Dark Matter

Title: Dark Matter

Genre: Sci-Fi

Story: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mulie

Art: Garry Brown

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Year: 2012

Issues: 01-04 of 04

Rate: 81/100

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PROMO: A derelict ship floats in space, its troubled crew awakened from stasis with no memories of who they are or how they got on board. Their search for answers triggers the vessel's deadly security system: a relentless android bent on their destruction. Facing threats at every turn, they have to work together to survive a voyage charged with vengeance, redemption, betrayals, and hidden secrets best left unknown.

Science-fiction veterans Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, best known for their work on television's Stargate franchise and the new Transporter: The Series, create a new and exciting universe!

* By Stargate series writers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie!

* Classic science fiction for fans of Aliens, Stargate, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Dust Wars

Title: Dust Wars

Genre: Military Sci/Fi/Alternative History

Story: Paolo Parente, Christopher Mink Morrison

Art: Davide Fabbri

Publisher: Image Comics

Year: 2010

Issues: 01-03 of 03

Rate: 65/100

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PROMO: Twistory Studios is proud to present the entire five issue collection of both sold out mini-series DUST & DUST WARS based on PAOLO PARENTE's DUST universe of miniature games, toys and models. Be sure to pick up the action packed adventure Joe's US Special Forces Ranger Team #1 and their fearless efforts along side Koshka's Russian Special Forces team to foil Sigrid's ongoing Axis plots to build the ultimate Walking Robot Army to destroy the world. Included with collection for the first time is a bonus pin up girl gallery of all Paolo's DUST DAMES as well as many pages of new War Machine designs, soldiers, models, toys & historical art from the DUST universe. Get it while it lasts! Fight Strong! This title collects DUST #1-2 AND DUST WARS #1-3

Y: The Last Man

Title: Y - The Last Man

Genre: Sci-Fi/Post-Apocalyptic/Adventure

Story: Brian K. Vaughan

Art: Pai Guerra

Publisher: Vertigo

Year: 2002-20008

Issues: 01-20 of 60

Rate: 90/100

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PROMO: "Funny and scary…an utterly believable critique of society. A+"—THE WASHINGTON POST"The best graphic novel I've ever read."—STEPHEN KING"This year's best movie is a comic book."—ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO"A seriously funny, nuanced fable...Grade A."—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLYY: THE LAST MAN, winner of three Eisner Awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a page-turner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising. Written by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, EX MACHINA) and with art by Pia Guerra, this is the saga of Yorick Brown—the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome. Accompanied by a mysterious government agent, a brilliant young geneticist and his pet monkey, Ampersand, Yorick travels the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he's the last man on earth.

Luna Park

Title: Luna Park

Genre: Drama/Horror/Fantasy

Story: Kevin Baker

Art: Danijel Zezelj

Publisher: Vertigo

Year: 2009

Pages: 160

Rate: 87/100

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PROMO: "The most satisfying story I've read — in any medium — in years. Perhaps the greatest work of one of America's greatest writers." — Darin Strauss (Chang and Eng)"Frightening, beautiful and compelling to the very last panel." — Denise Mina (HELLBLAZER, Slip of the Knife)New York Times bestselling author Kevin Baker (Dreamland) writes his first original graphic novel, with internationally acclaimed artist Danijel Zezelj. Alik Strelnikov lives in the shadow of Coney Island, a world of silenced rides and rusting amusement parks that mock his dreams of becoming a hero. Ten years ago, he traded a brutal existence in the Russian army for the promise of America only to become an enforcer in the Brooklyn mob. Now, he chases his ghosts with all he has left: booze, heroin and his lover, Marina, part-time prostitute and full-time fortune teller. The only way the two of them can escape their miserable fates hinges on a desperate plan that will put them between warring mobs and span a century, from contemporary Coney Island to the Russia of the Second Chechen War to spellbinding 1910s New York. Mixing historical novel, immigrant fiction and crime thriller, LUNA PARK marks Kevin Baker's return to Coney Island, the setting of his critically beloved Dreamland and features breathtaking art by Danijel Zezelj (LOVELESS) with to-die-for colors by Dave Stewart (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER).

Road Rage

Title: Road Rage

Genre: Horror

Story: Stephen King, Joe Hill (adapted by Chris Ryall)

Art: Nelson Daniel

Publisher: IDW Publishing

Year: 2012

Issues: 01-04 of 04

Rate: 85/100

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PROMO: Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Joe Hill, & Chris Ryall (w) • Nelson Daniel & Rafa Garres (a) • Nelson Daniel (c)

Acclaimed novelist/Eisner-winning graphic novelist Joe Hill collaborated with his father, Stephen King, in Throttle, for the first time on a tale that paid tribute to Richard Matheson’s classic tale, Duel. Now, IDW is proud to present comic-book tellings of both stories in Road Rage. Adapted by Chris Ryall with art by Nelson Daniel and Rafa Garres.

Bad Planet

Title: Bad Planet

Genre: Sci-Fi

Story: Thomas Jane, Steve Niles

Art: Lewis Larosa, Tim Bradstreet

Publisher: Image Comics

Year: 2007-2008

Issues: 01-06 of 06

Rate: 85/100

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PROMO: THROUGHOUT THE COSMOS there is a term, a combination of two simple words, spoken in over 40 million dialects which bring fear to countless living species. It is a phrase of warning, of dread, of imminent and ancient destruction. Entire civilizations have fallen under the label and disappeared from existence like a wisp of smoke on the solar wind. Now Earth itself has been designated by these two deadly words and we can only pray for a quick and painless end to everything we have ever known. Welcome to Earth . . . The next BAD PLANET.

The world of Bad Planet is the brainchild of Thomas Jane, spewed forth from a particularly vivid nightmare. Add a dose of Steve Niles, the art direction and inking talents of Tim Bradstreet, and a full serving of concept artist/penciler James Daly... And what you wind up with is a modern classic in the making.

Ides of Blood

Title: Ides of Blood

Genre: Horror

Story: Stuart C. Paul

Art: Christian Duce

Publisher: DC Comics

Year: 2010-2011

Issues: 01-06 of 06

Rate: 84/100

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PROMO: Don't miss this crimson-red, 6-issue thriller that mixes the undead intrigue of True Blood with the brutal Roman action and political drama of Spartacus from newcomers Stuart C. Paul and Christian Duce!"">"The year is 44 B.C. Julius Caesar has conquered Transylvania, and vampyres are Rome's new slave class. But when rich mortals start turning up dead with fang marks on their necks, Valens, a vampyre slave-turned-Roman soldier, plunges into the blood-soaked underworld of Rome to capture the Pluto's Kiss Killer. If he can prove himself, he'll earn rank and riches beyond what anyone this side of the Tiber has ever seen! But if he fails, he just might find himself on top of the pile of bodies!

The Bulletproof Coffin

Title: The Bulletproof Coffin

Genre: Superhero

Story: David Hine

Art: Shaky Kane

Publisher: Image Comics

Year: 2010

Issues: 01-06 of 06

Rate: 92/100

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PROMO: Relive the Golden Age of comics! The Legendary Kane and Hine return to their greatest creations! See! Coffin Fly Vs. Zombie Nam Vets! The Shield of Justice walks the Dead Beat! The Unforgiving Eye sees all, forgives nothing! Red Wraith: He's red! He's dead! Ramona: Buxom, Beautiful and Bound!

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Genre: Fantasy

Story: Eric Shanower

Art: Skottie Young

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Year: 2009

Issues: 01-08 of 08

Rate: 85/100

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PROMO: The premiere American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams up with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (New X-Men) to bring L. Frank Baum's beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress...but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home?

Batman - The Man Who Laughs

Title: Tatman - The Man Who Laughs

Genre: Superhero

Story: Ed Brubaker

Art: Doug Mahnke

Publisher: DC Comics

Year: 2005

Pages: 67

Rate: 79/100

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PROMO:  Witness Batman's historic first encounters with his deadliest foe, The Joker, in this hardcover volume featuring two tales written by Ed Brubaker (GOTHAM CENTRAL, Captain America), winner of 2007 Eisner Award for Best Writer.

A mysterious homicidal maniac is murdering prominent citizens of Gotham City, each time leaving a ghastly grin on the victims' lifeless faces. Batman soon tracks down the killer: The Joker!

This volume gives readers new insight into the early encounters between Batman and The Joker that led the Clown Prince of Crime down the path to insanity. Guest-starring original Green Lantern Alan Scott.

Smoke and Guns

Title: Smoke and Guns

Genre: Noir

Story: Kirsten Baldock

Art: Fabio Moon

Publisher: AiT/Planet Lar

Year: 2005

Pages: 104

Rate: 75/100

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PROMO: When Scarlett, an overly ambitious cigarette girl - quick to break the rules and even quicker to pull the trigger - starts selling cigarettes outside of her district, tensions rise and the seeds of an all-out cigarette girl gang war are sown. When you're out on the street in the middle of the night wearing your little French Maid outfit, with the short skirt and the off-the-shoulder top, Jack Daniels isn't just your friend, it's your coat. And the 9mm in your tray isn't just your protection - it's the compass that points you the way home.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol.1

Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Genre: Superhero

Story: Alan Moore

Art: Kevin O'Neill

Publisher: Wildstorm/DC Comics

Year: 1999-2000

Issues: 01-06 of 06

Rate: 89/100

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PROMO: "A sharp-witted gloss on the scientific and sexual obsessions of Victorian society."—TIME"Moore has combined his love of 19th-century adventure literature with an imaginative mastery of its 20th-century corollary, the superhero comic book."—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Swashbuckling, wry humor."—SPINLondon, 1898. The Victorian Era draws to a close and the twentieth century approaches. It is a time of great change and an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It is an era in need of champions.In this amazingly imaginative tale, literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Britain. Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man, form a remarkable legion of intellectual aptitude and physical prowess: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.


REVIEW: Liga Izuzetnih Džentlmena je trebao predstavljati ponovni murov povratak u vode nezavisnog američkog stripa, no igrom (ironijom) sudbine kompanija pod čijim okriljem je pokrenuo sopstveni imprint je završila u kandžama drugog najveće prekookeanskog strip izdavača - DC Comicsa, izdavača s kojim Mur kao i dan danas vodi svoj rat protiv vetrenjača. 
Sve to, ipak, nije omelo realizaciju ovog stripa i hvala Velikom univerzijskom slučaju na tome. Liga jeste još jedan inovativan i pre svega vraški zabavn atak na superhero žanr - smešten na kraj devetnaestog veka, sa svim silnim herojima i antiherojima avanturističke viktorijanske književnosti potrpanim u jedan lonac, jednostavno pleni samim svojim koncpetom i tom osnovnom idejom. Samo čitati dijaloge kapetana Nima i Mine Harker ili uživati u zajedničkim poduhvatima Nevidljivog Čoveka i doktora Džekila/mister Hajda je uživanje samo po sebi i samo sebi dovoljno. I  opet hvala Velikom univerzijskom slučaju na tome, jer strip na ostalim poljima ne briljira. Sama priča kao da je trebala biti epskija, značajanija, bombastičnija, kao da je ovakva menažerija likova zaslužila nešto više od "prostog" spašavanja Londona. Vizuelno takođe ne oduševljava baš, kevinov stil me previše podseća na diznijeve crtane filmove iz 90tih godina koji nikad nisam mirisao. Takođe, Mur ne bi bio Mur da se ne mane političkih i pro-liberalnih komentara, jak je akcenat stavljen na jednakost žena, na predrasude koje vladaju/su vladale prema njima i slično, a tu su i kratke fus note na kraju svakog broja koje pucaju od murove borbe protiv cenzure... jednostavno, sve je to ok, ali konkretno ovom stripu baš i ne leži najbolje.
Svakako, u pitanju sasvim sitne zamerke, one koje bi bilo kome drugom autoru oprostili ili čak i prevideli, ali Muru ne možemo jer u prošlosti jeste pisao savršena dela. 

I Am Legion

Title: I Am Legion

Genre: WWII/Horror

Story: Fabien Fury

Art: John Cassaday

Publisher: Humanoids

Year: 2009

Issues: 01-06 of 06

Rate: 65/100

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PROMO: World War II rages as two supernatural entities collide in a conflict hinged on ideologies and the lives of men. The outcome will decide the end of the war itself! Beneath it all, the Nazi pursue a project called "LEGION," centering on a young Romanian girl with powerful abilities.