Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound.
(Ok.. technically, Vertigo and Wildstorm but they’re all part of DC Comics.)
Shade the Changing Man: The American Scream Written by Peter Milligan Art by Chris Bachalo & Mark Pennington
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Shade is back in this new printing of the groundbreaking Vertigo trade from writer Peter Milligan. Collecting the first six SHADE issues, beginning with Kathy George’s encounter with Shade’s arrival on Earth from his home dimension of Meta – in the body of her parents’ killer. From there, Shade and Kathy journey into America’s collective unconscious to find the evil known only as The American Scream.
These are the classic Vertigo stories written by Peter Milligan, so if you’ve been digging the acclaimed writer’s work on GREEK STREET and HELLBLAZER, be sure to pick up this new printing of Milligan’s earlier work!
Shade The Changing Man Vol. 2: Edge of Vision Written by Peter Milligan Art by Chris Bachalo & Mark Pennington
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This new, second volume collects SHADE THE CHANGING MAN #7-13 for the first time ever, as Shade and Kathy George continue their epic, mind-bending journey into the heartland of a nation on the trail of The American Scream.
The third and lesser known of the alternative-infused late 80’s, early 90’s DC superhero triumvirate (along with Gaiman’s Sandman and Morrison’s Animal Man) that lead directly to the Vertigo imprint, Shade the Changing Man launched the careers of Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo. I’m really looking forward to re-reading these bizarre comics. With 2010 being the 20th anniversary of the series, expect a forthcoming column focusing on the Nexus Graphica favorite.
Winter Men Written by Brett Lewis Art by John Paul Leon
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In the now-collapsed Soviet Union, the subjects of a Super Hero experiment must pick up the shattered pieces of their lives and carry on. But who – or what – is the deadly threat that’s stalking them all? Collecting THE WINTER MEN #1-5 and the WINTER MEN WINTER SPECIAL.