DC has been ruling our top 10 recently but this week Marvel is making a big play with MARVEL NOW.
The first wave of titles hits CGC's shelves with something for everyone ranging from Champions to Jessica Jones
If you have finished binge watching Luke Cage on Netflix then you can carry on getting your Luke fix with Cage #1 - Sweet Christmas!
We also have the beginning of Marvel's Death Of X event - what will happen in this clash between mutants and inhumans?
Outside of the Marvel U we have some truly bizarre titles with Archie meeting the Ramones, a double dose of Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken meets Jack Burton, He-man and Lion-o team up and a new Betty Boop series!
Fans of the recent Superman mini series American Alien should check out Green Valley from writer Max Landis and Aftershock release Shipwreck , an intriguing new series from Warren Ellis & Phil Hester (Both of these are Owen's books of the week)
NEW #1 COMICS & ONE-SHOTS
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(W) Janet Harvey (A/CA) Megan Levens
Introducing ANGEL CITY, a hard-boiled 1930s noir starring Dolores Dare, previous Hollywood hopeful and current enforcer for the Volante mob. When her best friend turns up dead in a dumpster behind the Chinese Theater, Dolores starts her own investigation of the "April Fool's Killer." As she gets closer to the truth, the studios, the corrupt homicide division, and even her own gangland contacts work to cover up the scandal. Has she bitten off more than she can chew?
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Alex Segura, Matthew Rosenberg (A/CA) Gisele Lagace
Hey! Ho! Let's go! America's favorite teens cross paths with the original NYC punks in this extra-sized one-shot spectacular that is not to be missed! When the Archies tank at the Riverdale High Battle of the Bands, a magical twist of fate sends them hurtling into the past-and face-to-face with none other than the Ramones! Can the legendary punks get the Archies to realize their own rock 'n' roll potential and find their way home? Probably not-but it'll be a blitzkrieg bop of a journey, as the two bands bounce from 53rd and 3rd to Rockaway Beach in this must-read crossover from the writers of the best-selling Archie Meets KISS and We Can Never Go Home with jaw-droppingly beautiful art from Gisele Lagace ("Occupy Riverdale")!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $4.99
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(W) Ian Edginton (A/CA) Caspar Wijngaard
Brand new story set in the stunning world of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate! Dive into the sordid underworld of Victorian London, and the memories of New Yorker, Tommy Greyling, as he teams up with Evie Frye and Henry Green to search for a Piece of Eden that has the potential to change the world!
In Shops: Sep 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Roger Langridge (A) Gisele Lagace (CA) Roger Langridge
The most famous female cartoon star of all is back - and Dynamite has her! All-new adventures of Betty Boop (with her pals Koko the Clown and Bimbo, natch!) by award-winning writer Roger Langridge and Gisèle Lagacé. Join Betty as she works at the Oop-A-Doop Club, dreams of hitting the big-time, looks after her old Grampy... oh yeah, and FIGHTS GHOSTS! (Betty was always ahead of her time!)
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Greg Pak (A/CA) Daniel Bayliss
"It's the mother of all crossovers as Jack Burton and Snake Plissken meet for the first time ever anywhere!" Done with director John Carpenter's complete blessing, witness this melee of the mullets as two cult classic characters made famous by actor Kurt Russell crossover in an improbable adventure.
As lightning cascades around Jack and his good ol' Pork-Chop Express, he finds himself transported and driving through the horrors of what seems to be the dystopian future of...Escape from New York..
Snake Plissken catches wind of Jack and goes on the hunt to find who is trying to steal his identity.
Prepare for the road trip of a lifetime, with Jack and Snake rumblin' down the streets of a dystopian future to find what craziness caused Jack to jump through worlds.
Written by Greg Pak (Totally Awesome Hulk, Action Comics) and illustrated by Russ Manning Award nominee Daniel Bayliss (Kennel Block Blues, Translucid).
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Kwanza Osajyefo (A) Jamal Igle (CA) Khary Randolph, Ashley A. Woods
IT'S HERE! The comic that blazed through Kickstarter during Black History Month 2016. In a world that already hates and fears them - what if only Black people had superpowers. After miraculously surviving being gunned down by police, a young man learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. Now he must decide whether it's safer to keep it a secret or if the truth will set him free.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Genndy Tartakovsky (A/CA) Genndy Tartakovsky
From the Award-Winning creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Hotel Transylvania! On the mean streets of Harlem, shoes are big, shirts are large, bottoms are belled and crime is rampant! But in the heart of the city, the world's hardest-working, smack-talking, chain-wearing super hero is on the street and on the case! And his rates are reasonable! He's CAGE! and he'll save your behind. Dig it!Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Brian Buccellato, Jennifer Young (A/CA) Matias Bergara
A BRAND NEW SERIES!From New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN BUCCELLATO & JENNIFER YOUNG, CANNIBAL is about the denizens of a small Everglades town desperately trying to hold onto their everyday lives at the dawn of a cannibal pandemic. With no cure in sight, the region has become split over what to do with the victims, though for Cash and Grady Hansen the answer is simple: Kill them. But all of that changes when the virus begins to infect people they love.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Humberto Ramos
Following the fallout of CIVIL WAR II, Avengers Ms. Marvel, Nova and Spider-Man strike out on their own - joined by Cyclops, Viv Vision and the Totally Awesome Hulk! Six young heroes determined to change the world - and they're only the beginning!Rated T
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $4.99
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(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Salva Espin
During 1984's SECRET WARS, Deadpool was introduced to an alien symbiote who went on to become Spider-Man's black costume and, eventually, Venom. Okay, okay, maybe that really happened in DEADPOOL'S SECRET SECRET WARS. Point is, did you know that after Spider-Man rejected the costume...it went slinking back to Deadpool on the rebound? And they went on adventures together? You didn't? Well, you will, now, thanks to this series by Cullen Bunn (The DEADPOOL KILLOGY) & Salva Espin (DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY)!Parental Advisory
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Marc Andreyko (A/CA) Aaron Lopresti
Residing on Earth and out of the hero game, Adam Strange finds himself trying to live a "normal" life, until he's literally pulled back into adventure again when a seemingly normal Zeta beam transmission returns him to the planet Rann, where he hopes to be reunited with his beloved Alanna. But instead he finds the once-great city of Ranagar in ruins, with millions dead, and the once peaceful Alanna is now calling for the blood of Rann's oldest enemy, Thanagar, home of the Hawkmen. Sensing something is amiss, Strange finds an ally in Hawkman, who also is trying anything possible to avert war. Don't miss the start of this sensational new six-issue miniseries!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Jeff Lemire, Charles Soule (A/CA) Aaron Kuder
• What happened eight months ago that set the Inhumans and X-Men on a collision course? Find out here!• The Inhumans travel to Japan where one of the Terrigen Clouds creates a shocking new Inhuman.
• The X-Men travel to Muir Island where the second Terrigen Cloud causes something truly terrible.
• When these two events collide, a war of catastrophic proportions explodes!
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $4.99
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(W) Jonathan Adams (A) Horacio Domingues (CA) Brian Kesinger
AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE IN THE TIKI, TIKI, TIKI ROOM!Welcome to the Enchanted Tiki Room, a place of legend...of fantasy...and mystery. Here - on an isolated island populated by talking (and singing) birds and plants and ancient Tiki gods - almost anything can happen and does. As the next boat arrives with new visitors, what stories will unfold, what mysteries will be revealed and how are they all connected? Summer ain't over yet, so grab your flip-flops, pop open your beach chair and book your vacation with the latest Disney Kingdoms series!
RATED T
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Patrick Shand (A) Larry Watts (CA) Roberta Ingranata
HARD-HEARTEDA Special Epilogue Issue
After four years, long-time writer Pat Shand is finishing his run on Robyn Hood with a special issue celebrating Robyn Locksley, Marian Quin, and all of the friends and foes that have joined them on this journey. Larry Watts, original artist of the Robyn Hood trilogy, returns for this final tale that cuts to the core of what Robyn has gone through, what she is, and what's next for her.
In Shops: May 25, 2016
SRP: $5.99
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(W) Max Landis (A/CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cliff Rathburn
The knights of Kelodia are the finest in the land, but they've never faced a power like the one that resides in the Green Valley...MAX LANDIS (Chronicle, American Ultra, Superman: American Alien) and GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (Amazing Spider-Man) welcome you to the world of Green Valley... where nothing is ever what it seems.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $2.99
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(W) Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha, Patrick Shand (CA) Paolo Pantalena
The Grimm Universe has been rocked by the death of Sela Mathers and her daughter Skye has barely had time to mourn before she is thrust into another nightmare. Has the death of the her mother, Guardian of the Nexus, caused the entire Grimm Universe to fall apart? Or is Skye just being tormented by the spirits of her mother's enemies. Find out the answers in this prelude to a new chapter of Grimm Fairy Tales.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $5.99
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(W) Walter Hill, Matz (A/CA) Jef
Locked up for a life of murder, Roy Nash never thought he'd walk the mean streets of Chicago again, let alone rescue his beloved, Lena. But when the city's Mafia elite spring the notorious gun-for-hire to handle one last assignment, Roy once again finds himself thrown headfirst into a life of bloodshed and bullets as he sprints a breathless race to save the girl he left behind. From legendary screenwriter and director Walter Hill (The Warriors, Red Heat, Last Man Standing) and French comics Matz, comes this hardboiled crime thriller set in the bullet-ridden streets of 1930s Chicago.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Rob David, Lloyd Goldfine (A/CA) Freddie Williams II
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe team up with the ThunderCats-the epic crossover event you've waited thirty years to see! In his ever-living desire to destroy the mighty ThunderCats, Mumm-Ra quests for a weapon that can rival the legendary Sword of Omens: He-Man's Sword of Power! But his dimension-spanning scheme kick starts a cataclysmic crisis that will embroil heroes and villains-Masters, Mutants and ThunderCats-in a mind-blowing six-part saga!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Michael Gaydos (CA) David Mack
She is back after a decade! A lot has changed in the Marvel Universe and there are still many secrets hiding in the shadows. Secrets only a special woman like Jessica Jones can hope to uncover. Discover the haunting secrets from Jessica's past in this blistering new series. Alias Investigations is open for business.PARENTAL ADVISORY
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Steve Orlando (A) Fernando Blanco (CA) Aco
You wanted it? You got it-six more issues of Midnighter madness! Together again after too long apart, Midnighter and Apollo take on subway pirates in Los Angeles and demons in Opal City...but their reunion is about to take a shocking turn and send them both on an epic journey beyond all belief!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Brian Azzarello (A/CA) Eduardo Risso
Set during Prohibition, and deep in the backwoods of Appalachia, MOONSHINE #1 tells the story of Lou Pirlo, a city-slick "torpedo" sent from New York City to negotiate a deal with the best moonshiner in West Virginia, one Hiram Holt. What Lou doesn't figure on is that Holt is just as cunning and ruthless as any NYC crime boss. Because not only will Holt do anything to protect his illicit booze operation, he'll stop at nothing to protect a much darker family secret...a bloody, supernatural secret that must never see the light of day... or better still, the light of the full moon. MOONSHINE #1 marks the first time AZZARELLO and RISSO have worked together for Image Comics and reunites the Eisner Award winning creative team that defined modern crime comics with 100 Bullets... and now puts a horror-twist on a classic gangster tale. Issue #1 features a variant cover by legendary comics creator, Frank Miller!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $2.99
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(W) John Barber, Chuck Dixon, Simon Furman, James Roberts, Mairghread Scott, Karen Traviss (A) Robert Atkins, Brendan Cahill, Andrew Griffith, Guido Guidi, Steve Kurth, Alex Milne, Sara Pitre-Durocher, E. J. Su (CA) Pop Mhan
Ten years of TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE comics have led to this month's REVOLUTION! This bargain-priced bonanza presents five key stories that have paved the road to the universe being born this month! From the first-ever IDW Transformers comic to the Karen Traviss G.I. JOE, the building blocks of this universe have been growing for years!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $9.99
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(W) Bryan Hill (A/CA) Nelson Blake
Our world isn't free. All of us, for generations, have lived under the secret control of The Ancient Order of Romulus. One young woman, raised by them, trained by them, betrayed by them, must push through her fear to take a stand against the silent evil that masters our world. Her name is Ashlar, and her war begins with the brutal first chapter of the new Image series ROMULUS, from writer BRYAN HILL (POSTAL) and artist NELSON BLAKE II (MAGDELENA).
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Marley Zarcone (CA) Becky Cloonan
There's no such thing as a little bit of madness.Far away on the planet Meta, Loma's going nowhere fast. She's dropped out of school, dumped her boyfriend, and is bored out of her mind. She longs to feel things. That's where her idol, the lunatic poet Rac Shade, and his infamous madness coat come it. Loma steals the garment and makes a break across galaxies to take up residence in a new body: Earth girl Megan Boyer. Surely everything will be better on this passionate primitive planet with a dash of madness on her side and this human girl's easy life. Only now that she's here, Loma discovers being a teenaged Earth girl comes with its own challenges and Earth may not be everything she thought it'd be. Megan Boyer was a bully whom everyone was glad was almost dead, and now Loma has to survive High School and navigate the consequences of the life she didn't live with the ever-growing and uncontrollable madness at her side. Not to mention that there are people back on her homeworld who might just want Shade's coat back.
Written by Cecil Castellucci (THE PLAIN JANES, Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure), drawn by Marley Zarcone (EFFIGY) and overseen by Gerard Way, SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL starts a whole new chapter in the story of one of comics' most unique series.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Warren Ellis (A) Eric Gapstur (A/CA) Phil Hester
Dr Jonathan Shipwright, sole survivor of a very unusual and very secret shipwreck, doesn't know where he is. Seemingly trapped on an endless road, in pursuit of a saboteur who holds the key to his salvation -- or doom. Industry legend WARREN ELLIS joins AfterShock comics with this mysterious and captivating tale full of shock, secrets and surprises.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
NEW ISSUES
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(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Chris Bachalo
"BLOOD IN THE AETHER" STARTS NOW!Doctor Strange is on the brink of death, his magic nearly depleted. Sensing the Sorcerer Supreme at his weakest, his greatest foes will return from the shadows, ready to strike. Behold the return Doctor Strange's classic rogues gallery starting with...BARON MORDO!
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Warren Ellis (A) Jason Masters (CA) Dom Reardon
EIDOLON, Chapter 4-MI6 is under attack from both hidden forces and Her Majesty's Government itself. Why do MI5 and Whitehall want MI6 to be unable to defend itself? Where is the terrifying Beckett Hawkwood? What is EIDOLON?
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Cullen Bunn, John Barber (A) Fico Ossio (CA) Tradd Moore
ROM-A MURDERER?! That's what OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS think-and right or wrong, there's only one outcome: all-out war! Meanwhile, G.I. JOE turns to the one person who can save the world from ultimate destruction-MILES MAYHEM!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Adam Glass (A) Pat Oliffe (CA) Pat Olliffe
Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders find themselves in the belly of the beast, as they must battle a monstrosity that is not of this earth...yet IS. But to defeat this enemy the team must first conquer their past and the demons that haunt them. The stakes are not just their own, but the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Stefano Gaudiano, Cliff Rathburn (A/CA) Charlie Adlard
"THE WHISPERER WAR," Part ThreeThe war rages on
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $2.99
RESTOCKS & REPRINTS
COLLECTIONS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
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(W) Brian Wood (A/CA) Garry Brown
1000 CE. When a Vatican official under is murdered on the infamous "Black Road" while under the care of Mangus The Black, Mangus uncovers a secret so big it threatens to change the balance of power in all of Europe. Collects BLACK ROAD #1-5.
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $9.99
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(W) Andrew MacLean (A/CA) Andrew MacLean
The Head Lopper, Norgal, and the nagging severed head of Agatha Blue Witch arrive on the Isle of Barra to find it overrun with beasts: minions of the Sorcerer of the Black Bog. When Queen Abigail hires Norgal and Agatha to slay the Sorcerer, our heroes trek across the island reliving the horrors of their heads-and playing right into the hands of a master manipulator.Collects HEAD LOPPER #1-4
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $19.99
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(A) Stephen Byrne, Facundo Percio, Fernando Melek, Pablo Churin (A/CA) Sean Cooke
Join the crew of the Serenity on an adventure through the 'verse where you can relive your favorite moments from the Firefly series-and more! This stunning adult coloring book is filled with 45 detailed and completely original black-and-white illustrations for you to color however you desire. A must-have for fans of the 'verse!
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $14.99
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(W) Sui Ishida (A/CA) Sui Ishida
Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize. But it turns out that she's only interested in his body--eating it, that is. When a morally questionable rescue transforms him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid, Ken is drawn into the dark and violent world of Ghouls, which exists alongside our own.For older teen audiences.
In Shops: Jun 17, 2015
SRP: $12.99
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(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Jamie McKelvie
ADVANCE SOLICITEvery ninety years, twelve gods are reincarnated as young people. They are loved. They are hated. And sometimes - just sometimes - they fall into open Superstar wars.
The fourth volume of the award-winning, best selling series from acclaimed creators KIERON GILLEN, JAMIE McKELVIE and MATT WILSON is the most explosive yet.
Collects THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #18-22
In Shops: Oct 05, 2016
SRP: $14.99
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