Comic Catch: January 6, 2010

BPRD: KING OF FEAR #1 - Story by: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Art by: Guy Davis
Colors by: Dave Stewart
Cover by: Mike Mignola
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

After the defeat of the mystic Memnan Saa, the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense-on the outs with the United States government after the bloodstained rescue of Liz Sherman-embarks to the Ural Mountains, the site of B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth, to put the frog menace to rest once and for all. Meanwhile, Kate Corrigan heads to Hunte Castle in Austria, where Hellboy killed the Conqueror Worm, on her own rescue mission-to save ectoplasmic special agent Johann Kraus, possessed by the ghost of Lobster Johnson. Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, and drawn by 2009 Eisner winner Guy Davis, B.P.R.D.: King of Fear wraps up the Scorched Earth trilogy, which started with The Warning and The Black Goddess.

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #897 - Story by: Adam Glass
Art by: Chris Staggs
Cover by: Humberto Ramos
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

Deadpool gets his freak on when he’s hired to bump off Ed McGrady -- a.k.a. “Lobster Boy” -- the mayor of Freaksville, USA. But things get a little bit complicated when one of the Fallen decides to take over the town and, quite possibly, the rest of the world. Luckily for Deadpool, the Ghost Riders, Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch, just happen to be in town too. It’s the end of the world as we know it…unless the Merc with a Mouth can play nice with the Spirits of Vengeance and send this demon back to hell in a hand basket. Which is harder than it might seem…

DOOM PATROL #6 - Story by: Keith Giffen
Co-feature Story by: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis
Art by: Matthew Clark
Co-feature Art by: Kevin Maguire
Cover by: Matthew Clark
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $3.99

This month, we spotlight Negative Man, who's going to knit the history of The Doom Patrol into one cohesive whole. Cohesive to him, anyway. Plus, The Metal Men find another gag that those three old geezers doing the feature can run into the ground

FVZA #2 - Story by: David Hine
Art by: Roy Allan Martinez and Wayne Nichols
Paints by: Kinsun Loh and Jerry Choo
Letters by: Richard Starkings and Jimmy Betancourt
Covers by: Clint Langley and Yang Xueguo
Publisher: Radical Publishing
Cover Price: $4.99

After a successful raid on the zombie-infected town of Corben, the newly reinstated FVZA recruits are on high alert. But as the agency scans the world for new outbreaks of the undead virus, the vampire high council begins its plan for domination of the United States. Only the knowledge of newly appointed agency adviser Hugo Pecos and the battle skills of his grandchildren, Landra and Vidal, will give the FVZA a fighting chance at extinguishing the undead threat once and for all!

GIGANTIC #5 - Story by: Rick Remender
Art by: Eric Nguyen
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.50

With Earth about to be canceled and the universe at war, can Gigantic overcome the planet masher, Gunro Leviathan Combatant?! Galactic monster battles the likes of which have never been seen! Death/love broadcasting across the cosmic stage with the hearts of all living beings up for grabs! Fancy creators of critical distinction, Rick Remender and Eric Nguyen bring the first arc of their hit series to its pulse-pounding conclusion as Gigantic finds himself standing between the two simulcast networks that control all of space/time!

GOD COMPLEX #2 - Story by: Michael Avon Oeming & Daniel Berman
Art: John Broglia
Cover: Michael Avon Oeming
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

Magic, monsters and GODS are back! In this action packed issue the GODS hit Paul where it hurts... his own neighborhood. And now he must fight for his life; has Paul been found out? Will he be able to protect Sophia and George or are they in as much danger as he is? Being Paul's neighbor just got COMPLEX!

HAUNT #4 - Story by: Robert Kirkman
Art by: Greg Capullo, Ryan Ottley, and Todd McFarlane
Covers: Todd McFarlane and Ryan Ottley
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

MCFARLANE & KIRKMAN'S HAUNT CONTINUES! Haunt faces off against Cobra for the second time - just in time to learn his weakness! Daniel Kilgore's quest to find his brother's killer and save the world just got a whole lot more difficult.

JSA ALL STARS #2 - Story by: Matthew Sturges
Co-feature Story by: Jen Van Meter
Art and Cover by: Freddie Williams II
Co-feature Art by: Travis Moore and Dan Green
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $3.99

In "Constellations," part 1, The All-Stars have survived their first major battle, but in the aftermath, one team member is missing without a trace. The mysterious Strike Force has that member captive, but there's someone else who wants the missing All-Star even worse than Strike Force does. Plus, the rift between Power Girl and Magog widens. And in the first chapter of a new co-feature, Liberty Belle and Hourman embark on a worldwide hunt for a mysterious book – and the killer who may be after the secrets held within it! Icicle and Tigress aren't responsible for the murder, but they just might hold some keys to solving the mystery!

MARVEL BOY: URANIAN #1 - Story by: Jeff Parker
Art by: Felix Ruiz
Cover by: Marko Djurdjevic
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

A young man has travelled billions of miles through space in a rocket to help our world. But is Earth of the 1950's ready for a new super hero? Before he became the dark figure the Agents of Atlas call The Uranian, Bob Grayson raced through the skies as Marvel Boy! From the critically acclaimed writer of AGENTS OF ATLAS and FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA comes this all-new look back at one of Marvel’s first heroes!

ORC STAIN #1 - Story by: James Stokoe
Art & Cover: James Stokoe
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $2.99

A one-eyed orc with the ability to find the weak spot in any structure has started to notice cracks in the endless war and conquest of orc existence.

SAVAGE DRAGON #156 - Story by: Erik Larsen
Art & Cover: Erik Larsen
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.50

"DRAGON WAR," Part Two
It's Dragon vs. Dragon - to the death! But one of our green-skinned law enforcers has the brain of Emperor Kerr!

SIEGE #1 - Story by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Oliver Coipel
Cover by: Oliver Coipel
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

Beginning with the ravaging affects of Avengers Disassembled and following the aftermaths of House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion, culminating with the evil Reign of Norman Osborn, the Marvel Universe has been left with its greatest villains holding more power and control than ever before. On the brink of madness, Osborn, in his final bid to take total control, targets the final obstacle in his mission…Asgard. Events are set in motion forcing our heroes to put aside the deep rifts that have grown over the past seven years. Opposing them stand a horde of evil that has begun to take down the gods of the Golden Realm! SIEGE will rock the foundations of every super hero, villain and team in the Marvel Universe. As an era ends, one word will ring above all others…”SIEGE.”

SUICIDE SQUAD #67 - Story by: John Ostrander and Gail Simone
Art by: J. Calafiore
Cover by: Daniel LuVisi
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99

Original SUICIDE SQUAD writer John Ostrander and Gail Simone resurrect The Suicide Squad as they take on BLACKEST NIGHT and the Secret Six! The Fiddler has risen from the dead, and he's targeting Deadshot and anyone who stands in his way. But someone else has targeted Deadshot – the Suicide Squad! Everything is about to hit the Wall (Amanda Waller, that is) – and this Wall hits back!

SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #11 - Story by: Greg Rucka and James Robinson
Art by: Pete Woods
Cover by: Gary Frank
Publisher: DC
Cover Price: $2.99

"Mystery in Space" Part 2! As the murder mystery on New Krypton deepens, Superman and Adam Strange's investigation leads them to uncover a conspiracy involving all five Kryptonian guilds that threatens to devastate the entire planet. This chain of events will touch everyone – Alura, Zod, even General Lane – and will lead directly into next month's explosive finale!

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #6 - Story by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: David Lafuente
Colors by: Justin Ponsor
Letters by: Cory Petit
Cover by: David Lafuente
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99

Mysterio has had just about enough of Spider-Man, so he sends in the ULTIMATE SPIDER-SLAYER…and sends it right to Peter Parker’s school! All this and the mystery of the Shroud is finally revealed!! Join rockstars BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and DAVID LAFUENTE as we swing into the final chapter of this thrilling arc!