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The 1’s to Read by Robert Harris

February 2014

The Bunker #1 from ONI Press

Quite simply, The Bunker is the hottest book on the planet right now.  Written by Joshua Fialkov with a cover and interior art by Joe Infurnari, The Bunker was originally published online.  ONI picked up the series for print shortly after the digital comic hit the world.  During the time between the series premiering online and the first issue hitting the stands in print, the duo had optioned the series for development with Lionsgate.  There are several factors that drive comics up in price on the back-issue market, and TV deals are the biggest!  Couple that with the fact that the first issue was WAY under printed and you have the perfect recipe for a sure hit.  The first issue arrived on stands Wednesday, February 12^th and was sold out immediately.  Space Cadets Collection sold out its copies within a day.  As of this writing, eBay sales for a First Print copy of The Bunker #1 were ranging from $10 to $40.  Expect those numbers to rise given the low number of issues out there.

The basic plot of The Bunker, without giving too much away, is about five friends who are about to go their separate ways in their lives.  For posterity, they decide to bury a time capsule and revisit it years later.  However, as they are in the process of digging, they uncover a mysterious bunker with their names stamped on it and find it full of artifacts from their future.  Does this discovery mean they can save the world?  Or insure its doom?

ONI rated this as suitable for Young Adults.  I’m not sure what ONI considers a Young Adult, but I would not recommend this to anyone under 17.

$3.99 for 48 pages is a bargain with any book.  But with Fialkov’s script and the dark tones from Infurnari, this book was an amazing read even without the heat behind it.  Count yourself lucky if you got one.

Space Cadets Collection recently put in an order for copies of The Bunker #1 Second Printing.  Yeah, these are second prints and won’t be worth as much as the first prints, but you just can’t miss out on this one.  Visit Space Cadets Collection today and add this amazing title to your pullbox.  If you don’t have a monthly pullbox with us, let your Space Cadets Collection associate know and we will be happy to set one up.

The Bunker

Your Future Ends…Now.

These are other great #1’s from January that are still available at Space Cadets Collection or are available for re-order…but act quickly as supplies are limited.

For Younger Readers

From DC Comics-

Scribblenauts Unmasked: A Crisis of Imagination #1.  Perfect for readers of any age.  Characters from the hit video game invade the DC Comics universe.  Highest recommendation for new comic readers or little ones.

From Marvel Comics-

Disney Kingdoms: Seekers of the Weird #1.  The perfect new title for tweens and young teens.  The adventures of a brother and sister who must rescue their parents who have disappeared inside their own museum.  This title has gone into a second print but first prints are still available.

Best New Horror and Sci-Fi Titles

From Boom! Studios-

Curse #1.  The story of a man who will do anything to help his son fight leukemia.  Cash-strapped and looking for a way to keep his son alive, Laney Griffith decides to try for the bounty being offered for the strange thing in the woods killing people.  What Griffith finds is not a man and not an animal…it’s a werewolf.  Zombies getting a little overdone?  Vampires gotten a little too glittery?  Give Curse a try.

From Dynamite Entertainment-

The Twilight Zone #1.  What would you do if you knew the life you were used to was about to come to a crashing end?  What if you were given the chance to start anew…would you take it?  Of course you would.  But what is this new life?  And what happens when someone else comes in to take your old life?  It’s the Twilight Zone (cue music) and it’s written by J. Michael Straczynski.  Why are you not reading this?