EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/14!!

DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1

(W) Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (A) Jim Lee & Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams

DARKNESS COMES TO THE DC UNIVERSE WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE FORGE! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC's pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It's an epic that will span generations-but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC's most legendary heroes?
The great comics event of summer 2017 is about to begin courtesy of superstar writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion III and illustrated by a master class of comics artists: Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr.! You do not want to miss this one!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/17!!

SUICIDE SQUAD #1

(W) Rob Williams (A/CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams

"The Black Vault" part one! When a mysterious and definitely super-important cosmic item falls out of the heavens and into enemy hands, America has only one option: Task Force X, Amanda Waller's strike team of incarcerated super-criminals. A one-stop-shop for plausibly deniable espionage and ultra- violence, this "Suicide Squad" only handles missions they're not expected to survive. An insane new era of SUICIDE SQUAD begins here with superstar artist Jim Lee and red-hot writer Rob Williams (UNFOLLOW, MARTIAN MANHUNTER).

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 5/11!!

X-MEN TP MUTANT GENESIS 2.0

(W) Various (A/CA) Jim Lee

A fresh take on a classic saga! Magneto's future, Wolverine's past - and the X-Men in between! Magneto acquires a new army, the Hand revives an old enemy, and it's up to the newly reunited and rejuvenated X-Men to stop both! But from Asteroid M to Weapon X, Marvel's mightiest mutants are getting brainwashed wherever they go! Featuring mysteries from Wolverine's history and the first flashback appearance of Team X - plus Acolytes, ninjas and more! Omega Red! Maverick! Sabretooth! And the debut of the classic Blue and Gold X-Men teams! It's the opening issues of 1991's blockbuster "adjective-less" X-MEN series like you've never seen them before - remastered and fully recolored in modern style! Collecting X-MEN (1991) #1-7.

Despite the recoloring, this is the lifeblood that runs through my veins! All Jim Lee 90's X-Men all the time!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 4/6!!

HARLEY QUINN & SUICIDE SQUAD APRIL FOOL'S SPECIAL

(W) Rob Williams (A/CA) Jim Lee & Others, Scott Williams

Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, M.D., welcomes you to Evil Anonymous, the support group for super villains in need; where no problem is too insane or homicidal, and where discretion is assured as only a clown princess of crime can-which is to say, not at all. But when Harley Quinn starts using her patients' own evil schemes against them, it turns out that a much bigger, far more dangerous, and truly life-altering joke is being played on her.

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COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! ep. #49!!

Join "confused about her race" Storm (by Jim Lee) and "I got a suntan because my mutant eye burn so bright" Cable (by Rob Liefeld) for a special Bodyslide by two edition of the best (and sometimes) worst comic hype show on the interwebs!! These battle hardened mutants have weaved through the liquid hyper reality of a parallel 1991 to re-inject the X! back into modern comiX!! Sit back and prepare to be dazzled by the X-plosive Zero by Ales Kot, the X-treme savagery of Wolverine by Joe Mad, the.. ok, I'll stop before this gets too bad...

and join us next week for a special 50th!!!! edition of Comics Should Smell Good!! It'll be the most X-citing and X-stonishing episode yet!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #34!

Witness the triumphant return of the most mesmerizing comic monkeys to ever grace the dusty screen of your fancy mobile device!! While we ALL needed a vacation last week, it's great to be back, especially when you return to so many awesome comics!! We've got THE most anticipated DC books of the year, Superman Unchained and Batman: Year Zero; the start of Gerard Way and Becky Cloonan's Fabulously awesome Killjoys; Cyberpunk Lone Wolf and Cub; Gorillas with guns -- do I need to go on? Didn't think so...

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 5/29!!

X-MEN #1

(W) Brian Wood  (A) Oliver Coipel

 Because you demanded it! The X-Women finally get their own book, from critically acclaimed superstars Brian Wood (X-MEN, ULTIMATE X-MEN, DMZ, The Massive) and Olivier Coipel (AVX, HOUSE OF M, THOR)! An old enemy shows up at the X-Men's door, seeking asylum from an ancient evil come back to earth. Meanwhile, Jubilee has come home, and she's brought with her an orphaned baby who might hold the key to the earth's survival...or its destruction. Against a backdrop of what seems like an alien invasion and an eons-spanning war between brother and sister, Storm steps up and puts together a team to protect the child and stop a new threat that could destroy all life on earth!

That's right, Casey, X-Men hater supreme is throwing his chips behind the all adjective less, regular calorie X-Men book that brings together all of my favorite X-Women in one place!! Channeling the evolved 90's Jim Lee vibe (complete with the Shirow touch), Coipel puts together the most deadly, badass and sexy looking Super-Heroes to ever pull on skin tight latex! Look how friggin cool/hip/hacker 90's slick Jubliee looks on that sentinel head!! And Storm with her F'Ning EPIC mohawk--Psylocke with her butt shots and much much more!! Plus, Bendis isn't writing it Bendis isn't writing it!!!! Oh man, happy day.

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BACK ISSUE OF THE DAY!!!

WILDCATS (1999) #7

(W) Scott Lobdell  (A) Carlos Meglia

One of the most frenetic and underrated artists in the business, Carlos Meglia passed away in 2008, but his work lives on and I was pleased to uncover an issue of Wildcats he did back in 2000. Meglia has a really great animation style that is rough around the edges and filled with an undeniable energy that drags you deep into his quirky world of angular awesomeness.

Obviously, this image isn't from the comic, but you get the idea of his art.

BACK ISSUE OF THE DAY!

WILDC.A.T.S./X-MEN: GOLDEN AGE

(W) Scott Lobdell  (A) Travis Charest

Set in Nazi Germany, this story revolves around Logan and Zannah, who are independently working to recover an ancient artifact called the Lazarus Scroll from a group of Nazis who have allied with the Daemonites. After their initial solo attempts fail, the two reluctantly team up and manage to recover the Scroll; during this fight, one of the Nazis transforms into a Daemonite and attacks Logan. Zannah kills the Daemonite, then knocks Logan unconscious and takes the Scroll. Later, the two meet again when Logan assists Zannah in securing passage on a train in Vienna. Logan persuades Zannah to trust him, and she fills him in on what the Scroll is. Their travel is interrupted by a Daemonite and Kenyan, who injures Zannah, sabotages the train tracks, and makes off with the Scroll. Surviving the train wreck, Logan and Zannah rest and recuperate, then sneak into a convoy truck, which brings them to an underground base where Kenyan uses the Scroll to resurrect Ebron, an ancient Daemonite warlord. While Logan fights Kenyan, Zannah kills Ebron, which causes a massive explosion that levels the base. Logan digs his way out of the rubble, but can find no trace of Zannah except for her broken sword. 3-D version also available!!

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2/20/13

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1

(W) Geoff Johns  (A) David Finch

The march toward TRINITY WAR begins with part one of "WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS"!
Green Lantern! Green Arrow! Catwoman! Katana! Vibe! Hawkman! Stargirl! They aren't the world's greatest super heroes-they're the most dangerous! But why does a team like the JLA need to exist? What is their ultimate mission? And who is pulling the strings?
Plus: Find out why Martian Manhunter is the most dangerous of them all. Period.

Don't forget, there will be a cover for every state!! RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

ZANADU W/COMICSBLEND.COM MOST ANTICIPATED STORYLINES OF 2103

Our official professor of Marvel, Will Harris from comicsblend.com, joins Casey to bring you the most anticipated storylines of early 2013 from DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse and more! Brace yourself for the Joker's twisted machinations, quake in your boots at the coming of the all new Ultron, journey into the mysterious realms of the DCU with Grant Morrison's psychedelic super-hero epic and Jim Lee returns to the Man of Steel! Big thanks to Will for having his fingers on the very pulse of what's hot and what's not in the ever changing world of funnybooks!