BOOK OF THE MONTH
Cairo HC (DC/Vertigo)

You can read my review of this in the Nov/Dec issue of UVC. Suffice it to say it’s a fun, whimsical fantasy that should have great appeal for Sandman fans in particular. Worth a look.

Also this month:
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow GN. The graphic novel inspired by the baseball legend.
House of M: Avengers #1 (of 5). Luke Cage leads an alternate universe version of the Avengers in this new mini.
Teen Titans East Special. Cyborg leads a new branch of the Teen Titans in this one-shot.

The list:
Zero Killer #3 (of 6)
Buffy TVS #8. Art by Jeanty.
Infinity Inc. #3
Batman Confidential #11. Art by Cowan.
Flash #234. Some art by Braithwaite.
Justice League of America #15, Avengers Classic #6, Fantastic Four #552. Written by McDuffie.
Checkmate #20. The Amanda Waller arc concludes.
Spectre: Tales of the Unexpected TP. Art by Battle.
Welcome to Tranquility #12, WTT V1 TP, Tranquility: Armageddon
Bomb Queen IV #3 (of 4). Story and art by Robinson.
Spawn #176
Totem #1, Marvel Illustrated: Treasure Island #6 (of 6). The former is a new series for Mario Gully; the latter book he illustrates.
Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1, ATI: Basic Training HC. The annual has Gauntlet’s origin, among other things.
Black Panther #32. Written by Hudlin.
Captain America #32. Falcon teams up with the Black Widow in this one.
New Warriors #6. Written by Grevioux.
Shanna TSD: Survival of the Fittest #4 (of 4). Art by Evans.
Thor #5. Art by Coipel.
Punisher #52. The Barracuda arc continues.
Gold Digger #90, GD Sourcebook #11, Pirates vs. Ninjas: Up the Ante #5 (of 8), Sky Sharks #4 (of 5). Fred Perry. It’s all about Fred Perry.
Blake & Mortimer: The Mystery of the Great Pyramid V1, Papyrus: The Revenge of the Ramses GN. A pair of graphic novellas set in ancient Egyptian times.
Atheist #4. This Hellblazer-like series orignally published through Image returns (though perhaps a collection of the first three issues might help bring new readers up to speed).
Return of the Super Pimps #4
Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda GN. This 2007 GCA winner gets a re-release.
Graphic Universe: Isis & Osiris – To the Ends of the Earth SC. Another re-release.
Jumper: Jumpscars #3 (of 4)
The 99 #2
Grimm Fairy Tales: Return to Wonderland #6 (of 6), Grimm Fairy Tales #21. Written by Gregory.
UVC Nov/Dec. My final full issue as editor; this is the Black Women in Comics special, including articles on Barbara Brandon-Croft, Spike, Marvel and DC black heroines, and much more.