Upcoming furry comics for June (Previews only)
Treesong
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DARK HORSE COMICS (http://www.darkhorse.com)
APR090022 The Art of Tony Millionaire HC, 9" x 12", 200 pg, color
$39.95
'Prepare to set sail on a drunken fever dream of dollies, apes, and
exotic mysteries that, once seen, can never be unseen! The Art of Tony
Millionaire collects illustrations, comics, stories, photographs, and
anecdotes from the man once referred to as "Beefy McManus" by the late
rock star "Rocky Stardomes". . . the one and only Tony Millionaire!
Thrill to never-before-seen illustrations that have made women gasp and
grown men gasp, too! Partake in the beautiful genius of the only
cartoonist in the history of mankind to have won five Eisner Awards,
three Harvey Awards, and an Ignatz! Stand in awe that a 200-page book by
the creator of the Cartoon Network's Drinky Crow Show will cost you only
$39.95!' I don't know how much of this is anthro like Drinky Crow and
crew, but surely some.
APR090051 Usagi Yojimbo 24pg, b&w $3.50
by Stan Sakai
Usagi teams up with a bounty hunter who is the only survivor of an
attack by bandits. And then...
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DC COMICS (http://www.dccomics.com/)
APR090232 Looney Tunes #175 32pg, color $2.50
by many
Sylvester vs. the kangaroo 'mouse' and the Looney Tunes vs. YouTube.
APR090232 Scooby-Doo #145 32pg, color $2.50
by Terrance Griep & John Rozum & Vincent Deporter
by not as many
'A new "monster of the week" TV series debuts, but its cast and crew are
being frightened by a "real" monster from the show!'
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IMAGE COMICS (http://www.imagecomics.com/)
APR090352 The Absurd Adventures of Archibald Aardvark, v. 1 112pg,
2-color $14.99
by Grant Bond, Dwight Macpherson and Dara Naraghi
'Once the toast of Tinsel Town, faded movie star Archibald Aardvark has
been slowly going insane trying to solve the brutal murder of his
brother. But despite the hard drinking, womanizing and hallucinations,
he's managed to follow the trail from the dangerous streets of Little
China, all the way to the boardroom of Neptune Studios...and finally
reveal the TRUE identity of the killer!' Collects two or three previous
largish comics.
APR090362 Mice Templar v. 1 tpb, 260pg, color $17.99
by Michael Avon Oeming & Bryan J. Glass
art & cover MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Collects issues #1-6.
APR090381 Elephantmen #20 32pg, color $3.50
by Richard Starkings and Marian Churchland
Resolicited like #19.
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ANTARCTIC PRESS (http://www.antarctic-press.com/)
APR090640 Gold Digger: Peebo Tales Special #5 32pg, color #3.50
by Fred Perry
Peebri discovers Katamari Damacy. And the Peebos 'decide to hold a
little live-action Tolkien role-playing-with Britanny's wedding band
standing in for the One Ring. Surely this couldn't go wrong!'
APR090641 Gold Digger Tech Manual #5 32pg, color $3.99
by Doug Dlin and Fred Perry
More tech talk.
APR090642 GOLD DIGGER #108 32pg, color $2.99
by Fred Perry
'Tiffany, Pojo and Charlotte go with Gina on a prep school field trip to
do some real-life paleontology at a real dinosaur fossil site. Charlotte
finds what appears to be a fifty-pound, peanut-shaped rock, which turns
out to be a Saurian egg, preserved using that lost race's technology.
When the cute baby Saurian inside wakes up, the kids befriend him. Can
Tif' and company take their new friend Huston, the last Saurian, home
before he hatches without being caught?'
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ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS (http://www.archiecomics.com/)
APR090664 Sonic the Hedgehog #201 32pg, color $2.50
by Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley, and Jim Amash
'Sonic and his friends are ready to relax after the series-shaking
events of issue #200, but their plans soon change with the explosive
arrival of an old villain!' Leave me alone, my cranium hurts.
APR090665 Sonic Universe #5 32pg, color $2.50
by Ian Flynn & Tracy Yardley
'"Five Years of Peace." It's now thirty years down the line and King
Sonic is on the throne.' Bloody royals. String 'em up, I say.
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BOOM! STUDIOS (http://www.boom-studios.net/)
APR090741 The Muppet Show #4 (of 4) 24pg, color $2.99
by Roger Langridge
One more by Langridge and thus worth getting. I've now seen #1 and I
stand by this. Other anthropomorphoid stuff from Boom! this month: The
Muppets' Robin Hood #3, Toy Story: the Mysterious Stranger #3, and
Disney/Pixar's The World of Cars: The Rookie #4 and Finding Nemo: Reef
Rescue #2.
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DRAWN & QUARTERLY
APR090803 Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip vol. 4 hc,
8.5"x12", 128pg, b&w $19.95
by Tove Jansson
'Drawn & Quarterly's bestselling Moomin series, created by the legendary
children's author Tove Jansson, is now in its fourth volume and is the
winner of the Harvey Award and has been nominated for multiple Eisner
Awards. Neil Gaiman calls it "A lost treasure now rediscovered, one of
the sweetest, strangest comic strips ever drawn or written. A Surrealist
masterpiece. Honest."'
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MIRAGE STUDIOS (http://www.ninjaturtles.com/)
APR090945 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #59 32pg, b&w
$3.25
by Tristan Jones and Paul Harmon
'Creators Tristan Jones and Paul Harmon further explore the seedier side
of the Mirage Universe, introducing an insidious new villain and giving
readers a fresh look at the Turtles themselves, making this a perfect
jumping on point for new readers!'
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VILLARD BOOKS
APR091050 Flight vol. 6 sc, 7”x10", 288pg, color $25.00
edited by Kazu Kibuishi
'Flight is a full-color anthology of short stories by some of the
hottest creators in the field. The artists range from top animators
working at Pixar and other major studios, to emerging web cartoonists
and established comic book and graphic novel creators. Each
contributor's story in the anthology represents a labor of love, and
that fact shines through in the overall quality of the anthology. It's
no wonder Flight has ascended so rapidly, developing such a rabid
following.' I liked the first five volumes enough to grab #6 sight
unseen. Furriness quotient unknown but almost certainly nonzero.
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