Wednesday Roll Call!

Hello and greetings, my fellow denizens of the net! Well today is Wednesday, and that means one thing for the comic world: NEW RELEASES! Every Wednesday I'll be posting the latest offerings from both Marvel and DC, as well as other independent releases here and there.  So without further ado, here is this weeks offerings:

NEW RELEASES:                                                
Amazing Spider-Man #670
Annihilators: Earthfall #1
Astonishing X-Men #42
Avengers Academy #19
Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #1
Brilliant #1
Captain America and Bucky #622
Deadpool MAX #12
Dorothy & The Wizard of OZ #1
Fear Itself: The Deep #4
FF #9
FF: 50 Fantastic Years #1
Herc #8
Hulk Vs. Dracula #2 (Fear Itself limited series)
Iron Man 2.0 #9
Journey Into Mystery #628
Kick Ass 2 #4
Marvel Avengers Spider-Man #18
New Avengers #16.1 (Point One Issue)
New Mutants #31
Secret Avengers #17
Spider Island: Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #2
The Mighty Thor #6
Ultimate Spider-Man #2
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #2
Venom #7
Wolverine #16
Wolverine: The Best There Is #10
X-Men Legacy #256

REPRINTS/VARIANTS:
Amazing Spider-Man #668 (2nd Printing Variant)
Annihilators: Earthfall #1 (Variant)
Brilliant #1 (Oeming Varient)
Brilliant #1 (Mack Variant)
Dorothy & The Wizard of OZ #1 (Bradshaw Variant)
Dorothy & The Wizard of OZ #1 (Shanower Variant)
Fear Itself #5 (2nd Printing Variant)
FF #9 (FF 50th Anniversary Varient)
Generation Hope #10 (2nd Printing Variant)

Secret Avengers #17 (Architect Varient)

Secret Avengers #17 (Architect Sketch Varient)

Secret Avengers #16 (2nd Printing Varient)

The Mighty Thor #6 (Architect Variant)

The Mighty Thor #6 (Architect Sketch Variant)

Uncanny X-Force #14 (2nd Printing Variant)

Uncanny X-Force #13 (2nd printing Variant)

Venom #5 (2nd Printing Variant)

X-Men #16 (2nd Printing Variant)

X-Men: Schism #3 (2nd Printing Variant)

NEW RELEASES:
The All New Batman - The Brave And The Bold
All-Star Western #1
Aquaman #1
Batman: The Dark Knight #1
Batman: The Widening Gyre
Blackhawks #1
Cartoon Network Action Pack #64
The Flash #1
The Fury Of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #1
Green Lantern Corps: the Weaponer
Gren Lantern: New Guardians #1
I, Vampire #1
JLA Vol. 1
Justice League Dark #1
Justice League Of America: Super Town
Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth Omnibus Vol.1
The Savage Hawkman #1
Superman #1
Teen Titans #1
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales Vol. 2
Voodoo #1


As an aside, you may have noticed a few things in the lists above that warrant some explanation (this being the blog's first release list and all).

First off, any Point One comics released by Marvel are a part of an introduction initiative to let new readers jump on board with current titles. They are usually stand alone stories that introduce the common story elements and characters of each title, while hinting at future events to encourage future reading. Those that I've gotten the chance to read are actually quite good, and offer great chances to get in on a storyline for new readers.

Second, you may have noticed a few Marvel releases with FEAR ITSELF and SPIDER ISLAND involvement. These are the two current Marvel Universe Wide Crossover events, with FEAR ITSELF having started at the beginning of the summer just past, and SPIDER ISLAND having begun in early August. Each title has various tie-ins and One-shots associated with them, so if your looking to flesh out some of either story's background these might interest you.

Finally, you'll notice there are quite a few Issue 1 comics under DC's offerings. This is due to DC's NEW 52 initiative, which basically entails a universe wide reboot of the 52 main comics that make up DC's Universe.  The goal of the NEW 52 is to make the DC heroes more modern and relatable to both bring in new readers and create fresh story opportunities for weaker selling titles. I am admittedly not a big DC guy (except Batman... but come on, he IS Batman).  I'll be reviewing the NEW 52 in more detail in a later post since I am basically among it's target audience (i.e. new readers).

That's all for today! If you want to order any of the releases mentioned or just peruse some back catalog, you can do both at either of these links:

Marvel Comic Releases

DC Comic Releases

Happy Reading!

Libellus Pagina Amitorious,
Matt