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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for December 31 2013

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 31 2013

NOTE: Due to the New Year's holiday, a Tuesday release date is scheduled for these books and merchandise to be in stores 12/31/2013.

DARK HORSE COMICS

NOV130041 1 FOR $1 CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #1 $1.00
NOV130038 1 FOR $1 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 $1.00
NOV130049 1 FOR $1 X #1 $1.00
NOV130018 BAD BLOOD #1 $3.99
NOV130017 BALTIMORE CHAPEL OF BONES #1 $3.50
NOV130043 CATALYST COMIX #7 (MR) $2.99
NOV130019 GRINDHOUSE DOORS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT #4 $3.99
NOV130063 JUICE SQUEEZERS #1 $3.99
NOV130054 MICHAEL AVON OEMINGS VICTORIES #8 (MR) $3.99
NOV130048 OCCULTIST #4 $3.50
SEP130074 PARIAH TP $14.99
AUG130127 POWERS FIGURE SET FULL CASE W/ SGN CHASE SET $199.99
NOV130026 STAR WARS #0 LUCAS DRAFT $3.99
SEP130064 STAR WARS OMNIBUS DARK TIMES TP VOL 01 $24.99
NOV130033 TERMINATOR SALVATION FINAL BATTLE #2 $3.99
SEP130043 TRUE LIVES O/T FABULOUS KILLJOYS #6 $3.99

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 31 2013

Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for December 31 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.

NOTE: Due to the New Year's holiday, a Tuesday release date is scheduled for these books and merchandise to be in stores 12/31/2013.

PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS
NOV130004 PREVIEWS #304 JAN 2014 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM PI
NOV130001 PREVIEWS #304 JANUARY 2014 $4.50

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
SEP138355 SHAHRAZAD #1 2ND PTG $3.50
JUL131260 ABC WARRIORS RETURN TO EARTH HC (MR) $23.99
APR131206 ACG COLL WORKS OUT OF THE NIGHT HC VOL 03 $47.99
OCT138176 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2 2ND PTG $2.99
OCT130882 ALL NEW SOULFIRE #2 ASPEN RESERVED CVR $3.99
OCT130881 ALL NEW SOULFIRE #2 DIRECT MARKET CVR [DIG] $3.99
OCT131018 ANTARES TP VOL 04 EPISODE 4 $11.95
AUG131429 ATOMIC ROBO SAVAGE SWORD OF DR DINOSAUR #4 $3.50
OCT130868 B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DOUBLE DIGEST #237 [DIG/P+] $5.99
OCT130867 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #219 [DIG/P+] $3.99
SEP131170 CELEBRATED SUMMER GN $16.99
OCT131019 CRUSADE GN VOL 03 MASTER OF MACHINES $13.95
SEP131321 DEATH SENTENCE #4 $3.99
MAR131132 DF AGE OF ULTRON #1 MIDTOWN EXC CVR PI
MAR131133 DF AGE OF ULTRON #1 MIDTOWN EXC SKETCH CVR $40.00
MAR131134 DF GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 MIDTOWN EXC CVR $19.69
APR131108 DF JUPITERS LEGACY #1 MIDTOWN EXC CVR $29.99
MAY131097 DF MISS FURY #1 MIDTOWN EXC $19.99
FEB131003 DF STAR TREK DOCTOR WHO #8 PURCELL REMARK ED $69.99
APR131109 DF WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #1 MIDTOWN GRIMES EXC $16.99
APR131110 DF WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #1 MIDTOWN MICHONNE EXC $16.99
SEP131214 DISTRICT 14 HC SEASON 02 (MR) $39.95
JUN131242 DOCTOR WHO TP CHAINS OF OLYMPUS $18.99
JUN131243 DOCTOR WHO TP HUNTER O/T BURNING STONE $19.99
SEP130927 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ASSASSINS #17 CVR A GUNDERSON [DIG] $3.99
SEP130928 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ASSASSINS #17 CVR B VALENTINO $3.99
SEP130929 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ASSASSINS #17 CVR C ANDOLFO PI
OCT131240 FAIRY TALES OF OSCAR WILDE HC VOL 03 NEW PTG $16.99
OCT131218 FIFTH ESSENCE HC PT 02 PLANET DIFOOL (MR) $79.95
NOV130916 GARFIELD #21 [DIG] $3.99
OCT131420 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #92 A CVR REI $2.99
OCT131421 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #92 B CVR MYCHAELS $2.99
OCT131422 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #92 C CVR QUALANO $2.99
SEP131423 GFT OZ #5 A CVR LASHLEY (MR) $2.99
SEP131424 GFT OZ #5 B CVR REYES (MR) $2.99
SEP131425 GFT OZ #5 C CVR RUFFINO (MR) $2.99
SEP131426 GFT OZ #5 D CVR GARZA (MR) $2.99
OCT131413 GFT QUEST #2 A CVR TYNDALL $3.99
OCT131414 GFT QUEST #2 B CVR REYES $3.99
OCT131415 GFT QUEST #2 C CVR LAISO $3.99
AUG131443 GRAPHIC CANON TP BOX SET VOL 1-3 (MR) $125.00
MAY131236 HARVEY HORRORS COLL WORKS BLACK CAT MYSTERY HC VOL 03 $47.99
NOV130887 HAWKEN MELEE #3 [DIG] $3.99
OCT131236 HONEY WEST & T.H.E. CAT #2 [DIG] $3.99
OCT138173 IMAGINE AGENTS #2 (2ND PTG) $3.99
OCT131122 JENNIFER BLOOD #34 (MR) $3.99
AUG131354 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #204 $5.99
OCT131020 LADY S GN VOL 02 LATITUDE 59 DEGREES NORTH $11.95
OCT131021 LARGO WINCH GN VOL 10 LAW OF THE DOLLAR $11.95
OCT131022 LARGO WINCH GN VOL 11 3 EYES OF GUARDIANS OF TAO $11.95
NOV130945 LEGENDERRY A STEAMPUNK ADV #1 $3.99
NOV130950 LEGENDERRY A STEAMPUNK ADV #1 BLANK AUTHENTIX CVR $3.99
NOV130965 LIL ERNIE #1 $3.99
NOV130966 LIL ERNIE #1 EXC SUBSCRIPTION CVR $3.99
OCT131238 LONE RANGER CHRONICLES NOVEL HC $29.95
OCT131023 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 41 DAILY STAR $11.95
SEP131140 MERCY SPARX #3 (MR) $3.99
OCT130790 RACHEL RISING #22 $3.99
NOV130862 REVELATIONS #1 (MR) [DIG] $3.99
MAY131239 ROY THOMAS PRESENTS VOL 02 PLANET COMICS HC $47.99
NOV131224 SAMSON THE NAZIRITE GN $8.99
NOV131282 SHADOWMAN TP VOL 03 DEADSIDE BLUES $14.99
OCT130876 SONIC UNIVERSE #59 REG CVR [P+] $2.99
SEP131030 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #83 DLX ED (MR) $19.99
AUG131448 THE PACK TP (MR) $16.99
OCT131026 THORGAL GN VOL 14 GIANTS $11.95
NOV130938 TWILIGHT ZONE #1 $3.99
SEP131111 VAMPIRELLA SOUTHERN GOTHIC #4 $3.99
OCT130870 WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #35 [DIG/P+] $3.99
OCT131347 X-O MANOWAR TP VOL 04 HOMECOMING $14.99

MAGAZINES
SEP131290 2000 AD PACK NOV 2013 $21.00
NOV131442 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1385 PI
SEP131530 DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #22 BATMAN #164 ANIMATED $20.00
JUN131442 DC CHESS FIG COLL MAG SPECIAL #3 SUPERMAN & LEX LUTHOR ALT K $38.00
SEP131522 MARVEL FACT FILES SPECIAL #1 THOR $32.00
SEP131550 SCREEM #27 $8.95

BOOKS
OCT131502 BOUNTY HUNTER CODE FROM FILES OF BOBA FETT DLX HC $99.99
APR131424 HOW TO DRAW SC $39.95
AUG131641 MINIFIGURE CUSTOMIZATION SC VOL 02 WHY LIVE I/T BOX $10.95

Monday, December 30, 2013

I Reads You Review: SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #40

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #40
DC COMICS – @DCComics

STORY: Sholly Fisch, John Rozum
PENCILS: Walter Carzon, Robert Pope, Fabio Laguna
INKS: Horatio Ottolini, Scott McRae, Fabio Laguna
COLORS: Heroic Age
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte, Travis Lanham
COVER: Scott Gross
28pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (February 2014)

Rated “E” for Everyone

I previously wrote that I subscribe to DC Comics’ current incarnation of a Scooby-Doo comic book series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (2010). I bought the subscription through a fundraising drive for the school my nephew attends. I recently received the second issue of my subscription.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #40 opens with “Scare Mail” (written by Sholly Fisch and penciled by Walter Carzon). The story finds Mystery Inc. working for “Tex Mex” delivery service (a spoof of FedEx). They are delivering a package to the ghost town of Jackpot, but the gang’s true purpose is to investigate the disappearance of previous TexMex trucks that entered Jackpot and never returned.

Next up is a “Howling Good Time” (written by Sholly Fisch and penciled by Robert Pope). Scooby, Shaggy, and the rest of the gang visit a carnival run by their old pals, the Ghastleys, who first appeared in Scooby-Doo (1997) #107. The gang learns that everything about the carnival is just fine, except for one small detail. For the past week, a monster has been rampaging through the carnival and scaring customers away. If this monster mystery isn’t solved, it will put the carnival out of business.

After reading the first issue of my subscription, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #39, I was disappointed. This time around, I am disappointed that Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #40 is not double-sized… or even triple-sized. Sholly Fisch offers two highly-enjoyable stories that capture the fun of the classic Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? television cartoons. In fact, I wouldn’t mind seeing Fisch’s two stories here adapted into Scooby-Doo cartoons.

Penciller Robert Pope and inker Scott McRae, who were excellent in issue #39, return for another story. I like how Pope fills the panels with characters and background details that give each panel a sense of environment; McRae’s clean inking keeps Pope’s details from becoming cluttered. However, I have to say that I’m especially impressed by Walter Carzon. From his drawing hand, classic Scooby-Doo is reborn in the graphics of comic book storytelling. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #40 would make an excellent comic book gift for a young reader.

Obviously, I’m ready for the next issue in my subscription.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

The text is copyright © 2013 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for syndication rights and fees.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

One Piece: S.A.D.

I read One Piece, Vol. 69

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

Saturday, December 28, 2013

I Reads You Review: AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2
ARCHIE COMICS – @archiecomics and @AfterlifeArchie

STORY: Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa
ART: Francesco Francavilla
LETTERS: Jack Morelli
COVER: Francesco Francavilla
VARIANT COVER: Tim Seeley
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (January 2014)

Rated Teen+ for Violence and Mature Content

Escape from Riverdale: Chapter Two – “Dance of the Dead”

I am captivated by the surprising new Archie comics series (that I assume it is going to be a miniseries or limited series of some kind). Entitled Afterlife with Archie, this Archie comics horror series is written by Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa and drawn by Francesco Francavilla. Afterlife with Archie pits Archie Andrews and the other beloved Archie comics characters against a zombie horde – led by their pal, Jughead.

What may be the end of the world begins when Forsythe P. “Jughead” Jones shows up at the door of Sabrina (the Teenaged Witch). Jughead is holding the mangled body of his beloved pooch, Hot Dog. Sabrina helps her friend, but her use of forbidden magic has dire consequences for her, Jughead, and the rest of Riverdale.

Afterlife with Archie #2 is mostly told in flashback from Lodge Mansion. There, Veronica Lodge tells her father, Mr. Lodge, about the terror that occurred at the annual Halloween dance and about the unfolding horror that is heading their way. The familiar has now turned very hungry, and Mr. Lodge may have to accept Archie as he never believed he would ever have to do.

Recalling George Romero, The Walking Dead, EC Comics, and other like zombie horror fiction in general, Afterlife with Archie is the real deal. It is really an excellent and hugely entertaining horror comic book. Writer Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa has simply turned Archie dark, and he retains what is familiar about the characters. I think Aquirre-Sacasa is depicting their characteristics and quirks as if they were characters in a nighttime teen soap opera, rather than as in the usual Archie stories.

Certainly, what Afterlife with Archie artist, Francesco Francavilla, is doing is creating a true horror comic book. It may not look like Dan DeCarlo’s classic Archie, but the spirit of the classic is there, somewhere behind the mood and the dark.

As an extra, Afterlife with Archie #2 reprints the comic book short story, “…Cat!” written and drawn by the late Gray Morrow, a story originally published in Chilling Adventures in Sorcery in the mid-1970s. Morrow also edited Chilling Adventures in Sorcery, which was part of Archie Comics’ Red Circle Comics imprint.

A

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

The text is copyright © 2013 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for syndication rights and fees.