Month: July 2016

Ash Ave Comic Book Club August Meetings: DC New Frontier and Sandman Endless Nights + Overture

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Our August meetings are coming up, first off is the multiple Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster award winning DC New Frontier by the late writer/artist Darwyn Cooke.  The reading group chose to read DC New Frontier to honor the late creator after his untimely death in May of this year.  Following DC New Frontier is our final meeting for the Sandman discussion group as we come together to discuss Sandman Endless Nights and Sandman Overture. Our longform reading group will be on hiatus for a few months, possibly picking back up in January to read the six volume collection of Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing.  Stay tuned!

Check below for the meeting dates for the next two months, below that is the cover art and publishers’ summary of August’s titles.  All discussions are on Sundays at 6PM at the shop, and the selected readings of a given month are 20% off at the shop.

Sunday, August 7th: DC New Frontier

Sunday, August 21st: Sandman Endless Nights + Overture

Sunday, September 11th: Spider-Man Blue

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Darwyn Cooke’s acclaimed epic is back in a new title collecting the 6-issue miniseries plus JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER SPECIAL #1! When Cold War paranoia outlawed the heroes of the Golden Age, stalwarts such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman continued to fight for truth and justice. But as the world hurtled toward an uncertain future, a new breed of hero would define the American Way!

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The classic short story collection by Neil Gaiman and a host of internationally renowned artists is now available in a new trade paperback at DC’s standard trim size. Alternately haunting, bittersweet, erotic and nightmarish, the seven stories in this book-one for each of the Endless siblings, each illustrated by a different artist-reveal strange secrets and surprising truths about The Endless.
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Twenty-five years after THE SANDMAN first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman’s legendary series is back in a deluxe hardcover edition! From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured, THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE features cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as the Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King’s siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny. This volume collects THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE #1-6 in its entirety, plus bonus material.

Untidy Secrets Storytelling: The Truth Is Out There But So Am I * Final Friday Tempe

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8 PM on Friday, July 29 at Ash Ave Comics

The storytelling theme this month is “The Truth Is Out There But So Am I”. Storytellers will interpret this theme in interesting and unexpected ways.

Storytellers This Month Are…
Ashley Naftule
William T. Terrabley
Dustin Cocco
Marnee Burrus
Sarah R.

This event is all ages and BYOB (some of the storytelling may have adult themes). Ash Ave Comics has some chairs available at first come first serve basis, feel free to bring your own chair or stand.

Untidy Secrets’ goal is to encourage literature through alteranative means (storytelling, small press, self publishing, zines, and more). If you’re a writer, bring your printed work to swap and connect with others. If you’re a storyteller, connect with other storytellers and writers.

Ash Ave Comic Book Club July Meetings: Pride of Baghdad and Sandman vols 9/10

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The unending heat wave means we’ve made it to July, the perfect time to read a comic by the beach but since we’re in Tempe indoors will have to do.  Our first reading group meetup of the month is Pride of Baghdad, a 2006 graphic novel written by Brian K. Vaughn and drawn by Niko Henrichon, followed by volumes 9 and 10 of the series Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and a number of artists.

Check below for the meeting dates for the next two months, below that is the cover art and publishers’ summary of July’s titles.  All discussions are on Sundays at 6PM at the shop, and the selected readings of a given month are 20% off at the shop.

Sunday, July 10th: Pride of Baghdad

Sunday, July 17th: Sandman vols 9+10

Sunday, August 7th: DC New Frontier

Sunday, August 21st: Sandman Endless Nights + Overture

 

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In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escapes from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives. In documenting the plight of the lions, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD raises questions about the true meaning of liberation – can it be given, or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live in captivity?

 

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A new edition of the classic title reprinting issues #57-69 of THE SANDMAN and “The Castle” from VERTIGO JAM, with pivotal events that laid the groundwork for the finale of THE SANDMAN.

 

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In the final Sandman tales from issues #70-75 of the acclaimed horror series, Morpheus makes the ultimate decision between change and death. As one journey for the Endless ends, another begins for the Lord of Dreams and his family. All the pieces come together for the final moments of THE SANDMAN.