Wednesday 15 June 2011

What to Read on Wednesday - 15/06/2011

Solicitations for the ten comics to check out this week.

Alpha Flight #1 (of 8) (Marvel Comics)
Written by Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente
Art by Dale Eaglesham
Cover by Phil Jiminez & Dale Eaglesham
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN 
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 with red-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?




Avengers #14 (Marvel Comics)
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by John Romita Jr.
Cover by Alan Davis
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
As the Avengers are stretched to the breaking point by the events of FEAR ITSELF, prepare for a SURPRISE EVENT too SHOCKING to be revealed here--presaging a change in the ranks! 
And we can guarantee you the biggest shake-up in the Avengers roster since AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED!





Batgirl #22 (DC Comics)
Written by Bryan Q. Miller
Art by Pere Perez
Cover by Dustin Nguyen
When Stephanie Brown arrives in London for a top-secret Batman Incorporated assignment, jet lag, lost luggage and those terribly difficult accents are the least of Batgirl's problems - the actual Greenwich Mean has been stolen, and as all of London literally grinds to a halt, it's up to Batgirl and Squire to save the United Kingdom! Tally-ho!




Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1 (of 3) (DC Comics)
Written by J. T. Krul
Art by Mikel Janin
Cover by Cliff Chiang
FLASH FACT! For their last performance - an escape act!










Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1 (of 3) (DC Comics)
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Art by Scott Clark & David Beatty
Cover by Ed Benes
FLASH FACT! If she can't have the world - no one will!













Invincible #80 (Image Comics)
Written by Robert Kirkman
Art & Cover by Ryan Ottley & FCO Plascencia
DINOSAURUS returns! 
Hellbent on righting what he sees as wrong in the world he comes face-to-face with Invincible and the result is devastating.








Northlanders #41 (DC Comics)
Written by Brian Wood
Art by Marian Churchland
Cover by Massimo Carnevale
Set in the desolate Hebridean islands, a young woman, newly orphaned, steps into her late father's rather large and intimidating shoes. In her teens and in command of the largest army in the region, will she fail to lead - or will she live up to the title "Thor's Daughter"? Featuring gorgeous artwork by Marian Churchland (Beast, Elephantmen, HOUSE OF MYSTERY).




Power Girl #25 (DC Comics)
Written by Judd Winick
Art & Cover by Sami Basri
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!











Superman/Batman #85 (DC Comics)
Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov
Art by Adriana Melo & JP Mayer
Cover by Miguel Sepulveda
The start of a new story arc! A body has washed up in Metropolis, and it looks like Batman's the killer! Superman knows better, but Clark Kent gets assigned to go to Gotham to investigate. And that's when things start to get freaky...









Uncanny X-Men #538 (Marvel Comics)
Written by Kieron Gillen
Art & Cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson
Blood has been shed on the island of Utopia as Powerlord Kruun's Night of the Knives draws to a close. Who has perished? Who has survived? Discover the answers as vengeance rears its ugly, alien head!

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