HJU Comic Book Picks of the Week: April 2nd

Quote of the Week
“Who, me? The only thing I’m scared of…is that I might not have a chance to hide your body before my teammates show up.”– Rose Wilson/Ravager

MARVEL

CABLE #2
A new ongoing series spinning out of the decade’s biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind continues here!
There’s only one thing worse than a heavily-armed man with murder on the brain. And that’s several heavily-armed men, none of whom give a damn about Cable’s mission to save mutantkind from total extinction. Meanwhile, Cable’s newest enemy—Lucas Bishop—crawls back from bloody oblivion and tracks down his quarry the hard way: one brutal time jump after another. When Bishop finally catches up with Cable, he’s not going to be in the mood for small talk. It’ll be kill first, ask questions later.

CLANDESTINE #3
Guest-starring the time-lost Excalibur! Anybody who loved Alan Davis’s classic run on that series in the ‘90s will want to jump on board, because the Cross-Time Express is making its way through the dimension Newton Destine calls home, and it’s bringing with it a trainload of trouble along with it!

SECRET INVASION #1
SECRET INVASION IS HERE!! Years in the making, months in the teasing…and it all STARTS HERE!!
The shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls have secretly infiltrated every super-powered organization on Earth with one goal…full-scale invasion! In this DOUBLE-SIZED first issue, page after page unveils reveal after reveal and shocking moment after shocking moment! Brian Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu leap off the pages of mega-hit New Avengers and deliver a story that will change the Marvel Universe forever.
THE MARVEL UNIVERSE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!

YOUNG X-MEN #1
In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and young mutants Rockslide, Blindfold and Dust are alone and directionless. Until the day Cyclops recruits them to hunt the new incarnation of the Brotherhood – and kill them. Joined by a pair of new recruits, the young X-Men learn a hard truth about the world post-Messiah CompleX: sometimes old allies make for deadly enemies.

DC

DETECTIVE COMICS #843
A member of Gotham’s underground threatens the livelihood of the DCU’s resident magician, Zatanna! That is, until Batman decides to lend Zatanna a hand. Plus, an appearance by Scarface and the origin of the new Ventriloquist!

METAL MEN #7
Doctor Magnus must stop his Metal Men from becoming the Death Metal Men forever. But how, when The Magna-Tech Monster Board of Trustees led by Chemo will not rest until the Death Metal Men are theirs! The world hangs in the balance, a world that now fears and hates the once heroes ! Plus, the return of the Robot Renegades!