EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/18!!

TMNT: TURTLES IN TIME #1

(W) Paul Allor (A) Ross Campbell

A brand new mini-series from Paul Allor, Erik Burnham and some of the best IDW TMNT artists ever! The Turtles become unstuck in time and go spinning into the past! First stop: the prehistoric age, where they are far from the most dangerous reptiles around! Will the Turtles be able to find their way home without damaging history?

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

COPRA #15 ARRIVES

COPRA #15

(W/A) Michel Fiffe

Continuing the exploration of the background and motivations of the major players in Fiffe's groundbreaking series, Issue #15 focuses on the enigmatic Gracie. Stuck in the middle of the city where she was born and raised, Gracie deviates from her Copra mission to catch up with some old friends.

COPRA #15 by Michel Fiffe

COPRA #15 by Michel Fiffe

Copra is a team of misfit mercenaries who have just wrapped up a tragic transdimensional caper, cleared their name from a mass murder and saved the world from apocalyptic domination (in the first 12 issues). Some members died, some triumphed, some went their own ways. But the nightmare is far from being over. The focus now shifts to some of the key members of Copra.

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #86

With Morgan deathly ill due to the another breakout of the dastardly legacy virus that attacked him late last year and Will stuck in the equally nefarious Seattle traffic of yesterday, Anna and Casey were forced to pick up the slack and take center stage in what we are calling "Do robots pee?" or 'We wish we were as cool as Morgan" This episode was a lot of fun to do and we think you'll be pleasantly surprised with this new iteration of the dynamic duo!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/11!!

NEW LONE WOLF AND CUB TP VOL 01

(W) Kazuo Koike (A) Hideki Mori

Kazuo Koike returns to Lone Wolf and Cub with an epic sequel, New Lone Wolf and Cub. Ogami Itto, the Lone Wolf, and his nemesis, Yagyu Retsudo, lie dead after their titanic duel. Ogami's young son, Daigoro, stays at his father's side, and none dares help the child-save Togo Shigetada, a samurai on a desperate and deadly mission of his own!

OK, I'm recommending this more on my absolute love for the original series than a guarantee that this new one will be badass. True, the original artist, Goeski Kojima has passed away, but this series sees Daigoro, Itto's son, take center stage, but will he grow to be a master assassin demon like his father or will he find his own path now that the Lone Wolf is dead? Epic samurai action set against the backdrop of ancient edo, Lone Wolf and Cub is one of the greatest human sagas to ever be put on paper and here's hoping that this book will continue the grand tradition set forth by its predecessor!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

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THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A ROBOT

(W) David Quantick (A) Shaky Kane

TWO COPS, ONE'S A ROBOT, ONLY THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH! BAFTA winner and writer on HBO's award winning Veep, DAVID QUANTICK teams up with THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN's SHAKY KANE on this migraine inducing Pop Art Cop-Buddy one-shot set in a near future Los Angeles. WARNING: Contains oversized patrol cars and perilous situations.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/11!!

BO PLUSHY GANGSTA #3

(W/A) Pavel Balabanov

As Bo Plushy's showdown with the "Roswell" gang and their boss, the Serpent (a.k.a. Puppet Master) continues, things aren't what they appear! Does the Puppet Master have the voodoo teddy gangsta by the strings? Or is it the other way 'round? Come on, it's Bo!

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/11!!

STARLIGHT #4

(W) Mark Millar (A) Goran Parlov

Duke and his young companion are getting deeper into Tantalus' underground movement, doing everything they can to infiltrate the invaders and meeting some unlikely allies. It's been 40 years since Duke last held a gun. Does he still have what it takes to drive out alien invaders and save Tantalus for a second time?

recommended by erin.

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/11!!

ARMOR HUNTERS #1

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Doug Braithwaite

This summer, Earth will be the greatest hunt of all when VALIANT FIRST unleashes the first issue of 2014's must-read crossover event - ARMOR HUNTERS - from superstar creators Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Flash) and Doug Braithwaite (Unity)!

A relentless and surgical strike team from the farthest reaches of space - sworn to exterminate the X-O Manowar armor and all like it - have found finally their final target. They will hunt. They will trap. They will kill. And they will rid the universe of the X-O Manowar's incalculable destructive power...even if it means taking the Earth with it.

In the tradition of HARBINGER WARS, Valiant's biggest heroes launch into the summer's blockbuster 18-issue crossover event right here in ARMOR HUNTERS #1 - and then take the fight to the world's first full-scale cosmic threat with UNITY #8 and X-O MANOWAR #26 in June, and ARMOR HUNTERS: BLOODSHOT and ARMOR HUNTERS: HARBINGER in July!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #85!!

A very happy happy Wednesday to all you comic fans out there in video land!! While the CSSG team may still not be up to full power (our lovely Anna has better things to do apparently...) there is no less excitement in the staggering amount of awesome funnybooks that we have in store for you this week!!
Also, Video Monkey got a case of east coast fever or something (or he just started drinking too early in the day) and screwed up the date and episode number on this weeks' title card. Bad Monkey!!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

GUTTERTOWN #4

(W/A) Dimi Macheras & Casey Silver

After narrowly escaping Shankstar's thugs last issue, the past lingers in the dark recesses of Davron's mind, slowly eating away at his soul as the tension with Reno comes to a head only days before the big mash-up. In the moment before the storm, Davron tries to figure out when everything got so ass backward and how his best friend, his brother, became his greatest enemy.

NEW INDY COMIX ONSLAUGHT!!

Jason T. Miles, cartoonist, former Fanta slave, self-publisher and champion of all things weird and underground has dumped a steaming heap of awesome indy comics for all of you out there yearning for something different and bizarre!! Stop by and peruse some of these hand made wonders of art!!

 

INSECT BATH #1

(W/A) Various

Out of the nihilist inkwell and printed in poison! Meet the finest in new cosmic horror! Face melters from: Max Clotfelter (Henry & Glenn Forever), Alex Delaney (Rapt In Fear), Eamon Espey (Wormdye and Songs of The Abyss), Noel Freibert (Weird Magazine), Sammy Harkham (The Simpsons' Tree House of Horror, Kramers Ergot and Everything Together), Juliacks (Swell and Rock That Never Sleeps), Jason T. Miles (Love Wins), Scott Roller (Rapt In Fear), Matthew Thurber (1-800 Mice and Infomaniacs), and Zach Hazard Vaupen (The Inflated Head Zone). Cover by Alex Degan (Area CC, Mighty Star and Soft Xray/Mindhunters). Published by Profanity Hill. 32 pages. Black and white.

JACKASS

(W/A) Jeremy Eaton

Wow, just got in copies of Jeremy Eaton's "Jackass", of which Jim Woodring says "JACKASS...inaugurates an entirely new branch of the craft." And I think he means that in a really good way, because this little book is fantastic.

WEIRD MAGAZINE #3

(W/A) Noel Freibert

Weird's the limit and there is no limit. Mr. Freibert goes full-on cross-and scissors issue; Top weirdos contribute: Carlos Gonzalez, Patrick Kyle, Inés Estrada, Lane Milburn, Michael DeForge, Dunja Jankovic. NO APOLOGIES, BEG FOR MORE.

WEIRD MAGAZINE #4

(W/A) Noel Freibert

What makes Weird get weirder? What started out as gothic paper tribute now rears its head as cyber serial killer stage note. Plenty of destructo and obligatory fashion anti-matter, Mr. Freibert's signature high-contrast Body Butter, and new wisps of unknown origin from the likes of Sua Yoo, CF, Andy Burkholder and Dash Shaw. NOT NORMAL, LOL

MONSTER TP

(W/A) Various

MONSTER anthology, featuring 200 pages of comics by: Tom Toye, Edie Fake, Brittany Hague, Jon Vermilyea, Leif Goldberg, Mike Taylor, Sam Dollenmayer, Michael Deforge, Keith Jones, Mickey Zacchilli, Marc Bell, Molly O'Connell, Seth Cooper, Devin Flynn, Lale Westvind, Jordan Crane, Brian Ralph, Mollie Goldstrom, Paul Lyons, Mat Brinkman, Roby Newton, Walker Mettling, Andy Neal and Kevin Hooyman

Silkscreen and letterpress covers by Heather Benjamin. Two color offset printed interiors

Limited Edition of 400

CCC9 TP

(W/A) Various

whoa

wonderful surprising

where did this thing come from

bright present for you to open

god damn chock full of comix

genre art personal narrative flux

blender phonics

ocular fragrance

where are my clothes?

trippin: pete razon, lane milburn, conor stechschulte, noel freibert, ryan cecil smith, chris day, erin womack, andrew neyer, mollie goldstrom, conor stechschulte, molly o'connell, zach hazard vaupen

PINES #3

(W/A) Various

one story

title: dump

2 guys a horse and a barrel

some good landscape drawing

unique covers.

CHROMAZOID TP

(W/A) Various

Singular works of horror in uniqe styles and mediums.

Featuring: Jeremy Tinder, Lyra Hill, Ben Bertin, Nick Jackson, Lisa Cline, Robert Calzone, Ian McDuffie, Bill Cleveland and Lale Westvind

Mix Tape features original songs and pieces inspired or connected with the comics in the book!

DEATH TRAP TP

(W/A) Lane Milburn

one of the scariest comics i've ever jammed

also funny

milburn gets it

horror comedy

whats the difference?

story starts like a lot of horror movies: teens go into the woods to drink and frolic

but what they find is like nothing known

nothing will be the same again

what's exciting is that we share the fright with the teens as we both discover the true weirdness milburn dishes

EVERYTHING IS HORRIBLE, NOTHING IS BEAUTIFUL!! 6/4!!

After having her mind blown by Jean-Luc Goddard's Alphaville and her street knowledge amped up by New Jack City, Anna has decided to not begin a life of an A.I. fighting, drug crime lord named Nino Caution and continue to bring us her excellent column featuring another week's worth of must have comics!! DIGITIZE ME!!

NEW INDY COMICS!!!

New York cartoonist, Stevie Wilson, dropped by the store last weekend and left a bunch of her books for your enjoyment. Stop by to check them out, soon.

A POCKET GUIDE TO NOT HARASSING PEOPLE

Presented in the style of a Jack Chick Tract, this little pamphlet presents a simple to follow 8-step guide to getting through your day without harassing anyone. Written from the perspective of a woman who lives in a major metropolitan area, the tips are just as appropriate for anyone, anywhere to follow.

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YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG

Observations about Life, Career, Dating and Surviving another day from a Complicated Feminist. Wilson's perspective is presented in five volumes of great cartoons made with a bit of humor, a dollop of frustration, a smidgeon of ire and a fine sense of irony.

Volumes 3-5: Why Are You Still Doing It Wrong?, How Are You Still Doing It Wrong? and STOP Doing It Wrong!

Volumes 3-5: Why Are You Still Doing It Wrong?, How Are You Still Doing It Wrong? and STOP Doing It Wrong!

KNOW YOUR COFFEE

When Stevie Wilson worked as a barista, she tried to learn as much as possible about coffee and coffee beverages. This book provides an insightful window into the culture of coffee and the science involved in making the perfect cup.


EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/4!!

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1

(W) Eric Powell (A) Brian Churilla

WHY WE LOVE IT: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is one of our favorite cult-classic films because it mashed together '80s action and supernatural fantasy movies with '70s kung-fu flicks. This is the first time any new BIG TROUBLE stories have been told, and we have the film's original directer, John Carpenter, working with Eric Powell (THE GOON) on the story. You can't beat that!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Eric Powell is a huge fan of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, so the sense of humor and over-the-top action he brings to THE GOON will be all over this book. Plus, Brian Churilla's (THE SIXTH GUN) art on this perfectly captures the outrageous world of BIG TROUBLE.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Jack Burton, a macho, truck-driving adventurer, finds a stowaway hiding on his rig, "The Pork Chop Express", but that soon becomes the least of his troubles. He helped his best friend Wang save his fiancée from the clutches of a demon, but now the wedding has been invaded by more evil forces with one thing on their minds-revenge against Jack Burton!

One of the all time greatest things to ever be put on film returns in the form of a John Carpenter overseen, Eric Powell written comicbook with astounding art from Brian Churilla!! Picking up directly from the events of the movie, Jack Burton is once again drawn into a supernatural plot of deviously diabolical depths that threatens the happiness of his friend's lives once more!! I am beyond excited to see this universe continue (in any form) and with Eric Powell at the helm, you know it's gonna be goofy, violent, but above all--FUN!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/4!!

TINY TITANS: RETURN TO THE TREEHOUSE #1

(W) Art Baltazar, Franco (A) Art Baltazar

The Eisner Award-winning series is back for an all-new six-issue miniseries! Superboy and Supergirl return to the treehouse to discover...IT'S MISSING! Or is it just...really small? Who could have done such a thing?! Find out as all your favorite Tiny Titans search for answers!

recommended by erin.

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/4!!

BATMAN '66/GREEN HORNET #1

(W) Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman (A) Ty Templeton

In 1967, television history was made when two masked crime fighters met in a historic crossover. Now, superstar filmmaker Kevin Smith and actor/comedian Ralph Garman join forces with artist Ty Templeton (BATMAN '66) to bring these two iconic characters and their famous partners together again. Set in the continuity of that earlier team-up, Batman, The Green Hornet, Robin and Kato must go up against a very different General (formerly Colonel) Gumm. What crime could be so deadly as to force these rivals to put aside their differences and join forces again? And what surprise does Gumm have up his sticky sleeve? Co-published with Dynamite Entertainment.

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!