Showing posts with label Monday Telemetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monday Telemetry. Show all posts

10/31/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For October 31st, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]


ITEM! Everyone who spends $10 or more this week gets a free copy of November's Previews magazine, including the Marvel Previews.

ITEM! We're getting a restock on some of the DC New 52 titles and will be getting a restock on ALL the #1s and #2s in the New 52 in the next week. If there's something you missed let us know and we'll save it for you!



ANIMAL MAN #3
Maxine and Buddy swim to the heart of the Life Web and come face to face with the Totems, caretakers of the Red. But before they can get answers, the Hunters Three attack. Meanwhile, Ellen and Cliff fight for their lives back home.

THOR DEVIANTS SAGA #1
THE AGELESS ENEMIES OF THE ETERNALS TURN ON ASGARD! Beneath the ruins of Asgard, the Deviant villainess Ereshkigal seeks a mystic means of saving her race from extinction - and finds instead a weapon capable of dissolving all reality. With the Eternals who would oppose her mysteriously vanished, Thor stands alone to stop the entire Deviant race from dominating the world!

UNCANNY X-MEN #1
After the Schism, UNCANNY X-MEN starts over at #1. What is to become of XXXXX and the mutants who side with XXXX after the big split? And what does it have to do with the resurrected Mister Sinister? The hottest new writer in the business, Kieron Gillen (THOR) and superstar Carlos Pacheco (X-MEN: SCHISM, ULTIMATE AVENGERS) bring you the biggest and baddest X-Men you’ve ever seen.

10/24/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For October 24th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]



ITEM! Two big releases this week get rollbacks! Both Incredible Hulk #1 and Wolverine And The X-Men #1 are a dollar off!


ITEM! Stop by The Launchpad this Saturday for Free Halloween Comics!


EXTINCTION SEED Of #1 (of 6)
The wonderful 60's. The sound of the Beatles pervades the world. The War in Vietnam fractures public opinion. And extinction's seed grows undisturbed. Caroline, a young student, Cynthia a photographer with an inclination for theft, and Cathryn, assistant to one of the Government's most important officials, will discover the daunting Truth: the countdown to extinction has begun!

GFT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2011
It's the most wonderful time of the year...for Zenescope and Grimm Fairy Tales there's no better holiday that Halloween.  Our annual tradition continues with our Halloween special that features three all new blood curdling short stories that spotlight your favorite characters from the Grimm Universe.

INCREDIBLE HULK #1
Marvel Architect Jason Aaron joins forces with legendary artist Marc Silvestri to CLASSIFIED

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1
Spinning directly out of X-MEN: SCHISM, the X-Men are split in two. In the oversized debut issue of the new ongoing flagship X-series, Wolverine takes one half of the X-Men back to?Westchester to start over again. But the new Hellfire Club outlast its first day ? Join Marvel Architect Jason Aaron (X-MEN: SCHISM, WOLVERINE) and legendary X-Artist Chris Bachalo (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, GENERATION X) for a brand new action-packed take on the X-Men that will set a new standard for the Children of the Atom.

9/26/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For September 26th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ITEM! This weeks Fear Itself package deal includes:

AVENGERS ACADEMY #19 FEAR                         
FEAR ITSELF DEEP #4 (OF 4) FEAR                     
FEAR ITSELF HULK VS DRACULA #2 (OF 3) FEAR          
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #628 FEAR                      
NEW MUTANTS #31 FEAR 


These titles carry a combined cover price of $14.95, get them all for $11.29!



BRILLIANT #1
The first creator-owned book by ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN co-creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, BRILLIANT tells the story of a handful of college-age geniuses who challenge each other to solve the mystery of superpowers. Can the best and brightest change science fiction into science fact? And if so, how will the world at large react? BRILLIANT is a thriller of the highest order. It is a story of how true power can either destroy or protect the strongest of friendships. It is the story of how the world will react when our true potential is finally unlocked. This fast-talking, whip-smart new series will thrill fans of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, POWERS and SCARLET.

KICK-ASS 2 #4
Red Mist takes on a new identity too vulgar for print and issues a command to all his super-bastards on Twitter to wreak havoc on New York. Meanwhile, the cops are cracking down on all costumed activity and tracing the secret identities of all the heroes. Could Dave get a knock on his door, and has enough spit hit the fan for Hit-Girl to pick up her sword again?

SUPERMAN #1
The new adventures of Superman begin here! What is The Man of Steel's startling new status quo? How does it affect Lois Lane and The Daily Planet? There's no time for answers now, because Superman must stop a monstrous threat to Metropolis - one that he somehow is the cause of! 

9/19/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For September 19th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ITEM! This week's Fear Itself package deal includes:

AVENGERS #17 FEAR                                       
FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #4 (OF 4) FEAR                
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #6 (OF 7) FEAR                    
FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-FORCE #3 (OF 3) FEAR             
FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT #5 (OF 6) FEAR            
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #508 FEAR                          
UNCANNY X-MEN #543 FEAR  
 

Normally a combined cover price of $24.93, get the above titles as as package deal for $18.99!

BATMAN #1
Be here for the start of a new era for The Dark Knight from writer Scott Snyder (AMERICAN VAMPIRE, BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM) and artist Greg Capullo (Spawn)! A series of brutal killings hints at an ancient conspiracy, and Batman learns that Gotham City is deadlier than he knew.

GAME OF THRONES #1
George R.R. Martin has been called "the American Tolkien" by Time Magazine, and now his landmark fantasy series is being adapted to a graphic format, starting with the first book of the series: A Game of Thrones.  The premiere issue introduces readers to George's world, adapting the prologue and first three chapters of the novel, and bringing onto the graphic stage such iconic characters as Eddard and Catelyn Stark, Jon Snow, young Bran Stark, and Daenerys Targaryen.


STAR TREK ONGOING #1
The adventures of the Starship Enterprise continue in this new ongoing series that picks up where the blockbuster 2009 film left off! Featuring the new cast of the film, these missions re-imagine the stories from the original series in the alternate timeline created by the film, along with new threats and characters never seen before! With creative collaboration from STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci, this new series begins the countdown to the much-anticipated movie sequel premiering in 2012. Join Kirk, Spock and the crew as they boldly go into a new future! Up first, a drastic new envisioning of "Where No Man Has Gone Before."

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #1
The biggest mutant cover-up has gone public as the true history of the x-gene is revealed.  As an identity crisis rocks the mutant world, the mistrust between man and x-man gets deeper.  But a bigger question remains: who are the X-Men? Nick Spencer and Paco Medina make their thunderous Ultimate debut in one of the most anticipated series yet!                    

8/29/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For August 29th, 2011

 Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ITEM! Flashpoint is wrapping up this week with the release of Flashpoint #5 and we get our first book in the new DCU, Justice League #1!
 FLASHPOINT #5
FLASH FACT: The war between the Amazons and the Atlantians has arrived. The battle between Diana of Themyscira and Emperor Aquaman will tear this world apart - unless The Flash can fix it!

GAMBIT FROM THE MARVEL VAULT #1
X-Man Gambit joins the Champions to take down the Mental Organism Designed Only For Killing! From those halcyon days gone by when the Champions were L.A.'s premier super-team comes this amazing assemblage featuring: Ghost Rider,?the Black Widow, Angel, Remy LeBeau and the demi-god?Hercules! The Champions are in a desperate race to stop the malevolent MODOK from coming into possession of the Scroll?of Vishota. With such a parchment in your control, world?domination is but moments away. Looks as if the ragin' Cajun showed up just in time!

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1
Comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee make history! In a universe where super heroes are strange and new, Batman has discovered a dark evil that requires him to unite the World Greatest Heroes!

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #228
"Genesis" Part 3. The most talked-about story in Sonic comic history continues as Sonic brings a curious new face into his adventures: Miles Prower, the boy genius! As Sonic and his friends continue the good fight against the evil Dr. Robotnik, the perils get more perilous, old memories begin to resurface, and the Death Egg orbits. Don't miss the penultimate issue to this anniversary special event!

8/14/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For August 15th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ITEM! This week's Flashpoint Deal: FLASHPOINT ABIN SUR THE GREEN LANTERN #3, FLASHPOINT LEGION OF DOOM #3, FLASHPOINT THE OUTSIDER #3, FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #3. All for only $9.99!

ITEM! This week's Fear Itself Complete Package Deal: AVENGERS #16 FEAR, AVENGERS ACADEMY #18 FEAR, FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL #3, FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #3, FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #5, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #507 FEAR, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626 FEAR, THUNDERBOLTS #162 FEAR, UNCANNY X-MEN #542 FEAR. All for only $23.99!


CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
Superstars Ed Brubaker and Steve McNiven continue their quintessential Cap story arc! Find out the secrets of the mission that went wrong in WW2 and why old friends are now old enemies! Its action and history in a cage match for your comic-reading pleasure.

DAREDEVIL #2
DAREDEVIL'S BACK...BUT NOT EVERYONE'S HAPPY!
Given his recent past, Matt Murdock has a lot to answer for and Captain America is doing the cross-examining. Daredevil's quickly learning that burned bridges with his friends and former allies aren't easy to repair particularly when Klaw, the Master of Sound, is on his tail!

POWER GIRL #27
Power Girl has 20 seconds to save the day - three times over! But who set up this dangerous game? Can Power Girl find a way to overcome not one but three disasters and track down the statistically-minded villain behind it all?

ZATANNA #16
A pesky visitor from Limbo Town comes calling on Zatanna - but is our sorceress ready for an apprentice? And when Uriah starts poking around in Shadowcrest Mansion's many rooms, will he stumble on more than he bargained for?

8/07/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For August 8th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]


ITEM! The Flashpoint package for this week: BOOSTER GOLD #47, FLASHPOINT CITIZEN COLD #3, FLASHPOINT DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #3, FLASHPOINT EMPEROR AQUAMAN #3, FLASHPOINT FRANKENSTEIN CREATURES OF UNKNOWN #3. All for just $9.99!

ITEM! This week's Fear Itself Complete package: ALPHA FLIGHT #3, BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #522, FEAR ITSELF #5, FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-FORCE #2, GHOST RIDER #2, NEW AVENGERS #15, NEW MUTANTS #29. Normally $22.93 at cover price, get this package for $16.99!
 
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667
THE SPIDER-MAN EVENT OF THE DECADE BEGINS!
Start Webbing The News! New York City's Infestation is complete and eight million people are plagued! As someone near to Peter Parker's life reveals their spider-abilities, the brilliantly fearsome Jackal rises from the past and begins organizing an army of Spider-powered  soldiers. Spider-Man isn't the only hero affected as the threat goon grows bigger than any one Fantastically Friendly Neighborhood Avenger can handle. Best-selling Spidey creators Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos spin a Spider-epic that turns Peter Parker's BIG TIME into a BIG MESS.  Bad romance, death-defying violence and one man facing his FINAL fearsome destiny... this one's got it all! Simply put, pal....YOU NEED THIS!

CROW SPECIAL ED TP
The graphic novel that inspired the film series! On the eve of Halloween, street thugs kill Eric Draven and his fiancee. Unable to find rest, Eric's spirit reutrns from the dead, guided by a crow, to exact revenge against the murderers of himself and his beloved. This special edition of the classic graphic novel features thirty pages of never-before-seen material and a brand-new design.

GHOST RIDER #2
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
The new Spirit of Vengeance has taken on The Serpent's first avatar,?SIN and held her own in battle. What does the mysterious Adam have planned for the Spirit next and is it cause for humanity's salvation or?eternal damnation? Meanwhile, Johnny Blaze is shown a vision of the future that confirms his worst fears regarding the new Ghost Rider. Can he take on his successor armed only with a shotgun and a really cool old-school motorbike?


WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS AFTERMATH #2 (OF 2)
The blockbuster "War of the Green Lanterns" event has rocked the entire Green Lantern Corps to its core. Who is the new Green Lantern of Sector 2814? The answer will fuel the next year's worth of GL tales!

7/17/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For July 18th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]


ITEM! This week's Flashpoint package deal is: FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #3, FLASHPOINT DEADMAN #2, FLASHPOINT LEGION OF DOOM #2, FLASHPOINT THE OUTSIDER #2; all for $9.99!


ITEM! This week's Fear Itself core package is: FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL #2, FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #2, FEAR ITSELF FF #1, FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #4; all for only $8.99!
  
ITEM! This week's Fear Itself complete package is: AVENGERS #15, FEAR ITSELF DEADPOOL #2, FEAR ITSELF FEARSOME FOUR #2, FEAR ITSELF FF #1, FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #4, HERC #5, HULK #37, IRON MAN #506, IRON MAN 2.0 #7, UNCANNY X-MEN #541; all for only $23.99!

AVENGELYNE #1
"DEVIL IN THE FLESH," Part One The legendary fallen angel returns to comics. As New York City's sins are covered with a fresh blanket of snow, the psychotic serial killer, Torment, is hard at work creating new ones. Meanwhile, Avengelyne has her hands full with the Red Dragon who has taken a human vessel in search of a new apprentice. Who has the Dragon chosen as his vessel and does it have anything to do with Avengelyne's new look? All this plus the introduction of the stunning, Heaven Starr!   AVENGELYNE is a new ongoing supernatural series written by MARK POULTON (Koni Waves) with art by OWEN GIENI and letters and color assists by DEXTER WEEKS.

THOR HEAVEN AND EARTH #1 (OF 4)
In the days before the terrible events of Ragnarok, the Gods of Asgard stare across the ramparts of their city towards a massive, demonic army massed at the gates - the prophesied End of All Days is about to begin. As the armies of darkness begin their initial attacks, Thor confronts Loki, who is destined to usher in the fall of Asgard. But what he learns from the Loki may change the way he sees his treacherous half-brother. For perhaps this terrible event is a time also of renewal. Perhaps in this desperate hour even the God of Lies has a purpose.

WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS AFTERMATH #1
The shocking consequences of the blockbuster "War of the Green Lantern" event have shattered the lives of Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner in ways no one will see coming. Everything you thought you knew about the Corps is no more!

7/10/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For July 11th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ITEM! New HeroClix set releases this week! Stop on by Wednesday for Marvel HeroClix Captain America bricks, boosters, and singles!

ITEM! This Week's Flashpoint Package Deal: BOOSTER GOLD #46, FLASHPOINT CITIZEN COLD #2, FLASHPOINT DEATHSTROKE THE CURSE OF RAVAGER #2, FLASHPOINT EMPEROR AQUAMAN #2, and FLASHPOINT FRANKENSTEIN CREATURES OF UNKNOWN #2 this week! Get the above five titles as a package deal for only $9.99!

ITEM! This Week's Fear Itself Complete Package Deal: FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 3) FEAR, ALPHA FLIGHT #2 (OF 8) FEAR, BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #521 FEAR, GHOST RIDER #1 FEAR, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #625 FEAR, NEW AVENGERS #14 FEAR, cover price is $19.94 for these titles, get them all for only $14.95!

ITEM! Rollbacks this week! Get GHOST RIDER #1 for $2.99, a dollar off the normal cover price! And ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #1 is also $2.99, a dollar off the normal cover price! And finally X-MEN SCHISM #1 for $3.99, a dollar off the normal cover price!

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #3
Trapped with childhood friend Dawn Golden deep beneath Gotham City, Batman's only hope for escape also happens to be one of his worst enemies! Meanwhile, Etrigan the Demon turns against his masters and confronts a twisted, evil incarnation of Ragman with the help of Alfred. Only Batman knows the secret to defeating the demon possessing Ragman - but The Dark Knight is nowhere to be found!

GHOST RIDER #1
IN THE WAKE OF "FEAR ITSELF", THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE GETS A NEW LEASE ON DEATH!
The hottest, most rocking thing on two wheels returns!  Start pumping your fists and banging your head for GHOST RIDER # 1, by writer ROB WILLIAMS (DARK WOLVERINE) and featuring the long-awaited return of superstar artist MATT CLARK (Outsiders, Superman, INHUMANS). Witness the violent birth of the all-new Ghost Rider...come to cleanse the earth in a firestorm of Blood, Oil, and  Vengeance! Johnny Blaze has been chained to Hell long enough. With the world thrown into chaos in the events of FEAR ITSELF he is given a chance to rid himself of the Spirit of Vengeance forever...and he takes it. The curse is passed onto a new host but Blaze has no idea what nightmares his action has wrought upon the world. Will the new Spirit of Vengeance bring us salvation...or send this world of sinners to a flaming death?

LADY MECHANIKA #2
From the imaginative mind of Joe Benitez with colors by the incomparable Peter Steigerwald, comes this all-new supernatural action-adventure series!
The tabloids dubbed her "LADY MECHANIKA", the sole survivor of a psychotic serial killer's three-year rampage through London. Found locked in an abandoned laboratory amidst countless corpses and body parts, with her own limbs amputated and replaced with mechanical components, her life began anew. With no memory of her captivity or her former life, LADY MECHANIKA eventually built a new life for herself as a private detective, using her unique abilities to solve cases the police couldn't or wouldn't handle. But, she has never stopped searching for answers...
Now, disturbed by haunting memories from her past, LADY MECHANIKA is consumed by a need for answers and focuses all her efforts on investigating the mystery of the Mechanical Girl. The trail leads her to a traveling show run by a band of gypsies, where help might not come as easily as anticipated. But even with the aid of the Gypsy Queen, can LADY MECHANIKA discover who created the Mechanical Girl and why? And will the answers bring her one step closer to uncovering the truth about herself?

ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #1 Of(6)
The End before The Beginning.

7/03/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For July 4th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ITEM! The Summer events continue with Fear Itself #4 and Flashpoint #3!

Our package deals continue as well. This week's Flashpoint Package includes FLASHPOINT #3, FLASHPOINT ABIN SUR THE GREEN LANTERN #2, FLASHPOINT BATMAN KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #2, FLASHPOINT SECRET SEVEN #2, FLASHPOINT THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT #2; all for $9.99!

We're moving to a weekly deal on Fear Itself as well! Get the four core Fear titles for the week (FEAR ITSELF #4, FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-FORCE #1, FEAR ITSELF WOLVERINE #1, FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT #3) also for only $9.99!

Or, get all the Fear Itself titles releasing this week (FEAR ITSELF #4, FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-FORCE #1, FEAR ITSELF WOLVERINE #1, FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT #3, HEROES FOR HIRE #9, THUNDERBOLTS #160, UNCANNY X-MEN #540) for only $16.99!

ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #1
Afterword by Neil Gaiman! For 40 years comic fandom has thrilled to the exploits of Elric since his introduction in Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian in the early 1970s.  Neil Gaiman called Elric's creator Michael Moorcock "my model for what a writer was" while Warren Ellis said he is one of the "eight core sites in my creative genome." Now the godfather of the Multiverse teams up with hot New York Times bestseller Chris Roberson (Superman, iZombie, Stan Lee's Starborn) for an ongoing series that sees a crisis break out across multiple worlds with Moorcock's other two most famous fantasy franchise characters, Corum of the Scarlet Robe and Dorian Hawkmoon!  The workings of Fate are being tampered across the Multiverse, upsetting the Cosmic Balance. Elric is on a quest to restore The Balance and save the Multiverse from ruin! Elric, Corum, and Hawkmoon are forced into action far and wide, but will they fight on the side of Law... or Chaos?




MOON KNIGHT #3
You've seen what insanity the new Moon Knight can do, but how is he doing it? Find out here! Plus, who is the kingpin of L.A.? And why do all the other criminals cower at his feet?  And just how far is Moon Knight willing to take his new blood fued? (Hint: pretty damn far!) From the Eisner award-winning team that brought you Daredevil, Halo, and Avengers.


RED SKULL #1 (OF 5)
Witness the chilling creation of Marvel's greatest monster, and liberty's greatest enemy. As Berlin descends into chaos and ruin, sinister forces are on the rise...and the men who will form the Nazi Party ascend to power. Against this tragic backdrop of history, a boy comes of age...Johann Schmidt. orphan, thug, urchin - Johann has nothing...and how far he would go for power will change the world...Greg Pak, the writer of X-MEN: MAGNETO - TESTAMENT, and breakout Mirko Colak (SECRET WARRIORS) bring to life the twisted birth of the Red Skull.


VENGEANCE #1 (OF 6)
When MAGNETO of the X-Men tries to rescue a young Mutant on the run, he accidently kicks off a series of events that will shake the very Marvel Universe to it's core!  Who are the new TEEN BRIGADE?! Who are the Brotherhood and what do they want with the YOUNG MASTERS OF EVIL?! And how is the RED SKULL pulling the strings from beyond the grave? Joe Casey (AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST) joins Nick Dragotta?(FANTASTIC FOUR) for some major acts of VENGEANCE!

6/26/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For June 27th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ITEM! A lot of cool toys coming out this week! Pop Heroes Star Wars, the Bioshock 2 Big Daddy, and Series 1 of JLA Icons!

ITEM! The first month of Flashpoint comes to a close! We still have ALL of the FP books in stock as of this writing, including 1st printings of Flashpoint #1 and #2. Get 'em while you can, and get the package deal and all of the pins! Our Flashpoint and Fear Itself package deals will continue in July!


ALL WINNERS SQUAD BAND OF HEROES #1 (OF 8)
It's World War II super-action as Captain America heads up a top-secret, all-hero unit of the U.S. military! But a mystery surrounding the Band of Heroes rears its ugly head in the
present...and you won't believe how deep it goes. Join the wartime adventures of the toughest, most exceptional band of soldiers in American military history, in this series by acclaimed writer Paul Jenkins (SENTRY: FALLEN SUN) and rising star Carmine Di Giandomenico (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN ANNUAL, IRON MAN 2.0)!

BATMAN INCORPORATED #7
Man-of-Bats and his protégé, Red Raven, continue to aid the Dark Knight in tracking down a shadowy, sophisticated killer. Will these two members of The Club of Heroes become the newest additions to BATMAN INCORPORATED? Or will they die before they can even be offered the chance?

IRON AGE #1 (OF 3)
Trapped in the past, Iron Man races the clock to save the future from annihilation. But his past self is in a drunken stupor, and Tony's fellow Avengers, dismiss his story as an alcoholic delusion. The keys to saving Tony's future? Hank Pym...exiled Avenger and one of the Avengers' greatest enemies: Ultron! Christos Gage (AVENGERS ACADEMY) teams with comics legends LEE WEEKS and TOM PALMER - inker of more issues of Avengers than anyone else - to bring you an all-out epic in the mighty Marvel manner!  THEN! Tony's next stop is Captain Britain's London, a totalitarian state bent on a new, 'cleaner' future. Rob Williams teams with Ben Oliver (Ms. Marvel) as Iron Man and Captain Britain fight for freedom!

VENOM #4
The long awaited grudge match between Venom and Spider-Man is here! Big action! Big intrigue! All presented in the mighty Marvel fashion! Rick Remender (X-Force, Punisher) and Tony Moore (Punisher, The Walking Dead) bring you a knock down street brawl for the ages in the closing chapter of the first arc of Marvel's hottest new series!

6/13/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For June 13th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

ALPHA FLIGHT #1 (OF 8)
A FEAR ITSELF maxi-series spinoff! Do you fear...your country turning on you? Alpha Flight has long been the protector of an entire nation...but what happens when that nation needs to be protected from itself?  New York Times best-selling authors Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, along withred-hot artist Dale Eaglesham, bring back the team you demanded-the original Alpha Flight! Sasquatch, Snowbird, Northstar and Aurora have been joined by their revived allies Guardian, Vindicator, Shaman, and Marrina as the paragons and protectors of an entire nation. But as FEAR ITSELF takes over, their own country turns on the Flight and brands them traitors for the shocking actions of one of their closest allies. As the borders close and an entire nation hunts them down, will the newly reunited Alpha Flight survive?

DEADLANDS ONE-SHOT
BASED ON THE GAME DEADLANDS FROM PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT!
Image Comics, Visionary Comics and Pinnacle Entertainment present the first of four one-shot by industry superstars, bringing the weird Western world of DEADLANDS to comics! In this issue: The Harvey Award-winning HIGH MOON team of DAVID GALLAHER & STEVE ELLIS tell the story of inventor Copernicus Blackburne, who risks even his immortal soul in his Faustian quest to build "The Devil's Six-Gun!"

POWER GIRL #25
Power Girl juggles her life like a true businesswoman: helping Batman defeat a weather-wielding metahuman, using her news network to clear an innocent man's name and stumbling into a blossoming romance. But she'll need all her resources to take on Dr. Day, her corporate archnemesis!

WALKING DEAD VOLUME 14 TPB
As the Eisner Award winning series continues, no one in The Community is safe from what happens within its walls. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #79-84

6/12/2011

FLASHPOINT Week Three!


Flashpoint continues with four more titles! Get these titles and three pins for only $9.99!

FLASHPOINT GRODD OF WAR #1 ONE-SHOT
FLASH FACT! Africa belongs to him!

FLASHPOINT LEGION OF DOOM STARRING HEATWAVE #1 (OF 3)
FLASH FACT! They have to kill the president!

FLASHPOINT DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1 (OF 3)
FLASH FACT! For their last performance - an escape act!

FLASHPOINT WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1 (OF 3)
FLASH FACT! If she can't have the world - no one will!

6/06/2011

MONDAY TELEMETRY For June 6th, 2011

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store this week.

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OT FITTEST #1 (OF 5) (MR)
From the pages of the red-hot Vertigo series comes a five-issue spinoff miniseries! It's World War II in Nazi-occupied Romania as vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan (last seen in the critically acclaimed AMERICAN VAMPIRE story "Devil in the Sand") go behind enemy lines with the secret organization known as the Vassals of the Morningstar in search of a rumored vampire cure. But their haunted, twisted past with Skinner Sweet makes the mission more difficult than they imagined. Superstar artist Sean Murphy (JOE THE BARBARIAN) joins Scott Snyder to tell a story of horror and history, expanding the American Vampire mythology in a way that changes this story forever.

GHOST RIDER #0 POINT ONE
HELL'S OWN ANGEL RETURNS IN ALL NEW POINT ISSUE THAT LEASDS STRAIGHT TO THE NEW GHOST RIDER ONGOING SERIES!
With the events of FEAR ITSELF tearing the Earth apart a mysterious and powerful figure offers Blaze a faustian pact and a chance for peace. Can Blaze actually allow himself to 'Give Up The Ghost'? And, if so, who will the Ghost Rider pass onto next? The souls of Johnny Blaze and everyone within the Marvel Universe depend on this decision. Vengeance rides in a new direction with Rob Williams (Throwbacks, Daken) and Matthew Clark (Superman, Doom Patrol). Grab your leather, metal and hellfire because it's the end of an era for Ghost Rider and the beginning of a new life for Johnny Blaze. It's gonna get loud! FIRE!

SPACE WARPED #1
Far away, in a land long ago, there was an orphaned farm kid with daddy issues trying to rescue an orphaned princess unaware of her own daddy issues! In the tradition of Robot Chicken: Star Wars and Spaceballs comes a loving, affectionate parody of the greatest science fiction franchise of all time! The first of a two-issue mini-series, this is a fan-pleasing romp that skewers one of the greatest adventure stories ever told!


ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #159
Spider-Man has been horribly wounded and hangs to life by the thinnest of threads. And when the Sinister Six come for the young hero in his hometown, Spider-Man will truly be in for the fight of his life! Prepare for a rumble in Queens like you've never seen before. Prepare for the end!