Local creator, Mark Falkey returns with another dose of dark, depressing and bizarre comics that read like some psytrance music video from the 90's they show at 3 AM. Take a step into the dark recesses of the human psyche if you dare...
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It has been a high flyin, comic book givin month around here and it's nice to finally slow our roll some and sit down with friends to talk about comix! With the days becoming longer and warmer, I'm sure the first thought that pops into mind is to spend an hour and half in some stuffy store talking about geeky stuff with geeky people. So come join us people who are also afraid of the sun, we will shelter you. Wednesday. 6:30 pm. Hide from the sun.
"WAKE THE DRAGON"
• As Shang-Chi battles an ancient enemy, the Avengers hang out in Hong Kong's swankiest casino.
• Captain Marvel, Black Widow and Spider-Woman find out it doesn't pay to gamble in the spy business.
• Cannonball and Sunspot play craps with a bunch of AIM Agents. AND WIN!
Shaw is a man on the run and lost in time. Fleeing ancient enemies, Shaw finds himself in prohibition-era Chicago surrounded by gangers and demons alike and caught between law enforcement and the local supernatural underground. CHIN MUSIC is a tale of mysticism and violence like nothing you've experienced before.
Welcome to the city of Red Wheelbarrow, where the world's greatest detective has yet to meet the crime he can't solve - every criminal in Red Wheelbarrow is caught and convicted thanks to Detective Gould's brilliant mind and cutting-edge spy technology. But lately there has been a rash of crimes so eccentric and random that even Detective Gould is stumped. Will he discover the connection between the compulsive chair thief, the novelist who uses purloined street signs to write her magnum opus, and the photographer who secretly documents peoples' most anguished personal moments? Or has Detective Gould finally meet his match?
From the psychic overlord behind Mind MGMT comes another tale of deadly intrigue and mystery as the world's greatest detective takes on what may prove to be his final case. I'm really excited to see Kindt using what he's learned in the monthly format of Mind MGMT, then applying that to the stand alone graphic novel that he favored so heavily in the past and creating something both new and old while still evolving his continued mastery of the form. A truly unique voice, Kindt stands to inject a whole new mixture of weirdness into not only indy books, but mainstream as well, slowly tainting the status quo.
Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven. So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child - an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. The raven girl feels imprisoned by her arms and legs and covets wings and the ability to fly. Betwixt and between, she reluctantly grows into a young woman, until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her.
12 Reasons To Die is a brutal tale of gangsters, betrayal, and one vengeful soul hunting the 12 Dons who conspired his murder. Created by Ghostface Killah and produced by RZA, this hard-knuckled horror/crime hybrid follows multiple timelines - and multiple artists - in the quest for revenge.
Cover by the funktastik RON WIMBERLY!
I know that your life has been absolutely directionless without Morgan and Casey to tell you what to read this week, but due to some serious technical difficulties, we were not able to bring you the gospel of Zanadu until now. I know it's been tough without your favorite comic monkeys and we aim to make it up to you with FREE comics this weekend! That's right, I said FREE! comic book day that is...Iron Man 3 drops this weekend as well, making it a great time to be a geek--especially in Seattle!!
Visit our shipping next week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, May 8th!! We also have a list of the Free Comic Book Day offerings as well to help you prepare for Saturday!!
With the help of an ancient force, New father Prophet searches for a weapon to fight a deadly threat to the Empire.
From Eisner award nominee, Brandon Graham!!
Once again, the great and fun filled Saturday of free comics upon us!! Oh yeah, FREE COMICS!!! SO MANY FREE COMICS!! Howard and Casey break it down for veterans and newbies alike with rules, regulations and a sampling of the titles you will find this weekend!!
Brace yo self for a double shot of pure comicbook awesomeness straight to the vein!! It might be a little over a month, but COPRA #6 has finally arrived, along with Zegas #0 and #2, featuring more stories with everyone's favorite brother and sister, Emily and Boston. I don't need to continually harp on how good these books are, or how Michel Fiffe has revitalized my hope for the future of comics, or how Copra is basically showing Marvel and DC how to make a Super-Hero book or-- sorry, you get the point. Buy the damn books. You will thank me later.
This is the second part of our Tokyo adventure, the brutal climax to the crew’s main mission: stop Vitas. Call it a boiling point, call it endgame, call it a reason for me to draw a lot of broken glass, but this concludes the first Copra story arc with a bang.
This is the latest edition of short stories featuring the Zegas siblings, Emily & Boston, and by latest I mean that although the Zero Issue contains previously released work via webcomics: “Birthday”, “Cactus” and a couple more extra bits — most of it is presented in print for the very first time.
This early material initially lived online as a temporary solution while I figured out how to get it on to sheets of paper, and how to maybe involve a staple or two. I’m traditional that way, plus I had to feed my love for a page turn. It’s how I designed the stories to be seen, actually, and since they’re no longer available digitally, they can exclusively be read here. Just like the first two issues, Zegas #0 is a full color magazine-size comic book, 24 pages, signed by yours truly and numbered, limited to 400 copies.
In "Carved," the new crime wave in Gotham City is stranger than ever. Will Batman solve the puzzle in time to save the citizens' lives? Plus: The Dark Knight's investigation into a missing mythological creature created by taxidermy takes a turn for the even more bizarre when he stumbles onto a living version of the creature in "Unnatural Selection!"
What's this? Comic book hipster Casey picking some off brand Batman book this week? Clearly he knows something you don't, but don't worry, he will share. Tradd Moore, the most visceral artist working in comics today, hits the big time with his digital first Batman story!! Look at the energy on that cover!! Batman's foot is liable to go all fish eye on you and tag you in the face like Busta Rhymes!! Hopefully this will land Moore with some steady work 'cause if that's what the DCU looked like, they mighta pulled some Eisners...
MINISERIES CONCLUSION!
It all ends here as
the awful truth behind a multi-million dollar conspiracy is revealed,
with deadly consequences. If young Jake is to survive , what kind of man
must he become? And is it worth the price?
We are faceless. We are limitless. We see all. And we do not forgive.
Who defends the powerless against the GREEDY and the CORRUPT? Who
protects the homeless and poverty-stricken from those who would PREY
upon them in the DARK OF NIGHT?
When those who are sworn to protect
us abuse their power, when toxic government calls down super-human
lackeys to force order upon the populace...finally, there is a force, a
citizen's army, to push order BACK.
Let those who abuse the system
know this as well: We have our OWN super humans now. They are not afraid
of your badges or Leagues. And they will not be SILENCED.
We are your neighbors. We are your co-workers. And we are your children.
The third volume of The Incal, the bestselling international comic masterpiece by Mœbius and Jodorowsky, What Lies Beneath is a unique gem in the Jodorowsky/Mœbius creative timeline that can be enjoyed both as part of the series as well as on its own. The stakes are raised and the intergalactic chase continues for John Difool and his entourage. Published in its original colors and in the same deluxe, limited and numbered (999 copies only), super-oversized format as The Black Incal and The Luminous Incal.
THE SECRET ORIGIN OF TONY STARK
• Death's Head and Iron Man team-up to hunt down a genocidal criminal. Not the problem.
• A shipful of dead badoon. Not the problem.
• What Tony finds in the depths of that ship: the problem. Big problem.
• The lead into the biggest Tony Stark story of the year.
Joe Fitzgerald was a mob enforcer until the day he met Laura, who convinced him to leave that world behind. Before quitting, Joe agreed to one last job, little realizing that the man he'd been sent to kill was deeply involved in demonlogy. He survived Joe's attempt and came after him, fatally wounding Joe and killing Laura. As he lay dying, an angelic force (who may or may not be what she appears) pointed out that where she is going, he can't follow, and where he is going, he wouldn't want her to follow. But if he will agree to work for them as a different kind of enforcer, they will bring him to life and keep on bringing him to life every time he is killed in a righteous cause. The reward: for those five minutes of death, he will be with Laura again. Would you endure an eternity of pain and death, dying over and over, to be with the woman you love for just five minutes each time you died? Most people might say no. But Joe Fitzgerald isn't most people.
A bold new era begins with the long-anticipated return of Joe's Comics, the imprint that brought you MIDNIGHT NATION and RISING STARS. All-new stories from J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (Babylon 5, Jeremiah, Thor, Amazing Spider-Man, Superman: Earth One) return in 2013 with an action packed line up featuring everything from superhero action to supernatural thrillers. Watch this space as a new wave of exciting, challenging and experimental stories begins!
The nominations for one of the most prestigious awards in the industry are in and we at Zanadu have our own thoughts about how things should go down!! It's great to see so many creator owned and independent books getting the spotlight as it gives a sense of growth to the industry, that critics and fans alike are finally recognizing those who push the boundaries of this great medium. For a full list of nominees click here.
Casey: “Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch,” by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics)
Erin: “Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch,” by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics)
Morgan: “Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch,” by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics)
Casey: Lose #4: “The Fashion Issue,” by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
Erin: Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8, by Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics)
Morgan: The Mire, by Becky Cloonan (self-published)
Howard: The Mire, by Becky Cloonan (self-published)
Video Monkey: The Mire, by Becky Cloonan (self-published)
Casey: Prophet, by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy (Image)
Erin: Fatale, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Morgan: Prophet, by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy (Image)
Howard: Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
Video Monkey: The Manhattan Projects, by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra (Image)
Casey: Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
Erin: Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
Morgan: Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
Howard: Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
Video Monkey: Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
Casey: Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
Erin: Crogan’s Loyalty, by Chris Schweizer (Oni)
Morgan: Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
Howard: Road to Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
Video Monkey: Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
Casey: Spera, vol. 1, by Josh Tierney et al. (Archaia)
Erin: Spera, vol. 1, by Josh Tierney et al. (Archaia)
Morgan: Ichiro, by Ryan Inzana (Houghton Mifflin)
Howard: Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, by Joseph Lambert (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney Hyperion)
Video Monkey: Spera, vol. 1, by Josh Tierney et al. (Archaia)
Casey: Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
Morgan: Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
Howard: Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
Video Monkey: Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
Casey: It Will All Hurt, by Farel Dalrymple
Morgan: It Will All Hurt, by Farel Dalrymple
Casey: Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
Erin: 2000 AD, edited by Matt Smith (Rebellion)
Morgan: Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
Howard: No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, edited by Justin Hall (Fantagraphics)
Casey: The Infinite Wait and Other Stories, by Julia Wertz (Koyama Press)
Erin: A Chinese Life, by Li Kunwu and P. Ôtié (Self Made Hero)
Morgan: Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo & Me, by Ellen Forney (Gotham Books)
Howard: The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, by Frank M. Young and David Lasky (Abrams ComicArts)
Casey: The Hive, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
Erin: Unterzakhn, by Leela Corman (Schocken)
Morgan: The Hive, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
Howard: Building Stories, by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
Video Monkey: The Hive, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
Casey: Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Erin: Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Morgan: Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Howard: Road to Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
Casey: King City, by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image)
Erin: King City, by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image)
Morgan: King City, by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image)
Howard: King City, by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image)
Video Monkey: King City, by Brandon Graham (TokyoPop/Image)
Erin: Pogo, vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash, by Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
Howard: Pogo, vol. 2: Bona Fide Balderdash, by Walt Kelly, edited by Carolyn Kelly and Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
Casey: Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
Erin: David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
Morgan: Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
Howard: Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
Casey: Blacksad: Silent Hell, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
Erin: Abelard, by Régis Hautiere and Renaud Dillies (NBM)
Morgan: Blacksad: Silent Hell, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dark Horse)
Howard: New York Mon Amour, by Benjamin LeGrand, Dominique Grange, and Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
Casey: Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
Erin: Nonnonba, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Morgan: Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
Casey: Brandon Graham, Multiple Warheads, Prophet (Image)
Erin: Ed Brubaker, Fatale (Image)
Morgan: Matt Fraction, Hawkeye (Marvel); Casanova: Avaritia (Marvel Icon)
Howard: Matt Fraction, Hawkeye (Marvel); Casanova: Avaritia (Marvel Icon)
Video Monkey: Brandon Graham, Multiple Warheads, Prophet (Image)
Casey: Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories, vol. 5 (Fantagraphics)
Erin: Gilbert Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories, vol. 5 (Fantagraphics)
Morgan: Charles Burns, The Hive (Pantheon)
Howard: Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
Video Monkey: Charles Burns, The Hive (Pantheon)
Casey: David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
Erin: Becky Cloonan, Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse); The Mire (self-published)
Morgan: Chris Samnee, Daredevil (Marvel); Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (IDW)
Howard: Becky Cloonan, Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse); The Mire (self-published)
Video Monkey: David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)
Casey: Katsuya Terada, The Monkey King vol. 2 (Dark Horse)
Erin: Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (Dark Horse)
Morgan: Katsuya Terada, The Monkey King vol. 2 (Dark Horse)
Howard: Katsuya Terada, The Monkey King vol. 2 (Dark Horse)
Casey: Brandon Graham, King City, Multiple Warheads, Elephantmen #43 (Image)
Erin: Yuko Shimizu, The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC)
Morgan: Sean Phillips, Fatale (Image)
Howard: Brandon Graham, King City, Multiple Warheads, Elephantmen #43 (Image)
Video Monkey: Sean Phillips, Fatale (Image)
Casey: Brandon Graham, Multiple Warheads (Image)
Erin: Brandon Graham, Multiple Warheads (Image)
Morgan: Dave Stewart, Batwoman (DC); Fatale (Image); BPRD, Conan the Barbarian, Hellboy in Hell, Lobster Johnson, The Massive (Dark Horse)
Howard: Brandon Graham, Multiple Warheads (Image)
Video Monkey: Charles Burns, The Hive (Pantheon)
Casey: Paul Grist, Mudman (Image)
Erin: Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
Morgan: Paul Grist, Mudman (Image)
Video Monkey: Paul Grist, Mudman (Image)
Casey: ComicsAlliance, edited by Joe Hughes, Caleb Goellner, and Andy Khouri
Morgan: ComicsAlliance, edited by Joe Hughes, Caleb Goellner, and Andy Khouri
Video Monkey: ComicsAlliance, edited by Joe Hughes, Caleb Goellner, and Andy Khouri
Casey: Woodwork: Wallace Wood 1927–1981, edited by Frédéric Manzano (CasalSolleric/IDW)
Erin: Woodwork: Wallace Wood 1927–1981, edited by Frédéric Manzano (CasalSolleric/IDW)
Morgan: Woodwork: Wallace Wood 1927–1981, edited by Frédéric Manzano (CasalSolleric/IDW)
Howard: Mastering Comics, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden (First Second)
Howard: Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass, by Susan E. Kirtley (University Press of Mississippi)
Casey: David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition, designed by Randy Dahlk (IDW)
Erin: Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
Morgan: Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
Howard: Building Stories, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
Visit our shipping next week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, May 1st!!
There are an infinite number of realities in the multiverse. With the risk of dimensional instability as an ever-present threat, these parallel worlds all need to be managed. Enter Indigo Prime, troubleshooting reality agents. So what do Indigo Prime want with Lance Corporal Danny Redman? Why is a Neanderthal walking around in modern Britain? How do you catch a dimension-jumping Bewilderbeast?
Now that Morgan's back alley infection has cleared up and he can sit without wincing, the duo returns with some serious heavy hitters this week, so steal your kid's lunch money, 'cause this one's gonna be epic. But hey, don't blame us!! It's not our fault that Quitely, Millar, Hickman, Fraction, Gillen, McKevlive, Ba and Moon want to put out awesome comics!!! Our recommendation? Play hooky from work, come get some comics and enjoy the sunny afternoon reading in the park!!!
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