Comic Highlights This Week: Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour is the final volume in the series and is the precursor to the release of the highly anticipated Scott Pilgrim VS The World Movie in theaters on August 13. And, if you can’t wait ’til Wednesday we will have the new Scott Pilgrim for sale first thing at 10am on Tuesday, July 20; HBO’s hit summer series that follows the residents of the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana comes to comics in True Blood #1; Joe Quesada ain’t giving up any clues about the outcome but he’s co-writing and co-penciling Amazing Spider-Man #638 , One Moment in Time, Part 1 of 4; Time Masters: Vanishing Point #1 (of 6) is a companion piece to the Return of Bruce Wayne mini-series following Rip Hunter and company; GI Joe A Real American Hero #156 spins out of the FCBD issue #155-1/2 and hearkens back to the Joe comics from the ’80s; the Marvel Masterworks: Black Panther Volume 1 Hardcover collects the never-before-reprinted Panther’s Rage epic from 1973 ; Alan Moore’s Neonomicon #1 (of 4) finds the British auteur crafting an all-new tale of Lovecraftian horror …and click here for even more stuff!!!

Harvey Pekar, the underground comic book writer from Cleveland who is perhaps best known for his autobiographical American Splendor series, has died at the age of 70.

The Cuyahoga County Coroner confirmed Pekar’s death Monday morning. He was found just before 1:00am by his wife in their Cleveland Heights home. The cause of death is not yet known.

In 2003, Pekar’s American Splendor series inspired a critically acclaimed film adaptation by the same name. Paul Giamatti played the role of Pekar, who made some appearances himself in the film.

Click here to watch an appearance by Pekar on the David Letterman Show

This week, two of the most popular horror properties of the last two decades collide in X-Files/30 Days of Night #1 (of 6). Co-writers Steve Niles (writer and co-creator of 30 Days of Night) and rockstar-turned-writer Adam Jones (the band Tool) team with artist Tom Mandrake to unleash a mashup you could only find in comics!

Evidence of a possible cannibal killer in Wainright, Alaska, draws the attention of FBI Agents Scully and Mulder and all is not as it seems once the agents arrive. Not only has the long seasonal darkness begun to fall, but there’s something unnatural about a few of the locals. And what does a chilling, mysterious black ship have to do with the murders? Find out here! Click here for preview.

At last! This week, the Simpson’s portly purveyor of four-color fiction has his own comic mini-series in Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book #1 (of 5) Just imagine what is in store for you when an entire comic book title is given over to explore the adventures and pet peeves of one of the comic industry’s very own (well, kind of…)

Is Comic Book Guy destined to be the subject of a story arc that ranks among such notable classics as Watchmen, Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, The Dark Knight Returns, and The Dark Phoenix Saga? And, more importantly, will he live to tell the tale?

Over twenty years in the making, the New Teen Titans: Games Hardcover is a can’t-miss for fans new and old. Harking back to the era when New Teen Titans was a best-selling monthly comic series comes this lost tale from legendary creators Marv Wolfman and George Perez. The $24.99, 144 page book stars the circa 1980 fan-favorite characters just in time for their 30th anniversary!

This stand-alone story features a mysterious villain playing a deadly game with New York City as the game board, and the Teen Titans as the pieces. Like something out of a time capsule, this never-before-seen epic is the New Teen Titans story from their original creators that has never been told…until now! Currently scheduled for release on November 3, but we recommend ordering now to guarantee availability.

Click here to read an interview with Marv Wolfman on the long history of the Teen Titans: Games Hardcover

Neil Gaiman’s character Death, from Sandman will appear in Action Comics #894 this October during Lex Luthor’s current quest for power.

Robert Rodriguez hasn’t mentioned a Sin City 2 movie in awhile but brought it up recently when discussing his Predators movie and other future projects.

Maybe because of the success of Marvel’s Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers comics, DC is now going to be involved in DC Pets books!

Marvel will be putting out a mature readers Deadpool MAX title beginning in October!

Comic Highlights This Week: the DC/IDW inter-company crossover X-Files / 30 Days Of Night #1 is 2 great tastes that taste great together; in Batman #701, Grant Morrison tells of the events between R.I.P. and Final Crisis; Jane Wiedlin’s highly anticipated Lady Robotika #1 looks Go-Go-licious; X-Men Hellbound #3 and X-Men Second Coming #2 wrap up the Second Coming crossover; Daredevil #508 is the first Shadowland tie-in; the Doctor Who 2010 Annual features numerous stories by a variety of creators, including a story written & drawn by Matthew Dow Smith; Joe Hill’s Locke & Key Crown Of Shadows #6 is finally shipping after weeks of printer delays; following up on the Free Comic Book Day #1 is Sixth Gun #2 (as well as a new printing of #1) from Oni Press… click for the rest!

*Due to the Fourth of July Holiday, New Releases for this week will be available at 10am on Thursday, July 8.

Comic Highlights This Week: The true Scarlet Witch returns along with the original creative team of the Young Avengers for Avengers: The Children Crusade #1 (of 9); Neal Adams returns to comics with the all-new Batman: Odyssey #1 (of 6); Marvel’s attempt to bring the british equivalent of Captain Marvel (Shazam!) into the fold finally begins to see the light of day with Marvelman Familys Finest #1 (of 6) reprint series; a brand-new, ongoing X-Men #1 finds our mighty mutants pitted against some nasty, non-sparkly vampires…Click here for gobs more stuff!

Like Avengers Day back in May this Thursday has been declared X-Men Day by Marvel in honor of the launch of their all-new X-Men #1. Besides the same variant covers, sweepstakes and giveaways, readers will be introduced to another chapter in the lives of Marvel’s Merry Mutants by crime writer Victor Gischler and penciler Paco Medina.

When a suicide bomber strikes in downtown San Francisco, it gets the immediate attention of the X-Men. But its then discovered that this is the beginning of a planned invasion of the City by the Bay by Vampires from around the globe. What is their agenda? Who is their mysterious leader? The X-Men are about to find out, as they brace themselves for a war of the species that will wrack the Marvel Universe. Click here for preview.

Legendary Batman artist and comics pioneer Neal Adams returns this week to Gotham City and the comic shelves with Batman: Odyssey #1, the first issue of two 6-part miniseries.

In this iconic new story, The Dark Knight faces a series of seemingly unrelated challenges as villains and allies old and new push him to his limits like never before. After Batman discovers a dark and mysterious matrix being superimposed over his life, what sort of life-changing voyage must he embark on to escape from this powerful and insidious force?

Click here for a recent interview with Adams on Batman: Odyssey and here for a preview.