Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for October 16 2013

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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
AUG131132 ADVENTURE TIME #21 MAIN CVRS $3.99
JUL130961 ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE TP $19.99
JUN130729 AIRBOY DEADEYE TP $14.95
JUL131266 ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF JOKER CIRCUS & LIARS GAME VOL 03 (MR) $12.99
AUG131338 AMULET BOXSET #1 SOFTCOVER VOL 1-3 PI
AUG131359 ANIMAL LAND GN VOL 08 $10.99
JUL131172 BEST AMERICAN COMICS HC 2013 (MR) $25.00
AUG131492 BLOODSHOT & HARD CORPS #15 REG LUPACCHINO $3.99
AUG131494 BLOODSHOT TP VOL 03 HARBINGER WARS $14.99
AUG131086 BLUE ANGEL GN (MR) $19.95
APR131158 BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY DAILIES HC VOL 08 1940-1941 $49.99
JUN131249 CANTRIP THE MAGIC RABBIT TP $16.99
AUG130947 CAVEWOMAN HEROESCON 2013 SKETCHBOOK (MR) PI
JUN130892 CLIVE BARKER NEXT TESTAMENT #1 PHOENIX COMIC CON EX $9.99
JUL131135 COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS TP VOL 17 CAVE WIMP (NEW PTG) (MR) $19.99
JUN130928 COMPLETE GOLDEN AGE AIRBOY & VALKYRIE HC $24.99
JUN131224 COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC VOL 04 $24.99
JUN130865 CRITTER (ONGOING) #15 $3.50
AUG131050 CROSSED BADLANDS #39 (MR) $3.99
AUG131052 CROSSED BADLANDS #39 TORTURE CVR (MR) $3.99
AUG131051 CROSSED BADLANDS #39 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
JUL131079 DARK SHADOWS #21 $3.99
JUN131042 DEJAH THORIS & GREEN MEN OF MARS #7 (MR) $3.99
AUG131373 DEVILS DOG #1 (MR) $3.99
FEB130996 DF ADVENTURE TIME FIONA & CAKE #1 WARREN SGN ED $10.00
MAY131093 DF DEJAH THORIS & GREEN MEN #6 RISQUE RED EXC $19.99
MAY131100 DF GUARDIANS O/T GALAXY #1 EXC CGC 9.8 $89.99
MAY131115 DF STAR WARS #2 LTD GOLD ROSS SGN ED $89.99
JUN131108 DF SUPERIOR CARNAGE #1 CGC 9.8 $99.99
JUN131110 DF SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #1 CGC 9.8 $99.99
JUL130930 DINGO DLX ED TP VOL 01 $14.99
AUG131304 DIVAS DAMES & DAREDEVILS LOST HEROINES OF GOLDEN AGE TP $16.95
JUL131267 DIVE I/T VAMPIRE BUND GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.99
JUL131268 DIVE I/T VAMPIRE BUND GN VOL 02 (MR) $13.99
AUG131339 DOGS OF WAR GN $12.99
AUG131340 DOGS OF WAR HC GN $22.99
JUL131276 EPIC CHRONICLES HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HC 1979-80 $19.95
AUG130949 EXPLORER HC VOL 02 LOST ISLANDS $19.95
AUG130948 EXPLORER SC VOL 02 LOST ISLANDS $10.95
JUN130837 EXTINCTION PARADE #3 (MR) $3.99
JUN130839 EXTINCTION PARADE #3 END OF SPECIES CVR (MR) $3.99
JUN130838 EXTINCTION PARADE #3 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
AUG131523 FLOWERS OF EVIL GN VOL 07 (MR) $10.95
AUG131312 FRAN HC (RES) $19.99
JUN130750 GENE SIMMONS COMICS ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 03 (MR) [DIG/P+] $19.95
JUL131386 GFT ROBYN HOOD WANTED #5 A CVR CAFARO $5.99
JUL131387 GFT ROBYN HOOD WANTED #5 B CVR WATTS $5.99
JUL131388 GFT ROBYN HOOD WANTED #5 C CVR RUFFINO $5.99
JUL131389 GFT ROBYN HOOD WANTED #5 D CVR ORACLE $5.99
JUN130727 GOLD DIGGER #204 $3.99
JUL130754 GOLD DIGGER HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2013 [DIG] $4.99
JUL130755 GOLD DIGGER SWIMSUIT ANNUAL 2013 [DIG] $4.99
AUG131226 GRIMM #6 $3.99
JUL131269 HAGANAI I HAVE NO FRIENDS GN VOL 04 (MR) $12.99
AUG131136 HELLRAISER DARK WATCH #9 (MR) [DIG] $3.99
AUG138071 HIT #1 (2ND PTG) $3.99
AUG131138 IMAGINE AGENTS #1 [DIG] $3.99
JUN130866 IN CROWD #3 $3.50
AUG131433 IRON BOUND GN $21.95
JUL131270 JACK THE RIPPER HELL BLADE GN VOL 05 (MR) $11.99
AUG131221 JENNIFER BLOOD #32 (MR) $3.99
JUN131198 JINN WARRIORS GN VOL 02 FOURTH HORSEMEN $9.99
AUG131165 KINGS WATCH #2 $3.99
AUG131524 KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 05 $12.95
JUN130935 LARGO WINCH GN VOL 04 HOUR OF TIGER $19.95
AUG131388 LETTER 44 #1 $1.00
JUL130897 LIBERATOR #4 $3.50
AUG131088 LOUIS LAMOUR LAW O/T DESERT BORN GN $25.00
JUN131137 LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 06 $14.99
JUL131271 LOVE IN HELL GN VOL 01 (MR) $11.99
AUG131262 MERCY SPARX #2 (MR) $3.99
AUG130951 MISADVENTURES OF SALEM HYDE HC $14.95
AUG130950 MISADVENTURES OF SALEM HYDE SC $6.95
JUL131272 MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 01 (MR) $12.99
AUG131260 MUSHROOM MURDERS GN $19.99
AUG131390 MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS #5 $3.99
AUG131406 NANCY DREW & CLUE CREW GN VOL 03 DRAGON MYSTERY $7.99
AUG131407 NANCY DREW & CLUE CREW HC VOL 03 DRAGON MYSTERY $11.99
AUG131362 NEGIMA OMNIBUS GN VOL 08 $19.99
AUG131411 NINJAGO GN VOL 08 DESTINY OF DOOM $6.99
AUG131412 NINJAGO HC VOL 08 DESTINY OF DOOM $10.99
AUG131434 PACHYDERME GN $19.95
APR131159 PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC VOL 06 1944-1946 $49.99
MAY130957 REGULAR SHOW #4 MAIN CVRS [DIG] $3.99
AUG131103 SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #10 $3.50
JUL131011 SHADOW #18 ALEXANDER CVR $3.99
JUL131012 SHADOW #18 EXC BRADSTREET SUBSCRIPTION CVR $3.99
JUL131010 SHADOW #18 ROSS CVR $3.99
AUG131185 SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #4 CASSADAY CVR $3.99
AUG131184 SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #4 ROSS CVR $3.99
AUG131186 SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #4 SUBSCRIPTION CVR $3.99
AUG131104 SIMPSONS COMICS #206 $2.99
AUG131146 SIX GUN GORILLA #5 [DIG] $3.99
AUG131391 SIXTH GUN #35 $3.99
JUL130738 SKYWARD #3 [DIG] $2.99
AUG131408 SMURFS CHRISTMAS GN $5.99
AUG131409 SMURFS CHRISTMAS HC $10.99
AUG131662 STAR WARS ART CONCEPT HC $40.00
AUG131203 THE SPIDER ANNUAL 2013 $4.99
AUG131154 TIBONOM GN $15.00
JUL131287 TOMORROWLAND #4 $3.99
AUG131010 TRISH OUT OF WATER #1 ASPEN RESERVED CVR $1.00
AUG131009 TRISH OUT OF WATER #1 DIRECT MARKET CVR [DIG] $1.00
AUG131039 UBER ENHANCED HC VOL 01 (MR) $34.99
AUG131040 UBER ENHANCED HC VOL 01 REMARQUED (MR) $99.99
JUL130783 UNEMPLOYMENT ADVENTURES OF AQUALUNG GN $14.95
JUL131286 WALLACE & GROMIT NEWSPAPER STRIPS HC VOL 01 $14.99
AUG131306 WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK HC VOL 04 XMAS BEAR MOUNTAIN $28.99
AUG130964 WAR BROTHERS GN $18.95
JUN131047 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #30 (MR) $3.99
JUL131273 WITCH BUSTER TP VOL 03 BOOKS 5 & 6 $17.99
AUG131263 WOMAN REBEL MARGARET SANGER STORY HC $21.95
AUG131495 X-O MANOWAR #18 REG CRAIN $3.99

MAGAZINES
JUL131258 2000 AD PACK SEP 2013 $21.00
AUG131707 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1374 PI
JUL131259 JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #340 $12.25
FEB131309 SPIDER DOUBLE NOVEL #2 $14.95

BOOKS
AUG131329 ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING CHARACTERS IN ACTION SC $9.99
APR138229 ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS INTERACTIVE ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
APR138230 ANNOYING ORANGE INTERACTIVE ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
APR138231 BARBIE ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
JUN131424 BIOMECH ART CYBORG SURREALISM CYBORGS & ALIEN UNIVERSES HC $44.95
AUG131608 BODY MOVIN COMP GT DRAWING DYNAMIC ANATOMY SC $11.99
JUN131423 CRAZY 4 CULT CULT MOVIE ART HC VOL 02 $34.95
APR138233 CUT THE ROPE INTERACTIVE ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
AUG131609 DC COMICS GUIDE TO CREATING COMICS SC $24.99
APR138234 FAMILY GUY ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
APR138235 FURBY ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
AUG131576 GREAT SHOWDOWNS THE RETURN HC $14.95
MAY131293 HARUHI SUZUMIYA ILLUST SPRING & SUMMER SC $39.99
MAY131291 HATSUNE MIKU GRAPHICS CHAR COLL SC VOL 03 $34.99
AUG131647 MOVIE STORY BOARDS ART VISUALIZING SCREENPLAYS HC $45.00
MAY131485 PLAYBOY BOX (MR) $150.00
APR138238 POKEMON ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
AUG131614 POP MANGA HT DRAW COOLEST CUTEST CHARACTERS & MORE $21.99
APR138240 SMURFS 2 ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
APR138241 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG INTERACTIVE ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
AUG131370 SPECTRAL ENGINE HC GN $27.95
AUG131660 STAR TREK FEDERATION FIRST 150 YEARS HC $29.95
APR138242 STAR WARS ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
APR138232 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
APR138243 TATTY TEDDY BLUE NOSE FRIENDS ANNUAL 2014 HC $12.99
JUL132295 WARHAMMER GOTREK & FELIX CITY OF THE DAMNED SC $14.00
AUG131651 WES ANDERSON COLLECTION HC $40.00
AUG131615 WONDERBOOK ILLUS GT CREATING IMAGINATIVE FICTION SC $24.95

Tiger and Bunny: Fire Is a Good Servant but a Bad Master

I read Tiger & Bunny, Vol. 3

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

I Reads You Review: BATMAN #21

BATMAN #21
DC COMICS – @DCComics

WRITER: Scott Snyder
PENCILS: Greg Capullo
INKS: Danny Miki
COLORS: FCO Plascenia
LETTERS: Nick Napolitano
COVER: Greg Capullo with FCO Plascenia
VARIANT COVER: Jock
40pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (August 2013)

Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger

Zero Year – Secret City: Part One

The latest Batman event story is “Zero Year.”  Written by Scott Snyder and drawn by Greg Capullo, the 10-issue story is currently running through the ongoing Batman title.

Batman #21 (Zero Year – Secret City: Part One) opens six years ago, which I’m assuming is a time period occurring before The New 52.  Batman looks cool on a motorcycle.  Then, the story moves to a period five months earlier than that.  Then, there are flashbacks to Bruce Wayne’s youth.  “Secret City,” which seems unhinged in time, features the Red Hood, Alfred Pennyworth, Dr. Thomas Wayne, Philip Kane (Bruce’s maternal uncle, whom obviously irritates Alfred), and a surprise appearance from a classic member of Batman’s rogues gallery.  See ya’ next issue.

Wow!  I’m ready to read more.  Snyder borrows elements (as far as I can tell) from Batman stories written by Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, and novelist Tracy Hickman.  He turns that into an intriguing tale of Batman’s early campaign against crime in Gotham City.  I think Uncle Philip is in this story to add a tragic twist, and for that Snyder has made him well suited for betrayal and blood.  One of my favorite things about this story is how Snyder portrays young Bruce Wayne as an explorer of Gotham.  It’s too cute, and it tugs at the heart.

Another favorite thing about Batman #21 is Greg Capullo’s quirky pencils, which under Danny Miki’s inks, creates a Batman milieu that is timeless.  The art seems inspired by the entire graphical landscape of Batman, from the 1960s to the early 21st century.  FCO Plascenia’s coloring captures lovely autumnal colors in a way that one would think not possible for a comic book (and certainly not a superhero comic book), and the coloring gives Gotham City character and personality.  I’m ready for more.

A-

Back-up story:  Bruce Wayne: Where the Hell Did he Learn to Drive?!

WRITERS:  Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV
ART: Rafael Albuquerque
COLORS: Dave McCaig
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito

“Bruce Wayne: Where the Hell Did he Learn to Drive?!” is a back-up short comic that presents a vignette of the life of 19-year-old Bruce Wayne.  I guess that you can’t tell a tale of early Batman, if you don’t also show how Bruce got to Batman.  I will assume that Bruce is in Rio do Janeiro (the story’s setting) to train for his future efforts in Gotham.  This is a clever story that hints at the future “Dark Knight,” especially Frank Miller’s Clint Eastwood-esque take on the character.  Rafael Albuquerque’s art is nice.

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

The text is copyright © 2013 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for syndication rights and fees.

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Kirisaki Toryanse, The Ripper

I read Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Vol. 17

I posted a review at the ComicBookBin.

I Reads You Review: WOLVERINE #1

WOLVERINE (2013) #1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

WRITER: Paul Cornell
PENCILS: Alan Davis
INKS: Mark Farmer
COLORS: Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERS: VC’s Cory Petit
COVER: Alan Davis and Mark Farmer with Jason Keith
VARIANT COVERS: Olivier Coipel; Salvador Larroca and Frank D’Armata; Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado; Skottie Young
28pp, Color, $3.99 (May 2013)

Parental Advisory

Until Demon Knights #1 (DC Comics, 2011), I disliked every comic book written by Paul Cornell that I read.  Now, I have found another one that has really grabs my imagination.  It is the new eponymous Wolverine comic book, part of the Marvel NOW initiative that has seen the re-launch of several Marvel titles.

Wolverine is written by Cornell and drawn penciller Alan Davis and his longtime inker, Mark Farmer.  This new series is not specifically a team-up series, but it will apparently feature some surprising guest appearances by Marvel characters, both the familiar, the surprising, and the unusual.

Trying to stay relatively spoiler free, I will say that Wolverine #1 (“Hunting Season” Part 1 of 4) opens with Wolverine in a bad way.  The cause is Robert Gregson, a 41-year-old man on a murderous rampage, and Gregson’s young son, Alex, may be the only person who can help Wolverine put an end to a massacre.

To me, Wolverine #1 simply works because Cornell manages to put Wolverine in a perilous situation, one in which he actually seems imperiled.  The longer these superhero characters are published, the more they become like indestructible demigods and the less like fragile humans with special abilities, which is what most Marvel characters are in their beginnings.  However, without revealing spoilers, I can say that I certainly thought Wolverine would be killed, and that made Wolverine #1 an exciting read.

The other reason I like this comic book is Alan Davis.  I love this comic book artist, and it is always a joy to read comic books drawn by Davis – even when the story isn’t that good.  He brings humanity to the characters, emphasizing their vulnerability over their super powers.  I look forward to following this Wolverine series – especially if both Cornell and Davis keep delivering the good stuff.

A-

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

The text is copyright © 2013 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for syndication rights and fees.

Slam Dunk: Career

I read Slam Dunk, Vol. 30

I posted a review at ComicBookBin.

DC Comics Announces New Titles on comiXology and Google Play

DC Entertainment Continues Digital Dominance with New Graphic Novel and Collected Edition Distribution on comiXology and Google Play

Publisher has Broadest Digital Distribution Reach in Comics Industry

Extensive Line of Bestselling Titles Including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Sandman and DC Comics – The New 52 Collections Available for Download Today

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DC Entertainment, the #1 comic book publisher in the U.S. and home to iconic Super Heroes including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, announced today an extensive line-up of graphic novels and collected editions are now available for download from comiXology and Google Play. This expansion in distribution brings bestselling DC Comics and Vertigo titles, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Sandman, Y the Last Man and an assortment of DC Comics – The New 52 collections, among many others, to an even broader audience of digital readers.


“This expanded distribution furthers DC Entertainment’s goal to offer our readers convenience and choice,” stated DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee. “ComiXology is a clear leader in delivering digital comics, while Google is one of the biggest mobile content brands in the world. We’re very excited to bring bestselling DC Comics and Vertigo graphic novels to their customers.”

Broad digital distribution has remained a cornerstone of DC Entertainment’s business, leading to extensive growth in both digital and print sales over the past three years as digital availability attracts new readers and comic fans alike. DC Entertainment has the widest digital distribution of any comic book publisher and was the first publisher to make its entire line available same-day digitally with the launch of DC Comics – The New 52 in Sept. 2011. That launch is widely seen as reinvigorating the comic book industry.

Visit comiXology.com or Google Play to download the latest graphic novels and collected editions from DC Entertainment. The full list of graphic novel titles now available on comiXology and Google Play includes:

All Star Batman & Robin
All Star Superman
American Vampire Vol. 1-5
Animal Man Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Aquaman Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Batgirl Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Batman & Son
Batman and Robin Series
Batman Earth One
Batman Inc Vol. 1 (Deluxe)
Batman Inc. Vol. 1 (New 52)
Batman Knightfall 1-3
Batman RIP
Batman The Complete Hush
Batman Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Batman Year One Deluxe
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Dark Victory
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Batman: Night of the Owls (New 52)
Batman: The Black Mirror
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes
Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Long Halloween
Before Watchmen Series
Blackest Night
Catwoman Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Daytripper
Death of Superman
Dial H Vol. 1 (New 52)
Earth 2 Vol. 1 (New 52)
Fables Vol. 1-18
Fables: Werewolves in the Heartland
Final Crisis
Flash Rebirth
Flashpoint
Green Lantern Rebirth
Green Lantern Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Identity Crisis
Infinite Crisis
Justice League Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Kingdom Come
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1-2
Nightwing Vol.1- 2 (New 52)
Punk Rock Jesus
Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Sandman Vol. 1-10
Superman Earth One (Vol. 1-2)
Superman Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Superman: Action Comics Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Superman: Birthright
Superman: For Tomorrow
Superman: Last Son of Krypton
Superman: Secret Identity
Swamp Thing Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Teen Titans Vol. 1-2
The Flash Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Vol. 1-2
The Joker
Unwritten Vol. 1-7
V for Vendetta New Edition
Watchmen
Wonder Woman Vol. 1-2 (New 52)
Y the Last Man Vol. 1-10

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.