Watch back on The Matrix Reloaded, the one with The Architect/Colonel Sanders in the reality room and with that battle between Neo on hundreds of Agent Smiths.

As Neo and the others of the resistance are going guns against the machines down in the belly of the real world, does it feel like in parts not unlike watching Superman battle hordes of Aliens?

It's the battle you've been waiting for in a thrilling 2-issue miniseries by Mark Schultz (Cadillacs and Dinosaurs) with computer-generated painted art by Ariel Olivetti (SPACE GHOST)!

They're back! The relentless killing machines known as Aliens and the unstoppable race of hunters called Predators have returned to Earth. But saying "they're back" isn't quite accurate - Batman discovers that the two races, sealed away from the human population, have been here all along!

Can he and Superman get them off our world before they threaten the planet's existence?

Superman And Batman Vs. Aliens And Predators #1 (Of 2) from DC Comics

Suit up in a block of heavy metal and jump out of a plane, surely another way toward Iron Man: Hypervelocity. New Iron Man armour is put to the test and really, when a bloke like that makes so many iterations of his battle suit, something bad's bound to bounce back. Adam Warren and Brian Denham are bolting this sixer up.

Marvel also present Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs Nighthawk in the ring with Mark Guggenheim and Paul Gulacy. Quarter cut smack down between, well, the title just says it right there.

Aspen MLT said it themselves that Soulfire: Chaos Reign Beginnings won't be out there on shelves. And yet, here it appears on the shipping list. Poodle hat.

Short fills across the American comic reading world affected the release of Civil War #6 among other comics. Rest of the numbers are in this week. That annoying card for a music download site still comes attached. Can't help it. Have cutting implements for those who want to rid themselves of it though.

Notice a swag of re-orders this week in the DC section with a starter on Superman #654? From Kurt Busiek, Carlos Pacheco and Jesus Merino, it's the start of their run on the Man of Steel. Clark is trying to gum up the side stories and prove himself worthy of being an ace reporter for The Daily Planet. Is it an "again" moment?

There's Frew Publications for those who like their purple in black and white. For those who like their purple in colour, Phantom from Moonstone sates that desire. Pick up a copy and smell the pages. Now that's good sniffing. But don't nose it too close.

J.K. Vaughn, Mark L. Haynes and Jean Diaz run the mix in six but right now the third is out. So step it back some with IDW Publishing as they jump behind the tick-tick-ticking of that clock in 24: Nightfall #1 on re-order.

Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato prove that justice, like lightening, isn't always about redemption as Thunderbolts #110 heralds a new sort of team that really isn't a team.

 

Undergoing the reality smashing after effects of super heroes going nuts, the DC Universe continues to warp and bend in and upon itself. From the smoking aftermath, slew on slew of tangents and new/old series reappearing and disappearing...

In 2005, DC set the stage for INFINITE CRISIS with the unbelievable $1.00 special COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS. Now, DC presents an equally crucial 80-page one-shot specially priced at just $1.00, giving fans the opportunity to sample six new projects set to debut in July and August!

BRAVE NEW WORLD includes original stories that act as a preview for the following books:

MARTIAN MANHUNTER by A.J. Lieberman (Harley Quinn, Gotham Knights), with art by Al Barrionuevo and Bit (Gotham Knights)

OMAC by Bruce Jones (Year One: Batman/Scarecrow, Nightwing, THE Warlord) with art by Renato Guedes (Adventures of Superman)

UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, Hawkman) with art by Daniel Acu?a (Outsiders, JLA covers)

THE CREEPER by Steve Niles (BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE) with art by Justiniano and Walden Wong (Day of Vengeance)

THE ALL-NEW ATOM by Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Villains United) with art by John Byrne (BLOOD OF THE DEMON) and Trevor Scott (THE AUTHORITY)

THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM! by Judd Winick (Batman, Green Arrow) with art by Howard Porter (JLA).

Don't miss the chance to get in on the ground floor of these six exciting new series! Plus, witness the shocking return of a character you never thought you'd see again!

Of course, it's a strange week where there is only one brand new debut series. Odd indeed.

Brought to you by the folks who worked on the live-action series back in the 90s, Flash: The Fastest Man Alive from DC Comics. It's the Flash and he's back. But it's not the Flash that's back. It's another Flash that's back. If this is another Flash at all that is.

Image Comics shoot the sky with a fist full of dynamite and usher Casanova. Promises of intrigue and a complete in issue story abound.

Star Wars Legacy from Dark Horse comics is an all-new series set a century or more after ROTJ of the original trilogy. Follow on, roll on, move on.

Ten years on for that blue spinning hedgehog and Sonic X hits its tenth issue to boot! Grab it from Archie Comics if you dare. Do you dare?

 

Looking at the values and perception of those with superpowers, it's the question of what the real world would do in the face of such a being. Such is the concept and basic line behind Emissary from Image Comics.

Messiah or Anti-Christ? Terrorist or savior? The world's first superhuman or alien invader? Who is the Emissary and what is his mission? When he reveals himself high over New York City, how will people react? And more importantly, what will he do when the government tries to kill him?

Emissary is a re-examination of the superhero mythos, which asks the question: How would the world react to a real superhuman? With awe or with fear, with joy or with hatred?

Carnage descends upon a town as zombies and blood thirsty crims hit out and start the dripping in Zombies! : Feast from IDW Publishing.

Dynamite Entertainment, the company that brought back Red Sonja and later on with Xena, deliver a cheap sneak to Battlestar Galactica. An entire zero issue before the actual one. It's like counting from the ground up if you're standing a little in the dirt.

Every thing dead is fodder for the future as DC Comics usher, Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre. Back now with a new host, but one that doesn't seem too willing to join. Like trying to avoid the chuggers.

Aiming to bring some no-holds barred action back to the black and white of comics, IDW are hitting with Cobb: Off The Leash. Doing the world a favour because it's the right thing to do.

 

Dark and cynical, quirky and strange, Invader Zim is the brain gloop of Jhonen Vasquez, creator of other such wicked manifestations such as Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Squee.

A member of the Irken species of alien, Zim is assigned to conquer the lowly planet we all know and abuse as Earth. Who knows if the plans and constant attempts ever amount to anything.

Suspicious and dubious endings will leave such an opening for interpretation.

 

Nine million bicycles in Beijing. Six million people in the world, more or less. Never enough when it comes to the alien and extra-terrestrial hordes, armies and invading swarms from other planets and systems.

This galaxy isn't selfish enough for just the human race alone. When there's a trouble abrewin' from the heavens and the spacious skies, the panic sets in. But who do the people look toward to do the saving?

Arachnid predators from space threaten to knock mankind off the top of the food chain. In our darkest hour, a lone alien warrior may be our only salvation - if mankind doesn't KILL him first!

Like maggots growing out of your skull and reeking of this putrid stench, other titles debuting this week come from the loins of other ventures.

Shooting from the mini of Madrox, X-Factor hits the streets with Multiple Man heading an investigative mutant agency. Thankfully there will be no singing involved with this X-Factor.

Spilling from the continuing madness of House of M, Son Of M (of a 6 part mini series) featuring Pietro Maximoff, once known as Quicksilver before sis took that away.

Then there's Zombie Tales Death Valley from Boom Studios. Ahh, doesn't the world just love zombies loving brains?

 

 

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