MONTH OF EVIL

The Trinity of War crossover running through the various Justice League titles in July and August, will apparently result in Evil triumphing over Good.
As a result, ALL the regular DC titles in September will be replaced by books featuring villains.
Instead of Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and Aquaman, we will be reading the adventures of Braniac, Man-Bat, Sinestro and others.

The main story will run through a 7-part series titled FOREVER EVIL, and will deal with the death of the Justice League.
Now these issues will really stand out on the shelves, because along with their title changes, the books that month will all be produced with special 3-D foil covers. DC is promising that this is an all-new technology never before used in comics and the samples I've seen look really amazing. Of course the down side is that every book that month will be $4.00,  which is an extra buck for more than half of them.

I am currently attempting to place my orders for these books, which isn't easy with the higher price and the title changes to take into account. Some of them are being done by the regular creative team and will fit into the continuity of the main title, while others may end up feeling like one-shot fill-ins. And of course there's the whole matter of speculator interest in the cool 3-D covers. I doubt that a 3-D Joker #1 comic will last long on the shelves past the first few hours of the day it arrives.

I will do my best to match titles up with members existing pull orders, but if there are any that look interesting to you, that fall out of your regular buying habits, PLEASE let me know as soon as possible.

CHECK OUT THIS SITE TO SEE COVERS AND INFO ON THE  FULL LIST OF DC VILLAIN TITLES ARRIVING THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

NEW COMICS JULY 10th

A little busier this week, although the list would be shorter without all the variant covers listed. Only a couple #1's to mention and a reminder on the 2 hot DC storylines running this summer.

Hey, another Adventure Time mini-series. I know these things are popular, but its getting tough to tell them apart now(not as bad as Avengers yet)
Ghosted is a new Image title about a master thief tasked with stealing a ghost??
Sheltered is about a survivalist group preparing for the end times.
TMNT Animated is on the air and a whole new generation of kids are going to be snapping up the 4-colour adventures in comic form.
Batman #22 continues the Zero Year storyline that sold out issue #21 so quick.
Justice League #22 continues the Trinity of War storyline begun in Pandora #1 this week( still a few left if you missed it).

Marvel Share Your Universe is a freebie mag that seems to be pushing the Marvel Digital site, not really sure if I feel like promoting that here in my retail shop.

New Comics Wednesday- Reviews

In an effort to keep you all a little better informed on whats new on the shelves each week, I am teaming up with a few regular customers who blog and review.
This week Shawn has his thoughts on 2 new titles you'll find on the shelves today.

Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1-
Trinity Of Sin: Pandora #1 kicks off the summer-wide DC event Trinity War with a bang.

The issue serves as a prologue to the Trinity War event and tells the story of Pandora, a young tribeswoman from 8000 BC who discovers and unleashes sin upon all the world. Each of the seven deadly sins - envy, gluttony, pride, greed, sloth, wrath, and lust - are let loose due in part to Pandora's natural curiosity, and she must now spend the rest of her life weighted by the guilt of her actions. Her village is ravaged, her family is slain, and she must journey forth on her own.

Traveling the world throughout the millennia, Pandora has dedicated her life to eradicating the seven spirits of sin from the world, and Trinity of Sin: Pandora excels at showing how lengthy and demanding her journey has been. This story spans many millennia and many important historical periods. It's clear that Pandora's journey has been influencing the current DCU for a very long time.

Ray Fawkes (Constantine, Justice League Dark) has done an incredible job telling a story that is friendly to new readers, or readers who might not be familiar with the upcoming Trinity of Sin event. Pandora's journey ties in well with the DC Universe, but you don't need years of backstory to jump into Trinity of Sin: Pandora and enjoy the tale Fawkes is weaving. Readers of the Shazam backup in Justice League will, however, get to see how the two stories tie together.

All in all, this is a great prologue for the Trinity War event, which begins next week in Justice League #22. Fawkes has provided a great look at the mysterious character Pandora, who's been randomly and inexplicably appearing in the backgrounds of many DC titles. The art was handled by Cannon,Sampere, Cifuentes, and Zircher who all did a fantastic job telling the story and handling the few action sequences the book has to offer.

Certainly pick this book up if you want a head start on Trinity War.

SATELLITE SAM #1

Satellite Sam #1 is the newest title from Marvel Architect Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Fantastic Four, FF) and acclaimed artist/writer Howard Chaykin  (Black Kiss, numerous Marvel & DC titles) about a young man investigating his father's death, but more importantly, investigating his fathers life.

Satellite Sam takes place in 1950's New York and tells the story of Michael White, a young man working for the LeMonde Network, a television station on the verge of a revolution in colour broadcast. Michael is part of the production team for a live-to-air sci-fi program, in which his father plays the lead character Satellite Sam.

Upon hearing of his father's untimely and sudden death, Michael learns that there was much more to the man's life than he had initially thought. A mysterious world of amateur smut and questionable practices lead Michael wondering just what his father was up to before his death. Also a big part of the story is Mr.LeMonde, president of the LeMond network, who's hunger to reach the peak of the broadcast industry is already leading towards a heated conflict. Satellite Sam is clearly a book written by and made for adults.

Fraction and Chaykin are the perfect creative team for a book like Satellite Sam. Chaykin's history as a controversial artist adds to the somewhat provocative subject matter of the book. His black & white pages display a detailed freneticism; a great example of traditional methods and digital tools. Anyone who's read a creator owned book by Fraction knows that his dialogue varies in tone and structure from page to page, and Satellite Sam #1 is no exception. It's a great example of storytelling and sequential art. It's a fun read with interesting characters.

Image has been on a roll for a while now, releasing some top notch creator owned titles. Image Expo 2013 kicked off July 2nd and the future of the publisher looks as promising as ever. Satellite Sam is a great addition to the Image family, and this debut issue is highly recommended for fans of adult-themed mystery comics. 

SURPRISE HOLIDAY CLOSURE

I'd like to apologize to any customers who stopped by the store on Sunday only to find us closed.
The timing just seemed right to take advantage of the long weekend to draft some of my friends and customers into helping me reorganize the inventory.
The basement has been a horrible mess for too long now, and the bookshelves have been suffering for it.
Many titles thought sold out for some time were actually stocked in depth, just buried so deep, they were basically unreachable.
The store may seem a little messier than usual for the rest of the week as the resorting continues, but when it's complete, there should be a much greater selection of paperbacks on the shelves than ever before.
As a bonus, many discontinued titles and overstocked books, will be added to the bargain boxes near the front of the store, and literally thousands of books will be on sale during our big
           26th anniversary sale JULY 20-21.
Along with the bargain paperbacks, there will be a great selection of toys as low as $5.00 each and ALMOST everything else in the store will be  26% off.

Again, apologies to anyone who missed us today, mention it next time you're in and I'll make sure you get a special 26th anniversary t-shirt.

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY JULY 3rd

NEW COMICS WILL BE ON THE SHELVES WEDNESDAY AS USUAL...NO DELAY FROM THE HOLIDAY MONDAY

Well there are 5 Wednesdays in July, so the next few weeks are going to be a lot easier on the wallet, especially compared to the week we just had. Still quite a few new books to mention though.

Age of Ultron #10AI was the lead-in to the new Avengers AI title starting this week. Basically Hank Pym has convinced himself he's not crazy by deciding to create a robot Avengers team, which includes a Doombot.
The much delayed Dexter comic(originally announced last November), finally arrives. The delay was probably caused by Jeff Lindsay, who as the creator of the T.V. series, was too busy to finish writing the comic.
Deadpool Kills Deadpool, is the 3rd mini in a trilogy where Deadpool has decided to cross the dimensions killing every fictional character ever created, and is now apparently left with no-one to kill but himself.
Superior Foes of Spider-Man basically teams up a bunch of Spidys old foes who Doc Ock Spidy accidentally powered up in the regular Superior Spider-Man comic recently.
In Satellite Sam, Fraction and Chaykin deliver a 50's era crime noir story about a murdered T.V. star.

Trinity of Sin Pandora #1, kicks off the 2 month long crossover among the 3 Justice League titles that ends up unleashing EVIL on all the DC new 52 titles in September.

Guardians of the Galaxy Tomorrows Avengers #1 is an awful long title for a $5.00 book with very little description of what it is. I'm assuming short stories of each of the characters from the main comic, but it's just as likely that this is one of those encyclopedia type things, or a batch of reprints.

NEW COMICS JUNE 26th

WOW, what an insane week.
After a full month of barely filling the shelves, we get this monster delivery thats going to leave me wondering where to fit it all on the new comics racks.
Age of Ultron #10 AI, is a bridge issue between the crossover and a new Avengers title featuring Hank Pym and his amazing robot squad.
Batman/Superman is a title that always sells well for the first year or so until the writers start to run out of ideas. The first arc by Greg Pak and Jae Lee looks amazing and should give the book a great start.

The 2nd issue of Jupiters Legacy finally arrives, lets hope it hasnt lost any momentum from the first issue.

All 3 Justice League comics arrive on the same day. Could be DC trying to get them lined up for the Trinity of Sin crossover starting in July(could just be Geoff and friends falling behind).

The Lantern comics grow by 1 as Larfleeze gets his own title(comes with an Orange ring)

Greg Rucka moves his toys over to Image as he starts up a new creator owned title, Lazarus, about a genetically created woman in a future destroyed by economic collapse.
Running to Dynamite( after jumping off Action) Andy Diggle starts a new series simply titled Uncanny. Its about a guy who can steal other peoples powers and abilities, and uses them for crime( think Rogue meets Thief of Thieves).

NEW COMICS JUNE 19th

Age of Ultron comes to a close with issue #10 and a promised huge surprise. It comes polybagged so you cant cheat and look at the last page.
100 Bullets returns for an 8-issue mini-series featuring Brother Lono.
Batman and Batgirl continues the Caped crusaders mad spiral into depression as he continues to alienate all his former partners with his whining over the death of Damian. Seriously though, this is my favourite  Batman comic on the shelves lately.
The trend of finishing T.V. series in comic format continues as X-Files Season 10 #1 ships.

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