Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Behind Every Great Man...

It is said that behind every great man there is an even greater woman. I'm not about to call myself a great man. But will not hesitate to call my wife great. She is patient and wise and generous and beautiful. But I think the most important thing is that she is supportive of my efforts.

She is more than that. She drives me to be and do better. To steal a movie line "She makes me want to be a better man."

It's our 8th anniversary today and I felt I should tell everyone about this wonderful woman. Megan Eileen Myers, you are incredible.

Nicholas P. Myers

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Wild and Wonderful Wednesday #1

Wild and Wonderful Wednesday #1
06.24.09

Welcome to the first installment of Wild and Wonderful Wednesday courtesy of A.N.A. Comics. It’s a fun week so let’s get right into what we came here for!
This Week in Comics!
At the end or our post is a list of various comic book related goodies that are out today. Now for some Highlights:

All Star Batman & Robin TPB vol. 1 is out! Plagued by delays, but blessed with a fast passed, action filled romp through Gotham, the writing of Frank Miller complemented by the incomparable Jim Lee’s art is a fun read. Many had written off the book due to delays, with this collection you can sit down and enjoy it for the first or even the second time!

From Image comics you have MILO VENTIMIGLIA Presents BERSERKER #1 ALL BEEF EDITION, really don’t know anything about the title, but I think A.N.A. Comics will have to do some “ALL BEEF Editions also.

The consistently enjoyable New Avengers, and the line of Dark Reign books get updates this week from Marvel. More importantly the ULTIMATES by Mark Millar/Bryan Hitch OMNIBUS Hardcover is out. At a whopping $99.99 listed, it shows the price we pay to get a story on time from those two amazing creators. I think it was worth the wait.

For anyone interested the GI JOE Movie prequel TPB is out also. The movie hits Theaters August 7th, 2009


The Motion of Pictures

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens in the United States TODAY!!! With some Midnight showings taking place last night, this movie marks, with the return of Michael Bay, that the Summer movie season is fully upon us. Its predecessor raked in a impressive worldwide gross of $708,272,592, while T:ROTF is already boasting an initial take of $22,252,304.00 since its initial release. Very impressive.

Look for a full review of the film next week on our forum: http://www.anacomics.com/forum



NEWS from A.N.A. Comics

Things are coming along nicely for the finalization of our website’s new features. Now midway through June we are getting things together quite nicely for our big release month in September. If you’ve been following our blog you may have seen some fun preview work posted by resident artist/writer Nicholas Myers. That is but a taste of what is to come. With the two Web-comics set to premier this Fall season, we are also excited to announce the following:

A.N.A. Comics Presents: Welcome to Our World – Preview Book
32+pages, Black/White
Featuring samples of the projects coming from A.N.A. Comics in 2010
Preorder your own copy for just $5 and be entered to Win Original Art, Mini-Posters, and more from A.N.A. Comics.

If you would like to Preorder your copy Click below. All orders include shipping and sales are final.











- That’s all for this week. Stop back next week for more Wild & Wonderful Wednesday!!

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Here is the list for comics release 06.24.2009
DARK HORSE COMICS

APR090061 CLEANERS #4 (OF 4) $2.99
FEB090052 EMPOWERED TP VOL 05 (MR) $14.95
SEP080033 END LEAGUE #8 $2.99
DEC080071 GANTZ TP VOL 05 (MR) $12.95
OCT080019 INDIANA JONES TP VOL 01 TOMB OF GODS $14.95
APR090013 PREDATOR #1 (OF 4) $3.50
APR090026 RAPTURE #2 (OF 6) TAKI SOMA CVR $2.99
NOV080082 SPIRIT MOVIE STATUE $199.99
APR090116 STAR WARS LEGACY #37 TATOOINE PT 1 (OF 4) $2.99
MAR090083 TUROK SON OF STONE ARCHIVES HC VOL 02 $49.95
APR090051 USAGI YOJIMBO #121 $3.50

DC COMICS

MAR090174 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER TP VOL 01 $19.99
NOV080252 BATMAN COSBABY BATGIRL FIGURE PI
NOV080253 BATMAN COSBABY CLASSIC BATMAN FIGURE PI
NOV080256 BATMAN COSBABY ROBIN FIGURE PI
NOV080257 BATMAN COSBABY TWO FACE FIGURE PI
APR090226 BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #6 $2.50
AUG080267 COMIC BOOK COVER PORTFOLIO #3 DCU BY BRIAN BOLLAND $49.99
OCT080239 DARK KNIGHT THE JOKER 1/2 SCALE BUST $295.00
APR090152 DETECTIVE COMICS #854 $3.99
APR090146 FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH INK #2 (OF 6) $2.99
APR090244 FREDDY JASON ASH NIGHTMARE WARRIORS #1 (OF 6) CV A (MR) $3.99
APR090245 FREDDY JASON ASH NIGHTMARE WARRIORS #1 (OF 6) CV B (MR) $3.99
APR090246 FREDDY JASON ASH NIGHTMARE WARRIORS #1 (OF 6) CV C (MR) $3.99
APR090243 FRINGE #6 (OF 6) $2.99
FEB090213 GOLDEN AGE STARMAN ARCHIVES HC VOL 02 $59.99
APR090158 GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1 $2.99
APR090183 GREEN LANTERN #42 $2.99
MAR090178 GREEN LANTERN TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS TP $14.99
FEB090207 JLA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 $29.99
APR090188 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #34 $2.99
APR090189 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #28 $2.99
MAR090249 KIICHI AND THE MAGIC BOOKS VOL 05 $9.99
APR090247 KILLAPALOOZA #2 (OF 6) $2.99
APR090191 LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #2 (OF 6) $2.99
APR090263 LITERALS #3 (OF 3) (MR) $2.99
APR090269 MADAME XANADU #12 (MR) $2.99
APR090271 NORTHLANDERS #18 (MR) $2.99
FEB090187 SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #6 (OF 6) $2.99
APR090196 SPIRIT #30 $2.99
APR090251 STARCRAFT #2 $2.99
APR090165 SUPERMAN #689 $2.99
MAR090188 SUPERMAN TALES FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE TP $19.99
APR090198 TEEN TITANS #72 $3.99
JAN090318 TERMINATOR SALVATION BLAIR WILLIAMS BUST $79.99
JAN090317 TERMINATOR SALVATION KYLE REESE BUST $79.99
JAN090319 TERMINATOR SALVATION MARCUS WRIGHT BUST $79.99
JAN090320 TERMINATOR SALVATION T-600 BUST $79.99
JAN090321 TERMINATOR SALVATION T-RIP BUST $79.99
NOV080278 UNI FORMZ BATMAN MODERN VERSION PI
APR090275 UNKNOWN SOLDIER #9 (MR) $2.99
NOV080260 V FOR VENDETTA 1/6 SCALE COLLECTOR FIGURE $125.00
APR090240 WILDCATS #12 $2.99
APR090202 WONDER WOMAN #33 $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

FEB092417 DYNAMO 5 #22 $3.50
APR090410 FUSION #2 (OF 3) $2.99
APR090387 LILLIM #4 (OF 5) $2.99
APR098374 MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #1 ALL BEEF EDITION (MR) $2.99
APR090407 MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #1 HAUN CVR B $2.99
APR090406 MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #1 KEOWN CVR A $2.99
AUG082242 OUTLAW TERRITORY GN VOL 01 (MR) $19.99
JUL082206 PERHAPANAUTS #6 $3.50
NOV082300 PILOT SEASON WINNERS PACK 2007 2008 $6.99
APR090363 POWERS TP VOL 05 ANARCHY (NEW PTG) (MR) $14.99
APR090391 PROOF #21 $3.50
FEB082161 PVP #42 $3.50
APR090396 VIKING #2 (MR) $2.99
NOV082313 WITCHBLADE TP VOL 06 $14.99

MARVEL COMICS

APR090451 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #598 DKR $2.99
APR090528 ASTONISHING X-MEN #30 $2.99
APR090480 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #25 DKR $2.99
APR090489 AVENGERS INVADERS #12 (OF 12) $2.99
APR090494 DAREDEVIL #119 $2.99
APR090455 DARK AVENGERS #6 DKR $3.99
APR090452 DARK AVENGERS UNCANNY X-MEN UTOPIA #1 DAX $3.99
APR090582 DARK REIGN ACCEPT CHANGE TP $24.99
APR090467 DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #4 (OF 5) DKR $3.99
APR090473 DARK REIGN HOOD #2 (OF 5) DKR $3.99
APR090465 DARK REIGN LETHAL LEGION #1 (OF 3) DKR $3.99
MAR098006 DARK REIGN SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 4) DEODATO VAR $3.99
APR090475 DARK REIGN SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 4) DKR $3.99
APR090469 DARK REIGN ZODIAC #1 (OF 3) DKR $3.99
APR090460 DARK WOLVERINE #75 DKR $3.99
APR090604 ESSENTIAL DOCTOR STRANGE TP VOL 04 $19.99
APR090560 FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA HC $29.99
APR090508 FANTASTIC FOUR GIANT-SIZE ADVENTURES #1 $3.99
APR090527 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #15 $2.99
APR090606 HULK #600 POSTER $8.99
APR090499 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #27 $3.99
JAN092560 IMMORTAL IRON FIST FRACTION BRUBAKER AJA OMNIBUS HC $74.99
APR090597 IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 04 MORTAL IRON FIST $14.99
APR090502 INCREDIBLE HERCULES #130 $2.99
APR090509 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #52 $2.99
APR090493 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT CAPTAIN AMERICA $2.99
APR090558 MMW FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 02 $24.99
APR090559 MMW FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 02 DM VAR ED 6 $24.99
APR090476 MS MARVEL #40 DKR $2.99
APR090457 NEW AVENGERS #54 DKR $3.99
APR090525 NOVA #26 $2.99
APR090568 NYX WANNABE PREM HC $24.99
APR090569 NYX WANNABE PREM HC DM ED $24.99
APR090595 PATSY WALKER HELLCAT TP DM ED $16.99
MAR092491 RIFTWAR #1 (OF 5) $3.99
APR090520 RUNAWAYS 3 #11 $2.99
APR090611 SECRET INVASION CHRONICLES #4 (OF 9) $5.99
APR090472 SECRET WARRIORS #5 DKR $2.99
APR090512 SKAAR SON OF HULK #12 $3.99
APR098008 SKAAR SON OF HULK #12 MCGUINNESS B&W WRAPAROUND VAR $3.99
APR098009 SKAAR SON OF HULK #12 MCGUINNESS WRAPAROUND VAR $3.99
APR090517 SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #12 $2.99
MAR092585 THOR #602 $3.99
APR090601 THOR VISIONARIES WALT SIMONSON TP VOL 03 NEW PTG $29.99
APR090471 THUNDERBOLTS #133 DKR $2.99
APR090514 TIMESTORM 2009/2099 X-MEN $3.99
JAN092559 ULTIMATES BY MARK MILLAR & BRYAN HITCH OMNIBUS HC $99.99
APR090530 UNCANNY X-MEN #512 $3.99
APR090581 VENOM TP DARK ORIGIN $14.99
APR090539 WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #16 $2.99
APR090507 WOLVERINE MAGAZINE #2 $6.99
APR090443 WOLVERINE NOIR #3 (OF 4) $3.99
APR090444 WOLVERINE NOIR #3 (OF 4) CALERO VAR $3.99
APR090545 WOLVERINE WEAPON X #3 $3.99
APR090544 X-FACTOR #45 $2.99
APR090535 X-FORCE #16 XMW $2.99
APR090541 X-MEN FOREVER #2 $3.99
APR090566 X-MEN SPIDER-MAN HC $19.99
APR090438 YTHAQ NO ESCAPE #3 (OF 3) (MR) $5.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

MAY090620 TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE TP VOL 10 $12.99
MAY090618 WIZARD MAGAZINE #214 GI JOE RISE COBRA MOVIE CVR $5.99
MAY090617 WIZARD MAGAZINE #214 SPIDER-MAN ROMITA JR CVR $5.99

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COMICS

MAR094405 2000 AD #1637 $4.50
NOV084105 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY MEGA BUNDLE #13 (A) $18.00
OCT084084 ACTRESS AND THE BISHOP #1 (MR) $3.99
APR090788 AMERFURASHI GN VOL 01 (MR) $10.99
APR090626 ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX AND SCIENCE HC (MR) $19.95
MAY090690 ANNA MERCURY #5 (OF 5) MEGACON ED (MR) $5.99
MAY090689 ANNA MERCURY ARTBOOK #1 FX CON ED (MR) $3.99
APR090654 ARCHIE #598 $2.50
APR090656 ARCHIE DIGEST #255 $2.69
APR090944 ATOMIKA #8 (OF 12) (RES) $2.99
MAR094431 AWESOME 2 TP AWESOMER $14.95
APR090753 BARACK THE BARBARIAN #1 A CVR OBAMA $3.50
APR090754 BARACK THE BARBARIAN #1 B CVR RED SARAH $3.50
APR090722 BART SIMPSON COMICS #48 $2.99
APR090941 BRING OUT YOUR DEAD GN VOL 01 IT TOLLS FOR THEE $9.95
MAR094135 CARS ROOKIE #3 (OF 4) $2.99
APR090620 CEREBUS ARCHIVE #2 $3.00
APR090621 CEREBUS ARCHIVE #2 ZOMBIE & OBAMA VAR $15.00
MAR094395 CITY OF DUST TP VOL 01 $14.95
MAY090707 CROSSED #5 (OF 9) AUXILIARY ED (MR) $3.99
FEB094264 DF AVENGERS INVADERS #9 (OF 12) WRAP VAR $14.99
FEB094266 DF MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1 (OF 4) GREG LAND SGN ED $29.99
JAN094205 DF WITCHBLADE #125 RON MARZ SGN ED $29.99
FEB094262 DF WOLVERINE NOIR #1 (OF 4) CALERO SGN ED $19.99
FEB094267 DF WOLVERINE WEAPON X #1 EX GARNEY SGN VIRGIN ED $19.75
MAY090711 DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #9-12 BAG SET (MR) $15.99
APR090736 EUREKA DORMANT GENE #3 (OF 4) $3.99
APR090738 FARSCAPE DARGOS LAMENT #3 (OF 4) $3.99
APR090716 FEMALE FORCE #4 CAROLINE KENNEDY $3.99
APR090789 GAKUEN PRINCE GN VOL 02 (MR) $10.99
APR090980 GERRY ANDERSON TV 21 ADV IN 21ST CENTURY TP VOL 01 $29.99
APR090981 GERRY ANDERSON TV 21 ADV IN 21ST CENTURY TP VOL 02 $29.99
APR090860 GI JOE #6 $3.99
MAY090900 GI JOE MOVIE ADAPTATION TP $17.99
MAY090899 GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL TP $17.99
MAY090897 GI JOE TP VOL 01 $19.99
APR090787 GOATS INFINITE TYPEWRITERS TP VOL 01 $14.00
MAR094058 GOLD DIGGER SWIMSUIT SPECIAL 2009 $4.99
APR090820 GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL 17 SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS GN $17.95
APR091066 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #39 CVR A RON ADRIAN $2.99
APR091067 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #39 CVR B DAVID NAKAYAMA $2.99
APR091068 GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 06 $15.99
MAY090698 IGNITION CITY #1 (OF 5) FX ED (MR) $3.99
MAY090699 IGNITION CITY #1 (OF 5) PURE ART ED (MR) $14.99
MAR094140 INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS #3 (OF 4) $2.99
MAR098134 IRREDEEMABLE #2 2ND PRT (PP #86 $3.99
APR090783 JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT PX HC VOL 01 $22.95
APR090776 JUNGLE GIRL SEASON 2 #4 (OF 5) CHO RISQUE CVR (MR) PI
APR090717 LEGEND OF ISIS (BLUEWATER) #2 $3.99
APR090718 LIONSGATE FILMS LEPRECHAUN #2 (MR) $3.99
MAR094249 LOW MOON $24.99
APR090841 MAGIC TRIXIE GN VOL 03 MAGIC TRIXIE & THE DRAGON $7.99
MAR094192 MUSHISHI GN VOL 07 (MR) $12.99
FEB094232 MY HEAVENLY HOCKEY CLUB GN VOL 08 $11.99
APR090790 NEGIMA NEO GN VOL 02 (MR) $10.99
MAR094194 PAPILLON GN VOL 03 $10.99
APR090909 PEBBLES HC BOOK 01 PEBBLES CONQUERS CAMP $15.99
APR090910 PEBBLES HC BOOK 02 DADDYS GIRL $15.99
MAY090995 PRAETORIAN GN (MR) $7.99
APR090806 PRAYER REQUESTED GN $15.95
MAR094195 PRINCESS RESURRECTION GN VOL 06 $10.99
MAR094196 PSYCHO BUSTERS GN VOL 05 $10.99
FEB094202 RED SONJA #45 $2.99
MAR094041 REMAKE GN VOL 01 (MR) $12.95
FEB094018 REX LIBRIS TP VOL 02 BOOK OF MONSTERS $17.95
APR090791 SAMURAI 7 GN VOL 02 (MR) $10.99
MAR094198 SAYONARA ZETSUBO SENSEI GN VOL 02 $10.99
SEP084202 SEX LIES AND PRIVATE EYES (RES) $16.95
FEB094469 SHERLOCK HOLMES CASES O/T TWISTED MINDS TP $14.99
APR090792 SHIKI TSUKAI GN VOL 05 $11.99
APR090898 SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING HC VOL 01 $24.99
APR090665 SONIC UNIVERSE #5 $2.50
APR090892 STAR TREK MISSIONS END #4 $3.99
FEB094535 STINGERS #2 (OF 5) $2.99
APR091069 TALES FROM WONDERLAND RED QUEEN ONE-SHOT $3.99
MAR094146 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #56 DLX ED (MR) $19.99
APR090748 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE TP VOL 07 (MR) $24.99
FEB094480 TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 05 $16.95
MAR094199 TOTO GN VOL 05 $12.99
APR090851 TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #12 $3.99
APR090953 TREASURY 20TH CENTURY MURDER HC VOL 02 FAMOUS PLAYERS $15.95
APR090719 VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #10 $3.99
APR090794 WALLFLOWER GN VOL 20 (MR) $10.99
APR090715 WILLIAM SHATNER PRESENTS TEK WAR #1 (MR) $3.99
FEB094239 YAGYU NINJA SCROLLS GN VOL 06 (RES) (MR) $13.99
MAR094200 YOKAI DOCTOR GN VOL 01 (MR) $10.99
FEB094209 ZORRO #14 $3.50
SEP083920 ZORRO YEAR ONE HC VOL 01 TRAIL O/T FOX SGN CVR $69.99

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures!!

So I figured I'd center this blog around something other than myself. Egocentric writers can tend to wear on the reader, don't you think?

What I wanted to do here is talk a little about comics that I think every single person out there needs to read. No matter what type of comics you're into or even whether you're into comics at all.

So here's the list:

Everybody knows The Watchmen and V for Vendetta now so I'll leave those off this list.

Bone by Jeff Smith
Cerebus the Aardvark by Dave Sim
Superman: Red Son, an elseworlds tale of Superman by DC. (I know what you're thinking. What could be so interesting about Superman? He's just a boyscout.)(At least that's what I thought.) Just read it.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman. The entire series is phenomenal but you can get buy quite well with just the first book.
The Maxx by Sam Keith and William Messner-Loebs

There are so many other ones. Independent ones. Webcomics and so on, like The Light Children and Freak Angels. The trick is get yourself out of that box that your local comic book shop keeps for you and experience something different and new. A new texture or taste that will jar your reality and bring it screaming back in a new and more enjoyable focus.

Nicholas P. Myers

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Blog #4 or C'est na pas Un Blog

Good morning everyone,

Or I guess I should say "Good (insert time you're reading this) everyone".

I don't know if this is a blog for blog's sake or truly an update with critical information that could save your life. You'll have to read on to find out.

TPANVB is forging ahead with reckless abandon and I guess I should allow myself to reveal it to you at last. TPANVB is a webcomic that will be titled The Precarious Adventures of Newton Von Brisby. It's ever so much easier to type TPANVB. Or the adventures of Newt? Not sure.

Anywho. TPANVB is about the adventures of a boy trying to find his parents in a strange land. I've borrowed aspects from so many stories such as The Dark Crystal, The Golden Compass, Star Wars, Laberynth, The Tolkien saga. Basically, I'm using it as a vehicle to revel in the experiences of my youth. And also to hopefully entertain you all.

Enough for now.

Nock M.