"Week 5!!" We are running a bit short handed this week, but that won't stop Prof Marvel from bringing you the 411 on the 616 (or whatever the designation of the All New All Different Post Secret War Marvel Universe is.
(W/A/CA) Junji Ito
Horror comics author Junji Ito has recently purchased a new house and has decided to invite his girlfriend to move in with him. However, when she moves in, she comes with two cats, Yon, a strange-looking white cat with a ghastly fur pattern on its back that resembles a skull, and Mu, Yon's cute counterpart and playmate. This manga is a diary of the author's life as he tries and often fails to connect with his two feline friends. The manga is drawn in Junji Ito's horror comic style featuring intricate and finely drawn images, which when combined with the humorous story, results in a experience that is sure to bring laughter to the reader.
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Jason Masters (CA) Dom Reardon
Beginning "VARGR", the first story in the ongoing James Bond comic series by best-selling writer Warren Ellis! James Bond returns to London after a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, to take up the workload of a fallen 00 Section agent. But something evil is moving through the back streets of the city, and sinister plans are being laid for Bond in Berlin...
In Stores November 4th in advance of the block buster movie on November 6th! Dynamite Entertainment is proud to launch the first James Bond comic book series in 20 years! "Ian Fleming's James Bond is an icon, and it's a delight to tell visual narratives with the original, brutal, damaged Bond of the books." - Warren Ellis
(W) Tom King (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Mike Del Mundo
The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? He goes to the laboratory where he was created, where Ultron molded him into a weapon, where he first rebelled against his given destiny, where he first imagined that he could be more, that he could be good, that he could be a man, a normal, ordinary man. And he builds them. A wife, Virginia. Two teenage twins, Viv and Vin. They look like him. They have his powers. They share his grandest ambition or perhaps obsession: the unrelenting need to be ordinary. Behold The Visions! They're the family next door, and they have the power to kill us all. What could possibly go wrong?
(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A/CA) Marcos Marz
Following the graphic novel Tales From Year Zero, Legendary takes you back to the front lines with Pacific Rim: Tales From The Drift. The official new comic series presented by director Guillermo del Toro and Pacific Rim screenwriter Travis Beacham. Prepare to do battle with all-new Kaiju creatures in this thrilling continuation of the Pacific Rim universe. The series comes from writer Joshua Fialkov with artwork by Marcos Marz.
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Dan Mora (CA) Frazer Irving, Dan Mora
What's to Love: Grant Morrison is one of the most prolific and best-selling writers in comics, earning a reputation for his ability to effectively revamp superheroes like Animal Man, Batman, and the X-Men. His creator-owned titles are also highly praised, including The Invisibles, Nameless, We3, and Joe the Barbarian, because no one tells mythical stories better than him. In Klaus, Grant reimagines one of the biggest cultural myths in history, and we could not be more excited to pair him with one of our homegrown talents, Dan Mora (Hexed)!
What It Is: Set in a dark fantastic past of myth and magic, Klaus tells the story of how Santa Claus really came to be. Where did he begin? What was he like when he was young? Why does he do what he does? How does he do what he does? And what happens when he faces his greatest challenge? Drawing on Santa Claus' wilder roots in Viking lore and Siberian shamanism-taking in the creepier side of Christmas, and characters like the sinister Krampus-Klaus is a "Santa Claus: Year One."
As the night steals back time from her eternal brother and the shadows of our subconscious come out for a one night performance, the third issue of Seattle’s premiere local anthology creeps under your door like a Lovecraftian nightmare.
80% Studios and Profanity Hill bring you another 32 pages of trippy tricks and treats from the best artists holding it down in the Seattle Comic Book underground!
Featuring cuts from//
Dimi Macheras and Kelly Wooster
Jazor Spark
Mike McGhee and Mac Hamilton
Mark Falkey
Morgan JK Brown and Sam Wilson
Syd Bee
Mark Allender
Gregory Prout
//covers by SAIL (USELESSARM)
Debuting at Jet City Comic Show 2015 — Table AA-94
Available at Zanadu Comics and Arcane Comics in Seattle
All proceeds go to benefit the sacred machine that is Nemesis Enforcer
\\SEATTLE COMIX COLLIDER//
Comics Should Smell Good!! ep. #50!!!
Holy crap, it's the milestone 50th episode of the second volume of COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! What stupendous surprises do we have in store for you on this wonderfully rainy new comics day?!! NOTHING!! THAT"S RIGHT, LEBOWSKI, NOTHING!! ahem sorry, I mean we have lots of awesome shiny new books as per usual, but the monkeys... they are forgetful sometimes. Stupid monkeys...
"WEEK 4" 10/28/15
The Mighty Marvel Onslaught continues this week as another handful of new #1's are launched (or re-launched) along with 2nd issues of Iron Man and Spidey!! Wait? What's that you say? Kinda confused about the new universe because Secret Wars hasn't finished yet? Then sit back and let the original Marvel Zombie, Prof. Will Harris break you down on the next exciting chapter of the Marvel Universe!!
Also, feel free to comment with any questions you may have for Prof. Marvel about Secret Wars, the All-New All-Different whatevers or any other corner of the most popular universe in comics!!
Forget Christmas you ghastly ghouls and gals, the best holiday of the year is here!! This Saturday, Zanadu Comics will be celebrating Halloween with candy, comics, costumes and surprises throughout the day! This family friendly event will be running all day (10-6pm) so bring your kids, grandparents, significant others, whatever, for FREE candy and FREE comics this Saturday at Seattle's best comic store!!
Oh yeah...and the boss says, "Show up in a costume!!"
Here is the list of the Halloween goodies available this year!!
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Marcos Martin
Doctor Strange embarks on the most important investigation of his career, as he sets out to solve an attempted murder - his own! And with his best friend near death, Stephen Strange turns to an unexpected corner of the Marvel Universe to recruit a new ally!
(W) Kelly Plunkett (A) Ty Templeton
The Joker and the Penguin make a deal: in return for the theft of a small item, the Joker provides the Penguin with money to garner public acclaim as a millionaire philanthropist! How high can the Penguin fly before Batman catches on? Don't miss your chance to read this free first issue of the comic book series that spins out of the critically-acclaimed and Emmy Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series and brings an animated approach to comics!
(W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Chad Hardin
Harley is set to begin her new life, but she needs a job first. Enter the Coney Island Roller Derby! It's game time as Harley sets out to destroy her competition - literally. This free issue is the perfect place to start reading the adventures of Harley Quinn - the Joker's on-again, off-again psychotic girlfriend, the Clown Princess of Crime!
(W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (A/CA) Robert Hack
There's no better way to kick off your Halloween than with Archie Comics' newest horror series. Terror is born anew in this dark reimagining of Sabrina the Teenage Witch's origin. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, the young sorceress finds herself at a crossroads, having to choose between an unearthly destiny and her mortal boyfriend, Harvey. But a foe from her family's past has arrived in Greendale, Madame Satan, and she has her own deadly agenda. Relive all the horror with this special black and white presentation of the critically-acclaimed first issue. For TEEN+ readers.
(W/A) William Van Horn (CA) Dan Noonan
Classic Disney haunts are home for the howl-iday! In "It's In the Bag" and "Public Ugly #1," trick-or-treating Donald scares up a literal ton of candy... then is forced to get rid of it by fair means or foul!
(W) Joe Caramagna, Jim Zub (A) Ron Lim, Mario Del (CA) Kalman Andrasofszky
When Peter Parker has a terrible day, he discovers that none other than Nightmare is behind it! But how can the Ultimate Spider-Man defeat a foe that's inside his own head? Guest-starring Doctor Strange! Then the Avengers take on their spookiest mission yet when they travel to Castle Doom to face Dracula! And if that's not enough, Dracula's brought a horde of bloodthirsty vampires with him!
(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Erica Henderson
Galactus. Thanos. M.O.D.O.K. With her unique combination of wit, empathy, and totally kick-butt squirrel powers, Doreen Green -- aka The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl -- has taken ALL these chumps down! Alongside her friends Tippy-Toe (a squirrel) and Nancy (a regular human with no powers whatsoever -- they checked), Squirrel Girl is all that stands between the Earth and total destruction! Sometimes. Other times there's no threats and she's just a regular computer science student. That's an adventure too though!
(W/A) Brandon Graham & Various (CA) Farel Dalrymple
Fourth issue of the OVERSIZED COMICS MAGAZINE. This issue introduces new work by GAEL BERTRAND and a new chapter of FAREL DALRYMPLE's Pop Gun War.
(W) One (A/CA) Yusuke Murata
Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem - he just can't seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on! For three years, Saitama has defeated countless monsters, but no one knows about him... That's because he isn't in the Hero Association's registry! Together with Genos, Saitama decides to take the Hero Association's test! But can they pass?!
(W) Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (A/CA) Ken Garing
A new age begins for the TMNT. The epic events of TMNT #50 have created new opportunity... and dangers. Will the family stay united in the face of a devastating new foe?
(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Nicola Scott
The hammer falls this Halloween! From New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning writer GREG RUCKA (LAZARUS, Stumptown, Gotham Central) and superstar artist NICOLA SCOTT (Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Earth 2)! Detective Rowan Black works robbery/homicide for the Portsmouth PD, but her greatest mystery is the truth about herself...both who she has been, and who she will become. Yet there are others in Rowan's world with very long memories, and the power that one person holds, another will always covet. PLUS, each issue also features an all-new work of original fiction by GREG RUCKA! A new gothic-noir ongoing series about legacy, destiny, redemption...and the price of magic.
(W) Ales Kot (A) Marco Rudy, Langdon Foss (CA) Mike Del Mundo
As Bucky Barnes fights for his life, the planet Mer-Z-Bow approaches civil war - its first in seven centuries. And the Winter Soldier might be the catalyst! The other Bucky Barnes came to this dimension to help. But did the man who seeks to end war just cause one in another universe? Who sent Crossbones to kill Bucky? Who benefits from erasing their steps the most? As the two Buckys sort things out, the mastermind is uncovered, and Daisy Johnson hunts for the "gun planet" - a planet that is an actual gun, now aimed at Mer-Z-Bow! Quake and Ventolin join forces, but the lies fly far and wide. Bucky and Bucky have a transdimensional team-up - but as the situation on Mer-Z-Bow reaches a climax, are two Buckys one too many? Collecting BUCKY BARNES: THE WINTER SOLDIER #6-11.
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Gerardo Zaffino (CA) David Aja
THE FLAW IN ALL THINGS
"My curse is that I see the flaw in all things. Systems. Philosophies. Structures. People. Everything. Never forget who I am. I am Karnak of the Inhumans." You may not know who Karnak is now, but you will when Warren Ellis (MOON KNIGHT, Planetary) and Gerardo Zaffino are done with you. Phil Coulson goes to Karnak to help with a SHIELD case with Inhuman implications and what he's going to find will terrify you.
RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!
(W/A/CA) Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
The collected works of Paolo E. Serpieri, one of the great comic book master artists, starts here. The first two chapters of the Druuna adventures, "Morbus Gravis" and "Delta". Our heroine will journey through a dystopic science fiction landscape where horror mixes with the most hardcore eroticism.
(W/A/CA) Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
The second collection of works by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, one of the greatest international masters of comic book art. The adventures of Druuna continue in "Creatura" and "Carinivora". The perfect woman, is proceeding her journey through science fiction and metaphysics, in a world where sex is the only anchor to human nature.
(W) Dan Abnett (A/CA) I.N.J. Culbard
What's To Love: We love smart takes on classic science-fiction mythos, and who better to takeadvantage of the iconography of H.G. Wells and War of the Worlds than Dan Abnett, one of comics' most renowned sci-fi writers and one of creators responsible for the groundbreaking run on Guardians of the Galaxy that inspired the Marvel movie. Paired with I.N.J. Culbard who has made a name for himself with the critically acclaimed adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, it's a team perfectly built for the visually impactful adventure stories readers love.
What It Is: Lower Crowchurch is a small English community enjoying the peace of the 1930s, but when the town becomes the victim of an alien invasion, the residents' lives are upended by the harsh realities of life-and-death violence. Led by the town's outsider and retired war veteran, they will have to rally together to uncover the secret of their invaders and hope to fight back. Collects the complete six-issue miniseries.
(W) Gail Simone (A) Jon Davis-Hunt, Jenny Frison
It's the start of the first Vertigo series from fan-favorite writer Gail Simone, with 2000AD artist Jon Davis-Hunt! Astrid Mueller is the enigmatic and compelling guru of a giant self-help organization-a devastatingly powerful figure in the industry between psychology and religion. Journalist Chloe Pierce's fiancé decided to pick up Astrid's book, and within three months he was dead. Something in Astrid Mueller's book made Philip blow his brains out all over Chloe's new kitchen.
Now Chloe is on a mission to find out who Astrid Mueller really is. What is this Clean Room she's been hearing about where your deepest fear and worst moments are revealed? Chloe intends to immerse herself in the Clean Room and wreak havoc on Astrid's empire.
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