Comics and Magazines from Diamond Distributors for November 2 2011

PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS
SEP110001 PREVIEWS #278 NOVEMBER 2011 PI

COMICS
SEP110849 7 WARRIORS #1 (OF 3) (MR) $3.99

AUG111241 AI ORE GN VOL 03 $12.99

AUG111098 AIR GEAR GN VOL 20 (MR) $10.99

AUG110814 ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #10 $3.99

SEP111225 ART OF WAR GN $12.95

AUG111154 ASTERIX OMNIBUS SC VOL 01 NEW PTG $19.95

AUG111155 ASTERIX OMNIBUS SC VOL 02 NEW PTG $19.95

SEP110880 BETRAYAL O/T PLANET O/T APES #1 (OF 4) $3.99

AUG111111 BIZARRO HEROES TP $11.95

AUG111242 BLACK BIRD GN VOL 11 $9.99

AUG111100 BLOODY MONDAY GN VOL 02 $10.99

JUN110791 BLUE COLLAR / WHITE COLLAR GN (MR) $24.95

SEP110971 BOYS #60 (MR) $3.99

AUG111101 CAGE OF EDEN GN VOL 02 $10.99

MAR110895 CHARISMAGIC #3 CVR A RANDOLPH $2.99

MAR110896 CHARISMAGIC #3 CVR B OUM $2.99

AUG111252 CLAYMORE TP VOL 19 $9.99

APR110836 CODE GEASS KNIGHT GN VOL 04 (RES) $10.99

AUG110865 CRITTER #4 (OF 4) $3.50

SEP110805 CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #5 (OF 7) (RES) (MR) $3.99

SEP110806 CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #5 (OF 7) TORTURE CVR (RES) (MR) $3.99

SEP110807 CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #5 (OF 7) WRAP CVR (RES) (MR) $3.99

AUG111249 D GRAY MAN GN VOL 21 $9.99

AUG110953 DARK SHADOWS #1 $3.99

AUG110927 DARKWING DUCK CAMPAIGN CARNAGE TP $16.99

AUG111253 DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 06 (OF 6) $14.99

AUG111243 DENGEKI DAISY GN VOL 07 $9.99

AUG110827 DEVIL IS DUE IN DREARY #1 $3.99

MAY111056 DF QUEEN SONJA #21 VITORINO RED CVR $8.99

AUG110896 DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP HC VOL 01 (OF 6) (O/A) $24.99

JUL111238 DRAGON PUNCHER HC BOOK 02 DRAGON PUNCHER ISLAND $9.95

SEP110855 ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #5 $3.99

JUN111095 GANGES #4 $7.95

JUL111312 GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #9 A CVR RUFFINO (MR) $2.99

JUL111313 GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #9 B CVR YANG (MR) $2.99

AUG111335 GOVERNMENT ISSUE COMICS FOR THE PEOPLE 1940-2000S $29.95

JUN111031 GREEN HORNET #19 $3.99

AUG111191 GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 $16.99

JUN111036 HACK SLASH EVA MONSTERS BALL #4 (MR) $3.99

AUG111244 HARUKA BEYOND THE STREAM OF TIME GN VOL 14 $9.99

SEP110699 HEAVEN ALL DAY SC $4.00

SEP110872 IRREDEEMABLE #31 $3.99

SEP110700 JOHNNY HIRO TP VOL 01 (MR) $14.95

AUG111245 KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 11 FROM ME TO YOU $9.99

JUL111042 KIZUNA GN VOL 04 (OF 6) DLX ED (MR) $19.95

SEP110952 LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #11 (MR) $3.99

SEP110953 LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #11 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99

AUG110864 LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #1 $3.50

AUG111103 LOVE HINA OMNIBUS TP KODANSHA ED $19.99

SEP111224 MACHIAVELLI THE PRINCE GN $12.95

AUG110743 MISADVENTURES OF PRINCE IVAN TP $9.99

JUL110895 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #5 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99

JUL110896 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #5 (OF 5) GORE CVR (MR) $3.99

JUL110897 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #5 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99

JUL111258 NO LONGER HUMAN VOL 01 $10.95

AUG111194 NORDGUARD GN VOL 01 ACROSS THIN ICE $19.95

JUL111120 ONE #6 (OF 10) $2.99

AUG111246 ORESAMA TEACHER GN VOL 05 $9.99

JUL111027 PATRICIA BRIGGS ALPHA & OMEGA CRY WOLF VOL 01 #2 (RES) $3.99

SEP110913 PEANUTS #0 $1.00

AUG110866 PENNY FOR YOUR SOUL FALSE PROPHET #2 (OF 7) (MR) $3.50

APR110804 PHOENIX #4 $2.99

JUL111036 QUEEN SONJA #23 $3.99

SEP110891 RINSE #3 $3.99

SEP110915 ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #2 $3.99

JUN111184 ROTTEN TP VOL 02 REVIVAL O/T FITTEST $15.99

JUL111121 ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #6 (OF 6) $2.99

AUG111148 SALEMS DAUGHTER HAUNTING #1 NDC EX ED $19.99

AUG111251 SHONEN JUMP DECEMBER 2011 $4.99

SEP111227 SHUT UP STOP WHINING & GET A LIFE GN $12.95

AUG110884 SIMPSONS CLASSICS #30 $3.99

JUL111185 SMURFS BOX SET VOL 1-3 $17.99

SEP110768 SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #1 (PP #983) $9.99

AUG110825 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #230 REG CVR $2.99

AUG110834 SOULFIRE VOL 3 #5 CVR A FABOK $3.50

AUG110835 SOULFIRE VOL 3 #5 CVR B NOME $3.50

AUG110916 STAN LEE TRAVELER #12 $3.99

AUG111259 STARGAZER GN VOL 02 (OF 2) $14.95

MAY111169 STEVE DITKO ANGRY APES N LEAPIN LIZARDS SC $25.00

AUG111247 STORY OF SAIUNKOKU GN VOL 05 $9.99

AUG111158 SUPER PRO KO GN VOL 02 $11.99

AUG110933 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE HALLOWEEN PACK (MR) $15.00

AUG111250 TEGAMI BACHI GN VOL 07 $9.99

AUG111180 THARGS TERROR TALES NECRONAUTS & LOVE GN $19.99

AUG111292 THEATER #2 A CVR EBAS (MR) $3.99

AUG111293 THEATER #2 B CVR LEISTER (MR) $3.99

AUG111108 TOKYO MEW MEW OMNIBUS TP $14.99

AUG111192 TORADORA GN VOL 03 $11.99

SEP111365 TRIUMPH OF WALKING DEAD ON PAGE & SCREEN SC (MR) $14.95

JUN111055 TYRANT FALLS IN LOVE GN VOL 04 (MR) $12.95

JUL111005 WARLORD OF MARS #12 $3.99

AUG111248 WE WERE THERE GN VOL 13 $9.99

MAGAZINES
AUG111319 ALTER EGO #105 $7.95
JUL111345 CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #158 SPIRAL $14.00
JUL111346 CLASSIC MARVEL FIG COLL MAG #159 SIRYN $14.00
JUL111353 DC BLACKEST NIGHT FIG COLL MAG #13 HAWK $14.00
JUL111354 DC BLACKEST NIGHT FIG COLL MAG #14 DOVE $14.00
JUL111355 DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #92 BLUE BEETLE MODERN $14.00
JUL111356 DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #93 CAPTAIN BOOMERANG $14.00
JUL111384 FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND RETRO #71 $8.99
JUN111384 FANGORIA #308 NOV 2011 $9.99
AUG111361 LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #27 $8.95
JUN111394 MEGAMI SEP 2011 $16.60
JUN111395 NEWTYPE SEP 2011 $16.00
AUG111200 STAR WARS CLONE WARS MAGAZINE #8 $4.99
JUL111435 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #36 TUSKEN $14.00
SEP111401 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #39 AAYLA SECURA $14.00
AUG111438 STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG GRIEVOUS BODYGUARDS #38 $14.00
AUG111439 STAR WARS INSIDER #129 SPECIAL NEWSSTAND ED $7.99
AUG111440 STAR WARS INSIDER #129 SPECIAL PX ED $7.99

I Reads You Thankful for November 2011

Welcome to I Reads You, my blog about the things I read (mostly comic books, comics, and related books) and about the things I come across worth reading (mostly about comic books, politics, and entertainment). Sometimes I’ll comment on “real” books and the mass media.

I’m Leroy Douresseaux, and I have another blog: http://www.negromancer.com/. I also write for the Comic Book Bin (which has smart phones apps).

And read a new horror graphic novel in progress here.

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I Reads You Review: KIMI NI TODOKE, VOL. 10

Creator: Karuho Shiina; Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions, Inc. (translation)
Publishing Information: VIZ Media, paperback, 184 pages, $9.99 (US), $12.99 CAN
Ordering Numbers: ISBN: 978-1-4215-3822-8 (ISBN-13)

Rating “T” for “Teen”

Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You is a shojo manga from creator Karuho Shiina. The series is a high school romantic drama and focuses on a teen girl named Sawako Kuronuma.

Because of her jet black hair and a gloomy attitude, Sawako’s classmates call her “Sadako” after the haunting horror movie character of the same name. Sawako comes across as someone frightening to her classmates, but this high school student is really a sweet person. When Shota Kazehaya, the most popular boy in school, starts talking to Sadako… err… I mean Sawako, her life changes.

Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 10 focuses on the big moment in Sawako and Kazehaya’s relationship. A misunderstanding has placed a distance between the two. Now, they are determined to admit to each other how they really feel – with the school festival raging all around them. How will their fellow students react to them taking the next step in the evolution of Sawako and Kazehaya’s relationship?

After I read it for the first time, I was sure that Kimi Ni Todoke would be a one-note shojo manga really only enjoyed by lovers of all things high school shojo romance. However, Sawako and Kazehaya are such a mismatched pair that, by itself, that creates enough dramatic tension and conflict to keep this story running for a long time. There is some big news in this volume, but the most enjoyable part of it all is watching the other students’ reactions. Plus, the ending sets up a major conflict with this series’ main mean girl. Yeah, this is a good read.

B+


Shop: Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 10

The Story of Saiunkoku: Shurei's Brothel Adventure

I read The Story of Saiunkoku, Vol. 5

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

Leroy Douresseaux Reviews THE VAULT #3

"Needs more than a little luck"

THE VAULT #3 (OF 3)
IMAGE COMICS

WRITER: Sam Sarkar
ARTIST: Garrie Gastonny
COLORS: Sakti Yuwono
COVER: Garrie Gastonny and Bagus Hutomo
28pp, Color, $3.50 U.S.

The Vault is a three-issue comic book miniseries from Image Comics, which comes to a rousing conclusion. It is written by Sam Sarkar and drawn by Garrie Gastonny and focuses on a small team of treasure hunters struggling to excavate a dangerous treasure pit before a massive storm arrives. Nothing can prepare these people for what they are about to unleash.

The story focuses on archeologists and treasure hunters, Dr. Gabrielle Parker and Dr. Michael Page. Unlocking the secrets of the treasure pit at Sable Island, known as the “Graveyard of the North Atlantic,” is the culmination of a decade of their hard work. After Gabrielle discovers a hidden vault connected to the main treasure shaft, the team finds a large stone sarcophagus surrounded by a layer of corrosive liquid.

It’s The Vault # 3, and it’s alive! The survivors leave the island, but something has followed them aboard their rescue vessel. Now, Parker and Page, the protagonists, must also become the heroes.

Think of this as Raiders of the Lost Ark meets The Abyss meets The Mummy (1999) meets one of my favorite B-movies, Virus (which is based upon a Dark Horse Comics miniseries). Writer/creator Sam Sarkar focuses on the setup in the first issue; the characters, their motivations, and secrets in the second issue; and on the denouement (and what an exciting one it is) in this third issue. This is a study in creating the brief, efficient, and bluntly effective thriller.

Garrie Gastonny is a good artist; his compositions are strong and his storytelling is clear and engaging. However, the important thing in The Vault is atmosphere, and, with colorist Sakti Yuwono, Gastonny depicts a modern world full of science adventurers and mercenaries breaking down before the unknown of our largely dark ancient pasts. The atmosphere and mood make this a winner.

A

For more information about the artist, please visit http://thegerjoos.deviantart.com/.

Manga Box Set Celebrates 25 Years of "Zelda" Manga

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE LEGEND OF ZELDA MANGA BOX SET

Just in Time to Celebrate Video Game’s 25th Anniversary, Collection Features Complete Set of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Manga Volumes In A Keepsake Box

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, will delight gamers and manga (graphic novel) fans nationwide with the release of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Manga Box Set, just in time to celebrate the series’ 25th Anniversary. The set, available in stores now, is rated ‘A’ for All Ages, includes all 10 volumes of the fantasy action adventure series as well as a full color poster, and carries an MSRP of $69.99 U.S. / $80.99 CAN.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year, and is the best selling role-playing, puzzle-solving, action title for Nintendo video game platforms. More information on the history of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA and its anniversary is available at: www.zelda.com/25th.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA manga series takes place in the mystical land of Hyrule, where three spiritual stones hold the key to the Triforce. Whoever holds them will control the world. A boy named Link sets out on a quest to deliver the Emerald, the spiritual stone of the forest, to Zelda, Princess of the land of Hyrule. The journey will be long and perilous, and Link will need all his skill and courage to defeat evil. The battle for Hyrule and the Sacred Realm has begun!

“THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Manga Box Set bundles Link’s entire magical quest into a single collection that is a must-read for any true fan of the classic video game,” says Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director, Children’s Publishing. “The series wonderfully transforms the game’s fast-paced action into a linear storyline, and has been a consistent bestseller since VIZ Media published the first volume in 2008. This new box set is an eye-catching way to revisit the entire series and commemorate the 25th Anniversary of this groundbreaking game title.”

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA manga series was created by Akira Himekawa, which is the pen name of two women known simply as A. Honda and S. Nagano. The pair have created nine manga adventures featuring Link and the popular video game world of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, including Ocarina of Time, Oracle of Seasons and FOUR SWORDS. Their most recent work, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, was serialized in Japan in the kid’s magazine Shogaku Rokunensei, published by Shogakukan.

For more information on the THE LEGEND OF ZELDA manga series, please visit: www.viz.com/the-legend-of-zelda.

Leroy Douresseaux Reviews The Vault #2

"Don't open that..."

THE VAULT #2 (OF 3)
IMAGE COMICS

WRITER: Sam Sarkar
ARTIST: Garrie Gastonny
COLORS: Sakti Yuwono
COVER: Garrie Gastonny and Bagus Hutomo
28pp, Color, $3.50 U.S.

Sam Sarkar is a former actor turned television writer and is now an executive at Johnny Depp’s production company, Infinitum Nihil (which is a dumb ass name, I know, but I love me some Depp). Garrie Gastonny of Imaginary Friends Studios drew Warren Ellis’ Supergod and Radical Publishing’s Caliber: First Canon of Justice.

Sarkar is the writer of and Gastonny is the artist on The Vault, a three-issue miniseries from Image Comics. The story focuses on a small team of treasure hunters struggling to excavate a dangerous treasure pit before a massive storm arrives. Nothing can prepare these people for what they are about to unleash.

Archeologists and treasure hunters, Dr. Gabrielle Parker and Dr. Michael Page, seek to unlock the secrets of the treasure pit at Sable Island, known as the “Graveyard of the North Atlantic.” Their team has found something extraordinary.

As The Vault #2 opens, a hurricane bears down on the island. Inside the base, the team squabbles over what to do with the large stone sarcophagus they found in the treasure pit. Should they open it now or wait until they are at a facility better equipped to handle this delicate discovery, as Gabrielle wants? Inside the sarcophagus is a skeleton of something that looks human, but is clearly not.

Well, the first issue was not a fluke. The Vault is an absolutely riveting suspense thriller because this second issue does not let up on the mystery and still offers a thick atmosphere of impending doom. Think of this as Raiders of the Lost Ark meets The Abyss meets The Mummy (1999). I like this enough to read it again.

A-

For more information about the artist, please visit http://thegerjoos.deviantart.com/.