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Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops on Thursday... Captain Britain (Volume 1): Birth of a Legend HC - For the 35th anniversary of the debut of Marvel U.K.'s first original superhero, Captain Britain's earliest adventures are being collected in the USA for the very first time!  Includes Betsy Braddock's (aka Psylocke) first appearance as well. Other Noteworthy Releases 50 Girls 50 #1 (of 4) A Bride's Story (Book 1) HC Captain America: Serve and Protect HC Citizen Rex HC Criminal: The Last of the Innocent #1 (of 4) Fear Itself #3 (of 7) Flashpoint #2 Hellboy: The Fury #1 (of 3) Jurassic Park: Devils In the Desert TP Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol #1 (of 5) Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip (Volume 6) HC The Tooth HC Wonder Woman (Volume 1): Odyssey HC

Greg Pak, Dale Eaglesham & Tom Grummett I was curious to pick up this title for a few reasons.  First, Greg Pak is writing it, and I really loved the Planet Hulk storyline, which he wrote.  Secondly, I really had no idea what was going on with all of the Hulks out there.  Green Hulk, Red Hulk, Green She-Hulk, Red She-Hulk, Son of Hulk.  I mean, jeez.  I just want to know who all of these people are, especially since they're popping up in a bunch of other Marvel titles.  And third, I like the Savage Land, which is where #623 begins. The Incredible Hulks #623-625 sees Hulk respond to a request for assistance from Ka-zar in the Savage Land, and has to do with some Sakaarians that Hulk helped settle onto Earth.  Along for the ride are the Warbound, the aliens who fought alongside Hulk on Planet Hulk, including different species of aliens.  I was glad to see them again, since I am a fan of Planet Hulk , especially No-Name of the Brood....

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops on Wednesday... Book of Lilah GN - This just seems like a fun story, priced at a low $8.99.  From the publisher: For thousands of years, a secret association known as the Keepers has quietly protected the world's knowledge. This group skillfully tracks and cultivates world progress, and at times destroys knowledge that they believe could harm mankind. Someone is after the Keepers, and it's up to one unsuspecting 20-year-old girl named Lilah to save the day. Other Noteworthy Releases 5 Ronin HC Al Capp's Shmoo: The Complete Newspaper Strips (Volume 2) HC American Vampire (Volume 2) HC Anthology Project (Volume 2) HC Beauty and the Squat Bears HC Charlaine Harris' Grave Sight (Volume 1) GN Deep Sleeper HC Ducktales #1 Emma Frost Ultimate Collection TP Even the Giants GN George RR Martin's Doorways HC Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Lanterns HC Invincible Iron Man (Volume 7):...

A Bride's Story (Volume 1) Kaoru Mori A Bride's Story is a new series published by Yen Press, from the creator of the excellent manga Emma .  Like Emma , this new book is historical fiction, although Mori turns in Victorian Era England for 19th Century Asia, giving readers a look at the Silk Road, where a young woman named Amir is betrothed to a husband in a neighboring village.  Amir's husband, Karluk, is only twelve-years-old, a full eight years younger than she is.  It's a shock initially, but very quickly, she becomes an integral part of the family and is in love with her new life.  As with Emma , Mori is very detailed in her historical facts and the items she draws, especially when it comes to carpentry, customs, and how the nomadic tribes live.  She tells her stories cinematically, beautifully drawing out the scenes with her masterful art.  She gives just as much time to every day occurrences as she does big events, really letting readers liv...

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops on Wednesday... Paying For It HC - Chester Brown releases a new autobiographical graphic novel through Drawn & Quarterly , on prostitution. Other Noteworthy Releases Alpha Flight #0.1 Batman: Gates of Gotham #1 (of 5) Courtney Crumrin Tales #2: League of Ordinary Gentlemen Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns (Volume 1) HC If N Oof GN Liar's Kiss HC Paying For It: The Golden Era of Romance Comics SC Peanuts: Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown GN Pinocchio HC Powers (Volume 1): Who Killed Retro Girl HC Rocketeer Adventures #1 (of 4) Thor: World Eaters HC

Usamaru Furuya This new manga put out by Vertical, Lychee Light Club , is about a cult of middle school students from an all-boys school.  This cult, or light club, that they have banded together to create, doesn't shy away from violence or death.  Neither does the creator of this title, Usamaru Furuya.  The pages of Lychee Light Club are full of images of stabbing people, kids playing with intestines and setting people on fire, among other things.  The boys seem to watch the proceedings in a detached sort of way, taking it in stride, almost bored with the scenes bathed in blood, at least those not reveling in it.  They're all very willing to do what is necessary for the club, even give up their lives.  But this sick cult's greatest feat is bringing to life a robot that will do their bidding.  And of course, being middle school boys at an all-boys school, what they want most is pretty girls.  And so they get some, although t...

Another Crossgen property is being revived at Marvel , and one of my favorites, Mystic .  This one will be from the creative team of G. Willow Wilson ( Air ) and David Lopez ( Hawkeye & Mockingbird ). 

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops on Wednesday... Flashpoint #1 - DC's big Summer crossover event begins here.  Fan favorite writer Geoff Johns ( Green Lantern ) writes, with Andy Kubert ( X - Men ) on art, in a DC Universe where everything has changed, and it's up to Barry Allen to find out who is behind the alteration of time, and restore it. Other Noteworthy Releases 30 Days of Night: Night Again #1 (of 4) Batman and Robin (Volume 3): Batman Must Die HC Birds of Prey (Volume 1): Endrun HC Captain America and the Korvac Saga TP Captain America Omnibus (Volume 1) HC Chronicles of King Conan (Volume 2) TP Danger Girl (Volume 1): Destination Danger TP Deadman (Volume 1) TP The Devil's Concubine HC Emily the Strange (Volume 3): The 13th Hour TP Fighting American TP Garden GN Little Lulu (Volume 27): Treasure Map and Other Stories TP Mega Man #1 New X-Men By Grant Morrison (Book 1) TP Superboy: The Boy of Steel TP Wynonna ...

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Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops today! Lychee Light Club (Volume 1) - This horror comedy is the latest manga offering brought to us by  Vertical , from creator Usamaru Furuya, about a group of students who build a machine to change the world. Other Noteworthy Releases Archie Archives (Volume 1) HC Avengers Academy Giant-Size #1 Bat Boy: The Complete Weekly World Comic Strips by Peter Bagge HC Brightest Day (Volume 2) HC Captain America: First Vengeance #1 (of 4) Conan (Volume 10): Iron Shadows In the Room TP Cyclops (Volume 1) HC DMZ (Volume 10): Collective Punishment TP I Will Bite You and Other Stories GN Moon Girl #1 (of 5) Moon Knight #1 Naruto 3-In-1 Edition (Volume 1) Next Day GN Richie Rich #1 (of 4) Stuff of Legend (Volume 2): The Jungle TP Thor: For Asgard HC X-Men: Fall of the Mutants HC X-Men: Prelude To Schism #1 (of 4)

Katsuhiro Otomo & Shinji Kimura Hipira is more of a picture book than manga, but as it's written by Katsuhiro Otomo ( Akira ), I thought of it as close enough.  The artist, Shinji Kimura, has worked on plenty of art for anime, including Miyazaki's  My Neighbor Totoro and the more recent Steamboy , which is where he met Katsuhiro Otomo, resulting in the production of this beautiful book. Hipira is about a little boy vampire who lives in a city of vampires, Salta, where the sun never shines.  And together with his best friend, a little sprite named Soul, he gets into lots of mischief, including confronting a monster frog and climbing a strange vine produced by a meteorite.  This book isn't told with speech balloons, but rather with the words merely printed within the panels of the pages, speech and descriptive sentences alike, just like a picture book.  And as the language is very simple and nothing ever remot...