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The hottest releases from the week of 10/1/08, chosen by Percy Carey.
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VIXEN: RETURN OF THE LION #1

Written by G. Willow Wilson
Art by Cafu
Cover by Josh Middleton

On a mission against the mega-mobsters of Intergang, the Justice League makes a stunning discovery revealing the truth behind the death of Vixen’s mother. Long ago, poachers were fingered in her murder, but stunning proof arrives exposing the identity of her real killer! And the man responsible is still alive, making a vicious play for power in the homeland Vixen left years ago. This groundbreaking 5-issue miniseries by rising stars G. Willow Wilson (Outsiders: Aquaman/Metamorpho, Cairo, Air) and Cafu (Black Panther) plunges the League’s animal-powered warrior into a deeply spiritual, but instantly deadly, quest for vengeance – and draws the League itself into the newest chapter of Intergang’s ever-expanding race for domination.

1 of 5, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

COLLECTED JACK KIRBY VOL. 06

Edited by John Morrow

As Jack Kirby continues to garner worldwide acclaim as comics’ greatest creator, this sixth trade paperback reprints issues #23-26 of The Jack Kirby Collector, the critically acclaimed magazine about Kirby’s life and career. Included are issues spotlighting Jack’s ‘Greatest Battles,’ ‘Gods,’ and a special issue spotlighting Kirby’s Golden Age work with Joe Simon, from co-creating Captain America to pioneering Romance comics and beyond! There are several rare interviews with Kirby himself, plus new ones with comics pros Denny O’Neil, Jim Shooter, John Severin, and Walter Simonson! Plus: see a complete ten-page unpublished Kirby story! Jack’s awe-inspiring original pencils to Fantastic Four #49 (from the first appearance of the Silver Surfer)! A gallery of Kirby’s original concept paintings for the Fourth World characters! An analysis comparing Kirby’s margin notes to Stan Lee’s dialogue on classic Marvel comics! And a new special section with over 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published, including Jack’s un-inked pencils from The Fourth World, The Demon, Kamandi, Eternals, Captain America, Black Panther, and more! With page after page of rare Kirby art (much in its original pencil form), and an amazing 1960s Kirby Silver Surfer cover, it’s an unprecedented tribute to the most prolific creator in comics history: Jack ‘King’ Kirby!

THE ALCOHOLIC

Written by Jonathan Ames
Art and cover by Dean Haspiel

Jonathan A. is a boozed-up, coked-out, sexually confused, hopelessly romantic and, of course, entirely fictional novelist who bears only a coincidental resemblance to real-life writer Jonathan Ames, critically acclaimed author of Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man and What’s Not to Love? For the fictional Jonathan, writing and drinking come easy. The hard parts of life are love and hope. From a touching relationship between Jonathan and his aging great aunt, to an inebriated evening with an amorous, octogenarian dwarf, to the devastating aftermath of 9/11, Ames’s first original graphic novel, with gritty, poignant art by Dean Haspiel (THE QUITTER), tells a story at once hilarious, excruciating, bizarre and universal, about how our lives fall to pieces and the enduring human struggle to put things back together again.

136 pg, B&W, $19.99 US, MATURE READERS

FEMME FATALES VOL 17 #4

Each issue of Femme Fatales features an inside, in-depth look at the sexy sirens of film, television, music, and the web featuring exclusive photos you won’t see anywhere else. This issue has everything, along with coverage of female sports celebrites, electronics, reality television, our favorite men’s men, relationship advice from actress Paget Brewster, and suggestions on how to be a real man from ‘The Style Nurse.’

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SIMPSONS DUFF ENERGY DRINK

The energy drink of choice in Springfield, you won’t be able to get through your day without the ‘Duff’ energy drink!