New Releases at Black Bowser Comics for December 28th, 2012

   Well....after the holiday and a snowstorm that seemed to exist only to mess up comic readers, we finally got our order today. It was well worth the wait just for The New Avengers #1 and The Manhattan Projects #8. The Marvel Now titles out this week are once again overshadowing every thing else on the market. All New X-Men #5, Iron Man #5, Morbius The Living Vampire #1, and The New Avengers #1 all came out this week finishing off the year with a bang. DC didn't have that many new titles this week but Justice League #15 and Justice League Dark #15 both were very good. I have been reading Justice League Dark for the last few issues after hearing that Constantine is making the leap from Vertigo Books to the regular DC line. The other notable books for the week is the ever strange and wonderful Manhattan Projects #8 and Mara #1 a new Brian Wood title from Image.
Our pick for the week is easily The New Avengers #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Rick Magyar.

   Also new this week:

ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE #1 (OF 6)
ALL NEW X-MEN #5 NOW
ALL STAR WESTERN #15
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700
AQUAMAN #15
ARROW #2
AVENGERS MYTHOS TP
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #15.1
BART SIMPSON COMICS #78
BATMAN INCORPORATED #6
BATMAN INCORPORATED TP
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #15
BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #4 (OF 4)
BLEACH TP VOL 54
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW WONDERLAND #3
CALVIN & HOBBES HOMICIDAL PSYCHO JUNGLE CAT SC
CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 01
COLDER #3
DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #4
FATALE #11
FATALE TP VOL 02 DEVILS BUSINESS
FLASH #15
GREAT PACIFIC #3
GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 02 REVENGE OF THE BLACK HAND
GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 01 SINESTRO
HARVEST #5 (OF 5)
HELLBOY IN HELL #2
I VAMPIRE #15
IRON MAN #5 NOW
JOE KUBERT PRESENTS #3
JUSTICE LEAGUE #15
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #15
LOT 13 #3 (OF 5)
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #8
MARA #1 (OF 6)
MARS ATTACKS POPEYE (ONE SHOT)
MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #1 NOW
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #2
NEW AVENGERS #1 NOW
PUNISHER NIGHTMARE #1 (OF 5)
PUNK ROCK JESUS #6 (OF 6)
RED LANTERNS #15
RED SHE-HULK #61 NOW
SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #16
STAR TREK ONGOING #16
STAR WARS PURGE TYRANTS FIST #2
SUPERMAN #15
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #8
TALON #3
TEEN TITANS #15
TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS #2 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #19
VENOM #29

New Releases at Black Bowser Comics for December 19th, 2012

This is the last week of comics before Christmas!! Woot woot!!! We had a huge week for releases this week particularly from Marvel. With their Marvel Now in full swing it seems they don't want to slow down for the holidays nor have Boxing Day mess up their sales for the last quarter. Two months ago we would have been talking about how great the DC releases are for the week and basking in the New 52 glow but it seems that DC is being overshadowed by the mighty Marvel for the last few weeks. This week we have Cable and the X-Force #2, X-Men: Legacy #3, All New X-Men #4, Thunderbolts #2, Captain America #2, Thor: God of Thunder #3, Avengers Arena #2, A Plus X #3, The Avengers #2 and Indestructible Hulk #2!!! As you can see it would be hard to even see through the Marvel books to get to the DC releases this week. That's not to say there aren't some stand-up titles by DC. "Death of the Family" continues with Nightwing #15, Red Hood and the Outlaws #15. Before Watchmen Moloch #2 wraps up this week and the "Rise of the Third Army" continues with Green Lantern #15. 
We also got some new merchandise this week. The newest line of the 3 1/2" Marvel Universe figures are out featuring Spider-Man, Iron Man, Juggernaut and Thanos to name a few. Making our front table display a lot scarier (and a lot cuter) are the series 1 Walking Dead Plushies. Our reader pick for this week is Indestructible Hulk #2. Read it and fall in comic love.

New this week:

A PLUS X #3 NOW
ALL NEW X-MEN #4 NOW
AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 01
AMERICAS GOT POWERS #4 (OF 6)
ASTONISHING X-MEN #57
AVENGERS #2 NOW
AVENGERS ARENA #2 NOW
BATWOMAN #15
BEFORE WATCHMEN MOLOCH #2 (OF 2)
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #208
BIRDS OF PREY #15
BLANKETS GN
BPRD 1948 #3 (OF 5)
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #102 RETURN OF THE MASTER #5 (OF 5)
CABLE AND X-FORCE #2 NOW
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 NOW
CAPTAIN MARVEL #8
CATWOMAN #15
CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR)
COMEBACK #2 (OF 5)
DAREDEVIL #21
DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID TP VOL 02
DOCTOR WHO 10TH DR SONIC SCREWDRIVER FLASHLIGHT
FF #2 NOW
GAMBIT #7
GREEN LANTERN #15 (RISE)
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #15 (RISE)
HAPPY #3 (OF 4)
HARBINGER #7
HAWKEYE #6
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #5 (OF 6)
HELLBLAZER #298 (MR)
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #2 NOW
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 01
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #647 NOW
JSA LIBERTY FILES THE WHISTLING SKULL #1 (OF 6)
JUDGE DREDD #2
LEGEND OF ZELDA ICE ARROWS CANDY
LOCKE & KEY OMEGA #2 (OF 7)
MAD MAGAZINE #519
MARS ATTACKS #6
MARVEL UNIVERSE ASSORTED ACTION FIGURES
MASKS #2
MICHAEL AVON OEMINGS THE VICTORIES #5 (OF 5)
MOON KNIGHT BY BENDIS AND MALEEV TP VOL 02
MULTIPLE WARHEADS ALPHABET TO INFINITY #3 (OF 4)
MUPPETS TP - FOUR SEASONS
NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 03
NEW MUTANTS TP VOL 07 FIGHT FUTURE
NIGHTWING #15
NOWHERE MEN #2
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #15
SAGA #8 (MR)
SCARLET SPIDER #12.1
SECRET AVENGERS #35
SIMPSONS COMICS #197
SPIDER-MAN TROUBLE ON HORIZON TP
STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION HIVE #3
STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #8
STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE HARD TARGETS #3 (OF 5)
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI PRISONER OF BOGAN #2 (OF 5)
SUPERGIRL #15
THIEF OF THIEVES #11
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #3 NOW
THUNDERBOLTS #2 NOW
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #12
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #18
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #19
UNCANNY X-FORCE #35
UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN TP VOL 02
VENOM #28
WALKING DEAD HC VOL 04
WALKING DEAD HC VOL 05
WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #2
WALKING DEAD ASSORTED PLUSHIES
WATCHMEN BY GIBBONS T-SHIRT MEDIUM
WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS #2 (OF 5)
WONDER WOMAN #15
X-FACTOR #248
X-FACTOR #249
X-MEN LEGACY #3 NOW
X-O MANOWAR #8

Black Bowser Comics: New Comics for Wednesday, October 24

The Walking Dead is back on TV (YES!!!) and we've got the official magazine - it looks zombtastic! Plus, Talon #1 spins out of Batman's 'Court of Owls' storyline! If you are looking for something a little lighter in tone, check out A-Babies Vs X-Babies #1 to see how that big brouhaha should have been handled. Lots of great new titles hitting the shelf today, here's the full list:

• A-Babies Vs X-Babies #1
• Adventure Time #9
• All Star Western #13
• Amazing Spider-Man #696
• Astonishing X-Men #55
• Avengers #32
• AvX Consequences #3 (Of 5)
• Bart Simpson Comics #76
• Batman Arkham Unhinged #7
• Batman Incorporated #4
• Batman The Dark Knight #13
• Captain America #19
• Dancer TPB
• Deadpool #63
• EC Wally Wood Came The Dawn And Other Stories  
• Fables #122
• Fatale TPB Vol 01 Death Chases Me
• Flash #13
• Gambit #4
• Ghost #1
• I Vampire #13
• Incredible Hulk #15
• Invincible Iron Man #527
• Journey Into Mystery #645
• Justice League Dark #13
• Justice League Vol 01 Origin
• Kiss #5
• Lost Dogs Gn
• Mad Magazine #518
• Maggie #1
• Magic The Gathering TPB Vol 01
• Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #7
• Multiple Warheads Alphabet To Infinity #1 (Of 4)
• National Comics Madame X #1
• Phineas And Ferb Magazine #13
• Punisher War Zone #1 (Of 5)
• Rachel Rising TPB Vol 01 Shadow Of Death
• Red Lanterns #13
• Saga Of The Swamp Thing TPB Book 02
• Savage Hawkman TPB Vol 01 Darkness Rising
• Secret Avengers #33
• Spawn #224
• Starman Omnibus TPB Vol 01
• Supercrooks Prem HC
• Superman #13
• Talon #1
• Ultimate Comics Ultimates #17
• Walking Dead Magazine #1
• Walking Dead Michonne Walkers T-shirt
• Wolverine #315
• Wolverine and X-Men TPB Vol 1
• Wolverine Max #1 

Black Bowser Comics: New Comics for Wednesday, October 17

We've still got a few FREE copies of the new Cyberforce #1 available, stop by and snag one before they're gone!  Plus Marvel debuts a sneak peak of several new titles in Marvel NOW Point One #1. Check it all out, along with the full list of new comics and trades in-store today:

• A Tale Of Sand HC
• Art Of Marvel Studios HC Slipcase
• Avengers Art Of Avengers HC Slipcase
• Avengers Assemble #8
• AvX Consequences #2 (Of 5)
• Batman Arkham Unhinged #7
• Batwoman #13
• Before Watchmen Minutemen #4 (Of 6)
• Billy Kids Oddities & Orm Loch Ness #1 (Of 4)
• Birds Of Prey #13
• Blue Beetle #13
• BPRD 1948 #1 (Of 5)
• Captain Marvel #5
• Catwoman #13
• Chew #29
• Creator Owned Heroes #5
• Cyber Force #1
• Daredevil #19
• Dark Tower Gunslinger Man In Black #5 (Of 5)
• Detective Comics #13
• Dial H #5
• Ex Sanguine #1 (Of 5)
• Green Lantern HC Vol 01 Sinestro
• Green Lantern New Guardians #13
• Green River Killer True Detective Story HC
• Harbinger #5
• Hawkeye #3
• He Man And The Masters Of The Universe #3 (Of 6)
• Hellblazer #296
• House Of Mystery TPB Vol 01 Room And Boredom
• Justice League #13
• Marvel Now Point One #1 Now
• Marvel Zombies Halloween
• Michael Avon Oemings The Victories #3 (Of 5)
• Mighty Thor #21
• Mind The Gap TPB Vol 01 Intimate
• New Avengers #31
• Nightwing #13
• Princeless Short Stories For Warrior Women #1
• Prophecy #4
• Red Hood And The Outlaws #13
• Saucer Country #8
• Simpsons Comics #195
• Sonic The Hedgehog #241
• Star Wars Agent O/T Empire Hard Targets #1 (Of 5)
• Supergirl #13
• Supergirl TPB Vol 01 Last Daughter Of Krypton
• Sword Of Sorcery #1
• Thief Of Thieves TPB Vol 01
• Ultimate Comics Iron Man #1 (Of 4)
• Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #16
• Uncanny X-Men #20
• Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #5 (Of 5)
• Venom #26
• Walking Dead #103
• Wonder Woman #13
• Wonder Woman HC Vol 01 Blood
• X-Factor #245
• X-O Manowar #6 

Black Bowser Comics: New Comics for Wednesday, October 10

Goodbye AvX, hello Marvel NOW! While the Marvel U deals with the consequences of a big superhero wamma-jamma (and rebuilds the Avengers in an Uncanny fashion), DC shows us how scary the Joker can be.... Death of the Family! BOO!!!

Here's the full list of new comics in this week:

• Ame Comi Girls #1 Featuring Wonder Woman
• Archer & Armstrong #3
• Avengers #31
• Avengers Children’s Crusade TPB
• Avenging Spider-Man #13
• AvX Consequences #1 (Of 5)
• Batgirl #13
• Batman #13
• Batman And Robin #13
• Batman Arkham Unhinged #7
• Before Watchmen Dr Manhattan #2 (Of 4)
• Bloodshot #4
• BTVS Season 9 Freefall #14
• Captain America #18
• Captain Marvel #4
• Cars Magazine #9
• Conan The Barbarian #9
• Creator Owned Heroes #5
• Creep #2
• Dan The Unharmable #6
• Deadpool #62
• Demon Knights #13
• Evil Ernie #1
• Fantastic Four #611
• First X-Men #3 (Of 5)
• Green Lantern Corps #13
• Invincible Iron Man #526
• Justice League Dark TPB Vol 01 In The Dark
• Kevin Keller #5
• Macgyver Fugitive Gauntlet #1 (Of 5)
• Marvel Universe Avengers Earths Heroes #7
• Marvel Universe Vs Avengers #1 (Of 4)
• Massive #5
• Mega Man #18
• Nightwing TPB Vol 01 Traps And Trapezes
• Phantom Stranger #1
• Point Of Impact #1 (Of 4)
• Punk Rock Jesus #4 (Of 6)
• Red She-Hulk #58
• Saga TPB Vol 01
• Scarlet Spider #10
• Secret Avengers #32
• Secret Service #4 (Of 6)
• Skim GN
• Space Punisher #4 (Of 4)
• Spongebob Comics #13
• Star Wars Knight Errant Escape #5
• Star Wars Lost Tribe O/T Sith Spiral #3 (Of 5)
• Stumptown V2 #2
• Suicide Squad #13
• Team 7 #1
• Think Tank #3
• Transformers Robots In Disguise Ongoing #10
• Transfusion #1 (Of 3)
• Ultimate Comics X-Men #17
• Uncanny Avengers #1 Deadpool Call Me Maybe Sketch
• Uncanny Avengers #1
• Walking Dead Michonne Special
• Wolverine #314
• Wolverine And X-Men #18
• X-Men #37

Black Bowser Comics: New Comics for Wednesday, October 3

New comics!!  The final issue of Avengers Vs X-Men, setting the stage for the upcoming Marvel NOW! titles, is here along with a bunch of fun new #1s. Plus, Previews #289 is in the store with full listings for upcoming comics, manga, toys & statues, clothing and more. 

• Action Comics #13
• Age Of Apocalypse #8
• Amazing Spider-Man #695
• Animal Man #13
• Archie #637 2.99
• Avengers Vs X-Men #12 (Of 12)
• Avx Vs #6 (Of 6)
• B & V Friends Double Digest
• Batman The Dark Knight  Vol 01 Knight Terrors
• Before Watchmen Rorschach #2 (Of 4)

      

• Boys #71
• Crow #4
• Daredevil End Of Days #1 (Of 8)
• Death The Deluxe Edition  
• Detective Comics #
•  Dial H #5
• Doctor Who Vol 3 #1
• Earth 2 #5 2.
•  Everybody Loves Tank Girl #3 (Of 3)
•  Fairest #8 (Mr)
• Fashion Beast #
•  Fatale #8
• Futurama Comics #63
• Garfield #6
• Green Lantern #13
• Harvest #3 (Of 5)
• I Vampire  Vol 01 Tainted Love
• Legends Of The Dark Knight #1
• Life With Archie #23
• Minimum Carnage Alpha #1
• Muppets #4 (Of 4)
• Non Humans #1 (Of 4)
• Road To Oz #2 (Of 6)
• Scooby Doo Where Are You #26
• Smallville Season 11 #6
• Swamp Thing #13
• Thief Of Thieves #9
• Uncanny X-Force #32
• Uncanny X-Men #19

New Comics Available Today - Wed. Sept 26

This is the final week for DC's New 52 'Zero Issues'! On the shelf this week are: All Star Western, Aquaman, Batman Incorporated, Batman The Dark Knight, Flash, I Vampire, Justice League Dark, Red Lanterns, Savage Hawkman, Superman, Talon, Teen Titans and Voodoo! 

Full product listing for today's new comics:

All Star Western #0

Aquaman #0

Astonishing X-Men #54

Avengers X-Men Prem HC Bloodties

Avenging Spider-Man Prem HC Friends Beat Up Your Friends

Bart Simpson Comics #75

Batman Arkham Unhinged #6

Batman Incorporated #0

Batman The Dark Knight #0

Before Watchmen Ozymandias #3 (Of 6)

BPRD Hell On Earth Return O/T Master #2 (Of 5)

Captain Marvel #4

Deadpool #61

Dragon Age Those Who Speak #2 (Of 3)

Flash #0

Fury Max #6

Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #0

Gambit #3

Happy #1 (Of 4)

Hellraiser #18

Hit-Girl #3 (Of 5)

I Vampire #0

Incredible Hulk #14

Iron Man #525

Journey Into Mystery #644

Justice League Dark #0

Magic The Gathering Spell Thief #3

Mars Attacks #4

Mind The Gap #5

National Comics Rose And Thorn #1

New Deadwardians #7 (Of 8)

Phantom Lady #2 (Of 4)

Punisher #16

Punishermax Homeless Prem HC

Red Lanterns #0

Savage Hawkman #0

Secret Avengers #31

Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror #18

Space Punisher #3 (Of 4)

Star Wars Darth Maul Death Sentence #3 (Of 4)

Steed And Mrs Peel Ongoing #1

Superman #0

Superman Family Adventures #5

Talon #0

Teen Titans #0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #14

Ultimate Comics Ultimates #16

Voodoo #0

Winter Soldier #11

Wolverine #313

Wolverine And X-Men #17

X-Men #36

X-Men Legacy #274

New Comics Available Today - Wed. Sept 19

It's Wednesday again and that means more new DC New 52 'Zero Issues'! This weeks batch includes Batwoman, Birds of Prey, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Catwoman, DC Universe Presents, Green Lantern New Guardians, Justice League, Legion of Super Heroes, Nightwing, Red Hood And The Outlaws, Supergirl, Wonder Woman. Aw yeah!

• Archie Double Digest #233
• Avengers #30 AvX
• Batwoman #0
• Before Watchmen Nite Owl #3 (Of 4)
• Birds Of Prey #0
• Blue Beetle #0
• Captain Atom #0
• Catwoman #0
• Daredevil #18
• Daredevil By Mark Waid Prem HC Vol 03
• Dark Avengers #181
• Dark Tower Gunslinger Man In Black #4 (Of 5)
• DC Universe Presents #0
• Fables #121
• Ghost #0
• Green Lantern New Guardians #0
• Hellblazer #295
• Justice League #0
• Kiss #4
• Legion Of Super Heroes #0
• Lobster Johnson Caput Mortuum #1
• Nightwing #0
• Penguin Pain And Prejudice TP
• Panzerfaust #6
• Princess Magazine 8
• Red Hood And The Outlaws #0
• Roger Langridges Snarked #12
• Spider-Men #5 (Of 5)
• Star Trek Next Generation Hive #1
• Star Trek Ongoing #13
• Star Wars Darth Vader Ghost Prison #5 (Of 5)
• Supergirl #0
• Sword Of Sorcery #0
• Thanos Final Threat #1
• True Blood Ongoing #5
• Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #15
• Ultimate Comics Ultimates #15
• Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #4 (Of 5)
• Venom #25
• Walking Dead #102
• Winter Soldier TP Vol 01 Longest Winter
• Wonder Woman #0
• X-Factor #244

New Comics Available Today - Wed. Sept 12

It's week 2 of the New 52 Zero issues from DC. New Zero issues for this week include Batgirl, Batman, Batman & Robin, Deathstroke, Demon Knights, Green Lantern Corps and more. Check them all out below, available now!

Avengers Assemble #7

Avengers Vs X-Men #11 (Of 12)

Avenging Spider-Man #12

Batgirl #0

Batman #0

Batman And Robin #0

Batman Arkham City TP

Before Watchmen Comedian #3 (Of 6)

Birds Of Prey TP Vol 01 Trouble In Mind

Btvs Season 9 Freefall #13

Captain America #17

Conan The Barbarian #8

Creep #1

Deathstroke #0

Demon Knights #0

Disney Junior Magazine 8

Fantastic Four #610

Frankenstein Agent Of Shade #0

Green Lantern Corps #0

Grifter #0

Harbinger #4

He Man And The Masters Of The Universe #2 (Of 6)

Incredible Hulk #13

Journey Into Mystery #643

Legion Lost #0

Manhattan Projects #6

Massive #4

Mega Man #17

Michael Avon Oemings The Victories #2 (Of 5)

Nemesis TP

New Avengers #30

Ravagers #0

Resurrection Man #0

Rocketeer Cargo Of Doom #2 (Of 4)

Saucer Country #7

Scarlet Spider #9

Spongebob Comics #12

Star Wars Knight Errant Escape #4 (Of 5)

Star Wars Lost Tribe O/T Sith Spiral #2 (Of 5)

Stumptown V2 #1

Suicide Squad #0

Superboy #0

Team 7 #0

Transformers More Meets Eye Annual 2012 #1

Ultimate Comics X-Men #16

Uncanny X-Force #31

Uncanny X-Men #18 Avx

Wolverine And X-Men #16 Avx

X-Men #35

X-Men Legacy #273

X-O Manowar (Ongoing) #5 

New Comics for Wednesday, September 5 2012

DC's month of ZERO Issues for the New 52 begins this week! 

• Action Comics #0
• Age Of Apocalypse #7
• Amazing Spider-Man #693
• Animal Man #0
• Archer & Armstrong (New) #2
• Batwing #0
• Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #3 (Of 4)
• Bloodshot (Ongoing) #3
• Crow #3
• Dan The Unharmable #5
• Dark Avengers #180
• Deadpool #60
• Detective Comics #0
• Dial H #0
• Earth 2 #0
• Fairest #7
• Fashion Beast #1
• Fear Itself TP Thunderbolts
• First X-Men #2 (Of 5)
• Garfield #5
• Gi Combat #0
• Green Arrow #0
• Green Lantern #0
• Harvest #2 (Of 5)
• Hawkeye #2
• Invincible Iron Man #524
• Journey Into Mystery TP Vol 01 Fear
• Manhattan Projects TP Vol 01 Science Bad
• Marvels Avengers TP Black Widow Strikes
• Mighty Thor #19
• Mind The Gap #4
• Muppets #3 (Of 4)
• New Crusaders Rise Of The Heroes #1
• Night Force #7 (Of 7)
• Phantom Stranger #0
• Phineas And Ferb Magazine
• Planet O/T Apes Cataclysm #1
• Punisher #15
• Road To Oz #1 (Of 6)
• Scooby Doo Where Are You #25
• Smallville Season 11 #5
• Spawn #223
• Starman Omnibus TP Vol 02
• Stormwatch #0
• Swamp Thing #0
• Thanos Quest #1
• Thief Of Thieves #8
• Thief Of Thieves TP Vol 01
• Think Tank #2
• Tiny Titans TP Vol 01 Welcome To The Treehouse
• Tiny Titans TP Vol 02 Adventures In Awesomeness
• Transformers Robots In Disguise Ongoing #9
• True Blood Ongoing #4
• Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #14
• Ultimate Comics Ultimates By Hickman TP Vol 01
• Venom #24
• Worlds Finest #0
• X-Factor #243
• X-Men Legacy TP Five Miles South Of Universe
• Zita The Space Girl Gn 

New Comics For Wednesday, August 22 2012

• All Star Western #12
• Amazing Spider-Man #692
• Americas Got Powers #3 (Of 6)
• Archie & Friends Double Digest #19
• Astonishing X-Men #53
• Bart Simpson Comics #74
• Batman The Dark Knight #12
• Before Watchmen Comedian #2 (Of 6)
• Before Watchmen Dr Manhattan #1 (Of 4)
• Dan The Unharmable #4
• Dc Super Pets Yr Tp Amazing Mini Mutts
• Dc Super-Pets Yr Tp Royal Rodent Rescue
• Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe #4 (Of 4)
• Disney Fairies Magazine #8
• Disney Pixar Cars Magazine #8
• Dragon Age Those Who Speak #1 (Of 3)
• Fatima The Blood Spinners #3 (Of 4)
• Fear Itself Tp
• Flash #12
• Invincible Iron Man #523
• Justice League Dark #12
• Mars Attacks #3
• Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #5
• Punisher #14
• Punk Rock Jesus #2 (Of 6)
• Rocketeer Cargo Of Doom #1 (Of 4)
• Secret Avengers #30
• Star Trek Ongoing #12
• Star Wars Darth Vader Ghost Prison #4 (Of 5)
• Supercrooks #4 (Of 4)
• Superman #12
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #13
• Transformers More Than Meets Eye Ongoing #8
• Ultimate Comics Ultimates #14
• Uncanny X-Men #17 Avx
• Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #3 (Of 5)
• Venom #23
• Voodoo #12
• Walking Dead Survivors Guide Tp
• Web Of Spider-Man #129.1
• Wolverine #312
• X-Men Legacy #272

A Robo-Dog Review

          This week's standout comic for me was Thief of Thieves #7.  For those that don't know the title is put out monthly by Image Comics and has a great creative team.  Robert Kirkman guides the story of Thief of Thieves with Nick Spencer writing.  I don't think I really need to say this to anyone who has even a teensy thread of knowledge of the comic book world......like a friend's mother's brother's best friend once read a comic type of knowledge....but Robert Kirkman is the creator and writer of the hugely successful Walking Dead series.  Nick Spencer is the writer of Morning Glories for Image Comics and a damn good writer.  The comic is about Conrad Paulson, a highly successful thief who decides to hang up his gloves and only steal things that have already been stolen.  That doesn't give a lot of detail but if you like heisty (is that a word....heisty?...."something that is all about heisting"....wait...is heisting a word?!?) then you will enjoy this book. 
 
          So, why did I pick this comic to review this week?  Well, let's start with the writing since I have to now prove why I think Nick Spencer is a damn good writer.  Simply put....this comic flows.  When issue #1 came out I was excited by the prospect of this book and very pleased when I finished reading it.  The characters were not overly developed but had so much that was being said about them.  There wasn't much meat to the first issue but it lays out the beginnings of a tale that you want to hear.    I am the type of comic reader that will stick with a comic to see if it's going to get any better.  I know it seems to be a weakness but believe me there are plenty of us out there.  But, I am also the type of comic reader that will drop a title at the snap of my fingers when I do finally realize that a comic is just not getting any better.  That being said, the formula for a comic that is going to lead you along is to start off with issue #1 having very little story but compelling enough that you want to stick with it.  By issue #2 and #3 (maybe as far as issue #4) this comic is in my pull file at Black Bowser Comics of it's back on the comic racks the following week.  Thief of Thieves does a great job of stringing you along, meant totally as a compliment.  It gives you pieces of the story one tiny morsel per serving and uncovers a very small bit of a character's past at just the right time and in the right amount.  By issue #6 I had an expectation of how each issue was going to be presented.  Issue #7 changed that with its fast paced heist story and the culmination of events from previous issues.  I'm not going to get into particulars of issue #7 because I hate reviews that are full of spoilers but let me just say that I can't wait to see what happens to  Agent Cohen.  
          I think I've blabbed on enough about the plot and writing let me see if I can become a blowhard about the art in this book.  Like most comic book readers I enjoy a particular style of art when I read.  That doesn't mean that I pass up a book because I don't like the art but I prefer to have both art and story working hand in hand.  Shawn Martinbrough does an amazing job on this book but if anyone has read DMZ they should know what I'm talking about.  His style is very suited to a noir tale but fits in so perfectly with Thief of Thieves.  The panels are uncluttered and clean, focusing on the story being told and leading you through the book just as much as the writing.  Have you ever read a comic and either covered over the dialogue or pretended that it wasn't there?  If you haven't you really should....it's a lot of fun.  I started doing this a few years ago on the recommendation of a comic fanatic friend of mine in Toronto.  He collected and read a lot of comics each month and would read every comic twice....the first read with just art and then a second time with art and dialogue.  He said that you can tell a lot about an artist and their ability to tell a tale by doing this.  Shawn (and Felix Serrano....sorry Felix) pull this tale along panel by panel and if you didn't have any dialogue you would be just as immersed.  
          If anyone out there is looking for a great comic to get into please, do yourself a favor and pick up Thief of Thieves.  It might be tough to find some of the first issues of this fantastic book but fear not, the fist volume of the trade is due out September 5th, 2012.  The last thing I want to say about this comic is that I am super excited as a comics reader, a movie and t.v. buff, and a comic/video store owner for Thief of Thieves to make it to the small screen.  The comic series has already been picked up by AMC (the same company that puts out The Walking Dead) and will be on that same channel sometime in the future.  

New Comics For Wednesday, August 8 2012

• Archer & Armstrong (New) #1
• Astonishing X-Men #52
• Avengers Assemble #6
• Batgirl #12
• Batman #12
• Batman And Robin #12
• Batman Arkham Unhinged #5
• Before Watchmen Ozymandias #2 (Of 6)
• BTVS Season 9 Freefall #12 Noto Cvr
• Captain America #16
• Conan The Barbarian #7
• Creator Owned Heroes #3
• Creep #0
• Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe #2 (Of 4)
• Deathstroke #12
• Fairest #6 (Mr)
• Fantastic Four #609
• Gambit #1
• Green River Killer True Detective Story HC
• Grifter #12
• Incredible Hulk #12
• Kevin Keller #4
• Kiss #3
• Magic The Gathering Spell Thief #2
• Massive #3 Leon Cvr
• Mega Man #16
• Mighty Thor #18
• New Avengers #29 AvX
• Night Force #6 (Of 7)
• Scarlet Spider #8
• Scarlet Spider Prem HC Vol 01 Life After Death
• Scooby Doo Where Are You #24
• Scott Pilgrim Color HC Vol 01 (Of 6)
• Sensationsal Spider-Man #33.1
• Space Punisher #2 (Of 4)
• Spider-Men #4 (Of 5)
• Spongebob Comics #11
• Star Wars Knight Errant Escape #3 (Of 5)
• Star Wars Lost Tribe O/T Sith Spiral #1 (Of 5)
• Stephen King Joe Hill Road Rage HC
• Suicide Squad #12
• Thor Godstorm HC
• Transformers Robots In Disguise Ongoing #8
• Venom #22
• D Wolverine #311
• X-Men Ff TP
• X-Men Legacy #271
• Star Wars Blood Ties Boba Fett Is Dead #4 (Of 4)

New Comics For Thursday, August 2 2012

** Please Note, the upcoming holiday may cause comics to be shipped a day late, resulting in a Thursday release - stayed tuned, True Believers!

• Action Comics #12 3
• Age Of Apocalypse #6
• Animal Man #12
• Astonishing Thor HC
• Avengers Origin HC
• Avengers Vs X-Men #9 (Of 12)
• Avenging Spider-Man #10
• Before Watchmen Nite Owl #2 (Of 4)
• Black Kiss Ii #1 (Of 6)
• Boys #69
• Daredevil #16
• Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe #1 (Of 4)
• Detective Comics #12
• Dial H #4
• Earth 2 #4
• First X-Men #1
• Fury Max #5
• Futurama Comics #62
• Garfield #4
• GI Combat #4
• Harvest #1
• Hawkeye #1
• Invincible Iron Man #522
• Journey Into Mystery #641
• Looney Tunes #208
• Mind The Gap #3
• Muppets #2 (Of 4)
• Peter Parker Spider-Man #156.1
• Punisher by Greg Rucka Tp Vol 01
• Simpsons Illustrated #3
• Smallville Season 11 #4
• Sonic The Hedgehog #239
• Spawn #222
• Strawberry Shortcake Vol 2 #1
• Swamp Thing #12
• Thief Of Thieves #7
• Think Tank #1
• Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #13
• World Of Archie Double Digest #20
• Worlds Finest #4
• X-Factor #241
• X-Men #33 

New Comics For Wednesday, July 25 2012

• Alan Moore Writing For Comics GN
• All Star Western #11
• Amazing Spider-Man #690
• Aquaman #11
• Archie #635
• Astonishing X-Men #52
• Avengers #28 AvX
• Avengers West Coast Avengers TPB Family Ties
• Bart Simpson Comics
• Before Watchmen Comedian #2 (Of 6)
• Daredevil By Mark Waid TPB Vol 01
• Deadpool #58
• Everybody Loves Tank Girl #1 (Of 3)
• Flash #11
• Green Lantern #11
• Hit-Girl #2 (Of 5)
• Incredible Hulk #11
• Manhattan Projects #5
• Mass Effect Homeworlds #3
• Massive #2
• Mighty Thor #17
• National Comics Eternity #1
• Red Hulk TPB Haunted
• Secret Avengers #29
• Sonic The Hedgehog #238
• Star Wars Blood Ties Boba Fett Is Dead #4 (Of 4)
• Star Wars Darth Maul Death Sentence #1 (Of 4)
• Superman #11
• Superman Family Adventures #3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #12
• Thor Deviants Saga TPB
• Transformers More Than Meets Eye Ongoing #7
• Ultimate Comics Hawkeye By Jonathan Hickman TPB
• Uncanny X-Force #28
• Underwater Welder GN
• Vault TPB Vol 01
• Venom #21
• Wolverine And X-Men #14 AvX
• X-Men Legacy #270 AvX
• X-Men Steve Rogers Escape From Negative Zone TPB                                      
• X-Treme X-Men #1