Every week (almost) the gang at GRC puts together their picks for our 'cream of the crop' merchandise!
Highlights for February 2013
Highlights for February 27th 2013!
BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #4 Of(4) (MR) | |
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DC COMICS (W) J. Michael Straczynski (A/CA) Adam Hughes "I have a small suggestion regarding the destruction of Earth." |
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #0.1 NOW | |
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MARVEL COMICS (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Steve McNiven Move over Avengers...the Guardians got this. Star-Lord. Gamora. Drax. Rocket Raccoon. Groot. ...and the Invincible Iron Man?! The Marvel Universe just got bigger as the legendary cosmic epic returns in the hands of superstar creators Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers, All-New X-Men) and Steve McNiven (Civil War; Old Man Logan). In this special prelude issue meet the man behind the Guardians: Star-Lord... and discover how this child of Earth became the leader of the rag-taggiest of teams in all the Galaxy. All setting the stage for next month's historic Guardians of the Galaxy #1. This is the start of something big, Marvel fans. |
POP MARVEL DEADPOOL VINYL FIG | |
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Inspired by the urban and stylized character designs of today's designer toys, Funko presents a new take on Marvel Comics' fan-favorite characters for their new line of POP! Marvel Vinyl Figures! These 3 3/4" tall figures include characters such as Deadpool, Doctor Doom, the Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, the Beast, and Dark Phoenix. Each figure features Funko's unique design, rotating heads, and articulation. Because these figures will look great on your desk, no Marvel Comics fan will want to miss out on collecting them all! Window box packaging. |
Highlights for February 20th 2013!
ALPHA BIG TIME #1 Of(5) | |
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MARVEL COMICS (W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A) Nuno Plati (CA) Humberto Ramos
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MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #1 Of(6) | |
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IDEA & DESIGN WORKS LLC (W/A) Thomas F. Zahler (CA) Thomas F. Zahler, Amy Mebberson Introducing the first of six spotlights focusing on everyone's favorite Ponies! Twilight Sparkle becomes enthralled in a literary masterpiece. Dismayed to hear the series never continued, Twilight goes on a quest to hunt down the reclusive author, Jade Singer. It will take all of the studious Pony's detective skill to find the author, and twists and turns abound! Don't miss this adventure in imagination! |
NOVA #1 NOW | |
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MARVEL COMICS (W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Ed McGuinness The Human Rocket returns!You've followed him through the history making (and changing!) AvX and now the mystery of the all-new Nova are revealed in this breathtaking new ongoing by the best-selling, award winning team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness (RED HULK, Avengers X-Sanction). Sam Alexander is a kid bound by the gravity of a small town and a father whose ridiculous, drunken fairy tales about a "Nova Corps" were just another heavy burden in a life full of them. But luckily for Sam Alexander...soon gravity won't even matter. And those troubles? It's like they're a billion miles away. |
Highlights for February 13th 2013!
SECRET AVENGERS #1 | |
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MARVEL COMICS (W) Nick Spencer (A) Luke Ross (CA) Tomm Coker "The Most Dangerous Secrets We Have... Are The Ones We Keep From Ourselves." The new Nick Fury leads a covert Avengers strike team including but not limited to Hawkeye, Black Widow, The Hulk, The Winter Soldier |
UNCANNY X-MEN #1 | |
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MARVEL COMICS (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Chris Bachalo The true flagship book of the X-Men returns. In the wake of the Phoenix, the world has changed and is torn on exactly what Cyclops and his team of X-Men are - visionary revolutionaries or dangerous terrorists? Whatever the truth, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto, and Magik are out in the world gathering up new mutants and redefining the name UNCANNY X-MEN. |
WALKING DEAD THE GOVERNOR SPECIAL (O/A) (MR) | |
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IMAGE COMICS (W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn This special Walking Dead issue contains a reprint of THE WALKING DEAD 27, featuring the first appearance of The Governor, as well as the Governor origin story that first appeared in the CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2012. Find out the origins of the villain from THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 3! |
Highlights for February 5th 2013!
FEARLESS DEFENDERS #1 NOW | |
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MARVEL COMICS (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Will Sliney (CA) Mark Brooks NEW TEAM! NEW VILLAINS! NEW CREATORS! Valkyrie and Misty Knight are the Fearless Defenders and not since Power Man and Iron Fist has an unlikely duo kicked this much-well, you know. Writer Cullen Bunn (Venom, Sixth Gun, The Fearless) and new-to-Marvel artist Will Sliney (MacGyver, Star Wars) bring you the book everyone is going to be talking about on Thursday morning. |
SON OF MERLIN #1 CVR A ZID | |
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IMAGE COMICS (W) Robert Place Napton (A/CA) Zid THE BATTLE BEGINS ANEW Simon Ambrose is a brilliant young professor at MIT. Always somewhat out of sync with the rest of the world, Simon is a man of science and does not put much stock in faith. When he discovers that he is the bastard son of the world's greatest wizard Merlin, he is forced to put his skepticism aside and embrace a world of magic and the mayhem it embodies. Science and magic collide in this introductory priced first issue! For $1, you can't afford to miss this next step in a battle that has been waged for ages! |
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT MEGATRON ONE SHOT #1 | |
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IDEA & DESIGN WORKS LLC (W/A) Nick Roche (CA) Livio Ramondelli, Nick Roche MEGATRON IS BACK! Writer/artist Nick Roche (Last Stand of the Wreckers) takes us back to the last time MEGATRON returned-when he found his DECEPTICON forces in tatters under the control of STARSCREAM. In this never-before-revealed tale, we learn exactly how Megatron reacted... and how Starscream survived! Ships with 2 covers in a 1-to-1 ratio, 1 by Nick Roche and 1 by Livio Ramondeli. |