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June 1, 2011
Atomic Books Comics Preview - June 1st, 2011
In the weekly Atomic Books Comics Preview, Benn Ray highlights notable new comics and graphic novels.
Benn Ray is the owner of Atomic Books, an independent bookstore in Baltimore. The Mobtown Shank is his blog, and his comic Said What? is syndicated weekly in the Baltimore Sun's B-Paper.
Atomic Books was recently named one of Bizarre Magazine's 51 geekiest places on the planet, as well as one of Flavorwire's 10 greatest comic and graphic novel stores in America.
Baltimore Time Travel Anthology
by Melody Often (editor)
This anthology features a collection time-travel related stories by a bunch of Baltimore cartoonists. Including Eamon Espey, Dina Kelberman, Ben Claassen III, Monica Gallagher, Chelsea Carr, Emilja Frances, Mike Bracco and more.
Citizen Rex
by Mario Hernandez / Gilbert Hernandez
When a gossip blogger starts looking into a celebrity robot, a sci-fi adventure ensues as only Los Bros Hernandez can deliver.
Life With Mr. Dangerous
by Paul Hornschemeier
Amy struggles for an adult identity while finding addictive catharsis in the cartoon Mr. Dangerous. Her romantic interest is on the other side of the country, her life is lived in the shadow of her mother and her career is of the retail sales clerk variety. How does one get a life?
Lose #3
by Michael Deforge
There are so few alternative/indie/underground comix being produced anymore, it's always a treat when one comes out. And it's an extra treat when the comic is as good as Michael Deforge's Lose series. Weird, funny, expertly crafted.
The Tooth
by Cullen Bunn / Shawn Lee / Matt Kindt
The Tooth is a horrific hero who has offbeat adventures and fights ghouls and demons. If you like quirky and weird, you'll want to pull yourself a copy of The Tooth. Get it? Pull? Tooth?
Questions, concerns, comments or gripes – e-mail benn@atomicbooks.com. If there’s a comic I should know about, send it my way at Atomic, c/o Atomic Books 3620 Falls Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211.
Atomic Books & Benn Ray links:
Atomic Books website
Atomic Books blog
Atomic Books on Twitter
Atomic Books on Facebook
Benn Ray's blog (The Mobtown Shank)
Benn Ray's comic, Said What?
also at Largehearted Boy:
other Atomic Books Comics Preview lists (weekly new comics & graphic novel highlights)
52 Books, 52 Weeks
Antiheroines (interviews with up and coming female comics artists)
Book Notes (authors create music playlists for their book)
guest book reviews
Largehearted Word (weekly new book highlights)
musician/author interviews
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
