On The Rack – Sept 17th, 2014

Welcome back to another week of On The Rack. I’m sure you’re all as anxious as I am to see all the wonderful titles hitting the shelves this week, and with being a packed week, let’s get right down to the goods.

Boom! Studios

Sons of Anarchy #13

With the Slaughter MC quickly honing in on Samtaz territory, Samcro must make a difficult decision: Do they bring what support they can to the quickly floundering charter of the Sons of Anarchy, or do they stay back and protect the homefront after an already devastating year? Faced with few allies and even fewer resources, Jax must find a way to keep the club together.

Dark Horse Comics

B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #123

A giant monster unlike anything the BPRD has seen yet battles the Ogdru Hem for dominion over Japan!

* Twenty years of Hellboy!

“Each month, I wish I had more insightful things to say about the book other than ‘GAAAAH THIS IS SO GOOD,’ but eventually, you run out of praise to hurl.” – Multiversity

DC Comics

Batman And Robin Futures End #1

Bruce continues to feel the fallout from his extreme new crime fighting methods – is he ready to face the might of Heretic?

Batman Superman Futures End #1

A new super being seeks out Batman: a creature born of hate who the broken Bat may not last long against!

Gotham Central Special Edition #1 for $1.00

This promotionally priced special reprints the first issue of the Eisner Award-winning series, written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with art and cover by Michael Lark.

Multiversity The Society Of Super-heroes #1

The biggest adventure in DC Comics history continues! Grant Morrison joins modern legend Chris Sprouse (TOM STRONG, BATMAN: RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, ACTION COMICS) for a trip to Earth-20 starring a Society of Super Heroes unlike anything you’ve seen before! It’s pulp Super Hero action with a post-modern twist – you can’t afford to miss it! Who is the demon-like Green Lantern protecting Earth-20? What secret does Doc Fate hold that could save the world? Who are the hand-to-hand and air-to-air combat queens known as the Blackhawks? And what happens when these heroes come face to face with their diabolical Earth-40 counterparts – led by Vandal Savage – for an epic war between parallel worlds? Find out all that and more in this exciting stand-alone issue which also acts as chapter two of the overall MULTIVERSITY storyline. Join us, if you dare, for THE MULTIVERSITY!

New 52 Futures End #20

An unexpected ally helps Lois unravel the last startling secrets of the mysterious package she received!

Dynamite Entertainment

Purgatori #1

Spinning out of Dynamite’s best-selling Chaos! Universe, Purgatori flies like a vampire bat out of hell into the pages of her own ongoing series! Trapped in hell, the bitch-queen learns that the Devil doesn’t play games. Can she outwit Lucifer or will he make her regret the day she crossed him? The titillating tale begins right here!

IDW Publishing

Judge Dredd #23

“Black Light District” part 2

Sector One is under the savage rule of the Dark Judges. The Council of Five has gone underground to survive. And the rest of Mega-City One has been taken over by Judge Cal, who sees this as the perfect opportunity to institute a few tiny changes to your average citizen’s liberty, safety and security.

Only Judge Dredd and a barely-alive Cassandra Anderson are able to slip through the borders, leaving them the unenviable task of preventing hell on earth and the mad reign of a despot!

Image Comics

Manifest Destiny #10

‘Nothing cuts through the quiet of night like screams of panic and pain.’ Stranded on the river, Lewis & Clark’s crew discover their place in America’s food chain… where man is no longer its greatest predator…

Rise of the Magi #4

Asa Stonethrow’s uneasy alliance of magic wielding criminals is beginning to unravel and trust becomes harder and harder to come by as the line between reality and illusion blurs.

Asa is determined to fight the good fight, but is he really fighting the war he sees? Back in his home world of Rune, magic has laws and codes of honor; on Earth no such guides exist.

While fighting for his life, Asa learns the terrible lesson that when pitted against the overpowering strength of chaos, order has little or no chance of victory.

Marvel Comics

All New X-Men #32

Dimension-hopping is something of an X-Men rite of passage and it’s about time the All-New X-Men took the plunge! I guess you don’t always have to travel Miles away to visit a new place… But will the web they find themselves tangled in Ultimately bring about their end?

Daredevil #8

Matt Murdock takes on his first big case in his new hometown–and the opposition is killer!

Daredevil is faced with a menace he has no idea how to fight–the Purple Children!

Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #5

REVIVAL! One of the most defining stories in the ULTIMATE UNIVERSE explodes in a way no one saw coming! Only one of the two ULTIMATE SPIDER-MANS shall rise!

Nova #21

Spinning right out of the events of Original Sin, Sam has new information about his dad–both newly revealed and troubling secrets and his whereabouts!

It’s up to Sam to find his former-Nova father halfway across the universe and either give him salvation or justice!

Superior Spider-Man #33

EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE

The Superior Spider-Man takes the fight to Karn, the man working his way through the multiverse, leaving a trail of dead spiders in his wake, but finds himself hopefully over-powered.

Can Sup’ Spidey find enough allies to make a dent in Karn?

Uncanny X-Men #26

Scott Summers has swiftly become one of the world’s most wanted men. With one simple act, he destroyed the life he knew and must now remain constantly vigilant in case of attack. But is the greatest threat to his safety lurking within the dark recesses of his own mind?

That wraps up another week of On The Rack. There is definitely more than enough and so much more on the shelves this week to satisfy the craving for new stories. Drop us a line and let us know what you picked up!

Chat soon fellow geeks, stay elite!