New Comics This Wednesday, May 23

The big release next week is undoubtedly Batman Incorporated #1! Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham debut their excellent and very popular title in the New 52! It’s easily the biggest of the second wave of New 52 titles. Other big DC books coming out include Aquaman #9, Flash #9, I Vampire #9, Superman #9 and a couple Night of the Owls tie-in’s with All Star Western #9 and Batman The Dark Knight #9.

On the Marvel side of the aisle it looks we’re in for a little smaller of a week, but nevertheless look out for Astonishing X-Men #50! As the Muppets sang in Muppets Take Manhattan: "Somebody’s getting married!" Also check out Amazing Spider-Man #686, Captain America #12, Journey into Mystery #638, Mighty Thor #14, Secret Avengers #27 (an Avengers vs. X-Men tie-in), and Ultimate Comics X-Men #12.

As for the other publishers, of course we have to mention Chew #26! It’s a new story arc and a great place to get on board. Plus there’s Cobra Ongoing #13, Godzilla Ongoing #1 and True Blood Ongoing #1 and Joe Hill’s The Cape HC from IDW! Plus much more!

The full list follows…

DC Comics
ABSOLUTE BATMAN DARK VICTORY HC
ALL STAR WESTERN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
AQUAMAN #9
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1
BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 02 KNIGHTQUEST
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #3
FABLES #117
FLASH #9
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #9
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #9
I VAMPIRE #9
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #9
MAD ARCHIVES HC VOL 03
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #9
STORMWATCH TP VOL 01 THE DARK SIDE
SUPERMAN #9
TEEN TITANS #9 (THE CULLING)
UNWRITTEN #37
VOODOO #9

Marvel Comics
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 ENDS
ASTONISHING X-MEN #50
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #631
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE PREM HC NO MORE HEROES
DEADPOOL #55
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #7 (OF 8)
FANTASTIC FOUR #606
HULK #52
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #4 (OF 5)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #638 EXILED
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2
MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #2 (OF 5)
MIGHTY THOR #14
MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION TP VOL 01
SECRET AVENGERS #27 AVX
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN DOSM FALLOUT TP
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #12
UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 03 DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 01

Image Comics
CHEW #26
ELEPHANTMEN #39
HAUNT TP VOL 03
NO PLACE LIKE HOME #4
PROPHET #25
REBEL BLOOD #3 (OF 4)
WITCHBLADE #156
YOUNGBLOOD #71

Dark Horse Comics
ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #12
GUILD FAWKES #1
MIND MGMT #1
ORCHID #7
RAGEMOOR #3
RESIDENT ALIEN #1
STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #1 (OF 5)

IDW Publishing
COBRA ONGOING #13
COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS GN
GODZILLA ONGOING #1
HERO COMICS 2012
JOE HILL THE CAPE HC
MAGIC THE GATHERING #4
SMOKE AND MIRRORS #3 (OF 5)
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #5
TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #1

Everything Else
ARCHIE #633
BART SIMPSON COMICS #71
BOYS ONLY HOW TO SURVIVE ANYTHING GN
CLINT 2.0 #1
CROSSED BADLANDS #6
ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #10
FANGORIA #314
FATHOM KIANI VOL 2 #2
GREEN HORNET #25
GRIMM FAIRY TALES PRESENTS NEVERLAND HOOK #5
HELLRAISER #14
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #37
IRREDEEMABLE #37
JUDGE DREDD CRUSADE TP
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #9
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #186
LORD OF THE JUNGLE ANNUAL #1
ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #25
RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #122
SOULFIRE VOL 3 #8
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE TP VOL 01 BERRY FUN
VAMPIRELLA #17
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #12

Premium Variant Covers
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 1 IN 15 DELLOTTO VARIANT
AQUAMAN #9 1 IN 25 REIS & PRADO B&W VARIANT
ASTONISHING X-MEN #50 1 IN 50 CASSADY VARIANT
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 1 IN 25 QUITELY VARIANT
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 1 IN 200 BURNHAM B&W VARIANT
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9 1 IN 25 FINCH & FRIEND VARIANT
COBRA ONGOING #13 1 IN 10 WILLIAMS VARIANT
FLASH #9 TONY DANIEL VARIANT
FLASH #9 1 IN 200 MANAPUL B&W VARIANT
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #9 1 IN 25 KIRKHAM & BATT B&W VARIANT
SUPERMAN #9 1 IN 25 REIS B&W VARIANT
TEEN TITANS #9 1 IN 25 BOOTH & RAPMUND B&W VARIANT

2nd Printings and Cover Price Variants
BATMAN #3 2ND PTG
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 COMBO PACK
EPIC KILL #1 2ND PTG
LADY MECHANIKA #2 2ND PTG
NIGHTWING #8 2ND PTG
SAGA #1 4TH PTG
THIEF OF THIEVES #2 3RD PTG
THIEF OF THIEVES #3 3RD PTG
THIEF OF THIEVES #4 2ND PTG
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #9 2ND PTG BACHALO VARIANT

AND THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!

Click here for a Tentative Shipping List for next Wednesday, May 30!