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    Welcome to the Comic News page, the part of the site where we feature comics, miniseries and graphic novels that are going on sale soon. Go ahead and look around for awhile, and thanks for stopping by!


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    This month we have a rating system (using pumpkins as stars) to rate the different Halloween-related comics. Enjoy!


    The Batman Strikes! #50
    [Written by James Peaty; Art and Cover by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty; Cover by Chris Jones. Goes on sale October 1, 32 pages, $2.25.]
    The Demon comes to Gotham in this final issue! On Halloween night, Batman and Robin will be forced to team up with an unpredictable force, the Demon Etrigan!
    5 pumpkins!








    Looney Tunes #167
    [Written by Frank Strom and Robbie Busch; Art by Omar Aranda, Walter Carzon, Scott Roberts, Alberto Saichann, Ruben Torreiro and Mike DeCarlo; Cover by Scott Gross. Goes on sale October 1, 32 pages, $2.25.]
    Witch Hazel celebrates Halloween in "A Witch for all Seasons" as Porky Pig signs up for a bad deal in "The Devil and Bugs Bunny."
    5 pumpkins!








    Scooby-Doo #137
    [Written by Robbie Busch, Darryl Kravitz and John Rozum; Art by Robert Pope, Scott Gross and Mike DeCarlo; Cover by Robert Pope and Scott McRae. Goes on sale October 15, 32 pages, $2.25.]
    Zombies, zombies, zombies! The gang's got their work cut out for them, with two tales of zombie mayhem. Plus, a group of rival mystery-solvers falls on their tails!
    5 pumpkins!








    Super Friends #8
    [Written by Sholly Fisch; Art by Stewart McKenny and Phil Moy; Cover by J. Bone. Goes on sale October 15, 32 pages, $2.25.]
    It's Halloween, and the Scarecrow is on the prowl! But nothing can scare the Super Friends!
    5 pumpkins!








    Superman and Batman Vs. Vampires and Werewolves #1 (of 6)
    [Written by Kevin VanHook; Art and cover by Tom Mandrake. Goes on sale October 15, 32 pages, $2.99.]
    A man is killed by a mysterious creature – his body drained of blood. A woman is savagely attacked by a ferocious beast – her jugular ripped out. Bat wings flutter across the moon and the howl of a wolf echoes through the streets, for the creatures of the night have risen from the grave, and humanity's only salvation is the combined might of The Last Son of Krypton and The Dark Knight Detective. Blood will run red when Superman and Batman face off against vampires and werewolves for the fate of the entire DCU!
    5 pumpkins!








    DC Universe: Halloween '08
    [Written by Mark Verheiden, Mike Johnson, Brian Reed and others; Art by Trevor Hairsine, Duncan Rouleau and others; Cover by Gene Ha. Goes on sale October 22, 80 pages, $5.99.]
    The Horror! The Horror! Could this be the final Halloween for the DCU? Evil has won, and there are no treats! Witness tales of terror featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Titans, El Diablo, Faust and others by past, present and future DC greats.
    5 pumpkins!








    Batman: Gotham After Midnight #6 (of 12)
    [Written by Steve Niles; Art and cover by Kelley Jones. Goes on sale October 22, 32 pages, $2.99.]
    October 31st in Gotham City – the scariest day of the year. It's the night when trick-or-treating can be terrifying and tragic. It's the night when people fear the darkness and beware the moonlight. It's the night they say he came home. For tonight, two very different people receive invitations to a very special party. They will be charged with surviving the night in the most horrifying haunted house imaginable. The guests: the Monstrous Midnight and The Dark Knight Detective. The host: The Joker. Welcome to Halloween in Gotham City.
    5 pumpkins!








    Joker
    [Written by Brian Azzarello; Art by Lee Bermejo and Mick Gray; Cover by Lee Bermejo. Goes on sale October 29, 128 pages, $19.99.]
    In the all-new, hardcover original graphic novel JOKER, writer Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS) and artist Lee Bermejo (HELLBLAZER covers) – the creative team behind the acclaimed miniseries LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL – show an even darker and more disturbing side to the most dangerous man in Gotham: The Joker.
    After yet another stint in Arkham Asylum, The Joker finds "his city" divided among mobsters and costumed villains. Not content to settle for a piece of the pie, The Joker vows to take back the whole damn enchilada by any means necessary. Look for appearances by a slew of Gotham's most wanted, including gritty takes on Two-Face, Riddler, Killer Croc, Penguin, Harley Quinn and even Batman!
    Not since THE KILLING JOKE have you seen such a powerful tale of The Joker – you won't want to miss this one!
    5 pumpkins!








    Essential Marvel Horror Vol. 2
    [Written by Steve Gerber, Tony Isabella, Val Mayerik, Len Wein, John Warner, Doug Moench, Mike Friedrich, Roy Thomas, Bill Mantlo, Marv Wolfman, and Scott Edelman; Art by Rich Buckler, Val Mayerik, Tom Sutton, Gene Colan, Jim Mooney, Tony Dezuniga, Billy Graham, Pablo Marcos, Sonny Trinidad, John Buscema, Bob Brown, Ed Hannigan, Yong Montano, John Byrne, Ron Wilson, and Ruben Yandoc; Cover by John Romita, Sr. Goes on sale October 29, $16.99.]
    A voodoo virtuoso. A devil-tainted demi-druid. A half-mad minister. A creature of the crypts, a man-mountain of marble and a giddy giggling ghoul — these are the horrific heroes who protect the world from forces even more frightening than themselves! Demons, zombies, warlocks and terrorists — all in these nightmarish narratives from the shocking scarefest of the seventies! Guest- starring Spider-Man, Spider-Woman and the Thing! Collecting SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS #5 and #7-15 (Living Mummy); STRANGE TALES #169-173, TALES OF THE ZOMBIE #6 and #10 and MARVEL TEAM-UP #24 (Brother Voodoo); HAUNT OF HORROR #2-5 and MONSTERS UNLEASHED #11 (Gabriel the Devil Hunter); STRANGE TALES #174 and #176-177, and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #11 (Golem); MARVEL CHILLERS #1-2 and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #33 (Modred the Mystic); and DEAD OF NIGHT #11, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #26 and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #18 (Scarecrow).
    5 pumpkins!








    Tomb of Dracula Omnibus Vol. 1
    [Written by Gerry Conway, Archie Goodwin, Gardner F. Fox, Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, David Kraft; Art by Gene Colan, Don Heck, and Tom Smith; Cover by John Buscema. Goes on sale October 29, $99.99.]
    Dracula rises from the grave and steps into the Marvel Universe – facing a disembodied brain, a gigantic heart and a ghost with the nerve to steal Dracula's victims! The lord of vampires visits a horrible fate upon the daughter of a long-time enemy, but will his worst enemy prove to be his own daughter? Plus: voodoo, time travel and motorcycle gangs! The cosmic-powered Chimera and a Legion of Doom unlike any other! And who's the tough guy with the knives that snuffs out vampires' lives? BLADE! Can you dig it? Also featuring Werewolf by Night and Hannibal King, Vampire Detective! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA #1-31, WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #15, GIANT-SIZE CHILLERS #1 and GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #2-4.
    5 pumpkins!









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