SOME GENERAL MUSINGS WHILE I SIT ON THE FRONT PORCH WATCHING THE BOATS GO BY ON THE HARBOUR. GREAT DAY FOR ENJOYING A FINE STOGIE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH AN ARTISTIC BENT, DARWYN COOKE IS OFFERING UP SIGNED COPIES OF THE ADVANCE VERSION OF HIS NEW BOOK, RICHARD STARK’S THE HUNTER.  DETAILS HERE

AND ONE MORE FOR THOSE OF YOU TALENTED FOLKS, FOX HAS AN ANIMATION CONTEST WITH CASH PRIZES AND A DEVELOPEMNT DEAL FOR THE TAKING. DETAILS HERE.

ARE YOU READING SNAKOR’S PIZZA? YOU SHOULD! IT’S A FUN COMIC THAT IS CURRENT;Y APPEARING ON ARCANA’S WEBSITE AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE AVAILABLE IN A MORE TANGIBLE FORM SOON. YOU CAN READ IT ON THEIR WEBSITE HERE

PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES A BREAK FROM APPEARING IN COMIC BOOKS AND LETS HIS DOG TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN AN UPCOMING ISSUE OF LOCKJAW. THE “FIRST DOG”, BO OBAMA, WILL GUEST-STAR IN THE FOURTH ISSUE OF MARVEL COMICS’ “LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS.”

WRITTEN BY CHRIS ELIOPOULOS WITH ARTWORK BY IG GUARA, ISSUE #4 FINDS THE PET AVENGERS MEETING UP WITH BO, WHOSE COLLAR IS DECORATED WITH ONE OF THE DANGEROUS INFINITY GEMS. THUS THE PET AVENGERS “NOT ONLY HAVE TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE, THEY HAVE TO SAVE THE PET,” ELIOPOULOS TOLD MSNBC.

“LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #4 GOS ON SALE AUGUST 12

IN MORE LOCAL NEWS, WE SOLD OUT OF THE SPIFFY DREW STRUZAN ART BOOK – SORRY IF YOU MISSED OUT – BUT IN AN EFFORT TO BRING MORE GREAT BOOKS INTO GREAT CUSTOMER’S HANDS, WE HAVE A DEAL ON SETH’S NEW BOOK – GEORGE SPROTT! REGULARLY $29.95, IT’S ON SALE FOR ONLY $20! CHECK IT OUT AT THE SHOP. IT’S THE FICTIONAL LIFE OF GEORGE SPROTT. ON THE SURFACE GEORGE SEEMS A CHARMING, FOOLISH, OLD MAN, BUT WHO IS HE? AND WHO WAS HE? TOLD AS A PATCHWORK TALE, WE COME TO KNOW GEORGE, PIECE BY PIECE, IN A SERIES OF “INTERVIEWS,” FLASHBACKS, AND PERSONAL REMINISCENCES. GEORGE SPROTT IS A STORY ABOUT TIME, IDENTITY, LOSS, AND THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY. THOUGH, ULTIMATELY, THIS IS THE STORY OF A MAN’S DEATH, SETH LEAVENS IT WITH HUMOR AND RESTRAINT. ORIGINALLY SERIALIZED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, THIS GREATLY EXPANDED AND REMASTERED-VERSION IS GEORGE SPROTT’S FIRST PUBLICATION AS A COMPLETE WORK. IT ALSO CONTAINS SEVERAL PHOTOS OF SETH’S WONDERFUL CARDBOARD BUILDINGS THAT HE MAKES FOR HIS DOMINION CITY.

FATHER’S DAY IS APPROACHING AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON’T HAVE A GIFT IN MIND FOR THE OLD MAN, WHY NOT CHECK OUT THE DC COMICS SHOWCASE ALBUMS? MARVEL HAS THEIR ESSENTIAL LINE AS WELL. THESE ARE THICK 200-500 PAGE BOOKS COLLECTING TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE COMICS FROM VARIOUS SERIES AND MAKE FOR GREAT SUMMER READING. IF DAD LIKES “BAND OF BROTHERS”, TRY UNKOWN SOLDIER, SGT. ROCK, ENEMY ACE OR THE HAUNTED TANK. A WESTERN FAN? JONAH HEX! ACTION-ADVENTURE? BATMAN, SPIDER-MAN, MARVEL TEAM-UP AND MORE! SCI-FI? GREEN LANTERN, SUPERMAN, AND OF COURSE STRANGE ADVENTURES!!

ALL THE BEST WISHES FOR S GREAT SUMMER OF READING COMICS!

-CALUM