Comic Book Coming Attractions: AUGUST 2008
Dave’s PREVIEWS PICKS - Cool comics from the April edition of Previews
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ABSTRACT STUDIOS
Terry Moore’s Echo Volume 1: Silver Rain TPB - Strangers In Paradise creator Terry Moore is back with this fantastic character-driven science fiction story. [p. 196]
ARCHAIA STUDIOS
Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Hard Cover - Be ones of the protectors of the Mouse Territories in this new game based on David Peterson’s popular fantasy comic. [p. 210]
ARCHIE COMICS
Katy Keen Special Volume 1 TPB - This collection features the modern adventures of a fashion model in the Archie Universe. [p. 211]
BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove #1 - The best of Simpson Comics in an inexpensive pocket-sized digest. [p. 236]
CARTOON BOOKS
Bone Boxed Set #1 Soft Covers - The first three Bone color volumes in a slipcase set. [p. 242]
DARK HORSE COMICS
Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein Hard Cover - Horror comics legend Bernie Wrightson adapted Mary Shelly’s classic 25 years ago and now it is made available again in a larger format. [p. 34]
DC COMICS
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1 - Superboy-Prime is the Time Trapper’s weapon against Superman’s influence on heroic history. [p. 65]
DC Universe: Last Will and Testament One Shot - Brad Meltzer and Adam Kubert present the final hours of the DCU. [p. 66]
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1 - 3-D hyperdelic Superman action by Grant Morrison. [p. 67]
Showcase Presents: Blackhawk Volume 1 TPB - “The 1950s adventures of The Blackhawks are collected for the first time…” in this 500 page ultra-inexpensive book. [p. 95]
DC COMICS/Johnny DC
Family Dynamic #1 - It’s an all-new superhero family in this six-issue miniseries. [p. 99]
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! #2 - Theo Adam, the boy who transforms into the evil Black Adam, is going to 11-year-old Billy Batson’s school. [p. 99]
DC COMICS/Wildstorm
The X-Files Special #0 - The co-writer of the upcoming movie gives us an untold story. [p. 109]
DC COMICS/Minx
Emiko Superstar Graphic Novel - “A suburban babysitter turns performance artist.” [p. 112]
Janes In Love Graphic Novel - The sequel to Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg. [p. 113]
DC COMICS/Vertigo
Air #1 - The team who produced the graphic novel Cairo is also behind this ongoing series. [p. 114]
DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING
Hack/Slash #15 - Featuring Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West from Re-Animator. [p. 263]
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
The Portable Frank TPB - This is a 200-page sampling of Jim Woodring’s strip about the psychedelic wandering anthropomorphic cat, Frank. Like a mescaline-fueled collaboration between Salvador Dali, Basil Wolverton, and R. Crumb. [p. 298]
GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
The Barks/Rosa Collection Volume 3: Donald Duck - The Golden Helmet/The Lost Charts of Columbus TPB - Reprinting the Carl Barks classic followed by the equally classic sequel by Don Rosa. [p. 307]
IDW PUBLISHING
Galaxy Quest: Global Warning #1 - The cast of the famous TV series (you know, the fake one from the Tim Allen movie) is tapped to save the galaxy again-just as their show is set to make a comeback.. [p. 319]
IDW PUBLISHING/JONAS PUBLISHING
A Rumpus in the Night Hard Cover - A little monster follows a boy back from his dream to reality in this fully-illustrated children’s book. [p. 327]
William’s Dinosaurs Hard Cover - Are there dinosaurs hiding in the woods or is it William’s imagination? An illustrated children’s book. [p. 327]
IMAGE COMICS
Guerillas #1 - Guerillas is a mini-series about a soldier in charge of an experimental platoon of chimpanzees fighting in the Vietnam War. [p. 142]
Frank Frazetta’s Dracula Meets the Wolf-Man One Shot - Steve Niles tells the story behind a famous Frazetta painting starring the two movie monsters. [p. 146]
Ultra: Seven Days TPB - Re-presenting the Luna Brothers story about celebrity super-heroines. [p. 156]
Godland #26 - “…The comic that makes your brain stem explode! And you love it!” [p. 159]
INNOVATIVE KIDS
Phonics Comics Level 1: Sugar and Spice, Best Friends Forever and Phonics Comics Level 2: Hiro, Dragon Warrior-Battle at Mount Kamado and Phonics Comics Level 3: Otis C. Mouse-Egypt Soft Covers - Grab the interest of your young reader with the fun of comics. [p. 328]
MARVEL COMICS
Stephen King’s Dark Tower: The Long Road Home Hard Cover - Collecting the second comics series featuring the Gunslinger. [p. 3]
Amazing Spider-Man #568 & 569 - John Romita Jr. returns to the series as Spidey faces the Thunderbolts with Norman Osborn in charge! [p. 10]
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1 - The return of the fan-favorite, non-continuity superhero romance title. Strangers in Paradise scribe, Terry Moore, writes this mini-series. [p. 16]
Runaways #1 - Who could follow Brian K. Vaughan and Joss Whedon for the re-launch of the teen heroes series? Only Echo’s Terry Moore with Humberto Ramos! [p. 57]
MOONSTONE
Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak the Night Stalker: Cry of Thunder #1 - Not exactly a team-up, these investigators must unravel the same mystery 100 years apart. [p. 332]
ONI PRESS INC.
Local Hard Cover - Collecting the 12-issue series by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly about the life and travels of the nomadic Megan. [p. 334]
Pounded TPB - Brian Wood and Steve Rolston show us a slice out of the life of a NYC punk rocker with friend, fan, and romance problems. [p. 339]
PAPERCUTZ
Classics Illustrated Volume 3: Through the Looking Glass Hard Cover - Kyle Baker adapts Lewis Carroll’s sequel to Alice in Wonderland. [p. 339]
PURE IMAGINATION
Four Frightened Women Graphic Novel - Originally published in 1950, this murder mystery is one of the first graphic novels ever. [p. 340]
RED 5 COMICS
Atomic Robo: The Dogs of War #1 - The sequel series is similar in theme and tone to Hellboy and Brit about a sentient robot adventurer in the 1940s. [p. 346]
RUNNING PRESS
The Completely Mad Don Martin Hard Cover - “This deluxe, two-volume, slipcased special edition includes every single work of Don Martin published in Mad Magazine (1957 to 1987).” [p. 346]
TOKYOPOP CINE-MANGA
Disney’s Fairies: Tinkerbell Graphic Novel - Tells the story of the new DVD with screen captures from the feature. [p. 356]
Fairies: Vidia and the Fairy Graphic Novel - More adventures in Never Land with Disney’s Fairies. [p. 356]
VIZ MEDIA
Naruto Volume 1 Collector’s Edition Hard Cover - This is the original Volume 1, but bigger and better with a hard cover and dust jacket. [p. 384]
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! Volume 2 Graphic Novel - Hey, kids! Pokemon comics! [p. 388]
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
Beyond Wonderland #1 - This is the sequel to Zenescope’s popular horror/fantasy. [p. 392]
Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 4 TPB - This new volume collects the hit comic series re-imagining six classic fairy tales. [p. 394]
BOOKS
Telling Stories: The Classic Comic Art of Frank Frazetta Deluxe Hard Cover - An oversized hard cover that reprints rare Frazetta comic art. [p. 412]
The Vertigo Encyclopedia Hard Cover - DC Comics’ mature readers imprint is definitively covered with “in-depth descriptions of titles such as The Sandman, Fables…and Y: The Last Man…” [p. 412]
