GRAPHIC NOVEL SPOTLIGHT!!

/

Let's face it, the world of comic books or "Graphic Novels" as they are referred to currently, is overwhelmingly impenetrable for a lot of people these days. The sheer volume of new titles that ship each week make it hard to remember previously published books or even something that came out last Wednesday, but have no fear, Zanadu is here to help you discover what you didn't know you needed in your collection! We have thousands of titles available, but these are a few of our favorite forgotten gems kicking around the store.

And please don't ever hesitate to ask for recommendations or hazy recollections regarding books you might have missed while shopping at the store. Your friendly neighborhood comic monkeys are here to help! Remember, there is a comic for literally everyone on the planet--it's just a matter of unearthing it!

TMNT: BEBOP AND ROCKSTEADY DESTROY EVERYTHING

(W) Ben Bates, Dustin Weaver (A) Ben Bates & Various (CA) Nick Pittara

The dull-witted Bebop and Rocksteady are feeling dejected and without purpose after their defeat to the Turtles. However, when they stumble across a time-travel scepter, they realize that their craziest, most destructive adventure awaits! Will the universe survive?

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/16!!

/

G.I. JOE: REVOLUTION #1

(W) Aubrey Sitterson (A) Giannis Milonogiannis

G.I. JOE IS BACK! Thanks to the events of REVOLUTION, the G.I. Joe team led by Scarlett returns to the fray, leading the charge against invading TRANSFORMERS and other aliens. But when a US military defense base goes dark, Scarlett has reason to suspect that these enemy forces may have infiltrated G.I. Joe. It's up to her, Roadblock, Rock 'n Roll, Quick Kick, Wild Bill, and Shipwreck to move in and root out any traitors before the facility falls into the wrong hands!
• A key one-shot connected to the world of REVOLUTION!

Giannis Milonogiannis in the mother f'n house!!! So Excited!! COBRA LALALALALLALA!!!! uh, I mean...Yo, Joe?

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 4/20!!

/

TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE #12

(W) John Barber, Tom Scioli (A) Tom Scioli (CA) Giannis Milonogiannis

WELCOME TO THE TERROR DROME! As the forces of COBRA plot a treacherous move, OPTIMUS PRIME descends in to CYBERTRONAIN hell in search of the MATRIX. They say the sun also rises... but will it be friend or foe?!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 3/4!

/

HALOGEN #1

(W) Josh Tierney (A) Afu Chan

WHY WE LOVE IT: We've published four books thus far in Josh Tierney's Spera series because we simply love his characters and storytelling. Now, he teams up with fellow webcomic creators Afu Chan (Spera) and Giannis Milonogiannis (Old City Blues, Prophet) for a new creator-owned, sci-fi adventure.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Having first collaborated on the Eisner Award-nominated Spera series, the creative team behind HaloGen is no stranger to kickbutt ladies, epic world-building, and sweeping adventures. This time they're strapping on their sci-fi boots for a series perfect for fans of Prophet, Rocket Girl, and The Fifth Element.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT: There's a rumor on Cityship Q that the gigantic body of a dead god was found floating in space. Rell, an agent woking for the HaloGen organization, is tasked with finding the location of the god and retrieving it by any means necessary. Using her ability to form hyperrealistic holograms, Rell is about to take on the first mission she might not be able to finish.

Now that Prophet is in its final cycle, a new series must rise to fill the giant dead robot god shaped void left by the best sci-fi comic on the racks--and that series is HALOGEN!! Crafted from the kinetically charged, indy powerhouse creators behind Spera and Old City Blues comes a super-charged, 1997 Square RPG feelin' rollicking space adventure for the next century!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 5/21!!

/

PROPHET #44

(W) Brandon Graham (A) Dave Taylor

The war between the Old Man and the Empire reaches new heights when Badrock returns.

This is it. The last issue of Brandon Graham and Co.'s magnum opus. Witness the final battle between Old Man Prophet and the Earth empire as it plays out in a kaleidoscope of cosmic chaos the likes of which you will never forget!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/15!!

/

PROPHET #42

(W/A) Ron Wimberly

All Die-Hard, all the time!!

prophet.jpg

Apparently the solicitation for this issue was never updated, but don't fear, casey the comic monkey is here to preach the gospel of RON WIMBERLY!!! That's right, the man who brought the you modern masterpiece "Prince of Cats" turns his attention to the infinite reaches of the stars for a very special issue of Prophet focusing on the ever vigilant super-soldier, Die-Hard!! Wimberly is THE most talented creator working in comics today (next to Brandon, (sorry)) and clearly Graham realizes this as he has stepped aside to give Ron full creative control over this issue!! Don't be a chump and pick up what is sure to be the best comic of the first half of 2014!!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/13!!

/

OLD CITY BLUES GN VOL 02

(W/A) Giannis Milonogiannis

 The next chapter in the critically acclaimed Old City Blues series! The year is 2048. Southeastern Europe. Built on the ruins of the country once known as Greece, New Athens is a city crawling with life-low-life that is. From mech smugglers and drug dealers, to corrupt politicians and all-too-powerful corporations, the city is at the mercy of high-tech criminals. And it's up to Solano, Thermidor, and the rest of the New Athens Special Police to keep the city in order. This edition collects "Private Enemy" and the brand-new "Prothetic Corpus" story arcs.

Old_City_Blues_v2_GN_Cover.jpg

The current king of cyberpunk comix, Giannis Milonogiannis returns with the second installment of his scratchy, dirty, rain drenched world of Old City Blues featuring Solano and the New Athens Special Police!! You might be asking why the hell it's taken so long for a second volume, but Giannis has been cutting his teeth on the hard core sci-fi epic that is Prophet for Image and the fruits of his labors are evident on every page of Vol 2. So grab your decks and jack into the next level of cyberpunk!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

 

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/10!!

/

PROPHET TP VOL 02 BROTHERS

(W) Brandon Graham (A) Giannis Milonogiannis, Simon Roy

 The distant future war continues, Old man Prophet is awake now and searching across the universe for old allies that have survived the centuries since the last war.

prophet.jpg

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!