New Comics This Week

Wally's on the run and looking for any safe space to hide out. He finds himself in Central City and meets a kindly man who offers him a place to crash at the youth mission. But is anyone truly safe when the fastest kid alive comes to their city?

Hellgate's opening...punch! PETER PARKER's life has been worse. He's got a steady job. BLACK CAT is giving him the time of day again. As SPIDER-MAN, Peter's taken some super-powered punches. But he's never caught the kind of HELL that's in store for him next.

From Warren Ellis, the award-winning author, comics creator and popular columnist (and who is currently writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of the comics series GRAVEL, also published by Avatar Press), comes a collection of the most mind-bending columns you've ever read: DO ANYTHING. DO ANYTHING VOLUME ONE: JACK KIRBY RIPPED MY FLESH collects the first 26 chapters of Ellis' text masterpiece and is a grand tour through comics' culture as seen through a burgled robot head. The robot head of Jack Kirby lives on Warren Ellis' desk. It knows everything and is connected to everything. You must obey the robot head of Jack Kirby. There are many ways to look at comics. In this book, we see the medium through the hazy android eyes of Jack Kirby (actually the stolen and repurposed head of the missing Philip K Dick robot, which Mr. Ellis confesses to swiping off the back of a plane), taking a rattling ghost-train ride through the history of comics. David Bowie, the CIA, mad architects, Will Eisner, Frank Zappa, Tintin, the designer of Skylab, a train station in Paris, Arthur C. Clarke, the circus, the Black Panther Party and William S. Burroughs: all of these things are connected by Jack Kirby, all part of the secret history of comics, and all illustrating the special nature of the medium as the place where you can do anything. The continuing DO ANYTHING column, from which this book is derived, can be found every Tuesday at http://www.bleedingcool.com.

Fuladh, Roshan, and their unlikely allies are put to the ultimate test to save Fuladh's homeland from the grip of a tyrant! Physical strength alone won't be enough when going head-to-head with a powerful man driven mad by delusions, so Fuladh and his allies will have to bring something more to the fight.

THE RETURN OF THE BLACK PANTHER! While T'CHALLA was away, THE MASTERS OF EVIL were at play! With the rest of the Avengers tied up with Doctor Doom, the Masters of Evil have been plotting the downfall of the Avengers&from the inside! Can Black Panther's return turn the tide?

Crisis on Infinite Earths 40th Anniversary Retrospective, celebrating the Marv Wolfman/George Prez magnum opus! A pre-Crisis tour of DCs multiple Earths, an analysis of Crisis and its crossovers, the Crisis Death List, post-Crisis DC retro projects, a guest editorial by Paul Levitz, and more! Featuring Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Robert Greenberger, Paul Levitz, Elliot S! Maggin, Doug Moench, Jerry Ordway, Roy Thomas, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths Index #1 by Prez. Edited by Roger Ash and Michael Eury.

BRUCE WAYNE AND CLARK KENT IN THE CLUTCHES OF...LATE NIGHT TV?! A menace is loose in Metropolis, but Superman and Batman can't do anything about it until Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne find a way to escape...a talk show? Will it be up to their friends--Perry White, Lois Lane, Commissioner Gordon, and Alfred Pennyworth--to step in and help save the day? Also featuring an all-new cameo variant cover appearance by late night icon Stephen Colbert!

CLAYFACE MAKES A HOUSE CALL TO WAYNE MANOR! The General's search for Batman and Robin's true identities comes to Wayne Manor's doorsteps! Can the dynamic duo find a way to repel the General's forces and still keep their identities secret?!

IN ONE L.A. MOTEL ROOM, A COSMIC QUEST IS ABOUT BEGIN. . . . Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award-winner Ben H. Winters (EC's Cruel Universe, The Last Policeman Trilogy) and rising star Leomacs (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss, Refrigerator Full of Heads) unravel a three-part, prestige format series exploring the hallucinatory second life of a brilliant author who imagined our desperate future but never imagined he'd become part of it . . . More than just a writer, more than just a science-fiction icon, BENJAMIN J. Carp was a cultural revolutionary. Across 44 novels and hundreds of short stories-including the counterculture classic The Man They Couldn't Erase-Carp pushed the boundaries of literary respectability for the sci-fi genre and his readers' perception of reality itself . . . until decades of amphetamine abuse and Southern California excess finally ended a mind-bending career that always just escaped mainstream success. He died in 1982. Until 2025 . . . when BENJAMIN J. Carp awakens, alive, in a burned-out motel on the fringes of Los Angeles. He remembers dying. He knows he shouldn't exist. Is he a dream? A robot? A ghost? A clone? A simulation? In his own time, Carp pondered all of these scenarios intensely through his fiction-and, now, as he treks from Studio City to Venice Beach and onward into the paranoid sprawl of 21st-century Los Angeles, he will be called to investigate his greatest mystery yet: himself. In the tradition of Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly and Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice comes a uniquely fascinating and hilariously deranged excursion into the metatextual nexus where existence and oblivion, past and future, genius and madness, and glitter and grim reality all meet just beyond Hollywood Boulevard . . .

**THE HIT SERIES FROM THE MIND OF ROBERT KIRKMAN CONTINUES!** The Prisoner from Cell Block X has escaped, but can Blood and her infuriatingly talkative gun Thunder stop him in time? Plus, discover the first meeting between Blood and Thunder!

BrickJournal #89, the magazine for LEGO enthusiasts, combines LEGO and art, with brick-inspired paintings by Stefano Bocano, Adnan Lotias growing collection of LEGO mosaic album covers, and a visit to a LEGO art gallery by BrickGalleria! Plus, all our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step You Can Build It instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

BOOK ONE: LOST IN THE YARD To save his family, Slade Slaymaker must enter Wyrdweb, a mystical, cobwebbed labyrinth full of Spyder Wytches, ancient fate-spinning Weavers, and the deadliest spiders known to man, all of it hidden inside some potted ferns on the side of his house.

Set against the backdrop of modern-day New York City during a seemingly permanent supernatural eclipse, Bytchcraft follows a queer coven bound by magic and blood, each bringing their own flair to the craft: a pretentious oracle who speaks with gods, an emo necromancer with a forked tongue, and a nature witch with the soul of a fairy tale princess. Under the guidance of their enigmatic guardian MTHR, the coven discovers they're at the center of an ancient prophecy, and all wytchkind hangs in the balance!

DON'T MISS THE FIRST ARC FINALE! The explosive final act of Catwoman's international adventure begins here! With her list of suspects narrowed down, Selina circles in on the mystery person with their finger on the trigger. But when an ally is unexpectedly kidnapped, Catwoman finds herself on her hind legs as her cat-and-mouse game with the Belovs approaches its fiery conclusion.

Laneka, Deidre and Karen, three HBCU besties turned professional career women, enraged by the systemic injustice plaguing their community, band together to form a vigilante squad that targets White Supremacists deemed to have circumvented the justice system and gotten away with protected murder. Serving up grisly justice in increasingly creative ways, the vigilante posse becomes front-page news while always staying one step ahead of the law. Its liberating, its addictive and its kinda fun  until a copycat killer emerges. They Choose Violence asks what happens when you go down the dark, unforgiving road of revenge? What happens when the only path forward is escalation? Theres no turning back now  for anyone.

The latest chapter of the SHROUDED COLLEGE continues! Hell-bent on obtaining her revenge against the secret mystical society that killed her great love, Valentina travels to the coldest city on the face of the earth: Urkutsk, Siberia. She seeks clues to the location of the power she seeksan ancient, mysterious being with power over death itself, the Cold Witch. But the Witch's power does not come without cost, and if you cannot pay her price...you will regret it.

Artist/writer Rick Veitch discusses his varied career, from undergrounds at age 20, graduating "first class" at the Kubert School, his wild ride in the '80s with 1941 to Epic Illustrated to Heavy Metal, stint as Swamp Thing man, to his own creator-owned King Hell Heroica universe, including The One, Brat Pack, and Maximortal! Plus we finally uncover the saga of Studio Zero, the short-lived '70s California collective bringing together Jim Starlin, Frank Brunner, Alan Weiss, Steve Englehart, and others who all almost scored a regular comics feature in Rolling Stone magazine! And we shine a spotlight on hugely talented but little-recognized artist Errol McCarthy about his underground comix, CARtoons, and He-Man, Master of the Universe work! Plus a very rare interview with the late Michael Dowers of Seattle's Starhead Comix, a vital presence in the history of alternative comics, conducted by Pat Moriarity. In addition, Ian Millsted shares a chat with wonderful British storyteller/artist Aly Fell about his graphic album, The Kissing Gate: A Ghost Story. Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

SERIES FINALE The DEATH OF COPRA standalone epilogue marks a comic book milestone for the one-man comics juggernaut MICHEL FIFFE. Flipping the revenge genre on its head, COPRA proves its creative dominance once again as it rides off into the sunset for its 50th and landmark final issue.

"I, the Cryptologist, am back with editor Peter Normanton and my horrible little troop of ne'er do wells, to inflict the dread of Mars Attacks upon you-the banned cards, model kits, and despicable comics, along with a few words from the film's deranged storyboard artist Pete von Sholly! The chilling poster art of Reynold Brown gets brought up from my vault by Steve Kronenberg, along with a host of terrifying puppets from film, and more pre-Code comic books Dr. Wertham would prefer you forget! Plus, Tim Leese spends more Hammer Time on that studio's films, we run from another Killer "B" movie (1959's The Manster), and Justin Marriot flips through obscure '70s fear-filled paperbacks. It's more retro-horror to satiate your sinister side!"

A TEAM-UP MOST FOWL! Batman and the Penguin have found themselves unlikely allies on a mission that has taken them out of Gotham and into an entirely unexpected new location! But even with their powers combined, will they be able to unravel the sinister schemes of a (literally) bloodthirsty immortality cult?

PRISON BREAK! Doom's Division is behind bars - their own! After the team turned on each other, leading to one hero's death, White Fox has imprisoned them in their own headquarters. But all isn't what it seems. Old allegiances break and new alliances form, as knowing who to trust is harder than ever in ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM!

Do not despair, while this may be our final issue of Epitaphs from the Abyss-for now!-EC Comics endures still an endless supply of nail-pulling agony and mindbending psychosis! We certainly wouldn't want our inaugural series to go out without a SPLAT, so before our next tantalizing title picks up the mantle of TENSION and TERROR in next month's Catacomb of Torment, we leave you with this coup de grace of prime EC thrills featuring stories by the loathsome lot of creators Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine), Tyler Crook (Out of Alcatraz), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), and Alison Sampson (Dept. of Truth)!

DEMON HUNTERS VS. VAMPIRE CULT...AND THEMSELVES! AGENT'S FIRST SOLO UNDERCOVER MISSION MAY BE HIS LAST! "Demon Hunter Raven" (Nicholas Mueller), "Pinpoint" (Alfred Paige, Julien Hugonnard-Bert, Greg Harms). "Demon Hunter Raven" (Nicholas Mueller): An ancient evil has awakened, and the only ones who can stop it haven't figured out how to act as a team! Can Raven and Violet work together, or will the Coven overtake the city for good? "Pinpoint" (Alfred Paige, Julien Hugonnard-Bert, Greg Harms): Now on Eden Island, James Washington embarks on his plan to get closer to his target, Lincoln Finch. And the best way to do that is by giving Finch an offer he can't refuse...

A knife-wielding zealot covered in human skin. A heartthrob with an axe. A pint-sized sociopath with a high-powered drone. The killers are descending on Oak Valleyand the body count is rising. Series creators MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN) and JAMES TYNION IV (W0RLDTR33) are joined by rising star MARIANNA IGNAZZI (Catwoman) to kick off the next bloody chapter in this years cant-miss horror event! Each Cover C polybag variant will include one collectible trading card. Collect all 13 issues to make a complete card deck set.

The celebration of Marvel's First Family continues, with three all-new tales from Marvel's finest talents! Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver reveal just what happens to the cosmic quartet when Friday the 13th rolls around. John Tyler Christopher spins a tale about Reed Richards receiving messages from himself in the future. And Mark Buckingham tells the story of two of Doctor Doom's underlings who have been made responsible for the master's killer robot, the Seeker!

Its midterms, and Rennie has decided no more scratching her skin, and no more murder until shes finished school. Shes done with all that. Well, that was before Constance made Sofie cry, Bodhi started acting suspicious, and Sofie got called to the Deans office. Skch skch skch.

The spacefaring and action-packed adventures continue! A long-awaited reunion turns into a deadly trap as someone from Flash's past reveals their true intent! Can ANYONE be trusted?

The OG of Outlaw Comics, Ken Landgraf, teams up with Meesimo to deliver explosive mayhem in this action-packed package featuring two wild, full-length stories! Landgraf's energy is unabated after a decades long path of graphic destruction, while Meesimo's moody colors add a verve of vibrancy. Plus: OVW's Freya the Slaya, as seen on Netflix's Wrestlers!

Major Bludd is back for revenge against the woman who took his eyeTHE BARONESS. Now Baroness must decide if protecting herself means staying with G.I. Joe...

NEW DSTLRY SERIES DEBUT FROM CURT PIRES (Indigo Children, Youth) AND AMILCAR PINNA (X-Men)! What if George Lucas and Quentin Tarantino f@#&ed and had a baby? That baby would be Curt Pires and Amilcar Pinna's GALACTIC. An ultraviolent interstellar romance that tells the story of a roguish bounty hunter hired to bring back a Princess on a death-bender on a hippy planet, and inadvertently find themselves caught in the crossfire of an intergalactic war. And maybe, just maybe, falling in love along the way! Did we mention there's a talking dog who pilots the starship?!

Now a double agent trapped in a world of high-stakes deceit, Shauna must seek out elusive local legend Mabel and her mysterious "long arm," while preparing to enter the killing fields of Quiltfest, where her mission faces almost certain doom. As her fragile sanity frays, Shauna must gather up the threads of this cosy mystery before her covers are blown!

Who is Father Time? And how can he be stopped? That's what Shang, Skye and the rest of the heroes who reside at Arcane Acre need to discover. Because if they don't, it could mean the end of the Grimm Universe--and with it, all of humanity!

With Skull-Crusher's team in disarray, she turns to Trini to help her assemble a new crew to take on the vicious Queen Mob. It'll be an all-out, all-in throwdown showdown that will decide the fate of the entire Dome itself!

In this issue: The mysterious entity deep beneath the surface of Planet Amzot is slowly awakening, performing inscrutable actions using unknown technology, and possibly even generating new forms of life! But when it first encounters the Herculoids, will it reveal itself to be a friend or foe? Expert narrative excavators TOM SNIEGOSKI and artist CRAIG ROUSSEAU uncover a rich vein in The Herculoids #5 studded with glittering gems from FRANCESCO MATTINA, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, BJORN BARENDS, and KYLE HOTZ!

THE BEST NEW (NOT QUITE A) SUPERHERO SERIES IN THE UNIVERSE CONTINUES! Battle Beast has entered the Blood Games.This is bad news...but not for him.

IRON MAN DISASSEMBLED! While the AVENGERS fight DOOM on the public stage, TONY STARK tries to bring him down from inside Latveria. But can his former teammate THE BLACK WIDOW trust his tactics? Find out when THE WINTER GUARD arrives for round two!

SUPPORTING PLAYERS! We give top billing to some of the lesser lights of Jack's oeuvre, including almost-major villains like Darkseid's crony Kanto the Assassin and Diablo, along with wannabe "Loser" Rodney Rumpkin, Mr. Little, the Falcon, Randu Singh, and others who finally take center stage! Plus: an unpublished 1970 interview with Jack by Shel Dorf, our regular columnists, Mark Evanier and our other regular columnists, a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby story, a pencil art gallery devoted to second-stringers and little guys bringing up the rear, and more ways of digging out the deeper meanings to be found in even Jack's minor concepts! With an unused Mister Miracle cover inked by Mike Royer.

Archie and Jughead get saddled with taking care of Jughead's little sister Jellybean for the day. When they decide to take part in some outdoor winter fun, it turns out that Jellybean has her own ideas of fun... and it doesn't involve skiing or sledding! Find out what Jellybean's got in store for them in 'Oh, Brother... or Sister!' the fun new lead story to this winter annual featuring even more pages of winter wonder!

For Juniper and Bheema to continue their fight through the Underworld, they must first come face-to-face with one of the deadliest beings of Hell-Charon, Ferryman of the Underworld-and he isn't happy.

The one thing Saoirse has always known: witches are evil. But now she is one, and she has to contend with what that means for herself and her brother Brahm. All the while, Nicneven has plans that can mean the end of Ireland as they know it. Saoirse must learn to control her magic-and her temper-if they want any chance of defeating her. Are her own prejudices against witches creating more of a barrier between herself, her powers, and her family?

It's mayhem in The Wasteland as Siya Oum's best-selling Lola XOXO has reached its pivotal third volume! Yellowstone is under attack by The Divide's forces, and this time they've brought an even larger army to attack Lola and her allies! But, Lola discovers that not everyone on the other side is their enemy, as a traitor could prove to be vital to her cause. However, that does not mean Lola-or those close to her-are free of danger, as the battle leads to a tragic result! Superstar creator Siya Oum provides a thrilling adventure with her riveting story and gorgeous illustrations for this climactic Lola XOXO Volume 3!

Aspen's newest hit series continues! The Wasteland Trading Company arrives in the town on Sinmora, where they find their fair share of alcohol and debauchery to satisfy their thirst for action. However, as is often the case in the Wasteland, they bite off more than they can chew, as they learn of a place that no merchant has yet to return from alive, a mysterious site that piques Lola's curiosity-even if the risk of exploration could mean her life! One of 2014's most exciting debuts, LOLA XOXO is ready to take you on an incredible adventure unlike any other!

Aspen's newest hit series reached its gripping finale! The pulse-pounding ending to volume one begins here! The Wasteland Trading Company and the merciless Carnies square off in a battle that is a long time coming. However, the results of this fierce bloodbath could put Lola's fate-as well as her life-in jeopardy! One of 2014's most exciting debuts, LOLA XOXO is taking you on an incredible adventure unlike any other!