I mean, it'd be a state college, but still:

This week sees three, count 'em, three books at least partially by me out at your local comics shop and available for purchase:

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #9
COVER BY: DAVID AJA
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: DAVID AJA
INKS: DAVID AJA
COLORED BY: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR

THE STORY:
Daniel Rand is the Immortal Weapon of the mystical city of K'un-Lun…the legendary kung fu hero Iron Fist. And after the stunning conclusion of THE LAST IRON FIST STORY, Danny has found himself forced to take part in a reality-spanning kung fu championship that matches the seven -- Really! Seven! -- Immortal Weapons like himself against one another. The prize is glory, but for Danny, the penalty of losing will be death–this contest is rigged, and there's no hope of escaping alive. Who has the best kung fu? Find out the hard way in THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN part 2! By Ed "I Killed Captain America" Brubaker and Matt "I Know Ed Brubaker" Fraction and David "Who Shot J.R.?" Aja.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL #1

COVER BY: DAN BRERETON
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: DAN BRERETON
HOWARD CHAYKIN
INKS:
COLORED BY:
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR

THE STORY:
THE BOOK OF THE IRON FIST, written on parchment made from the dragon scales of Shou-Lao the Undying, tells the life stories and kung fu secrets of every man and woman to hold the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist -- except two. One, Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist, is the possessor of this most remarkable book. The other is Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist, and all his life he remained an enigma, even while trying to outrun the Iron Fist legacy. If Danny hopes to unlock the last mysteries of the Iron Fist, he'll have to track down Orson's long-lost life story and learn his secrets before it's too late. This unique annual both enriches the current Iron Fist storyline THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN and serves as a perfect jumping-on point for new readers.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

(Dude. Chaykin? LIFETIME DREAM COME TRUE. Seriously. 9 kinds of embarrassed.)





THE ORDER #3

COVER BY: BARRY KITSON
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: BARRY KITSON
INKS: MARK MORALES
COLORED BY: DEAN WHITE
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR

THE STORY:
You are a member of the Order. You've been given extraordinary powers and a mandate to save the world. You've got one year. What do you do? "Calamity" James Wa was a baseball player with his whole future bright and perfect in front of him, when a drunk driver took it all away. What does HE do with extraordinary powers and a mandate to save the world? He goes looking for a little payback. Also: They're half zombie! Half hobo! ALL TERROR! The ZOBOS run roughshod on Rodeo Drive! Celebutantes and debutards beware–Botox is like ketchup to these flesh-eating, homeless weirdos, and they find your waxed and tanned skin DELICIOUS! Somebody call THE ORDER!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99