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Hi, all!

:)

The Halloween party was a BLAST!!!

I will try and get some pictures posted...CUTE costumes all around!!

Eric will be HOME tomorrow night, so he will be here signing on Wednesday.... Final Crisis: Submit will be here. :)

Have a great week!
Gabi

ERIC'S PICKS
(For Wednesday, November 5, 2008)

MARVEL

IRON MAN: THE END #1
Written by: David Michelinie
Art by: Bernard Chang
From the Marvel Comics website: "It's the middle decades of the 21st century. After a lifetime fighting crime, corporate evil and super-powered villainy as Iron Man, industrialist and inventor Tony Stark faces his biggest challenge ever: building the legacy he will leave humankind after he's gone. But when his world-changing project comes under attack, Tony must fight espionage and super-villainy once more…perhaps for the final time. The legendary Iron Man creative team of David Michelinie and Bob Layton teams with penciler Bernard Chang to tell the final story of Iron Man's life!"
Eric's Notes: Marvel's "The End" series has been quite interesting – particularly Garth Ennis' take on the Punisher – and reuniting Bob Layton and David Michelinie to tackle the final days of Tony Stark seems like a recipe for success, especially when aided and abetted by the minimalist but extremely-evocative pencils of Bernard Change. Worth a look.

DC COMICS

ADVENTURE COMICS SPECIAL FEATURING THE GUARDIAN
Written by: James Robinson
Art by: Pere Perez
From the DC Comics website: "New Krypton" part 3! At last! The true origin of the Guardian of Metropolis is revealed! Following directly on from last month's SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1, we learn the fantastic and sometimes terrible past of one of DC's most mysterious heroes. How did the first clone of the Golden Age Guardian come into existence at the hands of the Cadmus Project? We'll also introduce a mysterious young girl the Guardian has sworn to protect – even at the expense of the Cadmus Project, and, if need be, his very life!"
Eric's Notes: The New Krypton storyline continues in this spotlight on Metropolis' OTHER protector, The Guardian. I've always liked the character—from his original incarnation to Grant Morrison's "7 Soldiers" version. Worth a look.

FINAL CRISIS: RESIST
Written by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Art by: Ryan Sook
From the DC Comics' website: "In a world overrun by Darkseid's Anti-Life Equation and his relentless storm troopers, do you choose to RESIST? The world's only hope for survival depends on one-time JLA mascot Snapper Carr, Mr. Terrific, and Checkmate. With the aid of the villainous Cheetah, Snapper must rally the various factions of Checkmate and awaken an evil from a Crisis past. Could this actually be the end?"
Eric's Notes: Not a "pick" of mine, per se, but I had a great time writing this one, and if you liked the work Greg and I did on Checkmate, this is the closest we're going to get to us "getting the band back together." So, please, check it out and let me know what you think.

INDEPENDENT COMICS

RADICAL

FREEDOM FORMULA #3
Written by: Edmund Shern
Art by: Kai and Jennsyon Rosero
From the Radical website: "The mystery of Daedalus deepens, and it becomes increasingly clear that he is somehow tied to Zee's past. Meanwhile, the corporation's stranglehold on the city tightens, and more street racers are being hunted and executed. As they close in, Zee makes a fatal mistake "
Eric's Notes: Radical has made some really interesting moves in comics, particularly with science-fiction stories. FREEDOM FORMULA (written by my friend, Edmund Shern) has all the makings of a good, solid sci-fi yarn, mated to some absolutely astounding art. WORTH A LOOK.

DARK HORSE COMICS

KULL #1
Written by: Arvid Nelson
Art by: Will Conrad
From the Dark Horse website: "More comfortable with a sword than a scepter, Kull has recently crowned himself king and seeks to unite the once-proud and powerful land of Valusia. Only Count Areyas stands between Kull and a reunified kingdom--and the obstinate Count waits patiently in his Iron Fortress, the land's oldest and most formidable castle. Horrors lurk in the shadows of Kull's newly won throne, and slithering foes stalk his every move. Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi) scripts this series, which will adapt Robert E. Howard's story "The Shadow Kingdom," with art by Will Conrad (Serenity) and José Villarrubia (Conan)."
Eric's Notes: Dark Horse has done outstanding work with their adaptations of Robert E. Howard's pulp heroes—from Conan to Solomon Kane, and now, Kull the Conqueror, the ruler of Atlantis and Valusia. Will Conrad, who has done such a fine job on the Serenity/Firefly comics, contributes pencils to this six-issue series, which should be chock-full of violence and adventure. RECOMMENDED.

TRADE PAPERBACKS & COLLECTIONS

DARK HORSE COMICS
B.P.R.D. 1946
Written by: Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart
Art by: Mike Mignol and Paul Azaceta
From the Dark Horse Comics website: "In the wake of the Second World War, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm--occult investigator and guardian of the infant Hellboy--founded the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense to investigate and defuse the remains of the Axis's sophisticated occult warfare projects and potential Soviet threats. Now, with the help of a handful of war-weary American soldiers and their erstwhile Soviet allies, Bruttenholm unravels the mystery of the Nazi Occult Bureau's greatest and most threatening initiatives: Project Vampir Sturm."
Eric's Notes: The fantastic BPRD series takes a step back in time to the late 1940s, and a postwar investigation by BPRD founder Trevor Bruttenholm (Hellboy's "father"), leading into conflict with the deadly Nazi "Projekt Vampir Sturm" program. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Reorders
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #122
MY NAME IS BRUCE ONE SHOT
NOVA #18 SI

Kids Comics
JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #30
LOONEY TUNES #168
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #126
UNCLE SCROOGE #381
VERONICA #191
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #696

DC Comics
ADVENTURE COMICS SPECIAL GUARDIAN #1 NEW KRYPTON
EL DIABLO #3 (OF 6)
FINAL CRISIS RESIST #1
JONAH HEX #37
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #20
SECRET SIX #3
SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #1 (OF 6)
SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM #1 (OF 5)
TERRA #1 (OF 4)
TERROR TITANS #2 (OF 6)
TRINITY #23
VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #2 (OF 5)

Marvel Comics
ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #1 (OF 4)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #576
ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #2 (OF 5) (MR)
AVENGERS INITIATIVE SPECIAL
CABLE #8
CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #3 (OF 5)
DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA DEAD ON ARRIVAL (MR)
FRANKLIN RICHARDS SONS OF GENIUSES
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #7
IRON MAN END
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED KIDNAPPED #1 (OF 5)
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #17
MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #2 (OF 4)
MS MARVEL SPECIAL STORYTELLER
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL ANNUAL #1
SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #4 (OF 5)
SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #3 (OF 5)
ULTIMATUM #1 (OF 5)
VENOM DARK ORIGIN #4 (OF 5)
WEAPON X FIRST CLASS #1 (OF 3)
WOLVERINE CHOP SHOP
WOLVERINE POWER PACK #1 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE X-MEN MAGAZINE #1
X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #3 (OF 5) MD
X-MEN PIXIES & DEMONS DIRECTORS CUT
X-MEN SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 4)

Indies
ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #4 (OF 6) (MR)
AUTHORITY #4
BACK TO BROOKLYN #2 (OF 5) (MR)
DEAD #2 KINGDOM OF FLIES (MR)
DRAGONLANCE LEGENDS TIME OF THE TWINS #3 (OF 3) PANOSIAN CVR
DRAGONLANCE LEGENDS TIME OF THE TWINS #3 (OF 3) WALPOLE CVR
FREEDOM FORMULA #3 A CVR PUGH
FREEDOM FORMULA #3 B CVR SEJIC
GEMINI #3 (OF 5)
GIGANTIC #1 (OF 5)
GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #2 (C: 1-0-0)
HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #5 (OF 5) (MR)
HIGH ROLLERS #4 (OF 4)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #7 (MR)
JUNGLE GIRL SEASON 2 #1
KULL #1 (OF 6)
LUCHA LIBRE #6
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #164
ODD SQUAD #3 BECK CVR B
ODD SQUAD #3 FRAIM CVR A
SALEM #3 (OF 4)
SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
STATION #4 (OF 5)
STORMING PARADISE #4 (OF 6)
TOP 10 SEASON TWO #2 (OF 4)
TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK TIME WARS #4
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT BLURR
ZOMBIE TALES #7 CVR A
ZOMBIE TALES #7 CVR B
ZOMBIE TALES WAR AT HOME ONE SHOT CVR A
ZOMBIE TALES WAR AT HOME ONE SHOT CVR B

Manga
AI YORI AOSHI VOL 1-3 COLLECTION GN (MR)
AIR GEAR GN VOL 10 (MR)
BLACK CAT TP VOL 17 (C: 1-0-0)
CHINESE HERO SC VOL 08 TALES O/T BLOOD SWORD (C: 0-1-2)
CLAYMORE TP VOL 13 (C: 1-0-0)
D GRAY MAN GN VOL 11 (C: 1-0-0)
DRAGONBALL COLLECTORS ED HC VOL 01 (C: 1-1-2)
DRAGONBALL Z COLLECTORS ED HC VOL 01 (C: 1-1-2)
GIN TAMA TP VOL 09 (C: 1-0-0)
HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 23 (C: 1-0-0)
NARUTO CHAPTER BOOK VOL 03 WORST JOB
NARUTO CHAPTER BOOK VOL 04 SECRET PLAN
NARUTO MOVIE ANI MANGA GN VOL 03 GUARDIANS O/T CRESCENT MOON
NARUTO TP VOL 32 (C: 1-0-0)
PARASYTE GN VOL 05 (OF 8) (MR)
PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 28 (C: 1-0-0)
ROSE HIP ROSE GN VOL 03 (OF 4) (MR) (C: 1-0-0)
SHAMAN KING TP VOL 19 (C: 1-0-0)
YU GI OH GX GN VOL 02 (C: 1-0-0)

Magazines
SHONEN JUMP DEC 08 (C: 1-1-0)

Trade Paperbacks and other collections
48 MORE ASHLEY WOOD NUDES SC (MR)
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 04 (MR)
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 04 (MR)
ALANS WAR GN
ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 05 (C: 0-1-2)
ANGEL OMNIBUS TP
AVENGERS THE INITIATIVE TP VOL 02 KILLED IN ACTION
BOOSTER GOLD HC VOL 02 BLUE AND GOLD
BPRD TP VOL 09 1946 (C: 1-1-2)
COUNTER X TP VOL 03
DAREDEVIL MILLER JANSON TP VOL 01
DIANA PRINCE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 03
DISNEYS DUCKTALES GOLD ODYSSEY TP
DRAIN TP VOL 01 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
DREAMER GN (C: 0-1-2)
ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC DM ED
ESSENTIAL HULK TP VOL 05
FISHTOWN HC
FRAZETTA DEFINITIVE REFERENCE HC (O/A) (C: 0-1-2)
FRAZETTA DEFINITIVE REFERENCE PX DLX LTD ED (C: 0-1-2)
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 01 (MR)
GEN 13 TP VOL 03 15 MINUTES
HERETIC GN
IMPALER TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
IRON MAN HC ART OF IRON MAN MOVIE
LAST DEFENDERS TP
LIQUID CITY GN
MARVEL CHRONICLE HC (C: 0-1-2)
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP LAST OF THE MOHICANS
MICHAEL TURNER TRIBUTE GN (C: 0-1-2)
MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 03 GOD & COUNTRY
NAME OF THE GAME GN (C: 0-1-2)
NEW TEEN TITANS ARCHIVES HC VOL 04
NIGHTWING FREEFALL TP
QUESTION TP VOL 03 EPITAPH FOR A HERO
REX MUNDI TP VOL 05 VALLEY AT END OF WORLD (C: 0-1-2)
ROSE SC (O/A)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 02
STAR TREK YEAR FOUR ENTERPRISE EXPERIMENT TP
STAR WARS REBELLION TP VOL 03 SMALL VICTORIES
SUPERMAN VS BRAINIAC TP
TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA TP
TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE TP
TO THE HEART OF THE STORM GN (C: 0-1-2)
TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS VOL 01 VAR ED
UN-MEN TP VOL 02 CHILDREN OF PARADOX (MR)
V ORIGINAL MINISERIES SC REVISED ED (C: 0-1-2)
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE LTD HC
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE TP
WATCHING THE WATCHMEN PX HC (C: 0-1-2)
WATCHMEN THE ABSOLUTE EDITION HC (JUN050406)
WILL EISNER READER GN (C: 0-1-2)

Other Comic Related Goodies
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE NEAL ADAMS
BATMAN METAL WALL CLOCK (C: 1-1-3)
CHROME PLATED ROBOT (C: 1-0-2)
DOCTOR WHO FOB WATCH REPLICA (C: 1-1-4)
GODZILLA 11-INCH COLLECTIBLE FIGURE ASST (C: 1-1-4)
GODZILLA 6-INCH COLLECTIBLE FIGURE ASST (C: 1-1-4)
IRON MAN MOVIE FINE ART STATUE
MARVEL SELECT IRON MAN AF (C: 1-1-4)
SANDMAN I T/S XXL
SANDMAN WAKE T/S XXL
SUPERMAN BATMAN SER 6 BALANCED MASTER CASE (NET)
SUPERMAN BATMAN SER 6 WEIGHTED MASTER CASE (NET)
SUPERMAN METAL WALL CLOCK (C: 1-1-3)
SW SAGA LEGENDS AF ASST 200803 (C: 1-1-3)
TANDEM TWINS ANIMAL GIRLS DOG BRENDA PVC STATUE (MR) (C: 1-1
TOMB RAIDER LARA CROFT UNDERWORLD ACTION 7-IN AF (C: 1-1-3)
WONDER WOMAN 12 OZ DECAL MUG (C: 1-1-3)