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With the DVD releases of District 9, It Might Get Loud, 500 Days of Summer, Extract, and All About Steve, DC Comics and Marvel Comics March 2010 Solicitations, and theatrical releases of It's Complicated, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Sherlock Holmes, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel  this weekend, would be entertaining to read?

At Comics to Astonish with J & M Comics and Games as backup:

Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Bride Of Hell One Shot (One-Shot Wonders), $3.50 - A nineteen-year-old girl is kidnapped and Hellboy tracks her down to a remote clearing in France where she’s about to be given to Asmodeus, in a strange tale of ghosts, demonic revenge, lost love, and King Solomon.

DC Comics

Blackest Night JSA #1, Regular Eddy Barrows Cover $2.99/Incentive Gene Ha Variant Cover  $15 - $20  - The mystery men of yesterday are back and they seek the hearts of their new counterparts! It's Mr. Terrific vs. Mr. Terrific, Dr. Midnite vs. Dr. Midnite, Sand vs Wesley Dodds! Can the new generation of heroes survive the rise of the Black Lantern JSA? Find out in this all-new miniseries from original JSA co-writer James Robinson and rising star artist Eddy Barrows (BLACKEST NIGHT: SUPERMAN)!

Detective Comics #860, Regular JH Williams III Cover $3.99/Incentive Alex Ross Variant Cover $6 - $8 - Batwoman’s origin story concludes here! In “Go!” part 3, Kate Kane becomes Batwoman and goes after a terrorist cell in Gotham, but all does not go according to plan. Plus, in the present, Kate confronts her father about her supposedly dead sister! In the co-feature, the Huntress joins The Question in her quest to track down the leaders of the human trafficking ring. But finding them – and bring them to justice – will be harder and more dangerous than either hero thought!

Freddy vs Jason vs Ash Nightmare Warriors #6, $3.99 - As the bloody end nears, Ash must lead his remaining forces against the amassed titans of terror. Washington has been leveled, and the odds are stacked against the motley crew of survivors. The vicious battles that end this series are legendary – Tommy Jarvis vs. Jason Voorhees, Ash Williams vs. Freddy Krueger, and even the army of the dead against the ghosts of victims past!

Green Lantern #49 (Blackest Night Tie-In), Regular Ed Benes  Cover $2.99/Incentive Rodolfo Migliari Variant Cover  $12 - $15 - BLACKEST NIGHT continues! John Stewart comes face to face with his greatest failures, the planet Xanshi and his wife and fellow Green Lantern, Katma Tui. Plus, what does Fatality truly want with John?

Superman #695, $2.99 - Part 2 of Man of Valor! Metropolis gets a chance to see the new Mon-El in action. But now the stakes are raised even higher and the action escalates as Mon finally goes mano-a-mano against the Parasite! This is a battle that’s been brewing since Mon’s emergence on Earth and now it explodes into the streets and skies of the city.

Dynamite Entertainment

Black Terror #6, Regular Alex Ross Cover $3.50/Regular Johnathan Lau Cover $3.50/Regular Stephen Sadowski Cover $3.50/Incentive Alex Ross Virgin Cover $8 - $10/Incentive Alex Ross Negative Art Cover $9 - $15  - Continuing from last issue — which kicked off this all-new adventure — the Black Terror enlists the help of Masquerade as he attempts to unravel the mystery of the American Crusader, and what happens in this issue will change their relationship forever!

Marvel Comics

Amazing Spider-Man #616, $2.99 - The Sandman has vacillated between good and evil over the years, joining the Sinister Six and the Frightful Four...as well as becoming a reserve Avenger and a member of Silver Sable's Wild Pack. But as of this issue, and forever more, he will always be known as a villain--one of the worst in the Wall-Crawler's Rogues Gallery--and it's all Spider-Man's fault! Find out the shocking reason why in this issue as ""THE GAUNTLET"" continues!

Captain America Reborn Who Will Wield The Shield One Shot,  Regular Gerald Parel Cover $3.99/Variant Cover $12 - $15 -  Note: Captain America: Reborn #6 has not come out for this one shot to happen.  Steve Rogers has returned, but Bucky Barnes is the current Captain America, and has come into his own in the role. Will there be two Captain Americas? Will Bucky go back to being the Winter Soldier? What will happen? Decisions, decisions, decisions…

Doctor Voodoo Origin Of Jericho Drumm One Shot, $4.99 - You’ve witnessed his incredible reemergence in the pages of New Avengers, now take a trip through the voodoo virtuoso’s career in this special presentation of STRANGE TALES #169-170. In the shadowed back alleys of New Orleans, they speak his name in awe, for ‘tis said he was old when the mountains were young, that he cannot be harmed, that he can never DIE! His name is DOCTOR VOODOO! Experience the birth of Marvel’s new Sorcer Supreme like never before, fully remastered with modern coloring. Plus, an all-new framing sequence by Roy Thomas and Alex Massacci.

Fall Of The Hulks Gamma Regular, Ed McGuinness Cover Cover $3.99/Ed McGuiness Santa Variant Cover $3.99/Incentive John Romita Jr. Varaint $15 - $20/ - It’s almost here! JEPH LOEB and original WORLD WAR HULK artist JOHN ROMITA JR. bring you the set-up to the event of 2010. With the Hulk family growing exponentially over the past year, it was only a matter of time before things came to a smashing head. But what could set all of these characters into a rage that has them turning on each other, and on the world? Whose death starts this? Just what role do Skaar, A-Bomb, the She-Hulks and the Marvel Universe play in this story? One thing’s for sure—things are about to get incredible!

Incredible Hercules #139, $3.99 - ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS, Part 2 (of 4)—Hercules leads the New and Mighty Avengers against the overwhelming forces of Hera's New Olympus--but these are no ordinary foes our heroes face, but the gods themselves! Can the superpredator Wolverine outfox an immortal Huntsman? Can Spider-Man out-webspin the divine Arachne? Can Henry Pym outgrow the giant Argus? And with his love Delphyne Gorgon prepared to slay his mentor Athena, Amadeus Cho must make a final, fateful choice!!

New Avengers #60, $3.99 - Get ready for something you never thought you'd see! Is this the end of Luke Cage? Has the Dark Reign found a casualty so horrifying that the Avengers may not be able to keep it together?

Punisher #12, $2.99 - “FRANKEN-CASTLE,” PART 2—The Punisher is dead, so who, or what, is the giant patchwork monster skulking through the tunnels under New York? And what do those strange armored Japanese hunters tracking him want? Criminals are no longer being killed; they are simply vanishing into thin air. Listen closely, you can hear their pleas far below the streets. Those forgotten by society have a new protector. The Legion of Monsters has found a new leader.

Secret Warriors #11, $2.99 - One month later. Nick Fury's got an army. Hydra goes to war. Leviathan reveals itself. Things heat up and Young Gun Stefano Caselli returns to knock it out of the park!

Spider-Woman #4, $2.99 -It's Spider-Woman versus the Thunderbolts. That's right...all of them. A daring chase through the streets of Madripoor finds Jessica Drew pushing herself to the limit with nowhere to turn. Another dazzling chapter from the Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev featuring tons of material not seen in the accompanying motion comic.

Thor Vol 3 #605, $2.99 - The invisible hand of Loki’s sly tricks has made plain the treachery that lay in store...and after the devastating events of THOR: DEFINING MOMENTS GIANT-SIZE and THOR #604, everything comes to a head! The volatile balance of power in Latveria is tipped, and all sides march toward all-out war!

Uncanny X-Men #519, $2.99 - Cyclops takes a voyage into the head of Emma Frost in hopes of containing the horrifying piece of the villainous Void that has been stuck there since UTOPIA. Can they possibly defeat the awfulness that has haunted the most powerful being in the Marvel U? Tensions are rising on Utopia as the X-Men deal with the new members of their team and the fact that the island is...well...sinking. And Wolverine and a classic pal take one of the craziest journies you’ve ever seen.

What If Astonishing X-Men, $3.99 - See two titanic tales unfold: In the first, what if Ord from Breakworld brought Jean Grey back from the dead instead of Colossus? What happens when she’s reunited with the X-Men? And Emma? And how will this change affect the entire galaxy? A story of life, death, love and loss resulting in one word that strikes fear into all: Phoenix! “WHAT IF JEAN GREY WAS RESURRECTED INSTEAD OF COLOSSUS?”  In the second, when the artificial being known as Danger is out to destroy Xavier and his X-Men, someone else picks up her signal. Someone deadly they’ve never faced before...someone who's ready to fall in love with the mutated Danger Room! “WHAT IF DANGER BECAME ULTRON’S BRIDE?

What If Spider-Man House Of M, $3.99 - Gwen Stacy meant everything to Peter Parker...and then she was gone, murdered by the Green Goblin. When the Scarlet Witch shifted reality in HOUSE OF M, Peter got to live the dream of marrying Gwen and raising a son...but soon that, too, was gone. But what would happen if Gwen didn't vanish along with the rest of the HOUSE OF M? In other words, WHAT IF GWEN STACY SURVIVED THE HOUSE OF M? In the first feature, questions about what would happen between Gwen and Peter, between Peter and Mary Jane, and, indeed, what would happen to reality itself?  In the second feature, Peter Parker returns home from the House of M reality--but he’s not alone. Gwen and Richie have made the trip as well--along with something far more problematic. Far more sinister. And it will threaten to destroy not only himself and his loved ones, but everything Spider-Man stands for! “WHAT IF GWEN & RICHIE PARKER EXISTED OUTSIDE OF HOM?”  Plus a ""SAY WHAT?"" comedy strip.

Wolverine Origins #43, $2.99  - 7 The Hard Way,” Part 3—With Bruce Banner and his fearsome son Skaar onboard, and with the enigmatic X-Man Cloak apparently on his side, Wolverine’s mysterious plan to finally defeat Romulus seems to be going well...but that was before coming face to face—and blade to blade—with Kenuichio Harada, the Silver Samurai! Is he part of the plan, or the one who will completely derail it?

X-Men Legacy #231 (X Necrosha Tie-In), $2.99 - “NECROSHA”—The NECROSHA event hits X-MEN: LEGACY! Selene’s masterplan is clicking into place, but she got something she didn’t plan for when Destiny was brought back to life. A major X-Villain came back with Destiny and a who’s who of X-Men are sent to Muir Island to deal with them. Join Nightcrawler, Colossus, Psylocke, Rogue (if she makes it through #230 alive) and a new member (who’s so secret we can’t mention him here) as they dive into NECROSHA.

I would probably or would recommend everyone to get these at a discount or on sale since I already have the original issues and trade paperbacks and hardcovers where they were already collected:

Daredevil By Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol 2 HC

During a character-defining run, Brian Michael Bendis crafted a pulp-fiction narrative that exploited the Man Without Fear’s rich tapestry of characters and psychodrama, and resolved them in an incredibly nuanced, modern approach. Earning an Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series, Bendis and artist Alex Maleev restored Daredevil to a luster worthy of the all-time greats. In this volume, Bendis and Maleev’s run comes to a blistering conclusion with a Daredevil/Black Widow team-up that takes an interesting turn; untold tales of Hell’s Kitchen past and present; and the return of Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime!

Incredible Hercules Mighty Thorcules HC

When terrible threats rise in Svartalfheim, the land of the Dark Elves, only Mighty Thor, Son of Asgard, can hope to triumph! But what happens if the Odinson is temporarily...unavailable? It's Hammer Time for Hercules as the Lion of Olympus gets his thunder on! Meanwhile, the Secret Origin of AMADEUS CHO is finally revealed! Who really killed Amadeus' family? What is his true relation to Hercules? And, most importantly, what is the connection between him and The Twelve's MASTER MIND EXCELLO? Everyone's favorite irascible boy genius is after the answers himself--but to get them he's going to have to go through his arch-nemesis, PYTHAGORAS DUPREE, the sixth-smartest man on Earth!

X-Force Vol 3 Not Forgotten HC

MESSIAH WAR AFTERMATH! When X-Force was pulled into the future, what was forgotten in the present? The Leper Queen's murderous acts? The Sapien League's attack on the United Nations using two of the X-Men's students? Wolfsbane's reunion with the Asgardian Wolf Prince? H.A.M.M.E.R.'s hunt for X-23? The wait is over. Find out who lives and who dies.

Ian