Pull-List for 03/06/13

March is a great month to be a geek in Chicago! This weekend you can catch the closing performance of The Assemblers, a sketch comedy parody of The Avengers brought to you by pH Comedy Theatre. The weekend after, you can hang with some hardcore gaymers as Chicago Gaymers hosts the weekend-long Let's Have A Geeki starting March 15. And the weekend after, I'll be hosting the second Geeks OUT event in Chicago at Spin Nightclub. Join us for an epic reimagining of team trivia in Geeks OUT - The Arena! It's gonna be pretty epic. If you register by March 10 you'll receive a pretty sick trading card (digital/print), an event badge, and some pretty awesome advantages that will come in handy during team selection and gameplay. You can see examples of the trading cards in the event page.So yeah, register stat!

Thankfully, we have New Book Wednesdays to keep our geek fix goin' as we wait for the geekends of March. On that note, onto the books:

Age of Ultron #1 $3.99
(W) Brian Michael Bendis(A/CA) Bryan Hitch>/i>

For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived. This massive 10-part Marvel Universe-spanning event is brought to you by Eisner award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis and comics legend Bryan Hitch.

All New X-Men #8 $3.99
(W)Brian Michael Bendis (A)David Marquez (CA)Stuart Immonen

Guest-starring the Avengers! How will the Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to the time-swept X-Men?

Avengers #7 vol 6 $3.99
(W)Jonathan Hickman (A/CA)Dustin Weaver

'WORLD BREAKER' The Avengers must scramble to deal with the threat of another Universal SYSTEM. The New Adam is transformed, and his true self revealed. And the most dangerous hero on Earth is created.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Willow Wonderland #5
(W) Jeff Parker, Christos N. Gage (A) Brian Ching, Jason Gorder (CA) Megan Lara

Willow's search for magic has led her to some strange worlds with mysterious creatures, fantastical spells, lost love, and new friends (as well as enemies). As her journey speeds toward its end, Willow lands within a rather morbid landscape where the greatest evil she'll have to confront is herself if she's ever to make it home again.

Cable and X-Force #5 $3.99
(W)Dennis Hopeless (A/CA)Salvador Larroca

X-FORCE is officially on the run. Cable must face his daughter Hope, the savior of AVX. The Uncanny Avengers are hot on their trail!

Earth 2 #10 $2.99
(W) James Robinson (A) Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott (CA) Trevor Scott, Nicola Scott

As Wotan holds The Flash's mother hostage, Khalid must finally come to terms with his destiny as Doctor Fate!

Stormwatch #18 volume 5
(W) Peter Milligan(A) Will Conrad(CA) Ken Lashley

The team battles one of their own for their very survival! The relationship of Midnighter and Apollo hits a rough patch when the Amazon-like Zealot joins the team!