STAFF PICKS :: SOUTHERN BASTARDS #2 :: MAY 28 2014
JUSTIN’S PICK :: SOUTHERN BASTARDS #2: When I see the word “southern” in anything, I am immediately skeptical. I’m all too accustomed to our region and citizenry being unfairly pigeonholed as a bunch of unthinking bigot morons. Thankfully, Jasons Aaron and Latour sidestep all that, and craft a tale that’s somewhere between pulp and spiritual. I’m sure nearly every one of you read #1; this is a gentle reminder that #2 needs your attention, as well. Aaron is working the spaces between genres like he did in his acclaimed Vertigo series Scalped, and Latour’s art is a blend of darkness and whimsy in the grand EC tradition (don’t let those colors fool you, I see Kurtzman and Davis both lurking in that line work).
SETH’S PICK :: BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL. 1: There are several reasons to pick up this first volume of the acclaimed series Black Science. Firstly, it’s an energetic sci-fi tour de force from Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera. There’s a reason these single issues sold out quickly, and if you missed any of them, here’s the perfect opportunity to see what we’ve all been talking about. Secondly, and of equal importance, this collection is only $9.99! Image Comics has been using this price point for the first volumes of their new series’ trade paperback collections, and it’s a smart publishing initiative. In fact, you could pick up this volume and the first collections of Manifest Destiny and Pretty Deadly for just over $30 plus tax. That’s a lot of good comics for not a lot of money. 
ANDY’S PICK :: DEVIL DINOSAUR BY JACK KIRBY THE COMPLETE SERIES TP: Here’s the back-story. In 1972, DC asked Jack Kirby to come up with a title to compete with Marvel’s recent licensing acquisition of Planet of the Apes. Hence, Kamandi. A few years later, Kirby was back at Marvel and they asked him to create a new property that could go paw to paw with the new Kamandi TV series that DC was developing. So Kirby grudgingly came up with Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy. The series only ran for 9 issues. The comic was geared at younger readers, but like most comics back in the ’70s it was never marketed properly. So, at the time DD looked like a big-foot n embarrassment from the once-great King when compared to the more cutting edge ‘relevant’ comics from O’Neill and Engelhart. Today those topical books are still fun but are self important, quite silly and rather dated; meanwhile ol’ DD remains a great kids comic just brimming with the Kirby excitement, movement and creativity. Marvel is offering all nine issues in an affordable soft cover edition for only 19.95. You owe it to yourself to pick it up and enjoy!
LUIGI ANDERSON – Colorist: The Auteur
BRYAN JL GLASS – Writer: Mice Templar, Furious
JANET LEE – Artist: Return of the Dapper Men, Jane Auten’s Emma, Wonderland Alphabet
MIKE MCKONE – Artist: Justice League United, Avengers: Endless Wartime
STEVE NILES – Writer: Criminal Macabre, 30 Days of Night, Frankenstein Alive Alive
STEPHANE ROUX – Artist: Harley Quinn, Batman, Birds of Prey
DEXTER VINES – Inker: Amazing X-Men, Uncanny Avengers, Batman
IZZY’S PICK :: LITTLEST PET SHOP #1: I was SO excited about this comic ever since I saw an ad for it in the back of a recent My Little Pony issue! I was also interested in it because the art on the cover is very appealing. I also watch LPS on TV and I really like it. Please enjoy!
RICO’S PICK :: BLACK CANARY AND ZATANNA: BLOODSPELL: On the rare occasion when the visionary Paul Dini writes a comic book you owe it to yourself to pick it up. Dini along with Bruce Timm created a definitive version of Batman for television. This week we get beautiful new hardcover comic with all new material written by Dini with stunning art by Joe Quinones. This book has been in the works for years and it shows.
JUAN DOE: Solar, X-Men:198, Legion of Monsters, Fantastic Four
STEPHANIE GLADDEN: Girls of Monster Paradise, Peanuts, Jingle Belle, Simpsons, Powerpuff Girls
MARCUS HAMILTON: Dennis the Menace APPEARING FRIDAY ONLY!
DEREK HUNTER: Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, Pirate Club, Skidmarks
ERIK JONES – Painter: Figure, Form, Unknown, Elric, Witchblade
JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER: DAWN, Wolverine & The Black Cat: Claws, Conan, Red Sonja, Vampirella
GUIN THOMPSON & DURWIN TALON: Beautiful Scars
KYLE T. WEBSTER: Illustrator and Owner of 
TRACY YARDLEY: Sonic the Hedgehog, The Adventures of Galaxy Man and Cosmic Girl
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