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August 4, 2017
Atomic Books Comics Preview - August 4, 2017
In the weekly Atomic Books Comics Preview, Benn Ray highlights notable new comics, graphic novels, and books.
Benn Ray is the owner of Atomic Books, an independent bookstore in Baltimore. He also runs the Mutant Funnies Tumblr.
Atomic Books has been named one of BuzzFeed's Great American Bookstores, as well as one of Flavorwire's 10 greatest comic and graphic novel stores in America.
All Time Comics: Blind Justice #1
by Josh Bayer / Rick Buckler Jr. / Al Milgrom
The newest issue in Josh Bayer's oddball super hero universe features a hero leaves the trauma center where he resides to walk through bullets, mete out justice, and fight crime. Colorful, strange and fun.
Cinegeek
by Pluttark
This is a catchy hardcover book of popular cinema tidbits and lists as compiled and illustrated by Pluttark. Don't browse this while watching a movie at home, you'll lose track of the movie.
End Of The Fucking World
by Charles Forsman
This new hardcover edition of Forsman's excellent juvenile delinquent tale is a modern Badlands in graphic novel form. Read the book before the the Netflix series!
Fetch: How A Bad Dog Brought Me Home
by Nicole J. Georges
A heartwarming, insightful and honest autobiographical study of a codependent relationship between a young woman struggling to find her way set amid Portland's punk scene and the ill-tempered dog that remained the one constant in her life for over fifteen years.
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 on Twitter
Atomic Books on Facebook
Benn Ray's blog (The Mobtown Shank)
Benn Ray's comic, Mutant Funnies
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