Cool Stuff Winners Are Here!

Maybe you've seen the TV commerical featuring Jenny and inviting everyone to enter FLYING COLORS' Cool Stuff contest. We've been seeing a number of new faces visiting FLYING COLORS, here to check out all the great stuff going on across the comics' spectrum.

Pictured here are the lucky winners of the Cool Stuff contest (so far!).

Each winner was the recipient of a $100 FLYING COLORS Shopping Spree,
so you can see some of the cool stuff each chose on their
Shopping Spree.

Congratulations to Tiffany (top photo),
who chose a nice assortment of Rogue and Mystique back issues among her Spree prizes.

Marcelle (pictured at left in the middle photo) made it a family affair, taking home some comics,
Marvel Legends action figures
and a Daredevil t-shirt!

Tyler (bottom photo) chose a Dragon action figure from McFarlane Toys, STAR WARS Clone Wars Adventures,
some cool Godzilla books
and a few volumes of the mega-poular
manga NARUTO.

The Cool Stuff contest is continuing,
so if you haven't yet filled out an
entry form, please make sure to
do so the next time you visit
FLYING COLORS.

Remember--- When it Happens in Comics, it Happens in FLYING COLORS!

Peace!

FlyCoJoe

Top 50 Graphic Novels for 2006!

Thought you might like to see the list of top-selling graphic novels here at FLYING COLORS during 2006. This chart is based on number of copies sold from January 1-December 31, 2006.



1. GIANT KILLER TP

2. BONE VOL 1 OUT FROM BONEVILLE

3. PRIDE OF BAGHDAD

4. V FOR VENDETTA

5. BONE VOL 3 EYES OF THE STORM

6. HOUSE OF M

7. CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL 1 WINTER SOLDIER

8. WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE

9. RUNAWAYS VOL 1 PRIDE AND JOY

10. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED

11. ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 1 GIFTED
12. WALKING DEAD VOL 4 HEARTS DESIRE
13. IDENTITY CRISIS
14. STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 5
15. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 7 PAPER DOLLS
16. BATMAN HUSH VOL 1
17. BONE VOL 4 DRAGONSLAYER
18. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 6 GIRL ON GIRL
19. SERENITY
20. BATMAN HUSH RETURNS
21. STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 2
22. ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 2 DANGEROUS
23. BATMAN HUSH VOL 2
24. BATMAN SON OF THE DEMON
25. EX MACHINA VOL 3 FACT V FICTION
26. WATCHMEN
27. FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL
28. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 4 SAFEWORD
29. Frank Miller's 300
30. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 3 ONE SMALL STEP
31. SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 1 PUBLIC ENEMIES
32. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 2 CYCLES
33. BONE VOL 2 GREAT COW RACE
34. NEW AVENGERS VOL 2 SENTRY
35. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 5 RING OF TRUTH
36. DMZ VOL 1 ON THE GROUND
37. NARUTO VOL 1
38. NARUTO VOL 6
39. BATMAN FACE THE FACE
40. FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS IN EXILE
41. STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 4
42. SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 2 SUPERGIRL
43. Y THE LAST MAN VOL 8 KIMONO DRAGONS
44. BATMAN UNDER THE HOOD VOL 2
45. JOHNNY the HOMICIDAL MANIAC
46. NARUTO VOL 2
47. NEW AVENGERS VOL 1 BREAKOUT
48. WALKING DEAD VOL 3
49. CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER VOL 2
50. DC UNIVERSE THE STORIES OF ALAN MOORE

A few highlights from the list:
* The graphic novel of the year is most definitely Brian K Vaughn & Niko Henrichon's PRIDE of BAGHDAD, a gripping story of the flight of the animals from the Baghdad zoo at the outbreak of the Iraq war.

* All four volumes released to date of Jeff Smith's BONE colors series from Scholastic Books finished in the Top 33! Consider that FLYING COLORS has been supporting this series since its start as a black & white comic book back in '91, it's simply amazing that a 15 year-old "indie" comic like BONE continues to find legions of new readers. Quality wins again!

* Besides writer Brian K Vaughn finishing with an astounding 16 titles in the FLYING COLORS Top 100, ALL volumes of his (and Pia Guerra's) Y the LAST MAN series from DC/VERTIGO landed in the Top 50!

* Other strong series with multiple entries in the Top 50 include the zombie epic WALKING DEAD (Image), the twisted fairy tales of Bill Willingham's FABLES (DC/VERTIGO), last year's #1 ASTONISHING X-MEN (Marvel), and the mega-popular manga NARUTO.

We have posted a list in the store of more than 150 of the top-sellers from 2006, and we hope you'll take the time to discover something new to explore among the wide selection of graphic novels FLYING COLORS stocks every day of the year.

And thanks for your support in 2006. We look forward to big things in the coming months of 2007!

Peace!

FlyCoJoe

Get Ready to Read Something Great!

In the next week or so, I'll be compiling FLYING COLORS' 2006 List of Top 100 Graphic Novels.

As a small point of reference, here are the TOP 10 entries from our 2005 list:
1) Astonishing X-Men VOL 1 GIFTED (MARVEL)
2) Ex Machina THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS (DC/WILDSTORM)
3) Frank Miller SIN CITY VOL 1 HARD GOODBYE (DARK HORSE)
4) Bone VOL 1 OUT OF BONEVILLE COLOR ED (SCHOLASTIC)
5) Superman/Batman VOL 1 PUBLIC ENEMIES (DC)
6) Batman HUSH VOL 2 (DC)
7) Life & Times of SCROOGE MCDUCK (GEMSTONE)
8) Star Wars CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 3 (DARK HORSE)
9) Batman YEAR ONE DELUXE EDITION (DC)
10) Runaways VOL 3 GOOD DIE YOUNG DIGEST (MARVEL)

What I'd like to hear from you---the Flying Colors' Faithful and other casual readers of this blog--- are your thoughts on the best graphic novels and comic books of the past year. Simply go to the end of this entry and hit the link on the word 'comments'. It's just that easy.

Let everyone know what you loved from the World of Comics in 2006--- and then we'll all get ready to read some great stuff all through 2007!

Peace!

FlyCoJoe