The lovely Ms. Anna Pederson graces us with yet another week of insightful insider information into the best of the best of comicbookery offerings on this neon drenched November day!
Blehhh!! Click on me!
That's right-- come see, speak to, maybe even touch?!! one half of the creative duo behind the wildly inventive and psychedelically tinted adventure comic, SABERTOOTH SWORDSMAN, Mr. Damon Gentry!! Drop by and pick up a copy so that Damn can personally scribble all over it like a small child with a large crayon.
(W/A) Farel Dalrymple
Delusional is a book of comics and drawings by cartoonist Farel Dalrymple. You might have seen them in various anthologies, or posted on the internets, but now they are collected into one beautiful tome. Farel's previous work includes Pop Gun War, Omega the Unknown, and the occasional Prophet.
If you happen to come upon Farel at a convention, he usually looks a little out of place with his suit, nicely combed hair and glasses, almost like a professor of some nature ready to drop crazy comic book knowledge bombs on the unsuspecting passersby. Intrigued, you step closer and look at the pages spread out on the table and then you hear a hissing noise like the slow release of air through a small hole which you slowly realize is your brain being depressurized by the sheer depth of Farel's art. He perfectly straddles the hyper detailed obsessiveness of Moebius with the cartooning wit and charm of Charles Schultz if Schultz grew up in the slums of some off world colony light-years away.
(W) Matt Fraction (A) Chip Zdarsky
How did these two end up in that bank, with those guns? Because they seemed like such nice kids, right? Well, THE SEX POLICE have the same questions and descend on Susie and Jon. And we get the rest of Jon's gory story - if you read ONE weird sex and time comedy comic this year, make sure it's "My Sexual Errors 1998 - Present!"
I am still surprised how much i like this comic. I wasn't sure that i would. I've spent a lot of time pimping this book in the store, spent some "quality time" alone with it, and now I'm gonna pass some of the love around online. Oh, by the by, if you don't usually read letter pages...do. Matt Fraction letter pages are worth the time.
(W) Vivek J. Tiwart (A) Andrew Robinson, Kyle Baker
The Fifth Beatle is the untold true story of Brian Epstein, the visionary manager who discovered and guided the Beatles to unprecedented international stardom-yet died painfully lonely at the young age of thirty-two. More than merely the story of "The Man Who Made the Beatles," The Fifth Beatle is an uplifting, tragic, and ultimately inspirational human story about the desire to leave behind a legacy, amidst the struggle to overcome crushing personal obstacles and insurmountable odds.
(W) Eric Stephenson (A) Nate Bellegarde
"SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK 'N' ROLL!"
So said Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange, and Thomas Walker at the dawn of a new age of enlightenment that ushered in a boom in scientific advancement. As the research supergroup World Corp., they became the most celebrated scientists of all time. They changed the world-and we loved them for it. But where did it all go wrong? And when progress is made at any and all cost, who ultimately pays the price?
Collects NOWHERE MEN #1-6
(W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (A) Francesco Francavilla
The horror continues as a zombified Jughead goes on a relentless hunt for brains in this shocking new series by Harvey Award-winning comic/screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Stephen King's Carrie, Archie Meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman, Black Beetle). When he performs a despicable and frightening act in front of everyone at the Halloween dance, tensions start to rise and fears begin to mount-who will be next to join Jughead in the Afterlife? And what about those who are already infected? Be warned, kiddies, this one's not for the faint of heart!
(W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Various
This bombastic debut issue features art by award-winning illustrators including Darwyn Cooke, Sam Kieth, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Pope, Walter Simonson, Art Baltazar and others-but will any of them measure up to the exacting standards of the Clown Princess of Crime? Don't miss the thrilling return of Harley Quinn in her own monthly series!
This week, Morgan and Casey set out to finally put to rest one of comicdom's long debated dilemmas; who is strongest--HULK or THING?!! Oh yeah, and they talk about the avalanche of awesomeness that is this week's haul of funkadelic funnybooks!!
The boys have also managed to blackmail Anna into returning to this strange little show to shed some light on the more historical side of things this week; the history of hip hop ya don' stop, that is!!
With a plethora of friggin fantastic comics hitting the shelves this week, let Anna be your sherpa and guide you to the four color nirvana that awaits if you can open your third eye and listen.
(W/A) Giannis Milonogiannis
The next chapter in the critically acclaimed Old City Blues series! The year is 2048. Southeastern Europe. Built on the ruins of the country once known as Greece, New Athens is a city crawling with life-low-life that is. From mech smugglers and drug dealers, to corrupt politicians and all-too-powerful corporations, the city is at the mercy of high-tech criminals. And it's up to Solano, Thermidor, and the rest of the New Athens Special Police to keep the city in order. This edition collects "Private Enemy" and the brand-new "Prothetic Corpus" story arcs.
The current king of cyberpunk comix, Giannis Milonogiannis returns with the second installment of his scratchy, dirty, rain drenched world of Old City Blues featuring Solano and the New Athens Special Police!! You might be asking why the hell it's taken so long for a second volume, but Giannis has been cutting his teeth on the hard core sci-fi epic that is Prophet for Image and the fruits of his labors are evident on every page of Vol 2. So grab your decks and jack into the next level of cyberpunk!!
(W) Damon Genrty (A) Aaron Conley
When his village is enslaved and his wife kidnapped by the malevolent Mastodon Mathematician, a simple farmer must find his inner warrior! Granted the form of the Sabertooth Swordsman by the Cloud God of Sasquatch Mountain, our hero embarks on a treacherous journey to the Mastodon's fortress, along the way getting beaten to a pulp by ogres, plague mutants, the king's army, and goats!
We will also be having Damon Gentry for a signing on Wednesday 11/20 from 4-6pm!!
To kill a king, he has created an army.
The world's most dangerous man, Toyo Harada, has been struck by the one
thing he never thought possible - fear. Halfway across the globe, a new
power threatens to topple modern civilization and, to preempt the
cataclysm that is to come, Harada will unite the most lethal, most
volatile, most unforgiving team the world has ever known - UNITY. Their
mission: defeat the warrior king armed with the universe's most powerful
weapon. Kill X-O Manowar! Be here when New York Times best-selling
writer Matt Kindt (Justice League of America, Mind MGMT) and superstar
artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice, Journey into Mystery) launch Valiant's
first-ever superteam into the landmark comic book event of the year
with an all-new ongoing series in UNITY #1, featuring covers by a
murderer's row of comics juggernauts - Doug Braithwaite, JG Jones, Bryan
Hitch, Paolo Rivera, Clayton Crain, Travel Foreman, and Neal Adams!
You've heard the buzz, you've seen the reviews. If you still haven't
jumped onto Valiant Comics, the time is now! This November, UNITY is the
perfect entry point for new readers.
Originally serialized on the hugely popular website Boing Boing and now collected in a single volume. Piskor's exuberant cartooning takes you from the parks and rec rooms of the South Bronx to the night clubs, recording studios, and radio stations where the scene started to boom, capturing the flavor of late-1970s New York City in panels bursting with obsessively authentic detail.
• Marvel Knights presents Brahm Revel's
thrilling and dark X-Men adventure that asks: what happens when your
past comes back to kill you?
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Wolverine, Kitty & Rogue set out on the road to rescue new mutants
from being murdered. But their help may not be welcome in this backwoods
town--and the murderer may be closer to them than they think.
• A gritty murder mystery told by the talented and new to Marvel creator, Brahm Revel (Guerillas).
Visit our Shipping Next Week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, November 13th!!
When his village is enslaved and his wife kidnapped by the malevolent Mastodon Mathematician, a simple farmer must find his inner warrior! Granted the form of the Sabertooth Swordsman by the Cloud God of Sasquatch Mountain, our hero embarks on a treacherous journey to the Mastodon's fortress, along the way getting beaten to a pulp by ogres, plague mutants, the king's army, and goats! Writer, Damon Gentry will be signing copies of this book on Wed Nov 20 from 4-6pm at our Downtown Seattle store.
Another week of new comics not only means lots of shiny shinies, but more amusing musings from Anna Pederson on her picks for this week! Check it out NOW!!
Like Samurai Jack, Casey is back from the smog smothered high rises of L.A. to put the razzle dazzle back in this week's smelly good comic video thingy. A heartfelt thanks to our intrepid girl adventurer, Anna Pederson for doing a wonderful job of balancing Morgan's incomprehensible ramblings with her intimate knowledge of four color nonsense, but seeing as how it's boys week once again, BRING ON THE VIOLENT NONSENSE!! aheh, scuse me. So yeah, comix. comix. comix.(and that is not to say girls don't like that stuff, too--just puttin' that out there)
And what is the mysterious connection between Eminem and Marvel Comics? I think a certain mouse might have the answer...
• When someone is targeting the lucky for death, it won't take long before the luckiest X-Man, Longshot, is in the killer's
sights. But things quickly go from bad to worse as super heroes,
villains, all of S.H.I.E.L.D. and even COSMIC ENTITIES have it out for
our boy!
• Is Longshot finally in over his head, or can he beat the odds and save the Marvel Universe when no one else can?
I squeal like a 10 year old fangirl as the most mullety of all mutants returns in his own universe spanning mini!! Longshot has always remained one of the coolest characters to ever take over the spotlight of an X-book, especially since you know the likes of Mojo and Spiral are never far behind! Gamble a $3 on what is sure to be a rollicking ride of X-traordinary proportions!!
An AMAZING new era for the X-Men starts here! Ever since his Nightcrawler's death in X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. After learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it's up to WOLVERINE, STORM, BEAST, ICEMAN, NORTHSTAR and FIRESTAR to find and bring back the fan favorite fuzzy blue elf! Super star artist ED MCGUINNESS (HULK) joins master X-Writer JASON AARON (WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN, X-MEN: SCHISM) to bring you the most exciting comic on the stands!
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