Welcome to Comics to Watch, a collection of our 10 most anticipated books of the week. As comics grow more expensive with an ever expanding amount of tie-ins, new series, and huge crossovers, our pull lists shrink. That's why we've streamlined this feature down to suit the needs of the average comic book consumer.

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Loose+Ends+#1

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Regardless of publisher, genre, or format -- these are the books that have us feverishly awaiting this coming Wednesday to support our local comic book shop . If you're looking for Diamond's complete shipping list for the week, you can check it out here Be sure to sound off in the comments below and let us know what you're excited for.Writer: Ed Brubaker | Artist: Steve McNivenPublisher: Marvel | Price: $3.99Steve Rogers returns to the role of the Marvel Universe's star-spangled avenger, brought to life by Cap aficionado Ed Brubaker and artist extraordinaire Steve McNiven. Captain America #1 marks a fresh beginning, perfect for readers interested in following the adventures of Steve Rogers without loads of excess continuity to catch up on.Since 2005, Ed Brubaker has been making history, writing one of the greatest long-form Captain America stories ever conceived. Now begins the next chapter, written with accessibility in mind and just in time for the Captain America flick. It also doesn't hurt that for Steve Rogers' return as the Sentinel of Liberty, Brubaker is joined by Steve McNiven to make sure this new series has a blockbuster feel worthy of Cap's return.Writer: Gary Phillips | Artist: Brian HurttPublisher: Vertigo | Price: $19.99Cowboys is an original graphic novel by the author of the "Ian Monk" detective novels, Gary Phillips. Phillips enlists the help of artist Brian Hurtt to tell a story that touches on issues of race and violence in modern society when a police shooting in a popular nightclub goes horribly wrong.It's very rare when Vertigo publishes original graphic novels that aren't worth the price of admission. From reading the setup to Cowboys, this latest addition to the Vertigo Crime portfolio could prove to be a dramatic page-turner while also raising some issues that are worth mulling over long after you've finished the book. Plus, Brian Hurtt has been red-shot on Oni's The Sixth Gun and we can't wait to see him tackle a book of this genre.Writer: Scott Snyder | Artist: Francesco FrancavillaPublisher: DC | Price: $2.99Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla continue their Gotham City epic this month by peeling back more layers of James Gordon Jr. This issue even features the first appearance of the Joker in Snyder's run on Detective Comics. Big things are about to take off.After last month's gut-punch cliffhanger, it's easy to understand why we're feverishly anticipating this one. Sooner or later Commissioner Gordon is going to learn the truth about his psychotic son, and when that happens all hell is going to break loose. We've got the popcorn ready. Plus: Joker!Writer: Christopher Yost | Artist: Mike McKonePublisher: Marvel | Price: $2.99Spidey is exhausted, but as we've come to expect from the wall crawler, he's not about to give up. As this particular tie-in comes to a close, Spidey faces off with a close friend that's currently under the control of the Serpent as one of the Worthy. Without his spider-sense intact, will Spidey be able to avoid every blow of that huge freaking hammer?Fear Itself: Spider-Man is one of the few titles branded with the event's name that has actually delivered on its theme. Watching Spidey spiral downward while the city he loves destroys itself, it's been a brutal, dark ride on the paranoia train that we're sorry to see come to an end. Hopefully the tie-ins yet to start will take a cue from Chris Yost and Mike McKone's entertaining series.Writer: Mark Andrew Smith | Artist: Armand VillavertPublisher: Image | Price: $2.99The world of Image Comics' Gladstone's School for World Conquerors continues to be exposed this week, as we're given a little bit more insight into not only the school but the society it inhabits. Thus far the creative team behind the book has been doing a standout job of building the world slowly and in turn, building our interest.The world of Gladstone's is quirky, self-referential, and most importantly – fun. It's a spin on the concept of a superhero academy, except it's for villains in a world where heroism/villainy seems more akin to the showmanship of professional wrestling rather than capes and tights locked in eternal battle.Writer: Geoff Johns | Artist: Doug MahnkePublisher: DC | Price: $2.99This is the big finale to War of the Green Lanterns. DC may have had a scheduling snafu and mistakenly released an epilogue issue of Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors early, but we're willing to forgive them on account of this Green Lantern-centric event being pretty damn entertaining. It should be interesting to see how the four earth-based Green Lanterns manage to deal with Krona, the malicious rogue Smurf.Come on, this is Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke providing the conclusion to a Green Lantern event. What isn't worth getting excited about? This issue may even provide our first glimpse at the world of Green Lantern going into September's relaunch.Writer: Jason Latour | Artist: Chris BrunnerPublisher: 12 Gauge | Price: $3.99Billed as a "southern crime romance," Loose Ends has a setup that reeks of a classic in-over-your-head crime yarn. Wasting away in a dive bar, somehow Sonny Gibson gets caught up in a situation that finds him on the run not just from the cops, but the criminals too. Promising to span the globe from Baghdad to Florida, we're intrigued to find out just how Loose Ends will bring it all together.A while back, we posted a review of Vertigo Crime's Noche Roja , a title that features the art of Loose Ends' writer Jason Latour. He killed it on Noche Roja's artwork, so we can't wait to see what kind of surprises he's got in store for us from the other side of comic book creation with the four issues of Loose Ends.Writer: Jonathan Hickman | Artist: Nick PitarraPublisher: Image | Price: $3.50Jonathan Hickman (FF, S.H.I.E.L.D.) returns to Image Comics for a brand new creator-owned series with artist Nick Pitarra. And it wouldn't be a Hickman project if it didn't involve zany high concepts, which Red Wing has in spades. The Red Wing are an elite group of fighter pilots who are masters of their craft, who also... wait for it... know how to travel through time. Yup, there it is. Sold!Lately, anything Jonathan Hickman touches turns to gold. We're hoping the same fate befalls Red Wing. We're also really digging the artwork of Nick Pitarra, which has a very Frank Quitely feel to it, judging by the preview images we've seen thus far. We really can't see any reason why you should pass this one up.Writer: Various | Artist: VariousPublisher: Marvel | Price: $3.99Ultimate Spider-Man is dead. Accept it. But what now? The architects of the "reborn" Ultimate Universe come together in this mysterious series that sets up a new beginning. Brian Bendis, Nick Spencer, and Jonathan Hickman all contribute to setting the future in motion.We know very little about Ultimate Comics Fallout, which is part of its appeal. We know that this will wrap up the "current" Ultimate Universe while planting the seeds for what's to come. With the talent involved and our knowledge of what they've got coming up, we can't wait to see how Spidey's death plays a role in the greater Ultimate U.Writer: Jason Aaron | Artist: Carlos PachecoPublisher: Marvel | Price: $4.99Billed as the series that will change the X-Men forever, the first issue of Schism will set the great divide in motion. Marvel has already promised that we'll see Cyclops face off with Wolverine, but we don't quite know what the cause for their conflict is. One thing is for sure: when the dust settles, you'll be choosing sides as well.Jason Aaron's Wolverine has been in top form as of late, and the promise of two allies engaging in fisticuffs is just too appealing to resist. Better yet, Aaron said himself that Schism is self-contained, so even if you haven't been following the X-books or Prelude to Schism, you should be able to use this event series as an easy jump on point. If you've been looking for a place to climb aboard in the wake of X-Men: First Class, this is it.