Comic Catch: January 13, 2010
ABSOLUTION #6 - Story by: Christos Gage
Art by: Roberto Viacava
Cover by: Jacen Burrows
Publisher: Avatar Press
Cover Price: $3.99
It all comes to a head in this explosive final issue! The house of cards has collapsed. The web of lies has unraveled. With his life falling apart around him, can John Dusk survive? Or will he who chases monsters become a monster himself? Don't miss the shocking conclusion of the acclaimed miniseries - the book Ed Brubaker calls "my favorite thing from Christos Gage so far"! John always knew there would come a time when he had to choose between his two lives. That time is now. And either way, there's no going back. He wants to be forgiven...but he doesn't want to stop.
ACTION COMICS #885 - Story by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Co-feature story by: James Robinson and Greg Rucka
Art by: Pere Pérez
Co-feature Art by: CAFU
Cover by: CAFU
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $3.99
With a new lease on life, Nightwing and Flamebird return to Metropolis determined to hunt down one of General Zod's few remaining sleeper agents. Continued in SUPERMAN #696!
And in the co-feature, Captain Atom is back on Earth, but his struggle to break his ties with Mirabai and Project 7734 aren't over yet. Guest-starring Metropolis's own super-powered protector, Mon-El!
ANYWHERE #2 - Story by: Tom Akel, Eric Mahoney
Art by: Alan Quah
Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
Evils abound when ex-roommates seek revenge, alien head lice invade, supervillains come out of the closet, and the homeless attack! The purchase of this issue is guaranteed to enhance your sex life and make your estranged parents apologize for a trauma-filled childhood. The perfect jumping-on point for new readers!
AVP THREE WORLD WAR #1 - Story by: Randy Stradley
Art by: Rick Leonardi
Colors by: Wes Dzioba
Cover by: Raymond Swanland
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
A centuries-old interstellar conflict threatens humanity's very existence as a long-lost Predator clan stakes its claim for galactic dominance, intent on exterminating its rival clan, the selfsame trophy hunters who have plagued Earth's history and every world they have touched. And if the advanced technology and military precision of this new threat weren't enough, they have an even more terrifying weapon at their disposal-Aliens, weaponized and under their malefic control. This puts earthmen in the dangerous position of parlaying with the same alien warriors who have relentlessly hunted them, and who better to carry out the negotiations than Machiko Naguchi, the only human known to have spent time alongside the Hunters.
DARK X-MEN #3 - Story by: Paul Cornell
Pencils by: Leonard Kirk
Inks by: Array
Colors by: Brian Reber
Letters by: Robert Steen
Cover by: Simone Bianchi
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Nate Grey, a.k.a., X-Man is back and he is not happy with the state of affairs in the Marvel Universe. So he goes straight to the man responsible—Norman Osborn—and it’s not for a nice chat. It’s X-Man vs. the Dark Avengers and Dark X-Men. Can this Omega class mutant survive this matchup? Find out here!
MARVELS PROJECT #5 - Story by: Ed Brubaker
Art by: Steve Epting
Cover by: Steve Epting
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Marvel's ORIGIN story continues! Out of the ashes of the Project: Rebirth comes America's first Super-Soldier -- Captain America! Witness the first mission of Cap in New York...as Namor stalks the city streets and the Angel finds the hero killer he's been searching for. By the award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
PUNISHERMAX #3 - Story by: Jason Aaron
Art by: Steve Dillon
Colors by: Matt Hollingsworth
Cover by: Dave Johnson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
"KINGPIN," Part 3 Wilson Fisk's plot to become Kingpin of New York finally brings him face to face with Frank Castle, as well as drawing in a 97-year-old, shotgun-toting mob widow and a mysterious hitman known only as The Mennonite.
REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #3 - Story by: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Art by: Kev Walker
Colors by: Nathan Fairbairn
Cover by: Brian Haberlin
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Can the Imperial Guard actually team up with their hated enemies the Starjammers? They will if they don’t want to be turned into worm bait by the giant decaying corpse they’re trapped in! What horrors has The Fault unleashed now, and is someone else from our universe winning the race to explore this dangerous new zone? Majestor Gladiator will not be pleased!
SECRET SIX #17 - Story by: John Ostrander and Gail Simone
Art by: J. Calafiore
Cover by: Daniel LuVisi
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99
John Ostrander and Gail Simone continue their epic team-up that begins in SUICIDE SQUAD #67! Suicide Squad has taken capture of Deadshot, forcing him to rejoin their ranks. But the Secret Six doesn't see that happening any time soon!
TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #3 - Story by: Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Robin Furth
Art by: Tony Shasteen
Publisher: Del Rey Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
The sadistic Osmond has Jack in his clutches at last - and he won't let go until he's squeezed from him the truth about his identity and his presence inside the Queen's Pavillion. Cover by Massimo Carnevale.
TITANS #21 - Story by: J.T. Krul
Art by: Angel Unzueta and Wayne Faucher
Cover by: Angel Unzueta
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99
In part 1 of the 2-part "Fractured," with Dick back in Gotham City and Gar and Raven returning to the West Coast, the Titans find themselves in crisis. As the team continues to fall apart, the remaining members struggle to put the pieces back together. But the future of the Titans might be out of their control altogether.
UNWRITTEN #9 - Story by: Mike Carey
Art by: Peter Gross
Cover by: Yuko Shimizu
Publisher: DC/Vertigo
Cover Price: $2.99
As Donostia jail burns, assassins stalk its corridors in search of Tom Taylor — and so do the children who've decided to be his saviors. But there's one terrifying encounter still to come, as the Inside Man finally unmasks.
WE KILL MONSTERS #6 - Story by: Christopher Leone & Laura Harkcom
Art by: Brian Churilla
Inks by: Richard Ellis
Colors by: Ronda Pattison
Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
Auto-mechanics-turned-monster-killers Jake and Andrew Basher finally discover the source of the monsters plaguing their small town. With Andrew's ex-girlfriend Vanessa, they must do battle with the most fearsome monster of them all. But will they be able to stop the monsters from infesting the whole world...or is it too late?
Art by: Roberto Viacava
Cover by: Jacen Burrows
Publisher: Avatar Press
Cover Price: $3.99
It all comes to a head in this explosive final issue! The house of cards has collapsed. The web of lies has unraveled. With his life falling apart around him, can John Dusk survive? Or will he who chases monsters become a monster himself? Don't miss the shocking conclusion of the acclaimed miniseries - the book Ed Brubaker calls "my favorite thing from Christos Gage so far"! John always knew there would come a time when he had to choose between his two lives. That time is now. And either way, there's no going back. He wants to be forgiven...but he doesn't want to stop.
ACTION COMICS #885 - Story by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Co-feature story by: James Robinson and Greg Rucka
Art by: Pere Pérez
Co-feature Art by: CAFU
Cover by: CAFU
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $3.99
With a new lease on life, Nightwing and Flamebird return to Metropolis determined to hunt down one of General Zod's few remaining sleeper agents. Continued in SUPERMAN #696!
And in the co-feature, Captain Atom is back on Earth, but his struggle to break his ties with Mirabai and Project 7734 aren't over yet. Guest-starring Metropolis's own super-powered protector, Mon-El!
ANYWHERE #2 - Story by: Tom Akel, Eric Mahoney
Art by: Alan Quah
Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
Evils abound when ex-roommates seek revenge, alien head lice invade, supervillains come out of the closet, and the homeless attack! The purchase of this issue is guaranteed to enhance your sex life and make your estranged parents apologize for a trauma-filled childhood. The perfect jumping-on point for new readers!
AVP THREE WORLD WAR #1 - Story by: Randy Stradley
Art by: Rick Leonardi
Colors by: Wes Dzioba
Cover by: Raymond Swanland
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
A centuries-old interstellar conflict threatens humanity's very existence as a long-lost Predator clan stakes its claim for galactic dominance, intent on exterminating its rival clan, the selfsame trophy hunters who have plagued Earth's history and every world they have touched. And if the advanced technology and military precision of this new threat weren't enough, they have an even more terrifying weapon at their disposal-Aliens, weaponized and under their malefic control. This puts earthmen in the dangerous position of parlaying with the same alien warriors who have relentlessly hunted them, and who better to carry out the negotiations than Machiko Naguchi, the only human known to have spent time alongside the Hunters.
DARK X-MEN #3 - Story by: Paul Cornell
Pencils by: Leonard Kirk
Inks by: Array
Colors by: Brian Reber
Letters by: Robert Steen
Cover by: Simone Bianchi
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Nate Grey, a.k.a., X-Man is back and he is not happy with the state of affairs in the Marvel Universe. So he goes straight to the man responsible—Norman Osborn—and it’s not for a nice chat. It’s X-Man vs. the Dark Avengers and Dark X-Men. Can this Omega class mutant survive this matchup? Find out here!
MARVELS PROJECT #5 - Story by: Ed Brubaker
Art by: Steve Epting
Cover by: Steve Epting
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Marvel's ORIGIN story continues! Out of the ashes of the Project: Rebirth comes America's first Super-Soldier -- Captain America! Witness the first mission of Cap in New York...as Namor stalks the city streets and the Angel finds the hero killer he's been searching for. By the award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.
PUNISHERMAX #3 - Story by: Jason Aaron
Art by: Steve Dillon
Colors by: Matt Hollingsworth
Cover by: Dave Johnson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
"KINGPIN," Part 3 Wilson Fisk's plot to become Kingpin of New York finally brings him face to face with Frank Castle, as well as drawing in a 97-year-old, shotgun-toting mob widow and a mysterious hitman known only as The Mennonite.
REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #3 - Story by: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Art by: Kev Walker
Colors by: Nathan Fairbairn
Cover by: Brian Haberlin
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Can the Imperial Guard actually team up with their hated enemies the Starjammers? They will if they don’t want to be turned into worm bait by the giant decaying corpse they’re trapped in! What horrors has The Fault unleashed now, and is someone else from our universe winning the race to explore this dangerous new zone? Majestor Gladiator will not be pleased!
SECRET SIX #17 - Story by: John Ostrander and Gail Simone
Art by: J. Calafiore
Cover by: Daniel LuVisi
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99
John Ostrander and Gail Simone continue their epic team-up that begins in SUICIDE SQUAD #67! Suicide Squad has taken capture of Deadshot, forcing him to rejoin their ranks. But the Secret Six doesn't see that happening any time soon!
TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #3 - Story by: Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Robin Furth
Art by: Tony Shasteen
Publisher: Del Rey Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
The sadistic Osmond has Jack in his clutches at last - and he won't let go until he's squeezed from him the truth about his identity and his presence inside the Queen's Pavillion. Cover by Massimo Carnevale.
TITANS #21 - Story by: J.T. Krul
Art by: Angel Unzueta and Wayne Faucher
Cover by: Angel Unzueta
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99
In part 1 of the 2-part "Fractured," with Dick back in Gotham City and Gar and Raven returning to the West Coast, the Titans find themselves in crisis. As the team continues to fall apart, the remaining members struggle to put the pieces back together. But the future of the Titans might be out of their control altogether.
UNWRITTEN #9 - Story by: Mike Carey
Art by: Peter Gross
Cover by: Yuko Shimizu
Publisher: DC/Vertigo
Cover Price: $2.99
As Donostia jail burns, assassins stalk its corridors in search of Tom Taylor — and so do the children who've decided to be his saviors. But there's one terrifying encounter still to come, as the Inside Man finally unmasks.
WE KILL MONSTERS #6 - Story by: Christopher Leone & Laura Harkcom
Art by: Brian Churilla
Inks by: Richard Ellis
Colors by: Ronda Pattison
Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
Auto-mechanics-turned-monster-killers Jake and Andrew Basher finally discover the source of the monsters plaguing their small town. With Andrew's ex-girlfriend Vanessa, they must do battle with the most fearsome monster of them all. But will they be able to stop the monsters from infesting the whole world...or is it too late?


















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