Tuesday, September 21, 2010

IDW from Diamond Distributors for September 22 2010

IDW PUBLISHING

JUL100337 5 DAYS TO DIE #4 (OF 5) $3.99

JUL100298 GI JOE ORIGINS #19 $3.99

JUN100360 KILLING THE COBRA CHINATOWN TROLLOP #4 $3.99

JUL100350 MGM DRIVE IN THEATER #3 IT TERROR FROM BEYOND STARS $3.99

JUL100314 SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #4 $3.99

JUL100329 STAR TREK BURDEN OF KNOWLEDGE #4 $3.99

JUL100291 TRANSFORMERS DRIFT #2 (OF 4) $3.99

Dark Horse from Diamond Distributors for September 22 2010

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR100146 60TH ANNIV CLASSIC PEANUTS STATUE #1 CHARLIE BROWN $49.99

APR100082 BUFFY WILLOW XANDER 11 OZ MUG $12.99

MAY100027 CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 03 SCREAMS IN DARK $18.99

MAR100145 CLASSIC UNCLE SCROOGE STATUE VOL 02 #1 KLONDIKE $49.95

APR100045 DAVE MCKEAN CAGES TP (RES) $29.99

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 22 2010

IMAGE COMICS

JUL108158 ARTIFACTS #1 (OF 13) 3RD PTG (PP #935) $3.99

MAR092426 DAWN TP VOL 03 THREE TIERS $16.99

JUL100440 DYNAMO 5 SINS OF THE FATHER #4 (OF 5) $3.99

MAR100426 ELEPHANTMEN #27 $3.50

JUL100399 IMAGE FIRSTS I KILL GIANTS #1 $1.00

MAY100456 MICE TEMPLAR HC VOL 02 .2 DESTINY PT 2 $29.99

JUL100485 PILOT SEASON 39 MINUTES #1 $3.99

JUL100392 SKULLKICKERS #1 $2.99

JAN100492 TRACKER #5 (OF 5) $3.99

APR100495 VELOCITY #2 (OF 4) $3.99

MAR100465 WITCHBLADE #138 $2.99

Comics and Magazines from Diamond Distributors for September 22 2010

COMICS
JUN101097 2000 AD PACK AUG 2010 $18.00

JUN100993 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #623 PLANET COMICON JUSKO VAR $14.99

JUL100779 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #212 $3.99

MAY101155 ART OF NEAL ADAMS HC $39.95

MAY101154 ART OF NEAL ADAMS HC PX DLX SGN SLIPCASED ED $59.95

JUL101208 BAMBOO BLADE TP VOL 06 $10.99

JUL100855 BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #16 $4.99

APR101069 BEETLE BAILEY HC DAILIES & SUNDAYS 1965-1966 $19.95

JUN101162 BOKURANO OURS GN VOL 02 $12.99

JUN101062 BROADCAST GN $13.99

JUL101209 BUNNY DROP GN VOL 02 $12.99

MAY100768 CASPER & THE SPECTRALS #3 (OF 3) (RES) $2.99

JUL100884 DARKWING DUCK #4 $3.99

MAY101001 DF RED SONJA #51 LISNER VIRGIN CVR $14.99

JUL100958 DIANA GABALDON OUTLANDER GN VOL 01 EXILE $25.00

JUN100838 DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #15 (OF 24) $3.99

JUL100867 DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS #2 $3.99

JUL101293 EARL & MOOCH MUTTS TREASURY TP $16.99

JUL100887 FINDING NEMO LOSING DORY #3 $2.99

JUN101000 FIRE WATER BILL EVERETT BIRTH OF MARVEL HC $39.99

MAR100949 FOUR COLOR FEAR FORGOTTEN HORROR COMICS OF THE 1950S TP $29.99

JUL101217 GABBY & GATOR YR GN $16.99

APR100799 GEARZ GN $17.99

JUL100742 GOLD DIGGER ANNUAL #16 $4.50

JUL100743 GOLD DIGGER SWIMSUIT SPECIAL #20 $4.50

MAY100769 HATTER M THE LOOKING GLASS WARS HC VOL 03 $24.99

JAN101132 HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES TP VOL 01 $12.99

JUN100985 JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY TUBBY HC VOL 01 $29.95

JUL100783 JUGHEAD #203 $2.99

JUN100942 KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA #4 $3.99

JUL101211 KOBATO GN VOL 03 $11.99

JUL101212 LAON GN VOL 03 $10.99

JUL100892 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #300 $3.99

JUL100893 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #300 DLX ED $6.99

JUN100773 MINDFIELD #3 CVR A ALEX KONAT $2.99

JUN100774 MINDFIELD #3 CVR B PHIL NOTO $2.99

JUL101050 MORAV HISTORY OF ROBOTIC WARFARE GN $17.95

JUL100895 MUPPET SHOW #10 $2.99

JUL101213 ONE FINE DAY TP VOL 03 $10.99

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JUN100958 PRINCE OF PERSIA #3 (OF 4) $3.99

APR100885 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #12 $2.99

JUL101161 ROB HANES ADVENTURES TP VOL 00 $15.99

JUL100732 ROYAL HISTORIAN OF OZ #2 $2.95

JUN101189 SHAKUGAN NO SHANA TP VOL 06 $9.99

JUN101067 SMURFS GN VOL 01 THE PURPLE SMURF $5.99

JUN101068 SMURFS GN VOL 02 THE MAGIC FLUTE $5.99

JUL100787 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #217 $2.99

AUG101079 SOUNDS OF YOUR NAME GN (O/A) $20.00

JUN101143 STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS IBUKI #4 (OF 4) A CVR DOGAN $3.95

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JUL101214 TENA ON S STRING GN VOL 04 $10.99

JUL100878 UNKNOWN TP VOL 01 $9.99

JUL100731 UNLIKELY TRIO LAST BARN ON THE LEFT ONE-SHOT $3.95

JUL101215 WITH THE LIGHT RAISING AUTISTIC CHILD GN VOL 07 $14.99

JUL101016 ZIPPY GN DING DONG DADDY $19.99

MAGAZINES
JUL101253 COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1671 NOV 2010 $5.99

JUL101230 JUXTAPOZ VOL 17 #10 OCT 2010 $5.99

JUL101241 NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 21 #5 $5.99

JUL101242 TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #192 $5.95

Bokurano's Children's Crusade

I read Bokurano: Ours, Vol. 2 (Bokurano Ours)

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has smart phone apps and they're FREE.)



Monday, September 20, 2010

I Reads You Review: FAIRY TAIL, VOL. 5

Creator: Hiro Mashima; William Flanagan (translation and adaptation)
Publishing Information: Del Rey Manga, paperback, 202 pages, $10.99 (US), $12.50 CAN
Ordering Numbers: ISBN: 978-0-345-50558-3 (ISBN-13)

Rating “T for Ages 13+”

Lucy Heartfilia is a girl wizard, and her dream was to become a member of Fairy Tail, the famous wizards’ guild. Lucy met Fairy Tail member, the young fire wizard, Natsu Dragneel, and Happy, his talking, occasionally winged cat. Before long, Lucy was in Fairy Tail, wearing the guild’s brand on her right hand, and even meeting other powerful members like Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet.

As Fairy Tail, Vol. 5 opens, Lucy and friends prepare to protect a village from the impending attack by former members of the guild, Lamia Scale. During the attack, the injured Gray Fullbuster realizes that a former associate of his, Reitei Lyon, is involved with Lamia Scale, and Natsu has gone to battle Lyon. Now, the secrets of Gray’s past are about to be revealed.

Although it is published by Del Rey Manga in North American, Fairy Tail reminds me of VIZ Media Shonen Jump titles like One Piece and especially Naruto. Fairy Tail has a large cast of characters and their pasts often initiate or shape storylines (a prominent trait of Naruto). Creator Hiro Mashima (Rave Master) offers a manga that should be as popular with young male readers as the most successful Shonen Jump titles. Plus, the art is stellar. Sometimes, Fairy Tail looks like a superheroes with magic powers comic book, and I wish many of the Doctor Strange and Dr. Fate comic books were half as exciting to read as Fairy Tail.

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Champion City Comics Announces Big September

A Fantastic September at Champion City Comics

The month of September has been very busy at Champion City Comics due to new webcomics and a major milestone.

Champion City Comics is proud to announce to launch of Phoebe and Eddie, a humorous webcomic chronicling the life of two high school friends, written by TonyDoug Wright and featuring the pencils, inks, and lettering of Joe ‘Pohgo’ Pruitt.

Champion City Comics has also begun a partnership with two webcomics producers, The Black Gates and Freestyle Komics. Writer and artist Andrew J of The Black Gates has two webcomics available at Champion City Comics titled Point of Conflict and 4x4. Michael Watson of Freestyle Komics has agreed to launch his webcomic Vigilance at Champion City Comics on September 25th.

We are very excited to announce that our webcomic The End of Paradise has hit the one hundred page milestone. This is an incredible feat due to the fact that The End of Paradise was launched in May of this year. The End of Paradise is a gritty noir tale fueled by revenge written by TonyDoug Wright and features the pencils, inks, and lettering of A. Kaviraj.

Also available at Champion City Comics: Naira (A sci-fi classic), The Champion City Fire (A tale of vigilante justice), Westwood (A sci-fi mystery), and Johnny Knuckles (A humorous intergalactic adventure).

By the end of this year, we plan to have two additional webcomics launched titled …And We Formed A Band (A rock and roll extravaganza) and Day 165 (An Afghanistan War story).

From May 1, 2010 to September 17, 2010, we had over 1,700 readers and Champion City Comics is grateful to those who took the time to read our webcomics.

All web-comics are available for view at http://www.championcitycomics.com/.