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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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Thanks to Trey for the following recommendations!

Brightest Day #3
[Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH 1:25 variant covers by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT. Goes on sale June 2, 32 pages, $2.99.]
If this is the BRIGHTEST DAY then what is Black Lantern Firestorm doing on our cover?!

Brightest Day #4
[Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH; 1:25 variant covers by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT. Goes on sale June 16, 32 pages, $2.99.]
If this is the BRIGHTEST DAY then what is Black Lantern Firestorm doing on our cover?!

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #3 (of 6)
[Written by GRANT MORRISON • Art by YANICK PAQUETTE • Cover by ANDY KUBERT • 1:25 Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE. Goes on sale June 23, 40 pages, $3.99.]
The most anticipated miniseries of 2010 continues! As Bruce Wayne's astonishing journey through time continues in this 6-issue miniseries, The Dark Knight travels to the eras of high seas thievery! Mastermind writer Grant Morrison's most ambitious project to date continues to chronicle the return of the original man behind the cape and cowl – Bruce Wayne! Featuring the dynamic artwork of YANICK PAQUETTE.

Batman #700
[Written by GRANT MORRISON • Art by TONY DANIEL, ANDY KUBERT, FRANK QUITELY, DAVID FINCH & RICHARD FRIEND • Cover by DAVID FINCH • 1:25 "DC 75th Anniversary" variant cover by MIKE MIGNOLA 1:75 "DC 75th Anniversary" variant black and white cover by MIKE MIGNOLA. Goes on sale June 9, 56 pages, $4.99.]
Grant Morrison returns to BATMAN with this oversized special! And he's brought an all-star roster of artists along with him including Andy Kubert, Tony Daniel and Frank Quitely to celebrate this milestone 700th issue featuring stories spotlighting each of the Batmen from different eras – Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne. You won't want to miss this blockbuster story that paves the way for the return of Bruce Wayne and sports mind-boggling covers by superstars David Finch (BRIGHTEST DAY) and Mike Mignola (BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT, Hellboy)!

Batman and Robin #13
[Written by GRANT MORRISON • Art by FRAZER IRVING • Cover by FRANK QUITELY • 1:25 variant cover by FRAZER IRVING. Goes on sale June 30, 32 pages, $2.99.]
Writer Grant Morrison is joined by artist Frazer Irving (BATMAN: RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE) for the first chapter of a 3-part epic!
Thomas Wayne – a man believed murdered over 20 years ago – has returned with an incredible tale to tell, and he's claiming the entire Wayne fortune! He's slyly demanding that Bruce Wayne must return if Bruce wishes to oppose the claim! Plus, the long-awaited return of the ultimate Batman villain!

Wonder Woman #600
[Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, GEOFF JOHNS, GAIL SIMONE & others Art by GEORGE PÉREZ, PHIL JIMENEZ, JOE MADUREIRA & others • Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ, 1:25 "DC 75th Anniversary" variant cover by ADAM HUGHES • 1:75 "DC 75th Anniversary" variant black and white cover by ADAM HUGHES. Goes on sale June 30, 56 pages, $4.99.]
You're invited to the gala celebration featuring WONDER WOMAN talent from the past and present to commemorate this landmark issue! Renumbered to reflect Wonder Woman's starring role in 600 issues, this book features the industry's top talent – including Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Gail Simone, Joe Madureira and more! Plus, readers won't want to miss a chance to check out the exciting, all-new direction for the Wonder Woman universe as new ongoing writer J. Michael Straczynski (SUPERMAN, BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Amazing Spider-Man) provides a story of his own!

Avengers: Prime #1
[Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Art by Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Javier Rodriguez, and Neurotic Cartoonist, Inc. • Cover by Alan Davis. Goes on sale June 3, $3.99.]
They were friends, brothers and teammates through all of Marvel's greatest adventures, but recent events turned them into the bitterest of enemies. In the wake of the Siege of Asgard Thor, Iron Man and Steve Rogers are brought together on the same side once more, but these great heroes can’t truly trust each other yet. They better start soon because something only the Big Three can handle is tearing their world apart. This all-new, grand and dangerous adventure will catapult our heroes into the explosive Heroic Age and will unite comics legend Alan Davis with Avengers scribe Brian Bendis for the very first time.

Captain America #606
[Written by Ed Brubaker and Sean McKeever, Art by David Baldeon and Butch Guice • Cover by Marko Djurdjevic. Goes on sale June 9, $3.99.]
THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! Acclaimed artist Butch Guice joins award-winning writer Ed Brubaker as the summer begins with a blast from the past! Zemo returns to finish the job his father started -- Killing Bucky!

Invincible Iron Man #27
[Written by Matt Fraction, Art by Salvador Larrocca, Frank D'Armata, and VC - Joe Caramagna • Cover by Salvador Larrocca. Goes on sale June 9, $2.99.]
The Eisner-award winning Iron Man is back, riding high on the biggest movie of the summer! But when an enhanced armor terror attack puts Tokyo and her citizens on the brink, it's the invincible…Detroit Steel to the rescue? Halfway around the world, Tony Stark has his hands full when Pepper goes under the knife, and we welcome back a familiar face as Stark Resilient makes its first new hire. Meanwhile, the insidious Hammer girls keep making moves in the destructive game they're playing. Will the new Stark survive the trip to the launch pad, let alone ever get off the ground? Not looking great.

S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
[Written by Jonathan Hickman, Art by Dustin Weaver, Christina Strain, and Todd Klein • Cover by Gerald Parel. Goes on sale June 9, $2.99.]
Why don’t we know about the first super heroes of the Marvel Universe? Leonardo Da Vinci, Imhotep, Sir Issac Newton, Nostradamus and Galileo are among the members of the Brotherhood of the Shield and have saved us all countless times. What events did they set in motion that still affect the Marvel U today? Do not miss the book that will be talked about for the next ten years.

Avengers #2
[Special variant, goes on sale June 16, $3.99.]
The Avengers have assembled and the villainous Kang has revealed that they must travel to the future to save their own children from destroying the universe! Yes, the entire universe. But it will take one more Avenger to make the trip complete. Who is the newest hero to join the ranks of the Avengers true? And why is the once-great hero Wonder Man hell-bent on stopping the Avengers at every turn? Backup feature: Another brand new oral history of the Avengers chapter by Bendis!

New Avengers #1
[Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Art and cover by Stuart Immonen. Goes on sale June 16, $3.99.]
Find out who the New Avengers are, where they call home (gotta see it to believe it!), which Dark Avenger has joined their ranks, and just who the interdimensional demonic threat to our existence is! These heroes have gathered to take on the threats too dark, too dangerous, and too bizarre for any other team of heroes. The New Avengers are back!! And Bendis & Immonen are back with the Siege & Secret Invasion colorista Laura Martin!! You didn't really think Marvel was going to cancel their number one ongoing title did you? Heck no!! Backup feature: Another brand new oral history of the Avengers chapter by Bendis!

Secret Avengers #2
[Written by Ed Brubaker, Art by Mike Deodato, Rainier Beredo, and Dave Lanphear • Cover by Marko Djurdjevic. Goes on sale June 30, $3.99.]
On a mission no one can know about and already betrayed by one of their own! Our Secret Avengers strike force finds a link between Roxxon's digs on Mars and a mysterious shadow group on Earth. But what evil will they face on the Red Planet itself, and will a hero fall? It's the Avengers as you've never seen them before, by Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato!
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