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Trickster: Native American Tales Edited by Matt Dembicki All cultures have tales of the trickster—a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself. In Native American traditions, the trickster takes many forms, from coyote or rabbit to raccoon or raven. The first graphic anthology of Native American trickster tales, Trickster brings together Native American folklore and the world of comics. Each story is written by a different Native American storyteller who worked closely with a selected illustrator, a combination that gives each tale a unique and powerful voice and look. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture in a very vivid form. From an ego-driven social misstep in “Coyote and the Pebbles” to the hijinks of “How Wildcat Caught a Turkey” and the hilarity of “Rabbit’s Choctaw Tail Tale,” Trickster provides entertainment for readers of all ages and backgrounds. 232 color pages, color covers, $23. Visit: fulcrum-books.com. Make sure you check out the Trickster Exhibit in the center of the Exhibitors Room while you're at SPACE.

THE DEAD. From the writers of Deadworld, comes a new story of the Zombie Holocaust. A trip to northern Michigan for a major summer music festival turns into a fight for survival for a group of high school teens, when they veer off the interstate to avoid traffic and have a run in with the police. Officer Nice isn't your typical cop, however, as he quickly displays a taste for live human flesh. "We are all about story," says scripter Stuart Kerr of Ralph Griffith's plot. "So we don't waste any time getting right into the action." Newcomer Diedre Crouch handles both pencils and inks, and has a gritty, underground style that suits the story perfectly. The fact that she is a female artist drawing a book like The Dead should raise a few eyebrows amongst the fans. According to Griffith, "She can match any male artist for gore, creativity, and humor. If The Dead is too tame for some, it won't be Diedre's fault." Writer Kerr assures that we needn’t worry about the book being too tame. "We have pushed the envelope of zombie comics several times over the past two decades. We can push it farther." THE DEAD will be a 24 page B&W comic with full color covers. The first issue will make its debut at S.P.A.C.E.

THE SINISTER TRUTH, a black and white graphic novel of around 100 pages, is a jet-black satire of "good government" gone shockingly bad.  Airing some of the dirtiest laundry The United States of America has ever tried to hide:  unethical medical experiments, covert drug tests on unwitting citizens, outrageous political assassinations, and a top secret mind control program called MK-ULTRA - all of it documented in over 18,000 recently declassified files from the vaults of the Central Intelligence Agency and exposed here for the first time in graphic novel form! Written by Jason Ciaccia and Illustrated by A. Norhanian.

www.sinistertruth.com

Red Lobsters

By Julie Sokolow, Nate McDonough and Andy Scott

Check out this original graphic novel that tells the warped tale of a normal family thrown into very strange circumstances.  Is Andy Disappearing?  How is Donald going to get back to the womb?  Is Edith going to find Chief Powhattan?  What's with Ken and Jane anyways?  The answers and much more in Red Lobsters!

Candy or Medicine
Volume Nine

Quarter-sized, 16 pages, black and white, $1

Various artists

Edited by Josh Blair

Cover by Jonny Smeby

Candy or Medicine is a quarterly mini-comic anthology. Volume Nine, which will premiere at SPACE 2010, features sixteen pages of mini-comic madness featuring the likes of Brazilian artist Alberto Pessoa, West Coast sensation Alex Chiu, Mighty Mighty Maggie Morrill and Jonny "A Name You Should Remember" Smeby. All for just a buck."

IF-X #6

April Fool's issue with 

"Easter Eggs," by Trish Arnold.

The Experts TPB

$14.99

"the Experts"

by Kenn Minter and Clarence Pruitt (Published by Near Mint Press)

Gathered together by the aging super-heroes Frost Queen and the Scotsman, the Experts are a quirky group of adventurers out to toss their hat in the super-hero ring. But the founders of this new team are more interested in publicity, endorsements, and marketing than actual super-heroics.

The new team combines three newcomers: Ninja Witch (a moody, youthful witch-in-training), Free Mary (a spit-fire vixen), and Naked Man (a young, eager buck); with three adventure veterans: Doctor Delta (a mystical apparition), the Emerald Yeti (a gentle-natured, mechanical, furry giant), and Mr. Elaztik (the obligatory, rubber-bodied, shape-changing comic relief). Each member chosen to fulfill certain demographic appeal and more importantly for their willingness to work cheap.

Ninja Witch soon takes center stage as she and Free Mary are put through their paces on a mission preordained to failure -- and not just due to their ineptness. While the mysterious Doctor Delta is haunted by memories of his past and the one fateful decision that has cast its shadow over his entire life. The Experts quickly reach the brink of collapse as the unpredictable Ninja Witch discovers that the team is being exploited in more ways than they ever realized.

The Experts is a quirky, off-kilter superhero series that's chock full of both action and irony.

120 Pages | Black & White TPB

http://expertscomic.blogspot.com/