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Elfbytes October '07

(Note: this is not your average cut and paste, we actually write this stuff.)

This is for product starting to ship in December.

This months Elfbyte credit goes to: Brock, David, James, Craig, Ethan & Sareina.

For your convenience, click links below to jump to a certain Publisher.

Independent Comics | Dark Horse Comics | DC Comics
Image Comics | Marvel Comics | Toys & Stuff

Remember to get your orders in ASAP! Initial orders due Oct 25th!

INDEPENDENT COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

ARCHAIA STUDIO PRESS

THE LONG COUNT #1 (of 6) START READING HERE!

Written by Jason L. Blair. Illustrated by Leanne Buckley.

Mayan Cyberpunk! The title refers to the end of the Mayan calendar and the end of the world, and this book will have a wonderful blend of magic, old gods, and futuristic fun.

Archaia has some cool looking stuff these days, and this book looks to be no exception.

ROBOTIKA: FOR A FEW RUBLES MORE #1 (of 4)

Written by Alex Sheikman. Illustrated by David Moran.

The sequel to the excellent first series, this book is definitely worth picking up, regardless of whether or not you read the first story.

ARCANA

EVE: VAMPIRE DIVA #1

By Frank J. LaPerch & Ash Jackson.

Eve is a pop diva singer who also happens to be a vampire (we always knew pop singers were evil). She has to deal with her life in the entertainment industry while hiding her bloodsucking, monster-battling nature - and all the while she’s the star of a new reality show.

AVATAR PRESS

BLACK SUMMER: HORUS 8-INCH ACTION FIGURE

James is about the most die-hard Warren Ellis fan you will ever meet, but he still thinks this Mego-style toy of Black Summer’s President-killer looks ridiculous.

WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KISS LIBRARY

Written by Warren Ellis. Illustrated by Mike Wolfer

Warren Ellis’ combat magician William Gravel’s adventures can be seen in these graphic novels before his new ongoing starts late this year or early next:

WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KISS TP
WARREN ELLIS STRANGER KISSES TP
WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS TP
WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS: STRONG MEDICINE TP
WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS: BODY ORCHARD TP
WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS: NECROMANCER TP

WARREN ELLIS CRECY SAN DIEGO COMICON EXCLUSIVE GN

Written by Warren Ellis. Illustrated by Raulo Caceres.

A spiffy new cover previously available only at this year’s SDCC. Limited to 1,000 only copies.

BALLANTINE

FLIGHT VOL. 1 – 4

Written & illustrated by various. Edited by Kanzu Kibuishi.

These anthologies have been difficult to find, but now you have the chance to read some of the best written & illustrated short stories in years! You will not be disappointed by any of these volumes, so treat yourself to illustrated fantasy at its best.

BIG CITY COMICS

ANT UNLEASHED #1

By Mario Gully & Marco Turini.

Ant is back for a 6-issue mini-series. This time she’s trying to lead a normal life but, as can be expected, she’s forced into being a super-hero once again.

CREATIVE TALENT COMMUNICATIONS

JFH: JUSTICE FOR HIRE #1

By Childress, Lucanus, Rojo & Bonilla.

In what is being called an “‘ultra realistic’ mixed martial arts mega-series”, JFH may not have the superpowers of the Heroes for Hire, but they are the premier private counter-terrorist force. Each copy of the comic comes with a DVD featuring fight sequences, interviews, and more.

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

SUPERPOWERS #0 HOT PICK!

START READING HERE!

Written by Alex Ross & Jim Krueger. Illustrated by Stephen Sadowski & Doug Klauba.

Alex Ross never passes up an opportunity to make forty year old men wearing spandex look creepy and gross. But love him or hate him, Alex Ross loves to examine the superhero mythos, and what makes these figures special. In this new series he takes several existing characters (all long out of print, and now in the public domain) and spins a new tale of the infancy of the “heroic age”. Alex Ross reinvents these classic characters, and explains why these heroes disappeared after World War II and what they are up to now. Issue #0 is 40 pages for a discount price and features two interconnecting covers by Alex Ross.

This issue is only $1.00 (that's only $2.00 for those who want both covers) This is going to be fully painted on top of the most awesome pencils our good friend Stephen Sadoswki has produced. He came by on 24 hour comic book day and let us see the whole issue. Also, for this issue you will find a few Vancouver comic book retailers featured as characters. WHICH IS AWESOME! I Have doubled my orders for this as I know hands down this is going to be on Wizards Top ten list!

This is our NUMBER ONE PICK OF THE MONTH ORDER IT NOW!

DEVIL’S DUE

G.I. JOE VS. TRANSFORMERS VOL 1-4 OMNIBUS HC

Written by Josh Blaylock & Tim Seeley. Illustrated by Mike Miller, Tim Seeley, Udon, and various. Cover by Chris Lie.

Tired of keeping track of the countless G.I. Joe vs. Transformers mini-series? Well, here are all of the ones Devil’s Due has published collected into one whopping hardcover. It also happens to be the only collected version of the fourth mini-series.

DIGITAL WEBBING

FIST OF JUSTICE #1

By Mike Imboden, Andre Coelho & Mickey Clausen.

We’re not sure who he is, but he’s got a great super-hero name. In his premier issue the Fist of Justice comes in swinging to reclaim his role as his city’s greatest hero.

FANTAGRAPHIC BOOKS

LUST KINKY: ONLINE PERSONAL ADS FROM SEATTLE’S STRANGER SC

By Ellen Forney.

A collection of illustrations inspired by some of the more offbeat personal ads found in The Stranger.

FULL CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS

THICKER THAN BLOOD

By Simon Reed, Mike Ploog & Simon Bisley.

This fully painted tale follows two brothers as they travel across the Scottish Highlands. Taking refuge after getting lost, they find that all manner of monsters go bump in the night. First part of a three issue limited series.

IDW

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #1

Written by Pat Mills & John Wagner. Art by Dave Gibbons. Cover by Joe Corroney.

Next month we’ll be seeing the previews for brand new Tenth Doctor adventures, but for now, we have classic stories of the Fourth Doctor, re-coloured and ready for your enjoyment.

FALLEN ANGEL #22

Written by Peter David. Illustrated by J.K. Woodward.

This month’s tale features a boy who wanders into the mysterious city of Bette Noir - the city that shapes the world - only to have his life saved by the Fallen Angel herself. An excellent point to jump onboard this great series.

SPIKE: SHADOW PUPPETS TP

Written by Brian Lynch. Illustrated by Franco Urru.

The creative team behind the new “Angel: Season 6” comics got the job of working with Joss Whedon by making kick-ass Spike comics. In this book, Spike & Lorne travel to Tokyo to fight Smile Time, the demon-infested puppet show. Ninja puppets! How awesome is that!?! In case you didn’t pick up this story as it came out, here’s the collected edition of the fun Spike tale that impressed Joss Whedon so much that he handed Lynch & Urru the creative reigns for the Angel series.

STAR TREK: ALIEN SPOTLIGHT: ORIONS

Written by Scott & David Tipton. Art by Elena Casagrande. Covers by Zach Howard and Casagrande.

One of the lasting images of classic Star Trek will always be green skinned slave girls. I guess it was only a matter of time before there was a comic dedicated to them.

THE TRANSFORMERS: MEGATRON ORIGIN TP

Written by Eric Holmes. Illustrated by Alex Milne.

Megatron is awesome. You know who else is awesome? Eric Holmes. Because he’s Scottish. Imagine if there was a Scottish transformer. Kiltimus Max. Scotchatron! Fortress Haggismus!

TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS

SPACE DOUBLES #1

By various.

A double-feature flip book with two scintillating sci-fi stories.

VIPER

DEAD @ 17 TPB

Written & illustrated by Josh Howard.

Now you can read the entire critically lauded series, all in one nicely collected package.

VIRGIN

JENNA JAMESON’S SHADOW HUNTER #0

Written by Christina Z. Illustrated by Mukesh Singh. Cover by Greg Land.

There are SO many things we could say about this series, but really, we thought we’d do our best to behave and let it speak for itself. However, we can’t resist pointing out that for once in his career, Greg Land didn’t have to disguise where his source material came from.

DARK HORSE COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #9

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art by Georges Jeanty, Andy Owens and Dave Stewart. Covers by Jo Chen and Jeanty.

Vaughan wraps up his run with this issue. It also features two interesting covers: One has Faith and Giles dressed as the Avengers (the British spies, not the super-heroes), while the other has Faith naked, and on fire. We’re sure there’s a joke in there somewhere about her looking hot.

THE END LEAGUE #1

START READING HERE!

Written by Rick Remiender. Illustrated by Mat Broome. Cover by Wendy Broome.

This new ongoing series has what sounds like a good concept with a lot of very strong potential. The last remaining superheroes on Earth must undertake a harrowing quest to find the Hammer of Thor and save all humanity. Dark Horse is telling us this is like a Lord of the Rings version of superheroes. So: two homoerotic midgets in spandex will take a long walk together while a bunch of other bearded superheroes scream at hordes of orcs. The effeminate elf superhero will then feature in a spinoff pirate comic and try and convince the world that he’s really manly. So, perhaps the “Lord of the Rings” meets “Watchmen” hype isn’t a good idea, but regardless of how Dark Horse is spinning this series, it’s a good concept with a very good creative team, so it is definitely worth checking out.

INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS VOL 1 TP

Written & Illustrated by various talented folks

In case you somehow hadn’t heard, there will be a new Indy movie released next summer. “Omnibus” is still a cooler title than “Queen of the Crystal Skull” or whatever the new movie is called. Regardless of the title, pick this up and read some of Indy’s best comic book adventures, released by Dark Horse early enough so as not to get lost in the marketing tidal wave that is sure to come.

IT ATE BILLY ON CHRISTMAS

Written by Roman Dirge. Art by Steven Daily.

A twisted holiday tale as could only be told by Roman ‘Lenore’ Dirge. Little Lumie’s mean ol’ brother has just been eaten by a monster so she may be able to celebrate her happiest Christmas ever, as long as she can keep the monster in check that is.

STAR WARS REBELLION #11

START READING HERE!

Written by Jeremy Barlow. Illustrated by Coline Wilson.

“Small Victories, part 1 of 4”. Regardless of whether you like Star Wars or not, the art of Colin Wilson alone is reason enough to pick this book up.

DC COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

BATLASH #1

Written by Peter Brandvold & Sergio Aragones. Illustrated by John Severin. Cover by Walt Simonson. Variant cover by Severin.

Sometime, when something goes big, like, for instance, Westerns, there is a sudden flood of that genre on the market, until saturation occurs leading to the eventual implosion of the demand, and mass cancellations. For reference, see: Zombies, Epics, and Children’s books about magical orphans slated to overcome evil. Now we’re not suggesting that this new six-part miniseries is some terrible shadow of better books; after all, sometimes the last person into the pool is the cutest girl at the party … however, cute or not, the pool is still full. Regardless, Bat Lash creator Sergio Aragones teams up with Western novelist Brandvold to bring you the story of Mr. Lash’s origin.

BATMAN: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul

A 7-part Batman crossover featuring the return of one of everyone’s favourite Bat-villains. Make sure you don’t miss any of this exciting story that began last month, and conludes this month.

PART 5: ROBIN #169

Written by Peter Milligan. Illustrated by Freddie Williams II. Cover by Adam Kubert.

Part 5 finds Robin being tempted to the “dark side” of Ra’s al Ghul.

PART 6: NIGHTWING #139

Written by Fabian Nicieza. Illustrated by Don Kramer & Wayne Faucher. Cover by Adam Kubert.

Part 6 – Robin vs. Nightwing! And Ra’s al Ghul plan nears its fateful conclusion.

PART 7: DETECTIVE COMICS #839

Written by Paul Dini. Illustrated by Don Kramer & Wayne Faucher. Cover by Simone Bianchi.

The final chapter has Batman and his “three sons” fighting Ra’s al Ghul, with shocks and surprises in store for all.

BOOSTER GOLD #5

Written by Geoff Johns & Jeff Katz. Art and cover by Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. A clown knocks on a door and then shoots Barbara Gordon when she opens it! Get it!? It’s the Killing Joke! Only, this time, Booster Gold’s around and ready to stop it from happening again.

COUNTDOWN ARENA #1 - #4

START READING HERE!

Written by Keith Champagne. Illustrated by Scott McDaniel. Covers by Andy Kubert. Variant covers by Dale Eaglesham.

For those of you following COUNTDOWN, Monarch is looking to build up his army, and he only wants the toughest the multiverse has to offer. Three versions of a character from throughout the 52 universes battle it out to see who comes out on top. For those of you not following COUNTDOWN, this is the ultimate fan-boy wankfest! Picture “Gotham By Gaslight” Bats versus his vampiric other. Or Communist Supes taking on his Tangent opposite. Three go in! One comes out! This weekly book spanning the month of December will make World War Hulk look like a day in the Sandbox.

COUNTDOWN PRESENTS THE SEARCH FOR RAY PAMER: RED SON #1

Written by Alan Burnet. Illustrated by Travel Foreman. Cover by Killian Plunkett.

The journey across the multiverse takes Kyle, Donna, and Jason to the world of the Red Son Superman. The original series was intriguing, brimming with untapped potential stories, and now the Challengers will bring us the chance to revisit that world.

COUNTDOWN PRESENTS THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: SUPERWOMAN / BATWOMAN #1

Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray. Illustrated by Randy Green. Cover by Ryan Sook.

The Challengers meet Superwoman and Batwoman as an army of Greek soldiers led by Wonder Man assault the White House. As if AMAZONS ATTACK couldn’t suck any harder, DC decided to take all the hot women out of it. Good move, DC.

GREEN LANTERN #26

START READING HERE!

Written by Geoff Johns. Illustrated by Mike McKone & . Cover by Ivan Reis

The Sinestro Corps war has ended, and things will never again be the same for the Green Lanterns. Find out in “The Alpha Lanterns, part 1” what changes are yet to come in the next stage for the Green Lanterns. If Green Lanterns and Yellow Lanterns weren’t lame enough, now there are Alpha Lanterns? What’s next, Red Lanterns?

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #19

START READING HERE!

Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Illustrated by Patrick Gleason & Prentis Rollins.

The Corps has survived the war, and now we see where they’re headed as they begin to pick up the pieces.

GREEN LANTERN/SINESTRO CORP SECRET FILES #1

Written by Geoff Johns & Sterling Gates. Illustrated by Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, J.G. Jones, Patrick Gleason, & Joe Prado.

A 64-page special with stories about both the Corps, green and yellow. Be sure to order a copy if you want one since it is separate from any ongoing Green Lantern series you may already be getting in your file.

GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR VOL. 1 HC

Written by Geoff Johns & Dave Gibbons. Illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver, Ivan Reis, & Patrick Gleason.

You know you want it. If you’ve been waiting to read this awesome story in trades then here’s your chance with this hardcover volume.

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16

Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Illustrated by Joe Benitez.

It might just be me, but wasn’t DC celebrating a return of the Flash last month…. And three months prior, and during Crisis. Couldn’t they at least be a little original and hype a different Speedster “Max Mercury Marathon Month” would be great.

JLA CLASSIFIED #49

Written by Andrew Kriesberg. Illustrated by Paulo Siqueira & Amilton Santos.

While the JLA are off in space their wives (and Alfred) gather to support each other. We always knew Alfred enjoyed the girl talk.

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11

Written by Geoff Johns & Alex Ross. Illustrated by Dale Eaglesham & Ruy Jose. Cover by Ross. Variant cover by Eaglesham & Jose.

Kingdom Come superman continues to hang around with the JSA (we bet he’s nothing but a freeloader) while Jakeem Thunder returns to the team.

LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #37

START READING HERE!

Written by Jim Shooter. Illustrated by Francis Manapul.

The Legion will celebrate their 50^th Anniversary in 2008, and to mark the celebration the new creative team of Jim Shooter & Francis Manapul begin what promises to be a return to glory for the Legion. This issue will feature two connecting covers showcasing the entire team and is a fantastic place to start reading.

MANHUNTER VOL. 4: UNLEASHED TPB

Written by Marc Andreko. Illustrated by Javier Pina, Fernando Blanco, and Brad Walker.

Quite possibly the best mainstream books that no one is reading. This series continues to cling to life, and will be returning with new stories in early 2008. In the meantime, find out what you (and almost everyone else) have been missing. Impressive characterization, crisp writing and consistent & clean art make this one of the most engaging reads on the market. Volumes 1, 2, and 3 are still available.

SUPERMAN #671

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Written by Kurt Busiek. Illustrated by Peter Vale. Cover by Brad Walker.

“Insect Queen part 1 of 3”. It sounds like Superman fights some bugs.

SUPERMAN BATMAN #44

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Written by Michael Green. Illustrated by Shane Davis.

“The Search for Kryptonite, part 1”. Superman & Batman try to recover every piece of Kryptonite on the planet. About time.

VERTIGO

FIGHT FOR TOMORROW TP

Written by Brian Wood. Illustrated by Denys Cowan & Kent Williams. Cover by Jo Chen.

A monk is drawn into the seedy world of underground street fights to save the woman he loves. This book has lots of kicking. Recommended.

NORTHLANDERS #1

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Written by Bryan Wood. Illustrated by Davide Gianfelice. Cover by Massimo Carnevale. Variant cover by Adam Kubert.

Christians vs Muslims, terrifying new technology, and the eternal fear of the end of the world. This is a book about Vikings, set 100 years ago! It’s a book about Vikings by the man who brought you “DMZ”. VIKINGS, damn it! VIKINGS!!!!

PRIDE OF BAGHDAD SC

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and cover by Niko Henrichon.

Last year’s fantastic (loosely based on a true story) tale of a pride of lions roaming war-torn Baghdad after escaping from the zoo is available for the first time in softcover. So now you have no excuse not to read it.

WILDSTORM

STORMWATCH PHD: ARMAGEDDON #1

Written by Christos Gage. Illustrated by Leandro Fernandex. Cover by Mike McKone.

NYPD officer John Doran is transported to a devastated future and sees what StormWatch and Weatherman Jackson King have become, but can he change the future?

WILDCATS: ARMAGEDDON #1

Written by Christos Gage. Illustrated by Talent Caldwell. Cover by Mike McKone.

The Coda warrior known as Nemesis travels to a post-apocalyptic future, and Wildcats #2 still hasn’t come out yet. What a shock. Thanks a lot, DC.

IMAGE COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

DARKNESS #1

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Written by Phil Hester. Illustrated by Michael Broussard. Covers by Marc Silvestri, Dale Keown, & Stjepan Sejic.

This year he’s had a video game and a mini-series (and a movie that’s been stuck in development), but finally the Darkness has an ongoing series once again. This story spins out of the events of the First Born cross-over, setting the character in a whole new direction. Top Cow has been plagued by delays, but if they can get this book out on time, it should be worth reading.

INFINITE HORIZON #1 (of 6)

Written by Gerry Duggan & Phil Noto. Illustrated by Phil Noto.

A re-telling of Homer’s “The Odyssey”, set in the present day Middle East. This promises to be very interesting and definitely worth reading.

INVINCIBLE PRESENTS: ATOM EVE #1 (of 2)

Written by Benito Cereno. Illustrated by Nate Bellegarde. Cover by Cory Walker.

From the pages of Invincible, a two part mini-series showcasing Atom Eve. A must for any fan of the fantastic series Invincible, and well worth picking up for anyone else who’s not read any of Kirkman’s superhero series yet.

MARVEL COMICS HIGHLIGHTS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546 - #548

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Written by Dan Slott. Illustrated by Steve McNiven.

Now your only source for Spider-Man! This will either be three times the Spidey goodness, or three times late. Either way, this is a potentially exciting new direction for the web-head. The first creative team will feature the intelligent and funny writing of Slott, and the immense talent (along with his immense ego) of McNiven will ensure, if nothing else that this book will be a visual spectacle. And after all the muck that Spider-Man’s been through, his new status quo starts here.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #24

Written by Joss Whedon. Illustrated by John Cassaday.

This is the end! Yes that’s right, Cassaday and Whedon are finally releasing their final issue of this always fantastic - and always late - title. Sadly, they are not the only ones who won’t be returning for issue #25, as one of the team will not survive the epic conclusion.

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #8

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Written by Dan Slott. Illustrated by Stefano Caselli

The Irredeemable Giant-Man joins the team! That’s all you really need to know, so just buy this book already.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #33

Written by Ed Brubaker. Illustrated by Steve Epting.

“Buckey” (a.k.a. The Winter Soldier) finally gets to confront the man he holds responsible for Cap’s Death, in the newest issue of the best book not featuring the title character. Marvel promises the end of this issue will shock you as much as issue #25, although that could possibly be their tendency to over-hype things.

GIANT SIZE-AVENGERS SPECIAL #1

Written & illustrated various. Cover by Bryan Hitch.

The Avengers recall never-before-seen stories from their past, back when they all got along.

HULK vs. FIN FANG FOOM #1 (of 1)

Written by Peter David. Illustrated by … well, no one is drawing this yet; if you’re not busy, give Marvel a call. Cover by Jim Cheung.

This does what it says on the box. Tying into absolutely nothing, this slugfest promises to bleed green. It’s the green goliath vs. a big angry dragon. But nothing will beat Fin Fang Foom vs. Nextwave.

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #12

Written by Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker. Illustrated by David Aja & Roy Allan Martinez.

We’re running out of ways to explain to you how fan-freakin’-tastic this series is! It’s got crazy-cool, over the top, mystic kung-fu action, culminating in the showdown of all kung-fu showdowns. All that and a top notch, consistently excellent creative team. What else do you need from a title?!? What will it take to satisfy you?!?

INCREDIBLE HULK #113

Written by Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente. Illustrated by Khoi Pham.

Marvel won’t reveal anything about this story arc, but our suggestion is to make this a dialogue driven issue, where the Hulk sits in a Denny’s talking to a petrified waitress while trying to eat away his sorrows. Think about it, it would work. “Hulk cry”, he could say. And then slowly the girl could come to sympathize with him, only to have the police show up and piss him, which would lead to the inevitable smashings. However, it’s likely Marvel will go in a different direction.

MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1

Written & Illustrated by various.

Spiderman takes on the toughest task of his life. So important, so intense, that he has to go to Wolverine for help. Can these two heroes save Christmas? Or will aunt May’s Christmas cake go undelivered?... okay I admit, I may have overhyped that a bit.

THE ORDER #6

Written by Matt Fraction. Illustrated by Barry Kitson.

Just to clarify, this is the sixth issue of one of the best sleeper “ongoing” series out there. Great writing and fantastic art. All it needs is a little bit of love.

SPIDERMAN: SWING SHIFT DIRECTOR’S CUT

Written by Dan Slott. Illustrated by Phil Jiminez.

Dan Slot (Avengers Innitiative) and Phil Jiminez (a.k.a. “the next Perez” after his work on Infinite Crisis) give you this exciting glimpse at what will be one of the best Spidey runs by any creative team in recent years … yes, it might be over-hyping, but Marvel tends to do that. You’ll have to read it to find out.

ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #1 (of 4)

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Written by Orson Scott Card. Illustrated by Pasqual Ferry. Variant cover by Gabriele Dell’Otto.

The origin of Ultimate Iron Man continues, as Sci-Fi writer Card delves deeper into the untold history of Ultimate Tony Stark. Theoretically this will not be late … of course, theoretically communism works.

ULTIMATES 3 #1 (of 5)

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Written by Jeph Loeb. Illustrated by Joe Madureira & Christian Lichtner.

So, who thinks this is going to get past issue #2? Releasing Ultimates 3 AFTER Halo 3 seems like poor planning on Marvel’s part. This issue features 2 exciting covers; one with a top notch shot of the ultimates, and one with the stupidest looking Sabertooth ever. Either way, this highly anticipated title will not disappoint, and as an added bonus, this will likely be the first story arc Joe Mad actually finishes since the early 90’s. Events from this story will lead into the “Ultimate Universe” shattering events of Ultimatum next year.

WHAT IF? CIVIL WAR

Written by Ed Brubaker, Kevin Grevioux, & Christos Gage. Illustrated by Marko Djurdjevic, Gustavo & Harvey Tolibao. Cover by Marv Silvestri / wrap cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

What If…Civil War wasn’t a giant pile of bear crap? What If… Civil War didn’t rob you of ten weeks worth of your hard-earned comics money? What If… the only thing this comic is good for is interior art by stunning cover artist Marko Djurdjevic?

WORLD WAR HULK WAR BOUND #1

Written by Greg Pak. Illustrated by Leonard Kirk. Cover by Jim Cheung.

Let the cash grabbing begin.

CRIMINAL VOL 2: LAWLESS TP

Written by Ed Brubaker. Illustrated by Sean Phillips.

Criminal Vol 1 was so freakin’ awesome. We fully expect more noir awesomeness from Criminal Vol 2. Do yourself a favour and order it right now!

TOYS & MISC. HIGHLIGHTS

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURES

The latest characters from Diamond Select include the Preview’s exclusive Helo, Starbuck, Kat, and (at last) Cylon Centurions.

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: MARK II VIPER STATUE

Limited to 2007 pieces this 8-inch battle-scorched Viper from the new series comes with a squadron insignia base and removable cockpit canopy.

DOCTOR WHO IN YOUR POCKET SOUND KEYCHAIN

Now you too can have the universe of Doctor Who in your pocket (they’re bigger on the inside than the outside) and play sound clips of the Daleks, Cybermen, K-9, and the TARDIS.

HALO ACTIONCLIX: VEHICLE ACTION PACK – BANSHEE

What’s big, purple, and fun to run people over with? The Covenant Banshee straight out of the Halo video games. Comes with one Banshee and three exclusive figures.

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES BLACK HANDLE PHASER AND COMMUNICATOR

Two very cool looking toys / replicas: the classic phaser and communicator. Featuring authentic lights and sounds. Each sold separately.

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