{"id":289,"date":"2010-10-28T00:58:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T00:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/10\/28\/comicsgraphic-novels-received-102710\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:36","slug":"comicsgraphic-novels-received-102710","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/10\/28\/comicsgraphic-novels-received-102710\/","title":{"rendered":"Comics\/Graphic Novels received 10\/27\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n

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Victorian Undead<\/span><\/a>
\nWritten by Ian Edginton
\nArt by Davide Fabbri with Tom Mandrake<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 1854, a meteor streaked across London’s skies, bringing with it a zombie plague. For twenty years, Her Majesty’s Secret Service has kept the threat under control. But now dastardly fiend Moriarty is using the zombies in an attempt to overthrow the Victorian government. It’s up to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to face off against their greatest foe and his zombie minions!<\/p>\n

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Abattoir<\/span> #1<\/a>
\nCreated by Darren Lynn Bousman
\nConcept by Michael Peterson
\nWritten by Rob Levin &amp; Troy Peteri
\nIllustrated by Bing Casino<\/span><\/p>\n

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After a brutal massacre takes place in a gorgeous house, real estate agent and family man Richard Ashwalt is assigned the impossible task of picking up the pieces and selling the property. As Richard inspects the blood-soaked grounds, a twisted old man hourneys to the house with a sinister and terrifying purpose. Richard is about to be drawn into a web of shadows, murders and massacres that will shatter him to his very core!<\/p>\n

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Hot Wire: Deep Cut<\/span> #2<\/a>
\nCreated by Steve Pugh &amp; Warren Ellis
\nWritten and Illustrated by Steve Pugh<\/span><\/p>\n

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For detective exorcist Alice Hotwire, waking in a jail cell is an unwelcome flashback to her youth. With Bertus Rantz and his team of private contractor ghost-hunters out to win a permanent city contract by any means necessary, Alice must first escape to keep the job she hates, then compete with Rantz to capture a blue-light possessed robot and rescue the injured woman he has taken hostage. Can Alice outwit Rantz, who has little intention of bringing them in "alive", save the hostage and return safely home to her boyfriend from hell?<\/p>\n

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North 40<\/span><\/a>
\nWritten by Aaron Williams
\nArt by Fiona Staples<\/span><\/p>\n

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The residents of an isolated rural area discover superhuman and supernatural power in their midst. But the power stops at the county line. Inside the afflicted area, something ancient and malevolent stirs and new monsters arise… The series concentrates on young Wyatt, an unlikely hero from the wrong side of the tracks as well as Sheriff Morgan (and his odd past) and town outcast Amanda. They’ll have to combine their efforts to keep the county from imploding…or being eaten by mighty Cthulhu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Victorian Undead Written by Ian Edginton Art by Davide Fabbri with Tom Mandrake Promo copy: In 1854, a meteor streaked across London’s skies, … Continue reading →<\/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-289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n