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CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND #1

(W) Andy Diggle (A) Adi Granov

 • When a top-secret orbital research station is dragged from the sky by an unknown alien force, army-of-one Steve Rogers finds himself caught between two global superpowers on the brink of war!
•  But how does it involve Volkov - a decorated Russian officer he last crossed paths with during the closing days of World War II, who disappeared on an ill-fated lunar mission over forty years ago?
•  Andy Diggle and Adi Granov send living legend Captain America on a one-man mission into the heart of darkness-in search of another!

Superstar artist and designer, Adi Granov returns to not so monthly comics in this 4 issue mini series starring the first Avenger! Prepare to have your nipples blown off by the flowing smooth perfection of Granov's digitally organic brush and Andy Diggle's in your face, beat 'em up action packed script!!

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LAZARUS #4

(W) Greg Rucka (A) Michael Lark

 "FAMILY," Part Four
The conclusion of the first arc. Forever moves to defend her Family with blood and steel as the Twins' plot against their father is revealed.

recommended by erin.

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WE WON'T SEE AUSCHWITZ GN

(W/A) Jeremie Dres

 After their grandmother's death, Jérémie and his brother attempt to learn more about their family's Jewish-Polish roots. But Jérémie is less interested in how the Holocaust affected his family and more interested in understanding what it means to be Jewish and Polish in today's world. Instead of going to Auschwitz they go instead to Zelechów, the village where their grandfather was born; Warsaw, their grandmother's hometown; and Kraków. In their quest for identity, they put together the pieces of their family history and discover a country still affected by its past.

 

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AVENGERS: ENDLESS WARTIME OGN

(W) Warren Ellis (A) Mike McKone

 The first in a series of all-new original graphic novels! An abomination, long thought buried, has resurfaced in a war-torn land. But now it wears an American flag. Faced with another nightmare reborn, Captain America will not stand for yet more death at the hands of a ghost from his past. Haunted by his greatest shame, Thor must renew the hunt for a familiar beast. At their side, an assemblage of allies united to end the threats no one of them could face alone. They are soldiers. Warriors. Comrades-in-arms. Mighty heroes led by a living legend, stronger together than apart. They are the Avengers.

Warren Ellis helms the first of what could potentially be a line of stand alone hardcovers that aim to blend the best of both the movie and comic world together in one gloriously violent and shiny package! After Ellis' last run on the Secret Avengers, I'm really excited to see what he is capable of doing with the Avenger's big 3!!

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CATALYST COMIX #4

(W) Joe Casey (A) Various

 Dark Horse wants you to party hard! That's why you're invited on a galactic date with Amazing Grace! To the dance club with the Agents of Change! And on a superactivist world tour with Frank "Titan" Wells! Once again, Catalyst delivers all the super those other comics can't handle!

Joe Casey continues his psychedelic onslaught of super-hero comics for the next century!! 20-something pages of shiny lights, giant fists, cosmic chaos and of course, tight spandex!!

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COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #50!!!!!!

Join Morgan and Casey in a special cosmic sized 50th edition of Comics Should Smell Good as they ramble on for waaaay too long about the shiniest and bestest comics of the week!! Image drops a couple large books, the notorious Marky Starr strikes once more from the unassuming land of Ohio, Henry and Glenn get it on forever and ever, Angela returns and of course another week of Lenticular EEEvil hits the shelves for all of you feeling the somber darkness of this gloomy Wednesday. Here's to another 50 more episodes of this strange, goofy thing of ours. (and we're just gonna leave the thumbnail this week. I think it pretty much sums up what we do...)

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SIN TITULO HC

(W/A) Cameron Stewart

 Following the death of his grandfather, young Alex Mackay discovers a mysterious photograph in the old man's belongings that sets him on an adventure like no other-where dreams and reality merge, family secrets are laid bare, and lives are irrevocably altered.

recommended by erin.

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TROPIC OF THE SEA

(W/A) Satoshi Kon

 The debut comic by the legendary animation director is also Kon's first comic work published in English. In a rural Japanese fishing village, the locals have long been blessed by the legend of a mermaid. Now the masses have gotten word of this myth and they are moving in on this community hoping to cash in on this mythological wonder!

Satoshi Kon, one of the best anime directors of the past 15 years finally unveils his first ever self illustrated manga--in English, too!! Known for such films as Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers, Kon is a master of multi layered and sometimes even multi dimensional storytelling that threatens to bleed through the very edges of the television deep into your subconscious where it stays like a insect, constantly clawing at you mind to try and unravel the fantastical musings of a master filmmaker!

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SEX CRIMINALS #1

(W) Matt Fraction (A) Chip Zdarsky

 A SEX COMEDY FOR COMICS
Suzie's a normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night she meets John...  who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex-having, time-stopping, couple would do: they rob banks. In the vein of THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN and BRIDESMAIDS, Image Comics invites you to come along with MATT FRACTION (Hawkeye, SATELLITE SAM) and CHIP ZDARSKY  (Prison Funnies, Monster Cops) for the series that puts the "comic" back in "comics" and the "sexy" back in "sex crimes."

Comics superstar Matt Fraction unveils yet another Image #1 filled with Sex! Violence! Time travel! Crime! Teaming up with newcomer, Chip Zdarsky this book looks to fill the wild side in all of us, capturing that perfect moment of fleeting oblivion where nothing matters but you and the one whose eyes you are staring into. Obviously, this has already sold out, but never fear, we've got enough copies to please a hundred roomfuls of sex addicts (and don't worry, you're secret is safe with us...)

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PUNISHER: TRIAL OF THE PUNISHER #1

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Leinil Francis Yu

 • The unthinkable happens when the Punisher surrenders himself to police!
•  The trial of the century begins as Frank Castle admits to murdering a district attorney!
•  Is this the end of the Punisher's war on crime?

Hardcore, in your face and with way too many lines, The Punisher strikes back in all his 90's glory in this two part miniseries by all around bad ass artist, Leinil Francis Yu! Don't expect some boring courtroom drama here, people, this is sure to be filled with all the things we love--(violence, bullets, babes, goofy dialogue, etc.)

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DEADPOOL #17

(W) Brian Posehn (A) Declan Shalvey

 THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY part 3!
•  In the heart of the enemy's clutches, Deadpool meets some uncanny friends...
•  Captain America & Wolverine get sucked into the mystery of Deadpool's past.

Jordie Bellaire, Deadpoolized X-Men and all in all just a mindless. fun arc!

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RAT QUEENS #1

(W) Kurtis J. Wiebe (A) Roc Upchurch

 "GOLD, GUTS AND GROG," Part One

Who are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they're in the business of killing all gods' creatures for profit.

It's also a darkly comedic fantasy series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric and Betty the Hippy Hobbit Thief. This modern spin on an old school genre is a violent monster-killing epic that is like Buffy meets Tank Girl in a Lord of the Rings world on crack!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! ep. #49!!

Join "confused about her race" Storm (by Jim Lee) and "I got a suntan because my mutant eye burn so bright" Cable (by Rob Liefeld) for a special Bodyslide by two edition of the best (and sometimes) worst comic hype show on the interwebs!! These battle hardened mutants have weaved through the liquid hyper reality of a parallel 1991 to re-inject the X! back into modern comiX!! Sit back and prepare to be dazzled by the X-plosive Zero by Ales Kot, the X-treme savagery of Wolverine by Joe Mad, the.. ok, I'll stop before this gets too bad...

and join us next week for a special 50th!!!! edition of Comics Should Smell Good!! It'll be the most X-citing and X-stonishing episode yet!!

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ZERO #1

(W) Ales Kot (A) Michael Walsh, Jordie Bellaire

SAVING THE WORLD. ONE MURDER AT A TIME.
Edward Zero is the perfect execution machine - a spy who breaks the rules to get things done. When a stolen device appears in the center of a long-running conflict, Zero comes to retrieve it.  The problem is, the device is inside a living, breathing, bio-modified terrorist and there's an entire army after it.

"I'm your lover, I'm your Zero..." Whoops, wrong Zero, sorry, no, this is not shiny t-shirt wearing, bald Billy Corgan's new multimedia project, but Ales Kot's ambitious next comic filled with murder and mayhem across the many dimensions of time and space. Kot has taken it upon himself to follow in the footsteps of psychedelic comics luminaries such as Morrison, Ellis and Moore, but with a flavor all his own. Multilayered to the Nth degree, Kot weaves stories of forgotten lovers, unknown soldiers, failed artists and aspiring comic writers. He has let forth a call, a rally to arms for the next generation of comic creators and it reads loud and clear. Step your F*ing game up!

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TECHNOPRIESTS SUPREME COLL HC

(W) Alejandro Jodorowsky  (A) Zoran Janjetov

 Follow Albino's complete galaxy spanning adventures on his path to becoming a Technopriest. Jodorowsky and Janjetov's epic Sci-Fi tale is presented here in its entirety and with the same content as the deluxe edition with slipcase released last year. This regular sized edition features a brand new introduction by the series' artist, Zoran Janjetov (Before the Incal).

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FORTUNATELY, THE MILK HC

(W) Neil Gaiman  (A) Skottie Young

 A hilarious story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery medalist and bestselling author Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Skottie Young. When a father runs out to buy milk for his children's breakfast cereal, the last thing he expects is to be abducted by aliens. He soon finds himself transported through time and space on an extraordinary adventure, where the fate of the universe depends on him and the milk. But will his children believe his wild story?

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STUMPTOWN HC VOL 02

(W) Greg Rucka  (A) Matthew Southworth

 From Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka and acclaimed artist Matthew Southworth comes a NEW Stumptown mystery! Dex Parios has finally opened her own office, and her first case is to find rock star Mim Bracca's baby - her prized guitar, which disappeared after her band Tailhook's Portland show. Mim has no leads, and she doesn't want to go to the police - but Dex needs the case, and besides, it shouldn't be that hard to find a missing guitar. As long as the D.E.A. doesn't get involved ... or the Skinheads ...

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BUZZKILL #1

(W) Donny Cates, Mark Reznicek  (A) Geoff Shaw

 Ruben is not your average alcoholic; he's an unstoppable superhero who derives his powers from imbibing MASSIVE amounts of alcohol. After all the disasters it's caused in his personal life, he's ready to get clean . . . and the city's supervillains couldn't be happier!

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FIVE GHOSTS TP VOL 01 THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY

(W) Frank J. Barbiere  (A) Chris Mooneyham

 A BOLD NEW ERA OF PULP ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!
After a tragic encounter with an artifact known as "The Dreamstone," infamous treasure hunter Fabian Gray was possessed by five literary ghosts and has been granted access to their unique abilities.

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REGGIE 12 HC

(W/A) Brian Ralph

What if Osamu Tezuka's beloved hero Astro Boy was a young robot with endless enthusiasm who lived with a bumbling sad-sack robot friend, a self-centered wise-cracking cat, and a well-meaning but forgetful inventor? Why, then he'd be Reggie-12! Reggie-12 is classic Japanese adventure manga cartooning reworked in Brian Ralph's trademark style and told with the episodic wit and structure of the contemporary American sitcom. Laughs explode from the page (and the reader's belly) as mishap follows caper follows disaster. Come along for a wild ride with Reggie-12, Casper, and Professor Tinkerton as they eat pizza, play video games, and get dissed by bad guys.