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Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops tomorrow... Folly: Consequences of Indiscretion GN - This is a collection of material that was originally self-published by the creator, Hans Rickheit, who topped my best-of-the-year list a few years back with The Squirrel Machine .  There should be some beautiful, and probably grotesquely beautiful, stuff in here. Other Noteworthy Releases Avengers vs. X-Men: VS #1 (of 6) Black Orchid HC Chew (Volume 5): Major League Chew TP Darkhawk Classic (Volume 1) TP Frazetta: Funny Stuff HC I'm Not a Plastic Bag HC Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City HC Michael Turner's Soulfire Definitive Edition (Volume 1) TP Popeye (Volume 6): Me Lil Swee Pea HC Popeye #1 (of 4) Pterodactyl Hunters In the Gilded City One-Shot Showcase Presents: The Spectre (Volume 1) TP Stormwatch (Volume 1) HC Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Archie 100 Page Spectacular

In the first of what will most likely be several Jack Kirby podcasts, Patrick Markfort and I discuss Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's work on Fantastic Four and Thor . Reviewed: Fantastic Four #44-51 Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Thor #129-135 Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Part One: Part Two: Part Three: For further reading: Fantastic Four Omnibus (Volume 1) HC Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Fantastic Four Omnibus (Volume 2) HC Stan Lee & Jack Kirby The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Volume 1) HC Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Essential Thor (Volume 2) TP Stan Lee & Jack Kirby

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic book stores tomorrow... Harvey Pekar's Cleveland HC - Autobiographical sketches and glimpses of the city he lived in for most of his life, haunt this graphic novel from the late great Harvey Pekar Other Noteworthy Releases 3 Story: Secret Files of the Giant Man Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Volume 2) HC Archie Archives (Volume 5) HC Avengers: The Serpent Crown HC Cinderella: Fables Are Forever TP Hellcyon TP Katsuya Terada's The Monkey King (Volume 2) TP Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924: At Last My Drim of Love Has Come True TP New Teen Titans Omnibus (Volume 2) HC Reset #1 (of 4) The Shadow #1 The Shark King GN Showcase Presents: All Star Squadron (Volume 1) TP Strangeways: The Thirsty TP The Survivalist Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series: Leonardo Ultimate Comics: Avengers by Mark Millar Omnibus HC Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron (Volume 1) HC

Brian Michael Bendis, John Romita Jr. & Various Marvel's big crossover event of 2012 started with a bang last week when Avengers vs. X-Men #1 hit the stands, pitting the two big teams of the Marvel Universe against one another, promising battles between characters that fans will love to see.  The first act of this twelve issue mini-series was written by Bendis, but the overall story, which carries through various Avengers and X-Men titles, was laid out by Bendis, Jason Aaron, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction collectively.  There will also be a Vs. book that features some of the big fights that won't be seen in the main mini-series. So how was the first issue?  Really solid, I'd say.  I usually look forward to these events warily, and am usually disappointed by the first issue, while the crossover as a whole drags down the quality of a ton of titles in the Marvel U that are attached to it, but this is a pretty basic premise th...

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops tomorrow... Courtney Crumrin #1 - A new full-color Courtney Crumrin series is certainly cause for celebration! Creator Ted Naifeh returns to his beloved character, writing and illustrating this new series.  Also available this week, Courtney Crumrin (Volume 1): The Night Things Special Edition HC , a newly remastered, full-color edition of the first book in Ted Naifeh's fan-favorite series Other Noteworthy Releases Alabaster: Wolves #1 (of 5) America's Got Powers #1 (of 6) Avalon Chronicles (Volume 1) HC Batman Incorporated (Volume 1) HC Daredevil: Season One HC Dollhouse: Epitaphs TP Genetiks TM (Volume 1) HC Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years Oz Treasury Edition Pete and Miriam GN Secret #1 Secret Service #1 (of 7) Severed HC Showcase Presents: The Losers (Volume 1) TP Stan Lee's Stripperella GN Unterzakhn GN Untold Tales of Spider-Man Omnibus HC

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops tomorrow... Supreme #63 - Erik Larsen and Cory Hamscher adapt Alan Moore's final script of a never-before-seen Supreme comic, as a launching point for a regular series which Larsen will continue. Other Noteworthy Releases The Celestial Bibendum HC Cold War (Volume 1) TP Danger Club #1 The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath & Other Stories HC Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns (Volume 2) HC Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery HC The Girl Who Owned a City GN Jeremiah Omnibus (Volume 1) HC Lou (Volume 1): Secret Diary GN Miss Annie (Book 1): Freedom! Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China SC Voltron: Year One #1