This Week's Essential Comics: 02/13/13

Another Wednesday, another pull list. Some of you out there are fortunate enough to not worry about a budget, but for the rest of us, deciding how to spend our limited funds is a tough task. Well, we're here to hopefully help you narrow down your options. We at Comic Vine love these titles and believe they'll be worth checking out come this Wednesday.

Remember, you can click to enlarge preview images. Also, here's this week's full list of new comics.

BATMAN #17

The time has finally come: the conclusion of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's dark and twisted 'Death of the Family' is here. We'll finally find out what's on the serving tray and how this story will impact Batman and the Bat-family. Personally, I don't care who gets hurt as long as Damian makes it out alive.

If you honestly can't wait until Wednesday to get your hands on a copy, check out CNN's preview. That said, I'd recommend another day for something like this.

BLOODSHOT #8

I can't praise BLOODSHOT enough. Simply put, it's the ultimate action book and it has a solid plot. Where we left off, Bloodshot was attacking Project Rising Spirit -- the shady government agency that made him -- but encountered a group of young Harbingers. He has no recollection of them, but they're trained to loathe him. So on top of having a bunch of psionic kids wanting him dead, Team: Chainsaw is still after him. That healing factor is about to go into overdrive again, isn't it?

Check out this 6 page preview.

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SECRET AVENGERS #1

Do you love Agent Phil Coulson? Oh, who am I kidding? We all do. Well, he's not only going to live on in the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show... he'll also continue his awesomeness in the pages of SECRET AVENGERS. Written by Nick Spencer and illustrated by Luke Ross, this book claims to have missions so dangerous that not even the team members can know the true details. Plus, it'll allegedly have Taskmaster, so that's always a plus.

Visit CBR for the rest of the preview.

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STAR WARS #2

Forget Jar Jar and the prequels (except for Darth Maul's fight... always remember that), this new series by Dark Horse is all about the classic trilogy. Focusing on an Imperial Officer that is somehow able to predict the Rebels' next steps, Princess Leia creates a "stealth squadron" to find out who the rat is. The team will include Luke Skywalker and the issue will also have appearance from Han, Chewbacca and Darth Vader.

Check out Dark Horse for the other page.

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UNCANNY X-MEN #1

The primary X-Men book returns! Written by Brian Michael Bendis and with art by Chris Bachalo, this series is all about dealing with AvX's aftermath. It'll follow Cyclops and his X-Men as they try to gather more mutants and redeem their team's name.

Go to CBR for the rest.

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Honorable Mentions

• ARCHER & ARMSTRONG
• CLONE
• BATGIRL
• BATMAN & ROBIN
• FANTASTIC FOUR
• SCARLET SPIDER

Can't wait for Uncanny X-men.

I'm picking up:

• Batman #17
• Batman and Robin #17
• Bedlam #4
• Fantastic Four #4
• Scarlet Spider #14
• The Walking Dead #107
• Wolverine and the X-Men #25

Batman

Batman and Robin

Bedlam

and maybe other stuff.

I bet you Batman ends in disappointment!

My picks this week:

• Batman #17
• Cyber Force #3
• Scarlet Spider #14
• Ultimate Comics X-men #22
• Wolverine and the X-Men #25

I hope Damian Dies.

Wolverine and the X-Men is always essential

Conflicted about getting Uncanny X-Men.

@Trevel8182 said:

I hope Damian Dies.

From the list I am getting Batman, Uncanny X-men, Batgirl, Fantasitc Four, and Scarlet Spider

• Batman 17
• Batman and Robin 17
• Deathstroke 17
• Team 7

I plan on getting some Marvel Now stuff after I collect Avengers vs X-Men.

From this list: Batman, Secret Avengers, Uncanny X-Men, Batgirl, Batman and Robin, Fantastic Four and Scarlet Spider.

@Trevel8182: Why, what has Damian done to you?

All about that Scarlet Spider!

Because of money, I can't go outside my pull list, so I'm only getting Star Wars #2.

My must-buy list for this week:

1. Batman #17
2. The Walking Dead #107
3. Uncanny X-Men #1
4. Batman and Robin #17

@Trevel8182 said:

I hope Damian Dies.

same but only because i really really dont want alfred to die, even though im pretty sure he will.

After that fantastic B&R annual Damian better not die.

Uncanny and Secret Avengers!

@DarkKnightDetective: If Damian dies I'm gonna play this song.

Avengers Assemble, Batman, Batman and Robin... holding off until I read reviews to decide on Katana. A little hesitant because Nocenti is writing the book.

Batman 17, Demon Knights 17, Uncanny X-Men 1 are the must-haves for me.

@Trevel8182: I'll bet you a cookie that he does not die.

They should replace Damian with Harper Row!

Think I might try Secret Avengers.

So...Joker has his purple suit back, and

It does seem that according to the CNN preview, something has happened to Alfred.

Batman, Batman & Robin, Star Wars, Clone, Walking Dead.

Damian isn't going to die... in Batman #17. Batman Inc is a whole other story.

• Batman #17 (Alfred and Damian better not die)
• Batman and Robin #1
• Fantastic Four #4
• Secret Avengers #1 (It looks great and I really want to know how the Hulk can be on a covert ops team)
• Wolverine and the X-Men #25

I'm just dying to know what's in all of the platters the Joker has!!

big week

batman 17 final issue for me for a while

Uncanny X-Men the art is to sexy to pass up

Bloodshot 8 Close to Harbinger wars!

Archer &Armstrong!!!!!!!! who has 20 for me!

Bedlam and Uncanny X-Men.

Batman #17

Uncanny X-Men #1 - so glad Bachalo is back on an X-Men title!

Wolverine + the X-Men #25

BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and Waking Dead, Uncanny Xmen, Deathstroke, and Wolverine and the XMEN!

Image's The End Times of Bram & Ben #2 (of 4): 

Bram's wild and very public response to the Apocalypse brings a cult of followers to his door - and warring agents of the End Times! Ben, meanwhile, gets blue balls and a trip to Hell. Destruction! Betrayal! Crotch-grabbing! And the violence kicks into high gear!
 
I'm also getting Bedlam #4 and some other stuff.

For me...

• Batman #17
• Batman and Robin #17
• Fantastic Four #4
• Star Wars #2
• I've been digging Deathstroke lately but after hearing its pending cancellation I can't seem to get excited about this month's issue.
• Also not on the list is The Highways by John Byrne, second issue hits this Wednesday...definitely getting that.

Meh, let Damian be crippled.....horribly.

My picks this week :)

1. Batman 17

2. Batgirl 17

3. Fantastic Four 4

4. Scarlet Spider 14

5. Superboy 17

6. Ravagers 9

7. Team 7 5 (might as well finish off the series since it's ending in May)

Undecided: Uncanny X-Men, not a big x fan unfortunately.

after reading that CNN preview, for the first time all event, I'm worried for Alfred. My theory that Joker only targeted Alfred because it was a twist on his earliest crimes from The Man Who Laughs still holds up, but the whole Joker-toxin-Alfred doesn't feel like it could pay off that setup.

Fatale, Bloodshot, Batman and

@darkwingdan said:

Damian isn't going to die... in Batman #17. Batman Inc is a whole other story.

sad but true

For me this week it's going to be:

• Barman #17
• Batman and Robin #17
• Batgirl #17
• Uncanny X-Men #1
• Star Wars #2
• Bloodshot #8

They pretty much featured my whole pull list. Lol.

DC
BATGIRL #17
BATMAN #17
BATMAN AND ROBIN #17
DEATHSTROKE #17
DEMON KNIGHTS #17
KATANA #1
RAVAGERS #9
SUICIDE SQUAD #17
SUPERBOY #17 TEAM 7 #5
THRESHOLD #2

MARVEL
CABLE AND X-FORCE #4 NOW
FANTASTIC FOUR #4 NOW
SCARLET SPIDER #14
SECRET AVENGERS #1 NOW UNCANNY X-MEN #1 NOW
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #25
X-TREME X-MEN #10

This week I am getting

Avengers Arena 4

Scarlet Spider 14

Uncanny Xmen 1

WatX 25

Team 7 5

and Star Wars 1 & 2

Batman 17...i can already feel the disappointement, like rotworld.

@StMichalofWilson said:

Meh, let Damian be crippled.....horribly.

He already was crippled once .

I expect Alfred will be confirmed dead or at least mutilated in Batman 17 and Damian will bite the bullet over in Batman Inc