Upcoming furry comics for March 2011 (Previews only)
Treesong
Herewith FCBD furriness for which I have no order numbers, though
they're presumably in the range JAN110001-JAN110041. I'm unfamiliar
with most of the stuff so I rely on quoting the blurbs more than
usual.
APE ENTERTAINMENT
Kizoic Presents: Kung Fu Panda/Richie Rich FCBD 2011 Edition 32pg,
color FREE
by various
'Kizoic presents DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda and Classic
Media's Richie Rich. Featuring stories from the artists and writers
of the upcoming all-ages titles, due in stores April 2011. Also a
never-before-seen sneak peek at the upcoming Strawberry Shortcake
series and more!'
ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Mouse Guard/The Dark Crystal Flip-book FCBD 2011 Edition 8"x8",
32pg, color FREE
Mouse Guard by David Petersen
The Dark Crystal by three or four people and groups
'Archaia presents two, amazing, all-new stories in one fantastic flip-
book -- David Petersen's Eisner Award-winning Mouse Guard and Jim
Henson's beloved The Dark Crystal, featuring a cover, art direction
and concepts by Brian Froud, conceptual designer of the original film!
This exclusive prelude begins the epic creation story of the world of
Thra, and explores the origins of the world of the Dark Crystal!'
BOOM KIDS!
Darkwing Duck/Rescue Rangers FCBD 2011 Edition 48pg, color FREE
by Ian Brill and James Silvani & Leonel Castellani
'An all-ages flip-book from BOOM! Studios, reprinting the blockbuster
sold-out first issue of the Darkwing Duck ongoing series! And don't
forget to flip this comic over, or you'll miss Chip 'n Dale Rescue
Rangers, reprinting the first issue of the critically acclaimed
bestseller from BOOM!'
IMAGE COMICS
Super Dinosaur Origin Special #1 FCBD 2011 Edition 32pg, color
FREE
by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard
'Super Dinosaur is finally here! In this stand-alone origin special
you will learn everything there is to know about Derek Dynamo's best
friend, Super Dinosaur! Where did he come from? How did he avoid
extinction? What is Inner-Earth? And what the heck is DynOre and why
is it so dangerous?!'
NBM PUBLISHING/PAPERCUTZ
Geronimo Stilton/The Smurfs FCBD 2011 Edition 32pg, color FREE
Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton
Smurfs by Peyo and Yvan Delporte
'A sampling of one of the bestselling children's books characters
(over 12 Million sold, 300,000+ this year) plus a full-color Smurfs
story! Geronimo Stilton, editor of the Rodent's Gazette, stars in
"Play it Again, Mozart", as the Pirate Cats travel back in time to
Milan, Italy in the year 1770, to steal a symphony composed by
Mozart. Plus: The evil Gargamel takes his battle with the Smurfs to
the seas - with surprising results - in "The Smurf Submarine"!'
ARCHIE COMICS
Sonic the Hedgehog FCBD 2011 Edition 32pg, color FREE
by Ian Flynn and Steven Butler etc.
'While paying his respects for a fallen friend in the Southern Tundra,
Somic encounters Ixis Naugus! How has the evil wizard returned?! Plus:
Exclusive new data files to tell you just who's who!'
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse FCBD 2011 Edition 32pg, color FREE
by Floyd Gottfredson
'Today, everyone knows Mickey Mouse as the cheerful ambassador of all
things Disney. But back in the 1930s, Mickey gained fame as a rough-
and-tumble, two-fisted epic hero -- an adventurous scrapper matching
wits with mobsters, kidnappers, spies, and even (gulp!) city slickers!
And Mickey's greatest feats of derring-do took place in his daily
comic strip, written and drawn by one of the greatest cartoonists of
the 20th century, Floyd Gottfredson!'
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
Top Shelf Kids' Club FCBD 2011 Edition 24 pg, b&w FREE
by Various
'This FCBD edition not only presents three adventures from their
established all-ages series: Owly by Andy Runton, Johnny Boo by James
Kochalka, and Korgi by Christian Slade, it will also feature three all-
new stories from brand new all-ages series coming in 2011: Okie Dokie
Donuts by Chris Eliopoulos, Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken by Ray
Friesen, and Upside Down by Jess Smart Smiley! Perfect for everyone in
the family!'
And now back to our regular comics that cost you money.
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DARK HORSE COMICS (http://www.darkhorse.com)
JAN110116 Usagi Yojimbo #136 24pg, b&w $3.50
by Stan Sakai
'The honorable rabbit ronin Usagi is accused of being a member of the
Red Scorpion Gang -- the same greedy, bloodthirsty miscreants that
have been terrorizing the countryside!
To celebrate Dark Horse's twenty-fifth anniversary, Stan Sakai created
an outstanding variant cover for this issue.'
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DC COMICS (http://www.dccomics.com/)
JAN110407 Looney Tunes #196 32pg, color $2.99
by Bill Matheny, David Santana, and Scott Gross
'Ralph E. Wolf [is] not meeting his sheep-catching quota, so a
"success coach" is brought in to help him. Unfortunately for Ralph,
that coach is Daffy Duck.'
JAN110408 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #7 32pg, color $2.99
by Sholly Fisch and Fabio Laguna
'With so many successful cases under their belts and their fame
spreading far and wide, Scooby and the gang receive the ultimate
honor: a pair of big-shot producers are making a Saturday-morning
cartoon based on their adventures! But there may not be a TV series if
production keeps getting derailed by the ghost that's haunting the
studio!' How recursive.
PAGES 172-3, 196
IMAGE COMICS (http://www.imagecomics.com/)
JAN110548 Elephantmen: Man and Elephantman #1 40pg, color $3.99
by Richard Starkings, Axel Medellin, and various cover artists
'Hip Flask awakens one morning to find everything is not as it
seems...
A great jump-on issue for new readers -- in the style of INVINCIBLE
RETURNS #1!'
JAN110548 Elephantmen, Vol. 4: Questionable Things hc, 312pg,
color $34.99
by Richard Starkings and artists.
Collects Elephantmen #24-30. Volumes 1-3 are resolicited.
JAN110613 Mice Templar vol. 3 #3 32pg, color $2.99
JAN110614 ditto with another cover
by Bryan J.L. Glass & Michael Avon Oeming et patati et patata
'One-Arm Leito begins his training under the tutelage of the scheming
betrayer Pilot the Tall, while only the blind mouse Harad has the
remaining senses to suspect the truth. Aquila leads her own trio of
mice on an ill-fated expedition to rescue Karic and Cassius. While at
the Great Ash Tree, the Templar triad of priests place defrocked high
priest Micah on trial for what has become of Karic's legacy -- a
growing resistance movement the priesthood cannot control.' Busy busy.
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ANTARCTIC PRESS (http://www.antarctic-press.com/)
JAN110915 Gold Digger #127 32pg, color $2.99
by Fred Perry
'With all immediate research, projects and emergencies resolved, Gina,
Britanny and the rest of the Diggers family are off on a well-earned
vacation to Hawaii, leaving Gina's class in the expert(?) hands of
Aljabra Gihom, Gina's talented but slightly scatterbrained grad-
student/TA.'
JAN110916 Women of Gold Digger: Spring Break (one-shot) 32pg,
b&w $3.99
by Fred Perry
'Celebrate 20 years of the fabulous females of Gold Digger! This new
combination of profile pages and short stories offers you informative
and entertaining glimpses at the diverse distaff of Fred Perry's
incredible universe.'
JAN110918 Justin Beaver (one-shot) 32pg, b&w $3.99
by Ben Dunn
'Follow the adventures of America's top tween rodent singer heartthrob
as he works his way from the riverbanks of the Canadian wilderness to
fame and fortune in the big city! On his way to the big music
industry awards, he must do battle with some of the most dangerous
animals in show business--and not just the lawyers!' From this I
learned of the existence of Justin Bieber.
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APE ENTERTAINMENT (http://apecmx.com/)
JAN110929 Scratch 9 vol. 1: Pet Project sc, 100pg, color $9.95
by Rob M. Worley and Jason T. Kruse & Mike Kunkel
'Mad science gives an ordinary cat named Scratch the ability to summon
any of his nine lives. He must use his powers to save his pet friends
from the CRUEL Corporation. The critically acclaimed all-ages story
collected for the first time!'
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ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC (http://www.archaia.com)
JAN110935 The Skrumps (one-shot) 32pg, color $3.95
by Jason Chandler
'First introduced as a bonus strip in the Fraggle Rock hardcover, The
Skrumps are back in their own special issue! The Skrumps are a
uniquely colorful troupe of hilarious characters that live in the
imaginary world of Skrumpland.' You mean Skrumpland isn't real? I'm
shattered.
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ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS (http://www.archiecomics.com/)
JAN110952 Sonic the Hedgehog #223 32pg, color $2.99
by Ian Flynn and only three artists
'The vile wizard Ixis Naugus finally makes his bold move, and the
Republic of Acorn will never be the same!' Nothing's ever the same.
JAN110953 Sonic Universe #26 32pg, color $2.99
by Ian Flynn and only two artists; next month--none at all!
'Silver the Hedgehog is stranded on a strange, dark version of Mobius
and fights stranger, darker versions of heroes you know and love!'
PAGES 257-8
BOOM! STUDIOS (http://www.boom-studios.net/)
Even quieter this month, with one item fewer than in December: Chip 'n
Dale Rescue Rangers #4, Darkwing Duck #10, Darkwing Duck Annual #1,
Donald Duck and Friends #364, Donald Duck & Friends: Feathers of Fury
tp, Walt Disney Treasury: Donald Duck vol. 1 tp (all Don Rosa), Mickey
Mouse & Friends #306, Uncle Scrooge #401, and Walt Disney's Comics &
Stories #717 (where'd #716 go?).
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CREATORS EDGE PRESS (http://creatorsedgepress.com/)
JAN111084 Rottentail sc, 6.7"x10.2", 64pg, b&w $12.99
by David Hayes and Kurt Belcher
'Peter Cotton accidentally transforms himself into the half-man/half-
bunny Rottentail! Pursued by the military, he hops and chops his way
to his old hometown of Easter Falls to exact some long overdue revenge
and "reconnect" with an old flame.' At least he's not a zombie.
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DRAWN & QUARTERLY (http://www.drawnandquarterly.com)
JAN111175 Moomin: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip vol. 6 hc,
8.5"x12", 88pg, b&w $19.95
by Lars Jansson
'After the multifaceted Tove Jansson quit the daily grind of the
newspaper comic strip, the reins were picked up by her younger
brother, Lars, who, not being an artist, taught himself how to draw so
that he could continue bringing the Moomin charm to millions of
readers around the world. . . . The delightful and gentle skewering of
life's foibles continued with such antics as Moomin becoming a
vegetarian; the genie from a magic lamp bringing stolen diamonds; a
railway through Moominvalley turning into a roller coaster, and, of
course, hijinks with international spies invading Moominvalley.' Of
course. Volumes 1-5, by Tove Jansson, are offered again.
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NBM/EUROTICA
JAN111261 Sizzle #49 8.5"x11", 48pg, color $5.99
May contain traces of Omaha.
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TOKYOPOP
JAN111330 Neko Ramen vol. 4 sc, 5"x7", 192pg, b&w $10.99
bu Kenji Sonishi
'Taisho [the nasty ramen cat] adopts more cats, puppies, prairie dogs
and even anteaters! Can all the species cohabitate in his crazy ramen
shop? And when Taisho attempts to go eco-friendly, will Tanaka-san be
able to stomach it? And what will Tanaka-san do when Taisho discovers
ramen fencing?!'