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[Luke]

Anyone else watch Comic Book Men last night?

[Gamerforlife]

http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/news ... ing-in-may

Multiple DC titles get new artists beginning in May



Media Release -- Beginning with its ninth issue in May, RESURRECTION MAN will have a new artist: Jesus Saiz. Fresh from his run on BIRDS OF PREY, Saiz will pick up Mitch Shelley's story just in time to pit the indestructible man against the Suicide Squad. Shelley may be incapable of death – but the Squad's under orders from Amanda Waller, and "The Wall" is not one to accept excuses.

"Having Fernando leave the series is bittersweet, but gaining a talent such as Jesus will give RESURRECTION MAN a decidedly different look," said series editor Brian Cunningham. "His style brings a very iconic superhero look. His heroes are very heroic, his villains are as nasty as they come. I can't wait to get him started."

"I'm going to miss BIRDS OF PREY immensely, although it's also true that I was dying to work on the Dark line of books," said Saiz. "There's some very interesting stuff happening in these books, and I've always considered horror / creating dark settings are some of my stronger areas as an artist, and I really haven't had many chances to flex those muscles working in this genre during my career. So…I think I'm really going to enjoy working on RESURRECTION MAN! Crrrrazy fun!"

Saiz's first issue as RESURRECTION MAN's new artist will be #9, launching in May.



Earlier today, we announced that Jesus Saiz will be taking over the illustration duties on RESURRECTION MAN, kicking things off with a SUICIDE SQUAD crossover in issue 9. But what about Mitch Shelley's current artist, Ferndando Dagnino? He's not going far; in fact, he'll continue to put Shelley through the ringer as the new artist on SUICIDE SQUAD, where he'll remain at the crossover's conclusion.

"What's more fun: figuring out creative new ways to resurrect someone, or finding splat-tastic new ways to kill them?" said Pat McCallum, editor of SUICIDE SQUAD. "Fernando's gonna find out in a hurry. His style has just enough menace to keep the team looking dangerous, and he's joined at the perfect time to help with the heavy lifting: we got a lot of body bags to fill."

"Call me insensitive but I must admit I've really enjoyed killing Mitch twice or thrice per issue," said Dagnino. "Nevertheless, it all falls into place knowing that he will be in Jesus' hands now. This run on RESURRECTION MAN has REALLY been loads of fun but now I must confess I am even more excited to take over the responsibility of dealing with such a thrilling cast of characters as the SUICIDE SQUAD. Harley…I'm coming!"



With Jesus Saiz resurrected as Mitch Shelley's ongoing illustrator, the BIRDS OF PREY need an artist up to the challenge of depicting Gotham City's finest female fighters. Fresh from The Rot in ANIMAL MAN, artist Travel Foreman takes on urban decay alongside Black Canary, Batgirl, Katana, Poison Ivy and Starling. Beginning with issue #9 in May, the Birds face Talon and the Court of Owls in the epic "Night of the Owls" Bat-family crossover.

"ANIMAL MAN is one of my favorite books of The New 52, in no small part because of Travel's awesome art," said BIRDS OF PREY editor Bobbie Chase. "We're really challenging him to go against his animal instincts in his first issue; from the woods to the city streets, from a single super character (OK, with family) to a team book, from one small corner of the DC universe right into the big Bat landscape. It's going to be exciting!"



Travel Foreman will be moving on from Buddy Baker's ethereal adventures in The Rot, but ANIMAL MAN remains in good hands with artist Steve Pugh taking over illustration duties. Pugh is no stranger to Animal Man's adventures, having drawn an extensive run of the character's original series in the 1990s.

"For me, it's awesome to be returning to a book that was such a milestone in my creative life and with Jeff, a killer writer who's been punching ANIMAL MAN through the ceiling!" said Pugh. "Yeah, I was buying the book already but now I don't have to wait so long to find out what happens next!"

Pugh joins the Baker family full-time with ANIMAL MAN #9, in May.

Interesting, I've been following Birds since the relaunch and I just recently starting reading Animal Man. I like both books so this change in artists is news to me. I hope it all works out. I suspected that Birds and Batman were having some kind of crossover. I'm glad this confirms it. I really wish I could read Batman # 6, but I haven't been able to go to the comic shop due to a recent health issue

Anyone else watch Comic Book Men last night?

I caught some of it. Seems like a good show for the true comic book fans out there. They sure do ramble on a lot. I'm not a big Kevin Smith fan, so I probably won't tune in regularly. Plus, even though I like comics, I don't think I'm a big enough comic book nerd to put this on my must see viewing list

[Gamerforlife]

Finished Penguin Pride and Prejudice with issue # 5. The last issue was slightly disappointing in that it ended the story in rather predictable fashion, but at least it wrapped things up with no loose strings and the mini-series as a whole was excellent. This is a book where I feel that the art and the writing complemented each other perfectly. The visual style of this book really enhances the story and it's that perfect symbiosis that I think every comic book strives for.

I hope many other Bat fans have been picking this one up. I never thought a story about the Penguin could be so good. I think this may be looked back on in a few years as the definitive Penguin story. Would like to see this collected in a classy trade paperback with a hardcover and maybs some notes from the creative team. It deserves it

[Forlorn Drifter]

Finished Penguin Pride and Prejudice with issue # 5. The last issue was slightly disappointing in that it ended the story in rather predictable fashion, but at least it wrapped things up with no loose strings and the mini-series as a whole was excellent. This is a book where I feel that the art and the writing complemented each other perfectly. The visual style of this book really enhances the story and it's that perfect symbiosis that I think every comic book strives for.

I hope many other Bat fans have been picking this one up. I never thought a story about the Penguin could be so good. I think this may be looked back on in a few years as the definitive Penguin story. Would like to see this collected in a classy trade paperback with a hardcover and maybs some notes from the creative team. It deserves it

Here's a question, should I go ahead and pick this series up, or wait for the trade...

[BurningDoom]

Anyone else watch Comic Book Men last night?

I thought it was enjoyable. It's not gonna change T.V. or comic fandom or anything. It's basically Pawn Stars, with more geek-oriented items and people involved. It kept me entertained, and I laughed a little. Someone that's not a real comic fan isn't gonna enjoy it, though, I'm sure.

[Gamerforlife]

Finished Penguin Pride and Prejudice with issue # 5. The last issue was slightly disappointing in that it ended the story in rather predictable fashion, but at least it wrapped things up with no loose strings and the mini-series as a whole was excellent. This is a book where I feel that the art and the writing complemented each other perfectly. The visual style of this book really enhances the story and it's that perfect symbiosis that I think every comic book strives for.

I hope many other Bat fans have been picking this one up. I never thought a story about the Penguin could be so good. I think this may be looked back on in a few years as the definitive Penguin story. Would like to see this collected in a classy trade paperback with a hardcover and maybs some notes from the creative team. It deserves it

Here's a question, should I go ahead and pick this series up, or wait for the trade...

Well, you can get all five issues for a little under twenty dollars. I don't know what a trade will cost, if they do release one. It's up to you. I really enjoyed it though so I'm glad I got the issues. If they do release a trade I might grab that too. The story does a nice job of showing Penguin's history in this New 52 universe and really shows what his character is all about.

[Mendoza]

When they talked comics it was fun, but that whole selling stuff competition was just asinine.

I didnt mind the pawn star stuff cause some of it was genuinely cool. I would love that thor poster.

The woman with the chucky doll.

[DreamcastDude]

I personally loved comic book men but im a huge comics fan and ive been a fan of kevin smiths since 97 with dogma clerks and mallrats so i loved the setting, the geek pawn stars, and the asanine who,e sale stuff just cuz it was funny to see them compete and it just seems like something that would happen in kevin smiths works

Buuuuuut on another topic is anyone else in houston stoked about the scarlet spider? The first 2 issues were pretty good and houston apparently gets fleshed out starting in issue 3

[BurningDoom]

How cool is that cover?

This thing is awesome! I picked it up at a local used book shop for a just a couple bucks. Yeah, it's completely out of date, but I'm fan of Wizard Magazine (or at least the Wizard of old, the last few years there were atrocious).

Dang am I glad I did. This is the coolest formatted price guide I've seen. Overstreet may be the standard, but Wizard is the most fun! It was perfect for new fans and old fans alike. It had guides for all thing involved with collecting. Those features keep you entertained for hours. Unfortunately, I didn't get the 4 free X-Men cards, they were long gone.

It had a guide for:
-The History of Comic Fandom & The Industry
-A Comic History Timeline
-The Anatomy of a Comic Book (the different parts of a comic and terminology)
-Comic Book Grading Guide
-Comic Book Collectibles Guide
-Buying and Selling Comic Books
-Profiles of Comic Book Publishers
-A List of the Most Valuable Comics
-A List of Famous Characters First Appearances
-A List of Writers & Artists First Books
-A List of Publishers First Books
-Guide to Storing Comics
-Guide to Restoring Comics

Plus it had the normal stuff Overstreet has like the actual price guide with a much more complete listing than you'd see in their monthly issues, a classic comic cover gallery, a modern comic cover gallery, and ads for major comic shops across the nation.

I so wish they kept printing these every year. I would much rather have this than the standard Overstreet Price Guide that doesn't offer all the extras that this Wizard one does. Far as I know, the 1995 one I'm talking about, that pictured above, is the first one. And the last one was the very next year's release in 1996 seen below:

[BurningDoom]

Over at the comic message board I'm a regular on (http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/forum/default.aspx) we're doing the "Let's Name the Top 100" thing and have a thread for "The Best 100 Comic Storylines/Events" and a thread for "The Worst 100 Comic Storylines/Events" going on. Just thought I'd share what we have so far and see what you guys thought of it:

100 Best:

1. Crisis on Infinite Earths
2. Civil War
3. Daredevil - "Born Again" (#227-233)
4. The Age of Apocalypse (Original)
5. House of M
6. Blackest Night
7. X-Men - Dark Phoenix Saga
9. Green Lantern - The Sinestro Corps War
10. Infinity Gauntlet
11. Batman - Hush
12. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
13. Identity Crisis
14. Fall of The Mutants
15. Avengers - Kree/Skrull War
16. DC: The New Frontier
17. Kingdom Come
18. New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
19. Mutant Massacre
20. Iron Man - Demon in a Bottle
21. Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past (X-Men 141-142)
22. Messiah Complex
23. Wildstorm Rising
24. JLA: Rock of Ages
25. Watchmen
26. Avengers: Under Siege
27. Spider-Man The Death of Jean DeWolff
28. Superman: The Reign of the Supermen
29. Avengers - Forever
30. Walking Dead - Days Gone By
31. JLA: Rage of Angels
32. Batman Year One
33. Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
34. Final Crisis
35. JSA/Hawkman: Black Reign
36. Legion of Superheroes - The Great Darkness Saga
37. Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
38. Fables - Legends in Exile
39. JLA/Avengers
40. Aliens vs. Predator
41. Death of Gwen Stacy/Green Goblin
42. The Last Avengers Story
43. Batman: Knightfall
44. Spider-Man Drugs (not CCA Approved) storyline (Amazing Spider-Man #96-98)
45. Starman Stars My Destination
46. Grendel: Devil By the Deed
47. Secret Invasion
48. Zot: Key to the Door
49. Deadpool: Secret Invasion
50. Grendel: War Child
51. Infinite Crisis
52. Avengers/Defenders War
53. Amazing Spider-Man: Book of the Vishanti
54. Avengers West Coast: Vision Quest
55. Legion Lost (Original)
56. Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight
57. Patsy Walker: Hellcat
58. Silver Surfer: The Return of Thanos
59. The Crow
60. Batman: No Mans Land
61. Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
62. Avengers: Korvac Saga
63. Planetary (#1-27)
64. Gotham Central In the Line of Duty
65. Death of Superman
66. Uncanny X-Force: Dark Angel Saga
67. The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes
68. The Two Faces of Tomorrow
69. Captain America - "Winter Soldier"
70. Avengers: Operation Galactic Storm
71. Body Bags
72. Flash - Rogue War
73. Zero Hour: Crisis in Time
74. Wolverine : Old Man Logan
75. Batman Vs Predator
76. Planet Hulk
77. Locke & Key
78. Preacher: Proud Americans
79. Captain America: Reborn
80. ASM: Clone Saga
81. GI Joe (Devil's Due): World War III
82. Weapon X - Marvel Comics Presents #72-84
83. Fatal Attractions
84. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
85. Star Wars: Dark Empire
86. All-Star Superman
87. Punisher (Ennis)
88. Captain America - Death of Captain America
89. G.I. Joe A real American Hero: Cobra Civil War
90. Green Arrow Drug Issues
91. Avengers - Celestial Madonna
92. E is For Extinction
93. Marvels
94. America vs. The Justice Society
95. The Boys
96. Superman: The Gladitorial Games vs. Mongul on Warworld
97. Wolverine: Origin
98. Final Night
99. Justice (DC)

I know you'll all hate me for adding it, but not for my personal taste, but its impact on the whole ethos and development of a Marvel icon.

100. Spider-Man - One More Day

100 Worst:

1. Marvel Superheroes Secret Wars II
2. Fear Itself
3. Final Crisis
4. Reign of the Supermen
5. Secret Invasion
6. Spider-Man: One More Day
7. Siege
8. Clone Saga
9. Sins Past
10. Knightquest
11. Millenium
12. Heroes Reborn
13. Planet of the Symbiotes
14. Cap Wolf
15. Millennium Giants!
16. Cage
17. Ultimatum
18. Avengers #204-210
19. War of the Gods
20. The New Fantastic Four: Hulk, Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, and Wolverine
21. Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
22. Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
23. Bloodlines/Bloodbath
24. Quinn's run on Dr Strange
25. Vision and Scarlet Witch Vol.2
26. Spider Man Chapter One
27. Infinity Crusade
28. Guardians of the Galaxy: Infinity War
29. Frankencastle
30. Darkseid vs Galactus
31. Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions
32. Power Pack #55-62 (Final Issues/New Direction by Michael Higgins & Tom Morgan)
33. X-Force Volume I
34. Ghost Rider (2011) the girly one.
35. Youngblood (let's just keep it to the first few issues for now).
36. Batman/Dardevil (Both of them)
37. Punisher/Wolverine: Damaging Evidence
38. Batman/Spawn - Spawn/Batman
39. NFL SuperPro
40. The New Defenders #124-152
41. JLApe
42. Team America
43. The New Guardians
Not to be confused with Green Lantern: New Guardians, this is what I'm talking about: