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DOGS OF WAR GN

(W) Sheli Keenan (A) Nathan Fox

 Dogs of War is a graphic novel that tells the stories of the canine military heroes of World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. This collection of three fictional stories was inspired by historic battles and real military practice, and each story tells the heroic adventures of a soldier and his service dog. Based on the real-life roles of military dogs that served as Red Cross rescuers, messengers, scouts, search-and-rescue teams, sentries, and mascots, Dogs of War captures both the adventure and the devastation brought on by war, as well as the celebrations of life and friendship between boys and their dogs.

Ok, so this might seem like a strange pick for me; a semi historical war story about the friendship between man and animal--and we're not even talkin' cats here! No, the reason I'm pimping this is because Nathan Fox, the master of gradients and Paul Pope like brushstrokes brings his vast talents to a genre that does not fall within his usual realm of work. I love it when artists whose style may not seem applicable to a certain story as it makes for strange and sometimes perfect bedfellows. Plus, Y'know, there are cuddly dogs and sh*t.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

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LOVE AND ROCKETS: NEW STORIES TP VOL 06

(W/A) Los Brothers Hernandez

 LUBA'S GENERATIONAL SAGA DEEPENS, PLUS A NEW STORY FEATURING JAIME'S "TONTA"
Love and Rockets enters its fourth decade with the latest installment of this acclaimed graphic novel-format iteration, featuring both old friends and new faces, and some genuine surprises...
The cover shows Gilbert's new star Killer in a pose and milieu that will bring back memories for long-time fans - imitating the hammer-wielding Luba in her adopted Palomar. That's because Killer has discovered that her great-grandmother Maria (Luba's mother) starred in a late 1950s crime movie, and begins to delve into the details of her family's twisted history. Complicating things is the fact that Luba's half-sister Fritz played Maria in an amped-up biopic version of her life, creating a postmodern alternate version of the classic "Poison River" which originally told Maria's story (in a tie-in release, see page 52 for the graphic novel version of this movie, Maria M. Part One)! In the other half of the book, Jaime continues to explore his intriguing new character Tonta: In "Fuck Summer," Tonta is talked into joining the summer swim team but can't figure out why the brand new swim coach knows her - so, with help from friends, she sets out to find the answer. Meanwhile, something far more sinister is brewing behind the scenes...

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

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ZERO #2

(W) Ales Kot (A) Tradd Moore

 Shanghai, 2019. An opulent skyscraper party full of terrorists looking for fresh funding. Edward Zero is about to sabotage it big time -- and then the skyscraper starts to vanish, bit by bit. So maybe he should look into that first?

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!!

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NOWHERE MEN #6

(W) Eric Stephenson (A) Nate Bellegarde

 Thinking the unthinkable.

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

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SHELTERED #4

(W) Ed Brisson (A) Johnnie Christmas

  Victoria and Hailey find themselves hunted, their only salvation the trappings of a bunker. Lucas's true colors begin to show as he takes deadly measures to maintain control of the survivors.

RECOMMENDED BY ERIN.

SMALL PRESS SPOTLIGHT

JET ROGERS: SPACE ADVENTURER EXTRAORDINAIRE #1

Devin Tuck (W) Sam Zaninovich (A)

Rocketing into your hot little hands at the speed of light comes Jet Rogers, Space Adventurer Extraordinaire!! This fun little package contains a complete 2-part adventure full of rollicking space thrills and plenty of visual gags to reward repeat readings. From local Seattle publisher, Around the Sound comics, partially underwritten by a successful Kickstarter campaign, this is a Full Color, 20 pager for only $2.99.

Jet Rogers #1 by Sam Zaninovich

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UNEMPLOYMENT ADVENTURES OF AQUALUNG GN

(W/A) Joel Schumacher

For over 75 years, Agent Aqualung has defended the country from supernatural forces as part of the 88, a covert branch of the Department of Defense. A pink slip and a sealed letter sends shock waves through the covert initiative - they are being permanently dismantled due to budget cuts. Collecting his severance, a new identity, suit, and fake resume, and a small orange tree (which holds the soul of St. Germain, his only friend), Aqualung must adjust to a life in the real world. His first task? Finding gainful employment, of course! With the world against him, or at least a trail of old enemies, Aqualung must navigate through unemployment, dating, oh, and evil plots from ancient gods and their flunkies. The real question is, can he stop them before his unemployment benefits run out?

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #52

Holy crap there were so many comics this week that Morgan and Casey had to don their mystical t-shirts of cosmic power in order to sift the gems out of the giant pile of multicolored madness dropping on this gloriously crisp and clear Seattle day. (I know, crazy right?) Join us for zombies, teenaged demi-gods, teenaged cops from the future, chainsaw wielding cowboys and much, much more!!

EVERYTHING IS HORRIBLE AND NOTHING IS BEAUTIFUL

The second installment of our newest weekly column by the ever lovely Mizzz Anna Pederson features more exuberantly expressive reviews of the finest four colored nonsense hitting the shelves on Wednesday. We've got cowboys with chainsaws, teenage cops from the future, Halloween goodies and NYCC!! Check it outs!!

Click on me to read my ramblings!! 

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ROCKET GIRL #1

(W) Brandon Montclare (A) Amy Reeder

A teenage cop from a high-tech future is sent back in time to 1986 New York City.  Dayoung Johansson is investigating the Quintum Mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time.  As she pieces together the clues, she discovers the "future" she calls home - an alternate reality version of 2013 - shouldn't exist at all!

Blast off with the new ongoing series by BRANDON MONTCLARE (Halloween Eve) and Eisner Award nominee AMY REEDER (Batwoman, Madame Xanadu)

Hot girl with a space helmet hanging out in darkened alley ways under fire escapes. One look at this ad and I fell in love with my dream girl from the future. Having grown up in the late 80s/early 90s, everything about this comic seems to resonate within my bones to the point where I even hung this ad up on my wall because it so perfectly transported me to the glamorously gritty world of 1986 New York that I remember so well from my dreams.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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BATTLING BOY TP/HC

(W/A) Paul Pope

 The new graphic novel from award-winning creator Paul Pope! When Battling Boy's father, a warrior god, drops him on a world infested with bloodthirsty monsters, he leaves his son with nothing but a magic credit card, a trunk full of enchanted tee shirts, and instructions not to come home until he's liberated the planet from its plague of monsters. It's one kid vs an entire world full of monsters. And the monsters don't stand a chance.

You've seen pages from it, heard other creators talk about it online, but for all of those a bit further down the ladder, Paul Pope's highly anticipated new work is finally here!! Going into reading this, I had a preconceived notion as to what it was going to be, what I wanted it to be, but as usual Pope gives you what you need not what you want and Battling Boy is the result. A perfect manga influenced coming of age story on a cosmic scale that pits a young demigod against a town full of predatory pedophiles in different colored KKK hoods with nothing but his wits and a trunk of magical t-shirts at his disposal!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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SHAOLIN COWBOY #1

(W/A) Geoff Darrow

 The Shaolin Cowboy returns, but nowhere in sight is there a dead Robin, any infinity gauntlets, or a single conquering Ultron-just flat-out action, intrigue, and plenty of roadkill. Geof Darrow's slow-talkin', kung-fu-gripping hero proves once again, in this brand-new new series, that the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a chainsaw!

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

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SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #1

(W) Charles Soule (A) Tony Daniel

 Beginning a bold new series that details the relationship between The Man of Steel and the Warrior Princess as rising star writer Charles Soule is joined by fan favorite artist Tony S. Daniel to tell the tale of a romance that will shake the stars themselves. These two super-beings love each other, but not everyone shares their joy. Some fear it, some test it-and some will try to kill for it. Some say love is a battlefield, but where Superman and Wonder Woman are concerned it spells Doomsday!
This issue features an amazing wraparound gatefold cover that opens up to a triptych with Superman and Wonder Woman in the center!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!!

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THREE #1

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Ryan Kelly

 When a member of the Spartan ruling class visits an isolated homestead of Helot workers, a brutal massacre is only the beginning. KIERON GILLEN (PHONOGRAM, Über, Iron Man), RYAN KELLY (Saucer County, Local) and JORDIE BELLAIRE (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, NOWHERE MEN) unite to tell the heroic story of three slaves and their desperate attempt to escape 300 of the finest warriors who've ever lived.

RECOMMENDED BY ERIN.

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GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS TP VOL 01

(W/A) Ryan Browne

 GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS follows the story of a group of incompetent, small-minded, super powered narcissists called "The Power Persons Five" who are hired by NASA to stop all farmers from launching themselves into space in homemade rocket ships. Unfortunately for NASA, this goal is scarcely even addressed and the book focuses more on extramarital affairs, bank-robbing owls, big gross swollen heads, ghost cow heads, olde tyme boxers, tigers eating cheeseburgers in the Crab Nebula, buffalo judges and tons of aggressive swearing. Not so much a superhero book as it is a parody of basically everything and a celebration of weird that is jam-packed with references to RoboCop and Die Hard.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!! 

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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1

(W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (A) Francesco Fancavilla, Jack Morelli

 New Ongoing Series! "Escape From Riverdale." This is how the end of the world begins! Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Archie Meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman) take Archie and the gang where they've never been before - to the grave and back! A horrific accident sets off a series of grim events and Sabrina the Teenage Witch must try to repair the unspeakable evil her spell has unleashed. Gasp in horror as Riverdale faces an impending zombie Arch-pocalypse in this brand-new, spine-tingling ongoing series - but be warned, kiddies, this one's not for the faint of heart!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

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MULTIPLE WARHEADS: THE FALL

(W/A) Brandon Graham

The organ smuggler Sexica and her werewolf boyfriend Nikoli try to get by in a harsh Soviet fantasy world with dream monsters, radiation slugs, and starships falling from Wolf War 3. Reprints 2007's "The Fall," the original 2003 adult Warheads story, and the 2004 short "Elevator."

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! ep. #51!!

After the week long celebration extravaganza that was our 50th episode, Casey and Morgan stumbled back to the store with thankfully all body parts and organs intact though probably minus some brain cells, but it's not like they were using those annoying things anyway.

Regardless, October is upon us which means the floodgates of horror books have opened and this week sees the release of the 'Witching Hour' anthology from Vertigo and the always popular Bee Vixens from Mars!!! (we are easily amused) in the new Grindhouse comic from Dark Horse. What else you ask? Well, you'll just have to watch and find out...

EVERYTHING IS HORRIBLE AND NOTHING IS BEAUTIFUL

Zanadu Comics proudly presents the inaugural edition of 'Everything is Horrible and Nothing is Beautiful'  featuring weekly reviews by the comic cat mistress herself, Anna Pederson. Writer, comic clerk and all around lover of four color nonsense, Anna will hopefully add a bit of class to our usual recommendations of violence and psychedelic gradients, but c'mon, it's not like there's anything else you look for in a comic... Anyway, we hope you all enjoy and feel free to drop us a line on what you guys think!

David Goyer is writing a (possible) television version of Constantine for NBC. That is all. Actually, that’s not all. Hellblazer is one of my favorite series of all time, and David Goyer has written some truly terrible films. I know it’s the new thing to capitalize on small-screen spots for comic book slots, but if this show happens and it’s terrible, or features a non-British John Constantine, I’ll…I don’t know, be upset for a little while, because it’s just television and it really doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things.

What’s more important is that a tattoo parlor in Seattle called The Artful Dodger has a section for comics that has grown from a couple spinner racks to one of the best kept comic secrets in town. My comic compadre and I found single issues of Adam Warren’s “Dirty Pair”, Jim Lee “Uncanny X-men”, the original “Black Orchid” books, and the issue of “Master of Kung-Fu” that David Mazzucchelli did.

I’m only telling you about this place because you supposedly live in New York, and I want you to be supremely jealous of my finds without going there yourself and buying them; I’m being comic greedy.

Here are some comics that generations in the future will find in floating city tattoo shops and nerd out over for two hours:

CATALYST COMIX #4

(W) Joe Casey (A) Various

There isn’t much that Catalyst Comix doesn’t have; a post-apocalyptic story set in the near past, superheroes, space councils, three amazing artists, and one amazing Joe Casey. If you’re not familiar with the alternative format of this story I’ll catch you up. There are three main components, each drawn by a different artist, that follow larger than life characters who are traversing different aspects of an Earth that has fallen victim to the popularly espoused 12-12-12 apocalypse date. Joe Casey narrates, plots, and dialogues each section with a unique voice that applies to whomever he’s speaking for, which keeps each component from sounding redundant or boring. But I really just want to talk about the art. Holy crap, the art. Dan McDaid (Doctor Who) handles the Superman-esque character Frank Wells, and artistically balances the hero with passionate haste, and engaging details. Paul Maybury (Aqua Leung) breathes beauty into space with his Otomo influenced work. Maybury + Brad Simpson (colorist) = pictures I can stare at for hours. It seems his work chameleons itself for the various content he works on, and I for one am not complaining. The third artist is my new personal favorite, and someone that you’ll be hearing about for years to come; Ulises Farinas (Gamma). His super saturated art makes your eyes bleed with happy, because there is simply so much detail to look at. “Neo-Moebius” is a phrase that’s being thrown around a lot, and Farinas is definitely one that is deserving of that title. This book is slipping under the radar, when it should be the one blowing the radar up and saying, “Get a new radar!”

HINTERKIND #1

(W) Ian Edington (A) Francesco Trifogli

Vertigo has undergone some huge changes in the past year in the form of long time (and well loved) Editor-in-Chief Karen Berger stepping down, long time editor, Shelly Bond, had to make her mark as new Executive Editor. Their new “defy” Vertigo branding has led to the creation of a slew of new books on the back end of this year. “The Wake”, “Brother Lono”, “FBP” and “Trillium” have already made their premiere to a solid amount of fan and critical acclaim, and the latest edition to the Vertigo family, “Hinterkind” is set to do just as well. When humans have destroyed their ability to live on the Earth and start dying off, nature does what it does best when human presence rescinds, take back what’s hers. A menagerie of beasts that had been driven to the corners of the planet now roam the urban jungles that used to be their homes, in search of revenge against the remaining humans that had tried to destroy their kind. Written by Ian Edginton and illustrated by Francesco Trifogli, Hinterkind hints at environmental issues and the possible reality of Earth’s future, but doesn’t leave adventure or the fantastical out of the picture.

CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL #3

(W/A) Various

Hey! It’s the new CBLDF Annual! You know what’s almost more fun than buying comics? Buying comics that support good causes that directly relate to helping keep your fave comics on shelves and in your homes! The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund do exactly what it sounds like they do; fundraise money from readers, retailers, creators and publishers, to help fight free speech and your first amendment rights to read and write said comics. They are also supporters of Banned Book Week, and transitioning a lot of their energy into building school and librarian relationships to help students and administrators navigate challenges to books or schools. Why do I know so much about the CBLDF? Because I used to intern there! And the tiny, but meticulously organized office that is run entirely by two people need, nay, deserve, your help. With amazing comics by Tim Seeley, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Richard Corben, and more, they bring you stories of censorship, civil liberties, and what our world might look like without the continued work of the CBLDF. Going 27 years strong, help them make it another meaningful 27!

CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND #1

(W) Andy Diggle (A) Adi Granov

Doesn’t Putin look so smug sitting half naked on a horse all the way over in mother-Russia? Don’t you wish you could bring back the good ol’ days of soviet-hating Tom Clancy stories? Andy Diggle aims to fulfill your longing for a good James Bond-esque tale of spies, aliens, blowing stuff up, and getting down with the ladies. I’m not 100% sure on the last part but if I know classic plot lines (and I clearly do since I’m a recent English Lit graduate), then I can only assume it’ll happen sooner or later. It’s refreshing to see a new Marvel title out that isn’t a tie-in to the Infinity event, so you can read new stories featuring favorite characters without feeling like you’re missing some huge picture related to other stories you may or may not reading. To that end, this story isn’t technically all that new. It was first solicited in 2010 under the title Astonishing Captain America, still with the same plot and creative team, but was put on hold while artist Adi Granov got tapped to work on the Avengers film. So if you’ve been sitting on your hands for the past 3 years waiting for the story of how Cap is caught on the brink of war after a space-station drops out of the sky, and what it has to do with a mysterious Russian solider last seen during WWII, then you are in luck! Diggle has had some time to tweak and perfect this story, and he’s packed it with so much detailed information about this world Rodgers is fighting in, it’s impossible to imagine that this is only slated for four issues. It’s short, sweet, and more entertaining than those crazy Russian videos on the Internet.

GRINDHOUSE: DOORS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT #1

(W) Alex De Campi (A) Chris Peterson

You don’t have to wait in line at the drive-in anymore to feast your eyeballs on some wonderful, wonderful gore. Dark Horse and Grindhouse are bringing four, 2-issue tales of babes, bees, and burrrder. (It’s really cold in Seattle right now so I’m letting that stretch slide). This first segment is ripped from a classic B-horror film aptly titled “Invasion of the Bee Girls” (1973), in which some luscious ladies from outer space are trying their damndist to lay eggs within Earth’s male population. It’s up to a badass Latina cop to standoff with the insidious insects, and save men from having baby bees rip from their bodies. She also has an eye-patch. Important. Important and awesome. Alex Di Campi is spearheading this project, and future arcs will feature art from Simon Fraser, Gary Erskine, Fredrica Manfredi, and Chris Peterson. This is perfect pre-Halloween horror to put you in the mood for all your horror film watching and reading needs.

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FANTOMEX MAX! #1

(W) Andrew Hope (A) Shawn Crystal

 • The X-Men's own International Super-Thief in his own MAX miniseries!
•  Sexy secret agents, weird weaponry, vintage champagne and a damsel in distress.
•  All the uncensored action you could ever want in a comic... and MORE!

The second I saw this cover, all I could hear in my head was the 'ba-wowwow' of the guitar in Danger Diabolik whenever he would appear. Not to get into a big rant about Danger Diabolik, one of the greatest movies ever made ever, but this book has it all- fantastic action! Lust driven romance! Dastardly damsels of destruction with big ass guns!! It's like this book dropped out of a wormhole in 1967 to bring back the pure Steranko essence of psychedelic noir! Guaranteed to bring back the groovy, the suave and the downright Diabolik in all of us!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!