In honor of this historic issue of Veronica (which introduces Kevin Keller) the IsoStaff has also decided to move to Riverdale!
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In celebration of the hotly anticipated Wolverine, his (rather brilliant) crime noir book Scalped, the this-series-is-so-good-it-hurts Ghost Rider Omnibus and so many more jaw-droppingly great books… Isotope proudly presents an in-store event with one of the very best authors working in comics today… Jason Aaron!
We’ve been wanting to throw this event for many, many moons and I couldn’t be more excited to finally get to fly Mister Aaron in to meet you all. We have some neat things up our sleeves to ensure that this will be an Isotope event to truly remember.
Start growing your beards now.
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Heads-up Walking Dead fans!
You know how incredible the comic and the trailer for the TV show are already, and we know Robert Kirkman can write one heck of a great comic book… but can he write prose as well? Oh, you bet he can!
You won’t want to miss an exclusive Walking Dead story by Kirkman, alongside other original stories by zombie fiction legends like Max Brooks and David Wellington, in the new brain-eating anthology The Living Dead 2.
This is the first time Kirkman’s prose writing has ever been published and I wanted to make sure no one was missing out on it. So we got ahold of our friends at Night Shade Books and are giving you an exclusive Isotope sneak peek to wet your appetite!
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Pretty awesome, isn’t it?
In celebration, every copy of The Living Dead 2 here at the Isotope comes with an absolutely free copy of another great Night Shade zombie book, Amelia Beamer’s San Francisco flavored slacker zombie/comedy/romance The Loving Dead. We’re spoiling you with a cornucopia of tasty undead treats!
Folks outside of the Bay Area don’t have to feel left out, you can join in on the celebration and get a free book too, just order from the Night Shade Books website, enter “Isotope” in the Coupon Code box and we’ll get you a free Amelia Beamer hook-up too. Here’s the link:
Living Dead 2 @ Night Shade Books
It’s a great time to be a Walking Dead fan, isn’t it?
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In honor of Jack Kirby’s birthday today here’s my all-time favorite Kirby panel, from his 1982 “visual novel” series Silver Star.
Sure, it’s not exactly “classic” Kirby, but I don’t care! This juxtaposition of writing and art is downright bizarre, and the dialogue makes me wish Kirby was a member of a death metal band. Truly a favorite comic moment for me ever since I first bought a copy of this odd little series back in the 80s.
Of course there are a lot of other Kirby panels I love, including this other silly one which Kirsten, Ron Richards, and I dressed up for Halloween last year (I was an elephant).
Here’s to you Jack, thanks for all the wonderful comics!
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Happy International Read Comics In Public Day, a holiday we here at the Isotope can definitely get behind. I hope you’re all getting together with friends and enjoying your favorite new funnybooks today (like this friend of ours is). Just the thought of the day reminded me of the New York, 1947 photo at left by the fabulous Ruth Orkin. Adorable, isn’t it?
Of course I think every day is a good day to read some comics in public. But only the curmudgeonliest of curmudgeons doesn’t enjoy a new comic themed holiday… and who wouldn’t relish an excuse to celebrate something we all love? So, have fun today!
And if you need more things to read… you know where to get them!
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If you’re anything like Doctor Doom, you already know that when unexpected super-villain company pops up at your castle, sometimes it falls to you to feed them. And, like Doom, you’re not going to serve them some dish fit for filthy Latverian peasants… only the most epicurean of delights deserve a place at your table.
But where are you going to find recipes fit for the kingly tastebuds of you and your fellow megalomaniacs? And what if you’ve just been too busy with those long hours of tyranny and of conquering far-off lands to actually learn how to prepare such a feast? That’s where Cooking With Doom comes in!
When he’s not out-smarting his arch-nemesii or writing his next best-selling book, Doom will teach you to cook his favorite meals. Including such wonders as Steak au Pauvre and his Chicken Scallopini. Doom commands you point your browsers this direction:
(and don’t forget to offer tribute!)
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While it doesn’t happen all that often, it looks like this week a few books will be delayed here on the West Coast due to some mechanical difficulties at Diamond’s west coast warehouse. Including Namor: The First Mutant, Shadowland: Moon Knight, Gravel, and the latest issue of Garth Ennis’ Battlefields.
But worry not, true believers, 90% of this week’s books are in, on the shelf, and ready to make you smile! And these missing titles will happily be arriving next Wednesday!
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Break out your shotgun, the Walking Dead trailer is alive @ AMC!
After years of waiting, months of anticipation, and more time than we care to admit of outright obsessing about AMC’s adaptation of one of my favorite comic series of all, Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, and Tony Moore’s jaw-dropping zombie series The Walking Dead (did you know that you can find me in a pile of dead bodies in volume one? It’s true!)… the trailer is finally on-line.
And oh, it’s so good!
This show is being made by the fine folks behind two of the best shows to ever grace a tv set, Mad Men and Breaking Bad. And adapted for the small screen by The Shawshank Redemption director. I gotta say, we fans have a lot to get excited about!
Run, don’t walk, to the AMC site right now to get the first peek at what will no doubt be one of our favorite things shambling into 2010. Check out the trailer for yourself:
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It’s that time of the month, my amigos, to start thinking about the wonderful world of the future again! No, no, I’m not actually talking about this future or this one either (although I’m a massive fan of both)… I’m talking about your future of comics!
There’s really nothing that I want more than to make sure every single person coming in the Isotope door leaves here with the things that make life happier and filled with pure, undiluted funnybook joy. It is with this thought in mind that I teamed up with my friends at Comixology and built an on-line pull list system to make all your lives simpler… and to ensure that I’m getting every single comic and graphic novel for every single person I can. It’s a pretty wonderful thing!
And the future is definitely full of love! Browse by hardcover to find such treasures as Darwyn Cooke’s Parker: The Outfit, Marvel’s classic undersea invasion Atlantis Attacks Omnibus, the 10th anniversary edition of Phil Hester and Mike Huddleston’s brilliant The Coffin, and even amazingly awesome all-ages things like Yo Gabba Gabba – Comic Book Time.
Or browse the trade paperbacks and softcovers where you’ll find wonderful can’t-miss things like Forgetless (one of the coolest new series in a long time, you’ll thank me for it!), this kitchy-cool Batman: The Brave and the Bold book, Isotope Support Staffer Jason McNamara and Paige Braddock’s awesome Martian Confederacy vol 2 (which features the hot lip-to-lip scene pictured with this very post), and even the long-awaited A Red Mass For Mars by the brilliant Jonathan Hickman!
Don’t hesitate, AUG10 orders are due this coming Monday, and any orders placed after that time are not guaranteed. If knowing that a bunch of these indy creators need your orders or they may not get distributed at all isn’t enough incentive, think about this… you wouldn’t really want Darwyn Cooke finding out you forgot to order the next volume of Parker, would you?! I sure wouldn’t!
Click here and place your orders by Monday, September 27th
So be smart people, place those orders tout de suite… duty now for the future!
(Don’t already have a pull-list at the Isotope? Email me for all the info!)
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