It’s the first Wednesday of May, and with it comes another exciting month of new comics! What does our staff intend to pick up this week? Listed below you’ll find details on each new book that the crew is checking out today and their picks of the week, followed by their individual pull lists. Give it a look, it’s a great way to plan out your trip to the comic shop; you might even find a title you may have missed otherwise.
First up, though, we have our Books of the Week. This week we have Marvel’s Fear Itself #2 taking the top spot on our combined pull lists, as well as being the most popular book amongst our staff. On the independent side of things, Boom! Studios’ Irredeemable #25 takes the top spot in the combined lists, while Artifacts #7 is the most popular amongst our staff members. Other favorites of our staff include Marvel’s Uncanny X-Force #9 and DC’s Superboy #7. Check below for more on these books and all the others we’re reading this week.Please leave a comment, we would love to hear about what you are picking up, or what books you’re really looking forward to today.
DC COMICS
Staff Pick
MARVEL COMICS
Staff Pick
Staff Pick
ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT
DARK HORSE COMICS
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
IDEA & DESIGN WORKS
IMAGE COMICS
Staff Pick
SKYBOUND
TOP COW
MOONSTONE
RED 5 COMICS
Staff Pick
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENTYEN PRESS
VIZ MEDIA
Staff Pick
Individual Pull Lists:
Arnab PradhanSUPERBOY #7
FEAR ITSELF #2
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9 <—pick of the week
X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1
ARTIFACTS #7
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Billy Dunleavy
ANNIHILATORS #3
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
HEROES FOR HIRE #6
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9
BPRD DEAD REMEMBERED #2
SOLOMON KANE RED SHADOWS #2
ANNIHILATORS #3
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
HEROES FOR HIRE #6
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9
BPRD DEAD REMEMBERED #2
SOLOMON KANE RED SHADOWS #2
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Decapitated Dan
GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #1
PROOF ENDANGERED #5
GREEN WAKE #2 <—pick of the week
ROTTEN & ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS FLIP BOOK #1
ABYSS FAMILY ISSUES #3
ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #5
GLADSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #1
PROOF ENDANGERED #5
GREEN WAKE #2 <—pick of the week
ROTTEN & ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS FLIP BOOK #1
ABYSS FAMILY ISSUES #3
ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #5
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Infnite Speech
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
HEROES FOR HIRE #6
MOON KNIGHT #1
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9 <—pick of the week
ARTIFACTS #7
STUFF OF LEGEND TP VOL 02 THE JUNGLE
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
HEROES FOR HIRE #6
MOON KNIGHT #1
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9 <—pick of the week
ARTIFACTS #7
STUFF OF LEGEND TP VOL 02 THE JUNGLE
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Jeff Jackson
FEAR ITSELF #2
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9
X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1
MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #2 <—pick of the week
FEAR ITSELF #2
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9
X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1
MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #2 <—pick of the week
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Jordan West
ADVENTURE COMICS #526
BATMAN BEYOND #5
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #7
JSA ALL STARS #18
SUPERBOY #7
ADVENTURE COMICS #526
BATMAN BEYOND #5
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #7
JSA ALL STARS #18
SUPERBOY #7
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Kristin
GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
AI ORE GN VOL 01
BAKUMAN TP VOL 04
BLACK BIRD GN VOL 08
ORESAMA TEACHER GN VOL 02
STORY OF SAIUNKOKU GN VOL 03 <—pick of the week
TEGAMI BACHI GN VOL 05
GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
AI ORE GN VOL 01
BAKUMAN TP VOL 04
BLACK BIRD GN VOL 08
ORESAMA TEACHER GN VOL 02
STORY OF SAIUNKOKU GN VOL 03 <—pick of the week
TEGAMI BACHI GN VOL 05
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Nick Zamora
SUPERBOY #7
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
FEAR ITSELF #2
SUPERBOY #7
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
FEAR ITSELF #2
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #6
WOLVERINE HERCULES MYTHS MONSTERS AND MUTANTS #3
X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1
WALKING DEAD SURVIVORS GUIDE #2
MOON GIRL #1 <—pick of the week
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #6
WOLVERINE HERCULES MYTHS MONSTERS AND MUTANTS #3
X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1
WALKING DEAD SURVIVORS GUIDE #2
MOON GIRL #1 <—pick of the week
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Tom McNeely
ADVENTURE COMICS #526
BATMAN BEYOND #5
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #7
DOOM PATROL #22
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #9
JSA ALL STARS #18 <—pick of the week
SUPERBOY #7
GREEN LANTERN SUPER SPECTACULAR #1
AVENGERS ACADEMY #13
AVENGERS ACADEMY GIANT-SIZE #1
AVENGERS THOR CAPTAIN AMERICA OFF INDEX MU #13
CAPTAIN AMERICA FIRST VENGEANCE #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA HAIL HYDRA #5
CAPTAIN AMERICA SPOTLIGHT
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME #4
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #6
WOLVERINE HERCULES MYTHS MONSTERS AND MUTANTS #3
SPIKE #8
ADVENTURE COMICS #526
BATMAN BEYOND #5
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #7
DOOM PATROL #22
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #9
JSA ALL STARS #18 <—pick of the week
SUPERBOY #7
GREEN LANTERN SUPER SPECTACULAR #1
AVENGERS ACADEMY #13
AVENGERS ACADEMY GIANT-SIZE #1
AVENGERS THOR CAPTAIN AMERICA OFF INDEX MU #13
CAPTAIN AMERICA FIRST VENGEANCE #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA HAIL HYDRA #5
CAPTAIN AMERICA SPOTLIGHT
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME #4
UNCANNY X-FORCE #9
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #6
WOLVERINE HERCULES MYTHS MONSTERS AND MUTANTS #3
SPIKE #8
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Dale Workman
ADVENTURE COMICS #526
ANNIHILATORS #3 <—pick of the week
ASTONISHING THOR #4
AVENGERS ACADEMY #13
AVENGERS ACADEMY GIANT-SIZE #1
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #1
MOON KNIGHT #1
MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED #6
VAMPIRELLA #5
ADVENTURE COMICS #526
ANNIHILATORS #3 <—pick of the week
ASTONISHING THOR #4
AVENGERS ACADEMY #13
AVENGERS ACADEMY GIANT-SIZE #1
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
FEAR ITSELF #2
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2
FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #1
MOON KNIGHT #1
MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED #6
VAMPIRELLA #5
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So what comics are you reading this week?
Dale Workman
dale@comicattack.net
dale@comicattack.net
Not the greatest week but definitely not the worst week in comics either. Still picked up quite a few solid issues and even a couple I didn’t expect to grab! 🙂