Hello all,
This is just a wee post to say that thanks to Bank Holiday Monday we won't be seeing next week's comics until Friday. Have a lovely day off and if you come in on Thursday you can tell us all about it. You'll have no comics to talk about, after all.
-- Hayley
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Next Week's Delivery Will Be Late!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Due To Arrive 03/09/09
Click the full post link below for a tentative list of titles due to ship next week.
Agents Of Atlas #10
Angel Blood And Trenches TP Vol 1
Authority #14
Batman #690
Batman Confidential #33
Batman Gotham After Midnight TP
Black Panther 2 #8
Boys #34
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #28
Cable #18
Captain America TP Man With No Face
Chew #1-3 New Ptgs & Chew #4
Daring Mystery Comics #1 70th Anniv. Special
Dead Romeo #6 (Of 6)
Dead Run #4
Deadpool #15
DMZ TP Vol 7 War Powers
Exiles #6
Fathom #9
Final Crisis Aftermath Run #5 (Of 6)
Ghost Riders Heavens On Fire #2 (Of 6)
Good The Bad & The Ugly #3
Greek Street #3
Guardians Of Galaxy TP Vol 2 War Of Kings Pt 1
House Of M Masters Of Evil #2 (Of 4)
Hulk Gray Prem HC
Immortal Weapons #2 (Of 5)
Incognito #6
Invincible Iron Man #17
Iron Man Armor Wars #2 (Of 4)
Irredeemable #6
Jonah Hex #47
Justice League Cry For Justice #3 (Of 7)
Last Resort #2
Luke Cage Noir #2 (Of 4)
Magog #1
Marvel 1602 Prem HC
Marvel Super Hero Squad Hero Up Digest
Marvel Zombies Army Of Darkness TP
Marvel Zombies Return #1
Mice Templar Destiny #3
Mighty #8
Ms Marvel Prem HC Vol 7 Dark Reign
New Avengers Reunion Prem HC
North 40 #3 (Of 6)
Northlanders #20
Official Index To Marvel Universe #9
Red Sonja Presents Thulsa Doom #1
Red Tornado #1 (Of 6)
Runaways Good Die Young Prem HC
Savage Dragon #152
Scourge Of Gods Fall #3 (Of 3)
Solomon Grundy #7 (Of 7) Blackest Night
Spider-Man 24-7 Prem HC
Star Wars Invasion #3 (Of 5)
Starr The Slayer #1 (Of 4)
Strange Adventures #7 (Of 8)
Strange Tales #1 (Of 3)
Supergirl Annual #1
Sweet Tooth #1
Torch #1 (Of 8)
Trojan War #5 (Of 5)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2
Ultimatum Spider-Man Prem HC
Wednesday Comics #9 (Of 12)
Witchfinder In The Service Of Angels #3 (Of 5)
Wolverine And Power Pack TP Wild Pack Digest
Wonderful Wizard Oz HC
Young Liars #18
Ythaq Prem HC No Escape
The Gosh! Authority 26/08/09
It’s a short one this week so you can gulp it down in one and get straight back to poking about on Facebook or whatever it is you do these days. I’ll tell you about this week’s delivery in a mo, but first off - an announcement!
This Autumn several good things will be happening. Being cooler, London will have stopped smelling of wee and down in Lewes they’ll be exploding popes. Here in Gosh! there will be many, many signings. We’ve got signings coming out the wazoo and we expect you to be at all of them. Or some of them. If you like people such as Joe Sacco (Palestine), Bryan Talbot (Alice in Sunderland), Eddie “Pa” Campbell (Alec, From Hell), or Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man, Action Philosophers) you’ll want to make your way to the nice, cosy Gosh! basement where you last saw Big Hairy Alan Moore eating chocolate Digestives. We’ll do proper blog posts with all the necessary information in the coming weeks plus Facebook events and whatnot so we can electronically prod you with reminders. Watch this space.
The latest Sparrow collection (the 12th if you’re counting) is packed full of the weird and lovely art of Italian cartoonist Sergio Toppi. Having not seen it yet I can’t say which bits have made it in, but Google images will give you some idea of what he’s about. Ashley Wood can’t wait for this one to arrive and says on his blog:
“There are a handful of artists that truly inspire and me make feel like a kid on Christmas morning every time I see their art, Frazetta, Jones, and Sergio Toppi... his supernatural line-work and his masterful compositions never fail to inspire and kick me in the ass and make me try harder.”
Wood’s also put up a few Toppi pages including one of those up there I’ve lazily purloined. I’ll admit it.
There’ll be more weird art in the best-named book on the shelf this week: Songs of the Black Worm Gism, an anthology of fiction and art inspired by HP Lovecraft. It’s a second volume of sorts following on from The Starry Wisdom by editor D.M. Mitchell. There’s stuff by Alan Moore (that cover you see to the side there), Grant Morrison, John Coulthart, David Britton and more. I call it an ‘anthology’ but Mitchell calls it“an illustrated brainstorm of visceral deep-sea dream currents, aberrant trans-species sex visions and frenzied ophidian entropy.” Blimey.
Andrew’s probable pick of the week would be the Ghost Rider: Trials & Tribulations trade-paperback which gives you more Jason Aaron/Tan Eng Huat craziness (but it’s doubtful there’ll be any trans-species sex). There’s a preview here of #33, the first issue in the book (it also collects #34, #35 and Annual #2), plus a review of the same.
Ever read Brandon Graham’s King City? Image are borrowing it off TokyoPop to re-release it in monthly issues – comic-sized, not manga-sized this time round, which Graham considers far preferable. They’ll be reprinting chapters of King City Vol 1 first and then move on to new stuff later on. Graham’s very excited by the idea of paying rent with money he’s made from comics, and who wouldn’t be? Check here for a preview.
Speaking of money from comics, Jonathan Cape and Comica have joined up with The Observer for a graphic short story competition.
If the judges – Joe Sacco (him again), Simone Lia (Fluffy), Rachel Cooke (The Observer), Dan Franklin (Publisher, Jonathan Cape), Paul Gravett (Man at the Crossroads, Comica), and Suzanne Dean (Random House’s Creative Director) – like your stuff, you could win a thousand quid and see your story in The Observer Magazine. Here are all the details you need.
And last of all, we’ve just received a bunch of Moebius books that aren’t usually available in the UK – Inside Moebius Volumes 2, 3, and 4. We’ve only got a couple of each so you’d better get in quick! We don’t know if we’ll be able to get them again.
That’s it for another week. See you Thursday.
-- Hayley
In Store 21/08/09 - 27/08/09
Click the full post link below for a list of items in store this week.
Pals N Gals Double Digest #134
2000 AD Prog #1650
A.D. New Orleans After Deluge GN
Anita Blake LC Necromancer #4 (Of 5)
Authority Worlds End TP Book 1
Avengers Initiative #27
Avengers Initiative HC Disassemble
New Avengers #56 DKR
Bart Simpson Comics #49
Batman And Robin #3(G. Morrison/F. Quitely)
Batman The Brave And The Bold #8
Batman Widening Gyre #1 (Of 6)(Kevin Smith)
Detective Comics #856
Beta Ray Bill Godhunter #3 (Of 3)
Billy Batson And The Magic Of Shazam #7
Blackest Night Titans #1 (Of 3)
Boneyard #28 (Of 28)
Borderline TP Vol 3 (Risso)
Boys Herogasm #4 (Of 6) (G. Ennis)
Buck Rogers #3
Captain Action Comics #5
Cerebus Archive #3 (Dave Sim)
Cinema Retro #15
Citizen Rex #2 (Of 6) (M & G Hernandez)
Cosmic Odyssey TP New Ptg
Dark Avengers #8 DAX (M. Fraction)
Dark Reign
- Elektra #5 (Of 5)
- Sinister Spider-Man #3 (Of 4)
Dark Tower Fall Of Gilead #4 (Of 6)
Darkness Pitt #1
Dynamo 5 #24
Fantastic Four #570
Farscape Gone & Back #2
Final Crisis Aftermath Ink #4 (Of 6)
Flash Rebirth #4 (Of 6)(G. Johns/E. Van Sciver)
Frank Frazetta's Sorcerer One-Shot
Ghost Rider Trials & Tribulations TP (J. Aaron)
Gotham City Sirens #3
Green Lantern #45 Blackest Night
Guardians Of Galaxy #17
Halo Helljumper #2 (Of 5)
Hulk #14
Marvel Masterworks Incredible Hulk TP Vol 1
Immortal Iron Fist Prem HC Vol 5
Impaler #4
Incredible Hercules #133
Incredible Hulk #601
Jennifer's Body HC
Justice Society Of America #30
Killapalooza #4 (Of 6)
Killer Of Demons TP
King City #1 (B. Graham)
Last Days Of Animal Man #4 (Of 6)
Madame Xanadu #14
Marvel Previews September 2009
Ms Marvel #44 DKR
Nova #28
Phantom Generations #4
Predator #2 (Of 4)
Previews #252 September 2009
Project Superpowers Chapter Two #2
Red Circle The Shield One-Shot(J.M. Straczynski)
Red Sonja #47
Rex Mundi DH Ed #19 (Of 19)
Runaways 3 #13
Scalped #31 (J. Aaron)
Secret Six Unhinged TP
Secret Warriors #7
Sherlock Holmes #4 (Of 5)(L. Moore/J. Reppion)
Showcase Presents Eclipso TP
Skrull Kill Krew #4 (Of 5) DKR
Son Of Hulk #14
Songs Of The Black Wurm Gism: Starry Wisdom Part 2 (A.Moore/G. Morrison et al)
Sparrow HC Vol 12 Sergio Toppi
Spin Angels #1 (Of 3)
Star Wars Omnibus TP Vol 1
Street Fighter Legends Chun Li #4
Superman #691
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #2
28 Days Later #1
Teen Titans #74
Thicker Than Blood #3 (Of 3)
Tim Burton Playing Cards
Timestorm 2009 2099 #4 (Of 4)
Complete Transformers Ark TP
Transformers Best O/T UK Omnibus
Trinity TP Vol 2
Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection TP
Umbrella Academy Button Pack #2
Uncanny X-Men Sisterhood TP
Unknown #4 (Of 4) (M. Waid)
Unknown Soldier #11
Usagi Yojimbo #122
Vadeboncoeur Collection Of Images #11
Wednesday Comics #8 (Of 12)
Wildcats #14
Will Eisner's A Family Matter TP
Wizard Magazine #216
Wonder Woman #35
World Of Warcraft HC Vol 2 & TP 1
Astonishing X-Men HC Ghost Box
Cable TP Vol 2 Waiting For The End Of The World
Dark Wolverine #77 DKR
Dark X-Men Beginning #3 (Of 3) DAX
Deadpool #14
New Mutants #4
Wolverine First Class #18
Wolverine Origins #39
X-Force #18
X-Force Cable Messiah War HC
X-Force TP Vol 2 Old Ghosts
X-Men Forever #6
Zero Killer #4 (Of 6)
MANGA
Gantz TP Vol 6
Oh My Goddess! TP Vol 33
Ooku Inner Chambers GN Vol 1
Waq Waq GN Vol 1
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Due To Arrive 27/08/09
Click the full post link below for a tentative list of titles due to ship next week.
Authority World's End TP Book 1
Avengers Initiative #27
Dark Avengers #8 DAX
Avengers Initiative Prem HC Disassembled
Batman And Robin #3
Batman The Brave And The Bold #8
Batman Widening Gyre #1 (Of 6)
Beta Ray Bill Godhunter #3 (Of 3)
Billy Batson And The Magic Of Shazam #7
Blackest Night Titans #1 (Of 3)
Chew #4
Citizen Rex #2 (Of 6)
Dark Reign Sinister Spider-Man #3 (Of 4) DKR
Dark Tower The Fall Of Gilead #4 (Of 6)
Detective Comics #856
Dynamo 5 #24
Fantastic Four #570
Final Crisis Aftermath Ink #4 (Of 6)
Flash Rebirth #4 (Of 6)
Frank Frazetta's Sorcerer One-Shot
Ghost Rider Trials And Tribulations TP
Gotham City Sirens #3
Great Unknown #3 (Of 5)
Green Lantern #45 Blackest Night
Guardians Of Galaxy #17
Hulk #14
Immortal Iron Fist Prem HC Vol 5
Escape From Eighth City
Immortal Weapons #2 (Of 5)
Incredible Hercules #133
Incredible Hulk #601
Marvel Masterworks Incredible Hulk TP Vol 1
Justice Society Of America #30
Killapalooza #4 (Of 6)
King City #1
Last Days Of Animal Man #4 (Of 6)
Lillim #5 (Of 5)
Madame Xanadu #14
Ms Marvel #44 DKR
Mystic Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special
New Avengers #56 DKR
New Mutants #4
Nova #28
Predator #2 (Of 4)
Previews #252 September 2009
Project Superpowers Chapter Two #2
Red Circle The Shield #1
Red Sonja #47
Rex Mundi #19
Riftwar #3 (Of 5)
Runaways 3 #13
Scalped #31
Secret Six Unhinged TP
Secret Warriors #7
Sherlock Holmes #4 (Of 5)
Showcase Presents Eclipso TP
Skrull Kill Krew #4 (Of 5) DKR
Son Of Hulk #14
Sparrow HC Vol 12 Sergio Toppi
Spawn #195
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #54
Star Wars Dark Times #14& Legacy #39
Superman #691
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #2
Teen Titans #74
Timestorm 2009 2099 #4 (Of 4)
Transformers Best Of The UK Omnibus
Trinity TP Vol 2
Unknown #4 (Of 4)
Unknown Soldier #11
Usagi Yojimbo #122
Wednesday Comics #8 (Of 12)
Wildcats #14
Wonder Woman #35
Dark Wolverine #77 DKR
Dark X-Men Beginning #3 (Of 3) DAX
Deadpool #14
Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection TP Vol 3
Uncanny X-Men Sisterhood TP
Wolverine First Class #18
Wolverine Magazine #3
Wolverine Origins #39
X-Force #18
X-Force Cable Messiah War HC
X-Men Forever #6
The Gosh! Authority 19/08/09
Greetings Earthlings. I’m back for another instalment of Stuff We Think You’d Like. It’s somewhat slim pickings this week but as always there are a few bits worthy of a mention, like Jeff Lemire’s (The Nobody) Essex County Trilogy – that’s Tales From the Farm, Ghost Stories, and The Country Nurse – which are collected in both soft and hardcover this week. They’re two lovely-looking editions from Top Shelf which not only have the stuff you’ve seen before but added bonus material like sketches, promo art and two new stories Lemire had previously done as 15-page mini-comics. If you like his old stuff you’ll want to make sure his new series from Vertigo is on your order too: Sweet Tooth isn’t out until September but you can read all about it at Newsarama in the meantime.
Speaking of Vertigo, their new Vertigo Crime line launches this Thursday! Each original graphic novel in the series will be a black and white, digest-sized hardback with a cover by Joker artist Lee Bermejo. Bermejo’s partner in Joker crime Brian Azzarello (of the late 100 Bullets) teams up with Victor Santos (Young Ronin) for Filthy Rich, a pulp noir tale about a former sports hero with a gambling problem mixing with the wrong crowd and the wrong girl. If it sounds like old hat cliche to you, you might agree with this reviewer who said “You can not over-state the smug stupidity of this graphic novel.” Or, you might lean towards a more favourable take on it: “...reading Filthy Rich probably won't open any new doors for you, but then, isn't that why noir is its own genre to begin with? Azzarello provides all the facets of a great noir tale, and excels at them. Fans will likely be able to guess who betrays who, and in what order, but ultimately, that winds up being part of the fun.” 
The other of the two is Ian Rankin’s Dark Entries featuring ol’ John Constantine. Rankin’s foray into comics caused something of a slinging match over at the Eddie Campbell blogspot some time back, but despite all that Bookslut think it’s an enjoyable read. If you’re in Edinburgh this week you can see Rankin on stage with Neil Gaiman where they’ll be discussing comics and themselves.
Punisher’s also jumping on the noir bandwagon this week with Punisher Noir #1, the first of four issues by Frank Tieri and Paul Azaceta which sees Punisher kicking arse and taking names in the Roaring Twenties. There’s an interview with Tieri at Newsarama and a few preview pages courtesy of Fanboy.com.
If you’re an Alan Moore fan you’ll want to get your mitts on DC’s latest Absolute Edition V For Vendetta. Having been around for twenty-odd years we all know what it’s about so I’ll spare you the recap. This heavy block of a book sports the colouring previously seen in the 2005 hardcover edition only it’s bigger which does indeed make it better. “On the subject of big hardcovers,” says a blogger struggling for a segue, the second volume of Eerie Archives has also arrived on our busy doorstep and will probably be found somewhere near V on account of its size. It’s a year’s worth of 1960s eerie classics from Gene Colan, Steve Ditko, Gray Morror, Neal Adams, and Frank Frazetta.
Andrew’s very excited to see Guy Davis’ (BPRD) late ‘90s series Marquis collected in trade paperback. The first volume Inferno is out this Thursday collecting the first two major stories Danse Macabre and Intermezzo along with an expanded sketchbook section and full-colour cover gallery by Matt Wagner, Mike Mignola, Teddy Kristensen, Kelly Jones, Charles Vess and Michael Gaydos. Davis talks about it at CbR and there’s a preview here if you’ve never seen this thing before.
If you were drawn in by the freebie Viking #1 piggybacked by Walking Dead #64 last week you can pick up the third coloured issue on Thursday. And if you’re a rabid Jason Aaron fan like Andrew you’ll no doubt be excited to know that Wolverine Weapon X #4 is out, giving you another dose of Adamantium Men. In our Blackest Night range we’ve got more grim doings in Blackest Night Superman #1 (of 3) which has something to do with Pa Kent’s grave. And in Daredevil #500, Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark end their popular run on the series. It’ll be interesting to see how they leave it for the next creative team of Andy Diggle and Roberto De La Torre who’ll be doing #501 some time in October. Click here for a preview.
And apart from Ross Campbell’s Wet Moon Volume 5 (preview!) there’s not much else to add.
See you Thursday!
-- Hayley.
In Store 14/08/09 - 20/08/09
Click the full post link below for a list of items in store this week.
2000 Ad Prog #1649
Judge Dredd Megazine #288
Absolute V For Vendetta HC(A. Moore/D. Lloyd)
Air #12
Army of Darkness: Ash Saves Obama #1 (Of 4)
Astounding Wolf-Man #18
Atomic Robo Shadow From Beyond Time #4
Avengers Forever HC
Dark Avengers Prem HC Vol 1 Assemble (B. Bendis)
Marvel Adventures Avengers #39
Mighty Avengers #28
Mighty Avengers Prem HC Earth's Mightiest
New Avengers Prem HC Vol 11 Search For Sorcerer Supreme
Batgirl #1
Batman Streets Of Gotham #3
Big Kahn GN
Black Widow Sting Of The Widow HC
Blackest Night Superman #1 (Of 3)
Brave And The Bold #26(Xombi!)
Brave And The Bold The Book Of Destiny TP
Captain Action: Original Superhero Action Figure HC
Comics Journal #299
Complete Essex County HC & TP(Jeff Lemire)
Conan The Cimmerian #13
Dan Dare Omnibus TP Vol 1
Daredevil #500
Dark Reign
- Hood #4 (Of 5)
- Mister Negative #3 (Of 3)
Doktor Sleepless #13
Dr Who Magazine #412
Eerie Archives HC Vol 2
Essential Marvel Team-Up TP Vol 3
Ex Machina #44 (B. Vaughan)
Fahrenheit 451 GN
Filthy Rich HC (B. Azzarello)
Final Crisis Aftermath Dance #4 (Of 6)
Gargoyles Vol 2 TP Clan Building
GI Joe Origins #6
GI Joe Rise Of Cobra Mission Dossier SC
Gravel #13 (W. Ellis)
Hellblazer #258 (P. Milligan)
Hellblazer: Dark Entries HC (I. Rankin)
Invincible #65
Jack Of Fables #37
Justice League Of America #36
Juxtapoz Vol 16 #9 Sep 2009
Knights Of The Dinner Table #153
Marquis TP Vol 1 Inferno (G. Davis)
Middleman: Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse GN
Midnight Nation Deluxe HC (Straczynski)
Ms Marvel War Of Marvels Must Have One-Shot
Outsiders #21
Power Girl #4
Project Superpowers Meet The Bad Guys #1 (Of 4)
Punisher #8
- Dark Reign Prem HC
- Frank Castle Max #73
- Frank Castle Max TP Six Hours
- Punisher Noir #1 (Of 4)
Red Circle The Web #1
Reign In Hell TP
Simpsons Comics #157
Soulfire New World Order #4 (Of 5)
Amazing Spider-Man #603
Spider-Man Mary Jane TP You Just Hit The Jackpot
Marvel Masterworks HC Amazing Spider-Man Vol 11
Squadron Supreme TP Bright Shining Lie
Stand: American Nightmares #5 (Of 5)
Star Trek Spock Reflections #2
Star Wars Knights Old Republic #44
Starcraft #3
Super Friends #18
Supergirl #44
Superman Annual #14
Superman Batman #63
Teen Titans Changing Of The Guard TP
Tiny Titans #19
Torchwood Magazine #17
Transformers All Hail Megatron #14
Transformers Animated TP Allspark Almanac
Turok Son Of Stone Archives HC Vol 3
Ubu Bubu TP Vol 1 Filth (J. Smart)
Unknown Soldier TP Vol 1 Haunted House
Unthinkable #4 (Of 5)
Vigilante #9
Viking #3
Wednesday Comics #7 (Of 12)
Wet Moon GN Vol 5
Witchblade #129
World Of Warcraft #22
Deadpool Suicide Kings #5 (Of 5)
Genext United #4 (Of 5)
NYX TP No Way Home
Wolverine Origins Prem HC Dark Reign
Wolverine Weapon X #4
X-Factor #47
X-Factor Time And A Half Prem HC
X-Men Legacy #227 DAX
Zorro #15
MANGA
Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea Volumes 1 & 2
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Due To Arrive 20/08/09
Click the full post link below for a tentative list of titles due to ship next week.
Air #12
AOD Ash Saves Obama #1 (Of 4)
Astonishing X-Men Prem HC Ghost Box
Astounding Wolf-Man #18
Astro Boy Movie Adaptation #1
Atomic Robo Shadow From Beyond Time #4 (Of 5)
Marvel Adventures Avengers #39
Mighty Avengers #28
Mighty Avengers Prem HC Earth’s Mightiest
New Avengers Prem HC Vol 11
Batgirl #1
Batman Streets Of Gotham #3
Blackest Night Superman #1 (Of 3)
Brave And The Bold #26
Conan The Cimmerian #13
Daredevil #500
Dark Avengers Prem HC Vol 01 Assemble
Dark Reign Hood #4 (Of 5) DKR
Dark Reign Mister Negative #3 (Of 3) DKR
Deadpool Suicide Kings #5 (Of 5)
Dellec #2
Essential Marvel Team-Up TP Vol 03
Ex Machina #44
Executive Assistant Iris #3
Final Crisis Aftermath Dance #4 (Of 6)
Gantz TP Vol 06
Genext United #4 (Of 5)
Hellblazer #258
Impaler #4
Invincible #65
Jack Of Fables #37
Justice League Of America #36
Lillim #5 (Of 5)
Ms Marvel War Of Marvels Must Have One-Shot
Outsiders #21
Power Girl #4
Predator #2 (Of 4)
Project Superpowers Meet The Bad Guys #1
Punisher #8
Punisher Dark Reign Prem HC
Punisher Frank Castle Max #73
Punisher Frank Castle Max TP Six Hours To Kill
Punisher Noir #1 (Of 4)
Red Circle The Web #1
Simpsons Comics #157
Soulfire New World Order #4 (Of 5)
Amazing Spider-Man #603
Spider-Man Mary Jane TP
Squadron Supreme TP Bright Shining Lies
Stand American Nightmares #5 (Of 5)
Star Trek Spock Reflections #2
Star Wars Knights Old Republic #44
Reaping Pt 2 (Of 2)
Super Friends #18
Supergirl #44
Superman Annual #14
Superman Batman #63
Teen Titans Changing Of The Guard TP
Tiny Titans #19
Transformers All Hail Megatron #14
Vigilante #9
Wednesday Comics #7 (Of 12)
Witchblade #129
NYX TP No Way Home
Wolverine Origins Prem HC Dark Reign
Wolverine Weapon X #4
X-Factor #47
X-Factor Time And A Half Prem HC
X-Men Legacy #227 DAX
Zorro #15
The Gosh! Authority 12/08/09
Hello campers!
Hayley is feeling a wee bit poorly this week, so you’ve got me to jaw on a bit this week. Don’t worry, I’ll make it quick and painless.
As you’re no doubt aware by now, our Darwyn Cooke bookplates have arrived! The fully assembled,signed, limited bookplate editions of Parker: The Hunter are now on our shelves and selling fast. Seriously, as of writing there are only around 50 left, so get in quick! If it helps at all: the book is bloody great.
Locas is the name of Jaime Hernandez’ (aka “The Instantly Accessible One”) world of stories revolving around ex-mechanic Maggie, punk rocker Hopey and an eclectic, ever-expanding cast of Los Angelenos. Following from the finale of the first Locas volume, Locas Volume 2: Maggie, Hopey & Ray collects the post L&R Vol 1 stories, including the sublime one-two of “Ghost of Hoppers” and “Frogmouth”. Unfortunately, like the second Luba volume, they seem to have ditched the great format of the first bumper hardcover. Still, it’s classic, must-have work, whatever way you package it.
David Tischman returns to comics with a new series from Wildstorm this week. Red Herring is a conspiracy-driven satire, as erstwhile shopaholic Maggie MacGuffin (yes, really) is drawn into the world of Red Herring, an obsessive nutcase. Or is he? Highjinks would appear to ensue as a secret organisation in Washington DC tries to cover up an imminent alien invasion. Or does it? (Yes, it probably does.) Anyway, it looks fairly entertaining but the real drawcard is the presence of none other than Phillip Bond, up near the top of the Gosh list of Artists Who Should Really Do More. Do yourself a favour and check it out.
Speaking of things to give a chance, fans of cosmic weirdness, most especially that epitomised by the wonderful Godland, should pick up the first Charlatan Ball trade paperback by Joe Casey and animator Andy Suriano. The titular character is a low-rent stage magician who is sucked into another dimension, and a tournament of battling wizards. What at first seems like a case of mistaken identity turns out instead to be a nefarious plan hatched by evil genius Demon Empty. Insane fun.
A few big trades out this week. First up is Fables Vol 12: The Dark Age. Really, it’s Fables: The Post-War Years, as we examine the aftermath of the previous volume. Deals are made, unwelcome visitors and shown about, the messy aftermath of war is addressed and two characters whom Fritz Leiber may have recognised unearth an ancient power that sets us up for the new direction of the series.
Meanwhile, in Walking Dead Vol 10: Everybody’s Happy, Rick and Carl have a lovely picnic out in a sunny meadow, while Dale & Andrea have a simply delightful wedding with delicious canapes. The volume concludes with a party, at which Sophia plays an hilarious practical joke on Michonne, who laughs and laughs and laughs. Oh, okay, it’s called What We Become, and people die. Like, a few people. And not nicely. As always, it’s brilliant.
Invincible has a new collection out as well, number 11 to be precise. It is actually called Happy Days, and it’s all about dating and romance and beating up the Astounding Wolf-Man. Also brilliant, if you like that kind of thing.
Last thing Kirkman: similar to his classy decision last month to include a B&W version of Chew #1 as a flipbook to Walking Dead #63 at no extra charge (which we still have a couple of copies of), this month he’s done the same with Viking #1. That’s a black and white, slightly shrunk down version of the excellent new series’ first issue at no extra cost! Not bad, eh?
Speaking of death and misery: Geoff Johns.
That is to say, Geoff Johns is back to his tricks this week, with Blackest Night #2 lurching onto the shelves. I rather enjoyed the first issue, despite its excesses. The art was excellent and Johns can really shine as a writer when he wants to, even through some of the po-faced ultra-violence. Just a shame we never got any of those ginchy promo rings.
Meanwhile, over in Blackest Night Batman #1, it’s not what you probably think! Dick Grayson teams up with Deadman to take on the Black Lantern Flying Graysons. Recruited for their super-acrobatics, presumably. Anyway, it’s written by the underrated Peter Tomasi and drawn by apparently “hot new talent” Adrian Saef.
Oh, and if I could jump back to Geoff Johns for a moment, Adventure Comics makes its debut this week. Originally touted as the replacement Legion of Superheroes book, it was revealed in the wake of Legion of 3 Worlds #4 that it is in fact a showcase book for the returned Superboy. The Legion still feature, but more in the ongoing back-up features. Nice art by former Legion penciller Francis Manapul.
DC continues its mission to collect the entirety of Jack Kirby’s DC output with Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby HC. Simon & Kirby, the Lee & Kirby of their day, took the Sandman from his pulpy roots and made a true-blue superhero out of him, complete with youthful sidekick “Sandy the Golden Boy”. This volume collects their complete run, comprising of World's Finest Comics #6-7, Adventure Comics #72-97, #100-102 (1942-1946) and Sandman #1 (1974).
Dominic Fortune was always an odd fit for Marvel. A pulpy costumed adventurer created in the 70’s by Howard Chaykin, they never seemed to know quite what to do with him. The last we saw of him was a new version of the character, teaming up with Silver Sable in a Modesty Blaise-style spy thriller. Well, the original Depression-era character is back in brand new mini-series starting this week, with none other than Howard Chaykin back at the helm, handling writing and art chores. It’s a MAX affair, so not for the kiddies. Expect stockings, handguns and…smoking!
Okay, a quick roundup:
- Surprised I didn’t mention it sooner? So am I! Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 is out this week, with the triumphant return of Mark Millar to the characters that helped make his name. The art is by Carlos Pacheco, so it’ll certainly look good and Millar really did shine on the first two volumes of Ultimates. Well worth a look. Hey, it has be better than vol 3, right?
- Speaking of Ultimate relaunches, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man is also out this week, with writer Bendis still incumbent, but new artist David Lafuente bringing his distinctive (and very well suited) style to the mix.
- BPRD 1947 #2 and Hellboy The Wild Hunt #5 both grace us this week. Honestly, is there a comics universe that offers such reliable quality as this one? Mike Mignola has a great eye for talent and the work Joshua Dysart and the brothers Ba & Moon are doing on this BPRD mini is outstanding. As for Mignola & Fegredo, well, what would you expect?
- A reprint with some pedigree, Starstruck #1 begins a 13-part remastered representation of the classic Elaine Lee & Michael Kaluta space opera. Originally published variously by Heavy Metal, Epic Comics and Dark Horse, the series has been recoloured and also features Galactic Girl Guides backups by Lee, Kaluta & Charles Vess.
And that’s about it! Hopefully Hayley will be back on fine form next week, so until next time, au revoir!
Andrew.
In Store 07/08/09 - 13/08/09
Click the full post link below for a list of items in store this week.
2000 AD Prog #1648
Abstract Comics Anthology HC
Adventure Comics #1 (G. Johns)
Angel Only Human #1 (Of 4)
Batman #689
Batman Hush Complete TP
Berserker #2
Blackest Night #2 (Of 8) (I See Dead People)
Blackest Night Batman #1 (Of 3)
Booster Gold #23
BPRD 1947 #2 (G. Ba)
Brit TP Vol 3
Captain America Theater Of War To Soldier On
Charlatan Ball TP (J. Casey)
Darkness #79
Dead #4 Kingdom Of Flies (S. Bisley)
Dead At 17 Afterbirth #3
Death Of The New Gods TP
DMZ #44
Dominic Fortune #1 (H. Chaykin)
Fables #87
Fables TP Vol 12 The Dark Ages
Farscape D’argo’s Trial #1
Final Crisis Aftermath Escape #4
Showcase Presents The Flash TP Vol 3
From The Ashes #3
Gen 13 #31
G-Man Cape Crisis #1
Green Arrow Black Canary #23
Green Lantern Corps #39 (Blackest Night)
Grimjack Manx Cat #1
Hellboy Wild Hunt #5
Hercules Knives Of Kush #1
Hero Comics Hero Initiative Benefit Book
Illo Magazine #2
Illustration Magazine #3 New Ptg
Incredible Hercules #132
Invincible Tp Vol 11 Happy Days
JSA Vs Kobra #3
Kabuki Reflections #14
Killer #10
Locas HC Vol 2 Maggie Hopey & Ray
Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers #4
Mad Magazine #501
Mangalicious Tick #2
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #14
Marvel Divas #2 (Much Better Than You Might Think)
Marvel Spotlight Summer Events
Mice Templar Destiny #2
Ms Marvel #43
Pride & Prejudice #5
Prototype #5
Punisher War Zone TP
Rebels #7
Red Circle Inferno #1 (Straczynski)
Red Herring #1 (P. Bond)
Red Robin #3
Robert Jordan’s New Spring #7
Robin Search For A Hero TP
Runaways Pride & Joy TP
Sandman By Simon & Kirby HC
Scourge Of Gods Fall #2
Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak #3
Amazing Spider-Man #602
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man TP Vol 13
Star Trek Nero #1
Star Wars Clone Wars #8
Starstruck #1 (M. Kaluta)
Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen HC
Street Fighter II Turbo #8
Action Comics #880
Superman Secret Files 2009 #1
Supreme Power Prem HC Hyperion
Thor Tales Of Asgard By Lee & Kirby #4
Tick Specials Complete Works TP
Titans #16
Toyfare #146
Transformers Best O/T UK Prey #1
Transformers Tales O/T Fallen #1
Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 (M. Millar & C. Pacheco)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1
Ultimate Fantastic Four HC Vol 6
Ultimate X-Men HC Vol 9
Universal War One Prem HC Revelations
Unwritten #4 (M. Carey)
Vampire Dance TP
Walking Dead #64 (& Viking#1!)
Walking Dead TP Vol 10 Wednesday Comics #6
Werewolves On The Moon Versus Vampires #3
Cable #17
Deadpool #13
Wolverine First Class TP Ninjas Gods & Divas
Wolverine TP Flies To A Spider
Uncanny X-Men #514
Uncanny X-Men First Class #2
X-Men First Class TP Finals GN
X-Men Forever #5
MANGA
Dogs Vol 1 GN
Ikigami The Ultimate Limit Vol 2 GN
Inu Yasha Vol 39 GN
O Parts Hunter Vol 17 GN
Prayer Requested GN
Momogumi Plus Senki Vol 1 GN
Trinity Blood Vol 11 GN
Zone OO Vol 1 GN
Ai No Kusabi Vol 6 GN
Guilty Vol 4 GN
Jr Escort Vol 4 GN
Millenium Prime Minister Vol 1 GN
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Due To Arrive 13/08/09
Click the full post link below for a tentative list of titles due to ship next week.
Adventure Comics #1
Angel Only Human #1 (Of 4)
Astounding Wolf-Man #18
Ultimate Comics Avengers #1
Batman #689
Batman Hush Complete TP
Battlestar Galactica Omnibus TP Vol 1
Blackest Night #2 (Of 8)
Blackest Night Batman #1 (Of 3)
Booster Gold #23
BPRD 1947 #2 (Of 5)
Captain America Theater Of War: To Soldier On
Darkness #79
Dead At 17 Afterbirth #3 (Of 4)
DMZ #44
Dominic Fortune #1 (Of 4)
Fables #87
Fables TP Vol 12 The Dark Ages
Ultimate Fantastic Four HC Vol 6
Final Crisis Aftermath Escape #4 (Of 6)
From The Ashes #3
Gen 13 #31
GI Joe #8
GI Joe Special Helix
G-Man Cape Crisis #1 (Of 5)
Green Arrow Black Canary #23
Green Lantern Corps #39 Blackest Night
Hellboy Wild Hunt #5 (Of 8)
Hero Comics Hero Initiative Benefit Book
Incredible Hercules #132
JSA Vs Kobra #3 (Of 6)
Kabuki Reflections #14
Killer #10 (Of 10)
Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers #4 (Of 4)
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man TP Vol 13 Digest
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #14
Marvel Divas #2 (Of 4)
Mice Templar Destiny #2
Milo Ventimiglia Presents Berserker #2
Ms Marvel #43 DKR
Pride & Prejudice #5 (Of 5)
Punisher War Zone TP
Rebels #7
Red Circle Inferno #1
Red Herring #1 (Of 6)
Red Robin #3
Robin Search For A Hero TP
Runaways Pride & Joy TP
Showcase Presents The Flash TP Vol 3
Amazing Spider-Man #602
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1
Star Trek Nero #1
Star Wars Clone Wars #8
Action Comics #880
Superman Secret Files 2009 #1
Supreme Power Prem HC Hyperion
Thor By J Michael Straczynski TP Vol 2
Thor Tales Of Asgard By Lee & Kirby #4 (Of 6)
Titans #16
Transformers Best Of The UK Prey #1 (Of 5)
Transformers Tales Of The Fallen #1 (Of 5)
Universal War One Prem HC Revelations
Unknown #4 (Of 4)
Unthinkable #4 (Of 5)
Unwritten #4
Walking Dead #64
Wednesday Comics #6 (Of 12)
Werewolves On Moon VS Vampires #3 (Of 3)
Cable #17
Cable TP Vol 2
Deadpool #13
Ultimate X-Men HC Vol 9
Uncanny X-Men #514 DAX
Uncanny X-Men First Class #2 (Of 8)
Wolverine First Class TP
Wolverine TP Flies To A Spider
X-Force TP Vol 2 Old Ghosts
X-Men Forever #5
The Gosh! Authority 05/08/09
Having just seen The Iron Giant for the very first time last week I’ve now got a thing for big robots. Gigantic ones. Like the one in Gosh! favourite Tom Gauld’s new book The Gigantic Robot. It’s a 32-page board book about the character he initially designed for the ZXZW festival poster in The Netherlands, a cross between something out of a computer game and a Hogarth engraving. Given Tom’s previous work it’s bound to be funny, sad and undoubtedly brilliant. You can see a couple of preview pages along with the original poster here, and if you’ve not been buying the Guardian every Saturday you can see some of his strips on his flickr page along with sketchbook stuff and other bits. I suspect we’ve sold out of Tom’s mini-comics at the moment but we’ve still got signed copies of Both, his collaboration with Simone Lia (Fluffy) if you fancy it.
Three volumes of Dave Stevens’ Selected Sketches & Studies are out this week. That’s volumes 2-4 if you’re counting (though we got shortchanged on Vol 2 so we won’t have any for the shelf. Give it another week or so and we’ll have some more). These volumes have been unavailable for some time so if you want sketches of Bettie Page, Vampirella and other lovely ladies done by a master pin-up artist you’d best get in before they disappear again. I’m not saying they will, but who knows what publishers are thinking.
Jerry Moriarty’s slice-of-life strip Jack Survives was central to Art Spiegelman’s 1980s RAW magazine, and Spiegelman still thinks so highly of him that he curated a Moriarty exhibition in New York back in 2004. This week his most famous strip is collected for the very first time in an oversized full-colour hardcover, including not just the comics but a selection of various Jack-themed Ed Hopper-y oil paintings too. Chris Ware even sings his praises in the introduction.
In The Saga of Solomon Kane Dark Horse collects all of Kane’s Savage Sword of Conan short stories from the 1970s in one handy trade. There’s loads of Robert E. Howard’s original stuff adapted into comics along with other stories by Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian) and Don Glut (Kull the Destroyer). I thought I’d announce its arrival because everyone has been asking for it. If you’ve been collecting the Savage Sword of Conan omnibus series (another Gosh! Favourite we highly recommend) consider this a companion of sorts.
Duncan Rouleau’s (Ben 10) 8-issue hit mini-series Metal Men is out in trade paperback this week. Nat liked it so much he almost bought it in hardcover (fact). While it’s not set in the 60s like the original Robert Kanigher Showcase stuff Rouleau says it’s very Atomic Age-y – a goofy, light-hearted, scientific-romp. He talks at length about with with CbR here, just before the series started.
In new comics this week we’ve got Dark Reign Zodiac #2 (of 3) which you should have a look at because Nathan Fox’s artwork is great. Here’s a review of the first issue which you can still find on our new release shelf. We’ll also have Glen Brunswick and Dan McDaid’s Jersey Gods #6 sitting right next to the first Jersey Gods trade of last week, which conveniently collects everything up to and including #5.
In issue #1s we’ve got Jason Aaron’s (Scalped, Wolverine) new six-part mini-series Ghost Riders: Heaven’s on Fire illustrated by Roland Boschi. It’s the climax to the story he’s been building for a whole year of issues – the battle at the gates of Heaven. It’s also a good jumping-on point if you haven’t been reading it previously thanks to the ‘Previously, on Ghost Rider…’ recap on page one. Aaron tells you all about it here. And, of course, a preview.
Another biggie is the beginning of Ed Brubaker’s eight-part Marvels Project on which he reunites with his Captain America collaborator, Steve Epting. Brubaker describes is as “a giant espionage story that really tells the story of the origin of Marvel. It's a story that has been touched upon here and there, especially in the first issue of Marvels, which showed things from an outsider's perspective. But this is an insider's point of view of how superheroes began in the Marvel world. I hesitate to use the term "universe" too much because, as yet, there hasn't been anything extra-terrestrial involved in it, but who's to say?” More of that here, plus a preview.
J. Michael Straczynski’s latest is Red Circle The Hangman, a one-shot illustrated by Tom Derenick and Bill Sienkiewicz (Reign in Hell). There’s a preview over at DC’s blog and over at CbR they explain who, what, why and talk to JMS himself.
Last week a couple of things came in that I failed to mention. Tozo the Public Servant arrived an hour too late to go on the weekly mail-out but we won’t think anything less of him for his tardiness. If you’re a fan of very nice Herge-looking comics about intrigue and conspiracy, this is the very fellow for you. Head on over to the website if you don’t believe me.
Also a feature in last week’s swag is Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7 illustrated by Darwyn Cooke’s pal J. Bone, pages of which can be seen on writer J. Torres’ blog. Also, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam #6 sports a J. Bone cover and the innards are by Stephen DeStefano who is rather good too.
According to J. Bone’s blog there’s a Draw Parker competition going on in honour of the release of Cooke’s new book. If it’s not clear who the pictures are by I’d go have a look through the Almost Darwyn Cooke Blog (But Not Quite) because they’re talked about as they arrive.
On the subject of Cooke, there’s still no sign of the bookplates but I’m sure we’ll have them very soon. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow…
-- Hayley
In Store 31/07/09 - 06/08/09
Click the full post link below for a list of items in store this week.
2000 AD Prog #1647
Judge Dredd Complete Case Files TP Vol 13
Agents Of Atlas #9
Agents Of Atlas Prem HC Dark Reign
All Winners Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special
American McGee's Grimm #4
Angel #24
Angel After The Fall TP Vol 1
Astro City The Dark Age Book Three #4
Authority #13
Batman Confidential #32
Big Questions #12
Black Panther 2 #7
Booster Gold Reality Lost TP
Boys #33 (Garth Ennis)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #27
Captain America Reborn #2 (Of 5)
CFSL.Net Artbook Vols 1 & 2
Chew #3
Complete Crumb Comics SC Vol 9 New Ptg
Complete Jack Survives H(Jerry Moriarty)
Complete Peanuts
- Box Set 1971-1974
- HC Vol 12 1973-1974
Dark Reign Zodiac #2 (Of 3) DKR
Dave Stevens Selected Sketches & Studies SC Vols 3 & 4
DC Library Flash Of Two Worlds HC
Dead Romeo #5 (Of 6)
Dead Run #3
Defoe 1666 GN (Pat Mills)
Destroyer #5 (Of 5) (R. Kirkman)
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? #2
Doom Patrol #1
Dynamo 5 #23
Echo #14 (Terry Moore)
Eternals TP Manifest Destiny
Fallen Angel Reborn #2
Female Force #5 Princess Diana
Final Crisis Aftermath Run #4 (Of 6)
Final Crisis Revelations HC
Frankenstein's Womb GN (Warren Ellis)
Ghost Riders (Jason Aaron) Heaven's On Fire #1 (Of 6)
Gigantic Robot HC (Tom Gauld)
Girl Genius TP Vol 8 Agatha & Chapel of Bones
Good The Bad & The Ugly #2
Greek Street #2 (P. Milligan)
Hack Slash Series #24
Heavy Metal Sept 2009
Heroes Reborn The Return TP
House Of M Masters Of Evil #1 (Of 4)
House Of Mystery #16
Hulk #13 DKR
Invincible Iron Man #16 DKR
Iron Man Armor Wars #1 (Of 4)
Irredeemable #5
Irredeemable TP Vol 1
Jack Kirby Collector #53
Jersey Gods #6 (D. McDaid)
Jonah Hex #46
Justice League Cry For Justice #2 (Of 6)
Juxtapoz Vol 16 #8 Aug 2009
Kramers Ergot SC Vol 6 New Ptg
Locke & Key TP Vol 1 Welcome To Lovecraft
Luke Cage Noir #1 (Of 4)
Magic Trixie GN Vol 3 Magic Trixie & The Dragon(Jill Thompson)
Marvel Comics #1 70th Anniversary
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Young Allies HC Vol 1
Marvels Project #1 (Of 8)(Ed Brubaker)
Metal Men TP
Mighty #7
Marvel Masterworks Sub-Mariner HC Vol 3 & Var Ed 120
Nightwing The Great Leap TP
North 40 #2 (Of 6)
Official Index To Marvel Universe #8
Pax Romana TP Vol 1
Phantom Ghost Who Walks #4
Political Power #1 Colin Powell
Red Circle The Hangman #1
Saga Of Solomon Kane TP
Savage Dragon #151
Secret Six #12
Skin Deep SC (Charles Burns)
Solomon Grundy #6 (Of 7)
Amazing Spider-Man #601
Spider-Man & The Human Torch HC
Spider-Man Crime And Punisher TP
Spider-Man Family Ties TP
Spirit #32
Star Trek Alien Spotlight Q
Star Wars Dark Times Blue Harvest #0
Star Wars Invasion #2 (Of 5)
Strange Adventures #6 (Of 8)
Street Fighter IV #3 (Of 4)
Strontium Dog Traitor To His Kind TP
Superman: World Of New Krypton #6 (Of 12)
Tozo The Public Servant Chapters 1 & 2
Transmetropolitan TP Vol 3 Year Of The Bastard New Ed.
Ultimatum
- Fantastic Four Requiem #1
- X-Men Requiem #1
Usagi Yojimbo Ltd Ed HC Vol 23
Veil #2
War Machine #8
War Of Kings #6 (Of 6)
War Of Kings Warriors #2 (Of 2)
Warlord #5
Wednesday Comics #5 (Of 12)
Will Eisner's Life On Another Planet TP
Witchfinder In The Service Of Angels #2 (of 5)
Deadpool Merc With A Mouth #2
Exiles #5
MANGA
Art of Ponyo on the Cliff HC(H. Miyazaki)
Black Lagoon Vol 7
20th Century Boys Vol 4
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