Here a selection of good looking comics heading in to your local comic store in November (or there abouts) as listed in the Diamond Previews Catalog
for September. As always, I'm keen to know what other comics Cerebus
readers enjoy, so let us know what you're currently reading in the
comments section below. Thanks.
by Grant Morrison & Gerhard
Heavy Metal, $14.99
In Stores: 8 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP171696
The publisher says:
The story is about about Louis Wain, an Edwardian artist known for being
the first to do "cat cartoons." As he died penniless and insane, a
state that Morrison assumes all creators strive for, the graphic novel
focuses on what happens to the world Wain made ("Catland") without its
creator and how it will reflect the real events in his life. The main
character is a detective who recently returned from the first World War.
Gerhard says:
I
came across that listing myself [on Amazon.com]. I
asked the editor at Heavy Metal how that book was going to come out in
November when I have only received the script for the first two chapters. He said the listing was news to him, too. I see they still
haven't taken it down. If and when I ever do get the whole script, it
will be the complete 48 page story that is published. It'll have to get a
lot colder in hell first, I guess. I JUST got the 8 page script for chapter 3. If Dave and I had kept this pace, Cerebus would have taken 300 YEARS.
by Dave Sim & Sandeep Atwal
Aardvark-Vanaheim, $4.00
In Stores: 29 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP171028
The publisher says:
Epic-length four-part DEATH OF CEREBUS IN HELL? Wrap your copy in a black plastic bag for even greater collectibility! Also reprints online strips from August 2016: Cerebus buys a demon horde; Cerebus in Wonderland; Canadian Hell; Lucifer runs for Ruler of Hell; Cerebus reads Black Panther; Super-Cerebus hurled back in time; Chester Brown and the Whore of Babylon; Giant Jabberwocky Uncle Sam with Bat-wings and a Dragon Tail; The Legion of Miniaturized Super-Cerebus Robots; Bolgiaflix;Jaka the Aardvark; unauthorized Cerebus the Barbarian GPS wireless tracking system bicycle helmet headsets; Squirrel Girl and more!
by Richard Corben
Dark Horse, $19.99
In Stores: 17 January 2018
Diamond Order Code: SEP170040
The publisher says:
Richard Corben follows up 2014's Spirits of the Dead with a new collection of original short stories, ranging from gothic tales worthy of Poe, to Twilight Zone-style
encounters with the weird, to a full-length fantasy epic featuring a
barbarian reminiscent of Corben's most notorious creation, Den, immortalized in the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal. Collects Shadows on the Grave #1-#8.
by Vincent Zabus & Thomas Campi
SelfMadeHero, $14.99
In Stores: 8 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP171871
The publisher says:
Intoxicated by the promise of a promotion, Charles Singular for once
allows himself a small extravagance: he buys a bowler hat. But there's a
problem: this is no ordinary hat. This one once belonged to the
surrealist painter René Magritte, and by donning it Charles has
unwittingly stepped into the artist's off-kilter world. What's more, he
can't escape. At least, not until he has illuminated the secrets behind
Magritte's work. What follows is a hallucinatory journey through
Magritte's imaginative landscape, a place where facial features mutate,
the crescent moon appears in unexpected places, and answers prove
frustratingly elusive.
by Deborah Levy & Andrzej Klimowski
SelfMadeHero, $19.99
In Stores: 8 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP171873
The publisher says:
For the high-flying, heavy-drinking advertising boss Tom Banbury, the
art of persuasion relies on an infiltration of the consumer's mind. In
the case of his colleague and confidante Nikos Gazidis, the
overdeveloped sense of empathy that makes him so well suited to the
business has resulted in a strange psychiatric condition. Nick has
unwittingly crashed into the consciousness of his boss. While Tom drinks
to forget the troubles of his life, Nick is forced to confront a past
that is not his own: a childhood scarred by the small wars waged by an
abusive father - and by the events that brought these battles to a
close. When Nick enters the panicked silence of the Abbey, a fortress
for the rich and unstable, his sister guards him from the visiting Tom
Banbury. But can this peculiar bond be broken? Or has Nikos Gazidis
taken an empathetic leap too far?
The Smell Of Starving Boys
by Loo Hui Phang & Frederik Peeters
SelfMadeHero, $29.99
In Stores: 8 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP171872
The publisher says:
Texas, 1872. With the Civil War over, exploration has resumed in the territories to the west of the Mississippi, and the geologist Stingley is looking to capitalize. Together with photographer Oscar Forrest, who catalogues the terrain, and their young assistant, Milton, Stingley strikes out into territory that might one day support a new civilization. But this is no virgin land. As the frontiersmen move west, it becomes clear that the expedition won't go unchallenged. Stingley has led them into a hostile region: the native Comanches' last bastion of resistance. The Smell of Starving Boys is an intense Western about the clash of two worlds: one old, one new; one defined by rationality and technology, the other by shamanism and nature.
by Loo Hui Phang & Frederik Peeters
SelfMadeHero, $29.99
In Stores: 8 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP171872
The publisher says:
Texas, 1872. With the Civil War over, exploration has resumed in the territories to the west of the Mississippi, and the geologist Stingley is looking to capitalize. Together with photographer Oscar Forrest, who catalogues the terrain, and their young assistant, Milton, Stingley strikes out into territory that might one day support a new civilization. But this is no virgin land. As the frontiersmen move west, it becomes clear that the expedition won't go unchallenged. Stingley has led them into a hostile region: the native Comanches' last bastion of resistance. The Smell of Starving Boys is an intense Western about the clash of two worlds: one old, one new; one defined by rationality and technology, the other by shamanism and nature.
Edited by Daniel Worden
PYR Books, $30.00
In Stores: 29 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP172186
The publisher says:
Now in softcover, this book-length study of the artist who brought journalistic reportage to comics The Comics of Joe Sacco addresses the range of his work from his early comics stories as well as Palestine, Safe Area to Goražde, Footnotes in Gaza, and The Great War, a graphic history of World War I.
by Thierry Gronesteen
PYR Books, $65.00
In Stores: 29 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP172188
The publisher says:
In The Expanding Art of Comics: Ten Modern Masterpieces prominent
scholar Thierry Groensteen offers a distinct perspective on important
evolutions in comics since the 1960s through close readings of ten
seminal works. He covers over half a century of comics production,
sampling a single work from the sixties (Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt), seventies (The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius by Moebius), eighties (Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons), and nineties (Epileptic by David B.). Then this remarkable critic, scholar, and author of The System of Comics and Comics and Narration delves into recent masterpieces, such as Building Stories by Chris Ware.
by Hillary Chute
Harper Collins, $40.00
In Stores: 6 December 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP172194
The publisher says:
As comics as an art form continue to gain in popularity and critical
acclaim, comics expert Hillary Chute reveals what exactly it is that
makes comics so unique. What is it that makes comics so special? What
can this unique art form do that others can't? Chute reveals the history
of comics, underground comics (or comix), and graphic novels, through
deep thematic analysis, and fascinating portraits of the fearless men
and women behind them. Chute has created an indispensable guide to
comics for those new to the genre, or those who want to understand more
about what lies behind their favorite works. Foreword by Gary Panter and
cover by Jaime Hernandez.
by Julius Wiedemann & Jamie Hewlett
Taschen, $59.99
In Stores: 29 November 2017
Diamond Order Code: SEP172175
The publisher says:
From the legendary Tank Girl to live-action animations with art-pop
noisemakers Gorillaz, dabblings with Chinese contemporary opera to an
exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, artist Jamie Hewlett is one of the
most energetic figures of contemporary pop culture. Hewlett emerged in
the mid 1990s as cocreator of the zeitgeist-defining Tank Girl comic.
With then-roommate, Blur frontman Damon Albarn, he went on to create the
unique cartoon band Gorillaz, a virtual pop group of animated
characters, which recorded four studio albums and mounted breathtaking
live spectacles. This new TASCHEN edition, Hewlett's first major
monograph, illustrates this thrilling creative journey with over 400
artworks. Through stories, characters, strips, and sketches, we trace
Hewlett's exceptional capacity for invention and celebrate a polymath
artist who refuses to rest on his laurels, or to be pigeonholed into a
particular practice.
4 comments:
Actually glad you posted that bit about the pace of the "...Absent Cat" script. Apparently I'll definitely need to order the book (which I probably would have anyway, but still....), because I guess it won't all be in Heavy Metal magazine.
A word of caution: Heavy Metal has been REALLY bad about getting stuff out lately. A bunch of the stuff they also offer this Previews is resolicited and never came out before. I've been waiting on Reincarnate for... I dunno how long. So even beyond the issue of Gerhard not getting the scripts is the fact that HM is...iffy lately. Don't hold your breath waiting, in other words.
Also, for the budget minded reader, a softcover is also offered (the code Tim gave here is the HC). Code is SEP171695.
Good selection overall. The only other thing I can think of that I would have highlighted here was the release of Gold Digger 250 from Antarctic, by Fred Perry, who has been doing this series for 25 years solo. It highlights in the catalog that this is the "second-longest run by one creator", which I assume means behind Dave's run on Cerebus.
More of my picks (and Greg Burgas's) if you click the link to the Atomic Junk Shop!
So Trav, do you or don't you think that "The Smile of the Absent Cat" will get finished? Ger told me...early this year...late last year, that he was still waiting...waiting...waiting on Mr. Morrison's script. I hope that I am not speaking out of turn here, but Ger was very frustrated. I believe that he believes in the story, in wanting to get it to fruition. Moreover, I believe that Ger wants to get his talented artwork out there. HM is probably not his ideal forum.
Let's find the right one.
Bear in mind, please, that Gerhard and his wife, Shelley, are ALWAYS the nicest two people in the room, no matter where they are. (Although, I wonder which one is the nicest when they're in a room, just the two of them.) So, when Ger expressed his frustration to me, it in no way was directed at Mr. Morrison, and it was expressed in the most Canadian-ly nice way possible.
I think that TSOTAC is a pretty good idea, but I think that you, Ger, could do better.
You're still the best line artist out there.
And, a helluva nice guy.
ALWAYS the nicest guy in the room.
--Jeff
Oh, I'm sure if Ger gets all of the scripts, he'll finish it. I certainly don't believe that he's the one holding it up.
I think HM "stunt-cast" Grant Morrison as their editor-in-chief, but they most likely have issues with funds that keeps them from getting things out as timely as they could. Morrison is also one whose attention probably gets distracted by a number of different things (as he is undoubtedly, and rightly, in demand for his talent), so while I'm sure that he is trying in good faith to get Ger the Absent Cat scripts, again, I'm not holding my breath waiting for this book.
However, I'll still be ordering it and waiting gladly for it whenever it finally makes it in shops!
Sometime in the Cold War '50s or the gangster '70s, eh?
Maybe the film noir '40s?
--Jeff
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