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16-03-2008
Modest zet er een punt achter
Modest Van Drogenbroeck zet er een punt achter !
Beste stripvrienden,
Modest is geil.
Nu zou Modest deze waarheid
niet verkondigen aan eender wie,maar jij, beste stripvriend, bent niet eender
wie. Maar aangezien Modest niet botergeil is, maar gewoon geil, gaat hij toch
nog eerst een paar boekjes bespreken.
Modest heeft zich deze keer
in het 'Small Press' genre verdiept. Modest moet zeggen dat hij er niet vrolijk
van werd. Scheef gedrukte waardeloze onleesbare rommel! Niet waard om Modest
zijn XXX mee af te kuisen! Voor zover er iets te lezen valt in die boekjes (de
meeste auteurs zijn te lui om zelfs een scenario te schrijven) is het merendeel
moeilijkdoenerij die op niets slaat! Neem Modest het niet kwalijk dat hij het
zegt: de helft van die Small Press-tekenaartjes zijn het niet eens waard om
'Kiekeboe' of 'Suske en Wiske' te tekenen! Maar nu we het toch over 'Suske en
Wiske' hebben.
Eén van die boekjes viel
Modest op in positieve zin. Heeft er namelijk iemand in zijn hoofd gekregen
om een soort 'handleiding' voor stripfiguren te tekenen. Op de eerste pagina
lees je een avontuur van een punker.
'Kurt Mad Dog Bosmans' speelt in zijn vrije tijd..
Wiske!!!!
Het is echt grappig
om die punker te zien transformeren naar een soort Wiske met stoppelbaard. En
als er even verderop in zijn Wiskes kont geknepen wordt door een of andere geilaard
moest Modest echt schaterlachen. Maar het is niet deze scene waardoor Modest
geil geworden is. Want Modest valt niet op punkers, zelfs al hebben ze het kleedje
van Wiske aangetrokken. Neenee, Modest wordt enkel geil van mooie vrouwen. Zoals
Manara ze tekent. Maar, Modest dwaalt af...
Het boekje waarover Modest het hierboven heeft heet 'Stripdepressies'
en is uitgegeven EN getekend door ene Bart Croonenborghs.
Omdat Modest het toch wel
een verdienstelijk werkje vond ging hij op zoek naar nog meer werk van deze
auteur die Bosschaert nog naar de kroon zal steken. Hoewel, het is niet moeilijk
om Bosschaert naar de kroon te steken. Zeker niet moeilijk als Bosschaert op
het toilet zit. Want dan kan hij daar niet weg. En als je dan het geluk hebt
dat hij zijn kroon opheeft, en je komt voorzichtig langs boven het toilet gluren
kun je hem zo naar de kroon steken. Je kunt meteen zien of Bosschaert wel degelijk
een pokdalige Brusselmans-kont heeft zoals in een vorige mail vermeld.
Maar goed, Modest dwaalt
weer af.
Bart Croonenborghs dus.
En wat hij nog heeft getekend. Blijkt dat de man nog een stripboekje heeft dat
hij samen met zijn broer Rob gemaakt heeft. BLAM! Er staan een
hoop korte verhaaltjes in het boekje. Getekend in verschillende stijlen. De
tekeningen zijn van een totaal ander gehalte. Hier is veel werk van gemaakt.
Mooi. Beide boekjes zijn aanraders. Eindelijk een Small Presstekenaar die een
duwtje in de rug waard is.
Verhalen als 'Ruige varkens dijen het beste', daar kan Modest zich wel
in vinden. Er staat ook een Zombie verhaaltje in over een geile vrouwelijke
zombie.
Leuk.
Maar ook hiervan werd Modest niet geil. Want Modest valt niet op vrouwelijke
Zombies. Modest vindt vrouwelijke Zombies vies. Modest vindt pokdalige konten
ook vies, en zeker als het over de pokdalige kont gaat van Bosschaert. Ofwel
was het die van Brusselmans, daar is Modest niet zeker meer van. Het is ook
zo moeilijk voor Modest om alles bij te houden. Modest is nu 63 en dan lost
er wel al eens een steekje...
Maar Modest
weet wel nog waarom hij geil is.
Modest heeft ' 'n net meisje' van Fred De Heij gelezen. Uitgeverij
Divina.
Verantwoord naakt.
Want het is een goed getekende strip en soms gaat het nog over iets anders
dan seks. Soms. Niet dikwijls. Eén keer gelooft Modest. De ene poepslag
na de andere wordt hier gemaakt. Verantwoordde poepslagen natuurlijk!
Er wordt ook behoorlijk wat scheefgepoept in dit boekje.
Schoon getekend.
Mooie vrouwen met dikke borsten.
Heel dikke borsten.
En nu gaat Modest afsluiten
want hij gaat in bad.
Een ijskoud bad zal Modest
goed doen.
Stel het goed,
waarde stripvrienden,
en tot de volgende keer.
Writer: Brian Wood Artist: Brian Wood
In the near future, America's worst nightmare has come
true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down
the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly
neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment
militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping
giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes
its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill
at the line in the sand Manhattan or, as the world
now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naïve young man
and aspiring photojournalist, lands a dream gig following
a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ.
Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself
lost and alone in a world he's only seen on television.
There, he is faced with a choice: try to find a way
off the island, or make his career with an assignment
most journalists would kill for. But can he survive
in a war zone long enough to report the truth?
Written by Brian Wood; Art by Riccardo
Burchielli; Cover by WoodDon't miss this volume collecting
issues #6-12 of the acclaimed series by Brian Wood!
Roth's star power lands the break of a lifetime: an
interview with the infamous leaders of the Free Armies.
"Looking for the next FABLES or Y: THE
LAST MAN? Look no further than...DMZ." Wizard Magazine
Written by Brian Wood; Art by Riccardo
Burchielli; Cover by Wood"If residents of Manhattan
often feel at odds with the rest of the country, the
comic book series DMZ magnifies that anxiety with its
radical premise." THE NEW YORK TIMESDon't miss the
latest volume collecting the red-hot Vertigo series
from Brian Wood! In Volume 3, collecting issues #13-17,
Matty severs his ties to The Liberty News and becomes
a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head
as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell
determined to disrupt any and all construction sites
trying to rebuild the city.
Written by Brian Wood Cover by Wood Art
by Riccardo Burchielli, Vikto Kalvachev and Nathan Fox
Collecting issues #18-22 of the acclaimed series by
Brian Wood! Matty Roth reluctantly lands an interview
for Liberty News with an enlisted U.S. solider who's
found guilty of a massacre within the DMZ. What follows
is a look at how the DMZ came to be, from the perspective
of a kid who came from the Midwest and walked right
into a nightmare.
After more then eight months Lost has finally returned, and
in just five episodes its already reminded me why its my
favorite show.
This season picks up right where the last one left off. There
are two enormous twists in the storyline that have altered
the show dramatically. The first is that "rescuers" have managed
to land on the island. I say rescuers in quotes because theyve
made it clear that saving the survivors of the crash is not
their main objective. The second major change is that instead
of splicing the island storyline with flashbacks of the survivors,
theyve changed it to flash-forwards, in which six of the
survivors, appropriately named the Oceanic Six, are back
in the real world. Not all of the members of the Oceanic Six
have been revealed yet, and they all share a common secret
that hasnt been revealed yet. Some speculations are that
there are survivors still on the island and the Oceanic Six
are lying about them all being dead for some reason. Whether
or not thats what the people on the island want them to say
is yet to be determined.
Get
Ready for Webcomics Column by Tyler Chin-Tanner - 2008
I came across this childrens book a few years ago while
teaching in Costa Rica. The school, while excelling in its
location, was short on supplies and got by mostly on hand-me-downs
from the U.S. So its safe to say the library wasnt exactly
up to date.
It was there that I discovered Get Ready for Robots, published
in 1986 for the purpose of preparing the youth of that day
and age for their inevitable future of living amongst robots.
Seriously, they were everywhere! In our homes, cooking our
food and washing our clothes, on the streets directing traffic,
doing repair work. Basically they had replaced the entire
service industry. There was no mention of the internet, cell-phones
or navigational systems. The future was all about robots.
Personally, I feel a bit gypped. Sure, you wouldnt be reading
this if it werent for the internet, but then my personal
robo-servant would be making me a smoothie right now.
I feel the same way about webcomics. Sure, its great that
we can view and download comics on the internet, but it doesnt
necessarily mean that weve now seen the future of comics
and that the printed form will be abandoned. We cant even
be sure that webcomics wont develop further into better versions.
Since I Found Serenity .
Column by William Gatevackes, 2008.
To me, Firefly was a show so good that I could kick myself
for not watching it when it first came on. Maybe if I did,
its original run might have lasted more than 11 episodes (3
unaired episodes were added to its Sci-Fi run). The show definitely
was one of the best, if not the best, genre based shows in
the last ten years. And yes, I am counting Heroes, Lost and
Battlestar Galactica on that list.
But instead, Firefly and its big screen sequel Serenity reside
in the land of the cult favorite. The chance of another TV
series or movie is remote at best. However, the franchise
lives on, as do all of Whedons creations, in the realm of
comic books. Tomorrows Serenity: Better Days is the second
miniseries to come from Dark Horse and takes place, like Serenity:
Those Left Behind, between the end of the TV series and the
start of the feature film.
Les Baranys Carnivora: The Dark Art of Automobiles
This one will be in English due to the effort the people behind Carnivora did. This book would never got as much personal attention from me as it does now. On my site they noticed that their book was available for preorder so they were so kind to provide me some material to work with.
Oh boy, I 'm so glad they did it. Because their artwork is truly amazing.
This one definitely rules !!
About the book Carnivora is a shadowy place where the dark communion of flesh and
machine coalesce into the 20th Centurys most influential creation-The
automobile.As an indispensable extension of ourselves, this metallic
doppelganger can be as dark and destructive as the men and women who
drive them. Carnivora: The Dark Art of Automobiles is a chilling
joyride with some of the most noir artists from the last half of the
20th century.
About Les Barany
Putting to good use his many years as an award winning advertising art
director and graphic designer, in the early 90s Leslie Barany shifted
his full attention to working as the representative of a unique group
contemporary fine artists and photographers. In recent years Les has
published several limited edition sculptures and art prints with H.R.
Giger and the James Dean portfolio with photographer Roy Schatt. He has
curated numerous art and photo exhibitions in galleries in the USA and
in Switzerland.
GHOST TALKER'S DAYDREAM VOLUME 1 Sankichi Meguro (W) and Saki Okuse (A) On sale July 22 b&w, 216 pages $10.95 TPB, 5 1/8' x 7 1/16' Ghost Talker's Daydream is a horror anime created by Saki Okuse and Sankichi Meguro. It tells the story of Misaki Saiki, a young woman with a troubled past, who is a professional dominatrix in one of Tokyo's most exclusive S&M clubs. However, her real money is something she likes even less than being a dominatrix. Ever since childhood, Misaki has had the ability to see and communicate with ghosts, and that talent is put to use by the Livelihood Protection Agency, who pairs Misaki with Souichiro Kadotake, a martial artist who happens to be deathly afraid of ghosts. Using her gifts, Misaki is able to help troubled departed spirits resolve what is troubling them and allow them to move on to the afterlife. If all THAT isn't odd enough, Misaki is an albino AND a virgin. Sexy and dark story from writer Saki Okuse (Twilight of the Dark Master) and artist Sankichi Meguro. Fans have been waiting for this book to be released in English. There is a very successful Anime based on this series of books. Volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL #1 (of 2) George Lucas (W), David Koepp (W), John Jackson Miller (W), Luke Ross (P), Fabio Laguna (I), Dan Jackson (C), Drew Struzan (Cover), and Hugh Fleming (Cover) On sale May 22 FC, 56 pages $5.99 Miniseries The man who single-handedly defined 'adventure' for an entire generation returns-hat and all-in this action-packed adaptation of this summer's silver-screen megahit! Dr. Henry Jones Jr. is at it again, this time on the trail of a discovery unlike any in his illustrious career. Yet more than one player is out to win this game, and with stakes this high, not everyone is going to play fair! Will Indiana Jones's greatest adventure be his last? The biggest movie event of 2008 comes to comics!
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: APOCALYPSE SUITE Gerard Way (W), Gabriel Bá (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C On sale July 2 FC, 192 pages $17.95 TPB, 6' x 9' In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again. Umbrella Academy is the comics debut of Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance! This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories, and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Bá, Jean, and Way. ' flawless stylish, imaginative '-NEWSARAMA
Written by Grant Morrison & Geoff Johns Art by George Pérez, Tony Daniel, J.G. Jones, Aaron Lopresti, Ivan Reis, Philip Tan and Carlos Pacheco Cover by various This is it! The greatest DC characters! Your favorite writers and artists! Everything leading to Final Crisis and beyond starts here for just 50¢! Take a journey through the past and present of the DCU, and witness the emergence of the greatest evil in the universe - and the stunning return of a force for good! You dare not miss DC Universe: Zero! Retro-solicited; on sale April 30 32 pg, FC, $0.50 US
Written by Grant Morrison Art and covers by J.G. Jones Witness the historic start of the final chapter in the Crisis trilogy that could only spring from the mind of Grant Morrison - Final Crisis, featuring stunning art by J.G. Jones (52 Covers)! Worlds will live and heroes will die in this epic tale spanning the beginning and end of the DC Universe! The entire Multiverse is threatened as the mysterious Libra assembles an army of the DCU's most terrifying super villains. But what is the ultimate plan, and who will live to find out? Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by J.G. Jones that will ship in approximately 50/50 ratio. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale May 28 1 of 7 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by Jim Starlin Art and variant cover by Ron Lim & Rob Hunter Cover by Starlin & Hunter After a seemingly endless war, things are getting even worse for the planets of Rann and Thanagar. A long-forgotten religious cult has resurfaced on Thanagar, and the people of Rann still worship the deadly Lady Styx. To make matters worse, a fanatic strapped with explosives threatens to upset the delicate balance between the two planets, setting in motion events that will once again bring together DC's greatest cosmic heroes: Adam Strange, Comet, Starfire, Hawkman, Starman, Chief Justice Max, Tigorr, the Weird and many more! Written by the legendary Jim Starlin (Death of the New Gods, Infinity War) with art by Ron Lim (Silver Surfer) and Rob Hunter (Teen Titans), Rann/Thanagar: Holy War is an interstellar adventure that can't be missed! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Jim Starlin & Rob Hunter), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Ron Lim & Hunter). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale May 7 1 of 8 40 pg, FC, $3.50 US
Written by Grant Morrison Art by Frank Quitely & Jamie Grant Cover by Quitely Superman dead? What is the secret behind the Daily Planet's ominous headline from the future? And what does Clark Kent have to say about it? All the pieces of Lex Luthor's master plan to kill Superman begin to come together, building up to the All Star big bang in story's finale! On sale May 14 FC, 32 pgs, Monthly, $2.99 US
Written by Hans Rodionoff Art by Joel Gomez & Don Ho Cover by Jonathan Wayshak Before Buffy before Blade there was one name that was whispered in fear and awe among the undead: The Frog Brothers. Edgar and Alan Frog, the no-nonsense vampire slayers from the cult film The Lost Boys, are back with a vengeance in a 4-issue miniseries that bridges the gap between their adventures in the original film and the upcoming feature THE LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE, due to be released this summer. Find out what's happened since the first film, brought to you in various shades of crimson by Hans Rodionoff (Mnemovore) and Joel Gomez (Wetworks)! On sale May 14 1 of 4 32 pg, FC, $3.50 US MATURE READERS
Written by Peter Milligan Art and cover by C.P. Smith Collecting issues #1-6 of the acclaimed maxiseries! In 1991, the Cold War ended without the two primary players ever facing each other in direct conflict. But now a long-forgotten Soviet weapon is awakened on one of America's many battlegrounds, threatening the global balance of power. Does America have an answer to...The Programme? Advance-solicited; on sale June 11 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art by Luca Rossi Cover by Sam Weber Variant cover by Bernie Wrightson Matthew Sturges, writer of the Eisner-nominated JACK OF FABLES, and his JACK co-writer Bill Willingham, proudly unlock the doors to the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, a new ongoing series that reinvents a classic DC Comics concept. HOUSE OF MYSTERY focuses on five characters trapped in a supernatural bar, trying to solve the mystery of how and why they're imprisoned there. Each one has a terrible past they'd like to forget, and with no books, newspapers or TV allowed in the House, they face an eternity of boredom. But stories become the new currency, and fortunately, the House attracts only the finest storytellers. In addition to the ongoing trials and struggles of the five unfortunate souls trapped within the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, illustrated by superstar artist Luca Rossi, each issue in the first storyline also includes a short tale, as told by one of the customers, written by Willingham and illustrated by a host of fine guest artists, including two-time Eisner Award nominee Ross Campbell (WATERBABY, Wet Moon), SANDMAN fan favorite and multiple Eisner winner Jill Thompson, and classic horror artist Bernie Wrightson, whose first published work was in House of Mystery #179. This series is topped off with ethereal, jaw-dropping covers from Sam Weber (The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time Magazine)and a stunning variant cover by Wrightson on the debut issue. 'This is a book where you can have a pirate, a psychic detective, a spaceman, a French romantic poet and an NYU film student sitting at a table having a beer together. It's a writer's dream come true.' - Matthew Sturges 'Let's be perfectly clear: There isn't just one mystery in the new House of Mystery. It's actually chock-full of mysteries, all of which will be thrilling and exciting as they unfold over the course of the series.' - Bill Willingham Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Sam Weber), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Bernie Wrightson). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale May 7 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
Written by Si Spencer Art by Simon Gane & Cameron Stewart Cover by Sean Phillips Don't miss this volume collecting the first 5 issues of the fast-paced, ultra-cool ongoing crime-noir series by television writer Si Spencer (EastEnders) and the art team of Simon Gane & Cameron Stewart! Advance-solicited; on sale June 11 128 pg, B&W, $9.99 US MATURE READERS
Written by David Lapham Art and cover by Lapham I suppose you were wondering what happened when we left you hanging at the end of issue #1. Well, wait no longer. The hunt for a priceless painting begins! See a grown man cry. See a grown man light himself on fire. And finally, see a grown man cry again! In between, Sadie abandons everyone, Danny shoots people, Don Diego O.D.s, and Runco can't find shampoo. There'll be more running, hitting, chopping and shooting than you would've thought possible without attracting the military. Come and find out why it's such a Hard Knock Life for this gang of would-be not losers. On sale May 14 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
Written by BARBARA CANEPA Art & Cover by ALESSANDRO BARBUCCI (Exclusive U.S. ONLY Variant also available) The internationally acclaimed best-seller is now finally presented in English! Meet Noa, a so-called Sky Doll; a life-like female android without rights, who exists only to serve the State's needs and desires. But when Noa meets two so-called 'missionaries' who aid in her escape from her tyrannical master, all hell breaks loose for our cyborg siren as she uncovers clues that she may be much more than just a robotic toy. The first release in a new partnership between Marvel and cutting-edge French publisher Soleil! 64 PGS./Mature Content $5.99 The Soleil Comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions.
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by STEVE UY There's a contract out on The Taskmaster, and no shortage of villains willing to fulfill it. But what'll kill him first -- the bad guys, or his latest class of recruits? Welcome Annex, Prodigy, Gorilla Girl, Sunstreak and Batwing to the Initiative. But are they -- is anyone -- ready for the coming of...Butterball?? 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Written by ED BRUBAKER Pencils and Cover by STEVE EPTING THE SAGA OF THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA CONTINUES! Bucky Barnes never wanted to be Captain America, but he's doing his best to carry on the legacy of Steve Rogers, in his own way, while trying to save Sharon Carter from the Red Skull and his minions. But maybe he's not the only one running around in a Captain America outfit! Part Two of 'The Man Who Bought America' by the acclaimed team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Written by ED BRUBAKER & GREG RUCKA Penciled by MICHAEL LARK Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC MATT MURDOCK TAKES A NEW CASE! Still reeling from the conclusion of his battle with Mr. Fear, an old friend drags Matt Murdock back into the light of day by bringing him the last-minute appeal of a Marvel villain now sitting on DEATH ROW. What will Matt do, is the question, when confronted with a bad guy who is completely innocent of the crime he was convicted of? 'OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS' Part One! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH 'World's Greatest' concludes! It's the ultimate engine of peace pitted against Reed Richards' most lethal invention, for all the marbles! And a shocking final page that'll have you feeling every minute of the thirty-day wait until the next issue! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER Cover by CLINT LANGLEY Launching out of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, Marvel's sci-fi heroes unite to protect the cosmos! Back-to-back Annihilation wars have weakened the boundaries of our universe. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks, reigning horror upon those still reeling from the recent calamities. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt-kickers - the modern day Guardians of the Galaxy! You've heard that ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST rocks - the guy at the comic shop keeps telling you to try NOVA - well, now's your chance to experience the glory that writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning and artist Paul Pelletier can unleash! All this plus a wise-cracking raccoon and a telepathic dog! C'mon, people, time to lock and load! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN Sketch Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN The Invasion is here!! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire's plan has birthed itself into perfection. It is hero versus hero!! Resurrections and reunions!! Is Tony Stark a Skrull? And is that actually Captain America leading the heroes into a new era?? EXPECT CHANGE!! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
Written by WARREN ELLIS Penciled by STEVE KURTH Cover by BRANDON PETERSON Initially, there were four: A Starbrand. A Nightmask. A Justice. A Cipher. They are manifestations of god-like power on Earth, chosen by the Universe. In the wake of the cosmic phenomenon that empowered them, they have been threatened, hunted, and attacked. And now, they're about to discover that they're not alone. Acclaimed writer WARREN ELLIS (THUNDERBOLTS) and artist STEVE KURTH (LAST OF THE MOHICANS) bring you the return of this new universe: one experiencing superhuman power for the first time. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory $2.99
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by CHRIS WESTON Cover by PAOLO RIVERA Tensions rise and heroes come to blows as the time-lost Twelve from the Golden Age find their fundamental beliefs challenged in the world of the 21st Century. Plus; the Origin of the Witness-he's seen what you've done! 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by PABLO RAIMONDI Cover by GLENN FABRY Never has a title said it all quite like 'The Middle East Side is Burning.' X-Factor's battle with Arcade may be over, but the former Mutant Town is now paying the price. Walled in, cut off from any possible aid, the residents of the Middle East Side are hemmed in by flames on all sides, and their only hope of survival are the embattled members of X-Factor. 32 PGS./Rated T+ $2.99
Written by Mark Millar Pencils & Cover by John Romita Jr. The most exciting new character of the year debuts as Hit-Girl slashes her way into the pages of Kick-Ass. She's nine years old, loves Hello Kitty and could rip out your windpipe before you even get a chance to plead for mercy. But where did she come from? And who is Big Daddy? Plus, Kick-Ass starts to find out what happens when you tick off the real-world criminals who have ignored him until now. Things turn ugly and that can mean only one thing...God, this comic is so good I could cry. And I'm very butch. 32 PGS./Mature Content $2.99
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils and Cover by AL MILGROM Kitty travels to Japan to help her father and ends up face-to-face with the granddaddy of all ninjas, Ogun! The man in the dire mask is dead-set on remaking Chicago's favorite mutant teen into an intangible assassin! But Ogun's plans for Kitty's future pale before the role he played in Wolverine's past, and the clawed Canadian vows to bring down his former teacher even if it means his death...or Kitty's! Collecting KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE #1-6. 152 PGS./All Ages $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3089-5 Trim size: standard
Written by GRANT MORRISON Penciled by FRANK QUITELY, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, LEINIL FRANCIS YU, IGOR KORDEY & TOM DERENICK Cover by FRANK QUITELY Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century - masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes - replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on NEW X-MEN is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collects NEW X-MEN #114-126 and ANNUAL 2001. 376 PGS./Rated T+ $34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3251-6
by Jeff Smith The biggest, coolest Bone book of all is back, featuring an all new Jeff Smith cover! The complete 1300+ page epic adventure from start to finish in one deluxe trade paperback! Three modern cartoon cousins get lost in a pre-technological valley, spending a year there making new friends and out-running dangerous enemies!
D. E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT - p.252 of Previews MAR08
by Christos Gage & Wellington Diaz From its iconic imagery, stars and score, MGM's 'Man With No Name' trilogy is a modern masterpiece of cinema! And now, the legend comes to life once again as the next new series from Dynamite! Starring the ultimate anti-hero, and under the helm of writer Christos Gage (New Avengers) and artist Wellington Dias, Man With No Name: The Good, The Bad and the Uglier #1 follows in the powerful wake of such Dynamite titles as The Lone Ranger and Zorro in its faithful and successful genre-defining Western comics! Plus: Man With No Name: The Good, The Bad and the Uglier #1 follows the characters and plots of the film serving as a sequel to the critically acclaimed series! Featuring series covers by Richard Isanove (Dark Tower) as well as a special 'zombie' cover by Arthur Suydam, Dynamite's Man With No Name: The Good, The Bad and the Uglier #1 is the next bullet in the chamber for 2008!
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by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson 'Good For The Soul' concludes with a bang - or a splat! - as a reluctant Hughie takes on the resurrected Blarney Cock in a no-holds barred brawl for it all! Annie January tells A-Train the long and the short of things, Mother's Milk continues to mystify, and Butcher provides some much-needed advice on funeral arrangements. And will Hughie ever be allowed to forget his 'facial incident'?
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by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger & Carlos Paul Dynamite Entertainment and Alex Ross unleash Project Superpowers as the 'dynamite' launch of the year continues in our new flagship title! The saga continues as we focus this issue on The Flame and Hydro as they have the attention of the Dynamic Family, who have been forced to flee New York city - now transformed into New Shangri-La! Plus: The fate of the Yank! Black Terror goes hero hunting! Samson and Scarab make a gruesome discovery about the true nature of the F-Troop and more! This powerful series is overseen by Alex Ross - who provides cover art and who has redesigned every hero within these pages - along with writer Jim Krueger and artist Carlos Paul, this is the most powerful comic book event of the year! Plus, each issue of the series features original character design art from Alex Ross himself!
by Yoshihiro Tatsumi Designed and edited by one of today's most popular cartoonists, Adrian Tomine, Good-Bye is the third volume in a groundbreaking new series that collects Tatsumi's short stories about Japanese urban life. Drawn in 1971 and 1972, these stories expand the prolific artist's vocabulary for characters contextualized by themes of depravity and disorientation in twentieth-century Japan. Some of the tales focus on the devastation the country felt directly as a result of World War II - a prostitute loses all hope when American GIs go home to their wives; a man devotes twenty years of his life to preserving the memory of those killed at Hiroshima, only to discover a horrible misconception at the heart of his tribute. Yet, while American influence does play a role in the disturbing and bizarre stories contained within this volume, it is hardly the overriding theme. A philanthropic foot fetishist, a rash-ridden retiree, and a lonely public onanist are but a few of the characters etching out darkly nuanced lives in the midst of isolated despair and fleeting pleasure.
by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria & Warren Pleece Dave's in love with a girl who doesn't know he exists. He hates his job. His boss just turned him into a vampire. Life sucks. Undead life in its uncoolest incarnation yet is on display in this cinematic, supernatural drama told with gallons of humor and hemoglobin.
by Scott Morse Magic Pickle, or 'Weapon Kosher,' as his creator, Dr. Jekkel Formaldehyde likes to call him, is the product of a top-secret U.S. Army lab. Unfortunately, the 1950's experiments to turn vegetables into soldiers went wrong. Sure, they created Magic Pickle, the flying dill soldier, but they also let loose a bunch of rotten vegetables, like the Romaine Gladiator, Chili Chili Bang Bang, the Phantom Carrot, and Peashooter. This Brotherhood of Evil Produce is out to take over the world and they've started with art museum heists and bank robberies! Dr. Formaldehyde frees Magic Pickle from his cryogenic snooze so that Weapon Kosher can fight the Brotherhood. Unfortunately, Dr. F. forgot to tell MP he had been frozen in a lab hidden down below the home of young Jo Jo Wigman. Jo Jo's a feisty little girl who doesn't like flying pickles bursting up through her bedroom floor. But once she goes down to visit the secret lab, she realizes what's at stake - and once she talks to the Magic Pickle, she realizes this pickle is going to need some help saving the world, or at least getting around in it!
by Kevin Eastman & Simon Bisley Casey Jones and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Raphael, find themselves caught up in the middle of an international family murder/revenge/assassination plot, complete with gansters, thugs, secret agents, double agents and more spent shell casings than the D-Day invasion!
Steve Niles (w); Bernie Wrightson (a & c) Legendary comic book artist Bernie Wrightson inks his own work for the first time in more than two decades! And joining Wrightson on this noir horror tale is the writer who has revitalized both genres in comics, Steve Niles. Detective Coogan knows well that there are some pretty shady freaks out there in the big city but he doesn't know that some of those freaks ain't human. He learns it the hard way, and ends up on the wrong side of a bullet, all in the first issue of this new series that mixes horror and noir into a tightly wound nightmare of twists and turns.
John Byrne (w & a & c) In the 1990s, acclaimed writer/artist John Byrne created an all-new world of superheroes and explored their impact on the planet in a realistic way, a book that quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed titles in his storied career. Now John Byrne's Next Men is being collected in its entirety in thick B&W volumes that offer 300 pages of story and art. Volume 1 collects the 2112 graphic novel, the #0 issue, and the first 12 issues of this masterful run.
by Jessica Abel The first full-length graphic novel from the acclaimed young comics artist. This is an emotional, high velocity tale of a young woman named Carla who journeys to Mexico City in search of her true identity, only to discover a self she can hardly recognize. Jessica Abel's evocative black-and-white drawings and creative mix of English and Spanish bring Mexico City's past and present to life, unfurling Carla's dark history against the legacies of Burroughs and Kahlo. A story about the youthful desire to live an authentic life and the consequences of trusting easy answers, La Perdida - at once grounded in the particulars of life in Mexico and resonantly universal - is a story about finding oneself by getting lost.
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny In the Old American West, Whitefeather is a half-Indian/half-French shaman with tormenting visions of an apocalyptic future where mankind has doomed itself after turning away from the law. He then has a further vision of mankind's salvation. He sees Arthur, the man who is destined to bring law to the world and the weapon that will bring about this change. A mystically-emblazoned gun, that can only be fired by one man, that will never miss and when aimed will bring down the heavens, firing thunder itself from its barrel. He sets out to find the legendary Caliber. An epic Western adventure like no other!
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and woman never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become. In the dark epic vein of Frank Millar's 300, Radical reinvents the Hercules legend like never before, behind a sumptuously rendered cover by Jim Steranko. Designs by jim Steranko, Weta Workshop and Imaginary Friends Studios.
A ganja-fueled road trip through the desert turns deadly in this shocking horror tale. On one last bender with his best friend on the eve of his wedding, Rishi crashes into and kills an old mystic known as a Kapalik. Rather than confessing their crime, they burn the body on the ghats of India's famed 'city of death' Varanasi and erase all evidence of the mystic's existence. It's a perfect cover-up, except for the fact that you can destroy a Kapalik's physical body, but his soul forever lingers...and in this case seeks bloody revenge.
De eerste character pics van Watchmen The Movie zijn beschikbaar juist één jaar voor de release. Ik blijf bang afwachten .... Even goed als de Graphic Novel kan gewoon niet. Al die verborgen items zijn gewoon onmogelijk om allemaal in de film te verwerken. Maar ...Watchmen is zo'n supersterk verhaal, al toon je niet alles, toch kan je er iets mooi van maken. It gets the benefit of the doubt !!
een dertigtal geinteresseerden stuurden me een email in verband met het filmpje
op YouTube van Jan Bosschaert die even een drolletje draaide op de Antwerpse
boekenbeurs. In het toilet, wel te verstaan. Het hilarische filmpje is echter
(een dag na mijn laatste bericht) van YouTube gegooid. Een paar gelukkigen waren
er rap bij en een van hen trok in twijfel of het wel degelijk over Jan Bosschaert
ging, of ging het over een gewezen Bosschaertfan die hiermee wraak wilde nemen
op Vlaanderens beste tekenaar?
Beste stripvrienden, jullie aller Modest heeft het filmpje ook gezien. Vijftien
keer zelfs. De man zijn gezicht is inderdaad niet te zien op het filmpje. Zijn
kont wel. Dus dat maakt het al moeilijk. Het viel ook wel op dat het over een
enigszins pokdalige kont ging, die je eerder aan Herman Brusselmans zou toeschrijven
dan aan Jan Bosschaert....Ik vrees dat het een geheim zal blijven wie de eigenaar
is geweest van het zich ontlastende achterwerk op YouTube. Tenzij jijzelf, beste
stripfan, aan Jan vraagt om even zijn achterste te ontbloten in jouw bijzijn
. Maar het is niet uitgesloten dat hij dit weigert. Beetje flauw natuurlijk.
Maar je kent de Vlaamse striptekenaars... Als hij zijn hele kont niet wil tonen,
vraag dan misschien om een stukje.De rechterbil. Die was het pokdaligst. Modest
blijft graag op de hoogte hoe dit verder gaat....
En nu wat verplichte literatuur:
Van 'Alim, de leerlooier' zijn ondertussen
reeds drie delen verschenen bij Silvester. Ik moet zeggen, op het eerste
zicht sprak de reeks me niet aan...Een stripreeks over een leerlooier!!!!
Maar er wordt gelukkig erg weinig leer gelooid in deze uiterst spannende
en hartverwarmende fantasyreeks. Vlotte lectuur, geen moeilijkdoenerij,
eindelijk nog een gekartonneerde strip die zijn duur kartonnen jasje waard
is!
Bij Tokyopop verscheen een tijdje geleden het eerste deel van 'Poison
Candy'. Flauwe tekeningen maar een zeer boeiend verhaal, geschreven
door David Hine, die ook al verantwoordelijk was voor 'District X'.
'I shall destroy all the civilized planets!'(Fantagraphics) is
een herdruk van strips uit de jaren veertig, geschreven en getekend door
ene Fletcher Hanks. Enorm gedateerde Superheldenverhaaltjes die zodanig
idioot zijn dat ze weer grappig worden. Met oneliners als: 'We'll take
over the whole world!' 'This monstrous outrage must be stopped!' En wat
te denken van hetvolgende: Onze held, Stardust, heeft het hoofd van een
crimineel in handen: 'You tried to destroy the heads of a great nation,
so your own head shall be destroyed!' Vervolgens gooit hij het hoofd naar
een reus zonder hoofd. Het hoofd van de crimineel landt op de juiste plaats,
maar helaas verdwijnt het hoofd langzaam in de torso van de reus... Waanzin
ten top.
Afrader van de week:
Nylon Man van Hermann. Op de achterzijde wordt de humor van
dit album vergeleken met de humor van Monty Python. Helaas, niets is
minder waar.Saaie Flauwekul. Wat de tekeningen betreft is dit ook een
niemandalletje, haastwerk.
Naoki Urasawa doet het weer. Na 'Monster
en '20th century boys' verrast de auteur ons met 'Pluto'. Waar
zijn vorige reeksen op het einde toch wat langdradig werden, blijft 'Pluto'
verrassen. Een ijzersterke SFstrip met een merkwaardige voorgeschiedenis.
'Pluto' is namelijk gebaseerd op een verhaaltje van 'Astro Boy ' van Osamu
Tezuka. Dit verhaaltje is ook in het Nederlands verschenen. (De grootste
robot ter wereld', Astro Boy deel 3, Standaard.) Nu is 'Pluto' wel , wat
de grote lijnen betreft, gebaseerd op deze strip, maar daar houdt het
op. Astro Boy zelf speelt slechts een bijrol in 'Pluto' en de vraag rijst
al vlug: waarom heeft Urasawa de erfgenamen van Tezuka hierbij betrokken?
Mits een paar aanpassingen had deze reeks niets meer te maken met het
verhaal van Tezuka. Een absolute aanrader, het blijft echter wachten op
een vertaling, want momenteel is de reeks enkel verkrijgbaar in Japan.
Of in het Engels, heel makkelijk illegaal te downloaden via een of andere
obscure site.
Maar daar doet Modest niet aan mee!
Meestal.
Dat was het weer,
waarde stripvrienden,
bij leven en welzijn,
tot binnenkort,
de u zeer toegenegen
De BLAM! pulp-parade presenteert zombies,
ruimteslakken, de man van je dromen en nog andere kortverhalen;
met een stevige dosis testosterone geïnjecteerd. De
inkt vliegt van de pagina's en de verhalen zijn als
een kort salvo titanium kogels. Zelfs de meest geharde
Kiekeboe-fan zal de macho-man in zich terugvinden in
deze breed uiteenlopende waaier van onderwerpen. Maar
allemaal pulp, allemaal kort en allemaal vlijmscherp
entertainment.
In the mid 1970s a comics magazine was
published containing some of the most exciting epic
fantasy tales the world has ever known-The Savage Sword
of Conan. Based off of the work of renowned author Robert
E. Howard, each issue offered multiple thrilling tales
of the legendary barbarian. The magazine was also a
showcase of comics talent, headed up by Conan aficionado
Roy Thomas. Now for the first time ever, these stories
are being collected in a series of omnibus-style books,
with over five hundred pages of classic sword and sorcery-for
the complete Conan collector! Included in this volume
are tales featuring the stunning art of such comics
luminaries as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo
Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter
Simonson, and many more.
Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils & Cover
by JOHN ROMITA JR. Variant Cover by TBA Sketch Variant
by JOHN ROMITA JR. The greatest super hero comic of
all-time is finally here. WOLVERINE: ENEMY OF THE STATE's
team of MARK MILLAR (CIVIL WAR) and JOHN ROMITA JR.
(WORLD WAR HULK) reunite for the best new book of the
21st century. Have you ever wanted to be a super hero?
Dreamed of donning a mask and just heading outside to
some kick-ass? Well, this is the book for you--the comic
that starts where other super hero books draw the line.
KICK-ASS is realistic super heroes taken to the next
level.
Jeff Smith, the visionary writer and artist
behind the epic fantasy Bone and Shazam: Monster Society
of Evil, unveils his newest series, the stark sci-fi
series, Rasl! Meet Rasl, an art thief searching for
his next big score - and trying to escape his past!
Where other thieves plan their heists with breathtaking
precision, Rasl has an ace up his sleeve - he can travel
through the light between dimensions, affording him
access to museums that no ordinary thief could access!
In this issue Rasl faces an assassin's bullet and stumbles
across a mystery that not only threatens to expose his
own illicit activities, but could also uncover one of
the world's most dangerous and sought after secrets.
Smith's first major independent work since the critically
acclaimed and award-winning Bone will be 32 pages long.
Silent Hill: Sinner's Reward #1
Review by Dave Baxter, 2008.
After a movie and several comic book mini-series, all of
which replayed the sensibilities and general intent of their
source material (well, except for the movie, which was perhaps
too much of its own beast), Silent Hill at last gets a spin-off
thats strong enough to stand on its own two feet and yet
embody all that makes the games the bloody horror-filled goodness
they are, and yet its also a story that works as a story.
...
All in all, Sinners Reward is an excellent horror book, and
for once, its a book enhanced for being a franchise-related
thing rather than a pure stand alone. Waltz utilizes the legendary
status of Hill to superb effect, and when coupled with Stambs
pages, the actual comic becomes something rare to find. So
take advantage and enjoy this. We wont, likely, get another
like it anytime soon.
Old
Classics in a New Style William Gatevackes - 2008
The big news for tomorrow is that Alex Ross, Jim Krueger
and Carlos Paul take over Daredevil. I know what you might
be saying. The Marvel solicitations say that tomorrows issue
wraps up the Without Fear arc or No, youre confused.
Greg Rucka is joining Ed Brubaker for a future Daredevil arc,
not Alex Ross!
You would be right. But I am right also. Ross and company
arent taking over the red-suited, tendency for dead girlfriends,
Marvel hero. He is taking over comicdoms first Daredevil,
the one created almost 68 years ago.
...
The story revolves around Fighting Yank, now an old man.
Back in the waning days of World War II, he imprisoned his
fellow superheroes in an urn called Pandoras Box. He believed
that it was the only way to get rid of evil in the world.
He was wrong because evil has a stronger hold on the world
than ever before. Now, he must find a way to free the heroes,
before it is too late.
Marvel Zombies 2 #5.
Column by William Gatevackes, 2008.
Some people, and I was one of them, didnt think that it
was possible for the first Marvel Zombie series to have a
sequel. After all, most of the Earth was already devoured
by the Iron Man and the rest of his Zombie crew. And the few
survivors left wouldnt last an issue, let alone five. But
the zombie popularity craze that has infected the world meant
that a sequel was inevitable.
Credit goes to Robert Kirkman for making the sequel so enjoyable.
He plays on concepts and ideas established in the first series,
and took them in fresh and unexpected directions, all the
while poking just a little bit of fun at Marvels Civil War
series in the process. Pundits say the zombie trend is on
its way out. Will this be the last sequel? Well have to see.
Upon entering the magic world of Star wars, visitors are immediately immersed into the Star Wars
universe as huge landscape images are projected to recreate the
atmosphere of a particular world. Different exhibition zones walk you
through the worlds of Tatooine, Naboo, Endor, Hoth, Coruscant, Kamino,
Geonosis, Kashyyyk, Utapau and Mustafar.
In addition, visitors will find a projection room featuring a documentary on 30 Years of Visual Effects,
which reveals just how far this art has come. Optical illusions,
picture overlays, pyrotechnics, stunt tricks, and other visual and
special effects are also explained in relation to the Star Wars films.
STAR WARS: THE EXHIBITION gives visitors, movie lovers
and Star Wars fans a unique opportunity to learn and discover some of
the secrets behind the making of this epic Saga.
And meet The Rebel Legion(a.k.a. the Legion) a Star Wars fan club
celebrating the movies using costumes and props, in particular those of
the hero or good guy characters but also The 501st Legion ("Vader's Fist") a fan-based organization for
people who own and proudly wear the costumes of the Stormtroopers (and
other Imperial characters) from the Star Wars movies.
Shout it Out is een super vet nummer!! Gegarandeerd een hit !! En in het bejaardentehuis waar Rafke werkt. Al die bomma's lekker headbangen op hun dagelijkse legale XTC's. Kan het me al voorstellen !! Awel voilà, zei Vanthilt. Deze gasten zijn gewoon geweldig. Dit is het echt. Finaleplaats? Why the fuck not.
Alle sinds voor alle rockers wiens liefje verkikkert is op Eurozwans. Of ze winnen ginderachter of niet, het doet er niet toe. België kicks @ss at least, you Europussy's.
Nu nog even wachten of ze mogen gaan.
Trouwens een leuk gastoptreden van Kinky the Bear !! Heddem gezien ... ???
By:
Says: Kinky is vandaag weer mee naar Brussel
om de Paranoiacs die kutshow te helpen winnen.
Ik kreeg een leuk mailtje / pic in m'n mailbox en plots wist ik wat ik vanavond ga lezen. Hij heeft al te lang verwaarloosd gelegen op mijn te lezen stapeltje. Thx Bart 4 the reminder !! Voor diegene die het nog niet gelezen hebben, slecht 1 zin: "Wat wil je nog meer dan Grant Morrison & Frank Quitley working on Superwuzz ?"
The amazing creative team of writer Grant Morrison
(BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM) and artist Frank Quitely (WE3) join forces to
take Superman back to basics and create a new vision of the World's
First Super-Hero! This hardcover collection features the first six
issues of the acclaimed series! Witness the Man of Steel in exciting
new adventures featuring Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Bizarro,
and more!
Een echt meesterwerk uitgegeven door Vertigo. Ten tijde van populaire lynchpartijen op de zwarten, durfden sommige dappere journalisten de strijd aan gaan tegen deze wanpratijken. Zo ook onze hoofdrolspeler Zane Pinchback, wiens broer onschuldig (?) in de gevangenis beland en klaargestoomd wordt voor verhanging. Meer inhoudelijk schrijven dan wat de uitgever opgeeft, is eigenlijk niet nodig.
Written by Mat Johnson Art by Warren Pleece Cover by Stephen John
Philips
Writer Mat Johnson (HELLBLAZER: PAPA MIDNITE), winner of the
prestigious Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction, constructs a
fearless graphic novel that is both a page-turning mystery and a
disturbing exploration of race and self-image in America, masterfully
illustrated with rich period detail by Wareen Pleece (THE INVISIBLES,
HELLBLAZER).
In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace
throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the
North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were
African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could 'pass'
among the white folks. They called this dangerous assignment going
'incognegro.' Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New
Holland Herald barely escapes with his life after his latest
'incognegro' story goes bad. But when he returns to the sanctuary of
Harlem, he's sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged
with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi. With a lynch
mob already swarming, Zane must stay 'incognegro' long enough to
uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother - and
himself. He finds that the answers are buried beneath layers of
shifting identities, forbidden passions and secrets that run far deeper
than skin color.
Het leuke aan het verhaal is dat ze niet komen aandraven met moraliserende zever (ja, weten hoe erg en verwerpelijk dat allemaal was). Het verveelde je géén enkel momenten en er zitten daar een paar knappe plotwendingen in, zeker voor de toen heersende tijdsgeest. De tekening zijn tevens van een hoog niveau, alhoewel ik me bleef fixeren dat David Lapham hier beter werk voor had kunnen leveren. (Je bent nu éénmaal fan of niet.)
Kort: Een prachtig en boeiend Graphic Novel die zeker niet mag ontbreken in je collectie.
Written by
Alan Moore
Art and Cover by Kevin O'Neill
THE BLACK DOSSIER is an elaborately designed, cutting-edge
volume that includes a "Tijuana Bible" insert and a
3-D section complete with custom glasses, as well as
additional text pieces, maps, and a stunning cutaway
double-page spread of Captain Nemo's Nautilus submarine
by Kevin O'Neill. Don't miss what's sure to be one of
the most talked-about books of the year!
Couldn't miss this one !! Still not convinced, surf
on the web and discover why !!
Written by
Steve Niles
Art and Cover by
Bernie Wrightson
Stosh Bludowski is a killer, born with
the capacity for no apparent human emotion other than
rage. Killing comes easy for Blud, and he makes a good
living doing what's easy-until the day he meets two
jobs in an alley who just won't die, and a grotesque
mystery unfolds right in front of him. Soon, the remorseless
killer is confronted by a reality he could never imagine,
and he will be invited to make a decision once and for
all . . . is he human, or is he Other?
Both writer and artist are true masters
of Horror. Nuff said.
Indiana Jones is back in this massive
volume recounting three of the most important discoveries
in the career of the twentieth century's most adventurous
archaeologist! Containing the long-out-of-print stories,
'Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis,' 'Thunder in
the Orient,' and 'Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold,'
this substantial tome follows the intrepid Dr. Jones
as he travels from Africa to Asia and nearly everywhere
in between in a race against the Nazis for the world's
greatest treasures. From lost cities, to ancient temples,
to artifacts of legendary power, Indy will stop at nothing
to preserve these prizes from the grasp of Adolf Hitler's
evil minions.
Right on time for a new movie !! Pure
nostalgia !!
Written by
PETER DAVID Penciled by
PABLO RAIMONDI Cover by
GLENN FABRY
A DIVIDED WE STAND tie-in! Following the events of MESSIAH
COMPLEX, X-Factor Investigations is in shambles. Jamie
is a basketcase from his trip to a nightmarish future,
Layla's fate is completely in the air, and Wolfsbane
has to leave the team to join X-FORCE, though none of
her friends can know about it. What will Wolfsbane tell
the X-Factor team? What are they going to do about Layla?
How is Jamie coping with his guilt? Get onboard here
for X-Factor's brand-new direction!
Certainly the best X-serie in the last
years !!
Go Peter go !!
The comic industry can be very fickle and unpredictable.
It can often be difficult to get fans to buy a new book and
then hold their interest in the title. So it is certainly
an accomplishment when a creator owned book, without super
heroes in it last for 60 issues. That is exactly what Y: The
Last Man creators Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra have done.
Y: The Last man fits nicely next to other significant Vertigo
works such as Sandman, Preacher and Transmetropolitan.
...
I am going to miss this book terribly. Even though there were
points in the run where things got a bit slow, it was a consistently
good read and always found its way to the top of my weekly
stack. My Y: The Last Man trades are still my most often lent
trades, giving them to people who are already into comics,
and to those who have never walked into a comic shop. I grew
to love Yorick and his ilk, and as Vaughan told CNN, "It'll
be a drag not to get to spend more time with these characters."
Hats of to Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.
Springing from the pages of the Messiah CompleX comes a brand
new X-Force series. But this one isnt your fathers (well,
actually, older brothers) X-Force. This team is even grimmer
and grittier than ever before.
Cyclops has decided that there are some threats that must
be dealt withpermanently. So he gathers the best trackers
the X-Men have to offerWarpath, Wolverine, X-23, and Wolfsbaneand
forms his own dark ops group. They do the dirty jobs no one
else can do, and the ones no one else can know about.
The tactic of putting the X into exterminate is sure to be
a controversial change to the X-Men mythos. Only question
I have is how long it will take before Kyle and Yost build
up the same body count they had in New X-Men.
Four Plus Two.
Column by William Gatevackes, 2008.
This week, Marvel is starting a new era on the title that
could very well bring the Fantastic Four back into the limelight.
This is the week when superstar creators Mark Millar and Bryan
Hitch take over the series.
When it came time for Marvel to do a version of the Avengers
for their burgeoning Ultimates line, they tapped the team
of Hitch and Millar. Im sure the creators work on two separate
arcs of Wildstorms The Authority had something to do with
it. Perhaps Marvel thought that Hitchs panoramic, widescreen
style from the first twelve issues of that series would mix
well with the bombastic, over-the-top style of Millars writing
on issue 13 and on.
The duo combined to make The Ultimates the comic book equivalent
of a summer blockbuster. The book was an action-packed extravaganza
with just a hint of subversive and shocking content which
captured the fans fancy. It quickly became the one of the
lines best selling books.
Ik hou wel van zo van die rare boekjes ... ' ' ALBERT & THE OTHERS is zo een lekker tussendoortje. Een luchtige snack, zoals een stukje brood tussen het wijnproeven door of voor spannende momenten in het kleinste kamertje. Met momenten echt superleuk, maar met momenten toch wat veel van hetzelfde.
Op RAW stond het in ieder geval bij de aanraders van deze maand, moet toch wel iets zeggen ... ? Samen met de site van Paul Gravet is RAW (trouwens een tip van Spiff) mijn referentie voor "Rare Boekskes".
Alvast een previewke om zelf een oordeel te vellen.
Jongens jongens, Dat ik dit nu al via mijn mailbox moet ontdekken ... Of is dit nu al door iedereen geweten en loop ik hard achter ... ??? Anyway,
Enjoy !!
Will EisnersTHE SPIRIT
Action/adventureFeb. 4th , 2009
Adapted from the legendary graphic novels, WILL EISNERS THE SPIRIT is a classic action-adventure-romance told by genre-twister FRANK MILLER (creator of 300 and SIN CITY).
It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the SPIRIT (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime and shoadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the OCTOPUS (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: hes going to wipe out Spirits beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central Citys rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful woman who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader.
Surrounding him at every turn are ELLEN DOLAN (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; SILKEN FLOSS (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen, PLASTER OF PARIS (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; LORELEI (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and MORGENSTERN (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop.
Then of course, theres a SAND SAREF (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. Shes the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him ?
In the vein of BATMAN BEGINS and SIN CITY, THE SPIRIT takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.
Directed by:
Frank Miller
Cast:
Gabriel Macht
Samuel L. Jackson
Scarlet Johansson
Eva Mendes
Paz Vega
Sarah Paulson
Jaime King
Stana Katic
Mocht ik dit gelezen hebben alvorens te starten ...
Om al mijn concurrenten in spe alvast te ontmoedigen, alvast een voorproefje:
To all those
fanboys who have stayed awake in the dead of night, sweating,
wriggling, and giggling at the fanciful thought of owning a comic book
store, this essay is dedicated.
Considering only 99% of you would only harm yourselves and the
profession if you got your clammy mitts on a storefront, I hope this
proves to be a highly discouraging read. To that 1% who would bring
love and guts to the endeavor, I salute you, and I hope my own lessons
learned help you avoid many of my costly mistakes. ...
Firstly, there are two fundamental, cardinal rules one must follow if they are to retain their sanity and any kind of financial solvency:
Rule #1 - If you are responsible for a family, DO NOT open a comic book store. Now, that will disqualify many of you right off the bat, and believe you me, Im giving you one of the best pieces of advice youll ever receive. Why is that? Well, my answer to that query is best addressed by
Rule #2 -The comic book retail business is a brutal, merciless, unforgiving struggle for survival that demands absolute commitment, especially in the early years. If you have to divide your time between running a shop and tending to a family, you will fail utterly, and perhaps in both areas (the former one can get past; the latter will dog you for the rest of your life). In any new business, it often takes at least a few years to turn a regular profit, and this is especially the case in this industry (reasons why to be addressed shortly). In addition to running my storefront, I have a regular, full time job, and Im finally just beginning to catch up with debt. If you dont have the fanatical will and dedication necessary to endure the inevitable struggles and setbacks, then dont bother. Running a store well requires love, imagination, and a sense of fun; the comic book retail business is too hard to do it for any other reason. Yes, I firmly believe money can be made, but it takes years. Keep in mind that people dont need comics like they need food, clothes, transportation, shelter, etc. (although some of the more colorfully dysfunctional enthusiasts of the hobby may stir themselves from couch and console to disagree). Hence, you cant expect the kind of traffic flow youd see in a supermarket or a clothing store (unless were referring to one of the mega-sized city comic book stores, of which there are only a handful, and if youre reading this, then chances are you dont have the capital necessary for such a colossal venture). Loving the product, and letting that show in your stores appearance, displays, discounts, reading recommendations, and general attitude will carry you through (with a whole heap of luck to boot), but it will take time, with many ups and downs along the way. Stores short on that love, and long on sleaze, greed, and sterility are what give this field a bad image. There are still way too many of them out there.
Jawadde ... en zo gaat hij maar door. Een mens vraagt zich soms af.
Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Danijel
Zezelj Cover by Tim Sale Collecting the hard-hitting
Western miniseries by Eisner Award-winning writer Brian
Azzarello (100 BULLETS, LOVELESS) and artist Danijel
Zezelj (LOVLESS). Small-town sheriff Moses Stone is
running from his past, and from something even worse:
the legendary El Diablo, a relentless, violent gunman
who has unearthed the skeletons in Stone's closet. Is
El Diablo a man on a mission, or is he a spirit of atonement
avenging the ghosts of the past?
Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Doug Mahnke,
Patrick Zircher, Aaron Sowd and Steve Bird Cover by
Mahnke Witness Batman's first encounter with The Joker
in this hardcover volume collecting the graphic novel
BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Ed Brubaker and Doug
Mahnke! This collection also includes DETECTIVE COMICS
#784-786, a murder-mystery tale guest-starring Green
Lantern Alan Scott!
Written by Grant Morrison Art by Tony
Daniel & Jonathan Glapion Cover by Daniel In the wake
of Ra's al Ghul's recent resurrection, Batman's body
lies near death in a heart-stopped coma. Meanwhile,
his delirious mind travels back to a defining adventure
in the life of young Bruce Wayne the hunt for his parents'
killer! This special flashback tale also revisits Batman's
life-changing Thogal ritual in the caves of Nanda Parbat!
On sale January 30
Written by Ed Brubaker Penciled by Michael
Lark Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Can Matt Murdock balance
the scales of justice and save his wife? Can Daredevil
bring peace to the streets of Hell's Kitchen, which
are caught in a super-powered gang war? And what is
the terrible secret Mr. Fear is hiding? By Brubaker
and Lark.
Legion of Super-Heroes #38
by Chris Tinkler, 2008.
Jim Shooters return continues to bring the magic back to
the Legion of Super-Heroes whatever that means.
Now, this is a comic book! Growing up a Marvel kid, Id only
heard stories about the Legion. Id never *gotten* the "magic"
that the Legion of Super-Heroes fans saw. The characters appeared
generic, and lacked any kind of personality that would normally
draw me into a series. Too many characters, not enough character.
A common complaint when it comes to larger team-oriented books,
to be sure... the Legion, especially, what with their interchangeable
roster and simple (in my opinion, at the time) character design.
Jim Shooters heralded return was what led me to giving the
Legion of Super-Heroes another chance, and Im sure glad I
did. Each page is packed with incredibly detailed characterization,
which is aided perfectly by Francis Manapuls beautiful pencils.
My introduction to Manapul was through Aspens Iron and the
Maiden, in which I felt that he was more interested in aping
Joe Madureira rather than using his own style (which, if his
work on Legion is any indication has more of a Pasqual Ferry-feel
to it).
Cap
Is Dead. Long Live Cap! William Gatevackes - 2008
Outrage does not begin to describe what I felt when I heard
that Marvel was going to kill off Captain America. Not only
do I think that death is too often used to for cheap shock
value, but Captain America is my second favorite Marvel character
(right behind The Beast). I have almost every comic he appeared
in since the late 1960s. And I am guilty of what most comic
fans are guilty ofbeing perhaps too personally attached to
their favorite characters.
I found out about the events of Captain America #25 like
most of the comics fans did, by reading the news that morning.
Blessed with a slow news day, Marvel received nationwide mainstream
attention for the story the day the comic hit the stands.
The contents of the issue were revealed before many comic
stores even opened for business.
Very Short Notes on the Industry.
Beth Davies-Stofka, 2008.
The Times Online published
a quick look at the recent trend to recruit bestselling
novelists to write comics. I was interested to read Ian Rankin's
comment that most of the work involves writing instructions
to the artist. I wonder why novelists couldn't leave more
of the visualization in the artist's hands. Are they instructed
by their editors to imitate Alan Moore, or are they just too
far away from the artists, or too disinclined to use the internet,
to engage in a deeper collaboration?
Time will tell if this trend leaves a mark on comics. Jodi
Picoult's run on Wonder Woman is as forgettable as every other
writer's to date on the 2007 relaunch, while Michael Chabon
has done wonderful things with The Escapist (his own character).
Meanwhile, the growing bond between comics and the Hollywood
entertainment complex has left some analysts alarmed, but
I'm puzzled by the concern. Isn't the search for new markets
on page one of the capitalist's handbook?
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