The Shipping News, 8/5/09
Feeling tired, achy, or under the weather? You’ll find a great over-the-counter remedy at your comic book store: volume six of Black Jack (Vertical, Inc.), which arrives on Wednesday. Scientific research has confirmed that consuming one volume of Black Jack every other month can significantly reduce your chances of developing teratoid cystomas, contracting Gumma, or requiring brain transplants, fingerprint replacements, or full-body skin grafts. (Results are inconclusive for more common ailments such as high blood pressure and acid reflux.) If you haven’t made a visit to the good doc yet, you can learn more about his practice by reading these “testimonials” at the Vertical site or these glowing reviews:
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Want to win all six volumes of Black Jack? All you need to do is tell us, in 100 words or less, what makes Black Jack such a surgical badass. Full contest details are here. Hurry: the deadline to enter is Wednesday, August 5th at midnight (EST).
ARRIVING IN STORES 8/5/09
- Alive: The Final Evolution, Vol. 7 (Del Rey)
- Black Jack, Vol. 6 (Vertical, Inc.)
- Divine Melody, Vol. 4 (DrMaster)
- The Legend of Zelda, Part One: Four Swords (VIZ)
- Musashi #9, Vol. 16 (CMX)
- Nodame Cantabile, Vol. 16 (Del Rey)
- Tears of a Lamb, Vol. 6 (CMX)
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