Previews for December ‘08
Posted by: Rich Watson on December 1, 2008 at 6:07 pm
The Haunted Tank
BOOK OF THE MONTH:
The Haunted Tank #1 (DC/Vertigo). The classic DC war character, the ghost of a Confederate army soldier, in a new Vertigo book with a black Iraq War soldier.
Also notable:
Iron Man/Hulk/Fury one-shot. A done-in-one story set in Marvel MOVIE continuity, featuring Nick Fury.
Me and the Devil Blues V2 TP. The continuing retelling of the story of blues legend Robert Johnson.
Scooby-Doo #139. Alex Simmons takes over as writer in this issue.
The list:
Buffy TVS #21. Pencils by Georges Jeanty.
Final Crisis: Revelations #5 (of 5)
Vixen: Return of the Lion #3 (of 5)
Tangent: Superman’s Reign #10 (of 12)
Action Comics #872. Art by Pete Woods.
Supergirl #36. Pencils by Jamal Igle.
The Brave and the Bold #20, Justice V3 TP, Thor: God-Sized #1. Pencils by Doug Braithwaite.
Flash #247. Cover by Brian Stelfreeze.
Justice League of America #28. The Shadow Cabinet “debuts” in the DCU. Written by Dwayne McDuffie.
Archie & Friends #126. Co-written by Simmons.
Stormwatch PHD #17
Push #3 (of 6). Co-written by Marc Bernardin.
Unknown Soldier #3
Spawn #187, Spawn: Book of the Dead HC
Perhapanauts #7
Marvel Illustrated: Kidnapped! #2 (of 5). Pencils by Mario Gully.
Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #2 (of 4), New Warriors #19, Underworld Movie Trilogy. Written or co-written by Kevin Grevioux.
Immortal Iron Fist #21. Pencils by Travel Foreman.
Squadron Supreme 2 #6
X-Men: Worlds Apart #3 (of 4)
Fire and Brimstone #4 (of 5)
Gold Digger #102, GD Christmas Special, GD Sourcebook #23, GD Ultimate Collection 2-disc DVD-ROM. By Fred Perry.
High Rollers TP. Written by Gary Phillips.
GRRM’s Wild Cards: The Hard Call HC. Art by Eric Battle.
Antoine Sharpe, The Atheist V2 #4
Apocalipstix GN. Offered again.
Beyond Wonderland #5. Written by Raven Gregory.
4 Responses to "Previews for December ‘08"
1 | Claudia
December 1st, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Hey Rich, did you read the first volume of Me and the Devil Blues? I have been meaning to pick it up for a while and now the second volume is about the come out!
I’m curious as to who the audience is for a graphic novel/manga like this one. Nothing would make me happier than for millions of new readers to be introduced to the life and music of Robert Johnson, but I’m skeptical. What’s the appeal and why now? Who’s the intended reader that will buy multiple volumes of this story? It can’t just be nerdy black comics readers like myself, LOL.
2 | Rich Watson
I haven’t read it yet, no, but I’d imagine it would be of great appeal to music aficionados as opposed to the usual teen manga-reading crowd. Have you read the graphic novels BLUESMAN and STAGGER LEE? They’re in similar veins, though neither one is in the manga format.
3 | Claudia
Yes! I’ve read and really enjoyed both Bluesman and Stagger Lee. I’m impressed by the depths of these stories and the quality of the writing and art. I know Stagger Lee has won quite a few awards (including a Glyph?) but again, I just wonder who makes up the bulk of their readership. Maybe I should also add that I teach comics on the university level – so my interest here is professional, as well as personal. And since it looks like Me and the Devil Blues just won an award, I’m hoping this means that the trend will continue.
4 | Rich Watson
Yeah, I was searching for articles on DEVIL BLUES after seeing your interest in it and I came across the one I posted today. So I guess teens are reading it after all!
Regarding your question about why the interest in Robert Johnson now: honestly, I don’t think it’s any one particular thing. If you do teach comics, you’re likely aware that manga historically covers an extremely diverse range of subject matter, so from the Japanese perspective, a book like this may not be all that unusual.
STAGGER LEE won four GCAs.
