Writer/Artist: Benito Cereno, Nate Bellegarde

Publisher: Image, $5.99

First of all, you probably should check out any previous issues of Hector Plasm you can find because they are all worth it. If you can't or just want a decent example to check out though, Totentanz is a great jump on point with beautiful art and some very innovative storytelling. Also, it has some good booze recipes in it so that’s an additional win.

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Final Fantasy vs Dead Or Alive. Fast paced fight action with fantastic choreography.

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Writer/Artist: Sarah E. Byam, Tim Sale

Publisher: Dark Horse, $14.95

Written in 1991, the story is set during 1999 in a post WWIII America where corruption and the class gap have torn the country apart. Billi is the daughter of Ray Chadam, the last honest industrialist in the city who was just recently murdered. What the public doesn’t know is that Chadam was a masked vigilante named the Sword of Toleado, the only source of hope for the oppressed. Following in her father’s footsteps, Billi finds herself hunted by those she thought were her allies as she seeks the truth about her fathers death and justice.

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Pretty awesome Cobra Commander/Transformer custom figure over at the Tformers Community

Impressive abandoned AT-AT model over at Geek Alerts

Take away Garfield and those strips get kinda creepy and sad. Check out Garfield Minus Garfield

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Writer/Artist: Peter Tomasi, Peter Snejbjerg

Publisher: DC, $19.99, 200pgs

This has been a favorite hidden gem of mine for over four years now, and I try to recommend it to anybody who will listen whenever I get the chance. Current fans of Tomasi’s work on Green Lantern Corp or his run on Nightwing will want to check this out, as well as war story buffs or anyone into crusade/grail quest stories. Even if you don’t like any of the mentioned, Tomasi just creates a fantastic story that pulls you in.

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A while back, I started some short articles about proper comic book store etiquette on another blog I work on. The previous installments focused on trying to avoid creepiness, the importance of helping the customer, and why saying 'Hi' is a great way to start your comic shop experience. Since I’ve been focusing more time over here at Trustyhenchmen, I’ve decided to continue the series over here for the time being. This week’s focus: at exactly what point is it ok to kill the customer?

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Writer/Artist: Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul, Clayton Henry, Michael Shoemaker

Publisher: DC, $3.99ea

Why You Should Know It: DC’s current relaunch of the Adventure Comics title stars the current Superboy (Conner Kent), the clone progeny of Superman and Lex Luthor. After his resurrection in Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds, Connor decides to set up roots back in Smallville with Ma Kent and Krypto. Paranoid of his origins and connection with Lex Luthor (not to mention his death at the hands of Superboy Prime, an evil alternate reality version of Superman), Connor is keeping a list of the things Superman and Luthor are both famous for doing in the hopes of preventing his own fall to the dark side.

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