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WEDNESDAY 23^rd OCTOBER

If you've spent any time online this year (and if you're reading this, I think it's safe to assume you have) you've probably heard about this week's biggest release, PRETTY DEADLY by Captain Marvel and Ghost author Kelly Sue DeConnick and Strange artist Emma Rios.  The story of Death's daughter as told from the point of view of a butterfly and dead rabbit, this Western/Horror epic is already being hailed by many reviewers as the best new comic of 2013.  I'm a huge fan of DeConnick's work, and look forward to finding out for myself if the hype is true. Pretty Deadly isn't the only eagerly anticipated comic out this week however - Ed Brubaker's new 60's thriller Velvet is looking to bring a more realistic viewpoint to the spy genre, animated favourite Samurai Jack (finally!) gets his own comic series, and the fate of Young Loki is revealed in Young Avengers - I just know Kieron Gillen is going to break our hearts once again, so I'm keeping tissues handy while reading this one. 

Also shipping are last week's missed titles Justice League #24 and Satellite Sam #4,  and Issue 2 of Matt Fraction's NSFW sell-out (and surprisingly good fun) Sex Criminals. 

 What are you reading this week? Talk to us @DavesComics!

ARCHIE

ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #32

B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #236

MEGA MAN #30 REG CVR

SONIC UNIVERSE #57 REG CVR

BONGO

FUTURAMA COMICS #69

BRAVEST WARRIORS #13 MAIN CVRS

 IT'S A GREAT PAIR OF SOCKS!
BRAVEST WARRIORS is like throwing a whole thing of mentos into a 2liter of diet soda. You know what will happen, but you still have to do it...don't fight that urge. The aftermath might be a little messy, but you know you had a blast all the way to the end.

DARKHORSE

CONAN PEOPLE O/T BLACK CIRCLE #1 

 Two of the hottest names in comics-writer Fred Van Lente and artist Ariel Olivetti-reunite for a brutal Conan epic like no other! Assassins, dark magic, and a beautiful noblewoman mean trouble for the Cimmerian barbarian unlike he's ever seen in this full-tilt escapade through the mountains of Afghulistan!

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #29

KISS ME SATAN #2

MASS EFFECT FOUNDATION #4

MASSIVE #16

MIND MGMT #16

STAR WARS LEGACY II #8

DC/VERTIGO

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #6

ALL STAR WESTERN #24

AQUAMAN #24

ARROW #12

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #24

BEWARE THE BATMAN #1

 DC Nation proudly presents: BEWARE THE BATMAN, a new, all-ages series! Bruce Wayne spent years learning crime-fighting techniques from his butler (and former secret agent) Alfred Pennyworth. Now he's ready to take on Gotham City's criminal underground as 

the Batman!

CATWOMAN #24

DC VS MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #2

FLASH #24

GREEN TEAM TEEN TRILLIONAIRES #5

INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #10

JUSTICE LEAGUE #24 

 A "Forever Evil" tie-in! THE JUSTICE LEAGUE IS DEAD! But who's at the top of the food chain now? And what does BLACK ADAM have to say about it?

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #24

LARFLEEZE #4

RED LANTERNS #24

SUPERMAN #24

TALON #12

TEEN TITANS #24

TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL #4

UNWRITTEN #54

 

The big finale of "The Unwritten Fables" is here! The survivors of Fabletown have launched their final assault on Castle Dark-and been broken. Their king is dead and their champions defeated. But the battle's not over until the wicked witch says it is, and Frau Totenkinder still has plans for Tom Taylor and Boy Blue. Unfortunately, the cure she has in mind is even worse than the disease... 

DYNAMITE

THE SPIDER #15

UNCANNY #4

VAMPIRELLA #35 

VAMPIRELLA SOUTHERN GOTHIC #3

IDW

ALIENS VS PARKER #4

CROW CURARE #3

HAUNTED HORROR #7

JUDGE DREDD #12

OTHER DEAD #2

ROCKETEER SPIRIT PULP FRICTION #2 

The most pulp-tastic crossover of all time continues! What is the TV Terror that threatens all of Los Angeles-and how can the Rocketeer and the Spirit hope to combat such a futuristic menace? Plus-it's the Peevey/Dolan team, together again at last! 

SAMURAI JACK #1

Cartoon Network's hit animated series is back at IDW! The legendary samurai known only as 'Jack' is stranded in a strange future ruled by the demonic wizard, Aku. His quest to return back to the past has tested him many times, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Can an ancient relic known as the Rope of Eons finally take him home? Writer Jim Zub (Skullkickers, Street Fighter) and artist Andy Suriano (Character Designer on the original Samurai Jack TV series) begin a new era of samurai adventure!

STAR TREK ONGOING #26

THUNDER AGENTS #3

TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #95

IMAGE

BOUNCE #6

BUSHIDO #4

CLONE #11

GREAT PACIFIC #11

MINIATURE JESUS #5 

PRETTY DEADLY #1 

KELLY SUE DECONNICK (Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) & EMMA RÍOS (Dr. Strange, Osborn) reunite to bring you an all-new ongoing series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher.  Death's daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her tale of retribution is as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage.  

RAT QUEENS #2 CVR B UPCHURCH

SATELLITE SAM #4

SEX CRIMINALS #2 

So who's the boy with the same sexy-time time-stopping gifts as Suzie? Meet John, who until last night thought he could freeze time with his junk. At long last not alone, what kind of horny hijinx will he and Suzie get up to together? What ANY of us would do if having sex stopped the whole world: We'd do crimes. 

VELVET #1 

 ED BRUBAKER and STEVE EPTING redefined Captain America with the "Winter Soldier" saga... and everything they've done so far has been leading to VELVET! When the world's best secret agent is killed, Velvet Templeton, the Personal Assistant to the Director of the Agency, is drawn off her desk and back into the field for the first time in nearly 20 years... and is immediately caught in a web of mystery, murder and hi-octane action. Sexy and provocative, with a dark twist on the spy genre, this EXTRA-LENGTH first issue by two of the industry's best-selling creators will knock you out!

OTHER PUBLISHERS

SUPURBIA ONGOING #12

ZOMBIE WAR #1 

 When the denizens of Earth's military cemeteries begin to rise from the dead, who will stop them? Over ZOMBIE WAR's two giant-sized issues, Jina, a tough-as-nails fighter pilot sets about uncovering what reanimated these heavily armed monsters and more importantly, what will stop them?! Featuring scripts and layouts by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman and art by Eric Talbot (Heavy Metal), this new incarnation will present ZOMBIE WAR in full color for the first time, courtesy of TMNT colorist Ronda Pattison!

MARVEL

DAREDEVIL #32

FF #13

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #14

INFINITY HEIST #2

INFINITY HUNT #3

IRON MAN #17

MARVEL NOW WHAT #1

 Get ready for the NOWest book in Marvel NOW History - Marvel NOW WHAT?!
  SEE NOW! Captain America get Cat Fished! SEE NOW! The Intervention of the Watcher! SEE NOW! The Wedding of Thor and Storm!
All that and more as a cast of comedy's shining stars and Marvel's most exciting
artists bring you the stories of Marvel NOW that you never thought you'd ever
want to see - but you do want to see it, and you want it NOW!

NOVA #9 INFINITY

SAVAGE WOLVERINE #10

SECRET AVENGERS #10 INFINITY

SUPERIOR CARNAGE #4

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #5 NOW

THE SUPERIOR SIX BEGINS!
  For months, Spider-Man has been collecting the members of the Sinister Six, holding them captive... but why?  Is Doctor Octopus finally showing his true colors? 

Everything has been building to this! 

THUNDERBOLTS #17 INFINITY

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #28

UNCANNY AVENGERS #13

VENOM #42

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #37 BOA

YOUNG AVENGERS #11

 They say you can never go home. For the Young Avengers, it's not true. They can go home. It's just that if they do, the universe may end. Better not go home then, eh?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOUNG AVENGERS? YOU'VE DECIDED TO GO HOME? GAHHKKH! YOU GUYS!
  Is Kate Bishop an enemy in waiting? Is this the last we see of the loveable/strangle-able Kid Loki? Are rhetorical questions a cheap device when writing solicits? All answers revealed, except the last one, which you'll have to work out by yourselves. 

TITAN

NUMBERCRUNCHER #4

VALIANT

HARBINGER #17 REG KITSON