Previews and Reviews with Gore Jones

Did anyone watch True Blood last night?? Amazing. I hate that I find myself sucked into a tv show but alas I am and it's worth the hour of my life. If you're not watching this show, this Sunday July 5th, they're showing all 3 episodes of season 2 in a row. Check it out. Now onto the comics that rocked and shit that should've been left on a shelf somewhere...


Gotham City Sirens #1

Yet another #1 for the Batman family of books coming out of Bruce Wayne's apparent "death". Paul Dini again steering the ship on this book. I'm really glad he is because the man created Harley Quinn and no one writes her like he does. This is the begining of a, I'd say "less hero Birds of Prey". The "team" consists of Catwoman, Harley and Poison Ivy. Criminals that have had changes of heart and have a common threat; Two Face, Penguin and The Black Mask. Good start to the series and really worth checking out.
4 out of 5


Detective Comics #854

Continuing Detective Comics is Greg Rucka with Batwoman. Thank GOD! I really liked his run on Checkmate and the Books of Blood along with F.C Revelations. Spinning out of Revelations we find Batwoman in Gotham not trying to fill the void left by Bruce but to take care of The Crime Bible Cult that threatens to take over Gotham if left unchecked. Greg Rucka has a great way of writting superhero books with real human emotions attached to the characters involved. Batwoman in my opinion is a great character and I'm glad she gets the spot light for the time being..
5 out of 5


Avengers Initiative #25

Wow...So Norman Osborn is now using the staff and concept of Camp Hammond to begin training VILLIANS to pose as Heroes and semi-sorta save the day..Ballsy to say the least. I really cant wait to see what goes down when you have so many criminals in one spot with the power to basically do anything. Amazing...
5 out of 5


Dark Wolverine #75

THANK GOD! I was really starting to get annoyed that Daken was being so overshadowed in Dark Avengers and as the ever running "anti-hero villian" in Wolverine Origins. I'm so glad to see that this ruthless, mean uncaring character finally gets his due. It's awesome how he messes with Bullseye. I cannot wait to see what happens next.. Get on this now!
5 out of 5


Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men Utopia

Anyone as glad as me to see this come out? Finally it really seems like we're heading straight towards the anti-mutant internment camp, Bishop future we've all been waiting for. Amazing. If you slept on this your a fool. Great jumping on point for people interested in the Dark Avengers or the X-Men.
5 out of 5

This weeks books that are going to kill your brain!

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #38 BN
CABLE #16
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #1
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #1
UNCANNY X-MEN #513 DAX

NEWS & EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 7/1/09

Wow what a week! Don't you love it when every Marvel book in existence comes out on the same day? Insanity! Anyway, this week looks to pack a punch too. Steve Rogers is back and Batman & Robin continues along with issue #2. Throw in some Green Lantern and Fantastic Four and you've got yourself one hell of a week! This week we're also announcing another raffle as well as a list of this summer's movie tailgates, so don't miss it! For all that and a complete list of all the stuff we're getting in on Wednesday, keep reading!

STEALTH IRON MAN STATUE RAFFLE

Oh joy! Another raffle for all you silly peeps will begin on Saturday, June 27th! This time we'll be raffling off the Bowen designed Stealth Iron Man Statue. This is a beautiful piece and easily one of my favorite statues we have in stock. The pose is fantastic and it just looks great in general. This bad boy retails for $179.99 and can possibly be yours with the purchase of a raffle ticket for just $1! The raffle will begin on Saturday and end on Wednesday July 8th.

SUMMER MOVIE TAILGATE MANIA!

We've got some great movies coming along in the summer months and we'd love nothing more than for you to join us for our midnight movie tailgates. Here's the preliminary list of the movie tailgates we'll be holding during the summer:

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Tuesday, July 14th
GI Joe Rise of the Cobra - Thursday, August 6th
District 9 - Thursday, August 13th
Halloween 2 - Thursday, August 27th

Don't know about our movie tailgates? Here's the deal. Grab your ticket to the movie's opening midnight showing and then come down to the store at around 9PM for some food and drinks and a special sale where we pull out a percentage, anywhere from 10%-70% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! If you have any other questions just ask us by e-mailing comicbookjones@gmail.com or calling us at (718) 448-1234.

MAGIC THE GATHERING SATURDAY TOURNAMENTS

Taking place on Saturdays at 3:00 PM, come join us for our weekly Magic the Gathering tournaments. Play is open to all! If you don't know how to play come on by and we'll gladly teach you! Entry fees for the tournament consists of a purchase of a couple of booster packs or tournament/starter pack. If you're interested don't hesitate to come on down and join us.

YU-GI-OH MONDAY TOURNAMENTS

You asked for it, you got it! Every Monday we'll be holding Yu-Gi-Oh card tournaments. The formula is very similar to our Magic tournaments. They take place every Monday at around 4PM and the entry fee is one booster pack of your choice. Prizes will be a couple of booster packs or a starter/tournament pack. If you don't know how to play come down anyway and we'll teach you!

COMIC BOOK JONES TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT

Tuesday is Trivia night! The rules are simple and it's a lot of fun. Come down to the store around 6:00 PM for the sign up and choose to play by yourself or with a team (there is no limit to the amount of players on a team). There is a $2 buy in per person, all of the money going to the winning team. At 7:00 PM we'll begin the first of five rounds, each round containing 10 questions. Questions will generally hover around comic, sci-fi, TV, movie and other related trivia. After each round, points will be tallied up by the Quiz Master for that day and then we'll move on to the next round. At the end of the fifth round a winner will be crowned trivia champion. It's a ton of fun and I promise you that if you come once you'll want to come each and every week.

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SHIPPING UPDATES

Anita Blake, LC: Necromancer #3 - 7/8/09 (Old Date 7/1/09)
Dark Reign Young Avengers #3 - 7/29/09 (Old Date 7/8/09)
Dark Reign Young Avengers #4 - 8/26/09 (Old Date 8/12/09)
Deadpool #13 - 8/12/09 (Old Date 8/5/09)
Fantastic Force #4 - 8/19/09 (Old Date 7/15/09)
Green Lantern: First Flight DVD - 7/8/09 (Old Date 7/15/09)
Marvels: Eye of the Camera #6 - 11/11/09 (Old Date 7/1/09)
Preacher Book 1 HC - 7/15/09 (Old Date 7/8/09)

Previews and Reviews with Gore Jones

What's up people?

Back again for another exciting installment of my rants and raves about the good and the bad in this weeks books.


Batman: Streets of Gotham #1

Another #1 issue comes out this week for the revamped line of Batman titles. This one being penned by none other than the best Batman scribe out there; Paul Dini. This book takes the role of "Gotham Central" meets "Legends of the dark knight" in my opinion. It has more of a street level feel to it. All in all the story starts off pretty solid and moves pretty quick. I think this is going to be one of the more sought after books coming out this year so don't get left behind.
4 out of 5


Cable #15

This is the 6th part of the "Messiah War" story arc and damn does it get really good. This book and this story line actually made me go back and re-read a bunch of old stories one of which is the "Fall of the mutants" which I think they're drawing some ideas from. I really can't wait to see what happens in the last chapter.....
5 out of 5


Captain America #600

I had to do it, this being the anniversary issue of Steve Rogers death and a pivital point in Cap in general, I had to say my piece. I really like Bucky as Cap. I feel he brings a whole new dynamic to Captain America as well as The New Avengers. I think it was a smart thing to kill Steve and give Bucky the title of Cap for the sheer fact that with the changing of times, we have to move forward and sometimes do things you would'nt normally expect (like Bucky using a gun). I don't think Steve's death was b.s. nor do I feel cheated that Marvel along with most newspapers have already said he's coming back in "Rebirth". Good! There's so many possibilities with him coming back in a dozen different situations. Make Mine Marvel. They have my full support! There I said it! hahaha. Now as far as the issue itself it was awesome any fan of Captain America new or old this is great jumping on point. Go NOW!
5 out of 5


X-Men Origins: Gambit #1

I started re-reading the big X-men storylines looking for stuff that has some relavance to the "Messiah War" story arc. One of them being the "Mutant Massacre". In this issue we see in detail Gambit being used by Mr. Sinister to gather the Mauraders and lead the into the Morlock tunnels. Other than that it doesnt really give any more insight on Gambit himself. All in all a good read.
3 out of 5


Invincible #63

Wow! This is the 3rd part of the "Conquest" story arc and if your a fan of the book you're going to be sad. Wow... I can't tell you anything. Just read this book!!!
5 out of 5!!!

now my picks for next week:

Gotham City Sirens #1
X-Force #16
New Avengers #54
X-Factor #45
Predator #1

Thanks for hanging and hit me up with comments, questions, WHATEVER!!!

NEWS FOR THIS COMING WEEK! 6/19/2009

Hey there once again boys and girls! I'm happy to announce that the website is finally up and running once again and is currently in the process of being revamped piece by piece. As we work on it you can still check out the news of the week, Gore's review of comics, other mindless blogging types and of course the list of all the new stuff coming in each and every week!

With all that said, we have a HUGE week for comics coming up on June 24th. A lot of major titles are being shipped in what is easily one of the biggest deliveries we've ever had, so make sure you check out that list! Also, we will be having our first tailgate in almost a month this Tuesday for Transformers Revenge of the Fallen!

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN TAILGATE PARTY

LISTEN UP! We'll be having our next tailgate extravaganza this Tuesday, June 23rd! Don't know about our movie tailgate parties yet? Shame on you! Here's the deal: grab your ticket to the midnight showing of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen for Tuesday, June 23rd (technically Wednesday morning) and come hang out at Comic Book Jones starting at 9PM (or before if you like) for some free food, drinks and our special tailgate sale where we pick a number out of a hat, anywhere from 10%-70% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! This should be a good one, make sure you don't miss it!

TONNER JOKER FIGURE RAFFLE CONTINUES!

As you may know we recently started doing bi-weekly raffles. Our first items were a Anakin Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber and a Darth Vader Force FX Lightsaber. From now until June 24th, we'll be raffling off the Tonner Exclusive Joker Figure. This bad boy retails for $189.99 and is a limited edition made of vinyl and hard plastic, complete with 14 points of articulated villainous movement and high-quality details including rooted, green hair and hand-painted face detail. He comes dressed in a green shirt, orange corduroy vest, purple jacket, striped trousers, a black necktie, boots with white spats, and comes with his iconic cane. Display stand included. Raffle tickets are a buck a piece. Don't miss your opportunity to win this one of a kind collectible!

MAGIC THE GATHERING SATURDAY TOURNAMENTS

Taking place on Saturdays at 3:00 PM, come join us for our weekly Magic the Gathering tournaments. Play is open to all! If you don't know how to play come on by and we'll gladly teach you! Entry fees for the tournament consists of a purchase of a couple of booster packs or tournament/starter pack. If you're interested don't hesitate to come on down and join us.

YU-GI-OH MONDAY TOURNAMENTS

You asked for it, you got it! Every Monday we'll be holding Yu-Gi-Oh card tournaments. The formula is very similar to our Magic tournaments. They take place every Monday at around 4PM and the entry fee is one booster pack of your choice. Prizes will be a couple of booster packs or a starter/tournament pack. If you don't know how to play come down anyway and we'll teach you!

COMIC BOOK JONES TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT

Tuesday is Trivia night! The rules are simple and it's a lot of fun. Come down to the store around 6:00 PM for the sign up and choose to play by yourself or with a team (there is no limit to the amount of players on a team). There is a $2 buy in per person, all of the money going to the winning team. At 7:00 PM we'll begin the first of five rounds, each round containing 10 questions. Questions will generally hover around comic, sci-fi, TV, movie and other related trivia. After each round, points will be tallied up by the Quiz Master for that day and then we'll move on to the
next round. At the end of the fifth round a winner will be crowned trivia champion. It's a ton of fun and I promise you that if you come
once you'll want to come each and every week.

ADD US ON FACEBOOK!

We're still your friends right? So then add Comic Book Jones on Facebook! We know you use it!

SHIPPING UPDATES

Amazing Spider-Man #599 - 7/15/09 (Old Date 7/8/09)
Amazing Spider-Man #600 - 7/22/09 (Old Date 7/15/09)
Dark X-Men: Beginning #2 - 7/22/09 (Old Date 7/15/09)
Dark X-Men: Beginning #3 - 8/26/09 (Old Date 8/19/09)
Fantastic Four #568 - 7/1/09 (Old Date 6/24/09)
Kick Ass #7 - 7/8/09 (Old Date 6/24/09)
Kick Ass #8 - 8/19/09 (Old Date 7/15/09)
Marvel 70th Anniversary TP - 7/8/09 (Old Date 7/1/09)
Skrull Kill Krew #3 - 7/8/09 (Old Date 6/24/09)
Transformers All Hail Megatron #12 - 6/24/09 (Old Date 6/17/09)

STEVE ROGERS BACK AS CAP!

That's right kids as seen in all the newspapers yesterday marvel announced that Mr. Rogers will be returning in the Reborn limited series this summer (as if the title did'nt give it away)! You knew it would happen eventually, so what do you think? I for one am glad. Will Bucky become the new U.S. agent?!!? How do you feel about it? Come to the shop and discuss.

NEWS & NEW STUFF FOR 6/14

A HUGE week coming up in comics, the list is immense! Also, congratulations to our lightsaber raffle winners, Chris McDonald and Zeno Rodrigo! For those who didn't win, don't worry! We've got another great raffle kicking off this week. In other news, we finally have a date for the Transformers Movie Tailgate Party. For additional info on everything I just told you about as well as the list of all the new stuff coming in this Wednesday, read on!

CBJ'S WIN SOME FUN STUFF RAFFLE RETURNS!

As you may know we recently started doing bi-weekly raffles. Our first items were a Anakin Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber and a Darth Vader Force FX Lightsaber. Now, starting on Saturday, June 13th, we'll be raffling off the Tonner Exclusive Joker Figure. This bad boy retails for $189.99 and is a limited edition made of vinyl and hard plastic, complete with 14 points of articulated villainous movement and high-quality details including rooted, green hair and hand-painted face detail. He comes dressed in a green shirt, orange corduroy vest, purple jacket, striped trousers, a black necktie, boots with white spats, and comes with his iconic cane. Display stand included. Just like before we'll be selling raffle tickets for $1 a piece. Don't miss your opportunity to win this one of a kind collectible!

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN TAILGATE PARTY

OK, the movie theater finally posted a midnight showing for Tuesday, June 23rd! Don't know about our movie tailgate parties yet? Shame on you! Here's the deal: grab your ticket to the midnight showing of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen for Tuesday, June 23rd (technically Wednesday morning) and come hang out at Comic Book Jones starting at 9PM (or before if you like) for some free food, drinks and our special tailgate sale where we pick a number out of a hat, anywhere from 10%-70% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! This should be a good one, make sure you don't miss it!

YU-GI-OH MONDAY TOURNAMENTS

You asked for it, you got it! Every Monday we'll be holding Yu-Gi-Oh card tournaments. The formula is very similar to our Magic tournaments. It will take place every Monday at around 4PM and the entry fee is one booster pack of your choice. Prizes will be a couple of booster packs or a starter/tournament pack. If you don't know how to play come down anyway and we'll teach you!

MAGIC THE GATHERING SATURDAY TOURNAMENTS

Taking place on Saturdays at 3:00 PM, come join us for our weekly Magic the Gathering tournaments. Play is open to all! If you don't know how to play come on by and we'll gladly teach you! Entry fees for the tournament consists of a purchase of a couple of booster packs or tournament/starter pack. If you're interested don't hesitate to come on down and join us.

COMIC BOOK JONES TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT

Tuesday is Trivia night! The rules are simple and it's a lot of fun. Come down to the store around 6:00 PM for the sign up and choose to play by yourself or with a team (there is no limit to the amount of players on a team). There is a $2 buy in per person, all of the money going to the winning team. At 7:00 PM we'll begin the first of five rounds, each round containing 10 questions. Questions will generally hover around comic, sci-fi, TV, movie and other related trivia. After each round, points will be tallied up by the Quiz Master for that day and then we'll move on to the
next round. At the end of the fifth round a winner will be crowned trivia champion. It's a ton of fun and I promise you that if you come
once you'll want to come each and every week.

SHIPPING UPDATES

Dark Wolverine #75 - 6/24/09 (Old Date 6/17/09)
Deadpool #12 - 7/15/09 (Old Date 7/8/09)
Deadpool Suicide Kings #4 - 7/22/09 (Old Date 7/15/09)
Skrull Kill Krew #3 - 6/24/09 (Old Date 6/17/09)

NEW STUFF FOR 6/17/09

Previews and Reviews with Gore Jones

Herro Shilren!

Back again for another installment of my rants and raves about what rocked and what sucked in comics. On a side note, make sure you watch True Blood tonight @ 9! It's going to be awesome and it's the only "tv show" I watch so yeah...


Batman#687

I'm going to quote my brother on this one "This should have come out before Batman and Robin #1" and "Thank God Judd Winick is back on Batman, I can finally buy it again". This issue really should've come out before "Batman and Robin" did for the sheer fact that it actually explains what happened at the end of "Battle for the cowl". I'm really happy to have Judd Winick back on Batman as well as Ed Benes doing the artwork. I can't ruin the story for you but it's worth all the b.s Grant Morrison put us loyal readers through.

4 out of 5

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Red Robin #1

Chris Yost doing a Dc book is probably the smartest thing they've done this year. His writting is captivating and encompasses everything going in the story within the short 22 pgs comics hold. This book picks up with Tim WAYNE going to Europe to clear his head after everything thats gone on and is going on back home in Gotham as the newly guised RED ROBIN (which he chose to seperate himself from Bruce and the rest of the family so there's not link between him and them) Damn this book was good. Chris Yost bangs this one out of the park for sure.

5 out of 5

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Titans #14

Ok, I really liked this book when it first came out. Judd Winick left and it was mediocre. Now it just sucks! Why does Cyborg need a solo story with so much shit going on in the DCU?? Why?? For what reason?!! GARBAGE!!!

-1 out of 5!

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Fantastic Four #567

Thank you! Finally Mark Millar after all the waiting for something really good to happen finally comes through!! Doom's master puts the hurt to him and ish really goes down. Awesome.

5 out of 5!

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War of Kings Savage World of Skaar

Let's be realistic here, I love the Galactic Marvel Universe. I've been saying since "Annihilation" that it's about time they did something and revamped some old unused characters but come on... To have Gorgon and Starbolt crash land on Saakar and have the typical "enemy of my enemy is my friend" is bullshit! Come on this book could've been a lot better. A Lot Better! sorry folks..

2 out of 5

Next weeks Previews
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #1
CABLE #15 XMW
CAPTAIN AMERICA #600
POWER PACK CLASSIC TP VOL 1
PUNISHER #6 DKR

and with that I'm done