Check out this week's comic offerings by the locals!
The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 #3 – BOOM!
By Claudio Sanchez, Peter David and Chris Burnham
The underwater battle to end all underwater battles is here! The rebellion's greatest ship, the Grail Arbor, is back and taking on the Red Army, no holds-barred! An epic fight worthy of an epic tale from Coheed & Cambria mastermind Claudio Sanchez and comics legend Peter David!
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! #18 – DC Comics
By ART BALTAZAR, FRANCO and MIKE NORTON
The secrets of the Wizard Shazam's past have come back to haunt Billy and Mary as an evil long thought vanquished has returned to take its revenge! It's a tale calculated to drive you mad... as mad as the Mad Mummy!
JSA vs. Kobra TPB – DC Comics
By ERIC TRAUTMANN, DON KRAMER, MICHAEL BABINSKI and Gene Ha
The Justice Society of America must keep Kobra from plunging the planet into chaos in an effort to bring about the deadly age of Kali Yuga in this title collecting the six-issue miniseries. Set throughout the major cities of the DC Universe, this epic sets the stakes higher than ever for the JSA.
Wonder Woman #601 - DC Comics
By J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, DON KRAMER and MICHAEL BABINSKI
Best-selling comics writer J. Michael Straczynski (THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Thor) smashes all your expectations of Wonder Woman by lauching an all-new era for the Amazon Princess! Spinning out of the mind-bending events of WONDER WOMAN #600, Diana must face the biggest mystery of all - who destroyed Paradise Island?
Angel Aftermath #35 – IDW
By Bill Willingham, Bill Williams, Brian Denham, David Messina and Jenny Frison
Sometimes being a 'chosen' one really sucks. Which is something Connor is about to find out when his little band of merry demon warrior women decide L.A. really needs to clean up its act. No human or supernatural thingie is safe from their swords. And not even Angel knows how to get them out of this mess.
Captain Action Season Two #1 – Moonstone
By Steven Grant, Rafael Nieves, Manuel Martin, Steve Scott, Mark Texiera and Mike Allred
The original action figure is back for more thrills and more intrigue, as award-winning writer Steven Grant hits the ground running in this new ongoing series. The reluctant, new Captain Action finds himself fighting a war that the world doesn't realize already has already been lost! In addition to a full-length Captain Action adventure, readers also get a back-up tale featuring a glimpse into the early days of Action Boy. Covers by Mark Texiera and Mike Allred.
Honey West #1 – Moonstone
By Trina Robbins, Cynthia Martin and Malcom McClinton
The return of the world's first female private eye in fiction and on TV! As tough as Mike Hammer and as sultry as Marilyn Monroe! Danger lurks in Hollywood when topless piano player Mimi Malloy walks into Honey West's office. There's been a double homicide at her nightclub, the Purple Pussy, and Mimi suspects she's the next victim! Honey goes undercover as a go-go dancer and mixes it up with Hollywood hippies to uncover the 'Killer on the Keys.' Available with covers by David Lloyd and Malcolm McClinton or a special Anne Francis photo variant.
The Phantom: Ghost Who Walks #11 – Moonstone
By Mike Bullock, Silvestre Syzilagyi and Steve Scott
The Ghost Who Walks must pay a visit to some old friends. While the first provides helpful insight into the coming war, the second visit leads to the hunter becoming the hunted in the depths of the darkest house in all of Africa.
Rotten #7 – Moonstone
By Mark Rahner, Robert Horton and Dan Dougherty
Featured in USA Today! The acclaimed zombie Western epic with the topical bite returns! Agent Wade is fully recovered, lethal and armed with new tricks as he travels to an undead outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. But who could be prepared for the species he encounters? Agent Flynn looks for answers as a hate-monger is whipping up a crowd against a new concept called 'evolution.'
Jack of Fables #46 – Vertigo
By BILL WILLINGHAM, MATTHEW STURGES, TONY AKINS, ANDREW PEPOY and BRIAN BOLLAND
In this start to a new storyline, the Page Sisters finally find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. And the one place you don't want to be is between them and one of the books they want. Meanwhile, Jack Frost has just set upon the greatest quest in a long and distinguished career of great quests, all of which have been great...and questy. Plus, Jack's still a dragon. That ain't gonna change, folks.
Wildcats #25 – Wildstorm
By ADAM BEECHEN, TIM SEELEY, ANDY SMITH and AL BARRIONUEVO
The conclusion of "The Protectorate" brings the showdown WildStorm fans have clamored after for years! When Zealot and Midnighter - two masters of the killing arts - collide, can either walk away alive? And who gets caught in the crossfire? Meanwhile, the mystery of Aeon deepens, and Grunge takes a major step forward in his secret mission for Spartan.
The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 #3 – BOOM!
By Claudio Sanchez, Peter David and Chris Burnham
The underwater battle to end all underwater battles is here! The rebellion's greatest ship, the Grail Arbor, is back and taking on the Red Army, no holds-barred! An epic fight worthy of an epic tale from Coheed & Cambria mastermind Claudio Sanchez and comics legend Peter David!
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! #18 – DC Comics
By ART BALTAZAR, FRANCO and MIKE NORTON
The secrets of the Wizard Shazam's past have come back to haunt Billy and Mary as an evil long thought vanquished has returned to take its revenge! It's a tale calculated to drive you mad... as mad as the Mad Mummy!
JSA vs. Kobra TPB – DC Comics
By ERIC TRAUTMANN, DON KRAMER, MICHAEL BABINSKI and Gene Ha
The Justice Society of America must keep Kobra from plunging the planet into chaos in an effort to bring about the deadly age of Kali Yuga in this title collecting the six-issue miniseries. Set throughout the major cities of the DC Universe, this epic sets the stakes higher than ever for the JSA.
Wonder Woman #601 - DC Comics
By J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, DON KRAMER and MICHAEL BABINSKI
Best-selling comics writer J. Michael Straczynski (THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Thor) smashes all your expectations of Wonder Woman by lauching an all-new era for the Amazon Princess! Spinning out of the mind-bending events of WONDER WOMAN #600, Diana must face the biggest mystery of all - who destroyed Paradise Island?
Angel Aftermath #35 – IDW
By Bill Willingham, Bill Williams, Brian Denham, David Messina and Jenny Frison
Sometimes being a 'chosen' one really sucks. Which is something Connor is about to find out when his little band of merry demon warrior women decide L.A. really needs to clean up its act. No human or supernatural thingie is safe from their swords. And not even Angel knows how to get them out of this mess.
Captain Action Season Two #1 – Moonstone
By Steven Grant, Rafael Nieves, Manuel Martin, Steve Scott, Mark Texiera and Mike Allred
The original action figure is back for more thrills and more intrigue, as award-winning writer Steven Grant hits the ground running in this new ongoing series. The reluctant, new Captain Action finds himself fighting a war that the world doesn't realize already has already been lost! In addition to a full-length Captain Action adventure, readers also get a back-up tale featuring a glimpse into the early days of Action Boy. Covers by Mark Texiera and Mike Allred.
Honey West #1 – Moonstone
By Trina Robbins, Cynthia Martin and Malcom McClinton
The return of the world's first female private eye in fiction and on TV! As tough as Mike Hammer and as sultry as Marilyn Monroe! Danger lurks in Hollywood when topless piano player Mimi Malloy walks into Honey West's office. There's been a double homicide at her nightclub, the Purple Pussy, and Mimi suspects she's the next victim! Honey goes undercover as a go-go dancer and mixes it up with Hollywood hippies to uncover the 'Killer on the Keys.' Available with covers by David Lloyd and Malcolm McClinton or a special Anne Francis photo variant.
The Phantom: Ghost Who Walks #11 – Moonstone
By Mike Bullock, Silvestre Syzilagyi and Steve Scott
The Ghost Who Walks must pay a visit to some old friends. While the first provides helpful insight into the coming war, the second visit leads to the hunter becoming the hunted in the depths of the darkest house in all of Africa.
Rotten #7 – Moonstone
By Mark Rahner, Robert Horton and Dan Dougherty
Featured in USA Today! The acclaimed zombie Western epic with the topical bite returns! Agent Wade is fully recovered, lethal and armed with new tricks as he travels to an undead outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. But who could be prepared for the species he encounters? Agent Flynn looks for answers as a hate-monger is whipping up a crowd against a new concept called 'evolution.'
Jack of Fables #46 – Vertigo
By BILL WILLINGHAM, MATTHEW STURGES, TONY AKINS, ANDREW PEPOY and BRIAN BOLLAND
In this start to a new storyline, the Page Sisters finally find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. And the one place you don't want to be is between them and one of the books they want. Meanwhile, Jack Frost has just set upon the greatest quest in a long and distinguished career of great quests, all of which have been great...and questy. Plus, Jack's still a dragon. That ain't gonna change, folks.
Wildcats #25 – Wildstorm
By ADAM BEECHEN, TIM SEELEY, ANDY SMITH and AL BARRIONUEVO
The conclusion of "The Protectorate" brings the showdown WildStorm fans have clamored after for years! When Zealot and Midnighter - two masters of the killing arts - collide, can either walk away alive? And who gets caught in the crossfire? Meanwhile, the mystery of Aeon deepens, and Grunge takes a major step forward in his secret mission for Spartan.