CynicNerd’s Comic Cravings Edition: 101613

Welcome back to another edition of CynicNerd’s Comic Cravings! What do you think about all of the big announcements from NYCC and all of your favorite publishers?! What are you looking forward to over the next year? So who’s ready for the fallout from Villains Month?! Or are you on an epic space trip with Marvel’s Infinity? What’s going on over at IDW, Dark Horse, Zenoscope, Image, Dynamite, and more?! Check out TFAW for the latest titles, popular back-books, preorders and more!

Featured Book of the Week:

Star Trek Khan <#1 of 5>: IDW Publishing

“Shall we begin?” Don’t miss this all-new mini-series event overseen by Star Trek Into Darkness writer/producer Roberto Orci! Witness the shocking origin of Khan Noonien Singh from his earliest years through his rise to power during the epic Eugenics Wars! Behold the events that led to his escape from Earth aboard the Botany Bay! Learn the truth behind his re-awakening by Admiral Marcus and Section 31! It’s the origin of Star Trek‘s greatest villain, only from IDW!

Animal Man #24: DC Comics: The totems are dead, and Brother Blood rules The Red. Can Buddy reunite with his family in time to save life as we know it? Writer Jeff Lemire teams with superstar artist Rafael Albuquerque (AMERICAN VAMPIRE) for an epic new story that longtime fans and new readers alike will NOT want to miss!

Avengers #21: Marvel Comics: INFINITY TIE-IN – “AVENGERS UNIVERSE: IV” The final battle for the Marvel universe begins. The fall of a Galactic empire. The rise of a new one.

Batman Beyond Universe #3: DC Comics: As Superman journeys into the mists of the Phantom Zone, the rest of the Justice League squares off against an army of rogue Superman robots! Plus, who is the powerful and mysterious Rewire? And what twisted plans does he have for Batman?

Batman Superman #4: DC Comics: It’s the conclusion of the first arc in this series as one world dies and another lives! Plus: We discover why Superman and Batman have no memory of this tragic first adventure.

Fantastic Four #13: Marvel Comics: The Fantastic Four end up where we started–literally! Trapped in an entire UNIVERSE controlled by DR. DOOM! Has Old John Storm been right all along? And Reed and Sue make a fateful decision that will change the lives of the whole Richards family!

Forever Evil Rogues Rebellion <#1 of 6>: DC Comics: The Rogues call no man boss, but a new evil threat might not leave them much choice! Will they fall in line, or refuse and risk certain death? The answer will tear the Rogues apart!

Grimm #6: Dynamite Entertainment: Nick’s quest to destroy the Coins of Zakynthos comes to a smashing end! Still reeling from a devastating betrayal, the gang find themselves facing staggering odds and the fiercest creature they’ve ever encountered.

Guardians of the Galaxy #7: Marvel Comics: With the mysterious Angela now on the team and the massive effects of Infinity beginning to rise, the galaxy’s most mismatched heroes find themselves at a crossroads. PLUS! All covers feature a special digital variant cover activated by the Marvel AR app.

Hawkeye #13: Marvel Comics: Fraction and Aja continue the surprise comic hit of the century! After a lifetime of decisions both good and bad, Clint and Barney Barton have to realize they are brothers and ultimately, they’re the only ones who can save one another. I mean if they don’t kill each other first. Good luck with that, Barton brothers.

He Man And The Masters Of The Universe #7: DC Comics: A new adventure begins here! With Eternia still occupied by the Horde, He-Man and King Randor lead a small group of Masters on a quest to find the one object that might free Eternia! Join the new creative team of Dan Abnett and Drew Johnson as they take He-Man and the Masters of the Universe into their next great chapter!

Justice League Of America #8: DC Comics: A “Forever Evil” tie-in! THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA IS DEAD. But in the aftermath, one of the team’s members uncovers the JLA’s darkest secrets!

Kings Watch <#2 of 5>: IDW Publishing: The adventures of FLASH GORDON, THE PHANTOM, and MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN continue, by JEFF PARKER (Agents Of Atlas, Dark Avengers) and MARC LAMING (Planet Of The Apes)! The nightmares from space keep coming, Flash Gordon sees an alien hell, and now people are being murdered over the mystery behind The Kings Watch. Reporter Dale Arden tracks the down the secret of Professor Zarkov’s scientific triumph, exposing him to the Cult of The Cobra. Only The Magician knows what horror is really coming for the world, and that humanity hangs on what The Phantom will do

New Avengers #11: Marvel Comics: INFINITY TIE-IN – “BUILDING WORLDS” The Illuminati travel to another Earth during an incursion. Thanos in Necropolis. The Builders on Earth.

Red Hood And The Outlaws #24: DC Comics: Jason Todd now leads the League of Assassins against the Untitled and his former teammates. But the true power is within the Lazarus Pit in the City of Assassins. What will it unleash?

Wonder Woman #24: DC Comics: After the shocking events of issue #23, Wonder Woman’s life has changed forever . . . but what if she refuses to walk the path the gods–and her mentor–have laid out for her? A strange new era of WONDER WOMAN begins here!

X-Files Season 10 #5: IDW Publishing: “Believers” Part 5 of 5: The sense-shattering conclusion! Reunited at last, Mulder and Scully pursue the Deacon deep beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park. Also in pursuit are the telltale black helicopters of the FBI, but are they friend . . . or foe?