Wednesday's Previews, 11/17/10 Releases

Batman Inc. #1

DC, Price: $3.99

Written by Grant Morrison; Art and cover by Yanick Paquette.

Grant Morrison continues his earth-shattering run on the Batman titles with this exciting, new ongoing series! Featuring; Art by the remarkable Yanick Paquette (Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer), Batman, Inc. marks the next stage of evolution for The Dark Knight. This can't-miss series will star not just Bruce Wayne as Batman, but also a huge number of guest-stars! Don't miss out on this all-new start to a stunning direction for Batman!

Batman: The Return (One-Shot)

DC, Price: $4.99

Written by Grant Morrison; Art by David Finch and Scott Williams; Cover by David Finch.

The event of the year is here! Bruce Wayne made his long journey back through the timestream in Return Of Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Damian uncovered important secrets in Batman and Robin, Gotham City's bravest heroes made their mark in Bruce Wayne – The Road Home…and now it's time for Batman to return! What happens to Dick Grayson now that the "real" Batman is back? How will Bruce Wayne handle a reunion with his son, Damian? This special one-shot bridges two exciting eras of The Dark Knight and sets up a surprising new status quo that's just on the horizon.

Featuring the talents of Batman mastermind Grant Morrison and superstar artist David Finch providing interior art, this issue is a can't-miss for comics fans!

Avengers #7

Marvel, Price: $3.99

Written by Brian Michael Bendis; Art and cover by John Romita, Jr.

I Am An Avenger! Plus: another chapter in the oral history of the Avengers!

Osborn #1 (of 4)

Marvel, Price: $3.99

Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick; Art by Emma Rios; Cover by Ben Oliver.

Big Time Hits Spider-Man's Greatest Enemy! The world's most dangerous felon is in the world's top supermax-security prison -- an institution so secret even the vice president doesn't know it exists. But can any cell contain Norman Osborn? After the events of SIEGE, the former Green Goblin, Iron Patriot and power-mad director of worldwide security isn't allowed to have a toothbrush...and he's surrounded by the deadliest criminals in the world. Lucky for Osborn, they're fans. Rising stars Kelly Sue DeConnick (Sif) and Emma Rios (Amazing Spider-Man) throw Osborn in the darkest hole the public's never seen! Featuring an all-new bonus story written by Warren Ellis (Thunderbolts)!

Spider-Girl #1

Marvel, Price: $3.99

Written by Edward Paul Tobin; Art by Clayton A. Henry; Cover by Barry Kitson.

Spinning from the “Grim Hunt” in Amazing Spider-Man! Not every fight can get resolved by punching someone in the face, but Spider-Girl’s gonna punch somebody anyway, just to make sure. Follow the swinging adventures of Anya Corazon, the Splendiferous Spider-Girl, as she balances the daily grind of teenage life with the bumps and bruises brought by banging bows with bad guys! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four and a villain that our hero could NEVER, EVER, EVER defeat. Paul Tobin (Spider-Man, Super Heroes) and Clayton Henry (Uncanny X-Men) present an all-new hero for an all-new era!

Thunderbolts #150

Marvel, Price: $4.99

Written by Jeffrey Scott Parker, Art by Kevin Walker; Cover by Greg Land.

Iron Man, Thor and the original Captain America guest-star in this 96-page 150th blow-out issue! First, in the 40-page lead story, The Thunderbolts reach their milestone as loudly as possible, when the golden figures of the Marvel Universe come to their gray world--none other than the Armored Avenger, the God of Thunder and the Super-Soldier! Thor has come to hold court with one of his people held in the women's wing of The Raft, and when his fellow Avengers join him, things go to a realm no one expected! Iron Man comes face-to-face with Ghost, the man who almost killed him, and Steve Rogers confronts the man who did kill him, Crossbones! Plus: character bios, key reprints and more surprises in the book that has IGN.com exclaiming: “Parker and Walker are injecting a bit of fun and excitement into the title…This is the most consistently enjoyable title with the Heroic Age banner and anyone looking for a great team book would do well to give Thunderbolts a read.”

Artifacts #3 (of 13)

Image, Price: $3.99

Written by Ron Marz; Art by Michael Broussard, Cover Kalman Andrasofszky.

Top Cow’s biggest event gets even bigger!

While Witchblade bearer Sara Pezzini and Darkness host Jackie Estacado form an uneasy alliance to search for their missing daughter, more of the all-powerful Artifacts are brought into play as Magdalena, Tom Judge and the Angelus join forces. But unbeknownst to any of them, the unseen villain is manipulating people and events to bring about the end of the world.

From Top Cow Universe architect Ron Marz (Witchblade, Angelus) and Top Cow superstar artist Michael Broussard (The Darkness) comes an event series, which will literally shake the Top Cow Universe to its foundation. Featuring a gorgeous cover by superstar artist Kalman Andrasofszky (Dazzler, R.E.B.E.L.S.).

Each issue will also feature a Top Cow Origin backup written by Marz and drawn by a superstar collection of artists.