Comic Catch: April 20, 2009

AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 - Story by: Jeff Parker
Art by: Carlo Pagulyan, Jason Paz
Colors by: Jana Schirmer
Letters by: Nate Piekos
Cover by: Billy Tan
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

Agents of Atlas face off with the NEW AVENGERS!!! What a perfect time for M-11 to take one of his unpredictable courses of decisive action. Rated V for VIOLENT.













BLACK TERROR #4 - Story by: Jim Krueger
Penciller/Inker: Mike Lilly
Colorist: Vinicius Andrade
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.50

From the shocking last page of issue #3 comes the startling conclusion to the opening story arc of DYNAMITE'S PROJECT SUPERPOWERS series! Overseen by Alex Ross, scripted by Jim Krueger and illustrated by Mike Lilly, issue #4 promises to close this arc with a BANG as the Terror may finally get an answer and the SUPERPOWERS make another drastic and dramatic move that changes the world forever! Featuring three covers: ALEX ROSS, Mike Lilly (1-in-12) and Surprise Artist cover (1-in-15)! All on high-end cardstock covers ala Marvel's Civil War and Secret Invasion!






GIGANTIC #4 - Story by: Rick Remender
Pencils by: Eric Nguyen
Colors by: Matthew Wilson
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.50

To end The United Broadcast Company's malevolent control over Earth, Gigantic must steal a UFO and battle his way to the UBC's heavily fortified base station on the dark side of the universe. Only one thing stands between Gigantic and his mission to free us all--the entire United States army! Fan-favorite creators Rick Remender (Fear Agent, The End League) and Eric Nguyen (X-Men, Strange Girl) continue their modern twist on classic 1950s sci-fi kitsch!









GREAT UNKNOWN #2 - Story by: DUNCAN ROULEAU
Art and Cover by: DUNCAN ROULEAU
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.50

While being stalked by a reality TV crew Zach Feld tracks down his old professor in search forfurther clues to the mysterious "idea thefts" he has been experiencing. Along the way he discoversa conspiracy larger than even he could imagine.














INVINCIBLE #62 - Story by: ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art & Cover by: RYAN OTTLEY & FCO PLASCENCIA
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

INVINCIBLE WAR: AFTERMATH!

CONQUEST is here. Invincible is confronted with the most dangerous threat he's ever faced. He will not come out of this unscathed. This issue is not to be missed.













LOCKE & KEY HEAD GAMES #5 - Story by: Joe HIll
Art by: Gabriel Rodriguez
Cover by: Gabriel Rodriguez
Publisher: IDW
Cover Price: $3.99

Checkmate: Dodge's surreal head games come to their shattering conclusion... with one troublesome player removed from the board. Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez continue the head games!













OUTSIDERS #18 - Story by: Peter J. Tomasi
Art and cover by: Lee Garbett & Trevor Scott
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99

“The Deep” part 4 of 6. The Outsiders finally discover what The Insiders are searching for thanks to the help of a long lost being known only as “The Outkast.” And the ensuing battle may take them to the very center of the earth itself!













PUNISHER #5 - Story by: Rick Remender
Art by: Jerome Opena
Cover by: Mike McKone
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

“LIVING IN DARKNESS: CONCLUSION”

Frank Castle will kill the Hood or die trying. With his city under siege, a high bounty on his head and nothing left to lose, The Punisher dives in for a direct confrontation with New York's new kingpin of crime -- and what he discovers within The Hood’s secret base will shock the Marvel Universe to its core. Who is The Hood’s mysterious new lieutenant? What is The Hood truly capable of? And exactly how far will he go to take down the biggest threat to his brutal underworld reign?







THUNDERBOLTS #132 - Story by: Andy Diggle
Art by: Roberto De La Torre
Colors by: Frank Martin
Letters by: Comicraft
Cover by: Francesco Matt Mattina
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

A new killer joins the Norman Osborn’s terrifying team! Our crazed covert ops squad sets out to recruit one of the world's deadliest fighters: the ruthless Wolverine foe known only as Mr. X! But first they must defeat him in single combat, and that's easier said than done—especially when one of the Thunderbolts is hiding a deadly secret that could spell death for them all! Be there for the next issue of the book that Aint It Cool News says: “continues to impress…Diggle’s first issue back at Marvel is an excellent benchmark of things to come.”






UNCANNY X-MEN #510 - Story by: Matt Fraction
Art by: Greg Land, Jay Leisten
Colors by: Justin Ponsor
Letters by: Joe Caramagna
Cover by: Greg Land
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

SIEGE! The Sisterhood executes a massive raid on the Graymalkin Facility, taking their fight to the Uncanny X-Men, and you won't believe the ferocity. No one is safe! Everybody fights! But why? How? What do they want? And how long can violence at such an insane level last? Oh, about most of the issue.