Here is the list of new comics, trade paperbacks and more shipping 05/18/2011. As always check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

This week there are a lot of #1’s coming out. Dave Stevens’ all new Rocketeer #1 kicks off the month. Unveiled nearly 30 years ago, the Rocketeer garnered instant acclaim, and in all the years since that auspicious debut respect for Stevens’ talent and his greatest creation have only continued to grow. Last year, IDW released the complete Rocketeer saga in several editions that showcased the work of this great artist as it was always meant to be seen. Now it’s completely remastered with nearly every page scanned directly from the originals and recolored by Dave’s hand-picked colorist. And now, they celebrate Dave’s talent once again with an all-new Rocketeer anthology mini-series written and drawn by some of the finest creators in comics with the full cooperation of the Stevens family. This new mini-series features a cover by Alex Ross, and stories by John Cassaday, Mike Allred, Kurt Busiek, and Michael Kaluta, plus pin-ups by Mike Mignola and Jim Silke.

Another of the #1’s hitting shelves is Batman: Gates Of Gotham #1. When a mystery as old as Gotham itself surfaces, Batman assembles a team of his greatest detectives, including Red Robin, Owlman, I-Ching and more to investigate this startling new mystery. As clues are discovered, the mystery deepens. Batman’s team soon finds itself on a journey exploring different eras in Gotham City history and touching upon notable Gotham families including the Waynes, Kanes, and Elliotts. This miniseries spins out of recent events in the Batman titles and sets the stage for several exciting storylines in 2011. Additionally, this limited series touches upon mysterious story elements introduced in Grant Morrison’s The Return Of Bruce Wayne mini-series.

When an ancient prophecy of doom is uncovered and a new push to resurrect the foulest demons from the pit is revealed, it’s clear Vampirella won’t be able to take them on alone. Enter The Scarlet Legion, assembled to keep the dark things at bay and protect this world from the evils which lie beyond. The only question is, will they see Vampirella as friend… or foe? This may just be a classic case of keeping your friends close, but your enemies closer in Vampirella And The Scarlet Legion #1.

Think you know everything there is to know about the original X-Men? Think again! In X-Men Giant-Size #1 something happened to Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel, Iceman, and Professor X years ago, and it’s a secret so horrible it has been locked away in a dark corner of Cyclops’ mind until today. What crisis strikes in the present that calls upon memories of the past? Witness the astonishing debut of the Evolutionaries! Taking the lead for a few issues is famed X-Men writer Chris Yost (X-Force) and regular X-Men artist Paco Medina and Dalibor Talajic (Punisher).

All this plus… Dan Jurgens returns to Booster Gold with issue #44  just in time for this Flashpoint tie-in. When Booster Gold returns to Rip Hunter’s lab after the events of Time Masters he finds this world is NOT the same one he left behind as Flashpoint races on.

DARK HORSE COMICS

ADV OF DR MCNINJA TP VOL 01 NIGHT POWERS$19.99
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 08$9.99
GANTZ TP VOL 17 (MR)$12.99
HELLBOY W/ SKELETON WOMENS T/S XL$24.99
JOURNAL DOMO ROCKS$9.99
STAR WARS BLOOD TIES TP VOL 01 TALE OF JANGO & BOBA FETT$14.99
STAR WARS JEDI DARK SIDE #1 ASRAR CVR$2.99
STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 02 THREAT OF PEACE$15.99

DC COMICS

BATGIRL THE FLOOD TP$14.99
BATMAN #710$2.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23$2.99
BATMAN GATES OF GOTHAM #1 OF (5)$2.99
BOOSTER GOLD #44 (FLASHPOINT)$2.99
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN DARK CITY #1$7.99
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #8$2.99
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE STATUE WONDER WOMAN$85.00
DEUS EX #4 (OF 6) (MR)$2.99
DMZ #65 (MR)$2.99
DONG XOAI VIETNAM TP$19.99
FABLES #105 (MR)$2.99
FLASH OMNIBUS BY GEOFF JOHNS HC VOL 01$75.00
HELLBLAZER #279 (MR)$2.99
HELLBLAZER CITY OF DEMONS TP (MR)$14.99
JSA ALL STARS GLORY DAYS TP$17.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #57$2.99
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #13$2.99
OUTSIDERS #39$2.99
POWER GIRL #24$2.99
SPIRIT #14$2.99
SUPERBOY LEGION OF SUPER HEROES THE EARLY YEARS TP$14.99
SUPERGIRL #64$2.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN #84$2.99
TEEN TITANS #95$2.99
THUNDER AGENTS #7$2.99
TINY TITANS #40$2.99
WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 3 STAR SAPPHIRE BUST$60.00
YOUNG JUSTICE #4$2.99
ZATANNA #13$2.99

IDW PUBLISHING

DOCTOR WHO FAIRYTALE LIFE #2 (OF 4)$3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #166$3.99
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #2 2ND PTG$3.99
ROCKETEER #1 100 PENNY PRESS$1.00
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES #1 (OF 4)$3.99
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #1$3.99
TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE PREQUEL FOUNDATION #4 (OF 4)$3.99
TRANSFORMERS FOUNDATION TP$17.99
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE SLIPCASE COLL VOL 01$39.99
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE SLIPCASE COLL VOL 02$39.99
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #19$3.99
TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM TP$17.99
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS UNDERCITY #2 (OF 4)$3.99

IMAGE COMICS

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DARKNESS FOUR HORSEMEN #4 (OF 4)$3.99
DRUMS #1 (OF 4)$2.99
IMAGE FIRSTS JACK STAFF #1 (PP #967)$1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS MAGDALENA #1 (PP #967)$1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS ORC STAIN #1 (MR) (PP #966)$1.00
LAST MORTAL #1 (OF 4)$3.99
LIL DEPRESSED BOY #4$2.99
SCIENCE DOG SPECIAL #2$3.50
SUPER DINOSAUR #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG$2.99
SUPER DINOSAUR ORIGIN SPECIAL #1$2.99
WALKING DEAD T/S RICK LG$24.99
WALKING DEAD T/S RICK MED$24.99
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WALKING DEAD T/S RICK XL$24.99
WALKING DEAD T/S RICK XXL$27.99
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #20 (MR)$2.99
WITCHBLADE #144 CVR A STJEPAN SEJIC$4.99
WITCHBLADE #144 CVR B ROSSBACH$4.99
ZERO JM KEN NIIMURA ILLUSTRATION TP (MR)$12.99

MARVEL COMICS

ALPHA FLIGHT #0 POINT ONE$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #661$3.99
ASTONISHING X-MEN #38$3.99
AVENGERS #13 FEAR$3.99
AVENGERS ACADEMY #14$2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA FIRST VENGEANCE #2 (OF 4)$2.99
CHAOS WAR INCREDIBLE HULKS TP$19.99
DEADPOOL MAX PREM HC NUTJOB (MR)$24.99
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP HC VOL 03 BFFS$19.99
DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR TP$14.99
DEADPOOLMAX #8 (MR)$3.99
DEATH OF DRACULA TP$19.99
ELECTRIC ANT TP (MR)$19.99
ESSENTIAL X-MEN TP VOL 08 NEW ED$19.99
FEAR ITSELF #1 (OF 7) 2ND PTG IMMONEN VAR (PP #967)$3.99
GENERATION HOPE #7$2.99
HAWKEYE: BLIND SPOT #4 (OF 4)$2.99
HERC #3 FEAR$2.99
HEROES FOR HIRE #7$2.99
HULK #33$2.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #504 FEAR$3.99
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT ANNUAL #1$3.99
POWERS PREM HC VOL 01 WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL (MR)$24.99
SIGIL #3 (OF 4)$2.99
SILVER SURFER #4 (OF 5)$2.99
SKAAR KING OF SAVAGE LAND #3 (OF 5)$2.99
SUPER HERO SQUAD SQUAD FOR ALL SEASONS GN TP$14.99
THOR WORLD EATERS PREM HC$24.99
THUNDERBOLTS #157$2.99
TROUBLE BY MARK MILLAR PREM HC$19.99
ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG YU VAR$3.99
ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG YU VAR$3.99
ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #3 (OF 6) 2ND PTG YU VAR$3.99
ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #4 (OF 6) DOSM$3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS DOOMSDAY HC$39.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #158 DOSM$3.99
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 CHAMELEONS$19.99
UNCANNY X-FORCE #10$3.99
WOLVERINE ENEMY OF STATE MGC 20 #1$1.00
X-23 #10$2.99
X-FACTOR #219$2.99
X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE PRELUDE TP$29.99
X-MEN GIANT-SIZE #1$4.99
X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #2 (OF 04)$2.99

OTHER COMICS

28 DAYS LATER #23$3.99
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #155$2.99
B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #214$3.99
BAREFOOT GEN TP VOL 01 (O/A)$14.95
BART SIMPSON PRINCE OF PRANKS TP$15.99
BIOMEGA GN VOL 06 (OF 6) (MR)$12.99
CLINT #7 (MR)$6.99
COURTNEY CRUMRIN TALES #2 LEAGUE ORDINARY GENTLEMEN$5.99
DARK SHADOWS COMP SERIES HC VOL 02$49.99
DARKWING DUCK #12$3.99
DF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #648 STAN LEE SGN ED$299.99
DISNEY TREASURY DONALD DUCK TP VOL 01$14.99
DON QUIXOTE CAMPFIRE GN VOL 01$9.99
DPD DOKTORMENTOR JAIL BABE SURGEON #1 (OF 3) (MR)$9.95
EYE O/T MAJESTIC CREATURE GN (MR)$18.99
GREEN HORNET AFTERMATH #2$3.99
IF N OOF GN$29.95
ILL GIVE IT MY ALL TOMORROW TP VOL 03$12.99
JACK AND ZOMBIE BOX GN$5.95
JORMUNGAND GN VOL 07 (MR)$12.99
JUGHEAD #207$2.99
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #170$3.99
KODT BLACK HANDS 2011 ONE SHOT$3.99
KUROZAKURO GN VOL 04$9.99
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #5$3.99
LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #5 WRAP CVR$3.99
LIARS KISS HC$14.95
MALIGNANT MAN #2 (OF 4)$3.99
MARCH STORY TP VOL 02 (MR)$12.99
MICKEY MOUSE #308$3.99
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #2 (OF 5) (MR)$3.99
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #2 (OF 5) GORE CVR (MR)$3.99
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #2 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)$3.99
PAYING FOR IT HC$24.95
PEANUTS HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET CHARLIE BROWN HC$19.99
PINOCCHIO HC$29.95
PINPOINT #2 (OF 3) (MR)$3.99
POLITICAL POWER RONALD REAGAN FOIL ED$19.99
POWER O/T VALKYRIE FATE OF GODS & MEN TP$14.99
RED SONJA REVENGE O/T GODS #3 (OF 5)$3.99
SHADOWEYES GN VOL 02 SHADOWEYES IN LOVE$12.95
SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #4$3.99
SIMPSONS COMICS #178$2.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 15$7.95
SONIC UNIVERSE #28$2.99
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #8$3.99
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO TP VOL 01 ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN$9.99
STYX & STONE #4 (MR)$3.99
TANK GIRL BAD WIND RISING #4 (OF 4)$3.99
THREE MUSKETEERS CAMPFIRE GN$12.99
TINTIN YOUNG READERS ED GN RED RACKHAMS TREASURE$8.99
TINTIN YOUNG READERS ED GN RED RACKHAMS TREASURE$8.99
VAMPIRELLA SCARLET LEGION #1$3.99