Pull-List for 11/14/12

Marvel Now continues it's next wave of new #1's, with two of my most anticipated books from the X-Men panel at this year's New York Comic Con! And finally, another issue of Buffy featuring the new gay boy Slayer Billy.

Amazing Spider-Man #697
Written by Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage; Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli

Spider-Man joins the WAR of the Goblins! We brought back Roderick Kingsley, the original Hobgoblin-will any other Goblins show? And the pieces of the puzzle are almost complete for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700

All New X-Men #1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis; Art by Stuart Immomen

It's a blast from the past as the original five students of Professor X - Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast - are plucked from the past and brought to the present. But what they find, the state that their future selves are in and the state of Xavier's dream, is far from the future they dreamed of. And how will the X-Men of the present deal with their past coming crashing forward?

Fantastic Four #1
(W)Matt Fraction (A)Mark Bagley

Four adults. Two kids. One 'car.' NOW! begins a journey through all of infinite time and space.

Gambit #5
Written by James Asmus; Art by Clay Mann, Cover by Terry Dodson

Coerced by a criminal mastermind, Gambit is sent to the United Kingdom to heist the greatest weapon in the history of man: Excalibur. How will Marvel's premiere thief manage to dupe his extortionist while also escaping with a clear name?

Wolverine and the X-Men #20
Written by Jason Aaron; Art by Nick Bradshaw & Steven Sanders

STORM joins the faculty of the Jean Grey School! Wolverine is a clown? Iceman is a fire swallower? Rachel Grey a fortune teller? Frankenstein's Murder Circus comes to town!

X-Men Legacy #1
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Diogenes Neves

Legion, the most powerful and unstable mutant in the world and son to Professor Charles Xavier, has killed gods and reshaped the face of the universe. NOW! in the aftermath of Avengers vs. X-Men, Legion will finally attempt to conquer his demons and embrace his father's legacy!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #15
(W) Jane Espenson, Drew Z. Greenberg (A) Karl Moline & Various

Training has begun, bringing the newest Slayer and Watcher closer together. Will they be ready when they're needed most? The rapidly growing zompire population has overcome a local institution, and our heroes in training must take on the fight of their lives

While there are great ways to go digital, nothing beats the experience of going to your shop and talking with the counter guys and gals! My shop Chicago Comics serves Lakeview, Wrigleyville, and Lincoln Park. Check out the local shops in your neighborhood:
The Loop - Graham Crackers; Hyde Park - First Aid; Bucktown - Challengers; Edgewater - Third Coast; Rogers Park - Evil Squirrel; Lincoln Square - Dark Tower

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