Civil War Begins At Marvel Salutations from the Institute of Higher Comic Knowledge: Spring is banging on the door as Winter is shuffling off for another year. Comic publishers are preparing for their summer events and it looks to be another crazy one. First, as always, here is the list of #1 issues that will be automatically added. Please let us know if you would like to have any of them removed. Beasts of Burden: What the Cats Dragged In You will receive: Lobster Johnson: Metal Monsters of Midtown if you have a subscription to: Lobster Johnson: Forgotten Man You will receive: Beasts of Burden: What the Cats Dragged In if you have a subscription to: Beasts of Burden: Hunters & Gatherers You will receive: Scooby Apocalypse if you have a subscription to: Scooby Doo Team-up or Scooby Doo, Where Are You You will receive: Back to the Future: Citizen Brown if you have a subscription to: Back to the Future You will receive: TMNT: Amazing Adventures - Carmelo Anthony Special if you have a subscription to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures Civil War II You will receive: Star Trek: New Visions - Of Woman Born if you have a subscription to: Star Trek: New Visions - Mister Chekov You will receive: Civil War II if you have a subscription to: Civil War You will receive: Captain America: Steve Rogers if you have a subscription to: Captain America: Sam Wilson or Captain America You will receive: Punisher if you have a subscription to: Punisher You will receive: Thunderbolts if you have a subscription to: New Thunderbolts Daredevil/Punisher You will receive: Daredevil/Punisher if you have a subscription to: Daredevil & Punisher You will receive: Deadpool: Last Days of Magic if you have a subscription to: Deadpool You will receive: Deadpool: Masacre if you have a subscription to: Deadpool You will receive: Lady Mechanika: Lost Boys of West Abbey if you have a subscription to: Lady Mechanika: Tablet of Destinies You will receive: Accelerators: Relativity if you have a subscription to: Accelerators You will receive: Power Rangers: Pink if you have a subscription to: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Lumberjanes Special: Axe Tale You will receive: Lumberjanes Special: Axe Tale if you have a subscription to: Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf You will receive: Chakra: Rise of Infinitus if you have a subscription to: Chakra the Invincible You will receive: Tank Girl: 2 Girls 1 Tank if you have a subscription to: Tank Girl: Carioca Probably the biggest new over the past month is DC's Rebirth set for this summer. While most details are sketchy, we hope to have more details in March and official solicitations in the April Previews. We do know most titles will be restarting at issue #1 while Action Comics and Detective Comics will pick up the pre-52 numbering. Like most of you, we are waiting for more information. Over at Marvel, Civil War II is beginning with issue #0 and Steve Rogers is returning to the mantle of Captain America. The Daredevil/Punisher mini-series looks to bring the Punisher back in a major way along with his appearance on the Daredevil TV series on Netflix. Beasts of Burder and Lobster Johnson return to Dark Horse in new mini-series while IDW has it's first Back to the Future spin-off with Citizen Brown. Pink Panther Image introduces 3 Floyds: Alpha King with art by Simon Bisley as Pink Panther returns to comics with a new series at American Mythology. Titan starts new series for Penny Dreadful and Tank Girl: 2 Girls 1 Tank as the 4001 A.D. event begins at Valiant. While we focus on major and minor publishers listed in Previews at Mile High Comics, we also like to foster local talent. One such group is Red Team Go! that is made of local comic writers and artists from the Denver area. Together, they have created an anthology comic titled Dinopocalypse, based on the premise that sees the world fall into chaos when dinosaurs return as the dominant species on the planet. Red Team Go! has published 2 issues containing various stories of humans finding their way in this new world. I compare it to Walking Dead but with dinosaurs instead zombies. You also get a variety of stories, both humorous to serious, much like the classic EC Comics. With different characters like a simple couple to a mysterious loner, all fighting for survival, the tales are a great fit for many different tastes. The stories are also set around Denver and Colorado so the local references are interesting but not necessary. Walking Dead is set in the South, but does not focus on it, so it is NICE to see a Midwest sensibility without becoming bogged down by it. Like Walking Dead, the books are in black and white but there are plans for full-color issues if things can work out. The issues themselves are broken up into 4 short stories that feel they can lead into full issues or story lines following the more popular characters. Issues #1 and #2 are already out and in stock, with issue #3 scheduled to be released in late March and have cover prices of $4 each, like most comics in Previews. If you would like to try these out, just let Mario or I know and we will get them added to your account. Dinopocalypse #1 Dinopocalypse #1 has 4 stories written, drawn, and inked by 4 amazing RTG members. Roberto Martinez wrote his story as a survival manual in this world. Bob Parks drew and inked Roberto's story. Jack Dudley’s story was written and drawn by him and tells a story about his wife and himself in this Dinopocalyptic Colorado. Bob Parks story was written and drawn by him and his 5 pages are a day in the life of Bob with a pesky dinosaur. Kristina Bad Hand wrote and drew her story and she tells the story of her traveling back to Colorado with her cat and has a unwanted encounter. Dinopocalypse #2 Volume 2 is the continuation of Dinopocalypse with 4 more members’ stories of themselves in this dino-infested Colorado. Wynn Greene wrote and drew his story that is connected to Kristina Bad Hand’s story from issue #1. In this story Wynn finds himself a bike while scavenging. Joe Oliver wrote and drew his story about how this world has changed but probably never really changed. Gareth Kensak wrote his story with Nate Hamel and Andrew Marek. His story is about Gareth trying to find someone threw interrogation. Garuda Illo wrote and drew his story and shows us a day that he left his base of operations to scout the area with his trusty falcon and finds a civilian in need of help. We are still taking orders for the Francesco Francavilla "Wanted" poster Mile High Comics variant covers to the new issues of Star Wars. If you have any questions, you can contact Mario or myself and we will do all we can to help. May The Force Be With You Greg VanEvery March 10, 2016 Subscription Service - NICE Current Newsletter