Tuesday 16 May 2006

New This Week: May 17, 2006

Castle WaitingBased on the NCRL list for this week's comics shipping from Diamond, here are a few things to look for at the local comic shop tomorrow:


The Pick of the Week is the new Fantagraphics hardcover collection of Linda Medley's Castle Waiting. I know what you're thinking: $30 is a lot of money. But dude, it's over 450 pages of quality comics entertainment. In a handsome hardcover. Do yourself a favor and get this chunk of sequential goodness.


In other comics:

Amaze Ink/Slave Labor debut their latest Disney offering: Wonderland, with art by the wonderful Sonny Liew.

Boom! Studios debut what may be their best book yet: Talent.

Dark Horse have a new issue of Conan (#28), plus the third Conan collection in hardcover.

DC have a new Y, the Last Man collection (vol. 7); the debut of Bill Willingham's Shadowpact; and new issues of 100 Bullets (#72), 52 (week 2), All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder (#4), Bite Club: VCU (#2), DMZ (#7), Majestic (#17--the final issue, I think), and Manhunter (#22).

Dork Storm have a new issue of Dork Tower (#33).

IDW have a new issue of Fallen Angel (#5).

Image Comics have a new issue of Fell (#5), and the conclusion of Bomb Queen (#4).

Marvel debut Richard Corben's Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe and Jeff Parker's Marvel Adventures Avengers; new issues of Captain America (#18) and Ultimate X-Men (#70); and have a new Captain America hardcover collection.

Seven Seas have the third volume of Amazing Agent Luna.


That just about does it. Not a huge week, so you should really consider Castle Waiting...

FCBM2 Day 16.5

CloudfallIt's still day Sixteen of the second annual YACB Free Comic Book Month, but I feel like giving away more comics!

Today's second selected entry comes from Steve Wilcox. Steve's five comics are:

1. Daredevil
2. Captain America
3. Planetary
4. Invincible
5. 100 Bullets

For Steve I have the urban crime noir comic Cloudfall #1 by Robert Kirkman & E.J. Su.

And like all the selected entries, Steve will be receiving a special Dark Horse promo-priced comic, in this case The Goon 25¢ Edition by Eric Powell.

Steve's comics should be in the mail soon. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
54 entries
50 free comics sent so far
15 days remaining

FCBM2 Day 16

It's day Sixteen of the second annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Matt Bromley. Matt's five comics are:

1. The Walking Dead
2. The Goon
3. We3
4. All Star Superman
5. Planetary

For Matt I have Boom! Studio's Zombie-licious anthology Zombie Tales: The Dead #1.

And like all the selected entries, Matt will be receiving a special Dark Horse promo-priced comic, in this case the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion Flip Book.

Matt's comics should be in the mail soon. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
53 entries
48 free comics sent so far
15 days remaining