Since I like telling stories to make these comic book pull list post less listy, here’s one for this week. I’ve gone to the local comic book emporium enough that they offered me my own file. See, you don’t have to namedrop yourself as an occasionally read internet blogger to get a file at your neighbourhood comic book shop.

Right, time for the quick hits of the week. Superman and kryptonite makes this week’s Justice League #19 one of my must reads. Okay, that and the release of Injustice today has me hyped about all things DC/Justice League. In Judge Dredd #6, technology has gone rogue in Mega City One which leaves Dredd stuck without a weapon or backup against a large gang of thugs. And who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. Hahahaha! I mean, The Shadow: Year One #2 is out today, too.

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This is our third go at the weekly comic book release list and I think I’m starting to get the hang of picking cool comics for the week.

This week, my must buy is Star Wars #4 which continues to fill in the blank between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. It’s a pretty good series so far and I’m looking forward to this week’s issue. If you like loving genre parodies like Galaxy Quest and Shaun of the Dead, you should pick up Aliens vs. Parker #2. And in this week’s Superboy #19, we learn more about his secret origin. I’d probably get Action Comics #19, myself, before this because I’m a Superman sort of guy but this would be interesting if you’re into superhero lore.

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Good news! I found my local comic book shop. Like I said, it shares space with a hobby store and was a little small so the selection wasn’t quite the full pull list. Maybe if I patronize them regularly, I can get a file and can get comics sent there or however that works.

As always (or at least like last week), we have our arbitrarily selected comics of the week. I’ll get better at it in time. First up is Superior Spider-Man #7 in which Spidey faces the consequences of his recent actions. For gaming fans, there’s a comic-book prequel to The Last of Us with The Last of Us: American Dreams #1. And in a bit of nostalgia for the comics I did read growing up, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Volume 4 trade paperback is out tomorrow.

Also, as I mentioned yesterday, the new Doctor Who magazine (issue 458) is out this week and has news on the 50th Anniversary Special.

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I’ll readily admit that we don’t do very well covering comic books for a geek blog. In my defense, I was only able to track down where I can buy comic books in my hometown (in a hobby shop rather than a standalone comics shop). Now I’m going to have to start making weekly visits on Wednesday when the new comic books get released.

What am I looking at this week, you might (though are unlikely to) ask? Well, seeing as the fan voting is down to the final four, I’m looking forward to Injustice #3. I missed Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #2 so that’s on my list. More importantly, it’ll move up Doctor Who fans’ must-buy lists if we don’t get a 50th Anniversary special on TV. Finally, I’m a huge Judge Dredd fan so Judge Dredd #5 is on top of my must buy list this week.

As you can likely tell, I’m still getting back into comic books. I’ll try to make better picks next week.

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