Comics shipping in May 2006
These books are available for order through your local comic shop for May.
Please note: I have not read all of these books - they are not out yet; therefore these listings should not be considered to be reviews. This page is only to inform you of your choices for this month.
All prices listed are in US funds (unless otherwise stated).
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #1
Written by Jeff Parker
Penciled by Manuel Garcia
Cover by AARON LOPRESTI
When global threats surface, they have to contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! Still, powers higher-up think their new computerized defenses will be even MORE reliable than our heroes. (Just wish they hadn't named the system ULTRON...!)
32 PGS. ...$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #15
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
When an incarcerated Doc Ock commands his tentacles to find and defeat Spider-Man, the results aren't quite what he expects... Will Peter be able to deal when Otto's arms start following him around like a puppy dog?
32 PGS....$2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #12
Written by JEFF PARKER
Pencils & Cover by JUAN ROMAN CANO SANTACRUZ
Monster Garage has nothing on Johnny Storm when he rebuilds Reed's old college ride as the hottest rod on Earth! FF villains hate eating rubber, but fans love the car. Unfortunately, a European Repo Man takes the vehicle back to its original owner in LATVERIA...
32 PGS....$2.99
LAST PLANET STANDING #1 & #2 (of 5)
Written by Tom DeFalco
Pencils & Cover by Pat Olliffe
At last! The long awaited sequel to last year's surprise hit, the sold-out LAST HERO STANDING, which Ray Tate of Silver Bullet Comics called "a comic book mini-series that's worth buying!"
For centuries beyond reckoning, Galactus has consumed entire worlds to satiate his never-ending quest for sustenance, but now he has a new plan--one which may threaten the very existence of the entire Universe! Featuring: the mighty Thor, the Warriors Three, the Avengers, Spider-Girl, the Fantastic Five and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard!
32 PGS.(each)...$2.99 (each)
SPIDER-GIRL #98
Written by Tom DeFalco
Pencils & Cover by Ron Frenz
Spider-Girl goes back to her black costume when the Hobgoblin goes on a rampage, attacking her closest friends and allies.
32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #6
Written by Sean McKeever
Penciled by Takeshi Miyazawa & VALENTINE DELANDRO
Cover by Takeshi Miyazawa
It's the start of a special two-part flashback story featuring guest artist Valentine Delandro! Mary Jane Watson wasn't always the girl she is today. How did she become the sort of person to push her problems away rather than face them? And how is it that Peter Parker, Spider-Man and Spidey's origin itself all play pivotal roles? See the birth of the greatest modern super hero like you've never seen it before!
32 PGS./All Ages ...$2.99
GREAT VALUE - three books in one
MARVEL ADVENTURES FLIP MAGAZINE #12
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #12
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER
Pencils & Cover by MIKE NORTON
X-MEN AND POWER PACK #2
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Pencils & Cover by GURIHIRU
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SON OF A GENIUS
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS & MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
72 PGS....$4.99
THE BATMAN STRIKES! #21
Written by Bill Matheny
Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty
Cover by Dave McCaig
When Firefly and Mr. Freeze put Batman on ice - literally - it's up to Batgirl to save the day in her first solo adventure!
On sale May 10 o 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #21
Written by Adam Beechen
Art by Carlo Barberi & Jesse Delperdang
Cover by Ty Templeton
A lovers' quarrel between Heat Wave and Killer Frost threatens to blow apart Star City! JLU lovebirds Green Lantern, Vixen, Green Arrow and Black Canary arrive to save the day, but when they begin to have similar flare-ups, will Star City suffer the consequences?
On sale May 3 o 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
TEEN TITANS GO #31
Written by J. Torres
Art by Todd Nauck & Lary Stucker
Cover by Sean Galloway
Nightwing comes back from the future to warn the Teen Titans and put a stop to the force of evil that will destroy them all - but is that force of evil Robin himself?
On sale May 31 o 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #1
Written by George Krstic, Robbie Busch and various
Art by Matt Jenkins, Mark Chiarello and various
Production art cover
Don't miss this first issue featuring all-new stories based on Cartoon Network's most action-packed original shows! Featuring MEGAS XLR, BEN 10, SAMURAI JACK and more!
On sale May 10 o 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY VOL. 3: CAN YOU DIG IT?
Written by Robbie Busch, Sholly Fisch, Mr. Warburton and others
Art by Maurice Fontenot, Mike Wetterhahn, Jeff Albrecht and others
Cover by Robert Pope
Join the fun with Codename: Kids Next Door, Ed, Edd n' Eddy and other stars from Cartoon Network in this 112 page manga-sized collection reprinting stories from CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #1-4, #6-8 and #14!
Advanced solicited; In stores May 24 5" x 7.362" o 112 pg, FC, $6.99 US
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY VOL. 4: BLAST OFF!
Written by John Rozum, Jono Howard, Robbie Busch and others
Art by Dave Simons, Scott Underwood, Gary Fields and others
Cover by Robert Pope
Get ready to blast into orbit with Courage, Grim, Billy and Mandy and other Cartoon Network stars in this 112 page manga-sized collection reprinting stories from CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY#5-13 and #15!
Advanced solicited; In stores May 24 5" x 7.362" o 112 pg, FC, $6.99 US
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #21
Written by Scott Roberts, Jim Alexander, and Sholly Fisch
Art by Cindy Morrow, Mike DeCarlo, Robert Pope and Jeff Albrecht
Cover by Pope
Mojo Jojo has had it with the Powerpuff Girls - so he's taking them to court! Can they handle the verdict? Plus, Grim has often thought Billy and Mandy would drive him crazy, but now he's actually in an asylum!
On sale May 24 o 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
LOONEY TUNES #138
Written by Robbie Busch and Sam Agro
Art by Leo Batic, Dave Alvarez, Omar Aranda, Horacio Ottolini, Mike DeCarlo and Alberto Saichann
Cover by Walter Carzon & Ruben Torreiro
It's the All-Racing Special! Bugs and Daffy battle it out with stock racing cars, while Pepe Le Pew must choose between pursuing love or pursuing the trophy. aAd who knew the Abominable Snowman could snowboard?
On sale May 3 o 32 pg, FC,
$2.25 US
SCOOBY-DOO #108
Written by Darryl Kravitz, Scott Peterson and Scott Cunningham
Art by Scott Neely and Vince Deporter
Cover by Robert Pope & Scott McRae
While on the trail of the mysterious Science Ghoul, Scooby-Doo is accidentally duplicated, and joins the team! But just who - or what- is Scooby-Two? Plus, the gang investigates a haunted clubhouse, and comes face-to-face with a ghost coach on the baseball field!
On sale May 17 o 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US
LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS VOL II, #3 - 32 pg • FC • $2.99 (not actual cover shown)
written by MIKE BULLOCK art & cover by JACK LAWRENCE
"BETRAYAL! Part 3 of 4" Joey, Courtney and the Big Cats of the Night Pride must journey through mysterious caverns in order to save the Stuffed Animal Kingdom. But even with their newfound ally in Marco the Polar Bear to guide them, something dangerous lurks in the dark of the caves.
RETRO ROCKET #3 (of 4) -May 31 • 32 pg • FC • $2.99
written by TONY BEDARD art & cover by JASON ORFALAS
Retro and Sparky face their darkest hour, on the run from the alien invasion force known as The Quorum. They mount a desperate two-man insurgency against Earth's conquerors, and capture an enemy pilot for interrogation. Now comes the hard part: how far they are willing to go to make him talk?
According to Image this next book is appropriate for High School use.
FIVE FISTS OF SCIENCE GN - May 17 • 112 pg • FC • $12.99 written by MATT FRACTION art & cover by STEVEN SANDERS
True story: in 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain's connections and Tesla's inventions, they went into business, selling world peace.
So what happened?
Only now can the tale be told-- in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn of the century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of the mankind.
See HERE for Newsarama Five Fists article.
Archie Comic Publications
ARCHIE #566,
on Sale 5/24, Newsstand 5/30 - 32-page, full color comic, $2.25
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #101,
on Sale 6/14, Newsstand 6/20 - 32-page, full color comic, $2.25
ARCHIE DIGEST #226,
The adventures of America's favorite teen continue with new stories and classic tales. SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents. BONUS: Puzzles, games and your chance to “Find Your Name in Print!”
on Sale 6/14, Newsstand 6/20 -Full color digest format, $2.49
ARCHIE 'S DOUBLE DIGEST #170,
on Sale 5/24, Newsstand 5/30 - Full color digest format, $3.69
BETTY #156,
on Sale 5/31, Newsstand 6/6 - 32-page, full color comic, $2.25
BETTY & VERONICA #218,
on Sale 6/7, Newsstand 6/13 - 32-page, full color comic, $2.25
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #74,
on Sale 5/17, Newsstand 5/20 - 32-page, full color comic, $2.25
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #166,
on Sale 6/7, Newsstand 6/13 - Full color digest format, $2.49
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #143,
on Sale 6/14, Newsstand 6/20 - Full color digest format, $3.69
JUGHEAD #173,
on Sale 5/17, Newsstand 5/20 - 32-page, full color comic, $2.25
JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #11,
on Sale 5/31, Newsstand 6/6 - Full color digest format, $2.49
JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #121,
on Sale 6/7, Newsstand 6/13 - Full color digest format, $3.69
PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #103,
on Sale 5/31, Newsstand 6/6 - Full color digest format, $3.69
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #76,
on Sale 6/7, Newsstand 6/13 -
32-page, full color comic, $2.25
Monsters Resurfacing Part 2: After the horrible creature from the previous issue attacks the Queen, the mysterious man who tried to erase Sabrina's memory in issue #74 reappears to tell the Queen this monster attack was only a warning! Meanwhile, Shinji is determined to re-launch the Four Blades... but Sabrina isn't interested and Llandra is too angry with Shinji to even hear him out. This can't stop the fact that both Shinji and Sabrina have some mysterious secrets in their pasts that need to be revealed... and some of them will be revealed this issue! Including one secret that will link Sabrina's past to her present in a shocking way... SCRIPT AND ART: Tania del Rio.
SONIC X #9,
on Sale 5/31, Newsstand 6/6 -
32-page, full color comic, $2.25
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ,
#162 on Sale 5/17, Newsstand 5/20
#163 on Sale 6/14, Newsstand 6/20 - (BOTH) 32page, full color comic, $2.25
TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #11,
on Sale 5/17, Newsstand 5/20 -
Full color digest format, $2.49
VERONICA #171,
on Sale 6/14, Newsstand 6/20 -
32-page, full color comic, $2.25
Still available for order
Baby-Sitters Club: Kitty's Great Idea, B+W $7.99 Can.
(in Scholastics Canada's April Arrow Club)
Gemstone Publishing: Disney Comics
Various Gemstone / Disney books available this month.
That's all for now. Happy reading folks.
Publishers: If I missed any of your all ages books, let me know.
Scott T.
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