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Travis Pelkie returns with his regular monthly selection for Cerebus fans of comics and books featured in the latest Diamond Previews catalog. Travis is co-founder of the Atomic Junk Shop, a site about comics and other fun pop culture. To see your comics featured here or at the Atomic Junk Shop feel free to send an email to Travis at: atomicjunkshoptravis [at] outlook [dot] com.
GIANT SIZE JINGLES #1
(W) Dave Sim (A) Gustave Dore, Dave Sim (CA) Benjamin Hobbs
Giant-Size Firsts! First Overstreet Price Guide "Take Note" Note! First appearance of Fiendix Cosplay Cerebus and zer Silicone implants! First All-Jingles, comics' only CGC-graded dog comics collector, issue! Find out what Jingles has to say about: Underdog No.1 (May, 2017); Jughead's Pal Hot Dog (1990); Krypto The Super-Dog (2006); The original Hot Dog (1954); blatant "Dogism" in DC's flagship title vs. the "canine friendly" Adventure Comics; Dog Face Dooley (1951); Scooby-DooNo.26; Why you really don't want to mention Heckle & Jeckle to Jingles; Pluto vs. Goofy; and more!
Travis sez: It's that book set in hell with the talking dog and stuff. You may have heard of it before. It should be funny.
DC THE NEW FRONTIER TP NEW ED BLACK LABEL
(W) Darwyn Cooke (A/CA) Darwyn Cooke
The masked mystery men who fought for freedom in the Second World War have been outlawed. The soldiers and spies who conducted top-secret missions into the unknown now work in the shadows. And those icons who do still fight on -- Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman -- operate under hidden agendas and dueling ideologies. Yet this America needs its heroes more than ever. With darkness gathering on the horizon once more, only a bold new generation of adventurers -- young, daring, and dedicated to the better angels of our nature -- is equal to the challenge of the New Frontier.
This edition collects the original 6-issue miniseries together with the Justice League: New Frontier Special, and features over 50 pages of designs, sketches and preliminary artwork from the author.
Travis sez: A new edition of Darwyn Cooke's ode to the Silver Age.
DC UNIVERSE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS BY JACK KIRBY HC
(W) Jack Kirby, Dennis O'Neil, Joe Simon, Joey Cavaleri, Michael Fleisher, Paul Kupperberg (A) Vince Colletta, D. Bruce Berry, Adrian Gonzales, Others (A/CA) Jack Kirby, Mike Royer
Legendary comics creator Jack Kirby's mind-boggling imagination is on full display in this massive hardcover that includes tales of super hero adventure, mystery, war, fantasy, science fiction and even kung fu action from the 1970s and 1980s. These stories introduced important characters, including the Demon and OMAC, and this collection features a run of 12 stories of the Losers from OUR FIGHTING FORCES that includes some of Kirby's most personal tales from his own experiences in World War II. Collects stories from IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB #1, SPIRIT WORLD #1, THE DEMON #1-16, THE SANDMAN #1-6, OMAC #1-8, OUR FIGHTING FORCES #151-162, SUPER POWERS #1-5 (1984), SUPER POWERS #1-6 (1985), 1ST ISSUE SPECIAL #1, 5 and 6, DC COMICS PRESENTS #84, RICHARD DRAGON, KUNG FU FIGHTER #3, WEIRD MYSTERY TALES #1-3 and FORBIDDEN TALES OF DARK MANSION #6.
Travis sez: Kirby. DC. Bronze Age. Basically everything that's not Fourth World or Kamandi, I believe. Also, it comes out on my birthday next year, in case any of y'all want to get me a present.
TRUE BELIEVERS CONAN SWORDS IN NIGHT #1
Reprinting Conan the Barbarian (1970) #23
Travis sez: With the new Conan series at Marvel, they are reprinting a selection of Marvel Conan books from the past in their True Believers dollar books. The most interesting is this one, reprinting Conan 23, which is the first appearance of Red Sonja. Who is currently published by Dynamite, so I'm not sure why or how Marvel can reprint this. We'll find out if they cancel it!
KIRBY IS FANTASTIC HC KING SIZE
(W) Stan Lee (A/CA) Jack Kirby
Kirby is the greatest storytelling mind in comic book history. Kirby is an architect of the world's most-famous universe of characters. Kirby is...Fantastic!
The first in a line of super-giant "King-Size" hardcovers celebrating the incomparable talent of Jack "The King" Kirby, Kirby is...Fantastic! brings together a selection of all-time great issues from his tenure on Fantastic Four.
Featuring the 1960s debut of the Sub-Mariner, knitting together Marvel's Silver and Golden Ages; earth-shaking battles between the Thing and the Hulk; the debut of the Black Panther; the unveiling of the utopian man-god "Him" (a.k.a. Adam Warlock); a life-or-death epic battle with Doctor Doom in the heart of Latveria; and a deadly trip into the Negative Zone topped off by the history-making birth of Franklin Richards.
Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #4, #12, #25-26, #52-53, #66-67, #84-87 & ANNUAL #6.
Travis sez: Another Kirby book, although I'm not sure if this one's physical dimensions are actually big. It's great stuff, though, of course, because it's Stan and Jack on the FF!!!
HEY KIDS COMICS TP (MR)
(W) Howard Victor Chaykin (A) Howard Victor Chaykin (CA) Don Cameron
HEY KIDS! COMICS! takes its cue from nearly a century of turbulence and triumph, despair and drama in the comics racket.
Artists and writers, con men and clowns, ganefs and gangsters create the foundations of today's biggest entertainment business-or at least the tail that wags the dog.
Some of it really happened, and the names have been changed to protect the innocent and guilty...
...although in the end, everyone was guilty of something.
Collects HEY KIDS! COMICS! #1-5
Travis sez: Howard Chaykin with some of the dirty little secrets behind the making of the business of comics. Should be good!
Matt says: I've read the first two issues, it is so far.
BERNIE WRIGHTSON ARTIFACT ED HC NEW PTG
(W) Bernie Wrightson (A/CA) Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson began his career in the late 1960s, just barely out of his teens, and within a decade, rose to prominence as the preeminent horror artist of his generation. This loving tribute to comics' Master of the Macabre will showcase Wrightson's groundbreaking work in the DC Comics Mystery books and his legendary artistic turn on Swamp Thing. Additionally, we have assembled a number of rarely seen and completely (until now) unseen treasures.
New Printing!
152 pages plus THREE foldouts with SIX oversized pieces of art! Includes NINE Swamp Thing covers (House of Secrets #92 and Swamp Thing #1, #3-6, #9, and others) and tons of Mystery covers, frontis pieces, and pages.
Travis sez: It's a new printing of one of IDW's beautiful looking art books featuring Bernie Wrightson art on DC mystery comics and on Swamp Thing. So atmospheric!
AM ARCHIVES THREE STOOGES #1 1953 SAINT JOHN EDITION
NOV181463
(W) Joe Kubert, Norman Mauer (A/CA) Joe Kubert, Norman Mauer
Remember when comics were a dime and you could get that first issue of Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer's Three Stooges #1 from the local newsstand? We don't either! It costs a couple hundred bucks now to get that issue from an auction site, and it ain't fair! So, we are bringing back this classic from 1953 in all its original eye-poking glory for today's readers to enjoy. This is the first collaboration of The Stooges and the classic comics duo of Kubert and Maurer and you can get it for 399 cents!
Travis sez: It's the Three Stooges in comics from the early '50s, and it's got art by Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer. Of course you want to get it!
FRANK THORNES LANN LTD HC GN (MR)
(W) Frank Thorne (A/CA) Frank Thorne
Move over Barbarella, here comes Lann! While Frank Thorne is known primarily for his works Ghita (with a deluxe archival reprint by Hermes Press in 2017 and Volume 2 coming in 2019) and Red Sonja, he also created the sexy cyber heroine Lann! Lann spends 98% of her time solving crime while naked, so it's a special kind of fantasy for sure! This space comic features guns, salacious scantily clad ladies, comedy (her sidekick often fights unarmed...due to his arms falling off!), and more! This deluxe limited edition is limited to 1,000 copies! It will also contain a historical essay and never before seen Frank Thorne art!
Travis sez: Friend of Cerebus Frank Thorne has this collection of Lann, who apparently solves crime while naked, as one does. I'm sure it's classy.
MIDWAY FROM PAGES OF COMBAT ONE SHOT GLANZMAN CVR
(W) Paul S. Newman (A/CA) Sam Glanzman
Each Combat one shot features true stories from World War II, illustrated by comic book legend, WWII vet, and Eisner Award-nominee Sam Glanzman! This Midway issue features the main story: "Battle of Midway" plus the back-up story "Out the Gate", 1-page story "High Ground," and essays about General George Patton, Jr. and Sam Glanzman. Incentive cover by comic book legend Russ Heath!
Travis sez: Friend of Cerebus Drew Ford has another one shot from Sam Glanzman coming out from his It's Alive imprint. Should be good like usual!
JUMBO MUMBO SC (JUL189042) (MR)
(W) David Tosh (A) R. Crumb, Walt Kelly, Jay Lynch (CA) Denis Kitchen
Mumbo has delighted comics fans for many years. Containing interviews, sketchbook pages, classic comics and comic strips from the likes of famous artists like R. Crumb, Denis Kitchen, Jay Lynch and Walt Kelly among others, Jumbo Mumbo collects David Tosh's personal comics journal, for the first time. In addition, covering history, personal stories and commentary on comics of the past, this volume presents work you won't see anywhere else. As a Heritage Auctions employee, David has had access to rare collections and unique and interesting work previously unavailable. Jumbo Mumbo is a must-have for anyone with a love for the history of comics and a desire to learn more.
Travis sez: I'm not entirely sure what this is, but the dude is a Heritage Auctions employee and he's gotten some cool underground comix artists to contribute to his book.
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MARVEL ACTION BLACK PANTHER #1 BAKER
NOV180605
(W) Kyle Baker (A/CA) Kyle Baker
Readers of all ages can get lost in the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda as they follow the adventures of its monarch, the Black Panther! King T'Challa is responsible for defending his people-and the world-from any threats. And he gets plenty of help-and sass-from his genius sister Shuri. A Marvelous new era begins here! A bold new era for Black Panther begins here! From the mind of multiple Eisner and Harvey award winner Kyle Baker!
Travis sez: Because Marvel can't do their own kid friendly comics, IDW has to, and they enlisted the great Kyle Baker to do Black Panther, so it should be awesome.
Next Time: Dave discusses that guy who discussed Genesis.
