Upcoming furry comics for December 2007 (Previews only)

There is no joy in Cleveland, but I imagine youns care no more than I do, since neither the Indians nor the Red Sox have an animal mascot. Meanwhile, an OK batch of furry comics. Next month, a timelier posting, for sure! Maybe.

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DARK HORSE COMICS (http://www.darkhorse.com)
OCT070040D3 Usagi Yojimbo #108 24 pg, b&w $2.99
by Stan Sakai
They still haven’t caught up to Jei, I gather.

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DC COMICS (http://www.dccomics.com/)
OCT070130D1 Captain Carrot and the Final Ark #3 (of 3) 32pg, color $2.99
Written by Bill Morrison, art by Scott Shaw! & Al Gordon
‘The 3-issue miniseries concludes! The Zoo Crew’s world has been made completely untenable — a colossal disaster! Can Boa’s Ark save the population? Plus, the villain behind the villains: Starro the Conqueror!’ That’s uninhabitable, not untenable! And where’s the pun in ‘Starro’!

OCT070216D1 Looney Tunes #157 32pg, color $2.25
by a chuteload of folks
Yeti hunt!

OCT070217D1 Scooby-Doo #127 32pg, color $2.25
by more than necessary
If they can’t have Halloween, they’ll settle for Christmas.

OCT070225D1 Gon vol. 3 138 pg, 5”x7”, b&w $5.99
by Masashi Tanaka
Gon vs. piranha, a tiger, and mushrooms. I don’t know how this overlaps the earlier Gon series.

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IMAGE COMICS (http://www.imagecomics.com/)
OCT072007D2 Elephantmen #12 32pg, color $2.99
by Richard Starkings and Moritat
Invasion Squid Force!

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AMAZE17NK/SLAVE LABOR (http://www.slgpublishing.com/)
OCT073217E Gargoyles: Bad Guys #2 24pg, b&w $3.50
by Greg Weisman & Karine Charlebois
A banished Japanese gargoyle becomes the target of a gargoyle hunter, and so on.

OCT073217E Gargoyles vol. 1: Clan Building
by Weisman, Hedgecock & Purcell sc, 184pg, color $19.95
A collection of issues #1-6 of the new series.

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ANTARCTIC PRESS (http://www.antarctic-press.com/)
OCT073239E Gold Digger #91 32pg, color $2.99
by Fred Perry
Britanny, Crescens and Ancient Gina continue on their journey and Brit wonders if Ancient Gina is who she says.

OCT073240E Gold Digger Sourcebook: the Official Handbook to the Gold Digger Universe #12 32pg, color $3.95
by Fred Perry & Doug Dlin
Saurans to Spellvis or so.

OCT073241E Gold Digger Christmas Special 32pg, color $3.50
by Fred Perry et al.
Heartwarmingness!

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ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS (http://www.archaiasp.com/)
OCT073262F Mouse Guard Volume 1 limited edition hc hc, 12”x12”. 176pg $99.95
by David Petersen
Slipcased, uncolored, and bigger than the original 8”x8” series.

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ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS (http://www.archiecomics.com/)
OCT073275E Sonic the Hedgehog #183 32pg, color $2.25
by Flynn, Yardley & Amash
Enerjak vs. Eggman.

OCT073275E Sonic X #28 32pg, color $2.25
by Yardley & Butler
Dr. Eggman and his solar-powered bots.

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DESPERADO PUBLISHING
OCT073439F Thirteen Steps #4 32pg, b&w $3.99
by Hester, Satterlee & Mellon
Justin’s twelve-step werewolfry program has run its course and he has to take the thirteenth step. MATURE THEMES

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GEMSTONE PUBLISHING (http://www.gemstonepub.com/)
OCT073536E Uncle Scrooge #373 sc, 7"x10", 64pg, color $7.99
by Carl Barks et al.
Five stories.

OCT073537E Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #688 sc, 7"x10", 64pg, color $7.99
by various
Seven stories.

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MIRAGE STUDIOS (http://www.ninjaturtles.com/)
OCT073686F Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #41 32pg, b&w $3.25
by Murphy & Dumais
‘In the far-flung future an aging Leonardo battles a familiar foe from the past — one final, blood-soaked time!’ How do you fling a future? Just curious.

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RADIO COMIX (http://www.radiocomix.com/)
OCT073744F Furrlough #179 32pg, b&w $3.99
by various
Three continuing series, not the best: Phil Gibson's "Lancaster: The Ghost Detective.", David Davis’s "Cosmic Dash!", and Rusty Haller's "Ace and Queenie".

OCT073744F Genus Greatest Hits: volume 4 64pg, b&w $6.99
Genus is mostly crap these days, but maybe this selection is worth a look. Sue Dunn Embe, Dark Natasha, Mark Moore, Sara M. Williams, etc.

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SHANDA FANTASY ARTS
OCT073776F Katmandu volume 1: Woman of Honor sc, 136pg, b&w $14.99
by Curtis, Smith, & Barnard
Reprints Katmandu issues #4-9, starting Liska’s story.

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TOKYOPOP (http://www.tokyopop.com)
OCT073813E Sgt. Frog volume 14 sc, 5”x7”, 192pg $9.99
by Mine Yoshizaki
Rating: T (Teen Age 13+)
Possibly the last one; they call it #14 of 14, anyway. From the description, it doesn’t end, it just stops.

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VIRGIN COMICS LLC (http://www.virgincomicsstore.com/eos.html)
OCT073871E The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma: Panchatantra #2 32pg, color $2.99
by Samit Basu & Ashish Padlekar
Vishnu Sharma, having been kidnapped by talking animals and attacked by a homicidal boy wizard, now has to walk into the Panchatantra. But which edition? MATURE THEMES