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FUCKING. UN. REEEAL.

Four Eyes was excellent! This is the best Joe Kelly I've ever seen. Enrico is an engrossing and endearing character; indeed, everyone is so REAL. Boccioni is at turns charming and vile. Fawkes is a good man, hardened by life but devout and torn by the very conscience his boss lacks. Enrico's mother is a tormented widow, afraid now for her headstrong son. The backdrop of the Great Depression is a wondrous if odd setting for a tale involving dragons, but it all works. The art is very European, and the story flows from panel to panel, page to page... the 2-page splashes were truly incredible, whether it was Mr. Fawkes in the hatchery or Enrico huddled asleep with the nascent dragon.
I don't know how this book is doing saleswise, but I'm going to switch over to the pamphlets ASAP. Truly a remarkable series!

I've been reading a lot of comic trade paperbacks. I read the first 2 Cerebus trades which per pretty damn good. I am currently reading Marvel's Thor Essentials Vol 3. I figured I'd check out some of the original stories that I had never read prior before the movie comes out.

Just got this month's order in. That Bill Black-- what a guy. Only took 3 DAYS this time!!!


BEST OF THE WEST #6 -- this caught my eye as it has a NEW story among the 50's reprints, featuring Redmask, Durango Kid, Black Phantom, AND The Presto Kid in probably his ONLY appearance since the 50's. Artists on display: PETE MORISI, DICK GIORDANO, VINCE ALASCIA, FRANK BOLLE, Joe Certa & John Belfi, and of course, DICK AYERS.


FEMFORCE SPECIAL #1 -- the very 1st appearance of Black's ALL-GIRL superhero team. Hot, luscious babes in tight, revealing outfits fighting crime. What's not to like?


FEMFORCE: NIGHT OF THE DEMON
FEMFORCE: OUT OF THE ASYLUM

--a pair of one-shot specials featuring Femforce members in "horror"-related stories.


HORRORS OF THE HAUNTER -- "Horror"-style Haunted Horseman stories. These appear to have originally been by Dick Ayers, but some of the pages have been changed around by Black & co. I recently found out Black created "Buckaroo Betty", the
daughter of the original Ghost Rider, who later changed her name to "The Haunter". Spiffy, hmm?


A LOT of items at the AC Comics website are up for half-price now, Better for me!

They probably only just now forgave him for replacing Ghost Rider in Tim Holt/Red Mask.

I got Maus vol. 2 today. I didn't realize it was volume 2 till I got it out of the store. :7 I didn't know there were more than one volumes. Anyone know how many there are?

I got nuthin this week. Bought my daughter the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie instead. Jon got a Thomas the Train dvd as well.

Guys, even though I dropped most of my DC books, do you think I should pick up Zatanna again? Thinking about that thread Arachne (it was Arachne, right?) about no female heroes made me realize WW and Zatanna are the only two female heroes who have books.

"They probably only just now forgave him for replacing Ghost Rider in Tim Holt/Red Mask."


HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

Of course, it was the Comics Code that put paid to Rex Fury's career as a masked vigilante. He kept running into more and more situations that screamed "HORROR COMICS!"-- pretty unusual for a WESTERN! (The '67 version-- a VERY different character-- is one of the biggest disappointments I've run across in years. Even with the same penciller... and even HE was disappointed in what they did to "his" character!)

"WW and Zatanna are the only two female heroes who have books."


What about THIS?
http://accomics.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/ff114.jpg

Damn it! I forgot Power Girl, Batgirl, and Supergirl. I can't believe I was so stupid.

And I meant at DC.

Zatanna is a fun read Sarky. I highly suggest it.

Well I already bought the first two issues. I didn't drop it because it made me want to retch, like some books... I'm just worried it might get cancelled, usually a heroine book doesn't do well unless she's Wonder Woman or somebody's sidekick.

Then support it while it lasts. Great stories and good art. Fun all the way around.

I'll second what Dev says about Zatanna. It's been pretty good so far.

In the long run, you should stick with a book because you like it (and can afford it). If you support it for no other reason than the book has a female lead, you're not doing yourself any favors.

The description for The Completed Maus HC at IST says it collects volumes 1 and 2... Grab the first and you should be all set, Al.

Thanks, Pov.

Not sure how I never picked up FEMFORCE when it started back in 1984. The first story was set in WW2, and was BETTER than 90% of the WW2 stories Roy Thomas ever did!

Superman 702
Adventure Comics 517
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 1
iZombie 4
Birds of Prey 4

The Authority: The Lost Year #12 (of 12)
Ex-Machina #50 (farewell)
DCU: Legacies #4
Atlas #4 (one to go)
Justice Society of America #42
The Spirit #5
Brightest Day #8
Power Girl #15
Fables #97
Lone Ranger #23
Hellblazer #270
Weird World of Jack Staff #4
The Bulletproof Coffin #1

Big week.

Darkwing Duck #3
Fables #97
Simpsons Comics #169 (For the cameo of Angelica Pickles and Chucky the Killer Doll)
Ultimate X #3
The Last Phantom #1 (For the Joe Prado cover)
Tiny Titans #31
New Mutants #16

And today in the mail I received...

Superboy #82 (For the Arsenal & Guardian story)
Titans Secret Files & Origins #2
Anima #0
X-Nation 2099 #1-6
Scare Tactics #8 and #11
Anne Rice's The Mummy #5-6

TIM HOLT #6 (1949). Downloaded from the Golden age Comics site. So now I've finally been able to read the debut of U.S Marshal Rex Fury (who became GHOST RIDER), although nobody found out his real name until 5 issues later! (I wonder if it was planned that way?)

I grabbed the last two Booster Golds, American Vampire #2 & 3, Darkwing Duck #2, The Walking Dead #76...and I think something else, but I organized my issues by series so I can't remember.

Oh yeah...Zatanna #4.

I got...

Superman: Secret Origin #6
Legion #4
Time Masters: Vanishing Point #2
Superman/Batman #75
X-Campus #3

My original intent WAS to buy S/B, because even though I could resist the Quitely cover knowing that Krul was writing a story, I couldn't resist knowing Jill Thompson was illustrating something in it.

...then I found out she just illustrated TWO pinups, one of Catwoman, and one of Lois Lane, so I decided no.

And while I was intrigued that Time Masters had the appearance of the Sword & Sorcery Starfire, I still wasn't going to buy it.

But I decided to throw my store owner a break and help it, even if it was on my store credit.

Secret Origin was exempt because it's a miniseries that's finally ending.

Legion of Superheroes
Wonder Woman
Dark Wolverine
X-Factor
Fables TP vol.#1

Invincible 74
*Legion 4
Superman/Batman 75
Wonder Woman 602
Superman: Secret Origin 6
Time Masters 2
Scalped 40
Prince of Power 4
Fantastic Four 582
JL: Gen Lost 8

Bought from past weeks:
Incorruptible 8
Hawkeye/Mockingbird 3

Not in stock:
Guarding the Globe 1 (Invincible spin-off-should have next week)

*Also, picked up the LSH 4 Variant! I never, EVER pay extra for variant cover but just couldn't resist this one! Mine was ten bucks.