This week looks to be a little on the lighter side, but you can bet there’s still plenty to whet your comics whistle. Starting with Marvel’s Age of Ultron #8 (of 10)! This event has built into one of the more intriguing stories in comics right now and we’re definitely curious to see where it goes. Also from Marvel, there’s Avengers Enemy Within #1, the opening salvo to the Avengers/Captain Marvel crossover. Then there’s Iron Man #10, Nova #4, Wolverine and the X-Men #29, FF #7 and more!

On the DC front, looks like a big week for the Batman supporting cast as we’re set to get Catwoman #20, Batwoman #20, Batgirl #20, Nightwing #20 and Red Hood and the Outlaws #20! Plenty more from DC, too, including Wonder Woman #20, Supergirl #20 and Justice League of America’s Vibe #3. From the Vertigo stable, always nice to see Fables!

The non-Big Two publishers have some solid releases, including Legend of Luther Strode  #5 (of 6) and Fatale #14  from Image; Conan the Barbarian #16 from Dark Horse; Battlestar Galactica #1 from Dynamite; and Regular Show #1 from BOOM!

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We’ll start of this week with DC Comics and Batman #20! Looks like it’ll be a collaboration between writer Scott Snyder and artist Alex Maleev! Also from the DC, there’s Batman and Red Hood #20, Justice League of America #3, Constantine #3, Katana #4, Green Lantern Corps #20, Suicide Squad #20 and more!

Over at Marvel, the Avengers are once again rolling deep with a number of titles, including Avengers #11, Avengers Arena #9, Avengers Assemble #15AU, Secret Avengers #4 and Uncanny Avengers #8! We’re also looking forward to Thor: God of Thunder #8, Wolverine #3 and the Spider-Men TP!

As for Everything Else, there’s Walking Dead #110 from Image, which, the solicitation promises us will feature a brawl between Ezekiel and Michonne! Good luck to Ezekiel in that one. I’ll probably check out Chin Music #1 from Image, as well, a new series from writer Steve Niles and artist Tony Harris! Also look for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #21, Star Wars #5 and X #1 (of 4) from Dark Horse and Uber #1 from Avatar!

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It may be the week of Free Comic Book Day, but we’re still getting new comics this Wednesday! And those comics are led by Thanos Rising #2 from Marvel Comics! It’s the second issue of the mini-series about the origin of the big Avengers baddie. Also from Marvel look for Age of Ultron #7 (of 10), All New X-Men #11, Hawkeye #10, Indestructible Hulk #7 and Superior Spider-Man #9, which makes for quite a murderer’s row of our favorite Marvel NOW! titles! Also look for a couple different Iron Man titles, including Iron Man #258.1 and Iron Man: The Coming of Melter #1!

As for DC, gotta go with Detective Comics #20 from John Layman and Jason Fabok. The story of Ignatius Ogilvy (aka Emperor Penguin) has so far been outstanding and we can’t wait to see where it goes next. Also, Animal Man #20, which follows up on an excellent issue #19; Green Arrow #20, which continues Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino’s so-far stunning run on the title; and The Movement #1 from Gail Simone. You’ve probably seen those “Meet the 99%” promos? Well this it!

We’re also stoked about Image Comics’ Ten Grand #1, written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Ben Templesmith! Plus, Red Ten #3 (of 10) from Dynamite, Polarity #2 (of 4) from BOOM! and Fashion Beast #9 from Avatar (for which we have a great weakness).

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We’re gonna stray from the usual formula this week and give the lead-off spot to Image Comics and Jupiter’s Legacy #1! It’s the first issue of the eagerly awaited new series from writer Mark Millar and artist Frank Quitely. Image has several other titles set to come out this week, as well, including East of West #2, the second issue of Jonathan Hickman’s new series; Manhattan Projects #11; Whispers #5; Invincible #102; and more!

Over at Marvel, it’s another big Uncanny week as we’re set to get Uncanny Avengers #7 and Uncanny X-Men #5! Plus, Avengers #10, Guardians of the Galaxy #2, New Avengers #5 and a double-dose of the First Family in Fantastic Four #7 and FF #6!

Meanwhile, DC is offering up Batman Incorporated #10, Batman The Dark Knight #19 and Talon #7 on the Batman front. There’s also the very last issue of the Before Watchmen event in the pages of Before Watchmen: Comedian #6. Add on I Vampire #19, Superman #19 and Justice League Dark #19!

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Plenty of good stuff coming you way from Marvel Comics this week, starting with Superior Spider-Man #8! It’s been one of the hottest comics of Marvel NOW! and it doesn’t appear to be cooling down any time soon. Speaking of hot, look out for Age of Ultron #6 (of 10). They are not messing around with that event! Tying in to the Age of Ultron will be Wolverine and the X-Men #27AU! Then there’s Cable and X-Force #7, Daredevil #25, Iron Man #8, Nova #3 and Savage Wolverine #4!

Over at DC looks like a decent week for Batman family books, starting with Nightwing #19 and Red Hood and the Outlaws #19, and moving into Batman Beyond Unlimited #15, Batwoman #19, Birds of Prey #19 and Catwoman #19. It’s also a double Justice League week as we’re set to get Justice League #19 and Justice League of America’s Vibe #3! And finally, from the Vertigo stable, there’s Fables #128!

From Image, look for Chew #33, the TPB collection of Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s Happy mini-series, Thief of Thieves #13 and Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth #4 (of 4). While Dark Horse has Conan the Barbarian #15, BPRD Hell on Earth #106 and Black Beetle #3 (of 4)!

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DC has a mighty week of Batman lined up this week, with no fewer than five Bat-family titles! First up there’s Batman #19, whose solicitation says nothing more than, "Who would cause Bruce Wayne to use a gun?" Intriguing! There’s also Batman Lil Gotham #1, which brings to print the series by Dustin Nguyen that depicts the Batman family as little kids! Also look for Batgirl #19, Batman and Red Robin #19 and Batman Arkham Unhinged #13! DC also has Constantine #2, Green Lantern Corps #19, Suicide Squad #19 and the second Swamp Thing TPB!

And, while DC has Batman, Marvel has the Avengers! Look for Avengers #9, Avengers Arena #7, Avengers Assemble #14AU and Uncanny Avengers #6! There’s also a few of our very favorite books with Hawkeye #9, Thor God of Thunder #7 and Uncanny X-Men #4. And of course we have to mention a double Ultron week with Age of Ultron #5 (of 10) and Ultron #1AU. You can not stop the Mighty Marvel NOW! Machine! Not related to any of that, but still Marvel, is the conclusion to Mark Millar’s mini-series Secret Service.

Image is putting out its two biggest and best books this week with Saga #12 and Walking Dead #109, while Dark Horse has Star Wars #4 and X #0! Finally, we can’t wait to see what’s in store in IDW’s GI Joe Cobra Files #1, which marks another beginning for our favorite of the GI titles.

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One of the most talked about comics of the year — ever since we caught a glimpse of him at the end of the Avengers movie — is finally here! Thanos Rising #1 (of 5) from writer Jason Aaron and artist Simone Bianchi comes out this Wednesday! Also look for Age of Ultron #4 (of 10), All New X-Men #10, Indestructible Hulk #6, Superior Spider-Man #7 (back from the AU) and Ultimate Comics X-Men #25.

As for DC, look out for Detective Comics #19! This one is a special oversized issue, celebrating what would have been Detective Comics #900! There’s also Legends of the Dark Knight #7, Action Comics #19, Green Lantern #19 and Swamp Thing #19! Plus, over at Vertigo look for Fairest #14 and the trade paperback collection of Sean Murphy’s Punk Rock Jesus!

Image Comics is offering up Great Pacific #6, Spawn #230 and Snapshot #3 (of 4)! While Dark Horse has Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible #1 (of 3), Star Wars Dark Times – Fire Carrier #3 and more!

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The Age of Ultron continues this week! Not only in the pages of Age of Ultron #3 (of 10), but also in Fantastic Four #5AU and Superior Spider-Man #6AU! Nope, that’s not a typo; Superior Spider-Man #6 came out last week and Superior Spider-Man #6AU comes out this week! Those who’ve been reading Age of Ultron know that it’s essentially a What If? story so we have to assume that these tie-in issues are much the same. Very curious to see how they connect! Also from Marvel, there’s Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (following up on an excellent #0 issue), Uncanny Avengers #5, Wolverine and the X-Men #27, Thunderbolts #7 and the Avengers vs. X-Men TP!

Over at DC, look for Batman Incorporated #9, the first issue following the sold-out issue #8 in which we saw the death of Damian Wayne. Then there’s I Vampire #18, Red Lanterns #18, Justice League Dark #18 and more! While at Vertigo we see the newest collections of both American Vampire and Unwritten.

From Image we’re looking forward to Jonathan Hickman’s newest creator-owned series, which kicks off in the pages of East of West #1! Image also has Legend of Luther Strode #4, Morning Glories #25 and Witch Doctor: Malpractice #5! And don’t miss Rachel Rising #15 (Abstract), Massive #10 (Dark Horse) and Mark Waid’s Green Hornet #1 and Garth Ennis’ Red Team #2 (Dynamite)!

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DC Comics is firing on all cylinders this week with numerous noteworthy releases! For starters, out of the pages of Justice League Dark comes Constantine #1, written by Robert Venditti with art by Renato Guedes! And speaking of the Justice League books, look for no fewer than THREE titles bearing that distinction: Justice League #18, Justice League of America #2 and Justice League of America’s Vibe #2! (It really is Justice for All this week!) Not a bad week for Batman’s supporting cast either, as we’re set to get Batwoman #18, Catwoman #18, Birds of Prey #18, Nightwing #18 and Red Hood and the Outlaws #18! Finally, as far as Batman goes, look for the second collection of Scott Snyder’s Batman to come out in hardcover while the first gets collected in trade paperback.

Marvel ain’t messing around either, as they’re putting out quite a few of the big guns as well. There’s All New X-Men #9, Avengers #8, New Avengers #4, Superior Spider-Man #6, Indestructible Hulk #5, Daredevil #24 and Nova #2! Phew! Plus, check out X-Termination #1 (of 2), which kicks off the X-Termination event, joining together the teams from Astonishing X-Men, Age of Apocalypse and X-Treme X-Men, and spinning out of the pages of Uncanny X-Force.

Two of our favorite Image Comics are coming out this week — nay, two of our favorite comics from any publisher! — with Chew #32 and Saga #11. While Dark Horse is rolling with Conan the Barbarian #14. And there’s plenty more, too!

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He’s the best there is at what he does! And he leads the way next week for Marvel Comics in the pages of Wolverine #1! It’s a brand new ongoing series from writer Paul Cornell and artist Alan Davis. But that’s not the only new Wolverine… also look for Ultimate Comics Wolverine #1 (of 4)! Plenty more from the House of Ideas, including Age of Ultron #2 (of 10), Avengers Arena #6, Thor God of Thunder #6, Wolverine and the X-Men #26 (more Wolverine!), Uncanny X-Men #3, Secret Avengers #2 and more!

Over at DC, it’s a big old week for the Dark Knight! For starters, Batman #18 marks the first post-Death of the Family issue of that title. While Batman and Robin #18 marks the first post-Death of Damian Wayne issue of that title! There’s also Batgirl #18 and Batman Arkham Unihinged #12. Also look for Katana #2 (the first issue was good!), Suicide Squad #18 and the second trade paperback of I Vampire.

Walking Dead #108 headlines for Image, alongside Manhattan Projects #10 and the tragically-snubbed-in-the-Best-Books-chart Todd the Ugliest on Earth #3 (of 4). And you know we’ll be reading Star Wars #3 from Brian Wood and Dark Horse!

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A lot of people have been asking about it, a lot of people have been adding it to their list. And its time is finally here. Age of Ultron #1 from Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch comes out this week! It’s the start of a big event that will tie into multiple books. And speaking of Bendis, also look for All New X-Men #8! Then there’s Iron Man #7, Superior Spider-Man #5, Avengers #7 and A+X #5!

DC’s big book of the week has gotta be Detective Comics #18! John Layman and Jason Fabok continue their excellent tale with a little Batman vs. Penguin action! Also check out Before Watchmen: Rorschach #4 (of 4), Green Lantern #18, Superman #17, Legends of the Dark Knight #6, World’s Finest #10 and the duo of Animal Man and Swamp Thing! From the Vertigo imprint, we’re stoked for Fairest #13 and the Joe the Barbarian TP!

Image has a couple intriguing titles lined up as well, including Snapshot #2 (we loved the first issue), Great Pacific #5, and Sex #1 from Joe Casey! Dark Horse meanwhile brings Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow Wonderland #5 (of 5), Colder #5 (of 5) and Hellboy in Hell #4.

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This week’s new comics are being brought to you by the word "Uncanny," as we’re set to get no fewer than THREE titles from Marvel with that particular prefix: Uncanny X-Men #2, Uncanny X-Force #2 and Uncanny Avengers #4! All three are high-profile titles and all three have gotten off to excellent starts. Also from Marvel this week, look for Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 from Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven, which marks the return of the legendary cosmic saga! There’s also Young Avengers #2, Avengers Arena #5, FF #4, Thunderbolts #56 and, of course, Hawkeye #8!

It’s a little lighter on the DC side, but even still be sure to check out some solid titles in the Batman family: Batman Incorporated #8, Batman The Dark Knight #17 and Batman: The Black Mirror TP. Meanwhile, the big Green Lantern crossover Wrath of the First Lantern continues in Red Lanterns #17! And, on a personal level, we’re stoked for both I Vampire #17 and Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #4 (of 4), the previous issues of which have been outstanding.

From other publishers there’s The Massive #9 (Dark Horse), Legend of Luther Strode #3 (of 6)(Image), The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #1 (IDW) and more!

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DC and Marvel both have big #1 issues hitting the stands this week! But, since Marvel has been stealing a lot of the spotlight recently, we’ll give the lead to DC Comics and Justice League of America #1! Geoff Johns and David Finch team up to tell the tale of, as Johns says, a "very different kind of superhero team." (And yes, they are hoisting a Pennsylvania flag in the image at right, but we’ll have plenty of Maryland covers, too!) Also look for Justice League of America’s Vibe #1, written by Johns with Andrew Kreisberg and starring… Vibe! We’re also set to kick off a huge new chapter in the Green Lantern books called Wrath of the First Lantern! Look for it in Green Lantern #17, Green Lantern Corps #17 and Green Lantern New Guardians #17!

The big Marvel #1 book we mentioned was Nova #1 from Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! Look out for the return of the Human Rocket! We’re also curious about Morbius the Living Vampire #2, the first issue of which we found very interesting and unique amongst the other Marvel NOW! titles. And speaking of Marvel NOW!, also look for Avengers #6, Indestructible Hulk #4, Thor God of Thunder #5, Superior Spider-Man #4 and Savage Wolverine #2! I think you can safely classify all of those as heavy hitters.

From Image, there’s Saga #10! Arguably the best comic book being published right now. Also from Image, the conclusion to Grant Morrison’s trippy mini-series Happy. Plus, Conan the Barbarian #13 from Dark Horse, GI Joe #1 from IDW and much more!

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Gotta say, of all the comics coming out next week, we’re probably most looking forward to Batman #17! It’s the climactic chapter of "Death of the Family" and perhaps we’ll find out what’s on the silver platter! Plenty more Bat-books coming out, too, including Batgirl #17, Batman and Robin #17 and Batman Arkham Unhinged #11, not to mention the second Batman hardcover collection! Also look for Katana #1, a new series spinning out of next week’s Justice League of America.

With Marvel’s offerings, this is shaping up to be a massive week of comics. For starters, look for Uncanny X-Men #1, which marks the return of the flagship X-book! Written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Chris Bachalo. There’s also Secret Avengers #1, which features a new roster and the creative team of Nick Spencer (Morning Glories) and Luke Ross. There’s also Avengers Arena #4, Fantastic Four #4, Cable and X-Force #4, Wolverine and the X-Men #25 and much more! Plus, from Marvel’s Icon imprint, look out for Powers Bureau #1!

The week doesn’t let up either, as we’re also set to get Walking Dead #107, America’s Got Powers #5 (of 6), Morning Glories #24 and Fatale #12 from Image. While Dark Horse is offering up the second issue of Brian Wood’s new Star Wars series in Star Wars #2!

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Marvel Comics’ Fearless Defenders #1 leads off the books this week! It’s writer Cullen Bunn’s new superteam book starring Misty Knight and Valkyrie! Also from the House of Ideas, we’ve got plenty of Marvel NOW! coming at you. Check out All New X-Men #7, Avengers #5 (hot on the heels of issue #4), Iron Man #6, New Avengers #3 and Superior Spider-Man #3 (hot on the heels of issue #2)! And be sure to look for Daredevil: End of Days #5 (of 8), Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #20, Hit-Girl #5 and more, including the long lost Scarlet #6!

Over at DC, gotta go with Detective Comics #17. It’s been a stand-out series, both in terms of Death of the Family and Batman books, but also in its own right! Meanwhile, Rotworld continues in Animal Man #17 and Swamp Thing #17. There’s also Legends of the Dark Knight #5, Phantom Stranger #5, Earth 2 #9 and World’s Finest #9!

In the Everything Else department there’s Garth Ennis’ Red Team #1, marking the start of a new crime series from the master writer and Dynamite Entertainment. And anytime Rachel Rising comes out you know I have to mention it (and I think Andy King would agree with me).

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This week we’ll lead with DC Comics and Before Watchmen! The event is definitely winding down, but we still have one more new title to debut before all is said and done. That is of course Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill #1, a one-shot by Len Wein and Steve Rude! But that’s not the only #1 from DC this week. Also look for Injustice: Gods Among Us #1, the first issue of a series based on DC’s new video game. There’s also Batman Incorporated #7, Batman The Dark Knight #16, Talon #4, Teen Titans #16 (a Death of the Family tie-in) and Green Lantern Corps Annual #1, which wraps up Rise of the Third Army!

Because it’s the reigning Best Book of the Month, we’ll give the Marvel lead to Hawkeye #7! Also look for Avengers #4 (wasting no time after last week’s Avengers #3), Superior Spider-Man #2, Journey into Mystery #648 and more!

Image has a solid week lined up with a landmark issue of Robert Kirkman’s superhero epic: Invincible #100! Also from the publisher, Mara #2 (of 6) and Spawn #227! All the plus Previews!

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Several Marvel NOW! #1 issues lead the way for next week’s new comics! We’ll start with Uncanny X-Force #1, written by Sam Humphries (whose work you might recognize from Ultimate Comics Ultimates) and illustrated by Ron Garney! Then there’s Young Avengers #1, from Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. As they’re saying, it’s gonna be the book that knows hyperbole is the BEST! THING! EVER! There’s also Deadpool Killustrated #1 (of 4), which follows the Merc with a Mouth as he kills characters from literary classics. Genius. Add on A+X #4, FF#3, Uncanny Avengers #3 and more for a solid week!

From DC we’re set to get no less than THREE Green Lantern books — Green Lantern #16, Green Lantern Corps #16 and Green Lantern New Guardians #16 — all of which finish off the "Rise of the Third Army" story arc! Also look for the final issue of Before Watchmen: Minutemen, which we hope will have strong finish. Plus, Justice League #16, Nightwing #16, Red Hood and the Outlaws #16 and Wonder Woman #16! Meanwhile, Fables #125 kicks off a new story arc featuring Snow White!

Finally, there’s Chew #31 from Image, Massive #8 from Dark Horse, Cobra #21 from IDW, Stumptown Vol. 2 #5 from Oni!

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I feel like I’ve been leading with Marvel a lot recently… so I’m just going to keep that trend going and lead off with Savage Wolverine #1! Yes indeed, the character who didn’t ever have an adjective now has one! As provided by writer and artist Frank Cho! Also look for the All New X-Men #6, which is notable because I believe it’s the first time we’ve seen the "NOW2" notation, which indicates the beginning of a new story arc! There’s also Indestructible Hulk #3, New Avengers #2, Daredevil #22 and,one we’re really looking forward to, X-Factor #250!

Over at DC, it’s a mighty week for the Bat-books, as we’re set to get Batman #16, Batgirl #16 and Batman and Robin #16! All tie in to the epic Death of the Family story and all have been excellent within that story. Also be sure to check out Threshold #1, which spins out of Green Lantern: New Guardians! This title has it all: from the Omega Men, to Stealth, Blue Beetle, Tom Tomorrow and Star Hawkins, Threshold is promising high-octane space adventure! Finally, only one Vertigo release this week, but it’s a good one: Fables Vol. 17!

Meanwhile, Saga #9 is coming out over at Image, which I happen to know is enough just by itself to get a few of you in here on Wednesday! The next Invincible TPB comes out as well.

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I was gonna mix things up this week by starting with a non-Big Two book, but all the buzz and kerfuffle surrounding Amazing Spider-Man #700 forces me to lead with Superior Spider-Man #1, starring the one and only Doc Ock! We’re very curious to see what Dan Slott has up his sleeve on this one, arguably the biggest development in Spider-Man in years. There are also numerous other Marvel NOW! books, as well, like Avengers Arena #3, Thor God of Thunder #4, X-Men Legacy #4, Cable and X-Force #3, Fantastic Four #3 and much more!

Detective Comics #16 leads the way for DC this week, as John Layman continues his superb run, with this issue also flagged as a Death of the Family tie-in! Also be sure to check out Animal Man #16, Swamp Thing #16, Earth 2 #8, Batwing #16 and Legends of the Dark Knight #4, not to mention several new trades and hardcovers. Plus, on the Vertigo tip, be sure to check out the Sweet Tooth #40, the final issue of the series!

The other publishers are really bringing it this week, too. Dark Horse has Star Wars #1, which marks the start of a brand new ongoing series from writer Brian Wood! Meanwhile, Image has Walking Dead #106, Legend of Luther Strode #2 (of 6), Clone #3, Spawn #226 and even Infinite Vacation #5 (of 5)!

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