Here’s the ACE Comics Top 10, best selling comics* for this week!

▼ 10 – FANTASTIC FOUR #8
MATT FRACTION | MARK BAGLEY | MARK FARMER | JOE RUBINSTEIN
MARVEL COMICS

One day a year, The Thing reverts to his human form. This year… Ben Grimm is going to go home again — as Ben Grimm! What was Yancy Street REALLY like back in the day? And how long until the ever-loving’ THING makes his appearance? And meanwhile, the tables get turned in Franklin and Val’s relationship… and when these two siblings have a rivalry, all bets are off.

▼ 9 – UNCANNY AVENGERS #8AU
RICK REMENDER | GERRY DUGGAN | ADAM KUBERT
MARVEL COMICS

Kang and the The Apocalypse Twins enter the Age of Ultron, but what do they want? Havok and Rogue, leaders of the Morlocks, must fight to save the man who condemned their people! What secret will Rogue unearth about the Twins hidden past?

▼ 8 – GREEN LANTERN #20
GEOFF JOHNS | DOUG MAHNKE | CHRISTIAN ALAMY
DC COMICS

It’s the final battle against the First Lantern and the Guardians in this, the extra-sized finale of Geoff Johns’ historic run on the title! Plus, don’t miss a special retrospective on Geoff’s run on Green Lantern!

▼ 7 – BATMAN INCORPORATED #11
CHRIS BURNHAM | JORGE LUCAS
DC COMICS

Batman’s world has been devastated by his war against Talia, but is he willing to give up on his own humanity?

▼ 6 – DAREDEVIL #26
MARK WAID | CHRIS SAMNEE
MARVEL COMICS

A double-sized extra-vanagnza celebrating the third-year of the acclaimed series!

Face to face with his opposite number–a foe Daredevil cannot beat! What is his connection to the accident that created Daredevil? Plus: As Foggy deals with his cancer, Matt turns to one of the brightest guys in the galaxy for help. Here comes …Iron Man!

▶ 5 – BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #20
GREGG HURWITZ | SZYMON KUDRANSKI
DC COMICS

It’s the penultimate chapter of the definitive Mad Hatter story—and not everyone makes it out alive!

▼ 4 – UNCANNY X-MEN #6
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS | FRAZER IRVING
MARVEL COMICS

The Uncanny X-Men face evil sorcerer DorMAMmammu! Don’t miss this new take on the evil sorcerer demon courtesy of Bendis and Irving. Discover the secrets Magik has been hiding since the Phoenix Force left her in Avengers vs X-Men.

▶ 3 – SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #10
DAN SLOTT | RYAN STEGMAN
MARVEL COMICS

It begins here!! A perfect jumping on point as The Green Goblin returns …and Spider-Man is nowhere to be found!

▼ 2 – JUSTICE LEAGUE #20
GEOFF JOHNS | GENE HA | ANDRES GUINALDO | JOE PRADO | ZANDER CANNON
DC COMICS

The prologue to ‘Trinity War’ continues as a revelation about Batman could destroy Wonder Woman and Superman’s relationship! Plus, in the backup story, the penultimate chapter of the tale of Shazam finds Billy Batson learning the shocking secret of Black Adam!

▲ 1 – AVENGERS #12
JONATHAN HICKMAN | NICK SPENCER | MIKE DEODATO
MARVEL COMICS

“Children Of The Sun”

A day in the life of the Avengers …in the Savage Land. The boys go hunting for dinosaurs and end up catching something else entirely. Hyperion and Captain Universe begin the godlike education of the transformed Savage Land children.

*Results are based on combined preorders for titles across all of ACE Comics’ retail divisions (ie, ACE Advance Order Service, Six-Issue Subscriptions, ACE Stores, etc). ▲, ▼ and ▶ indicate chart position in relation to previous issue. ◆ indicates a new entry.

We’ve got a real treat instore for fans of ‘The Walking Dead’!

To celebrate the release of the latest volume of Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic, we are offering ‘Volume 18: What Comes After’ over the counter for only £8.99 on the weekend of the 8th and 9th June 2013. In addition to this, we have horror make-up expert Clive Double on hand in the Colchester store on Saturday, June 8th, to ‘zombie-fy’ people, and there may just be a zombie or two wandering around the streets outside!

THE WALKING DEAD VOL.18: WHAT COMES AFTER
ROBERT KIRKMAN | CHARLIE ADLARD | CLIFF RATHBURN
IDW PUBLISHING

Following the events of ‘Something To Fear’, Rick and the other survivors accept a new way of life under Negan’s rule, but not everyone agrees.

Collects ‘The Walking Dead’ #103-108.

This week’s titles are due to hit shelves on Wednesday, 22nd May.

Featured in this week’s comics are the following…

★ PICK OF THE WEEK ★
GREEN LANTERN #20
GEOFF JOHNS | DOUG MAHNKE | CHRISTIAN ALAMY
DC COMICS

It’s the final battle against the First Lantern and the Guardians in this, the extra-sized finale of Geoff Johns’ historic run on the title! Plus, don’t miss a special retrospective on Geoff’s run on Green Lantern!

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #652
KATHRYN IMMONEN | VALERIO SCHITI
MARVEL COMICS

He’s back, baby! Beta Ray Bill returns! After her most recent (mis?)adventures, Sif’s working on getting her, let’s just call them feelings…under control. However, when a certain hammer-wielding, space-faring ex shows up…all bets are off!

THE BOUNCE #1
JOE CASEY | DAVID MESSINA
IMAGE COMICS

First issue spectacular! Written by Joe Casey, with art by David Messina. Meet the ultimate slacker superhero for the 21st Century! Jasper Jenkins is a super-head AND a super-hero! He’s relatable AND reliable and he’s embarking on the adventure of a lifetime! The sensational debut of the new feel-good hero of the decade! You can’t afford to miss it!

SUPERMAN #20
SCOTT LOBDELL | AARON KUDER
DC COMICS

Hector Hammond is looking for Superman to save him from the New God known as Orion in “Metropolis Burning!”

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #10
DAN SLOTT | RYAN STEGMAN
MARVEL COMICS

It begins here!! A perfect jumping on point as The Green Goblin returns…and Spider-Man is nowhere to be found!

Full Listing

PREMIER PUBLISHERS:

AKANEIRO #1
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #24 (MR)
DEEP SEA ONE-SHOT
HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES #2
LOBSTER JOHNSON: SATAN SMELLS A RAT ONE-SHOT
MASSIVE #12
MIND MGMT #11
STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI – THE PRISONER OF BOGAN #5
STAR WARS: LEGACY #3

ALL STAR WESTERN #20
AQUAMAN #20
ARROW #7
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #16
BATMAN INCORPORATED #11
BATMAN INCORPORATED #11 COMBO PACK
BATMAN LIL GOTHAM #2
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #20
DEMON KNIGHTS VOL.2: THE AVALON TRAP (NEW 52) TP
FLASH #20
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #20
GREEN LANTERN #20 (WRATH)
GREEN LANTERN #20 COMBO PACK (WRATH)
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #20 (WRATH)
GREEN TEAM #1
GRIFTER VOL.2: NEW FOUND POWER (NEW 52) TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE #20
JUSTICE LEAGUE #20 COMBO PACK
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #20
RED LANTERNS #20 (WRATH)
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #20
SUPERMAN #20
TALON #8
TEEN TITANS #20
UNWRITTEN #49 (MR)

BORDERLANDS: ORIGINS TP
CHASING THE DEAD TP
DOCTOR WHO VOL.3 #9
GHOSTBUSTERS #4
GI JOE: COBRA FILES #2
GI JOE: COMPLETE COBRA COMMAND TP
GI JOE: COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL.2 HC
GODZILLA: HALF CENTURY WAR TP
HALF PAST DANGER #1
JUDGE DREDD #7
KISS SOLO #3: THE CELESTIAL
STAR TREK JOHN BYRNE COLLECTION HC
TMNT VILLAIN MICROSERIES #2: BAXTER STOCKMAN
TMNT WORKS VOL.1 HC
TORPEDO VOL.3 TP
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #17
TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #13

ACTIVITY #13
ARTIFACTS VOL.5 TP
BOUNCE #1 (MR)
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS #3 (MR)
FIVE GHOSTS: HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #3
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #1 2ND PRINT
MINIATURE JESUS #2 (MR)
NOWHERE MEN #5
REVIVAL #10
SEX #3 (MR)

A PLUS X #8 (NOW!)
A PLUS X VOL.1: EQUALS AWESOME TP
AGE OF ULTRON #4 2ND PRINT HITCH VARIANT
ALL NEW X-MEN #10 2ND PRINT IMMONEN VARIANT (NOW!)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 4TH PRINT STEGMAN VARIANT
AVENGERS #12 (NOW!)
CABLE AND X-FORCE CLASSIC VOL.1 TP
DAREDEVIL #26
DEADPOOL #10 (NOW!)
FANTASTIC FOUR #8 (NOW!)
FEARLESS DEFENDERS #4AU (NOW!)
FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL.4 TP
IRON MAN #258.3
JIM FEATURING SIF VOL.1: STRONGER THAN MONSTERS (NOW!) TP
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #652 (NOW!)
MARVEL UNIVERSE: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #14
MARVEL MASTER WORKS: FANTASTIC FOUR VOL.9 TP
POWERS BUREAU #4 (MR)
SCARLET SPIDER #17
SECRET AVENGERS BY RICK REMENDER VOL.2 (AVX) TP
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #10 (NOW!)
ULTIMATE COMICS: WOLVERINE #4
UNCANNY AVENGERS #8AU (NOW!)
UNCANNY X-MEN #6 (NOW!)
UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN VOL.4 (AVX) TP
WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS – THE COMPLETE SERIES TP
X-MEN LEGACY #11 (NOW!)
YOUNG AVENGERS #5 (NOW!)

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS:

DOUBLE JUMPERS #4 (MR)

CAVEWOMAN UNCOVERED – PINUP BOOK (MR)

GOLD DIGGER #200 SERIES SPECIAL
NAZI ZOMBIES TP
STEAMPUNK SNOW WHITE ONE-SHOT
VICTORIAN SECRET COLLECTION TP

A NINJA NAMED STAN SC
BLACK LIST GN
KONI KONFIDENTIAL GN
ZOO DOT COM GN

ARCHIES 1000 PAGE COMICS DIGEST TP
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH: THE MAGIC WITHIN VOL.2 TP
SONIC UNIVERSE VOL.5: TAILS ADVENTURE TP
WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #29

JIRNI #2 ASPEN RESERVED COVER
JIRNI #2 DIRECT MARKET COVER

CROSSED BADLANDS #28 (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #28 TORTURE COVER (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #28 WRAP COVER (MR)

OCCUPY COMICS #1

ACCELERATORS #1

BART SIMPSON COMICS #83

ADVENTURE TIME #16
ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE #5
HELLRAISER DARK WATCH #4 (MR)
REGULAR SHOW #1 COMPLETE COVER BOX SET
STEED AND MRS PEEL ONGOING #8

SCHOOL BITES: INDEPENDENT STUDIES COLLECTION TP

ANTARES VOL.1: EPISODE 1 TP
BETELGEUSE VOL.2: CAVES TP
BLAKE & MORTIMER VOL.2: ATLANTIS MYSTERY GN
LUCKY LUKE VOL.29: GRAND DUKE TP
LUCKY LUKE VOL.30: DALTONS ESCAPE TP
THORGAL VOL.7: MASTER OF MOUNTAINS GN

MY DIRTY DUMB EYES GN (MR)
PROPERTY HC (MR)

DF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 STAN LEE SIGNED EDITION
DF MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1 SIX COPY SET
DF MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #6 EXCLUSIVE COVER
DF MY LITTLE PONY MICRO #3 EXCLUSIVE COVER
DF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #21 EXCLUSIVE COVER

DAMSELS #7
DARK SHADOWS YEAR ONE #2
FLASH GORDON VOL.1 ZEITGEIST TP
MASKS #7
RED SONJA #75 GEOVANI COVER
RED SONJA #75 JONES COVER
RED SONJA #75 RUBI COVER
VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES VOL.7 (MR) HC

PHANTOM COMPLETE SERIES: CHARLTON YEARS VOL.2 HC

SPACE HUSTLERS GN

ROCKY & HUDSON – GAY COWBOYS

AVENGER ROARING HEART NOVEL LTD HC
AVENGER ROARING HEART NOVEL SC
RED MENACE NOVEL SC

NINJAGO VOL.7 STONE COLD GN
NINJAGO VOL.7 STONE COLD HC

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL.3 COLOR EDITION HC
SIXTH GUN #31
WASTELAND #45 (MR)

XENOGLYPHS #2

PATRICIA BRIGGS: CRY WOLF VOL.2 GN

ZOMBIES CALLING GN

BOOYAH GN

DMC – DEVIL MAY CRY: THE CHRONICLES OF VERGIL #1
SOLID STATE TANK GIRL #1

ANTI #4

WALLY WOOD EERIE TALES OF CRIME & HORROR DELUXE SLIPCASED EDITION
WALLY WOOD EERIE TALES OF CRIME & HORROR HC
WALLY WOOD EERIE TALES OF CRIME & HORROR SC

SATURN APARTMENTS VOL.7 TP
SUNNY VOL.1 HC

GRIMM FAIRY TALES: HUNTERS SHADOWLANDS #1 A COVER SPAY (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: HUNTERS SHADOWLANDS #1 B COVER SIQUEIRA (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WEREWOLVES HUNGER #1 A COVER SPAY (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WEREWOLVES HUNGER #1 B COVER KROME (MR)

Get your selection of new digital comics on release day from the ACE Comics Comixology webstore below:

Thanks to everyone who entered our ‘Design an Iron Man Armour’ competition. We had a great time looking at all of the incredible entries and were blown away by the talent on display, not to mention the fantastic ideas for Tony’s new armour.

You will be able to see the original art on display in the ACE Comics Stores and we have a ‘Hall of Armours’ gallery below.

There can, however, only be one winner and that winner is…

LUCAS FRASER from COLCHESTER!

Lucas came up with the Iron Man Avenger Armour, which incorporates elements from the rest of the Avengers! Congrats to Lucas, who gets an ACE Comics £10 Gift Voucher and the accolade of being our competition winner!

The plans have been emailed to Tony Stark, so watch this space!

Here’s our ‘Hall of Armours’. Click on the armour image for a closer look.

The gallery is also available on our Facebook page.

The Best Comic Book Covers of 2013 – Week #20

BATWOMAN #20
Cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III

J.H. Williams III has provided our choice cover from the DC pile this week. This dramatic front makes fantastic use of the limited Batwoman palette (black, white and red) in a beautifully painted image of Batwoman watching over the city.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #16
Cover by DAVE STEWART

‘Conan The Barbarian #16′, which was Dark Horse’s ‘Editors Pick Of The Week’ has a marvelous and rather non-Conan-y cover from Dave Stewart. Representing the vision quest undertaken by Conan and Bêlit inside the pages, the wonderful contrast between the lovers surrounded by passionate pink flora and the murky green and blue hue of the ghastly things that await them is stunning.

GI JOE: SPECIAL MISSIONS #3
Cover by JIM RUGG

One for the fanboys out there, Jim Rugg’s retailer incentive cover for ‘GI Joe Special Missions #3′ stirs up those nostalgic feelings with images of a whole host of the Joes in action figure form. Lifeline – got. Flint – got. Shipwreck – got. Gung-Ho – got. Beachhead – got. Bazooka – got. Deep Six – oh no, NEED!!

IRON MAN #10
Cover by GREG LAND

Almost the winner this week, Greg Land’s awesome portrait of Tony Stark sums up so much about the character in one eye-catching piece. Half man-in-a-can, half technological marvel, all armored Avenger. Nice.

REGULAR SHOW
Cover by CHUCK BB

As is Boom!’s want, Regular show debuted with a whole bunch of covers from different artists, and they were all great. But Chuck BB’s homage to ‘Action Comics #1′, with Muscle Man aping the Man of Steel while High-Five Ghost watches on, was the greatest.

THE SHADOW #13
Cover by ALEX ROSS

Another master-class from Alex Ross on the cover of ‘The Shadow #13′, which has a brilliant ‘flipped’ juxtaposition between his mysterious new foil, bathed in a spiritual glow, and our dark hero, shaded in blood-red, in the heart of his city. Note the ingenious use of Cranston’s cape/ dripping blood to blend the two!

X-FACTOR #256
Cover by DAVID YARDIN

The Christ-like pose adopted by Monet St Croix on David Yardin’s cover for ‘X-Factor #256′ is extremely apt and all will become clear once you make it through to the end of this must-see instalment. The striking image incorporates portraits of the X-Factor team and a lot of spilled blood – it’s an epic cover wrapped around an epic issue!

And the winner for this week?…

ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN #23
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ

As you well know, we love a good homage, especially if it’s done really well. And that’s just what we have here! David Marquez has taken John Romita’s now-legendary image of Peter Parker walking away from a trash can stuffed full of Spidey-suit (from ‘Amazing Spider-Man #50′) and updated it for the Ultimate Universe’s Miles Morales. It’s an scene that has been copied before, but Marquez’s beautiful, stylish version sits at the very top of that particular pile.

Congrats to David and Marvel, they get the paper crown this week!

COVER GALLERY:

Angela is on her way to the Marvel Universe!

The character of Angela was co-reated by Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane and originally appeared as part of Image Comics‘ Spawn series. Following a long-running legal battle over the rights to the character which resolved in 2012, awarding Gaiman a 50% co-ownership, it’s been announced that the redesigned Angela is to make her debut Marvel appearance in the Age Of Ultron finale which will lead into a role in Guardians Of The Galaxy!

Make sure you don’t miss out on this exciting arrival – add ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ to either your Economics Subscriptions, your ACE Comics in-store customer reservations or sign up for the simple 6-Issue Subscription!

If you want to delve into the history of Angela, we have a selection of noteable back issues in our eBay store, including the Neil Gaiman 3-issue mini-series from 1994/5, with links to each one below:

Here’s the ACE Comics Top 10, best selling comics* for this week!

▲ 10 – WONDER WOMAN #20
BRIAN AZZARELLO | CLIFF CHIANG
DC COMICS

Wonder Woman was certain there was one person in her life she could trust-but she thought wrong!

▲ 9 – X-FACTOR #256
PETER DAVID | LEONARD KIRK
MARVEL COMICS

“Hell On Earth War” comes to its senses-shattering conclusion!

One Hell Lord stands victorious as the Earth is consumed in fire and brimstone. The few remaining members of X-Factor make one last ditch effort to save the world from its grim future. Not all will survive the final battle. And the last person you would expect winds up sitting on the throne of Hell…

▶ 8 – NIGHTWING #20
KYLE HIGGINS | BRETT BOOTH
DC COMICS

After witnessing so much death in the past few months, how will Nightwing react when he learns a key figure in his life has returned from the grave?

▲ 7 – WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #29
JASON AARON | RAMON K. PEREZ
MARVEL COMICS

See the Jean Grey School of the future! The students of JGS put a time-capsule together that you can follow into the future and see what happened to all your favorite X-Men.

▲ 6 – BATWOMAN #20
J.H. WILLIAMS III | HADEN BLACKMAN | TREVOR McCARTHY
DC COMICS

Batwoman is being played right into a confrontation with Batman…and that’s the least of her problems after the final page of issue #20!

▲ 5 – ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN #23
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS | DAVID MARQUEZ
MARVEL COMICS

“Spider-Man No More!”

Will tragedy force Miles to quit?! Bombshell is back! An all new Cloak and Dagger!!!

▲ 4 – IRON MAN #10
KIERON GILLEN | DALE EAGLESHAM
MARVEL COMICS

Many years ago, Howard and Maria Stark had a baby. There’s something you don’t know. Learn the truth about Las Vegas and Area 51 as the two great myths of Nevada collide. Meanwhile, in a distant galaxy, Tony Stark screams! The story that will shake Iron Man to his very core starts here!!!

▲ 3 – BATGIRL #20
GAIL SIMONE | FERNANDO PASARIN
DC COMICS

There’s no time to catch your breath after last issue’s shocking ending as an emotionally unstable Batgirl must confront one of Batman’s most violent foes: The Ventriloquist!

▲ 2 – FF #7
MATT FRACTION | MIKE ALLRED
MARVEL COMICS

Field trip…into the heart of the Negative Zone!

Scott Lang has already lost a daughter… watch what happens when he puts it all on the line to save… Bentley-23? The shocking reveal of the villain pulling the strings and pitting family against family — and a rescue mission unlike anything you’ve ever seen — FF vs FF!

▲ 1 – AGE OF ULTRON #8
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS | BRANDON PETERSON
MARVEL COMICS

With the Marvel Universe turned inside out, who will take responsibility for breaking the world? And is there any way to put it back? Wait until you see who is in charge of the new world order and how they got there…! A reality-spanning choice is made this issue that will affect the Marvel Universe for years and years to come.

*Results are based on combined preorders for titles across all of ACE Comics’ retail divisions (ie, ACE Advance Order Service, Six-Issue Subscriptions, ACE Stores, etc). ▲, ▼ and ▶ indicate chart position in relation to previous issue. ◆ indicates a new entry.

This week’s titles are due to hit shelves on Wednesday, 15th May.

Featured in this week’s comics are the following…

★ PICK OF THE WEEK ★
AVENGERS: THE ENEMY WITHIN #1
KELLY SUE DECONNICK | SCOTT HEPBURN
MARVEL COMICS

The opening salvo to the hotly anticipated Avengers/Captain Marvel four part event!

Can’t keep a good Captain down! Vicious echoes of the Avengers’ past are cropping up all over Manhattan…and a grounded Captain Marvel refuses to be left behind. Who is the sinister figure behind these incursions and what does it have to do with Carol Danvers’ mysterious condition? But is this villain real or just a figment of Captain Marvel’s increasingly deadly imagination?

REGULAR SHOW #1
K.C. GREEN | ALLISON STREJLAU
BOOM! STUDIOS

Regular Show… it’s anything but! Cartoon Network’s powerhouse series now has its own comic book series! Hot on the heels of the smash hit adaptation, ADVENTURE TIME, KaBOOM! unveils the next all-ages comic phenomenon! Join Mordecai the Bluejay and Rigby the Raccoon, a couple of best bros in their twenties just tryin’ to chill for a bit, man. But when you’re livin’ in as crazy a world as they are, no day can be called…regular! Ask your retailer about the pre-order variant by Chris Houghton (Adventure Time, Reed Gunther) and the incentive variant by Dustin Nguyen (Batman, L’il Gotham)!

IRON MAN #10
KIERON GILLEN | DALE EAGLESHAM
MARVEL COMICS

Many years ago, Howard and Maria Stark had a baby. There’s something you don’t know. Learn the truth about Las Vegas and Area 51 as the two great myths of Nevada collide. Meanwhile, in a distant galaxy, Tony Stark screams! The story that will shake Iron Man to his very core starts here!!!

BIRDS OF PREY #20
CHRISTY MARX | ROMANO MOLENAAR | JONATHAN GLAPION
DC COMICS

The traitor revealed! Who will aid Mr. Freeze as he continues his onslaught against The Court of Owls—and how can the Birds hope to stop him?

NOVA #4
JEPH LOEB | ED McGUINNESS
MARVEL COMICS

The comic everyone is talking about continues!

The mysteries surrounding the disappearance of Sam’s dad deepen and the helmet leads Nova into intergalactic conflict that will affect the entire Marvel Universe!

Full Listing

PREMIER PUBLISHERS:

BPRD HELL ON EARTH #107 WASTELAND #1
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #16
DRAGON RESURRECTION GN
DREAM THIEF #1
EDGAR ALLAN POES FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER #1
EERIE ARCHIVES VOL.13 HC
EXILE TO BABYLON TP
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE NINTH ASSASSIN #2
TO HELL YOU RIDE #4

AQUAMAN VOL.2: THE OTHERS (N52) HC
AQUAMAN VOL.1: THE TRENCH (N52) TP
AUTHORITY VOL.1 HC
BATGIRL #20
BATMAN BEYOND: 10000 CLOWNS TP
BATWOMAN #20
BIRDS OF PREY #20
CATWOMAN #20
FABLES #129 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #13
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #2
JSA LIBERTY FILES: THE WHISTLING SKULL #6
JUSTICE LEAGUE BEYOND: KONSTRICTION TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA’S VIBE #4
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #20
NIGHTWING #20
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #20
SUPERGIRL #20
SWORD OF SORCERY #8
WONDER WOMAN #20

CRAWL TO ME DELUXE LTD BLACK LABEL EDITION
DOCTOR WHO: PRISONERS OF TIME VOL.1 TP
DOOMSDAY.1 #1
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #190
GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS #3
IRON SKY TP
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #2 3RD PRINT
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #7
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC VOL.1 TP
TMNT ONGOING #20 2ND PRINT
TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON #1 2ND PRINT
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS TP
TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #91

DREAM MERCHANT #1 (MR)
EAST OF WEST #1 3RD PRINT
FATALE #14 (MR)
FIVE GHOSTS HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #2 2ND PRINT
HOAX HUNTERS VOL.2: SECRETS AND LIES TP
IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #10
LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #5 (MR)
LIL DEPRESSED BOY VOL.4 TP
NON HUMANS #3
PETER PANZERFAUST VOL.2 HOOKED TP
SEX #2 2ND PRINT (MR)
SPAWN ORIGINS VOL.18 TP
THINK TANK #7 (MR)
VESCELL #8 (MR)

AGE OF ULTRON #3 2ND PRINT HITCH VARIANT
AGE OF ULTRON #8
AVENGERS ENEMY WITHIN #1
CABLE AND X-FORCE #8 (NOW!)
CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL.2: DOWN TP
DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #3 2ND PRINT DEL MUNDO VARIANT
FF #7 (NOW!)
GAMBIT #12
INCREDIBLE HULK: CROSSROADS TP
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK VOL.1: AGENT OF SHIELD (NOW!) PREMIERE HC
IRON MAN #10 (NOW!)
MARVEL MASTER WORKS: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL.8 HC
NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL.4 (AVX) TP
NEW WARRIORS OMNIBUS VOL.1 YOUNG COVER HC
NOVA #4 (NOW!)
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 4TH PRINT STEGMAN VARIANT (NOW!)
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #3 3RD PRINT STEGMAN VARIANT (NOW!)
THUNDERBOLTS #9 (NOW!)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #23
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #29
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON VOL.4 (AVX) TP
WOLVERINE MAX #7 (MR)
WOLVERINE OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN
X-FACTOR #256

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS:

GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK TP
MILES AWAY GN

DREW HAYES POISON ELVES #2 COVER A ROBERTSON ORANGE (MR)
DREW HAYES POISON ELVES #2 COVER B MONTOS (MR)

STRANGE ATTRACTORS HC

ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #27
MEGA MAN VOL.5: ROCK OF AGES TP
SONIC SUPER DIGEST #3
SONIC UNIVERSE #52

SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 COVER A DEBALFO
SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 COVER B MHAN
SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 COVER C DEBALFO EXCLUSIVE

CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE VOL.2 (MR) HC
CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE VOL.2 (MR) TP
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 (MR)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 GORE COVER (MR)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 WRAP COVER (MR)

DOCTOR MUSCLES JOURNAL 1 (MR) GN

SIMPSONS COMICS #202

ADVENTURE TIME: MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS VOL.1 TP
ADVENTURE TIME: PLAYING FIRE ORIGINAL GN
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #14
GARFIELD VOL.2 TP
HELLRAISER VOL.5 (MR) TP
REGULAR SHOW #1 HOUGHTON PREORDER COVER
REGULAR SHOW #1 MAIN COVERS

BETELGEUSE VOL.1: EXPEDITION AND SURVIVORS TP
BLAKE & MORTIMER VOL.11: GONDWANA SHRINE GN
LUCKY LUKE VOL.27: LUCKY LUKE VS JOSS JAMON TP
LUCKY LUKE VOL.28: DALTON COUSINS TP
THORGAL VOL.6: CITY OF LOST GODS / BETWEEN THE EARTH AND SUN GN
VALERIAN VOL.2: EMPIRE OF THOUSAND PLANETS GN
XIII VOL 16: MAXIMILIANS GOLD CINEBOOK EDITION GN

DF DEJAH THORIS AND THE GREEN MEN #3 EXCLUSIVE RISQUE COVER
DF GI-JOE #1 VAN LENTE SIGNED EDITION
DF TMNT VILLAIN MICRO SERIES #1 EXCLUSIVE COVER

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #1 (MR)
BIONIC MAN #20
BIONIC MAN VS BIONIC WOMAN #5
BLOODTRAIL TP (MR)
GREEN HORNET #36
JENNIFER BLOOD #27 (MR)
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #15 (MR)
MARK WAID GREEN HORNET #2
MASKS #1 EMERALD CITY COMICON SPIDER EXCLUSIVE LEE COVER
PATHFINDER #7
PATHFINDER VOL.1: DARK WATERS RISING HC
PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #9 COVER A ALEX ROSS
PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #9 COVER B JONATHAN LAU
SHADOW #13
SHADOW #13 BLANK AUTHENTIX COVER
VOLTRON #12

WANDERING SON VOL.4 HC

BIG NATE: GENIUS MODE TP

HELHEIM #2 2ND PRINT (MR)
HELHEIM #3 (MR)

NEGIHO GN

REMIND VOL.1 HC GN
REMIND VOL.2 HC GN

WHISTLES VOL.1: THE STARLIGHT CALLIOPE NEW PRINT (MR)

DISGAEA 3: SCHOOL OF DEVILS VOL.1 GN

BLOODSHOT #11 (VU) HARBINGER WARS
X-O MANOWAR #13 (VU)

07 GHOST VOL.4 GN
INU YASHA VIZBIG EDITION VOL.15 GN
JORMUNGAND VOL.11 (MR) GN
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 3-IN-1 EDITION VOL.3 TP

GRIMM FAIRY TALES: FLY THE FALL TP
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: GODSTORM TP
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #4 A COVER LILLY (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #4 B COVER GIUSEPPE (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #2 A COVER SEJIC (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #2 B COVER CHEN (MR)

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The Best Comic Book Covers of 2013 – Week #19

BATMAN #20
Cover by GREG CAPULLO

Greg Capullo has produced yet another great Batman cover this week. #20 features a rather muddy Batman fighting a rather muddy Bruce Wayne. If you read the issue all will become clear, but it’s a fabulous cover that represents the content of the comic well and plays to the curiosity of the reader, encouraging you find out just what is going on inside.

BATMAN AND RED HOOD #20
Cover by PATRICK GLEASON

With a running name change based on his foil in the story, this is essentially Batman and Robin #20. But Red Hood has replaced the Boy Wonder in the moniker and the cover features a furious and raging Batman breaking out from the shell of the Red Hood helmet courtesy of Patrick Gleason, who has created an intense and powerful image of the Dark Knight.

DEADPOOL #9
Cover by ART ADAMS

There’s not many things on this planet cooler than sharks. Other than a whole bunch of sharks. That are massive. And drawn by the legendary Art Adams.

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3
Cover by HERMAN MEJIA

The Herman Mejia variant cover for Justice League Of America #3 features J’onn J’onzz morphing into none other than Alfred E. Neuman from Mad Magazine, much to the dismay of the onlooking Green Arrow, Hawkman and Catwoman. It’s hard to tell which is the more frightening appearance! Mad? Absolutely.

ROBYN HOOD: WANTED #1
Cover by ARTGERM

Zenescope’s Robyn Hood returned to the shelves this week with no less than three covers to choose from. We really like Stanley “Artgerm” Lau’s main cover – it’s a beautiful interpretation of Robyn backed by a blurred vision of New York City. A classic hero front.

SECRET AVENGERS #4
Cover by MARK BROOKS

Mark Brooks gets a first mention this week for his great variant cover for Secret Avengers #4, where Maria Hill is busy whitewashing over the cover to Secret Avengers #1. It’s a really smart idea executed to perfection with Brook’s incredible attention to detail.

UNCANNY AVENGERS #8
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY

The POV cover is something we see a lot of, but John Cassaday’s cover for Uncanny Avengers works better than many. The image of Sunfire hurtling towards us, engulfing most of our peripheral vison in flame is really effective, thanks to Cassaday’s artistic execution. On the retail version, the flames are also cosuming the series title as well, which is a really clever way to incorporate the logo.

Now, about Mark Brook’s second mention…

FEARLESS DEFENDERS #4
Cover by MARK BROOKS

Everything about Mark Brook’s cover for Fearless Defenders #4 is fabulous, from the idea of the cutout paper doll, to the well-crafted artwork including ingenious accessories and the authentic appearance of the paper! This is Mark’s second Cover Of The Week win following his Fearless Defenders #2 cover in week 11, and with his attention to detail and obvious talent, we doubt it will be his last.

Congrats to Mark and Marvel, they get the paper crown this week!

@ace_comics Wow, I’m honored! Thanks!

— Mark Brooks (@MarkBrooksArt) May 12, 2013

COVER GALLERY:

We’ve undertaken some spring cleaning in our back issue pages this week!

As well as bumping our sold-out titles from the back issue lists, we’ve tweaked the Back Issues page to make it slightly easier to find what you’re after – there are some easy-to-use icons to quickly find your desired publisher and we’ve rearranged our Independents section so all of the comics are in title order, rather than by publisher.

Take a look. You might just find something you’re missing!