Chaingang #1-2

Chaingang #1-2
1992 | CBR | B&W | 2 Issues | 70.5 MB
art: Joe and Tim Vigil (Notable works: Faust)
During the late eighties-early nineties period the late Rex Miller was one of America’s finest writers of horror/suspense fiction.
Daniel “Chaingang” Bunkowski is a 500-pound maniac with an off-the-charts IQ and over 300 confirmed kills to his credit.
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Red Faction - Guerrilla

Red Faction - Guerrilla
2009 | 27 pages | CBR | 24 MB
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The Outlaw Prince

The Outlaw Prince
English | 75 pages | CBR | 56.9 MB
This timeless tale unfolds during the tumultuous Second Baron's War, when a young prince is ruthlessly abducted from his royal family, taken into the rugged mountains of Derbyshire, and brainwashed to forget his very heritage. He's trained to become the greatest swordsman the world has ever known--and grows to be the most dreaded name in all of Britain! With civil war looming upon the horizon, the fate of the kingdom of England may very well rest in his hands!
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Dark Rain - A New Orleans Story

Dark Rain - A New Orleans Story
2010 | CBR | 162 pages | 91.2 MB
From Mat Johnson, writer of the acclaimed INCOGNEGRO, comes a graphic novel thriller set in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Two small-time ex-cons with big dreams get the idea that this would be the perfect time to rob a bank. Catch is, the bank is in New Orleans, and they're on parole in Houston. Now, as every sane person tries to get out of The Big Easy, Emmit and Dabny will do whatever it takes to get in.
As they journey through a tide of human suffering, Dabny wants to help, and Emmit sees only the money. But a rogue commander of the ruthless security force "Dark Rain" has his sights set on taking down the same bank. If Emmit and Dabny don't outrace him, their last hope for a second chance could be washed away in the floodwaters – along with their lives.
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Homicide: Tears of the Dead

1997 | CBR | 26 pages | 23.1 MB
writer: Hart D. Fisher; cover: Brad Parker; inker: Robert Stull; penciler: Steve Scott
After seeing Evil Ernie anted the total annihlation of all things on Earth and not to spread the gift of the Dead Mind, Rick Young left his position of Ernie's general to pursue his own interest. He infiltrates the small town of Salvation to convince his former love interest to join him in the Dead Mind (a connection shared between all Undead). As he does so, the image of his now past life is crafted, giving vaguely prophetic but beautiful poetry he wrote while not knowing what the future hold, showing his connection with this girl that is his last desire in the insane world of Evil Ernie. Ultimately, she refuses his offer, not wanting to be a freak, and shoots herself in the head to avoid reanimation. She dies in Rick's arms, and he vows to bring her back "the only way I know how."
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Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Wonder Man fights off an Ape Attack on the cover of West Coast Avengers #33 (1988) by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan.

(Standard disclaimer about Avenger-attacking gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
4 (-1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
7 (+6). Batman: Year One
8 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (+4). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
13 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
14 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
16 (-11). Paying for It
17 (N). Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences *
18 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
19 (-1). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
20 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (+2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
22 (-5). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
23 (-3). Batman: The Long Halloween
24 (+4). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
25 (-4). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
26 (+24). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
27 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
28 (+5). Watchmen
29 (+2). V for Vendetta
30 (-5). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
31 (+10). Big Nate Out Loud
32 (+5). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
33 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle)
34 (R). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
35 (-9). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
36 (-13). Walking Dead Volume 13
37 (-1). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
38 (-3). Batman: Hush
39 (-7). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
40 (R). Blackest Night *
41 (+2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
42 (-4). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
43 (+1). Sailor Moon 1 *
44 (R). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
45 (N). Negima! 30: Magister Negi Magi *
46 (R). Big Nate: From the Top
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 6
49 (-19). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
50 (N). X-Men: Age of X


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* Not much exciting at the top of the list. Throughout the week, Walking Dead & Dork Diaries traded places several times, but at the time of this list compilation it is Dork Diaries still at the top.

* I'm amazed at how much better the Kindle editions of Dork Diaries sell than their print counterparts. One can only imagine how well other graphic novels might do if offered in that format...

* The top debut this week is the second Incognito collection. The only other debuts are the latest Negima! volume and X-Men: Age of X, both down near the bottom of the list.