Pull-List for 1/9/13

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a happy holiday. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to expand coverage on my weekly pull-list to books that I don't necessarily read but come recommended by friends whose opinion I regard highly, so you'll see some new monthly titles finding their way in this space. Notably absent is the launch of today's highly controversial Superior Spider-Man . Why? Well, quite frankly, I'm still upset about it. If you're looking to take the geeky conversation offline, I'm very proud to announce that NYC-based Geeks OUT is having their first Chicago event, on January 25 at Spin Nightclub starting at 7 PM, hosted by me and some of the coolest Chicago geeks I have the privilege of knowing . You can find out more info here.

Avengers Arena #3 $2.99
(W)Dennis Hopeless (A) Kev Walker (CA) Greg Horn

X-23 vs. ANNIHILATION's Cammi! A mystery opponent vs. AVENGERS ACADEMY's Sentinel! Who is the killer stalking the competitors in their sleep? Plus: Darkhawk equals death!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #17 $2.99
(W) Andrew Chambliss(A) Dexter Vines, Georges Jeanty (CA) Georges Jeanty

Ripped from the middle of a zompire battle, Buffy finds herself face to face with Illyria and a mystical council in LA. She's been unwillingly recruited to take down a former enemy while her friends in San Francisco are left in a Buffy-less lurch with dire consequences . . .

Cable and X-Force #3 $3.99
(W) Dennis Hopeless (A)Salvador Larroca

Where has Colossus been to post-AVX and what is wrong with his powers? Why are Cable and his team attacking a civilian company? These mysteries and more are revealed!

Earth 2 #8 $2.99
(W) James Robinson (A) Yildiray Cinar (CA) Yildiray Cinar, Art Thibert

The alien war criminal Steppenwolf returns! It's been five years since he lead the forces of Apokolips against Earth - learn what he's been up to since then!

Plus: What is the dark secret behind the last Amazon of Earth 2?

Fantastic Four #3 (volume 4) $2.99
(W) Matt Fraction (A) Mark Bagley

A new year on a new world! The Richards family rings in 365 days of adventure on a brand new planet! Someone's having second thoughts. Really? Already? How long can Reed keep his secret? How long can anything be kept a secret when you're travelling through time & space with your family?

Stormwatch #16 (volume 5) $2.99
(W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Will Conrad

Midnighter must die! The unthinkable happens when StormWatch's mission to capture the renegade Midnighter turns into an assassination plot! Don't miss the stunning (and permanent) transformation of a StormWatch member!

Walking Dead #106 $3.50
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn (CA) Charlie Adlard

Can Carl and Rick take on Negan's forces? Plus congrats to Charlie Adler on his 100th consecutive issue!

Wolverine and the X-Men #23 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Nick Bradshaw

Wolverine vs. Frankenstein! The Murder Circus claims its victims!

X-Men Legacy #4 vol 2 $3.99
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Jorge Molina (CA) Mike Del Mundo

LEGION vs. THE X-MEN! Two new villains begin plotting Legion's demise. And little does he know, one of them is lurking within his own psyche, and the other is now hiding amongst the X-Men themselves...

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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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