PREVIEWS

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 18 June 2013 14:06

First, Angstrom Levy returns in Invincible #103. Then, much power can one woman hold before the world says "enough" in Mara #5? It Girl face-to-face with an ancient evil, one now wielding unlimited power thanks to the technological secret stolen from Atomics HQ in It Girl & The Atomics #11. Finally, the bitter, former Witchblade bearer Katarina has transcended the Faerie realm, travelling to Chicago to intercept the fugitive murderer Toio Mulranny in Witchblade #167.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:48

First, lines are drawn in the sand, friendships are torn apart, and new mysteries come to light in Mind the Gap #11. Then, Jesus is facing an array of obstacles the average person walks over, but to him, being eight inches tall, they're monoliths in Miniature Jesus #3. Finally, Dana and her father are in a race to save Ibrahaim from trigger happy retired militiaman in Revival #11.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 14 June 2013 00:00

The first official graphic fiction tie-in to the hit ABC series takes fans deep into the world of Fairy Tale Land, where  the fabled storybook characters we all grew up with are real, with the forces of good and evil locked in an epic struggle in Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 14 June 2013 00:00

As the Harbinger Wars barrel toward a sense-shattering climax, the moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived – Peter Stanchek and the Renegades versus Bloodshot in Harbinger #13!

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 11 June 2013 12:10

First, when a group of eco-terrorists threaten plans for the expansion of New Texas, a growing cast of patriots, plunderers, monsters and thieves conspire to tear it all down in Great Pacific #7. Then, having faced the wrath of The Hook, Peter and the Lost Boys join forces with the Braves in guerilla warfare from their secret hideout in the Sticks in Peter Panzerfaust #7. Finally, Lucille is going to be so jealous in Walking Dead #111. 

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:52

First, fifteen-year-old Liana, the ultimate psionic weapon of mass destruction, loses control of her power and threatens to destroy everyone and everything in her path in A Distant Soil #40. Then, Winslow and Anne learn the truth about Winslow's dream and about what is coming in The Dream Merchant #2. Finally, Learn the secret history of Enrico Fermi and, more importantly, "if someone is out there" why we haven't "found them yet" in The Manhattan Projects #12.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:24

First, Top Cow takes you to a dystopian future where technology and evolution have merged and a cyborg killer searching for meaning is the most human individual left in Aphrodite IX #2. Then, can Tom Judge and the Magdalena overcome their differences of faith to battle an evil that is as old as the universe itself in Artifacts #28?

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 31 May 2013 00:00

Two estranged siblings, adopted brothers, find their lives thrown together when their father’s murder leads them into the throes of a life-altering scientific accident. Suddenly, Eric and Woody will find themselves with a whole new purpose – and a perfectly legitimate reason to wear costumes and fight crime in Quantum and Woody #1.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 31 May 2013 00:00

Doctor Mirage talks to the dead and, right now, they're all saying the same thing – get out while you still can in Shadowman #7.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 31 May 2013 00:00

Founding Avenger Hank Pym, stands at a crossroads! Faced with a dilemma only he can solve, Pym must gamble his past AND his future in Age of Ultron #10 A.I.!

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 28 May 2013 08:28

First, Beta is hell bent on exterminating his predecessors from the face of the planet in Clone #7. Then, it all comes down to one hand in Lost Vegas #3? Finally, life. Death. Rebirth. All of this and more await Elle when she faces her newest challenge in Mind the Gap #10.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 28 May 2013 07:55

First, Agent Chu is on the trail of a certain vampire in Chew #34. Then, there's a price on Gabbatha's head and the Silencer means to collect in Elephantmen #48. Finally, meet Lola, the Cartel boss. And what Lola wants, Lola gets - and Conrad's going to learn that the hard way in Thief of Thieves #14.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 28 May 2013 07:40

First, Tyler has to battle the Gun Club, beat the faculty's scheme to expel him and keep his secret identity safe at the school of Five Weapons in Five Weapons #4. Then, it’s a double sized Season 2 premiere featuring an astonishing array of covers by some of the hottest artists working today in Morning Glories #27.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:37

After the stunning events in Minneapolis, the team is on stand-down pending an investigation. A call from one of Switchfoot's friends in the Israeli Defense Force, however, turns into an unsanctioned mission with dire consequences in The Activity #13. Then, Ibrahaim's first door-to-door inspection goes badly when he's sent to the Holt farm in Revival #10.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:06

It’s a new age for new kinds of heroes. First, meet the ultimate slacker superhero for the 21st Century in The Bounce #1. Then, there are a million stories in Saturn City, and Simon Cooke's is just one of them. His future may be wide open, but the past is hot on his tail in Sex #3.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:43

This week it’s wrathful ghosts, haunting ghosts, and holy ghosts. First, Riley Rossmo interprets haunting stories from three of today’s top writers in Dia De Los Muertos #3. Then, in a fantastic valley far from the eyes of man Fabian Gray meets the Guardian of Dreams in Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray #3. Finally, a small-town Pastor thinks the eight-inch Jesus that descended from a cross on the church's wall is the devil's work in Miniature Jesus #2.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00

Piloting a World War II dive-bomber, Captain Midnight—fighter pilot extraordinaire and expert inventor—hurtles out of a freak storm in the Bermuda Triangle and into the twenty-first century, where he’s in for more than one surprise as he enters the modern era in Captain Midnight #0.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00

An old enemy shows up at the X-Men’s door, seeking asylum from an ancient evil come back to Earth in X-Men #1.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00

The man without fear has been left in a pool of his own blood—cut, beaten and humiliated by the dangerous Ikari! But how is this menace tied to the accident that created Daredevil? Find out in Daredevil #26! Then, in an unbelievable Age of Ultron tie-in, the tables turn as Warrior Woman makes a decision that will shake the Fearless Defenders to its core—by teaming up with none other than Caroline LeFay in Fearless Defenders #4AU.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Wednesday, 15 May 2013 00:00

Everyone says they want what’s best for the children…but Bloodshot’s the only one who’s willing to fight for it. After a lifetime of lies, destruction and pain, he’s vowed to use his extraordinary abilities to do one simple thing: keep these kids alive, even if they’re terrified of him in Bloodshot #11.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:06

Reunited with the remnants of his people on the alien world of Loam, X-O Manowar is about to bring PLANET DEATH to its knees in X-O Manowar #13.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:09

First, haunted by recurring dreams rest of the world has been made to forget, a boy named Winslow is hunted by mysterious in The Dream Merchant #1. Then, someone broke into Flem's lab and stole a dangerous invention in It Girl & The Atomics #10. Afterwards it’s the prelude to Season 2 in Morning Glories #26. Aimes has an "About Last Night" moment in Non-Humans #3. Finally, Agent Barrino and his comrades in arms find themselves on a head on collision with fate in Vescell #8.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:41

First, Nazi cultists and monsters are after Jo, as she searches for answers and comes face to face with Mr Bishop for the first time in Fatale #14. Then, Luther has been Bound and Petra has become Jack's new friend in The Legend of Luther Strode #5. Finally, Dr. David Loren has never directly been forced to come face to face with the deadly consequences of his actions... until Think Tank #7.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 14 May 2013 00:00

A great way to introduce Fearless Dawn and Asylum Press to retailers and fans. Featuring a sampling on new and upcoming comics in Fearless Dawn/Asylum Press Sampler Free Comic Book 2013.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 07 May 2013 16:51

First, with the help of an ancient force, New Father Prophet searches for a weapon to fight a deadly threat to the Empire in Prophet #35. Then, where logic, reason and sanity end...there is Dark Science in Storm Dogs #5.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 07 May 2013 16:30

First, a man finds himself transported to prohibition-era Chicago and surrounded by gangers and demons alike in Chin Music #1. Then, it’s Ezekiel vs. Michonne in The Walking Dead #110. Finally, to both put food on the table and stop a more powerful evil, Sara Pezzini will need to destroy the career of the only decent and honest politician left in Chicago in Witchblade #166.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 03 May 2013 00:00

As burning shards of the Peak Station plummet to earth, the Marvel Universe enters Ragnarök! Now comes retribution for Thor’s rash action in the past—the God-slaying axe, Jarnbjorn, has returned in the hands of the Apocalypse Twins in Uncanny Avengers #8!

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 03 May 2013 00:00

After releasing an intergalactic war criminal from the Raft in an attempt to avoid the death of six million people, Cable and his team rush off into space to face down an Armada in Cable & X-Force #8.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 03 May 2013 00:00

After stealing an Aboriginal mask from a museum, John Lincoln realizes that the spirits of the vengeful dead are possessing his body and mind while he sleeps in Dream Thief #1.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 03 May 2013 00:00

For a thousand generations, Gilad Anni-Padda has defended the innocent and dealt out justice as the Eternal Warrior. An unsung veteran of every war ever waged, Gilad’s hard-fought quest from the ancient world to modern day Los Angeles will force him to the forefront of the Valiant Universe in Valiant Masters: Eternal Warrior Vol. 1 – The Fist and Steel HC.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Friday, 03 May 2013 00:00

King Conan has faced many threats to his throne in Aquilonia—but none more deadly than a traitorous alliance backed by the resurrected sorcerer Xaltotun, at whose command mountains crumble in King Conan: Hour of the Dragon #1.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Wednesday, 01 May 2013 00:00

For hundreds of years, the Shadowmen have guarded our world from the nightmare realm known as the Deadside and its sadistic necromancer, Master Darque. But who is Master Darque? Find out in Shadowman #0.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:39

First, the skies over Vietnam rain liquid fire as Brian Curliss, AKA Jungle Jim continues his epic quest to find the rotting, undead remains of Sergeant Jim Asher in ’68: Jungle Jim #2. Then, before Switchfoot was in the activity, he was an operator in Delta Force in The Activity #12. Karic and his cause have been betrayed, and the fragile alliance he forged crumbles before him in Mice Templar IV: Legend #2.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:10

First, the Catholic Church knows dark realities kept secret from the world and they have agents to protect us from those secrets, whether we want them to or not in Artifacts #27. Then, in order to survive Morgana’s wrath, Simon will need to rely on the safeguards Merlin planned in advance, but will it be enough in Son of Merlin #4?

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:31

First, the brothers G-Man and Great Man have finally returned from their Cape Crisis adventure, only to discover that not everybody is happy that they're back in G-Man Vol. 3 TP. Then, Cecil Steadman's bargain with Mr. Liu has taken a turn for the worst - and now the greatest heroes of the Invincible Universe must defeat the dragon unleashed in Invincible Universe #2. Afterwards, it’s a glimpse into the lives of Chicago's notorious criminal organization in Savage Dragon #187. Finally, Who or WHAT is TYRANNOSAURUS X in Super Dinosaur #19.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Tuesday, 30 April 2013 09:59

First, it’s a special stand-alone issue taking you to the darkest corners of the Hinterlands in BlackAcre #6. Then, will Song seek vengeance for her uncle’s death, or try to find inner peace so she can finally lead a normal life in Epic Kill #10? Afterwards, the awful truth behind a multi-million dollar conspiracy is revealed, with deadly consequences in Snapshot #4. Finally, as the worldwide fervor around Jim Downing's miraculous gifts continues to grow, the darkness that lives within him begins to threaten his newfound fame in Spawn #231.