Boom, Valiant, Dynamic Forces, and more Indie Comics | Final Order Date 5/30/16

Publisher	Title	On The Rack	MSRP
ACTION LAB	PUPPET MASTER TP VOL 03 WOODEN BOY (MR)	6/22/2016	$14.99
ACTION LAB	SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #1 CVR A BLEEP	6/22/2016	$3.99
ACTION LAB	SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #1 CVR B HARDMAN	6/22/2016	$4.99
ACTION LAB	ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #24 CVR A TMCHU (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.99
ACTION LAB	ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #24 CVR B RISQUE (MR)	6/22/2016	$4.99
ACTION LAB	ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #24 CVR C ACTION FIGURE (MR)	6/22/2016	$4.99
ACTION LAB	ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #24 CVR D ACTION FIGURE RISQUE (MR)	6/22/2016	$4.99
ACTION LAB	ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #24 CVR E TROM (MR)	6/22/2016	$4.99
ACTION LAB	ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #24 CVR F TROM RISQUE (MR)	6/22/2016	$4.99

Marvel Products | Final Order Date 5/30/16

Publisher	Title	On The Rack	MSRP
MARVEL COMICS	AGENTS OF SHIELD TP VOL 01 COULSON PROTOCOLS	7/20/2016	$17.99
MARVEL COMICS	CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON #10 CW2	6/22/2016	$3.99
MARVEL COMICS	CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 01 RISE OF ALPHA FLIGHT	7/20/2016	$15.99
MARVEL COMICS	CARNAGE #9	6/22/2016	$3.99
MARVEL COMICS	CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #1 (OF 6)	6/22/2016	$4.99
MARVEL COMICS	CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #1 (OF 6) ACTION FIGURE VAR	6/22/2016	$4.99
MARVEL COMICS	CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #1 (OF 6) ROCKET STAR-LORD VAR	6/22/2016	$4.99
MARVEL COMICS	CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #1 (OF 6) SHALVEY VAR	6/22/2016	$4.99
MARVEL COMICS	CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #1 (OF 6) YOUNG VAR	6/22/2016	$4.99
MARVEL COMICS	DEADPOOL VS GAMBIT #1 (OF 5)	6/22/2016	$3.99

Image Comics Products | Final Order Date 5/30/16

Publisher	Title	On The Rack	MSRP
IMAGE COMICS	ALOHA HAWAIIAN DICK #3 (OF 5)	6/22/2016	$3.99
IMAGE COMICS	AUTUMNLANDS TOOTH & CLAW #11 (MR)	6/22/2016	$2.99
IMAGE COMICS	BITCH PLANET #8 (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.99
IMAGE COMICS	BLACK ROAD #3 (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.99
IMAGE COMICS	CRY HAVOC #6 CVR A KELLY & PRICE (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.99
IMAGE COMICS	CRY HAVOC #6 CVR B PHILLIPS (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.99
IMAGE COMICS	DRIFTER #12 CVR A KLEIN (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.50
IMAGE COMICS	DRIFTER #12 CVR B PRAMANIK (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.50
IMAGE COMICS	MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR)	7/13/2016	$9.99
IMAGE COMICS	PRETTY DEADLY #10 (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.50

IDW Products | Final Order Date 5/30/16

Publisher	Title	On The Rack	MSRP
IDW	ACTION MAN #1	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	ACTION MAN #1 10 COPY INCV (NET)	6/22/2016	inquire
IDW	ACTION MAN #1 ACTION FIGURE VAR	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	ACTION MAN #1 UK THEME VAR	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	BIGGEST BANG #2 (OF 4)	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	BIGGEST BANG #2 (OF 4) SUBSCRIPTION VAR	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	DIRK GENTLY A SPOON TOO SHORT #5 (OF 5)	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	DIRK GENTLY A SPOON TOO SHORT #5 (OF 5) 10 COPY INCV (NET)	6/22/2016	inquire
IDW	DIRK GENTLY A SPOON TOO SHORT #5 (OF 5) SUBSCRIPTION VAR	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS #2	6/22/2016	4.99
IDW	FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS #2 SUBSCRIPTION VAR	6/22/2016	4.99
IDW	GHOSTBUSTERS INTERNATIONAL #6	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	GHOSTBUSTERS INTERNATIONAL #6 SUBSCRIPTION VAR	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	GODZILLA OBLIVION #4 (OF 5)	6/22/2016	3.99
IDW	GODZILLA OBLIVION #4 (OF 5) 10 COPY INCV (NET)	6/22/2016	inquire
IDW	GODZILLA OBLIVION #4 (OF 5) SUBSCRIPTION VAR	6/22/2016	3.99

DC Products | Final Order Date 5/30/16

Publisher	Title	On The Rack	MSRP
DC COMICS	ACTION COMICS #958	6/22/2016	$2.99
DC COMICS	ACTION COMICS #958 VAR ED	6/22/2016	$2.99
DC COMICS	ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL #4	6/22/2016	$2.99
DC COMICS	AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 08 (MR)	7/20/2016	$14.99
DC COMICS	AQUAMAN #1	6/22/2016	$2.99
DC COMICS	AQUAMAN #1 VAR ED	6/22/2016	$2.99
DC COMICS	ART OPS #9 (MR)	6/22/2016	$3.99
DC COMICS	BATGIRL TP VOL 02 TO THE DEATH	7/20/2016	$24.99
DC COMICS	CYBORG #12	6/22/2016	$2.99
DC COMICS	DEATHSTROKE #19	6/22/2016	$2.99

Dark Horse Products | Final Order Date 5/30/16

Publisher	Title	On The Rack	MSRP
DARK HORSE	AW YEAH COMICS ACTION CAT AND ADVENTURE BUG #4 (OF 4)	6/22/2016	$2.99
DARK HORSE	BTVS SEASON 10 #28 ISAACS VAR CVR	6/22/2016	$3.99
DARK HORSE	BTVS SEASON 10 #28 MAIN CVR	6/22/2016	$3.99
DARK HORSE	CREEPY COMICS #24	6/22/2016	$3.99
DARK HORSE	DEPT H #3	6/22/2016	$3.99
DARK HORSE	LEAVING MEGALOPOLIS SURVIVING MEGALOPOLIS #5	6/29/2016	$3.99

Pabst Blue Ribbon to WWE: See You in Court

Friday May 27th, the WWE reposted an image from the WWEShop Instagram account. The image is promoting a new John Cena tshirt that is a riff on the Papst Blue Ribbon beer logo. PBR quickly responded with a post of their own via Twitter.

Pro Wrestling Sheet reported WWE's official response:

A rep for WWE says, “As a content creator, WWE respects trademarks and intellectual property, and therefore will not proceed selling the merchandise, despite it being an original design clearly within fair use.” 

WWE has since pulled the tshirt from their merchant site and has replaced it with a similar, yet none trademark infringing alternative -- a wrong move according to Forbes.com.

Despite the similarities between the seemingly PBR-inspired Cena shirt and the PBR logo itself, there’s nothing to suggest that it would result in any confusion among wrestling fans, many of which may not have even heard of the beer brand. 

Although the Pabst Brewing Company has the right to protect its intellectual property, WWE has proven in the past that Cena’s t-shirt designs indeed constitute “fair use” because, no matter how similar they may seem in comparison to other popular logos, they’re not similar enough to result in confusion. 

Maybe if every WWE fan was a PBR drinker, but that certainly isn’t the case.

Valiant, Archie, and more... | Final Order Date 5/9/16

Item Code	Publisher	Description	Category	Retail	On-The-Rack Date
APR161136	ACTION LAB	BOLTS #1 CVR A WHYNOT (MR)	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR161137	ACTION LAB	BOLTS #1 CVR B WHYNOT (MR)	Comics	4.99	6/1/2016
APR161125	ACTION LAB	HERO CATS #11	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR161123	ACTION LAB	I MAGE #4	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
MAR168906	ACTION LAB	PUPPET MASTER #15 CVR D SKETCH VAR (MR)	Comics	4.99	6/1/2016
APR161111	ACTION LAB	SPOT ON ADVENTURE READY FOR TAKE OFF GN	Graphic Novels	9.99	6/1/2016
MAR161087	ARCHIE COMIC	JUGHEAD & ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #21	Comics	6.99	6/1/2016

Marvel Products | Final Order Date 5/9/16

Item Code	Publisher	Description	Category	Retail	On-The-Rack Date
APR160922	MARVEL COMICS	A-FORCE #6	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160912	MARVEL COMICS	ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #10	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160906	MARVEL COMICS	ALL NEW WOLVERINE #9 CW REENACTMENT VAR RCW2	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160905	MARVEL COMICS	ALL NEW WOLVERINE #9 RCW2	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160935	MARVEL COMICS	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #13	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR161091	MARVEL COMICS	ANGELA QUEEN OF HEL TP JOURNEY TO FUNDERWORLD	Graphic Novels	24.99	6/29/2016

Image Products | Final Order Date 5/9/16

Item Code	Publisher	Description	Category	Retail	On-The-Rack Date
APR160794	IMAGE COMICS	CARBON GREY OMNIBUS TP	Graphic Novels	24.99	6/1/2016
APR160677	IMAGE COMICS	CASANOVA ACEDIA #5 (MR)	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
MAR168905	IMAGE COMICS	CASANOVA ACEDIA #5 CVR B BA (MR)	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
MAR160625	IMAGE COMICS	DARK CORRIDOR TP VOL 01 (RES) (MR)	Graphic Novels	14.99	6/22/2016
FEB160574	IMAGE COMICS	DEADLY CLASS #21 CVR A CRAIG & BOYD (MR)	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
FEB160575	IMAGE COMICS	DEADLY CLASS #21 CVR B CRAIG & BOYD (MR)	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016

IDW Prodcuts | Final Order Date 5/9/16

Item Code	Publisher	Description	Category	Retail	On-The-Rack Date
APR160578	IDW	AMAZING FOREST #6	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160579	IDW	AMAZING FOREST #6 SUBSCRIPTION VAR	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160627	IDW	ANGRY BIRDS COMICS (2016) #6	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160628	IDW	ANGRY BIRDS COMICS (2016) #6 SUBSCRIPTION VAR	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
MAR160473	IDW	ANGRY BIRDS THE ART OF THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE HC	Books	39.99	6/1/2016
APR160557	IDW	DUNGEONS & DRAGONS LEGEND OF DRIZZT TP VOL 04 CRYSTAL SHARD	Graphic Novels	19.99	6/1/2016

DC Products | Final Order Date 5/9/16

Item Code	Publisher	Description	Category	Retail	On-The-Rack Date
APR160378	DC COMICS	ABSOLUTE BATMAN YEAR ONE HC	Graphic Novels	99.99	11/2/2016
APR160415	DC COMICS	ABSOLUTE Y THE LAST MAN HC VOL 02 (MR)	Graphic Novels	125	9/21/2016
APR160414	DC COMICS	ASTRO CITY HONOR GUARD HC	Graphic Novels	29.99	8/10/2016
MAR160259	DC COMICS	BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL TP VOL 02	Graphic Novels	34.99	6/29/2016
APR160437	DC COMICS	BATMAN ANIMATED BATMAN ROBIN MUTANT 3 PACK	Toys and Models	70	10/26/2016
APR160436	DC COMICS	BATMAN ANIMATED SERIES BATWING	Toys and Models	175	10/26/2016

Dark Horse Products | Final Order Date 5/9/16

Item Code	Publisher	Description	Category	Retail	On-The-Rack Date
APR160115	DARK HORSE	ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 TP VOL 05 TALE TWO FAMILIES	Graphic Novels	18.99	8/10/2016
APR160139	DARK HORSE	ART OF FIRE EMBLEM AWAKENING HC	Books	39.99	8/17/2016
FEB160061	DARK HORSE	ASTRO BOY OMNIBUS TP VOL 04	Graphic Novels	19.99	6/22/2016
APR160074	DARK HORSE	BALTIMORE EMPTY GRAVES #3	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016
APR160124	DARK HORSE	BIRD BOY TP VOL 02 LIMINAL WOOD	Graphic Novels	9.99	8/17/2016
APR160134	DARK HORSE	BURROUGHS TARZAN COMPLETE KUBERT OMNIBUS TP	Graphic Novels	29.99	8/3/2016
APR160135	DARK HORSE	CONAN TP VOL 19 XUTHAL OF THE DUSK	Graphic Novels	19.99	8/3/2016
APR160092	DARK HORSE	CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 24	Graphic Novels	49.99	8/17/2016
APR160138	DARK HORSE	DARK HORSE COMICS DC SUPERMAN COMPLETE TP	Graphic Novels	24.99	8/3/2016
APR160121	DARK HORSE	HE MAN & SHE-RA COMPLETE GUIDE CLASSIC ANIMATED ADV HC (C: 0	Graphic Novels	39.99	8/17/2016
APR160065	DARK HORSE	HELLBOY AND THE BPRD 1953 TP	Graphic Novels	19.99	8/10/2016
APR160061	DARK HORSE	HELLBOY IN HELL #10	Comics	2.99	6/1/2016
APR160130	DARK HORSE	KINGS ROAD TP	Graphic Novels	14.99	8/3/2016
APR160131	DARK HORSE	POLAR HC VOL 03 NO MERCY FOR SISTER MARIA	Graphic Novels	17.99	8/17/2016
APR160060	DARK HORSE	PREDATOR LIFE AND DEATH #4 (OF 4)	Comics	3.99	6/1/2016

GOLEM - Graphic Novel Review

“Golem” by contemporary design icon Lorenzo Cecotti, aka “LRNZ,” is a political-sci-fi graphic novel with visual stylings influenced by both manga and western comics. Previously released in Italian, the English edition of the 280-page graphic novel was released in March of 2016. “Golem” employs different visual techniques wielded by a master craftsman to simply tell a story about the complexities of social strata.

Set in a future, post-Eurozone Italy, “Golem” follows Steno, young boy kidnapped during a political protest, who learns that he has the power to not only change the city, but the state of the human condition.

“Golem” is deeply embedded with visual symbolism. LRNZ’s went to great lengths to make every choice in his art mean something. The creator explained this to his publisher Magnetic Press:

Golem is a weird convergence of visual needs. 

Every one of those needs was urging me to find a very specific solution for each of them. First of all, I do believe in the reader’s visual powers and culture. The human brain is a pattern-spotting machine. I could’ve used a much more pedantic approach to the novel’s structure: heavy use of captions, textual aids to set time and space, deranging the reader from the deep experience that visuals can deliver. 

I decided to use a more subtle approach instead, one that enriches vision and leave the textual storytelling to an almost empty state. That gives the viewer all the information he needs without having to explain anything, using a multi-layer channel. Exploiting the reader’s ability to make sense out of complex visual information. Dreaming, flashbacks, augmented reality, vision of the future, insanely fast action, daydreaming: they are all rendered in a very specific technique to make a deal with the reader, to set a reading pattern that needs no explanations. 

The graphic novel contains an appendix of sorts that explains much of the symbolism in the book. Perhaps a bit heavy-handed for some readers, the addition of the appendix makes “Golem” a perfect candidate for use in a classroom.

“Golem” was LRNZ’s first full-length graphic novel, an ambitious taking for any artist. However, the design icon is no stranger to visual narrative. He is also author and artist to man imaginative animated shorts which were perfect for cutting his teeth.

“Animation is a state of mind (that helps making 100+ pages of comics seem like nothing!).”

Captain America: Steve Rogers #1

Final Order Date: 5/2/16

This spring, Marvel’s Steve Rogers takes back the iconic moniker that gave him notoriety and returns to the mantel of Captain America with Captain America: Steve Rogers from writer Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz.

“It's an exciting time to be writing Captain America, for sure-- this year is the character's 75th Anniversary, not to mention the upcoming release of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War. And with Civil War II approaching in the Marvel Universe, it felt like the perfect time to restore Steve Rogers to his former self,” says series writer Nick Spencer.

Recently drained of the Super Soldier Serum that gave him his strength, speed and endurance, Steve Rogers was no longer fit to wield the shield and he passed the title of Captain America to his closest ally, Sam Wilson, a.k.a. Falcon. So what happens to Sam Wilson now that Steve has returned? Enemies of freedom beware – there are now two Captain Americas protecting the people!

“Captain America: Steve Rogers and Captain America: Sam Wilson will act as great counter-points to one another,” continues Spencer. “If you're digging the topical, ripped-from-the-headlines approach we're taking in Sam's book, we've got plenty more of that to come. And if you're up for a more timeless take, with Captain America facing off against Hydra and his classic rogues gallery, Steve's book will be just the thing for you.”

The All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe is in turmoil. The threat of impeding Hydra forces grows by the day worming their way into Marvel’s Super Hero community. Anyone can be a threat, and no one is to be trusted. But what is Hydra’s ultimate goal? There is only one man who can challenge the threat of Hydra – Captain America himself – Steve Rogers!

Will his first day back on the job be his last? Find out when Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 arrives on May 25!

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