The Geeky Brummie Pull List with DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days
After a quiet week, our Pull List this week features 13 new comics. Our Comic of the Week title is DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days from DC Comics. The other 5 comic on the main pull list comes from DC Comics, IDW Publishing and Marvel Comics. Our On The Radar selection includes 7 new comics from IDW Publishing, DC Comics, AWA, Image Comics and Marvel Comics. In MEANWHILE… the Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Sets are nearly here.
If you want to send any comics or details of any comic related events we should feature, feel free to reach out to me at keith@geekybrummie.com or comics@geekybrummie.com
Now on with the comics…
DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days
Issue 1
DC Comics
Script – Kenny Porter, Aaron Waltke, Danny Lore, Marguerite Sauvage, Alex Galer, Dennis Hopeless, Brendan Hay and George Mann
Art – Nick Robles, Ivan Shavrin, Ted Brandt, Ro Stein, Marguerite Sauvage, Derek Charm, Baldemar Rivas, Maria Laura Sanapo, Leonardo Rodrigues, Joe Prado and Jonas Trindade
Colours – Ivan Shavrin, Ted Brandt, Ro Stein, Marguerite Sauvage and Derek Charm
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days #1 (Link)
EIGHT ROM-COM-INSPIRED NEW STORIES ABOUT LOVE—AND TRYING TO FIND IT—IN THE DC UNIVERSE! Romance is rarely a simple affair—love is almost always followed by some sort of conflict. Whether you’re Plastic Man twisting yourself into knots trying to please someone, or the Flash traveling back in time to make a catastrophic 50 first dates perfect, or even a lonely robot who just can’t seem to find love unless it’s mail from a computer screen, like Red Tornado, love actually is…a pain in the 27 dresses. So in the grand tradition of these dating conundrums a la rom-coms of the ’90s and ’00s, we are proud to present eight new stories about love and trying to find it in this zany world.
Just in time for Valentines Day, comes this collection of romantic stories from across the DC Universe. Obviously I was won over by the title and cover, who can resist the charms of Guy Gardner, but this book promises to be more than just that. I like that DC are happy to embrace these silly and charming issues, often featuring characters who I’ve loved for ages, but don’t have regular series of their own. The eight stories presented here look a lot of fun, and with Valentines Day just around the corner, it would make a great gift for any romantically inclined comic fans.
Shazam!
Issue 8
DC Comics
Script – Mark Waid
Art – Goran Sudžuka
Colours – Ive Svorcina
Letters – Troy Peteri
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – Shazam! #8 (Link)
THE CAPTAIN VS. ALIEN DINOSAURS! The Captain’s side deal with Solomon is proving to be more curse than blessing! Will even his newfound levels of wisdom help him stop the alien dinosaur invaders called The Auditors from unleashing planetary chaos?
I didn’t miss Dan Mora as much as I thought last issue, which just goes to show how strong this book is. Goran Sudžuka, has stepped in to some big boots, and has acquitted himself admirably. Mark Waid continues to have a lot of fun with the good Captain and I’m loving how DC are totally embracing the lighter side of things.
Birds of Prey
Issue 6
DC Comics
Script – Kelly Thompson
Art – Leonardo Romero
Colours – Jordie Bellaire
Letters – Clayton Cowles
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – Birds of Prey #6 (Link)
ALL-OUT WAR ON THEMYSCIRA! It’s all-out war on Themyscira as the team faces off against the mythical Megaera…can the Birds overcome this ancient evil?! Or will one of them have to pay the ultimate price…?
My third DC book of the week, and it’s another one that is really pulling me back into the DC Universe. DC really hit the mark with the Dawn of DC shake up and Birds of Prey has gone from strength to strength. I hope this book is successful enough to extend beyond the schedules 8 issues, as I want to see more from this amazing team.
The Sensational She-Hulk
Issue 5
Marvel Comics
Script – Rainbow Rowell
Art – Ig Guara
Colours – Dee Cunniffe
Letters – Joe Caramagna
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – The Sensational She-Hulk #5 (Link)
She-Hulk, Hell-Cat and CAPTAIN MARVEL were supposed to have a nice night out at Hell-Cat’s favorite bar…but it’s the Marvel Universe and in the Marvel Universe, we can’t have nice things. With their very souls at stake, Captain Marvel asks She-Hulk a question that could have absolutely HUGE consequences.
LEGACY #183
Some scheduling shenanigans means I was a bit confused about where we are with She-Hulk, as the blurb for last issue was not what happened in the book. But we are back on track now and the arrival of Carol Danvers, who just so happens to be the leader of The Avengers, dropping by to ask a question, can surely only mean one thing.
X-Men
Issue 31
Marvel Comics
Script – Gerry Duggan
Art – Phil Noto
Letters – Clayton Cowles
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – X-Men #31 (Link)
THE ULTIMATE MUTANT HUNTER! The X-Men lived in fear of Nimrod’s creation, and now it’s clear why! The ultimate weapon of mutant extinction is ever-adapting, ever-evolving, with only one goal—DEATH TO MUTANTKIND!
Do I know what is going on in the X-books right now? No, not really, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the race to the end of the Krakoa era. I have to say, that whilst things don’t look too good for Logan and Kitty on this cover, Kurt appears to be having too much fun bamf’ing around, just look at the grin on his face.
Star Trek: Defiant
Issue 11
IDW Publishing
Script – Christopher Cantwell
Art – Mike Feehan
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – Star Trek: Defiant #11 (Link)
The Defiant crew faces their most dangerous bounty in the finale of Defiant arc two! Iotion gangster Benny the Munch is in town looking to expand his turf, and he’s not stopping until he owns every living being in the galaxy. Meanwhile, when Captain Worf sends Nymira on an undercover mission to uncover the infamous mobster’s grand plans, she finds herself volunteering her captain to fight Benny’s prized Gorn goon in a Kreel death tournament known as the Kash-Baht Death Crucible. Whoops!
IDW really are going a bang up job with their Star Trek line. Defiant has managed to come out of Day of Blood stronger than ever, and the crew of misfits really does gel. I don’t think enough of you are picking these books up, and I believe and self respecting Star Trek fan would get a lot out of this series.
On the Radar, these are comics I’ve not got on my physical Pull List, but are books I’ll pick up digitally or in trades:
Fantastic Four #17
Marvel Comics
Script – Ryan North
Art – Carlos Gómez
Colours – Jesus Aburtov
Letters – Joe Caramagna
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – Fantastic Four #17 (Link)
When construction unearths something unexpected, Susan Storm is called in—not as a super hero but an archaeologist! But when the bones she uncovers—tens of thousand of years old, dating back to the first arrival of humans in the Americas—turn out to be female…and matching her build…and wearing the shredded and decayed remains of what appears to be BLUE FABRIC constructed of unstable molecules, she must accept the fantastic: Dr. Susan Storm is going to DIE deep in Earth’s prehistory…and that time is coming sooner than she might think! Also in this issue: an anniversary date for Reed and Sue! So Sue gets both inarguable evidence of her own death AND some romance. Not in that order though.
LEGACY #710
The Cull #5
Image Comics
Script – Kelly Thompson
Art – Mattia De Iulis
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – The Cull #5 (Link)
Our heroes grapple with their wins and their losses. Nothing will ever be the same again. But is it ever? There’s no place like home, that’s for sure.
Beneath the Tress Where Nobody Sees #3
IDW Publishing
Script and Art – Patrick Horvath
Letters – Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #3 (Link)
As Woodbrook quakes in terror, the killer runs free
The town now plans a funeral, instead of festivity
Sam has her suspicions, she’ll follow her hunch
She better act fast, or more bones might go crunch
But Sam isn’t afraid, she knows she’ll solve the case
Because the killer doesn’t know it, but they left a trace
Love Everlasting #12
Image Comics
Script – Tom King
Art – Elsa Charretier
Colours – Matt Hollingsworth
Letters – Clayton Cowles
Buy physically from Forbidden Planet – Love Everlasting #12 (Link)
More answers to all of your questions! The bloody, tragic tale of the Cowboy’s origin continues. In a world without love, in a world without Joan, how does a man live? How far into the depths of hell will his loss take him? Journey with the Cowboy on his quest to find the woman who must always leave.
Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #4
DC Comics
Script – Robert Venditti
Art – Gavin Guidry
Colours – Jordie Bellaire
Letters – Dave Lanphear
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #4 (Link)
METALLO DECLARES WAR AGAINST SUPERMAN ON AMERICAN SOIL! These two men of steel will duke it out in the nation’s capital, and only one can be declared the winner!
Godzilla: Valentines Day Special #1
IDW Publishing
Script – Zoe Tunnell
Art – Dani Pendergast
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – Godzilla: Valentines Day Special #1 (Link)
Is there anything as romantic as seeing the world together? Hopping from country to country to take in the sights and splendor in the fleeting seconds before Godzilla smashes the skyline? Truly, there’s nothing like the thrill of an international game of cat and mouse between an intrepid amateur kaiju researcher and a global kaiju-response lieutenant. But when you’re up against Godzilla, it’s hard to have a bigger “CRUSH.”
U & I #1
Artist, Writers and Artisans Inc
Script – J. Michael Straczynski
Art – Mike Choi
Buy digitally on Comixology/Kindle – U & I #1 (Link)
The Resistance Universe Returns in a New Tale by J. Michael Straczynski! The next chapter in the saga of the Resistance Universe focuses on an unlikely love story. The mysterious “U” has no memory of his past before awakening with powers after the Great Death that took many lives and created the superpowered Reborns. His vision of the world is one that is more beautiful and full of hope than the rest of us can see. In searching for a purpose, a reason to live, he discovers Isabelle, whose father died in the plague, and who has recently been thrown out to live in the streets by her uncle. When the two meet, a spark is lit between them. But another spark is lit-one that’s sure to lead to explosive consequences-when U runs afoul of a crime syndicate that will stop at nothing to get revenge.
Scott Pilgrim is 20
This year Bryan Lee O’Malley‘s Scott Pilgrim celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Oni Press are releasing the Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Color Hardcover Box Set and Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary B&W Hardcover Box Set in August. These new sets feature all-new, never-before-seen artwork by creator, Bryan Lee O’Malley, with colours by Nathan Fairbairn, and design by Patrick Crotty.
These limited edition box sets with be available in both colour and newly remastered black and white, making this the first hardcover edition of the book as it first appeared, each Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Hardcover Box Set will come packaged in deluxe clamshell collector’s boxes packed with new art and limited-edition bonus items. The box sets will be available in local comic shops and bookstores in August 2024, exactly 20 years after the debut of Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, the first book in the series. Both versions are currently available for pre-order at your local comic shop and all good online retailers. Below are the full details of what comes in each set, direct from those fine folk at Oni Press.
This is What You Get
1-2-3-4! When Scott Pilgrim first meets Ramona Flowers, sparks will fly…
In celebration of 20 years of the Bryan Lee O’Malley’s SCOTT PILGRIM—the Eisner Award–winning, New York Times bestselling graphic novel epic that inspired Netflix’s hit anime series now streaming everywhere—Oni Press proudly presents a masterfully designed, first-of-its-kind box set tribute, featuring the complete series in six newly designed COLOR hardcover volumes available exclusively in a deluxe collector’s box that comes loaded with new art and limited-edition bonuses!
Curated by Bryan Lee O’Malley himself, and designed by Eisner Award nominee Patrick Crotty, the SCOTT PILGRIM 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLOR HARDCOVER BOX SET is the definitive statement on the the graphic novel series that IGN calls a “landmark… that will reverberate through the comic book world for years to come.”
The SCOTT PILGRIM 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLOR HARDCOVER BOX SET includes:
- Newly redesigned hardcover editions of SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1–6, featuring new art by Bryan Lee O’Malley.
- A deluxe, clamshell collector’s box (approx. 9.5”L x 6.5” W x 8”H) featuring new art by Bryan Lee O’Malley.
- An exclusive compilation of “Making of Scott Pilgrim” extras and comics.
- A top secret selection of in-world items from the universe of Scott Pilgrim.
- Collectible sticker sheet.
Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Set Bonuses
In addition to the original comics, with new covers by Bryan Lee O’Malley, both sets will include a compendium on the making of the series. There will be three exclusive sticker sheets, depicting the cast. Finally, both box sets will contain multiple exclusive posters, including a Sex Bob-omb concert print and a deluxe holofoil art print.
“We’ve all been working hard on these box sets, which I think are such a complicated project and interesting challenge,” said Bryan Lee O’Malley. “It’s been fun working with the legend Patrick Crotty and my buddy Nathan Fairbairn, and the folks at Oni Press are doing a great job. I hope everyone likes the end results!”
“This box set is an experience from top to bottom, inside and out,” added Sierra Hahn, Oni Press Editor-in-Chief. “Bryan and Patrick have created something that faithfully honors Scott Pilgrim fans as well anyone who loves exceptional, fun storytelling and is obsessive about graphic design. I can’t wait for readers, new and old, to behold this incredible tome this summer!”
I’ve been a massive Scott Pilgrim fan since the beginning and even though I have the original black and white issues and the colour hardback releases, I really want to add both these sets to my collection. Not sure how I will afford it but they are very desirable. I hope this also means we will see more Scott Pilgrim related merchandise to celebrate this 20th anniversary.
Your Local Comics Shops
Britain has some of the best comics shops in the world. This updated lists features just a few of the shops you can pop in to for your geek fix. Check out you own local shops and if they don’t appear on this list let me know and we can add them.
WORLDS APART BIRMINGHAM (part of FPI)
Birmingham’s premier comic book store and Pokestop.
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 09:30 – 17:00
Wednesday, Friday: 09:30 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 18:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
14-16 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham B5 4EN Tel: 0121 643 0143
Website: Forbidden Planet International and Twitter: @WorldsApart_Bir
FORBIDDEN PLANET (BIRMINGHAM)
Graphic novel/comic store with merchandise & T-shirts, plus character figures & toys.
Monday to Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
74 Bull St, Birmingham B4 6AD Tel: 0121 236 3026
Website: Forbidden Planet and Twitter: @ForbiddenPlanet
GOSH! COMICS (LONDON)
A mean little comics shop in the heart of London.
Open Daily: 10:30 – 19.00
1 Berwick St, London W1F 0DR Tel: 0207 437 0187
Website: Gosh! Comics and Twitter: @GoshComics
OK COMICS (LEEDS)
Twenty Year Old, Eisner Award Nominated Comic Book Shop in the beating heart of Leeds City Centre, UK.
Open Monday to Saturday: 11.00 – 17.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 15.00
19 Thornton’s Arcade, Briggate, Leeds LS1 6LQ Tel: 0113 246 9366
Website: OK Comics and Twitter: @OKComics
PAGE 45 (NOTTINGHAM)
UK Comic Shop created & curated since 1994 by Stephen Holland, Comics Laureate 2021-23.
Open Monday to Saturday: 09.00 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 16.00
Closed on Bank Holiday Mondays, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
9 Market St, Nottingham NG1 6HY Tel: (0115) 9508045
Website: Page 45 and Twitter: @PageFortyFive
TRAVELLING MAN (VARIOUS)
Travelling Man Is The UK’s Friendliest Comic & Games Shop Since 1991. Shop Online Now! Explore The Rich Genres & Worlds That Games, Comics & Independent Press Have To Offer. Since 1991.
Open Monday to Saturday: 10.00 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 -17.00
LEEDS
32 Central Road, Leeds LS1 6DE Tel: 0113 245 0822
YORK
74 Goodramgate, York YO1 7LF Tel: 01904628787
NEWCASTLE
43 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5JE Tel: 0191 261 4993
MANCHESTER
4 Dale Street, Manchester M1 1JW Tel: 0161 237 1877
Website: Travelling Man and Twitter: @TravellingManUK
MEGA CITY COMICS (LONDON)
Mega City Comics, was established in 1981, initially as a mail-order business, supplying comics, graphic novels, and collecting supplies. After 6 years of mail-order and trading through the comic marts, we opened our shop in Camden Town in 1987.
Open Monday to Friday: 11.00 -18.00
Saturday: 10.30 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 18.00
18 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7HJ Tel: 020 7485 9320
Website: Mega City Comics and Twitter: @MegaCityComics
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (VARIOUS)
A trio of comic shops in Bedford, Northampton and Peterborough.
BEDFORD
20 Allhallows, Bedford MK40 1LJ Tel: 01234 270777
Open Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 17.30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
NORTHAMPTON
29 Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE Tel: 01604 602311
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday: 10:00 – 17:30
Wednesday: 10:00 – 19.00
Thursday to Friday: 10:00 – 17:30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
PETERBOROUGH
25 Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1SQ Tel: 01733 892827
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday: 10:30 – 17:30
Wednesday: 10:30 – 18:00
Thursday to Friday : 10:30 – 17:30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: CLOSED
Website: Close Encounters and Twitter: @CEncountersUK
THAT COMIC SHOP (PRESTON)
Retailers of new Comics weekly, Magic the Gathering Card Games, Board Games, Toys, T-Shirts plus loads more.
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday to Thursday: 10:00 – 17:00
Friday: 10:00 – 21:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 16:00
Sunday: CLOSED
116 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE Tel: 01772 204287
Website: That Comic Shop and Twitter: @ThatComicShop
PARADOX COMICS (DORSET)
Comic book shop in Dorset, dealing in graphic novels, statues, action figures, card games, limited edition comics and more
Monday: Closed
Open Tuesday to Friday: 10:30 – 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
19 High Street, Poole, Dorset BH15 1AB Tel: 01202 661346
Website: Paradox Comics and Twitter: @ParadoxComicsUK
WAKEFIELD COMICS 616 (WAKEFIELD)
Comic Book Shop in the centre of Wakefield. Stocking the latest comics direct from the US.
Open Monday: 9:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 9:00 – 16:30
Wednesday to Saturday: 9:00 – 17:00
Sunday: CLOSED
3 The Springs, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 1PU Tel: 01924 375234
Website: Wakefield Comics 616 and Twitter: @wakeycomics616
COMIC BOOK GUYS (BELFAST)
Comic Book Guys – Northern Ireland’s newest independent comic book store also stocking movie memorabilia, toys & other collectibles… excelsior!
Open Monday to Saturday: 10.00 to 17.00
Sunday: CLOSED
130 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BG Tel: 02890 080169
Website: Comic Book Guys and Twitter: @comicbookguysni
RAYGUN COMICS (RICHMOND)
A welcoming and friendly comic book shop. Comics, toys, books, games and merchandise for all ages.
Open Monday to Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
26 Red Lion Street, Richmond TW9 1RW Tel: 0208 948 8476
Website: Raygun Comics and Twitter: @Raygun_comics
DAVE’S COMCIS (BRIGHTON)
Dave’s Comics, The Graphic Novel Shop.
Open Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 18:00
Sunday: 11.00 – 17:00
5 Sydney St, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4EN Tel: 01273 691012
Website: Dave’s Comics and Twitter: @DavesComics
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