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From DC Comics:
 

Teen Titans: Year One #1 (of 6)
Amy Wolfram (w), Karl Kerschl (a) / 32 pp.

Teen Titans animated series writer Amy Wolfram joins artist Karl Kerschl for a colourful all-ages reimagining of the coming together of the original Teen Titans, in a six-part limited series guest-starring the JLA.

 

Detective Comics #840
Paul Dini (w), Dustin Nguyen (a) / 32 pp.

New artist Dustin Nguyen (Superman/Batman, WildCATs 3.0) joins continuing writer Paul Dini as the Dark Knight returns to Gotham to face a new threat, the map-obsessed criminal mastermind known as the Globe.

 

JLA Classified #50-51
Roger Stern (w), John Byrne (a), Joshua Middleton / 32 pp.

The classic team of comics legends Roger Stern and John Byrne are back together for a five-part story of the original JLA, as the League faces a deadly new enemy -- or is it secretly a face from the past?

 

Friday the 13th: Bad Land #1 (of 2)
Ron Marz (w), Mike Huddleston (a) / 32 pp.

An unspeakable horror is born one fateful night in the cursed community of Crystal Lake, as the true origin of Jason Voorhees is finally revealed in a two-part horror tale from writer Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Witchblade) and artist Mike Huddleston (Man-Bat, Mnemovore).

 

Y: the Last Man #60
Brian K Vaughan (w), Pia Guerra (a), Massimo Carnevale (cover) / 56 pp.

All good things must come to an end, as Yorick and company reach the end of their long strange trip in the dramatic extra-sized series conclusion.

 

Outsiders/Checkmate: Checkout TP
Judd Winick & Greg Rucka (w), Joe Bennet, Matthew Clark (a) / 144 pp.

Checkmate and the Outsiders are forced into an unlikely alliance when senior Checkmate agent Sasha Bordeaux is captured by sadistic mad scientist Chang Tzu -- but will their daring rescue operation reach her in time, and will either team make it out of the mission alive? Collecting the explosive crossover from Checkmate #13-15 and Outsiders #47-49.

 

JLA: The Hypothetical Woman TP
Gail Simone (w), José Luís García-López (a) / 144 pp.

The Justice League moves to intervene on behalf of the UN when despotic General Tuzik attempts to seize power in a small Middle Eastern nation -- but who is the enigmatic Hypothetical Woman who powers his twisted League Against Justice? Collecting JLA Classified #16-21 from fan-favourite writer Gail Simone and veteran artist José Luís García-López.

 

Tales of the New Gods TP
Mark Evanier, John Byrne, Jeph Loeb, et al (w), Steve Rude, Byrne, Walter Simonson, Frank Miller, Dave Gibbons, Arthur Adams (a), Simonson (cover) / 168 pp.

An all-star roster of creators continue the legacy of Jack Kirby's epic Fourth World saga in a compendium of select stories from Mister Miracle Special, Jack Kirby's Fourth World #2-20 and Orion #3-4, 6-8, 10, 12, 15 and 18-19, plus a never-before-seen short story pairing star writer Mark Millar with legendary artist Steve Ditko.

 
From Marvel Comics:
 



Amazing Spider-Man #546, 547, 548
Dan Slott (w), Steve McNiven (a)

It's a Brand New Day for Spider-Man as Marvel's flagship title goes thrice-monthly with a new all-star roster of top talent, kicking off with Avengers: The Initiative writer Dan Slott and Civil War artist Steve McNiven.

 

 
 

Captain America #34
Ed Brubaker (w), Steve Epting (a), Epting, Alex Ross (covers) / 32 pp.

Steve Rogers is dead. SHIELD is in disarray, the integrity of its senior agents compromised. With America on the brink of a devastating attack from the Red Skull's new terrorist army, in its hour of need a new sentinel of liberty will rise -- but who is behind the mask? Meet the new Captain America in the massively acclaimed continuing series from Eisner-winning writer Ed Brubaker and artist Steve Epting.

 

Iron Man #25
Daniel & Charles Knauf (w), Roberto de la Torre (a), Gerard Parel (cover) / 48 pp.

Time is running out for Tony Stark as he uncovers a conspiracy to release a virulent form of the Extremis biotechnology which could wipe out all of humanity -- but stripped of his command of SHIELD and isolated from his few remaining allies, Iron Man will be on his own when he exposes the doomsday plot's mastermind and once again faces the Mandarin.

 
 

Hulk #1
Jeph Loeb (w), Ed McGuinness (a), McGuinness, Daniel Acuña (covers) / 32 pp.

When one of the Hulk's oldest allies is murdered, the Initiative's investigation leads to the Jade Giant himself -- but in the aftermath of World War Hulk, who is the bigger, angrier and very red new Hulk? Join the acclaimed Superman/Batman team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness for a new ongoing series and bold new chapter in the Hulk saga.

 
 

The Twelve #1 (of 12)
J Michael Straczynski (w), Chris Weston (a), Kaare Andrews (cover) / 32 pp.

Lost in the mists of time, twelve Mystery Men from the last days of World War Two awaken in the 21st century -- but as Captain Wonder, Dynamic Man, Mastermind Excello, the Witness, Rockman and others seek a place in the modern world, who is the silent assassin hunting them one by one? Go back to the future in a new maxiseries from J Michael Straczynski (Thor, Amazing Spider-Man, Babylon 5) and Chris Weston (Fantastic Four: First Family, The Filth).

 
  New Avengers: Illuminati HC
Brian Michael Bendis & Brian Reed (w), Jim Cheung (a) / 120 pp.

The Illuminati: Charles Xavier, Doctor Strange, Namor, Black Bolt, Reed Richards, Tony Stark. Six powerful men who have conspired and operated in secret to shape the destiny of the superhero community and the world at large, the scope and ultimate goals of their hidden agenda known to no one -- until now. Go inside the secret history of the Marvel universe and uncover a stunning secret in the buildup to next year's Secret Invasion event, in the hit limited series from writers Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man) and Brian Reed (Ms Marvel) with superstar artist Jim Cheung (Young Avengers).

 
 

Hulk: The End HC
Peter David (w), Dale Keown, George Pérez (a), Keown (covers) / 152 pp.

Master Hulk writer Peter David crafts two stunning final chapters for the Jade Giant, joined by star artists Dale Keown and George Pérez. In Incredible Hulk: The End the Hulk has outlived everyone to be the last man on Earth, but will Bruce Banner finally be able to make peace with his demons alone on a dying planet? And in the acclaimed Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect the Hulk is transported to a post-holocaust dystopian future ruled by the evil Maestro, a nightmarish end of the world that may have resulted from his own actions.

 

Fantastic Four: The End TP
Alan Davis (w/a) / 144 pp.

Since the dawn of the modern Marvel universe one group of intrepid superheroes has been there to explore strange new worlds and protect the Earth from all manner of alien threats, but in a dark near-future what events could have caused the Fantastic Four to disband and leave the entire galaxy in peril? Legendary writer-artist Alan Davis crafts an epic final adventure for Marvel's First Family in the acclaimed limited series.

 




From Image Comics:
 

'76 #1 (of 8)
B Clay Moore, Seth Peck (w), Ed Tadem, Tigh Walker (a), Tadem (cover) / 32 pp., B&W

The best of '70s exploitation cinema is back in a new flip-book double feature, serialising two original streetwise stories over eight big issues. In 'Jackie Karma' by B Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick, Battle Hymn) and Ed Tadem the titular karate master comes out of retirement to battle an old foe on the mean streets of New York, while in Seth Peck and Tigh Walker's 'Cool' LA bounty hunters Pete Walker and Leon Campbell take on runaway strippers, geriatric gangters and ex-porn star hitmen while in pursuit of their man.

  Spawn #178
David Hine (w), Brian Haberlin (a) / 32 pp.

Go inside the head of an amnesiac vampire struggling to hold their grip on reality while being pursued by the crack detective duo of Sam and Twitch, in one of the most off-beat issues of Spawn ever.
  Hunter-Killer volume 1 TP
Mark Waid (w), Marc Silvestri, Eric Basaldua, Kenneth Rocafort (a), Silvestri (cover) / 336 pp.

As far as most people know the Cold War was a nuclear arms race between the US and Soviet Union, ending with the collapse of the Kremlin -- but what if the real superpowers were soldiers gifted with extraordinary abilities, the conflict still rages to this day, and the most powerful individual of them all just discovered his true nature? This giant trade paperback collection of the first season of Hunter-Killer compiles issues #0, 1-12 and the Hunter-Killer Dossier, plus an extended Marc Silvestri sketchbook section that goes behind the scenes of the hit Top Cow series.
 

Invincible #50
Robert Kirkman (w), Ryan Ottley, Cory Walker, Bill Crabtree (a), Ottley (cover) / 48 pp.

Everything you know is wrong and nothing will ever be the same again as after five years Robert Kirkman's hugely acclaimed Invincible reaches its landmark, monumental, extra-sized, not-to-be missed fiftieth issue.

 

From Dark Horse Comics:
  Evil Dead #1 (of 4)
Mark Verheiden (w), John Bolton (a) / 32 pp.

The cult horror classic is back bigger than ever in a fully authorised four-part adaptation expanding on the original film, with new and extended scenes, new dialogue and fully painted interior art from John Bolton (God Save the Queen).
  Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #25
John Jackson Miller (w), Scott Hepburn (a), Travis Charest (cover) / 40 pp.

When a prophetic vision reaching over four thousand years into the future reveals to the secret Jedi Covenant the importance of the planet of Taris, they activate a sleeper agent already embedded in its crime-ridden Undercity -- and her investigation leads straight to disgraced ex-Jedi apprentice Zayne Carrick. The stage is set for the biggest Star Wars crossover in history in the extra-sized opening chapter of Vector, an epic saga spanning the entire galaxy and history of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.


   

 

From the smaller publishers:
  Gravel #0
Warren Ellis & Mike Wolfer (w), Raulo Caceres (a) / 16 pp.

William Gravel, star of Warren Ellis' cult miniseries Strange Kiss and Strange Killings, is back in his own ongoing series -- but it's going to be a tough day at the office for the crack SAS agent and combat magician when he returns home to find someone has stolen his seat on Britain's secret circle of seven Occult Detectives.

 
    Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #1
Keith Champagne (w), Tom Nguyen (a) / 32 pp.

Born from a botched NASA space experiment and trained in the martial arts by a secret order of Himalayan monks, the Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters are back by popular demand in a relaunch of the cult 1990s indie series, helmed by writer Keith Champagne (Countdown: Arena, JSA) and artist Tom Nguyen (Justice League Elite) and overseen by original creator Don Chin.
    Antoine Sharpe, The Atheist: Incarnate TP
Phil Hester (w), John McCrea (a) / 112 pp., B&W

A special agent with a shadowy US government department, Antoine Sharpe brings his keen intellect and unconventional experience to the investigation of paranormal phenomena. When the teenagers of small southern community begin to exhibit signs of otherworldly possession, are Sharpe and his partner investigating mass hysteria or the beginnings of a plague that could threaten all of humanity? Collecting the cult limited series from writer Phil Hester (The Darkness) and artist John McCrea (Hitman).

 
  Voltron Complete Omnibus HC
Dan Jolley, Marie Croall, Mike O'Sullivan (w), Mike Norton, Mark Brooks et al (a), Kaare Andrews (cover) / 304 pp.

In a time of galactic war, five brave adventurers from Earth will uncover five mythical ships that combine to form the greatest defender the universe has ever known. This limited edition hardcover collects the complete Devil's Due Voltron saga including the previously unreleased issue #12, from writers including Dan Jolley (Bloodhound, GI Joe vs Transformers) and featuring art from Mike Norton (All-New Atom), Mark Brooks (Ultimate Fantastic Four) and others.

 
    Doctor Who #1
Gary Russell (w), Nick Roche (a) / 32 pp.

The Doctor is the last of his race of Time Lords, survivor of a Great Time War that left the universe a dangerous and uncertain place. Together with his companion Martha Jones they travel through time and space fighting injustice, righting wrongs and searching for the best chocolate milkshake in the galaxy in the new IDW series from Doctor Who novelist and TV writer Gary Russell and Transformers artist Nick Roche.
    Che: A Graphic Biography GN
Spain Rodriguez (w/a) / 120 pp., B&W

From his motorcycle journey across Latin America to his rise in Fidel Castro's revolutionary movement and last days in Bolivia, the life and times of revolutionary icon Ernesto 'Che' Guevara are chronicled in an original graphic biography by cartoonist Spain Rodriguez.
    Modesty Blaise volume 13: Yellowstone Booty TP
Peter O'Donnell (w), Enric Badia Romero (a) / 104 pp., B&W

The all-action pulp adventures of femme fatale Modesty Blaise continue in the latest reprint collection, featuring 'Idaho George', 'The Golden Frog' and 'Yellowstone Booty' along with new introductions by creator Peter O'Donnell  and sketches and development art.