Sunday, August 25, 2013

This Week's Highlights at Third Eye Comics for Wednesday 8/28/13


THE TRINITY WAR CONCLUDES THIS WEDNESDAY IN JUSTICE LEAGUE #23, PAVING THE WAY TO FOREVER EVIL AND VILLAINS MONTH!
Here it is, Third Eye Faithful -- the shocking conclusion to the biggest storyline to rock the DCU since BLACKEST NIGHT and FLASHPOINT.
We've totally dug the heck out of TRINITY WAR, and the tone and style that harkens back to the bigger-than-life near-cosmic DC crossovers it carried.
Imagine if Marvel's CIVIL WAR took place in the DCU.. but with even graver consequences.
Superman finally crosses a line he's never crossed, and the entire DCU loses it's proverbial..... well, you know where I'm going with this. They get pretty upset.
And, from there, a war is born, as Justice League goes head to head with Justice League, and the greatest villains the DCU has ever known manipulate the world to their benefit.
Now, as we see the stage set for the upcoming FOREVER EVIL storyline, where it's up to the VILLAINS of the DC Universe to fend off a threat that's even bigger than what they would have in store.
A fantastic conclusion to a fantastic arc, we've got the entire TRINITY WAR saga in stock now to get you caught up for it's conclusion this week at Third Eye!
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THE CREATORS OF TINY TITANS VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF THE SUPERNATURAL WITH ITTY BITTY HELLBOY #1 THIS WEDNESDAY
We've always had a soft spot for the all-ages awesomeness that is TINY TITANS, which balanced a super-cute, all ages take on the DC Universe with tons of inside jokes about obscure heroes and villains that all fans could enjoy.
So, when we saw that Art Baltazar & Franco would be doing HELLBOY -- we knew we were in for a real treat.
In ITTY BITTY HELLBOY, a ghost named Rasputin has been spotted! And Hellboy and the BPRD are going to find out what he's up to!
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NEW AVENGERS #9 *INFINITY TIE-IN CHAPTER 2* -- THE HOUSE OF BLACK BOLT FALLS, AND THE ILLUMINATI MUST ASSEMBLE!

The next crucial INFINITY tie-in arrives this Wednesday, picking up immediately where last week's AVENGERS #18 leaves off, and continuing the crucial connective tissue of the main event.
In NEW AVENGERS #9, the ILLUMINATI realizes just what's happening, and why THANOS has such a keen interest in Earth: the Gems they've been harboring for many years!
Now, they must put themselves on the frontline as Earth is invaded by the forces of THANOS.
Meanwhile, the house of Black Bolt cracks... and leads to the downfall of Earth in the process.
Wanna get on board? We've got INFINITY #1 and AVENGERS #18 in stock now to catch you up to this week's NEW AVENGERS #9
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IMAGE'S NEW ONGOING SERIES, LAZARUS, CONTINUES TO IMPRESS THE HECK OUT OF US! A UNIQUE BLEND OF CRIME DRAMA & POST-APOCALYPTIC SCIENCE FICTION
Greg Rucka's an incredible writer. His work on series like QUEEN AND COUNTRY, STUMPTOWN, and BATWOMAN has made him one of our faves, so when we saw he was bringing his own world of hard-boiled sci-fi crime noir to life as an IMAGE series, we knew it was hit.
And, THEN, we found out that his GOTHAM CENTRAL collaborator Michael Lark was on board, and heck, we knew were in for a treat.
Now, 3 issues in, and hot damn, LAZARUS is kicking all kinds of ass.
In this week's issue #3, Forever finds herself a "guest" of Family Morray in Mexico, sharing a message and an ultimatum, and getting to know her opposite number, the Morray Lazarus, Joacquim.
In LA, the Twins continue their plot against their father, using Forever as their pawn.
So, what the heck is LAZARUS? In the future, political boundaries are replaced with financial boundaries -- it's all about the wealth, and when you're at war with other families, you need some back-up.
In comes the Lazarus, a kick-ass, unkillable semi-human bodyguard capable of great feats of strength, skill, and well, straight up murder.
And, this, this is the story of a Lazarus known as FOREVER.
Wanna get into it? We've got issues 1 & 2 in stock now to get you on board.
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BATMAN / SUPERMAN #3 DELIVERS THE THIRD STUNNING ISSUE OF THIS INCREDIBLE NEW TEAM-UP TITLE OF DC'S GREATEST ICONS!
Folks, when you put Jae Lee on a book as the interior artist, you've pretty much got us on board, no matter what. The man is a monster and a half at kicking out the jams on some awesome comic book art, and his work on BATMAN / SUPERMAN may be some of our favorite yet.
With PLANET HULK scribe GREG PAK writing, and Lee illustrating, BATMAN / SUPERMAN delivers the kind of blockbuster top-tier read you'd expect from a book starring two of DC's biggest icons.
In the third issue of BATMAN / SUPERMAN, it's a showdown that could shatter two worlds when Batman and Superman come face to face with the Superman and Batman of EARTH 2.
Who will win in this NEW 52 first encounter of the EARTH 2 Bats and Supes and the heroes of the regular DCU?
Wanna get on board the series? We've got issues 1 & 2 in stock now to catch you up to this week's #3.
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COLLIDER GETS A NAME CHANGE THIS WEEK WITH IT'S SECOND ISSUE, AND IS NOW KNOWN AS THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS! 
SNAG ISSUE 1 & 2 THIS WEDNESDAY!
Man, we LOVED the first issue of this new VERTIGO series, which poses the idea of weird holes in time and space causing for the government to create it's own agency: the Federal Bureau of Physics, to police the weird and strange ways the world would be changing around us.
At first, it started small: temporary gravity failures, time reversal loops, entropy reversals.
With much fanfare a new government agency was formed with a mandate: to prevent and protect.
Humans adapt, the abnormal becomes normal, but now, even this new status quo is under threat... and it falls on Special Agent Adam Hardy and his FBP team to figure out what's going on, before it's too late!
In issue #2, we're introduced to the Bubbleverse. Not quite an alternate reality but a pocket universe. Like a soap bubble forming ontop of another soap bubble that mirrors our own universe.
People from our world are trapped inside, and FBP field agents Adam and Jay volunteer for a daring rescue mission before a devastating collapse.
However, a traitor in their midst may bring the entire operation down around them.
This book is rad, folks. Robbi Rodriguez's art is some of the best stuff you've yet to see, and we highly recommend enlightening yourself with this series.
Wanna hop on? We've got 1 & 2 in stock now to catch you up.
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 THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #12 -- THOR RETURNS TO MIDGARD!
Jason Aaron's THOR run continues to kick ass, as this special interlude story bridges us into the next big epic.
In THOR GOD OF THUNDER #12, Thor once again learns what it means to walk the Earth as a god.
Where does Thor go and who does he see when he's not out saving the world with the Avengers, or fighting God Butchers and vengeful half-brothers?
And, is that Jane Foster we see coming back into the picture?
Click here for a preview of THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #12
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AWWW YEAAH... IT'S THE THIRD ISSUE OF REGULAR SHOW! IN STORE THIS WEDNESDAY!
How can we not show love to the REGULAR SHOW comic? I mean, first of all: we love REGULAR SHOW itself, and then we also love BOOM STUDIOS and how well they're able to bring the REGULAR SHOW to the world of comics.
This week, Mordecai and Rigby get into an even bigger mess... and well, we'll leave the rest for you to read yourself!
Wanna hop on? We've got issues 1 and 2 in stock now to catch you up.
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TALON VOL.1 SCOURGE OF THE OWLS COLLECTS SCOTT SNYDER (COURT OF OWLS, DEATH OF THE FAMILY, BLACK MASK) AND GUILLEM MARCH'S INCREDIBLE NEW 52 SERIES!
Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Guillem March have done a really stellar job of exploring the mythology of the COURT OF OWLS in their new series TALON, and we're stoked to see the first graphic novel dropping this week.
In TALON VOL.1: SCOURGE OF THE OWLS, we're introduced to Calvin Rose, a young performer who grew up in Haly's circus, but was secretly raised to be a master assassin -- a killing machine called a TALON.
When Rose defects from the COURT OF OWLS' ranks, he's marked for death.
Now, ROSE returns to Gotham City following the horrors of the "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" to investigate what reamins of the Court -- but will he be able to gain his freedom at least?
Collecting issues 0-7 of the ongoing TALON series, we highly recommend this to anyone who dug BATMAN COURT OF OWLS, or is a fan of the current run of NIGHTWING.
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THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN GETS REISSUED IN A NEW OMNIBUS EDITION! GET THE FIRST TWO MASSIVE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN STORIES IN ONE VOLUME FOR ONLY $29.99
Find Out Why This is One of Our Favorite Alan Moore Stories of All Time!  
Folks, I'll tell you: one of my personal all-time favorites, especially when it comes to works by Alan Moore, is LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN.
I know, I know, the movie was awful -- but, the comics? Incredible. Some of the best work that a modern master like Moore has ever done.
This week, DC is reissuing the first two League mini-series as one omnibus edition, for only $29.99.
In this incredible tale, Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, as well as the Invisible Man must unite to defeat a deadly menace to London and all Britons.
And, then, one month later, the skies over England are filled with flaming rockets as Mars launches the first salvo of an invasion.
Only our stalwart adventurers can save mother England and the Earth itself.
Incredible art, incredible storytelling, this is just plain good comics in their most pure form. Big ideas and a superb execution.
GET IT!
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KIERON GILLEN & JAMIE MCKELVIE'S YOUNG AVENGERS VOL.1 STYLE > SUBSTANCE ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY!
A MUST-READ! ESP. FOR FANS OF GILLEN'S JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY / KID LOKI STUFF, AS WELL AS SERIES LIKE MORNING GLORIES!
Young Avengers has been one of our biggest favorites amongst the new MARVEL NOW titles, with McKelvie's slick, uber-cool artwork, and Gillen's sharp, clever storytelling -- so we're pretty pumped to see issues 1-5 getting collected into graphic novel this Wednesday.
In YOUNG AVENGERS, Legacy isn't a dirty word... but it is an irrelevant one.
It's not important what your parents did. It matters what you do. Someone has to save the world, and hey, you're someone. Do the math. That's the message that YOUNG AVENGERS sends, as it reinvents the teen superhero comic for the 21st century uniting Wiccan, Hulkling and Kate 'Hawkeye' Bishop with Kid Loki, Marvel Boy, and Ms. America.
No pressure, right? As a figure from Loki's past emerges, Wiccan makes a horrible mistake that comes back to bite everyone big-time.
Fight scenes! Fake IDS! Plentiful feels (aka 'meaningful emotional character beats' for people who aren't on tumblr).
Young AVENGERS is aawwwwesome. Get into it!
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EXTINCTION PARADE #2 -- MAX BROOKS, WRITER OF WORLD WAR Z & THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE, BRINGS HIS VISION OF ZOMBIES VS. VAMPIRES TO COMICS IN THIS SERIES FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF CROSSED!
In EXTINCTION PARADE, the man who brought us WORLD WAR Z, is building an even more terrifying world... and we're loving it.
Across the globe, the alpha subdead vampire race has identified the battle lines. With their prey (human beings) dwindling beneath the weight of the zombie apocalypse, the bloodsuckers must decimate the ranks of the walking dead to ensure their survival.
But, the rolling plague hordes are like a tidal wave of destruction, wiping clean the Earth beneath them and swelling their ranks to legion.
Will even the superhuman ferocity of the vampire race be able to bring mankind back from the brink for their own nefarious purposes?
This book kicks ass, and if you're familiar with AVATAR, you know they're not afraid to deliver a series dripping in blood and guts, and Extinction Parade is no exception.
Wanna hop on board? We've got issue 1 in stock now to get you caught up!
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AMERICAN VAMPIRE ANTHOLOGY DELIVERS AN ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF STORIES SET IN THE WORLD OF AMERICAN VAMPIRE IN THIS ONE-SHOT!
FEATURING SCOTT SNYDER, JEFF LEMIRE (TRILLIUM, SWEET TOOTH), GREG RUCKA (LAZARUS), GAIL SIMONE, GABRIEL BA & FABIO MOON (DAY TRIPPER,UMBRELLA ACADEMY), and more!
Folks: you know us. We love AMERICAN VAMPIRE. We love pretty much anything Snyder works on, but damn, we really love AMERICAN VAMPIRE.
So, you're probably not surprised by us showing some love to the special one-shot dropping this Wednesday, collecting eight amazing stories set in the world of American Vampire, with "lost tales," new characters and old favorites.
Featuring all-star talents like Becky Cloonan, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Francesco Francavilla, Jeff Lemire, and more, this is a MUST-READ for anyone who loves AMERICAN VAMPIRE or is curious about sampling the book and introducing themselves to one of the best new series in years.
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UNCANNY AVENGERS #11 -- SOMEONE'S GONNA DIE!
Man, Rick Remender is really killing it on UNCANNY AVENGERS, much like he did with his run of UNCANNY X-FORCE, during the whole DARK ANGEL SAGA.
This week's issue #11 delivers one thing, and one thing only: DEATH.
Ragnarok Now continues, and we get:
the Dawn of the Celestial Executioner
the Death of All Hope
the Rebirth of a Fallen Son
If this sounds epic -- you ain't seen nothing yet.
Whether it's the APOCALYPSE TWINS, or the Avengers themselves, this book delivers pure madness on all fronts, and we're loving it!
Wanna catch up? We've got issues 1-10 in stock now to get you up to this week's #11.
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INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #8 -- THE MOST OVER-THE-TOP, IN-YOUR-FACE, AND STRAIGHT-OUT BRUTAL TAKE ON THE DC UNIVERSE CONTINUES WITH WEDNESDAY'S INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #8
In the world of INJUSTICE, Lois Lane is dead. And, so is the Joker, because Superman punched a hole through his chest... after a joke went too far and took Lois's life.
And, that's just the beginning.
From there, we're shown an alternate look at a DC Universe where the icons have changed drastically.
With Superman finding himself as an enemy to many of his former allies, and with Lex Luthor allying himself with Superman and the JLA, as he embraces the goals of Superman to create a better world.
Of course, Lex has his own ideas for how to do this... and even though the Man of Steel trusts him, do the rest of the JLA?
Wanna hop on board? We've got issues 1-7 in stock now to catch you up.
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THE ZOMBIE 5K FOLKS BRING YOU AN OFFICIAL COMIC SPINNING OUT OF THE CONCEPT WITH RUN FOR YOUR LIVES: THE OFFICIAL COMIC BOOK!
So, we know there's a ton of you guys who've taken part in the crazy zombie 5K madness known as RUN FOR YOUR LIVES.
So, we figured you'd want to hear all about this totally kick-ass new zombie comic from a couple of our own Third Eye Faithful, with RUN FOR YOUR LIVES: THE COMIC BOOK.
Folks: it's totally rad, totally gory, and a great debut. If you dig zombie comics like '68, WALKING DEAD, or others, we recommend snagging a copy and giving it a shot this Wednesday!
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STAFF PICKS  
STEVE: SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #3 - Totally digging this series!
TRISH: JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23 - And TRINITY WAR rules once again!
TORMA: AVENGERS #18 - More INFINITY awesomeness!
MATT: CHIN MUSIC #2 - Image wins again!

SHAUN: CHIN MUSIC #2 - Supernatural crime noir? I'm in!

JOHN: SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #15 - Another great issue of my favorite book!

LEXI: BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #1 - Super awesome debut for this one!

BRAD: AVENGERS #18 -- Everything about INFINITY is winning me over, and then some!

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