“New comics for April 2012”

Since there were no new comics because of a late shipment today (sniff sniff) and I couldn’t leave my favourite comic book store empty handed, I purchased copies of Previews & Marvel Previews. I thought I’d comment on some upcoming comics coming out in April, so here goes…

• Marvel: I guess I’ll start with the event everybody’s been talking about since it was first announced in 2011… Avengers VS X-Men! #1 & #2 will both be released, presumably bi-weekly. I’m gonna be one excited fanboy and from the sneak peek I’ve seen already seen, I think it’s gonna be awesome. Still haven’t decided if I’ll pick up all the AVX tie-ins… we’ll see.

The Omega Effect reunites Spider-Man, Daredevil & The Punisher in a three-part crossover event. Avenging Spider-Man #1 (Part 1), The Punisher #10 (Part 2) & concludes in Daredevil #11 (Part 3). It’s about some kind of treasure hunt.

And from Icon comes Mark Millar’s The Secret Service #1 with illustrations by Watchmen extraordinaire Dave Gibbons. Not a lot of details at this point, but Millar was quoted as saying that “ These are the best characters I’ve written”. I never miss out on a Mark Millar project.

• DC : The first wave of The New 52 trades are here! If you missed out on a few of The New 52 titles, now’s your chance to pick some tpbs. Batman : Detective Comics Vol. 1 HC, Animal Man Vol. 1 : The Hunt tpb, Batwoman Vol. 1 tpb and many more!

• Darkhorse : Here’s a strange one that no one saw coming, Groo Vs Conan #1 (of 4). Sounds hilarious!

• Image : America’s Got Powers #1 from writer Jonathan Ross & illustrated by the very talented Bryan Hitch (Ultimates). Teen Titans meets American Idol!

Severed HC collects the popular horror mini-series from Scott Snyder (Batman). This is one I’m definitely picking up.

The Strange Talent of Luthor Strode Vol. 1 TPB has peaked my interest.

• Dynamite Entertainment : And finally from the brilliant and disturbing mind of Garth Ennis comes The Shadow #1. I’ve never read The Shadow, but I’ve seen the cheesy Alec Baldwin movie that was pretty bad, but under the care of Ennis it has potential. This one’s a maybe.

So there you have some interesting projects for April 2011. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to bed and I’ll be dreaming of my new comics for tomorrow. I hate it when I don’t get my Wednesday comic book fix. GRRR!