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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for August 14 2013

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for August 14 2013

DARK HORSE COMICS

APR130044 BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 06 RETURN O/T MASTER $19.99
JUN130037 BREATH OF BONES A TALE O/T GOLEM #3 $3.99
JUN130022 BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #24 NOTO CVR $2.99
APR130050 EX SANGUINE TP $17.99
JUN130008 HALO INITIATION #1 MAIN CVR $3.99
APR130034 MIKE NORTONS BATTLEPUG HC VOL 02 $14.99
JUN130055 RESIDENT ALIEN SUICIDE BLONDE #0 $3.99
JUN130014 STAR WARS #8 2013 ONGOING $2.99
JUN130052 TRUE LIVES O/T FABULOUS KILLJOYS #3 $3.99
JUN130041 X #4 (MR) $2.99

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for August 14 2013

Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for August 14 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
APR131243 A1 #3 $3.99
JUN130925 ADVENTURE TIME CANDY CAPERS #2 $3.99
JUN131332 ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #12 REG LUPACCHINO $3.99
MAY130808 ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #30 [DIG/P+] $3.99
MAY131172 BAD BREAK HC (MR) $29.95
MAY131048 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #3 (MR) $3.99
JUN130761 BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS TP VOL 03 $9.99
MAY131264 BLUE MORNING GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.99
JUN131170 BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY #1 CHAYKIN CVR $3.99
NOV120886 CHARISMAGIC DEATH PRINCESS #3 CVR A RANDOLPH $3.99
NOV120887 CHARISMAGIC DEATH PRINCESS #3 CVR B LOPEZ $3.99
NOV120888 CHARISMAGIC DEATH PRINCESS #3 CVR C MHAN PI
APR131244 CHRONOS COMMANDOS DAWN PATROL #2 $3.99
JUN131055 DAMSELS MERMAIDS #4 $3.99
MAY138392 DAY MEN #1 (2ND PTG) $3.99
MAY130943 DEATHMATCH #8 MAIN COVERS [DIG] $3.99
APR131049 DEJAH THORIS & GREEN MEN OF MARS #5 (MR) $3.99
APR131117 DF NEMESIS #1 EXC CVR $5.00
APR131101 DF RED TEAM #1 EMERALD CITY EXC $19.99
MAY131338 DOROHEDORO GN VOL 10 (MR) $12.99
MAY131265 EMBRACING LOVE 2 IN 1 GN VOL 01 (MR) $16.99
MAY131336 EXCEL SAGA TP VOL 26 $9.99
MAY130765 FUBAR BY THE SWORD #1 $2.99
JUN130907 GARFIELD PET FORCE SPECIAL #1 [DIG] $4.99
JUN131394 GFT DEMONS UNSEEN #3 A CVR MALSUNI $3.99
JUN131395 GFT DEMONS UNSEEN #3 B CVR LILLY $3.99
JUN131396 GFT DEMONS UNSEEN #3 C CVR PEKAR $3.99
MAY131388 GFT JUNGLE BOOK TP VOL 02 LAST O/T SPECIES $15.99
MAY131375 GFT WONDERLAND #13 A CVR FRANCHESCO $2.99
MAY131376 GFT WONDERLAND #13 B CVR MALSUNI $2.99
MAY131377 GFT WONDERLAND #13 C CVR SALGADO $2.99
MAY130786 GOB O GOBS 4 PACK $9.99
APR130780 GOLD DIGGER #202 $3.99
MAY130758 GOLDEN AGE GREATS SPOTLIGHT VOL 13 CENTAUR CHRONICLES (MR) $34.95
JUN131036 GRIMM #4 $3.99
JUN131327 HARBINGER #15 PULLBOX HAIRSINE $3.99
JUN131326 HARBINGER #15 REG KITSON $3.99
JUN130914 HEROBEAR & THE KID INHERITANCE #1 [DIG] $3.99
MAY131325 INU YASHA VIZBIG ED GN VOL 16 $17.99
APR131246 IT CAME #1 $3.99
MAY131343 ITSUWARIBITO GN VOL 09 $9.99
JUN131346 KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 04 $12.95
FEB130690 LAST ZOMBIE #3 THE END [DIG] $3.99
JUN131196 LITTLE PRINCE GN VOL 10 PLANET OF TRAINIACS $7.95
MAY131324 MAGI GN VOL 01 $9.99
JUN131298 MARCH GN BOOK 01 [DIG] $14.95
MAY131337 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 3IN1 ED TP VOL 04 $19.99
JUN131294 OTTOS BACKWARDS DAY HC $12.95
JUN131295 PATRICK EATS HIS PEAS & OTHER STORIES HC $12.95
JUN130958 RED SONJA #2 JENNY FRISON $3.99
JUN130984 SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #2 CASSADAY CVR $3.99
JUN130985 SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #2 EXC SUBSCRIPTION $3.99
JUN130983 SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #2 ROSS CVR $3.99
JUN130896 SIX GUN GORILLA #3 [DIG] $3.99
JUN130881 SPONGEBOB COMICS #23 $2.99
JUN130735 STEAMPUNK CORSAIRS #1 $3.99
JUN130899 SUPURBIA ONGOING #10 [DIG] $3.99
MAY131335 TIGER & BUNNY COMIC ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 01 $12.99
JUN131879 TRAVELIN WITH MR TOAST & FRIENDS SC $10.00
JUN130966 VAMPIRELLA SOUTHERN GOTHIC #1 $3.99
JUN130967 VAMPIRELLA SOUTHERN GOTHIC #1 EXC PHOTO SUBSCRIPTION $3.99
JUN131188 WALLFLOWER GN VOL 31 $10.99
JUN131222 WATSON AND HOLMES #2 $2.99
MAY131173 WHAT IS ABOVE HC (MR) $79.95

MAGAZINES
JUN131435 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1365 PI
MAY131430 DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #39 DEADSHOT BLACK PAWN $16.00
MAY131431 DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #40 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT $16.00
JUN130634 DISNEY GIRLS PRESENTS #16 $4.99
JUN130636 DISNEY PRINCESS MAGAZINE #15 $4.99
MAR131502 DOC SAVAGE JAMES BAMA COMMEMORATIVE 5PK COLL $49.95
JUN131508 GIRLS AND CORPSES MAGAZINE SUMMER 2013 (MR) $8.95
APR131427 HOBBY JAPAN JUL 2013 $16.60
APR131372 TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #201 (RES) $5.95

BOOKS
JUN131313 AMAZING FACTS AND BEYOND HC $24.95
MAY131403 ART OF BOB PEAK HC $79.00
JUN131463 DC SUPER HEROES MAN OF STEEL YR TP SUPERMAN VS MR MXYZPTLK $5.95
JUN131451 DC YR BOARD BOOK SUPERMAN FIGHTS FOR TRUTH $7.99
JUN131452 DC YR BOARD BOOK SUPERMAN TO THE RESCUE $7.99
JUN131502 ELYSIUM ART O/T FILM HC $39.95
JUN131425 EXPOSE SC VOL 11 $69.00
JUN131501 LEGO STAR WARS YODA CHRONICLES $18.99
MAY131480 XXX FILMOGRAPHY 1968-1988 SC (MR) $75.00

Monday, August 12, 2013

DC Comics Rocks July Comic Book Sales Charts

Superman & Batman Team-up to Top Comic Book Sales Charts

DC Entertainment Dominates July with Impressive Results Coming out of Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Super Hero comic book sales soared in July with SUPERMAN: UNCHAINED #2 and BATMAN #22 continuing their reign atop the comic book sales charts at the #1 and #2 positions, respectively, moving DC Entertainment up the ranks as the month’s top publisher in dollars, according to Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest comic book distributor in the world. Additionally, JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 – the first part of “Trinity War,” a crossover that sees the three Justice League teams at odds – took the #4 spot.

The sales figures closed out a historic July for DC Entertainment (DCE), as the company rolled on after a momentous Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013. The show kicked off with the unveiling of a customized JUSTICE LEAGUE-inspired KIA Sorento—the final car in a series of 8 featuring each member of the Justice League—and launched a charity auction on eBay benefitting the We Can Be Heroes giving campaign. To date, the campaign has raised nearly $2.4 million.

Thousands of fans swarmed DCE’s massive booth, an all-star collection of Superman costumes from the character’s various film and TV incarnations, leading up to a star-studded celebration of Superman’s 75th Anniversary, which featured a special guest star: an original issue of ACTION COMICS #1 – the comic book that started it all and made Comic-Con International: San Diego possible. Warner Bros. Interactive (WBIE) also had a great Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013, offering fans hands-on playable stations featuring upcoming games Infinite Crisis, Scribblenauts Unmasked and Batman: Arkham Origins.

The news that was the talk of the town and beyond came courtesy of Man of Steel director Zack Snyder, who made a surprise appearance in Hall H to confirm that the next DC Super Hero movie is in pre-production, slated for a Summer 2015 release. Snyder also teased a potential storyline featuring two of DC Comics’ most iconic Super Heroes – Superman and Batman – together on the big screen for the first time!

“Superman and Batman are icons, pure and simple. Their popularity stretches across all media,” said Diane Nelson, DC Entertainment President. “Having them paired together on the big screen is something fans are extremely excited about, and seeing both heroes – and their team, the Justice League – topping the comic book sales charts is further proof of that.”

“Batman: Zero Year,” re-telling the origin of the Dark Knight in DC Comics – The New 52, continues to be a dominant force in terms of sales and critical acclaim, with the work of writer Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo raking in the accolades. As if that weren’t enough, Grant Morrison’s own, epic Bat-saga came to a close in July with the touching, shocking and always engaging BATMAN INC. #13, marking an end to the beloved seven-year tale with a major cliffhanger and press coverage including USA Today and The New York Post.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #22, the first part of the summer “Trinity War” crossover that pits the three Justice League teams against each other, pairs A-list writers Geoff Johns and Jeff Lemire with the best artists in comics, including Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke and Mikel Janin. The story leads into this September’s FOREVER EVIL #1, by Johns and superstar artist David Finch – the first line-wide event in the history of DC Comics – The New 52. For a primer on “Trinity War” and FOREVER EVIL, fans can check out a special “Justice League 101” video – narrated by Johns himself – that gives fans a crash course on all things Justice League.

Over at Vertigo, issues #1 and #2 of THE WAKE by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy have sold out and gone back to press along with other key new launches like TRILLIUM and COLLIDER, making for an impressive 2013 for the genre-defying imprint. Writer/artist Jeff Lemire’s sci-fi love story TRILLIUM weaves together the lives of two souls separated by thousands of years and hundreds of millions of miles in a phenomenal, oversized flip book. In Fabletown, bestselling author Lauren Beukes – whose new novel The Shining Girls has been tabbed as a key summer read – hit the top 10 in graphic novel sales with FAIREST Vol 2: THE HIDDEN KINGDOM, revealing the story of Rapunzel in Japan.

“The second half of 2013 is going to be an exciting, innovative and important few months for us,” said Nelson. “From Neil Gaiman’s return to the world of Sandman, the fantastic 3-D Motion covers adorning our Villains Month titles and the epic crossover that is FOREVER EVIL, we hope fans are ready for a fun ride.”

July digital sales saw continued dominance of Digital First title INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US (ranking #1-4) while newly launched Digital First title BATMAN ’66 also scored strong sales during its first month of release, with three digital chapters ranking in the top 20 for the month (ranking #6, 13 and 17) . As the Trinity War event heats up several related Same Day Digital titles were popular in July including JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 (ranked #5), JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 (ranked #8), JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22 (ranked #11) and TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA #1 (ranked #18). On the eBook front, following the dramatic Comic-Con film announcement there was a huge jump in month-over-month sales of Frank Miller’s BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.

Fans visiting the DC Entertainment websites before Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013 were dazzled by newly-designed video sections, which featured an across-the-board switch to YouTube as the online video player for the site. The redesign and player switch helped bump up traffic for the site’s regular “Con Away From Con” coverage by 67 percent over the prior year.

DC Collectibles also had a great showing in San Diego with its “Con Exclusive” products including new “Super Best Friends Forever” figures and a Man of Steel variant statue posting strong sales.

On the book trade side, SOLO: THE DELUXE EDITION, BATMAN Vol. 2, BATMAN AND ROBIN Vol. 2, SUPERMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE Omnibus Vol. 1, BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN/SILK SPECTRE, BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS/CRIMSON CORSAIR, SUPERMAN Vol. 2 appeared on The New York Times Hardcover Graphic Book Bestseller list while RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS Vol. 2, AQUAMAN Vol. 2, Vertigo’s SWEET TOOTH Vol. 6 all landed on The New York Times Paperback Graphic Book Bestseller list.

MAD Magazine had a very strong presence at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013, where Editor John Ficarra highlighted the upcoming release of INSIDE MAD - the follow-up to last year's #1 New York Times bestseller, TOTALLY MAD. The week after the convention, MAD released issue #522 while also preparing for the August release of issue #523, which will feature Spy vs Spy depicted as major figures on the cover for the first time. Meanwhile, THE IDIOTICAL blog continued their daily spoofs, including "A Public Service Announcement to the New Royal Parents."

About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner divisions, launched We Can Be Heroes—a giving campaign featuring the iconic Justice League super heroes—to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Naruto: The Crack

I read Naruto, Vol. 62: The Crack

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

Saturday, August 10, 2013

I Reads You Review: The Wake #1

THE WAKE #1 (OF 10)
DC COMICS/Vertigo – @vertigo_comics

WRITER: Scott Snyder
ARTIST: Sean Murphy – @Sean_G_Murphy
COLORS: Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERS: Jared K. Fletcher
COVER: Sean Murphy with Jordie Bellaire
VARIANT COVER: Andy Kubert with Brad Anderson
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (September 2013)

Part One

The Wake is a new 10-issue miniseries created by writer Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy. Snyder has described The Wake as a “deep-sea, sci-fi, horror epic, with elements of post-apocalyptic storytelling...” The series follows a marine biologist who investigates new threats from the depths of the ocean.

The Wake #1 takes place in three different time periods. Two hundred years in the future, a young woman and her dolphin companion are on a quest in a half-drowned city. In the present, Lee Archer, a marine biologist in exile (sort of), is approached by Agent Astor Cruz of the Department of Homeland Security. Cruz is calling upon Archer to examine and to give her analysis of something that was found at the bottom of the ocean. The final chapter of the first issue takes place 100,000 years ago with a cave painter.

The Wake #1 is a great big tease. In recent decades, comic books are published in which stories are “decompressed,” and those stories are told in arcs that can run five or six issues or more before the conclusion. This means that comic book writers have to find ways to keep readers interested in buying multiple issues. There are often single panels, scenes made of several panels, or sequences of pages that are more about sensation than storytelling. Ultimately, a reader could pay $18 to $30 for what is basically a short story that is told as a 100+ page graphic narrative, so titillation is needed to give the reader a reason to keep buying future issues.

The Wake #1 barely classifies as a chapter. It is bits and pieces of various prologues with some nice “gotcha” moments and shocking-reveal panels to make investing in a second issue seem worth it a comic book reader/comic book customer. The Wake #1 is not a bad comic book.

Sean Murphy’s art that is published in color has a clean, attractive drawing style, and Scott Snyder is a good modern comic book writer. Both have done quality and entertaining work, so on the reputation of the creators alone, The Wake is worth a look. If lesser known or even unknown creators had created The Wake, I doubt Vertigo would be publishing it. Maybe, Image Comics would. That said, I do look forward to trying the second issue.

B

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