KC Carlson looks at books in the new Previews including Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers #1, DC’s Joe Kubert Presents #1, and TwoMorrow’s American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1960s HC.

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Roger Likes

Wednesday Comics HC

X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back #1

More of Roger’s Favorites

• Mysterius: The Unfathomable SC
• DC Library JLA by George Perez Vol 02 HC
• Ultimate Comics X #1
• Captain Marvel Death of Captain Marvel HC
• Lone Justice Crash #1
• Perhapanauts Mollys Story (One-Shot)

Josh Likes

Hardware: The Man in the Machine SC

Anchor #5

More of Josh’s Favorites

• Nextwave: Agents of Hate Ultimate Collection SC
• Ame Comi PVC Figure: Steel
• Black Widow: Deadly Origin #4
• Colt Noble and Megalords (One-Shot)

You want fries with that? Josh also has some picks – with extensive commentary – available elsewhere on the blog:

• Fifth Degree – Previews #255
• Fifth Degree – Previews #76

 

Brook Likes

Hitman: Monkey #1

Comics Illustrated: History of Comic Strip Art SC

More of Brook’s Favorites

• Night Owls Vol. 01 SC
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Special
• Batman and Robin Deluxe Vol. 01: Batman Reborn HC
• Batman: Black & White Statue – Catwoman (Steve Rude)
• DC Web Belt: Flash
• Marvel 1602 SC (new printing)
• Marvel Minimate: Web Armor Spider-Man
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Prose Collection
• Ignition City Vol. 01 HC
• Disney Kubrick 2-Pack: Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse
• Star Wars: R2D2 Is in Trouble Game

Mary Likes

Invincible Gene Colan SC

True Blood Bust: Eric Northman

More of Mary’s Favorites

• Usagi Yojimbo Statue: Miyamoto Usagi
• Bone Vol. 01 SC (color ed.) (new printing)
• Monopoly the Simpsons
• Battlestar Galactica: Toaster Charcoal T-Shirt (link is to the shirt in "L" but also available in other sizes)

Meg Likes

Wonder Woman Chronicles Vol. 01 SC

Buck Rogers: Space Girls Unite Belt Buckle

More of Meg’s Favorites

• Tale of One Bad Rat HC
• Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #4
• Y: The Last Man Vol. 03 HC (deluxe ed.)
• Barbie: Ladies of the 80s – Joan Jett Doll
• True Blood Bust: Sookie Stackhouse
• True Blood Bust: Bill Compton

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by Robert Greenberger

The backgrounds of the comic book pioneers are usually ones of hardscrabble lives, struggling to find work as a writer or artist, screwed out of income from defunct publishers and waiting for that one great opportunity. Unique among those men was William Moulton Marston, who enjoyed a college education and a professional career before entering the world of comics.

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