Zero Killer #2 (of 6)
Highwaymen #4 (of 5). Co-written by Marc Bernardin.
Repo #4 (of 5)
Spawn #171, Spawn Collection V4 TP
Avengers Classic #4. Written by Dwayne McDuffie.
Marvel Illustrated: Treasure Island #4 (of 6). Art by Mario Gully.
Code #4, Genesis 5 #4, Joe & Max #4
Gold Digger Swimsuit End of Summer Special 2007. Pin-ups of Fred-Perry’s GD characters.
Sky Sharks #2 (of 5). Art by Fred Perry.

The advance solicitation for Mat Johnson’s Incognegro is out. Here’s how it reads:

INCOGNEGRO
Hardcover
Written by Mat Johnson
Art by Warren Pleece
Cover by Stephen John Philips

Writer Mat Johnson (HELLBLAZER: PAPA MIDNITE), winner of the prestigious Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction, constructs a fearless graphic novel that is both a page-turning mystery and a disturbing exploration of race and self-image in America, masterfully illustrated with rich period detail by Wareen Pleece (THE INVISIBLES, HELLBLAZER).

In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could “pass” among the white folks. They called this dangerous assignment going “incognegro.”
Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald barely escapes with his life after his latest “incognegro” story goes bad. But when he returns to the sanctuary of Harlem, he’s sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi.

With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay “incognegro” long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother – and himself. He finds that the answers are buried beneath layers of shifting identities, forbidden passions and secrets that run far deeper than skin color.

Advance-solicited; on sale February 6 o 136 pg, 6.875″ x 9″, Black-and-white, $19.99 US, MATURE READERS

This one looks like it’s gonna be a powerful story. I’d definitely make sure this is on your pull list if I were you.

The accolades continue for Aya – it’s up for an Ignatz Award.

New Geoffrey Thorne interview.

Stormbringers is featured in a local Atlanta magazine.

Marc Bernardin wonders why Highwaymen isn’t selling. (I read the first issue, thought it was… meh.)

As much as I strive to avoid real-world stuff here, some things are a little too big to ignore entirely. If you’re going to the Jena 6 rally in Jena, LA this Thursday, best wishes and stay safe. To call that situation a miscarriage of justice is a gross understatement; let’s hope reason somehow prevails. And if you’re going to the anti-war rally in Washington, DC next Saturday, same as above.