Happy Boys Comes to a Happy Ending

I read Happy Boys Volume 2

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has an iPhone app).  This is a DokiDoki title from DMP.

Morning Glories: Ike

An all-new series from Nick Spencer, writer of the critically acclaimed titles FORGETLESS, EXISTENCE 2.0, EXISTENCE 3.0, and SHUDDERTOWN.

Grapes are the Stars in Corey Lewis' "Seedless"

HOW SAFE IS YOUR KITCHEN?

Grapes come to life in Corey Lewis's SEEDLESS from Image Comics

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the supermarket for a bag of grapes, Corey Lewis (Sharknife, Peng) reminds us that aliens could be anywhere in his new one-shot from Image Comics, SEEDLESS. In SEEDLESS, grapes come from another planet, battle for freedom, and take a young girl on the adventure of a lifetime.

"I consider it like the movie BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED meets the video game MEGAMAN," says Lewis. "Originally, SEEDLESS was an online comic supported by Seattle-based video game store Pink Gorilla. The grape characters in SEEDLESS are from one of the first comics I created when I was twelve years old. The story is a bright and colorful, action-packed adventure for kids and adults!"

In SEEDLESS, Harmony Treblecleff is the daughter of an eccentric inventor, but she thought she led a pretty normal life. Normal, that is, until the grapes she grabbed from the kitchen came to life! Suddenly, Harmony is being attacked by a rogue Grape Tyrant from a distant planet (aptly named Crazy) and his many tiny minions. Her only hope is the intervention of a new special breed of heroic grape warriors -- ones that are SEEDLESS!

SEEDLESS, a 128-page full-color trade for $12.99, will be in stores August 4, 2010.

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit http://www.imagecomics.com/.

Supplement to "Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guide" Now Available

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Jim Woodring to Introduce "Weathercraft"

Jim Woodring Presents WEATHERCRAFT at Fantagraphics Bookstore on May 22

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery welcomes visionary cartoonist Jim Woodring on Saturday, May 22 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. He will give a slide presentation focusing on his latest work WEATHERCRAFT and sign copies of the book, which debuts at the event.

Jim Woodring’s idiosyncratic aesthetic has earned him an international following as both a cartoonist and visual artist. He was a recipient of the prestigious United States Artist Fellowship in 2006 (with frequent collaborator Bill Frisell) and was an Artist Trust-Washington State Artist fellow in 2008. His work is published and exhibited worldwide, finding him traveling to exhibitions in France and Australia last year, a residency in Alaska last month, and to Sweden next month.

Though Fantagraphics Books has published several wonderful Woodring comic book series and collections, WEATHERCRAFT represent his first full-length graphic novel. Employing mystical motifs and enigmatic characters, the book continues the artist’s tradition of imaginative narratives allowing subjective responses from the reader. In a recent review in Vice magazine, Nick Gazin observes, “There’s not much point in trying to sum up the story of this comic. There’s no text, the art is beautiful, and you’re totally consumed by the world he’s created and you exist inside it while you’re reading it."

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is located at 1201 S. Vale Street, minutes south of downtown Seattle in the center of the historic Georgetown arts community. Open daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone 206.658.0110.

Listing Information:
Jim Woodring presents WEATHERCRAFT
Saturday May 22, 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 S. Vale Street (at Airport Way S.)
Seattle. Phone 206.658.0110
http://www.fantagraphics.com/

Cute Devil in Disguise

I read Cute Devil

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which now has an iPhone app).  This a yaoi manga title from BLU.

IDW from Diamond Distributors for May 12 2010

IDW PUBLISHING
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MAR101013 BRAM STOKERS DEATH SHIP #1 $3.99

MAR101005 GI JOE OPERATION HISS #4 $3.99

MAR101011 KILLING THE COBRA CHINATOWN TROLLOP #1 $3.99

MAR101034 PANTHEON #2 $3.99

MAR101023 STAR TREK MCCOY #2 $3.99

MAR101050 STARSTRUCK #9 $3.99

MAR100988 TRANSFORMERS IRONHIDE #1 $3.99

MAR101043 WIRE HANGERS #2 $3.99

MAR101039 ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS AVENTURE #4 $3.99