September 18, 2013

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This Week’s Comics: Halloween Genius

This Week’s Comics: Halloween Genius

Find magic and adventures in this week’s new releases! IDW continues its My Little Pony Micro-series, this time featuring the ruler of Equestria, Princess Celestia. Papercutz releases the 12th volume in their Disney Fairies series, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, and Seven Seas releases the final volume of Young Miss Holmes, a wonderful series [...]

This Week’s Comics: Sweet Arctic Home

Prepare to bid summer farewell with some of this week’s new releases. Archie Comics takes you behind the looking glass into “Mirrordale” in Archie #647. Papercutz releases the third volume of that freaky fruit Annoying Orange, and Viz Media has a slew of media tie-ins including the new series Max Steel. The List: ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT [...]

This Week’s Comics: Baltazar-ific

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Beat back the last of the dog days of August and enjoy the long Labor Day weekend with sweet comics! Archie Comics releases the third volume of their re-imagined series Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Magic Within. Issue 3 of the popular Cartoon Network series Regular Show comes out this week from BOOM! Studios, while [...]

This Week’s Comics: MegaKISS

If you have young children and/or emerging readers who love superheroes, Capstone Press has you covered! They have released several books based on DC superheroes featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. IDW extends their My Little Pony Micro-series with a new issue featuring the Cutie Mark Crusaders, while Marvel releases the Pixar Presents magazine that [...]

This Week’s Comics: The All Super Pet Edition

Capstone is doing its part to get younger readers interested in superheroes with some board books out this week featuring Superman. Lerner Publishing releases the 10th volume of their adaptation of the The Little Prince, The Planet of Trainiacs, and Marvel has two Disney magazines aimed at young and tween girls, Girls Presents and Princess [...]

This Week’s Comics: Sonic Magic

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It was hard picking just two titles to spotlight this week. There were so many good titles even though the list is a little sparse. BOOM! Studios has another Adventure Time special issue; this time it’s the Summer Special, featuring lots of summertime stories. Vertical, the boutique manga publisher, has the new volume of Heroman, [...]

This Week’s Comics: Monster Hearts

With the weather being so wacky, some good comics are perfect to take your mind off the heat and humidity! Can’t get enough of Adventure Time? How about a whole encyclopedia of fun facts and info about the land of Ooo? Abrams released the hardcover this week. If you prefer something more old school, as [...]

This Week’s Comics: Dr. McNinja Dances

It’s the week of San Diego Comic-Con, so as usual, publishers are keeping their releases light. Nonetheless, there are some goodies to be had for non-attendees. Action Lab releases the second trade in their popular title Princeless. The Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man crossover hits its penultimate issue in Sonic Universe #54 from Archie Comics, and [...]

This Week’s Comics: The Candy Six

Beat the heat with some cool comics coming out this week. Action Lab Entertainment has another Princeless one shot, telling Tales of the Family Ashe. Dark Horse Comics has the second part of the Avatar The last Airbender series The Search, and Hyperion releases a graphic novel adaptation of the third Artemis Fowl book, The [...]

This Week’s Comics: Emerald Sea

Beat the heat with some cool titles from this week’s new comics! Over at Archie Comics, Sonic The Hedgehog hits another milestone as the comic reaches issue #250 and its massive crossover with Mega Man continues. BOOM! Studios completes the spin-off series Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake. I know I’m going to miss them. [...]

This Week’s Comics: Amazing or Malevolent

This Week’s Comics: Amazing or Malevolent

2013 is now halfway over. Where has the time gone? It’s easy to guess with all the great titles that have been coming out! Archaia Entertainment, which just this week announced a merger with BOOM! Studios, releases the beginning of second volume of the popular Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard series. BOOM! Studios has [...]

This Week’s Comics: Make ‘Em Laugh

Enjoy the longest day of the year with some comics! BOOM! Studios releases a new trade of Adventure Time, collecting the third story arc. Dark Horse Comics has a new Star Wars Clone Wars trade featuring everyone’s favorite Jedi, Obi-wan Kenobi, and Marvel Comics has a magazine special for the new Monsters University movie that [...]

This Week’s Comics: Watch Those Papercutz!

Start your summer reading with titles from this week’s list of new releases. Jump on the Kevin Keller bandwagon with the newest issue from Archie Comics, winner of the LGBT Media awards for Outstanding Comic Book. Papercutz releases the first Smurfs Anthology of original comics in publication order, and Viz Media has the next volume [...]

This Week’s Comics: Not the Usual Picks

I was so tempted this week to go with the easy titles. BOOM! Studios is releasing an Adventure Time annual, and IDW is releasing the next issue in their My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic micro series, which features fan favorite Fluttershy. Archie Comics is concluding its Archie Meets Glee arc, and the Sonic the [...]

This Week’s Comics: Wolvie Breakiron

Mother’s Day is this weekend. Make Mom happy by keeping the kids out of her hair with some of the comics coming out this week! Archie Comics concludes the first arc in their huge crossover with Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man in Mega Man #25. Papercutz has a new volume of  Smurfs, and Viz [...]

This Week’s Comics: Going Ape for Sesame Street

It’s May Day! If that’s a call for help to relieve the kids’ boredom, then check out this week’s list of new comics! Archie Comics releases the next installment of their epic Sonic the Hedgehog and Megaman crossover with the next issue of Sonic the Hedgehog. BOOM! Studios releases a new issue of Garfield, and [...]

This Week’s Comics: Super Stilton Family

This Week’s Comics: Super Stilton Family

Where did April go? It’s the last Wednesday of the month, and there are some great title to check out! Abrams Comicarts releases a book that should be in every middle school library and science classroom; How To Fake a Moon Landing: Exposing the Myths of Science Denial. It will make learning critical thinking fun! [...]

This Week’s Comics: Beauty and the Beast Time!

This Week’s Comics: Beauty and the Beast Time!

It’s a beast of a good time on this week’s comics list! The massive Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man crossover continues as the Blue Streak and the Blue Bomber leap into Sonic Universe #51. Cinebook returns with two volumes of Lucky Luke for fans who missed the Cowboy’s adventures, and fans of Disney Princesses can check [...]

This Week’s New Comics: Crossover Craziness

This Week’s New Comics: Crossover Craziness

Weather the April showers with some of the collected editions coming out this week! DC Comics releases the final volume of the Tiny Titans series with #8. Marvel Comics has a hard cover edition of their adaptation of Road to Oz, and finally, the long awaited full color omnibus of Osamu Tezuka’s Unico comes out [...]

This Week’s New Comics: Princeless Buddies

April begins with a bang full of action and adventure! Capstone Press has another slew of DC Super Heroes books featuring favorites Batman and Superman. Dark Horse Comics has the next volume of the Brody’s Ghost series while Papercutz has the next adventure of Ernest and Rebecca in The Land of the Walking Stones. And [...]