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AICN COMICS: SPINNER RACK PREVIEWS is our new weekly one-stop shop for previews of comics coming out in the upcoming week. Click on the pics below to gaze into the near future to read these extra special previews of comics varying from the heart of the mainstream to the tip of the edge of the fringe.
Be sure to look for more AICN COMICS as the rest of your favorite @$$Holes lend their opinions on their weekly pull every Wednesday with AICN COMICS REVIEWS and then more @$$y goodness can be found in the in between with our semi-regular interview column AICN COMICS: Q&@! And don’t miss Bug’s AICN HORROR: ZOMBIE & SHARKS column every Friday looking at all things horror; mainstream, indie, retro, past, present & future!
Ambush Bug here. Before we take a whirl on the Spinner Rack, I wanted to check in and update you guys on my trip to the New York Comic Con last week. I’m just about fully recovered from the three day fiasco. This was my first NYCC and from what I hear, it was the biggest con to date. A lot of that had to do with the unholy union of the NYCC and the Anime Festival that was going on in the Javitz Center just below the main floor. This meant for a lot more folks, a lot more booths, and a lot more hot chicks in costumes (yay!). I reported on some of the news dropping at the con while it went down. Click here for that post.
I had a chance to do a shit ton of interviews once again, and I’m enlisting fellow @$$Hole Lyzard to help me out with the transcriptions to get them out to you all fast. Below is a list of some of the cool interviews you have to look forward to in the coming weeks:
I talked with John Schnepp one of the mad minds behind Dark Horse’s METALOCALYPSE: DEATHKLOK!I had a chance to do a shit ton of interviews once again, and I’m enlisting fellow @$$Hole Lyzard to help me out with the transcriptions to get them out to you all fast. Below is a list of some of the cool interviews you have to look forward to in the coming weeks:
Chris Mangun, Michael Lapinski, and Swifty Lang, talk about their book FEEDING GROUND for Archaia’s Black Label!
Zenescope President Joe Brusha talks about his new books!
Writer Ron Marz & artist Michael Broussard update me on Top Cow’s ARTIFACTS!
TRUE BLOOD’s Michael McMillian chats about Archaia / Before the Door’s LUCID!
IDW Publisher Chris Ryall talks about his new exciting books!
The creative team behind BOOM!’s DARKWING DUCK chat with me for a few!
Archaia / Before the Door’s MR. MURDER IS DEAD writer Victor Quinaz gave me a few minutes!
And writers Mike Wolfer & Brian Pulido talk about Avatar’s new LADY DEATH series!
Look for these interviews soon on AICN Q&@!
I also had a chance to pick up some pretty fantastic looking DVD’s which I will most definitely be covering in my weekly AICN HORROR: ZOMBIES & SHARKS column soon (check it out every Friday here on AICN!);
The gut-chewingly awesome ANTHROPOPHAGUS!
Takashi Miike’s THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS!
THE ART OF THE DEVIL Trilogy!
The classic RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY!
Be sure to check out AICN HORROR: ZOMBIES & SHARKS every Friday!
I also was able to pick up quite a bit of cool comic book stuff at the con;
Avatar’s CROSSED TPB, ALAN MOORE’S THE COURTYARD, the first four issues of CROSSED: FAMILY VALUES & issues #1 & 2 of NEONOMICON!
COM.X’s CLASS WAR HC GN!
A cool trade of MIDNIGHT NATION from Top Cow!
A cool t-shirt with a dinosaur on it wearing a sombrero saying “MAKE ME A TACO!” from Seibei!
The first three issues of CASPER & THE SPECTRALS from Ardden!
Three Bliss on Tap’s trades GOD THE DYSLEXIC DOG!
David (FAUST) Quinn’s THE LITTLEST BITCH (reviewed here)!
IDW Darwyn Cooke THE HUNTER HC GN!
Copies of LUCID #1 & FEEDING GROUND #1 (reviewed here) from Archaia!
Previews books of THE GRIM GHOST & PHOENIX from Atlas Comics!
ARTIFACTS #1-2 from Top Cow!
A WWII zombie anthology called FUBAR!
Jim Mahfood’s SCUM OF THE EARTH #2 sketchbook!
An awesome T-shirt from the equally awesome werewolf book, HARBOR MOON!
An absolutely gorgeous hardcover from Archaia by Jim McCann called THE RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN!
James Kochalka’a brilliant DRAGON PUNCHER (reviewed here)!
Look for reviews of these comics in upcoming AICN COMICS columns (every Wednesday)!
I had a blast at this year’s con. It’s funny how each con has a personality. Given that this one occurs in the heart of New York City, it isn’t as communal as San Diego and not at fresh as C2E2 in Chicago. But that doesn’t mean it was any less fun catching up with friends and fans amidst the masses gathered for a common love for all things comics and genre related. Special thanks goes to Halo-8’s Matt Pizzolo. If not for his help, I wouldn’t have been able to go to this con. Be sure to check out my review of Halo-8’s documentary from director Patrick Meaney GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS, it’s a great flick.
Finally, I got this video from David Jr.com depicting his own experiences at the con. Looks like he had a great time too. It’s a pretty great representation of the organized chaos went on in that weekend. Enjoy!
And now, on with a few new previews for you!
Today on the Spinner Rack!
Let’s start things off with a teaser for Nick Spencer and Christian Ward’s THE INFINITE VACATION coming from Image Comics in January!
TOY STORY: TALES FROM THE TOY CHEST #1 Writer: Jesse Blaze Snider Art: Morgan Luthi Publisher: BOOM! Studios In stores this month! Click on the cover for the preview!
VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #24 Writer: Paul J. Salamoff Art: Paul Temple Publisher: Bluewater Comics In stores this week! Click on the cover for the preview!
PILOT SEASON: 7 DAYS FROM HELL #1 Writer: Bryan Edward Hill & Rob Levin Art: Phil Noto Publisher: Top Cow In stores this week! Click on the cover for the preview!
FAME: JUSTIN BIEBER #1 Writer: Tara Broeckel Ooten Art: Claudio Avella Publisher: Bluewater Comics In stores this week! Click on the cover for the preview!
STAN LEE’S SOLDIER ZERO #1 Writer: Paul Cornell Art: Javier Pina Publisher: BOOM! Studios In stores in October! Click on the cover for the preview!
TONY & CLEO #4 Writer: Kenton Daniel & Ken Kottingham Art: Dafu Yu Publisher: Bluewater Comics In stores in October! Click on the cover for the preview!
SILENT HILL: PAST LIFE #1 Writer: Tom Waltz Art: Menton3 Publisher: IDW Publishing In stores this month! Click on the cover for the preview!
THE HUMANOIDS #1 Writer: Benjamin Hall Art: Benjamin Hall Publisher: Bluewater Comics In stores Oct 27th! Click on the cover for the preview!
Hey all, Ambush Bug here with another clickable delight from the wide and wild world of webcomics. OLD CITY BLUES is a great looking cybrtpunk police procedural comic from Giannis Milonogiannis. The art is reminisnent of artists like Phil Noto with a sketchy feel sort of like Guy Davis. All in all it’s a great mix of sci fi and cop fiction. So far four issues have been released. The issues are filled with cyborgs, cool sleek car designs, and moody themes. There’s definitely a BLADE RUNNER vibe going on here and that’s meant to be a compliment. Those who love that flick will find a lot to like here. Check out these four issues and see what I mean. They’re just a click away! I hope there’s more to come because these first four issues were really great.
