Guardians of the Galaxy – Pull List 17th May

The Geeky Brummie Pull List with Guardians of the Galaxy

I have 13 new comics in for you on the Pull List this week. The Comic of the Week title goes to Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel Comics. The other 5 comics on the main Pull List come from IDW Publishing and Marvel Comics. Our On The Radar selection includes 7 comics from Image Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics Comics. In MEANWHILE… we take a look at the 2000AD webshop exclusive cover for Best of 2000AD Volume 4.

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…

Guardians of the Galaxy
Issue 2
Marvel Comics

Script – Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly
Art – Kev Walker
Colours – Matt Hollingsworth
Letters – Cory Petit

Buy digitally on Comixology – Guardians of the Galaxy #2 (Link)

The Guardians are caught in the middle of a civil war! Will the Guardians be able to stop it, or was it already lost from the start? Grootfall is coming, and it does not take sides…!

LEGACY #182

The first issue took the COTW title last time around, and after a barnstorming opening and Kev Walker art I couldn’t not award it the coveted title again this month. I’m loving the space western vibes with a hint of cosmic horror. This is great stuff and anyone coming to the book on the heels of the latest movie should find something exciting and fun.

Planet of the Apes
Issue 2
Marvel Comics

Script – David F. Walker
Art – Dave Wachter
Colours – Bryan Valenza
Letters – Joe Caramagna

Buy digitally on Comixology – Planet of the Apes #2 (Link)

THE CRIME OF TIME AND HUMANITY’S HUBRIS! Humanity slips ever closer to the brink of extinction as the Army of Man continues to target apes in a misguided attempt to end the spread of the ALZ-113 retrovirus. With groups of apes in Europe, Africa and Asia continuing to grow in intelligence and power, the threat of simian domination of Earth becomes increasingly possible. Meanwhile, the United Nations makes a bold move to the save the human race.

This does a great job of fitting in with the more recent interpretations of POTA and the art is spectacular. The viral outbreak themes seem even more scary after the events of the last few years. The is a solid book that you should definitely check out.

She-Hulk
Issue 13
Marvel Comics

Script – Rainbow Rowell
Art – Joe Quinones and Andrés Genolet
Colours – Bryan Valenza and Dee Cunniffe
Letters – Joe Caramagna

Buy digitally on Comixology – She-Hulk #13 (Link)

She-Hulk’s new villain makes a big move that throws Jen for the loop of her life. Plus, Patsy Walker, also known as Hellcat, returns to help Jen set everything straight.

LEGACY #176

Come on. This book is just a breath of fresh air and is both humorous and heartbreaking when it wants to be. It’s great to see Jen in such a way and to have a comic that doesn’t have to deal with universe threatening events. Sometimes the personal stuff is what makes these stories soar.

Star Trek
Issue 8
IDW Publishing

Script – Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly
Art – Mike Feehan

Buy digitally on Comixology – Star Trek #8 (Link)

The newly established Obsidian Council of Cardassia Prime has spoken: The time has come for Benjamin Sisko to stand trial for the atrocities he ordered and for his contributions to war crimes by the Federation during the Dominion War. Arc two of the critically acclaimed Star Trek flagship comic series continues here!

I’m really enjoying these IDW Trek books. The characterisations are spot on and the the art does a great job of capturing the look and feel of the shows. This second story arc looks to be going to some very interesting places and I recommend this book to any Star Trek fan.

X-Men
Issue 22
Marvel Comics

Script – Gerry Duggan
Art – Joshua Cassara
Colours – Marte Gracia
Letters – Clayton Cowles

Buy digitally on Comixology – X-Men #22 (Link)

ORCHIS RISING! Mutantkind may be stronger than ever, but that just makes their enemies more determined than ever to tear them down. Orchis’ plans are in motion, preparing for the fall…

Having polished off the Brood, the X-Men must now face M.O.D.O.K and pals. No rest for the wicked.

**Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Echoes #1**

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Echoes
Issue 1
IDW Publishing

Script – Marc Guggenheim
Art – Oleg Chudakov

Buy digitally on Comixology – Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Echoes #1 (Link)

When a space anomaly thrusts a bounty hunter and her target-a criminal mastermind-into their universe, it’s up to Kirk and his crew to stop them from unintentionally starting a war with the Romulans and unleashing a superweapon of foreign tech onto the system. But the strangers from another universe are more familiar than they assume for underneath their helmets are their doppelgangers from an alternate reality!

After Star Trek: Year Five finished I said I’d like to see IDW explore the Motion Picture era. Now here we are with the first issue of this mini-series doing exactly that. I hope that this isn’t the only exploration of that time we’ll get as I do have a fondness for this point in Star Trek history.

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

Fantastic Four #7
Marvel Comics

Script – Ryan North
Art – Iban Coello
Colours – Jesus Aburtov
Letters – Joe Caramagna

Buy digitally from Comixology – Fantastic Four #7 (Link)

THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD

COLOSSAL ISSUE #700! FANTASTIC FOUR #7 is also FANTASTIC FOUR #700, which means we’re ABSOLUTELY going huge. It’s an over-sized spectacular as the Fantastic Four reach their new home—not knowing that a mysterious threat has made it there first! As their knowledge of LANGUAGE ITSELF begins to melt from their minds, the Four are in disarray as their existence hangs in the balance…and the greatest villain of all time finally seals their DOOM.

LEGACY #700

Superman #4
DC Comics

Script – Joshua Williamson
Art – Nick Dragotta and Jamal Campbell
Colours – Jamal Campbell and Frank Martin
Letters – Ariana Maher

Buy digitally on Comixology – Superman #4 (Link)

CHAPTER FOUR: SCREAMS FROM THE PAST

Introducing the Kryptonite Klaw! Superman is vulnerable to Kryptonite, but what happens when other dangerous superhumans are exposed to it? If Superman wants to stop Metropolis’s newest enemies, he must uncover Lex Luthor’s secret past!

Titans #1
DC Comics

Script – Tom Taylor
Art – Nicola Scott
Colours – Annette Kwok

Buy digitally on Comixology – Titans #1 (Link)

The Dark Crisis is over, and the Justice League is no more. Now, a new team must rise and protect the Earth…Titans, go! The Teen Titans are ready to grow up. Each member joined as a much younger hero, certain that one day they’d be invited to join the Justice League. But the time has come for them not to join the League…but to replace it! Are the no-longer-teen heroes ready for the big leagues? Danger lurks around every corner as heroes and villains alike challenge the new team before they’ve even begun. Will the DCU ever be the same? Find out in this landmark first issue brought you by the all-star creative team of Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and Nicola Scott (Wonder Woman Historia, Earth 2)!

Dark Ride #6
Image Comics

Script – Joshua Williamson
Art – Andrei Bressan
Colours – Adriano Lucas

Buy digitally on Comixology – Dark Ride #6 (Link)

Halloween makes her move to become the killer queen of Devil Land and gives the park-loving fiends exactly what they crave.

Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #4
Dark Horse Comics

Script – Tim Seeley
Art – Eddie Nunez, Daniel Lopez and Fico Ossio
Colours – Rico Renzi
Letters – Deron Bennett

Buy digitally from Comixology – Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #4 (Link)

As the deal between the Sorceress and Zodac reaches its tense conclusion, they witness worlds where He-Man’s good heart and strong will have influenced a new generation. In “Unfakeable,” the Masters (featured in the Netflix CG animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) confront their own doppelgangers, and must figure out the things they dislike most about each other to win, while in “The Megabeast Matrix,” the He-Force is called upon once again to battle a very modular threat to the entire multiverse!

Maskerade #5
Dark Horse Comics

Script – Kevin Smith and Andy McElfresh
Art – Giulia Gualazzi
Colours – Giulia Brusco
Letters – Andrew Thomas

Buy digitally from Comixology – Maskerade #5 (Link)

The flagship title from Kevin Smith’s Secret Stash Press is reloaded for more mayhem! Maskerade continues to carve a bloody swath of vengeance through the twisted rich of Trenchen City. Felicia Dance pulls an eyes-wide-shutdown on Trenchen’s pervy power-players, penetrating their antisocial circle and getting one step closer to the city’s rotten core-the diabolical David Ditt!

Immortal Sergeant #5
Image Comics

Script – Joe Kelly
Art – J.M. Ken Niimura

Buy digitally from Comixology – Immortal Sergeant #5 (Link)

Sarge reveals the true intention behind his “investigation” as he and Michael cross literal and emotional borders. Val learns some hard truths about herself and her mother-in-law as Rhoda drops bombs in the backyard. Michael sort of, kind of grows a pair…sort of.

Best of 2000AD Tribute Cover

Due for release in October The Best of 2000 AD Volume 4 is to get a special tribute cover to Steve Dillon from his brother Glyn Dillon.

This 2000 AD webshop exclusive edition will feature a new cover by Glyn Dillon paying tribute to his brother Steve, who tragically passed away in 2016. The cover is Glyn’s homage to Steve’s Dredd great, Cry Of The Werewolf, the classic Dredd presented in this volume.

Glyn is well know for the 2012 graphic novel The Nao of Brown from SelfMadeHero, as well as for his work on 2000 AD, Crisis, Deadline, The Sandman, Shade The Changing Man, and Egypt. He now works as a concept artist and costume designer on films like The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and Solo, as well as designing the Batsuit for Matt Reeves, The Batman.

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