COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #34!

Witness the triumphant return of the most mesmerizing comic monkeys to ever grace the dusty screen of your fancy mobile device!! While we ALL needed a vacation last week, it's great to be back, especially when you return to so many awesome comics!! We've got THE most anticipated DC books of the year, Superman Unchained and Batman: Year Zero; the start of Gerard Way and Becky Cloonan's Fabulously awesome Killjoys; Cyberpunk Lone Wolf and Cub; Gorillas with guns -- do I need to go on? Didn't think so...

TALK NERDY TO ME!!

THE RETURN OF THE HALF BREED SON IN LAW OF THE DISFIGURED BRIDE OF 'DISCUSSIONS FROM THE LOOOONNGTABLE!!!!!!!!!'

That's right, freaks and geeks, it's once again time to get together and talk nerdy to each other. oooh...nerdy. Say it with me now--nerdy. Now lower, with more passion and dripping with sultry overtones. Too bad that doesn't usually work well with the opposite sex, but hey, this isn't the Zanadu dating service (as much as I wish it was). So come one, come all and don't forget to practice your sultry voice--there will be a contest.

Wednesday, June 12th!! 6:30-8pm!!

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SIX GUN GORILLA #1

(W) Simon Spurrier  (A) Jeff Stokely

Welcome to "the Blister" -- a bizarre other-world colonized by humans sometime in the 22nd century, which quickly became a hotly-contested source of fertile land and natural resources long ago exhausted on Earth. In this new frontier, a rogue gunslinger and his companion wander across a wilderness in the grips of a civil war, encountering lawlessness, natives, and perversions of civilization in a world at the crossroads between the past and the future. The fact that said gunslinger is a bio-surgically modified silverback gorilla toting a pair of enormous revolvers is neither here nor there.
  
Written by Simon Spurrier (Marvel's X-MEN LEGACY, EXTERMINATION) and drawn by hot new talent Jeff Stokely (FRAGGLE ROCK) and featuring a cover by Eisner Award-winning artist Ramón Pérez (A TALE OF SAND, AvX: VS), SIX GUN GORILLA is a pulpy mash-up of Western weirdness and lo-fi science fiction unlike anything else on the stands!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!! 

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LONE WOLF AND CUB 2100 OMNIBUS

(W) Mike Kennedy  (A) Francisco Ruiz Velasco

Daisy Ogami holds the key to a dying future's salvation. Powerful interests will stop at nothing to obtain Daisy, but her android bodyguard will do anything to protect her . . . and the promise of a brighter day. Collects Lone Wolf 2100: Shadow on Saplings; Lone Wolf 2100: The Language of Chaos; and Lone Wolf 2100: Pattern Storm.

What could make one the GREATEST and most EPIC tales of betrayal and revenge ever put to not just paper, but almost any visual medium, better? CYBERPUNK!! (naturally)  Released concurrently with the original Dark Horse run of Lone Wolf back in the early 2000s, I was initially very put off by the idea that a comic so perfect, so utterly completely well crafted, could be tainted by changing even one little element, that I refused to read it for years. Clearly I must have been on some shitty drugs when I made that decision cause holy crap, was I wrong! Kennedy and Velasco do an amazing job of paying homage to the original work while still keeping the reader guessing and creating an environment that feels as real as that of the Edo period the original creators worked so hard to convey. Neon, gritty alleyways, cybernetic ninjas--what's not to love? Cyberpunk is life--embrace it. RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS #1

(W) Gerard Way  (A) Becky Cloonan

Years ago, the Killjoys fought against the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries, costing them their lives, save for one-the mysterious Girl. Today, the followers of the original Killjoys languish in the Desert while BLI systematically strips citizens of their individuality. As the fight for freedom fades, it's left to the Girl to take up the mantle and bring down the fearsome BLI or else join the mindless ranks of Bat City!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY! 

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GOLGOTHA GN

(W) Andrew Harrison  (A) Karl Slominski

When the skull of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft is stolen from his grave, a group of junkie misfits set out on a quest to retrieve it. Standing in their way are their enormous drug habits, belligerent punk rockers, Brazilian vampires, and the unspeakable horrors of Lovecraft's fiction seeping into reality.

RECOMMENDED BY ERIN. 

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THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #9

(W) Jason Aaron  (A) Esad Ribic

GODBOMB Part Three of Five
Three Thors, side by side at last, united in battle! But will even that be enough, as Gorr the God Butcher's grand plan nears completion and his powers grow beyond anything we've seen before...?

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

SHIPPING LIST FOR 6/12/13!!

Visit our shipping next week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, June 12th!! 

Cover art for Bronze Age Variant by Neal Adams

SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Jim Lee & Various

When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor - even though he's still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn't stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There's a mystery hidden where even Superman can't see it - Can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light? Don't miss the debut of this red-hot new series from two of comics' brightest superstars: SCOTT SNYDER and JIM LEE!

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SOLO DELUXE ED HC

(W) Darwyn Cooke & various  (A) Tim Sale & various

​ At last, the acclaimed 12-issue series SOLO is collected, featuring the work of some of comics' greatest creators, including Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale, Paul Pope and so many others. With stories starring Batman, Robin, Superman, The Spectre, The Teen Titans and more, as well as westerns, war stories, science fiction epics, humor and horror, this is a collection you won't want to miss!

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Cover art by Tim Sale

From 2004 through '06, DC Comics published a series of one-shot anthologies featuring a different artist each time, with some stories written by the artist and others done in collaboration with some of the best comics writers of the day. This deluxe Hardcover collects the stories from all 12 issues for the first time. Very personal visions of a wide variety of DC characters from Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Darwyn Cooke, Jordi Bernet, Mike Allred, Teddy Kristiansen, Scott Hampton, Damion Scott, Sergio Aragones, Brendan McCarthy, Trevor Goring and Steve Cook.

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

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KICK-ASS 3 #1

(W) Mark Millar  (A) John Romita

​Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl's blockbuster return for the LAST EVER story arc of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr's mega-selling series. Hit-Girl's in jail, leaving Kick-Ass to lead the superhero team of Justice Forever. Their first mission: Bust Hit-Girl out of the clink. But superheroes have now been outlawed, leaving Kick-Ass to dodge both cops AND criminals. For the first time since donning the costume, Kick-Ass is beginning to have his doubts. Is he now in too deep to get out? The phenomenal follow-up to the Kick-Ass 2 movie coming this June. Issue #1 features six different covers by the industry's biggest artists. Each cover will feature a different character, and when all six covers are linked, a special message will be revealed.

Cover A by John Romita, Jr

Who watches the Watchm... Oh, wait a minute... Take 2.

Mark Millar and John Romita return to their ultra-violent take on young super-heroes in a real world setting. While the capsule description above may sound familiar, you can bet that with the masterful writing of Mr. Millar there will be unexpected twists and turns around every page-turn. And Romita will, once again, bring the bone crushing and blood letting into the very deepest hollows of your visual cortex.​

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!!

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ASTRO CITY #1

(W) Kurt Busiek  (A) Brent Eric Anderson

​ASTRO CITY is back in a new, ongoing monthly series that showcases old heroes and new, as The Ambassador comes to Earth, and an ordinary man is caught up in a cosmic conflict! Featuring the return of favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, and the debut of some new sensations! Plus, the seeds of a new mystery: Who is the Broken Man? The entire award-winning creative team is back to kick off a new epoch of the human and the super human. Get in on the ground floor of Astro City's next epic!

Astro City #1 Cvr A by Alex Ross

I am so very excited. There are some DC and Marvel superhero books that I love, but this superhero title is my favorite. Busiek's writing never misses. Some people that I've talked to are a little put off by the art, but if you read the book, there is no other art that would have worked with the stories being told. It's Golden Age perfection in a Silver Age book. Do yourself a favor and check this title out. Everyone's superhero soul could do with a cleansing scrub-down every once in awhile, this is the book that can get that done.

RECOMMENDED BY erin!!

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TEN GRAND #2

(W) J. Michael Straczynski  (A) Ben Templesmith

​"ANGELS NEVER LIE"
FDA (Federal Demon Association) Advisory.  Contents contain: one cult church where incantations are encoded into the playlist; one flesh-dwelling, food-obsessed demon; one seer capable of perceiving the spirit world but blinded to this one; one missing woman; one murder; one angel with an agenda of his own;  and one rendezvous between supernatural investigator Joe Fitzgerald and the woman he loves, now deceased, in what may or may not be heaven.  Warning: do not operate heavy equipment while reading.

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Cover art by Templemith

The latest offering from Joe's Comics continues with our intrepid investigator's feelings still trapped between the worlds of the living and the dead.​ There is also a variant cover by Bill Sienkiewicz - just to remind you that Straczynski is not the most difficult name to spell in comics.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!! ​

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SUPERMAG GN

(W) Jim Rugg  (A) Jim Rugg

​Supermag is Jim Rugg's latest print project, a magazine-sized collection of comics and art. It showcases his interests in genre work, irreverent humor, graphic design, drawing, and typography. Supermag features new work as well as collecting the best of his recent anthology contributions.

Supermag Cover art by Jim Rugg

From recounting the romance between Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins to chronicling the adventures of a samurai skater kid, Jim Rugg's twisted imagination is unequaled. Now he brings us a new magazine sized collection of beautiful ugliness - or is that ugly beauty? In either case, expect to see a variety of characters and situations you will never see from anyone else.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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SHIPPING LIST FOR 6/5/13!!

Visit our shipping next week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, June 5th!!​

EMPOWERED SPECIAL #4 ANIMAL STYLE

(W/A) Adam Warren

​TERRORPIN! POWERPACHYDERM! BRASS MONKEY! CYBERIAN TIGER! SUPERCOBRA! MAUL BUNNY! Can struggling superheroine Empowered foil a mass carjacking by these animal-armored crimebots at the 21st annual Alternate Timeline Superhero Auto Show? Can one exceedingly flimsy "supersuit" overcome fourteen hostile tons of heavy metal? This action-packed new Empowered one-shot says: "MAYBE!"

FALLING SKIES SEASON PREMIERE!!

On June 9th, the 3rd season of TNT's hot sci-fi show, FALLING SKIES premieres and as usual, the Zanadu has got your back with some free swag!! Stop in to get an exclusive 'Berskerkers' bandana, only available at participating comic shops across the country!! We will have them as long as supplies last, so don't wait, make a trip to the land of imagination and forget about your troubles for the day!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #33!

Now that Abra Kadabra's puppet magic has finally worn off and we've both taken the Techno Virus antidote brought from the future by Bishop, Casey and Morgan are once again at full power and ready to bring you the most hip, edgy and nowest comics of right here and NOW!! We've got some big new books by top creators like Scott Snyder + Sean Murphy's the Wake, Olivier Coipel and Brian Wood's X-Men, Marcos Martin and Brian K. Vaughan's Dr. Strange, plus much more!!

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X-MEN #1

(W) Brian Wood  (A) Oliver Coipel

 Because you demanded it! The X-Women finally get their own book, from critically acclaimed superstars Brian Wood (X-MEN, ULTIMATE X-MEN, DMZ, The Massive) and Olivier Coipel (AVX, HOUSE OF M, THOR)! An old enemy shows up at the X-Men's door, seeking asylum from an ancient evil come back to earth. Meanwhile, Jubilee has come home, and she's brought with her an orphaned baby who might hold the key to the earth's survival...or its destruction. Against a backdrop of what seems like an alien invasion and an eons-spanning war between brother and sister, Storm steps up and puts together a team to protect the child and stop a new threat that could destroy all life on earth!

That's right, Casey, X-Men hater supreme is throwing his chips behind the all adjective less, regular calorie X-Men book that brings together all of my favorite X-Women in one place!! Channeling the evolved 90's Jim Lee vibe (complete with the Shirow touch), Coipel puts together the most deadly, badass and sexy looking Super-Heroes to ever pull on skin tight latex! Look how friggin cool/hip/hacker 90's slick Jubliee looks on that sentinel head!! And Storm with her F'Ning EPIC mohawk--Psylocke with her butt shots and much much more!! Plus, Bendis isn't writing it Bendis isn't writing it!!!! Oh man, happy day.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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THE WAKE #1

(W) Scott Snyder  (A) Sean Murphy

​"THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE..."
When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won't take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oilrig where they've discovered something miraculous and terrifying...
Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS) bring their acclaimed talents to this sci-fi/horror epic that explores the horrors of the deep, probes the origins of human history, and leaps far beyond to a frightening future.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

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DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH TP

(W) Brian K. Vaughan  (A) Marcos Martin

​Doctor Stephen Strange embarks on the most important paranormal investigation of his career, as he sets out to solve an attempted murder - his own! And with his most trusted friend also at death's door, Strange turns to an unexpected corner of the Marvel Universe to recruit a new ally. Eisner Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (Runaways, Y: The Last Man) and red-hot artist Marcos Martin (Captain America, Batgirl: Year One) join forces for an adventure that will take the Sorcerer Supreme from the underworld of New York City to the deadliest dimensions on the outskirts of reality - while firmly establishing him in the current Marvel Universe and setting him up to join a surprising new team!

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

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CHEW #34

(W) John Layman  (A) Rob Guillory

On the trail of the vampire!

recommended by erin.