A Herculean Hodge-Podge of Heroic Histories and Helpful Handbooks Honourably Hoarded and Handed-Out to those Who Have A Hardy Hankering on May 23rd, 2012

Not a bad week at all on May 23rd, and we have a remarkably good number of non-fiction works coming in that are likely to be of interest for comics fans.  The COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS takes a look at the medium, in comic book format, from it’s earliest beginnings to the present day with a special emphasis on the significant moments and creators who influenced the industry – by Fred Van Vente and  Ryan Dunlavey who brought us ACTION PHILOSOPHERS!   Andrew Loomis’ SUCCESSFUL DRAWING is a wonderful text for artists and comic fans interested in anatomy and expressive illustration.  Toronto’s son and longtime LOUNGE-friend Scott Robins’ PARENT’S GUIDE TO COMICS FOR KIDS showcases the most kid-friendly entries in the market today and outlines the ingrediants that make for something that is entertaining and appropriate for younger readers.  Meanwhile, as far as the ongoing periodicals are concerned, the machinations of the Parliament of Owls are still happening in DC’s Batman titles, the Avengers are still laying the smackdown, and vice versa, on the X-Men, Darth Vader gets his own title from Dark Horse Publishing, and Wil Wheaton’s character in THE GUILD gets his own spin-off comic while GODZILLA, the King of All Monsters gets his own ongoing from IDW.

Poor Alan, back when he was poor.
An accurate, if irreverent, look at Alan Moore’s beginnings from THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS — wait’ll you see how they handle Stan!

 

ALL STAR WESTERN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)     $3.99

ANDREW LOOMIS SUCCESFUL DRAWING HC     $39.95

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 ENDS     $3.99

AQUAMAN #9     $2.99

ARCHIE #633     $2.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #50

BART SIMPSON COMICS #71     $2.99

BATMAN INCORPORATED #1     $2.99

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9  (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)     $2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #12     $3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #631     $2.99

CHEW #26 (MR)     $2.99

COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS GN     $21.99

DEADPOOL #55     $2.99

DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #3 (MR)     $2.99

DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #7 (OF 8)     $3.99

FABLES #117 (MR)     $2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #606     $2.99

FLASH #9     $2.99

FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #9     $2.99

KRRRREEEEEEEEEOOOONNNK!!!!!!!
Godzilla rumbles into his own new ongoing series from IDW this week!

 

GODZILLA ONGOING #1     $3.99

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #9     $2.99

GUILD FAWKES #1     $3.50

HERO COMICS 2012     $3.99

HULK #52     $2.99

HULK SMASH AVENGERS #4 (OF 5)     $2.99

INCORRUPTIBLE #29     $3.99

IRREDEEMABLE #37     $3.99

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #638 EXILED     $2.99

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #9     $2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2     $2.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #2 (OF 5)     $3.99

MIGHTY THOR #14     $3.99

MIND MGMT #1     $3.99

ORCHID #7     $3.50

A PARENT’S GUIDE TO THE  BEST KIDS COMICS     $16.99

PROPHET #25     $2.99

RAGEMOOR #3     $3.50

SECRET AVENGERS #27 AVX     $3.99

STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #1 (OF 5)     $3.50

SUPERMAN #9     $2.99

TIME MASTERS TP     $19.99

TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #1     $3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #12     $3.99

UNWRITTEN #37 (MR)     $2.99

VAMPIRELLA #17     $3.99

VOODOO #9     $2.99

WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #12 (MR)     $3.99

 

A well-researched and extensive guide for parents, teachers and librarians looking for the best material for young readers of a variety of ages. Scott and Snow have really knocked themselves out on this one.

 

 

A Gargantuan Grab-Bag of Gorgeously Graven Giants of Grace and Grandeur – all for sale on May 16th, 2012

The hits just keep on coming with this week’s selection of new books, all available on May 16th, 2012.  The women’s contingeant in the Bat-Books have their run-ins with The Parliament of Owls as Catwoman, Batwoman and the Birds of Prey are called upon to deal with the threat at hand.  AVENGERS VERSUS X-MEN gets another chapter expanding once again into individual books to capture all the action. JUSTICE LEAGUE #9 is in and Geoff Johns and Jim Lee are back on the book! The ENDS OF THE EARTH storyline begins with a vengeance in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Longstanding industry magazines such as BACK ISSUE, ALTER EGO and ILLUSTRATION are all fresh with a new issue on the stands (two in the case of AE!). Ramon Perez’s work continues in JOHN CARTER: GODS OF MARS. HULK SMASH AVENGERS, THE BLACK WIDOW and FURY:MAX each have a new weekly issue.  We learn the secret history of the FANTASTIC FOUR in a “point one” issue this week, and SAGA, fast becoming everyone’s new favourite book, sets us up with a third issue.  COME AND GET ‘EM!!!!

SAGA #3 by Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Avery — don’t hate it ‘cuz it’s beautiful…

ADVENTURE TIME #4    $3.99

ALTER EGO #108    $8.95

ALTER EGO #109    $8.95

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ENDS OF EARTH #1    $3.99

ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA HC     $22.00

AVENGERS #26 AVX    $3.99

AVENGERS ACADEMY #30 AVX    $2.99

AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #2 (OF 3)    $2.99

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 (OF 12) AVX    $3.99

AVX VS #2 (OF 6)    $3.99

BACK ISSUE #56    $ 8.95

BATWOMAN #9     $2.99

BIRDS OF PREY #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)     $ 2.99

BLUE BEETLE #9    $2.99

BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #1 (OF 3)    $3.50

CAPTAIN ATOM #9    $2.99

CASPER FRIENDLY GHOST 60TH ANNIV HC    $ 9.95

CATWOMAN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)    $2.99

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4    $3.50

DANCER #1    $3.50

DAREDEVIL #13    $2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #605.1    $2.99

FURY MAX #2 (MR)    $3.99

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9    $2.99

HELLBLAZER #291 (MR)    $2.99

HULK SMASH AVENGERS #3 (OF 5)    $2.99

ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #37    $15.00

INCREDIBLE HULK #7.1     $2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #517    $3.99

JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #3 (OF 5)    $2.99

JUSTICE LEAGUE #9    $3.99

JUSTICE LEAGUE #9 – no more waiting, JIM LEE IS BACK!

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #9     $2.99

MANHATTAN PROJECTS #3    $3.50

MARVEL HEROIC RPG BASIC GAME   [BACK IN STOCK! ]  $19.99

NEW MUTANTS #42 EXILED    $2.99

NIGHTWING #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)    $2.99

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)    $2.99

SAGA #3 (MR)    $2.99

SAUCER COUNTRY #3 (MR)    $ 2.99

SECRET SERVICE #2 (OF 7) (MR)    $2.99

SHADE #8 (OF 12)    $ 2.99

SHADOW #2     $3.99

SIMPSONS COMICS #190     $2.99

STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #4     $3.50

SUPERGIRL #9     $2.99

THIEF OF THIEVES #1 3RD PTG    $2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #174    $2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #12 AVX     $3.99

VENOM #18    $2.99

WINTER SOLDIER #5    $2.99

WONDER WOMAN #9    $2.99

X-FACTOR #236     $2.99

Classic magazine artist Coby Whitmore (seen here), paperback cover master George Ziel and modern romance specialist Elaine Duillo are all featured in ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #37 – out this week!

A Frankly Fabulous Fusillade of Freakishly Fantastic Folios Filled with Frights and Frivolity – and available for purchase on May 9th!!

 

Much much good stuff this week, including the first new FRANKENSTEIN art by BERNI WRIGHTSON in probably 26 years in colaboration with 30 DAYS OF NIGHT’s STEVE NILES, a great selection of BAT-BOOKS featuring the ongoing epic of the Parliament of Owls, some CAPTAIN AMERICA and HULK and AVENGERS titles to whet the appetite of anyone who knows the pleasure of a good shawarma, WALKING DEAD #97, shambling towards the inevitability of its 100th issue and much much more.  Dig in folks – we can’t wait to show you the bounty!

 

AIRBOY DEADEYE #1 (OF 5) 3.50

ALABASTER WOLVES #2 (OF 5) 3.50

ART OF AMANDA CONNER HC (back in stock!!) 29.99

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #3 3.99

BATGIRL #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) 2.99

BATMAN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS) 3.99

BATMAN AND ROBIN #9 (NITE OF THE OWLS) 2.99

BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #2 2.99

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #8 2.99

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #201 3.99

BPRD HELL ON EARTH PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #2 (OF 2) 3.50

BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #9 2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #11 3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #630 2.99

DEADPOOL #54 2.99

DEATHSTROKE #9 2.99

DEMON KNIGHTS #9 2.99

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS #1 3.99

FAIREST #3 (MR) 2.99

FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #2 3.99

FATALE #5 (MR) 3.50

FILMFAX #130 9.95

FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #9 2.99

FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE ALIVE #1 3.99

FURY MAX #1 (MR) 3.99

GARFIELD #1 3.99

GREEN LANTERN #9 2.99

GRIFTER #9 2.99

HULK #51 2.99

HULK SMASH AVENGERS #1 (OF 5) 2.99

HULK SMASH AVENGERS #2 (OF 5) 2.99

INCORRUPTIBLE #29 3.99

INVINCIBLE #91 2.99

IZOMBIE #25 (MR) 2.99

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #637 EXILED 2.99

LEGION LOST #9 (THE CULLING) 2.99

LOBSTER JOHNSON THE BURNING HAND #5 (OF 5) 3.50

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES #2 2.99

MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #1 (OF 5) 3.99

MARVELS AVENGERS AVENGERS INITIATIVE 2.99

MIND THE GAP #1 2.99

MYSTERY IN SPACE #1 (MR) 7.99

NEW AVENGERS #26 AVX 3.99

NIGHT FORCE #3 (OF 6) 2.99

PUNISHER #11 2.99

RESURRECTION MAN #9 2.99

SCARLET SPIDER #5 2.99

SPAWN #219 2.99

STAR TREK ONGOING #8 3.99

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC WAR #5 (OF 5) 3.50

STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES VOL.03 MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER 39.99

SUICIDE SQUAD #9 2.99

SUPERBOY #9 (THE CULLING) 2.99

TAKIO #1 3.95

THIEF OF THIEVES #4 2.99

TRIO #1 3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #10 3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #11 3.99

UNCANNY X-FORCE #25 4.99

WALKING DEAD #97 (MR) 2.99

WOLVERINE #306 3.99

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #10 AVX 3.99

X-MEN LEGACY #266 AVX 2.99 

 

 

An evocative cover for BATMAN & ROBIN #9

A Delirious Delegation of Dynamic Delights, Designated for your Delectation on April 11th!

Given the spectacular splash of Vaughn & Avery’s SAGA last month, many will be glad to see #2 out on time and ready this week. Looking forward to Johnathan Hickman’s SECRET #1 this week as well as more of the ongoing AVENGERS vs X-MEN excitement, BATWOMAN, BATMAN & ROBIN, FANTASTIC FOUR and CONAN – oh man – there’s a lot of good books this week…

SAGA #2 - think it'll sell out as quickly as the first issue did?
We just hope we have enough for everyone!

 

 

 

FEB120414D  68 SCARS #1    3.99

FEB120869F  ADVENTURE TIME #3    3.99

FEB120028D  ALABASTER WOLVES #1    3.50

FEB120402D  AMERICAS GOT POWERS #1    2.99

FEB120554D  AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #2      3.99

FEB120550D  AVENGERS COMING OF AVENGERS #1     3.99

FEB120575D  AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6      3.99

FEB120200D  BATGIRL #8     2.99

FEB120196D  BATMAN AND ROBIN #8     2.99

FEB120238D  BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #1     2.99

FEB120198D  BATWOMAN #8     2.99

FEB120033D  BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #8    2.99

FEB120571D  CARNAGE USA #5     3.99

FEB120363E  COBRA ONGOING #12     3.99

FEB120022D  CONAN THE BARBARIAN #3     3.50

FEB120017D  DARK MATTER #4     3.50

FEB120637D  DEADPOOL #53     2.99

FEB120224D  DEATHSTROKE #8      2.99

FEB120219D  DEMON KNIGHTS #8     2.99

FEB120592D  FANTASTIC FOUR #605     2.99

FEB120216D  FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #8     2.99

FEB120204D  GREEN LANTERN #8     2.99

FEB120274D  GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #1     2.99

FEB120223D  GRIFTER #8     2.99

FEB120591D  JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #636     2.99

FEB120235D  LEGION LOST #8     2.99

FEB120036D  LOBSTER JOHNSON THE BURNING HAND #4     3.50

FEB120603D  AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #1     2.99

FEB120588D  MIGHTY THOR #12.1     2.99

FEB120176D  MISTER TERRIFIC #8     2.99

FEB120538D  NEW AVENGERS #24     3.99

FEB120514D  PETER PANZERFAUST #3     3.50

FEB120218D  RESURRECTION MAN #8     2.99

FEB120519D  SAGA #2     2.99

FEB120282D  SAUCER COUNTRY #2      2.99

FEB120564D  SCARLET SPIDER #4     2.99

FEB120405D  SECRET #1     3.50

FEB120556D  SECRET AVENGERS #25     3.99

FEB120640D  SECRET SERVICE #1     2.99

FEB120243D  SHADE #7     2.99

FEB120384E  SMOKE AND MIRRORS #2     3.99

FEB120011D  STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE IRON ECLIPSE #5     3.50

FEB120013D  STAR WARS KotOR WAR #4     3.50

FEB120225D  SUICIDE SQUAD #8     2.99

FEB120184D  SUPERBOY #8      2.99

FEB120525D  THIEF OF THIEVES #3      2.99

FEB120559D  ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #10     3.99

FEB120618D  UNCANNY X-MEN #10     3.99

FEB120297D  UNWRITTEN #36      2.99

FEB120586D  WINTER SOLDIER #4     2.99

FEB120627D  WOLVERINE #304     3.99

 

Ok - what's the secret in SECRET #1?
We don't know - we have to read it too!

 

 

 

A Calamitous Continuance of Cosmically Creative Comics Creeping into our Collective Consciences!

The book that more or less is firing off the summer like a starter’s pistol is in the shop as of Noon Wednesday, April 4th – AVENGERS VERSUS X-MEN #1, but we also have fun selections like the second printing of ADVENTURE TIME #2, our own foray into Role Playing Game stock with the MARVEL HEROIC RPG, HULK #50, SWEET TOOTH #32, the eternally entertaining WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #8, and finally – FINALLY! – Joe can read FLEX MENTALLO (well, he could have illegally earlier but it always made him feel guilty to think about it…).  Nope – all in all a GREAT week for comics!

Scottie Young's AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 Variant Cover just to mix it up for y'all...

FEB120178D  ACTION COMICS #8 3.99

JAN128240F  ADVENTURE TIME #2 2ND PTG 3.99

FEB120633D  AGE OF APOCALYPSE #2 2.99

FEB120566D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683 3.99

FEB120217D  ANIMAL MAN #8 2.99

FEB120551D  AVENGERS ACADEMY #28 2.99

FEB120195D  BATWING #8 2.99

FEB120905E  BOYS #65 4.99

SEP110627D  BRILLIANT #3 3.95

SEP110630D  CASANOVA AVARITIA #3 (OF 4 4.99

FEB120042D  CREEPY COMICS #8 4.99

FEB120420D  DANGER CLUB #1 2.99

FEB120608D  DAREDEVIL #10.1 2.99

FEB120190D  DETECTIVE COMICS #8 3.99

FEB120283D  FAIREST #2 2.99

FEB120828F  FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1 MAIN CVRS 1.00

FEB120502D  FATALE #4 3.50

FEB120607D  FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #12 (OF 12) 2.99

OCT110285D  FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC 22.99

NOV110934E  GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #11 3.99

JAN120775F  GLAMOURPUSS #24 3.00

FEB120174D  GREEN ARROW #8 2.99

FEB120507D  HELL YEAH #2 2.99

DEC111130F  HONEY WEST #5 3.99

FEB120598D  HULK #50 3.99

FEB120331E  INFESTATION 2 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONE SHOT 3.99

JAN120400E  INFESTATION 2 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1 3.99

JAN120943F  INCORRUPTIBLE #28 3.99

FEB120293D  IZOMBIE #24 2.99

FEB120164D  JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #8 2.99

SEP110990E  KIRBY GENESIS #6 3.99

FEB120552D  MARVELS AVENGERS PRELUDE FURYS BIG WEEK #3 2.99

DEC112061F  MARVEL HEROIC RPG BASIC GAME 19.99

NOV110463D  MUDMAN #3 3.50

FEB120631D  NEW MUTANTS #40 2.99

DEC111011E  QUEEN SONJA #28 3.99

FEB120211D  RED LANTERNS #8 2.99

JAN121070E  RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #2 3.99

OCT110790F  RICHIE RICH GEMS #45 3.99

DEC110568D  SAVAGE DRAGON #179 3.50

FEB120523D  SPAWN #218 2.99

FEB120220D  STORMWATCH #8 2.99

FEB120409D  SUPREME #63 LARSEN CVR 2.99

FEB120858F  SUPURBIA #2 (OF 4) 3.99

FEB120212D  SWAMP THING #8 2.99

FEB120299D  SWEET TOOTH #32 2.99

FEB120616D  THUNDERBOLTS #172 2.99

FEB120557D  ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #9  3.99

FEB120573D  VENOM #15 2.99

OCT111055E  WAREHOUSE 13 #5 3.99

FEB120622D  WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #8 3.99

FEB120620D  WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #4 3.99

FEB120636D  X-CLUB #5 2.99

FLEX MENTALLO - Saviour of us all. FINALLY AVAILABLE AS A GRAPHIC NOVEL!
(yes, Joe's very happy...)

A Beautiful Bounty of Breathtaking Books Brazenly Breaching the Believability Barrier

The last few issues before next month’s incredible AVENGERS VS X-MEN event at Marvel, fast-rising favourites like COMIC BOOK LOUNGER & awesome artist Francis Manapul’s FLASH #7, favourites like Kate Beaton’s HARK, A VAGRANT and the exquisite  Euro-crime stylings of TORPEDO & much much more – all on the rack on March 28th, 2012

Francis Manapul's cover to FLASH #7 - in this Wednesday!

FEB121255   KIRBY KING OF THE COMICS HC

JAN120277D  ALL STAR WESTERN #7                                      3.99

JAN120336D  AMERICAN VAMPIRE #25 (MR)                                2.99

JAN120080D  ANGEL & FAITH #8 REBEKAH ISAACS VAR CVR                  2.99

JAN120079D  ANGEL & FAITH #8 STEVE MORRIS CVR                        2.99

JAN120215D  AQUAMAN #7                                               2.99

JAN120829E  ARCHIE #631                                              2.99

JAN120693D  ASTONISHING X-MEN #48                                    3.99

JAN120643D  AVENGERS #24.1                                           2.99

JAN120656D  AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #5 WITH DIG CDE                      3.99

JAN120834E  B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #223                         3.99

AUG110803F  BLACK CHARITY HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)                        19.95

JAN120072D  BPRD HELL ON EARTH PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #1 (OF 2)       3.50

JAN120673D  CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #628                           2.99

JAN120448E  COBRA ONGOING #11                                        3.99

NOV110373D  COVER GIRLS HC (MR)                                     24.99

JAN120706D  DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #23                                 2.99

JAN120672D  DAREDEVIL #10                                            2.99

JAN120651D  DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER WAY STATION #4 (OF 5)              3.99

JAN120713D  DEADPOOL MAX 2 #6                                       3.99

JAN120670D  FF #16                                                   2.99

JAN120219D  FLASH #7                                                 2.99

DEC111007E  FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #4                                3.99

JAN121346F  FRANK FRAZETTA LIVING LEGEND SC

JAN120924E  FUTURAMA COMICS #60                                      2.99

JAN120686D  GHOST RIDER #9                                           2.99

JAN120453E  GI JOE 2 RETALIATION MOVIE PREQUEL #3                    3.99

NOV110226D  GONE TO AMERIKAY HC                                    24.99

OCT111034E  GREEN HORNET #23                                         3.99

JAN120257D  GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #7                           2.99

JAN121099   HARK A VAGRANT HC (MR)                                  19.95

DEC110914F  HELLRAISER #12                                      3.99

JAN120398E  INFESTATION 2 GI JOE #2 (OF 2)                           3.99

JAN120262D  JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #7                                   2.99

JAN120103D  KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #3 (OF 4)                3.50

JAN120295D  LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #6 (OF 6)                           2.99

JAN120841E  LIFE WITH ARCHIE #18                                     3.99

JAN120667D  MIGHTY THOR #12                                          3.99

JAN120676D  MOON KNIGHT #11                                          3.99

NOV110462D  MORNING GLORIES #17                                  2.99

JAN120644D  NEW AVENGERS #23                                         3.99

JAN120332D  NEW DEADWARDIANS #1 (OF 8) (MR)                          2.99

JAN120981F  ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #6                              3.99

JAN120227D  SAVAGE HAWKMAN #7                                        2.99

JAN120645D  SECRET AVENGERS #24                                      3.99

JAN120342D  SPACEMAN #5 (OF 9) (MR)                                  2.99

JAN120467E  STAR TREK ONGOING #7                                     3.99

JAN120232D  SUPERMAN #7                                              2.99

JAN120993F  TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #73 (MR)                   2.95

JAN120278D  TEEN TITANS #7                                           2.99

DEC110436E  TORPEDO HC VOL 05                                       24.99

JAN120689D  TWELVE #11 (OF 12)                                       2.99

JAN120649D  ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #8 WITH DIG CDE                3.99

JAN120701D  UNCANNY X-FORCE #23                                                 3.99

JAN120346D  UNWRITTEN #35.5                                                            2.99

JAN120274D  VOODOO #7                                                                        2.99

JAN120608D  WALKING DEAD #95                                                       2.99

NOV110894E  WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #11              3.99

JAN121053E  WARRIORS OF MARS #2 (MR)                                      3.99

JAN120704D  X-MEN LEGACY #264                                                       2.99

A tense moment from this week's THE WALKING DEAD #95

Artful Alliteration Actively Allocates Our Awesome Arrivals (on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012)

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Beautiful cartooning and what-happens-next for JOHN CARTER fans in Marvel's
GODS OF MARS #1

COMIC BOOK LOUNGER and kick-ass artist Ramón Pérez provides us all with the interiors for the first issue to the sequel to A PRINCESS OF MARS, another issue of THE GOON is coming in, more Millar and Romita KICK ASS 2, and a comic book biography of Hunter S Thompson are all in the hopper as of Wednesday March 21st – COME AND GET IT , COOLSTERS!

JAN120658D  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #682 ENDS  3.99

OCT110612D  ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS DAMNED SCOUNDREL #5 (OF 5) (MR)       3.99

JAN120633D  AVENGERS X-SANCTION #4 (OF 4)     3.99

JAN120236D  BATMAN #7    2.99

JAN120286D  BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #6 (OF 7)   3.99

JAN120246D  BIRDS OF PREY #7   2.99

JAN120281D  BLUE BEETLE #7    2.99

JAN120074D  BPRD HELL ON EARTH LONG DEATH #2   3.50

JAN120251D  CATWOMAN #7    2.99

JAN120289D  DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #26  2.99

JAN120225D  DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #7    2.99

JAN120712D  DEADPOOL #52  2.99

JAN120334D  DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #1  2.99

DEC110061V  EERIE PRESENTS HUNTER HC   19.99

JAN120329D  FABLES #115   2.99

JAN120685D  FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #11 (OF 12)     2.99

JAN120711D  GENERATION HOPE #17  2.99

JAN120778H  GONZO A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF HUNTER S THOMPSON   17.95

DEC110059D  GOON #38   3.50

JAN120256D  GREEN LANTERN CORPS #7     2.99

JAN120338D  HELLBLAZER #289    2.99

JAN120502D  HOAX HUNTERS #0    2.99

JAN120403E  INFESTATION 2 TMNT #2 (OF 2)  3.99

JAN120675D  INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #514   3.99

JAN120655D  JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #1 (OF 5)  2.99

JAN120836E  JUGHEAD #212  2.99

JAN120837E  JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #179   3.99

JAN120210D  JUSTICE LEAGUE #7    3.99

DEC110692D  KICK-ASS 2 #7 (OF 7)     4.99

DEC110999E  KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #4    3.99

JAN120284D  LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #7   2.99

JAN120637D  MARVELS AVENGERS PRELUDE FURYS BIG WEEK #2 (OF 4)  2.99

JAN120708D  NEW MUTANTS #39  2.99

JAN120252D  NIGHTWING #7   2.99

JAN128112D  PETER PANZERFAUST #1 VAR CVR   3.50

JAN120952F  PLANET OF THE APES #12   3.99

JAN120601D  PROPHET #23    2.99

JAN120085D  RAGEMOOR #1   3.50

JAN120503D  REBEL BLOOD #1 (OF 4)  3.50

JAN120250D  RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #7  2.99

JAN120408E  ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #1 (OF 4)   3.99

NOV110989E  SINCEREST FORM OF PARODY SATIRICAL COMICS TP  24.99

JAN120446E  SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #11    3.99

JAN120472E  STAR TREK LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #6 (OF 6)   3.99

JAN120097D  STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #2  3.50

JAN120958F  STEED AND MRS PEEL #3 (OF 6)   3.99

JAN120405E  STEPHEN KING JOE HILL ROAD RAGE #2 (OF 4)    3.99

DEC110574D  SUPER DINOSAUR #9    2.99

JAN120714D  SUPERCROOKS #1 (OF 4)   2.99

JAN120235D  SUPERGIRL #7    2.99

JAN120292D  THUNDER AGENTS VOL 2 #5 (OF 6)      3.99

JAN120681D  THUNDERBOLTS #171     2.99

JAN120316D  TINY TITANS #50      2.99

JAN120696D  UNCANNY X-MEN #9   3.99

NOV110916E  VAMPIRELLA #15       3.99

DEC110576D  WITCHBLADE #154   2.99

JAN120700D  WOLVERINE #303     3.99

JAN120217D  WONDER WOMAN #7   2.99

JAN120709D  X-FACTOR #233    2.99

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New COMIC BOOK LOUNGE comics for sale on March 14, 2012

Much of interest this week, for fans of regular superhero action as well as anyone who’s been waiting for something new from Brian K Vaughn and Paul Cornell!

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Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Staples' SAGA #1

JAN120642D AVENGERS #24 3.99 
JAN120638D AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1 WITH DIG CDE 3.99 
JAN120249D BATGIRL #7 2.99 
JAN120245D BATMAN AND ROBIN #7 2.99 
JAN120680D BATTLE SCARS #5 (OF 6) 2.99 
JAN120247D BATWOMAN #7 2.99
JAN120081D BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #7 NOTO CVR 2.99
JAN120664D CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 3.99
JAN120661D CARNAGE USA #4 (OF 5) 3.99 
JAN120100D CONAN THE BARBARIAN #2 CARNEVALE CVR 3.50
JAN121272F CORTO MALTESE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF THE SALT SEA 25.00 
JAN120705D DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #22 2.99
JAN120272D DEATHSTROKE #7 2.99 
JAN120268D DEMON KNIGHTS #7 2.99 
JAN121376H DRAW #22 7.95 
JAN120671D FANTASTIC FOUR #604 3.99 
JAN120264D FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #7 2.99 
DEC100415E GEORGE PEREZ ART OF HC 49.99
JAN120423E GODZILLA LEGENDS #5 (OF 5) 3.99 
OCT110551D HAUNT #22 2.99
JAN120669D INCREDIBLE HULK #6 3.99
JAN120395E INFESTATION 2 GI JOE #1 (OF 2) 3.99 
JAN120400E INFESTATION 2 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1 3.99 
JAN120665D JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #635 2.99
JAN120283D LEGION LOST #7 2.99 
NOV110779F MISADVENTURES OF ADAM WEST ONGOING #2 3.99 
JAN120226D MISTER TERRIFIC #7 2.99 
NOV110026V MONSTERMEN AND OTHER SCARY STORIES HC (C: 0-1-2) 24.99 
JAN120296D MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #6 (OF 6) 3.99 
JAN120414E NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #41 3.99
JAN120104D ORCHID #5 3.50 
FEB110640D POWERS #9 3.95 
JAN120674D PUNISHER #9 2.99
JAN120485D SAGA #1 2.99 
JAN120325D SAUCER COUNTRY #1 2.99 

JAN120662D SCARLET SPIDER #3 2.99 
JAN120297D SHADE #6 (OF 12) 2.99 
NOV110201D SHOWCASE PRESENTS YOUNG LOVE TP VOL 01 19.99 
JAN120925E SIMPSONS COMICS #188 2.99 
NOV111076F STAN LEE SECRETS BEHIND THE COMICS SC 20.00 
JAN120095D STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE IRON ECLIPSE #4 (OF 5) 3.50 
JAN120098D STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC WAR #3 (OF 5 3.50 
JAN120273D SUICIDE SQUAD #7 2.99 
JAN121250H SUNDAY FUNNIES COLLECTED VOL 01 30.00 
JAN120234D SUPERBOY #7 2.99 
JAN120650D ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #9 WITH DIG CDE 3.99 
JAN120345D UNWRITTEN #35 (NOTE PRICE) 4.99
NOV110891E WARLORD OF MARS #16 3.99 
JAN120698D WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #7 3.99 
JAN120707D X-23 #21 2.99 
JAN120703D X-MEN LEGACY #263 2.99
MAR110044V ART OF DOUG SNEYD HC (C: 0-1-2) 39.99 
JAN120665D JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #635 2.99 
JUN111421H KIRBY KING OF THE COMICS HC 12.99 
JAN120485D SAGA #1 2.99 
JAN120325D SAUCER COUNTRY #1 2.99 
JAN120607D THIEF OF THIEVES #2 2.99 
JAN120729D X-MEN SEASON ONE PREM HC WITH DIG CDE 24.99 



New Comics for March 7th, 2012!

Fresh from the Diamond Comic Distribution website and guaranteed to be shipping this weekend – these books will be ready and waiting for COMIC BOOK LOUNGE AND GALLERY visitors this coming Wednesday, March 7th, 2012!

Everything's going koo-koo caca as the Avengers / X-Men War begins!
This is it – the final issue in the year and a half long mini-series that provides the preliminary salvos in this summer’s AVENGERS VS X-MEN war! AVENGERS CHILDREN’S CRUSADE #9 !


And look at what ELSE we have:

JAN120228D ACTION COMICS #7
JAN120690D AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1 
JAN120657D AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #681
JAN120265D ANIMAL MAN #7 
JAN120646D AVENGERS ACADEMY #27 
NOV110503D AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE #9 (OF 9)
DEC110702D AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES ULT COLL TP
JAN120244D BATWING #7
DEC110820E BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #199 
JAN120320D BEYOND THE FRINGE #1 
JAN121021E BOYS #64 
JAN121022E BOYS TP VOL 10 BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER 
NOV110747E CHARISMAGIC #5 
JAN120288D DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #25 
JAN120682D DEFENDERS #4
JAN120240D DETECTIVE COMICS #7
JAN120327D FAIREST #1 
JAN120584D FATALE #3 
JAN120684D FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #10 (OF 12) 
JAN120980F HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET CHARLIE BROWN TP 
JAN120501D HELL YEAH #1
OCT110020V HELLBOY TP VOL 12 THE STORM AND THE FURY
JAN121399H HP LOVECRAFT AT MOUNTAIN OF MADNESS ILLUSTRATED 
JAN120668D HULK #49 
JAN120294D HUNTRESS #6 (OF 6)
JAN120950F IRREDEEMABLE #35 
JAN120339D IZOMBIE #23 
JAN120214D JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #7
DEC110506D KING CITY TP 
NOV110878E KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #4 
JAN120982E LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #15 (MR) 
JAN120486D MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1 
JAN120636D MARVELS AVENGERS PRELUDE FURYS BIG WEEK #1 (OF 4) 
JAN120291D NIGHT FORCE #1 (OF 6) 
JAN120259D RED LANTERNS #7 
JAN120319D SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #19 
JAN120604D SPAWN #217 
NOV110031V STAR WARS CLONE WARS YR TP VOL 07 ENEMY WITHIN (C: 
DEC110069D STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #5 (OF 6) 
JAN120282D STATIC SHOCK #7 
DEC110932F STEED AND MRS PEEL #2 (OF 6) 
JAN120269D STORMWATCH #7 
JAN120927F SUPURBIA #1 (OF 4) 
JAN120260D SWAMP THING #7 
JAN120344D SWEET TOOTH #31 (MR) 
JAN120666D THOR DEVIANTS SAGA #5 (OF 5) 
JAN120677D TOY STORY #1 (OF 4) 
JAN120647D ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #8 WITH DIG CDE 
JAN120695D UNCANNY X-MEN #8 
DEC111015E VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #2 
JAN120660D VENOM #14 
JAN120687D VILLAINS FOR HIRE #4 (OF 4) 
JAN120663D WINTER SOLDIER #3 
JAN120699D WOLVERINE #302 
JAN120697D WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #3 (OF 5) 
JAN120710D X-CLUB #4 (OF 5) 
JAN120702D X-MEN #26

New Comics for February 29th, 2012

Fresh from the Diamond Comic Distribution website and guaranteed to be shipping this weekend – the following books will be on the shelves and waiting for eager COMIC BOOK LOUNGE & GALLERY visitors next Wednesday, February 29th!

Joe's still got his fingers crossed that Marvel/Disney and Hasbro will work out the whole ROM: Spaceknight thing...
June Brigman is back with POWER PACK if only for the variant cover for this week's FF #15
NOV110050 AFRIKA HC 
DEC110646 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #680 
DEC110051 ANGEL & FAITH #7 STEVE MORRIS CVR 
DEC110688 ASTONISHING X-MEN #47
DEC110605 AVENGERS #23 
DEC110238 BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #1 
DEC110235 BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #5
DEC111196 BETTIE PAGE IN DANGER #2
OCT110051 EMPOWERED DELUXE ED HC VOL 01 
DEC110653 FF #15 
DEC111021 GAME OF THRONES #6 
DEC110309 GEARS OF WAR #22
DEC110392 GI JOE 2 RETALIATION MOVIE PREQUEL #2 
DEC110402 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO ANNUAL #1
NOV110672 GLAMOURPUSS #23
SEP111016 GREEN HORNET #22
NOV110806 HELLRAISER #11 
DEC110188 JUSTICE LEAGUE #6 
DEC111017 KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #7 
DEC110049 KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #2 (OF 4) 
DEC110994 KIRBY GENESIS DRAGONSBANE #2
SEP111026 LAST PHANTOM #12 
DEC110275 LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #5 (OF 6) 
DEC110304 LOONEY TUNES #205 
NOV110886 LORD OF THE JUNGLE #2
DEC110649 MOON KNIGHT #10 
DEC110612 NEW AVENGERS #22 
DEC110902 RALPH WIGGUM COMICS #1 
DEC110252 SHADE #5 (OF 12) 
DEC110317 SPACEMAN #4 (OF 9) 
DEC110409 STAR TREK ONGOING #6 
SEP110732 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DIGEST GN PINEAPPLE & OTHER
DEC110265 THUNDER AGENTS VOL 2 #4 (OF 6) 
DEC110302 TINY TITANS #49 
DEC110664 TWELVE #10 (OF 12) 
DEC110630 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #7 WITH DIGITAL CODE 
DEC110629 ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #8 WITH DIGITAL CODE 
DEC110312 UNCHARTED #4 
DEC110328 UNWRITTEN #34.5 
MAR111029 VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES HC VOL 04 
DEC110643 VENOM #13.4 
NOV110471 VESCELL #6 
DEC111004 VOLTRON #3 
DEC110575 WALKING DEAD #94 
JAN120855 WULF #5 
DEC110578 XENOHOLICS #5 

Please remember we can always order any product that is readily available through the Diamond Catalogue. Also – ask us about our finder service for hard-to-find back issues or variant books!