Sunday, July 27, 2014

This Week's Highlights at Third Eye Comics for Wednesday 7/30/14

RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, BLACK SCIENCE) & IMAGE COMICS DELIVER ONE OF SUMMER 2014'S MOST EXCITING NEW ONGOING SERIES WITH LOW #1!
A MUST FOR FANS OF SAGA!
We are completely, and totally amped for the new IMAGE series LOW, which has been getting a ton of great buzz for months now, leading up to the release.
Written by Third Eye favorite, RICK REMENDER, who you may know from his recent work on BLACK SCIENCE and DEADLY CLASS, LOW is a sci-fi epic in the vain of SAGA or EAST OF WEST, which takes us int oa totally immersive world that's been ravaged by the sun's radiation.
LOW is set in the distant future, after humanity has relocated to radiation-shielded cities below the sea and the surface of the planet has become a scorched uninhabitable wasteland.
A probe has returned with information on a possible alternative planet for humans, but it has landed on the Earth's surface
Now, a few brave representatives from the warring human clans must venture out to retrieve it and the hopeful news it bears.
Folks: LOW is gorgeous. The art's incredible, the writing is on point, and the two come together to make the same kind of clever, sharp, and addictive science fiction that a series like SAGA delivers.
When tell you this is a must-read -- you gotta trust us: because holy crap, your mind will be blown!
Click here for a preview of LOW #1
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LETTER 44 COMBINES THE POLITICAL INTRIGUE OF "HOUSE OF CARDS" WITH THE ALIEN INVADER PARANOIA OF "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" TO MAKE ONE GREAT READ!
Get the LETTER 44 VOL.1 ESCAPE VELOCITY Graphic Novel This Week at Third Eye!
Meet writer CHARLES SOULE at our LETTER 44 Launch Event this Saturday!
Folks, we've preached and preached about how much we love LETTER 44, but we're telling you: you gotta try this incredible comic.
For those of you not already reading LETTER 44, here's the scoop on what it's about: On his first day in office, newly-elected President Stephen Blades was expecting to dive into the various critical issues facing the nations: war, looming economic collapse, and a failing health care system: a typical Presidency, in other words.
But, by the end of that first day, Blades has learned a single trut htaht redefines 'critical': seven years prior, NASA discovered a potentially aggressive alien presence in the asteroid belt, and his predecessor Commander-in-Chief decided to keep it a secret from the world.
A mission crewed by nine heroic astronauts was sent to discover what's actually up there, and they're getting close to learning the truth - assuming their increasingly damaged and frail ship, the Clarke, can hold itself together long enough to reach their destination.
Stephen Blades has just become the most powerful man on the planet.. well, THIS planet, that is.
Meet LETTER 44 Writer CHARLES SOULE this Saturday at Third Eye!
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SAGA Writer Brian K. Vaughan's Marvel masterpiece, RUNAWAYS, returns to print with the all-new RUNAWAYS COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL.1 TPB
One of the best Marvel series of the last decade!
One of the best Marvel series of the last couple decades has gotta be the now highly influential RUNAWAYS by SAGA writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN.
We've been itching for this one to come back into print, because we know how awesome you guys know Brian's writing is, and when we saw it was finally coming back -- we knew we were in for a real treat!
They were six normal teenagers linked only by their wealthy parents' annual business meeting -- until a chance discovery revealed the shocking truth: their parents are the secret criminal society known as the Pride!
For years, the Pride controlled of Los Angeles' criminal activity, ruling the city with an iron fist -- and now, with their true natures exposed, the Pride will take any measures necessary to protect their organization -- even if it means taking out their own children!
Now, on the run from their villainous parents, Nico, Chase, Karolina, Gertrude, Molly, and Alex have only each other to rely on.
ANd they must not only survive on their own, but also somehow take down their own powerful parents before it's too late!
Collecting the entire first series of RUNAWAYS, issues 1-18, this complete collection is a MUST-HAVE for anyone who is a fan of just plain awesome comics.
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DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN ADVENTURES #1 DELIVERS THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE COMICS BASED OFF THE ORIGINAL BRUCE TIMM BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES!
We're huge fans of the now-classic BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, so when we saw DC was going to be collecting some of the most iconic comic books using that style into one volume for only $7.99 -- we knew were in for a treat!
Collecting BATMAN ADVENTURES #2, #27, GOTHAM ADVENTURES #2 and #4, and a short tale from ADVENTURES IN THE DC Universe, this one-shot delivers several stand-alone stories set within the world that Dini and Timm built, in their trademark B:TAS style.
A must-have for any Batman fan -- make sure you scoop a copy this week at Third Eye!
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BLACK SCIENCE #7 - THE SECOND ARC OF ONE OF THE BEST IMAGE SERIES CURRENTLY RUNNING BEGINS! 
GOT THE FIRST BLACK SCIENCE TRADE (COLLECTING 1-6)? JUMP ONTO THE MONTHLIES WITH THIS WEEK'S #7!
One of our biggest must-reads every month has gotta be BLACK SCIENCE, from DEADLY CLASS writer RICK REMENDER, and the very talented art team of MATTEO SCALERA and DEAN WHITE.

This incredible sci-fi epic is a perfect blend of adventure, horror, and science fiction, as it crafts a clever and compelling new story to be told.

If you picked up the first graphic novel, BLACK SCIENCE VOL.1, which has issues 1-6, then this is the perfect place to jump onto the title.

The mystery of the onion's truth unfolds the deeper one travels.

The mythology of the Eververse unveils new truths and new dangers.

The team is hurled to a seemingly alien world that holds the key to their true purpose.

For what is magic but science that we don't yet understand?

Start reading BLACK SCIENCE with BLACK SCIENCE VOL.1: HOW TO FALL FOREVER for only $9.99!
Collecting 1-6 of BLACK SCIENCE, HOW TO FALL FOREVER, is the perfect way to start reading the hit new IMAGE series.

Anarchist scientist Grant McKay has done the impossible!

Using the Pillar, he has punched a hole through the barriers between dimensions, allowing travel to all possible universes.

But now Grant and his team are trapped in the folds of infinity, the Pillar sending them careening through a million universes of unimaginable adventure, sanity-flaying danger and no way home...
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GEORGE RR MARTIN, creator of A GAME OF THRONES, debuts a new dark fantasy series with IN THE HOUSE OF THE WORM #1 from AVATAR PRESS this Wednesday!
The legendary GEORGE RR MARTIN opens his story vault as Avatar Press adapts a tale of dark fantasy to comics for the first time with IN THE HOUSE OF THE WORM.

Beneath a ruined city on a forgotten planet lies a world of plots and revenge.

When Annelyn is embarrassed infront of his noble friends by the Meatbringer, he sets forth a devious plan that is meant to gain vengeance.

But, the terrible truth of the dire White Worm turns his ploy into folly in terrible fashion.

Join a master storyteller as he spins a uniquely mysterious tale and reveals new worlds of wonder and horror.

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HAWKEYE #19 - THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEXT INSTALLMENT OF SEX CRIMINALS writer MATT FRACTION'S HAWKEYE ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY!
Kate gets to the bottom of the greatest mystery in the entire Marvel Universe right this very hot second: just who the H is that guy in the trench coat that seems to live in her cat food aisle? The answer may surprise you, Third Eye Faithful!
Or maybe not, you guys are pretty good at figuring these things out.
Anyway, a simple investigation dovetails into Kate's desperate race to stay one step ahead of the woman that's sworn to kill her: Madame Masque and what started off as a zany summer vacation gets a little bloody.
Folks: I've been saying it for two years now, but hot damn, Hawkeye is by far, one of the best  damn superhero comics on the stands, and continues to be that kind of special comic that's just plain great through and through.
Not reading? Start with the first two graphic novels, HAWKEYE VOL.1 and HAWKEYE VOL.2, and we'll get you caught up on the single issues from there. You'll love this comic. Trust us!
Click here for a preview of HAWKEYE #19
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HUGH HOWEY'S WOOL #1 ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY, BRINGING THE BESTSELLING SCI-FI NOVEL TO COMICS!
The epic series of sci-fi novels is now a killer new comic, and folks, we're pretty stoked about this.
This is the story of mankind clawing for survival. This is the story of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden.
But, there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they profess to want: they're allowed out side.
Very great dystopian sci-fi storytelling that fans of the FALLOUT games will appreciate, WOOL is awesome.
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ROBERT KIRKMAN, WALKING DEAD Creator, DELIVERS THE SECOND ISSUE OF HIS RED-HOT NEW IMAGE COMICS SERIES, OUTCAST, WITH THIS WEEK'S OUTCAST #2!
Folks, one of our favorite new reads last month was the brand new IMAGE series OUTCAST, from WALKING DEAD creator ROBERT KIRKMAN, so you can bet that we are BEYOND stoked for this week's OUTCAST #2!
In the second issue of OUTCAST, Kyle Barnes is still reeling from the revelations about demonic possession that hit him in the last issue, and what they may mean about the time his mother was possessed -- and the genesis of the path he's on.
A must-read -- OUTCAST is the story of Kyle Barnes, a man who's been plagued by demonic possession all of his life, and now he needs answers.
Unfortunately, what's uncovered along the way could bring about the end of life on Earth as we know it.
Wanna get caught up? We've still got copies of issue #1 in stock now to catch you up to this week's issue #2.
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ORIGINAL SIN: HULK VS. IRON MAN #3  ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY, ANSWERING THE QUESTION: WAS TONY STARK RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THE INCREDIBLE HULK?
Superstar writers Mark Waid & Kieron Gillen join blockbuster artists Mark Bagley and Luke Ross for a gamma-bomb sized collision.
The events of Original Sin have released the greatest secrets of the Marvel Universe.
And Bruce Banner is about to learn a secret that's stayed buried for a long time.
A secret that goes back to that fateful day that gamma radiation turned man into monster:
Was Tony Stark responsible for creating the Incredible Hulk?
Bruce Banner and Tony Stark are in for an emotional rollercoaster thanks to the events of Original Sin.
The secret history of that fateful day stands revealed, and it's about to set Hulk and Iron Man on a deadly collision course.
When the dust settles - who will be left standing?
We've got issues 1 & 2 in stock now to catch you up to this week's issue #3.
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SALLY OF THE WASTELAND #1 DEBUTS FROM TITAN COMICS THIS WEDNESDAY, DELIVERING POST-APOCALYPTIC HORROR COMIC AWESOMENESS!
This one caught our eye, and folks it's pretty freakin' kick-ass!
The place? Southern Louisiana. The time? It's 82 years after the Fall, an unexplained cataclysmic event that's turned the world into a wasteland of wreckage and mutant crawfish.
And, the who? Sally. And, Sally, along with her beloved shotgun leaves her crappy bar job behind and joins the deranged crew of the Mississippi Duchess on a mission into the ruins of New Orleans.
Saving the remnants of civilization plays second best to keeping her sweetheart Tommy safe as this kick-ass queen of the wild frontier runs a gauntlet of gigantic genetic freaks and roving gangs of blood-hungry barbarians!
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HARLEY QUINN #8 ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY, DELIVERING MORE HARLEY AWESOMENESS!
We cannot say enough great things about the current run of HARLEY QUINN; this series has quickly turned into one of our favorite DC books, and is definitely one of the best takes on the Clown Princess of Crime that we've ever seen!
It all comes down to this: Harley finally tracks down some of the mysterious hired killers who have vexed her since the start of her series -- but, what's she going to do with them now?
Wanna get caught up on HARLEY QUINN? We've got issues 0-7 in stock now to catch you up to this week's #8.
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BALTIMORE: WITCH OF HARJU #1 DELIVERS ANOTHER KILLER BALTIMORE STORY FROM HELLBOY CREATOR MIKE MIGNOLA!
We've been huge fans of the work that Mike Mignola has done with his World War I-era monster-killer, Lord Baltimore, and this week's BALTIMORE: THE WITCH OF HARJU #1 is a GREAT jumping on point for those of you who've never read the character before.
In WITCH OF HARJU, Baltimore shelters a woman on the run from a possessed dead man and the witch that's playing his puppet master!
Another pulpy occult masterpiece, WITCH OF HARJU is going to be a lot of fun, and is a must for all Mignola fans!
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100th Anniversary Special GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 BRINGS THE RETURN OF 2008's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY MASTERMIND CREATOR ANDY LANNING WITH A KILLER ONE-SHOT SET IN THE FAR FUTURE!
Just in time for the release of this week's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY film, comes an incredible what if-style one-shot set in the distant future of the Guardians today!
How do the Guardians celebrate their 100th anniversary? By bringing along the writer who made them what they are with the return of ANDY LANNING, and oh, by taking on THE SILVE GALACTUS?
What is the SILVER GALACTUS? Find out this week!
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VERTIGO DEBUTS AN EXCITING NEW CRIME NOIR WITH BODIES #1 THIS WEEK!
Vertigo has been putting out some killer new stuff recently, with the return of AMERICAN VAMPIRE, and hits like HINTERKIND -- so when we saw they had something else on the way, we knew were in for a treat!

VERTIGO brings you the miniseries of the summer, with four detectives, four time periods, and four dead bodies - all set in London.
Edmond Hillinghead is an 1890s overachiever who's trying to solve a murder no one cares about while hiding his own secret. Karl Whiteman is our dashing 1940s adventurer with a shocking past. Shahara Hasan is 2014's kickass female Detective Sergeant, who walks the line between religion and power. And Maplewood, an amnesiac from post-apocalyptic 2050, brings a haunting perspective to it all.
Si Spencer (HELLBLAZER: CITY OF DEMONS, THE VINYL UNDERGROUND) executes a centuries-spanning murder mystery like nothing you've ever seen before, with four sensational artists illustrating a six-page chapter in each issue: Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade, Meghan Hetrick and Tula Lotay.
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SUPERSTAR ARTIST SKOTTIE YOUNG (ROCKET RACCOON, MARVEL'S OZ COMICS) FINDS HIS EARLY WORK ON HUMAN TORCH COLLECTED IN HUMAN TORCH BY KARL KESEL & SKOTTIE YOUNG COMPLETE COLLECTION TP
We know that you guys, like ourselves, are huge fans of the very talented SKOTTIE YOUNG. Many of you know his work from the super-fun MARVEL Baby Variants, as well as Marvel's OZ comics, and most recently, the new ROCKET RACCOON series.

But, before all of that, he did a really stellar HUMAN TORCH solo series, and now it's being recollected into one massive graphic novel for your reading enjoyment!

Johnny Storm faces his greatest shame when he is called upon to investigate a case of spontaneous human combustion.

But, to solve the mystery plaguing New York's Bravest, he will have to fight fire with fire! And, then, he feels the burn as the Human Torch finds himself a prisoner of the Locust King!

The storytelling in this is great, but the real star of the show is Young's artwork, and getting to see him in his earliest stages is a real treat!

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THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD ISSUE OF NEIL GAIMAN'S SANDMAN: OVERTURE ARRIVES THIS WEEK WITH SANDMAN OVERTURE #3!
The armies of night are gathering. The universe is beginning its final dance. And, Morpheus, far from home, walks the path of madness, accompanied only by himself.

Folks: it's Neil Gaiman. It's Sandman. It's Neil Gaiman writing THE SANDMAN again. How can you NOT want to be all over this?

Seriously though, regarded as one of the best comics of all-time,THE SANDMAN still holds up as a modern classic, and OVERTURE is shaping up to be a great prequel to the now-classic Vertigo series.

If you've never read THE SANDMAN before, snag 1-3 of OVERTURE this week, and give it a shot -- and if that grabs you, we've got all of the graphic novels of the original series in stock to get you into it!

Wanna catch up on OVERTURE? We've got 1 and 2 in stock now to catch you up to this week's issue #3!

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WEAPON BROWN: OMEGA EDITION ARRIVES THIS WEEK, COLLECTING THE ENTIRE 400+ PAGE WEAPON BROWN SAGA!
POST-APOCALYPTIC CHARLIE BROWN? YOU KNOW IT!
Here's a real indie gem that you're gonna love! We were blown away with how much fun WEAPON BROWN was, and are totally amped to see the OMEGA edition arriving this week!
Imagine Charlie Brown as a cyborg thug stalking the wastelands of a ravaged Earth trying to forget his past; a past filled with torture, demonic pumpkins, and a red-haired girl he will never ever see again.
But, when a psychotic man-child and his bionic tiger (think Tony the Tiger) threaten humanity's last hope for survival, Chuck must decide if he is a hero -- or a blockhead.
Folks: this is a blast, check it out this week at Third Eye!
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THE MODERN CLASSIC, X-MEN: MAGNETO TESTAMENT, RETURNS TO PRINT WITH A NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL THIS WEDNESDAY!
ONE OF THE BEST MAGNETO STORIES OF ALL-TIME!
In 1935, Max Eisenhardt was a schoolboy - who happened to be Jewish in Nazi Germany.
The definitive origin story of one of Marvel's greatest icons begins with a silver chain and a crush on a girl - and quickly turns into a harrowing struggle for survival against the inexorable machinery of Hitler's Final Solution.
Named Best Miniseries of 2008 by IGN, X-Men: Magneto Testament follows Max Eisenhardt from 1935 to 1945 as he fights to protect his family and a Romani girl named Magda from the indignities of a Nuremberg schoolyard, the horrors of war-stricken Poland, and the unfathomable atrocities of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
This heartbreaking and historically accurate look at the childhood of one of the most popular X-Men also features in-depth endnotes and extras providing further historical context, including a comprehensive teachers' guide.
One of the best Magneto stories we've ever read, this is an incredible read, and we're really stoked to see it back in print!

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OVERSTREET PRICE GUIDE VOL.44 ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY, DELIVERING THE DEFINITIVE PRICING GUIDE FOR COMICS!
Folks, we often get asked about a good resource for evaluating your collection -- and we could not recommend anything better than the OVERSTREET PRICE GUIDE.
This is the DEFINITIVE industry standard for price guides, and not only does this 2014-2015 edition have all of the up to date pricing information, but it also has 2014 market reports, analysis, and articles on what trends to look for in the secondary market of comics!
Make sure you scoop a copy this week at Third Eye!
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SEEN THE FILM SNOWPIERCER? NOW READ THE GRAPHIC NOVEL THAT INSPIRED IT WITH THIS WEEK'S SNOWPIERCER VOL.1 GN
Man, we LOVED the new SNOWPIERCER film, and thought it was one of the most exciting science fiction movies we've seen.
But, folks: the graphic novel is even better! Originally published in French, and now available in English for the first time, SNOWPIERCER tells the tale of a harsh, uncompromisingly cold future where Earth has succumbed to treacherously low temperatures, and the last surviving members of humanity travel on a train while the outside world remains encased in ice.
The surviving community are not without a social hierarchy; those that travel at the front of the train live in relative luxury whilst those unfortunate enough to be at the rear remain clustered like cattle in claustrophobic darkness.
Yet things are about to change aboard the train as passengers become disgruntled.. and, well, we'll let you read the rest!
Seriously: incredible stuff, SNOWPIERCER is great.
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STAFF PICKS  
STEVE: SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1  - Image does it again!
TRISH: SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1 - So loving this!
TORMA: STORM #1 - This was great!
MATT: AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #6 - I'm totally hooked on this series.

SHAUN: SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1 - Such an awesome debut!

JOHN: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 - This was a great issue!
LEXI: STORM #1 - Loved it!
 
BRAD: THOR & LOKI TENTH REALM #2 -- If you're interested in the new THOR stuff coming up, this is a must-read!
 
DAVE: SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1- AWESOME.
 
DMO: SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1 - This was fantastic.

TOM: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 - I loved this week's issue!

LIZ: SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1 - Very good!

ASHLEY: SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1 - Awesome stuff!

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