All this and more on your Comic Feed for April 24, 2012
Guarding the Globe Gets a Reboot
Robert Kirkman and Benito Cereno’s miniseries, Guarding the Globe, is set to get a reboot this fall, with writer Phil Hester (Green Arrow) and artist Todd Nauck (Young Justice). With a teaser hitting stores on Free Comic Book Day, Nauck is calling it a "tidy little bridge" to bring together the 2010 Guarding the Globe miniseries and the new on-going series, which is set to release in September.
While Guarding the Globe does come straight from the pages of Kirkman’s Invincible series, Hester and Nauck will be creating this new book for both loyal fans and those who have never picked up an issue.
Don’t Throw the Heroes Out With the Bath Water
Steve Eyre, President and CEO of The World of Superheroes, a UK comic seller, was lucky enough to rescue an Avengers #1 from a trip to the garbage. The owner of the comic had no idea what he had, and was about to chuck a small lot of comics out that he didn’t think he could sell. “There are other great comics in that collection, including the first Avengers appearance of Captain America.” Luckily they were rescued in time by Steve, who bought the lot for £20,000.
A Piece of History
TMNT fans can now own the very first drawing of their green shelled heroes by Eastman and Laird. What started out as a gag to make Peter Laird laugh quickly became a sensation and a part of pop culture history. The drawing is being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions, and at the time of this writing the bid was $5,500. The auction will continue through May 11th.
Donations Needed
Jonah Hex creator Tony DeZuniga, who recently suffered a stroke and is still in critical condition, has no health insurance and as his condition worsens his medical bills are piling up. His family has set up a PayPal account to help with medical expenses and is asking fans to contribute what they can. The address is tonydezuniga@yahoo.com.
Comic Art Community is assisting with getting the word out and Terry Allen of FantomPress said, “Tony signed book plates for the Showcase Doc Savage reprint from DC and I’ll donate 100% of the profits from the sale of the Showcase books to Tony as well as 50% of the profits for anything else on site that you purchase.” Tony’s wife, Tina, will also be selling his artwork to help pay for his bills.
Local Comic Retailer Rips on FCBD
There are few holidays that celebrate the things that we comic nerds love, but Free Comic Book Day gives a special opportunity to share a day together parading from store to store and gaining a glimpse into the wonderful books we have either missed or will see soon. However, one comic store in Virginia is taking this celebratory day away from its clientele. Stories Comics has opted out of the free comic book giving and gives free cookies instead, using the excuse that they want to “offer something better than lame advertisements.”
While the cookie giveaway has been going on for two years, when I called to ask how long they have opted out of FCBD the response was a less than sweet click.
Comic Industry Loses an International Legend
Last night Josep Maria Berenguer, founder of Spanish comics publishiner Ediciones La Cúpula , passed away after a battle with lung cancer. Berenguer was 67.
