Comics and Magazines from Diamond Distributors for February 24 2010

PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS

JAN101617 GAME TRADE MAGAZINE #121 PI
JAN100064 PREVIEWS #258 MARCH 2010 PI

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
JAN100695 WIZARD MAGAZINE #223 KICK ASS MOVIE CVR $5.99
JAN100694 WIZARD MAGAZINE #223 MCKONE SPIDER-MAN CVR $5.99

COMICS

NOV090666 28 DAYS LATER #7 $3.99

OCT090823 45 (FORTY FIVE) GN $17.99

NOV090872 AIRFIGHTERS #1 $5.99

DEC090997 ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF HEARTS GN VOL 02 $10.99

DEC090663 ARCHIE #606 $2.50

NOV090601 AVENGELYNE VS KONI WAVES (ONE SHOT) $3.95

DEC090723 BART SIMPSON COMICS #52 $2.99

DEC090824 BEN TEN ALIEN FORCE DOOM DIMENSION GN VOL 01 $7.99

DEC090789 BLACK TERROR #8 $3.50

DEC090790 BLACK TERROR #8 ROSS VIRGIN ART VAR $49.99

DEC091008 BLOOD HONEY GN $14.99

NOV090968 BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBO SHONEN JUMP ED GN VOL 03 $9.99

DEC090804 BUCK ROGERS #9 $3.50

DEC090689 CAPTAIN SWING #1 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99

DEC090690 CAPTAIN SWING #1 (OF 4) WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99

SEP090631 CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #3 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99

SEP090632 CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #3 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99

DEC090897 CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 07 $24.99

OCT090687 COIN OPERATED BOY GN (MR) $14.95

NOV090932 DARKSTALKERS NIGHT WARRIORS #1 (OF 3) A CVR LEE $3.95

NOV090933 DARKSTALKERS NIGHT WARRIORS #1 (OF 3) B CVR WARREN $3.95

APR083743 DEADWORLD FROZEN OVER #4 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99

DEC090848 DF ALEX ROSS 5-STAR STARTER SET $19.93

DEC090849 DF JOE QUESADA 5-STAR STARTER SET $19.98

DEC090850 DF NEW MUTANTS #1 EX ALEX ROSS NEG ART CVR PLUS ONE $14.99

JAN101150 DINOSAUR KING GN VOL 01 (OF 2) (RES) $7.99

DEC090749 DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #351 $2.99

DEC090992 DOT HACK CELL GN VOL 01 $10.99

OCT090748 EUREKA SEVEN MANGA COLLECTION SC VOL 02 $19.99

DEC090715 FEMALE FORCE #3 MICHELLE OBAMA LTD ED FOIL CVR $19.99

DEC090994 FUTURE DIARY GN VOL 05 (OF 6) (MR) $10.99

DEC090888 GI JOE OPERATION HISS #1 $3.99

DEC090648 GOLD DIGGER #115 $2.99

DEC090649 GOLD DIGGER SACRED LIBRARY #3 $4.95

OCT090718 GRAVEL #17 (MR) $3.99

OCT090719 GRAVEL #17 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99

DEC090708 GUNDAM 00 GN VOL 03 $10.99

DEC090993 HANAKO & TERROR OF ALLEGORY GN VOL 01 $10.99

DEC090998 HARU HANA COMPLETE GOLLECTION TP $16.99

DEC098379 INCORRUPTIBLE #1 2ND PTG (PP #905) $3.99

DEC090741 IRREDEEMABLE #11 $3.99

DEC090989 KICK ASS CREATING COMIC MAKING MOVIE SC (MR) $19.95

DEC098265 KICK ASS HC TITAN UK ED (MR) $24.99

NOV090867 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #159 $4.99

DEC091014 LUKE MCBAIN #4 (OF 4) $3.99

DEC091001 MARIA HOLIC GN VOL 03 (OF 3) (MR) $10.99

DEC090999 ME & MY BROTHERS GN VOL 11 $10.99

NOV090931 MEGA MAN MEGAMIX GN VOL 01 (OF 3) $12.95

DEC091003 MOMO TAMA GN VOL 04 (OF 4) $10.99

NOV090691 MUPPET KING ARTHUR #2 $2.99

DEC090825 NEGIMA GN VOL 25 (MR) $10.99

NOV090595 OBAMOUSE $3.99

DEC090672 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #139 $3.99

DEC090826 PANIC X PANIC GN VOL 01 $10.99

DEC091004 PEACE MAKER KUROGANE GN VOL 03 (OF 5) (MR) $10.99

NOV090719 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #7 $2.99

DEC090792 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO TP VOL 01 $9.99

SEP090846 REQUIEM TP VOL 02 VAMPIRE KNIGHT $19.95

DEC090802 ROBOCOP #2 (MR) $3.50

OCT090679 ROD ESPINOSA PRINCE OF HEROES HC CHAPTER 02 $29.95

DEC091000 SHINOBI LIFE GN VOL 04 (OF 5) $10.99

DEC091002 SILVER DIAMOND GN VOL 05 (OF 10) TIES THAT BIND $10.99

DEC090940 SONG OF SAYA #1 $3.99

JUL090691 SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #5 (OF 5) FRANCISCO CVR $2.99

JUL090692 SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #5 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR $2.99

SEP090623 SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #2 GUNNELL CVR $2.99

SEP090622 SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #2 TO CVR $2.99

OCT090998 SPARROW HC VOL 14 ASHLEY WOOD VOL 3 $11.99

NOV090739 SPLENDID MAGIC OF PENNY ARCADE 11.5 ANNIV ED HC $24.00

DEC090908 STAR TREK MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 $3.99

DEC090914 STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #4 $3.99

DEC098037 STUMPTOWN #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG (PP #903) $3.99

DEC091005 TAKERU OPERA SUSANOH SWORDS O/T DEVIL GN VOL 04 (OF 4) $10.99

DEC090675 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #37 $2.69

DEC090947 TALES OF TMNT #67 $3.25

NOV090703 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #60 DLX ED (MR) $19.99

DEC090995 THIS UGLY YET BEAUTIFUL WORLD GN VOL 02 (OF 3) (MR) $12.99

JAN100957 TRANSFORMERS #1 GRAHAM CRACKERS EX $9.99

DEC090898 TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #4 $3.99

MAY090873 VOYAGE TO BOTTOM OF THE SEA COMP SERIES HC VOL 02 $49.99

DEC090761 WALL-E #3 $2.99

DEC090762 WALT DISNEYS VALENTINES CLASSICS HC VOL 01 $24.99

DEC090924 WE WILL BURY YOU #1 $3.99

MAGAZINES
NOV091052 007 MAGAZINE ARCHIVE #1 OHMS $17.00

NOV091031 COMICS REVUE PRESENTS FEB 2010 $16.00

DEC091111 DODGEM LOGIC MAGAZINE #1 $3.99

NOV091040 DR WHO MAGAZINE #418 PI

DEC090973 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #294 $10.99

DEC091094 JUXTAPOZ VOL 17 #3 MAR 2010 $5.99

DEC091143 LOCUS #589 $6.95

JAN101257 LOST OFFICIAL MAGAZINE #28 PX ED $6.99

SEP091122 STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #10 SNOWSPEEDER $18.00

SEP091123 STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #35 ARC STARFIGHTER $18.00

SEP091124 STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #36 ROYAL STARSHIP $18.00

SEP091121 STAR WARS VEHICLES COLL MAG #9 DEATH STAR II $18.00

DEC091138 STARGATE MAGAZINE #33 $6.99

DEC091139 SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #15 NEWSSTAND ED $6.99

DEC091140 SUPERNATURAL MAGAZINE #15 PX ED $6.99

DEC091099 TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #185 $5.95

DEC091484 WHITE DWARF #361 PI

Understanding "The Unwritten" and "Air"

Trying to understand two of DC Comics/Vertigo's recent acclaimed series, Air and The Unwritten?  In this article, Andrew A. Smith of Scripps Howard News Service explains all.  So far, Air has been collected in two trades and The Unwritten, one.

I Dream of Mark Millar - An I Reads You Juniors Special

Two nights ago, I had a strange dream, and Mark Millar was involved.

I dreamed that someone had built a small comic book store on a large tract of property belonging to one of my relatives.  One day, I stopped by the store and Mark Millar was there.  He was so cool, and he gave me lots of swag from the movie based on his comic book, Kick Ass, mostly posters.

Anyway, I came across this article from The Independent (UK) that offers some detail about Millar's youth and early comic book work.  Much of the article is about Millar's Hollywood experience.  I expected Millar's ego and self-regard, both of which are probably now self-aware, but in the article, he comes across as just a regular-guy-turned-writer.

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Bleach on Matters of the Heart

I recently finished reading Bleach, Vol. 30 (Bleach (Graphic Novels))

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin.

I Reads You Review: THE PLAID AVENGER #1

NX COMICS


The Plaid Avenger #1
STORY: John Boyer
WRITERS: John Boyer and Klaus Shmidheiser
ARTIST: Klaus Shmidheiser
COLORS: Klaus Shmidheiser with Richard Miller and Erin Nolan
PLAID ASSISTANT: Katie Pritchard
32pp, Color, $3.50 U.S, $4.50 CAN

The Plaid Avenger is the brainchild of John Boyer, a professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. With the talents of graphic designer Klaus Shmidheiser, Boyer turned The Plaid Avenger into a comic book.

The Plaid Avenger is essentially a spy and superhero that combines the basics of the masked hero, costumed adventurer, and super spy. He is like The Lone Ranger, The Spirit, The Shadow, and James Bond rolled into one, but his uniform is plaid – coats, pants, hats, masks, etc. He even wears plaid briefs. The Plaid Avenger is no fool, though. By day, he is a college professor, but when an international crisis arises, the professor gives way to the Plaid Avenger.

According to an interview he gave to the website, the Comic Book Bin, Boyer wants to use the character to educate Americans about what is going on in the rest of the world. To that end, The Plaid Avenger #1 finds the titular hero failing in the Alaskan Iditarod. He veers of course, but fate brings him to a meeting of four world powers: Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Dick Cheney, gathering in Eskimo country to stake their claims on the Artic.

Global warming has reduced the permanent ice that covers the North Pole, and all that uncovered land and sea means – to these countries at least – access to untapped oil and natural gas resources. When Vladimir Putin arrives at this volatile summit, it’s up to the Plaid Avenger to discover the Russian leader’s motivations before things get hotter.

The purpose of The Plaid Avenger #1 is knowledge, and imparting knowledge is nothing new to the medium of comic books. Comics have been used for educational and informative purpose for both children and adults. Legendary creator Will Eisner (The Spirit) created a studio, American Visuals Corporation, to produce instructional materials for the government and businesses in a comic book-like form.

Boyer and Shmidheiser have combined words (in captions and word balloons) and pictures (graphics and sequential art) to inform their readers about the goings-on in the Arctic, and they are shockingly successful at making this an easy to read comic book about real life, global issues. The effect of global warming on the Arctic’s ecosystem, what that means for people native to and living in the region, and the international claims on the territories mineral resources form one helluva complicated issue. Yet after reading this comic book, I certainly believe that I have a basic understanding, giving me enough information to follow and further study the issue on my own.

The Plaid Avenger embodies the successful educational and informative comic book. Practical and easy to understand, The Plaid Avenger #1 deserves bestseller status.

http://www.plaidavenger.com/

The John Boyer interview: www.comicbookbin.com/bubble139.html

Choose the Price You Pay at Xevicom.com

XEVICOM.COM ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO CHOOSE THEIR PRICE FOR ITS COMICS


Xevicom.com – home of bestselling science fiction author Ray Reid – Allows Customers to Pay Whatever Price They Want for its Graphic Novels

Xevicom.com and bestselling science fiction author Ray Reid have today announced that they will allow visitors to pick their own price for all digital titles sold on the website for the next month. This incredible offer will allow visitors to purchase Reid’s cult graphic novel, Xevicom Forever, for any value above $0.01. Although the digital edition comes with a guide price of $6.95, Xevicom.com will happily accept any value its customers wish to play. For comic book fans across the world there has never been a better time to discover Ray Reid’s dystopian world of the future.

“I’ve always wanted to share Xevicom Forever with as many people as I can,” Reid enthused, “and now I finally have that opportunity. I trust the comic book community to pay whatever they think is a fair value and I am happy to accept any amount for my work. I hate the idea that people are forced to pirate material they cannot necessarily afford and it is my hope that this little promotion will give a new wave of readers a chance to engage with my work.” When asked to comment upon his motivation the usually reclusive author replied, “Pieces of art shouldn’t be horded by their creators. It’s our duty to share our vision with as many people as we can. It is also our duty not to exploit people whenever we can. We all need to make a living, sure, but I think it’s time we started to trust our audiences.”

Xevicom Forever was originally conceived by Reid back in 2004 before entering a torrid period of development that almost saw the title never released. As this ambitious title languished in development hell Reid wrote a pair of cult science fiction and fantasy novels that drew an audience of thousands to his work. Xevicom Forever finally saw a limited digital release in 2007 however Reid, displeased with the compromised final product, reworked the script whilst his artists retooled their work to create the definitive version of this graphic novel which is now being offered for sale on xevicom.com. In addition to allowing readers to choose their price for Xevicom Forever Reid is also allowing visitors to the website to listen to his science fiction audio book, Cell, free of charge. In the coming weeks Reid also plans to offer his second novel, the epic fantasy book “The Half Broken Crown” to readers on similar terms. Reid is also writing a weekly blog that will hosted on xevicom.com for the foreseeable future.

For more information please visit us at http://www.xevicom.com. You can email us at contact@xevicom.com

Moonstone Books Has "The Phantom: Ghost Who Walks" #12 for June

From Moonstone Books:

JUNE 2010 release:


The PHANTOM: Ghost Who Walks #12
Story: Mike Bullock
Art: Silvestre Szilagyi
Colors: Bob Pedroza
Cover A by Art Thibert
Cover B: Fernando Peniche
Cover C: Roberto Castro
32pgs, color, $3.99

“Godfall” Part V (of V)

The Godfall arc concludes as the Phantom and the HIM face off for their final confrontation. With the lives of thousands hanging in the balance, can the Phantom fight his way through waves of child soldiers to take out their leader, or will he become another trophy in the legacy of Uganda’s most despicable warlord?

(covers = 50% Thibert, 35% Peniche, 15% Castro)

“The Phantom is worth the price of two comic books from DC or Marvel." – Silver Bullet Comic Books

”One of the most riveting comics being published today."- CitC