Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for January 7, 2015

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

SEP140989     A VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS REGIFTED TP     $14.99
OCT141010     ARCHIE #663 REG CVR     $3.99
OCT141013     ARCHIE 1000 PG COMICS MEGA DIGEST TP     $14.99
OCT141012     ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST #257     $4.99
OCT141710     ARMOR HUNTERS BLOODSHOT TP     $14.99
OCT141711     ARMOR HUNTERS HARBINGER TP     $14.99
NOV141278     ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 4 #2 CVR A HARDMAN MAIN     $3.99
OCT141014     BETTY & VERONICA #274 REG CVR     $3.99
NOV141722     BLEACH 3IN1 TP VOL 10     $14.99
NOV141489     BRAINSTORM #5 (MR)     $3.99
SEP141312     CAPT VICTORY & GALACTIC RANGERS #4     $3.99
NOV141245     CHAOS SMILEY THE PSYCHOTIC BUTTON ONE SHOT     $4.99
NOV141015     CROSSED BADLANDS #69 (MR)     $3.99
NOV141018     CROSSED BADLANDS #69 FATAL FANTASY CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141017     CROSSED BADLANDS #69 TORTURE CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141016     CROSSED BADLANDS #69 WRAP CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141070     CURSE TP     $14.99
NOV141421     DF AVENGERS X-MEN AXIS #1 DF EXC BONUS PK     $29.99
NOV141426     DF HAWKEYE VS DEADPOOL #1 DF EXC BONUS PK     $29.99
AUG131291     DF RED SONJA #1 HIGH END COLLEEN DORAN RED ULTRA LTD CVR     $75.00
NOV141406     DF STEAMPUNK BSG 1880 #1 BCC B&W EXC BONUS PK     $14.99
OCT141411     DJANGO ZORRO #2 RARE LEE VIRGIN ART ED     $50.00
JUL141358     DOCTOR WHO BLOOD OF AZRAEL GN     $19.99
SEP141500     DUNGEON TWILIGHT GN SET     $39.99
NOV141447     EC WALLY WOOD SPAWN OF MARS HC     $29.99
OCT141542     EPOCHALYPSE #2     $3.99
NOV141071     ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK #2 MAIN CVRS     $3.99
NOV141699     ETERNAL WARRIOR DAYS OF STEEL #3 CVR A HAIRSINE     $3.99
OCT141612     EUREKA GN     $15.99
OCT141533     FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 45     $10.99
NOV141106     FEATHERS #1     $3.99
NOV141082     FICTION SQUAD #4     $3.99
NOV141449     FOOLBERT FUNNIES GN HISTORIES & FICTIONS     $24.99
NOV141058     FUNGUS THE UNBEARABLE ROT OF BEING GN     $12.00
NOV141154     GARFIELD #33     $3.99
OCT141595     GARFIELD SHOW GN VOL 04 LITTLE TROUBLE BIG CHINA     $7.99
NOV141760     GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #106 A CVR CHEN & DI NAPOLI (AOFD) (MR     $3.99
NOV141761     GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #106 B CVR CAFARO & SCHAFFER (AOFD) (MR)     $3.99
NOV141762     GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #106 C CVR MALSUNI (AOFD) (MR)     $3.99
NOV141763     GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #106 D CVR NEW YEAR PEKAR (AOFD)     PI
OCT141795     GFT TALES OF TERROR #6 A CVR CAFARO (MR)     $3.99
OCT141796     GFT TALES OF TERROR #6 B CVR ORTIZ (MR)     $3.99
OCT141797     GFT TALES OF TERROR #6 C CVR ERIC J (MR)     $3.99
NOV141030     GOD IS DEAD #26 (MR)     $3.99
NOV141032     GOD IS DEAD #26 CARNAGE WRAP CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141031     GOD IS DEAD #26 ENCHANTING CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141033     GOD IS DEAD #26 END OF DAYS CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141034     GOD IS DEAD #26 ICONIC CVR (MR)     $3.99
OCT141114     I PLAY THE BAD GUY #2     $3.99
NOV141713     JACO GALACTIC PATROLMAN GN     $9.99
SEP141621     JOHN CARPENTERS ASYLUM #9 (MR)     $3.99
NOV141307     JOHN CARTER WARLORD #3 CVR A BENES MAIN (MR)     $3.99
JUN141433     KINGDOM OF THE WICKED HC     $19.99
NOV141724     KISS OF THE ROSE PRINCESS GN VOL 02     $9.99
NOV141584     LBX GN VOL 03 ARTEMIS BEGINS     $9.99
NOV141321     LEGENDERRY A STEAMPUNK ADV TP     $24.99
OCT141309     MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #10 CVR A LAU MAIN     $3.99
OCT141675     MAKESHIFT MIRACLE HC VOL 02 BOY WHO STOLE     $24.99
NOV141723     METEOR PRINCE GN VOL 01     $9.99
NOV141705     MUST READ VALIANT GREATEST HITS #2     $5.99
NOV141725     MY LOVE STORY GN VOL 03     $9.99
NOV141721     NARUTO 3IN1 TP VOL 10     $14.99
NOV141338     NEW VAMPIRELLA #8 CVR A MAYHEW MAIN     $3.99
NOV141720     NISEKOI FALSE LOVE GN VOL 07     $9.99
NOV141719     ONE PIECE GN VOL 73     $9.99
NOV141585     POKEMON ADV BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 06     $9.99
NOV141586     POKEMON ADVENTURES GN VOL 26 EMERALD     $9.99
NOV141229     RED SONJA VULTURES CIRCLE #1 CVR A ANACLETO     $3.99
NOV141230     RED SONJA VULTURES CIRCLE #1 CVR B GEOVANI     $3.99
NOV141104     ROBOCOP 2014 #7 (MR)     $3.99
OCT141536     SAY I LOVE YOU GN VOL 05     $10.99
OCT141593     SEPARATORS #2     $3.99
NOV141327     SHAFT #2 CVR A COWAN MAIN (MR)     $3.99
OCT140956     SHINOBI NINJA PRINCESS #5     $3.99
OCT140948     SIP (STRANGERS IN PARADISE) KIDS #2     $4.99
OCT141573     SIXTH GUN DAYS OF THE DEAD #4     $3.99
OCT141023     SONIC BOOM #3     $3.99
OCT141026     SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #13     $9.99
OCT141031     SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 10     $11.99
MAY140994     STEAM TALES #1     $3.99
SEP141215     STORYVILLE THE PROSTITUTE MURDERS GN     $19.99
JUN140924     STRIKE FOUR CRANKSHAFT BASEBALL BOOK TP     $24.95
OCT141334     TERMINAL HERO #5 (MR)     $2.99
AUG141679     THE RAGE HC VOL 02 KILL OR CURE     $10.99
NOV141435     THUNDERBIRDS COMIC TP VOL 01 EARTHQUAKE MAKER     $10.95
NOV141436     THUNDERBIRDS COMIC TP VOL 02 BRAINS IS DEAD     $10.95
NOV141437     THUNDERBIRDS COMIC TP VOL 03 EIFFEL TOWER DEMOLITION     $10.95
NOV141438     THUNDERBIRDS COMIC TP VOL 04 ZOO SHIP     $10.95
NOV141439     THUNDERBIRDS COMIC TP VOL 05     $10.95
OCT141550     TREASURY VICTORIAN MURDER COMPENDIUM HC VOL 02     $29.99
NOV141139     UNCLE GRANDPA #4 MAIN CVRS     $3.99
NOV140925     UR GN (MR)     $14.95
NOV141446     VALENTINE FOR CHARLIE BROWN HC     $9.99
OCT141424     VAMPIRELLA FEARY TALES #3 ANACLETO VIRGIN     $50.00
OCT141423     VAMPIRELLA FEARY TALES #3 RARE ADAMS VIRGIN     $50.00
NOV141052     WAR STORIES #4 (MR)     $3.99
NOV141054     WAR STORIES #4 GOOD GIRL NOSE ART CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141053     WAR STORIES #4 WRAP CVR (MR)     $3.99
NOV141711     WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY GN VOL 06 (MR)     $12.95
NOV141098     WOODS #9     $3.99
AUG141754     WORLD TRIGGER GN VOL 02     $9.99
SEP141712     X-O MANOWAR CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC     $99.99

MAGAZINES
SEP141934     ALTER EGO #130     $8.95
OCT141901     CINEFEX #140     $12.50
NOV141876     COMIC SHOP NEWS #1438     PI
OCT141512     HEAVY METAL #272 (MR)     $7.95
AUG141961     JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #64     $10.95
AUG141967     RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #152     $9.95
NOV141888     SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #95     $8.95
JUL141743     SLEEPY HOLLOW OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #1     $9.99

BOOKS
NOV141803     COMICS FEVER COMICS & ANIME OUTSIDE THE BOX SC W SLIPCASE (MR)     $39.95
JUN141656     DOCTOR WHO OFF GUIDE HOW TO BE TIME LORD HC     $16.99
NOV141805     GERRY ANDERSON COMIC COLLECTION HC     $39.95
NOV141815     HORROR COMICS FIENDS FREAKS & FANTASTIC CREATURES SC     $45.00
NOV141858     I AM JACKIE ROBINSON YR HC     $12.99
SEP141881     MARVEL 75 YEARS CHARACTERS & THEIR UNIVERSE HC     $24.95
NOV141806     POSTER PACK MANGA ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA VOL 01     $17.95
OCT141851     SONS OF ANARCHY OFFICIAL COLLECTORS ED HC     $29.95
NOV141808     SORAYAMA XL MASTERWORKS HC (MR)     $99.00
MAY141629     SWAMPMEN MUCK MONSTERS O/T COMICS SC     $21.95
OCT142768     WARHAMMER 40K PANDORAX TP     $16.00

Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy - Omelet Rice

I read Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy, Vol. 8

I posted a review at ComicBookBin, which is seeking donations.  Follow me on Twitter or at Grumble.

Review: PUNKS: The Comic #3

PUNKS: THE COMIC #3
IMAGE COMICS – @ImageComics

CREATORS:  Joshua Hale Fialkov and Kody Chamberlain – @JoshFialkov @KodyChamberlain
COVER: Kody Chamberlain
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2014)

Rated T+ / Teen Plus

I'm just getting to the third issue of Punks: The Comic.  This series is a revival of writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and artist Kody Chamberlain's 2007 small press comic book, Punks.  Chamberlain produces Punks' “original art” by cutting up various photographic images and compiling them to create the characters, settings, and storytelling.  Punks focuses on a quartet of cut-ups:  Dog, Skull, Fist, and Abe Lincoln.

As Punks: The Comic #3 opens, Abe is readying their humble abode for his family's arrival.  It's Thanksgiving, a time for family gatherings.  Skull, Fist, and Dog aren't to excited about this holiday visit.  Can they get excited about the ACLU, Sean Connery, and some Baldwin brothers?

[Punks: The Comic #3 includes some story pages from the original Punks comix and a strange interview with pre-superstar Rick Remender.]

It's a coincidence.  I was reading Punks: The Comic #3 around the same time actor Chris Pine was apologizing for the tepid reception of Jack Ryan film series reboot in which he starred, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (not the best title).  It isn't Pine's fault.  Maybe Jack Ryan movies should be based on actual Jack Ryan novels written by the late Tom Clancy and not on screenplays written by gilded studio hacks like David Koepp.

But I digress...  It's just that The Hunt for Red October, a movie based on a Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novel, plays an integral part in Punks #3.  This issue, although quite good, does not hit the highs reached by the first two issues, but #3 hints at Punks' seemingly endless possibilities for humor, satire, and farce.  Fialkov and Chamberlain have a weapon by which they can eviscerate the current social-political, cultural, and pop culture landscapes of America (and maybe even the old landscapes).

I assume both creators want to “work in this town again,” so American comics, both as an industry and as a culture, are probably safe.  That and the zealous protection of copyrights and trademarks may keep this dynamic duo from slaying comic book sacred cows.  Still, the sky's the limit for Abe, Skull, Fist, and Dog, and I'm sure they'd take a crap on the sky, too.

A-

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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Review: PHANTOM THIEF JEANNE Volume 5

PHANTOM THIEF JEANNE, VOL. 5
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

ARTIST: Arina Tanemura
TRANSLATION: Tetsuchiro Miyaki
LETTERING: Inori Fukuda Trant
EDITOR: Nancy Thislethwaite
ISBN: 978-1-4215-6629-0; paperback (November 2014); Rated “T” for “Teen”
274pp, B&W, $10.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK

VIZ Media's English-language publication of Arina Tanemura's Phantom Thief Jeanne came to an end with the November 2014 publication of the fifth graphic novel of the manga.  The series focuses on Maron Kusakabe, a 16-year-old high school student who sometimes transforms into Phantom Thief Jeanne.

Jeanne foils demons that reside in certain paintings.  She sneaks into private art collections and steals paintings possessed by demons, sealing the demons before they can devour human hearts.  However, Jeanne has a rival, Phantom Thief Sinbad, but he is also Chiaki Nagoya, a boy in love with Maron.

As Phantom Thief Jeanne, Vol. 5 (Chapters 26 to 29 to Final Chapter) opens, Maron realizes that Chiaki is under a spell.  Perhaps, that is why he is dating Maron's friend, Miyako Todaiji, even after declaring his love for Maron.

Also, Finn Fish, the “Minor Angel” that, until recently, served Maron, explains her dark actions – including betraying Maron.  That seems minor next to the fact that it is time for Maron to visit God, who created her.  It is also time for Maron to face the Demon Lord.

[This volume includes four bonus stories:  “Let's Go, Silk Road,” “The Memory of the Fish, the Snow Crystals of the Moon,” “I Will Be You Happiness,” and “The Memory of the Fish, the Snow Crystals of the Moon 2.”]

The Phantom Thief Jeanne manga (originally titled Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne) is an early work from beloved manga creator, Arina Tanemura.  Phantom Thief Jeanne Volume 5 does not demand the emotional involvement from readers that the fourth did (which was not that much, actually).  Still, these characters are full of love and a strong desire to sacrifice for the ones they love, and that is hugely evident in this final volume.  So we get a super-happy ending in the way that only Arina Tanemura can do it, so fans of Tanemura’s manga will want to try the Shojo Beat title, Phantom Thief Jeanne.

B

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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I Reads 2015; Goodbye 2014

Happy New Year's Day.  It's January 2015.  I want to thank all readers and visitors for a surprisingly good year.  I am surprised because I devoted less time to this blog in 2014 than I did in 2013.  So...

Welcome to I Reads You, a ComicBookBin web and sister publication (www.comicbookbin.com).  We write about the things we read:  mostly comic books, comics, and related books.  Sometimes, we’ll write about or link to other topics:  typically books, politics, and entertainment.  You can also follow me on Twitter or at Grumble.

All images and text appearing on this publication are copyright ©2015 and/or trademark their respective owners.

Kimi Ni Todoke: Giri-choco or Honmei-choco?

I read Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 20

I posted a review at ComicBookBin, which is seeking donations.  Follow me on Twitter or at Grumble.

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 31, 2014

DC COMICS

OCT140292     BATMAN ETERNAL #39     $2.99
OCT140243     EARTH 2 WORLDS END #13     $2.99
OCT140259     NEW 52 FUTURES END #35 (WEEKLY)     $2.99