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Below are the titles we have hand-picked for you to watch out for in April 2008: Return to the Upcoming Front Page Here |
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From DC Comics: |
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Batman #676 Grant Morrison (w), Tony Daniel (a), Alex Ross (cover) / 32 pp. Still reeling from a tumultuous year of revelations and ordeals, Batman faces a mysterious and deadly new foe who possesses secrets that could push the Dark Knight to breaking point. Grant Morrison's acclaimed tenure on Batman builds to an epic new storyline that will leave the legend of the Dark Knight forever changed, in the stunning opening chapter of 'Batman RIP'. |
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Superman #675 Kurt Busiek (w), Renato Guedes (a), Alex Ross (cover) / 48 pp. Kurt Busiek bring his tenure on Superman to an epic double-sized conclusion, as Superman faces off against Paragon and the forces of Daxam -- while a new Galactic Golem looms to threaten the entire Earth. |
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All-New Atom #22 Rick Remender (w), Pat Olliffe (a), Ladrönn (cover) / 32 pp. Trapped in space and time in the subatomic kingdom of the Genesis Bug, the new Atom learns the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of Ivy Town -- and must choose between his own life and saving the city. |
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DC Universe Zero Grant Morrison & Geoff Johns (w), George Pérez, Tony Daniel, J.G. Jones, Philip Tan, Carlos Pacheco et al (a) / 32 pp. Superstar writers Grant Morrison (Batman, All Star Superman) and Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, Infinite Crisis) join forces with some of DC's top artists for a one-shot special bridging the stunning finale of Countdown with the forthcoming Final Crisis. |
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Number of the Beast #1-2 (of 6) Scott Beatty (w), Chris Sprouse (a) / 32 pp. The Paladins, the Wildstorm Universe's first superhero team, are used to thwarting evil villains, repelling alien invasions and generally saving the world on a daily basis -- but even Earth's champions seem powerless when strange events and sinister signs and portents all point to the the literal, Biblical end of days. The apocalyptic trilogy of Wildstorm: Armageddon and Revelations reaches its epic conclusion in a six-part limited series from writer Scott Beatty (Batgirl: Year One) and artist Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong, Ocean). |
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American Splendor Season Two #1 (of 4) Harvey Pekar (w), David Lapham, Chris Weston, Dean Haspiel et al (a) / 32 pp., B&W Indie comics legend Harvey Pekar is back, with artists including David Lapham (Young Liars, Stray Bullets) and Chris Weston (The Twelve) in tow, for a new series of American Splendor and yet more of the most poignant, sombre, uplifiting and funny stories to be found in the everyday life of an ordinary guy. |
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Aztek the Ultimate Man TP Grant Morrison & Mark Millar (w), Stephen Harris, Keith Champagne et al (a) / 240 pp. From the superstar writing duo of Morrison and Millar and the pages of JLA comes Aztek, superpowered champion of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl and protector of Vanity City, in a collected edition of Aztek the Ultimate Man #1-10. |
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Wildstorm: Armageddon TP Christos N. Gage (w), Neil Googe, Talent Caldwell et al (a), Mike McKone (cover) / 144 pp. Six very different heroes are transported to a horrifying post-apocalyptic vision of the end of the Wildstorm Universe -- but can any of them stop the coming apocalypse? Collecting the six-part crossover series from writer Christos N. Gage (Stormwatch PHD, Avengers: The Initiative) and artists including Neil Googe (Welcome to Tranquility) and Talent Caldwell (Gen13, Fathom). |
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Green Arrow: Year One HC Andy Diggle (w), Jock (a) / 160 pp. The creative team behind acclaimed action-espionage series The Losers reunites to tell the new definitive origin of the Emerald Archer. |
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Immortal Iron Fist #14 Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker (w), David Aja (a), Kaare Andrews (cover) / 48 pp. The seven greatest martial artists from across the multiple planes of existence face off in the final round of the tournament to end all tournaments. A rogue cell of terrorist cult HYDRA prepares to launch an explosives-laden train through a portal in space-time into the mystical hidden city of K'un-Lun. Luke Cage and the Heroes for Hire are trapped in the mountains of Tibet. And Iron First faces off against blood rival the Steel Serpent in the do-or-die battle of a lifetime. Whose kung fu will prove the greatest? Find out in the pulse-pounding all-action double-sized conclusion to 'The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven'. |
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Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1 (of 4) David Michelinie (w), Ron Lim & Bob Layton (a) / 32 pp. The classic Iron Man team of writer David Michelinie and inker Bob Layton join fellow 1980s star Ron Lim for the long-awaited final chapter in the 'Camelot Trilogy', as Iron Man and Doctor Doom are forced into an uneasy alliance against the forces of evil incarnate -- the demon Mephisto. |
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Secret Invasion #1 (of 8) Brian Michael Bendis (w), Leinil Francis Yu (a) / 48 pp. For years they have been watching, waiting, planning in secret -- until now. Shape-shifting alien race the Skrulls have replicated key individuals and infiltrated governments, militaries and institutions of power worldwide, their conspiracy to conquer the Earth recently uncovered by the New Avengers. In a double-sized opening chapter to the biggest comics event of the year, the New Avengers pairing of Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu unleash an epic story that will change the Marvel Universe forever. The invasion has already begun -- who do you trust? |
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Mighty Avengers #12: Brian Michael Bendis (w), Alex Maleev (a), Marko Djurdjevic (cover) / 32 pp. New Avengers #40: Brian Michael Bendis (w), Jim Cheung (a), Aleksi Briclot (cover) / 32 pp. The Secret Invasion saga continues in two tie-in issues from superstar Avengers scribe Brian Michael Bendis, with guest artists Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) and Alex Maleev (Daredevil), uncovering the earliest stages of the Skrull invasion and featuring the long-awaited return from the cold of Nick Fury. |
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Young X-Men #1 Marc Guggenheim (w), Yanick Paquette (a), Terry Dodson (cover) / 32 pp. In the aftermath of Messiah Complex the X-Men have disbanded, leaving an already decimated mutant population without protection -- until Cyclops secretly assembles a team of young mutants tasked with taking down a sinister new incarnation of the Brotherhood. The next and possibly last generation of X-Men steps up in a new ongoing series from writer Marc Guggenheim (Amazing Spider-Man, The Flash) and artist Yanick Paquette (Ultimate X-Men). |
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X-Men: Messiah Complex HC Ed Brubaker, MIke Carey (w), Peter David et al (w), Marc Silvestri, Chris Bachalo, Billy Tan et al (a) / 352 pp. The aftermath of the House of M saw the world's mutant population reduced from millions to a few hundred, the X-gene apparently erased from existence, and the desperate investigations of Beast have concluded only that mutantkind faces inevitable extinction. But now Cerebra has detected the impossible birth of a new mutant, and the X-Men must race to find it -- not knowing Mystique's new Marauders and William Stryker's fanatical Purifiers are both way ahead of them. The very future of the mutant race is at stake in the biggest X-Men event in a decade, now collected in one giant oversized hardcover. |
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Punisher: Circle of Blood Premiere HC Steven Grant & Jo Duffy (w), Mike Zeck (a) / 144 pp. Frank Castle's vigilante war on crime has landed him in prison, but while he's concentrating on surviving inside the big house his trademark skull-emblazoned duds are being worn on the outside by a criminal army seeking to spark an all-out mob war. The definitive Punisher story is collected in a deluxe remastered hardcover edition. |
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Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America TP Jeph Loeb (w), Leinil Francis Yu, John Cassaday, David Finch, John Romita Jr, Ed McGuinness (a) / 128 pp. The Marvel Universe celebrates the life and mourns the loss of its greatest soldier in a heartfelt limited series from writer Jeph Loeb (Ultimates 3, Superman/Batman) and top artists including Leinil Francis Yu (New Avengers) and John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men). |
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The Walking Dead #50 Robert Kirkman (w), Charlie Adlard (a) / 32 pp., B&W As Robert Kirkman's zombie survival epic reaches its landmark fiftieth issue, the ongoing saga takes a breath for a standalone tale of the warmth of the human heart that endures even amid the horror of a post-apocalyptic invasion of the walking dead. |
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Elephantmen volume 1: Wounded Animals TP Richard Starkings (w), Moritat, Chris Bachalo, Tom Scioli et al (a) / 224 pp. Genetically engineered by a maniacal scientist to be the ultimate superpowered weapons of mass destruction, the abandoned human-animal hybrids known as the Elephantmen are now forced to live in the world of man. Collecting issues #1-7 of the acclaimed Elephantmen ongoing series. |
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Batman/Grendel TP Matt Wagner (w/a) / 208 pp. Two comic book icons face off in a deluxe collection of the two Batman/Grendel miniseries from visionary writer-artist Matt Wagner, as the Dark Knight protects Gotham against high-society assassin Grendel and time-travelling cyborg Grendel Prime. |
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Star Wars: Legacy #22 John Ostrander (w), Omar Francia (a) / 40 pp. Emperor Krayt is displeased with his subjects, and the price of betrayal will be felt from within his own ranks to the Outer Rim as the dark power of the Sith is brought to bear on a fearful galaxy. |
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Glamourpuss #1 Dave Sim (w/a) / 24 pp., B&W Cerebus creator and indie comics icon Dave Sim returns with his long-awaited new project, mixing a glamorous high-fashion sensibility with a very original take of superheroics. |
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Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream #1 Chris Mowry & Chris Ryall (w), Alex Milne (a) / 32 pp. In the official followup to Michael Bay's blockbuster Transformers movie, the dead Megatron's rogue lieutenant Starscream assumes control of the Decepticons and sets into motion his own plan for conquering the Earth. |
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Little Things: A Memoir in Slices SC Jeffrey Brown (w/a) / 352 pp., B&W Meet a cute girl at a rock show, struggle with a physically disabling disease, thrill at discovering a new band and endure the tedium of pulling shifts at Barnes & Noble, in the latest collection of autobiographical short stories from massively acclaimed cartoonist Jeffrey Brown. |
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X-O Manowar: Birth HC Bob Layton, Jim Shooter (w), Barry Windsor-Smith, Joe Quesada, Sean Chen (a) / 192 pp. Aric Dacia is a Visigoth barbarian abducted by spider aliens and imprisoned aboard their ship as a subject for sadistic experiments. When he steals the experimental X-O Manowar armour and escapes he finds during his time in space 1600 years have passed -- leaving the most primitive man on Earth wielding the most powerful weapon in the galaxy. The classic Valiant Comics series is collected for the first time ever in a digitally recoloured and completely remastered hardcover volume compiling issues #0-6, from writers Bob Layton and Jim Shooter with art from Barry Windsor-Smith and Joe Quesada, plus an all-new short story by Layton and artist Sean Chen. |
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Anna Mercury #1 (of 5) Warren Ellis (w), Facundo Percio (a) / 32 pp. Swinging high among the neo-gothic spires of the future city of New Ataraxia, the mysterious femme fatale known as Anna Mercury fights for freedom against the power-hungry technocrats that rule the city. Part Lara Croft, part The Shadow and all retro pulp adventure action, meet the latest creation from cult writer Warren Ellis (Thunderbolts, Transmetropolitan, Planetary) in a debut limited series with art from hot newcomer Facundo Percio. |
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Speed Racer/Racer X: The Origins Collection TP Tommy June (w), Yune, Jo Chen (a), J.K. Woodward (cover) / 140 pp. IDW continues its Speed Racer reprint series with 1999's twin Wildstorm limited series chronicling the origins of the Mach-5 racing team, including the fall from grace of Speed's older brother Rex Racer and his return as the enigmatic masked Racer X. |
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James Bond: The Paradise Plot TP Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence (w), John McLusky (a) / 104 pp., B&W Delve into the archives of the world's greatest spy in two rare James Bond adventures, collected for the first time, as Bond teams up with fellow 00 agent Suzi Kew on the trail of a cult leader in 'The Paradise Plot' and searches for the source of a deadly virus in 'Deathmask'. |
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Tales from Wonderland: The Queen of Hearts one-shot J.C. Brusha (w), Daniel Leister (a) / 32 pp. From the makers of Grimm Fairy Tales comes a spotlight one-shot revealing the mysterious origin of Wonderland's self-imposed ruler the Queen of Hearts, along with the first part of a backup feature detailing the discovery of Wonderland itself. |
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