"Joker" HC DEBUTS THIS WEEK, SET TO BECOME THE KILLING JOKE OF THIS GENERATION!
One of the most anticipated new projects of this year is Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's(the writer behind 100 Bullets, and the creative team behind the critically acclaimed LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL miniseries)"Joker" hardcover. In the wake of the Dark Knight, and all the amazing positive response that film has generated, we are a generation that is starving for our definitive Joker story. It seems every so often, there comes a time where the Joker is reinvented for the comic books, whether it's the change from original creator, Jerry Robinson's "Man Who Laughs"-inspired ghoul into the campier Caeser Romero-influenced Joker of the '60s, and early '70s, or the shift from the Super Friends suit-tails Joker into the cold-blooded psychopath portrayed by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland in the Killing Joke. It seems like we've kind of had the same Joker all throughout the '90s, and into this decade, and then Heath Ledger's portrayal totally changed the flow of things once again. And now, we have a story to compliment that.
The simply titled, Joker, hardcover is an original graphic novel that promises to deliver a gritty, dark story very much in tune with the tone of the Joker's portrayal in the Dark Knight, while still adding an all new original and refreshing take on the character. The basic plot is the Joker has come out of Arkham after another stint, to find his city taken over by the Mafia, and other masked freaks... the story then turns into the Joker's one-man war to reclaim his rightful throne as the ruler of Gotham's underbelly.
Do yourselves a favor, and scoop this one up. Stories like these only come along once every so often. Click here to read more about the Joker graphic novel.
Here's a listing of some trade paperbacks, and single issue comics we've gotten back in stock this week!
TRADE PAPERBACKS THE ALCOHOLIC GN ANIMAL MAN v.1 TP AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED TP BANNER TP BATMAN ANARKY TP BERSERK TP v.2 BEST OF THE SPIRIT TP BOMB QUEEN TP v.1 WMD BOYS TP v.1 CAIRO SC DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME HC DOOM PATROL v.3 DOOM PATROL v.4 DOOM PATROL v.5 DOOM TP DESPERADOES QUIET OF THE GRAVE TP ELEKTRA INTROSPECT v.1 TP ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN HC GANTZ v.2 GREEN ARROW QUIVER TP HELLBOY v.1 TP HELLBOY v.2 TP HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID v.5 HULK v.4 ABOMINABLE TP IMMORTAL IRON FIST v.1 TP INDIANA JONES ADVENTURES TP INVINCIBLE v.1 TP JUSTICE TP v.1 JUSTICE TP v.2 LEGION OF MONSTERS HC LOCKE AND KEY HC LOST BOOKS OF EVE TP LOVELESS v.1 TP MARVEL KNIGHTS 2099 TP MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 HC MIGHTY AVENGERS TP v.1 NEW AVENGERS TP v.4 COLLECTIVE NEW AVENGERS TP v.7 TRUST OLD BOY v.2 OLD BOY v.3 OWLY v.1 TP PETER PARKER SPIDERMAN TP v.4 PREACHER v.1 TP PREACHER v.2 TP PREACHER v.3 TP PS238 v.1 TP PUNISHER MAX v.8 TP PUNISHER MAX v.9 TP PUNISHER MAX FROM FIRST TO LAST TP SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN v.4 TP SCOTT PILGRIM v.4 SPIDER-MAN REIGN TP STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.1 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.2 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.3 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.4 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.5 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.6 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.8 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.9 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES v.10 SUPREME POWER v.1 HC SUPREME POWER v.2 HC TERRY MOORE'S ECHO TP v.1 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD v.1 TP UNION JACK TP WITCHBLADE v.1 TP X-FORCE v.2 FINAL CHAPTER TP X-MEN ORIGIN OF GENERATION X TP X-MEN POPTOPIA TP X-MEN VIGNETTES TP Y THE LAST MAN v.2 TP Y THE LAST MAN v.5 TP Y THE LAST MAN v.10 TP
SINGLE ISSUE COMICS ACTION COMICS #866 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #10 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #8 ARMY @ LOVE ART OF WAR #3 ARMY OF DARKNESS #12 ARMY OF DARKNESS #13 AUTHORITY #3 BOMB QUEEN V #1 BOMB QUEEN V #3 BOYS #23 EX MACHINA #36 EX MACHINA #37 GRAVEL #4 HACK SLASH #1 HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #3 JONAH HEX #36 MADAME XANADU #1 MADAME XANADU #2 MADAME XANADU #3 MADAME XANADU #4 MAN WITH NO NAME #4 MARVEL 1985 #4 MARVEL 1985 #5 NO HERO #1 NORTHLANDERS #9 NOVA #17 SI RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #5 SAMURAI LEGEND #1 STREET FIGHTER REMIX #0 SUBMARINER THE DEPTHS #1 SUBMARINER THE DEPTHS #2 SWORD #1 SWORD #2 SWORD #3 SWORD #7 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #126 WALKING DEAD #50 WALKING DEAD #52 WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #2 WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #3 WITCHBLADE #120 WITCHBLADE #121 WONDER WOMAN #24 WORLD OF WARCRAFT #10 X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 MUNCHES ITS WAYS INTO STORES THIS WEDNESDAY! AND IT'S REALLY GOOD!
After having read the newest Marvel Zombies last night, I have to say, it's REALLY good. I wasn't too impressed with the last series they did, but, this new one is probably my favorite one yet. It's at least on the same level as the first Marvel Zombies series. Fans of Nextwave, get Machine Man in all his human-hating glory, paired with Jocasta, and sent from OUR world (where the zombie infection has started to spread in a all too familiar swamp) into the Marvel Zombieverse to be the robotic saviors of humanity. Written by Fred Van Lente, the talented creator behind one of our Marvel favorites (Incredible Hercules), this new Marvel Zombies definitely delivers. Click here to read more!
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COVER BY: GREG LAND
WRITER: FRED VAN LENTE
PENCILS: KEV WALKER
THE STORY:
Board up Avengers Tower! Lock down the Baxter Building! The ravenous hordes of Marvel Zombies are invading ... the Marvel Universe! That's right, the next chapter of the MZ saga is a non-stop in-continuity gorefest with major implications for at least one Marvel hero! When the super-undead stumble into the MU from the Man-Thing's Nexus of All Realities, all of Florida is quarantined against the zombie plague. Time is quickly running out for a cure, so the Initiative sends a most unlikely group of heroes into the Zombieverse on a desperate mission to find the one item they need before the whole MU is consumed! The scream team of Fred Van Lente (INCREDIBLE HERCULES) and Kev Walker (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) unite for a Marvel Zombies story like you've never seen before!
Parental Advisory …$3.99....
DEADPOOL #3 IN STORES THIS WEDNESDAY! WE STILL HAVE 1 AND 2 IN STOCK HERE AT THIRD EYE TOO, IF YOU HAVEN'T JUMPED ON THIS SERIES YET!
One of the biggest hits of this fall has been Marvel's new Deadpool ongoing series. The first two issues have sold out almost everywhere, but lucky you, we've got plenty in stock here at Third Eye, and you don't even have to worry about waiting for the second prints! This book captures all of the humor, clever wit, and over the top violence that you couldn't get enough of before. If you read #2, you know exactly why we're so stoked to see the next issue. Click here for a full preview of Deadpool #3!
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COVER BY: CLAYTON CRAIN
WRITER: DANIEL WAY
PENCILS: PACO MEDINA
THE STORY:
SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
"ONE OF US," PART 3
As the next generation of Super-Skrull prepares to wreak havoc on our unsuspecting planet, Deadpool reveals his ultimate plan: a plan that is completely and utterly insane. Will it succeed? Will it fail? Will it…do BOTH!? Don't miss out on the event that will re-establish Deadpool as one of the most controversial characters in the Marvel Universe!
WE TOLD YOU HE'D BE BACK!
Parental Advisory …$2.99
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GARTH ENNIS, WRITER OF THE BOYS, DEBUTS HIS MOST TWISTED SERIES YET WITH THIS WEDNESDAY'S CROSSED #1!
Starting this Wednesday with issue #1, we're set to get what the infamous writer behind the mega-hot Boys, and the legendary Preacher series, calls his most twisted story yet. And if you've read The Boys, Preacher, Punisher MAX, or anything else by Mr. Ennis, you know it's gotta be pretty friggin' twisted to outsick those biggies! From what I can gather in the interview that Ennis did about Crossed, it's basically his take on the age-old Zombie story scenario. However, this time around, they're not quite zombies... it's an infection, yes, transmitted through bodily fluids that basically turns off any morality in the infectee and reduces them to an evil, sadistic killing machine. Unlike zombies though, they can think, they can plan, and they can move. You can't just trick them up the escalator and shoot 'em in the head. And at the center of it all, is a small group of individuals who are just trying to survive in this crazy world. This 9 issue miniseries from one of the most entertaining writers in the field today looks to deliver the goods! Click here to read a CBR article about this exciting new series!
FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #3 - THE ANTILIFE EQUATION INFECTS BATWOMAN!
The Anti-Life Equation has unleashed havoc on the DCU, and in Revelations #3, we get to see the Anti-Life Equation turn everyone into coldblooded Darkseid-worshipping killers! Now, I have to say that the Final Crisis tie-ins have ALL been really good, but I'm especially enjoying all the craziness of Revelations with Batwoman, The Question, and the Spectre. It's cool to see the legacies of the new incarnations of these characters being built, and while in most big events, the tie-ins aren't exactly necessary, I have found that in Final Crisis, these are really helping make sense of the entire story. Click here to read more about Final Crisis Revelations #3!
Taken from DC's website!
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Written by Greg Rucka; Art by Philip Tan, Jeff de los Santos and Jonathan Glapion; Covers by Philip Tan
The Anti-Life Equation has infected Gotham City, turning friend, foe and family into mindless slaves of Darkseid, and the might of the Spear of Destiny has left The Spectre powerless. Can The Question find the answer to restoring hope inside the one being capable of saving the world?..
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KICK ASS - ALL FOUR ISSUES BACK IN PRINT! IF YOU'RE NOT READING THIS AMAZING SERIES, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO JUMP ON!
Kick Ass is the most fun I have reading comics every month. While there might be titles I enjoy a little bit more, and there might be titles that I think have a better overall story... Kick Ass is just plain fun! I'm addicted, and man, I wish #5 would hurry up and come out! Well, folks, for those of you who missed it the first time around, and then missed it the second time around, and then missed it the third time around with the Must-Have... now's your chance to hop on one of the best comics we're reading here at Third Eye. We're going to have plenty of all the issues in stock this Wednesday, so if you want to give this great title a shot, we got you covered. What's the story about Kick Ass? A teenage comic fan decides to give the vigilante thing a shot, he buys a wetsuit on eBay, goes out, and gets his ass beaten mercilessly. After 6 months in the hospital, he comes back out... and goes out to do it again, this time he manages to somehow luck out and get the upperhand. The crowds watching record this on their cell phones and upload it to YouTube... and then voila, an Internet star is born (dubbed KICK ASS). He starts up a myspace page to help reach out to people... and is STILL getting his butt handed to him on the regular, and then when things look bleak... well, just read it to find out! They've already got a movie (with McLovin from Superbad) in the works! Click here to read more about KICK ASS!
ORSON SCOTT CARD'S ENDERS GAME: BATTLE SCHOOL #1 DEBUTS TOMORROW!
Ender's Game: Battle School debuts this weekend, and for all you Orson Scott die-hards, you know you want to give this one a look. Click here to read more about Ender's Game: Battle School!
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There’s a war coming. The same aliens who almost destroyed Earth once are coming back to finish the job. But we aren’t going to just sit and die. The international military is taking our best and brightest to mold them into the finest military minds ever—and they’re taking them young. 8-year-old Ender Wiggin is the best they’ve ever found. Can he save the Earth? Can he survive Battle School and the game that they will force him to play?
The legendary sci-fi epic by New York Times Bestseller Orson Scott Card comes to comics! Join hot writer Christopher Yost (X-FORCE) and superstar Pasqual Ferry (ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, ULTIMATE IRON MAN) as they tell one of the greatest science fiction stories of all time...
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A DOUBLE DOSE OF STEPHEN KING IN STORES TOMORRROW WITH THE STAND #2, AND DARK TOWER TREACHERY #2!
That's right, Stephen King fanatics... you get your monthly double-dose of King this week with the second installment of the highly anticipated Stand: Captain Trips series, and Dark Tower: Treachery #2! And for those of you who read the first issue of The Stand, then you can obviously see how nicely this story is coming across to the page. The artwork does a perfect job showing the twisted despair brought on by the bug, and so far, the series has really been turning a lot of heads. So, get stoked, and get ready for the next installment this Wednesday! Click here for a look at The Stand #2, and click here for a look at Dark Tower: Treachery #2.
WATCHMEN - PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THE FILM!
We know how jazzed everyone is about the flick after seeing the trailer, and we want to get this amazing book into your hands, so come check it out!
Okay, you've seen the trailer for what's going to the biggest movie of 2009, and you're pumped. Now read what is one of the best graphic novels of all time. This was on The New York Times list of Books You Must Read before you die. This was on Time's best books of the 20th century.
Click here to read all about the Watchmen story on Wikipedia!
Written by Alan Moore; Art by Dave Gibbons It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet! Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story — the story of The Watchmen...
One of the most anticipated new projects of this year is Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's(the writer behind 100 Bullets, and the creative team behind the critically acclaimed LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL miniseries)"Joker" hardcover. In the wake of the Dark Knight, and all the amazing positive response that film has generated, we are a generation that is starving for our definitive Joker story. It seems every so often, there comes a time where the Joker is reinvented for the comic books, whether it's the change from original creator, Jerry Robinson's "Man Who Laughs"-inspired ghoul into the campier Caeser Romero-influenced Joker of the '60s, and early '70s, or the shift from the Super Friends suit-tails Joker into the cold-blooded psychopath portrayed by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland in the Killing Joke. It seems like we've kind of had the same Joker all throughout the '90s, and into this decade, and then Heath Ledger's portrayal totally changed the flow of things once again. And now, we have a story to compliment that.
