Archie in the Air

Brian Cronin over at the Snark Free Happy Joy Comic Blog looks at Archie Comics' experiments of the late 80s/early 90s, while over at Cognitive Dissonance Johanna reviews recent issues of Archie comics and digests.

FCBM Day 0

Tomorrow is May 1st, and I'll be announcing the first free comic to be given away in our YACB Free Comic Book Month promotion. Remember, I'm giving away free comics all during the month of May. Not a dream, not a hoax, not an imaginary story. Just free comics. So far I've only recevied eight entries, so your chance of getting a free comic is looking pretty good. I really want to give away some comics, so send in your entry today!

May is Free Comic Book Month at YACB!

May 7 is Free Comic Book Day, but here at YACB one day isn't good enough. We'll be giving away free comics every day of May!

That's right, free comics! Each day of May I'll pick someone to receive a free comic, taken from my personal collection. Duplicates, things I have in trades, and other stuff. My goal is to match up people with a comic that they haven't read but that they may like. My tastes are wide and varied, so chances are I've got a comic for you.

And by free I mean free. Really. No cost, no shipping & handling, all free.

Here's what you need to do to enter:

By email, send me the following:

* Your name
* Your postal address
* Titles of five comics that you like
* Please include 'FCBM' in the subject line

That's it! For every day of May I'll choose one entry and try to match up that person with a comic, then I'll mail the comic to him or her. It's easy, and it's free!

Of course, there are a few restrictions:

* You must be 18 or older
* You must live in the United States
* You may enter at any point during May, but only one entry per person.

And a little bit of fine print:

* Persons receiving comics are chosen by me, based on whether I feel I can provide a comic to you
* I'll try my best, but there's no guarantee you'll actually like the comic I send
* All winners will be announced here on Yet Another Comics Blog
* At least one winner will be selected each day, but it may take me a few days to get to the post office, so please be patient

But wait, there's more!

Each person who has a free comic chosen for him/her will also receive a copy of the 32-page Free Comic Book Day Preview Edition of Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards by Jim Ottaviani & Zander Cannon with Kevin Cannon and Shad Petosky:

Dinosaurs! Cowboys! Scientists! What more could you ask for? This special FCBD Edition offers a complete short story and tantalizing introduction to the fall’s upcoming graphic novel. In addition to the cowboys, dinosaurs, and villainous men of science Bone Sharps also features the world-renowned artist Charles R. Knight, Chief Red Cloud and hundreds of his Indian braves, the gun-totin’ & gamblin’ professor John Bell Hatcher, and special appearances by the Cardiff Giant, P.T. Barnum, Buffalo Bill Cody, and a supporting cast of rogues & gallants from the Eastern scientific establishment and the Old West.

That's right, two free comics! How could you ask for anything more?

So what are you waiting for? Send in your entry today!

No Flying, No Tights Teen Reader Survey

No Flying, No Tights, the GN review site run by librarians, is currently undertaking a Teen Reader Survey. So if you're between the ages of 13 and 19 head on over and fill it out. (Or if you know a comic reader that age, send them the link.)

How I'm Feeling Today

Like Eno (on the right), that is.

(Cover of Cud Comics #4 by Terry Laban. Image courtesy of GCD. Click for larger version.)

Nick Anderson on NPR

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson was on Fresh Air today; you can listen to the interview here.

(I haven't listened to it yet; just trying to pick up a little of the slack that Kevin Melrose left!)

New This Week: April 27, 2005

Based 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 one of my favorite comics, Gary Spencer Millidge's StrangeHaven #17 from Abiogenesis. Although since the trade collecting #13-18 will be out sometime this summer if you haven't yet read any StrangeHaven you may want to instead pick up the first two trade collections and go that route.


In other comics:

Abstract have issue #73 of Strangers in Paradise.

AiT/PlanetLAR have another OGN, Filler.

Antarctic have the third Neotopia pocket collection, plus Fred Perry stepping in for the first of three Ninja High Schools (#127).

Archie have a new issue of Sabrina (#66)

Dark Horse have the third volume of Club 9 and a new issue of The Escapist (#6).

DC have new issues of Hellblazer (#207), Legion of Super-Heroes (#5), Losers (#23), Otherworld (#2); Howard Chaykin in Solo (#4); and the final issues of Wild Girl (#6) & Human Target (#21).

IDW have the first issue of the new Jon Sable, Freelance series, Bloodline.

Image have the third and final Rising Stars collection and the promo-priced Invincible #0.

Marvel have new issues of Captain America (#5), Daredevil (#72), Kabuki (#4), The Punisher (#20), Spellbinders (#2), and Supreme Power (#16).

NBM have the Cryptozoo Crew Mothman Con Edition.

Pantheon have Marjane Satrapi's new GN, Embroideries.

And both TokyoPop & Viz have a ton of new manga volumes; dollar for dollar I think that they both have more product than Marvel or DC this week.