Hey there everyone!
I have three comic book auctions ending later today over at L&K’s Anime Otaku Heaven that I thought you might be interested in taking a closer look at…
The first is the Marvel Comics series World War Hulk which includes all five (5) issues of the stand alone storyline, without the extra tie in comics.
World War Hulk

The second auction is for a comic I came across and used as part of my series of articles titled Sex and your Comic Book, this comic is the Amryl Entertainment Cavewoman Red Menace.
Amryl Entertainment Cavewoman Red Menace

and the last is what I consider a must have series of comic because of the writer/artist team involved with this project that was never completed ( at least I do not think it was completed as there were only ten issues in this series ) and was actually quite controversial, and that is the Frank Miller/Jim Lee comic book series…
Batman & And Robin The Boy Wonder

I have these and a few other comic auctions ending today, and more will be going up over this weekend, and there are several comics already for sale at a great price in my store.
Lew
Hey there everyone!
Last two days have been hell on me…out of work sick yesterday…today out of work sick, and in pain due to an infected tooth…which I had to have pulled!
But I haven’t lost a beat when it comes to the Anime Figure beat!
Max Factory has another release coming to their Vocaloid line of figures.
Vocaloid: Rin Kagamine ~Nuclear Fusion~ 1/8 Scale Figure



Not being released until near the end of this year, this figure is going to retail for $129.99…but come see what I will be selling it for!
How about these two new figures coming up from Yamato USA being listed at L&K’s Anime Otaku Heaven this coming weekend…
Dai Shogun: Kiriko Hattori Ninja Costume

Ikki Tousen: Chouun Shiryu Vol. 14 Comic Cover Blue Ver. 1/6 Scale Figure

Expect to see at least ten new pre-sale figures listed this coming weekend, along with a few new comic book auctions.
Lew
Where to begin…where to begin.
While this year ( for me anyway ) was not a great year for comic book story lines, there were a few that I considered to be just excellent, and I’m not surprised that most of my picks were not of the ” Super Hero ” genre…except for two..
So lets dive into my Top 5 Comic Book Story lines of 2009
#5-Daredevil-Return of the King 
Wilson Fisk makes his return to the top of the underworld ladder ( at least in NY! ) as he makes a deal with the ” Devil ” so to speak. This was a four or Five part series, and it was the first time in many years that I have picked up a Daredevil comic due to a storyline running through here. I got to see a myriad of DD villains, such as the Owl, and Lady Bullseye. This story led into a new arc and Matt Murdock/Daredevil now is the leader of the ” Hand “, and this storyline will take all of us down a darker path…
#4-Madame Xanadu
Okay, this was one of those ” I’d rather read this than another silly Superhero yarn ’ and I have been following this comic since it’s debut..and I have not been disappointed, as the storyline always seems to show us a bit of the history of Nimue going all the way back to the days of Arthur and Merlin, and right now the story revolves around Nimue’s sister…Morgana…and I think things will be heating up here in the coming months.
#3-Detective Comics featuring Batwoman
Well, for me this was a no brainier as far as what I look for in a comic…great story and great artwork that just seems ( in this case ) to accentuate the storyline further. Kate Kane, former military operative, who( along with her army dad ) has taken up the mantle of the Bat, in her own way..and I approve! This comic has great pacing, excellent story panels that just fill up the [pages and help make the story flow, and to be honest for me sometimes there just does not seem to be enough pages to satisfy my craving for this particular Bat, along with her being gay, which makes things even more interesting at times, but I think the Question backup storyline can just take a powder.Kudos to Rucker and Williams III for all that they do for this title!
Okay kids…now it starts to get a little tougher as we come down to the final two and I’ve got several comics in front of me that deserve to be here…but I can only go with two…
#2-Thor
Okay, the first thing you notice here as a true believer is the fact that there is no ” Mighty ” before the single word Thor…and I found this to be a bit disrespectful to the character itself, but I can attest to the fact that Marvel has made up for this in spades…Thor is brought back from Limbo, brings back Asgard…and to Earth, and to all of the places he could have brought it back to, he brings it to Oklahoma…yes kids, right over the skies of Oklahoma!
then he brings back asgardians, whose souls had been trapped inside the fates of mortals, including the Lady Sif, who almost bought the farm due to Thor’s evil half brother…did I say brother? Well, in this incarnation Loki, the prince of mischief is now a.…princess!
Talk about twists of fate…and that was just the beginning, as we’ve seen the Asgardians live in Latveria for a brief time, and face the evil of Doom ( of course along with Loki ) and now, the Dark reign Avengers have attacked Asgard, asset a slight manipulation on the part of Loki and some whispers in the ears of one Norman Osbourn has led to Osbourn having his Avengers do their worst…but not without a certain Red, White & Blue former Avenger has taken note of theses events with a bit interest and a look that does not bode well for those attacking the God of Thunder.
and drum roll please…okay that enough!
#1 Locke & Key Crown of Shadows
All right, first off you have to give kudos to IDW Publishing, as they seem to have become the bad boy publisher of comics with this title, and Ghost busters,Angel, The Ghoul ( more on this title later kiddies! ) and maybe just one title you might find familiar…30 Days of night…you might have caught the movie..?
Anyway, as long as we’re giving out kudos, lets give a few to the team behind this series, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, who have been on board since the beginning with Welcome To Lovecraft, and Head Games, afterward which has brought us to the next chapter. And what have we seen so far…a l;ess than dead and corporeal Sam Lesser ( you might remember Sam, as the sociopathic maniac that killed Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode father, which caused the family to escape to Lovecraft, but Sam Lesser had followed them there…and Sam was now in their home…albeit in a spirit form so to speak and is hell bent on leaving .…and in the process causing as much havoc for the Locke clan as possible…
I do have some honorable mentions..
DC Comics Blackest Night has just been a great read thus far and it was the other choice for #1 this year
Marvel Comics The Return of Captain America has also been a decent read, and along with the regular Cap title with Bucky Barnes as the new Cap, well I could not have asked for more
And my biggest disappointment…
Marvel’s Hulk titles…all of them!
Hulk, Incredible Hulk,Skaar, Son of Hulk…seriously…who CARES!
I got sick of the Red Hulk nonsense around the ninth or tenth issue and just had to beg off of it all together!
Well that’s all she wrote for this list and I’d be interested in what you think of my list or if you happen to have your own list that you’d like to share here…come on…let us all know okay!
Lew

Near the end of 2009, I finished watching the anime series Deathnote, the complete first season, and decided that it’s only apropos to go back to what really started the whole phenomenon.. and decided to make the purchase of the Death Note Box Set (Vol. 1–13)
But I want to point out that this is not just your run of the mill box set of manga…This custom box set includes all 12 books from the Death Note series, the information How To Read “Death Note 13″ and exclusive Death Note premium gifts! The high gloss printed box set also comes with a recessed handle and velcro closure. The box set is 10% off the total retail price of 13 volumes of Death Note! This is a perfect gift for either yourself or anyone not yet exposed to the amazing intrigue of this Obha / Obata masterpiece.
This is a must have item if your a fan of the series, and is a great way to collect the whole series, all in one special package, and if you’ve never read this manga..this is a great way to start reading the series and having it all in one collected special edition set.

One of my favorite comics companies today, IDW has done what no other company has done…for me that is..injected some real world humor in the guise of a comic book, taken from a real life grocery store magazine no less!
I had a dilemma when I went to get my comics last week, as I wanted to pick up a new comic from IDW called ” The Ghoul by Niles and Wrightson, but I was a bit peeved at the price, as at $3.99 I felt that there were too many pages near the back of this comic devoted to ads and that turned me off as I felt that they could have used those extra pages for the comic itself, so onward I continued with just two books in hand when I came across this…

And I had to do a double take as I got a better look at this cover, and I thought to myself..wow! Does that face look familiar or what!
Here’s a small bit of info from IDW about this new title…
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Weekly World News #1
Chris Ryall (w) • Alan Robinson (a) • Alan Robinson, Joe Corroney ©
Bat Boy! PhD Ape! Manigator! UFO Alien! Ed Anger, the columnist who sits to the far right of the far right! These and many other tabloid newspaper staples from the Weekly World News are featured in their first-ever miniseries. And they’ve got it rough from the start, as Chaos Cloud appears in “The Irredemption of Ed Anger, Part 1.” Also features original articles from the Weekly World News as a back-up feature! ”
Okay, so what more can I say? How about the dreaded end pages that I spoke of earlier…well in this particular comic they just add to the overall feel of the comic…
With Weekly Annotations, and a Weekly World Exclusive about ” Planet –Dissolving Dust Cloud Is Headed Toward earth! is just hot fudge on this sundae.
I guess for me the cover brought back the images of those magazines that I would see ( maybe just a few short years ago ) of ” Bat Boy ” on the cover of a magazine ( I am not sure if it was on a publication called Weekly World News ) with some sort of explosive, exploitative headline, in the biggest text size they could use to just grab your attention to that cover with the strange image on it’s cover.
And the storyline? A very angry citizen, Ed Anger ( they couldn’t have used a more apropo name could they? ) is the main antagonist here.
Ed is an old veteran, who is your a typical right winger…god, country, and support your president…as long as he’s a Republican, who just is not very happy with all of the weirdness in his world…Aliens, Animal Psychiatrists, and a certain weird ” Bat Boy ” who seems to be a national hero…and Ed Anger is just losing it.
Okay, what I’m telling you all is that in this case, the weirdness is just fantastic, warranted, and this is what this title is all about…weirdness that’s in a news tabloid, right in front of your face, as your standing on that supermarket speed checkout line!

As I have grown older ( notice that the title of this blog continues to be ” fanboy@50! ) my taste for the comic book has changed over the past few years. While I still love a great superhero yarn, I find them very far and in between so I have slowly but surly moved away from these tales and focused more on the more adult or darker side if you will of the comic, and DC Comics imprint Vertigo, continues to fill this bill for me just fine.
I picked up issue #1 of the new series from writers and series artists Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon ( and yes, I have issue#2 in my grubby, old person’s hands! ) and to be fair, I avoided getting this comic…because of the art!
Thank god that this time the story within makes up for my own narrow mindedness as to what I look for as far as artwork for a comic book!
This first issue’s title is called 32, and this first tale revolves around an obituary writer named Bras, who wants to be more than just an ” obit writer ” , but Bras does like his routine.
Getting up in the morning, reading his newspaper, having his breakfast, taking his dog Dante for a walk, all before he goes to work.
But…today, today is a special day…his birthday, and he wishes he had just changed everything…his whole routine.
Bras’s father is being honored today, on Bras’s birthday…for his achievements as a writer, and bras will never make nit to the ceremony that night, as he takes a detour, to get a pack of cigarettes.
” You don’t get to choose family “, this is the last thing that Bras hears as his life comes to a very quick and unexpected end.
Happy 32 birthday Bras.
This was a hell of a read, I actually was dragged into the pictures that helped propel this tale and let me tell you I really have not given too much away with this first issue, so if you have not picked upon this first issue yet, go ahead and get it, read it, devour it…drink it all in okay..I promise you will not be disappointed with this one okay.
Lew

Marvel Comics Siege Issue#1
I just picked this comic up yesterday ( yes I know, I did not get comics on Comic Book Wednesday! ) and I have to say, I have not been this impressed with a Marvel comic since the Death of Captain America.
I remember seeing a short preview of this series and it was at best just a teaser for this first full blown issue!
So what’s the big deal here anyway?
Well, Norman Osborn…yes that Osborn with a Green Goblin in his past is the director of Hammer, and is the team leader of the Dark Reign Avengers, whose members also include The Sentry and the God of War, Ares.
Add into this disastrous mix, the Mighty Thor’s evil half brother, Loki who just happens to be one of Osborn’s confidants, has brought a plan together.
In case you dear blog reader are unaware, Asgard has returned..and has come to Midgard ( that’s Earth for the rest of you! ) and along with Asgard has come the newly resurrected Thor, who has been resurrecting his fellow asgardians ( including the fair Lady Sif ) whose very essences were found inside the mortal coil of many humans, and all the while Loki was spinning his deceitful web, as his people went to live for a short time in Latveria, under the auspices of one ” Victor Von Doom “, that would be Doctor Doom, just in case you weren’t aware.
Loke and the good doctor, would do a few ” experiments ” on some of the asgardian populace, turning them into murderous, organic robots.…
and then we come to this..Asgard’s people are returned to their floating home, in the skies of Oklahoma, less one human and asgardian goddess, thanks to the mechanization’s of Doom & Loki…
Now Loki, again trying to manipulate the fates of men and gods alike, has spoken with one Norman Osborn, and set into motion events that will effect the whole of the Marvel Universe ( at least one would think that when ” Gods ” are involved, a whole Universe would be effected! ) using one of the ” Warriors Three “, the Voluminous, Volstagg as a catalyst ( and excuse ) to trigger an all out assault on Asgard, bypassing even the President of the United States, who is screaming bloody murder, and saying that Osborn is ” Out of Control ”
Osborn and his ” Avengers ” and all of the power of the villains of the ” Initiative ” bring their groups to bear on an all out ” Assault ” on Asgard, over the skies of Oklahoma…

The Dark Reign Avengers Assualt On Asgard

The God of Thunder enters the Fray!

Steve Rogers reacts to the assualt on the God of Thunder…
Okay, at this point, my thought is this will be Marvel’s ” A” level event for 2010, and it’s other baby, ” Fall of the Hulks ” will more than likely be subjugated to a ” B ” status event…which might not be such a terrible thing for Marvel, as they are having to contend with the juggernaut that is DC comics uber…Blackest Night!
Captain Harlock Statue

- He awaits your next move.
- Compelling statue from the Captain Harlock manga series!
- It features the space pirate in his chair aboard the Arcadia.
- Glorious color and outstanding detail.
- An ideal gift for the manga enthusiast in your life!
Spotlighting an icon of the Captain Harlock manga series, this compelling statue features Harlock in his spaceship, the Arcadia. This infamous chair is where he issues orders, relaxes, or contemplates his next move with a glass of wine in hand. The individualistic space pirate appears here in glorious color and outstanding detail. He’s awaiting your next move. What will it be? Statue stands 10-inches tall.

This is my first introduction to Miyabiya
Miyabiya is a manufacturer and distributor of beautiful Japanese figures and statues based on popular anime and manga characters. Many of the company’s remarkable offerings involve lovely women in colorful but hard-to-believe outfits. These pieces are brightly hued, well-crafted, and exhibit excellent attention to detail.
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If you are a fan or collector of this highly popular, exotic form of art, you’ll be pleased with what Miyabiya has to offer!
Bible Black Imari Kurumi Kneeling Statue
This item has features and themes that are for adults only. Ages 18 and up. Recommended for mature collectors.
* Imari Kurumi Kneeling features a removable top and skirt!
* Seductive, 1:8 scale, PVC statue from the popular hentai Bible Black.
* Swear on a stack of DVDs to take this vixen home!
Do you swear on a stack of hentai DVDs to take home this hentai vixen? From ever popular hentai title, Bible Black, comes this Imari Kurumi 1:8 scale PVC statue. This well-crafted statue has Imari on her knees in her school girl outfit in a seductive pose. The statue also comes with a removable top to reveal her bare chest, and a removable skirt showing her panties. Really. ..We swear it!