Comics Weekly
By Pete Kilmer
August 13, 2008
BoxOfficeProphets.com
It's a big week for the Secret Invasion books, and there's a Final Crisis tie-in as well...
Picks of the Week - from Kim Hollis
Angel After the Fall #11
I mentioned last week that I'm enjoying this series, a continuation of Joss Whedon's television show Angel, much more than either Buffy or Serenity (in fact, I didn't like the most recent Serenity at all). I'm finding that I like IDW as much as any publisher in the industry, as I pick up new stuff from them pretty frequently. If you have missed the characters from the Angel-verse, this is a great way to catch back up with them.
Everybody's Dead #5
Here's another book from IDW, and it's also written and created by the same guys who are working on Angel. This one puts a group of frat guys smack dab in the middle of a zombie apocalypse - to hilarious results. It's kind of a cross between Animal House and Shaun of the Dead, and it really works.
Green Arrow/Black Canary #11
I've truly enjoyed this series, which has the Green Arrow and new bride Black Canary working together to solve a mystery that has tragic implications for their burgeoning family. The art is simply fantastic, and it's one of those books that I look forward to with each issue.
Punisher #60
I actually have no personal interest in this series; however, I think it's important to mark Garth Ennis's final book in the series. Ennis has a number of devotees thanks to his work on Preacher, and it's my understanding that Punisher will not disappoint those people. Maybe I'll pick it up when it's in trade paperback, but the violence is a little much for me.
100 BULLETS #94
ACTION COMICS #868
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #23
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #567
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #11
ASTONISHING X-MEN #26 MD
ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #1 (OF 5)
BATMAN #679 RIP
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #20
BATMAN STRIKES #48
BOOSTER GOLD #11
BPRD THE WARNING #2 (OF 5)
BROKEN TRINITY DARKNESS SPOKES
BROTHERS IN ARMS #3
BUCKAROO BANZAI THE PREQUEL #1 (OF 2)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #4 SI
CHECKMATE #29
CHUCK #3 (OF 6)
CTHULHU TALES #4 CVR B
DOCTOR WHO #6
EVERYBODYS DEAD #5
FALL OF CTHULHU GODWAR #1 (OF 4)
FANTASTIC FOUR #559
FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #1 (OF 5)
FRANK FRAZETTAS DRACULA MEETS THE WOLF-MAN
GALAXY QUEST GLOBAL WARNING #1 (Hopefully this will be fun!)
GEN 13 #21
GENEXT #4 (OF 5)
GOON #27
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #11
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #27
HALO UPRISING #3 (OF 4) (MR)
HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN #2 (OF 3)
HYPERKINETIC #2 (OF 4)
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC VOL 02
LAST DEFENDERS #6 (OF 6)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #17
LONE RANGER #12
MACK BOLAN THE EXECUTIONER DEVILS TOOLS #5 (OF 5)
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #14
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK TP VOL 03 STRONGEST DIGEST
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #42
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PREM HC PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
MOON KNIGHT PREM HC VOL 03 GOD & COUNTRY
NECESSARY EVIL #7
NEW EXILES TP VOL 01 NEW LIFE NEW GAMBIT
NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 02
PUNISHER #60 (MR)
PUNISHER KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE
ROBIN YEAR ONE TP NEW PTG
SECRET INVASION #5 (OF 8) SI
SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #1 (OF 4) SI
SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #2 (OF 3) SI
SECRET INVASION THOR #1 (OF 3) SI
SECRET INVASION X-MEN #1 (OF 4) SI
SIMON DARK #11
SIMON DARK WHAT SIMON DOES TP
SPARKS #3 (OF 8)
SPAWN #181
SPIDER-MAN TP KRAVENS LAST HUNT
SPIDER-MAN TP ONE MORE DAY
SUPERGIRL BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL TP
TESTAMENT TP VOL 04 EXODUS (MR)
THUNDERBOLTS BY ELLIS PREM HC VOL 02
TINY TITANS #7
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #1
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK TIME WARS #1
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE SEQUEL REIGN OF STARSCREAM #4
TRANSHUMAN #3 (OF 4)
TRINITY #11
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #2 OF(3)
WALKING DEAD #51 (Pete's book of the week)
WELCOME TO HOXFORD #1
WOLVERINE TP GET MYSTIQUE
WONDER WOMAN #23
WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #3
X-MEN ORIGINS JEAN GREY
YOUNG LIARS #6 (MR)
ZORRO #6
On Fridays we now post the complete list of new releases that actually ships for the week. Books that will actually be in store! So please head over to Downtown Comics and check out the Shipping This Week section!