Danger Street – The Pull List 14th December

The Geeky Brummie Pull List with Danger Street

In the Pull List this week our Comic Of The Week is Danger Street from DC Black Label. Also on the Pull List are the latest issues of Legion of X and The Amazing Spider-Man from Marvel Comics, and 2000AD from Rebellion. And in our On The Radar selection, we have 4 new comics from Image and Ahoy Comics. And in MEANWHILE… 2000AD announces the latest Apex Edition.

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Now on with the comics…

Danger Street
Issue 1
DC Black Label

Writer – Tom King
Artist – Jorge Fornés
Colourist – Dave Stewart
Letterer – Clayton Cowles

Buy from Comixology – Danger Street #1 (Link)

CHAPTER ONE: ATLAS THE GREAT

Joining the Justice League is a goal for any superhero, but what happens when a quest for membership takes a sinister turn? Join Starman, Metamorpho, and Warlord as they look to prove themselves worthy by summoning and defeating Darkseid in battle. Soon they’ll learn that calling upon a New God never ends well, and their world is headed for a crisis as a result! The journey to save the day will be a treacherous one filled with princesses, knights, and all kinds of monsters. Each person the heroes encounter plays a crucial role in this sprawling yet gripping narrative that is a little bit silly, a whole lot dark, and completely cool. Expect the unexpected with a supporting cast featuring Manhunter, Lady Cop, the Green Team, and the Creeper!

Inspired by the heroes and villains of 1st Issue Special, Tom King and Jorge Fornés (Rorschach) return for an unforgettable maxiseries that reimagines the characters and their stories. A multicharacter, multilayered crime drama starring some of DC’s most obscure creations: no one will see it coming, but everyone will want to see where it goes!

Tom King as been doing something amazing with this reworking of DC Legends. Mister Miracle and Strange Adventures were some of my favourite comics of recent years, so I’m looking forward to this new title.

Legion of X
Issue 8
Marvel Comics

Writer – Simon Spurrier
Artist – Netho Diaz
Colourist – Federico Blee
Letterer – Clayton Cowles

Buy on Comixology – Legion of X #8 (Link)

DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR! Goodbye, Warren Worthington III—A.K.A. ANGEL —and hello murderous winged monster. It’s up to the Legionnaires to stop his rampage and figure out what’s going on. Good news: The mystical BLACK KNIGHT has come to their aid! Bad news: Angel’s not the only mutant turning into a monster. And NIGHTCRAWLER’s inner, savage beast threatens to completely take control. Meanwhile, in Krakoa, the BANSHEE/GHOST RIDER hybrid known as VOX IGNIS senses a disturbance within the island. Could it be a coincidence that CYPHER has suddenly fallen ill? As the hostility between LEGION and PROFESSOR X grows, the stability of the island becomes less certain.

Blimey, things certainly seem to be heating up on Krakoa. Can Nightcrawler keep it all under control? Is the end of the Krakoan Age nigh?

The Amazing Spider-Man
Issue 15
Marvel Comics

Writer – Zeb Wells
Artists – Ed McGuinness and Cliff Rathburn
Colourist – Marcio Menyz
Letterer – Joe Caramagna

Buy on Comixology – The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (Link)

SPIDER-MAN VS. VENOM! ‘NUFF SAID? What is Chasm’s plan, and why is Venom helping him?

LEGACY #909 | DARK WEB TIE-IN

Ed McGuinness takes over from JRJR for the latest Dark Web issue. I’m quite enjoying this run on Spidey and I do love Ed’s style.

2000AD
Issue 2312
2000AD/Rebellion

Writers – Dan Abnett, Garth Ennis, Gordon Rennie, Kek-W, Pat Mills, Guy Adams, Karl Stock, Kenneth Niemand & Mike Carroll
Artists – Kevin O’neill, Lee Carter, Mark Harrison, Nick Dyer, Robin Smith, Simon Bisley, Jake Lynch, Jimmy Broxton & Warwick Fraser-Coombe
Colourists – John Charles & Jim Boswell
Letterers – Annie Parkhouse, Jim Campbell, Simon Bowland & Rob Steen

Buy from 2000AD – 2000AD #2312 (Link)

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a super dose of Thrill-power to take you into the new year.

Featuring a new cover by Andy Clarke (Batman), 2000 AD Prog 2312 celebrates the festive period with the traditional 100-page end of year special, featuring a brand-new line-up of stories!

Judge Dredd faces off against an old enemy that’s bust out of containment in “The Last Temptation of Joe” by Ken Niemand & Lee Carter; Proteus Vex must negotiate a full-blown interstellar war in “Crawlspace” by Mike Carroll & Jake Lynch; Cyd learns more about her state of being in “The Out” Book Three by Dan Abnett & Mark Harrison; ABC Warrior Joe Pineapples reveals his past in “Tin Man” by Pat Mills, Simon Bisley & Clint Langley; Rogue Trooper encounters Nort genetic experiments in “Brothers” by Kek-W & Warwick Fraser-Coombe.

Plus, with the unexpected return of the anarchic alien, Bonjo From Beyond The Stars, by Garth Ennis and the late Kevin O’Neill and a special Judge Dredd tribute to the much-missed Alan Grant, this is a Christmas issue not to be missed!It wouldn’t be Christmas without a super dose of Thrill-power to take you into the new year – and you can now pre-order the bumper Xmas issue of 2000 AD!

Featuring a new cover by Andy Clarke (Batman), 2000 AD Prog 2312 celebrates the festive period with the traditional 100-page end of year special, featuring a brand-new line-up of stories!

Judge Dredd faces off against an old enemy that’s bust out of containment in “The Last Temptation of Joe” by Ken Niemand & Lee Carter; Proteus Vex must negotiate a full-blown interstellar war in “Crawlspace” by Mike Carroll & Jake Lynch; Cyd learns more about her state of being in “The Out” Book Three by Dan Abnett & Mark Harrison; ABC Warrior Joe Pineapples reveals his past in “Tin Man” by Pat Mills, Simon Bisley & Clint Langley; Rogue Trooper encounters Nort genetic experiments in “Brothers” by Kek-W & Warwick Fraser-Coombe.

Plus, with the unexpected return of the anarchic alien, Bonjo From Beyond The Stars, by Garth Ennis and the late Kevin O’Neill and a special Judge Dredd tribute to the much-missed Alan Grant, this is a Christmas issue not to be missed!

It’s the annual tradition of picking up the huge Christmas Special of 2000AD. This year is full of some incredible thrills but the one I’m looking forward to most is Bonjo From Beyond The Stars, the last work for the Prog by the late, great Kevin O’Neill. So, keep those thrill-suckers at bay over the holiday season by arming yourself with this zarjaz publication.

On the radar this week some other comics not on the Pull List but well worth checking out:

Love Everlasting #5

Image Comics

Writer – Tom King
Artist – Elsa Charretier
Colourist – Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer – Clayton Cowles

Buy from Comixology – Love Everlasting #5 (Link)

“TRAPPED BY LOVE” END OF STORY ARC! Joan slips outside of the Romance world. She meets her second Everlasting, a woman who, like Joan, sees this warped world for what it is, but unlike Joan knows why it is there. Can Joan get the answers she needs before she falls back into the trap of love?

Dark Ride #3

Image Comics

Writer – Joshua Williamson
Artists – Andrei Bressan and Adriano Lucas

Buy on Comixology – Dark Ride #3 (Link)

Halloween’s come early, and she’s here to SLAY. Daddy’s favorite girl threatens her brother Sam Dante and his plans for the family legacy, even as someone uncovers the terrifying disappearances at Devil Land.

Starhenge, Book One: The Dragon and The Boar #6

Image Comics

Writer and Artist – Liam Sharp

Buy on Comixology – Starhenge, Book One: The Dragon and The Boar #6 (Link)

MINISERIES FINALE

In the shocking conclusion of STARHENGE: BOOK ONE, King Arthur is killed after Gwynn sabotages Merlin’s plans. Merlin goes mad and flees, transforming into an Elk. Can Taliesin, Amber, and Daryl offer any hope for the future of magic?

Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs #2

Ahoy Comics

Writer – Mark Russell
Artist – Steve Pugh

Buy from Forbidden Planet International – Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs #2 (Link)

Billionaire Island still stands, but life is very different than it once was. With mercenaries at every turn and F-list stars struggling to survive, the lush life has taken a turn for the worse. Join us on a walking tour as we see what’s left of the island…and what’s in store for our hero, Business Dog!

Apex of Kevin

I have managed to pick up both the previous 2000AD Apex Editions and they are some of the best books I ow. So it was with both sadness and joy, that I have heard 2000AD are releasing their next edition featuring the work of the late Kevin O’Neill. His art was some of the most incredible to ever grace the pages of the galaxies greatest comic, and I can wait to see that as it was drawn.

Official 2000AD Press Release

An incredible insight into the art of one of comics’ most unique talents – the 2000 AD Art of Kevin O’Neill: Apex Edition is available to pre-order now.

O’Neill, who sadly died in November, was an artist without peer. His work on strips in 2000 AD such as Nemesis the Warlock, Metalzoic, Judge Dredd, Ro-Busters and more sealed his reputation even before his wildly popular and influential work on Marshal Law with Pat Mills and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with Alan Moore.

Due for release on 28 June 2023, the Apex Edition will be available in standard and special slipcase editions. The standard edition is available to pre-order from the 2000 AD webshop and will also be available for comic book stores to order through Diamond Distribution’s Previews magazine next year.

The slipcase edition is only available from the 2000 AD webshop and will include an individually numbered extra bound page, featuring a page of brand new art created by O’Neill exclusively for this edition.

2000 AD webshop pre-orders for the slipcase and standard editions will close at 12noon GMT on 28 March 2023. Orders for the standard edition placed through the 2000 AD webshop before 3 January will receive a 10% discount.

From the Archive

The contents of this 160-page collection were compiled by O’Neill from his own archive, working closely with Rebellion’s editorial and reprographics teams to curate this unmissable testament to his remarkable career.

His innovative, iconoclastic, idiosyncratic, and inventive work for 2000 AD will be showcased in an unmissable over-sized art book, featuring high-resolution scans of original artwork by one of comics most unique talents.

Presented in a deluxe, over-sized facsimile edition, the Kevin O’Neill Apex Edition will reproduce these stunning pages at their actual size – from covers to stunning double-page spreads, from just some of his famous work on Nemesis the Warlock to his final sequential work on Bonjo From Beyond The Stars, giving fans the chance to see these pages in all their glory.

From Concept and Beyond

From his concept sketches for 2000 AD’s alien editor ‘Tharg the Mighty’ to complete episodes from robot rescue squad series Ro-Busters, future lawman Judge Dredd, and alien freedom fighter Nemesis the Warlock, O’Neill’s unmistakeable style was influenced by everything from his childhood in the East End of London to the films of special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, from Mad magazine and from the work of British cartoonist Ken Reid.

Editor Oliver Pickles said: ‘There was and is no-one who draws like Kev O’Neill and this new Apex Edition is ample proof of what an amazing talent he was – whether it was his character design or the incredible energy he brought to every page. It is a shame that he never got to see the finished book that he’d worked so hard on over the past year, right up until the end of October in fact, but I think it is fitting that it stands as a true testament to such a unique talent and such a warm, generous man.’

The complete list of contents

Tharg the Mighty head shot concepts
2000 AD Sci-fi Special 1977 cover
Judge Dredd: Judges Graveyard pages 1-6
Tharg’s Future Shocks: Hunted pages 1-3
Mach Zero Star Scan
2000 AD Annual 1979 cover
2000 AD covers – Progs 40, 71, 84, 88, 97 (unused due to strike action), 103, 112, 167 (sketch & cover) 398, 483, 485, 489, 492, 500
Ro-Busters cover – Starlord issues 5 & 16 Cover
Ro-Busters Star Scan – Starlord issue 19
Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 88, pages 1-4, 6
Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 90, pages 1-6
Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 103, pages 1-6
Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 104, pages 1-6
Ro-Busters – Ro-jaws, 2000 AD Prog 106 Star Scan
Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 111, pages 1-6
Ro-Busters – 2000 AD Prog 112, pages 1-6
ABC Warriors – 2000 AD Prog 119, pages 3-7
ABC Warriors – 2000 AD Prog 123, pages 1-6
ABC Warriors – Titan Book One frontispiece
ABC Warriors – Prologue pages 1-3
ABC Warriors – Epilogue pages 1-3
Shok! – Judge Dredd Annual 1981, pages 1-7
Judge Dredd: The Law According To Dredd – 2000 AD Prog 474, pages 3-7
Judge Dredd: The Law According To Dredd – 2000 AD Page 475, pages 1-2, 4-7
Judge Dredd – 2000 AD Prog 521, page 1
Nemesis: Terror Tube – 2000 AD Prog 167, pages 1-6
Torquemada The God – 2000 AD Prog 520, pages 1-6
Torquemada’s Second Honeymoon – 2000 AD Annual 1988, pages 1-6
Tomb Of Torquemada Poster Prog, cover
Tomb Of Torquemada Poster Prog, pages 1-6
Tomb Of Torquemada Poster Prog, poster
Nemesis the Warlock: The Final Conflict – 2000 AD Prog 2000, pages 1-6
Bonjo From Beyond The Stars – 2000 AD Prog 2312

Place Your Orders

You can pre-order the standard edition from the 2000AD webshop here – THE 2000 AD ART OF KEVIN O’NEILL: APEX EDITION (Link)

You can pre-order Deluxe Limited edition from the 2000AD webshop here – THE 2000 AD ART OF KEVIN O’NEILL: APEX EDITION – WEBSHOP EXCLUSIVE
THE 2000 AD ART OF KEVIN O’NEILL: APEX EDITION (Link)

Your Local Comics Shops

Your local comic shops are now open and you can pop in for your geek fix. Listed below are some of the best shops across the county with links to check the very latest information including opening time and covid safety measures. Therefore, when visiting these shops please be patient and respectful to all the staff who are doing an incredible job.

FORBIDDEN PLANET INTERNATIONAL (VARIOUS) – includes Worlds Apart Birmingham

Please check with stores for any changes to opening times and services.

Follow the stores social media pages for updates!

FORBIDDEN PLANET (VARIOUS) – includes Birmingham Megastore

Check their website for more information –

https://forbiddenplanet.com/stores/

GOSH! COMICS (LONDON)

Check their website for more information –

https://goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blog/the-gosh-authority-130620-reopening-news/ and https://twitter.com/GoshComics

OK COMICS (LEEDS)

Follow the stores social media pages and website for updates!

http://www.okcomics.co.uk/ and https://twitter.com/OKComics