TFAW Grab Bag #15: Barack Obama: The Road To The White House #1

IDW's Barack Obama: The Road To The White House #1 (June 2009) has a lot of text to read but at least they had black lettering on yellow or white backgrounds. I actually like this better than Barack The Barbarian. There is a second issue but I am just glad to have the first issue.

TFAW Grab Bag #14: Angel: After The Fall #2, #7 And #9

IDW is almost as bad as Boom when it comes to variant covers. I received Angel: After The Fall #2 (December 2007; RI A sketch cover by Frank Urru), #7 (May 2008; cover A by Rebecca A. Wrigley plus cover B by Nick Filardi and Michael Avon Oeming) and #9 (June 2008; RI A virgin cover by Nick Runge). This series picks up after the events unfolded in the final episode of the Angel tv series so I greatly enjoyed them.

TFAW Grab Bag #13: Project Superpowers: Meet The Bad Guys #3

Alex Ross did the cover of Project Superpowers: Meet The Bad Guys #3 (September 2009) for Dynamite. He also co-wrote this issue with Joe Casey. Carlos Paul was the penciller, Mike Lily was the inker and Simon Bowland was the letterer. The Mighty Samson fights Dagon in this issue and I greatly enjoyed it.

TFAW Grab Bag #12: Legendary Talespinners #1

Grant Bond did cover B for Dynamite's Legendary Talespinners #1 (February 2010). He also did the interior pencils, inks and colors. Yes, that is Baron Munchausen on the cover surrounded by dark versions of various characters from fairy tales. I loved the set up and would love to read the rest of the mini-series.

The three issue mini-series was collected in the following trade paperback:

TFAW Grab Bag #11: Barack The Barbarian #4

Joel Humberto Herrera did the cover for Barack The Barbarian #4 (October 2009) from Devil's Due Publishing. There are some good pokes at politicians but the best part is the last three pages that I will not spoil here.

TFAW Grab Bag #10: Monsters, Inc.: Laugh Factory #4

I have never seen all of Monsters, Inc. but I have seen bits and pieces of the Disney/Pixar movie. I was pleasantly surprised when I received a copy of Monsters, Inc.: Laugh Factory #4 (November 2009) as part of the TFAW grab bag. Amy Mebberson was the artist on cover A. I actually enjoyed the issue and would like to get the previous three issues.

TFAW Grab Bag #9: Mickey Mouse And Friends #299

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse And Friends #299 (December 2009) has a Harry Potter feel to it. In fact, this issue is episode four of the "Wizards of Mickey" storyline. The issue is continued in Wizards of Mickey #1. I received the cover A variant by Magic Eye Studios and Flavio B. Silva.

TFAW Grab Bag #8: The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh #3

Yep, I received two copies of The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh #3 (November 2009) from TFAW but with variant covers. Cover A's artist was Erik Jones while Stephen Downer and Alexander Stojanov did the art on cover B. The four issue mini series is about Catherine, a detective with six months to live, who tries to solve the mystery of what happens after we die. The investigation leads her to a small town in Alabama where only two of the residents actually have souls. The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh was created and written by Mark Waid.

TFAW Grab Bag #7: Hunter's Fortune #3

Cover A of Boom's Hunter's Fortune #3 (December 2009) was done by Phil Noto. I liked this issue since it dealt with Excalibur in France. There is also a cool chick fight.

TFAW Grab Bag #6: Farscape #1 And #3

Three variant covers were printed for Farscape #1 (November 2009) from Boom. I only received cover A by Joe Corroney in the TFAW grab bag. I really liked the exterior and interior art since the characters actually look like their tv counterparts.

I also received cover A and B of Farscape #3 (January 2010). Joe Corroney did the former while Dennis Calero did the latter. Both are extremely cool since I like Chiana just as much as I like Aeryn Sun.

TFAW Grab Bag #5: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? #1

Parts of Boom's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? #1 (June 2009) is unreadable due to black text on dark background. I really hate when comics do that. I received cover C with art by Scott Keating (there are four different covers).

I have read the story by Philip K. Dick years ago and greatly enjoyed it. However, I do recommend skipping the comic series and purchase the science fiction classic in paperback form by using the link below:

TFAW Grab Bag #4: Die Hard Year One #4 And #5

I like the Die Hard movies but I am still on the fence about the comic series from Boom that recounts the early days of McClane. I have only read the two issues that I received in the TFAW grab bag.

I like cover A of Die Hard Year One #4 (November 2009) by Dave Johnson and Joe Jusko. Mark Simpson did the art on cover B and could be the cover of any series. There is a cover C by Joe Jusko that shows more of McClane in his NYPD polic uniform.

Die Hard Year One (December 2009) cover B was done by John Paul Leon. There were also three different covers for this issue. This issue takes place one year later from the events that happened in the first four issues.

Howard Chaykin wrote the series and the two issues that I read were pretty good. Unfortunately, the interior art could be better.

TFAW #3: The Anchor #4 And #5

I have never read an issue of The Anchor until I received the TFAW grab bag. I received not one issue of the series but two (okay, three if you count the variant cover to #4). From what I can gather from reading these two issues is that the white-bearded Clem aka the Anchor is an immortal demon fighter that has lost his memory. He regains fragments each time he eats the heart of a demon. Clem hangs out with a love sick woman named Hofi and McBride, who appears to be is handler.

The artists of The Anchor #4 (January 2010) cover A were Brian Churilla and
Matt Wilson while #4 cover B was done by Phillip "Phil" Hester, Ande J. Parks and Matt Wilson. The team of Churilla and Wilson also did the interior artwork. In this issue Clem battles The Breeder, who turns out to be Asmodeus.

Brian Churilla and Matt Wilson were also the artists on The Anchor #5 (February 2010) cover A. This issue starts with Clem battling a baby demon that was using a volcano as a womb. His flesh is burned off during the battle but quickly starts to regenerate. Satan seems to be behind all of the Anchor's misery and actually wants him to remember everything.

Pretty weird but I like weird so I liked the two issues that I received and would like to read more

TFAW Grab Bag #2: Logan's Run: Last Day #1

I received two different versions of Logan's Run: Last Day #1 (January 2010) published by Bluewater in the grab bag from TFAW. Cover A artist was Daniel Gete while Matt Bellisle did the art for Cover B. There were actually four different covers produced for this issue. I like this issue for the flashback of Logan-6 as a kid training to be a deep sleep operative. The final scene is so cool that I want to get the rest of the series.

TFAW Comic Grab Bag #1: Black Scorpion #2

I received Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #2A and #2B (December 2009) as part of TFAW independent comic grab bag. Azim Akberali did both covers and I like both. I did receive a duplicate of #2B if anyone wants a copy.

Paul J. Salamoff was the writer, Daniel Cuchacovich did penicils, Erick Marquez was the colorist, Wilson Ramos, Jr. did lettering and Darren G. Davis did the graphics. Here are the first two pages:

TFAW Comic Grab Bag #0: The Box

The package from Things From Another World (TFAW) arrived this morning filled with one hundred grab bag comics. Fifty are supposed to be from Dark Horse and the other fifty are from independent comic companies. I have not separated them yet to be sure.

Holiday greetings from Batman and Robin:

Notice that the top comic is The Unknown #3 from Boom!

I quickly went though them and there are some cool titles. There were also several duplicates of a few comics and I am not just talking about one or two copies. I will be posting about the grab bag comics in the future.