HJU Comic Book Picks of the Week: Jan 28th

X-FORCE #11
After Warpath’s shocking discovery last issue, now it can be told… the origin and history of the mysterious man who betrayed the Purifiers, killed a Technarch, and plans a dark future for X-Force and all of mutantkind. Welcome to first century ROME, and meet the man named Eliphas and his Black Queen…the woman the X-Men know as SELENE.

FINAL CRISIS #7
The dramatic finale to the epic, seven-part saga of the DC multiverse concludes with an apocalyptic battle for the soul of humanity that must be seen to be believed! Can the heroes of 52 Earths save the multiverse? And is the only way to save it, to change it forever?

MARVEL

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #21
THE INITIATIVE DISASSEMBLED begins here!
The Fifty State Initiative stands revealed as a Skrull plot. Key personnel have left Camp Hammond, never to return. And that’s the least of the shocking fallout from Secret Invasion. Is there a future for our heroes? It could be a moot question when the mad clone of Thor, last seen in CIVIL WAR, is revived and turned loose on Stamford! This is no idle hype, True Believer–after this story, the Initiative will never be the same!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #46
Eisner-Winning artist Steve Epting returns as the New Captain America comes face-to-face with an old ally — Prince Namor — on a dangerous trip to China. Can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms as Cold War crimes come back to haunt the Winter Soldier? Part 1 of 3.

MS. MARVEL #35
A mass suicide by a branch of the Church of Hala has claimed the lives of twenty families. With Captain Marvel gone, Carol Danvers investigates this tragedy performed in his name, putting her directly in the path of would be Captain Marvel replacement: Noh Varr.

NEW AVENGERS #49
Luke Cage must find his child and he will do anything he has to to bring her home safely… including teaming up with the one
person he has sworn vengeance against. Building to the bombastic 50th anniversary issue. Brought to you by Brian Michael Bendis and Billy Tan!

X-MEN: WORLDS APART #4
On one hand, her husband. On the other, her teammates. While Storm races to save the lives of the Black Panther and the X-Men, she recognizes a third option: take down the one responsible for making her choose in the first place. And to do it, she just might get some help from an unlikely source…

YOUNG X-MEN #10
You think you know everything there is to know about YOUNG X-MEN? Think again. One shocker has been brewing since #1 and the pot peaks with #10. Don’t miss this landmark issue of Young X-Men.

DC

TEEN TITANS #67
A “Faces of Evil”issue! The war in Hell has created enough confusion for Brother Blood to escape, and guest star Kid Eternity leads the villain right to the Teen Titans’ doorstep! With the recruitment drive still under way, is the team prepared to face this new attack?

TRINITY #35
There’s war on Earth, war in space and war in another dimension. And at the heart of it all stands a desperate mission to track down and save Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman by some of their most devoted family and friends. But to save the Trinity, the rescue squad will have to defy gods as the fate of Earth hangs in the balance.

WONDER WOMAN #28
“Rise of the Olympian” Part 3 and a “Faces of Evil” issue! The Olympians are on Earth, and they’re making their presence felt across the world! The JLA joins forces with Wonder Woman to stop Genocide, but even their combined might isn’t enough! And the mysterious power behind The Society is at last revealed!