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Comics - Weekly Series - Wednesday Comics - Issue #9

WEDNESDAY COMICS #9
COVER TAGLINE: The World's Greatest Heroes! The World's Greatest Comics!
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2009
PRICE: $3.99 U.S.

EDITOR(s): Mark Chiarello; Chris Conroy

INTERIOR ART:

TITLE: Batman
WRITER(s): Brian Azzarello
PENCILER(s): Eduardo Risso
INKER(s): Eduardo Risso
COLORS: Trish Mulvihill
LETTERS: Clem Robins

CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Hardy Stone; Lorna Glass

PLOT:
He says yes, she says no! And the Batman is more than obliged to help the lady out. But then the lady in question (the widow Lorna Glass) pulls out a snub nosed revolver and shoots Hardy Stone dead!

TITLE: Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth!
WRITER(s): Dave Gibbons
PENCILER(s): Ryan Sook
INKER(s): Ryan Sook
COLORS: Ryan Sook
LETTERS: Ryan Sook

CHARACTERS: Kamandi; Dr. Canus; Orora; Baaku; Prince Tuftan; Great Caesar

PLOT:
Our travelers arrive in Shintun (formerly known as Washington DC) just as Baaku, cruel commander of the East Coast prepares to execute Tuftan and Caesar. The evil ape demands that the noble Tigers bow to him before their execution but the proud Tigers refuse. Thankfully they'll never have to as Kamandi and the others arrive, guns ablazing! Thanks to the secret print-outs from the Command-D bunker, Kamandi and the others were able to locate the secret armories buried beneath Shintun. Now they and the Lions prepare their Siege of the Ape stronghold!

TITLE: Superman
WRITER(s): John Arcudi
PENCILER(s): Lee Bermejo
INKER(s): Lee Bermejo
COLORS: Barbara Ciardo
LETTERS: Ken Lopez

CHARACTERS: Superman (Clark Kent)

PLOT:
When Superman came into contact with the first alien it had somehow projected a self-replicating impulse into Clark's brain, beaming all of Clark's thoughts to his alien enemies and causing his depression and soul searching. But if he's been capable of transmitting information, that means that Superman should also be able to receive information as well. And now he knows his combatants' weaknesses!

TITLE: The Dearly Departed Detective Part 9
WRITER(s): Dave Bullock; Vinton Heuck
PENCILER(s): Dave Bullock
INKER(s): Dave Bullock
COLORS: Dave Stewart
LETTERS: Jared K. Fletcher

CHARACTERS: Deadman (Boston Brand); Julianna; Kalak

PLOT:
With the rune stone clutched tightly against his chest, the afterlife's most famous acrobat dodges blasts from Kalak left and right. Julianna was right, Kalak can't stand the sight of the Rune stone. But then things go terribly wrong and the demon causes him to drop the stone! Sure, Boston could make it past Kalak and jump through the portal and save himself - but what about Julianna and the others?

TITLE: Green Lantern
WRITER(s): Kurt Busiek
PENCILER(s): Joe Quiñones
INKER(s): Joe Quiñones
COLORS: Joe Quiñones
LETTERS: Pat Brosseau

CHARACTERS: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan); Joe Dillon

PLOT:
Green Lantern's powerful green rays incinerate the very last of the alien fungus but upon taking Joe to a nearby hospital, the barely concious Joe tells him that the fungus was actually a scout from an alien race known as the Kaphroki. And now that they've gotten the lay of our land, they plan on invading Earth!

TITLE: Metamorpho, The Element Man
WRITER(s): Neil Gaiman
PENCILER(s): Michael Allred
INKER(s): Michael Allred
COLORS: Laura Allred
LETTERS: Nate Piekos

CHARACTERS: Metamorpho (Rex Mason); Sapphire Stagg; Simon Stagg; Java; Element Girl (Urania Blackwell); Algon

PLOT:
Rex and Urania continue to chase Algon through the Elemental table. But the strain proves too much for Urania who disappears in a blast of Anti-Matter. Could the same dark fate await our hero? And what does this mean for the loveable oaf Java?

TITLE: Teen Titans
WRITER(s): Eddie Berganza
PENCILER(s): Sean Galloway
INKER(s): Sean Galloway
COLORS: Sean Galloway
LETTERS: Nick J Napolitano

CHARACTERS: Robin (Tim Drake); Trident; Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes); Beast Boy (Gar Logan); Starfire (Koriand'r); Nightwing (Dick Grayson); Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark); Ravager (Rose Wilson); Kid Devil (Edward Bloomberg); Dr. Light (Arthur Light)

PLOT:
The Titans face off against some of their greatest enemies. But here's the thing, none of them are real! Tim had been trying so hard to impress Cassie that he failed to notice that the enemies surrounding them were some kind of weird projection. Dodging obstacles left and right, Robin reaches his friend Blue Beetle and frees him from his restraints, but just like everything else - not everything is as it seems! The person that was shackled to the wall was not Jaime Reyes but Trident!

TITLE: Strange Adventures
WRITER(s): Paul Pope
PENCILER(s): Paul Pope
INKER(s): Paul Pope
COLORS: Jose Villarrubia
LETTERS: Paul Pope

CHARACTERS: Adam Strange; Alanna Strange; Prince Zotar; Lord Korgo

PLOT:
Korgo's hordes are almost too much to bare and the outcome of the battle for Ranagar looks bleak. But suddenly Adam Strange appears and tackles Lord Korgo head on!

TITLE: Supergirl
WRITER(s): Jimmy Palmiotti
PENCILER(s): Amanda Conner
INKER(s): Amanda Conner
COLORS: Paul Mounts
LETTERS: John J. Hill

CHARACTERS: Supergirl (Linda Lang); Krypto; Streaky; Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross)

PLOT:
Doc Mid-Nite reveals that each of Krypto and Streaky's episodes correlate exactly with these strange solar flares happening on the surface of the sun. Upon closer inspection it seems that someone or something is making unknown deposits into the sun, causing these solar flares to have a strange alien component in them which no doubt in turn prompts the bad behavior!

Supergirl decides to take off towards our closest star while she tasks Dr. Mid-Nite with watching over the pets!

TITLE: Chapter Nine: A Toxic Situation
WRITER(s): Dan DiDio
PENCILER(s): José Luis García-López
INKER(s): Kevin Nowlan
COLORS: Trish Mulvihill
LETTERS: Ken Lopez

CHARACTERS: Dr Will Magnus; Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin; Dr. Bella Pretorius; Chemo

PLOT:
Magnus has had enough! He decides it's time that Pretorius come clean with everything he knows. But the bald headed doctor has nothing but bad news to share! Chemo's outer casing has been cracked causing a severe chemical reaction - one which cannot be stopped. They're all doomed! That is, unless the Metal Men have anything to say about it!

TITLE: Wonder Woman
WRITER(s): Ben Caldwell
PENCILER(s): Ben Caldwell
INKER(s): Ben Caldwell
COLORS: Ben Caldwell
LETTERS: Ben Caldwell

CHARACTERS: Wonder Woman (Diana Prince); Etta Candy; Pricilla Rich; Professor Jack Kirkridge; Professor Poison

PLOT:
Diana now has each of the Seven Stars except for the Girdle. Waking up this time Diana finds herself in the poorest district in Corto Maltese. The locals tell her that someone has been kidnapping children and taking them to the old power plant. There Diana finds Professor Poison and Pricilla Rich holding Etta hostage! She moves to attack but accidentally sets off one of Professor Poison's hidden smoke bombs!

TITLE: Sgt. Rock and Easy Co.
WRITER(s): Adam Kubert
PENCILER(s): Joe Kubert
INKER(s): Joe Kubert
COLORS: Joe Kubert
LETTERS: Joe Kubert

CHARACTERS: Sgt. Frank Rock; Gustav; Bulldozer; Rivka Semonova

PLOT:
Rivka and the rest of Easy Company close in on Rock's location. Inside the tense situation hits a boiling point as the Nazi fires and hits Gustav! Gustav falls to the floor dead, dropping several black and white photographs. Rock fires hitting the first Nazi and is holding the second one at gunpoint as he leans down to check on Gustav. Unfortunately while he's down there someone comes from behind and strikes him in the head with the butt of a rifle!

TITLE: Flash Comics
WRITER(s): Karl Kerschl & Brenden Fletcher
PENCILER(s): Karl Kerschl
INKER(s): Karl Kerschl
COLORS: Dave McCaig
LETTERS: Rob Leigh

CHARACTERS: Flash (Barry Allen); Iris West; Gorilla Grodd

PLOT:
Countless realities begin to crash in on themselves and Barry watches as different iterations of his life flash before his eyes. But which one is the real one? And is there any going back?

TITLE: The Demon and Cat Woman
WRITER(s): Walter Simonson
PENCILER(s): Brian Stelfreeze
INKER(s): Brian Stelfreeze
COLORS: Brian Stelfreeze
LETTERS: Steve Wands

CHARACTERS: Demon Etrigan (Jason Blood); Catwoman (Selina Kyle); Morgaine Le Fay

PLOT:
Somehow Selina is able to wrestle control away from Morgaine Le Fay and in that brief respite, Jason Blood is able to incite the incantation that allows him to transform back into the Demon! But is it too late? Was this the last glimpse of Selina Kyle we'll ever see? Is she forever lost inside the rotten soul of Morgaine Le Fay?

TITLE: Hawkman
WRITER(s): Kyle Baker
PENCILER(s): Kyle Baker
INKER(s): Kyle Baker
COLORS: Kyle Baker
LETTERS: Kyle Baker

CHARACTERS: Hawkman (Carter Hall)

PLOT:
At his direction, Hawkman sends the others running for their lives as he faces the T-Rex head on, his trusty mace at his side!

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