What’s SHOOT THE MESSENGER?
Well, AICN COMICS: SHOOT THE MESSENGER is your weekly one stop shop for comic book -EWS. What’s comic book –EWS? Well, it’s our hodge podge of everything not reviews here at AICN Comics. Sure you can find out the @$$Holes’ critical opinions of your favorite books every Wednesday at AICN Comics. But here, you’ll find special reports such as previews, interviews, special features, and occasionally news gathered here from our online brethren at Newsarama, CBR, Wizard, etc. Sure those guys are the best at reporting news as it breaks. Click on the links for the original stories. This column cuts the crap to run down all the vital information for those of you who don’t follow it as it comes in, and serves it all up with that special ingredient of @$$y goodness.
Hey folks, Ambush Bug here. Whew, what a week last week was. If you missed it, you missed out on an @$$-load of Lists of the Best Comics of the 2000’s. Click the links below to check them out. Special thanks to the Talkbackers who really stepped up their game and made the TBs a place where intelligent and civil debate isn’t just a dream, it was a reality. Revisit those lists and the talkbacks below:
Vroom Socko’s List
Matt Adler’s List
Ambush Bug’s List
Humphrey Lee and Optimous Douche’s Lists
Professor Challenger and Jinxo’s Lists
BottleImp & superhero’s Lists
Matt Adler’s List
Ambush Bug’s List
Humphrey Lee and Optimous Douche’s Lists
Professor Challenger and Jinxo’s Lists
BottleImp & superhero’s Lists
Check out these comics dropping this week at cooler comic shops near you…
First up, we’ve got Dan Hipp’s GYAKUSHU!, a revenge manga released by TokyoPop. The entire first three volumes can be read here and it looks to be a sweet read. That's 475 of the full 600 pages of the series for free! Click on the link to check it out!
DR. WHO #7 Writer: Tony Lee Art: Al Davison Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: This week!
DRONE #2 Written: Scott Chitwood Art: Randy Kintz Publisher: Red 5 Comics Release Date: This week!
LOLA: A GHOST STORY OGN Writer: J. Torres Artist: Elbert Or Publisher: Oni Press Release Date: 1/13/2010
THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK #1 Written by Roger Langridge Drawn by Roger Langridge Publisher: BOOM! Studios Release Date: This week!
FVZA: FEDERAL VAMPIRE AND ZOMBIE AGENCY #2 Writer: David Hine Pencilers: Roy Allan Martinez and Wayne Nichols Painters: Kinsun Loh and Jerry Choo Publisher: Radical Comics Release Date: This week!
THE GHOUL #2 Writer: Steve Niles Art: Bernie Wrightson Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: This week!
DARKNESS #82 Writer: Phil Hester Artist: Michael Broussard Publisher: Top Cow Release Date: This week!
WE KILL MONSTERS #6 Written: Laura Harkcom, Christopher Leone Art: Brian Churilla Publisher: Red 5 Comics Release Date: This week!
THE ANCHOR #4 Written by Phil Hester Drawn by Brian Churilla Publisher: BOOM! Studios Release Date: This week!
HERCULES: THE KNIVES OF KUSH #5 Writer: Steve Moore Artist: Cris Bolson and Manuel & Leonardo Silva Publisher: Radical Comics Release Date: This week!
WEEKLY WORLD NEWS #1 Writer: Chris Ryall Art: Alan Robinson Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: This week!
