Order Up! Comics Journeyman’s Picks for the Week of October 10th!
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BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA (Hardcover, $22.99) FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS (W/A/CA) Steven Weissman “Steven Weissman presents a dada-esque, surrealistic parallel America where Joe Biden, Hillary, Newt and Obama wander through an America they have made and now must live in, like it or not. Weissman gives them new lives that are withering and oblique, devastating and contemplative, chaotic and pellucid. Barack Hussein Obama is a book about you, your country, your family, and your president.”
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
(W/A) Various, (CA) Gary Panter
“The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributers from 2012. Guest Editor Françoise Mouly – long-time art editor at The New Yorker and founder of the graphic anthologies RAW – has culled the best pieces from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and the Web to create a stunning installment, complete this year with a selection of pieces devoted to kids and contributions from Charles Burns, Chester Brown, and Joyce Farmer.”
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MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Emanuela Lupacchino (CA) Dustin Weaver
“The sequel to the critically acclaimed, best-selling graphic novel Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm! In this “adaptation” of Derrick Storm’s second novel, the private investigator is hired to bug an African head of state’s hotel suite – but the routine mission quickly spirals out of control when Storm overhears a woman’s terrifying scream on the wire. Plagued by the victim’s helpless cry, Storm – despite an ominous warning – investigates. Soon, he’ll discover an international conspiracy reaching further than he ever imagined – and perhaps the truth about Clara Strike, a CIA agent the world thinks is dead! RICHARD CASTLE’S STORM SEASON reunites the lauded writing duo of Brian Michael Bendis and Kelly Sue DeConnick for their second Castle story, and the dynamic artwork of rising star Emanuela Lupacchino (X-Factor) brings the world of Derrick Storm to life like never before.”
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RANDOM HOUSE
(W/A/CA) Chris Ware
“Building Stories follows the inhabitants of a three-flat Chicago apartment house: a 30-year-old woman who has yet to find someone with whom to spend the rest of her life; a couple (possibly married) who wonder if they can bear each other’s company for another minute; and finally, an elderly woman who never married and is the building’s landlady. The scope, the ambition, the artistry and emotional heft of this project are beyond anything we have yet seen from this artist or in this medium.”
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RANDOM HOUSE
(W) Jeanne DuPrau, Dallas Middaugh (A/CA) Niklas Asker
“In the spring 2003, kids, parents, teachers, librarians–whole communities–discovered and fell in love with Jeanne DuPrau’s story about a doomed city, and the two children who found a way out. Nearly ten years later, that story, The City of Ember, is a bona fide classic, with over 1.7 million copies sold. Now experience Jeanne DuPrau’s vision anew as artist Niklas Asker faithfully brings to life the glare of the lamps, the dinginess of the streets, and the brilliance of the first sunrise.”
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DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Paul Tobin & Various (A) Danillo Beyruth & Various (CA) Juan Ferreyra, Andrew Dalhouse
“Immediately following the events of TNT’s Falling Skies season 1, the second Mass gets pinned down by alien forces and sustains heavy losses. With an army of skitters closing in, the group shields themselves in an armory in Fitchburg, ready to finish the battle once and for all.”
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DARK HORSE COMICS
(W/A/CA) Carla Speed McNeil
“Since 1996, Finder has set the bar for science-fiction storytelling, with a lush, intricate world and compelling characters. Finder: Talisman is the story of a book – the book beloved by misfits and castaways, once glimpsed and forever longed for – and of Marcie, the kid who never gives up her search for magic and meaning. Now, the fan-favorite story is collected in a new, oversized hardcover edition and a limited-edition hardcover signed by creator Carla Speed McNeil!”
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DARK HORSE COMICS
(W/A/CA) Carla Speed McNeil
“Since 1996, Finder has set the bar for science-fiction storytelling, with a lush, intricate world and compelling characters. Finder: Talisman is the story of a book – the book beloved by misfits and castaways, once glimpsed and forever longed for – and of Marcie, the kid who never gives up her search for magic and meaning. Now, the fan-favorite story is collected in a new, oversized hardcover edition and a limited-edition hardcover signed by creator Carla Speed McNeil!”
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POCKET BOOKS
(W/A/CA) Mark Tatulli
“Now, for the first time, the creepy-crawly world of Lio is in a kid-targeted book. The world of Lio is filled with the extraordinary – monsters under the bed, wild reptile pets, robot inventions, weird science – but it’s all commonplace for this most uncommon first-grader. Lio explores the twisted realm of a kid’s imagination – at once bizarre, creepy and fun. Now, in this edited specially for kids collection, Lio is availble to his most dedicated fans.” |
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Papercutz
(W/A/CA) Lewis Trondheim
“The fourth volume in Louis Trondheim’s series about the almost normal adventures of an almost ordinary family with a pet monster. Petey and Jean, along with their parents and pet monster Kriss, go on vacation in the countryside. Things quickly spiral out of control when the family is besieged by animals that have been transformed into giant monsters! From giant man-eating rabbits to hostage-taking cows, this is the zaniest volume of Monster yet!” |
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DRAWN & QUARTERLY
(W/A/CA) Adrian Tomine
“A collection of illustrations from the New Yorker cover artist and award-winning cartoonist. |
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IDEA & DESIGN WORKS LLC
(W) Bobby Curnow (A/CA) Dave Wachter
“In the Dark Ages, the tranquil life of Harrick Benjyon and his family is shattered by unthinkable tragedy. Before they can react, the family find themselves under siege by hordes of wolves with one aim: Death! A race for survival becomes all the more impossible by the arrival of the supernatural… and the dark secrets that lie at the heart of the Benjyon family.” |
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DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Lee Nordling & Various (A) Khoi Pham & Various (CA) Farel Dalrymple
“Fairy tales have fueled our dreams and fired our imaginations for centuries. Step inside a time machine built by a collection of today’s finest storytellers, and enter a range of futures where familiar tales are reimagined in an astonishing variety of styles. Editors Andrew Carl and Chris Stevens bring you the next wave of leading writers and illustrators work alongside superstar creators like Farel Dalrymple (Pop Gun War), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Khoi Pham (Daredevil), and Brandon Graham (King City) to deliver a reading experience that will delight generations young and old.” |
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IMAGE COMICS
(W) Jay Faerber (A/CA) Koray Kuranel
A gripping, provocative four-part crime series from acclaimed writer JAY FAERBER and stunning new artist KORAY KURANEL begins with one woman’s murder and branches out to follow the investigation by three people with personal connections to her: her husband, an investigative reporter; her lover, an ex-soldier; and her friend, a homicide detective. Her death will change all of their lives. |
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MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
God is dead! And Walker and Sunrise are investigating his murder. Yeah. God. Don’t believe it? Then buy the book, and find out what’s going on in this cops and capes drama that has NO RULES! Oh, and Deena Pilgrim returns, and the how and why is going to shock you! All that, and Retro Girl finds herself infected with a deadly alien virus. Collecting POWERS (2009) #7-11. |
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BOOM ENTERTAINMENT
(W/A/CA) Roger Langridge
“Harvey Award-winning creator Roger Langridge (THE MUPPET SHOW, THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER) is back as his Eisner Award-nominated, fantastical adventure SNARKED continues! After escaping the clutches of the dastardly royal advisors, our heroes set sail on a sea-spanning voyage in search of the missing Red King, running across a number of familiar Lewis Carroll characters along the way!
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IDEA & DESIGN WORKS LLC
(W) Mike Costa, Jon Armstrong (A/CA) Ryan Browne
ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC! Stage magician Terry Ward is thrust into a world where magic-not technology-rules, and forced to use trickery and illusions to survive! But will that prove to be enough when the dangers of the world start compounding, and how can a sleight of hand artist compete with users of practical spells? |
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RANDOM HOUSE
(W/A/CA) Frank Viva
There’s so much to see at the bottom of the world! Join a young explorer and his best friend, Mouse, on a sea journey to Antarctica, where they make new friends with penguins and a whale – and have all kinds of fun. Young readers won’t stop grinning as they’re swept away by the strange and magical world created by Frank Viva, the bestselling author of Along a Long Road, and they’ll want to start the book again as soon as they reach the end! |
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SECRET ACRES
Theo Ellsworth’s follow-up to his celebrated debut, Capacity, follows the displaced Izadore, currently in the form of a mouse, on his mindscape quest to regain his true form and full recall his true identity. The Understanding Monster Book One is an exquisitely rendered, often danger-fraught journey into the nature of creativity and inspiration. |

































