What up CHU?? Mel V here with you latest edition of Big Gems from the Small Press. Sorry for the delay in getting this edition out, been doing a lot of running around so please forgive me, This edition is going to be very light. Not to many New Indy books coming out in February, but those are the months where you can find a Sneaky Gem out of nowhere, so without further ado let’s get right to it:
Manufacturer/Publisher: Joe Books (Release Date: 2/24/2016)
Description
(W/A/CA) Amy Mebberson
Disney’s beloved heroines have returned in this hilarious collection of Disney Princess comic strips! Featuring laugh-out-loud stories from the worlds of Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, Tiana, Cinderella, Aurora, and more, this charming new ongoing series will make all your royal dreams come true!
Item #: 1501272 • Diamond code: DEC151425 • UPC: 62784343478800111
Why I Like It: My Niece is going to go Crazy when she sees all her Disney Princesses all at once. This is an Ongoing series, could do a little something in the aftermarket
MEAN GIRLS CLUB ONE SHOT
Manufacturer/Publisher: Nobrow Press (Release Date: 2/24/2016)
Description
(W/A/CA) Ryan Heshka
Introducing: Pinky, Sweets, Blackie, McQualude, Wendy, and Wanda. Together they form the Mean Girl Girls Club, a menacing powerhouse of ruthless rebels. Like a cruel pink and black plague, these subversive sirens seek out the innocent and the weak, feeding on pure fear. Intoxication… vice… adrenaline… Witness a meeting of the Mean Girls Club, but don’t make any plans afterward. You won’t be alive to tell about it!
Item #: 1501409 • Diamond code: DEC151483 • ISBN: 9781910620021
Why I like it: New Company Nobow Press, brings us this One Shot, Female collectors are starting to rise, which is a great thing. I believe this will be sought after plus a low print run, should do well in the aftermarket
Manufacturer/Publisher: After-Shock Comics (Release Date: 2/10/2016)
Description
(W) David Hine (A/CA) Alberto Ponticelli
Ray Pilgrim knows how to get inside a killer’s head. Getting in is the easy part… 20 years ago, Ray Pilgrim became a celebrity when he discovered his unique ability to see through the eyes of psychotic killers who were terrorizing London. But his world collapsed around him when he was accused of the same crimes as the monsters he hunted. Now, Pilgrim’s teenage daughter is using her blog to investigate a ring of child abusers that includes some of the most powerful men in British society – men who are prepared to kill anyone who threatens to expose them. In order to protect his daughter and uncover the truth, Pilgrim must reluctantly revisit his past and the twisted path that led to the hotel room the media called The Bloody Chamber.
Item #: 1501450 • Diamond code: DEC150957 • UPC: 66257827198700111
Why I Like It: As I stated before After-Shock comics will be huge going into 2016, fresh ideas and fantastic art are present with this book. This book, as well as the other After Shock books, will be great in the long term
DUSU PATH OF THE ANCIENT #1 (OF 4)
Manufacturer/Publisher: Stranger Comics (Release Date: 2/17/2016)
Description
(W) Sebastian A. Jones, Christopher Garner (A) James C. Webster (CA) Hyoung Taek Nam
Dusu has been raised among the Galemren Wild Elves in the heart of the Ugoma Jungle, a world in which he does not belong. But Dusu is not entirely human either. He is on the Path to something more… for within him resides the spirit and the power of the Jaguar!
Item #: 1501299 • Diamond code: DEC151570 • UPC: 79357463546300111
Why I Like it: FRESH OF THE SUCCESS OF NIOBE SHE IS LIFE, Stranger comics gives us DUSU, It takes place in the world of Asunda (Untamed, Niobe) The people at Stranger Comics put in a ton of work building the world of Asunda and once Niobe takes off the world itself and the stories it contains will become common place in the comic world, This is my Pick of the month
Yea like I said this is a very light month on the Indy scene, but in the meantime don’t forget to pick up Tephlon Funk “The Demo”…Trust me when I say this book will be fantastic, check out the article Tony wrote the other day
Nobrow has been around for almost ten years, but you’re right, that book looks good.
You sir are correct ,I didnt not realize they have been around that long..I like there style of art in alot of their books
I ordered Disney Princesses for my daughter last week when I was in the shop. By the time she’s done there will no absolutely zero spec ability left with it lol.
lol I hope we wont have another scooby doo 12..where the kids wont get a chance to get the book,ill be definitely getting one to put up for give away here like I did with the Scobby doo