DCnU Reviews, Week 1: Hawk & Dove; Static Shock

(Back in June when the new DCU titles were announced, I ranked all 52 titles on my likelihood of buying them. Only fair then to look back and see if my initial assessments hold up. My plan is to review each of the new titles as they come out.)

Hawk & Dove #1
by Sterling Gates & Rob Liefeld

Original Rank/Assessment: 20 (Maybe/Provisional) - It'll be a race to see whether this or Batman: The Dark Knight is the first DCnU title to fall behind.

Of all the the DCnU titles, this one perhaps raised the most eyebrows when first announced. Writer Sterling Gates (of Morning Glories Supergirl fame) teaming up with critical punching bag Rob Liefeld, on Liefeld's return to the characters that marked his entry into comics way back in 1988. And it is pretty much what one would expect. All of Liefeld's artistic sensibilities are on display, from posing action shots to interesting anatomical choices. You know by now if you like it or not (and there is a non-trivial segment of the comics buying population that likes it quite a lot). Gates's story does the job, opening with an action set piece, then moving into exposition and adding in a couple of mysteries. Basically, this is exactly the comic it set out to be, and that you were probably expecting.

Rating: 2.5 (of 5)

Static Shock #1
by John Rozum, Scott McDaniel, Jonathan Glapion & Le Beau Underwood

Original Rank/Assessment: 9 (Yes, with Reservations) - One of my favorite Milestone characters. I wish Rozum were still doing Xombi, but hey, I'll take what I can get.

Along with Xombi & Icon, Static was one of my favorite of the old Milestone line. Now he is lightly integrated into the new DCU; so lightly in fact that this could easily follow right on the old Static series with no trouble at all. Virgil "Static" Hawkins has relocated to NYC with his family, and with funding/support from Hardware is continuing his super-hero ways. I'm not a fan of Static's new costume, but other than that the art is vibrant and alive in the way that you want for a comic about an electricity-based super. Let's just hope that the last-page 'shocker' is simply a ruse, because otherwise that's one aspect of the old DCU sensibility-of-late that I don't want to see in the new DC, especially Static.

Rating: 3 (of 5).

DCnU Reviews, Week 1: Men of War; O.M.A.C.; Stormwatch

(Back in June when the new DCU titles were announced, I ranked all 52 titles on my likelihood of buying them. Only fair then to look back and see if my initial assessments hold up. My plan is to review each of the new titles as they come out.)

Men of War #1
by Ivan Brandon & Tom Derenick; Jonathan Vankin & Phil Winslade

Original Rank/Assessment:  39 (Probably Not) - I think I'd rather see this as a straight war comic without the super-hero-y stuff.

I'm not much of a fan of war comics; if it's not written by Garth Ennis or drawn by Joe Kubert (or features a Haunted Tank or a G.I. Robot) it doesn't hold much appeal to me. And true to form this didn't hold much appeal to me. The grandson of the classic WWII character Sgt. Rock argues with superiors and leads an ill-fated combat mission against an unknown meta-human. The story in the back-up, featuring Navy Seals, is even less inspired, though I really like the style of art that Winslade is using. It's all competently done, and I'm glad that a comic like this has a place in the New 52, but it's really just not for me.

Rating: 2.5 (of 5).

O.M.A.C. #1
by Dan Didio, Keith Giffen & Scott Koblish

Original Rank/Assessment:  27 (Maybe/Provisional) - Giffen co-writing and drawing bumps a concept I normally wouldn't care about up into the provisional category.

This was a nice surprise. A comic like this rises and falls on the execution, and Didio & Giffen pull it off nicely. On paper I shouldn't like this much; it's just a big rampage by a mostly-mindless hulk-like O.M.A.C., but Didio & Giffen effectively use the action to introduce us to all of the central concepts in the series. Giffen adds just enough Kirbyness to his art to give it an extra dose of vitality, and the colors by Hi-Fi really pop. It remains to be seen how the concept will work as an ongoing series, but for a first issue it sets the tables nicely and has me wanting more.

Rating: 3.5 (of 5).

Stormwatch #1
by Paul Cornell & Miguel Spulveda

Original Rank/Assessment:  21 (Maybe/Provisional) - Cornell has yet to let me down, but I really don't see this Wildstorm concept fitting in to the DCnU, and Martian Manhunter seems like a really odd fit.

I really need to have more faith in Cornell; I didn't think the concept would work, but he pulls it off. We learn that Stormwatch is a secret society, protecting Earth from all sorts of unseen enemies over the centuries. And in this setting,  the Martian Manhunter fits in perfectly. We only get to briefly know each of the characters, but it works as an introductory issue. It also looks like the menaces they face will be sufficiently big and out-there to warrant the group's existence. I'm in.

Rating: 3.5 (of 5).

DCnU Reviews, Week 1: Green Arrow; Justice League International

(Back in June when the new DCU titles were announced, I ranked all 52 titles on my likelihood of buying them. Only fair then to look back and see if my initial assessments hold up. My plan is to review each of the new titles as they come out.)

Green Arrow #1
by J.T. Krul, Dan Jurgens & George Pérez

Original Rank/Assessment: 51 (Definitely No) - One of my least favorite writers on a character I could care less about.

I'm not much of a Green Arrow fan. I'll read the comic if there's a creator working on it that I like, but that's as far as my affection for the character goes. I've also never cared much for J.T. Krul's writing, and this comic didn't do anything to change my mind. Our DCnU Green Arrow Oliver Queen is still in his early wealthy stage, in charge of Queen Industries though having to answer to a hostile board. He's moonlighting as a super-hero with a bow. He fights a group of one-dimensional villains for some reason. A different group of interchangeable bad guys shows up at the end. It's all very rote and by-the-numbers. On the plus side, the art by Jurgens & Pérez is highly competent and nice to look at; it carries the story well, what little there is of it. But nice art isn't enough to save this from being dull.

Rating: 2 (of 5).

Justice League International #1
by Dan Jurgens, Aaron Lopresti & Matt Ryan

Original Rank/Assessment: 6 (Definitely Yes) - A return to my second-favorite JL era, with Aaron Lopresti on art, makes for a winning combination.


This one was a relative disappointment, but mainly because I had had what in hindsight appear to have been unreasonably high hopes. Jurgens handles the story competently, introducing us to the various characters, though frustratingly leaving much of their new backstory vague. This is a team thrown together by politics, so we get a bit of workplace friction and can likely expect more. (I like how Batman just joins the team on his own, without being asked.) I'd like to see a bit more humor from a comic with this book's pedigree though. Lopresti's art and storytelling are in fine form, and the coloring is appropriately bright. I'd like to see a bit more humor from a comic with this book's pedigree though. In all, this is a solid super-hero team book; it just needs an extra something to make it stand out from the pack.


Rating: 3 (of 5).

DCnU Reviews, Week 1: Action Comics

(Back in June when the new DCU titles were announced, I ranked all 52 titles on my likelihood of buying them. Only fair then to look back and see if my initial assessments hold up. My plan is to review each of the new titles as they come out.)

Action Comics #1
by Grant Morrison, Rags Morales & Rick Bryant

Original Rank/Assessment: 1 (Definitely Yes) - They had me at Grant Morrison + Superman.

Of all of the New 52 relaunch titles, this is the one which had me the most excited. Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman (with Frank Quitely) is in my opinion the best super-hero comic of the past twenty years. So Morrison's new take on Superman has a lot to live up to. Thankfully, it mostly does.

It is tempting to compare Action to All-Star; where the later presented a Superman at the end of his career, Action starts the story in Superman's early days. All-Star was an ode to the silver-age Superman, while Action draws upon Superman's earliest golden-age adventures for inspiration. But I think that such comparisons at this point are a bit premature; All-Star is a completed work, while Action is just the first issue in what is meant to be the foundation of a new mythology for the Man of Steel.

True to its name, Action Comics has plenty of action. A young Clark Kent is new to Metropolis, and is committed to fighting injustice, both as a would-be hero-of-the-people and as a crusading reporter for the Daily Star. We get introduced to Kent, as well as his best friend Jimmy Olsen and Olsen's boss Lois Lane, both of whom work at the rival Daily Planet. We also get a glimpse of Lex Luthor, who is working with a homeland security-type organization to try to bring the brash young hero down.

What we don't get is an origin story. In All-Star, Morrison covered the well-known origin of Superman in just one page. In Action, he dispenses with it entirely. This is good. If any super-hero's origin is well-known, it is Superman's. Instead we are thrown right into the action, drawn with dynamism by Morales, in an escapade that could have come right out of one of Superman's earliest stories by Siegel and Shuster in the original Action Comics.

In fact, keep your copy of the first volume of The Superman Chronicles handy, as there are and I presume will continue to be many allusions and call-backs to those formative stories of the late 1930s. Those were the days when this country was straining to climb out of the great depression, and there was still great mistrust in politicians, corporations, bankers, etc. Not a completely analogous situation to today's America, but not far off either. And thus we get a Superman for our times, a crusader who stands for truth and justice. Every generation gets the Superman it needs; and Morrison is giving us ours.

Rating: 4 (of 5).

Library of the Living Dead!

The Miller Library at McPherson College made a comic book to teach incoming students how to use the library. It has zombies. You can download it at http://blogs.mcpherson.edu/library/zombie-guide-to-the-library/

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
2 (+4). Sailor Moon 1 *
3 (-1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
4 (R). Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm *
5 (+8). Codename: Sailor V 1 *
6 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
7 (N). Ender's Game: Formic Wars: Burning Earth *
8 (-5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
9 (-5). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
10 (+1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
11 (+1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
12 (-5). Amulet #4: The Last Council
13 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
14 (+2). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
15 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (-7). Watchmen
17 (N). Feynman
18 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
19 (-11). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
20 (-3). Batman: Year One
21 (-6). V for Vendetta
22 (+12). Naruto, Vol. 52: Cell Seven Reunion
23 (+6). The Walking Dead, Book 7 *
24 (-4). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
25 (-6). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
27 (-4). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
28 (N). Black Bird, Vol. 10
29 (N). Locke & Key Volume 4: Keys to the Kingdom HC
30 (+11). Big Nate Out Loud
31 (-6). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
32 (+3). Dork Diaries 3 1/2: How to Dork Your Diary *
33 (-7). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
34 (+5). Sailor Moon 2 *
35 (-5). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
36 (-15). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
37 (+9). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
38 (N). Finder Volume 4: Prisoner in the View Finder
39 (-15). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
40 (-12). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
41 (N). Brightest Day Vol. 3 *
42 (+2). Batman: Hush
43 (-12). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
44 (-1). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
45 (-3). Hark! A Vagrant *
46 (+4). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
47 (R). We3 Deluxe Edition
48 (N). Detective Comics (2011) #1
49 (N). No Such Thing as Ghosts (Dragonbreath)
50 (-18). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)



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:

* Just one week until the new editions of Sailor Moon hit stores, and they sit at #2 and #5 on the chart. Will next week see a dethroning of the Wimpy Kid?

* Marvel's Castle OGN wasn't on the chart at all last week, and this week hops back on all the way up at #4. I smell a mainstream media mention sometime in the past couple of days...

* Marvel also have the top debut this week, a hardcover collection of one of their Ender's Game series. This may be the first time that Marvel have had two top ten books (and note that neither is one of their super-hero properties...)

* Amazon finally decide that Feynman is indeed a comic, so this week it 'debuts' at #17. Other debuts include new volumes of Black Bird; Locke & Key; Finder (the Yaoi, not the CSM comic); Brightest Day; and Dragonbreath.

* Yes, that's Detective Comics #1, one of the New 52 comics from DC, peeking in near the bottom of the list. No, Amazon is not selling individual comics themselves, but enough people bought this from third-party sellers on Amazon or it to make the list. Interesting, and indicating that maybe this one was under-ordered by comic shops.

New Library Comics: July 2011

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in July:


Abrams, Lamar. Remake special / Richmond, Va. : AdHouse Books, 2011

Airfighters. no. 1 / Calumet City, Ill. : Moonstone, 2010-

Amend, Bill. Math, science, and UNIX underpants : a themed FoxTrot collection / Kansas City : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2009.

Archi & BD : la ville dessinée / Blou : Monografik éditions ; [Paris] : Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine, [2010]

Archie : a celebration of America's favorite teenagers / San Diego, Calif. : Yoe Books : IDW Pub., c2011.

Armstrong, Jason. Ferro city nos. 1-4 / Berkeley, Calif. : Image, 2005-

Bagge, Peter. Bat Boy : the complete Weekly World News comic strips / San Diego, CA : Idea & Design Works, c2011.

Black Goliath. v.1 no.3 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics Group, 1976

Black panther (New York, N.Y.) Black panther. v.1 no.6 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 1977-

Blechman, R. O. (Robert O.), 1930- The juggler of Our Lady : a medieval legend / New York : Holt, [1953]

Boer, Florian. De Urbanisten and the wondrous water square / Rotterdam : 010 Publishers, 2010.

The brave and the bold. nos. 97, 103 / Sparta, Ill. : National Comics Publications, 1955-1983.

Broome, John, 1913-1999. Showcase presents the Elongated Man. Volume one / New York : DC Comics, c2006

Byrne, John, 1950- Torch of liberty special / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 1995

Campbell, Ross, 1979- Shadoweyes v. 2 : Shadoweyes in love / San Jose, Calif. : SLG ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010-

Capp, Al, 1909-1979. Al Capp's Shmoo : the complete newspaper strips / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2011.

Carlson, Bryce. WALL-E. Out there / Los Angeles, CA : Boom Kids!, 2010.

Carrillo, Tony. F minus / Kansas City [Mo.] : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2007

Casey, Joe. Marijuanaman / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, 2011.

Chaykin, Howard V. Batman Catwoman. Follow the money. / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2011

Claremont, Chris, 1950- X-treme X-men vol. 6. Intifada / New York : Marvel Comics, c2001-

Claremont, Chris, 1950- X-treme X-men vol. 7. Storm : the arena / New York : Marvel Comics, c2001-

Claremont, Chris, 1950- X-treme X-men vol. 8. Prisoner of fire / New York : Marvel Comics, c2001-

Costa, Mike. Resistance / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm, c2010

Dark Horse presents (2011) Dark Horse presents. no.1 / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, Inc

DeFilippis, Nunzio. New X-Men, Academy X. Choosing sides / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, c2004.

DeMatteis, J. M. Green Lantern : Willworld / New York : DC Comics, c2011

Diantantu, Serge, 1962- Mémoire de l'esclavage : Bulambemba / Lamentin : Caraïbéditions, c2010

Drake, Arnold. Showcase presents The Doom patrol. Volume one / New York : DC Comics, c2009.

Dunn, Joe. Sarah Palin versus the world / San Antonio : Antarctic Press, 2011

Endore-Kaiser, Guy. Brevity 4 : another collection of fine comics hand selected by Guy & Rodd. / Kansas City, MO : Andrews McMeel Pub., LLC, 2009

Ennis, Garth. Thor : Vikings / New York : Marvel, c2004

Feiffer, Jules. Sick, sick, sick. / New York : McGraw-Hill, [1958]

Feiffer, Jules. The unexpurgated memoirs of Bernard Mergendeiler / New York : Random House, c1965

Feist, Raymond E. Magician apprentice. v. 1 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel ; [London : Diamond, distributor], 2007.

The Flash. no. 206 / New York, N.Y. : National Comics Publications, 1959-1985

Flash Gordon the movie / Racine, Wisconsin : Western, 1980

Fox, Gardner F. (Gardner Francis), 1911-1986. Showcase presents Adam Strange. Volume one. / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2007.

Gately, George. Heathcliff spins a yarn / New York : Tempo Books, 1983

Gorden, Greg. Torg nos. 1-4 / Westlake Village, CA : Adventure Comics, 1992-

.hack//link vols. 1-3 / Los Angeles : TokyoPop, c2010-

Hamazaki, Tatsuya. .hack//G.U.+ v. 5 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008-

Hilburn, Scott. The argyle sweater : a cartoon collection / Kansas City, MO : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2009

Himekawa, Akira. The legend of Zelda vols. 1-10 / San Francisco : VIZ Media, 2008-

Howard the duck (New York, N.Y. : 2002) Howard the duck. nos. 1-6 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2002

Howard, Jason. Sea bear and grizzly shark / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, 2010

Hutchison, David, 1974- Mischief & Mayhem : field trip to Heck / San Antonio, Tex. : Antarctic Press, 2006

The indomitable Iron Man. / New York : Marvel Comics, p2010.

Jacobs, Jesse. Even the Giants / Richmond, Va. : Adhouse Books, 2011, c2010

Jones-Quartey, Ian. RPG world. Volume 1. Unlikely hero out for adventure / Temple City, Calif. : Keensport Entertainment, 2004.

Jones, Bruce, 1944- Hulk/Wolverine : six hours / New York : Marvel Comics, 2003.

Kanigher, Robert. Showcase presents Enemy Ace. Volume one / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008

Kanigher, Robert. Showcase presents Metal Men. Volume one. / New York : DC Comics, c2007

Kanigher, Robert. Showcase presents the haunted tank vols. 1-2 / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2006-

Kanigher, Robert. Showcase presents Wonder Woman vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics, c2007-

Kawaguchi, Kaiji. Eagle, the making of an Asian-American president vols. 1-22 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, c2000-

Keeler, Greg. Poetryman : five poems / Bozeman, Mont. : Bozarts Press, c1988

Kelly, Joe. Deadpool in Mission : Improbable / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 1998.

Kleid, Neil. Ursa minors! no. 1 / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor Graphics, c2006-

Kliban, B. Cat (kat), n. ... / New York : Workman Pub. Co., 1975.

Kliban, B. Whack your porcupine, and other drawings / New York : Workman Pub. Co., 1977.

Kovalic, John. Dork Covenant / Madison, Wis. : Dork Storm Press, 2001

L33T : comics for gamers. no. 1 / Temple City, CA : Keenspot Entertainment, 2002-

The legend of Isis / La Mesa, CA : Alias Enterprises, 2005-

Leong, Sonia. Once upon a time- / [Cambridge] : Sweatdrop Studios, 2009, c2008.

Licensable Bear TM. nos. 1-4 / Thousand Oaks, CA : About Comics, c2003-

Loeb, Jeph. Hulk Vol. 6 World War Hulks / New York : Marvel, 2009-

Mami, Itou. Street fighter gaiden. Volume 1 / Thornhill, Ont. : Udon ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010

Mariotte, Jeff. Desperadoes : banners of gold / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2005

Mariotte, Jeff. Desperadoes : epidemic! / La Jolla, CA : Homage Comics, 1999

Martin, Ted. Pavlov / New York, N.Y. : T. Doherty Associates, 1988, c1982.

Marz, Ron. Witchblade. [Vol. 10], Witch hunt / Orange, Calif. : Image Comics, 2006

Merritt, Cliff. Cliff Merritt's man on the move! / New York : Popular Library, c1973.

Metal Men. Metal Men v.14 no.50 / Sparta, Ill. : National Periodical Publications, 1963-1978

Miers, Doug. Criss cross. #1 / [S.l.] : Arcana Studio, 2005.

Mighty Thor (New York, N.Y. : 1966) The mighty Thor. v.1 no.246 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 1966-1996

Monstrosity. no. 1 / Damascus, MD : Slap Happy Comics, 1998

More teen power / New York : Pyramid Books, 1970

Morgan, Melanie J. Betty & Veronica double digest. Volume 151 / Manaroneck, NY : Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 2007.

Mullaney, Dean, 1954- Genius, isolated : the life and art of Alex Toth / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2011

Mychaels, Marat. Demonslayer / Sunnyside, NY : Avatar Press, 2002

The mystic hands of Doctor Strange / New York : Marvel Worldwide, 2010.

Nakahira, Masahiko. Street fighter alpha. 1 / Richmond Hill, Ont. : Udon, c2007.

Ogino, Shin. Mega Man ZX. Vols 1-2 / Richmond Hill, Ont. : Udon, c2010.

Ordway, Jerry. The messenger / Orange, Ca. : Image Comics, c2000

Ōsaki, Mitsuru. Onimusha : night of genesis. vols. 1-2 / Richmond Hill, Ont. : UDON Entertainment Corp., 2006.

Pak, Greg. The Incredible Hulk. [Vol. 3], World War Hulks / New York, NY : Marvel Worldwide, c2011

Palmiotti, Jimmy. Prototype / La Jolla, Calif. : Wildstorm, 2010

Perry, Fred, 1969- Maidens of Twilight nos. 1-4 / San Antonio, Tex. : Antarctic, 2009.

Peters, Mike. Grimmy, best in show / New York : Tor, 1990, c1989.

Peynet, Raymond, 1908- The lover's bedside book / New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1964

Peynet, Raymond, 1908- The lover's weekend book / New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1964

Peynet, Raymond, 1908- The lovers' keepsake / New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1964.

Pfeifer, Will. Vertigo resurrected. Finals. / New York, NY : DC Comics, 2011.

Raicht, Mike. The stuff of legend v.1 The Dark bk.1 / [S.l.] : Th3rd World Studios, 2009-

Redfern, Christine, 1966- Qui est Ana Mendieta? / Montréal : Éditions du Remue-ménage, c2011

Reed, Brian, 1973- Halo : fall of reach. Boot camp / New York : Marvel Worldwide, Inc., 2011

Reklaw, Jesse, 1971- Dreamtoons / Boston : Shambhala, c2000.

Riley, John. Lost stories nos. 1-7 / Williston Park, NY : Creative Frontiers, 1997

Ryan, Johnny. Take a Joke / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2011

Savic, Boris. Bānimon Bk. 1. The prisoner of Tesla Mountain / Arlington, MA : Rocket North, c2007-2010

Schmidt, J. Marc. The Sixsmiths / San Jose, CA : SLG Pub., c2010.

Scooby-Doo. vol. 2 : Ruh-Roh! / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, c2003.

Searle, Ronald, 1920- Hurrah for St. Trinian's and other lapses / London : MacDonald, 1948

Searle, Ronald, 1920- Ronald Searle's non-sexist dictionary. /London : Souvenir, 1988.

Sez who?!. v.1 no.2 / Bristol, R.I. : Dark Dimensions Publications

Sfar, Joann. Dungeon. Monstres, v. 4. Night of the ladykiller / New York : NBM, c2006-<2007>

Showcase presents Aquaman vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics, c2007-

Showcase presents Batman vols. 1-3 / New York : DC Comics, c2006-

Showcase presents Green Lantern. vols. 1-3 / New York : DC Comics, c2005-

Showcase presents Robin the boy wonder. Volume one. / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008

Showcase presents Teen titans. vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics, c2006-

Showcase presents The Atom. Volume one. / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2007.

Showcase presents the Flash. vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics, c2007-

Showcase presents The house of mystery. vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics, c2006-

Showcase presents the house of secrets. Volume one / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, c2008.

Showcase presents The phantom stranger vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics, c2006-

Showcase presents The Unknown soldier. Volume one / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2006.

Simon, Joe. Fighting American / London : Titan Books, c2011.

Solin, Gary. Mute point / Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1970.

Stein, Leslie, 1982- Eye of the majestic creature. / Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2011

Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954- Dream police / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 2005

Sumimaru, Koichi. .hack//4koma + joke champion / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2010

Tarzan (New York, N.Y. : 1977) Tarzan. v.1 no.2 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics Group, 1977-1979

Tedesco, Ralph. Salem's daughter. Vol. 1 / Horsham, Pa. : Zenescope Entertainment, 2011

Vinicoff, Eric. Spinworld nos. 1-4 / San Jose, CA : Amaze Ink, c1997-1998.

Vip, 1916-1984. Crazy cartoons : 200 triple-x charges of high-explosive humor! / Greenwich, Conn. : Fawcett, c1956.

Waid, Mark, 1962- City of heroes / Los Angeles, CA : NCSoft : Cryptic Studios, 2005.

Waid, Mark, 1962- City of heroes nos. 1-3 / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, 2005

Waid, Mark, 1962- The unknown. [Vol. 2], The devil made flesh / Los Angeles : Boom! Studios, 2011

Walt Disney Productions presents The Black hole. / New York : Random House, c1979

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse : 300 Mickeys / Los Angeles, CA : Boom Kids!, 2011

Warlands vols. 1-3 / Orange, CA : Image Comics, 2001-

West, James V. PAN-GEA : one-shot / San Diego, CA : Ape Entertainment, c2005

Winshluss, 1970- Pinocchio / San Francisco : Last Gasp of San Francisco 2011, c2010

Wood, Brian, 1972- Northlanders vol. 4. Plague widow / New York : DC Comics/Vertigo, c2008-

Yuki, Kaori.  Tenshi kinryō-ku vols. 1-15 / Tōkyō : Hakusensha, 1995-2001


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