Comics and More

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops tomorrow... Diosamante HC - This graphic novel collection from Humanoids is a gorgeous fantasy tale about a cruel queen, from European creators Alexandro Jodorowsky (the fan-favorite  Incal ) and Jean-Claude Gal. Other Noteworthy Releases Captain Atom (Volume 1): Evolution TP DC Universe Presents (Volume 1): Deadman Challengers TP FF #1 Forbidden Worlds Archives (Volume 1) HC Infestation 2 Complete Series HC My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magical #1 RIPD: City of the Damned #1 Sailor Moon Box Set #1: Volumes 1-6 Star Bright and the Looking Glass HC Tad Caldwell and the Monster Kid GN

On the latest Comics-and-More Podcast, Patrick Markfort and I discuss three more titles launched as part of Marvel NOW!   Reviewed: Captain America #1 Rick Remender & John Romita, Jr. Journey Into Mystery #646 Kathryn Immonen & Valerio Schiti Indestructible Hulk #1 Mark Waid & Leinil Yu For further reading: Journey Into Mystery (Volume 1): Fear Itself Kieron Gillen & Doug Braithwaite Captain America (Volume 1): Winter Soldier Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting & Various Thor: God of Thunder #1 Jason Aaron & Esad Ribic Daredevil by Mark Waid (Volume 1) Mark Waid, Paolo Manuel Rivera & Marcos Martin Iron Man #2 Kieron Gillen & Greg Land

Here are the books from Previews Catalogue that caught my attention, for titles shipping to comic shops in December... The Freddie Stories HC - Part of Drawn & Quarterly's project to collect the works of Lynda Barry, these are the Freddie stories from Ernie Pook's Comeek . Avengers #1 - Avengers begins anew with Jonathan Hickman at the helm, and Jerome Opena on art.  If Hickman's Fantastic Four is any indication, we're in for quite a ride. Mara #1 - Brian Wood begins a new tale here, about a celebrity with supernatural powers from a future obsessed with sports and war. Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers (Volume 1) TP - The inevitable reprinting of Guardians of the Galaxy begins, featuring the clasic characters that probably won't be seen in the movie anyway, but kicked off the franchise: Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex and Charlie-27. Hellboy In Hell #1 - Mike Mignola returns to his creation to draw a new story, kicking off an ongoing...

Here's the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops today... Library of American Comics Essentials (Volume 1): Baron Bean HC - IDW debuts its new line of comic strip reprints, part of its Library of American Comics imprint, beginning with a strip by Krazy Kat 's George Herriman. Other Noteworthy Releases Adventures of Augusta Wind #1 Angel & Faith (Volume 2): Daddy Issues TP The Art of Todd McFarlane: Devils In the Details HC Batman/Judge Dredd Collection HC Blackhawks (Volume 1): The Great Leap Forward TP Captain America #1 Clone #1 Fairest (Volume 1): Wide Awake TP Grand Duke HC Indestructible Hulk #1 Journey Into Mystery #646 Judge Dredd #1 Last Days of an Immortal HC Neon Genesis Evangelion (Volume 13) Nexus Omnibus (Volume 1) TP Saucer Country (Volume 1): Run TP Stitched (Volume 1) Thermae Romae HC Upside Down: A Vampire Tale HC The Walking Dead (Volume 17): Something To Fear TP

On the latest Comics-and-More Podcast, Patrick Markfort and I discuss four new titles launched as part of Marvel NOW!   Reviewed: Iron Man #1 Kieron Gillen & Greg Land Fantastic Four #1 Matt Fraction & Mark Bagley All New X-Men #1 Brian Michael Bendis & Stuart Immonen Thor: God of Thunder #1 Jason Aaron & Esad Ribic For further reading: The Invincible Iron Man: Extremis Warren Ellis & Adi Granov X-Men: S.W.O.R.D.: No Time To Breathe Kieron Gillen & Steven Sanders Fantastic Four (Volume 1) Jonathan Hickman, Dale Eaglesham & Neil Edwards Avengers vs. X-Men Various Wolverine and the X-Men (Volume 1) Jason Aaron, Chris Bachalo & Nick Bradshaw X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong Greg Pak & Greg Land

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops tomorrow... Hopeless Maine (Book 1): Personal Demons HC - There's a lot of good stuff coming out this week, but I've been watching for this one's release for a while now.  Tom and Timue Brown's fantasy webcomic sees print in this hardcover edition from Archaia. Let's hope this is another Gunnerkrigg -quality series. Other Noteworthy Releases 07 Ghost (Volume 1) All New X-Men #1 Blue Beetle (Volume 1): Metamorphosis TP Deadpool MAX HC Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland HC Fantastic Four #1 Godzilla (Volume 1) TP James Patterson's Zoo GN Locke & Key: Omega #1 Neon Genesis Evangelion 3-in-1 (Volume 1) Opus: The Complete Library: Sunday Comics 2003-2008 HC Prison Pit (Volume 4) GN Scalped (Volume 10): Trail's End TP Shinku (Volume 1) TP Spider-Men HC Start With a Happy Ending (Volume 1) Superman (Volume 1): What Price Tomorrow HC Thor: God of Thunder #1 Torpedo (V...

Strobe Edge (Volume 1) Io Sakisaka Strobe Edge is a new shojo manga from Viz, that follows a young girl trying to understand what love is.  Ninako Kinoshita is a bit clueless as a protagonist, which can make for a good story, but it's kind of unbelievable how far gone she is here.  She's a pretty passive character, taking in the advice of her friends and listening to them tell her how she should feel.  As the first volume of this series moves along, she begins to think for herself more and makes decisions regarding her life, which makes her more likable, but you can't help but think that the guy she's pining over deserves far better by that point.  Her childhood friend, Daiki, has been in love with her for a long time and everyone in Ninako's class (aside from her) know this and are rooting for them to get together.  But she suddenly finds that the way her friends describe love is how she is feeling toward the guy that every girl in school has a crush on, the...

Here is the book you should be paying attention to, in comic shops today...   Avengers vs. X-Men HC - In case you missed the floppies and only followed the story through spoilers online, you can now experience the entire saga as the Avengers duke it out with the X-Men over the power of the phoenix force.  One of the better crossover events I've read in comics in recent memory. Other Noteworthy Releases 47 Ronin #1 (of 5) Adventure Time (Volume 1) TP Alpha Flight Classic (Volume 3) TP Annotated Sandman (Volume 2) HC B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs (Volume 4) HC Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow - Wonderland #1 (of 5) DC Comics: The Sequential Art of Amanda Conner HC Deadpool #1 The Flash (Volume 1): Move Forward HC The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Volume 1) HC Hulk: Abominable HC Iron Man #1 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind HC Box Set Ragemoor HC Red Hood and the Outlaws (Volume 1): Redemption TP Scott Pilgrim Color Editon (Volume ...

Here are the books from Previews Catalogue that caught my attention, coming to comic shops this November... All-New X-Men #1 - This new X-Men title sees the original five X-Men dropped into the present day, from the mind of Brian Michael Bendis and the hand of Stuart Immonen. The Heart of Thomas GN - Moto Hagio's acclaimed classic manga set in a German all-boys boarding school. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #1 - There's surprisingly a lot of hype around this all-ages comic based on a girls' cartoon from the 80's, but if rumors of pre-order numbers can be believed, this could be one of the biggest comics of the month. Indestructible Hulk #1 - Part of Marvel NOW!, this is a new Hulk comic from Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu. Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Omnibus HC - The Green Lantern scribe's run on Teen Titans is collected in a huge hardcover for $150 - that's 1,440 pages of Robin, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg and the gang. Neon Genesis Evangelio...