New Comics On Sale – Week of January 11, 2012

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DC COMICS
All-New Batman The Brave And The Bold #15, $2.99
Animal Man #1 (Travel Foreman 4th Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Batgirl #5, $2.99
Batman And Robin #5, $2.99
Batman Through The Looking Glass HC, $22.99
Batwoman #5 (J.H. Williams III Regular Cover), $2.99
Batwoman #5 (J.H. Williams III Variant Cover), AR
Cartoon Network Action Pack #66, $2.99
DC Universe Online Legends #21, $2.99
Deathstroke #5, $2.99
Demon Knights #5, $2.99
Flash Volume 1 The Dastardly Death Of The Rogues TP, $14.99
Frankenstein Agent Of S.H.A.D.E. #5, $2.99
Green Lantern #5 (Doug Mahnke Regular Cover), $2.99
Green Lantern #5 (Doug Mahnke Black & White Variant Cover), AR
Green Lantern #5 (Mike Choi Variant Cover), AR
Grifter #5, $2.99
Legion Lost #5, $2.99
Mister Terrific #5, $2.99
My Greatest Adventure #4 (Of 6), $3.99
Northlanders #47, $2.99
Preacher Volume 6 HC, $39.99
Ray #2 (Of 4), $2.99
Resurrection Man #5, $2.99
Scalped #55, $2.99
Shade #4 (Of 12)(Darwyn Cooke Variant Cover), AR
Shade #4 (Of 12)(Tony Harris Regular Cover), $2.99
Steve Ditko Omnibus Volume 2 HC, $59.99
Suicide Squad #5, $2.99
Superboy #5, $2.99
Unwritten #33, $2.99
Unwritten Volume 5 On To Genesis TP, $14.99
Young Justice Volume 1 TP, $12.99

Skitch Commentary: – Words as a comic reviewer I never though I’d get to say, Animal Man gets a 4th printing! Well deserved, this has been one of the best and most consistent books of relaunch.

– I may need to start trimming the fat a bit. I buy a lot of week 2 books, but very few of them really light my world on fire. Most of them I don’t even buy until a month after release, and even some of the books I buy week of release (like Superboy), I only do to review them. Only books I am really looking forward to this week are Demon Knights, Shade, and  Ray. And Shade and Ray are barely blips on most people’s radar.

MARVEL COMICS
Alpha Flight By Greg Pak And Fred Van Lente Volume 1 HC (Premiere Edition), $19.99
Amazing Spider-Man #677 (Humberto Ramos Regular Cover), $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #677 (Lee Bermejo Variant Cover), AR
Avengers 1959 #5 (Of 5), $2.99
Avengers By Brian Michael Bendis Volume 2 TP, $19.99
Avengers X-Sanction By Leinil Yu Oversized Poster, $34.99
Battle Scars #3 (Of 6), $2.99
Black Panther The Most Dangerous Man Alive #528, $2.99
Brilliant #2 (David Mack Variant Cover), AR
Brilliant #2 (Mark Bagley Regular Cover), $3.95
Brilliant #2 (Michael Avon Oeming Variant Cover), AR
Captain America #7 (Alan Davis Regular Cover), $3.99
Captain America #7 (Mike Perkins Venom Variant Cover), AR
Carnage U.S.A. #2 (Of 5), $3.99
Daken Dark Wolverine #19, $2.99
Dark Tower The Gunslinger The Battle Of Tull HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Dark Tower The Gunslinger The Way Station #2 (Of 5), $3.99
Deadpool #49, $2.99
Deadpool Dead Postcard (Promotional Item), AR
Essential Marvel Two-In-One Volume 4 TP, $19.99
Fear Itself Avengers HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Fear Itself Ghost Rider HC (Premiere Edition), $19.99
Formic Wars Silent Strike #2 (Of 5), $3.99
Ghost Rider By Daniel Way Ultimate Collection TP, $34.99
Ghost Rider Cycle Of Vengeance #1 (One Shot), $5.99
Ghost Rider Official Index To The Marvel Universe TP, $19.99
Incredible Hulk #4 (Leinil Francis Yu Regular Cover), $3.99
Incredible Hulk #4 (Mike Del Mundo Venom Variant Cover), AR
Journey Into Mystery #633 (Stephanie Hans Regular Cover), $2.99
Journey Into Mystery #633 (Stephanie Hans Venom Variant Cover), AR
Magneto Not A Hero #3 (Of 5), $2.99
Marvel Masterworks Captain Marvel Volume 4 HC , $59.99
Marvel Masterworks Captain Marvel Volume 4 HC (Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 173) , $59.99
Mystic The Tenth Apprentice TP, $14.99
New Avengers #20 (Mike Deodato Regular Cover), $3.99
New Avengers #20 (Giuseppe Camuncoli Venom Variant Cover), AR
Northanger Abbey #3 (Of 5), $3.99
PunisherMAX #21, $3.99
Scarlet Spider #1 (Blank Variant Cover), AR
Scarlet Spider #1 (Mark Bagley Variant Cover), AR
Scarlet Spider #1 (Ryan Stegman Regular Cover), $3.99
Scarlet Spider #1 (Ryan Stegman Variant Cover), AR
Scarlet Spider #1 (Mike Perkins Venom Variant Cover), AR
Secret Avengers #21 (John Cassaday Regular Cover), $3.99
Secret Avengers #21 (Khoi Pham Venom Variant Cover), AR
Spider-Man Spider-Island HC, $39.99
Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic Volume 3 TP, $39.99
Stand The Night Has Come #6 (Of 6), $3.99
Super Heroes #22 (Marvel Adventures), $2.99
Ultimate Comics X-Men #6, $3.99
Wolverine #300 (Adam Kubert Regular Cover), $4.99
Wolverine #300 (Blank Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine #300 (Geof Darrow Wraparound Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine #300 (Jim Cheung Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine And The X-Men #4 (Mark Brooks Venom Variant Cover), AR
Wolverine And The X-Men #4 (Regular Cover), $3.99
Wolverine The Best There Is Broken Quarantine HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Wolverine The Best There Is Contagion TP, $19.99
X-Factor #230 (David Yardin Regular Cover), $2.99
X-Factor #230 (Nick Bradshaw Variant Cover), AR
X-Men By Chris Claremont And Jim Lee Omnibus Volume 2 HC, $125.00
X-Men Legacy #260.1, $2.99

Grey Commentary: – Why are they breaking up Alpha Flight into trades if they canned it before it even hit the length of the initially promoted mini.

– Amazing Spidey is the first part of the crossover with Daredevil that I absolutely can not wait for. Two of Marvel’s best books crossing over? Yes please.

– Scarlet Spider is one of my most anticipated books, check it out. First issue by Yost and Stegman, Kaine, the original Spider-Clone, is the new Scarlet Spider! The Clones are back!

– Secret Avengers is the last issue of Warren Ellis’s brief run, which has been the best the book has ever been. Every issue is awesome and self contained, so scope it.

– Spider-Island is out in hardcover. Do you like Spider-Man? If the answer is yes, buy it. Did you used to like Spider-Man back in the 90’s? Then this is for you. Best Spider-Man story in YEARS.

– Wolverine and the X-Men has been on fire, and now its entering its second arc. Can it keep up the awesome?

– X-Factor enters Rengesis with Jamie Madrox ‘dead’ and Havok and Polaris returning to the team! It should be another great issue, and hey, it’s the very rare jumping on point to the most criminally low selling X title.

– X-Men Legacy is giving a .1 issue out for the new creative team, and since it’s Christos Gage? This is definitely worth a look, even if you weren’t reading Mike Carey’s long term run on the title.

Skitch Commentary: I am actually buying three Marvel books this week. Amazing Spider-Man (because it’s a crossover with Daredevil), Ultimate Comics X-Men (which I love), and X-Factor (to review).

215 INK
Fall GN, $7.99

AC COMICS
Crypt Of Horror Volume 13 TP, $29.95

ADVENTURE HOUSE
Lone Ranger Magazine July 1937 Replica Edition, $14.95
Phantom Detective June 1938 Replica Edition, $14.95

ALTERNA COMICS
FUBAR II Empire Of The Rising Dead TP, $14.95

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger Platinum Volume 3 TP, $14.95

ARCANA STUDIO
Wingman GN, $14.95

ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT
Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Volume 1 Creation Myths HC, $19.95
Spera Volume 1 HC, $19.95

ARCHIE COMICS
Archie Double Digest #225, $3.99
Mega Man #9 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #9 (Patrick Spaziante Sketch Variant Cover), AR

BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT
Kannagi Volume 3 GN (Of 6), $11.99

BIG IF COMICS
Fantastic Life GN (not verified by Diamond), $9.95

BLACK LIBRARY
Deliverance Lost MMPB (The Horus Heresy)(Warhammer 40K), $8.99
Word Bearers Omnibus SC (Warhammer 40K), $15.00
Age Of Legend MMPB (Warhammer), $8.99

BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS
Logan’s Run Aftermath #4 (resolicited), $3.99
Mis-Adventures Of Adam West #2 (Of 4), $3.99
Mis-Adventures Of Adam West #3 (Of 4), $3.99
Political Power #17 (Jon Stewart), $3.99
Steve Jobs Co-Founder Of Apple (One Shot), $3.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
7 Warriors #3 (Of 3), $3.99
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Volume 2 TP, $14.99
Operation Broken Wings 1936 #3 (Of 3), $3.99
Roger Langridge’s Snarked #4, $3.99
Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero #1/The Traveler #1/Starborn #1 Signed Variant Set, $399.99

CACKLING IMP PRESS
Neil GN, $15.00

CENTURION PREMIERE
21st Centurions New Clear Day TP, $19.95

COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1282, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #5 (Georges Jeanty Variant Cover), $2.99
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #5 (Steve Morris Regular Cover), $2.99
Dark Matter #1 (Of 4), $3.50
Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan The Jesse Marsh Years Volume 10 HC, $49.99
Kull The Cat And The Skull #4 (Of 4), $3.50
Lobster Johnson The Burning Hand #1 (Dave Johnson Regular Cover), $3.50
Lobster Johnson The Burning Hand #1 (Mike Mignola Variant Cover), $3.50
Neon Genesis Evangelion The Shinji Ikari Raising Project Volume 10 TP, $9.99
Occultist #3 (Of 3), $3.50
Orchid #4, $3.50
PC Cast’s House Of Night #3 (Of 5), $2.99
Star War Knights Of The Old Republic War #1 (Of 5)(Benjamin Carre Regular Cover) , $3.50
Star War Knights Of The Old Republic War #1 (Of 5)(Dave Wilkins Variant Cover), $3.50
Star Wars Agent Of The Empire Iron Eclipse #2 (Of 5), $3.50
Star Wars Legacy Volume 11 War TP, $19.99
Strain #2 (Of 12), $3.50

DE AGOSTINI UK
Star Wars The Official Figure Collection Magazine #43 (Snowtrooper), $14.00

DENNIS DRUKTENIS PUBLISHING
Scary Monsters Magazine #81, $8.95

DYNAMIC FORCES
Avenging Spider-Man #1 (Dynamic Forces)(Ken Haeser Remarked Edition), $49.99
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1 (Dynamic Forces)(Alex Ross Exclusive Virgin Cover), $12.99
Vampirella #12 (Dynamic Forces)(Paul Renaud Virgin Exclusive Cover), $7.99
Vampirella Annual #1 (Dynamic Forces)(Lucio Parrillo Exclusive Red Cover), $14.99
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 (Dynamic Forces)(John Romita Sr. Signed Edition) , $50.00

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Red Sonja Statue Inspired By J. Scott Campbell, $189.99
Vampirella #1 (1969 Commemorative Gold Foil Edition), $39.99
Warlord Of Mars #13 (2nd Printing Variant Cover)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

FLESK PUBLICATIONS
Art Of Craig Elliott HC, $29.95

FRAZETTA PUBLICATIONS
Frank Frazetta The Living Legend SC (not verified by Diamond), $15.00

FUTURE PUBLISHING
SFX #217 (February 2012), $10.99

FILMLAND CLASSICS
Freaky Monsters Magazine #7, $9.95

HUMANOIDS PUBLISHING
Before The Incal Classic Collection HC (Deluxe Edition), $99.95

IDW PUBLISHING
Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn HC, $19.99
Archie Best Of Dan Decarlo Volume 3 HC, $24.99
Brooklyn Dreams HC, $39.99
Cobra Annual 2012 The Origin Of Cobra Commander (Cover A Menton J. Matthews III), $7.99
Cobra Annual 2012 The Origin Of Cobra Commander (Cover B Robert Atkins), $7.99
Cobra Annual 2012 The Origin Of Cobra Commander (Robert Atkins Model Sheet Turnaround Variant Cover), AR
Doctor Who #13 (Cover A Mark Buckingham), $3.99
Doctor Who #13 (Cover B Photo), $3.99
Doctor Who #13 (Matthew Dow Smith Variant Cover), AR
Dungeons And Dragons 100-Page Spectacular, $7.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #174 (Cover B Herb Trimpe), AR
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #174 (Cover A S. L. Gallant & Gary Erskine), $3.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #174 (Larry Hama Sketch Variant Cover), AR
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror #4 (Of 4)(Menton J. Matthews III Regular Cover), $3.99
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror #4 (Of 4)(Nick Percival Variant Cover), AR
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror #4 (Of 4)(The Hound Prose Chapbook), AR
Infestation HC , $34.99
Snake Eyes #9 (Cover A Dave Wilkins), $3.99
Snake Eyes #9 (Cover B Robert Atkins), $3.99
Snake Eyes #9 (Nick Runge Variant Cover), AR
Transformers Classics Volume 2 TP, $24.99
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 (Alex Milne Wraparound Variant Cover), AR
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 (Cover A Alex Milne), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 (Cover B Alex Milne), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 (Cover C Alex Milne), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 (Cover D Alex Milne), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 (Cover E Nick Roche), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 (Josh Burcham Decepticon Sketch Variant Cover), AR

IMAGE COMICS
Activity #2, $3.50
Avengelyne #6 (Cover A Rob Liefeld), $2.99
Avengelyne #6 (Cover B Owen Gieni), $2.99
Avengelyne #6 (Cover C Riley Rossmo), $2.99
Blue Estate Volume 2 TP, $12.99
Darkness #97 (Cover A Jeremy Haun), $2.99
Deadlands Black Water (One Shot)(was ‘Deadlands Hopeless Roads’), $2.99
Epoch #1 (Of 5)(Paolo Pantalena SDCC 2011 Exclusive Variant Cover), $10.00
Heart #3 (Of 4), $2.99
Intrepids Volume 1 TP, $16.99
Invincible #87 , $2.99
Invincible Volume 15 Get Smart TP, $16.99
Last Of The Greats #4 (Cover A Brent Peeples), $2.99
Last Of The Greats #4 (Cover B Jenny Frison), $2.99
Moriarty #8, $2.99
Pigs #5, $2.99
Reed Gunther #7, $2.99
Severed #6 (Of 7), $2.99
Spawn #215, $2.99
Strange Talent Of Luther Strode #4 (Of 6), $2.99
Whispers #1, $2.99
Witchblade #146 (Kalman Andrasofszky SDCC 2011 Exclusive Variant Cover), $10.00

INSIGHT EDITIONS
Diablo III Book Of Cain HC, $35.00

JOHN WILEY & SONS
Zen Of Steve Jobs GN, $19.95

LAST GASP
Ron English’s Stickable Art Offenses SC, $24.95

LOCUS MAGAZINE
Locus #612 (January 2012)(not verified by Diamond), $6.95

LOST CITY COMICS
Lords Of Death And Life GN, $10.00

MARRS MEDIA
Rue Morgue Magazine #119, $9.95

ORION
Asterix Omnibus Volume 11 SC (New Printing), $19.95

PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Magazine #442, $10.99

PAPERCUTZ
Disney Fairies Volume 7 Tinker Bell The Perfect Fairy GN (not verified by Diamond), $7.99
Disney Fairies Volume 7 Tinker Bell The Perfect Fairy HC (not verified by Diamond), $11.99
Geronimo Stilton Volume 9 The Weird Book Machine HC, $9.99
Monster Mess HC, $9.99
Smurfs Volume 10 The Return Of Smurfette SC, $5.99
Smurfs Volume 10 The Return Of Smurfette HC, $10.99

RZG COMICS
Phazer #1 (Jim Steranko Regular Cover), $3.99
Phazer #1 (Jim Steranko Signed Incentive Cover), AR

SCHOLASTIC
Archvillain Volume 2 Mad Mask HC, $17.99
Archvillain Volume 2 Mad Mask MMPB, $6.99
Star Wars The Phantom Menace 3D Storybook SC, $9.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Amazing Agent Jennifer Volume 2 GN, $10.99
Dance In The Vampire Bund Volume 11 GN, $11.99

SHH PRODUCTIONS
Disturbingly Perverted Diary Of Doktormentor Jail Babe Surgeon #4 (not verified by Diamond),9.95

SWEATDROP STUDIOS
Aye Takeo Webcomic Collection Volume 1 TP, $12.99

TELOS PUBLISHING
Timelink Unofficial And Unauthorized Guide To Doctor Who Continuity Volume 1 SC, $29.95

TRANSFUZION PUBLISHING
Burke And Hare GN, $12.99

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Brickjournal #17, $8.95
Stan Lee And Jack Kirby The Wonder Years SC, $19.95

UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Hand Of Fire The Comics Art Of Jack Kirby SC, $25.00

VIZ MEDIA
Bokurano Ours Volume 5 GN, $12.99
Case Closed Volume 41 GN, $9.99
Hyde And Closer Volume 7 TP (Of 7), $9.99
Jormungand Volume 8 GN, $12.99
Naruto The Official Character Data Book SC, $14.99
Pokemon Black And White Volume 5 GN, $4.99

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.