PREVIEWSworld’s Featured This Week Comics and Graphic Novels for 12/31
Dec 28, 2014
Every week we call attention to those books and graphic novels which stand out from all the rest. These titles from Premier Vendors and independent publishers should be at the top of your list, and can be found at your local comic shop on December 31.
The Massive Volume 4: Sahara TP (W) Brian Wood Callum Israel and the crew of the Kapital face Arkady, Israel's former colleague bent on revenge. When the Kapital is bombed, Callum and Mag head into post-Crash Europe to confront Arkady. But what they ultimately discover may lead them to their long-lost ship, The Massive. Meanwhile, Mary appears in the Sahara Desert, guarding a convoy of fresh water, holding a secret that might unravel Callum for good. Collects issues #19-#24. Item Code: AUG140073 |
X Volume 4: Better Off Dead TP (W) Duane Swierczynski Tango's gang was a handful, but the Archon and his army, the Chosen, are more powerful than any enemy X has ever faced! Betrayed or abandoned by his allies, X must face Arcadia's newest threat the old-fashioned way: alone! Collects issues #13-#16. Item Code: AUG140054 |
Batman Eternal #39 (W) Scott Snyder & Various Someone has pieced together the mystery behind the plot to crush Gotham City...but it's not Batman! The Riddler knows all - and he'll never tell! Item Code: OCT140292 |
Earth 2 Worlds End #13 (W) Daniel H. Wilson & Various Will Huntress become a casualty of war? Item Code: OCT140243 |
New 52 Futures End #35 (W) Keith Giffen & Various The power shifts of the last few issues place on one man's shoulders the weight of protecting the world against the threat that destroyed Stormwatch! There's no stopping from here to the end. Item Code: OCT140259 |
Star Trek/Planet Of The Apes #1 (W) Scott Tipton, David Tipton It's the crossover nobody ever expected! STAR TREK: The hope for the best of mankind's future! Planet Of The Apes: A chilling look at the fall of humanity! How could these worlds possibly collide? What could possibly cause Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to side with Dr. Zaius to protect Ape City? And what does Colonel George Taylor have to say about it? It's a madhouse! A madhouse! Item Code: OCT140442 |
East Of West #16 (W) Jonathan Hickman "The Apocalypse: Year Two" begins in the over-sized East Of West #16! Following the dramatic conclusion of Year One, the Great Beast now roams the fractured United States of America. Deep into an all-consuming war between the splintered nations, the Four Horsemen move to further their individual agendas while resisting the inevitability of The Message. Item Code: OCT140595 |
Image Firsts Wytches #1 (W) Scott Snyder Across the globe, century after century, men and women were burned, drowned, hanged, tortured, imprisoned, persecuted, and murdered for witchcraft. None of them were witches. They died protecting a terrible and hidden truth: witches, real witches, are out there. They are ancient, elusive, and deadly creatures that are rarely seen and even more rarely survived. |
All New Miracleman Annual #1 (W) Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan Joe Quesada illustrates Grant Morrison's lost Miracleman story, a disturbing confrontation prior to the Battle of London. Peter Milligan and Mike Allred reunite for a new Miracleman classic! Plus bonus material! Parental Advisory. Item Code: OCT140868 |
S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 (W) Mark Waid High-tech weapons. High-stakes missions. High-octane adventure! For the men and women of S.H.I.E.L.D., it's just another day in the field! Special Agent Phil Coulson brings together the best and the brightest, the gifted and the elite, normal people and superhumans from across the Marvel Universe on an as-needed basis to confront, combat and curtail dangers beyond the scope of any conventional peace-keeping force! Item Code: OCT140813 |
Abigail And The Snowman #1 (W/A/Cover) Roger Landridge Abigail is a nine year-old girl with a huge imagination who moves to a small town where she's the new kid at school, struggling to make friends. All that changes when she meets a Yeti named Claude who has escaped a top government facility. Abigail and Claude become the best of friends, but to make sure he can truly be free from the "Shadow Men" chasing him, they must go on an adventure to find Claude's real home! Item Code: OCT141693 |
Check out all of the New Releases available on December 31 at your local comic shop!