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COMICS! |OT| July 2015. Okay for everyone, unless you're a DC or a Spider-Man.

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Messi

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Chip Zdarsky

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 14 2015

Several people have alerted me to the fact that I’ve been nominated in the SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS category for this year’s HARVEY AWARDS for my work on SEX CRIMINALS. While it is an honour, of course, to be nominated, it sadly continues a trend in comics which simply cannot continue: it ignores the writer.

Comics, for the most part, is a team effort. Pencillers, inkers, writers, letterers, Jordie; all of these roles are integral to the creation of a comic book and, time after time, positions like writers are routinely ignored in reviews, news and awards. Is it the fact that they’re invisible to the process? That when you’re reading a comic you’re noticing the beautiful drawings, the vibrant colours, the well-placed and designed lettering? Possibly. But it doesn’t mean writers aren’t integral to the process, or aren’t human beings who need to be noticed a lot.

With that being said (or, more accurately, WRITTEN), I simply cannot accept this HARVEY AWARDS nomination as it stands. I urge the awards committee to change the ballot to say “Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraption, SEX CRIMINALS, Image Comics.” If it does not get changed to exactly that wording, I will ask them to remove my name from the ballot completely, allowing the awards to replace my position with another middle-aged white man.
Comic book writers are important. They are crude storytellers—desperately describing what they wish to see yet cannot create—but storytellers nonetheless.

So, the next time you open a comic on a Wednesday and see a powerful, beautiful, full-colour rendering of Captain America punching a horse in the face, remember that it probably started with a writer, typing out the words “Panel 4: Cap pnches horse in face.”

Chip Zdarsky
President
Zdarsco, Inc.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 14 2015
I thought chip (Steve) was nominated for a HARD-y award. I misheard.
How did you get this number?

Matt Fraction
Treasurer
Milkfed Criminals Masterminds, Inc.
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I lol'd at including Jordie as a category.
 
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Freezasaurus

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MG310 said:
I do like the recolored version of the Bombshell a bit more but my EE order is still at the original price so I don't want to mess with it.
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Is it really? I thought they changed them all to the correct price.

I think I may be in for this if DCBS has it for cheap enough:

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MG310

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Freezasaurus said:
Is it really? I thought they changed them all to the correct price.

I think I may be in for this if DCBS has it for cheap enough:
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Still showing..I expect them to spring the full price on me on release day or just leave it on backorder for eternity

Surprised that Harley/Joker Alex Ross statue is getting a 2nd edition so soon...it's been as low as 175 on Amazon. Then again the Bombshell is getting a 2nd edition a month after the first edition comes out.
 
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Rafa=FedKilla

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I think it's gone unnoticed, how could it not, but props to Marvel and DC for not having Joshua Hale Fialkov write any upcoming books. We were spared one.
 
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my name is ed

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sillymonkey321 said:
hahahahah no. Get outta here with that. Just starting to read the Marvel solicits and they are strongly pursuing all of your money.
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You mean you don't want to buy Secret Wars HC for $50?

Waid DD OHC 4, Superior Foes Omni and Bendis Uncanny X-men OHC seem pretty appropriately priced

Comic book writers are important. They are crude storytellers—desperately describing what they wish to see yet cannot create—but storytellers nonetheless.
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is he wrong tho?
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
wait whats that?

hate when people post stuff without links or explanation :/

dat shit eating grin tho, love me some Maker
 
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Owzers

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I didn't see Ultimates #1 yet either, i presume that's November? I don't think i'm paying $4.99 even discounted at dcbs for Uncanny Avengers #1. Doctor Strange #1 is a toss-up.

What bugged me about Avengers #0 being 5.99 is that there's also the Point One issue at another $5.99.
 
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DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 4 HC
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
& PETER KRAUSE
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Marvel's fearless hero begins an awe-inspiring adventure in sunny San Francisco! Daredevil has headed West, and he now protects the Golden City's streets from evil — both as a costumed hero and as blind lawyer Matt Murdock! But big changes are in store for Matt as old haunts and familiar faces rise to give the devil his due, and one of DD's oldest enemies is permanently redefined, deadlier than ever. The Owl is back, and he isn't working alone. The Shroud makes DD's new life tough — but the Purple Children may destroy it completely! Plus: Kirsten and Matt find themselves sharing a volatile secret, the truth about Matt's mother is revealed — and what killed Foggy Nelson?! And if that's not enough, celebrate Daredevil's fiftieth anniversary with a look into the future! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2014) #1-10, #1.50 and #0.1.
312 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-9534-4
Trim size: oversized
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Which issue is Waid's Daredevil ending with? Will there be sufficient material for a fifth OHC?
 
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WadiumArcadium

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Freezasaurus said:
oh no, I'll buy it. But if I was debating whether or not to buy it based on what the cover was showing me in order to get me to buy it I must say I would most certainly not buy it.



The Noto one is from Chewbacca's series, the one with Dengar is Star Wars #11.
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Oh really? I assumed it was Chewie's.
 
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my name is ed said:
You mean you don't want to buy Secret Wars HC for $50?

Waid DD OHC 4, Superior Foes Omni and Bendis Uncanny X-men OHC seem pretty appropriately priced
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The universe never being the same again is worth the extra $15 for the Secret Wars OHC. That Green Arrow/Canary statue...i didn't think it would be $250 msrp :/
 
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Rhaknar

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Gambit 1138 said:
Covers from Marvel solicitations (Thors & New Avengers)
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New Avengers as in the Bobby / Doreen / Songbird / Wiccan / Hulkling / Hawkeye book?

that DID look like Sandoval art but I wasnt sure
 
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WadiumArcadium

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Dengar's probably my least favourite of the ESB bounty hunters. When you're standing next to IG-88, Bossk and Boba it's inevitable you're going to look like a mug.
 
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BuddyJoeHooker

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Upcoming interesting collections
Marvel:
AVENGERS BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 3 HC
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ESAD RIBIC, SALVADOR LARROCA
& LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Captain America and Iron Man plan for the next iteration of the Avengers, but they soon discover that a runaway planet is on a collision course with Earth! And as A.I.M. brings a corrupt version of the Avengers into the Marvel Universe, Bruce Banner puts together the pieces of the Illuminati and confronts Iron Man. The collision of the Avengers and the New Avengers is imminent! But as teammate faces teammate, the Time Gem suddenly reappears and takes the Avengers on a peril-filled journey into days-to-come: 50, 500, 5,000 and 50,000 years into the future, the team witnesses the legacy of its actions, the rogue planet's origin is revealed — and the Avengers World crumbles. The Illuminati have fortified themselves to save the Earth, but Captain America will remind them of the cost. Collecting AVENGERS (2012) #24-34.
272 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
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DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 4 HC
Written by MARK WAID
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
& PETER KRAUSE
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Marvel's fearless hero begins an awe-inspiring adventure in sunny San Francisco! Daredevil has headed West, and he now protects the Golden City's streets from evil — both as a costumed hero and as blind lawyer Matt Murdock! But big changes are in store for Matt as old haunts and familiar faces rise to give the devil his due, and one of DD's oldest enemies is permanently redefined, deadlier than ever. The Owl is back, and he isn't working alone. The Shroud makes DD's new life tough — but the Purple Children may destroy it completely! Plus: Kirsten and Matt find themselves sharing a volatile secret, the truth about Matt's mother is revealed — and what killed Foggy Nelson?! And if that's not enough, celebrate Daredevil's fiftieth anniversary with a look into the future! Collecting DAREDEVIL (2014) #1-10, #1.50 and #0.1.
312 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
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UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 1 HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO, FRAZER IRVING, KRIS ANKA & MARCO RUDY
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
The flagship X-Men series returns! In the wake of the Phoenix event and Professor X's death, what are Cyclops and his outlaw X-Men: visionary revolutionaries or dangerous terrorists? Whatever the truth, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto and Magik are gathering new mutants and redefining the name “Uncanny X-Men.” But they face harsh challenges: Robotic Sentinels hunt mutants once again, there's a mole on Cyclops' squad, and a villain is secretly posing as their former ally! As a new team of students forms, a weakened Magneto must prove he's still the Master of Magnetism, and Magik faces the evil Dormammu! School is in session — but as the new recruits learn what it means to be an X-Man, they wonder what exactly they're being trained for. Plus: Kitty Pryde! INHUMANITY! And more! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #1-11, #14, #15.INH and #16-18.
360 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
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THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC
Written by NICK SPENCER, JAMES ASMUS, TOM PEYER & ELLIOT KALAN
Penciled by STEVE LIEBER, RICHARD ELLIS, CARMEN CARNERO, NUNO PLATI & MORE
Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
The spidery sleeper-hit series is collected in one stylish, superior volume! Boomerang and his “team” of villains have a plan and the means to pull it off, but they're about to learn the hard way that you can't steal the head of cyborg mob boss Silvermane without severe repercussions! Now, Boomerang has been targeted for death — but what does the Beetle know about it? Is Overdrive a rat? Can Shocker and Boomerang repair their relationship? And if Speed Demon can't do the time, then he shouldn't have done the crime! Now the Foes are up against the world's most dangerous thing: the truth! Manhattan descends into chaos as the gang war begins! Lives are lost, feelings are hurt, and car keys get misplaced as the Foes take on all comers! Collecting THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #1-17.
376 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99
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DC
GREEN ARROW BY JEFF LEMIRE DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by ANDREA SORRENTINO, DENYS COWAN and BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
On sale DECEMBER 30 • 464 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $49.99 US
The entire GREEN ARROW run written by Jeff Lemire is collected in one hardcover, with stories from issues #17-34, SECRET ORIGINS #4 and FUTURES END #1! As Green Arrow discovers that his stranding on a desert island was more than just an accident, there seem to be more sinister forces at work behind all these sudden revelations. The Queen family is embroiled in a war generations old. A war of clans. A war of outsiders.
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DMZ DELUXE EDITION BOOK FIVE HC
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI, ANDREA MUTTI, NATHAN FOX, CLIFF CHIANG, DANIJEL ZEZELJ and DAVID LAPHAM
Cover by BRIAN WOOD
On sale DECEMBER 2 • 304 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these tales from DMZ #60-72, Matty Roth’s story and the Second American Civil War comes to end, but before it does Matty must restore his reputation and faith by once again reporting from the DMZ.
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KID ETERNITY DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by DUNCAN FEGREDO
On sale DECEMBER 9 • 160 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS
Meet Kid Eternity, a teenager with supernatural powers and the ability to bring back the dead—a gift from the powers above for being taken by death ahead of his time. Now the free-spirited kid is back as an agent of Chaos in a world that’s too ordered for his taste. Using chaos magic to elevate humanity’s existence, he finds a path paved with demons, death and madness! Collects KID ETERNITY #1-3!
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SCALPED DELUXE EDITION BOOK THREE HC
Written by JASON AARON
Art by R.M. GUERA, DAVIDE FURNO and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
Cover by R.M. GUERA
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 256 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $29.99 US MATURE READERS
In these stories from SCALPED #25-36, we see the reservation and casino through the eyes of a card shark and con man who could spell doom for one of our main characters. Then, Red Crow commits a murder in front of witnesses, and the FBI thinks they can put him away.
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SATELLITE SAM DELUXE HC
STORY: MATT FRACTION

ART / COVER: HOWARD CHAYKIN
OCTOBER 14 / 400 PAGES / BW / M /$44.99
1951: Carlyle White—creator and star of the daily children's show SATELLITE SAM—turns up dead in the last place a struggling young television network wants its star to be found. His accidental death reveals a secret life, and the discoveries his son makes trying to piece together his father's last days will send him spiraling down a dark path of murder, sex, and obsession. This midnight-black roman noir weaves true stories of TV's golden age together with harrowing portraits of broken men and women struggling to hold on to their souls under bright lights and tabloid celebrity. By the award-winning team of MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, ODY-C, Hawkeye) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS, AMERICAN FLAGG!, The Shadow), this omnibus edition features all fifteen issues, special bonus materials, and an all-new epilogue created especially for this collection.
Collects SATELLITE SAM #1-15 & BONUS MATERIAL
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WAYWARD, BOOK 1: DELUXE HC
STORY: JIM ZUB
ART: STEVE CUMMINGS, TAMRA BONVILLAIN, & JOHN RAUCH
COVER: STEVE CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
OCTOBER 14 / 320 PAGES / FC / M/ $39.99
"If Wayward isn't the next Saga, it will be a damn criminal shame." —Bleeding Cool
Includes a special poster of the 5-part WAYWARD connected cover illustration from issues #6-10!
Rori Lane is trying to start a new life in Japan, but ancient creatures lurking in the shadows of Tokyo sense something hidden deep within her, threatening everything she holds dear. Can she unlock the secrets of her power before it's too late?
Image Comics's new supernatural sensation gets the deluxe treatment in this oversized hardcover collection that includes every stunning cover illustration, design sketches, and extensive essay material on Japanese culture and mythology by noted monster scholar ZACK DAVISSON.
Collects WAYWARD #1-10
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jon bones

hot hot hanuman-on-man action
i don't see how i can skip that Superiors HC

also, anyone got a suggestion for a comic like the new Archie?

Valiant has been so good, but it's pretty dark and now i need something bright and fun
 
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