Thursday, June 07, 2012

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - June 7, 2012



Big Planet Comics
June 7, 2012

Nick Abadzis is signing on Saturday!

The summer of signings continues this Saturday too! Thanks to everyone who came out for the Russ Kick signing last Saturday. This Saturday we have Nick Abadzis, creator of Hugo Tate, appearing at our Bethesda store!

We also have a report and some pictures from the Jerry Gaylord signing two weeks ago, and we should have some from the Russ Kick signing up soon! Here's the Jerry Gaylord one: http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/jerry-gaylord-signing-may-26

June 9 - Nick Abadzis Signing

Nick Abadzis, creator of Hugo Tate, will be appearing at our Bethesda store for a signing on Saturday, June 9.  Nick is also creator of Laika, and did the excellent series of The Alternate Endings to Laika Show for our webpage!

Hugo Tate is one of his earliest creations, and is finally getting collected in a new book – Hugo Tate: O, America.

3 pm-5 pm
Big Planet Comics of Bethesda
4849 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-654-6856
joel@bigplanetcomics.com

Feel free to forward on our newsletter, and please send us any comments or mailing list requests to vienna@bigplanetcomics.com

Thanks!
 
- the Big Planet Comics kids

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UPCOMING June 16 - Free Role-Playing Game Day

Much like Free Comic Book Day, Free Role-Playing Game (RPG) Day is an annual event where publishers send us some cool stuff to give away free – adventures, modules, game samples, dice, and intro games! We'll have this free game stuff at both our Vienna and College Park stores all day, but we are only given a limited amount of items, so come in early if you want to be sure to get the ones you want! We'll have stuff for Shadowrun, Pathfinder, Dungeons&Dragons, dice, and more!

More info, including a list of everything we'll have, is at http://www.freerpgday.com/

11AM-6PM

Big Planet Comics of Vienna
426 Maple Ave. East
Vienna, VA 22180
703-242-9412
vienna@bigplanetcomics.com

11AM-7PM

Big Planet Comics of College Park
7315 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
301-699-0498
collegepark@bigplanetcomics.com

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Koma SC

by Pierre Wazem and Frédérik Peeters

This amazing new story is about 2 chimney sweeps, a little girl who keeps passing out, and her dad. When she finds a strange underworld beneath the city where monsters tend machines that dictate the health of each human, they get caught up in a government conspiracy and fast-paced adventure! Luckily she makes friends with the monster who tends her machine. Touching and compelling, a great, great read!

Angelman HC

by Nicolas Mahler

A new hero is on the scene! Mahler's send up/parody/homage to superhero comics follows the trials of Angelman, the sexually ambiguous superhero who is constantly remade by the publisher Korporate Comics in a futile attempt to make him more popular. Each page is a different gag strip that slowly builds up the story of his career and life.

Paris SC

 
by Erika Raven, Peter Moerenhout, and Maarten Vande Wiele
 

A young wanna-be model moves from the countryside into Paris and quickly gets caught up in the high stakes world of glamor and showbiz with her new friends who are an aspiring singer and a girl who just wants to be rich and famous at any cost! Insane drama and twists make this a exciting soap opera for all three characters.

Extermination #1

by Simon Spurrier and Jeffrey Edwards
 
A superhero and his archvillain are forced to work together after an alien invasion devastates the Earth! Nox and the supergenius Red Reaper try to fight off the aliens that are hunting them, mixed with flashbacks to their showdowns before the invasion occured.

Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1

by Darwyn Cooke

The first of the seven Before Watchmen series is an all-Darwyn Cooke affair, as he tells the story of Hollis Mason (the first Nite Owl) writing his autobiography, Under the Hood, about the world's first superhero team, the Minutemen! He tells the origin of each hero on the team, within a framework of finishing the first draft of his book. Amazing art as usual!

Moon Knight 1 SC

by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev

Moon Knight relaunches (again) in this new series. Marc Spector's schizophrenia manifests as 3 new teammates that only he can see - Captain America, Spider-Man, and Wolverine! With their conflicting advice in his head, can he take on a new supervillain in Los Angeles who is after the power of Ultron? A fantastic new adventure!

Ed the Happy Clown HC

by Chester Brown
 
One of Chester Brown's first breakout stories was serialized in his Yummy Fur anthology, the surreal tale of Ed the Happy Clown! Finally back in print after years, this bizarre adventure follows Ed through a mix of crime, religious and political condemnation.

The Activity 1 SC

by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads
 
A new secret special operations group is formed to clean up the messes the CIA makes and can't fix, to fill in the gaps that Delta Force can't handle, and taking out targets with cutting edge tech and the strictest secrecy. A mix of the Bourne Identity and special forces action by the writer of Dancer and Who Is Jake Ellis?
Avengers Vs X-Men #5 (Of 12)
Castle Waiting Vol 1 HC New Ptg
Creator Owned Heroes #1
Dan The Unharmable #2
Dark Avengers #175
Dial H #2
Double Jumpers #1
Earth 2 #2
Epic Kill #2
Fairest #4
Fanboys Vs Zombies #3
Fury: My War Gone By #3
Harbinger #1
Metro: A Cairo Story SC
Morning Glories #19
Mudman #4
Parents Guide to the Best Kids Comics: Choosing Titles for Children SC
The Phoenix #3
Popeye #2 (Of 4)
Secret #2
The Spider #1 2nd Ptg
Squa Tront #13
The Walking Dead: Rise Of The Governor SC Novel
The Walking Dead Vol 16 A Larger World SC
X-O Manowar #2

Big Planet Comics Podcast #47
"A Quick One"
Kevin, Nick and Jared try to do the shortest podcast ever! And review all the new comics, plus some controversial ones! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!
 
PODCAST REVIEWS:
Angelman No. 1: "Fallen Angel" HC by Nicolas Mahler
Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 (of 6) by Darwyn Cooke
Creator-Owned Heroes #1 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Phil Noto, Steve Niles and Kevin Mellon
Dark Avengers #175 by Jeff Parker and Declan Shalvey
Earth 2 #2 by James Robinson and Nicola Scott
Extermination #1 by Simon Spurrier and Jeffrey Edwards
Harbinger #1 by Joshua Dysart and Khari Evans
Koma SC by Pierre Wazem and Frédérik Peeters

Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278)
 

6/9 - Nick Abadzis
Signing Hugo Tate
3-5 pm
4849 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-654-6856
joel@bigplanetcomics.com

6/16 - Free RPG Day
freerpgday.com
7315 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
301-699-0498
bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com

426 Maple Ave. East
Vienna, VA 22180
703-242-9412
vienna@bigplanetcomics.com

7/4 - 20% off Sale
All stores!

7/28 - Matt Dembicki
Signing Xoc
11am-1pm
7315 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
301-699-0498
bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com

Signing Xoc
3pm-5pm
426 Maple Ave. East
Vienna, VA 22180
703-242-9412
vienna@bigplanetcomics.com

New Next Week 6/13

(Let us know if you want any of these!)
 
2000 AD #1779
2000 AD #1780
2000 AD #1781
Adventure Time #2 2nd Ptg
Alpha Girl #3
Amazing Spider-Man #687 Ends
American Vampire: Lord Of Nightmares #1 (Of 5)
Avengers #27 AVX
Avengers Assemble #3 2nd Ptg
Avengers Assemble #4
AVX vs. #3 (Of 6)
Bad Medicine #1
Bad Medicine #2
Batgirl #10
Batman #10
Batman #10 Combo Pack
Batman #4 4th Ptg
Batman And Robin #10
Batman Arkham Unhinged #3
Battle Scars SC
Batwoman Vol 1 Hydrology HC
Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #1 (Of 4)
Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #1 (Of 4) Combo Pack
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #202
Birds Of Prey Vol 1 End Run SC
Boys #67
Boys Vol 11 Over The Hill With The Swords Of A Thousand SC
Btvs Season 9 Freefall #10
Bulletproof Coffin Disinterred #5 (Of 6)
Captain America #13
Captain America And Hawkeye #632
Cloak & Dagger: Crime & Punishment HC
Cobra Ongoing #14
Conan The Barbarian #5
Dancer #1 2nd Ptg
Dancer #2
Daredevil By Mark Waid Vol 2 HC
Days Of Destruction, Days Of Revolt HC
DC Comics Presents Superman Adventures #1 SC
Deadpool #56
Deathlok Nightmare Of Collins HC
Deathstroke #10
Demon Knights #10
Dungeons & Dragons Classics Vol 3 SC
Essential Spider-Man Vol 11 SC
Fantastic Four #607
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #5
Frankenstein Agent Of Shade #10
Green Lantern #10
Green Lantern The Animated Series #3
Grifter #10
Grimm Fairy Tales #74
Grimm Fairy Tales Annual 2012
Halo Fall Of Reach Invasion #4 (Of 4)
Incorruptible #30
Incredible Hulk #9
Invincible #92
Justice SC
Kevin Keller #3
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #5
KISS #1
Knights Of The Dinner Table #187
Legion Lost #10
The Lone Ranger #6
Loxleys And The War Of 1812 HC
Manhattan Projects #3 2nd Ptg
Marvel Team-Up Marvel Masterworks Vol 2 HC
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Comic Reader 1 SC
Marvel Zombies Destroy #3 (Of 5)
The Massive #1
Mega Man #14
Mighty Thor #15
Mind The Gap #2
Mister Terrific Vol 1 Mind Games SC
Marvel Universe Avengers Spider-Man And Avengers Digest SC
Night Of 1000 Wolves #2 (Of 3)
Orc Stain Vol 1 SC New Ptg
The Phoenix #4
Planetoid #1
Prince Valiant Vol 5 1945-1946 HC
The Ravagers #2
Red Sonja Witchblade #4
Resurrection Man #10
Richie Rich #5
Saga #1 5th Ptg
Saucer Country #4
Scarlet Spider #6
Secret History #20
Seven Soldiers Of Victory Vol 02 (Of 2) SC
Shade #9 (Of 12)
The Shadow #1 2nd Ptg
Siegfried Vol 1 HC
Sixth Gun #23
The Spider #2
Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels HC
Spider-Man Spider Hunt SC
Spider-Men #1 (Of 5)
Spongebob Comics #9
Star Wars Knight Errant Escape #1 (Of 5)
Steed And Mrs Peel #6 (Of 6)
Stitched #5
Strain #5 (Of 12)
Suicide Squad #10
Sunday Funnies Collected Vol 02
Superboy #10
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series Vol 1 SC
Tiny Titans Growing Up Tiny SC
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Vol 1 SC
Transformers: Robots In Disguise #6
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man By Bendis Vol 2 HC
Ultimate Comics X-Men #13
Uncanny X-Force #26
Untold Tales Of Punisher Max #1 (Of 5)
Valen The Outcast #7
Voltron Year One #3
Warlord Of Mars #18
Warriors Of Mars #3
Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent SC
X-Men #30
X-Men Legacy #268 AVX
Yu Gi Oh! Zexal Vol 1 SC
Zorro Rides Again #10 (Of 12)
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