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If you've come here today because you're suddenly interested in True Story Swear to God, head to your retailer with these order codes:
MAR06 2879 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD 100 STORIES TP (MAR042166) (MR) SRP: $9.95
MAR06 2880 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD VOL 1 TP (STAR17854) SRP: $14.95
MAR06 2881 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD VOL 2 THIS ONE GOES TO 11 TP (MAR052503) SRP: $12.95
It's all in this month's PREVIEWS. How's that for instant service? Demise, greatly exaggerated, etc.
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I know you can't get enough Sky Ape, because I can't get enough Sky Ape. And neither can Graig Kent over at CHUD:
"To read Sky Ape is to know Sky Ape. To know Sky Ape is to love Sky Ape.
And if you already love Sky Ape, I don't need to sell you King of Girls any further. But what if you've been living in a comic-less hovel for the past ten years? Or what if your comic shop only stocks "Big Two" and "boob war" books (and, no, I'm not being redundant, the "Big Two" here refer to Marvel and DC and not breasts)? How do I explain Sky Ape to you, the intrigued consumer? Five words: monkey with a jet pack."
Let's see... who else is lovin' on the ape? How about the Las Vegas Weekly?
"The three writers responsible for this deliriously silly conflict seem to occasionally forget all about it as they go off on weird, gag-filled tangents about the sex lives of superheroes, what the Teletubbies do in their spare time and the life of a monocle-wearing Minotaur, but the script's welcome wandering is full of so much sharp wit and so many pop culture non sequiturs it hardly matters. Richard Jenkins' simple and fun art is equal parts cartoon and coloring book, making for a funny book that's actually a funny book."
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Postmodern Barney hits you with massive double shot of AiT love with reviews of both Sky Ape:KoG and the new edition of Channel Zero. A double shot so good, he gets his own asterisked section. Gotta love Dorian, the only blogman so far who's taken a look at the revamped fourth printing of CZ:
On Sky Ape:KoG:
"I love it. It's pure comic book goodness and strangeness and the kind of wonderful nonsense I look for in comics."
On Channel Zero:
"As I said, the book makes me feel a bit old, but it's still good work. What I find particularly remarkable about it now is the art and design work that went into it. Wood is an excellent artist, with a keen eye for design, and this book, as an aesthetic object, is superlative."
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Once upon a time, long ago, Larry did an interview with David Moran at Northeast In Tune. But there was a great storm on the Internet, a storm so big that it wiped out any traces of itself and Larry's interview. But thanks to the dark magics and incantations found deep in a subterranean cave: we have discovered and resurrected this interview.
I must warn you, however, that it's a little rough around the edges from its many months of sitting on a virtual shelf, hidden from public eyes. Tread with caution.
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We're busy with our nose to the grindstones upholding our mantra of Making Comics Better. The first step in the next evolution of AiT's library comes from Jason McNamara and Tony Talbert in the form of Continuity.
"Lathe of Heaven meets Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, with just a pinch of Blade Runner" is what the ad says in the next issue of Previews. But let me tell you, this book is going to rock your ass like you just walked out of the Addicts show and into a full scale riot. While the old ladies gossip in their sewing circles, AiT is running wild in the streets."
Oh, by the way, James Sime has the first 23 pages, and he's sharing.
If it's too loud, you're too old. June 2006. AiT/Planet Lar.
--Josh
