The Geeky Brummie Pull List with Transformers #2
Our Pull List this week features 14 new comics. Our Comic of the Week title is Transformers #2 from Skybound/Image Comics. The other 7 comics on the main pull list are published by DC Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW Publishing, Image and Marvel Comics. Our On The Radar selection includes 6 comics from Image Comics, DC Comics, Sumerian Comics and BOOM! Box. And MEANWHILE… is still resting.
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…
Transformers
Issue 2
Skybound/Image Comics
Script & Art – Daniel Warren Johnson
Colours – Mike Spicer
Buy digitally on Comixology – Transformers #2 (Link)
THE SMASH-HIT SERIES CONTINUES! The Decepticons have been unleashed! As Optimus Prime and Autobots regroup, Starscream terrorizes humanity. This issue features a surprising first Energon Universe appearance!
The first issue of this new take on Transformers was pretty spectacular, with Daniel Warren Johnson taking some unexpected turns. This is certainly not like any Transformers we’ve had before and that makes me very excited to see what happens next. If you thought Transformers: The Movies was traumatic, hold on to your hats for what might be in store here.
Damn Them All
Issue 10
BOOM! Studios
Script – Simon Spurrier
Art – Charlie Adlard
Colours – Sofie Dodgson
Buy digitally on Comixology – Damn Them All #10 (Link)
The 500 Club has a new world order in mind, and Ellie is caught in the middle; she’s set up and without a prayer.
Cillian will stop at nothing to induct Bloody El into his demonic hivemind, and Ellie will have to try something unconventional with Glasya Labolas to shake things up… but will it work as expected?
This is still one of my favourite books. DC don’t know what they missed out on. Horrific and funny, this book is definitely one for fans of foul mouthed mages.
Birds of Prey
Issue 3
DC Comics
Script – Kelly Thompson
Art – Leonardo Romero
Colours – Jordie Bellaire
Letters – Clayton Cowles
Buy digitally on Comixology – Birds of Prey #3 (Link)
THE FIRST MISSION FOR THE NEW TEAM! DESTINATION: THEMYSCIRA! The covert first mission of the re-formed Birds of Prey has established their beachhead…in Themyscira! What could be so important to Black Canary that she’d risk the wrath of the greatest warriors on Earth?!
Only three issues in and this book is already firing on all cylinders. The new team is a perfect balance of characters who look destined to delivery exciting stories for a long time to come.
Shazam!
Issue 5
DC Comics
Script – Mark Waid
Art – Dan Mora
Colours – Alejandro Sánchez
Letters – Troy Peteri
Buy digitally on Comixology – Shazam! #5 (Link)
BILLY VS. THE GODS! The Captain’s battle against the forces of the Moon Emperor may orbit the absurd…but it’s full of action that will leave you…Apollo? (You can create your own moon pun for the end there, kids.) Mary Marvel joins the fray, the Shazam Family faces the Gods, and a devastating betrayal awaits you in this issue!
Wow, what a fabulous cover. It captures everything you need to know about the characters. Waid and Mora can really do no wrong at the moment and have thrown us back to a time when comics were fun and contained characters and stories that truly connect with us.
Star Trek: Defiant
Issue 9
IDW Publsihing
Script – Christopher Cantwell
Art – Mike Feehan
Buy digitally on Comixology – Star Trek: Defiant #9 (Link)
Disavowed from Starfleet despite their heroic actions, Worf and his crew set out in their new roles as bounty hunters on their first mission since the bloody battle against the tyrant Kahless. Their first target: an individualized ex-member of the Borg Collective known as Hugh.
Boy, these IDW Star Trek books are really great. The idea of Worf working as a bounty hunter is inspired and really marries with where we see him years later in Picard. Bringing back Hugh also looks like the bonds with that show will continue to grow.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issue 8
Marvel Comics
Script – Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly
Art – Kev Walker
Colours – Matt Hollingsworth
Letters – Travis Lanham
Buy digitally on Comixology – Guardians of the Galaxy #8 (Link)
THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN! AND NEW (?) GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. The truth about Grootfall is out there now, but will the universe listen? Do we even have to ask? It’s the Guardians vs. Whitecap High Command! The Fight for the Fold reaches its explosive conclusion just in time for everything to go to flark!
LEGACY #188
I’m still having a blast with this title and I’m loving Kev Walkers depiction of the gang.
X-Men: Red
Issue 17
Marvel Comics
Script – Al Ewing
Art – Yıldıray Çınar
Letters – Ariana Maher
Buy digitally on Comixology – X-Men: Red #17 (Link)
APOCALYPSE NOW! When Genesis returned to Arakko, she brought war in her wake. What will her husband bring with him? This issue—Apocalypse returns! Storm holds the ultimate weapon in her grip —but in the face of En Sabah Nur, even that may not be enough…
It’s been a long while since we last saw Apocalypse, so I wonder what he will make of the situation the mutants currently find themselves in.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Issue 37
Marvel Comics
Script – Zeb Wells
Art – Ed McGuinness
Colours – Marcio Menyz
Letters – Joe Caramagna
Buy digitally on Comixology – The Amazing Spider-Man #37 (Link)
GANG WAR: FIRST STRIKE! Rek-Rap returns! Spider-Man’s fun-house reflection might just be the thing to help the wall-crawler out of the darkness he can’t seem to shake. Well, Rek-Rap MIGHT help if he weren’t targeted by the scariest new Spidey-Villain in decades! GANG WAR IS COMING!
LEGACY #931
The road to Gang War continues. Nice to have more McGuinness Spidey.
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:
Phantom Road #6
Image Comics
Script – Jeff Lemire
Art – Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Colours – Jordie Bellaire
Buy digitally from Comixology – Phantom Road #6 (Link)
NEW STORY ARC
JEFF LEMIRE and GABRIEL HERNÁNDEZ WALTA’s hit series returns! Birdie and Dom find themselves searching through an abandoned road-side circus when they discover hints of…life. Elsewhere, Agent Weaver enlists Deputy Donnie to help piece together the frantic clues they have amassed so far.
Dark Ride #9
Image Comics
Script – Joshua Williamson
Art – Andrei Bressan
Colours – Adriano Lucas
Buy digitally on Comixology – Dark Ride #9 (Link)
NEW STORY ARC
“I am impossibly intrigued by the work that JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, ANDREI BRESSAN, and company are crafting here.” —ComicBook.com Who is Halloween, and what is the real story behind the Princess of Devil Land? When given the choice to claim her throne, can Sam trust his sister in his time of need?
Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #1
DC Comics
Script – Robert Venditti
Art – Gavin Guidry
Buy digitally on Comixology – Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #1 (Link)
ROBERT VENDITTI RETURNS TO THE MAN OF STEEL FOR THE SUPERMAN ’78 SEQUEL! When the planet Krypton exploded, its last son was rocketed across the cosmos and came to settle in a small town in Kansas. But what else came with him, and what if a piece of his home landed somewhere we never knew about? As Superman has become a symbol of strength and pride for America, the Soviet Union looks to crush that image with a creation of their own, built by their own might and forged by their own power! Robert Venditti returns to the Man of Steel with new artist Gavin Guidry!
Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1
BOOM! Box
Script, Art & Letters – Michael Dialynas
Buy digitally on Comixology – Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 (Link)
Trapped inside her mountain by pollution-spewing factories, the guardian spirit Zawa only has industrial waste to eat, leading her to a bitter existence of paranoia and destruction.
But when two siblings from a nearby village help her escape, they’ll quickly learn that the way to calming Zawa’s heart is through a well nourished stomach!
GLAAD Award-winning and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Michael Dialynas (Wynd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) crafts a charmingly macabre eco-fable about nature, greed, the dangers of retribution, and good food shared among friends.
Petrol Head #1
Image Comics
Script – Rob Williams
Art – Pye Parr
Buy digitally on Comixology – Petrol Head #1 (Link)
JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE NON-HUMAN RACE WITH 42 ROBO-GORGEOUS LAUNCH-ISSUE STORY PAGES!
In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, HOTROD-RACING ROBOT is one 12-year-old girl’s only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity?
The Children of the Comet #4
Sumerian Comics
Script – Damian Connelly
Art – Gabriel Kikot
Buy physically from Forbidden Planet – The Children of the Comet #4 (Link)
A new series set in the world of You Promised Me Darkness and Follow Me Into the Darkness! The fight between the Society of the comet and the children of the comet begins and it will be… To the death! Will the children of the comet be able to rescue Miracle and save the world again?
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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