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Iron Man gets a reboot after 61 amazing issues with writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larocca having faced Tony against his drinking, future octo-bots and his own mind. Get Invincible Iron Man #527 this week to complete an immersive run on the character that ties in nicely with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. …Wolverine MAX #1 is a new ongoing for mature readers unleashing the beast from crime novelist Jason Starr and drawn by Jock (Batman, The Losers) …The League collects comics because they are fun, not to make eBay money. BUT, if one were to judge by Pendleton Ward’s success with Adventure Time selling out all over the place, Bravest Warriors #1 from kaboom! is the book to keep in excellent condition for the resell. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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The Joker returns to Gotham City in the most highly anticipated book of the month, Batman #13 (Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo). This story kicks off the ‘Death of the Family’ storyline, we anticipate Snyder’s Joker to be particularly freaky with his face attached to his skull with straps and hooks. Preview at Newsarama. … Here’s some collected editions we think are worth checking out! Smoke and Mirrors is collected and available for pre-order. This book incorporates magic and a strange new world. Check out our interview with the creators here! … Saga from Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples is a must read sci-fi drama recommended for all Star Wars fans. New 52 Nightwing Vol. 1 and Neal Adams Batman: Odyssey Hardcover are also recommended for pre-order. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Morrison Con Edition! This weekend, September 28-30 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Vegas is the first convention dedicated to and curated by superstar comic creator Grant Morrison. … Morrison’s Batman stories remained untouched and cordoned off by the New 52 reboot over at DC. Any editorial changes to the Batman Incorporated timeline were poked at with a sharp stick by the Scotsman in his clever dialogue and mastery of the genre. Batman Incorporated #0 assembles Batman’s globetrotting disciples including Knight and Squire, Gaucho and if we can only hope, Bat-Cow. … Morrison joined Ron Richards on iFanboy’s Don’t Miss podcast this week to promote Happy! #1, his first Image book and first book with Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan and The Boys. This is a Christmas story of ex-Cop Nick Sax and a tiny blue horse with wings. … Mark Waid takes over for Grant on Boom Studio’s Steed And Mrs Peel #1(The Other Avengers) in a new ongoing title based on the British super-spy TV series. When will we get a Mark Waid Convention? … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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It’s annual time! Bow ties and fezzes are cool. New creative team of Andy Diggle and Mark Buckingham gets a preview in Dr. Who Annual 2012. Check out the giant-sized all-star timelord stories from Len Wein, Doctor Who novelist Richard Dinnick, and art by the un-Doctor Matthew Dow Smith. … What happens when you get a magician, the writer of G.I.Joe: Cobra and a former New England Comics employee together? Smoke and Mirrors happens, check out the DigBoston exclusive interview here! Issue 5 of 5 solicits this week—will transplanted magician Terry Ward trick the reader into buying the trade paperback in September? We hope he does! … Dan Jurgens explained the alien powers of the New 52 armor in issue 12. Will Keith Giffen and Cafu’s Superman Annual #1 reveal any more about his new look, or will Supes be too busy playing games with the help of the Green Lantern? … Perennial picks procured and processed by LeaguePodcast.com.
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Last week at EARTH PRIME TIME, we primed you about the immortal strongman and the faithful Obadiah Archer teaming up for the reboot of Archer & Armstrong #1 from the reinvigorated Valiant Comics. Writer Fred Van Lente (Spider-Man, Cowboys and Aliens) apparently loves us now! Yay for the Summer of Valiant! … Issue #2 of the well received Punk Rock Jesus from Sean Murphy has the media circus focused around the Christ clone’s first miracle. … Jericho Season 4, #1 at IDW picks up where the Season 3 comic left off. Fans loved the short-lived series and can now watch as Jake and Hawkins take on what their town has to offer in this post nuclear strike world. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Higher Earth #3 from Sam Humphries (Ultimate Comics Ultimates, Our Love Is Real) and BOOM! Studios deals with a series of parallel worlds — each serving the other for the good of Higher Earth. Heidi and Rex fight dinosaurs and Higher Earth tech on this world you will wonder it they’ll make it! … Jeff Lemuire (Animal Man, Sweet Tooth) follows runs by Grant Morrison and Daredevil’s Ann Nocenti on a New 52 version of the classic Vertigo weirdo Kid Eternity in the new National Comics ongoing title. … Kevin Keller goes to the 2012 London Olympics with pal Veronica in issue #4. Is she going to ruin Kevin’s game with an old friend?… Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Red Spike from our pals at Benaroya Publishing brings the Super Soldier motif to the modern age. One the two surviving test subjects’ implant goes awry and terrorizes D.C.. Will his super strong chum Greg stop the madness? Art by Ghost Rider’s Mark Texiera. … Check out the last generation of heroes with Hell Yeah! from Image Comics. Preview at iFanboy. … The new 52 Swamp Thing run from Scott Snyder is the best since the Alan Moore days. Swamp Thing #7 out today! Picks pruned by LeaguePodcast.com.
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OUR #COMICS COLUMN’S OUT THIS MORNING! CLAY CHATS WITH GRACE RANDOLPH, CREATOR OF SUPURBIA—THE BOOK SOLD OUT A WEEK BEFORE IT’S RELEASE TODAY (TALK ABOUT LEADING LADIES!) —-> EARTH PRIME TIME: ‘REAL HOUSEWIVES OF…SUPURBIA’ WITH GRACE RANDOLPH.
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I learned last week while meeting my friend’s wife for the first time that you are to say “Congratulations” to the groom and “Best Wishes” to the bride. Today we double up on the congrats because Lt. Kevin Keller of Archie Comics is getting married to a Dr. Clay Walker in Life with Archie #16 on the shelves today.
(READ MORE: EARTH PRIME TIME: MATRIMONY IN RIVERDALE … THE GAY KIND | DigBoston)
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I learned last week while meeting my friend’s wife for the first time that you are to say “Congratulations” to the groom and “Best Wishes” to the bride. Today we double up on the congrats because Lt. Kevin Keller of Archie Comics is getting married to a Dr. Clay Walker in Life with Archie #16 on the shelves today.
(Read More:EARTH PRIME TIME: MATRIMONY IN RIVERDALE … THE GAY KIND | DigBoston)
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Iron Man 2.0 (aka War Machine) is one of the axed titles from Marvel’s current budget cuts. Our pal Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, Ultimate X-Men) wraps up his Palmer Addley is Dead storyline with issue #12. It’s also a shame we’ll never see him complete his Victor Von Doom origin with Becky Cloonan. The budget cuts are making people scratch their heads because Marvel is now owned by Disney! … Oh, Canada. You get no respect. Another book on the block is Alpha Flight at issue #8. The lead up to the end in issue #7 guest stars Wolverine! … Hot Stove, Cool Comics: Chew #23 unearths the story of a dead baseball player, and Tony Chu serves up an undead spitball! Picks from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Oddio Comic 35 - The Origin of Metamorpho Part 2
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The saga continues as mild-mannered sexual Tyrannosaurus and Colt .45 drinker Rex Mason “metamorphs” into The Element Man, all the while dealing the evil simpleton, Java.
The Origin of Metamorpho can be found in the pages of DC Showcase. Click on the cover to buy it from Amazon and help The League out. Or Krampus will come get you.
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The Defenders are back, as Architect Matt Fraction endeavors to write Marvel style with artist Terry Dodson (Harley Quinn, Uncanny X-Men). The 2011 lineup of Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, Namor, Iron Fist, and Red She-Hulk is worth the price of admission any Wednesday! …Blair Butler, G4’s Mixed Martial Arts and Comic Book Correspondent (for real) has broken into the business combining her passions! Heart #2 is the origin of cage fighter Oren ‘Rooster’ Redmond. Preview the blood sport here. …Voltron #1 re-imagines the savage regime of King Zarkon, and the Voltron Force risks exposing a long forgotten secret of the Galaxy Alliance! Alex Ross Cover, For The Win. …Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.
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An old enemy of the Waynes in Gotham City resurfaces as crime spikes, busying the Dark Knight with bat-famliy domestic disturbances in Batman #3. … British creator Paul Grist delights audiences with his adept cartooning and clever callbacks to comic book history. Welcome Grist’s teenage Mudman #1 from Image Comics into your home, but insist on leaving those boots at the door! … Superior and Kick Ass fans, get the Kapow Guinness World Record Special penned by over 50 creators in just 12 hours to benefit sick kids. … LeaguePodcast.com have reached a comic book milestone today - download or stream episode #100 today! Special shout-out from our nerd MC Frontalot here!
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Manhattan is cured from the #SpiderIsland virus, thank goodness. Spidey gets to focus on his new role as a member of the Avengers in Avenging Spider-Man #1, a modern take on the Marvel Two-In-One stories of the Seventies! Brave? Sure. Bold? Uh-huh. Wise-cracking action? You can bet on it, Tiger! … House Of Night #1 follows chosen young ladies banished to the woods to survive a vampiric turn. Follow the fledgelings monthly from Dark Horse, in an adaptation and expansion on the NYT best-selling YA series! … What’s in your Magic Bag of Tricks? Something that’ll make you laugh, I bet! Catch a magic carpet ride to strange lands with Felix The Cat - Greatest Comic Book Tails softcover from IDW. Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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