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Time to do your homework, True Believers, for Comicpalooza (June 17-19)! It's our annual list of guest artists and writers that you may meet at this three day local event. Also make sure to stop by the Houston Public Library table in the Dealers Room and attend some of the panels presented by our knowledgeable staff (including the editor of this newsletter). See you there!
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Wolfsmund
by Mitsuhisa Kuji
Wolfsmund is a retelling of the William Tell legend. The story focuses on an actual landmark in the Uri district of Switzerland, the Devil's Bridge at St. Gotthard Pass, where a fortified barrier-station torments the Swiss Alliance, murdering all who stand against it, until William and his son attempt to defy it
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Lazarus : Poison Volume four, Poison
by Greg Rucka
In a world divided by financial lines, the two most powerful and wealthy families are at war fighting for control of North America
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Kill Shakespeare : A Sea of Troubles
by Conor McCreery
Pits Shakespeare's most famous heroes, including Hamlet, Juliet, and Othello, against such menacing villains as Richard III and Lady Macbeth in an epic adventure to find and kill a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare
More on Andy Belanger!
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Avengers, X-Men : Axis Axis
by Rick Remender
In the aftermath of Magneto's battle with Red Onslaught World War Hate has broken out across the globe, the X-Men and Avengers once again team up for one last fight on Genosha resulting in inversion
More on Adam Kubert!
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Suicide Squad : Rogues Volume 3, Rogues
by John Ostrander
When supervillains get caught, it's up to the government to keep the badguys in captivity. Amanda Waller, a tough-as-nails federal agent, has other plans. She's heading up Task Force X (aka, the Suicide Squad) as an ultimatum to the world's biggest villains. You either go on her shady, near-impossible missions in the name of democracy, or rot in jail. Many of these characters live on today, including those featured in the upcoming Suicide Squad film from Warner Bros, releasing August 2016.
More on John Ostrander!
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Civil War : Marvel Universe
by Brian Michael Bendis
Whose side are you on? Civil War is encompassing the entire Marvel Universe, and the effects of the war are being felt by every hero, villain and civilian. Wild cards like Venom, Ant-Man, Iron Fist, U.S. Agent and even Howard the Duck must take a stand, while the Sentry is confronted with a past he can't leave behind - and one of Marvel's greatest heroes must face their own fearful future! Whose side will Marvel's top superhuman lawyer, She-Hulk, fight for, when the Civil War threatens the rights of every American super hero?
More on Kevin Grevioux!
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Free Country : a tale of the Children's Crusade
by Neil Gaiman
When several children go missing in a small English town, the Dead Boy Detectives find them in Free Country, a place where children never grow old and are free from adults, but with its power failing it needs the strength of five innately powerful children to restore the uncanny world to what it once was
More on Peter Gross!
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Cyber Force 1 : Rebirth
by Marc Silvestri
Carin Taylor, codenamed Velocity, has escaped from the CDI controlled Millennium City and is desperately trying to find the one man she believes can help her prevent the end of the world. When she runs into a group of other CDI escapees, will they help her... or turn their backs?
More on Matt Hawkins!
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Fairest : The Clamour for Glamour Volume 5, The clamour for glamour
by Mark Buckingham
"In this new epic, refugees from Fabletown have returned to New York's Castle Dark, and Reynard, now able to shapeshift from fox to man, travels the mundane world to regale the animals with tales of his exploits, rubbing the other Fables' noses in his good fortune. Frustration at their restriction to the Farm threatens to become a issue once more! Can the animals find a way out of their situation? Long-time FABLES artist Mark Buckingham takes over writing duties in this concluding volume to the New York Times best-selling series FAIREST"
More on Meghan Hetrick!
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Dark rain : a New Orleans story
by Mat Johnson
Set in the days after Hurricane Katrina... [t]wo small-time ex-cons with big dreams get the idea that this would be the perfect time to rob a bank. Catch is, the bank is in New Orleans, and they're on parole in Houston. Now, as every sane person tries to get out of The Big Easy, Emmit and Dabny will do whatever it takes to get in. As they journey through a tide of human suffering, Dabny wants to help, and Emmit sees only the money. But a rogue commander of the ruthless security force "Dark Rain" has his sights set on taking down the same bank. If Emmit and Dabny don't outrace him, their last hope for a second chance could be washed away in the floodwaters-- along with their lives
More on Mat Johnson!
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Knight of Darkness
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The world of best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon's dark spin on the Arthurian mythos returns in this adaptation of the second book of the Lords of Avalon series! Varian duFey may be the son of evil Adonai sorceress Narishka duFey, but he turned his dark heritage to the side of good, acting as Avalon's most deadly assassin. Though hated and mistrusted by the other knights whose cause he shares, when someone begins killing Grail Knights, Merlin sends her darkest knight on a quest that leads him directly to his mother's door... and to a hag named Merewyn, who is more than she seems.
More on Sherrilyn Kenyon!
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Downloadable Comics at Your Fingertips!
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Come see us at Comicpalooza!
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HPL is a proud participant of Comicpalooza! Come hear our staff share their expertise at the following panels* Friday, June 17 - 10:00AM: Comics Are for Everyone!
- 11:30AM: Review of Kids Comics
- 1:00PM: Using the Web to Find Rare Comics
- 2:30PM: The History of American Comics
Saturday, June 18 - 10:00AM: Paper Circuits
- 11:30AM: X-Men and Social Movements
- 1:00PM: Real Wonder Women and You
- 2:00PM: History of LGBT Comics
- 2:30PM: Cosplay Your Plushie
Throughout the Con *See Web site for room assignments. Schedule subject to change Be sure to stop by our table in the Dealers Room!
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