New Library Comics: Week of May 7, 2007

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last week:


Allred, Mike (Mike Dalton) The golden plates /Lakeside, OR : AAA POP, c2006- vol. 1

The amazing adventures of the escapist /Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2004. vol. 3

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba &! /Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga ; 2005- vols. 1-3

Baldazzini, 1958- She-dom : the awakening of Clara Rosenberg /Seattle, Wash. : Eros Comix, 2001.

Black light angels. /Glebe, N.S.W. : Graber Hill, 1997- nos. 3-4

Castelli, Alfredo. Martin Mystery /Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 1999. vols. 1-2

Cherkas, Michael, 1954- The silent invasion /New York : NBM, c1988-c1989. vol. 2

Clugston-Major, Chynna. Blue Monday /Portland, OR : Oni Press, 2003- vol. 1

Collier, David, 1961- Portraits from life /Montreal : Drawn and Quarterly, 2001.

Comical funnies. /New York : Serious Old Buisnessmen Co., 1980-1981. vol. 1 no. 1

Drawn & quarterly. /[Montréal : Drawn and Quarterly Publications, c1990]- vol. 1 nos. 1-5, 8-9

Emond, Steve. Emo boy /San Jose, CA : SLG Pub., 2006- vol. 1

Fujita, Maki. Kid's joker /Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga, 2005- vol. 1

FurNation magazine. /Dallas, Tex. : FurNation Foundation, [2000]- nos. 1-7

Gallardo, Miguel. Makoki integral /Barcelona : Ediciones Glenat, 2002.

Gottlieb, Daphne, 1968- Jokes and the unconscious /San Francisco : Cleis Press, c2006.

Günther, Jürgen. Flitzi /Dresden : Holzhof Verlag, 2005.

Hino, Hideshi, 1946- Lullabies from hell /Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse Comics, 2006- vol. 1

Inuki, Kanako. School zone /Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse Comics, 2006- vols. 1-3

Ishinomori, Shōtarō, 1938- Kikaider code 02 /La Jolla, CA ; WildStorm, 2005- vol. 1

Itō, Junji. Museum of terror /Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse, 2006- vol. 1

Kakinuma, Hideki. Junk force : leave the planet and don't look back! /Fremont, Calif. : ComicsOne, 2003- vol. 1

Kobayashi, Motofumi. Apocalypse meow /Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga, 2004- vol. 1

Manabe, Shōhei. Dead end /Hamburg, Ger. ; Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2005- vol. 1

Mattotti, Lorenzo, 1954- Chimera /Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, c2005- vol. 1

Medda, Michele. Nathan Never /Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 1999. vols. 1-5

Mori, Kaoru. Emma /La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Publications, 2006- vol. 1

Nakanishi, Tatsurou. Dream gold : knights in the dark city /Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga, c2004- vol. 1

Park, Sung Woo, 1972- Now /Fremont, Calif. : ComicsOne, c2003. vol. 1

Peach-Pit. DearS /Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, c2005- vol. 1

Pictopia. /Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, nos. 2-3

Pox. /St. Kilda, Australia : Unsafe Products, [1994]- nos. 2, 5

Pshaw! Smudges /Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf Productions, 2001.

Pulp (San Francisco, Calif.) Pulp : manga for grownups. /San Francisco, CA : VIZ Communications, c1997- vol. 1 no. 1, vol. 2 nos. 1-2, vol. 3 nos. 1-8

Sclavi, Tiziano, 1953- Dylan Dog /Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse Comics, 1999. vols. 1-4, 6

Soda, Masahito. Firefighter! : Daigo of Fire Company M /San Francisco, CA : VIZ, c2002- vol. 2

Takami, Kōshun. Battle royale /Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2003-2006. vols. 1-4

Talking turkey. /Witham (PO Box 312, Essex CM8 3SZ) : Galaxy, 1991-1992. vol. 1 no. 1

Taniguchi, Tomoko, 1968- Aquarium /New York : CPM Manga, c2003.

Tin house : the graphic issue. /Portland, OR : McCormack Communications, c2006. vol. 8 no. 1 (#29)

Umezu, Kazuo. Insects /Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2006.

Ware, Chris, 1967- Our second collected book of jokes /Oak Park, Ill. : Acme Novelty Co. ; Seattle, Wash. : Distributed by Fantagraphics, [c2001]

Yamazaki, Toru. Octopus Girl /Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse Comics, 2006- vols. 1-2

FCBM3 Day 14

It's day fourteen of the third annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry is from Brendan McKillip. The five comics that Brendan listed are:

1. From Hell
2. Fables
3. Sleeper/Criminal
4. Justice League of America
5. Detective Comics

For Brendan I have The Immortal Iron Fist #1 by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and David Aja, just about as fine of a martial-arts super-hero comic that you'll find these days.

Brendan's bonus comic is the Sandman #1 Special Edition.

Brendan'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:
31 entries
29 free comics sent so far
17 days remaining

FCBM3 Day 13

It's day thirteen of the third annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry is from Robert Loy. The five comics that Robert listed are:

1. All New Atom
2. The Spirit
3. Madman Atomic Comics
4. She-Hulk
5. Boneyard

For Robert I have the first two issues of Double Image, featuring "The Bod" by Larry Young & John Heebink; and "Codeflesh" by Joe Casey & Charlie Adlard.

Robert's bonus comic is the Fables #1 Special Edition.

Robert'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:
31 entries
27 free comics sent so far
18 days remaining

FCBM3 Day 12

It's day twelve of the third annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry is from Gary Small. The five comics that Gary listed are:

1. Teen Titans
2. Spider-Man
3. Supergirl
4. Punisher War Journal
5. Captain America

For Gary I have a blast from the past: Captain America #272 by J. M. DeMatteis & Mike Zeck.

Gary's bonus comic is the Fables #1 Special Edition.

Gary's comics should be in the mail sometime next week. Enjoy!

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

Current FCBM Statistics:
30 entries
24 free comics sent so far
19 days remaining

FCBM3 Day 11

It's day eleven of the third annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Today's selected entry is from Mike Podgorski. The five comics that Mike listed are:

1. Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis
2. Firestorm
3. Incredible Hulk
4. Spider-Man
5. Fables

For Mike I have Shark-Man #1, an aquatic hero of a different sort from Ronald Shusett & Steve Pugh.

Mike's bonus comic is the Sandman #1 Special Edition.

Mike's comics should be in the mail sometime next week. Enjoy!

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

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

Quick Review: Cover Girl

My weekly package from DCBS seems to be delayed. But I have at least one of this week's comics in front of me, since Boom! was kind enough to send a review copy a couple of weeks ago:

Cover Girl #1 is as much fun as you'd expect coming from writers Andrew Cosby & "Beaucoup" Kevin Church. There's a c-list Hollywood star tough-guy wannabe who gets mixed up in a possible conspiracy, so the studio hires tough-as-nails female bodyguard to look after him. The art by R. M. Yankovicz is attractive while keeping the action moving and the story flowing. My only complaint is that the colors on a book like this should be brighter; this isn't a Vertigo book. I'm looking forward to reading more.

Rating: 3.5 (of 5).

FCBM3 Day 10

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

Today's selected entry is from The Dane. The five comics that The Dane listed are:

1. Yotsuba&!
2. BPRD
3. Fables
4. Usagi Yojimbo
5. The Goon

For The Dane I have Cyclone Bill & The Tall Tales #1, Dan Dougherty's tale of rock and roll fantasy and tragedy.

The Dane's bonus comic is the Sandman #1 Special Edition.

The Dane'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:
29 entries
20 free comics sent so far
21 days remaining