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herobear and the kid special #1 : mike kunkel’s charming tale of a toy stuffed bear come to life as a cape-wearing hero who gets into mischief & adventure with his little boy best friend displays...
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prophet volume #2 & prophet #36 : a double dose of the out of this world series reinvention from brandon graham & company. this second collection has some of the finest art farel dalrymple has...
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the true lives of the fabulous killjoys #2 : the first issue killed it. looking forward to getting deeper into this world. hawkeye volume #2 : the second collection of this rock solid series has the...
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batman ’66 #1 : jonathan case nails the cornball aesthetic of the beloved/derided ’60s tv show with a flurry of clean lines, fake zip-a-tone, and wacky 3-d coloring. glory volume 2 : joe keatinge &...
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wolverine & the x-men #33 : jason aaron and nick bradshaw keep bringing the fun. this issue sports my favorite cover nick’s done yet. gamma one-shot : this book is rad. i want more comics like...
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mo and jo fighting together forever : toon books brings jay lynch and dean haspiel together for this kid-fueled romp that is another fine addition to the growing library of quality material for younger...
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The Locust Moon Top 40: September/October 2013
40. DOGS OF WAR Nathan Fox and Sheila Keenan’s heart-wrenching, half-century-spanning tale of soldiers and soldiers’ best friends is old-fashioned in its storytelling and forward-looking in its...
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SWAMP THING by Vaughan and Petersen
Brian K. Vaughan has, in the last 15 years, become something of a comic-world King Midas. Already wreathed in laurels from his work on Y THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD and Marvel’s...
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memory lane
i’ve got a couple of boxes of books from my personal collection here at the shop, and i went through them for the first time in ages today. these books still hold such wonder for me. stuff like… on...
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deadly class #2 : a strong issue that cements my hopes for this series. we get into the whole school aspect of things, and it’s a lot of fun meeting the various cliques. wes craig kills every aspect of...
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moon knight #1 : warren ellis steps in with a fresh take on a difficult character, and declan shalvey takes his game to a new level with killer pacing, characterizations, and design. and a swanky new...
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silver surfer #1 : yee haw, a surfer book by mike allred! a match made in celestial heaven here, as allred and writer dan slott start off on the new adventures of the sentinel of the spaceways....
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secret avengers #2 : issue #1 was terrific and #2 tops it with a great blend of action, humor, and intelligence in ales kot’s script topped off by flawless visual storytelling from michael walsh....
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The Locust Moon Top 40: April 2014
40. ALL NEW X-MEN #25 An all-star line-up of creators beautifies this anniversary issue of Brian Bendis’ goofily fun stab at adding to the X-mythos. 39. Compendium of Comic Maps Every comic (and every...
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big damn sin city : over 1300 pages of frank miller’s hardboiled b&w masterpiece. you can hurt someone with this thing. saga #20 : the beat goes on. all-new doop #3 : doop! batman black & white...
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saga #21 : things are getting slipperier for the families on both sides here. on another note, i want FRIENDO. ragnarok #1 : YES. walt simonson back in the saddle, with john workman bringing the...
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Chris is out of the game this week, but I didn’t want to let these books go un-called-out… DARK HORSE PRESENTS VOL 3 #1: The grand old lady of comics anthologies is back in new & improved form. And...
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The Locust Moon Top 40: August 2014
40. FABLES vol. 20 Willingham & Buckingham’s seemingly-endless saga wends towards its conclusion, out of the darkness of its previous volume and back towards its heroic roots. 39. REMAINDER by...
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silver surfer #9 : barreling along in what’s going to be one of the touchstone SS runs, this galactus-ized issue sets up a thrilling 3rd act to this book’s best arc yet. the inimitable art work of...
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