IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for December 21 2011

IDW PUBLISHING

SEP110352 ART OF JOE JUSKO HC $49.99

OCT110427 BLONDIE HC VOL 02 $49.99

OCT110331 COBRA ONGOING #8 $3.99

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OCT110367 DOCTOR WHO ONGOING 2 TP VOL 02 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE $17.99

SEP110328 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS DRIZZT #4 (OF 5) $3.99

SEP118149 GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #2 2ND PTG $3.99

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OCT110372 GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #4 $3.99

OCT110336 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #173 $3.99

OCT110338 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TP VOL 03 $19.99

OCT110347 GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #10 $3.99

OCT110387 INFESTATION OUTBREAK TP $17.99

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OCT110342 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #5 $3.99

OCT110326 TRANSFORMERS DEATH OF OPTIMUS PRIME (ONE SHOT) $3.99

OCT110420 ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS WARBOT TREASURY ED #1 $9.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 21 2011

DARK HORSE COMICS

AUG110039 BALTIMORE VOL 01 THE PLAGUE SHIPS TP $18.99
OCT110021 BPRD HELL ON EARTH RUSSIA #4 $3.50
OCT110039 CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #11 $3.50
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OCT110035 STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #5 (OF 5) $3.50
OCT110049 THE IMMORTAL DEMON I/T BLOOD #1 $3.50

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 21 2011

IMAGE COMICS

OCT110438 ACTIVITY #1 $3.50
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JUL110532 INVINCIBLE #86 $2.99
OCT110442 LAST BATTLE ONE SHOT $7.99
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AUG110538 SAVAGE DRAGON #177 $3.50
OCT110481 SPAWN ORIGINS HC VOL 05 $29.99
MAY110474 STRANGE GIRL OMNIBUS HC (MR) $59.99
OCT110520 WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS NEW PTG HC VOL 02 (O/A) (MR) $100.00
OCT110577 WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #51 (MR) $2.99
OCT110581 XENOHOLICS #3 (MR) $3.50

Comics and Magazines for Diamond Distributors for December 21 2011

COMICS

AUG111173 2000 AD #1755 $5.00

AUG111174 2000 AD #1756 $5.00

OCT110809 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #159 $2.99

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"Joe Jusko: Maelstrom" Available for Pre-Order

Much Anticipated Joe Jusko Sketchbook Announced: Second in a series!

New York, NY- The much anticipated second Joe Jusko Sketchbook from Eva Ink Publishing is in the current/upcoming Diamond Catalogue, and is available for ordering either via Diamond or via Eva Ink Publishing (http://www.evainkartistgroup.com/)

"Joe Jusko: Maelstrom" is a lush 48 page, full color book, and showcases works by Jusko not featured in any other sketchbook or artbook! A great follow up to last year's book "Joe Jusko: Savage Beauty."

Jusko is undoubtedly one of the best known Fantasy, Pin-Up and Comic Artists in the world today. His career has spanned over 30 years, starting with the sale of his very first cover for Heavy Metal Magazine in 1977 at the age of 17. Since graduating that year from NYC's High School of Art & Design, Joe has worked for almost every major comic book publisher, producing hundreds of images for both covers and interiors.

His work has appeared on paperback book covers, calendars, posters, t-shirts, toy packaging and innumerable trading cards, most memorably the multi award winning 1992 Marvel Masterpieces Trading Cards. The popularity of that set has been credited with initiating the painted trading card boom of the 1990's, and led to his groundbreaking 1995 Art of Edgar Rice Burroughs trading cards. Those 125 paintings have made him the most prolific Burroughs artist ever, producing art based on almost every major book by the famed author. He is currently the cover artist for the "John Carter of Mars" series.

In addition to his work at Marvel over the years, Joe has produced art for many other companies and characters, including DC Comics, Crusade Comics, Innovation Comics, Harris Comics, Wildstorm Comics, Top Cow Productions and Byron Preiss Visuals, to name just a few. He has produced storyboards for ad agencies and advertising campaigns for such notable clients as the World Wrestling Federation, where he designed the art for the 1991-1992 Royal Rumbles and Wrestlemania VII.

His recent work includes monthly painted covers for Dynamite Comics' adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' WARLORD OF MARS, covers for VAMPIRELLA and a 4 issue WOLVERINE/HERCULES minis series as well as numerous independent publishers. His 2005 fully painted graphic novel based on Lara Croft, the heroine from the Tomb Raider video game series, won a Certificate of Merit from the prestigious Society of Illustrators, into which he was inducted in 2007. His hardcover "Art of Joe Jusko" book was released by Desperado Publishing in May, 2009 to rave reviews, and "Savage Beauty" his first in a series of hardcover sketchbooks from EvaInk Productions was released as of November 2010. He's currently developing a graphic storytelling property with Steve Niles' (author of "30 Days of Night").

His work has earned him myriad awards and honors, including two "Favorite Painter" Wizard Fan Awards, multiple trading card awards, a Golden Lion Award from the Burroughs Bibliophiles (previous recipients include Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo) and a Chesley Award nomination for best cover in 2001.

Joe's original paintings are held in collections worldwide, a fact that never ceases to amaze and humble him.

This new sketchbook on this prolific painter, "Joe Jusko: Maelstrom" is available in two editions:

Signed Edition: $39.99
ISBN:978-1-4675-0474-4

Sketch Edition: $124.99
ISBN: 978-1-4675-0475-1

The print run is limited to 1,000 copies.

Contact us at: evaink@aol.com for more details. Payments are accepted via paypal or via credit card when ordering directly from Eva Ink.

For more information, feel free to drop us a line. And if you don't own "Joe Jusko: Savage Beauty" yet, ask about acquiring both books, and receive a 10% discount via the Eva Ink store.

http://www.evainkartistgroup.com/ and www.witterstaetterwrites/blogspot.com

Arata The Legend: Kugura's Palace

I read Arata: The Legend 5 / Name Your Link

I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has free comics).

"One Piece" Art Book Due in Early January 2012

JOIN THE STRAW HAT PIRATES AND DIVE INTO THE ARTWORK OF EIICHIRO ODA IN THE NEW ONE PIECE COLOR WALK VOL. 2 FROM VIZ MEDIA

New Full Color Art Book Features Illustrations From The Bestselling Manga Series Of All Time And Includes Works Never Seen Before Outside Japan

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the release of a new collection of manga (graphic novel) creator Eiichiro Oda’s artwork from the bestselling pirate adventure, ONE PIECE, with the publication of the ONE PIECE COLOR WALK Vol. 2 on January 3, 2011. The new art book is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will carry an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN.

Color images and special illustrations from one of the world’s most popular manga are offered in this vivid new art collection. The book features behind-the-scenes info on how certain characters were designed and also includes an interview with Eiichiro Oda where he discusses his history and evolution as a manga artist. The book also includes a bonus postcard and in-bound full-color poster!

In the ONE PIECE manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens), Monkey D. Luffy is inspired as a child to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But Luffy's life changes forever when he accidentally eats the cursed Gum-Gum fruit, and gains the power to stretch like rubber – but at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on an epic adventure... One guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world.

“ONE PIECE is the most popular manga series in Japan and continues to be the bestselling manga series of all time with more than 240 million volumes sold to-date,” says Alexis Kirsch, Editor. “This new edition of ONE PIECE COLOR WALK Art Book features a big selection of Eiichiro Oda’s artwork rendered in vivid full color. Oda’s illustrations are imaginative, playful, and often dramatic, and most have never been seen before outside Japan. We invite fans to savor all the character and cover art contained in this wonderful new edition!”

Eiichiro Oda began his manga career at the age of 17, when his one-shot cowboy manga Wanted! won second place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. Oda went on to work as an assistant to some of the biggest manga artists in the industry, including Nobuhiro Watsuki (RUROUNI KENSHIN), before winning the Hop Step Award for new artists. His pirate adventure ONE PIECE, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1997, quickly became one of the most popular manga series in Japan and also enjoys a major worldwide following.

More information on the ONE PIECE manga series is available at http://onepiece.viz.com/. The ONE PIECE manga series may also be read digitally through the VIZ Manga App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, or through VIZManga.com for desktop/laptop computers or any internet-enabled device.