{"id":147,"date":"2011-08-03T02:11:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T02:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/03\/graphic-novelscomics-received-8211\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:28","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:28","slug":"graphic-novelscomics-received-8211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/03\/graphic-novelscomics-received-8211\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Novels\/Comics received 8\/2\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/reader\/160309024X\/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41JmwC2GkxL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Homeland-Directive-Robert-Venditti\/dp\/160309024X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1312335306&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Homeland Directive<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWritten by Robert Venditti<br \/>\nArt by Mike Huddleston<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A new thriller from the author of the <span style=\"font-style: italic\">New York Times<\/span> bestseller <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Surrogates-Operators-Manual-Special-Hardcover\/dp\/1603090452\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1312335561&amp;amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Surrogates<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>As a leading researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Laura Regan is one of the world\u2019s foremost authorities on viral and bacteriological study. Having dedicated her career to halting the spread of infectious disease, she has always considered herself one of the good guys. But when her research partner is murdered and Laura is blamed for the crime, she finds herself at the heart of a vast and deadly conspiracy. Aided by three rogue federal agents who believe the government is behind the frame-up, Laura must evade law enforcement, mercenaries, and a team of cyber-detectives who know more about her life than she does\u2014all while trying to expose a sinister plot that will impact the lives of every American.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the Orwellian present, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Homeland Directive<\/span> confronts one of the vital questions of our time: In an era when technology can either doom or save us, is it possible for personal privacy and national security to coexist?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Vendetti&#8217;s first major work since the magnificent <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Surrogates<\/span> (don&#8217;t hate on it because of the awful movie) is a MUST read. I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=4587\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">interviewed Vendetti<\/a> (along with his <span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Surrogates<\/span> cohort artist Brett Weldele) in 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/8800018694e38aaa8244f4.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/radicalpublishing.com\/titles\/abattoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Abattoir<\/span> #6<\/a><br \/>\nCreated by Darren Lynn Bousman<br \/>\nConceived by Michael Peterson<br \/>\nWritten by Rob Levin &amp;amp; Troy Peteri<br \/>\nPencils by Wayne Nichols<br \/>\nColors by Andrei Pervukhin<br \/>\nCover by Tae Young Choi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><br \/>\nThe mysteries surrounding Jebediah Crone, the eerie old man who has singlehandedly succeeded in destroying Richard&#8217;s once-normal life, has all but unraveled . Driven to the edge of sanity, Richard sets out to finally confront Crone in a desperate, last-ditch effort to clear his name of false murder allegations, return to his family and reclaim his life. Will Richard succeed, or will he succumb to the unimaginable horrors hidden within the depths of the Abattoir?<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/42633924e38ad35238c8.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagecomics.com\/comics\/4119\/Vault-1-of-3-\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Vault<\/span> #1<\/a><br \/>\nScript by Sam Sarkar<br \/>\nArt by Garrie Gastonny<br \/>\nCover by Bagus Hutomo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A small team of treasure hunters struggles to excavate a dangerous and legendary treasure pit before a massive storm hits Sable Island, the &#8216;Graveyard of the North Atlantic&#8217;. Equipped with all the latest technology, the scientists believe they are prepared against all of nature&#8217;s fury, but nothing can prepare them for what they are about to unleash from The Vault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. The Homeland Directive Written by Robert Venditti Art by Mike Huddleston Promo copy: A new thriller from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Surrogates! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/03\/graphic-novelscomics-received-8211\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.2.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/03\/graphic-novelscomics-received-8211\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graphic Novels\/Comics received 8\/2\/11 - The Geek Curmudgeon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. 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