New Comics On Sale – Week of January 4, 2012

In Stores Now

DC COMICS
Action Comics #5 (Andy Kubert & Joe Prado Regular Cover), $3.99
Action Comics #5 (Andy Kubert Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Action Comics #5 (Combo Pack Edition), $4.99
Action Comics #5 (Rags Morales Variant Cover), AR
Animal Man #5, $2.99
Annotated Sandman Volume 1 HC, $49.99
Batman The Dark Knight Volume 1 Golden Dawn HC (Deluxe Edition), $24.99
Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne TP, $19.99
Batwing #5, $2.99
DC Comics Presents The Dark #1 (was ‘DC Comics Presents The New 52’), $7.99
Detective Comics #5 (Tony S. Daniel Regular Cover), $2.99
Detective Comics #5 (Tony S. Daniel Variant Cover), AR
Green Arrow #5, $2.99
Hawk And Dove #5, $2.99
Huntress #4 (Of 6), $2.99
I Zombie #21, $2.99
Justice League #1 (Jim Lee & Scott Williams 5th Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Justice League International #5, $2.99
Men Of War #5, $3.99
O.M.A.C. #5, $2.99
Penguin Pain And Prejudice #4 (Of 5), $2.99
Red Lanterns #5, $2.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #17, $2.99
Seven Soldiers Of Victory Volume 1 TP, $29.99
Static Shock #5, $2.99
Stormwatch #5 (Miguel Sepulveda Regular Cover), $2.99
Stormwatch #5 (Miguel Sepulveda Variant Cover), AR
Supernatural #4 (Of 6), $2.99
Swamp Thing #5 (Yanick Paquette Regular Cover), $2.99
Swamp Thing #5 (Yanick Paquette Variant Cover), AR
Sweet Tooth #29 (Jeff Lemire Regular Cover), $2.99
Sweet Tooth #29 (Travel Foreman Variant Cover), AR

Skitch Commentary – If you haven’t read them yet DC Comics Presents The Dark is a must buy! ANIMAL MAN #1, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1, I, VAMPIRE #1 and SWAMP THING #1! For two bucks an issue! Easily four of DC’s best series. This actually reminds me of Crossgen’s Forge and Edge trades where evert series was traded. I definitely hope they do more of these!

– Speaking of Animal Man, issue 5 is out this week, which I will likely be reviewing. Pretty light week for me, with Swamp Thing, Stormwatch, and Green Arrow.

MARVEL COMICS
Avengers Academy #24, $2.99
Avengers Academy Volume 2 Will We Use This In The Real World TP, $19.99
Avengers Annual #1 (One Shot), $4.99
Avengers X-Men Bloodties HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Avengers X-Men Bloodties HC (Premiere Edition)(Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 82), $24.99
Avengers X-Sanction #2 (Of 4)(Ed McGuinness Regular Cover), $3.99
Avengers X-Sanction #2 (Of 4)(Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover), AR
Avengers X-Sanction #2 (Of 4)(Stephen Platt Variant Cover), AR
Defenders #2 (Chris Stevens Venom Variant Cover), AR
Defenders #2 (I Am A Defender Variant Cover), AR
Defenders #2 (Mark Bagley Variant Cover), AR
Defenders #2 (Terry Dodson Regular Cover), $3.99
Ender’s Game Ultimate Collection TP, $29.99
Essential Fantastic Four Volume 4 TP (All-New Edition), $19.99
Fear Itself HC (Premiere Edition), $34.99
Fear Itself The Fearless #6 (Of 12), $2.99
Hulk #47, $2.99
Hulk World War Hulks HC, $29.99
Invincible Iron Man Volume 2 HC, $34.99
Punisher #7, $2.99
Spider-Man Masques HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Spider-Man Masques HC (Premiere Edition)(Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 83), $24.99
Stand Volume 2 American Nightmares TP, $19.99
Strikeforce Morituri We Who Are About To Die #1 (One Shot), $0.99
Thor The Deviants Saga #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Thunderbolts #168, $2.99
Uncanny X-Force #18 (Jerome Opena 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Uncanny X-Force #19.1, $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #4, $3.99
Villains For Hire #2 (Of 4), $2.99
Wolverine And The X-Men Alpha And Omega #1 (Of 5), $3.99
X-23 #20 (Kalman Andrasofszky Regular Cover)(Final Issue), $2.99
X-Club #2 (Of 5), $2.99
X-Force Volume 2 HC, $34.99
X-Men #23 (Adi Granov Regular Cover), $3.99
X-Men #23 (John Tyler Christopher Venom Variant Cover), AR
Young Marvelman Classic Volume 2 HC (Premiere Edition), $34.99

Grey Commentary – Avengers Academy just keeps getting better and better, now with the future Reptil plot going, and X-23 on the roster, and hell, the other new members too, Gage hasn’t lost that pacing and tone that made the book so awesome for the first year and a half.

– Avengers Annual is the second part of the New Avengers Annual from, I want to say August, with Wonder Man and his Revengers attacking Avengers Tower…which was destroyed in Fear Itself, and most likely will be destroyed here, and I won’t be buying it.

– Avengers X-Sanction….otherwise known as “Hey, remember the 90’s?”. The first issue was a blast of nostalgia that went a long way, some of the best work I’ve seen out of Loeb in years. It’s fun, it’s exciting, hell, it’s well written Cable!

– The first issue of Defenders really surprised me, as I liked it far more than I had expected to. This is currently the only Fraction book I’m even looking at after Fear Itself, and really, it’s good. Entertaining Dr. Strange.

– Speaking of Fear Itself, if you missed it and want to bash your head in with a hammer, you can buy the hardcover!

– Uncanny X-Force’s .1 issue is the direct lead in to the new AoA series, also, consistently one of the best books Marvel puts out. Be there.

– Didn’t I just buy Uncanny X-Men last week? Gillen is hitting a home run, scope it if you’re not. X-Men vs Celestials was awesome.

– Brian Wood makes his return to Marvel with the Wolverine/Kid Omega mini. This should be awesome. I hope this will be awesome.

– X-23 is being listed as the final issue, but I know there’s another one hitting in March. Stupid Marvel, you PROMOTE this book, not cancel it!

Skitch Commentary – Bloodties Hardcover….uhm….why? This story was all right, but overshadowed by Fatal Attractions which happened around the same time. I know that Avengers/X-Men is supposed to be big and Marvel loves to cash in, but this story really doesn’t need a Hardcover.

215 INK
Fall GN (not verified by Diamond), $7.99
Price (One Shot), $3.99

ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Rachel Rising #4, $3.99

AC COMICS
Crypt Of Horror Volume 13 TP (not verified by Diamond), $29.95

ADVENTURE HOUSE
Lone Ranger Magazine November 1937 Replica Edition, $14.95

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger #134, $3.99
Gold Digger Holidays Special #1, $3.50

ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT
Cyclops #8, $3.95
Black Fire HC, $24.95
Billy Fog Volume 1 The Gift Of Trouble Sight HC, $24.95
Dare Detectives The Snow Pea Plot HC (Collected Edition), $24.95
Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Volume 1 Creation Myths HC (not verified by Diamond), $19.95

ARCHIE COMICS
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #197, $3.99
Life With Archie #16, $3.99

ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Atlas Unified #1 (Cover A Jimbo Salgado ‘Grim Ghost’), $2.99
Atlas Unified #1 (Cover B Jimbo Salgado ‘Phoenix’), $2.99
Atlas Unified #1 (Cover C Jimbo Salgado ‘Wulf’), $2.99
Atlas Unified #1 (Cover D Jimbo Salgado Wraparound), $3.99

ASPEN MLT
Scourge #6 (Cover A Eric Battle), $2.99
Scourge #6 (Cover B Ale Garza), $2.99
Scourge #6 (Infected Variant Cover), AR
Soulfire Volume 3 #6 (Cover A Jason Fabok), $3.50
Soulfire Volume 3 #6 (Cover B Micah Gunnell), $3.50

AURUM PRESS
Elisabeth Sladen The Autobiography HC (resolicited), $19.77

AVATAR PRESS
Ferals #1 (Gabriel Andrade Regular Cover), $3.99
Ferals #1 (Gabriel Andrade Gore Cover), $3.99
Ferals #1 (Gabriel Andrade Wrapround Cover), $3.99
Ferals #1 (Gabriel Andrade Slashed Variant Cover), AR

BALLISTIC PUBLISHING
EXOTIQUE Volume 7 The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters SC, $59.00

BEARMANOR MEDIA
Bionic Book Reconstructed SC, $29.95

BLACK LIBRARY
Emperor’s Will HC (Warhammer 40K), $40.00

BOOM! STUDIOS
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Gabriel Hardman), $3.99
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Declan Shalvey), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #9 (Cover A Nick Percival), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #9 (Cover B Stephen Thompson), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #9 (Cover C Nick Percival), AR
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Masterpieces #5, $3.99
Elric The Balance Lost #7 (Cover A Francesco Mattina), $3.99
Elric The Balance Lost #7 (Cover B Jonboy Meyers), $3.99
Elric The Balance Lost #7 (Cover C Francesco Mattina), AR
Irredeemable #33 (Cover A Kalman Andrasofszky), $3.99
Irredeemable #33 (Cover B Dan Panosian), $3.99
Malignant Man TP, $14.99
Peanuts #1 (Of 4)(Charles Schultz First Appearance Of Charlie Brown Variant Cover), AR
Peanuts #1 (Of 4)(Charles Schultz Regular Cover), $3.99
Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover A Liam Sharp), $3.99
Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover B Ale Garza), $3.99
Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover C Matteo Scalera), AR
Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover D Liam Sharp Negative Cover), AR
Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover E Ale Garza Sketch Cover), AR
Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover F Joe Jusko CGG 9.8 Virgin Variant Cover), AR

BOUNDLESS COMICS
Lady Death #13 (Gabriel Andrade Regular Cover), $3.99
Lady Death #13 (Richard Ortiz Wrapround Cover), $3.99
Lady Death #13 (Michael Dipascale Art Deco Variant Cover), AR

BROADSWORD COMICS
School Bites Special Semester Collection TP, $19.99

CENTURION PREMIERE
21st Centurions New Clear Day TP (not verified by Diamond), $19.95

COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1281, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS
B.P.R.D. Volume 16 Hell On Earth Volume 2 Gods And Monsters TP, $19.99
Brody’s Ghost (One Shot), $3.99
Disney Comics And Stories Classic Characters #5 The Phantom Blot, $49.95
Eerie Archives Volume 9 HC, $49.99
Goon #37 (Eric Powell Regular Cover), $3.50
Goon #37 (Eric Powell 25th Anniversary Variant Cover, AR
Milo Manara 12 Inch Statue, $149.99
Witchfinder Volume 2 Lost And Gone Forever TP, $17.99

DE AGOSTINI UK
Star Wars The Official Figurine Collection Magazine #44 (Leia Boushh), $14.00

DENNIS DRUKTENIS PUBLISHING
Scary Monsters Magazine #81 (not verified by Diamond), $8.95

DYNAMIC FORCES
Avengers 1959 #1 (Of 5)(Dynamic Forces)(Howard Chaykin Signed Edition), $19.59
Cornucopia Comics Collectors Set (Dynamic Forces), $49.99
Uncanny X-Men #544 (Dynamic Forces)(Stan Lee Signed Edition), $299.99
Voltron #1 (Dynamic Forces)(Alex Ross Exclusive Virgin Cover), AR

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Battlestar Galactica Origins Omnibus TP, $24.99
Boys #62, $3.99
Charlie Adlard’s Curse Of The Wendigo TP, $7.99
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #2 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #2 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #2 (Francesco Francavilla Variant Cover), AR
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #2 (Francesco Francavilla Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #2 (Paul Renaud Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #2 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover), $3.99
Kato Origins Volume 2 The Hellfire Club TP, $19.99
Living Corpse Exhumed #5 (Of 6)(Ken Haeser & Buz Hasson Regular Cover), $3.99
Living Corpse Exhumed #5 (Of 6)(Mark Kidwell Regular Cover), $3.99
Lone Ranger #1 (Alex Ross Blue Variant Cover), AR
Lone Ranger #1 (Alex Ross Negative Art Variant Cover), AR
Lone Ranger #1 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Lone Ranger #1 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $3.99
Lone Ranger #1 (Francesco Francavilla Virgin Variant Cover), AR
Nowhere Man #1 (Of 4)(Jeevan J. Kang Regular Cover), $3.99
Robocop Road Trip #1 (Fabiano Neves Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Robocop Road Trip #1 (Fabiano Neves Regular Cover), $3.99
Vampirella Vs Dracula #1 (Of 6)(Joseph Michael Linsner Negative Variant Cover), AR
Vampirella Vs Dracula #1 (Of 6)(Joseph Michael Linsner Regular Cover), $3.99
Vampirella Vs Dracula #1 (Of 6)(Joseph Michael Linsner Sketch Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #9 (Ale Garza Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #9 (Ale Garza Risque Art Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #9 (Joe Jusko Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #9 (Paul Renaud Martian Red Variant Cover), AR
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #9 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover), $3.99
Zorro Rides Again #7 (Of 12), $3.99

EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #162 (Karnak), $14.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #163 (Hydro Man), $14.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine Special #26 (M.O.D.O.K.), $38.00
DC Superhero Figurine Collection Magazine #96 (Phantom Stranger), $14.00
DC Superhero Figurine Collection Magazine #97 (Cheetah), $14.00
DC Superhero Figurine Collection Magazine Special #17 (Clayface), $38.00

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Wandering Son Volume 2 HC, $19.99

FREE PRESS
Magic Of Reality How We Know What’s Really True HC, $29.99

FUTURE PUBLISHING
SFX #217 (not verified by Diamond), $10.99
SFX Special #53, $17.99

GC PRESS
EC Archives Haunt Of Fear Volume 1 HC, $49.95
EC Archives Vault Of Horror Volume 2 HC, $49.95

GINGKO PRESS
Illustrators In And Out SC, $39.95

HARPER COLLINS
Cartoon Guide To Calculus TP, $18.99

HOGANS ALLEY
Hogans Alley #18, $6.95

IDW PUBLISHING
Cold War #4 (John Byrne Regular Cover), $3.99
Cold War #4 (John Byrne Variant Cover), AR
Crawl To Me TP, $17.99
Crysis TP, $19.99
Duke Nukem Glorious Bastard TP, $19.99
G.I. JOE #9 (Cover A Dave Wilkins), $3.99
G.I. JOE #9 (Cover B Will Rosado), $3.99
G.I. JOE #9 (Nick Runge Variant Cover), AR
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters Volume 2 TP, $17.99
Godzilla Legends #3 (Of 5)(Arthur Adams Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Godzilla Legends #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Arthur Adams), $3.99
Godzilla Legends #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Bob Eggleton), $3.99
Jurassic Park Dangerous Games #5 (Of 5)(Jeff Zornow Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Jurassic Park Dangerous Games #5 (Of 5)(Jeff Zornow Regular Cover), $3.99
Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Chris Sprouse), $3.99
Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Phil Jimenez), $3.99
Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #4 (Of 6)(Gabriel Rodriguez Variant Cover), AR
True Blood The French Quarter #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Joe Corroney), $3.99
True Blood The French Quarter #5 (Of 6)(Cover B David Messina), $3.99
True Blood The French Quarter #5 (Of 6)(Joe Corroney Sketch Variant Cover), AR
True Blood The French Quarter #5 (Of 6)(Photo Variant Cover), AR

IMAGE COMICS
Artifacts #13 (Cover A Dale Keown), $3.99
Artifacts #13 (Cover B John Tyler Christopher), $3.99
Artifacts #13 (Cover C John Tyler Christopher), $3.99
Artifacts #13 (Dale Keown Sketch Variant Cover), AR
Artifacts #13 (Comics Pro Variant Cover), AR
Artifacts Playing Card Set #13 (Of 13)(Retailer Incentive), AR
Blood Red Dragon #3, $3.99
Fatale #1 (Cover A Sean Phillips ‘Beauty’), $3.50
Fatale #1 (Cover B Sean Phillips ‘Beast’), $3.50
Fearless Volume 1 TP, $14.99
Graveyard Of Empires #3 (Of 4), $2.99
Li’l Depressed Boy #8, $2.99
Mudman #2, $3.50
Screamland Death Of The Party TP, $16.99
Shinku #4, $2.99
Super Dinosaur #7, $2.99
Vescell #5, $2.99
Witchblade #151 (Cover A John Tyler Christopher), $2.99
Witchblade #151 (Cover B Dennis Calero), $2.99
Witchblade #151 (Cover C J. Scott Campbell), $2.99
Witchblade #151 (Foil Stamped & Signed Collector’s Edition), AR

JOHN WILEY & SONS
Zen Of Steve Jobs GN (not verified by Diamond), $19.95

KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table Bundle Of Trouble Volume 6 TP (New Printing), $12.99

KODANSHA COMICS
Cage Of Eden Volume 3 GN, $10.99
Love Hina Omnibus Volume 2 TP (Kodansha Edition), $19.99
Monster Hunter Orage Volume 3 TP, $10.99
Negima Omnibus Volume 3 GN, $19.99

LAST GASP
Terminally Illin #1, $4.95

MARKOSIA ENTERPRISES
Raising Amy GN, $15.99
Superfun Adventures Of Jax GN, $15.99

MCSWEENEYS
Keep Our Secrets Board Book HC, $15.95

MOONSTONE
Vampire PA Pittsburgh Noir HC (Limited Edition), $34.95

NBM
Inner Sanctum GN, $16.99

PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Insider #9 (January 2012), $6.99
Doctor Who Magazine #442 (not verified by Diamond), $10.99

PANTHEON BOOKS
Habibi GN (Limited Signed Bookplate Edition), $35.00
Metamaus A Look Inside A Modern Classic Maus HC (Limited Signed Bookplate Edition), $35.00

PAPERCUTZ
Geronimo Stilton Volume 9 Weird Book Machine HC (not verified by Diamond), $9.99

PURE IMAGINATION PUBLISHING
Betty Pages Annual Volume 2 SC, $25.00

REBELLION
2000 AD #1763, $5.00
2000 AD Prog 2012, $10.00
Insurrection TP, $20.99
Judge Dredd Megazine #318, $11.99
Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files Volume 4 TP (Simon & Schuster Edition), $19.99

SANCTUM PRODUCTIONS
Avenger Double Novel Volume 6, $14.95
Doc Savage Double Novel Volume 54, $14.95
Shadow Double Novel Volume 56, $14.95

SCHOLASTIC
Archvillain Volume 1 MMPB, $6.99
Archvillain Volume 2 Mad Mask MMPB (not verified by Diamond), $6.99

SCREEN POWER PUBLISHING
Scream Magazine #8, $9.00

STERLING PUBLISHING
Asterix Omnibus Volume 3 HC, $27.95

SWEATDROP STUDIOS
Aye Takeo Webcomic Collection Volume 1 TP (not verified by Diamond), $12.99

TELOS PUBLISHING
Timelink Unofficial And Unauthorized Guide To Doctor Who Continuity Volume 1 SC (not verified by Diamond), $29.95
Timelink Unofficial And Unauthorized Guide To Doctor Who Continuity Volume 2 SC (not verified by Diamond), $29.95

TITAN PUBLISHING
Star Wars Insider #130 (January 2012)(Special)(Previews Exclusive Edition), $7.99
Tank Girl Carioca #3 (Of 3), $5.99
Tank Girl Bad Wind Rising HC, $19.95

TOHAN CORPORATION
Excellent Manga Sketching Techniques Volume 1 Pretty Girls SC, $24.95
Hobby Japan #96 (December 2011), $16.60

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Alter Ego #106, $7.95
Modern Masters Volume 27 Ron Garney SC, $15.95

VIZ MEDIA
Black Bird Volume 12 GN, $9.99
Dengeki Daisy Volume 8 GN, $9.99
Fluffy Fluffy Cinnamoroll Volume 1 GN, $7.99
Kimi ni Todoke From Me To You Volume 12 GN, $9.99
Naruto Volume 54 TP, $9.99
One Piece Color Walk Volume 2 TP (not verified by Diamond), $19.99
One Piece Volume 60 TP, $9.99
Oresama Teacher Volume 6 GN, $9.99
Psyren Volume 2 GN, $9.99
Rosario + Vampire Season II Volume 7 TP, $9.99
Shonen Jump Volume 10 #2 (February 2012), $4.99
Skip Beat Volume 26 TP, $9.99
Yu-Gi-Oh Gx Volume 8 GN, $9.99

Mike Maillaro is a lifelong Jersey Boy and geek. Mike has been a comic fan for about 30 years from when his mom used to buy him Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Adventures at our local newsstand. Thanks, Mom!! Mike's goal is to bring more positivity to the discussion of comics and pop culture.