PREVIEWSworld’s Featured This Week Comics and Graphic Novels for 10/14
Oct 11, 2015
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 October 14.
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EVE Valkyrie #1 (W) Brian Wood Superstar writer Brian Wood tells the origin of Rán, founder of the Valkyrie-the deadliest space-fighter pilots in the EVE universe! This series leads into EVE: Valkyrie, one of the most hotly anticipated video games of all time, a groundbreaking virtual reality space-dogfighting shooter from the creators of EVE Online. Item Code: AUG150069 |
Batman #45 (W) Scott Snyder When Batman almost gets taken out by a new threat, Jim Gordon might have to reevaluate what it means to wear the cowl before it's too late for Gotham City! Item Code: AUG150225 |
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Superman: Lois And Clark #1 (W) Dan Jurgens Following the epic events of CONVERGENCE, here are the adventures of the last sons and daughter of the Krypton and Earth as they try to survive in a world not their own. But can they keep this world from suffering the same fate as their own? Can this Superman stop the villains he once fought before they are created on this world? What is Intergang, and why does Lois's discovery of it place everyone she loves in jeopardy? Item Code: AUG150160 |
Jem & The Holograms #8 (W) Kelly Thompson Meet Jerrica Benton-a girl with a secret. She and her sisters team up with to become... Jem And The Holograms! But what does it mean to be JEM today? Fashion, art, action, and style collide in Jem and the Holograms: Showtime! Item Code: AUG150390 |
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The Walking Dead #147 (W) Robert Kirkman Out in the open. Mature Readers. Item Code: AUG150519 |
Chewbacca #1 (W) Gerry Duggan Known as the skilled co-pilot of the infamous Millennium Falcon, the legendary Wookiee warrior Chewbacca will star in his very own limited comic series! After the battle of Yavin, Chewbacca is on his own when he crash lands his ship on an Imperial occupied planet. Now stranded, Chewie finds himself caught in the middle of trying to return to the rebellion and helping a young and feisty girl in need. |
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Spider-Gwen #1 (W) Jason Latour BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! Gwen Stacy is back in the webs and has an all-new, all-different mystery to solve: the reappearance of The Lizard! Spider-Woman was convinced that the Lizard died in her arms along with Peter Parker. But when a similar monster goes on a reptilian rampage, she's left with doubts not only about Peter's life, but his death as well. And witness the debut of the Osborns of Earth-65! Item Code: AUG150805 |
Lumberjanes: Beyond Bayleaf #1 (W) Faith Erin Hicks What's to Love: It's our first-ever Lumberjanes special and we could not be more excited to welcome writer Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl) and newcomer artist Rosemary Valero-O'Connell to our growing Lumberteam. This self-contained story perfectly captures the spirit of what the Lumberjanes are: hardcore lady-types who can fend for themselves, but also quick to help those who are in need! Item Code: AUG151202 |
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Mortal Kombat X Volume 2 TP (W) Shawn Kittelsen In this volume of stories from issues #5-8, Scorpion and Takeda's search for Sub-Zero leads them to find an entire city that's been frozen solid! Meanwhile, Sonya and Johnny's quest to rescue their daughter is interrupted by the Outworld Civil War-and a Shokan uprising led by Kintaro! |
Jem And The Holograms Volume 1: Showtime TP (W) Kelly Thompson Meet Jerrica Benton-a girl with a secret. She and her sisters team up with to become... JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS! But what does it mean to be JEM today? Fashion, art, action, and style collide in Jem and the Holograms: Showtime! |
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Rocket Raccoon Vol 1: A Chasing Tale TP (W) Skottie Young Rocket Raccoon is the last of his kind: a hero to the weak, a champion of good, a swashbuckling pioneer of valor (and guns). But his life of adventure may end abruptly when he's framed for murder - and the authorities aren't the only ones on his tail! (Get it?) There's another "Rocket Raccoon" out there, but the universe just ain't big enough! |
Battling Boy: The Fall Of House Of West GN (W) Paul Pope, J T Petty A bold new hero finds her feet in the second of two action-packed graphic novels revealing the origin story of Battling Boy's Aurora West! Aurora West is on the verge of solving the mystery of her mother's death, but it's hard keeping her efforts a secret from her grieving father, the legendary monster-hunter Haggard West. Item Code: AUG151490 |
Check out all of the New Releases available October 14 at your local comic shop!
