Wednesday, August 28, 2013

'Secret' #3 And Other Comics Of Note, August 28th

Nobody does intrigue quite like Jonathan Hickman, and Secret is rapidly becoming the best example of that. A full review, plus looks at this week's #1s and other notable books from DC, Dark Horse, and IDW.



Essentially, Secret follows a private security firm as they stumble onto something ugly, much uglier than they imagined. One can't really talk about the plot in detail because it's so intricate that you really need to go in cold, but Hickman mixes together revels and opening up new questions as the book goes along, while simultaneously deepening the characters. The opening of the book is not what you think, at all, and it tells you a lot about how this series works.




Ryan Bodenheim, meanwhile, does a lot of interesting work with the art. Bodenheim, working with colorist Michael Garland, offers detailed art, but often very monochrome, limited colors designed to pop specific details out of the foreground or background. It's an oddly unsettling art scheme that fits the tone of the book while avoiding the standard noirish cliches.



In short, Secret is a great book of intrigue both high and low, and it's well worth adding to your sub list. But what about some of the other books this week?



The Unwritten #52: This crossover with Fables is pretty fun, but I'm still looking for that moment in which it takes its compelling idea and really makes it sing. Still a great read, however.



Star Wars: Legacy #6: Bechko and Hardman of "Station to Station" pair a script with some gorgeously rendered art by Brian Albert Thies for a book Star Wars fans are going to love.



The Massive #15: This post-apocalypse book continues to be some of Brian Wood's best work. I'll be curious to see where the next arc takes us.



Mind MGMT #15: Matt Kindt's story of psychics and intrigue is probably one of the best books on the stands right now, and this issue continues the streak.



Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth #3: There's something funny about a Toho alien crashing a comic book convention, but this book still needs better art and more of a focus to stand out from IDW's other Godzilla work.



Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #20: This series is more for fans than general readers, but I remain impressed with what James Roberts can pull out of a terrible cartoon from the '80s. This has depth, humor, plot, the whole nine: Worth reading for fans.



King Conan: The Hour Of The Demon #4: Brian Wood's work remains the best comic of Dark Horse's Conan books, but this is a fun slice of '70s-style high fantasy, especially with Tomas Giorello's art. Recommended for fans of the '70s books.



Transformers: Regeneration One #94: Nothing earth-shaking, but a fun pulp SF book featuring your favorite characters.



DC COMICS

Absolute Superman Batman Volume 1 HC, $99.99

Adventures Of Superman #4, $3.99

All-Star Western #23, $3.99

American Vampire Anthology #1, $7.99

Aquaman #23 (Paul Pelletier & Sean Parsons Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Aquaman #23 (Paul Pelletier & Sean Parsons Regular Cover), $2.99

Batman #21 (Greg Capullo 2nd Printing Variant Cover)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Batman Arkham City Nightwing Statue, $124.95

Batman Black And White Statue By Sean Murphy, $79.95

Batman Incorporated Special #1 (Chris Burnham Regular Cover), $4.99

Batman Incorporated Special #1 (Ethan Van Sciver Variant Cover), AR

Batman Superman #3 (Jae Lee Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Batman Superman #3 (Jae Lee Combo Pack Cover), $4.99

Batman Superman #3 (Jae Lee Regular Cover), $3.99

Batman Superman #3 (Patrick Gleason Variant Cover), AR

Batman The Dark Knight #23 (Alex Maleev Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Batman The Dark Knight #23 (Alex Maleev Regular Cover), $2.99

Catwoman #23, $2.99

Fables Deluxe Edition Volume 7 HC, $29.99

FBP Federal Bureau Of Physics #2 (was 'Collider'), $2.99

Flash #23 (Francis Manapul Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Flash #23 (Francis Manapul Regular Cover), $2.99

Green Team Teen Trillionaires #4, $2.99

Hellblazer Volume 6 Bloodlines TP (New Edition), $19.99

Hush The Joker Harley Quinn And Stealth Batman Action Figure 3-Pack, $49.95

Injustice Gods Among Us #8, $3.99

Jack Kirby's O.M.A.C. One Man Army Corps TP, $19.99

Justice League #22 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado 2nd Printing Variant Cover)(not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Justice League #23 (Doug Mahnke Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Justice League #23 (Doug Mahnke Combo Pack Cover), $4.99

Justice League #23 (Doug Mahnke Regular Cover), $3.99

Justice League #23 (Mikal Janin Variant Cover), AR

Larfleeze #3 (Howard Porter Regular Cover), $2.99

Larfleeze #3 (Rags Morales Variant Cover), AR

League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus TP, $29.99

Legion Lost Volume 2 The Culling TP, $16.99

MAD Magazine #523, $5.99

Red Lanterns #23 (Alessandro Vitti Regular Cover), $2.99

Red Lanterns #23 (Rags Morales Variant Cover), AR

Sandman Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $150.00

Superman #23 (Kenneth Rocafort Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Superman #23 (Kenneth Rocafort Regular Cover), $2.99

Sword Of Sorcery Volume 1 Amethyst TP, $24.99

Talon #11, $2.99

Talon Volume 1 Scourge Of The Owls TP, $16.99

Teen Titans #23 (Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Teen Titans #23 (Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira Regular Cover), $2.99

Tom Strong And The Planet Of Peril #2 (Of 6), $2.99

Unwritten #52, $2.99

Wake #1 (Of 10)(Director's Cut Edition), $4.99



MARVEL COMICS

A+X #11, $3.99

All-New X-Men #1 (Stan Lee Signed Edition)(Dynamic Forces), $399.99

Amazing Spider-Man #700 (Humberto Ramos 5th Printing Variant Cover), $7.99

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Volume 1 HC (New Printing), $99.99

Astonishing X-Men #66, $3.99

Avengers Arena #14 (Matthew Waite 8-Bit Variant Cover), AR

Avengers Arena #14 (Mike Deodato Jr. Regular Cover), $2.99

Captain America #10, $3.99

Captain Marvel #15, $2.99

Daredevil By Mark Waid Volume 4 TP, $16.99

Deadpool #15, $2.99

Deadpool Killustrated #1 (Of 4)(Cullen Bunn Signed Edition)(Dynamic Forces), $19.91

Fantastic Four #1 (Matt Fraction Signed Edition)(Dynamic Forces), $19.61

FF #1 (Mike Allred Signed Edition)(Dynamic Forces), $19.61

FF #11, $2.99

Fury MAX Volume 2 My War Gone By TP, $19.99

Gambit #16, $2.99

Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 1 Cosmic Avengers HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99

Iron Man #1 (Stan Lee Signed Marquee Edition)(Dynamic Forces), $399.99

Journey Into Mystery #655 (Final Issue), $2.99

Marvel Masterworks The Fantastic Four Volume 15 HC, $69.99

Marvel Masterworks The Fantastic Four Volume 15 HC (Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 197), $69.99

Marvel Masterworks The Incredible Hulk Volume 3 TP, $24.99

Marvel Masterworks The Incredible Hulk Volume 3 TP (Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 56), $24.99

Marvel Previews #121 (September 2013 For Products On-Sale November 2013), $1.25

Mighty Avengers #1 Invitational Postcard (Promotional Item), AR

New Avengers #9, $3.99

Rocket Raccoon Tales From Half-World, $7.99

Scarlet Spider #21, $2.99

Secret Avengers #8, $3.99

Secret Avengers Volume 1 Reverie TP, $17.99

Thanos Rising #5 (Of 5), $3.99

Thor God Of Thunder #12, $3.99

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #26, $3.99

Uncanny Avengers #11, $3.99

Uncanny X-Men #11 (Phil Noto Regular Cover), $3.99

Venom #28 (Cullen Bunn Signed Edition)(Dynamic Forces), $19.88

Wolverine And The X-Men #35, $3.99

Wolverine MAX #10, $3.99

X-Men Legacy Volume 2 Invasive Exotics TP, $15.99

X-Men Magik Storm And Illyana TP, $16.99

Young Avengers #9, $2.99

Young Avengers Volume 1 Style > Substance TP, $15.99



IMAGE COMICS

Lazarus #2 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99

Lazarus #3, $2.99

Mind The Gap #13 (Cover A Rodin Esquejo), $2.99

Mind The Gap #13 (Cover B Dan Mcdaid), $2.99

Morning Glories #30, $3.50

Progeny Volume 1 TP, $16.99

Secret #3 (resolicited), $3.50

Sex #6, $2.99

Skullkickers #24, $3.50

Spawn Origins Volume 9 HC, $29.99

Spawn The Dark Ages Complete Collection HC, $59.99

Super Dinosaur #20, $2.99

Think Tank #9 (Cover A Rahsan Ekedal), $3.99

Think Tank #9 (Cover B Vanity Edition), AR



DARK HORSE COMICS

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Angel and Faith #25 (Steve Morris Regular Cover), $2.99

Captain Midnight #2, $2.99

Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 5 HC, $49.99

Itty Bitty Hellboy #1, $2.99

Last Of Us American Dreams #1 (Of 4)(3rd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99

King Conan The Hour Of The Dragon #4 (Of 6), $3.50

Mass Effect Foundation #2, $3.99

Massive #15, $3.50

Mind MGMT #14, $3.99

Number 13 TP, $15.99

Savage Sword Of Conan Volume 14 TP, $19.99

Star Wars Legacy Volume 2 #6, $2.99

Station To Station (One Shot), $2.99



IDW PUBLISHING

Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #8 (Of 12)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $3.99

Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #8 (Of 12)(Cover B Dave Sim), $3.99

Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #8 (Of 12)(Cover RI Eighth Doctor Photo), AR

G.I. JOE #7 (Cover A Steve Kurth), $3.99

G.I. JOE #7 (Cover B Jamal Igle), $3.99

G.I. JOE #7 (Cover RI Ryan Dunlavey), AR

G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #193 (Cover A S.L. Gallant & Gary Erskine), $3.99

G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #193 (Cover RI Larry Hama), AR

Godzilla Rulers Of Earth #3 (Cover A Matt Frank), $3.99

Godzilla Rulers Of Earth #3 (Cover RI Jeff Zornow), AR

Jericho Season 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Erfan Fajar), $3.99

Jericho Season 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Photo), $3.99

Judge Dredd Classics #2 (Cover A Jim Fern), $3.99

Kill Shakespeare The Tide Of Blood #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Simon Davis), $3.99

Kill Shakespeare The Tide Of Blood #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Andy Belanger), $3.99

Library Of American Comics Essentials Volume 3 Polly And Her Pals 1933 HC, $24.99

My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #10 (Cover A Andy Price), $3.99

My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #10 (Cover B Tony Fleecs), $3.99

My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #10 (Cover RI Katie Cook), AR

Rip Kirby Volume 6 HC, $49.99

Sam Kieth Samplings And Dabblings A Cartoon Art Museum Exhibition TP, $19.99

Steve Ditko's Monsters Volume 2 Konga HC, $34.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (Hundred Penny Press Edition)(Cover A Dan Duncan), $1.00

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #25 (Cover A Mateus Santolouco), $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #25 (Cover B Kevin Eastman), $3.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #25 (Cover RI-A Mark Buckingham), AR

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Volume 2 Never Say Xever The Gauntlet TP, $7.99

Thumbprint By Joe Hill #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Vic Malhotra), $3.99

Transformers Classics Volume 5 TP, $24.99

Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #20 (Cover A Alex Milne), $3.99

Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #20 (Cover B Nick Roche), $3.99

Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #20 (Cover RI Phil Jimenez), AR

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #4 (Cover A Ken Christiansen), $3.99

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #4 (Cover RI Animation Art), AR

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #4 (Cover SUB Michael Lark), $3.99

Transformers Regeneration One #94 (Cover A Andrew Wildman), $3.99

Transformers Regeneration One #94 (Cover B Guido Guidi), $3.99

Transformers Regeneration One #94 (Cover RI Geoff Senior), AR

Visual Funk The Art Of Jim Mahfood HC, $49.99



BOOM! STUDIOS

Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake #1 (Of 6)(Colleen Coover Emerald City Comicon Variant Cover), $9.99

Bravest Warriors #1 (Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb Emerald City Comicon Variant Cover), $9.99

Fanboys Vs Zombies #17 (Cover A Jerry Gaylord), $3.99

Higher Earth Volume 2 TP, $14.99

Peanuts #11 (Cover A Charles M. Schulz), $3.99

Peanuts #11 (Cover B Charles M. Schulz), AR

Regular Show #1 (Meredith McClaren Phoenix Comicon Exclusive Cover), $9.99

Regular Show #3 (Cover A Phil Jacobson), $3.99

Regular Show #3 (Cover B Rebecca Clements), $3.99

Regular Show #3 (Cover C Brett Wiedle), AR

Regular Show #3 (Cover D Rachel Saunders), AR

Steed And Mrs Peel #11 (Cover A Dan Davis)(Final Issue), $3.99

Suicide Risk #1 (Joelle Jones Phoenix Comicon Exclusive Cover), $9.99



VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

Quantum And Woody #1 (Valerio Schitti 3rd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99



AAZURN PUBLISHING

Envy (One Shot), $2.49



AMIGO COMICS

Arcane Secrets #1 (Of 3), $3.99



ANTARCTIC PRESS

Gold Digger Gina Vs Penny (One Shot), $3.99

Last Zombie The End #4 (Of 5), $3.99

Last Zombie Volume 4 Before The After TP, $14.95



ARCANA STUDIO

Butcher Street GN, $19.95



ARCHIE COMICS

Sabrina The Teenage Witch The Magic Within Volume 3 TP, $10.99



ASPEN COMICS

All New Fathom #2 (Of 8)(Cover A Alex Konat), $3.99

All New Fathom #2 (Of 8)(Cover B Paul Renaud), $3.99

All New Fathom #2 (Of 8)(Cover C J. Scott Campbell), AR

Executive Assistant Assassins #14 (Cover A Lori Hanson), $3.99

Executive Assistant Assassins #14 (Cover B Elizabeth Torque), $3.99

Executive Assistant Assassins #14 (Cover C Pasquale Qualano), AR

Overtaken #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Marco Lorenzana), $1.00

Overtaken #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Marco Lorenzana), $1.00

Overtaken #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Blank), AR



AVATAR PRESS

Crossed Annual 2013 #1 (Matt Martin Cheerful Cover), $5.99

Extinction Parade #2 (Raulo Caceres Regular Cover), $3.99

Extinction Parade #2 (Raulo Caceres Bloodwashed Incentive Cover), AR

Extinction Parade #2 (Raulo Caceres End Of Species Cover), $3.99

Extinction Parade #2 (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover), $3.99

George R.R. Martin's Skin Trade #1 (George RR Martin Signed Cover), AR

Uber #0 (Caanan White Enhanced Breakdown Edition Cover), $5.99

Uber #2 (Michael Dipascale War Crimes Cover), $5.99



BLACK MASK COMICS

Occupy Comics #3, $3.50



BONGO COMICS

Futurama Comics #68, $2.99



BROADSWORD COMICS

Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose Volume 11 TP (Previews Exclusive Edition), $34.99



CAPSTONE PUBLISHING

DC Super Heroes Wonder Woman Trial Of The Amazons TP, $4.95

DC Super-Pets Character Encyclopedia TP, $7.95



COMIC SHOP NEWS

Comic Shop News #1367, AR



DIAMOND PUBLICATIONS

Game Trade Magazine #163, $3.99

Previews #300 (September 2013), $4.50



DKE

Mr Toast Comics #5 (Subterra The World Below), $3.00



DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Damsels Giant Killer (One Shot)(Chrissie Zullo Regular Cover), $4.99

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files Ghoul Goblin #6 (Of 6)(Ardian Syaf Regular Cover), $3.99

Mark Waid's The Green Hornet #5 (Jonathan Lau Subcription Variant Cover), $3.99

Mark Waid's The Green Hornet #5 (Paolo Rivera Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Mark Waid's The Green Hornet #5 (Paolo Rivera Regular Cover), $3.99

Mark Waid's The Green Hornet #5 (Paolo Rivera Virgin Variant Cover), AR

Masks Volume 1 TP, $24.99

Miss Fury #5 (Ale Garza Risque Variant Cover), AR

Miss Fury #5 (Billy Tan Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Miss Fury #5 (Cover A Billy Tan), $3.99

Miss Fury #5 (Cover B Joe Benitez), $3.99

Miss Fury #5 (Cover C Colton Worley), $3.99

Miss Fury #5 (Cover D Sean Chen), $3.99

Miss Fury #5 (Sean Chen Black & White Variant Cover), AR

Uncanny #3 (Dan Panosian Subscription Variant Cover), $3.99

Uncanny #3 (Sean Phillips Regular Cover), $3.99

Vampirella #33 (Cover A Fabiano Neves), $3.99

Vampirella #33 (Cover B Lucio Parrillo), $3.99

Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #28 (Walter Geovani Risque Red Cover)(Dynamic Forces), $19.99



EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS

DC Batman Automobilia Figurine Collection Magazine #12 (Detective Comics #27 Batmobile), $20.00

DC Batman Automobilia Figurine Collection Magazine #14 (The Brave And The Bold Batmobile), $20.00



FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

Complete Peanuts Box Set 1963-1966 (Volumes 7 & 8)(New Printing), $49.95

End Of The F$$$ing World GN, $19.99

High Fidelity Art Of Jim Flora SC (not verified by Diamond), $34.99

In Case We Die HC, $26.99

Nudnik Revealed HC, $29.99



HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE

Heavy Metal #264, $7.95



INSIGHT EDITIONS

Marvel Heroes And Villians The Poster Collection SC , $24.99



KETTLEDRUMMER BOOKS

Meow Meow HC, $20.95

Young Lovecraft Volume 3 GN, $19.95



KODANSHA COMICS

Cage Of Eden Volume 11 GN, $10.99



MARON MEDIA

Anime Angels Original Character Artbook HC, $60.00



MICROCOSM PUBLISHING

Henry And Glenn Forever And Ever #1 (Cover A Tom Neely), $5.00

Henry And Glenn Forever And Ever #1 (Cover B Jim Rugg), $5.00



Science A Discovery In Comics HC, $19.99



ONI PRESS

Local HC (New Printing), $39.99

Mysterious Strangers #3, $3.99

Wasteland #47, $3.99



PAPERCUTZ

Annoying Orange Volume 3 Pulped Fiction HC (not verified by Diamond), $11.99

Annoying Orange Volume 3 Pulped Fiction SC (not verified by Diamond), $7.99

Disney Fairies Volume 12 Tinkerbell And The Lost Treasure SC, $7.99

Smurfs Volume 16 The Aerosmurf HC, $10.99

Smurfs Volume 16 The Aerosmurf SC, $5.99

Thea Stilton Volume 2 Revenge Of The Lizard Club HC, $9.99



PRIME BOOKS

Halloween Magic Mystery And The Macabre SC, $15.95



RED 5 COMICS

Atomic Robo Real Science Adventures #10, $2.75



SCHOLASTIC

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (Kazu Kibuishi 15th Anniversary Cover Edition), $12.99

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (Kazu Kibuishi 15th Anniversary Cover Edition), $16.99

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (Kazu Kibuishi 15th Anniversary Cover Edition), $14.99

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (Kazu Kibuishi 15th Anniversary Cover Edition), $14.99

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (Kazu Kibuishi 15th Anniversary Cover Edition), $14.99

Harry Potter And Prisoner Of Azkaban (Kazu Kibuishi 15th Anniversary Cover Edition), $12.99

Harry Potter Box Set (Kazu Kibuishi 15th Anniversary Cover Edition), $100.00



SEQUART RESEARCH AND LITERARY ORGANIZATION

Devil Is In The Details Examining Matt Murdock And Daredevil SC, $15.99



STORM KING PRODUCTIONS

Hatsune Miku Graphics Character Collection Volume 2 SC, $34.99



TITAN PUBLISHING

Tomorrowland #2 (Of 4), $3.99



TOHAN CORPORATION

Megami June 2013, $16.60

Newtype June 2013, $16.00



TOOL PUBLICATIONS

Westward #5, $3.50



TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING

Alter Ego #120, $8.95

Back Issue #67, $8.95



UDON ENTERTAINMENT

Hatsune Miku Graphics Character Collection Volume 1 SC, $29.99

Hatsune Miku Graphics Character Collection Volume 2 SC, $34.99

MM25 Mega Man And Mega Man X Official Complete Works HC, $59.99



VERTICAL

Helter Skelter Fashion Unfriendly GN, $16.95



VIDEO WATCHDOG

Video Watchdog #174, $8.95



YEN PRESS

Btooom Volume 3 GN, $11.99

Bunny Drop Volume 9 GN, $13.99

Judge Volume 1 GN, $12.99

Kingdom Hearts II Volume 2 TP, $19.00

Pandora Hearts Volume 17 GN, $11.99

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica The Innocent Malice Volume 2 GN, $11.99

Spice And Wolf Volume 9 Town Of Strife GN, $11.99

Umineko When They Cry Volume 4 Turn Of The Golden Witch Part 2 GN, $20.99



ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT

Angel Falling GN, $9.99

Grimm Fairy Tales 2013 Special Edition (Cover A Renato King), $5.99

Grimm Fairy Tales 2013 Special Edition (Cover B Emilio Laiso), $5.99

Grimm Fairy Tales 2013 Special Edition (Cover C Giuseppe Cafaro), $5.99

Grimm Fairy Tales 2013 Special Edition (Cover D Douglas Klauba), $5.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents No Tomorrow #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Mike Krome), $2.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents No Tomorrow #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Stjepan Sejic), $2.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents No Tomorrow #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Harvey Tolibao), $2.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents No Tomorrow #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Pasquale Qualano), $2.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Robyn Hood Wanted #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Paulo Siqueira), $2.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Robyn Hood Wanted #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Alfredo Reyes), $2.99
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