Comics shipping 4/23/08

The return of Valiant Comics’ X-O Manowar is this week, with a hardcover collecting his earliest adventures, along with a new story.  Josh Howard collects his three Dead@17 miniseries into one compendium with some new artwork.  “Countdown” wraps up with “Countdown to Final Crisis” No. 1.   And the Winchester brothers return to comics with “Supernatural: Rising Son” No. 1.   Full commentary and list after the break.

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #0 (MR)

ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA WHY NOT #2 (OF 4) (MR)

BART SIMPSON COMICS #41

BATMAN #675

BETTY & VERONICA #235

BIRDS OF PREY #117

CHECKMATE #25

CONAN LEGACY FRAZETTA COVERS #2 (OF 8) GOD IN THE BOWL

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 1

DARKNESS VS EVA #2 (OF 4) (MR)

DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #8 (OF 8)

DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 ROBERTS CVR A #10 (OF 12)