AQUA LEUNG VOL.1 (Image)
Move over, Sinbad. There’s a new heavy-hitter making waves on the Seven Seas. Take a swim with Mark Smith and Paul Maybury as they bring you the story of Aqua, a young boy who discovers his destiny under the sea as ruler of Atlantis. It’s got evil shark kings, crab monsters and a main character that talks in the third person. If that’s not a recipe for awesome, what is?$17.99 www.imagecomics.com
KLASSIC KOMICS KLUB HC (Buenaventura Press)
With a style of humor that makes Fox’s “Family Guy” seem like “Sesame Street” (seriously, look at the title), Johnny Ryan kicks the crap out of literature’s finest works in a balls-to-the-wall, get-your-granny-out-of-the-room parody fest. Nothing is safe—from Homer’s Odyssey to Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll probably need a shower afterwards. $14.95 www.johnnyr.com
JIM BUTCHER’S THE DRESDEN FILES: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE #1 (Dabel Brothers Productions)
Magic and mystery collide as the recent surge of novel-to-comic adaptations continues. Based on the best-selling novels by Jim Butcher, the series boils together Harry Potter and dose of “CSI:” in an eerie and exciting supernatural cauldron. Butcher pens the comic personally, setting the all-new story within the continuity of his wildly popular novels. Grab a good seat—this magic show you don’t want to miss. $3.99 www.dabelbrothers.com
HAUNTED HC (Drawn & Quarterly)
Everyone gets lost in their own little world every now and then. In the case of renounced cartoonist Philippe Dupuy, we get to take that sporadic, sometimes hallucinatory journey through the depths of the creative mind together. Filled with “roughed-in” drawings fitting the surreal nature of the book, Haunted follows Dupuy on a jog through “the stories of the misfit characters that haunt him.” $24.95 www.drawnandquarterly.com
LITTLE THINGS: A MEMOIR IN SLICES (Touchstone)
Everything happens for a reason. Don’t believe us? Then check out this autobiographical memoir by beloved artist Jeffrey Brown. Presented in the slightly gritty and simplistic art style Brown is known for, Little Things takes the seemingly insignificant parts of life and strings them together into a tapestry of brilliance. Watch the little pieces come together to form the puzzle of life. $14.00 www.touchstonebooks.com
GLAMOURPUSS (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
From the slightly twisted mind of novelist Dave Sim—creator of the highly controversial smash-hit Cerebus—comes Glamourpuss! Presented both as a parody of fashion magazines and as a history of photorealism in comics, the first issue introduces the title heroine, her evil twin sister Skanko (yup, you read that right) and the heroine’s therapist Dr. Norm. Don’t make a fashion faux pas by missing this title. $3.00 www.glamourpusscomic.com
