This Week’s Comics – 8 January 2014

This week’s titles are due to hit shelves on Wednesday, 8th January.

★ PICK OF THE WEEK ★
BLACK WIDOW #1
Nathan Edmondson | Phil Noto
MARVEL COMICS

“The Finely Woven Thread”. You’ve seen Black Widow as an Avenger and even an Agent of Shield. But on her own time she searches for atonement for her past as a KGB assassin-in ways of which those teams just wouldn’t approve. From the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe, Nathan Edmonson (Who is Jake Ellis?) and Phil Noto (Thunderbolts, X-23) bring you a new ongoing series as gorgeous and mysterious as Nastasha Romanov herself!

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES #1
Colleen Doran | Tony Shasteen
DC COMICS

Elena, Stefan and Damon make their comics debut in a new series based on the hit CW television show! This anthology series will bring some of comics’ greatest talents to Mystic Falls and set them loose to bring the characters to life. Or death. They are vampires, you know.

ADVENTURE TIME: THE FLIP SIDE #1
Paul Tobin | Colleen Coover | Wook Jin Clark | Ru Xu
BOOM! STUDIOS

Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover, the team behind the Eisner Awardwinning Bandette, writing Adventure Time?! It’s a match made in comic book heaven! The “Freaky Friday” trope is turned on its head with an Ooosized twist! Tobin and Coover, together with newcomer Wook Jin Clark bring you a dream Adventure Time miniseries like you’ve never seen it! Finn and Jake find themselves without a quest and a little too much free time what better place to look for a new adventure than the “Adventurer’s Posting Board”?! Only the adventure they grab might be more complicated than they first imagined…this might be the most complicated adventure they’ve ever been on!

AVENGERS WORLD #1
Jonathan Hickman | Nick Spencer | Stefano Caselli | John Cassaday
MARVEL COMICS

“Trouble Map”. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have returned from the stars– but on the world they left behind, new threats have emerged, and The Avengers will be tested like never before. In one cataclysmic day, the face of the Marvel Universe will change forever– and the fight for Earth’s future will begin. A globe-spanning epic of empires and armies, and the brave few who stand between them and us.

ALL NEW X-FACTOR #1
Peter David | Carmine Di Giandomenico | Jared K. Fletcher | Kris Anka
MARVEL COMICS

“Not Brand X” Part 1. X-Factor is back…like never before! Serval Industries, one of the world’s most trusted names in electronics and leader in cutting-edge internet and weapons technology, has just unveiled their newest contribution to society…the All-New X-Factor. Led by mutant mistress of magnetism, Polaris, the team uses its corporate backing for the betterment of society. With her half-brother Quicksilver, notorious thief, Gambit, and more by her side, can Polaris trust that her corporate masters really have good intentions?

ABE SAPIEN #9
DOCTOR SOLAR ARCHIVES VOL 02 TP
GAME OF THRONES: STANNIS PINT GLASS
GAME OF THRONES: TYRELL PINT GLASS
HALO: ESCALATION #2
HALO: INITIATION HC
SHAOLIN COWBOY #4
STAR WARS #13
STAR WARS ADVENTURES OMNIBUS TP
TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOL 02 OMNIBUS TP

100 BULLETS: BROTHER LONO #7 (MR)
ACTION COMICS #27
BATMAN 66: THE TV STORIES TP
BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE #5
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT VOL 02: CYCLE OF VIOLENCE TP
BATMAN SUPERMAN #7
BATMAN SUPERMAN #7 COMBO PACK
BATWING #27
DEADMAN VOL 04 TP
DEMON FROM THE DARKNESS TP
DEMON KNIGHTS VOL 03: THE GATHERING STORM TP
DETECTIVE COMICS #27
DETECTIVE COMICS #27 COMBO PACK
EARTH 2 #19
EX MACHINA BOOK ONE TP (MR)
FAIREST #22 (MR)
FBP: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS #7 (MR)
FOREVER EVIL: ARKHAM WAR #4
GREEN ARROW #27
GREEN LANTERN #27
GREEN LANTERN #27 COMBO PACK
GREEN LANTERN: SECTOR 2814 VOL 03 TP
GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES VOL 02 TP
HINTERKIND #4 (MR)
MOVEMENT #8
SCOOBY-DOO TEAM UP #2
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11: ALIEN #2
STORMWATCH #27
SUPERMAN VOL 02: SECRETS AND LIES TP
SUPERMAN VOL 03: FURY AT THE WORLDS END HC
SWAMP THING #27
SWAMP THING BY BRIAN K VAUGHN VOL 01 TP (MR)
TERRA OBSCURA: SMASH OF TWO WORLDS TP
TRINITY OF SIN: THE PHANTOM STRANGER #15
VAMPIRE DIARIES #1

BEST OF EC ARTIST EDITION HC S/N ED
CROW CURARE TP
GIL KANE: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN – ARTIST EDITION HC S/N ED
JACK DAVISl: EC STORIES – ARTIST EDITION HC S/N ED
MARK SCHULTZ: XENOZOIC TALES – ARTIST EDITION HC S/N ED
MY LITTLE PONY: WHEN CUTIE CALLS TP
STAR TREK KHAN #4
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: COLOR CLASSICS SERIES 2 #3
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES VOL 01 TP
X-FILES SEASON 10 #8

APHRODITE IX #7
ARTIFACTS VOL 06 TP
COMPLETE MULTIPLE WARHEADS TP (MR)
DRUMHELLAR #3 (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN #53 (MR)
ELEPHANTMEN VOL 06: EARTHLY DESIRES TP (MR)
FATALE #19 (MR)
FIVE GHOSTS #8
HEAVENS WAR TP NEW PRINT
HOAX HUNTERS #13 CVR A WALSH
HOAX HUNTERS #13 CVR B ROSSMO
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #9
MANIFEST DESTINY #2 2ND PRINT
MANIFEST DESTINY #3
MINIMUM WAGE #1 (MR)
MORNING GLORIES #36 (MR)
SEX CRIMINALS #1 4TH PRINT (MR)
SEX CRIMINALS #2 3RD PRINT (MR)
SEX CRIMINALS #3 2ND PRINT (MR)
SEX CRIMINALS #4 (MR)
SHELTERED #6
SPAWN #239
SPAWN ORIGINS VOL 04 DLX ED S/N HC
THREE #1 3RD PRINT
THREE #2 2ND PRINT
THREE #4
VELVET #2 2ND PRINT (MR)
WALKING DEAD #116 2ND PRINT (MR)
WALKING DEAD #117 2ND PRINT (MR)
WALKING DEAD #119 (MR)

ASSASSINS CREED IV: EDWARD KENWAY RESIN STATUE
HALO 4: MASTER CHIEF RESIN STATUE
TMP SPORTS NFL SERIES 33: JULIO JONES ACTION FIGURE

A PLUS X #16
ALL NEW INVADERS #1 BY SINGH POSTER
ALL NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1
ALL NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1 BY LARROCA POSTER
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #1
ALL NEW X-MEN #22.NOW BY IMMONEN POSTER
ALL NEW X-MEN / INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK / SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN: ARMS OF THE OCTOPUS TP
ALL NEW X-MEN VOL 01: YESTERDAYS X-MEN TP
AVENGERS AI #8.NOW
AVENGERS WORLD #1
AVENGERS WORLD #1 BY CASSADAY POSTER
BLACK WIDOW #1
BLACK WIDOW #1 BY NOTO POSTER
CABLE AND X-FORCE #18
CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3
CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES LAST STAND #3
DAREDEVIL: DARK NIGHTS #8
DEADPOOL #22
FANTASTIC FOUR / INHUMANS: ATLANTIS RISING TP
FANTOMEX MAX #4 (MR)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY BY JIM VALENTINO VOL 01 TP
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11.NOW BY PICHELLI POSTER
INFINITY HEIST #4
INHUMANITY AWAKENING #2
IRON MAN #20
MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN #4
MARVEL UNIVERSE: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #4
MIRACLEMAN #1 BY YU POSTER
PAINKILLER JANE: PRICE OF FREEDOM #3 (MR)
REVOLUTIONARY WAR: ALPHA #1
SAVAGE WOLVERINE #14.NOW
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP: FRIENDLY FIRE TP
THUNDERBOLTS #20.NOW BY FLETCHER POSTER
WOLVERINE #13
X-MEN: BATTLE OF ATOM HC
YOUNG AVENGERS #15

2000AD PRESENTS SCI-FI THRILLERS TP (MR)

MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN THE INIVISIBLE MAN? ONE-SHOT

FRACTURE #1
GHOST TOWN #4 (MR)
NIGHT OF THE 80’S UNDEAD TP (MR)
SKYWARD VOL 01: INTO THE WOODS TP
ZOMBIE TRAMP VOL 2 #2 MAIN COVER (MR)
ZOMBIE TRAMP VOL 2 #2 RISQUE COVER (MR)

B PLUS F HC (MR)

ROGUES #6 (MR)
WESTWOOD WITCHES #4 (MR)

CAVEWOMAN LABYRINTH ONE-SHOT
CAVEWOMAN LABYRINTH ONE-SHOT BUDD ROOT SP ED
CAVEWOMAN LABYRINTH ONE-SHOT DEVON MASSEY SP ED

STEAM ENGINES OF OZ VOL 2 #2: GEARED LEVIATHAN

WILL-O-THE-WISP HC

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #3
ARCHIE #651
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #247
FOX #3
KEVIN KELLER #12
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: LEGACY VOL 03 TP

CROSSED BADLANDS #44 (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #44 TORTURE CVR (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #44 WRAP CVR (MR)
EXTINCTION PARADE #1 ARMY OF BRAWN 3 BOOK SET (MR)
EXTINCTION PARADE #2 LAST STOP CVR (MR)
EXTINCTION PARADE #4 LEATHER CVR (MR)
GOD IS DEAD #1 GOD OF WAR CVR (MR)
GOD IS DEAD #2 ENHANCED ED (MR)
GOD IS DEAD #2 GOD OF DESTRUCTION CVR (MR)
UBER #4 NIGHT TERROR CVR (MR)
UBER #6 WAR CRIMES CVR (MR)

LEGEND OF OZ: THE WICKED WEST #14
SHAHRAZAD #2

MITCH BYRD: WOMEN DINOSAURS AND RANDOM ILLUSTRATIONS SC

SIMPSONS COMICS: SHAKE UP TP

ADVENTURE TIME: FLIP SIDE #1
DAY MEN #1 SDCC EX CVR
HAWKEN MELEE #4
PROTOCOL ORPHANS #3
REGULAR SHOW: SKIPS #3
ROBOCOP: LAST STAND #6 (MR)
SONS OF ANARCHY #5 (MR)
SUICIDE RISK #1 SDCC EX CVR
SUICIDE RISK #9

LAMENT OF THE LOST MOORS VOL 01: SIOBHAN GN
SCORPION VOL 04: TREASURE OF TEMPLARS GN (MR)

ALICE THE 101ST VOL 03 GN
CENTURY OF TEMPTATION GN (MR)
DEPRESSION OF THE ANTI ROMANTICIST VOL 02 GN (MR)
MR MINI MART GN
PRESIDENT MOMOI KUN GN (MR)
ROY THOMAS PRESENTS CLASSIC PHANTOM LADY VOL 02 GN
TAKASUGI SANS OBENTO GN

DF AVENGERS AI #1 HUMPHRIES SGN ED
DF DEJAH THORIS AND THE GREEN MEN OF MARS #9 RISQUE RED CVR
DF GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 LEE SGN ED
DF INFINITY #1 DF EXC STAN LEE SGN ED
DF IRON MAN #9 LEE GOLD SGN ED
DF LONGSHOT SAVES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 HASTINGS SGN
DF MARVEL KNIGHTS: X-MEN #1 REVEL SGN ED
DF OCCULTIST #1 SEELEY SGN ED
DF REVIVAL #12 SEELEY SGN ED
DF SHADOW: YEAR ONE #1 COMICSPRO EXC
DF SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 JONES SGN ED
DF THE STAR WARS #1 MAYHEW SGN CVR
DF THE STAR WARS #1 MAYHEW SGN CVR SILVER SGN ED
DF WARLORD OF MARS #31 EXC RISQUE RED CVR
DF X MEN #1 DF EXC STAN LEE SGN ED
DF X-MEN #1 BROOKS CVR WOOD SGN ED
DF X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1 STAN LEE SGN ED
DF X-MEN: GOLD #1 LEE GOLD SGN ED
DF X-MEN: GOLD #1 LEE SGN ED

ASH AND THE ARMY OF DARKNESS #3
BLACK BAT #8
BLACK BAT #8 TAN SUBSCRIPTION CVR
CRYPTOZOIC MAN #3
GAME OF THRONES #18 (MR)
GRIMM WARLOCK #2
JENNIFER BLOOD VOL 04: TRIAL OF JENNIFER BLOOD TP (MR)
LIL VAMPI #1
LIL VAMPI #1 EXC SUBSCRIPTION CVR
LORDS OF MARS #6 MALAGA SUBSCRIPTION CVR (MR)
LORDS OF MARS #6 ROSS CVR (MR)
SHADOW #21 BOLSON CVR
SHADOW #21 CALERO SUBSCRIPTION CVR
SHADOW #21 ROSS CVR

PRISON PIT VOL 05 GN (MR)
WANDERING SON VOL 06 HC

GI JOE VS COBRA SPECIAL #6: NOCTURNAL FIRE
TRANSFORMERS TIMELINES #8: TERMINATION

BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY #4

PANG THE WANDERING SHAOLIN MONK HC (MR)

CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE AND THE BARDS OF NEMETON GN (MR)

LETTER 44 #3

HARVEY HORRORS: BLACK CAT MYSTERY VOL 02 SLIPCASE ED
HARVEY HORRORS: WITCHES TALES VOL 03 TP

RICHELLE MEAD’S VAMPIRE ACADEMY VOL 03: SHADOW KISS GN

ALEX DELAWARE BOOK 01 KELLERMAN GN SGN BOOKPLATE ED
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL 10 GN
LOST PLANET: FIRST COLONY HC
SANKAREA VOL 04 GN
STUFF OF LEGEND VOL 01 TP SGN BOOKPLATE ED
TOMORROWLAND HC

BUZZBOY: SIDEKICKS RULE TP
EXPOSURE VOL 01 TP
MEDUSAS DAUGHTER HC

BLACK BARD GN
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 04 ONE PEACE ED GN (MR)
JOURNEY BY STARLIGHT: TIME TRAVELERS GUIDE LIFE UNIVERSE SC
MANGA CLASSIC READERS VOL 01: MOBY DICK GN
MANGA CLASSIC READERS VOL 02: WAR OF WORLDS GN
MANGA CLASSIC READERS VOL 03: DON QUIXOTE GN
MANGA CLASSIC READERS VOL 04: JAMES JOYCE ULYSSES GN (MR)
SMUGGLER GN
SUPERZELDA: GRAPHIC LIFE OF ZELDA FITZGERALD GN

BETTIE PAGE IN DANGER #11 (MR)

DIGGER: COMPLETE OMNIBUS EDITION TP

ALICE IN THE COUNTRY HEARTS: MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY VOL 02 GN (MR)
DICTATORIAL GRIMOIRE VOL 02: SNOW WHITE GN (MR)
MONSTER MUSUME VOL 02 GN (MR)
OLYMPIANS VOL 06: APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE GN
OLYMPIANS VOL 06: APHRODITE GODDESS OF LOVE HC
ZEROS FAMILIAR VOL 03 OMNIBUS TP (MR)

TROUBLESHOOTERS INCORPORATED VOL 01: NIGHT STALKINGS GN

SPONGEBOB COMICS #28

BLOODSHOT AND HARD CORPS #18 PULLBOX LAROSA
BLOODSHOT AND HARD CORPS #18 REG CRAIN
BLOODSHOT VOL 04: HARD CORPS TP
QUANTUM AND WOODY #7
SHADOWMAN #14

AWKWARD SILENCE VOL 03 GN (MR)
BEN 10 OMNIVERSE: JOYRIDES GN
BLEACH VOL 07 3-IN-1 TP
HANA KIMI VOL 07 3-IN-1 TP
HELLO KITTY: DELICIOUS GN
KIMI NI TODOKE VOL 18: FROM ME TO YOU GN
MAX STEEL: HERO OVERLOAD GN
MIDNIGHT SECRETARY VOL 03 GN (MR)
NARUTO VOL 07 3-IN-1 TP
NARUTO VOL 64 GN
NATSUMES BOOK OF FRIENDS VOL 15 GN
NISEKOI: FALSE LOVE VOL 01 GN
OTOMEN VOL 17 GN
POKEMON ADVENTURES VOL 20: RUBY SAPPHIRE GN
PSYREN GN
RUROUNI KENSHIN: RESTORATION VOL 01 GN
RUROUNI KENSHIN: RESTORATION VOL 02 GN
STROBE EDGE GN
UGLYDOLL: EAT DAT GN
YU-GI-OH! ZEXAL VOL 04 GN

BAR MAID #1 A CVR TUCCI (MR)
BAR MAID #1 B CVR SPAY (MR)
BAR MAID #1 C CVR QUALANO (MR)
BAR MAID #1 D CVR FRANCHESCO (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: REALM KNIGHTS TP
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WONDERLAND #19 A CVR LASHLEY (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WONDERLAND #19 B CVR CALDWELL (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WONDERLAND #19 C CVR PANTALENA (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WONDERLAND – THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS #5 A CVR ERIC J (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WONDERLAND – THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS #5 B CVR NUNES (MR)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES: WONDERLAND – THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS #5 C CVR MASSAFERA (MR)