New Comics For Wednesday 30th of August

  

Happy Birthday, Jack Kirby.
Our Kirby 100 event was wonderful and we were so happy to celebrate it with old and new Kirby fans alike. Looking forward we have our Batman/Harley Quinn event coming up but before then there is this week's comics!

It's like spy vs spy but in this case Hawkeye vs Hawkeye as Clint and Kate battle royal. Well kind of? Clint is battling a sharp shooter and Kate is stuck in the middle trying to save them both in GENERATIONS HAWKEYE & HAWKEYE #1.

The Jedi are now at the dawn of the clone wars, taking position as generals in the Army of the Republic. Mace Windu is leading a small unit of Jedi into battle as they try to make peace and not war in their new roles with STAR WARS JEDI REPUBLIC MACE WINDU #1 (OF 5).

Darkseid is sitting upon his fancy chair just waiting to get up to villainy in this godly one shot with brand news tales including an untold tale of Omac and some of Kirby's classic tales in the DARKSEID SPECIAL #1.

Follow that up with Mr Miracle cheating death on a daily basis but this time the Black Racer comes a calling. Can he escape from death this time? Find out more in BLACK RACER & SHILO NORMAN SPECIAL #1.

Apparently Bane has nothing better to do than try to brake people's backs as he is looking to crack Batman's after their last meetinh. Gosh darn it Bane, just give it up! Thanks to Tom King's BATMAN TP VOL 03 I AM BANE (REBIRTH).

To unlock his true power Deadman must look inside himself and face all that has driven him mad. As you can imagine this is hard to do when you are a ghostie. In the DEADMAN BY KELLEY JONES COMPLETE COLL TP.

Two boys who like guns going pew pew pew at each other. Who will reign Pew Pew supreme?

Check out DEADPOOL VS PUNISHER TP to get the answer.

When mafia demons strike who would be better to combat them than Doctor Strange and The Punisher? With these monstrous mobsters on the rampage, Frank Castle and Stephen Strange will have their work cut out for them in with magic pew pew's in  DOCTOR STRANGE/PUNISHER TP MAGIC BULLETS.

Looking for a lovely new art book? Look no further than NO PLAN B ART OF MICHAEL AVON HC featuring the beautiful artwork of Michael Avon Oeming with previously unpublished artwork from Powers, The Victories and more.

Nadia spent the start of her life a captive of the Red Room. Now that she's free, the daughter of Hank Pym is tying to bring together the brightest girl geniuses in the Marvel Universe, starting with Moon Girl in UNSTOPPABLE WASP TP VOL 01 UNSTOPPABLE.

Get ready for a brand new old collection of early Wonder Girl stories with WONDER GIRL ADVENTURES OF A TEEN TITAN TP. Featuring appearances by Wonder Woman, Teen Titans and more!

Humor, mystery and horror collide in this new story from Richard Sala. The Bloody Cardinal is dead, but in his death left behind a journal detailing gruesome murders. Crooks will try anything to get their hands on this book in BLOODY CARDINAL GN.

A shadow of a past life shows up in town, as Sheriff Clara Bronson investigates the murder of the mayor. This sure complicates things even more more for our heroic lawkeeper in the sci fi western, COPPERHEAD TP VOL 03.

A new team forms as Superhero kids Hutch, Chloe and Jason decide to take matters into their own hands and in the powers family action drama from Millar and Quitely, JUPITERS LEGACY TP VOL 02.

A must have for all Stranger Things fans. Learn all about the shows origins, facts you never knew about Seven and dive straight into the Upside Down of Stranger Things fandom with NOTES FROM UPSIDE DOWN UNOFF GT STRANGER THINGS SC.

Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez' incredible series has finally been collected for your reading pleasure. There are many fates worse than death and unfortunately immortality is one of them for Andromache of Scythia, who now spends her days as the leader of a group of undying mercs in OLD GUARD TP BOOK 01 OPENING FIRE.

This Eisner nominated comic is set during the Vietnam war and tells two incredibly different stories from two young soldiers. A massively overlooked classic and early work from Jason Aaron in the  OTHER SIDE SPECIAL ED HC.

The soul crushing tales of H.P Locvecraft get wound even tighter in this final volume from everyone's favourite bearded magic man, Alan Moore with PROVIDENCE LTD HC ACT 03.

Thousands of people world wide suddenly begin to remember similar things. Are these all interconnected? Is this a virus and how will this lost knowledge effect the world? What is going on in THINGS YOU SHOULDNT REMEMBER GN?

Want to travel in time to the future and find out what comics are coming out around Christmas? Check out this month's edition of the comic book catalog PREVIEWS #348 SEPTEMBER 2017 in store and look for our new Previews Album, filled with highlights out later this week!

Winner, winner! Another great looking week with great releases. See something you like the look of, just let us to know to stash it for you before close of business Tuesday and we'll get it set.

Until we see you next have a great week!

MARVEL

AMERICA #6

BLACK PANTHER #17

BLACK PANTHER CREW #6

DEADPOOL #35 SE

DOCTOR STRANGE SORCERERS SUPREME #11

GENERATIONS HAWKEYE & HAWKEYE #1

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TELLTALE SERIES #2 (OF 5)

INFAMOUS IRON MAN #11

JEAN GREY #6

MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #8 SE

MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #22

SECRET EMPIRE #10 (OF 10) SE

SPIDER-GWEN #23

STAR WARS #35

STAR WARS JEDI REPUBLIC MACE WINDU #1 (OF 5)

THANOS #10

TRUE BELIEVERS KIRBY 100TH ANTMAN & THE WASP #1

TRUE BELIEVERS KIRBY 100TH IRON MAN #1

UNCANNY AVENGERS #26

X-MEN BLUE #10

DC COMICS

ALL STAR BATMAN #13

AQUAMAN #27

BLACK RACER & SHILO NORMAN SPECIAL #1

DARKSEID SPECIAL #1

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #13

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS ANNUAL #1

SUPERGIRL ANNUAL #1

WONDER WOMAN #29

BOOM

GO GO POWER RANGERS #2

OVER GARDEN WALL ONGOING #17

VICTOR LAVALLE DESTROYER #4 (OF 6)

DARK HORSE

ANGEL SEASON 11 #8

BANKSHOT #3

BPRD DEVIL YOU KNOW #2

BTVS SEASON 11 #10

HALO RISE OF ATRIOX #1

LADY KILLER 2 #5

REBELS THESE FREE & INDEPENDENT STATES #6 (OF 8)

DYNAMITE

GWAR ORGASMAGEDDON #3 (OF 4)

JAMES BOND MONEYPENNY ONE SHOT

JUSTICE INC FACES OF JUSTICE #2 (OF 4)

VAMPIRELLA #6

IDW

24 LEGACY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT #5 (OF 5)

GHOSTBUSTERS 101 #6 (OF 6)

HASBRO HEROES SOURCEBOOK #3 (OF 3)

OPTIMUS PRIME #10

ORPHAN BLACK DEVIATIONS #4 (OF 6)

TMNT DIMENSION X #5

X-FILES (2016) #17

X-FILES ORIGINS II DOG DAYS OF SUMMER #3 (OF 4)

IMAGE

BLACK MAGICK #7

CROSSWIND #3

DEADLY CLASS #30

PAKLIS #4

PLANETOID PRAXIS #6 (OF 6)

RINGSIDE #11

SAGA #46

SAVAGE DRAGON #226

SPAWN #277

STRAY BULLETS SUNSHINE & ROSES #27

VALIANT

FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE #2 (OF 4)

RAPTURE #4

MISC

ALL NEW CLASSIC ARCHIE YOUR PAL ARCHIE #2

ANIMOSITY #9

BATVARK #1

DOCTOR WHO LOST DIMENSION ALPHA #1

GUMBY #2

JIMMYS BASTARDS #3

LADY MECHANIKA CLOCKWORK ASSASSIN #2 (OF 3)

MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES LADYBUG CAT NOIR #2

NORMALS #4

ROBOTECH #2

SLASHER #3

MAGAZINES

IMAGE PLUS #1 (WYTCHES THE BAD EGG PT 1)

MARVEL PREVIEWS VOL 04 #2 SEPTEMBER 2017

PREVIEWS #348 SEPTEMBER 2017 (NET)

TRADES

ADELE IN SAND LAND GN

ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 12

AQUAMAN TP VOL 03 CROWN OF ATLANTIS (REBIRTH)

ARCHIE TP VOL 04

BATMAN REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01

BATMAN SHADOW OF THE BAT TP VOL 02

BATMAN THE GOLDEN AGE TP VOL 03

BATMAN TP VOL 03 I AM BANE (REBIRTH)

BLOODY CARDINAL GN

BTVS BIG BADS & MONSTERS ADULT COLORING BOOK TP

BULLSEYE COLUMBIAN CONNECTION TP

CALAMITY JANE HC

COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS TP BIRTH OF A MEDIUM

COPPERHEAD TP VOL 03

COSPLAYERS TP PERFECT COLLECTION

DEADMAN BY KELLEY JONES COMPLETE COLL TP

DEADPOOL VS PUNISHER TP

DEFENDERS EPIC COLLECTION TP ASHES ASHES

DOCTOR STRANGE/PUNISHER TP MAGIC BULLETS

HERO SQUARED OMNIBUS TP

HOME TIME HC

HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE NORTH SC

JUPITERS LEGACY TP VOL 02

MAGDALENA REFORMATION TP

MERCURY HEAT TP VOL 02

MICKEY MOUSE DARKENBLOT TP

MIGHTY JACK GN VOL 02 GOBLIN KING

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS ADULT COLORING BOOK T

MILLENNIUM GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO TP

MY LITTLE PONY MOVIE PREQUEL TP

NO PLAN B ART OF MICHAEL AVON HC

NOTES FROM UPSIDE DOWN UNOFF GT STRANGER THINGS SC

OLD GUARD TP BOOK 01 OPENING FIRE

OTHER SIDE SPECIAL ED HC

PIZZA TREE GN

PLAYBOY THE COMPLETE CENTERFOLDS 1953-2016 HC

PROVIDENCE LTD HC ACT 03

RETURN OF DAPPER MEN HC

REVENGE OF EVIL DEAD 2 TP

SARTRE HC

SPIDER-MAN 2099 TP VOL 06 APOCALYPSE SOON

SPIDER-MAN REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN TP NEW PTG

SUN BAKERY FRESH COLL TP

THINGS YOU SHOULDNT REMEMBER GN

UNSTOPPABLE WASP TP VOL 01 UNSTOPPABLE

WALT DISNEY UNCLE SCROOGE HC VOL 03 CROWN GENGHIS

WET MOON GN VOL 04 DROWNED IN EVIL NEW ED

WONDER GIRL ADVENTURES OF A TEEN TITAN TP

MERCH

TMNT MICHELANGELO 1/6 SCALE COLLECTIBLE FIGURE

BACK IN STOCK

EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG

EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #3 (OF 5) 2ND PTG

ALL STAR RECOMMENDS: THE JACK KIRBY 100 EDITION

August 28, 2017 marks what would have been Jack Kirby's one-hundredth birthday. Surely the most important figure in American comics, Kirby passed away on February 6th, 1994, leaving behind massive and enduring body of work featuring a list of creations rivaling that of any other artist in the medium's history except, perhaps, The God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka. 

This coming Saturday, August 26, All Star Comics is holding its Kirby 100 Event to celebrate.

Kirby's career is impossible to summarise and what follows here by me is likely one of the more meagre written tributes he will receive on his centennial. For a terrific, thorough read on Jack Kirby's life and work, Mark Evanier's Kirby: King of Comics (newly repackaged and republished, I believe) comes with the highest possible recommendation. 

Hail to The King.

 

COMICS OF THE WEEK : A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JACK KIRBY

What come to mind when you think of Jack Kirby? 

For me, it's fists the size of cinder blocks impossibly bursting free from 2D panel space, the gaping mouths of everymen pedestrians shocked at the superheroic struggles they witness unfolding on their streets, the distinctively blocky tech, the almost Escher-on-LSD architecture, the insane splash page photo collages. The even more insane double page spreads, screaming bad guy faces with tombstone teeth that fill boxy panels in EXTREME extreme close-up, and last but absolutely not least, one of comics' most distinctive visual elements, the ubiquitous Kirby Krackle:

 

If you don't understand the Jack Kirby appeal outside of his long-lived creations, I do understand. Most Kirby acolytes do. You're not alone, all you need to do is scroll down for this week's video and you'll find that out within the first few minutes of viewing. My own experience first seeing Kirby's work was as a six year old (I swear to God I remember this) and was...unpleasant. It was an issue of Machine Man, not exactly Prime Kirby, sure, but not the worst of his output. Living in England, I was a child of The Beano, I was unprepared for full on Kirby dynamics. Eventually returning to Australia, I became a child of Byrne, of Cockrum, of Paul Smith and Romita Jr., those artists who took Kirby's dynamism and added a coat of sleekness to it. I bypassed The King completely.

I came to Kirby late and in all honesty, his work seemed hopelessly dated and melodramatic and expositional. The blockiness of his figures and rigid adherence to the panel grid were archaic to me even as a teen. It took me some time to figure out (a chance encounter with a second hand copy of The Eternals Annual #1) that, artistically at least, I had it all completely backward and that there was nobody who could cram more action into a 24 page illustrated pamphlet than Jack Kirby and that everybody else stole from him in one way or another. He was the visual bedrock of artists I loved back then and you and I probably love now. He was and still is the visual grammar of American comics in many ways, more so than even Will Eisner, or Steve Ditko, contemporaries similarly revered. He was an inexhaustible engine of creativity, always cranking out project after project, with a blue-collar work ethic and an energy that the very strict panel borders he employed could not contain. To this day, there's nothing quite like a Kirby double-page spread, even on titles that seem hastily produced, cranked out under probably crushing deadline pressure. Other artists may top Kirby for detail and finesse, but for sheer power, there's no one like him - his figures just explode off the page. The closest I can get to a rival is Philippe Druillet, but Druillet himself is obviously Kirby inspired.

Here's a sampling of Kirby unleashed:

 

The earliest of Kirby's two main writing collaborators was Joe Simon. Together, the duo created not just a slew of genre comics (many of which are available now in handsome oversized hardcovers from Titan Books), but also the patriotic hero we know as Captain America. Horror, SF, Westerns, there was nothing Kirby could not draw and Simon put his artist's prodigious talents to use. What may come as a surprise to some, however, is that the pair also created the romance comic. Debuting in 1947 was Young Romance, a comic that very quickly shifted millions of copies within its first few issues. Those who find the theatrics of the Lee-Kirby Marvel books too much to bear, or can't be bothered unpacking the densely cosmic conceits of much of Kirby's 1970s solo work should really consider picking up Fantagraphics' two lovingly restored Young Romance collections.  Here is not just an artistically softer Kirby, the dimension-popping blockiness of his famed superhero style still decades away, but these torrid little post-war romance stories frequently throw a great deal of class discourse in with their heartbreakers, occasional noirish twists and soapy melodramatics ("David must never know about my background...I-I can't risk losing his love because of our difference in social positions..." --From "Shame," 1948).

Young Romance's title pages are also frequently terrific, pulpy affairs, attractively designed.

The Marvel cinematic universe, the cash cow of that brand, is built on Kirby's brains, his dynamic style and his incredible work ethic.  Stan Lee, Marvel's other father, may remain the human face of the company to this very day and while his influence and creativity can not and should not be discounted, it's Kirby who did the heavy creative lifting during the foundational construction of Marvel Comics. Together, the pair created just about every single A-list character the company has (and, yes, this very likely also includes Spider-Man). 

For those unsure of the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby working dynamic, refer to the below, taken from 

http://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/ff_Lee-Kirby.html :

Stan would often would just phone in a suggestion and Jack would do the rest, delivering the pages for dialog to be added. For example, Stan said something like "this month have the Fantastic Four fight God" and Jack then created the Galactus saga, perhaps the greatest comic story ever. Famously, when Stan first saw the Silver Surfer he asked "who's this guy?" 

"Very often," Lee has said, "I didn't know what the hell [Kirby] was going to give me. I’d get some pages of artwork, and I wrote the copy and turned it into whatever story I wanted it to be ... It was like doing a crossword puzzle. I would try to figure out what the illustrations meant and then I would put in the dialog and captions.” 

Kirby would even add blue pencil notes for dialog. Stan would then add the actual dialog (which often contradicted what Jack wanted, but Jack seldom had time to read the finished comic). 

 

It's worth noting here that the Galactus Saga mentioned above ran from Fantastic Four #48-#50 (1966) and is regarded as a high point of Marvel Comics' first decade. Many still consider it one of the finest comics stories ever made. There's little point here in covering the Lee-Kirby era further, as the team's resume simply speaks for itself, with their 104 issue Fantastic Four run remaining one of comics greatest ever collaborative runs.

As important as the early Marvel work is, for my money it's '70s Kirby, bound and determined to leverage as much creative control from his corporate contracts at possible, that's the most resonant and striking. As chiefly inked by Mike Royer, an artist who sought to enhance Kirby's pencils rather than input his own style over the top, such as Joe Sinnott during the FF days, or even cut corners, inking over pencilled detail, such as Vince Colletta, Kirby's real visual power appears unfettered, especially considering the comics' factory-style construction necessitated by a ridiculous schedule and deadline crunch of four monthly books for DC Comics. It's a shame Royer couldn't ink everything The King did during this period, but Kirby's pace was simply too much for him to keep up with.

Frustrated with a lack of recognition and compensation at Marvel, Kirby defected to DC, that other pillar of Western comics culture, in 1970. It was a place he had not drawn for since working on books like Challengers of the Unknown, Manhunter and Boy Commandos in his pre-Marvel days. Ensconced at DC once more, he began once again pumping out the content.

 

DC, like Marvel also owe some never-enduring gratitude to Kirby for the characters he created for them. Kirby may have largely been left to chisel out his own corners of the company's multiverse, suffering the ignominy of having other artists redraw the face of his Superman (it was too off the Curt Swan model) in the process, but he was largely in charge of his output and in Darkseid, he created the company's most enduring cosmic villain. From the moment Darkseid's Parademons appeared in DC's dodgy 2016 cinematic blockbuster, Batman v Superman, it was clear that Kirby's centrepiece DC villain was slated for a cinematic appearance of his own.

 

Darkseid is, of course, the notorious evil force at the heart of Kirby's grand DC epic The Fourth World Saga.  From 1970-1973, The Fourth World Saga played out weekly over the course of four books, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, New Gods, The Forever People and Mister Miracle, Kirby dialled up the psychedelia and his admittedly overwrought dialogue and hurled concept after concept at his readers every week as the forces of New Genesis battled Darkseid, who seeks to master the Anti-Life equation, and his minions on Apokolips, with the conflict spilling over to Earth. Kirby, ever the veteran Nazi-fighter peppered numerous fascistic warnings into the books that ring especially true today, such as in The Forever People #3, which introduced the character of the evil Glorious Godfrey. "In a troubled, fearful world he faces his audience with his truth and fire," Kirby's opening narration tells us, as Godfrey proclaims Darkseid's apocalyptic glory to hypnotised masses, minions hands out "Justifier Helmets" the brainwashed will wear.

 

The Fourth World Saga failed at the time, which is perhaps unsurprising given how staggeringly odd it is. Kirby was eventually left to tack an epilogue onto his creation in 1985s graphic novel, "The Hunger Dogs." Failure at publication time, maybe, but The Fourth World saga's stature as true cosmic classic has only grown over the years, and continues to do so, now recognised as an unmissable, influential epic from the master creator. Following The Fourth World Saga, more grand DC "failures" followed: Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth (perhaps the most accessible book Kirby produced during the period), OMAC, The Demon, a stint on WWII book, The Losers, magazines In The Days of The Mob and the bafflingly weird Spirit World, and much more. Bold, varied books, all.

 

A return to Marvel followed the expiration of Kirby's DC contract, where runs on books like Captain America and Black Panther brought pages crackling with energy and startling new directions for the characters - Kirby kicked off his Black Panther run with a story about a brass frog that happened to be a time machine. Devil Dinosaur and The Eternals also spilled out of his head, along with a rippingly weird comics take on 2001: A Space Odyssey (tragically out of print). But all failed and failed again as his storytelling methods began to look antiquated and his audience diminished. How funny that now seems now in 2017, in the midst of a Kirby revival. He would spend some time working in animation, bouncing back into comics from time to time as the years passed, creating such indie books as Captain Victory, Destroyer Duck, Silver Star and more, with others continuing on with his creator owned concepts after his passing.

 

Jack Kirby was a literal fighter of Nazis. He was a key figure in the battle for creator rights in comics, a man with a staggering imagination and a profoundly individualistic artistic voice. He was an illustrator of profound importance to the 20th Century whose work was frequently and tragically shredded or thrown away by his employer. His characters endure. In fact, 2017's most buzzed about superhero title is The Fourth World Saga's Mister Miracle, brought back from publishing limbo by writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads. DC is even creating a special line of Kirby Centennial one-shots, featuring some of the King's best-loved DC creations. For their part, Marvel is releasing a range of Kirby "True Believer" comics, reprinting some solid gold hits Kirby produced for the House of Ideas, and with the Legacy initiative hoping to mine some much-missed Marvel nostalgia, Kirby's presence over both companies would seem to hover over them both more prominently than in quite some time.

WEBCOMIC OF THE WEEK : THE JACK KIRBY MUSEUM

Prepare to lose some time. From essays, to scans of original pencil art, to photos of the man's life and times, The Jack Kirby Museum is simply a click away. It's a wonderful resource for the Kirby novice and devotee alike.

http://kirbymuseum.org/

COMICS VIDEO OF THE WEEK :

JACK KIRBY: STORYTELLERFULL DOCUMENTARY

Some greater focus on the DC days is all that’s really missing from this excellent hour-long Kirby documentary. There's so much to love about this, but the main take away is, perhaps, just how warm and loving the Kirby family were, welcoming in every strange fan and visitor to their home for extended periods of time, including a visit from members of a UFO cult wanting to whisk Jack away off and up to the stars. Thank God that never happened. Heaps of art, heaps of anecdotes from people who matter, this is perfect Kirby 100 viewing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoXeiEXJrgc

See you in two weeks. Love your comics.

Cameron Ashley spends a lot of time writing comics and other things you'll likely never read. He's the chief editor and co-publisher of Crime Factory (www.thecrimefactory.com). You can reach him @cjamesashley on Twitter.

New Comics For Wednesday 23rd of August

THIS IS IT! THIS SATURDAY, THE 26TH OF AUGUST IS OUR KIRBY 100 : JACK KIRBY APPRECIATION DAY 

What would have been the 100th Birthday of one of comics greatest and most important talents, Jack Kirby is coming up. To celebrate we have a whole day planned as a tribute to him. 

FREE Kirby Comics, FREE Kirby sketches and Kirby giveaways are just the beginning of our plans for the day, with more details revealed throughout the week.

So check our event page and let us know you will be joining in the celebration and help us praise the work and talent of the King himself, Jack Kirby! 

But until Saturday, you'll still need a new comic fix, right?

Perfect timing for our Kirby Day, celebrate 100 years of Jack Kirby with 100 comic creators including Bruce Timm to Alex Ross in this epic magazine. From family photos to stories of joy and triumph, a wonderful read for fans young and old with KIRBY 100 SC.

Then in the same week embrace the old with the new with a new Manhunter special featuring classic Kirby comics and a brand new story about the masked crime fighter and his friends Sandman and Sandy in MANHUNTER SPECIAL #1.

A time displaced Thor finds herself in ancient Egypt alongside a not yet worthy axe wielding Odinson in GENERATIONS UNWORTHY THOR & MIGHTY THOR #1. Can the two Thors survive in the heart of Apocalypse' Egypt? You'll have to pick up this Thorsome book to find out.

The team behind the New York Times bestseller BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM glimpse into the future in NIGHTWING THE NEW ORDER #1 (OF 6). Dick Grayson is now leader of a government task force called the Crusaders, who are hunting the remaining metahumans across the globe. But when the government turns their attention to Dick's own family will he turn against the very system he helped create?

Legendary wheel-man AJ Gurney gets released from prison after 5 hard years. On a coincidental visit to the bank he gets roped into being a getaway driver and finds himself caught between a rock and a HARD PLACE #1 (OF 5). BOOM!

Are you into Witchcraft, Monsters, Haunting's and Tales of the Dead? Collected in DARK HORSE BOOK OF HORROR HC are 35 tales from such talent as Mike Mignola and Kelley Jones to satisfy any ghoulish side! 

Carol Danvers returns to the helm as Alpha Flight commander with the world cheering her on with her newfound status as the greatest there is. Join Captain Marvel on the case of the elusive alien refugee children hunter in MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 01 ALIEN NATION.

As Wonder Woman picks up the shattered pieces of her psyche she must face the deadly group known as Poison in the recently acclaimed run, WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 03 THE TRUTH (REBIRTH)

The original time displaced X-men team are back and better than ever in X-MEN BLUE TP VOL 01 STRANGEST. Under the tutelage of their one time archenemy Magneto and guidance of Jean Grey as team leader, they attempt to restore a shine to the X-Men name.

Controversy be damned, this comic bounced back to be pure gold. Join the X-Men as Kitty Pryde leads the team of the future in X-MEN GOLD TP VOL 01 BACK TO BASICS.

Ever wondered want a mixture of Empire Records and Fight Club would be like? From the director of Ru Paul's Drag race comes the tale of 5 rad music store employees in a 1998 record shop. But when the store favourite singer Rory vanishes, the stores undercover fight club is exposed. It's all in the title of this new series from BOOM, HI-FI FIGHT CLUB #1 (OF 4).

It's a year after the epic event that gave some human's super powers, many of them now work together in teams to help the world. For one team searching for the one they call Seven is going to be quite the adventure in the new, CATALYST PRIME INCIDENTALS #1.

The bloodline of Lovecraft's great ones courses through Calla's veins. While some might relish in battling supernatural monsters, she just wants to check out colleges for the upcoming school year in the Kickstarter hit, CALLA CTHULHU TP.

What-EVER! Can you believe how lucky we are in this day and age to have a brand new story from everyone's favourtie 90's icons Dionne and Cher? Amazing. Be sure not to miss, CLUELESS ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 SENIOR YEAR from Buffy star, Amber Benson.

Edan Hale is a soldier on the run, now being helped by those she hunted. Edan is without the support of her country with nowhere to hide in Image's lastest end of the world tale, FEW TP.

Tim Seeley from Revial and Hack Slash fame gives us crazy, action packed stories with art from Sophie Campbell and Jim Terry in TIM SEELEY ACTION FIGURE COLLECTION TP VOL 01.

Everyone's favourite washed up star of Horsin' Around can be yours to own

POP BOJACK HORSEMAN BOJACK VINYL FIG.

Another great list and another excellent instore event on the horizon. If you spotted something extra you needed to put aside, let us know before close of business Tuesday and we'll get it sorted.
Until we see you next have a great week!

MARVEL

BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER #6

CABLE #4

DAREDEVIL #25

DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN #4 (OF 5)

DOCTOR STRANGE #24 SE

EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #5 (OF 5)

GENERATIONS UNWORTHY THOR & MIGHTY THOR #1

I AM GROOT #4

ICEMAN #4

PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #3

PUNISHER #15

SECRET EMPIRE #9 (OF 10) SE

STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA ANNUAL #1

WEAPON X #7

X-MEN GOLD #10

DC COMICS

ACTION COMICS #986

BATGIRL #14

BATMAN BEYOND #11

BATMAN THE SHADOW #5 (OF 6)

BLUE BEETLE #12

DETECTIVE COMICS #963

FLASH #29

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #27

HARLEY QUINN #26

HELLBLAZER #13

KAMANDI CHALLENGE #8 (OF 12)

MANHUNTER SPECIAL #1

MOTHER PANIC #10

NIGHTWING THE NEW ORDER #1 (OF 6)

SUICIDE SQUAD #24

TEEN TITANS #11

BOOM

ADVENTURE TIME #67

ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #14

ADVENTURE TIME REGULAR SHOW #1 MAIN & MIX

HI-FI FIGHT CLUB #1 (OF 4)

JIM HENSON POWER OF DARK CRYSTAL #6 (OF 12)

LUMBERJANES #41

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #18

SISTERS OF SORROW #2 (OF 4)

WWE #8

DARK HORSE

BLACK HAMMER #12

CALL OF DUTY ZOMBIES #6

CONAN THE SLAYER #12

DEPT H #17

ELFQUEST FINAL QUEST #21

DYNAMITE

BETTIE PAGE #2

GAME OF THRONES CLASH OF KINGS #3

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS HERO KILLERS #4

RED SONJA #8

IDW

ANGRY BIRDS FURIOUS FOWL

DONALD & MICKEY #1

FIRST STRIKE #2

HANAZUKI FULL OF TREASURES #2

JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS INFINITE #2 (OF 3)

MASK MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND #9

MY LITTLE PONY MOVIE PREQUEL #3

REVOLUTION AW YEAH #3

ROM VS TRANSFORMERS SHINING ARMOR #2

SAUCER STATE #3 (OF 6)

TMNT DIMENSION X #4

IMAGE

DYING AND THE DEAD #5

ETERNAL EMPIRE #4

GENERATION GONE #2

GRRL SCOUTS MAGIC SOCKS #4 (OF 6)

HARD PLACE #1 (OF 5)

LAZARUS X PLUS 66 #2 (OF 6)

MOONSTRUCK #2

PLASTIC #5 (OF 5)

REDNECK #5

RENATO JONES SEASON TWO #3 (OF 5)

SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER #3

UNDERWINTER #6

ONI

HEARTTHROB SEASON 2 #3

INVADER ZIM #22

RICK & MORTY #29

VALIANT

WAR MOTHER #1 (OF 4)

X-O MANOWAR (2017) #6

MISC

ARCHIE #23

CATALYST PRIME INCIDENTALS #1

HEATHEN #5

JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS #9

SABRINA #8

SHIPWRECK #5

TANK GIRL WORLD WAR TANK GIRL #4 (OF 4)

TRADES

ABSALOM UNDER A FALSE FLAG GN

ALL NEW X-MEN INEVITABLE TP VOL 04 IVX

ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 22

BAKER STREET FOUR GN VOL 02

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TALES FROM THE FLEET OMNIBUS

BEAUTY TP VOL 03

BEST OF JOSIE & PUSSYCATS TP

BLOODY BEST OF LENORE HC

CALLA CTHULHU TP

CLUELESS ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 SENIOR YEAR

COMPLETE ELFQUEST TP VOL 04

DARK HORSE BOOK OF HORROR HC

ELVES GN VOL 02

FANTASY SPORTS HC VOL 03 GREEN KING

FEW TP

GREGORY AND THE GARGOYLES HC VOL 01 (OF 3)

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY MOTHER ENTROPY TP

HELLBOY AN ASSORTMENT OF HORRORS SC NOVEL

INVADER ZIM TP VOL 04

JIM HENSON STORYTELLER GIANTS HC

KIRBY 100 SC

LITTLE PIERROT HC VOL 01 GET THE MOON

MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 01 ALIEN NATION

NEW AVENGERS BY BENDIS COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL

NEW TEEN TITANS TP VOL 07

PUNISHER MAX TP COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 06

SCIENCE COMICS PLAGUES SC GN MICROSCOPIC BATTLEFIE

SIF JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY COMPLETE COLLECTION TP

SKYDOLL SUDRA HC

SNOWFALL TP

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ARTISAN ED HC

THE SIXTH GUN DLX HC VOL 04

TIM SEELEY ACTION FIGURE COLLECTION TP VOL 01

TRISH TRASH HC VOL 02

WARLORD OF MARS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01

WATER MEMORY GN VOL 01

WEAPON X TP VOL 01 WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION P

WOLVERINE BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL

WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 03 THE TRUTH (REBIRTH)

X-FILES EARTH CHILDREN ARE WEIRD HC

X-MEN BLUE TP VOL 01 STRANGEST

X-MEN GOLD TP VOL 01 BACK TO BASICS

MERCH

POP BOJACK HORSEMAN BOJACK VINYL FIG

New Comics For Wednesday 16th of August

The countdown continues to Saturday August 26th and our KIRBY 100 : Jack Kirby Appreciation Day. Filled to the brim with Kirby Krackle, join in with us to celebrate one of the greats of comic history with FREE Kirby comics, FREE Kirby sketches and Kirby giveaways and that's just to begin with!

But before we get ahead of ourselves, there is always a new week of comics!

The Superstar team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo reunite to bring you the most metallic event yet, DARK NIGHTS METAL #1. The Dark Multiverse has been revealed and all it's threats are coming for the DC Universe and it will take the combined might of the world's greatest heroes to face a Multiverse of bad guys!

The team-up you've been waiting for since your old pal Wolverine died a few years back. Australian made, Tom Taylor gives us GENERATIONS WOLVERINE & ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #1 bringing together Laura and Logan, but not that old man, for some Adamantium claw wielding  fightin'.

 Hideo's struggling to keep Hiromi's affliction a secret from the new band of suspicious survivors he is now teamed with. Will his anxiety finally crack in I AM A HERO OMNIBUS TP VOL 04.

Two new tales and bonus classic tales from one of Jack Kirby's classic characters, Sandman. With his pals Brute and Glob, Sandman is about to take on an onslaught of powerful dreams in the SANDMAN SPECIAL #1.

It's been 10 long years since we last entered the world of Mage. In this final adventure, Kevin Matchstick must once again use his powers and hope for mystical guidance when dark forces gather in Matt Wagner's modern day fantasy, MAGE HERO DENIED #1 (OF 15).

Who better to guide you into the world of international espionage than a Seal from Britain who is a spy. Rich Tommaso latest with SPY SEAL #1.

Being a superhero is hard enough without trying to balance school, friends and battling crime. Stephanie Brown comes up against Man Bat, Scarecrow and mountains of paperwork in the new printing of BATGIRL STEPHANIE BROWN TP VOL 01.

In the third volume of IDW's epic robot series, D4VE sets his sights on a political victory, as president in D4VE TP VOL 03 D4VEOCRACY.

All hail the queen of the jungle Sheena. This comic book icon is back with a brand new series written by Marguerite Bennett. Sheena is on the path of a trespasser, but what dangers lurk in the shadow? Find out in SHEENA #0.

All hail...again...this time around to the movie history's favourite demon killing doofus, Bruce Campbell and his further memoirs in HAIL TO THE CHIN FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF A B MOVIE.

Kicking yourself you didn't read LOCKE & KEY when it first came out and didn't get those one-shots that were never reprinted? Your in luck as three one-shots get that sweet deluxe HC treatment in LOCKE & KEY HEAVEN & EARTH DLX HC ED.

The wait is finally over. The second volume in the award winning Indigenous Comics Collection Moonshot is finally here. Authors from across North America take us around the world and to worlds beyond our imagination in MOONSHOT VOL 02 INDIGENOUS COMICS COLL.

And that but the tip on the new comic iceberg for this week. If you keen for something extra on the list, just let us know before close of business Tuesday and we'll add it for you.
Until next time we see you, have an awesome week!

MARVEL

ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #8

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #10

ASTONISHING X-MEN #2

BLACK PANTHER CREW #5

GENERATION X #5

GENERATIONS WOLVERINE & ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #1

GWENPOOL #19

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10

LUKE CAGE #4

MARVELS THOR RAGNAROK PRELUDE #4 (OF 4)

MIGHTY THOR #22

MONSTERS UNLEASHED #5

ROYALS #6

SECRET EMPIRE BRAVE NEW WORLD #5 (OF 5) SE

SILVER SURFER #13

SPIDER-MEN II #2 (OF 5)

STAR WARS #34

STAR WARS POE DAMERON #18

TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #22 WMD

ULTIMATES 2 #100

US AVENGERS #9 SE

X-MEN BLUE #9 SE

DC COMICS

AQUAMAN #27

BATMAN #29

BATWOMAN #6

CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #11

DARK NIGHTS METAL #1 (OF 6)

DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #33

FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS #1

GREEN ARROW #29

GREEN LANTERNS #29

INJUSTICE 2 #8

JUSTICE LEAGUE #27

NIGHTWING #27

SANDMAN SPECIAL #1

SUPER SONS #7

SUPERMAN #29

TEEN TITANS GO #23

TRINITY #12

WONDER WOMAN #28

VERTIGO

AMERICAN WAY THOSE ABOVE AND BELOW #2 (OF 6)

ASTRO CITY #46

BOOM

AMORY WARS GOOD APOLLO #5 (OF 12)

BILL & TED SAVE THE UNIVERSE #3

GODSHAPER #5

MISFIT CITY #4 (OF 4)

WAR FOR PLANET OF THE APES #2 (OF 4)

DARK HORSE

BRIGGS LAND LONE WOLVES #3

DRAGON AGE KNIGHT ERRANT #4

NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS SHADOWS #6

DYNAMITE

JAMES BOND KILL CHAIN #2 (OF 6)

MAGNUS #3

NORMANDY GOLD #3

PIERCE BROWN RED RISING #4

SHEENA #0

VAMPIRELLA #5

IDW

24 LEGACY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT #4 (OF 5)

GUMBALLS #3

MICRONAUTS WRATH OF KARZA #4 (OF 5)

ROM #12

STAR TREK TNG MIRROR BROKEN #3 (OF 6)

TIME & VINE #2

TMNT DIMENSION X #3

TMNT ONGOING #73

UNCLE SCROOGE #29

IMAGE

3 FLOYDS ALPHA KING #4 (OF 5)

BITCH PLANET TRIPLE FEATURE #3

BLACK CLOUD #5

CURSE WORDS #7

DESCENDER #23

GENIUS CARTEL #1 (OF 5)

HORIZON #13

I HATE FAIRYLAND #15

INVINCIBLE #139

KILL THE MINOTAUR #3

MAGE HERO DENIED #1 (OF 15)

RAT QUEENS #5

REGRESSION #4

ROCKSTARS #6

SAMARITAN VERITAS #3

SOUTHERN BASTARDS #17

SPY SEAL #1

WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD #3 (OF 4)

ONI

KAIJUMAX SEASON 3 #2

RICK & MORTY POCKET LIKE YOU STOLE IT #2 (OF 5)

VALIANT

DIVINITY #0

SECRET WEAPONS #3 (OF 4)

MISC

ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #281

BLOOD BOWL MORE GUTS MORE GLORY #3 (OF 4)

CATALYST PRIME SUPERB #2

CLOUDIA & REX #2 (OF 3)

HERCULES WRATH O/T HEAVENS #1

JUGHEAD & ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #26

MOTOR GIRL #8

STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #4 (OF 8)

TANK GIRL WORLD WAR TANK GIRL #4 (OF 4)

WARHAMMER 40000 DAWN OF WAR III #2 (OF 4)

MAGAZINES

BACK ISSUE #99

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #514

TRADES

AVENGERS INITIATIVE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 02

BATGIRL STEPHANIE BROWN TP VOL 01

BATMAN SUPERMAN TP VOL 06 UNIVERSES FINEST

BORDER WORLDS GN

CRAFTY CAT AND CRAFTY CAMP GN

D4VE TP VOL 03 D4VEOCRACY

DEAD INSIDE TP VOL 01

DEADPOOL 2099 TP

DONALD DUCK TIMELESS TALES HC VOL 03

FANTASY SPORTS HC VOL 03 GREEN KING

HAL JORDAN & THE GLC TP VOL 03 QUEST FOR HOPE (REBIRTH)

HEROES FOR HIRE ABNETT AND LANNING COMP COLL TP

I AM A HERO OMNIBUS TP VOL 04

JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS THE MISFITS TP

LOCKE & KEY HEAVEN & EARTH DLX HC ED

METABARONS GN VOL 03 (OF 4) S

MONSTER HUNTER FLASH HUNTER GN VOL 09

MOONSHOT VOL 02 INDIGENOUS COMICS COLL

NAMESAKE TP VOL 01

NIGHT OWL SOCIETY TP

PLANET OF APES ARCHIVE HC VOL 01

PUNISHER SUICIDE RUN TP

SEXCASTLE TP

SH*T MY PRESIDENT SAYS ILLUSTRATED TWEETS OF DONAL

SIXPACK & DOGWELDER HARD TRAVELIN HEROZ TP

TEEN TITANS EARTH ONE TP VOL 02

TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 14

UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL TP VOL 03 TOTALLY IN

MERCH

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY NORM BREYFOGLE

BACK IN STOCK

CALEXIT #1 2ND PTG

EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG MATTINA VAR

SUNSTONE 18-MONTH CALENDAR

MARVEL LEGACY / GENERATIONS POSTER GIVEAWAY!

Marvel is fast approaching its new era, the MARVEL LEGACY! The return of fan favourite heroes, original numbering on long running series and utilising the board appeal of new characters and stories of recent years with the love of Marvel rich and vibrant past!

This all starts with Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's one shot, MARVEL LEGACY #1. Telling the story of the Marvel Universe's original heroes, setting the new status quo in full motion.

Leading up to this, Marvel has being releasing a series of one shots focusing on characters with a rich legacy of their own, called GENERATIONS. Showcasing characters that share the same namesake and how the relationship between the two effects the other. 

Celebrating the upcoming release of MARVEL LEGACY #1 we are GIVING AWAY the 11 amazing posters Marvel released for each of these Generations titles (valued at over $150) to one lucky customers.

To go into the draw for your chance to win all you need to do is tell us,

"I'll be reading Marvel Comics for Generations to come but I really think _______ would like to see where Marvel's Legacy is headed in the future!" filling the blank with the tag of the person you think should really check out Marvel Legacy #1 and you will be entered in the draw. 

As an added bonus, anyone that pre-orders Marvel Legacy #1 will get a second entry in the draw!

Terms and Conditions:

-Only entries made via the comments on the Facebook post will be included in the draw.

-All entries will go into the All Star Barrel and winners will be drawn at random.

-Entries close 6pm Monday the 26th of August and the winner will be announced Wednesday the 27th of September, the day of Marvel Legacy #1's release.

For a little more info on Marvel Legacy #1, just look below.

MARVEL LEGACY #1

DUE FOR RELEASE:27th SEPTEMBER

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Joe Quesada

EVERYTHING STARTS HERE!

It begins at the dawn of the human race, and ends with a child's prayer! In between, empires fall, mysteries brew, secrets are revealed, quests are undertaken and legends are forged! All leading up to the dramatic return you've been waiting for - and one you've been dreading!

Jason Aaron (MIGHTY THOR) and Esad Ribic (SECRET WARS) usher in a new dawn - one whose rays will touch every corner of the Marvel Universe in the days to come!

MARVEL LEGACY: It's everything you've been longing for - and more!

Rated T+

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 3D PREVIEW SCREENING DOUBLE PASS GIVEAWAY!

The theatrical release of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY – 3D is coming to cinemas from cinemas 24 August for one week only!

The film’s acclaimed director, James Cameron, has taken his epic action/sci-fi masterpiece, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in his most iconic role, to the next level by restoring the film to 4K and converting it into immersive 3D.

Thanks to those unstoppable folks at StudioCanal, the distributor of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY – 3D in cinemas for a limited season from 24th August for one week only, we have 15 double passes to a special preview screening of the film to be held at Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn, Monday 14th August at 6.30pm.

To go into the draw for your chance to win all you need to do is tell us,

"_______, come with me if you want to live...for a night, catching up with a screening of this cinema classic!" filling the blank with the tag of the person who you don't mind being back and you will be entered in the draw.

SPECIAL NOTE: 

As this prize is for a specific time and date, please only enter if you are free that evening.

Terms and Conditions:

-Only entries made via the comments on the Facebook post will be included in the draw.

-All entries will go into the All Star Barrel and winners will be drawn at random.

-Entries close 5pm Saturday the 12th of August and winners will be announced Sunday the 13th and notified soon after as to how to collect their tickets.

A huge thanks again to TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY – 3D in select cinemas 24 August for one week only.

To find out more about screenings and session times head to

http://www.terminator2-3d.com.au/

DARK TOWER PREVIEW SCREENING DOUBLE PASS GIVEAWAY!

There are other worlds than these. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world’s most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen.  The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey), determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

A blistering blend of sleek action, gritty sexuality and dazzling style, Atomic Blonde is directed by David Leitch (John Wick, upcoming Deadpool 2). Also starring John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella and Toby Jones, the film is based on the Oni Press graphic novel “The Coldest City,” by Antony Johnston & illustrator Sam Hart. Kurt Johnstad (300) wrote the screenplay.

Thanks to those multiverse travelers from Sony Pictures and THE DARK TOWER

In Cinemas August 17, we have 15 double passes to a special preview screening of the film to be held at Village Cinemas Crown on Wednesday 16th August at 6.45pm.

To go into the draw for your chance to win all you need to do is tell us,

"I may have forgotten the face of my father but I would never forget the face of one so lovely as _______ " filling the blank with the tag of the person with a face that brings a smile to yours and you will be entered in the draw.

SPECIAL NOTE: 

As this prize is for a specific time and date, please only enter if you are free that evening.

Terms and Conditions:

-Only entries made via the comments on the Facebook post will be included in the draw.

-All entries will go into the All Star Barrel and winners will be drawn at random.

-Entries close 5pm Sunday the 6th of August and winners will be announced Monday the 7th and notified soon after as to how to collect their tickets.

A huge thanks again to Sony Pictures and THE DARK TOWER In Cinemas August 17

To find out more just head to :

www.TheDarkTower-Movie.net

The Dark Tower and all associated characters ™ & © 2017 MRC. 

The Dark Tower, the movie ©2017 CPII and MRC. 

All Rights Reserved.