NBM
BONEYARD #28
(W/A) Richard Moore
When we last left the gan, Paris' childhood friend 'Lita had returned, and
turned out to be a faerie, a faerie princess no less. She's bethrothed to a
creepy prince she'd rather not marry, even though the wedding is the only thing
that will prevent a war. She needs Michael to save her by marrying her, but
royal guards attacked the gang and dragged 'Lita back to Faerie. Don't miss the
big, super-sized final blowout!
RES. from Previews Vol. XVIII #1 (JAN083804)
32pgs, B&W (28 of 28) SRP: $3.50
GEORGE MCMANUS' BRINGING UP FATHER HC
(W/A) George McManus
In 1904, a young George McManus was hired by Pulitzer's New York World as a
cartoonist. While he was there, he created such strips as The Newlyweds,
considered by comics historians to be the first family comic strip. In 1912,
William Randolph Heart hired McManus away to start a new comic strip about a guy
named Jiggs, a lower-class man who came into a lot of money. With their new
wealth, Maggie, Jiggs' wife, wanted to enter the upper crust of society but
Jiggs just wanted to hang out with his old friends at his favorite bar. This is
the classic strip, Bringing Up Father, which became the second longest-running
comic strip of the 20th century. All the dailies of the first two years of the
strips are presented here, many which have not been reprinted since their first
appearance over 90 years ago. (C: 0-0-1)
HC, 6.5x11, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95
NEW ENGLAND COMICS
THE TICK AND ARTHUR: THE COMPLETE WORKS TP
(W/A) Sean Wong
This volume collects the third Tick series, written and drawn by Runners'
creator, Sean Wong. Sean introduced many new hilarious characters on his 6-issue
watch, including Bumbling Bee, Rubber Ducky, and Crazy Blue Rocket. This
massive, 304-page tome also includes all 6 issues of The Tick's companion
series, Heroes of The City, which spotlights many other Tick heroes in their own
wacky mini-adventures. Two stories feature the early art of Mice Templar's Mike
Avon Oeming.
SC, 304pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95