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FRANK MILLER'S BIG DAMN SIN CITY HC

(W/A) Frank Miller

The biggest, baddest Sin City ever is here, just in time for fall's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For! This imposing volume, suitable for home defense, contains all seven of Frank Miller's landmark Sin City yarns! In these tales of Marv, Dwight, Gail, Miho, Hartigan, Nancy, and the Yellow Bastard, no corner of Basin City is left unturned, and no bloody deed is left undone. Written with unmatched intensity and drawn in the starkest black-and-white imaginable, with blood-red bits of color, among others, the Sin City books make up the greatest crime saga in comics history, and Big Damn Sin City is the best way to rediscover the whole darn shootin' match!

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

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DEADLY CLASS #6

(W) Rick Remender (A) Wes Craig

Hunted through the streets of Las Vegas, Marcus is about to learn a valuable lesson: sometimes the only way to wash away your past is with blood. Stylized violence featuring teenage assassins on acid! Don't miss the climax of the first arc of the smash-hit series DEADLY CLASS by RICK REMENDER & WES CRAIG.

recommended by erin.

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SHACKLETON ANTARCTIC ODYSSEY GN

(W/A) Nick Bertozzi

Ernest Shackleton was one of the last great Antarctic explorers, and he led one of the most ambitious Antarctic expeditions ever undertaken. This is his story, and the story of the dozens of men who threw in their lot with him, many of whom nearly died in the unimaginably harsh conditions of the journey. It's an astonishing feat - and was unprecedented at the time - that all the men in the expedition survived. Nick Bertozzi has documented this remarkable journey with such wit and fiendish attention to detail that it's impossible not to get caught up in the drama of the voyage.

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

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OUTCAST #1

(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Paul Azaceta

NEW HORROR SERIES FROM THE WALKING DEAD CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN! Kyle Barnes has been plagued by demonic possession all his life and now he needs answers. Unfortunately, what he uncovers along the way could bring about the end of life on Earth as we know it.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #87!! - 6/18

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The band is back together again!! The CSSG mech robot attack squad is back at full strength with a kirby fist punch to the face full of shiny new funnybooks!! We apologize in advance for the length of the video this week, but we could just not contain ourselves from gushing and gushing (and gushing) for many minutes to the point where you are probably tired of listeinig and will just hit stop, but the energy could just not be quelled!! At least Casey and Morgan provide some fun comic relief this week (including punching)...

And we are rockin' BARTKIRA this week cuz that sh*t is F*****ING awesome!!!

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WICKED + THE DIVINE #1

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Jamie McKelvie

Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as teenagers. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers Young Avengers and PHONOGRAM reunite to start a new ongoing superhero fantasy with a beautiful oversized issue. Welcome to THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, where gods are the ultimate pop-stars. But remember: just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going to live forever.

It takes a big person to admit when they were wrong and the last time Gillen/McKelvie put out a new book, well...I was friggin' wrong. Sure, people seemed to really enjoy it, but I felt that there was something missing that had drawn me to their first work PHONOGRAM all those years ago. Now back home at Image, the duo seeks to blend the two genres of their previous collaborations into one fantastical pop song of beautiful gods and goddesses doomed to burn out, but never fade away. What is the true reason these gods submit to what seems like such a one sided deal? Is fame, fortune and recognition worth more than an eternity of boring Immortality? Find out in the latest sold out hit from the wizards at Image Comics!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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ESCAPO HC

(W/A) Paul Pope

From the mind of three-time Eisner Award-winner Paul Pope comes Escapo! Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation - even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. A meditation on life, love, and mortality, Escapo is not to be missed! Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring 50+ pages of bonus content. Included here is the rare two-page alternate ending, only seen in the French edition, as well as a new ten-page story and added pin-ups and sketchbook content by Paul Pope.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!!

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STAR TREK CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER #1

(W) Harlan Ellison & Various (A) J.K. Woodward

For the first time ever, a visual presentation of the much-discussed, unrevised, unadulterated version of Harlan Ellison's award-winning Star Trek teleplay script, "The City on the Edge of Forever!" This Hugo- and Writer's Guild of America Award-winning teleplay has been much discussed for decades but only here can you see the story as Mr. Ellison originally intended!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

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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

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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

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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!!

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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!!

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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!!

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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.

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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!!

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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!!

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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.