Fundraiser: Liz Baillie's Freewheel Volume 1

Liz Baillie, creator of My Brain Hurts and Sing Along Forever, is now bringing her Webcomic Freewheel to the printed realm.  But to complete her most excelent task she needs our help.  She is hosting a fundraiser over on freewheelcomics.com to help gather monies to pay printing costs.  To help convince the fence sitters she is offering up some sweet incentives to those who choose to help.  So go help an Independent Artist already.

Shawn Says: New Releases February 24, 2010

In which Shawn looks at the New Releases and lets you know which ones she is most excited about!

1) Choker #1

This was originally supposed to ship a couple weeks ago but there was a printing problem that delayed it. It is now in our lovely store, for real this time! Ben McCool wrote the story and Ben Templesmith did the art. At first glance this book reminds me of Fell. I’m sure that is because of the combination of cops and Templesmith’s art.

2) Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman HC vol 1

This hardcover collects the first 4 issues of Jonathan Hickman’s run on Fantastic Four. All the cool kids are digging FF these days. Don’t you want to be one of the cool kids?

3) Gotham City Sirens #9

Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn versus the Riddler!

4) Muppet Show King Arthur #2

I know I talk about Muppets a lot but it is because I genuinely enjoy all the Muppets books. I especially love David Petersen’s covers!

5) Jet Scott GN vol 1

I will admit to not knowing a whole lot about this book. But what I do know is that Jerry Robinson’s art is beautiful. The brushwork is so expressive!

Honarable Mentions go out to: Blackest Night #7, New Avengers #62, Flash Rebirth #5, Marvelous Land of Oz #4, Wall-E #3, Deadpool #20, Marvels Project #6, Viking #5 and King City #5.



BOOM Studios releases for February 24, 2010

28 DAYS LATER #7

Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Declan Shalvey
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Tim Bradstreet & Sean Phillips

The new heart-stopping ongoing from BOOM! continues! Great Britain is quarantined. The Infected overrun the land. What the world doesn’t know is that uninfected people are still trapped inside. They live, although in no way resembling their former lives. When Selena, Clint and Derrick find these lost souls, the question is posed: What do these people do when they run into strangers?

DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #351

Written by Fausto Vitaliano & Marco Bosco
Drawn by Marco Mazzarello & Francesco D’Ippolito
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Magic Eye Studios & Alessio Coppola

The action packed “Double Duck” series continues as the agency’s top undercover fowl takes the world of espionage by storm! This is Donald Duck like you’ve never seen him, as only BOOM Kids! can deliver.

IRREDEEMABLE #11

Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause, Diego Barreto
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Paul Azaceta & Dan Panosian

Discover more behind the winged behomoth known as Gilgamos, as the newly empowered Charybdis leads The Paradigm into their first real victory! Don’t miss BOOM!’s bestselling apocalyptic superhero ongoing by multiple Dollar Bin and Eisner Award winning author Mark Waid.

MUPPET KING ARTHUR #2

Written by Paul Benjamin & Patrick Storck
Drawn by James Silvani
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (2 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Covers by David Peterson & Dave Alvarez

The epic tale of King Arthur continues, as only the Muppets can tell it! Featuring covers by David Petersen (Mouse Guard) and Amy Mebberson!

WALL-E #3

Written by J. Torres
Drawn by Morgan Luthi
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Morgan Luthi

Set before the events of the blockbuster feature film, we learn how the unlikely duo of a robot and a cockroach became fast friends! You won’t want to miss an issue of this new ongoing series based on the smash-hit film from BOOM Kids!

IDW releases for February 24, 2010

G.I. JOE: Operation Hiss #1

Brian Reed (w)

Augustin Padilla (a & c)

Joe Corroney (c)

G.I. JOE thinks they’ve won the day, and stopped the rise of Cobra… But their battle is just beginning! Scarlett and Snake Eyes are dispatched to investigate a disturbance at a Chinese weapons facility- and come face to face with the first stages of Cobra’s latest and most deadly plan.

Song of Saya #1

Daniel Liatowitsch & Todd Ocvirk (w)

Yair Herrera (a)

Based on the Japanese smash-hit PC game, Song of Saya tells the story of Josh, a young doctor trying to recover from a near-fatal accident. When a nightmarish world threatens to drown out reality, Josh meets a mysterious girl named Saya who promises to take his pain away… if Josh agrees to help her in return.

Star Trek: Ghosts #4

Zander Cannon (w)

Javier Aranda (a)

Joe Corroney (c)

With Captain Picard shifted into another dimension, Commander Riker takes command of the Enterprise and negotiates with Worf’s hot-tempered captors for his release. Troi tries to pick through the noise in her patient’s head to unravel information on the extra-dimensional ghosts. Meanwhile, the missing Picard finds himself in a peculiar leadership role.

Star Trek Movie Adaptation #1

Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Tim Jones, Mike Johnson (w)

David Messina (a)

JJ Abrams’ blockbuster revitalization of the Star Trek franchise was the most thrilling film of the year. Now, under the direction of Abrams and screenwriters Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, comes the highly anticipated graphic adaptation of the film! Additionally, new scenes and moments cut from the movie are revealed-an event no Star Trek fan can dare miss!

TRANSFORMERS #4

Mike Costa (w)

Don Figueroa (a & c)

Andrew Wildman (c)

His ambivalence cost him his allegiance. His betrayal set the stage for Autobot victory. His name is Thundercracker, and this issue reveals what he’s been doing these past three years after his brutal expulsion from the Decepticons in ALL HAIL MEGATRON! Mike Costa and Don Figueroa show you perhaps the most unique transformation of all.

We Will Bury You #1

Brea Grant (w) 

Zane Grant (a)

Ben Templesmith (c)

1927: The first talkie ended the silent film era, the first man completed a solo transatlantic flight, and… a zombie virus decimated the human race. Two unlikely heroines use their unorthodox skills to survive as a zombie infection spreads through the streets of New York and beyond. Brea Grant (Heroes) and Zane Grant promise the worst breakup ever and an epic beginning to this historical horror miniseries.

Preview - Donald Duck & Friends #351

DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #351

Written by Fausto Vitaliano & Marco Bosco
Drawn by Marco Mazzarello & Francesco D’Ippolito

SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Magic Eye Studios & Alessio Coppola

The action packed “Double Duck” series continues as the agency’s top undercover fowl takes the world of espionage by storm! This is Donald Duck like you’ve never seen him, as only BOOM Kids! can deliver.