The kind folks at NBM have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products featured in the March 2013 Previews, scheduled to ship starting May 2013.
PERSIA BLUES VOL.1
By Dara Naraghi & Brent Bowman
Minoo Shirazi is a rebellious young Iranian woman, struggling to define herself amidst the strict social conventions of an oppressive regime, and the differing wishes of an overbearing father, in between life in Iran and life in midwestern America. Minoo Shirazi is also a free-spirited adventurer in a fantasy world, a place where aspects of modern America and ancient Persia meld into a unique landscape. And yet, neither of these women are the true Minoo Shirazi. At the intersection of guilt and freedom, family and self, ancient myths and modern enigmas, lies…Persia Blues.
6×9, 128pp., B&W trade pb., $12.99, ISBN 9781561637065
As mentioned in this post, this is being pre-serialized in e-comic book form over at comiXology, in 4 issues, one every 2 weeks, check it out. This was also the subject of a successful Kickstarter campaign at the end of last year.
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Also this month, we resolicit for the last few copies of a keepsake full presentation on Peyo with rare art and sketches:
PEYO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF A MARVELOUS STORYTELLER
Issued on the occasion of a recent exhaustive exhibition of original art by Peyo, father of the Smurfs, this is a hefty compendium chock-a-block with reproductions of his original pages from Johan & Peewit to Poussy the Cat and more, and of course with plenty of Smurfs art! Accompanied by text on the history of Peyo's creations. Direct import from France.
8 ¼ x 11, 250pp. full color trade pb., $50, ISBN 9782953974300
See it here (scroll down a bit). This may be allocated, frankly, order from here now before it goes forever!
Eurotica Titles
We're resoliciting Liberatore's awesome pin up book LE DONNE. If you missed it, now's your chance to order it through your comic bookstore.
LE DONNE
Liberatore
The Italian artist of the controversial RanXerox comic series which shook the world of comics in the eighties presents women in-your-face proud of their feminity. Women in all their physical glory and empowered. This explores limits without shame or fear and is occasionally pornographic, bizarre, or even disturbing. Includes chapters entitled 'Desire', 'Pulse' with stark black & white illustrations, 'Embraces' with a fearless abandonment to sheer lust, 'Chiaroscuro', 'Intimacies' with never before seen angles on the nude figure, 'Flesh' with soft beautiful aquarelles. This book challenges and does not leave indifferent.
"This is the most thrilling part of the works featured, the personalization, the intimate look into the sheer joy in Tanino Liberatore's art"
– Mark Squirek, NY Journal of Books
"An intriguing – and provocative – collection of Liberatore's work."
– Comics Waiting Room
9×12, 168pp., full color clothbound: $39.99, ISBN 978-1-56163-713-3
Same goes for issue 56 of SIZZLE which presents the grand finale of the legendary OMAHA saga!
PAPERCUTZ Titles
our sister company with fun kids comics, we present a never before seen series by the great Peyo, ladies & gentlemen, the charming:
Benny Breakiron #1: "The Red Taxis"
Peyo, writer and artist
Will Maltaite, artist
Peyo, creator of The Smurfs, brings everybody's childhood fantasy to life in this charming new graphic novel series! Benny Breakiron is an honest, polite little boy with an en exceptional quality: he possesses superhuman strength, can leap over huge distances, and can run unbelievably fast. This little kid packs quite a punch, and he devotes his play time to stopping crime and injustice. In this first volume, a new taxi service has moved into Benny's town threatening to put Benny's friend, taxi driver Mr. Dussiflard, out of business. The more Benny learns about the Red Taxi Company, the more he realizes something isn't right. Who's behind this mysterious enterprise, and just what are they up to? Benny aims to find out and put a stop to it once and for all, and hopefully keep the property damage to a minimum!
6 1/2 x 9, 64pp., full-color hardcover: $11.99
ISBN: 9781597074094
Also new this month:
Smurfs #15
(W/A/CA) Peyo
The long-awaited debut of Sassette and The Smurflings! When Natural Smurf, Slouchy Smurf, and Snappy Smurf arrive at The Smurfs village as The Smurflings, all their newfangled ideas start to turn things upside down! Whether it's back-talking Grouchy Smurf, outsmarting Jokey Smurf, wearing their own clothes, or making up their own music, it looks like nothing will ever be the same. But the biggest change is yet to come — and it looks like Gargamel is behind it! Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions.
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6.5x9, 56pgs, FC $5.99
HARDCOVER—HC, 6.5x9, 56pgs, FC $10.99
Ninjago #7
(W) Greg Farshtey (A/CA) Jolyon Yates
The best-selling mega-hit continues as Jay, Cole, Zane, and Kai square off against the evil Stone Warriors! Frustrated and discouraged by their lack of powers and their inability to defeat the Stone Warriors, Jay, Cole, Zane, and Kai learn secrets of Sensei Wu's past adventures that may hold the key to future victory. Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions.
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6x9, 64pgs, FC $6.99
HARDCOVER—HC, 6x9, 64pgs, FC $10.99
