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Summer Trade Paperback Recommendations
Summer always seems to be a hot bed for the comics industry releasing trade paperbacks and this year is certainly no exception. I did my best to compile a list to the ones I feel are worth noting. Please realize though that all issue content and artwork are subject to change and shouldn’t be deemed as official. The dates also reflect online retailer likes Amazon (brick and mortar comic shops tend to get their hands on these a few weeks ahead of time). So think of this as more of a guideline.
Sledgehammer 44 Vol. 1
Release Date: June 10
Collects Sledgehammer 44 #1-2 and Lightning War #1-3
I’m not as well versed in the Mignolaverse as I’d like to be, but I try not to miss anything that takes place further back in its history. Mainly Lobster Johnson and any of the B.P.R.D. secret origin stories that occur in the 1940’s. This trade collects two miniseries, Sledgehammer 44 by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi and art by Jason Latour and Lightning War by the same writing team with Laurence Campbell art.
What about the story you say? I don’t know the finer details but I can tell you it involves a man in iron suit dropped into the front lines of WWII to decimate Nazis. Do you really need to know anymore? It seems like Mignola’s twist on Iron Man and I’m more than ok with that.
Cover Of The Day 5/5/14
Today we are highlighting the cover for issue #11 of the pulp adventure series Five Ghosts. Artist Chris Mooneyham is no slouch when it comes to evoking that old school exotic globe trotting feel and this is certainly no exception. Originally the issue was solicited with this color scheme:
However, when it reached the shelves the final product had been recolored.
While the cover alone does a fine job putting across what it needs to, the original color choices are much more eye popping while the final version is a little more subdued. These kind of artistic choices fascinate me and I’m glad we live in a world where we can have access to both.
Which one do you prefer?
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Biff’s 2013 Comics In Review
2013 was a banner year for geekology, but with our sights toward 2014 there is a lot to be excited about between all the movies (SIN CITY 2!?!), video games, tv shows and etc on the horizon, but I’d like to focus on comic books in this article. More accurately, Biff comic books.
Current Series
Superior Spider-Man (Marvel)
It’s been mentioned on the site before, but this is probably my favorite series of 2013. It’s energetic, interesting above all else refreshing. I know there’s a lot of nay sayers who refuse to read it based solely on principal, but dammit you don’t know what you’re missing out on (not to mention stubbornness is not an attractive quality) and honestly what do you have to lose? You know if you wait it out long enough the real Peter Parker will return. Just think of this series as a long interlude. Why not stick around for the ride?
Slott is my favorite kind of writer, it’s obvious that he’s planned story lines for years in advance and has the ability to subtly weave subplots through them that you always know are going to pay off. You don’t stay on a book as its author for that long if there isn’t something to it. With a book consistently being this good and being put out twice a month is heavenly. Things are heating up in 2014 with the beginning of the Goblin Nation story line that’s been building since the book debuted with some speculation that the series will wrap you shortly afterward. It’s been an exciting year for Spidey but 2014 seems to be starting off strong as well.
Pulp Corner: Five Ghosts: The Haunting Of Fabian Grey #1
The first issue of Five Ghosts: The Haunting Of Fabian Grey is finally here. After seeing a promotional poster and reading about the premise a few months ago and doing an interview with the title’s author, I couldn’t wait to check it out. Apparently, I wasn’t alone because within the first day Image Comics had sold out and it was put into a second pressing. Is it really that good?
The answer is, yes.
Pulp Corner: Interview With Frank J. Barbiere
In today’s edition of the Pulp Corner we are excited to bring you an interview we conducted with writer Frank J. Barbiere for the upcoming Image Comics miniseries, Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Grey.
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