Nice thick week of comicy goodness this time out! Notable launches include Master cartoonist Stan Sakai's new USAGI YOJIMBO (and Stan is here 6/29!), SUPERMAN YEAR ONE by Miller & Romita, and HELLBOY AND THE BEAST OF VARGU. On the book front, we'll lead with (finally!) a reissue of Paul Pope's HEAVY LIQUID, Astrid Lindgren's PIPPI THE STRONGEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, and, for something created this year LUCIFER: THE INFERNAL COMEDY. Much more after the cut!

After the last two big weeks, we're back to a more modest selection of comics. I can't quite tell which is the bigger book, but I will lead with EVENT LEVIATHAN #1, and follow it quickly with SILVER SURFER: BLACK #1. And both SONATA from Image and TRUST FALL from Aftershock look like they could be interesting. On the book side there's really only one choice: the reissue of MOONSHADOW. Such a great poem of a comic! What looks good to YOU? There’s tons more under the cut to see….

First week of June brings many favorite ongoings. For neat looking debuts, I will lead with THUMBS #1 from Image, follow up with BLACK CAT #1 from Marvel, and round it out with IGNITED #1 from Humanoids. On the book side of the world your lead book is certainly DIE v1: FANTASY HEARTBREAKER (also our Graphic Novel CLub selection for July!), our "Classic" pick is Alex Toth's BRAVO FOR ADVENTURE, and probably severely overlooked on its original serialization, IMAGINARY FIENDS. So much more under the cut — What looks good to you?

An AMAZING week of comics, as we hit the fifth week of May -- all of those comics that should have been shipping the last few weeks? They are coming this time! So many so, in fact that I have five instead of our regular three to spotlight this time! The obvious recommendation this week is the Snyder/Capullo BATMAN: THE LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH, followed super closely by Ed Piskor's wrap up of X-MEN GRAND DESIGN: X-TINCTION. But I also want to mention Aftershock's KILLER GROOVE, Vault's SHE SAID DESTROY, and finally finally finally a new issue of POPE HATS! On the book side we'll limit it to just one choice: the third volume of the SAGA DELUXE HCs! But this is literally just the Tip of the Iceberg.... so so many crazy good comics coming out this week! Look under the jump!

You know its a weird week of comics when I lead with CLUE: CANDLESTICK -- but it's Dash Shaw, people!! Also, give a look to Kevin Eastman's DRAWING BLOOD as well as the start of the next arc with MIDDLEWEST #7 to go with the book side's lead recommendation of the MIDDLEWEST TP. To fill out the book side, it's a big pair of popular licensed comics: the first volumes of LIFE IS STRANGE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER! Much much more after the jump!

Another week with far fewer interesting-sounding debuts than I would have guessed/liked. Because we're in liberal San Francisco, the highest ordered new launch is probably AOC & FRESHMAN FORCE, or we could go with Another Series of JOE GOLEM OCCULT DETECTIVE, and because it looks cute and is for kids, I'll also call out SEAFOAM. On the book side of the universe our primary choice is our Graphic Novel Club selection for June: Maia Kobabe's GENDER QUEER. You also couldn't possible go wrong with the HC edition of the King/Gerads MISTER MIRACLE. And to bring up the rear is a only-Brian-is-invested final volume of the old Ostrander SUICIDE SQUAD -- I would have bet cash money that it wouldn't never ship, but here it is!

Very solid week of new comics, so much so that I had a hard time narrowing down to just three new launches. My fav choice is a new BEASTS OF BURDEN mini for all of your supernatural pet needs, but DC goes in big with YEAR OF THE VILLAIN for only twenty five cents, while Marvel follows up the biggest movie ever with a spinoff that couldn't be further in tone: SAVAGE AVENGERS. On the book side of things, the clear pick is THE WRONG EARTH, man that was a great comic, but we also have of the zeitgeist MAD ABOUT THE TRUMP ERA, and the ink release of CATWOMAN: UNDER THE MOON. So so so much more under the cut!

Interesting mix of comics this week, and my #1 favorite thing of the month is in the book side of things, so let's start there: PILU OF THE WOODS by Mai K. Nguyen is going to be our Kid's Club pick for May, but I think all of you adults should read it too! Also looking interesting is ALIENATION by Inés Estrada and D. Boyd's CHICKEN RISING. On the comic side, new launches include MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER #1, a new version of XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS, and, dropped without any initial solicitation from Boom! ANGEL #0. So so so much more under the jump!

Bigger week again -- lots of "fan favorite" kind of books this go around. As for new launches, the big one (we'll see) might be the McElroy's WAR OF THE REALMS: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. I'd also point at FAIRLADY by local author Brian Schirmer, and some straight up gory erotica by Brian Azzarello in FAITHLESS. On the book side you have Joelle Jones' first CATWOMAN collection: COPYCATS, the first vol of Fantagraphics version of Don Rosa's awesome COMPLETE LIFE & TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK, and if we're staying with classic material, the full version of SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN BY JACK KIRBY. Goody Rickles, yo! Much more under that jump!

After that historically large week last time, this week we get a milder one. Notable new releases include Marvel's spring mega-crossover WAR OF THE REALMS The IDW kids-oriented MARVEL ACTION BALCK PANTHER and Ahoy Comics' newest BRONZE AGE BOOGIE. The book side is much thinner, but we always love new Jaime collections with IS THIS HOW YOU SEE ME HC. More after the jump!

Big big week of comics -- our last one as a store in it's twenties (our 30th anniversary party is Saturday 3/30!) in fact! The lead book is pretty obviously DETECTIVE #1000, but the new launches that look cool are DIAL H FOR HERO, G.L.O.W., and MARVEL RISING. Neat looking book collections include the Ink/Zoom launches with MERA: TIDEBREAKER as the lead, OUR SUPER ADVENTURES (Sarah Graley FTW!), and Klassic Kirby with SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS! So much more after the jump!

Some neat new launches (or relaunches, maybe) this week: I am unsure if the book of the week is the return of LAZARUS RISEN or if it is Chip Zdarsky's SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY. There also a new special of FIREFLY: BAD COMPANY. On the book side of the world, the best value is likely the BOYS OMNIBUS, while there are also new volumes of BIG NATE and SEVEN TO ETERNITY as well. Soooo much more after the Jump!

Some weeks I have to work a bit to find new things to get excited about, but not this week -- this week is STELLAR! The clear winner of the week is LITTLE BIRD from Image, followed pretty close by THE GOON #1 and THE MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL.. On the book side, there are superb winners with HICOTEA by the amazing Lorena Alvarez, BY NIGHT (our April Graphic Novel Club selection), and SHE COULD FLY. Wow! Soooooo much more behind the jump!

Very solid week with several strong ongoing "usual suspects" (Batman! Paper Girls! Die! Immortal Hulk! Etc!) to get you going. Interesting looking debuts include: COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY, MORNING IN AMERICA, and RONIN ISLAND. Graphic Novels we're looking forward to include the returned FANTASTIC FOUR, the French GN THE PERINEUM EFFECT, and kid's book HAPHAVEN. Much more after the cut!

And thus does February draw to a close with a big bang of comics for you. Usually we spotlight debuts, but that list is a little thin on the ground this week, so let's go with the stuff that MOST excites Brian here. First can only be the 30-years-in-the-making conclusion of Matt Wagner's MAGE. I'm expecting to become verklempt. Other exciting things are the second issue of Boom's relaunch of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and there's a best-seller in the form of HEROES IN CRISIS. On the book side we always love seeing more Mary Fleener, so her BILLIE THE BEE is the top pick, followed by a pair of great classic comics: Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese in THE SECRET ROSE and a nice reformat of the superbly fun beginning of Geoff John's run on GREEN LANTERN. So so much more after the cut!

Another great week of comics that I am interested in (ooh, BLACKBIRD & CRIMINAL!), plus lots of new things launching: DC has the Mark Russell written WONDER TWINS, Kevin Smith relaunches HIT GIRL SEASON TWO, and Marvel prints some Spidey-centric kids books (when did Sholly Fisch start writing for Marvel, I'd like to know?) with MSH ADVENTURES WEB OF INTRIGUE. In the book world, the *must have* is MISTER MIRACLE by Tom King and Mitch Gerads -- who we have live and in person on 3/28 -- but we also loved the satire of THE LONG CON, and in a week of many strong reissues, the strongest is Darwyn Cooke's DC THE NEW FRONTIER. Much more after the jump!

Sorry this is late! New internet installed on Monday threw my whole schedule off this week, but here we are now! On sale TODAY! The best comic of the week is like 30 years old, and only costs $1: WHAT IF CONAN WALKED THE EARTH TODAY. Oh, that Buscema art!!!! For NEW comics series, I am excited about FIGHT CLUB 3 #1, and here’s also the start of the new X-Men crossover with AGE OF X-MAN ALPHA. Book-wise, I think SWORD OF AGES is probably the best new release, and I also want to give a minor mention to the 3-D Presentation of I think my single favorite issue of UNCANNY X-MEN (#268). More after the jump!

A milder week, but still with a few great comics! I'm probably most excited by the start of the second arc of ISOLA in #6. There are also new launches like AVATAR: TSU'TEY'S PATHS #1 or another try for BLACK WIDOW #1 or, hell, why not TMNT: SHREDDER GOES TO HELL #1. The book side is a lot clearer with a terrific old reprint of old Torch & Submariner comics in DECADES: MARVEL IN THE 40s, a great middle aged book in RICK VEITCH'S THE ONE, and a splendiferous brand new book with Ales Kot and Tradd Moore's THE NEW WORLD, which is February's book club pick, with Ales Kot in person at CE on Feb 13. But more on that later.... Find the shipping list Under The Jump!

January continues with a week of great fun and joy. I think the lead book of the week has to be Brubaker & Phillips' CRIMINAL #1. There's also the debut of Bendis' YOUNG JUSTICE, Tom Taylor's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, and Kelley Thompson's CAPTAIN MARVEL. My favorite book this week is probably Mariko Tamaki's X-23 v1: FAMILY ALBUM. And there's so so much more under the cut!