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IPHONE/IPAD/IPOD COMICS UPDATES
Avengers #71
Avengers #72
Avengers #73
Berserker #3
Berserker #4
Bloodrayne: Twin Blades #1
Ghost Rider #4 (of 6)
Ghost Rider #5 (of 6)
Ghost Rider #6 (of 6)
Hack/Slash: The Series #25
Hack/Slash: The Series #26
Hack/Slash: The Series #27
Hack/Slash: The Series #28
Helix #1
Last Blood #3
New X-Men #31
New X-Men #32
New X-Men #33
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #4 (of 5)
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #5 (of 5)
Stingers #2 (of 5)
The Boy Who Made Silence #5 (of 12)
The Boy Who Made Silence #6 (of 12)
Thor #1
Thor #2
Thor #3
Witchblade #86
Witchblade #87
Witchblade #88
Wolverine #1 (of 4)
Wolverine #2 (of 4)
Wolverine #3 (of 4)
Wolverine #4 (of 4)
Wolverine #41
Wolverine #42
Wolverine #43
Wolverine #44
X-Men #177
X-Men #178
X-Men #179

New Series

• Uncanny X-Men #462 – 465
• American Terror: Volume 1
• BloodRayne: Plague of Dreams #1 – 3 (Complete Series)
• Ninja High School Vol. 2 #1 – 3
• Grimm Fairy Tales: The Piper #1
• HeadHunter #1 – 3 (Complete Series
• Last Blood: Volume 1

New issues from Marvel

• Daredevil #85 – 87
• The Incredible Hulk #91 – 95
• X-Men #171 – 174
• Fantastic Four #536 – 539

New Issues

• Midnight Kiss #4 – 5 (Complete Series)
• Breakdown #4 – 6

New Series

• Youngblood Volume #1
• Exclusive! Youngblood Volume 1 #s 1-4
• Daredevil #s 81-84
• Razorjack #s 1-2
• Public Enemy #s 0-3
• Stolen Suns #s 1-2
• The Complete Alice in Wonderland #1
• Comic Book Comics #s 0-2

New issues from Marvel

• The Incredible Hulk #s 87-90
• X-Men #s 168-170
• Fantastic Four #s 532-535

New Issues

• Jericho: Season 3 #2
• Spartacus #3
• Voltron Defender of the Universe Vol. 2 #12

New Series

• The Immortal Iron Fist #13-14
• Oz: The Manga #1-3
• Nexus: The Origin #1
• Black Vault #1
• Se7en: Gluttony #1
• Dragon Arms #1
• BloodRayne: Dark Soul #1
• Crozonia #1

New issues from Marvel

• The Incredible Hulk #s 82-86
• Runaways #s 10-12
• Teenage Wasteland: Conclusion!
• X-Men #s 165-167
• Hark How the Bells!
• New X-Men #s 28-30
• “NIMROD” Part 1 (of 4)
• 1001 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad #3-4
• Grimm Fairy Tales #s 12-13

New Issues

• The Walking Dead #s 46-48
• Invincible #s 43-45
• The Blade of Kumori #s 4-5
• Impaler Vol. 2 #2
• Warlock #s 3-4

• Eternals #s 1-7: Complete Series
• Fantastic Four #s 528-531
• The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh #s 1-3
• Breakdown #s 1-6
• Final Destination #1
• BloodRayne: Seeds of Sin #1

New issues from Marvel

• X-Men #s 161-164
• New X-Men #s 25-27

New issues from Top Cow

• Hunter Killer #s 8-10
• The Darkness Vol. 1 #s 4-6
• Witchblade Vol. 1 #s 5-6
• Impaler Vol. 1 #s 4-6

Also new this week!

• JFH: Justice-For-Hire Season 1 Collected Edition
• Invincible #s 37-39
• Nightmares and Fairy Tales #5
• Sins of the Fallen: The Nightstalker #3
• The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West #3

If you’re a comics creator, feel free to hit us with your own work and we’ll get it out to all our rabid fans. All three of them! Hah. So, here’s your first Free Comic Friday. This week? We’re focusing on free digital comics on the iPhone and iPod Touch:

Box 13

This one’s free on your iPhone, and you can read it online right from comixology’s site. There are currently nine issues in the queue, just waiting for you to download or click your way through.

Writer: David Gallaher
Art By: Steve Ellis
A reimagining of the popular radio serial, BOX 13 follows the harrowing adventures of author Dan Holiday as he unlocks clue to his past and his very identity.
Investigative author Dan Holiday has spent the last several years of his life researching the secrets behind the MKULTRA project. His latest book has brought him a degree of notoriety around the country and around the world. And, during his recent book tour – Dan discovers something that will change his life forever. Join him as he learns what lurks inside Box 13.

Bardo

Get a sneak 8-page look into this fascinating series named for a word that means literally “intermediate state” – also translated as “transitional state” or “in-between state.” The first issue is also available, for only $.99.

Mass Effect: Redemption tells the exciting events that take place just before Mass Effect 2.  Lead ME2 writer, Mac Walters, gives comic fans a taste of what gaming fans have enjoyed two games over now.  The added benefit is the writing style of the comic will match the writing style of the game.  Fans of both the comic and the game will get one cohesive story telling experience.  It is a Win-Win!

New Series

The Mighty Avengers #1-6
The wait is over!! The Mighty Avengers assemble!! Gathered together to be the greatest Avengers team ever, but who picked them?? And why?? And which A-list Avengers villain returns, revamped and reloaded for the ultimate revenge. Big super hero adventures every month from the multi-award winning team of Bendis and Cho.

Jesus Hates Zombies: Those Slack-Jaw Blues Vol. 1
Disgusted by the sight of the walking dead devouring His precious creation, God has sent back His only Son to once again set right the wrongs of the world. But this time there’s no room to turn the other cheek. This time, the message isn’t one of love and compassion. This time, the J-Man is looking to unleash some Wrath of God, because this time… JESUS HATES ZOMBIES!

The Blade of Kumori #1-3
In the mid 19th century, the samurai disappeared forever from the face of the world. Or did they? BLADE of KUMORI is the tale of present-day samurai, of warriors steeped in honor carrying on their traditions in the modern world. It’s also the tale of a woman who discovers she is something more than a warrior…perhaps even something more than human.

Elephantmen: War Toys #1 (of 3)
INVASION! Africa and China are at war. The battlefield: Europe. Enter: MAPPO’s genetically engineered soldiers, The Elephantmen. At last, Starkings & Moritat tell the story of the war to end all wars in this special three-issue miniseries.

Berserker #1
A brutal new series produced by Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and DiVide Pictures! The lives of Aaron and Farris, two young and completely different men, are turned upside down when they discover an animalistic and uncontrollable rage living inside them. Meanwhile, two mysterious organizations seek them out for their newfound strength and power for their own purposes. But what good is strength and power when you can’t tell friend from foe?

Tracker #1
The first property from Top Cow and Heroes, Villains Entertainment is here! Alex O’Roark, the FBI’s top tracker, has his perfect life ripped to shreds when a case to capture the world’s most dangerous serial killer leads him straight into the maw of a werewolf. Now, keeping his secret from his gorgeous fiance and the FBI, he must hunt down the wolf that infected him before the disease turns him into a monster.

Marvel Comics for Download

• X-Men #s 157-160
• X-Men #s 18-19
• The Darkness/Pitt #2
• Hunter Killer #s 5-7
• Witchblade Vol. 1 #s 2-4
• The Darkness Vol. 1 #s 2-3
• Impaler Vol. 1 #s 2-3

Background:
I was browsing through the free comics on the ComiXology store and found Alice waiting to be read.  I am really stoked for the new Alice in Wonderland movie so, like a horrific scream outside my window, this peaked my interest.  I downloaded the free comic, loved it, and proceeded to spend all the rest of my lunch money while lying in bed downloading the rest of the comics available.

I am panting with my frustrated urges to read the last few books; it’s that much of a page-turner. Or page tapper, in this case.  I enjoyed this new take on the story  so much that I came into work and told another comic fan about it.  He promptly downloaded it as well. Choirs of angels began to sing.

This one’s dark. Dark like twisted black metal in a deep, dank cave You know what we mean – no kids allowed!  The themes and artwork are most certainly geared towards the adult crowd.  If you are looking forward to the new movie, or played the American McGee’s Alice PC game, you will love this comic.

The Story:
The free comic starts out on a mission to sink its dark fantasy teeth deep into your head and probe you with it’s tongue through the new cranial orifice it will create.  Alice has come back from Wonderland and led the life of a normal woman.  Alice went and got married, had some kids, and  ….wait, no spoilers here!

The mini-series throws a few dark and sex type things at readers before diving head trip first down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.  The story follows Alice’s daughter, Calie, through some interesting scenarios in this magical world. Interesting in a “I just took some acid and the colors on your shirt are starting to bleed” sort of a way.

New monsters and a new spin on well-known characters all make for an engaging and thoroughly tasty story.  There’s no sweet an innocent here. Then again, the source material wasn’t actually sweet and innocent either, was it now?

The Artwork:
The art in this mini-series is fantastic. Rich Bonk and Al Rio invest every panel with rich, dark colors and strong line work. Each page of full, rich illustration portrays more than just the story, it immerses the reader into an experience of what Wonderland would be like had it been in some sort of Stephen King movie.  The story is enjoyable, but the art and coloring takes it up a whole new, dirty notch.  This is a great example of how good a comic on the iPhone can look. Seriously, where’s my freaking iPad? This comic brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “eye-candy.” You perv.