IO9 is reporting that the esteemed Oxford University has put together a team to research the legendary cryptids Bigfoot and Yeti. Yes, Oxford. As in England.

Amazingly, this wasn’t the only Bigfoot news this month.

Cryptomundo revealed that it is legal to kill Bigfoot in Texas. That fact that this act is legal is not terribly surprising. Unless it’s a barely existing in utero collection of cells, killing for the most part is encouraged in Texas.

Art by Mark A. Nelson

In 1996 I edited The Big Bigfoot Book. The graphic anthology of original tales featured work by Phil Hester, Mark London Williams, A. A. Attanosio, John Bergin, Neal Barrett, Jr., Norman Partridge, Batton Lash, William Browning Spencer, Dan Burr, Mark A. Nelson, Ted Naifeh and others. With all this recent interest in Bigfoot, wonder if it’s time to produce a new volume?

A Bigfoot Hunting We Go… was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

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London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction
by Michael Moorcock
Cover photo by Linda Steele

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Voted by the London Times as one of the best writers since 1945, Michael Moorcock was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Prize. He has won almost all the major Science Fiction, Fantasy, and lifetime achievement awards including the “Howie,” the Prix Utopiales and the Stoker. Best known for his rule-breaking SF and Fantasy, including the classic Elric and Hawkmoon series, he is also the author of several graphic novels.

Now, in London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction, Michael Moorcock personally selects the best of his published, unpublished, and uncensored essays, articles, reviews, and opinions covering a wide range of subjects: books, films, politics, reminiscences of old friends, and attacks on new foes. Drawn from over fifty years of writing, including his most recent work from the pages of the Los Angeles Times, and the Guardian, along with obscure and now unobtainable sources, the pieces in London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction showcase Moorcock at his acerbic best. They include:

“London Peculiar,” an impassioned statement of Moorcock’s memories of wartime London. The architectural “improvements” wrought by the rebuilding of the city after World War Two brought cultural changes as well, many to the detriment of the city’s inhabitants.

Review of R. Crumb’s Genesis, previously unavailable in English, this lengthy review of the underground comic artist’s retelling of the first book of the Bible leads Moorcock to address nostalgia for the sixties.

“A Child’s Christmas in the Blitz” —An autobiographical recounting of Moorcock’s childhood in wartime London, with memories of the freedom and hardships he encountered during the bombings, and the happy times he spent with his parents.

These, along with dozens more, make this a collection Moorcock fans won’t want to miss, and the perfect introduction for new readers who will soon discover why Alan Moore (Watchmen) says: “Moorcock seizes the 21st century bull by its horns and wrestles it into submission with a Texan rodeo confidence.”

The Twelfth Enchantment
by David Liss

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Lucy Derrick is a young woman of good breeding and poor finances. After the death of her beloved father, she becomes the unwanted boarder of her tyrannical uncle, fending off marriage to a local mill owner. But just as she is resigned to a life of misery, a handsome stranger—the poet and notorious rake Lord Byron—arrives at her house, stricken by what seems to be a curse, and with a cryptic message for Lucy.

With England on the cusp of revolution, Lucy inexplicably finds herself awakened to a world where magic and mortals collide, and the forces of ancient nature and modern progress are at war for the soul of England … and the world. The key to victory may be connected to a cryptic volume whose powers of enchantment are unbounded. Now, challenged by ruthless enemies with ancient powers at their command, Lucy must harness newfound mystical skills to preserve humanity’s future. And enthralled by two exceptional men with designs on her heart, she must master her own desires to claim the destiny she deserves.

The Mandel Files, Volume 2: The Nano Flower
by Peter F. Hamilton

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Peter F. Hamilton’s groundbreaking Mandel Files series concludes with The Nano Flower, a tour de force of unbridled imagination and cutting-edge scientific speculation.

Greg Mandel is a psychic detective whose skills have been augmented by powerful but dangerous biotechnology. Those abilities have won him success and almost killed him many times over. Little wonder that he has settled down to the life of a gentleman farmer.

But Greg’s former employer, the mighty tech company Event Horizon, needs him once more. After Royan, hacker-genius and husband to company owner Julia Evans, mysteriously vanishes, a business rival suddenly boasts an incredible new technology. Has Royan been kidnapped and forced to work for his captors, or is the truth far stranger? The answer may lie in a gift of flowers received by Julia—flowers with DNA like nothing on Earth. Greg already has his hands full with corporate killers and other unsavory characters. Is he going to have to add aliens to the list?

The Greg Mandel trilogy—which also includes Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder, available in Volume 1—set a new standard for science fiction when it first appeared in the 1990s. The Nano Flower is every bit as gripping today—and even more timely.

Part II

Books received 5/10/12 Part I was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived at the Geek Compound.

Railsea
by China Miéville
Cover by Mike Bryan

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On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt: the giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one’s death and the other’s glory. But no matter how spectacular it is, Sham can’t shake the sense that there is more to life than traveling the endless rails of the railsea–even if his captain can think only of the hunt for the ivory-coloured mole she’s been chasing since it took her arm all those years ago. When they come across a wrecked train, at first it’s a welcome distraction. But what Sham finds in the derelict—a series of pictures hinting at something, somewhere, that should be impossible—leads to considerably more than he’d bargained for. Soon he’s hunted on all sides, by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters and salvage-scrabblers. And it might not be just Sham’s life that’s about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.

From China Miéville comes a novel for readers of all ages, a gripping and brilliantly imagined take on Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick that confirms his status as “the most original and talented voice to appear in several years.” (Science Fiction Chronicle)

Into the Dreaming
by Karen Marie Moning
Cover by Aleksandr Doodko

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Between the Highlander and Fever worlds lies a place beyond imagining.

This new edition of the novella contains more than 100 pages of bonus material, including:
• a deleted scene from Kiss of the Highlander
• a proposal for a never-published romance
• an alternate opening version of The Dark Highlander
• a sneak peek at art from the upcoming graphic novel Fever Moon

For the first time in hardcover, here is #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s novella Into the Dreaming, a tale of Highland fantasy, star-crossed lovers, and the timeless manipulation of the ancient, immortal Unseelie king. This is Moning at her romantic, funniest finest.

Free him from his ice-borne hell…

Stolen from his beloved home in the Highlands of Scotland, imprisoned in the Unseelie king’s dark, frosty kingdom, Aedan MacKinnon endured centuries of torture before becoming the icy, emotionless Vengeance, the dark king’s dispatcher of death and destruction in the mortal realm.

And in his century you both may dwell…

Aspiring romance novelist Jane Sillee has always believed that she was born in the wrong century, but she’s managed to make a decent enough life for herself—if only she could stop having those recurring dreams about a man too perfect to exist.

In the Dreaming you have loved him…

Haunted every night of her life by a devastatingly sexy Highlander who comes to her while she sleeps, Jane tries to write him out of her head and heart. As a child he protected her, as a woman he loves her.

Now in the Waking you must save him…

When an ancient tapestry bearing the likeness of her beloved Highlander arrives on her doorstep, Jane is whisked back in time to fifteenth-century Scotland, to the castle of Dun Haakon on the isle of Skye, where she is given one chance to save her dream lover… or lose him forever to the Unseelie king.

Caught in a deadly game between the light and dark courts of the Fae, Jane must find a way through the ice to the heart of her Highander. But will the love of one mortal woman be enough to defeat such ancient and ruthless immortal enemies?

Armored
Edited by John Joseph Adams
Cover by Kurt Miller

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Armor up for a metal-pounding feast of action, adventure and amazing speculation by topnotch writers (including Nebula-award winner Jack McDevitt, Sean Williams, Dan Abnet, Simon Green, and Jack Campbell) on a future warrior that might very well be just around the corner. Science fiction readers and gamers have long been fascinated by the idea of going to battle in suits of powered combat armor or at the interior controls of giant mechs.

First, when the armor starts to take over, even the generals may be at its mercy–and under its control. Then solve the problem of armored rescue when irradiated vacuum stands between the frail flesh of the living and safety. And what happens when the marriage of soldier and armor becomes a bit too intimate—and that marriage goes sour!

It’s an armor-plated clip of hard-hitting tales featuring exoskeleton adventure with fascinating takes on possible future armors ranging from the style of personal power suits seen in Starship Troopers and Halo to the servo-controlled bipedal beast-mech style encountered in Mechwarrior and Battletech.

Part I

Books received 5/10/12 Part II was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived at the Geek Compound.

Houston Astros 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

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Houston Astros: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition is a five-DVD showcase featuring four classic full television broadcasts plus and all-new documentary special Astros Memories. From the roof-raising euphoria of the Astrodome to the open-air adoration of Minute Maid Park, the cascade of emotions and joys are relived as four Essential Games of the Houston Astros are presented on DVD. Collect the most iconic games of the Houston Astros as they celebrate their 50th Anniversary in 2012!

Disc 1: 9/26/1981 – Nolan Ryan’s 5th no-hitter
Disc 2: 9/25/86 – Mike Scott no-hitter (clincher)
Disc 3: 2005 NLDS Game 4- Astros beat Cardinals to clinch berth in World Series (All 18 innings!)
Disc 4: 6/28/07 – Biggio’s 3,000th hit (5-hit performance)
Disc 5: Astros Memories. Astros Memories salutes Jimmy Wynn, Jose Cruz, Nolan Ryan, Cesar Cedeno, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. Beyond the individual heroics this DVD celebrates the 1980 and 1986 seasons and playoff runs, and magical 2003 and National League pennant-winning 2005 seasons. Loaded with Bonus Features!

The Sisters Grimm: Book Nine: The Council of Mirrors
by Michael Buckley
Art by Peter Ferguson

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In the final volume in the Sisters Grimm series, Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms and their friends must face off against the Master to decide the fate of Ferryport Landing—and the world. When Mirror fails to escape the barrier using Granny Relda’s body, he turns to his plan B: killing all the Grimms so that the magical barrier collapses. In the meantime, Sabrina has gathered the other magic mirrors as advisors on how to deal with their mortal enemy. They tell her to join forces with the Scarlet Hand against Mirror, in exchange for offering all the citizens of Ferryport Landing their freedom. This final chapter is the end of the road for several beloved characters, but the conclusion is sure to satisfy devoted fans of the series.

Pathfinder Tales: Song of the Serpent
by Hugh Matthews
Cover by Adrian Smith

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To an experienced thief like Krunzle the Quick, the merchant nation of Druma is full of treasures just waiting to be liberated. Yet when the fast-talking scoundrel gets caught stealing from one of the most powerful prophets of Kalistrade, the only option is to undertake a dangerous mission to recover the merchantlord”s runaway daughter – and the magical artifact she took with her. Armed with an arsenal of decidedly unhelpful magical items and chaperoned by an intelligent snake necklace happy to choke him into submission, Krunzle must venture far from the cities of the merchant utopia and into a series of adventures that will make him a rich man – or a corpse!

Leviathan
Written by Ian Edginton
Art by D’Israeli

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In 1928 the largest cruise liner the world has ever seen is launched. With a crew and passenger complement totalling nearly 30,000 people the Leviathan is bound for New York. However, it never reaches the Big Apple and simply… disappears!

Twenty years later – with the Leviathan stranded on an unearthly sea – Detective Sergeant Lament begins to investigate the mystery at the liner’s heart. What he discovers will change his world forever — but it might just bring the Leviathan home.

Stuff received 5/7/12 was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

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The Night Sessions
by Ken MacLeod
Cover by Stephan Martiniere

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A bishop is dead. As Detective Inspector Adam Ferguson picks through the rubble of the tiny church, he discovers that it was deliberately bombed. That it’s a terrorist act is soon beyond doubt. It’s been a long time since anyone saw anything like this. Terrorism is history….After the Middle East wars and the rising sea levels—after Armageddon and the Flood—came the Great Rejection. The first Enlightenment separated church from state. The Second Enlightenment has separated religion from politics. In this enlightened age there’s no persecution, but the millions who still believe and worship are a marginal and mistrusted minority. Now someone is killing them. At first, suspicion falls on atheists more militant than the secular authorities. But when the target list expands to include the godless, it becomes evident that something very old has risen from the ashes. Old and very, very dangerous…

Lance of Earth and Sky (The Chaos Knight, Book Two)
by Erin Hoffman
Cover by Dehong He

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Vidarian Rulorat, a captain without a ship, faces the con­sequences of opening the gate between worlds. Elemental magic is awakening across the planet after centuries of dormancy, bringing with it magically powered wonders including flying ships and ancient automata. After decades of peace, empires leap into war over long-disputed territory as their technologies shift—and on top of it all, Ariadel, Vidarian’s one great love, isn’t speaking to him. Called into service by the desperate young emperor of Alorea, Vidarian must lead skyships in a war against the neighboring southern empire, train the demoralized imperial Sky Knights to ride beasts that now shapeshift, master his own amplified elemental magic, and win back Ariadel—all without losing his mind.

Compounding his task is a political minefield laid by the Alorean Import Company, which may or may not be fomenting war across the world, and a shapeshifter that bonds to Vidarian during his early attempts to subdue the rogue birdlike seridi. And, as always, the Starhunter, goddess of chaos, is never far from Vidarian’s heels, inexorably guiding him toward her own concern: the lance of earth and sky.

Cuttlefish
by Dave Freer
Cover by Paul Young

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The smallest thing can change the path of history.
The year is 1976, and the British Empire still spans the globe. Coal drives the world, and the smog of it hangs thick over the canals of London.

Clara Calland is on the run. Hunted, along with her scientist mother, by Menshevik spies and Imperial soldiers, they flee Ireland for London. They must escape airships, treachery, and capture. Under flooded London’s canals, they join the rebels who live in the dank tunnels there.

Tim Barnabas is one of the underpeople, born to the secret town of drowned London, place of anti-imperialist republicans and Irish rebels, part of the Liberty—the people who would see a return to older values and free elections. Seeing no farther than his next meal, Tim has hired on as a submariner on the Cuttlefish, a coal-fired submarine that runs smuggled cargoes beneath the steamship patrols, to the fortress America and beyond.

When the Imperial soldiery comes ravening, Clara and her mother are forced to flee aboard the Cuttlefish. Hunted like beasts, the submarine and her crew must undertake a desperate voyage across the world, from the Faeroes to the Caribbean and finally across the Pacific to find safety. But only Clara and Tim Barnabas can steer them past treachery and disaster, to freedom in Westralia. Carried with them—a lost scientific secret that threatens the very heart of Imperial power.

Book received 5/3/12 Pyr edition was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

This month is littered with the return of several cult favorites including Bubba Ho-Tep, The Omega Man, Sneakers, and Starship Troopers. The underwhelming selection of new stuff feature Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,Open Season 3, and Shark Night.

* streaming for the first time via Netflix.

Premiering May 1:
Adaptation
The Addams Family (1991)
Addams Family Values
*Against the Dark
The Borrowers (1997)
Bubba Ho-Tep If you’ve not seen this Elvis vs mummy cult classic (based on the Joe R. Lansdale story), stop what you are doing and watch it now! My review
*The Caller (2011)
*Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Dracula III: Legacy
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
*Griff the Invisible
Groundhog Day
Hannibal (2001)
*High Anxiety
Insomnia (2002)
Karate Kid (1984)
Meet Joe Black
*Not the Messiah The Netflix description: “Spamalot” creators Eric Idle and John Du Prez penned this one-night-only musical tribute to Monty Python’s Life of Brian, an impertinent oratorio performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2009 and captured here in all its glory.
The Omega Man
*Open Season 3
Robin Hood (1991)
Sneakers
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Stuart Little
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
The Thirteenth Floor
Universal Soldier: The Return
The Wiz

Premiering May 2:
*Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
*Shark Night

Premiering May 8:
*A Darker Reality
*Giallo
*Playing House (2010)

Premiering May 10:
*G.I. Joe: Season 2.0 (1986)

Premiering May 12:
*Grimm’s Snow White

Premiering May 14:
Scar (2007)

Premiering May 15:
Ghost Adventures (2007)
*Junkyard Dog
Land of the Dead
*Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott’s Road to the Stars

Premiering May 19:
*Splintered

Premiering May 23:
*Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire

Premiering May 28:
*Beast Wars: Transformers

Premiering May 31:
*Killer Inside Me Based on the legendary Jim Thompson novel

Titles expiring soon

Expiring May 1:
Appleseed
Bloodlock
Clannad
Creep (2004)
Cyborg Cop
Dark Justice (2004)
Dragon Tiger Gate
Fallen (1998)
Frightworld
Full Contact (Xia dao Gao Fei) (1992)
The Good Witch
Gothika
Kung Fu Fighter
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Lethal Weapon
Life Beyond Earth The show’s host Timothy Ferris wrote one of my favorite science books Coming of Age in the Milky Way. Some good reading. You should check it out.
The Lodge (2008)
Look Who’s Talking Too
The Manitou
MARS Dead or Alive: Nova
Misery (1990)
Orca: The Killer Whale
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Popotan
Practical Magic
Premonition[i] ([i]Yogen) (2004)
Repo Man
Reservoir Dogs
The Resident (2011)
Resurrection (1980)
Rick Sebak: A Cemetery Special
Shaolin vs. Evil Dead
Shaolin vs. Evil Dead: Ultimate Power
Shark Hunter (2001) Before you shark lovers get all excited, this one stars Antonio Sabato Jr. Never a good sign.
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th
Species
Species II
Species III
Titan A.E.
Triangle (2009)
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Documentary narrated by William Shatner!
Vampire Journals
Vampiro
Welcome to Mars: Nova

Expiring May 7:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Absolutely brilliant thriller with Robert Shaw leading a gang who takes a subway car hostage. They demand $1 million dollars for the safe release of the passengers. Walter Matthau plays the transit cop who challenges them. Eminently re-watchable with excellent acting, direction, and script. So stop reading and watch it already.

Expiring May 9:
Double Dragon (1993)
Imagination (2007)
Sherlock Who would have imagined that one of the best visions of Doyle’s classc character would be a 21st century re-interpretation? This BBC series receives my highest recommendation and is a must watch for Holmes fans.
Street Sharks

Expiring May 12:
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
The Third Man

Expiring May 15:
Beyblade: Metal Fusion[
Iron Man: Armored Adventures
Jason and the Argonauts (1999)
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean

Expiring May 29:
Christmas Time in South Park
South Park: The Cult of Cartman
South Park The Hits: Volume 1
South Park Spook-Tacular!
South Park: A Very Buttery Collection

The above is accurate as of April 29. As with all things streaming, the info is in constant flux. YMMV.

Content courtesy of FeedFliks and Instantwatcher.

Impending Geekgasm on Netflix Instant Watch – May edition was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

In Fall 2010, twenty-eight of my friends and I compiled a list for RevSF of 52 comic series that deserved to be collected, the Uncanny Un-Collectibles: Missing Comic Book Trades. With the release of Showcase Presents: The Spectre (see below), I decided to revisit the six part bitchfest and see what else has been collected.

Sugar and Spike Archives Volume 1

Published September 14, 2011

Paul O. Miles wrote:

Showcase Presents: The Spectre
Collects SHOWCASE #60, 61 and 64, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #72, 75, 116, 180 and 199, THE SPECTRE #1-10, ADVENTURE COMICS #431-440, DC COMICS PRESENTS #29 and GHOSTS #97-99.

Published April 25, 2012

Scott A. Cupp wrote:

Showcase Presents: All-Star Squadron Vol. 1

Published April 18, 2012

Joe Crowe wrote:

The Legion of Super-Heroes: The Curse
Collects LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #297-313 and ANNUAL #2-3.

Published October 19, 2011

Paul Benjamin wrote:

Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery

Published April 4, 2012

Brandon Zuern wrote:

DC Comics Presents: Chase #1
Collects only CHASE #6-8.

Published November 10, 2010

Chase
Collects CHASE #1-9 and #1,000,000, BATMAN #550, #1-9, DC UNIVERSE SECRET FILES #1, SECRET FILES GUIDE TO THE DC UNIVERSE 2000 #31, SUPERMAN: OUR WORLDS AT WAR SECRET FILES #1, JSA SECRET FILES #2, THE FLASH SECRET FILES #3, THE JOKER: LAST LAUGH SECRET FILES #1, BATGIRL SECRET FILES #1 and HAWKMAN SECRET FILES #1.

Published December 28, 2011

Wayne Beamer wrote:

Scheduled for the first half of 2012 but not yet released collections include Showcase Presents volumes featuring Rip Hunter and Sea Devils.

It’s not surprising that these are all DC books. Of the 52 titles mentioned, 26 of them were from DC (Marvel was a distant second with 5).

Revisiting the Uncanny Un-Collectibles was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived at the Geek Compound.

Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 1
by Charles Biro, Woody Hamilton, Harry Lucey, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, George Tuska, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Frank Giacoia, Bob Wood, Dan Barry, and others
Cover by Charles Biro

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Uncut and uncensored, the infamous precode Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series of archival hardcovers! With brutal, realistic tales focusing on vile criminals, Crime Does Not Pay was one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. The series was a favorite target of Dr. Fredric Wertham and other censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority. Now revered and mythic, this collection of the first four hard-to-find Crime Does Not Pay comics features a fine roster of Golden Age creators and a new introduction by Matt Fraction (Iron Man, Casanova)!

Angel & Faith #5
Written by Christos Gage
Art by Phil Noto
Cover by Rebekah Isaacs

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It’s a dark and foggy night in London, and Angel and Faith are about to encounter a most unexpected visitor. Superceleb vampire Harmony Kendall returns! When a stalker threatens to expose one of Harm’s misdeeds, she solicits the help of wayward heroes Angel and Faith. With her little pups, her friend Clem, and her Hollywood entourage by her side, Harmony is taking the UK by storm!
* Harmony Kendall comes to London!
* Guest artist Phil Noto!

The Strain #2
Story by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Script by David Lapham
Art by Mike Huddleston

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As an eclipse covers New York City in midday darkness, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team from the Centers for Disease Control struggle to find an explanation for what happened to Flight 753. But when the symptoms don’t add up to chemical warfare, and bizarre circumstances unexplained by modern medicine arise, Ephraim begins to entertain the ramblings of a Holocaust survivor who knows too much about this unknown threat.

Part II

Comics received 4/16/12 Dark Horse edition Part I was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

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Creepy #7
Written by Joe R. & Keith Lansdale, Dan Braun, Bill Morrison, Martin Salvador, and Archie Goodwin
Art by Guus Floor, Patrick Reynolds, Wilfredo Torres, Steve Skeates, and Steve Ditko
Cover by Sanjulián

Promo copy:

Hope your New Year’s resolution was to be terrified, because Creepy is back to start 2012 with a scream! Featuring the latest from bone-chilling scribes Joe and Keith Lansdale, Christopher Taylor, and Dan Braun, this installment of the abominable anthology is sure to leave you shivering in the corner until next year!

* 48 pages of the finest in illustrated horror!

* Featuring a classic reprint from the original Creepy!

Mass Effect: Invasion #4
Story by Mac Walters
Script by John Jackson Miller
Art by Omar Francia
Cover by Massimo Carnevale

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Everything is on the line in this shocking conclusion! The surprise attack on space station Omega and its ruthless leader Aria T’Loak was only the beginning, and now Aria has been shown a bigger picture that puts the entire galaxy at risk. With the battle for Omega continuing, can Aria save her empire-and what role will she play in the greater war to come?

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—War #2
Written by John Jackson Miller
Penciled by Andrea Mutti
Inked by Gigi Baldassini
Cover by Benjamin Carré

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The Mandalorian Wars heat up as this new series about the Old Republic takes off!

Can a pacifist survive in a war zone? Jedi Zayne Carrick is having a hard time of it, first drafted and now caught in the crossfire between the Mandalorians, the Republic Navy–and even fellow Jedi!

Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1
Written by Mike Mignola & John Arcudi
Art by Tonci Zonjic
Cover by Dave Johnson

Promo copy:

When a tribe of phantom Indians start scalping policemen, Hellboy’s crime-fighting hero Lobster Johnson and his allies arrive to take on these foes and their gangster cronies!

* From the pages of Hellboy.

* First Lobster Johnson story in four years!

Part I

Comics received 4/16/12 Dark Horse edition Part II was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

[  Mood: Happy ]
[ Currently: Recording a Podcast – no really. ]
I am not a Green Lantern fan. My knowledge of the character comes from his association with Green Arrow through Justice League and the Hard Travelling Heroes. But someone who I know gushed about this storyline so much, that I thought I would pick it up.

Hal Jordan is back from the dead, and he is trying to fit back into his life and the corps. He is looked upon suspiciously by his fellow Green Lanterns because of what happened before. Surrounding him are the other Earth Green lanterns, John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner. Sinestro rises back from banishment to challenge the corps, recruiting a group of "Sinestro Corp" members to fight along side him. And the results are not good for the corps.

Geoff Johns has been credited with giving a boot in the butt to this franchise, giving it the life and sense it needed to move forward. For me, this book was fun, but it was a little confusing as I didn’t know most of the characters on sight. Geoff Johns does not give enough of the backstory for someone like me to fully follow the story.

So if you are a real GL fan, this is your book. If you were a fan and are looking to get back in, this is your book. If you are like me, this is not your book.