Out This Week 03/04/2013

(This list does not contain collected editions or reprints)

Dark Horse Comics

Abe Sapien Dark & Terrible #1
Last Of Us American Dreams #1
Snow Angel #1 (OS)
Star Wars Dark Times Fire Carrier #3

DC Comics
Action Comics #19
Ame Comi Girls #2
Animal Man #19
Batwing #19
Detective Comics #19
Dial H #11           
Earth 2 #11
Fairest #14
Green Arrow #19
Green Lantern #19
Legends Of The Dark Knight #7
Looney Tunes #212
Phantom Stranger #7
Scooby Doo Where Are You #32
Smallville Season 11 #12
Stormwatch #19
Swamp Thing #19
Worlds Finest #11

IDW Publishing
GI Joe Special Missions #2
Godzilla Half Century War #5
Joe Palooka #5
Kill Shakespeare Tide Of Blood #2
Locke & Key Omega #4
Memorial Imaginary Fiends #2
Popeye #12
Transformers Spotlight Trailcutter #1

Image Comics
68 Jungle Jim #1
Bedlam #6
Blackacre #5
Glory #34
Great Pacific #6
Mice Templar IV Legend #1
Mind The Gap #9
Repossessed #4
Savage Dragon #186
Snapshot #3
Son Of Merlin #3
Spawn #230
Super Dinosaur #18
Witchblade #165

Marvel Comics
Age Of Apocalypse #14
Age Of Ultron #4
All New X-Men #10
Castle a Calm Before Storm #4
Dark Tower Gunslinger Evil Ground #1
Deadpool #7
Indestructible Hulk #6
Marvel Universe Iron Man Comic Reader TP #2
Red She-Hulk #64
Superior Spider-Man #7
Thanos Rising #1
Ultimate Comics X-Men #25
Venom #33
Winter Soldier #17

My Comic of the Week 27-03-2013

Young Avengers #3:

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Writer: Kieron Gillen

Artist: Jamie McKelvie/ Mike Norton

Colorist: Matthew Wilson

Young Avengers is definitely one of my favourite series to come out of Marvel NOW! and this is another issue that does not disappoint. Gillen is writing relatable characters matched with McKelvie's incredible art. Every cover released is one of the first that grabs my eyes on the shelves. This issue had me when Loki was describing himself as being like Tyrion from Game of Thrones, a likeness that I can quite clearly see, its these associations with current popular culture that makes this title so appealing. This is the title I wait for each month and this is the title that I can see quite firmly staying on my pull list. If you have not given Young Avengers a try yet you really ought too!

Next Week is Superior Spider-Week

Sounds like my kind of week. Hopefully this will be the herald for the announcement of the return of Peter Parkers spirit regaining control of his own body. I have enjoyed Superior Spider-Man, seeing the exploits of Doc Ock being Spider-Man, but if I am truthful one of the reasons I pick up this title is the hope for the return of Peter Parker! More to be announced next week. For other coverage on this announcement check out the links below.

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Marvel-teases-superior-spider-week.html

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44566

http://ifanboy.com/articles/teaser-superior-spider-week-is-coming/

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/29/236897/

My Cover of the Week 27-03-2013

Marvel Comics;

Guardians of the Galaxy #1 

Cover by Marcos Martin

After his surprise announcement and release of Private Eye alongside Brian K Vaughan last week comes this great cover he has done for Guardians of the Galaxy. I love the silhouettes and the contrasts of colour of the characters and the space. You can see enough detail on the figures to understand which character is which. This is just a great cover and it’s a shame it was not openly available in the UK or I would certainly have grabbed a copy!

My One to Watch for 27-03-2013

Guardians of the Galaxy #1

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Steve McNiven
Inker: John Dell
Colorist: Justin Ponsor

This may come as no surprise, but my one to watch for this weeks releases is Guardians of the Galaxy #1. I am really looking forward to seeing the first proper instalment of this teams adventures. With art by Steve McNiven and colors by Justin Ponsor I am certain this book is going to look great. But I won't know more until Wednesday. If your also looking forward to this or your new to the team and not sure whether to pick it up you should check out the free Marvel Infinite comics coming out which tell one shot stories focused on each character. Click the pictures below to follow the link to the Marvel Digital Comics store and grab these now. There will be one every 2 weeks, until the team is complete I presume.

Image sourced from www.marvel.com

Image sourced from www.marvel.com

                                                                                                                                                                     

Game of Thrones Season 3: Extended Trailer

We are only a week away from the new series of Game of Thrones and there was another trailer released earlier in the week. This is by far one of the best shows on TV and I for one can not wait for its return. Check out the trailer below and decide for yourself if you will be tuning in, and who's side are you on?

My Runner-Ups for the Cover of the Week 20-03-2013

So I have some honorable mentions who were runners up for the cover of the week. There were so many great covers out this week and I just wanted to showcase a few more of my favourites, so here we go;

New Avengers #4

Cover By: Jock

One of the highlights of this current arc of New Avengers by Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting are the accompanying covers by Jock. Every cover that has been released so far has just looked gorgeous. Jock is, in my opinion, one of the best cover artists out there and I hope these covers keep coming for New Avengers and more. Also it is worth making a note that in the June solicitations for Image comics Jock will be doing a variant cover for Jupiters Legacy #2 can not wait to see what this cover looks like!

Saga #11

Cover By: Fiona Staples

One of the break out artists of the past year. Fiona Staples has been creating some of the most beautiful art to accompany Brian K Vaughan's wonderful Space Opera. This cover has so much more emotion to it considering the outcome of the issue. A grandfather intricately working and creating something beautiful. If you haven't been collecting Saga, then you should really grab it in TPB as the art is gorgeous and well the story is one of those that has you coming back to find out more every issue.

Doctor Who Prisoners of Time #3

Cover By: Francesco Francavilla

Francesco Francavilla is currently creating some of the most beautiful covers and interiors in the industry. How the man manages to create the amount of work he does is beyond me. And being a huge Doctor Who fan, Francavilla has been drawing great covers for this series with an issue out each month featuring a tale for each regeneration of the Doctor to celebrate Doctor Who's 50th anniversary. If you love these covers then be sure to check out his Blog where he draws a poster after each episode of Doctor Who, and they are all great. I am making the effort to grab each of these covers. My understanding is they will all interlink, and you just know the final image from the 12 issues will look incredible.


So there's my honourable mentions. Not long now till another great week of comics arrive!