EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/30!!

JACK KIRBY DOUBLE SHOT!!

BLACK RACER & SHILO NORMAN SPECIAL #1

(W) Reginald Hudlin (A/CA) Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz

Shilo Norman has taken up the mantle of Mister Miracle, following the example of Scott Free by cheating death on a daily basis. But when he pushes himself to the limit, the Black Racer comes calling. Now Shilo is literally running from death itself and a cosmic chase leads both target and hunter across the universe.
This issue also includes tales of the Young Gods of Supertown reprinted from NEW GODS #5, 7 and 8.

DARKSEID SPECIAL #1

(W) Mark Evanier, Paul Levitz (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Chris Burnham

Mark Evanier, longtime Kirby associate and biographer (Kirby: King of Comics), tells a tale starring one of Jack's greatest villains. The latest daring escape from the orphanage of Granny Goodness leaves an infuriated Darkseid determined to capture and punish the escapees. The Lord of Apokolips puts his best hunter on the case, but one of Granny's students is unlike anyone he's encountered before. Plus, an untold tale of Omac by Paul Levitz and Phil Hester.
This issue also includes the stories "The All-Seeing Eye," from TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #12, with art by Jack Kirby, and "Raid from Apokolips," from FOREVER PEOPLE #6, written and pencilled by Jack Kirby.

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/2!!

NEW GODS SPECIAL #1

(W) Shane Davis, Walter Simonson (A) Shane Davis & Various (CA) Shane Davis, Michelle Delecki

In a feature length story, Orion and Lightray must come to the aid of Forager and his people, as Kalibak has established a brutal dictatorship over the Bug colony. In confronting his evil brother, Orion faces the darker side of his own nature. And, in a back-up story, master comics writer/artist Walter Simonson tells a tale of a young Orion and his friend Seagrin. This issue also includes tales of Lonar of New Genesis reprinted from FOREVER PEOPLE #4 and 7, written and pencilled by Jack Kirby.

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

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KAMANDI CHALLENGE #2

(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Neal Adams (CA) Kenneth Rocafort

After the thrilling events of issue #1, writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Neal Adams rescue the Last Boy on Earth and send him on his next adventure. Now, Kamandi must save Tiger King Caesar and his people from impending doom. Will he be the hero they need? Or will he use the chaos of the situation to escape for good?

I was super blown away by the first issue and feel like despite it being an homage to Kirby, the King himself would be proud of DC's first event in the 100 year Kirby celebration. This issue features what is sure to be a kick ass story by Peter Tomasi and totally bat shit art by the madman himself, Neal Adams!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

DOIN IT THE KIRBY WAY!!

COPRA #16

(W/A) Michel Fiffe

"I’ll admit that this was one of the most difficult issues to produce. I basically knew what the story was, what the dialogue lines and general staging would be, but… I didn’t really know until I started to actually work on it. It was very odd. The process probably didn’t help: I wanted to invoke a little bit of Jack Kirby in this chapter (being that Guthie is based on one of his creations). I’ve been running on a Kirby influence in a spontaneous, gut level, get-it-done kind of way, but this time I wanted to try it a little differently.

I’ve  heard of Jack drawing a page by starting at the top left hand corner and continuing down to the lower right hand corner until the page was complete. The drawing sounded like it was more stream of consciousness and less obviously calculated. The planning was all in Jack’s head.

So in the spirit of that anecdote, I decided to forego any layouts whatsoever. I also didn’t break up the stages into workload batches the way I usually do. This meant that I woke up with two blank pages staring at me, equipped with only a vague notion of what I wanted to do. By the end of the day, my aim was to have two complete pages, fully colored and ready to scan.

Wake up, coffee, write, lay out, podcast, pencil, lunch, ink, coffee, walk dog, more ink, more podcasts, dinner, question life choices, stretch legs, more ink, color, pass out, repeat next day.

Sometimes I nailed it, sometimes I was too wiped out to even erase a page. This issue kicked my ass, but I’m really happy with the results. You’ll like it.

And of course, it’s about Guthie, whom last we saw crashing and falling through a window in some far off world. Looks like she survived and when you read the issue, you’ll know how."
--FIFFE!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/6!!

CAPTAIN VICTORY AND THE GALACTIC RANGERS #1

(W) Joe Casey (A) Nathan Fox & Various

Joe Casey is one of the industry's most popular writers having written for Marvel and DC, from The Uncanny X-Men to Superman, and many more best-selling titles, and most recently created and writes the acclaimed Sex series from Image Comics! Now he is tackling one of Jack Kirby's greatest creations, Captain Victory! And this story will Blow! Your! Mind! Out of the hell of a cosmic firefight, Captain Victory is launched into an epic adventure that spans both space and time! All your favorites are here -- as well as all-new enemies to face! Your new favorite cosmic comic book has finally arrived!

In the mid to late 80's, Kirby had reached another stage of his creative evolution--pure insanity. Some say he had gone crazy by then, but in reality, he had just refined his process to where his conscious brain was no longer making the decisions and the result was some of the strangest, most off the wall books Kirby's cosmic imagination ever created. Now, 30 years later, cosmic madman Joe Casey and a host of highly talented, Kirby worshiping artists reinvigorate the title with enough Kirby Krackle to blow your mind, your kid's minds, and on and on until the end of time!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #82

In the aftermath of Video Monkey and Lady Video Monkey's disappearance, things almost fell apart here at CSSG until Anna came through with the brilliant idea to do a "VLOG" as Morgan informs us that is what the kids are calling it these days... So while there might not be any pictures, titles or editing to speak of, there is no less excitement for the fantastic funnybooks that are hitting the shelves this super nice Wednesday here in Seattle.

And a BIG thanks to our honorary Lady Video Monkey Anna for staying up and editing these things together!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 5/14!!

JACK KIRBY: NEW GODS ARTIST'S EDITION HC

(W/A) Jack "King" Kirby

Jack Kirby's New Gods Artist's Edition will collect Issues 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of NEW GODS - the most important Fourth World book. Written and drawn by Jack Kirby, with inks by Mike Royer on all but one issue, this classic collection was originally published by DC Comics and is the very first Artist's Edition to feature the legendary artistic prowess of "King Kirby!" Nearly every page of this Artist's Edition has been scanned from the original art, and is presented in the multi award-winning format that was conceived and first presented by IDW Publishing!

Jack Kirby has correctly been called the King of Comics. In a career that began in the Golden Age of Comics, Kirby virtually kick-started the medium. He created (or co-created): Captain America, Manhunter, The Newsboy Legion, The Fantastic Four, Challengers of the Unknown, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk... the list goes on and on. Now, for the first time ever, you can see Jack Kirby's stunning originals in all their full-sized glory-You think you've seen Jack Kirby's art before? You ain't seen nothing yet!

My life is complete. Seriously. When IDW started pumping these amazing editions out, my one thought was, "Oh please please please do a Kirby New Gods one!!" Time went by and I just assumed my prayers had gone unanswered, but OH HOLY SH*T it's gonna be here on Wednesday I'm so freaking excited I feel like my head's gonna burst with Kirby Krackle any minute!! This is, by far, the best of the best of the Kirby cannon in the way Kirby meant for you to see it--F'ING HUGE!! Don't look at the price tag, just come in, grab it off the shelf, bring it to the counter and thank your lucky stars that you even have the PRIVILEGE to buy something this amazing. KIRBY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE--RESPECT THE KING OF COMICS!!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!