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The gents at the Good Comic Book podcast have read and enjoyed Skullkickers #7. They compare the humour to Terry Pratchett\’s wonderful Discworld series and give our little yarn a rating of \’Awesome Sauce\’.
Click on through and give it a listen. Skullkickers coverage begins at 19:50 in the podcast.
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The gents at Tales From the Water Cooler chat about Skullkickers #7 in their latest podcast.
Skullkickers coverage starts at 17:25.
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Over on Flames Rising they\’ve just posted up a Skullkickers caption contest. Click on over to check it out and you could win one of our limited edition hardcover trade paperbacks!
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This weekend is the HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Skullkickers writer/creator Jim Zub will be there signing and selling trades and issues (including some rare variant covers for sale) all weekend long at the Image Comics booth, Booth #424.
Come by, say \”Hi\” and let him know what you thought of the newly released issue #7.
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Launching a new creator-owned comic series is really tough in this market. Every comic retailer who carries Image Comics and supports creator-owned books should be thanked for their hard work.
The retailers listed below are what we’re calling our “Skullkickers Certified” stores. These shops have worked incredibly hard to help promote Skullkickers to their customers and shown us lots of love. In turn, we want to help advertise them here and in our printed issues.
If your store is worthy of being called “Skullkickers Certified”, please let us know! We want to tell our readers about you and give you the praise you deserve. Drop us a line via our Contact page and join the ranks of the dwarf’s mighty thumb’s up.
If you can’t find a shop in your area on the list below, search for one at the Comic Shop Locator website.
Happy Harbor Comics
2 Locations! Here’s one:
12226 – Jasper Ave,
Edmonton, AB T5N 3K3
780-452-8211
hhv1@happyharborcomics.com
Redd Skull Comics
720 Edmonton Trail Northeast
Calgary, AB T2E 3J4
(403) 230-2716
eXpert Comics
Online outlet and shop:
1470 Shevchenko
Ville Lasalle, Quebec H8N 1P1
514-507-7378
support@expertcomics.com
Librairie Astro Enr
1844 Ste Catherine Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3H 1M1
514-932-1139
The Comic Hunter
465 Main Street,
Moncton, NB E1C 1C2
506-855-4950
thecomichunter@gmail.com
Strange Adventures
3 Locations! Here’s one:
5262 Sackville Street
Halifax, NS B3J 1K8
902-425-2140
calum@strangeadventures.com
The Beguiling
601 Markham Street
Toronto, ON M6G 2L7
416-533-9168
mail@beguiling.com
The Dragon
The Old Quebec Street Mall
55 Wyndham Street North, Unit T12
Guelph, ON N1H 7T8
519-763-5544
info@thedragonweb.com
Paradise Comics
3278 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON M4N 2L6
416-487-9807
info@paradisecomics.com
The Silver Snail
2 Locations! Here’s one:
367 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 2A4
416 593 0889
info@silversnail.com
Heroes & Villains
4533 East Broadway Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85711
520-321-HERO
mikecamp.comics@gmail.com
Samurai Comics
2 Locations! Here’s one:
1051 E. Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85014
602-265-8886
Beach Ball Comics
3024 W Ball Rd
Anaheim, CA 92804
714-826-6127
Collector’s Paradise Comics & Gallery
2 Locations! Here’s one:
7131 Winnetka Ave
Canoga Park, CA 91306
818-999-9455
Comickaze Comics Books and More
5517 A/B Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117-2342
858-278-0371
comickaze@gmail.com
NJoy
8415 Reseda Blvd # 4
Northridge CA 91324
818-709-0599
service@njoy.us
Graham Crackers
9 Locations! Here’s one:
3162 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60647
773-665-2010
Downtown Comics
4 Locations! Here’s one:
11 East Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-237-0397
Pop Culture Comix
9337 W 87th Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
913 341-0040
Collectors Corner
7911 Harford Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-668-3353
collectorscornermd@comcast.net
Third Eye Comics
2 Locations! Here’s one:
45 Old Solomons Island Road
Anapolis, MD 21401
410-897-0322
info@thirdeyecomics.com
Friendly Neighborhood Comics
191 Mechanic Street – Route 140
Bellingham, MA 02019
508-966-2275
Larry’s Wonderful World of Comics
66 Lakeview Avenue
Lowell, MA 01850
978-459-5323
larryscomicsinc@aol.com
Rubber Chicken Comics
15 North Main Street #B8
Bellingham, MA 02019
508-966-2210
Comic Explosion
Comic Explosion
214 E. Nepessing St.
Lapeer, MI 48446
810-667-3972
Rock Bottom Comics
1013 E Walnut St. Suite #101
Columbia, MO 65201
573-443-0113
rockbottomcomics@hotmail.com
Double Midnight Comics
245 Maple Street
Manchester, NH 03103
603-669-9636
info@dmcomics.com
New World Manga Comics Cards & Games
93 East Mt Pleasant Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-597-0625
NWManga@hotmail.com
Zapp Comics
574 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
973-628-4500
zappcomics@aol.com
Jim Hanley’s Universe
2 Locations! Here’s one:
4 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
212-268-7088
Info@jhuniverse.com
Ultimate Comics
6120-A Farrington Road
Durham, NC 27717
(919) 401-1910
ultimatecomicsonline@yahoo.com
Comic Swap, Inc.
110 South Fraser Street
State College, PA 16801
814-234-6005
info@comicswap.biz
Keith’s Books and Comics
4 Locations! Here’s one:
5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 120
Dallas, TX 75206
214-827-3060
info@keithsneatstuff.com
Legacy Comics
5901 McPherson Rd
Suite #2B
Laredo, TX 78041 US
956-723-4420
thelegacycomics@gmail.com
The Comic Stop
4 Locations! Here’s one:
16581 NE 74th St #F-240
Redmond, WA 98052
425-881-0291
redmond@comicstoponline.com
Zanadu Comics Inc.
2 Locations! Here’s one:
1923 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA 98101-1104
206-443-1316
zanadu@zanaducomics.com
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Today sees the release of Shinku #1, a brand new creator-owned series from Image comics. In the back of last week\’s Skullkickers #7 we had an exclusive Shinku preview as a way of showing people the high action and fantastic storytelling in this book.
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Also in SK#7 was our first ad swap with Oni Press\’ The Sixth Gun comic series. This supernatural western tale has amazing characters and a fascinating mythology driving the story. Monsters, wild west action and demonic weapons – what more could you ask for?
Both of these books are ones the Skullkickers team feel you should be reading. It\’s a great time for creator-owned comics and there\’s a fantastic range of titles on the shelves each week. If you\’re not reading Shinku or The Sixth Gun, we highly recommend that you do so.
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MTV Geek has a list of their 10 Best Comics For May and Skullkickers lands at #8, sitting shoulder to shoulder with a lot of other great titles released this month.
\”Remember when comics were just allowed to be fun? Skullkickers remembers that… This comic, from the art, to the writing, to the lettering, screams bloodthirsty joy from every page. A giant bald warrior, and an angry red-headed dwarf travel the world, killing monsters – and people – for fun and profit.
There’s way more new-reader friendly exposition in the front of the book, but that’s all you really need to know to enjoy the laugh-out-loud funny jokes, over the top violence, and celebrate the return of fun fantasy to comic books. Plus, an awesome pay-off of a last page. What more do you want from a comic book?\”
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James Fulton at Comics Nexus likes Skullkickers #7 despite his attempts to avoid the sword & sassery we represent.
\”The character work in this comic is excellent, and the dialogue between the two is often very funny.\”
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Jim Zub talks to The Mosaik Project extensively about all things comics/art: Skullkickers, UDON, art portfolios, Canadian comics, webcomics, animation, online identity and a whole lot more.
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The Daily Blam gets a big charge out of Skullkickers #7, giving the issue 4/5
\”Jim Zub has established an excellent set of personalities that stay strong in the title\’s second story arc.\”
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