Upcoming Furry Comics for August 2001
Doodles
listing arrives and with it, this little missive. There's a lot of titles
this month, including one or two real surprises.
pg 31
DARK HORSE
Usagi Yojimbo #60 - $2.99 - order #JUN020019
The conclusion of the "Crows" storyline. Usagi's mentor Katsuichi faces the
swordmaster Koji. Who will win?
pg 34
Felix the Cat's Greatest Hits TPB - $9.95 - order #JUN020024
A collection of stories starring the famous black feline, with covers by the
late Dan DeCarlo and Todd McFarlane.
pg 80
DC COMICS
This month, DC is doing some _really_ strange moves that should bring back a
few memories and a few nightmares, starting with this title:
JLA: The Island of Dr. Moreau - $6.95 - order #JUN020436
That's right, folks. This TPB written by Roy Thomas and with art by Steve
Pugh is a cross between the story of the Justice League of America and H.G.
Well's classic SF novel. I don't know whether to laugh, cry or run away...
pg 82
Looney Tunes #93 - $2.25 - order #JUN020452
This issue includes a tribute to the late, great Chuck Jones, as only Wile
E. and the Roadrunner can do it.
pg 83
Scooby-Doo #63 - $2.25 - order #JUN020454
"The Dragon's Eye" continues.
pg 85
Thundercats #0 - $2.50 - order #JUN020463
Thundercats #1 - $2.95 - order #JUN020464
Yes, folks, you've read that right. They're bringing back the Thundercats
for a 5-issue limited series. Issue #0 is an introduction to the new
series, written by J. Scott Campbell and Ford Lyle Gilmore, with all art
including the cover as done by Campbell. The main series is also written
by Gilmore with art and cover by Ed McGuinness and Jason Martin. Picking up
where the cartoon series left off, Lion-O and the rest of the crew have to
stop Mumm-Ra from being freed from his imprisonment in the Shadow Realm.
There will also be a variant cover for the first issue by Arthur Adams. DC
is pushing the series hard, even going to the effort to put it on the back
cover of the Diamond catalog and the front page of their section inside.
Image Comics, not to be outdone, is bringing back "Battle of the Planets."
I'm not joking...
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #4 - $2.95 - order #JUN020467
I just want to see more of that cheetah guy.
pg 117
IMAGE COMICS
Liberty Meadows #27 - $2.95 - order #JUN021389
Picking up where they left off, Brandy goes with the boys to her first comic
book convention. Could be worse. Could be Feral...
pg 178
MARVEL COMICS
Marvel Mangaverse #5 - $2.25 - order #JUN021762
Marvel refuses to give any details, but it shows a couple of cat people and
it's written by Ben Dunn, so who knows? HEY MARVEL? HOW ABOUT A FEW PLOT
SUMMARIES IN THE CATALOGS?
pg 213
ALTERNATIVE COMICS
Peanutbutter & Jeremy: Nest and Window Exchange - $2.95 - order #JUN021978
This issue of the all-ages title finds feline PB getting his hat stuck too
tight on his head and asking Jeremy the crow for help. Break out the
crowbars!
pg 220
ANTARCTIC PRESS
Gold Digger #35 - $2.99 - order #JUN022000
Ninja High School #98 - $2.99 - order #JUN022006
pg 224
ASTONISH COMICS
Herobear & The Kid Volume 1 HC - $49.95 - order #JUN022029
The complete first series collected by Mike Kunkel, with additional
background and sketch material. As an aside, Kunkel's just optioned the
series to Universal/MCA, so sometime soon we may see this tale on the silver
screen.
pg 239
BLIND WOLF COMICS
Patrick The Wolf Boy Sci-Fi Special - $2.95 - order #JUN022089
In this issue, Patrick plays tribute to many SF classics. Can we get him to
eat Jar-Jar?
pg 296
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Alice in Sexland #5 - $3.50 - order #JUN022333
ADULTS ONLY Alice, Bunny & Cheshire find a strange house where all the
furniture has some unusual abilities. And if you can't figure it out at
this point in the series, seek therapy.
pg 310
MU PRESS
Wild Kingdom #14 - $3.50 - order #JUN022418
ADULTS ONLY A genie offers three wishes to a furry fanboy in a tale by Paul
Kidd and illustrated by Harrison Wood and Takagawa. Let's just say that
Paul never met me, because the ways of djinns are well known to me and
there's no way I'd make the mistakes this guy does. Also contains the
beginning of a serial by Edd Vick & Kyle Miller called "The Journals of
Bonnie Bright" and story by Matt McAndrews.
NBM PUBLISHING
Oddballz #3 - $2.95 - order #JUN022419
More strangeness with Lewis Trondheim's McConey.
pg 316
ONI PRESS
Mutant, Texas #3 - $2.95 - order #JUN022438
Sheriff Ida Red meets a kitty. Our kind of kitty...
pg 322
RADIO COMIX
Furrlough #116 - $2.99 - order #JUN022461
More "Romanics," more "Ebin & May," and more crunchy goodness from the
longest-running furry anthology series around.
pg 324
Big Funnies #6 - $3.99 - order #JUN022463
ADULTS ONLY 48 pages of Karno & Friends. That pretty much says it all...
Genus #55 - $3.50 - order #JUN022464
ADULTS ONLY Along with a sneak peek of the series "Green Ginger" by Greg
Panovich, this issue sports a cover by Susan Meyer and interior tales by
Sutton, Howell & DAQ, as well as Daria McGrain & Molly.
pg 325
SHANDA FANTASY ARTS
Shanda the Panda #35 - $4.99 - order #JUN022477
Resolicited from Feb. I normally don't list these, but the small pubs
sometimes need help.
pg 326
SFA Swimsuit Special #1 - $4.99 - order #JUN022478
Because "Hit The Beach" is _not_ enough. =};-3
Fantastic Furry Stories #4 - $4.99 - order #JUN022479
And now, boys and girls, Unca Spooge has a cautionary tale about something
wicked coming from Viz Comics. They've already infested America with the
Pokemon, which led to the Digimon and even those half-assed Monster Ranch
titles. But now, the Land of the Rising Sun is unleashing a new horror.
One so ubercute as to make The adventures of Ash & Pikachu look like "The
Heart of Darkness." Yes, I'm speaking of...
HAMTARO!
LITTLE JIMMINY CRICKET PEST BASTARD HAMSTER!!!!!
*gulp* Just taking my medicine.
On Monday, The Cartoon Network will start showing episodes of this imported
series. Episodes about the adventures of all the little Ham Hams,
including...
HAMTARO!
YOU PIG-SCHTUPPING SONOFABITCH RODENT! YOU SHOULD BE FED TO A SNAKE AND
SHIT OVER A CLIFF!!!
*gulp* I'm going to run out at this rate.
Viz is releasing numerous books based on the series, and there will be all
sorts of knick-knacks and dross released soon. In Japan, you can't go five
feet without running into...
HAMTARO!
AAEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
*GULP* Took the whole bottle....
So beware, little children. Beware or soon your souls will be sucked out by
the black-pupils of...
HAMTARO!
GODFUCKINGDAMNEDPISSPOORCHRISTONACRACKERWANTSMETOASSRAPETRAINED
GIBBONSWITHTHEDISEASEDPENISOFALEPROSYPLAGUEDWHALE#*%$$%#)*&^&$.....
[Sorry, kids. Unca Spooge has been carried off by the nice young men in the
white coats, muttering naughty things. Guess that's all for the month.
Maybe he'll be back, if they don't run out of lithium...]
Philip M. Cohen
pg 223
Archie Comic Publications
Sonic the Hedgehog #114 - 32pg - $1.99 - order #JUN022026
Yes, I betray Dan DeCarlo's memory by even mentioning this for
completeness. My soul is black.
pg 244
Broadsword Comics
3 Little Kittens #1 - 32pg - $2.95 - order #JUN022104
'Jim Balent's new series, 3 Little Kittens: Purrr-fect Weapons, is a
three-part mini-series subtitled, Puss 'n' Bullets! A fun feline
action/adventure comic for all you lovers of gun-totin', karate-kickin',
cat-fightin' gals who battle terrorismà while wearing the latest in
Kitten Technology!' And so on. I presume this is just skinnies in
catsuits, but not having the print catalog I can't tell, so just in
case.... There's also a $19.99 deluxe edition with a lithograph or
thong panties or something.
pg 274
Death Ray Graphics
Deep Fried: We're #1 - b&w, 48pg - $5.95 - order #JUN022214
'The first issue of the new, larger format for this critically acclaimed
twisted humor series spotlights America's adrenaline pumping War on
Terrorism! This issue features numerous selections from the syndicated
Deep Fried comic strip . . . . Meanwhile, Beepo and Roadkill "Hulk out"
and give America's enemies what they have coming, then go on to endure
the horror of a "furry" convention where they meet Roadkill's original
owner! MATURE READERS'
I don't know if there are any anthropomorphics here, but it seems to be
relevant to the primary topic of alt.fan.furry, whining about the
fandom, so I include it.
pg 277
Dragon Candy Productions
Seven Cities of Elhazz #1 - b&w, 32pg - $3.00 - order #JUN02226
'The first true human is born into an embattled world of highly evolved
animals with the task of creating peace between the warring nations.
Monkeys kill lions, pigs kill monkeys! Some will keep their limbs and
some will be maimed! Don't miss this groundbreaking first issue from
Andrew Strawder!' I pass.
pg 292
Fantagraphics Books
Mystic Funnies #3 - b&w, 32pg - $3.95 - order #JUN02286
Not furry for the most part, but: 'And don't miss Super Duck, The
Cockeyed Wonder in "Freak Show," an outrageous six-page parody of a
certain iconic Duck family of animation and comic book fame.' 'MATURE
READERS' From the daddy of Fritz the Cat.
pg 294
The House at Maakies Corner - hardcover, b&w, 96pg - $19.95 - order
#JUN022303
'The House at Maakies Corner features a year and a half's worth of
Maakies in a beautiful, deluxe hardcover oversized 12" x 7" format that
complements the strip's elegant and classical style.' Drinky Crow, Uncle
Gabby the chimp, seagoing French crocodile foes, and occasional humans.
pg 322
Pure Imagination Publishing
Complete Jack Kirby Volume 4, 1947B - hardcover, 8.5x11, 200pg - $40.00
- order #JUN022459; also softcover resolicited from Jun 1999, $25.00 -
order #JUN022460
'Gripping crime stories, ridiculous funny animals, scrappy kid gangs,
and slap-stick love stories highlight the fourth volume dedicated to the
work of the King of Comics, Jack Kirby.' Well, it's got a bit o' furry
in it.
--
Always carry a grapefruit, Treesong
Mike & Carole Curtis
Doodles <dood...@cheesies.pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:adc5ms$v1p$1...@raccoon.fur.com...
>
> pg 325
> SHANDA FANTASY ARTS
> Shanda the Panda #35 - $4.99 - order #JUN022477
> Resolicited from Feb. I normally don't list these, but the small pubs
> sometimes need help.
We appreciate it. Basically I didn't have time to WRITE it due to another
cancer scare regarding Carole, which thankfully didn't materialize. Kept us
running back and forth to the doctor a lot though.
So I postponed the book rather than it being incredibly late.
>
> pg 326
> SFA Swimsuit Special #1 - $4.99 - order #JUN022478
> Because "Hit The Beach" is _not_ enough. =};-3
Basically we want to do a AMAZING HEROES FURRY SWIMSUIT special, focusing on
characters in furry comics here.
Mike
FurrySaint
Carole Curtis" <shan...@cyberback.com> wrote:
>Doodles <dood...@cheesies.pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:adc5ms$v1p$1...@raccoon.fur.com...
>>
>> SFA Swimsuit Special #1 - $4.99 - order #JUN022478
>> Because "Hit The Beach" is _not_ enough. =};-3
>
>Basically we want to do a AMAZING HEROES FURRY SWIMSUIT special, focusing on
>characters in furry comics here.
Ooooh... I remember those! Those were cool. That's a damn neat idea,
Mike. ^_^v
--John F. Martin
--FurrySaint at hotmail dot com
Arc Impulse! Makoto/Ami!
http://arcimpulse.shoujoai.com
Wild Card
<shan...@cyberback.com> wrote:
>Doodles <dood...@cheesies.pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:adc5ms$v1p$1...@raccoon.fur.com...
>>
>> pg 325
>> SHANDA FANTASY ARTS
>> Shanda the Panda #35 - $4.99 - order #JUN022477
>> Resolicited from Feb. I normally don't list these, but the small pubs
>> sometimes need help.
And it's a darned good book on top of that! And the rotating artists
means that if you don't like the look of a specific issue for some
reason, the next issue or two will have someone different drawing it
which you may like better.
>We appreciate it. Basically I didn't have time to WRITE it due to another
>cancer scare regarding Carole, which thankfully didn't materialize. Kept us
>running back and forth to the doctor a lot though.
>So I postponed the book rather than it being incredibly late.
Oh, shit!! I'm VERY glad to hear this was a false alarm this time!
Now get writing quickly so you can be ahead of the game the next time
you get a scare.
And I agree with postoining the book until it is ready. Sure, I'd
love to see it more than 2-3 times a year, but I'd rather wait for a
great issue than have you rush out a mediaocre one.
>> pg 326
>> SFA Swimsuit Special #1 - $4.99 - order #JUN022478
>> Because "Hit The Beach" is _not_ enough. =};-3
>
>Basically we want to do a AMAZING HEROES FURRY SWIMSUIT special, focusing on
>characters in furry comics here.
Damn, it's been too many years since I've seen Amazing Heroes
anything. I wonder if a special issue can still be produced? :)
--
Well, we all have a face that we hide away forever
And we take them out to show outselves when everyone has gone
Some are satin, some are steel, some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the Stranger but we love to try them on
Billy Joel, "The Stranger"
Mike & Carole Curtis
"Wild Card" <wild...@io.com> wrote in message
> >> pg 326
> >> SFA Swimsuit Special #1 - $4.99 - order #JUN022478
> >> Because "Hit The Beach" is _not_ enough. =};-3
> >
> >Basically we want to do a AMAZING HEROES FURRY SWIMSUIT special, focusing
on
> >characters in furry comics here.
>
> Damn, it's been too many years since I've seen Amazing Heroes
> anything. I wonder if a special issue can still be produced? :)
Unfortunately not. Fantagraphics sold the title years ago and the current
owner is sitting on it, just like the owner of the title GAY COMIX. Carole
and I were looking into publishing that one also.
Mike
Philip M. Cohen
> > anything. I wonder if a special issue can still be produced? :)
>
> Unfortunately not. Fantagraphics sold the title years ago and the current
> owner is sitting on it, just like the owner of the title GAY COMIX. Carole
> and I were looking into publishing that one also.
Could be worse. They could be using 'Amazing Heroes' instead of sitting
on it. I ordered the last *Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Special* without
realizing the title had been sold. It contained nothing but pinups of
the new owner's godawful superheroines. Blechhh!
Lisa Freeborn
<shan...@cyberback.com> wrote:
>
>Doodles <dood...@cheesies.pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:adc5ms$v1p$1...@raccoon.fur.com...
>>
>> pg 325
>> SHANDA FANTASY ARTS
>> Shanda the Panda #35 - $4.99 - order #JUN022477
>> Resolicited from Feb. I normally don't list these, but the small pubs
>> sometimes need help.
>
>We appreciate it. Basically I didn't have time to WRITE it due to another
>cancer scare regarding Carole, which thankfully didn't materialize. Kept us
>running back and forth to the doctor a lot though.
>So I postponed the book rather than it being incredibly late.
Yipes!!! Glad to hear it was a false alarm this time!!
If it is not a sore topic, may I ask what the current publishing
schedule now looks like? I am anxious to see this issue and then
especially issue 36, based on your teaser. It sounds like the
storyline is about to hit a major turning point.
>> pg 326
>> SFA Swimsuit Special #1 - $4.99 - order #JUN022478
>> Because "Hit The Beach" is _not_ enough. =};-3
>
>Basically we want to do a AMAZING HEROES FURRY SWIMSUIT special, focusing on
>characters in furry comics here.
I never saw the Amazing Heroes swimsuit issues, they started after I
stopped being able to get the book on a regular basis.
But I do agree, Hit the Beach is NOT enough :)
--
Well we all have a face that we hide away forever
And we take them out to show ourselves when everyone has gone