Monday, January 30, 2017

Hello, all--

With all that’s going on in the world, I totally forgot to offer up my 2016 BEST GNs list. For those that are interested, here it is:
10. MOON COP by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
9. COSPLAYERS by Dash Shaw (Fantagraphics)
8. DARK NIGHT: A TRUE BATMAN STORY by Paul Dini & Eduardo Risso (DC/Vertigo)
7. PATIENCE by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
6. DEMON Book One by Jason Shiga (First Second)
5. LONGEST DAY OF THE FUTURE by Lucas Varela (Fantagraphics)
4. 5000 KM A SECOND by Manuele Fior (Fantagraphics)
3. TALK DIRTY TO ME by Luke Howard (AdHouse Books)
2. OMEGA MEN by Tom King, Barnaby Bagenda & more (DC)
1. LOVE ADDICT: CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DATER  by Koren Shadmi (Top Shelf)

LAST CALL! Subscribers: these debuting titles are scheduled to ship Wednesday, February 22nd. If you want anything added to your sub list, please tell us by close of business on Monday 1/16, as our orders lock. We base the quantity we order on interest from subscribers, so the more info you can give us up front, the better.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (DC) really looking forward to this one: Batman recruits Black Canary, Vixen, The Ray, Killer Frost, The Atom (Ryan Choi!) and Lobo into a grittier team with a new mission. By Rising superstar Steve Orlando and well established superstar Ivan Reis!JLA1.jpg
ANIMAL NOIR (IDW) “Chinatown meets Animal Farm”. As far as high concept pitches go, that’s pretty excellent. I hope it’s good!animalnoir1.jpg
COSMIC SCOUNDRELS (IDW) Andy Suriano is a household name to animation geeks, known for his work on Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars and more. Gonzo space adventure!cosmic_s1.jpg
OLD GUARD (Image) Greg Rucka. Leandro Fernandez. Immortal soldiers from the ages looking for the right fight in today’s world.oldguard1.jpg
SUN BAKERY (Image) Corey Lewis’ cult indy hit finds new life at Image! The first few issues will be reprinting the stuff that’s already been around, a la Andrew McLean’s Headlopper.sunbakery1.jpg
CHAMPIONS #1.MU (Marvel) As with all the other Monsters Unleashed tie-ins, we will be ordering pretty tightly on this. Telling us you want it up front will be the only way to guarantee you get one.champs.jpg
ELEKTRA (Marvel) Now in the Netflix costume, by creators I’m not familiar with!elektra1.jpg
QUANTUM TEENS ARE GO (Black Mask) Richmond expat and Trans awareness advocate Mags Visaggio made a splash with last year’s Kim & Kim… here is her follow-up!quantum.jpg

SHIPPING: Here’s what’s coming into stores Wednesday, February 1st. Time sure is speeding up:
A&A #12                                       3.99
ADVENTURE TIME #61                           3.99
ALL NEW X-MEN #1.MU                                      4.99  
ALL NEW X-MEN #18 IVX                                    3.99
AQUAMAN #16                                              2.99  
ASSASSIN’S CREED UPRISING #1              3.99  
ASSIGNMENT #2 (OF 3)                        5.99
AVENGERS #4                                              3.99  
BACK TO THE FUTURE #16                                   3.99
BALTIMORE THE RED KINGDOM #1                             3.99
BATMAN #16                                               2.99
BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 01 RISE OF THE BATMEN     16.99 One of the very best DC Rebirth books features Batman and Batwoman co-leading a team of Gotham teens and misfits in the fight against evil! Great stuff.
BERSERK TP VOL 04                                   14.99
BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA ESCAPE NEW YORK #5         3.99  
BLOOD BLISTER #1                                     3.99  Once upon a time Phil Hester was poised to become the next big writer in comics, but then an illness took him out of the game for a while. In this new ongoing, an arrogant, amoral man’s moral compass manifests on his perfect physical frame, and shenanigans ensue.
BULLSEYE #1 (OF 5)                                       4.99 Part of the semi-contained universe of Daredevil-ish (Daredevilly?) comics launching presently. Ed Brisson is a good crime writer, so I have some hopes invested here.
CHAMPIONS #5                                             3.99  
CHESTER 5000 HC BOOK 02                                 14.95
COLOR YOUR OWN WOLVERINE TP                              9.99  
CYBORG #9                                                2.99
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #22                                 3.99
DEADLY CLASS #26                                     3.99  
DEADPOOL #26                                             3.99
DEADPOOL #26 JUSKO CORNER BOX VAR              PI         
DEADPOOL AND MERCS FOR MONEY #8 IVX                      3.99  
DEATH OF HAWKMAN #5 (OF 6)                               3.99
DOCTOR WHO 12TH YEAR TWO #14               3.99  
ELECTRIC SUBLIME #4 (OF 4)                               3.99
EVERAFTER FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES #6                3.99
FAITH (ONGOING) #8                            3.99
FALL AND RISE OF CAPTAIN ATOM #2 (OF 6)                  2.99  
FARMER NED’S COMICS BARN GN JABLONSKI COLLECTION       30.00  
FLASH GORDON KINGS CROSS #4 (OF 5)          3.99
FLINTSTONES #8                                           3.99
FUKUFUKU KITTEN TALES GN VOL 01              10.95  
GHOSTBUSTERS ANNUAL 2017                                 7.99
GIANT DAYS #23                                           3.99
GOLDIE VANCE #9                                          3.99
GREEN ARROW #16                                          2.99
GREEN HORNET REIGN OF DEMON #3 (OF 4)         3.99
GREEN LANTERNS #16                                       2.99
GWENPOOL #11                                             3.99
HARLEY QUINN #13                                         2.99
HARLEY QUINN AND HER GANG OF HARLEYS TP                 16.99
HAWKEYE #3                                               3.99  
INJUSTICE GROUND ZERO #5                                 2.99
INVINCIBLE #132                                          2.99
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS ANNUAL 2017                          7.99
JEM MISFITS #2                                           3.99
JIM THOMPSON KILLER INSIDE ME #5 (OF 5)                  3.99
JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS #4              3.99
JUNJI ITO’S DISSOLVING CLASSROOM GN      12.95  One of the undisputed heavyweight champions of horror! Newly in print!
JUSTICE LEAGUE #14                                       2.99
KARNAK #6                                                3.99  
LOVE IS LOVE GN                                          9.99
MARVEL GUARDIANS OF GALAXY VOL 2 PRELUDE #2 (OF 2)       2.99
MARVEL PREVIEWS #19 FEBRUARY 2017         1.25   
MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ULTRON REVOLUTION #8            2.99  
MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO #5 (OF 6)                          3.99  
MONSTERS UNLEASHED #2 (OF 5)                             4.99
MOON KNIGHT #11                                          3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #50                   5.99  
NAILBITER #29                                        2.99
NIGHTWING #14                                            2.99
NOVA #3                                                  3.99  
OLD MAN LOGAN #17                                        3.99
PAPER GIRLS #11                                          2.99  Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s nutzo time travel sci-fi girl empowerment series returns to confuse and delight us all!
PLANET OF APES: GREEN LANTERN #1                 3.99 I really, really hope G’Nort shows up in this one.
PLANETOID PRAXIS #1 (OF 6)                           3.99  
PREVIEWS #341 FEBRUARY 2017                         3.99  
ROBIN SON OF BATMAN TP VOL 02 DAWN OF THE DEMONS        16.99
SCOOBY APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01                             16.99  
SHADE THE CHANGING GIRL #5                           3.99
SHERIFF OF BABYLON TP VOL 02 POW POW POW            16.99  
SLAPSTICK #3                                             3.99  
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #20                                      3.99
STAR WARS #28                                            3.99  
STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #1 (OF 5)                           4.99  Things haven’t been the same on Dathomir since an intergalactic big box retailer moved in and drove out all the small businesses. In this touching David & Goliath-style tale of redemption and forgotten love, Darth Maul has to figure out what’s REALLY important… and the answer might just warm your heart.
STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #1 (OF 5) ALBUQUERQUE VAR       PI
STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #1 (OF 5) ANIMATION VAR    PI
STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #1 (OF 5) MOVIE VAR               PI
STARGATE ATLANTIS GATEWAYS #2           3.99
SUPER POWERS #4 (OF 6)                                   2.99
SUPERMAN #16                                             2.99
TRANSFORMERS LOST LIGHT #2                               3.99
UNCLE SCROOGE #23                                        3.99  
UNSTOPPABLE WASP #2                                      3.99  
VAMPIRELLA #0                             0.25
WALKING DEAD #163                                    0.25
WILL EISNER SPIRIT CORPSE MAKERS #1 (OF 5)     3.99 Francisco Francavilla is writing and drawing this! He’s great!
WIND IN THE WILLOWS HC ILLUS DAVID PETERSEN DM EXC      24.99
WOODS #29                                                3.99
ZONZO HC                        14.99

That’s it for now, see you soon!
PKG/VC
Hello, all--

Comics! Let’s focus on comics!

LAST CALL! Subscribers: these debuting titles ship Wednesday, February 15th. If you want anything added to your sub list, please tell us by close of business on Monday 1/16, as our orders lock. We base the quantity we order on interest from subscribers, so the more info you can give us up front, the better.
EMPOWERED: SOLDIER OF LOVE (Dark Horse) Adam Warren’s naughty super hero epic returns! This time with Karla Diaz on art.
VISITOR: HOW AND WHY HE STAYED (Dark Horse) Man, this looks great. Here was an alien lurking in  the shadows throughout the entirety of the Hellboy series, and we FINALLY learn what his purpose has been.
BATWOMAN REBIRTH (DC) James Tynion IV has brought Batwoman back to the forefront in a big way in Detective Comics, and he’s joined by Marguerite Bennett and artist Steve Epting for a new solo title! I can’t fathom this not being excellent.
SUPER SONS (DC) I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time. Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent, the sons of batman and Superman respectively, team up for this new ongoing. Drawn by the next gigantic superstar Jorge Jimenez!
THE WILD STORM (DC) Warren Ellis returns to the universe that made him a superstar, updating concepts for the new world.
DARKNESS VISIBLE (IDW) Mike Carey’s new ongoing about demons!
HIGHLANDER: AMERICAN DREAM (IDW) Beloved cult property returns as licensed comic! If you want it let me know!
JIM HENSON’S POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL (Boom!) I’m pretty sure Jim Henson didn’t write this one.
FOREVER WAR (Titan) Classic sci-fi story by Joe Haldeman adapted into comic form by beloved European artist.

SHIPPING: Here’s what’s coming into stores Wednesday, January 25:
ABOMINABLE MR SEABROOK 22.95
ACTION COMICS #972 2.99
ALIENS DEFIANCE #9 3.99
ANIMOSITY THE RISE #1 ONE SHOT 3.99
ARCLIGHT #4  3.99
AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 14 NORTH SOUTH PART 2 10.99
AVENGERS #1.MU 4.99
BACKSTAGERS #6 (OF 8) 3.99
BATGIRL #7 2.99
BATMAN 66 MEETS WONDER WOMAN 77 #1 (OF 6) 3.99
BATMAN BEYOND #4 2.99
BATMAN TMNT ADVENTURES #3 (OF 6) 3.99
BETTY BOOP #4 (OF 4)   3.99
BLACK MONDAY MURDERS TP VOL 01 ALL HAIL GOD MAMMON 19.99 Jonathan Hickman’s gripping series about those in power using magic to manipulate the financial markets of the world is damn good stuff.
BLACK PANTHER #10 3.99
BLACK PANTHER #10 RIVERA CONNECTING F VAR    PI
BLACK PANTHER TP DOOMWAR 34.99
BLOODSHOT USA #4 (OF 4)   3.99
BLUE BEETLE #5 2.99
BRIGGS LAND #6 3.99
BTVS SEASON 11 #3   3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA CW 6IN LEGENDS AF ASST  22.99 EACH
CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #10 3.99
CARNAGE #16 3.99
CIVIL WAR II OATH #1 4.99
CONAN THE SLAYER #6 3.99
D4VEOCRACY #1 3.99
DANTE ONE-SHOT  5.99
DAREDEVIL #16 3.99
DEAD INSIDE #2 (OF 5) 3.99
DEADPOOL #25 5.99
DEADPOOL #25 FERRY VAR  PI
DEATHSTROKE #11 2.99
DEPT H #10 3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #949 2.99
DISNEY DARKWING DUCK #7 2.99
DIVINITY III STALINVERSE #2    3.99
DOCTOR STRANGE #16 3.99
DOOM PATROL #4  3.99 Better late than never! We all need more of this in our lives.
ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM #4 (OF 5) 3.99
ETHER #3 3.99
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #18 IVX 3.99
FLASH #15 2.99
FROSTBITE #5 (OF 6)  3.99
FUTURE QUEST #9 3.99
GARTH ENNIS RED TEAM DOUBLE TAP #7 (OF 9)  3.99
GHOST RIDER #3 3.99
GI JOE (2016) #2 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #236 3.99
GREAT WALL LAST SURVIVOR GN    24.99
GREEN LANTERNS TP VOL 01 RAGE PLANET (REBIRTH) 16.99
HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #13 2.99
HARROW COUNTY #20 3.99
HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 04 FAMILY TREE   14.99
HELLBLAZER #6 2.99
HELLBOY WINTER SPECIAL 2017 ONE SHOT 3.99
HILLBILLY #5 3.99
HULK #2 3.99
INFAMOUS IRON MAN #4 3.99
ISLAND #14  7.99
IVX #3 (OF 6) 3.99
IVX #3 (OF 6) CHO VAR   PI
JACK KIRBY FANTASTIC FOUR ARTIST ED HC    PI
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #23 3.99
JUDGE DREDD MEGA-CITY ZERO TP VOL 01 17.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA KILLER FROST REBIRTH #1 2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE SUICIDE SQUAD #6 (OF 6) 3.99 As far as lead-off events go for the DCU Rebirth era, this one was pretty darn good. And ties into the bigger two year build-up Watchmen/DC reality story in very cool ways!
KAMANDI CHALLENGE #1 (OF 12) 4.99 Every issue is done by a creative team who has to resolve a dizzying cliffhanger from the prior issue before setting up their own. Fun! I hope.
KILL 6 BILLION DEMONS TP VOL 01  14.99
LADYCASTLE #1 3.99 Female friendly fantasy action!
LETTER 44 #29 3.99
LOOSE ENDS #1 (OF 4)  3.99 Jason Latour became a household name writing Spider-Gwen while drawing Southern Bastards. Now he delivers this Southern crime/romance with art by the mighty Chris Brunner.
LOVE HC VOL 04 THE DINOSAUR 17.99
LUMBERJANES #34 3.99
MAE TP VOL 01   17.99
MARCH GN BOOK 02   19.95
MARCH GN TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET 49.99
MICRONAUTS #9 3.99
MICRONAUTS ANNUAL 2017 7.99
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #15 3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #36 3.99
NIGHTWING TP VOL 01 BETTER THAN BATMAN (REBIRTH) 16.99
NINJAK DLX ED HC BOOK 01 39.99
NO MERCY #13  3.99
ODYSSEY OF THE AMAZONS #1 (OF 6) 3.99
OPTIMUS PRIME #3 3.99
OVER GARDEN WALL ONGOING #10   3.99
PATHFINDER WORLDSCAPE #4 (OF 6)   4.99
PIM & FRANCIE GOLDEN BEAR DAYS HC    29.99
POWER RANGERS PINK #6 3.99
PROWLER #4 CC 3.99
PUNISHER #8 3.99
REBORN #4    3.99
REVIVAL #46  3.99
RICK & MORTY #22    3.99
SAGA #42  2.99
SAVAGE #3 (OF 4)    3.99
SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #22 2.99
SERENITY NO POWER IN THE VERSE #4 (OF 6)    3.99
SHE WOLF #5  3.99
SHUTTER #26  3.99
SIXPACK & DOGWELDER HARD-TRAVELIN HEROZ #6 (OF 6) 3.99
SKYBOURNE #3 3.99
SLAYER: REPENTLESS #1 (OF 3)    4.99 All I can hear when I see this title is Brian Posehn yelling SLLAAAAYYYER in his stand-up comedy special. The context is too NSFW to recount here, but it’s funny.
SPACE BATTLE LUNCHTIME #8 (OF 8) 3.99
SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC TP VOL 02 NEW 34.99
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #1.MU 4.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #15 3.99
STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN VOL 2 #2 3.99
STAR WARS #27 3.99
SUICIDE SQUAD #10 (JL SS) 2.99
SURGEON X #5  3.99
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #102  2.95
TARZAN ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #5 (OF 5) 3.99
TEEN TITANS #4 2.99
THANOS #3 3.99
THANOS #3 BRODERICK VAR  PI
THE DREGS #1    3.99
THE MUMMY (HAMMER) #3 (OF 5)    3.99
THIEF OF THIEVES TP VOL 06  14.99
THUNDERBOLTS #9 3.99
TMNT LEONARDO 1/6 SCALE COLLECTIBLE FIGURE  149.99
TMNT ONGOING #66  3.99
TOMB RAIDER 2016 #12   3.99
TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #15 NOW 3.99
UBER INVASION #2  3.99
UNCANNY X-MEN SUPERIOR TP VOL 03 WAKING FROM DREAM 15.99
UNTAMED II #2 (OF 4)    3.99
VOLTRON LEGENDARY DEFENDER TP VOL 01 14.99
WARHAMMER 40000 WILL OF IRON #4 (OF 4)  3.99
WAYWARD #20     3.99
WONDER WOMAN #15 2.99
WONDER WOMAN 77 BIONIC WOMAN #2 (OF 6)  3.99

That’s it for now, see you soon!
PKG/VC