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This week’s visit to Keith’s Komix was a bit brief but we managed to pick up all our books and it looks like I have quite a bit of reading ahead of me with both Batman and Brightest Day books! Bruce Wayne is officially back from the past and his plan for a global Batman presence is starting to unfold! Thank the gods I started my new job this week and will hopefully have the money to budget for more Batman books! Serena, after talking to Sidney, decided to take a look at the newest book of Marvel’s mutants, Generation Hope. Apparently some crazy stuff happened after the Second Coming storyline, i.e. Nightcrawler and Cable dying (most likely not permanent deaths). Now Hope’s powers have grown dangerously incalculable making her more Phoenix-esque but without the crazy eyes. All of this was covered in the HOPE’S SAGA primer at the end of the Generation Hope’s premiere issue. I’m curious and tempted to pick up the trades of the last few storylines that happened after Second Coming that lead up to this point but I think I’ll see how Serena likes Generation Hope first.

Sadly, we arrived a bit too late to get dinner at Mario’s Pizza next door and for me to play some Monsterpocalypse. Nevertheless we had a good time just chatting with Keith and a few regulars before closing time. This kinda sucks as there will not be any Game Night next week due to Turkey Day 2010.

• ARTIFACTS # 3
• BATMAN # 704
• BATMAN INC. # 1
• BATMAN: THE RETURN ONE-SHOT
• BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM # 17
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 14
• THE FLASH # 6
• GENERATION HOPE # 1
• GREEN LANTERN # 59
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS # 54
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 21
• THE LAST UNICORN # 6
• LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES # 7
• MINDFELD # 4
• POWERGIRL # 18
• A SKELETON STORY # 2
• X23 # 3

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

BRIGHTEST DAY # 14

Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI; Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO; Covers by DAVID FINCH; 1:10 Variant covers by IVAN REIS

Don’t miss the hottest event in comics as BRIGHTEST DAY continues with the search for a new White Lantern. And Martian Manhunter returns to Mars as we discover the origin of the creature mysteriously stalking him. Plus, the evil within Firestorm now haunts Professor Stein! And Hawkman: betrayed!

BATMAN: THE RETURN ONE-SHOT

Written by GRANT MORRISON; Art by DAVID FINCH and SCOTT WILLIAMS; Cover by DAVID FINCH; 1:25 Variant cover by TBD; 1:200 Variant cover by TBD

The event of the year is here! Bruce Wayne made his long journey back through the timestream in RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, Dick Grayson and Damian uncovered important secrets in BATMAN and ROBIN, Gotham City’s bravest heroes made their mark in BRUCE WAYNE – THE ROAD HOME…and now it’s time for BATMAN to return! What happens to Dick Grayson now that the “real” Batman is back? How will Bruce Wayne handle a reunion with his son, Damian? This special one-shot bridges two exciting eras of The Dark Knight and sets up a surprising new status quo that’s just on the horizon.

Featuring the talents of Batman mastermind Grant Morrison and superstar artist David Finch providing interior art, this issue is a can’t-miss for comics fans!

BATMAN INC. # 1

Written by GRANT MORRISON; Art by YANICK PAQUETTE; Cover by JH WILLIAMS; Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE

Grant Morrison continues his earth-shattering run on the Batman titles with this exciting, new ongoing series! Featuring; Art by the remarkable Yanick Paquette (SEVEN SOLDIERS: BULLETEER), BATMAN, INC. marks the next stage of evolution for The Dark Knight. This can’t-miss series will star not just Bruce Wayne as Batman, but also a huge number of guest-stars! Don’t miss out on this all-new start to a stunning direction for Batman!

SERENA’S PICKS OF THE WEEK:

GENERATION HOPE # 1

COVER BY: Olivier Coipel
WRITER: Kieron Gillen
PENCILS: Salvador Espin
INKS: Salvador Espin

THE STORY:
Spinning directly out of UNCANNY X-MEN comes the most important new X-Book in years: GENERATION HOPE! When Hope Summers returned from the future she triggered the rebirth of the mutant gene. Five lights appeared on Cerebra and five mutants’ powers came to life, but their activations have been chaotic and dangerous, nearly killing each of them. It was only the touch of Hope that saved their lives. With Rogue and the four new mutants who were gathered in UNCANNY X-MEN, Hope heads to Japan to join Cyclops, Wolverine and the fifth light. But will this new light be a hero or a villain? Only KIERON GILLEN (THOR) and SALVA ESPIN (SAVAGE SHE-HULK) know!

A SKELETON STORY # 2

WRITER GG Studio Design, ARTIST Alessandro Rak

Fairytale Noir with a Tim Burton sensibility, A Skeleton Story follows Will Musil through his afterlife adventures. Seeking redemption for misdeeds in his past life, Will works as an underworld detective, sleuthing in the service of the Old Lady. A wonderful opportunity to expunge his past wrongs presents itself when a little girl and her cat wander across the border between worlds.

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

With Serena having such a successful appearance at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con 2010 this past weekend, we decided to get caught up with our comic books and pick up a huge stack waiting for us this past Monday. Keith wasn’t there to greet us, but his friend, Jim, was more than happy to get put to work and retrieve the stack we had waiting for us.

• A SKELETON STORY # 1
• BATGIRL # 13
• BIRDS OF PREY # 4
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 8
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS # 51
• GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS # 1
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST # 7
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 42
• THE LIGHT # 5
• POWER GIRL # 15
• TITANS # 26
• WONDER WOMAN: LOVE AND MURDER (HARDCOVER)

PICKS OF THE PILE:

BRIGHTEST DAY # 8

Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO • Cover by DAVID FINCH • 1:10 White Lantern Variant covers by RYAN SOOK, FERNANDO PASARIN and JOEL GOMEZ

Don’t miss the hottest event in comics as BRIGHTEST DAY continues!

There can be only one who wields the White Lantern…but is it truly Deadman? And what will happen when he attempts to charge the white ring? Meanwhile, Ronnie Raymond risks everything for Firestorm, Martian Manhunter uncovers more clues about the bizarre string of murders stretching across the country, Aquaman searches for the key to the ocean’s survival and the Hawks come face-to-face with the evil that lurks within the strange land known only as Hawkworld!

GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS # 1

Written by PETER J. TOMASI• Art by FERNANDO PASARIN • Cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI 1:25 variant cover by LEE BERMEJO

BRIGHTEST DAY! A whole new chapter in the epic GREEN LANTERN saga gets under way as Guy Gardner begins his secret mission for Atrocitus, bringing him into conflict with Hal Jordan with massive repercussions for the Green Lantern Corps!

Guy takes fellow Emerald Warriors Kilowog and Arisia along as he explores the Unknown Sectors — but what happens when they discover his mission and what’s waiting for them in the unpatrolled darkness?

CATCHING SERENA’S EYE: A SKELETON STORY # 1

Plot/Environment: Alessandro Rak
Layout: Alessandro Rak, Andrea Scoppetta
Pencils: Alessandro Rak
Colors: Alessandro Rak, Andrea Scoppetta
English Translation: Andrea Plazzi, Adam McGovern
Letters: Studio Blue
Editor/President: Giuliano Monni
Publisher: GG Studio

“A Burtonesque noir fairy tale… Will Musil, Burma, Scarlett, Jack, and John are no longer tenants of the world of the living. They’re dead. While each faces their role in the afterlife differently, Will seeks his own redemption in the underworld as a detective, at the service of the ‘Old Lady.’ A wonderful opportunity presents itself one day when two unwanted guests crosses the border between worlds: a little girl and her cat… “

SERENA’S HARDCOVER OF THE WEEK: WONDER WOMAN – LOVE AND MURDER

Written by Jodi Picoult; Art by Terry Dodson, Drew Johnson and others; Cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson

Best-selling author Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes, The Tenth Circle, My Sister’s Keeper), takes Wonder Woman on a collision course with the Amazons in this hardcover volume collecting WONDER WOMAN #6-10!

The action begins when Wonder Woman, in her disguise as Special Agent Diana Prince of the Department of Metahuman affairs, is assigned to capture Wonder Woman. How can she accomplish this impossible job without revealing her secret identity? This is just the start of the Amazon Warrior’s problems as Diana must relearn how to exist as a human being while a deadly foe begins to close a net on her, leading to a catastrophic outcome!

We’ll still be picking up new comic books for this week and we should be all caught up by the weekend!

HAPPY READING EVERYONE!

~ LoneWolf