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Preview: James Brown: Black and Proud

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James Brown: Black and Proud

Xavier Fauthoux (w & a & c)

Born in the South during the height of segregation, James Brown went on to become a global sensation, using his immeasurable talent to grasp what he believed was the American Dream. Join the charismatic, hard-working, and sometimes tyrannical bandleader on a journey

 down the roads of America with a group of talented musicians spreading the sound of funk and soul throughout the country. Told against the backdrop of a changing America during the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, this is the story of a man and his band that would go on to revolutionize the world of pop music.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 144 pages • 7” x 9-1/2” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-338-4

James Brown: Black and Proud

Preview: G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero vs. the Six Million Dollar Man #2

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero vs. the Six Million Dollar Man #2

Story: Ryan Ferrier
Art: SL Gallant
Ink: Brian Shearer
Color: James Brown
Cover A: Stuart Sayger
Cover B: Anthony Marques, J. Bone, Chris O’Halloran
Retailer Cover: Michael Adams
Letterer: Robbie Robbins
Editor: Tom Waltz
Assistant Editor: Chase Marotz

Stranded in a snake pit! On a COBRA-sieged island, Hawk and his G.I. JOEs must protect the world’s most powerful leaders of peace from a renegade Six Million Dollar Man, while Snake Eyes and Scarlett begin their impossible ascent up the planet’s deadliest structure… with Cobra Commander waiting at the top!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero vs. the Six Million Dollar Man #1

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero vs. the Six Million Dollar Man #1

Story: Ryan Ferrier Art: SL Gallant
Ink: Brian Shearer Color: James Brown Letterer: Robbie Robbins
Editor: Tom Waltz Assistant Editor: Chase Marotz

The greatest American heroes go face-to-face with the most dangerous living weapon… Steve Austin! Hacked by COBRA, the Six Million Dollar Man has the G.I. JOEs in his bionic targets as the fate of world peace hangs by a thread and Cobra Commander holds the world’s infrastructure in his venomous clutches!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: Venture TPB

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VENTURE TPB

Writer(s): Jay Faerber
Artist Name(s): Jamal Igle (penciller/inker), James Brown (colors)
Cover Artist(s): Jamal Igle
128 pgs. / Rated. E / FC
$14.99

Down-on-his-luck reporter Reggie Baxter has stumbled onto one of the greatest secrets of all time…high school history teacher, Joe Campbell is the superpowered hero known as Venture! But who is Joe Campbell? And more importantly, how rich will Reggie become by blackmailing him? A creator owned superhero morality tale by two of the industry’s finest; Jay Faerber (Copperhead, Dynamo Five, Noble Causes) and Jamal Igle (Molly Danger, Supergirl, The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy)! Collects Venture #1-4.

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Preview: Venture #2

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VENTURE #2

Writer(s): Jay Faerber
Artist Name(s): Jamal Igle (penciller/ Inker) James Brown (Colorist)
Cover Artist(s): Jamal Igle
32 pgs./ Teen / FC
$3.99 (reg.)

The groundbreaking superhero series continues! Reggie Baxter has discovered Joe Campbell’s superpowered secret. Joe can’t scare him off and if he does anything to Reggie, his quiet life is over. Now Joe is reluctantly forced to do the one thing he never wanted to do: wear a cape.

Veteran creators Jay Faerber (Secret Identities) and Jamal Igle (Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman) turn superhero tropes on their ears with this exciting series.

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Preview: Venture #1

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VENTURE #1

Writer(s): Jay Faerber
Artist Name(s): Jamal Igle (penciller/ Inker) James Brown (Colorist)
Cover Artist(s): Jamal Igle
32 pgs./All ages/ FC
$3.99 (reg.) $4.99 (var.)

Down-on-his-luck reporter Reggie Baxter has stumbled onto one of the greatest secrets of all time…superpowered high school history teacher Joe Campbell! But who is Joe Campbell and more importantly, how rich will Reggie become by blackmailing him?

Co-created by Jay Faerber (Copperhead, Dynamo Five, Noble Causes) and Jamal Igle (Molly  Danger, Supergirl, The Terminator: Enemy of my Enemy). Feature variant covers by series co-creator Jamal Igle.

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NECA Announces New Simpsons Products

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simpsons 25Fans of The Simpsons have more to collect while celebrating the show’s 25th anniversary. National Entertainment Collectibles Association has announced a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products for an exclusive global merchandise program around the groundbreaking animated series.  The limited-edition boutique collection, announced today at Licensing Expo 2013, will feature twenty-five of the greatest guest stars who have appeared as themselves on The Simpsons.  The first five guest stars to be featured will include James Brown, Tom Hanks, Kid Rock, Yao Ming and Hugh Hefner.

Available to consumers in early 2014, the limited-edition boutique collection will feature diverse product roll-outs, highlighting the guest stars’ animated likeness as depicted on The Simpsons.  Additional celebrities showcased for the program will include other iconic music sensations, award-winning actors, actresses, sports heroes and more. New products will be introduced every two to three months, containing different groupings of guest stars, with limited quantities available at select pop-up shops and retailers worldwide.

More details as they become available, but as a fan of The Simpsons, can’t wait!

Zenescope to Publish Jeffrey Kaufman’s Whore

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The comic with a title that makes it a bit hard to market, Whore has found a publisher in Zenescope Entertainment. Written by Jeffrey Kaufman, drawn by Marco Turini and colored by James Brown, the novel answers the question, what if James Bond had no morals and would work for anyone who could pay him? The graphic novel hits shelves in September.

After getting downsized from the CIA, Jacob Mars will take any job he can to pay his debts and alimony. He isn’t a bad guy by nature, but out of necessity. He has to live a life where things don’t matter, as long as he gets paid. His motto, simply stated: “Every man has his price.”

Whore is a 112-page full-color paperback, will be on sale in stores early September 2012 for $9.99 and is available to order in the July 2012 edition of Diamond Previews (JUL121329, ISBN: 978-1-937068-62-2). For more information, you can visit www.bigcitycomics.com and www.facebook.com/BigCityComics.

The comic made it’s debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 and I had a chance to sit down to read it, so expect a review within a week, but my early review is it’s an entertaining read.