Comics and Magazines from Diamond Distributors for July 6 2011

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

APR110843 10TH MUSE REVENGE OF MEDUSA (ONE SHOT) $3.99

APR111241 BAMBOO BLADE TP VOL 09 $11.99

APR111215 BLACK BIRD GN VOL 09 $9.99

MAY110975 BOYS #56 (MR) $3.99

APR111265 BRIMSTONE #2 A CVR DEBALFO (MR) $3.25

APR111266 BRIMSTONE #2 B CVR SEJIC (MR) $3.25

APR111205 CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 06 $13.95

MAY110943 CHIP N DALE RESCUE RANGERS #8 $3.99

APR111115 CLASSICS ILLUS DLX HC #6 THREE MUSKETEERS $21.99

APR111116 CLASSICS ILLUS DLX SC VOL 06 THREE MUSKETEERS $16.99

APR110844 COMICS GEORGE CARLIN $3.99

MAR111171 COWBOYS AND ALIENS IT BOOKS TP $15.99

MAY110878 CROSSED TP (NEW PTG) VOL 01 (MR) $24.99

MAR110852 DEAD CELL GN (MR) $14.95

APR111222 DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 04 $14.99

FEB110726 DEMONSLAYER TP (ARCANA ED) $19.95

APR111216 DENGEKI DAISY GN VOL 05 $9.99

APR111018 DF KIRBY GENESIS #1 ROSS VIRGIN EXC CVR $10.00

APR118194 DUCKTALES #1 2ND PTG PARACHUTE SCROOGE VAR $3.99

MAY110918 ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #1 $3.99

APR110753 ELVIS VAN HELSING GN $12.95

APR111031 EMOTES ADVENTURE COMICS GN VOL 01 $10.99

MAY110845 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #1 CVR A FRANCISCO $2.99

MAY110846 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 2 #1 CVR B BENITEZ $2.99

APR111233 EYESHIELD 21 TP VOL 36 $9.99

FEB110731 FEEDING GROUND #5 $3.95

MAY111270 FLIGHT GN VOL 08 $27.00

MAY110841 FUSILLADE TP VOL 01 $15.99

FEB110994 GALACTICA 1980 TP $16.99

MAR111209 GARFIELD & CO HC VOL 01 FISH TO FRY $7.99

MAR111210 GARFIELD & CO HC VOL 02 CURSE O/T CAT PEOPLE $7.99

DEC100870 GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS HC VOL 02 (MR) $29.99

MAY110863 GEORGE R R MARTIN FEVRE DREAM HC (MR) $34.99

MAY110862 GEORGE R R MARTIN FEVRE DREAM TP (MR) $24.99

MAR111069 GREEN HORNET GOLDEN AGE REMASTERED HC $49.99

APR118195 HELLRAISER #2 2ND PTG KIRSTY COTTON LAMENTS VAR (MR) $3.99

MAY110927 IRREDEEMABLE #27 $3.99

DEC100896 KATO ORIGINS #10 THE HELLFIRE CLUB $3.99

APR111220 KEKKAISHI 3-IN-1 ED VOL 02 (NOTE PRICE) $14.99

APR111217 KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 09 FROM ME TO YOU $9.99

MAR110854 LAST NINJA GN (MR) $14.95

MAR110920 LUCKY STAR GN VOL 08 (RES) $10.99

APR111227 MAMESHIBA ON THE LOOSE GN $6.99

APR111228 MEET MAMESHIBA GN $6.99

APR110796 MEGA MAN #3 SPAZ CVR $2.99

APR110797 MEGA MAN #3 VILLAIN VAR $2.99

FEB110729 MISPLACED TP (ARCANA ED) $14.95

APR111086 MONSTER HUNTER ORAGE TP VOL 01 (MR) $10.99

APR111225 NARUTO 3-IN-1 ED VOL 02 $14.99

APR111237 ORESAMA TEACHER GN VOL 03 $9.99

APR110999 PENNY ARCADE TP VOL 07 BE GOOD LITTLE PUPPY $15.00

JAN111228 PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC VOL 03 1939-1941 $49.99

APR110926 PHOTO BOOTH CAMPFIRE GN $9.99

APR111239 PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 42 $9.99

MAR111132 QUEEN OF THE BLACK BLACK GN $19.99

APR110981 QUEEN SONJA TP VOL 02 $19.99

JAN111158 ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #11 $3.99

APR111223 ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 05 $9.99

MAY111119 SAM AND FRIENDS MYSTERY GN VOL 03 MUMMY MAYHEM $7.95

APR111084 SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI GN VOL 09 $10.99

JAN110936 SECRET HISTORY BOOK 15 (MR) $5.95

MAY111180 SHAME GN VOL 01 CONCEPTION (MR) $9.99

APR111063 SIDEKICKS GN $12.99

APR111238 SKIP BEAT TP VOL 24 $9.99

JAN110935 SKRUMPS ONE SHOT $3.95

MAY110937 STAN LEE STARBORN TP VOL 01 $9.99

APR111214 STEPPING ON ROSES GN VOL 06 $9.99

MAR111360 TALES FROM NEVERLAND #2 A CVR SEELEY (MR) $3.99

MAR111361 TALES FROM NEVERLAND #2 B CVR RUFFINO $3.99

APR111229 TARO & THE CARNIVAL OF DOOM GN $7.99

APR111317 TRANSFORMERS EXODUS OFF HIST OF WAR FOR CYBERTRON MMPB $7.99

APR111240 ULTIMATE MUSCLE GN VOL 29 $9.99

APR111200 VIC BOONE #1 (MR) $2.99

APR111085 WALLFLOWER GN VOL 25 (MR) $10.99

DEC100966 WANDERING SON HC VOL 01 $19.99

APR111073 WITCH GN (RES) (NOTE PRICE) $8.99

MAY111313 WORLD OF WAYWARD C BK ARTIST SKETCHBOOK S PLUNKETT (MR) $24.95

APR111224 YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 01 $9.99

APR111247 ZOMBIE LOAN TP VOL 11 $11.99

MAGAZINES
APR111276 ALTER EGO #102 $7.95
APR111277 BACK ISSUE #49 $7.95
MAR111750 BRICKJOURNAL #15 $8.95
FEB111256 CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #148 FIRESTAR $14.00
APR111278 CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #151 ARES $14.00
MAY111324 COMIC SHOP NEWS 90CT BUNDLE #1255 PI
MAR111395 COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1679 $5.99
MAR111396 DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #83 KYLE RAYNER GREEN LANTERN $14.00
MAR111398 DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG SPEC MAN BAT $28.00
MAY111353 FAMOUS MONSTERS PRES IMAGI MOVIES 2011 ANNUAL (MR) $7.99
APR111355 STAR TREK MAGAZINE #35 NEWSSTAND ED $9.99
APR111356 STAR TREK MAGAZINE #35 PX ED $9.99
FEB111322 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #25 JANGO FETT $14.00
FEB111323 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #26 JABBA THE HUTT $14.00
MAR111461 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #27 BIB FORTUNA $14.00
MAR111462 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #28 LANDO CALRISSIAN $14.00
APR111360 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #29 GREEDO $14.00
APR111361 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #30 AT-AT $14.00
MAY111384 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #31 JAWA $14.00
MAY111385 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #32 IG-88 $14.00
JAN111480 STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #68 CATAMARAN $18.00
FEB111326 STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #69 SEBULBA PODRACER $18.00

BOOKS
MAY111347 BRAIN EATERS BIBLE ADVICE FOR NEWLY REANIMATED ZOMBIE HC $19.95
APR111299 DOCTOR WHO DALEK HANDBOOK HC $15.99
MAR111449 NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS 1OTH ANNIV ED $26.99
MAR111459 STAR WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA HC $16.99

Arcana Has Comics App

ARCANA COMICS now available for the iPad and iPhone

VANCOUVER (July 5, 2011) - Arcana Studios, an award winning comic book publisher and transmedia producer, is excited to announce that an app is now available, showcasing all of the amazing books Arcana has to offer.

Joining in with the digital revolution, Arcana Studios has been looking for the best way to offer their readers access to their substantial library of over 150 comic book titles on smart devices. Using the comiXology platform, Arcana has developed an app bringing their books into the hands of the masses. Available now as a free download for the iPad and iPhone, Arcana's app will allow readers to download any of a large number of books for some of the most competitive prices in the industry. The app features a number of free comics available for download and other titles are $5.99 each. The majority of these downloads are full length graphic novels! View screen shots of the app and download a free copy at http://appshopper.com/books/arcana-comics.


About Arcana Studios:
Since 2004 Arcana Studios has established itself as an innovative leader in developing content in numerous mediums. Arcana owns one of the world’s largest libraries of graphic novels and comics, and has adapted this library into live action feature films, stereoscopic 3D animated features, episodic television series and toys. Arcana focuses on a transmedia approach to the scaffolding process of developing brands and intellectual properties.

Arcana's primary method for establishing new brands has been through comic book publishing since their inception, Arcana Comics has published over 150 original intellectual properties in nearly 200 graphic novels reaching sales of over 2,000,000 units. Arcana is found on 15 different countries and translated into seven languages across the globe. Winning the Shuster Award for Top Publisher, the Moonbeam Award for Top Children's Graphic Novel, Foreward Magazine’s Top Graphic Novel at Book Expo America, BIV's Top 40 Under 40 Award and the Top 40 Under 40 in Canada are just a few of the accolades that Arcana has achieved. Arcana has also been awarded the Digital Readiness Grant from BCFilm, a development fund from Telefilm, the Digital Springboard Program from NMBCA, the CME’s Top Export Award and BIV’s Top Fastest Growing Companies Award.

Each graphic novel showcases the high quality branded entertainment that contains over 5000 characters. These characters and storyworlds transcend gender, age, cultural and geographic boundaries. Arcana’s focus towards new media platforms has kept it ahead of the industry’s curve providing customer choice for distribution and format of content.

Our History:
Completing our debut title Kade, we had great success with the gothic hero and began to see the potential we had uncovered. Ant was Arcana's follow-up title and completely sold out in less than 9 days, an unprecedented feat for an independent publisher. Ezra and 100 Girls went on to be featured as one of the top 12 books of the year in Wizard's Secret Stash. Arcana Studio is an official Disney vendor, and has been hired by Disney, Sony Animation, Spike TV, MTV, HBO, CAPCOM, NBC, Warner Bros, Mattel, American Girl, the National Hockey League, Harley Davidson, THQ and more to establish new worlds, characters, stories and brands.

Arcana is a transmedia company that has aggressively pursued establishing brands through engaging storytelling and compelling art. With a strong foothold in the print publishing world, Arcana continues to be a premier content provider. Arcana owns one of the world’s largest libraries of graphic novels and comics, and has adapted this library into live action feature films, stereoscopic 3D animated features, episodic television series and toys.

Arcana Studio Inc. remains independent of major entertainment studio affiliation. Arcana Studio is currently in production of the stereoscopic 3D animated feature, The Clockwork Girl. Arcana is also partnered with Gale Ann Hurd (“Terminator”, “Aliens”) on Gearhead, Alexandra Milchan (Sylvestor Stallone’s “Head Shot”) on Blade of Kumori, Hans Rodinoff and Hollywood Media Bridge (“Lost Boys: The Tribe”) on Raise Kane, Scott Milam (“Mother’s Day”) on Gauze, Ben Magid (“Hack/Slash”) on Trout, Jar Productions (“Hidden Howie”) on Philosopher Rex, Terry Dougas (“The Invention of Lying”) on The Tower, Doc Wyatt (“Napoleon Dynamite”) on 100 Girls, JC Spink (“The Hangover”) on Continuum, Adrian Askarieh (“The Hitman”) on Amnesia and also is producing a three slate at Codeblack/Universal for Light’s Out, Ant and Blam!

Stepping on Roses Superficial Marriage

I read Stepping on Roses, Vol. 6


I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin.

Dark Horse Digital Comics at Local Comic Book Shops

EXCLUSIVE NEW DARK HORSE DIGITAL COMICS AVAILABLE TODAY AT YOUR LOCAL COMIC SHOP!

JULY 1, MILWAUKIE, OR—As previously announced, Dark Horse debuts its program to distribute exclusive digital content through brick-and-mortar retailers today, with the launch of B.P.R.D.: Casualties!

Starting today, the Dark Horse Digital Retailer Exclusive program will offer all-new monthly digital comics for free! This exclusive program is a great way to drive both new and existing customers into local comic shops for digital comics that only those stores can provide.

Over the next three months, the program will debut new stories from some of Dark Horse’s hottest titles:

JULY: B.P.R.D.: Casualties -Liz and Abe investigate a series of hideous murders taking place at a remote cabin in the woods.

Creators:
Writers: Mike Mignola, Scott Allie
Artist: Guy Davis
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Letterer: Clem Robins

AUGUST: Buffy Season 9: Magical Mystery Tour Featuring the Beetles -Spike leads an intergalactic bug crew though time and space in order to get back to planet Earth!

Creators:
Writer: Jane Espenson
Artist: Georges Jeanty
Inker: Dexter Vines
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Letterer: Richard Starkings

SEPTEMBER: Mass Effect – Details coming soon!
A complete list of participating retailers can be found below. Stop into your local comic shop today to pick up a special redemption code for your exclusive eight-page B.P.R.D. story today!

For the complete list of participating stores, please visit the Dark Horse blog: http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/476/exclusive-digital-comics-available-your-retailer

Rosario+Vampire: Season II: Siren Song

I read Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 5

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin.

VIZ Manga App Adds "Grand Guignol Orchestra" and Others

SUMMERTIME MANGA READING HEATS UP WITH NEW DIGITAL RELEASES FOR THE VIZ MANGA APP FOR iPAD, iPHONE AND iPOD TOUCH LAUNCHING THE FIRST HALF OF JULY

I’LL GIVE IT MY ALL TOMORROW, GRAND GUIGNOL ORCHESTRA And INUYASHA Among New Titles; Latest Update Also Features Additions To 15 Popular Manga

VIZ Media delivers more summer manga reading fun as it announces the debut of four new manga (graphic novel) series that join the extensive library of VIZ MANGA APP titles currently available for digital download for the Apple iPad™, iPhone™ and iPod™ Touch.

Launching during the first-half of July will be Shunju Aono’s slacker-inspired I’LL GIVE IT MY ALL TOMORROW, as well as GRAND GUIGNOL ORCHESTRA, creator Kaori Yuki’s twisted tale of horror and tortured romance. The newest round of updates also features the debut of the VIZBIG omnibus version of Rumiko Takahashi’s classic supernatural adventure, INUYASHA. After shopping, also enter to win a $50 iTunes gift card by taking the VIZ Manga App survey, running through the end of August.

The VIZ MANGA APP is now available for free for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices through the iTunes® Store, and all manga volumes are generally available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada from within the application for only $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) per volume.

I’LL GIVE IT MY ALL TOMORROW Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · Available July 4th
Created by Shunju Aono, I’LL GIVE MY ALL TOMORROW is the story of a hapless forty year-old salaryman who quits his job to pursue his dream of becoming a manga artist – and the family that has to put up with him. While not terribly unhappy, Shizuo Oguro can't fight the feeling that something in his life just isn't right, so he walks away from his stable (yet boring) day job to embark on a journey of self-discovery. Unfortunately for his family, this journey also involves playing video games all day while his teenage daughter and elderly father support him. Will Shizuo succeed in creating a true manga masterpiece, or will he be just another dropout living a life of slack?

INUYASHA VIZBIG Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · Available July · iPad Exclusive!
Kagome is an ordinary modern schoolgirl living an ordinary life. Who would have thought the dried-up old well on the site of her family's shrine would be a gateway to Japan's ancient past? Drawn through the gate against her will, Kagome finds herself battling demons for control of what she thought was a worthless trinket but is actually a powerful magical gem, the Shikon Jewel! Together with an unlikely ally, the half demon Inuyasha, Kagome begins a quest to recover the shards of the Shikon Jewel and learn more about her link to the past.

GRAND GUIGNOL ORCHESTRA Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · Available July 11th
GRAND GUIGNOL ORCHESTRA is the latest series from gothic manga queen Kaori Yuki. Lucille loves heading up the traveling Grand Orchestra, roving from town to town, entertaining the masses and making money. But now the musicians have met their toughest audience yet: people infected with the Guignol Virus, turning them into zombie dolls intent on killing all humans!

Additional new VIZ Media manga volumes launching include:

June 4th:
BLACK BIRD Vol. 7
BLEACH Vol. 18
CLAYMORE Vol. 13
DENGEKI DAISY Vol. 2
D. GRAY MAN Vol. 14
DRAGON BALL Z Vol. 16
HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES Vol. 3
NARUTO Vol. 33
ONE PIECE Vol. 33

June 11th:
DRAGON BALL Z Vol. 17
FUSHIGI YUGI: GENBU KAIDEN Vol. 4
HYDE & CLOSER Vol. 3
KEKKAISHI Vol. 8
NARUTO Vol. 34
ONE PIECE Vol. 34
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE Vol. 10
RUROUNI KENSHIN Vol. 17
THE STORY OF SAIUNKOKU Vol. 3

The VIZ MANGA APP is the leading application to read Japanese manga on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, with an extensive downloadable library of the most popular manga series in the world. The app now offers nearly 300 volumes available for download. Readers should check the app regularly, as new additions to the store and free Chapter 1 previews of other forthcoming manga series are featured.

For more information on the VIZ MANGA APP, please visit www.VIZ.com/apps/.

"Beasts of Burden" Return in Dark Horse Presents

DARK HORSE PRESENTS: BEASTS OF BURDEN!

THE RETURN OF THE PACK IN DHP #4!

June 29, MILWAUKIE, OR—Coming to you fresh from the upcoming eighty-page spectacular, Beasts of Burden returns in Dark Horse Presents #4!

Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson’s lovable and crafty team of critters is back in action for a story that will tempt your taste buds and leave you wanting more!

Adventure, mystery, horror, and humor thrive on every page of Beasts of Burden—a comic-book series that will capture readers’ hearts and haunt their dreams.

Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk and Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) first introduced these very special investigators in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings and the other Dark Horse Book of . . . anthologies, for which they won coveted Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best Painter.

Evan and Jill will both be in attendance at San Diego Comic-Con 2011!

Looking for more Beasts of Burden? Check out the free comic on DarkHorse.com: http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden.