Rocket Raccoon: Marvel Tales – Pull List 26th April

The Geeky Brummie Pull List with Rocket Raccoon: Marvel Tales

We have lots of comics for you on the Pull List this week. The Comic of the Week title goes to Rocket Raccoon: Marvel Tales from Marvel Comics. The other 9 comics on the main Pull List are also from Image Comics, IDW Publishing, DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Our On The Radar selections include 6 comics from Image Comics and Marvel Comics and Dynamite. With so many comics out this week MEANWHILE… takes another short break.

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Now on with the comics…

Rocket Raccoon: Marvel Tales
Issue 1
Marvel Comics

Script -Bill Mantlo
Art – Mike Mignola

Buy digitally on Comixology – Rocket Raccoon: Marvel Tales #1 (Link)

The fiery furball known as Rocket Raccoon shows he has what it takes to one day be a Guardian of the Galaxy as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of Marvel’s most impressive talent from the past eight decades! In ROCKET RACCOON (1985) #1-4, acclaimed writer Bill Mantlo teamed with superstar-in-waiting Mike Mignola to present Rocket’s first solo adventure as Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant! When Rocket’s girlfriend Lylla is kidnapped by the mercenary Blackjack O’Hare and held captive by Lord Dyvyne, one of the most powerful creatures on Halfworld, it’s up to the galaxy’s deadliest weapons expert to go in—guns blazing—and save the day!

With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 about to hit cinemas, now if the perfect time to rediscover the origins of our favourite Raccoon. This collection of the original 4 issue mini series features excellent writing from one of my personal favourites, Bill Mantlo, along with early art, from the soon to legendary, Mike Mignola. This is an incredible series and if you missed it first time around this is a great value package.

Unstoppable Doom Patrol
Issue 2
DC Comics

Script – Dennis Culver
Art – Chris Burnham
Colours – Brian Reber
Letters – Pat Brosseau

Buy digitally on Comixology – Unstoppable Doom Patrol #2 (Link)

WORM’S EYE VIEW

Explore the World’s Strangest Superheroes’ new headquarters, the Shelter, as they welcome their brand-new member, the Worm! Catch up with Niles Caulder, Mento, Flex Mentallo, and more as we learn terrible secrets that could bring the new team to their knees before they even have a chance to get started. There’s a traitor in their midst and it’s not who you think!

The first issue was a blast and set the stage for this iteration of the team. The writing and art were top notch and I’m looking forward to where the story will take us.

What’s The Furthest Place From Here? #12

What’s The Furthest Place From Here?
Issue 12
Image Comics

Script – Matthew Rosenberg
Art – Tyler Boss

Buy digitally on Comixology – What’s The Furthest Place From Here? #12 (Link)

Sid’s story continues!

After the shocking revelations in the last issue, we fall back into Sid’s journey. We’ll see some “old” familiar faces and some horrifying new ones as she fights for her life against the most dangerous threat yet.

WTFPFH? continues to be one of Image’s best books. Things are getting fleshed out in surprising ways and I can’t wait to see how it all works out.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – The Lost Years #3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – The Lost Years
Issue 3
IDW Publishing

Script – Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman
Art – SL Galant, Ben Bishop and Maria Keane
Colours – Luis Antonio Delgado and Ifan Noor
Letters – Shawn Lee

Buy digitally on Comixology – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – The Lost Years #3 (Link)

THE TALE OF THE LAST RONIN’S FIRST MISSION CONTINUES! In the past: Michelangelo’s quest for vengeance takes him further westward and the fighting forms he’s mastered thus far will prove invaluable as he faces yet another adversary. Nothing will stand in the way of his quest to return to New York City and avenge his family for the fates suffered at the hands of the Foot Clan except maybe the chiding voices of his dead brothers. Meanwhile, in the present (a.k.a. our future!), Casey Marie Jones does her best to rear the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as both their master and surrogate mother and she’s finding she’s not sure which undertaking is more difficult!

This book is incredible. It does a great job of filling in some of blanks from the Lost Ronin series whilst expanding on what comes next. A must for all Turtles fans.

Star Trek
Issue 7
IDW Publishing

Script – Collin Kelly
Art – Mike Feehan

Buy digitally on Comixology – Star Trek #7 (Link)

Continuing Benjamin Sisko’s quest to stop celestial genocide in “The Red Path,” the second arc of the critically acclaimed Star Trek flagship comic series continues! Sisko returns to Deep Space 9, and it’s the family reunion we’ve all been waiting for-or is it? Meanwhile, the crew of the U.S.S. Theseus meet a familiar face from Paramount+ hit show Lower Decks.

Exactly what a Star Trek book should be. This series continues to be a delight and with a guest appearance from one of the Lower Decks crew this issue things could get a little weird.

Sins of Sinister: Dominion
Issue 1
Marvel Comics

Script – Kieron Gillen
Art – Paco Medina and Lucas Werneck
Colours – Bryan Valenza
Letters – Clayton Cowles

Buy digitally on Comixology – Sins of Sinister: Dominion #1 (Link)

SEVEN TRILLION DEADLY SINS! A thousand years of hell and damnation comes to end with the loudest scream in history and for the truly guilty, there is no escape. Can the future change the present, or will we just make all the same mistakes again? Either way, the present will have to live with the future’s sins.

SINS OF SINISTER TIE-IN

The Sins of Sinister mini-series were a lot of fun an this one-shot will tie it all up. I’d be surprise if it was tied up in a nice neat bow but with The Fall of the Mutants on the horizon I’m sure Mr. Sinister will be back for more.

Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain
Issue 3
Marvel Comics

Script – Tini Howard
Art – Vasco Georgiev
Colours – Erick Arciniega
Letters – Ariana Maher

Buy digitally on Comixology – Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #3 (Link)

THE FORGEMASTER FEDERAL IS THE CAPTAIN BRITAIN WE DESERVE! He’s here to right wrongs, defend the innocent and—oh wait, Morgan Le Fay put him in power? So much for the campaign slogans. Betsy Braddock is down for the count, Rachel Summers is iced out and the most powerful witch in history is about to take the entire kingdom for herself. Britain needs true allies—but they may have to come from foreign lands…

I’m quite enjoying this new run of Captain Britain. I’d like to see more connections with the past and a more from Brian and Meggan.

Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #2

Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures
Issue 2
IDW Publishing

Script – David M. Booher
Art – George Kambadais

Buy digitally on Comixology – Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #2 (Link)

With all their friends beguiled by the attractions of Waterdeep, Eric and Diana are left to contemplate the kids’ future. Where do they really belong? Where are they most needed? But it’s more than just the wonders of Waterdeep that have enchanted Presto, Bobby, Hank, and Sheila. Will everyone come to their senses in time?

The first issue flew by so I’m hoping there is more to get our teeth into in this second issue. If you loved the cartoon, you’ll get a kick out of this series.

Image! Anthology
Issue 12
Image Comics

Script – Zeb Wells

Script – Robert Kirkman, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Patrick Kindlon, Vincent Kukua, Brenden Fletcher, Skottie Young and Dean Haspiel
Art – Andrea Mutti, Leandro Fernandez, Maurizio Rosenzweig, Erica Henderson, Cory Walker, Skottie Young and Dean Haspiel

Buy digitally on Comixology – Image! Anthology #12 (Link)

Our 12-issue celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary wraps up with an all-new SCIENCE DOG story by INVINCIBLE creators ROBERT KIRKMAN & CORY WALKER, a new tale of THE OLD GUARD by GREG RUCKA & LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, and a very special story by the late VINCENT KUKUA.

Additionally, GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI bring us the conclusion of “The Blizzard,” BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON tie up “Red Stitches,” and PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG present the final installment of “Gehenna.” Plus! SKOTTIE YOUNG’s “Stupid Fresh Mess” and DEAN HASPIEL’s “Billy Dogma!”

This is the final issue of this fine anthology series. Image have done some great stuff here and I hope it’s a format they return to in the near future.

The Ambassadors
Issue 3
Image Comics

Script – Mark Millar
Art – Travis Charest

Buy digitally on Comixology – The Ambassadors #3 (Link)

The world is in a frenzy. Everyone wants superpowers, but only six people will be selected as their country’s Ambassadors in this global competition. Meet the mother and son superhero team from Paris!

Travis Charest takes over art duties as we head to Paris for the next people to be granted super powers.

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

Wasp #4
Marvel Comics

Script – Al Ewing
Art – Kasia Niemczyk and Carola Borelli
Colours- Kike J Diaz
Letters – Cory Petit

Buy digitally from Comixology – Wasp #4 (Link)

Just when it seems like Janet and Nadia Van Dyne might lose a mental and physical battle against the Creature from Kosmos, an unlikely ally returns to remind them where real strength comes from. With enemies old and new aligned against them, Janet and Nadia must tap into the best parts of themselves to win—and to define the true legacy of the Wasp.

Gargoyles #5
Dynamite

Script – Greg Weisman
Art – George Kambadais

Buy digitally on Comixology – Gargoyles #5 (Link)

Goliath – prisoner! Hudson is forced to stand down as Goliath is captured and taken away. Determined to rescue Goliath, Brooklyn takes command of the Clan. Meanwhile, Dino Dracon’s plans proceed apace…

Clobberin’ Time #2
Marvel Comics

Script – Steve Skroce
Art – Steve Skroce
Colours – Bryan Valenza
Letters – Joe Sabino

Buy digitally on Comixology – Clobberin’ Time #2 (Link)

The THING travels to Krakoa for a symposium on the Mutant and Superhuman Interconnection. While there, he teams up with Wolverine and is confronted by the mysterious plunderer from issue #1—and the table is set for a battle for all creation and possibly Ben Grimm’s greatest adventure.

Local Man #3
Image Comics

Script – Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs
Art – Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs, Felipe Sobreiro and Brad Simpson

Buy digitally on Comixology – Local Man #3 (Link)

The hero formerly known as CROSSJACK is on the hunt for a murderer, a trail that leads him directly to a self-help guru who was once his sworn enemy: the villain known as FRIGHTSIDE. Now, the “Local Man” must find out what she knows before his high school sweetheart’s cop husband throws him in a cell. Meanwhile, in the past, Crossjack and Neon battle demons and angels (both real and psychological) at the end of the world.

Plush #6
Image Comics

Script – Doug Wagner
Art – Rico Renzi and Daniel Hillyard

Buy digitally on Comixology – Plush #6 (Link)

It’s finale time! Rednecks versus cannibalistic, serial-killing furries. Guns and machetes versus fursuits and a can-do attitude. All that, plus there’s a new player in the game-meet Princessa Sassy Pants.

Miracleman: Marvel Tales #1
Marvel Comics

Script – Mick Anglo and The Original Writer
Art – Steve Dillon, Paul Neary, Don Lawrence, Gary Leach and Alan Davis

Buy digitally on Comixology – Miracleman: Marvel Tales #1 (Link)

One of the most celebrated characters in comic book history takes center stage! In classic British tales from MIRACLEMAN (1985) #1, WARRIOR #1-11, MARVELMAN SPECIAL #1 and A1 (1989) #1—restored and refreshed in the pages of MIRACLEMAN (2014) #1-4—a long-forgotten legend lives again with the magic word KIMOTA! Middle-aged reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more. When an unexpected series of events leads him to reclaim his destiny, the heroic Miracleman is reborn! But Miracleman’s return threatens to unravel Moran’s life! Pushing the concept of the super hero to its logical conclusion, MIRACLEMAN is nothing short of a revelation and forty years later stands as one of the influential works in the comic book artform. Now, relive the first groundbreaking 1980s adventures that captured lightning in a bottle—or experience them for the first time!

Will be back next week.

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