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Brian's Pull List: 9-20-17

9/20/2017

by Brian LeTendre

It's new comics Wednesday, and here's the list of books I'm picking up this week:

Croak #3
Lilith Dark #3
The Unsound #4
Batman #31
Batwoman #7
Killer Instinct #1
GI Joe First Strike #1
Snotgirl #7
Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows #11
Generations Ms. Marvel and Ms. Marvel #1
Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #4
Venomverse #3

What's on your pull list this week?

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #793--Flash and Star Wars Adventures

9/15/2017

What’s New?
IT sets box office records
Len Wein passes at 69

Comics:
The Flash #29
Edge of Venomverse #3
Star Wars Adventures #1

Summer of Dredd:
Jumper Story Through Bonus Material

Thanks for listening!

BOOM! Studios Announces New Full-Color Edition of Pizzeria Kamikaze

9/14/2017

Press Release

BOOM! Studios is excited to announce the addition of PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE, the haunting, sometimes surreal graphic novel by award-winning writer Etgar Keret (The Seven Good Years) and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Asaf Hanuka (The Realist), to its Archaia imprint. The new edition will debut in February 2018 and will be presented in full color and in prestigious hardcover for the first time. This unexpectedly powerful story of love, loss, and escape was first published in black and white by Alternative Comics in 2006 and is based on Keret’s own short story, Kneller’s Happy Campers, which also served as the basis for the independent film, Goran Dukić’s Wristcutters: A Love Story.

In PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE, after committing suicide, narrator Mordy is condemned to an afterlife where he still has to attend a crappy job in a place no less crappy than the place he came from. When he discovers that his beloved ex-girlfriend is there, too, he embarks on a much-needed road trip through an absurdist and fantastical landscape to find her.

“What was both surprising and beautiful, from my perspective, was that the original black-and-white PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE and the film were both amazing adaptations and each had a completely different tone and sensibility but, at the same time, both of them were incredibly moving and loyal to the text,” says Keret, who wroteKneller’s Happy Campers after an ex-girlfriend tragically passed away. “As a writer, you can meet your reader but will never really know what they've experienced when they've read your text. These two adaptations were a rare chance for me to take a peek into the mind of two brilliant and talented artists and I feel very lucky and very grateful for that.”

PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE features a new cover by Hanuka, who also has had two volumes of The Realist—curated collections of his semi-autobiographical comic strips—published by BOOM! Studios. The first volume won an Eisner Award in 2016.

“When I first worked on PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE, I was 25 and felt the good times were over and now I'm just going to become old and lonely,” says Hanuka. “The story starts at this point but then goes somewhere magical and full of hope. Working on the book literally made me better. I consider myself lucky to get a second chance to do this book a bit differently. The colors came out beyond anything I could imagine, and with a new cover I feel like this story is finally getting a chance to reach new readers.”

Of the original black-and-white edition, Library Journal said, “[Etgar] Keret creates a compelling journey in a world of the vacant eyed and the pleasure seeking. The tale is perfectly complemented by illustrator [Asaf] Hanuka's black-and-white noirish ink… PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE stays light-hearted without being funny and is morbid without employing despair.”

Print copies of PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE will be available for sale in February 2018 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one); booksellers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million; or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ Archaia imprint, home to ambitious original graphic novels such as Mouse Guard by David Petersen;Rust by Royden Lepp; Bolivar by Sean Rubin; Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna and Ramón Pérez; and licensed books like Jim Henson’s The Power of the Dark Crystaland Jim Henson’s Labyrinth.

To keep up with breaking news on PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #792--Croak and Ash Vs. The Army of Darkness

9/8/2017

What’s New?
HCR Issues charity for comic store owners
(www.facebook.com/IssuesLLC/posts/183558955521219)
Hasbro Sues DC over Bumblebee
CT Horror Fest
JJ Watt Charity for Harvey (www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053)

Comics:
Croak #1
Superman #29
Ash Vs. The Army of Darkness #2

Creator Spotlight: Randy Hoyt
Foxtrot Games Randy Hot stops by to discuss the company’s newest game Spy club, which hits Kickstarter on September 20th. For more info, head to foxtrotgames.com and spyclubgame.com.

Thanks for listening!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #791--Space Ghost and Captain America

9/2/2017

What’s New?
The Judas Contract coming in hardcover
Marvel Kindle Sale 9/1-9/7
Favorite Jack Kirby creations

Comics:
Captain America #25
Batman #28
Future Quest Presents: Space Ghost #1

Summer of Dredd:
Killer Car saga and Oxygen Board

Homework--Jumper Story Through Bonus Material

Check out www.secretidentitypodcast.com for all things Secret Identity. Thanks for listening!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #790--Lilith Dark and Mister Miracle

8/24/2017

What’s New?
TerrifiCon recap
Joker Movie in the Works
Jetsons coming to ABC
The Return of Wizard
Mei Overwatch video (https://youtu.be/8tjcm_kI0n0)

Comics:
Lilith Dark #1
Mister Miracle #1
Hi-Fi Fight Club #1
TMNT / Usagi Yojimbo

Summer of Dredd Homework— Killer Car saga and Oxygen Board

Check out www.secretidentitypodcast.com for all things Secret Identity. Thanks for listening!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #789--Archie and The Punisher

8/18/2017

What’s New?
TerrifiCon
Harvey Awards moving to NYCC
Alterna comics coming to newsstands

Comics:
Justice League #24
Punisher #14
Archie #22

Summer Watching Project:
Judge Dredd: Superfiend (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIEIzxlknp8ozNEJ4bYD4lYt4skpfqFmh)

Homework— Killer Car saga and Oxygen Board

Thanks for listening!

White Wolf Entertainment and DriveThruRPG Launch “Storytellers Vault," a Creator Content Program for Vampire: The Masquerade

8/11/2017

Press Release

White Wolf Entertainment, creator of the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade are partnering with DriveThruRPG to allow independent content creators to publish material set in the World of Darkness using the Storytellers Vault.

For over a quarter century, fans of the World of Darkness have aspired to bring their own unique World of Darkness creations to the masses, and now they can as part of the Storytellers Vault, White Wolf’s new creator content program. Beginning with Vampire: The Masquerade, aspiring writers, artists, and game designers can publish their non-canonical table top RPG supplements and fiction stories worldwide in the language of their choosing, and making half of the revenue as their royalty. To assist content creators making the best possible products, Storytellers Vault offers a considerable variety of graphical layout tools including pre-made design templates, and art-packs to choose from.

“World of Darkness fans have always shared their stories with the
world, and now is the time we help them to do that in an even greater scale” says CEO Tobias Sjögren. “The magic of the Storytellers Vault is supporting fans that love and want to create content from all eras of our games, we can’t wait to see what they produce and how everyone enjoys it!”

The Storytellers Vault features:

- Self-publish service for table top RPG material set using any of the four previously published editions of Vampire: The
Masquerade
- Content creators themselves set the price for the material they
publish and receive 50% of the revenue
- Access to over 15 templates and art packs produced helps
   content creators make their work look as professional as the
   official products from any set era
- Publishing in any language supporting the vast global World of
Darkness community
- Additional content supporting other game lines and historical
settings in the White Wolf catalogue will be progressively
   unlocked beginning in October 2017

The Storytellers Vault is now available at www.storytellersvault.com.

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #788--Venomverse and Mech Cadet Yu

8/11/2017

What’s New?
Terrificon Aug 18-20 (www.terrificon.com)
Power Chords Podcast
Atomic Blonde is awesome
Kevin Eastman launches DRAWING BLOOD Kickstarter (www.kickstarter.com/projects/2073065927/kevin-eastmans-drawing-blood-vol-1-a-graphic-novel)

Comics:
Edge of Venomverse #1
Generations: Hulk #1
Mech Cadet Yu #1

Creator Spotlight: Nicolas Giacondino
Brian recently spoke with the creator and artist of Nightfell about volume one of the series, which is coming soon from Ragnarok Publications. For more info on Nightfell and its upcoming Kickstarter, head to www.ragnarokpub.com. You can follow Nicolas on DeviantArt at nicolasrgiacondino.deviantart.com.

Thanks for listening!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #787--Venom and Secret Empire

8/4/2017

What’s New?
TerrifiCon 8/18-8/20 (www.terrificon.com)
Hack/Slash is resurrected in October
Power Chords Podcast Launches Monday 8/7 (www.powerchordspodcast.com)

Comics:
Amazing Spider-Man #29
Secret Empire #5
Venom #150

Summer Reading Project:
First Lunar Olympics through Laurel and Hardy

Homework (789)--Judge Dredd: Superfiend (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIEIzxlknp8ozNEJ4bYD4lYt4skpfqFmh)

Thanks for listening!

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Brian's Pull List: 9-20-17

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #793--Flash and Star Wars Adventures

BOOM! Studios Announces New Full-Color Edition of Pizzeria Kamikaze

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #792--Croak and Ash Vs. The Army of Darkness

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #791--Space Ghost and Captain America

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #790--Lilith Dark and Mister Miracle

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #789--Archie and The Punisher

White Wolf Entertainment and DriveThruRPG Launch “Storytellers Vault," a Creator Content Program for Vampire: The Masquerade

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #788--Venomverse and Mech Cadet Yu

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #787--Venom and Secret Empire

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