We just got back from three days at Hero’s Con in beautiful Charlotte NC, where we debuted the brand new Team 8 Press Creators Showcase line of mini-comics. Fortunately for you, we’ll have these fine books available at the store this week, so check them out as soon as you can. Each sports a hand-printed cover and is in a limited print-run of 200. It’s your chance to see the books that set the Queen City on fire, and support local artists at the same time. Several local magazines have lead me to believe that this is an important issue!

DRAW! Our DRAW! BATMAN VS. ??? contest rages on, like a swollen bull facing down an aging matador. I can’t think of a single good reason for anyone out there to have not already been hard at work on this amazing contest, especially when free comics are at stake. Get it done, playa!

ART BLOG OF THE WEEK: This week we spotlight ROB ULLMAN, local illustrator and man-about-town. Check out his works, products, and philosophical musings at
http://rkullman.blogspot.com/ .

PICKS

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0 – It’s a new beginning for that Conan dude. And where goes Conan…can the Max Weinberg Seven be far behind?

FINAL CRISIS #2 (OF 7) – The best event of the summer continues! Each panel of the first issue was packed with hints and clues as to what is coming—did you catch them all?

HULK #4 – Hulk sorry him so late. Hulk busy doing dialogue loops on Hulks new movie.

NO HERO #0 (OF 7) – Warren Ellis presents something that’s guaranteed to be nothing like anything he’s ever done before!

SUPERMAN #677 – STARMAN writes James Robinson begins his tenure on SUPERMAN.

ULTIMATES 3 #4 (OF 5) – Between this and Hulk both coming out this week, it seems like Jeph Loeb’s gambling debts must have finally caught up with him or something. Buy these books, I guess he must need the money.

WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR TRIBUTE TO MIKE WIERINGO – A host of Wieringo’s friends come together to complete the book he was working on at the time of his tragic death earlier this year. You won’t see this much talent anywhere else outside of a Hero’s Con dice game.

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER HC 24.99
ANNA MERCURY #2 3.99
APPLE ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 01 34.95 AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #3 2.99 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #14 SI 2.99
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #2 2.99 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE TP 14.99
BLACK PANTHER #37 2.99
BPRD ECTOPLASMIC MAN ONE SHOT 2.99 CALIBER #3 (OF 5) 2.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #39 2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC CHOSEN 24.99 CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 15 16.95
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0 0.99
DAREDEVIL #108 2.99 DARKNESS #4 KEOWN CVR A 2.99 DARKNESS #4 SEJIC CVR B 2.99
DEMO TP 19.99
DMZ #32 2.99
DRAGONLANCE THE LEGEND OF HUMA TP VOL 01 18.99
EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 29.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #558 2.99 FINAL CRISIS #2 (OF 7) 3.99
GOLD DIGGER #97 2.99
GOOD BYE HC (MR) 19.95
GOON CHINATOWN HC 19.95
GREEN LANTERN #32 2.99
GREEN LANTERN TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS HC 29.99
HELLBOY II ART OF THE MOVIE SC 24.95
HERCULES #3 2.99
HULK #4 2.99
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #16 2.99
INDIANA JONES ADVENTURES 6.95
JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 03 THE BAD PRINCE 14.99
JOSS WHEDONS FRAY FUTURE SLAYER TP 19.95
JUXTAPOZ VOL 15 #7 JUL 2008 4.99
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #140 4.99
LAIKA SC 17.95 LOADED BIBLE TP VOL 01 16.99
MAN WITH NO NAME #2 3.50
MARVEL 1985 #2 3.99 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #37 2.99
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #10 3.99
MARVEL PREVIEWS JULY 2008 EXTRAS 0.99
MARVELS PREM HC 24.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #15 SI 2.99
MS MARVEL #28 SI 2.99
MYTHOS CAPTAIN AMERICA 3.99
NEW AVENGERS #42 SI 2.99
NEW WARRIORS #13 2.99
NO HERO #0 (OF 7) 1.00
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #6 2.99
ORDINARY VICTORIES WHAT IS PRECIOUS GN 15.95
PIGEONS FROM HELL #3 2.99
POWER PACK DAY ONE #4 2.99
PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #7 4.50
PRINCE VALIANT PAGE DLX SGN SLIPCASED HC 39.95 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #4 2.99
RASL #2 3.50
RUNAWAYS #30 2.99
SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #1 2.99 SHE-HULK 2 #30 2.99
SILENT LEAVES THE LAST BONDSMAN GN VOL 01 9.99 SPAWN THE UNDEAD TP 24.99
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #12 VECTOR PART 6 2.99
STREETS OF GLORY #5 (OF 6) 3.99
SUPERMAN #677 2.99
SUPERMAN #677 2.99 SUPERMAN CAMELOT FALLS TP VOL 01 12.99
TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #1 4.50 TANGENT COMICS TP VOL 03 19.99
TEEN TITANS #60 2.99
THOR AGES OF THUNDER REIGN OF BLOOD 3.99
THUNDERBOLTS #121 2.99
TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #5 6.99
TRINITY #4 2.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #123 2.99
ULTIMATES 3 #4 (OF 5) 2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #499 DWS 2.99
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER 14.99
WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR TRIBUTE TO MIKE WIERINGO 4.99
WIZARD MAGAZINE #202 DARK KNIGHT MOVIE CVR 5.99
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #4 2.99
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #26 2.99
WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #2 5.50
X-FACTOR #32 DWS 2.99
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #13 2.99
X-MEN LEGACY #213 DWS 2.99
X-MEN TP VOL 02 COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC 29.99
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6 (OF 6) 2.99

RIP George Carlin, a man who changed the world.
Tom Batten