This Week's Comics - May 21st 2008

New Comics

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #1 (MR) - New from Zenescope, the publishers of Grimm Fairy Tales!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #560 - The plot thickens as Peter Parker's new papparazzi career seems to be enabling a powerful and deranged celebrity stalker! Also, will this issue answer Brand New questions fans have been asking?
AMERICAN DREAM #2 (OF 5)
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL DIRECTOR'S CUT #1
AVENGERS CLASSIC #12 - Final issue...*cry*
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #13 - Time for new recruits at Camp Hammond in this stand alone jumping-on-point issue! Meet some new faces and see some old familiar ones! Who will Taskmaster wash out of the program? Skrull variant available!
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #7
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #83
BIRDS OF PREY #118
BLACK PANTHER #36
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13 - Batman and Jay Garrick team up by Waid and Ordway!
BROTHERS IN ARMS #1 - New from Devil's Due! Based on the video game!
CAPTAIN AMERICA #38 - The answers to the questions left by the shocking last page of issue #37 are here! Some of you called it and some of you will learn the truth here for the first time, but either way it makes the Red Skull's plan even more insidious! America doesn't stand a chance!
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #1 (OF 6) - How can an average teenager come to grips with the fact that she is humanity's only hope against an alien invasion? Not smoothly. New from Wildstorm!
CATWOMAN #79
CHECKMATE #26 - Welcome new creators Bruce Jones and Manuel Garcia!
COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #8 (OF 8)
DARK IVORY #2 (OF 4)
DC SPECIAL CYBORG #1 (OF 5) - You think you know the origin of Vic Stone, the Cyborg, but do you really? Join Mark Sable and Ken Lashley in reexamining the tragic story of one of the founding New Teen Titans!
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #2 (OF 6)
DEAD SHE SAID #1 - New crime noir/ horror comic by Steve Niles with the legendary Bernie Wrightson inking his own pencils for the first time in years! 1 in 10 variant available.
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS MANUAL #1 (MR)
DYNAMO 5 #13
END LEAGUE #3
FALL OF CTHULHU #12
FANTASTIC FOUR #557 - An unstoppable rogue defense system is taking out threats no matter how big or small all over the world! Can Reed Richards develope a target big enough to get its attention and survive its attack? Find out here in the latest Millar/ Hitch issue!
FLASH #240
GARGOYLES BAD GUYS #3
GHOST RIDER #23 - Who's that on the last page?
GODLAND #23
GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #7 (OF 8)
GUTWRENCHER #3 (OF 3)
HAWAIIAN DICK #4
HELLBLAZER #244 (MR)
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #117 SECRET INVASION - Hercules joins with other deities of planet Earth to take on..the Skrull Gods?! Who knew they even had those!
INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL #1 - Beware spoilers in this movie adaptation! Choice of covers by Fleming or movie poster master Drew Struzan!
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE PRIMER #1 - Perfect for new readers! Check out the first issue of Invincible, Astounding Wolf-man, and The Brit in one package!
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #29 - A blast from Tony's past resurfaces to exact revenge in the form a forgotten weapon! Never a moment's rest for the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
JIM BUTCHER'S DRESDEN FILES #2 (OF 4) WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #21 - Final Crisis tie-in! While the big three debate the future of the League, Libra and the Human Flame strike! You remember the Human Flame, don't you?
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15 - "Thy Kingdom Come" continues as the killer from issue #1 stands revealed!
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #139
LOVELESS #24 (MR)
MADAME MIRAGE #6
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #24
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #6 (OF 8)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #14 SECRET INVASION - Turn the clock back once more for a closer look at a key moment from the Sentry's past that we've seen in both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers! And another great classic Avengers cover gets the Skrull treatment! Art by Koi Pham formerly of Incredible Hercules!
PIGEONS FROM HELL #2 (OF 4)
PILOT SEASON TWILIGHT GUARDIAN
PROGRAMME #11 (OF 12)
ROBIN #174 - Who is the new Spoiler?
SCALPED #17 (MR)
SIMPSONS COMICS #142
SPAWN #178
SPIRIT #17
STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH #1 - John Byrne picks up where the Trek tv series finale, "Assignment Earth," left off!
STAR WARS LEGACY #24
SUPER FRIENDS #3
SUPERMAN BATMAN #48
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #3 (OF 12)
TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA #1
TERRY MOORES ECHO #3
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #54
ULTIMATE X-MEN #94 - Welcome new writer Aron Coleite from NBC's Heroes!  Get a glimpse into the origins of Ultimate Colossus, while the X-men battle the Ultimate version of a rival team from up north!
WALKING DEAD SPECIAL EDITION #1 (MR) - Special reprint of the rare first issue plus  script, series proposal, and more!
WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE MAX #3 (OF 5) (MR)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #25 - Deadpool versus Daken over who will finish Wolverine! Plus, a reprint of Deadpool's first appearance from New Mutants! Skrull variant available!
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #7
X-FACTOR #31 DIVIDED WE STAND
X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #2 (OF 2) - Check in with more wayward X-men as Beast closes up shop at Greymalkin Lane, Emperor Vulcan catches Havok up on recent events on Earth as he sees them, and more from Forge, Surge, and Moonstar!
ZOMBIES HUNTERS #1

New Magazines

COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1643 JUL 2008
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #4 YEARBOOK

New Trade Paperbacks

BATMAN VS TWO FACE TP - Classic Batman versus Two Face stories from the golden, silver, and modern ages! 
CSI DEMON HOUSE TP NEW PRINTING
CSI DOMINOS TP NEW PRINTING
DRAFTED TP VOL 01 - Planet Earth is drafted into a coming intergalatic war against its will!  What happens when humans from all over the world are given abilities by alien benefactors and put through boot camp to face horrors from another world?  Find out here in the first six issues, plus the 99-cent special!  As seen on Free Comic Book Day and new to Acme!
GOLDEN AGE SHEENA BEST OF QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE TP VOL 01
GRENDEL HC DEVIL QUEST
GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 03 (MR)
HELLBOY COMPANION TP - An up-to-the-minute Hellboy encyclopedia covering secrets from the origin to Abe Sapien to the origin of Earth!  Tons of new and signature art images!  A must have for serious Hellboy/ B.P.R.D. fans! 
HULK VISIONARIES JOHN BYRNE TP VOL 01 - When the Hulk returned from being banished by Doctor Strange, he found himself separated from Bruce Banner!  Can anyone in the Marvel Universe stand up to the purely savage Hulk?  Find out here in Incredible Hulk issues #314-319, Annual #1, and Marvel Fanfare #29, all by fan-favorite John Byrne!
HULK WORLD WAR HULK TP INCREDIBLE HERC - In the Civil War, Hercules sided with Cap, now he continues the trend of siding with the wrong side as he and a few others try to stand with the Hulk!  But Hercules won't be able to support the Hulk's plan for long and will have to make hard choices!  Prelude to the ongoing Incredible Hercules series!  Incredible Hulk #106-111!
INCREDIBLE HULK OMNIBUS HC VOL 01- Marvel's latest omnibus release!  The original Hulk comics by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and all the other mighty Marvel artists of the day in order of release!  Incredible HulK #1-6, Tales to Astonish #59-101, and Incredible HulK #102!
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL TP - Why wait for the monthies when you can have all four issuesl now?   Beware spoilers!
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 08 DIGEST
MOSTLY TRUE THE STORY OF BOZO TEXINO - Companion book to the indie documentary film about the modern day box car hobo in America.
PRISONER OF THE STARS TP
SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE TP VOL 01
SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 03
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 01 BRAND NEW DAY - Time to get off your soap box and start enjoying Spider-man again!  Sure they had to break some eggs to do it, but the stories and fun and exciting again!  Check out the debut Brand New Day Amazing issues #546-551 by Slott, McNiven, Guggenheim and Jimenez!  Also includes Spider-man Swing Shift and Dan Slott's never-before-reprinted first Spider-man story from 1995's Venom Super-Special!
SUPERMAN ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD HC


New Action Figures and Busts

BIZARRO 13 INCH COLLECTOR FIGURE
STAR WARS CLASSICS MOMAW NADON HAMMERHEAD BUST
STAR WARS CLASSICS SNOWTROOPER BUST
MARVEL MINIMATES 2-PK SERIES 16
MARVEL SELECT ZOMBIES HULK
TMNT SERIES 1 

Reorder Comics

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555
BATMAN #676 RIP
BOOSTER GOLD #8
CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 (OF 5) SECRET INVASION INFILTRATION - Do not miss your last chance at this shocking issue that changes what you think about the mighty Mar-vell in every appearance afterwards!
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 (MR)
HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #14 SECRET INVASION
THUNDERBOLTS #120
ULTIMATES 3 #1 BLACK AND WHITE GATEFOLD VARIANT


Reorder Trade Paperbacks

ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER HC - Last chance at these!  DC is so-so-sold out!
ALIAS VOL 4 SECRET ORIGIN OF JESSICA JONES TP (MR) - Also, your last chance at this!  Marvel is doing this final printing on the concluding volume of Alias and then you're shut out!  Make sure we know if you need this!
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
CISCO KID TP VOL 01 HELLS GATES
CLIVE BARKER'S HELLRAISER COLLECTED BEST TP VOL 01 (MR)
DRAGONLANCE THE LEGEND OF HUMA TP VOL 01
FALLEN ANGEL IDW TP VOL 03
FELL TP VOL 01 FERAL CITY
FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF TRILOGY VOL 3 SOJOURN TP
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE TP VOL 03 - Grab up these sought after Devil's Due trades before IDW gets the license and these are nowhere to be found!
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE TP VOL 04
GI JOE DECLASSIFIED TP
GI JOE DREADNOKS DECLASSIFIED TP
GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS VOL 1 TP
GI JOE VS THE TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 01
KINGDOM HEARTS II GN VOL 02 (OF 5)
KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER TERROR FROM WITHIN TP
KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER THE LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR SC
METAL GEAR SOLID SONS OF LIBERTY TP VOL 02
NIGHT DRIVER GN (MR)
PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE TP (MR)
SERENITY HC THOSE LEFT BEHIND
SILLY LILLY AND THE FOUR SEASONS HC
X-FILES TP VOL 02
X-FILES TP VOL 03
X-MEN HC MESSIAH COMPLEX

Apparel

BATMAN SYMBOL YOUTH T-SHIRT LARGE -  Kids sizes are back, grab 'em while you can!
FANTASTIC FOUR SYMBOL YOUTH BLACK T-SHIRT LARGE
SPIDER-MAN EYE OF THE SPIDER YOUTH RED T-SHIRT LARGE
SUPERMAN SYMBOL YOUTH T-SHIRT LARGE
VENOM SYMBOL I YOUTH BLACK T-SHIRT LARGE