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Lots of great DC Comics in this week’s pick up at Keith’s Komix. BRIGHTEST DAY continues. A new mystery unfolds as the new BATMAN AND ROBIN confront the Joker who was posing as Oberon Sexton. I’m not liking the issues artist, Frazer Irving. Also I think the letterer, Patrick Brosseau, missed a few sound effects and the art therefore felt kinda bland without it. I don’t know if it was the artist request or the style of the letterer. No complaints about Grant Morrison’s writing though. I went a little variant crazy, picking up the variant covers of DC’s flagship titles hitting another issue milestone. My weekend is gonna be full of some great reading!

• BATMAN # 700 (M.Mignola variant)
• BATMAN AND ROBIN # 13
• BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL # 46
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 5
• BRIGHTEST DAY: THE ATOM SPECIAL
• JSA ALL-STARS # 8
• THE LAST UNICORN # 2
• RED ROBIN # 14
• SUPERMAN # 700 (E.Risso variant)
• WONDER WOMAN # 600 (A.Hughes variant)

PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY # 5

Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Cover by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS • 1:25 variant cover by IVAN REIS

Deadman discovers the truth behind the formation of the White Lantern and what it means to the twelve returnees and the rest of the DC Universe. Plus, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Firestorm discover the price for their resurrections…and why they may be doing more harm than good to the world.

HARDCOVER PICKS OF THE WEEK: BLACKEST NIGHT, BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN, BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN CORPS

BLACKEST NIGHT Written by GEOFF JOHNS • Art by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT • Cover by IVAN REIS and RUDOLFO MIGLIARI

As the war between the different Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends in this hardcover collecting the best–selling BLACKEST NIGHT #0-8. Now, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps lead DC’s champions into battle to save the universe from an army of Black Lanterns made up of the DCU’s deceased heroes and villains!
DC Universe 304pg. Color Hardcover $29.99 US

BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN Written by GEOFF JOHNS • Art by DOUG MAHNKE, ED BENES and OTHERS • Cover by IVAN REIS and RUDOLFO MIGLIARI

,,,,The Black Lanterns descend on a spectrum of Corps across the universe in this hardcover collecting GREEN LANTERN #43-52. Plus: Black Hand’s connection to the Black Lantern Corps is explained, and key plot points essential to enjoying the storyline to its fullest are revealed.
DC Universe 272pg. Color Hardcover $24.99 US

BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN CORPS Written by PETER J. TOMASI • Art by PATRICK GLEASON, REBECCA BUCHMAN and OTHERS • Cover by RUDOLFO MIGLIARI

Green Lanterns Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner and John Stewart join the rest of the GL Corps in the desperate struggle to preserve the Central Power Battery and Oa itself from being consumed by the Black Lanterns in stories from GREEN LANTERN CORPS #39-47.
DC Universe 264pg. Color Hardcover $24.99 US

I’ve already collected the individual issues. But if you weren’t able to collect this series, definitely pick up these hardcovers to get caught up on one of DC’s greatest storylines since IDENTITY CRISIS!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

This week’s pull features the climactic end to DC’S BLACKEST NIGHT and, coincidentally, the mediocre end of MARVEL’s NECROSHA. But where one giant story arc ends, another begins. However, as I said before, I’ve had to cut back on our weekly pickup. So I’ll continue on with DC’s BRIGHTEST DAY as well as THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, and skip on X-MEN’S SECOND COMING as well as the relaunching of the AVENGERS titles.

This week we’ve got:
• BLACKEST NIGHT # 8
• DETECTIVE COMICS # 863
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 43
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 37
• THE OUTSIDERS # 28
• TEEN TITANS # 81
• X-FORCE # 25

PICK OF THE WEEK: BLACKEST NIGHT # 8

Written by GEOFF JOHNS; Art and Cover by IVAN REIS, OCLAIR ALBERT and JOE PRADO; 1:25 Variant Cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI ; 1:100 Sketch variant Cover by IVAN REIS

The extra-sized conclusion to the most talked-about event in comics is here, and the results will change the course of the DC Universe for years to come. Earth has become the final battleground for life versus death, but how will our heroes fight back against the darkness of sentient space itself? And what does the future hold for Green Lantern, The Flash and the rest of the world’s greatest heroes and villains? Find out here as the stage is set for the next epic era of DC Comics!

Keith also hooked me up with something pretty cool. He found the Halo 3 Field of Battle Red Spartan 11 Inch Statue Figure by Kotobukiya on clearance and sold it to me for $30!

Thanks Keith!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

Hitting the top of the list as a ‘MUST-READ’ once it’s paid for and rightfully yours, we have GREEN LANTERN # 52. Aspen Comics is making Serena happy as SOULFIRE # 3 hit the shelves today. And I get suckered by Mark Millar and picked up NEMESIS # 1, in which the cover says in bold white letters “MAKES KICK-ASS LOOK LIKE $#!T”. To my surprise Serena also picked up THE GUILD # 1. She’s only seen a few episodes of the web series. Now I’ve got a reason to buy the seasons on DVD. Hung out at Keith’s Komix for a bit before checking out just to catch up with the regulars. Discussions included: Theories on who is the Red Hulk, The Awesomeness of The X-files, Millennium, and Supernatural.

• BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM # 10
• BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY! # 2
• DEADPOOL # 21
• GREEN LANTERN # 52
• THE GUILD # 1
• NEMESIS # 1
• POWER GIRL #10
• SOULFIRE # 3
• X-FACTOR # 203
• X-MEN ORIGINS: NIGHTCRAWLER # 1

PICK OF THE WEEK: GREEN LANTERN # 52

Written by GEOFF JOHNS; Art and Cover by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY; 1:25 Variant Cover by SHANE DAVIS and SANDRA HOPE

BLACKEST NIGHT’S penultimate chapter is here, and you do not want to miss this issue. Trust us on this one.

Pretty short description isn’t it? The cover pretty much says it all. BLACKEST NIGHT is coming to a close and it looks like this story will keep peaking until its end. Let’s just hope that BRIGHTEST DAY can do the same and deliver an amazing story worth investing in.

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: THE GUILD # 1

Writer: Felicia Day
Artist: Jim Rugg
Cover Artist: Dan Jackson, Georges Jeanty
Genre: Humor, Fantasy

Internet phenomenon The Guild comes to comics, courtesy of series creator, writer, and star Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)!

Chronicling the hilarious on-and offline lives of a group of Internet role-playing gamers, the Knights of Good, The Guild has become a cult hit and is the winner of numerous awards from SXSW, YouTube, Yahoo, and the Streamys. Now Day brings the wit and heart of the show to this three-issue miniseries. In this origin tale of the Knights of Good, we learn about Cyd’s life before joining the guild, how she became Codex, and how she began to meet the other players who would eventually become her teammates. This storyline fills in details never before revealed on the web show, making it a delightful new chapter for existing fans as well as a perfect jumping-on point for new fans!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf