NEW LOCAL COMIX!!!

KILL THE WIZARD #3
(W/A) Mark Allender

The third installment of Allender's epic quest is now available. This mostly wordless fantasy adventure is really heating up, with our valiant hero facing off against zombie bridge guards and a giant bat and getting a few steps closer to finding his missing wife and child. We also discover the advantages of magical armor and having a sentient dragon for your left-arm prosthetic.

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ELFQUEST: FINAL QUEST #1

(W) Richard Pini (W/A) Wendy Pini

The Wolfriders' chief, Cutter, knows that change is coming. His tribe's proximity to the Palace of the High Ones, a mysterious and magical oasis, makes this inevitable. As Cutter's daughter Ember, chief of her own tribe, shares her father's efforts to preserve the old ways amongst their kin, the human tyrant, Angrif Djun, ascends the mountain her clan call home and rocks the foundation of their peaceful existence.

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RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!!

NEW INDY COMIX!!

From long time cartoonist and creator of the Horror of Collier County, Rich Tommaso, comes three new books filled with Vikings, tigers and Zoloft that spans the genres of historical fiction, crime and horror! Check out Tommaso's website for more cool stuff!!

 

DRY COUNTY

(W/A) Rich Tommaso

To place danger, mystery and excitement into the humdrum life of a slacker Miami youth is what really gives this crime novel the punch it needs to deliver not only a slice of life piece, but an honest-to-God crime story told in the classic sense.

24 pages, 5.5 X 8.5", B&W with Color cover

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VIKING'S END

(W/A) Rich Tommaso

Gunnar is a Viking warrior of the old order, a true pagan who rejects the new ways of the Christian faith, a religion that is quickly spreading throughout Europe and throughout his homeland. After severing an engagement to a Christian Scandinavian girl--a union that would have quelled a war between two families--he's sent to England to war again with his family's enemies overseas.

20 pages, 7.25" X 11", B&W with color covers.

 

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DON'T LOOK BACK!

(W/A) Rich Tommaso

A one-shot comic about the horrors of reuniting with an old flame... however, the difference in this case is that Fran (The Horror Of Collier County) DeCarlo's ex hubby just happens to be Vlad Dracula!

32-pages, 7.25 X 11", B&W.

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PRETTY DEADLY #2

(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick  (A) Emma Rios

The Old West is steeped in violence and strange magic in this macabre tale from the team behind the cult-hit miniseries Osborn, KELLY SUE DECONNICK (Captain Marvel) and EMMA RÍOS (Dr. Strange). Gunfighters have it out with swords as the whole world burns. There will be blood, blood, blood.

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RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!!

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RED SONJA #1

(W) Gail Simone  (A) Walter Geovanni

 THIS IS IT.  Red Sonja gets a fresh new attitude by the dream team of writer GAIL SIMONE (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) and artist WALTER GEOVANI (Prophecy, Witchblade), on the book they were born to create.  Sonja pays back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect, even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths!

This thrilling new series features covers by the top female artists in the industry, including Nicola Scott, Colleen Doran, Jenny Frison, Fiona Staples, Amanda Conner and more.  You do NOT want to miss this re-introduction the She-devil with a Sword!

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RECOMMENDED BY PERRY! 

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MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 03: BLACK AXE

(W/A) David Peterson

 This is the third collected volume in the continuing saga of the Eisner Award-winning and critically acclaimed fantasy comic series, Mouse Guard, serving as a prequel to the two previous volumes. Set in 1115, this is the story of how the Guardmouse Celanawe's paw first touched the legendary weapon, the Black Axe. The arrival of distant kin takes Celanawe on an adventure that will carry him across the sea to uncharted waters and lands, all while unraveling the legend of Farrer, the blacksmith who forged the mythic axe. This hardcover collection will include an epilogue, pinups, a 22-page section of maps, guide pages, and cutaways, as well as reprinting the 2010 Free Comic Book Day story as a prologue to the tale.

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recommended by erin.

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DREAM MERCHANT #1

(W) Nathan Edmonson (A) Konstantin Novosadov

A double-size issue to kick off a new sci-fi series from Nathan Edmondson and newcomer Konstantin Novosadov. Haunted by recurring dreams, a boy named Winslow is hunted by mysterious beings and protected by an old traveler. Soon Winslow will realize that what is in his dreams is what the rest of the world has been made to forget--and what strange entities will stop at nothing to erase from his mind.

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From the writer of 'Who is Jake Ellis?' and 'The Activity' comes a new sci-fi thriller that tackles the underlying meaning of our dreams and the consequences of remembering things best left forgotten. This surreal thrill-trip is gorgeously illustrated by 'another fantastic artist you've never heard of,' which is why I think Image is the best publisher on the market these days. I mean, who else is finding cutting edge talent and not trying to force them into molds created by artists and writers over 30 years ago, but rather evolving with the times, elevating the medium and delivering comic books for the future, today.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

Drop into the world of Plastic Souls; a blending of sci-fi and fantasy in the vein of Moebius featuring tales from the furthest reaches of space to the high seas brought to you by the one man army of Mike McGheeee! Check out his website for more stories from the outer depths!

PLASTIC SOULS: PIRATE TALES

(W/A) Mike McGheeee


http://plasticsouls.net/

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KILL SHAKESPEARE: TIDE OF BLOOD #1

(W) Conor McCreery, Anthony Del Col  (A) Andy Belanger

The critically acclaimed series returns with a new adventure of Shakespearean proportions! With Richard III and Lady Macbeth defeated, Hamlet, Juliet, Othello and Romeo face an even greater danger-Prospero, a rogue wizard who plans to destroy all of creation. Hamlet must embark on a perilous journey to a remote island whose inhabitants have gone mad and want the Dane's blood... if they aren't beaten to the chase by one of Hamlet's allies.

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

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JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #648

(W) Kathryn Immonen  (A) Valerio Schiti

Lady-like? There's no lady like SIF! Spoiling for a fight since the day she was born, Sif makes her OWN action!
Exiled to a forgotten island, things heat up when our heroine falls in with a group of brutal Asgardian savages! Whatever is a lady to do?!
Why, join them in their millennia-old battle against monsters of course!

One of the most underrated books of the MarvelNOW relaunch, this is THE Lady Sif book you had no idea you'd been waiting you're whole life to read!! Kathryn Immonen has taken one of Thor's best supporting characters and turned her into a one woman berserker army to be feared throughout the golden halls of Asgard! Consumed by a demonic bloodlust, Sif is out for blood and will cut through anyone or any god stupid enough to get in the way of her giant shiny sword!! Featuring phenomenal art by Valerio Schiti with otherworldly colors by Jordie Bellaire, this book takes you to the darkest corners of the Real Eternal, so hold on and enjoy the ride! RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

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JINNRISE #1

(W) Sohaib Awan (A) Tony Vassalo

Part 1: "Manifest Destiny." International student Andrew Marcus' world is torn asunder when interstellar forces, the "Kibrani," invade earth. With all hope seemingly lost, humanity's last chance may be a long-despised and forgotten race: the Jinn (otherwise known as "genies")! But are they our hope... or greatest fear? Combining the best of summer blockbuster fare and quest myths like Lord of the Rings, Jinnrise is a modern re-introduction to global myth.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/21/12

ADVENTURES OF AUGUSTA WIND #1

(W) J.M. DeMatteis  (A) Vassilis Gogtzilas

Augusta Webster thought she was an ordinary girl living an ordinary life in an ordinary town. But that was before the Snabbit-half-snake/half-rabbit-arrived to turn Augusta's world upside down and reveal that she's anything but ordinary. A new all-ages fantasy from J.M. DeMatteis, creator of Abadazad, with astonishing art by Vassilis Gogtizilas.

recommended by erin.

 

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 10/3/12

WHITE CLAY

(W/A) Thomas Herpich

From Thomas Herpich (a writer/character designer/storyboard artist on the smash hit Adventure Time cartoon) comes a collection of experimental adventure/fantasy stories. Beautiful and strange, these comics are heartfelt attempts to examine the paradoxes and traps facing a human mind living today.

Thomas Herpich makes me feel dumb. It's like I'm trying to decipher the forgotten works of some alien shaman who has long since left this existence. He operates in the spaces between the panels, one with the very molecules of the page and brings forth brilliant tales of love and adventure that demand you chisel away the surface to find the true meaning deep within yourself. RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!