Todays New Trades 24/09/13

Long time no trades, my apologies to the masses who click on every Wednesday, desperate for the latest papery knowledge. Some cool stuff available this week,

The Walking Dead 100 project:

"Robert Kirkman and Skybound team up with the Hero Initiative to present 100 all-new covers envisioning the horrors of the bestselling The Walking Dead. This art book features brand-new pieces by The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard, Paolo Rivera, Ryan Ottley, Rafael Albuquerque, and more! This book will never be reprinted and all proceeds go to the Hero Initiative and comic book creators in need!"

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Over at DC follow SHAZAM'S new 52 reintroduction with the SHAZAM! HC collecting: JUSTICE LEAGUE #7-11, 0, 14-16 and 18-21. Who doesn't love shouting SHAZAM! There is also the second volume of Vertigo's Preacher TPB reprintings, collecting: PREACHER #13-26, it's a really affordable way to read a book you should have already read, I recommend volume 1 first though.

You can collect the whole Ultimate Marvel "Divided We Stand" event with the new TPB by the same name. Why would you not want a book written by Bendis, Hickman and Humphries? Collecting: ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #13-18, ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #13-18 and ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #13-18. There's also some Spider-Man 2099 action, building on the recent buzz. The X-Babies vs Avengers Babies is a good place to collect all the Skottie Young baby variants.


BOOM! STUDIOS

Adventure Time Volume 2 HC (Mathematical Edition

DARK HORSE COMICS


Art Of Akaneiro HC
Criminal Macabre Final Night The 30 Days Of Night Crossover TP
Eerie Archives Volume 14 HC
Sin Titulo HC

DC COMICS


Ame-Comi Girls Volume 1
Justice League Volume 2 The Villain's Journey TP
Justice League Volume 3 Throne Of Atlantis HC
Legends Of The Dark Knight Jim Aparo Volume 2 HC
Preacher Volume 2 TP
Shazam Volume 1 HC


IDW PUBLISHING

Doctor Who Prisoners Of Time Volume 2

IMAGE COMICS

Cyber Force Rebirth Volume 1 TP
Hip Flask Unnatural Selection HC (10th Anniversary Elephantmen Edition
Soho Dives Soho Divas Limited Edition HC
Soho Dives Soho Divas TP
Spawn Origins Volume 19 TP
Walking Dead 100 Project TP


MARVEL COMICS

Dark Tower The Gunslinger Last Shots TP
Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales To Astonish Volume 1 TP
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Digest Volume 4 TP
S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury Vs S.H.I.E.L.D. TP
Spider-Man 2099 Volume 2 TP
Ultimate Comics Divided We Fall United We Stand TP
Young Marvel Little X-Men Little Avengers Big Trouble TP

Mini Trade Reviews

Avengers Arena. Volume 1. Kill or Die
#1-6
Written by: Dennis Hopeless
Art by: Kev Walker.

This was the ugly duckling of the otherwise super stylish Marvel NOW! Relaunch. Very few people had anything nice to say about it based solely on it's premise. Fortunately for the non believers this book very quickly realised it's potential, action packed and full of drama, AA is the first Teen Hero book I've enjoyed since Runaways and Hopeless manages to take a pretty over the top character like Arcade and turn him into a right creepy and sinister bastard.


The Strange Talent of Luthor Strode. Volume 1. 
#1-6
Written by: Justin Jordan
Art by: Tradd Moore.

In a similar style to Kick Ass, this story of geeky kid turned reluctant hero has it all, sex, ultra-violence and adorable Bromance. It also has possibly my favourite origin of super powers I've ever read. Jordan does a great job creating these believable teens and their nemesis is one scary dude. The artwork is incredible and beautifully coloured,  the fight scenes in particular make this book worth every penny. The ending sold me volume 2 instantly,  and I definitely didn't cry :-)

The Walking Dead volume 18. What comes after.
#103-108
Written by: Robert Kirkman
Art by: Charlie Adlard.

I'm really struggling to keep going with the Walking Dead, after devouring the first 17 volumes it seems like very little has changed through 100 issues. The story just seems to constantly cycle between strikingly similar status quos and now any new bad guy that is brought in always just pales in comparison to the Governor. There's going to have to be the mother of all twists to get me back on board.

Happy. Volume 1.
#1-4
Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: Darrick Robertson. 


Grant Morrison uses up comics yearly quota of the word cunt. Darrick Robertson art is phenomenal, perhaps even his best yet from an already impressive career.