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Monthly Archives: January 2019

Signing: Darick Roberton and Gary Whitta at Two Cats Comics

Two Cats Comics, 320 West Portal Avenue in San Francisco, is hosting a signing with both Darick Robertson (HAPPY!, Transmetropolitan, The Boys) and Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Book Of Eli) on January 27. This month the duo are releasing the first issue of their new dystopian series Oliver.

According to publisher Image Comics:

In this totally new take on a literary classic, Charles Dickens’ most famous orphan is reimagined as a post-apocalyptic superhero fighting to liberate a war-ravaged England while searching for the truth about his own mysterious origins. 


Previews has a sneak peek at the first issue.

The event will run from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It will feature a Q&A about the book followed by a signing. More information about the event on the Two Cats event page.

Two Cats Comic Book Store
320 West Portal Ave
San Francisco, CA
(415) 566-8190
Website: www.twocatscomicbookstore.com
Twitter: @twocatscomics
Facebook: TwoCatsComicBookStore
Mon-Sun: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Deep Dive: The Green Lantern Issue 3 (2018)

We’ve reached the third issue of Liam Sharp and Grant Morrison’s The Green Lantern and, wowza, is it a doozy. This one is a little more compact in scope. It mostly takes place at a Dhorian planet auction and aboard the spaceship of this issue’s main antagonist, The Shepard. What it lacks in locales it more than makes up in character appearances.

Cover The Green Lantern 3
Cover The Green Lantern #3 | Art: Liam Sharp

Before we start gutting this issue here are the links for the previous deep dives.

Let’s jump in!

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Who is DC’s Queen Bee Zazzala?

There are several Queen Bee’s in the DC Universe but there’s only one Zazzala of Korll. Queen Bee was a mostly forgotten Silver Age Justice League villain until Grant Morrison brought her back in the pages of his run on JLA.

Queen Bee Zazzala
Queen Bee Justice League of America #23 | Words: Gardner Fox | Art: Mike Sekowsky

Created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky, her first appearance was in Justice League of America #23.  Queen Zazzala hides a machine in the core of the Earth and threatens to blow up the planet unless the League helps her acquire an elixir of immortality (blackmailing the JLA into helping was a fairly common trope in those early days of comics). They don’t have a choice, so they agree to become “drone-workers” and help the villain. The team locates the vial but before handing it over Green Lantern secretly uses his power ring so she’ll never be able to open it (this is a questionable plan).

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Why You Should Start a Comic Pull List

A comic pull list is a customer subscription system offered by most comic book retailers. The system provides readers with the assurance that a title will be available even if it sells out on the stands. Additionally, it provides the retailer with a helpful ordering gauge so they don’t end up shorthanded or get stuck with copies that might not sell. The first step to becoming a reliable regular customer at a local comic shop is to establish a pull list.

Why start a comic pull list?

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