Dueling Review

Domino is back in a new series from Gail Simone and David Baldeon. Will we love it, or hate it? Should you buy it, or should you GET OUT THERE AND BUY IT RIGHT NOW!?

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DOMINO #1

Writer: Gail Simone

Artist: David Baldeon

Publisher: Marvel

Cover Price: $3.99

Impossible curves. Impossible shots. Impossible targets. Marvel’s #1 soldier of fortune is back in an explosive new ongoing series! The product of a failed super-soldier program, Neena Thurman always made her own luck as the sharpshooting mercenary known as Domino… but what happens when her own powers betray her? The hunter becomes the hunted as every mercenary in the game smells blood in the water! Plus: A pair of beloved Marvel characters return!

Will Neo Joker destroy Gotham City? Will the Joker and Batman realize their greatest strength is each other? Will Matthew hate this issue once again? Find out as we review Batman White Knight #7 from DC Comics.

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BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #7

Writer: Sean Murphy

Artist: Sean Murphy

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

This issue, it’s Jack versus the Joker! Napier’s identity crisis spins out of control and compromises his grand plans for Gotham City - but not before he strikes a fateful bargain with Neo Joker. A browbeaten Batman accepts a peace offering from Batgirl, and some unexpected advice from Alfred sets the tone for the GTO’s new mission to redeem the city.

It’s the end of Mayor Fisk! Or is it? We take a look at Daredevil #600 from Marvel Comics.

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DAREDEVIL #600

Writer: Christos N. Gage, Charles Soule

Artist Ron Garney, Mike Perkins

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Cover Price: $5.99

AN OVERSIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, BRINGING YOU THE CLIMAX OF “MAYOR FISK”! Daredevil can see the new mayor’s machinations coming together…but is he in time to stop them? Guest-starring both the heroes and villains of the New York City streets…this huge issue has a surprise ending that will shake the city to its very core! Plus: a look at Foggy & Matt’s relationship over the years!

 [su_quote cite=“Matthew’s Thoughts”]Daredevil makes a desperate play, Kingpin makes a big mistake, and the whole thing feels less like an anniversary than the solicit would have you believe. Lovely Garney art, though…[/su_quote][su_quote cite=“Stephen’s Thoughts”]I wouldn’t have made this the 600th issue, but the story is a good one, and the surprise twist at the end make issue #601 that much more interesting.[/su_quote]

What was your last acid trip like? Hold on to your potatoes, as this week we take a lick (or is it a liking) to Ice Cream Man #3 from Image Comics.

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ICE CREAM MAN #3

Writer: W. Maxwell Prince

Artist: Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran

Publisher: Image Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

“GOOD OL’ FASHIONED VANILLA” In which a washed-up musician finds a sci-fi fantasy world of living lyrics in his basement. Can he write the song that’ll save Harmony City? Or has his milkshake already run dry?

Are you ready for a scary comic? Check out Infidel #1… if you dare…

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Infidel #1

Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote

Artist: Aaron Campbell, José Villarrubia

Publisher: Image Comics

A haunted house story for the 21st century, INFIDEL follows an American Muslim woman and her multiracial neighbors who move into a building haunted by entities that feed off xenophobia.

Horror, faith, and conspiracy collide in this week’s Dueling Review as Stephen and Matthew open the pages of Gideon Falls #1.

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GIDEON FALLS #1

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Andrea Sorrentino

Publisher: Image Comics

A brand-new ongoing series from the acclaimed bestselling creative team of Old Man Logan and Green Arrow! The lives of a reclusive young man obsessed with a conspiracy in the city’s trash, and a washed-up Catholic priest arriving in a small town full of dark secrets, become intertwined around the mysterious legend of The Black Barn, an otherworldly building that is alleged to have appeared in both the city and the small town, throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake. Rural mystery and urban horror collide in this character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith.

A queen in exile! Evil lurking in the shadows! What phantom menaces Mera, Queen of the Atlantis #1?

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MERA QUEEN OF ATLANTIS #1

Writer: Dan Abnett

Artist: Lan Medina

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

From the pages of AQUAMAN comes a brand-new adventure starring Mera, in her own title for the first time ever!

As the brutal Atlantean Civil War rages, Mera must keep the peace between the surface world and Atlantis as its newly anointed queen in exile. But when Aquaman’s brother Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master, learns of his homeland’s fate, he’ll stop at nothing to return to Atlantis as its king and savior!

Cops, robbers, and monsters from beyond the veil!? What’s not to like about Vinegar Teeth #2. Well…

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VINEGAR TEETH #2

Writer: Damon Gentry, Troy Nixey

Artist: Troy Nixey

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

After busting a Canadian drug ring, down-on-his-luck cop Artie Buckle tries to keep new partner Vinegar Teeth under control. But can an alcoholic, miserable bum like Artie really fight crime and work together with a Lovecraftian monster with a heart of gold?

It’s the End of All Things as Invincible comes to a close after a 15 year run.

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INVINCIBLE #144

Story: Robert Kirkman

Art: Ryan Ottley, Cory Walker, Nathan Fairbairn

Publisher: Image Comics

Cover Price: $5.99

“THE END OF ALL THINGS,” Conclusion Final issue. Everything since issue one has been building to this. Nothing can prepare you.

Dynamite Entertainment launches a new Dejah Thoris series this week, and we have… concerns.

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DEJAH THORIS #1

Writer: Amy Chu

Art: Pasquale Qualano

Publisher: Dynamite Enterttainment

Dejah Thoris, obsessed with finding the legendary Gardens of Mars, recruits her own expedition team of scientists. But once outside the palace walls, things don’t go as planned, and the Princess learns the hard way just how dangerous Barsoom really is.