As usual, we do a quick rundown of the comics scheduled to ship this week: January 4th, 2008.

Up first we have reviews of two of Derek Coward’s favorite independent titles from the past year: Potter’s Field from Boom Studios, and Infinite Horizon (Preview) from Image Comics.

We have a review from Jason Page of the Fanboy Faceoff podcast, of Pax Romana. (The link is to a comic book resources Preview page. I continue to have major problems navigating Image’s website!)

Happy New Year! (and don’t forget, comics ship on Friday, January 4th, this week!)

AiT/PlanetLar
Black Diamond (AiT/Planetlar) #6

Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #91
Gold Digger Sourcebook The Official Handbook To The Gold Digger Universe #12
Pirates vs Ninjas II Up The Ante #6
Sky Sharks #5

Ape Entertainment
Misadventures Of Clark & Jefferson #1

Archie Comics
Sonic X #28
Tales From Riverdale Digest #26
Veronica #186

Avatar Press
Brian Pulidos Lady Death 2007 Swimsuit Special Premium Cvr
Brian Pulidos Lady Death 2007 Swimsuit Special Reg Cvr
Brian Pulidos Lady Death 2007 Swimsuit Special Seeley Cvr
Brian Pulidos Lady Death 2007 Swimsuit Special Take A Bite Ed
Brian Pulidos Lady Death 2007 Swimsuit Special Wrap Cvr
Doktor Sleepless #4 Incentive Warning Sign Variant Cover
Doktor Sleepless #4 Reg Cvr
Doktor Sleepless #4 Wrap Cvr
Gravel #0 Incentive Black Magic Variant Cover
Gravel #0 Reg Cvr
Gravel #0 Wrap Cvr

Archaia Studios Press
Okko Cycle Of Water HC

Bongo Comics
Simpsons Super Spectacular #6

Dark Horse
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Vol 2 #10 (Season 8 ) Regular Jo Chen Cover
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Vol 2 #10 (Season 8 ) Variant Georges Jeanty Cover
End League #1
Lobster Johnson Iron Prometheus #5
Star Wars Legacy #18
Doctor Solar Man Of The Atom Vol 4 HC

Devils Due Publishing
Dragonlance Chronicles Vol 3 #6 Cvr A Gopez
Dragonlance Chronicles Vol 3 #6 Cvr B Walpole
Forgotten Realms Halflings Gem #3 Cvr A Seeley
Forgotten Realms Halflings Gem #3 Cvr B Walpole
Hack Slash #7 Cvr A Seeley
Hack Slash #7 Cvr B Pichelli
Patrick The Wolf Boy Vol 4 TP Pocket Ed

Dynamite Entertainment
Battlestar Galactica Origins #1 Foil Cover
Battlestar Galactica Season Zero #4 Foil Cover
Highlander Way Of The Sword #1 Foil Cover
Painkiller Jane Vol 3 #4 Foil Cover
Red Sonja Vol 4 #28 Ron Adrian Foil Cover

Image
Dynamo 5 #10
Fearless #3
Lucha Libre #3
Overman #2
Shark-Man #1
Sorrow #3
Strange Embrace #7

Image/Top Cow
Witchblade Takeru Manga #11

Microcosm Publishing
Applicant SC
Indestructible SC
My Brain Hurts Vol 1 TP

Papercutz
Tales From The Crypt Vol 2 #4

Red 5 Comics
Atomic Robo #1 2nd Ptg

Sirius Entertainment
Poison Elves #80 Limited Edition

Viz Media
Shonen Jump #62 Feb 08

Tags: boom studios, bruce rosenberger, comics, derek coward, image comics, indie comics, infinite horizon, pax romana, potter's field, Reviews

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A rundown, by publisher, of the independent comics expected to ship to your comic shop this week, December 19th, 2007, interspersed with reviews.

This weeks segments:

Jason Page of the Fanboy Faceoff podcast, gives us the rundown on SubCulture issue 4.

Scott Cederlund of the Wednesday’s Haul podcast, as well as the View From The Cheap Seats podcast, is here with a review of the Elephantmen War Toys #1 (of 3).

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Independent Comics Scheduled to ship to comic shops, December 19th, 2007

Amaze Ink/Slave Labor Graphics
Haunted Mansion Vol 1 Welcome Foolish Mortal HC

Arcana Studios
Eve Vampire Diva #1

Archaia Studios Press
Awakening (Archaia) #3
Long Count #1
Primordia #2
Robotika For A Few Rubles More #1 (Of 4) (Mr)
Some New Kind Of Slaughter #1

Archie Comics
Archie Digest #240
Betty & Veronica #232
Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 2 #183
Scooby Doo Vol 6 #127

Aspen Entertainment
Fathom Kiani #4 Guest Artist Cover
Fathom Kiani #4 Marcus To Cover

Avatar Press
Black Summer Alpha Wrap Cvr
Brian Pulidos Lady Death Masterworks Royal Blue Ed
Doktor Sleepless #1 Color Wrap Cvr
Doktor Sleepless #2 Color Wrap Cvr
Doktor Sleepless #3 Color Wrap Cvr
Lady Death vs Pandora #1 Quite A Pair Ed

Big City Comics
Dragon Cross #2 Incentive Black And White Variant Cover
Dragon Cross #2 Regular Cover
Tempest #2 Incentive Black And White Variant Cover
Tempest #2 Regular Cover

Bongo Comics
Simpsons Comics #137

Cinebook
Papyrus The Revenge Of The Ramses GN
Yakari Vol 5 Yakari And The Stranger GN

Dark Horse
Grendel Behold The Devil #2
Rex Mundi Vol 2 #9
Robert E Howards Conan Frost Giants Daughter One Shot
Scream #2
Star Wars Dark Times #7
Umbrella Academy Apocalypse Suite #4
Aliens Omnibus Vol 2 TP
Escapists HC
Rex Mundi Vol 4 Crown & Sword TP

Devils Due Publishing
GI Joe Americas Elite #30

Dynamite Entertainment
Painkiller Jane Vol 3 #4 Incentive Rodriguez Cover
Painkiller Jane Vol 3 #4 Regular Painkiller Jane Left Side Cover
Painkiller Jane Vol 3 #4 Regular Terminator Right Side Cover
Red Sonja Vol 4 #28 Incentive Homs Virgin Cover
Red Sonja Vol 4 #28 Regular Homs Cover
Red Sonja Vol 4 #28 Regular Liam Sharpe Cover
Red Sonja Vol 4 #28 Regular Mel Rubi Cover
Red Sonja Vol 4 #28 Regular Ron Adrian Cover
Savage Tales (DE) #5 Incentive Arthur Suydam Cover
Savage Tales (DE) #5 Regular Arthur Suydam Cover
Savage Tales (DE) #5 Regular Pablo Marcos Cover
Battlestar Galactica Vol 2 HC
Red Sonja Vol 3 Rise Of Gath HC
Red Sonja Vol 3 Rise Of Gath TP

Evil Twin Comics
Action Philosophers Giant-Size Thing Vol 3 TP

Fantagraphics
EC Segars Popeye Vol 2 Well Blow Me Down HC

IDW Publishing
Angel After The Fall #2 Incentive Franco Urru Sketch Cover
Angel After The Fall #2 Incentive Tony Harris Virgin Cover
Angel After The Fall #2 Regular Tony Harris Cover
Angel After The Fall #2 Variant Franco Urru Cover
Doctor Who Classics #1 Incentive Dave Gibbons Retro Art Variant Cover
Doctor Who Classics #1 Regular Joe Corroney Cover
Star Trek Aliens Spotlight Orions Incentive Photo Variant Cover
Star Trek Aliens Spotlight Orions Incentive Zach Howard Sketch Cover
Star Trek Aliens Spotlight Orions Regular Elena Casagrande Cover
Star Trek Aliens Spotlight Orions Regular Zach Howard Cover
Star Trek Year Four #5 Incentive Joe Corroney Variant Cover
Star Trek Year Four #5 Regular Photo Cover
Star Trek Year Four #5 Regular Steve Conley Cover
Complete Clive Barkers Great And Secret Show HC
Complete Clive Barkers Great And Secret Show TP
Mundens Bar Vol 1 TP

Image
Circle #2
Cryptics #3
Glister #3
KISS 4K KISSmas Special
Special Forces #2
Sword #2 2nd Ptg
Walking Dead Book 3 HC

Image/Top Cow
Madame Mirage #4

Ape Entertainment
Subculture #4

Markosia
Hope Falls #2 Incentive Boultwood Variant Cover

Novaris Entertainment
Roadkill Zoo #6

Papercutz
Tales From The Crypt Vol 2 Can You Fear Me Now HC
Tales From The Crypt Vol 2 Can You Fear Me Now TP

Penny Farthing Press
Loch Threats From Above SC With DVD

Platinum Studios
Hero By Night Vol 2 #1

Rebellion
2000 AD #1565
2000 AD #1566
2000 AD Extreme Ed #26
Droid Life GN

Red 5 Comics
Neozoic #2

Silver Phoenix Entertainment
Mystery Manor Haunted Theatre #2

Titan Publishing
Shaun The Sheep Comic #10

TwoMorrows
Alter Ego #74
Write Now #17

Viper Comics
Sleepy Truth Vol 1 GN

Virgin Comics
Nicolas Cage’s Voodoo Child #6 Ben Templesmith Cover
Nicolas Cage’s Voodoo Child #6 Dean Hyrapiet Cover

Viz Media
Shojo Beat Vol 4 #1 Jan 08

Zenescope Entertainment
SE7EN HC

Tags: bruce rosenberger, comics, elephantmen war toys, fanboy faceoff, jason page, scott cederlund, subculture, view from the cheap seats, wednesday's haul

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The turkey is all gone now and the Mid Ohio Con is too. Luckily, we were there to give you a full rundown of the experience, as well as our crazed comic book shopping spree. Black Friday’s got nothing on us!

Also, take a break from all of those Christmas carols to listen to our very first reviews of The Cryptics #1 & 2, X-Men: First Class #5, Special EDucation #1 & 2, Patrick the Wolf Boy Christmas Special, and Sugary Serials #1!

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Web sites mentioned on this episode:
www.mycomicshop.com
www.bigmonsterproductions.net – For Special Education
www.cowshell.com – For Cow and Buffalo and Seed
www.lunchboxfunnies.com
www.sugaryserials.com
www.indyplanet.com
www.wowio.com

graphicclassroom.blogspot.com

Tags: all ages, comic books, comics, cryptics, mid ohio, patrick the wolf boy, special education, sugary serials, x-men first class

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HERO for the holidays, find out how to donate at the Comics Podcast Network.

Derek Coward of the Comic Book Noise Network Reviews two comics this episode:

Grendel: Behold the Devil #1 0f 8

Midknight 1

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Independent comics that SHOULD be shipping this Thursday, November 29th, 2007

803 Studios
Knowledge Is Power The World Askew #3 $2.95

ADV Manga
Gunslinger Girl Manga Vol 6 TP $9.99

Adventure House
Walter Baumhofer Pulp Art Masters TP $20.00

After-Shock Comics
Sire Revelations #3 $3.50

Amaze Ink/Slave Labor Graphics
Gargoyles Bad Guys #1 $2.95

Arcana Studios
Dark Horrors Anthology Vol 2 GN $9.95
Kade Shivas Sun #0 Incentive Greg Horn Variant Cover CGC Graded $50.00

Aurora Publishing
Nightmares For Sale Vol 1 GN $10.95

Avatar Press
Night Of The Living Dead Hunger Burrows Sketch Cvr $24.99

Basement Comics/Amryl Entertainment
Cavewoman Pangaean Sea #10 Special Edition $9.99

Black Boar Press
Springheeled Jack Vol 1 Strange Visitor HC $20.00

Bluewater Productions
Ray Harryhausen Presents #1 $0.99
Ray Harryhausen Presents 20 Million Miles More #3 $3.50

Bongo Comics
Simpsons Winter Wingding #2 $4.99

BOOM! Entertainment
Potters Field Mark Waid Signed Con Exclusive $6.99
Talent Vol 1 TP $14.99
Two Guns #3 Cvr A $3.99
Warhammer 40K Vol 1 Damnation Crusade Limited Edition HC $49.99

Broadsword Comics
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #47 $2.95

Burlyman Entertainment
Doc Frankenstein #6 $3.50

Cinebook
Lucky Luke Adventure Vol 8 Calamity Jane TP $11.95
Melusine Halloween TP $11.95

Dark Horse
Berserk Vol 20 TP $13.95
Criminal Macabre My Demon Baby #3 $2.99
Cut GN $9.95
Fear Agent Hatchet Job #1 $2.99
MPD-PSYCHO Vol 3 TP $10.95
Shaman Warrior Vol 5 TP $12.95
Speak Of The Devil #3 $3.50
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic #23 $2.99
Usagi Yojimbo Vol 3 #107 $2.99

Devils Due Publishing
Hack Slash #6 $3.50

Dynamite Entertainment
Army Of Darkness From The Ashes #4 $3.50
Frank Chos Jungle Girl #3 $2.99
Highlander The Coldest War TP $19.99
Mercenaries #1 $3.99
Red Sonja Vol 2 Arrowsmith TP $14.99
Terminator 2 Infinity #5 $3.50

Eureka Productions
Graphic Classics Vol 8 Mark Twain GN New Ptg $11.95

FWD Books
Everyman Vol 1 Be The People GN Signed By Dan Goldman $6.00

IDW Publishing
Complete Chester Goulds Dick Tracy Vol 3 HC $29.99
Gene Simmons Dominatrix #4 $3.99
Transformers Devastation #3 $3.99

Image
Age Of Bronze Vol 3 Betrayal HC $27.99
Age Of Bronze Vol 3 Betrayal TP $17.99
Archibald Saves Christmas #1 $3.50
Bad Planet #4 $2.99
Bomb Queen IV #3 $3.50
Casanova #11 $1.99
First Born #3 Cvr A $2.99
First Born #3 Cvr B $2.99
Frank Frazettas Death Dealer #5 $3.99
Madman Atomic Comics #5 $2.99
Popgun Vol 1 GN $29.99
Proof #2 $2.99
Savage Dragon Vol 2 #134 $2.99
Tech Jacket Vol 1 Boy From Earth TP $14.99
Unique TP $12.99
Witchblade Takeru Manga #10 $3.99

Insight Editions
Hanna-Barbera Treasury HC $45.00

Kenzer & Company
Knights Of The Dinner Table #133 $4.99
Knights Of The Dinner Table Bundle Of Trouble Vol 23 TP $11.99

Markosia
Beowulf GN (By Markosia) $8.95
Flying Friar Color Edition SC $8.95
Hill TP $14.95
Hope Falls #1 Incentive Boultwood Variant Cover $10.00
Hope Falls #1 Regular Cover $3.50
Kong King Of Skull Island #1 Cvr A $3.99
Kong King Of Skull Island #1 Cvr B $4.50
Lexian Chronicles Full Circle Vol 2 TP $16.95
Of Bitter Souls Vol 2 Reunification TP $9.95

Moonstone
Moonstones Holiday Super Spectacular $5.99
Phantom Vol 6 #20 $3.50

Osprey Graphics
Graphic History Vol 9 The Tide Turns SC $9.95

Panini Books
Doctor Who Vol 1 Voyager TP $31.95

Pure Imagination Publishing
Complete Jack Kirby Vol 1 TP $25.00

Rebellion
2000 AD #1561 $4.10
2000 AD #1562 $4.10

Sanctum Productions
Doc Savage Double Novel Vol 11 $12.95
Shadow Double Novel Vol 12 $12.95

Terminal Press
Phoney Baloney Phony Island Phiasco $3.50

Titan
Shaun The Sheep Comic #9 $4.99

Vanguard Productions
Mythos Fantasy Art Realms Of Frank Brunner SC $24.95

Virgin Comics
Dan Dare #1 $2.99
Dock Walloper #1 $2.99
Gamekeeper Vol 1 Tooth & Claw Limited HC $29.99
Masked Magician One Shot $4.99

Tags: bruce rosenberger, comics, derek coward, grendel, indie comics, midknight, Reviews

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We detail the Independent comics shipping on October 24th, 2007 according to an amalgam of shipping lists including Midtown Comics and Diamond as of October 21st.

Jon Hook Reviews the Umbrella Academy #2 by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse: http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-483 (includes preview)

Bruce reviews Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now #1 by Dara Naraghi and Esteve Polls (adapted from a short story by Cory Doctorow): http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/doctorow.shtml (includes preview)

Allen Freeman is back making some more “small press noise.” This time around he talks about:
Clint Basinger’s Cosmic Moustache Comics – Back Seat Drivers 1 – 4: http://cosmicmoustachecomics.com

Ka-Whump! Magazine:
http://www.ka-whump.com

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Tags: bruce rosenberger, comics, cory doctorow, cosmic moustache comics, futuristic tales, indie comics, Reviews, umbrella academy

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Listener Feedback, Jon Hook reviews Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper, Allen Freeman’s Small Press Corner, Bruce reviews Hogan’s Alley and the indie releases for the week of October 9, 2007.

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Tags: bruce rosenberger, comics, guy ritchie, hogan's alley, indie comics, Reviews, small press

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In this inaugural episode, Bruce tells his vision for the show and reviews a few comics.

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Tags: bruce rosenberger, comics, indie comics, Reviews