New Comic Book Day 30/12/2106 - "I feel your presents"
Owen LambertWell it's Christmas time so I hope you have all enjoyed copious amounts of food and chosen beverages - We shall keep the new comics briefing as short as possible this week so you can get back to gorging on mince pies!
Most importantly comics are released a bit later than usual for the next two weeks - Comics are being delivered on Thursday for release Friday.
The Christmas elves have sent us some very overdue books for release with Civil War #8, Dark Knight II #7 and Harley's Little Black Book #5 all dropping :D
Otherwise there are plenty of books to get excited about as we prep to see the new year in when we reopen on Thursday.
Owen & Tom
NEW #1 COMICS & ONE-SHOTS
OCT161955
(W) Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt (A) Juan Jose Ryp (A/CA) Clayton Crain
Out of the the pages of DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE...New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Death of X) and comics superstar Clayton Crain (4001 A.D.) present the first of four essential specials chronicling the history of the Stalinverse's worldwide superhuman regime!He's put down protests, led the purge of political undesirables, and executed dozens of traitors to the Soviet super-state. His name is KOMANDAR BLOODSHOT...and his existence is a hushed whisper among the terrifi ed populace of the 21st century's global Soviet Union. But just who is this unrelenting enforcer of state superiority... and what is the shocking truth about his power, his allegiances, and his true identity? Valiant's fi rst reality-shattering event explodes outward as Jeff Lemire & Clayton Crain lead KOMANDAR BLOODSHOT from DIVINITY III...and into a gut-wrenching tale of power, sacrifice, and authority that will take Valiant's blood-stained icon to his most punishing depths yet!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
OCT162102
(W) Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco (CA) David Finch
New Series Launch!Grimm Fairy Tales is Back!
The world of humans has forever changed and the Grimm Universe has been shaken to its core. It started with the Age of Darkness and now with the death of Sela Mathers, earth's long time guardian, the Realms of Power have fallen into chaos. But Sela left behind one thing that may be able to save the world...her daughter, Skye. Don't miss this new chapter in Grimm Fairy Tales that takes the series back to its roots.
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Nico Leon (CA) Jeff Dekal
JENNIFER WALTERS has survived the Civil War...barely...and having risen from the rubble, she re-enters the world a different kind of hero. Fueled by a quiet rage, she is determined to move forward, to go on with her life, but the pain of the past and all she's lost is always there - an undercurrent, a pulse, waiting to quicken and trigger Jen's transformation into the one thing she doesn't have control over...Rated T
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
OCT160480
(W) Phil Jimenez, Cat Staggs, Steve Orlando, Dennis Cowen, Paul Dini, Ming Doyle, Brian Michael Bendis, Emma Vicelli, Ed Luce, Kieron Gillen, Various (A) Phil Jimenez, Cat Staggs, Steve Orlando, Dennis Cowen, Paul Dini, Ming Doyle, Brian Michael Bendis, Emma Vicelli, Ed Luce, Kieron Gillen, Jay Edidin, Various (CA) Elsa Charretier
The comic book industry comes together to honor those killed in Orlando this year. From IDW Publishing, with assistance from DC Entertainment, this oversize comic contains moving and heartfelt material from some of the greatest talents in comics - - mourning the victims, supporting the survivors, celebrating the LGBTQ community, and examining love in today's world. All material has been kindly donated, from the creative to the production, with ALL PROCEEDS going to the victims, survivors and their families via EQUALITY FLORIDA.
Be a part of an historic comics event! It doesn't matter who you love. All that matters is that you love.
• Featuring an introduction by the project's organizer, Marc Andreyko!
• Featuring contributions from some of the biggest names in comics!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $9.99
OCT160824
(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Jorge Coehlo (CA) David Nakayama
GROUNDED!From the pages of Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket has found himself stuck in the LAST place he wants to be-the backwards, no-class, pit of a planet called Earth. It's where those dumb furry things people say he looks like are from! One thing is clear-it doesn't matter who or what gets in his way...he's gotta get off this mudball, NOW. Easier said than done.
Rated T+
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
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(W) Mariko Tamaki (A/CA) Jo?lle Jones
Flying and crushing coal into diamonds may come easy, but try popping a Kryptonian zit! Caldecott Honor-winning and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) teams with Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer) for a coming-of-age tale like you've never seen before. But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a deadly earthquake rocks the small town of Midvale beneath her feet! The Girl of Steel has a choice: let her world die, or overcome her adolescent insecurities and be super!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $5.99
NEW ISSUES FOR ON-GOING SERIES
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(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Jeff Lemire
What if we found a cure for death? The second chapter of the haunting sci-fi epic by SCOTT SNYDER (WYTCHES, Batman, American Vampire) and JEFF LEMIRE (DESCENDER, Moon Knight, Sweet Tooth). Jonah Cooke is haunted by his long, long past, but will it be enough to push him to turn his back on eternal life? And who or what may be calling to him from the old world below the clouds?
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $5.99
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Various (CA) TBD
Blockbuster creators BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and DAVID MARQUEZ go out with a seismic bang as fists fly over Washington D.C.!Ulysses' precognitive powers grow stronger with each passing moment. As they reach their peak, what horrors from the future will be unleashed? And seeds sown here will bear bitter fruit for the Marvel Universe of tomorrow. Protect the future or change the future?
It all gets decided here!
Rated T+
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $4.99
OCT160259
(W) Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello (A) Klaus Janson, Frank Miller (A/CA) Andy Kubert
Batman and Superman are back together again-but is their reunion too late?
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $5.99
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(W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A/CA) Neal Adams
(Mumble-mumble) years ago, the alien race known as the Scrubb forced Superman into a boxing match for the ages, against Earth's greatest heavyweight champion, (mumble-mumble)! Now, (mumble-mumble) years later, the Scrubb have returned...but with said champion unavailable, the Scrubb have chosen the next-best thing: Harley Quinn! This can't end well for anyone involved. Featuring unbelievable art by the legendary Neal Adams, it's a tribute to one of the greatest Superman stories of the 1970s, in Harley Quinn's own particular, ah, idiom!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $4.99
OCT160150
(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Mark Morales, Tony S. Daniel (CA) Jason Fabok
The first major event storyline of DC's Rebirth era begins with a day Amanda Waller always knew would come: the Justice League discovers the existence of the Suicide Squad! This government-sponsored black-ops team of super-villains with bombs implanted in their brains is obviously a deal-breaker for Earth's paragons of truth and justice! But you can bet the Wall and her Task Force X won't go down without the fight to end all fights as this weekly series gets under way!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
OCT160415
(W) Brandon Easton (A) Tony Vargas (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards
M.A.S.K. vs. V.E.N.O.M. for the very first time! After being lured into a trap, Matt Trakker and the M.A.S.K. team must survive in order to stop Miles Mayhem from leaking their secret technology to terrorist cells around the world. Matt and Gloria Baker go undercover to infiltrate a black market weapons ring but what they discover will change Matt's life forever!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
OCT160249
(W) Jody Houser (A/CA) Tommy Lee Edwards
Mother Panic is on the hunt, which means Violet Paige is out on the town, making a splash among Gotham City's elite. But what role do missing kids play in her thirst for vengeance? And what does her target have to do with the mysterious death of her father?This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month's other variant covers from DC'S Young Animal to form a single image.
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
OCT160282
(W) Art Baltazar, Franco (A/CA) Art Baltazar
Superman has been defeated by Lex Luthor-or so the evil mastermind thinks! Trapped in a Kryptonite fortress under the sea, our hero is fading fast-but he can't be defeated when his friends have his back! And while he is recovering, a new Kryptonian arrives on the scene! Plus, something weird has come to Central City. The Flash might provide some answers...if you can keep up!
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $2.99
REPRINTS & RESTOCKS
GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
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(W) David Walker (A) Ramon Villalobos, Martin Morazzo (CA) Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz
The Squadron Supreme's Nighthawk is Chicago's dark protector, dispensing decisive justice to those who truly deserve it. But someone even more brutal is targeting the city's shadiest power brokers in a series of grisly murders. As the bodies pile up, Nighthawk must decide whether to hunt this psycho - or leave him to it! And as racial tension grips the city, Nighthawk faces another choice: defend his new home, or watch it burn. With white supremacists on one side and cops out to get him on the other, he's bitten off more than he can chew - and that's before he becomes the new obsession of the elusive serial killer the Revelator! Nighthawk's in for a bloody, life-or-death fight that will define him. Can he save Chicago as a hero? Or does the city require a villain? Collecting NIGHTHAWK (2016) #1-6.Parental Advisory
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $17.99
OCT161101
(W) Adam Glass (A) Pat Oliffe (CA) Pat Olliffe
Collecting the first seven issues of the epic AfterShock series!At the cusp of the 1898 World's Fair, America is poised to become Earth's most industrious nation. When a terrible power emerges from the darkness, a group of unlikely heroes team-up to stop it. A tortured Teddy Roosevelt recruits a struggling Coney Island magician named Harry Houdini: a hard-drinking, gun-slinger, Annie Oakley; a financially strapped and aging Thomas Edison; and a boisterous, womanizing African American boxer with a big chip on his shoulder named Jack Johnson. These legends of old will soon wage a shadow war that will change the course of history for America, and the world. That is of course, if they don't kill one another first.
Don't miss out on this first collection from ADAM GLASS (executive producer of Supernatural & writer of Suicide Squad) and PAT OLLIFFE (Untold Tales of Spider-Man).
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $19.99
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(W) Richard A. Knaak, Dan Jolley, Mike Wellman, Carlos Olivares, Troy Lewter, Brian Yang (A/CA) Jae-Hwan Kim
Some of the world's best manga creators join together to bring the world of Warcraft to life as never before! Between these covers lie tales of adventure, treachery, humor and bravery. Told from both Alliance and Horde point of view, these stories have entertained the likes of travelers, soldiers and thieves. They have endured the trials of time and have earned the title of legend!
In Shops: Jan 04, 2017
SRP: $12.95
MERCHANDISE
OCT160550
Take a trip to the Royal Hinterlands Observatory to discover StarFall is by designer Scott Almes (Tiny Epic Kingdoms, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Harbour) from the publisher behind The Game and Machi Koro!In StarFall, you'll play as astronomer racing your colleagues to identify astronomical events in a race for glory. This is a clever game of wits and quick thinking and bidding in an attempt to build the most impressive portfolio of cosmic curiosities.
Playable in 30 minutes, lose yourself amongst the stars in this must-have game for all ages.
• 30 minutes of fun!
• 2-4 players
• Playable from ages 13+
• Art from Ian O'Toole, game design by Scott Almes!
• A game of clever astronomy!
In Shops: Jan 04, 2017
SRP: $29.99