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! 

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!                    

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!

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?

HeroClix Infinity Gauntlet OP Event in 2012

Details are a bit vague at the moment, but more info will no doubt surface before the end of the year. Wizkids is doing a multi-release OP program over the next three Marvel sets.

As reported on HCRealms:

First, Infinity Gauntlet is not a set ... it is an Organized Play event that will arc over three Marvel sets in 2012 (Hulk, Galactic Guardians, Mighty Avengers; ~8 months). The Infinity Gauntlet Organized Play Kit will be available to stores in addition to the OP Kits that normally come with a sets' release (not as a replacement).

Once per month, your store will run an Infinity Gauntlet event that will reward an event winner, as well as participation prizes. The participation prizes over the course of the arc will be each of the gems, and well as the gauntlet itself (and no, the Infinity Gauntlet is not an Event Dial).

Although I was not told so; I have to assume that the figures will be the winner prizes. Stores should begin coordinating the event within their community to give people multiple opportunities to hop between stores and have a chance to get the winner prizes!

That is as much information I was able to get, but based on what I heard, it looks to be a great event that gets the players back into stores! I know I'm excited!