The Discipline Vol. 1: The Seduction
Peter Milligan, writer; Leandro Fernández, artist; Cris Peter, colorist; Simon Bowland, letterer
Image Comics, 2016
Here's a twisted tale. In his Introduction Milligan acknowledges that the first thing readers noti
Read more…Skyward Vol. 1: My Low-G Life
Joe Henderson, writer; Lee Garbett, art & cover; Antonio Fabela, colorist; Simon Bowland, letterer
Image Comics, 2018
Skyward has a simple, but powerful premise: what if gravity were suddenly reduced to a fraction of norm
Read more…The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 8: Old Is The New New
Kieron Gillen, writer; Jamie McKelvie, artist; Matthew Wilson, colorist; Clayton Cowles, letterer; Ryan Kelly, Aud Koch, Carla Speed McNeil, Emma Vieceli, Chynna Clugston Flores, Tamra Bonvillain, Ra
Gideon Falls Vol. 2: Original Sins
Jeff Lemire, writer; Andrea Sorrentino, artist; Dave Stewart, colors
Image Comics, 2019
The spookiness continues in the second installment, as several disparate plot elements slowly come together. The opening scene s
Read more…The Old Guard Book One: Opening Fire
Greg Rucka, writer; Leandro Fernández, art & cover; Daniel Miwa, colors; Jodi Wynee, letters
Image Comics, 2017
Co-creators Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández present their take on immortality. It's a lot like the Hi
Read more…Mystik U
Alisa Kwitney, writer; Mike Norton, artist; Jordie Bellaire, colorist
DC Comics, 2018
A fun dip into the magical side of the DC Universe. The story opens with the magicians fighting against an evil force known only as the Malevolence, and they
Read more…Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 1
Howard Chaykin, writer & artist; Wil Quintana, colorist; Ken Bruzenak: letterer
Image Comics, 2019
Howard Chaykin has enough history in the comic book industry to tell plenty of personal stories. But this series goes far bey
Read more…Invisible Republic Vol. 02
Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Bechko, writers; Gabriel Hardman, artist; Jordan Boyd, colors
Image Comics, 2016
The second collection opens with the return of the Lady Pannonica de Roths, Baroness of Kappa Valley (frequently jus
Read more…Invisible Republic Vol. 01
Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Bechko, writers; Gabriel Hardman, artist; Jordan Boyd, colors
Image Comics, 2015
I'm a big fan of Hardman's Image series Kinski, but I somehow missed this one, so I'm catching up. Very different sett
Read more…Death or Glory Vol. 1: She's Got You
Rick Remender, writer; Bengal, artist
Image Comics, 2018
The titular Glory is a young woman who was raised off the grid, with a trucker convoy as her extended family. There is some talk about the open road as the l
Read more…Ice Cream Man Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles
W. Maxwell Prince, writer; Matthew Morazzo, artist; Chris O'Halloran, colorist
Image Comics, 2018
In some ways this series hearkens back to vintage EC and DC comics horror series: an anthology unified by a centr
Read more…Vertigo CMYK
Various creators
Vertigo Comics, 2015
Vertigo CMYK was originally published as four quarterly anthologies, each devoted to one of the four traditional building blocks of comic book coloring: [C]yan. [M]agenta. [Y]ellow. and Blac[K]. Ever
Read more…Men of Wrath
Jason Aaron, writer; Ron Garney, artist
Image Comics, 2018
Aaron and Garney present a short, brutal picture of a Southern family with a history of violence. Originally published by Marvel's Icon imprint in 2015, this Image edition is bill
Read more…Archangel
William Gibson & Michael St. John Smith, creators; William Gibson, script; Butch Guice, art
IDW Publishing, 2017
Renowned science fiction writer William Gibson makes his debut in comics with this series. The story revolves around time trave
Read more…Read my review of Wes Craig & Toby Cypress' The Gravediggers Union Vol. 1 on the No Flying, No Tights website: http://www.noflyingnotights.com/blog/2018/09/20/the-gravediggers-union-vol-1/
Read more…Manifest Destiny Vol. 1: Flora & Fauna
Chris Dingess, writer; Matthew Roberts, penciller & inker; Owen Gieni, colorist
Image Comics, 2014
Just now catching up with this alternate history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The public aspect of the miss
Read more…Wolf Moon
Cullen Bunn, writer; Jeremy Haun, artist; Lee Loughridge, colorist
Vertigo Comics, 2015
At this point writer Cullen Bunn had established himself as a horror story teller with The Damned and The Sixth Gun for Oni Press, and his Dark Horse seri
Read more…Silver Volume 4
Stephan Franck, writer & illustrator
Dark Planet Comics, 2018
The final volume in Franck's noir vampire caper sees the con completed. It's a complex story involving double-crosses, unexpected meetings, and some esoteric vampire lore
Read more…Briggs Land Volume 1: State of Grace
Brian Wood, script; Mack Chater, art; Lee Loughridge, colors; Tula Lotay, chapter break art
Dark Horse Books, 2017
The largest secessionist community in the United States is Briggs Land, a community created by Jim
Read more…Read my review of cartoonist Rick Geary's latest "true crime" graphic novel The True Death of Billy the Kid on the No Flying, No Tights website.
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