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AICN COMICS STM: Previews - DR WHO! DRONE! WEEKLY WORLD NEWS! MUPPET SHOW! DARKNESS! & MUCH MORE!

Published at:  Jan 12, 2010 10:11:38 AM CST



@@@@ Spinner Rack Previews: GYAKUSHU! DR. WHO! DRONE! LOLA: A GHOST STORY! THE MUPPET SHOW! FVZA! THE GHOUL! DARKNESS! WE KILL MONSTERS! THE ANCHOR! HERCULES: THE KNIVES OF KUSH! WEEKLY WORLD NEWS! @@@@




What’s SHOOT THE MESSENGER?


Well, AICN COMICS: SHOOT THE MESSENGER is your weekly one stop shop for comic book -EWS. What’s comic book –EWS? Well, it’s our hodge podge of everything not reviews here at AICN Comics. Sure you can find out the @$$Holes’ critical opinions of your favorite books every Wednesday at AICN Comics. But here, you’ll find special reports such as previews, interviews, special features, and occasionally news gathered here from our online brethren at Newsarama, CBR, Wizard, etc. Sure those guys are the best at reporting news as it breaks. Click on the links for the original stories. This column cuts the crap to run down all the vital information for those of you who don’t follow it as it comes in, and serves it all up with that special ingredient of @$$y goodness.

Hey folks, Ambush Bug here. Whew, what a week last week was. If you missed it, you missed out on an @$$-load of Lists of the Best Comics of the 2000’s. Click the links below to check them out. Special thanks to the Talkbackers who really stepped up their game and made the TBs a place where intelligent and civil debate isn’t just a dream, it was a reality. Revisit those lists and the talkbacks below:

Vroom Socko’s List

Matt Adler’s List

Ambush Bug’s List

Humphrey Lee and Optimous Douche’s Lists

Professor Challenger and Jinxo’s Lists

BottleImp & superhero’s Lists




Check out these comics dropping this week at cooler comic shops near you…

First up, we’ve got Dan Hipp’s GYAKUSHU!, a revenge manga released by TokyoPop. The entire first three volumes can be read here and it looks to be a sweet read. That's 475 of the full 600 pages of the series for free! Click on the link to check it out!



DR. WHO #7
Writer: Tony Lee
Art: Al Davison
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: This week!







DRONE #2
Written: Scott Chitwood
Art: Randy Kintz
Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Release Date: This week!







LOLA: A GHOST STORY OGN
Writer: J. Torres
Artist: Elbert Or
Publisher: Oni Press
Release Date: 1/13/2010







THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK #1
Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Roger Langridge
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Release Date: This week!







FVZA: FEDERAL VAMPIRE AND ZOMBIE AGENCY #2
Writer: David Hine
Pencilers: Roy Allan Martinez and Wayne Nichols
Painters: Kinsun Loh and Jerry Choo
Publisher: Radical Comics
Release Date: This week!







THE GHOUL #2
Writer: Steve Niles
Art: Bernie Wrightson
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: This week!







DARKNESS #82
Writer: Phil Hester
Artist: Michael Broussard
Publisher: Top Cow
Release Date: This week!







WE KILL MONSTERS #6
Written: Laura Harkcom, Christopher Leone
Art: Brian Churilla
Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Release Date: This week!







THE ANCHOR #4
Written by Phil Hester
Drawn by Brian Churilla
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Release Date: This week!







HERCULES: THE KNIVES OF KUSH #5
Writer: Steve Moore
Artist: Cris Bolson and Manuel & Leonardo Silva
Publisher: Radical Comics
Release Date: This week!







WEEKLY WORLD NEWS #1
Writer: Chris Ryall
Art: Alan Robinson
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: This week!







Editing, compiling, imaging, coding, logos & cat-wrangling by Ambush Bug
Proofs, co-edits & common sense provided by Sleazy G



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    Readers Talkback

  • Jan 12, 2010 10:14:57 AM CST

    FIRST?

    by donlogan

    Shit the artwork on that Dr Who comic is fucking terrible

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jan 12, 2010 11:43:52 AM CST

    Intrigued by the Doctor Who comic...

    by skidmarkedundies

    not by anything else. Second?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jan 12, 2010 12:15:34 PM CST

    GYAKUSHU!

    by tightsofsteel

    has been tons of fun to read. Very enjoyable.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jan 12, 2010 12:17:32 PM CST

    The Marvel UK Dr Who comic...

    by donlogan

    ...that was fucking great at times in the 80s.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jan 12, 2010 1:57:17 PM CST

    Tony Lee = shit

    by conans sword

    he has got to be one of the worst comic writers out there. he just reads like a poor mans joss whedan, god knows who he's blowing to get dr who

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jan 12, 2010 3:09:53 PM CST

    Weekly World News & Bat Boy...

    by asimovdiedofaids

    ...12 years too late. This comic should come with a Chumbawamba CD to listen to while you read it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Jan 12, 2010 9:49:31 PM CST

    Good lookin' out on The Ghoul!

    by jaka

    Bernie Wrightson is THE MAN and I forgot I wanted to start picking that one up.

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