Marvel Comics On Sale January 6th, 2010

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale this coming Thursday including "Siege" #1, "Deadpool Team-Up" 897, "Cable" 22, & plenty more! http://tinyurl.com/yl5je6o

Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment expands ties with Disney

As CBR mentioned earlier today, Disney's purchase of Marvel is a done deal. On the same day that deal closes, another press release involving someone with close ties to both companies hits the wires.
POW! Entertainment announced today that it is "deepening its ties" with the Walt Disney Company. POW!, of course, is the entertainment [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybtoju8

Preview: Queen Sonja

The Female of the species is more deadly than the male, according to the poem- just how deadly is revealed in the secret origin of the Boys' most mysterious member. The dawn of nuclear warfare, rumors of mutant Japanese monsters from the ocean, a subscription to Marie Claire- all this and more in "The Instant White Hot Wild". http://tinyurl.com/ya25tlm

Ten for '10: Things to Watch in the New Year - Characters

Out look at 10 things to look for in 2010 continues with a look at comic book characters to watch in the new year http://tinyurl.com/yev6hy4

Comic Book Legends Revealed #240

Welcome to the two-hundred and fortieth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous two hundred and thirty-nine.
Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of entertainment [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydfe56k

Mr. Media Interviews Michael Uslan, Listen Live at

Upcoming Show: 1/7/2010 11:00 AM    Host Name:Mr. Media Interviews      Show Name:Michael Uslan, ARCHIE MARRIES BETTY comic book writer: Mr. Media Radio InterviewLength:30 minDescription:h:11879 s:843375STOP THE PRESSES!Archie Marries Betty!!Comic book writer Michael Uslan dishes on the wedding of the year!Call-in Number: (646) 595-3135... http://tinyurl.com/ybzt4oj

A review a day: Footnotes in Gaza

It's the last day of the year, and why not look at a book that, according to some, is the best graphic novel of the year! But will this reviewer think so????


Joe Sacco's latest, Footnotes in Gaza, is published by Metropolitan Books, part of Henry Holt and Company, LLC. It costs a mere [...] http://tinyurl.com/ylykhc2

The Love Song Of The Every-Wednesday Reader

Let us go then, you and I,
For the sixth issue of Blackest Night is nigh
And we’ve been about as patient as we’re able;
Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,
We muttering entreats
Of fantasies depicted in panels
And lurid stories they are wont to tell:
Never mind the sometimes tedious arguments
Or mercenary intent;
Which leads us to an overwhelming question [...] http://tinyurl.com/ygtzuxc

So Super Duper - Page Ninety Four! Smiley Faces! (Blog@Newsarama)

If you like what you’ve read so far (c’mon, how can you not') totally check out more super cute comics at:www.sosuperduper.com! http://tinyurl.com/yb44lq7

CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2009, #50 - 26

CBR's massive rundown of the biggest and best comic books to hit in the last calendar year cracks into the top fifty with numbers 50 through 26 coming in from all across the internet and printed comics cosmos. http://tinyurl.com/yjx8gvv

Straight for the craft | We all scream for Joker ice cream

Super Punch always finds the most wonderful toys ... check out this Joker ice cream truck papercraft that you can download and assemble for yourself. It's a great companion piece for this papercraft Batmobile.
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POLL: "Blackest Night" #6

As we all know by now, there was only one new major comic book released in stores this past Wednesday, so for those of you that have your copy in hand, on a scale of 1 to 5, share what you thought of "Blackest Night" #6! http://tinyurl.com/ycydrpr

Best Shots Reviews: BEST OF 2009

The Best Shots crew is here for your year in review. What were their favorites of 2009? Read on to find out! http://tinyurl.com/ybkmmyt

I've come alive again, I'm warm and dry again

You can call it the Bat-Umbrella or the Bat-Brolly or, as French creator Maxine Pecourt calls it, the "Batpluie," but whatever you do, don't leave it behind in the cab or at your day job or you'll catch a cold the next time you fight the Joker. (via)
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Cool things to wear: New Maakies T-Shirts

Celebrate your love for all things Uncle Gabby related with these nifty Maakies T-shirts from Warterloo. Dook, dook, dook indeed. (via)
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Preview: X-Men Noir: Mark Of Cain

"The Genosha Bay guards rolled Angel, gagged and shackled to the gurney, into solitary confinement, warden Emma Frost trailing close behind. From the ceiling and every wall bright, hot lights pounded a blinding glare onto the cell's only furnishing, an ominously solitary chair. 'Until you tell me what I want to know,' Warden Frost said, 'You will never leave this room. Welcome to Project: Wideawake." http://tinyurl.com/ybtc32g

Wonder of Wonders - Thursday, Dec 31st

WONDER OF WONDERS closes out 2009 with a new edition of WAR & PEACE in which Robert Jones Jr. takes a look at the problematic history and various incarnations of Nubia (or Nu'Bia), also referred to as "the black Wonder Woman." http://tinyurl.com/yebyjsx

Comics: Marvel Heroes - Marvel Decade: Dan Buckley (Marvel)

The CEO & Publisher of Marvel closes out our series looking at the past 10 years with his memories of the period's most impactful events! http://tinyurl.com/ybczxq6

Movies: Hulk - Animation Exclusive: Planet Hulk & Hulk Vs. (Marvel)

Take a look at some exclusive stills from the animated feature films Planet Hulk and Hulk Vs.! http://tinyurl.com/y8jjgay

The Weekly Watcher: December 31, 2009

	The Weekly Watcher: December 31, 2009 In this, the very last Watcher of 2009, host Ben Morse delivers news about free Marvel swag, a Nick Fury toy and some special decade retrospectives!	From: MARVEL Views: 6 1 ratings
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If, 18 years from now, you hear about a felon named Batman Myerzowski, you'll know why

This smacks of some sort of pr stunt/scam (note all the links to some site called K-Z Entertainment) but ... apparently a gentleman on Facebook has started a fan page where he promises to name his soon-to-be-born child Batman if he gets over 500,000 followers. He's already well past the 900,000 mark, so I suppose [...] http://tinyurl.com/y9h62y6

Usagi Yojimbo to become fluffy, badass plush toy

Dark Horse sent out a preliminary sketch yesterday for a new Usagi Yojimbo plush doll they plan to release next May. Per the release, Dark Horse "brings this fluffy, badass bunny to life" as a plush toy with Stan Sakai overseeing the details of the design process.
“I have always thought that a doll of this [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybyughu

Thor, Swamp Thing, The Avengers: Dec 31st Comic Reel

Marvel's Kevin Feige looks forward to "Thor." Looking for clues in an old "Swamp Thing" script. Jeremy Renner says "no truth" to Hawkeye rumor. More Denzel on the "Book of Eli" set and more. http://tinyurl.com/y8qvzly

That Spider-Man 2010 Image In Full, Properly This Time, Now With Added Mary Jane

Sossy about the silliness earlier, here is the full image – although why Peter Parker’s nose is still hidden beats me… and yes, it’s the return of the red head. In that wedding dress.

Mind you ... http://tinyurl.com/yfgr5wa

Obama issue of Amazing Spider-Man was most-ordered comic of decade

Given the amount of publicity surrounding the "Special Inauguration Day Edition," it's not surprising that The Amazing Spider-Man 583 was the most-ordered comic of 2009 in the direct market.
But who would've guessed that those President Obama covers would make it the most-ordered comic of the decade?
Charts wizard John Jackson Miller places the commemorative issue, with [...] http://tinyurl.com/ya443kx

Call him ?Sir? Charles Xavier (Blog@Newsarama)

He’s captained the USS Enterprise. He broke ground on the Xavier School for the Gifted. And now — he’s a member of the Queen’s elite, receiving his very own knighthood. CNN reports that Patrick Stewart, best known for portraying Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X, will now be referred to as “Sir Patrick,” which will presumably [...] http://tinyurl.com/ygwy4c8

Marvel & Disney: A Done Deal

The two entertainment titans complete the process of merging in New York City
with a stock holder vote, changing the face of comics for 2010 and the
foreseeable future http://tinyurl.com/yfzh2sp

MARVEL's Shareholders Approve DISNEY Merger

It's finally official, Marvel is being bought by Disney for money to the tune of $4.3 billion http://tinyurl.com/yddjmcq

A roundup of end-of-the-year (and decade) pieces

• NPR's Glen Weldon lists his "most indelible" comics of 2009, from Geoff Johns and George Perez's Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds to Fumi Yoshinaga's Ooku: The Inner Chambers to John Layman and Rob Guillory's Chew.
• Brian Gibson of Edmonton's Vue Weekly selects the best graphic novels of the decade, including Alison Bechdel's Fun [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydg9j5b

CONTEST: "Project Superpowers" Gift Pack

At midnight tonight, PST, the "Project Superpowers" Contest will close and you'll no longer be able to enter your name to win every issue of Dynamite's "PSP" published to date, including variants and an Alex Ross signed issue #1! http://tinyurl.com/ykrnhf3

Sherlock Holmes is a Great Buddy Picture (Blog@Newsarama)

Sherlock Holmes continues to do extremely well and deservedly so. I was pleased with the movie. I even got over my annoyance at the very long line I had to wait in. And the lines, they just keep forming. It’s good, even inspiring, to see how people are attracted to this latest incarnation of the famously neurotic detective. Any [...] http://tinyurl.com/yclqlts

?Caleb Mozzocco of Earth. You have great rage in your heart.? (Blog@Newsarama)

The first issue of DC’s Blackest Night miniseries was solicited as a 48-page comic and cost $3.99. It included 40 story pages—that is, 40 actual pages of comic—and eight pages of ads (including two house ads for other DC products). Counting the number of pages featuring ads as part of a given book’s page count [...] http://tinyurl.com/ycxjcq4

Preview: Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man

Mysterio has had just about enough of Spider-Man, so he sends in the ULTIMATE SPIDER-SLAYER…and sends it right to Peter Parker’s school! All this and the mystery of the Shroud is finally revealed!! Join rockstars BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and DAVID LAFUENTE as we swing into the final chapter of this thrilling arc! http://tinyurl.com/yd72ccr

Word Balloon: TIM SEELY Hacks & Slashes Into WildStorm

John Siuntres has a one-on-one chat with Tim Seely about his upcoming run on WildCATS and more http://tinyurl.com/yzme5we

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #6

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #6 written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by David Lafuente, due in stores on January 6, 2010. http://tinyurl.com/yjwvop6

The Other Blackest Night? What If Alan Davis Had Led The Charge?

Blackest Night has been the big crossover that has pushed Green Lantern to the fore, redefined the mythos of the character, made it relevant to all the DC Universe and has seemingly sold quite well ... http://tinyurl.com/ycnra9o

Arise Sir Jean-Luc? Patrick Stewart Gets Knighted

He’s bald, he’s got two major sci-fi franchises under his belt and now the Queen has made if official, naming Patrick Stewart in her New Year’s Honours list to be knighted, Sir Patrick Stewart, for ... http://tinyurl.com/yhqlqlq

New Year?s Eve Runaround ? Cosplayboy

PornWatch: Playboy’s Hugh Hefner spent his teenage years writing and drawing autobiographical comic books, reproduced in the examinatory volume Hugh Hefner’s Playboy.
“To really tell my story in an interesting way, the part that I wanted ... http://tinyurl.com/yboxcvr

'Ghostbusters 3' 'Progressing'

According to Harold Ramis Ghostbusters 3 “is progressing with plans to shoot next summer and release in 2011.”  http://tinyurl.com/y8jfxeh

WORLD OF HURT - ?The Thrill-Seekers? Episode 18 (Blog@Newsarama)

(Click the image above for a larger version of the strip.) WORLD OF HURT - The Thrill-Seekers - Episode 18: “Hostage” I gotta be honest with y’all: I HATED this strip. Nothing about it worked for me, and I felt I could do so much better. When it was initially posted, for the entire week it was [...] http://tinyurl.com/yc32bcy

CBR Review: The Adventures of Blanche

Rick Geary goes the fiction route, but maintains his reputation for superb historical research and the visuals to back them up. http://tinyurl.com/y8g3aaq

Global Freezing Strip 0049 (Blog@Newsarama)

And now the story starts Christmas… a week late… Find out more about Global Freezing here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or at ComicsByEgg.com. http://tinyurl.com/ydm65qy

Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs: Mouse Guard

Mouse Guard: Fall and Winter 1152
Written and Illustrated by David Petersen
Archaia; $24.95 each
I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to talk about this week. Not that anyone’s called me on it yet, but I usually talk here about stuff that I enjoy and I know that that can give the impression that I [...] http://tinyurl.com/ykxvwd9

Review: King of RPGs vol. 1 (Blog@Newsarama)

King of RPGs vol. 1 Written by Jason Thompson Illustrated by Victor Hao Published by Del Rey There’s something very surreal about reading escapist fiction about characters obsessed with escapist fictions. Admittedly, I’m probably not the ideal audience for such a series. My old roommate gave me his old PlayStation 2 two years ago, and it’s never come [...] http://tinyurl.com/yzlye2h

Blade of the Immortal Volume 22: Footsteps

Hiroaki Samura's latest Blade of the Immortal volume finds Manji and Rin recovering from their harrowing escape
out of Edo's underground prisons and finally confronting their odd
relationship. Da and Isaku have something important to announce
when Anotsu and the Itto-ryu reunite with their missing members,
and Habaki Kagimura faces a death sentence! To atone for his
failures and sins, Kagimura has one month to destroy Anotsu and his
crew -- or Kagimura must commit suicide. With his Mugai-ryu
assassins disbanded, Kagimura enlists even stranger felons than before, creating the frightening, new Rokki-dan gang.
With his colorful cast expanding, Samura's knack for creating
memorable characters and his masterful ability to dovetail multiple
plot lines into each other are evident in this new volume, which
also packs a powerful surprise ending!

* Hiroaki Samura is the creator of the enchanting Ohikkoshi manga anthology -- also published by Dark Horse Manga! http://tinyurl.com/yk5t5lp

Comic Book Price Rise Only Beaten By Slurpees, Gold, New York Times And Empire State Ticket

Wallet Pop has run a price comparison chart across the noughties, seeing what everyday items have increased in price over the last ten years and by how much.
And while the price of a Slurpee jumping ... http://tinyurl.com/ycfvfbl

Preview: Star Wars: Clone Wars

Hero Confederacy, Pt 3
Anakin Skywalker is recalled to active duty to deal with a Separatist pilot who has been wreaking havoc on the Republic's fleets. But Anakin's chance to prove himself comes at a high price: the enemy ace is a friend. The costs of war have never been higher, and even Obi-Wan Kenobi's desperate attempts to find a path to peace may come too late. o This series is a complement to Lucasfilm's The Clone Wars TV show! http://tinyurl.com/ydfob46

Permanent Damage - Wednesday, Dec 30th

This week: Steven is winding down the decade with the last of Gil Kane's wild west stories; hoisting up the best TV series of the year and running down the worst; plus puzzle solutions galore and the ultimate Comics Cover Challenge. http://tinyurl.com/yaowork

CBR's Decade In Review: 2003-2006

CBR's reporters look back at the events of 2003 through 2006 as they continue their journey through the rapidly closing decade and find that a lot of astonishing comics came out in the course of those four years... http://tinyurl.com/yb3y4z4

Dark Horse fills the comic void in your life with an early MySpace Dark Horse Presents

As mentioned earlier this week on CBR, Dark Horse has released the January edition of MySpace Dark Horse Presents a little bit early. New stories by Mark Crilley, Scott Allie and Kevin McGovern, Jill Thompson and David Malki! all went live a little earlier today.
“We're putting this one online early--usually MDHP goes up the [...] http://tinyurl.com/yd7cd4o

"Amazing" OBAMA Tops Bestselling Comics of the 2000's

Barack is on top, but "War" and "Crisis" at the Big 2 dominated the bestselling comic books of the past decade http://tinyurl.com/yzknl5z

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Devil" #1

Courtesy of Dark Horse, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Devil" #1, an original Western-style comic from manga superstar Torajiro Kishi and anime studio Madhouse scheduled to hit comic stores February 3, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/ydtn2y5

Readers' Favorites of 2009 Tourney: COVER Final Round

It's time for another Final Round, this time YOU get to pick which cover is your favorite of 2009, Flash: Rebirth or Detective Comics http://tinyurl.com/yamjznd

Tom Huxley?s Top Ten Comics Of The Decade

Prominent comics commenter Tom Huxley writes for Bleeding Cool:

Ten comics for ten years: some of my favourite comic book series of the 21st century so far. Bear in mind this is a narrow and personal ... http://tinyurl.com/yl9grbl

Strangeways - Winter Solstice (4)

Last time I try to write a serial story as its being published, I swear.
Part 1 is here, part 2 is here, part 3 is here.
Happy New Year everyone! Gosh, new years. Why does this stick in my mind? It’s on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t name it…
—
Screaming not in pain or [...] http://tinyurl.com/yz7cqgq

CBR TV: Ted Adams

CBR TV spoke with Ted Adams, the CEO of IDW Publishing, about the company's 10th Anniversary, the lows and highs of the last decade, the different aspects of IDW's business, "30 Days of Night," licensed comics and much more. http://tinyurl.com/ydqbm8p

Ten for '10: Things to Watch in the New Year - Comic Books

Newsarama takes its annual look at things to watch out for in the new year in various media, and begins with comic books http://tinyurl.com/y9r6gjs

Preview: Devil

Manga artist Torajiro Kishi (Maka-Maka) and blockbuster anime studio Madhouse (Trigun, Paprika, Ninja Scroll) love comics. So much so that they've decided to publish an original, Western-style comic exclusively with Dark Horse! Enter Devil, a thrilling, sci-fi take on the vampire genre.

A virus is raging across the planet, turning people into bloodsucking superhumans referred to as "Devils." Most victims die within days, sometimes months, but there's a new strain, a new class of Devil that threatens to overtake mankind with power and bloodthirst. This new class of Devils derive from an experiment to clone a virus victim, and it looks like science has created a true monster this time. Can Takimoto and the Devil Investigation Section of the Tokyo police force stop this societal scourge? We'll just have to see.

* Exclusive comic specifically for the American audience and only available from Dark Horse!

This disease will devour mankind. http://tinyurl.com/y9hahe6

A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 364

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
With the year almost over, we spent five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly ahead!
We conclude [...] http://tinyurl.com/y8luh6n

Andrea Grant to hit G4?s Women of the Web 2 (Blog@Newsarama)

MINX creator Andrea Grant, who also goes by the name of “The Pin-Up Poet,” will be hitting the airwaves today, as she is getting featured by none other than G4. The president and founder of Copious Amounts Press will be on the G4 show Women of the Web 2 TONIGHT, starting at 7pm EST. “I was thrilled [...] http://tinyurl.com/yzp7anm

CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2009, #75-51

The hits keep coming as CBR enters into the second phase of our Best of 2009 Comic Book Countdown with everything from prison funnies to secret superheroes to unusual team-ups along the way!
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Ngiht & Fog to hit Hollywood (Blog@Newsarama)

Slow on the draw this week? Why would you ever say that? Don’t worry, there’s more on the Mothership en route. But for those of you who dig the comic book movies, be prepared — for Night & Fog is coming! The Studio 407 comic, which came out earlier last year, has been optioned by producers [...] http://tinyurl.com/y8huhan

A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments

There's only one day left to go in COMICS SHOULD BE GOOD's Year of Cool Comic Book Moments, so be sure to check out the archive of all the choices featured so far before you read tomorrow's final installment! http://tinyurl.com/yapgmwx

A review a day: The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures

It's all about the coloring!


Yes, The Rocketeer received a makeover recently, courtesy of the phenomenal colorist, Laura Martin, who was handpicked by Dave Stevens before his death last year. IDW has brought out an extremely handsome new hardcover for $30 (and you can also get the super-huge version for $75 - it has all [...] http://tinyurl.com/yblc6nw

Holy unrefillable prescriptions, Batman

This is why YouTube the internet was invented.
Via Topless Robot > Gorilla Mask
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Robot Chicken's Tom Root (Jug)Heads to Riverdale

Tom Root, co-head writer and co-producer of the Emmy-award winning "Robot Chicken" and co-creator/executive producer of "Titan Maximum" brings his brand of humor to the milestone 200th issue of "Jughead." http://tinyurl.com/yb3z2mh

Ryan Kelly's side project: Funrama Presents

Over on his blog, Local artist Ryan Kelly announces a "personal side project in every sense of that definition" called Funrama. The first two stories he's working on under the Funrama Presents banner are Funrama Presents: The Mutant Punks (shown above) and Funrama Presents: Raccoon. He says both of them are short stories that build [...] http://tinyurl.com/yeozkef

Lieberman on the State of Red Sonja

"Red Sonja: Wrath of the Gods" writer Luke Lieberman talked with CBR News and shed some light on the warrior woman's new miniseries as well as the overall state of the Red Sonja franchise come 2010, from comics to movies. http://tinyurl.com/y9d3kws

"Galactus was made up to sell comic books"

Cartoonist Matt Bors has some fun with the recent United Nations Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen by showing what might happen if the Avengers approached fighting Galactus in a similar manner. Maybe UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should just ask Reed Richards to whip up a renewable energy source during his lunch hour.
Via ComicsAlliance [...] http://tinyurl.com/yb28d34

Comics: Hulk - Red Hulk: Thinking Cosmic (Marvel)

Jeff Parker brings the Cosmic Hulk Robot into the fray with FALL OF THE HULKS: RED HULK #1! http://tinyurl.com/ycbqjmf

CBR Review: Blackest Night, issue 6

"Blackest Night" breaks the silence of the "skip week" in full color brilliance as the Black Lanterns set their sights on Earth. http://tinyurl.com/ybkb5wq

Astonishing X-Men MC: Funny Outtakes

	Astonishing X-Men MC: Funny Outtakes Get the Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic on itunes: bit.ly Take a look behind the scenes of the hit Motion Comic!	From: MARVEL Views: 4 0 ratings
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Meet Michael May at the Source Mini Indy Con in Minnesota today

The Source Comics in Falcon Heights, Minn. is hosting a big event today in honor of Indy Comic Book Week. The Source Mini Indy Con will feature more than 15 indy comics creators, including Robot 6 contributor and Cownt Tales writer Michael May! So if you're in the area, head down there, tell Michael we [...] http://tinyurl.com/y9v8k9s

Best Shots Extra: BLACKEST NIGHT #6 Review

The only all-new comic from the big two today, and it's a doozy. David Pepose takes a look. http://tinyurl.com/yf387mz

The greater crime is that they call them 'Freddy Krueger claws'

UK customs officials at Coventry's international postal hub have seized steel claws that the Telegraph describes "as similar to those worn by Robert Englund in Wes Craven's Nightmare On Elm Street films."
Of course, as any self-respecting comics nerd knows, the Telegraph is wrong: They're claws similar to those wielded -- snikted? -- [...] http://tinyurl.com/yen6d5c

CBR Reviews "Blackest Night" #6

Today, "Blackest Night" #6 is the only new major release available in your comic store and CBR reviewers Greg McElhatton and Doug Zawisza have both reviewed the title, giving it 3.5 and 4 stars, respectively. http://tinyurl.com/yjlvw2x

Everyone's A Critic: A round-up of comic book reviews and thinkpieces

• Abhay Khosla wraps up his five-part series on the recent Blue Beetle run over at Savage Critics, and asks questions that perhaps cannot be answered:

Looking back, the list of nerdy crap that I have been a dorky spazz-wad for is very, very long-- but why does that stuff work on me? What does [...] http://tinyurl.com/yckdgxc

Iron Man 2, Scott Pilgrim, Book of Eli: Dec 30th Comic Reel

Marvel Joe Quesada says "Iron Man 2" is "going to be good." Jason Schwartzman praises "Scott Pilrgim" creator. Denzel Washington on the set of "Book of Eli." Harold Ramis says "Ghostbusters 3" in 2011 http://tinyurl.com/y8n6c5j

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: "Revenge of The Reach"

Blue Beetle is finally ready for a mission of his own and things go
smoothly until he tries to deliver his captured villain to Oa, where he
is attacked by the Green Lanterns! http://tinyurl.com/ygegq6r

On Eve of Break, GEOFF JOHNS Talks BLACKEST NIGHT, pt. 2

Blackest Night #6 is one of the only shows in town this week at comics stores. That makes it a great time to catch up with its writer http://tinyurl.com/yahwjm5

Bleeding Cool?s Top Ten British Comics Of The Decade

Everyone’s doing lists. Can I do one, can I? Can I? Can I? Remember, this list will be wrong for many reasons. Wrong for missing out the ones you know are best. Wrong for missing ... http://tinyurl.com/yaepr7m

A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 363

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
With the year almost over, we're going to spend five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydzp9cs

Archie Comics First Looks: ARCHIE & FRIENDS ALL-STARS VOLUME 2: BETTY'S DIARY, ARCHIE DIGEST #260, BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #200 & VERONICA #198

Archie Comics First Looks: ARCHIE & FRIENDS ALL-STARS VOLUME 2: BETTY'S DIARY, ARCHIE DIGEST 260, BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST 200 & VERONICA 198 ARCHIE & FRIENDS ALL-STARS VOLUME 2: BETTY'S DIARY Originally appearing as a feature in Archie's Jokebook,... http://tinyurl.com/ycazp7y

Marvel Preview - ORIGINS OF SIEGE, New Year's Giveaways

DC has Blackest Night #6, Marvel has ORIGINS OF SIEGE plus 2010 calendar and Avenger ID card giveaways. Check out a preview http://tinyurl.com/yevew68

Marvel Preview - ORIGINS OF SIEGE, New Year's Giveaways

DC has Blackest Night #6, Marvel has ORIGINS OF SIEGE plus 2010 calendar and Avenger ID card giveaways. Check out a preview http://tinyurl.com/y8p7ygg

A roundup of end-of-the-year (and decade) pieces

• The editors of The National Post's book blog name the best books of 2009, including David Mazzuchelli's Asterios Polyp.
• Comic Book Resources rolls out the first part of its Top 100 Comics of 2009, as selected by the websites contributors. The list so far includes such titles as Randall Munroe's xkcd, Kevin Cannon's Far [...] http://tinyurl.com/y8w4fyd

Exclusive Dynamite Preview: RED SONJA: WRATH OF THE GODS #1

Here we have the first 5 pages, in color, of Red Sonja's next adventure, courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment http://tinyurl.com/ykulbh6

Exclusive Dynamite Preview: RED SONJA: WRATH OF THE GODS #1

Here we have the first 5 pages, in color, of Red Sonja's next adventure, courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment http://tinyurl.com/ycproyg

Book Of Eli Motion Comics by Chris Weston and Tommy Lee Edwards

Created to help sell the world of The Book Of Eli, with the comic book artists used for conceptual, illustration and storyboard designs for the movie, Chris Weston and Tommy Lee Edwards, here are two ... http://tinyurl.com/yegbkjp

Indy Comic Book Week's "One Night Stand"

David Hopkins, the writer behind the Indy Comic Book Week release "One Night Stand," talked with CBR News about filling the void for comics fans in this, a week without new comics from Diamond Distributors.
http://tinyurl.com/yj8x9zj

That Spider-Man 2010 Puzzle Completed

So Marvel have released a number of puzzle pieces to make up an image showing Spider-Man’s future in 2010…

Some enterprising chaps have pieced them together…

But there are still pieces missing. Well, here for the first ... http://tinyurl.com/y8jsa7y

New Dinosaur Books From William Stout

William Stout has no peer when it comes to depicting dinosaurs.  http://tinyurl.com/ydq4ych

Army of Darkness Omnibus Volume 1

This book collects the first 18 issues of Dynamite Entertainment’s Army of Darkness comics – inspired by Sam Raimi’s third Evil Dead film – over 450 pages. Including John Bolton’s movie adaptation then picking up where the film left off, Ash Williams must continue his battle against the Necronomicon and attempt to eliminate the Deadite [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybtzml4

CBR Review: The Absolute V for Vendetta

Moore's wake up call has aged well, but it's not a great fit for the Absolute format. http://tinyurl.com/yeu982a

CBR's Decade In Review: 2000 - 2002

CBR's reporters take a look back at the decade and realize all the amazing things that happened over the last decade, starting today with 2000 through 2002, including "Ultimate Spider-Man," Free Comic Book Day" and more! http://tinyurl.com/ykxeveq

Preview: Mickey Mouse & Friends

The epic WIZARDS OF MICKEY tale continues! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse, along with friends Donald Duck and Goofy, must face off against the Phantom Blot and his nefarious Team Black Phantom! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new epoch in Disney publishing! http://tinyurl.com/y8e9nzy

Pipeline - Tuesday, Dec 29th

Augie concludes his look at a thousand comics he's glad to have read over the last 20 years with titles from Robert Kirkman, Brian Bendis, Ron Lim, Alan Davis, Alan Moore, Dave Sim, Mark Waid, George Perez and lots of others. http://tinyurl.com/yac5rjw

The Week That Diamond Forgot ? But Comics Remembered

This week Diamond Comics Distribution doesn’t ship comics to any of its stores. This was because, due to UPS holiday schedules, a significant percentage of stores would not have received their comics on the due ... http://tinyurl.com/yb9wofe

On Eve of Break, GEOFF JOHNS Talks BLACKEST NIGHT, pt. 1

Blackest Night #6 is one of the only shows in town tomorrow at comics stores. That makes it a great time to catch up with its writer http://tinyurl.com/ya3rmvc

Readers' Favorites of 2009 Tourney: ARTIST Final Round

J.H. Williams III and Ivan Reis. Two man enter. One man leave. Who is YOUR favorite artist of 2009? http://tinyurl.com/ybe5xte

This week Blackest Night, Siege and lots of indy comics rule the racks

If you think the Diamond skip week means that you'll be missing out on new comics, think again.
As you may have already heard, the week isn't completely dead ... even if the one new mainstream comic you can buy features a bunch of guys who are. Blackest Night #6 shipped early, meaning your retailer [...] http://tinyurl.com/yfwslgp

Christos Gage's War "Initiative"

This January, writer Christos Gage kicks off a new arc in "Avengers: The Initiative" that ties into the Avengers "Siege" event by plunging his large cast into a two-front war. CBR News spoke with Gage about his plans for the series. http://tinyurl.com/yahthbl

Piecing Together "Amazing Spider-Man's" Future

Marvel Comics teases a cabal of Spider players to come and a possible fall for Peter Parker in the coming year of its marquee comic, but what do their puzzling teases have to do with Mary Jane and the events of "One More Day"? http://tinyurl.com/yfpxxcl

Best Shots Reviews: THOR, DETECTIVE COMICS, Tons More

The Best Shots team has a bunch of reviews from several publishers, including a couple from weeks past http://tinyurl.com/yzzw6cj

Unbound: The year in manga

At the outset, 2009 didn’t look like a promising year for manga. Tokyopop had split in two, laid off a third of its staff, and seemed to be tottering toward its grave; Broccoli had just given up the ghost; Vertical let its marketing manager go; and ADV couldn’t bring itself to publish Yotsuba&!, despite the [...] http://tinyurl.com/ykl53ea

"Popgun" Takes A Fourth Shot

CBR News spoke with "Popgun" editor D.J. Kirkbride and creators Jeffrey Brown, Frank Stockton, Andy Ristiano, Amanda Becker and Janet Kim about the upcoming fourth installment of Image Comics' popular anthology series. http://tinyurl.com/ybfg96g

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS - Grievous Intrigue

General Grievous springs a deadly trap for the Jedi heroes in "Grievous Intrigue," an all-new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS premiering at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, January 1 on Cartoon Network. http://tinyurl.com/ye23zy3

Your video of the day: The animated Don Martin

Somehow it just seems all the more horrifying once you add motion, doesn't it?  (via)
http://tinyurl.com/yl4j25m

ROBOT 6 Talks With Indy Comics Week Planners

ROBOT 6's Tim O'Shea spoke with the planners of tomorrow's Indy Comics Week celebration, discussing the various challenges faced, responses received and lessons that have been learned in pulling off the inaugural event. http://tinyurl.com/yacqpo8

Slash Print | Keenspot, Apple tablet talk and more

Webcomics | Fleen's Gary Tyrell dives into some of the changes that the webcomics host Keenspot is making to its business model starting next July. Tyrell talks to Keenspot CEO Chris Cosby and some creators who are currently hosted on the site, and also posts an internal memo that describes the changes. I'd quote from [...] http://tinyurl.com/yfhnpk5

CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2009, Part I

Wrap up 2009 with CBR as we present the first 25 comics to crack our coveted Top 100 of the Year, including senses-shattering superheroes, hilarious, historical alt comics wondrous webcomics and more! http://tinyurl.com/yftw5h7

Creator Nick Spencer Hopes You Remember Image's FORGETLESS

It's described by series creator Nick Spencer as “Rashomon in a night club, just with a lot more bullets". We speak with the writer http://tinyurl.com/yavvejx

A solid Paul Cornell interview, from before the sun set on Captain Britain

I enjoyed reading this transcript of Matt Badham's 2008 interview with Paul Cornell, writer of Marvel's Captain Britain and MI-13, even if the title's subsequent cancellation casts a shadow across some of the quotes.
I'm only now reading the entire series -- yes, I'm part of the problem -- so Cornell's comments about characterization, themes and, [...] http://tinyurl.com/ya3lb8k

Gene Colan is Still "Invincible"

In February, the Hero Initiative will publish "The Invincible Gene Colan", a retrospective covering the career of one of the legends of the comics industry. CBR News spoke with Colan about the project and the long career that led up to it. http://tinyurl.com/yjwt5pr

Sebastian Jones is "Untamed"

CBR spoke with writer Sebastian Jones, who is launching an ambitious new line of shared-universe fantasy titles through his publishing company, Stranger Comics. The first series, "The Untamed," will debut in Spring 2010. http://tinyurl.com/ycdlor8

A review a day: Demons of Sherwood

It's time for Robin Hood! Robin Hood is perfect for comics, isn't he?


ComicMix has been putting comics up on-line for a while now, and then IDW publishes the print version (I assume they're connected somehow, but I don't feel like digging around). Now, I would say you shouldn't spend any money for these [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybre7vf

R.I.P. David Levine

The New York Times is reporting that famed illustrator and caricaturist David Levine passed away today at the age of 83 after complications from prostate cancer.
Mr. Levine’s drawings never seemed whimsical, like those of Al Hirschfeld. They didn’t celebrate neurotic self-consciousness, like Jules Feiffer’s. He wasn’t attracted to the macabre, the way Edward Gorey was. [...] http://tinyurl.com/ycumzxn

Straight for the art | Maxim Dalton's "Guitar Lessons"

I've got your Guitar Heroes right here, pal: Argentinian illustrator Maxim Dalton has paid homage to a small army of six-string warriors with a print called "Guitar Lessons." Featured are guitar gods from Jimi Hendrix to Jack White; personally, I was happy to see Pete Townshend mid-windmill and David Gilmour in his Guinness t-shirt. Click [...] http://tinyurl.com/yccnlx5

Review: The Color Trilogy (Blog@Newsarama)

The Color of Earth The Color of Water The Color of Heaven Written & Illustrated by Kim Dong Hwa Translated by Lauren Na Published by First Second Ambitious. Kim Dong Hwa’s trilogy tracks a mother and daughter in the time of pre-industrial Korea as the younger comes of age, following her from the age of seven until her wedding [...] http://tinyurl.com/y9qcv3o

Unfortunately it will not actually draw the comic for you

Dealing with a bad case of writer's block? Looking for that perfect plot for your upcoming 24-hour comic project? Brad Tibbils and Michael Avolio have just what you need -- Plotboiler, a random generator of more than 40,000 individual storylines, with lists for characters, actions, genres and locations. You can even create your own [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydrlsgx

So Super Duper - Page Ninety Three! Comet Fun! (Blog@Newsarama)

If you like what you’ve read so far (c’mon, how can you not') totally check out more super cute comics at:www.sosuperduper.com! http://tinyurl.com/yaz625w

Movies - Animation Exclusive: SHS Thor Sketches (Marvel)

Take a look at some exclusive production sketches of the God of Thunder himself, Thor! http://tinyurl.com/yczge58

Terrorism is never funny?underpants, however? (Blog@Newsarama)

In his Comics Riffs blog for the Washington Post, Michael Cavna writes about the dilemas that are facing the nation’s political cartoonists in light of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s failed attempt to blow up a plane about Detroit on Christmas Day: Terrorism generally isn’t very funny, most of them are on holiday vacations anyway and yet [...] http://tinyurl.com/yhpxwr4

Indy Comic Book Week preview: Invisible Sam, The Unremarkable Man

Adam O. Pruett, creator of Invisible Sam, The Unremarkable Man, will have hsi book in many, many comic shops this week, from California to the New York island, and many points in between. Here's some info he sent over on the book:
http://tinyurl.com/y87fh2o

Van Lente Writes His Own "Legacy"

Fred Van Lente and Steve Kurth travel into Marvel's leading futurist's past in the new ongoing "Iron Man: Legacy." CBR spoke with Van Lente about his plans for the series, which will tell stories from various points in Iron Man's history. http://tinyurl.com/ycn9wys

Astonishing X-Men BEHIND THE SCENES Ep. 6

Get a behind the scenes look at the chart-topping Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic with this all new video! http://tinyurl.com/ybtby7e

'New' Fletcher Hanks story discovered

It was assumed that the two Fantagraphics collections -- I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets and You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation -- contained all existing stories by Fletcher Hanks, the obscure and eccentric Golden Age artist whose work has been rediscovered thanks to the efforts of editor Paul Karasik and others. [...] http://tinyurl.com/ylmbl8m

Straight for the craft | Jenny and Johnny Ryan's Prison Pit doll

Well, who's this adorable little gentleman? Why, it's Cannibal Fuckface, star of Johnny Ryan's gruesomely good action comic Prison Pit. This felt doll version of the blood-soaked bruiser was constructed by Ryan's wife Jenny, and here he hangs on the Christmas tree, making the season bright. Alas, with Prison Pit, Vol. 2, on the way [...] http://tinyurl.com/y9mavje

Erika Moen's webcomic DAR comes to a close today

Cartoonist Erika Moen said farewell today to her long-running webcomic journal DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary.
Launched in late 2003, DAR chronicled Moen's life from a 20-year-old college sophomore to her struggles with depression and sexual identity to her emergence as a professional cartoonist. "Oh, and I guess there were some dick ‘n’ [...] http://tinyurl.com/ycflnfj

A roundup of best-of-the-year (and decade) pieces

• Canadian retail chain Indigo Books & Music names Jeff Smith's Bone: Out From Boneville and Jeff Kinney's hybrid Diary of a Wimpy Kid among its 75 best books of the decade (selected according to impact and popularity). The two titles appear in the young-adult fiction category, alongside such works as Harry Potter and the [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydp5e5b

A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 362

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
With the year almost over, we're going to spend five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybbjcwk

CBR Reviews Last Week's New Comics

Last week, CBR's review staff covered twenty-two new comics, including "Chew" #7, "Secret Warriors" 11, "Detective Comics" 860, "Avengers: The Initiative" 31, "Irredeemable" #9, "Blackest Night: JSA" #1 and many more. http://tinyurl.com/ydn3zb5

Outlook 2010: Comics in the Next 365 p.2 Editors, Publishers

Vaneta Rogers continues a series looking at challenges & opportunities in the next year for the comic book industry http://tinyurl.com/yctj6v8

New Dan Dare Figure And Chris Weston Character Designs

These are the prototypes for upcoming Dan Dare figures to be manufactured by day2daytrading, known for their retro-style Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon figures).
And they’re based on these model sheets by Chris Weston.

Expected release is ... http://tinyurl.com/ybcvjam

Marvel Hotline: Bendis on House of M

	Marvel Hotline: Bendis on House of M Brian Michael Bendis' multi-part Marvel Hotline series continues with a look back at his first collaboration with artist Olivier Coipel on House of M!	From: MARVEL Views: 328 53 ratings
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Spartacus Moves, Reminds Me Of Forked Sausage

Devil’s Due’s Spartacus: Blood and Sand has a motion comic available. Narrated by Ray Park, the man who couldn’t even do his own voice in Phantom Menace, with a trailer on YouTube, it’s now ... http://tinyurl.com/yatfxzy

Holiday Sales Grow Slightly

Between November 1st and Christmas this year, over-all retail sales (not including cars and gas) were up 1% vs. 2008.  http://tinyurl.com/yc47pz7

Global Freezing Strip 0048 (Blog@Newsarama)

Find out more about Global Freezing here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or at ComicsByEgg.com. http://tinyurl.com/ygrkqvh

CBR Review: Star Trek: Deep Space 9: Fool?s Gold, issue 1

This issue is mostly mediocre except for the writing and art of Odo, the only character that the writers and artist seem to understand. http://tinyurl.com/ybe5wet

George Gladir is given the Bill Finger Award

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CBR Review: Criminal: The Sinners , issue 3

Tracy Lawless gets further trapped inside the web of crime, but he's always in control. http://tinyurl.com/ybjvq8a

When Words Collide - Monday, Dec 28th

What do "Batman: Year 100," "Planetary," "Walking Dead," "Immortal Iron Fist," and "The Human Target" all have in common? They're some of the Best Comics of the Decade, but they didn't quite make Tim's Top 10 list. The countdown begins! http://tinyurl.com/ybvxh86

NOVEMBER '09 Comichron Report: Comics Sales Gain Ground

Sales at Diamond gained a little ground in November, but 2009 is still tracking to be down from 2008 overall http://tinyurl.com/ycsvpy8

Lying In The Gutters ? December 28th

So what’s been happening this week?
In Doctor Who coverage, we warned you not to go up against Noel Clarke on Twitter (T-shirt on the way), hosted some salutations from David Tennant and looked at a ... http://tinyurl.com/y9c3o7z

Talking Comics with Tim: Indy Comic Book Week Planners

As you may have heard, Diamond's not shipping comics this week. Hopefully you may have also heard that some independent creators banded together to help fill the void this week with Indy Comic Book Week (ICBW). As defined at the website: "Diamond Comic Distributors announced they will not ship any new comics for the last [...] http://tinyurl.com/y8dyvvl

PREVIEW: "Batman: The Brave and the Bold"

Cartoon Network has provided CBR with clips and pics from the next episode of "The Brave and the Bold," airing this Friday and featuring the Challengers of the Unknown, Blue Beetle, Guy Gardner and the Green Lantern Corps! http://tinyurl.com/yaqygvl

Readers' Favorites of 2009 Tourney: WRITER Final Round

The Finals are here. It's Grant Morrison vs. Geoff Johns for all the marbles. http://tinyurl.com/ycl93cg

Strangeways - Winter Solstice (3)

Merry post-Christmas, everybody! Busy weeks here at the Maxwell ranch. Trying to write while the kids pound on their new discombobulators and aim their transmogrifiers at the family dog in an effort to make him "even cooler". It's kinda distracting.
Here's part 3 of the STRANGEWAYS Christmas special. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is [...] http://tinyurl.com/yalb94z

Growing Up Heroes: A symphony of plastic masks and superhero Underoos

My earliest Halloween memories involve a Superman costume and a Batman costume my brother and I, respectively, wore one year. I kept the costume for years after that, wearing it around the house as long as it would fit, then eventually passing it down to my youngest brother. I had one of those cheap plastic [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydxbxrm

Comics Cavalcade: Holiday leftovers

The Little Fir Tree by Walt Kelly

Huckleberry Hound for President by Harvey Eisenberg

Santa and the White Rose by Noel Sickles and Sigrid Arne

The Root of Evil by Bill Ward (?)

Incredible Pal-Ul-Don by Russ Manning

Two from Battlefront 44

All True Romance 14

The Humbug Run by Len Wein, Neal Adams, and Dick Giordano

The Dancing Cat by Steve [...] http://tinyurl.com/yg79ykk

Indy Comic Book Week preview: Cownt Tales

Here's another Indy Comic Book Week preview for you, this one for a comic written by our own Michael May. Here's his pitch:
http://tinyurl.com/y8vooxz

CBR Review: Wonder Woman , issue 39

The "Warkiller" storyline ends here, as one god plays out his hand and another reveals that he has more than a few tricks left up his sleeve. Poor Diana. http://tinyurl.com/y8rkmvt

The Buy Pile - Thursday, Dec 24th

The Great Sadness takes hold for the holidays as an inexpensive week is
overwhelmed by comics that barely manage to whelm, with event comics,
commentary tracks and other business taking center stage. http://tinyurl.com/ydeukws

John Allison?s "Bad Machinery"

Longtime web cartoonist John Allison talks about ending his long-running strip “Scary Go Round” and his new ongoing project “Bad Machinery,” featuring the unusual adventures of schoolchildren and footballers. http://tinyurl.com/ybxxrgj

Exclusive Marvel 1st Look: HOLIDAY SPECIAL: HOLIDAY HEAT

Few comics will be in stores this week, but there are new digital exclusives online! We have your first look at "Holiday Heat" here http://tinyurl.com/yda2556

Writer J.T. Krul Targets RED & GREEN ARROW In March

Roy Harper and Oliver Queen will be pit through the wringer in 2010, and writer J.T. Krul will be the guy putting them through it http://tinyurl.com/yd276jq

'Avatar' Scores Again!

Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes set a new Christmas weekend box office debut record, but it wasn't enough. http://tinyurl.com/yazczql

Buck Rogers 1: Future Shock

Rebooting classic science fiction hero Buck Rogers, this graphic novel collects the first Future Shock story arc from the monthly comic series. Starting at the beginning, with the experimental test flight that takes the present-day Rogers and blasts him into the future, the book contains all the classic characters that fans of previous incarnations will [...] http://tinyurl.com/ycb5ua5

Late Angoul�me Founder?s Comics Collection Found? In The Street

Claude Moliterni, co-founder of Angoulême, the largest comics convention in the world, as well as the equally-famous Lucca comics festival died last January, the day before the 2009 event. One of the greatest names in ... http://tinyurl.com/y9m3ydp

A review a day: One Model Nation

It's Jim Rugg! And late-1970s German politics! That's pure gold, right?


One Model Nation is a new graphic novel by C. Allbritton Taylor (who's listed as "writer"), Donovan Leitch (who's credited as "historian"), Jim Rugg (who draws most of it), and Cary Porter (who draws the framing sequences). It's colored by Jon Fell [...] http://tinyurl.com/yc7fgnw

Cool things to bookmark: What Things Do

What if three really talented alt-cartoonists -- let's say for the sake of argument: Jordan Crane, Ted May and Sammy Harkham -- decided to make a kick-ass site where they posted their comics on a regular basis? Well, thankfully, we don't have to wonder anymore as the site -- What Things Do -- is up [...] http://tinyurl.com/y924fud

Indy Comic Book Week preview: Omnitarium

Jamie Gambell, writer of the four-issue horror mini series, Omnitarium, sent us word that issue one of the series is being released in conjunction with Indy Comic Book Week.
With art by J.C. Grande, Omnitarium is "a black and white period tale, set in a Victorian prison in which a long-dead black magician is attempting to [...] http://tinyurl.com/yjlwj3b

Straight for the art | Chris Ware originals

Looking for something to cleanse the palate after all that ham and Christmas cookies? How about this: A rather lengthy and impressive collection of original art by Chris Ware, courtesy of the Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago. Just the thing to use all that money you got from your aunt on.
http://tinyurl.com/yetqx8s

Win a copy of Hope Larson's new book

It's not out until April, but you can get your hot little hands on Hope Larson's upcoming graphic novel Mercury in a matter of days! At her LiveJournal, Larson has announced a contest for eager readers to win a copy of the book. In keeping with what I think is the book's storyline, all you [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybc3kp2

SHE HAS NO HEAD! - THE SUPERHERO COMIC I?VE BEEN WAITING FOR

I’ve been wanting to talk about Batwoman/Detective Comics since I first started writing this column and I’d been resisting because I’d already written about Greg Rucka’s Stumptown.  However, I realized this week that it’s silly to punish Greg Rucka for doing TWO great things.  He should be rewarded, not punished.
I L-O-V-E Detective Comics.  If I [...] http://tinyurl.com/yav487d

Robot 6's holiday haul

The holidays are a time for family, food, fun and, of course, the spirit of giving. I thought I'd check in with the members of the Robot 6 crew to see what comic-related gifts they received this year, along with any they gave as presents. Feel free to share anything comic-related you gave or got [...] http://tinyurl.com/y86bbqb

Movies - Animation Exclusive: SHS Thor (Marvel)

Take a look at some exclusive production art of the hammer–wielding God of Thunder himself, Thor! http://tinyurl.com/ycnwp67

Does this mean David Gabriel gets to boss around Nick Fury?

The big news we can take from the Comic Book Resources preview isn't that Marvel's Origins of Siege contains a 2010 calendar or retellings of the backstories of Spider-Man and Iron Man.
No, it's that David Gabriel, senior vice president of sales and circulation publishing, apparently is an expert on matters of national security and foreign [...] http://tinyurl.com/ygcxsop

Geoff Johns reveals first post-Blackest Night Green Lantern storyline

MILD SPOILER WARNING
One of our first (quasi-)official glimpses of the DC Universe after Blackest Night emerged this past holiday weekend from an increasingly common source for this sort of thing: a Twitter feed.
Responding to reader praise for the most recent issue of Green Lantern, Blackest Night writer Geoff Johns teased the shape of things to [...] http://tinyurl.com/y9obyws

A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 361

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
With the year almost over, we're going to spend five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly [...] http://tinyurl.com/ydfjxqw

A roundup of best-of-the-year pieces

• The Oregonian's Steve Duin names his Top 10 comics of 2009, including Joe Sacco's Footnotes in Gaza, Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth, and Adam Rapp and George O'Connor's Ball Peen Hammer.
• Joe Gross of the Austin American-Statesman lists his Top 13 comics of the year, including The Incredible Hercules, by Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak [...] http://tinyurl.com/y9zgxcz

A View From My Local Comics Shop: Best of 2009 and More (Blog@Newsarama)

In the spirit of Newsarama’s own Readers’ Favorites of 2009 Tourney, I thought I’d get a view from my local comics shop and see what my friend in comics, Chris Ureta Casos, the long-time buyer for Comics Dungeon, here in Seattle, had to say about comics in 2009 and much more. Blog@Newsarama: Chris, with Newsarama’s Readers’ [...] http://tinyurl.com/ycld2m3

Happy 87th birthday, Stan Lee!

Stan Lee, writer, Marvel Universe co-founder, actor and Twitter superstar, was born on this day in 1922 in New York City. Excelsior!
(The above Sex Pistols-inspired T-shirt is still available from Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles.)
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More images from the upcoming Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths DVD

Warner Home Video sent out a pre-holiday treat last week -- four new images from the upcoming animated release Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, which comes out in February. The direct-to-DVD release pits the Justice League against their evil counterparts, the Crime Syndicate. Up above is the Jester, a heroic version of the Joker [...] http://tinyurl.com/yayoy9s

A review a day: The Unauthorized Puffed Movie Adaptation

Well, that's a mouthful of a title!


Puffed was a three-issue mini-series from Image in 2003, yet this trade is from 2005 and published by IDW. That's the way it is with creator-owned stuff, I guess! John Layman wrote it, Dave Crosland drew it, and IDW charges $17 for it. I usually wouldn't [...] http://tinyurl.com/yevhl9d

CBI3 Finalist Wilfredo Torres Joins Brown, Golden on “Demon’s Regret”

CBI3 finalist Wilfredo Torres joins Mitch Brown & Michel Golden on a new mini series from Digital Webbing! Congratulations, Wilfredo!

Take some fallen angels, a bit of fire and brimstone, a disgruntled immortal, a plan to out-deceive the Great Deceiver himself; throw in a slew of Michael Golden covers; and you’ve got the upcoming, highly anticipated [...] http://tinyurl.com/ybyekrw

PUBLISHING SCHEDULE

2010 (PLANNED SO FAR -- SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Jan ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS (A LIFE-SIZE OMNIBUS) by Eddie Campbell

Jan ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS (HARDCOVER EDITION) by Eddie Campbell

Feb WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED # 40: WHAT WE WANT

Mar SUPERF*CKERS by James Kochalka

Mar SUPER SPY: THE LOST DOSSIERS by Matt Kindt

Mar 2nd Printing of THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN (VOL III): CENTURY #1 (OF 3) (“1910”) by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill

THE SWEDISH INVASION:

Apr HEY PRINCESS by Mats Jonsson

Apr THE 120 DAYS OF SIMON by Simon Gardenfors

Apr THE TROLL KING by Kolbeinn Karlsson

Apr FROM THE SHADOW OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS (VOL 2) Edited by Johannes Klenell (Galago)(Distro)

Apr SWEDISH COMICS HISTORY by Fredrik Strömberg (Distro)

May OWLY & FRIENDS - 2010 (FREE COMIC BOOK DAY) by Andy Runton, Christian Slade, & James Kochalka

May 2010 TOP SHELF CATALOG

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May MOVING PICTURES by Kathryn & Stuart Immonen

May BB WOLF & THE 3 LP'S by J.D. Arnold & Rich Koslowski

May 2nd Printing of THREE FINGERS by Rich Koslowski

May UNDELETED SCENES by Jeffrey Brown

May GREETINGS FROM CARTOONIA by Stripburger (Distro)

Jun AX (VOL 1): A COLLECTION OF ALTERNATIVE MANGA Edited by Sean Michael Wilson

Jun JOHNNY BOO (BOOK 4): THE MEAN LITTLE BOY by James Kochalka

Jun 2nd Printing of LOST GIRLS (Single-Volume Edition) by Moore & Gebbie

Jun 2nd Printing of SWALLOW ME WHOLE by Nate Powell

Jul THE PLAYWRIGHT by Daren White & Eddie Campbell

Jul DRAGON PUNCHER (BOOK 1) by James Kochalka

Jul New Softcover Edition of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Jul New Hardcover Edition of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Jul New Softcover Edition of CARNET DE VOYAGE by Craig Thompson

Jul New Hardcover Edition of CARNET DE VOYAGE by Craig Thompson

Jul 11th Printing of FROM HELL by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Jul 11th Printing of FROM HELL (Hardcover) by Moore & Campbell

Aug INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS (VOL 2) by Jeffrey Brown

Aug WE CAN FIX IT by Jessica Fink

Aug CHESTER 5000-XYV by Jessica Fink

Aug 3rd Printing of TRICKED (with all-new design) by Alex Robinson

Sep THE HOMELAND DIRECTIVE by Robert Venditti & Mike Huddleston

Sep KORGI (BOOK 3) by Christian Slade

Oct THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN (VOL III): CENTURY #2 (OF 3) by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill

Oct FINGER PRINTS by Will Dinski

Nov NIGHT ANIMALS by Brecht Evens

Dec THE MARSHAL LAW OMNIBUS by Pat Mills & Kevin O'Neill

Dec THE COLLECTED BOJEFFRIES SAGA by Alan Moore & Steve Parkhouse

FUTURE RELEASES (2011+)



THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN (VOL III): CENTURY #3 (OF 3) by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill

THE MOON & SERPENT BUMPER BOOK OF MAGIC by Alan Moore, Steve Moore, and various artists (A Deluxe Grimoire -- for Kids!)

BACCHUS (TWO-VOLUME OMNIBUS) by Eddie Campbell

KISSYPOO GARDEN by Craig Thompson

THE UNDERWATER WELDER by Jeff Lemire

LUCILLE by Ludovic Debeurme

SUPER COMPUTER by Matt Kindt

SUPER NATURAL by Matt Kindt

INFINITE KUNG-FU by Kagan McLeod

LIAR'S KISS by Eric Skillman & Jhomar Soriano

THE STORY OF MY TITS by Jennifer Hayden

JUNCTION TRUE by Ray Fawkes & Vince Locke

CRUM BUMS by Brian Ralph

HEY, MISTER: COME HELL OR HIGHWATER PANTS by Sickman-Garner

PINOKIO by Kurt Wolfgang

VENUS: THE SECRET COMICS OF ARTHUR HOLLY by Dylan Horrocks

BRASS TACKS by Vincent Stall

THE SOAP LADY (New Softcover Edition) by Renee French

2nd printing of THE TICKING by Renee French

2nd Printing of THREE FINGERS by Rich Koslowski

2nd Printing of New Edition of MONKEY VS. ROBOT (VOL 1) by Kochalka

The Next TOP SHELF SEASONAL SAMPLER/CATALOG

The Next OWLY by Andy Runton

The Next KORGI by Christian Slade

The Next JOHNNY BOO by James Kochalka

The Next YAM by Corey Barba

The Next SULK by Jeffrey Brown

The Next AMERICAN ELF by James Kochalka

The Next SUPER F*CKERS by James Kochalka

The Next TONOHARU by Lars Martinson

… and several other projects still under wraps!

PREVIOUS YEARS:

2009



Jan JOHNNY BOO (BOOK 2): TWINKLE POWER by James Kochalka

Feb 9th Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson


Mar WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED 39 Edited by Peter Kuper

Apr SECOND THOUGHTS by Niklas Asker

May THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN (VOL III): CENTURY "1910" by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill


May OWLY & FRIENDS - 2009 (FREE COMIC BOOK DAY by Andy Runton, Christian Slade, & James Kochalka

May 3rd Printing of OWLY (VOL 2): JUST A LITTLE BLUE by Andy Runton

May 6th Printing of CLUMSY by Jeffrey Brown

May 4th Printing of UNLIKELY by Jeffrey Brown

Jun FAR ARDEN by Kevin Cannon


Jun WELCOME TO FOREST ISLAND by Bwana Spoons

Jun VOICE OF THE FIRE (Paperback Edition) by Alan Moore

Jun AWESOME II: AWESOMER Edited by Indy Spinner Rack’s Charlito and Mr. Phil

Jul THE SURROGATES (VOL 2): FLESH & BONE by Venditti & Weldele -- Our 200th Publication!

Jul THE SURROGATES (SPECIAL HARDCOVER EDITION - VOLS 1 & 2) by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele

Jul 3rd Printing of THE SURROGATES (VOL 1) by Venditti and Weldele (New Cover)

Jul LOST GIRLS (SINGLE-VOLUME HARDCOVER EDITION) by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie

Jul 2nd Run of OWLY PLUSH TOY by Andy Runton

Jul 3rd Printing of CARNET DE VOYAGE by Craig Thompson


Aug THE COMPLETE ESSEX COUNTY by Jeff Lemire

Aug THE COMPLETE ESSEX COUNTY (HARDCOVER EDITION) by J. Lemire

Aug JOHNNY BOO (BOOK 3): HAPPY APPLES by James Kochalka

Aug 4th Printing of OWLY (VOL 1): THE WAY HOME by Andy Runton

Aug 3rd Printing of OWLY (VOL 3): FLYING LESSONS by Andy Runton

Aug 2nd Printing of OWLY (VOL 4): A TIME TO BE BRAVE by Andy Runton

Sep 2nd Printing of KORGI (BOOK 1): SPROUTING WINGS! by Christian Slade

Oct SULK (VOL 3): THE KIND OF STRENGTH THAT COMES FROM MADNESS by Jeffrey Brown

Oct COMIC DIORAMA by Grant Reynolds

Oct 10th Printing of FROM HELL by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Oct 10th Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Dec DRAWING BETWEEN THE LINES (DVD) by Bruce Parsons

Dec DIGITAL ELF (MUSIC CD) by James Kochalka Superstar

2008



Jan OWLY (VOL 4): A TIME TO BE BRAVE by Andy Runton

Jan OWLY (VOL 4): A TIME TO BE BRAVE (Hardcover) by Andy Runton

Jan 3rd Printing of OWLY (VOL 1): THE WAY HOME by Andy Runton

Jan OWLY (VOL 1): THE WAY HOME (Hardcover) by Andy Runton

Feb DISCOVERED Anthology Edited by John Lowe (distribution)

Mar HIERONYMUS B. by Ulf K.

Mar The UK/EU release of LOST GIRLS by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie

Apr THAT SALTY AIR by Tim Sievert

Apr TONOHARU: PART ONE by Lars Martinson

May DELAYED REPLAYS by Liz Prince

May 24x2 by David Chelsea

May 2nd Printing of THE SURROGATES by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele

May THE TOP SHELF SEASONAL SAMPLER -- 2008 Edited by Chris Staros & Brett Warnock

May OWLY & FRIENDS (FREE COMIC BOOK DAY BOOK) by Runton, Slade, Kochalka and Barber

Jun JOHNNY BOO (BOOK 1): THE BEST LITTLE GHOST IN THE WORLD by Kochalka

Jun 2nd Printing of ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 1): TALES FROM THE FARM by Jeff Lemire

Jun 2nd Printing of SUPER SPY by Matt Kindt

Jun 2nd Printing of WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I WET THE BED? by Liz Prince

Jul TOO COOL TO BE FORGOTTEN by Alex Robinson

Jul YAM by Corey Barba

JUl 2nd Printing of PINKY & STINKY by James Kochalka

Aug KORGI (BOOK 2): THE COSMIC COLLECTOR by Christian Slade

Aug HOW TO LOVE by Actus Independent Comics

Aug 2nd Printing of TONOHARU: PART ONE by Lars Martinson (distributed)

Sep ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 3): THE COUNTRY NURSE by Jeff Lemire

Sep FROM THE SHADOW OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS Edited by Johannes Klenell (Galago/Sweden)

Oct OWLY (VOL 5): TINY TALES by Andy Runton


Oct SULK (VOL 1): BIGHEAD AND FRIENDS by Jeffrey Brown

Oct THE MAN WHO LOVED BREASTS by Robert Goodin

Oct 9th Printing of FROM HELL by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Nov SWALLOW ME WHOLE by Nate Powell

Nov VEEPS by Bill Kelter & Wayne Shellabarger

Nov AMERICAN ELF (BOOK 3) by James Kochalka

Dec SULK (VOL 2): DEADLY AWESOME by Jeffrey Brown

2007



Jan 3rd Printing of LOST GIRLS by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie

Jan LONE RACER by Nicolas Mahler

Jan REGARDS FROM SERBIA by Aleksandar Zograf

Jan ARE WE FEELING SAFE AGAIN? (TH)INK by Keith Knight (distribution)

Feb AMERICAN ELF (BOOK 2) by James Kochalka

Feb OUR MOST BELOVED by James Kochalka Superstar (distribution)

Feb SPREAD YOUR EVIL WINGS AND FLY by James Kochalka Superstar (distribution)

Mar ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 1): TALES FROM THE FARM by Jeff Lemire

Mar FEEBLE ATTEMPTS by Jeffrey Brown

Mar PENCIL FIGHT #3 Edited by Bwana Spoons

Apr KORGI (BOOK1): SPROUTING WINGS! by Christian Slade

Apr KORGI (BOOK1): SPROUTING WINGS! (Hardcover) by Christian Slade

Apr 2nd Printing of OWLY (VOL 3): FLYING LESSONS by Andy Runton

May OWLY: HELPING HANDS (FREE COMIC BOOK DAY BOOK) by Andy Runton & Christian Slade

May TOP SHELF SEASONAL SAMPLER -- 2007

May TOP SHELF 10TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER by Ulana Zahajkewycz

May MICROGRAPHICA by Renée French

May SUPER F*CKERS #4 by James Kochalka

May 3rd Printing of UNLIKELY by Jeffrey Brown

May 8th Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

May 8th Printing of FROM HELL by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Jun FOX BUNNY FUNNY by Andy Hartzell

Jun DEATH BY CHOCOLATE: REDUX by David Yurkovich

Jun DEE VEE 2007 Edited by Daren White

Jul INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS by Jeffrey Brown

Jul INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS (Hardcover) by Jeffrey Brown

Jul BLACK GHOST APPLE FACTORY by Jeremy Tinder

Aug SUPER SPY by Matt Kindt

Aug SUPER SPY (Hardcover) by Matt Kindt

Sep ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 2): GHOST STORIES by Jeff Lemire

Sep ELFWORLD (VOL 1) Edited by Edited by François Vigneault & Compiled by Jeffrey Brown

Sep 2nd Printing of AEIOU by Jeffrey Brown

Oct YEARBOOK STORIES: 1976-1978 by Chris Staros (with Bo Hampton & Rich Tommaso)

Oct TROUBLETOWN TOLD YOU SO by Lloyd Dangle (distribution)

Nov LOWER REGIONS by Alex Robinson

Nov WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED # 38: FACTS ON THE GROUND

2006



Jan OWLY (VOL 3): FLYING LESSONS by Andy Runton

Jan THE SURROGATES #4 (of 5) by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele

Jan 6th Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Jan 2nd Printing of CARNET DE VOYAGE by Craig Thompson

Jan 2nd Printing of TRICKED by Alex Robinson

Feb COFFEE & DONUTS by Max Estes

Feb 2nd Printing of OWLY (VOL 1): THE WAY HOME by Andy Runton

Feb 4th Printing of BOX OFFICE POISON by Alex Robinson

Mar THE SURROGATES #5 (of 5) by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele

Mar OWLY T-SHIRTS by Andy Runton

Apr THE TICKING by Renée French

Apr EVERY GIRL IS THE END OF THE WORLD FOR ME by Jeffrey Brown

Apr A DISEASE OF LANGUAGE by Moore & Campbell (distribution)

May OWLY: BREAKIN' THE ICE (FREE COMIC BOOK DAY) by Andy Runton

May 110 PER¢ by Tony Consiglio

May CRY YOURSELF TO SLEEP by Jeremy Tinder -- Our 150th Publication!

Jun SUPER F*CKERS #3 by James Kochalka

Jun TALES OF WOODSMAN PETE by Lilli Carré

Jul I AM GOING TO BE SMALL by Jeffrey Brown

Jul I AM GOING TO BE SMALL (Hardcover) by Jeffrey Brown

Jul THE SURROGATES by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele

Aug LOST GIRLS by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie

Aug OWLY PLUSH TOY by Andy Runton (Top Shelf's First Toy!)

Sep 2nd Printing of OWLY (VOL 2): JUST A LITTLE BLUE by Andy Runton

Sep 5th Printing of CLUMSY by Jeffrey Brown

Sep 7th Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Oct 2nd Printing of LOST GIRLS by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie

Oct 7th Printing of FROM HELL by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Oct HONEY TALKS by Stripburger

Oct SCIENCE Anthology Edited by John Lowe (distribution)

Nov PLEASE RELEASE by Nate Powell

Nov WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED # 37: UNNATURAL DISASTERS

2005



Feb OWLY (VOL 2): JUST A LITTLE BLUE by Andy Runton

Feb MINIBURGER: DIRTY DOZEN by Stripburger (distribution)

Feb 5th Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Feb 3rd Printing of CREATURE TECH by Doug TenNapel

Feb 6th Printing of GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE by Craig Thompson

Mar MINISULK by Jeffrey Brown

Mar HELLO, AGAIN by Max Estes

Apr MOSQUITO by Dan James

Apr BUGHOUSE (VOL 3): SCALAWAG by Steve Lafler

May SUPER F*CKERS #1 by James Kochalka

May New Edition of MONKEY VS. ROBOT (VOL 1) by James Kochalka

May OWLY: SPLASHIN' AROUND (FREE COMIC BOOK DAY BOOK) by Andy Runton

Jun AEIOU by Jeffrey Brown

Jun PENCIL FIGHT #2 Edited by Bwana Spoons

Jun 2nd Printing of SAME DIFFERENCE by Derek Kirk Kim

Jul THE SURROGATES #1 (of 5) by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele

Jul THE KING by Rich Koslowski

Jul THE KING (Hardcover) by Rich Koslowski

Jul 4th Printing of CLUMSY by Jeffrey Brown

Jul 2nd Printing of UNLIKELY by Jeffrey Brown

Aug TRICKED by Alex Robinson

Aug TRICKED (Hardcover) by Alex Robinson

Aug New Edition of BOX OFFICE POISON by Alex Robinson

Aug BOX OFFICE POISON (Hardcover) by Alex Robinson

Aug SPIRAL-BOUND by Aaron Renier

Sep WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I WET THE BED? by Liz Prince

Sep THE SURROGATES #2 (of 5) by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele

Sep SENSES: The SCAD Anthology Edited by John Lowe (distribution)

Sep WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED # 36: NEO CONS

Oct SUPER F*CKERS #2 by James Kochalka

Oct CONVERSATION #2 by James Kochalka & Jeffrey Brown

Oct 2nd Printing of BE A MAN by Jeffrey Brown

Nov COMIC BOOK ARTIST (VOL 2) #6: WILL EISNER TRIBUTE

Nov THE SURROGATES #3 (of 5) by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele

2004



Jan VOICE OF THE FIRE by Alan Moore & José Villarubia, Intro by Gaiman

Jan VOICE OF THE FIRE (Signed Edition)

Jan THE OCTOPI & THE OCEAN by Dan James

Jan HAPPY #4: FEMALE by Josh Simmons

Feb BE A MAN by Jeffrey Brown -- Our 100th Publication!

Feb THE SKETCHBOOK DIARIES (VOL 4) by James Kochalka

Feb JENNIFER DAYDREAMER #2: ANNA & EVA by Jennifer Daydreamer

Feb UPSIDE DOWN by Tobias Tak (distribution)

Mar 3rd Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Mar 5th Printing of GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE by Craig Thompson

Mar GOOD-BYE CHUNKY RICE (Hardcover)

Mar VAN HELSING'S NIGHT OFF by Nicolas Mahler

Mar WARBURGER by Stripburger

Mar COMIC BOOK ARTIST (VOL 2) #3 Edited by Jon B. Cooke

Apr 6th Printing of FROM HELL by Moore & Campbell

Apr 3rd Printing of CLUMSY by Jeffrey Brown

Apr TROGLODYTES by Marcel Ruijters

Apr TYPEWRITER by David Youngblood (distribution)

Apr THINGS ARE MEANING LESS by Al Burian (distribution)

May THE MIRROR OF LOVE by Alan Moore & José Villarrubia

May THE MIRROR OF LOVE -- SIGNED EDITION (Web Exclusive)

May SAME DIFFERENCE & OTHER STORIES by Derek Kirk Kim

May ALL FLEE! by Gavin Burrows and Simon Gane

May DANG! by Martin Cendreda

May EPOXY by John Pham

Jun TOP SHELF TALES: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY COMIC BOOK

Jun 2 SISTERS by Matt Kindt

Jun LESS THAN HEROES by David Yurkovich

Jun WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED # 35: LIFE DURING WARTIME

Jun BOY TROUBLE: 10TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

Jun HAPPY PACK by Josh Simmons (Pack)

Jul CARNET DE VOYAGE by Craig Thompson


Jul AMERICAN ELF by James Kochalka

Jul AMERICAN ELF -- HARDCOVER EDITION (Web Exclusive)

Jul CONVERSATIONS #1: JAMES KOCHALKA & CRAIG THOMPSON

Jul BLANKETS SOUNDTRACK by Craig Thompson & Tracker

Aug GRAMPA & JULIE: SHARK HUNTERS by Jef Czekaj

Aug THE LEGEND OF WILD MAN FISCHER by Eichhorn & Williams

Sep OWLY (VOL 1): THE WAY HOME by Andy Runton

Sep DEAD HERRING COMICS by Actus

Oct BIGHEAD by Jeffrey Brown

Oct GUTSMAN by Erik Kriek

Oct COMIC BOOK ARTIST (V2) #4 Edited by Jon B. Cooke

Dec HUTCH OWEN (VOL 2): UNMARKETABLE by Tom Hart

Dec COMIC BOOK ARTIST (V2) #5 Edited by Jon B. Cooke

2003

Jan PISTOLWHIP (VOL 2): THE YELLOW MENACE by Matt Kindt & Jason Hall

Jan JENNIFER DAYDREAMER #1: OLIVER by Jennifer Daydreamer

Jan EGOMANIA #2: ALAN MOORE by Eddie Campbell

Feb 2nd Printing of CLUMSY by Jeffrey Brown

Feb MAGIC BOY & THE ROBOT ELF by James Kochalka

Feb 2nd Printing of CREATURE TECH by Doug TenNapel

Feb DEAR JULIA, SHORT FILM Directed by Alistair Banks Griffin (distribution)

Mar BEACH SAFARI by Mawil Witzel

Mar THE SKETCHBOOK DIARIES (VOL 3) by James Kochalka

Mar ALAN MOORE'S SNAKES & LADDERS CD

Apr MONKEY VS ROBOT (VOL 2): THE CRYSTAL OF POWER by Kochalka

Apr HAPPY #3: ZIRKUS by Josh Simmons

Apr MADBURGER by Stripburger (distribution)

May TOP SHELF #9: ASKS THE BIG QUESTIONS Ed. by Warnock/Goodin

May ALAN MOORE LITHOGRAPH by Jos Villarrubia

May 4th Printing of GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE by Craig Thompson

May APE POSTER by Craig Thompson

May ALAN MOORE: PORTRAIT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN

Edited/Published by Gary Spencer Millidge & Smokey Man (distribution)

Jun THE MASTERPLAN by Scott Mills

Jun 2nd Printing of SKETCHBOOK DIARIES (VOL 1) by James Kochalka

Jul BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Jul BLANKETS (Hardcover) by Craig Thompson

Jul UNLIKELY by Jeffrey Brown

Aug COMIC BOOK ARTIST (VOL 2) #1 Edited by Jon B. Cooke

Aug SLINGS & ARROWS COMIC GUIDE Edited by Frank Plowright (Plowright)

Sep THE BAREFOOT SERPENT by Scott Morse

Sep THE BAREFOOT SERPENT (Hardcover) by Scott Morse

Sep WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED 34: TAKING LIBERTIES (AN-Magazine)

Sep MoCCA POSTER by Craig Thompson

Oct 2nd Printing of BLANKETS by Craig Thompson

Oct BOP! [MORE BOX OFFICE POISON] by Alex Robinson

Oct COMIC BOOK ARTIST (VOL 2) #2 Edited by Jon B. Cooke

Nov SCHUCK by Rick Smith

Nov TROUBLETOWN: AXIS OF TROUBLE Lloyd Dangle (distribution)

2002

Jan HAPPY #1 by Josh Simmons

Jan 3rd Printing of GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE by Craig Thompson

Feb BUGHOUSE (VOL 2): BAJA by Steve Lafler

Mar THE SKETCHBOOK DIARIES (VOL 2) by James Kochalka

Mar ALAN MOORE'S ANGEL PASSAGE CD

Apr STRIPBUREK by Stripburger (distribution)

May TRENCHES by Scott Mills

Jun PINKY & STINKY by James Kochalka

Jun DOUBLECROSS by Tony Consiglio

Jun XXX STRRIPBURGER by Stripburger

Jun ALEC (VOL 4): AFTER THE SNOOTER by Eddie Campbell

Jul THE 'K' CHRONICLES by Keith Knight

Jul HAPPY #2: ELEPHANT, BUNNY & CHICKEN by Josh Simmons

Jul EGOMANIA #1 by Eddie Campbell

Aug THREE FINGERS by Rich Koslowski

Aug LAND OF O by Michael Slack (distribution)

Sep CREATURE TECH by Doug TenNapel

Sep 2nd Printing of BOX OFFICE POISON by Alex Robinson

Oct HAPPY END by Actus (HC, AN)

Oct 2nd Printing of MONKEY VS. ROBOT (VOL 1) by James Kochalka

Oct 2nd printing of BOX OFFICE POISON by Alex Robinson

Nov PINKY & STINKY MOCCA POSTER by Brett Warnock & James Kochalka

Dec WHERE HATS GO by Kurt Wolfgang

2001

Jan BOY IN MY POCKET (BILLY DOGMA) by Dean Haspiel

Feb SPEECHLESS by Peter Kuper

Feb CIRKUS NEW ORLEANS by Josh Simmons

Mar HEY, MISTER #8: DIAL "M" FOR MISTER by Pete Sickman-Garner

Mar THE SKETCHBOOK DIARIES (VOL 1) by Kochalka

Mar ALEC (VOL 3): HOW TO BE AN ARTIST by Eddie Campbell

Apr BOX OFFICE POISON by Alex Robinson

May A COMPLETE LOWLIFE by Ed Brubaker

Jun THE SOAP LADY by Renée French

Jul PISTOLWHIP (VOL 1) by Matt Kindt & Jason Hall

Jul MEPHISTO by Matt Kindt & Jason Hall

Jul BETTER LUCK NEXT CENTURY by Dylan Horrocks

Jul SMUDGES by P. Shaw

Jul BERN & EDWINA by Pat Moriarity and David Greenburger

Aug THE ACTUS BOX: FIVE GRAPHIC NOVELLAS by Actus

Aug ALEC (VOL 2): THREE PIECE SUIT by Eddie Campbell

Sep SNAKES & LADDERS by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Oct MINIBURGER by Stripburger

Nov ALAN MOORE'S THE HIGHBURY WORKING

Nov ABE: WRONG FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS by Glenn Dakin

Nov CICADA: A BROKEN FENDER BOOK by Josu Menjivar

Dec HEY, MISTER (VOL 3): THE FALL COLLECTION by Pete Sickman-Garner

2000

Feb DEAR JULIA, by Brian Biggs

Feb ALEC (VOL 1): THE KING CANUTE CROWD by Eddie Campbell

Mar HEY, MISTER #6: THE TROUBLE W/JESUS by Pete Sickman-Garner

May BUGHOUSE (VOL 1) by Steve Lafler

Jul FLIPPER (VOL 1) & FLIPPER (VOL 2) by Actus Tragicus

Aug MONKEY VS. ROBOT (VOL 1) by James Kochalka

Aug DOOT DOOT GARDEN by Craig Thompson

Sep HEY, MISTER #7: EYES ON THE PRIZE by Pete Sickman-Garner

Sep BIBLE DOODLES by Craig Thompson

Nov BIG CLAY POT by Scott Mills

Dec HUTCH OWEN (VOL 1): THE COLLECTED by Tom Hart

1999

Jan TALES OF THE GREAT UNSPOKEN by Aaron Augenblick (distribution)

Apr HEY, MISTER (VOL 2): THE CELEBRITY ROAST by Pete Sickman-Garner

May DAYDREAM LULLABIES (BILLY DOGMA) by Dean Haspiel

Jun THE BIRTH CAUL by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Jul THE PERFECT PLANET & OTHER STORIES by James Kochalka

Aug HEY, MISTER #5: BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR by Pete Sickman-Garner

Sep NEW HAT STORIES: BANKS/EUBANKS by Tom Hart

Oct GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE by Craig Thompson

Nov FROM HELL by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell

Dec TOP SHELF #8: UNDER THE BIG TOP by Brett Warnock

1998

Feb TOP SHELF #6 Edited by Brett Warnock

Apr HEY, MISTER (VOL 1): AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL by Pete Sickman-Garner

May BROKEN FENDER (VOL 2) #2 by Josu Menjivar

Jun CLOCK! #3 by Paul Sharar

Jun KEYHOLE #5 by Dean Haspiel & Josh Neufeld

Jul MAGIC BOY & GIRLFRIEND by James Kochalka

Aug HEY, MISTER #3 by Pete Sickman-Garner

Sep JACK'S LUCK RUNS OUT by Jason Little (distribution)

Nov TOP SHELF #7: ON PARADE Edited by Brett Warnock

Dec HEY, MISTER #4 by Pete Sickman-Garner

Dec KEYHOLE #6 by Dean Haspiel & Josh Neufeld

1997

Mar EYE SPY by Charise Mericle

Jun THE STAROS REPORT -- 1997 by Chris Staros

Jun PARANOIA by Kelly Hansen

Jul CRUST by Rick Pinchera

Aug TOP SHELF #5 Edited by Brett Warnock

Sep Brett Warnock & Chris Staros form Top Shelf Productions, Inc. (9/18/97)

Nov BROKEN FENDER (VOL 2) #1 by Josue; Menjivar

1996

Mar I'M TOTALLY HELPLESS! by Wayne Shellabarger

Apr HURT ME! by Ulana Zahajkewycz

Apr TOP SHELF #2 Edited by Brett Warnock

Jul TOP SHELF #3 Edited by Brett Warnock

Aug GONE WALKABOUT by Steven Lewis Ryan

Sep MICROS by Paul Anson

Sep TOP SHELF #4 Edited by Brett Warnock

1995

Dec THE STAROS REPORT -- 1996 by Chris Staros

Dec TOP SHELF #1 Edited by Brett Warnock

Dec DADDY DONNIE by Daniel-Patrick Evarts

Dec COLOR RIGHT by Charise Mericle

1994

Mar THE STAROS REPORT #1 by Chris Staros (Chris' debut!)

Jun STREAM OF (UN)CONSCIOUSNESS by Brett Warnock (Brett's debut!)

Oct THE STAROS REPORT #2 by Chris Staros

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Movies: Iron Man - Animation Exclusive: IMAA Technovore (Marvel)

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Happy Holidays from WildStorm!

Art by Carlos D’Anda, JJ Kirby, Michael Lopez, Oliver Nome and Livio Ramondelli
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We have a winner!

Congratulations to One Hit Knock Out for winning the December 2009 competition!

We'll see you back here in 2010! Now got get a festive beverage and rais a toast to good days!

See you next year!

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End of the Year

Thank you all for joining me here at GRAPHIC CONTENT since our launch in June. It’s been a thrill for me to provide you with lots of unique content on our comic books and graphic novels and I’ve really enjoyed your comments.
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Generation Exploitation's ALL BATMAN Podcast! (Cool-Mo-Dee)

I just listened to this one today and it was a lot of great fun (with a little creepiness thrown in for good measure! Was that Burt Ward monologue/song for real or what'). Link

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Happy holidays from The Source

Hey Source gang,
Just wanted to drop you all a quick note letting you know the DC offices will be closed until January 4 starting today at noon. Coincidentally, that means the blog won’t be updating. It’s hard to properly describe just how much fun it is to basically spend the day sharing cool art, news [...] http://tinyurl.com/ygdz8uk

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