IDW, Image and Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 9 2010

IMAGE COMICS MAR100423 CHEW #11 (MR) $2.99

FEB100354 CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR (MR) $12.99

MAR100397 COWBOY NINJA VIKING #6 (MR) $3.50

APR100405 HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #1 (OF 4) CVR A (MR) $3.50

APR100406 HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #1 (OF 4) CVR B (MR) $3.50

APR100463 LIGHT #3 (OF 5) $2.99

APR100416 META 4 #1 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99

APR100464 SAM & TWITCH WRITER #3 (OF 4) $2.99

MAR100412 SEA OF RED SLIPCASE COLL (MR) $39.99

SEP090283 SPAWN ORIGINS DLX ED HC VOL 01 $100.00

SEP090284 SPAWN ORIGINS DLX ED HC VOL 01 LTD S/N ED $150.00

DARK HORSE COMICS
NOV090041 BLACKSAD HC VOL 01 $29.99

APR100057 BUZZARD #1 (OF 3) CORBEN CVR $3.50

APR100056 BUZZARD #1 (OF 3) ERIC POWELL CVR $3.50

FEB100014 CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 19 DEATHMARK $17.99

FEB100044 HELLBOY TP VOL 10 CROOKED MAN & OTHERS $17.99

FEB100024 MASS EFFECT REDEMPTION TP $16.99

NOV090063 OKIMONO KIMONO HC $12.99

APR100009 PREDATORS #1 (OF 4) $2.99

FEB100016 SOLOMON KANE DEATHS BLACK RIDERS #4 (OF 4) $3.50

IDW PUBLISHING
FEB100966 ASHLEY WOOD FI #1 $9.99

APR100397 COMPLETE CHESTER GOULDS DICK TRACY HC VOL 10 $39.99

APR100342 GI JOE COBRA II #5 $3.99

FEB101007 GOLDEN COLLECTION OF KLASSIC KRAZY KOOL KIDS KOMICS HC $34.99

APR100356 JAMES PATTERSONS MURDER OF KING TUT #1 $3.99

APR100374 PANTHEON #3 $3.99

APR100369 STAR TREK MCCOY #3 $3.99

APR100371 STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS TP $19.99

APR100347 TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #8 $3.99

APR100354 TRANSFORMERS ONGOING TP VOL 01 FOR ALL MANKIND $19.99

Comics and Magazines from Diamond Distributors for June 9 2010

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
APR100704 TOYFARE #156 BATMAN ARKHAM DC DIRECT CVR $4.99
APR100705 TOYFARE #156 TRIFORCE GEARS OF WAR CVR $4.99
APR100702 WIZARD MAGAZINE #227 SCOTT PILGRIM CVR $5.99
APR100703 WIZARD MAGAZINE #227 SOLAR MAN OF ATOM CVR $5.99

COMICS
MAR101189 ARATA THE LEGEND TP VOL 02 $9.99

APR100738 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #144 $2.99

APR101151 BAMBOO BLADE TP VOL 05 $10.99

MAR101192 BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 13 $9.99

MAR101197 BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBO SHONEN JUMP ED GN VOL 04 $9.99

JUL090883 BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY SUNDAYS HC VOL 01 $60.00

MAR100806 CARS #6 $2.99

MAR100692 CHIP #2 (OF 2) $3.99

MAR100760 CLAW AND FANG #2 $3.99

APR101152 DARKER THAN BLACK OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 $18.99

MAR101177 DETROIT METAL CITY GN VOL 05 (MR) $12.99

APR100909 EXPENDABLES #2 (OF 4) $3.99

MAR100761 FAME #1 LADY GAGA $3.99

MAR100763 FAME #2 ROBERT PATTINSON $3.99

APR100823 FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #2 $3.99

APR101032 GFT INFERNO #1 NDC EX CVR $19.99

MAR100684 GOLD DIGGER #118 (MR) $2.99

APR100832 GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT HC (BOOM) $25.00

JAN100766 GRAVEL #19 (MR) $3.99

JAN100767 GRAVEL #19 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99

FEB101152 HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 07 (MR) $11.99

APR101063 HOW I MADE IT TO EIGHTEEN GN (MR) $16.99

MAR101191 INU YASHA TP VOL 49 $9.99

MAR100798 IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 03 $16.99

MAR100680 JESUS HATES ZOMBIES LINCOLN HATES WEREWOLVES GN VOL 04 $6.99

MAR100765 JUDO GIRL THE BEGINNING TP (NEW PTG) $14.99

MAR100697 KADE ORIGINAL SUN TP $14.95

MAR100698 KADE SHIVAS SUN TP $14.95

MAR100858 KEVIN SMITH KATO #2 $3.99

JAN100787 LOGANS RUN #3 $3.99

APR101154 MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 06 $10.99

APR100929 NOTHING BETTER TP VOL 02 INTO THE WILD (MR) $15.00

APR100747 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #142 $3.99

JUL090884 PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC VOL 01 1936-1938 $39.99

APR100931 PHINEAS & FERB EARLY COMIC READER #1 NOTHING BUT TROUBLE $4.99

APR100932 PHINEAS & FERB EARLY COMIC READER #2 CHRON OF MEAP $4.99

APR100860 POWER OUT GN $9.95

APR100897 RED SONJA #50 $4.99

APR100830 ROBERT E HOWARD HAWKS OF OUTREMER #1 (OF 4) $3.99

FEB100839 ROBERT E HOWARD PRESENTS THULSA DOOM TP $19.99

FEB100667 ROBIN HOOD ONE SHOT ONE SHOT $3.99

MAR101225 SCHIZOPHRENIC ONESHOT $3.99

MAR101124 SHRAPNEL HUBRIS #1 (OF 3) $4.99

APR100978 SIEGEL AND SHUSTERS FUNNYMAN TP $24.95

APR101155 SOUL EATER TP VOL 03 $10.99

APR100997 STARDROP GN VOL 01 $9.95

APR101156 SUMOMOMO MOMOMO TP VOL 04 $10.99

MAR100955 TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #6 (MR) $4.95

APR101157 TENA ON S STRING GN VOL 03 $10.99

MAR100677 TERRY MOORES ECHO #22 $3.50

JAN100838 TOY STORY HC VOL 01 RETURN OF BUZZ LIGHTYEAR $24.99

NOV090604 TUMOR HC W/ DUST JACKET (MR) $14.95

APR100851 UNCLE SCROOGE #392 $2.99

NOV084211 WYATT EARP VS CISCO KIDD SIX GUN SPEC PACK $5.50

APR101158 ZOMBIE LOAN TP VOL 09 $10.99

MAGAZINES
JAN101210 CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #118 TIGRA $12.00
APR101247 DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 37 (NOTE PRICE) $14.95
APR101249 SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 38 (NOTE PRICE) $14.95
APR101194 TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #189 $5.95

Manga Anti-Piracy Targeted

MULTI-NATIONAL MANGA ANTI-PIRACY COALITION FORMED

Today a coalition of Japanese and U.S. publishers announced a coordinated effort to combat a rampant and growing problem of internet piracy plaguing the manga industry. “Scanlation,” as this form of piracy has come to be known, refers to the unauthorized digital scanning and translation of manga material that is subsequently posted to the internet without the consent of copyright holders or their licensees. According to the coalition, the problem has reached a point where “scanlation aggregator” sites now host thousands of pirated titles, earning ad revenue and/or membership dues at creators’ expense while simultaneously undermining foreign licensing opportunities and unlawfully cannibalizing legitimate sales. Worse still, this pirated material is already making its way to smartphones and other wireless devices, like the iPhone and iPad, through apps that exist solely to link to and republish the content of scanlation sites.

Participants in the coalition include the 36 members of Japan’s Digital Comic Association, Square Enix, VIZ Media, TOKYOPOP, Vertical, Inc., the Tuttle-Mori Agency and Yen Press. Working together, the membership of the coalition will actively seek legal remedies to this intellectual property theft against those sites that fail to voluntarily cease their illegal appropriation of this material.

“It is unfortunate that this action has become necessary,” said a spokesperson for the group. “However, to protect the intellectual property rights of our creators and the overall health of our industry, we are left with no other alternative but to take aggressive action. It is our sincere hope that offending sites will take it upon themselves to immediately cease their activities. Where this is not the case, however, we will seek injunctive relief and statutory damages. We will also report offending sites to federal authorities, including the anti-piracy units of the Justice Department, local law enforcement agencies and FBI.”

The coalition stated that it has currently identified thirty sites targeted for action.

Participant members of the Digital Comic Association include: Akane Shinsha, Akita Shoten, ASCII Media Works, East Press, Ichijinsha, Enterbrain, Okura Shuppan, Ohzora Shuppan, Gakken, Kadokawa Shoten, Gentosha Comics, Kodansha, Jitsugyo No Nihonsha, Shueisha, Junet, Shogakukan, Shogakukan Shueisha Production, Shodensha, Shonen Gahosha, Shinshokan, Shinchosa, Take Shobo, Tatsumi Shuppan, Tokuma Shoten, Nihon Bungeisha, Hakusensha, Fujimi Shobo, Fusosha, Futabasha, France Shoin, Bunkasha, Houbunsha, Magazine House, Media Factory, Leed sha, Libre Shuppan


About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan’s largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa and is a global ex-Asia licensor of Japanese manga and animation. The company offers an integrated product line including the popular monthly manga anthology SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages. Contact VIZ Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; and website at www.VIZ.com.

Detroit Metal City's White Wedding

I read Detroit Metal City, Vol. 5

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has an iPhone app).

Matt Kindt Graphic Novel Being Developed for Film

DUSTIN LANCE BLACK TO HELM 3 STORY FOR WARNER BROS.

DIRECTOR WILL ADAPT MATT KINDT’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DARK HORSE GRAPHIC NOVEL

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced today that the Academy Award–winning writer Dustin Lance Black will both write and direct the movie adaptation of Matt Kindt’s groundbreaking graphic novel, 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man.

3 Story is a modern fable that explores the life of a giant man, Craig Pressgang, whose strange medical condition causes continuous growth. Told by the three women who knew him best, 3 Story follows Craig’s amazing journey from birth to his eventual three-story height.

Dark Horse’s Mike Richardson will produce the film, with Keith Goldberg as executive producer. Dark Horse Entertainment is currently developing R.I.P.D. at Universal, with Ryan Reynolds attached to star. Dark Horse is also developing The Umbrella Academy, The Secret, and Criminal Macabre at Universal, and Damn Nation at Paramount.

“Both Lance and Matt are very special talents,” said Richardson. “We couldn’t be happier about bringing them together on this unique project.”

Dark Horse Entertainment is represented by Endeavor and Gotham Group, with legal representation by attorney Keith Fleer.

Master Loves My Hair

I read Kiss Your Hair (Yaoi)

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin.

Announcing the Return of McKenzie and Argondezzi's "The Next Man"

Veteran Super Heroes find new life

The Next Man, a comic book by writer Roger Mc Kenzie (Hulk, Ghost Rider) and Vince Argondezzi ( Racer X, Speed Racer, Cosmos' Commandoes), revives the story of the most traumatic post war syndrome of all...

The Next Man is the story of David Boyd, an American soldier and hero. Super hero.

25 years have elapsed since David Boyd, Boonie, Doctor Cross, and a host of other characters first graced the pages of comics.Now these characters are being revived, in print and soon to be online.

The nowadays discussed subjects like Euthinasia, and the aftermath of the Vietnam war were not talked about too much in the mid eighties in comics. Roger Mc Kenzie and Vince Argondezzi brought the eclectic Next Man to the independent comics realm in the those heady days, and in doing so, opened up the subject matter to these and many other issues, in quite a dramatic fashion. It's where the award winning writer, Mc Kenzie, of the Hulk, Captain America and Ghost Writer, and cartoonist/commercial artist/ illustrator Argondezzi, later to lend his skills to the majors also, brought about a cacophony of racing motorcycles, government agents,computers, and secret projects into a thoughtful and introspective romp into the Unknown.

"In the light of America's more recent military conflicts, these storylines and concepts are more important than ever," Argondezzi states. "The super hero has always been a fantastic vehicle, an excellent metaphor for the super heroic efforts and problems that our men and women in the military services have to deal with every day, in war, and after these battles are consumated. Rog and I have used Next Man as an analogy for the journey of these brave folks. It is by their sacrifices and determination that we as artists and free people are given the privilege of exploring the future; it's only through the freedom that they graciously secure for us, can that future and it's positive possibilities also be secure."

Look for Next Man info at nextman.com and other media outlets.