Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Comic Book Wednesday: February 14th Picks

Happy Valentine's Day!

What are you comic book loving fans picking up today? The first issue of a new Xena: Warrior Princess miniseries is out today. It's written by Meredith Finch who up until now was mostly known for writing the New 52 Wonder Woman series (issues #36-#52) which garnered mixed reviews. I wasn't particularly a fan of her vision for Wonder Woman but I am willing to give her writing another chance by picking up this Xena miniseries. I really hope she has a better understanding of who Xena is than she did for Diana/Wonder Woman.

Well, other than that, the rest of the books are my regulars. Here's my list:


DC Comics

Detective Comics #974

Book: Detective Comics #974

Description:

'KNIGHT'S FALL'!

Can Tim Drake piece his dreams back together after Batwoman's fateful decision, or will the Gotham Knights go their separate ways?






Scooby Apocalypse #22

Book: Scooby Apocalypse #22

Description:

The world as we know it is gone! The gang is left with two options: Save whoever they can or watch as the human race fades into extinction! Plus, the daring adventures of Secret Squirrel continue!







Scooby Doo Where Are You #90

Book: Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? #90

Description:

Ghosts may wear sheets, but our heroes never expected to find one haunting their local laundromat! Will Shaggy be doomed to wear dirty socks forever? It gives whole new meaning to the phrase 'Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble' when Scooby and the gang have to clean up the menace of the Spin-Dry Specter!






Wonder Woman #40

Book: Wonder Woman #40

Description:

'SWAN'S SONG' finale!

Wonder Woman fights to break Silver Swan out of her mania and stop her all-out assault. Will Wonder Woman be able to get through, or will she lose her friend to the madness in the process?





Dynamite Entertainment

Xena #1 (of 5) (Cover B - Cifuentes)

Book: Xena: Warrior Princess #1 (of 5)

Description:

The path to redemption is never easy, and the journey of a warrior princess seeking to wash the blood of innocents from her hands is no exception. Xena travels to Athens, to plead for redemption in the temple of Eleos. But some things can never be forgiven and the shadows of past sins are long. Will Xena find redemption or betrayal waiting for her in the temple of the gods? The power, the passion, the danger... her courage would change the world. Xena: Warrior Princess.





Image Comics

Sleepless #3 (Cover A - Del Duca & Sallah)

Book: Sleepless #3

Description:

Poppy makes a decision at the king's tournament that backfires on her. Meanwhile, Cyrenic begins to struggle with side effects of his Sleeplessness.





Marvel Comics

Falcon #5

Book: Falcon #5

Description:

TAKE FLIGHT PART 5

It's Falcon's final showdown with the demon Blackheart, and the future of Chicago hangs in the balance.

Can Sam Wilson's spirit triumph in the face of unspeakable evil?






Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #29

Book: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #29

Description:

THE FORBIDDEN PLA-NUT PART 3

For the first time in the HISTORY of comics, we present the color-coded fight we've all been waiting for: GREEN (Doreen) ON SILVER (Surfer)!

And if fighting the Herald of Galactus- a man who literally has the Power Cosmic at his disposal - isn't enough, Doreen's got other problems to deal with, including intergalactic scam artists, Drax the Destroyer and LOKI LAUFEYSON.

FEEL the thrill of the fight! SEE it happen, via artisanally selected images and words juxtaposed in deliberate sequence! HEAR the words in your head via your inner voice as you read them, which when you think about it is kind of weird! All we have to do is write down words on a piece of paper, and suddenly they're re-created in your mind exactly as we intended. Minds are crazy, and language is EVEN CRAZIER.

Anyway, please enjoy this comic about a girl and her talking squirrel in space.

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