Get FREE Comic Bags & Comic Boards*

ALL STAR WESTERN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 ENDS  
AQUAMAN #9
ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA HC
ASTONISHING X-MEN #50
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9  (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
BEST OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG HC
BTVS SEASON 8 LIBRARY HC VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME
CALIGULA TP VOL 01 (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #631
CHEW #26 (MR)
CROSSED BADLANDS #6 (MR)
DC VERSUS MARVEL TP  
DEADPOOL #55
DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #3 (MR)
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #7 (OF 8)
EX MACHINA TP VOL 02 TAG (MR)    
FABLES #117 (MR)
FAIREST #1 (MR)           
FAIREST #2 (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR #606
FLASH #9
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #9
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #9
HELLRAISER #14 (MR)
HERO COMICS 2012
HULK #52
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #4 (OF 5)
I VAMPIRE #9
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #638 EXILED  
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #9
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #9
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #4 (MR)
LORD OF THE JUNGLE ANNUAL #1 (MR)
MAGIC THE GATHERING #4
MARVEL FIRSTS 1960S TP         
MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 01  
MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 02  
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2
MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #2 (OF 5)
MIGHTY THOR #14
RAGEMOOR #3
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #9
SCOUTS DRAFTED GN
SECRET AVENGERS #27 AVX  
SOULFIRE VOL 3 #8
 STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #1 (OF 5)
 STORMWATCH TP VOL 01 THE DARK SIDE
SUPERMAN #9
TEEN TITANS #9 (THE CULLING)   
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #5
 TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #1   
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #12
UNWRITTEN #37 (MR)
VAMPIRELLA #17
VOODOO #9
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #12 (MR)
X-FACTOR #235
 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)
 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR)

* Book Fair gives a   Free Comic Bag & Board
with each In-Store   New Comic Purchase *

Ask us about starting your
Free ” Weekly Comic Reserve ”

Judy

BookFairComics.com

www.facebook.com/BookFairComics

          Now for the fourth and final part of our look at the May 2012 Previews Catalog with most items scheduled to ship in June.

          Zombies have an unfair advantage because of the addiction I have to that subgenre. Antarctic Press actually has two collections coming out in June that I will be ordering, and are sure to satisfy fans of the undead. Eater’s Digest #1 provides a variety of stories in an anthology style book. From President Evil to A Very Zombie Christmas, no brain is left uneaten in this macabre and entertaining collection. Brian Keene’s The Last Zombie: Neverland TPB provides 128 pages of zombie goodness, focusing on a group of children that have a dark secret, and the fear of one man to reveal that he is holding the zombie virus at bay…for now.

          Archie Comics is releasing the first Kevin Keller hardcover collection in July. It includes his first to appearances in Veronica #202 and #205, as well as the initial 4 issue mini-series. Kevin Keller is a positive role model of a character and one that adds to the world of Riverdale. If they keep putting them out in hardcover, I will be there for each and every one.

          One of the best superhero screenwriters, Zak Penn brings his style to the comic book world, on paper. Hero Worship, from Avatar Press, introduces us to a world where a superhero’s obsessed fan gains powers of their own. When a company like Avatar decides to dip their toe into the superhero pool I intend to take notice. It is not a genre they normally dabble in and if they are, I am sure they are going to introduce something incredibly different, that’s my hope anyway.

          This next book is my Pick of the Month for the back of book publishers. Boom Studios unveils The Hypernaturals #1 by cosmic writer supremes, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. If you had a chance to check out the Free Comic Book Day Preview than you know that this is a world, a universe of story potential. This book is going to be immense, with a wide, and varied, list of characters. The Hypernaturals are a superhero team made up of the best that the galaxy has to offer. They are the ones that are tasked with keeping peace, and have always done an amazing job, until they disappear. Retired Hypernaturals and their new recruits are the only ones who can save the galaxy from total destruction. Brad Walker, Andres Guinaldo, and Mark Irwin all provide art for this issue. If you were a fan of Guardians of the Galaxy, and Nova, this is a book you should put on your pull list immediately.

          Oni Press has made me very happy by offering Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Vol. 1: Precious Little Life. The Scott Pilgrim movie made me fall in love with this property and I wanted to wait for a color addition, and my wishes have come true. With the vibrancy of the movie it is difficult to imagine it in black and white only. Keep them coming Oni, I want this all on my bookshelf.

          Valiant Entertainment adds another title to their list of relaunches, this time with Bloodshot. Bloodshot is a man who is not what, or who you think. The one thing you can be sure of is if he is coming for you, start running now. What happens when he gets captured, well I would not want to be his captors. Also from Valiant is Harbinger #2. I am very excited for issue two and number one has yet to come out!

That’s it for Previews this month. See you for the June 2012 issue where we will look at products scheduled to ship in August of 2012.

Antarctic Press

Eater’s Digest #1
Last Zombie: Neverland TPB

Archie Comic Publications

Kevin Keller Volume 1 HC

Avatar Press

Hero Worship

Boom Studios

The Hypernaturals

Last Gasp

Tintin: The Complete Companion HC

Oni Press

Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Vol. 1: Precious Little Life

Valiant Entertainment

Bloodshot
Harbinger

Get FREE Comic Bags & Comic Boards*

ADVENTURE TIME #4
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #682 2ND PTG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ENDS OF EARTH #1
AVENGERS #26 AVX                
AVENGERS ACADEMY #30 AVX 
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #2 (OF 3)
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #0 (OF 12) 3RD PTG
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 (OF 12) AVX  
AVX VS #2 (OF 6)
BATWOMAN #9
BIRDS OF PREY #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
BLUE BEETLE #9
BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #1 (OF 3)
CAPTAIN ATOM #9
CATWOMAN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
CATWOMAN TP VOL 01 THE GAME   
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4
DAREDEVIL #13
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #9
DR HORRIBLE TP
FAIREST #2 (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR #605.1
FURY MAX #2 (MR)
GARFIELD #1
GEARS OF WAR #21 (MR)
GEARS OF WAR #22
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9
GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO
GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #2
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #73
HEAVY METAL MAY 2012 (MR)
HELLBLAZER #291 (MR)
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #3 (OF 5)
I VAMPIRE #8
INCREDIBLE HULK #7.1
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #517
JUSTICE LEAGUE #9
JUSTICE LEAGUE #9 COMBO PACK
JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 01 ORIGIN   
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #9
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #3
MONDO #2 (OF 3) (MR)
NEW AVENGERS #24 2ND PTG
NEW MUTANTS #42 EXILED
NIGHTWING #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
SAGA #3 (MR)
SAUCER COUNTRY #3 (MR)
SCALPED #58 (MR)
SCALPED TP VOL 08 YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED (MR)
SECRET SERVICE #2 (OF 7) (MR)
SHADE #8 (OF 12)
SHADOW #1
SHADOW #2
SONIC UNIVERSE #40
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #4
SUPERGIRL #9
SUPERMAN #7
THUNDERBOLTS #174
UNCANNY X-MEN #12 AVX     
V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR)  
VALEN OUTCAST #6
VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #4
VENOM #18
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE
WINTER SOLDIER #5
WONDER WOMAN #9
X-FACTOR #236

* Book Fair gives a   Free Comic Bag & Board
with each In-Store   New Comic Purchase *

Ask us about starting your
Free ” Weekly Comic Reserve ”

Judy

BookFairComics.com

www.facebook.com/BookFairComics

Now that we have looked at the big 2 (DC, Marvel), we are going to turn our attention to Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, IDW Comics, and Dynamite Comics, for our third part of our May 2012 Previews.

          Let’s begin with Dark Horse Comics, and the Dark Horse Comics Pick of the Month. They are releasing a title I am very excited about, Axe Cop: President of the World. The reason this is a must have because the creative team is a very uncommon one. This is a new chapter for what is a very popular web comic. The writer is eight year old Malachai Nicolle, and his words are brought to life by his 31 year old brother, Ethan Nicolle. It is only from the creative waterfall of a child’s mind. Axe Cop is now President of the World, and resides in the Gold House, in Axeville, the capital of the world. His first duty, defend the planet from an enemy that comes from the stars. With this kind of description there is no reason this should not be on your pull list.

          Brian Wood’s and Kristian Donaldson’s epic sci-fi drama – The Massive continues with issue #2 which promises to show us more of this changed Earth. Specifically taking us to Hong Kong, and the city that has grown from the flooded ruins of the once great city. This is going to be a series for fans of apocalyptic fiction, science fiction, or those that enjoy a rich, and layered display of world building.

          Star Wars fans rejoice because Darth Maul is back in the latest chapter in the epic space opera. Star Wars: Darth Maul – Death sentence #1 (of 4) promises a high body count as the Jedi go in search of the one who can get cut in half and survive.

          Dark Horse Comics continues with their revival of Warren Magazines with Eerie #1. David Lapham contributes a new tale for this series that brings on scary twists for the beloved genres of fantasy and sci-fi. To keep the classic feel it is being published in black and white. This would be worth a look at the racks. With two new tales and a classic reprint this might make it home.

          Rex Mundi Omnibus – Volume 1 collects the first three volumes of this series into one book. It has 584 pages of intrigue within the Catholic Church, where a man goes on a quest to uncover the deepest secrets of Christianity, and how they connect with the First Crusade. I have not read the original series because I was hoping for a large collection. While I don’t overly love the page size in the Omnibus collections it is still exciting to have all the stories in one volume.

          IDW Comics is the next company we are going to take a look at. John Shirley, one of the co-screenwriters of the original Crow motion picture, is bringing us the latest Crow in comic book version. The Crow #1 introduces us to the next incarnation of the Crow as he is reborn in Tokyo. Fans of The Crow should grab this book. If you are lucky enough you might be able to find one of the incentive covers being done by James O’Barr, the original creator of the Crow.

          Jericho, the ill fated television show that merged small town drama against an apocalyptic nuclear attack returns with Jericho: Season 4 #1 (of 5). Kalinda Vazquez is the writer but the original writing staff of the show supervises the entire production to make sure it stays true to the show, and the world they built.

          Another revival of an 80′s franchise is happening with the arrival of Battle Beasts #1 (of 4). An army of anthropomorphized creatures, with advance weapons and technology, and a hunger for battle, come to Earth in search of an artifact. This might slide under allot of peoples radar considering the obscurity of the property compared to the Transformers, or G.I. Joe, but if some of you remember the little 2 inch figures fondly like I do, you might just check this out on the rack and decide that the nostalgia is difficult to resist and walk it to the register.

          The IDW Comics Pick of the Month is one of the most successful eighties franchises ever, the Transformers. The original series at Marvel ran until issue #80, and IDW decided the story was not over. With Simon Furman, the original writer, at the reigns, the story is continuing in Transformers: Regeneration One #81. If your original comics are tucked in a box, or you haven’t had a chance to experience the Transformers in their prime (no pun intended) IDW has you covered with the Transformers: Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular has you covered with the full reprint of issues 76-80. Both of these will be coming home with me.

          The Image Comics Pick of the Month is an impressive comic that has helped in the amazing success of the zombie genre. Walking Dead hits the monumental 100th issue. Robert Kirkman has proven that nothing and no one in this world is safe, and he promises to bring more of the same with an event so shocking and violent that nothing like it has come before. This is going to be a game changer for Rick, and if you follow this book, like more and more people are, you know that change is really scary in the universe of the Walking Dead. Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn bring us the horror in page after page of stunning, and occasionally unnerving, black and white art.

          A treasury sized one-shot, Enormous, hits shelves in July. It is a 64 page, full color story of an apocalyptic future where an ecological disaster has unleashed creatures that the human race has never known of, oh and their huge. Humans have become the hunted and must now figure out how to survive in a world where they are no longer at the top of the food chain. The rich, deep artwork is brought to the paper by famed Heavy Metal artist Mehdi Cheggour, and the words are crafted by writer Tim Daniel.

          Dynamite’s massive crossover, Prophecy, continues with it’s second issue. Kulan Gath wants to turn the world into Ash, as all part of the 2012 Mayan Prophecy of global destruction. Luckily for us, standing in his way is a collection of the greatest heroes in the Dynamite library. With Ron Marz guiding this it is sure to become one of Dynamite’s best stories. By default this becomes the Dynamite Pick of the Month.

          Within the next week we will finish looking at Previews with the smaller publishers, which sometimes have the best hidden gems.

Dark Horse Comics

Axe Cop: President of the World
Fatima: The Blood Spinners
The Massive

Special Order

Predator Omnibus – Volume 3
Rex Mundi Omnibus – Volume 1

IDW Comics

Mars Attacks
Transformers: Regeneration One

Special Order

Transformers: Regeneration One 100 Page Spectacular

Image Comics

Creator Owned Heroes
Enormous (One-Shot)
Saga

Dynamite Comics

Prophecy

One Day Only

Saturday, May 5, 2012

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

20% OFF

Individual Back Issue Collector Comics

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

20% OFF

New Comic Graphic Novels

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Book Fair Comics
340 Portage Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0C3

Located Downtown – between Carlton & Hargrave
1 block West of the MTS Centre

Saturday, May 5, 2012

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Come early for best selection.

Judy

]]> http://bookfaircomics.com/blog/may-5-2012-graphic-novels-back-issue-comics-sale/feed/ 0