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Cyber Monday at Skelton Crew: Free US Shipping on pin sets AND a Bonus Enamel!

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Skelton Crew Studio is having a Cyber Monday sale and now’s your chance to pick up some of their comic related swag!

They’re offering free U.S. shipping on ALL enamel pin sets sold ’til midnight on Monday AND every order, whether it includes a pin set or not, will receive a random enamel pin thrown in for FREE. (Limit one bonus enamel per order.)

What limited edition sets do they have ready to ship up their mad sleeves?

BOTH fabulous “Locke & Key” sets.

TWO “Hellboy” sets (and there’s only 44 left with Lobster Johnson until that set’s sold out.)

There’s the adorable “A Haunting We Will Go” set with C.P. Wilson III, our “Shirtless Bear-Fighter” set AND their “Christmasland” set with Joe Hill, jolly and eerie, all in one!

 

Skelton Crew Studios Shows Off Itty Bitty Hellboy Sculpt

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Skelton Crew Studios had a massive update today showing off and giving updates on many of their new releases. Two items caught my eye though, a new bust sculpt of Hellboy with a twist. The company has been working on an Itty Bitty Hellboy bust with Art Baltazar and Mike Mignola, sculpted by the talented Arlen Pelletier.

They also showed off a tease of the upcoming Hellboy/B.P.R.D. limited edition enamel pin, the classic blue claw logo of Lobster Johnson himself. Look for that release along with possibly a limited edition enamel of the Right Hand of Doom.

Check out both below!

 

Review: Lobster Johnson: Get the Lobster #1 (of 5)

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20140131-181606.jpgOur pulpy crustacean is back. Dark Horse greenlit the return of fan-favorite vigilante Lobster Johnson in a five-issue series, Get the Lobster. Having just battled maniacal primates and a deadly assassin in last year’s Scent of Lotus, this latest run is off to a promising, but slower start. Creator Mike Mignola and writer John Arcudi are at the helm again as LJ (yes, we’re on a nickname basis) tracks down a pair of murderous wrestlers that just wreaked havoc on Madison Square Gardens.

I blame the slow start on not enough Lobster. He was strangely…absent. After last year’s exceptional, albeit brief, two-comic story I went back and read Johnson’s entire crime fighting body of work, minus Hellboy and B.P.R.D tie-ins. Comparing this latest book to the impressive likes of The Iron Prometheus, The Burning Hand, and Satan Smells a Rat, one can understand why this issue was slightly underwhelming. Hopefully I’m unfairly judging the slow first act of an amazing five-act play.

The talented artistic team is back as well with illustrator Tonci Zonjic and colorist Dave Stewart bringing their pulp touch to 1930s New York City. Sadly, as with the writing, none of the panels wowed me. Scent of Lotus seriously spoiled me…our gun toting hero scaling rooftops, his piercing orange eyes illuminating the snowy backdrop. How do you beat that?? It wasn’t that the art and writing were done poorly, it’s just that they were ordinary…and this character deserves better.

I don’t write this review lightly. Lobster Johnson, along with Mouse Guard, was last year’s where-have-you-been-all-my-life comic. As mentioned, I’m praying that the longer run, which affords the creative team more time, explains away the slower start. Mignola, Arcudi, and Zonjic know what they’re doing, in this issue though, the Lobster just…didn’t taste right.

Story: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi Art: Tonci Zonjic
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7 Recommendation: Read

Dark Horse Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Week in Review: July 22-28, 2013

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I hope everyone’s finally recovered from the intensity of SDCC and all of the incredible announcements that came out of the con. Our very own Brett, your host and founder of Graphic Policy, was in attendance and helped keep us up to date (you can find his posts and updates on SDCC here). This week saw the debut of The Wolverine, origin-story sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and in comics we got a little more light cast on the events of Age of Ultron via Hunger #1, witnessed the start of a new crowd favorite Lobster Johnson mini-series, and took a look at the ever-advancing Trinity War saga, along with plenty of other reviews of one-shots, on-going series, and even a graphic novel!

Graphic Policy Radio

July 23, 2013—Elana and Brett cover the glorious Nerd-vana of SDCC, and they take a look at the convention floor, its announcements, and some of the people Brett had a chance to meet. We had some technical issues, so catch the show this coming week.

Comic Reviews

Batman/Superman #2—the second issue in Greg Pak’s and Jae Lee’s already fantastic series gets relatively high marks from Sean, despite the fact that it’s still a tad confusing…

Batwoman #22—Scott picks apart the latest Batwoman issue, and poses some interesting points about where the series is going and why this issue is hollow compared to the rest of the series.

Blood Brothers #1—a new vampire comedy, with a taste of something different gets high ranks; worth buying and reading.

Dark Horse Presents #26—an awesomely (and somewhat overwhelmingly) large anthology of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy comic shorts, featuring reviews of two of many stories.

Devil Executioner One-Shot—a thrilling and creepy one-shot by UK independent creator Martin Ian Smith, which could easily be the beginning of a serious about a bad-ass exorcist. Buying and reading this is a great way to support a young, up-and-coming comic creator!

Gamma One-Shot—a zany, hilarious comic by Ulises Farinas which Sean reads as a satire of some awesome 1990s children franchises.

Hunger #1—Brett takes us on a tour of Fialkov’s exploration of the long-established Ultimate universe as things get down and dirty with…Galactus!

Justice League Dark #22—Trinity War continues in what Sean found to be the second-best piece in this saga (we’re only five parts in, with the Constantine and Pandora tie-ins, and JLA #6 seems to be the best), seeing all of the Justice Leagues rearranged by their loyalties to the World’s Finest and to the Trinity of Sin.

King Conan: Tee Hour of the Dragon #3—Andrew gives us a look at this acclaimed addition to the Conan franchise, hearkening back to the sword-and-sorcery quality of early Conan comics.

Lazarus #2—Scott provides an in-depth review of Greg Rucka’s hot-and-heavy sci-fi dystopic comic; get on board with this if you haven’t yet!

Lobster Johnson: A Scent of Lotus #1—the much anticipated beginning of a new Lobster Johnson mini-series by Mignola gets high praise from Andrew, as a new plot develops with the Tong assassins in a definitely pulp style.

The Massive #14—hot shot Brian Wood continues his sci-fi series, which Brett calls “one of the best monthly series on the market.”

Mind MGMT #13—a surreal one-shot about The Home Maker sleeper agent, which featuring some of the best art this week (I took a look at this myself, and damn it’s great looking).

Movie Review

The Wolverine—I haven’t seen it myself, but Brett (ever our movie reviewer for all things comics and nerdom) found The Wolverine to be a good addition to the X-Men movies, despite finding it a tad boring and predictable. But see for yourself, folks!

Graphic Novel Review

Hellboy: House of the Living Dead—Sean looks back on a two-year old Mignola and Corben graphic novel that takes a look at Hellboy as a luchador, as well as a nod to the great monster films of the early 20th century.

Well that’ll just about do it for this week. Check out our reviews, updates, news, info, and previews, because there’s always more coming! See you next week, Geeks!