I Reads You

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 15 2013

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR130046 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #107 WASTELAND #1 $3.50

MAR130024 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #16 $3.50

JAN130116 DRAGON RESURRECTION GN $17.99

MAR130014 DREAM THIEF #1 $3.99

MAR130053 EDGAR ALLAN POES FALL O/T HOUSE OF USHER #1 $3.99

JAN130121 EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 13 $49.99

JAN130105 EXILE TO BABYLON TP $14.99

MAR130070 STAR WARS DARTH VADER & NINTH ASSASSIN #2 $3.50

JAN130080 TO HELL YOU RIDE #4 $3.99

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 15 2013

Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for May 15 2013

Digital Comics: Digital new releases available from your local comic book shop are marked below. [DIG] = Digital version available. [DIG/P+] = Print-Plus digital/print combo pack available. For more information, go to www.digitalcomicsreader.com.

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

FEB131195 07 GHOST GN VOL 04 $9.99

MAR130946 ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE & THE SCREAM QUEENS TP VOL 01 $19.99

FEB130825 ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 PLAYING FIRE $11.99

FEB130722 ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #27 [DIG/P+] $3.99

MAR131009 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #1 (MR) $3.99

FEB130887 BETELGEUSE TP VOL 01 EXPEDITION & SURVIVORS $19.95

FEB131048 BIG NATE GENIUS MODE TP $9.99

JAN131077 BIONIC MAN #20 $3.99

MAR131106 BIONIC MAN VS BIONIC WOMAN #5 $3.99

FEB130888 BLAKE & MORTIMER GN VOL 11 GONDWANA SHRINE $15.95

MAR131322 BLOODSHOT (VU) #11 HARBINGER WARS REG ANDRASOFSZKY $3.99

DEC121057 BLOODTRAIL TP (MR) $7.99

MAR130858 CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE HC VOL 02 (MR) $27.99

MAR130857 CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE TP VOL 02 (MR) $19.99

FEB130999 DF DEJAH THORIS & GREEN MEN #3 EXC RISQUE CVR $19.99

JAN131139 DF GI-JOE #1 VAN LENTE SGN ED PI

MAR131123 DF TMNT VILLAIN MICRO SERIES #1 EXC CVR PI

MAR131314 DISGAEA 3 SCHOOL OF DEVILS GN VOL 01 $13.95

JAN130936 DOCTOR MUSCLES GN JOURNAL 01 (MR) $14.95

FEB130699 DREW HAYES POISON ELVES #2 CVR A ROBERTSON ORANGE (MR) $2.99

FEB130700 DREW HAYES POISON ELVES #2 CVR B MONTOS (MR) $2.99

MAR130927 FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #14 [DIG] $3.99

JAN130982 GARFIELD TP VOL 02 $13.99

FEB131224 GFT FLY THE FALL TP $15.99

FEB131225 GFT GODSTORM TP $12.99

MAR131409 GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #4 A CVR LILLY (MR) $3.99

MAR131410 GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #4 B CVR GIUSEPPE (MR) $3.99

MAR131401 GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #2 A CVR SEJIC (MR) $3.99

MAR131402 GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #2 B CVR CHEN (MR) $3.99

MAR130783 GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK TP $34.95

DEC121050 GREEN HORNET #36 $3.99

MAR138208 HELHEIM #2 2ND PTG (MR) $3.99

MAR131250 HELHEIM #3 (MR) $3.99

JAN130946 HELLRAISER TP VOL 05 (MR) $14.99

FEB131192 INU YASHA VIZBIG ED GN VOL 15 $17.99

MAR131084 JENNIFER BLOOD #27 (MR) $3.99

FEB131177 JORMUNGAND GN VOL 11 (MR) $12.99

FEB130967 LORD OF THE JUNGLE #15 (MR) $3.99

FEB130889 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 27 LUCKY LUKE VS JOSS JAMON $11.95

FEB130890 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 28 DALTON COUSINS $11.95

FEB130917 MARK WAID GREEN HORNET #2 $3.99

FEB130979 MASKS #1 EMERALD CITY COMICON SPIDER EXC LEE CVR $3.99

MAR130818 MEGA MAN TP VOL 05 ROCK OF AGES $11.99

FEB130697 MILES AWAY GN [DIG] $14.95

FEB131062 NEGIHO GN $10.99

FEB131194 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 03 $19.99

MAR130872 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 (MR) $3.99

MAR130874 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 GORE CVR (MR) $3.99

MAR130873 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #8 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99

FEB130976 PATHFINDER #7 $3.99

FEB130975 PATHFINDER HC VOL 01 DARK WATERS RISING $29.99

MAR131110 PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #9 CVR A ALEX ROSS $3.99

MAR131111 PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #9 CVR B JONATHAN LAU $3.99

FEB130827 REGULAR SHOW #1 HOUGHTON PREORDER CVR $3.99

FEB130826 REGULAR SHOW #1 MAIN CVRS [DIG] $3.99

MAR130986 REMIND HC GN VOL 01 $24.95

MAR130987 REMIND HC GN VOL 02 $24.95

JAN131224 SCOTT PILGRIM COLOR HC VOL 03 $24.99

FEB130911 SHADOW #13 $3.99

FEB130914 SHADOW #13 BLANK AUTHENTIX CVR $3.99

MAR130911 SIMPSONS COMICS #202 $2.99

MAR130826 SONIC SUPER DIGEST #3 [P+] $3.99

MAR130823 SONIC UNIVERSE #52 REG CVR [P+] $2.99

NOV120895 SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 CVR A DEBALFO $3.99

NOV120896 SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 CVR B MHAN $3.99

NOV120897 SOULFIRE VOL 4 #5 CVR C DEBALFO EXCLUSIVE PI

FEB130711 STRANGE ATTRACTORS HC $19.95

FEB130891 THORGAL GN VOL 06 CITY OF LOST GODS / BETWEEN EARTH & SUN $19.95

FEB130892 VALERIAN GN VOL 02 EMPIRE OF THOUSAND PLANETS $11.95

NOV121129 VOLTRON #12 $3.99

OCT121086 WANDERING SON HC VOL 04 $19.99

FEB130681 WHISTLES GN VOL 01 THE STARLIGHT CALLIOPE NEW PTG (MR) $14.95

FEB130893 XIII CINEBOOK ED GN VOL 16 MAXIMILIANS GOLD $11.95

MAR131330 X-O MANOWAR (VU) #13 (PD) REG HAIRSINE $3.99

MAGAZINES
FEB131114 2000 AD PACK APR 2013 $21.00

JAN131395 ALTER EGO #116 $8.95

FEB131240 ALTER EGO #117 $8.95

FEB130807 BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #4 (MR) $4.99

JAN131397 COMIC BOOK CREATOR #1 $8.95

MAR131440 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1352 PI

MAR130699 FAIRIES MAGAZINE #14 $4.99

MAR131479 HORRORHOUND #41 $6.99

FEB131115 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #335 $12.25

MAR131428 JUXTAPOZ #149 JUN 2013 $5.99

JAN131425 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #133 $9.95

FEB131285 SCI FI & FANTASY MODELLER VOL 29 $27.99

BOOKS
FEB131281 1000 INCREDIBLE COSTUME & COSPLAY IDEAS SC $25.00

NOV121322 AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES HC 1980S $41.95

FEB131282 ANIMATION SC $35.00

FEB131268 ARMY OF FROGS HC NOVEL VOL 01 $15.95

JAN130796 BAZOOKA JOE AND HIS GANG HC $19.95

FEB131249 DC SUPERMAN FLYING INTO ACTION WALL CLINGS SC $9.99

DEC121362 DOCTOR WHO OFFICIAL STICKER BOOK SC $12.99

DEC121363 DOCTOR WHO WHERES THE DOCTOR SC $7.99

FEB131269 FAERYLAND SECRET WORLD OF HIDDEN ONES $27.50

MAR131301 FROM HELL COMPANION SC (MR) $29.95

DEC121384 LEGO MINIFIGURE CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA $18.99

MAR131451 MIKE HAMMER NOVEL COMPLEX 90 HC $22.99

MAR131507 STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI HC INTO VOID $27.00

MAR131508 STAR WARS STORYBOARDS PREQUEL TRILOGY HC $40.00

FEB131903 WARHAMMER 40K BANEBLADE SC $14.00

FEB131905 WARHAMMER GILEADS BLOOD SC $14.00

Monday, May 13, 2013

I Reads You Review: THE ROCKETEER: Hollywood Horror #3

THE ROCKETEER: HOLLYWOOD HORROR #3
IDW PUBLISHING – @IDWPublishing

WRITER: Roger Langridge
ARTIST: J Bone
COLORS: Jordie Bellaire
LETTERS: Tom B. Long
EDITOR: Scott Dunbier
COVERS: Walter Simonson with Jordie Bellaire – regular cover
Walter Simonson – Cover RI; and James White – Strange Adventures Retailer Exclusive Cover
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (April 2013)

The Rocketeer created by Dave Stevens

The Rocketeer vs. Hollywood Horror, Chapter 3 “In the soup”

I finally got around to reading the third issue of the latest Rocketeer comic book miniseries, The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror. This four-issue miniseries is written by cartoonist Roger Langridge and drawn by artist J Bone.

The Rocketeer is a fictional character created by the late artist and illustrator, Dave Stevens. The Rocketeer is Cliff Secord, a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious rocket (or jet) backpack that allows him to fly. Donning the backpack and a metal helmet, Secord becomes the adventurer and masked crime-fighter, The Rocketeer. His adventures begin in 1938 and continue into the 1940s (as of this writing). Most of his activities occur mainly in and around Los Angeles.

The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror opens in the year 1939. Cliff’s girlfriend, Betty, is searching for her missing roommate, newspaper reporter, Dahlia Danvers. Cliff is in trouble with the actual inventor of The Rocketeer’s jet-pack, who has sent henchmen to retrieve it. Cliff’s friend, partner, and ace airplane mechanic, Peevy, learns that an old WWI acquaintance, scientist August “Augie” Lowcroft, is missing. Everything centers on impresario and mystic, Reverend Otto Rune and his Church of Cosmicism.

As The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #3 opens, Cliff is left without his jet-pack. Betty, who has infiltrated Rune’s organization, gets in deeper, with encouragement from a cagey husband and wife detective team. Peevy has a surprise for Cliff. Everything points to a big event at the Octopus Club, but first Cliff makes a stop at The Flying Swan, a bar where he meets the narrator.

The veiled references and cameo appearances by famous Hollywood types are what I like most about The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror. Clark Gable, Carol Lombard, and Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy are among the stars that appear this time. That the narrator of Hollywood Horror might be a fictional version of Grouch Marx makes this a special treat for me. The suggested guest appearances by Nick and Nora Charles and the hint of Doc Savage go a long way in selling this series’ late 1930s setting.

Hollywood Horror’s story and plot are good, but the allusions and cameos make them even better. Bring on the conclusion.

A-

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Claymore: Claws and Fangs of the Abyss

I read Claymore, Vol. 22

I posted a review at the ComicBookBin (which has free smart phone apps and comics).

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Mario Hernandez Headlines The Latino Comics Expo 2013

"Cartoonists, writers and animators return for the Latino Comics Expo at the Cartoon Art Museum"

San Francisco, CA: The Latino Comics Expo, the nation’s first convention focusing on Latino creators and Latino-themed subject matter, returns for its third consecutive year at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, from Saturday, June 1 to Sunday, June 2, 2013. Mario Hernandez (Love & Rockets) highlights an all-star line-up of artists and writers including Rafael Navarro (Sonambulo), Octavio Rodriguez (Pixar) , Gabrielle Gamboa (Miss Lonelyhearts) , Liz Mayorga (Spunky Cat Comix), Javier Hernandez (El Muerto), Jose Cabrera (Crying Macho Man), Daniel Parada (Zotz) , Crystal Gonzalez (In the Dark), Jaime Crespo (Tortilla), Grasiela Rodriguez (Spadra) and many others.

“When Ricardo Padilla and I first started the Expo, we weren’t sure just how big the demand would be for a comic convention focusing on Latino creators and subject matter” says Expo co-founder Javier Hernandez. “But the response from attendees, as well as the artists, has been an enthusiastic affirmation of our dream.”

A special attraction this year are a variety of panels being offered to the public, including Professor Frederick Aldama (Your Brain on Latino Comics), who will discuss his new book Multimediated Latinos: Film, Television, Web, Comics and Latinos in the 21st Century. Filmmaker Jim Lujan, recipient of this year’s Bill Plympton Award for Indie Animation, will make his first appearance at the Expo, screening a selection of his animated films. For creative individuals seeking to produce their own work, Nathan Sabri and Jacob Kaufman, lawyers with the firm Morrison & Foerster, will lead a panel and answer questions regarding Intellectual Property and Copyright Law. There will also be a workshop for kids, where participants create their own comics.

This Year's Latino Comics Expo is Dedicated to the Memory & Spirit of Spain Rodriguez, who passed away last year, and who was kind enough to participate in our 2012 Expo.

All events are open to the public and are included with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum at 655 Mission Street, near Yerba Buena Gardens between New Montgomery and Third Street in San Francisco.

The Latino Comics Expo was co-founded by Ricardo Padilla and Javier Hernandez to provide a showcase for Latino creators and others to share their work with the public. Through published comics, webcomics, graphic novels and other visual mediums, the Expo seeks to share the Latino-American experience through the diversity of the artists and their works.

The Cartoon Art Museum, founded in 1984, is the only museum in the western United States dedicated to cartoons and comics in all their forms. The museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation, study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms to benefit historians, cartoonists, journalists, artists, collectors and the general public.

Website: www.latinocomicsexpo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/LatinoComicsExpo

Friday, May 10, 2013

Review: PEPITA: TAKEHIKO INOUE MEETS GAUDÍ

PEPITA: TAKEHIKO INOUE MEETS GAUDÍ
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

AUTHOR: Takehiko Inoue
TRANSLATION: Erni Louie-Nishikawa
ISBN: 978-1-4215-5274-3; hardcover (April 16, 2013); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
108pp, Color, $24.99 U.S., $28.99 CAN

Takehiko Inoue is the famed creator of two acclaimed basketball manga, Slam Dunk and Real. He also produces Vagabond, a manga that dramatizes the real-life figure, Miyamoto Musashi, perhaps the most celebrated samurai of all time. Pepita: Takehiko Inoue Meets Gaudi is a hardcover travel diary comprised of prose, sketches, and artwork produced by Inoue during a 2011 trip to Spain.

Gaudí (full name: Antoni Gaudí i Cornet – June 1852 to June 1926) was a Spanish modernist architect who was born in Spain’s Catalan region. Gaudí, the leading figure of Catalan Modernism, is known for works that reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and also that emphasize his passions: architecture, nature, and religion.

Pepita: Takehiko Inoue Meets Gaudi traces Inoue’s fascination with the legendary Gaudí and also his obsession with the architecture of Gaudí. The book is a travel memoir about the manga master artist’s travels to the Catalan region of Spain, the people he meets, and the stunning architecture he experiences. Much of the journey focuses on the massive Gaudí-designed, Sagrada Família. This iconic Roman Catholic cathedral is located in the city of Barcelona, and it is apparently a perennial news item because it remains under continual construction after more than a century of work.

The press release for Pepita: Takehiko Inoue Meets Gaudi emphasizes the “east meets west” aspect of the two artists’ respective nationalities. That is worth noting. The book is about an influential figure of high art from Spain and also about a manga artist from Japan, a comics creator who is arguably one of the ten best in the world. This book, however, is a bit more personal, inquisitive, and introspective, being more than a comparison of art from different sides of the planet.

Concerning the trip that makes up this book, Takehiko Inoue is on a journey to discover and to learn. The importance of teachers and learning is a theme that reoccurs throughout this book. To that end, Inoue interviews Gaudí scholars, Professor Juan Bassegoda and Professor Ana Maria Ferrin.

Inoue also delves into Gaudí’s longings and aspirations and comes to believe that Gaudí had a deep respect and a love for creatures living in their true forms. In fact, the idea of building within nature or “creating like God” becomes, perhaps, the dominate theme of Pepita. With Inoue’s coaxing, you come to see Gaudí’s respect for nature in his works, which are presented as numerous photographic images.

While Pepita is personal in regards to Inoue, there is a generous sampling of Gaudi’s art and an index of the photographs published in the book, so the book is something of a catalog of Gaudi. Pepita: Takehiko Inoue Meets Gaudi is one of the more unique art books I have ever encountered. It is a good introduction to Gaudi, but it is an even better look into the cerebral side of a great comic book creator, Takehiko Inoue.

A-

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux