Charlottean Jason Latour is a busy man. The writer/artist recently took over Wolverine and the X-Men from Jason Aaron. The interesting part (aside from Marvel's apparent love for bald, bearded men named Jason) is that the two now have a book out together from Image Comics. Southern Bastards is a pulp-crime book with a back-country backdrop.
The series is a long time coming, and it's already getting high praise. Mark Millar, Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction are just some of the writers praising the scribe and artist involved. For more Aaron goodness, check out the eighth volume of his Wolverine and the X-Men run, which also comes out today. And keep an eye out for a CL cover story on Latour, coming soon.
The Jasons aren't the only ones releasing books today. See what else is in store below. And remember, Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday.
DC Comics
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #12
BATGIRL ANNUAL #2
BATMAN 66 #10
BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #9
BATMAN ETERNAL #4
BATMAN SUPERMAN HC VOL 01 CROSS WORLD
BATWOMAN ANNUAL #1
FLASH ANNUAL #3
FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY TP
FOREVER EVIL AFTERMATH BATMAN VS BANE #1
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS ANNUAL #2
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #12
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO #4
SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED CRISIS OF IMAGINATION #4
SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 04 DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH
SUPERMAN BATMAN TP VOL 01
VERTIGO QUARTERLY #1 CYAN
Marvel Comics
ALL NEW X-MEN #26
ALL NEW X-MEN PREM HC VOL 04 ALL DIFFERENT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
AVENGERS #28
AVENGERS AI #12
AVENGERS WORLD #5
DEADPOOL BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 03
DISNEY KINGDOMS SEEKERS OF WEIRD #4
HULK #2
IRON MAN TP VOL 02 SECRET ORIGIN OF TONY STARK BOOK 1
MARVEL ZOMBIES TP COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 02
MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 03
MS MARVEL #1 3RD PTG PICHELLI SKETCH VAR
MS MARVEL #1 3RD PTG PICHELLI VAR
NEW AVENGERS #17
ORIGIN II #5
SILVER SURFER #2
UNCANNY AVENGERS ANNUAL #1
WHAT IF AGE OF ULTRON #5
WOLVERINE #5
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON TP VOL 08
X-FORCE #4
X-MEN TP VOL 02 MUERTAS
Dark Horse Comics
ALABASTER GRIMMER TALES HC
ATOMIC LEGION HC
BLACKOUT #2 (NOTE PRICE)
CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #10
FURIOUS #4
KING CONAN CONQUEROR #3
KING CONAN TP VOL 03 HOUR O/T DRAGON
MESMO DELIVERY 2ND EDITION HC
PARIAH #3
SERENITY LEAVES ON THE WIND #4
STAR WARS DARK TIMES TP VOL 07 SPARK REMAINS
STAR WARS REBEL HEIST #1 MAIN CVR
VANDROID #3
X TP VOL 02 DOGS OF WAR
IDW Publishing
ALICE IN COMICLAND HC
DEXTERS LABORATORY #1
GHOSTBUSTERS #15
GI JOE #15
GI JOE IDW COLLECTION HC VOL 04
JERICHO TP SEASON 4
JUDGE DREDD MEGA CITY TWO #4
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #18
SKYBREAKER TP
THUNDER AGENTS CLASSICS TP VOL 03
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #28 DAWN O/T AUTOBOTS
V-WARS #1
X-FILES SEASON 10 #11
Image Comics
BLACK SCIENCE #4 2ND PTG
BLACK SCIENCE #6
CBLDF PRESENTS LIBERTY HC
CHEW #41
DEADLY CLASS #4
DREAM POLICE #1 CVR A KOTIAN & FARMER
DREAM POLICE #1 CVR B DELIZ & DILLON
EGOS #4
ELEPHANTMEN #56
ELEPHANTMEN 2260 TP BOOK 01
IMAGE FIRSTS ALEX + ADA #1
IMAGE FIRSTS BLACK SCIENCE #1
IMAGE FIRSTS DEADLY CLASS #1
IMAGE FIRSTS EAST OF WEST #1
IMAGE FIRSTS LAZARUS #1
IMAGE FIRSTS MANIFEST DESTINY #1
IMAGE FIRSTS PRETTY DEADLY #1
IMAGE FIRSTS RAT QUEENS #1
IMAGE FIRSTS SEX CRIMINALS #1
IMAGE FIRSTS VELVET #1
IMAGE FIRSTS ZERO #1
PRETTY DEADLY TP VOL 01
SECRET TP VOL 01 NEVER GET CAUGHT
SEX CRIMINALS #5 2ND PTG
SIDEKICK TP VOL 01
SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1
STARLIGHT #1 2ND PTG
TALES OF HONOR #2 CVR A JEONG
TALES OF HONOR #2 CVR B TATAPOULOUS
TEN GRAND #9 CVR A SMITH
TEN GRAND #9 CVR B EDWARDS
UMBRAL #6