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Playing ‘catch-up’ these next two weeks since we had to put getting our weekly fix on hold due to car repairs. This past week was a light week so we looked through the pile of books we had on hold at Keith’s Komix and decided which ones to bring home this past Wednesday. Yes, this post is a bit late but we’ve had quite a busy week with work, THOR, and more work. Hoping have a few thoughts on THOR in another post some time soon. Anyway, let’s take a look at what we brought home.

• BATGIRL #20
• BATMAN #709
• BATMAN AND ROBIN #22
• BATMAN BEYOND #5
• BATMAN INC. #5
• BIRDS OF PREY #11
• BRIGHTEST DAY #24
• CARBON GREY#2
• DETECTIVE COMICS #876
• THE FLASH #11
• GOTHAM CENTRAL BOOK THREE: ON THE FREAK BEAT
• GREEN ARROW #11
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #24
• OZMA OF OZ #6
• POWER GIRL #23
• RED ROBIN #22
• TEEN TITANS #94
• THOR #621

MY PICKS OF THE PILE:
BRIGHTEST DAY #24

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

In the extra-sized issue #24, a new age for the DC Universe begins! A long shadow is cast across the world in a finale that will have everyone talking! Twelve heroes and villains were resurrected, but that doesn’t mean it will remain that way as the new champion of Earth is chosen!

JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #24

Written by JUDD WINICK; Art by AARON LOPRESTI; Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN; 1:10 Variant cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE

In the extra-sized issue #24, the final battle is here! But who will be the victor?

SERENA’S PICKS OF THE PILE:
OZMA OF OZ #6

By: Eric Shanower and Skottie Young

When Ozma asks the Nome King to release the Royal Family of Ev, he proposes a guessing game that seems easy enough to win. Ozma and her followers agree to play.
But as the Oz people begin to disappear, Dorothy realizes that the Nome King has stacked the deck against them. She and her friends have little hope of escaping the Nome King’s sinister underground palace.

Loved by both critics and fans, Ozma of Oz triumphs as another wonderful Frank L. Baum adaptation!

CARBON GREY #2

story HOANG NGUYEN, KHARI EVANS, PAUL GARDNER & MIKE KENNEDY, art & cover HOANG NGUYEN, KHARI EVANS & KINSUN LOH
The General moves to arrest the sisters, as the twins turn to their mentors. The Baron has a hand in Pepper and Dina’s escape, and Howard is convinced he is blessed. As the Greys search for Giselle, Eva becomes concerned about her sister’s allegiances. Who is manipulating the Kaiser’s legacy?

GRAPHIC NOVEL PICK OF THE WEEK: GOTHAM CENTRAL BOOK THREE: ON THE FREAK BEAT

Written by GREG RUCKA and ED BRUBAKER; Art by MICHAEL LARK, JASON ALEXANDER and others; Cover by CLIFF CHIANG

Detective Renee Montoya investigates the disappearance of evidence amid a gang war and travels to Keystone City in an attempt to unveil the truth about a fellow officer’s strange mutation in this collection featuring issues #23-31 of the award-winning series. Plus, the dead body of Robin, the Boy Wonder, is found on the streets, forcing the detectives to solve the case while dealing with Batman and The Teen Titans.

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

This past Thursday night at Keith’s Komix was filled with fun as usual. Picked up a lot of great comic books to read over the weekend. Ended the night with some Monsterpocalypse as my Cthul Army barely beat out Sid’s Air Elementals. I won with a lucky 9-hit overkill Smash attack.

• BATMAN #707
• BONE Vol.2 THE GREAT COW RACE
• BOOSTER GOLD #41
• BRIGHTEST DAY #20
• GENERATION HOPE #4
• GREEN LANTERN #62
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS #57
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #54
• THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #10
• SCOURGE #3
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #5
• WOLVERINE & JUBILEE #2
• WONDER WOMAN #607

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY #20

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

The BRIGHTEST DAYS are numbered as this best-selling series heads toward its shocking conclusion, and fans won’t want to miss a single page of the action! “Aquawar” breaks out with Aquaman, Mera, Aqualad and a surprise guest star facing off against the terrorist forces of Black Manta and Siren to keep the vast waters of the world from sinking the United States!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: SCOURGE #3

By: Scott Lobdell, Eric Battle and Aspen Comics

They are taking over… From the innovative mind of acclaimed movie producer Gale Anne Hurd, and written by superstar writer and visionary Scott Lobdell, comes this summer’s biggest blockbuster new series – THE SCOURGE!

With New York City completely overrun by its infected inhabitants, all transformed into gargoyle-like monstrosities, Griffin risks life and death in order to reach his son half way across town! But even his SWAT team father might not be enough to save Jonathan Griffin from becoming one of the bloodthirsty Scourge! And, now that the army has arrived on the scene, has the situation gotten better…or worse??

Featuring the astounding artwork of series artist Eric Battle, THE SCOURGE #3 is set to infect the comic book community like never before!

GRAPHIC NOVEL PICK OF THE WEEK: BONE Vol. 2 THE GREAT COW RACE

By: Jeff Smith, Steve Hamaker and Scholastic Books

In “The Great Cow Race”, volume two of the nine-book Bone series, Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran’ma Ben. But Phoney risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town’s annual Great Cow Race. As usual, Phoney’s plans go disastrously awry, and Boneville seems farther away than ever.

Meanwhile, omninous signs indicate war is brewing, and Fone finds himself helping his friends defend their valley from a formidable enemy.

These great new editions feature the ever lovin’ Bone and his adventures in leapin’ lizards, flyin’ off the page COLOR!!!

Serena has been liking Bone ever since Keith introduced the series to her with Vol. 1 – Out From Boneville. The characters, story and art all have a unique imaginative style that reminded Keith of Serena and her artwork. It moments like that that make Keith’s Komix our favorite place to be on Thursday nights!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

Even though I had Serena and I had the day off of work due to the Snowpocalypse, we dared not travel the snow covered streets to Keith’s Komix of New Comic Book Day. I called Keith and asked him how the roads were and he said to hold off on coming in because the roads were pretty bad. So we took his advice and stayed in last night, catching up on our shows and comic books from last week.

Tonight, the roads were a lot better though the snowplows pretty reduced the main road to Keith’s Komix to a single lane. Heroclix was in full swing but sadly, no one else showed up to play Monsterpocalypse. Keith wasn’t feeling up to playing tonight having caught a cold from his wife so Serena and I just got something to eat from Mario’s next door, chatted for a bit with Keith and some of the Clix players. After flipping through the latest PREVIEWS, we paid for our comic books and left for the evening.

• BATMAN BEYOND #2
• BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #53
• BRIGHTEST DAY #19
• DOCTOR WHO #1
• FALL OUT TOY WORKS Vol. 1 – TIFFANY BLUES (TPB)
• JSA ALL-STARS #15
• LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ANNUAL #1
• OZMA OF OZ #4

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY #19

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

The BRIGHTEST DAYS are numbered as this best-selling series heads toward its shocking conclusion, and fans won’t want to miss a single page of the action! “Aquawar” breaks out with Aquaman, Mera, Aqualad and a surprise guest star facing off against the terrorist forces of Black Manta and Siren to keep the vast waters of the world from sinking the United States!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: OZMA OF OZ #4

Letterer: Tim Bradstreet, Artist: Skottie Young

The Story: It’s Ozma of Oz to the rescue! And the Scarecrow, the Tin?Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion are with her. No sooner have they freed Dorothy and Tik-tok from the thirty-headed Princess Langwidere than they’re off to liberate the slaves of the ?mysterious Nome King from his vast underground caverns. Plus: Billina’s showdown in the chicken coop! And introducing the Hungry Tiger.

SERENA’S GRAPHIC NOVEL PICK OF THE WEEK: FALL OUT TOY WORKS Vol. 1 – TIFFANY BLUES

story BRETT LEWIS, art & cover SAMI BASRI, HENDRY PRASETYO & IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS

A brilliant young toy maker risks his entire company for his factory’s newly produced android named Tiffany, but when he falls in love with his own creation and she has already been sold to the most powerful man on Earth, getting her back becomes his greatest passion and threatens to lead to his own destruction. Inspired by the ideas and lyrics of Fall Out Boy, Fall Out Toy Works brings the magic of innocence to life as both a toy maker and his invention set about learning the true secrets of life.

Created by Fall Out Boy, Darren Romanelli (Dr Romanelli DRx) and Nathan Cabrera, this collection also includes interviews with Pete Wentz and Darren Romanelli, plus a sketchbook section revealing the origins of the designs for the project.

Collects FALL OUT TOY WORKS #1-5

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf