Wednesday, 25 May 2005

FCBM Day 25.5

It's still day twenty-five of the YACB Free Comic Book Month! But I've only got a week left, and there's still lots of comcis to give away, so let's give away some more!

Today's second selected entry comes from Michael Wojciak. The five comics that Michael listed are:

1. Gotham Central
2. Y, the Last Man
3. Stray Bullets
4. Daredevil
5. Sleeper

As a fan of crime/procedural comics like Gotham Central, Stray Bullets & Sleeper, Michael should definitely be reading Paul Grist's Kane. So I'll be sending him issues #16-18 to read.

Like all the selected entries, Michael 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 & Big Time Attic (Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon and Shad Petosky).

Michael's comics should be in the mail sometime this week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
97 entries
80 free comics sent so far
6 days remaining

FCBM Day 25

It's day twenty-five of the YACB Free Comic Book Month! We're now into the final week, and there's still plenty of cool comics to give away!

Today's selected entry comes from Danielle Rich. The five comics that Danielle listed are:

1. Sleeper
2. Gotham Central
3. Runaways
4. Y, the Last Man
5. Nightwing

For Danielle I have Seaguy #1-3, the complete series by Grant Morrison & Cameron Stewart about an unemployed super-hero in a world where evil has been defeated and his quest, along with a flying talking tuna fish, to discover the truth about his world.

Like all the selected entries, Danielle 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 & Big Time Attic (Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon and Shad Petosky).

Danielle's comics should be in the mail sometime this week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
96 entries
76 free comics sent so far
6 days remaining

Tuesday, 24 May 2005

FCBM Day 24.5

It's still day twenty-four of the YACB Free Comic Book Month; but I feel like giving away another comic!

Today's second selected entry comes from Joshua Studer. The five comics that Joshua listed are:

1. Green Lantern
2. Ultimate Spider-Man
3. Ultimate X-Men
4. PvP
5. The Walking Dead

For Joshua I have The Savage Return of Dracula #1, reprinting stories from the first two issues of the classic Tomb of Dracula series by Gerry Conway, Gene Colan & Vince Colletta.

Like all the selected entries, Joshua 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 & Big Time Attic (Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon and Shad Petosky).

Joshua's comics should be in the mail sometime this week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
96 entries
72 free comics sent so far
7 days remaining

New This Week: May 25, 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 the new Gotham Central collection, Half a Life, collecting what in my opinion is the best story arc from an already very good series, by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark. (BTW, Gotham Central #6, the first issue in this collection, is still up for grabs as part of our Free Comic Book Month.)


In other comics:

AAA Pop have the second issue of Michael Allred's The Golden Plates, adapting the Book of Mormon.

AiT/PlanetLAR have the second collection of Tom Beland's True Story, Swear to God: This One Goes to Eleven.

Beckett have The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty collection.

DC have the first issue of the new Green Lantern series; new issues of The Adventures of Superman (#640), City of Tomorrow (#2), Hellblazer (#208), JLA (#114), Legion of Super-Heroes (#6), The Losers (#24); the final issue of Sleeper season 2 (#12); the second issues of two Infinite Crisis tie-ins: The OMAC Project and Day of Vengeance; and the debut of their new logo on the first issue of the awkwardly-named DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy, with sure-to-be pretty art from Jose-Louis Garcia-Lopez & George Perez.

Fantagraphics have the latest issue of The Comics Journal.

Image have the second issue of The Expatriate and the first issue of Girls by The Luna Brothers.

Kandora have the second issue of Barbarossa and the first issue of Jade Fire.

Marvel have the debut of Machine Teen; the conclusion of Peter David's first new story arc in Incredible Hulk #81; the debut of JMS & Mike McKone on Fantastic Four (#527); and new issues of Captain America (#6), Power Pack (#3), Runaways (#4), Spellbinders (#3), and Ultimates 2 #6).

NBM have the debut of Zorro.

TokyoPop have a new printing of the first volume of Paradise Kiss (it's got very nifty art and a halfway-decent story to boot).

Viper have the third collected edition of Dead at 17: Revolution.

Wizard have the conclusion of New West (#2) with pretty Phil Noto art.


Should be plenty of things for reading over the long holiday weekend!

FCBM Day 24

It's day twenty-four of the YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Nick Leggatt. The five comics that Nick listed are:

1. Supreme Power
2. Lucifer
3. Queen & Country
4. Hellblazer
5. Catwoman

For Nick I have Rex Mundi #0, the debut issue of the alternate history tale where magic is real and the Reformation never occured. It's by Arvid Nelson, Eric Johnson & Jeromy Cox.

Like all the selected entries, Nick 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 & Big Time Attic (Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon and Shad Petosky).

Nick's comics should be in the mail sometime this week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
96 entries
70 free comics sent so far
7 days remaining

Monday, 23 May 2005

FCBM Day 23

It's day twenty-three of the YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Lesley Knieriem. The five comics that Lesley listed are:

1. Fables
2. Ultra
3. Global Frequency
4. We3
5. Rom, the Spaceknight ("I mean, how can you resist a hero based on a cheap Transformers-knockoff toy, who can utter lines like, 'Back, minions of Evil!' completely without irony?")

For Lesley I have My Faith in Frankie #1, the first issue of the should-have-sold-much-better-than-it-did comic by Mike Carey, Sonny Liew & Marc Hempel.

Like all the selected entries, Lesley 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 & Big Time Attic (Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon and Shad Petosky).

Lesley's comics should be in the mail sometime this week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
96 entries
68 free comics sent so far
8 days remaining

New Library Comics: Week of May 16, 2005

Here are the comics we got in for our library collection last week:


Deitch, Kim. The boulevard of broken dreams /Seattle, WA : Fantagraphic Books, 1993- v.1

Delany, Samuel R. Bread & wine : an erotic tale of New York City /New York : Juno Books, 1999.

Hornschemeier, Paul. Return of the elephant /Richmond, VA : AdHouse Books, 2004.

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- Mermaid saga /San Francisco, CA : Viz. v.2