As we are now in the first month of a brand new year, we DC and Marvel fans can always expect another year full of DC and Marvel awesomeness. So today, I present lists of DC and Marvel comic book issues/one-shots I recommend you should check out in the opening month of this new year, depending on what you're into of course.
DC Comics
DC Releases of 1/02/2013
- All-Star Western (Vol. 3) No. 15: Jonah Hex battles Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Vol. 2) No. 15: Batman's final battle against Scarecrow.
- The Flash (Vol. 4) No. 15: Barry Allen/The Flash learns of an ugly future for him and his Rogues gallery via Speed Mind.
- Red Lanterns No. 15: In another part of "Rise of the Third Army", it's Atrocitus Vs. Manhunters.
- The Savage Hawkman No. 15: In another chapter of "Hawkman: Wanted", Carter Hall/Hawkman encounters Deathstroke while numerous hunters seek out to kill him for his Nth Metal Armor.
DC Releases of 1/09/2013
- Earth 2 No. 8: The return of Steppenwolf.
- Green Lantern: New Guardians Annual No. 1: Deep-cover Green Lantern Jediah Caul proves to be a disgrace to the corps in this part of "Rise of the Third Army".
DC Releases of 1/16/2013
- Ame-Comi Girls No. 4: Manga-esque version of Power Girl.
- Batman (Vol. 2) No. 16: In part 4 of "Death of The Family", Bruce Wayne/Batman prepares for battle with The joker as the clown villain's master plan is fully revealed.
- Team 7 No. 16: The New 52 origin of Deathstroke.
DC Releases of 1/23/2013
- Batwoman No. 16: The final chapter of the Batwoman/Wonder Woman team-up story.
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen No. 6
- Birds of Prey (Vol. 2) No. 16: Former Talon Strix becomes a new member of the Birds of Prey team.
- Green Lantern (Vol. 5) No. 16: In another part of "Rise of the Third Army", the Guardians are about to reveal the power of the First Lantern, but their control over the Green Lantern Corps are getting close to falling aprat.
- Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 3) No. 16: In another part of "Rise of the Third Army", The Guardians bring horror on Oa and Sion Baz frees Guy Gardner from prison.
- Green Lantern: New Guardians No. 16: In another part of "Rise of The Third Army", Kyle Rayner begins to learns the spectrum of Lantern powers.
- Justice League (Vol. 2) No. : In part 3 of "Throne of Atlantis", the American public begins to lose faith in the Justice League while entering the war against Atlantis in a fate foershadowing the coming of a new Justice League unit, which is to happen in Justice League of America (Vol. 3) No. 1.
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 7) No. 16: The Legion of Super-Heroes prepares for Legion Leader election.
DC Releases of 1/30/2013
- Aquaman (Vol. 7) No. 16: Aquaman finds himself torn between his loyalty to the Justice League and the Ocean Master in this chapter of "Throne of Atlantis".
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Vol. 2) No. 16: The New 52's exploration of the Mad Hatter's mind.
- Batman and Robin (Vol. 2) Annual No. 1: Bruce Wayne/Batman and Damian 'Al Ghul/Robin enter worldwide hunt for family secrets that may permanently threaten their partnership.
- Injustice: Gods Amoung Us No. 1: Part 1 of the comic book prelude to the upcoming DC Universe-themed fighting video game Injustice: Gods Amoung Us.
- The Savage Hawkman No. 16: Last part of "Hawkman: Wanted".
Marvel Comics
Marvel Releases of 1/02/2013
- All-New X-Men No. 5: The final chapter of the series opening arc.
- Iron Man (Vol. 5) No. 5: Tony Stark may have to betray an old friend to gain victory over the Extremis virus problem. Plus, witness the debut of Tony's new space armor.
- Marvel's Iron Man 3 Prelude No. 1: James Rhodes/War Machine faces his biggest test as a superhero while Tony Stark heads to the battle of New York in part 1 of the prelude to the upcoming theatrical movie Iron Man 3.
- Morbius: The Living Vampire No. 1: Michael Morbius begins his quest for self-redemption.
- New Avengers (Vol. 2) No. 1: Blank Panther assembles a new roster of the New Avengers unit to prevent a universe coliion from occuring with Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Mister Fantastic, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and The Beast singing up to join the unit.
- Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man No. 19: Meet the Ultiamte Marvel Universe's new Venom.
Marvel Releases of 1/09/2013
- Avengers Arena No. 3: X-23 Vs. Cammi.
- First X-Men No. 5: Learn Wolverine's full reason for his hatred for Sabertooth in this final part of the minseries.
- The Superior Spider-Man No. 1: Otto Octavius, still in the body of Peter Parker after his adversary's demise, begins his journey to be a Spider-man superior to his predecessor.
- Wolverine & The X-Men No. 23: Wolverine battles Frankenstein.
Marvel Releases of 1/16/2013
- Avenging Spider-Man No. 16: Otto Octavius/Spider-Man teams up with Wolverine and his X-Men team.
- Captain America No. 3: Learn how the once-weak man Steve Rogers got his sense of courage.
- Indestructible Hulk No. 3: Hulk receives his first assignment as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
- Marvel's Thor Adaptation No. 1: Part 1 of the comic book adaptation of the 2011 Thor film.
- New Avengers (Vol. 2) No. 2
- The Savage Wolverine No. 1: Wolverine is stranded on Savage Land with a memory loss, and Shanna the She-Devil maybe his ticket to understanding the mystery around him.
Marvel Releases of 1/23/2013
- Deadpool (Vol. 3) No. 4: Deadpool battles the resurrected Abraham Lincoln.
- Deadpool: Classics Killustrated No. 1: Deadpool enters a war against the most famous characters from classic literature.
Marvel Releases of 1/30/2013
- The Superior Spider-Man No. 2
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