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This week’s hottest releases, chosen by Percy Carey.
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MARVEL APES #2
Written by Karl Kesel
Art by Ramon Bachs
Cover by John Watson

The Story: Flingin’ feces, True Believer'the entire Marvel Universe has gone APE! Just when he thinks life can’t get any worse or weirder, Marty Blank'a.k.a. that lovable loser, the Gibbon'finds himself and the brilliant-and-beautiful Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh transported to a world where monkeys rule and humans don’t exist! SEE the spectacular simian city of Monkhattan! MEET the hominoid heroes and villains'SPIDER-MONKEY! DOC OOK! IRON MANDRILL! SIMIAN TORCH! THE APE-VENGERS! And more! THRILL to the return of Speedball! CONTAINS No-Ads, as we are thrilled to present you backup tales exploring the Apeiverse! LEARN the dark secret of the primate planet! WORRY that the fate of the entire universe is in the hands of the Gibbon! Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story – just the most not-to-be-missed mini-series of the season! If you only buy one (well, two) comics this month about super-powered, intelligent apes-in-capes, it must be MARVEL APES! Rated T+ …$3.99. In Stores: Sep 17, 2008

JLA #25
Written by Dwayne McDuffie
Art by Ed Benes
Cover by Ed Benes

Vixen and Animal Man journey into the sacred Tantu Totem to solve the mystery of their altered powers. But Anansi, the African spider god responsible for these changes, has only begun reshaping the powers and histories of the Justice League, as eight-year-old Bruce Wayne shoots the burglar who killed his parents, Wonder Woman retires from the JLA after the tragic death of her husband, Superman, and The Green Lantern Corps quarantines Earth after one of their number destroys an American city. With the team’s history changing before Vixen’s eyes, is the JLA we now know gone forever?

On sale September 17, 48 pg, FC, $3.99

SCALPED #21
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by R.M. Guera
Cover by Jock

Beginning an all-new arc that looks at two of the rez’s most intriguing inhabitants. Chief Red Crow sits atop an empire amassed through murder and intimidation, but will the death of a friend make him change his ways? Dino Poor Bear is a young kid just scraping by, hoping to make a better life for himself, but how far is he willing to go to get what he wants?

Vertigo | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US | Mature Readers

On Sale September 17, 2008