Press release:
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Top Cow and Shadowline join forces with Image Comics to offer the best in digital comics
The Image Comics app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch offers comics fans unprecedented access to the best comics on the market, and Top Cow and Shadowline have joined forces with Image Comics to make sure the Image digital catalog is unsurpassed.
Included in the Image Comics digital catalog, you'll find the biggest titles from Top Cow and Shadowline. Whether you're looking for WITCHBLADE, THE DARKNESS, MAGDALENA, ARTIFACTS, BOMB QUEEN, MORNING GLORIES, or Shadowline's titles for children, you'll be able to get most Top Cow and Shadowline titles from comiXology. A few first issues are free, and regular issues are typically priced for $1.99.
"comiXology has quickly proven to be the leader in the digital comic space," says Top Cow President Matt Hawkins. "It makes sense for Top Cow to be part of the Image app, so when Eric Stephenson suggested it, we agreed and folded our own efforts under the overall banner."
Shadowline Publisher Jim Valentino adds, "comiXology is leading the way in finding a new audience for comics with digital presentation, and I'm proud to have Shadowline's catalog hosted by them."
The Image Comics app is now available for free download from the iTunes App Store and features titles from Top Cow, Shadowline, Todd McFarlane Productions, Skybound, and Image Comics. In addition to individual issues for ongoing series, which are priced for $1.99, the app also provides issues of several popular Image titles, sneak peeks of upcoming titles, and other exclusive content for free.
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit http://www.imagecomics.com/.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Review: STITCHES: A Memoir - Paperback Edition
W.W. NORTON & COMPANY
AUTHOR: David Small
ISBN: 978-0-393-33896-6; paperback (September 13, 2010)
333pp, B&W, $15.95 US
In 2009, W.W. Norton & Company published STITCHES: A Memoir, a hardcover graphic novel from David Small. Small is an author and illustrator of children’s books, and he has won numerous awards, including the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in So You Want to be President? (written by Judith St. George).
Stitches is a recollection of David Small’s childhood and youth. The author, born in 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, challenges conventional notions of a tranquil 1950s by eschewing nostalgic storytelling. In this deeply personal tale, Small recounts a life spent in a house were free expression was forbidden. The family communicated in ways that were as loud as screaming: his mother, Elizabeth’s rage-filled movements and gestures; the sound of Edward, his father, hitting a punching bag in the basement as a way to blow off steam; and Ted, his older brother, loudly banging on drums in his room.
STITCHES: A Memoir is now in paperback, and readers can find my review of the first edition here: https://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2009/09/stitches-is-one-of-years-best.html
Using his fluid drawing style with its loose, quirky line, Small weaves a story that looks into the history of his mother’s family and exhumes his own life within a nuclear family unit. Stitches is a deeply personal examination of the author’s evolution and his physical ailments and mental trials and tribulations. This is also a memoir in which Small recalls his life from the perspective of the child he was. It is simply a beautiful comic book, and I highly recommend it.
A
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Komikwerks Titles Available on Kindle
ACTIONOPOLIS Launches Sixteen Brand New Series in eBook Format
The Highly Anticipated New Actionopolis Books– In eStores Now
Komikwerks, LLC announced an expansion of the Actionopolis line of critically-acclaimed, action-packed novels for young readers. The new books stand by the same philosophy the line was founded on: that action and adventure should be driven by strong concepts, fully developed characters, and great stories.
Sixteen new books are now available through the Amazon Kindle™ platform. The all-new books are written by such distinguished creative voices as Louise Simonson, David Odell, Annette Duffy, John Helfers, Tim Waggoner, Alan Grant, William Messner-Loebs, Jake Bell, and Barbara Randall Kesel. Those are just a few names among an incredible array of award-winning creators, all of whom have professional backgrounds in a variety of media including comics, animation, film, television, video games, and publishing.
New titles in the line include Children Of Olympus, Dragonblood, Last of the Lycans, Master of Voodoo, Nightmare Expeditions, and many more!
Being on the Kindle™ means the new books are available not only to owners of the Kindle™ reader, but to anyone with an iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac, Blackberry, or Android device.
Initially launched in 2006, Actionopolis books featured seven titles which were greeted with high praise from reviewers at the School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Comics Buyers' Guide, to name a few.
More details to follow in individual press releases! Visit http://www.actionopolis.com for complete details on the new books!
ACTIONOPOLIS: When Adventure Is Your Destination!
About Actionopolis
Actionopolis is the brainchild of publisher Shannon Eric Denton, who has years of experience with companies such as Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, FoxKids, DC Comics, and Nickelodeon. He and his Komikwerks co-founder Patrick Coyle have been publishing comics online and in print through their publishing company KOMIKWERKS since 2000.
About Komikwerks
Komikwerks is a leader in digital publishing of comics online. Komikwerks has been partnered with Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment to publish a line of premiere Internet comics called Stan Lee's Sunday Comics on Komikwerks.com. Komikwerks also provided exclusive content to the AOL: RED website. Komikwerks also publishes ebook versions of creator owned graphic novels and has published a variety of projects in print and digital formats featuring Joe Kubert, Ray Bradbury, Bernie Wrightson, Keith Giffen, Raymond Chandler, Dave Gibbons, Mike Mignola, Michael Lark, P. Craig Russell, and many more. Komikwerks has been featured in many news and entertainment periodicals including Variety, USA Today, and Wizard Magazine.
The Highly Anticipated New Actionopolis Books– In eStores Now
Komikwerks, LLC announced an expansion of the Actionopolis line of critically-acclaimed, action-packed novels for young readers. The new books stand by the same philosophy the line was founded on: that action and adventure should be driven by strong concepts, fully developed characters, and great stories.
Sixteen new books are now available through the Amazon Kindle™ platform. The all-new books are written by such distinguished creative voices as Louise Simonson, David Odell, Annette Duffy, John Helfers, Tim Waggoner, Alan Grant, William Messner-Loebs, Jake Bell, and Barbara Randall Kesel. Those are just a few names among an incredible array of award-winning creators, all of whom have professional backgrounds in a variety of media including comics, animation, film, television, video games, and publishing.
New titles in the line include Children Of Olympus, Dragonblood, Last of the Lycans, Master of Voodoo, Nightmare Expeditions, and many more!
Being on the Kindle™ means the new books are available not only to owners of the Kindle™ reader, but to anyone with an iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac, Blackberry, or Android device.
Initially launched in 2006, Actionopolis books featured seven titles which were greeted with high praise from reviewers at the School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Comics Buyers' Guide, to name a few.
More details to follow in individual press releases! Visit http://www.actionopolis.com for complete details on the new books!
ACTIONOPOLIS: When Adventure Is Your Destination!
About Actionopolis
Actionopolis is the brainchild of publisher Shannon Eric Denton, who has years of experience with companies such as Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, FoxKids, DC Comics, and Nickelodeon. He and his Komikwerks co-founder Patrick Coyle have been publishing comics online and in print through their publishing company KOMIKWERKS since 2000.
About Komikwerks
Komikwerks is a leader in digital publishing of comics online. Komikwerks has been partnered with Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment to publish a line of premiere Internet comics called Stan Lee's Sunday Comics on Komikwerks.com. Komikwerks also provided exclusive content to the AOL: RED website. Komikwerks also publishes ebook versions of creator owned graphic novels and has published a variety of projects in print and digital formats featuring Joe Kubert, Ray Bradbury, Bernie Wrightson, Keith Giffen, Raymond Chandler, Dave Gibbons, Mike Mignola, Michael Lark, P. Craig Russell, and many more. Komikwerks has been featured in many news and entertainment periodicals including Variety, USA Today, and Wizard Magazine.
Marvel Star Wars 1 to 27
I read Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago . . . . Volume 1
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin. This reprints issues 1-27 of the old Star Wars comic book series Marvel Comics Groups published from 1977 to 1986.
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin. This reprints issues 1-27 of the old Star Wars comic book series Marvel Comics Groups published from 1977 to 1986.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Top Shelf Begins its Annual $3 Sale
Press release:
THE 2010 TOP SHELF MASSIVE $3 SALE
For the next ten days -- thru Friday September 24th -- Top Shelf is having a giant $3 graphic novel web sale. When you visit the site, you'll find over 100 graphic novels and comics on sale -- with over 70 titles marked down to just $3 & $1!
To go directly to the list of items on sale at the Top Shelf website, just click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
But here are a few sample sale items:
-- Slashed Prices: Lost Girls, Alec: The Years Have Pants, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: Essex County, Moving Pictures, BB Wolf, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: Owly Hardcovers and Plushy, Undeleted Scenes, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: Dodgem Logic, The Surrogates Owner’s Manual, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: The 120 Days of Simon, Far Arden, The Ticking, and more!
-- $3 Titles: Voice of the Fire, The Surrogates (Vols 1 & 2), and more!
-- $3 Titles: Sulk (Vols 1, 2, & 3), I Am Going To Be Small, and more!
-- $3 Titles: SuperF*ckers #1-#4, Lower Regions, Please Release, and more!
-- $3 Titles: Regards from Serbia, Comic Book Artist, Delayed Replays, and more!
-- $1 Titles: The Surrogates #1-#5, Black Ghost Apple Factory, Dang!, and more!
-- $1 Titles:The Man Who Loved Breasts, Comic Diorama, 24x2, and more!
-- $1 Titles:Jack’s Luck Runs Out, Tales of the Great Unspoken, and more!
Please note that Top Shelf accepts PayPal (as well as Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover -- all secure), and that this sale is good for retailers as well (and comic book shops will get their wholesale discount on top of these sale prices).
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
THE 2010 TOP SHELF MASSIVE $3 SALE
For the next ten days -- thru Friday September 24th -- Top Shelf is having a giant $3 graphic novel web sale. When you visit the site, you'll find over 100 graphic novels and comics on sale -- with over 70 titles marked down to just $3 & $1!
To go directly to the list of items on sale at the Top Shelf website, just click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
But here are a few sample sale items:
-- Slashed Prices: Lost Girls, Alec: The Years Have Pants, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: Essex County, Moving Pictures, BB Wolf, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: Owly Hardcovers and Plushy, Undeleted Scenes, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: Dodgem Logic, The Surrogates Owner’s Manual, and more!
-- Slashed Prices: The 120 Days of Simon, Far Arden, The Ticking, and more!
-- $3 Titles: Voice of the Fire, The Surrogates (Vols 1 & 2), and more!
-- $3 Titles: Sulk (Vols 1, 2, & 3), I Am Going To Be Small, and more!
-- $3 Titles: SuperF*ckers #1-#4, Lower Regions, Please Release, and more!
-- $3 Titles: Regards from Serbia, Comic Book Artist, Delayed Replays, and more!
-- $1 Titles: The Surrogates #1-#5, Black Ghost Apple Factory, Dang!, and more!
-- $1 Titles:The Man Who Loved Breasts, Comic Diorama, 24x2, and more!
-- $1 Titles:Jack’s Luck Runs Out, Tales of the Great Unspoken, and more!
Please note that Top Shelf accepts PayPal (as well as Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover -- all secure), and that this sale is good for retailers as well (and comic book shops will get their wholesale discount on top of these sale prices).
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
"Halcyon" is New Title for Marc Guggenheim's Utopian
Marc Guggenheim's new ongoing series from Image Comics now titled HALCYON
What happens when the never-ending battle for truth and justice ends? Marc Guggenheim (Amazing Spider-Man, Resurrection) answers this question and more in HALCYON -- titled Utopian when announced during Comic-Con International and in the September PREVIEWS -- a new series from Image Comics.
A seasoned comic book writer, Guggenheim has also worked on high-profile projects such as the upcoming Green Lantern movie and No Ordinary Family, a new ABC series that stars Michael Chiklis. Created in collaboration with Tara Butters (TV's Reaper), artist Ryan Bodenheim (RED MASS FOR MARS), and Collider Entertainment's Alisa Tager (Serenity), the revolutionary first issue of HALCYON will be in stores this November.
"We've been immensely gratified by all the buzz around, and interest in, this project after we announced it as Utopian at San Diego Comic-Con," says Guggenheim, "and I'm hopeful people will be just as excited about the new title."
From Image Comics and Collider Entertainment comes the next quantum leap forward in superheroes: HALCYON. The groundbreaking new series dares to ask: What happens when the superheroes win? What happens once there is no crime, no war? The heroes of HALCYON achieve their final victory only to face their greatest challenge ever.
HALCYON #1 (SEPT100433), a full-color 32-page comic book for $2.99, will be in stores November 10, 2010.
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit http://www.imagecomics.com/.
Detroit Metal City and the Krauser War
I read Detroit Metal City, Vol. 6
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has smart phone apps).
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has smart phone apps).
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