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There are a number of fascinating books out today (August 14, 2019) as well as a few of them are rather large, so I’d much better get going providing them to you!

The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus

The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC Comics): The Clown prince of criminal offense gets his own Omnibus at last, as well as it clocks in at 808 pages, so it’s big sufficient to ended up being a lethal weapon in the wrong hands. I assumption you much better understand what you’re getting into…. It collects Batman #251, 260, 286, 291-294, 321, 353, 365-366, as well as 400; The take on as well as the strong #111, 118, 129-130, 141, as well as 191; The Joker #1-10; Detective Comics #475-476, 504, 526, as well as 532; DC Comics provides #41 as well as 72; as well as stories from question lady #280-283.

Sharp-eyed Joker fans may have found something strange about that listing — namely that the Joker series from 1975 originally only ran for 9 issues, however right here it likewise listings The Joker #10! Yes, that’s best — the originally unpublished Joker #10 has been unearthed (was it in California all along?) as well as will be included in this volume! (Unfortunately we don’t understand yet who composed or drew that issue, to ensure that will be one more surprise!) Plus, there’s a fantastic cover for the book by artist José Luis García-López!

This book seems like a fantastic reason for a celebration! just be cautious as well as keep in mind not to shake the Joker’s hand.

Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee as well as Steve Ditko volume 1

Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee as well as Steve Ditko volume 1 (Marvel Comics): before Stan Lee as well as Steve Ditko revolutionized comics heroism with Spider-Man as well as physician Strange, they used their incomparable storytelling to taut suspense thrillers! Chilling stories cast with nervous-eyed dreamers as well as sweaty-palmed schemers, none of whom make it out without getting theirs. These parables of wrenching mental tension, crafted by two of comics’ many innovative minds, will leave you curled up as well as screaming for more!

Now, with this new collection they will all be collected into one place! (Well, when the second volume appears next year.) I was shocked to find that these strange bit stories very first appeared in 1956 — the year I was born! That’s definitely an strange coincidence… They were originally published around the location during the late fifties. (Mostly since the marvel Super-Heroes were “on ice” between the golden Age as well as the Silver Age of comics. Heh heh…)

Out today in many comic shops is the 688-page volume 1, in which marvel is honored to gather the very first half of Lee as well as Ditko’s total Silver Age stories of suspense. (Again, volume 2 will be offered next February… you may be confused — I was — since that is solicited in the present Previews.) This volume collects material from journey into secret (1952) #33, #38, as well as #50-73; unusual Tales (1951) #46, #50, as well as #67-91; Tales to Astonish (1959) #1-26; Tales of Suspense (1959) #1-15 as well as #17-24; unusual Worlds #1-5; world of fantasy #16-19; remarkable Adventures (1961) #1-6; journey into unknown Worlds #45 as well as #51; secret Tales #40, #45, as well as #47; Two-Gun Western (1956) #4; world of Suspense #2; marvel Tales (1949) #147; Spellbound (1952) #29; unusual Tales of the unusual #5; Astonishing #53; world of secret #3 as well as #6; battle #63; as well as Gunsmoke Western #66.

Marvel 80th anniversary Poster Book

Also from marvel this week is the marvel 80th anniversary Poster book — an large (11” x 15”) 40-page full-color book that turns into an immediate poster collection of traditional covers as well as previous posters from eight decades of marvel Comics. (Man, I’d dislike to have to edit that. just 40 pages??? For 80 years of stuff!!! Yikes!)

EC Archives: criminal offense SuspenStories volume 4

EC Archives: criminal offense SuspenStories volume 4 (Dark equine Comics): This 688-page hardcover collects criminal offense SuspenStories (1950-1955) #19-27 — written by Al Feldstein as well as William Gaines with remarkable art mainly by Johnny Craig as well as Jack Davis, with a cover by Craig. This volume is packed with shocking pulp stories of criminal offense as well as intrigue! If you’ve been around comics for any type of length of time, you many definitely have heard about the legendary EC Comics as well as their even much more legendary creators. This deluxe hardcover volume collects traditional tales from the hands as well as imaginations of creators Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Johnny Craig (the lead artist for this series), Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, as well as more! as well as if you don’t pick it up now it now, you’ll end up being Mad! Hardcover, 8½-in. x 11-in.,280 pages, full color. published by Dark Horse.

The Archie Art of Francesco Francavilla HC

The Archie Art of Francesco Francavilla HC (Archie Comics): Archie’s new hardcover art book is a beautifully developed event of artist Francesco Francavilla’s time at Archie — an age that assisted modification the culture as well as understanding of Archie comics in essential ways! This large-scale hardcover edition features the total collection of Francavilla’s Archie comic book covers, plus more, with behind-the-scenes info on Francavilla’s work as well as its location in Archie’s history, in addition to an insider’s look at his continuous tradition with the company. I’m truly thrilled to see this book, as Francavilla truly was the beginning of Archie slowly breaking out of their teen “house style” art that lasted for decades. This begun the process of carefully evolving the traditional Archie characters by providing much more major as well as down-to-earth stories, to broaden their readership beyond young women as well as young boys as well as past the outrageous slapstick comics that Archie published for decades. (Now, that traditional Archie material is mainly provided in their different digests as well as other high-page-count reprints). The Archie Art of Francesco Francavilla is a full-color, 160-page, 9” x 12” hardcover. With this book you get both fantastic artwork as well as the much-needed development of a comic book franchise that had, over the decades, ended up being much more as well as much more dated.

Archie by Nick Spencer volume 1

Also from Archie is Archie by Nick Spencer volume 1. This 144-page softcover collects Archie (2015 2nd Series) #700-704, written by Nick Spencer, with art as well as cover by Marguerite Sauvage, Jack Morelli, as well as Sandy Jarrell. This is one more example of evolving a brand new age of Archie Comics with new mysteries, new relationships, as well as much more!

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KC CARLSON: All the fits that’s new to print.

WESTFIELD COMICS is not accountable for the dumb things that KC says. particularly that thing that truly irritated you. I’m really not that irritated this week. Something should be wrong…