A reminder to everyone that the Lulu Award nominations close this Wednesday, May 14th.
Nominations are free, open to everyone, and help you feel better about yourself. If you haven’t nominated your favorite female comic creators for a Lulu Award, why not take a moment to do it now?
To help spotlight our wonderful Award Winners from last year before handing their mantle to this year’s winners- we’re doing some interviews! Next up is the winner of the Women of Distinction Award for 2007- Jennifer de Guzman.
Remember to speak up for your favorite creator-
nominate them for a Lulu Award!
Tell us a little about how the last 12 months have been
for you!
Ohmygosh, busy. I finished getting my Master’s degree (an MFA literature and creative writing), and have tried to hunker down and do the working writer thing in addition to my job at SLG Publishing. I have a new column at Publishers Weekly Comics Week and a feature at Blog@Newsarama that’s a collaboration with my husband, artist Brian Belew.
In the office, my assistant who worked her for several years left, so I’ve been doing a lot of the nitty-gritty stuff myself, like laying out comics and sending out review copies.
Do you have any exciting projects that you’d like to
mention specifically?
We’re doing our second graphic novel with Faith Erin Hicks, The War at Ellsmere. She really skyrocketed after the publication of Zombies Calling last year, and it’s been one of our best-selling graphic novels lately. Ellsmere again focuses on female characters, this time freshmen at an elite girls’ boarding school. It deals with bullying and friendship and fostering your gifts. I was really excited when she pitched it because I’ve been thinking a girls’ boarding school comic would be great for a while now.
I’ve just been reviewing the proofs for a big new collection we’re doing of Andy Ristaino’s The Babysitter. It’s going to be a big book — 15 x 9″ — the kind of thing that’s an art object in itself as well as a comic. The Babysitter is a dense, dense work, and the huge size suits is. Andy did a lot of experimenting, and the comic and its art deal with claustrophobia and an imaginary Japanese society as created by the American perception of the country and its pop culture.
What comic work (by women) have you been reading lately, that you think our readers should look for, anything you’d like to spread the word on?
Jamaica Dyer is an artist I’ve known almost since I started working in comics, and I’ve been watching her work develop. She’s doing a web comic now called Weird Fishes that’s really lovely and magical and odd. www.jamaicad.com/comic/
What would you like to see happen in the comic industry in the next few years? In general, and with respect to the women who are a part of it?
Well, I don’t want to hear about “women in comics” panels at conventions where former porn stars only marginally involved in comics get prominent billing!
But on a more personal level, and I think this is already happening, I’d like to see the shift into graphic novels that’s going on now produce some really cool, long-format work by women comics creators. It’s all about making it so commonplace that no one takes women working in comics as anything but completely unsurprising.
Do you have any advice for women interested in getting involved with comics? Is there anything you wish you had known when you were first starting off that you’d like to
pass on?
So much of the comics community is about the online and at-convention gossip and commentary, and I’d say using this is a way to get heard and bring attention to your work as well. Don’t be afraid to have a big mouth if that’s how you’re inclined to be (as I am), but do put a lot of thought into what you say before you say it. Be selective about what you’re going to comment on and don’t get mired in pointless debate.
Surviving and doing well on the side of actually making and editing and publishing comics is just as much about work ethic as anything else. Just because it’s comics and can seem kind of cool sometimes doesn’t mean that it isn’t buckle-down-and-get-stuff-done at all times. Know what you’re supposed to be doing, and do that well and then do more.
Thanks so much, Ms. de Guzman!
The nominations for the Lulu Awards are open to non-members! Nominate here: http://www.friends-lulu.org/awards08nomform.php.
You can nominate yourself, and you can ask your friends to nominate you. For each category, save Volunteer of the Year, the four people with the most nominations who are also qualified according to our award fine print go on the voting ballot. You do need to be a member to vote, so consider joining!
I don’t have a local comics shop that I can swing by on Wednesdays and pick up my comics for the week. No, I buy my comics online. They come in a big monthly bundle, delivered right to my door step. In fact, my order for April just shipped on Monday. Which makes this week’s comic list all the harder to read through. I won’t be seeing this week’s pick for another month, so nobody spoil it for me in the meantime, okay?
My pick for the week shows my true fangirl nature. After going back and forth, in and out of mainstream comics for a long time, last summer, I finally started reading a comic that got me back into the game for keeps. That comic was Captain America.
One of my absolute favorite things about the current run on Captain America is the World War II flashback sequences. We haven’t been getting as many of them as we did in the earlier issues, but those short little scenes made me fall in love with the heroes of that era, the Invaders. The heroes of that time seemed to be more… I don’t know. They were closer to what I think real superheroes would be like if they truly existed. The heroes currently running around in the Marvel universe are too hyped up for me. In this week’s Avengers Invaders #1, we get to see how those heroes or yore sync up with today’s world, and I’m willing to bet at least some amount of hilarity ensues as the boys from the 40’s face today’s technologies and heroes. There should also be a healthy amount of drama and navel gazing. Considering all but two of the Invaders are dead by the time the boys flash forward, with one dying very recently, there should be some questions about life, death, and whether or not you should change the future.
Early reviews for the first issue are mixed, and I honestly can’t recommend the title to anyone who isn’t already immersed in the Marvel universe since I’m not sure there will be enough there to full explain the situation to the non initiated. (Haha, get it? “Initiated?” ‘Cause it’s Marvel and they have that book called — … never mind.) But, for those who do have a feeling for the Marvel crew and are looking for some non-Skrully entertainment, Avengers Invaders is the book for you. And, if you like it, you have eleven more issues of the series to look forward to.
On the other hand, if you are in the mood for some Skrulls, check out the latest Franklin Richards book, “Not So Secret Invasion” which releases tomorrow as well. The book is all ages and if it’s anything like the previous Franklin books, would be a fun addition to anyone’s reading list.
The list of tomorrow’s new releases is provided by ComicsList.com.
A.D. VISION
PiQ Magazine #3 (June 2008), $6.99
ABRAMS
Looker Photographs By Richard Kern HC, $40.00
ABSOLUTE TYRANT
Nearly Infamous Zango #2, $3.50
ACTION FIGURE NEWS &TOY REVIEW
Lees Toy Review #187 (May 2008), $5.95
AIRSHIP ENTERTAINMENT
Buck Godot PSmith HC, $28.95
Buck Godot PSmith SC, $18.95
AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS
Rex Libris #11, $3.50
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger #96, $2.99
Gold Digger Sourcebook #17, $3.95
Gold Digger Swimsuit Special 2008, $4.50
Gold Digger Ultimate Collection Two Disc DVD Rom Vol 1, AR
Oz the Manga Pocket Manga TP Vol 01 (AA), $14.95
Pirates Vs Ninjas TP Vol 02 Up The Ante, $15.95
ARCANA STUDIO
Gearhead TP, $14.95
Kade Shivas Sun #3 (of 4), $3.95
ARCHIE COMICS
Pals N Gals Double Digest #121, $3.69
Veronica #188, $2.25
AVATAR PRESS
Lady Death 2007 Swimsuit Special (Canvas Cover), $100.00
BASEMENT COMICS / AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT
Cavewoman Reloaded #5, $3.95
Cavewoman Reloaded Special Edition #5, AR
BLACK LIBRARY
Warhammer Hist Legends Of The High Seas, $38.00
Warhammer 40K Relentless MMPB, $7.99
Warhammer Time Of Legends Heldenhammer MMPB, $7.99
Warhammer Vampire Wars Omnibus, $11.99
BONGO
Futurama Comics #12 (AA), $2.50
Futurama Comics #13 (AA), $2.50
Futurama Comics #14 (AA), $2.50
Simpsons Comics #89 (AA), $2.99
Simpsons Comics #90 (AA), $2.99
Simpsons Comics #91 (AA), $2.99
Simpsons Summer Shindig #1 (AA), $4.99
BOOM! STUDIOS
Foundation #5 (of 5), $3.99
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Yoshitomo Nara Lonesome Puppy HC, $17.99
COMIC SHOP NEWS INC
Comic Shop News #1090, AR
DABEL BROTHERS PRODUCTIONS LLC
George R R Martins Wild Cards Hard Call #2 (of 6), $2.99
DARK HORSE
Abe Sapien the Drowning #4 (of 5), $2.99
Batman Grendel Limited Edition HC, $99.95
Black Magic 2nd Edition TP, $14.95
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #14 (Season 8)(Jon Foster/Georges Jeanty covers, $2.99
Color Of Rage TP Vol 1, $14.95
Conan #50, $4.99
Eden Its An Endless World TP Vol 10, $12.95
Oh My Goddess Rtl TP Vol 29, $10.95
Star Wars Clone Wars Photo Comic, $9.95
Star Wars Legacy #23, $2.99
X Omnibus TP Vol 1, $24.95
Classic Comic Book Characters #10 Goon, $49.99
Classic Comic Book Characters #7 Green Lama, $49.99
Domo Embroidered Patch, $4.99
Journal Kathie Olivas, $9.99
Journal Red Tango, $9.99
Serenity Ornament Reaver Ship, $39.99
Stationery Set Kathie Olivas, $4.99
Stationery Set Red Tango, $4.99
DC COMICS
Action Comics Annual #11 (Regular Adam Kubert Cover), $4.99
Action Comics Annual #11 (Incentive Adam Kubert Variant Cover), $4.99
All New Atom #23, $2.99
American Splendor Season Two #2 (of 4), $2.99
Batman Death Mask #2 (of 4), $2.99
Countdown To Mystery #7 (of 8), $3.99
Crayon Shinchan Vol 2 TP, $7.99
Crossing Midnight #18, $2.99
DC Special Raven #3 (of 5), $2.99
DC Universe Special Justice League Of America, $4.99
Detective Comics #844, $2.99
Exterminators #29, $2.99
Exterminators TP Vol 04 Crossfire And Collateral, $14.99
House Of Mystery #1 (Regular Sam Weber Cover), $2.99
House of Mystery #1 (Incentive Bernie Wrightson Variant Cover), $2.99
Infinity Inc #9, $2.99
JLA Presents Aztek The Ultimate Man TP, $19.99
Jonah Hex #31, $2.99
Justice League Unlimited #45, $2.25
Kiichi And The Magic Books Vol 01, $9.99
Looney Tunes #162, $2.25
Metal Men #8 (of 8), $2.99
Midnighter #19, $2.99
New Dynamix #3 (of 5), $2.99
Nightwing #144, $2.99
Question TP Vol 02 Poisoned Ground, $19.99
Rann Thanagar Holy War #1 (of 8)(Regular Jim Starlin Cover), $3.50
Rann Thanagar Holy War #1 (of 8)(Incentive Ron Lim Variant Cover), $3.50
Smallville Series 2 Aquaman Action Figure, AR
Smallville Series 2 Clark Kent Action Figure, AR
Smallville Series 2 Cyborg Action Figure, AR
Smallville Series 2 Green Arrow Action Figure, AR
Smallville Series 2 Impulse Action Figure, AR
Smallville Series 2 Inner Case Assortment, AR
Smallville Series 2 Master Case Assortment, AR
Supergirl #29, $2.99
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Raising Cain #1 (of 3), $3.50
Tor #1 (of 6), $2.99
Vinyl Underground #8, $2.99
War That Time Forgot #1 (of 8), $2.99
Women Of The DCU Series 2 Batwoman Bust, $55.00
DEL REY MANGA
Hell Girl GN Vol 02, $10.95
Kitchen Princess GN Vol 06, $10.95
Nodame Cantabile GN Vol 13, $10.95
DESPERADO PUBLISHING
Deadworld TP Requiem For The World, $16.99
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING INC
Forgotten Realms The Legacy #2 (of 3)(Atkins Cover A), $5.50
Forgotten Realms The Legacy #2 (of 3)(Walpole Cover B), $9.50
Halloween Nightdance #4 (Cover B - Robinson), $3.50
Halloween Nightdance #4 (Cover A - Seeley), $3.50
Halloween Nightdance #4 (Cover C - Templesmith), $5.50
Spooks #4 (Cover A - Archer), $3.50
Spooks #4 (Cover B - Struzen), $5.50
DH PUBLISHING
Case Closed Casebook Essential Guide SC, $11.95
Japans Bar Girls Bare All HC, $15.00
Nana Essentials Ultimate Fanbook SC, $11.95
Tsubasa Chronicle Factbook SC, $11.95
DK PUBLISHING CO.
Indiana Jones Ultimate Guide HC, $24.99
Indiana Jones Golden Treasure Sticker Book SC, $6.99
Indiana Jones Heroes & Villains Sticker Book SC, $6.99
DO GOODER PRESS
PS238 #31, $2.99
DR MASTER PUBLICATIONS INC
Dark Edge TP Vol 7, $9.95
King Of Fighters Art Book SC, $21.95
Puri Puri GN Vol 05, $9.95
DYNAMIC FORCES
Fantastic Four Lost One Shot (Dynamic Forces), $399.99
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #3 (Michael Avon Oeming/Tom Nguyen covers), $3.50
Battlestar Galactica Origins #5 (Jonathan La/photo covers), $3.50
Boys #18, $2.99
Man With No Name #1 (Regular Richard Isanove Cover), $3.50
Man with No Name #1 (Incentive Arthur Suydam Zombie Variant Cover), $3.50
Savage Tales #7 (Fabiano Neves/Stjepan Sejic covers), $4.99
FANTAGRAPHICS
Amor Y Cohetes SC, $16.99
Comics Journal Library Vol 1 Jack Kirby TP (AA), $18.95
Why Are You Doing This GN (AA), $12.95
FILMFAX
Filmfax #117, $9.95
:01 FIRST SECOND
Life Sucks GN**, $19.95
Little Vampire GN**, $13.95
GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
Uncle Scrooge #375, $7.99
Walt Disneys Comics & Stories #690, $7.99
HAMPTON ROADS PUBLISHING
Indiana Jones Off The Beaten Path SC, $15.95
HARPER COLLINS
Neil Gaiman Dangerous Alphabet HC**, $17.99
Neil Gaiman Interworld MMPB**, $6.99
Neil Gaiman M Is For Magic MMPB**, $6.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Angel After The Fall #7 (Michael Avon Oeming/Rebecca A Wrigley covers), $3.99
Doctor Who #4, $3.99
Mack Bolan The Executioner Devils Tools #2 (of 5)(Rebecca A Wrigley/Gold Eagle Variant covers), $3.99
Mummy Movie Prequel Rise & Fall Of Xangos Ax #1, $3.99
Rogue Angel Teller Of Tales #3, $3.99
Silent Hill Sinners Reward #3 (Steph Stamb/Justin Randall covers), $3.99
Tinyrannosaurus HC, $15.99
Transformers Best of the UK Dinobots TP, $19.99
Transformers Movie Sequel Reign Of Starscream #1 (Alex Milne/James Raiz/Gabriel Rodriguez covers), $3.99
IMAGE COMICS
Bomb Queen TP Vol 04 Suicide Bomber, $14.99
Dead Space #3 (of 6), $2.99
Dynamo 5 Annual #1, $5.99
Gemini #1 (of 5), $3.50
Jack Staff #16, $3.50
Lucha Libre #4, $6.99
Madman Atomic Comics #8, $2.99
Pretty Baby Machine #1 (of 3), $3.50
Scud The Disposable Assassin #24, $3.50
Suburban Glamour TP Vol 1, $9.99
Witchblade #116 (2nd Printing)**, $2.99
INFINITY STUDIOS
Chun Rhang Yhur Jhun GN Vol 5, $10.95
JAPANIME CO LTD
Kanji De Manga Special Edition Yoji-Jukugo, $9.99
MARRS MEDIA INC
Rue Morgue Magazine #78, $8.95
MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #558 (Regular Barry Kitson Cover), $2.99
American Dream #1 (of 5), $2.99
Avengers Invaders #1 (of 12)(Regular Alex Ross Cover), $2.99
Avengers Invaders #1 (of 12)(Incentive David Finch Variant Cover), $2.99
Avengers Invaders #1 (of 12)(Incentive Alex Ross Variant Cover), $2.99
Cable #3 (Regular Ariel Olivetti Cover)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
Cable #3 (Incentive John Romita Jr Variant Cover)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
Captain America Premiere HC Vol 02 Death Of Captain America (Direct Market Edition), $19.99
Captain America Premiere HC Vol 02 Death Of Captain America (Book Market Edition), $19.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #3 (of 5)(Regular Jae Lee Cover), $3.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #3 (of 5)(Incentive Marko Djurdjevic Variant Cover), $3.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #3 (of 5)(Incentive Jae Lee Sketch Variant Cover), $3.99
Essential X-Men TP Vol 01 (New Printing), $16.99
Fantastic Four TP New Fantastic Four, $15.99
Foolkiller #5 (of 5), $3.99
Franklin Richards Not So Secret Invasion, $2.99
Hulk TP World War Hulk, $24.99
Invincible Iron Man #1 (Joe Quesada/Salvador Larroca covers), $2.99
Invincible Iron Man #1 (Incentive Marko Djurdjevic Variant Cover), $2.99
Invincible Iron Man #1 (Incentive Bob Layton Variant Cover), $2.99
Invincible Iron Man #1 (Movie Variant Cover), $2.99
Invincible Iron Man #1 (Incentive Billy Tan Variant Cover), $2.99
Iron Man TP Enter The Mandarin, $14.99
Iron Man Viva Las Vegas #1 (of 4)(Regular Adi Granov Cover), $3.99
Iron Man Viva Las Vegas #1 (of 4)(Incentive Skrully Variant Cover), $3.99
Iron Man War Machine TP, $29.99
Kick Ass #2 (2nd Printing John Romita Jr Variant Cover), $2.99
Logan #3 (of 3), $3.99
Logan #3 (of 3)(Black & White Variant), $3.99
Lords Of Avalon Sword of Darkness #4 (of 6), $2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #39, $2.99
Marvel Two-In-One #11, $4.99
Mighty Avengers #13 (Secret Invasion Tie-In), $2.99
Moon Knight #18, $2.99
New Avengers Illuminati TP, $14.99
Nova #13, $2.99
Omega Unknown #8 (of 10), $2.99
Punisher War Journal #19 (Regular Alex Maleev Cover), $2.99
Punisher War Journal #19 (Incentive Skrully Variant Cover), $2.99
Secret Invasion #2 (of 8)(Incentive Steve McNiven Variant Cover), $3.99
Secret Invasion #2 (of 8)(Regular Gabriele Dell Otto Cover), $3.99
Secret Invasion #2 (of 8)(Incentive Steve McNiven Sketch Variant Cover), $3.99
Secret Invasion #2 (of 8)(Incentive Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover), $3.99
She Hulk Premiere HC Jaded, $19.99
Thunderbolts Reason In Madness, $2.99
X-Factor Quick And Dead, $2.99
Young X-Men #2 (X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
MC FARLAND & COMPANY INC.
Faith And Choice In Works Of Joss Whedon SC, AR
Science Fiction Serials SC, AR
NBM
Tales From The Crypt Collected Edition HC Vol 3 Zombielicious, $12.95
Tales From the Crypt GN Vol 03 Zombielicious (AA), $7.95
NETCOMICS
Great Catsby GN Vol 6 (resolicited)**, $19.99
June GN Vol 2 (of 10)(resolicited)**, $9.99
NIGHTLIGHT PRESS
Starslip Crisis Vol 01, $14.99
ONI PRESS
Maintenance #10, $3.50
My Inner Bimbo #4 (of 5)(resolicited), $2.99
Salt Water Taffy GN Vol 1 Legend Of Old Salty, $5.95
Wasteland #17, $3.50
PICTUREBOX
Gary Panter HC Slip Case, $95.00
Powr Mastrs GN Vol 01 (of 6)(AA), $18.00
PLATINUM STUDIOS
Alien At Large GN, $14.99
Big Badz #1 (of 4), $3.99
POCKET BOOKS
Lost Journal Of Indiana Jones SC, $25.00
Potential GN Touchstone Edition, $15.00
PUTNAM PUBLISHING GROUP
Anita Blake The Harlequin MMPB, $7.99
RADIO COMIX
Furrlough #181, $3.99
RANDOM HOUSE
Hammer Story Revised HC Edition (AA), $35.00
RAW JUNIOR, LLC
Ottos Orange Day HC**, $12.95
RENAISSANCE PRESS
Amelia Rules HC Vol 04 When the Past Is a Present, $24.95
Amelia Rules SC Vol 04 When the Past Is a Present, $11.99
SCB DISTRIBUTORS
My Favorite Model HC, $49.95
Where Madness Reigns Art Of Gris Grimly SC (resolicited), $24.95
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Aoi House Omnibus TP, $10.99
SQPINC
Dragontails Vol 3 TP (AA), $9.95
Treasured Chests Vol 3 TP (AA), $9.95
Treasured Chests Vol 4 TP (AA), $9.95
ST. MARTINS PRESS
Kaput & Zosky GN, $13.95
Three Shadows GN, $15.95
STARLOG GROUP INC
Starlog #366 (Jun 2008), $7.99
TASCHEN AMERICA L.L.C.
Gil Elvren HC, $14.99
M C Escher Graphic Work HC, $14.99
TITAN
Star Wars Insider #101 (Newsstand Edition), $5.99
Star Wars Insider #101 (Previews Exclusive Edition), $5.99
TITAN BOOKS UK
Modesty Blaise TP Vol 13 Yellowstone Booty, $19.95
TOKYOPOP
Adventures Of Duan Surk Novel Vol 04 (Of 11) Opal Of Ice & Snow, $10.99
Archlord GN Vol 05 (of 6), $9.99
Brave Story GN Vol 04 (of 6), $9.99
Cherry Juice GN Vol 03 (of 4), $9.99
Chronicles Of The Cursed Sword GN Vol 20 (of 27), $9.99
CLAMP No Kiseki Magazine Collectible Vol 11 (of 12), $19.99
Fantamir GN Vol 03 (of 3), $9.99
Gatcha Gacha GN Vol 07 (of 7), $9.99
Good Luck GN Vol 05 (of 5), $9.99
Good Witch of the West GN Vol 06 (of 6), $9.99
Heavenshield GN Vol 01 (of 3), $10.99
Initial D GN Vol 30 (of 35), $9.99
Kannazuki No Miko Destiny Of Shrine Maiden GN Vol 01 (of 2), $10.99
Kindaichi Case Files GN Vol 17 (of 27), $9.99
King Of Thorn GN Vol 04 (of 6), $9.99
Knockout Makers GN Vol 02 (of 3), $9.99
Little Queen GN Vol 06 (of 8), $9.99
Monochrome Factor GN Vol 02 (of 4), $9.99
Queens Knight GN Vol 11 (of 17), $9.99
Rhysmyth GN Vol 02 (of 2), $9.99
Sakura Taisen GN Vol 07 (of 7), $9.99
Satisfaction Guaranteed GN Vol 07 (of 9), $9.99
Short Sunzen GN Vol 02 (of 5), $9.99
TOMART PUBLICATIONS
Tomarts Action Figure Digest #165, $5.95
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
24×2, $5.00
TRANSFUZION PUBLISHING
Deadworld TP Vol 1 Bits & Pieces, $18.99
Orlak TP Redux, $11.99
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Best Of Draw Magazine TP Vol 03, $29.95
VIDEO WATCHDOG
Video Watchdog #139, $7.95
VIPER COMICS
Dummys Guide To Danger Lost At Sea #2 (of 4), $3.25
Wulf & Batsy #1 (of 6), $3.25
VIRGIN COMICS LLC
Dock Walloper #4 (of 5)(resolicted), $2.99
Megas #3 (of 4), $2.99
Nicolas Cages Voodoo Child HC, $29.99
VIZ COMMUNICATIONS
Absolute Boyfriend GN Vol 06, $8.99
Black Cat TP Vol 14, $7.99
BODY GN Vol 01, $8.99
Crimson Hero TP Vol 08, $8.99
D Gray Man GN Vol 09, $7.99
Dr Slump TP Vol 15, $7.99
Fairy Cube GN Vol 01, $8.99
Gin Tama TP Vol 06, $7.99
High School Debut GN Vol 03, $8.99
Hikaru No Go TP Vol 12, $7.95
Hunter X Hunter TP Vol 20, $7.99
Kaze Hikaru GN Vol 09, $8.99
Kurohime TP Vol 05, $7.99
Love Com TP Vol 06, $8.99
NANA TP Vol 10, $8.99
Naruto TP Vol 29, $7.95
Prince Of Tennis GN Vol 25, $7.95
Sa GN Vol 04, $8.99
Sand Chronicles GN Vol. 02, $8.99
Shaman King TP Vol 16, $7.95
Shonen Jump June 08, $4.99
Skip Beat TP Vol 12, $8.99
Whistle TP Vol 19, $7.99
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
Special Operations Report Vol 7, $9.95
Special Operations Report Vol 8, $9.95
Special Operations Report Vol 9, $9.95
Special Operations Report Vol 10, $9.95
Special Operations Report Vol 11, $9.95
Special Operations Report Vol 12, $9.95
WIZARDS OF THE COAST
Forgotten Realms Blade O/T Moonsea Vol 01 Swordmage HC, $24.95
Forgotten Realms Citadels Shield Of Weeping Ghosts MMPB**, $6.99
Forgotten Realms Legend Of Drizzt Vol 08 Starless Night MMPB, $7.99
There are so many great looking comics that are being made available for this year’s Free Comic Book Day. I’m not sure where to begin talking about them. I guess the most important item to cover is the fact that, as my mom would put it: Free Comic Book Day is a privilege, not a right. So remember, if you’re heading out tomorrow to get some free comics, please try to actually buy something from your local comic shop as well.
From the “gold” list of comics, comics that will be available at all participating stores while supplies last, there are such treats as Archie’s Pal Jughead and the Bongo Comics Free-For-All! which features both The Simpsons and Futurama comics. All Star Superman #1, a Transformers Animated comic and a sampler of Shonen Jump (but not Shojo Beat? c’mon!) magazine are also available.
On the limited availablity “silver” list is where things get really interesting, though. The full color Pocket Manga editions of Neotopia look like a great additions to your book shelf (the mere fact they are “books” and not “issues” is a big plus in my book). Tiny Titans #1 was lots of fun the first time around and the Free Comic Book Day edition allows the late comes to get in on the excitement. If Ducktales and its cast of characters were as big a part of your childhood as they were mine, then you’re sure to love Walt Disney’s Gyro Gearloose. Marvel’s Adventures line is a great way to get kids into comics without having to touch on some of the darker topics occurring in the regular titles. Marvel Adventures: Iron Man will probably be in high demand with the movie being released this weekend, so be sure to snag your copy early! Amelia Rules! comics and Stories is sure to, you know… RULE! Kids Love Comics! Comic Book Diner and Owly and Friends both look like great samplers of comics available for kids and kids at heart, sure to make you add a few more books to your wish list. And the preview issue of Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits will have you counting the days until the release of the full length graphic novel… a long list of titles that look like they are well worth picking up!
Below is a full list of comics that will be available. If you happen to pick up a couple of comics, be sure to drop us a line and tell us how they are!
ANTARCTIC PRESS
FCBD 2008 Antarctic Press TP (Neotopia Volumes 1-3 Color Pocket Manga), AR
APE ENTERTAINMENT
FCBD 2008 Ape Cartoonapalooza #1, AR
ARCANA STUDIO
FCBD 2008 Arcana Studio Presents, AR
ARCHIE COMICS
FCBD 2008 Archie Comics Jughead, AR
FCBD 2008 Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog #1, AR
ASPEN ENTERTAINMENT
FCBD 2008 Worlds of Aspen #3, AR
BONGO
FCBD 2008 Bongo Comics Free-For-All, AR
BOOM! STUDIOS
FCBD 2008 Salem Queen Of Thorns Preview, AR
COMIC SHOP NEWS INC
Comic Shop News FCBD 2008 Special, AR
DABEL BROTHERS PRODUCTIONS LLC
FCBD 2008 Del Rey & Dabel Brothers Preview, AR
DARK HORSE
FCBD 2008 Hellboy/BPRD, AR
DC COMICS
FCBD 2008 All Star Superman #1, AR
FCBD 2008 Tiny Titans #1, AR
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING INC
FCBD 2008 Drafted, AR
DRAWN AND QUARTERLY
FCBD 2008 Gegika A Drawn & Quarterly Manga Sampler, AR
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
FCBD 2008 Project Superpowers, AR
EUREKA PRODUCTIONS
FCBD 2008 Graphic Classics Special, AR
FANTAGRAPHICS
FCBD 2008 IGNATZ International Graphic Novels at Their Zenith #1, $0.30
GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
FCBD 2008 EC Sampler, AR
FCBD 2008 Walt Disneys Gyro Gearloose, AR
YEN PRESS
FCBD 2008 Maximum Ride Vol 1, AR
IDW PUBLISHING
FCBD 2008 Transformers Animated, AR
IMAGE COMICS
FCBD 2008 Broken Trinity Preview, AR
KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS
FCBD 2008 Impact University Vol 4, AR
MAERKLE PRESS
FCBD 2008 Love and Capes #7, AR
MARVEL COMICS
FCBD 2008 Marvel Adventures Iron Man, AR
FCBD 2008 X-Men, AR
ONI PRESS
FCBD 2008 Maintenance #1, AR
PLATINUM STUDIOS
FCBD 2008 Comic Book Challenge Showcase #1, AR
RADICAL PUBLISHING
FCBD 2008 Imaginary #1, AR
RED 5 COMICS
FCBD 2008 Atomic Robo Neozoic and Friends, AR
RENAISSANCE PRESS
FCBD 2008 Amelia Rules Comics and Stories, AR
RUDE DUDE PRODUCTIONS
FCBD 2008 The Moth Greatest Hits, AR
SKY DOG PRESS
FCBD 2008 Kids Love Comics Comic Book Diner, AR
STARBRIDGE MEDIA GROUP INC
FCBD 2008 Nascar Heroes #5 All Star Special, AR
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
FCBD 2008 Owly and Friends, AR
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
FCBD 2008 Comics Go Hollywood, AR
VIPER COMICS
FCBD 2008 Viper Comics Presents Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits, AR
VIRGIN COMICS LLC
FCBD 2008 Stranded/Dan Dare Flipbook, AR
VIZ COMMUNICATIONS
FCBD 2008 Shonen Jump Sampler, AR
WILDCARD INK
FCBD 2008 Gumbys Coloring Comicbook Special #1, AR
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
FCBD 2008 Wizard How to Draw Sampler, AR
Robin Enrico is a stellar guy, I know this personally after having worked with him on the Girls’ Guide to Guys’ Stuff. But let’s hear him talk about his efforts on that front which are what earned he and MK Reed the Lulu Volunteer of the Year Award from the Board of Directors in his own words!
You two worked hard for this award, which was for (in addition to your other volunteer work) producing the Girls’ Guide to Guys’ Stuff anthology what was it you did to make that happen, from start to finish?
The Girls’ Guide? Ha ha. Well, what seems like forever ago Dave Roman (who had done the last anthology Broad Appeal) approached MK [Reed] to edit what became The Girl’s Guide. And basically since her and I had worked together on so many projects together over the years, she called me in to help her.
We started by putting together a list of female cartoonists. I think we came up with like 50 to 100 names, and mind you this is back in like 2005, so I am sure we could make an even longer list now. We did a lot of contacting the people we WANTED in the book first. This was kind of arrogant of us. We assumed we could just get work from all sorts of awesome cartoonists. Of course most of them we’re already busy doing their own work so for awhile we floundered around trying to figure out how to fill the book. It wasn’t until we started doing open submissions that the book really started to come together. I mean we were shocked SHOCKED at how much good work come in. Plus, we were able to get most of the younger less established artists we wanted in the book. I mean we got a Hellen Jo comic, that’s always a coup in my book. After that was many months of freaking out trying to organize and layout the book. Pick the order of the pieces, go back and forth with the artist to get them to make corrections, determine which pieces to drop etc. Which was only half of our worries because then we had to scrounge up money to print the book and deal with getting it professionally printed. Something MK and I had never done. Plus, we pushed to get out in time for SDCC, which we did, but yeah, getting that book done shot most of my summer back in 2007.
Any special moments along the way that you loved, or learned something valuable from, or were really proud of yourself for accomplishing?
Umm. We got the book done. There were many times back in like 2005/ 2006 when MK and I would look at each other and be like, “what are we doing about the Lulu book?” Which just resulted in collective groan city. And like I said once we HAD the material to make the book it was punch-time crunch-time to get it done. But I think the best moment was again going back to Hellen, when we got her comic. We ended up putting it first in the book because it was exactly the kind of comic we wanted for the book. Honestly so many of the comics really came through in this regard, but with hers it was just like “this is one we gotta lead off with.”
What has been the feedback you’ve received from your work on the Girls’ Guide to Guys’ Stuff?
You know I haven’t heard much feed back about the book. I think by the time it was done I totally forgot we had to promote it. But maybe you should ask MK about that. I mean people I know who have read it have liked it. Some folks get all bent out of shape about the title of the book and what not. But come one people it’s a comics anthology meant to entertain people and showcase some awesome lady cartoonists. Let’s not turn this into a debate on gender inequality or something.
What will you do differently, for next time?
Open submission right away! I can’t stress that enough there are SO MANY awesome female cartoonists dying for the chance to get into print. Most of which you’d never know about. Like some of the best stuff we got was from girls from like Norway or the Netherlands. How would we have ever known they were out there if we hadn’t made public that we were looking for work for this anthology all over the internet. BTW much thanks to any website that helped us out there (Heidi at the Beat I am most definitely looking in your direction).
What has the last 12 months been like for you, have there been a lot of changes? Any special accomplishments you’d like to relate to us?
The last 12 months have been awesome for me comics-wise. Other than putting out the Girls Gudie last summer; I was featured on IFC’s Comic Con Chronicles 2007 TV special, which I also did a promotional comic for. Both of which can be seen on my website. I was recently interviewed by the online portion of the New York Daily News, which can be seen here. And this summer at MoCCA [Artfest] I will be releasing the first volume of my graphic novel series Jam in the Band which is a really huge deal for me as I have been working on this book for the last 2 years. I honestly could not be more excited for my future in comics right now.
Do you have any words of wisdom for Friends of Lulu members out there that might be considering a similar project to this one?
Eh you know my whole mantra. Just [expletive deleted, sorry Robin] do it, make it happen. And look, look what happened with Raina Telgemeier after she was in Broad Appeal. Someone read that and now she draws the Baby Sitters Club graphic novels. Does she deserve it? Of course she does. So when we did The Girl’s Guide to Guys’ Stuff that was our main thing. We wanted someone else, some other amazingly talented female cartoonist to get the chance to be in print, get discovered by a larger audience and get the chance to shine even brighter. I really can’t think of a better thing to do in terms of promoting women in comics.
Thank you, Robin!
President of the National Board Valerie D’Orazio and Treasurer Marion Vitus sit down with David at Comixology to talk about Friends of Lulu—what our organization does, what we were up to at NYCC, and what this year holds in store for us!
If I could only buy one book this week, I think it would be Amaze Ink/Slave Labor Graphics’ Wonderland #6. How this beautiful little book has managed to slip under my radar for five issue is beyond me (actually, it might have to so with scheduling — the first issue came out when?), but the moment I was the cover of this issue, I knew I would be hooked.
Now, the market seems to be saturated with Alice in Wonderland inspired comics as of late, so why buy this book versus others? First, it’s not a straight adaptation. I have a little bit of a pet peeve with comic adaptations of existing work, particularly written works. If you’re reading the adaptation because you’re a fan of the original work, that’s fine; but if you’re reading it as a replacement for the original, that’s a big no-no. Get the real thing and read it. Second, the story and art are both great. I’m particularly in love with artist Sonny Liew’s story book style. And, writer Tommy Kovac has managed to pick up on a few little details of the original Wonderland tale — as told by Disney — and make them into something wholly his own. Third, this really doesn’t have much to do with this issue really, but if you check the book out at the comic shop and it looks appealing, but you’re not sure if you want to spend all that time tracking down back issues, you’re in luck. A hardcover edition of the series is being released in July.
Here’s the list of other comics being released this week as reported by ComicList.com:
AARDVARK VANAHEIM
Glamourpuss #1 (Comics Edition), $3.00
Glamourpuss #1 (Fashion Edition), $3.00
ABRAMS
Kyle Baker Nat Turner HC**, $24.95
Angry Little Girls Book On Friendship Miniature Edition**, $4.95
Fritz Lang’s M HC**, $27.50
AC COMICS
Green Lama Man Of Strength #1, $6.95
ALTERNA COMICS INC
Morbid Myths TP, $11.95
AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS
Gargoyles Bad Guys #2, $3.50
Wonderland #6, $3.95
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger Tangent #4, $2.99
ARCANA STUDIO
Grunts TP, $14.95
Helen Killer #1 (of 4), $2.99
Kade HC Sun Of Perdition, $19.95
ARCHIE COMICS
Archie #584, $2.25
Archie Double Digest #188, $3.69
Sonic The Hedgehog Select TP Vol 01, $11.95
Tales From Riverdale Digest #28, $2.49
ASPEN MLT INC
Aspen Trinity Poster 2008, $7.99
Iron & The Maiden BB&C #1 (Francis Manapul Signed Ed), $19.99
Iron & The Maiden BB&C #1 (Michael Turned Signed Ed), $29.99
AVATAR PRESS
Black Summer #6 (of 7), $2.99
Black Summer #6 (of 7)(Incentive Design Sketch Variant Edition), AR
Black Summer #6 (of 7)(Wrap Cover), $2.99
Black Summer #6 (of 7)(Auxiliary Edition), $2.99
BLACK LIBRARY
Warhammer 40K Relentless MMPB**, $7.99
Warhammer Time Of Legends Heldenhammer MMPB**, $7.99
BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS
Blackbeard Legacy #3 (of 4), $3.99
Jason & The Argonauts Kingdom Of Hades #3 (of 4), $3.99
BUYMETOYS.COM
Oz Wonderland Chronicles Jack & Cat Special, $3.50
CLASSIC COMICS PRESS INC
Dondi TP Vol 2, $24.95
Leonard Starrs Mary Perkins On Stage TP Vol 4, $24.95
COMIC SHOP NEWS INC
Comic Shop News #1089, AR
CREATIVE IMPULSE PUBLISHING
JFH Justice For Hire #3 (of 12)(Cover A), $3.99
JFH Justice For Hire #3 (of 12)(Cover B), $3.99
CRITICAL MASS
Age Of Insects Vol 02 Not Human, $5.99
DANGEROUS INK PUBLISHING
Dangerous Ink Magazine #3, $6.00
DARE COMICS
Hunter #2, $5.95
DARK HORSE
BPRD TP Vol 08 Killing Ground, $17.95
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus TP Vol 04, $24.95
Complete Green Lama Featuring Art Of Mac Raboy HC, $49.95
Dayan Collection HC Vol 01 Dayans Birthday, $9.95
Dayan Collection HC Vol 02 Thursday Rainy Party, $9.95
Dayan Collection HC Vol 03 White Eurocka, $9.95
Dayan Collection HC Vol 04 Chibikuro Party, $9.95
Facts In The Case Of The Departure Of Miss Finch HC (resolicited), $13.95
Mindstyle Brom Stickmen Series 1 Set B Pumpkin, $99.99
Star Wars Rebellion #13 (Small Victories Part 3 Of 4), $2.99
Tales of the Fear Agent TP, $14.95
Usagi Yojimbo #111, $2.99
DC COMICS
Action Comics #864, $2.99
Adam Strange Archives HC Vol 03, $49.99
Blue Beetle #26, $3.50
Cartoon Network Block Party #44, $2.25
DC Universe Zero (Final Crisis Tie-In), $0.50
Ex Machina #36, $2.99
Friday The 13th Abuser And The Abused #1, $3.50
Gon Vol 04, $5.99
Green Lantern #30, $2.99
Jack Of Fables #22, $2.99
JSA Classified #37, $2.99
Justice League Of America Heroes Poster, $7.99
Justice League Of America Villains Poster, $7.99
Legion Of Super Heroes #41, $2.99
Mystery In Space TP Vol 02, $17.99
New Gods Action Figure Balanced Half Case, AR
New Gods Action Figure Balanced Master Case, AR
New Gods Action Figure Weighted Half Case, AR
New Gods Action Figure Weighted Master Case, AR
New Gods Darkseid Action Figure, AR
New Gods Lightray Action Figure, AR
New Gods Orion Action Figure, AR
Showcase Challenegers Of The Unknown TP Vol 02, $16.99
Superman Batman HC Vol 06 Torment, $19.99
Supernatural Origins TP, $14.99
Teen Titans #58, $2.99
Teen Titans Go #54, $2.25
Teen Titans Year One #4 (of 6), $2.99
Uncle Sam And The Freedom Fighters #8 (of 8), $2.99
DEL REY
Air Gear GN Vol 08, $10.95
Alive GN Vol 04, $10.95
Aventura GN Vol 02, $10.95
DYNAMIC FORCES
Amazing Spider-Man #555 (Dynamic Forces Signed Edition), $19.99
DF May 08 Big Bang Starter Set, $20.08
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
New Battlestar Galactica Season Zero #7 (Jackson Herbert/Stjepan Sejic/photo covers), $2.99
EASTON STUDIO PRESS
I Am White Ninja, $14.95
FANTAGRAPHICS
Amor Y Cohetes SC**, $16.99
Bottomless Belly Button SC**, $29.99
Comic Arf SC**, $19.99
MOME Vol 11 GN**, $14.99
FUTURE PUBLISHING LTD
SFX #169, $9.70
GIANT ROBOT MAGAZINE
Giant Robot #53, $4.99
GIRASOL COLLECTABLES INC
Girasol Pulp Doubles The Spider Vol 07, $14.95
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
Vampire Kisses GN Vol 01 Blood Relatives (of 3)(AA), $7.99
Warriors GN Vol 03 Warriors Return (Of 3)**, $6.99
HIGH SPEED PRODUCTIONS
Juxtapoz Vol 15 #5 (May 2008), $4.99
HORRORHOUND LTD
Horrorhound #11, $6.95
HYPERION BOOKS
Thoreau At Walden HC, $16.99
IDW PUBLISHING
Complete Chester Goulds Dick Tracy HC Vol 04, $29.99
Speed Racer Racer X TP Origins Collection, $19.99
IMAGE COMICS
Crawl Space Xxxombies #4, $2.99
Darkness Levels Reader Set, $10.99
Elephantmen War Toys #3 (of 3), $2.99
Frank Frazettas Death Dealer Deluxe HC, $49.99
Noble Causes #33, $3.50
Proof #7, $2.99
Top Cow Summer Reading Set, $10.99
Urban Monsters #3, $3.50
WildGuard Insider #1 (of 3), $3.50
Witchblade Devi #1 (Cover B - Basaldua), $3.99
Witchblade Devi #1 (Cover A - Land), $3.99
Witchblade Takeru Manga 7-12 Set, $15.99
Witchblade Takeru Manga TP Vol 01, $19.99
Youngblood #3 (Derec Donovan/Rob Liefeld covers), $2.99
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER GROUP
Kustom Graphics Hot Rods Burlesque Rock N Roll HC, $39.95
KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS
Scrye #121 (July 2008), $5.99
MARVEL COMICS
All New Official Handbook Marvel Universe A To Z Premiere HC Vol 02, $24.99
Avengers Initiative #12, $2.99
Avengers Invaders Ross Poster, $7.99
Black Panther TP Little Green Men, $10.99
Daredevil Blood Of The Tarantula, $3.99
Fantastic Four TP Beginning Of The End, $12.99
Giant Size Avengers Invaders #1, $3.99
Immortal Iron Fist #14, $3.99
Kabuki Reflections #10, $5.99
Marvel Adventures Iron Man #12, $2.99
Marvel Comics Presents #8, $3.99
Marvel Illustrated Moby Dick #3 (of 6), $2.99
New Avengers #40 (Secret Invasion Tie-In), $2.99
New Warriors #11, $2.99
Order #10, $2.99
Punisher Premiere HC Circle Of Blood (Book Market Cover), $19.99
Punisher Premiere HC Circle Of Blood (Direct Market Cover), $19.99
Secret Invasion #1 (of 8)(2nd Printing Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover), $3.99
Thor Ages Of Thunder, $3.99
Thor By J Michael Straczynski Premiere HC Vol 01, $19.99
Ultimate Human #4 (of 4), $2.99
Ultimate X-Men #93, $2.99
X-Men HC Messiah Complex, $39.99
X-Men Legacy #210 (X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
NBM
Ordinary Victories GN (AA), $15.95
Remembrance Things Past Pt 2 Vol 01 Budding Grove (AA), $10.95
Remembrance Things Past Pt 3 TP Vol 1 Swann In Love, $10.95
NETCOMICS
Do Whatever You Want GN Vol 02 (of 6), $9.99
Honey Senior Darling Junior GN Vol 02 (of 2), $9.99
Operation Liberate Men GN Vol 03, $9.99
Romance Papa GN Vol 02 (of 8), $9.99
NIGHTLIGHT PRESS
Starslip Crisis Vol 01**, $14.99
NONSTOP PRESS
Paint Or Pixel SC, $29.95
ONI PRESS
Local #11 (of 12)(resolicited), $2.99
PANINI PUBLISHING
Doctor Who Special #19, $11.99
PLATINUM STUDIOS
Adventures Of Tymm Alien Circus #1 (of 3), $5.95
Atlantis Rising #5, $3.99
Big Amoeba One Shot, $4.95
Gunplay GN, $14.99
Hot Shot & Mighty Girl GN, $14.99
I Was Kidnapped By Lesbian Pirates Outerspace #1 (of 6), $0.99
Super Larry GN, $14.95
POCKET BOOKS
Star Trek Terok Nor Night Of Wolves MMPB, $7.99
Wolverine Nature Of The Beast MMPB, $7.99
PUBLISHERS GROUP WEST
Legacy TP Paintings & Drawings Of Frank Frazetta, $29.95
Testament TP Life & Art Of Frank Frazetta, $29.95
RADICAL PUBLISHING
Caliber #1 (Stanley Lau Closeup Cover B), $1.00
Caliber #1 (Stanley Lau Full Body Cover A), $1.00
Caliber #1 (Dave Wilkins Cover C), $1.00
Hercules #1 (Admira Wijaya Cover B), $1.00
Hercules #1 (Jim Steranko Cover A), $1.00
RANDOM HOUSE
Star Wars Legacy Of The Force MMPB Sacrifice, $7.99
REBELLION
2000 AD #1581, $4.50
2000 AD #1582, $4.50
RED 5 COMICS
Abyss #4 (of 4), $2.95
RUNNING PRESS
Mens Underwear Repair Kit, $9.95
SANCTUM PRODUCTIONS
Doc Savage Double Novel Vol 16, $12.95
Indiana Jones & Last Crusade Novelization MMPB, $6.99
Indiana Jones & Temple Of Doom Novelization MMPB, $6.99
Raiders Of The Lost Ark Novelization MMPB, $6.99
Shadow Double Novel Vol 17, $12.95
SCHOLASTIC INC
Magic Pickle GN, $9.99
SCRAP PICTURES
Blazin Brandy #4**, $2.99
STERLING PUBLISHING
Cartooning Ultimate Character Design Book SC, $19.95
Drawing The New Adventure Cartoons SC, $19.95
SUBTERRANEAN PRESS
His Majestys Dragon Limited Edition HC, $125.00
TALCMEDIA PRESS
Dreadnought Invasion Six #2 (of 4), $3.95
TOKYOPOP
Kingdom Hearts Chain Of Memories Box Set GN, $14.99
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
Delayed Replays GN, $7.00
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Alter Ego #77, $6.95
Back Issue #28, $6.95
Kirby Five Oh 50 Years Of King Of Comics TP (resolicited), $19.95
VANGUARD
Spies Vixens & Masters of Kung Fu Art of Paul Gulacy SC, $24.95
VERTICAL INC
Tezuka Dororo GN Vol 01, $13.95
VIRGIN COMICS LLC
Buddha Story Of Enlightenment #2, $2.99
Devi #19 (resolicited), $2.99
Ramayan 3392 AD Reloaded Guidebook (resolicited), $2.99
Snakewoman Curse Of The 68 #3 (of 4), $2.99
Tall Tales Of Vishnu Sharma #4 (of 5)(Panchatantra)(resolicited), $2.99
WILDCARD INK
Gumby TP Vol 01 (AA), $12.95
WILDSIDE PRESS LLC
Ruby Slippers Golden Tears SC, $12.95
Weird Tales Magazine #348, $6.99
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
Hulk #1 (Online Exc Keown Variant Cover CGC 9.8), AR
Hulk #1 (Quesada Sgn), AR
Wizard Magazine #200 (200 Greatest Characters Cover), $5.99
Wizard Magazine #200 (Hitch Mcniven Quesada Turner Jam Cover), $5.99
X-Force #1 (Bloody Variant Cover CGC 9.8), AR
X-Men Messiah Complex #1 (WWT Silvestri Sgn Variant Sketch Cover), AR
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Grimm Fairy Tales Piper #2 (of 4), $2.99
To help spotlight our wonderful Award Winners from last year before handing their mantle to this year’s winners- we’re doing some interviews! First up is the winner of the Kim Yale Award for Best New Female Talent of 2007- Rachel Nabors.
Remember to speak up for your favorite creator-
nominate them for a Lulu Award!
It’s been a rock-and-roll year for you, Rachel! Care to tell us
a little bit about what the past 12 months have held for you?
My goodness, it has been a busy year! I did a weekly comic on iVillage’s gURL.com, started a new life living on my own in a little city, won your Kim Yale Award for Best New Female Talent (thank you, everyone who voted for me! I love you!), fell in love, got engaged, moved again. And my jaw. I need between $15-25,000 worth of orthognathic surgery to correct a crossbite that is slowly wearing away my jaw. I was surprised when friends, readers, and comickers rallied to help me raise the cash. We’re over $7,000 so far! It’s so heartwarming to meet so many people and others who’ve been through this. It’s really given me faith in humans as individuals again, even if as a society we have shortcomings.
I have met so many people and had so many first-time experiences, I keep waiting for it all to slow down! But I get the feeling that life is like a carousel. As it speeds up, you feel a little sick from all the motion, and once it gets going, it keeps flying round and round. But by the time it slows down, you don’t want it to stop.
We at Friends of Lulu had a delay in getting your physical award to you- our apologies! Has being the Kim Yale award winner helped you get any recognition, besides this setback of no plaque to put on your table?
It helps me connect more with editors and creators unfamiliar with my work. There’s this glint of recognition if the award comes up. But I think mainly, to me, it is more that I feel recognized by my readers and the female side of the comic industry. It’s an indelible confirmation that, yes, people are reading, and yes, what I made is good enough to get a (very nice!) award. So now I can’t mope about about how nobody gives me any credit and blah blah, because if I do, someone will hit me on the back of my head and say, “You won an award! What more do you want? A national holiday?” So I can’t whine like I used to anymore. I have to say things like, “I am an award winning comics creator.” You try saying that after years of, “Oh, I like to draw…” It’s hard! And of course, it sounds great at cocktail parties and on resumes.
How do you feel your comic storytelling has improved
over the past year, can you note any specific influences in
terms of art or writing style that have particularly inspired you? How has that inspiration surfaced in your work?
Most of my changes in storytelling have shown up in side-projects, which you will see more of in the coming years. But in the comics I’ve made for gURL.com, I feel that I’ve moved from a social commentary to a more character-driven plot, sort of like how Sex and the City stopped being one girl’s observations on sex and started being a drama revolving around her love life. (Only I like to think my protagonist is a better role model than Carrie Bradshaw.) I started trying to show the story from more than one vantage point, to give my characters more dimension and show why they behave the way they do.
I, as always, don’t really have a major artistic influence. I’ve been reading a lot of Junko Mizuno’s work and Penny and Aggie, but I wouldn’t say I’ve gone out of my way to emulate either. In the future, though, keep an eye out for art nouveau influences. I can’t get over Mucha’s art, and I am determined to try my hand at that particular style.
Your relationship with comics has changed a bit, you’re moving from a weekly comic for gURL.com on to other things- what’s in store for you next?
I’ll be restarting as a bi-monthly comic for gURL.com if all goes well after this much needed respite.
I’m also working on a by/for/about women comics portal/banner exchange. The girls’ comics banner exchange I am running at SubcultureofOne.com/clique keeps crashing my site with all its traffic, so it’s time to take things to the next level.
I want to finish publishing all my gURL comics as minis. I’m working on getting wider distribution through a chain of music stores, and I always say comics and music go together like ice cream and warm pie.
I am also involved in a Shakespearean project with another award winning comics creator. We’re both very excited, and I’m hoping that now I’ll have the time to devote to this and other projects that I’ve been keeping on the back burner far too long.
Lastly, I’ve started a series of monster fairytales that I would like to publish in a small, illustrated children’s book.
As you can see, my plate is very much still full!
Is there anything in particular you’d like to mention
that we haven’t covered? Words of wisdom for other potential
Kim Yale Award winners, or prospective comic creators?
Love your readers and your fans. They love you. Try to reply to every one of their emails, even if you end up with a backlog.
Get a myspace, a facebook, and a newsletter. If you’re a girl, get a livejournal, too. Most of the female comicking community is still on Livejournal.
Solicit criticism, and don’t squirm when you get it. You need it. You also need to learn how to face rejection. As long as you strive to improve yourself, you have nothing to fear. They only reject you until you get Good. You get Good by asking people what makes your work Not Good and then trying to improve. Don’t let vanity hold you back, because you’ll always have a long way to go. Learn to love the process, love learning, love improvement. If you like those things, then criticism will be a boon, and rejection will fall in the face of your determination!
Repeat “chin up, head down” as a mantra. Be proud of your work, but don’t be a prima donna. Don’t be humble, either. Nobody likes a whiny artist, especially if you draw better to those you whine to. It’s a fine line to walk. Trying to imagine holding your chin up while holding your head down is a great way to visualize it.
When you do get recognition, any kind or amount of recognition, do not surrender to external validation or self absorption. Only die-hard fans love someone with their heads up their own asses. Celebrities can become jerks when they have so many sycophants that they don’t feel the need to appeal to anyone but themselves anymore. Sycophants aren’t real friends.
Don’t react to internet trolls. Ignore them or laugh at or with them. Say nothing to or about them. Like small children and lame celebrities, they like the external validation that comes with any kind of attention.
Remember that just because you are friends with an editor/publisher doesn’t mean that they have your best interests at heart. Never be afraid to haggle about a contract or ask for clarification.
Make friends.
Sleep well. Don’t stress out.
Wise words indeed, Rachel. Thank you!
For more of Rachel’s work online, see any and all of the following-
SubcultureofOne.com = My comics archive, gallery and blog.
gURL.com = New comic of mine every Wednesday!
MangaPunk.com = News and reviews site I oversee.
The nominations for the Lulu Awards are open to non-members! Nominate here: http://www.friends-lulu.org/awards08nomform.php.
You can nominate yourself, and you can ask your friends to nominate you. For each category, save Volunteer of the Year, the four people with the most nominations who are also qualified according to our award fine print go on the voting ballot. You do need to be a member to vote, so consider joining!
NYCC is over, and we are completely worn out– but not too worn out to take care of business, namely thanking our wonderful panelists, and volunteers who helped make it all possible!
Our table was constantly abuzz with people interested in finding out more from Friends of Lulu, what our organization does and what it works to accomplish; which is primarily the uniting of women and comics.
For those who may want a refresher, I’ll give the spiel briefly: Friends of Lulu is a national nonprofit organization geared towards bringing women and comics together. We do that by annually hosting the Lulu Awards, the only awards (at least, that I’m aware of!) that seek to recognize the work of women in the comics industry. We also produce graphic novel anthologies to spread the work of emerging women artists and writers. Lastly, but most important of all, we work to unify women and men across the country that share our vision. We have a quarterly newsletter, a website active with news and interviews of women in the industry, and are present at as many conventions as we can to create a space for our members to spread their material, meet with other members, and participate with the direction of the organization.
We are did all that and more at New York Comic-Con this year! Nominations are now open for the Lulu Awards. You don’t have to be a member to nominate your favorite female artist/writer/editor! You do have to be a member to vote- so consider joining. But regardless, please participate! We want as wide a pool of female creators to choose from for our Lulu Awards.
We had many artists stop by our table for an hour of signing- all from the Girls’ Guide to Guys’ Stuff. I regret to say I snapped photos of just a couple- but here they are!
Jannie Ho with Lulu Board President Valerie D’Orazio.
Friday was the Women in Comics panel with Jennifer Grünwald, Shelly Bond, Becky Cloonan, Gail Simone, Heidi MacDonald, Karen Green, and moderator Abby Denson. This was hands down the best panel I’ve ever seen whose subject was “Women in Comics” which is, as Heidi pointed out, a circa 1987 title name. It’s true that we’re at the point now where rather than trying to point out the ‘oddity’ that being a woman in the comics industry is, we should be focusing on the work those women create- not how it ranks against the men in the industry. I agree, and I hope in the future Friends of Lulu can organize a panel that reflects that focus. The only trouble is, I’m stuck for panel title ideas. If you’ve got a good idea for a panel name that avoids the all-too-familiar ring of “Women in Comics”, let us know!
Back to the panel, we will soon have audio courtesy of Girl-Wonder.org.
What I loved about this panel was the direct line of questioning that Abby approached her moderating duties with. I’m sure the women on this panel have all seen their work spoken of in terms of how their gender relates to what they do; and all too often the line of reasoning follows like this- they are women, therefore their work must be in some way feminist, and feminism equals man-hating, therefore these women are ready to hate men and men’s opinions. It was delightful to hear these women speak about what they think feminism is, how feminism is (and isn’t!) reflected in their work, and to see the pride these women take in the extraordinary effort they have made in bringing good comic stories to the public.
Nearing the end in the Q&A portion of the panel, an audience member asked how to write female characters without being shunned. Ms. Green immediately recommended reading Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, and though that probably flew in the face of the interests of the audience at the time, I believe it bears repeating. I’d also like to add My Antonia by Willa Cather, which has the bonus of being a book written by a woman about a woman from the perspective of a man- if you can follow that. It just goes to show that with the right observation, you don’t have to be your subject to write about your subject!
Saturday was a full day of spreading the love of comics, with volunteers and signers at the Friends of Lulu table.
Sunday, Valerie and I were interviewed by Comixology about Friends of Lulu and the exciting things we have planned for this year, so take a look on their site- our podcast interview should be up Thursday!
Sunday was also our Comics for Girls Panel, featuring Christine Norrie, Raina Telgemeier, Buzz Dixon, Allison Barrows, Jimmy Gownley, Barbara Slate, and Mike Pellerito. I am constantly pleased by how open and encouraging people are in this corner of the comics industry. People who make comics for kids, and for girls specifically, are really a kind bunch that want to see more great material out on the shelves for all to enjoy. Best of all, a rousing Q&A session was had as parents in the crowd asked for recommendations on what their daughters should read. Top of the list? Yotsuba!, The Baby-Sitters Club, Serenity, Amelia Rules, WJHC, and of course Archie (go Betty!). The emphasis that the panelists wished to place was on girl characters being empowered- dealing with interactions with other characters, the emotional impact of their relationships, and the actions the main character took as a part of their story arcs. It is tremendously inspiring to see all of these creators gung-ho for expanding the literature available so girls today can be spoken to directly.
Walking back from the Comics for Girls Panel Valerie and I are stopped by Russell Burlingame, a Comic Related columnist and Special Projects Editor at Greg Palast Investigations, who needs a photo for a piece on gender in comics. I’m only too happy to oblige in my Superman t-Shirt and this is the result:
Thanks Russell, and way to go on the photo, Valerie!
That wraps up my words on New York Comic-Con, let’s move on to the Lulu Awards!
Lulu Awards: Nominations are open!
You don’t have to be a member to nominate!
You don’t have to be female to nominate!
Heck, you don’t even have to like us to nominate!
But you do need to know of a female comic creator that you want
to see recognized for her hard work in this industry.
Nominations close on May 14th, 2008. Nominate early, nominate often, spread the news- there’s plenty of people out there who deserve an award!
There are only a couple of manga that I am actively following right now, aside from the Shojo Beat titles I covered last week, and After School Nightmare is one of them. Not only is Nightmare pretty to look at, but it also has a heck of a storyline to it. As publisher Go! Comic puts it, “Like most teenagers, Mashiro Ichijo has a secret. But Mashiro’s secret is that he’s neither fully male nor female! So far, Mashiro’s been able to live his life as a boy, but all this changes when he’s informed of a new class he must take in order to graduate from his elite prep school. To pass, he must find the ‘Key’ …and the only way to find it is to enter into a nightmare world where his body and soul are put at the mercy of the worst kind of enemies: his classmates!”
At the core of After School Nightmare is the question of what makes a girl a girl and a boy a boy, and whether or not you should let your gender define who you are and who you should love. Mashiro faces the constant battle of having a female’s body from the waist down — watching him P.M.S. gives me the giggles for some reason — but the heart of a man as he tries to decide which of his love interests he really likes. The male? Or the female? There’s also the theme of letting others see who you are on the inside. In the “nightmares” Mashiro and his classmates face in their “class”, they each take on a form that reflects the true nature of their soul — whether they like it or not. It’s a series that has led me to question gender roles and made me wonder what I would look like in the nightmares of After School Nightmare.
And, the story comes in a very beautiful package. The faux-watercolor covers are breathtaking in their pastel tones, and the interior line work is very nice as well. Although their is something distinctively girly about the whole look of Nightmare, it’s a story that I’m sure the guys could indulge in as well. I highly recommend picking up After School Nightmare, starting with volume one and leading up to this week’s release of volume seven.
For a listing of other new releases this week, we turn as always to ComicList.com:
A.D. VISION
PiQ Magazine May 2008, $6.99
ABSTRACT STUDIO
Terry Moores Echo #1 (2nd Printing), $3.50
ANARCHY STUDIOS/HARRIS COMICS
Vengeance Of Vampirella TP, $15.95
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger #95, $2.99
Gold Digger Peebo Tales Special #3, $3.50
Gold Digger Sourcebook #16, $3.95
APE ENTERTAINMENT
Bizarre New World Population Explosion GN, $6.95
White Picket Fences Double Feature GN, $6.95
ARCANA STUDIO
Helen Killer #1 (of 4)**, $2.99
Rama TP, $14.95
ARCHIE COMICS
Betty & Veronica #235, $2.25
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #160, $3.69
Sonic X #32, $2.25
AURORA PUBLISHING INC
Nephilim GN, $10.95
Say Please GN, $12.95
Seduce Me After The Show GN, $12.95
BDG ENTERTAINMENT
Ayre Force HC Vol 01, $19.95
BIG BANG INC
Ragmop TP (AA), $29.95
BLUE LINE ART
Beau Smiths No Guts No Glory TP (resolicited), $19.99
BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS
Insane Jane #2 (of 4), $3.99
BONGO
Bart Simpson Comics #41, $2.99
Simpsons Classics #16, $3.99
Simpsons Comics TP Dollars To Donuts, $14.95
BOOM! STUDIOS
Fall Of Cthulhu #11 (Cover A), $3.99
Fall Of Cthulhu #11 (Cover B), $3.99
Warhammer 40k Blood & Thunder HC (Limited Edition), $49.99
Warhammer 40k Blood & Thunder TP, $16.99
Warhammer Forge Of War HC (Limited Edition), $49.99
BUENAVENTURA PRESS
Injury Comics #2, $4.95
Klassic Komics Klub HC, $14.95
CINEFANTASTIQUE
Femme Fatales Vol 17 #2, $9.99
COMIC CAVALCADE
Lady Death 2007 Swimsuit Special (Ruby Red Foil Edition), $5.99
COMIC SHOP NEWS INC
Comic Shop News #1088, AR
DARK HORSE
Conan Legacy Frazetta Covers #2 (Of 8)(God In The Bowl), $5.99
Living with the Dead TP, $9.95
Mindstyle Jim Hensons City Critters Trading Figures, AR
Return of the Gremlins #2 (of 3)(resolicited), $2.99
Star Wars Dark Times #10 (of 5)(Parallels Part 5), $2.99
Star Wars Knights Of Old Republic #27 (Vector Part 3), $2.99
Star Wars Legacy #22, $2.99
Stationery Set Camilla D Errico, $4.99
DC COMICS
Afro Samurai Bust, $69.99
Afro Samurai Justice Bust, $69.99
Batman #675, $2.99
Batman 1/2 Scale Bust, $295.00
Batman Chronicles TP Vol 05, $14.99
Birds Of Prey #117, $2.99
Checkmate #25, $2.99
Countdown To Final Crisis #1, $2.99
Death Of The New Gods #8 (of 8), $3.50
Dorothea Vol 01, $12.99
Fables #72, $2.99
I Hate You More Than Anyone Vol 04, $9.99
Jonah Hex TP Vol 04 Only The Good Die Young, $12.99
JSA HC Vol 02 Thy Kingdom Come Part 1, $19.99
Justice League Of America #20, $2.99
Northlanders #5, $2.99
Number Of The Beast #2 (of 6)(Regular Chris Sprouse Cover), $2.99
Number Of The Beast #2 (of 6)(Incentive Brandon Badeaux Variant Cover), $2.99
Scooby Doo #131, $2.25
Secret History Of The Authority Jack Hawksmoor #2 (of 6), $2.99
Shadowpact #24, $2.99
Spirit #16, $2.99
Super Friends #2, $2.25
Superman Batman #47, $2.99
Supernatural Rising Son #1 (of 6)(Regular Ben Oliver Cover), $2.99
Supernatural Rising Son #1 (of 6)(Incentive Dustin Nguyen Variant Cover), $2.99
Team Zero TP, $17.99
DEL REY MANGA
Kagetora GN Vol 09, $10.95
Pastel GN Vol 10, $10.95
DENNIS DRUKTENIS PUBLISHING
Scary Monsters Magazine #66, $8.95
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING INC
Dragonlance Chronicles Vol 3 #10 (Roberts Cover A), $3.50
Dragonlance Chronicles Vol 3 #10 (Walpole Cover B), $5.50
Hack Slash Series #11 (Mckelvie Cover B), $3.50
Hack Slash Series #11 (Seeley Cover A), $3.50
Sheena Trail of the Mapinguari One Shot (Cover B -Stone), $9.50
Sheena Trail of the Mapinguari One Shot (Cover A - Staples), $5.50
DIAMOND
Game Trade Magazine #99, AR
Previews Vol XVIII #5, AR
DIGITAL MANGA
Thisty For Love GN, $12.95
DIMENSIONAL MANGA LTD
Demon Prince Children Of Gaia GN Vol 02, $11.99
DYNAMIC FORCES
Dark Tower Long Road Home #1 (of 5)(DF Signed Edition), $29.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #2 (of 5)(DF Signed Edition), $29.99
Grimm Fairy Tales #3 (DF Alternate Cover), AR
Project Superpowers #1 (DF Ultra Limited Edition Cover), $10.00
Red Sonja #26 (DF UK Ex Cover), AR
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Army Of Darkness Xena Why Not #2 (of 4)(Fabiano Neves/UDON covers), $3.50
Battlestar Galactica #5 (Foil Cover), AR
Darkness Vs Eva #2 (of 4)(Brett Booth/Edgar Salazar/Paul Renaud covers), $3.50
Project Superpowers #2 (of 7)(Foil Cover), AR
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Fuzz & Pluck In Splitsville #5 (Of 5)**, $4.95
FUSION PUBLISHING
Geek Monthly Vol 2 #4, $5.99
GAMES WORKSHOP
White Dwarf #340, $6.00
GO MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC
After School Nightmare GN Vol 07, $10.99
AI Revolution GN Vol 03, $10.99
Black Sun Silver Moon GN Vol 05, $10.99
Train Plus Train GN Vol 06, $10.99
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
Simpsons Library Of Wisdom Book Of Moe HC, $9.95
Simpsons Library Of Wisdom Flanders Book Of Faith HC, $9.95
IDW PUBLISHING
Complete Terry & The Pirates Vol 03 HC 1939-1940, $49.99
Fallen Angel IDW #26 (Regular JK Woodward Cover), $3.99
Gene Simmons Zipper #5, $3.99
Mac Bolan The Executioner Devils Tools #1 (of 5)(Rebecca A Wrigley/Gold Eagle Variant covers), $3.99
Speed Racer Chronicles Of The Racer TP, $17.99
Star Trek TNG Intelligence Gathering #4 (of 5)(Joe Corroney/David Messina covers), $3.99
Star Trek New Frontier #2 (Stephen Thompson/JK Woodward covers), $3.99
Transformers Spotlight Grimlock, $3.99
Wormwood Calamari Rising #4, $3.99
IG PUBLISHING
Slowpoke One Nation Oh My God SC, $13.95
IMAGE COMICS
Dynamo 5 #12, $3.50
Godland #22, $2.99
Johnny Delgado Is Dead TP Vol 01, $14.99
McFarlanes MLB Series 21 Figure Assortment, AR
Mice Templar #4, $2.99
Spawn #177, $2.95
Spawn Action Figure Assortment Series 33 Age Of Pharaohs, AR
Spawn Godslayer #8, $2.99
TMP Military 3-in Series 2 Action Figure Assortment, AR
TMP Military Series 7 Action Figure Assortment, AR
Witchblade #117 (Cover B - Ross), $2.99
Witchblade #117 (Cover A - Sejic), $2.99
Witchblade Takeru Manga 1-6 Set, $15.99
JOHN WILEY & SONS
Why Did It Have To Be Snakes SC, $15.95
MARVEL COMICS
Avengers Invaders Sketchbook, AR
Avengers TP Kree Skrull War (New Printing), $24.99
Daredevil TP Vol 02 Hell To Pay, $15.99
Deadpool Classic TP Vol 1, $29.99
Deadpool Vs Marvel Universe TP, $24.99
Hulk #3 (Regular Ed McGuinness Cover), $2.99
Hulk #3 (Incentive David Finch Variant Cover), $2.99
Hulk Vs Hercules When Titans Clash, $3.99
Iron Man Hulk Sampler, AR
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #35, $2.99
Marvel Illustrated Picture Dorian Gray #5 (of 6), $2.99
Marvel Previews May 2008, AR
Mighty Avengers #12 (Secret Invasion Tie-In), $2.99
Ms Marvel #26 (Secret Invasion Infiltration Tie-In), $2.99
New Exiles #5, $2.99
Power Pack Day One #2 (of 4), $2.99
She-Hulk 2 #28, $2.99
Thor #8, $2.99
Ultimate Fantastic Four #53, $2.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #121, $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #497 (Incentive Marko Djurdjevic Variant Cover)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
Uncanny X-Men #497 (Regular Michael Choi Cover)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
Wolverine First Class #2, $2.99
X-Force #3 (Bloody Variant Cover)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
X-Force #3 (Regular Clayton Crain Cover)(X-Men Divided We Stand Tie-In), $2.99
X-Men First Class Vol 2 #11, $2.99
X-Men TP Emperor Vulcan, $13.99
Young Avengers Presents #4 (of 6), $2.99
MC FARLAND & COMPANY INC.
Love On The Racks HC History Amer Romance Comics, AR
MICROCOSM PUBLISHING
Invincible Summer An Anthology TP #2, $14.00
Making Stuff And Doing Things, $12.00
Welcome To The Dahl House TP, $7.00
MIRAGE
Tales Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45, $3.25
NBM
Classics Illustrated Deluxe HC Vol 02 Tales of the Brothers Grimm, $17.95
Classics Illustrated Deluxe TP Vol 02 Tales of the Brothers Grimm, $13.95
Metronome HC, $13.95
NO GREATER JOY
Good & Evil #3 (Part 1 The Beginning), $2.99
ONI PRESS
Love The Way You Love Side A TP**, $11.95
Queen & Country Definitive Edition TP Vol 02, $19.95
REBELLION
Judge Dredd Megazine #270, $7.50
RED 5 COMICS
Neozoic #4, $2.95
RHINE ENT/GUNSLINGER MEDIA
Girls And Corpses Magazine Vol 2 Spring 2008, $8.95
RUDE DUDE PRODUCTIONS
Nexus Origin One Shot (AA), $3.99
SCB DISTRIBUTORS
Beyond Ultraman SC, $25.00
SUPER 7 MEDIA INC
Super 7 Magazine The Book HC #16 (resolicited)**, $39.95
TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS
Space Doubles #3, $2.99
TITAN
Stargate Magazine #22, $6.99
Torchwood Magazine #3, $6.99
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Best Of Write Now TP Vol 01, $19.95
Modern Masters SC Vol 16 Mike Allred, $14.95
Rough Stuff #8, $6.95
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
X-O Manowar Birth HC, $24.95
VANGUARD
Thrilling Comic Book Cover Art of Alex Schomburg SC, $24.95
VIDEO WATCHDOG
Video Watchdog #138, $7.95
VIPER COMICS
Dead at 17 TP Compendium Edition, $24.95
VIRGIN COMICS LLC
India Authentic #12 (Andhaka), $2.99
Sadhu Wheel Of Destiny #1 (of 5), $2.99
WATSON GUPTILL PUBLICATIONS
Beasts SC Ht Draw Fantastic Predators, $19.95
YAOI PRESS LLC
Cain GN Vol 02 (of 3), $12.95
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
1001 Arabian Nights Adventures Of Sinbad #0, $0.99
Tales From Wonderland Queen Of Hearts #1, $2.99