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Yesterday’s trip to Keith’s Komix had a bit of surprise. ASTONISHING X-MEN # 34 FINALLY hit the shelf! It’s been so long since I read this title that I had completely forgot that the ‘eXogenic’ story by Warren Ellis was still going on. So I guess it will be another 6-9 months before issue 35 hits the shelves and the story will either continue or conclude then. Aspen’s MINDFIELD finally launches and Serena and I are both excited for this new original series written by J.T. Krul with art by Alex Konat! The ‘Dark Things’ storyline between the JLA an JSA kicks off and BRIGHTEST DAY continues in GREEN LANTERN. Finally, we picked up a copy of COVER RUN: THE DC COMICS ART OF ADAM HUGHES as our hardcover of the week.

• ASTONISHING X-MEN # 34
• COVER RUN: THE DC COMICS ART OF ADAM HUGHES
• THE FLASH # 3
• GREEN LANTERN # 55
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 46
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 40
• MINDFIELD # 1
• SKY DOLL SPACE SHIP # 2
• SOULFIRE # 6
• TEEN TITANS # 84

PICK OF THE WEEK: MINDFIELD # 1

By: J.t. Krul, Alex Konat

THE WAR ON TERROR HAS JUST BEGUN! The CIA has created an elite team of telepathic agents dedicated to fighting domestic terrorism. But as Connor and the rest of his crew take to the streets, can they handle the dark thoughts buried inside the minds of ‘we the people?’ Aspen’s newest hit series, MINDFIELD, comes to you courtesy of creator J.T. Krul and new comer Alex Konat who present to you a world of action and intrigue the likes of which you’ve never seen! As the War on Terror reaches its most critical point, the CIA’s special team of telepathic agents sets out to confront real world threats. But, a dangerous new plot emerges in the most unlikely of places. As Connor struggles to cope with his frightening new abilities, he soon discovers the hard way that too much information can be a very bad thing!

HARDCOVER PICK OF THE WEEK: COVER RUN: THE DC COMICS ART OF ADAM HUGHES

Written by ADAM HUGHES; Art and cover by ADAM HUGHES

Collecting the best of Eisner Award winner Adam Hughes’s spectacular, sexy covers for WONDER WOMAN, CATWOMAN and other DC series. This amazing collection features the best of Hughes’ work for DC Comics, along with commentary from the artist, rarely seen preliminary material and much more!

Reminder, next week’s comic books won’t hit the shelves til Thursday due to the July 4th holiday weekend.

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

Keith has been busy cleaning up the place but still managed to get our comics ready for when we walked through the door. BRIGHTEST DAY continues this week with issue # 2. I’m also looking forward to THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES as they start a new volume. X-MEN PIXIE STRIKES BACK is wrapping up with issue # 4 but Serena is most excited about THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ. All in all, there’s some pretty good reading ahead of us.

This week we have:

• BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM # 12
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 2
• DEADPOOL # 23
• DV8: GODS AND MONSTERS # 2
• JOE THE BARBARIAN # 5
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 45
• THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES # 1
• THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 6
• SOULFIRE # 5
• X-MEN: PIXIE STRIKES BACK # 4

MY PICKS OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY # 2

Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH • Variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT

BRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can’t possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright and shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can’t tell you…yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL.

THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES # 1

Written by PAUL LEVITZ • Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and WAYNE FAUCHER • Variant cover by JIM LEE

Fan-favorite LEGION writer Paul Levitz returns to the 31st century super team he made supreme with an all-new intergalactic era! This exciting series picks up on threads from Geoff Johns’s “Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes” storyline and creates its own all-new ones, including a Green Lantern Corps tie-in and the destruction of a major planet! Rocket on board here as Levitz and rising star artist Yildiray Cinar (TEEN TITANS) revitalize one of DC’s most beloved franchises starting with an oversized first issue with a Variant cover by superstar artist Jim Lee!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 6

COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: Eric Shanower
PENCILS: SKOTTIE YOUNG
INKS: Skott Young
COLORED BY: Jean-Francois Beaulieu
LETTERED BY: Jeff Eckleberry

THE STORY:
Tie together a couple of sofas, a few palm leaves, a mounted deer’s head, and what do you get? A flying machine! That’s right. It’s the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman’s big escape from the Army of Revolt. But just when safety beckons, the Oz folks find they’re headed for a crash. If only they could puzzle out the magic spell to make Dr. Nikidik’s Patented Wishing Pills work!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

Pretty light pick up this week at Keith’s Komix. That’s fine with me as BRIGHTEST DAY # 1 is on the top my pile to read right away. The BATMAN titles dominate after BRIGHTEST DAY and things get even more interesting in BUFFY Season 8 after all the f**king done (literally earth-shaking) in the last issue. JSA All Stars finish up their first arc and Dellec’s past is revealed in a milestone issue that has a Retailer’s Incentive cover that Serena could not pass up!

• BATMAN AND ROBIN # 12
• BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL # 44
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 1
• BUFFY SEASON 8 # 35
• DELLEC # 4
• JSA ALL-STARS # 6
• RED ROBIN # 12

PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY # 1

Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI •Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH •Variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT

BRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can’t possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright and shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can’t tell you…yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL.

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf