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Shipping This Week April 10, 2013
New Comic Book & Related Merchandise Scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2013
This is a list of comic books, graphic novels, and other related merchandise that should be available in comic book shops this week.
Take a look and let us know what books and other goodies you're picking up this week in the comments!
( * = Check your local shop for price )
AAZURN PUBLISHING
Tales Of Fear #1, $4.75
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Princeless Volume 2 #1 (Of 4), $3.99
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Jughead's Double Digest #191, $3.99
Kevin Keller #8 (Bill Galvan Variant Cover), $2.99
Kevin Keller #8 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #24 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #24 (Team Mega Man Variant Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #24 (Team Sonic Variant Cover), $2.99
ARDDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Devil Is Due In Dreary #4 (of 4)(resolicited), $3.99
ASPEN COMICS
Dead Man's Run #4 (Cover A Tony Parker), $3.50
Dead Man's Run #4 (Cover B Michael Ryan), $3.50
Shrugged Volume 2 #2 (Of 6)(J. Scott Campbell Sketch Variant Cover), *
Shrugged Volume 2 #2 (Of 6)(Micah Gunnell Aspen Reserved Cover), $3.99
Shrugged Volume 2 #2 (Of 6)(Micah Gunnell Direct Market Cover), $3.99
Shrugged Volume 2 #2 (Of 6)(Micah Gunnell Direct Market Cover)(Signed & Numbered Edition), *
ATTABOY'S YUMFACTORY
Hi-Fructose Magazine Quarterly #27, $6.95
AUDIOGO
Doctor Who The Angel's Kiss A Melody Malone Mystery Audio CD, $24.95
Doctor Who Horror Of Fang Rock Audio CD, $24.95
AVATAR PRESS
Crossed Badlands #25 Deluxe Collector Box Set, $99.99
BIG DOG INK
Critter #10 (Alisson Borges Cover), $3.50
Critter #10 (Jenevieve Broomall Cover), $3.50
Legend Of Oz The Wicked West #6 (Carlos Reno Cover), $3.50
Legend Of Oz The Wicked West #6 (Nei Ruffino Cover), $3.50
BLACK LIBRARY
Warhammer 40K Fire Caste TP, $11.99
BONGO COMICS
Mylo Xyloto #3, $3.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Natasha Allegri), $3.99
Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Terry Blas & Kimball Davis), $3.99
Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Rachel Dukes), *
Adventure Time With Fionna And Cake #4 (Of 6)(Cover D Faith Erin Hicks), *
Aliens Vs Parker #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Jeff Stokley), $3.99
Aliens Vs Parker #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Manuel Bracchi), *
Bravest Warriors #7 (Cover A Tyson Hesse), $3.99
Bravest Warriors #7 (Cover B Nick Edwards), $3.99
Bravest Warriors #7 (Cover C Jake Lawrence), *
Bravest Warriors #7 (Cover D Logan Faerber), *
Garfield #12 (Cover A Gary Barker), $3.99
Grace Randolph's Supurbia #6 (Cover A Stephanie Roux), $3.99
BROADWAY
Doctor Who Dalek Generation SC, $9.99
Doctor Who Plague Of The Cybermen SC, $9.99
Doctor Who Shroud Of Sorrow SC, $9.99
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Star Wars Book Of Sith Secrets From The Dark Side HC, $99.99
CINEBOOK
Valerian Volume 1 The City Of Shifting Waters GN, $11.95
XIII Volume 15 Operation Montecristo GN, $11.95
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1347, *
Comic Shop News 2013 FCBD Special, *
COMIXTRIBE
Standard #2, $3.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #20 (Georges Jeanty Variant Cover), $2.99
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #20 (Phil Noto Regular Cover), $2.99
Criminal Macabre The Cal McDonald Casebook Volume 1 HC, $34.99
Mind MGMT #1 (Matt Kindt 1 for $1 Variant Cover), $1.00
Mind MGMT Volume 1 HC, $19.99
Oh My Goddess Volume 44 TP, $12.99
Sledgehammer 44 #2 (Of 2), $3.50
Star Wars #4 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $2.99
Star Wars #4 (Alex Ross Star Wars Issue 1 Variant Cover), *
X #0, $2.99
DC COMICS
100 Bullets Volume 4 HC (Deluxe Edition), $49.99
Aardman Batman And Robin Classic Action Figure 2-Pack, $39.95
Action Comics #19 (Tony S. Daniel Combo Pack Cover), $4.99
Batgirl #19 (Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Batman #19 (Al Jaffee MAD Variant Cover), *
Batman #19 (Alex Maleev Black & White Variant Cover), *
Batman #19 (Greg Capullo Combo Pack Cover), $4.99
Batman #19 (Greg Capullo Regular Fold-Out Cover), $3.99
Batman And Red Robin #19 (Patrick Gleason & Mick Gray Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Batman And Robin #18 (Patrick Gleason & Mick Gray 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Batman Arkham Unhinged #13, $3.99
Batman Detective Comics Volume 2 Scare Tactics HC, $29.99
Batman Incorporated #8 (Chris Burnham 3rd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Batman Li'l Gotham #1 (Chris Burnham Variant Cover), *
Batman Li'l Gotham #1 (Dustin Nguyen Regular Cover), $2.99
Constantine #2 (Juan Jose Ryp Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Constantine #2 (Renato Guedes Variant Cover), *
Deathstroke #19 (Juan Jose Ryp Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Demon Knights #19 (Bernard Chang Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Detective Comics #18 (Jason Fabok 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Detective Comics #19 (Tom Richmond MAD Variant Cover), $7.99
Django Unchained #3 (Of 6)(Guillem March Variant Cover), *
Django Unchained #3 (Of 6)(Massimo Carnevale Regular Cover), $4.99
Flash Chronicles Volume 4 TP, $14.99
Green Lantern Corps #19 (Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope Black & White Variant Cover), *
Green Lantern Corps #19 (Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Nightwing #18 (Juan Jose Ryp & Roger Bonet 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Ravagers #11 (Michael Golden Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Red Hood And The Outlaws #18 (Mico Suayan 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Saucer Country #14 (Final Issue), $2.99
Suicide Squad #19 (Travel Foreman Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Superboy #19 (Ardian Syaf Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Swamp Thing Volume 2 Family Tree TP, $14.99
Team 7 #7 (Ken Lashley Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Threshold #4 (Howard Porter Regular Fold-Out Cover), $3.99
Tiny Titans Volume 8 Aw Yeah Titans TP, $12.99
Worlds' Finest Volume 1 The Lost Daughters Of Earth 2 TP, $14.99
DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING
Unico GN, $34.95
DK PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia HC, $16.99
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Garth Ennis' Jennifer Blood #25 (Mike Mayhew Regular Cover), $3.99
Garth Ennis' Jennifer Blood #25 (Risque Variant Cover), *
Green Hornet #34 (Stephen Sadowski Regular Cover), $3.99
Lord Of The Jungle #14 (Lucio Parillo Regular Cover), $3.99
Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #8 (Cover A Alex Ross), $3.99
Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #8 (Cover B Jonathan Lau), $3.99
Queen Sonja Volume 5 Ascendancy TP, $19.99
Shadow #11 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Shadow #11 (Alex Ross Sketch Variant Cover), *
Shadow #11 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover), *
Shadow #11 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $3.99
Shadow #11 (Jack Herbert Regular Cover), $3.99
Shadow #11 (Tim Bradstreet Regular Cover), $3.99
Tolkien Years Of The Brothers Hildebrandt TP (Greg Hildebrandt Signed Edition), $75.00
Tolkien Years Of The Brothers Hildebrandt TP (Greg Hildebrandt Signed & Remarked Edition), $200.00
Vampirella #28 (Fabiano Neves Regular Cover), $3.99
Vampirella #28 (Lucio Parrillo Regular Cover), $3.99
Vampirella #28 (Paul Renaud Red Variant Cover), *
Vampirella #28 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover), $3.99
Vampirella Strikes #4 (Cover A Johnny Desjardins), $3.99
Vampirella Strikes #4 (Cover B Fabiano Neves), $3.99
Vampirella Strikes #4 (Fabiano Neves Black & White Variant Cover), *
Vampirella Strikes #4 (Johnny Desjardins Red Variant Cover), *
Vampirella Strikes #4 (Photo Subscription Variant Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #24 (Fabiano Neves Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #24 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #24 (Sergio Fernandez Davila Risque Variant Cover), *
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #24 (Wagner Reis Risque Variant Cover), *
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
50 Girls 50 And Other Stories HC (EC Comics Library), $28.99
Taint The Meat It's The Humanity And Other Stories HC (EC Comics Library), $28.99
FIRST SECOND
Relish My Life In The Kitchen GN, $17.99
FUTURE PUBLISHING
SFX #233, $10.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Bringing Up Father Volume 2 Of Cabbages And Kings HC, $49.99
Colonized #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Dave Sim), $3.99
Colonized #1 (Of 4)(Cover RI Dave Sim)(Signed by Dave Sim & Chris Ryall), *
Colonized #1 (Of 4)(Cover SUB John Byrne), $3.99
Doctor Who Classics #2 (Cover A Matthew Dow Smith), $3.99
Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #3 (Of 12)(Francesco Francavilla 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Dungeons And Dragons Forgotten Realms Cutter #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Steve Ellis), $3.99
Dungeons And Dragons Forgotten Realms Cutter #1 (Of 5)(Cover RI David Baldeon), *
G.I. JOE #1 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
G.I. JOE The Cobra Files #1 (Cover A Michael Lark), $3.99
G.I. JOE The Cobra Files #1 (Cover B Antonio Fuso), $3.99
G.I. JOE The Cobra Files #1 (Cover RI-A Tom Whalen), AR
G.I. JOE The Cobra Files #1 (Cover RI-B Jamal Igle), *
G.I. JOE The Cobra Files #1 (Cover SUB Brandon Peterson), $3.99
Judge Dredd The Complete Carlos Ezquerra Volume 1 HC, $49.99
Judge Dredd Volume 1 TP, $19.99
KISS Solo #1 (Of 4)(The Demon)(Cover A Angel Medina), $3.99
KISS Solo #1 (Of 4)(The Demon)(Cover RI Keith Leroux), *
Mars Attacks #9 (Cover A John McCrea), $3.99
Mars Attacks #9 (Cover RI Nick Percival), *
Rocketeer Hollywood Horror #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Walter Simonson), $3.99
Rocketeer Hollywood Horror #3 (Of 4)(Cover RI Walter Simonson), *
Star Trek Countdown To Darkness #4 (Of 4)(Cover A David Messina), $3.99
Star Trek Countdown To Darkness #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Photo), $3.99
Star Trek Countdown To Darkness #4 (Of 4)(Cover RI David Messina)(CGC Graded), *
Star Trek Countdown To Darkness TP, $17.99
Star Trek Space Spanning Treasury Edition TP (Cover A Tim Bradstreet), $9.99
Steve Canyon Volume 3 1951-1952 HC, $49.99
Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 2 TP, $19.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Leonardo Micro-Series (One Shot), $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Ultimate Collection Volume 4 HC, $49.99
Transformers Regeneration One #90 (Cover A Andrew Wildman), $3.99
Transformers Regeneration One #90 (Cover B Guido Guidi), $3.99
Transformers Regeneration One #90 (Cover RI Geoff Senior), *
True Blood #11 (Cover A Michael Gaydos), $3.99
True Blood #11 (Cover SUB Photo), *
Will Eisner's The Spirit Artist's Edition HC, *
Zombies Vs Robots HC (Premiere Convention Edition), *
IMAGE COMICS
Invincible Universe #1, $2.99
Nowhere Men #4 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Point Of Impact TP, $14.99
Saga #12, $2.99
Sex #2, $2.99
Walking Dead #109 (Blank Sketch Variant Cover), $2.99
Walking Dead #109 (Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn Regular Cover), $2.99
LOCUS MAGAZINE
Locus #627 (not verified by Diamond), $6.95
MARVEL COMICS
Age Of Ultron #5 (Of 10)(Adi Granov Variant Cover), *
Age Of Ultron #5 (Of 10)(Bryan Hitch Regular Cover), $3.99
Age Of Ultron #5 (Of 10)(Rock-He Kim Ultron Variant Cover), *
Alpha Big Time #3 (Of 5), $2.99
Avengers #6 (Adam Kubert 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Avengers #9 (Dustin Weaver Regular Cover), $3.99
Avengers #9 (Joe Quinones Many Armors Of Iron Man Variant Cover), &
Avengers Arena #7 (Dave Johnson Regular Cover), $2.99
Avengers Arena #7 (John Tyler Christopher Many Armors Of Iron Man Variant Cover), *
Avengers Assemble #14AU (Nic Klein Regular Cover), $3.99
Avengers Assemble #14AU (Paolo Rivera Many Armors Of Iron Man Variant Cover), *
Avengers Vs X-Men Vs TP, $24.99
Avenging Spider-Man #19, $3.99
Captain America By Ed Brubaker Volume 3 TP, $19.99
Deadpool #5 (Geof Darrow 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Deadpool Killustrated #2 (Of 4)(Michael Del Mundo 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Disney Pixar Cars Magazine #13 (Disney Publishing Worldwide), $4.99
Essential Iron Man Volume 5 TP, $19.99
Fantastic Four #6 (Karl Kerschl Many Armors Of Iron Man Variant Cover), *
Fantastic Four #6 (Mark Bagley Regular Cover), $2.99
Fantastic Four Volume 1 New Departure New Arrivals TP, $15.99
FCBD Infinity Poster (Promotional Item), *
Fearless Defenders #3 (Mark Brooks Regular Cover), $2.99
Fearless Defenders #3 (Phil Jimenez Variant Cover), *
Gamora By Milo Manara Poster, $8.99
Hawkeye #2 (David Aja 5th Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Hawkeye #9, $2.99
Indestructible Hulk #4 (Leinil Francis Yu 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Iron Man By Paolo Rivera Poster, $8.99
Marvel Super Heroes #8 (Disney Publishing Worldwide), $4.99
Marvel Universe Iron Man Digest TP, $9.99
Marvel Universe The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes #13, $2.99
Nova #1 (Ed McGuinness 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Oz Road To Oz HC, $24.99
Rocket Raccoon And Groot The Complete Collection TP, $29.99
Secret Avengers #3 (Dale Eaglesham Variant Cover), *
Secret Avengers #3 (Tomm Coker Regular Cover), $3.99
Secret Service #6 (Of 6), $4.99
Thor God Of Thunder #7 (Esad Ribic Regular Cover), $3.99
Thor God Of Thunder #7 (Gabriele Dell'Otto Many Armors Of Iron Man Variant Cover), *
Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #23, $3.99
Ultron #1AU, $3.99
Ultron By Marko Djurdjevic Poster, $8.99
Uncanny Avengers #6, $3.99
Uncanny X-Force Volume 6 Final Execution Volume 1 TP, $19.99
Uncanny X-Men #4 (Chris Bachalo Regular Cover), $3.99
Uncanny X-Men #4 (Kris Anka Variant Cover), *
Wolverine #2 (Alan Davis Regular Cover), $3.99
Wolverine #2 (Mike Deodato Variant Cover), *
Wolverine Covenant TP, $14.99
X-Men Reckless Abandonment TP, $19.99
X-Treme X-Men #13 (Giuseppe Camuncoli Regular Cover)(Final Issue), $2.99
X-Treme X-Men #13 (Kalman Andrasofsky Variant Cover)(Final Issue), *
MARVEL PRESS
Invincible Iron Man An Origin Story HC (Revised Edition), $8.99
PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Magazine #458, $9.99
PICTUREBOX
So Long Silver Screen HC, $22.95
PS ARTBOOKS
Harvey Horrors Collected Works Witches Tales Volume 3 HC, $47.99
Harvey Horrors Collected Works Witches Tales Volume 4 HC, $47.99
Harvey Horrors Collected Works Witches Tales Volume 2 HC (Slipcase Edition), $113.99
PS Artbooks Showcase Volume 1 TP, $7.99
RUNNING PRESS
Star Trek Phaser Kit SC, $9.95
SANCTUM PRODUCTIONS
Doc Savage Double Novel Volume 66 SC (James Bama Cover), $14.95
Doc Savage Double Novel Volume 66 SC (Regular Cover), $14.95
Shadow Double Novel Volume 71 SC, $14.95
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Certain Scientific Railgun Volume 7 GN, $12.99
Crimson Empire Circumstances To Serve A Noble Volume 1 GN, $13.99
TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS
Stuff Of Legend The Toy Collector #4 (Of 5), $3.99
TITAN PUBLISHING
Fun With A Pencil HC, $39.95
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Plugged In Comic Professionals Working In The Video Game Industry SC, $16.95
UNITED PLANKTON PICTURES
SpongeBob Comics #19, $2.99
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Of Comics And Men A Cultural History Of American Comic Books SC, $35.00
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Archer And Armstrong #9 (Emanuela Lupacchino Regular Cover), $3.99
Archer And Armstrong #9 (Clayton Henry Variant Cover), $3.99
Harbinger #11 (Clayton Henry Pullbox Cover), $3.99
Harbinger #11 (Patrick Zircher Variant Cover), $3.99
Harbinger #11 (Khari Evans Regular Cover), $3.99
VICES PRESS
M3 TP, $24.99
VIDEO WATCHDOG
Video Watchdog #173, $8.95
VIZ MEDIA
Case Closed Volume 46 GN, $9.99
Excel Saga Volume 25 GN, $9.99
Itsuwaribito Volume 8 GN, $9.99
Loveless 2-In-1 Edition Volume 3 GN, $14.99
Tiger And Bunny Volume 1 GN, $9.99
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Madness Of Wonderland #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Paolo Pant), $3.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Madness Of Wonderland #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Eric J), $3.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland #10 (Cover A Mike Krome), $2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland #10 (Cover B Marat Mychaels), $2.99
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Bruce Timm Steps Down At DC Animation
Bruce Timm Steps Down At DC Animation
By: Jay
Bruce Timm’s name has been synonymous with DC Animation since the 1992 debut of Batman: The Animated Series. Since then Timm went on to bring Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and its spin-off Justice League Unlimited to the small screens before launching DC’s Direct-To-DVD movies in 2007 with Superman Doomsday. But now, after 21 years, the face of DC Animation is stepping down. Timm initially stepped down from his position to focus his energies on Green Lantern: The Animated Series as well as his own works, but since the cancellation of Green Lantern: The Animated Series Timm will be departing DC Animation to work on his own projects.
Bruce Timm may be leaving his position as Supervisor Producer, but his mark on DC Animation and the DC Universe as a whole will be felt for generations to come. During his tenure Timm created some memorable characters that became so popular that the small screen wasn’t enough and they made the transition to the comics. Most notable characters are Terry McGuiness (Batman Beyond), Mercy Graves, Livewire, Detective Renee Montoya, and perhaps the most popular Harley Quinn.
When one door closes another one opens and the door marked Supervising Producer is opening up for James Tucker. Tucker isn’t new to DC Animation. He shared designer duties with Timm on Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League, and served as producer for Legion of Super Heroes and Batman: The Brave and the Bold. He also has director credits on Batman Beyond, Static Shock, Legion of Super Heroes and next month's Direct-To-DVD Superman Unbound.
“Bruce had done a lot since Justice League Unlimited ended,” Tucker explains, “so it’s been quite a haul. I can’t speak for him, but I think going out on Dark Knight Returns was a special thing for him. If he was going to make the break that seemed like a good time.”
Tucker plans to “shake things up a bit,” while keeping things moving in the “right” direction and delivering the same level of quality as his predecessor. Tucker continues by saying, “I’d love to use more of a variety of characters, but that’s something I don’t have control over. Granted Dark Knight Returns was long overdue to be adapted and I’m glad they did it and did it superbly. But beyond that, I’m not really interested in replicating, image by image, word for word, something that was in a comic book, because you can’t replicate that experience or feeling. You’re basically getting a secondary experience, so you have to make it your own in order to make it work as a movie. Creating films in which people are going through it with a checklist saying, ‘Okay, they took that out, they took that out…' I’m not interested in doing anything like that.”
One thing Tucker plans on doing is addressing a concern that many fans of the animated movies have expressed: that the movies are predominantly focused on Batman, Superman and the Justice League, while paying little attention to the other characters in the DC Universe. This is not to say that DC didn’t make attempts with movies featuring Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, as well the series of short films under the DC Showcase title, but the sales didn’t reach the levels that the company would have liked to have seen. “Our challenge,” he continues, “is that people want us to do these other characters, but if they don’t sell that threatens the whole line. So the way to do it is to be smart. If we know we’re going to use Superman, Batman and the Justice League, how do we use them as gateways to these other characters? If Batman, Superman and Justice League bring in the average person who’s not a comic book fan, once you have them you insert a Huntress or a secondary character like Oracle as a means of introducing them to more of the world. But you’re not going to be able to do an Oracle movie. Unfortunately the Green Lantern and Wonder Woman movies didn’t perform like we would have liked them to, even though I thought they were among the best we’ve done.” “I can’t go into specifics,” he continues, “but I have a feeling when we announce our next slate of movies, people are going to be very excited because we will be using Batman, Superman and Justice League as a gateway to exposing other characters.”
One example he could be referring to is the already announced Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, which will be a Flash-centric movie. “I can’t think of any other classic DC stories that I want to adapt, and I’m not big on adapting stuff anyway. Once you’ve done Dark Knight Returns, that’s the ultimate DC adaptation. So my attitude is, ‘OK, this leaves me open to doing interpretations of characters and stories,’ so what we’ll be doing with Flashpoint is kind of changing the dynamic a little bit. Doing things that are based on characters and situations from the comics, but not literal adaptations. They’ll be more like original stories along the lines of what we did with Green Lantern: First Flight and Wonder Woman. There won’t be as many literal adaptations. That’s a step in the right direction, because this is a Flash focused story, and it’s probably the only Flash focused story that would sell, because there is a version of the Justice League involved."
There will be more changes in future releases, which are all part of Tucker’s desire to bring a sense of continuing evolution to the line. “I want our movies to feel like contemporary movies you’d see in a theatre,” he muses, “so that means even changing up the way we do the main titles. I want more variety in how we do things and in the types of things we do. I’d love to do a DC Animated movie that is humorous, like Justice League International. And that could be a possibility down the line. The title Justice League is a selling point now. It works on its own so even if you don’t have Superman and Batman in it – okay, Batman’s in it and we could probably find a way to put Superman in it — it would work. Besides, we wouldn’t adapt a literal story from the run. That’s just an example of what I mean. Not every superhero movie has to be the same type of movie with the same kind of tone. There’s different ways to bend the genre. It’s good to mix up the format and not just do the same kind of heavy story. I want them to feel like different types of movies. Who wants to see exactly the same type of movie every time we do one of these?”
What do you think about the changing of the guard at DC Animation? Who would you like to see featured in an animated movie? Do you think DC should stay with the current comic book adaptations, or bring more original stories to the animated line of movies? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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Action Comics #19 Review
Action Comics #19 Review
Andy Diggle and Tony Daniel’s take on Superman in Action Comics following Grant Morrison’s run has arrived. However, those who keep up with the latest news have likely heard about Diggle’s departure from the book and Tony Daniel’s plans to wrap up the arc based on Diggle’s scripts. Find out what this creative team could have brought to Action Comics with this sole issue.
Taking place a year before the present day DCU, Clark and Lois are on assignment in Qurac, where they find themselves mutually attracted to each other. Their flirtation and sexual tension are interrupted by a job for Superman. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor (before he is jailed and scarred in the current DCU) launches his latest plan to take down the Man of Steel.
None of us know the complete story behind Andy Diggle leaving Action Comics before this issue ever hit the stands, but after reading it, I just want to tell DC: GET HIM BACK! I do not care what you have to do to achieve it, but get him back on Action Comics NOW! This is the first time in a year and a half that I have enjoyed Superman. Since the New 52, especially since Morrison penned Action Comics, I felt like I have been reading about the adventures of Superman set in the Marvel Universe. I felt like Morrison and DC as a whole went out of their way to modernize Superman, but in doing so they lost the spirit of the character, the thing that makes him who he is. Well I’m pleased to say that Diggle has found it. Diggle gives us a confident and assertive Superman that doesn’t stand for those who use their power to push around others. What I love about it, is how he has found a way to do this where it appears to have stemmed from the way the Kent’s raised him as a man, and not because of the powers that make him Super.
Reading Andy Diggle’s Lois Lane Lois Lane
Lex Luthor hasn’t done much to earn the title “World’s Greatest Criminal Genius” in the New 52 until now. In just one issue Diggle shows us just how terrifyingly evil Lex Luthor is. While using Kryptonite in a Luthor plot is almost cliché, Diggle delivers it in a new and refreshing way.
Tony S. Daniel’s art is so spot on that you could take away all the words in this book and Daniel’s art can still tell the whole story on its own. Daniel's art brings to life every emotion and thought of these characters, from the way Lois and Clark ’s eyes express their passion for each other to the way that he conveys the evil genius of Lex Luthor with a subtle raise of an eyebrow. I haven’t been a fan of the new costume, but Daniel made me like it in one panel. When Clark ripped open his shirt and we see his costume taking form, I found myself with a smile on my face. I finally like the Kryptonian armor costume. While Diggle reminded me how Lois can be written as an intelligent, strong, determined, driven, and confident woman without it coming off in a negative way, Daniel reminded me of how she can be all of that and knock-out gorgeous as well.
The only negative thing I can say about this issue is that it is Andy Diggle and Tony S. Daniel’s only one. If you have been looking to get into Superman set in the New 52, then Action Comics #19 is the perfect issue for you. This is a great jumping on point that doesn’t require you to have read anything else about the character in this new DC Universe. I give this book my highest recommendation. Go out and buy this book. Buy one for yourself and one for a friend.
That is how I feel about this book. Now, I want to know what you think about it. So leave your thoughts in the comments.
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The Self-Destruction of the New 52 Part 1
The Self-Destruction of the New 52 Part 1
By Arnoldo Acosta
Almost two years ago DC announced that in the wake of its most recent comic book event that the DC Universe was going to be relaunched with a new initiative called The New 52. All of the previous DC books would end and 52 new #1s would take their place.
I still remember that time very vividly. In forums and comic news sites, the speculation about what would happen was very high but DC reassured everyone and I quote “this is a relaunch, not a reboot”
Of course anyone who has been paying attention in the past two years now know that that quote is an utter lie and the DCU was indeed rebooted. However it was not a complete reboot and the objective of the reboot was to attract new readers to expand the horizons of who shall be reading comics and reach a wider demographic. The reboot would gain the interest of new readers because of the new digital market (typo) and their would be an impulse on the diversity of titles that would be added to the New 52.
Personally, I was really optimistic about this event because at the time I believed the books that were already working DC on both ambits of quality and sales were going to be left untouched. Those titles were Green Lantern and Batman. While Titles that did not work during the pre-New 52 like Teen Titans, Superman, and Justice League would be reworked and have a chance to become better.
Little did I know that the price for such opportunities was going to be high and was never going to pay off.
I read almost every single comic from the New 52 and for each of those comics I read I gave them a fair chance. Even comics like Mr Terrific by Eric Wallace, Deathstroke by Kyle Higgins, Hawk and Dove by Liefeld and Gates and more. Comics which will probably disappear from everybody’s memories in just a couple of years if they haven’t already. I gave all of these comics the same opportunities and I saw very little to be amazed.
I’m not going to complain about just a couple of bad books or even the initiative itself. The idea of the New 52 is about starting fresh, revitalize old concepts, reviving old characters and old possibilities but the reality is chances are only as good as how they are taken. Almost two years after the fact I can honestly say that the New 52 has been a Complete Failure.
Since DC implemented their new policies for digital comics their sales are still far from comparing with the direct market.
New characters and new comics that were suppose to push diversity in this new universe are now either gone for good, cancelled or just simply changed to something missing the original point of the comic.
The new focus of the New 52 is to play things as safe as possible with little to no regard on quality. As long as the sales are doing well there are no other concerns.
The Failures
We don’t need to look far to find the failures of the New 52.
You just need to look at every single comic that has been cancelled to realize why these titles were cancelled. Then you will understand the problem of the New 52 as a whole.
You just need to look at every single comic that has been cancelled to realize why these titles were cancelled. Then you will understand the problem of the New 52 as a whole.
Static Shock
Mister Terrific
Hawk and Dove
Men of War
Blackhawks
O.M.A.C.
Captain Atom
Resurrection Man
Voodoo
Justice League International
Grifter
Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E
Legion Lost
Blue Beetle
Fury of the Firestorm
Savage Hawkman
Ravagers
Deathstroke
Sword of Sorcery
DCU:Presents
Team 7
I, Vampire
22
22 Failures
And more will come
Just think about it for a second. If a book was cancelled because of its quality then is obvious that there was a problem with the book, either with the characters, or the writers, or the editors, etc. There had to be something wrong with the title.
However there is more to this.
What if a book was cancelled and it was actually good?
Then you have to wonder, why did DC allow it to be cancelled? Why wasn’t it promoted better? Why didn’t it get the impulse that it deserved?
An example is I, Vampire, a fantastic horror comic. It was amazingly drawn, well written, had huge critical success, nominations to a couple of awards as well as being one of the highest selling graphic novels on NYT and yet it was recently cancelled with issue 19 because of very low sales on the direct market.
Those who aren’t familiar with I, Vampire should know that is a really surprising book because it doesn’t maintain an stable status quo for more than 7 issues. There is a reason for this, Joshua Hale Fialkov speeded up his own storylines to get them done as soon as possible.
By issue 6 the story had taken a twist that was meant to happen until the 2nd year of the book, by issue 12 it was getting into plots that were meant for the 3rdyear. When this book ends it will have an ending that Fialkov envisioned but sadly it will not have the time and respect that it deserves.
The whole concept created by these three “seasons” are very limited. They had to be rushed because if they hadn’t, it would have never seen an end. The editor, Chris Conroy, knew that they would never see a second year of publication.
This is an example of one of the failures of DC on trying to diversify genres, which was one of the main objectives of the New 52. Even with quality and a good reputation it is not enough to ignore the book is doomed for cancellation.
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Zenescope Showing Off Grimm Animated/Exclusives At C2E2 2013
Zenescope Showing Off Grimm Animated/Exclusives At C2E2 2013
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is all set for April 26th-28th at McCormick Place in Chicago . Zenescope Entertainment has announced its plans for C2E2 2013. Zenescope will have an exhibition booth and will be offering several limited edition exclusive comics that features cover art by industry favorites like Mike DeBalfo, Jamie Tyndall, and Paulo Siqueira.
Since it was founded in 2005 by Brusha and Ralph Tedesco Zenescope Entertainment has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world. Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Wonderland, Neverland and Robyn Hood, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest-running original independent comic books on shelves today.
Zenescope is bringing the talent to booth 729 with their Editor-in-Chief, co-founder, and writer, Ralph Tedesco (Grimm Fairy Tales, Salem
One of the main highlights of the show for Zenescope fans will be the premiere of the Grimm Fairy Tales Animated pilot episode directed by Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse) and created by Zenescope Entertainment, Titmouse Animation, and Schneppzone, Inc. The pilot features the voices of Lena Headey (Game of Thrones, 300), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2, The Devil’s Carnival), Robert Forster (Olympus Has Fallen, Jackie Brown) and Chris Hardwick (Nerdist) and character designs by artists Alex Pardee, Eric Powell, Bill Sienkiewicz and other top industry talent.
Make room in your schedule for the “Grimm Fairy Tales Animated” Panel which will be hosted by Zenescope’s Ralph Tedesco who also served as one of the producers and writers of the pilot. The panel will be held on Saturday, April 27th from 11:00am to 12:00pm in Room W476.
Here is the list of exclusives Zenescope will have available at Booth #729:
- GFT Jungle Book: Last of the Species #2 cover E (Limited to 500 copies)
- GFT Robyn Hood vs Red Riding Hood cover E (Limited to 500 copies)
- GFT Wonderland #9 Cover C and D (C Limited to 500 copies and D Limited to 100 copies)
For more information about Zenescope’s attendance at C2E2, including appearance and signing times, visit Zenescope.com or follow their updates on Facebook and Twitter.
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The Self-Destruction of the New 52 Part 2
The Self-Destruction of the New 52 Part 2
By Arnoldo AcostaWhat is the success of the New 52?
Not everything has been bad in the New 52. There are still a lot of books that not only have great quality but they actually sell well also.
Comic books like Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Womanand many others are selling well and don’t suck. However every time I look at such titles I have to wonder something…
Are these books good because of the reboot or are they good despite of it?
Titles like Batman or Green Lantern didn’t need a single change with the reboot. On the other hand a title like Wonder Woman,which had a complete reboot and received certain benefits from it.
But does Wonder Woman need the New 52?The last story arc Wonder Woman had before the New 52 was The Odyssey. It involved a complete re-working of the character, which ended up changing her entire continuity. In other words by the time the New 52 was starting a detail like continuity just wasn’t important for a character like Wonder Woman.
The root of the success for Wonder Woman is not that she was rebooted. Wonder Woman was rebooted in the past so it could have been rebooted again even without the New 52. What made it work was Direction and Freedom.
Wonder Woman is successful because of the direction that Brian Azzarello has given to the book and he was given the liberty to follow that direction without any interruptions.
It doesn’t matter if Superman is dating Wonder Woman. or if the New Gods are appearing somewhere else.
The book has a freedom that no other book in the New 52 has.
The book has a freedom that no other book in the New 52 has.
CV: any plans to bring any other DC characters into this series? Like Superman?
BA: No. Superman's got enough face time in other books so he doesn't need it in this one.
Wonder Woman is successful because it has nothing to do with the New 52.
How about another great title like Batwoman?
Batwoman #0 Before the New 52
Scheduled to come out almost a year before the relaunch but was postpone and because of this the book is completely unaffected by the New 52. It is also untouched by any other title. How is the New 52 better than the previous universe for Batwoman? There is not really a significant change here and on many other comics too.
Where is the gain?
The New 52 produced a lot of changes for a lot of comics, changes that hurt a lot of those comics.
If most of those titles that are at the top are the ones with less changes then why were the changes even necessary?
The New 52 are benefiting from those titles, not the other way around.
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DC Declares Trinity War Upon The Justice League
DC Declares Trinity War Upon The Justice League
By: Jay
After almost two years since DC relaunched their entire line with the New 52 the company’s first big event is almost here. This July a hero’s death brings war upon us in the DC Universe’s two month, six issue event “Trinity War”.
This summer DC’s premiere super team the Justice League and its offspring teams Justice League of America
The first salvo is launched by writer Geoff Johns and artists Ivan Reis and Joe Prado in Justice League #22, which features DC’s premiere trinity, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. For “Trinity War” Johns will be joined by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Doug Mahnke on Justice League of America. A team that stars Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Catwoman and others that were assembled by Amanda Waller to take out the Justice League if the need should arise. Lemire will pen the third comic in the crossover with artist Mikel Janin in Justice League Dark, which features more supernatural type of characters that include Deadman, John Constantine, and Zatanna.
What many fans thought would be the first major company wide crossover from the New 52 now appears to be a Justice League-centric crossover. Since their relaunch DC has kept their crossovers to their respective corners of the DCU with stories like “Death of the Family” playing out in the Bat-titles and “H’El on Earth” in the Super-titles.
"We really want to find and carve out the Justice League corner of the DC Universe," Johns says. "It is a universe all itself with these three teams, and it feels big enough to be worthy of a Justice League story."
“Trinity War” brings a lot of these characters together for the first time since DC’s line-wide relaunch in September 2011.
“It’s going to really interesting when these characters do come together, because some of them haven’t met, some of them have, and what happens and unfolds in this is going to force them to choose sides,” Johns adds.
While “Trinity War” isn’t a universe-wide story it is still an event that will effect not just the characters within the DCU, but also DC as a publisher. Since the relaunch Justice League has become the flagship title of the company, and is among the most popular in the industry. According to Diamond Comics Distributers, the first issue of Justice League of America was the best-selling book in February, with both it and Justice League being in the top 10 comics for the past two months.
While Johns promises some big battles in “Trinity War” but says that at its core it’s an “action mystery” and part of that is the Trinity of Sin characters, who were sentenced to eternal punishment centuries ago by a secret council of wizards. Along with the Trinity of Sin playing important roles, Johns and Lemire have been planting seeds for character-driven drama in their titles. For example Superman and Wonder Woman’s romance, which hasn’t sat well with everyone, including Steve Trevor, the field leader of the Justice League of America and Wonder Woman’s ex. Lemire has also been building tension between Zatanna and Constatine in Justice League Dark. Then there is the latest reveal by Cyborg that someone from within is trying to undermine the team in Justice League.
Lemire calls The Question a “bit of a wild card”, and fans are learning more about the Phantom Stranger in his own title. But it is Pandora’s role in the story that most fans are curious about. Pandora witnessed the rebirth of the DC Universe in Johns’ Flashpointseries and appeared in every number one issue of the first 52 books in the relaunch. The character gets her own title a month before “Trinity War”. The character and the mysterious box that she opened eons ago are central to the story.
"She's an enigma, completely," Johns says. "In a lot of ways, she's been a pawn for most of her existence. She was tricked into using the box and she's being tricked into doing something now, in a way. The Justice League, that becomes another part of it."
While you can expect major characters like Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow to get plenty of page time, you should keep an eye out for other characters to gain some of the spotlight. One character will be Shazam. “He’s got no allegiance to anybody,” Johns says, “and you’ll see him come into conflict with Superman in a very big way”. Also expect to see new Justice Leaguers the Atom and Element Woman (both are updated female versions of classic DC characters), and Justice League Dark team member Frankenstein to get some page time.
"Frankenstein is my favorite," Lemire says. "Getting to see him interact with the larger DC Universe during this event is going to be a lot of fun."
The central mystery, conflicts between the teams and assorted plot points of “Trinity War” are all part of one big impending danger that is approaching the DC Universe. John says "It's not going to end wrapped up in a bow. Something really, really major happens that kicks off some pretty crazy stuff at the end of August."
Are you looking forward to “Trinity War”? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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Supurbia #6 Review
Supurbia #6 Review
By: Jay
By: Jay
Welcome to Supurbia, the Wisteria Lane of the super hero world. Where the capes and the tights of comics meets the affairs between the sheets of soap operas. Follow the lives of the Meta Legion, the world’s premiere super hero team that not only fights crime but faces everyday family conflicts and personal relationships on a super scale.
Previously on Supurbia…. Alexis sets up the Athenai booth at Galactic Protection Systems Expo and she sets a plan in motion to buy Hunt Tech. While Paul is off-world telling his mother he is divorcing Alexis because he is in love with a man, the object of his affections, Gio is sent to infiltrate a top-secret weapons deal by Alexis. As Jeremy bonds with Eli, Batu asks Tia to do the unthinkable.
Thanks to some good friends over at Dark Avenger Inc I have been expanding my comic book pallet and been reading more independent comics. I have watched Grace Randolph's Youtube video news and reviews and I've seen her talking about her comic Supurbia for a while now, but it wasn’t until Comic Frontline’s Arnoldo Acosta did his news report “3 Comics to Read No DC/Marvel” where he recommends Superbia did I decide to pick it up.
While Randolph delivers on the inner personal relationships and relationship drama, I think she could bring a little more action to the book. With this issue we did see some action with Tia (Aso) and then some more with Gio (Agent Twilight). While these scenes were well done, I would have liked them to be a little longer. I think Randolph could expand the action scenes and still deliver the personal conflicts through inner monologue. Or in Gio’s case, by utilizing the partnership with him and Paul (Night Fox).
While Russell Dauterman does a great job on the art, I thinks his style doesn’t suit the story Randolph is telling. There are parts where I can see his style complimenting Randolph ’s story, but then I turn the page and the lack of detail takes me out of the setting. I think Dauterman is a very talented artist and his work would fit great with a more traditional comic setting and an artist like Steve McNiven, who’s art uses high detail and a more realistic style, fits the soap opera realism Randolph ’s writing delivers.
At the end of the day I did enjoy the book. It has me curious enough to pick up the next issue and made me go back to my comic shop to pick up the first five issues as well. I recommend people who like character development books pick this up.
That’s how I feel about this book. Now let us know your opinions in the comments.
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Shipping This Week April 17, 2013
New Comic Book & Related Merchandise Scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, 2013
This is a list of comic books, graphic novels, and other related merchandise that should be available in comic book shops this week.
Take a look and let us know what books and other goodies you're picking up this week in the comments!
( * = Check your local shop for price )
AC COMICS
Golden Age Greats Spotlight Volume 12 Outrageous Girls Strike Back TP, $29.95
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Victorian Secret Agents Owls Of The Ironwork Isle #1 (Of 5), $3.95
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Betty And Veronica #265 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Betty And Veronica #265 (Renae De Liz Variant Cover), $2.99
Betty And Veronica Friends Double Digest #233, $3.99
Knuckles The Echidna Archives Volume 4 TP, $9.99
Sonic Universe #51 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $2.99
Sonic Universe #51 (Patrick Spaziante Variant Cover), $2.99
World Of Archie Double Digest #28, $3.99
ASPEN COMICS
Idolized #5 (Cover A Pasquale Qualano), $3.99
Idolized #5 (Cover B Rachel Clark Photo), $3.99
Idolized #5 (Cover C Rachel Clark Photo), *
Jirni #1 (Of 5)(Paolo Pantalena Aspen Reserved Cover), $1.00
Jirni #1 (Of 5)(Paolo Pantalena Direct Market Cover), $1.00
AVATAR PRESS
Crossed Badlands #27 (Jacen Burrows Red Crossed Incentive Cover), *
Crossed Badlands #27 (Jacen Burrows Regular Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #27 (Jacen Burrows Torture Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #27 (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #6 (Matt Martin Gore Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #6 (Raulo Caceres Regular Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #6 (Raulo Caceres Terror Incentive Cover), *
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #6 (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Stitched #13 (Fernando Furukawa Ancient Evil Incentive Cover), *
Stitched #13 (Fernando Furukawa Gore Cover), $3.99
Stitched #13 (Fernando Furukawa Regular Cover), $3.99
Stitched #13 (Fernando Furukawa Wraparound Cover), $3.99
BLACK LIBRARY
Warhammer 40K Betrayer TP, $16.00
BONGO COMICS
Bart Simpson Big Shot TP, $15.99
Simpsons Comics #201, $2.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Adventure Time #1 (Chris Houghton 4th Printing Connecting Variant Cover), $3.99
Adventure Time #2 (Chris Houghton 3rd Printing Connecting Variant Cover), $3.99
Adventure Time #3 (Chris Houghton 2nd Printing Connecting Variant Cover), $3.99
Adventure Time #4 (Chris Houghton 2nd Printing Connecting Variant Cover), $3.99
Adventure Time #5 (Chris Houghton 2nd Printing Connecting Variant Cover), $3.99
Adventure Time #6 (Chris Houghton 2nd Printing Connecting Variant Cover), $3.99
Adventure Time #15 (Cover A Mike Holmes), $3.99
Adventure Time #15 (Cover B Emily Warren), $3.99
Adventure Time #15 (Cover C Nidhi Chanani), *
Adventure Time #15 (Cover D Spike Trautman), *
Cliver Barker's Hellraiser The Dark Watch #3 (Cover A Nick Percival), $3.99
Cliver Barker's Hellraiser The Dark Watch #3 (Cover B Sami Makkonen), $3.99
Cliver Barker's Hellraiser The Dark Watch #3 (Cover C Conzpiracy Digital Arts), *
Fanboys Vs Zombies #13 (Cover A Jerry Gaylord), $3.99
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Star Wars Book Of Sith Secrets From The Dark Side HC, $99.99
CINEBOOK
Adventures Of Blake Of Mortimer Volume 10 The Sarcophagi Of The Sixth Continent Part 2 GN, $15.95
Long John Silver Volume 3 The Emerald Maze GN, $13.95
Lucky Luke Volume 25 The Stagecoach TP, $11.95
Lucky Luke Volume 26 The Bounty Hunter TP, $11.95
XIII Volume 14 Release The Hounds GN, $11.95
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1348, *
CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lookouts Riddle Volume 1 #5, $3.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
Aliens Inhuman Condition HC, $10.99
Angel And Faith Volume 3 Family Reunion TP, $17.99
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth #106 (A Cold Day In Hell Part 2 Of 2), $3.50
Black Beetle No Way Out #3 (Of 4), $3.99
Conan The Barbarian #15, $3.50
Dragon Age The World Of Thedas Volume 1 HC, $39.99
Gary Baseman Journal, $9.99
House Of Gold And Bones #1 (Of 4)(Jason Shawn Alexander Regular Cover), $3.99
House Of Gold And Bones #1 (Of 4)(Richard Clark Variant Cover), *
Star Wars #1 (Alex Ross 4th Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Star Wars #1 (Dynamic Forces CGC Graded 9.8), $99.99
Star Wars Darth Vader And The Ghost Prison HC, $24.99
Star Wars Darth Vader And The Ninth Assassin #1 (Of 5), $3.50
Star Wars Knight Errant Volume 3 Escape TP, $18.99
DC COMICS
Batman #18 (Greg Capullo 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Batman Beyond Unlimited #15, $3.99
Batman Year One Hundred TP (New Printing), $19.99
Batwoman #19 (Rick Tulka MAD Variant Cover), *
Batwoman #19 (Trevor McCarthy Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Birds Of Prey #19 (Ardian Syaf & Vicente Sifuentes Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Birds Of Prey Volume 2 Your Kiss Might Kill TP, $14.99
Catwoman #19 (Rafa Sandoval & Jordi Tarragona Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
DC Universe Presents #19 (Jesus Merino Regular Fold-Out Cover)(Final Issue), $2.99
Dial H Volume 1 Into You TP, $14.99
Fables #128, $2.99
Frankenstein Agent Of S.H.A.D.E. Volume 2 Secrets Of The Dead TP, $16.99
Green Lantern New Guardians #19 (Aaron Kuder Black & White Variant Cover), *
Green Lantern New Guardians #19 (Aaron Kuder Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe #1 (Ed Benes Regular Cover), $2.99
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe #1 (Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Variant Cover), *
House Of Secrets Omnibus HC (resolicited), $75.00
Injustice Gods Among Us Deathstroke Vs Green Arrow Action Figure 2-Pack, $29.95
Injustice Gods Among Us Wonder Woman Vs Solomon Grundy Action Figure 2-Pack, $29.95
JSA The Liberty Files The Whistling Skull #5 (Of 6), $2.99
Justice League #19 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Black & White Variant Cover), *
Justice League #19 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Combo Pack Cover), $4.99
Justice League #19 (Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Regular Fold-Out Cover), $3.99
Justice League #19 (Sergio Aragones MAD Variant Cover), *
Justice League Of America's Vibe #3 (Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund Black & White Variant Cover), *
Justice League Of America's Vibe #3 (Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Legion Of Super-Heroes #19 (Keith Giffen & Scott Koblish Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Marshal Law HC (Deluxe Edition), $49.99
Nightwing #19 (Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Red Hood And The Outlaws #19 (Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Smallville Season 11 Volume 1 The Guardian TP, $14.99
Supergirl #19 (Mahmud Asrar Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Supergirl #19 (Richard Williams MAD Variant Cover), *
Sword Of Sorcery #7 (Aaron Lopresti Regular Fold-Out Cover), $3.99
Wonder Woman #19 (Cliff Chiang Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Wonder Woman #19 (Peter Kuper MAD Variant Cover), *
Wonder Woman #19 (We Can Be Heroes Blank Variant Cover), *
DEVILS DUE ENTERTAINMENT
Plume #3 (Of 5), $3.99
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Bionic Man Vs The Bionic Woman #4 (Of 5)(Chris Eliopoulos Variant Cover), *
Bionic Man Vs The Bionic Woman #4 (Of 5)(Jonathan Lau Black & White Variant Cover), *
Bionic Man Vs The Bionic Woman #4 (Of 5)(Jonathan Lau Regular Cover), $3.99
Bionic Man Vs The Bionic Woman #4 (Of 5)(Sean Chen Regular Cover), $3.99
Dark Shadows Year One #1 (Patrick Berkenkotter Black & White Variant Cover), *
Dark Shadows Year One #1 (Patrick Berkenkotter Regular Cover), $3.99
Dark Shadows Year One #1 (Patrick Berkenkotter Virgin Variant Cover), *
Dark Shadows Year One #1 (Photo Subscription Variant Cover), *
Dejah Thoris And The Green Men Of Mars #3 (Of 8)(Jay Anacleto Regular Cover), $3.99
Dejah Thoris And The Green Men Of Mars #3 (Of 8)(Jay Anacleto Subscription Variant Cover), $3.99
Dejah Thoris And The Green Men Of Mars #3 (Of 8)(Jose Malaga Risque Variant Cover), *
Dejah Thoris And The Green Men Of Mars #3 (Of 8)(Ale Garza Risque Variant Cover), *
Dejah Thoris And The Green Men Of Mars #3 (Of 8)(Mel Rubi Risque Variant Cover), *
Evil Ernie #5 (Ardian Syaf Pencil Art Variant Cover), *
Evil Ernie #5 (Ardian Syaf Regular Cover), $3.99
Evil Ernie #5 (Dan Brereton Regular Cover), $3.99
Evil Ernie #5 (Dan Brereton Virgin Variant Cover), *
Evil Ernie #5 (Kyle Hotz Green Variant Cover), *
Evil Ernie #5 (Kyle Hotz Regular Cover), $3.99
Evil Ernie #5 (Stephen Segovia Regular Cover), $3.99
Evil Ernie #5 (Subscription Variant Cover), *
Green Hornet #35 (Stephen Sadowski Regular Cover), $3.99
Jennifer Blood First Blood #4 (Of 6)(Mike Mayhew Regular Cover), $3.99
Miss Fury #1 (Dynamic Forces Virgin Variant Cover), $19.99
Pathfinder #6 (Erik Jones Regular Cover), $3.99
Pathfinder #6 (Lucio Parillo Regular Cover), $3.99
Pathfinder #6 (Matteo Scalera Black & White Variant Cover), *
Pathfinder #6 (Matteo Scalera Regular Cover), $3.99
Pathfinder #6 (Matteo Scalera Virgin Variant Cover), *
Pathfinder #6 (Tyler Walpole Regular Cover), $3.99
Red Sonja #74 (Walter Geovanni Regular Cover), $3.99
Robert Jordan's The Wheel Of Time The Eye Of The World #34 (Adam Moore Regular Cover), $3.99
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Blank Authentix Variant Cover), *
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Cover A Matt Wagner), $3.99
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Cover B Alex Ross), $3.99
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Cover C Chris Samnee), $3.99
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Cover D Howard Chaykin), $3.99
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Matt Wagner First Hand Drawn Variant Cover), *
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Matt Wagner Second Hand Drawn Variant Cover), *
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Matt Wagner Virgin Variant Cover), *
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Wilfredo Torres Hand Drawn Variant Cover), *
Shadow Year One #2 (Of 10)(Wilfredo Torres Subscription Variant Cover), $3.99
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #197 (Spider-Man 2099), $14.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine Special #31 (Skurge), $32.00
DC Superhero Chess Figurine Collection Magazine #28 (Black Bat White Pawn), $16.00
DC Superhero Chess Figurine Collection Magazine #29 (Ventriloquist Black Pawn), $16.00
FRANCES LINCOLN CHILDRENS BOOK
Captain Pugwash Comic Book Collection SC, $14.99
GRIFFIN BOOKS
Joe Golem And The Drowning City An Illustrated Novel SC, $17.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Art Of Steve Ditko HC (New Edition), $39.99
Danger Girl Trinity #1 (Of 4)(Cover A J. Scott Campbell), $3.99
Danger Girl Trinity #1 (Of 4)(Cover SUB Alex Garner), $3.99
Doctor Who #8 (Cover A Mark Buckingham), $3.99
Doctor Who #8 (Cover RI Photo), *
Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $3.99
Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #4 (Of 12)(Cover RI-A Gary Erskine), *
Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time #4 (Of 12)(Cover RI-B Fourth Doctor Photo), *
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #189 (Cover A S.L. Gallant & Gary Erskine), $3.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #189 (Cover RI Larry Hama), *
G.I. JOE Cobra Oktober Guard TP, $19.99
Ghostbusters #3 (Cover A Dan Schoening), $3.99
Ghostbusters #3 (Cover RI Danny Cruz), *
Godzilla #11 (Cover A Bob Eggleton), $3.99
Godzilla #11 (Cover RI Matt Frank), *
Judge Dredd #6 (Cover A Zach Howard), $3.99
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Batgirl #19 Review (SPOILERS)
By: Mike Ray
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By: Mike Ray
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I will admit that I haven't really been into the New 52 Batgirl series, but after the 'Death Of The Family' I think Batgirl has really picked up. This issue is a must read for anyone that has been keeping up with this series. A lot of secrets are revealed and we get to witness the loss of one of Batgirl's biggest allies. This issue is also very gruesome and violent which makes it even more dramatic.
Barbara attempts to come back home to her room mate Alyssa, who at first isn't to impressed to see her, but then takes her in with open arms as Barbara spills her guts to Alyssa about her horrific past. We are then taken to the main focal point of this issue: Barbara's brother James Jr. which I'm not a big fan of. I feel that he almost resembles someone that is from the Matrix and also appears to not really look the part of a villain. There are a lot of flashbacks to when Barbara and James Jr. were kids and how much they loved horror flicks, which of course may have helped turn James Jr. into a psychopath killer.
Sampere's artwork was great in this issue, especially during the dramatic scenes. The story really begins to unfold and get good when James Jr. meets his mother at the bridge and his sister Barbara (Batgirl) shows up and we see a well written series of panels. James takes his mother and holds a knife to her throat which causes Batgirl to throw a batarang at James causing him to fall off the bridge to his death. I was so happy to see this character go (for now - in the DC Universe it seems everyone makes a comeback). I have not been very fond of this character in the New 52 series and, as I said above, he just didn’t seem to fit in and look the part.
The issue ends after James falls off the bridge and we see Barbara and James' father Commissioner Gordon pull a gun on Batgirl after murdering his son. Batgirl of course disappears and realizes that she is now an only child and perhaps an orphan after causing the death of her own flesh and blood.
Again, this is a must read for anyone following this series or in this case for anyone that is a Batman New 52 fan. I can't wait to see what happens next in this series and how Barbara is going to explain her actions against her brother and how Commissioner Gordon will take it. I give this issue a 9/10 simply because the story is terrific and the artwork is excellent!
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Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed #1 Preview
Zenescope Entertainments biggest releases of the year (so far) comes out on April 24, 2013 with the launch of Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed #1 and well as Grimm Fairy Tales Vampires: The Eternal #1 . These are the kickoff issues of Unleashed, Zenescope’s comic event of the summer! And Comic Frontline has your preview for Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed #1
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Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed #1
Written By Pat Shand and Raven Gregory
THE ZENESCOPE'S EVENT OF THE YEAR BEGINS HERE! THE BEING's end game is set in motion as a portal is opened into the shadow realm. A realm where a legion of monsters have been trapped for centuries...until now. Now our heroes will have to join forces with four time lost monster hunters against a threat whose power may be too powerful for even them to defeat. Lucky for them they are about to get some help in the form of a powerful ally. The highborn BELINDA! Featuring the return of fan favorite Belinda as the event kicks off in this double sized issue. A shadow has fallen over the Grimm Universe and nothing will ever be the same as the terror of the Being is UNLEASHED on the Zenescope universe!
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Be sure to go to Zenescope's Website check out the preview to Grimms Fairy Tales Vampires: The Eternal #1 Now!
Let us know in the comments what you think about Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed #1
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Image Preview!: Revival #9
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Erik Larsen Interview
Comic Frontline is proud to have gotten an interview with one of the founders of Image Comics, Erik Larsen. Erik Larsen is the creator, writer, and artist of Savage Dragon. In 1992 Larsen along with six other creators launched Image Comics, where Larsen introduced the world to a reworked version of the Savage Dragon in a three-issue miniseries. The series was met with enough success to justify a monthly series which hit shelves in 1993. For the past 20 years Larsen has maintained a fairly consistent monthly schedule as both the writer and artist.
Comic Frontline: I know Savage Dragon (current version) was officially created in 1992, but the current ongoing series started in 1993. So I would like to congratulate you on 20 years of Savage Dragon. For that alone you deserve a lot of respect from fans and peers alike.
Erik Larsen: Well, thanks for that.
CF: You’re most welcome. Any plans to celebrate it, perhaps a special collection?
EL: It's a weird anniversary since I've already done the 20th anniversary thing.
CF: Savage Dragon is the longest-running Image Comics title still published, and the only one that is still written and drawn by its creator. How does that feel, and what do you attribute the longevity of the title and your continuous run on the book to?
EL: Spawn is still going as well. Don't write that off.
I just love the characters. I enjoy writing and drawing the book and people seem to like it well enough to keep buying it.
CF: Very true, Spawn is still going strong. Other than the Dragon, who is your favorite character to write/draw?
EL: Of my own characters--Malcolm Dragon or Mr. Glum--otherwise--I dunno--the
Hulk? The Thing?
CF: When did you first come up with the concept of the Dragon?
EL: It evolved a lot over time but as a kid I created the character. I think I was about nine. He was initially a ripoff of Batman. That fin was part of his cowl, you see.
CF: Have any of your other characters from this period survived to see publication? If so, who?
EL: A lot of characters--Star, Sgt. Marvel, Rock, Zeek, the Shrew, Tiger, Dart, the Fiend, SuperPatriot, Horridus and a few others whose names escape me at the moment.
CF: Any advice for any aspiring writer/artist out there?
EL: Just do a good job.
CF: I know the Dragon has been through a few redesigns over the years. What was it about the Dragon that made you keep going back to it?
EL: I don't think I can articulate it. I just fell in love with the guy early. As a kid I was obsessed with telling his adventures and he was a big part of my life growing up. I drew quite a few Dragon stories before any ever saw print. 55 issues, actually.
CF: Any plans on releasing some kind of book with your early designs, and those stories, maybe for the 25th Anniversary?
EL: My house burned down in 1991. There's very little left. I do what I can.
CF: What are the biggest changes to the character from its initial conception to the character we read about monthly now?
EL: He went from being a barbarian type on a red planet to being a guy who said a magic word to change into the Dragon to being a normal man that changed into him like the Hulk. I went through a lot of variations before I settled on something.
CF: In the '90s Savage Dragon had an animated series that ran for 26 episodes. Is that something that interests you now? Would you do another Savage Dragon Animated Series?
EL: If the deal was right, sure, it was kind of fun to see. Not an awesome show but it had its moments.
CF: With the current soar in popularity of comic book movies, have you been approached, or have you thought about a live action Savage Dragon movie or TV series?
EL: There are always nibbles but no bites.
CF: While you are mostly known for your long run and outstanding work on Savage Dragon a lot of people started following you from previous works like The Amazing Spider-Man. I loved your run on that title, and grew up reading that run. Your artwork was revolutionary. One thing I remember about it was how you made Spider-Man’s eyes move on his mask to show his emotions.
Was it your idea to have the eyes move on Spider-Man’s mask?
EL: I can’t take credit for that, no. That was something he used to do on the cartoon and Ditko did that a little.
CF: What would you say you took away from your run on Amazing Spider-Man, and what did your run leave behind?
EL: I took away a bunch of readers. Really, that's what I got--I was exposed to a lot of people and they were willing to check out what I was doing. I would hope that I left behind some good stories and a couple of pretty cool characters. That, and Venom's tongue.
CF: During your run on Amazing Spider-Man, did you ever think about bringing the Dragon into a story?
EL: Not at all. I knew that if I used him at Marvel that they would own him and that was not something I wanted to have happen.
CF: Would you ever do a cross-company cross-over with him?
EL: Sure.
CF: Savage Dragon is a great comic: How long do you plan on being on it and keep it going?
EL: Until I die.
CF: Would you want the book to continue with a new creative team?
EL: What happens after I die doesn't impact me. I don't really care one way or another.
CF: You currently own the rights to the character The Ant. Would you ever sell the rights to the Dragon?
EL: No.
CF: What are your plans for The Ant?
EL: Ideally, another series but I'll start with a miniseries just to test the waters and set things in motion.
CF: Are there any new comic books in the works from you?
EL: Always. I have a lot of things I'd like to do. The problem is finding the time. There are never enough hours in the day.
CF: Any that you can share with our readers?
EL: Not here and now, no.
CF: On a personal note a friend of mine named Mike Spider-Slayer, who has followed you since Amazing Spider-Man, wanted me to tell you that he is one of your biggest fans. He has every Savage Dragon issue and all of your Spider-Man issues as well. He reviews Savage Dragon each month on his Youtube Channel Comic Book Corner 2.0 praising it and you.
EL: Nice!
I would like to thank Erik Larsen for taking the time out of his busy schedule for this interview. You’re a class act sir and I wish you all the best and for another 20+ years of Savage Dragon from you!
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Eisner Nominations 2013
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees 2013
A few things to notice this year is that the nominations for the Big Two are pretty low with Marvel getting only 7 nominees and DC getting only 2.
Last year the big hit of the Eisners for Marvel was Mark Waid's Daredevil which got 3 Eisners including Best Continuous Series and Best Writer. This year it seems that the same fortune might smile to Matt Fraction's Hawkeye getting 5 of the 7 Marvel nominations including Best Continuing Series, Best New Series and Best Writer.
DC's only nominations were for Yuko Shimizu for The Unwrittenand J, H. Williams III for Batwoman both in the same category for Best Cover Artist and also going against David Aja for Hawkeye.
Another interesting nomination was for the recommended by Comicfrontline Adventure Comics with 3 nominations.
Congratulations to the nominees!
Full list after the break
Best Short Story
- “A Birdsong Shatters the Still,” by Jeff Wilson and Ted May, in Injury #4 (Ted May/Alternative)
- “Elmview” by Jon McNaught, in Dockwood (Nobrow)
- “Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch,” by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics)
- “Moving Forward,” by drewscape, in Monsters, Miracles, & Mayonnaise (Epigram Books)
- “Rainbow Moment,” by Lilli Carré, in Heads or Tails (Fantagraphics)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
- Lose #4: “The Fashion Issue,” by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
- The Mire, by Becky Cloonan (self-published)
- Pope Hats #3, by Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
- Post York #1, by James Romberger and Crosby (Uncivilized Books)
- Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8, by Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics)
Best Continuing Series
- Fatale, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
- Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
- The Manhattan Projects, by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra (Image)
- Prophet, by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy (Image)
- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
Best New Series
- Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
- Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)
- Fatale, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
- Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
- Babymouse for President, by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House)
- Benny and Penny in Lights Out, by Geoffrey Hays (Toon Books/Candlewick)
- Kitty & Dino, by Sara Richard (Yen Press/Hachette)
- Maya Makes a Mess, by Rutu Modan (Toon Books/Candlewick)
- Zig and Wikki in The Cow, by Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler (Toon Books/Candlewick)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
- Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
- Amulet Book 5: Prince of the Elves, by Kazu Kibuishi (Scholastic)
- Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse, by Nate Cosby and Chris Eliopoulos (Archaia)
- Crogan’s Loyalty, by Chris Schweizer (Oni)
- Hilda and the Midnight Giant, by Luke Pearson (Nobrow)
- Road to Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens, by Meredith Gran (kaboom!)
- Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, by Joseph Lambert (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney Hyperion)
- Ichiro, by Ryan Inzana (Houghton Mifflin)
- Spera, vol. 1, by Josh Tierney et al. (Archaia)
- A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by Hope Larson (FSG)
Best Humor Publication
- Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
- BBXX: Baby Blues Decades 1 & 2, by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman (Andrews McMeel)
- Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
- Naked Cartoonists, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best Digital Comic
- Ant Comic, by Michael DeForge
- Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
- It Will All Hurt, by Farel Dalrymple
- Our Bloodstained Roof, by Ryan Andrews
- Oyster War, by Ben Towle
Best Anthology
- Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
- No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, edited by Justin Hall (Fantagraphics)
- Nobrow #7: Brave New World, edited by Alex Spiro and Sam Arthur (Nobrow)
- 2000 AD, edited by Matt Smith (Rebellion)
- Where Is Dead Zero?, edited by Jeff Ranjo (Where Is Dead Zero?)
Best Reality-Based Work
- Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, by Joseph Lambert (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney Hyperion)
- The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, by Frank M. Young and David Lasky (Abrams ComicArts)
- A Chinese Life, by Li Kunwu and P. Ôtié (Self Made Hero)
- The Infinite Wait and Other Stories, by Julia Wertz (Koyama Press)
- Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo & Me, by Ellen Forney (Gotham Books)
- You’ll Never Know, Book 3: A Soldier’s Heart, by C. Tyler (Fantagraphics)
Best Graphic Album—New
- Building Stories, by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
- Goliath, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
- The Hive, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
- Unterzakhn, by Leela Corman (Schocken)
- You’ll Never Know, Book 3: A Soldier’s Heart, by C. Tyler (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
- Chico and Rita, by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (Self Made Hero)
- Homer’s Odyssey, adapted by Seymour Chwast (Bloomsbury)
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
- Road to Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
- A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by Hope Larson (FSG)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
- Cruisin’ with the Hound, by Spain (Fantagraphics)
- Ed the Happy Clown, by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Everything Together: Collected Stories, by Sammy Harkham (PictureBox)
- Heads or Tails, by Lilli Carré (Fantagraphics)
- King City, by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image)
- Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the Hudson by Mark Siegel (First Second)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
- Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim, vol. 2, edited by Dean Mullaney (IDW/Library of American Comics)
- Mister Twee Deedle: Raggedy Ann’s Sprightly Cousin, by Johnny Gruelle, edited by Rick Marschall (Fantagraphics)
- Percy Crosby’s Skippy, vol. 1, edited by Jared Gardner and Dean Mullaney (IDW/Library of American Comics)
- Pogo, vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash, by Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
- Roy Crane’s Captain Easy: The Complete Sunday Newspaper Strips, vol. 3, edited by Rick Norwood (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
- Crime Does Not Pay Archives, edited by Philip Simon and Kitchen, Lind & Associates (Dark Horse)
- David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man, by Carl Barks, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
- Young Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby’s Romance Comics, edited by Michel Gagné (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- Abelard, by Régis Hautiere and Renaud Dillies (NBM)
- Athos in America, by Jason (Fantagraphics)
- Blacksad: Silent Hell, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
- The Making of, by Brecht Evens (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Monsieur Jean: The Singles Theory, by Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian (Humanoids)
- New York Mon Amour, by Benjamin LeGrand, Dominique Grange, and Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- Barbara, by Osamu Tezuka (Digital Manga)
- A Chinese Life, by Li Kunwu and P. Ôtié (Self Made Hero)
- Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
- Nonnonba, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Thermae Romae, by Mari Yamazaki (Yen Press/Hachette)
Best Writer
- Ed Brubaker, Fatale (Image)
- Matt Fraction, Hawkeye (Marvel); Casanova: Avaritia (Marvel Icon)
- Brandon Graham, Multiple Warheads, Prophet (Image)
- Jonathan Hickman, The Manhattan Projects (Image)
- Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)
- Frank M. Young, The Carter Family (Abrams ComicArts)
Best Writer/Artist
- Charles Burns, The Hive (Pantheon)
- Gilbert Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories, vol. 5 (Fantagraphics)
- Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories, vol. 5 (Fantagraphics)
- Luke Pearson, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Everything We Miss (Nobrow)
- C. Tyler, You’ll Never Know, Book 3: A Soldier’s Heart (Fantagraphics)
- Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
Best Penciller/Inker
- David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
- Becky Cloonan, Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse); The Muse (self-published)
- Colleen Coover, Bandette (Monkeybrain)
- Sean Phillips, Fatale (Image)
- Joseph Remnant, Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland (Zip Comics/Top Shelf)
- Chris Samnee, Daredevil (Marvel); Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (IDW)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Brecht Evens, The Making Of (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (Dark Horse)
- Teddy Kristiansen, The Red Diary/The RE[a]D Diary (MAN OF ACTION/Image)
- Lorenzo Mattotti, The Crackle of the Frost (Fantagraphics)
- Katsuya Terada, The Monkey King vol. 2 (Dark Horse)
Best Cover Artist
- David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
- Brandon Graham, King City,Multiple Warheads, Elephantmen #43 (Image)
- Sean Phillips, Fatale (Image)
- Yuko Shimizu, The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC)
- J, H. Williams III, Batwoman (DC)
Best Coloring
- Charles Burns, The Hive (Pantheon)
- Colleen Coover, Bandette (Monkeybrain)
- Brandon Graham, Multiple Warheads (Image)
- Dave Stewart, Batwoman (DC); Fatale (Image); BPRD, Conan the Barbarian,Hellboy in Hell, Lobster Johnson, The Massive (Dark Horse)
- Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
Best Lettering
- Paul Grist, Mudman (Image)
- Troy Little, Angora Napkin 2: Harvest of Revenge (IDW)
- Joseph Remnant, Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland (Zip Comics/Top Shelf)
- C. Tyler, You’ll Never Know, Book 3: A Soldier’s Heart (Fantagraphics)
- Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- ComicsAlliance, edited by Joe Hughes, Caleb Goellner, and Andy Khouri
- The Comics Reporter, edited by Tom Spurgeon
- Robot Six, produced by Comic Book Resources
- tcj.com, edited by Timothy Hodler and Dan Nadel (Fantagraphics)
Best Comics-Related Book
- The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist, edited by Alvin Buenaventura (Abrams ComicArts)
- Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics, by Dewey Cassell (TwoMorrows)
- Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, by Sean Howe (HarperCollins)
- Mastering Comics, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden (First Second)
- Team Cul De Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson’s, edited by Chris Sparks (Andrews McMeel)
- Woodwork: Wallace Wood 1927–1981, edited by Frédéric Manzano (CasalSolleric/IDW)
Best Educational/Academic Work
- Autobiographical Comics: Life Writing in Pictures, by Elisabeth El Refaie (University Press of Mississippi)
- Comics Versus Art, by Bart Beaty (University of Toronto Press)
- Crockett Johnson & Ruth Krauss: How an Unlikely Couple Found Love, Dodged the FBI, and Transformed Children’s Literature, by Philip Nel (University Press of Mississippi)
- Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass, by Susan E. Kirtley (University Press of Mississippi)
- The Poetics of Slumberland, by Scott Bukatman (University of California Press)
Best Publication Design
- Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
- Dal Tokyo, designed by Gary Panter and Family Sohn (Fantagraphics)
- David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randy Dahlk (IDW)
- Mister Twee Deedle: Raggedy Ann’s Sprightly Cousin, designed by Tony Ong (Fantagraphics)
- Wizzywig, designed by Ed Piskor and Chris Ross (Top Shelf)
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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
When time travel allows a past wrong to be righted for The Flash and his family, the temporal ripples of the event prove disastrous. A fractured, alternate reality now exists where a Justice League never formed, and even Superman is nowhere to be found. The world is turned upside down as one of earth’s greatest super heroes – Flash – wakes up devoid of his super powers Teaming with a grittier, more violent Dark Knight and Cyborg, Flash races to restore the continuity of his original timeline while this new world is ravaged by a fierce war between Wonder Woman's Amazons and Aquaman’s Atlanteans. The all-new Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox– the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Original Animated Movieswith breathtaking action and an all-star voice cast, it's a bold, emotional vision for the next phase of DC Animation.
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox is based on the 2011 DC Comics limited series Flashpoint by writer Geoff Johns and artist Andy Kubert, which led to DC Comics company-wide “New 52” reboot. In the story, Professor Zoom alters reality, resulting in a world where the Justice League never existed leaving the world in utter chaos. The movie promises to remain true to the source material that will forever change the landscape of the DC Animated Universe.
DC Entertainment has revealed the full cast of its latest DC animated movie Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox along with the cover art work,some more stills, and bonus features.
“Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox has all the elements of another great film – dynamic forceful villains, treacherous twists and turns and internal tensions amongst heroes,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Warner Home Video Vice President, Family, Animation and Partner Brands Marketing. “Showcasing a cast that brings together some of today’s popular primetime actors with many fans’ favorite voices from the original series, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is proud to release this title as the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie.”
Justin Chambers (Grey’s Anatomy) As The Flash
Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy) As Post-Flashpoint Batman
Michael B. Jordan (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) As Cyborg
C. Thomas Howell (Southland, The Outsiders) As Professor Zoom
Nathan Fillion (Castle, Green Lantern Emerald Knights) As Green Lantern
Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Teen Titans) As Deathstroke
Dana Delany (Body of Proof, Superman: The Animated Series) As Lois Lane
Vanessa Marshall (Young Justice, Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths) As Wonder Woman
Sam Daly (The Office, The Daly Show) As Superman
Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) As General Sam Lane
Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) As Batman
If the voice cast doesn’t have you onboard, that includes a second generation actor (Sam Daly), who voices Superman, the role his father (Tim Daly) has become known for by fans. How about DC listening to fans and broadening their scope outside of Superman and Batman? Even though the movie will feature them as well as the Justice League, this film largely focuses on the Flash. So for all you Flash fans out there that have been waiting for the Scarlet Speedster to get the spotlight, this is your movie.
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox is a PG-13 rated film produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Jay Oliva (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) will be directing the film from a script written by screenwriter Jim Krieg. James Tucker (Superman Unbound) is producer. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox will be available on July 30, 2013 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group on Blu-Ray Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP), DVD ($19.98), and Digital Download.
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Blu-ray has over three hours of exciting extra content, including:
A Flash in Time: Are there other dimensions? Can time travel get us there? And if The Flash existed, could he really travel through time? Interviews with experts in mythology, theoretical physics and top DC writers will examine the science and legacy of the storytelling behind the fiction.
My Favorite Villians! The Flash Bad Guys: Acclaimed DC Comics writer Geoff Johns and othersshare their favorite Flash villains in this short film that gives viewers a glimpse into the Flash’s world through the eyes of some of the nefarious characters he has encountered over the past 70 years!
A Sneak Peek at the next DC Universe animated movie:. An in-depth look into the next DC Animated feature film, spotlighting the cast and crew.
From the DC Comics Vault: Bonus cartoon episodes
The Flashpoint Paradox Audio Commentary
What do you think about this news? Are you looking forward to Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox? Let us know in the comments.
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Looking Back At 75 Years Of Superman
This week saw a milestone for DC Comics and the comic book industry as a whole. On April 18, 1938 , DC Comics (then National Allied Productions) debuted a new title: Action Comics. The cover featured a new superhero called Superman, a character that would change the industry forever by ushering in a new era of comic books.
Looking Back At 75 Years Of Superman
By: Jay
The 1930's was a hard time for our country, a time when the country was in the grip of the greatest economic depression. There were bread lines, soup kitchens and people begging for anything you could spare on every corner. America was hungry for heroes, both real and make-believe, that could inspire us through their struggles with the promise of a brighter tomorrow.
Some looked to political leaders like President Roosevelt, others looked to Hollywood with heroes like Errol Flynn, or turned their dials to listen to the Lone Ranger. For others they turned to the newsstands where they found their favorite pulp magazines that told cheap adventure stories with the addition of some illustrations. The demand for more heroes lead to an evolution of the pulp magazines into a brand new medium called the comic book industry which featured more colorful and exciting saviors.
In 1931, aspiring writer Jerry Siegel and his family were feeling the hard times of the Depression, when he met an even poorer aspiring artist Joe Shuster at Glenville High in Cleveland , Ohio Bronx named Mort Weisinger and Julius Schwartz, who had gotten hold of a mimeograph machine to create the very first science fiction fanzine, The Time Traveller, in 1933. Inspired by these young men in the Bronx , Siegel and Shuster created a fanzine of their own.
One of Siegel and Shuster’s earliest collaborations were “Reign of the Superman,” a story that was heavily illustrated about a grim and brutal vigilante with super-human abilities. Siegel had always stated that what became known as “The Superman” was rejected by every publisher they submitted it to, major or minor. The more accurate statement would be that their road to publication had a series of false starts including one prospect in 1933. Consolidated Book Publishers of Chicago expressed interest in including “The Superman” in the second issue of a black-and-white comic book titled Detective Dan, which sold so poorly that a second issue was never made. In that unpublished foreword, Siegel wrote that in 1934, “I conceived the idea of an even more dynamic Superman [and] this time I scripted it in newspaper script format.” This “more dynamic” Superman had the famous Kryptonian origin that we all know today.
It wasn’t until a few years later though when Siegel and Shuster’s dreams started to become a reality. On April 18, 1938 , the premiere issue of Action Comics (cover-dated June 1938) hit stands. As Paul Levitz, former president of DC Comics, once said, “Superman literally launched this industry.” The fledgling comic book industry had not produced a major star until the Man of Steel’s debut.
By the end of the following year Superman had flown onto the pages of the Sunday newspapers across the country, and he starred in his very own comic title Superman. Within another year Superman would take his first steps in his conquest of other media when the Superman radio program began its long run. He would continue this path and star in animated cartoons, movie serials and features, on television and on the Broadway stage. Today Superman has become a cultural icon, recognized around the world, and his adventures translated into virtually every language on Earth.
Over the years Superman has been compared to many archetypes that range from the religious such as Jesus Christ to that of the ultimate immigrant. It doesn’t matter which archetype you place Superman in. The common theme is one of hope and inspiration to people from all over the world.
I grew up with Superman. I was born a few years before Superman: The Movie came out and I remember watching it with my dad and reading the comics together. Superman was always in my life, inspiring me to not just be me, but to try to be better, to try to make the world better by doing all I can. I remember the look on my dad’s face when he found out that it wasn’t the cape, or his super powers that drew me to Superman, but instead it was his morality that made him my favorite super hero. My dad told me that he was glad he introduced me to comics and proud that I could read a comic with Superman, who has God-like powers, and take away that lesson from him.
Over the years Superman has died, turned into blue and red energy and fought both heaven and hell. Through it all Superman stayed true to the hero that inspires all others by standing for truth and justice.
Now 75 years after the first issue of Action Comics hit stands the nation is facing another economic hard time and hope is desperately sought. Like the times, Superman has changed. In 2011, Action Comics was relaunched as a part of The New 52. While a lot of things changed with Superman, like his relationship with Lois Lane and his costume, the one thing that remains the same is that Superman stands as a beacon of hope.
What do you think about Superman? When were you first introduced to the character? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
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Unleashed #1 Advance Review
Unleashed #1 Advanced Review
By: Jay
The Zenescope big event starts here! The Being sets his end game in motion when he opens a portal to the shadow realm, a realm where a legion of monsters have been trapped for centuries. Until now. But all hope is not lost. When the portal was open four time lost monster hunters escaped as well, but will they be enough to fight the evil that the Being has unleashed?
The storm is approaching as the Being prepares for the ritual to open the portal to the shadow realm. The Being's plan takes form as he uses the blood of a God to open the portal and releases the monsters that Sela and her allies had banished there long ago. As the Being fights Sela and Van Helsing they receive help from someone with greater power than the Being expected.. In the Realm of the Keepers, six figures watch on but something blocks them from the truth as the Being tells Samira more about his plan.
Summer is here and with Summer comes the years big events. Every year around this time comic book companies break the glass case and bring out their big events for the year. Unleashed is Zenescope’s offering this year and I am loving it!
I’m relatively new to Zenescope having only recently read Godstorm, Robyn Hood, and Robyn Hood Vs Red Ridding Hood, which is just a small portion of their universe. The great thing about the writer Patrick Shand is that you can be totally new to these characters like me and it doesn’t matter. His books grab you by the shirt and pull you in. Shand has found a way to write for both the new reader and the long time reader alike that seems to have been forgotten by most writers today.
When I received the advanced copy of Unleashed #1 I was thrilled to read it. I have been eagerly awaiting this issue since I read Unleashed #0 (available now). While I highly suggest you pick up Unleashed #0, you don’t have to read it to jump on board Unleashed #1. I’m a huge Buffy: The Vampire Slayer fan, and what Shand is doing with Unleashed reminds me of the huge grand season finales that Joss Whedon would do for Buffy. The story is building right now, but you can feel this is going to be an epic event.
The art team of Carlos Paul, Jacob Bear and Miguel Mendonca do a great job here. They give us a wonderful visual treat that compliments Shand’s story. They can go from the sensuality of the women, to the terror enducing feel of the the Being and other monsters with ease. This team does really well with distinguishing the vampires and other monsters. You can really see this in the big group scenes. They give each type of monster a distinct look while also making each one in that group look like individual and not faceless cannon fodder.
I highly recommend everyone go pick this up. I enjoyed this so much that even though I received an advanced copy of this issue digitally I am going to go pick up the paper form because I enjoyed it that much.
Are you going to pick up Unleashed #1 when it hits shops this Wednesday? Let us know in the comments.
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Shipping This Week April 24, 2011
New Comic Book & Related Merchandise Scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 2013
This is a list of comic books, graphic novels, and other related merchandise that should be available in comic book shops this week.
Take a look and let us know what books and other goodies you're picking up this week in the comments!
( * = Check your local shop for price )
ABRAMS COMICARTS
How To Fake A Moon Landing Exposing The Myths Of Science Denial SC, $16.95
ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Rachel Rising #16, $3.99
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Princeless Volume 2 #2 (Of 4), $3.99
AMIGO COMICS
Rogues #1, $3.99
AMP! COMICS FOR KIDS
Big Nate Game On TP, $9.99
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Crawling Sky #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Gold Digger #149, $3.99
Last Zombie The End #1 (Of 5), $3.99
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Betty And Veronica Double Double Digest #212, $5.99
Knuckles The Echidna Archives Volume 4 TP, $9.99
ATHENEUM BOOKS
Who Is AC HC, $21.99
Who Is AC SC, $14.99
Zebrafish TP, $7.99
AVATAR PRESS
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Raulo Caceres Regular Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Pow Rodrix Gore Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Raulo Caceres Terror Incentive Cover), *
Night Of The Living Dead Aftermath #7 (Raulo Caceres Wraparound Cover), $3.99
BIG DOG INK
Joan Of Arc From The Ashes #4 (Cover A J. B. Neto), $3.50
Joan Of Arc From The Ashes #4 (Cover B Jenevieve Broomall), $3.50
BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS
Doctor Who Companion Chronicles Scorchies Audio CD, $14.99
Doctor Who Jago And Litefoot Series 5 Audio CD Box Set, $58.99
Doctor Who The Justice Of Jalxar Audio CD, $18.99
Doctor Who The Seeds Of War Audio CD, $24.99
Doctor Who War Against The Laan Audio CD, $18.99
BIRDCAGE BOTTOM BOOKS
Snake Pit Gets Old Daily Diary Comics 2010-2012 GN, $16.95
BLACK LIBRARY
Warhammer 40K Blood Of Asaheim HC, $24.99
BONGO COMICS
Bart Simpson Comics #82, $2.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Adventure Time #15 (Cover C Nidhi Chanani), *
Adventure Time #15 (Cover D Spike Trautman), *
Deathmatch #5 (Cover A Whilce Portacio), $3.99
Deathmatch #5 (Cover B Reilly Brown), $3.99
Deathmatch #5 (Cover C Whilce Portacio), *
Deathmatch #5 (Cover D Jung-Geun Yoon), *
Deathmatch Volume 1 TP, $9.99
Freelancers #5 (Cover A Eliza Frye), $3.99
Freelancers #5 (Cover B Khary Randolph), $3.99
Freelancers #5 (Cover C Fan Yang), *
Freelancers #5 (Cover D Khary Randolph), *
Peanuts #8 (Cover A Charles Schultz), $3.99
Peanuts #8 (Cover B Charles Schultz), *
Steed And Mrs Peel #7 (Cover A Joe Corroney), $3.99
Steed And Mrs Peel #7 (Cover B Dan Davis), *
BROADSWORD COMICS
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #79 (13th Anniversary Previews Exclusive Photo Cover), $15.00
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #79 (Deluxe Edition), $19.99
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Star Trek How To Speak Klingon HC, $16.95
Star Wars Book Of Sith Secrets From The Dark Side HC, $19.95
Star Wars Vader's Little Princess HC, $14.95
CIDER MILL PRESS
Star Trek The Next Generation Classic Quotes HC (resolicited), $12.95
COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1349, *
CONUNDRUM PRESS
Library HC, $20.00
DARK HORSE COMICS
Amala's Blade #1 (Of 4)(Guy Davis Variant Cover), *
Amala's Blade #1 (Of 4)(Michael Dialynas Regular Cover), $3.50
Angel And Faith #21 (Rebekah Isaacs Variant Cover), $2.99
Angel And Faith #21 (Steve Morris Regular Cover), $2.99
Answer #4 (Of 4), $3.99
B.P.R.D. Vampire #2 (Of 5), $3.50
Bride Of The Water God Volume 13 TP, $9.99
Creep HC, $19.99
Dark Horse Presents #23, $7.99
Dragon Age Until We Sleep #2 (Of 3), $3.99
Gantz Volume 27 TP, $13.99
Massive #11, $3.50
Mind MGMT #10, $3.99
Ningen's Nightmares TP (resolicited), $12.99
Star Wars Legacy Volume 2 Prisoner Of The Floating World #2, $2.99
DC COMICS
All-Star Western #19 (Glenn Fabry Regular Fold-Out Cover), $3.99
Arrow #6, $3.99
Batman Illustrated By Neal Adams Volume 2 TP, $24.99
Batman Incorporated #10 (Chris Burnham Black & White Variant Cover), *
Batman Incorporated #10 (Chris Burnham Combo Pack Edition Cover), $3.99
Batman Incorporated #10 (Chris Burnham Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Batman Incorporated #10 (Jason Masters Variant Cover), *
Batman The Dark Knight #19 (Ethan Van Sciver Black & White Variant Cover), *
Batman The Dark Knight #19 (Ethan Van Sciver Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Before Watchmen Comedian #6 (Of 6)(J.G. Jones Combo Pack Edition Cover), $4.99
Before Watchmen Comedian #6 (Of 6)(J.G. Jones Regular Cover), $3.99
Before Watchmen Comedian #6 (Of 6)(Rafael Albuquerque Variant Cover), *
Blue Beetle Volume 2 Blue Diamond TP (resolicited), $19.99
Flash #19 (Francis Manapul Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Flash #19 (Sam Viviano MAD Variant Cover), *
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Man #19 (Dan Jurgens & Ray McCarthy Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
I Vampire #19 (Andrea Sorrentino Regular Fold-Out Cover)(Final Issue), $2.99
Injustice Gods Among Us #4, $3.99
Justice League Dark #19 (Mikel Janin Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Katana #3 (Juan Jose Ryp Black & White Variant Cover), *
Katana #3 (Juan Jose Ryp Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Red Lanterns #19 (Miguel Sepulveda Black & White Variant Cover), *
Red Lanterns #19 (Miguel Sepulveda Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Savage Hawkman #19 (Joe Bennett & Art Thibert Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Superman #19 (Al Jaffee MAD Variant Cover), *
Superman #19 (Kenneth Rocafort Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Superman Beyond Man Of Tomorrow TP, $16.99
Superman Family Adventures #12 (Final Issue), $2.99
Talon #7 (Guillem March Black & White Variant Cover), *
Talon #7 (Guillem March Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Teen Titans #19 (Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira Regular Fold-Out Cover), $2.99
Teen Titans #19 (Ward Sutton MAD Variant Cover), *
Unwritten #48, $2.99
DIAMOND PUBLICATIONS
Game Trade Magazine #159, $3.99
Previews #296 (May 2013), $4.50
DRAWN AND QUARTERLY
Marble Season HC, $21.95
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Bionic Woman #9 (Erik Jones Regular Cover), $3.99
Garth Ennis' Jennifer Blood #26 (Mike Mayhew Regular Cover), $3.99
Masks #6 (Of 8)(Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Masks #6 (Of 8)(Alex Ross Sketch Variant Cover), *
Masks #6 (Of 8)(Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover), *
Masks #6 (Of 8)(Ardian Syaf Black & White Variant Cover), *
Masks #6 (Of 8)(Ardian Syaf Regular Cover), $3.99
Masks #6 (Of 8)(Sean Chen Regular Cover), $3.99
Masks #6 (Of 8)(Stephen Segovia Regular Cover), $3.99
Queen Sonja #35 (Lucio Parrillo Regular Cover)(Final Issue), $3.99
Shadow #12 (Alex Ross Regular Cover), $3.99
Shadow #12 (Alex Ross Sketch Variant Cover), *
Shadow #12 (Alex Ross Virgin Variant Cover), *
Shadow #12 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $3.99
Shadow #12 (Sean Chen Regular Cover), $3.99
Shadow #12 (Tim Bradstreet Regular Cover), $3.99
Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris #24 (Dynamic Forces Sergio Fernandez Davila Risque Red Cover), $19.99
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS
DC Batman Automobilia Figurine Collection Magazine #4 (Batman Forever Batmobile), $20.00
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Castle Waiting Volume 2 HC (Definitive Edition), $29.99
Peter Bagge's Other Stuff TP (not verified by Diamond), $19.99
FIRST SECOND
Captain Pugwash Comic Book Collection SC, $14.99
HORROR UNLIMITED
Diabolique #15, $9.98
IDW PUBLISHING
Alan Robert's Killogy #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Alan Robert), $3.99
Alan Robert's Killogy #4 (Of 4)(Cover RI Alan Robert), *
G.I. JOE #3 (Cover A Juan Doe), $3.99
G.I. JOE #3 (Cover B Steve Kurth), $3.99
G.I. JOE #3 (Cover RI Ryan Dunlavey), AR
G.I. JOE Tales From The Cobra Wars MMPB, $9.99
G.I. JOE Transformers Volume 3 TP, $24.99
Haunted Horror #4 (Cover A Bernard Baily), $3.99
High Ways #4 (Of 4)(Cover A John Byrne), $3.99
High Ways #4 (Of 4)(Cover RI John Byrne), *
Jinnrise #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Matteo Scalera), $3.99
Jinnrise #4 (Of 5)(Cover RI Omar Dogan), *
Joe Hill's Terrifyingly Tragic Treasury Edition TP, $9.99
Judge Dredd The Complete Brian Bolland Volume 1 HC (Red Label Edition), *
Judge Dredd Year One #2 (Cover A Greg Staples), $3.99
Judge Dredd Year One #2 (Cover RI Dave Sim), *
Kill Shakespeare The Tide Of Blood #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Andy Belanger), $3.99
KISS Solo #2 (Of 4)(The Starchild)(Cover A Angel Medina), $3.99
KISS Solo #2 (Of 4)(The Starchild)(Cover RI Ash Newell Photo), *
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #6 (Cover A Amy Mebberson), $3.99
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #6 (Cover B Stephanie Buscema), $3.99
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #6 (Cover RI Tony Fleecs), *
My Little Pony Micro-Series #3 (Of 6)(Rarity)(Cover A Amy Mebberson), $3.99
My Little Pony Micro-Series #3 (Of 6)(Rarity)(Cover B Andy Price), $3.99
My Little Pony Micro-Series #3 (Of 6)(Rarity)(Cover RI Sabrina Alberghetti), *
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21 (Cover A Kevin Eastman), $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21 (Cover RI Dean Haspiel), *
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21 (Cover SUB Kevin Eastman), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #16 (Cover A Alex Milne), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #16 (Cover B Nick Roche), $3.99
Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #16 (Cover RI Marcelo Matere), *
True Blood #11 (Cover SUB Photo), $3.99
True Blood #12 (Cover A Michael Gaydos), $3.99
True Blood #12 (Cover RI Photo), *
IMAGE COMICS
Clone #6, $2.99
Darkness #112, $2.99
Distant Soil #39, $3.50
East Of West #1 (2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.50
East Of West #2, $3.50
End Times Of Bram And Ben #4 (Of 4), $2.99
Five Weapons #3 (Of 5), $3.50
I Love Trouble #5, $2.99
Invincible #102, $2.99
Invincible The Ultimate Collection Volume 8 HC, $39.99
Jupiter's Legacy #1 (Blank Sketch Variant Cover), *
Jupiter's Legacy #1 (Cover A Frank Quitely), $2.99
Jupiter's Legacy #1 (Cover B Bryan Hitch), $2.99
Jupiter's Legacy #1 (Cover C Dave Johnson), $2.99
Jupiter's Legacy #1 (Cover D Phil Noto), $2.99
Jupiter's Legacy #1 (Frank Quitely Black & White Variant Cover), *
Lost Vegas #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Janet Lee), $3.50
Lost Vegas #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Declan Shalvey), $3.50
Lost Vegas #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla), *
Mighty Skullkickers #1 (Cover A Edwin Huang & Jim Zub), $3.50
Mighty Skullkickers #1 (Cover B Chris Stevens), $3.50
Morning Glories #26, $1.00
Morning Glories Volume 4 Truants TP, $14.99
Nowhere Men #1 (5th Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Stjepan Sejic New York Comic-Con Triptych Signed Set, $30.00
Whispers #5, $2.99
Witch Doctor Mal Practice #6 (Of 6), $2.99
KODANSHA COMICS
Arisa Volume 10 GN, $10.99
MARVEL COMICS
A+X #7 (Paul Renaud Many Armors Of Iron Man Variant Cover), *
A+X #7 (Stefano Casselli Regular Cover), $3.99
All-New X-Men #8 (Stuart Immonen 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #700 (Dynamic Forces Stan Lee Signed Edition), $399.99
Avengers #10 (Daniel Acuna Avengers 50th Anniversary Variant Cover), *
Avengers #10 (Dustin Weaver Regular Cover), $3.99
Avengers Arena #8, $2.99
Castle Richard Castle's Deadly Storm TP, $14.99
Dark Tower The Gunslinger The Battle Of Tull TP (resolicited), $19.99
Deadpool #8, $2.99
Deadpool Killustrated #4 (Of 4), $2.99
Fantastic Four #7, $2.99
FF #6 (Michael Allred Regular Cover), $2.99
FF #6 (Many Armors Of Iron Man Variant Cover), *
Fury MAX #11, $3.99
Gambit #11, $2.99
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2 (Joe Madiuera Variant Cover), *
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2 (Joe Quesada Sketch Variant Cover), *
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2 (Joe Quesada Variant Cover), *
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2 (Movie Variant Cover), *
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2 (Paolo Rivera Variant Cover), *
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2 (Steve McNiven Regular Cover), $3.99
Iron Man 3 Official Movie Magazine (Disney Publishing Worldwide), $9.99
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Interview With Jeff Lemire!
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| Jeff Lemire |
Steve from DarkAvengerINC got the chance to ask writer and artist Jeff Lemire Some questions. Jeff Lemire was the writer and artist of the popular Vertigo series Sweet Tooth and is currently a part of DC's Green Arrow series and is a part of DC's Trinity War event. See all your questions about these series answered here!
Steve: Hey Jeff, how are you?
Jeff: Busy. I’m currently juggling six different projects in various stages. Drawing one and writing five others. But, I love what I do, so I love being busy.
Steve: For upcoming comic book writers and artists, how did you start off in comics and what advice would you give them?
Jeff: You need to be yourself, find your own voice and trust in it. Don’t worry about what kind of stories are popular at the moment or what you think people will like. Just tell the stories you want to tell. If you enjoy what you’re doing, chances are somebody else will too.
Steve: You’ve been writing a lot of DC titles. Is it a task making sure you get them done on time or do you have a system of some kind?
Jeff: I have a pretty good system going at this point. I can juggle a few books at once without any deadline worries. Luckily I’m naturally a very organized person.
Steve: You have taken over as the writer for Green Arrow. Are you enjoying it? How is it different from other projects you've worked on in the past?
Jeff: I’m really enjoying because it is so different from what I’ve done in the past. It’s refreshing to step into the world of Green Arrow, because it’s a bit out of my comfort zone. At its core, the Green Arrow story I’m telling is a very grounded, very gritty crime noir story, which is new territory for me.
The work I’ve done for DC in the past, like Animal Man and Justice League Dark has been primarily supernatural horror stuff, or more traditional superhero stories like when I worked on Superboy. So this is a lot of fun for me.
Steve: Can you give us something about what’s in store for Green Arrow after your first story arc?
Jeff: A reinvented version of the old Green Arrow villain, COUNT VERTIGO, will appear in Green Arrow #22. Andrea Sorrentino has a really great design for him. He’s been a lot of fun to write. Then there will be another new addition to Green Arrow’s rogues gallery in Green Arrow #24.
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Steve: You’re co-writing the upcoming Justice League event Trinity War. What can you tell us about your involvement in it?
Jeff: Not too much yet, I’m afraid. I’ve been asked to maintain secrecy about the story for now. I’m co-writing with Geoff Johns, which has been great.
It’s a 6-part ”action mystery” epic involving all 3 Justice League titles. We co-plotted it, Geoff is writing the Justice League chapters, I’m writing the Justice League Dark chapters and we are co-writing the JLA chapters.
And it’s been amazing to have a chance to write characters like Superman and Wonder Woman as part of the story.
Steve: Finally, you have a new book coming out from Vertigo called Trillium. What can you tell us about it and when is it coming out?
Jeff: Trillium is a time-spanning science fiction love story. There are two narratives running through it, one set in the Amazon jungle in 1921, which follows a British explorer looking for a LOST TEMPLE OF THE INCAS and the other story is set in deep space in 3797 and follows a female scientist making contact with a strange alien race on a distant planet. These two stories eventually intersect and the two characters fall in love and as a result bring about the end of the universe.
It will be an 8-issue series that I am writing, drawing and painting and it will start in August.
Steve: Thanks for taking some time to answer questions for us!
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| Promo for Trillium |
You can follow Jeff on Twitter @JeffLemire
Steve works on DarkAvengerINC, as well as that he works on his own blog ComicsSGW which has a back catalogue of Interviews with other people in the comic industry. You can also follow him on twitter at @ComicsSGW.
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