of having a series in which he's "Reborn" if we're just going to jump ahead of everything.
Sorry Marvel but you're really beginning to piss off a lot of people.

3 out of 5

On the bright side of comics, Image put out two new offerings this week. First up is God Complex.



God Complex #1

In this new series of Greek Mythology, Apollo now going by the human name Paul, decided he doesn't want to be a God anymore and wants to live and die like the mortals they've governed over for so many centuries. Zeus and company feel betrayed and are extremely angry at Apollo for his decision and begin to hunt him down. "Paul" got a job working as a dishwasher at a Greek restaurant.  One night a bunch of thugs come into the restaurant looking for protection money and meet Apollo. From that point on the former God becomes a local legend as much as he doesn't want to be. In outing himself in the media, the Gods find out about him and send a witch to get him. This series rocks so far and if you passed it by, do yourself a favor and check it out.

5 out of 5

the next new series this week from Image is the first out of 5 new one shots in their Pilot Season series.


Murderer #1

In this one shot, Jason a random person has telepathic abilities. He can hear everything everyone is thinking around him. He uses this "power" to save people or his version of saving people by killing evil people. In this story, Jason happens to hear a woman's thoughts about how she gets beat by her husband and she thinks he's going to kill her. He follows her back to her apartment and listens in on her husband's thoughts. He is going to kill her so Jason does what he feels he has to do. He kills the husband. He then explains to the woman what he is and how by killing bad people the voices go away for a while.
The story is one of man concepts Robert Kirkman has had selfed for quite some time. Pilot season has given him a chance to put out these one shots and which ever one we all vote for will get a four issue mini series.
 The thing that bothers me about this concept is that the past two "Pilot Seasons" have been about giving up and coming writers the chance to showcase their abilities.
This time around it's solely Robert Kirkman, don't get me wrong I love his writing but he's already a name in the industry. This totally defeats the point and from what I've heard the "Voting" is FIXED! CONSPIRACY ANYONE?!?!?!

3 out of 5

With that said another edition comes to a close. Make sure you're at CBJ on Thursday for the 2nd Anniversary Bash with guest stars galore! Don't miss it because you'll be kicking yourself for it.

Now what I'm Jonesing this week aside from hanging with everyone on Thursday!

CABLE #21
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #5
DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL #3
HULK #18
ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #3

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Friday, December 11, 2009 
DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR 2ND ANNIVERSARY BASH
ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH!!

DC

AIR #16
AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #4
AZRAEL #3
BATMAN #694
BATMAN 80 PAGE GIANT #1
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SPECIAL
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #39
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES HC VOL 6
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #7
BATMAN BRAVE & THE BOLD #12
BRAVE & THE BOLD #30
EX MACHINA #47
FABLES #91
FRINGE TP
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY ENEMIES LIST TP
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #43 BN
HELLBLAZER #262
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #40 BN
OUTSIDERS #25 BN
POWER GIRL #7
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 3
SIMON DARK TP VOL 3
SUPERGIRL #48
SUPERMAN BATMAN #67 BN
TINY TITANS #23
VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION TP
WORLD OF WARCRAFT SPECIAL #1

MARVEL

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #615 GNTLT
ASTONISHING X-MEN #33
BLACK PANTHER 2 #11
CABLE #21
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #5
DAREDEVIL #503
DARK AVENGERS #12
DARK WOLVERINE #81
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #6
DEADPOOL TP VOL 2
DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL #3
HULK #18
KOOKABURRA K #2
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED KIDNAPPED TP
MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD #4
MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #2
MIGHTY AVENGERS #32
MS. MARVEL #48
NEW MUTANTS #6 2ND PRINT
NOMAD GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD #4
OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #12
PUNISHER DEAD END HC
PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX TP WELCOME TO BAYOU
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #2
SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 1
SPIDER-MAN 1602 #3
SPIDER-MAN CLONE SAGA #4
THOR AGES OF THUNDER TP
THUNDERBOLTS #139
THUNDERBOLTS WIDOWMAKER HC
ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #3
VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #4
WHAT IF DAREDEVIL VS ELEKTRA
WOLVERINE WEAPON X 100 PROJECT TP
X NECROSHA 2ND PRINT
X-FACTOR #200
X-FORCE #22 XN
X-INFERNUS TP
X-MEN LEGACY #230

IMAGE

AMORY WARS TP VOL 2
DARKNESS PITT #3
ELEPHANTMEN #23
FORGETLESS #1
GODLAND #30
NEXT ISSUE PROJECT #2 (SILVER STREAK COMICS #24)
NIGHTMARE WORLD TP VOL 1
ONE MODEL NATION GN
UNDERGROUND #4

DARK HORSE

CROSSING EMPTY QUARTER & OTHER STORIES HC

IDW

ANGEL #28
ANGEL HOLE IN THE WORLD #1
CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 6
COMPLETE LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE HC VOL 4
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #6
GHOSTBUSTERS DISPLACED AGGRESSION #4
GI JOE #13
GI JOE MOVIE SNAKE EYES #3
LAST RESORT #5
LIFE & TIMES OF SAVIOR 28 TP VOL 1
LOCKE & KEY CROWN OF SHADOWS #2
ROCKETEER COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 1 HC
STAR TREK DS9 FOOLS GOLD #1
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 2
TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE #1
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #2

OTHER GREAT COMICS

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR TP
BETTY & VERONICA #245
BLACK JESUS GN
BLACKBEARD LEGEND OF THE PYRATE KING #1
CHAMPION 1-SHOT
COMPLETE ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1
COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS SC VOL 12
DEAD RUN TP VOL 1
DEFINITIVE PRINCE VALIANT COMPANION HC
DINGO #1
DONATELLO BRAIN THIEF #4
ENGINEER HC
ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #3
FARSCAPE ONGOING #2
FEARLESS DAWN #1
FINDING NEMO REEF RESCUE TP
GI JOE VS COBRA FALL SPECIAL CRIMSON STRIKE
GIANT SIZE GRIMM FAIRY TALES 2009 HOLIDAY ED
GOLD DIGGER TIFFANY & CHARLOTTE 2ND SEMESTER #4
GRAVEL TP VOL 2
HOLMES GN
HUNTERS FORTUNE #2
INCORRUPTIBLE #1
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #156
LADY ACTION SPECIAL 1-SHOT
LOVE & CAPES #12
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #175
NOLA #2
OKKO CYCLE OF EARTH #3
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER 2 #5
PS 238 #42
ROBERT E HOWARD THULSA DOOM #4
RUROUNI KENSHIN VIZBIG ED VOL 8
SIMPSONS COMICS #161
STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #10
SULLENGREY SACRIFICE TP
TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #36
TRANSFORMERS TIMELESS FALL SPECIAL WINGS OF HONOR
UNCLE SCROOGE #386
UKNOWN DEVIL MADE FLESH #3
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #701
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #7

MAGAZINES

COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1662
LEES TOY REVIEW #205
LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #26
STAR WARS INSIDER #114
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #183

TOYS & STATUES

BATMAN FAMILY MULTI PART STATUE PART 3
CINEMA OF FEAR HALLOWEEN 2 MICHAEL MYERS AF
GHOSTBUSTERS 3 VIDEO GAME MINIMATE BOX SET
GOLGO 13 DUKE TOGO FIGMA AF
GREEN LANTERN ¼ SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY STATUE
HAPPY HOLIDAYS DOMO PLUSH ASST.
JLA TROPHY ROOMGREEN LANTERN RINGS PROP REPLICA
MEZ-ITZ FREDDY & JASON FIGURE ASST.
SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC HEROES AF ASST. 0904
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE LEGENDS AF ASST. 1001
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE SCOUT AF ASST. 1001
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE VOYAGER AF ASST. 1001
TWILIGHT ZONE INVADER BOBBLE HEAD
TWILIGHT ZONE MYSTIC BOBBLE HEAD
UNCLE SCROOGE COMIC CHARACTER #4 MAGICA DE SPELL FIGURINE
UNI FORMZ GREEN LANTERN FIGURE ASST.

DVD/CD

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN DVD VOL 3
SUPERMAN COMPLETE ANIMATED SERIES DVD SET

SUPER COOL BOOKS & STUFF

ART OF STEVE DITKO HC
MARVEL HEROES CAPTAIN AMERICA SHOT GLASS 3 PIECE ASST.
MARVEL HEROES SPIDER-MAN SHOT GLASS 3 PIECE ASST.

APPAREL

BATMAN CLASSIC LOGO BASEBALL T/S
BATMAN HEAVY WASHED CANVAS ADJUSTABLE CAP
DARK KNIGHT JOKER WATER PRINT KNIT BEANIE
SUPERMAN CLASSIC LOGO BASEBALL T/S
TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT CORE LOGO T/S
TRANSFORMERS DECEPTICON HEAD T/S

GAMES & TRADING CARDS

WOW TCG SCOURGEWAR EPIC COLLECTION

BACK IN STOCK

100 BULLETS TP VOLS 7, 8, 10 & 11
ANNIHILATION TP VOLS 2 & 3
ASTONISHING X-MEN HC GHOST BOX
AVENGERS INVADERS #4
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL COMPANION TP
BATMAN LONG HALLOWEEN TP
BLACK WIDOW & MARVEL GIRLS #1
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #30
DC LIBRARY BATMAN A DEATH IN THE FAMILY HC
DESTROYER HC
DMZ TP VOL 1
EXILES POINT OF NO RETURN TP
FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF 3 WORLDS HC
GIRLS TP VOL 1
HOUSE OF M SPIDER-MAN FF X-MEN HC
HULK #14
HULK TP VOL 2
INCOGNITO TP
INVINCIBLE PRES. ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE #2
IRON MAN REQUIEM
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #39 BN
LONE RANGER #19
LUKE MCBAIN #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 HC
MTG TCG 2010 CORE SET BOOSTERS
MTG TCG 2010 CORE SET INTRO PACKS
NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE TP VOL 2
SCUD THE WHOLE SHEBANG TP
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOLS 1 – 3
SUPERGOD #1
SUPERMAN RED SON TP
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #’S 1-3
THOR #602 2ND PRINT
TMNT #1 FULL COLOR SPECIAL
ULTIMATES TP VOL 2
UNCANNY X-MEN #517
WOLFSKIN TP VOL 1
WOLVERINE ORIGINS TP VOLS 1 & 2
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #23

VARIANTS

BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #2 SECRET VAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #5 CASSADAY VAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #5 FINCH VAR
GHOSTBUSTERS DISPLACED AGGRESSION #4 VAR
GHOSTBUSTERS PAST PRESENT FUTURE VAR
GI JOE #13 VAR
GI JOE MOVIE SNAKE EYES #3 VAR
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #43 BN VAR
HULK #18 MCGUINNESS VAR
HULK #18 SANTA VAR
INCORRUPTIBLE #1 VAR
LOCKE & KEY CROWN OF SHADOWS #2 VAR
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #2 VAR
X-FACTOR #200 MAGUIRE VAR
X-FACTOR #200 YARDIN VAR
X-FORCE #22 CRAIN VAR

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Sunday, December 06, 2009 
What up world!
 Damn was this a big week not only in comics but in t.v too. Did anyone see Steven Seagal: Lawman or The Jersey Shore? Absolutely terrible but surprisingly funny none the less, bad television all around. Steven Seagal "supposedly" became a cop 20 years ago and suddenly decided that now was a good time to make a show about him and his comrades. Whackness. He talks about being a martial artist the whole time and then they have sequences of slow motion which is supposed to reflect his "ninja skills".
Jersey Shore is every bad thing about being an Italian / American in America today. Not only are they the stereotype "Guido's" but they're proud of that fact, that's like a hooker being proud and getting a tattoo that states she's a hooker.
If you've got nothing better to do and you feel like submitting an hour of your life you're never going to get back then check these shows out and laugh your ass off.

Now this weeks books were pretty big hence why again, I'm doing my reviews later in the week because there are some big things that happened that everyone needed to see and read for themselves so we can all "YES or NO!" together!

Let's talk about the Blackest Night books that came out this week;



Blackest Night Wonder Woman #1

In all honesty I think this should have come out last week. The story takes place in Washington, DC. Wonder Woman is following a trail of dead bodies to Arlington National Cemetery. None other than Max Lord is waiting for her after leaving behind all those dead bodies. Max was the one time liaison for the Justice League but eventually ended up being a villain and got his neck snapped by Wonder Woman. It's a good battle between Wonder Woman, the undead soldiers and Max Lord. She uses her lasso to create a bright enough light to destroy most if not all of the undead. The reason I said this should've come out last week is because in the "Blackest Night Timeline" at this point Wonder Woman is a Black Lantern. My only complaint is I wish that this dealt with the Amazons. We've got plenty of dead Amazons since the "Rise of the Olympians" story arc in Wonder Woman.

3 out of 5



Blackest Night Flash #1

Another book I feel should've come out last week. In this issue Barry Allen is running around in the background of the core "Blackest Night" book. He's going through all his memories of how he became the flash, how his mother died and how he dealt with Reverse-Flash. He thinks that The Reverse-Flash is going to come back since he snapped his neck. I'm a little lost, did this happen at the end of "Flash Rebirth" which is also written by Geoff Johns? The last issue for "Flash Rebirth" hasn't even come out yet so using that as a reference point is a bad idea. Needless to say the rest of the issue deals with The Rogues going to deal with their fellow reanimated rogues. Not bad but I just wish it had come out last week.

3 out of 5

Now let's talk about the new series that DC debuted this week;



JSA ALL STARS #1

Spinning out of the pages of JSA and The JSA 80 Page Giant comes this new book. Feeling like they're not really making a difference, Magog, Power Girl and the rest of the rookies branch off from the core team and create "The All Stars". Doing things differently after an almost botched battle with some bizarre new enemies, Magog beings to train the team in tactical battle. Creating different scenarios for the team to prepare for such as losing their abilities and being able to handle a fight as "normal people". This isn't much of a drastic change for the JSA but it's a step towards them becoming more of a paramilitary group as opposed to being just super heroes. Freddie Williams II's artwork pops off the pages, you're so drawn into his panels you almost forget to read what's going on. Matthew Sturges does a great job of giving this group of characters the team dynamic and their own individual personalities. This book is for everyone even if you've never read the JSA before. I totally recommend it.

5 out of 5

Now, over to Marvel to see what groundwork they've begun laying for 2010 and beyond.

First up is;



X-Force Annual #1

Having a new incarnation of X-Force, we're given a brand new annual. In the first story, Wolverine dives into a Hydra base in search of a father who's daughter is a mutant. She's in need of a bone marrow transplant and he's the only one who can do it. It's not a very good story and sadly it has no relevance to anything that's going on in any of the X-Books. It's written by Robert Kirkman of The Walking Dead fame but like I said it has nothing to do with anything. It's a self contained story that hopefully will have some relevance later on in a story line.
The second story is about Deadpool being on Utopia and having a grand ole' time shooting, stabbing and dismembering the re-animated former Acolytes of Magneto. It's a simple Deadpool story and as always it's laugh out loud. I really love when Deadpool calls Cyclops on his cell and asks him if he knows that Magneto is on the island and telling people that he's an X-Man. Overall this backup story saves this annual because even though it's funny and silly it has relevance to what's going on in the X-Books.

4 out of 5

Now, three books came out this week laying serious groundwork for their respective titles.

First up is;



Fall Of The Hulks Alpha.

First off I'd like to say "Thank You" to Jeff Parker. He does an amazing job of using villains who aren't exactly in the limelight as they once were. The combined forces of The Leader, Red Ghost, The Wizard, Egghead who is later replaced by M.O.D.O.K, The Mad Thinker and their silent partner in crime Dr. Doom form "The Intelligencia". This "team" of villain scientists comes together to gather intel from around the globe. Their common link is that with this intel, eventually it will serve each of their own purposes. The story is told through the eyes of The Leader, as it follows him and the team throughout their brief and unknown history. As the story progresses everything always leads back to The Hulk. The Leader is always haunted by him in some way or another. Eventually, Dr. Doom betrays the team once they gather all the information and libraries of knowledge they can get. The Leader goes underground. M.O.D.O.K shows up and the two men talk and figure out a way to bombard someone with Gamma radiation and Cosmic energy to create "The Red Hulk".
Finally, we're given a clue as to who and what the Red Hulk is.
If this is any indication as to how "The Fall Of The Hulks" is going to be then I guess it was worth the wait.

5 out of 5



Dark Avengers Annual #1

Not too long ago, No-varr aka Marvel Boy left the "Dark Avengers" because he became aware that they were in fact impostors, faking heroes that were really villains and criminals. Since then, he's been trying to built a communication device to get in touch with the Kree Supreme Intelligence. After a knock down, drag out fight with the Sentry, he finally makes contact with the Supreme Intelligence and is told that he now replaces Captain Marvel as the Kree's protector of Earth. He is given his own set of Quantum Bands that are created specifically for him. This part of the story was great. This was the whole point of the annual, to show what he's been doing since he left and to built past that point.
Bendis does a great job of filling in the blanks but then drops his pants and poops all over the story at the last two pages..
Why in God's name do we see STEVE ROGERS in civies and BUCKY dressed as Cap!?!?
Not only are they the last page but the two of them are talking about how this new Captain Marvel may be a valuable asset to their cause. Steve Rogers is dead still. Cap. Reborn hasn't finished yet, thanks for ruining an already ruined surprise. JERK!

4 out of 5



Siege: The Cabal

We all knew it was going to happen. Norman Osborn was bound to eventually crack. The first two pages show him talking to himself while holding the Green Goblin mask. The basic premise is Norman decides that Asgard isn't supposed to be on Earth and that the Asgardians are going to be more trouble than he can handle, so what does he do? Well he gets the Cabal together and demands that everyone help out Loki in removing the Asgardians from Earth. Taskmaster now takes the spots of Emma Frost and Namor since they're defection. Norman tells the group that they must help Loki. Dr. Doom arrives and refuses to help Norman with anything. He in fact tells Norman that "You are not a king nor a kingmaker". Osborn then unleashes his mystery "weapon" and it begins to kick the crap out of Dr. Doom. As always, Doom had sent a Doom Bot that releases killer techno bugs that kill everything. Luckily The Sentry shows up and saves Osborn from becoming lunch.
Osborn talks to the President and asks him if he can go into Asgard and invade it. The President tells Norman that they haven't done anything to merit any kind of strike let alone an invasion. Norman and Loki plot as to what must be done to make The President give him permission to invade Asgard. They come up with the idea of creating an "incident", along the lines of how the super hero Civil War began.

This book was awesome. If you missed out then get to the store and get on this. It's the beginning to the end for Norman Osborn.

5 out of freakin 5!

Some good, some bad but all in all a great week in comics. I'll see you kids at the store on Wednesday not just for comics but it's my 27th birthday and that's where I want to be.
Don't forget this Thursday night the "A NIGHT WITH SOCKO JONES TAILGATE"
It starts at 9pm and it's going to be so much fun your face is going to hurt from laughing.

Now what I'm JONESIN' for This week in comics:

ADVENTURE COMICS #5 BN
BOOSTER GOLD #27 BN
DEATHLOK #2
PILOT SEASON MURDERER #1
A VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS  
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Friday, December 04, 2009 
DC

ACTION COMICS #884
ADVENTURE COMICS #5 BN
BATGIRL #5
BATMAN THE CULT TP NEW PRINT
BOOSTER GOLD #27 BN
BOOSTER GOLD BLUE & GOLD TP
DANTES INFERNO #1
DAYTRIPPER #1
DC HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2009 #1
DMZ #48
DOOM PATROL #5 BN
EX MACHINA TP VOL 8
GEN 13 #33
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #27
JLA YEAR ONE TP NEW PRINT
MAGOG #4
MODERN WARFARE 2 GHOST #2
REBELS #11 BN
RED HERRING #5
RED ROBIN #7
SCOOBY DOO #151
SECRET SIX #16
SHIELD #4
SUPER FRIENDS #22
SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM TP
TERRA TP
TITANS #20
UNWRITTEN #8

MARVEL

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #614 GNTLT
BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #2
DAREDEVIL #501 ROMITA SIGNED
DARK REIGN LIST PUNISHER 2ND PRINT
DARK REIGN LIST WOLVERINE 2ND PRINT
DARK REIGN UNDERSIDE TP
DARK X-MEN #2
DEADPOOL #18
DEATHLOK #2
DF DAREDEVIL #500 ROMITA SR. SIGNED
DF DARK REIGN LIST HULK PAK SIGNED
ENDERS GAME WAR OF GIFTS 1-SHOT
GENEXT UNITED TP
GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #5
HOUSE OF M SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR X-MEN HC
INCREDIBLE HULK #605
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21
MARVEL 70TH ANNIVERSARY FRAME ART 1-SHOT
MARVEL ADV SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 14
MARVEL ADV SUPER HEROES #18
MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #1 2ND PRINT
MMW GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER HC VOL 3
MS MARVEL TP VOL 7
NATION X #1
NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #3
POWERS HC VOL 3 DEFINITIVE COLL.
PUNISHER NOIR #4
PUNISHER MAX #2
REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #2
RUNAWAYS GOOD DIE YOUNG TP
SKY DOLL TP VOL 1
SPIDER-MAN & SECRET WARS #1
SPIDER-MAN RED-HEADED STRANGER HC
STARR THE SLAYER #3
SWORD #2
TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 2
ULTIMATUM TP MARCH ON ULTIMATUM
ULTIMATUM X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR TP
UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS #6
UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP
WAR MACHINE #12
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #3 GNTLT
WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 6
WHAT IF WORLD WAR HULK
WOLVERINE UNDER BOARDWALK 1-SHOT
X NECROSHA GATHERING
X-FACTOR OVERTIME HC
X-MEN FOREVER #13
X-MEN NOIR MARK OF CAIN #1
X-MEN SPIDER-MAN TP

IMAGE

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #20
GOD COMPLEX #1
NOBLE CAUSES TP VOL 9
PHONOGRAM 2 #6
PILOT SEASON MURDERER #1
TANK GIRL NUGGETS 1-SHOT
WALKING DEAD #68
WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA COLL. SC

DARK HORSE

BPRD WAR ON FROGS #4
CITIZEN REX #6
GROO HOGS OF HORDER #2
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #11

IDW

BEYOND THE WALL #2
COMPLETE DRACULA #4
GHOSTBUSTERS PAST PRESENT FUTURE 1-SHOT
JON SABLE FREELANCE ASHES OF EDEN #3
LEGION PROPHETS #4
STAR TREK ALIEN SPOTLIGHT CARDASSIANS

OTHER GREAT COMICS

A VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS
ABSOLUTION #2 AUXILIARY ED
ANCHOR #3
ANYWHERE #1
AOD ASH SAVES OBAMA #4
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #138
ASTERIX HC ASTERIX & OBELIX BIRTHDAY
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE TP
CARS RADIATOR SPRINGS #4
DAYS MISSING #5
DON BLUTH SPACE ACE #4
DONATELLO BRAIN THIEF #3
FARSCAPE DARGOS QUEST #1
INCARNATE #3
LOVE BUZZ GN
MANGALICIOUS TICK #4
MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #298
MUPPET SHOW #0
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #137
TERRY MOORES ECHO #17
TOY STORY #0
VAMPIRELLA SECOND COMING #4
VIETNAM JOURNAL TP VOL 1
YOTSUBA & ! VOL 7

MAGAZINES

ALTER EGO #90
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #21
DR. WHO MAGAZINE #415
FANGORIA #289
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #28
RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #96
TOYFARE #150
VIDEO WATCHDOG #153
WIZARD #220 PLATINUM

TOYS & STATUES

COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU CATWOMAN STATUE
HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT POLICEMAN JOKER 1/6 SCALE FIGURE
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN 6” AF ASST
RESIDENT EVIL ARCHIVES 7” SER 1 AF ASST
SANTA YODA SUPER DEFORMED PLUSH

DVD/CD

TERMINATOR SALVATION DVD

SUPER COOL BOOKS & STUFF

ASSEMBLED 2 GUIDE TO EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES & FOES SC
X-MEN #1 POSTER

APPAREL

CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN T/S
GODZILLA VINTAGE POSTER T/S
JLA ASSEMBLE BASEBALL T/S

GAMES & TRADING CARDS

HYBRID TRANSLUCENT 10 PC DICE SET ORANGE
MTG PLANECHASE
TOXIC 7 PIECE DICE SETS
MTG ZENDIKAR 9 POCKET PORTFOLIO
YU GI OH TCG DUELIST PACK YUGI BOOSTERS
YU GI OH TCG RAGING BATTLE SE

BACK IN STOCK

100 BULLETS TP VOL 7
ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 1
ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN JMS ULTIMATE COLL BOOK 2
ANIMAL MAN TP VOLS 1-3
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 5
BATMAN #608 POSTER
BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP
BATMAN RIP DELUXE ED HC
BATMAN TRINITY POSTER
BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 2
BOX OFFICE POISON COMPLETE ED TP
CAPTAIN AMERICA DEATH OF OMNIBUS HC
CHEW TP VOL 1
CIVIL WAR BLACK PANTHER TP
CIVIL WAR FANTASTIC FOUR TP
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE TP VOLS 1 & 2
CIVIL WAR PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL TP
CIVIL WAR THUNDERBOLTS TP
CIVIL WAR X-MEN TP
DAREDEVIL HELL TO PAY TP VOLS 1 & 2
DAYS MISSING #1
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #4 & #6
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP HC VOL 1
ELEPHANTMEN HC VOL 1
ELEPHANTMEN TP VOL 2
FABLES TP VOL 2
FINAL CRISIS HC
FROM THE PAGES OF BRAM STOKERS DRACULA HARKER GN
GOON TP VOL 9
GREEN LANTERN AGENT ORANGE HC
GREEN LANTERN CHRONICLES TP VOL 1
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #42
GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE HC
HEROES TP VOL 2
HULK TP VOL 1
I FEEL SICK #’S 1 & 2
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #16
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 2
IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 1
JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIR. CUT TP
LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #’S 2, 3, & 5
LONE RANGER & TONTO #2
MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 HC
METAMORPHOSIS GN
MINISTRY OF SPACE TP
MS. MARVEL TP VOL 2
NEW MUTANTS #7
NORTLANDERS TP VOL 1
OFFICIAL HB MARVEL UNIVERSE A-Z HC VOL 11
PLANETARY TP VOL 3
POWERS HC VOL 2 DEFINITIVE COLL.
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #1
SHIELD #3
STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOLS 1, 4 & 5
STARMAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 1
SUPER FRIENDS TP VOLS 1 & 2
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON HC VOL 1
SUPERMAN RED SON DELUXE ED HC
SWAMP THING TP VOL 2
TALES DESIGNED TO THRIIZZLE HC VOL 1
TRINITY TP VOL 3
UNCANNY X-MEN #517
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 1
WALKING DEAD TP VOLS 4, 9 & 10
WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN HC
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #40
ZERO HOUR CRISIS IN TIME TP

VARIANTS

ADVENTURE COMICS #508 VAR
IMAGE UNITED #1 50 COPY VAR
X NECROSHA CRAIN VAR
X-FORCE #17 BLOODY VAR
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Sunday, November 29, 2009 
Whaddup World!

 I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and made it through Black Friday madness.
Now that you've had enough to eat and by this point I'm sure you've read your books for the week I can safely talk about this weeks books without ruining anything for anyone. This week was huge so let's get to it shall we..



New Mutants #7

Last issue we saw the return and "demise" of Cypher and Warlock. Cypher has been resurrected by Selene and had one mission; Kill Magma. He made his way into the X-Men's base on Utopia and beat her bloody. Warlock showed up and Cypher torn his robotic friends head off.
 This issue picks up right from that point. Cypher begins to fight the techno organic virus that Selene used to reanimate everyone. Small pieces of Warlock seem to be helping him fight off the virus and show his true self. The Hellions show up to retrieve Cypher and to make sure he completed his mission. It's a fight all us old school New Mutants fans have been waiting for AGAIN! This time around the New Mutants are the one's who come out on top. Fighting to get Magma to the infirmary. Cypher is grabbed by the Hellions and they attempt to reboot him but he seems to be fighting it off.
I'm happy to see all these old faces and teams and it's interesting to see the Mutant population grow to what it was before M-Day but Necrosha so far isn't bringing anything new to the table aside from bringing back characters that we all thought were dead. It really taints the idea of your favorite characters dying just to be used as cannon fodder in a storyline six months later. I truly hope it goes show where with a better point than to just bring back everyone that's died.

3 out of 5



Image United #1

Let's take a step back in time for one minute. 1992, I was in Third grade and all I knew was The X-Men, Spider-Man and The Avengers were my savior in school. I would hide them in my binder and when the teachers weren't looking I'd read as much as I could. I had heard that the artists who drew comics at Marvel were going over to some company called IMAGE. When Spawn first hit the stands I almost crapped myself. I'd never seen anything so dark and gritty aside from Batman: The Killing Joke, which was my first comic ever..Weird huh?...anyways, then Savage Dragon came along with WildC.A.T.S, Youngblood, Shadowhawk, Cyberforce and eventually Wetworks. I had found my company. I felt like I had found my own comics. These were all new characters drawn and written by amazing people and I was on the ground floor to awesomeness.
 17 years later and I own and still collect every one of those books. This week we're given such an amazing book. Image United pits all those characters (minus The Wildstorm universe because Jim Lee sold them all to DC) together to fight a unknown force. Unlike any other crossover or guest staring book, it's drawn by the very creators who made Image and these characters what they are. This is written by Robert Kirkman, who has said in tons of interviews that he's been a fan of Image and it's stable of characters since day one. This is the truest form of adoration for a set of characters and a company. This is Image's equivalent to "Contest of Champions" or "Crisis on Infinite Earths".
This is a DO NOT MISS BOOK!

5 out of 5



Powers (vol. 3) #1

YES! FINALLY!! I absolutely love this book and I was sad to hear that it was going to be canceled because Bendis and Oeming's schedules couldn't meet a monthly ship date and they felt it wasn't fair to fans to make us all wait 3 months or more for the next issue. Lucky for us they found the time to get their $%#& together and now this week we're given a brand new volume with a brand new number one. the story picks up right where issue 30 left off. Walker is partnered up with Enki Sunrise former Internal Affairs agent. They work the Powers cases, Super powered people cases. Deena Pilgrim isn't in the first issue neither is the new Retro Girl but we're promised they're going to be a major part in the book. They found the cure to the Powers virus (a virus that gave people a form of powers, like Electro but eventually you die from it) and the weirdest scene in this issue is Walker having sex with his girlfriend and she's got the powers virus all the while he's having flashbacks of his former lives (Walker is an immortal who doesn't remember all his past lives just bits and pieces.)
Needless to say I truly recommend this book and if you've never read it before start from the begining and ask your significant other, mom, dad or whoever to get you all the trades for Christmas!

5 out of 5



Justice League Of America #39

The dead are rising from their graves and causing death and destruction, who better to draw Zombified versions of heroes and villains than Mark Bagley. The remaining team of Zatanna, Dr Light, Plastic Man, Red Tornado, Gypsy and Vixen head over to the Hall of Justice looking for Firestorm and to find out if the graves of the dead villains they house there have opened and the villains returned from the dead. Zatanna fights her dead father Zatara as he tries to kills the team. Dr. Light fights the evil Dr. Light and the rest of the team takes on the reanimated corpses of former Justice Leaguers Vibe and Steel. It's not a great issue but it's cool for what it's worth. I was hoping to see this particular book more involved in the core story of Blackest Night itself instead of having it's own side story.

3 out of 5



Teen Titans #77

Taking a break from the ongoing tragedy that is the Teen Titans, J.T Krul and Joe Bennett give us an awesome story about Deathstroke and Rose battling each other and the reanimated corpses of Grant Wilson, Wade Wilson, Adeline Wilson, Wintergreen and the newly dead Jericho. The cover to this issue throws you off because it's all the dead Titans who returned in "Blackest Night Titans". The story is an awesome all out battle between Deathstroke, Rose and The Black Lantern versions of their disfunctional family. Definitely a great issue for long time fans of The Teen Titans.

5 out of 5



Green Lantern #48

Following Atrocitus to Okkara, homeworld of Agent Orange, we continue to see that the Black Lanterns have no power over his rage. The other lanterns show up to calm him down and collect the two of them to go off and find the source of the Black rings and destroy it. They finally have to restrain Atrocitus and promise Agent Orange that he'll be given a guardian as soon as everything is taken care of..if they survive. Now on Ryut, the homeworld of Atrocitus, Sayd and Gathet get to see first hand what the Manhunters did to a peaceful planet that didn't deserve the death sentence it given. Indigo 1 channels the black ring once they find that the source is no longer on Ryut and they realize all hell is breaking loose on Earth. It's now or never.
This issue is awesome. The in-fighting between Sinestro, Atrocitus, Hal and Larfleeze is great. Sinestro blames Hal for everything that's going on and says that "Abin Sur wasn't trying to stop the Blackest Night but was trying to stop him" In many ways it is Hal Jordan's fault for blindly following the Guardians for so long and it's the Guardians fault because they thought they could be the judges of everything in the universe.

5 out of 5



Blackest Night #5

*MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!*

This is the issue that will be talked about for years to come. I waited all week to let everyone get their fix and to read this because it's so crazy that everyone needs to have already read this so I don't spoil it for you.

Coast City were so many people died is now ground zero for Nekron and his Black Lantern Corps. The Black Lantern Battery has manifested itself on Earth and the shit has officially hit the fan.
Barry Allen really plays the linchpin in this series thus far. From being one of the first heroes to die saving his friends and family during a major Crisis and now being "Reborn", he is the catalyst. What his ultimate purpose is we'll just have to wait and see.
The seven Lantern's of the different colors finally arrive and begin what they think is the end assault on The Black Battery when in fact they are giving Nekron more power and in doing so they give him the ability to...
RESURRECT BRUCE WAYNE AS A BLACK LANTERN!
Black Hand has been carrying around Bruce's skull since issue one and we didn't know what purpose it had but finally we find out what it was for all along.
Bruce begins to spew out Black Rings.
In doing so an "emotional tether" is registered between all the heroes and Black Lantern Batman but here's the kicker, Everyone has died at least once.
Wonder Woman, Superman, Superboy, Impulse, Green Arrow, Animal Man, Ice and Donna Troy.
They've all died and come back. Nekron says to everyone "You all fail to realize you didn't escape death, You are still connected to it, to me. I put myself between you and everlasting death. I allowed your numerous resurrections, now DIE."
He then puts Bruce Wayne back to rest which leaves a lot to be questioned like why? Is that really Bruce? The last time we saw "Bruce" he was cave painting a bat signal on the last page of Final Crisis. What's going on? When he gets "re-killed" his connection is severed. Meaning the emotional tether is gone.
Everyone "dies" and becomes a Black Lantern and they'll help Nekron in revealing the Guardians big secret and return the universe to darkness.
Now Hal and Barry have to run because they have rings looking for them too.

Next Month cannot come soon enough. This issue was Gigantic. Geoff Johns has really taken this story, these characters and the entire DCU and made it his own personal playground. If you disagree your CRAZY!

5 out of 5



with that said that's all for me folks. Did anyone notice who's the Creator of the Month @ CBJ? WARREN ELLIS!!! TOLD YA HE'S THE MAN!

 This is what I'm Jonesin' for this week in comics.

BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #1
BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #1
DARK AVENGERS ANNUAL #1
JSA ALLSTARS #1
SIEGE CABAL
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Friday, November 27, 2009 
NEW BOOKS WILL BE RELEASED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD.
NOT WEDNESDAY!

DC

AUTHORITY #17
BATMAN & ROBIN #2 4TH PRINT
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #38
BATMAN THE CAT & THE BAT TP
BATMAN THE UNSEEN #5
BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #1
BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #1
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #44
CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #2
DARK AVENGERS ANNUAL #1
EX MACHINA DELUXE ED. HC VOL 2
GREAT TEN #2
GREEK STREET #6
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #20
JACK OF FABLES #40
JONAH HEX #50
JSA ALL STARS #1
LOBO HIGHWAY TO HELL #2
LOONEY TUNES #181
MIGHTY #11
MIRRORS EDGE TP
NORTH 40 #6
RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR TP VOL 2
RED TORNADO #4
SCALPED #33
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #10
SWEET TOOTH #4
TEEN TITANS DEATHTRAP TP
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 5 NEW ED
WARLORD #9

MARVEL

ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #2
BLACK PANTHER TP DEADLIEST OF SPECIES
BLACK WIDOW & MARVEL GIRLS #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR PRISONERS OF DUTY
DARK REIGN LIST X-MEN 2ND PRINT
DARK TOWER BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #1
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #898
DF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 ROSS SIGNED
DF DAREDEVIL #500 ROSS SIGNED
DF INCREDIBLE HULK #600 ROSS SIGNED
ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 3
EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 3
FALL OF HULKS ALPHA
HULK WINTER GUARD 1-SHOT
IRON MAN REQUIEM
IRON MAN VS. WHIPLASH #1
MARVELS PROJECT #4
NEW MUTANTS HC RETURN OF LEGION
NOVA #32
PSYLOCKE #2
SIEGE CABAL
SPIDER-MAN NOIR EYES WITHOUT A FACE #1
SPIN ANGELS #4
STARR THE SLAYER #4
STRANGE #2
THOR #604
TORCH #4
TROJAN WAR HC
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #5
UNCANNY X-MEN #518
WHAT IF SECRET INVASION
X-BABIES #3
X-FORCE ANNUAL #1

IMAGE

EXISTENCE 3.0 #1
HAUNT #3
INVINCIBLE PRES. ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE #2
KING CITY #3
MICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #5
BERSERKER #1 VENTIMIGLIA SIGNED
SAVAGE DRAGON #155
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 3
SWORD #20

DARK HORSE

365 SAMURAI & FEW BOWLS OF RICE SC
ALIENS #4
BEANWORLD HC VOL 3
CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 1
CHRONICLES OF SOLOMON KANE TP VOL 1
DOCTOR GRORDBORT PRES. VICTORY HC
ELECTROPOLIS TP
EMPOWERED 1-SHOT
LITTLE LULU TP VOL 21
MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 4
STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 1
STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 7
VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 13

IDW

DEAD SHE SAID TP
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SER. 2 #13
GI JOE #12
GRIMJACK MANX CAT #5
LEGION PROPHETS #’S 2 & 3
NEXT MEN PREM ED HC VOL 2
TRANSFORMERS BEST OF UK PREY #5

OTHER GREAT COMICS

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADV. SINBAD #10
28 DAYS LATER #4
ABSOLUTION #4
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #204
ATHENA #3
BAKEGYAMON GN VOL 4
BAKUGAN BATTLE BRAWLERS GN VOL 4
BARACK THE BARBARIAN #3
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES #2
BETTY #183
BINKY BROWN MEETS THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY GN
BIONICLE GN VOL 7
BLEACH VOL 29
BOYS #37
CALVIN & HOBBES ESSENTIAL
CAPTAIN BLOOD ODYSSEY #2
DINGO #1
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF BLACK SHEEP #’S 5 & 6
DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #348
FEMALE FORCE #8 BARBARA WALTERS
GIRL FROM HOPPERS LOCAS TP VOL 2
GLAMOURPUSS #10
GOATS TP VOL 2
HACK SLASH #28
INCREDIBLES #3
KILL AUDIO #3
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #156
LEGEND OF ISIS #7
LEGEND OF ZELDA VOL 8
NUNS WITHOUT GUNS GN
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #6
POLITICAL POWER #5 TED KENNEDY
POPEYE HC VOL 4
ROGER CORMAN PRES. BLACK SCORPION #1
SECRET HISTORY BOOK 7
SHONEN JUMP JAN 2010
SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #4
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #207
STREET FIGHTER TP VOL 5
SUPERGOD #2
TALES FROM WONDERLAND TP VOL 2
TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #2
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY #6
TICK COLOR SERIES COMPLETE WORKS TP VOL 1
UNITED FREE WORLDS #6
UNTHINKABLE TP
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #13
YU GI OH R GN VOL 2

MAGAZINES

COMICS JOURNAL #300
HEAVY METAL JAN 2010

TOYS & STATUES

GODFATHER VITO CORLEONE 1/6 SCALE FIGURE
GODZILLA 11” COLLECTIBLE FIG. 2009 ASST.
GODZILLA 6” COLLECTIBLE FIG. 2009 ASST.
ICONS OF HORROR 1/6 BORIS KARLOFF AF
JLA AF BOX SET
MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD 2-PK AF ASST. 1001
METAL GEAR SOLID 3 BOSS UDF
METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE UDF TIGER CAMO VER.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 RAIDEN UDF
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 VAMP UDF
MINI HOLIDAY DARTH VADER BOBBLE HEAD
MINI HOLIDAY JAWA BOBBLE HEAD
SDCC 09 MARVEL CHAMPIONS MINIMATES 4-PACK
SDCC 09 MARVEL THUNDERBOLTS MINIMATES 4-PACK
SDCC 09 T2 CYBERDYNE ASSAULT MINIMATES 4-PACK
SIMPSONS CLASSIC CHARACTER #3 MARGE
STAR TREK TOS 1967 MR. SPOCK MODEL KIT
STREET FIGHTER AKUMA 12” RESIN STATUE
STAR WARS AF BATTLE PACK ASST 0904

DVD/CD

DARK ADV. RADIO THEATRE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH CD
DRAWING BETWEEN LINES SHORT DOCUMENTARY JEFFREY BROWN DVD
JAMES KOCHALKA DIGITAL ELF CD

SUPER COOL BOOKS & STUFF

PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES SC 2ND ED

APPAREL

INDIGO LANTERN SYMBOL T/S
VIOLET LANTERN SYMBOL T/S
WONDER TWINS ZAN SYMBOL T/S

GAMES & TRADING CARDS

POKEMON TCG PLATINUM ARCEUS BOOSTERS
POKEMON TCG PLATINUM ARCEUS THEME DECKS
WARHAMMER INVASION LCG SKAVENBLIGHT DECKS
WOW TCG SCOURGEWAR BOOSTERS
YU GI OH TCG 5DS STARDUST OVERDRIVE BOOSTERS

BACK IN STOCK

ADVENTURE COMICS #4
ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 2ND PRINT
ANCHOR #1 2ND PRINT
AVENGERS/X-MEN UTOPIA HC
BATMAN & ROBIN #4
BATMAN THE MAN WHO LAUGHS TP
BEASTS OF BURDEN #’S 1 & 2
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 3RD PRINT
CABLE TP VOLS 1 & 2
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #’S 3 & 4
CASPER FRIENDLY GHOST 60TH ANN. HC
DARK REIGN LIST AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
DARK REIGN LIST HULK
DIE HARD YEAR ONE #2
DOCTOR WHO ULT. MONSTER GUIDE HC
DOOM PATROL #1
ESSENTIAL PUNISHER TP VOL 3
FLASH REBIRTH #1 4TH PRINT
GI JOE #10
HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 2
INCREDIBLE HULK #604
INVASION TP
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #’S 19 & 20
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 2
JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 5
JLA SALVATION RUN TP
JSA 80 PAGE GIANT #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES TP DEAD DAYS
MINI HOLIDAY YODA BOBBLE HEAD
MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 1
MTG TCG 2010 CORE SET BOOSTERS
MTG TCG ZENDIKAR BOOSTERS
NOLA #1
ORANGE LANTERN SYMBOL T/S
PETER & MAX A FABLES NOVEL HC
REALM OF KINGS
STAR WARS UNION TP
STORMING PARADISE TP
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON HC VOL 2
SUPERMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW HC
TEZUKA BLACK JACK VOL 6
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON TP VOL 1
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK HC
WAR OF KINGS HC
WOLVERINE ORIGINS ROMULUS HC
X-FORCE CABLE MESSIAH WAR HC
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 5
ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE RECORDED ATTACKS GN

VARIANTS

28 DAYS LATER #4 VAR
BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #1 VAR
BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #1 VAR
BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #1 VAR
FALL OF HULKS ALPHA VAR
GI JOE #12 VAR
HAUNT #3 VAR
IRON MAN VS. WHIPLASH #1 VAR
JONAH HEX #50 VAR
JSA ALL STARS #1 VAR
MARVELS PROJECT #4 EPTING VAR
MARVELS PROJECT #4 PAREL VAR
SIEGE CABAL DAVIS VAR
SIEGE CABAL SKETCH VAR
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #10 VAR
THOR #604 VAR
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Friday, November 20, 2009 
DC

ARKHAM REBORN #2
BATMAN BRAVE & THE BOLD #11
BILLY BATSON & THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #10
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 3RD PRINT
BLACKEST NIGHT #5
BOOSTER GOLD #26 BN 2ND PRINT
DETECTIVE COMICS #859
DOOM PATROL #4 BN 2ND PRINT
FLASH VS THE ROUGES TP
FREE REALMS #3
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #6
GREEN LANTERN #48 BN
GREEN LANTERN PROMO RINGS
JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #5
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL TP VOL 3
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #39 BN
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #33
MADAME XANADU #17
NORTHLANDERS #22
REBELS #10 BN 2ND PRINT
RED LANTERN PROMO RINGS
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 2
SGT. ROCK THE LOST BATTALION HC
SHADE THE CHANGING MAN TP VOL 1
SHADE THE CHANGING MAN TP VOL 2
STARCRAFT #6
SUPERMAN #694
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #3
TEEN TITANS #77 BN
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #14
WEB #3
WILDCATS #17
WINTER MEN TP
WONDER WOMAN #38
WORLDS FINEST #2

MARVEL

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #613 GUANTLET
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 5
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #30
AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP VOL 4
CAPTAIN AMERICA DEATH OF OMNIBUS HC
CRIMINAL SINNERS #2
DAREDEVIL #501 2ND PRINT
DARK AVENGERS ARES #2
DARK REIGN ELEKTRA TP
DARK REIGN LIST SECRET WARRIORS 2ND PRINT
DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD #6
DARK WOLVERINE #80
DEADPOOL #16 2ND PRINT
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 3
ENDERS SHADOW COMMAND SCHOOL #3
FANTASTIC FOUR #573
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #20
HALO HELLJUMPER #5
HULK #17
IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 5
IMMORTAL WEAPONS #5
INCOGNITO TP
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #138
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20
MARVEL ADVEN. SPIDER-MAN #57
MARVEL PREVIEWS DEC 09
MMW DEATHLOK HC VOL 1
MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 1
MODELS INC. #4
MS. MARVEL #47
NEW AVENGERS #59
NEW MUTANTS #7 XN
OFFICIAL HAND BOOK OF MARVEL UNIVERSE A-Z HC VOL 11
POWERS #1
POWERS HC VOL 3 DEFINITIVE COLL
SECRET WARRIORS #10
SON OF HULK #17
SPIDER-MAN CLONE SAGA #3
STAR COMICS TP VOL 1
THOR GIANT SIZE FINALE BY JMS #1
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #4
UNCANNY X-MEN #517
VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #2 2ND PRINT
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #2 GAUNTLET
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #21
WOLVERINE MAGAZINE #4
X-MEN WORLDS APART TP

IMAGE

CHEW #6
CHEW TP VOL 1
DARKNESS #81
IMAGE UNITED #1
MILO V. PRES. BERSERKER #3
SKY PIRATES OF NEO TERRA #3

DARK HORSE

BEASTS OF BURDEN #3
CREEPY COMICS #2
EMILY THE STRANGE 13TH HOUR #2
GOON #33
STAR WARS LEGACY #42
USAGI YOJIMBO #124
 
IDW

GI JOE ORIGINS #9
LAST RESORT #4
STAR TREK NERO #4
TRANSFORMERS TALES OF THE FALLEN #4
 
OTHER GREAT COMICS

AG SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #108
ABSOLUTION #1 CHICAGO CON ED
ABSOLUTION #2 HOMAGE AUXILIARY ED
ARCHIE #603
ARCHIE NEW LOOK SERIES TP VOL 3
BERSERK VOL 32
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #176
BLACK COAT OR GIVE ME DEATH #3
BOYS TP VOL 5 HEROGASM
BUCK ROGERS #6
CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LB PREVIEW CHICAGO CON ED
DAYS MISSING #4
DEAD KINGDOM OF FLIES TP
DEVILS HANDSHAKE
DIE HARD YEAR ONE #3
DOMINO LADY #3
DORIS DANGER GIANT MONSTER ADVENTURES TP
FAR WEST BADDER MOJO #1
FROM THE PAGES OF BRAM STOKERS DRACULA HARKER GN
FUTURAMA COMICS #46
GALACTICA 1980 #3
GANGES #3
GOLD DIGGER #112
GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #9
HARPE AMERICAS FIRST SERIAL KILLERS GN
HERCULES KNIVES OF KUSH #4
HERE COME THE LOVEJOYS #3
HOT MOMS #13
I AM LEGION #6
JERICHO SEASON 3 #1
JUGHEAD #198
JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #35
LONE RANGER #19
MONSTERS INC LAUGH FACTORY #3
MUPPET PETER PAN #3
NO HERO #7 ZOMBIES CVR
PM23 YEARS OF THE ELEPHANT GN
PRESIDENT EVIL #3
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS MEET THE BAD GUYS #4
QUEEN SONJA #2
SPARKY O HARE MASTER ELECTRICIAN GN
SPARTACUS BLOOD & SAND #2
TALES OF TMNT #64
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #59
TICK NEW SERIES #1
TMNT #1 FULL COLOR 1-SHOT
UNCLE SCROOGE #385
WARCRAFT DEATH KNIGHT A WOW ADV. GN

MAGAZINES

GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #118
HEROES MAGAZINE #12
JUXTAPOZ VOL 16 #12
PREVIEWS #255
SCI FI & FANTASY MODELLER VOL 15
SMALLVILLE MAGAZINE #34
WIZARD MAGAZINE #219

TOYS & STATUES

BATMAN FAMILY MULTI PART STATUE PART 2
BLACKEST NIGHT SERIES 2 AF ASST.
COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU BLACK CANARY STATUE
DAY OF THE DEAD DR. TONGUE DLX AF
DISNEY TRADITIONS ARIEL ON ROCK MUSICAL FIGURINE
DOMO 4” FLOCKED VINYL FIGURES
GHOSTBUSTERS MINIMATES PX RAY & GLOW SLIMER
GHOSTBUSTERS MINIMATES SERIES 2 BOX SET
HEROES OF THE DCU GREEN ARROW BUST
MARVEL MINIMATES PX INFINITY GAUNTLET BOX SET
MARVEL MINIMATES SER. 29 ASST
MARVEL MINIMATES SER. 30 ASST
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 SNAKE CROUCHING UDF FIGURE
MINI HOLIDAY C3PO BOBBLE HEAD
MINI HOLIDAY YODA BOBBLE HEAD
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD BARBARA 1/6 AF
PEANUTS CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS TREE KIT
RUDOLPH CHRISTMAS 2009 POSEABLE FIG ASST.
STREET FIGHTER IV CHOZOKEIDAMASHI FIGURES
STAR WARS UQS JEDI LUKE SKYWALKER AF
 
DVD/CD

NAKED COSMOS DVD & MINI COMIC
WRITE ENVIRONMENT JOSS WHEDON DVD
 
SUPER COOL BOOKS & STUFF

HOW TO DRAW MANGA NEXT GEN VOL 2
GRIMM FAIRY TALES WONDERLAND 2010 CALENDAR
INCREDIBLE HULK #1 POSTER
IRON MAN BY MARKO DJURDJEVIC POSTER
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 32
SILVER SURFER #1 POSTER
THOR BY COIPEL POSTER
 
APPAREL

GODZILLA ARMY MEN T/S
GODZILLA VS GIGAN T/S
STAR WARS DISTRESSED LOGO T/S
 
GAMES & TRADING CARDS

WOW TCG BLOOD GLADIATORS BOOSTER PACKS

BACK IN STOCK

100 BULLETS TP VOL 6
ANCHOR #2
ARCHIE AMERICANA SERIES TP VOL 5
BATGIRL #4
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL HC
BLACKEST NIGHT TALES OF THE CORPS #1 2ND PRINT
BLACKEST NIGHT TITANS #3
BLANKETS GN
CAPTAIN AMERICA BUSINESS CARD HOLDER
DARK REIGN DEADPOOL THUNDERBOLTS TP
DARK REIGN LIST HULK 2ND PRINT
DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD #3
FLASH & GREEN LANTERN BRAVE & BOLD TP
GIANT SIZE HULK POWER PACK
GOON TP VOL 2
GREEN ARROW THE SOUNDS OF VIOLENCE TP
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #34
JLA SALVATION RUN TP
LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #4
LOCKE & KEY HC VOLS 1 & 2
LUKE CAGE NOIR #3
MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 HC
REBELS #’S 7-9
REBELS ANNUAL #1
RESIDENT EVIL #1
SUPERGIRL WHO IS SUPERWOMAN TP
SWORD TP VOL 2
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 1
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #1
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 1

VARIANTS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #613 VILLAIN VAR
BLACKEST NIGHT #5 VAR
BLACKEST NIGHT #5 SKETCH VAR
DARK WOLVERINE #80 YOUNG GUNS VAR
DETECTIVE COMICS #859 VAR
DIE HARD YEAR ONE #3 VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR #573 EAGLESHAM THING VAR
GI JOE ORIGINS #9 VAR
GREEN LANTERN #48 BN VAR
HULK #17 VAR
IMAGE UNITED #1 BLANK VAR
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #3 VAR
THOR GIANT SIZE FINALE BY JMS #1 BIANCHI VAR
THOR GIANT SIZE FINALE BY JMS #1 FINCH VAR

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 
Oh Snap! What up World!
 What's doin kiddies? Some week huh.. The shelves were rockin yesterday and I've got something to say.
I'd just like to say that on Sunday I asked my girlfriend Lauren to take the plunge and become my wife. Thank God she said yes. So yeah, I just wanted to let you know that.
Now onto the show..
Recently, I've found myself emersed in reading old DC comics such as Doom Patrol, Suicide Squad, Azrael and Grant Morrison's JLA run. I love Marvel but with Blackest Night going on DC really has my attention to the point I'm digging up old stuff that is being referenced in some way or another.
Jesus Hates Zombies featuring Lincoln Hates Werewolves. Yea, Though I walk. Vol. 3
What's up with all the hate? Where's the love? I got some love for you, right here in this awesome comic which I really wish was a monthly book already. Writer Stephen Lindsay continues the adventures of Jesus and his rag tag crew as they attempt to thwart the zombie apocalypse and send Abraham Lincoln back to his own time. This volume adds to the cast the heavenly presence of Frederick Douglas and Mother Teresa and a quick visit to "Aaron's house". The laughs keep rolling and it really makes you want to turn the page. The back up story of how Laz, Jesus' zombie buddy gets turned into a zombie is a pleasant surprise. I myself always wondered how he got "killed" and here we have it. If you've been sleeping on this book or are turned off by the name. STOP! Pick up the Jesus Hates Zombies: Those Slack Jaw Blues GN and you'll soon be another of the saviors flock.
5 out of 5.
Realm Of Kings One Shot.
Following the events of "War of kings", stems "Realm of kings". This one shot focuses on Quasar heading through the rift to explore where it goes and what's on the other side if in fact there is an other side. On the other side of the rift, Quasar first becomes flesh and blood which is a drastic change since he died back in Annihilation and has been a spectral form ever since. He then comes into contact with a obviously different incarnation of The Avengers. They've "sold their souls" to the ancient gods in return for power. They also plan on following Quasar's quantum trail back through the rift to take over and replace our earth.
 I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in this one shot. We still don't know what happened to Black Bolt and Vulcan after "War of kings". Did they die? Did they get sent through the rift? That's yet to be answered. Where's Adam Warlock? Didn't he become Magnus in Guardians of the Galaxy? Thus far, the concept of Realm of Kings is kinda distorted in my eyes. I mean following everything that's happened up until this point, should'nt it be a battle for control of the universe between the Shi'ar, Kree, Inhumans, The Negative Zone army and whoever else is looking to gain control. I'm sorry, cool story but it throws things off as far as what the hell is going on.
3 out of 5
Victorian Undead #1
Sherlock Holmes vs. Zombies. A meteroite falls from the sky and pieces break off and one just so happens to fall into a water well that sustains an English town. People begin dying and returning from the dead, "Who ya gonna call?" Sherlock Holmes! Holmes and Watson are called in to look at a man that died in police custody and mysteriously returns to life a mad undead raving lunatic.
 I've been looking forward to this book since I first heard about it. Ian Edginton is an amazing writer and I enjoy most if not all of his works. Sadly this book is a miniseries but a fun one at that, it's not all supercomputers and shady government projects. It's 1800's England with Zombies and Sherlock Holmes. What more can you ask for? Zombie Moriarty?
5 out of 5
Superman / Batman #66
Blackest night spreads and now involves Bizarro, Man-Bat and Black Lantern Solomon Grundy. These next two issues of the book will be drawn and written by Scott Kollins who also wrote and drew the 7 issue "Solomon Grundy" mini which revealed his origins and at the end made him a Black Lantern. It's a fun romp through Gotham as Bizarro looks for Grundy and Kirk Langstrom aka Man-Bat is hunted by his wife so she can cure him. I'm confused because Solomon Grundy has had many incarnations ranging from raging brute monster to calm, cool and calculating super villain. Kollins fails to establish which one he is and doesn't really establish anything. Anyone who didn't read the mini series is almost forced to do so because you have no idea what's going on. The recap at the begining is short and to the point but it doesn't give you any idea as to why Bizarro is looking for him or why Man-Bat is floating around Gotham when the last time you saw him was in the pages of "The Outsiders" when they were attempting to capture him. Maybe the next issue will be better but I didn't care for this issue and it's sad because Grundy as a Black Lantern could be so much cooler.
2 out of 5
Outsiders #24
Right from the start I felt that this was going to be a bad issue because on the cover it shows Black Lantern Terra holding her brother Geo Force and we've just seen her in the "Blackest Night: Titans" mini. Oddly enough, she shows up at the Outsiders base and begins to tell Geo Force what's going on, how it happened and that she just came from attempting to kill The Titans.
Awesome use of continuity! Finally someone's paying attention to the other books around them.
They attempt to sever the ring from her hand but as she had already told them it keeps growing back. I think it's a plot since she failed to get Beast Boy, she's now got her sights set on Geo Force.
Meanwhile, Violet and Tatsu are driving back to Gotham with Creeper and the captured Killer Croc when out of no where Tatsu's two dead sons and her dead husband appear out of the shadows and level their truck. Tatsu is taken back for a moment but a fight quickly ensues as Violet attempts to burn them and they keep coming.
Not a bad issue, not a great issue. I'm just thankful that Pete Tomasi did his homework about Terra and bridged two stories.
3 out of 5
Adventure Comics #4
Superboy Prime was returned to his earth during "The Legion Of Three Worlds" miniseries. On his homeworld, he doesn't have any of his "Superboy" abilities and now just reads comics about the world he attempted to destroy and blogs about it. In reading "Adventure Comics #4", he see's that he's about to become part of the story once again when Alexander Luthor is resurrected and comes looking for him. It's oddly entertaining watching as SuperBoy Prime goes to hunt down info on "Adventure Comics #5" and it's final outcome. Does he die? Do the Black Lanterns win? What happens next? We'll all have to wait until the next issue.
5 out of 5.

And that's all folks...
Now the books I'm Jonesin for Next Week!
Chew #6
Invincible Iron Man #20
CREEPY COMICS #2
BLACKEST NIGHT #5
POWERS #1
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Friday, November 13, 2009 
DC

ADVENTURE COMICS #4 BN
AIR #15
AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #3
AZRAEL #2
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL HC
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #37
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #6
BATMAN THE UNSEEN #4
BLACK LIGHTING YEAR ONE TP
BLUE LANTERN PROMO RINGS
BRAVE & THE BOLD #29
FLASH REBIRTH #5
GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE HC
HELLBLAZER #261
JSA TP VOL 3 THY KINGDOM COME 2
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 80 PAGE GIANT #1
OUTSIDERS #24 BN
SHOWCASE PRESENTS DC COMICS PRESENTS TP VOL 1
SPIRIT TP VOL 4
SUPER FRIENDS #21
SUPERGIRL #47
SUPERMAN BATMAN #66 BN
TINY TITANS #22
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #1
VIGILANTE #12
VIOLET LANTERN PROMO RINGS
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #25

MARVEL

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612
BLACK KNIGHT #1
DAREDEVIL NOIR HC
DARK AVENGERS #11
DARK AVENGERS TP VOL 1
DARK REIGN LIST AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #5
DESTROYER HC
DF INCREDIBLE HULK #600 EX CVR
DF MARVEL DIVAS #1 ROMITA SIGNED
DF SECRET INVASION DARK REIGN 1-SHOT SIGNED
DOMINIC FORTUNE #4
INCREDIBLE HULK #604
KOOKABURRA #1
MIGHTY AVENGERS #31
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP EARTHS MIGHTIEST
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 11
NOMAD GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD #3
POWERS ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL 1
PUNISHER #11
PUNISHER DARK REIGN TP
REALM OF KINGS
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #1
RUNAWAYS HOMESCHOOLING HC
SPIDER-MAN 1602 #2
SPIDER-WOMAN #3
STAND SOUL SURVIVORS #2
THE NAM TP VOL 1
THUNDERBOLTS #138
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #2 2ND PRINT
WAR MACHINE #11
WAR OF KINGS HC
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #42
WOLVERINE ORIGINS ROMULUS HC
WOLVERINE ORIGINS DARK REIGN TP
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #7
X-MEN LEGACY #229

IMAGE

COWBOY NINJA VIKING #2
CYBERFORCE HUNTER KILLER #3
FALL OUT TOY WORKS #2
G-MAN CAPE CRISIS #4
INVINCIBLE #68
MINISTRY OF SPACE TP
PHONOGRAM 2 #5
UNDERGROUND #3
VIKING #4

DARK HORSE

ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 1
CASPER FRIENDLY GHOST 60TH ANNIVERSARY HC
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #16
DEADLOCKE 1-SHOT
DR. HORRIBLE 1-SHOT
PICTURES THAT TICK TP
STAR WARS KOTOR #47
TARZAN JESSE MARSH YEARS HC VOL 4

IDW

ANGEL ONLY HUMAN #4
LEGION PROPHETS #1
STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION GHOSTS #1
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #1

OTHER GREAT COMICS

24 OMNIBUS TP VOL 1
AGON MERC FLIPBOOK
ARCHIE DIGEST #259
BOILERPLATE HISTORYS MECHANICAL MARVEL HC
DRIVEN BY LEMONS HC
DRONE #1
FALL OF CTHULHU TP VOL 6
FARSCAPE ONGOING #1
IGNITION CITY #1-5 BAG SET
IRREDEEMABLE #8
JANE MISADVENTURES OF BRIGHT YOUNG THING HC
JESUS HATES ZOMBIES LINCOLN HATES WEREWOLVES GN VOL 3
LUKE MCBAIN #1
MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #297
NANCY DREW GN VOL 19
NOLA #1
SIMPSONS COMICS #160
SONIC UNIVERSE #10
SPECTRUM TP VOL 16
SWORDSMITH ASSASSIN #4
TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #1
TERRY MOORES ECHO #16
TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 8
UNITED FREE WORLDS #5
UNKNOWN HC VOL 1
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #700
WASTELAND TP VOL 5
ZORRO #17

MAGAZINES

BACK ISSUE #37
BUFFY & ANGEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #2
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #106
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #107
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG SPECIAL KINGPIN
COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1661
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #40
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG #41
DC SUPERHERO FIGURINE COLL MAG SPECIAL BATCYCLE
MAD MAGAZINE #502
MONSTER MANIA #2
NON SPORT UPDATE #6
TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #182

TOYS & STATUES

CINEMA OF FEAR 12” FREDDY KRUEGER AF
FAMILY GUY MINI FIGURE SET
FAMILY GUY THE GRIFFINS AF SET
GEARS OF WAR 7” AF SER. 5 ASST
HELLO KITTY URBAN VINYL FIGURE ASST
PEANUTS CHRISTMAS 2009 DLX FIG ASST
PEANUTS CHRISTMAS 2009 FIG PLAY PACK 6-PC ASST
PEANUTS CHRISTMAS PAGEANT W/ MINI FIG SET
PEANUTS CHRISTMAS 2009 POSEABLE FIGURE 12-PC ASST
RETURN TO WONDERLAND CALIE STATUE
RUDOLPH 2009 SANTAS SLEIGH W/ MUSIC FIGURINE
RUDOLPH 2009 ULTIMATE HOLIDAY FIG 24 PIECE COLL
RUDOLPH 2009 DLX POSEABLE FIG ASST
RUDOLPH HUMBLE BUMBLE & FRIENDS GIFT SET
SDCC 2009 DARTH VADER HOLOGRAM BUST BANK
WOMEN OF THE DCU SER 2 VIXEN BUST

DVD/CD

BATMAN BRAVE & BOLD VOL 2 DVD
CARTOONIST DVD
JUSTICE LEAGUE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

SUPER COOL BOOKS & STUFF

BATTLE ROYALE NOVEL 2ND ED
COASTER SET TOKIDOKI
DOCTOR WHO ULTIMATE MONSTER GUIDE HC
STAR TREK 5 PIECE MAGNET SET

APPAREL

BATMAN LOGO HOODIE
BOOSTER GOLD FAN CLUB T/S
FLASH LOGO HOODIE
GREEN LANTERN LOGO HOODIE
SUPERMAN LOGO HOODIE

GAMES & TRADING CARDS

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ARCHIVES T/C
MARVEL HEROCLIX HAMMER OF THOR BOOSTERS
TMNT PLAYING CARDS
ULTRA PRO MTG CHANDRA, CHANDRA FACE, ISLAND & SORIN DECK PROTECTORS

BACK IN STOCK

100 BULLETS TP VOL 1
BATMAN MAD LOVE & OTHER STORIES HC
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP
CABLE DEADPOOL TP VOLS 1 & 4-6
DARK AVENGERS HC VOL 1
DARK REIGN LIST HULK
DAYS MISSING #2
EXILES POINT OF NO RETURN TP
GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #4
GOON TP VOL 9
GOTHAM CENTRAL HC VOL 1
GREEN LANTERN #’S 43, 45 & 46
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #’S 36-41
GREEN LANTERN RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS HC
GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP VOLS 1 & 2
HERCULES FULL CIRCLE HC
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOLS 1 & 2
LUKE CAGE NOIR #’S 3 & 4
MARVEL DIVAS #4
MIGHTY AVENGERS #29
NEW TEEN TITANS TERRA INCOGNITO TP
PSYLOCKE #1
SPIDER-MAN AMERICAN SON HC
SUPERMAN ADV. OF FLAMEBIRD & NIGHTWING TP
SUPERMAN BRAINIAC HC
SUPERMAN RED SON TP
SWAMP THING TP VOL 1
SWEET TOOTH #2
TORCH #2
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #’S 1 & 2 2ND PRINT
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 1
WOLVERINE ORIGIN TP
X-FORCE #’S 19 & 20
X-MEN COMPLETE AOA EPIC TP VOLS 2-4
X-MEN COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC TP VOLS 2-4
X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX TP
X-MEN WOLVERINE GAMBIT HC

VARIANTS

ADVENTURE COMICS #507 VAR
 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612 BLACK CAT VAR
FLASH REBIRTH #5 VAR
IRREDEEMABLE #8 VAR
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #1 VAR
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #1 VAR
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