What's not to like about a sacrilegious tale of a smokin', sexin' and wrasslin' Pope? Hail thee the Pontiff unafraid to thwart demons with his own blood soaked hands. Nothing but fun and hilarity with dirty and rough-around-the-edges-looking art work.

 

August 25 is just a couple of days before the 11th annual store sale. Back issues will be at 50% of the sticker price. Toys and action figures will be at 25-50%, sets going from 10%. State of wakefulness going bye bye at 47% and dropping. Or rising.

Still, that only applies to the old comics, and Battle Pope Color #2 isn't old. It's cracking out at new. And the funny. Should read the first before actually walking in and picking up the second. Or, just like forever, pick up the second and read the first when the fourth appears on the shelf.

 

Just off the top of the head...

Amazing Spider-Man #518-522
Astonishing X-Men #11
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #8-9
Battle Pope #1
Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril #4-5
Doc Frankenstein #2-3
Emo Boy #2
Ex Machina #10-12
Freshmen #1
Futurama #20
Kabuki: The Alchemy #2-4
Kabuki: Reflections: Book 5
Nat Turner #1
PVP #0
Shaolin Cowboy #2-3
Small Gods special
Radioactive Man
Ultimate Spider-Man #76-81
Ultimate Spider-Man Annual

All awaiting time to be read. The longer the wait, the more it feels like a chore. Unbelievable.

 

August 11 will apparently be a pretty light week. Nothing really stands out as a "Throw some money this way!" type of shimmer.

Since waiting forever is a game to play with Kabuki: The Alchemy, Kabuki: Reflections #5 is a nice and loaded taste of the Mack. "A collection of previously unpublished stories, pages and artwork. Plus: a peek inside Mack’s sketchbook, step-by-step commentary by David about his painted artwork and loads of art you’ve never seen before." Nice.

Battle Pope Color #1 is a re-order for those who missed out the first time. A customer was in the store about a fortnight ago raving about it and wanting to know when the second was going to hit. So that's a recommendation from outside the store's walls.

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