Hikari Friday: Blue & White Captain America!
It’s Hikari Friday! Captain America joins Hikari XS! Shown in a sparkly blue and white. Act fast as this Hikari XS is limited to 500 pieces! Coming in February.
Hikari XS: Marvel – Captain America
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Around the Tubes
The weekend is almost here! What geeky things will you all be doing? Sound off in the comments below. While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.
ICv2 – Diamond Hires Jim Kuhoric as Purchasing Director – Congrats!
Comicbook – AMC Responds to ‘The Walking Dead’ Lawsuit – Well this should be interesting.
Comicbook – FX CEO Says They Are Pretty Optimistic About ‘Y: The Last Man’ – Duh?
The Outhouse – Amazon’s The Boys Sets Five Of The Seven – Who’s looking forward to this series?
Reviews
Comics Bulletin – Ice Cream Man #1
Preview: The Three Rooms in Valerie’s Head
The Three Rooms in Valerie’s Head
David Gaffney (w) • Dan Berry (a & c)
British comedy blended with universal regret, this darkly funny graphic novel uses surreal and beautiful visions to explore the ways we remain haunted by our ex-lovers. Valerie has a rich interior life. Though serially unlucky in love, she finds comfort in imagining that her ex-boyfriends are dead and that their bodies are kept downstairs in the cellar in a strange, mummified state. Every day she brings them upstairs and speaks with them about what went wrong.
What follows is a series of peculiar and funny—and sometimes disturbing—short tales about inept lovers, weird obsessions, and socially malfunctioning men who repeatedly fail to build a relationship with poor Valerie. Except for Stanley. Stanley was special. Could he be the one to save her?
HC • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • 9.5”x6.5” • ISBN: 978-1-60309-415-3
Preview: Lights of the Amalou
Lights of the Amalou
Christophe Gibelin (w) • Claire Wendling (a & c)
An epic fantasy drawn by the internationally renowned illustrator Claire Wendling that won the Press Award at the Angoulême Comics Festival.
Long ago, no living creatures existed in the Legend world, except for a magician by the name of Théo… and a giant oak tree. The two beings made a pact: one would imagine and draw the form of the creatures, to which the second would give life. In exchange, the magician would become immortal. The world is now populated by a wide array of species, including the human-like Transparents. But as time passes, the Great Oak begins to weaken, and Théo wants to acquire its power… and then there are Yz and Meth, two hybrid demons who threaten to turn the world upside down in this original graphic novel.
TPB • FC • $39.99 • 240 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-916-5
Preview: Tales from the Age of the Cobra
Tales from the Age of the Cobra
Enrique Fernandez (w & a & c)
A captivating parable and timeless tale of love, passion, violence, and humor in the spirit of 1001 Nights and Aladdin–but one that blasts the conventional clichés to bits! An amazing graphic work, mixing great character design and storyboard-inspired action with an exciting color palette.
“Allow me to tickle your fancies with my tale, a tale woven from the threads of a hundred other tales….” These are the first words of the masked storyteller who relates the epic story of the young lovers, daring Irvi and beautiful Sian, who are separated by fate… and of Cobra, the soldier who becomes emperor by the path of blood, rage, and magic… and Maluuk, the dwarf actor who plans a revolution. Artist Enrique Fernández paints a colorful and magical universe populated by glamorous and fascinating characters in this original graphic novel.
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 112 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-063-5
Vampirella Executive Replicas Figure. Out Now!
Vampirella Executive Replicas Figure
FC | 1:6 Scale | $149.99 | Teen+
The rivers of Drakulon used to flow with blood, keeping the Vampiri a thriving race. Their world dying, Earthlings chanced to crash upon their planet, their veins rich with life-giving blood. Vampirella, the princess of Drakulon, piloted the crashed spaceship back to Earth, where she spends her life defending Earthlings from evil vampires, such as Dracula, who had migrated to Earth years before.
The epic story, starting in 1969 has gained in popularity ever since. Now, nearly 50 years later, Vampirella is more popular than she has ever been. So popular that Dynamite Entertainment with Executive Replicas and Phicen Ltd. bring us this Vampirella Asian Version 1:6 Scale Action Figure. Measuring in at 12-inches tall, with all the sexy detail of Vampirella herself, this figure garnishes attention from long time fans and new followers.
This officially licensed Vampirella action figure is every bit as enchanting as it needs to be to make her fans happy. Vampirella comes to life in her Phicen seamless body with stainless steel armature, in her one-piece bikini costume. She has three pairs of interchangeable hands, her knee-high boots, a removable cape, and more accessories.
Preview: Trinity #17
Trinity #17
(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Patrick Zircher
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $3.99
“No Home for you Here” part one! Batman and Superman embarked on a quest to help Wonder Woman rediscover Themyscira, but finding Diana’s lost homeland proves more difficult than these three heroes expected. While on their journey, a distress call from a nearby ship turns out to be more than meets the eye, and the Trinity find themselves marooned on the dread island of Skartaris. To make their way back home, our heroes will have to overcome Deimos, who will stop at nothing to seal off Skartaris from the rest of world forever!
Preview: Superman #39
Superman #39
(W) Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason (A) Barry Kitson (CA) Chris Burnham
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $2.99
What would it be like to fly with the Man of Steel? Some very special children find out as Superman fulfills some unique wishes.
Preview: Nightwing #37
Nightwing #37
(W) Sam Humphries (A) Klaus Janson (CA) Jorge Jimenez
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $2.99
“THE UNTOUCHABLES: RUTHLESS”! Nightwing’s investigation leads him to a former costumed crimefighter and ally! In a special flashback issue illustrated by superstar artist Klaus Janson, Dick Grayson will revisit his time as Robin and see if his past mistakes are the key to the mystery he must resolve today!
