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| Falcon #1 (2017) comic book cover by Saiz, Jesus |
Top 7 new comics for Oct 11, 2017, featuring Black characters andor talent.
Today is new comic book day and here’s a list of the best comic books going on sale you’ll want to pick up from your favorite comic book source.
Falcon #1
Writer: Barnes, Rodney
Artist: Cassara, Joshua
Cover Artist: Saiz, Jesus
Summary: “TAKE FLIGHT, Part 1 – Sam Wilson – winged warrior, avian Avenger and one-time sentinel of liberty – takes to the skies again, reborn and recommitted as the fighter for freedom, THE FALCON! Engaged in an all-new assignment while training his new partner THE PATRIOT, Sam Wilson soars high and sees all. But Sam’s new mission finds him on a collision course with an enemy way out of his weight class-the demonic BLACKHEART! Writer Rodney Barnes (THE BOONDOCKS) joins artist Joshua Cassara (SECRET EMPIRE: UNDERGROUND) to challenge Sam Wilson as never before! From the stratosphere to the streets, the Marvel Universe now has a high-flying hero circling above them ready to strike! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Mark Bagley!”
On Sale: October 11, 2017
Injustice Gods Among Us Year Five Vol. 3 Trade Paperback
Writer: Buccellato, Brian
Artist: Miller, Mike S.
Cover Artist: Yardin, David
Summary: “In these tales from issues #15-20 and ANNUAL #1, Earths collide as Batman and his team work to stop a rampaging Superman and his allies. In this, the final battle of the best-selling digital-first series, allegiances are tested, lives are won and lost and heroes old and new face off in one of the most intense and epic clashes any corner of the DC Universe has ever seen.”
Format: TRADE PAPERBACK
On Sale: October 11, 2017
The Defenders #6
Writer: Bendis, Brian
Artist: Marquez, David
Cover Artist:
Summary: “KINGPINS OF NEW YORK! As tensions heat up, tensions caused by the power vacuum left by Wilson Fisk’s ascendency explode in an all-out war for control of the New York underworld—with the Defenders left to protect the people and pick up the pieces! So what could make things even worse for our team of harried heroes? Would you believe – Deadpool?”
On Sale: October 11, 2017
Harbinger Renegade #8
Writer: Roberts, Rafer
Artist: Robertson, Darick
Cover Artist:
Summary: “Massacred! As ‘MASSACRE’ continues to tear the Harbinger Renegades apart, the battle lines reveal themselves”
On Sale: October 11, 2017
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #10
Writer: Easton, Brandon
Artist: Moss, Drew
Cover Artist: Cicero, Abel (Alternate: Sears, Bart)
Summary: “In the final issue of M.A.S.K., Matt Trakker loses the trust of his friends and teammates, causing the group to disband. With mounting threats on the horizon, Mobile Armored Strike Kommand is no longer on the front lines, plunging them all into an uncertain future.”
Deathstroke Vol. 3: Twilight (rebirth) Trade Paperback
Writer: Priest, Christopher
Artist: Hama, Larry
Cover Artist: Sienkiewicz, Bill
Summary: “What happens when the World’s Deadliest Assassin begins to go blind? Faced with a potentially career-ending diagnosis, Deathstroke is coached by Power Girl to reinvent himself-and comes face to face with a rival assassin known as Deadline! But he might not be able to face this villain until he unearths a way to cure his own weaknesses. This volume of the Eisner Award-nominated series collects DEATHSTROKE #12-18.”
Wildstorm Michael Cray #1 (of 12)
Writer: Hill, Bryan
Artist: Harris, N. Steven
Cover Artist: Cowan, Denys
Summary: “Warren Ellis’ critically acclaimed relaunch of THE WILD STORM gets its first solo spinoff series! Michael Cray, professional assassin, has been betrayed by International Operations and has an alien life-form in his head that’s either killing him, transforming him, or both. The only thing that can bring sense to his life is for him to do what he does best: kill the wrong people for the right reasons. But Michael needs support and resources to hit back against I.O., and he gets them in exchange for working with Trelane, taking out her targets, his way. First up? A sociopathic Silicon Valley billionaire by the name of Oliver Queen! RATED T+”
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What comics are you buying this week? Are there any you’d recommend?
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<span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="31815 ">1 Comment
I don't know where my local comic book shop would be; I just get them from Comixology and read them on my Kindle Fire. It figures Sam Wilson would go back to being the Falcon; they always go back to the status quo.