DARK HORSE COMICS
COLDER: TOSS THE BONES #1 (OF 5)
On sale Sept 30
Writer: PAUL TOBIN
Art/Cover: JUAN FERREYRA
FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Miniseries
Declan has gone from a mere human to a reluctant hero—all while the subject of the horrific machinations of the monstrous creature Nimble Jack. But our hero’s trials have only begun, as Jack flits freely between Boston and a deranged and dark reality known as the Hungry World, uniting agents of madness with only one purpose: to slaughter and consume Declan!
Art by Juan Ferreyra (Constantine: Future’s End, Batman Eternal)!
Looks pretty Joker-ish, doesn't it? I didn't read the first Colder mini, but the look interesting enough that I hope to catch up some day. Anyone have a recommendation?
CONAN THE AVENGER #18
Writer: FRED VAN LENTE
Art: BRIAN CHING
Colors: MICHAEL ATIYEH
Cover: JASON FELIX
On sale Sept 30
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Janissa the Widowmaker returns!
Janissa the Widowmaker -- one of the deadliest warriors Conan has ever met -- returns and makes Conan fight for his life! Conan is a prisoner of Janissa’s all-female army, but the true threat may not be their leader, but lurking amid their ranks!
“It’s a fun, exciting adventure story starring everyone’s favorite Barbarian ... Recommended.”-- Fandom Post
I did read this one, and as I've been saying all along, the Van Lente/Ching collaboration is a pretty good one. This is much better work than, say, the last few years Marvel's Conan. A quantum leap above, really.
DC COMICS
GREEN LANTER 75TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVERS
From Aquaman #44, Justice League #44 and Superman #44.
BATMAN VOL 6: GRAVEYARD SHIFT (TPB)
Publisher: DC COMICS
Writers: SCOTT SNYDER & VARIOUS
Art: GREG CAPULLO & VARIOUS
Cover: GREG CAPULLO
$16.99
In these tales from BATMAN #0, 18-20, 28 and 34, plus BATMAN ANNUAL #2, look back to the early days of the Dark Knight, then see the impact of the death of his son, Damian! Plus, has Batman's worst foe become ... Bruce Wayne? This title also includes three pivotal chapters from the epic ZERO YEAR storyline, and a chapter that ties into BATMAN ETERNAL!
Is this an homage to a scene or poster from the 1989 Batman movie series? It looks familiar (aside from it being sort of generic).
GRAYSON ANNUAL #2
Written by TOM KING and TIM SEELEY
Art by ALVARO MARTINEZ and RAUL FERNANDEZ
Cover by MIKEL JANIN
On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
When Dick comes home to find that the Batman he knew is gone, he seeks out his mentor, Superman. But both friends have changed since they last met. Can they find common ground and team up to stop Blockbuster’s plans for Spyral?
It's the Super-Sons! (Sorta.)
MAD’S ORIGINAL IDIOTS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE WORK OF JACK DAVIS, WILL ELDER AND WALLY WOOD IN MAD COMICS #1-23
Written by HARVEY KURTZMAN
Art by JACK DAVIS, WALLY WOOD and WILL ELDER
On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 528 pg, FC, $44.99 US
Can’t decide which MAD ART book you want the most? We humbly suggest you buy them all in this new slipcase that includes all three volumes spotlighting the art of Jack Davis, Wally Wood and Will Elder, pulled from the pages of MAD COMICS #1-23!
I prefer getting comprehensive collections, and I believe I have MAD #1-23 complete in one HC collection or other. But if you're going to be selective, these three artists are certainly cream of the crop. This material is also available in three trade paperbacks, separated by artist, at $14.99 each:
SANDMAN OVERTURE #6
Written by NEIL GAIMAN
Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III
Cover A by J.H. WILLIAMS III
Cover B by DAVE McKEAN
1:00 special ink variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
1:200 special ink variant cover by DAVE McKEAN
On sale SEPTEMBER 30 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 6, $3.99 US
COMBO PACK EDITION: $4.99 US • MATURE READERS
The final issue of the Eisner Award-nominated series is a sweep of science fictional beauty and madness. Featuring cameos by some of Morpheus’s favorite siblings, the grand finale of OVERTURE dovetails into the start of The Sandman’s first journey, providing new insight into THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES AND NOCTURNES.
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
This has been delayed so long I'm going to have to re-read the first five issues to remember what's going on. Terrible, I know, but I'll force myself somehow.
IDW PUBLISHING
AIRWOLF AIRSTRIKES, VOL. 1
Writers: MIKE BARON, JEFF MARIOTTE, MARC ANDREYKO, BARBARA KESEL, ROB WORLEY, MARC BERNARDIN, ADAM FREEMAN
Art: JEAN FROES, FABIANO NEVES
Cover: BILLY KING
TPB • FC • $17.99 • 144 pages
Hawke, Santini and the coolest attack chopper ever made are back in this epic reimagining of the hit TV classic! Airwolf, the nuclear-powered helicopter, is featured in this blistering anthology of stand-alone thrillers that redefines the classic for a new generation!
Top comics creators bring their personal stamp to Airwolf's first comics adventure!
I was actually sent a physical copy of this for review, which is really rare these days. I can't say I got much out of it, though. It's sorta generic, tough-guy military/rescue/humanitarian adventures. (The Airwolf guys seem to be military, anyway, although I'd be hard-pressed to say what branch or level.) At least it's not cynical; the Airwolf guys are the good guys, doing good-guy things. I'm not sure I could take any more of the ambiguous realpolitik like what we do in the Middle East. I'm a genuine patriot, in that I really want us to be the good guys and get angry when we're not.
KING OF THE COMICS: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
Writer/Art/Cover: Various
HC • FC • $49.99 • 288 pages • 9.25” x 12”
Krazy Kat! Popeye! Flash Gordon! Beetle Bailey! Blondie! Prince Valiant! Hagar the Horrible! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith! Baby Blues! Mutt & Jeff! Zits! Juliet Jones! Buz Sawyer! Steve Canyon! Bizarro! Hi & Lois! Maggie & Jiggs! Johnny Hazard!
There are simply too many to list because King Features has had a more illustrious and long-lasting history than any newspaper syndicate, even as it continues to lead the way into the digital age and beyond.
A centennial birthday bash hosted by Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell, and Brian Walker, with contributions by Brendan Burford, Lucy Shelton Caswell, Jared Gardner, Ron Goulart, Jeffrey Lindenblatt, Carl Linich, Paul Tumey, and Germund von Wowern, More than just comics, it’s a celebration of the profound impact that King Features has had on popular culture, and if you only buy one book this year, this is it!
As an amateur comics historian, this stuff looks delicious!
UNCLE SCROOGE #6
Writers: GIORGIO PEZZIN, THAD KOMOROWSKI
Art: MARCO ROTA
Cover: JONATHAN GRAY
Subscription Variant: AMY MEBBERSON
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
“The Bigger Operator”: Arch-criminal architect Antoine Mountebank can spot the weaknesses in any building -- and he’s raiding Scrooge’s properties one by one!
• Fan favorite artist Marco Rota returns with an amazing tale of McDuck versus madman!
• Continues this popular series’ legacy numbering at #411!
• 40 action-packed pages for only $3.99!
• “Disney Legacy” Frontierland cover by Derek Charm!
Here's a story where, instead of the Beagle Boys, a genuinely smart crook tries to steal Scrooge's money bin. And, frankly, it's a lot more entertaining than when those idiot dogs are the villains, because Scrooge has a real challenge on his hands. He really has to be smarter than the smarties!
IMAGE COMICS
THE EMPTY, VOL. 1 (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: JIMMIE ROBINSON
SEPTEMBER 30 / 152 PAGES / FC / T / $9.99
Tanoor is a hunter struggling to feed her village in an apocalyptic world of poison and decay, but Tanoor finds hope when she discovers a stranger named Lila who has the ability to grow life from death—a power that could change the world of The Empty.
Collects THE EMPTY #1-6.
Looks like an interesting post-apocalyptic tale. I'm going to take the opportunity of this collection to catch up.
FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1
Writer: CLAIRE GIBSON & MARIAN CHURCHLAND
Art: SLOANE LEONG
Cover: MARIAN CHURCHLAND
SEPTEMBER 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
MARIAN CHURCHLAND (8HOUSE ARCLIGHT, BEAST) co-writes with CLAIRE GIBSON; with art and colours by SLOANE LEONG. In the first issue of this new fantasy series, old feuds and new monsters rise up to haunt the isolated northern fortress of Karsgate.
I guess this is something in the Game of Thrones genre. (It's a genre now, right?)
MATERIAL, VOL. 1 (TPB)
Writer: ALES KOT
Art: WILL TEMPEST
Coer: TOM MULLER
SEPTEMBER 30 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99
SPECIAL LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE OF $9.99! BRING NEW READERS INTO YOUR STORES -- BY OFFERING THEM A NEW KIND OF A COMIC BOOK!
America is unwinding. The world is undergoing massive changes. MATERIAL is a journey through what it means to be alive, today.
Collects MATERIAL #1-4.
Another apocalypse story, from the sound of it. That's OK, I like apocalypse stories. I'll try to catch up on this one, too.
SELF-OBSESSED (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: SINA GRACE
SEPTEMBER 30 / 160 PAGES / BW / M / $9.99
Comes with FREE AUDIOBOOK download!
Sina Grace is returning to his slice-of-life roots in SELF-OBSESSED, a new graphic novel memoir from Image Comics. Spawned from the one-shot of the same name, SELF-OBSESSED debuts over 80 pages of new material, providing readers an intimate peek into the brain of an artist asking himself what depths he’ll need to plumb to be anybody’s somebody.
After a critically successful run on two BURN THE ORPHANAGE miniseries, a return to the cult favorite LI’L DEPRESSED BOY and the launch of the all-ages series PENNY DORA & THE WISHING BOX, Grace thought 2014 was his year to shine. Unfortunately, a number of personal tribulations -- including a death in the family and the end of a longterm relationship-- derailed all momentum and sent him spiraling into a depression. After leaving his hometown of Los Angeles and traveling across the American Southwest, Grace found his passion project for 2015: himself.
“It felt like the world took away every incentive to live, love and make stories,” Grace said. “After a lot of grieving and introspection, I decided that all I wanted to do was tell stories that were 100% the realest me I could give the reader. #YOLO.”
Influenced by nights spent poring over Joan Didion, Arthur Rimbaud and Anders Nilsen, the scope of stories in SELF-OBSESSED reflect the ups-and-downs of breaking into comics, reconciling relationships past, and discovering what true selfhood looks like. Mixed with long-forgotten strips unearthed from the creator’s messy archives, conversations with contemporaries Ryan O’Connell and Colleen Green, as well as essays exploring gender, identity, and pursuing one’s dreams, Grace brings a whole new spin to memoir for the Twitter age.
Aren't all writers and artists self-obsessed to some degree? Anyway, I honestly don't care about their interior lives or personal experiences -- as I often say, I find my own life far more interesting, and I've never written a graphic novel about it. Besides, I just want to read me some funnybooks, not watch an artist take his ego out for a walk. I don't care if that makes me equally shallow. But shallow it is, and I'm not interested.
SEX #24
STORY: JOE CASEY
ART: PIOTR KOWALSKI COVER: PIOTR KOWALSKI & SONIA HARRIS
SEPTEMBER 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
For Simon Cooke, some things can get a little sticky...
Yep, that's really the cover.
SOUTHERN BASTARDS BOOK ONE (PREMIERE HC)
Writer: JASON AARON
Art/Cover: JASON LATOUR
SEPTEMBER 30 / 256 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99
Welcome to Craw County, Alabama, home of Boss BBQ, the state champion Runnin' Rebs football team and more bastards than you've ever seen.
SOUTHERN BASTARDSby JASON AARON (Scalped, Star Wars) and JASON LATOUR (Spider-Gwen, Loose Ends) gets a premiere hardcover, collecting the first eight issues of the Eisner Award-nominated (2015: Best Continuing Series) southern-fried crime series.
Collects SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1-8.
I haven't cracked the cover of an issue of Southern Bastards, because as a son of the South I am genuinely afraid of what I'll find. If it's too accurate, I'll be depressed. If it's some Yankee's perception of us, I'll be angry.
I've got to do it, though. Maybe here's my opportunity.
STRANGE GIRL OMNIBUS
Writer: RICK REMENDER
Art: ERIC NGUYEN, JEREOME OPENA, & PETER BERGTING
Cover: ERIC NGUYEN
SEPTEMBER 30 / 456 PAGES / FC / M / $25.99
The entire STRANGE GIRL saga back in print!
A friend of mine once joked as a bunch of us walked into a bar, "If there's a crazy girl in the room, she'll zero in on Andrew in five minutes or less." Two minutes later, a clearly insane woman was dragging me out to the dance floor as my friends laughed their butts off.
I don't know anything about Strange Girl Omnibus, but the title reminded me of that anecdote. Just thought I'd share.
Hey, Sina Grace, got anything like that in your navel-gazing exercise?
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 12 (HC)
Writer: ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN
Cover: CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
SEPTEMBER 30 / 280 PAGES / BW / M / $34.99
Who are the Whisperers? And how will their emergence affect the peace and stability Rick has built since the war? Find out in this oversized collected edition, just in time for the season premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #133-144.
This is the format in which I read Walking Dead, so this is like a heads up to myself. Don't worry, though, I won't write a graphic novel about it.
MARVEL COMICS
THE CAVALRY: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1
Writer: JODY HOUSER
Art: LUKE ROSS
Cover by DALE KEOWN
Variant Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
32 PGS / One-Shot / Rated T+ / $3.99
• Discover the explosive secrets that are hiding in Agent May’s past!
• When Agent May leads a team of new recruits on a training mission, will she be able to save the day when everything goes wrong?
• Did someone say “cyber wolves”?
The actress who plays Agent May is not only a striking woman, but she has a very memorable face. Nobody even made an effort to make the woman above look like her.
GHOST RACERS #4
Writer: FELIPE SMITH
Art: JUAN GEDEON
Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
ALEJANDRA BLAZE variant cover by STACEY LEE
32 PGS / Rated T / $3.99
THE CURSE OF VICTORY!
• ROBBIE REYES may have broken free of the KILLISEUM races but what at what terrifying cost?
• What is the fate of the other racers JOHNNY BLAZE, DANNY KETCH, ALEJANDRA BLAZE, SLADE and ZERO COCHRANE after their betrayal to ARCADE?
• Can anyone truly win on the TRACK OF TREACHERY?
*SECRET WARS SERIES
Good grief! How many Ghost Riders are there now? They could start their own hockey team! Of course, they'd melt the ice with their flaming zamboni machines. But you know what I mean.
GREENBERG THE VAMPIRE (TPB)
Written by JM DEMATTEIS
Penciled by STEVE LEIALOHA & MARK BADGER
Cover by MARK BADGER
104 PGS / Mature / $15.99
Oscar Greenberg is not your typical vampire. He doesn’t drink human blood, for one. He’s a successful author — albeit prone to writer’s block. And he’s a good son, who’s kept his secret from his dear old Mama. Oscar’s also very much in love with Denise, the vamp who turned him. Their happily ever after might actually last forever — unless someone comes between them. Someone like Arthur Keaton: Vampire Hunter, who also happens to be Denise’s brother! Then there’s the demonic Lilith, who’s long had designs on Oscar. She’ll go to great lengths to seduce him, in a bid to usher the world into a new age of wanton lust. Can true love conquer all, even for the undead? Rediscover a forgotten tale of fangs, family and infatuation! Collecting MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #20 and material from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #29.
I have this on a shelf somewhere and don't remember anything about it. In fact, I keep thinking of Harold H. Harold in Tomb of Dracula instead.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 5 (PREMIERE HC)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by VALERIO SCHITI & FRANK CHO
Cover by VALERIO SCHITI
The Guardians of the Galaxy are caught in the pull of the Black Vortex! With the Slaughter Lords hot on their tails, the X-Men and the Guardians must find somewhere to stash their precious cargo, but will the temptation of the Vortex’s unknown power be too much for this band of misfits? Rocket leaps into action! Gamora goes on the offensive! Ronan is deposed! Star-Lord is defiant! This story has it all — but does it seem like the Guardians have forgotten something in all the cosmic craziness? Oh, that’s right, Peter got elected president of Spartax! Wait, what?! As rifts begin forming within the team, will their friendship and history be enough to hold the Guardians together? Plus: What is a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier doing floating in space?! Collecting GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #24-27 and ANNUAL (2015) #1.
136 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
(ON-SALE 9/30/15)
Trim size: standard
It's the old "we all quit" cover. Seen it. My guess is they'll all get back together again.
S.H.I.E.L.D. #10
Writer: MARK WAID
Art: EVAN “DOC” SHANER
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
32 PGS / Rated T+ / $3.99
Howard the Duck side by side with SHIELD! Why a duck? Because Coulson knows a secret about Howard that could save the multiverse!
My enthusiasm for HTD is virtually non-existent, but anything by Mark Waid is probably worth reading.
S.H.I.E.L.D. BY LEE & KIRBY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (TPB)
Written by STAN LEE with JACK KIRBY & DENNIS O’NEIL
Penciled by JACK KIRBY with JOHN SEVERIN, DON HECK, JOE SINNOTT, JOHN BUSCEMA, HOWARD PURCELL & OGDEN WHITNEY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
256 PGS / All Ages / $24.99
Celebrating S.H.I.E.L.D.’s 50th anniversary, Marvel proudly presents the very first S.H.I.E.L.D. adventures! In 1965, having revolutionized everything from super heroes to war and Westerns, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set their sights on the spy game. Cold War covert ops had been dominating headlines, so they created an international organization to protect the Marvel Universe. Headed by Nick Fury, and featuring Tony Stark and the Howling Commandos, S.H.I.E.L.D. boasted amazing gadgets, world-dominating villains and the debut of the awesome Helicarrier! These inaugural adventures include the first appearances of Hydra and A.I.M.; a team-up with Captain America; and countless threats to every man, woman and child on planet Earth. Get ready to dive into the world of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #21, and material from STRANGE TALES (1951) #135-150 and TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #78.
These stories were written and drawn at a time when, believe it or not, it was plausible for Nick Fury, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, et al, to be World War II veterans and still be active heroes. Strange how it doesn't seem that long ago to me, but it's been 50 years since I first read these stories. I still have a great fondness for them.
TRUE BELIEVERS: SPIDER-WOMAN #1
Writer: DENNIS HOPELESS
Art: JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Collecting SPIDER-WOMAN (2014) #1.
32 PGS./Rated T+ / $1.00
Wait, I just realized ... is that a fastball special? For months I thought Silk was in an odd position because Greg Land had chosen his photo reference poorly. But I think she's just finished pitching Spider-Woman at the reader. Right?
OTHER PUBLISHERS
ACG COLLECTED WORKS: FORBIDDEN WORLDS VOL. 9 (HC)
Publisher: PS ARTBOOKS
Writers/Art: Various
Limited to just 2,000 copies and split across two editions, this book is available to order through either acgcomics.com or pspublishing.co.uk.
SLIPCASE EDITION: 300 copies in full colour slipcase / 288 pages / £44.99/$69.99
BOOKSHOP EDITION: 1,700 bookshop copies available / 288 Pages / £36.99/$59.99
Weird, Mysterious and Spine-tingling stories featuring 53-58 from April 1957 to September 1957 of the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. This seventh volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.
They may have been Forbidden to some -- particularly when the Wertham Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands -- but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin’ team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. And now, a half-century since the first issue appeared, ACG’s wonderful Forbidden Worlds are accessible once more ... and this time in state-of-the-art hardcover volumes containing five to seven issues apiece. This is going to be one hell of a journey: come make it with us as we travel together through some of the most memorable comicbooks of all time.
Publisher: PS ARTBOOKS
Writers/Art: Various
SLIPCASE EDITION: Housed in full colour slipcase and limited to 300 copies worldwide, £44.99/$59.99
BOOKSHOP EDITION: 1,700 unsigned bookshop copies available, £36.99/$59.99
Due to be published August 2015 this second volume of eerie tales of suspense stories includes issues 1-7 from August 1952 to February 1955 from issues 8/9/18/19 of the Farrel Publication Strange Fantasy. Also features bonus stories “Out Of This World" (1950), “An Earthman on Venus" (1951) and “Flying Saucers" (1952). This second volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.
More whacked-out weirdness from the days when comicbooks still had an edge and featuring (in issue #3) an appearance from everyone’s favourite jungle princess, Rulah (albeit masquerading under the nom du loincloth, Pulah). The line-up includes writer Bruce Hamilton and penciller, inker Steve Ditko. Strange Fantasy was formerly Rocketman (with one issue) and picked up where Rocketman ceased publication. Strange Fantasy is then numbered 2-14 rather than 1-13. The title left newsstands in 1954, the victim of the hearings in the Senate.
Just a heads up for those, like me, who are buying these.
THE ADVENTURES OF AERO-GIRL (TPB)
Publisher: ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: DEWAYNE FEENSTRA
Art: AXUR ENEAS
Cover: AXUR ENEAS & JUAN PAUL REIBELING
128 pgs./All Ages / FC / $14.99
As the daughter and sidekick to Battle Jack, Jacqueline Mackenzie's life couldn't be better, but tragedy is just around the corner. Will she be able to protect Foxbay from the likes of Dr. Chimera and his army of Ani-men or the Recycler and the Junkbots? Will her new super gorilla sidekick be more than she can handle? Will Aero-girl still be the hero she (and her father) alwasy dreamed she would be?
Here's one of those books whose first issue I enjoyed, and I meant to continue, but it just got away from me. This TPB should give me a chance to catch up.
ARCHIE #3
Publisher: ARCHIE COMICS
Script: MARK WAID
Art: FIONA STAPLES
CVR A Reg Cover: FIONA STAPLES
CVR B Variant: BEN CALDWELL
CVR C Variant: CLIFF CHIANG
CVR D Variant: STUART IMMONEN
CVR E Variant: ANDREW ROBINSON
On Sale Date: 9/30
32-page, full color comic, $3.99 U.S.
COMIC SUPERSTARS MARK WAID AND FIONA STAPLES ARE BACK FOR ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF THEIR REMARKABLE REIMAGINING OF AN ICON! Something strange is looming over Riverdale—and it’s taking the shape of a giant mega-mansion owned by an elusive mogul. Why has he chosen the quaint town of Riverdale, USA as his base of operations? And how is he going to use the teens of Riverdale High to further his political aspirations? Big questions and challenges await the teens and townsfolk—meanwhile, a new student has graced the halls of Riverdale High and she’s turning heads in a BIG way! Find out all the answers to these important questions in the third issue of the biggest comics sensation of the season!
I've really enjoyed the first two issues, and I can't wait to see what Waid does with the third.
BLOODTHIRSTY #1
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer: MARK LANDRY
Artist: ASHLEY WITTER
Softcover / 48 PGS / $3.99
ON SALE: September 30, 2015
Haunted by the catastrophe that tore his city apart ten years ago, Coast Guard veteran Virgil Lafleur struggles daily with the hardships of a post-Katrina New Orleans. But when his younger brother’s murder leads him into a vortex of intrigue, corruption and violence, Virgil becomes obsessed with bringing the killers to justice and exposing the horrific secret hiding beneath the Mississippi.
From screenwriter Mark Landry and artist extraordinaire, Ashley Marie Witter (Squarriors, Interview with the Vampire), comes this visceral revenge thriller that merges the real-world hopes and horrors of a post-disaster community with an engaging thread of political corruption, class divide and blood-curdling terror!
For more information: http://titan-comics.com/c/359-bloodthirsty/
Looks good. And there's a video!
BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF HARBINGER #1
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by KANO
Cover A by RAUL ALLEN
Cover B by FRANCIS PORTELA
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE
Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL
$3.99 US | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On sale SEPTEMBER 30
A showdown. An apocalypse. An ending.
Many years from today, Peter Stanchek, the Renegades, the Harbinger Foundation, the Bleeding Monk, and Toyo Harada’s Imperium all reach their terminus, as the entire planet becomes the battlefield for the most devastating psionic combat humanity has ever seen. The Great Destroyer, long prophesied and foreseen, comes to Earth at last. Who will survive…and what will be left of them?
New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (IMPERIUM, HARBINGER) and blockbuster artist Kano (THE DELINQUENTS) journey to the far end of the Geomancer’s BOOK OF DEATH to reveal the final, unavoidable end for two of the Valiant Universe’s most powerful foes.
I just read last week's Book of Death entries, so I'm a little behind. (They really do need to invent an eighth day.) It's been a very good ride so far, so I think I can recommend this sight unseen.
CARTOONS FOR VICTORY (HC)
Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
$34.99
Cartoons for Victory showcases the wartime work by cartoonists including Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Al Capp, Harold Gray, Charles Addams, Herblock, Peter Arno, Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Hank Ketcham, and many others. Gathered from private collections and obscure public sources, most of the cartoons and comics in this book have not been seen since their first publication. This is the most comprehensive collection ever assembled of World War II-era cartoons, reflecting the indefatigable spirit of the time.
I've never been a big fan of comic strips, especially one-panel strips, which seems like a lot of effort -- artist, syndicate, newspaper, all working together -- to get a single, usually forgettable thought across to readers, who may or many not even stop scanning the page long enough to read it. Now, there are exceptions, like Charles Addams, who were far better than the format normally allows. He's in this book, along with some others I admire, so I might actually enjoy the thing. But even if the whole book was filled with the moral equivalent of Family Circus and Ziggy I'd probably still get it, just for the historical insight.
DIXIE VIXENS VOL 1: A LIT CIGARETTE
Publisher: CME
Publisher: CREATIVE MIND ENERGY
Writer: ADRIAN WASSEL
Art: NATHAN GOODEN & VARIOUS
Cover: NATHAN GOODEN
120 PGS / FC / TPB
This 120-page, full-color softcover is an action-filled crime thriller that follows three women into a world of corruption and intrigue veiled in kudzu and Chantilly lace.
Darcy, Kat and Alley room together in New York City, where they have just finished their undergraduate degrees. To celebrate graduation, and get in one last jaunt before life takes them separate directions, they go on a long road-trip Southbound through Darcy’s and Kat’s stomping grounds. When they survive a bad accident, they find themselves stuck in the middle of nowhere at witching hour. Searching for help, the girls stumble across a KKK rally. But their trouble doesn’t end there. Corruption runs a nearby town, making its way up to big corporations all through the South. Rather than hightail it home, these girls use everything in their repertoire to put out the fire smoldering in Dixie.
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I don't know how good or bad this will be, but they sent me a huge preview, so check it out.
CLICK HERE FOR A HUGE PREVIEW!
DOCTOR WHO: THE TENTH DOCTOR: YEAR TWO #1
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer: NICK ABADZIS
Art: ELEONORA CARLINI
Cover: ALEX RONALD
32 page / FC / $3.99
Coming September 2015, following this summer’s epic Doctor Who comic crossover event, the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor’s begin their second year.
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor: Year Two sees alternating art team Elena Casagrande (Angel, Suicide Risk) and Eleonora Carlini continue their stratospheric rise, while writer Nick Abadzis (LAIKA) plots an epic arc for the ages.
The Tenth Doctor: Year Two picks up from Year One and the 2015 Event with 'THE SINGER NOT THE SONG', Part 1!
Fresh from the Event, the Tenth Doctor and Gabriella Gonzalez are plunged into a harmonious alien world of musical life-forms. ... But the Doctor and Gabby are walking straight into a war!
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor: Year Two #1 comes with five covers to collect: an art cover by Alex Ronald; a photo cover; a Rachel Smith variant; a Jake variant; and a blank sketch variant.
I enjoyed the "Four Doctors" mini, but it didn't inspire me to jump whole-hog into reading all Doctor Who comics. Just a Philistine, I guess.
HERALD: LOVECRAFT AND TESLA: FINGERS TO THE BONE (TPB)
Writer: JOHN REILLY
Pencils: TOM ROGERS
Inks/letters/colors: DEXTER WEEKS
96 pgs./Teen / FC / $9.99
While Tesla performs a demonstration at Mark Twain’s retirement party, an uninvited guest with an unmatched intellect threatens everything Tesla has worked for. Meanwhile, Susan and Houdini enjoy a quiet evening of séances and astral travel with Aleister Crowley. In Vienna, the Cult continues its attempts to recruit a starving artist with a unique destiny. Collects Herald: Lovecraft & Tesla 4-6.
I've wanted to read this ever since I read the title. Tesla and Lovecraft? Weird and funny.
INVISIBLE INK: MY MOTHERS LOVE AFFAIR WITH CARTOONIST (HC)
Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Writer/Art/Cover: BILL GRIFFITH
$29.99
Renowned underground cartoonist Bill Griffith has created his first long-form graphic story - a memoir that recounts his mother's secret life in the 1950s and '60s. Invisible Ink unfolds like a detective story, alternating between past and present, as Griffith recreates suburban Levittown and Manhattan in the 1950s and '60s. Griffith finally discovers his mother's amorous past in her diary and puts the pieces together to reveal a mother he never knew.
I didn't much care for Griffith's work when I was buying underground comics in the long-before time, but this seems like a really interesting story!
JIM BUTCHER'S THE DRESDEN FILES: DOWN TOWN (HC)
Publisher: DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Cover: STJEPAN SEJIC
Writer: JIM BUTCHER, MARK POWERS
Art: CARLOS GOMEZ
$24.99 / Teen + / 144 pages / Signed $3.99
Dynamite Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Down Town hardcover graphic novel, collecting the all-original Dresden Files storyline only ever previously released in a six-issue comic book format. Conceived of by Jim Butcher, co-written by Butcher and Mark Powers (G.I. Joe, Drafted), and illustrated by Carlos Gomez (Deadpool, Pathfinder), the new volume follows upon the success of New York Times bestselling graphic novels The Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin and The Dresden Files: War Cry. The upcoming release in the official, in-continuity Dresden Files graphic novel series tells the story of titular wizard Harry Dresden's mystical confrontation with Chicago mobsters.
"This was a fun project, because we got to play with a Dresden that was much closer to the character as he exists in the most recent books," says Jim Butcher, acclaimed creator of the Dresden Files series and plotter for the Down Town storyline. "We got to see both Mouse and Molly in action, to show Marcone demonstrating why he's the Baron of Chicago, and to pit Dresden against an archetypical foe of the Wardens of the White Council, a power-maddened warlock. We get to go on an adventure in Undertown, the Stygian labyrinth beneath Chicago, and in general have all the monsters, adventure, and uneasy alliances that are what the readers of The Dresden Files have come to expect from the stories."
Mark Powers, who worked with Butcher's original script to tailor it for the comic book medium, says, "Working with Jim, Carlos, Nick and the entire Dynamite crew on Down Town was an absolute blast. When I found out Carlos would be back, after the stellar job he did illustrating War Cry, I could not have been more excited - and if anything, he upped his game for Down Town. It's an honor and privilege to be associated with Jim and the world he's created, which is so rich with interesting characters and locales that we could probably do a hundred series without exhausting all the possibilities."
In Down Town, Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden and his new apprentice, Molly Carpenter, intend to end the havoc caused by a mad sorcerer - one whose ambitions would have the Windy City streets carved out as his own private kingdom. But when the magical upstart enters into an alliance with the notorious mob boss "Gentleman Johnnie" Marcone, the fast-and-loose Dresden and his young charge must do everything in their power to survive unscathed. With bonus features including Jim Butcher's original story outline, sketchbook artwork from Carlos Gomez, and a cover gallery with roughs from Stjepan Sejic, Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Down Town hardcover graphic novel will be available in a Regular Edition and a special Signed Limited Edition.
"I loved the way the story came out, and I look forward to creating more graphic novels with Dynamite!" says Butcher.
Jim Butcher is a New York Times bestselling author, whose Dresden Files novel series has sold millions of copies and produced related graphic novels, roleplaying games, and a 2007 Sci-Fi Channel television series. In addition to his Dresden Files series, Butcher has authored the traditional fantasy Codex Alera and steampunk Cinder Spires series.
"The perfect mix of mystery, thrills, humor, and magic. Highest possible recommendation." - SciFiPulse
"If you have been away from the Dresden Files for a while, or simply looking for your next magic mystery fix, The Dresden Files: Down Town has what you want." -- Major Spoilers
I haven't read any of this series, nor do I intend to. But Dynamite sent multiple press releases and a preview, so I feel honor-bound to let you sample it for yourself.
THE LIFE AFTER VOL 2 (TPB)
Publisher: ONI PRESS INC.
Writer: JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
Art/Cover: GABO
$19.99
No man can conquer Hell and Heaven alone. With the help of his friends Ernest Hemingway, Nettie, and Essie- -- plus a whole army of kids and an ancient Aztec god -- Jude might just stand a chance to change the system of the afterlife. But will the toppling of the current regime simply be replaced by one just as bureaucratic and unfeeling? And what happens when betrayal comes not from above or below, but from one of their own?
I'm not following this, even though it looks pretty interesting. Here's a preview for you to see for yourself.
MERMIN VOL 4: INTO ATLANTIS
Publisher: ONI PRESS INC.
Writer/Art/Cover: JOEY WEISER
$19.99
It's all-out war between Mer and Atlantis! At least that's what Mermin's father, King Merus, declares after Pete is taken by Atlanteans. And that's not all—Mermin will be fighting side-by-side with his father, so it's time for some intense training! Meanwhile, deep in the Kingdom of Atlantis, Pete meets other children without homes who, of course, cannot fathom that he is from the surface. His stories of Mer attract the attention of another child, who offers to introduce Pete to her "friends"—who he never expected to see in Atlantis!
I think this is aimed for readers a bit younger than me, but you can check out the lengthy preview and see for yourself.
MUTAFUKAZ (HC)
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer/Art: RUN
120 pages / HC / FC / $19.99
The end of September brings you the quirky dystopian sci-fI- comedy, MUTAFUKAZ by RUN.
What would you do if you were the only person on Earth who could recognise creatures that were taking over the planet?
MUTAFUKAZ is one of the most famous comics in France. It is the story of Angelino, one of the thousand deadbeats living in Dark Meat City. However, after an unremarkable scooter accident, caused by a beautiful, mysterious stranger, Angelino’s life is about to be transformed … into a walking nightmare! He starts witnessing monstrous entities prowling all over the city ... Is Angelino losing his mind, or is this the work of an otherworldly invasion from … the stars?
“Titan are extremely excited and delighted to be releasing this unique piece of work into the English speaking market”, said Chris Teather, Publishing Director, Titan Comics.
The critically-acclaimed series has received several awards: “Postmodernist Virtuoso, Run is a bit like the Tarantino of comics, and MUTAFUKAZ is his Kill Bill” says Les Inrocks, “It’s a groundbreaking graphic quest” for L’optimum and “a graphic novel whose story and graphics are totally fresh! Run has got modern comics down to a fine art” from trendsetting magazine Technik’art.
MUTAFUKAZ came out of the mind of Run, a graphic artist and illustrator who first worked as creative director in several advertising agencies. For his own work and universe, he pulls inspiration from the golden age of Sci-Fi, pulp movies and the popular Latino culture.
After 4 volumes, the series has already sold over 100,000 copies in France. The final issue is scheduled to be released this Fall. A short movie inspired from the brand has been nominated at the Sundance festival in 2003 and a full length movie, produced by Ankama and Japanese legendary animation studio Studio 4C, is currently in production.
"You need to make sure that MUTAFUKAZ is on your “Must buy!” list today." -- Flickering Myth
"Feast your eyes on the glorious vision of one absolutely twisted creative genius." -- Big Comic Page
"An insane treat from beginning to end" -- Bleeding Cool
I don't know any more about this than the press release and short preview below tell us, but Titan seems pretty excited about it.
NINJAK VOL. 1: WEAPONEER (TPB)
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAY MANN, BUTCH GUICE, and JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
$9.99 US | 176 pgs. | T+ | On sale SEPTEMBER 30
Every master spy … has to start somewhere.
Then: Meet inexperienced MI-6 recruit Colin King on his first mission in the field as he learns the basics of spycraft and counterintelligence, and develops a volatile relationship with his first handler.
Now: Colin King is Ninjak, the world’s foremost intelligence operative, weapons expert, and master assassin. And he’s hunting the Shadow Seven — a secret cabal of shinobi masters with mysterious ties to his training and tragic past.
Start reading here as Ninjak’s past and future collide in the pages of an all-new ongoing series from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (THE VALIANT, DIVINITY) and superstar artists Clay Mann ( X-Men: Legacy, Gambit), Butch Guice ( Captain America, Action Comics), and Juan José Ryp ( Black Summer)!
Collecting NINJAK #1–5.
Did you know Joe Quesada co-created Ninjak? Here's your chance to sample the character and see if you like him as much as Valiant fans do.
NORMAN VOL. 2 (of 4)
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer/Art: STAN SILAS
64 pages, HC, FC, 8 x 10.7, $14.99 U.S, $16.95 CAN, £12.99 UK
THE SECOND VOLUME IN THE NEW CULT SERIES FEATURING EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE 8-YEAR-OLD PSYCHOPATH!
If you go down to the woods today … you’ll see a field trip that’s gone very, very wrong. If you put a bunch of kids in the back of a van and drag them along on a weekend of drunken debauchery, that tends to happen. What doesn’t tend to happen is multiple murders and a disembowelment. Unless, of course, Norman is around.
This September sees the release of Norman Vol. 2, the second bloodstained volume of the hit horror comedy written and illustrated by Stan Silas.
In this second hilarious volume, Norman swaps the playground for the campsite, as he journeys into the woods to toast marshmallows -- and his classmates!
Screaming in the woods! Multiple murders! Disembowelment! Norman is going on a field trip!
I read some of this last night, and didn't much enjoy it. Killing kids for black humor better be REALLY funny, and this wasn't. But I was tired and probably cranky, so your mileage may vary.
QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST AND BRIGHT VOL. 2: SWITCH (TPB)
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art & Cover by M.D. BRIGHT
$19.99 US | 192 pgs. | T+ | ON SALE AUGUST 26
From legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deadpool) and MD Bright (Green Lantern, Iron Man) comes the next genre-colliding trade paperback collection of the complete adventures of the original world's worst superhero team!
Once estranged friends, now reluctant crime fighting partners, Eric Henderson and Woody Van Chelton are making the best of things. Forced to "klang" their control bands together every 24 hours by the disastrous lab accident that gave them their powers or have their bodies' dissipate forever, the two have teamed up and shacked up with the people they get along with least – each other! But when bomb-wielding terrorists leave Woody at death's door and the experimental super-science procedure to save his life leaves Woody and Quantum trapped in each other's bodies, they'll have to put their differences aside and learn how to walk a mile in each other's shoes...literally.
Collecting QUANTUM AND WOODY (1997) #8–13 and THE GOAT: H.A.E.D.U.S. #1, along with rarely seen materials from QUANTUM AND WOODY: HOLY S-WORD WE'RE CANCELLED TPB.
Christopher Priest alert!
PROVIDENCE #5 (of 12)
Publisher: AVATAR PRESS INC
Writer: ALAN MOORE
Art/Cover: JACEN BURROWS
Mature Readers / $4.99
Alan Moore's horror event of the year continues to push the limits of the comic book medium with an incredible ad-free 40 page fifth issue! Robert Black is discovering a hidden underbelly of mind snapping terror as he uncovers the layers of repressed horror around him. This work has been researched and developed by Moore and Burrows over the course of several years. The end result is an amazing tome of Lovecraftian influenced nightmares where Moore has written every cover, every single page, and every nuance of this work to create his most fully-realized vision to date. Fans of Moore's immersive style and meticulous grasp of storytelling will be thrilled to add this essential piece of comics history to their collections! Available with Regular, Pantheon, Portrait, Dreamscape Wraparound, Women of HPL, and a special Ancient Tome Incentive cover, all by collaborator Jacen Burrows.
Alan Moore alert!
PUSSYCATS VOL 1(TPB)
Publisher: E-COMIX
Writer: VINCE BRUSIO
Art/Cover: MATS ENGESTEN
Mature/$17.99
Up is down and black is white when six fearsome femme fatales shoot it up in this dark action thriller featuring adult film stars fighting for freedom. Pussycats mixes Sons of Anarchy with Charlie's Angels to produce ass-kickin' girls going against gangsters and world governments. When Cold War espionage going public in an election year threatens the careers of powerful people, underground operative Mother Superior sets in motion a disinformation campaign to protect her friends from political fallout and kill a bunch of people who want to exploit her past for profit! Collects issues #0-4.
I'm guessing the plot, characterization and pacing of this book are somewhat secondary considerations to another element that shall go unmentioned. Call it a hunch.
Weirdly, I seem to recognize the girl's face on that cover. I suppose the artist used photo reference of some actress or model I've seen somewhere.
RICK AND MORTY #6
Publisher: ONI PRESS INC.
Writer: ZAC GORMAN
Art/Cover: CJ CANNON
Variant: ANDREW MACLEAN
$3.99
Oni Press, Portland’s premier independent comic book publisher, announced today the sixth issue of its Rick and Morty comic, which is based on the hit Adult Swim animated series from creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, will be a special issue featuring guest artists Andrew MacLean (Head Lopper) and Nick Filardi (Powers) and starring fan-favorite action team, The Ball Fondlers.
The Ball Fondlers are an unlikely team of action-star heroes appearing as an in-universe television show within the Rick and Morty television series from Harmon and Roiland. On this special comic adventure our heroes embark on an explosive, high stakes mission that takes them deep into the jungles of Central America. There they will attempt to save a United States Senator from a hostile rebel army, in the greatest sendup of 80s action films you’ve ever seen.
Andrew MacLean, of hot new comic series Head Lopper, joins as guest artist for this explosive issue, as well as contributing a Ball Fondlers alternate cover. Joining him will be guest colorist Nick Filardi (Brides of Helheim, Powers) with comic series writer Zac Gorman writing this special adventure.
Demand for Oni Press’ Rick and Morty comic series has been overwhelming, with the first two issues going back to press for multiple print runs. Meanwhile the show has become a cultural icon in the year since its debut on Adult Swim and its legion of fans, awaiting the release of the second season which will premiere Sunday, July 26 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on Adult Swim, are now heading to comic shops.
The Ball Fondlers issue (Diamond Code: JUL151483, MacLean cover: JUL151484) of the Rick and Morty comic series is available for preorder now and is scheduled to arrive in stores on 9/30.
This really isn't my cup of hemlock, but Oni was proud enough to send both a variant cover and a press release. So here you go, Rick and Morty fans!
SCHMUCK (GN)
Publisher: ALTERNATIVE COMICS
Writer: SETH KUSHNER
Art: JOSH NEUFELD & VARIOUS
Cover: JOSEPH REMNANT
Mature/$19.99
Adam Kessler is a pop-culture-obsessed New York photographer torn between pleasing his Mom by finding a "nice Jewish girl," and figuring out what he really wants. This awkward coming-of-age-story is illustrated by 22 artists, whose individual short stories together tell a complete narrative.
Sometimes I read some of the odder manga descriptions aloud to my wife, because we find it so amazing and amusing that such books not only exist, but sell well enough for a publisher to make money off them. Somewhere in Japan there is a guy reading the above description to his wife and joking about those craaaaaaazy Americans!
SHOWA 1953-1989: A HISTORY OF JAPAN (TPB)
Writer/Art/Cover: SHIGERU MIZUKI
Paperback • 560 pages • 6.45" x 8.75" • B+W • $24.95
The final volume of the Eisner-nominated history of Japan
Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan concludes Shigeru Mizuki’s dazzling autobiographical and historical account of Showa period Japan, a portrait both intimate and ranging of a defining epoch. The final volume picks up in the wake of Japan’s utter defeat in World War Two, as a country reduced to rubble struggles to rise again. A former enemy becomes their greatest ally as the USA funnels money, jobs, and opportunity into Japan, hoping to establish the country as a bulwark against Soviet communist expansion.
Japan reinvents itself, emerging as an economic powerhouse. Events like the Tokyo Olympiad and the World’s Fair introduce a new, friendly Japan to the world, but this period of peace and plenty conceals a populace still struggling to come to terms with the devastation of WWII. The original Japanese edition won the prestigious Kodansha Manga Award; the English translation has been nominated for an Eisner Award.
Hot dog, the final volume at last! I've been holding off on buying these to see if there's any chance of a boxed set or hardback collection. I'll give it a couple of months, and if such doesn't appear, I'll buy all four of these and immerse myself in them. I can't wait!
SWORDS OF SORROW: RED SONJA / JUNGLE GIRL #3 (OF 3)
Publisher: DYNAMITE ENTERTAIMENT
Writer: MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art: MIRKA ANDOLFO
Cover: JAY ANACLETO
$3.99 / Teen+ / 32 pages
As the ice storm howls and unleashes a crescendo of destruction, Sonja and Jana howl right back. They have better lung stamina. Just you watch. Mistress Hel plays her final endgame, unleashing powers beyond all control for the fate of the island and all its people! Sonja and Jana aren't going to take that lying down, are they?
I understand what Bennett was doing with her characterization here, playing off Sonja's worldiness against Jana's innocence. But innocence doesn't equal stupid, and that was the vibe I kept getting. I like Jana, and didn't care to see her in that light, so I wasn't thrilled with this mini. Nice art, though.
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE!
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writer/Artist: DENIS BAJRAM
288 pages / HC / FC / $34.99
THE WHOLE WORLD IS AT WAR. AND IT’S ABOUT TO GET WORSE.
September the 30th sees the complete collection of science fiction classic, Universal War One by Dennis Bajram.
Described as "The Dirty Dozen mixed with 2001: A Space Odyssey with a touch of Back to the Future" by Library Journal, this epic series follows a bunch of military misfits that join together to make the Purgatory Squadron. But if they think military warfare it tough, wait until they battle with time and space!
2058. Humanity has colonized our entire solar system. In the middle of a civil war between the core planets and distant outlying planetary settlements, an immense black wall appears, cutting our solar system in two. The black wall absorbs all light and matter, and it's up to a band of disgraced soldiers to investigate the phenomenon.
Titan Comics are thrilled to announce they are set to publish the ultimate edition of science fiction classic graphic novel Universal War One which Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada called, "huge and epic ... beautiful and fresh!"
Created by one of the most respected writer/artists working in the medium of comics, Denis Bajram, the mighty graphic novel is currently being developed for a major motion picture!
“Bajram is a wonderful artist ... the book looks fabulous!" -- Comic Book Resources
Word of caution: I found this hard to read on an iPad. It works much better as a physical book.
As to content, I haven't finished it yet, but my wife wants to read it, too, and she doesn't often notice specific books.
VAMPIRELLA 2015 ANNUAL
Writer: NANCY A. COLLINS
Art: ANEKE
Cover: JAY ANACLETO
$5.99 / Teen + / 48 pages
ON SALE DATE: September 30
No longer the Queen of the Nosferatu, Vampirella is free to begin a new chapter in her life -- as a field agent for The Kabal, a covert supernatural organization comprised of monsters that polices their own kind in order to maintain balance between humanity and the world of the occult. Her first mission is to rescue a fellow Kabal agent kidnapped by a group of mad scientists calling themselves the Prometheus Society, who demand the release of their fellow member, Dr. Faustus. But first she must coerce a former field agent, Lazarus the Walking Dead Man, into returning to the Kabal before going toe-to-toe with the likes of Dr. Moreau, Dr. Caligari, Dr. John Dee, and a certain Dr. Frankenstein. Let the Monster Rally begin!
I've been enjoying today's Vampi much more than the stories I'm reading in Dynamite's reprints of Vampirella magazine (which is up to the early 1980s now). At least in these stories, things happen. In the old Warren stories, the status quo was never violated, so they tended to be repetitious.
VINLAND SAGA VOL 6 (GN)
Publisher: KODANSHA COMICS
Writer/Art/Cover: MAKOTO YUKIMURA
$22.99
Living as a slave on a Danish farm, Thorfinn is haunted by dreams of an afterlife full of grasping, bloodied corpses of the men and women he has killed. Robbed of vengeance and of hope, he must find a new meaning for his life, but where?
Manga about Vikings! Sometimes the Japanese just astound me.
WALT KELLY'S POGO: THE COMPLETE DELL COMICS VOL 3 (HC)
Publisher: HERMES PRESS
Writer/Art/Cover: WALT KELLY
$60.00
Walt Kelly's Pogo, acknowledged as one of the most important and influential comic strips of all time, first appeared not in newspapers but as a feature in the Dell comic book anthology Animal Comics, as well as in Dell's Four Color Comics before getting its own title, Pogo Possum, in 1949. Now fans of Pogo can see it all from the beginning with Hermes Press' reprint of the complete Dell Comics Pogo. This volume reprints the complete issues #3-6 of Pogo Possum.
More Walt Kelly goodness.
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I've been reading the Waid Agents of SHIELD series, and even though the likenesses are hit-or-miss, the stories (done-in-ones with a thin connecting thread, similar to how he treated Brave & Bold) are a lot of fun. Particularly good are issue 2, which guest-starred Ms. Marvel, and issue 4, with the Invisible Woman. It's a stealth teamup book, and I'll be sorry to see it go.
As for Archie, I'm still on board, and probably will be for as long as Waid is.
According to my records, that Pogo book was solicited for May 20 release. For a Hermes press book, September 30 is actually early!
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) said:
What? Is Agents of SHIELD canceled?
The Baron said:
That's what I find so astounding!