What’s On Comic Book Stands – March 14th

Here is the list of new comics, trade paperbacks and more shipping 03/14/2012. As always check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

‘Y: The Last Man’ writer Brian K. Vaughan returns to comics with red-hot artist Fiona Staples for an all-new ongoing series… ‘Saga’! Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. The adventure begins in a spectacular double-sized first issue, with forty-four pages of story and no ads!

From the team that brought you ‘Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes’ comes an all-new Apes saga! Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko team up with red hot artist Marc Laming to take the fan-favorite franchise to all new heights in this new can’t-miss mini-series. With ape society gripped in uncertainty, Doctor Zaius must find a way to unite the warring factions before they rip the city apart. It’s up to one lowly chimp to seek out the famed, disgraced General Aleron deep in the heart of the Forbidden Zone, with a secret that might help, or destroy! Find out in ‘Exile on the Planet of the Apes’ #1.

Arcadia Alvarado, the leading Democratic candidate for President of the United States, says she was “abducted by aliens.” As the Mexican-American Governor of New Mexico, she’s dealing with immigration, budget cuts and an alcoholic ex. She’s about to toss her hat into the ring as a candidate for President in the most volatile political climate ever. Then a lonely road and a nightmarish encounter have left her with terrible, half-glimpsed memories and now she has to become President. To expose the truth and maybe, to save the world in ‘Saucer Country’ #1.

‘Green Lantern’ #7 brings”The Secret of the Indigo Tribe,” part 1! The team of Hal Jordan and Sinestro must investigate a crime that leads them to the Indigo homeworld in deep space. And what they find there will not only shock them, but also change the way you look at Lantern lore forever!

All this plus… In ‘Avengers Assemble’ #1, one of the greatest Avengers villains of all time gets reinvented for the modern age just in time for the blockbuster movie event of the summer. A perfect jumping-on point featuring the cast of the summer blockbuster but in Marvel universe continuity!