Pulp Fiction Comics - The Mail Order Specialists

	Below are the titles we have hand-picked for you to watch out for in January 2009: Return to the Upcoming Front Page Here
		From DC Comics:
		Final Crisis #7 (of 7) Grant Morrison (w), Doug Mahnke (a), J.G. Jones, Mahnke (covers) / 40 pp. In the epic conclusion to Grant Morrison's multiverse-spanning miniseries event, can the heroes of 52 Earths unite to save reality from Darkseid's all-conquering forces of absolute evil?
		Black Lightning: Year One #1-2 (of 6) Jen Van Meter (w), Cully Hamner (a) / 32 pp. (each) Justice League of America member Jefferson Pierce returns to his old stomping grounds in the infamous Suicide Slum of Metropolis, in a 'Year One' retelling of his electrifying origin from writer Jen Van Meter (JSA Classified) and artist Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle).
		Batman and the Outsiders Special #1 Peter Tomasi (w), Adam Kubert (a) / 40 pp. New ongoing writer Peter Tomasi joins the Outsiders in a special issue guest illustrated by Adam Kubert (DC Universe: Last Will and Testament), as a superhero team in disarray reassembles to choose a new leader in the wake of Batman RIP and Final Crisis.
		Superman/Batman Annual #3 Len Wein (w), Chris Batista (a), Bernie Wrightson (cover) / 48 pp. Veteran writer Len Wein joins Chris Batista for a contemporary reimagining of the classic World's Finest tale of the Composite Superman, a terrifying being combining Superman's awesome powers with Batman's tactical genius in one seemingly unstoppable abomination.
		Mysterius: The Unfathomable #1 (of 6) Jeff Parker (w), Tom Fowler (a) / 32 pp. Legendary stage magician Mysterius the Great returns to the stage after a lengthy sabbatical, accompanied by his glamorous new assistant Delfi -- but the streetwise girl may have taken on more than bargained for when she learns Mysterius really does have supernatural powers.
		The Flash: Emergency Stop TP Grant Morrison & Mark Millar (w), Paul Ryan, John Nyberg (a) / 144 pp. How can the Scarlet Speedster protect Keystone City from evil when a crippling injury has left him confined to a wheelchair? The classic Flash story from writers Grant Morrison (Final Crisis, Batman) and Mark Millar (Civil War) is collected at long last, in a compilation of Flash #130-135.
		Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale TP James Robinson, Darwyn Cooke et al (w), Tim Sale (a) / 240 pp. Eisner-winning artist Tim Sale teams up with scribes including James Robinson, Alan Grant and Darwyn Cooke in a bumper compilation of Batman tales from Showcase '94 #3-4, Legends of the Dark Knight #32-34, Shadow of the Bat #7-9, Solo #1 and Batman: Black and White.
		Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights TP Jonathan Vankin (w), Seth Fisher, Giueseppe Camuncoli (a) / 192 pp. Americans travelling in Asia find their assumptions about life in the East turned upside-down in a collection of the acclaimed Vertigo Pop minis Tokyo and Bangkok, featuring art from Seth Fisher (Green Lantern: Willword) and Giuseppe Camuncoli (X-Infernus, Captain Atom: Armageddon).
		From Marvel Comics:
		Dark Avengers #1 Brian Michael Bendis (w), Mike Deodato Jr (a) / 32 pp. Secret Invasion may be over but the Dark Reign has only just begun, as Norman Osborn takes control of the Avengers and assembles a new government-backed team to help rebuild the nation in the wake of the Skrull invasion -- and their first target is public enemy number one, disgraced former Initiative leader Tony Stark. Who will the supervillain-turned-war hero choose for his controversial new lineup of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and who is behind the mask of leader the Iron Patriot? Find out in the bold new ongoing series from Secret Invasion scribe Brian Michael Bendis and Thunderbolts artist Mike Deodato Jr.
		Avengers: The Initiative #21 Christos Gage (w), Humberto Ramos (a) / 32 pp. As the 50 State Initiative comes under the control of Norman Osborn's new administration amid accusations the entire project was a secret Skrull plot and should be disbanded, an under-manned Camp Hammond faces a devastating attack from the Initiative's warped robot clone of Thor.
		Dr Doom and the Masters of Evil #1 Paul Tobin (w), Patrick Scherberger (a) / 32 pp. Megalomaniacal techno-monarch Dr Doom is back to lead a new incarnation of the Masters of Evil in the new ongoing series from Paul Tobin (Age of the Sentry) and Patrick Scherberger (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man).
		Thor #600 J. Michael Straczynski, Stan Lee (w), Olivier Coipel, David Aja (a), Coipel, Marko Djurdjevic (covers) / 104 pp. Thor returns to its original numbering in a giant-size 600th issue featuring a stunning turning point in the acclaimed ongoing serial from writer J. Michael Straczynski (The Twelve, Amazing Spider-Man) and artist Olivier Coipel (House of M) plus a special backup story from Marvel luminary Stan Lee and artist David Aja, topped off with wraparound covers by Coipel and Marko Djurdjevic.
		X-Men: Legacy #220 Mike Carey (w), Scot Eaton (a), Lee Bermejo (cover) / 32 pp. Still searching for the missing link to rebuilding his shattered memory, Charles Xavier returns to a location from X-Men history searching for the similarly damaged Rogue -- but still reeling from the traumatic shock to her mutant powers during Messiah Complex, she just wants to be left alone ...
		Captain America: The Truth Premiere HC Robert Morales (w), Kyle Baker (a) / 168 pp. Popular history records that Captain America lead the USA's charge into World War II as the first ever super-soldier -- but in a hardcover collection of controversial seven-part miniseries The Truth, find out about the US military's genetic arms race against the Nazis and the sacrifice an African-American infantry unit made behind the scenes so a white man could lead their country to victory.
		Fantastic Four: World's Greatest TP Mark Millar (w), Bryan Hitch (a) / 192 pp. The all-star team behind the massively acclaimed Ultimates reunite for a new beginning for the First Family of the Marvel Universe. While Reed Richards is stunned by the unexpected return of his first love and a proposition which could tear him away from his wife and superhero family, Johnny Storm's latest dalliance with yet another alluring lady uncovers a travelling party from the future on a mission which could spell the end of the world as the Fantastic Four know it.
		Agents of Atlas TP Jeff Parker (w), Leonard Kirk (a) / 256 pp. Five pulp heroes from Marvel's golden age make a timely return in a neo-retro adventure from Jeff Parker (X-Men: First Class) and Leonard Kirk (Captain Britain and MI:13). In the closing days of the 1950s FBI special agent Jimmy Woo led Marvel Boy, Gorilla-Man, Venus, 3-D Man and the Human Robot in a daring mission into the fortress of a criminal mastermind to rescue President Eisenhower; now, nearly 50 years later, the sabotage of a top secret SHIELD mission brings the Agents of Atlas back into action. Head back to the future in a giant trade paperback collecting the complete Agents of Atlas miniseries plus the original appearances of Namora, Marvel Boy, Gorilla Man and more.
		From Image Comics:
		Pax Romana TP Jonathan Hickman (w/a) Under siege from a new Islamic empire making inroads on western Europe, a dying Catholic church sends an army of 5000 holy warriors back in time to a crucial moment in the history of the Holy Roman Empire to change the course of events and ensure the one true faith reigns supreme for ever more. The new series from the acclaimed creator of The Nightly News is collected in a deluxe trade paperback edition.
		Wonderlost TP C.B. Cebulski (w), Khoi Pham, Jonathan Luna, Paul Azaceta et al (a), Travis Charest (cover) / 136 pp. Marvel editor and writer C.B. Cebulski heads back to high school for a funny, touching and often painfully embarrassing autobiographical series chronicling the life and times of a teenage fanboy, illustrated by artists including Khoi Pham (Mighty Avengers), Jonathan Luna (The Sword) and Paul Azaceta (BRPD: 1946) and topped off with a cover by Travis Charest.
		Velocity #1 Joe Casey (w), ChrisCross (a) / 32 pp. Cyberforce's resident lightning bolt Velocity explodes into her own solo series from writer Joe Casey (Godland, Last Defenders) and artist ChrisCross (Firestorm), as Carin Taylor discovers that even with super speed her dark past has inevitably caught up with her.
		From Dark Horse Comics:
		Star Wars Omnibus: Rise of the Sith TP Various (w/a) / 448 pp. Dark Horse's Star Wars Omnibus series continues with a giant-sized collection of tales leading into The Phantom Menace and chronicling the return to the galaxy of the evil Sith Order, perverted mirror image of the respected Jedi Knights and masters of the Dark Side of the Force.
		From the smaller publishers:
		I Am Legion #1 (of 8) Fabien Nury (w), John Cassaday (a) / 32 pp. At the height of the Second World War a secret Nazi unit researching occult phenomena is constructing a supernatural weapon that could turn the tide of the conflict in favour of the Axis -- and its key is a young Romanian girl with abilities out of this world. The acclaimed three-volume graphic novel series from European publisher Humanoids is adapted for the English-speaking market, complete and unabridged, as penned by French screenwriter Fabien Nury and illustrated by Eisner-winning artist John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Planetary).
		The Little Man: Short Strips 1980-1995 TP Chester Brown (w/a) / 192 pp., B&W Collecting the best early career works from acclaimed indie cartoonist Chester Brown (I Never Liked You), ranging from autobiographical and essay-style strips to experiments in comedic surrealism.
		Star Trek: Countdown #1 (of 4) Tim Jones & Mike Johnson (w), David Messina (a) / 32 pp. Learn the secret origin of Romulan warlord Nero in the first part of a prequel series to 2009's hotly anticipated movie reboot of the Star Trek mythos.
		GI Joe #1 Chuck Dixon (w), Robert Atkins (a), Atkins, Dave Johnson, Gabrielle Dell'Otto (covers) / 32 pp. In response to a dramatic increase in global terrorism incidents and intelligence of a new super-terrorist organisation calling itself COBRA, the US military secretly assembles a crack unit of special operatives to strike at the heart of the snake's nest -- but how do you fight an enemy you can't find? It's a brand new era for GI Joe as writer Chuck Dixon (Robin, Birds of Prey) and artist Robert Atkins take the acclaimed comics mythos back to the beginning in a new ongoing series from IDW.
		Classic GI Joe volume 1 TP Larry Hama, Steven Grant, Herb Trimpe (w), Trimpe, Don Perlin, Mike Vosburg (a), J. Scott Campbell (cover) / 240 pp. The pioneering and fondly remembered 1980s GI Joe series from Marvel Comics returns to print at long last in a new deluxe collection of the classic first ten issues as penned by Larry Hama (Wolverine).
		Pantomime: SCAD Sequential Art Anthology TP Various (w/a) The latest anthology of works from students of the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) features thirty-seven original stories told purely through the visual medium and without the use of dialogue.
		Alan Moore's Light of Thy Countenance SC & HC Alan Moore & Antony Johnston (w), Felipe Massafera (a) / 48 pp. Every evening millions of people huddle around television sets to view the amazing illusions cast into thin air by magician Carol Livesly -- but Carol is not the force creating the supernatural apparitions but merely the servant of a higher power, a hungry god waiting for its time to feed ... A rare short story from Alan Moore (Watchmen) is adapted into a graphic novella by Antony Johnston (Wasteland) featuring fully painted art by Felipe Massafera.
		Locke & Key: Head Games #1 Joe Hill (w), Gabriel Rodriguez (a) / 32 pp. The Locke & Key saga continues in a series from returning creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, as Professor Joe Ridgeway suspects the newest arrival at Lovecraft Academy may be the reincarnation of a student who died almost twenty years previous.