New This Week: May 11, 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 Desolation Jones #1. It's Warren Ellis & J. H. Williams III doing weird scifi covert ops stuff, which has the potential to be much fun.


In other comics:

Alias finally see a bunch of their debut titles hit the stands, with the first issues of Deal with the Devil, Elsinore, and Killer Stunts Inc. just 75 cents.

Ape Entertainment's Pan Gea one-shot has a definite Vaughan Bode vibe going for it.

Arcana have the first 100 Girls collection.

Dark Horse have the second issue of P. Craig Russell's Conan & the Jewels of Gwahlur.

DC have the final issue of Adam Strange (#8), just in time for the debut of the Rann/Thanagar War. The also have the final issue of Green Lantern: Rebirth (#6); the debut of Gail Simone & John Byrne on Action Comics (#827); and new issues of Fables (#37), Gotham Central (#31), JSA (#73), Majestic (#5), and Wonder Woman (#216).

IDW have the fourth issue of Grimjack: Killer Instinct.

Lightspeed have a new issue of Carla Speed McNeil's Finder (#36).

Marvel have new issues of Astonishing X-Men (#10), Mary Jane: Homecoming (#3), The Punisher (#21), and Ultimate Spider-Man (#77).

Shanda Fantasy Arts have a new issue of Shanda the Panda (#43).

Viper have the second issue of Oddly Normal.


Plenty of good stuff this week, so there's absolutely no excuse for buying the Superman: The Wrath of Gog collection, seeing as it contains the worst Superman comic ever.

FCBM Day 10

It's day ten of the YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Brian Seidman. The five comics that Brian listed are:

1. Superman
2. The Outsiders
3. Teen Titans
4. Birds of Prey
5. Y, the Last Man

To this DC fan I'll be sending Resurrection Man #1 by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Butch Guice.

Like all the selected entries, Brian 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).

Brian's comics should be in the mail by the end of the week. Enjoy!

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

Current FCBM Statistics:
69 entries
33 free comics sent so far
21 days remaining

FCBM Day 9.5

It's still day nine of the YACB Free Comic Book Month, but we have to get moving if we're going to give away lots of comics, so let's do another entry today!

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

1. Miracleman
2. Mage
3. Swamp Thing
4. Ambush Bug
5. Dork

Mark is a fan of 80s comics, and humor comics too. So I'll be sending Mark Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman #1 by David Boswell.

Like all the selected entries, Mark 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).

Mark's comics should be in the mail by the end of the week. Enjoy!

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

Current FCBM Statistics:
68 entries
31 free comics sent so far
22 days remaining

FCBM Day 9

It's day nine of the YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Daniel Taylor, the Dreaded Purple Master. The five comics that Daniel listed are:

1. Ex Machina
2. Superman/Batman
3. Adam Strange
4. Green Lantern: Rebirth
5. Identity Crisis

As we can see, Daniel is a fan of recent DC comics. But maybe he'd like to try a couple of recent well-received Marvel comics, especially if they're free! So I'll be sending Daniel Black Panther #1 by Reginald Hudlin, John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson; and Young Avengers #1 by Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung & John Dell.

Like all the selected entries, Daniel 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).

Daniel's comics should be in the mail by the end of the week. Enjoy!

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

Current FCBM Statistics:
66 entries
29 free comics sent so far
22 days remaining

DC Bites the Bullet

Back in October I suggested that DC dump its 70s-era logo for something new and different.

Now it looks like DC have taken my advice*, and later this month will debut a new logo on the first issue of The Return of Donna Troy, to be followed on the rest of their line starting in June.

So nice to see that DC will finally put away their bell bottoms and mood rings and join the 21st Century!


* Not that I think anyone there actually read my little article. But I'm happy to see that they came to the same conclusion that I did.

FCBM Day 8

It's day eight of the YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry comes from Eddie Mitchell. The five comics that Eddie listed are:

1. Bone
2. Stray Bullets
3. Naughty Bits
4. Age of Bronze
5. Anything from Trondheim or Kochalka

With a spread like that, where else can you go but with a kung fu fighting monkey? Therefore my choice for Eddie is the same comic as today's monkey cover: Furious Fist of the Drunken Monkey #1 by Rich Stahnke.

Like all the selected entries, Eddie 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).

Lee's comics should be in the mail at the end of the week. Enjoy!

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

Current FCBM Statistics:
64 entries
26 free comics sent so far
23 days remaining

Monkey Covers

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

Today we have a relatively recent comic: 2004's Furious Fist of the Drunken Monkey #1 by Rich Stahnke. You can't go wrong with a monkey who knows kung fu!

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