FREE! Take One! Volume 13 #4 “News, reviews and opinions from the world of comics” August 2009 Archie #600 Well, it’s summer, so it’s time for the big events, and what can be bigger A Timely anniversary than “Archie Marries Veronica”! The story jumps ahead to after Archie and Marvels Project #1 the gang have graduated college, so Marvel has been think Days of Future Past crossed with celebrating their 70th Anni- Beverly Hills versary for a few months 90210, and now, and as fun as some of h o p e f u l l y their re-issued Timely comics we’ll get have been, they’ve yet to s o m e t h i n g put out anything completely like that. mind-blowing. M a y b e Well, Ed Brubaker and Archie will Steve Epting look to change invite the all of that with the release of Punisher to Marvels Project. the wedding This eight issue mini- to deal with series explores the events that the Sentinels. created the Marvel Universe, This is and more specifically, how only the first they are linked to the origin part of the of Captain America. Sounds s t o r y l i n e , a lot like Ultimate Origins, The Proposal, so maybe Veronica finally right? proposed to Archie. I’m still betting that The big difference here is Betty is going to be involved in some that this is meant to be canon hijinks as well! But they promise that for the ORIGINAL Marvel we’ll know why Archie would choose Universe, and with Brubaker Veronica instead of Betty (I’m sure it has and Epting (the team behind nothing to do with her parents’ fabulous the last four years of Captain wealth), and how Betty reacts, as well America) at the wheel, as what everyone else is up to in the Marvels Project promises to future. Even money on the wedding be one of the most intriguing being interrupted by Cheryl Blossom. books of the year! Or a Sentinel. Move over Blacksad, tremendous thinking-person’s action- going on, but with a twist--Detective- LeBrock’s on the case! adventure sci-fi in the form of Luther Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard is Bryan Talbot is best known for Arkwright and its sequel, Heart of an anthropomorphic badger. his heavily researched “serious” Empire. If you liked Blacksad (which is comics, like the multi-award-winning His newest project, Grandville is coming from Dark Horse in a few Tale of One Bad Rat, and Alice in definitely in the Arkwright vein, with short months!), you’re gonna love Sunderland. But he also has done some good old Victorian steampunk Grandville. 2 | www.bigplanetcomics.com Hotline: 301.718.1890 back, but Johns’ 31st Century death count of Ultimatum. Of version of the Legion kicks butt! course, Ultimatum may still not Check out his Superboy and the have finished by the time this Legion TP, or the Final Crisis: comes out, but who cares! We’ve Legion HC for a taste of things got Mark “Old Man Logan” Millar to come. back on the book he made great, this time with Avengers in the The Red Circle title so no one is confused! Carlos J. Michael Straczynski, while Pacheco is on art, so it might actu- a great writer, has screwed up ally be on time. Nick Fury returns (never his fault, mind you) when a secret threatens Cap. Babylon 5, Rising Stars, and the Expect the violence! Amazing Spider-man. Before DC lets him play with the big boys, Models, Inc. they’re having him try out on the Marvel finally returns to the heart old Archie super-hero characters of its universe, Fashion Week! (like the Fly, not Archie in a cape). All the models in one book, from I guess if he doesn’t screw this Mary Jane up too bad, they’ll let him tackle Watson to Brave and the Bold (the one for Patsy Walker, grown-ups, even).... Millie the Blackest Night: Batman comic about a guy with a cat that Model and It might not be the only Blackest can be turned into a super- Daredevil #500 more, dealing Night crossover book this weapon. Perfect for fans 104 pages of awesome! The with robbery month, but it is the only of Wonton Soup, Scott Kingpin and Lady Bullseye attempts and one that is focused on Pilgrim, and North stories collide as we find out what overly friendly the recently dead Caped World. they have in common. What is cops, until Crusader! I don’t care if the Kingpin really doing? And Millie becomes Batman is in a cave in the Batman: Widening this is the last issue for Brubaker the suspect in a murder, and the past or a grave in the now, Gyre and Lark, so what are they going girls set out to prove her inno- all I know is that I want him to Kevin Smith writes more to set up for the next storyline cence. Really. I’m not making any become a murderous zombie. Batman.... Oh wait, that’s a good (written by Andy Diggle!)? Last of this up. thing! Bring it on! t i m e Daredevil jumped from Ghost Riders: Heaven’s Bendis to Brubaker, we Die Hard: Year One on Fire Adventure Comics got the Punisher and John McClane was just a hard- I guess enough of you hadn’t Geoff Johns is now writing Murdock in jail. I working cop in corrupt Gotham noticed that the amazing Jason Superboy (now that the bet Ed can top City when suddenly… oh, Aaron is writing Ghost Rider (in legal issues are settled) that! sorry, I’m dreaming again. But addition to Scalped, Wolverine: and the Legion of Super- it is McClane as a rookie cop, 10 Weapon X, and the occasional Heroes in the same Ultimate Comics years before Die Hard, when he’s issue of Immortal Weapons). So 40-page comic Avengers learning how to make it in NYC, here’s your perfect jumping-on every month. The whole Ultimate during the Summer of Sam! Find point. Ghost Rider and his posse That Jim Universe is going out why he causes trouble for try to take control of Heaven back Shooter stuff through a bit of a himself down the road, when he from some renegade angels! Did was kind of relaunch, what with the gives too many parking tickets to we mention that it’s by Big Plan- a fun throw- massive destruction and the wrong German tourist. et’s favorite writer, Jason Aaron? Red Herring A new six-issue mini-series from Dominic Fortune David Tischman (Greatest Hits) Howard Chaykin returns with a book of his and Philip Bond (The Escapist) own, as Fortune gets a bodyguard gig during about scandals and intrigue in the Depression for three out of control Holly- Washington, D.C. Hey! That’s wood types. Of course, they turn out to be trouble with where I live! a capital T, and Dominic runs across a conspiracy to bring down the U.S. government. Plus mysterious businessmen King City and sexy women. Just your average, run-of-mill Killer Vol 2 HC Keeper continue, as he saves the New Orleans, and how they playing! Tarzan! Samurai! Chef! Archaia is finally back on a assassin he loves, only to survived the hurricane, and Dooooooomo! publishing schedule, so we might descend into a life as a then their experiences, actually see this conclusion! The poor husband and a poor from the Superdome, Asterios Polyp HC Killer finally begins to find out lover! Luckily, Alexandra to taking in refugees, It came out. We recommended who has tried to ruin his life, and the assassin has a plan to to watching the storm it earlier. We have now read it. what is going on, which means a straighten him out. from the roof of their It may be the best graphic novel return to civilization and a lot of store, to losing every- every created. Buy it. people getting killed. A.D.: New Orleans thing, and what happened After the Deluge GN to them next. Lenore Volume II #1 Dungeon: The Early Josh Neufeld helped out after Lenore is back in all-new full- Years Vol 2 GN Katrina, and now, 4 years later, he Domo color adventures by creator The adventures of the Dungeon tells the tale of 7 real people from Cuteness! Box car racing! Wii Roman Dirge! You know, the Hotline: 301.718.1890 www.bigplanetcomics.com | 3 the hidden demons, junior account Punisher is good at in this collec- come out on time, which means executive Dave Sloan! Luckily tion of Rick Remender and Jerome we get a new Walking Dead TP an invisible cherub follows him Opena’s new Punisher series. every six months! There’s really around, telling him to murder the “What is the Punisher good at?”, no point in starting this zombie demons who are disguised as his you ask. Shooting super-villains epic with Volume 10, so if you’re co-workers or people who annoy with guns, of course! not already hooked grab Volume him! Man, I’ve got an angel who 1 now, and start reading! Mmm, tells me that too. Captain Easy Soldier of zombies.... Fortune Vol 1 HC Irredeemable Vol 1 TP We love comic strip reprints Captain America: Death Mark Waid has a Superman- around here. Particularly collec- of Captain America gone-bad story. The world’s most tions of adventure-y strips like Omnibus HC powerful superhero suddenly Terry and the Pirates and Steve Lots and lots of Ed Brubaker/ turns on everyone, and he’s so Canyon.