Trifecta of Comics Arty Goodness

What a confluence of great Lucky's related events this September, 2008.

1. Peter Thompson, veteran of the All-Star Schnauzer Band and creator of The Chronicles of Lucky Ello (Drawn and Quarterly) displays a series of twenty drawings, Is It the Apocalpyse, in Lucky's Gallery until September 26.
2. Launch party and art display for the release of You Ain't No Dancer volume 3, edited by Ed Brisson, on New Reliable Press.
3. Peter Bagge! Yes, Peter Bagge (Hate! Apocalypse Nerd, Buddy Does Seattle, Buddy Does Jersey, Reason Magazine), sponsored by Lucky's Comics, is coming up to Word on the Street at the Vancouver Public Library on September 28. He'll be speaking, and then meeting and greeting at our table afterwards.
   

New stuff update Sept 12/08

Well, once a month is better than once every 6 months. Here's an update on some new and restocked items:

• Moomin vol. 3 !!! Hooray for the new Moomin!
  
• Angaza Afrika beautiful book of modern African Art from Princeton Architectural Press
  
• Jamilti and Other Stories - new Ruutu Modan from Drawn and Quarterly
  
• Giraffes? Giraffes! - Haggis-on-Whey from McSweeney's
  
• McSweeney's #27 - holy cow - three book triple threat attack
• Wholphin vol. 6
• Stickerbomb
• Jokes Every Man Should Know
• The Portable Frank - the inimitable Jim Woodring
• The Wu-Tang Manual by the RZA
• Bone volume 8
• Amulet volume 1

New stuff update Aug 7/08

Incoming today and tomorrow:

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Roderick Rules

From Hell

Mouseguard #1 Fall 1152

365 Days

Backyard Birdsong Guide West

Dim Sum A Pocket Guide to Chinese Brunch

Batman Murder at Wayne Mansion

Graphic Design Cookbook plus...Marvel, Vertigo, DC, Dark Horse (and more) restock: ALL STAR SUPERMAN HC VOL 01 AMELIA RULES BOOKSHELF ED TP VOL 02 WHAT MAKES YOU AMELIA RULES BOOKSHELF ED TP VOL 03 SUPERHEROES ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 01 ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 02 ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 03 DEUS EX MACHINA ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (MR) ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 01 GIFTED ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 02 DANGEROUS BATMAN STRIKES TP VOL 02 IN DARKEST KNIGHT BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON APOCALYPSE TP BLACK PANTHER BY JACK KIRBY TP VOL 01 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #17 DOOM PATROL TP VOL 02 PAINTING THAT ATE PARIS DOOM PATROL TP VOL 04 MUSCLEBOUND DOOM PATROL TP VOL 05 MAGIC BUS DOOM PATROL TP VOL 06 PLANET LOVE ESSENTIAL AVENGERS TP VOL 01 ESSENTIAL AVENGERS TP VOL 02 ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 01 ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER TP VOL 01 ESSENTIAL GODZILLA TP ESSENTIAL GODZILLA TP ESSENTIAL GODZILLA TP ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 03 EX MACHINA TP VOL 01 THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS EX MACHINA TP VOL 02 TAG EX MACHINA TP VOL 03 FACT V FICTION EX MACHINA TP VOL 04 MARCH TO WAR EX MACHINA TP VOL 05 SMOKE SMOKE EX MACHINA TP VOL 06 POWER DOWN FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM FABLES TP VOL 08 WOLVES FABLES TP VOL 09 SONS OF EMPIRE FILTH TP HULK TP VOL 01 INCREDIBLE DIGEST INVISIBLES TP #2 APOCALIPSTICK INVISIBLES TP #6 KISSING MISTER QUIMPER JACK KIRBYS GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS HC JELLYFIST KORGI GN VOL 01 KORGI GN VOL 02 COSMIC COLLECTOR KORGI GN VOL 02 COSMIC COLLECTOR LOEG VOL ONE TP MAD WAR ON BUSH (PP #761) MARVEL 1602 TP QUILL AWARD EDITION MARVEL ADV SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 08 FORCES OF NATURE MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 04 CONCRETE JUNGLE MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 09 FOES DIGEST MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 03 DIGEST MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 04 GOBLIN STRIKES DIGEST NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS STARDUST TP NEIL GAIMANS MIDNIGHT DAYS TP NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE TP OWLY GN VOL 01 WAY HOME OWLY GN VOL 03 FLYING LESSONS OWLY GN VOL 04 TIME TO BE BRAVE PREACHER TP VOL 03 PROUD AMERICANS NEW EDITION PREACHER TP VOL 07 SALVATION NEW EDITION PREACHER TP VOL 08 ALL HELLS A COMING PROMETHEA TP BOOK 01 PROMETHEA TP BOOK 02 SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS SANDMAN TP VOL 05 A GAME OF YOU SANDMAN TP VOL 06 FABLES AND REFLECTIONS SANDMAN TP VOL 10 THE WAKE SEAGUY TP SECRET WAR TP SLOTH HC STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 02 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 03 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 04 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 05 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 07 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 09 STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 10 STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 08 LAST SIEGE STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 09 ENDGAME STINKY GN STUCK RUBBER BABY SWAMP THING TP VOL 08 SPONTANEOUS GENERATION SWAMP THING TP VOL 09 INFERNAL TRIANGLES TONY MILLIONAIRE LITTLE & LARGE HC TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 07 SPIDERS THRASH TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 08 DIRGE TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 09 THE CURE UN-MEN TP VOL 01 GET YOUR FREAK ON VENOM VS CARNAGE TP WATCHMEN TP WONTON SOUP GN X-FILES SPECIAL #0 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES

Art Spiegleman on CBC

I'd have loved to hear the interviewer ask: "What do you think about the fact that we're going to blur out the images of the Danish cartoons when this is aired? Do you think we are spineless, unwilling to stand up for free expression, or just total wimps?"

From the CBC website:

He's the only artist/illustrator to ever win the Pulitzer Prize. But why does Art Spiegelman think Canada is so uptight? Sunday's Carolynne Hew asks the man who depicted Holocaust victims as mice about the pitfalls of fighting for free expression.

Great interview...his skills in co-curating the comic portion of the Krazy! show at the Vancouver Art Gallery, though...another matter.

Morstad, von Szombathy, and Horacek

Nice little article from the Ottawa Citizen about recently (in the past 12 months) released books by Vancouver artists Julie Morstad, Chris von Szombathy, and Tom Horacek. All are part of the Petits Livres series of books published by Drawn and Quarterly.

Morstad, von Szombathy, and Horacec will all be appearing at Comix and Stories at the Vancouver Art Gallery on August 24th from 11am to 5pm. Kim Deitch is headlining, and Lucky's will be there too.

Lucky's newstuff 06 14 08

Because there seems to be a positive correlation between people knowing what we sell and people buying what we sell, here is the first installment blog posts letting you know what's arrived recently at Lucky's.

Books and Comics (new releases in bold):

Exit Wounds - Rutu Modan
Essex County Vol. 2: Ghost Stories
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152
Louis Riel - Chester Brown
Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon
Maps And Legends - new Chabon
Milk Teeth - Julie Morstad
Idiots, Hypocrites, Demagogues
Mcsweeney's Issue 27 - amazing issue, three books in slipcase including Art Spiegelman drawing book, and gallery book of NYC drawing show curated by Dave Eggers
Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier and Clay - Chabon
Giraffes? Giraffes!
Animals Of The Ocean
Reading Comics and What They Mean - Douglas Wolk

Games:

Maple Story starters and boosters
Pokemon Great Encounters theme decks and boosters
Naruto the Chosen boosters
Bleach Seireirei and Soul Society boosters
Yu-Gi-Oh Dark Emperor structure decks
Magic the Gathering Chinese Portal starters
Bella Sara boosters

Nut Brown Live at Lucky's

Nut Brown performing live at Lucky's at the Ryan McCormick "The Game of Life" opening.

21 Questions with Lucky's

Lucky's is currently featured on the Sequential: Canadian Comix, News and Culture blog. Thanks to Bryan and the Sequential team for cultivating and promoting Canadian comics, stores, and culture!

Lucky's newstuff

Who knows, maybe I'll actually get into the habit of using the ol' blog again. Here's what's in new today:

McSweeney's:
Animals of the Ocean by Dr. Haggis on Whey (McSweeney's)
Arkansas by John Brandon
McSweeney's 26
Where to Invade Next

Simply Read
When You Were Small illustrated by Julie Morstad
The Day It All Blew Away by Lisa Cinar
Red Tree by Sean Tam


Scholastic:
Bone vol. 7 restock
Amulet Book One: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi

Hyperion:
Jellyaby by Kean Soo

D.C.
Batman The Killing Joke hc reprint

Bodega
Mourning Star (restock)

Comic Feeds and Websites

Here are some of the comic related blogs we at Lucky's try to keep up with:

Sequential (Canadian kudos)
Blog Flume
Comics Comics
Drawn and Quarterly
Fantagraphics "Flog"
Journalista

New books and comics Sept. 26/07

Now featuring U.S. Dollar at par pricing.
Big ol' list of comics coming in Wednesday, lots of top selling back orders,
and some new stuff including the much anticipated
Best American Comics 2007 edited by Chris Ware.
52 VOL 1, 52 VOL 2, TP 52 VOL 3 TP, ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY
WONDER #7, ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC, ART OUT OF TIME UNKNOWN
COMIC VISIONARIES, BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP, BATMAN DARK KNIGHT
STRIKES AGAIN TP, BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC, BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2007,
BLACK METAL VOL 1 GN, DMZ VOL 1 ON THE GROUND TP, DUMPED,
HEROES OF THE NEGRO LEAGUES HC, IDENTITY CRISIS TP,
KORGI VOL 1 TP, LOST AT SEA NEW ED GN,
LOVE FIGHTS VOL 1 TP, LOVE FIGHTS VOL 2 TP,
MADMAN VOL 1 ODDITY ODYSSEY 10TH ANNIV TP,
MADMAN VOL 1 TP, MADMAN VOL 2 MADMAN ADVENTURES TP,
MAGICAL LIFE OF LONG TACK SAM TP,
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER MAN VOL 1 SINISTER SIX,
VOL 2 POWER STRUGGLE, FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 1 DIGEST TP, VOL 2 DIGEST TP,
MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN VOL 1 DIGEST TP, VOL 3 DIGEST TP, VOL 4 GOBLIN
STRIKES DIGEST, MPD PSYCHO VOL 2 TP, ONE BAD DAY,
PREACHER VOL 1 GONE TO TEXAS TP, PREACHER VOL 3 PROUD AMERICANS TP,
PREACHER VOL 5 DIXIE FRIED TP, PREACHER VOL 6 WAR IN THE SUN TP,
PRIDE OF BAGHDAD HC, SCARY BOOK VOL 2, INSECTS TP,
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL 3, INFINITE SADNESS GN,
SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 1 PUBLIC ENEMIES TP,
SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS TP, TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 1 SC,
TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 2 FOUR ENCOUNTERS SC, WE 3 TP,
TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 6 ANANDA SC,
TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 7 PRINCE AJATASATTU SC,
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #114, VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOL 8 SC,
WALKING DEAD VOL 7 THE CALM BEFORE TP, WASTELAND BOOK 1 CITIES IN DUST TP,
WATCHMEN TP, WE 3 TP, 

Wooosh!

The utter convenience and invisible cost of letting Google take over Lucky's online affairs is becoming increasingly difficult to not embrace. Blog much easier to update. Up to date is good, especially with monthly gallery shows and new products arriving several times a week. Yep, it will be done.

Captain Lucky

Incoming.....!!!

In Stock on Monday:

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend - Winsor McCay Little Nemo in the Palace of Ice - McCay Alabama Wildman - Thurston Moore McSweeney's 13 Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans Believer #42 Espece - Richard Deschenes Je Suis Un K - Julie Doucet Dollerium Book + Hi Jinx DVD - Dame Darcy Charles Bukowski tapes dvd

Charles Bukowski Uncensored

Rabbi's Cat - Johann Sfar

Persepolis 1 and 2 boxed set - Marjane Satrapi

The Wild Party - Spiegelman

Black Hole hc - Charles Burns

Embroideries sc - Satrapi

Quel Che Puo Fare Un Cane/Gatto

Devo: Complete Truth DVD

Dollerium Book + Hi-Jinx DVD

Burying Sandwiches - Sato

Izzy's Very Important Job

Pig in the Spigot sc

Small Rooms for Kids

Poor Sailor - Sammy Harkham

Iron Tonic - Gorey

Doubtful Guest - Gorey

Epileptic Bicycle - Gorey

Tin Tin Destination Moon

Tin Tin Shooting Star

Tin Tin in America

Tin Tin The Black Island

Tin Tin The Blue Lotus

Tin Tin Red Sea Sharks

Little Golden Book Classic Collection

Best Loved Golden Books

Visions of Frank DVD

New from Nieves Books

This just in, from Nieves Books in Zurich, Switzerland:

Kim Gordon, Chronicles Vol. 2
Tim Barber, Highschool
Dylan Martorell, The Infinights
Rick Myers, Paper Poems
Holly Stevenson, Mexican Love Story

Only a few copies of each in stock...

Pittman and Larson - Opening Tonight - Lucky's Gallery

Perplex City Release and mini-game

Perplex City Season 2 in-stock on March 1, get your pre-orders and requests in now! The season 1 cube has been found, and some lucky dude won 100,000 British Pounds. Check out this mini-game preview of the Perplex City board game:

Lucky's in the Voice

Thanks to Daniel Spriensma of Langara's student newspaper The Voice for the best and first such feature article mostly about Lucky's. I'm so glad Owen Plummer's picture, not mine, was used in print, and appreciate that he focused on what makes Lucky's unique.

Zine Library

The Vancouver Public Library was just here at Lucky's to pick up some zines for both a lending collection and a permanent collection at the VPL. Thanks to everyone who got their books in to us before today. They are returning in a couple of weeks for a second round, so if you missed out there's still time to get your books in for them to have a look at. Here's some of what we currently have in stock, only a portion of which they took for the library at this time (email luckys@luckys.ca for order enquiries, retail or distro rates):

JASON MCLEAN
1. Wooden Heart $4
2. On My Brain # 2 $3
3. Rusty Crowns and Homemade Yogurt...the Farewell Tour (VAG showbook) $5
4. Flat Head Screwdriver $3
5. Herbie $3
6. Owen Plummer Montreal 1976 $3
7. On My Brain #1 $3
8. Square Peter $3

MARC BELL
1. The Phuture is Frendlie $3
2. #1 Cup $3
3. Puffer #7 $4

OWEN PLUMMER
1. Flip Flop Prophets #2 $2
2. Mini Flip Flopper $2
3. Flip Flop Prohets #1 $2

LUKE RAMSAY
1. A Great Big Stillness $8
2. Sprit Soup $7
3. Farm Sized $8
4. Text Me Away $8


MARK DELONG
1. Spiderman Part Time Dog $3

AARON ROSNER
1. A Couple of Lines by Miliander Piln $4

ROBIN KONSTABARIS
1. Clip and Save 1 $4
2. Clip and Save 2 $4
3. Clip and Save 3 $3

PABLO STRAUSS
1. Special #3 $2.5
2. Special #5 $2.5
3. I Do Not Want Change $2.5
4. Scrapbook $5

CHRIS VON SZOMBATHY
1. The Title is Clever $2
2. I'm fors Ale $2

CHAR HOYT
1. Assballs $5

STEVE SIMARD
1. Galactic Council Comics #9 $2.25
2. Galactic Council Comics#8 $2.25

LEAF HALL
1. Spirit Dudes $4

KYLA SWEET
1. Dear Spam $4

MELANIE COLES
1. About Mail Art $3.5

JUSTIN PASIEKA
1. 1989 #1 $3
2. 1989 #2 $3

STATIONARY LUCKY ISSUE#7 $3

JO COOK/PERRO VERLAG PUBLISHING
1. Owen Plummer remixed $3
2. Hell passport #3 $7
3. Hell passport #16 $7
...full catalogue listing on the way

JAMES LLOYD
1. Doctrine $2

JAMES WHITMAN
1. Kiku Haux $2
2. James'n Jo Colour Zine $8
3. Lions #3 $5
4. Big James Book $8

SONAR GANG
1. C.S. Companion $6
2. 5 Minute Ice Cream $4
3. Sukiyaki Sunday $4
4. Quick E-mart $1
5. 1984 Revisited $1
6. Measured Events $2
7. The Legend of Calamity Jack $3.5
8. Date with Death 3-pack $15

RADAR FRIENDS
1. Blue $6
2. Imagination into Creations $2
3. None of the Above $3
4. Festival City $4
5. When you Left This World $3
6. Still Spring $3
7. Penelope and Abacus $3
8. The Ghost Room $1
9. Odontology Ontology $.50
10. Things Not to do if You Meet a Large Bear $2
11. Mr. Branderburn $2

REBECCA'S BOOKS
1. Yikes Bikes $4
2. Crust Test $4
3. Make the Most of Toast $4
4. A Collection of Poems about Animals $5
5. One Shrew too Few $5
6. Perhaps Facts $6
7. Them Crows, Those Rats...Cat $6
8. Cumulus Congestus $6
9. All the Thank You's in the World $7

BRANDY'S BOOKS
1. Collected Writings...(Boats, Pirates & the Sea) $7
2. 172 Things to do....Accomplishment $5
3. The Things They Loved $5
4. The Things They Hated $5
5. The Things They Were Sorry About $5
6. Encounter with Jesus $5
7. The Year They Noticed a Lack $5
8. I Thought You Should Know $7
9. How to Follow Instructions $4
10. Nothing Really $6
11. 14 Reasons not to Invite Demons... $5

New Comics Jan. 31

This just in:

ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 3 TORN TP      
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #172              
DOOM PATROL VOL 5 MAGIC BUS TP
EX MACHINA VOL 4 MARCH TO WAR TP
HELLBOY ANIMATED VOL 1
JIM WOODRING JIVA VINYL FIG
JIMMY CORRIGAN POPULAR ED VINYL
KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #5 (OF 6)
SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #2
SHONEN JUMP MAR 07 #51
SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #4
SUPERMAN RED SON TP

BEASTS! book and more from Fantagraphics

The following books just arrived from Fantagraphics, featuring the amazing Beasts! book - a cavalcade of 90 artists depicting various mythological creatures.

Beasts!
Big Baby softcover by Charles Burns
Billy Hazelnuts vol. 1 by Tony Millionaire
Calvario HIlls vol. 1 (Ignatz) by Marti
The End vol. 1 (Ignatz) by Anders Nilsen
Reflections vol. 2 (Ignatz) by Marco Corona
Worn Tuff Elbow by Marc Bell
Grave Robber's Daughter by Richard Sala
Haw! by Ivan Brunetti
I Love Led Zeppelin by Ellen Forney
The Magic Bottle by Camille Rose Garcia
Muzzlers, Guzzlers, and Good Yeggs by Joe Coleman