Comic Catch June 18, 2008

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Blood Bowl: Killer Contract #1 - Welcome to the hyper-violent hilarity of Blood Bowl, the mini-series that puts the fantasy (as in elves, dwarfs, orcs, and ogres) back into football! Blood Bowl novelist Matt Forbeck brings his trademark twisted blend of humor and action to the first-ever Blood Bowl comic book, featuring the now-legendary Bad Bay Hackers in a grudge match against the ever-evil Orcland Raders! Join the Hackers as they begin their brutal march to their next championship game, filled with spiked balls, corrupt refs, and giant-sized barrels of Bugman's XXXXXX!

Cthulhu Tales #3 - Acclaimed writer William Messner-Loebs (JOURNEY) joins the BOOM! family! Don't tell the Elder Gods, or they'll take him from us! Messner-Loebs and Michael Alan (FALL OF CTHULHU) Nelson chill the blood in the new, monthly anthology series! Something big is happening in the BOOM! horror universe in 2008...and it starts here! Heed the call of Cthulhu!

Everybody's Dead #4 - After three issues, two-thirds of our leads are still alive. That's something, right? Congratulations to them. Now, they've got a new plan for survival -- hole up in their house until it all blows over. Small problem -- every zombie in the state is at their door. This can't end well.

Gemini #2 - Gemini is one of The Constellation's top super-operatives. So why have they sent another one of their operatives, the Lynx, after him?

Guardians of the Galaxy #2 - As the newly formed Guardians of the Galaxy embark on a deadly mission, their only hope for success may rest with the return of a beloved Marvel hero…but just who? And why do they have Captain America's shield?

Justice League of America #22 - An all-out action issue as Red Tornado is given another chance at life! The problem is that the dormant Amazo program within him wants the death of all League members! Plus, Zatanna and Animal Man come to aid Vixen with her power problem.

Sparks #1 - Set in 1948, this super-noir thriller follows Ian Sparks, a masked vigilante who discovers the price to pay to become a hero is too high, finding himself in a dark, relentless story about self discovery, heroism, failed lives and redemption. And if you notice the name William Katt on the top of that cover, that's right, brought to us by Ralph Hinkley, the Greatest American Hero.

Ultimate Fantastic Four #55 - Are you ready for Ultimate Salem’s Seven? Who are they, and what do they want with the Human Torch? Unfortunately, Johnny and the rest of the FF are dealing with a troubling enemy of their own at the Baxter Building, as the enigmatic woman known as Agatha Harkness introduces her new regime. There are mysteries aplenty to plague our foursome, threatening to tear them apart from without and within!

Ultimate X-Men #95 - HEROES writer Aron Eli Coleite continues his run – and introduces a team of X-Men like you’ve never seen before! Who are Ultimate Alpha Flight? What do they want with Northstar? What is Colossus willing to do to get him back? And just wait until you see that last-page shocker!

X-Factor #32 - After the recent loss of both Wolfsbane and Layla Miller, and the destruction and evacuation of the former Mutant Town, X-Factor is left questioning their purpose more than ever. At that lowest moment, Val Cooper and the O*N*E* step in, giving the group an ultimatum that will change everything about the team.