FCBM6 Day 31

It's day thirty-one of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Dan Marco. The five comics that Dan likes are:

1. Incredible Hulk
2. Love & Capes
3. Ambush Bug
4. NextWave
5. The Boys

And his other thing of interest is Shakespeare.

For Dan I have Marvel Monsters: Devil Dinosaur #1 by Eric Powell & Tom Sniegoski.

For Dan's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Dan's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
92 free comics sent so far
? days remaining

There are still a handful of entries I haven't gotten around to yet, so I'll be extending FCBM for a few days into June. Stay tuned...!

FCBM6 Day 30

It's day thirty of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Mat Dunham. The five comics that Mat likes are:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Preacher
3. Barry Ween
4. Wolverine
5. Crossed

And his other thing of interest is Quentin Tarantino movies.

For Mat I have Giant-Size Wolverine #1 by David Lapham & David Aja, plut the first issue of Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth.

For Mat's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Mat's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
90 free comics sent so far
1 day remaining

FCBM6 Day 29

It's day twenty-nine of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from ShoutScout. The five comics that ShoutScout likes are:

1. Warlord
2. Bone
3. Top Ten
4. Zippy the Pin-Head
5. Scalped

And his other thing of interest is playing guitar.

For ShoutScout I have the first issue of Scott Morse's Volcanic Revolver.

For ShoutScout's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

ShoutScout's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
87 free comics sent so far
2 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 28

It's day twenty-eight of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Isaac McKeithen. The five comics that Isaac likes are:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Green Lantern
3. Powers
4. Y, the Last Man
5. Batman and Robin

And his other thing of interest is the tv show Dexter.

For Isaac I have the first three issues of Paul Grist's Burglar Bill.

For Isaac's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Isaac's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
85 free comics sent so far
3 days remaining

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
3 (-). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
4 (+46). Wednesday Comics *
5 (+1). Instructions
6 (+1). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
7 (-3). Kick-Ass
8 (+10). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
9 (+10). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
10 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (+10). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
13 (-). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
14 (-3). The Walking Dead Book 5
15 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
16 (+15). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel *
17 (N). Hellsing Volume 10
18 (-6). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
19 (+4). The Flash: Rebirth
20 (N). Negima! 26
21 (N). Naruto, Vol. 48 *
22 (-12). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
23 (-15). Wilson
24 (-7). Watchmen
25 (+23). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
26 (-5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
27 (+5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
28 (+16). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
29 (+10). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
30 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
31 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
32 (+4). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
33 (N). The Complete Peanuts Boxed Set 1975-1978 (Vol. 13-14) *
34 (R). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
35 (R). Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury
36 (+3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
37 (-32). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
38 (N). Scalped Vol. 6: The Gnawing
39 (R). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
40 (-7). Batman: Year One
41 (-17). Ex Machina, Vol. 9: Ring out the Old
42 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
43 (-29). Batman: The Killing Joke
44 (R). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
45 (R). Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities
46 (-26). V for Vendetta
47 (-22). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
48 (-20). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
49 (N). Angel, Vol. 6: Last Angel in Hell



Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* Wednesday Comics vaults way up from #50 last week to #4 this week. Meanwhile, last week's inexplicable rise of Persepolis proves to be just a momentary blip (don't worry, it will likely be back up in the top 10 in September...)

* Both Wilson & Crumb's Genesis fall out of the top 10, and rather sharply at that.

* There's a lot of volatility in this weeks' chart in general.

* Three manga make their chart debuts this week, the latest volumes of Hellsing, Negima! and Naruto.

FCBM6 Day 27

It's day twenty-seven of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Paul S. The five comics that Paul likes are:

1. Caricature
2. The Dorman Beast
3. Private Beach
4. Arkham Asylum
5. Death: The High Cost of Living

And his other thing of interest is heavy metal music.

For Paul I have the first issue of Faker by Mike Carey & Jock.

For Paul's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Paul's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!


Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
81 free comics sent so far
4 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 26

It's day twenty-six of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Joseph Briggs. The five comics that Joseph likes are:

1. Batman & Robin
2. Marvel Two-in-One
3. Amazing Spider-Man
4. Daredevil
5. Maus

And his other thing of interest is wine.

For Joseph I have all four issues of Daredevil/Spider-Man by Paul Jenkins & Phil Winslade.

For Joseph's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Joseph's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's less than a week left to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
79 free comics sent so far
5 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 25

It's day twenty-five of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Francene Lewis, who enters on behalf of her son Eli. The five comics that Eli likes are:

1. Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
2. Owly
3. Stinky
4. Mouse Guard
5. Magic Trixie

And his other thing of interest is Star Wars Legos.

For Eli I have all four issues of Lions, Tigers and Bears by Mike Bullock & Jack Lawrence.

For Eli's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Eli's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's just one week left to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
74 free comics sent so far
6 days remaining

What the CMX Shuttering May Tell Us About the Future of Comics Publishing at DC

Last week's abrupt ending to DC's CMX manga line really should come as no surprise. It was always the bastard stepchild of the DC publishing family; a sub-imprint of an imprint (WildStorm) that is headquartered across the country. One imagines that the manga line was originally developed because the powers-that-be at DC saw that manga was becoming popular, and so maybe they should dip their toes in the water and see what the what was.

The only surprises about CMX closing down are a) the suddenness of it all; and b) that it took so long to happen. Most likely once Diane Nelson found out about its existence and figured out that it wasn't making any money, it was very quickly axed.

CMX never really fit in with DC before the creation of DC Entertainment, and it certainly doesn't fit in now. I've made the point previously that DC (and for that matter Marvel) are not in the business of making money from publishing comic books. Nor for that matter are they in the business of trying to get comic books into the hands of underserved readers. No, DC are in the business of exploiting their intellectual property through movies, television, licensing, etc.

Viewed in this light, the decision to shutter CMX was a no-brainer for the DCE suits. Since these were properties that DC was licensing from other entities in order to publish them, there was no chance that they could make any money off of any other exploitations. Should a movie get made based on From Eroica with Love or Emma, DCE wouldn't see one thin dime. (Sure they may see some uptick in sales of the manga, but except in an exceptional case that would not result in much revenue.)

So given this new attitude, what other moves can we expect to see in the coming months?

Look for WildStorm to stop licensing properties from movies and tv to make comics. These sorts of comics rarely sell well these days, and they fall under the same non-exploitable category as manga. There may be an exception for Warner-owned properties like Supernatural. And it's likely that DC Kids will continue to publish comics based on Looney Tunes & the various Cartoon Network shows, if only to keep a nominal toe in the comics publishing waters for those Warner-owned items. First Wave? Sales are very soft, so if it makes it out of the year I'll be surprised. Certainly when the various licenses come up for renewal I doubt there will be much reason to maintain them.

In fact, I would wager that WildStorm itself will find its days numbered. I don't think it will fall right away; Jim Lee's position as co-publisher will protect it somewhat. (If Lee had been a champion of CMX, it might have had a more graceful exit...) But when it comes right down to it there's no good reason to have a separate west coast comics publishing arm. The traditional WildStorm properties (Wildcats, Gen13, The Authority, etc.) haven't been commercial or critical successes in a long time; licensed comics days are numbered; and outside of Ex Machina (whose ending is nigh) they haven't had a creator-owned success lately either.

Speaking of creator-owned properties, their days are probably numbered as well. While I believe that most creator-owned works published by DC/WildStorm/Vertigo do have some degree of profit participation for the publisher should the work end up being exploited in other media (and likely Warner has some sort of right of first refusal for producing such things), given DCE's new explicit focus I suspect that they will opt to concentrate on properties for which they would get full participation. So unless you happen to be a creator who is also working on their mainstream company-owned titles and they want to keep you happy (e.g. your name is Grant Morrison), don't expect WildStorm or Vertigo to be terribly welcoming for your creator-owned comics in the future.

And where does this leave Vertigo? I suspect that the imprint will remain for a while. I suspect that existing creator-owned comics will be allowed to stay as long as they aren't losing a lot of money (i.e. Fables is probably safe for the time being), but new creator-owned comics will be few. With creator-owned projects likely being phased out, look for Vertigo to concentrate on the other half of their imprint, which if revamping musty DC-owned properties for an adult (or at least adult-ish) audience. Such new projects will still be tried, but if they don't catch fire don't look for even many of those to last beyond two years. You only need a handful of collected editions to make a suitable pitch for a movie or television series. So for the future of Vertigo, look towards Unknown Soldier.

In the final analysis then, what will DC Comics be up to? Publishing comics based on their existing catalog of characters. Quality, it should be noted, doesn't really matter in the equation. As long as there are comics on the racks that feature Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, etc., then the comics are doing their job of keeping those properties in the comic-buying consumer's consciousness until the next movie or tv show comes out. Expect the comics to be increasingly driven by top-down editorial mandate.

We might still get some good comics. I enjoy Jonah Hex most months, even though its continued existence is mainly due to the upcoming movie (and to some extent Dan Didio's reported soft spot for the character). But unless your comic maintains a minimal sales level, or has a champion at the VP level, or has been optioned for a movie, don't expect it to last for long in its present form.

Prices? DC is quietly instituting the Marvel-esque $4 for a standard comic, or at least testing the waters. I'll have another post about that in the (near?) future...

FCBM6 Day 24

It's day twenty-four of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Edgardo Ortiz. The five comics that Edgardo likes are:

1. Barry Ween
2. Scott Pilgrim
3. Persepolis
4. Alan's War
5. Quest for the Missing Girl

And his other thing of interest is The Matrix.

For Edgardo I have the first issue of John Layman & Dave Crosland's slightly sureal violent amusement park comedy Puffed.

For Edgardo's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Edgardo's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's just one week left to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
35 entries
69 free comics sent so far
7 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 23

It's day twenty-three of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Kristin Munson. The five comics that Kristin likes are:

1. NextWave
2. Daughters of the Dragon
3. Harley Quinn
4. The Plain Janes
5. The Preposterous Voyages of Ironhide Tom

And her other thing of interest is Greek Mythology.

For Kristin I have the first three issues of the Mean Girls-meets-Super Powers comic Bad Girls by Steve Vance, Jennifer Graves & Christine Norrie.

For Kristin's bonus comic, I'm sending her the Casper/Little Lulu Halloween comic.

Kristin's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
34 entries
67 free comics sent so far
8 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 22

It's day twenty-two of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Andrew Coulon. The five comics that Andrew likes are:

1. Cheval Noir
2. Neil the Horse
3. Keif Llama: Xeno-Tech
4. Astro City
5. Concrete

And his other thing of interest is 80s movies on VHS.

For Andrew I have two comics based on B-grade 80s horror movies: Fright Night #1 and subspecies #1. Hopefully Andrew will appreciate the kitchiness...

For Andrew's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Andrew's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
34 entries
63 free comics sent so far
9 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 21

It's day twenty-one of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Jason Metcalfe. The five comics that Jason likes are:

1. Hellboy/BPRD
2. anything by Paul Pope
3. From Hell
4. Planetary
5. Batman: The Long Halloween

And his other thing of interest is the tv show Breaking Bad.

For Jason I have the first issue of Jonathan Lethem & Farel Dalrymple's trippy re-imagining of Omega the Unknown.

For Jason's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Jason's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
32 entries
60 free comics sent so far
10 days remaining

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
3 (N). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
4 (-2). Kick-Ass
5 (+24). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
6 (+3). Instructions
7 (-). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
8 (-5). Wilson
9 (+16). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
10 (+4). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
11 (-7). The Walking Dead Book 5
12 (-6). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
13 (-5). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
14 (+25). Batman: The Killing Joke
15 (+7). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
16 (+10). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+3). Watchmen
18 (-6). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
19 (-3). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
20 (+7). V for Vendetta
21 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
22 (-11). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
23 (-13). The Flash: Rebirth
24 (N). Ex Machina, Vol. 9: Ring out the Old
25 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
26 (R). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
27 (+15). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
28 (N). The Last Airbender: Prequel: Zuko's Story
29 (N). Kill Shakespeare Volume 1 *
30 (-13). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
31 (-3). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel *
32 (+5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
33 (+8). Batman: Year One
34 (-). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3 (Deluxe Edition)
35 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
36 (R). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
37 (+7). The Boys Volume 6 SC
38 (R). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
39 (-3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
40 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
41 (R). American Born Chinese
42 (R). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
43 (+2). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
44 (+4). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
45 (+1). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
46 (N). Bloom County: The Complete Library Volume 3 *
47 (-15). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
48 (-33). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
49 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1975-1976 (Vol. 13)
50 (N). Wednesday Comics *



Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* Highest debut this week is Troublemaker Book 1, a new graphic novel based on Janet Evanovich's Alex Barnaby mystery novels. It should probably have been on the list earlier, but it wasn't clear to me before that this was a graphic novel and not prose. Mea culpa, and a good reminder to take these list compilations with the appropriate levels of Skepticism and Salt.

* It's a big week for perennials, leading me to believe that overall GN sales on Amazon were down this week; Assuming that demand for these backlist items stays fairly steady, they will rise and fall on the Top 50 list based on how other items are performing.

* Although there's probably a good reason why Persepolis surged up so high this week. Anyone have any clues?

* I bet we could show a strong correlation between sales of The Walking Dead volumes on Amazon and casting calls for the upcoming AMC series.

* Scott Pilgrim demand continues to show no rational pattern. Some volumes are up, others are down, with often big swings from week-to-week.

FCBM6 Day 20

It's day twenty of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Adam Whitlatch. The five comics that Adam likes are:

1. Astonishing X-Men
2. Y, the Last Man
3. The Walking Dead
4. Ultimates
5. Green Lantern

And his other thing of interest is Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game.

For Adam I have the first issue of David Mack & Pascal Alixe's adaptation of Philip K. Dick's Electric Ant.

For Adam's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Adam's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
32 entries
58 free comics sent so far
11 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 19

It's day nineteen of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from David Borders. The five comics that David likes are:

1. Rai
2. Magnus Robot Fighter
3. Identity Crisis
4. Batman: The Killing Joke
5. Harbinger

And his other thing of interest is the tv show Firefly.

For David I have the first two issues of Kelly Yates' sci-fi adventure comic Amber Atoms.

For David's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

David's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
31 entries
56 free comics sent so far
12 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 18

It's day eighteen of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Falisha Weatherspoon. The five comics that Falisha likes are:

1. Wonder Woman
2. Batgirl
3. Huntress
4. Amazing Spider-Man
5. Deathstroke

And her other thing of interest is art.

For Falisha I have the mother-and-daughter super-heroes Firebirds one-shot by Jay Faerber & Andres Ponce, as well as Digital Webbing Presents #25 which also features a Firebirds story.

For Falisha's bonus comic, I'm sending her the Casper/Little Lulu Halloween comic.

Falisha's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
30 entries
53 free comics sent so far
13 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 17

It's day seventeen of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from William Burns. The five comics that William likes are:

1. Incredible Hercules
2. Promethea
3. Peanuts
4. Groo
5. Dykes to Watch Out For

And his other thing of interest is The Office.

For William I have the first issues of Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower; and Planetary by Warren Ellis & John Cassaday.

For William's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Casper/Little Lulu Halloween comic.

William's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
30 entries
50 free comics sent so far
14 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 16

It's day sixteen of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Justin Fain. The five comics that Justin likes are:

1. Astonishing X-Men
2. The Walking Dead
3. Chew
4. Incognito
5. Y, the Last Man

And his other thing of interest is world travel.

For Justin I have the first three issues of B. Clay Moore & Jason Latour's espionage thriller The Expatriate.

For Justin's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Justin's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
30 entries
47 free comics sent so far
15 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 15

It's day fifteen of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Brandi Kenyon. The five comics that Brandi likes are:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Choker
3. Transmetropolitan
4. Barry Ween
5. Batman and Robin

And her other thing of interest is cooking and pottery.

For Brandi I have the first issue of Jimmie Robinson's girl-and-her-talking-gun comic Amanda and Gunn.

For Brandi's bonus comic, I'm sending her the Popeye Halloween comic.

Brandi's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
30 entries
43 free comics sent so far
16 days remaining

Can I Die Yet?

Here's a look at Jody Macgregor's 100 Comics To Read Before You Die (via Tom Spurgeon) and whether I've read them or not.

Green = read it
Black = on the shelf, haven't read it yet
Red = don't own it, haven't read it yet

100. Why I Hate Saturn
99. The New Adventures of Hitler
98. From Hell
97. Palestine
96. Transmetropolitan
95. Maus
94. Ghost World
93. L'il Abner & The Bald Iggle
92. Action Philosophers!
91. A Lesson Is Learned But the Damage Is Irreversible
90. Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth
89. Watchmen
88. Yotsuba&!
87. Understanding Comics
86. Enigma
85. Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others
84. The Sandman #25
83. Squee!
82. Tank Girl book 1
81. Death Note
80. Persepolis
79. Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
78. 30 Days of Night: Juarez
77. Bone
76. Harvey Kurtzman's The Jungle Book
75. Blankets
74. Yummy Fur
73. A Softer World
72. Y, the Last Man
71. V for Vendetta
70. The Perry Bible Fellowship
69. Nat Turner
68. X-Force #116-129
67. Bookhunter
66. Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron
65. Killer Princesses
64. Scary Go Round
63. The Wallflower vol. 1
62. Crécy
61. Pogo
60. Lost at Sea
59. Nana
58. The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo
57. Little Nemo in Slumberland
56. Bolland Strips
55. Uzumaki
54. The Left Bank Gang
53. Dropsie Avenue
52. The Maxx #1-12
51. Midnighter #7
50. I Killed Adolf Hitler
49. Jar of Fools
48. The Sandman #19
47. The Nightly News
46. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
45. Green Manor
44. Kabuki: Metamorphosis
43. Disappearance Diary
42. Platinum Grit
41. Mushishi
40. Frank
39. Calvin and Hobbes
38. Pictures for Sad Children
37. Saga of the Swamp Thing vols. 1-2
36. Deff Skwadron
35. Dice Man #5: You Are Ronald Reagan
34. Stuck Rubber Baby
33. Fun Home
32. Dungeon: The Early Years
31. Castle Waiting
30. Runaways #1-18
29. Nextwave


(Will be updated as Macgregor adds to his list.)

FCBM6 Day 14

It's day fourteen of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Cardner Clark The five comics that Cardner likes are:

1. I Kill Giants
2. Fables
3. Sin City
4. The Umbrella Academy
5. The Unwritten

And his other thing of interest is strategic board games.

For Cardner I have the first issue of the new PunisherMAX series by Jason Aaron & Steve Dillon.

For Cardner's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Cardner's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
29 entries
41 free comics sent so far
17 days remaining

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Kick-Ass
3 (+3). Wilson
4 (+21). The Walking Dead Book 5 *
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
6 (+7). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
7 (-3). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
8 (R). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
9 (+5). Instructions
10 (-7). The Flash: Rebirth
11 (+5). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
12 (+3). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
13 (N). The Talisman: Volume 1: The Road of Trials
14 (-6). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
15 (+6). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
16 (-5). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
17 (+1). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
18 (-1). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
19 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
20 (+24). Watchmen
21 (-9). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
22 (-12). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
23 (+4). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
24 (-). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
25 (-18). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
26 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
27 (+5). V for Vendetta
28 (+2). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel *
29 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
30 (+4). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art *
31 (N). B.P.R.D. Volume 12: War on Frogs
32 (-1). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
33 (N). Odd Is on Our Side *
34 (-25). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3 (Deluxe Edition)
35 (N). Dark Tower: The Battle Of Jericho Hill Premiere HC *
36 (-17). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
37 (-8). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
38 (-10). Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury
39 (-17). Batman: The Killing Joke
40 (R). FoxTrot Sundaes: A FoxTrot Collection
41 (-1). Batman: Year One
42 (N). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
43 (R). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 8 - Tatooine
44 (-24). The Boys Volume 6 SC
45 (-22). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
46 (+2). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
47 (-12). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
48 (-2). Green Lantern: Blackest Night *
49 (-7). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
50 (R). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid



Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* The big winner this week is Stephen King, with The Talisman debuting up at #1, and a new Dark Tower debuting further down the list

* Daniel Clowes' Wilson continues to be strong, climbing all the way up to #3.

* Also big this week is the Walking Dead; the 5th hardcover collection vaults way up to #4, and volume 12 in the softcover series debuts stealthily at #42.

* The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus I expect would be selling better if not for the fact that it's on long back order ("Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks" in Amazon parlance).

* Another dark horse to look for: Odd Is on Our Side is new graphic novel set in Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas series, written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Queenie Chan.

FCBM6 Day 13

It's day thirteen of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Davidb Marchetti. The five comics that Davidb likes are:

1. Daredevil
2. Amazing Spider-Man
3. Deadpool
4. Thunderbolts
5. Batman

And his other thing of interest is writing for The International Society of Supervillains.

Davidb also says that he "share[s] my comics with my daughter who's old enough to start enjoying them."

So for Davidb and his daughter I have The Amazing Spider-Man Family #5, featuring stories about Spider-Girl, Peter Parker, Screwball, and The Spectacular Swiney-Girl.

For Davidb's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Casper/Little Lulu Halloween comic.

Davidb's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
28 entries
39 free comics sent so far
18 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 12

It's day twelve of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Shawn Kilburn. The five comics that Shawn likes are:

1. Pluto
2. 20th Century Boys
3. Batman & Robin
4. Scott Pilgrim
5. Freakangels

And his other thing of interest is Thomas Pynchon's Inverent Vice .

For Shawn I have the first issue of Masamune Shirow's Dominion.

For Shawn's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Shawn's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
26 entries
37 free comics sent so far
19 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 11

It's day eleven of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Jeff Trammell. The five comics that Jeff likes are:

1. Deadpool
2. The Amazing Spider-Man
3. Batgirl
4. Batman: The Widening Gyre
5. Superman: Secret Origins

And his other thing of interest is the the tv show Lost.

For the Lost fan in Jeff I'm sending him the first issue of X Isle by Andrew Cosby, Michael A. Nelson, & Greg Scott. And for his super-hero side, I'm sending the first issue of Invincible by Kirkman & Walker.

For Jeff's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Jeff's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
26 entries
35 free comics sent so far
20 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 10

It's day ten of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Robert Wilkinson. The five comics that Robert likes are:

1. All-Star Superman
2. Hellboy
3. Invincible
4. Cthulhu Tales
5. anything by Michael Turner

And his other thing of interest is the history and mythology of Angels.

For Robert I have the first issue of the Witchblade spin-off Angelus by Ron Marz & Stjepan Sejic. Plus I'm throwing in Top Cow Triple Play #1 which contains previews of Freshmen, The Necromancer, and V.I.C.E.

For Robert's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Robert's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
23 entries
32 free comics sent so far
21 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 9

It's day nine of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Bryan Irrera. The five comics that Bryan likes are:

1. Tiny Titans
2. Owly and Friends
3. Love & Capes
4. Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers
5. Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!

And his other thing of interest is the game Apples to Apples.

For Bryan I have Giant Size Mini-Marvels Starring Spidey #1 by Chris Giarrusso..

For Bryan's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Casper/Little Lulu Halloween comic.

Bryan's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
21 entries
29 free comics sent so far
22 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 8

It's day eight of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Steve Lougheed. The five comics that Steve likes are:

1. The Muppet Show
2. The Unwritten
3. Little Nemo
4. Angry Youth Comix
5. Seaguy

And his other thing of interest is George Romero's Day of the Dead.

For Steve I have a two-fer: the first issues of I, Zombie, the new Vertigo comic by Chris Roberson & Mike Allred; and the first issue of FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency by David Hine & Roy Allan Martinez.

For Steve's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Casper/Little Lulu Halloween comic.

Steve's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
19 entries
27 free comics sent so far
23 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 7

It's day seven of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Jon Cox. The five comics that Jon likes are:

1. Stumptown
2. Watchmen
3. Scott Pilgrim
4. The Sixth Gun
5. Asterios Polyp

And his other thing of interest is Lost.

For Jon I have the first issue of Chynna Clugston & Ian Shayghnessy's Strangetown, plus I'm throwing in the first issue of Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison & Sean Murphy.

For Jon's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Jon's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
14 entries
24 free comics sent so far
24 days remaining

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Kick-Ass
3 (+33). The Flash: Rebirth
4 (-1). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
6 (-2). Wilson
7 (+6). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
8 (+3). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
9 (+6). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3 (Deluxe Edition) *
10 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
11 (+3). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
12 (R). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
13 (+5). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
14 (-9). Instructions
15 (-5). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
16 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
17 (+32). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
18 (+10). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
19 (+14). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
20 (-). The Boys Volume 6 SC
21 (-4). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
22 (+5). Batman: The Killing Joke
23 (+25). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
24 (R). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
25 (-). The Walking Dead Book 5 *
26 (R). Irredeemable: Volume 1
27 (-8). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
28 (N). Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury
29 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
30 (+5). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel *
31 (R). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
32 (-1). V for Vendetta
33 (N). Bloom County: The Complete Library Volume 3 *
34 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art *
35 (+9). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
36 (-14). Asterios Polyp
37 (N). Blackest Night *
38 (R). The Arrival
39 (-30). The Losers: Book One (Vols. 1 & 2)
40 (+1). Batman: Year One
41 (+5). Black Bird, Vol. 4
42 (R). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
43 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 2 *
44 (-21). Watchmen
45 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2
46 (-3). Green Lantern: Blackest Night *
47 (-5). Irredeemable Vol 2
48 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
49 (R). Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels *



Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* I have to admit, I'm completely shocked to see The Flash: Rebirth rocket up to the #3 spot. Yes, this morning The Flash is more popular than Twilight!

* It looks like the Invincible Iron Man Omnibus is the beneficiary of Iron Man 2 movie coattails. There are no other Iron Man collections on the charts at all. Kick-Ass remains strong a few weeks out from its movie, though The Losers plummets down thirty places.

* The highest debut belongs to the latest Get Fuzzy Treasury, and the pre-order for the third Complete Bloom County also debuts.

Will Free Comic Book Month End Up Being Free Comic Book Week?

As of this morning I have only seven entries for this year's Free Comic Book Month. Which means that, if I don't get any more in today, we'll be stopped at one week.

Interest in FCBM has been going down over the past couple of years, most likely due to the fact that I do a lot less posting these days.

In 2009 at this point I had 16 entries, and ended FCBM with exactly 31 entries (after a bit of begging near the end).

In 2008 I already had 31 entries after seven days!

The good news for you is that if you enter now, you're pretty much guaranteed to get free comics (in fact, everyone who has entered from year 2 onward has received free comics!)

Entering is easy; you just have to send an email with your five favorite comics and one more thing of interest, and I attempt to match you up with a comic you'll like. Details are here.

It really is free.

So don't delay; enter today!

FCBM6 Day 6

It's day six of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Patricia Memmott. Patricia is entering on behalf of her daughter Lily, whose five comics are:

1. Sticky Burr
2. Mouse Guard
3. Nui
4. Amulet
5. Nemu Nemu

And her other thing of interest is Shaun the Sheep.

For Lily I have Babymouse: Queen of the World!, the first volume of Jennifer & Matthew Holm's popular kids graphic novel series.

For Lily's bonus comic, I'm sending her the Casper & Little Lulu Halloween comic.

Lily's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
7 entries
21 free comics sent so far
25 days remaining

New Library Comics: April 2010

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in April :


AARGH!. / Northampton, England : Mad Love, 1988.

Aaron, Jason. Wolverine : The death of Wolverine / New York : Marvel Comics, 2008.

Amano, Taka. Kiichi and the magic books v. 1 / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm Productions, c2008-

Arem, Keith. Ascend / Orange, CA : Image Comics/PCB Productions, c2004.

Baldazzini, 1958- Casa Howhard v. 1 / New York : Eurotica, c2001-c2004.

Bolton, John, 1951- Back down the line / Forestville, CA. : Eclipse Comics, c1991.

Boyd, Andrew. Scurvy dogs : rags to riches / San Francisco : AiT/Planet Lar, 2005.

Brown, Scott O. Secondsoul / Somervile, MA : Cyberosia, 2003.

Cabot, Meg. Avalon High coronation. Volume 1, The Merlin prophecy / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop/HarperCollinsPublishers, c2007

Denton, Shannon Eric. Zapt! v. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2006.

Emerson, Hunt. Pilgrim & Son in The festival ritual / London : Knockabout, 2005.

Fingerman, Bob, 1964- From the ashes : a speculative graphic memoir / San Diego, CA : IDW Pub., 2010.

Fujita, Maki. Platinum garden vols. 2-3 / Los Angeles, [Calif.] : Tokyopop, 2006.

Ganter, Amy Kim. Sorcerers & secretaries vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2006-2007.

Gardner, Keven. The ride. v. 1 / Berkeley, CA : 12 Gauge Comics, 2005.

Grimm fairy tales. v. 1 / Abington, PA : Zenescope Entertainment, 2006, c2005.

Hatori, Bisco. Millennium Snow v. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2007-

Kaneda, Mario. Girls bravo vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2005-

Kano, Yasuhiro, 1970- Pretty face v. 1 / San Francisco : Viz Media, [2007]-

Kelly, Walt. Equal time for Pogo / New York : Simon and Schuster, c1968.

Kelly, Walt. Impollutable Pogo / New York : Simon and Schuster, c1970.

Kelly, Walt. Phi beta Pogo / New York : Simon & Schuster, c1989.

Kelly, Walt. Pogo even better / New York : Simon & Schuster, c1984.

Kelly, Walt. Pogo Puce stamp catalog / New York : Simon and Schuster, 1963.

Kelly, Walt. Pogo, prisoner of love / New York : Simon and Schuster, c1969.

Kelly, Walt. Pogo's Body politic / New York : Simon and Schuster, c1976.

Kelly, Walt. Potluck Pogo / New York : Simon and Schuster, c1955.

Kelly, Walt. Prehysterical Pogo (in Pandemonia) / New York : Simon and Schuster, 1967.

Kelly, Walt. The Pogo peek-a-book / New York : Simon and Schuster, 1955.

Kure, Yuki. La Corda d'Oro v. 1 / San Francisco : Viz, 2006-

Loux, Matthew. Salt water taffy : the seaside adventures of Jack & Benny v. 1. The legend of Old Salty. / Portland, Or. : Oni Press ; [London : Diamond, distributor], 2008-

Mangaka America. / New York, NY : Collins Design : Distributed throughout the world by HarperCollins, 2006.

Nawoko. Voiceful / [United States] : Seven Seas, 2007.

Ogiwara, Noriko, 1959- The good witch of the West vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles : TOKYOPOP, 2006-

The raspberry ice cream war : a comic for young people on a peaceful Europe without frontiers / Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1998.

Rius. Machismo, feminismo, homosexualismo / México, D.F. : Grijalbo, c2000.

Schrab, Rob. Scud, the disposable assassin : heavy 3PO / Los Angeles, CA : Fireman Press Ltd., c1995

Schreiber, Ellen. Vampire kisses v. 1 / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2007-

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. My life with Charlie Brown / Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.

Superman family. v. 2 / New York : DC Comics, c2008.

Toth, Alex. Alex Toth in Hollywood. v. 2 / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2010.

Veitch, Rick. The Maximortal / West Townshend, VT : King Hell Press, 2005.

Willhoite, Michael, 1946- "Now for my next trick---" : cartoons from the Washington Blade / Boston : Alyson Publications, 1986.

Woo, John, 1948- 7 brothers. v.1 / New York : Virgin Comics, 2007.

Wood, Wallace. M.A.R.S patrol total war / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2004.



As always, this listing is available as an RSS Feed.

Shameless Friend Promotion: Adam Buttrick

Adam Buttrick works the late night shift here at the library, and is also a budding cartoonist. He's put together a fun mini comic: Tim Tadabrucki and the Falling Light. It's an eight-page wordless comic with surreal overtones combined with a bit of video game sensibility.

Adam will be taking his mini to TCAF this weekend, or if you live here in Ann Arbor you can get a copy from the mini-comic rack at Vault of Midnight.

FCBM6 Day 5

It's day five of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Fred Johnson. The five comics that Fred listed are:

1. Detective Comics
2. Batman
3. Action Comics
4. Magnus Robot Fighter
5. Silver Surfer

And his other thing of interest is retro video games.

For Fred I have the first issue of Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters by Michael Thibobeaux and pals, along with the first issue of Tom Strong by Alan Moore & Chris Sprouse.

For Fred's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Wars Halloween comic.

Fred's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
7 entries
19 free comics sent so far
26 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 4

It's day four of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Nevin Steindam. The five comics that Nevin listed are:

1. Incredible Hercules
2. The Muppet Show
3. The Anchor
4. King City/Orc Stain
5. Criminal

And his other thing of interest is board games.

For Nevin I have Scott Gray & Roger Langridge's Fin Fang 4 one-shot, plus the first issue of Ellis & Robertson's Transmetropolitan.

For Nevin's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Nevin's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
6 entries
16 free comics sent so far
27 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 3

It's day three of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Billy Hogan. The five comics that Billy listed are:

1. Superman
2. Legion of Super-Heroes
3. Powers
4. Planetary
5. Echo

And his other thing of interest is the new JJ Abrams Star Trek film.

For Billy I have all four issues of Adam Cogan & Ryan Cody's Villains series.

For Billy's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Star Trek Halloween comic.

Billy's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
6 entries
13 free comics sent so far
28 days remaining

FCBM6 Day 2

It's day two of the Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our second selected entry is from Marc Diefenderfer. The five comics that Daniel listed are:

1. Amazing Spider-Man
2. Scott Pilgrim
3. The Unknown
4. Ex Machina
5. Y, the Last Man

And his other thing of interest is Alfred Hitchcock movies.

I think that Marc will enjoy the first issue of Jonathan Ross & Tommy Lee Edwards' Turf with its Jazz-age gangsters, vampires, and aliens. I'm also sending him the first issue of Morrison & Quitely's Batman & Robin, just because it's awesome.

For Marc's bonus comic, I'm sending him the Popeye Halloween comic.

Marc's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
5 entries
8 free comics sent so far
29 days remaining