J&M Comics and Games Forum

With the DVD releases of The Time Traveler's Wife, Couples Retreat, A Serious Man, and The Stepfather this Tuesday along with Worldwake Release Parties which were canceled due to the snow, and the theatrical releases of The Wolfman, Valentine's Day, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief this weekend, what will be interesting to read? Comics to Astonish with J & M Comics as backup Dark Horse Comics BPRD King Of Fear $2.99 - While Liz and Abe lead a platoon of agents and soldiers into the Hollow Earth, Kate Corrigan tries to juggle work with romance. She travels to Austria to explore the ruins of Hunte Castle—the haunted Nazi fortress where crime fighter Lobster Johnson died and Hellboy fought the Conqueror Worm—where she hopes to place Lobster Johnson’s ghost to rest and make him free the spirit of Johann Kraus. DC Comics Adventure Comics #7 (Blackest Night Tie-In), Regular Aaron Lopresti Cover $3.99/Incentive Francis Manapul Variant Cover $9 - $15 - TOP SECRET! Batman And Robin #8, Regular Frank Quitely Cover $2.99/Incentive Cameron Stewart Variant Cover $9 - $15 - Only months into his new role as Batman, Dick Grayson faces perhaps the biggest threat of his life. In hopes of attaining his heart’s desire, has Dick instead unleashed a terror the likes of which the world has never seen? Meanwhile, back in Gotham City, Alfred and a recuperating Robin are at the mercy of someone both fearsome and familiar... Secret Six #18 (Blackest Night Tie-In), $2.99 - It’s the exciting conclusion of John Ostrander and Gail Simone’s epic team-up! The Black Lanterns have both the Suicide Squad and the Secret Six up against the wall. But Amanda Waller always has a plan. That plan: Manhunter! Plus, Deadshot is forced to make the decision of his life! Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man Presents Jackpot #2, $3.99 - With one choice, Sarah Ehret gave up a normal life and embraced her destiny as the vigilante Jackpot. But the underworld isn’t about to go down without a fight. As Jackpot finds herself locked in combat with a resurgent WHITE RABBIT and in the crosshairs of THE ROSE, not even the wisdom and friendship of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and MR. FANTASTIC will be enough to help Jackpot as BOOMERANG closes in for the kill. Be warned – someone doesn’t walk away from this fight alive. Amazing Spider-Man #620 , Regular Marcos Martin Cover $2.99/Incentive Deadpool Variant Cover $6 - $8 - MYSTERIO'S made his big move and a criminal empire is his for the taking! Or is that just more sleight of hand? More mobsters! More mayhem! More magic tricks! And a fight to the finish with MR. NEGATIVE versus SPIDER-MAN versus MYSTERIO! The big question is: What prize goes to the winner? Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #4, $3.99 - The IRON MAN’s track record of kicking butt and taking names hasn’t been faring so well. But after a hot pursuit across the globe, he finally faces off with a long lost...frenemy? Even the Man of Iron couldn’t spot this on his radar! Plus the mysterious Remnant 242 is revealed and has some earth-shattering consequences. Vengeance Of The Moon Knight #5, $2.99 - There is one villain who can make Moon Knight look sane: The Scarecrow. This unhinged lunatic has taken to the streets. Now Moon Knight must face the Scarecrow and his minions of madness under a black sky filled with crows in this final obstacle keeping him from his true nemesis: Bushman. I would recommend that everyone to get these at a discount or on sale since I probably would already have the original issues and/or trade paperbacks and hardcovers where they were already collected: Preacher Book 2 HC Jesse Custer, along with his girlfriend Tulip and their Irish vampire friend Cassidy, head west to a party of Babylonian proportions. Then Jesse flies to France to rescue Cassidy from the clutches of religious fanatics. His search leads him into a no-holds-barred battle against the forces of the mysterious organization known as The Grail. X-Men Legacy Vol 4 Emplate HC Emplate is back and he’s out for blood. More specifically, for mutant bone marrow. And with the X-Men still reeling from Utopia, he may have picked the perfect time to come calling. Also, as Rogue continues her mission, Gambit goes on one of his own. His mission will push him down a dark road that will shock X-Fans everywhere! Ian