Welcome to the SPINNER RACK! Each week we’ll bring you our top picks from the latest comic book & graphic novel releases hitting the shelves! Here is our pull list for this week!
DARK HORSE COMICS
SHADOWS ON THE GRAVE HC
Richard Corben follows up 2014’s Spirits of the Dead with a new collection of original short stories, ranging from gothic tales worthy of Poe, to Twilight Zone-style encounters with the weird, to a full-length fantasy epic featuring a barbarian reminiscent of Corben’s most notorious creation, Den, immortalized in the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal. Collects Shadows on the Grave #1-#8.
DC COMICS
BATMAN SHADOW OF THE BAT TP VOL 03
(W) Tom King (A) Joelle Jones (CA) Olivier Coipel
SUPERFRIENDS” part three! Batman and Wonder Woman fight together in an epic battle that will define and then redefine their relationship. What bonds these two pillars of the DCU together? What tears them apart? Find out as Batman continues on his quest for the one thing he’s never had, happiness.
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $2.99
BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #2
(W) Sean Murphy (A/CA) Sean Murphy
Public support for Batman dwindles and Gotham City’s 99 percent rally around ex-Joker Jack Napier’s crusade to expose decades of corruption within the GCPD. A proposition inspires new revelations about Harley and The Joker’s past; and as Jack transforms into a hero of the middle class and takes extreme measures to mobilize a revolutionary army of super-villains, Bruce struggles to stay focused on engineering a technological breakthrough to save Alfred.
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $3.99
BOMBSHELLS UNITED #10(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Terry Dodson
Before anyone can come to terms with what their enemy has revealed, the team and their temporary allies must cheat death by finding a way through the collapsing maze.
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $2.99
FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS #6
(W) Phil Hester (A/CA) Steve Rude
Strange twists and turns abound as we delve deeper into the secret life of Birdman, and explore the surprising origin of Birdman’s deadliest foe-Mentok the Mind-Taker!
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $3.99
SUPER POWERS BY JACK KIRBY TP
(W) Jack Kirby, Joey Cavaleri, Paul Kupperberg (A) Pablo Marcos, Alan Kupperberg, Adrian Gonzales (CA) Mike Royer (A/CA) Jack Kirby
In 1984, legendary writer/artist Jack Kirby returned to DC to illustrate tales of the Justice League of America in the pages of SUPER POWERS. At last, DC collects the first two SUPER POWERS miniseries in a single collection! These tales pit the Justice League of America-Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and more against the forces of Darkseid, Lord of Apokolips. These stories are the only time in his long career that Kirby would draw the Justice League, elevating these stories to legendary status. Collects SUPER POWERS Vol. 1 #1-5 and SUPER POWERS Vol. 2 #1-6.
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $39.99
IDW PUBLISHING
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #6 CVR A CHARM
(W) Delilah Dawson (A/CA) Derek Charm
The biggest new character from The Last Jedi, Rose Tico, makes her Star Wars Adventures debut in this special one-shot story! Rose prefers to solve problems from behind the scenes, but the threat of the First Order has put her front and center…
• Featuring the big new character from The Last Jedi, Rose Tico!
• Plus an exciting new Tales from Wild Space!
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $3.99
WEIRD LOVE #22
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Al Avison
Another jaw-dropping issue of this cult hit! “Yes, these are some of the craziest and weirdest love stories you will ever read. It is impossible to read many of these and not laugh out loud at some point. Every story in here is one hundred percent high fun!”-Mark Squirek, New York Journal of Books.
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $4.99
MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VENOM INC OMEGA #1 LEG
(W) Mike Costa, Dan Slott (A) Gerardo Sandoval (A/CA) Ryan Stegman
VENOM INC. Part 6
• The symbiotic super villain called Maniac has seized control of all of New York’s major crime families, and he’s now got his sights set on the entire city!
• To make matters worse, he’s also got a cadre of super villains under his symbiotic spell, and Spider-Man, Venom and their allies are the only things standing in their way!
• The final chapter of VENOM INC!
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $4.99
MMW SUB MARINER HC VOL 08
(W) Steve Gerber, Bill Everett, Marv Wolfman, Steve Skeates, Bill Mantlo (A) Don Heck, George Tuska, Jim Mooney, Howard Chaykin, Dan Adkins, Bill Everett, Winslow Mortimer, Sam Kweskin (CA) John Romita
The Sub-Mariner’s royal bearing and tempestuous attitude have made him a lightning rod for action and excitement since day one. The adventures in store for you here – completing the Sub-Mariner’s original MARVEL AGE series – will be no exception to the rule. It begins when Dr. Hydro’s human-amphibian hybrids attack Atlantis. Namor wins the day, but his people oppose him after he takes in the outcast army. Then, a nerve gas explosion leaves Namor crippled and unable to defend his realm from Orca and an upstart kingdom. Reed Richards will craft a new costume to help him fight again, but nothing will be able to contain the rage of the Savage Sub-Mariner! Also featuring “Tales of Atlantis,” a backup feature exploring the legends of Atlantis!
Collecting SUB-MARINER (1968) #61-72 and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #27.
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $75.00
STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION LEGACY TP VOL 02
(W) John Ostrander, Jan Duursema (A) Omar Francia, Alan Robinson, Kajo Baldisimo (A/CA) Jan Duursema
Feel the full fury of the Sith! Continue to explore the legacy of Star Wars, a century in the future! With the Sith Empire and the Galactic Alliance locked in war, Admiral Gar Stazi steers his flagship the Indomitable into all-out space combat! Emperor Krayt sets out to teach the galaxy a lesson in obedience! And bounty hunter Cade Skywalker and his ragtag group settle scores! But when Cade heads to a hidden temple, will he find Jedi for a new age? Master of magic Darth Wyyrlok undertakes his own crucial mission, the Mon Calamari face extinction and Rogue Squadron encounters Mandalorian mayhem. But when the era-spanning Celeste Morne arrives in the future, will she be the secret weapon that will help Cade take down Emperor Krayt once and for all? Collecting STAR WARS: LEGACY (2006) #20-36, #41, #0 and #1/2.
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $39.99
MAGAZINES
FILMFAX #150Interview with Hollywood icon Clint Walker; Cosmic Journey: Early Russian Sci-Fi; Mike Curtis on writing Dick Tracy; Leo Fender, guitar maker remembered by his wife; Monsters! Monsters! Everywhere! (Part 3); The Death Ray in Science, Sci-Fi and Cinema (Part3); Kelly Maroney Interview (Night of the Comet, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Chopping Mall); London After Midnight photoplay author Marie Coolidge Rask; Lila Leeds makes The Devil’s Weed (Part 3); British Space Patrol puppet TV show creator Roberta Lee; and more!
