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First meeting and team-up of Dick Grayson as Nightwing and Jason Todd as Robin
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✅ Nick's Picks: the origin story of orphans Dick Grayson and Jason Todd will be told in an animated feature film from James Gunn titled 'Dynamic Duo'
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First meeting and team-up of Dick Grayson as Nightwing and Jason Todd as Robin
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✅ Nick's Picks: the origin story of orphans Dick Grayson and Jason Todd will be told in an animated feature film from James Gunn titled 'Dynamic Duo'
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Cover art by Skottie Young
Copies ordered by retailers: 4,315
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✅ Nick's Picks: keep an eye on the dollar bins for any Skottie Young art especially on the cover 'A' of smaller titles that may have had low circulation numbers
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Cover art by Skottie Young
Copies ordered by retailers: 4,315
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✅ Nick's Picks: keep an eye on the dollar bins for any Skottie Young art especially on the cover 'A' of smaller titles that may have had low circulation numbers
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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,096
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✅ Nick's Picks: and another Skottie Young cover with a low print run
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Copies ordered by retailers: 13,096
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✅ Nick's Picks: and another Skottie Young cover with a low print run
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1st appearance of Kidpool, an alternate reality version of Deadpool
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✅ Nick's Picks: Christmas Day will see the release of a one-shot that teams Spider-Boy with Kidpool
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1st appearance of Kidpool, an alternate reality version of Deadpool
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✅ Nick's Picks: Christmas Day will see the release of a one-shot that teams Spider-Boy with Kidpool
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1st cameo team appearance of The Nine aka the Midnight Sons: Ghost Rider (Ketch), Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Sam Buchanan, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings
1st appearance of the Caretaker
1st appearance of Lilith, mother of demons
1st appearance of Meatmarket, offspring of Lilith
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✅ Nick's Picks: Blade's removal from Marvel's film schedule left fans wondering the fate of the film but rumor has it that Midnight Sons has been fast-tracked to the front of the line
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1st cameo team appearance of The Nine aka the Midnight Sons: Ghost Rider (Ketch), Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Sam Buchanan, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings
1st appearance of the Caretaker
1st appearance of Lilith, mother of demons
1st appearance of Meatmarket, offspring of Lilith
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✅ Nick's Picks: Blade's removal from Marvel's film schedule left fans wondering the fate of the film but rumor has it that Midnight Sons has been fast-tracked to the front of the line
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Two-part adaptation of the novel Batman: The Ultimate Evil by lawyer and children's rights activist, Andrew Vachss
Batman battles child sex trafficking in Gotham and Southeast Asia
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✅ Nick's Picks: one of two standalone series to confront the epidemic of child abuse, this one is a time capsule of an era when DC was not afraid to tell grim, real-world stories and go to the necessary dark places to tell them
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Two-part adaptation of the novel Batman: The Ultimate Evil by lawyer and children's rights activist, Andrew Vachss
Batman battles child sex trafficking in Gotham and Southeast Asia
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✅ Nick's Picks: one of two standalone series to confront the epidemic of child abuse, this one is a time capsule of an era when DC was not afraid to tell grim, real-world stories and go to the necessary dark places to tell them
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A series of crimes involving child abuse shocks the citizens of Gotham City, Batman and Commissioner Gordon embark on a quest to find the perpetrator
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✅ Nick's Picks: the other dark Batman series that addresses abuse
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A series of crimes involving child abuse shocks the citizens of Gotham City, Batman and Commissioner Gordon embark on a quest to find the perpetrator
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✅ Nick's Picks: the other dark Batman series that addresses abuse
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Premiere issue of the first titled Deathstroke series
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✅ Nick's Picks: New Teen Titans #2 might be a pricey endeavor but the mercenary's first solo titled issue will likely pick up demand in the event that the Bane/Deathstroke team-up film goes the distance
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Premiere issue of the first titled Deathstroke series
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✅ Nick's Picks: New Teen Titans #2 might be a pricey endeavor but the mercenary's first solo titled issue will likely pick up demand in the event that the Bane/Deathstroke team-up film goes the distance
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1st full appearance of Shush, a female villain reminiscent of Hush
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✅ Nick's Picks: announced at NYCC, Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb's Hush sequel will kick-off with a prelude in Justice League Unlimited #1 and one would wonder if this recently introduced apprentice will have a role in the story
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1st full appearance of Shush, a female villain reminiscent of Hush
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✅ Nick's Picks: announced at NYCC, Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb's Hush sequel will kick-off with a prelude in Justice League Unlimited #1 and one would wonder if this recently introduced apprentice will have a role in the story
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Premiere issue of a four-issue series
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✅ Nick's Picks: Mephisto has been scurrying in the shadows of the MCU since Wanda/Vision, the first Disney+ TV show and with his name officially canon in the cinematic universe, it's only a matter of time until he is properly introduced
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Premiere issue of a four-issue series
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✅ Nick's Picks: Mephisto has been scurrying in the shadows of the MCU since Wanda/Vision, the first Disney+ TV show and with his name officially canon in the cinematic universe, it's only a matter of time until he is properly introduced
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Death of Sabretooth, dismembered by Wolverine
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✅ Nick's Picks: this may have flown under the radar when it was released earlier this year but it's worth noting that it may be difficult to come back from such a gruesome and seemingly permanent death
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Death of Sabretooth, dismembered by Wolverine
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✅ Nick's Picks: this may have flown under the radar when it was released earlier this year but it's worth noting that it may be difficult to come back from such a gruesome and seemingly permanent death
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First issue published under DC's Vertigo imprint, intended for mature readers
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✅ Nick's Picks: announced at New York Comic Con, DC will resurrect the Vertigo imprint which started all the way back in 1993 with this series
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First issue published under DC's Vertigo imprint, intended for mature readers
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✅ Nick's Picks: announced at New York Comic Con, DC will resurrect the Vertigo imprint which started all the way back in 1993 with this series
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