Monday 3 October 2011

What to Read on Wednesday - 05/10/2011

New Format! The ONE comic I'm looking forward to most, plus a top ten.

Top Pick:

Animal Man #2 (DC Comics)
Writer - Jeff Lemire
Artist - Travel Foreman

Maxine’s new abilities continue to terrify Ellen and Buddy Baker, and things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a journey into the heart of The Red.
Meanwhile, The Hunters Three arrive on Earth and set their sights on the Baker family.
The Hunt is on as DC’s most surprising new series continues to take ANIMAL MAN in shocking new directions.











The Top 10:

Action Comics #2 (DC Comics)
Writer - Grant Morrison
Artists - Rags Morales, Brent Anderson and Rick Bryant

In his weakest moment, Superman is taken down – but by whom?And if the world wasn’t ready for a man with super powers, they’re utterly unprepared for the rage of a Superman cornered!
The cornerstone character of the new DCU continues his debut adventure!








Chew #21 (Image Comics)
Writer - John Layman
Artist - Rob Guillory

‘BASEBALL, HOT DOGS AND APPLE PIE,’ Part One
Mike Applebee’s good day, Tony Chu’s first day and John Colby’s last day. An issue of beginning and endings, as we head into the fifth story arc of the multi-Eisner award nominated series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, clairvoyants and… meter maids?






Hulk #42 (Marvel Comics)
Writer - Jeff Parker
Artist - Patrick Zircher

HULK OF ARABIA!
A ghost from General Ross’s past has resurfaced, embroiled in a dangerous war in the Middle East. Red Hulk goes off the grid on an unsanctioned mission that puts him at direct odds with the Secret Avengers and Steve Rogers, his super hero sponsor. Teaming up with Machine Man, Rulk sets out on a covert mission that may be the most dangerous of his life!
Jeff Parker continues his lauded run, with stunning art by the incomparable Patrick Zircher.
Don’t miss the beginning of the biggest Red Hulk story yet!




The Huntress #1 (of 6) (DC Comics)
Writer - Paul Levitz
Artists - Marcus To and John Dell
Look out! By the end of this hot new miniseries, the Huntress will have the largest price on her head in DC Universe history.
What will the Huntress do that warrants such a death mark? And who puts it there? The jaw-dropping events will be revealed as the Huntress heads home to Italy and embarks on a mission that defines her life.
Don’t miss out, because this story will tie in to upcoming events in BIRDS OF PREY!




Moon Knight #6 (Marvel Comics)
Writer - Brian Michael Bendis
Artist - Alex Maleev
Moon Knight gets one step closer to the kingpin of Los Angeles and uses Ultron as bait. But in doing so he may have unleashed a hell the West Coast cannot survive.
Another blistering chapter from the Eisner award-winning team that brought you DAREDEVIL and HALO!







Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1 (of 5) (DC Comics)
Writer - Gregg Hurwitz
Artist - Szymon Kudranski
In this exciting new miniseries from novelist Gregg Hurwitz (You’re Next) and rising star artist Szymon Kudranksi (Spawn), the painful and dark past of one of Batman’s most devious foes is examined.
How did young Oswald Cobblepot go from being the apple of his mother’s eye to the leader of underworld gangs and adversary of The Caped Crusader?
Find out in PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE!





Swamp Thing #2 (DC Comics)
Writer - Scott Snyder
Artist - Yanick Paquette
Alec Holland thought he knew the history of the Swamp Thing – but he was wrong. The creature’s roots run deeper than he knows, and the Parliament of Trees intends to make him understand the responsibility he wants so desperately to avoid!
With this issue, the mythology of the Swamp Thing branches out in ways you never saw coming – don’t miss it!





Sweet Tooth #26 (DC Comics)
Writer - Jeff Lemire
Artist - Matt Kindt

Who is Captain James Thacker and what are he and his crew doing in the far northern reaches of Alaska?
As Thacker and his crew man a deadly expedition, they will uncover secrets centuries old, but what does any of this have to do with Gus and Jepperd? The answers will shock you and change the course ofSWEET TOOTH forever!
A bold new storyline begins!
Featuring special guest artist Matt Kindt (REVOLVER,Super Spy).





Thunderbolts #164 (Marvel Comics)
Writer - Jeff Parker
Artists - Kev Walker and Terry Pallot

BARON ZEMO RETURNS?!
In the midst of their greatest escape in history, will the return of Captain America’s best fiend push the Thunderbolts to making a Devil’s pact with a certain Red Menace?
Find out, as the series’ stoic sentries Jeff Parker and Kev Walker bring you FAIL SAFE!




X-Men: Schism #5 (of 5) (Marvel Comics)
Writer - Jason Aaron
Artist - Adam Kubert
It all comes down to this!
After years of fighting side-by-side the X-Men are torn irrevocably in half. On one side, X-Men team leader, Cyclops. On the other, X-Men mainstay, Wolverine. Between them lies the fate of mutantkind, and surrounding them, the foes who want to end them forever!
Be there for the conclusion of the story that will set the stage for the X-Men universe for years to come, from Marvel Architect writer Jason Aaron and art legend Adam Kubert!

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