Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by STEVE SKROCE
1:100 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale FEBRUARY 20 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
• The epic, full-length conclusion to “THRONE OF ATLANTIS” hits as Aquaman and the League make a sinister discovery that changes both the outcome of the war and the future of the Justice League!
• What is THE GRID—and what does it mean to expanding the Justice League?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

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Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment revealed Aquaman as the newest character to be added to the roster of heroes and villains featured in the upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Witness the moves and fighting style of the King of the Seven Seas and reluctant ruler of Atlantis in an all-new trailer, available now.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an all-new game in development by award-winning NetherRealm Studios. The title debuts a bold new fighting game franchise that introduces a deep, original story featuring a large cast of favorite DC Comics icons such as Batman, Green Arrow, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Solomon Grundy, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and many others. Set in a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred, players will experience heroes and villains engaging in epic battles on a massive scale.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is scheduled for release on April 16, 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo.

Agent Burgos, Aquaman is Confirmed as Playable Character in Injustice: Gods Among Us

The  Best 12 Comics of 20121!

Mango Monkey Boy:

AvX:  I’ve enjoyed AvX immensely! It has it’s detractors but what the series did was set up a new status quo for the general Marvel Universe. We had a re-establishment of 2 distinct factions of mutants with Wolverine taking on the role of peace maker that was once held by Professor X and Cyclops of all people becoming the revolutionary/terrorist that was once helmed by Magneto. On a general Marvel level we have a larger inclusion of the entire Marvel U into the picture with mutants playing a more prominent role as Avengers and Iron Man soon to join the ranks of the cosmic heroes in Guardians of the Galaxy. Marvel has built its universe to be more inter-connected than before, which may or may not lead to greater stories, we will now in a year.

Also on the Marvel tip I’ve really enjoyed the ride Spider-Man has had in books this year. Peter Parker had a banner year and the end game that brought two parallel characters that where flip sides of the same coin together was just well executed from the writing perspective and On the Art side with Humberto Ramos and team providing beautiful imagery. 2013 will be quite the interesting year for Spider-Man and the Spider-Fam books.

Adventure Time with Finn and Jake: Also Boom! Studios is doing a fantastic job with “Adventure Time with Finn and Jake” and having great success. The comics carry on with the spirit and that magic that the show has. Along with the main series Boom! studios has had success with the first spin-off mini series “Marceline and the Scream Queens” and gearing up for their second spin-off mini in January featuring the fan-favorite gender-swap versions of the main characters; Fionna and Cake.

Thorverine:

MASKS: I’d have to go Dynamite Comics with Masks. Chris Roberson and Alex Ross got the action going right from the start with the pulp heroes team-up. Dennis Calero came in with issue 2 and made the rare artist transition that isn’t jarring or harmful to the book. Seeing the likes of The Shadow, Green Hornet and Kato, The Spider and more coming together has made a really great miniseries.

Manhattan Projects: by Jonathan Hickman and Nicholas Pitarra is an alternate history, sci-fi masterpiece. With a crazy Oppenheimer and a pretty awesome Albert Einstein, this is a complex story with many moving parts. With a mixture of comedy, a historical framework with a twist, and great characters it’s hard not to love this book.

Muy Mareado:

SAGA: My second is another favorite of mine. Saga from Image does not disappoint and it is truly a beauty to see and read. Alana and Marko are couple from warring races who are trying to find peace and care for their daughter Hazel. The narrative is handled by a much older Hazel who we do not see, and throughtout the story we’ve been introduced to a variety and diverse cast of characters. Brian K. Vaughn of Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, and more, is the man behind this space opera epic. The characters are grounded and very likable, and despite some that are in pursuit of the main characters, like Freelancer, they still carry much personality and emotion to be truly cared for. Fiona Staples is one of my favorite artists, so it was a delight to see her work for Saga, The scenery and colors are masterfully done and the character design is very unique and wonderfully grotesque. Each issue of the series continues to grab my attention and interest in the story and it’s characters.

Mr. Comic Book:

The New Deadwardians: While a miniseries, I absolutely loved it.  Dan Abnett used zombies, vampire, and late 19th century setting perfectly.  In a media inundated with zombies and vampires, Abnett used them in a unique way.  I.N.J Culbard’s pencils were simple, but felt so real.  The New Deadwardians has proved that everyone shouldn’t write Vertigo off as a dying imprint just yet.

Chuckie Valdez:

Batman (DC Comics)

I am huge Batman fan. I mean HUGE. When I heard the news that writer Scott Snyder would be joining artist Greg Capullo, I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. They’re first story arc, they introduced a new villain called the “Court of Owls” which played within the Gotham mythos, and they both blew it out of the water. Now, in they’re new story arc “Death of the Family”, they brought back Joker in a mean and nasty way. The Clown Price of Crime is after everyone close to Batman, and the way Snyder and Capullo are setting it up, it could only mean one thing for Batman, Joker will have the last laugh…

I couldn’t recommend this series anyway more, especially if you’re a Batman fan like myself. Fantastic storytelling by Snyder, Amazing artwork by Capullo, Killer colors by FCO Plascencia and bitchin’ inks by Jonathan Glapion.

Axe Cop: President of The World #1-3 (Dark Horse Comics)

Hands down, Dark Horse Comics has been putting out some of the best comic books of 2012. Everything from Star Wars comics to B.P.R.D has been awesome thus far. But “Axe Cop: President of The World” mini-series really stuck out in a big way for me. Writer Malachai Nicolle (eight years old) really amped up the ante here and Ethan Nicolle (32 years old and brother) artwork absolutely delivered, as he always does. Every time I would walk into my comic shop and see a new issue of “Axe Cop: President of The World” up, I had the biggest smile on my face. No ifs ands or buts, if you aren’t reading “Axe Cop” by Malachai and Ethan Nicolle, rectify that immediately!

Agent Burgos:

The Li’l Depressed Boy:  As many of you know this is one of my favorite comics of all time. This is such an awesome comic with great art and a beautiful story…that sometimes is not so beautiful because  LDB gets his heart broken….and something happens to his shoulder… S. Struble (Writer) and Sina Grace ( Artist) continue to do a great job in bringing us a story full of adventure, music, girls and  life.

Animal Man (New 52)   Jeff Lemire, Travel Foreman, Steve Pugh did an awesome job with this series.  The art has been exquisite and the writing superb! I never read Animal Man until the  New 52, and I am forever hooked!  It is dark, gritty and full of action! I really recommend you catch up on this series, because it is absolutely amazing, trust me. Also you might want to pick Swamp Thing…trust me.

Honorable Mentions:

NOT MY BAG

This is a great book that can’t go unnoticed. Trust me.

What the author is sharing with us, aside from his artwork and writing, is one of the most intimate experiences in his life. He is letting us in to his world, into his diary basically, an he illustrates it and describes it beautifully.

Variety equals excellence in my book, and Not My Bag it’s a perfect example of quality, hard work and excellence.

Aquaman (New 52)

We can’t leave out the King Of Atlantis, Aquaman!  One of my favorite series and favorite character! Filled with action and underwater adventures, arthur has earned the respect he deserves as a character, and we can thank Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado for it.  Seriously, you need to give Aquaman a chance, he wont disappoint you, I promise.

The Walking Dead:

I mean, you really think we were going to leave this out? C’mon! This year we saw the brutal #100 issue!  Yes it was shocking,  and I kinda cried…not really…well maybe a bit….but we also saw the introduction of the most horrible human being that has ever been born.. Negan

As Robert Kirkman has stated Negan is going to stay for a long time and sadly, we can’t wait to see what other tricks this scumbag has up his sleeve (im talking about Negan not Kirkman, I love you Robert).

Agent Burgos, The Best 12 Comics Of 2012!

The anticipation for The Dark Knight Rises movie its great, and we can’t wait to see it.

But one of the upcoming collectibles that I can’t wait to get my hands on is the New Justice League. I remember looking at these at San Diego Comic Con last year and they were just awesome to look at. Now this is the final product. Take a look:

Shiny!!

These are the release dates:
Batman May 2012
Aquaman & Green Lantern June 2012
The Flash August 2012
Cyborg & Wonder Woman October 2012
Superman January 2013

Come on, release them already!!
What do you guys think about these figures? Will you buy them?

Agent Burgos, DC New 52 Action Figures Revealed

Digital comics readers tend to focus more on each panel due to the nature of the navigation, he explained to Variety.

“It’s weird to go back and look at some of the old comics now,”

he said.

“If you read something in this fashion you will notice stuff that you skipped over so quickly because your eye takes in the whole page instead of the panel individually. I think that’s probably one of the biggest advantages of digital.”

DC’s New 52 relaunch saw the publisher transfer all its titles to print and digital simultaneous release.

Johns currently writes Aquaman, Green Lantern and 2011 top-seller Justice League for the publisher. His Batman: Earth One graphic novel will also debut this year.

wolverinept, Geoff Johns Changed Writing Style For Digital!

Greetings, fellow geeks! It’s been ages since my last review and I must apologize. Life (you know, that crap that happens when you’re busy making other plans, according to Lennon) caught up on me and sneaked me some nasty curve balls. I’ll make it up to you, I promise.

I’ve been meaning to write this review for weeks, but somehow I just couldn’t get myself to actually sit down and do it. Blame it on the low serotonin levels, the state of near bankruptcy or the fact that I took up a cooking blog if you want, but Marineman slipped between my fingers like, well, a fish.

The book circles around Steve Ocean (first of many aquatic puns), a marine biologist and Steve-Irwing-Like TV celebrity with superhuman maritime abilities. Steve seems to have a hard time fitting in, since he has no recollection of his childhood, and is further pushed into stardom by accidentally exposing his superpowers on live TV. Pretty standard, formulaic stuff. I won’t delve further into it, I don’t want to spoil your fun.

Being Ian Churchill’s dream (he drew his first Marineman sketches at age 8), I had high expectations about it. After all, this guy drew Supergirl like a WWII pin-up, always kept an impeccable style despite drawing with cartoonish proportions and made everything in general more enjoyable. We’ve seen Ian’s style evolve and mature over the years, from his run on Wolverine in the early 90s, to his amazing Deadpool issues in ’94 and, more recently his 2009 Aquaman special (yeah, I effing hate Aquaman, but the art was cool).

Marineman, however deviated slightly from the standard of quality we’ve seen over the years. Perhaps it’s the burden of multitasking, since Churchill’s in charge of pretty much everything in this book, but I just did not enjoy it as much as many of his previous works. This might obey a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:

• Sloppier artwork; specifically, inks. The panels in the books are large and evenly spaced, although they tend to get crammed with text at times, but each frame is large enough to accommodate a fairly high amount of detail, something that shines for its absence. The backgrounds, however, are stunning. So is the coloring.

• A simple, linear and predictable storyline. This makes it a great book to introduce to children, especially because it showcases real marine biologists and their work in the final pages. This however, makes the mature reader’s experience feel like Nat Geo for Kids. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE and DEMAND some science in my science fiction, but presented this way it makes it more palatable for younger audiences.

• While on the subject of simplicity, the utter lack of violence. And nudity. Neither of which are obligatory but, when used within the appropriate context, are valuable story telling tools.

Overall, the first 6 issues seem appropriately like a creative work in progress. I believe some kinks should have been worked out before publishing time. Namely, the attention to inking detail and the aim and scope of audiences this book would appeal to.

If you’re a parent, or a cool uncle, this would be a great book to offer to a 6 year old. It’s easy to read, it’s harmless enough in terms of language, overt use of sexuality and gore, and offers some very interesting and accurate facts on sea life.

If, however, you’re a single geek pushing your 30s (like me), be warned. While the artwork is mildly eye-catching, the story itself lacks substance so far. At least for my tastes, this is still a “meh” book, and will remain so until Churchill finally turns his sails towards a definitive direction. Should he keep it a sort of Spongebob project and aim it to younger audiences, it has my applause. Odin knows kids need learning in and shape possible these days.

Still, it has a very long way to go if Churchill tries to lure bigger fish (OK, ENOUGH!)

AlbinoDarkBeast, OUT!

AlbinoDarkBeast, AlbinoDarkBeast Reviews Marineman #1-6 (Ongoing)