Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Geeking 4 Everyone's top picks of the week (11-6-13)

Every week we like to give our fans the top ten books we recommend and plan on buying every week.  We also like to give one kids recommendation, and a collectors item.  These weekly blogs do not include any spoilers just a summary of the book usually provided by the comic book distributor.  We also release comic book reviews every Wednesday that do include reviews with spoilers. Keep in mind the covers we provide are our preference so it may not be available or you may prefer a different cover.  Make sure to go to the comic distributors for information on every variant released for the books. Here's our top ten for the week:




Action Comics #25:  We love all the Action comics books and always try and pick one up when one comes out.  This week an old character is being brought back in ZERO year, and you can expect lots of surprises.   A very overconfident superman is trying to save Gotham, an a woman from his past is doing the same exact thing only to a much smaller degree.  Eventually the two will run into each other.  Will this be good or bad?  Who is the woman from Superman's past?  Will Superman be able to save Gotham?  What character will will be seeing that is recreated? 




Amazing X-Men #1:  This is a brand new series that we have been looking forward to ever since Marvel X-Men Messiah Complex, The X-Men have felt a little hopeless without their friend.  However, they learn that Nightcrawler may still be alive.  Its up to Northstar, Firestar, Wolverine, Storm, Beast, and Iceman to try and bring back their friend.  Will they be able to bring back Nightcrawler?  Matermind Hulk artist,  Ed McGuiness and the old X-Men writer, Jason Aaron are teaming up to make this book one of the best things on the stand this month. 
made the announcement.  If you could only get one book this entire month this would be the book I would choose.  We are looking forward to this series and all the new series that Marvel announced at New York Comic Con this year that will be coming out in January.  Ever since Nightcrawler's death from the




Batman Black and White #3:  We have been collecting this new mini series since day one and we have enjoyed every book. We wish there were more than 6 books in this series, but unfortunately at six books this series will end.  These books are some adventures from some of the top artists and creators.  This week Lee Bermejo, Marv Wolfman and Riccardo Burchielli, Rian Hughes, Damion Scott, Paul Dini and Stephane Roux. We enjoyed reading the first two and loved the creativity and art in both books.  We can't wait to see what adventures they have for Batman Black and White #3.




Batman Superman #5:  We have been enjoying this series ever since it has been released.  Gamers this weeks issue is especially good for you to read.  When the new toy master comes up with a deadly weapon everything comes to life.  This is the ultimate fighting game and there is one target in mind, Batman.  Can Superman help Batman before the video game takes its first victim?  What other heroes will we see in the video game fighting in this battle?  




Doctor Who Prisoner's of time #10:  We have been enjoying this 50th anniversary collection, and its one of the first books we look for when a new list is released.  This book features the 10th Doctor and features all eleven of the reincarnations of The Doctor.  This week, The Doctor brings Martha to the 1950's in Los Angeles and they run into a movie crew who's members start to mysteriously disappear.  Will The Doctor and Martha be able to uncover the mystery of all the missing people?  There are three different covers with this book, and they ship randomly.  So keep in mind you may not get the one you want unless you pick up one from the store.




Forever Evil #3:  With all of the heros gone, it is up to some very unimaginable protectors to fight off Lex Luthor.   There is also a secret revealed about the Syndicate's mission and what it will mean for the future of the DC universe.  Who do you think the new hero's will be?  Do you think they will be able to fight off Lex Luthor?  What is in the future for the DC Universe?




Green Lantern #25:  It has been a while since we have read any Green Lantern so we are picking up this book to add to our collection this week.  We like the Black and White variant cover on this one so we hope to get this particular variant.  This week, there are some major decisions to be made with the Green Lantern Corporation and Hal is faced with some decisions.  However, everyone else may not agree with him so this could cause some issues.  Will Hal be able to resolve everything and get everyone else to agree with him?  Or will people leave the corporation and make it even weaker? Will anything happen while they are figuring out the solution? 




Ghostbusters #9:  It has been a while since we have read any Ghostbusters so we are picking up thisweek's book.  This book almost seems as if it should have come out last week in time for Halloween.  This week, Stingy Jack was rejected from Heaven and Hell so instead he is reeking havok in Manhattan.  The Ghostbusters must stop him before he burns the city into the ground.  The heroes will encounter lots of turmoil this Holiday season.  Will the Ghostbusters be able to stop Stingy Jack before he desroys the whole city?  




Kids Pick: Garfield #19:  We love being very adamant about how important comics are for kids.  Not only do they learn from reading but its something enjoyable to them so they want to read it and learn from their favorite cartoon characters or superheros. Garfield is always a great pick for the little ones.  Who doesn't love garfield?  In this issue there will be a series of thankful stories just in time for Thanksgiving.  We think its great when there is a kids book that has great literacy and also having an educational side to it.  Who better than to teach your little ones to be thankful for their food than Garfield?  There will be many tales of thanking and giving in this compilation of Thanksgiving stories.  If you are looking for more gender related books we would recommend My Little Pony or Transformers.  Either way your little ones should be satisfied this week.




Shadowman #12:  We have always enjoyed the Shadowman series.  This book will have a collection of stories of dead tales and beyond vs just one story so it should be a great one to enjoy.  There are many great creators and artists that worked on this book so either way you should not be disappointed.  We can't wait to see what stories they have in store for us this week.




Superman Unchained #4:  This is another book that we have been collecting since the first book was released and we are continuing on with our Superman Unchained collection this week.  There are a total of 11 different covers for this book, and this series was made to celebrate the 75th anniversary that takes place next year.  We want to get just about every variant for this book including the Jim Lee variants.  We picked this one for our blog because we like the old school look for the 75th anniversary.  This is the Silver Age variant.  In this issue, Superman is determined to stop Ascension's attack and has an encounter with Wraith.  Superman has no choice but to call in some friends for some help.  Who will win the battle?  What friends will join Superman as allies to help him?   The cover we have shown is the variant cover that we hope to pick up.  We love the old school covers so this one is our favorite of them all.


 

Collectors Item of the Week:  We like to give one collector's item every week that we plan on picking up.
  We like to suggest one rare book and then an item that is released for the week that is not a book.  This week, DC comic is releasing its first line of new action figures for Arkham Origins.  There are several differnt ones, Batman, Joker, Bane, etc.  These run about $24.99 a piece.  Comic and game collectors I would not miss these action figures.







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