{"id":272,"date":"2010-11-21T04:01:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-21T04:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/11\/21\/graphic-novelscomics-received-112010\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:35","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:35","slug":"graphic-novelscomics-received-112010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/11\/21\/graphic-novelscomics-received-112010\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic novels\/comics received 11\/20\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61cyXVSsszL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Superman-vs-Muhammad-Ali-Facsimile\/dp\/1401228720\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1290310923&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Superman vs. Muhammad Ali<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCo-written by Dennis O&#8217;Neil<br \/>\nCo-written and illustrated by Neal Adams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The legendary science fiction epic that brought together The Man of Steel and The Greatest is back in two spectacular hardcover editions!<\/p>\n<p>In 1978, an alien race called the Scrubb demands that Earth&#8217;s greatest champion battle their world&#8217;s own greatest fighter. Both Superman and Muhammad Ali step forward \u2014 and to determine who is truly Earth&#8217;s greatest fighter, Superman temporarily loses his powers and faces Ali in the ring. Ultimately, the duo must work together to defeat the Scrubb, with Ali taking on their champion while Superman battles their space-armada.<\/p>\n<p>The facsimile edition hardcover reprints this hard\u2013to\u2013find title at its original size of approximately 10&quot; wide by 13.25&quot; high!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Now how do I get my mitts on the very cool <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/dcdirect\/?dcd=15078\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI Statue<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9px;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Click on image to enlarge<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/1\/5\/15078_180x270.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.radicalpublishing.com\/\/images\/titles\/afterdark\/covers\/afterdark2_cover_main.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radicalpublishing.com\/titles\/comics\/after-dark?series_id=18&amp;amp;issue_id=174\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">After Dark<\/span> #2<\/a><br \/>\nCreated by: Antoine Fuqua &amp;amp; Wesley Snipes<br \/>\nWritten by: Peter Milligan<br \/>\nPencils and Inks by: Leonardo Manco<br \/>\nPaints by: Kinsun Loh, Jerry Choo &amp;amp; Sansan Saw<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On a world where sunlight is safety and darkness is certain death, riots have begun amongst the discontented citizens of the planet. In order to quell these riots and bring hope back to the people, the military has gathered a rag-tag group of both <br \/>\nspecialists and known criminals to search for the one last shining hope for the human race: a woman known only as Angel. <\/p>\n<p>Leading the group across the darkness is Omar, a Bedouin with the ability to navigate the world by reading the sky. But when Trooper Jones gets sick with a viral strain within the first 24 hours of the mission, the ship&#8217;s doctor decides to dump her into the darkness and move on. In response, Omar, the femme fatale Ana, and gang brawler Monclare journey outside the ship on the cusp of darkness to get Jones some much needed help. However, when darkness does descend, Jones commits suicide and the ship leaves the three pilgrims alone in the dark to perish&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.radicalpublishing.com\/\/images\/titles\/damaged\/covers\/dam_flipbook_main.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radicalpublishing.com\/titles\/comics\/hollowpoint?series_id=50&amp;amp;issue_id=187\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Damaged\/Hollow Point Flipbook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Damaged<\/span><br \/>\nCreated by: Michael Schwarz &amp;amp; John Schwarz<br \/>\nWritten by: David Lapham<br \/>\nIllustrated by: Dennis Calero<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Hollow Point<\/span><br \/>\nCreated by: Ron Brinkerhoff<br \/>\nWritten by: David Hine<br \/>\nIllustrated by: Elia Bonetti<br \/>\nPaints by: Ong Chew Peng<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Radical Premiere&#8217;s TWO new titles in one convenient $1.00 preview!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Damaged<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Created by Full Clip Productions\u2019 John Schwarz and Michael Schwarz, and written by Eisner Award winner David Lapham (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Stray Bullets<\/span>), a tale of two brothers committed to justice in different ways \u2013 one inside the law, one violently beyond it.  Now, with the end of their careers approaching, they must train their replacements, hoping to remake each in their image.  But the vigilante code has changed and the brothers are left unprepared for the true lawlessness and corruption that is about to be unleashed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Hollow Point<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After surviving a near fatal gunshot wound to the head, a notorious assassin begins to experience disturbing visions from beyond the grave. He soon realizeds the bullet meant to kill him has opened a third eye into the spirit realm. Tortured by his own blood-soaked legacy, he is given a rare chance at redemption by avenging the ghosts of victim&#8217;s past. With the dead as his new employer, he accepts a final contract that plummets him deep into the murky shadows of the underworld, where he will be forced to contront the ghosts of his past and battle an evil even greater than himself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. 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