Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Flash #1, Yotsuba! 8, Dan DeCarlo's Jetta ...


















New Comics
ACTION COMICS #888
ADVENTURE COMICS #10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS JACKPOT #3 (OF 3)
ANGEL BARBARY COAST #1
ANGELUS #3 (OF 6)
ARCHIE DIGEST #263
ARMY OF DARKNESS #27
ATOMIC ROBO REVENGE O/T VAMPIRE DIMENSION #2 (OF 4)
BATGIRL #9
BATMAN #698
BETTY & VERONICA #247
BLACK WIDOW #1 HA
BLACK WIDOW #1 WOMEN OF MARVEL J DJURDJEVIC VAR HA
BOOSTER GOLD #31
BPRD KING OF FEAR #4 (OF 5)
BRIGHTEST DAY #0
CHEW #10 (MR)
DAREDEVIL #506
DAYTRIPPER #5 (OF 10)
DEAD AT 17 WITCH QUEEN #2 (OF 4)
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #894
DMZ #52
DOC SAVAGE #1
ENDERS GAME LEAGUE WAR
EX MACHINA #1 NEW PTG
FABLES #94
FALL OUT TOY WORKS #4 (OF 5)
FEVRE DREAM #1 (OF 10) WRAP CVR
FLASH #1
GFT APRIL FOOLS SPECIAL 2010
GREEN ARROW #32
GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #2
HATE ANNUAL #8
HELLCYON #1 (OF 4)
HUMAN TARGET #3 (OF 6)
IRON MAN LEGACY #1
IRON MAN NOIR #1 (OF 4)
IRREDEEMABLE SP #1
KILL SHAKESPEARE #1
LIGHT #1 (OF 5)
LOSERS #1 NEW PTG
MICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #8
POWERS #4 (MR)
PUNISHERMAX #6
SAVAGE AXE OF ARES #1
SECRET SIX #20
SIEGE CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
SIEGE LOKI #1
SIEGE YOUNG AVENGERS #1
SONIC UNIVERSE #15
SPIDER-MAN ORIGIN OF HUNTER #1
TRANSFORMERS NEFARIOUS #2
ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #3 (OF 4)
UNWRITTEN #12 (MR)
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #705
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #7
WIRE HANGERS #1
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #1 (OF 6)
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #1 (OF 6) BLOOD THIRST CVR
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #1 (OF 6) PAINTED CVR
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #1 (OF 6) WRAP CVR
WORLD WAR HULKS HULKED OUT HEROES #1 WWHS
X-MEN FOREVER #21


Early FCBD arrivals. Stop by May 1st to get a Free Copy.
FCBD 2010 ARCHIES SUMMER SPLASH
FCBD 2010 ATOMIC ROBO AND FRIENDS
FCBD 2010 FEARLESS DAWN ASYLUM PRESS SAMPLER
FCBD 2010 ONI PRESS FREE FOR ALL
FCBD 2010 OWLY & FRIENDS
FCBD 2010 RADICAL BIGGER BOOKS BIGGER VALUE
FCBD 2010 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG HIDE SEEK DESTROY #1


Art books, Manga and Graphic Novels
ART OF TONY HARRIS ART & SKULLDUGGERY HC (IDW)
CASE CLOSED GN VOL 34
DOGS TP VOL 03
EXCEL SAGA TP VOL 21
HAPPY BOYS GN VOL 02
INU YASHA TP VOL 47
NIGHT SCHOOL GN VOL 03
YAKITATE JAPAN TP VOL 22
YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 08
SLUM ONLINE NOVEL
STORIES OF IBIS NOVEL
ZOMBIELAND LOGO BLK T/S m, lg, xl
BASIL WOLVERTONS CULTURE CORNER HC
BODYWORLD HC
CROSSED TP VOL 01
DAN DECARLOS JETTA HC
DAREDEVIL NOIR GN TP
ESSENTIAL IRON MAN TP VOL 04
EXCALIBUR VISIONARIES WARREN ELLIS TP VOL 01
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNION HC
HUNTERS FORTUNE TP VOL 01
JONAH HEX SIX GUN WAR TP
LEGEND OF PERCEVAN GN VOL 03 SHADOW MALICORNE
MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD FANTASTICK FOUR TP
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP PARKER VS X-MEN DIGEST
OLYMPIANS GN VOL 02 ATHENA GREY EYED GODDESS
OTHER LIVES HC
OTODAMA VOICE FROM THE DEAD GN VOL 01 (OF 2)
POWER GIRL A NEW BEGINNING TP
PRINCE OF PERSIA BEFORE THE SANDSTORM TP
RUNAWAYS TP TRUE BELIEVERS
SPIDER-MAN DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT TP
SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET PREM HC VOL 02 RHINO & MYSTERIO
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 08
TRANSFORMERS TALES O/T FALLEN TP
UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP KNIGHTS OF HYKON GN
WOLVERINE ORIGINS PREM HC SEVEN HARD WAY
WOLVERINE WEAPON X TP VOL 01 ADAMANTIUM MEN

Animation Backgrounds

Anyone looking for good quality images of backgrounds from various 2D animated films, old and new, can find an amazing collection at the Animation Backgrounds Blog!






Monday, April 12, 2010

Leiji Matsumoto's Bohemian Rhapsody

Many anime fans will know director Leiji Matsumoto (Galaxy Express 999, Gankutsuo: Count of Monte Cristo, Animatrix's 2nd Renaissance etc.). They may also recall his work directing animated videos for Daft Punk. Now he's recently done an animated music video using Queen's well loved 'Bohemian Rhapsody', so check it out!

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Black Lagoon OVA Trailer

Here's our first look at the new upcoming OVA of Black Lagoon!



Fans of the Black Lagoon Anime can grab volumes of the manga at our store for U.S. Cover Price!

Friday, April 9, 2010

New Toy Story 3 Clip



'The Art of Toy Story' and many other great Disney/Pixar artbooks are available at our store!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

MGS:PW Collaborations!

Exciting news was revealed a little while back. Some big features and collaborations will be in the new upcoming game 'Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.' Alongisde many product placements, there are also big gaming tie-ins!

1. Capcom and Konami



Peace Walker will have an otional special mode that ties in with Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable G brand. The game features an island you can visit and hunt monsters either alone or through 4-Player co-op!



There will also be comic style cutscenes in this mode featuring art by Yoji Shinkawa and Ashley Wood!


2. Ubisoft and Konami

Revealed through a joke trailer on April Fool's Day, Kojima Productions will once again show their love for 'Assassin's Creed' by including an item that takes inspiration from the game.



3. Square Enix and Konami



Square Enix has announced that their Play Arts division will be creating toys based on the characters and mecha of Peace Walker. Also apparently there will be some functionality between the Peace Walker game on PSP and SE's Front Mission console game that will allow you to swap parts to build things.

The game and it's products etc. are certainly looking to come out very well! Those interested in anything mentioned above can find artbooks for Monster Hunter, Assassin's Creed, Metal Gear Solid, Square Enix franchises and Ashley Wood illustrations as well as comics and also Square Enix Play Arts merchandise and toys available at our store!



Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Sketchbook Publishing 101: A retail perspective

As summer approaches and many an artist out there is looking to put out a new sketchbook, we thought it might be interesting to point out from a retail perspective some of the do's and don'ts in sketchbook design. Everything from format to cover design.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will examine these points, not pretending that we know it all, or that we know better, but simply as observations we have gleaned from spending a lot of time selling sketchbooks.

Just so we don't leave you with nothing in this post - consider the above two covers. How are they different. What do you like about each one. Which one do you think is a better cover and why? We will answer these questions next time and hopefully it will be interesting to see if your answers/reasons match our retailer's perspective.