NEIL GAIMAN's BATMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER DEBUTS IN THIS WEEK'S BATMAN #686!
Batman #686 is going to be the biggest BATMAN issue of the last 10 years. This, I can promise you. The reason why? It's Neil Gaiman is writing it. You know Neil Gaiman, right? The writer of one of the most critically acclaimed series ever in SANDMAN, not to mention a prolific writer of many novels like AMERICAN GODS, but if none of this rings a bell, then the most recent thing from GAIMAN... he wrote the book CORALINE that the recent movie was based on.
The issue? It's in the vein of Alan Moore's (WATCHMEN) "Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?" THIS ONE IS BIG! It's Neil Gaiman, for God's sake! And he's writing BATMAN! This is a recipe for pure success. So, now you're probably asking, "Okay, Steve, Okay, what is this book about?" It's pretty much very similar to what Moore did with WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW. It's the ultimate LAST BATMAN STORY, a way to close the 20th century's chapter of Batman stories, and allow for a new direction of Batman storytelling. Andy Kubert is going to be doing the artwork, and it's jaw-dropping.. I just read the preview pages of this, and I have to say.. it's a very subtle start, but HOLY CRAP, it's got me excited. The ultimate last word in Batman stories, this is a great final chapter for The Dark Knight.
Do yourselves a favor, and check out the preview by clicking here.
THOR #600 - THIS LANDMARK ISSUE DELIVERS 100-PAGES OF THOR GOODNESS! AN EPIC STORY BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & OLIVER COIPEL, AND AN ALL-NEW STORY BY STAN LEE (!?) AND IRON FIST ARTIST DAVID AJA!
One of the big stand outs of the last couple years for Marvel has been Thor. J. Michael Straczynski has turned Thor what was always considered a cornerstone Marvel book into a must-read mega-hit. And hey, if you're not already reading this amazing run of Thor, then you, my friends, are missing out. Watching Asgardians interact with the every day nuances of the Midwest... it's pretty cool. Not to mention all the great new twists on Thor lore. And in this highly anticipated issue, you get a whopper of a Thor story by JMS, and then you even get an all-new extra story by.. STAN THE MAN LEE! with artwork by the original Immortal Iron Fist artist, David Aja.
Sound like good stuff? You better believe it, Third Eye faithful! So do yourselves a favor, click here, and check out a preview of this week's Thor #600!
INCOGNITO #2 ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY! AND INCOGNITO #1 IS NOW BACK IN STOCK! DO NOT MISS OUT ON ED BRUBAKER'S TWISTED TAKE ON SUPERHEROES IN HIS NEW MEGA-HIT ICON SERIES
Ed Brubaker has slowly turned into one of our favorite writers here at Third Eye. We remember reading things like A Complete Lowlife and Gotham Central when they first began. He moved onto become the man who KILLED Captain America, made Bucky cool, revived the Uncanny X-Men, and re-invent Iron Fist... but most of all, the book we've loved from Brubaker has been Criminal. A hardboiled crime noir masterpiece that captures everything you could ever want in a crime comic. And now, he and Sean Phillips (his artist on Criminal) are applying their hard crime noir formula to the superhero genre with INCOGNITO. The first issue of this series got us hooked HARD, and it looks like it did all of you as well, because it sold out, and has already went to a second print.
What is Incognito about? A supervillain goes into Witness Protection, his life is miserable, boring, and mundane. He works an office job he hates, he dates women that he can't stand, and he's completely miserable with his day to day life. When his recreational drug use cancels out the medication that inhibits his power, he finds himself exploring the limits of his sick desires. And, now in issue 2, we get to mee the super-powered crime lord that he ratted out to avoid doing hard time. And what happens when a super-powered crimelord finds out one of his henchmen have been living in Witness Protection? Lots of people get killed!
This Wednesday, Incognito #2 will be coming out, and guess what, those of you who haven't already jumped aboard... we'll have plenty of Incognito #1 for you to check out. So do yourselves a favor, do NOT miss out what is becoming one of our biggest favorites since KICK-ASS. And even beyond all that, you're getting your money's worth too.. it's $3.50, no ads, and you even get extra content in the back of each issue. Could you even ask for anymore than that?
Click here to read a preview of Incognito #2 !
DCU ORIGINS & OMENS CONTINUES THIS WEEK IN THESE TITLES!
WOW! Did you guys read Origins & Omens chapter 1 in ADVENTURE COMICS #0? Things are definitely heating up for Blackest Night... and we're extremely excited to see how all of this plays out over the next few chapters of Origins & Omens. Here's a checklist of the Origins & Omens issues that're going to be hitting the shelves this week:
TITANS #10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN CHARACTER ASSASSINATION CHAPTER 3 OUT THIS WEDNESDAY WITH AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586!!
It's kind of funny, but with a book like Spider-man, there's times when it's really good, and there's times when it's really bad.. but have you ever noticed that the times when it's really good are when JOHN ROMITA JR is doing the artwork? We've kind of caught onto this, and we gotta say, we're stoked to have him back on it. John Romita JR of KICK-ASS fame delivers some amazing pencils, and he makes the wallcrawler look and move just the way we like.
This Wednesday, the third installment in the big wrapper upper of storylines, CHARACTER ASSASSINATION, hits the pegs, and now that we know who MENACE is we get to learn their motivation a bit more as well. Click here to read more about AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586!
TRADE PAPERBACK ROUND-UP - SOME HOT TPBS OUT THIS WEEK! GREAT WEEK FOR NEW TRADES!
BATMAN RIP COLLECTED INTO HARDCOVER THIS WEDNESDAY!
Grant Morrison's epic deconstruction of the Dark Knight is now finally available in hardcover, and we'll have plenty in stock this Wednesday here at Third Eye. Collecting the entire RIP saga that ran through Batman 676-683, this beautiful hardcover gives you a seemless uninterrupted look at Morrison's piece by piece taking apart of Batman. Put together here in one big thick volume, you can now read this in sequence with the other two collections of Morrison's work, BATMAN AND SON, and BATMAN: THE BLACK GLOVE.
Trust us, this is definitely the kind of story that reads better all at once than it does in bits and pieces... just remember, after you read Batman 683... scoop up FINAL CRISIS #6 to find out the final fate of Batman!
Click here to read more about BATMAN: RIP DELUXE HC.
THE SWORD v.2 WATER TP HITS THE RACKS THIS WEEK!
One of the big new Image up and comers has been the Luna Brothers' The Sword. This is a FANTASTIC series, and if you're not already reading it... you gotta! If you need something to keep you entertained in between Walking Dead and Invincible trade paperbacks, then The Sword is just what the doctor ordered. A good blend of Highlander meets Kill Bill, the Sword follows the story of a young girl, her slaughtered family, a deep history, and her quest for revenge. The artwork is jawdropping, and the storytelling is top notch. If you're not familiar with the Lunas, then you might already know them from series like GIRLS and ULTRA.
And coming out this week, is the second installment in the trade paperback collections of The Sword! Click here to read a little more about the Sword!
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING v.1 HC BRINGS ALAN MOORE GOODNESS!
Finally, a beautiful edition of one of the most influential '80S comics. This affordably priced hardcover collects the first book in Alan Moore's amazing Saga of the Swamp Thing work. Do yourselves a favor, and find out just why Alan Moore can do very little wrong. The man is a genius, and it shows strongly in this book. Click here to read more!
DMZ v.6 "BLOOD IN THE GAME" CONTINUES BRIAN WOOD'S AMAZING VERTIGO SERIES!
Brian Wood is a writer to take note of if you haven't already. He's put out a ton of great work, and at least two of his works are in our Top 10 of this decade. One of his longest running series, DMZ, is getting it's sixth installment this Wednesday in collected format. The story is all about a civil war taking place between the United States and the Free States of America. What're the Free States? Basically a gathering of random American militia groups who've gotten tired of the U.S interfering overseas, and they basically make their way across the country taking over small towns and cities. What happens is they end up in Manhattan, and the city is too big for both the Free States to take, and the U.S Army to defend... and what's left? A stalemate. Which is why Manhattan is the DMZ, and then, that leads us to the main character Matty Roth.
He starts out as a naive photojournalist, and then slowly through the course of the series evolves into a hardened gonzo jouranlist reporting on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the DMZ.
Sound awesome? Yeah, we know... so why not read some more about it by clicking here! You can grab the first trade here at Third Eye for a measly ten-spot.. yeah, $10, we know! It's a steal!
Otherwise, you already know how badass this series is, and will probably be eagerly awaiting the next trade paperback!
ALL-STAR SUPERMAN HC v.2 SOARS INTO THIRD EYE THIS WEDNESDAY!
Grant Morrison is one of the true masters of our medium. And one of the greatest feats he's ever accomplished in my eyes is reviving my interest in Superman. Sure, I'd enjoyed the Superman comics in spurts. A little John Byrne run here, a little Superman For All Seasons there... and then of course, later on, we had Geoff Johns who totally won me over with Superman and the Legion of Superheroes, and New Krypton.
But before Johns came along, it was Morrison who got me with All-Star Superman. In the pages of All-Star Superman, he and Quitely (on art chores) take the very essence of Superman and make it shine through so well, that you'd feel like you were a kid in the '40s reading the series when it first made it's debut. The combination of smooth, stylized art and Morrison's ability to turn every corny Silver Age concept into something amazing makes All-Star Superman a must read.
This volume collects the final half of Morrison and Quitely's run, and we know you're gonna want to get in on this one. So don't miss out! Click here to read more about All-Star Superman v.2!
The Roberts TP - So, the Zodiac Killer and the Boston Strangler are roomies in a senior citizen home...
Nowadays, there's so many new releases coming out, it can be hard to catch everything. Sometimes some real gems slip through the cracks, and get overlooked. One of those was this summer's The Roberts. Just a two-part (each issue being 48 pages) little story with a morbid concept. The Zodiac Killer and the Boston Strangler are living out their remaining days in a retirement community. A definite must for those of you with a morbid curiosity and get a kick out of the weirdness of true crime. Click here to read more!
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