UNTIL YOUR HEART STOPS v9.9
by Brian Domingos

"Round of Applause for your Stepmother"

July 27th, 2005

It's been a while since I did some reviews, so I decided to grab a couple new buys and write some stuff up on them. The first three, I bought about a month ago. The last one, I bought last week. It’s a varied list for the most part. It's only four because the shipping list is so big this week. There's some good stuff in it, so be sure to check out the bottom section.


THE BROCCOLI AGENDA

Writer/Artist: David Yurkovich
Sleeping Giant Comics
$7.95

My first exposure to David Yurkovich was LESS THAN HEROES, his super-team book that saw collection last summer from Top Shelf. It's a different take on superheroes, falling more into the vein of the Mystery Men than the Avengers. Strange and obtuse heroes with even stranger enemies doing god knows what.

THE BROCCOLI AGENDA, which came before LESS THAN HEROES, is part of that universe. It's the story of Dr. Broccoli, AKA, "Doc-Broc" a superhero who needs help from the FBI. He sits down with Agent Swete, a man made entirely of organic chocolate and begins to tell his origin. He was once a boy obsessed with broccoli, whose parents were killed by a mobster. The boy grew into a man who one day, to his wishes and dreams, he sprouted broccoli instead of hair. He became a member of The Basic Four, a group of other likeminded food based superheroes.

It's absurdist comics at its best. Irony-free and full on weird, it skates the boundaries of the things we know and the things we'd never approach. It's a short story that uses the trappings of the Same Old Thing to live and breathe all new energy. Yurkovich chose the most straightforward format, three panels per page, making the tale completely accessible. The surprises here are in the emotion and the empathetic moments.

I highly recommend THE BROCCOLI AGENDA to anyone who can get their hands on it.

THE BALLAD OF SLEEPING BEAUTY, vol. 1 TPB

Writer: Gabriel Benson
Artist: Mike Hawthorne
Colors: Michael Atiyeh
Letters: Omar Mediano
Beckett Comics
$21.95

THE BALLAD OF SLEEPING BEAUTY was first brought to my attention about a year ago. My old roommate was down for a party and he was going on and on about it, having read the first issue as part of Beckett Comics' Free Comic Book Day haul. He liked the artwork and the story and recommended it to me.

I wasn't looking for a new book at the moment, but I always thought of it when I was looking for things to read. It made sense for me to get the collection.

BALLAD… is a variation of the classic Brothers Grimm story of the similar name. Now, rather than knights and royalty, we have Cole, an aimless Western Hero, Red, his would-be sidekick and a beautiful girl and the cursed town that houses her. Writer Gabriel Benson talks in the afterward about how long it took him to find the right niche for his angle. He landed with Western and it really works. You can funnel almost any type to drama through Western themes and make a completely new story. The West is an idealized place of vigilantes and desolate locales, independent and far removed from their neighbors. They might as well be in different universes.

Anyway, the story here is about Cole's redemption and Red's journey and it's easy one. Benson's script is pared down to bare essentials with light, relevant dialogue and strong pacing. It's eight issues, but it flies by, and not in a way that feels like a waste. The strength of the work comes through with Mike Hawthorne's able hand. I've talked about him before here – he's a great artist. He can adapt to any style and situation, skillfully illustrating the Western subjects in a fun way. From his fun-filled action scenes, to his quiet moments, Hawthorne hits all the notes. That's not to say that Benson didn't give him a great set up. There's, then, the colorist, Michael Atiyeh, who captured the mood of every scene perfectly.

THE BALLAD OF SLEEPING BEAUTY is an entertaining read and worth the time, but might not be worth the money. I got mine at a discount, so I didn't feel the brunt of the $21.95. That's a lot for a book like this. I know most new publishers are making a place for themselves in the Direct Market, but overpriced trade paperbacks aren't the way to go. I hope that Beckett's new relationship with Image Comics helps reign in the prices.

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VALENTINE: FULLY LOADED, vol. 1 TPB

Writer: Daniel Cooney
Artists: D. Cooney (p); Amin Amat, Ramon Torrez, Peter Palmiotti (i)
Letters: D. Cooney, Ed Dukeshire
Red Eye Press
$14.95

VALENTINE was a whim purchase. I mistakenly bought the second volume, not realizing that it was a volume two. So I put that off and found volume one.

"Fully Loaded" collected the first six issues of Daniel Cooney's VALENTINE series. Dana Valentine is an assassin with ties to the C.I.A. In typical late 90s flavor, this femme fatale is trying to stop World War III.

I was immediately struck by the artwork and tone of the story, thinking of Brian Michael Bendis' JINX. I know Bendis is a four letter word for a lot of people, but JINX is one of the best single works from any creators working today. So I think that its comparison with VALENTINE is a compliment. It's really just the attitude and feeling coming out of the female lead that gets me there.

Dana herself becomes more defined, less ambiguous and clichéd as the issues pass. You can see Cooney's planning all the way through, elaborating on relationships between characters and filling out back stories wherever necessary. I like that the book has the Do-It-Yourself feel to it, and the charm of knowing that Cooney busted his ass for the book certainly helps.

It's important to note that the issues came out over a couple of years, so there's growth from page to page. Cooney's line work gets tighter and his storytelling strengthens with every page. At first glance I probably wouldn't have read on, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Of course, already owning volume two may have had something to do with that.

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ULTIMATE X-MEN: The Most Dangerous Game, vol. 11 TPB

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artists: Stuart Immonen (p); Wade von Grawbadger (i)
Colors: Justin Ponser with Frank D’Armata
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos
Ultimate Marvel/Marvel Comics
$9.99

I've been vaguely following ULTIMATE X-MEN since it first started. Mark Millar bored me doing the same stories we've seen a hundred times before. Bendis brought a different kind of life to the book, which was nice. Now they have Brian K. Vaughan, who is doing, I think, a bang up job.

I avoided his last tpb, because of the Kubert factor, but I decided to come back to the book mostly because of Stuart Immonen. Immonen did such a good job on ULTIMATE FF that I just had to check out the arc.

The "Ultimate" universe if supposed to be about classic characters re-envisioned and I think a lot of writers forget this. Vaughan rethinks the dated Mojo and Longshot, both of whom are very much products of their times. Mojo is still in the media business, but rather than being an inter-dimensional media mogul, he's a fat, albino TV executive with a hit show. 'Longshot' is the source of his fame – alleged murderer and the undefeated contestant on his "Kill The Mutant" reality TV show. The X-men head to Genosha, an island in the Indian Ocean where mutants are outlawed and hunted, to save this persecuted mutant.

It's Standard X-Men Plot #17, but Vaughan adds some mystery, a couple other re-imagined villains and a team of rogue X-men to the search. The ending was not what I expected and I really feel like Vaughan and Immonen were just having some fun here.

If you have to buy an X-book, this is the one to watch.

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Those books were pretty good. Now, as we take a look at the deluge of books shipping today, as publishers rush to meet the end-of-the-month cut off.

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Upcoming
Books of note shipping July 27, 2005…

APR053067 2000 AD #1445 (NOTE PRICE) $4.10
MAY052913 2000 AD #1446 $4.10
MAY052376 ACTOR DFE HUNTER KILLER ALT CVR #1 $6.99
MAY052379 ACTOR NEW AVENGERS #2 MIKI SGN $19.99
APR052513 ACTOR X-MEN FOREVER #1 ALT COVER $10.00
DEC042430 ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD #3 (OF 4) (MR) $3.50
DEC042431 ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD WRAPAROUND CVR #3 (OF 4) (MR $3.50
MAY050270 ALBION #2 (OF 6) $2.99
MAY052989 ALL GROWN UP CINEMANGA VOL 2 OGN (OF 2) $7.99
MAY052925 AMAZING AGENT LUNA VOL 2 OGN $10.99
MAY051756 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #522 $2.50
MAY050271 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #2 (OF 16) $2.99
APR053023 ATTITUDE FEATURING NEAL SWAAB REHABILITATING MR WIGGLES TPB ( $10.95
MAY051817 AVENGERS WEST COAST VISION QUEST TPB $24.99
MAY050197 BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #6 (OF 6) $2.99
APR053015 BELLE STARR QUEEN OF BANDITS #1 (MR) $2.95
APR053083 BEOWULF #3 $2.99
AUG042366 BILL & TEDS MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURES VOL 2 TPB $13.95
MAY051765 BLACK PANTHER #6 $2.99
MAY052951 BLAME VOL 1 OGN (OF 10) (MR) $9.99
JUN052823 BRIAN PULIDOS LADY DEATH DEAD RISING MARTIN SKETCH ED $34.90
JUN052821 BRIAN PULIDOS LADY DEATH SWIMSUIT 2005 KILLING BLOW ED $5.99
JUN052824 BRIAN PULIDOS UNHOLY NATURE CALLS CVR #2 (MR) $5.99

MAY052895 CAPOTE IN KANSAS OGN (MR)
Oni Press
$11.95

I really enjoyed Ande Park’s UNION STATION, so I thought I’d give CAPOTE IN KANSAS a look. The book has the story of Truman Capote researching the murders for his uber-novel, IN COLD BLOOD. I haven’t that that yet, but I grabbed it from the hands of some high school kids on Monday, so I hope I can get it done before this ships. Those poor summer reading kids are going to miss out.

MAY050262 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #11 $2.25
JAN051591 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #18 (MR) $2.50
MAR052824 CATEGORY FREAKS VOL 1 TPB (MR) $9.95
MAY050202 CATWOMAN #45 $2.50

MAY050274 CITY OF TOMORROW #4 (OF 6) (MR)
Wildstorm/DC Comics
$2.99

So far, I’m enjoying this. Hot robot chicks and chiseled guys with guns. Typical Howard Chaykin.

MAY051824 COMBAT ZONE TRUE TALES OF GIS IN IRAQ VOL 1 TPB $19.99
MAY052896 COURTNEY CRUMRIN TALES #1 $5.95
MAY052965 CROSS VOL 4 OGN (OF 5) $9.99
MAY052879 CRYPTOZOO CREW VOL 1 TPB $9.95
MAY052805 CSI NEW YORK BLOODY MURDER #1 (OF 5) $3.99
APR052555 CUTE MANIFESTO TPB $19.95
MAY052813 CVO COVERT VAMPIRIC OPERATIONS ROGUE STATE TPB (MR) $19.99
MAY051770 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #2 (OF 6) $2.99

APR052924 DEAD WEST, VOL 1 OGN
Gigantic Graphic Novels
$14.95

DEAD WEST is a Horror/Western from Rick Spears and Rob G, fresh from their team up on AiT/Planet Lar’s FILLER. It’s a little late, but all is forgiven. It’s also Spears’s second leaping into publishing. The TEENAGERS FROM MARS book looked great, so we’ll see how this goes.

APR052744 DEMIS STRANGE BEDFELLOWS NUDE CVR #4 (A) $5.95
MAY050226 DOOM PATROL #14 $2.50
APR053096 DOT HACK SIGN AI BUSTER NOVEL $7.99
MAY052708 DR BLINK SUPERHERO SHRINK #1 (O/A) $2.99
MAY052968 DRAGON KNIGHTS VOL 20 OGN (OF 22) $9.99
MAY052958 DREAM SAGA VOL 5 OGN (OF 5) $9.99
MAY052423 DREAMLAND CHRONICLES #2 (OF 24) $4.50
MAY052990 DUEL MASTERS CINEMANGA VOL 5 OGN (OF 7) $7.99
JUN050037 DUNGEON SIEGE BATTLE FOR ARANNA OGN $6.95
MAY052786 EC ACES HIGH ANNUAL #1 (O/A) $13.50
MAY052785 EC FRONTLINE COMBAT ANNUAL SET (O/A) $37.40
MAR053121 ECLIPSE AND VEGA THE BEDS WE MAKE #3 (OF 3) $2.95
MAY052678 EDGAR ALLAN POE FALL O/T HOUSE OF USHER & OTHER TALES TPB $12.95
MAY052494 EL ARSENAL #1 (OF 3) (MR) $2.95
MAR058098 ESCAFLOWNE VOL 1-4 OGN SET (PP #670) $19.99
APR051978 ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL 4 TPB NEW PRINTING $16.99
APR051979 ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE VOL 1 TPB NEW PRINTING $16.99
MAY051819 EXILES VOL 10 AGE OF APOCALYPSE TPB $12.99
MAY051772 FANTASTIC FOUR #529 $2.99
APR052653 FATHOM SIGNED ED #1 $29.99
MAY052474 FIST FULL OF DOLLARS NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #130 PI
MAY052793 FLARE #26 $2.99

MAY050229 THE FLASH #224
DC Comics
$2.50

Allll most done. I plugged through the new FLASH collection this weekend. It’s really solid work from Geoff Johns and Howard Porter. The current arc, their last one, is just as good. It’s a little bit “everything and the kitchen sink” but it’s working out well enough. Maybe. Two issues to go.

MAY052971 FRUITS BASKET VOL 11 OGN (OF 14) $9.99
MAY052384 FULL METAL PANIC MANGA VOL 8 TPB $9.99
MAY052674 GENSHIKEN VOL 2 OGN (MR) $10.95
MAY051776 GIANT SIZE SPIDER-WOMAN #1 $4.99
MAY052414 GIMOLES #1 (OF 4) (NOTE PRICE) $0.75
MAY052960 GIRL GOT GAME VOL 10 OGN (OF 10) $9.99
APR051660 GODLAND #1 $2.99
APR052967 GRIMJACK KILLER INSTINCT #6 (OF 6) $3.99
MAY053023 GTO VOL 1 OGN (O/A) $9.99
MAY052961 GTO VOL 25 OGN (OF 25) (MR) $9.99
MAY052676 GURU GURU PON CHAN VOL 1 OGN $10.95
JUN052812 GYPSY #1 $3.50
JUN052813 GYPSY ADRIAN CVR #1 $3.50
JUN052815 GYPSY NOUVEAU CVR #1 $3.50
JUN052816 GYPSY PREMIUM CVR #1 $9.99
JUN052814 GYPSY REARTE CVR #1 $3.50
JUN052963 HAW OGN NEW PTG (A) $8.95
MAY052974 HEAVEN ABOVE HEAVEN VOL 2 OGN (OF 6) (MR) $9.99
JUN052964 HEE (A) $2.50
MAY050294 HELLBLAZER #210 (MR) $2.75

MAY050040 HELLBOY: THE ISLAND #2 (OF 2)
Dark Horse
$2.99

More HELLBOY. Thank You.

MAY051768 HERCULES #5 (OF 5) $2.99

MAR052699 HERO SQUARED #1 (OF 3)
Boom! Studios
$3.99

MAR052700 HERO SQUARED: PULL MY FINGER CVR #1 OF(3)
Boom! Studios
$3.99

I read this last week and it's pretty good. It's the humor you'd expect from Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, and the artwork by Joe Abraham is as good as ever. I like his straight to colors pencil work more than most people's. The plot still revolves around Milo and his other-dimensional Super counter-part, so some sight gags are available. If you hated the "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE" and all that, look elsewhere. Fans of that, though, will be pleased.

MAY051821 HOUSE OF M EXCALIBUR PRELUDE TPB $11.99
MAY051777 HULK DESTRUCTION #1 (OF 4)(MR) $2.99
MAY052412 IMPERIAL DRAGONS #1 (OF 6) (NOTE PRICE) $0.75
MAY052975 INITIAL D VOL 19 OGN (OF 29) $9.99

MAY050236 JLA: CLASSIFIED #10
DC Comics
$2.99

Warren Ellis' JLA story finally sees the light of day. Butch Guice's preview artwork looks great, but the covers are shitty.

MAY050237 JLA/CYBERFORCE
DC Comics/Top Cow
$5.99

I was sort of a CYBERFORCE fan back in the day, liking the characters a bit and following the first ten issues or so of the regular series. Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke's JLA was excellent, though, so that's where my interest comes in. I hope it's sold out when I get there, so I have no excuses…

MAY052505 JUGHEAD #167 $2.25
MAY053064 KARMA INCORPORATED #1 (OF 3) $2.95

MAY050240 KINETIC TPB
DC Focus/DC Comics
$9.99

I’m glad to see more of Kelley Puckett’s work collected. I loved his BATGIRL stuff and now we get all eight issues of KINETIC for ten bucks. At a buck twenty-five an issue, this is the best deal of the week. I should mention, too, that Warren Pleece's artwork really shined through out this series. The DC Focus line was sort of a bust, but I'm glad to see some collection support.

APR052678 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN052884 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE COMM CVR #1 (OF 4) $5.99
APR052682 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE GLOW CVR #1 (OF 4) $19.99
MAY052640 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE GOLD FOIL #1 (OF 4) $5.99
APR052681 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE PREMIUM CVR #1 (OF 4) $9.99
APR052680 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE RYP CVR #1 (OF 4) $3.99
APR052679 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE WRAPAROUND CVR #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN052822 LADY DEATH LEATHER & LACE 2005 HOT AS H$$$ ED $5.99
MAY052962 LAMENT OF THE LAMB VOL 7 OGN (OF 7) $9.99
MAY050242 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #8 $2.99
MAY052422 LIONS TIGERS & BEARS TPB $9.99

MAY050295 THE LOSERS #26 (MR)
Vertigo/DC Comics
$2.99

Every time I try to get away from THE LOSERS I get dragged back in. I love the premise and the characters and since I know it’s guaranteed through the end of the series, I keep looking for an exit, but I never find it. Andy Diggle, Jock and Co. always entertain. The last arc answered more questions for us and made more arise. And just when I thought that the fill-in artist talent pool couldn’t get better, they get Colin Wilson to do a short arc. This is the guy who tore up Ed Brubaker’s POINT BLANK a couple years back. He’s awesome. And now he’s doing THE LOSERS and now I can’t wait to see how it goes.

MAY051778 MACHINE TEEN #3 (OF 5) $2.99
MAY051795 MARVEL HEROES FLIP MAGAZINE #2 $3.99

JUN050002 MARVEL PREVIEWS #24 AUGUST 2005 EXTRAS
Marvel
PI

I don’t think I’m buying any Marvel stuff in October, but I usually get the PREVIEWS book and leave it out for Meaghan to read and get all riled up. It’s hilarious. I do think it’s disgusting that there are people out there who buy only the Marvel PREVIEWS because that has everything they want. That’s sick.

MAY051796 MARVEL SELECT FLIP MAGAZINE #2 $3.99
APR052507 MEN OF MYSTERY #54 $6.95
MAY052811 METAL GEAR SOLID #11 $3.99
MAY052963 MODEL VOL 7 OGN (OF 7) $9.99
MAY052994 MY LITTLE PONY JR CINEMANGA VOL 1 OGN $3.99
OCT042837 NAGDILA VOL 1 TALE OF THE GOLDEN AGE OGN $19.95
MAY050298 NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #2 (OF 9) (MR) $2.99
MAY051743 NEW X-MEN #16 $2.99
MAY051808 NEW X-MEN HELLIONS #3 (OF 4) $2.99
MAY052472 NHS PKT MANGA FIVE PACK SPECIAL PI
MAY051802 NIGHTCRAWLER #8 $2.99
MAY050207 NIGHTWING YEAR ONE TPB $14.99
MAY052675 NODAME CANTIABILE VOL 2 OGN (MR) $10.95
MAY052397 NOTENKI MEMOIRS SC $9.99
APR053202 ODDLY NORMAL #4 (OF 4) $2.95
MAY051788 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS 2005 $3.99
APR050038 OH MY GODDESS VOL 21 TPB $10.95

MAY050243 OMAC PROJECT #4 (OF 6)
DC Comics
$2.50

I’m enjoying this, but probably not as much as I should be. I hope that Rucka does something really interesting here.

MAY050302 OTHERWORLD #5 (OF 12) (MR) $2.99
MAY050244 OUTSIDERS #26 $2.50
MAY052622 OZ WONDERLAND CHRONICLES PREVIEW $2.99
APR053077 POISON ELVES VENTURES #2 LYNN #2 (MR) $3.50

JUN050006 PREVIEWS ADULT VOL XV #8 PI
JUN050001 PREVIEWS VOL XV #8 PI
JUN050004 PREVIEWS VOL XV CONSUMER ORDER FORM #8 PI

That’s right. It’s a PREVIEWS week. New PREVIEWS column will be up next Week.

MAY050283 PROMETHEA BOOK 5 HC $24.99
MAY052420 PSI KIX VOL 1 OGN $9.99
MAY051748 PULSE #10 $2.99
MAY051747 PULSE HOUSE OF M SPECIAL ED #1 PI
APR053045 QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 3 #2 (OF 3) (MR) $2.99
APR053203 RANDOM ENCOUNTER #4 (OF 4) $2.95
MAY052978 RAVE MASTER VOL 16 OGN (OF 29) $9.99
MAY052980 REBIRTH VOL 15 OGN (OF 18) $9.99
MAY052981 RISING STARS OF MANGA VOL 5 OGN (OF 6) $9.99
MAY052954 RIZELMINE OGN $9.99
MAY051784 RUNAWAYS #6 $2.99
MAY052955 SAIYUKI RELOAD VOL 1 OGN (OF 4) (MR) $9.99
MAY052982 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 15 OGN (OF 27) (MR) $9.99
MAY052512 SATANS 3 RING CIRCUS OF H$$$ TPB (MR) $19.95
MAY052956 SCRAPPED PRINCESS VOL 1 OGN (OF 3) $9.99
MAY051832 SECRET WARS TPB NEW PRINTING $29.99
MAY050249 SGT ROCK ARCHIVES VOL 3 HC $49.99
MAY052983 SHAOLIN SISTERS REBORN VOL 2 OGN (OF 4) $9.99
JUN052825 SHI POISONED PARADISE #1/2 ROYAL BLUE FOIL ED $75.00
MAY053069 SHONEN JUMP SEP 05 #33 $4.99
MAY052964 SHUTTERBOX VOL 3 OGN (OF 3) $9.99

MAY050281 SILENT DRAGON #1 (OF 6)
Wildstorm/DC Comics
$2.99

More Andy Diggle is always a good thing. This time he’s teamed up with Leinil Francis Yu on a book about “of love, betrayal, honor and war set against the backdrop of a not-so-distant future”. I sense explosions pending.

MAY052984 SNOW DROP VOL 10 OGN (OF 12) (MR) $9.99
MAY051779 SPELLBINDERS #5 (OF 6) $2.99
APR051955 SPIDER-MAN HUMAN TORCH IM WITH STUPID DIGEST TPB $7.99
MAY052991 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS CINEMANGA VOL 9 OGN (OF 12) $7.99
MAR050084 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #77 $2.99
JUN052793 STARGATE SG1 DANIELS SONG DALLAS CON GOLD ED #1 $4.99
JUN052794 STARGATE SG1 FALL OF ROME JUDGE SGN #3 (OF 3) $39.99
APR052901 STICKY #3 (A) $4.95
MAY052985 SUIKODEN III VOL 7 OGN (OF 8) $9.99
MAY050210 SUPERMAN BATMAN #21 $2.99
MAY052508 TALES FROM RIVERDALE DIGEST #4 $2.39
MAY052608 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #33 (MR) $2.95
FEB052489 TED NOODLEMAN BICYCLE DELIVERY BOY TPB $9.99
MAY050257 TEEN TITANS GO #21 $2.25
MAY050266 TENRYU THE DRAGON CYCLE VOL 2 $9.99
NOV042476 THRESHOLD LOOKERS NUDE CVR #53 (MR) $6.00
NOV042475 THRESHOLD LOOKERS WRAPAROUND CVR #53 (MR) $4.99
NOV042474 THRESHOLD PANDORA CVR #53 (MR) $4.99
JAN052537 THRESHOLD PANDORA DEMON NUDE CVR #53 (MR) $6.00
NOV042477 THRESHOLD PANDORA NUDE CVR #53 (MR) $6.00
MAY052888 TICK DAYS OF DRAMA #1 $4.95
MAY052889 TICK DAYS OF DRAMA LTD VARIANT CVR #1 PI
MAY052706 TIM BURTONS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS MANGA OGN $8.99
FEB052829 TIMES OF BOTCHAN VOL 1 OGN (OF 10) $19.99
MAY052986 TOKYO TRIBES OGN VOL 3 (RES) (MR) $9.99
MAY051596 TOMB RAIDER WITCHBLADE MAGDALENA VAMPIRELLA ONE SHOT $2.99
MAY052987 TRAMPS LIKE US VOL 6 OGN (OF 10) (MR) $9.99
MAR052787 TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE #1 RED FOIL CON ED $12.99
MAY052677 TSUBASA VOL 6 OGN $10.95
MAY058106 ULTIMATE IRON MAN 3RD PRINTING #1 (OF 6) $2.99

MAY051827 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: HOBGOBLIN, VOL. 13 TPB
Ultimate
$15.99

The last volume of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN wasn’t so hot. I got a giggle out of the Wolverine/Peter Parker body switch thing, but that was about it. The rest didn’t impress. It’s been a fairly interesting read otherwise, though, so I don’t want to dump for one volume’s lacking.

MAY052779 UNCLE SCROOGE #344 $6.95
DEC040032 USAGI YOJIMBO VOL 19 FATHERS AND SONS TPB $15.95
MAY052988 VAMPIRE GAME VOL 12 OGN (OF 14) $9.99
MAY052778 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #659 $6.95
JUN053013 WESTERN TALES OF TERROR #5 (MR) $3.50
JUN052626 WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE JLA LEGION OF DOOM CVR #167 $5.99
JUN052627 WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE X-MEN 3 CVR #167 $5.99

MAY050216 WONDER WOMAN #219
DC Comics
$2.50

This ends the “Sacrifice” plot line from the Superbooks this month. So far it hasn’t been too bad. We’ll see how it ends.

MAY051800 X-MEN #173 $2.50
MAY050209 YEAR ONE BATMAN RAS AL GHUL #2 (OF 2) $5.99
APR052819 YELLOW VOL 1 OGN (MR) $12.95

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That’s it for this week. Hope you liked the reviews and the recommendations. I’ll be back next week with a full review of the new PREVIEWS catalogue.

 

Brian Domingos is the Columns Editor at Popimage.com. Questions? Comments? Love Notes? Email him via brian@popimage.com.


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