This is it, folks. Only one more to go after this one,
and that’s the finale! Blackest Night has proven to be one of the best
events we’ve seen in years from either of the big 2 publishers. Geoff
Johns’s masterpiece has had years of subtle organic growth and build-up
in the pages of Green Lantern, and when it burst out onto the racks of
Third Eye last July, we knew that he’d delivered us some true comic
magic. It’s not often that one storyline can cross so many different
audiences, but Blackest Night has everyone enthralled, folks who
normally don’t read DC, folks who religiously read DC, and everyone in
between.. we’re all hooked on this great story.This Wednesday,
after what’s felt like an eternity (and really it’s only been a little
over a month and a half), we get the second to last installment of
Blackest Night. Much has happened in the pages of both Green Lantern #50
and Green Lantern #51 since those last two epic pages of Blackest Night
#6 back in December. And, now, we’re pumped to see where this whole
thing is going.

For those of you who may not have been keeping
up on what’s been happening since issue #6, we’ve seen the new “Deputy
Lanterns”, Yellow Lantern Scarecrow, Orange Lantern Lex Luthor, Star
Sapphire Wonder Woman, Red Lantern Mera, Blue Lantern Flash, and Indigo
Lantern Atom, going head to head with the Black Lanterns. We’ve seen Hal
Jordan re-unite with the Parallax entity. And, now, in Blackest Night
#7, it looks like we’re going to learn the true motivations behind
Nekron’s return, and when it’s revealed… everything is going to be
changed, from the sounds of it!

If you haven’t yet started
reading Blackest Night, we could not recommend this series enough.
Whether you’ve been following the DCU for years, or if you’re just
getting back into things, we think you’d really enjoy this event.

What’s the scoop on Blackest Night?
Ever since Geoff Johns brought Hal Jordan back, and made Green Lantern a
must-read, he’s been building this storyline. It really began to show
itself in the pages of the Sinestro Corps War (now available at Third
Eye in trade paperbacks: Sinestro Corps War v.1 & Sinestro Corps War v.2), and then from there.. the
path was set.

Basically, the Blackest Night is the return of an
obscure, age-old villain named Nekron, the freakin’ Lord of the Dead!
And, Nekron’s has unleashed his Black Rings, and begun the resurrections
of EVERY dead DCU character you can think of. Of course, when they come
back.. they’re a vengeful, undead, heart-eating monster. So, imagine
Dick Grayson’s dead parents trying to rip out his heart, or heck,
imagine DC icons like The Martian Manhunter or Aquaman smelling the fear
on someone and wanting to devour it by eating their heart! This is what
Blackest Night is, and if you’re not yet reading it.. you really need
to!

So, where do I start? We currently have everything you need
to get caught up on Blackest Night here at Third Eye. If you’re
interested in just getting the core story, we recommend this reading
order for what’s out so far:
GREEN
LANTERN #43 *BLACKEST NIGHT PROLOGUE*
BLACKEST NIGHT #1
GREEN LANTERN #44 (takes place in between BN 1
& 2)
BLACKEST NIGHT #2
GREEN LANTERN #45 (takes place in between BN
2 & 3)
BLACKEST NIGHT #3

GREEN LANTERN #46 (takes
place in between BN 3 & 4)
GREEN LANTERN #47 (takes place in between BN 3 & 4)
BLACKEST NIGHT #4
GREEN LANTERN #48 (takes place in between BN
#4 & 5)
BLACKEST NIGHT #5

GREEN LANTERN #49 (takes
place in between BN #5 & 6)
BLACKEST NIGHT #6
GREEN
LANTERN #50 (takes place directly after Blackest Night #6)
GREEN LANTERN #51 (right after GL #50, right
before BN #7)
BLACKEST NIGHT
#7

For those of you who’re already onboard, we know
you’re as excited as we are about this week’s BLACKEST NIGHT #7! If you’d like to read more on BLACKEST NIGHT #7, click here

BLACK LANTERN GREEN ARROW #30 – IS THIS THE LEAD-UP TO THIS YEAR’S HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED “FALL OF THE GREEN ARROW” STORYLINE?

It has been quite a while since I’ve been
excited about Green Arrow. And, it’s funny, because he’s always been a
favorite DCU character for me. It might be because I was introduced to
him with two of the best runs on the character: Mike Grell’s Longbow
Hunters (a classic that still stands up today as a great piece of work)
and Kevin Smith & Brad Meltzer’s runs on the character when he
returned in the late ’90s/early 2000s. The quality on these stories, and
the characterization of Oliver Queen was so on point, that I’ve had a
soft spot for him ever since.

But, for the last few years, Green
Arrow has not had the best of luck. His series kind of petered out when
Meltzer left. Winick had a halfway decent run, but towards the end of
his run, it kinda got weak. And, I just haven’t really been able to
follow the character much since then.

And then, DC announces
their proposed FALL OF THE GREEN ARROW storyline for 2010… and I’m
excited. I think this is going to be the kind of GA storyline that shows
everyone why Oliver Queen is a badass character. I know that some of
this is going to play out with the JUSTICE LEAGUE: RISE AND FALL
one-shot, and ties directly into the whole Arsenal getting his arm taken
off in Cry for Justice, but I can’t help but wonder.. is this Black
Lantern Green Arrow issue going to have some prelude stuff for the big
FALL OF THE GREEN ARROW storyline due this year?

Either way, I’m
excited about reading a Green Arrow comic for the first time in a while.
I mean, so far, almost everything that’s carried the Blackest Night
banner has been a solid read. But, this one, from the preview pages
we’ve read, and from the killer covers it’s got… this one looks GREAT.

Obviously, they’re playing in on the fact that many DC
characters that were once dead and had previously returned are now
reclaimed by Nekron as Black Lanterns. And, the one thing that has been
most interesting about this development, as seen in ADVENTURE COMICS #7
BLACK LANTERN SUPERBOY, is how these characters say what they really,
truly believe through their Black Lantern selves. In other words, those
things they’d never let be known.. they’re put out for all to see.

The
artwork on this one looks VERY sharp, and from the preview pages, it
looks like it’ll be a pretty action-packed issue. Green Arrow has always
been a very conflicted character, and had a bit of an edge to him, so
it’ll be kind of cool to see the Black Lantern aspect emphasizing it.
Most of all though, I’m excited to see if this is a sign of things to
come for the character, and the FALL OF THE GREEN ARROW storyline that
keeps getting talked about.

Click here to read a preview of BLACK LANTERN GREEN ARROW #30

BLACKEST NIGHT JSA
CONCLUDES THIS WEDNESDAY WITH BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #3!

One of the more underrated Blackest Night
3-part limited series tie-ins has been the Blackest Night JSA. Now,
maybe it’s just because I’m a big JSA fan, but I have really been
enjoying this one. The entire concept of the JSA in DC nowadays is the
idea of legacy heroes. Heroes from days gone past passing their mantles
onto the next generation, and watching the legacy of characters like Mr.
Terrific or the Sandman being carried on. I think I just came into the
JSA at the right time, when Geoff Johns, David Goyer and James Robinson
originally relaunched the series back in the late ’90s. But, anyways,
back to my point… you’ve got these characters who’s entire being is
built around the carrying on of a legacy being put face to face with
their predecessors.

Of course, their predecessors happen to be
Black Lanterns, and want to rip their hearts out and eat them, but you
know.. still a pretty heavy thing to face. It looks like this week as
the series wraps up, we’re going to see the JSA going toe to toe with
Black Lantern Earth-2 Superman. If you’re still looking for more
Blackest Night goodness, and haven’t tried BLACKEST NIGHT JSA, we’ve
still got plenty of #1 and #2 in stock, so check ‘em out this Wednesday!

For those of you who’ve already been following BLACKEST NIGHT
JSA, you’ll have a real treat waiting with the conclusion of the series
this Wednesday.

Click here to read more about BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #3

MARVEL’S SIEGE EVENT CONTINUES TO TAKE THE COMIC WORLD BY
STORM THIS WEDNESDAY! CHECK OUT THIS GREAT BATCH OF SIEGE TIE-INS
HITTING THIS WEEK, INCLUDING THE UBER-IMPORTANT THOR #607 *THIRD EYE MUST BUY*!

Okay, folks, first off, we’re gonna start with the
biggest of the bunch. Thor #607 is a HUGE issue in regards to SIEGE, and
if you’re reading SIEGE, we definitely recommend picking this one up.
Even if you’ve been trying to avoid doing all the tie-ins, give this one
a go at least, because we guarantee you’re gonna be in for a treat.
While I can’t go into detail without dropping major spoilers, I will say
that you’re going to see some Asgardians getting dealt some fatal
injuries… and, well, there’s a very big return of a character that was
prominent a few years ago in a big way. A character that we’re finally
going to get to see Thor go head to head with, and folks, it is going to
be EPIC!

Aside from all that, Kieron Gillen and Billy Tan’s run
on Thor has been a damn good read. They kicked off their run with issue
#604, told a very cool Thor/Dr. Doom storyline that ran a nice little
parallel to all the build-up to SIEGE, and now they’re kicking things
into major high gear with this special SIEGE tie-in. Kieron Gillen’s
writing is top notch, and it’s obvious that he’s going to be a name to
start paying attention to, in the same way that writers like Matt
Fraction and Ed Brubaker slowly rose to prominence, we’re going to see
Gillen do the same, I feel. The guy is THAT good. In addition to
Gillen’s killer storytelling, Billy Tan is knocking out some of the best
art in his career here. He’s definitely gone back to the style that
made us really notice him when he was working on Rise and Fall of the
Shi’ar Empire with Brubaker.

So, folks, whatever you do, DON’T
MISS THOR this week. You’re in for a real treat, as this one is an
action-packed, punch-in-the-gut kinda issue that definitely adds to the
dynamic of SIEGE in a big way. And, how do we know this? Well, Marvel
was kind enough to provide us here at Third Eye with an advance copy to
read to show us they weren’t full of it this time.

Click here for a preview of THOR #607 *SIEGE*

Next up on the agenda is NEW AVENGERS #62, following hot
on the heels of the big splash that NEW AVENGERS #61 made with Cap
rallying the troops, we get to see what happens next as the NEW AVENGERS
have to deal with a surprise attack from a super-charged HOOD and his
crew as they’re dealing with the madness that is the Siege on Asgard!
Obviously, the NEW AVENGERS are in a weakened state here, because
they’re scrambling to come to Thor and Asgard’s aide, but, as we saw
last month in NEW AVENGERS #61… there’s a whole army of crazy
fourth-string villains out for their blood, with the Hood leading the
charge.

Click here for a preview of NEW AVENGERS #62 *SIEGE*

The first chapter of SIEGE that hit DARK
WOLVERINE, with last month’s DARK WOLVERINE #82 (still available here at
Third Eye) made a HUGE splash on the last couple of pages. The issue
was actually very well-written, and surprisingly, me not being a Daken
fan, I actually kinda of dug the character here. I think the
characterization was perfect, and to watch as he mentally deconstructs
his team-mates was very cool. Those last few pages, while now, may not
be suggestive to the reality of things, still provide a HUGE holy crap
moment… and we can only expect things to be explained this week in
DARK WOLVERINE #83.

Click here for a preview of DARK WOLVERINE #83 *SIEGE*

Another one of the tie-ins for SIEGE that
really drove home the message that each book that ties into SIEGE is
providing a relevant, meaningful push to the overall direction of the
story was AVENGERS: INITIATIVE beginning with AVENGERS: INITIATIVE #31
*SIEGE PRELUDE*, where we got to see just how Taskmaster felt about
being catapulted into Norman Osborn’s elite Cabal of power-players.

So
far, the first two SIEGE tie-ins of AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE have been
very good, and provided us with a very cool look at the lower-level
supervillains that’ve used the Initiative as their way to an easy
payday. Well, now, their luxury cruise is up, and it’s time for some
serious chaos. The fact that the characters are pretty much freaking out
themselves about being sent off to fight in Asgard is very cool, and
somewhat humorous. But, it’s the characterization and the focus put on
Taskmaster that is really making the Initiative an enjoyable tie-in to
read. In the previous issue, we saw how the Taskmaster saw the group
beatdown of Thor as his chance to get out there, and prove his worth.
And, with the focus being directly on him as one of the people who
overpowered Thor… he’s now more than a little worried about what comes
next.

Click here for a preview of AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #33 *SIEGE*

And, the first of Thunderbolts carrying the SIEGE banner
arrives this week as well. Thunderbolts had really hit it’s stride with
Andy Diggle kicking off his run, and then Jeff Parker taking over the
reigns. The characterization of guys like Paladin and Scourge has been
top notch, and we’ve felt that Thunderbolts is one of those
under-the-radar Marvel books that is a great read.

In this
tie-in, judging from the preview pages, Osborn is sending everybody’s
favorite covert ops team of bad guys into the heart of the kingdom of
Asgard to retrieve the mythical Spear of Odin. An item that Osborn calls
a genuine “game-changer” in the Siege on Asgard.

I liked the
first few pages of this one a lot, so I’m pretty eager to see where it
goes.

Click here for a preview of THUNDERBOLTS #141 *SIEGE*

WARREN ELLIS (writer of SUPERGOD, IGNITION CITY,
TRANSMETROPOLITAN, and much more!) DEBUTS HIS NEXT TWISTED AVATAR
MEGA-HIT: CAPTAIN SWING and HIS ELECTRICAL PIRATES of CINDERY ISLAND!
CHECK OUT THIS STEAMPUNK MASTERPIECE THIS WEDNESDAY IN CAPTAIN SWING #1 *THIRD EYE MUST BUY*

Here’s one that I’ve been really looking forward to for
the last few months, since I started seeing all the ads for it pop up in
the back of Gravel, and other Avatar titles. This feels like a book
that Ellis was born to write, and we cannot wait to get our hands on a
copy this week.

Warren Ellis is known for writing some very
kick-ass science fiction comics. He’s really carved out a niche for
himself in this area, in particular, and from what we’ve seen of him
venturing into steampunk on things like Freakangels, his genuine passion
for the medium causes the pages of his work to practically crackle with
raw energy. He practically redefined comics in the ’90s with his work
on series like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, PLANETARY, and the AUTHORITY, and he’s
been cranking out one of the most diverse, yet consistently good
assortments of work since then with everything ranging from NEXTWAVE to
IGNITION CITY to NO HERO, SUPERGOD and FELL.

In other words,
we’re pretty big fans of Mr. Ellis here at Third Eye.

So, when a
new series of his kicks off, it’s a big deal, and just judging from the
cover of CAPTAIN SWING, we feel this is going to be one of Ellis’s best
yet.

What is CAPTAIN SWING all about? Set in the year 1830, a
rookie beat cop keeps seeing things that he’s not supposed to be seeing.
He’s on the trail of the notorious serial killer, Spring-Heeled Jack,
otherwise known as Jack the Ripper. But what he finds are things he
can’t comprehend: A crooked Bow Street Runner with a flintlock
revolver, flying things that are not supposed to fly, and a violent
science-charged spectral pirate ship known as Spring-Heeled Jack,
commanded by a raving madman, and cold-blooded murderer known as CAPTAIN
SWING, and his crew of Electrical Pirates.

Generally, what it
looks to be is a badass mixing of the swashbuckling pirate genre with
the setting and feel of the steampunk genre. Of course, the scattered
references to Jack the Ripper lead us to believe there’s going to be
some vicious ties to the notorious serial killer, but that could be pure
speculation on our part. The preview pages do look pretty violent
though. All we know is that the art on this one pops, the story looks
great, and we couldn’t be more excited to check it out this Wednesday.

Click here to see what Blair Butler from Attack of the
Show’s FRESH INK has to say about CAPTAIN SWING and the ELECTRICAL
PIRATES OF CINDERY ISLAND!

BATMAN AND ROBIN #9 *IN BLACKEST KNIGHT PT 3* - THE
COUNTDOWN TO BRUCE WAYNE’S RETURN CONTINUES, AND BATMAN’S TIES TO
BLACK-HAND ARE EXPLORED!

One of the best books DC’s been putting out
since last spring, and has not only remained one of the best, but
actually gotten better with each and every issue, has been Grant
Morrison’s BATMAN AND ROBIN. Morrison took the concept of Dick Grayson
putting on the cowl, and pairing up with the long-lost son of Bruce
Wayne, Damian, as Robin, and he ran with it, injecting a fresh new
dynamic and approach to the world of BATMAN and his supporting cast.

Of
course, part of the appeal to has been how Morrison has been rotating
his artists for each 3-issue story arc, hand-picking artists that he
feels best fit the mood and tone of the arc at the time. And, the end
result is fantastic, you get a very cool fusing of story and art that
practically leaps off the page at you, grabs you by the throat, and
pulls you head first into the spires of Gotham City.

The most
recent story arc, IN BLACKEST KNIGHT, has been the high point of the
series thus far, in my opinion. Now, I may be a little biased being that
the fact that this one has some loose ties to the Blackest Night event
I’m totally loving, but I really feel that Morrison has hit his stride
here. I was a little apprehensive about Cameron Stewart (only being
really familiar with his stuff from Seaguy) doing the art, but, he’s
proved me wrong, as his style suits the settings and characters being
used in this perfectly. Plus, he’s showing that he has the same kind of
raw energy to his work that made Quitely’s first three issues pop so
well.

What is Batman and Robin:
In Blackest Knight? From what we’ve seen, and from what Morrison
has said, the Blackest Knight story arc in Batman and Robin is the
unexplored link between Bruce Wayne’s supposed death, the mystery of the
skull Black Hand has been carrying around, and the much-rumored Return
of Bruce Wayne that will be taking place this fall in the BATMAN: RETURN
OF BRUCE WAYNE storyline.

Basically, there’s a bunch of
unanswered questions about Bruce Wayne, his fate at the end of Final
Crisis, and just what the heck he was doing in a cave at the very end of
FINAL CRISIS scrawling on the wall. Now, Morrison is planning to do a
limited series this spring that’s either going to be called BATMAN: THE
RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, and apparently we’re going to see Bruce Wayne
literally fighting his way through the time-stream. So far, the sketches
and storyline concepts sound incredible, and we’re VERY pumped to see
this event. But, what we’re even more pumped to see is how we’re getting
there, and that’s what’s unfolding right now in the pages of BATMAN AND
ROBIN: IN BLACKEST KNIGHT.

So far, we’ve seen some secrets
revealed in a big way about Batman’s death, the connection between
Darkseid and Bruce Wayne’s body, and some other tidbits. Now, in this
week’s concluding issue, we’re expecting to see some BIG BIG things come
to light.

Click here to read an article on BATMAN: RETURN OF BRUCE
WAYNE due out this Spring

Click here to read a preview of BATMAN AND ROBIN #9 *IN BLACKEST KNIGHT PT 3*

COWBOY NINJA VIKING CONCLUDES
IT’S FIRST OVER-THE-TOP, KILLER STORY ARC IN COWBOY NINJA VIKING #4

Image
Comics has really been making a name for itself by putting out a
consistent line of fresh, original, and quality comics. It really feels
like they’ve carved out a very unique niche for themselves as the place
where new ideas for comics can really flourish, and grow.

One of
these fresh, new series is COWBOY NINJA VIKING, and dude, this book is
GREAT. It’s ridiculously violent, has some very sharp dialogue and
characterization, and underneath all of the over-the-top madness, it’s
got a rock-solid storyline with some of the sickest art I’ve seen. If
you took a Quentin Tarantino movie on speed, and poured it onto the
pages of a comic book, then you’d get COWBOY NINJA VIKING.

What
is COWBOY NINJA VIKING? Okay, picture this… not too far off in the
future, to fight terrorism, a government program has been experimenting
on people with Multiple Personality Disorder. Basically, keying in on
the three dominant personalities running around in their heads, and
turning them into agents of destruction known as Triplets. One of these
Triplets has gone rogue though, and that’s where the story of COWBOY
NINJA VIKING begins.

The comic is fresh, the storytelling is
sharp, and the artwork makes each and every page pop. Little
storytelling ideas like changing the word balloons of Triplets to
identify who’s talking when just add to what makes this series so fresh,
and neat. The constant conflict between the Cowboy, the Ninja, and the
Viking in our title character’s head is pretty humorous, as you see the
Viking’s answer to everything is “Kill it and eat it”, while the Cowboy
is all about gambling and brothels, and the Ninja is the only one who
has a cool, strategic head on his shoulders.

All in all, this is
a great series, and has carried the Third Eye Must Buy tag proudly for
quite some time, we recommend giving it a try if you haven’t already.
For those of you who’re already on board, then we know you’re gonna be
pumped to get your hands on this issue!

Click here to read an interview with the creators of
COWBOY NINJA VIKING

FLASH REBIRTH CONCLUDES THIS WEEK IN FLASH REBIRTH #6 AND SETS THE STAGE FOR GEOFF
JOHNS’S NEW ONGOING FLASH SERIES! FIND OUT HOW TO GET YOUR FLASH RING
THIS APRIL BELOW!

Okay, first
off, Geoff Johns’s epic re-introduction of Barry Allen to the world of
comic books will be hitting it’s long-awaited conclusion this Wednesday.
Now, we know you guys wanna hear all about the Flash rings, and the
upcoming FLASH ongoing series, but we will get to that after we talk
about the awesomeness that has been FLASH: REBIRTH!

It’s been a
long-time coming, but this week, we finally get to see the huge
conclusion to Geoff Johns’s incredible FLASH: REBIRTH! If anyone was the
right writer to bring Barry Allen back, and make him cool, it’s Johns.
Johns GETS the DCU in a way that we rarely we see creators do. I mean,
he took the Green Lantern, brought the title AND Hal Jordan back out of a
relatively solid stint in obscurity land, and turned it into DC’s
biggest book. We cannot wait to see what he’s got in store with the
Flash, but lets not get ahead of ourselves.

If you’re looking to
hop onboard with the Flash, then FLASH: REBIRTH couldn’t be a better
place. Just like he did with GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH, Johns and Ethan Van
Sciver (the series artist) have added new life to the world of the
Flash, his supporting cast, and his villains. In just five issues, we’ve
seen Johns develop a very cool world for the Flash to grow in, and for
bigger stories to be told. For those of you who’re already reading Flash
Rebirth, I’m preaching to the choir, and you’re already stoked just
about the fact that FLASH REBIRTH is due out this week. But, for those
of you who haven’t yet given Johns’s unique post-modern take on the
Fastest Man Alive a try, then we recommend checking out FLASH REBIRTH.
We currently have all of the issues (1-5) well-stocked here, so it’s
easy enough to catch up.
ADD FLASH #1 (new ongoing series) BY GEOFF JOHNS TO YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION BOX TO RESERVE YOUR FREE FLASH RING!

Now, about those Flash rings… we brought you guys the
entire color spectrum of Lantern rings back in November, and now, Third
Eye is delivering some more comic awesomeness with free Flash rings! For
those of you who may not already be familiar with the character, one of
the classic traditions of the Flash has been keeping a compact,
shrunken down costume in a tiny little ring emblazoned with the Flash
symbol. Now, you can sport your own Flash ring!

To celebrate the
release of Geoff Johns’s all new, ongoing FLASH series debuting April
14th, we’ll be giving away a FREE Flash ring with each copy of FLASH #1.
While you know Third Eye tends to stock deep, and doesn’t run out of
things, we do recommend adding THE FLASH #1 to your subscription box so
you can GUARANTEE that you get your FLASH ring! Just shoot us an email @
thirdeyecomics@gmail.com, and we’ll add it to your subscription list
for you.

In addition to the cool ring, the book is going to
totally kick-ass. Johns has already proved that he can do Flash right
with both his early Flash work during the Wally West-era, and most
recently, with FLASH: REBIRTH. We feel that this Flash ongoing series is
going to be the “next Green Lantern”, as in a top tier monthly book
that never fails to deliver. Email us @ thirdeyecomics@gmail.com to add
THE FLASH to your subscription list!

Click here to read about Geoff Johns’s new Flash ongoing
series beginning with FLASH #1 on APRIL 14th!

THE CRAZIES – READ THE COMICS,
BEFORE YOU SEE THE TERRIFYING NEW FILM!

If there’s one thing that holds true for us here at Third
Eye is we love horror movies, and if you love horror movies, then
horror comics are a match made in corn syrup red heaven.

Some of
you may already be aware of the remake of George Romero’s classic, THE
CRAZIES, that’s going to be hitting theaters this week. But, what you
may not know, is that this Wednesday we’ll see the release of a 4-issue
prelude limited series that leads right into THE CRAZIES film.

All
four issues will be released simultaneously this Wednesday, with the
entire storyline leading into the new flick due out this weekend. So,
for all you gorehounds out there, give it a look this week here at Third
Eye!

ALAN MOORE DEBUTS HIS NEW
SELF-PUBLISHED DODGEM LOGIC ‘ZINE THIS WEDNESDAY! THE MASTER STORYTELLER
DISHES OUT QUALITY READING ON COMICS, MUSIC, AND MORE! IMPORTED
STRAIGHT FROM THE U.K TO THIRD EYE’S SHELVES!

Anytime Alan Moore delivers ANYTHING, we’re pretty
excited to see what the comic world’s mad wizard has in store for us.
But, with the release of DODGEM LOGIC this week, we’re very excited to
see what he has in store for us now. It might be because we’re big fans
of the fine art of magazines, and it’s refreshing to see a really cool
‘zine hitting the stands in this day and age of content and information
being disposable due to the digital nature of the internet. I mean, who
doesn’t have a magazine that they religiously followed, and kept every
issue? I know that I still enjoy going back through all my old horror
movie magazines and punk ‘zines, as it’s kind of like a print time
capsule of days gone past. But, enough of my rambling, lets get onto
talking about just what the heck DODGEM LOGIC is all about.

What
is DODGEM LOGIC? Dodgem Logic is a self-published ‘zine from ALAN MOORE
(you know, the guy who created everything from WATCHMEN to LEAGUE OF
EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN), where you get pages upon pages of articles,
comic strips, and features, many written by ALAN MOORE himself. Some of
the highlights include an article on the history of Underground Comix,
and their past, comic strips like Great Hipsters of History, and more.
It really is a celebration of not jut comics, and the artform, but
everything that is weird and wonderful about pop culture, all filtered
through the very talented mind of ALAN MOORE.

Make sure you pick
up this piece of awesomeness this week, and take part in supporting the
grand tradition of ‘zines.

WE WILL BURY YOU #1 DELIVERS US A
KILLER ZOMBIE TALE OF TWO STRONG WOMEN CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A 1920s
ZOMBIE INFESTATION!

Here’s
a cool one that I didn’t really see coming until the title caught my
eye, and I did a little research, and damn, I’m excited to see what we
got coming down the pike on this one.

Set in the 1920s, Mirah, a
woman in a loveless marriage, and Fanya, a Ukranian thief, find comfort
in each other’s arms, but when a combination of strange riots breaking
out and complications with Mirah’s husband cause things to reach a
boiling point, the two women are forced to venture out on their own into
a strange, new world where the dead are rising from their graves, and
eating the flesh of the living.

Aside from the fact that we’re
going to see zombies in sick ass top hats, this one just looks like a
cool little zombie comic from the pages we’ve seen. The writing looks
sharp, and the twist on the zombies is something a little out of the
norm. The fact that a zombie outbreak is occurring during the economic
meltdown of the ’20s should add an interesting element to things,
especially.

And of course, the artwork on this one looks
fantastic, so that just adds to the potential for awesomeness that we
think this one’s gonna have.

GARTH ENNIS’S CHRONICLES
OF WORMWOOD CONTINUES TO KEEP US HOOKED.. AND DISGUSTED (in a GOOD way)
THIS WEDNESDAY IN CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD: THE LAST BATTLE #3

You come to expect something out of a guy
like Garth Ennis. He’s written some great, yet often disturbing stories
like PREACHER, THE BOYS, PUNISHER MAX, and currently, CROSSED. But, man,
when Ennis gets let loose in the realm of AVATAR, he really knocks it
out of the park, especially in the pages of his CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD:
THE LAST BATTLE epic. Only two issues in, and we’ve seen some of the
most depraved (yet humorous) panels you could expect, and now this week,
he continues to shock and awe in CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD: THE LAST
BATTLE #3.

What is CHRONICLES
OF WORMWOOD all about? Essentially, it’s the story of the
Anti-Christ, and how he’s reluctant to bring out the apocalypse he was
born to bring. The first storyline of CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD took place
in the CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD trade paperback (available now here at
Third Eye), and showed how Danny Wormwood, would rather rebel against
his father’s plans to bring about the end of the world, and leave the
human race to it’s own devices. Of course, things go crazy, and it leads
us to where we are now, with a crazy depraved Pope being in charge of
Hell now, and trying to bring Hell on Earth.

It’s a very good,
well-written horror story with that trademark Garth Ennis dark humor,
and disturbing horrific scenes. While we think that it’s not too hard to
jump aboard Wormwood with CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #1, we do
have the previous series in trade now, so if you want to catch up you
can either jump on this week with CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #1,
or go back and check out the trade.

VIKING
#5 DELIVERS ANOTHER SLAB OF GORGEOUSLY ILLUSTRATED VIKING MADNESS, AS
THIS “GOODFELLAS WITH VIKINGS” SAGA ABOUT ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE 9th
CENTURY CONTINUES!

Another big breakout hit from last year was the IMAGE
series, VIKING, which not only delivered some of the best looking
artwork we’ve seen in a book, in a very longtime, but also a very
compelling story, and fresh take on the whole “Viking” genre that’s kind
of exploded since Brian Wood’s incredible NORTHLANDERS series began.

The
hook on VIKING is that it’s the story of organized crime in the Viking
era, and takes the concepts and ideas of classic mafia flicks, and crime
noir stories and applies them to the world of Vikings. It focuses on
two main characters, Egil and Finn, two of the most despicable, depraved
Vikings of their time, who kill purely for profit. The story begins
with them killing a group of Vikings led by a man named Knut, and
stealing their cache of weapons for their own purposes, leaving one man
alive to re-tell the story (think Natural Born Killers). From there the
story takes us into extremely violent territory, with a very surreal art
style by Nic Klein that pulls you into the story, and gives it a very
crime noir kind of vibe.

You want the ultimate blood and guts,
death and destruction, looting and pillaging Viking comic? This is it,
folks. We still have issues 1,2,3,4 all in stock, so if you haven’t yet
tried it, it’s easy enough to hop aboard.

Otherwise, I’m sure
many of you have been getting antsy for the next issue of this great
series, which admittedly, has taken a while to hit the stands. Here’s
hoping it’s worth the wait!

CAPCOM’S CLASSIC FIGHTING GAME DARKSTALKERS GETS THE COMIC
BOOK TREATMENT THIS WEDNESDAY AT THIRD EYE COURTESY OF UDON IN DARKSTALKERS: THE NIGHT WARRIORS #1!

One of my all-time favorite fighting games
is getting the comic book treatment this week, and I couldn’t be more
stoked. Darkstalkers was a 2D fighting game in the vein of Street
Fighter II, that Capcom put out back in the ’90s. It was essentially
Street Fighter with a crazy cast of horror-and-monster-movie themed
characters. What made the game so freakin’ cool was the colorful
characters, the creative way their special moves were used, and even the
backstories that weaved them all together.

Now, UDON has made a
name for themselves in the last few years for putting out a very high
quality series of STREET FIGHTER comics, tribute books (including a
pretty rad Darkstalkers tribute book), and more. They also have done
work for many Capcom games, including Street Fighter IV and Tatsunoko
vs. Capcom. So, they definitely have the cred to make a Darkstalkers
comic work.

And, when it comes to comics based off the Capcom
properties, we’re not looking for the deepest storyline, but what is
important is the action and the art, and from what we’ve seen of this
new Darkstalkers series… it’s colorful, it’s big, and it’s got tons of
your favorite Darkstalkers characters beating the snot out of each
other in that UDON artstyle you know and love.

Click here to check out a preview of DARKSTALKERS: NIGHT WARRIORS #1

FANTASTIC FOUR #576 CONTINUES THE PRIME ELEMENTS
STORY ARC THAT BEGAN IN FANTASTIC FOUR #575! PLUS, FANTASTIC FOUR #575
*PRIME ELEMENTS PT 1* BACK IN STOCK! – IS THIS THE FUTURE OF GALACTUS?

Dude, Jonathan Hickman’s run on FANTASTIC FOUR has been
fantastic since the very first issue of his run (issue #570). He’s
bringing a bigger than life cosmic feel to Marvel’s classic superhero
family, while infusing a fresh, and exciting take on the characters.
Hickman has really hit his stride though with the first part of his
PRIME ELEMENTS story arc which gives us that iconic image above of
GALACTUS’S corpse.

What is the deal with the PRIME ELEMENTS
story arc? In preparation for Marvel’s new HEROIC AGE direction, Hickman
is reminding us of what the FANTASTIC FOUR are really about: They’re
the True Explorers of the Marvel Universe, and Hickman is taking them to
all sorts of new, and exciting locales throughout the Marvel Universe.
He’s also using this as a way to re-introduce many of the FF’s classic
villains. In the first part of the PRIME ELEMENTS arc, Hickman took the
FF face to face with their classic foe the Moleman, who brings news of
an ancient city once ruled by the High Evolutionary. Now, the city’s
abandoned, and some of the Moleman’s Moloids have holed up there.. and
what happens when you devolve a moloid? You get a regular ol’ human
being!

You can definitely feel the sense of Stan Lee and Jack
Kirby sci-fi weirdness, and sense of wonder that surrounds this
storyline that Hickman and Eaglesham have been laying out. And, is it
action-packed? Oh, you can definitely bet it is.

This week, in
FANTASTIC FOUR #576, it looks like the FF is going down to the bottom of
the world to Atlantis, in PRIME ELEMENTS PT 2: THE OLD KINGS OF
ATLANTIS!

Click here for a preview of FANTASTIC FOUR #576 *PRIME ELEMENTS PT 2*

X-MEN SECOND COMING FREEBIE AVAILABLE
THIS WEEK AT THIRD EYE! GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT MARVEL’S FINAL CHAPTER IN
WHAT MESSIAH COMPLEX BEGAN!

We want to like the X-MEN, this is a fact. It’s just
something that resides in nearly every comic fans DNA. Whether we know
it or not, nearly all of us have felt the constant presence of Marvel’s
famous mutants in our lives. Growing up in the late ’80s, and early
’90s, it was impossible to escape the X-MEN. I remember getting up every
Saturday, sitting through the torture of crappy cartoons, and waiting
for the FOX KIDS! X-Men cartoon to come on. I remember snagging up
figures of characters I’d never heard of.. because they were X-MEN
characters. I mean, what 9 year old knows the difference between Gideon
and that Marauder with the tank body. Well, aside from the obvious lack
of tank-body that Gideon had. The fact though is when something is as
incredibly popular as X-MEN is, there’s going to be a virtual onslaught
of stories coming out that spring from the X-Lore. And, the rule of
averages says that not all of them are going to be good.

Well,
one of the most recent that really stands out as quality stuff was
MESSIAH COMPLEX, and the subsequent MESSIAH WAR, following the discovery
of the first mutant born since HOUSE OF M, and now venturing into the
territory of her being brought to our time.

This spring and
summer, the finale to what began in MESSIAH COMPLEX begins in the pages
of X-MEN: SECOND COMING, and honestly, it has to be the Return of Jean
Grey.. I mean, the clues are obvious. But, what’s the hook? That’s where
I’m curious to.

Anyways, this Wednesday, you can snag up a FREE
copy of the X-MEN SECOND COMING preview book one-shot that has some
pages of story, sketches, and more to give you an idea of what SECOND
COMING is all about. So, make sure to pop in this week, and grab your’s
while supplies last!

Click here to check out our X-MEN: SECOND COMING Checklist!
Get the freebie
this week at Third Eye!

STAFF PICKS

Steve – JOE THE BARBARIAN #2 = Grant
Morrison’s incredible venture into the realm of fantasy mixed with pure
’80s nostalgia really shines in the second issue here. It’s got a very
epic “Lord of the Rings” kind of feel to it, and really kicked in the
action that was lacking in the first issue. Highly recommended!

Trish – PUNISHER #14 *FRANKENCASTLE PT 4*
= I am loving this storyline! This new issue has Dan Brereton (the
Noctrunals artist) which is totally wicked! You finally find out what
the floating head guy in the crazy armor’s beef with the monsters is….
which is so mean.

Torma – DARK
AVENGERS #14 *SIEGE*= The true nature of THE SENTRY gets
explored some more in this issue, and it continues the kick-ass feel
that last month’s issue delivered. A SIEGE must-read.

Matt – INCORRUPTIBLE #3 = Mark Waid’s
building a really cool universe with Incorruptible and Irredeemable, and
this third issue in the series steps things up big time.