Hey ya'll, another great week of comics is upon us! Also, if you're a Magic player make sure you come down to the store on Friday, October 2nd at around 6:00 PM for our Zendikar release party! For more information on this and other events as well as the list of all the new stuff coming in, keep reading!
ZENDIKAR MAGIC RELEASE PARTY
On Friday, October 2nd we will be having a release party and booster draft for the new Magic the Gathering set, Zendikar. The entry fee is $20 and registration will begin at 6:00 PM. Drafting will start at 6:45 and a tournament will follow directly after. THERE WILL BE NO LATE REGISTRATION SO PLEASE BE ON TIME! There will be prizes for the top 3 players and free promo cards for each player. We will also have plenty of Zendikar boosters, fat packs, intro packs and boxes available for purchase. Don't miss it!
CHOOSE YOUR OWN STATUE RAFFLE!
Yes, it's true! This week's raffle is a good one! We've been raffling off specific items since we started this raffle thing and now we're letting YOU choose what you want. Buy any amount of raffle tickets you want for just $1 a piece and if you win you'll be able to take home any statue you want. Big, small it doesn't matter. It can be the least expensive statue, it can be the most expensive statue we have in stock, it doesn't matter, it's all up to you! Be sure not to miss it, the raffle starts up on Saturday, September 19th and ends on Wednesday, September 30th. As always, one dollar for one ticket!
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
OK, you're our friend on Facebook. That's all well and good but if you followed us on Twitter you would be privy to all the daily sales we recently started doing. We've done some good ones over the past few days including 25% off all hardcovers, 50% off all manga, and buy one t-shirt get one 1/2 off! So be hip to our tweets and follow ComicBookJones!
BIRTHDAY COUPON!
E-mail us your full name and birthday and receive a special gift from us when your special day arrives! Send your e-mail to comicbookjones@gmail.com with the subject line "Birthday."
SHIPPING UPDATES
Criminal Sinners #1 - 10/7/09 (Old Date 9/30/09)
Dark Reign Young Avengers #5 - 10/28/09 (Old Date 10/7/09)
Dark Reign Zodiac #3 - 10/7/09 (Old Date 9/30/09)
Kick Ass #8 - 10/28/09 (Old Date 9/30/09)
Mephisto Vs. Prem HC - 10/14/09 (Old Date 10/7/09)
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Superman Week!!!!
This is a GREAT week for superman fans! So many Superman related titles hit the shelves yesterday! There was Blackest Night – Superman, Superman/Batman, Supergirl, Justice league and two others that I will review here…Superman Secret Origins #1 and Powergirl #5…why those? Simple, I haven’t gotten around to reading the others yet!
Superman Secret Origins #1
Superman Secret Origins #1
I
can’t tell you how many times I 
have read different versions of Superman’s origin. From reprints of Action and Superman #1, to the silver age Superman’s Life Story in Superman #146, to Byrne’s Man of Steel, Superman For All Seasons and many, MANY more! Even for a lifelong Superfan like myself it was getting to be a bit much.So it was with a sense of resignation that I picked up the first issue of Superman Secret Origin #1 at CBJs last night. I knew that with the team of Geoff Johns and Gary frank that the book would look great and be a slick read. Nothing new or special but a passable page turner….
BOY WAS I WRONG!!!!
Geoff and Gary have given us a start to this series that has the potential to overshadow the great Green Lantern Secret Origin reboot! Johns has borrowed from nearly every era of the superman legend to give us a synthesis for the new century. There are elements from the Smallville TV Series, the Byrne reboot, the Chris Reeve Superman films , the Mort Weisenger Silver Age elements and of course there is the core Siegel and Shuster concept as the foundation. In very short order we are introduced to old friends Pete Ross and Lana Lang as well as a fascinating first glimpse at a young Lex Luthor. Unlike a lot of origin mini-series Johns has avoided the needles exposition that is typical of such runs. It is a great read and leaves you wanting to see issue #2 right now!
Frank’s illustrations are fluid and realistic. He gives us glimpses of Annette O’Toole as Lana and Chris Reeve as Clark. The style is completely modern yet it invokes the charming Silver Age look that Curt Swan brought to the book. Between Johns and Frank we are seeing a Superman origin tale that promises to be a joy to read.
I give this book TEN Yellow Suns!
Power Girl #5
I have been touting this book as the sleeper hit of 2009 since Issue #1! Why aren’t you Goldbrickin’ Yahoos rushing out to buy it???!!!
Issue #5 gives us more PeeGee goodness, sprinkling action , humor, wet cats, missing boots, Spice girls from another dimension and a great scene with one of New York’s Bravest. As always Powergirl goes from intensely intimidating superhero person to adorable girl next door. (I have to move into THAT neighborhood!). Amanda Conner draws such charming characters and imbues each with a distinct personality that is reinforced by the stellar writing of Palmiotti and Gray. I especially like the way that they make Powergirl so much more accessible to the ”normal” people that populate her world. She is not aloof and is just as concerned about getting her cat washed, and her company running as she is about beating up the next superbaddie. Of course there are the obligatory jokes about her ample “charms” but even these are quite endearing, celebrating adolescent fantasies rather than looking down at them. Amanda, unlike many other artists, gives us a protagonist who LOOKS comfortable in her own body.
C’mon people! Support this book. I promise it is worth your while!
I give THIS book 10 freshly bathed cats !!!!
Next – What was Marvel’s Civil war really about?
That’s 30!
Mitch
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
CBJ Did You Know
DID YOU KNOW THAT BEFORE BECOMING MR. MARVEL COMICS STAN LEE WAS A PIMP IN HUNTS POINT, BRONX? “I WAS JUST A KID BACK THEN BUT WE KNEW HIM AS STAN THE PIMPIN MAN BACK IN THE DAY, BUT WHEN HE STARTED ALL THAT FUNNY BOOK SH#T HE HAD TO DROP THE “PIMPIN” AND JUST GO WITH STAN THE MAN”, SAID DON MAGIC JUAN WITH A SMILE. “STAN INVENTED MOST OF THE PIMP TERMINOLOGY WE STILL USE TODAY! FOR INSTANCE, HE WAS THE FIRST TO CALL THE STREETS A HO WAS WORKIN’ “THE TRACK”. AND HE WAS THE FIRST CAT I EVER HEARD TELL A HO “B*TCH YOU OUTTA POCKET”! STAN WAS AND IS PIMP OF THE DECADE!”
Previews and Reviews with Gore Jones
What up World?!
Back for another edition of where I rant and rave about what came out this past week in comics. This week things got a little hectic because Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 came out on Tuesday and pretty much controlled my life til yesterday when I beat it. Now I have to play again as the Pro-Reg side of things. If you liked UA 1 or X-Men Legends, this is your new addiction....
Marvel Zombies Return #3
Last week I spoke about how I felt that the topic of coming to terms with being Zombies and never being able to go back to normal was'nt addressed in the last issue, well I opened my big mouth and got exactly what I wanted this week in issue 3. We find Spider-Man attempting to create a cure for the disease and he needs the help of Kitty Pryde. Zombie Wolverine is running wild eating everything he can and has come to terms with the fact that "he is the best at what he does and what he does is kill." I was really happy with this issue not only because it's a brawl of blood and guts between a living and undead Wolverine but for the fact that it does address how Spider-Man will no matter what try to always be the hero. The conversation he has with Kitty about trying to prevent what happened to his earth is very heartfelt and sad to see that behind the monster still lives a hero.
5 out of 5
Blackest Night #3
This issue was fantastic. We get to see the "Zombie" JLA fight the JLA. We get to see Jason the new Firestorm merge with Zombie Ronnie Raymond Firestorm. We're introduced to the Indigo Lanterns, who shed a lot of light on the whole situation and explain what the hell is going on and how to stop it. We witness the reanimation of all the major villians who died that were in the JLA masoleum. I can't spoil the fun for you, this issue had me oooing and ahhing like a newborn comic nerd. Did anyone else notice the Black Lantern who resembled Black Adam on the screen when Jason was in the JLA Watchtower and come on did anyone notice how "DAWN OF THE DEAD REMAKE" that whole 2 pages seemed...Geoff Johns saluting George Romero anyone???...
5 out of 5
Anti Venom New Ways To Live #1
I'll be honest, I wasn't going to even bother with this book because I thought it was going to be terrible and very gimmick-y toward a character I've always liked; Eddie Brock. Well they shut me up and fast. This issue was AWESOME!! Brock now dubbed Anti-Venom uses a "cured" junkie to help him locate drug dealers and HE KILLS THEM!! Eddie's using his new lease on life to save people but in the process gets caught in the conflict of "How do you really save people?".. His "cured" junkie steals dope from the dealers he killed, so his curing touch does it really purge people of their disease and save them or does it just create a clean slate so that in this case this girl can get F*ed up all over again? During his battle with the dealers he comes across NYC's own vigilante The Punisher and the last page will have you screaming...Go get this book. Paulo Siqueira's artwork is phenominal.
5 out of 5
GhostBusters Displaced Aggression #1
I hate to say it but I really didn't like this book at all. It starts you off in the old west where Peter has been "displaced" to, He's somehow managed to build a photopack and a containment unit and ghostbusts in this little town. He explains how they were fighting Koza 'Rai father of Gozer (you know the bad guy from the first film) and he sent all the Ghostbusters to "The four corners of time because he didn't trust death could keep them from stopping him". Then out of nowhere this girl Rachel who was Egon's prize student during his stint at NYU shows up with Ecto 11, helps him bag some ghosts and then heads out to gather the other "displaced" Ghostbusters. Snore...I hope the next issue is worth it because this was just a snoozefest. I hate reading something and having to force myself through it. So many things that are done that make no sense like since when can a well become a containment unit in the old west..Shit if that was the case they should've done that from the get-go so when Walter Peck (you know from Ghostbusters the movie) shut down the containment unit, it would'nt have been so apocalyptic.
2 out of 5
Ultimate Armor Wars #1
Warren Ellis one of my favorite writers pens this Ultimate universe take on "The Armor Wars". Sadly Mr. Ellis is hit or miss when it comes to him writting other people's characters and thus far I have a feeling this book is going to be a miss. Tony Stark heads into the remains of New York (I'm assuming this is maybe a month after Ultimatum..they don't give a time frame) to recover his "ornament" from a sub level lab he has under Stark Tower. He gets down there and finds Justine Hammer daughter of Justin Hammer just sitting there. They have a conversation and then Tony is alerted to a presence below him where his "ornament" is. He heads down to find someone who resembles Ultimate War Machine but who is referred to as "Ghost" (Marvel 616's Thunderbolt?) They battle and Ghost makes an exit with what Tony came there looking for. He then takes Justine back to Stark Industries to help her because she's dying from a failed nanite process and thats the end of issue one. WHACK! This doesn't have the same feel or texture as the original "Armor Wars" did. I truly hope Mr. Ellis picks things up next issue.
2 out of 5
Now what I'm JONESIN' for this week in comics...
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #1
BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN #2
DARK REIGN LIST X-MEN 1-SHOT
SPIDER-WOMAN #1
WOLVERINE GIANT-SIZE OLD MAN LOGAN #1
Back for another edition of where I rant and rave about what came out this past week in comics. This week things got a little hectic because Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 came out on Tuesday and pretty much controlled my life til yesterday when I beat it. Now I have to play again as the Pro-Reg side of things. If you liked UA 1 or X-Men Legends, this is your new addiction....
Marvel Zombies Return #3
Last week I spoke about how I felt that the topic of coming to terms with being Zombies and never being able to go back to normal was'nt addressed in the last issue, well I opened my big mouth and got exactly what I wanted this week in issue 3. We find Spider-Man attempting to create a cure for the disease and he needs the help of Kitty Pryde. Zombie Wolverine is running wild eating everything he can and has come to terms with the fact that "he is the best at what he does and what he does is kill." I was really happy with this issue not only because it's a brawl of blood and guts between a living and undead Wolverine but for the fact that it does address how Spider-Man will no matter what try to always be the hero. The conversation he has with Kitty about trying to prevent what happened to his earth is very heartfelt and sad to see that behind the monster still lives a hero.
5 out of 5
Blackest Night #3
This issue was fantastic. We get to see the "Zombie" JLA fight the JLA. We get to see Jason the new Firestorm merge with Zombie Ronnie Raymond Firestorm. We're introduced to the Indigo Lanterns, who shed a lot of light on the whole situation and explain what the hell is going on and how to stop it. We witness the reanimation of all the major villians who died that were in the JLA masoleum. I can't spoil the fun for you, this issue had me oooing and ahhing like a newborn comic nerd. Did anyone else notice the Black Lantern who resembled Black Adam on the screen when Jason was in the JLA Watchtower and come on did anyone notice how "DAWN OF THE DEAD REMAKE" that whole 2 pages seemed...Geoff Johns saluting George Romero anyone???...
5 out of 5
Anti Venom New Ways To Live #1
I'll be honest, I wasn't going to even bother with this book because I thought it was going to be terrible and very gimmick-y toward a character I've always liked; Eddie Brock. Well they shut me up and fast. This issue was AWESOME!! Brock now dubbed Anti-Venom uses a "cured" junkie to help him locate drug dealers and HE KILLS THEM!! Eddie's using his new lease on life to save people but in the process gets caught in the conflict of "How do you really save people?".. His "cured" junkie steals dope from the dealers he killed, so his curing touch does it really purge people of their disease and save them or does it just create a clean slate so that in this case this girl can get F*ed up all over again? During his battle with the dealers he comes across NYC's own vigilante The Punisher and the last page will have you screaming...Go get this book. Paulo Siqueira's artwork is phenominal.
5 out of 5
GhostBusters Displaced Aggression #1
I hate to say it but I really didn't like this book at all. It starts you off in the old west where Peter has been "displaced" to, He's somehow managed to build a photopack and a containment unit and ghostbusts in this little town. He explains how they were fighting Koza 'Rai father of Gozer (you know the bad guy from the first film) and he sent all the Ghostbusters to "The four corners of time because he didn't trust death could keep them from stopping him". Then out of nowhere this girl Rachel who was Egon's prize student during his stint at NYU shows up with Ecto 11, helps him bag some ghosts and then heads out to gather the other "displaced" Ghostbusters. Snore...I hope the next issue is worth it because this was just a snoozefest. I hate reading something and having to force myself through it. So many things that are done that make no sense like since when can a well become a containment unit in the old west..Shit if that was the case they should've done that from the get-go so when Walter Peck (you know from Ghostbusters the movie) shut down the containment unit, it would'nt have been so apocalyptic.
2 out of 5
Ultimate Armor Wars #1
Warren Ellis one of my favorite writers pens this Ultimate universe take on "The Armor Wars". Sadly Mr. Ellis is hit or miss when it comes to him writting other people's characters and thus far I have a feeling this book is going to be a miss. Tony Stark heads into the remains of New York (I'm assuming this is maybe a month after Ultimatum..they don't give a time frame) to recover his "ornament" from a sub level lab he has under Stark Tower. He gets down there and finds Justine Hammer daughter of Justin Hammer just sitting there. They have a conversation and then Tony is alerted to a presence below him where his "ornament" is. He heads down to find someone who resembles Ultimate War Machine but who is referred to as "Ghost" (Marvel 616's Thunderbolt?) They battle and Ghost makes an exit with what Tony came there looking for. He then takes Justine back to Stark Industries to help her because she's dying from a failed nanite process and thats the end of issue one. WHACK! This doesn't have the same feel or texture as the original "Armor Wars" did. I truly hope Mr. Ellis picks things up next issue.
2 out of 5
Now what I'm JONESIN' for this week in comics...
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #1
BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN #2
DARK REIGN LIST X-MEN 1-SHOT
SPIDER-WOMAN #1
WOLVERINE GIANT-SIZE OLD MAN LOGAN #1
Monday, September 21, 2009
Steve Rogers - Reborn
Captain America – Reborn
Sweeter words were never spoken!
As anyone not living at Ice Station Zebra knows, in the wake of the Marvel Civil War, Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) was assassinated while being lead from a New York courthouse. What made this particular hero “death” so jarring was the fact that Cap was shot. Not blown out of existence by Galactus or life sucked by a Black Lantern. He simply took a sniper’s bullet ( and a “killing shot” from his brainwashed lover Sharon Carter) and that was it. One minute Steve was here and the next he was gone. The scene played out more like something from The Bourne Identity or 24 than from a comic book. It felt all too real.
It was ultimately a very satisfying , if tragic, end to a Superhero Icon.
Over the next two years, under the direction of Ed Brubaker, the Captain America title not only survived, it thrived. Cap’s long lost partner, Bucky Barnes, took up his mantle. Sharon Carter and Sam Wilson were made more three dimensional and hence more believable. The Black Widow finally ceased to be a stereotyped character. The plots were tight and the story telling very well executed. Captain America has played out as the best “secret agent” since Nick fury Agent Of Shield back in the late 60’s.
The book has never looked better.
But if that’s the case. If things are going so well with Captain America, why bring Steve Rogers back at all?
Steve Rogers is very much the center of the Marvel universe. He is the hero that OTHER heroes look up to. This is not because of his enhanced abilities. There are legions of Marvel characters that are more powerful than Cap. Steve Rogers commands respect, is able to lead more powerful heroes because of his deep commitment to the value of freedom all people. Steve never waivers on this. He does not defend any one American government. He defends the American DREAM. It was that commitment that lead him to defy an unjust (certainly unconstitutional) Superhero Registration Act. Steve Rogers, every bit as much as Captain America is a symbol of what a hero should be.
The Marvel universe resonated in the wake of Cap’s death. Rogers was the moral center of the Superhero community.
The Center has not held.
Even the heroes he fought in The Civil War. Tributes poured in. Reed Richards is having a crisis of conscience. Tony Stark still has not recovered. Norman Osborne is the most powerful man in the country. And of course The Red Skull is still out there.
Who do you think MUST be the one to restore the center of the Marvel Universe?
It can only be Captain America and only Steve Rogers can carry that honor…that burden.
James Naslund (The Spirit of ’76) died trying to fill in as Captain America after Steve was lost at the end of WWII.
Steve Rogers II (The Cap of the 50’s) went insane
John Walker (US Agent) was not up to the task morally
Bucky Barnes would be the first to tell you that he is not the man to rally the troops.
It can only be Steve Rogers.
Former 4F Army reject.
The product of the Super Soldier Program. But it was not the formula that made Captain America. It was Steve Rogers who made the formula merely a bullet in the gun. Captain America was a creation of Roger’s heart and commitment to freedom.
Welcome back soldier. Now let’s saddle up and get back in the war!
That’s 30!
Mitch
Sweeter words were never spoken!
As anyone not living at Ice Station Zebra knows, in the wake of the Marvel Civil War, Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) was assassinated while being lead from a New York courthouse. What made this particular hero “death” so jarring was the fact that Cap was shot. Not blown out of existence by Galactus or life sucked by a Black Lantern. He simply took a sniper’s bullet ( and a “killing shot” from his brainwashed lover Sharon Carter) and that was it. One minute Steve was here and the next he was gone. The scene played out more like something from The Bourne Identity or 24 than from a comic book. It felt all too real.
It was ultimately a very satisfying , if tragic, end to a Superhero Icon.
Over the next two years, under the direction of Ed Brubaker, the Captain America title not only survived, it thrived. Cap’s long lost partner, Bucky Barnes, took up his mantle. Sharon Carter and Sam Wilson were made more three dimensional and hence more believable. The Black Widow finally ceased to be a stereotyped character. The plots were tight and the story telling very well executed. Captain America has played out as the best “secret agent” since Nick fury Agent Of Shield back in the late 60’s.
The book has never looked better.
But if that’s the case. If things are going so well with Captain America, why bring Steve Rogers back at all?
Steve Rogers is very much the center of the Marvel universe. He is the hero that OTHER heroes look up to. This is not because of his enhanced abilities. There are legions of Marvel characters that are more powerful than Cap. Steve Rogers commands respect, is able to lead more powerful heroes because of his deep commitment to the value of freedom all people. Steve never waivers on this. He does not defend any one American government. He defends the American DREAM. It was that commitment that lead him to defy an unjust (certainly unconstitutional) Superhero Registration Act. Steve Rogers, every bit as much as Captain America is a symbol of what a hero should be.
The Marvel universe resonated in the wake of Cap’s death. Rogers was the moral center of the Superhero community.
The Center has not held.
Even the heroes he fought in The Civil War. Tributes poured in. Reed Richards is having a crisis of conscience. Tony Stark still has not recovered. Norman Osborne is the most powerful man in the country. And of course The Red Skull is still out there.
Who do you think MUST be the one to restore the center of the Marvel Universe?
It can only be Captain America and only Steve Rogers can carry that honor…that burden.
James Naslund (The Spirit of ’76) died trying to fill in as Captain America after Steve was lost at the end of WWII.
Steve Rogers II (The Cap of the 50’s) went insane
John Walker (US Agent) was not up to the task morally
Bucky Barnes would be the first to tell you that he is not the man to rally the troops.
It can only be Steve Rogers.
Former 4F Army reject.
The product of the Super Soldier Program. But it was not the formula that made Captain America. It was Steve Rogers who made the formula merely a bullet in the gun. Captain America was a creation of Roger’s heart and commitment to freedom.
Welcome back soldier. Now let’s saddle up and get back in the war!
That’s 30!
Mitch
Friday, September 18, 2009
NEWS & EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 9/23/09
Ahoy! A big warm thank you goes out to Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson for coming to our humble little shop and gracing us with their presence for the release of Beasts of Burden #1 doing some fine sketches, signing and hanging out with us for the day. For those who came by, thanks for showing your support! If you missed them you can also catch them over at our friend's comic shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn - Bergen Street Comics. It's a really beautiful shop and they are all awesome and very friendly people so please give them your business if you find yourself in good ol' Brooklyn. They will be signing on Saturday, September 19th from 6PM - 9PM, very cool indeed.
Also, we extend a big apology to everyone for the lateness of our books this week. We know it was a big pain and unfortunately we were absolutely powerless except to yell and scream at one of the most poorly run companies I have ever dealt with. So, once again, thank you so much for your patience and returning to give us your business. It means a great deal to us and we sincerely mean it. Hopefully, something on this scale doesn't happen again.
One more little bit of news. If any of you are into tattoos, are friends Nick Caruso and Mike Bee have opened up a new shop right called Bound For Glory located at 644 Forest Avenue. They're great guys and they do some fantastic work so if that's your thing be sure to check them out.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN STATUE RAFFLE!
Yes, it's true! This week's raffle is a good one! We've been raffling off specific items since we started this raffle thing and now we're letting YOU choose what you want. Buy any amount of raffle tickets you want for just $1 a piece and if you win you'll be able to take home any statue you want. Big, small it doesn't matter. It can be the least expensive statue, it can be the most expensive statue we have in stock, it doesn't matter, it's all up to you! Be sure not to miss it, the raffle starts up on Saturday, September 19th and ends on Wednesday, September 30th. As always, one dollar for one ticket!
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
OK, you're our friend on Facebook. That's all well and good but if you followed us on Twitter you would be privy to all the daily sales we recently started doing. We've done some good ones over the past few days including 25% off all hardcovers, 50% off all manga, and buy one t-shirt get one 1/2 off! So be hip to our tweets and follow ComicBookJones!
BIRTHDAY COUPON!
E-mail us your full name and birthday and receive a special gift from us when your special day arrives! Send your e-mail to comicbookjones@gmail.com with the subject line "Birthday."
SHIPPING UPDATES
Blackest Night Superman #1 2nd Ptg - 9/23/09
Criminal: Sinners #1 - 9/30/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Dark Reign Young Avengers #5 - 10/7/09 (Old Date 9/30/09)
Punisher Annual #1 - 9/30/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Scalped #32 - 10/14/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Skrull Kill Krew #5 - 10/7/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Wolverine Weapon X #6 - 10/28/09 (Old Date 10/7/09)
Wolverine Weapon X #7 - 11/18/09 (Old Date 11/4/09)
Also, we extend a big apology to everyone for the lateness of our books this week. We know it was a big pain and unfortunately we were absolutely powerless except to yell and scream at one of the most poorly run companies I have ever dealt with. So, once again, thank you so much for your patience and returning to give us your business. It means a great deal to us and we sincerely mean it. Hopefully, something on this scale doesn't happen again.
One more little bit of news. If any of you are into tattoos, are friends Nick Caruso and Mike Bee have opened up a new shop right called Bound For Glory located at 644 Forest Avenue. They're great guys and they do some fantastic work so if that's your thing be sure to check them out.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN STATUE RAFFLE!
Yes, it's true! This week's raffle is a good one! We've been raffling off specific items since we started this raffle thing and now we're letting YOU choose what you want. Buy any amount of raffle tickets you want for just $1 a piece and if you win you'll be able to take home any statue you want. Big, small it doesn't matter. It can be the least expensive statue, it can be the most expensive statue we have in stock, it doesn't matter, it's all up to you! Be sure not to miss it, the raffle starts up on Saturday, September 19th and ends on Wednesday, September 30th. As always, one dollar for one ticket!
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
OK, you're our friend on Facebook. That's all well and good but if you followed us on Twitter you would be privy to all the daily sales we recently started doing. We've done some good ones over the past few days including 25% off all hardcovers, 50% off all manga, and buy one t-shirt get one 1/2 off! So be hip to our tweets and follow ComicBookJones!
BIRTHDAY COUPON!
E-mail us your full name and birthday and receive a special gift from us when your special day arrives! Send your e-mail to comicbookjones@gmail.com with the subject line "Birthday."
SHIPPING UPDATES
Blackest Night Superman #1 2nd Ptg - 9/23/09
Criminal: Sinners #1 - 9/30/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Dark Reign Young Avengers #5 - 10/7/09 (Old Date 9/30/09)
Punisher Annual #1 - 9/30/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Scalped #32 - 10/14/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Skrull Kill Krew #5 - 10/7/09 (Old Date 9/23/09)
Wolverine Weapon X #6 - 10/28/09 (Old Date 10/7/09)
Wolverine Weapon X #7 - 11/18/09 (Old Date 11/4/09)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Who let the dogs out?
Face Front Ya Goldbrickin Yahoos!
(I always wanted to say that but don’t feel bad. I myself am a member of Nick Fury’s goldbrickin yahoo team of many years standing. Dues up to date!)
I had the good fortune to find a new title to read last night on my weekly junket to the hallowed halls of CBJ (I bet you didn’t know your halls were hallowed Socko!). As you know from the CBJ Webpage , creators par excellence , Evan Dorkin (bet you didn’t know you were the French word for excellent did you Evan?) and Jill Thompson were on hand to sign copies of their new Dark Horse book “Beasts of Burden”. This morning I had a chance to sit down with this book and give it a good read over a cup of fresh roasted coffee (bet you didn’t know you made fresh roasted coffee did you Dunkin…ok enough of THAT!). Anyway the short story is this book is GREAT. I loved it and was tempted to genuflect in the general direction of the team of Dorkin and Thompson. (That means put it on my pull list Waffle!)
Now you have to understand that I have been a fan of Evan’s work for more years than I would like to admit because it makes me only slightly younger than The Watcher. There is good reason for that. He never disappoints. And I am now officially a HUGE fan of Ms. Thompson’s artwork. All I can say is WOW about her work. But more on that in a bit.
It should also be noted that these are two exceptionally nice individuals which is the best superpower to have. If only Galactus had niceness he might actually lose a few pounds! (Think about hitting the gym there Gal !!…sheesh he really let himself go since FF #48!)
Now to the book. You all know that old chestnut about the dogs (plus cat) who are paranormal investigators…fight a colony being comprised of frogs that eat …well everything…defeat said Frog thingy and join the larger organization dedicated to fighting evil stuff of the weird variety?...yeah , I know, but these guys do it RIGHT! Just kidding…not about doing it right…but the old chestnut part. That is what pulled me in. the whole concept is just so fresh! This is a first issue so you get intros to the main characters, who all have distinct and delightful personalities and ways of speaking. The story is tight and self contained for a single issue. You come away feeling comfortable in this world. Sprinkle in a small nod to X-Files and another to Buffy in this very original world, add a dash of that tight Dorkin dialogue and you have a great read.
I don’t want to spoil it for you by giving away too many details but TRUST me, you are going to love it!
As to the renderings, by Ms. Thompson , just beautiful. Each panel looks as if it has been painted and the animals are not anthropomorphized in the Disney fashion. They look and move like real dogs and cats. They show facial emotions like real dogs and cats which takes enormous subtlety to render. Being a dog owner and lover I can tell you that dogs have very expressive faces. Just not human faces. Jill captures that flawlessly. You can see that Jill is a lover of animals as well as a wonderful illustrator. She treats them with great dignity, humor and genuine affection.
I know that Beasts of Burden will be on my must read list. But don’t just take my word for it. My dog Scully the Chocolate Lab and connoisseur of great literature gave this book four paws WAY up!
So whattaya waitin for ya goldbrickin yahoos?
Get to CBJ and buy it!!! (there will be a quiz down the road!)
Next – Why bringing back Steve Rogers is a GOOD thing!
That’s 30!
Mitch
(I always wanted to say that but don’t feel bad. I myself am a member of Nick Fury’s goldbrickin yahoo team of many years standing. Dues up to date!)
I had the good fortune to find a new title to read last night on my weekly junket to the hallowed halls of CBJ (I bet you didn’t know your halls were hallowed Socko!). As you know from the CBJ Webpage , creators par excellence , Evan Dorkin (bet you didn’t know you were the French word for excellent did you Evan?) and Jill Thompson were on hand to sign copies of their new Dark Horse book “Beasts of Burden”. This morning I had a chance to sit down with this book and give it a good read over a cup of fresh roasted coffee (bet you didn’t know you made fresh roasted coffee did you Dunkin…ok enough of THAT!). Anyway the short story is this book is GREAT. I loved it and was tempted to genuflect in the general direction of the team of Dorkin and Thompson. (That means put it on my pull list Waffle!)
Now you have to understand that I have been a fan of Evan’s work for more years than I would like to admit because it makes me only slightly younger than The Watcher. There is good reason for that. He never disappoints. And I am now officially a HUGE fan of Ms. Thompson’s artwork. All I can say is WOW about her work. But more on that in a bit.
It should also be noted that these are two exceptionally nice individuals which is the best superpower to have. If only Galactus had niceness he might actually lose a few pounds! (Think about hitting the gym there Gal !!…sheesh he really let himself go since FF #48!)
Now to the book. You all know that old chestnut about the dogs (plus cat) who are paranormal investigators…fight a colony being comprised of frogs that eat …well everything…defeat said Frog thingy and join the larger organization dedicated to fighting evil stuff of the weird variety?...yeah , I know, but these guys do it RIGHT! Just kidding…not about doing it right…but the old chestnut part. That is what pulled me in. the whole concept is just so fresh! This is a first issue so you get intros to the main characters, who all have distinct and delightful personalities and ways of speaking. The story is tight and self contained for a single issue. You come away feeling comfortable in this world. Sprinkle in a small nod to X-Files and another to Buffy in this very original world, add a dash of that tight Dorkin dialogue and you have a great read.
I don’t want to spoil it for you by giving away too many details but TRUST me, you are going to love it!
As to the renderings, by Ms. Thompson , just beautiful. Each panel looks as if it has been painted and the animals are not anthropomorphized in the Disney fashion. They look and move like real dogs and cats. They show facial emotions like real dogs and cats which takes enormous subtlety to render. Being a dog owner and lover I can tell you that dogs have very expressive faces. Just not human faces. Jill captures that flawlessly. You can see that Jill is a lover of animals as well as a wonderful illustrator. She treats them with great dignity, humor and genuine affection.
I know that Beasts of Burden will be on my must read list. But don’t just take my word for it. My dog Scully the Chocolate Lab and connoisseur of great literature gave this book four paws WAY up!
So whattaya waitin for ya goldbrickin yahoos?
Get to CBJ and buy it!!! (there will be a quiz down the road!)
Next – Why bringing back Steve Rogers is a GOOD thing!
That’s 30!
Mitch
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