Deadly Class Vol. 4: Die for Me
Rick Remender, writer; Wes Craig, illustrator; Jordan Boyd, colorist
Image Comics, 2016
The school for assassins ends the first big series arc with a bang. It's Freshman Finals, which requires the legacy students (th
Read more…Ben Reilly Scarlet Spider #2 - Ben continues to get himself set up in Las Vegas, while Kaine tries to catch up to him. Story by Peter David, art by Mark Bagley.
I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but as I have no particular attachment to any of
Saga Volume Six
Brian Vaughan (Author), Fiona Staples (Illustrator)
Image Comics, 2016
Dramatic leap forward in time, as the story opens with baby Hazel in kindergarten. She is also narrating, as always, but at this point it almost seems possible s
Read more…COMICS GUIDE FOR OCT 5, 2016
For some reason, I'm buried in PR more than usual this week, and there are lots and lots of comics worthy of comment. The result is that I'm going to have to break up the Comics Guide into more categories and posts than u
Read more…Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
Marjorie M. Liu , writer; Sana Takeda, artist
Image Comics, 2016
Monstress is a remarkable series. Takeda paints the art, giving the story a rich visual setting. Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900s Asia, the designs
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Instrumental
Dave Chisholm
Z2 Comics, 2017
With Instrumental trumpeter/composer/cartoonist Dave Chisholm presents a black and white morality tale about a struggling young trumpeter and bandleader--with an accompanying soundtrack. There have been pre
Read more…Snotgirl Vol.1 - Green Hair Don't Care
Bryan Lee O'Malley, writer; Leslie Hung, artist
Image Comics, 2017
Snotgirl is Lottie Person, a glamorous fashion blogger--except for the extreme allergies she keeps secret (which explains the snot). So it's
Read more…CIVIL WAR II TIE-INS
There are 11 tie-ins this week, three of them "captains."
CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON #13
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writer: NICK SPENCER
Art/Cover: DANIEL ACUÑA
Captain America B/W Variant: JIM STERANKO
32 PGS. • Rated T • $3.99
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Read more…Running a little late this week, but that just means more previews!
PRESS RELEASES
ATHENA VOLTAIRE AND THE VOLCANO GODDESS #1 (of 3)
Publisher: ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: STEVE BRYANT
Art: STEVE BRYANT
Cover A: STEVE BRYANT
Cover B: MICHAEL ALL
Read more…kI don't know if Cap plans to continue recapping the week's offerings, but I figure I can at least do the Marvel #1's. So here we go:
Black Panther and the Crew #1 - In order to set up this new group of super heroes, we go back in time to show that
Read more…Some reviews from 10/26/16 books:
ACTION COMICS #966
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by DAN JURGENS • Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA and ART THIBERT • Covers by CLAY MANN • Variant covers by GARY FRANK
2 pg • FC • $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
“BACK IN THE PLANET” part
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Jan. 11, 2017, including:
• ALL STAR BATMAN #6
• DETECTIVE #948
• HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12
• HOUSE OF PENANCE TPB
• JAMES BOND: FELIX LEITER #1
• JUGHEAD #12
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: VIXEN REBIRTH #1
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Read more…Generation X #1 - A new student arrives at the school and meets his wacky classmates. Story by Christina Strain, art by Amilcar Pinna.
Let's get this out of the way--I despise this art. I find it both ugly and amateurish. On the other hand, many of th
AFTER LAND VOL 1 (of 3, GN)
Publisher: ALTERNATIVE COMICS
Writer/Art/Cover: CHRIS TAYLOR
SRP: $19.99
A science-fiction soap opera featuring the exploits of a no-nonsense detective named Nono, who is the composite of two females named Jo and Do. Jo ha
Read more…The Twilight Children
Gilbert Hernandez, writer; Darwyn Cooke, artist & letterer; Dave Stewart, colorist
Vertigo Comics, 2016
Gilbert Hernandez and Darwyn Cooke: an unlikely pairing, or a dream team, depending on your perspective. I vote for "drea
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Plutona
Emi Lenox & Jeff Lemire: story; Jeff Lemire: script; Emi Lenox: art; Jordie Bellaire: colors
"Plutona's Last Adventure" by Jeff Lemire
Image Comics, 2016
It's easy to describe this as "Astro City meets Stand By Me" or something like that. T
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Chalk
Paul Cornell
Tor.com, 2017
Paul Cornell has written comics for Vertigo, DC, and Marvel, and for the Doctor Who TV series. That was enough to interest me in an advance copy of this novel. None of his previous work prepared me for this, although
Read more…Morning Glories Volume 9: Assembly
Nick Spencer, words; Joe Eisma, art; Rodin Esquejo: covers
Image Comics, 2015
By now you're either reading this series or you're not. The layering of timelines has become hard to keep track of long ago, although
Read more…Kill or Be Killed: Volume One
Ed Brubaker (Writer), Sean Phillips (Illustrator), Elizabeth Breitweiser (Colorist)
Image Comics, 2017
Brubaker and Phillips return with their latest crime noir series, about an urban vigilante named Dylan. The series ope
Read more…CIVIL WAR II TIE-INS (Marvel Comics)
Five more Civil War II books this week, all with previews. I'm thankful for those, and The Baron's CW2 thread, so we can all keep up without going to the poorhouse!
CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #4
Writer: NICK SP
