PREVIEWSworld’s Featured This Week Comics and Graphic Novels for 5/6
May 03, 2015
Every week we call attention to those books and graphic novels which stand out from all the rest. These titles from Premier Vendors and independent publishers should be at the top of your list, and can be found at your local comic shop on May 6.
Baltimore: Cult Of The Red King #1 (W) Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden The Red King is legendary. But is he the stuff of myth-or the ultimate adversary of the human race? In this series, Lord Baltimore discovers the truth about an ancient evil that threatens to destroy the world. Item Code: MAR150079 |
Convergence #5 (W) Jeff King The threat to the Multiverse grows as Brainiac confronts his creation Telos, and the surviving heroes of Earth-2 are stuck in the middle! Plus: A specific moment in time signals a call to all the cities that have been battling each other! Witness the final fates of the winners and losers of Convergence! Item Code: MAR150155 |
Convergence: Superman #2 (W) Dan Jurgens Starring Heroes From The Pre-Flashpoint DCU! Flashpoint Kal-El has kidnapped Lois while she's in labor! Will Superman reach them in time-or will Flashpoint Batman have to deliver the Man of Steel's only child? Item Code: MAR150187 |
Orphan Black #3 (W) John Fawcett & Various A scientist with a mysterious illness, Cosima must use every ounce of her her bravery and intellect to save her clone sisters and herself. Item Code: FEB150350 |
Descender #3 (W) Jeff Lemire As the brutal robot-hunting Scrappers close in on TIM-21, the events that first brought him to the mining colony on the outer edges of space are revealed. Item Code: MAR150561 |
Secret Wars #1 (W) Jonathan Hickman The final incursion is happening! The Marvel universe is colliding with the ultimate universe! And neither will survive! Item Code: FEB150650 |
Spider-Gwen #4 (W) Jason Latour Learn what really happened the day that Peter Parker died! Gwen comes face to face with Ben and May Parker! Item Code: MAR150705 |
Afterlife With Archie #8 (W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa "Ghosts of Christmas Past." Contrary to popular belief, the current zombie outbreak is not the first time a shadow fell across Riverdale and its citizens. |
Batman: Earth One Volume 2 HC (W) Geoff Johns While Gotham City is plunged into terror by an enigmatic anarchist and killer calling himself The Riddler, the Dark Knight must reconcile the increasingly conflicting ideologies of Detective Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne's head of security, Alfred Pennyworth. |
Southern Bastards Volume 2: Gridiron TP (W) Jason Aaron The hit new crime series, Southern Bastards, returns for its second volume, as Jason Aaron and Jason Latour pull back the curtain on the dark and seedy history of Craw County and its most famous and feared resident, the high school football coach turned backwoods crime lord , Euless Boss. Collects Southern Bastards #5-#9. Mature Readers. Item Code: FEB150542 |
Star Wars OGN Episode IV New Hope HC (W) Roy Thomas The original comic adaptation of the greatest space-fantasy film of all is remastered for the modern age with all-new coloring by Chris Sotomayor! Weeks before George Lucas' first Star Wars film hit theatres, Marvel gave fans their first look at Luke Skywalker, boldly asking: "Will he save the galaxy, or destroy it?" Collecting Star Wars (1977) #1-6. Item Code: JAN150883 |
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past GN (W/A) Shotaro Ishinomori This book is an adaptation of the beloved, internationally bestselling video game originally released for Nintendo's Super Entertainment System. This comic book version by Shotaro Ishinomori was first serialized in Nintendo Power magazine and later collected into a graphic novel. Long out of print, this stunning, full-color graphic novel is available once again! Item Code: MAR151495 |
Check out all of the New Releases available May 6 at your local comic shop!