Here are some of the jumping-on-points for the comics that will be coming out soon!
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BATMAN BEYOND #1
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Dan Jurgens (A/CA) Bernard Chang
Item Code: APR150179
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $2.99
At last, Batman Beyond gets his own ongoing series in THE definitive future of the DCU! But this isn't the Beyond you think you know! With the Justice League missing and without Bruce to guide him, this new Batman will need to explore this bizarre world on his own while fighting to raise humanity from an opponent that's already won.
The heroes Batman knew have failed, the world he knew has been turned on its head, and every step he takes will lead him either toward finding home - or further down the road of disaster!
BAT MITE #1 (OF 6)
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Dan Jurgens (A/CA) Corin Howell
Item Code: APR150177
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $2.99
Bat-Mite is here to fix the DC Universe - one hero at a time! Convinced that he's the imp that put Batman on the map, he's spreading his expertise all over the DC Universe, eager to boost the careers of heroes he thinks need his "help." Don't miss the start of this six-issue all-ages miniseries!
BIZARRO #1 (OF 6)
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Heath Corson (A/CA) Gustavo Duarte
Item Code: APR150181
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $2.99
"Hate HARLEY QUINN? Then you will super hate BIZARRO! Bizarro star of worstest comic ever! Go ahead and miss it! If there's one thing this issue not have it these two things: Jimmy Olsen and Chupacabras!" Don't miss the start of this six-issue all-ages miniseries!
MIDNIGHTER #1
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Steve Orlando (A/CA) Aco
Item Code: APR150201
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $2.99
Spinning out of GRAYSON comes a solo series starring the man who can predict your every move... but no one will be able to predict what he'll do next! A theft at the God Garden has unleashed a wave of dangerous biotech weapons on the world, and Midnighter intends to put that genie back in the bottle by any means necessary. But something else was stolen from the Garden as well...the secret history of Lucas Trent, the man Midnighter once was!
OMEGA MEN #1
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Tom King (A) Alec Morgan (CA) Dustin Nguyen
Item Code: APR150204
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $2.99
The Omega Men are back in an all-new series! They've murdered White Lantern Kyle Rayner and now, the universe wants them to pay! Who are these intergalactic criminals - and is there more to their actions than meets the eye?
GHOSTBUSTERS GET REAL #1 (OF 4)
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Erik Burnham (A/CA) Dan Schoening
Item Code: APR150362
On The Rack: 6/10/2015
MSRP: $3.99
When a confrontation with the elder God Proteus goes awry, Peter, Ray, Winston and Egon will meet... THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS!
MICKEY MOUSE #1
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Jonathan Gray & Various (A) Giorgio Cavazzano, Manuel Gonzales (CA) Andrew Casty Castellan
Item Code: APR150424
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
When two-fisted Mickey hunts "The Lost Explorers' Trail," he isn't counting on help from jungle daredevil Eurasia Toft... but here she is!
AIRBOY #1 (OF 4) (MR)
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Greg Hinkle
Item Code: APR150494
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $2.99
Worlds and minds explode in a brand-new series!
When acclaimed comics author JAMES ROBINSON (Starman, Fantastic Four) is hired to write a reboot of the 1940s action hero Airboy, he's reluctant to do yet another Golden Age reboot. Just what the hell has happened to his career-?! His marriage?! His life?! Hey, it's nothing that a drink can't fix.
It's after one such night of debauchery with artist GREG HINKLE that the project really comes into its own. Quite literally. Because Airboy himself appears to set the two depraved comic book creators on the straight and narrow.
But is the task too much for our hero?
COVENANT #1 CVR A LIEFELD
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
(W) Rob Liefeld (A) Matt Horak (CA) Rob Liefeld
Item Code: APR150505
In Shops: 6/3/2015
SRP: $3.99
In ancient times there was no weapon more devastating than The Ark of The Covenant, containing a power that collapsed enemy nations and destroyed hostile invaders. The Philistine army, led by General Thane, seeks to crush the Israelites as they populate the surrounding territories. A bold move on the field of battle robs the Israelites of their mythical weapon, empowering their most deadly enemy. A young priest, Samuel, determines to steal back the Ark and assembled a group of mercenaries to aid him in the most daring raid in history. An untold tale of the Bible that shifted the balance of power in history.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Adam Kubert
Item Code: APR150750
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
THE LAST SPIDER-MAN STORY
Not even The Amazing Spider-Man is safe from Secret Wars! In this new Marvel Universe, Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and their daughter have to scrape by to make ends meet, but they have each other...
Face front, True Believers. This is the one you've been asking for.
Rated T
ARMOR WARS #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) James Robinson (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Paul Rivoche
Item Code: APR150787
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
A SHADOW FALLS OVER AN ARMORED UTOPIA!
TECHNOPOLIS: Amazing Domain of science and wonder created by rival genius brothers TONY AND ARNO STARK. A utopia except...a unique disease forces EVERYONE to wear armor to live and breathe.
In this armored land a hero is murdered and the killer's identity a mystery Baron Tony Stark must solve. But in doing so, will Technopolis be forced into a civil war?
Rated T+
FUTURE IMPERFECT #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Peter David (A/CA) Greg Land
Item Code: APR150803
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
ON BATTLEWORLD, THE DICTATOR OF DYSTOPIA IS A FAMILIAR FACE!
THE MAESTRO rules but there are those who want him dethroned!
What role does RUBY SUMMERS have in the plan for this dangerous rebellion?
Have the rebels genuinely found ODIN, the father of The Gods, as an ally against the Maestro?
Rated T+
GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL AVX #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W/A/CA) Skottie Young
Item Code: APR150762
In Shops: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
The toughest, funniest, craziest and most adorable Marvel heroes THROW DOWN. Featuring all your favorites including Cyclops, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Wolverine! They're all there, just shorter!
Skottie Young brings out the big guns in the series fans have been waiting for!
Rated T
GROOT #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jeff Loveness (A) Brian Kesinger (CA) Declan Shalvey
Item Code: APR150862
In Shops: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
For the first time ever, the most famous talking-tree-thing in the Marvel Universe is starring in his own series! You might recognize him from Guardians of the Galaxy, the biggest movie of 2014.
When Rocket and Groot are on an intergalactic roadtrip and calamity strikes, the two get separated - and for the first time in years, Groot's on his own!
Written by comedic ace Jeff Loveness (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and drawn by Marvel Comics newcomer Brian Kesinger (Disney Animation), get a front row seat for EXPLOSIONS, SPACE SHARKS, ALIENS, AND INTERGALACTIC HITCHIKING (YEAH, BABY! YOU READ THAT RIGHT.)!
Whatever may be coming Groot's way, one thing's for sure -- it's going to be a GROOT adventure!
Rated T
UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #6
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Erica Henderson
Item Code: APR150890
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
The start of a new arc! Squirrel Girl meets some potential new allies, including... GIRL SQUIRREL?? I don't know why we put question marks there; it's actually what happens!
Also a hippo named "Hippo" is in this issue! This character already existed and we absolutely did NOT make him up at the last minute!
ALSO THERE'S FIGHTS!! AND EVEN SOME FEELINGS!
Rated T
X-TINCTION AGENDA #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Carmine Giandomenico (CA) David Nakayama
Item Code: APR150819
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
Ten years since the fall of Cameron Hodge and his fascist regime. Ten years that Havok and Wolfsbane have labored to rebuild Genosha. But their work may be for naught, as a plague has spread across their nation, infecting mutants and threatening their race with extinction.
With the country quarantined and seemingly abandoned by the rest of the world, including the X-Men, old friends may become new enemies as Genosha's rulers fight to save their people!
Experience an alternate future fueled by the events of the landmark first X-Crossover of 1990, X-Tinction Agenda!
Rated T+
YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #1
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Mike Norton (CA) Arthur Adams
Item Code: APR150809
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $4.99
In the dystopian nations of BATTLEWORLD, the mutants of New York City must fight to survive the rule of the Sentinels!
At their center is Kate Pryde, a heroine tried and tested by war, and mother of the last mutant ever to be born before the purges of the Mutant Control Act!
With revolution on the wind, the X-Men are not a broken team with nothing left to lose, but a desperate family with more at risk than ever before!
Rated T+
BROKEN WORLD #1 (OF 4)
Publisher: BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Frank J. Barbiere (A/CA) Christopher Peterson
Item Code: APR151199
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
What's to Love: We're thrilled to publish the one new original series co-created and written by Frank J. Barbiere (Five Ghosts, Avengers World) in 2015. Broken World is a gripping sci-fi thriller and survival adventure great for fans of Y: The Last Man or The Massive. Barbiere and co-creator/artist Christopher Peterson (Grindhouse, Mayday) will explore the lives of people left behind in the apocalypse.
What It Is: With a meteor days away from causing an extinction-level event on Earth, time is running out for Elena Marlowe. While most of the planet's population and her family were approved by the government to escape on one of the giant spaceships headed to another planet, her application was denied due to her mysterious past. With the meteor fast approaching, Elena desperately tries to find a way to fake her way onto
JUSTICE INC AVENGER #1
Publisher: D. E.
(W) Mark Waid (A) Ronilson Freire (CA) Alex Ross & Various
Item Code: APR151316
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
Meet Richard Henry Benson - the Avenger! His pallid features forever deadened by a criminal act, he is the ultimate master of disguise and uses his skills to mete out retribution to those who would prey on the innocent! But can even Benson triumph over an Invisible Man...? Fan-favorite writer Mark Waid - who is hotter than ever thanks to his work on Daredevil and Star Wars: Princess Leia - brings his personal favorite pulp hero back to comics with all-new, explosive adventures!
"Having the opportunity to dive into the psyche of a crimefighter as unique as Benson has been a lifelong dream," says Waid. "I've been thinking about what his life and mind would be like ever since I read my first Avenger paperback back in the day. How does a man live his life when he has nothing to live for but justice? How does he navigate in a world of life and love and joy when his own features are frozen and stiff like putty, mirroring his cold, dead insides? I've been aching to write this story!"
NINJAK #1 3RD PTG
Publisher: VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Clay Mann, Butch Guice (CA) Lewis LaRosa
Item Code: MAR158383
On The Rack: 6/3/2015
MSRP: $3.99
From Valiant Entertainment. For the first time, Ninjak's past and future collide in the pages of an all-new ongoing series from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Rai, Mind MGMT) and superstar artists Clay Mann (X-Men: Legacy, Gambit) and Butch Guice (Captain America, Action Comics)!
Then: Meet inexperienced MI-6 recruit Colin King on his first mission in the field as he learns the basics of spycraft and counterintelligence, and develops a volatile relationship with his first handler.
Now: Colin King is Ninjak, the world's foremost intelligence operative, weapons expert, and master assassin. And he's hunting the Shadow Seven - a secret cabal of shinobi masters with mysterious ties to his training and tragic past.
