Wolverine: Roar Returns For A Second Printing!

Wolverine: Roar Returns For A Second Printing!

Marvel is pleased to announce that Wolverine Annual #2: Roar has sold
out at Diamond and, due to popular demand, will return with Wolverine
Annual #2: Roar Second Printing Variant. From red-hot writer Duane
Swierzynski (Cable, Immortal Iron Fist) and acclaimed artist Mike
Deodato (Wolverine: Origins, Thunderbolts) comes the double-sized
thriller no Wolverine fan can dare to miss! When Wolverine stops for a
cold drink in Roamer, New Mexico he finds that a savage creature is on
the loose, wanting to wipe the town off the map! And if things couldn’t
get any better for Canada’s premier mutant, the creature has a roar that
could destroy a man’s eardrums! Luckily, for Wolverine, with his
healing factor he can hear again after a minute…but a minute may be
too long when there’s a blood thirsty creature coming after you! All
this is wrapped up in a powerful cover by Deodato!

The last thing Logan may hear may be the very sound of his own screams!
If you missed your first chance to check out this exciting new story,
don’t miss it the second time around with Wolverine Annual #2: Roar
Second Printing Variant!

WOLVERINE ANNUAL #2: ROAR SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (AUG088103)

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI

Penciled by MIKE DEODATO

Cover by MIKE DEODATO

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The Curious Comics Blog: Wall Street Crashes; Invest in Comic Books!

Now this is funny!!

The Curious Comics Blog: Wall Street Crashes; Invest in Comic Books!

Wall Street Crashes; Invest in Comic Books!

As the ongoing bloodbath on Wall Street continues to wipe ludicrous amounts of money out of existence and prompts many Amercian billionaires to consider pawning their 24K gold toilet seats and skipping the poodle’s next pedicure appointment — savvy business analysts are trying to think outside the box, attempting to avoid being crushed flat by this staggering, savagely wounded market’s next lurch. While the Dow Jones, TSX, FTSE, Hang Seng and other global markets are pummeled by a nasty team-up of hope & despair, panic & profit-taking, rallies & crashes — it’s left up to this commentator to wonder… how long before the weary investor looks to other fields in search of sane and stable investments? And when he does… why not go with comic books?

Consider the potential! For instance, there are a finite number of Amazing Fantasy #15s out there — there could be no conveiveable problems with faulty government fiscal policy helping to inflate price bubbles while simultaneously flooding the marketplace with new ones built on heavy subsidies, cheap labour and undeserved credit. Go with comic books and there would be nothing like the trouble you’ve been having trying to apply a real-world value to the interconnected contracts tied up with your opaque hedge fund investments — just a quick look for yellowed pages, torn-out ads, folded corners and dings on the spine and you’d know where you stand. Forget about cheap commercial paper — keep an eye out for DC Comics’ array of late 80s/early 90s titles printed on crisp, heavy Baxter paper. The illustrations practically jump off the page… which has got to be better than jumping off the upper mezzanine of the NYSE and onto the unforgiving trading floor below, right?

So, um… with all that in mind… anybody want to buy fifty copies of Rob Liefeld’s X-Force #1 off me?

Book Review: The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson – Blogger News Network

» Book Review: The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson – Blogger News Network

Book Review: The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson
Posted on September 30th, 2008
by Fitz in All News, Book Reviews, Reviews
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Hi all…

Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve been drawn into a story where I already knew the ending, let alone a science fiction story straight from the comic book universe. Kevin J Anderson has written a compelling tale of the end of days on Krypton and the birth of a comic book legend… Kal-El, also known as Superman.

It’s strange reading or watching a story where you know what’s going to happen. We’ve seen the end of the planet Krypton on the big screen and in comic books over the years, but never to this kind of detail. I now feel like I know Superman’s parents — Jor-El and Lara — and some of his extended family, and how bits and pieces from Superman lore fit into his past. And I was sad when it all ended.

The Last Days of Krypton, Paperback CoverLike watching the Titanic sink in the movie, you knew it was coming. It wasn’t a secret. In this case, we knew Krypton was going to explode into a bazillion pieces killing nearly everyone. Kal-El was the sole survivor (well, sort of), sent in a small spaceship to earth to survive his destroyed world.

We knew of General Zod, Aethyr, and Namek, the three Kryptonian super-villains who tormented the Earth in Superman II. Clark gave up a normal, happy life to stop these foes from doing to Earth what they did to Krypton. But we never knew why they were really locked in the Phantom Zone all those years. They were criminals of the highest order, but how did they become those criminals?

All of these questions are answered in spectacular fashion by Anderson’s prose.

This should be required reading for all Superman fans. How else can you come to understand the underpinnings of all Kal-El stands for? Truth and justice? Yes, but why? Because he was raised by John and Martha Kent? Well, yes, but it goes back much farther than that to his biological father.

I am still amazed at how much of the DC Superman lore was worked into this book, and how seamlessly it all flows together. How did Krypton die? Read the book. You won’t be disappointed.

Learn amazing things like…

* Kal-El had an Aunt and Uncle! And a Grandmother and Grandfather!
* Lara (Kal-El’s Mother) was much more than just a pretty face in Superman The Movie!
* Aethyr and Namek actually had back stories!
* Jonn J’onzz (the Martian Manhunter) sent a signal from Mars actually received by Jor-El on Krypton!
* And much much more!

The paperback version of the book that I read has a beautifully rendered lenticular cover with the Superman logo. It’s now on sale in bookstores everywhere and retails for $7.99.

Kevin J. Anderson, the author, has written and published more than 90 novels, and been nominated for several awards including the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and teh SFX Reader’s Choice Award. He’s not only written several novels himself, but collaborated on a number of novel series, including Star Wars, the X-Files, and Dune. And he also writes comic books in his spare time.

Plus, it’s always nice to find a Colorado connection… He lives in Monument, Colorado, which is just north of Colorado Springs, Colorado where I live.

Check out his website at http://www.wordfire.com.

This is a great book and a “must read” for any true Superman fan!

–Fitz

DDP/Hypergraphia Benefit for Josh Medors in Brooklyn Saturday

DDP AND HYPERGRAPHIA PARTNER WITH AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND THE HERO
INITIATIVE
TO ASSIST COMIC ARTIST JOSH MEDORS’ CANCER FIGHT

*CHICAGO, IL (October 1, 2008)* – Devil’s Due Publishing announced today
that it would partner with Hypergraphia Comics, the American Cancer Society
and the Hero Initiative to assist comic artist Josh Medors’ fight against
cancer.? Hypergraphia will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sales
of their graphic novel, *Sabbath: All Your Sins Reborn*, to the Hero
Initiative, to be used directly in Medors’ battle with spinal cancer.

Devil’s Due and Hypergraphia Comics will also host a special evening at The
Bean Post Pub in Brooklyn to raise additional funds for Medors’ medical
expenses.? The benefit event will take place Saturday October 4, from 8 p.m.
to midnight.? Medors, well-known for his art in the *Sabbath* series, has
fought cancer since the beginning of the *Sabbath* line.? *Sabbath: All Your
Sins Reborn* is a special edition collection of the Matt Tomao/Josh Medors
horror title, *Pogrom*.

“We are thankful for the support of Devil’s Due and Hypergraphia,” said
Tomao. “They have really extended a kind hand to help Josh in his battle and
gone above and beyond, a true testament to their friendship.”

The Bean Post Pub is located at 7525 5th Ave. in Brooklyn.

For more information or to make a donation to Josh Medors, please visit
Devil’s Due Publishing at www.devilsdue.net or the Hero Initiative at
www.herointitative.org.

*About Devil’s Due Publishing*

Proliferators of comics culture, DDP is one of the largest and most
established comic book publishers in North America, carrying a diverse
line-up of original, creator-owned and licensed properties. With offices in
Los Angeles and Chicago DDP has many projects in development for film and
television with major studios including 20th Century Fox, ABC Family, and
Rogue Pictures. DDP’s titles include *Drafted, Lost Squad, Sheena, Dungeons
& Dragons, DemonWars, Voltron*, *Rest, Serpo* and the cult-favorite *
Hack/Slash*.? The company recently launched a line of cutting edge designer
toys and life accessories under the imprint DDPOP, found in specialty stores
this summer.

Las Vegas Comic Books and Pulp Theft – Scoop – Where the Magic of Collecting Comes Alive!

Scoop – Where the Magic of Collecting Comes Alive! – Las Vegas Comic Books and Pulp Theft

Las Vegas Comic Books and Pulp Theft

Earlier this week between Sunday and Monday, September 21 and 22, 2008, an overnight theft occurred at the warehouse location of Richard Halegua’s Comic Art & Graffix Gallery. The thieves broke into the building through an adjoining wall from a vacant store next door, then kicked in a door to reach an inner office where a long list of material was stolen.

The staff is currently compiling a list of material that was stolen, and unfortunately throughout the week they found more and more missing material. However, they do have a list of images of material that has been stolen, along with a text list. They will continue adding to it as they discover which items are missing.

They have asked that anyone with information on the theft or if you have been solicited to buy the material on the list, please call Richard Halegua at (702) 285-3554. Contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department if the thieves try to sell books in your store at the Crime Stoppers Hotline (702) 385-5555. Please reference case #080922-2743.

View a partial list of the stolen comics and pulps by clicking here. Also, view a picture gallery of the first portion of the list available at comicbidz.com. Note that the art shown on this page was not stolen, only the comics and pulps.

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS premieres back-to-back episodes Friday, Oct. 3 on Cartoon Network

The Jedi face a devastating new Separatist weapon that’s in? the hands of General Grievous in the second of two episodes that mark the season premiere of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, an all-new animated series debuting Friday, Oct. 3? on Cartoon Network.

In “Rising Malevolence,” which premieres at 9:30 p.m., an attack by an unimaginably destructive weapon aboard a mysterious warship leaves Jedi Master Plo Koon and his clone troopers struggling to survive until Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano can find them. They discover that the ship is piloted by Grievous himself.

“Rising Malevolence” follows the 9:00 p.m. debut of the episode “Ambush.” STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS will introduce new episodes at 9:00? p.m. Fridays on Cartoon Network.

Series supervising director Dave Filoni helms the episode “Rising Malevolence” from a script by Steve Melching. George Lucas is the series’ creator and serves as executive producer, and Catherine Winder is producer.

“Rising Malevolence” features several prominent series debuts, most notably those of Jedi Master Plo Koon, General Grievous and his menacing warship, the Malevolence. Also appearing for their first time in the series are Anakin Skywalker and his padawan, Ahsoka.

Plo Koon’s presence was established in Star Wars: Episodes I, II and III, but his character was seen fleetingly in those films. Nevertheless, just as the seldom-seen Boba Fett became a fan favorite after The Empire Strikes Back, Filoni grew fascinated by Plo Koon. He chose the relatively unknown Jedi Master as his first project of character development.

“I liked the design of the Plo Koon character, and I also liked that he was a Jedi Master,” Filoni says of his initial attraction. “Like so many Star Wars fans, I had always wondered what other Jedi were like – and The Clone Wars presented an opportunity to explore those characters”

Melching said he, Filoni and script supervisor Henry Gilroy worked hard to reveal Plo Koon’s character by example – and, at the same time, offer greater perspective on the ways of the Jedi. Moreover, they reveal in “Rising Malevolence” an important connection between Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano, Anakin’s Padawan learner.

“We were able to examine both Plo Koon’s personality and Ahsoka’s background by showing their bond and the extreme loyalty of Anakin and Ahsoka to their Jedi comrades,” Melching says. “They know he’s stranded and might not be alive, but if there’s even a chance, they’re going to find him. They have to deviate from their mission to try to rescue him, but they can’t endanger their larger mandate.”

The episode offers numerous scenes of Plo Koon and a small group of clones stranded in a disabled escape pod, which Melching says offered opportunities to expand on the thoughts, sensibilities and unique attributes of each clone trooper.

“The clones are really an army of one – they’re all the same guy. But their experiences in the war are all different, and that affects their relationships with other clones and their Jedi leaders,” Melching says. “They may all seem be the same guy, but they’re developing different personalities, and we work hard to show how they think, where they come from. That helps to define each episode. After all, the clones are ultimately the key to this war.”

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