COMICS ON THE RACK
Quick Picks for Comics Due 06-09-10
By John Judy
ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS #2 of 5 by Warren Ellis and Kaare Andrews. The X-Men must investigate why incredibly destructive, dangerous babies are being born! Guess Professor X hasn't given them "the talk."
AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 by Christos Gage and Mike McKone. The next generation of Avengers is being trained by… Hank Pym? But... he's Hank Pym! Gotta look.
BATMAN #700 by Grant Morrison and His Art Squad of Death. A celebratory overview of the Batmen of different eras: Bruce, Dick and Damian. Recommended.
BUZZARD #1 of 3 written and drawn by Eric Powell. From the pages of THE GOON, the mysterious Buzzard strikes out on his own. Plus a back-up feature with Kyle Hotz: BILLY THE KID'S OLD TIMEY ODDITIES. Highly recommended.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #606 by Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice. Zemo wants to finish what his dad started: Kill Bucky America! Good times!
CHEW #11 by John Layman and Rob Guillory. Agent Tony Chu, the fed who gains psychic knowledge of whatever he eats, is on the job. This time he's hunting down rich guys who eat exotic animals for fun, including extinct ones! Older teens and up. Recommended.
CHEW, VOL. 2: INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR SC by John Layman and Rob Guillory. Agent Chu goes abroad, but there's nothing innocent about it! Recommended.
DAREDEVIL #507 by Andy Diggle, Antony Johnston and Marco Checchetto. DD's still tusslin' with the ninjas!
DAYTRIPPER #7 of 10 by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. The focus is on friendship in the latest issue of this insanely beautiful series. Highly recommended.
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF KLASSIC KRAZY KOOL KIDS KOMICS HC edited by Craig Yoe. This is a sweet collection of vintage humor strips from the 40s and 50s by such legends as Kirby, Ditko, Dr. Suess, Frank Frazetta ,Walt Kelly, Jules Feiffer, Dan DeCarlo, Carl Barks, Harvey Kurtzman and many more. If you love comics and/or have a kid you need this one. Features an intro by Mo Willems, the creator of the "Pigeon" series of kids books. Great for all ages. Highly recommended.
GREEN LANTERN PROMO RINGS by DC Comics and the Guardians of the Universe. Tell your local retailer you're ready to take the oath!
HELLBOY, VOL. 10: CROOKED MAN AND OTHERS SC by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Richard Corben, Duncan Fegredo and Jason Shawn Alexander. Includes the Eisner-winning title story as well as the rare "They Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships", "The Mole" and "In the Chapel of Moloch."
HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #2 of 4 by Greg Pak , Fred Van Lente and Reilly Brown. Super-smart Amadeus Cho is picking up where the late Hercules left off and there's lots of folks who ain't having none of it! Head-busting and intrigues galore!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. Still digging out from the Siege and his self-imposed lobotomy, Tony Stark is catching not a single break. New faces and old conspire to keep putting the "Invincible" part of the title to the test. Action-packed!
IRREDEEMABLE, VOL. 3 SC by Mark Waid and Peter Krause. The latest collection in the ongoing story of the world's most powerful superhero gone bad. In this one his old compatriots start pushing back hard. Recommended.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #3 by Keith Giffen, Judd Winick and Fernando Dagnino. Jamie Reyes gets onboard because it ain't the JLI without a Blue Beetle. Maxwell Lord better watch his back!
KNIGHT LIFE: CHIVALRY AIN'T DEAD SC written and drawn by Jeff Chang. The follow-up to Chang's Harvey Award-winning daily humor strip "The K Chronicles." If you like your sitcoms without plugging in the TV then check this out.
NEIL YOUNG'S GREENDALE HC by Joshua Dysart and Cliff Chiang. A comic adaptation of an album by a rock legend. Politics, mystery and adventure come together in a book that should go over well, except with southern men who don't need Neil Young around anyhow.
NEMESIS #2 of 4 by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. The worst super-villain ever sets his sights on the White House. That's right: Nemesis is a teabagger! Gotta look!
PREDATORS #1 of 4 by Marc Andreyko, David Lapham, Guilherme Balbi and Gabriel Guzman. Yes, that is Lawrence Fishburne and Adrian Brody you see staring at you on the cover as the world's oldest, skinniest Navy SEALS. "Official movie adaptation" is what they call that in Da Biz.
PUNISHERMAX #8 by Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon. In the past all cops, even dirty ones, have gotten a pass from the Punisher. But things are changing… Recommended, not for kids.
RAWHIDE KID #1 of 4 by Ron Zimerman and Howard Chaykin. Seven years after RAWHIDE KID: SLAP LEATHER, his previous outing with/of the character, Zimmerman has returned to use all the campy, gay sub-text innuendo he could think up during that time. Plus gun-fights.
SECRET SIX #22 by Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore. The concluding chapter of Catman's search for his son's kidnapers. The only comic on the rack this week that actually drips blood when you pick it up. Too intense for younger kids.
SHIELD #2 by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver. In which it is possible we will actually read a story about how exactly certain historical figures beat back Galactus and other cosmic threats in the days before electricity and indoor plumbing.
SIEGEL AND SHUSTER'S FUNNYMAN SC by Jerry and Joe. The story of the futile attempt by the co-creators of Superman to catch lightning in a bottle a second time. This volume collects the humorous adventures of "the first Jewish superhero" and recounts how he crashed and burned back in 1947. Edited by Thomas Andrae and Mel Gordon. Recommended for any creative types who might be tempted to sell the rights to their greatest creation for a pittance.
SOLOMON KANE: DEATH'S BLACK RIDERS #4 of 4 by Scott Allie and Mario Guevara. The final issue of the puritan avenger's battle against the hellspawn of the Black Forest.
TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #1 of 6 by Peter Hogan, Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. The great boys adventure science hero is back in a mini-series featuring time travel, Nazis and ruined weddings. Recommended for young teens and up!
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #3 by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu. Ultimate Nick Fury's super-mean Ultimate Avengers are gonna go beat up/kill Ultimate Ghost Rider. Or, if he's really evil, make him join the team.
UNCANNY X-MEN #525 by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson. The X-folk have to destroy a bunch of Nimrods. Look out, Arizona!
UNWRITTEN #14 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross. The release of the new Tommy Taylor novel promises hijinks, geekery and violence galore! Recommended.
YOUNG ALLIES #1 by Sean McKeever and David Baldeon. This team consists of Nomad, Arana, Toro, Gravity and Firestar. Never take a bet when you're drunk at the Marvel Christmas party, kids. Just don't. Ever.
