Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - July 26, 2012

July 26, 2012

Matt Dembicki signing Saturday! Matt Dembicki's graphic novel Xoc: The Journey of a Great White is out and only Big Planet Comics has it! Matt will be appearing at our College Park and Vienna stores this Saturday, July 28, along with the colorist of Xoc, Evan Keeling! We also have an awesome limited edition signed and numbered print by Matt and colored by Evan for sale (that is the picture to the left)! Only $5, but it is limited so be sure to get there early! Matt also will have some free minicomics, as well as some other cool stuff for sale, including original art, and resin shark teeth created by Brooke Allen! We have Facebook invites with all the info for each signing below, or you can go to our Events page on our website: College Park signing invite Vienna signing invite All 8 pages of Xoc Pup is now online for FREE on our website! You can read this all-new exclusive 8 page prequel comic about a newborn shark named Xoc at: Xoc Pup - page 1 Xoc Pup - page 2 Xoc Pup - page 3 Xoc Pup - page 4 Xoc Pup - page 5 Xoc Pup - page 6 Xoc Pup - page 7 Xoc Pup - page 8 We've also got some other really exciting creator appearances coming up, we will announce them soon! 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 ___________________ UPCOMING - July 28 - Matt Dembicki Signing Xoc: The Journey of a Great White Well, after you read the story of Xoc Pup above, get ready for a full graphic novel of the stories of a grown up great white shark! Matt Dembicki's Xoc is coming out soon! Join us on Saturday, July 28, at our College Park and Vienna stores for Matt signing copies of his new book. The colorist on the book, Evan Keeling, will also be there! Plus we will have limited edition signed and numbered prints for sale for only $5! 11am-1pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 3pm-5pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com ___________________ NEW - August 18 - Michael Rex Signing Fangbone!: The Birthday Party of Dread Michael Rex, creator of Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian, will be appearing at both our Vienna and College Park stores on Saturday, August 18, for his new all-ages book Fangbone! 3: The Birthday Party of Dread! Michael Rex is a New York Times best-selling illustrator for his many excellent kids books, including Firefighter, Furious George Goes Bananas, Jack the Builder, and of course the first two excellent Fangbone books, Fangbone! 1: Third Grade Barbarian and Fangbone! 2: The Egg of Misery! 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com The Underwater Welder SC by Jeff Lemire The graphic novel that Jeff Lemire has been working on for 5 years is finally out! Jack works welding oil rigs while waiting for his wife to give birth, but worries he is turning into his father, who died at this time of year, leaving Jack alone with his mother. Then Jack thinks he sees something at the bottom of the rig and is hospitalized. Is he going crazy or is he about to discover something he's always been looking for? An amazing tale of families, responsibility, and strange connection, all tied together by Lemire's great pacing and juxtaposition of his art. A superb book! Buy it! Axe Cop: President of the Earth #1 (of 3) by Malachai Nicolle and Ethan Nicolle Axe Cop is back! Now as President of the whole planet, he gets God to protect Earth from bad guys for a million years, but then they will all return! Time to cut off some heads! Plus the plight of Goo Cop whose family was kidnapped by evil aliens! More action insanity and hilarity from young writer Malachai (now age 8)! Debris #1 (of 4)   by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Riley Rossmo   In a dark future, a young warrior named Maya must attempt to find a new source of water for the last of humanity. Too bad the world is full of monstrous Colossals that will kill any human they see! Action-packed, with great and brightly colored art by Rossmo. Scalped 9: Knuckle Up SC by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guera   The penultimate Scalped book brings a series of painful confrontations as Dashiel Bad Horse makes a dangerous choice about how far he's going in his quest to bring justice to the reservation, and crime boss Red Crow begins to lose control of everything. Daredevil 1 SC by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin We've been telling you how great the new Daredevil series is, and now it has won an Eisner Award and is finally out in softcover! This new direction under Waid has Daredevil trying to be more carefree and adventuresome despite all the tragedy in his life, and the art by Rivera and Martin is nothing short of astounding, with whole scenes made up of the echoes of what Daredevil can "see" and other superbly creative layouts and art. Soooo good! Get it now! National Comics: Eternity #1 by Jeff Lemire and Cully Hamner Double Lemire week! This new series is one-shots updating old characters, this one is an amazing Kid Eternity story, where he must use his power to bring souls back from the dead for 24 hours to try to solve a man's murder! A great premise and story, with enough exciting twists and questions at the end to start up a whole new series! Hopefully we will get more, but a great one shot too! MAD Presents Batman SC by the Usual Gang of Idiots   Just in time for the new movie, MAD brings all their Batman parody comics into a single giant issue, plus a new look at the Dark Knight Rises by Sergio Aragones! Yep, the Michael Keaton and Adam West ones are in here too! The Hammer and the Anvil HC by Dwight Jon Zimmerman and Wayne Vansant   A history of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, and how their lives intertwined to bring about the end of slavery in the United States! Very well researched, this book goes back and forth between the men, comparing and contrasting their lives until they finally meet, and doing a good job of bringing history to life. Archie Clash Of The New Kids SC Dance Class Vol 2 Romeo & Juliets HC DC Super Pets Swamp Thing Vs Zombie Pets SC Flannery O'Connor Cartoons HC Gatecrasher Vol 1 Ring Of Fire SC Graveyard Of Empires #4 Aragones' Groo The Wanderer Artist Edition HC Manhattan Projects #5 New Deadwardians #5 (Of 8) Prophet #27 Resistance Vol 3 Victory SC Ultimate Comics Hawkeye By Jonathan Hickman SC Big Planet Comics Podcast #52 "Rorschach Toaster" Kevin, Nick and Jared cover the latest news in Rorschach merchandise and review a bunch of new comics! Download now or subscribe on iTunes!   PODCAST REVIEWS: Debris #1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Riley Rossmo National Comics: Eternity #1 by Jeff Lemire and Cully Hamner SPOOKS 1: The Fall of Babylon SC by Xavier Dorison, Fabien Nury and Christian Rossi The Underwater Welder SC by Jeff Lemire XOC: The Journey of a Great White HC by Matt Dembicki X-Treme X-Men #1 by Greg Pak and Stephen Segovia Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278)   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 8/18 - Michael Rex Signing Fangbone! 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Signing Fangbone! 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 9/8-9 - Baltimore convention Baltimore Convention Center One West Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 http://baltimorecomiccon.com/ 9/15-16 - SPX convention The area's coolest convention! Marriott Bethesda North 5701 Marinelli Rd. North Bethesda, MD 20852 http://www.spxpo.com/ New Next Week 8/1 (Let us know if you want any of these!)   Absalom Ghosts of London GN Action Comics #12    Age of Apocalypse #6 Alpha Girl #4 Amazingly Stupid Mad SC Animal Man #12       Avengers Academy #34   Avengers Trial of Yellowjacket SC Avengers Vs X-Men #9 (of 12) AVX Avenging Spider-Man #10   Batman No Mans Land Vol 3 SC New Edition Batwing #12    Beasts of Burden Neighborhood Watch One Shot Before Watchmen Nite Owl #2 (of 4) Blade of the Immortal Vol 25 SC Boys #69 The Cape 1969 #2 (of 4) Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah SC Classic GI Joe Vol 15 SC Courtney Crumrin Ongoing #4 Daredevil #16 Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe #1 (of 4) Defenders #9     Detective Comics #12   Dial H #4   Dungeons & Dragons Dark Sun Vol 1 SC Earth 2 #4     Epic Kill #4    Extinction Seed #3 (of 6) First X-Men #1 (of 5) Flash Archives Vol 6 HC Fury My War Gone By #5   Futurama Comics #62   Garfield #4     GI Combat #4 Girl Genius vol 11 Hammerless Bell HC Girl Genius vol 11 Hammerless Bell SC Godland #36     Green Arrow #12 Harvest #1 (of 5)   Hawkeye #1   Higher Earth #3 Hitman Vol 7 Closing Time SC House of Mystery Vol 8 Desolation SC Hypernaturals #2 The Incredible Hulk Regression SC Invincible Iron Man #522 Izombie #28 Judge Dredd Inferno SC Justice League International #12 The Lone Ranger #8 Looney Tunes #208 Mega Man Vol 3 Return of Dr. Wily SC Merciless Rise of Ming #3    Mind Mgmt #3         Mind the Gap #3              Mondo #3 (of 3) Monster Dinosaur HC Muppets #2 (of 4) Ninjettes #6 Our Valued Customers Conversations From Comic Book SC Peter Parker Spider-Man #156.1 Planet of the Apes Annual #1 Punisher By Greg Rucka TP Vol 01 Rasl #15 Red Lanterns #12 Route Des Maisons Rouges Vol 1 SC Savage the Guvnor GN The Shadow #4 Smallville Season 11 #4 Sonic the Hedgehog #239 Sonic Universe Vol 3 Knuckles Returns SC Spawn #222   The Spider #4 Stormwatch #12   Strawberry Shortcake Vol 2 #1 The Summit of Gods Vol 3 (of 5) SC Superboy Vol 1 Incubation SC Superman Action Comics Vol 1 Superman Men of Steel HC Swamp Thing #12 Sweet Tooth #36 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Colllection vol 3 HC Thief of Thieves #7 Think Tank #1 Transformers Regeneration One #82 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #13 Warlord of Mars #20 Warlord of Mars Vol 2 SC Robert Jordan Wheel of Time Eye of the World #28 World of Archie Double Digest #20 Worlds' Finest #4 X-Factor #241 X-Men #33 X-Men FF SC

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I've got a new article out on cancer and comics

Rhode, M and JTH Connor.  "Graphic Tales of Cancer,"International Journal of Comic Art 14:1 (Spring 2012): 112-156.

Coincidentally, Atrium #10 has some relevant articles not cited in mine of course.

Our local Batman has a new Batmobile

Rt. 29 Batman, with new Batmobile, vows to continue mission after massacre
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Washington Post (July 25 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/rt-29-batman-with-new-batmobile-vows-to-continue-mission-after-massacre/2012/07/24/gJQAy2aW6W_blog.html

July 27-28: Beyond Comics Heroclix Tournament in Gaithersburg

July 2012   Heroxlix Tournament in Gaithersburg... Heroclix Tournament in Gaithersburg! Saturday July 28th Gaithersburg 1:00pm    Friday Night Tournament Friday, July 27th Frederick 6:30pm CHECK OUT THE NEW GAMING CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE! HERE!    Store Locations:   Beyond Comics                           Beyond Comics Gaithersburg                                Frederick 18749 B North Frederick Rd.    5632 Buckeystown Pike Gaithersburg, MD 20879            Frederick, MD 21704 301-216-0007                             301-668-8202 All events subject to change due to product availability, attendee levels and events beyond our control. We will do our best to update customers upon any changes.

Beyond Comics | Gaithersburg Square | 18749 B North Frederick Rd | Gaithersburg | MD | 20879

Washington writer Daniel Snyder on superhero movies

What's Next for Superhero Movies?

By Daniel D. Snyder

The Atlantic's Entertainment channel. Jul 24 2012,

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/whats-next-for-superhero-movies/260243/

'Xoc' signing /Magic Bullet 5 debut, this Sat.

From: Matt Dembicki:

 

Just a quick plug for a signing I'm doing this Saturday, July 28, at Big Planet Comics in College Park, Md., and Vienna, Va. It's for my new graphic novel Xoc: The Journey of a Great White. Here's a review of the book.

 

I'll also have freshly printed copies of the 56-page Magic Bullet #5, which, of course, is FREE!

Weldon on Batman and viole

Catharsis In A Cape: On Comic-Book Heroes And Real-World Violence
by Glen Weldon
National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (July 20, 2012)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/07/20/157115707/catharsis-in-a-cape-on-comic-book-heroes-and-real-world-violence

Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012

Entire Xoc Pup now online! The final part of Xoc Pup is now online for FREE on our website! You can read this all-new exclusive 8 page comic about a newborn shark and get a nice feel for the graphic novel Xoc: The Journey of a Great White that will be for sale next week. Plus don't forget that the creator Matt Dembicki will be appearing at our College Park and Vienna stores on next Saturday, July 28, along with the colorist of Xoc, Evan Keeling! We also have an awesome limited edition signed and numbered print by Matt and colored by Evan for sale! Only $5, but it is limited so be sure to get there early! Also, we are proud to announce that Michael Rex, creator of the awesome all-ages comics Fangbone!: Third Grade Barbarian will be appearing in August at our Vienna and College Park stores too! You can view the pages of Xoc Pup at: Xoc Pup - page 1 Xoc Pup - page 2 Xoc Pup - page 3 Xoc Pup - page 4 Xoc Pup - page 5 Xoc Pup - page 6 Xoc Pup - page 7 Xoc Pup - page 8 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 ___________________ UPCOMING - July 28 - Matt Dembicki Signing Xoc: The Journey of a Great White Well, after you read the story of Xoc Pup above, get ready for a full graphic novel of the stories of a grown up great white shark! Matt Dembicki's Xoc is coming out soon! Join us on Saturday, July 28, at our College Park and Vienna stores for Matt signing copies of his new book. The colorist on the book, Evan Keeling, will also be there! Plus we will have limited edition signed and numbered prints for sale for only $5! 11am-1pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 3pm-5pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com ___________________ NEW - August 18 - Michael Rex Signing Fangbone!: The Birthday Party of Dread Michael Rex, creator of Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian, will be appearing at both our Vienna and College Park stores on Saturday, August 18, for his new all-ages book Fangbone! 3: The Birthday Party of Dread! Michael Rex is a New York Times best-selling illustrator for his many excellent kids books, including Firefighter, Furious George Goes Bananas, Jack the Builder, and of course the first two excellent Fangbone books, Fangbone! 1: Third Grade Barbarian and Fangbone! 2: The Egg of Misery! 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com Blacksad: A Silent Hell HC by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido Finally a new Blacksad adventure! Great 1950s noir as private eye Blacksad investigates a case in the music scene of New Orleans, with the superbly astounding art of Guarnido! Plus this book includes a huge art section at the back where Guarnido explains how he worked so hard to get the lighting of Louisiana in his watercolors. The entire story takes place over one day with changing light. It is amazing!!! Sunset HC by Christos N. Gage and Jorge Lucas A retired hit man for the mob is finally tracked down by the gangsters he betrayed 30 years ago.  Now this tough old man must go back into the world he left behind to try to save his ex-wife and the son he abandoned. Hard boiled action and crime, as if Clint Eastwood's character from Gran Torino was a hitman! Drawing American Pop Culture: A Career Retrospective HC   by Jack Davis   A massive oversized art book covering the entire career of Jack Davis, including all his work on MAD, movie posters, comic strips, and even his work in college! Captain Marvel #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter Soy Ms. Marvel returns in a new series, where Captain America implores her to accept the mantle of Captain Marvel! Plus a look back at the test pilot who inspired Carol Danvers on her own career path. Bloody Chester SC by JT Petty and Hilary Florido A tough young man is recruited by a corrupt railroad magnate in the Old West to destroy a town slowing down the expansion of the railroad, and finds himself mixed up in a haunted town and a mix of strange characters who refuse to leave. A great new Western! The Supernaturalist SC by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano Eoin Colfer's novel is adapted into comics with truly amazing art by Giovanni Rigano! In a dark future, an abused orphan escapes and teams up with a group of strange Spotters who can see the monsters preying on humanity and they continue to work to destroy them, even as they get mixed up in corporate scheming. A strange and dense new world! The Adventures of Venus HC by Gilbert Hernandez   Collecting all the all-ages adventures of young romance comic loving Venus from the Hernandez Brothers brief kids comics Measles run! Venus explores the city, goes to another world, and plays some soccer! all ages Untold Tales of the Punisher #2 by Jason Latour and Connor Willumsen   The writer of the amazing southern rural noir Loose Ends teams up with the amazing art of Willumsen to tell a new tale of the Punisher, MAX style! Adventure Time #6 American Elf Vol 4 Sketchbook Diaries James Kochalka SC Asterix Omnibus Vol 4 SC Avengers Vs X-Men #8 (of 12) Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #2 (of 4) Captain America And Bucky: Life Of Bucky Barnes SC Concrete Three Uneasy Pieces One Shot Creepy Presents Richard Corben HC Daredevil #15 Extermination #2 Fables #119 Fatima The Blood Spinners #2 (of 4) FF by Jonathan Hickman Vol 2 SC Mars Attacks #2 Not The Israel My Parents Promised Me GN Reset #4 (of 4) Saga #5 Showcase Presents Rip Hunter Time Master Vol 1 SC Smurfs Vol 12 Smurfs Versus Smurfs SC The Spider #3 Big Planet Comics Podcast #52 "(the new) 52!" Kevin, Nick and Jared are back with a buncha reviews and comicon news! Download now or subscribe on iTunes! PODCAST REVIEWS: Blacksad: A Silent Hell HC by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido Bloody Chester SC by JT Petty and Hilary Florido Captain Marvel #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter Soy Punk Rock Jesus #1 (of 6) by Sean Murphy Revival #1 by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton Space Punisher #1 by Frank Trieri and Mark Texeira Sparrow and Crowe: The Demoniac of Los Angeles #1 (of 5) by David Accampo, Jeremy Rogers and Jared Souza The Supernaturalist SC by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man HC by Carl Barks Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave a voicemail at 1-703-539-CAST! (1-703-539-2278) 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 8/18 - Michael Rex Signing Fangbone! 11am-1pm 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Signing Fangbone! 3pm-5pm 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com New Next Week 7/25 (Let us know if you want any of these!) Naoki Urasawa 20th Century Boys Vol 21 SC All Star Western #11 Amazing Spider-Man #690 American Vampire #29 Angel & Faith #12 Aquaman #11 Archie #635 Archie & Friends Double Digest #18 Archie Clash Of The New Kids SC Astonishing X-Men #52 Avengers #28 AVX Axe Cop President of the World #1 (Of 3) B & V Friends Double Digest #227 Back Issue #58 Bart Simpson Comics #73 Batman Incorporated #3 Batman The Dark Knight #11 Before Watchmen Comedian #2 (Of 6) Kevin Smith Bionic Man Vol 1 Some Assembly Required SC Kevin Smith Bionic Man #11 BPRD Hell On Earth Exorcism #2 (Of 2) Captain America #15 Captain America And Iron Man #634 Crossed Badlands #10 Dance Class Vol 2 Romeo & Juliets HC Daredevil By Mark Waid Vol 1 SC Dark Avengers #178 DC Comics Presents Wonder Woman Adventures #1 SC DC Super Pets Biggest Little Hero SC DC Super Pets Cat Crime Club SC DC Super Pets Deep Sea Duel SC DC Super Pets Fantastic Flexy Frog SC DC Super Pets Night Of Scaredy Crows SC DC Super Pets Swamp Thing Vs Zombie Pets SC Deadpool #58 Debris #1 (Of 4) Dejah Thoris & White Apes Of Mars #4 Dragon Age Vol 1 Silent Grove HC Elephantmen #41 Elephantmen Vol 5 Devilish Functions HC Everybody Loves Tank Girl #1 (Of 3) Exile Planet Of The Apes #4 (Of 4) FF #20 Flannery O'connor Cartoons HC Flash #11 Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #11 Garfield & Co Vol 6 Mother Garfield HC Gatecrasher Vol 1 Ring Of Fire SC Ghostbusters #11 Godzilla #3 Goon #40 Graveyard Of Empires #4 Green Arrow Vol 1 Into The Woods SC Green Lantern #11 Green Lantern New Guardians #11 Grifter Vol 1 Most Wanted SC Grim Leaper #3 (Of 4) Grimm Fairy Tales #75 Aragones' Groo The Wanderer Artist Edition HC Hammer And The Anvil GN Haunt #25 Hawken #5 (Of 6) Hellraiser #16 Hit-Girl #2 (Of 5) I, Vampire #11 Incredible Hulk #11 John Carter Gods Of Mars #5 (Of 5) Justice League Dark #11 Lord Of The Jungle #6 Mad Presents Batman #1 Manhattan Projects #5 Marvel Previews August 2012 Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #4 Mass Effect Homeworlds #3 Mighty Thor #17 Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vol 8 SC The Monolith HC National Comics Eternity #1 Near Death #10 New Deadwardians #5 (Of 8) Phoenix Wright Vol 5 SC Planet Of The Apes #16 Previews #287 August 2012 Prophet #27 Red Hulk Haunted SC Red Sonja Witchblade #5 Resident Alien #3 Resistance Vol 3 Victory SC Savage Hawkman #11 Scalped Vol 9 Knuckle Up SC Secret Avengers #29 Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #15 Spaceman #8 (Of 9) Star Wars Blood Ties Boba Fett Is Dead #4 (Of 4) Star Wars Darth Maul Death Sentence #1 (Of 4) Super Dinosaur #12 Superman #11 Superman Family Adventures #3 Teen Titans #11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 Thor Deviants Saga SC TMNT Micro Series #6 Casey Jones Transformers More Than Meets Eye #7 Transformers Robots In Disguise Vol 1 SC Trio #3 Ultimate Comics Hawkeye By Jonathan Hickman SC Ultimate Comics Ultimates #13 DWF Ultimate Comics X-Men By Nick Spencer Vol 1 HC Uncanny X-Force #28 Underwater Welder GN Venom #21 Voodoo #11 Winter Soldier #8 Witchblade #158 Wolverine And X-Men #14 AVX Wonder Woman Odyssey Vol 1 SC Wonderland #1 X-Men Legacy #270 Avx X-Men Steve Rogers Escape From Negative Zone SC X-Treme X-Men #1

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July 25 - Animezing: Children Who Chase Lost Voices

Animezing 2012 Children Who Chase Lost Voices (c)Makoto Shinkai/CMMMY Wednesday, July 25th @ 6:30 pm Mark your calendars! Exhibit Treasures of Tohoku: A Photographic Journey through Japan's Northeastern Region  Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Where: JICC, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th St., NW Suite 100 Washington, DC 20036 Driving Directions When: Wednesday July 25, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT Add to my calendar Strange sounds in the darkness... Unearthly music from an old crystal radio... These are all the warnings Asuna Watase has before a simple walk to her clubhouse catapults her into a nightmarish adventure that will take her beneath the Earth to a lost land beyond the realm of the legend! Attacked by a strange monstrous creature, rescued by a mysterious stranger and pursued by a relentless enemy, Asuna finds herself enmeshed in a centuries old mystery that will bind her to a strange young defender and lead her inevitably, towards a secret that may hold the key to life itself!   From Makoto Shinkai, the critically acclaimed anime wunderkind who's thrilled audiences around the world with the masterworks VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR and THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS, comes an all new, dark and truly epic journey into a world you've never seen before:CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES! In Japanese with English subtitles. PG-13. 116 mins. 2011. Directed by Makoto Shinkai. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee guests a seat. Registered guests will be seated first. Open seats will be given to guests on standby when the program begins. Register Now!

Embassy of Japan | 1150 18th St., NW | Suite 100 | Washington | DC | 20036

Reason on Clowes

Turning Comic Books Into Art
The world of high art celebrates pioneering comics creator Daniel Clowes.
Greg Beato | July 19, 2012
http://reason.com/archives/2012/07/19/turning-comic-books-into-art

(the magazine is based around Dupont Circle)