New Comics For Wednesday 27th of September

Thanks to all those who made it out for Batman and Harley Quinn Day last weekend and helped make for another great event day. 

This week, we've got Chris Gooch's launch for his new graphic novel from Top Shelf, BOTTLED to look forward too. Well that along with this week's comics and hopefully a Grand Final win for Richmond, maybe.

A new legacy of Marvel Comics begins now! Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic touch on Marvel's epic history while leading us into a new era as we wait for one character's long awaited return. MARVEL LEGACY #1.

Three Captain America's for the price of one fighting side by side against what might be an unstoppable threat..but two of them are SamWilson..whaaaaaa? GENERATIONS CAPTAIN AMERICAS #1 for all the answers.

Then to follow up, Peter Parker and Miles Morales team up to battle bullies and save the day in Bendis', GENERATIONS MORALES & PARKER SPIDER-MAN #1.

Ducktales, a woo hoo! Brand new adventures in a classic world where Huey, Duey and Louie team up with Donald to investigate a top secret lab full of crazy experiments with DUCKTALES #1.

The creatures of the dark underworld are invading after the events of Dark Night Metal. Is Batman ready to fight a hoard of deadly beings? The next nightmare Bat-version of your favourite DC heroes, BATMAN THE MURDER MACHINE #1 (METAL).

It's time for a field trip as the students of Super Hero High meet dinosaurs in the Jurassic period in the latest, DC SUPER HERO GIRLS TP VOL 04 PAST TIMES AT SUPER HEROHIGH.

Captain Kronos, the vampire hunter is stalking his prey in Eastern Europe. A local town has had enough of the blood suckers stalking their homes. It's up to Captain Kronos to make the streets safe in classic 60's style, CAPTAIN KRONOS (HAMMER) #1.

This young boy isn't only the smartest in the world, but he may also be the oldest kid at nearly 100 years. Fu Jitsu has met everyone from Einstein to Kim Kardashian all while keeping his arch nemesis, Robert Ladlow tallest man alive at bay in the latest release from Aftershock Comics, FU JITSU #1.

Insect aliens now run the earth, so why bother trying to start a resistance. There is nothing left for human beings but for a few scavengers there may be hope for a new world, in THE BEAUTIFUL DEATH #1.

Ruben gets her superpowers by being under the influence . But after one attempt of saving the world he finds himself in rehab. How will the world survive while he gets the help he needs? From rising star, Donny Cates, BUZZKILL TP.

Learn the true tale of when Nickola Tesla and Mark Twain tried to go into business selling world peace in the re-packaged Matt Fraction tale, FIVE FISTS OF SCIENCE TP (NEW EDITION).

After a murder on a spaceship, a hazy cop is sent to investigate. What he finds could start a cold war. A new galactic noir tale from fan favourite Kyle Higgins with HADRIANS WALL TP.

A women named Marcy is sick of the sexism in conventional superhero teams so she starts one of her own, made up of powerful women wanting to make a difference in HEROINES TP VOL 01 BACKPACK.

In this wordless comic, creator Kevin Sacco tells a tale set in the Civil War era in JOSEPHINE GN.

A must have for all 90s action movie fans. Kyle Starks (Sexcastle) pays homage in an epic battle between a hard drinking former cop and a vengeful murderess in ONI's KILL THEM ALL GN.

Follow that up with more Kyle Starks work with the tale of Hobo Jackson. On the search for hobo heaven, while trying to stay one step ahead of the Devil, what adventures await Jackson in ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN TP VOL 01.

In Jeff Lemire's most personal comic to date he tells the story of a family in a small town named Royal City. A son, a once famous writer returns to the town he grew up in to find he and the rest of his family haven't dealt with the passing of his younger brother years earlier. ROYAL CITY TP VOL 01 NEXT OF KIN.

For a group of criminals who freeze time when they orgasm there comes a time when someone is bound to be sick of doing the same thing over and over again in the long overdue latest from Fraction and Zdarsky's SEX CRIMINALS TP VOL 04 FOURGY. 

The final trade in this stunning adventure series. Kate must finally end Prospero's grip on her family for good. SHUTTER TP VOL 05 SO FAR BEYOND

With a new flying squirrel suit, Squirrel Girl can fight crime at a whole other level.

UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL TP VOL 06 WHO RUN THE WOR

Zombies, blood and people being selfish. You know the drill, WALKING DEAD TP VOL 28.

Everyone's favourite yellow overall wearing fisherman seal can be yours in pin form.

SAGA GHUS PIN

And that's about all she wrote. Spot something extra on the list you need us to stash for you, just make sure to need us know before close of business on Tuesday and we'll get that sorted for you.

Until we see you next have a great week!

MARVEL

BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER #8

BLACK PANTHER #18

CABLE #5

DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN #5 (OF 5)

GENERATIONS CAPTAIN AMERICAS #1

GENERATIONS MORALES & PARKER SPIDER-MAN #1

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TELLTALE SERIES #3 (OF 5)

I AM GROOT #5

INFAMOUS IRON MAN #12

MARVEL LEGACY #1

MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #9

MIGHTY THOR #23

MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #23

NICK FURY #6

PUNISHER #16

SPIDER-GWEN #24

STAR WARS JEDI REPUBLIC MACE WINDU #2 (OF 5)

THANOS #11

VENOMVERSE #4 (OF 5)

X-MEN BLUE #12

DC COMICS

ACTION COMICS #988 LENTICULAR ED (OZ EFFECT)

BATGIRL #15

BATMAN BEYOND #12

BATMAN THE MURDER MACHINE #1 (METAL)

BATMAN THE SHADOW #6 (OF 6)

BLUE BEETLE #13

BOMBSHELLS UNITED #2

DETECTIVE COMICS #965

FLASH #31

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #29

HELLBLAZER #14

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #15

JUSTICE LEAGUE POWER RANGERS #6 (OF 6)

KAMANDI CHALLENGE #9 (OF 12)

LOONEY TUNES #239

MOTHER PANIC #11

NIGHTWING THE NEW ORDER #2 (OF 6)

SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #30

SUICIDE SQUAD #26 (METAL)

WONDER WOMAN #31

VERTIGO

AMERICAN WAY THOSE ABOVE AND BELOW #3 (OF 6)

BOOM

ADVENTURE TIME #68

ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #15

GODSHAPER #6 (OF 6)

HI-FI FIGHT CLUB #2 (OF 4)

JIM HENSON POWER OF DARK CRYSTAL #7 (OF 12)

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #19

SISTERS OF SORROW #3 (OF 4)

VICTOR LAVALLE DESTROYER #5 (OF 6)

WWE #9

DARK HORSE

ANGEL SEASON 11 #9

BRIGGS LAND LONE WOLVES #4

BTVS SEASON 11 #11

REBELS THESE FREE & INDEPENDENT STATES #7 (OF 8)

ZODIAC STARFORCE CRIES OF FIRE PRINCE #2

DYNAMITE

BETTIE PAGE #3

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS HERO KILLERS #5 (OF 5)

RED SONJA #9

TUROK #2

IDW

DIABLO HOUSE #2

DUCKTALES #1

FIRST STRIKE #4

INFINITE LOOP NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH #1 (OF 6)

JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS INFINITE #3 (OF 3)

MY LITTLE PONY LEGENDS OF MAGIC #6

ROM #13

ROM VS TRANSFORMERS SHINING ARMOR #3

SAUCER STATE #4 (OF 6)

TMNT ONGOING #74

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

IMAGE

BLACK MAGICK #8

BLACK MONDAY MURDERS #7

CROSSWIND #4

HARD PLACE #2 (OF 5)

LAZARUS X PLUS 66 #3 (OF 6)

RAT QUEENS SPECIAL ORC DAVE #1 (ONE-SHOT)

REDNECK #6

ROCKSTARS #7

SAGA #47

SOUTHERN BASTARDS #18

SPAWN #278

ONI

RICK & MORTY #30

VALIANT

FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE #3

WAR MOTHER #2

X-O MANOWAR (2017) #7

MISC

AARDVARK COMICS #1 (OF 1)

ARCHIE #24

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

CAPTAIN KRONOS (HAMMER) #1

CATALYST PRIME INCIDENTALS #2

DISHONORED PEERESS AND THE PRICE #1

FROZEN 2017 ANNUAL

FU JITSU #1

GUMBY #3

IT SECRET WORLD OF MODERN BANKING 2 #1 (OF 5)

NORMALS #5

ROBOTECH #3

ROUGH RIDERS RIDERS ON THE STORM #6

SLASHER #4

THE BEAUTIFUL DEATH #1

MAGAZINES

IMAGE PLUS #2 (WYTCHES THE BAD EGG PT 2)

MARVEL PREVIEWS VOL 04 #3 OCTOBER 2017

PREVIEWS #349 OCTOBER 2017

TRADES

A DISTANT NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLETE HC

ABSOLUTE JUSTICE LEAGUE ORIGIN HC

ALIENS DEFIANCE TP VOL 02

ANIMAL NOIR TP

ANNUAL TP

ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM GN VOL 18

BABY SITTERS CLUB COLOR ED GN VOL 05 DAWN IMPOSSIB

BASTARDS WALTZ GN

BATMAN 66 MEETS STEED AND MRS PEEL TP

BATMAN 66 MEETS WONDER WOMAN 77 HC

BERNIE WRIGHTSON ART & DESIGNS FOR GANG OF 7 ANIMA

BOTTOMS UP GN

BUZZKILL TP

CHIP KIDD BOOK TWO 2007-2017 PX BOOKPLATE ED

COLDER OMNIBUS TP

CORTO MALTESE GN FABLE OF VENICE

DAM KEEPER HC GN

DARK NORTH HC

DC SUPER HERO GIRLS TP VOL 04 PAST TIMES AT SUPER

DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 19 MAKE WAR NOT LOVE

DOCTOR WHO 9TH HC VOL 02 DOCTORMANIA

DONALD & MICKEY QUEST FOR FACEPLANT TP

FIVE FISTS OF SCIENCE TP (NEW EDITION)

FLASH THE SILVER AGE TP VOL 02

FLYING WITCH GN VOL 03

FRED THE CLOWN IN IRON DUCHESS GN LANGRIDGE

FUTURE QUEST TP VOL 02

GARDENS OF GLASS GN

GIRL GENIUS SECOND JOURNEY GN VOL 03 INCORRUPTIBLE

GOING INTO TOWN LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK GN

HADRIANS WALL TP

HEROINES TP VOL 01 BACKPACK

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK BY WAID COMPLETE COLLECTION TP

INFINITY TP

INJUSTICE GROUND ZERO HC VOL 02

JEROME K JEROME BLOCHE HC

JOSEPHINE GN

KILL THEM ALL GN

LAND OF THE LUSTROUS GN VOL 02

LEGO NINJAGO MAKING OF MOVIE HC

MFK GN

MIGHTY THOR OMNIBUS HC VOL 03

MISTER X THE MODERN AGE TP

MONSTER HUNTER FLASH HUNTER GN VOL 10

MOONHEAD AND THE MUSIC MACHINE GN

MUNCHKIN TP VOL 06 (OF 6)

MY LITTLE PONY MOVIE ADAPTATION TP

NEIL GAIMAN GRAVEYARD BOOK COMP SC GN

NEIL GAIMAN NEVERWHERE ILLUSTRATED HC ED

OCCUPY AVENGERS TP VOL 02 IN PLAIN SIGHT

ORCHID GN

PASHMINA GN

PRINCESS JELLYFISH GN VOL 06

PROX TRANSMISSIONS TP

RICHARD STARKS PARKER THE SCORE TP

ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN TP VOL 01

ROYAL CITY TP VOL 01 NEXT OF KIN

RUNAWAYS TP VOL 06 PARENTAL GUIDANCE NEW PTG

SEX CRIMINALS TP VOL 04 FOURGY

SHUTTER TP VOL 05 SO FAR BEYOND

SPIDER-MAN 2099 TP VOL 07 BACK TO FUTURE SHOCK

SPIDER-MAN DAILY BUGLE TP

SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL TP VOL 03 ITSY BITSY

STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 02 STRANGER WORLDS

SUPERMAN REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01

THOR EPIC COLLECTION TP WRATH OF ODIN

TITANS TP VOL 02 MADE IN MANHATTAN (REBIRTH)

TITHE TP VOL 03 SAMARITAN

TOKYO GHOUL RE GN VOL 01

UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL TP VOL 06 WHO RUN THE WOR

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 28

WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 05 PAST LIVES

X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL 02 GENERAL

MERCH

GHOSTBUSTERS BOARD GAME II

SAGA GHUS PIN

FLATLINERS PREVIEW SCREENING DOUBLE PASS GIVEAWAY!

In Flatliners, five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the investigation becomes more and more perilous, they are forced to confront the sins of their pasts, as well as contend with the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side. 

Thanks to those heart stoppers from Sony Pictures and FLATLINERS

In Cinemas September 28, we have 5 double passes to a special preview screening of the film to be held at Hoyts Melbourne Central, Wednesday 27 September at 6.30pm to giveaway.

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

"No need for special experiments here, my heart stops every time _______ walks into the room" filling the blank with the tag of the person who makes you Flatline whenever they are around 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 24th of September and winners will be announced Monday the 25th and notified soon after as to how to collect their tickets.

A huge thanks again to Sony Pictures and FLATLINERS In Cinemas September 28

To find out more just head to :

www.FlatlinersMovie.net

©2017 CTMG. All Rights Reserved.

ALL STAR RECOMMENDS FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH

RIP LEN WEIN

Len Wein co-created many, many characters. Some of them you may of heard of. Mockingbird. Amanda Waller. Lucius Fox. The Human Target. Abby Holland. Madrox The Multiple Man. Colossus. Wolverine. Storm. Swamp Thing. He wrote comics for decades, a feat that is becoming rarer and rarer as time marches on and the industry churns through its workhorse writers (with several exceptions of course). He was, by all accounts, a lovely man. The Kirby 100 instalment of this column had in its video portion a documentary on Jack Kirby that featured Wein, alongside Marv Wolfman, grinning like the little kid he was in tales he recounted of hanging out at Jack's house, eating his food, swimming in his pool, learning at his drawing table. As Kirby was a large block in the road that made up Wein's early life, so Wein was a block in mine. I was a flu-ridden ten year old when my Grandpa brought home a Federal Comics reprint compendium of Wein's Giant Size X-Men #1 and those early first few Chris Claremont-scripted Uncanny X-Men issues that followed and it blew my mind.

These connections to the past, the real foundation of comics as we know it, become hazier and hazier as more and more of these guys pass.

Thanks, Len. Some of my favourite characters are your kids. I dare say anyone reading this will likely say the same.

COMIC OF THE WEEK : LAND OF THE LUSTROUS VOLUME 1

By Haruko Ichikawa

Translated by Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley

Published By Kodansha

There are times when just the sight of a page or two is argument enough that a particular comic is for me. Haruko Ichikawa's bizarre and utterly beautiful Land of The Lustrous is a perfect example. Here are two particular pages I spotted online a couple of months back:

Set in as future where the primary lifeforms are a kind of humanoid, sentient gem-beings called The Lustrous, Ichikawa's weird post-apocalyptic premise gets weirder with the introduction of her antagonists, The Lunarians, moon-dwellers who come to the planet's surface to hunt The Lustrous in order to make decorations of them. Yep, despite looking like avatars of some long lost ancient peace goddess from Indian mythology, The Lunarians would appear to be rampant consumers, plundering the world of it's most precious and gleaming resource.

The Lustrous are quite capable of fighting back against their jewellery-loving foes, however, and Ichikawa's cast is made up entirely and exclusively of young female (or beings who have taken on a female form, if you prefer) members of The Lustrous, each studying to make their way in the world and to find a singular purpose to their existence. The Lustrous' strength is graded on the density of their crystalline forms - the more brittle a Lustrous may be, the less likely she is to be taught to fight and destroy Lunarians.

Enter: Phospophylite (or Phos for short - let's go with that), who wants nothing more than to earnestly make a difference to her world in some important capacity or other. The problem is that she's the most brittle of her kind, excluding her from fighting, and she's also just not very good at pretty much anything deemed to be practical. Her sensei has a solution, however, and tasks Phos with compiling a natural history of their planet to preserve the present and protect against a future of ever-increasing Lunarian attack. And here is what could be your possible theme: environmental education in the form of The Lustrous vs. environmental destruction in the form of Lunarians.

To protect Phos, our fragile gem is partnered with another misfit of Lustrous society, Bort, a gem who secretes a kind of mercurial oil slick poison she can shoot and shape that's destructive and poisonous to her enemies and the environment both. Bort, condemned to live life after dark, wants nothing more than to be captured and taken away by her foes - perhaps sensing that her pollution has more in common with the Lunarian way of life than with her own kind.

I know, the whole thing is kind of ridiculous. But look at this art!

Haruko Ichikawa produces something visually stunning on almost every page, often combined with the facility and technical prowess to move the action all over her page space in clever and playful ways. From the pages that immediately precede the images I opened with, here's a character named Goshen shattering a hailstorm of deadly Lunarian arrows and leaping stage left up and right off panel to attack:

So often in lesser manga, we can criticise artists for using negative space in really lazy ways, using blank spots in panels or during talking head sequences to chew through a grinding page count/deadline schedule in incredibly uninteresting ways. Ichikawa, however, appears determined to use her page space in clever, artful ways at all times. In fact, some of Land of The Lustrous' best sequences are the quiet moments where the artist's uncommon grace and real gift for inking come to the fore with just lovely results:

Thinking critically here, there are some problems. Land of The Lustrous may be one of the year's most visually gorgeous debuts, but its large cast of young students all dress and look similarly which can cause some confusion as to who is actually who. Different hairstyles and hair colours largely identify characters, as we see from the book covers and the upcoming anime adaptation (see this week's video), but in a black and white comic this poses a bit of a problem. However, a moment or two of character confusion is a small issue when considering just how beautiful this comic is - even pages featuring a giant slug monster about to swallow Phos whole come off as far more lovely then they do grotesque.

 

Additionally, I'll take Ichikawa's remarkable black and white pages over a coloured version of this any day. I'll also forgive several overly expositional sequences for similar reasons; this book's sophistication lies not in its scripting but the visual execution of its off-the-wall concept. For a book about gleaming gem-beings, Ichikawa is unafraid to go dark. Stripped of the shortcuts colour would provide, she embraces the "limitations" of ink and grey tones, giving her Lustrous cast moments to really pop off the blackness and shine as much as they are able.

 

If you really love just tumbling headlong into a page of comics, there's nothing quite like Land of The Lustrous right now, particularly in black and white. Powered by an expansive imagination and some really striking technical artistry, it's one to read and re-read and flip through over and over. My own copy is beginning to show the debilitating effects of re-reading of a much older book in my collection. Running, I believe, only six volumes in total, Land of The Lustrous is also a comparatively bite-sized manga commitment in page count, but not in scope. 

Highly recommended.

WEBCOMIC OF THE WEEK : THIS CRAZY CONCEPT ART IS FOR A FANTASY SAMURAI MOVIE MADE WITH PUPPETS

Okay, so not a webcomic this week but who cares when there's Guy Davis concept art to share?

The Haunted Swordsman is a crowdfunded attempt at bringing the tale of a lone samurai and his severed-head companion to life using 90cm bunraku puppets. The best part of all this could well be Davis' excellent Japanese-inspired beasties all of which would interact with flesh and blood members of the cast. Let's face it, if there's one thing that could make this world a better place it's Guy Davis monster puppets.

The whole thing looks and sounds pretty incredible so pop on over to Gizmodo for a look.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/09/this-crazy-concept-art-is-for-a-fantasy-samurai-movie-made-with-puppets/

COMICS VIDEO OF THE WEEK : HOSEKI NO KUNI - NEW PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

If you're going to add colour to Land of The Lustrous you might as well go all out. Jettisoning the swaths of both black and white that Haruko Ichikawa employs in her manga is this new anime adaptation set to debut early October.  It's an odd thing to see something simultaneously so recognisable to the source material and yet so foreign. On the plus side, the occasional confusion over which character is which that happens reading the manga appears utterly absent thanks to the gleaming colourful hairstyles of our favourite gem-ladies. The saturated colours also lend Ichikawa's fairly psychedelic concept some extra lysergic pop - this surely has the potential to be a kind of tripper's cult classic in years to come.

The downside is, of course, we lose the grace and poise of Ichikawa's expertly constructed pages and her masterful use of black and white. That, ultimately, is what we have the manga for though, I suppose. Anyway, check this out - it looks like a can't miss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvmMvw9U-r4

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 20th of September

BATMAN DAY. HARLEY QUINN DAY. NEXT WOMEN'S CLUB MEETUP. Yes, this week is pretty awesome event wise and that's before we touch on this fantastic line up of new releases!

Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello's Dark Knight III has finally been collected in a hardcover including all the mini-comics presented at the SAME SIZE as the rest of the story. Pick up BATMAN DARK KNIGHT MASTER RACE HC to find out what happens next for old man Batman.

You crazy folks wanting a art book from some fun animated shows?

ART OF OVER THE GARDEN WALL HC contains a breathtaking behind the scenes look at all the art that went into the making of the delightful Over the Garden Wall, including some commentary by the shows creators Patrick McHale and Nick Cross.

Kamala is in a weird spot right now. Having had a major falling out with her once idol Carol Danvers she is now interning at one of Carol's previous employers-Woman magazine in the next,

GENERATIONS MS MARVEL & MS MARVEL #1

Look out! The evil creatures of the dark multiverse are about to enter our world. Better have your torch ready to fight evil Bat-folks in BATMAN THE RED DEATH #1 (METAL).

Amazon vs Barbarian. Warrior worlds are about to collide with Gail Simone at the helm of 

WONDER WOMAN CONAN #1 (OF 6).

With humanity gone a flying monkey is experiencing what most of us humans once did. She wants to adventure, see the world... but her society is has other plans from her. Written by Eisner nominated Simon Spurrier in Image's ANGELIC #1.

War rages in Mexico and newly weds Alamia and Randy must become the unlikely leaders in a war against the Cartel in another Image issue 1 with GASOLINA #1.

A ruthless biker gang ambushes a royal envoy following their leader... SAMURAI JACK! Find out what's going on in this kooky world in SAMURAI JACK QUANTUM JACK #1 (OF 5) .

It's about time they collected the 90's Jim Balent run of Catwoman into trade for you to enjoy. Watch as she takes on villains like Bane and many a street thug in CATWOMAN BY JIM BALENT TP BOOK 01.

A crossover totally worth reading, DC MEETS HANNA BARBERA TP. Booster gold with The Flintstones, Banana Splits with the Suicide Squad and even Space Ghost teaming up with Green Lantern. Amazing.

Misery is back and badder than ever. It's time for Doctor Strange to find out what that name really means when Misery attacks a close friend. You know what they say? Misery loves company in DOCTOR STRANGE PREM HC VOL 04 MR MISERY.

For the first time ever Kirby's iconic run on Mister Miracle has been collected in bold colour for your reading enjoyment this week. Read as Mr Miracle battles Dr Bedlam, The female furies and more in MISTER MIRACLE BY JACK KIRBY TP.

Are you ready for the secret origin of the man behind the Moon Knight mask? Get ready to delve deeper than ever into Marc Spector's past as his very survival depends on these answers in

MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 03 BIRTH AND DEATH.

Nightwing teams up with his old pal Robin (probably Damian Wayne) to travel the globe to find Shawn Tsang, Nightwing's kidnapped girlfriend. Pick up NIGHTWING TP VOL 03 NIGHTWING MUST DIE (REBIRTH) for this globe hopping villain punching extravaganza.

Talking turtle ninjas get transported to a world of talking bunny samurai. Will they fight each other or team up for the greater good? Find out in TMNT USAGI YOJIMBO HC ED.

Look at this kick ass Wonder Woman statue designed by a comic book old schooler.

DC DESIGNER SER WONDER WOMAN BY FRANK CHO STATUE

WHAT? John Carpenter writing the Big Trouble In Little China comic again? This is the best news ever. Hell is on earth but we have love in our hearts with BOOM's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA OLD MAN JACK #1.

A 1970's film director is murdered at a film festival, a group of mystery solvers called the Librarians get pulled into the story. As they dive into his history could this crazy directors crazy monster movies be real? In LIBRARIANS #1.

From fan favourite writer Cullen Bunn. A great flood has ruined the earth and as Noah builds an arc to save all the fluffy, adorable creatures an evil guy named Shrae is busy saving all the vampires, dragons and creatures of the deep. Tough work but everyone deserves the chance to be saved, right? DARK ARK #1.

Relive the magic of the Jim Henson classic Dark Crystal with this incredible book. From set photography to concept art and so much more. A must for any Henson fanatic. 

DARK CRYSTAL ULT VISUAL HISTORY HC.

The final year has begun and the nations are at all out war in 

EAST OF WEST TP VOL 07.

It's time to say goodbye to our little bird friend.

GOODNIGHT PUNPUN GN VOL 07.

Celebrate 25 magical years of Harley Quinn with the elite of DC Comics chock full of stories with some of her favourite people including Poison Ivy and that flying Bat Man.

HARLEY QUINN A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS HC.

The end is near as Mark discovers that Thragg can not be defeated without help. It's a tough position to be in when death seems like the only outcome.

INVINCIBLE TP VOL 24 END OF ALL THINGS PART 1.

YAY! This collaboration is what dreams are made of. Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini (the team behind Image's LOW) tell us a tale of US Government taking a final stand against crime. 

LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME TP.

Master story teller Christophe Chaboute shows us stories of everyday people who pass by a park bench. There is a red balloon on the cover, maybe Pennywise will visit? Probably not but still worth a look. PARK BENCH (G13) GN.

You don't want this SAGA LYING CAT PIN... "LYING!"

Recreate all the madness of Thor Ragnarok in your own backyard with 

THOR LEGENDS 6IN AF ASST 

Itty bitty champions for huge battles.

TLS X STREET FIGHTER MINI FIG 16PC BMB

And after an instant first day sell out, we finally have stock back in of 

LEGEND OF KORRA TP VOL 01 TURF WARS PT 1.

YES! Great comic releases means a great week! Spot anything extra there you need, just let us know before close of business on Tuesday and we'll get it sorted for you!

Until we see you next, have an awesome week.

MARVEL
ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #11
AMERICA #7
AVENGERS #11 SE
DOCTOR STRANGE #25
GENERATIONS MS MARVEL & MS MARVEL #1
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11
JEAN GREY #7
JOURNEY SW LAST JEDI CAPT PHASMA #2 (OF 4)
LUKE CAGE #5
MONSTERS UNLEASHED #6
PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #4
ROYALS #8
SPIDER-MEN II #3 (OF 5)
STAR WARS ANNUAL #3
STAR WARS POE DAMERON #19
TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #23
US AVENGERS #10 SE
VENOM #154
VENOMVERSE #3 (OF 5)
X-MEN GOLD #12

DC COMICSAQUAMAN #28
BATMAN #31
BATMAN THE RED DEATH #1 (METAL)
BATWOMAN #7
BUG THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER #4 (OF 6)
CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #12
FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS #2
GREEN ARROW #31
GREEN LANTERNS #31
HARLEY QUINN #28
INJUSTICE 2 #10
JUSTICE LEAGUE #29
NIGHTWING #29 (METAL)
SUPER SONS #8
SUPERMAN #31
TRINITY #13
WILD STORM #7
WONDER WOMAN CONAN #1 (OF 6)

BOOMADVENTURE TIME REGULAR SHOW #2
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA OLD MAN JACK #1
BILL & TED SAVE THE UNIVERSE #4
GO GO POWER RANGERS #3
MISFIT CITY #5
OVER THE GARDEN WALL 2017 SPECIAL #1
UNSOUND #4 (OF 4)

DARK HORSEBLACK HAMMER #13
DEPT H #18
HALO RISE OF ATRIOX #2

DYNAMITE
GAME OF THRONES CLASH OF KINGS #4
JAMES BOND KILL CHAIN #3 (OF 6)
KILLER INSTINCT #1
LIBRARIANS #1
MAGNUS #4
MIGHTY MOUSE #4
PIERCE BROWN RED RISING #5 (OF 6)
WONDER WOMAN 77 BIONIC WOMAN #6 (OF 6)

IDWHALF PAST DANGER II DEAD TO REICHS #1 (OF 5)
SAMURAI JACK QUANTUM JACK #1 (OF 5)
STAR TREK BOLDLY GO #11

IMAGE
ANGELIC #1
BITCH PLANET TRIPLE FEATURE #4
DESCENDER #24
GASOLINA #1
GENERATION GONE #3
GLITTERBOMB FAME GAME #1
GRRL SCOUTS MAGIC SOCKS #5 (OF 6)
HEAD LOPPER #7
HORIZON #14
INVINCIBLE #140
KILL THE MINOTAUR #4
MILLARWORLD ANNUAL 2017
MIRROR #8
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #30
SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER #4 (OF 5)
SNOTGIRL #7
THOUGHT BUBBLE ANTHOLOGY 2017 #6
VIOLENT LOVE #8
WAYWARD #23

ONI
INVADER ZIM #23
MADE MEN #1
NIGHTS DOMINION SEASON 2 #2

VALIANT
BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1
SECRET WEAPONS #4 (OF 4)

MISC
BLACK EYED KIDS #14
CATALYST PRIME SUPERB #3
CLOUDIA & REX #3 (OF 3)
DARK ARK #1
HERCULES WRATH O/T HEAVENS #2
HOWLING #3
JUGHEAD #16
MIRACULOUS #15
SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #23
UNHOLY GRAIL #3
WARHAMMER 40000 FALLEN #1 (OF 4)
WORLD OF ANIMOSITY #1

TRADESARCHIES AND OTHER STORIES TP
ART OF OVER THE GARDEN WALL HC
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT MASTER RACE HC
BATMAN THE COURT OF OWLS COLORING BOOK TP
BEST OF VAMPIRELLA MASTERS SERIES TP
CATWOMAN BY JIM BALENT TP BOOK 01
COSPLAYERS TP PERFECT COLLECTION
DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECTION TP HEART OF DARKNESS
DARK CRYSTAL ULT VISUAL HISTORY HC
DC MEETS HANNA BARBERA TP
DOCTOR STRANGE PREM HC VOL 04 MR MISERY
DOCTOR WHO GHOST STORIES TP
EAST OF WEST TP VOL 07
FAUNS AND FAIRIES ADULT COLORING BOOK
GOLDEN KAMUY GN VOL 02
GOODNIGHT PUNPUN GN VOL 07
HARLEY QUINN A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS HC
HEAVENLY NOSTRILS ACTIVITY BOOK RAINY DAY UNICORN
HOWARD THE DUCK TP COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 04
HUNTING ACCIDENT HC GN
INUYASHIKI GN VOL 08
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 24 END OF ALL THINGS PART 1
JEFF STEINBERG TP
LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME TP
LEGION BY DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING TP VOL 01
LIGHTER THAN MY SHADOW GN
LITTLE RED WOLF HC
MASTER KEATON GN VOL 12
MISTER MIRACLE BY JACK KIRBY TP
MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 03 BIRTH AND DEATH
NIGHTWING TP VOL 03 NIGHTWING MUST DIE (REBIRTH)
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL SC
PARK BENCH (G13) GN
PICNOLEPTIC INERTIA GN
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST TP VOL 03 STREET MAGIC
REGGIE AND ME TP
RUST TP VOL 03 (OF 4) DEATH OF ROCKETBOY
SAVAGE TOWN OGN
SCOOBY APOCALYPSE TP VOL 02
SON OF SHAOLIN OGN
SONS OF THE DEVIL TP VOL 03
SUEE AND THE SHADOW SC
TANK TANKURO HC WITH SLIPCASE
THOR THE TRIAL OF THOR TP
THOR WORTHY ORIGINS TP
TMNT USAGI YOJIMBO HC ED
TRITON OF THE SEA GN VOL 01 (OF 2)

MERCH
DC DESIGNER SER WONDER WOMAN BY FRANK CHO STATUE
GREMLINS GIZMO MOGWAI PUPPET
SAGA LYING CAT PIN
THOR LEGENDS 6IN AF ASST
TLS X STREET FIGHTER MINI FIG 16PC BMB

BACK IN STOCK LEGEND OF KORRA TP VOL 01 TURF WARS PT 1

New Comics For Wednesday 13th of September

Ok, let's start Spring over again. We've got a couple of upcoming in-stores events to get you out and about. Which events? Glad you asked. This Saturday is the Indie Comic Jam event, where we are host 6 of Melbourne's finest local comic talent, selling and sketching just for you.
Then don't forget the week after is our Batman/Harley Quinn Day event! Plenty happening there too for a fun free comic day out but before then, this week's books!

It's time to turn the speaker up to 11 with DARK NIGHTS METAL #2 (OF 6) as Superman and Wonder Woman hunt for a missing ally.

Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel finds herself face to face with someone she tthought she would never see again, Captain Mar-Vell in GENERATIONS CAPT MARVEL & CAPT MAR-VELL #1. But before she can find out why, they have to deal with a force threatening to destroy the Kree.

Runaways have finally returned to us for a new series. Written by superstar word book author Rainbow Rowell with outstanding art by Kris Anka, RUNAWAYS #1 brings the gang back together from possibly beyond the grave?! GERT?! Woot!!!

The dust is settling in the aftermath of Secret Empire with one question remaining. Can Captain America redeem himself? Pick up SECRET EMPIRE OMEGA #1 SE and find out.

A trip to a remote island might be fun for some but Hellboy is buried deep in government conspiracy and trying to stop a cold war in HELLBOY & BPRD 1955 OCCULT INTELLIGENCE #1.

Set 15 years after creatures of myth started appearing in our world,  civilisation is thrown into chaos. REALM #1 follows a group of warriors embarking on an adventure to save our world from the growing darkness.

Get ready for part one of the reboot of a mini-series that never existed for all new all different, RETCON #1. Meta AND topical.

Frank Miller and Geof Darrow bring you, the new hardcover printing of there breathtaking nod to Blade Runner in HARD BOILED HC 2ND EDITION.

Perfectly timed with Bat/Harley Day, we're getting so much Harley Quinn stuff you might go as mad as she is!

To start things off there's HARLEY QUINN 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1, an extra special special featuring stories written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, Paul Dini and Chip Zdarsky.

Wanna catch up on all the Harley Quinn rebirth? HARLEY QUINN REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01 will help you out collecting #1-13.

After that pretty hardcover, keep it going with HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 03 RED MEAT (REBIRTH) containing the main stories of issues #14-21.

If you like well sculpted action figures well you're gonna love DC ICONS NIGHTWING AF.
BFF's Superboy and Robin team up to fight crime in this action figure two pack with

DC ICONS ROBIN & SUPERBOY AF 2 PACK.
And then bring the whole team together with a super rad heat vision laser eyed DC ICONS SUPERGIRL AF.

Mister Miracle is back and off to fight a war against Apokolips in Tom King's harrowing

MISTER MIRACLE #2. And if you missed issue 1 due to it's quick sell out we've also got
#1 (OF 12) 2ND PTG.

From the writer of Assassin's Creed and Limbo comes a brand new tale from the video game classic.

WOLFENSTEIN #1 (OF 2)

Too many Kurt Russells, too little time. Which one is your favourite in this mash up magic?

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA & ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK TP

A modern day re-imaging of a classic Jane Eyre. As a young woman learns that it's hard to keep secrets in New York City in JANE HC.

A charismatic prophet comes to town and charms the Moomin valley residents. An all ages Moomin story by creator Tove Janson exploring the pursuit of happiness with MOOMIN BEGINS A NEW LIFE GN.

Blue is having a rough time. He is in love with his best friend and just can't seem to move on. Something weird is happening in the world of the afterlife and seen as Blue is dead, things are about to get even worse in TAPROOT GN.

Goodness, it's another winner. Spot something you needed added, be sure to let us know before we close on Tuesday and we'll do our very best to get it sorted.
Until we see you next, have an awesome week.

MARVEL

ALL NEW WOLVERINE #24

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32

BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER #7

DEADPOOL #36 SE

DEFENDERS #5

DOCTOR STRANGE SORCERERS SUPREME #12

GENERATIONS CAPT MARVEL & CAPT MAR-VELL #1

GWENPOOL #20

HULK #10

MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #22

MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #8 SE

MS MARVEL #22

OLD MAN LOGAN #28

ROCKET #5

RUNAWAYS #1

SECRET EMPIRE OMEGA #1 SE

SECRET WARRIORS #6 SE

STAR WARS #36

STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #12

UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #24

UNCANNY AVENGERS #27

VENOMVERSE #2 (OF 5)

VISION DIRECTORS CUT #4 (OF 6)

WEAPON X #8

X-MEN BLUE #11

ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE 2 #2 (OF 4)

DC COMICS

ACTION COMICS #987 LENTICULAR ED (OZ EFFECT)

BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #14

DARK NIGHTS METAL #2 (OF 6)

DETECTIVE COMICS #964

FLASH #30

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #28

HARLEY QUINN 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #14

MISTER MIRACLE #2 (OF 12) 

NEW SUPER MAN #15

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #14

SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #17

SUICIDE SQUAD #25

SUPERGIRL #13

SUPERWOMAN #14

TEEN TITANS #12 (METAL)

TITANS #15

WONDER WOMAN #30

BOOM

ADVENTURE TIME #68

GRASS KINGS #7

LUMBERJANES #42

MECH CADET YU #2

SLAM NEXT JAM #1

WAR FOR PLANET OF THE APES #3 (OF 4)

DARK HORSE

BRIGGS LAND LONE WOLVES #4 MAIN

DRAGON AGE KNIGHT ERRANT #5

GROO PLAY OF GODS #3

HARROW COUNTY #25

HELLBOY & BPRD 1955 OCCULT INTELLIGENCE #1

NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS SHADOWS #7

SHADOWS ON THE GRAVE #8 (OF 8)

DYNAMITE

ASH VS AOD #3

JIM BUTCHER DRESDEN FILES DOG MEN #4 (OF 6)

KISS VAMPIRELLA #4 (OF 5)

SHADOW #2

SHEENA #1

SKIN & EARTH #3 (OF 6)

SOVEREIGNS #5 (OF 5)

WILL EISNER SPIRIT CORPSE MAKERS #4 (OF 5)

Z NATION #5

IDW

24 LEGACY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT #5 (OF 5)

CLUE #4

DREAD GODS #2

FIRST STRIKE #3

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #58

REAL SCIENCE ADVENTURES FLYING SHE-DEVILS #6

TMNT AMAZING ADVENTURES ROBOTANIMALS #3 (OF 3)

TMNT UNIVERSE #14

TRANSFORMERS LOST LIGHT #9

UNCLE SCROOGE #30

WYNONNA EARP SEASON ZERO #3 (OF 5)

IMAGE

BIRTHRIGHT #26

BLACK SCIENCE #31

CURSE WORDS #8

DIVIDED STATES OF HYSTERIA #4

GENIUS CARTEL #2 (OF 5)

GHOST STATION ZERO #2 (OF 4)

KILL OR BE KILLED #12

MAGE HERO DENIED #2 (OF 15)

REALM #1

REDLANDS #2

RETCON #1

ROSE #6

SACRED CREATURES #3

SPY SEAL #2

WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD #4 (OF 4)

YOUNGBLOOD #5

ONI

DAMNED #4

DEAD OF WINTER #2

KAIJUMAX SEASON 3 #3

RICK & MORTY POCKET LIKE YOU STOLE IT #3 (OF 5)

VALIANT

NINJAK #0

MISC

BABYTEETH #4

BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #256

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

CATALYST PRIME ACCELL #4

GHOST MONEY #2 (OF 10)

HERCULES WRATH O/T HEAVENS #2

INSEXTS #13

MIRACULOUS #13

MIRACULOUS #14

PESTILENCE #4

RIVERDALE (ONGOING) #6

ROCKY & BULLWINKLE SHOW #1

SINK #1 (OF 5)

STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #5 (OF 8)

VAN HELSING VS THE WEREWOLF #3

WOLFENSTEIN #1 (OF 2)

TRADES

ASSASSINS CREED REFLECTIONS TP VOL 01

ATARI CLASSICS SWORDQUEST TP

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT MASTER RACE COVERS DLX ED HC

BATMAN HIS GREATEST ADVENTURES TP

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA & ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

BLAME GN VOL 05

BRINK TP VOL 01

BRITANNIA TP VOL 02 WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE

BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01

CALAMITY JANE HC

COLOR YOUR OWN STAR WARS DARTH VADER

DARK HORSE DC COMICS MASK TP

DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 09 DEADPOOL IN SPA

ELEKTRA TP ALWAYS BET ON RED

EMPOWERED DELUXE ED HC VOL 03

FIGMENT TP

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TP VOL 18

GREEN LANTERNS TP VOL 03 POLARITY (REBIRTH)

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY NEW GUARD TP VOL 03 CIVIL WAR

HALLOWEEN TALES HC

HARD BOILED HC 2ND EDITION

HARLEY QUINN REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01

HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 03 RED MEAT (REBIRTH)

HELLBLAZER TP VOL 17 OUT OF SEASON

INFINI-T FORCE GN VOL 01

JANE HC

JONESY TP VOL 03

KINGPIN TP BORN AGAINST

LADY MECHANIKA TP VOL 04 LA DAMA DE LA MUERTE

LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT JIM APARO HC VOL 03

LIFEFORMED TP CLEO MAKES CONTACT

MOOMIN BEGINS A NEW LIFE GN

MORTON CROSS COUNTRY RAIL JOURNEY GN

MOSAIC TP VOL 02 DOWN BELOW

QUAZARZ VS JEALOUS MACHINES SC ILLUS ALBUM

SAUCER COUNTRY TP

SAX ROHMER DOPE HC

SCIENCE COMICS PLAGUES SC GN MICROSCOPIC BATTLEFIELD

SHERLOCK BLIND BANKER TP

SUPERMAN REBORN HC (REBIRTH)

TAPROOT GN

THINK TANK TP VOL 05 ANIMAL

TMNT ONGOING TP VOL 17 DESPERATE MEASURES

TORCHWOOD CLASSICS TP VOL 02

TOTAL TANK GIRL OMNIBUS HC

X-FILES (2016) TP VOL 03 CONTRARIANS

MERCH

DC ICONS NIGHTWING AF

DC ICONS ROBIN & SUPERBOY AF 2 PACK

DC ICONS SUPERGIRL AF

BACK IN STOCK

GENERATIONS WOLVERINE & ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #1 2ND PTG

MISTER MIRACLE #1 (OF 12) 2ND PTG

REDLANDS #1 2ND PTG

STAR WARS DARTH VADER #4 2ND PTG CAMUNCOLI VAR

TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #21 2ND PTG STONEHOUSE VAR