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ADVENTURE COMICS #9
Story and Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN
“The Continuing Adventures of Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope”
“The Road to Hollywood or Bust.”
Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis have found their missing acquaintances Zanyia, Renfrew, and talking dog Harvard Harvard III. But the missing kids and dog have been noticed by others. A talking dog certainly attracts attention and Harvard has been noticed by the US government which has sent their agent Matt Helm to corral the mutt. Renfrew has also been noticed by a priest, Father O’Malley, who is concerned about the boy and thinks Renfrew would best be served by some time at St. Mary’s school.
Despite their eccentric co-stars, our heroes have had nice peaceful lives but with their secrets out, can our heroes once again live in peace, or will a talking dog and witches change them forever?
32pp, $2.99, rated all ages
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AQUAMAN #46
Plot by EXCITER
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by JIM LEE
“WE DRIED UP WITHOUT YOU”
Aquaman has spent months banished in the inner world of Skartaris, fighting hard to defend that savage land from a myriad of evils. As he and his compatriots have finally defeated Klarion, returned the Wight Queen’s soul, and resurrected the Warlord, Arthur plans to go home. He needs to get wet again. But what’s been going on in Atlantis since his exile?
Turns out… nothing good! And you’re going to read all about it in this issue!
Months ago…
Without Aquaman or Arion in her way, Kismet, the Lord of Order, pursues her absolutist agenda. She installs “Siren” (Mera’s twin sister Hila) as Queen of Atlantis because Kismet believes in systemic female empowerment as a method of orderliness. The willful Mera, on the other hand, has been forced to wear the Helm of Fate and become a vessel for Nabu. She’s more predictable and orderly that way. The sovereignty of Atlantian states like Xebel and the Brine has been stripped in favor of top-down control from the capital of Poseidonis. Their pesky freedoms interjected an element of chaos that was unacceptable. Artists and musicians have been divested of their occupations, pressed into service as maintenance engineers (garbage men) and network administrators. Everyone has the same haircut. Alcohol is banned. First Atlantis, and soon, the world!
Standing against this tyranny of order is a ragtag rebellion that includes King Shark, Ryus (Mera and Siren's father), and Arthur’s brother Orm (the Ocean Master). They’ve also got a special ally from the surface…
But when Kismet’s forces of order seek to finally erase their independence and autonomy by force, can even Black Adam stand against her?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
ATOMICA #4
Plotter: CaptCleghorn
Writer: Grant Morrison
Art: Frank Quitely
“Torn Between Two Atomicas”
Wait, after the plethora of Atomicas last issue, two is a concern now? Well, yeah, because we though we knew who was the original (the one who’s the star of the book). As seen in last issue’s finish, Pariah and Atomica 1 showed up to see Alex Luthor and Atomica A. Both claim to want to return to their native dimension, and neither belongs in this one, but Pariah points out that there are truly an infinite number of alternate universes. However, only some of those have an Earth, and a fraction of those have an Earth in the right location to make transition easier otherwise, one materializes in space, or inside another celestial body. Have you wondered why is so many stories, an alternate dimension traveled to revolves around you or something close to you? There’s a rhythm or vibration to every universe and travel to those with closer vibrations is less difficult. Never easy, just less difficult.
Are these two Rhonda Pinedas the same person? If not, then what, if anything is the difference? In any case, you’ll be getting two for the price of one, but only if you buy this issue!
32pp $2.99 rated T
BAT-WING #61
Writer: Malcolm Jones
Artist: Dexter Soy
Plotter: Marvell2100
To Live and Die in the Congo!
David, Dakota and Matu are in a desperate search to find David's brother Isaac! It's been weeks now since Isaac vanished under the care of Matu and there have been four killings in that time! Can they find Isaac and stop him in time before there's another murder! David doesn't want to believe that Isaac has reverted to becoming Massacre again. And if has has, is David willing to do whatever it takes to stop him?
Kia received a call for help from the Vigilante Dawn so now she and her partner Rick are planning to meet with her. In one of the most crime-ridden areas of Tinisha, they find Dawn and ask her why did she call and what is she so afraid of. Dawn tells them that she's uncovered corruption at the highest levels in the Republic of Congo's government. There are power people with connections to organized crime and corporate interests Now she believes there is a threat against her life and she needs their help!
In the Office of Government affairs, Secretary General Koffa Musa receives a phone call from an unknown source telling him to clean up the mess he made or they will find someone to replace him. Musa tells the other person there is no need to make threats, he will handle the problem. He hangs up and then makes another call to an old acquaintance, the President of Burendia, The Red Lion!
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99
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CAPTAIN MARVELOUS #13 *Final Issue!*
Plot by NX01A
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III
'ASCENSION'
•Trickster god ANANSI and the Wizard MAMARAGAN aka SHAZAM have descended into one of the infinite layers of Hell to confront the forces behind the attacks on Fawcett City: BLAZE and SATANUS, infernal bastard spawn of Mamaragan, who plan to leave their abyssal dimensions to create new Hells on Earth.
•It isn't violence or destruction that save the day. KENDRA 'HAWKGIRL' SAUNDERS puts the restoration techniques her grandfather taught her to good use on a damaged Neolithic demon statue spewing chthonic energies.
•CAPTAIN MARVELOUS and CAPTAIN THUNDER watch SABBACS wither as the hellmouth portals throughout Fawcett City inexplicably close!
•Carefully repairing the statue of and freeing her uncle from a sacrificial altar to the Hellhound demoness mother of Blaze and Satanus has cut off the twins' main source of power for their invasion. •Will Mamaragan sentence himself to an eternity in the Abyss with his offspring to seal the Hells away for good?
•And what of Captain Marvelous? What will Billy Batson do when there's no one to send lightning when he cries 'Shazam!'?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
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DETECTIVE COMICS #37
Story by ANDY MANGELS
Art by MIKE ALLRED
Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN
“My name is Victoria Winters. As governess at the Collinswood estate, I have witnessed both incidences of darkness and a general atmosphere of darkening shadows over the seaside fishing town of Collinsport, Maine. A recent development with a plan to build the Sarah Collins home for orphaned children brightens the town future and brings a visitor from the metropolis of Gotham City. But does millionaire Bruce Wayne bring his own considerable weight in shadows? “
32pp, $2.99, rated all ages
THE FLASH #61
Plot by EXCITER
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by FRANK CHO
“STAND YOUR GROUND”
The Gorilla Warfare is over!
Part One of the plan went flawlessly. The Flash successfully helped Solovar liberate his son, the albino meta-ape Kolovar, from the Ultra-Humanite’s mental possession.
Part Two of the plan… well, it took a turn. Grodd and PDQ were supposed to capture the Ultra-Humanite when his consciousness was kicked out of Kolovar and returned to his original human body. His consciousness was, in fact, returned to his human body, that part worked. Butttt… he wasn’t captured. The Ultra-Humanite is dead!
So what exactly happened? PDQ swears the mad scientist left them with no choice!
Gorilla City doesn’t care. They’re happy to be rid of a terrorist and consider Grodd and PDQ heroes! Welcome to the jungle. The Flash, however, is a bit concerned that the supposedly-reformed psychic primate and his own speedster grandfather resorted to lethal force. Was it necessary?
As a world-class forensic scientist, Barry investigates the scene of the homicide… and hopes the evidence supports a finding of self-defense! What conclusions will he make?
Meanwhile, the other Flash - Wally West - hears about the incident. Having been influenced by Scandal Savage and Caitlyn Snow (f.k.a. Killer Frost), he has no doubt. PDQ is a murderer that must be brought to justice!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
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NIGHT FORCE #4
Plotter: CaptCleghorn
Writer: R A Salvatore
Art: Sana Takeda
“SinEater, part 4”
An inmate lies dying in Gotham Penitentiary. Timothy Foster was one of the thugs who attacked and raped Marian Mercer’s older sister years ago and who was sent to prison on other charges. Foster’s attitude was one that made his getting along with others difficult. His lack of intelligence and inability to draw people to him left him a follower and a rather poor one at that. His being stabbed in the shower wasn’t a surprise. The prison staff has a pool on for the time he’s going to pass, hence there being two people watching him to confirm the death time rather than for protection.
Inside Baron Winters’ crystal, Foster is shown to be the Sin Eater’s next victim. Winters believes the Sin Eater is approaching some state of power with every sin he consumes. He is convinced that the Sin Eater must be stopped and the Night Force must stop him. Marian Mercer, the vigilante known as Pagan wants Foster to die painfully and burn in Hell. Donovan Caine repeats that his experience cleansed his soul. Pagan decides that Foster needs to die with the weight of those sins.
32pp $2.99 rated M Mature Audiences ONLY
OATH OF THE GREEN LANTERN #61
Written by Deniz Camp
Plot by H-E-D
Art by Christian Ward
“In Brightest Day”
The Green Lantern Corps have been called many things. An army. Space cops. Peacekeepers. Manhunters. Superheroes.
Call them whatever you like. They don’t care.
Because they swore an oath. An oath they renew every time they wield their power.
An oath to fight evil.
An oath to protect the innocent.
They are the emergency first responders of the universe.
They are the LANTERNS.
/////////SIX///MONTHS///LATER///////////
It has been a time of much change for the Corps. Their former leaders, the nearly extinct Guardians, have disappeared while questing to replenish their ranks.
Hal Jordan *had* taken their position… but he’s never been one for a desk job. He’s back on patrol in 2814, spending a lot of time on Earth, and just much on strange new worlds.
Lantern Salakk has taken command. His first order is to elevate the Earth-based Lanterns to the new Corps Honor Guard, in recognition of the past five years of service.
Doomsday guards Salakk. Kilowog trains the recruits.
Lantern 2814.2, John Stewart of Earth. Veteran. Architect. Hero.
Lately, he’s been lonelier than usual. His last relationship ended for… political reasons. The private information that was leaked about John by Bogar-Ve (See Issue #49!) finally hit the galactic spacewaves, and the resulting political firestorm nearly ended Arin Sur’s premiership.
So John broke things off with Arin and had his detail changed. Guy Gardner is the new GLC Ambassador to the U.P. — you can guess how much he likes that.
Now John Stewart patrols the stars, going wherever Salakk sends him.
While in Sector 1417 near Korugar, he witnesses the approach of THOTAN THE OXYGEN-SNATCHER!
This gigantic space creature travels from solar system, consuming the atmospheres of planets it passes.
It might seem obvious to say, but Korugar needs its atmosphere!
Thotan cannot be reasoned with. He’s too massive to be stopped.
But, John realizes, he can be deflected.
But even with the assistance of Princess Iolande Nol, the Green Lantern of 1417, and Soranik Natu, the local Yellow Lantern (and his ex’s daughter)… it’s no good!
Thotan’s massive form smashes right through their constructs, course uncorrected.
For a split second, John Stewart wonders if all is lost. Has he failed another planet?
But then, suddenly, his ring charge rockets to 100%. And beyond.
John turns to witness the arrival of a… Blue Lantern?
Her name is Katma Tui, and her ring has supercharged Johns’ own.
Together, these three Lanterns are able to nudge Thotan’s drift away from Korugar, in the direction the oxygen-rich but uninhabited gas giant Tartuga — a meal that will keep Thotan sated for centuries.
The day is saved!
And John has a feeling about Katma… is this the start of something beautiful?
48 PGs. / Rated T+ … $2.99
JLα #18
Plot by NX01A
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Art by JEFF SPOKES
'ALPHA & ΩMEGA' Part 1 'L'ÉTOILE NOIRE'
•The world HERO CRUZ half-remembers is almost identical to the one around him... but the heroes are different. Not evil, per se, but definitely darker. His overlapping memories lead SUPERWOMAN and BATWOMAN to posit that his H DIAL is a fixed point in a space-time in a state of flux.
•NIGHTWING & FLAMEBIRD's first night together in months is interrupted by a mountain of a man and a woman more machine than female. If John and Mary Grayson betray the JLα, an organization called The Companions of the Black Star will resurrect their dead son... but will the Richard Grayson who returns be the same sweet boy or something far worse?
Profil des l'Étoile Noire
Name: HUGO HERCULES (Hercule Hugo)
Powers: Invulnerability; Super Strength; Enhanced Speed & Stamina; Immortality
Intelligence: 2 | Strength: 6 | Speed: 3 | Durability: 6 | Energy Projection: 3 | Fighting Skills: 5
Name: L'OISELLE (Vega de Ortega aka Véga la Magicienne, la Femme sans Terreur)
Powers: Technopathy; Technokinesis; Nano-Armour (Regeneration, Enhanced Durability & Strength, Flight, Force Fields, Electrokinesis, Cloaking, Fabrication, Emotional Suppression); Immortality
Intelligence: 5 | Strength: 4 | Speed: 5 | Durability: 4 | Energy Projection: 5 | Fighting Skills: 4
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
ORION OF APOKOLIPS #1 [Legacy #45]
Writer: Mark Evanier
Art: David Marquez
Plot: Marvell2100
Varient Cover: Jae Lee
A NEW LIFE BEGINS!
Editor's Note: This is a continuation of the legendary series that ran from 2015-2018 - meticulus Marv!
Born of Apokolips! House of Izaya! Bane of Parademons! Slayer of Darkseid! His name is Orion...and now, he is a man without a throne! After killing his father Darkseid in a War of the Gods, Orion took the throne of Apokolips at the request of High-Father of New Genesis to bring order to the hell-planet! But not long after, a challenge was issued from Haedes, a brother he never knew at the behest of his mother Tigra, who abandoned him long ago!
After defeating Haedes, Orion suffered an Identity Crisis and decided to give up his throne. He realized that he could never bring peace to Apokolips because just like him, it was a world made for war. With Valkyrie, Lightray and Forager at his side, he leaves it all behind to begin a journey of self-discovery. Was he only a tool used for war as both Darkseid and High-Father tried to make him? Or could he become something different, something more than just a killing machine? A Cosmic Odyssey begins for Orion, a journey that will take him to New Frontiers, new challenges and to the Blackest Nights of the universe as he begins a new life!
Back on Apokolips, Haedes' coronation as the new ruler begins. With his mother Tigra and sister Minerva beside him, they will usher in an era of cruelty unlike anything Darkseid could ever dream of! But in the back of his mind, he remembers the words of his brother Orion: "Rule well brother, with eyes open and alert. You now have power and there are those who would seek to take that power from you, none more eager than our mother and sister! Listen well and may you live long enough to see tomorrow!"
Those words echo throughout the mind of Haedes. Now that he has the throne, he is a target for his mother and sister and any who would support them. With Tigra and Minerva plotting behind his back, he knows that his rule will not last very long. He will need allies if he is to keep his crown. But who can he trust on Apokolips, where treachery abounds like the foul air he breathes? Who can he turn to? Then, it comes to him. If he is to survive the threat of his mother and sister, he will need more than an ally. He will need..., a Miracle! Next Issue: The Undiscovered Country!
48 PGS/Rated M For Mature...$4.99
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ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN #1
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“SHADOW OF THE BAT”
He is the son of Batman. He is the grandson of the demon. Raised by a cruel mother to be a merciless assassin, his father inspired him to be a hero… or, at least, close to one. He has been known by many names. Ibn al Xu'ffasch. Damian al Ghul. Damian Wayne. But the name he prefers now is…
ROBIN.
And today is his thirteenth birthday. So, how does this lethal boy wonder celebrate?
Waylon Jones, better known as “Killer Croc,” has returned to Gotham’s streets… and the sewers below them. He’s kidnapped a young scientist named Abel Cuvier, founder of the start-up Chimera Group, LLC. To Robin, this is a serendipitous opportunity. Single-handedly rescuing Cuvier and bringing Croc to justice will be the ultimate birthday gift to himself: proof that he is a worthy heir to the mantle of the Bat!
But as this epic new on-going series begins, Robin has little idea of what’s in store for him…
A serpentine doomsday cult has come to believe that he may be their messiah, prophesied to bring about the fabled Age of Chaos.
A rebel sect of the Knights Templar plans to burn him at the stake.
And his grandfather, Ra’s al Ghul, plans to reassume custody of his heir and turn him into the righteous slayer that he was always intended to be.
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Nothing Robin can’t handle! …right?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
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