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It's that time of the week again, and we have one heck of a rack full of comics here in Harrogate! Come and see us under the stairs at the excellent Everyman Cinema or click on our cover of the week to browse the whole rack online or simply scroll on down to check out our highlights.
If you like the cover of the week have have some bad news - it's the second part of a two part story, continuing from Nightwing #89. We ordered extra copies so that Nightwing readers would be able to get both issues. We did not get those extra copies. That means that unless you explicitly asked us for a copy (in which case I think we have you covered) we currently don't have one available for you and it's already showing as "back order - not stocked" at Diamond, which means they don't have any copies left. (Bearing in mind they didn't send me the extra copies I ordered they'd better not have.)
Don't despair completely however. We have reached out to some friends in the comics retail biz and called in a few favours. We should have some more copies in later in the week. If we do, we'll keep them at cover price for that first week - per our "what we do when things start to get really hard to find" policy*. If you're a regular Nightwing reader and let us know that you want a copy we'll put you on the "want list". If requests exceed availability we'll put your names in a hat (Regie has a rather dashing Bowler he likes to use for this sort of thing...) and the first names out get to be lucky.
We apologise for this - it's one of the reasons we hate crossovers. Feast your eyes though - Bruno Redondo is truly one of the cover artist greats - right up there with Adam Hughes (who was responsible for the Elektra cover of the week a couple of weeks ago...)
And here are the other highlights...
A high-octane crime thriller from Christa Faust (Bad Mother, Redemption) and Priscilla Petraites (Chariot).
Lulu has a very unique profession: She gets paid by the bruise. When she is witness to the execution of one of her regular clients, she escapes into the night with a briefcase filled with diamonds and a pack of killers on her trail.
Navigating the dark underbelly of decaying, early-90's Atlantic City, one step ahead of her pursuers, Lulu must call upon every one of her street-born instincts and underworld connections in what will be the longest - and possibly last - night of her life!
The Kill Lock unified four criminals in a quest to escape their seemingly inevitable, linked deaths.
They managed to escape destruction by merging their consciousnesses, and now one of the smartest-and most malicious-bots in the universe has an unbreakable body and a planet at his command. Homeworld won't allow it, and so two of the deadliest assassins in the universe are tasked to kill the Artisan Wraith.
Transformers artist Livio Ramondelli continues the cult hit, The Kill Lock (2020) in the next installment of this vicious and darkly funny sci-fi series.
They are the last children on Earth... who also happen to be vampires.
For longer than they can remember, these child vampires have lived a life of eternal wonder amongst the ruins of humanity. But shocking events fracture the group and set them on a path of discovery that will shatter their innocence forever.
She's back!
Naomi returns to the pages of her own series to uncover the truth behind the new mysteries around herself and her powers. The entire creative team (Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, and Jamal Campbell) behind the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award-nominated debut series has returned to answer all the questions that surround Naomi, her legacy, and her place in the DC Universe pantheon.
Guest-starring Black Adam, Superman, and the Justice League, plus the return of...Zumbado!
Soon to be a CW television show from Ava DuVernay!
WILL THE PUNISHER'S WAR END?
Born of tragedy. Devoted to war. Unstoppable in his rage.
As the Punisher, Frank Castle has become the most accomplished killer the world has ever seen. Now it's time for him to face his true destiny.
What shocking secret from Frank's past will convince him to take the reins of the Marvel Universe's most notorious clan of assassins? And once Frank becomes the warlord of the deadly ninjas of the Hand, will it also mean an end for the Punisher?
Or a whole new bloody beginning?
Join the superstar team of writer Jason Aaron and artists Jess Saiz and Paul Azaceta for an epic exploration of the dark and violent past and inevitable future of one of Marvel's most iconic characters.
PARENTAL ADVISORY
Fan-favourite creative team CHERISH CHEN, DAVID LAFUENTE & MIQUEL MUERTO return for a FIVE-ISSUE MINISERIES telling the next unmissable story from the world of RADIANT BLACK!
To her students, Satomi Sone is a diligent middle school teacher. To her fiance and parents, she's the rock of their family. To the world, she's RADIANT RED, a criminal-turned-matter-absorbing superhero.
But with a mysterious stranger in her classroom, a nosy reporter on her doorstep, and $2.5 million hidden in the air vents of her house, she's going to have to decide who she is, and quickly - before the world chooses for her.
NOT ENOUGH GWENS!
When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)!
But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or...you get the idea!
Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves!
Rated T+
NEW ONGOING SERIES - HAN SOLO IS BACK!
But wait! Isn't HAN still frozen in Carbonite? Yes. But you can't keep a good smuggler down!
Set a few years before Episode IV: A New Hope, Han, his partner, CHEWBACCA and GREEDO, embark on a heist for JABBA THE HUTT.
It's supposed to be an easy job. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, how about a reunion with the very last person Han expected to see? The last page is a jaw-dropper...
RATED T
"After the events of Nubia & the Amazons, the dangers of Doom's Doorway have found their way to Man's World and garnered the attention of not one, but all three Amazonian tribes.
The Bana-Mighdall consider it to be a weakness in the current regime and have decided to return to the shores of Themyscira to stake their claim over the island. Little do they know, the Esquecida are not far behind, but instead looking for help to combat the evil unleashed. Tempers rise and swords are brandished as the women argue about the best course of action.
Now Queen Nubia must show them all the way to peace by calling for one of the most famous Amazon traditions...the Contest. Who among them is worthy of leading them into the future? Find out as the bravest, wisest, and fiercest warriors compete to be champion of all the Amazons!
DC Comics proudly presents the first Wonder Woman crossover of its kind, brought to you by the writers behind Wonder Woman, Nubia & the Amazons, and Wonder Girl and some of the best and brightest artists in the industry. You won't want to miss this monumental story that brings all the Wonder Woman titles and characters together and changes them for good!"
*Yes, that is an actual policy that we actually have. It's written down and everything. And yes, it is ridiculous that we live in a world where such a policy is needed. Welcome to the twenty first century folks - it turns out the future is annoying.
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