Blood Stained Teeth Vol. 2: Drip Feed
Christian Ward, story/creator; Patric Reynolds, art/creator; Mack Chater, guest art Ch.1; Heather Moore, colors; Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, letters
Image Comics, 2023
The main action in the present takes place at
Read more…SAINT JOHN #1 (OF 4)
Story: Dan Schkade, Brennan Wagner, Portland Gear
Art/Cover: Dan Schkade
Dark Horse, $4.99
I wondered in the Comics Guide about why the solicitation thought Portland had "quirks" that "made the city unique." Well, now I have a go
Read more…KILL MORE #1 (OF 10)
Script: Scott Bryan Wilson
Art: Max Alan Fuchs
IDW, $3.99
Kill More takes place in a city in decline, whose only growth industry is homicide.
It's set in the city of Colonia in the near future. This near future is a enough like
Read more…CREEPSHOW VOL 2 #1 (OF 5)
Story: Garth Ennis, Phil Hester
Art: Becky Cloonan, Phil Hester
Image, $3.99
This second volume of this title, based on various horror anthology TV shows and movies of the same name, has two stories.
"Make Your Choice," by w
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Swamp Thing: Green Hell
Jeff Lemire, writer; Doug Mahnke, artist; David Baron, colorist
DC Black Label, 2023
Swamp Thing has been revisited so many times that it can be difficult to begin a new series without having some confusion about the status q
Read more…The Human Target: Volume 2
Tom King, writer; Greg Smallwood, artist
DC Black Label, 2023
This collection brings the final story of Christopher Chance (The Human Target) to an end. Spoiler alert: there is no miraculous solution to his situation. He has
Read more…SABRINA ANNUAL SPECTACULAR (ONE-SHOT)
Story: Jamie L Rotante
Art: Holly G!, Dan Parent, Vincent Lovallo
Archie, $3.99
Here's another anthology, which I found more hit than miss.
The weakest part of the book is, for me, where it starts: the cover. I d
Read more…PROJECT CRYPTID #1 (OF 6)
Story: Grant Morrison, Mark Russell, Paul Cornell
Art: P. J. Holden, Jordi Perez, Jon Proctor
Ahoy Comics, Mature, $3.99
Anthologies can be hit or miss, and that is the case here.
The first story is "Ballroom of Death," by w
Read more…SHEENA: QUEEN OF JUNGLE VOL. 2 #1
Story: Wes Clark Jr. and Steven E. De Souza
Art: Ediano Silva
Dynamite, $3.99
If you liked Tarzan in New York, you'll love "Sheena: Fatal Exams"!
JK, as this storyline is nothing like that one. Well, except for the s
Read more…TEAR US APART #1 (OF 4)
Story: Jay Baruschel & Van Jensen
Art: Alessandro Micelli
Dark Horse, $4.99
The hands on the front belong to two kids -- it's difficult to tell ages here, but I'd say 14-15 -- who are members of a bloodthirsty cult of children
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Arca
Van Jensen, writer; Jesse Lonergan, interior & cover artist
IDW Publishing, 2023
Arca is a dystopian science fiction graphic novel. The planet is dying, but the rich have an escape plan. They board a starship called the Arca and head for the ne
Read more…Kroma
Lorenzo De Felici, creator, writer & artist
Image Comics, 2023
Lorenzo De Felici is best known as the artist (and co-creator) of Robert Kirkman's series Oblivion Song. His story is especially well-suited to a writer/artist, as it revolves around
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I Hate Fairyland Vol. 5: Gert's Inferno
Created & Written by Skottie Young; Drawn by Brett Bean
Image Comics, 2023
The Second Series of I Hate Fairyland opens with Gert still back on Earth, where things are not going well for her. She is all grown u
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Eight Billion Genies Deluxe Edition Vol. 1
Story by Charles Soule & Ryan Browne; Charles Soule, writer; Ryan Browne, art, colors, design & covers
Image Comics, 2023
The story opens on a small group of people at the Lampwick Bar and Grill in St. Clai
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The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
IDW Publishing, 2023
In this sequel to The Fate of The Artist (which is reprinted in this collection), creator Eddie Campbell is again absent from his own autobiography, but with a new twist. Th
Read more…Blood Stained Teeth, Volume 1: Bite Me
Christian Ward, writer/art/colors; Patric Reynolds, art; Heather Moore, colors; Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, letters
Image Comics, 2022
This series offers a slightly off-kilter version of the vampire story. The protago
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Night Fever
Ed Brubaker, writer; Sean Phillips, artist; Jacob Phillips, colorist
Image Comics, 2023
The creative team took a break from the Reckless series of graphic novels for this stand-alone story. Publisher's agent Jonathan Webb is in Europe
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Ice Cream Man Vol. 8: Subjects & Objects
W. Maxwell Prince, writer; Martín Morazzo, artist; Chris O’Halloran, colors
Image Comics, 2022
This compilation continues the pattern of presenting four stand-alone stories. "Living Will" is set at a funeral
Read more…Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers
Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino; Dave Stewart, colorist
Image Comics, 2023
Lemire and Sorrentino return for their second full-length entry in the Bone Orchard Mythos universe. Trish and Jackie were
Read more…Mazebook
Jeff Lemire
Dark Horse Books, 2022
I am a longtime subscriber to Jeff Lemire's Substack, and remember him discussing Mazebook and presenting art from it. Yet I somehow missed the formal publication, so I am catching up. The protagonist Will
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