Recommended Picks for November 24, 2010

Hot Pick!
Batwoman #0
DC Comics
(W) J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman
(A) J.H. Williams III, Amy Reeder, & Richard Friend
Cover by J.H. Williams III

“I suspect that Batwoman is socialite Kate Kane. I intend to prove it beyond a shadow. I need to know if she can be trusted, what her motivations are. I’m going undercover.” – Batman: Mission Log Entry 2756. Featuring a unique story composition that combines the art of Eisner Award-winner J.H. Williams III, this special #0 issue acts as a new introduction into the life of Batwoman! Things pick up roughly where the Batwoman: Elegy HC left off, and this issue acts as a primer for the upcoming new series featuring multiple award-winning creators!

Price: $2.99

Recommend Pick!
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY HC #20 (MR)
DRAWN & QUARTERLY
(W/A/C) Chris Ware

The landmark 20th volume of the seminal comic book series! Jordan Wellington Lint, 51, is Chief Executive Officer of Lint Financial Products, a company he began serving in 1985 as assistant and advisor before working his way up its corporate ladder to record-setting innovation in the fields of finance and high-yield investment. In his seven years as the head of Lint, Jordan has grown the company from a business lender and real estate speculator to a leading provider of network financial infrastructure services, all the while positioning Lint as a model of corporate integrity and high-yield, low-risk product. Lint’s vision has made him one of the most influential and widely sought-after leaders in the complex Omaha securities industry, and his fresh approach to an understanding of local problems, leadership and determination have enabled Lint to grow, outdistance and outpace its competitors. Lint graduated from UNL in 1981 with a BA in Business and briefly studied music and recording in Los Angeles before returning to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, where he has continued his life journey ever since. In his ongoing role as Chief Executive Officer and his dual roles as public servant and father, Lint continues to put his creative leadership and vision to work in a variety of challenging settings. He is married and is the father of two boys.

$23.95

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Little Gloomy gets animated

Coming Soon from 1492 Pictures

Series to be renamed Scary Larry
San Jose, CA – 11/17/2010 – Little Gloomy, the all-ages spooky comic book series by Landry Walker and Eric Jones, is being produced as an animated television series by Timoon Animation and director Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures.

The animated series, which has been retitled Scary Larry, is about a teen werewolf who forms a rock band with his monster friends. The show has been greenlit for 52 13 minute episodes which will air first in France on Canal Plus. No US distribution for the show has been announced yet.

The comic book, which was originally designed for an anthology comic book series, has seen a few different incarnations during its SLG Publishing run, including being a regular feature in Disney Adventures magazine.

“Any long time readers will note that there are some structural and visual differences between the show and the comic.” said writer and co-creator Landry Walker about the animated series. “The majority (but certainly not all) of these were implemented by Eric and myself when re-imagining Gloomy for the world of television.” Artist and co-creator Eric Jones added “Much of what can be seen in the show represents what might have been a third comic series, had we had the time and inclination to publish a third series.”

Timoon is the animation-production arm of France-based Lagardere Entertainment.
Columbus has extensive live-action credits, including directing the first two Harry Potter feature films, Home Alone and Home Alone 2, Mrs. Doubtfire, Rent and Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. This is his first animated series.

SLG Publishing is the San Jose based comic book and graphic novel publisher of such well-known titles as Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Elmer and Pinocchio the Vampire Slayer.

Recommended Picks for November 17, 2010

Hot Pick!
Batman: The Return #1
DC Comics
(W) Grant Morrison
(A) David Finch & Scott Williams
(Cover) David Finch

The event of the year is here! Bruce Wayne made his long journey back through the timestream in The Return Of Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Damian uncovered important secrets in Batman & Robin, Gotham City’s bravest heroes made their mark in Bruce Wayne – The Road Home…and now it’s time for Batman to return! What happens to Dick Grayson now that the “real” Batman is back? How will Bruce Wayne handle a reunion with his son, Damian? This special one-shot bridges two exciting eras of The Dark Knight and sets up a surprising new status quo that’s just on the horizon.

Price: $4.99

Recommended Pick!
Hellboy: Double Feature Of Evil #1
Dark Horse Comics
(W/Cover) Mike Mignola
(A/Cover) Richard Corben
(C) Dave Stewart

Eisner Award-winning horror masters Mike Mignola and Richard Corben present this bloodcurdling double-feature comic with Hellboy entering two very different, but very deadly, houses — a carnivorous home and a pagan temple, both hungry for human sacrifices.

Price: $3.50

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Death of Spider-Man?

Spoiler alert… oops.

Recommended Picks for November 10, 2010

Hot Pick!
Amazing Spider-Man #648
Marvel Comics
(W) Dan Slott
(A/Cover) Humberto Ramos

Big Time begins! Big changes are happening for the Amazing Spider-Man: Bigger threats, bigger guest-stars, and a big opportunity that could turn Peter Parker’s life around! Which cast members are staying and who’s saying goodbye? Find out as we’re introduced to new characters and reintroduced to a number of Spidey villains as they make the triumphant return to the book! Plus: new developments for Mayor J. Jonah Jameson, the staff at Front Line, and The Sinister Six! The next chapter in Spider-Man history starts here!

Price: $3.99

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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol. 1: Pterror Over Paris and The Eiffel Tower Demon
Fantagraphics
(W/A) Jacques Tardi

Both a rip-roaring adventure series set in pre-World War I Paris and a parody of same, Adèle Blanc-Sec has been enchanting, thrilling, and puzzling readers worldwide through four decades.

With various American attempts to publish Adèle having dribbled into nothing decades ago, Fantagraphics Books, fresh from its triumphs with Tardi’s West Coast Blues, You Are There, and It Was the War of the Trenches, launches a spectacular, newly retranslated, hardcover series that intends to collect every one of its nine (soon ten) volumes.

In this premiere installment, Adèle becomes involved in an interlocking series of mysteries that involve a revived pterodactyl, a frightful on-stage murder, a looming execution by guillotine, and a demon from the depths of hell — plus of course moronic gendarmes, loyal (or perhaps traitorous?) henchmen, and a climax atop the Eiffel Tower.

The Adèle Blanc-Sec series is currently being adapted into a series of films by the renowned action director Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element), bringing this quirky, very French series to a new worldwide audience.

HC 96 pgs $24.99

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Recommended Picks for November 3, 2010

Hot Pick!
Superboy #1
DC Comics
(W) Jeff Lemire
(A) Pier Gallo
(Cover) Rafael Albuquerque
1:10 Variant cover by John Cassaday

Superboy is back in a brand-new ongoing series! Join Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and amazing up-and-coming artist Pier Gallo as they take Superboy on a journey to a side of Smallville not even Superman knows about! What mysteries lurk beneath the surface of this all-American town, and what are their direct ties to Superboy? The start of the next great DC Universe epic begins right here!

Price: $2.99

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SERENITY SHEPHERDS TALE HC
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon
(A) Chris Samnee

One of Serenity’s greatest mysteries is finally revealed in Shepherd’s Tale, filling in the life of one of the show’s most beloved characters-Shepherd Book!

Who was Book before meeting Mal and the rest of the Serenity crew, how did he become one of their most trusted allies, and how did he find God in a bowl of soup? Answers to these and more questions about Book’s past are uncovered in this original graphic novel by rising stars Zack Whedon (Dr. Horrible, Terminator, Fringe) and Chris Samnee (Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps, Daredevil). A pivotal chapter in the ongoing Serenity saga, Shepherd’s Tale is also a rollicking, action-packed epic in its own right!

FC, 56 pages
$14.99
HC, 7″ x 10″

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