We are comin' at ya raw and uncensored this week so cover your ears and hide your women as Will, Morgan and Casey dish on the best new comics this week!!
(Sorry, Video Monkey's computer got a nasty monkey virus and keeled over)
(W/A) Ted Naifeh
A new series from Courtney Crumrin creator Ted Naifeh! Princess Ülga isn't your standard princess, but her royal lineage goes back for generations. At her mother's bequest, Ülga travels to the city-state of Atraeska, where the prestigious Princess Academy lies, so that she can learn about things like diplomacy-hopefully for the benefit of her rough and tumble people. But Ülga will learn that she's more behind in her studies than she realized--and that when you're a princess, you're bound to have a few enemies.
(W/A) Ted Naifeh
Trouble is brewing back in Grimmeria, but Ülga's studies are steadily improving, much to the astonishment of her peers and teachers. She even catches the eye of a handsome guard captain. But Ülga is still a Grimmerian at heart - which will come in handy when her carriage is besieged by bandits!
This comic is one of my current favorites, and I do not understand why people aren't lining up for it. Is it not getting as much attention on social media sites or something?
Right now the spotlight is on strong female characters in comics. This comic has those. The two main female characters' voices and points of view are very different. And...surprise, surprise...both points of view are valid.
The art is amazing. Plus there is an evil unicorn.
(W/A) Kaare Andrews
A one-of-a-kind kung-fu action epic directed by the inimitable Kaare Andrews! Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist, is haunted by the consequences of choosing death over life. But when he receives a message from his mystical homeland of K'un Lun, Danny must return and relive his blood-soaked origin of betrayal and vengeance! K'un Lun is under attack, reduced to ruins - and the villain behind this nightmare is terribly close to Danny's heart! With everything broken and the wolves at the door, there may be no place left to hide that's safe from the ghosts of Danny's past! An old friend returns to aid him, but is the Iron Fist broken beyond repair? Hope is reborn with talons and fire, but revenge is a weapon that cuts both ways. Will Danny survive the bloodletting? Collecting IRON FIST: THE LIVING WEAPON #1-6.
Since the end of Immortal Iron Fist, I have been clamoring for Marvel to give Danny Rand another chance and not only were my wishes granted, but they got Kaare motherf'n Andrews total control!! A very adaptable and energetic artist, Andrews is the perfect vehicle for the creative chi energies of the mighty Shou Lau to explode upon the page in a ninja infested blood fest of kung-fu fury!! From the bowels of K'un-L'un to the decaying high rise of Rand Industries, Andrews delves into the man behind the mask, the tortured, shameful and angry child known as Danny Rand, the Immortal Weapon.
(W) Matt Fraction (A) Gabriel Ba
Casanova Quinn, a decadent thief and black sheep to the most famous family in global super-espionage, gets kidnapped across parallel dimensions where survival means masquerading as the greatest secret agent the world has ever known...Casanova Quinn. The first volume of the ultimate in science fiction spy psychedelia collected in an ultra-deluxe oversized edition. At long last, all the covers, all the content, all the comics, between two gorgeous covers. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, SATELLITE SAM, Hawkeye), GABRIEL BÁ (UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Daytripper), and FÁBIO MOON (Daytripper, BPRD).
Collects CASANOVA #1-4
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Frank Quitely
Brace yourselves for the next exciting chapter of THE MULTIVERSITY as the acclaimed ALL-STAR SUPERMAN team of writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely investigate the conspiracy on Earth-4, home of Pax Americana! Told backwards through an experimental storytelling technique that reveals new mysteries with each turn of the page, PAX AMERICANA stars The Question, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Nightshade and Peacemaker like you've never seen them before! As the assassination of the U.S. president leads to political intrigue, interpersonal drama and astro-physical wonder, the truth behind the crime and those involved will blow your mind! What confidential conversation between the president and Captain Atom could reveal everything? How far will The Question take his hunt for the truth before he hurts his former friends - or himself? And who is the steel-handed bogeyman operating in the shadows?
Discover all this and more in this exciting stand-alone issue which also acts as chapter four of the MULTIVERSITY storyline. Join us, if your dare, for THE MULTIVERSITY!
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Robert Gill
Oi! Comics icon Peter Milligan (Hellblazer) and upstart artist Robert Gill (Armor Hunters: Harbinger) are about to introduce a different kind of magic into the back alleys of the Valiant Universe...
From a posh girls' boarding school, to the slimy gutter of the London punk scene, to sniffing voodoo glue in a Louisiana swamp...how did the Punk Mambo haul herself from the upper crust to the backwater? Now, Punk Mambo is about to head back home to spread some much-needed anarchy in the UK! The punks and the voodoo priests she used to know have cleaned themselves up, and she's a loud, belching ghost from their past, come to break in the new furniture...and break some faces!
Despite Video Monkey's fu*k up with the title card this week, the ALL NEW CSSG NOW is its third week and we've got another triple shot of hyperbolic hoo-hah courtesy of Will, Morgan and Casey! It's turned mighty, mighty cold this week here in Seattle, so what better to do than curl up next to a space heater (because we know nobody's got a fireplace) and read read read COMICS!! Yay!
Hey, kids, it's once again time for our monthly discussion group of all things comic book-y and the eating of many snacks. mmmmmm...snacks.....ahem! But yes, please join us from 6:30-8pm on Wednesday, November 12th (TOMORROW) to meet and greet with your local comic fan community! All are welcome!
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Russell Dauterman
• Get ready for a Thor like you've never seen before!
• Witness the mysterious all-new Thor in action for the very first time!
• With an army of Frost Giants invading the earth, she may be the world's only hope!
(W) Ales Kot (A) Marco Rudy
"ACROSS THE UNIVERSE"
• Winter Soldier traces the bullet that wounded him back to Asgard!
• The mirroring halls underneath the kingdom hide a secret. Bucky Barnes has the key.
• But the Frozen Wolves of Niffleheim are ready to tear their prey apart
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Steve Yeowell
Available for the first time in 20 years, the legendary early work by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell! Berlin, 1945: The allies unleashed the World War II hero Maximan upon the German super soldier Masterman. Maximan's defeat was only kept secret by the nuclear bomb which destroyed both men. Forty-plus years later, and twenty years after a generation of '60s British superpowered heroes came and went, the teenage pop star Zenith is the only superhuman left - and his only interest in women, drugs, alcohol and fame. So when he is contacted about the threat from the many-angled ones and the impending destruction of our world, his first reaction is to steer well clear. But the superhumans of the past have other plans!
Flying out of the past like a retro rocket, Zenith is back in an all new, super deluxe edition for readers of a new generation! This Morrison classic has all the trapping of his usual psychedelic madness featuring a slacker, drug addled Super-Hero and extra-dimesional beings who seek nothing less than the total destruction of our reality!! Fun, zany super-hero sci-fi from Morrison and Yeowell!
(W/A) David Peterson
Featuring a story by Oscar Award-Winning Writer/Director, and Django creator Quentin Tarantino, and award-winning writer/artist/creator Matt Wagner! The official sequel to Django Unchained in the first-ever comic book sequel ever done of a Tarantino film! Set several years after the events of Django Unchained, Django/Zorro #1 finds Django again pursuing the evil that men do in his role as a bounty hunter. Since there's a warrant on his head back east, he's mainly been plying his trade in the western states. After safely settling his wife, Broomhilda, near Chicago, he's again taken to the road, sending her funds whenever he completes a job. It's by sheer chance that he encounters the aged and sophisticated Diego de la Vega - the famed Zorro - and soon finds himself fascinated by this unusual character, the first wealthy white man he's ever met who seems totally unconcerned with the color of Django's skin... and who can hold his own in a fight. He hires on as Diego's "bodyguard" for one adventure and is soon drawn into a fight to free the local indigenous people from a brutal servitude, discovering that slavery isn't exclusive to black folks. In the course of this adventure, he learns much from the older man (much like King Schultz) and, on several occasions, even dons the mask and the whip... of The Fox!
(W) Quentin Tarantino, Matt Wagner (A) Esteve Polls
Featuring a story by Oscar Award-Winning Writer/Director, and Django creator Quentin Tarantino, and award-winning writer/artist/creator Matt Wagner! The official sequel to Django Unchained in the first-ever comic book sequel ever done of a Tarantino film! Set several years after the events of Django Unchained, Django/Zorro #1 finds Django again pursuing the evil that men do in his role as a bounty hunter. Since there's a warrant on his head back east, he's mainly been plying his trade in the western states. After safely settling his wife, Broomhilda, near Chicago, he's again taken to the road, sending her funds whenever he completes a job. It's by sheer chance that he encounters the aged and sophisticated Diego de la Vega - the famed Zorro - and soon finds himself fascinated by this unusual character, the first wealthy white man he's ever met who seems totally unconcerned with the color of Django's skin... and who can hold his own in a fight. He hires on as Diego's "bodyguard" for one adventure and is soon drawn into a fight to free the local indigenous people from a brutal servitude, discovering that slavery isn't exclusive to black folks. In the course of this adventure, he learns much from the older man (much like King Schultz) and, on several occasions, even dons the mask and the whip... of The Fox!
The CSSG team transforms into a three pronged attack of hyperbole coming straight at ya from our new spot in another part of the store!! Big changes, we tell you!! Mr. Professor of Marvel decided to once again grace us with his presence and just in time too, because Casey can't make heads or tails of this Axis nonsense! Same problem? Well, have no fear folks, we at CSSG are dedicated to unraveling the confounding world of comicbookery!!
The very nice peoples over at Talking Comics! profiled us on their local comic shop spotlight! Whoot! Read about how cool you already know we are...
http://talkingcomicbooks.com/2014/11/04/local-comic-shop-spotlight-zanadu-comics/
(W) Matt Gagnon, Michael Alan Nelson (A) Brian Stelfreeze
The start of a new story arc! It has been centuries since the last "Justice by Day" - a one battle between Day Men - but Azalea's fate now rests completely in David's hands. That is, unless he and the rest of the Virgo family are able to uncover evidence of the Scourge's involvement in the fang trade.
(W) Becky Cloonan, Brendan Fletcher (A) Karl Kerschl
Olive joins the creepy Order of the Bat as an afterschool activity, and we learn more about her secret past!
Holy crap! The first issue of this comic was actually fun! That's right--a DC comic and the word FUN in the same sentence!! Call the Daily Planet! Seriously though, from the first double page spread to the last page cliffhanger, Cloonan, Fletcher and Kerschl knock it out of the park with creative visuals, strong female characters, action, intrigue and creepy school legends all wrapped together with a great Manga feel to create an adventure for readers of all ages!
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Sean Murphy
The entire 10-issue, Eisner Award- nominated series is collected in one volume! 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 oil rig filled with roughnecks and scientists on the brink of an incredible discovery. But when things go horribly wrong, this scientific safe haven will turn into a house of horrors at the bottom of the ocean!
Deal of the week! 10 issues for $24.99!
(W/A) Ryan Browne
The awkward name-calling and gentle smooching of anthropomorphic superheroes just got awkwardly smoochier!
Muggings continue to transpire at an alarming rate! Someone better call the Anti-Mugger!
Variant cover by Chris Burnham!
(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Ben Dewey
MARVELS and ASTRO CITY writer KURT BUSIEK returns to Image Comics with rising-star artist BEN DEWEY for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Conan meets Game of Thrones meets Kamandi in an original high-fantasy epic for mature readers, as a secret conclave of wizards brings a legendary champion back through time to save the world, with disastrous consequences. The action begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with forty-eight pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!
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