This Month STOP-@-SPAM Top Shelf

Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2001
By: Darren Schroeder

Here's what Chris Staros has to say for himself this month....

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THE NEW "HEY, MISTER" TPB OFFERED IN PREVIEWS
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HEY, MISTER: THE FALL COLLECTION
by Pete Sickman-Garner

The newest HEY, MISTER trade paperback collects the most recent four issues of the four-time Eisner and Ignatz award nominated series. It includes "Behind The Green Door," "The Trouble With Jesus," "Eyes On The Prize," & "Dial 'M' for Mister," and as a bonus, also includes Sickman-Garner's cartoon account of who he is and why he does what he does. Join Mister, Young Tim, Aunt Mary and the beloved Hideous Mutants as they hurtle headlong out of Eden and try to find redemption in a world where love is a four-letter word and even God gets lonely sometimes. As icomics.com's Greg McElhatton says: "If you like dark and cynical humor, you should ... no, need, to be reading HEY, MISTER."

-- $12.95 (US), 144 pages, 6" x 9", Color Cover, Black & White Interiors, Perfect Bound, Graphic Novel, ISBN 1-891830-25-2

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THE BALTIMORE COMIC-CON & MID-OHIO CON
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We're sorry that we didn't get to see all our friends at the SPX this year, but we're trying to make up for that by going to two great Cons for the first time:

Please come visit us at the BALTIMORE COMIC-CON on OCTOBER 28th
http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/

And at the MID-OHIO-CON on NOVEMBER 24th-25th
http://www.wfcomics.com/midohiocon/

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE BALTIMORE COMIC-CON!!!:
Marc Nathan, the organizer of the BALTIMORE COMIC-CON (and owner of Cards, Comics & Collectibles in Reisterstown, Maryland), has really worked hard to help make up for the loss of the SPX this year. He's rented another ballroom and has graciously added what he's calling "THE SMALL PRESS EXTRA!" to his show. The Independent Publishing Guests coming so far are: Top Shelf & yours truly, Scott Mills, Renee French, Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld, Nick Bertozzi, David Napoliello, Carla Speed McNeil, Vince Sneed, John Gallagher, Steve Noppenberger, James Gownley, John LaFleur, Neil Fitzpatrick, Jason Wright, Ben Steckler, Farel Dalryple, Ron Gravel, Michael Grassia, Jose Mochove, Rusty Rowley, Russ McIntosh, Zack Soto, Neil King, Kenpo Comics/Jeff Palmer, Tom Williams, Brian Clopper, Sammy Harkham, Toby Craig, Bill Knapp, Robert Ullman, Chris Pitzer, Chris Hope, Justin Madson, D.T. Washington, Rich Watson, Brent Erwin, & Mark Coale. Come and see us all there!

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"FROM HELL" MOVIE RELEASE DATES & NEW GN
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FROM HELL, the celebrated graphic novel that dissects the crimes of Jack the Ripper comes to the silver screen in the U.S. on October 19th, 2001. The United Kingdom Film Release Date is January 4th, 2002; and the Australia Film Release Date is January 24th, 2002. The film, starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, and Robbie Coltrane, directed by Allen and Albert Hughes (The Hughes Brothers), and produced by Don Murphy, will bring a bonanza of major media attention to the book that is already regarded in publishing circles as the most significant graphic novel ever published.

To go along with the film's release, a new edition of the Graphic Novel has just been released. This edition, with a gorgeous movie tie-in cover, is available through all normal channels. $35.00 (US), ISBN 095857834-6.

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NEXT MONTH STOP-@-SPAM TOP SHELF
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A SPECIAL 3RD PRINTING OF GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE by Craig Thompson. Top Shelf is celebrating the 10,000th copy of GOOD-BYE CHUNKY RICE (and the selling out of two print runs) with a completely redesigned graphic novel. It's gonna be beautiful! $14.95, Graphic Novel

HAPPY #1 by Josh Simmons. Top Shelf is proud to announce the debut of the all-new ongoing comic book series: HAPPY. Not for the weak of heart, Josh's incredibly drawn comics are a disturbing exposé on the dark side of the American Dream, pointing out the sometimes ludicrous underbelly of Democracy and Prosperity. Fans of Ivan Brunetti's SCHIZO, Pete Sickman-Garner's HEY, MISTER and Johnny Ryan's ANGRY YOUTH COMIX will definitely want to "get Happy." MATURE READERS. $3.50, Comic Book

Your friend thru comics,

Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions
PO Box 1282
Marietta, GA 30061-1282
USA

starosSTOP-@-SPAMbellsouth.net
http://www.topshelfcomix.com



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