By
The Editor
May 8, 2009 - 07:36
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JULY IS THE MONTH OF THE SURROGATES
To support the September 25th release of THE SURROGATES MOVIE, starring Bruce Willis (from Touchstone Pictures), Top Shelf is proud to release in July not one, but three Surrogates graphic novels:
THE SURROGATES (VOL 2): FLESH & BONE by Venditti and Weldele
-- The All-New Prequel to the First Surrogates Graphic Novel
-- $14.95 (US), Diamond: MAY091035, ISBN 978-1-60309-018-6
THE SURROGATES OPERATOR'S MANUAL by Venditti and Weldele
-- The Limited Hardcover Edition of Volumes 1 & 2 Combined
-- $75.00 (US), Diamond: MAY091036, ISBN 978-1-60309-045-2
THE SURROGATES (VOL 1) by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele
-- The New-Cover Edition
-- $19.95 (US), Diamond: MAY063435, ISBN 978-1-891830-87-7
All are featured in the current MAY Diamond Previews catalog, and are available for pre-ordering. To see covers and descriptions of all three, just click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/robertvenditti
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/robertvenditti
And as a special event, Top Shelf uploaded too cool things to their website to check out:
-- A SURROGATES movie card prepared by J. Chris Campbell:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/moviecard
-- A YouTube trailer for FLESH & BONE prepared by Brett Weldele:
http://www.youtube.com/user/topshelfcomix
Here's what people are saying about THE SURROGATES:
"FLESH AND BONE reads like Philip K. Dick writing an episode of THE WIRE ... a smart, compelling and adult work asking questions with no easy answers." -- io9
"Venditti and Weldele manage to craft an exciting futuristic crime story while composing a profound, morally complex dialectic. ... It takes a graphic novel about robots to find out what it means to be human." -- Dan Trachtenberg, THE TOTALLY RAD SHOW
"SURROGATES is gritty, compelling science fiction with a story that grabs you immediately and hangs on long after it's over." -- Mark Frauenfelder, BOING BOING
"THE SURROGATES: FLESH AND BONE is a spectacular read, both for fans of the original series and newcomers. Venditti and Weldele build an engrossing story, delivering a complex world that mirrors our own in many ways." -- Chad Nevett, COMIC BOOK RESOURCES
"If THE SURROGATES dipped its toe into the tipping point of techno-social change, FLESH AND BONE deftly splashes about in the pool." -- UGO.com
"The Best Indie Book of the year. Sci-fi tales are making a comeback and THE SURROGATES is quietly leading the charge." -- IGN
"An absolutely fascinating piece of work -- heartfelt and thoughtful." -- FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
"Good science fiction is hard to come by, but Venditti's blend of technology, crime drama and social commentary makes for the most original sci-fi mythology in years." -- WIZARD MAGAZINE
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (VOL III): CENTURY
IS AT DIAMOND AND ON THE WAY TO STORES NOW!
The NEW League Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol III): Century: "1910" will be in your hands shortly. It'll hit all stores, for sure, by MAY 13th everywhere!
For details on the new League, just click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/alanmoore
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/alanmoore
HOT OFF THE PRESS
THE SWEDISH INVASION continues with the release of Niklas Asker's SECOND THOUGHTS!
SECOND THOUGHTS by Niklas Asker
-- Niklas Asker's debut graphic novel is in stores now!
-- $9.95 (US), Diamond: MAR094429, ISBN 978-1-60309-037-7
To see the gorgeous cover and description, just click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=638
Here's what people are already saying about SECOND THOUGHTS:
"Niklas Asker's debut hits just the right notes of longing, passion and tender reflection about those other lives and other loves that might have been. Like that special, meaningful album track or rock video, Second Thoughts will win your heart."
-- Paul Gravett, GRAPHIC NOVELS: STORIES TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
"Niklas Asker is a young artist whose work puts him right in the center of the new transnational comics culture. His comics combine the best traits of European bandes dessinées and American graphic novels, with a bit of Asian manga thrown in for good measure." -- Fredrik Strömberg, SWEDISH COMICS HISTORY, COMICS GO TO HELL
NATE POWELL'S SWALLOW ME WHOLE NOMINATED FOR THREE EISNER AWARDS
We offer our heartiest congratulations to the many fine creators nominated for the 2009 Eisner Awards. As for team Top Shelf, we're pleased as punch that Nate Powell and his book SWALLOW ME WHOLE came up in three categories: Best Graphic Album (New), Best Writer/Artist, and Best Lettering! Congratulations to Nate -- he, and we, will see you all in San Diego this summer for the award ceremony at Comic-Con International!
The check out Nate Powell's books, just click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/natepowell
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/natepowell
With THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN (VOL III), the all-new edition of LOST GIRLS, and the paperback edition of VOICE OF THE FIRE coming from Alan Moore; THE SURROGATES movie starring Bruce Willis hitting theatres on September 25th; the ESSEX COUNTY, ALEC, MARSHAL LAW, and AX MANGA omnibuses being released; several key literary debuts hitting: namely, SECOND THOUGHS, FAR ARDEN, MOVING PICTURES, and WELCOME TO FOREST ISLAND; plus more kids comics from James Kochalka and two great anthologies from the guys at Indie Spinner Rack and World War 3 Illustrated -- 2009 is going to be an amazing year. Check it all out here:
www.topshelfcomix.com/2009releases
www.topshelfcomix.com/2009releases
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