Comics: The Meaning

com-ics (kom'iks)n. plural in form, used with a singular verb. 1. Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response in the viewer.

"If Comics' spectacularly varied past is any indication, comics' future will be virtually impossible to predict using the standards of the present.... Those of you who make comics for a living - or would like to someday, probably know that keeping up with all the advances in today's comics is a full-time job. However much we may try to understand the world of comics around us, a part of that world will always lie in shadow - a mystery.... As it is, it should be kept in mind at all times that this world is only one of many possible worlds!
Our attempts to define comics are an on-going process which won't end anytime soon. A new generation will no doubt reject whatever this one finally decides to accept and try once more to reinvent comics. And so they should. Here's to the great debate."

Excerpts and paraphrased from the amazing Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art."

Monday, July 30, 2012

THE LIST - 08.01.2012

PREMIER PUBLISHERS


ITEM CODEDESCRIPTIONPRICE
DARK HORSE COMICS
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DC COMICS
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MAGAZINES


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BOOKS


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MERCHANDISE


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Thursday, July 26, 2012

'NUFF SAID! NEWS FROM SAN DIEGO COMICON 2012

Well, I didn't get to go to San Diego for this year's comicon either.  After eagerly awaiting and processing all the major announcements that pour out of comicon this time every year, here is what we all have to look forward to in the coming year.

MOVIES:  The comic book inspired movies don't seem to be slowing down.  Marvel announced the sequels to both Captain America, Thor and Iron Man.  IRON MAN 3 (EXTREMIS?) opens on May 3rd 2013; followed by THOR THE DARK WORLD on November 8th 2013 and CAPTAIN AMERICA:  THE WINTER SOLDIER on April 14th 2014.  Also lined up for the summer of 2014 is a GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY movie, likely tying into the end credits of the AVENGERS movie and an ANT-MAN movie directed by Edgar Wright and hopefully starring Simon Pegg.  Not to be out done, DC will attempt to smash box office records and re-establish the SUPERMAN franchise with THE MAN OF STEEL on June 14th 2013.







COMICS - Probably the biggest announcement was from Neil Gaiman, who will return to DC/VERTIGO with another installment of THE SANDMAN illustrated by J.H. Williams III.    Checkout the YouTube clip below for Gaiman's official announcement.


Mike Mignola and Dark Horse hit us with a new HELLBOY series on Dec. 5th of this year with HELLBOY IN HELL.  What happens to Hellboy now he's dead?

Hellboy in Hell #1

To coincide with the 35th anniversary in Sept. and release of the movie; 2000 AD joins forces with Duane Swierczynski and Nelson Daniel of IDW publishing to bring us an on going JUDGE DREDD book.



Last but not least.  Image Comics really stepped up to the plate with tons of new series to watch out for.  With the quality books Image has been putting out lately like:  FATALE, MANHATTAN PROJECTS, SECRET and HAPPY; it is really good to see them capitalize on their recent successes.  Below are the books that seem the most promising.


  • Clone, Skybound's newest addition, from David Schulner and Juan Jose Ryp



  • Lazarus, a bleak sci-fi series, from Greg Rucka and Michael Lark



  • Nowhere Men from Eric Stephenson and Nate Bellgarde, telling a story that focuses on scientists in a world that puts them on a pedastal as celebrities


  • Oliver, a steampunk take on Oliver Twist, from Darick Robertson and Gary Whitta (Book of Eli)



  • Pretty Deadly, a Western series dealing with assassins, from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios


  • Reign from Chris Roberson



  • Satellite Sam, a new mystery title, from Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin


  • Sex from Joe Casey and Peter Kowalski


  • The Bounce by Joe Casy and David Messina


  • Have to get myself to San Diego next year and experience some of the amazing announcements that are made first hand.

    LIVE IT LIKE YOU LOVE IT!

    D&J COMICS

    Wednesday, July 25, 2012

    THE BZZZT - 07.25.2012

    A quick look at this week's (07.25.2012) new #1s , graphic novels and crossovers/tie-ins. Plus, my pick of the week!

    PICK OF THE WEEK

    SPACEMAN #8 OF 9
    This Philip K. Dick-ian nightmare hurtles toward its tasty conclusion as Orson stops running and turns to look into the abyss that’s been chasing him all along.


    NEW #1s

    AXE COP PRESIDENT O/T WORLD #1
    MALACHAI & ETHAN NICOLLE - Axe Cop has been appointed president of the whole world! But what will Axe Cop and his friends do in a world with no bad guys? Look to defeat the bad guys from outer space, of course! Written by 8-year-old Malachai Nicolle and drawn by his 31-year-old brother Ethan Nicolle, Axe Cop is commander in chief of hilarious adventures as only a kid could imagine!

    DEBRIS #1
     WIEBE/ROSSMO - In the far future, humanity has doomed planet earth to rot and decay, covering her surface with garbage. Now, ancient spirits called the Colossals rise from the debris and attack the remaining survivors, forcing the human race to the brink of extinction. One warrior woman, Maya, sets out to find the last source of pure water to save the world before the monsters bring it all to an end.

    NATIONAL COMICS ETERNITY #1
    LEMIRE/HAMNER - An exciting new series of stand-alone comics that feature unique takes on classic characters! • JEFF LEMIRE (ANIMAL MAN) and CULLY HAMNER (RED) bring a contemporary approach to the hero we used to know as KID ETERNITY! • Can introverted medical examiner Kid Eternity solve a deadly crime in just 24 hours?

    STAR WARS DARTH MAUL DEATH SENTENCE #1
    TAYLOR/REDONDO - By now the galaxy has learned the terrible truth: Sith Lord Darth Maul still lives. Worse, he has joined forces with his brother Savage Opress!
    The Jedi are searching for them and, after Maul and Opress cut a murderous swath through the Outer Rim, so is an army of mercenaries hired by a wealthy mine owner.
    Darth Maul has a price on his head, and for him there is only one way to deal with such a problem: go directly to the source!
    *A direct follow-up to the events in the television series The Clone Wars!
    Darth Maul lives!

    X-TREME X-MEN #1
    X-TREME X-MEN 1
    PAK/SEGOVIA - Spinning out of the pages of ASTONISHING X-MEN! • Travel the multiverse with Captain Howlett, Kid Nightcrawler, and Emmeline Frost • Which X-Men will be lost between dimensions…with no guaranteed way home?


    GRAPHIC NOVELS

    DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID TP VOL 01
    Cover #81813
    WAID/RIVERA/MARTIN - It's a fresh start for the Man Without Fear, with the all-star creative team of writer Mark Waid (CAPTAIN AMERICA) and artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) at the helm! Matt Murdock is back in New York, but not everyone is happy to see him. Hoping to resuscitate his law practice, he takes on a police-brutality case — but someone is trying to silence the victim. While Murdock struggles in court, Daredevil hits the streets as Klaw, master of sound, makes his deadly return! Then, the blind literally lead the blind as a visually impaired client targeted for assassination holds the key to a global conspiracy perpetrated by some familiar foes. Can Daredevil protect the young man long enough to bring down an international criminal organization, or will their deadly enforcer get to him first? Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #1-6.

    SCALPED TP VOL 09 KNUCKLE UP
    
    AARON/GUERA/JOCK - In this volume collecting SCALPED #50-55, war breaks out on the reservation as Red Crow loses his grip on the reins and Dash Bad Horse faces his toughest and fiercest foe yet.

    THE UNDERWATER WELDER
    JEFF LEMIRE - As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, something unexplainable happens. Jack has a mysterious and supernatural encounter that will change the course of his life forever.
    Equal parts blue-collar character study and mind-bending mystery, The Underwater Welder is a graphic novel about fathers and sons, birth and death, memory and reality, and the treasures we all bury deep below the surface.


    CROSSOVERS/TIE-INS


    AVENGERS #28 AVX
    
    BENDIS/SIMONSON - The last stand of the Red Hulk…?

    WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #14 AVX
    WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN 14 (AVX, WITH DIGITAL CODE)
    AARON/MOLINA/LEE - We can't say much or we spoil the event of the summer!  Kitty Pryde on a date with…???

    X-MEN LEGACY #270 AVX
    X-Men: Legacy #270 - Comic Book Cover
    GAGE/BALDEON - Rogue vs. Ms. Marvel!  By the end of this issue, one of these women will change their allegiance.

    ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #13 DWF
    ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES 13 (WITH DIGITAL CODE)
    HUMPHRIES/TAN - THE RETURN OF ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA!  Enter DIVIDED WE FALL, the Ultimate Comics line-wide event of the summer!  ALL CAP ACTION -- perfect jumping on point for new readers!


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