Happy new comic book day Towelites! Some great new books hitting comic shops today so get down there are pick up your favorite funny book! Here are my pulls and highlights!

BOOK OF THE WEEK

Superman #14 (DC) Brian Michael Bendis, Joe Prado, Ivan Reis

Lex Luthor is back in Metropolis–and he’s ready to wreak havoc! First stop, the most dangerous woman in the DC Universe: Lois Lane! Alone, her family a galaxy away, will Lois be tempted by Apex Lex’s offer? What does Lex have that this reporter can’t turn away from? Don’t miss this shocking new twist in the Superman mythos!

 

Buffy Vampire Slayer Chosen Ones #1 (BOOM!) Celia Lowenthal, Evan Cagle, Mairghread Scott

* The First Appearance of The Greatest Slayers in History! * Journey back in time and witness the stories of some of the Slayers from all over the globe. Watch the birth of the Sunnydale Hellmouth-an event that will lead to repercussions across the globe… and into the present day. A can’t miss for current Buffy readers and new fans alike! * The Slayers first seen on variant covers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1-4 make their first full length debuts right here!

 

Fight Club 3 #8 (Dark Horse) Chuck Palahniuk, Cameron Stewart, te Piekos, Dave McCaig, David Mack

Meet one talking head that actually has something important to say. Listen up. Balthazar’s ugly side gets uglier, and Marla Singer scores.

 

Stranger Things: SIX #4 (Dark Horse) Jody Houser, Edgar Salazar, Keith Champagne, te Piekos, Marrisa Louise, Aleksi Briclot

Francine’s precognitive abilities are put to the test when she and Ricky attempt to escape Hawkins National Laboratory and save the other children from Dr. Brenner’s cruel experiments. Will the ensuing chaos result in freedom for all of the gifted captives . . . or will some be left behind?

 

Action Comics #1014 (YOTV) (DC) Brian Michael Bendis, Szymon Kudranski, Brandon Peterson

Lex Luthor comes home to Metropolis in this ‘Year of the Villain’ tie-in issue! What does he have up his sleeve? Some very interesting offers for the woman behind the city’s invisible mafia…offers that no one could refuse! Plus, what is the secret of the Red Cloud? Ask Lex-he knows! Don’t miss this huge chapter in both ‘Year of the Villain’ and EVENT LEVIATHAN!

 

Batman Curse of the White Knight #2 (of 8) (Murphy Variant) (DC) Sean Murphy

The Joker’s plan is in full swing-with a single devastating secret and his puppet strings controlling the elites, the Clown Prince and his new recruit, Azrael, are ready to eliminate Batman and obliterate the Wayne family’s legacy. With Gotham City’s identity and institutions hanging in the balance, Gordon makes a surprising public announcement-but The Joker’s response will send the Bat-family and the GTO spiraling.

 

Batman Superman #1 (Batman Cover & Superman Cover) (DC) Joshua Williamson, David Marquez

Up in the sky, in the dark of the night, trust no one-for the Secret Six walk among us. Spinning out of the devastating events of the Batman Who Laughs, Superman and Batman are together once more in an all-new monthly series-and they’re facing a terrifying new threat that could strike from anywhere. The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel must journey into the depths of Gotham City to learn which of their fellow heroes has been transformed into the horrifying horseman of their most dangerous and deranged foe ever. Our heroes will need to fight to survive, but an even more dangerous question lurks in the shadows: Can Superman and Batman even trust each other?

 

Freedom Fighters #8 (of 12) (DC) Robert Venditti, Bruno Redondo, Eddy Barrows, Carlos Ferreira

The Freedom Fighters have set their sights on an endgame with the fascist regime of Hitler II, but to achieve ultimate victory, one of their own must confront his darkest demons. In the factory city of Detroit, Nazi slave labor camps have made life a living hell-and the one and only person to ever escape, Black Condor, must return home for the very first time to retrieve our heroes’ only hope for victory.

 

Justice League #30 (Card Stock Variant) (YOTV) (DC) James Tynion IV, Javi Fernandez, Terry Dodson, Scott Snyder, Jorge Jimenez, Jay Anacleto

The ‘Justice Doom War’ starts here! The Lex Luthor the League has known and fought is no more, replaced by an apex predator version of Lex, powered by Perpetua with a goal of bringing tragedy to the DC Universe. Now that Lex has powered up villains across the cosmos, he marshals his own troops, sparking a war between the Legion of Doom and the Justice League that will span space, time and the Multiverse itself. This is the start of the next big Justice League event, with consequences affecting ‘DC’s Year of the Villain’ and beyond!

 

Martian Manhunter #8 (of 12) (Middleton Variant) (DC) Steve Orlando, Riley Rossmo, Joshua Middleton

Diane Meade has fully investigated J’onn J’onnz, but in order for the two of them to be ready to stand against Charnn’s greatest threat, she must forgive him and reveal the story of the true John Jones! Charnn’s Martian experiments continue and change the life of Ashley Addams, and human civilization, forever!

 

Captain America #13 (Marvel) Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jason Masters, Alex Ross

‘THE LEGEND OF STEVE’ BEGINS! On the run from the law and pursued by a dogged Nick Fury, Steve Rogers and the Daughters of Liberty begin to take the fight back to the Power Elite and their insidious minions! First up, it’s a trip to the border with the White Tiger to uncover the secrets behind the group known only as THEM!

 

Fantastic Four 4 Yancy Street #1 (Stonehouse Variant) (Marvel)

The first of a series of regular essential releases expanding on the ongoing legend of the Fantastic Four and their world! The FF are now living on Yancy Street, but not all of their neighbors are happy about that. The Thing investigates a nasty piece of vandalism that conjures up painful old memories as he takes a trip down memory lane through the Lower East Side and it’s made all the more dangerous by… THE TERRIBLE TRIO!

 

House of X #3 (of 6) (Dekal Character Decades Variant) (Marvel) Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz

Learn the truth about one of the X-Men’s closest allies…and then begin the fight for the future of mutantkind! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (AVENGERS, SECRET WARS, FANTASTIC FOUR) continues reshaping the X-Men’s world with Marvel Young Gun artist Pepe Larraz (EXTERMINATION, AVENGERS)!

 

Marvel Comics #1000 (Marvel) Various

THE GREATEST TALENT EVER ASSEMBLED FOR ONE STORY! THIS IS THE BIG ONE! In celebration of Marvel’s 80th Anniversary, we have gathered together the greatest array of talent ever to be assembled between the covers of a single comic book! Names from the past, from the present, and even the future! Every page is filled with all-new work from this cavalcade of comic book luminaries! There is a mystery that threads throughout the Marvel Universe – one that has its origins in MARVEL COMICS #1 and which unites a disparate array of heroes and villains throughout the decades! What is the Eternity Mask, and who is responsible for the conspiracy to keep it hidden? And what new player will make their startling debut as these secrets are peeled away? Featuring the entirety of the Marvel Universe of characters!

 

Doctor Mirage #1 (of 5) (Valiant) Magdalene Visaggio, Nick Robles, Philip Tan

How do you solve the case of your own death? Paranormal expert Doctor Shan Fong Mirage was born with the ability to see and speak to the dead-an ability that has mysteriously stopped working. Have her powers failed or is something far more sinister at work? Will she figure out her fate and the fate of the one she loves the most? Valiant’s gripping supernatural mystery starts here!

 

See you next week! 

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