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Who Is Wonder Woman – Scrapped?

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I don’t read the book, and I don’t have much any interest in the character, but I though this was an odd bit of news, so I decided I’d toss it up here. ;)

DC COMICS DIRECT CHANNEL SPECIAL, February 16, 2007

WONDER WOMAN #5 GETS NEW CONTENTS

WONDER WOMAN #5 (JAN070319), which was previously slated to feature the final chapter of the 5-part story “Who Is Wonder Woman,” will feature a new story when it arrives in stores on March 14.

This new story is by Will Pfeifer (CATWOMAN, AMAZONS ATTACK), with art by Jean Diaz, Geraldo Borges and Wellington Diaz and a cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson. In it, Wonder Woman learns that a new women’s movement has begun, inspired by her killing of Max Lord – and leaving Diana torn between the good intentions of the movement and the validation it gives her violent act. Worse yet, she’s ordered to investigate a possible connection between Wonder Woman and this movement by Sarge Steel and the department of Metahuman Affairs!

Chapter five of “Who Is Wonder Woman” will be rescheduled at a future date.

Retailers may adjust orders on WONDER WOMAN #5 (JAN070319) now through its final order cutoff date of Thursday, February 22.

Also, orders for the WONDER WOMAN: WHO IS WONDER WOMAN? HC (FEB070299) have been cancelled. This title will be resolicited at a future date.

So what happened? Did the creative team take too long? Or is the story more… nefarious?

ComicSpace.com now hosts webcomics!

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Yup, good ol’ Josh at ComicSpace has been talking about hosting comics for weeks now… and this morning, I logged in to see that he’s made good on that promise.

You know, this might just be the excuse I need to kill time on a lame webcomic. (Creating one, that is.) You know, something to force me to regularly draw—just like how blogging forces me to write regularly. ;)

Be sure to check out my profile at ComicSpace. If you have an account, let me know here before you “friend” me. I’m picky about who I connect with on networks like these… I don’t want to claim I’m “friends” with 5,000 people I don’t know from Adam (or Eve, as I’m sure I could distinguish between most women and Adam).

What’s Next: “Tickle Me Wolvie”?

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Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man

I just saw this a few minutes ago at ICv2:

The singing and dancing Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man plush launches Hasbro’s new Spider-Man and Friends product line that targets the toddler crowd.

Now… the “Rescue Heroes” knock-offs (Firefighter Spidey, anyone?) I could [just barely] stomach. But a “singing and dancing” Spidey? There’s just something wrong with Spider-Man, Elmo and Dora the Explorer being seen as equals. :?

And who’s gonna do the voice? Tobey Maguire? Christopher Daniel Barnes? I dunno…

The Freak Accident: An Exercise in Humility

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The Freak Accident

I’m not the sort of guy who people hear and think, “he’s got a voice for radio!” I may have a face for radio, but that’s another matter entirely. ;)

Anyway, it was with much trepidation that I pitched in on this week’s episode of The Freak Accident. I still haven’t listened to my own bits! Nicole says I did okay… alright, what she said was that it wasn’t terrible. I choose to interpret that as a compliment. :lol:

So give it a listen, especially ‘cuz Jeremy does a good job of cleaning up the mess at the end! (Dunkin’ Donuts dubbing Pluto “The Munchkin Planet” is a stroke of genius — like “Mad Scientist” genius.) :)

Cosley’s More Than Sparrows: Now in Stores!

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More Than Sparrows, by Jamie Cosley

Or is it?

Jamie Cosley’s just completed work on his newest Christian comic book, More Than Sparrows and gave us some details on how his faith inspired this project.

Cosley said the goal was to write a “Job like” story that could also be an “exercise in forgiveness.” He said, “More Than Sparrows is a love story. It’s about the importance of one man’s vows. It’s about never giving up, even when you want to.”

If your local shop doesn’t have Jamie Cosley’s More Than Sparrows on their shelves, knock ‘em upside the head and tell ‘em to order it! Like NOW! :D

Here, I’ll even give you the Diamond ordering info for the book: MAY062970 MORE THAN SPARROWS GN $4.95 (SRP). So now you have absolutely no excuse whatsoever keeping you from getting this thing in your hands.

What are you waiting for? Go, go, GO! Get the book! It’s all over The PULSE! What, do you need a comic shop to call? Just plug your ZIP into the CSLS search box over on the right and get cracking!

Gerstein Pimps Treasures, Yours Truly

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Walt Disney Treasures: 75 Years of Innovation

David recently had an interview with Jen Contino at Comicon.com, whick includes a bunch of cool preview art for our Walt Disney Treasures book! I stumbled on this tidbit, too:

Newspaper strip source materials often tend to be in worse shape than stories originally created for comic books. In the case of Walt Disney Treasures‘ Brer Rabbit story, which came from newspaper strips, the line art looked beautiful, but there were dozens of specks on almost every panel. Our fearless art director, Travis Seitler, did a magnificent job of cleaning it up: so perfect that you wouldn’t guess it had been repaired, which is as good as repair work gets!

Source: Comicon PULSE: Gerstein & Walt Disney Treasures

Oh, David — you shouldn’t have! :oops:

Meanwhile, commentor Bring Back Zot wants hardcover editions of our books. How about you? Would you like a hardcover edition of Treasures, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck or our DuckTales books?

Barks’ Falcon Takes Flight in Donald Duck and Friends #341

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Donald Duck and Friends #341 Front Cover

32 pages
$2.95

Contents:

  • Farragut The Falcon by Carl Barks
  • Monkey Sea, Monkey Do, by Stefan Petrucha and David
  • The Careless Genie, by Michael T. Gilbert and Rodriques

Description:

Uncle Eider sends Donald Farragut the Falcon, and it’s not long before the feathers fly in Carl Barks’ famed 1944 falconry epic! Then fan-favorites Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster) and Paco Rodriguez spin an all-new tale of Duck magic and mayhem when Donald becomes a powerful but Careless Genie. Finally, Goofy joins the ranks of Sea-Monkey owners in Stefan Petrucha’s Monkey See, Monkey Do.

Buy It:

Amazon doesn’t carry this book, so visit the Comic Shop Locator Service to find your nearest retailer, or look for it on Froogle!

(From Disney Comics: This Month at Squidoo.)

Long-Lost Scarpa Story in Mickey Mouse and Friends #290

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Mickey Mouse and Friends #290 Front Cover

32 pages
$2.95

Contents:

  • The Photonic Muffler by Luca Boschi and Romano Scarpa
  • A Shot In The Dark, by Andreas Pihl and Mårdøn Smet
  • Power Goofy, by Sarah Kinney and Mar�al

Description:

Gemstone proudly presents The Photonic Muffler, a hitherto lost Mouse epic by fan-favorite Romano Scarpa! Pegleg Pete wants to sell super-powered army tanks to the highest evil bidder, and he’s making captive techie Blint Brandon build them for him. Mickey settles Pete’s hash — but good! Great Danish artist Mårdøn Smet wraps the book with Donald Duck’s A Shot in the Dark.

Buy It:

Amazon doesn’t carry this book, so visit the Comic Shop Locator Service to find your nearest retailer, or look for it on Froogle!

(From Disney Comics: This Month at Squidoo.)

Augie de Blieck Recommends DuckTales Comic

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Carl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories, Volume 1

Augie de Blieck at Comic Book Resources just gave a glowing review of :

“This is an important book and one which should be an easy sell to more than just Duck readers. For those who got the bug from last year, this is the next logical step. These are great self-contained stories in the classic mold that are easily accessible.”

“The print quality of this book is exceptional. It’s amazing what you can get for $11 these days. Gemstone didn’t skimp on anything to get the book down to this price point. It’s a full-sized full color book, with a solid spine and everything. It sold out at my shop — get it while it lasts at yours today. Special order it if you must.”

Augie also had some kind words to say about Kneon Transitt’s exceptional coloring in ‘s Passport to Lisbon:

“The coloring for the story is credited to ‘Egmont and Kneon Transitt.’ It’s different from any other Duck story I’ve ever seen. The Duck stories use mostly flat colors. You might get a slight gradient in the background when there’s no detail in there, but that’s about it. This story, though, looks like it was colored by a Marvel or DC colorist.”

So go check out the whole column… and then buy the books! ;)

Are You A Donaldist?

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Walt Disney Treasures: 75 Years of Inspiration!

Last night I got a copy of an ad for the new Walt Disney Treasures trade paperback Gemstone Publishing is producing — so I wanted to let y’all know about it ASAP!

Below the quoted text you’ll find links to the images I was sent: be sure to spread the word, because this thing is gonna be great! (Kneon Transitt’s already posted a sneak peek of Foray to Mount Fishflake, a classic by Eisner Hall of Fame Inductee Floyd Gottfredson!)

Are You A Donaldist?

don � ald � ism \ dän’-ld-iz’-em \ n : the research of Disney comics, and/or the fan culture that is found among Disney comics aficionados (Jon Gisle, 1973)

Go on, admit it. You like reading about comics history… but you love reading historically important comics themselves. You want a real Disney comics archival book�a thick trade paperback full of those extra-esoteric Duck and Mouse tales that just wouldn�t fit in anywhere else.

You�re a Donaldist. And we know where you�re coming from.

Dive into the 160-page

DISNEY COMICS: 75 YEARS OF INNOVATION

for

  • Great Donald sagas by Carl Barks (a newly-restored �Race to the South Seas�), Don Rosa (�Fortune on the Rocks�), and Al Taliaferro (the seminal �Donald�s Nephews�)
  • Never-before-reprinted Mickey tales by Floyd Gottfredson (�Mickey Mouse Music�) and Romano Scarpa (�AKA Cormorant Number Twelve�)
  • Ducks by Daan Jippes, Dick Kinney, William Van Horn, and Daniel Branca
  • Mice by Byron Erickson, C�sar Ferioli and Paul Murry
  • Renato Canini�s Jos� Carioca, Gil Turner�s Big Bad Wolf�and Brer Rabbit too!

WALT DISNEY TREASURES � VOLUME ONE

July 2006

(Any similarity between this book and the Disney DVDs you love to collect is purely intentional!)

The book will be listed on Gemstone’s Disney Comics site soon, and in the meantime it’s available for pre-ordering at Amazon.

Grab the ad and the cover, and share them with the Disney fans in your life!