Fright Night Friday

CCW Question of the Week

This week’s question:

Do writers and artists having exclusive contracts with one comic company hurt or help the industry?

Just by looking at the pic above I am going to have to go ahead and say that it hurts the industry. On the other hand it does keep Millar, Bendis and Loeb away from my DC comics so that certainly does help it. I guess just like Natalie Imbruglia I am quite torn on the subject. That song was about comic artist exclusivity, wasn’t it?

J.

CCW Reader’s Comic of the Week (Pilot Episode)

This is not the “Question of the Week” post just yet. That will be coming later today. This is more of a rhetorical question: Can the CCW reader’s handle having their own blog post every week?

I was reading some comments from CCW reader’s Kurumais and Pobra where they brought up the suggestion of having this kinda of “readers” post. You guys and gals tell us every week what you are buying in our “Who’s Getting What” post on Tuesday but don’t really have a chance to tell us why you like the books that you buy. Well, let’s try to change that.

So here’s your shot. Tell us in the comments below what your favorite comic (only one please) of the week was and why. Sorta like a mini review if you will. If it goes well enough I will start making this a weekly post.

J.

A Thought About Batman #692

So, I read this “thing” earlier today. I really, really, really don’t want to review it. Hell, I don’t even want to write about it. You guys know I am all about punishing myself for the greater good by reading, then reviewing, utter shit so you don’t have to…but not this time. I have instead found a video that sums up what I thought about this comic. After you watch it you will all know exactly how I felt after I finished reading Batman #692.

J.

Who’s Getting What This Week?

Too…many…comics…this…week. Here’s what I am selling one of my kidney’s in order to buy this Wednesday:

Blackest Night #4
Detective Comics #858
Fantastic Four #572
Green Lantern #47
Punisher #10
Secret Warriors #9
Superman: Secret Origin #2
X-Factor #50
Wonder Woman #37

Gadzooks. Sure hope you guys and gals have money this week. So, what’s everyone gettin’?

Oh, ya, just remembered. The Punisher : The List one-shot that comes out tomorrow has one of the worst endings to a comic I have read in a long time. Nothing good will come of this. In fact, I think it’s going to be pretty fucking stupid.

The Sword Vol 3 TP ships this week, too. Just letting you know.

J.

Comics Shipping October 28th, 2009

DC
Ambush Bug: Year None #7
Arkham Reborn #1
Batman #692
Batman the Killing Joke (New Printing)
Blackest Night #4
Blackest Night Titans #3
Detective Comics #858
Final Crisis Aftermath Ink #6
Gotham City Sirens #5
Green Lantern #47
Justice Society of America #32
Last Days of Animal Man #6
Superman #693
Superman Secret Origin #2
Teen Titans #76
The Web #2
Wildcats Worlds End #16
Wonder Woman #37
Worlds Finest #1

DC/VERTIGO
Jack of Fables #39
Madame Xanadu #16
Northlanders #21
Unknown Soldier #13

DC/WILDSTORM
Astro City Astra Special #2
Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash The Nightmare Warriors #5
Gen 13 #32 (Corrected Printing)
Killapalooza #6
Starcraft #5

MARVEL
Amazing Spider-Man Presents Anti Venom #2
Anita Blake Laughing Corpse Executioner #1
Avengers The Initiative #29
Dark Avengers Ares #1
Dark Reign List Daredevil One Shot (2nd Printing)
Dark Reign List Punisher One Shot
Dark Reign List Wolverine
Dark Reign Young Avengers #5
Enders Shadow Command School #2
Fantastic Four #572
Guardians of the Galaxy #19
Halo Helljumper #4
Hulk #16
Incredible Hercules #137
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #56
Marvel Divas #4
Models Inc #3
Ms. Marvel #46
New Avengers #58
New Mutants #6
Nova #30
Punisher #10
Riftwar #5
Secret Warriors #9
Skaar Son of Hulk #16
Spider-Man Clone Saga #2
Spin Angels #3
Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #2
Ultimate Comics Avengers #3
Vengeance of Moon Knight #1 (2nd Printing)
War Machine #10
Wolverine Art Appreciation #1
Wolverine First Class #20
Wolverine Weapon X #6
X-Factor #50
X-Force #20
X-Men Forever #10
X-Necrosha #1

OTHER PUBLISHERS
Abe Sapien One Shot
Aspen Showcase Kiani
Boys #1 Dynamite Edition ($1.00)
Buck Rogers #5
Cowboy Ninja Viking #1
Die Hard Year One #2
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #5
Dynamo 5 #25
First Family Obamas
GFT Halloween Special 2009
Groo Hogs of Horder #1
Hack Slash The Series #27
Hunters Fortune #1
Ignition City #5
Invincible Presents Atom Eve and Rex Splode #1
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Music Box #1
Legend of Isis #5
Pilot Season Declassified ($1.00)
Predator #3
Queen Sonja #1
Simpsons Classics #22
Spartacus Blood And Sand #1
Star Wars Legacy #41
Tales from Wonderland Mad Hatter #2
Tribute Michael Jackson King of Pop
Vincent Price Presents Special Tingler #1

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse Book 1 Animator
Barack Obama Comic Book Biography HC
Batman Monsters
BPRD Vol 11 Black Goddess
Fat Freddys Cat Omnibus
FF Visionaires Vol 1 John Byrne (New Printing)
Freakangels Vol 3
Gen 13 Worlds End
GI Joe Cobra
Girasol Pulp Doubles The Spider Vol 13
Hack Slash Vol 6 In Revenge & In Love
Hulk Vol 3 Hulk No More HC
Invincible Iron Man Vol 2 Worlds Most Wanted
Kabuki Alchemy
Lenore Noogies Previews Exclusive Color Edition HC
Legion of Super Heroes Enemy Rising
Mercy Sparx Vol 1
MMW Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 SC
MMW Atlas Era Menace HC
New Avengers Vol 10 Power
Pinocchio Vampire Slayer
Sandman the Dream Hunters HC
Spider-Man American Son HC
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Vol 7
Superman in World’s Finest Archives Vol 2 HC
Sword Vol 3 Earth
Transformers All Hail Megatron Volume 3
Wolverine Old Man Logan HC

Mellow Monday

Is Being on Hiatus the Best Thing to Happen to Agents of Atlas?

It appears that the answer is yes. The Agents of Atlas will be appearing in no less than four books this January. The best part? Each of those stories will be written by Jeff Parker. The worst part? Looks like I’ll be spending more money on comics in January.

Now, if these were AoA stories that were not written by Jeff Parker I would probably have to think twice about picking them up. Since that is not the case I will be supporting Jeff Parker and Agents of Atlas in any way I can to help insure that an AoA monthly returns. Though, if there just so happens to be any unwanted reprint bullshit in any of these books I will be the first one to bitch about it just to be fair. Here are the solicitations:

AVENGERS VS. ATLAS #1 (of 4)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN
Spacetime is being selectively eroded by an unknown force. To stop the effect, the Agents of Atlas seek the help of the Avengers- and find a much earlier version of the team than they expected: Captain America, Iron Man, Wasp, Giant-Man and Thor are together again, with the atomic wildcard THE HULK!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #140
Written by GREG PAK, FRED VAN LENTE & JEFF PARKER
Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI & GABRIEL HARDMAN
“ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS,” Part 3 (of 4)
Of all the giants, gods and monsters Hercules and his team of New and Mighty Avengers have faced in their battle through New Olympus, none may be as formidable as HEPHAESTUS, creator of the immortals’ fearsome war engines! With what fearsome device will he try to ensnare and destroy the Hercules/Amadeus Cho team, which has reformed at last — only to meet their doom? Find out as the New York Times Best-Selling creative team lead Herc on his biggest adventure yet! Plus: as the Agents of Atlas push into the stronghold of the Olympus group, Aphrodite decides to take matters into her own hands in Godmarked Part 3!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL BOY: THE URANIAN #1 (of 3)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by FELIX RUIZ
A young man has travelled billions of miles through space in a rocket to help our world. But is Earth of the 1950’s ready for a new super hero? Before he became the dark figure the Agents of Atlas call The Uranian, Bob Grayson raced through the skies as Marvel Boy! From the critically acclaimed writer of AGENTS OF ATLAS and FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA comes this all-new look back at one of Marvel’s first heroes!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #140
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Thunderbolts vs. Agents of Atlas—round 2! The hunt down in the swamp comes to a head when one of the T-Bolts ends up dead! There’s not going to be much time to cope either, because Norman Osborn needs his team of killers ready for a final mission—and this is what he’s been saving them for!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Ya, I know I have been highlighting a bunch of Marvel solicitations this week. I’ll try to find some DC and independents to help balance it all out. If you have never been to Jeff Parker’s blog and would like to go check it out I’ll post a link below.

J.

Parkerspace/Jeff Parker’s Blog