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Pick of the Week – Uncanny Avengers #1

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It’s a pretty easy choice this week as to what to be the “pick of the week.” The buzz has been building and the beginning of Marvel’s realignment is here with Uncanny Avengers #1. Post Avengers Vs. X-Men and new status-quo is here bringing some heavyweights from both sides of the aisle together in this one title. Some art I’ve seen hasn’t gotten me too excited, but this is what folks will be talking about and it’s a great point for people to start with Marvel comics.

  • Uncanny Avengers #1 – see above
  • The Massive #5 – Brian Wood’s series is amazing following environmental activists in a post apocalyptic world. The story, art, everything is amazing.
  • Stumptown Vol. 2 #2 – Greg Rucka does noir. Greg Rucka knocks it out of the park with this series.
  • Batman #13 – Scott Snyder is bringing his A game for this, one of DC’s best series on the market.
  • Ultimate Comics X-Men #17 – There’s few universes that get me really excited, this one, I look forward to each book that comes out. Amazing stuff where anything can happen.

Pick of the Week – The Massive #4

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The Massive is easily one of the best comic books on the market, the series effortlessly blends action and adventure with a political message that doesn’t hit you over the head. The series follows environmental activists in a world decimated by environmental disaster. But, writer Brian Wood has imagined what it would be like with such detail, you’re convinced this could be reality. The story of the activists mixed in with how this world is and how it got there are all mysteries, slowly unraveling and have me hooked with each issue. There’s one series each month I can’t wait to read, and it’s The Massive, making it the easy pick of the week.

  • The Massive #4 – see above
  • Stumptown Vol. 2 #1 – Greg Rucka’s noir series blew me away with the first volume. Staring a strong female lead, the story, characters and art were top notch. Rucka can write, and is easily one of the best out there right now. This is an easy pick and one to not be missed.
  • The Strain #8 – This spin on the vampire tale is fantastic. Just different enough to keep me on my toes and entertained. On top of that, the art is solid. Definite must for horror fans.
  • The Activity #8 – This espionage series follows a black-ops team and their missions around the world. The series has been fantastic so far and this eighth issue is a perfect example as to it’s strength.
  • Saucer Country #7 – Part X-Files, part West Wing (the campaign season), the series is so different and so entertaining. There’s nothing else like it on the market right now.

Pick of the Week – The Massive #3

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Brian Wood‘s The Massive is a mix of environmental disaster, political message and mystery is brilliant in every sense. The series follows the crew of a boat post ecological disaster that has devastated the world. While they try to figure out the “why” as far as the change in the environment, they’re also looking for their lost sister ship while trying to survive. This series has a message while not shoving it down our throats and it’s packaged in a thriller with an intense vibe that makes you not only want to turn the next page, but fear doing so. It’s almost a psychological thriller in a way with it’s use of pacing and how it keeps the tension throughout. If this were a movie, my jaw would be clenched and I’d be grinding my teeth. This is an absolute must read and why I’m making The Massive #3 my pick for the week.

  • The Massive #3 – see above
  • Right State – A thriller surrounding an assassination attempt on a President, yes please!
  • The Strain #7 – The brilliant and exciting Dark Horse vampire series.
  • Idolized #1 – Super heroes meet American Idol in this fantastic start to Aspen’s new series.
  • Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #5 – I love this Archaia fantasy series staring mice with swords…

Pick of the Week – The Walking Dead #100

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This is the 500 lb. guerrilla in the room (though there’s also an excellent graphic novel Guerrillas Vol. 2 out too). The Walking Dead #100 has to be the pick of the week, not only because it’s a solid series, but because of what it’s doing for the comic book market. This indie book might well be the top book for the month, bringing in non-comic book fans, brought over from the television series. This is the pop culture phenomenon that’s still going and shows no sign of fading. Of all of the comic book properties that have gone big recently, it’s Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead that’s successfully converting non-comic book fans into readers…

  • The Walking Dead #100 – see above
  • The Massive #2 – Brian Wood’s latest series is amazing. There’s mystery and action along with a political message, adding in great art to the mix. This is Wood’s as you’d expect, a must read every month.
  • Revival #1 – I read it and immediately thought this was one of the best new comics of the year. I don’t want to give too much away, but it involves zombies, sort of, but totally original.
  • Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score – I’m a huge crime/noir fan, so this is a no brainer for me.
  • The Strain #6 – Vampires done right by Guillermo Del Toro.

Around the Tubes

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The usual update is late today due to me having a social life (yay!), but here’s the news you might have missed this weekend.

Around the Blogs:

San Diego Jewish World – Once an escape from texts, comics are prompting more of them – Comics are more than just entertainment!

Examiner – Medical Comics are the basis for future learning – Great to see this, but how bout giving these away instead?

Bleeding Cool – Hallowe’en Free Comic Book Day – Great idea.

Bleeding Cool – Walking Dead #100 To Sell Over 300,000. The Best Selling Comic Of The Year? – Great to see other media translating into comic book sales.

Comics Alliance – Hero Initiative Donations Prompted By ‘The Avengers’ Movie Total Just $5000 – Lots of talk lead to little action.

Robot  6 – Stan Lee settles POW! Entertainment legal feud – Good news I guess?

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1

Seattle Pi – The Art of War

Ely Standard – Avenging Spider-Man: My Friends Can Beat Up Your Friends

Talking Comics – Batman #10

Ely Standard – Battle Scars

CBR – Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1

Battle Hymns – De:Tales

ICv2 – Earthling!

High Desert Daily – House Of Night

Bleeding Cool – League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 2009

Bleeding Cool – The Massive #1

Talking Comics – The Massive #1

CBR – The Massive #1

The Herts Advertisers – Thor: The Deviants Saga

Bleeding Cool – The Walking Dead #99

Pick of the Week – The Massive #1

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First, I’m a huge fan of Brian Wood.  His work is just amazing, mixing political commentary with pure entertainment.  That’s why I was so excited to hear about his new series from Dark Horse, The Massive which sees it’s first issue this week.  I read the digital prelude Dark Horse released a month or so back and had the privilege to read the first issue two weeks ago.  I can say, it’s amazing.  It’s easily one of the best comics of the year, if not the best mixing action, adventure, some great characters along with a message that’s not too preachy but gets you thinking.

The world has suffered a massive calamity when it comes to the weather, no one knows why, but this is just the backdrop of the story, instead it’s focus is on a ship searching for their lost sister ship, while dealing with this new world.  This is an environmental message for the action adventure set.  It’s beyond amazing and easily my pick of the week, if not the year so far.

  • The Massive #1 – See above
  • Saucer Country #4 – It’s X-Files meets the West Wing, the campaign season, how can I not love this book?
  • Ultimate Comics X-Men #13 – The end of the last issue was a holy shit moment.  I have no idea what to expect in this one.
  • The Strain #5 – Vampires done right.  The series is creepy and has me at the edge of my seat anticipating what’s going to happen next.
  • G.I Joe: Cobra #14 – I’m all caught up on all of the G.I. Joe series and wow have I been missing something.  This series is especially sticking out to me right now following G.I. Joe’s new role and Cobra’s numerous defections.

 

Around the Tubes

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Tomorrow is new comic book day, are you excited about Before Watchmen?

Around the Blogs:

Bleeding Cool – Raven Entertainment Quits Comics – If a tree falls in a forest….

The Beat – How much did The New 52 really help sales? These charts may hold the answer. – Shocker.

Comicvine – Marvel and Reebok Team Up to Make Sneakers – Not sure any of these are cool enough for me to get.

Comics Alliance – Marvel Releases First Official ‘Iron Man 3’ Image – Interesting.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

MTV Geek – Harbinger #1

CBR – Incredible Hulk #8

MTV Geek – The Massive #1

CBR – Monocyte #4

Comics Alliance – Spider-Men #1

Read The Massive & Save the Planet This Earth Day!

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READ THE MASSIVE & SAVE THE PLANET THIS EARTH DAY!

What does it mean to be an environmentalist after the world has already ended?

Go green! Go digital this Earth Day.

On Earth Day 2012 (Sunday, April 22), find out what the world would be like if environmentalists didn’t save the planet.

For 24 hours, from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM, pick up the digital one-shot The Massive for FREE in our digital store. The new comic series by DMZ, Conan the Barbarian, andNorthlanders writer Brian Wood will launch in June, but you can snag this lead-in to the series for FREE and see why you DO NOT want to miss this incredible new story.

So head on over to the Dark Horse Digital store and download The Massive digital one-shot for FREE on EARTH DAY this Sunday!

Once you’ve read the one-shot and decided you need more, download the order form below, fill it out, and send it to your local comic shop retailer. Tell them loud and clear that you want to have The Massive placed in your pull box. Tell your local retailer that you’re ready to read the next big series.

1. Download the image below or the fillable PDF form.

2. Fill it out with your info.

3. E-mail, fax, or walk the form to your comic retailer and have them order The Massive for your pull box.

Want to know more about what Comics Media is saying about The Massive?

Dr. Apocalypse Examines: Massive Comics Legend Brian Wood – The Nerdist

“If you like comics, and don’t know the work of Brian Wood, you deserve to be gunned down in the war-torn Manhattan of his DMZ, battle-axed in his Viking epic Northlanders, and be forced to hear the lamentations of your women in his new reboot of Conan the Barbarian.”


“Wood has never shied away from asking tough questions about the price of civilization and the inevitability of change.”

“Readers of the printed, monthly version of Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson’s “The Massive” will be treated to content unseen in the digital releases or trade paperback collections.”

“We’ve been psyched for DMZ Author Brian Wood’s next big end-of-the-world project The Massive for a spell now.

Dark Horse Presents #8 – A Preview of Brian Wood’s The Massive

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Official Press Release

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #8 (KRISTIAN DONALDSON VARIANT COVER)

A brand-new B.P.R.D. story, the beginning of Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson’s The Massive, new Skeleton Key, and the conclusion of Howard Chaykin’s Marked Man?

Join the legendary anthology as Dark Horse Presents commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan with Thomas Yeates, unravels the mysteries surrounding Neal Adams’s Blood, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson’s Beasts of Burden returns, and more great comics!

* Brand-new B.P.R.D., the conclusion of Chaykin’s Marked Man and more!
On sale February 1, 2012 – 80 Pages – No ads.

Dark Horse Announces Brian Wood & Kristian Donaldson’s The Massive Ongoing Series!

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Official Press Release

BRIAN WOOD AND KRISTIAN DONALDSON’S THE MASSIVE CONTINUES IN ALL NEW COMIC SERIES FROM DARK HORSE!

NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 14–Following up on the news that Brian Wood (DEMO, DMZ, NORTHLANDERS) and Kristian Donaldson (Supermarket) would be bringing their upcoming collaboration to Dark Horse’s premier anthology, Dark Horse Presents, comes news that the three-part storyline will be continued in an all-new series in June of 2012!

The Massive follows a group of direct-action environmentalists after the world has experienced a crippling ecological disaster. With society grinding to a halt and the planet itself in a state of rebellion, this group sails the world’s oceans looking not only for its lost sister ship, the titular Massive, but for some sense of logic in all the chaos. What does it mean to be an environmentalist after the world’s already ended?

“The Massive is the next logical step in my creative output: the world-building and politics of DMZ with the humanity of Northlanders, amped up and truly global in scope” said writer, Brian Wood. “No one is pulling any punches here; Kristian Donaldson is turning in his best work I’ve seen in all our years of collaboration, and the crew at Dark Horse is giving this the five-star treatment.”

As previously announced, The Massive will debut in Dark Horse Presents #8 in January of 2012, and will run in three installments through March. The Massive comic series debuts in June!

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