July 21, 2016

HOMETOWN HEROES - A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SEATTLE COMIC BOOK SCENE!

July 21, 2016/ Casey

Here at Zanadu, we have always prided ourselves on stocking independent and small press comic books that you won't find anywhere else. It is our continuing goal to highlight the vibrant comic book scene that exists here in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
Our newly expanded local section, dubbed, "Hometown Heroes" is overflowing with energetic, exotic and exciting new creations from the best and brightest of Seattle's comic book underground.

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting different books and their creators, so keep checking back for the latest in local comix!!

This week's feature--

ROBERT TRITTHARDT
ARTIST/WRITER

Robert Tritthardt makes comics and illustrations using mainly traditional Pen & Ink tools. He has two weekly webcomics, Writhe and Shine and Overcast With A Chance Of DOOM! Both strips are centered around characters in the dark alternative subculture. Robert is based in Seattle, WA and is truly one of the most hardworking cartoonists to live in this town.

Check out a preview of the books we have in stock below and make sure to peruse the local section next time you visit the store!
https://www.patreon.com/tritthardt
http://www.roberttritthardt.com/

OVERCAST WITH A CHANCE OF DOOM! TP

(W/A) Robert Tritthardt

Chance of Doom is about Doomie, a creepy girl followed by the demons of her past and she finds herself living in a haunted house with four other weird roommates in Seattle. When a group of gamers use a Ouija board and accidentally open a trans-dimensional portal, Doomie finds it harder to escape her mysterious past. The ghost that haunts her room may be able to help, but only if she can find a way to communicate with him.

This 56 page book collects the first 158 comic strips of your favorite haunted house IN FULL COLOR!

Features 11 pages of fan art by Aaron Alexovich, Jordan Kotzebue, Carrie Potter, Bill Holbrook, Tedd Walley, Michael Yakutis, Abigail Larson, Courtney Huddleston and James Taylor, Dimi Macheras, cd poe, and Karl Christian Krumpholz.

WRITHE AND SHINE IN "TONIGHT ONLY"

(W/A) Robert Tritthardt

A further look into the lives of the people running the show in the New Orleans Goth scene. The gang promotes a show of Writhe's favorite band as Shine's ex, Demona, attempts to undermine it with her own event. Catch a glimpse of Shine's past, witness bizarre outfit choices, and see how Writhe deals with a stalker right before meeting the girl of his dreams! Special guest appearance by Bella Morte! Bonus stories by Rain Polsky and Karl Christian Krumpholz!

Issue #2 "Tonight Only" is a complete Writhe and Shine story in itself! If you've only read the stuff on the website then you haven't seen any of this! The material would fall before comic strip #175.

July 20, 2016

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #87 7/20

July 20, 2016/ Casey

Mountains and mountains of comics....and not just any comics, but FREAKIN awesome comics are what your favorite comic monkeys are offering up this week in the latest episode of CSSG! With the Prof still out of commission after a deadly dealing with the Suicide Squad, Morgan and Casey keep it short and in your face with the best books dropping this NCBD!

And don't forget to watch the DC Rebirth video with Casey this week!

July 20, 2016

CSSG PRESENTS - DCU REBIRTH SPECIAL - WEEK 6

July 20, 2016/ Casey

To celebrate the new DCU, CSSG will be coming at you each week this summer with a special segment focusing on the REBIRTH of hope, legacy and heroism in the next exciting era of the DCU!

And be sure to check out the regular CSSG video for all the other shiny awesome stuff that dropped this week!!

July 19, 2016

WIN A CHANCE TO SEE SUICIDE SQUAD FOR FREE!!

July 19, 2016/ Casey

The first 3 people who come into the store and tell us "In Squad We Trust" will received 2 passes good for admission to any showing of the new Warner Bros Pictures production of "Suicide Squad". Passes are good for the run from August 5 through September 1, 2016 at participating theaters.

We also have some cool swag available for anyone who mentions seeing this post.

July 17, 2016

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/20!!

July 17, 2016/ Casey

ONCE OUR LAND #1

(W/A/CA) Peter Ricq

An amazing debut comic from a visionary new creator! Once Our Land is a post-apocalyptic tale set in 1830s Germany. It is the tale of two survivors, Ingrid and Fritz, as they battle each day against mysterious invaders that have surfaced and wiped out everything they once knew. A fantasy, sci-fi, period, and action story rolled into one epic package, Once Our Land is destined to be an all-ages classic!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

July 17, 2016

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/20!!

July 17, 2016/ Casey

HELLBLAZER: REBIRTH #1

(W) Simon Oliver (A/CA) Moritat

John Constantine's lost weekend in New York City was fun, but London's where his heart is-only a pissed-off demon and a curse on his soul stand in his way. Even Constantine's questionable ethics are pushed to the limit when he puts eight million souls on the line to get what he wants....

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

July 17, 2016

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/20!!

July 17, 2016/ Casey

ISLAND #9

(W/A) Various (CA) Lin Visel

The award-winning, oversized comics magazine continues! This issue marks the conclusion of MATT SHEEAN and MALACHI WARD's "ANCESTOR" as well as the introduction of LIN VISEL's striking work.

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/20!!

July 17, 2016/ Casey

BLACK HAMMER #1

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dean Ormston

A new story from the prodigious brain of Jeff Lemire (Descender), amazingly realized by Dean Ormston (The Sandman) and Dave Stewart (Hellboy)!
Once they were heroes, but that age has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City-Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien-now lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. Even as they try to find their way home, trouble has a unique way of finding heroes wherever they are!

recommended by erin.

July 17, 2016

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/20!!

July 17, 2016/ Casey

BETTY & VERONICA #1

(W/A/CA) Adam Hughes

It's Betty vs. Veronica! The most highly-anticipated debut in comics history is here! Betty and Veronica are America's sweethearts - until they turn on each other! Pops' Chocklit Shoppe is being taken over by a huge coffee company. When Betty and Veronica go head-to-head over the issue, all bets are off! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken. Betty and Veronica are back in this all-new #1 from comics legend Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan)!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

July 17, 2016

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/20!!

July 17, 2016/ Casey

FAITH #1

(W) Jody Houser (A) Pere Perez & Various (CA) Kevin Wada

AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES! Because you demanded it... the high-flying hero that captured the imagination of the world is back with a colossal new comics milestone!

In a city under siege by robots, aliens, monsters and even worse... celebrities, there is only one woman the people of Los Angeles can count on: the stratospheric superhero called Faith! Aspiring reporter by day and dedicated crime-fighter by night, Faith has tackled every obstacle in her path with confidence - like those crushing deadlines at work, the long-distance boyfriend half a world away, and the missing back issues that plague her comics collection! But, unbeknownst to her, Faith is about to collide with the one force she never saw coming: an up-and-coming super-villain bent on snuffing her out once and for all! But who is lurking behind the mask of her new foe...and could they just be the one person capable of rendering Faith powerless?

Jump on board now to find out why Valiant's one-of-a-kind hero is inspiring a whole new generation! Be here as FAITH moves from her sold-out mini-series...and into the history-making debut of her first-ever ongoing series!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

July 16, 2016

HOMETOWN HEROES - A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SEATTLE COMICBOOK SCENE!

July 16, 2016/ Casey

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting different books and their creators, so keep checking back for the latest in local comix!!

This week's feature--

MARK FALKEY
ARTIST/WRITER

One of the stranger sequential artists to grace the shelves of Zanadu, Mark’s comics feature sci fi landscapes of the dark and bizarre, populated by people just like me and you! (except with robot arms and robot dogs and stuff) Truly a unique voice in the sea of comic artists that live here in Seattle! Check out his website for more gloriously weird stuffs from Autofac and beyond!

AUTOFAC #2

(W/A) Mark Falkey

Mark Falkey returns with another dose of dark, depressing and bizarre comics that read like some psytrance music video from the 90's they show at 3 AM. Take a step into the shadowy recesses of the human psyche if you dare...

AUTOFAC #4

(W/A) Mark Falkey

Mark Falkey is back with "Take a Hike" another installment of his bizarre sci-fi title and this time it's actually comic size! That's right, Mark is pulling out all the stops to bring you a cardboard cover and a full 24!! pages of black and white strangeness!!

AUTOFAC #5

(W/A) Mark Falkey

Prepare yourself for a journey beyond the stars into a darkened labyrinth of cybernetic nightmares and alien manipulation, courtesy of local artist Mark Falkey!! The one man, sci-fi horror book of the bizarre continues with Autofac #5, "Subpar"

AUTOFAC #6

(W/A) Mark Falkey

'Space Madness' is redefined through the self deprecating lens of Mark Falkey and his cyberpink horrorish title Autofac! In Issue #6 titled "Not a Number," Falkey injects the reader into a rat infested, reptile crawlin world of cybernetic misfits and mercs doing whatever they can just to survive the day. It's heavy action, heavy tech and heavy weirdness in one full size, black and white comic!!

July 15, 2016

WIN A CHANCE TO SEE LIGHTS OUT FOR FREE

July 15, 2016/ Casey

Win a chance to see "Lights Out" for free

The first 5 people who come into the store and tell us to "Keep the Lights Out" will received 2 passes good for admission to any showing of the new Grey Matter/Atomic Monster production "Lights Out", from the studio that brought you "The Conjuring". Presented by New Line Cinema and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. Passes are good for the run from July 22 through August 18, 2016 at participating theaters.

We also have glow-in-the-dark tumblers and t-shirts for folks who come in after the passes are all gone. No purchase necessary.

July 13, 2016

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! ep. #86!

July 13, 2016/ Casey

While Prof. Will is being fitted for his cybernetic replacement legs, Morgan and Casey pull double duty this week (hey not that kind of duty, kids--though there is a bit of poopy this episode) with another double shot of COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!!

Morgan helms the DC Rebirth video with a veritable "Who's Who?" of new heroes, villains and fan favorites as they make their debut in the next evolution of the DCU!
And in our regular video this week, Casey foolishly gives Morgan an edged weapon and an excuse to use it as he shows just how ignorant he can be about the outside world.

Excited about getting new comics yet? GOOD! You should be ;)

Also--Longtable discussions tonight from 6:30-8pm!

July 13, 2016

CSSG- DC REBIRTH SPECIAL - WEEK #5

July 13, 2016/ Casey

Rejoice, legions of Morgan fans! The most popular comic monkey at Zanadu is here to help you celebrate the new DCU with yet another week of new titles featuring the return of a fan favorite Bat Boy and the new NEW Superman!!

And be sure to check out the regular CSSG video for all the other shiny awesome stuff that dropped this week!!

July 10, 2016

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/13!!

July 10, 2016/ Casey

ADVENTURES OF DIETER LUMPEN GN

(W) Jorge Zentner (A/CA) Ruben Pellejero

The first English translation of the entire Adventures of Dieter Lumpen series, the most famous work of the Angoulême award-winning team of Jorge Zentner and Rubén Pellejero!

Dieter Lumpen is a man of the world, an adventurer who wants no part of adventure. Nonetheless, he is swept along to exotic locations from Turkey to the Caribbean, from China to Venice. He is not quite so hard-boiled as the typical adventure hero. As written by Zentner, Dieter's irony is gentler, more subtle, more reflective, and more tongue-in-cheek than hard or bitter. Pellejero is quite simply one of Europe's top comics artists, who was chosen for the plum job to illustrate the new adventures of Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese. Dieter Lumpen began in 1981 and continued until 1994.

This definitive omnibus collects all eight short stories and the three graphic novels with a foreword by Tim Sale.