What’s On Comic Book Stands – October 31st

Here is the list of new comics, trade paperbacks and more shipping 10/31/2012. As always check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

My fave new science fiction book of 2012 continues as ‘High Earth #6’ hits shelves this Halloween. This month’s release makes October a good news bad news kind of month. Good news, we get a new issue of ‘Higher Earth’… bad news there are only 3 issues left as Boom Studios has decided to cancel the series due to low sales, so check out ‘Higher Earth’ while you can! In #6… With no one to trust, not even each other, Rex and Heidi must find a way to work together as the agents of Higher Earth come ever closer… Rex’s master plan begins to unfold as he and Heidi continue their arduous journey through a hundred different Earths.

Mindy finally gets an ultimatum: No more Hit-Girl or else. But when danger lands on her doorstep, Hit-Girl may face her biggest challenge yet: not spilling blood on the living room carpet. Meanwhile, Red Mist lives out his Bruce Wayne fantasy abroad in ‘Hit-Girl #4.’

The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel ‘Superman: Earth One’ by acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski and superstar artist Shane Davis is here! Young Clark Kent continues his journey toward becoming the World’s Greatest Super Hero but finds dealing with humanity to be a bigger challenge than he ever imagined! From a ruthless dictator to a new love interest who’s NOT Lois Lane, things are never easy for this emerging Man of Steel. And the worst is yet to come, in the form of a man-monster with an insatiable appetite, the Parasite!

In ‘Angel & Faith #5,’ one-time friends Angel and Whistler attempt to hash things out, each giving the other a final chance to either save himself or succumb to battle. Plus, a peek into the past of villainous siblings Pearl and Nash.

All this plus… Spinning directly out of AvX comes ‘X + A!’ Like ‘AvX: Versus,’ this book brings you two stories every month by the industry’s top creators! Issue #1 features a Wolverine/Hulk story by Jeph Loeb and Hulk-legend Dale Keown, as well as a Captain America/Cable story by Dan Slott and Ron Garney.