Wednesday, May 7, 2014

This Week's Highlights at Third Eye Comics for Wednesday 5/14/14

IMAGE'S HIT SERIES, MANIFEST DESTINY, ARRIVES IN TRADE PAPERBACK, WITH MANIFEST DESTINY VOLUME 1 FOR ONLY $9.99
Oh man -- are we pumped, or what? This incredible ongoing series from IMAGE has captivated us since issue #1, and continues to just hook us even more and more as it goes on, and now you can hop on board for only $10!

How cool is that? Issues 1-6 for a ten spot? You can't go wrong, Third Eye Faithful.

So, what's the scoop on MANIFEST DESTINY and why is it so darn rad?

Well, check it out -- it's the year 1804, and Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lietuenant William Clark have set out on an expedition to explore the uncharted American frontier.

And, this... Manifest Destiny.. is the story of what monsters they've discovered while lurking in the wilds.

It's truly a unique read, and takes everything you love about a good History Channel special and blends it with the macabre, the otherworldly, and the occult to make one hell of an awesome read.

Do NOT sleep on MANIFEST DESTINY, Third Eye Faithful, 'cause it is one of the best IMAGE releases of 2013, and looks to continue with the awesome as we go into 2014!

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JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #1 -- ANIMAL MAN writer JEFF LEMIRE'S Canadian Justice League continues to impress!
Jeff Lemire is one of our favorite writers in comics right now, with his killer work on ANIMAL MAN, SWEET TOOTH, and much more.

Featuring ANIMAL MAN, GREEN ARROW, MARTIAN MANHUNTER, STARGIRL and Adam Strange, this is a compelling new take on the JUSTICE LEAGUE dynamic, and one of the most interesting additions to the NEW 52 since the launch of ANIMAL MAN or AQUAMAN.

Wanna get into it ? We've got issue 1 in stock now to get you current with this week's issue #2.

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UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC #1 LAUNCHES THIS WEDNESDAY, FEATURING BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & MICHAEL AVON OEMING, THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND "POWERS"
From the creators of the Eisner Award-winning, best-selling POWERS comes a brand-new world of crime fiction like you've never seen before. In this oversized first issue, you will discover a world in which the families of organized crime never lost their stranglehold on the United States.
Today is the day that Valentine Gallo becomes a made man, and it's also the day he learns the secrets behind the organization he has served since he was old enough to walk.
But it is mysterious hitwoman Jagger Rose that will forever turn his life upside down.
Be there when shocking secrets of this new world spill out onto the very past page.
This bold new vision of crime fiction harkens back to Bendis' earliest work in crime comics, while also giving you everything you expect from the creators of POWERS, one of the most successful and longest-lasting independent comics in history.
A true must-read, check it out this Wednesday, Third Eye Faithful!
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BOOM STUDIOS DEBUTS THE TOTALLY AWESOME BEE & PUPPYCAT #1 THIS WEDNESDAY!
YOU CANNOT RESIST THIS COMIC. WE PROMISE!
Natasha Allegri is simply amazing. She built up a huge fan following on Tumblr while working on the Adventure Time cartoon, then created Fionna and Cake, and heck, then shed created BEE AND PUPPYCAT, the best thing ever!

So, if you're a fan of stuff like SAILOR MOON, MADOKA MAGIKA, or POWERPUFF GIRLS, then you're gonna love BEE AND PUPPYCAT!

It's a slice-of-life story with a twist, and it has so much comedy and enchantment you can't help but be swept up in the fun.

In this quirky new take on the magical girl genre, Bee, the forever unemployed main character, can't seem to figure out life, and the mysterious PuppyCat, a stray.. whatever it is.. that she stumbled across has a powerful secret that changes Bee's life forever.

Oh, and she fights bad guys. We forgot that part!

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ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #3 DELIVERS ANOTHER INCREDIBLE ISSUE OF THIS BRAND NEW SERIES FEATURING AN ALL NEW GHOST RIDER!
In ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #3, Ronnie meets the mysterious entity behind his possession... and, we learn fast whether the ALL NEW GHOST RIDER is a hero or a villain.

Plus: the classic Daredevil bad guy Mr. Hyde takes on the street gangs while a thug discovers the power of Dr. Zabo's pills.

This fresh spin on the world of the Spirit of Vengeance is one of the best of the bunch in the MARVEL NOW books, and we're loving every second of it.

Tradd Moore of LUTHER STRODE delivers artwork so unique and so full of energy that it practically explodes off the page, and the storytelling of writer Felipe Smith makes the book a compelling can't put down kinda read.

Wanna get caught up? We've got issues 1 & 2 in stock now to catch you up to this week's issue #3.

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THE ALL NEW WEEKLY DC COMICS EVENT, FUTURE'S END, CONTINUES WITH FUTURE'S END #2 THIS WEEK AFTER THE SHOCKING ENDING OF LAST WEEK'S ISSUE #1
So, FUTURE'S END #1, is fresh enough that we don't want to talk too much about the conclusion to last week's issue #1 -- but, we will say this: HOLY CRAP.

Now, in this killer weekly series that takes place five years into the future of the DC Universe, with glimpses back to the past and the present, we're getting a front row seat as the secrets of the DC New 52's future is dropped at Lois Lane's front door!

If there's one thing DC does well, it's the weekly comic, and in the tradition of their stellar "52" and current "BATMAN ETRENAL" runs, FUTURE'S END is a must-read!

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SAMURAI EXECUTIONER OMNIBUS VOL.1 ARRIVES, DELIVERING ANOTHER MANGA CLASSIC FROM THE CREATORS OF LONE WOLF & CUB
From Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, the
legendary creators of LONE WOLF & CUB, comes SAMURAI EXECUTIONER!

Yamada Asaemon tests swords and performs executions for the Shogun.

The feared 'Decapitator Asaemon' is the last stop for the doomed and often becomes final confessor as well as slayer.

These new omnibus editions will be reprinting the full run of this incredible manga classic, and if you're a fan of the LONE WOLF mangas, then you'll love this.

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SUPERMAN DOOMED OFFICIALLY BEGINS THIS WEEK, WITH NOT JUST DOOMED CHAPTER 1, BUT DOOMED CHAPTER 2 & 3 AS WELL! 
You can probably tell by how amped we've been for the preludes of SUPERMAN DOOMED for the actual event to begin, and folks, here it is: the biggest Superman story we've seen in ages.

It's the NEW 52 battle of SUPERMAN and DOOMSDAY.. and it's in a way we've never seen before.

With Doomsday's deadly new abilities, in this battle there can be no winners.

The Man of Steel must unleash insane levels of power in order to do the job, only to terrify the very world he's saving.

Beating Doomsday is only the beginning of this never ending battle.

Spinnig out of a foundation that's been built by Charles Soule in the totally kick-ass SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN series, SUPERMAN DOOMED is a MUST-READ, Third Eye Faithful!

In addition to the chapter 1 arriving in SUPERMAN DOOMED, we've also got the second two chapters as well with ACTION COMICS #31 & SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #8.

Click here for the Third Eye Guide to SUPERMAN DOOMED.
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JONATHAN HICKMAN of EAST OF WEST, PAX ROMANA, MANHATTAN PROJECTS and more DELIVERS GOD IS DEAD VOLUME 1 TRADE PAPERBACK THIS WEDNESDAY!
Watch as the gods and goddess of Greek, Roman, Nordic, and Egyptian myth unleash their fury on mankind!
We're HUGE fans of Jonathan Hickman and his work on series like MANHATTAN PROJECTS and EAST OF WEST, so when we saw he'd be doing something with AVATAR PRESS, the publishers of CROSSED & NEONOMICON, we knew were in for a treat.

Like a thunderbolt from heaven, the epic first volume of JONATHAN HICKMAN's God is Dead is here! Mankind has argued over the existence of gods since the dawn of time.

In modern eras it's been fashionable to mock religious believers with taunts of scientific testimony and fact.

But when the gods of old begin to reappear on earth and claim the domain of man for their own, the world is thrown into a state of utter anarchy.

Now Horus walks the streets of Egypt, Zeus has taken over the Sistine Chapel, and Odin is coordinating the dissection of the earth among the returned deities.

Mankind held sway over the world for thousands of years and their hubris over that time has made them powerful but when faced with the divine, can mortal weapons put an end to the second coming of the gods?

As the world tumbles toward apocalypse, a group of scientists seek to do the impossible, give birth to the gods of science.

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NOELLE STEVENSON'S LUMBERJANES #2 ARRIVES THIS WEEK, CONTINUING THIS KICK-ASS NEW BOOM! STUDIOS SERIES!
A MUST FOR FANS OF RAT QUEENS!
Dude: we LOVE Lumberjanes!

When you're a scout, nothing is more important than being prepared, but how do you prepare for legions of supernatural creatures threatening to beat down your scouting camp's door?

Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are about to find out! It's just supposed to be a normal day at camp with games and a bit of canoeing, but when the girls find themselves separated from the rest of camp they realize there really is a lot more going on and it might be a unhelpful river monster that gives them the key to figuring everything out.

Don't miss out on the second issue of this hot new series from Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen!

We've got issue 1 in stock to get you caught up to this week's #2.

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CRAIG YOE, COMIC BOOK CURATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE, DELIVERS CLASSIC 1950s WEIRD ROMANCE COMICS WITH THE NEW SERIES "WEIRD LOVE" THIS WEDNESDAY IN WEIRD LOVE #1
Craig Yoe is one of our favorite folks here at Third Eye, and the work he's done on everything from brining classic POPEYE comics into print to the recent HAUNTED HORROR series of pre-comic code horror reprints, has been.. AMAZING.

This week, Yoe brings out another collection of classic and forgotten gems with WEIRD LOVE!

Weird Love presents the most sexy, bizarro, sick, twisted, and totally wrong romance comics of the 1950s and beyond!

In this OMG-I-Can't-Believe-This! first issue, you are going to be astonished to read luridly illustrated pulp comics fiction like "LOVE OF A LUNATIC", "I FELL FOR A COMMIE", "THE TAMING OF THE BRUTE", THE WACKO "YOU ALSO SNORE DARLING", and more!

Too freakin' cool!

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THE FIRST VOLUME OF HELLBOY IN HELL ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY, WITH HELLBOY IN HELL VOL.1 TPB COLLECTING ISSUES 1-5! 
PLUS: HELLBOY IN HELL ISSUE #6 RELEASES THIS WEDNESDAY AS WELL!
After saving the world in THE STORM AND THE FURY, but sacrificing himself and Great Britain, Hellboy is DEAD, cast into Hell, where he finds many familiar faces and a throne that awaits him.

Mike Mignola, the creator of HELLBOY, returns to draw Hellboy's ongoing story for the first time since the now-classic CONQUEROR WORM.

It's a story only Mignola could tell, as more of Hellboy's secrets are at last revealed, in the most bizarre depiction of Hell you've ever seen!

Collecting issues 1-5, HELLBOY IN HELL is some of the best HELLBOY stuff we've read in ages, and is a perfect place for those of you new to the modern classic to jump on board!
PLUS: hitting this Wednesday, we've got the HELLBOY IN HELL issue #6, which picks up immediately after this first trade paperback, and continues the saga of HELLBOY IN HELL.

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THE NEW GENERATION OF ULTIMATE COMICS CONTINUES IN THIS WEDNESDAY'S ALL NEW ULTIMATES #2 FROM "COPRA" Writer MICHEL FIFFE!
I love the heck out of the new ULTIMATE UNIVERSE stuff, and COPRA writer MICHEL FIFFE is doing an incredible job with the ALL NEW ULTIMATES title, bringing the freshest take to the characters and their world that we've seen since the original ULTIMATES first debuted!

The YOUNG ULTIMATES are put to the test as the ytry to survive their first mission: going head to head with the city's most ruthless gang, the Serpent Skulls.

Kitty Pryde takes the bait and finally joins the team in an effort to push back the unrelenting ave of brutality.

And, Jessica Drew... becomes the BLACK WIDOW!

Wanna get into it? We've got issue 1 in stock now to catch you up to this week's issue #2.

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COFFIN HILL VOL.1 FOREST OF THE NIGHT FROM VERTIGO RELEASES THIS WEEK FOR ONLY $9.99! 
A MUST FOR FANS OF AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN!
Years after a tragic night of sex, drugs and witchcraft in the woods, Eve Coffin returns to Coffin Hill, only to discover the darkness that she unleashed ten years ago was never contained.

We're loving this killer new Vertigo series which is reminiscent of the witchy storytelling of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN.

Don't miss the first COFFIN HILL collection with issues #1-7 of the acclaimed new series for only $9.99
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DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #1 - SHANG CHI RETURNS IN THIS ALL NEW MARVEL NOW SERIES!
We love the heck out of SHANG-CHI, and are totally pumped to see the character returning in this brand new MARVEL NOW Wave 2 limited series!

A highly trained MI-6 agent has been murdered in cold blood. One with deep, personal ties to Shang-Chi's past.

As he journeys to England to pay his respects, the Marvel Universe's most impressive hand-to-hand combatant will learn that not all is as it seems.

And, if he's not careful, he'll be next!

Familiar faces and new enemies lie around every twist and turn, as Shang-Chi makes his lone stand against the dangerous unknown!

Scoop up a copy this Wednesday, Third Eye Faithful!

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NEW IMAGE SERIES SHUTTER HAS US HOOKED WITH A VERY "FABLES" meets "STAR WARS" KINDA VIBE!
We loved the whimsical debut issue of Image's new ongoing series, SHUTTER, and cannot wait to get our hands on this week's issue #2.

Kate Kristopher has been kidnapped by a robot, a few rat kids in cute outfits and a bunch of ninja ghosts.

Luckily the NYPD pursues them in flying saucers.

And, everything goes horribly wrong.

Death happens!

What's SHUTTER all about? It's Indiana Jones for the 21st century. Kate Kristopher, once the most famous explorer of an Earth far more fantastic than the one we know, is forced to return to the adventurous life she left behind when a family secret threatens to destroy everything she spent her life protecting.

And, along the way -- we're shown a mystical version of our own Earth that's filled with fantastic creatures, and elements.

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ANDRE THE GIANT: LIFE AND LEGEND Graphic Novel tells the life story of ANDRE THE GIANT!
Oh my god. This looks so freakin' cool! Do not miss out on this, Third Eye Faithful!

Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestling figure.

He was a normal guy who'd been dealt an extraordinary hand in life.

At his peak, he weighed 500 pounds and stood nearly seven and a half feet tall. But the huge stature that made his fame also signed his death warrant.

Box Brown brings his great talents as a cartoonist and biographer to this phenomenal new graphic novel.

Drawing from historical records about Andre's life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including Hulk Hogan, and his film co-stars, Brown has created in Andre the Giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth century's most recognizable figures.

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WALKING DEAD #127 BEGINS A BOLD NEW DIRECTION, AS THE AFTERMATH OF ALL OUT WAR LEADS TO A NEW BEGINNING!
In this special double-sized issue, a bold new direction for the WALKING DEAD begins, following on the tragic events of last month's WALKING DEAD #126.

This is the first issue to follow after the upcoming 21st volume of the series, so if you've been waiting for a good spot to jump on: this is it.

While we can't tell you WHAT goes down here, you'll have to trust us: this is not to be missed!

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AQUAMAN VOL.4 DEATH OF A KING CONTINUES THE EPIC GEOFF JOHNS RUN OF AQUAMAN!
  
GEOFF JOHNS did an amazing job with his work on AQUAMAN, and we cannot recommend it enough. By far, the AQUAMAN stuff Johns did is some of the best NEW 52 work on the stands, and if you've yet to read it, all we can say now is: DO IT.

I know what you're thinking: AQUAMAN? Really? But, seriously: that's half the appeal. Johns addresses and acknowledges the general perception of the character, and then reminds us: this guy is the king of the seas, and he's pretty badass because of it.

Unfolding from the events of THRONE OF ATLANTIS comes a mystery that sends AQUAMAN to the ends of the Earth to solve an ancient murder -- one that will reveal a horrific truth and threaten those closest to him today!

Plus, as the Scavenger compiles more Atlantean weaponry and artifacts, Aquaman enlists the aid of the Others to help find one missing relic in the Southwestern United States before his enemies can get to it and possess untold power.

Collecting issues 17-25 of AQUAMAN, this is a must-have!

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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE KEEPS ON DELIVERING A GRUESOME, GRAPHIC AND DOWNRIGHT GORY TAKE ON THE KIDS OF RIVERDALE! 
Dude: we LOVE AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, with it's over-the-top, and downright sinister take on the world of Riverdale.

This is NOT your traditional ARCHIE, folks, trust us: it's a dark, dark venture into the world of the undead.. but, with Archie, Betty, Veronica, and more.

The do or die moment has arrived! With Lodge Manor under siege by flesh-eating zombies, and the rest of Riverdale in flames, the surviving members of our beloved gang must make a fateful decision: do they stay in the only home they've ever known, or take their (slim) chances in the outside world?

And if they go, where they will go? And does that mean they leave their undead pals'n'gals behind forever?

Get the AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #5 PEPOY VARIANT THIS WEDNESDAY!
And, in addition to the regular edition of AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, we've got the Andrew Pepoy variant cover featuring Veronica running from a horde of the undead!

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NIGHTCRAWLER #2 ARRIVES THIS WEEK, KEEPING THE KILLER NEW NIGHTCRAWLER SERIES FROM X-MEN ICON CHRIS CLAREMONT ROLLING!
Nightcrawler's loved ones have been targeted -- and it's up to him to put an end to it in this week's NIGHTCRAWLER #2, the next exciting chapter from legendary writer Chris Claremont.

Someone is hunting down those close to Kurt Wagner, and he's determined to find out who. The journey will take the newly-resurrected Nightcrawler across the globe to save his nearest and dearest from suffering the same tragic fate he only recently escaped!

Wanna get on board? We've got issue 1 in stock now to catch you up to this week's issue #2.

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STAFF PICKS  
STEVE: NAILBITER #1 - I looooooved this one! Holy crap: super good!
TRISH: NAILBITER #1 - And, IMAGE does it again!
TORMA: ORIGINAL SIN #1 - This was so awesome!
MATT: NAILBITER #1  - True Detective fans: GET THIS!
SHAUN: NAILBITER #1 - Nice! Image scores another win!

JOHN: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1 - Another great Spidey issue!
LEXI: NAILBITER #1- So eerie. So good! 
 
BRAD: ORIGINAL SIN #1 -- Dude: this was incredible!
 
DAVE: NAILBITER #1 - Truly an epic debut!
 
DMO: GODZILLA HC - Good way to get yourself stoked for the movie!

TOM: IRON FIST THE LIVING WEAPON #2 - EVERYONE should be reading IRON FIST!

LIZ: NAILBITER #1  - An amazing start!

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