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Monday, June 22, 2009
Power Of The Valkyrie!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

 

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Power Of The

Valkyrie!

From

 Bluewater Comics!

 

 

Continuing my blogs on comics that I have recently read and that I want to blog about...  is another one from Bluewater Comics.  This company seems to be having several new series coming out, expanding its' line instead of pulling back during these tougher economic times!

This title was originally published through Arcana Comics. Here in this Bluewater Comics series, it is written by Chris Studabaker, drawn by Mannix Francisco and colored by Jorge Farés Maese Ramírez. Publisher Darren G Davis is credited as being the creator of the series.

So what is this series about?  Well, Bluewater Comics describes the new philosphic and adventure “Power of the Valkyrie” series as follows:

"Suzanne Bancroft is going to die, and the end of the world will be her fault. A relentless demi-god has declared he will murder Suzanne and her death will begin a chain of events culminating in Ragnarok. Worse yet – her murderer can see her fate. While still trying to understand her new role as the Valkyrie, Suzanne must seek the true nature of fate and ask herself a hard question: how do you fight a battle you’re destined to lose?"

The storyline itself is one of interweaving ancient stories with modern narrative.  Which is aided by the artwork.  How? Well the first three pages are in an artstyle that feels like a telling of the Norse Gods mythology.  Then the fourth page brings the reader into the modern day with a completely different artstyle. The last two pages in the storyline go back to the earlier artstyle closing this part of the storyline. 

The artwork in the interior pages is more than suitable for this genre and brought me into the storyline easily. The coloring for both styles was right on in presentation for both style formats. 

The storyline itself, although it is a continuation of the Valkyrie's story, didn't make me feel like I missed a lot by not reading the Arcana Comics series.  There wasn't much baggage / continuity that I felt I had to catch up on.  Which in starting a new series without reading the prior series is good!

The only semi-negative I could see in this comic was the Cover 'A' that was the issue I received.  The style as you can see at the top left of this blog post is a little 'cartoony', and didn't fit with the interior pages, IMHO. 

However I did notice it was Cover 'A', so I looked for a picture of the other variant cover 'B'.    Cover 'B' was more in keeping with the Norse Gods interior pages, so I won't fault this comic with the cover 'A' variant.  After all there's gotta be a reason for a potential reader to pick this comic book off the shelf from hundreds of other comics to thumb through before purchasing.  And a good looking gal is just one of those hooks to pull a potential reader in! 

As for the storyline, so far this series is one of the more 'darker' of the Bluewater Comics series I have read. It appears that the publisher / editor of this series wanted to give it a more adult feel...  This series, although a little 'darker' than others I have read, is one that I would pick up the next issue to continue reading the storyline....

This issue's cover price was $3.99 with a bonus of two pin-ups at the end of the storyline.

For more info on the series and upcoming issues, please see the Bluewater Comics web site at:  http://www.Bluewaterprod.com

BTW, Bluewater Comics is also the publisher of the 'Female Force' comic book series featuring special issues on Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Caroline Kennedy, Princess Diana and more to follow!    

(Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review  was provided by the publisher.)  

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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Are YOU Ready For DitkoMania?!
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Topic: Comic Books - New

 

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Earlier this past week I noticed a few of my Facebook Friends posting comments about the DitkoMania fanzine issue that was just published.   Well, I quickly sent a 'Friends Request' to who I thought was the publisher of that fanzine, asking if he was indeed that Rob Imes who was now publishing Ditkomania. 

That he was, and in short order, I plunked down my PayPal payment and purchased a copy online.  Just received it in Saturday's mail, and was so thrilled to see it arrive, I just had to read it last night!

After reading this fanzine, cover to cover, I just have to tell you it was the Best $2.50 I've spent on comics related material in a long time!  Granted there isn't much you can purchase about comics, or even comics for that matter now for $2.50, as many comic books have gone up to $3.99 each just recently!

Yet, receiving this fanzine, 32 pages with cardstock covers, and stapled in the middle, reminded so much of the fun I used to have when fanzines or catalogs came in the mail to me!

Yeah, I'm still a holdover fan from the 'old days' before I started getting a lot of my info online.  There's something about receiving a zine in the mail that I can hold that is exciting!  Similar to the 'rush' I got from receiving the first Overstreet Price Guide in the mail, or the catalogs from Robert Bell, Howard 'M' or 'D' Rogofsky in the early days.

I was going to run a photo of the publisher with this blog post, but Rob Imes would prefer to let the work speak for itself, and any reviews be done on the issue, not on himself...

Before I blog my thoughts on this issue, I want to post a little about the history of this  DitkoMania fanzine... 

First of all the fanzine DITKOMANIA is devoted to the work of comics artist Steve Ditko.  In case you aren't aware of what Steve has done so far in his lifetime, I suggest you view the documentary promoted by Blake Bell at the 2008 SDCC, 'In Search Of Steve Ditko', which I have blogged about earlier.

DITKOMANIA (DM) was founded by Bill Hall, who published the fanzine from 1983 to 1999.  However it was in 2001 that Bill announced that he would no longer be publishing DM.  Fortunately for Steve Ditko fans it wouldn't stay defunct for long.

Just recently, in 2008, DM was revived by the new editor/publisher Rob Imes with Bill's permission.  This 'new' DM picked up where the first series' numbering ended, with its' first issue, (#64), being released on March 1st, 2008.  Since then there have been nine issues released.  (DM issues #65-73.)

As stated above, the issue I just received was #73.  At the top left of this blog you can view the front cover which was drawn by Fred Hembeck, who I've blogged about a few time before, (click here).  This new issue  just 'hot off the presses', has a Doctor Strange theme, with articles about the Marvel Comics character from Nick Caputo, Winston Blakely and Christoph Melchert.  Additionally there is artwork by Larry Johnson and Winston Blakely, among others. 

What I found right off the bat when opening the fanzine, was that I was holding edition #182 of 200 copies printed by Rob Imes.  What I found out afterwards is that Rob has "decided that all new issues of DM will now be hand-numbered. My intention is to print 200 copies of DM #64, leaving a space in the indicia for the individual copy’s number, which I will then write by hand in pen. Those 200 copies would be DM #64’s “First Printing” and noted as such. When/if those 200 copies are gone, I’ll go back and do a “Second Printing,” and so on, the same way."

I found that this issue had struck my interest from the get-go. Of course being a fan of Fred Hembeck's works, I initially ordered it because of the cover.  Well, the interior pages, (all black and white), were just as much fun to look at and read! 

The 'EDITKORIAL' laid out what was happening with the fanzine, and a quick mention about the next issue 'Ditko at DC'. This was written in a manner that was not 'dry' yet being informative as to what was going on.

A short article along with an illustration by Winston Blakely started off the fanzine.  That was enjoyable.

A six page article by Nick Caputo about 'An Examination Into The Beginnings of Dr. Strange', was informative and not a re-hash of the history that goes back to the 1962/63 period.  A one page 'sidebar' was also included by Nick regarding 'The Genesis Of Dr. Strange's Hand Gestures'.

Following that was a feature by Christoph Melchert on 'What Doctor Strange and Spider-Man Have In Common'.  This was a treatise style article that reminded me of the early fan days.  Good Job on this article!

Then came the section titled 'Ditkotomy'.  Which was a review of 'Ditko Once More'.   Interesting point of view by the reviewer Michael Aushenker.

A little blurb at the end of 'Ditkotomy' followed, called 'Ditko In Your Future'.  Nice to see Steve Ditko's upcoming publication being mentioned in advance so the reader could make a note of it for possible purchase.

The Letters section followed.  This was the only section of the fanzine that my attention strayed away a little....  There had been an earlier issue printed that had included a Steve Ditko / Alan Moore 'comparison', which since I had not seen that issue, I didn't really get 'into'.  This wasn't the fanzine's fault, just that I hadn't seen the article several of the letters were referring to, so I felt a little 'left out'.

This reminded me back in the early days of Marvel Comics when they first started coming out with 'continued stories'.  With newstand distribution a little spotty where I lived in Kodiak, Alaska, and San Diego, California, I had to really search for a missing issue by going to several newstands, or just plain missed buying that issue.  Which ended up with me buying a subscription to each comic I enjoyed reading.  Which is probably what I'm going to have to do here with this fanzine!

Talking about subscriptions... Here's what you can do!  You can try a sample issue like I did, by going to the below mentioned web site and using PayPal to purchase one for $2.50 postpaid.  Heck of a bargain!  Or since DM is meant to be a quarterly zine, a one-year subscription would be 4 issues for $10.00 postpaid. 

Like I said near the beginning of this blog, the $2.50 I pulled out of my PayPal account for this issue is the Best $2.50 I've spent in a long while! No Kidding!

For more info on the DitkoMania fanzine, please see the web site at:  http://www.ditko-fever.com/dmreturns.html

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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Canned Heat... Not Spam!
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Book History

 

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Canned Heat... 

Not Spam!

 

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June 19th, 2009

Readers of this blog... will probably think that Tina and I do nothing but read comics, graphic novels, and books on comics.  Plus go to comic book movies and Sci-Fi films when they are released.  Oh, and go wine tasting also!

Well occasionally we do get out and do something else!  Last night we were invited by our neighbors to take in the first of a summer series from the City of Carlsbad (California) titled "TGIF Jazz In The Parks".  The first concert featured 'Canned Heat'.  Well, being the 'old fart' I am, I thought no, that Not Canned Heat' that I knew from 1965 - 1970, but then again...could it be?

It was!  Or at least what represents the Band today! As seen from the pictures below, we listened to and 'boogied' to the beat of the band...  

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For this concert, we saw the band's four man touring group, which consists of (left photo) Barry Levenson, (middle pic)Dale Spalding, (right pic) Greg Kage, and Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra (pictured below). When they tour as the "Woodstock Reunited Lineup" they add Larry "The Mole" Taylor and Harvey "The Snake" Mandel.  Over the 40+ years since the band started, there have been 48 different band members!  

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The band played for the two hour period, less a break, where the City of Carlsbad did its' promotion.  And yeah, they played their three biggest hits, "On The Road Again", "Going Up the Country", and leaving for last, "Let's Work Together!".   Pictured are (left) Fito - who was with the band from 1967, (middle) Michael and Tina 'dancing' at the front of the stage, (right) and the entire Canned Heat band, (Barry, Greg, Fito, and Dale), taking its' bow at the end.

And... of course there would have to be a 'comics' connection for me to blog about this, right??!!

Well, take another look at the top right of this blog post.

There you will see a comic book from 1969 titled 'Kanned Korn Komix'.  Yeah, it was published to be packaged with one of the Canned Heat albums.  That album (LP) was titled "Future Blues" (From Liberty 1970 USA).  Appears I just can't get away from comic books, even when I go to concerts, LOL! 

For more info on the Canned Heat band and their tour schedule, please see their web site at:  http://www.CannedHeatMusic.com

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Friday, June 19, 2009
Samurai Elf... Bull's Eye!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

 

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Samurai Elf

Vol 2: Bull's Eye

A Graphic Novel Series From

 Iberian Press!

By Miguel Guerra & Suzy Dias

This graphic novel series...  comes from Iberian Press.  So far I have blogged about the first volume.  Because the first volume was in a 'grayscale' format, and the second is in color, I intentionally blogged separately on these two volumes.  

Before I post my review, I'll post what the creators have laid out about the storyline synopsis for Volume 2:

" Ardan and Keegan reach Castel, but tempers flare as they fight their way through low life thugs, a black market pirate, two bounty-hunting dwarves, and the Horde’s most vicious death machines, The Hunters. The Horde marches the planet towards a horrific future as their enigmatic mastermind is poised to unleash his cybernetic army. They’ll stop at nothing to capture Ardan, if only he knew why. The walls are slowly closing in as Ardan finds himself in the Bull’s Eye."

In my earlier blog I stated that I had been around for a while and have read several Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy epics before.  Of course the main idea in a first volume is to get the reader 'hooked' into the characters and the storyline, so that they will want to continue to follow the rest of the series.  As I stated the first volume did that for me...

So I open up the second graphic novel, and am pleased to see a map of the world of Tyr right away.  That is always great to have as a reference as to where the storylines are taking place.  So I go on to reading page one, then turn the page over to pages two and three, and noticed right away that there was some color at the bottom of page three.

That was a little different, because as I stated above, the first volume was really well done in grayscale.   Here the color accentuates the blood and the fire at the last panel on the third page.  Well... okay, that's an interesting use of color there...

I continue to read on, and find more coloring creeping into the storyline, and then there is a change of location. Now the rest of the color comes in.  Okay, if we are going to have color in this second volume, it was one way of bringing it about. Especially since there was a time period between the publishing of the two volumes.

I already had made the realization that Ardan’s story was far bigger than even Ardan realized.  Reading this volume I still didn't know how long this graphic novel series would continue as so far I hadn't seen any mention...

I also have stated before in my blogs that 'manga' art is not one of my favorite stylings.  Saying that, I found that Miguel Guerra's styling in the first volume using 'grayscale'  was a more polished look and I liked it.  The colored artwork in the second volume was more 'manga like' to me, because of the coloring.  Not that this is bad, just that it is closer to manga which is not one of my favorite formats.  However those that like manga-style would probably appreciate the coloring of the panels more...

I had mentioned that the lettering in the first volume was the only thing that seemed a little strange at times to me.  The person at the right of the panel could be speaking first, and then the person at the left speaking.  But not always, only sometimes... This was probably a holdover from the manga format, but it was a little unsettling at times for me.  I did not notice that process so much in the second volume, as it read better for me.

I had also mentioned that the word balloons were not totally white in the first volume, and that they appeared to be 'super-imposed' over the artwork.  At first it was a little distracting for me, but a few pages in I adapted to this word balloon format.  Here in the second volume, there was a continuation of that ballooon format, until the color was introduced.  Then the word balloons became the all white that would be considered 'standard'.

I enjoyed this volume, even with the change in color format, and the change in word balloon format. 

What did kind of throw me off just a bit, was the increased usage of common lingo / slang in the speech of a few of the characters.  Somehow I didn't feel that the characters would be talking like 'real Earth' people there on their own planet of Tyr.  Maybe this was to 'popularize' the storyline for the mainstream reading public... that I'm not for sure, but I did see more of it in this second volume.  Possibly it could be because the book was aimed at a 'Teen Plus' market per the rating at the back cover?  And yeah, I'm definitely past my Teen Years, that's for sure! 

I previously stated that I was looking forward to finishing the second volume in this series.  After reading this volume with its coloring changes, balloon changes, and what seemed to me to be a more defining of whom the series is aimed for, I still believe that this series  is a worthwhile series to pursue.

The biggest concern to me would be the increase of price from the first volume printed in grayscale at $13.95, to this volume printed in color at $25.99 cover price.  From a little bit more research on this series, I found that Miguel was planning on this to run for a total seven graphic novel volumes. 

I know that both volumes were good reading for me, and that I have enjoyed the storyline so far.  Best of luck to Miguel and Suzy in continuing this graphic novel series.  

Those interested in seeing this series continue should recommend it to their local libraries for possible purchase in their graphic novel sections!

Samurai Elf (vol. 2): Bull's Eye
Creator/Artist/Writer: Miguel Guerra
Editor/Writer/Color Assists: Suzy Dias
Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy/Adventure
Format: FC, 232 pages, 5.75" x 8.5"
Cover Price: $13.95 Black & White / Grayscale 

Ages: Teen+

For more info on the series and upcoming graphic novels, please see the Iberian Press web site at:  http://www.IberianPress.com

(Please Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review  was provided by the publisher.)  

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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Channel Evil... The Comic Book Series!
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Topic: Comic Books - New

 

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Channel Evil

The Limited Comic Book Series

From Renegade Arts Entertainment and Berserker Comics!

This limited series comic book title...  comes from Renegade Arts Entertainment and Berserker Comics.  It is a bi-monthly comic book with four issues planned for this limited series.

Before I get into my review of the first issue, I'll post what the publishers have laid out in their promotional release:

"Renegade is pleased to announce Channel Evil, a four part comic that we are co-publishing with Berserker Comics in Belfast.  Written by Alan Grant with Shane Oakley on art duties, Channel Evil is a full on horror story that will delight and terrify all who have the courage to read it. The first issue will be released in March 2009."

"The quick pitch:
A slick and sleazy chat show host gets more than he bargained for when he channels an ancient source of evil, unleashing terror and carnage upon the world."

Okay, their 'quick pitch' was exactly what the first issue is all about!  The interior pages are black/gray/white, which helps set the mood for this HoRRoR comic book!

The artwork is by Shane Oakley, with an ink assist by Suzanne O'Brien.  The artwork fits this genre very well, and the art is Not 'over the top' as seen in some HoRRoR comics. I rather liked this 'looser' style because of the black/gray/white pages it was printed in.

The letterer, Jamie Grant, did a fine job placing the word balloons and text in the panels.  Writer Alan Grant kept my interest while setting up the characters and the beginning of the storyline.

There also is a striking variant cover to this first issue!  The cover artist is Wayne Nichols, with inks by Andy Brown, and colours by Kieran Oats.

The Editor, Alexander Finbow, with production assist from Jamie Grant, has an introductory issue to be proud of!  I would look forward to seeing the next issue in this limited series...

Channel Evil #1 of 4   22pgs of art & story plus 2 ad pages
Writer: Alan Grant  Art: Shane Oakley 

Genre: HoRRor Comic 
Format: Black/Gray/White interior pages

Cover Price: $3.99 USD  Ages: Suggested For Mature Readers

For more info on the series and other comics for 2009, please see their web site at:  http://www.renegadeartsentertainment.com/

(Please Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review  was provided by the publisher.)  

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