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Hi, all!
Not much to report. :) Things are going really well at the new shop. Our numbers over last year continue to climb. :) THANK YOU!!!!
I have some family stuff to deal with this week, so I will be in and out all week. Wednesday, though, I should be here all day!!!
And for those of you who don't know it....a few months ago, I trained Frank to drop files, and he has taken completely over this process. If your file is great and happy, please thank him and let him know. If there are mistakes,,,, you can still tell me ;)
Gabi
Eric's Picks
(for Wednesday, August 6, 2008)
MARVEL:
FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SUMMER SMACKDOWN! #1
Written by: Marc Sumerak
Art by: Chris Eliopoulos
From the Marvel Comics website: "In this corner: wearing blue trunks and weighing in at 63 pounds -- the Baxter Building's Baby Boy -- FRANKLIN "SON OF A GENIUS" RICHARDS! And in this corner: wearing tight spandex and weighing in at a whopping 500 pounds -- Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew -- BENJAMIN "THE THING" GRIMM! It's the showdown of the century! And if Franklin survives the first roun d, he has four more challengers waiting in the wings ready to take his title! LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!"
Eric's Notes: The latest installment of this absolutely charming and funny all-ages title, a sort of "Calvin & Hobbes" for the Marvel Universe. Highly recommended, suitable for all ages.
IRON MAN: VIVA LAS VEGAS #2
Written by: Jon Favreau
Art by: Adi Granov
From the Marvel Comics website: " With the aid of archaeologist Elsa Bloodstone, Tony Stark has discovered the cause of the plague of reptiles that's crippled the Las Vegas strip! Unfortunately for his armored alter ego, that something is "He Whose Limbs Shatter Mountains, And Whose Back Scrapes The Sun"--Fin Fang Foom! "
Eric's Notes: The long-delayed second issue from the director of the smash hit IRON MAN film (and featuring amazing digital painted art from Adi Granov). Gorgeous visuals and an amusing and exciting Iron Man tale – a must-read for Iron Man fans. Recommended.
DC COMICS
FINAL CRISIS #3
Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: J.G. Jones
From the DC Comics website: "Batman missing in action! Superman immobilized! Green Lantern on trial for his life!
A shadow is falling across Earth's super heroes — and now it's Wonder Woman's turn to face the Evil Gods!
What bizarre warning from beyond awaits Frankenstein, The Question and the agents of S.H.A.D.E. in the shadows of the Dark=2 0Side Club? What grim fate lies in store for The Human Flame? What happens when the Anti-Life Equation hits the internet? Can the Fastest Men Alive outrun The Black Racer — Death himself? And who are the Justifiers?
The answers are all here as the unstoppable rise of evil continues in FINAL CRISIS #3 by Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones."
Eric's notes: Despite some of the continuity issues, FINAL CRISIS is a highly ambitious and complex superhero story, and this issue marks the point where things go from bad to utterly worse. Worth a look.
INDEPENDENT COMICS:
ABSTRACT STUDIOS
ECHO #5
Written and illustrated by: Terry Moore
From the Abstract Studios website: "The Heitzer Nuclear Reserch Institute (HeNRI) hires bounty hunter Ivy to track down Julie Martin because she possesses part of their secret weapon - a liquid metal bomb that can destroy the planet! Ivy has never failed, but Julie finds an unexpected ally in the spirit of a dead woman with a molecular bond to the metal she wears!"
Eric's notes: STRANGERS IN PARADISE creator Terry Moore has crafted an intriguing science fiction tale in ECHO; at times creepy, at others exciting, and through it all, beautifully drawn. Worth a look.
TRADE PAPERBACKS & COLLECTIONS
DC COMICS:
THE FLASH: THE WILD WESTS
Written by: Mark Waid
Art by:
From the DC Comics website: "Wally West return s to active duty as the Flash — with the addition of his two children — in this amazing hardover collecting THE FLASH #231-237, guest-starring the Justice League! What's his dark, dark family secret — the one that's helping him keep the peace in Keystone? This volume also includes "The Fast Life," by Mark Waid, John Rogers and Doug Braithwaite — the compelling tale of the West family's life on a Flash-friendly alien world."
Eric's notes: Waid's run (pun intended) on THE FLASH was excellent – almost as good as his Fantastic Four "Imaginauts" arc. Great art (particularly from Daniel Acuña) and wonderful stories. Worth a look.
Kids Comics
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1
BETTY #175
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #163
FRANKLIN RICHARDS SUMMER SMACKDOWN
LOONEY TUNES #165
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #1 (OF 5)
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #1 (OF 5) ALPHONA VAR
UNCLE SCROOGE #377
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #692
WALT DISNEYS VACATION PARADE #5
DC Comics
DETECTIVE COMICS #847 RIP
FINAL CRISIS #1 DIRECTORS CUT SPECIAL
FINAL CRISIS #3 (OF 7)
HAWKMAN SPECIAL #1
INFINITY INC #12
JONAH HEX #34
MANHUNTER #33
NIGHTWING #147 RIP
ROBIN #176 RIP
SUPERGIRL #32
TOR #4 (OF 6)
TRINITY #10
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #4 (OF 12)
Marvel Comics
AVENGERS INVADERS #4 (OF 12)
AVENGERS INVADERS #4 (OF 12) DAVIS VAR
BLACK PANTHER #38
CABLE #6 MD
ETERNALS #3
HULK #5
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #119 SI
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4
IRON MAN VIVA LAS VEGAS #2 (OF 4)
IRON MAN VIVA LAS VEGAS #2 (OF 4)
KING SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #6 (OF 6)
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS #3 (OF 6)
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #14
NEW EXILES #9
PATSY WALKER HELLCAT #2 (OF 5)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #22
SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #2 (OF 5) SI
TWELVE #7 (OF 12)
ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3 (OF 5)
UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #1 (OF 3) (MR)
VENOM DARK ORIGIN #1 (OF 5)
WOLVERINE KILLING MADE SIMPLE
Indie Comics
AMORY WARS II #3 (OF 5)
ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #1 (OF 6) (MR)
ARMY OF DARKNESS #11 LONG ROAD HOME
AUTHORITY #1
BEYOND #3 (OF 5)
BOYS #21 (MR)
CRIMINAL 2 #4 (MR)
CROSSED #0 (OF 9) (MR)
CROSSED #0 (OF 9) WRAP CVR (MR)
DEMONWARS VOL 02 DEMON SPIRIT #2 (OF 3) GOPEZ CVR B
DEMONWARS VOL 02 DEMON SPIRIT #2 (OF 3) SEELEY CVR A
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #9
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #9 10 COPY RETRO ART INCV (NET)
DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #2
FATHOM #1 CVR A GARZA
FATHOM #1 CVR B CAMPBELL
FATHOM #1 CVR C TURNER
FATHOM #1 CVR D TURNER & STEIGERWALD INCV (NET) (C: 0-0-1)
FURRLOUGH #184 (C: 0-0-1)
FX #6 (OF 6)
FX #6 (OF 6)
0A
HACK SLASH SERIES #14 FRISON CVR B (MR)
HACK SLASH SERIES #14 SEELEY CVR A (MR)
HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #2 (OF 5) (MR)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #4 (MR)
IGOR MOVIE PREQUEL #4
JACK OF FABLES #24 (MR)
JACK STAFF #18
JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES #4 (OF 4) WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
MILK #63 (A) (C: 1-0-1)
0A
NEW WORLD ORDER #2
NEW WORLD ORDER #3
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #162
NOCTURNALS CARNIVAL OF BEASTS (ONE SHOT)
NYX NO WAY HOME #1 (OF 6)
NYX NO WAY HOME #1 (OF 6) CHEN VAR
OKKO CYCLE OF EARTH #1 (OF 4) (MR)
RED SONJA #36
REST #0
SISTERHOOD #2 (OF 3) (MR)
SPECIAL FORCES #3 (OF 6)
SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #2 (OF 4)
SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #2 (OF 4) 10 COPY URRU INCV (NET)
SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #2 (OF 4) 25 COPY SHARP BROS INCV (NET)
ST TNG INTELLIGENCE GATHERING TP
STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH #4
STORMING PARADISE #2 (OF 6)
STREETS OF GLORY #1-5 BAG SET (MR)
SWORD #10 (MR)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #5
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SAGA O/T ALLSPARK #2
VINYL UNDERGROUND #11 (MR)
VOYAGES OF SHEBUCCANEER #2 (OF 3) (MR)
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #3 (OF 5) CVR B
Manga
BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBO SHONEN JUMP ED GN VOL 01 (C: 1-0-0)
FAIRIES VIDIA & THE FAIRY CROWN GN
KAZE HIKARU GN VOL 10 (C: 1-0-0)
KING OF THORN GN VOL 05 (OF 6) (MR)
NARUTO TP VOL 01 (C: 1-0-0)
Magazines
SHONEN JUMP SEPT 08 (C: 1-1-0)
SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #2
Trade Paperbacks and other collections
BRIT TP VOL 02 AWOL
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 01 DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
COMPLETE ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS TP
COUNTDOW N ARENA TP
CTHULHU TALES TP VOL 01
DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING TP (MR)
DMZ TP VOL 05 THE HIDDEN WAR (MR)
ELFQUEST ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
ELFQUEST ARCHIVES HC VOL 02
ELFQUEST ARCHIVES HC VOL 03
ELFQUEST ARCHIVES HC VOL 04
ESSENTIAL MAN-THING TP VOL 02
FLASH THE WILD WESTS HC
FOOLKILLER TP FOOLS PARADISE (MR)
GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP
GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 01 (MAY063495)
MASK OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
MASSIVE SWERVE SC (MR)
POPEYE HC VOL 02 WELL BLOW ME DOWN
PRO (MR)
PUNISHER PREM HC WELCOME BACK FRANK
PUNISHER PREM HC WELCOME BACK FRANK DM ED
RUNES OF RAGNAN TP
SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN THE WHOLE SHEBANG TP (C: 0-1-2)
SECRET SIX SIX DEGREES OF DEVASTATION TP
SGT ROCK ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
SGT ROCK THE PROPHECY TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS HOUSE OF SECRETS TP VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN J TP VOL 1 JAPANESE KNIGHTS DIGEST
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE TP
STAR WARS DARK EMPIRE TP 3RD ED
STAR WARS DARK TIMES TP VOL 02 PARALLELS (C: 1-1-2)
SUPERMAN T HE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP VOL 01
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET
ULTIMATES HC VOL 01
ULTIMATES TP VOL 02 HOMELAND SECURITY
WALKING DEAD HC VOL 02 (MR)
Other Comic Related Goodies
BIG LEBOWSKI URBAN ACHIEVER SER 2 AF ASST (NET) (C: 1-1-3)
BSG CHARACTER DOGTAG REPLICAS 7 PC ASST (C: 1-0-2)
BTVS AUTOGRAPHED ACTION FIGURE ASST (NET) (C: 0-1-3)
DC CLASSIC COVER WALL SCROLL 12 PC ASST (C: 1-1-3)
DC COMICS TIN BANK 12 PC ASST (C: 1-1-3)
EXCL BTVS SGN DLX KENDRA AF
FFAC PLAY ARTS VOL 2 ASST (C: 1-1-3)
FLASH SYMBOL RED HOODIE XL (C: 1-1-3)
GREEN LANTERN SYMBOL HOODIE XXL (C: 1-1-3)
GUNDAM FIX FIGURATION METAL ED RX-78 CA VER AF (C: 1-1-3)
GUNDAM RX-79 GM HCM PRO AF (C: 1-1-3)
HELLBOY LOGO WITH BONES BLACK T/S MED (C: 0-1-2)
HELLBOY LOGO WITH BONES BLACK T/S XXL (C: 0-1-2)
HELLBOY SON OF A T/S BLACK XXL (C: 0-1-2)
HELLBOY VS OCTOPUS TAN T/S XXL (C: 0-1-2)
INDIANA JONES ARTFX THEATER RAIDERS O/T LOST ARK (C: 1-1-4)
JIM SILKE BETTIE PAGE PORTFOLIO (C: 1-1-2)
LOTR SAURON RINGBEARER BUST (C: 1-1-4)
PATLABOR THE MOVIE 2 HELLHOUND MODEL KIT (C: 1-1-3)
SERENITY BANK HEIST MONEY PACK (C: 1-0-2)
SERENITY BLUE SUN TRAVEL WAVECARDS PACK (C: 1-0-2)
ST TWOK ENTERPRISE (C: 1-1-4)
STAR TREK MINIMATES SERIES 4 ASST (C: 1-1-4)
STAR WARS BOSSK ARTFX STATUE (C: 1-1-3)
STAR WARS ZUCKUSS ARTFX STATUE (C: 1-1-4)
STARGATE REPLICA MIRROR (C: 1-1-2)
STARGATE SG1 SER 4 DESERT COMBAT AF ASST (C: 1-1-4)
SW DARTH VADER SUPER DEFORMED PLUSH (C: 1-1-3)
TRANSFORMERS SOUNDBLASTER & RATBAT BUST (C: 0-1-4)
TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE LEGENDS AF ASST 200801 (C: 1-1-3)