in case you missed it…the collected SHAMAN is on @comixology!
In Stores this September: The Lost Work of Will Eisner
Our wonderful backer friends on Kickstarter already know that The Lost Work of Will Eisner is finishing up its printing process and is coming our way very soon.
Well, it’s also making its way into comic shops and bookstores this September, for all those who missed the initial campaign. We’re excited and honored to be bringing these brand “new” Eisner comics onto the shelves that his work helped build.
If you want to make sure they’ll have it in stock (for yourself or the greater good!), you can print this and bring it to your local comic shop:
Here’s that same flyer in color if you’d like to share online:
We’ll leave you with a peek at one of the shiny advance copies we’ve been cherishing here ourselves…
Tuesday Tease: Once Upon a Time Machine vol. 2
Tuesday Tease: Once Upon a Time Machine vol. 2
The book that brought Locust Moon together is coming back with a sequel! Once Upon a Time Machine began as a grassroots, pie-in-the-the-sky idea for an anthology by a bunch of folks trying to break into the industry (helped out by a few of our favorite artists, including Brandon Graham, Jill Thompson, Khoi Pham, & Todd Klein). It was picked up by Dark Horse and published as a big, beautiful,…
This past Friday night, we had to say goodbye to @locustmooncomics’ beautiful shop.
A few weeks beforehand, Rafer Roberts (@plasticfarm) suggested the idea of making some kind of tribute comic as a surprise gift for the Locust Moon boys, with a riff on Goodnight Moon, and I don’t think he knew just how seriously I’d take that challenge. It was an immediate frenzy of sending emails, writing the book’s poem, calling in half a dozen favors… and this beautiful beast came together.
We’re not ones to say goodbye, so instead, we said “good night” to Josh and Chris’ magical store - where I spent so many days and nights meeting incredible creators, hung out with my favorite people, and was only a drunk stumble away from my front door - with the help of so many generous, fabulous people. We love you boys, so here’s to your next adventure!
Please enjoy Goodnight Locust Moon.
One million thanks to Farel Dalrymple, @jarreauwimberly, @cynwhy, Denis Kitchen, @weshoyot, @msgier, @andreatsurumi, Dean Haspiel, Bob Sikoryak, and everyone else who helped make this happen. ❤🌛 ❤
Tears.
My Best of 2015
Single Issues/One-Shots/Graphic Novels
Someone’s best is always someone’s worst, so in that regard, here’s MY favorite comics of 2015. Do check em out!
Shaman
By Ben Kahn and Bruno Hidalgo
Published by Locust Moon Press
Superhero comics done weird. Kinda like Umbrella Academy or Street Angel, but a lot darker and funnier.
Junction True
By Vince Lock and Ray Fawkes
Published by Top Shelf Productions
Nihilistic futurist epic about body modification, love and death. With Vince Locke providing gorgeously dark watercolor painted pages, this is the book for all goths, punks and dark hearted individuals.
Butter & Blood
By Steven Weissman
Published by Retrofit Comics
I might be a little biased since Steven Weissman is one of my all time favorite comics makers, but this collection of his odds and ends is a marvel in so many ways. His art is eclectic and his humour dry and dark, I love this book!
I Hate Fairyland #1
By Skottie Young
Published by Image Comics
Colorful insanity all balled up in a tormented little girl on a killing spree! What more could you ask for from a comic book adventure?! Young’s art is hitting on all cylinders in this issue. The manicness is enrapturing and the sheer weirdness of this concept is everything I could ask for from a fairytale!
Trashed
By Derf
Published by Abrams Comics Art
One of the most entertaining and informative comics I’ve ever read. Done with humor and intelligence beyond compare. Derf’s signature art has also never been better. Pure brilliance on display here!
The Age of Selfishness
By Darryle Cunnigham
Published by Abrams Comics Art
The world right now is a messed up place in so many ways. Darryl Cunningham makes a good point that much of our problems lies in our pursuit of money, stuff and whatever reaffirms our own beliefs. With deep philosophical and economical points, Cunningham lays out a genius case for all the problems that ail us as a society. A truly brilliant and heady read, it’s forever one of my favorite comic books.
Last Mountain #2
By Dakota McFadzean
Published by Birdcage Bottom Books
A story of youth, bullies and rebellion. The main character is a damaged soul with problems at home and with his own mental issues. He’s not a sympathetic character necessarily, but this is still an involving read. Deep stuff, well drawn, definitely one of the best single issues I’ve read this year.
Kaijumax #1
By Zander Cannon
Published by Oni Press
The giant monster genre done in a whole new way! Collected into a massive prison to keep humanity protected, yet the monsters get involved in all kinds of prison drama, reminiscent of our popular human procedural dramas. Quite the interesting concept and features just gorgeous art by Zander Cannon. This first issue just blew me away!
Alex & Ada #13
By Sarah Vaughn and Jonathan Luna
Published by Image Comics
While I adored this entire series, issue 13 was the one that hit me the hardest. While on the surface this story was about a young man falling in love with an A.I. Robot, underneath there was so much subtle depth. This issue brought all that subtlety to the surface and I will admit, I cried a bit. Refugees, racism, prejudism, sexism, it’s tough stuff. This series was so powerful on so many levels, so while #13 was a super sad issue, the series overall did end happily.
BPRD: Hell on Earth #136
By Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Dave Stewart and Laurence Campbell
Published by Dark Horse Comics
So after all these years, one of the Ogdru Jahad has returned to Earth. Clearly things went from bad to apocalypse just like that. With one of the original bad guys roaming Earth, it can’t be much longer till the ultimate climax comes. The darkness and creeping despair that fills this issue is everything this longtime BPRD reader has been both waiting for and dreading. Things are so bleak, but so damn entertaining. I love this book!
Yay for Shaman!
The 5-issue collection is in stores and available through our site now:
http://locustmoon.storenvy.com/products/14171928-shaman-vol-1
And individual issues are coming out monthly for just $1.99 a piece on comiXology!
https://www.comixology.com/Shaman-2/digital-comic/320315
Top Selling comiXology Submit Titles 12/18
The Force is strong this week as the our our neighbors from the north grab the top two spots in this week’s @comixology Submit Top Selling List, with Captain Canuck #6 and The Secret Loves of Geek Girls. If you haven’t had a chance to try the series from the superstar team of Kalman Andrasofsky and Leonard Kirk, nows your chance, as the first story arc concludes. @hopelnicholson successfully funded The Secret Loves of Geek Girls through Kickstarter and recently announced that Dark Horse will be publishing a variant version of the anthology in October 2016.
Locust Moon Press is back again this week with their landmark collaboration between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Eisner-winning minds behind Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream. Legendary writers and artists team up to present their interpretations of the timeless tale of Prometheus’ gift of fire featuring works by Grant Morrison, Paul Pope, Dave McKean, Bill Sienkiewicz, Farel Dalrymple, Yuko Shimizu and David Mack.
And finally Natasha Alterici’s break out Viking epic: Heathen returns! The story of a young Viking woman on a mission to end the tyrannical reign of god-king Odin during a time of warfare, slavery, and the subjugation of women is not to be missed and Natasha Alterici is a creator to watch.
“Amazing… Powerful, grounded fantasy with a feminist angle.” — Joshua Hale Fialkov, Eisner, Harvey, and Emmy award nominated writer of Elk’s Run, The Bunker and Tumor
- Captain Canuck (2015-) #6 — @captaincanuckinc
- The Secret Loves of Geek Girls — @hopelnicholson
- Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire #4 — Tesladyne
- Prometheus Eternal — @locustmooncomics
- Heathen #4 — Literati Press
- Tarot, Witch of the Black Rose #41 — Broadsword Comics
- Monster World #1 — @americangothicpress
- Spirit Leaves #1 — Chapterhouse Comics
- Leaving Megalopolis — @gailsimone & Jim Calafiore
- Summons #1 — Think Alike Productions
Now go see Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
Locust Moon Closing Sale
Hello dears. Do you want incredibly awesome comics for embarrassingly cheap prices? Come to Locust Moon. We’re winding down our final days in the retail business, and we want to get our books into your hands before we mysteriously shutter our doors, Wonka-style. First of all – ALL recent single issue comics are $1. Every stapled comic that’s normally cover price is on sale for a measly buck. And…
Biggest Sale, Littlest Nemo!
You know that LITTLE NEMO: DREAM ANOTHER DREAM book? The super giant one that was filled with legendary cartoonists and won all those Eisner and Harvey awards? Remember how bad you wanted it, but how it was just a little bit out of your price range? How it seemed to dance, big and beautiful and filled with glorious broadsheet comics, just out of your financial reach? Dream no longer, friends. In…
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