In this issue, the saga concludes with an apocalyptic battle for the soul of humanity that must be seen to be believed! Can the heroes of 52 Earths save the multiverse? And is the only way to save the multiverse to change it forever?

FINAL CRISIS #7 is written by Grant Morrison, with art by Doug Mahnke, Christian Alamy and Tom Nguyen and covers by J.G. Jones and Marco Rudy.

FINAL CRISIS #7 (NOV080123) is on Final Order Cutoff on Thursday, January 8, and is scheduled to arrive in stores on January 28 with 48 pages and a cover price of $3.99 U.S. Check your orders today!

Will Smallville's Clark - or perhaps Superman himself? - eventually get a piece of Doomsday?

Mild Mannered Reviews - Superman #683

Cover date: February 2009

"New Krypton" - Part 9: "Hard Times"

Writer: James Robinson
Penciller: Renato Guedes and Jorge Correa Jr.
Inker: Wilson Magalhaes and Jorge Correa Jr.

Reviewed by: Neal Bailey

Mild Mannered Reviews - Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves #6

Cover date: Late February 2009

"Fear the Night!"

Writer: Kevin VanHook
Penciller: Tom Mandrake
Inker: Tom Mandrake

Reviewed by: Ralph Silver

Mild Mannered Reviews - Justice League of America #28

Cover date: February 2009

"Welcome to Sundown Town" - Chapter Two: "Shadow and Act"

Writter: Dwayne McDuffie
Penciller: Jose Luis
Inker: JP Mayer

Reviewed by: Michael Bailey

Mild Mannered Reviews - Justice Society of America #22

Cover date: February 2009

"One World, Under Gog" - Part Seven: "Thy Will Be Done"

Writer: Geoff Johns
Penciller: Dale Eaglesham & Alex Ross (painted pages)
Inker: Nathan Massengill

Reviewed by: Neal Bailey

Mild Mannered Reviews - Final Crisis: Secret Files #1

Cover date: February 2009

"Balancing Act"

Writer: Len Wein
Penciller: Tony Shasteen
Inker: Alex Bleyaert
Cover Art: Jim Lee, Richard Friend & Randy Mayor/Frank Quitely

Reviewed by: Barry Freiman

Mild Mannered Reviews - Trinity #31

Cover date: December 31, 2008

Main Story: "The Empress, The Chariot and Judgment"

Main Writers: Kurt Busiek
Main Pencillers: Mark Bagley
Main Inker: Art Thibert

Back-Up Story: "The Legend of the Hunting Hawk"

Back-Up Story Writer: Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza
Back-Up Story Penciller: Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens
Back-Up Story Inker: Allen Passalaqua

Reviewed by: Barry Freiman with Neal Bailey and Jeffrey Bridges

Since the auction ended, workers have torn down the house's two chimneys. One was rebuilt and the second one was removed.

Workers also repaired the leaking roof, which was paramount to stopping further damage, said Tracey Kirksey, executive director of the Glenville Development Corp. and a board member of the Siegel and Shuster Society.

Kirksey said the repairs are being arranged around the schedules of the house's owners, Hattie and Jefferson Gray, so as not to completely disrupt their lives.

When asked about the defunct Superman/Youngblood crossover, planned nearly 11 years ago, Liefeld says the project was the result of a face-to-face meeting DC President Paul Levitz at an offsite meeting during the 1992 San Diego Comic Convention. "Superman learns that Krypton's fate was tied into a huge galactic war between Combat's race, the Katellans and Krypton," Liefeld adds. "Superman hunts down Combat after realizing that he is a part of the Government's Youngblood squad and they fight and eventually journey back in time to prevent the betrayal on Krypton, only to realize that the Katellans were trying to aid Krypton Police in nabbing what was a Krypton driven terrorist agenda to destroy Krypton...

"Supes and Youngblood discover that the Katellans were directly afflicted by the destruction of Krypton, which sent Katella into an Ice Age. Supes and Y-Blood realize that the bad intel that was delivered to them was a product of Brainiac and Darkthorn, both of whom intended foe each side to take out each other."

Liefeld says the story was bumped to make room for Todd McFarlane's Spawn/Batman crossover, a project Todd wanted to go first. Rob says that after the Superman/Youngblood project was delayed a year, he turned his attention to other assignments and the crossover fell by the wayside. "Aside from Levitz' initial interest in the project, DC was never terribly amped about it," Liefeld says. "All for the best I suppose."

Thanks to Chris for the link to this news.

Under the glow of the big screen, 12 musicians, six composers and voice actors put their own interpretive spin on the acclaimed Fleischer Studios action classics of the 1940s. The orchestra is up close, the action appropriate for all ages, and the composers are world class. Bring the family, the music-lovers and the comic buffs to experience film and music in a new way.

Friday January 23rd at 7pm and the 24th, a matinee at 2pm
The Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR
503-221-1156 x10
www.nwfilm.org

$14 - $10: Students/Members
Tickets available in advance at nwfilm.org

Somewhere in the Vogue office lurks a latent comic book fanatic. Every few months an editorial taken straight from the pages of DC or Marvel pops up to remind us of the joyous pleasure comics can bring. For January visions of Superman and Lois Lane run through Mario Testino's colorful and lighthearted editorial. With David Gandy as the archetypal hero and Carolyn Murphy as his designer clad counterpart, the story could not be more cheerfully cartoonish.