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An extremely light pick up after the holiday weekend, this week’s pull features more DC titles with BRIGHTEST DAY being my pick of the week. RED ROBIN’s newest story arc begins to unfold and manages to keep my interest high. JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA’s alternate future storyline which reminds me of DAYS OF THE FUTURE PAST reaches a critical point. And Batman (Bruce Wayne) looks like he’ll need a hand dealing with more than just undead things in the bayou in BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL. Finally, the WEDNESDAY COMICS hardcover I pre-ordered with Amazon came in. Normally, I’d help out my LCS by buying all my trades there but 35% off, no tax, and free shipping, is a much better offering than the usual 10% club discount.

• BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL # 45
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 3
• JSA ALL-STARS # 7
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 39
• RED ROBIN # 13
• SKY DOLL SPACE SHIP # 1
• THE MICE TEMPLAR Vol. II DESTINY # 9
• WEDNESDAY COMICS

PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY # 3

Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH 1:25 variant covers by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT

If this is the BRIGHTEST DAY then what is Black Lantern Firestorm doing on our cover?!

Not much of a summary. I guess you’ll just have to pick it up and read if for yourselves.

HARDCOVER GRAPHIC NOVEL PICK OF THE WEEK: WEDNESDAY COMICS

Various Writers and Artists

This is it! The oversized, hardcover collection of DC’s 2009 weekly comics sensation that USA Today called “cool, classic-looking.” Featuring composite cover art, the WEDNESDAY COMICS HC includes:

• ADAM STRANGE written and illustrated by Paul Pope
• BATMAN written by Brian Azzarello with art by Eduardo Risso including additional panel art on each page!
• METAMORPHO written by Neil Gaiman with art by Michael Allred
• DEADMAN written by Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck with art by Dave Bullock
• THE DEMON AND CATWOMAN written by Walter Simonson with art by Brian Stelfreeze
• THE FLASH written by Karl Kerschl and Brenden Fletcher with art by Karl Kerschl
• GREEN LANTERN written by Kurt Busiek with art by Joe Quinones
• HAWKMAN written and illustrated by Kyle Baker
• KAMANDI written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ryan Sook
• THE METAL MEN written by Dan DiDio with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Kevin Nowlan
• SGT. ROCK written by Adam Kubert with art by Joe Kubert
• SUPERGIRL written by Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Amanda Conner
• SUPERMAN written by John Arcudi with art by Lee Bermejo
• TEEN TITANS written by Eddie Berganza with art by Sean Galloway
• WONDER WOMAN written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell

This hardcover is massive! Over-sized and printed on high quality paper, it is a fine addition to any hardcover library but it won’t fit upright on a regular shelf. Just be careful when turning the pages.

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: SKY DOLL SPACE SHIP # 1

Exceptional beings exist who possess the ability to take on any identity. Among them is Noa, the most famous last generation synthetic doll. Sky Doll Spaceship lifts the veil on some of her often very extravagant past experiences: call girl in the middle of the desert, sexy comic book heroin, limo driver, and finally, the normal (ironic, funny, sometimes melancholic) life of a doll on planet Papathea… Discover through new exciting tales of Sky Doll by Canepa & Barbucci featuring art by European superstars Matteo De Longis, Claudio Acciari and Pierre-Mony Chan

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

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