Hey Towelites, it’s Wednesday once again! AND that means we get a whole new slew of comics to pick up and get our geek on! This week we see the master of zombies, George Romero, drop a new comic series into his “Dead” universe! James Robinson kicks off a new Marvel NOW! series featuring everyone’s favorite team from WW2! Time is running out for Buddy Baker as he defends the RED! What will happen by the end of the legendary run by Jeff Lemire?! What else is 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
George Romeros Empire Of Dead Act One <#1 of 5>: Marvel Comics: ZOMBIE GODFATHER GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES HIS NEXT UNDEAD EPIC-AS AN ALL-NEW MARVEL COMIC! Welcome to New York City years after the undead plague has erupted-but just because Manhattan has been quarantined, don’t think that everyone inside is safe! Not only do flesh-eaters roam within Manhattan, but there’s another ancient predator about to take a bite out of the Big Apple! Plus: It’s a terrorizing team-up in variant cover form when the Zombie Godfather unites with the Zombie King – Arthur Suydam!
All New Invaders #1: Marvel Comics: “GODS AND SOLDIERS” PART ONE. Eisner Award winner James Robinson (STARMAN, EARTH 2) returns to Marvel, uniting with Steve Pugh (ANIMAL MAN, HOTWIRE, GEN-X) to create a unique, modern day take on the Invaders. The Kree Empire intends to conquer the universe using a weapon that will grant them an army of Norse Gods. It falls to four heroes united by their past–Captain America, Namor, The Original Human Torch and the Winter Soldier–who must now face the future and wage war against the Kree to save Earth.
All New X-Factor #2: Marvel Comics: “NOT BRAND X” Part 2 X-FACTOR IS BACK . . . LIKE NEVER BEFORE! Serval Industries, one of the world’s most trusted names in electronics and leader in cutting-edge internet and weapons technology, has just unveiled their newest contribution to society . . . the All-New X-Factor. Led by mutant mistress of magnetism, Polaris, the team uses its corporate backing for the betterment of society. With her half-brother Quicksilver, notorious thief, Gambit, and more by her side, can Polaris trust that her corporate masters really have good intentions?
Animal Man #27: DC Comics: THIS IS IT: The final battle for The Red begins here! Brother Blood must kill the avatar before he can rule. But will Buddy’s new powers be enough to protect Maxine?
Batman #27: DC Comics: ‘ZERO YEAR’ reaches an all-important crossroads as Batman and Jim Gordon try to turn the lights back on in Gotham City. This issue leads directly into the final arc of Zero Year, which begins here next month!
Black Widow #2: Marvel Comics: The future of the X-Men and all mutantkind rests on ROGUE’S SHOULDERS! To return home, a sacrifice must be made. Will there be a world for them to come back to?
Cataclysm Ultimate X-Men <#3 of 3>: Marvel Comics: The future of the X-Men and all mutantkind rests on ROGUE’S SHOULDERS! To return home, a sacrifice must be made. Will there be a world for them to come back to?
Justice League #27: DC Comics: A FOREVER EVIL tie-in!With the Justice League still missing, a barely functional Cyborg will need help if he’s going to take down the Crime Syndicate! To do that, he must find Doctor Will Magnus!
Origin II <#2 of 5>: Marvel Comics: Without his family, Logan struggles to continue on Meanwhile, word of a clawed wild man in the woods has reached civilization and the hunt to capture him first begins! And enter CREED!
Star Wars Legacy II #11: Dark Horse: Just who is Ania Solo? Is she a lowly salvage dealer from a backwater planet, as she says, or is she an escaped prisoner and the murderer of an Imperial Knight, as the authorities claim?
Walking Dead #120: Image Comics: ‘ALL OUT WAR,’ PART 6 This war has taken a toll.
Wonder Woman #27: DC Comics: Diana returns to Paradise Island for the first time since the Amazons were wiped outÖbut do those ancient stones hold the answers she’s looking for?
X-Files Conspiracy Ghostbusters #1: IDW Publishing: The Conspiracy continues! The Lone Gunmen investigate their first lead, the Ghostbusters. Are they frauds and charlatans, bilking unwitting clients out of money? Or do they have special insight into the afterlife? And how are they connected to the plague that’s poised to wipe out humanity?
~CynicNerd
