Highlights This Week: Stuff that is FINALLY shipping, Walking Dead Vol 8 Softcover; Hulk #4, Joss Whedon’s last issue of Runaways (#30), the All Star Batman & Robin Hardcover (collects #1-9) and The Ultimates 3 #4 (of 5). Also, the Mike Wieringo What If? Tribute Book from ACTOR; James Robinson (Starman) begins his stint as writer on Superman #677; Venom returns in Ultimate Spider-Man #123, Indiana Jones Adventures Digest Volume 1; the all-new Conan of Cimmeria #0 for only 99 CENTS!; Captain America VS Captain America in Captain America #39, Final Crisis #2 (of 7),Madame Xanadu #1 (nothing to do with Olivia Newton-John..) and Gimoles: Secrets of the Seasons Softcover (by the creators of Lions, Tigers and Bears)

Highlights for toys: World of Warcraft Series 2 and Draenei Paladin Action Figures

Highlights this week include:Y The Last Man Collection Volume 10 Whys and Wherefores (final book); Astonishing X-Men Volume 4 (final Whedon & Cassaday book); Wolverine #66 (first Millar & McNiven issue); Anita Blake Guilty Pleasures #12 (of 12); The Safest Place Graphic Novel (Steven Grant & Tom Mandrake!); Umbrella Academy Apocalypse Suite Softcover (Gabriel Ba with My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way); Jeff Smith’s Rasl #2; Warren Ellis’ Anna Mercury #2!

This Friday, June 13 Marvel Studios has there work cut out for them in releasing their second production (their first being the widely successful IRON MAN movie) of a new INCREDIBLE HULK movie. The first HULK movie in 2003 by director Ang Lee was considered a diappointment by many and the marketers of the new movie have a tough job making movie goers forget the first film or at least to give the new one a chance. Most recent trailers show an improvement in CGI effects and that the film has at least some sense of humor in certain scenes. It’s also been reported that Robert Downey, Jr. (Tony Stark himself) has a small cameo near

Highlights This Week: A final remnant of Planet Hulk is finally revealed in Skaar: Son of Hulk #1. Artist Mike McKone joins writer Bob Gale for “Who Is the Other Spider-Man?” in Amazing Spider-Man #562. The Skrulls are taking over England in Captain Britain and MI 13 #2. Alan Davis’ family of super-powered immortals comes to an end (for now) in ClanDestine #5 (of 5). Thundra returns to Marvel Comics for a knockdown, drag-out fight in Hulk Raging Thunder. Jack Kirby’s creations now have their own ongoing series in The Eternals #1. Action Comics #866 finds the return of artist Gary Frank and the villain Brainiac. DC’s young adults MINX line returns for the first time in months with the all-new Burnout graphic novel. DC/Wildstorm adapts the hit NBC show to comics with Chuck #1 (of 5). Invincible #50 finally ships. Writer Joe Casey joins with artist Andy Suriano for Charlatan Ball #1 (of 5) from Image. BPRD War on Frogs by artist Herb Trimpe is the first in a series of four BPRD one-shots. Angel After the Fall ships bi-weekly in June. Issue #8, shipping this week, concludes the stories of Angel’s friends and family during their first night in hell.

Highlights for toys: DC MiniMates Wave Eight, Futurama Series 3 Action Figures and Heroes Series 1 Action Figures.

Highlights this week include: the return of Marc Andreyko’s critically-acclaimed Manhunter (#31); the first issue of Kurt Busiek & Mark Bagley on DC’s newest weekly series Trinity; Ultimate Origins #1 by Brian Michael Bendis & Butch Guice; more Iron Man movie action figures; Coheed & Cambria’s new Amory Wars II #1; and four new Star Trek issues and a new Doctor Who Classics (#7), both from IDW Publishing!