NOTE: This column usually appears on Tuesday, but because of  Presidents Day on Monday, most stores will receive their comic books on Thursday instead of the usual Wednesday. Below is the list of new comics, trade paperbacks and more shipping 2/24/2011. As always check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

IDW has a big week of releases, including: True Blood: Tainted Love, G.I. Joe #27 and two new Transformers miniseries Rising Storm and the Transformers 3 movie prequel.

In Marvel’s Fantastic Four  #588, we take a look at how the remaining members of the Fantastic Four, the extended family, other heroes, and prominent villains react to the loss of the Human Torch.

Justice League Generation lost continues with issue # 20. All of the pieces are finally in place, and Max Lord’s ultimate plan finally reveals itself. This is a special can’t-miss issue featuring Max Lord’s origin and the reason he’s made it his life’s work to snuff out metahumans, aliens and the entire Super Hero community.

DARK HORSE COMICS

CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 04 BLOOD OF KINGS OTHER STORIES$18.99
DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #5$3.50
EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 06$49.99
JOHN CARTER OF MARS WARLOARD OF MARS TP$29.99
KING CONAN SCARLET CITADEL #1 DARICK ROBERTSON CVR$3.50
KULL THE HATE WITCH #4 (OF 4) TOM FLEMING CVR$3.50
LITTLE LULU GIANT SIZE TP VOL 03$24.99
METALOCALYPSE DETHKLOK #3 (OF 3) ERIC POWELL CVR (MR)$3.99
STAR WARS DARTH VADER & LOST COMMAND #2 (OF 5)$3.50
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #3 (OF 6)$3.50

DC COMICS

ACTION COMICS #898$2.99
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #12 (MR)$2.99
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SER 1 BATMAN AFPI
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SER 1 HARLEY QUINN AFPI
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SER 1 JOKER WITH SCARFACE AFPI
BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM SER 1 SCARECROW AFPI
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #57$2.99
COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU POKER SET$199.00
DC CHRONICLES SANDMAN STATUE$99.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN CONSPIRACY #1$7.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #874$2.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #20$2.99
GREEN ARROW #9 (BRIGHTEST DAY)$2.99
HELLBLAZER PANDEMONIUM TP (MR)$17.99
JLA THE 99 #5 (OF 6)$2.99
JLA TROPHY ROOM SINESTRO BATTERY PROP REPLICA$350.00
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #20 (BRIGHTEST DAY)$2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE THE RISE AND FALL HC$24.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #48$2.99
NEW YORK FIVE #2 (OF 4) (MR)$2.99
POWER GIRL #21$2.99
SCALPED #46 (MR)$2.99
SCALPED TP VOL 07 REZ BLUES (MR)$17.99
SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY HC VOL 02$39.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 05$19.99
TEEN TITANS #92$2.99
TELARA CHRONICLES TP$17.99

IDW PUBLISHING

ETERNAL DESCENT #6$3.99
FALLEN ANGEL RETURN OF THE SON #2 (OF 4)$3.99
GI JOE #27$3.99
KILL SHAKESPEARE #9 (OF 12)$3.99
SPIKE #5 (OF 8 )$3.99
STAR TREK INFESTATION #2 (OF 2)$3.99
TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE PREQUEL FOUNDATION #1 (OF 4)$3.99
TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM #1 (OF 4)$3.99
TRUE BLOOD TAINTED LOVE #1 (MR)$3.99
WHITE VIPER GN (RES)$19.99

IMAGE COMICS

ANGELUS TP VOL 01$14.99
ARTIFACTS #5 (OF 13) CVR G 2ND PTG (PP #956)$3.99
ECHOES #3 (OF 5) (MR)$3.99
GODLAND #34$2.99
INVINCIBLE T-SHIRT LG$24.99
INVINCIBLE T-SHIRT MED$24.99
INVINCIBLE T-SHIRT SM$24.99
INVINCIBLE T-SHIRT XL$24.99
INVINCIBLE T-SHIRT XXL$27.99
MISSION #1$2.99
MORNING GLORIES #7 (NOTE PRICE)$2.99
OUTLAW TERRITORY GN VOL 02 (MR)$19.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #169$3.50
SKULLKICKERS #6$2.99
SPAWN #203 (RES)$2.99
SPAWN ARCHITECTS OF FEAR (ONE SHOT) (RES)$6.99
SPAWN ORIGINS HC VOL 03$29.99
TERM LIFE GN (MR)$16.99
TURF #4 (MR)$2.99
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #8 (MR)$2.99
WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? #2 (NOTE PRICE)$2.99

MARVEL COMICS

AGE OF X ALPHA #1 2ND PTG CONRAD VAR (PP #956)$3.99
AGE OF X ALPHA #1 AOX 2ND PTG VAR (PP #956)$3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #655 BIG$3.99
ASTONISHING X-MEN #36$3.99
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 06 EXOGENETIC$14.99
AVENGERS #10$3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #615$3.99
DEADPOOL #33$2.99
DEADPOOL CORPS #11$2.99
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #884$2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #587 2ND PTG QUESADA VAR (PP #956)$3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #588 THREE$3.99
HALO FALL OF REACH BOOT CAMP #4 (OF 4) (MR)$3.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS #623$2.99
INCREDIBLE HULKS TP DARK SON ENIGMA FORCE$19.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501$3.99
IRON MAN 2.0 #1$3.99
IRON MAN THOR #4 (OF 4)$3.99
MMW GOLDEN AGE MYSTIC COMICS HC VOL 01$59.99
MMW GOLDEN AGE MYSTIC COMICS HC VOL 01 DM VAR ED 154$59.99
MMW SUB-MARINER HC VOL 04$54.99
MMW SUB-MARINER HC VOL 04 DM VAR ED 153$54.99
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #7$2.99
NEW MUTANTS #22 AGEX$2.99
ORSON SCOTT CARDS SPEAKER FOR DEAD #2 (OF 5)$3.99
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #2 (OF 5)$2.99
PUNISHER IN BLOOD #4 (OF 5)$3.99
SECRET AVENGERS #10$3.99
SHADOWLAND STREET HEROES PREM HC$24.99
SHADOWLAND THUNDERBOLTS PREM HC$19.99
SPIDER-MAN #11$2.99
THOR #620$3.99
THOR GODSTORM HC$19.99
THOR QUEST FOR ODIN PREM HC$29.99
THOR QUEST FOR ODIN PREM HC DM VAR ED 60$29.99
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #3 (OF 4)$3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #154 DOSM$3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #533$3.99
VAMPIRE TALES GN TP VOL 02$19.99
WARRIORS THREE #4 (OF 4)$3.99
X-23 #6$2.99
X-FACTOR HAPPENINGS IN VEGAS PREM HC$19.99
X-MEN #8$3.99
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS PREM HC MUTANTS VS. VAMPIRES$24.99
X-MEN FIRST CLASS GN TP VOL 01$14.99
X-MEN FOREVER 2 TP VOL 02 SCREAM A LITTLE SCREAM$16.99
X-MEN LEGACY #245 AGEX$2.99
X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC COLLISION$19.99
X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #4 (OF 4)$3.99

OTHER COMICS

OCT1012001001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADV OF SINBAD TP VOL 02$15.99
NOV10078510TH MUSE MANGA GIANT SIZED ONE SHOT$3.99
DEC1011027 BILLION NEEDLES GN VOL 03$10.95
DEC101036ABYSS FAMILY ISSUES #1 (OF 4)$3.50
DEC100740ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #216$3.99
DEC100808ART OF BOOM STUDIOS SC (RES)$24.99
DEC101037ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #4 (OF 5)$3.50
NOV108167AYN RAND ANTHEM GRAPHIC NOVEL$15.00
DEC100799BART SIMPSON COMICS #58$2.99
DEC100741BETTY & VERONICA #252$2.99
JUN100944BLACK TERROR #14$3.99
OCT100741CAVEWOMAN HUNT #2$3.75
DEC100768CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) (MR)$3.99
DEC100769CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) TORTURE CVR (MR)$3.99
DEC100770CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #1 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)$3.99
JUL100953DEAN KOONTZ FRANKENSTEIN PRODIGAL SON VOL 2 #3$3.99
DEC100814DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS #7$3.99
DEC101105DRAGON GIRL GN VOL 02 (NOTE PRICE)$20.99
NOV100719FEEDING GROUND #4 (OF 6)$3.95
SEP100796FLASH GORDON INVASION O/T RED SWORD #1$3.99
NOV100760FREAKANGELS HC VOL 05 (MR)$27.99
NOV100761FREAKANGELS HC VOL 05 ELLIS & DUFFIELD SGN ED (MR)$39.99
NOV100759FREAKANGELS TP VOL 05 (MR)$19.99
NOV100992GHOST PROJEKT HC VOL 01$19.99
NOV100883GREEN HORNET BLOOD TIES #4$3.99
NOV101095GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP DIFFERENT SEASONS$17.99
DEC101106HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 11 EYE OPENING ARC PT 1 (MR)$11.99
DEC101112HUNGER OF SEVEN SQUAT BEARS HC$14.99
DEC101108ICHIROH GN VOL 04$11.99
DEC100820INCORRUPTIBLE #15$3.99
JAN111128KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET TP VOL 02 WEARING GREEN$19.99
SEP100947KEVIN SMITH KATO #8$3.99
NOV100958KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #171$4.99
DEC100856LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #2$3.99
DEC100857LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #2 WRAP CVR$3.99
OCT100844MARK ZUCKERBERG CREATOR OF FACEBOOK (ONE-SHOT)$6.99
NOV101038MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI GN VOL 04 (OF 8 ) (RES)$12.99
DEC100843MUPPET SHERLOCK HOLMES TP$9.99
NOV101060NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 13$12.99
DEC108110NEMESIS PREM HC (TITAN ED) (MR)$19.99
JAN111156PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED TP VOL 01$16.99
SEP100960QUEEN SONJA #14$3.99
DEC101109RAIDERS GN VOL 05 (NOTE PRICE)$11.99
NOV101046RPM #3 (OF 4)$3.99
DEC101020SIXTH GUN #9$3.99
DEC101110SOUL EATER TP VOL 05$11.99
DEC100828STAN LEE TRAVELER #4$3.99
DEC100852STOLEN HEARTS LOVE OF EROS & PSYCHE CAMPFIRE GN$11.99
DEC100853STRANGE CASE DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE CAMPFIRE GN$9.99
NOV100794STYX & STONE #2 (MR)$3.99
DEC101111SUMOMOMO MOMOMO TP VOL 07$11.99
DEC100851SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON CAMPFIRE GN$11.99
DEC100702TERRY MOORES ECHO #28$3.50
NOV100795VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #26 (MR)$3.99
NOV100796VSS VS GEARZ (ONE SHOT)$3.99
DEC100849WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #716$3.99