Comics
Amazing Spider-Man 625
American Vampire 1
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Executioner 5
Authority The Lost Year 7
Avengers Vs Atlas 3
Azrael 6
Batman 697
Booster Gold 30
Brave and the Bold 32
Choker 3
Dark Avengers 15
Deadpool Merc With A Mouth 9
Deathlok 5
Doomwar 2
Fables 93
Fade to Black 1
Garth Ennis Battlefields Firefly 4
Green Arrow 31
Green Hornet Year One 1
Green Lantern Corps 46
Groo Hogs of Horder 4
Guardians of the Galaxy 24
Hercules Fall of an Avenger 1
Hulk 21
Incredible Hulk 608
Irredeemable 12
Joe the Barbarian 3
Marvel Boy Uranian 3
Muppet Show 3
Nation X 4
Nova 35
Prelude to Deadpool Corps 3
Realm of Kings Imperial Guard 5
Shield 7
Siege 3
Siege Embedded 3
Simpsons Comics 164
Spider-Man and Secret Wars 4
Spider-Woman 7
Supergirl 51
Superman 80 Page Giant 1
Titans 23
Torch 6
Vengeance of Moon Knight 6
Wolverine Origins 45
X-23 1
X-Factor Forever 1
X-Men Legacy 234
Books & Trade Paperbacks
Back Issue 39
Batman International TP
Bronx Kill HC
Dorohedoro Vol. 1 GN
Flash Gordon Vol. 1 Mercy Wars TP
Gothic and Lolita Bible 34
Hobby Japan February 2010
Illustration Magazine 29
Iron Man Armor Wars Prologue TP
Mad Magazine 503
Mome Vol. 17 2010 GN
Mysterius the Unfathomable TP
New Mutants Classic Vol. 5 TP
Ristorante Paradiso GN
Showcase Presents Worlds Finest Vol.3 TP
Simpsons Get Some Fancy Book Learnin TP
Tick Golden Age Complete Works TP
Ultimate Comics Iron Man Armor Wars HC
Unknown Soldier Vol. 2 Easy Kill TP
Wonder Woman Chronicles Vol. 1 TP
Toys & Stuff
Classic Superman Logo Belt Buckle
Justice League Crisis on Two Earths DVD
Title: Alex Ross Rough Justice In-Store Signing
Location: Chicago Comics
Description: Alex Ross will be signing and promoting his new book Rough Justice with Chicago Comics on June 5th from 3pm to 5pm.
From the sensational, award-winning artist of the bestselling Mythology: his never-before-seen DC Comics sketchbook.
Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the stunning black-and-white drawings of the DC characters you loved from Mythology: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Black Canary, and many more. All of Alex Ross’s extraordinary, hyper-realistic paintings start as pencil on paper, and some of them never get beyond that stage. None of these hundreds of graphite sketches has ever been published before, and most of them will make their only published appearance in Rough Justice.
In 2008 Ross became the first cover artist in DC history to work simultaneously on the monthly Superman and Batman titles. All of the designs he created for an entire year–even those that did not make the final cut–are included here. And in an interview with Chip Kidd, Ross reveals his process and how these drawings translate into the finished paintings.
Rough Justice reveals the brilliance and brawn of Alex Ross’s draftsmanship: the foundation of his dazzling images.
Start Time: 3 pm
Date: 2010-06-05
End Time: 5 pm
Comics
A-Team Shotgun Wedding 1
Action Comics 887
Alter Ego 92
Amazing Spider-Man 624
Angel Hole In the World 4
Batgirl 8
Batman and Robin 10
Batman Widening Gyre 5
BPRD King of Fear 3
Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way 1
Cable 24
Complete Alice In Wonderland 3
Criminal Sinners 5
Cyberforce Hunter killer 5
Dark X-Men 5
Daytripper 4
DMZ 51
Doom Patrol 8
Elephantmen 24
Ex Macina 48
Ghost Projekt 1
House of Mystery 23
Hulk Let Battle Begin 1
Human Target 2
Iron Man 2 Spotlight 1
Justice League Rise and Fall Special 1
Kill Audio 6
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers Unleashed 1
Magog 7
Muppet King Arthur 3
Powers 3
Prelude to Deadpool Corps 2
Punishermax 5
Rebels 14
Red Robin 10
Savage Dragon 158
Secret Six 19
Solomon Kane Deaths Black Riders 3
Super Friends 25
Superman Last Stand of New Krypton 1
Sword 5
The Mystic Hands of Dr Strange 1
Twelve Spearhead 1
Ultimate Comics Spier-Man 8
Unwritten 11
Web of Spider-Man 6
Weekly World News 3
Wolverin Mr X 1
X-Men Forever 19
X-Men Pixie Strikes Back 2
Zombies Vs Robots Aventure 2
Books & Trade Paperbacks
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter HC
Alter Ego 92
Avengers X-Men Utopia TP
Batman Heart of Hush TP
Boys Vol. 6 Self Preservation Society TP
Danzig Lyric Book
Flash Gordon Secret History of Mongo SC
Gantz Vol. 9 TP
Greek Street Vol. 1 Blood Calls for Blood TP
Grendel Behold the Devil HC
Hellboy Vol. 9 Wild Hunt TP
Jack Kirby Collector 54
King of Flies Vol. 1 HC
Lost at Sea New Edition GN
Modern Masters Vol. 24 Guy Davis SC
Our Sentence Is Up Seeing Grant Morrison Invisible
Pop Wonderland Vol. 3 Alices Adventure In Wonderland HC
Runaways Parental Guidance HC
Sal Buscema Comics Fast and Furious Artist SC
Sand and Fury A Scream Queen Adventure SC
Tick Vol. 2 Complete Works TP
Toyfare 153
Twilight Manga Vol. 1 GN
Toys & Stuff
Alice In Wonderland Mad Hatter Bobble Head
Chez Cthulhu Card Game
Creepy Trading Card Set
Hulk Hound Funko Force Action Figure
Iron Man 2 Mark VI Bobble Head
Iron Man 2 War Machine Bobble Head
Wally Gator Funko Force Action Figure
The Brave Brave and the Bold Bold – By Jason Chin
It’s fascinating to me that it JUST occurred to DC & Marvel that comic books should be fun (look at the interviews and press releases for the upcoming Brightest Day and Heroic Age, respectively.) Don’t get me wrong, I adore more mature fare and think that the industry should still try to experiment with known characters and ideas but not to the exclusion of the joy and fun that brought most people into comic books in the first place. Two amazing examples of fun, joyful and even wonder-filled properties both come from DC and they both share the same name: The Brave and the Bold.
The comic book first appeared in 1955 and was primarily a showcase for experimentation and the appearance of new characters (Metamorpho first appeared in this title and Neal Adam’s version of Batman first appeared here.) Eventually, the most popular character of the time took over the title and it became a “team-up” book. That character was Batman. The Caped Crusader would eventually team up with every single character in the DCU regards of time and space. The ole portal that whisks our hero away to another world/time and then miraculously shows up on the last page to restore the status quo got a lot of work back then.
Though the title became sporadic, in the late 90s the title started being used for special mini-series. Green Arrow, The Question and the Butcher teamed up under the pen of Mike Grell. Mark Waid would write a great mini-series about the (then dead) Barry Allen / Flash and Hal Jordan / Green Lantern team and explored their friendship both in and out of costume.
Finally, in 2007, Mark Waid and George (“I have drawn EVERYONE”) Perez teamed-up on their own and brought back the Brave and the Bold as an on-going title. The first storyline involved Batman, Green Lantern, Supergirl, Lobo, Blue Beetle and one of my favorite pairings, Batman and the Legion of Superheroes.
The series continues today and is a fun, exciting read for fans of the DCU. With a nice nod to continuity, but never beholden to it, Brave and the Bold brings the back the wonder of costumed adventurers doing what they do best… adventuring!
There are some great trades of the original series, but I really recommend the rollicking tour of the DCU that was the first storyline of the Waid/Perez-run from 2007. BIG ideas, great characters and a wonderful use of the DC props and sets.
Now, on your local HD-screen comes the Batman: The Brave and the Bold cartoon series! Debuting in 2008 on the Cartoon Network, this animated team-up show features Batman and an incredible array of masked comrades and villains. At first, I was leery of this new show because I was such a fan of the Batman: the Animated Series, with it’s deep, dark tones in style and writing.
This show is a perfect companion to The Dark Knight. The Christopher Nolan-helmed film is a masterpiece of film; a dark story of sacrifice, loss and altruism. It’s an incredible film for me. I’m over 35. I’ve been collecting comics (especially Batman) for the past thirty years! The character, and his portrayal, grew with me. I loved Adam West, and then I hated the Michael Keaton run, but the Animated Series and the Frank Miller books all came at the same time as my personal tastes in media changed. I was lucky. That all being said, it is time for Batman: The Brave and The Bold.
The Batman in this series is a lot more fun than the Grim Avenger we’ve seen over the past twenty years. He makes puns, he has a ton of gadgets. He’s the Batplane, the Batmobile, the Batcycle and all that. Probably the biggest difference is that there’s NO BRUCE WAYNE! No Jim Gordon, no mansion, no sidekick*. There is no baggage to this Batman. While the series is insanely fun (Mongul forces all the villains and heroes to DRAG-RACE) it’s not dumb and not just for kids. It’s a fun, and pretty funny, show. Batman regularly teams up with Green Arrow, Wildcat, Plastic Man, Red Tornado, Aquaman and even his ex=partner, Robin (who’s wearing his pre-crisis Earth-2 costume!)
Here’s a great example of the fun they’re having with this show. The episode, “Mayhem of the Music Meister” begins with Black Manta, Gorilla Grodd and Clock King about to steal a UN communications satellite. They’re stopped by Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Aquaman. Suddenly, Batman appears and the good guys are about to win when the Music Meister appears and uses his “musical” powers to force ALL of them (except Batman… he’s in the air in a freakin’ whirlybat!) to sing and dance. No, you didn’t misread that… Gorilla Grodd, Green Arrow, Black Manta, Black Canary, Clock King and Aquaman did a musical number. All of that was in the first 10 minutes.
The entire episode is full of character-based song and dance, with Batman (Diedrich Bader) more than ably joining in. Even though the series is only in its third season, Batman has fought Per Degaton, Kiteman, Enemy Ace, Gentleman Ghost and teamed up with the Metal Men, the Green Lantern Corps, Dr. Fate, the Question and more. For an old school DC fan like me, it’s a great, delightful treat to visit these characters once again. The first season is available on DVD.
Batman: the Brave and the Bold is definitely for kids and is loaded with lessons and morals. But what’s wrong with that? Obviously, Marvel and DC both agree.
March
Week of 3/6/2010 – 3/14/201
Exclusive Alex Ross Lithograph Finally in Stock!
Free for subscribers. $9.95 in-store. $12.45 online + S&P!
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Strange Tales Signing
Strange Tales signing has been re-scheduled to March 6th due to a delay in the hardcover’s release! ALSO, THIS JUST IN – PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER WILL BE SIGNING AS WELL!
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Comics
Adventure Comics 8
Age of Reptiles Journey 3
Amazing Spider-Man 623
Angel 30
Astro City The Dark Age Book Four 2
Authority 20
Batman Confidential 42
Boys 40
Buffy The Vampire Slayer 33
Chew 9
Cinderella From Fabletown With Love 5
Conan The Cimmerian 19
Crossed 9
Deadpool Team-Up 895
Demo 2
Detective Comics 862
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep 9
Fall of Hulks Savage She-Hulks 1
First Wave 1
Girl Comics 1
God Complex 4
Great Ten 5
Greek Street 9
Incredibles 6
Invincible Iron Man 24
Jack of Fables 43
Jonah Hex 53
JSA All Stars 4
Justice League Cry for Justice 7
Kevin Smith Green Hornet 1
Locke & Key Crown of Shadows 3
Mass Effect Redemption 3
Mighty Avengers 34
Milestone Forever 2
Nemesis The Impostors 1
Prelude of Deadpool Corps 1
Punisher Max Butterfly 1
Realm of Kings Son of Hulk 2
Sparta USA 1
Spawn 196
Spider-Man Noir Eyes Without A Face 4
Starstruck 7
Stephen Kings N 1
Sweet Tooth 7
Sword 22
Ultimate Comics Avengers 5
Ultimate Comics new Ultimates 1
Underground 5
Warlord 12
Wolverine Weapon X 1
X-Men Hope 1
X-Men Noir Mark of Cain 4
Zombies Vs Robots Aventure 1
Zorro 20
Books & Trade Paperbacks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 6 Retreat TP
Cereal Geek Magazine 2
Cereal Geek Magazine 3
Dodgem Logic Magazine 1
Girls and Corpses Magazine Spring 2010
Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 7 TP
Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1 HC
Planetary Vol. 4 HC
Sam Kieth Sketchbooks Vol. 1
Stooge Pile GN
Strange Tales HC
Superman Brainiac TP
Tezukas MW SC
Transmetropolitan Vol. 6 Gouge Away TP
Unlovable Vol. 2 HC
Toys & Stuff
Atom Ant Funko Force Action Figure
Garbage Pail Kids Flashback Sitckers Trading Cards
Green Lantern Trucker Mesh Adjustable Cap
Marvel Select Spider-Man Action Figure
Star Trek Classic Enterprise 2nd Edition Model Kit
Star Trek Enterprise 1/1000 Scale Model Kit
Wonder Woman Stars Symbol T-Shirt
Berserk – A review by Drake.
It seemed like any other Japanese manga story about a hot muscled guy with a gigantic sword. It seemed at first glance like the epitome of manga cliché. Upon reading it however, Berserk by Kentarō Miura is the defining story that the other dark fantasy mangas wish they were. Its rich tapestry of characters set against a pseudo-realistic dense and well-developed fantastic environment proved to me once and for all that manga is not created equal, and to never judge manga by its cover.
Set in Medieval Europe, Berserk is an apocalyptic dark fantasy about a highly skilled giant sword wielding mercenary warrior named Guts. Pitted against the gods themselves with no clear delineation between what is good and evil, Guts is fated to walk the earth fighting demonic apostles in a quest to avenge his betrayed mercenary comrades. The first 13 volumes were later adapted into an admirable anime, and it is this story arc that is undoubtedly the most epic so far. After the first 13 volumes Berserk begins to expound on Guts’ traveling party detailing political events swirling in the upheaval of demonic cataclysm. The reader is never insulted by shoddy writing, and the artwork is some of the best I have ever seen. Miura conveys humor and grim reality with a meticulous but loose and organic style that shifts to meet the mood of the scene. It frequently calls on the traditions of Japanese horror manga. If you consider yourself a serious comic artist then take a long lesson from Berserk.
Try it, and if you like it you’ll never be in want of reading material again as Miura has vowed to make it the longest running manga of all time!!!
It reminds me off all the following things mixed together and improved upon: Hellraiser, Final Fantasy 7, Walking Dead, Lord of the Rings, Vagabond, Vampire Hunter D, Dungeons and Dragons, Blade of the Immortal, The Canterbury Tales, and A Midsummer Nights Dream!!!
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, horror, psychological, romance, supernatural
Age rating: ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR CHILDREN – GRAPHIC VIOLENCE and EXTREME SEXUAL CONTENT!
Week of 2/21/2010 – 2/27/2010
Exclusive Alex Ross Lithograph Finally in Stock!
Free for subscribers. $9.95 in-store. $12.45 online + S&P!
View Alex Ross Lithograph here!
Strange Tales Signing
Strange Tales signing has been re-scheduled to March 6th due to a delay in the hardcover’s release! ALSO, THIS JUST IN – PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER WILL BE SIGNING AS WELL!
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Be a part of the biggest and most exciting con to happen to Chicago in many a year. Purchase your C2E2 tickets now!
A single day Friday, Saturday, or Sunday ticket is $25!
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Annual Book Sale!!!
The book sale is currently running till the 27th of February this year. Stop in for huge discounts on an array of trade paperbacks, hardcovers, book books, and more! There’s something for everyone!
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Comics
28 Days Later 7
Aliens Vs Predator Three World War 2
Amazing Spider-Man 622
Archie 606
Avengers Initiative 33
Bart Simpson Comics 52
Batman and Robin 9
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam 13
Black Lantern Green Arrow 30
Black Terror 8
Blackest Night 7
Blackest Night JSA 3
Buck Rogers 9
Captain Swing 1
Choker 1
Chronicles of Wormwood Last Battle 3
Cowboy Ninja Viking 4
Dark Tower Battle of Jericho Hill 4
Dark Wolverine 83
Deadpool 20
Enders Game Mazer In Prison Special
Fall of Hulks Red Hulk 2
Fantastic Four 576
Flash Rebirth 6
GI Joe Cobra 2
Gotham City Sirens 9
Gravel 17
Image United 0
Iron Man I Am Iron Man 2
Irredeemable 11
Justice Society of America 36
King City 5
Madame Xanadu 20
Marvelous Land of Oz 4
Marvels Project 6
Ms Marvel 50
Muppet King Arthur 2
Nation X 3
New Avengers 62
Northlanders 25
Project Superpowers Chapter Two 7
Realm of Kings Inhumans 4
Robocop 2
Scalped 35
Secret Warriors 13
Spider-Man Clone Saga 6
Star Wars Legacy 45
Superman 697
Teen Titans 80
Thor 607
Thunderbolts 141
Transformers Bumblebee 3
Transformers Ongoing 4
Ultimate Comics Enemy 2
Unknown Soldier 17
Victorian Undead 4
Viking 5
Walking Dead 70
We Will Bury You 1
Web 6
Weekly World News 2
Weird World of Jack Staff 1
Wildcats 20
Wonder Woman 41
X-Factor 202
X-Force 24
X-Men Forever 18
X-Men Legacy 233
Books & Trade Paperbacks
Alex Toth in Hollywwod Vol. 2 SC
Angel Only Human TP
Astounding Wolf Man Vol. 3 TP
Avengers Korvac Saga HC
Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 TP
Classic GI Joe Vol. 7 TP
Daredevil Lone Stranger TP
Deadpool and Cable Ultimate Collection Book 1 TP
Dodgem Logic Magazine 1
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1 HC
Heavy Metal Spring 2010
Iron Man Ultimate Guide to Armored Hero HC
King Aroo Vol. 1 HC
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol. 10 TP
Marvel Adventures Iron Man Spider-Man TP
Marvel Masterworks Captain America Vol. 1 TP
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Daring Mystery Vol. 2 HC
New Avengers Vol. 12 Power Loss HC
Popgun Vol. 4 GN
Project Superpowers Chapter Two Vol. 1 TP
Sparrow Vol. 14 Ashley Wood Vol. 3 HC
Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade 11.5 HC
Walt Disneys Valentines Classics Vol. 1 HC
Wizard Magazine 223
Toys & Stuff
Cover Girls of the DCU Power Girl Statue
Deadpool Icon T-Shirt
Dracula 1/8 Scale Model Kit
Fables Vol. 1 Peter And Max CD
Frankenstein 1/8 Scale Model Kit
Mummy 1/8 Scale Model Kit
Punisher Punished Flock T-Shirt
Star Wars Lightsaber Chopsticks Set Yoda and Luke
Terminator 2 T-800 Battle DMG 12 Inch Action Figure
Wolfman 1/8 Scale Model Kit
Comics
Air 18
Amazing Spider-Man 621
Astounding Wolf-Man 21
Atomic Robo Revenge of the Vampire Dimension 1
Authority The Lost Year 6
Avengers Vs Atlas 2
Azrael 5
Batman 696
Batman Streets of Gotham 9
Batman The Brave and the Bold 14
Black Widow and the Marvel Girls 4
Black Widow Deadly Origin 4
Blackest Night The Flash 3
Captain America 603
Chase Variant One Shot Is All I Need
Daredevil 505
Dark Avengers 14
Deadpool 19
Deadpool Merc With A Mouth 8
Deathlok 4
Doctor Voodoo Avenger of Supernatural 5
Doomwar 1
Enders Shadow Command School 5
Garth Ennis Battlefields Happy Valley 3
Green Lantern 51
Green Lantern Corps 45
Guardians of the Galaxy 23
Hellblazer 264
Hulk 20
Incorruptible 3
Incredible Hercules 141
Incredible Hulk 607
Incredibles 5
Invincible 70
Joe The Barbarian 2
Justice League of America 42
Magog 6
Marvels Eye of the Camera 6
Outsiders 27
Power Girl 9
Psylocke 4
Punisher 14
Simpsons Comics 163
Spider-Man 1602 5
Spider-Woman 6
Stand Soul Survivors 4
Supergirl 50
Superman Batman 69
Talisman Road of Trials 4
Tick New Series 2
Tiny Titans 25
Uncanny X-Men 521
Web of Spider-Man 5
Books & Trade Paperbacks
Almost Silent HC
Dark Avengers Vol. 2 Molecule Man HC
DC Universe Origins TP
Ignition City Vol. 1 TP
Kick Ass HC
Meanwhile Pick Any Path 3856 Story Possibilities HC
Mesmo Delivery Vol. 1 GN
Skim GN
Spider-Man Gauntlet Electro Sandman HC
Starman Omnibus Vol. 4 HC
Thor by Jurgens and Romita Jr Vol. 2 TP
Toys & Stuff
Battlestar Galactica Leoben and Starbuck 2 Pack Action Figures
Blackest Night Series 3 Assorted Action Figures
Classic Batman Logo Belt Buckle
Classic Wonder Woman Logo Belt Buckle
Living Dead Dolls Alice in Wonderland Assorted Figures
Woman of the DC Universe Hippolyta Bust