EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/8/13!!

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #3

(W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (A) Francesco Francavilla

New Ongoing Series! "Escape from Riverdale," Part 3. The zombie apocalypse is in full swing and the surviving members of the gang have taken refuge in the Lodge Mansion, believing themselves safe from the infected roaming the streets of Riverdale! But there's no stopping Archie from sneaking out, risking life and limb to find his missing parents, leaving those sequestered behind vulnerable to an enemy within! The zombie mayhem (and body-count) continues to rise in this breakout series, for Teen+ readers!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/20!!

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2

(W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (A) Francesco Francavilla

The horror continues as a zombified Jughead goes on a relentless hunt for brains in this shocking new series by Harvey Award-winning comic/screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Stephen King's Carrie, Archie Meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman, Black Beetle). When he performs a despicable and frightening act in front of everyone at the Halloween dance, tensions start to rise and fears begin to mount-who will be next to join Jughead in the Afterlife? And what about those who are already infected? Be warned, kiddies, this one's not for the faint of heart!

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 10/9!!

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1

(W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (A) Francesco Fancavilla, Jack Morelli

 New Ongoing Series! "Escape From Riverdale." This is how the end of the world begins! Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Archie Meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman) take Archie and the gang where they've never been before - to the grave and back! A horrific accident sets off a series of grim events and Sabrina the Teenage Witch must try to repair the unspeakable evil her spell has unleashed. Gasp in horror as Riverdale faces an impending zombie Arch-pocalypse in this brand-new, spine-tingling ongoing series - but be warned, kiddies, this one's not for the faint of heart!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 4/10

SLEDGEHAMMER 44 #2

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Jason Latour

​Outgunned and outnumbered by an army of Nazis, a group of GIs must band together and unleash the Hyperborean power of the mysterious man in the iron suit in order to make it home safely.

While I love Hellboy, BPRD and the Mignola-verse in general, I will be the first to admit that Mignola has fallen into a routine; a template for both art and story that becomes too formulaic for even the most die hard fan. Nazis, world war II, occult super science...been there done that. How to spice things up then? ROBOTS!! Robots punching those Nazi's to stop their weird occult experiments during the bloody days of WWII!!! C'mon, what more do you want?!! It's Atomic Robo done by Jason Latour by way of Will Eisner. Image the hard faced, exhausted and frightened soldiers of Eisner's war comics thrown into the dark alternate history of magic, science and PUNCHING!!! Nazi's in the face that is.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!!

NEW INDY COMIX!!

IRON CITY #1

(W/A) Joseph Laney

Iron City Vol 1. is a collection of comic short stories that take place in front of the gritty back drop of Iron City.

Bogart meets H.G. Wells in this Sci-Fi adventure rag. It is my nerdiest endeavor yet.

Z WEST #1, 2

(W/A) Joseph Laney

The Z is for Zombies and West refers to the Wild West. Z West is a multi-book series about four primary characters in the Texas territory. Due to the barbarism of an army regiment an ancient curse is visited on a small border town.

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2/20/13

GOON TP VOL 12

(W/A) Eric Powell

Zombie rockabillies, superheroes with hilarious gay abandon, and the tragicomedy of carny folk are just a few bizarre tales in this new Goon collection from Dark Horse Comics! See why Eric Powell has won the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication and Best Ongoing Series! This volume collects The Goon #38-#41.

Continually one of the most enjoyable and consistent books on the rack, Eric Powell is the undisputed master of alcohol fueled, zombie fighting gangster comics sprinkled full of loose women and knife to the eye jokes that will warm the heart of the even the most jaded curmudgeon. RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2/13/13

KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA TP VOL 01

(W/A) Tsutomu Nihei

One of the manga world's most intriguing artists returns with a science-fiction tour de force which combines post-apocalyptic action, modern sci-fi video game tropes, and a traditional Japanese aesthetic. In his follow-up from the hit Biomega series, Tsutomu Nihei tackles the world of hard science-fiction by creating a modern space comedy inspired by the genre's hits from his youth.

Former architect turned crazy bad ass manga-ka, Tsutomu Nihei crafts biotech worlds of cybernetic apocalypse filled with hook handed soviet bears, techplague corporate zombies and motorcycles that put Kaneda's to shame, all blanketed in a bleak greyness of the all to real near future. A true visionary, both of Nihei's previous works, Blame! and Biomega, stand as pinnacles of not only hardcore Sci-Fi, but cyberpunk, bio-punk and any other edgy adjective placed here-punk. We can only thank our good fortune that he had the insight to realize architecture was clearly not as important as making stupid funny books for less money. RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!!!!!! (cause my ! quota was not met in the above paragraph)

OOOHHH, SCARY -- PHANTOM VARIANTS!!

We are pleased to announce our participation in the Phantom Variant program with a super scarce, super rare cover for both REVIVAL #1 and #6! There are only a handful of stores across the country who will be receiving these variants, so make sure to stop in and get your grubby little hands on one, especially since they will be the same price as the regular cover!

REVIVAL

(W) Tim Seely (A) Mike Norton

For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.

We have both the collection and #6 will be here next week which will bring you up to date on this fantastic new series from the creators of Hack/Slash and BATTLEPUG!!

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 6/27/12

FATIMA: THE BLOOD SPINNERS #1

(W/A) Gilbert Hernandez

Comics luminary Gilbert Hernandez envisions his strangest, most thrilling future yet! A drug called "spin" offers the wildest trip imaginable, followed by its users' inevitable, rapid deterioration into undead flesh eaters. Despite the side effect, the drug is so popular that the human population is dying out! With no cure to be found, the beautiful, lovesick Fatima may be the only thing standing between the survivors and the apocalypse. Get ready for four issues of zombies, drug lords, and gorgeous women!

Beto! Girls! Guns! Drugs! Zombies! ...do I really need to write any more? Strap in for what is sure to be one the weirdest and wildest rides of the year as comics legend, Gilbert Hernandez turns his unique perspective on one of the most overused trends to hit comics in recent memory! RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!