
Yoe Books/IDW is having comics fans choose which cover they’re going to use for the about-to-be-printed book, “Bob Powell’s Terror”, which reprints the cult favorite’s 1950s most terrifying horror comics!
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Yoe Books/IDW is having comics fans choose which cover they’re going to use for the about-to-be-printed book, “Bob Powell’s Terror”, which reprints the cult favorite’s 1950s most terrifying horror comics!

Before I go any further, these comics are not aimed at me…nor should they be. I am a long lapsed superhero reader, but surely not the kind that the DCnÜ wants to entice into reading their comics. So accept this as just one review out of 8264 that will be posted today and tomorrow. AND YEAH. SPOILERS. so don’t read until you’ve read the comics in question.

Here’s an update on the status of the CCS Schulz Library, which was endangered by flood waters but saved by a plucky and heartwarming band of volunteers who risked danger and dampness to rescue every single book from the library. Although the books are high and dry, the building they were housed in is in questionable shape, and the books are extremely jumbled from the sudden move. In order to get things organized for the new class, arriving in scant days, a call has gone out for some help:

If you couldn’t stay up late enough for midnight madness last night, Jim Lee and Geoff Johns will be at Manhattan Comics on 10 E. 23rd St., between Broadway and Madison sometime between 11 and 1 pm today to sign. They will only be there for about 30 minutes. Everything in the store, except new books is 52 percent off today only, so it’s also a good chance to grab some other loot.
No pizza will be served, unfortunately.

Yesterday, ICv2 ran a three-part interview with DC co-publishers Dan DiDio and JIm Lee which is, if not the most substantial comics business site run interview with the duo ever then the most comprehensive since the reboot. Brigid runs down all the high points but in case anyone missed it, here’s Part 1, Part 2 andPart 3. It covers everything from the obvious “Why ARE you doing this?” — to questions on mass market, digital, and so on. The net effect, as seen in mainstream interviews of late, is that things weren’t working — the price decrease didn’t bring in enough new readers, stories were flat and piracy is hurting. But there are some familiar themes as well. Asked about The Way Forward, they respond:

Oh boy, good thing the week before Labor Day is always a quiet week in comic-book land! We managed to scrape together some news items.

Scott Morse and Skottie Young have been doing a gorgeous sketchblog for a while, and now it’s morphed into a webcomic abuot the adventures of two creatures named Asher and Spittle. The strip itself has no name.
But it will be well-drawn.

Confirming rumors, it’s been announced that Justice League has indeed sold out. Nikki Finke gets the scoop:
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