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Comic Shop Word of the Day: ONE SHOT

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One Shot

[wʌn ʃɑt]

noun

• A comic book whose story does not tie-in to a different issue.
• A comic with a story that starts and ends in the same issue.
• A "one-and-done" story.
• Many annual comic books are one shots.

"I like Sensational Comics Wonder Woman because each issue is a one shot."

"All these multi-title events get too expensive; I want a plain old one shot."

Comic Shop Word of the Day: KIRBY KRACKLE

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Kirby Krackle

aka Kriby Dots

[ˈkɜrbi ˈkrækəl]

noun

• Created by comic book creator Jack Kirby
• An artistic technique using a field of black, pseudo-fractal images used to represent negative space around unspecified kinds of energy
• Used in illustrations of explosions, smoke, the blasts from ray guns, energy, and "cosmic" and space phenomena

"I love that artists still use Kirby Krackle."

"Kirby Krackle takes more time, but looks so much better than cross hatching."

Further Reading:

Evolution of Kirby Krackle via The Jack Kirby Museum

Comic Book Orders Due 7-27-15 | Complete List

These are the comics and graphic novels from Diamond Comic Distributors that will be available soon and have final order cutoff of July 27, 2015. If you want to secure a guaranteed issue, contact Death Ray Comics before June 27. But remember, you can still order these products even after the final order cutoff date, there is just no guarantee that it will be available.

Publisher Name	Item No	Item	On The Rack	Price
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150947	ARCHIE #2 CHAYKIN VAR CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150951	ARCHIE #2 CHRISSIE ZULLO VAR CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150948	ARCHIE #2 ERICA HENDERSON VAR CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150946	ARCHIE #2 FIONA STAPLES REG CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150950	ARCHIE #2 PAOLO RIVERA VAR CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150949	ARCHIE #2 PAUL RENAUD VAR CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150963	MEGA MAN #52 EPIC CONNECTING POSTER PT 12 VAR CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150962	MEGA MAN #52 REILLY BROWN VAR CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150961	MEGA MAN #52 T REX REG CVR	8/19/2015	3.99
ARCHIE COMIC	JUN150959	WORLD OF ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #52	8/19/2015	4.99
BOOM ENTERTAINM	JUN151154	ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE CARD WARS #2 (OF 6)	8/19/2015	3.99

Comic Shop Word of the Day: ANNUAL

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Annual

[ˈænjuəl]

noun
adjective: describing type of comic book

• An issue of an ongoing title that is printed in addition to the regular monthly issue of said title
• It is an issue usually published once a year
• These issues traditionally have more pages (and cost more) than the regular title issues
• Often these issues are stand-alone stories that can be read as (see) One-and-Done
• Annuals often feature different writers/authors than those of the regular ongoing title

"Any annual written by Christos Gage is one worth reading over and over."

"The Batman Annual #3 was alright, but I like Greg Capullo's Batman the best."

Comic Shop Word of the Day: DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS

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Diamond Comic Distributors

[ˈdaɪmənd ˈkɑmɪk dɪˈstrɪbjətɜrz]
noun
synonym: Diamond, DCD, the worst 

• The only comic book wholesale distributor
• All products distributed via DCD are nonrefundable
• The #1 reason new, local comic shops don't survive past three years
• Defined by the DCD website:
• Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. was established in 1982 to provide comic book specialty retailers with wholesale, non-returnable comic books, graphic novels and related pop-culture merchandise.
• After more than 30 years of service, Diamond has become the world's largest distributor of English-language comics and related merchandise at the nexus of comics and pop-culture.

"I know you pre-ordered that comic book, but Diamond screwed up and over-sold the amount that they actually had, and we won't be able to get it now."

"Our comic book shop is still waiting for a refund for products that we paid for ($800 worth) but never received eight months ago."

Website's highlighting the poor customer service of this mega-corporation:

• Diamond Damage Disasters
• Sub Reddit /r/diamondsucks

A-Force Survives Battleworld as an All-New All-Different Title

Created during the "Secret Wars" event, "A-Force" is one of the titles that will be continuing on after the universe-changing event has passed. However, it will be minus one of the writers at the helm of title. G. Willow Wilson of "Ms. Marvel" fame will take over as sole writer for the title while Marguret Bennet will be writing other titles.

Putting the rubber to the road -- or rather the pencil to the paper -- is "Storm" artist Victor Ibanez. So it can be assumed that these superheroes will be extremely easy on the eyes.

The roster for this all-female Avenging team includes She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Dazzler, Nico and more. Wilson has also stated that a rotating guest cast will be something readers can look forward to as the series develops.

Cover by Victor Ibanez

Cocreator Sana Amanat realizes that taking on an all-female team is a large responsibility, especially as readers, now more than ever, are reading with a feminist perspective. She told Glamour magazine:

The industry's whole audience has changed. We have more female readers and minority readers, and they expect our characters to reflect them. The amount of female-driven titles we've launched that aren't being cancelled, that's a phenomenon in itself. "A-Force," "Ms. Marvel," "Spider-Gwen"—we couldn't have done these things seven or eight years ago. The dialogue of female representation is so hot right now, not just in comics but in general. And that makes us more responsible in how we depict our characters.

Marvel has yet to release a final order date for "A-Force," but it is listed as a fall All-New All-Different release.

Storm #1 Cover by Victor Ibanez

The following pages are from Storm #4 featuring the aftermath of the Death of Wolverine. Notice how Marvel censored the finished page to have Wolverine (bottom left of page) sans a smoking a cigar.

Censored Page from Storm #4 by Victor Ibanez

Original page, posted on Victor Ibanez's blogger page.

TeeFury's Prank Girl and Prank Guy Just $11

Check out these TANK GIRL inspired takes on Gotham City's king and queen of chaos: Harley Quinn and The Joker!

TeeFury: Limited Edition, $11 shirts available for 24 hours only on TeeFury.com!

Prank Girl

Prank Guy

Comic Shop Word of the Day: THE BIG TWO

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The Big Two

[ðə bɪg tu]
noun

• Marvel and DC - the two largest comic book publishers
• Publishers are often divided into "The Big Two" and all the rest
• Marvel is a subsidiary of Disney
• DC is a subsidiary of Warner Bros.

"Do you remember when The Big Two teamed up and made the Amalgam Universe?"
"I tend to read mostly comics from The Big Two, but sometimes I'll pick up an Image or Dark Horse book."

Marvel's website, the landing page for all cross-platform media.

DC's Website; an upfront guide to all their new comics.

Comic Shop Word of the Day: VARIANT

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Variant

[vɛriənt]

noun

• Single issue of a comic book featuring a different cover than that of the regular issue
• Often available in limited quantities (see incentive cover)
• Due to market demand, variant issues often sell for more-than MSRP prices

"I want to get all of the STAR WARS action-figure variants."
"Skottie Young is my favorite variant artist."

Just a handful of the many variants available from Death Ray Comics.