Comic Pull List July 23
By: John Baggett |
Tuesday July 22, 2008 |
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| MARVEL UNCANNY X-MEN #500 WRITER: ED BRUBAKER, MATT FRACTION COVER: TERRY DODSON PENCIL: GREG LAND, TERRY DODSON Sentinels? What? And Magneto? And is that the Master Mold? What the hell is going on in San Francisco now that the Uncanny X-Men have relocated there? They’ve got a new Headquarters and a new status quo as the gauntlet is thrown for a new era of mutantkind. It’s all here in the double-sized anniversary issue that sets up the plotlines that will be developed over the next year in UNCANNY. SKRULLS #1 WRITER: JOHN RHETT THOMAS COVER: GREG HORN Ever since the dawning of the Marvel Age of heroes, the Skrulls have been known as scheming, conniving, insidious interlopers in the affairs not just of Earth, but the whole universe. Now, get the Skrulls' side of the story! Who are they, what drives them, and what are their ultimate goals? Who are their heroes, and who are their villains? And what will become of their clash between religion and modernity - manifest in their relentless pursuit of the Earth as the final prize - when it spills over into universal mayhem? SKRULLS! helps answer these questions and gives you the clues to ask even more! WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #26 COVER: GREG LAND WRITER: DANIEL WAY PENCILS: STEPHEN SEGOVIA COLORED: AVALON - MATT MILLA LETTERED: VC - CORY PETIT “SON OF X” Part 1 (of 2) The origin of Daken, the son of Wolverine! Decades ago, during his time in Jasmine Falls, Wolverine fathered a child…a child whom he thought died with its mother. But Wolverine was mistaken—the child grew into a man. And that man just may be the deadliest being on the face of the Earth. How did that happen? Find out here! YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6 COVER: JIM CHEUNG WRITER: MATT FRACTION PENCILS: ALAN DAVIS INKS: MARK FARMER LETTERED: VC - CORY PETIT Kate Bishop wants to be a hero. Kate Bishop wants to be a leader. Kate wants to be strong, and proud, and true to her calling. Kate just wants to take care of everybody. Kate just wants to be friends. Kate wants to be stronger than all this. Kate Bishop never wanted anything more than she wants to be a Young Avenger. Kate Bishop wants to be Hawkeye. Here, she finally comes face to face with Clint Barton. Now Kate's gonna have to fight for each and every thing that she wants...especially her name. Wanting something can be miles away from actually earning it. By Matt Fraction (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL) and the legendary Alan Davis (CLANDESTINE, EXCALIBUR). DARK HORSE USAGI YOJIMBO #113 CREATOR: STAN SAKAI The rabbit ronin Usagi and his bounty-hunting friend Gen pursue a dangerous criminal only to find themselves at odds with their sometimes-ally Stray Dog! After missing out on the reward for the rogue swordswoman Inazuma, Gen coerces the reluctant Usagi to join him in pursuit of another outlaw. Little do they know that Stray Dog is after the same bounty and determined to get it. One person knows where the outlaw is, and he's willing to tell, but for a price! Aware he has landed himself in a profitable situation, this scheming individual plays Gen and Stray Dog off each other--leaving Usagi caught in the middle! DC COMICS ROBIN #175 Writer: Chuck Dixon Cover: Freddie Williams 2 Art: Chris Batista and Cam Smith The events of "Batman R.I.P." carve a path of destruction through Tim's life, threatening to rip apart the entire foundation of what made him choose to take on the role of Robin in the first place. Tim's on the run and, with Batman's life at stake, he can't afford to make one misstep. Don't miss Part 1 of a shocking 2-part story that will irrevocably change Tim Drake's present as Robin...and his hard-won future as Batman. JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #23 WRITER: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE ART & COVER: ED BENES It's all-out Amazon fury against Amazo! Wonder Woman is the last Leaguer standing against the souped-up android — and the prize is Red Tornado's body! IMAGE COMICS INVINCIBLE #51 WRITER: ROBERT KIRKMAN ARTIST: RYAN OTTLEY & BILL CRABTREE COVER: JIM LEE & BILL CRABTREE New costume! New beginning! New home! New Partner! Everything is all-new starting with this issue. Featuring an all-new cover by comic book super-star JIM LEE! If you’ve ever thought about reading INVINCIBLE this is the jumping-on point you’ve been waiting for. The next fifty issues start here! DEAD SPACE #5 (of 6) WRITER: ANTONY JOHNSTON ART & COVER: BEN TEMPLESMITH REAL SPACE. REAL TERROR. The infection has begun! The colonists of Aegis VII begin a desperate fight for survival in the face of the necromorph onslaught, as the true scope of their fate becomes clear. Can anyone escape before the colony is overrun? WILDSTORM THE X-FILES #0 WRITER: FRANK SPOTNITZ ARTIST: BRIAN DENHAM COVER: BRIAN DENHAM The hit motion picture and television franchise returns to comics! With July's release of the brand-new X-Files blockbuster, WildStorm joins Mulder and Scully in a previously untold story from the film's cowriter and producer Frank Spotnitz! Don't miss this supernatural epic so large it will leave you screaming for more! |
