It's a pretty fantastic time to be geek and, each week as we find out what is being shipped, there is always something to get excited about.
For me the release of an Alan Moore work has always been a highlight and this week his novel Jerusalem arrives in a couple of formats - I was lucky enough to get a copy a few weeks ago and it is a challenging but rewarding read (although I am far from finishing it's one million words!)
But, as I was saying, it's a great time to be a geek as there are plenty of other things to get excited about.
Maybe IDW's Revolution event featuring the greatest toy franchises of any 20-40 year old's childhood will be an essential read for you?
Or could it be you are a fan of Remender and that you are eager to read his latest Image book Seven To Eternity?
These options just scratch the surface of what is available so take your time and relish scrolling down this week's releases and be chuffed that there is such a bounty of great books available to us all :)
NEW #1 COMICS & ONE-SHOTS
ALIENS LIFE AND DEATH #1
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(W) Dan Abnett (A) Moritat (CA) David Palumbo
In the aftermath of the battle with the Engineers, the surviving humans on LV-223 are wounded and scattered-and easy prey for a gathering horde of Aliens!
The Colonial Marines get a taste of what it's like to be at the bottom of the food chain!
"Dan Abnett lives up to the hype and delivers a fantastic story."-Hulking Reviewer
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES DIRECTORS CUT #1
JUL160379
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Freddie Williams II
The first chapter of the story that brought together the Dark Knight and those Heroes in a Half-Shell is back in this new Director's Cut edition co-published with IDW.
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $5.99
BRITANNIA #1
JUL162052
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Cary Nord
On the fringes of civilization, the world's first detective is about to make an unholy discovery...
Ruled by the Fates. Manipulated by the Gods. Commanded by Caesar. In the year 65 A.D., one's destiny was not his own. At the height of Nero's reign, a veteran of Rome's imperial war machine has been dispatched to the farthest reaches of the colonies to investigate unnatural happenings... In the remote outpost of Britannia, Antonius Axia - the First Detective - will become Rome's only hope to reassert control over the empire's most barbaric frontier...and keep the monsters that bridge the line between myth and mystery at bay... From comics mastermind Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Shade the Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan Jose Ryp (NINJAK, Clone) comes a psychological journey into terror, temptation, and bloodshed - presented in an all-new prestige format limited series! Prestige Format.
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
BRITANNIA #1
CYBORG #1
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(W) John Semper Jr. (A/CA) Will Conrad
"THE IMITATION OF LIFE" part one! Cyborg is thrown into conflict with every robotic threat to the DC Universe as a brand new era begins for Victor Stone, courtesy of writer John Semper Jr. (Spider-Man: The Animated Series) and artist Will Conrad (Angel & Faith)!
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $2.99
CYBORG #1 VAR ED
DARK KNIGHT III THE MASTER RACE #1 DIRECTORS CUT
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(W) Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello (A) Frank Miller (A/CA) Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson
The epic story continues in a way you never saw coming, and now it's back in a new Director's Cut edition because you demanded it! The Dark Knight rises again to face the dawn of the master race in these stories from issue #1 of the 8-issue miniseries, which includes the minicomic printed at standard comic-book size.
In Shops: Sep 14, 2016
SRP: $7.99
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN ANNUAL #1
JUL161020
(W) Ollie Masters, Brandon Montclare (A) Carlo Barberi, Rosi Kampe (CA) Victor Ibanez
NEW STORY ARC STARTS NOW!
• When the Terrigen Cloud threatens to wash over a prison and the warden refuses to protect its mutant inmates, the Extraordinary X-Men take matters into their own hands...and stage a PRISON BREAK!
• And when Moon Girl takes it upon herself to solve the Terrigen crisis, she may just find an unlikely ally...
Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $4.99
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN ANNUAL #1 LIM VAR
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN ANNUAL #1 YOUNG VAR
HELLBOY AND BPRD 1954 #1
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(W) Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson (A) Stephen Green (CA) Mike Huddleston
When an unknown creature attacks a research group on an Arctic expedition, Hellboy and the BPRD are sent to investigate. No longer the newbie, Hellboy thinks he can solve the mystery immediately, but what they find in the snow reveals something much bigger behind the beast.
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
RAVEN #1
JUL160365
(W) Marv Wolfman (A/CA) Alisson Borges
"The White Carnival" part 1! In a tale set between TEEN TITANS #24 and TEEN TITANS: REBIRTH #1, Raven takes a break from the team and moves to San Francisco to stay with her estranged aunt and face her most perilous challenge yet: high school! As Raven discovers more about her human side, one of her classmates goes missing under mysterious circumstances, and she must face an evil like none she's known before!
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $2.99
REVOLUTION #1
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(W) Cullen Bunn, John Barber (A) Fico Ossio (CA) Tradd Moore
THE REVOLUTION BEGINS! Explosions rip across the Earth-and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly-and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity-but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand? Celebrating more than a decade of stories by IDW and HASBRO, this unprecedented bi-weekly event draws everything together-and leaves nothing standing. The REVOLUTION is here-TAKE A STAND!
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
REVOLUTION #1
REVOLUTION #1
ROM REVOLUTION #1
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(W) Chris Ryall (A) Ron Joseph (CA) Ashley Wood
A REVOLUTION tie-in one-shot! ROM's enemies, the DIRE WRAITHS have infiltrated G.I. JOE at the highest levels, clashed with the TRANSFORMERS over ORE-13, and now... stalk a lone stranger? Why would evil aliens bent on world domination terrorize one anonymous person? The answer is bigger and more sinister than you'd ever imagine!
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
SEVEN TO ETERNITY #1 CVR A OPENA & HOLLINGSWORTH
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(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Jerome Opena
The God of Whispers has spread an omnipresent paranoia to every corner of the kingdom of Zhal; his spies hide in every hall spreading mistrust and fear. Adam Osidis, a dying knight from a disgraced house, must choose between joining a hopeless band of magic users in their desperate bid to free their world of the evil God, or accepting his promise to give Adam everything his heart desires.
Writer RICK REMENDER reteams with collaborators JEROME OPEÑA (Uncanny X-Force, Fear Agent) and MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (TOKYO GHOST, WYTCHES) to take you on a hard road through the strange fantasy world of Zhal. All men have surrendered their freedom for fear. Now, one last free man must choose.
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
SEVEN TO ETERNITY #1 CVR B MOORE
SEVEN TO ETERNITY #1 CVR C ROBINSON
STEAM WARS CHRONICLES #1
JUN161117
(W) Joe Wight (A/CA) Joe Wight
Collects material from Steam Wars: First Empire #1 and 2, and Steam Wars: Strike Leader #1
What one man has created, another has taken to new heights. Fred Perry's steampunk blockbuster Steam Wars now chugs full speed ahead under the control of master artist Joe Wight. See the plight of an Imperial princess, a deposed prince chased through the desert, and a desperate strike team aided by a mystery ace! An epic story brilliantly told with absolutely stunning visuals!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $5.99
TRINITY #1
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(W) Francis Manapul (A/CA) Francis Manapul
"BETTER TOGETHER" part 1! Together again for the first time! Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. The core of the World's Greatest Heroes...but with a new Man of Steel, the bonds these three share will be tested and redefined by super-star writer/artist Francis Manapul. In this premiere issue, see the trio travel from Metropolis to Gotham City and beyond to learn what forces launched their heroic careers. But how will this journey of discovery lead them to a new threat?
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $2.99
TRINITY #1 VAR ED
WICKED & DIVINE 1831 ONE SHOT CVR A MCKELVIE & WILSON
JUL160719
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Stephanie Hans (CA) Jamie McKelvie
"MODERN ROMANCE"
Critically-acclaimed THE WICKED + THE DIVINE goes back to the nineteenth century, to see what became of the Romantic poets one infamous night on Lake Geneva... Showcasing STEPHANIE HANS (Journey Into Mystery, Angela), this special is NOT included in the forthcoming THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, VOL. 4.
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
WICKED & DIVINE 1831 ONE SHOT CVR B HANS
NEW ISSUES
ABE SAPIEN #36
ACTION MAN #4
AGENTS OF SHIELD #9 CW2
ALL NEW WOLVERINE #12 CW2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18 BDNM
AQUAMAN #7
AQUAMAN #7 VAR ED
ARCHIE #12 CVR A REG VERONICA FISH
BACK TO THE FUTURE #12
BACK TO THE FUTURE #12 SUBSCRIPTION VAR
BATMAN #7
BATMAN #7 VAR ED
BLACK EYED KIDS #6
BLACK HAMMER #3
BLACK HAMMER #3 LEMIRE VAR CVR
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #145
CHEW #58
CIVIL WAR II #5
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
The devastating fallout from the first half of this event is enormous and being felt in every corner of the Marvel Universe. The truth about Ulysses' future-seeing power is revealed and it is a game changer. Sides are irrevocably drawn and the gauntlet is thrown for the biggest battle in Marvel Universe history. And that's just the stuff we can tell you. All this, and the story goes galactic!
Rating T+
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $4.99
CIVIL WAR II #5
CIVIL WAR II #5
CIVIL WAR II #5
CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #6
CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #6
CIVIL WAR II X-MEN #4
CIVIL WAR II X-MEN #4
DEADPOOL VS GAMBIT #5
DEADPOOL VS GAMBIT #5
DEMONIC #2 (OF 6)
DEPT H #6
DONALD DUCK #17
EMPRESS #6
EMPRESS #6
GARTH ENNIS RED TEAM DOUBLE TAP #3 (OF 9)
JUL161511
(W) Garth Ennis (A) Craig Cermak (CA) Dan Panosian
Eddie and Trudy start realizing just how deep they're in, as the extent of Eric Nightingale's influence becomes clear. Eric has agreed to wear a wire-but will the evidence he gathers help or hinder our heroes' investigation? And will the complications of their personal lives throw a further spanner in the works?
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
GREEN ARROW #7
GREEN ARROW #7 VAR ED
GREEN LANTERNS #7
GREEN LANTERNS #7 VAR ED
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #12 CW2
HARLEY QUINN #4
HARLEY QUINN #4 VAR ED
HORIZON #3
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(W) Brandon Thomas (A) Juan Gedeon (CA) Jason Howard
Finn Toppa didn't wish for death until his fifth night on Earth. Yet despite the pain, past the humiliation, he knows for a fact that Zhia is coming to rescue him. The sound of gunfire tells him she's getting closer...
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $2.99
HOUSE OF PENANCE #6
HYPERION #6
I HATE FAIRYLAND #9 F*CK (UNCENSORED) FAIRYLAND VAR
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR FIVE #18
INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #7 CW2
JACKBOOT & IRONHEEL #2
JACKBOOT & IRONHEEL #2
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #19 SUBSCRIPTION VAR
JIM BUTCHER DRESDEN FILES WILD CARD #6
JUL161503
(W) Jim Butcher, Mark Powers (A/CA) Carlos E. Gomez
The conclusion! Trickster demigod Puck has cut a swath of paranoia and destruction through Chicago, setting the White Court of Vampires against the Mob against the Police. If Puck is to be defeated, Harry Dresden is going to have to convince these three factions to work together. But with each sensing a chance to cripple their opponents, is this even possible?
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
JOYRIDE #5
JUDGE DREDD #10
JUDGE DREDD #10 SUB COVER
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #376
JUSTICE LEAGUE #5
JUSTICE LEAGUE #5 VAR ED
KINGSWAY WEST #2
LONE RANGER GREEN HORNET #3
LUCAS STAND #4
LUCIFER #10
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULT SPIDER-MAN VS SINISTER SIX #3
MECHANISM #3 CVR A IENCO
MECHANISM #3 CVR B IENCO
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #7 MAIN CVR
MIGHTY THOR #11
MIGHTY THOR #11 FERRY PRSTE CNCR AWARE VAR
MIGHTY THOR #11 MCKONE DEFENDERS VAR
MOCKINGBIRD #6 CW2
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #32
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #32 SUBSCRIPTION VAR
NIGHTWING #5
NIGHTWING #5 VAR ED
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #8 CW2
PUNISHER #5
JUL160993
(W) Becky Cloonan (A) Steve Dillon (CA) Declan Shalvey
ENTER ASYLUM: FIND NO SANCTUARY
• The Punisher tracks Condor's EMC operation to its source...a deserted psychiatric hospital.
• Can Frank take down an asylum full of drug-enhanced killers, or will he become an inmate himself?!
• Agent Ortiz is close behind. She's rescuing her partner, and she's done with following protocol.
Parental Advisory
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99
REVISIONIST #4
RICK & MORTY LIL POOPY SUPERSTAR #3
ROM #3
SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #22
JUL161318
(W) Ian Boothby, Tony Digerolamo, James W. Bates, Terry Delegeane (A) Rex Lindsey, Tone Rodriguez, Patrick Owsley, Andrew Pepoy, Phil Ortiz, Jacob Chabot (CA) Jason Ho, Nathan Kane, James Bates (A/CA) Mike Rote
First of all, Bongo invites everyone to visit the Retirement Castle of the Vampires! Really... even your older, bloodsucking relatives need some attention. (Visiting hours are from 9 to 6.) Then, former couple Lisa and Nelson team-up to investigate paranormal activity at Springfield Elementary, prompting them to open The Ex-Files! And something's really strange in the neighborhood when the Ghost Bashers come to town!
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $4.99
SPIDER-MAN #8 CW2
STAR TREK NEW VISIONS SPECIAL SWARM
SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED EL DIABLO & BOOMERANG #2
SUPER F*CKERS FOREVER #2 (OF 5)
SUPER F*CKERS FOREVER #2 (OF 5) SUBSCRIPTION VAR
SUPERMAN #7
SUPERMAN #7 VAR ED
TMNT ONGOING #62
TMNT ONGOING #62 SUBSCRIPTION VAR
TOMB RAIDER 2016 #8
TRANSFORMERS TILL ALL ARE ONE #4
TRANSFORMERS TILL ALL ARE ONE #4 SUBSCRIPTION VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN #13
UNCLE SCROOGE #18
VISION #11
VOTE LOKI #4
WEIRD DETECTIVE #4
WONDER WOMAN 77 SPECIAL #4
X-FILES #6
X-FILES #6 SUB COVER
XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS #6 CVR A PHOTO
Restocks & Reprints
BACKSTAGERS #1 (OF 8)
CIVIL WAR II #1
CIVIL WAR II #1
CIVIL WAR II #2
CIVIL WAR II #3
CIVIL WAR II KINGPIN #1
CIVIL WAR II KINGPIN #2
DAREDEVIL #10
DEUS EX #4 (OF 5) CVR C BENNETT
DOOM PATROL #1
GWENPOOL #3 STACEY LEE 2ND PTG VAR
HYPERION #1
HYPERION #5
SAMURAI #4 (OF 8) CVR A GENET
SNOTGIRL #2 CVR A HUNG
SNOTGIRL #2 CVR B O`MALLEY
SPACE BATTLE LUNCHTIME #1
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #7
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #8
THUNDERBOLTS #1
THUNDERBOLTS #2
Collections, Trade Paperbacks & Alan Moore Magnum Opuses
ALAN MOORE JERUSALEM 3 VOL SLIPCASE SC NOVEL
ALAN MOORE JERUSALEM HC NOVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN AND SILK TP SPIDERFLY EFFECT
ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM GN VOL 08
AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER SMOKE AND SHADOW LIBRARY ED HC
COLOR YOUR OWN WOMEN OF POWER TP
COLORING DC SUPERGIRL TP
DIVINITY II TP
GRIZZLYSHARK TP VOL 01 (RES)
JUL160801
(W) Ryan Ottley (A/CA) Ryan Ottley
What began as a SOLD OUT, cult hit, one-shot comic is now a full color slaughter-fest that contains, continues and concludes the bloody adventures of the world's most feared animal: THE GRIZZLYSHARK!
Collects GRIZZLYSHARK #1-3
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $12.99
JIM HENSONS LABYRINTH TALES HC
JOYRIDE TP VOL 01
JUL161338
(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A/CA) Marcus To
* Earth sucks. The stars have been blocked out for so long that people have forgotten there was anything else besides the World Government Alliance watching over them.
* When Uma Akkolyte jacks an alien spaceship and punches through the stratosphere she sets forth on an adventure with an unlikely crew who are totally not ready for all the good, bad, and weird the universe will throw at them.
* From writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Batman and Robin Eternal, Grayson) and artist Marcus To (Nightwing, New Avengers), Joyride is a rebellious love letter to the sci-fi genre, exploring what happens when nothing stands between a group of teens and their freedom amongst the stars.
* Collects issue #1-4 of the ongoing series.
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $9.99
LETTER 44 TP VOL 02 REDSHIFT
LETTER 44 TP VOL 03 DARK MATTER
LUMBERJANES TP VOL 04
MARVEL HIP HOP COVERS HC VOL 01
MONSTRESS TP VOL 01
NINJAK TP VOL 04 SIEGE OF KINGS CASTLE
SURVIVORS CLUB TP
VELVET TP VOL 03 MAN WHO STOLE THE WORLD
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(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Steve Epting
The strands of the mystery finally bring Velvet back home to the US, and to Washington, D.C. no less, for an explosive finale.
Collects VELVET #11-15
In Shops: Sep 21, 2016
SRP: $14.99
WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP
WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 00 WARZONES
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