Pulp Fiction Comics & Games

Some times my mind is filled with weird questions like, “why isn’t there a Beiber-Fever equivalent in the world of comic books?”.  Then I think about what the pillars of the comic industry, like Alan Moore, look like in comparison to Beiber.  Yeah, old wizard beard just doesn’t draw in the teenage girls.

Teenage girls don’t know what they’re missing, though.  This coming week brings into the folds of Pulp a restock on two of Moore’s lesser known works from Avatar Press.  If you’ve read The Courtyard or Neonomicon, then Hypothetical Lizard and Yuggoth Cultures will make for nice follow-ups.

Hypothetical Lizard, like The Courtyard, is based off a short story written by Moore (the whole short is included in this collection, by the way) and focuses on one of his favorite subjects:  magic.  The story follows a mute prostitute who gets entangled in a plot that involves something called The House Without Clocks and wizards.  It’s Alan Moore, it’s gonna be weird, but it’s also going to be amazing.

The second Moore collection is Yuggoth Cultures.  Contained within the covers of this second Avatar trade are a vast number of Moore’s short comic stories from over the years, script pages, interviews, sketches, and a mess of other goodies.  If you’re looking to get the most Moore bang for your buck, this guy is what the doctor ordered.

So, you’re saying to yourself, “Self, I love Iron Man (especially Matt Fraction’s stuff), but some times I feel like he doesn’t have enough guns”.  Well, if you’ve seen Iron Man 2, you know that War Machine is the solution to your problem.  Luckily, Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, Thunder Agents) is launching a new series about War Machine called Iron Man 2.0.  The solicits advertise a story where Rodey is faced with an enemy who he can’t shoot or touch.  Obviously a challenge for a guy who’s 90% gun.  If you’ve been reading Morning Glories (the new issue comes out this week, as well, and we have the volume 1 TPB in stock) then you know Nick Spencer has chops.  Apply that writing skill to the Iron Man universe and we might be looking at another quality Marvel book.

The True Blood comic starts sophomore storyline this week with Tainted Love #1.  Watched over by the series’ creator, Alan Ball, this comic is filled with stories unseen in the show or original novels.  Written by Marc Andreyko (Manhunter, Batman: Streets of Gotham), this second story involves a breakout of craziness in the vampire community brought on by tainted Tru Blood which means Sookie and the gang are in trouble and on the lookout for the mysterious perpetrator.  If you feel like you’ll be coming in on the story mid-swing, don’t worry.  For one, this being the first issue in a new arc means that everyone is on the same page.  And two, Pulp still has the True Blood vol. 1 HC in stock if you want to catch up on the first series.

There’s nothing better than taking something blood-curdlingly terrifying and turning it blood-curdlingly cute.  Such is the case with the new Midnight Reaver Nyarlathotep.  If you already have a Cthulhu plush and have been desiring to give him a buddy, then this soft, cuddly, other worldly beasty is the creature for the job.  I know you Lovecraft fans are out there AND are frequent visitors to the store, so here’s a new item to add to your collection.

Da-da-da-daaaaa-DA-dada-da-daaaa-da-dum-dum-dum-dum.  That’s Star Wars, people.  And here’s some more in the form of drinking glasses.  Yes, like the Lantern CORPS glasses that we have at the store currently, this set of four tumblers are bathed in Luke, Han, Leia, and Darth Vader.  If you’re moving into a new place and need some drinking utensils or are just into recreating scenes from the cantina on Tatuine, you can’t afford to join the Dark Side and not buy these.