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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 27 2013

Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for November 27 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.

PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS
OCT130004 PREVIEWS #303 DEC 2013 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM PI
OCT130001 PREVIEWS #303 DECEMBER 2013 $4.50

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
OCT130909 ABSOLUTION RUBICON #1 CATFIGHT WRAP CVR (MR) $9.99
AUG131024 ALL NEW FATHOM #4 DIRECT MARKET MAIN COVERS [DIG] $3.99
SEP131268 ARIOL SC VOL 03 HAPPY AS A PIG $12.99
SEP131224 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 09 $10.99
SEP131038 BARRACUDA GN VOL 01 SLAVES $13.95
SEP130982 BART SIMPSON COMICS #87 $2.99
SEP131134 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TP VOL 01 MEMORIAL $19.99
SEP130889 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #218 [DIG/P+] $3.99
AUG131215 BOYS DEFINITIVE EDITION HC VOL 06 (MR) $95.00
SEP131409 BTOOOM GN VOL 04 (MR) $11.99
AUG131346 BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY #3 CHAYKIN CVR $3.99
OCT131252 CRAYON SHINCHAN ONE PEACE ED GN VOL 01 (MR) $12.95
OCT131253 CRAYON SHINCHAN ONE PEACE ED GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.95
OCT131254 CRAYON SHINCHAN ONE PEACE ED GN VOL 03 (MR) $12.95
SEP130946 CROSSED BADLANDS #42 (MR) $3.99
SEP130948 CROSSED BADLANDS #42 TORTURE CVR (MR) $3.99
SEP130947 CROSSED BADLANDS #42 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
OCT130912 CROSSED BADLANDS PATIENT ZERO ASHCAN (MR) $2.99
OCT130913 CROSSED SPECIAL 2013 HEADS CVR (MR) $5.99
SEP138012 CRYPTOZOIC MAN #1 2ND PTG $3.99
SEP131102 CRYPTOZOIC MAN #2 $3.99
JUN131054 DAMSELS #11 $3.99
SEP131129 DARK SHADOWS #23 $3.99
JUN130840 EXTINCTION PARADE #3 LEATHER CVR (MR) $14.99
SEP131226 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 32 $10.99
SEP130998 FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #20 [DIG] $3.99
JUL131173 FANTASTIC VOYAGE OF LADY ROZENBILT HC (MR) $29.95
AUG131067 FERALS #18 (MR) $3.99
AUG131069 FERALS #18 GORE CVR (MR) $3.99
AUG131068 FERALS #18 WRAP CVR (MR) $3.99
SEP138302 FOX #1 2ND PTG $2.99
SEP131274 GARFIELD SHOW GN VOL 02 JONS NIGHT OUT $7.99
SEP131275 GARFIELD SHOW HC VOL 02 JONS NIGHT OUT $11.99
SEP131420 GFT QUEST #1 A CVR SPAY $3.99
SEP131421 GFT QUEST #1 B CVR LAISO $3.99
SEP131422 GFT QUEST #1 C CVR CAFARO $3.99
SEP131455 GFT WONDERLAND DOWN RABBIT HOLE TP $15.99
SEP131447 GFT WONDERLAND TTLG #3 A CVR MALSUNI (MR) $3.99
SEP131448 GFT WONDERLAND TTLG #3 B CVR NUNES (MR) $3.99
SEP131449 GFT WONDERLAND TTLG #3 C CVR CUCCA (MR) $3.99
AUG130921 GIRL GENIUS HC VOL 12 SEIGE OF MECHANICSBURG $50.00
AUG130922 GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 01 AGATHA & BEETLEBURG (NEW PTG) $25.00
AUG130924 GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 03 AGATHA AND THE MONSTER ENGINE (NEW PTG $25.00
AUG130925 GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 04 CIRCUS OF DREAMS (NEW PTG) $25.00
AUG130920 GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 12 SEIGE OF MECHANICSBURG $25.00
OCT130939 GOD IS DEAD #1 GODDESS OF CATS CVR (MR) $5.99
OCT130940 GOD IS DEAD #1 WHITE LEATHER CVR (MR) $19.99
AUG131190 GREEN HORNET STRIKES TP VOL 01 $29.99
JUN131006 GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE OMNIBUS TP $29.99
OCT131226 HEDGE KNIGHT JET CITY ED TP $14.95
SEP131411 JACK FROST TP VOL 08 $13.00
SEP131317 JAMES BOND OMNIBUS TP VOL 05 $19.95
SEP131412 JUDGE GN VOL 02 $12.99
SEP131297 KAFKA CASTLE GN (MR) $19.95
SEP131413 KINGDOM HEARTS 358 / 2 DAYS GN VOL 01 $12.00
JUL131177 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #203 $5.99
SEP131042 LARGO WINCH GN VOL 09 PRICE OF MONEY $11.95
SEP138035 LETTER 44 #1 2ND PTG $1.00
SEP131251 LETTER 44 #2 $3.99
SEP131326 LIFE BEGINS AT INCORPORATION GN (MR) $20.00
SEP131043 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 39 MAN FROM WASHINGTON $11.95
SEP131044 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 40 PHIL WIRE $11.95
SEP131377 ONE PIECE BOX SET VOL 01 $185.99
OCT131129 PATHFINDER GOBLINS #5 $3.99
SEP131025 PEANUTS VOL 2 #13 [DIG] $3.99
SEP131407 PINK GN $16.95
OCT131140 PLUME #2 $3.99
OCT131141 PLUME #3 $3.99
OCT131142 PLUME #4 $3.99
JUL131249 ROY THOMAS PRESENTS PLANET COMICS SLIPCASE ED VOL 01 $159.99
SEP131227 SAILOR MOON SHORT STORIES VOL 02 $10.99
SEP131082 SHADOW #20 BOLSON CVR $3.99
SEP131083 SHADOW #20 CALERO SUBSCRIPTION CVR $3.99
SEP131081 SHADOW #20 ROSS CVR $3.99
JUL130995 SHADOW 1941 HITLERS ASTROLOGER HC $19.99
SEP131228 SHERLOCK BONES VOL 02 $10.99
SEP131408 SICKNESS UNTO DEATH GN PART 02 $11.95
JUN131225 SIXTH GUN DLX HC VOL 01 $59.99
SEP131266 SMURFS ANTHOLOGY HC VOL 02 $19.99
SEP130908 SONIC SUPER DIGEST #5 [P+] $3.99
AUG131008 SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #9 [P+] $9.99
SEP130905 SONIC UNIVERSE #58 REG CVR [P+] $2.99
AUG131007 SONIC UNIVERSE TP VOL 06 TREASURE TEAM TANGO $11.99
SEP131415 SOUL EATER TP VOL 17 (MR) $11.99
SEP131416 SOULLESS MANGA GN VOL 03 $13.00
SEP131396 SUPER #3 $2.99
SEP131028 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #83 (MR) [DIG] $2.95
SEP131046 THORGAL GN VOL 12 BRAND OF EXILES $11.95
OCT130950 UBER #5 WAR CRIMES CVR (MR) $5.99
MAR131076 WARLORD OF MARS #30 (MR) $3.99
AUG131241 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #32 (MR) $3.99
AUG131441 WITCH BUSTER TP VOL 04 BOOKS 7 & 8 $17.99
SEP131419 YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 12 $12.00

MAGAZINES
AUG131089 BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #7 $1.99 SP ED (MR) $1.99
AUG131704 COMIC HEROES MAGAZINE #21 $17.99
SEP131540 COMIC SHOP NEWS #1380 PI
SEP131541 COMIC SHOP NEWS CHRISTMAS 2013 SPECIAL PI
AUG131697 DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #20 ANIMATED SERIES #652 $20.00
AUG131698 DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #21 DETECTIVE COMICS #456 $20.00
JUN131490 DIABOLIQUE #17 $9.98
JUN131498 MEGAMI SEP 2013 $16.60
JUN131499 NEWTYPE SEP 2013 $16.00
SEP131534 NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 24 #6 $5.99
SEP131559 STAR TREK MAGAZINE 2014 SPECIAL #0 $14.99
AUG138213 STAR WARS CLONE WARS MAGAZINE #21 $4.99

BOOKS
OCT131448 DRAWING FROM LIFE MEMORY & SUBJECTIVITY IN COMICS ART HC $60.00
JUL131305 HARUHI SUZUMIYA ILLUS AUTUMN & WINTER SC $39.99
JUL131450 INSIDE MAD USUAL GANG IDIOTS ALL TIME FAVORITE SPOOFS HC $29.95
AUG131644 IRON MAN MANUAL HC $50.00
AUG131659 MR SPOCK LOGIC & PROSPERITY IN A BOX $19.95
SEP131204 OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING COMICS SC VOL 01 2ND PTG VALI $19.95
SEP131203 OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING COMICS SC VOL 01 JUSKO CVR NE $19.95
MAY131288 PERSONA 4 ARENA OFF DESIGN WORKS SC $39.99
OCT131498 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT 50 YEARS OF BEAUTY HC $50.00
SEP131309 STERANKOS HISTORY OF COMICS VOL 02 $15.00
SEP131417 SURPRISE OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA SC NOVEL $10.99

Monday, November 25, 2013

Tegami Bachi: To the Little People

I read Tegami Bachi, Vol. 15

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

Sunday, November 24, 2013

I Reads You Review: IMAGE FIRSTS: The Walking Dead #1

IMAGE FIRSTS: THE WALKING DEAD #1
IMAGE COMICS – @ImageComics

STORY/LETTERS: Robert Kirkman
ART/COVER: Tony Moore
GRAY TONES: Tony Moore with Cliff Rathburn
28pp, B&W, $1.00 U.S. (December 2012)

Of course, dear comic book readers, you know that The Walking Dead is an ongoing comic book series published by Image Comics. Created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, this black and white horror comic book chronicles the life and struggles of Rick Grimes and other survivors of a zombie apocalypse.

When The Walking Dead #1 (October 2003) debuted 10 years ago, I wonder if any readers or even the creators could imagine that it would become the multi-media hit it became. That includes a comic book series that has run 116 issues (as of this writing), multiple bestselling trade paperback and hardcover collections, a worldwide hit television series (on cable net AMC), videogames, novels, etc.

I remember coming across pre-release information about The Walking Dead #1 before its debut, but I never bought it, nor did I ever read the comic book. Image Comics has been reprinting #1 issues of the most popular titles it has published in a series called “Image Firsts.” During a recent visit to a comic book shop, I found Image Firsts: The Walking Dead #1. Well, here was my chance to finally read The Walking Dead.

The Walking Dead #1 introduces Rick Grimes, a police officer in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Grimes is shot in the line of duty during a standoff. Later, he awakens in a hospital, finding himself alone… but not really alone. After wandering around, he meets a Black man, Morgan Jones, and his young son, Duane. Morgan has some strange things to tell Rick. What’s up with those things walking around?

Although by no means a bad or poor quality comic book, The Walking Dead #1 does not seem like something that would start a phenomenon, at least by my reading. There is next to nothing in this first issue that would have made me come back for a second issue. After reading it, I’m only vaguely intrigued. I imagine, that back in 2003, if I had the cash or received free copies, I would have kept reading. If things were tight, however…

I like artist Tony Moore’s clean compositions, but, once again, I’m not overwhelmed with feelings of fanboy worship. On the other hand, I am strangely attracted to the gray tones on the art. Every time I have ever thumbed through Walking Dead comics, my eye has been drawn to the gray tones.

Now, I’ll search out some of the weekly reprints of The Walking Dead that came out a few years ago. At a $1 cover price, the Image Firsts are a bargain. The interior paper is white enamel, and not cheap newsprint destined to turn ugly brown in a few weeks (Hello, DC “Showcase” and Marvel “Essentials”). I think I’ll look for more Image Firsts.

B

Review by Leroy Douresseaux

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

Saturday, November 23, 2013

07-Ghost: The Fyulongs

I read 07-GHOST, Vol. 7

I posted a review at the ComicBookBin.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Richard Sala's "Violenzia" a Digital Exclusive Comic from comiXology

Fantagraphics Books Partners With ComiXology to Debut Violenzia

Fantagraphics Books’ First Digital Exclusive Comic

Fantagraphics Books, publisher of the world’s greatest cartoonists, partners with comiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform, to debut Fantagraphics’ first original, digital exclusive comic book: Violenzia. Written and illustrated by acclaimed creator Richard Sala (Delphine, Cat Burglar Black), Violenzia is an all-new, full-color, $5.99, 50-page one-shot exclusively available today across comiXology’s entire platform including iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and comiXology.com.

"Let there be no mercy or forgiveness for they have shown none." With these words, whispered into the wind, a mysterious young woman leaps into action with wild abandon, twin automatics blazing. Is she a brave and reckless heroine taking on a monstrous evil? Or is she a deranged angel of death? One thing is clear, whether she is dropping from a high window into a crowd of red-robed fanatical cultists, or facing down a horde of psychotic hillbillies, you don't want to get in Violenzia’s way.

"This is a new model for us," said Fantagraphics Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds. "Not a better model, but a different model. Richard Sala is one of our most beloved authors, and recently he has built up a considerable and new following online, via his Tumblr and other social media, so when he proposed Violenzia it seemed like the perfect opportunity to experiment with a digital-only release."

"We’re thrilled that Fantagraphics partnered with us to bring Richard Sala's beautiful and hilarious Violenzia to comiXology and our worldwide audience," said comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. "Readers and fans will also be treated to experiencing this amazing work in comiXology’s cinematic Guided View reading technology."

A fast moving, self-contained story, Violenzia is a blast of pulpy fun, told in scenes of audacious action and splashes of rich watercolors. With elements of golden age comics and old movies mixed with Sala's trademark humor and sense of the absurd, Violenzia is serious fun, a bloody enigma masked as eye candy, a puzzle box riddled with bullet holes.

Violenzia is the latest story by Sala featuring heroines (or anti-heroines) who are quirky, mysterious and unpredictable — such as Peculia (PECULIA , PECULIA AND THE GROON GROVE VAMPIRES), Judy Drood (MAD NIGHT, THE GRAVE ROBBER'S DAUGHTER), and K Westree (CAT BURGLAR BLACK), and features the same distinctive mixture of mystery, violence and humor as his books THE CHUCKLING WHATSIT, THE HIDDEN and DELPHINE.

Look for Violenzia out today on comiXology: http://www.comixology.com/Violenzia/digital-comic/50915?app=1

About Fantagraphics
Fantagraphics Books has been a leading proponent of comics as a legitimate form of art and literature since it began publishing the critical trade magazine The Comics Journal in 1976. By the early 1980s, Fantagraphics was at the forefront of the burgeoning movement to establish comics as a medium as eloquent and expressive as the more established popular arts of film, literature, poetry, et al. Fantagraphics quickly established a reputation as an advocacy publisher that specialized in seeking out and publishing the kind of innovative work that traditional comics corporations who dealt almost exclusively in super-heroes and fantasy either didn’t know existed or wouldn’t touch: serious, dramatic, historical, journalistic, political, and satirical work by a new generation of alternative cartoonists (including now-legends like Peter Bagge, Daniel Clowes, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Joe Sacco and Jim Woodring) as well as many artists who gained prominence as part of the seminal underground comix movement of the '60s, such as R. Crumb and Kim Deitch. Fantagraphics has since gained an international reputation for its literate and audacious editorial standards in publishing the best cartooning from all eras and regions with exacting production values.

About comiXology
ComiXology has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology’s Guided View™ reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become one of iTunes' top 10 grossing iPad apps in both 2011 and 2012. Offering the broadest library of comic book content from the top 75 publishers, and including independent creators as well, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has become a comic book fan. A privately held company, comiXology is based in New York City. For more information visit www.comixology.com.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Yaoi Review: BLUE MORNING Volume 3

BLUE MORNING, VOL. 3
SUBLIME – @SuBLimeManga

CARTOONIST: Shoko Hidaka
TRANSLATION: Jocelyne Allen
LETTERS: NRP Studios
COVER: Shoko Hidaka with Shawn Carrico
ISBN: 978-1-4215-5554-6; paperback (November 2013) Rated “M” for “Mature”
226pp, B&W, $12.99 U.S., $14.99 CAN, £8.99 UK

Blue Morning, the yaoi manga graphic novel series from creator Shoko Hidaka, continues with the publication of a third volume. Blue Morning is the story of Akihito Kuze, the heir to a viscount-ship, and the man he loves, Tomoyuki Katsuragi, the very capable butler who has taken care of him for the better part of a decade.

After the death of his father, Akinao Kuze, 10-year-old Akihito moves into the Kuze mansion, as he prepares to inherit his late father’s viscount-ship. There, he meets the Kuze family butler, Tomoyuki Katsuragi, who is tasked with raising Akihito. By the time he is 17-years-old, Akihito finds himself relentlessly drawn to Katsuragi, but frustrated by the distance between them.

Blue Morning, Vol. 3 (Chapters 11 to 15) opens with surprising news for Katsuragi. The servants inform him that Akihito has now decided to handle Kuze family’s business interests himself. It is a big leap for the young man, but his other changes to the household constitution may prove to be too much for household members to accept.

Akihito is so firmly focused on his future that he considers marriage and begins to court 15-year-old Chikako, the daughter of Duke Sajo. Akihito asks the father of his friend, Soichiro Ishizaki, to act as a go-between in the marriage talks. The father, a merchant, is willing, but what he wants in return may be too much for Akihito to give.

The Blue Morning manga does occasionally earn its “yaoi” label by depicting sex between its male leads, but depicting sex seems to be the least of creator Shoko Hidaka’s concerns. This series is a character drama which seems to focus on three things: a star-crossed romance, family history, and intrigue among the nobility and upper crust of society.

As such, it is an excellent read, and Blue Morning Volume 3 may be the best volume yet. Hidaka always draws me in, slowly, with an easy pace, even in the scenes involving a shocking reveal. Before I know it, I have bought into the plot, conflicts, motivations, and characters. Maybe, Blue Morning is “Masterpiece Theatre” for the boys’ love set.

A

www.SuBLimeManga.com

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

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