IT’S NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! #NCBD
The best day of the week just got a lot better with a new round of awesome comics arriving in stores this week. Staff members at Major Spoilers are here to help you with your comic book selection this week, with their roundup of comics they recommend.
ADVENTURES OF AERO GIRL TP $14.99
Writer: DeWayne Feenstra
Artist: Axur Eneas
Publisher: Action Lab Entertainment
Cover Price: $14.99
SOLICITATION: As the daughter and the sidekick to Battle Jack, Jacqueline Mackenzie’s life couldn’t be any better, but tragedy is just around the corner… Will she be ready to protect Foxbay from the likes of Dr. Chimera and his army of AniMen or the Recycler and the junkbots? Will her new super gorilla sidekick be more than she can handle? Will Aero-Girl still be the hero she (and her family) always dreamed she would be?
MATTHEW: Fun, fast and entertaining. Plus: GORILLA SIDEKICK! What’s not to love?
ARCHIE #3
Writer: Mark Waid
Artists: Fiona Staples, Andre Szymanowicz with Jen Vaughn, Jack Morelli
Publisher: Archie Comics
Cover Price: $3.99 U.S.
SOLICITATION: Something strange is looming over Riverdale—and it’s taking the shape of a giant mega-mansion owned by an elusive mogul. Why has he chosen the quaint town of Riverdale, USA as his base of operations? And how is he going to use the teens of Riverdale High to further his political aspirations? Big questions and challenges await the teens and townsfolk—meanwhile, a new student has graced the halls of Riverdale High and she’s turning heads in a BIG way! Find out all the answers to these important questions in the third issue of the biggest comics sensation of the season!
STEPHEN: This series has been stellar from issue one, and with the introduction of Veronica Lodge, the crazy times at Riverdale High are about to get a whole lot more interesting. Definitely a must buy book this week.
CONAN THE AVENGER #18
Writer: Fred Van Lente
Artist: Brian Ching
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
SOLICITATION: Janissa the Widowmaker—one of the deadliest warriors Conan has ever met—returns and makes Conan fight for his life! Conan is a prisoner of Janissa’s all-female army, but the true threat may not be their leader, but lurking amid their ranks!
RODRIGO: I’m a big fan of Conan in small doses, this series looks fun so I’m going to jump in here and see if I want to read back.
COLDER: TOSS THE BONES #1
Writer: Paul Tobin
Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: Declan has gone from a mere human to a reluctant hero-all while the subject of the horrific machinations of the monstrous creature Nimble Jack. But our hero’s trials have only begun, as Jack flits freely between Boston and a deranged and dark reality known as the Hungry World, uniting agents of madness with only one purpose: to slaughter and consume Declan!
GEORGE: It’s perfect timing to start another volume of Colder just as the Halloween season begins. This supremely creepy horror comic is one of the finest on the stands, bolstered as it is by Juan Ferreyra’s nightmarish artwork.
GHOSTBUSTERS GET REAL #4
Writer: Erik Burnham
Artist: Dan Schoening
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: “And All Is…” Proteus appears to reclaim his property and this time even eight ‘Busters may not be enough to keep the elder god from getting his way! Join us for the bombastic conclusion to GET REAL!
ROB: Been really enjoying the Ghostbusters meeting themselves, especially with it continuing from the last TMNT crossover. While the end of this story should be good; I can’t wait to see what is going to come next.
GODZILLA IN HELL #3
Writer: Ulises Farinas/Erick Freitas
Artist: Buster Moody
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: What brought Godzilla to Hell? A glimpse of Godzilla’s greatest battle gives clues-but what will happen when Godzilla faces a rematch with that same foe in the underworld?
MATTHEW: Atomic breath vs. Hellfire! A really simple premise that leads to a surprisingly entertaining tale…
LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #0
Writer: Brian Pulido
Artist: Carlos Valenzuela & Various
Publisher:BOUNDLESS COMICS
Cover Price: 6.99
SOLICITATION: Special triple-sized issue! The biggest Lady Death issue of her 24 year illustrious history is here! Lady Death: Apocalypse #0 is a super-sized, self-contained issue that features a 33 page all-new story from Brian Pulido titled “Merciful Fate”. The first chapter features the stunning fully-painted art of Carlos Valenzuela! Series artist Marcelo Mueller lavishly illustrates the second chapter. This special also features the long-lost Lady Death: Dark Horizons story drawn by Wellinton Alves that has to date only been seen in B&W, now brought to full beautiful color. But that’s not all! It also includes a huge gallery of unseen sketches and original pencil art through the ages including Ivan Reis and Renato Camilo! Also featuring original inks without lettering from Ron Adrian, Richard Ortiz, Marcelo Mueller and much more! Available with Regular Cover by Jason Eden, Sexy & Auxiliary Covers by Paulo Siquiera, Blazing Hot & Pure Art Covers by Matt Martin, Monstrous Cover by Juan Jose Ryp, Painted Cover by Marco Turini, Leather Cover by Marcelo Mueller, and an amazing Character Design Incentive Cover also by Martin. This Character Design is the original one created for new Boundless series costume, never-before-seen! Lastly, you don’t want to miss the Century Set for this issue, featuring 5 pencil pieces from Renato Camilo and limited to just 100 copies of each!
RODRIGO: Growing up in the 90s Lady Death was one of those comics I was always peripherally aware of, but never really got into. This oversized issue seems like a great place to pick it up.
MAD’S ORIGINAL IDIOTS COMPLETE COLLECTION
Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
Artist: Various
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $45.00
SOLICITATION: Can’t decide which MAD ART book you want the most? We humbly suggest you buy them all in this new slipcase that includes all three volumes spotlighting the art of Jack Davis, Wally Wood and Will Elder, pulled from the pages of MAD COMICS #1-23!
MATTHEW: Sure, you could spend your fifth week buying no comics, OR you could spring for classic work by Wally Wood, Jack Davis and Will Elder, giants of the cartoon field! I know what MY choice is gonna be…
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #45
Writer: James Roberts
Artist: Alex Milne
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $3.99
SOLICITATION: Make a list of every single DECEPTICON. Remove the warriors, the high-rankers, the loyal foot soldiers, the over-achievers, and anyone who’s ever made even a modest contribution to The Cause. You should now have five names left. Welcome back, guys.
GEORGE: Roberts and Milne’s Transformers: MTMTE series might be the finest Transformers comic ever published, no exaggeration. Roberts does a great job with hard luck characters and misfits, so this issue focused on some no-name Decepticons sounds great.
WONDER WOMAN ‘77 SPECIAL #2
Writer: Marc Andreyko
Artist: Jason Badower, Drew Johnson, Richard Ortiz,Cat Staggs
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: 7.99
SOLICITATION: Get ready for three new stories based on the classic television series starring Lynda Carter! A scientist who is intensely jealous of Wonder Woman becomes empowered by an ancient artifact and Cheetah is born! A woman with the powers of both fire and ice seeks revenge against a corrupt politician. And, Halloween finds the princess up against an undead adversary.
RODRIGO: The most well known version of Wonder Woman is this one. That might change when the movies start coming out, but for now it’s interesting to see different writers take a shot at 77.
X-MEN 92 #4
Writer: Chris Sims, Chad Bowers
Artist: Scott Koblish
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
SOLICITATION: • Professor X—Face to faces with the X-Sentinel! • Can the X-Men overcome Cassandra Nova’s “rehabilitations”?
ROB: This has been as amazingly over the top and ridiculous as expected and has been phenomenal because of it. With obvious nods to how terrible some of the 90’s was, this book is exactly what it should have been.
