tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973306850288342682024-03-13T02:08:37.100-04:00BC Refugees BlogSome pop culture vultures write about what they love!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1822125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-71845094627836079432018-01-01T19:51:00.001-05:002018-01-01T19:54:46.492-05:00The Last BC REFUGEE<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">I’m not going to dwell on the real world here (not my expertise), just share some high points of 2017 from the BC Refugees blog . . . . . .</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">It was a busy year for BC Refugees, with 383 articles posted to the site in 2017. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The big majority of those were news releases and special previews from various publishers, as detailed below. We don’t post every single press release received, just the ones I believe will be of interest to my readers. Of course, some publishers send me more content than others. Some send me nothing. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Valiant Entertainment (70 posts), IDW Publishing (69), Papercutz (11), Alterna (9), Comixology (7), Aazurn/Gary Scott Beatty (6), Amigo (5), ComixTribe (4), Tidal Wave (3), Pro Se Press (3), Sequart Org (3), Marvel (3), Aftershock (2), Devils Due (2), Tinto Press (1), Ramon Gil (1), Chapterhouse (1), Red Stylo Media (1), American Mythology (1), Starwarp Concepts (1), and Lotus Enterprises (1).</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I also covered several comic cons and various events at local stores, including Baltimore Comic Con (28), Captain Blue Hen Comics in Newark (10), Free Comic Book Day (8), The Comic Book Shop in Wilmington (8), Galactic Con in Delaware (5), First State Comic Con in Wilmington (2), The Maroon Hornet store in Oxford (2), and Nerdcon in Exton (1).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8NSX_F-buCdbqbIlXYVY0TfPneLHOiP7CcwD8qQ4Rj2e7De3Cb60j4sCo5fcPKzsUB8-uB94RwysJMRWK8gUC90LeVxmAlDvy6GP0IgRdswavsC0cHaYptI4CFATKeYfIVSVFmL3qJ43/s1600/IMG_1442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8NSX_F-buCdbqbIlXYVY0TfPneLHOiP7CcwD8qQ4Rj2e7De3Cb60j4sCo5fcPKzsUB8-uB94RwysJMRWK8gUC90LeVxmAlDvy6GP0IgRdswavsC0cHaYptI4CFATKeYfIVSVFmL3qJ43/s400/IMG_1442.jpg" width="300" height="400" data-original-width="1200" data-original-height="1600" /></a></div>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Worthwhile Kickstarter and crowdfunding campaigns were spotlighted 23 times. I also made some Pre-Order Pick suggestions in 25 separate articles throughout the year, and spotlighted some interesting Diamond Select figurines (8) along with a Comic Collectors’ App from ITunes (1).</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Genre awards were spotlighted with articles on the This Is Horror Awards (4), Ink Well Awards (3), and the Ghastly Awards (3). Comic shop surveys and editorial/opinion content were posted 7 times, as well as a lengthy interview with writer Fred Van Lente (July archives). The new Ringo Awards were featured in my coverage of Baltimore Comic Con.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Forty-nine reviews were published, including 2 contributions by Ken from Comics Podcast of the Damned. I reviewed 16 Valiant titles, of which the best were Ninja-K #1 + #2 (Nov. and Dec.), Faith’s Winter Wonderland (Dec.), and Harbinger Renegades TPB (July). The standout among the 5 IDW titles reviewed was Diablo House (July). If I had to pick just one title from 2017 to recommend, it would be Sink #1, #2, #3 from ComixTribe (reviewed in Sept., Nov. and Dec.) My favorite graphic novel this year was My Favorite Thing Is Monsters from Fantagraphic Books. Other books reviewed were published by Dynamite (4), DC (3), Marvel (2), Titan (1) and Image (1). Coverage was expanded to include reviews of text novels in 2017, of which 14 were posted. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Some readers have been confused by the title of the blog, especially those from foreign countries. BC Refugees was established in 2009 by Jeff Metzner, a regular customer of Brandywine Collectibles in Downingtown, PA. BC was a store that specialized in sports collectibles (trading cards, clothing, figurines, art, etc) with a small section devoted to comics and ably managed by Brian Sweet. A group of comics fans (Dan, Shane, Billl, Gary, Aaron and others) would gather there every Wednesday to talk comics and share favorites.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">I became a regular visitor in 2000 and was delighted to find other fans closer to my age who shared my passion and interest in various titles. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Brandywine Collectibles closed in early 2009, and filed for bankruptcy. They were opening more locations in several states and quickly amassed more expenses than sales could offset. It didn’t help that this also coincided with the AIG/Goldman Sachs/banking industry crash and subsequent recession. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Jeff set up the blog as a place for us to communicate and write about comics. Early contributors were Jeff, Shane and Pghhead (me). Other writers came and went and over the years the participation dwindled down to just one writer. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">It’s time to move away from BC Refugees and begin a new blogging adventure. I want to explore beyond the realm of comics and cover popular culture in all it’s formats. I also want a title that is more indicative of the contents.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">This is my last post to BC Refugees. There is a great archive of nine years of material that will remain accessible. I’m sure I will refer back to it from time to time.</span></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>The IDW Publishing Imprint Successfully Kickstarts Second Trina Robbins Graphic Novel</em></strong></div>
<p><br /><strong>San Diego, CA (December 30, 2017</strong>) – IT’S ALIVE! has just passed its initial goal of $10,000 to bring <strong>Tanith Lee</strong>’s THE SILVER METAL LOVER back to print! However, there’s still time left in the <a style="color: #ffa500; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;" href="https://idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2&id=7ae06315b1&e=b1822bf1af" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> (see link below) for more fans to pledge to this exciting collection which already blew through its two stretch goals. That includes a SILVER METAL LOVER sticker featuring <strong>Trina Robbins</strong>' artwork from the book after the pledges passed 200 backers. Plus, now that the campaign has hit $11,000, all backers will also receive a mini print which showcases Trina Robbins' art.<br /> <br /><a style="color: #ffa500; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;" href="https://idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2&id=347372b2a2&e=b1822bf1af" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 400px; float: left; margin: 5px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2/images/5cb9c991-f465-4160-8c3d-a7e860f5f7c4.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></a>Originally published in 1985, this work has never been reprinted in any form. This new edition will feature a new variant cover by <strong>Colleen Doran</strong> (A DISTANT SOIL), who will also provide the afterword, a new foreword by <strong>Gail Simone</strong> (BIRDS OF PREY), and a new intro by Trina Robbins herself. Bonus content will include a special essay about the late Tanith Lee’s life and work by her husband, artist/writer <strong>John Kaiine</strong>,<br /> <br />All of this will be printed at 8.5" x 11, full color, on glossy paper, all tucked inside a beautiful, deluxe hardcover.<br /> <br />IT’S ALIVE! founder <strong>Drew Ford</strong> said of his current Kickstarter to publish Tanith Lee's THE SILVER METAL LOVER graphic novel adaptation by Trina Robbins, "This cult classic science fiction romance is an important early example of 'the graphic novel' as a storytelling vehicle, telling an intimate story of a young girl's first love...who just happens to be a robot! We are very honored to shine a light on the brilliant work of the late Tanith Lee. And we are thrilled to be working on our second book with the legendary Trina Robbins! Also, we must send out a huge THANK YOU to Colleen Doran and Gail Simone for coming along for the ride! We hope you will give it a look, and consider making a pledge."<br /> <br />Many exciting rewards are being offered, including signed copies of the book, exclusive prints from Colleen Doran, sketches by legendary comic book pros, including <strong>Bill Sienkiewicz </strong>(NEW MUTANTS), <strong>Ron Frenz (</strong>THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN), and <strong>Larry Hama </strong>(G.I. JOE) and even original pages of comic book art by Trina Robbins!<br /> <br />Check out THE SILVER METAL LOVER Kickstarter which will be active from now until the evening of Friday, January 5, 2018 and get pledging:<br /> <br /><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/922494658/tanith-lees-silver-metal-lover-by-trina-robbins?utm_source=Marketing+-+Media+Lists&utm_campaign=e7c09f7553-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_12_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b0dc13b2d9-e7c09f7553-82868785&mc_cid=e7c09f7553&mc_eid=b1822bf1af">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/922494658/tanith-lees-silver-metal-lover-by-trina-robbins?utm_source=Marketing+-+Media+Lists&utm_campaign=e7c09f7553-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_12_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b0dc13b2d9-e7c09f7553-82868785&mc_cid=e7c09f7553&mc_eid=b1822bf1af</a></p>
<p><strong>About Drew Ford & IT’S ALIVE!</strong> <br /><strong>Drew Ford</strong>, known for putting together dozens of archival reprint collections, such as the Eisner Award nominated THE PUMA BLUES by <strong>Stephen Murphy</strong> & <strong>Michael Zulli</strong>, and U.S.S. STEVENS: THE COLLECTED STORIES by <strong>Sam Glanzman</strong>, runs his own imprint at IDW called IT'S ALIVE!, where he continues his mission of bringing lost and forgotten graphic novels and uncollected comic book runs back into print! Saving the history of comics one book at a time!<br /><br /><strong>About IDW</strong><br />IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OCTQX: IDWM) is a fully integrated media company, which includes publishing, games, entertainment, and the San Diego Comic Art Gallery. <br /><br />IDW Publishing’s comic book and graphic novel catalog includes some of the world’s most popular entertainment brands, including <em>Transformers</em>, <em>My Little Pony</em>, <em>Star Trek</em>, <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</em>, <em>Ghostbusters</em>, and Disney’s classic characters. At IDW’s core is its commitment to creator-owned comics including <em>30 Days of Night</em>, <em>Locke & Key</em>, <em>Wormwood</em>, <em>Ragnarök</em>, <em>V-Wars</em>, and <em>Archangel</em> by bestselling sci-fi author William Gibson.<br /><br />IDW Publishing is also home to the acclaimed and award-winning imprints; Top Shelf, The Library of American Comics, Yoe! Books, and <em>Artist Editions</em>, showcasing the greatest original art ever published in American comic books.<br /><br />IDW Games’ diverse line-up includes the international phenomenon <em>Machi Koro</em>, as well as hit licensed games such as <em>X-Files</em>, <em>Back to the Future</em>, <em>The Godfather</em>, and <em>TMNT</em>.<br /><br />IDW Entertainment serves as the worldwide distributor of <em>Wynonna Earp</em> airing on the Syfy Channel in the U.S. and is producing BBC America’s <em>Dirk Gently</em>, based on the bestseller by Douglas Adams starring Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-91158220506583301632017-12-28T20:16:00.001-05:002017-12-28T20:16:40.695-05:00Looking Ahead: Update on HARBINGER WARS 2 from Valiant<div class="aolmail_container" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; position: relative !important;">
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>Valiant Deploys Exclusive HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 Prelude by Matt Kindt & Doug Braithwaite to Eager Fans Worldwide</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="text-align: left;"> Valiant is proud to announce that copies of</span><strong style="text-align: left;"> HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 </strong><span style="text-align: left;">– a limited-edition prelude to the seismic 2018 crossover event, available </span><strong style="text-align: left;">EXCLUSIVELY</strong><span style="text-align: left;"> to fans that redeemed a select set of mail-away coupons in </span><strong style="text-align: left;">HARBINGER RENEGADE #1-4 </strong><span style="text-align: left;">– have now shipped directly from Valiant's New York City headquarters and will soon be arriving in thousands of households worldwide!</span><em>Limited-Edition Mail-Away Introduction to 2018's Seismic Comics Event Expands with Second Feature from SECRET WEAPONS' Eric Heisserer, Raúl Allén & Patricia Martín<br /><br /><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/933b211e-c6eb-4f80-8050-28138467160d.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">In addition to a standalone lead story written by New York Times best-selling writer<strong> Matt Kindt</strong> (X-O MANOWAR, DIVINITY) with artwork from comics superstar <strong>Doug Braithwaite</strong> (X-O MANOWAR, ARMOR HUNTERS), Valiant is also proud to reveal that <strong>HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 </strong>comes with a previously unannounced second feature from the complete<strong> SECRET WEAPONS </strong>creative team of Academy Award-nominated writer<strong> Eric Heisserer</strong> and Harvey Award-nominated artists <strong>Raúl Allén & Patricia Martín!</strong><br /><br />Fans, take note: HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 is a standalone thematic prologue to the events of Valiant's upcoming summer event. This limited-edition zero issue release is specifically designed to stand apart from the rest of the series, and the events contained within it will not be essential to understanding the rest of the HARBINGER WARS 2 event.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Valiant’s biggest and most ambitious event starts right here, with a completely self-contained introduction to the highest stakes conflict that the Valiant Universe has ever witnessed... As the march towards <strong>HARBINGER WARS 2</strong> builds over the coming months, a new and terrible force is about to reveal itself to the heroes of the Valiant Universe... Now, comics fans worldwide can get their first glimpse of the cataclysmic clash that is to come in <strong>HARBINGER WARS 2 #0!</strong></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">Featuring the Harbinger Renegades, H.A.R.D. Corps, and surprise guests assembled from throughout the Valiant Universe, HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 has been produced as a reward for Valiant’s most ardent longtime fans, and the events of the issue will be entirely self-contained. As such, HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 will enhance, but not directly impact comprehension of, the primary HARBINGER WARS 2 comics event coming soon to comic shops everywhere.<br /> </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">BUT THEN: <strong>On May 2nd, 2018,</strong> two of the most powerful creative minds in comics today – New York Times best-selling writer <strong>Matt Kindt</strong> (X-O MANOWAR, DIVINITY) and Academy Award nominee<strong> Eric Heisserer </strong>(SECRET WEAPONS) – join the powerhouse artistic team of <strong>Tomás Giorello</strong> (X-O MANOWAR, NINJA-K) and<strong>Raúl Allén</strong> (SECRET WEAPONS) for the FIRST ISSUE of the summer’s biggest comics event in <strong>HARBINGER WARS 2 #1 (of 4)!</strong></div>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Utilizing an expansive, new and never-before-attempted comics format, each issue of the HARBINGER WARS 2 event will come fully loaded with 48 pages of content and two complete, full-length 22-page stories chronicling dueling fronts in the nationwide battle that will soon consume the Valiant Universe’s most powerful forces. The first, by writer Matt Kindt and artist Tomás Giorello – the blockbuster creative team that launched X-O MANOWAR, the most successful independent series of 2017 – will feature the head-on collision of the Harbinger Renegades and the newly returned X-O Manowar. The second, by writer Eric Heisserer and artist Raúl Allén with Patricia Martín – reuniting the all-star creators behind SECRET WEAPONS, 2017’s most successful independent limited series – will thrust Livewire and her new team of recruits into the center of a power struggle with the potential to tear America apart…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">For the rare and immensely powerful subset of humanity known as psiots, their unique abilities have come with an enormous cost. Once, their existence was known only to a select few. Now, the revelation that thousands of these latent “harbingers” secretly live among us…with the potential to become active any moment…has led the American government to a dramatic tipping point…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Armed with new extra-governmental authority, the deep-black military contractor known as OMEN has been authorized to identify, evaluate, and, if need be, eliminate all supernormal threats to the homeland. H.A.R.D. Corps units have been deployed into cities and towns across the United States to enforce their orders.</p>
<div style="text-align: left;">In the east, one of the most powerful minds on Earth, Peter Stanchek, is leading his band of Renegades across the country, activating any potential psiots willing to join them, and building an insurrection force of ultra-powerful and unwieldy new powers that will soon bring war to OMEN’s doorstep…and the unstoppable force known as X-O Manowar raging back to Earth…</div>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">In the west, Livewire – the telekinetic technopath with the ability to bend machines and computers to her will – will be forced to choose between her former allies…or her newfound team of Secret Weapons. As the situation escalates beyond human control, the United States will be plunged into darkness from coast to coast, launching Bloodshot and Ninjak into a dangerous mission to neutralize their one-time teammate – and setting the stage for the most shocking, most violent, and most consequential clash of powers ever witnessed in the history of the Valiant Universe!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Next summer, the blockbuster comics event of the New Year erupts in full force as X-O Manowar, Livewire, the Harbinger Renegades, Bloodshot, the Secret Weapons, Ninjak, and a cast of thousands draw their battle lines in <strong>HARBINGER WAR 2 #1 (of 4)</strong> – featuring covers by superstar artist <strong>J.G. Jones </strong>(<em>Final Crisis</em>) and more top talents soon to be revealed!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><strong>HARBINGER WARS 2 #0*</strong><br />Written by MATT KINDT<br />Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE<br />Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN<br />$3.99 | 18 pgs. | T+ | Shipping DECEMBER 2017</p>
<div style="text-align: left;">*Available only to fans who submitted the four mail-away coupons included in HARBINGER RENEGADE #1-4</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><strong>HARBINGER WARS 2 #1 (of 4)</strong><br />Written by MATT KINDT & ERIC HEISSERER<br />Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO & RAÚL ALLÉN<br />Cover by J.G. JONES<br />$3.99 | 48 pgs. | T+ | On Sale MAY 2nd<br /> </div>
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<div><em>HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 – Interior Art by Doug Braithwaite</em><br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=9abbc66be8&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/c9e7b4ec-79a5-466b-a6da-ecc80ee5e294.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a>
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<div><em>HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 – Interior Art by Doug Braithwaite<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=099eb31643&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/eb3b97da-1a0d-4ac8-86ca-f97e1020969e.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a></em>
<div><em>HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 – Interior Art by Doug Braithwaite<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=7353ac38e2&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/0059a3de-1ff5-4c30-a5b9-1f58065c32eb.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a><br />HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 – Interior Art by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín</em></div>
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<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;" dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>First Look: Fred Van Lente & CAFU Uncork ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – In Stores February 7th!</strong></span></p>
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<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"><strong>Get ready to meet the man behind the legend as Armstrong tells all!</strong></p>
<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Valiant is proud to present your first look inside <strong>ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1</strong> – an all-new standalone special spotlighting the first landmark solo adventure in the very (very, very) long life and times of Valiant’s disorderly immortal!<strong> On February 7th</strong>, New York Times best-selling writer<strong>Fred Van Lente </strong>(ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and rising star <strong>CAFU </strong>(RAPTURE) cordially invite you to a party hosted within Armstrong's own private reserve...where five millennia worth of secret revelations – the sword-shattering battles, the epic-inspiring love affairs, and the head-spinning hangovers – from the never-before-explored chronicles of Earth's eternal hedonist are about to come bursting forth! </div>
<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />Deep beneath New York City’s seediest dive bar, Armstrong – the hard-hitting, harder-partying immortal veteran of history’s greatest escapades – is hosting an invitation-only affair for his most beloved friends and allies! Archer… Ivar, Timewalker… Faith… Quantum and Woody… And special guests from across the Valiant Universe… All have been offered a seat at the table for a personally guided tour of Armstrong’s most valuable and tightly guarded treasure… From the Great Flood to ancient Greece to the height of the Crusades, raise a glass as Armstrong recounts the true stories of his wine-soaked path down through the ages and the artifacts that reside within his own secret archive!</div>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">The festivities begin on <strong>February 7th</strong> when Fred Van Lente and CAFU descend deep into the most tightly guarded treasure trove the Valiant Universe has ever known, only in <strong>ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 </strong>– featuring covers by <strong>Kalman Andrasofszky </strong>(<em>X-23</em>), <strong>Juan José Ryp </strong>(BRITANNIA), <strong>Ryan Bodenheim</strong> (<em>The Dying & The Dead</em>), and<strong> Clayton Henry</strong> (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG)!</p>
<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1</strong></div>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Written by FRED VAN LENTE<br />Art by CAFU<br />Cover A by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY (DEC171924)<br />Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP (DEC171925)<br />Variant Cover by RYAN BODENHEIM (DEC171926)<br />Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY (DEC171927)<br />$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale FEBRUARY 7th (FOC – 1/15/18)</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">from the official Valiant Entertainment press release . . . . .</span></strong><br /><br /><img style="width: 500px; height: 359px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/a38171b7-e2fc-4ddf-8503-3aae9885bb34.png" alt="" width="500" height="359" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><strong>It's real! It's happening! The Goat is having a baby!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Valiant is proud to present your first look inside<strong> QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 </strong>– <strong>A SPECTACULAR "GOATACULAR" </strong>celebrating 50 issues of the world's worst superhero team with a momentous milestone for the ages: The long-awaited birth of the Goat's offspring! (Ew.)<strong> On February 21st</strong>, from the twisted minds of rising star<strong> Daniel Kibblesmith </strong>(<em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert</em>) and special guest artist<strong> Francis Portela</strong> (FAITH), the Valiant Universe will never be the same again as Eric and Woody Henderson bear witness to the hugely anticipated coming of this titanic new force with a staggering <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">100</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">72</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">64</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">48</span> 32-page baby shower of power...and once this bundle of joy ventures forth, there won't be any KIDDING around! (Sorry, had to.)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">If you add them all up, this would be Quantum and Woody’s 50th issue! What better time to answer the eternal question: “Whatever happened to the Goat, anyway?” At last, the whole saga of Dr. Derek Henderson’s transformation from brilliant physicist and beloved father into a barnyard animal of unimaginable power can finally be told…and all of his secrets revealed, beginning with the long-awaited arrival of the Goat’s mysterious and mystifying offspring!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Pay tribute or pay the price! <strong>On February 21st</strong>, jump on board here to find out why the winter's dazzling and death-defying comic debut has fans and critics captivated with its high-octane superheroics and bold buddy comedy antics of the most vitriolic Valiant variety:</p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><em>"✮✮✮✮✮... One of the smartest, funniest, best-looking books on the shelves... [QUANTUM AND WOODY!] will blow you away."</em> – <strong>Court of Nerds</strong></div>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><em>"✮✮✮✮✮... Valiant is kind of killing it right now... Kibblesmith and Kano are a great team, and I look forward to following them along for this ride." </em>– <strong>Comic Bastards</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><em>"✮✮✮✮½... [QUANTUM AND WOODY!] is a feast for the eyes... Hilarious and striking..."</em> – <strong>Big Comic Page</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><em>"✮✮✮✮½... An excellent introduction... Funny and endearing along with fantastic art..." </em>–<strong> All-Comic</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><em>"✮✮✮✮½... Quantum and Woody are back and better than ever... Pick it up." – </em><strong>The Brazen Bull</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><em>"✮✮✮✮... Brilliantly chaotic... [QUANTUM AND WOODY!] is a visual treat that stands above..." – </em><strong>Graphic Policy</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><em>"✮✮✮✮... Surprisingly thoughtful character dynamics anchored by some awesomely designed artwork... Another strong Valiant debut."</em> –<strong> Newsarama</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><strong>On February 21s</strong>t<strong>, </strong>take a long walk down memory lane as Eric and Woody Henderson recount their most touching recollections of the father that made them into men...y'know, before he was blown up and had his consciousness transplanted into the body of a female goat with supernormal abilities...in<strong> QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3</strong> – featuring covers by <strong>Julian Totino Tedesco </strong>(<em>Hawkeye</em>), <strong>Geoff Shaw</strong> (<em>God Country</em>), and<strong>Dave Johnson</strong> (<em>100 Bullets</em>)!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Come for the poignant family drama, then stay for the first "goat birth" key issue in comics history, courtesy of <strong>Daniel Kibblesmith</strong> and<strong> Francis Portela</strong>!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Plus: Did you know that <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1</strong> is so sold out that it's going straight to a third printing? Arriving in stores <strong>on January 31st</strong> alongside <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #2,</strong> start reading here as Valiant’s masters of disaster begin a brazen new era with the <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 THIRD PRINTING!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 THIRD PRINTING</strong><br />Written by DANIEL KIBBLESMITH<br />Art by KANO<br />Cover A by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO (NOV178049)<br />$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+| On Sale JANUARY 31st (FOC – 1/8/18)</p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #2</strong><br />Written by DANIEL KIBBLESMITH<br />Art by KANO<br />Cover A (Standard) by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO (NOV172012)<br />Cover B (Extreme Ultra-Foil) by GEOFF SHAW (NOV172013)<br />Extreme Ultra-Foil Chase Variant by GEOFF SHAW (NOV172015)<br />Q&W Icon Variant by MIKE ALLRED (NOV172016)<br />Blank Cover Also Available (NOV172014)<br />$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+| On Sale JANUARY 31st (FOC – 1/8/18)</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3</strong><br />Written by DANIEL KIBBLESMITH<br />Art by FRANCIS PORTELA<br />Cover A (Standard) by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO (DEC171911)<br />Cover B (Extreme Ultra-Foil) by GEOFF SHAW (DEC171912)<br />Extreme Ultra-Foil Chase Variant by GEOFF SHAW (DEC171913)<br />Q&W Icon Variant by DAVE JOHNSON (DEC171914)<br />$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale FEBRUARY 21st (FOC – 1/29/18)<br /> </div>
<div><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=869c6c49d8&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/f23cffd5-cc06-4e9a-a433-1f6c701f670e.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a><br /><em>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 – Cover A (Standard) by Julian Totino Tedesco<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=6d384ec483&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/cb35555f-2952-47c7-9c7f-d10795351db4.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a><br />QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 – Cover B (Extreme Ultra-Foil) by Geoff Shaw<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=4a4ded7c8a&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 759px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/8f1ec72e-16cc-4b9f-ac66-5d779cdb9f78.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="759" /></a>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 – Interior Art by Francis Portela<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=a07d10dd9c&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 759px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/6ab6b8ea-308e-4160-b0ab-4e2fce526057.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="759" /></a><br />QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 – Interior Art by Francis Portela<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=fb200a9581&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 759px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/a5996a6d-0ef4-4bc1-b436-95dfa62a82ac.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="759" /></a><br />QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 – Interior Art by Francis Portela<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=a1fdd6d42d&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 759px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/51405141-85ae-4e47-8153-64f8aab5032b.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="759" /></a><br />QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 – Interior Art by Francis Portela<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=330fac4f4e&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/76a54d80-d86c-4e76-9e6b-60a076c150db.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a><br />QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #3 – Q&W Icon Variant by Dave Johnson</em></div>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 18px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> One thing you can always count on with Valiant books is that the contents page will include a summary telling you everything you need to catch up, even if it’s your first time reading the title. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I believe the re-cap in this issue is the best yet. Clear, complete and concise: <em>“Adoptive brothers Eric & Woody Henderson, while investigating their father’s murder, fall victim to a scientific accident gone wrong. Now, they must KLANG their wristbands together every 24 hours or else they’ll be pulled apart by the quantum forces that empower them. Together they fight crime - - when they’re not fighting each other.” </em>Well done<em>.</em></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><em> </em>Next, let’s move onto the main item of anticipation for former readers of Quantum and Woody, as well as fans of humorous superhero books: is the book funny?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Superhero books need to have a certain amount of action and drama in order to keep readers coming back. Throw some comedy into that mix and it becomes harder to reach the proper balance. Most fail, and stretch the humor too far to the point of being stupid or juvenile. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> To be fair, I realize that I am probably not the target audience for Quantum & Woody, or any of the funny super-hero books. There’s no denying their popularity, as the plethora of Deadpool titles (<em>ugh)</em> will attest. (Equal time for Squirrel Girl and Harley Quinn as well). </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Yes, QUANTUM & WOODY is funny - - just not in a way that I can appreciate. Valiant even made the wise move of assigning the script to Daniel Kibblesmith, a writer for <em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert </em>(although that’s political humor almost exclusively). </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> There’s a few clever lines, but nothing to cause a chuckle or a smile. Okay, maybe a smirk. Again, to be fair, I didn’t even consider the initial 1990’s run of QUANTUM & WOODY written by Priest (<em>a writer I admire</em>) to be that funny. The more recent volumes of QUANTUM & WOODY haven’t tickled my funny bone either. The only superhero funny books that I can recall as hitting that delicate balance (<em>action, drama, humor</em>) have been the early run of DEADPOOL (<em>when Palmiotti was involved in the writing</em>) and Fred Van Lente’s run on ARCHER & ARMSTRONG. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> However, I like this book — just not for the reasons I anticipated I might. It’s definitely worth checking out through the first story arc. What I like most is how many future story elements that Kibblesmith introduces in this issue. Most superhero funny books stick to a single theme per issue, sometimes monotonously. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> So, what happens in Issue 1? Quantum and Woody appropriate an ice cream truck (complete with frightened driver) to chase super-villain Dr. Unfathomable, a chase scene that is short and sweet and sets up the puzzle at the root of the book: While Q & W must hang together and strike their quantum bands every 24 hours - - do they really want to spend this much time in each other’s company? Kibblesmith suggests that the answer is no, and that sets up the main conflict. It will be interesting to see how he plays it out. </span></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Kibblesmith pays homage to Priest by utilizing his inclusion of headlines in white font in black boxes at scene openings. However, the headings aren’t even half as clever as Priest’s style, and serve more as matter-of-fact statements. But I do like the opening jab at re-boots: <em>“Don’t call it a a threeboot. We’ve been here for years.”</em></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><em> </em>Eric (Quantum) has grown a mustache, making him look much older and also symbolizing his greater wisdom versus Woody (Woody) who now has a gambling addiction to go along with his other overindulgences. </span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> <strong>STORY:</strong> A good establishing point. However, I have to take away for not hitting the funny target. 1.5 POINTS. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>READ AGAIN? </strong>Only if you enjoyed the first reading enough to want to repeat it. 0.5 POINTS.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>RECOMMEND? </strong>I think fans of Q & A and superhero funny books need to give this a chance. 0.5 POINTS.</span></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUWbOBkr-m2QlcqoRJ-j42B4PnDsc7rKXwC5rZT_627dBiEty-ggIFzSBktEnpTtNqDxedxywBrgjzEAPz31OplfDkVlRXLh1krXCR8xM3FfRN-8rV1EKM2gi_9Dc89F-3Cyz0e8K6LXr/s1600/QW2017_001_005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUWbOBkr-m2QlcqoRJ-j42B4PnDsc7rKXwC5rZT_627dBiEty-ggIFzSBktEnpTtNqDxedxywBrgjzEAPz31OplfDkVlRXLh1krXCR8xM3FfRN-8rV1EKM2gi_9Dc89F-3Cyz0e8K6LXr/s640/QW2017_001_005.jpg" width="416" height="640" data-original-width="780" data-original-height="1199" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-74554861447259099862017-12-20T18:14:00.001-05:002017-12-20T18:14:21.403-05:00New Collection of BLOOM COUNTY announced for 2018<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><span class="aolmail_subTitle" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;"><em>from the IDW Publishing press release . . . . .</em></span></div>
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<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><span class="aolmail_subTitle" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;"><em>The Latest Collection of Strips from the </em>Bloom County<em> Revival begun in 2015 </em><br /><em>is now available for pre-order</em></span></div>
<p><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><strong>San Diego, CA (December 20, 2017)</strong> – Picking up right where the previous volume left off, </span><em style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Bloom County: Shenaniganary</em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> collects year three of </span><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Berkeley Breathed</strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">’s newest </span><em style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Bloom County</em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> strips. </span><img style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; width: 350px; height: 391px; margin: 5px; float: right; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2/images/6afab3c5-c9eb-46c6-a747-7fcefe5a898f.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="391" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">The residents of Bloom County are back to put their trademark tragi-comic spin on the horrors of the previous year, so lock all your worries in the anxiety closet for a bit. Who knows? When you come back they may be just the tiniest bit funnier. The stakes are higher, the punchlines are sharper, and the laughter is more desperate!</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">This marks the third volume in an ongoing series collecting the </span><em style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Bloom County</em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> series relaunched in 2015 and fans of political satire will not want to miss it as we need Opus, Bill the Cat, and all their friends more than ever before to make sense of today’s increasingly nonsensical world!</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><em style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Bloom County: Shenaniganary</em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> will be available for $19.99 in comic shops and book stores on September 2018 and is now available for pre-order with ISBN: 978-1-68405-314-8</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Author Bio:</strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> </span><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Berkeley Breathed </strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">lives and works in Santa Barbara, California and is the proud owner of a gentle pit bull named Ridley, a deaf dachshund named Milly, and a refugee mutt from the Puerto Rican streets named Pilar--splendidly flawed dogs, every one.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-44083608697128677722017-12-20T17:45:00.001-05:002017-12-20T17:45:04.719-05:00One Day Left for THIS IS HORROR public nominations<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">EDITOR’S NOTE: There is just one day remaining to make your nominations for the THIS IS HORROR 2017 Awards. As promised, here’s my list. I’m hoping some of these make it to the final ballot. If nothing else, you can use this as a list of books you might want to check out. Go to — <a href="http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/awards/">http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/awards/</a> — for rules and instructions to enter your nominations. . . . . . . .</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">NOVEL OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Volume 1 by Emil Ferris,</strong> writer and artist. (Fantagraphic Books). Graphic novel --. A compelling and charming story with great art that works together with words to convey a sad tale of growing up, loneliness, persecution, hardship and abuse. Narrated with drawings in spiral bound notebook format by a young womanl with a fascination for classic horror movies, monster mags, and pulp fiction who envisions her self as a teen werewolf.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Final Girls by Riley Sager -- </strong>Fast paced read and absorbing psychological thriller of women who must carry on with life after being the sole survivor of separate slasher/murder massacres.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">NOVELLA OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Quiet Places by Jasper Bark </strong>(Crystal Lake Publishing) -- Cosmic folk horror at it's best. Blends folklore with otherworldly tropes in an original way. Rated five out of a possible five.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>The Final Reconciliation by Todd Keisling </strong>(Crystal Lake Publishing) -- Combines heavy metal music and horror mythos for a compelling configuration of a novella. Disturbing.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">SHORT STORY COLLECTION OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>The Dark Sea Within by Jason V Brock</strong> - - An awesome assortment of tales that explore the human condition and leave readers in a contemplative mood once the shivers stop.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Hasty For The Dark: Selected Horrors by Adam Nevill - - </strong>Great stories from Nevill's published works. A writer who just keeps getting better and better.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">ANTHOLOGY OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Behold: Oddities, Curiosities & Undefinable Wonders</strong> (Crystal Lake Publishing) - - Sixteen stories with no duds. Seven that ascend to a select plateau of excellence. And three that should serve as the template and standard bearer for other writers to aspire to.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Tales From The Lake Volume 4 </strong>(Crystal Lake Publishing) - - As the preface states, the editor's theme was to selected harrowing stories featuring dim and cold worlds. This hits the mark every time with no misses.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">FICTION MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Black Static </strong>- - - The current standard bearer for quality literary horror.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Red Room, The Magazine of Extreme Horror</strong> - - If this is what you are looking for, it doesn't disappoint. More than just shock for shock's sake. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Crystal Lake Publishing</strong> - - - This was a banner year for them, as evidenced by the number of my nominees that they published.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">FICTION PODCAST OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>TalesTo Terrify </strong>- - - Better than ever now that they have secured enough finances to pay for contributions</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>Nightmare Magazine</strong> - - The podcast outlet of the online magazine. Short and sweet. One story per podcast.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 15px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">NONFICTION PODCAST OF THE YEAR:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">I don't listen to any horror-related nonfiction podcasts, but I can recommend two non-fiction books.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">1) Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - - He brings fresh life to retellings of mythology.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">2) Where Nightmares Come From: The Art of Storytelling In The Horror Genre (Crystal Lake Publishing) -- an excellent reference source for beginning writers.</span></p>
<div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-38162429166146515412017-12-20T11:37:00.001-05:002017-12-20T11:46:00.429-05:00New Comics Wednesday Review: SINK #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL0wzQoCZDXG-XioCYc-2aWYzx3_8DyEbh-ch1du8-CrTH7IUWFfOaYdYiyWcpcuQkn3WjRInTDYalKs-bGi2Rn0A1qgG6DNOAEYZH9mo6qxLVvi5GxBWvG2aUFl78h3XK1zXY5qS2Als/s1600/sink-3-00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL0wzQoCZDXG-XioCYc-2aWYzx3_8DyEbh-ch1du8-CrTH7IUWFfOaYdYiyWcpcuQkn3WjRInTDYalKs-bGi2Rn0A1qgG6DNOAEYZH9mo6qxLVvi5GxBWvG2aUFl78h3XK1zXY5qS2Als/s400/sink-3-00.jpg" width="261" height="400" data-original-width="300" data-original-height="459" /></a></div>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>SINK #3 (Comix Tribe, December 20, 2017 release date) “A Head Full Of Wasps”. Story by John Lees. Art and Colours by Alex Cormack. Letters by Shawn Lee. Logo by Tim Daniel. </strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 18px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Sink #3 will make you see red. Blood red. It’s splashed all over the pages of this story, seeping into each and every panel, even before the violence begins. “A Head Full Of Wasps” speaks to the buzzing that occurs in so many brainpans in these troubled and violent times - - and the red that is visualized when some of us experience injustice, brutality, cruelty, or abuse and then seek retribution, revenge, and bloody justice. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> If only everyone could read this story, and then remember it whenever their cheeks flush with anger - - and think before they act. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Yeah, I’m a pipe dreamer. I also just set out to write a review. Don’t know why I’m treating SINK #3 like this is a morality fable. Have you ever read a simple but well-written story that leads to your thinking outside the box about other issues? Good stories will do that to you.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> If your local comic-shop was savvy enough to order SINK #3, then go there and buy this while there are still copies remaining. If they don’t have it, it’s not their fault. SINK #1 sold out and surprised everyone. The good thing is that you don’t have to have the first two issues to appreciate the third one. Every issue is a stand-alone story. The only commonality is that they occur in the troubled Sinkhill borough of Glasgow, Scotland. Oh yeah, and they’re all horrific in one sense or another. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I believe that in general, the comic book marketplace always under-estimates the power of a good horror comic to sell in above-average quantities. I confess to being a little prejudiced. Horror, in my opinion, is the one genre that benefits the most from the features of the comics medium - - when a writer and artist work in sync to engage an audience. Just like a well-executed film. Hopefully, this helps you understand my excitement about SINK.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The story in Issue #3 begins outside of Sinkhill, in the city of Edinburgh. Rab Kilcolm was a violent and vicious man, ready to engage in battle whenever he or any of his close associates were offended. In the words of a Sinkhill resident, he was “the hardest bastard to ever stomp through Sinkhill.”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Ten years ago, he saw the error of his ways. His only hope for redemption was to move away to Edinburgh, where he changed his name, and made a major lifestyle change in order to walk away from his past. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Now, the offspring of his former best friend seek his help. Their father was brutally beaten to death in a fight with a pub owner, who remains free due to the protection of an influential crime boss. They want Kilcolm to help them get revenge and justice in the only method he’s ever utilized to obtain anything — through violence. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Kilcolm returns to Sinkhill and visits the pub, and you can guess the rest of the story. The pub is a seedy, dangerous place where the bartender wears a helmut, studded leather and protective gear. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The mysterious blue van with the maniacal clowns also returns this issue and plays a minor role, like ice cream on the cake. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> <strong>BC RATING SYSTEM</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> <strong>STORY:</strong> Powerful. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">You can never wash the most horrid sins of the past from your hands, as a marvelous scene drives home. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">I’ve tried not to spoil this with too many details. If you are a horror aficionado like me, then you want this issue. 3 POINTS.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 18px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>ART: </strong>Some of Cormarks best work. The fight scenes are graphic and skillful. He doesn’t spare the red ink, and seasons the story with it in commodious amounts. The severity of the story is painted all over the characters’ faces, so expressively detailed. 3 POINTS.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 18px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>TOTAL RATING: 10 POINTS. Perfection. There are a limited amount of books out there deserving a 10 out of 10 ranking, so pick this up.</strong></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-20031690704611107962017-12-19T23:16:00.001-05:002017-12-20T07:25:16.842-05:00New Comic Wednesday Review: 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIfjMy6JAek5SLW0jRi382qbth3U5LEA_xq8kXc_BEhjEpjmO054-gguWgEmyLS9uPyEEsvYiy26X59k9Ld0UtIIA-dVYlSYkac3MzvFAMbEZ9G7HkuyOk4PISd3F2CrTuhtnIZeAyVlp/s1600/30DON-01%25E2%2580%2593CVRA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIfjMy6JAek5SLW0jRi382qbth3U5LEA_xq8kXc_BEhjEpjmO054-gguWgEmyLS9uPyEEsvYiy26X59k9Ld0UtIIA-dVYlSYkac3MzvFAMbEZ9G7HkuyOk4PISd3F2CrTuhtnIZeAyVlp/s640/30DON-01%25E2%2580%2593CVRA.jpg" width="422" height="640" data-original-width="1055" data-original-height="1600" /></a></div>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1 of 6 (IDW Publishing, December 20, 2017 release date) Writer: Steve Niles. Artist: Piotr Kowalski. Colorist: Brad Simpson. Letters: Tom B. Long.</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 18px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Back in 2002, the original 30 DAYS OF NIGHT helped launch the careers of writer Steve Niles and artist Ben Templesmith. The successful 3-issue mini-series spawned several sequels as well as a movie adaptation. Upon its’ 15th anniversary Niles returns to re-tell the story, this time with 6 monthly issues and a new artist. Templesmith returns just to contribute a cover, but it’s one of his absolute best covers ever. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The story centers on a vampire infestation of a small Alaskan town. Barrow, Alaska is the northernmost community in North America, with temperatures averaging below zero and a good part of the year spent living in 24-hour darkness. The sun never rises between November 18 - January24 every year. That makes it ideal for sunlight-sensitive vampires to have an extended vacation. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Issue #1 opens with an introduction to Barrow, as it’s residents get ready for the long dark winter. Sheriff Eben and his wife Deputy Stella leave their home on routine calls (vandalism, drunken behavior and wife beating) that seem just a touch off the normal. It seems like the sheriff may have a doppelgänger, and maybe the wife beater as well. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> In an interview with Comic Book Resources, author Niles explained that the new series would not be an exact re-telling and promised some new twists. The body double is a good start, ending the issue on a mystery. However, things move along in Issue #1 at a pretty slow pace. There are no signs of vampires so far, just some figures in the snowy woods where they shouldn’t be along with an odd campsite.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>BC RATING SYSTEM</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> <strong>STORY:</strong> If the reader was completely unaware of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, this would appear to be just a mystery in an unusual setting. It’s a little too slow for me. I look for Niles to ramp up the action in Issue #2. <strong>1.5 POINTS</strong>. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 18px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>ART: </strong>Kowalski is as different in style from Templesmith as you can get. His style is straight forward and goes for realism and details whereas the first version was heavily expressionistic. I look forward to the story being illustrated in Kowalski’s style. <strong>2 POINTS</strong>.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>COVER:</strong> I love the spooky Santa in shades. <strong>2 POINTS</strong>.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>RECOMMEND? </strong> The first series is a classic of horror comics. This version still has to prove itself. <strong>0.5 POINTS.</strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>TOTAL RATING: 6 POINTS. Middle of the road. Use your own discretion.</strong></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-70756432581432876842017-12-19T07:53:00.001-05:002017-12-19T08:01:51.034-05:00New Comics Wednesday Review: NINJA-K #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwgzi77xf2vJ0vjDiJth9ZTNI8mePp0rty8NrJuBcn08UMZsGeLA767-KWUrvDDuyHiEkgoRkkZKg2snI4XLdwTWB1fEazF9RLsi3fsjsVz9YeseiK8S1VGcQA4gwqEZI2Hv4KvuhFspz/s1600/NINJA-K_002_COVER-A_HAIRSINE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwgzi77xf2vJ0vjDiJth9ZTNI8mePp0rty8NrJuBcn08UMZsGeLA767-KWUrvDDuyHiEkgoRkkZKg2snI4XLdwTWB1fEazF9RLsi3fsjsVz9YeseiK8S1VGcQA4gwqEZI2Hv4KvuhFspz/s400/NINJA-K_002_COVER-A_HAIRSINE.jpg" width="260" height="400" data-original-width="780" data-original-height="1200" /></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><strong>NINJA-K #2 (Valiant Entertainment, December 20 release date) Writer: Christos Gage. Main Story Art: Tomas Giorello with Roberto de la Torre (pages 1-5). Colors: Diego Rodriquez. Backup story art: Ariel Olivetti. Letters: A Larger World Studios.</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 18px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> You should be reading this book, especially if you like action adventure, ninjas, mystery and characters that will remind you of the best aspects of James Bond. If you haven’t picked up Issue #1 yet, here’s a quick re-cap to help catch you up . . . . .</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Colin King a.k.a. Ninja-K is the current agent for MI6 as well as a freelance mercenary/assassin. Past agents of the Ninja program are being killed, most recently Ninja-D (from the 1950’s), and King is seeking answers to help end the murders.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I love the way this story is being told, both for Gage’s character insights and dynamic dialogue, the mystery elements of his tale - - and for Giorello’s expressive art style. This book is a pure joy to read.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The story begins with a flashback to the past of agent Ninja-C in 1952 Wales. His friendly conversations with a woman in pub cause him to question his career path and long for a simpler, more normal life. Following a successful mission, he feels remorse for his lost opportunity. His glib agency handler offers him high class broads and booze and sums up the situation:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Cut to the present day, and Ninja-K is questioning D-3, the last living backup to Ninja-D, before an event interrupts the interrogation. King’s only lead is to learn more about Ninja-D’s post-retirement work and a possible connection to his shape-shifting mistress Madame Charade.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> This leads King to an abandoned Ninja program training facility where he uncovers some past unethical practices before finding himself in a fight with the still-living Ninja-C.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The art is superb, as I’m learning to expect from Giorelli. Even in the non-action scenes the illustrations are worth lingering over. Panels overlap each other in a creative flow that moves the story along. Characters step outside the panel images and sometimes overlap one-third of the page or more. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> The art in the opening sequence is a change in style, assisted by de la Torre. The scenes are shared and colored in a creative way to give it a period feel. Well done, although I prefer leaving Giorelli to his own devices. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> If that wasn’t enough reason to pick up this book, there’s a cool back-up story about the beginnings of the Ninja program during World War I and the first agent, on loan from then-Allied Japan. Ninja-A needs to thwart the use of a new deadly nerve gas and drops in on a German airbase. There's a clever reference to a former title that Ninjak appeared in during a warm room scene, when one general asks why they couldn't utilize Unit Y for the mission. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: #222222; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">"In 2017, the average price of a comic book ranged between $2.99 to $5.99 -- so I'm happy to see that our $1.50 newsprint line has allowed you to enjoy our titles no matter what kind of budget you're on. There's plenty more to come in 2018 as well, with 15 (maybe more?) new titles being introduced throughout the year. We also have graphic novels on premium paper stocks too, in case you prefer to get our great creator-owned stories all in one shot.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">I know there's an overwhelming amount of choices to spend your entertainment dollars on, so thank you for making our comics a part of your life. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">(W) Cody Sousa, Dan Sheppard</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">SRP: $1.50</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">Order Code: DEC171060</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">(W) Patrick Trahey</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">(A) Luis Suarez</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">(L) Magnus</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">In Shops: Feb 28, 2018</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">SRP: $1.50</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">Order Code: DEC171058</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">(W) Eric Borden</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">SRP: $1.50</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">All is quiet until mercenary cut-throat Danny Yuda finds Hans and his crew. Outmanned, outgunned, and with their backs to the wall, the battle for the Tanto octopus begins!<span style="line-height: 14px;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">Order Code: DEC171061</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">In Shops: Feb 28, 2018</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #666666; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;">SRP: $1.50</span></span></p>
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<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;" dir="ltr"><strong>BREAKING NEWS: Valiant's QUANTUM AND WOODY! #1 is So Sold Out, It's Going Straight to a Third Printing on January 31st!</strong><br /><em>Comic Book Legal Defense Fund to Auction the Rarest Second Printing of All Time in Support of First Amendment<br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=8b7096d97c&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 460px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible; float: right;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/39e753f0-7d9a-4624-80b9-9ba4e2839082.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="460" /></a></em></p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Valiant is proud to announce that <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1</strong> – the <strong>FIRST ISSUE</strong> of the<strong> ALL-NEW</strong> and <strong>UNPREDICTABLE ONGOING SERIES</strong> from rising star <strong>Daniel Kibblesmith </strong>(<em>The Late Night With Stephen Colbert</em>) and dazzling artist extraordinaire <strong>Kano</strong> (<em>Daredevil</em>) – has sold out at the distributor level in advance of its upcoming <strong>Wednesday, December 20th </strong>release date and will soon return to store shelves with a special, highly limited <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 SECOND PRINTING!</strong></p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">...So limited, in fact, that we're only printing<strong> ONE COPY</strong> and immediately going back to press for the <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 THIRD PRINTING!</strong></p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Yes, you read that right: To officiate the imminent return of the world's worst superhero team to comic shops everywhere, Valiant will be producing a single-copy second printing of its newest monthly series debut. In turn, this sacrosanct relic of comic book collectibility will then be entrusted to the<strong> Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF),</strong> who are currently hosting an auction of the sole copy of the <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 SECOND PRINTING</strong> anywhere in existence. The resulting proceeds from its sale will be used to further the CBLDF's ongoing mission to protect the First Amendment and the freedom to read.</p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=8e68e1d132&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit the CBLDF's eBay auction here</a> - - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/142628277054">https://www.ebay.com/itm/142628277054</a> - - to enter your bid anytime now through<strong> Sunday, December 24th</strong>. But don't delay...this is one item so rare, it almost doesn't exist!</p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">"We've finally done it – we made a comic so rare that even Steve Geppi can't have it," said Valiant CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. "Unless he gets it on eBay in the next week."</p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">So, let's try this again: Valiant is proud to announce that<strong> QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1</strong> – the <strong>FIRST ISSUE</strong> of blah blah blah – is *still* sold out at the distributor level and (drum roll please) will soon return to store shelves with the <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 THIRD PRINTING!</strong></p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Arriving in stores on <strong>January 31st</strong> alongside <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #2</strong>, start reading here as Valiant's masters of disaster begin a brazen new era in the <strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 THIRD PRINTING! </strong></p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Sometimes…you embrace your destiny. And sometimes…you and your trouble-making adopted brother find yourselves trapped in a scientific lab explosion that grants you $@&%ing awesome super-powers. As a result of their accident, Eric and Woody Henderson – aka Quantum and Woody – must “klang” their wristbands together every 24 hours or both dissipate into nothingness. Which makes superhero-ing pretty awkward when you’re not on speaking terms at the moment. See, Eric has been keeping a pretty big secret: He knows who Woody’s birth father really is…and where he’s been hiding all these years.</p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">With great power comes great sibling rivalry! This winter, you’ll believe two men and a goat can split a one bedroom apartment and still be a credible threat to evil and injustice everywhere when QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 makes headlines and takes names!</p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Head to your local comics retailer on <strong>December 20th</strong> to grab a first printing while they're still piping hot, and then head back in 42 days to grab the<strong> QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 THIRD PRINTING</strong> alongside<strong> QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #2</strong> on January 31st!</p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"><strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1</strong><br />Written by DANIEL KIBBLESMITH<br />Art by KANO<br />Cover A (Standard) by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO (OCT171904)<br />Cover B (Extreme Ultra-Foil) by GEOFF SHAW (OCT171905)<br />Extreme Ultra-Foil Chase Variant by GEOFF SHAW (OCT171906)<br />Q&W Icon Variant by NEAL ADAMS (OCT171907)<br />The Most Variant Cover of All Time! by CLAYTON HENRY, SPECIAL GUESTS, AND EVERY GIMMICK KNOWN TO MAN! (OCT171908)<br />$3.99 | 32 pgs.| T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 20th (FOC – 11/27/18)<br /><br /><strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 THIRD PRINTING</strong><br />Written by DANIEL KIBBLESMITH<br />Art by KANO<br />Cover A by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO (NOV178049)<br />$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+| On Sale JANUARY 31st (FOC – 1/8/18)</p>
<p style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"><strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #2</strong><br />Written by DANIEL KIBBLESMITH<br />Art by KANO<br />Cover A (Standard) by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO (NOV172012)<br />Cover B (Extreme Ultra-Foil) by GEOFF SHAW (NOV172013)<br />Extreme Ultra-Foil Chase Variant by GEOFF SHAW (NOV172015)<br />Q&W Icon Variant by MIKE ALLRED (NOV172016)<br />Blank Cover Also Available (NOV172014)<br />$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+| On Sale JANUARY 31st (FOC – 1/8/18)</p>
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<p style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/41834867/full-bleed-the-comics-and-culture-quarterly/posts/2072396?ref=backer_project_update"><em>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/41834867/full-bleed-the-comics-and-culture-quarterly/posts/2072396?ref=backer_project_update</em></a></p>
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><em>EDITOR’S NOTE: Every year I use the This Is Horror Awards to make up my list of books to look for. It ranks among the seminal sources for information on modern horror in all it’s forms and manifestations. For a short time, nominations are open to the public. Here’s your opportunity to help your favorite work gain some recognition. I’m going to participate, and I’ll share my nominations on this blog once I finalize them. . . . . . . .</em></strong></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;">Public nominations are now open for the seventh annual This Is Horror Awards. Here are the categories:</p>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Novel of the Year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Novella of the Year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Short Story Collection of the Year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Anthology of the Year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Fiction Magazine of the Year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Publisher of the Year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Fiction Podcast of the Year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Nonfiction Podcast of the Year</li>
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;">Readers can e-mail in their nominations for each category. Taking into consideration the nominations for each category This Is Horror will then draw up a shortlist.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;">We invite you to include one sentence as to why the nomination is award-worthy.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;">The public nominations stage runs from 4 December 2017 through until 21 December 2017.</p>
<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; color: inherit; margin: 20px 0px 10px; font-size: 24px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;">Rules</h3>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">To be eligible for an award, where applicable, the creative work must have been released between 8 November 2016 and 4 December 2017. This means that the first release/publication must have occurred within the above time period.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">You may only nominate two items per category, if you nominate more than two This Is Horror will only recognise your first two nominations.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">You may nominate in as many categories as you like.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Do not send in a nomination for your own work or anything which you are affiliated with (see Note To Publishers below).</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">All nominations must be emailed to <a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #783d98; text-decoration: none;" href="mailto:awards@thisishorror.co.uk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">awards@thisishorror.co.uk</a> with the subject line ‘This Is Horror Award Nominations 2017′.</li>
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;">Public nominations close at <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">12:01 a.m. PST</span> on <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">22 December 2017. </span></p>
<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; color: inherit; margin: 20px 0px 10px; font-size: 24px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Note To Publishers</span></h3>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 0px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;">We also invite publishers to send in their eligible work to This Is Horror for consideration. We will happily accept digital files ideally in mobi format. Please send a maximum of <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">two </span>works per publisher per category.</p>
<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; color: inherit; margin: 20px 0px 10px; font-size: 24px; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Additional Notes </span></h3>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">‘Fiction Magazine’ is open to both digital and physical magazines.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">‘Fiction Podcast’ refers to podcasts that are fictionalised. Think audio dramas, short stories, ongoing stories, fictionalised docu-dramas.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">‘Nonfiction Podcast’ refers to any podcast that is not fictionalised. This includes interviews and reviews that cover fiction.</li>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Valiant is proud to announce the all-new <strong>SHADOWMAN #1</strong> – the <strong>FIRST ISSUE</strong> of <strong>A POWERFUL NEW ONGOING SERIES</strong> from superstar writer<strong> Andy Diggle</strong> (<em>Green Arrow: Year One</em>, <em>Daredevil</em>) and powerhouse artist <strong>Stephen Segovia</strong> (<em>Action Comics</em>)!<br /><br />In the epic tradition of <strong>X-O MANOWAR</strong> and <strong>BLOODSHOT REBORN</strong>, a staggering new beginning for Valiant’s supernatural icon starts here on <strong>March 28th</strong> with <strong>PART ONE</strong> of <strong>“FEAR OF THE DARK”</strong> – a tense and gripping three-issue introduction pushing Jack Boniface to the farthest edge of fear itself…and into a startling, adrenaline-fueled fight for survival as Shadowman takes command of the birthright he was born to uphold! <br /><br />“It’s a story about stepping out of the shadows and embracing the light. Trying to move on from your own mistakes and be a better man. Of course, it's not easy,” said writer Andy Diggle. “As Shadowman, Jack will never fully be able to escape his own demons. It's about learning to live with them. And as he comes to a better understanding of himself and his family's legacy, he'll discover whole new worlds and new powers he never even imagined he had.”<br /><br />Don’t fear your demons… Fight them! Orphaned at birth and raised on the margins of society, Jack Boniface never knew his place in the world. Until he discovered it waiting for him…in a darkness far older than the reign of men… <br /><br />Unbeknownst to him, Jack was fated to become the next in a long lineage of Shadowmen – mortals bound to violent voodoo spirits of immense power – that could safeguard our world against incursions from realms beyond. For years, he struggled to control the loa’s murderous urges – a battle he eventually lost. <br /><br />But now, after years of self-imposed exile, the man once known as Shadowman is returning home to sharpen the weapon within…and unleash a reckoning on the evils of our world that will soon send shockwaves through heaven and hell alike…</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" dir="ltr">“Andy Diggle is a phenomenal new addition to Valiant, and he brings an incredible amount of vision and precision to his long-term plans for one of Valiant’s most seminal characters,” said Valiant Editor-in-Chief Warren Simons. “Together with the exceptional Stephen Segovia – who is delivering page after page of stunning, career-defining work on this series – this team is gearing up to unleash what will be one of Valiant’s most important series and a central new pillar for our publishing line.”<br /><br />In the wake of<strong> “FEAR OF THE DARK”</strong>’s blockbuster-level gauntlet of action and intrigue across issues #1-3, <strong>SHADOWMAN </strong>will then continue in 2018 and beyond as Andy Diggle forges ahead with a riveting, two-year roadmap that will redefine the boundaries of Valiant’s paranormal underworld…and that together will encompass the most ambitious and fearsome Shadowman tale ever told. <br /><br />“Make no mistake: SHADOWMAN #1 will be Valiant’s single most important monthly series launch of 2018,” said Valiant CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. “Over the past year, we’ve dedicated a vast amount of time and resources to cementing tentpole series for our most beloved and demanded characters, and Shadowman has long been at the top of that list. This is one of the most vital, but as-yet unexplored, mythologies in the whole of the Valiant library. Together, Andy Diggle and Stephen Segovia are going to be leading off a massive slate of surprises – wait until you see the second arc! – that are going to make Shadowman an integral component of Valiant’s bold plans for the future.”<br /><br />On<strong> March 28th</strong>, Shadowman storms to the forefront of the Valiant Universe…more powerful, more terrifying, and more relentless than ever before…in the all-new <strong>SHADOWMAN #1</strong> – featuring covers by a stunning cast of artists, including Eisner Award nominee <strong>Tonci Zonjic</strong> (<em>Who is Jake Ellis?</em>), <strong>Renato Guedes</strong> (BLOODSHOT SALVATION, <em>Wolverine</em>), <strong>Juan José Ryp </strong>(BRITANNIA), and<strong> Travel Foreman </strong>(<em>Animal Man</em>, <em>The Ultimates</em>)!</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><strong>PLUS:</strong> Valiant is rewarding fans who reserve the first arc of Valiant’s next essential ongoing series with specially expanded, limited editions of each issue in the <strong>SHADOWMAN #1-3 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE </strong>– available only as a pre-order set! Released monthly from March through May 2018, each Valiant <strong>PRE-ORDER EDITION </strong>comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues – plus an exclusive cover by visionary artist <strong>Raúl Allén</strong> (SECRET WEAPONS) that can’t be found anywhere else!<br /><br />The only way to obtain the <strong>SHADOWMAN #1-3 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE</strong> is to reserve this limited item with your local comic shop by the initial order date (IOD) of <strong>January 24th, 2018</strong>! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><strong>THEN: </strong>In honor of the all-new <strong>SHADOWMAN #1</strong>’s long-awaited debut, Valiant can also reveal that the series’ must-read first issue will also feature the publisher’s first fully <strong>GLOW-IN-THE-DARK</strong> variant cover! Available to retailers who place qualifying orders for <strong>SHADOWMAN #1</strong>, this ultra-limited edition of Valiant’s most anticipated ongoing series debut of 2018 will recast the cover artwork of <strong>Tonci Zonjic </strong>(<em>Lobster Johnson</em>) in hauntingly luminescent glow-in-the-dark ink! <br /><br />Attention retailers: One copy of the <strong>SHADOWMAN (2018) #1 Glow-in-the-Dark Variant</strong> may be ordered by retailers who place a qualifying order of 250 copies or more. The <strong>SHADOWMAN (2018) #1 Glow-in-the-Dark Variant</strong> is strictly limited to one copy per qualifying store. For instructions on how to qualify for the <strong>SHADOWMAN (2018) #1 Glow-in-the-Dark Variant</strong>, please refer to the Diamond Retailer Site. </p>
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The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the twelve Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry's most anticipated annual event, Free Comic Book Day. FCBD happens each year on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide, with next year's event taking place on May 5th, 2018.
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none; list-style: none;">The titles were curated by over twenty comic shop retailers who make up the FCBD Selection Committee and the comics feature something for everyone: from superheroes, to popular films and television shows, to beloved video game franchises, and all-ages favorites. The Gold Sponsor titles come from the industry’s top publishers, including DC Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Archie Comics, BOOM! Studios, First Second Books, Joe Books, Oni Press, Titan Comics, and VIZ Media. </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none; list-style: none;">"With 91 titles submitted from over 70 publishers, the FCBD Retailer Committee had to make some tough choices for this year's Free Comic Book Day," said FCBD spokesperson Dan Manser, "but we think retailers and fans alike will be thrilled with the sponsor titles chosen for 2018. Free Comic Book Day is the comics industry’s most important event—a day to celebrate comic books and comic shops, and to introduce family and friends to the comics medium we all know and love. It's important that the titles reflect the varied interests of people coming into stores these days—and we believe there’s a comic book for everyone this Free Comic Book Day!”</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none; list-style: none;">The full line-up of this year's comic books will be announced next week, when thirty-eight additional FCBD Silver titles will be announced on Tuesday, December 19th. A complete listing of all fifty FCBD titles, as well as two education titles about the industry, will also be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors' PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at all comic book shops December 27th, 2017.</p>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-45838592716263361722017-12-14T16:28:00.001-05:002017-12-14T16:44:57.659-05:00Tidal Wave returns to political biography comics with ELIZABETH WARREN<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue; cursor: pointer;" name="aolmail_OLE_LINK1"></a></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">The successful comic book issue detailing Elizabeth Warren’s life and career will be getting a sequel of sorts this week. The book will pick up from the 2016 female empowerment comic book series “Female Force: Elizabeth Warren” and will detail more of her background and political acumen. </span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">From modest means to the Massachusetts Senate, Elizabeth Warren has proven herself a powerful advocate for the middle class. Her plainspoken approach and dogged attacks on Wall Street have resonated with voters looking for someone who understands the crush of debt and the shackles imposed by student loans. TidalWave Comics is proud to present this graphic nonfiction portrayal of one of the most outspoken members of the Senate and respected voices in the Democratic Party.</span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Written by Michael Frizell and featuring art by Pablo Martinena, “Female Force: Elizabeth Warren #2” a follow-up to the successful first issue also written by Frizell. The book uses sequential art to chronicle the early days of the Warren campaign and her rise to power.</span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">“I call this chapter in her life ‘The Ragged Edges,’” said Frizell. “Elizabeth Warren is the first female Senator from Massachusetts and has experienced first-hand the struggle of the middle class.” In this issue, Warren adopts the belief that some financial institutions are too big to fail. “We see Warren battling Congress to relieve the burden of crushing student loan debt which holds back prosperity for millions as they struggle in the ragged edge of the middle class to achieve the American dream.”</span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Darren G. Davis, TidalWave Entertainment’s publisher and chief creative force, asks that the writers working for his company adhere to the mandate that the books skew positive while offering factual information in an entertaining way. “It is my hope that readers come away with a sense of the richness of the lives of our subjects. I was once a reluctant reader, and I found early-on that comic books engaged me in ways other mediums didn’t.”</span></p>
<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><br />Artist Pablo Martinena said, “I was able to go through the life of Elizabeth Warren while I was drawing the pages of this biographical comic. She is a fighter woman, and a clear example of tenacity and dedication. Therefore, it is fair to recognize her hard work. Only someone with a strong heart can overcome them (challenges)”.</span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">The “Female Force” series serves as a companion to TidalWave Entertainment’s successful “Political Power,” “Tribute,” “Orbit,” and “Fame” imprints of creative nonfiction comic books offered by TidalWave.</span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">The biography comic form allows TidalWave’s talented writers to delve into the history of certain newsworthy figures and explore the past which shaped them. TidlaWave Entertainment’s biographical comic books have been featured on CNN, Politico, Roll Call, The Today Show, FOX News, and in People Magazine among thousands of others.</span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">“Comics promote literacy,” said publisher Davis. “It’s my hope that in addition to fans of the candidate that younger readers will learn something about how our political process works.”</span></p>
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<p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">To see it on Amazon, click here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Female-Force-Elizabeth-Warren-2/dp/1948216019/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1513027034&sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.com/Female-Force-Elizabeth-Warren-2/dp/1948216019/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1513027034&sr=8-1</a></span></p>
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<p><strong>New York, NYDecember 13, 2017 </strong>Marvel Entertainment and comiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comic shopping & reading service, debut the next exclusive comiXology Originals digital comic series <em><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue; cursor: pointer;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Panther: Long Live The King</a></em>, a 6-issue bi-weekly series written by Nnedi Okorafor, winner of the World Fantasy, Hugo, and Nebula Awards (<em>Binti, Who Fears Death</em>), and illustrated by Andre Araujo (<em>Spidey, The Wicked + Divine</em>).</p>
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<p><em><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue; cursor: pointer;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Panther</a></em> is on sale now for $2.99 on comiXology and Kindle as part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content and available to current subscribers of the popular comiXology Unlimited service. New subscribers to comiXology Unlimited can also enjoy it for free as part of their 30-day free trial. <em>Black Panther</em> joins <em>The</em> <em>Immortal Iron Fists</em> and <em>Thor Vs. Hulk: Champions of the Universe</em>, as well as the recently announced <em>The Avengers</em> with more exclusive Marvel series to be announced. </p>
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<p>“I had a lot of questions about Wakanda, so I brought the lens deep into it,” says Nnedi Okorafor. “You'll see the Black Panther interacting with tech-hacking village kids, vibranium-affected wildlife, and off-grid communities in Wakanda known as "mute zones". Not only is this a deeply personal story about T'Challa, you'll also see a side of the African country of Wakanda that no one's seen before. Oh and there's a mysterious monster in the countryside causing problems for everyone.” </p>
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<p>A perfect entry point for new fans and longtime readers alike, <em>Black Panther: Long Live The King</em> is an adventure set in the world of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ landmark Black Panther run and told in the Mighty Marvel Manner! As the Black Panther and an Avenger, T’Challa has had to save the world time and again but those duties pale in comparison to his responsibilities as king of Wakanda. As the nation rebuilds in the wake of revolution, T’Challa finds his people besieged by a massive monster tearing through the country, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake!</p>
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<p>“Marvel Comic’s <em>Immortal Iron Fists</em> and <em>Thor vs. Hulk: Champions of the Universe</em> have been topping the charts on comiXology,” said Chip Mosher, comiXology’s Head of Content & Senior Director of Communications. “These digital exclusives, part of the ComiXology Originals line, continue to add value and interest to our comiXology Unlimited subscription service.”</p>
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<p>Fans across the globe have been attracted to Marvel’s amazing characters through top-grossing movies, critically-acclaimed TV series, and ground-breaking new publishing series that have driven titles like Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, and Black Panther to new heights, alongside perennial favorites like Amazing Spider-Man and Avengers. </p>
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<p>This past spring, Marvel Comics joined comiXology Unlimited, giving fans the ability to read over 10,000 titles including thousands of Marvel Comics single issues and collections as part of their comiXology Unlimited membership, featuring Super Heroes like The Avengers, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Black Panther, Iron Fist, Guardians of the Galaxy and more.<br /> <br /><strong>About comiXology</strong><br />ComiXology, an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary is a revolutionary, cloud-based digital comics service. With content from over 125 publishers as well as thousands of independent creators from around the world, comiXology provides an unrivaled library of comic books, graphic novels, manga and bandes dessinées. The company’s first-in-class innovations include the exclusive Guided View technology which provides an immersive and cinematic reading experience and a new monthly subscription service. ComiXology is based in New York City, with operations in Seattle and Los Angeles. For more information, visit comixology.com and follow the company on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; position: relative !important;"><strong>About Marvel Entertainment </strong><br />Marvel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.<br />For more information visit marvel.com.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-1316528345625597232017-12-14T07:47:00.001-05:002017-12-14T07:47:52.741-05:00KEY COLLECTOR COMICS APP could be what you're looking for<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;" dir="ltr"><span><strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><em>EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Valiant Entertainment for bringing this App to my attention. Do you have room on your smart phone for another app? If you’re a serious comics collector looking to filter through a mountain of comics to identify the key issues of interest to collectors, then this could be a very useful app. Check out the details below . . . . .</em></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;" dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Valiant Announces Official Partnership with Key Collector Comics App</strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce that it has joined forces with <strong>Key Collector Comics </strong>–<strong> </strong>currently available for <strong><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=ccfeed36a5&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iOS</a> </strong>and <strong><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=a5463ebd3b&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Android</a> </strong>– for their first official publisher partnership! The free-to-download mobile app aims to make collecting the most seminal single issues from across the renowned publisher’s 25-year history easier than ever before with a complete list of Valiant's biggest and most sought-after milestones!</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">Using the dedicated first-of-its-kind “Valiant Keys” button on the homepage of the mobile app, fans and collectors can access an extensive database full of information and pricing data for more than 100+ significant comic book issues published by Valiant, including first appearances, origin stories, gold issues, iconic cover art, rare variants, and more:</p>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>HARBINGER #0 (1992) Pink Variant</strong> – a highly sought-after mailaway issue revealing the origin of the Renegades!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>ETERNAL WARRIOR #4 (1994) </strong>– featuring the first cameo appearance by Bloodshot!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>QUANTUM AND WOODY #3 (1997)</strong> – featuring the first appearance of Vincent Van Goat (aka “The Goat”)!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>X-O MANOWAR #1 (2017) Brushed Metal Variant </strong>– Valiant’s first brushed metal variant cover printed via a special process on an actual brushed aluminum metal sheet!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>ETERNITY #1 (2017) Massafera Variant</strong> – a rare 1:40 wraparound variant cover introducing the complete cast of the visionary new series by Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine, featuring fully painted cover art by Felipe Massafera!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Plus dozens more!</li>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">The Key Collector Comics app is a concise and comprehensive resource that isolates issues of significance from the clutter of uneventful comics. It features information regarding over 7,000 key issue comic books, as well as a simplified price guide, robust search filters, and a cataloguing system to determine the value of your own collection.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr">To download the app for free today, find Key Collector Comics on<strong> </strong>the<strong> <a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=6983ff1cc1&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iOS App Store</a></strong> or <a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=f5a4cc4342&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, or visit <a href="http://keycollectorcomics.com">http://keycollectorcomics.com</a></p>
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<h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">That’s the part that some may not understand, but there are cities around the globe that are historic, that have such a rich lineage all their own, that they very much deserve, and some even already have, to a degree, their own myths, tales that explain why events happen or things are a certain way in that city. Some would say that some cities already have their own pantheon of gods and goddesses. What CITY MYTHOLOGICA will do simply is make that all true by establishing a mythology for the cities the series focuses on.”</span></h1>
<h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br />CITY MYTHOLOGICA will be an anthology series focused on applying the concept of mythology to cities. The intent of the stories should be to build a pantheon of gods and goddesses as well as heroes of mythological proportions for the cities spotlighted AND/OR explain a particular characteristic/aspect/event associated with a city in a way that classic myths of ancient civilizations did. The intent is NOT to adapt gods of other myths or events from other mythologies into these stories, but rather to create from only what the city has to provide a new mythology specific to its own location.<br /><br />“We don’t want Zeus as a tycoon,” states Hancock. “Instead, just using this as an example from one of the cities we’re focusing on first, what if W.C. Handy were the god of music? And understand, we want writers to play with this in their unique way, so they can establish characters as gods and over the top heroes or villains from the get go, or it can be stories of their ‘ascension’ as it were. </span></h1>
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<h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">We also need just as many stories explaining why something is the way it is in a particular city, but not from a historical perspective as much as a mythological ‘Why is Broadway in New York’ sort of thing. Sure, the stories can be and should in most cases be based on the city’s history, but beyond that, we are seeking myths.”<br /><br />The first four cities to be focused on for CITY MYTHOLOGICA are Memphis, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York City, New York; and Chicago, Illinois. Future books will focus on other American cities as well as cities around the globe.<br /><br />“We will be very selective,” says Hancock, “with this series. Our hope is to build a mythology for each city that we can then set up as sort of a shared world sort of thing and set stories in those cities in the future, using that mythology to a whole new level.”<br /><br />Stories for the CITY MYTHOLOGICA series must be 8-10,000 words in length. Those interested in submitting a proposal should contact submissions@prose-press.com to request a bible for this project. A proposal of 100-500 words must be submitted to submissions@prose-press.com. Authors not previously published by Pro Se Productions must submit a writing sample of at least two pages with their proposals. Final deadline for completed stories is 90 days following acceptance of proposals. Payment will be in the form of royalties, the percentage determined by number of accepted submissions.<br /><br />CITY MYTHOLOGICA is a part of the Pro Se Open, the company's anthology project, and is scheduled to be published in the 2018-2019 calendar years, depending on submissions and other factors.<br /></span></h1>
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</table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-52602665624743508802017-12-12T10:35:00.001-05:002017-12-12T10:43:32.675-05:00Darth's got the Christmas Spirit!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Wrlxq-Uk8aoITn9xoxFQBpAASjYcFRskMp_znZGKMU19_xVlY9-O6Jo3Un2Rooa1_i4c-hyj6sLiArGD6m5B3pPeu9kG1-1nXn4qgrqJxKdx_M_H3J_a14k7gy_gTEj6jj9xPHpW9j65/s1600/Santa+Darth+and+I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Wrlxq-Uk8aoITn9xoxFQBpAASjYcFRskMp_znZGKMU19_xVlY9-O6Jo3Un2Rooa1_i4c-hyj6sLiArGD6m5B3pPeu9kG1-1nXn4qgrqJxKdx_M_H3J_a14k7gy_gTEj6jj9xPHpW9j65/s640/Santa+Darth+and+I.jpg" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="960" data-original-height="720" /></a></div>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">This past Saturday (December 9) I visited CAPTAIN BLUE HEN COMICS in Newark, Delaware to ask Santa Darth to grant my Christmas wishes. Merry Sithmass, he proclaimed.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Great turnout at the store. I had to wait in line to talk to Santa, who wisely stood up when the situation called for it. Some of those orders kids (like me) could crush his lap! In order to accommodate the smaller fans, he would sit or graciously take a knee beside them.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">After a short wait, it was my turn to see Santa Darth. I almost lost my chance as I was temporarily frozen to the spot. Here’s the conversation as I recall it:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“What would you like for Christmas?”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“Santa Darth, I have three wishes.”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“Three wishes! I don’t know if I allow that many!”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“Please hear me out. First, I wish for PEACE.”</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“Hmmpphhh.”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“Secondly, LOVE.”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“Hmmpphh.”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Finally, UNDERSTANDING.”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">“Ahhh! Uh huh.” Santa Darth spoke in respectful, reflective tones. (After all, he’s just a misunderstood little puppy.)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000; min-height: 17px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">I actually had four wishes, but I knew it was too much to ask (and too much to hope for) to expect Santa Darth to help me on this one. In fact, it’s such a long shot to occur, that I’m going to keep it to myself rather than jinx the probability. Knowledgable confidants have already told me it’s a pipe dream. I’ll only share the first letters - - T - - I — J. If it ever happens, I’ll reveal what that stands for in a later blog. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Hope you get what you want in this season of giving and sharing.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Best wishes for a grand 2018.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; position: relative !important;" align="center"><strong>Marvel and comiXology Announce <em>Avengers: Back to Basics</em></strong><br /><strong>The Next Exclusive ComiXology Originals Digital Series </strong><br /><strong>Coming to ComiXology Unlimited </strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>New York, NYDecember 11, 2017</strong> Today, Marvel Entertainment and comiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comic shopping & reading service, announced the next exclusive comiXology Originals digital comic series with the debut of <em><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue; cursor: pointer;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Avengers: Back to Basics</a>,</em> a 6-issue bi-weekly series written by Peter David with art by art by Brian Level on issues #1-2 and #5-6, Juanan Ramirez on issues #3-4, and covers by Nick Roche and Chris O’Halloran. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; position: relative !important; text-align: center;">A perfect entry point for new fans and longtime readers alike, <em>Avengers: Back to Basics </em>features a terrifying tale of Ragnarok as told by legendary writer Peter David! A solar eclipse is about to hit North America but this is no scientific phenomenon. The Avengers uncover that a new Darkness is coming, and with it, a terrible and ancient danger. Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes avert Ragnarok, or will its servants of death prove triumphant?</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; position: relative !important; text-align: center;">“With buzz over the Avengers reaching a fever pitch, we’re thrilled to help bring fans new and old a brand new Avengers story featuring Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and other favorites sure to capture the imagination of all readers,” said Chip Mosher, comiXology’s Head of Content & Senior Director of Communications. “And remember: each issue of <em>Avengers: Back to Basics </em>just as with all other comiXology Originals series from Marvel are free to read as part of the comiXology Unlimited subscription service!” </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; position: relative !important; text-align: center;">Fans across the globe have been attracted to Marvel’s amazing characters through top-grossing movies, critically-acclaimed TV series, and ground-breaking new publishing series that have driven titles like Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, and Black Panther to new heights, alongside perennial favorites like Amazing Spider-Man and Avengers. </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; position: relative !important; text-align: center;">This past spring, Marvel Comics joined comiXology Unlimited, giving fans the ability to read over 10,000 titles including thousands of Marvel Comics single issues and collections as part of their comiXology Unlimited membership, featuring Super Heroes like The Avengers, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Black Panther, Iron Fist, Guardians of the Galaxy and more.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; position: relative !important;"><strong>About Marvel Entertainment </strong><br />Marvel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597330685028834268.post-14063393266558326342017-12-11T22:58:00.001-05:002017-12-11T22:58:17.931-05:00SECRET WEAPONS: OWEN'S STORY #0 coming in March <p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;" dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>FROM THE OFFICIAL VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT PRESS RELEASE . . . . .</strong></span><br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=3a0206314d&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 460px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/45018753-671c-4cd7-ab3d-a6f3935cdba5.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="460" /></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"> Valiant is proud to announce that the world of 2017’s best-selling independent limited series is once again expanding for another essential special in <strong>SECRET WEAPONS: OWEN’S STORY #0!</strong> </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"><strong> On March 14th</strong>, the complete <strong>SECRET WEAPONS</strong> creative team – including Academy Award nominee <strong>Eric Heisserer</strong> (<em>Arrival</em>) and Harvey Award-nominated artists <strong>Raúl Allén</strong> (BLOODSHOT REBORN) and<strong> Patricia Martín</strong> (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) – reunite for an all-new, standalone tale spotlighting a day in the all-too complicated life of Owen Cho, one of Livewire's new recruits and quite possibly the Secret Weapons' most unique talent of all!</p>
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<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Owen Cho is a conjurer, which can be a great deal more frustrating than it sounds. You see, Owen’s “psiot” ability – unlocked at great expense and even greater danger by Toyo Harada's Harbinger Foundation – allows him to materialize objects out of thin air, but he can’t control what to summon or when it might arrive. Worse yet, his gift has landed him in a heap of trouble over the years... Namely, it got him locked away in The Willows – an off-the-grid facility for abstruse superhumans like himself – before Livewire and her team of like-minded “secret weapons” gave him a path with purpose… But what do you do with a heap of undesirable objects summoned from parts unknown, anyway? Have a garage sale, of course!</div>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"> From the minds of SECRET WEAPONS' all-star creative team, discover the significance behind the otherwise ordinary trinkets, toys, and gadgets conjured by Owen's otherworldly ability across a series of lavishly illustrated double-page spreads and short stories specific to each object that weave together to form one cohesive narrative...and one of the year's most innovative single issues.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"> "We're fortunate to have one of the most ambitious and hardest-working stables of creators anywhere in the industry at Valiant, and collectively, they've been challenging themselves to push the boundaries of the medium even farther in 2018," said Valiant Editor-in-Chief Warren Simons<strong>. </strong>"In the first few months of the new year alone, we'll see Eric Heisserer and Adam Pollina attempt a new style of day-by-day, panel-by-panel storytelling in SECRET WEAPONS #0; a 'black issue' told in total darkness by Jeff Lemire in BLOODSHOT SALVATION #7; and, now, another innovative SECRET WEAPONS special with a distinctive style and technique quite unlike any other I've ever seen attempted on the comics page."</p>
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<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Before the Secret Weapons take center stage in<strong> HARBINGER WARS 2</strong> this May, witness one of the year’s most unlikely and unorthodox origin stories as Heisserer, Allén, and Martín come together again to recount a life lived one item at a time <strong>on March 14th</strong> in<strong> SECRET WEAPONS: OWEN'S STORY #0</strong> – featuring covers by <strong>Raúl Allén</strong> (NINJAK), rising star<strong> Sibylline Meynet</strong>, <strong>Sija Hong</strong> (NINJAK), and <strong>Leif Jones </strong>(GENERATION ZERO)!</div>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" dir="ltr"> But first: Discover the harrowing, heartbreaking coming-of-age story of Owen Cho’s teammate, Nikki Finch, in <strong>SECRET WEAPONS #0</strong> – the first <strong>SECRET WEAPONS </strong>zero-issue origin special! <strong>On January 3rd</strong>, superstar artist <strong>Adam Pollina </strong>(<em>X-Force</em>) makes his long-awaited return to full-length interiors to join Oscar-nominated sci-fi visionary <strong>Eric Heisserer </strong>for a star-studded, page-turning standalone prelude to the breakout hit series of 2017 – featuring covers by <strong>Raúl Allén</strong> (SECRET WEAPONS), <strong>Veronica Fish</strong> (<em>Archie</em>), rising star <strong>Sibylline Meynet</strong>, <strong>Sija Jong </strong>(NINJAK), and <strong>Adam Pollina</strong> (<em>X-Men: Rise of Apocalypse</em>)!</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;" dir="ltr"><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=9903d18782&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/45018753-671c-4cd7-ab3d-a6f3935cdba5.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a><br /><em>SECRET WEAPONS: OWEN'S STORY #0 – Cover A by Raúl Allén</em><br /><br /><a style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer;" href="https://valiantentertainment.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9&id=06d4bcefb4&e=355f20bbe2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 768px; margin: 0px; visibility: visible;" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/602a5e9c5c907c97823068aa9/images/a95c4708-a054-4615-8207-c8287d3fc1bf.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="768" /></a><br /><em>SECRET WEAPONS: OWEN'S STORY #0 – Cover B by Sibylline Meynet</em></p>
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