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Amazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives Vol. 1 by Bill Everett; edited by Blake Bell 240-page full-color 7.25" x 10" hardcover • 39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-488-7 Ships in: February 2012 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now The 1939 creation of the Sub-Mariner for the first issue of Marvel Comics assures Bill Everett a place in history. Co-creating Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, for Marvel Comics in 1964 gave Everett a link to one of the most popular superheroes of the past 50 years. And producing over 400 additional pages of superhero-related work in the very early days of the Golden Age of…

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: Oil and Water by Steve Duin & Shannon Wheeler is #5 on Comics Bulletin's Top Ten Best Graphic Novels of 2011, with Jason Sacks saying "This book is very much about misconceptions and preconceptions, about how we all can feel inadequate when facing enormous problems and how little we often feel we can do in when facing even the small incidents in our lives — let alone the large ones." • Review: Booklist's starred review of Nuts by Gahan Wilson (previously reported here) is now featured online: "The scenarios include summer camp, going…

We've updated our "Thoroughly Thrizzled Pack" of Michael Kupperman's Tales Designed to Thrizzle to now include the brand new 7th issue in addition to the Volume 1 hardcover and issues 5 and 6, so that it now comprises the complete Thrizzle to date — and all for a spiffy 20% off! That's like getting one issue for free and one for less than half off! And don't forget, we have a bunch more money-saving multipacks which can be found in our Gift Sets shop category!

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first look we've had at a completed page from Paul Hornschemeier's next joint, Forlorn Funnies #1, which is a'comin' sometime next year. [Follow our Tumblr blog for lots more Things to See every day.]

Well, clearly, anyone can see from the covers of  Tales Designed to Thrizzle that Michael Kupperman is, indeed, a master of book covers! And sometimes, he even lends those talents to other people's books! On Wednesday, January 11th, you can join Michael for a visual presentation of his jacket art for the two books seen above. Both books are released by NY-based publisher Solid Objects, who is being celebrated at this event at Greenlight Books in Brooklyn! Editors Max Winter and Lisa Lubasch will kick off the event at 7:30 PM, with readings by authors Jake Bohstedt Morrill and Jim…

Now available for our mail-order customers: Tales Designed to Thrizzle #7 by Michael Kupperman 32-page full-color 6.75" x 9.5" comic book • $4.95 See Previews / Order Now In this issue Quincy, M.E. makes his comic book debut, struggling through the fantastic landscapes of his own dreams in “Quinception,” in which St. Peter also gets his own comic book. Snake ‘n’ Bacon make an appearance in “Reservoir Dogs 2,” where the gang reunites for another caper. Twain and Einstein deal with some family issues, McArf the Crime Dog takes a bite out of scum, and the origin of The Hamanimal!…

Now available for our mail-order customers: Jason Conquers America by Jason et al. 32-page black & white/color 6.75" x 10.25" comic book • $4.99 See Previews / Order Now Celebrating 10 years of Jason being published in the US, this comic-book-format one-shot is a Jason fan’s dream, with lots of previously unpublished Jason strips and artwork, an interview with Jason’s colorist Hubert, a checklist of all Jason’s books, a Q&A with the man himself, and a visual tributes gallery by several American cartoonists to the towering, taciturn Norwegian genius including Michael Allred, Kim Deitch, and Rich Tommaso.

This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following new titles. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about them (more to be added as they appear), check out our previews at the links, and contact your local shop to confirm availability. (And keep those clicking fingers warmed up because this means they'll also be available from us via mail-order starting tomorrow!) Jason Conquers America by Jason et al. 32-page black & white/color 6.75" x 10.25" comic book • $4.99 "A $5 pamphlet-format thing with some previously unpublished strips and other material…

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: Lou Reed's work in his collaborative Poe adaptation with Lorenzo Mattotti, The Raven, helps him rank #64 on Whitney Matheson's 100 People of 2011 list at USA Today Pop Candy • List: Comics Worth Reading's Johanna Draper Carlson names her top 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2011, with Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 1: Race to Death Valley by Floyd Gottfredson in the #5 slot: "I was astounded to discover that once upon a time, Mickey Mouse comics were really good! And exciting!… Plenty of good background material puts it all in context…

Critic and writer Ken Tucker counted down his Top 10: The Year in Music on NPR's Fresh Air, a list which included 9 albums and one book, Kevin Avery's Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson: "Nelson, who died in 2006 at age 69, was part of the first generation of rock critics, instrumental in bringing attention to musicians including Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, New York Dolls and Warren Zevon. The book is both an anthology of his best writing and a tragic recounting of a life that shut down too soon." The book has previously…