It’s most likely been a very long time because you’ve thought of Comic Shop News (CSN). This print solely newspaper – in steady weekly publication since 1987 – has been a quiet stalwart of the native comedian store expertise for years as that newsprint publication you picked up by the comics store register…and even had lovingly added to your buy. Founded by Cliff Biggers and Ward Batty, CSN has been placing out comics information weekly for 37 years – making it maybe the longest working common print comics information outlet round.
CSN obtained information house owners again in December 2022, and since then the brand new editorial group has been targeted on overlaying a greater diversity of merchandise and making the newspaper much less just like the Diamond Previews catalog and extra like Wizard in its prime – its shiny, and filled with info!
Beyond the visible and editorial modifications, CSN has lately launched an unique promotion with DSTLRY to advertise the brand new Blood Brothers Mother sequence from Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. This promotion will launch the brand new sequence throughout CSN points #1906-1908 – the primary print look of a brand new sequence, from an Eisner-award profitable artistic group. CSN is just discovered within the high 10% of comedian retailers worldwide and writer Dave Witting suspects copies will go quick.
Of course you don’t want a lot prodding to wish to learn a brand new Azzarello/Risso story. The duo behind the enduring 100 Bullets sequence have turned out one other taut story of revenge, and Risso is doing the entire story in watercolors.
The Beat may have an interview with Azzarello with extra particulars subsequent week.
In the meantime, as a particular CSN/ComicsBeat crossover promotion, we’re making this concern and the following two FREE to Beat readers. You can obtain concern #1906 proper right here. You may also buy print copies on the CSN web site – simply 99¢ every!
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We hope you get pleasure from this digital unique preview, however be sure to get right down to your native comics store early to seize a print copy of those points. Issue #1906 hits shops this week, February twenty eighth. Issue #1907 is March sixth. Issue #1908 is March thirteenth.
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