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A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"

Published Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:03:44 -0600

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:57:48 -0600

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Aaron and Mike from A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida return with an end of year video.

Looking at this week's comics including Batman: The Dark Knight and why it will always be late, the brilliance of Damien in Teen Titans, the lack of Green Lantern in Green Lantern and a Spctre without a goatee, Action Comics as Lex Luthor's Brave And The Bold, the comedy of Astonishing Spider-Man And Wolverine, love for X-23, Bendis bringing Illuminati, Infinity Gems and Black Bolt's death into Avengers, Nemesis twists of anger, and a look forward to DC "holding the line at $2.99"…

Weekly TOP PICKS: 12.29.2010

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"

#1. NEMESIS 4

MARK MILLAR! All you snobby whiners who judged issue one as mindless shock-schlock, the conclusion had so many smart crazy twists I'm glad you're NOT reading it! You're not worthy! (and do you walk out of a movie if the first 15 minutes are all action?)
A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"

#2. AVENGERS 8

BRIAN BENDIS! Bendis is Back! Illuminati exposed! Infinity Gems absconded! Avengers Assembled! More Hood punching Rulk in the face.

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#3. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT 1

BRUCE WAYNE! This book will always be late, not because of Finch, but because Bruce is just way too busy being Bat-manager to put on his other suit.

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#4. GREEN LANTERN 61

GEOFF JOHNS! SPECTRE IS FUCKING SICK OF THOSE LAMEASS RED BULL COMMERCIALS, SO HE'S TAKING THE MASCOT ON BY THE HORNS!

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#5. ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN WOLVERINE 4 (OF 6)

JASON AARON! Spider-Man chrono triggers into Wolverine: Origin, and feral child Wolvie is not pleased!

Artfan Note: Andy Kubert draws scenes from Wolverine Origin, that his brother Adam Kubert drew, but this time with Spidey!

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#6. CARNAGE 2 (OF 5)

AW SHIT! SOMEONE DONE STOLE'D THE CARNAGE SYMBIOTE AND IS MAKIN IRON MANS OUT OF IT! Spidey & Iron Man versus Iron Carnages! All the cool parts of Carnage (evil symbiote), and none of the lame parts (Cletus 90s nonsense).

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#7. TEEN TITANS 90

J.T. KRUL! Damian may be the downfall of the Titans, but he single handedly made this book worth reading!

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#8. ACTION COMICS 896

PAUL CORNELL! VANDAL SAVAGE cannot just walk into LEX LUTHOR's house and make demands. He's got the Secret Six on speed dial. As in motherfucking Bane, THAT Secret Six, the best book DC has that your not reading (yet)!

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#9. X-23 4

MARJORIE LIU! is the best there is at writing X23! Takes a hottie to know a hottie:

Step 1. Reference X23 was a prostitute
Step 2. Gambit vs. Ms. Sinister (Gambit's sister, daughter of Mr.Sinister, yes that's right Sinister is Gambit's dad)
Step 3. ????
PROFIT!

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
#10. S.H.I.E.L.D. 5

JONATHAN HICKMAN! LEONARDO DA VINCI vs ISAAC NEWTON for the baby Celestial, but only the dads of Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic can save TESLA! Best sentence ever. I love comic books.

Indy:

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
ECHOES 1 (OF 5)

What if your dad was secretly a serial killer and after his death those murders were pinned on you?

Best item to get the week after Christmas:

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
MARVEL SELECT: DEADPOOL

Get what you ACTUALLY wanted for Christmas: Deadpool toy! Then give Deadpool what he ACTUALLY wanted for Christmas: SIEGE ON BARBIE'S DREAMHOUSE!

RNDM AWSM:

A Comic Shop – "A Romance Novel With Killing"
MADAME MIRAGE: VOL. 01

PAUL DINI! Batman Animated's master of cartoon crime noir subtracts the bat and adds sexy femme fatale.

Best Book Ever:

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SECRET SIX

GAIL SIMONE! writes the most dastardly villains united for hire. Fucking all-star cast: Catman, Batman's deadly rival, you don't know it yet, but this guy is your favorite. Deadshot, best assassin in the DCU, whose bromance with Catman knows no bounds. no homo. Ragdoll, DC's Deadpool if Deadpool was a contortionist pervert. full homo. Scandal Savage: Vandal Savage's daughter! OH SHIT THEY'RE GONNA FIGHT IN ACTION COMICS THIS WEEK!