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From JOSS WHEDON, creator of "Buffy" and "Serenity"...

Watch the teaser for DOCTOR HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG


Watch the teaser for Joss Whedon's three episode internet musical "DOCTOR HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG"!

It tells the story of a low-rent super-villain, Dr. Horrible (played by Neil Patrick Harris), who maintains a video blog to chronicle his efforts to be accepted by the Evil League of Evil.  Dr. Horrible also has a softer side seen when he battles his arch-nemesis, the two-faced Captain Hammer (played by Nathan Fillion), for the heart of Penny (played by Felicia Day), a cute girl from the laundromat, that he's too shy to talk to.



View PREVIEW PAGES of NOVO Vol. 1 at Michael Bracco's website!


Michael S. Bracco  BOOK SIGNING!
Wed, June 18, 2008    11AM - 7 PM

NOVO Volume One: THE BIRTH OF NOVO
Writer/Art/Cover: Michael S. Bracco
Publisher: Alterna Comics
Trade Paperback AVAILABLE NOW
B&W /Fantasy/ Young Adult / 88 pages


Story: The Aquans and Terans spent their existences blaming each other for their own faults, warring until there was only one Aquan, a male, and one Teran, a female. Together in love and desperation, they created Novo - a savior born to a world that no longer had use for one. Now trying to discover a history he will never be a part of, can the mystery of his past give him the clues to his future?


Michael S. Bracco Book Signing!On Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Michael S. Bracco visited Comics Kingdom to celebrate the release of NOVO Vol. 1: THE BIRTH OF NOVO, the sequel to his debut graphic novel BIRTH. Throughout the day Michael signed and sketched in copies of his new book, which collects issues 1, 2 and 3 of NOVO!




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BIRTH by Michael Bracco


Michael Bracco BOOK SIGNING!
Wed, March 19, 2008    11am - 7 pm

BIRTH (Graphic Novel, SC)
Writer/Art/Cover: Michael S. Bracco
Publisher: Alterna Comics
B&W, 88 pages



On Wednesday, March 19, 2008 from 11am to 7 pm, Michael S. Bracco will be at Comics Kingdom to celebrate the release of his debut graphic novel BIRTH, with a signing. Michael started in comics with his self published title, Atty & Max back in 2004. Now he runs an Apparel design company called Spaghetti Kiss and is working on the series to follow BIRTH called NOVO (Volume 1 is due out in June).

Below are a few review quotes:

"Fans of A DISTANT SOIL, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD and any kind of war fiction will enjoy this book. BIRTH isn't so much about war but about the price of conflict and in my view is one of the best gems of the year. Pick it up. You won't regret it." - Joshua Pantalleresco (ComicBloc.com)

"In both its visuals and its writing, this title is absolutely stunning." - 5 star Review from Alex Haas (Indycomicreview.com)

"No matter how much you don't want yet another comic to add to your pull list, you'll be wanting whatever Bracco cooks up to spin out on a plate for us hungry hungry hippos. Satisfying, filling, more to come. Eats don't get better than this." -Dave Baxter (BrokenFrontier.com)

Michael S. Bracco

 

In this excerpt from an interview with ComicNews Michael Bracco, 28 year old comic creator and Baltimore middle school art teacher, discusses the plot of his new book:


COMICNEWS: "Tell our readers what ‘BIRTH’ and ‘NOVO’ are about."

MICHAEL S. BRACCO: "BIRTH is a kind of Tragic Sci-Fi Fairy Tale about a planet consumed by a war between it’s two dominating species, the Aquans and the Terans, who have spent their existences blaming each other for their own evolutionary shortcomings. It’s really a book about the nature of conflict and how we create conflict and use blame to excuse ourselves from taking responsibility for our insecurities and inadequacies."



GFY Comix by Chris Minetree, see more...


First Place: CHRIS MINETREE
City Paper 2006 Comics Contest


Congratulations to our own CHRIS MINETREE (new Sunday guy) for winning First Place in the City Paper's 2006 Annual Comics Contest for his
GFY COMIX!

Judges for the Sixth Annual City Paper Comics Contest were Whitney Sherman, chair of Maryland Institute College of Art's illustration department; Christopher Skokna, editor of the CP 9/12/2007 SPECIAL ISSUE (Comics Issue 2007); and Atomic Books co-owner Benn Ray.

The Prize— Chris's GFY Comix will run weekly, with pay, for the next year in the City Paper!

Of GFY, Ray says, "Chris Minetree has a good, fundamental understanding of what makes a comic a comic. That paired with fresh ideas and a funny delivery make for a winner..."



HEROES
Graphic Novel (On sale 11/07/07)

Written by: Aron Eli Coleite, Chuck Kim, Joe Pokaski, Oliver Grigsby, Pierluigi Cothran, Andrew Chambliss, Harrison Wilcox, Jesse Alexander, Christopher Zatta, Mark Warshaw and others.

Art by: Phil Jimenez, Michael Turner, Koi Turnbull, Marcus To, Peter Steigerwald, David Moran, Micah Gunnell, Travis Kotzebue, Jordan Kotzebue, Jason Badower, Staz Johnson, Steve Lejeune, Adam Archer, Mark Roslan and others.

This stunning hardcover collects the amazing online comics based on the smash-hit, Emmy Award-nominated NBC show HEROS! This volume — featuring two stunning covers by comics legends Alex Ross and Jim Lee

Heroes HC [Alex Ross Cover] Heroes HC [Jim Lee Cover]

— also includes an introduction by Masi Oka (Hiro), all 34 chapters of Season One, and Tim Sale's artwork as seen on the show. The comics included have been written and illustrated by some of comics' and television's top writers and artists, including Michael Turner, Phil Jimenez, Marcus To, and more!

Wildstorm | 240 pgs | Color | Hardcover | On sale November 7, 2007

 


Dark Tower cover

Matt T's Comic Review
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1
Stephen King/Robin Furth/Peter David/
Jae Lee/Richard Isanove
Marvel Comics



OKAY, YOU'RE PROBABLY ASKING ONE OF TWO QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BOOK. EITHER:

1) Oh my god, I LOVE Stephen King, and the Dark Tower books are my FAVORITES!!!!! Does this comic live up to the level of what might be King's magnum opus?!??  

OR

2) Oh my god, I cannot STAND Stephen King or his insane fans, and I presume this comic is just another crappy tie-in. Is it actually worth all the hype?

The good news is, I don't have to give two answers -- whichever question you're asking, the answer is yes. Marvel's interpretation of King's work is a genuinely excellent comic, no matter your familiarity with the source material. If you love King's original, you'll find this retelling of Roland's quest -- in a slightly more chronological order -- a fascinating, well-executed, almost reverent interpretation of the work. Peter David's script maintains King's voice and most of his best lines (including the memorable series opener, although David teases around it a few times before giving up the money shot), and Jae Lee and Richard Isanove blow the roof off with their art. There were at least three separate times in twenty-odd pages where I actually stopped and said, "Man, that is JUST how I pictured it." (And two or three more where I thought, "That's not how I pictured it, but it's much, much better.")

If you're not familiar with King's books, or even if you actively loathe them ... this is still an excellent book. David is a consummate professional; there's a reason he was one of the only ones to make the jump from Marvel sales to Marvel creative a quarter century ago, and it's the same reason that he's still around and relevant all these years later: he's a damned solid comic writer. At his worst, he's better than 85% of what's on the shelves, and this is FAR from his worst. And, as noted above, Lee and Isanove are doing the work of their already-storied careers with the art.(I fully expect to see them roundly honored for this one at the usual awards next year.) This is a top-notch fantasy comic, exactly the kind of non-super-hero genre comic Marvel has never before managed to produce, and if you're even remotely interested in that sort of thing, you should pick this up.

I'm not sure how else to put it. No matter what baggage you're bringing to it (or not), this is a very, very good comic. It's well worth your $3.99.




NEW AVENGERS #31 cover

New Avengers #31
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Cover: Leinil Francis Yu
Arrived Wednesday, June 13, 2007


Make sure that you read New Avengers #31 if you keep up with the Marvel Universe!!

No hype! No BS! The most important last page of any Marvel comic this year!
Do not miss it!

32 PGS./Rated T+




3 JOSS WHEDON BOOKS ARRIVED ON WED, MAY 02, 2007:


Astonishing X-Men #21
Astonishing X-Men #21

The Story: “UNSTOPPABLE” PART 3 (OF 6)! Ord and his people of Breakworld lead the charge to take down the X-Men and S.W.O.R.D. And when this fight’s over…
Not everyone is coming back!

MARVEL 32 PGS./Rated T+

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: #3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: #3

With Buffy incapacitated, Amy the witch has taken the opportunity to-get this-lay siege with an army of the undead. Willow takes her on in a witches' battle royal as hundreds of Slayers defend their Scottish citadel, but without the kiss of true love, Buffy will be out of commission indefinitely-with an unwelcome familiar face, and an image you won't soon forget.

Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to DARK HORSE in this direct follow-up to Season Seven of the smash-hit TV series.

 

Runaways #26
Runaways #26

The Story: “DEAD END KIDS”
The kids continue their New York adventure and encounter someone dangerous that they’ve never met before. Hint—LOOK BEHIND MOLLY ON THE COVER. Will he punish the Runaways? Superstar Joss Whedon (Buffy, ASTONISHING X-MEN) and rising star Michael Ryan (NEW X-MEN, NEW EXCALIBUR) continue a tale that will take the Runaways somewhere they’ve never been before! PART 2 (of 6)!

MARVEL 32 PGS./Rated T+


WW III

DC has four new WW III ONE SHOTS
(tie-in with the 52 WEEK series)

"Part 1: A Call To Arms", "Part 2: The Valiant"
"Part 3: Hell Is For Heroes", "Part 4: United We Stand"
Arrived Wednesday, April 18, 2007

 Along with telling of the war, and how it rages
 through the DC Universe, the four regular-sized
 special issues will also answer some nagging questions that have been topics of discussion for DC readers since the start of One Year Later in the books – things like: How did Firestorm get separated from Cyborg and then merge with Firehawk? Why is Cassandra Cain evil? Why did Jason Todd take over the Nightwing mantle? When did the Teen Titans disband? How'd Martian Manhunter transform?    See cover art and summaries!


Captain America #25, 2nd Printing cover

Captain America #25, 2ND PRINTING
"The Death of the Dream - Part 1"
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Cover and Art: Steve Epting
Arrived Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Leaping from the final pages of Civil War, this is the *only place* readers can find out what happens next in the life of Steve Rogers, aka CAPTAIN AMERICA! Trust us, folks, this oversized 25th issue will stun readers and send shockwaves through the entire Marvel Universe for the next year!
48 pages/Rated T+


Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1, 2nd Printing cover

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Season 8) #1
Variant Cover NEW PRINTING

"The Long Way Home - Part 1"
Writer: Joss Whedon
Artist: Georges Jeanty
Arrived Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers--newly legion--have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything's fun and firearms, as an old enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains . . .

Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to season seven of the smash-hit TV series.


Mad Magazine Cover

  DOES MAD NEED A MUSEUM?
  by Richard Corliss

 Read Time.com's February 03, 2007 article.