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Saturday, January 24, 2015
Final Order 1-26-15 | EI8HT #1 (OF 5) OUTCAST
Publisher: DARK HORSE COMICS
Welcome to the Meld, an inhospitable dimension in time where Joshua, a chrononaut, finds himself trapped. With no memory or feedback from the team of scientists that sent him, he can't count on anything but his heart and a stranger's voice to guide him to his destiny.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
RED BARON VOL 01: MACHINE GUNNERS BALL - GRAPHIC NOVEL
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A retelling of the life of German World War I ace Manfred von Richthofen, a pilot of almost supernatural skill. In the skies of France during the Great War, a red-painted fighter is chasing a British SPAD. The relentless German pilot eventually wounds his opponent mortally, and lands near the downed Briton to watch him die, confessing his delight in war and victory. Ten years earlier, a young Manfred Von Richthofen is attending a military academy in Berlin when, during an incident with classmates, he comes to realiZe he has an unnatural gift.
Henchmen: I, Henchbot #1 - On The Rack 1/21/15
That was "Henchman #1," a Kickstarter-funded comic
book by writer Jamison Raymond and artist Ryan Howe. A year after its
successful crowd sourcing – overseen by editor Byran Wyrick – the comic mag was
available to retailers through Diamond Comic Distributors. That was March,
2014.
January 2015 saw the release of the next installment of the
Henchmen franchise: "Henchmen: I, Henchbot #1," the first issue of a
6-part mini-series picking up where "Henchmen #1" left off.
"I, Henchbot #1" starts on the inside cover with a
quick, albeit thorough, three paragraph synopsis of what took place in
"Henchmen #1." So any reader can pick up the new issue and dive right
in.
One of the first things readers will notice is the paper
used: uncoated white paper printed with black ink. The book is published by
Robot Paper, and as far as I could research, Henchmen is the only franchise
under the Robot Paper roof (see http://robotpaper.com/).
This is an indie comic book. And I don't mean as "indie" music and
"indie" comics, which has more to do with genre these days than with
the grassroots form of publishing. So it's no surprise that the comic doesn't
sheen with rainbow inks and gloss coating.
That is not to say the comic feels cheap. Quite the
contrary. The issue has a beautifully-designed contemporary cover which allows
it to hold its pages high against the shadows of bigger publishers.
Additionally, Howe's art is very clean with a heavy focus on geometric
accuracy. The tight lines and pristine buildings make the comic feel as
polished as one that had the benefit of a full artistic team.
However Gary's life isn't nearly as tidy as are the panels
in which he is portrayed. "I, Henchbot #1" shows Gary's problems as
he's pushed back to a life of henching (a term I swipe from "The Venture
Bros."). While the henchmen part of the story brings the funny, the
problems he faces are quite real for many out-of-work middle-class Americans:
too old for a company to invest in, too young to retire, over educated, and out
of shape. In fact, the comic works into the plot a rebuttal to the claim that
"There is no such thing as over qualified."
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As alluded to earlier, fans of "The Venture Bros."
will feel a familiar tone. With conference rooms of ridiculous villains and
even hints of unionized henchmen effort, the parallels are easily drawn. But
this isn't a reimagining of the Doc Hammer Jackson Publick series whose season six
premiere aired earlier this week.
The series has just as much in common with the newly
launched Ant-Man comic book as it does "The Venture Bros." Gary and
Scott Lang (Ant-Man) share similar problems with limited custody to their
children and ex-wives fed up with no monetary support, as well as their former
lives of crime (though Gary's ex doesn't know about his). Not fully developed
in this first issue, the foreshadowing is set that even henchmen are replaceable
(see title of the comic being reviewed), only adding to the weight heaped upon
Gary's slumped shoulders.
Diamond Comic Distributors has "I, Henchbot"
listed in the Super Hero genre. And while that's right – it is a super hero
comic – it would fit more nicely along "The Tick" in the humor
section. And this first issue does what good humor is supposed to do, make us
laugh and then think about what we are really laughing about.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #1 Creepoid "Creepoid"
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The best part about making lists is that they are wholly yours. Of course as Rob explained in High Fidelity "First of all, you 're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing." But sound is a sense that we connect with sound in a way that is unlike any other sense. Interpreting sound is, if not more, as personal as interpreting touch. Both are in the very physical world, but one invokes the mind more directly since it can't be tainted by the sense of sight (think about how touch is interpreted by a bind person).
Anyway, what I'm getting at, is this whole top 20 list of mine, is mine. It's not wrong; it can't be, because it's mine. I just wanted to share what touched me most profoundly this year in the world of new music. Let me know what you think and what your favorites were.
That said, take this into consideration when listening to "Creepoid" - via The AV Club:
The best part about making lists is that they are wholly yours. Of course as Rob explained in High Fidelity "First of all, you 're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing." But sound is a sense that we connect with sound in a way that is unlike any other sense. Interpreting sound is, if not more, as personal as interpreting touch. Both are in the very physical world, but one invokes the mind more directly since it can't be tainted by the sense of sight (think about how touch is interpreted by a bind person).
Anyway, what I'm getting at, is this whole top 20 list of mine, is mine. It's not wrong; it can't be, because it's mine. I just wanted to share what touched me most profoundly this year in the world of new music. Let me know what you think and what your favorites were.
That said, take this into consideration when listening to "Creepoid" - via The AV Club:
Press play if you like: Low; Mazzy Star; cough syrup; chronic insomnia; pop-punk 45s played at 33
Monday, January 19, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #2 The Orwells "Disgraceland"
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Young adults playing loud-fast garage rock. But you're thinking #2.... really? This band has had a ton of hype. A TON. Rolling Stone, SPIN, NPR, everyone has been raving about these guys since their ep released in 2013. And guess what, it's totally deserved!
Read what Consequence of Sound senior staff writer Ryan Bray wrote about the album:
Young adults playing loud-fast garage rock. But you're thinking #2.... really? This band has had a ton of hype. A TON. Rolling Stone, SPIN, NPR, everyone has been raving about these guys since their ep released in 2013. And guess what, it's totally deserved!
Read what Consequence of Sound senior staff writer Ryan Bray wrote about the album:
Almost every band dreams of one day meeting David Letterman, and The Orwells, whether they meant to or not, found a way to crack the king of late night comedy’s code. In January, the raucous garage pop act banged out an intoxicating rendition of “Who Needs You”, the lead single from their major label debut, Disgraceland, on the Late Show. Highlighted by the bizarre theatrics of frontman Mario Cuomo, the performance prompted a surprisingly spirited reaction from Letterman, who urged the band to keep playing through the credits. It’s tough to get a rise out of Dave these days; throughout his 22-year run on the Late Show, the host has no doubt seen and forgotten more bands than most of us. But musicians are also acutely aware of his well-established track record for introducing today’s best young bands to the masses. In a quick but ever-important three minutes, The Orwells had gained an important ally in their quest for rock and roll glory.
With that, the crank on the hype machine started working overtime for the natives of Elmhurst, Ill., a good five months shy of the album’s release. But as the rock glitterati propped The Orwells up on their shoulders as the indie world’s next big thing, questions persisted. The band got a lot of mileage out of its wild network television debut, but how could they build upon that momentum on record? The Orwells laid their foundation on 2012’s Remember When, whose tasty nods to the Velvet Underground and neo-garage heroes like The Strokes helped the record proudly live up to its nostalgic title. There are considerably more eyes and ears zeroed in on The Orwells this time around, but surprisingly little changes about the band’s approach on Disgraceland, and that might be the record’s best quality. Read the rest at Consequence of Sound
Sunday, January 18, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #3 Tycho "Awake"
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Listening to the third track "L" will do more for your understanding this album than anything I could ever write. It embodies everything this San Francisco artist (tours as a trio) has created on this album. It's smooth, driving, catchy, airy, weird, and perfect. This summer I put "L" on repeat and rode my motorcycle to 2 and a half hours to Wyoming, and I still wasn't sick of the song. But if you ever tire of "L" you'll be primed to ingest the top 3 album of 2014.
Read what Pitchfork's Nick Neyland wrote about "Awake:"
Awake is the album where Scott Hansen, the San Francisco-based visual artist and musician who records as Tycho, expands into a far-reaching space. He's made gorgeously constructed techno under this name for over a decade, ultimately gaining traction with the sunny Dive in 2011. In the context of Awake—the first Tycho record recorded as a three-piece band—his previous albums now sound like mere dreams of the luminous world he was trying so hard to connect to. Here, Hansen gains a skip in his step and strides right into that place, largely due to a shedding of the muddied beats and wistful synth tones that positioned him a little too close to Boards of Canada's retro-futuristic notions. There's more air here, lending a greater expanse of room to move around in than before, like travelling from a rundown seaside resort to vast scoops of desert plane. It's still recognizable as a Tycho recording, with a familiar sense of melancholy and the embers of sundown burning through it, but with the ambition clearly heightened right from the first few notes. Read the rest at Pitchfork
Saturday, January 17, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #4 St. Paul & The Broken Bones "Half the City"
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Soul is sexy. It really is. It is the musical embodiment of all love and all that comes with it: lust, anger, passion, sadness, ecstasy, etc. And this album the embodiment of all things sexy and delivered in a palatable modern-soul album, despite the band players being less-than-physically sexy, their music supersedes their limited-flesh appeal. Check out the music video for "Call Me."
St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ frontman Paul Janeway (St. Paul himself) was raised Pentecostal and studied to be a preacher. Upon hearing Half The City, one can only say, “Thank God it didn’t pan out.” Paul Janeway has the kind of voice that you’ll read all kinds of hype about, and for once, that hype is true. The man sings like the second coming of Otis Redding and has a killer band to back him up. Hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, St. Paul & The Broken Bones tread the same sort of ground as Alabama Shakes (and Half The City is, in fact, produced by Alabama Shakes’ Ben Tanner): soulful and bluesy, but with the added bonus of an amazing horn section. Read the rest at PopShifter.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Final Order 1-19-15 | DIVINITY #1 (OF 4)
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Writer: Matt Kindt
Artist: Trevor Hairsine
Genre: Sci-Fi
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From New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (THE VALIANT, Mind MGMT) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis) comes a shocking new vision of 21st century science fiction in an all-new prestige format limited series.
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union - determined to win the Space Race at any cost - green lit a dangerously advanced mission. They sent a man farther into the cosmos than anyone has gone before or since. Lost in the stars, he encountered something unknown. Something that...changed him.
Long thought lost and erased from the history books, he has suddenly returned, crash-landing in the Australian Outback. The few that have been able to reach him believe him to be a deity - one who turned the scorched desert into a lush oasis. They say he can bend matter, space, and even time to his will. Earth is about to meet a new god. And he's a communist.
How long can it be before the fi rst confrontation between mankind and DIVINITY begins?
Final Order 1-19-15 | HELP US GREAT WARRIOR #1
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Writer/Artist: Madéleine Flores
On The Rack: 2/11/2015
Genre: Humore
Publication: Monthly
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WHY WE LOVE IT:
Madeleine Flores' tale of a smart, hilarious, and intensely capable little warrior enchanted us immediately with its unique sense of humor and manga-influenced look and feel. We couldn't wait to bring it to you!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT:
If you love the brand of kickbutt girl power that the Lumberjanes bring to the page each month, then this sword-wielding girl and her hilarious adventures will be exactly what you need to round out your pull list. Also, there are witches who turn everyone to hunks. What's not to love? WHAT IT'S
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Based on Madeleine Flores' popular webcomic, Help Us! Great Warrior is about a very powerful Great Warrior (natch) who protects her village from evildoers and looks great in her armor while doing it. Possessing great strength and even greater self-confidence, she's ready to kick some butts and save everyone, especially hunky guys.
Final Order 1-19-15 | MS MARVEL TP VOL 02 GENERATION WHY
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Writer: C. Willow Wilson
Artist: Jake Wyatt, Adrian Alphona
On The Rack: 3/11/15
Format: Trade Paperback
MSRP: $15.99
Collecting MS. MARVEL (2014) #6-11
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Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! If Kamala can stop fan-girling out about meeting her favorite super hero, that is. Then, Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity - by meeting the royal dog, Lockjaw! But why is Lockjaw really with Kamala? As Ms. Marvel discovers more about her past, the Inventor continues to threaten her future.
Kamala bands together with some unlikely heroes to stop the maniacal villain before he does real damage, but has she taken on more than she can handle? And how much longer can Ms. Marvel's life take over Kamala Khan's?
The fan-favorite, critically acclaimed, amazing new series continues as Kamala Khan proves why she's the best (and most adorable) new super hero there is!
Final Order 1-19-15 | GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1
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Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Arthur Adams
On The Rack: 2/11/15
Published: Monthly
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and THE AVENGERS! Launching directly out of Guardians of the Galaxy comes the new ongoing series bringing the Guardians to the Marvel Universe's grandest stage for an opening arc of out-of-this-world adventures with some of the biggest hitters Marvel has to offer.
Kicking off with a cosmic threat so massive, it'll take more than just the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop it! Assembled side by side with the mighty Avengers, prepare for two titanic teams to unite like you've never seen before!
Final Order 1-19-15 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY VOL 01 HARDCOVER
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Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
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Genre: Super Hero
Format: Hardcover
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Why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? The Guardians of the Galaxy plan to find out! Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot - and the invincible Iron Man - embark on an explosive adventure! The secrets they discover will rattle readers for years to come! But while Earth deals with a brutal Badoon invasion, the Guardians' fate has been decided millions of miles away!
Then, Heaven's most fearsome angel comes for the Guardians! And when Gamora battles the mysterious Angela, the universe hangs in the balance! The Guardians find themselves at a crossroads when Thanos' master plan takes shape. Can Angela's power help combat INFINITY? And will Star-Lord betray the entire universe? The cosmic blockbuster hit begins here!
Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #0.1 and #1-10, and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW'S AVENGERS #1.
Final Order 1-19-15 | GIANT SIZE X-MEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY HC
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Genre: Super Hero
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate the birthday of the book that made a Giant-Size impact on comics! Revisit the fateful day that Professor X gathered an all-new, all-different, multinational mix of mutants - as Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee, Sunfire, Thunderbird and some guy named Wolverine unite with Cyclops in the rescue tale that ushered in four decades of uncanny adventures! See how the original team reacted to the newly expanded roster!
Learn the tragic histories of Colossus and Wolverine! Ask yourself "What If?" they all died or never even met! And savor the explosive epic that revealed the group's true deadly genesis and the ill-fated existence of a previous team!
Collecting GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 and #3-4, CLASSIC X-MEN #1, X-MEN ORIGINS: COLOSSUS #1, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE #1, X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS #1-6, WHAT IF? (1989) #9 and #23, and material from X-MEN GOLD #1.
Final Order 1-19-15 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 07 AXIS
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Writer: Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan
Artist: Mike Hawthorne
On The Rack: 3/11/2015
Genre: Super Hero/Humor
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Get ready for a different spin on the Merc with the Mouth! Since the events of AXIS inverted him, Deadpool has given up violence in favor of enlightenment! You heard right - Deadpool has gone Zen and found peace! So how is he going to help his "FauX-Men" friends live through an attack by the real, also-inverted X-Men?! I don't know. Probably not very easily. It might involve cowboy stuff. Then, our wall-crawling hero is stalked by a classic Spider-Slayer! Wait, this isn't a Spider-Man book. So what is a Spider-Slayer doing here?
Deadpool had better find out before it mistakes one red-clad, wisecracking hero for another - and mashes DP into spider-paste! Plus: The Roxxon Corporation brings us a special educational story! Learn about gracking, the energy source of the future! Collecting DEADPOOL (2012) #35-40.
Final Order 1-19-15 | DARTH VADER #1
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Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Salvador Larroca
On The Rack: 2/11/15
Genre: Sci-Fi/Movie Tie-In
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The original Dark Lord of the Sith stars in his first ongoing series! Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience's dreams!
Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A NEW HOPE (and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book) into his own series, showing the Empire's war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side! Writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Journey Into Mystery, Iron Man) and artist Salvador Larroca (Invincible Iron Man, X-Men: No More Humans) bring us a peek behind the mask of evil!
Final Order 1-19-15 | CAPTAIN AMERICA RETURN OF WINTER SOLDIER OMNIBUS HC
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Writer: Ed Brubaker
On The Rack: 5/6/2015
Genre: Super Hero
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Ed Brubaker's award-winning Captain America run concludes! As Captain America's staunch ally Bucky, James Buchanan Barnes was one of America's greatest heroes of WWII - until he was brainwashed into becoming the Soviet spy known as the Winter Soldier. Now, in the aftermath of FEAR ITSELF, James is the Winter Soldier again! When Russian sleeper agents awaken and old enemies resurface with new identities, Winter Soldier and Black Widow clash with Dr. Doom - and James must save the Widow from her own past! But even with help from Wolverine and Hawkeye, must Bucky sacrifice everything to save his love? Meanwhile, Captain America takes on Scourge and the Discordians, while a deadly villain from the past reveals a mystery spanning generations of heroes!
Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #620-628, FEAR ITSELF #7.1: CAPTAIN AMERICA, WINTER SOLDIER #1-14 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #11-19.
Final Order 1-19-15 | TREES TP VOL 01 (MR)
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Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist/Cover Artist: Jason Howard
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Genre: Sci-Fi
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Ten years after they landed. All over the world. And they did nothing, standing on the surface of the Earth like trees, exerting their silent pressure on the world, as if there were no-one here and nothing under foot. Ten years since we learned that there is intelligent life in the universe, but that they did not recognize us as intelligent or alive.
TREES, a new science fiction novel by WARREN ELLIS (Transmetropolitan, Red) and JASON HOWARD (SUPER DINOSAUR, ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN), looks at a near-future world where life goes on in the shadows of the Trees: in China, where a young painter arrives in the "special cultural zone" of a city under a Tree; in Italy, where a young woman under the menacing protection of a fascist gang meets an old man who wants to teach her terrible skills; and in Svalbard, where a research team is discovering, by accident, that the Trees may not be dormant after all, and the awful threat they truly represent.
Final Order 1-19-15 | SATELLITE SAM #11 (MR)
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Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: Howard Chaykin
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Genre: Crime/Noir
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Final Order 1-19-15 | STARLIGHT TP VOL 01
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Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Goran Parlov
Cover Artist: John Cassaday
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Genre: Science Fiction
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Forty years ago, Duke McQueen was the space hero who saved the universe. But then he came back home, got married, had kids, and grew old. Now his children have left and his wife has passed away, leaving him alone with nothing except his memories...until a call comes from a distant world asking him back for his final and greatest adventure.
Final Order 1-19-15 | EMPTY #1
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Writer/Artist: Jimmie Robinson
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Genre: Horror
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"DEATH," Part One Tanoor lives in an empty apocalyptic world of poison and decay. Her village is all that remains of humanity as they struggle against mutant beasts and rotting bones.But Tanoor finds a chance to save her people when a stranger drifts into town. A stranger armed with the power to grow life from death. A stranger who could change the world-if Tanoor can keep them alive in the deadly world of The Empty.
Final Order 1-19-15 | BITCH PLANET #1 (MR) 2nd Printing
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Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Artist/Cover Artist: Valentine De Landro
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2014 Best Writer Eisner Award nominee KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) team up for the very third time to bring you the premiere issue of BITCH PLANET, their highly-anticipated women-in-prison sci-fi exploitation riff. Think Margaret Atwood meets Inglourious Basterds.
Final Order 1-19-15 | TMNT MUTANIMALS #1 (OF 4)
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Writer: Paul Allor
Artist/Cover Artist: Andy Kuhn
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Old Hob, Slash, Herman the Hermit Crab, Mondo Gecko and Pigeon Pete have become a force to be reckoned with in the TMNT ongoing - and now they've got their own miniseries, in which their teamwork will be put to the ultimate test! When someone close to the group is kidnapped, the Mutanimals end up on an adventure more wild and dangerous than they could have imagined! What mysteries lurk at...The Null Group?
Final Order 1-19-15 | STAR TREK PLANET OF THE APES #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG
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Writer: Scott Tipton, David Tipton
Artist/Cover Artist: Rachael Stott
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From IDW Publishing/BOOM Studios. It's the crossover nobody ever expected! Star Trek: The hope for the best of mankind's future! Planet of the Apes: A chilling look at the fall of humanity! How could these worlds possibly collide? What could possibly cause Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to side with Dr. Zaius to protect Ape City? And what does Colonel George Taylor have to say about it? It's a madhouse! A madhouse!
Final Order 1-19-15 | SILENT HILL DOWNPOUR ANNES STORY TP
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Writer: Tom Waltz
Artist/Cover Artist: Tristan Jones
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In the 2012 hit video game Silent Hill Downpour, players were introduced to Anne Marie Cunningham, the enigmatic prison officer bent on bloody revenge against the game's main protagonist, Murphy Pendleton. Now, at last, fans can learn what horrors Anne faced during her fateful journey through Silent Hill's fog-shrouded streets... and what led her to the terrifyingly cursed town in the first place.
Final Order 1-19-15 | GI JOE (2014) TP VOL 01 THE FALL OF GI JOE
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Writer: Karen Traviss
Artist: Steve Kurth
Cover Artist: Jeffrey Veregge
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DOES THE WORLD NEED G.I. JOE? Cobra has become an international peacekeeping force... and the future of G.I. JOE looks bleak. SCARLETT leads what's left of America's ultimate fighting force-but will she be able to keep the team together? Real-world action and politics collide... and nothing will be the same. Collects issues #1-4!
Final Order 1-19-15 | GALAXY QUEST JOURNEY CONTINUES #2 (OF 4)
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Writer: Erik Burnham
Arist/Cover Artist Nacho Arranz
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The cast of the GALAXY QUEST have enjoyed a career resurgence since returning from their intergalactic adventure, but all that is about to be interrupted by Qint, an alien with a very surprising ax to grind against Jason Nesmith and the crew of the NSEA Protector!
Final Order 1-19-15 | DIAMOND ISLAND TP
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Writer: Max Winters, Joseph Kirsch
Artist/Cover Artist: Taylor Bills
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Genre: All Ages
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After discovering an ancient journal that tells of a distant island littered with rubies and gems, the lovable Richie Rockstein bids farewell to his family and heads out to uncover Diamond Island.
Final Order 1-19-15 | JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 05 FOREVER HEROES (N52)
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Writer: Geoff Johns
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Cover Artist: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado
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In these tales from JUSTICE LEAGUE #24-29, the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few heroes foolish enough to challenge them - including Dick Grayson! But Owlman has other plans for Nightwing...and Ultraman!
Final Order 1-19-15 | HARLEY QUINN VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL #1
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(Writer) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti
(Artist) John Timms
(Cover Artist) Amanda Conner
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Love is in the air in New York City! The planet's richest bachelor, Bruce Wayne, is in town for a charity auction - and the highest bidder gets a date with Mr. Tall, Dark, and Brooding! Good thing Harley Quinn just came into some money (please, whatever you do, don't ask how). But can Bruce really spend a night with Harley without her learning how he spends his nights?
Final Order 1-19-15 | DARK HORSE PRESENTS 2014 #7 POWELL VARIANT
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(Writer) Mike Mignola & Various
(Artist) Matt Kindt & Various
(Cover Artist) Eric Powell
On The Rack: 2/18/2015
MSRP: $4.99
In this 80-page, two hundredth issue of the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning anthology, Mike Mignola and Gabriel Ba revisit Hellboy's time in Mexico with a follow-up to their story "The Coffin Man." Fred Van Lente delivers a story about the telepathic cyborg gorilla Ape-X! Brendan McCarthy's Dream Gang returns! And Sergio Aragonés delivers the first chapter of a new Groo tale with writer Mark Evanier!
Features a story from Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen)!
80 pages! 3 Eisners! 3 Harveys! Five bucks!
Mike Mignola (W), Fred Van Lente (W), Alex de Campi (W), Damon Gentry (W), Ed Brisson (W), Matt Kindt (W/A), Brendan McCarthy (W/A), Mark Evanier (W), Gustavo Duarte (W/A), Gillian Flynn (W), Dave Gibbons (A), Fábio Moon (A), Miguel Sepulveda (A), Jerry Ordway (A), Aaron Conley (A), Michael Walsh (A), Sergio Aragonés (A), Gabriel Bá (Cover), and Eric Powell (Variant cover)
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #5 Michael Christmas "Is This Art?"
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I don't know if I've ever been struck by so much genius in one music video. When @WillDKent showed me the video for "Michael Cera," my mind broke. The cinematography is brilliant, the shots, editing, sound, as a music video, it's perfect. Then breaking down the lyrics I saw not only was it lyrically sound but were so well crafted blending whit and humor, that when I found out Christmas was on 19 years old... WTF?! Yes, I was hooked. This is without a doubt the hip-hop album of the year!
MartÃn Caballero of the Boston Globe wrote this:
MartÃn Caballero of the Boston Globe wrote this:
Answering the titular question posed by Roxbury rapper Michael Christmas’s debut album is more difficult than it may seem upon first listen. On the surface, it’s a Seth Rogen movie in rap album form; Christmas plays the role of hilarious, endearing slob with such natural humor and charm, you tend to overlook the surplus of masturbation jokes. He outshines Rome Fortune on the blunt cruise anthem “Duck Duck Goose,” drops rewind-worthy lines on “Overweight Drake,” and displays an easy comic chemistry with Alex Wiley on “Step Brothers,” even if they’re just trying to top each other’s gross-out gags. But repeat listens reveal that he’s more than just a slacker comedian. There’s something very self-aware in the way he deftly mixes metaphors in the first verse on “Michael Cera,” or the way he effortlessly tosses out a line like, “I almost paid the rent, but this new hat, you know I had to get it/ standing with my white Sonata, need Xzibit” on “Y’all Trippin’.” As relentlessly entertaining as Christmas is here, “Is This Art?” sounds like just the early glimpses of one of the most original and promising young talents in the city. That, and it’s really funny.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #6 A Sunny Day in Glasgow "Sea When Absent"
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Despite the name, A Sunny Day in Glasgow is not one of the Scott-Rock groups that has made this years top 20 list. However, this Brooklyn-based dream-pop group - comprised of artists from Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Sydney Australia - will have listeners looking for remnants of the hay-days of shoe-gaze nodding their heads as if to say, "Yes. This is it."
Here is the video for In Love With Usless
Despite the name, A Sunny Day in Glasgow is not one of the Scott-Rock groups that has made this years top 20 list. However, this Brooklyn-based dream-pop group - comprised of artists from Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Sydney Australia - will have listeners looking for remnants of the hay-days of shoe-gaze nodding their heads as if to say, "Yes. This is it."
Here is the video for In Love With Usless
The Guardian's Dave Simpson wrote this:
Twenty-two years ago, Nostradamic pop critic Simon Reynolds predicted that pop music would become a game of mix-and-match rather than great leaps forward, as artists would fuse genres and sounds together to create new music. A Sunny Day in Glasgow's fourth offering might have been the sort of thing he had in mind: listening to it is like standing in the middle of a festival with music coming from all directions. Somewhere between My Bloody Valentine and the Avalanches, the Philadelphia group hurl everything from shoegaze to dreampop into their sonic soup, garnishing it with 1960s girl-group melodies, children's voices, echo and FX-laden guitars. Fragments of lyrics – "Sometimes I feel so happy I'm in love with useless" – leap out, but words are used more as textures than text. Indeed, vocalists Jen Goma and Annie Fredrickson sound like lost sisters of Cocteau Twin Elizabeth Fraser, as voice and sound are burnished to a heavenly haze.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #7 Mutoid Man "Helium Head"
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For fans of Cave-In -like myself- we can't get enough of front man Stephen Brodski's work. Be it traditional Cave-In or his solo work, his high screaming vocals layered atop the unique top end, dream-like metal guitar, puts fans into a state of post-hardcore euphoria. Teaming up with Ben Koller of Converge and All Pigs Must Die to create Mutoid Man, only means more of what the Cave-In fans crave!
Punknews.org's Bryne had this to say:
Punknews.org's Bryne had this to say:
Based on the pedigree of their members, Helium Head is more or less exactly what fans would expect, but the familiarity doesn't make the trip any less fun. These songs–just seven of them in about 16 minutes–twist and turn with the furiously reckless abandon of Koller's most affecting work with Converge, and contain enough doubletime Sabbath-in-the-space-age riffs from Brodsky to satiate any Cave In enthusiast. "Gnarcissist," "Scavengers" and the especially excellent "Sacriledge" blaze by in mathy bursts, with loads of frantically calculated drumming and lightspeed guitar-tapping. Brodsky's vocals are distorted throughout, which oddly make the standout moments such like his Robert Plant-esque howl on "Scrape The Walls" all the more memorable. Read the rest at Punknews.org
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #8 Paws "Youth Culture Forever"
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Distorted thick gutairs , tom-heavy drums, gravely vocals juxtaposed with air harmonized backups: This is Scott-Rock at its best!
Pitchfork's Jeremy Gordon had this to say:
Pitchfork's Jeremy Gordon had this to say:
There’s a scene in Cartoon Network’s "Adventure Time"—a cartoon that embodies the intersection of interests between seven-year olds and stoners—where the main character, Finn, is frustrated by the old people who tell him he’s too young to know what he’s doing. Undeterred, he yells "Youth culture forever!" as he runs away to try something new. You might consider this when listening to Youth Culture Forever, the sophomore album from Scottish trio PAWS that comes here to both praise and bury youth. Like contemporaries Yuck and Tony Molina, you can pinpoint PAWS’ 90s alt rock influences from a mile away—there’s a bit of Mascis, Malkmus, Cuomo, and the like. But while they spend time recounting the well-worn experiences of being young—the drunkenness, the heartbreak, the drunken heartbreak—they also push aside foolish things in favor of sober observations, giving them gravitas beyond their years. Read the rest at Pitchfork...
Monday, January 12, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #9 The Rentals "Lost In Alphaville"
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The Rentals, a band that will always be held so close to my heart, that they should probably be banned from all of my desert island top lists, but it's my list, so eat a dick. This is mostly a collection of Matt Sharp's work he's been doing over the past decade, and it's the same melodic synth-pop-rock that I fell in love with back in the fall of 1995.
NME's Mark Beaumont had this to say:
The Rentals, a band that will always be held so close to my heart, that they should probably be banned from all of my desert island top lists, but it's my list, so eat a dick. This is mostly a collection of Matt Sharp's work he's been doing over the past decade, and it's the same melodic synth-pop-rock that I fell in love with back in the fall of 1995.
NME's Mark Beaumont had this to say:
Ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp has played silly buggers with his inspired alt-synth solo project The Rentals ever since roping in Damon Albarn, Tim Wheeler and Miki Berenyi from Lush to guest on their majestic second album ‘Seven More Minutes’ in 1999. Lengthy splits, a solo album and a year-long audiovisual art project called ‘Songs About Time’ have delayed the LP, but it's a worthy comeback. With sumptuous synths and space-siren backing vocals, Sharpe brings his mighty melodies to bear on songs of nostalgia (‘Song Of Remembering’, ‘Irrational Things’), the ennui of aging (‘Traces Of Our Tears’, ‘Seven Years’) and dystopian visions of abandoned subterranean cities (‘The Future’). Warm and welcoming, Alphaville sounds a great place to lose yourself.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #10 Mrs. Magician "Strange Heaven"
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This is why I listen to lo-fi garage rock. Call me pretentious, call me a music snob, but this album is almost perfect. It probably should be much higher on my list... But we'll leave it here for now.
This is what PopMatters' Zachary Houle had to say about the album:
All in all, does Strange Heaven reinvent the wheel? No, it does not. However, is it an album with catchy hooks and paisley coloured hues? Yes. Yes, it is. With Strange Heaven, Mrs. Magician simply writes all killer and no filler, keeping things to a brief, just-barely-over-30-minutes runtime; as a result, the album feels remarkably whole. Their sound might be rooted in genres and times in the distant past, but they write engrossing and invigorating songs that light up the retro-garage scene and seem less sentimental than honest and reverential. There’s a little bit of fuzziness to these songs, but they’re not so gauzy that they aren’t clean and refreshing; they bridge the gap between the sonics of the ‘60s and the production values of modern indie-rock. All of these songs, despite the occasional profanity and skewed lyrical content, could have come out of surf rock’s heyday, and possibly could have been bona fide hits. Read the rest of his view at PopMatters.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #11 The Budos Band "Burnt Offering"
Here is what Burnt Magazine's Fred Mills had to say about the album:
Although the first three Budos Band albums (helpfully titled I, II and III) were generally regarded as straight-up Afro-beat and jazz-tinged funk/soul, rock elements did creep into the mix, and in recent years reviews of the instrumental group’s live shows have steadily grown more and more psychedelic. Burnt Offering is the culmination of that evolution, and it’s telling that they opted not to title it Budos Band IV; that mystic sleeve artwork, done by art teacher (and Budos drummer) Brian Profilio isn’t a coincidence, either. They said as much when announcing the record, noting how it “reflects their love of Black Sabbath and Pentagram as much as it does Fela Kuti.”
Indeed, right from the get-go the album proceeds along the aforementioned lines: “Into the Fog” and “The Sticks” both have signature heavy riffs powered by the bass guitar, and although the group’s horn section is equally busy, the tunes’ arrangements suggest a ‘70s rock band utilizing horns rather than a traditional funk ensemble tipping its hat at rock music. The title track recalls vintage Deep Purple, what with its ominous introductory chords followed by the launching of a heavy bassline, gloom-and-doom keyboards and searing/droning lead fuzz guitar all dominant over the horns. And “Magus Mountain” has an unexpected Nuggets vibe to it—speaking of psychedelic—in the way the guitar and organ suggest a garage rock tune with horns added to it. Even the songtitles tilt in this direction: “Aphasia,” “Into The Fog,” “Shattered Winds,” “Magus Mountain,” “Turn and Burn,” etc.
Friday, January 9, 2015
@apartofhim's Top 20 of 2014 - #12 Joyce Manor "Never Hung Over Again"
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Guess what folks, making me happier than ever, EMO is on its way back into the semi-mainstream. Joyce Manor is a very accessible intro the genre.
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Listen to "The Needle Drop's" review of the album (once you get past the first couple of minutes of 'YouTuber' zaniness, the review levels out and doesn't feel like its pandering to 12 year-olds).
Final Order 1-12-15 | THE SCULPTOR HARDCOVER GRAPHIC NOVEL (MR)
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Scott McCloud's mark was left on the comics medium with the publication of Understanding Comics. The book shed light on how comics appeal to readers, and was a scholoarly examination of what worked in comics, and what didn't. McCloud, however, hasn't only examined comics in his career, as he's also made his own books like Zot!
The long-awaited magnum opus from superstar Scott McCloud: a spellbinding adult urban fable about a wish, a deal with Death, the price of art, and the value of life. David Smith is giving his life for his art - literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But now that he only has 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought, and discovering the love of his life at the 11th hour isn't making it any easier! This edition includes a signed bookplate, with exclusive original bookplate art just for Diamond. Limited to 1,500 copies.
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Final Order 1-12-15 | THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015) #2
Published: February 04, 2015
Rating: Rated T
Writer: Ryan North
Penciller: Erica Henderson
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
ON THE RACK: 2/4/2015
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Starting college is hard enough, but now Squirrel Girl has to deal with Galactus too? The fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance, and only Squirrel Girl can save it! Also, her squirrel friend Tippy Toe. She can help too. Iron Man might show up too! Kinda, at least!
Final Order 1-12-15 | STAR WARS (2015) #2
Published: February 04, 2015
Rating: Rated T
Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: John Cassaday
Cover Artist: John Cassaday
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
ON THE RACK: 2/4/2015
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THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES! The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues! Luke Skywalker – cornered by Darth Vader! Han, Leia, and the others – trapped!
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Final Order 1-12-15 | HAWKEYE VS DEADPOOL TP
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(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Matteo Lolli (CA) James Harren
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
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Once upon a time, champions emerged to fight the evil plaguing humanity. They fought for all that was good in the world. They were kind, generous and self-sacrificing. They were heroes. These are not those heroes. What do Hawkeye and Deadpool have in common? It's Halloween in Brooklyn, and a S.H.I.E.L.D. espionage mystery has both heroes racing the clock. But things aren't what they seem! Why are the bad guys dressed as good guys? And what does the Black Cat have to do with it? Marvel's most beloved (and simultaneously annoying) duo is on the case! But with villains masquerading as heroes, who can Deadpool and Hawkeye trust? And no, it's not one another. As the baddest brawlers in Brooklyn tear up the town, will Deadpool and Hawkeye kill each other before they figure it out? Collecting HAWKEYE VS. DEADPOOL #0-4.
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Final Order 1-12-15 | GOTG AND X-MEN BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1
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(W) Sam Humphries (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Ed McGuinness, Justin Ponsor
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This February, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the All-New X-Men, Nova, Captain Marvel, Cyclops, and more team up for a cosmic throwdown the likes of which have never been seen in Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex!
Marvel is proud to present your very first look at the cover to GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1, the highly anticipated first issue in the upcoming crossover from writer Sam Humphries and artist Ed McGuinness!
The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact of immense and immeasurable power has resurfaced on the far side of the galaxy. With the power to unlock its users’ true cosmic potential, in the wrong hands, the Black Vortex’s power could be a force of unparalleled destruction. Imagine the power that transformed Jean Grey into the Phoenix or Norin Radd into the Silver Surfer available to anyone, and in the hands of those who would use it for evil!
“What happens when one person submits to the Black Vortex and becomes a titan of the cosmos?” asks writer Sam Humphries in an interview with Marvel.com. “What happens when a whole team does it. Or a whole planet? But against the epic scale, we’re grounding the story in the deeply personal conflict each character will go through just by encountering the Black Vortex.”
The Black Vortex has been claimed by the villainous gangster Mr. Knife and Thane, the wayward son of Thanos. With billions of lives across the universe at stake, it will take the combined might of the Guardians of the Galaxy, the X-Men and more to stem the coming darkness.
Kicking off in this special Alpha issue and continuing through some of your favorite Marvel titles including GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, LEGENDARY STAR-LORD, ALL-NEW X-MEN, CAPTAIN MARVEL, NOVA, CYCLOPS and more, be there for the beginning of the next great out-of-this-world crossover when GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX ALPHA #1 hits comic shops and digital devices this February!
Final Order 1-12-15 | DEATH OF WOLVERINE TP WEAPON X PROGRAM
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(W/A) Various (CA) Salvador Larroca
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
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The Weapon X Program has been restarted - but when its subjects escape, they face increasingly deadly attempts to reclaim them. What will kill them first - their pasts, their strange new powers or their mysterious connections to Wolverine? And what happens when they find the man with some answers: Sabretooth?! As pieces start to come together, the team learns that they have more in common than they thought. Coincidence, or the sign of something bigger? One team member isn't what they appear to be - and one is more than they seem. But who is in charge of the overall program, and what do they gain from experimenting on mutants? And how do the escapees tie into something more sinister than they could possibly imagine? Collecting DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE WEAPON X PROGRAM #1-5 & DEATH OF WOLVERINE: LIFE AFTER LOGAN #1.
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Final Order 1-12-15 | ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA FEAR HIM #1 (OF 4)
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(W) Dennis Hopeless (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Simone Bianchi
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
ON THE RACK: 2/4/201
A hungry villain has returned to feed on the city’s fear. It’s up to the All New Captain America and Nomad to curb his appetite…which might be easier if they weren't always at each other’s throats.
There’s far more to the story of Sam Wilson’s ascension to the role of Captain America than just the events detailed in CAPTAIN AMERICA #25. Before the former Falcon flies higher than ever before in ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1, he’s about to learn a few valuable lessons in a special Infinite Comics six-issue series called ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA: FEAR HIM by writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Szymon Kudanski.
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Final Order 1-12-15 | POSTAL #1
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(W) Bryan Edward Hill, Matt Hawkins (A) Isaac Goodhart (CA) Linda Sejic
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
ON THE RACK: 2/4/2015
The townsfolk of Eden, Wyoming wake up to the first official murder the town has seen in 25 years. Their reaction to this isn't normal, and there's a reason for that. Eden operates as a haven for fugitive criminals who remain here while new identities, often including facial reconstruction, are created for them. There is zero tolerance for any illegal activity that might draw attention to the town and an "official murder" is the last thing they want. A single, tight-knit family runs Eden with the youngest oddball son Mark Shiffron overseeing the postal branch, the only means of shipping in or out of the city. THE FBI has repeatedly been foiled trying to insert an undercover here; they see Mark as the weak link to exploit. This murder gives them a new opportunity.
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Final Order 1-12-15 | D4VE #1 Of (5)
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(W) Ryan Ferrier (A) Valentin Ramon (CA) Fiona Staples
Primetime TV; mortgages; traffic jams. The robots conquered earth, wiping out all life in the galaxy, but nothing changed. Meet D4VE, the greatest robot war hero, now trapped behind a desk at a soul-sucking day job. Can something, somewhere snap him out of this slump? This is D4VE's mid-life crisis.
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Final Order 1-12-15 | TEEN TITANS GO TP VOL 01 PARTY PARTY
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(W) Sholly Fisch & Various (A) Ben Bates & Various (CA) Dan Hipp
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
ON THE RACK: 2/4/2015
Join Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg and Raven as they display their unique brand of hijinks, mayhem and justice in these stories from issues #1-6 of their new series! But giant pizza monsters aren't the only dastardly and delicious villains on the menu...so dig in, Titans!
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Final Order 1-12-15 | RAT GOD #1 (OF 5)
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(W/A/CA) Richard Corben
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
ON THE RACK: 2/4/2015
Terrible things stalk the forests outside Arkham in this chilling original tale from comics master Richard Corben! An arrogant city slicker on a quest to uncover the background of a young woman from the backwoods finds horrors beyond imagining, combining Lovecraftian mutations with Native American legends.
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Final Order 1-12-15 | PROMETHEUS FIRE & STONE OMEGA ONE SHOT
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(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Agustin Alessio (CA) David Palumbo
Angela and her fellow survivors are stranded on LV-223, but their mission is not over yet. The answer to their quest could be hidden deep underground, but the strangest nightmare of all stands in their way.
Final Order 1-12-15 | GOON ONCE UPON A HARD TIME #1
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(W/A/CA) Eric Powell
FOC/OIC DATE: 1/12/2015
ON THE RACK: 2/4/2015
After the tragic events of Occasion of Revenge, the witch coven believes that control of the unnamed town will soon be in their grasp and the Goon's tragic soul will contribute to the curse that increases their power. But has their plot destroyed the Goon or created a monster too savage for them to withstand?
Once upon a Hard Time is a climactic miniseries that has major consequences for the Goon and his supporting cast. If you're a Goon fan, you can't miss this.
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