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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

So after an exciting weekend at c2e2 and a little recuperation, it was great to get back to the low-key atmosphere of my local comic shop, Keith’s Komix. We talked about c2e2, our likes and dislikes, but we all agreed that it was, overall, a really great Con. We also hope to attend again next year and Serena hopes to have a table there as well. This week’s pick up is full of great reading for the weekend!

• BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM # 11
• BLACKEST NIGHT DIRECTORS CUT
• DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH # 10
• GREEN LANTERN # 53
• JOE THE BARBARIAN # 4
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 44
• THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 5
• POWER GIRL # 11
• SOULFIRE # 4
• THE UNWRITTEN # 12
• X-MEN: PIXIE STRIKES BACK # 3

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: GREEN LANTERN # 53

Written by GEOFF JOHNS; Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY ; 1:25 Variant cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI

A BRIGHTEST DAY tie-in! Exploding out of BLACKEST NIGHT comes the next exciting chapter in the Green Lantern mythos: “New Guardians”! Forced together during the rise of the Black Lanterns, Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Carol Ferris, Saint Walker, Atrocitus, Indigo-1 and Larfleeze must agree to disagree if their next mission is to succeed. But when one of the strangest beings from Green Lantern’s past returns, the future of the Lanterns and the universe at large once again falls into question.

SERENA’S PICK: THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 5

COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: Eric Shanower
PENCILS: SKOTTIE YOUNG
INKS: Regina Alama
COLORED BY: James Brown
LETTERED BY: Jim Fletcher

THE STORY:
The sequel to the New York Times best-selling graphic novel continues! Discover for yourself why CBR.com calls Eric Shanower and Skottie Young the “best writer/artist team in the comics biz” in this adaptation of Frank L. Baum’s beloved novel. The battle for Oz is on as Tip and company go toe-to-toe with General Jinjur’s all-girl Army of Revolt! But will a timely assist from the Queen of the Field Mice be enough to stop Jinjur from turning poor Jack Pumpkinhead into a tart? Find out as the Woggle-bug (maybe) woggles his last wiggle!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

So yesterday we paid a visit to Keith’s Komix since we had a busy week last week and didn’t make our usual trip to the comic book store. On top of that we got our tax returns direct deposited and decided to pick the comics we had waiting for us from last week and those put on hold. Most of these comics were the on hold because they weren’t a priority to read and were titles that I’m probably cutting out of my pull list after their current story arcs finish up.

• BATMAN AND ROBIN # 10
• BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY! # 1
• BOOSTER GOLD # 29
• CABLE # 24
• DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH # 8
• DEADPOOL TEAM-UP # 895
• DELLEC # 2
• DETECTIVE COMICS # 862
• ECHO # 20
• FATHOM # 10
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL # 2
• JSA ALL-STARS # 4
• MASS EFFECT # 3
• NOLA # 3 AND 4
• TEEN TITANS # 79 AND 80
• THE UNWRITTEN # 11
• X-MEN: PIXIE STRIKES BACK # 2

PICK OF THE WEEK: BATMAN AND ROBIN # 10

Written by GRANT MORRISON; Art by ANDY CLARKE and SCOTT HANNA; Cover by FRANK QUITELY; 1:25 variant Cover by ANDY CLARKE

Art sensation Andy Clarke (R.E.B.E.L.S., BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL) joins writer Grant Morrison for an exciting three-issue arc titled “Batman vs. Robin”! Why would Talia al Ghul manipulate her son Damian into taking action against Batman? Will Damian do as Mother says…or stay loyal to Dick Grayson? Plus, more on the Domino Killer, Oberon Sexton, and the menace of El Penitente’s drug cartel! Is this already the end for the new Dynamic Duo?

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY! # 1

WRITER: Mike Carey
Peter David
Kevin Grevioux
Jonathan Hickman
Simon Spurrier
Frank Tieri
PENCILS: Matteo De LongisTommasso Bennato
Jon Ennis
Lost Fish
Lost Fish
Stephen Thompson
Shaun Turnbull
Gabriel Hernandez Walta
INKS: Vicente Cifuentes
Jon Ennis
Roland Paris
Gabriel Hernandez Walta
COLORED BY: Tom Brennan|Jim Charalampidis|Gabriel Hernandez Walta
LETTERED BY: Dave Sharpe

THE STORY:
Want to know what it takes to break into Marvel Comics like these guys? Then look no further than this two-part book which is a must-have for anyone wanting to be a Comic Book Breakout Star! After traveling the globe and meeting scores of talented illustrators, intrepid writer, editor and talent manager C.B. Cebulski is giving twelve rising star artists the opportunity to do their breakout work at Marvel Comics! But not only will BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY showcase the work of these up-and-comers, C.B. will also provide an insider’s commentary on how these artists got their work seen and what it was that landed them the gig. And with step-by-step submission information and a sample Marvel Comics script, these books are MUST HAVES for anyone interested in doing their breakout work and breaking into the comics industry!

Happy Reading!

~ LoneWolf