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Once Upon a Time at the End of the World Vol. 1: Love in the Wasteland

 

Once Upon a Time at the End of the World Vol. 1: Love in the Wasteland
Jason Aaron, writer; Alexandre Tefenkgi, illustrator; Lee Loughridge, colorist; with Nick Dragotta, illustrator and Rico Renzi, colorist
BOOM! Studios, 2023

There are dystopian s

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'Kona Volume Two' and other PS Artbooks

SILVER AGE CLASSICS: KONA VOLUME TWO

Collecting Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle #5-8 (Oct/Dec 62-Oct/Dec 63), Reptilicus #2 (Oct 61)

I don’t remember Kona Volume One being as bonkers as this one. Kona may be “Monarch of Monster Isle,” but this book’s r

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'Cave Girl Volume One' and other PS Artbooks

PRE-CODE CLASSICS: CAVE GIRL VOL. 1

Collecting Cave Girl #1-4 (1953-54) and stories from Thun'Da #2-6 (1952-53).

If you've read any 1950s Sheena, then you pretty much know the story here, as Cave Girl is basically a clone. But what Sheena didn't have

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The Mysteries by Bill Watterson & John Kascht

 

The Mysteries
Bill Watterson, story; John Kascht & Bill Watterson, pictures
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2023

Bill Watterson is the creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes; Johan Kascht is a renowned caricaturist. So, this little fable fo

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Two Graves Vol. 1: Wish You Were Here

 

Two Graves Vol. 1: Wish You Were Here
Genevieve Valentine, story; Ming Doyle & Annie Wu, art; Lee Loughridge, colors
Image Comics, 2023

The story opens in an open, desolate area. Our heroine (a young woman named Emilia) picks up a strange man in a

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Hell to Pay: A Tale of the Shrouded College

 

 

Hell to Pay: A Tale of the Shrouded College
Charles Soule, writer; Will Sliney, artist; Rachelle Rosenberg, colorist; Chris Crank, letterer
Image Comics, 2023

The protagonists are Maia and Sebastian Stone, a married couple. After suffering catastr

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The Lonesome Hunters: Volume One

 

The Lonesome Hunters: Volume One
Tyler Crook
Dark Horse Books, 2023

Tyler Crook is a well-established horror artist, having worked on Mike Mignola and John Arcudi's B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth and co-created Harrow County with writer Cullen Bunn (he als

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A Guest in the House

 

A Guest in the House
Emily Carroll
First Second, 2023

Canadian comic creator Emily Carroll first became known for her horror webcomic His Face All Red, collected into the print volume Through the Woods (which won both the Eisner Award and the Britis

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Dark Ride Volume 2: Family Horror

 

Dark Ride Volume 2: Family Horror
Joshua Williamson, writer; Andrei Bressan, artist; Adriano Lucas, colorist
Image Comics, 2023

This installment is built around two narrative threads. The first is a flashback (again told mainly in black & white) tel

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Something is Killing the Children Vol. 6

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 6
James Tynion IV, writer; Werther Dell’Edera, illustrator; Miquel Muerto, colorist
Boom! Studios, 2023

The previous collection left Erica in a bad place: she had caught up with a Duplicitype monster, and realize

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Little Monsters Vol. 2 (Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen)

 

Little Monsters Vol. 2 
Jeff Lemire, writer; Dustin Nguyen, artist & cover
Image Comics, 2023

The first volume ended in strife and disagreement, with one group of child vampires sheltering a human and another group thirsting for more human blood. Th

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Batman: The Knight HC

BATMAN: THE KNIGHT

Collects Batman: The Knight #1-10.

Writer: Chip Zdarsky

Art/Cover: Carmine Di Giandomenico 

DC Comics, $39.99

Batman: The Knight is a 10-issue miniseries that re-imagined the worldwide travels Bruce Wayne undertook as a young man t

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'Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds Volume Two' and other PS Artbooks

SILVER AGE CLASSICS: MYSTERIES OF UNEXPLORED WORLDS VOLUME TWO

Reprints Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #6-10  (Charlton, Dec 57-Nov 58)

I don't remember reading Volume One, or if I reviewed it if I did. But I should remember it, if it was anything li

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Sgt. Rock vs. the Army of the Dead HC

SGT. ROCK VS. THE ARMY OF THE DEAD HC

Story: Bruce Campbell

Art: Eduardo Risso

Cover: Gary Frank

DC Comics, $24.99

This is not at all what I expected. Which is not a complaint.

For one thing, I had it in my head that Billy Tucci (who has written prev

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What’s the Furthest Place from Here? Vol. 2: Safe as Houses

 

What’s the Furthest Place from Here? Vol. 2: Safe as Houses
Tyler Boss & Matthew Rosenberg, storytellers; Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, lettering
Image Comics, 2023

At the end of the first collection the family called the Academy was disbanded and its me

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Plush

 

Plush
Doug Wagner, writer; Daniel Hillyard, artist; Rico Renzi, colorist; Ed Dukeshire, letterer
Image Comics, 2023

The story starts out at least somewhat normally. Devin has just broken up with his fiancée. It's an especially hard breakup: she is p

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Damn Them All Vol. 1

 

Damn Them All Vol. 1
Simon Spurrier, writer; Charlie Adlard, illustrator; Sofie Dodgson, colors
BOOM! Studios, 2023

As the story begins, we meet Ellie "Bloody El" Hawthorne who is introduced to magic by her uncle Alfie, an infamous magician and occu

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Art Brut Vol. 1: The Winking Woman

Art Brut Vol. 1: The Winking Woman
W. Maxwell Prince, writer; Martín Morazzo, illustrator; Mat Lopes, colors
Image Comics, 2023

This miniseries from the creators of Ice Cream Man was first published by IDW in 2016-17 under the title The Electric Subli

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BEST OF SIMON & KIRBYS MAINLINE COMICS HC

BEST OF SIMON & KIRBYS MAINLINE COMICS HC

Story: Joe Simon

Art: Jack Kirby, Chris Kirby

Cover: Jack Kirby

Publisher: TwoMorrows, $49.95

Published in 1954-55, Mainline Comics was Joe Simon and Kirby's own publishing firm. Simon and Kirby were the clos

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A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance Deluxe Edition

 

A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance Deluxe Edition
Rick Remender, writer; André Lima Araújo, artist; Chris O'Halloran, colors
Image Comics, 2023

The protagonist of this eleven-issue miniseries is a Chinese-Canadian man who is enigmatic at first. We f

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