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ARCHANGEL #1

(W) William Gibson (A) Butch Guice (CA) Tula Lotay

Science Fiction Superstar William Gibson comes to comics! The U.S. political leaders of 2016 abandon the radioactive planet they've destroyed and harness the power of humanity's last hope: The Splitter, a colossal machine designed to manufacture a bright new reality for them to infiltrate and corrupt.
•  William Gibson, author of Neuromancer and one of the most influential science fiction writers of the last 30 years, makes his comic book debut with this all-new, original story!
•  Joining Mr. Gibson for this comic book event are fan-favorite artists Butch Guice (interiors) and Tula Lotay (covers)!
•  If you try one new book this month...This. Is. It!

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

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POWER MAN & IRON FIST #4

(W) David Walker (A/CA) Sanford Greene

IT'S TIME TO ROLL ON ROYCE!
•  Former Heroes for Hire office manager Jennie Royce's resentment for LUKE and DANNY, and her power from the stolen SUPERSOUL STONE, is reaching capacity!
•  Time for an old school BIG APPLE GRUDGE MATCH: MIGHT and RIGHT versus MISGUIDED and MAGIC!
•  Be like New York City! DON'T SLEEP! READ THIS COMIC INSTEAD!
Rated T+

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FUTURE QUEST #1

(W) Jeff Parker (A/CA) Evan "Doc" Shaner

When the adventurous and inquisitive Jonny Quest and his adoptive brother Hadji make a startling discovery in the swamplands of Florida, they are pulled into an epic struggle between the Space Rangers and a dangerous villain who threatens the galaxy. Now it's up to the combined forces of Team Quest, Inter-Nation Security, Space Ghost, and a host of Hanna-Barbera's greatest action heroes to stop him and save their universe!
Don't miss the start of this new, monthly series that features character designs by comics superstar Darwyn Cooke and kicks off with an extra-sized story and a wraparound cover!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

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CIVIL WAR II #0

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Olivier Coipel

From the creative team that brought you House of M and Siege comes a blistering first chapter in Marvel's new explosive event. Watch as the players are introduced and the table is set for a storyline that fans will be talking about for years.
Rated T+

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X-MEN TP MUTANT GENESIS 2.0

(W) Various (A/CA) Jim Lee

A fresh take on a classic saga! Magneto's future, Wolverine's past - and the X-Men in between! Magneto acquires a new army, the Hand revives an old enemy, and it's up to the newly reunited and rejuvenated X-Men to stop both! But from Asteroid M to Weapon X, Marvel's mightiest mutants are getting brainwashed wherever they go! Featuring mysteries from Wolverine's history and the first flashback appearance of Team X - plus Acolytes, ninjas and more! Omega Red! Maverick! Sabretooth! And the debut of the classic Blue and Gold X-Men teams! It's the opening issues of 1991's blockbuster "adjective-less" X-MEN series like you've never seen them before - remastered and fully recolored in modern style! Collecting X-MEN (1991) #1-7.

Despite the recoloring, this is the lifeblood that runs through my veins! All Jim Lee 90's X-Men all the time!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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TWILIGHT CHILDREN TP

(W) Gilbert Hernandez (A/CA) Darwyn Cooke

When a white orb washes up on the shore of a remote Latin American village, a group of children poke at the strange object to see what it is. The orb explodes, leaving the children completely blind. And when a beautiful young woman who may be an alien is found wandering the seafront, she's taken in by the townspeople, but soon becomes a person of interest to a pair of CIA agents, and the target of affection for a young scientist. Collects THE TWILIGHT CHILDREN #1-4!

recommended by erin.

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It's a Valiant double-shot!!

4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Clayton Henry (CA) Phil Jimenez

ROCKETING OUT OF THE PAGES OF 4001 A.D...the present and future of Valiant's #1 hero come together for an essential standalone chapter at the heart of the summer's blockbuster comics event!
How did the rise of Earth's most powerful hero lead to humanity's ultimate destruction? Just what was the War of the X-O Manowars...and how did its catastrophic fallout bring ruination and despair to a besieged planet? And why is the sacred extraterrestrial armor called Shanhara the one weapon Father fears more than any other?
The answers to the pivotal questions behind Valiant's planet-shaking summer event arrive here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and acclaimed artist Clayton Henry (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) blast two thousand years into the future of the Valiant Universe to reveal the never-before-told future history of New Japan's dominion over Earth...and the doomed role that the X-O Manowar armor was forever fated to play in the coming war for liberation!

A&A #3

(W) Rafer Roberts (A/CA) David LaFuente

Archer and Armstrong and Mary-Maria versus Bacchus - a dude who thinks he's the god of wine!
At last...Bacchus' diabolical plan stands revealed: get Archer and Armstrong drunk! Too bad one is an immortal with a liver of steel and the other is a bit of a lightweight. That can only mean one thing: Mary-Maria to the rescue! But can she and Armstrong put aside their differences in time to hold Archer's hair back? Or is he about to ruin the expensive interior of Armstrong's bottomless satchel?!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! ep. #76

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May the 4th be with you or whatever nonsense those strange Jedi cult members say to each other. The rest of us troopers, we gotta work. So take a break from your monitor duties and watch your favorite monkeys from Zanadu Comics as they unveil this week's best books! Just make sure those evil Jedi don't catch you...

and oh yeah, FREE COMICS on Saturday! (Just sayin)

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WORLD OF CASSYNO (WORLD BOOK)

(W) Mike Kennedy, Bengal (A/CA) Bengal

Beyond the plains of Collier Bluff and the glistening towers of Goldstaxx lies the land of Cassyno, a world of dark fantasy, magic, and games of chance created by comic illustrator and concept artist Bengal. This 64 page world book containing character backstories and world history pertaining to the designs featured on the World of Cassyno playing cards (sold separately or with the Gamebox set), with art by Bengal, Enrique Fernandez, Claire Wendling, Joe Madureira, Mamud Asrar, Marguerite Sauvage, Bryndon Everett, and Ben Caldwell. Also includes rules for 7 original card games that can be played with any standard deck of cards, or with supplemental bonus rules specific to the Cassyno deck itself.

BENGAL!!!

recommended by casey!

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JESSICA FARM TP VOL 02

(W/A) Josh Simmons

Jessica Farm fuses adventure, fantasy and psychological horror, all stamped with Josh Simmons' macabre sensibility. In Book 1, Jessica arrives at her Grandparents farm and the banality is subverted by a ratcheting sense of dread, as we discover that Jessica's increasingly nightmarish house is filled with creatures around every corner. In Book 2, our hero comes upon the Groovy Room, where the atmosphere is different and if you configure your mind just right, you can hover in the air. These books are the beginning of a life-spanning project which will continue for 50 years, until Simmons amasses a 600-page body of work.

From local creator JOSH SIMMONS!

Recommended by erin.

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MINIMUM WAGE TP VOL 02 SO MANY BAD DECISIONS

(W/A) Bob Fingerman

Post-divorce Rob continues struggles both romantic and careerist, divvying up time between dating an Ayn Rand-worshipping, Goth wannabe stand up comedian, depicting curiously sagacious mutant crustaceans, and landing in the not-so-healthy but all-too-familiar embrace of his ex. Can so many bad decisions lead to enlightenment?

Featured in New York Magazine's Approval Matrix and Entertainment Weekly's Must List!

Collects MINIMUM WAGE: SO MANY BAD DECISIONS #1-6

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

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RENATO JONES THE ONE% #1

(W/A) Kaare Andrews

Special double-sized first issue!
The One% own more than half the world's wealth. They've crashed economies, bought governments, and have amassed more power than any other group in history. And they still don't have enough. With this kind of power how can anyone make them pay? WHO will make them pay? Enter Renato Jones, a mysterious vigilante, out to even the score. And when he enters the fray THE SUPER-RICH ARE SUPER F***ED.

From acclaimed creator KAARE KYLE ANDREWS (Iron Fist: The Living Weapon, Spider-Man: Reign) comes a supercharged capitalist action thriller for a post-Great Recession world.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!!

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4001 A.D. #1

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Clayton Crain, David Mack (CA) Clayton Crain

In the tradition of BOOK OF DEATH, ARMOR HUNTERS, and HARBINGER WARS, Valiant's most ambitious crossover event yet starts here! At the dawn of the 41st century, the future of Earth will be decided in the stars. This May...the rebellion begins in 4001 A.D.!

One hundred years from today, Father - the benevolent artifi cial intelligence that governs the island nation of Japan - will gain sentience. To defend its borders, Father will take drastic action by launching Japan into space...where its people will thrive in isolation, away from the overpopulated and resource-deprived planet below. Over the centuries, as New Japan orbits our increasingly unstable world, it will become a model society - one built on peace, prosperity... and Father's control.

A thousand years from today, Father will create the first Rai, founding a lineage of technologically enhanced heroes engineered to defend New Japan and sworn to protect it from all enemies. For hundreds of years into the future, the Rai will single-handedly enforce New Japan's justice well...and serve Father without question. Now, at the dawn of 4001 A.D., the latest Rai is about to inherit the dark truth behind the origin of his kind...and discover the sinister
secret at the heart of Father's existence. For New Japan to live, Earth must die...and as Rai challenges his former master for the first time in more than a millennium, the lone guardian of New Japan will be cast out of his own Father's kingdom...

Exiled from the only realm he's ever known, Rai now walks the ravaged world of 4001 A.D. in search of forgotten heroes like himself... on a mission to collect the last surviving legends of a broken planet...and to forge a rebellion with the power to bring the most advanced civilization in history crashing back down to Earth.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! ep. #75

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We are back and in focus this time!! That's right, the most important member of the team is back and that means pictures! Color! Transitions! Ooooooooo... yay Video Monkey!! And oh yeah, lots of freaking comics this week!! So many that Morgan and Casey had to work overtime to fill the Professor Marvel shaped hole between us!

Make sure to stop in today and get your comix!!!!! Open til 7pm!

and holy shi*t we've been doin this for 75 weeks already--and this is volume 2!

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HYPER FORCE NEO #1

(W/A/CA) Jarrett Williams

It's the year 21XX and Dean Masters is off to his first day of 9th grade. But unbeknownst to him, Dean will become the leader of Hyper Force Neo, a super-secret group of techie-teens who pilot massive Neo Mechs to defend the planet! From Super Pro K.O. creator Jarrett Williams.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

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BARTKIRA NUCLEAR ED HC

(A) Various (CA) Mike O'Brien

A benefit edition of Bartkira that collects a narrative sequence of massive destruction from Akira re-interpreted through the bug-eyed lens of The Simpsons. Proceeds from this book are being split between two charities, OISCA Coastal Forest Restoration Project in Miyagi Prefecture and Save the Children. A Floating World production.

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!