FIRST ISSUE ALERT
4001 A.D.: SHADOWMAN #1
Publisher: VALIANT COMICS
Written by JODY HOUSER & RAFER ROBERTS
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover A by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Cover B by MEGHAN HETRICK
Character Design Variant by RYAN LEE
Interlocking Mega-Cover Variant by RYAN LEE
$3.99 • 32 pgs. • T+ • ONE-SHOT
As Rai's rebellion against New Japan rages in the heavens above … a new Shadowman will rise to deliver justice to civilization's darkest reaches in our world and the next!
Valiant is proud to present 4001 A.D.: SHADOWMAN #1 – a haunting new adventure bursting from the most ambitious comics event of the year and into an essential, standalone one-shot from rising stars Jody Houser (FAITH) and Rafer Roberts (A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and acclaimed artist Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH)! A blood sacrifice is made, a war looms and the Deadsids rises … as the mantle of Shadowman passes to one of Earth's forsaken children in the ravaged world of the 41st century!
In the synapse-shattering world of the future, witness the dawn of the dead’s greatest hero and the fate of a young girl who may be humanity’s only hope! As Rai leads a revolutionary insurrection against the forces of New Japan, the legendary hero called Shadowman returns to fight another day in the year 4001 A.D.!
A shadow looms over “THE SUMMER OF 4001 A.D.” as Jody Houser, Rafer Roberts and Robert Gill reveal the haunting future of the Deadside today! Featuring covers by Travel Foreman (Animal Man), Meghan Hetrick (Joker’s Daughter) and Ryan Lee (Inhuman), jump on board the next self-contained entry-point to Valiant’s blockbuster summer event right here, only in 4001 A.D.: SHADOWMAN #1!
Shadowman is like Dr. Strange, Dr. Fate, Dr. Spektor and one or two others whose names elude me right now -- the designated magic guy of a superhero universe who just can't keep a title going. Is it maybe that the kind of person who is attracted to superhero stories just isn't the same kind of person who likes horror/magic stories? Or is it that this genre is more difficult to make and keep interesting? Or are the "rules" of a magic book just more complicated than a straightforward superhero slugfest, and therefore off-putting? Or are these characters just not very well developed? Or what?
Anyhow, I enjoy Shadowman well enough, but given a choice, I'd probably opt for a superhero book. That doesn't prove anything, though, as I don't know if I'm average or an outlier. And my favorite Marvel book right now is Dr. Strange. So I dunno.
Anyhow, it looks like the male Shadowman is being replaced by a female Shadowman. Given the established mythos of the character, she's probably not the first woman to don the mask, but she is the first one we've seen.
7TH GARDEN VOL 1 (GN)
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA LLC
Writer/Art/Cover: MITSU IZUMI
Mature • $9.99
Awyn tries to be the perfect gardener -- and perfect man -- to win over his human mistress. But when he unwittingly awakens an ambitious demon, he must spend his days slicing away the rotten roots of beautiful gardens worldwide with his giant sword. And now seven angels are hunting him and his demon mistress down! For older teen audiences.
So let me get this straight: A gardener gets caught up in a war between angels and demons, and must ... garden ... to fight? With a big sword. So it's ... Grand Theft Gardening. World of Weed-Pulling. Assassin's Seeds. God, you have to love the Japanese.
ADVENTURES IN THE RIFLE BRIGADE (TPB)
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: GARTH ENNIS
Art: CARLOS EZQUERRA
Cover: CARLOS EZQUERRA
144 PAGES • FC • M • $14.99
WORLD WAR TWO WAS NEVER LIKE THIS Determined to win the war on their own, the Rifle Brigade are Britain’s top commando unit—skilled, deadly and with no more grip on reality than absolutely necessary. First, the team are required on a job so crucial, so deadly, so utterly top secret that even they don’t know what it is. Then, in “Operation Bollock,” our heroes are set to track down a famously missing part of the Fuhrer’s anatomy—determined to wrench the missing gonad from the hands of their oldest enemy.
Looks like a Sgt. Fury parody, by no less than Garth Ennis, who also writes and evocative and often heart-rending War Stories. Reason enough to read/review it, and I'll try to do so.
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9 (2nd Printing)
Publisher: ARCHIE COMICS
Script: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, JACK MORELLI
Cover: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
32-page • full color comic • $3.99 U.S. • TEEN+
BETTY: RIP Pt. 4, “The Trouble with Reggie.”
The Horror began in Riverdale when Reggie Mantle struck and killed Jughead’s beloved pooch Hot Dog. Since then, Reggie has been living with this secret knowledge -- and terrible guilt. With no one to talk to about it, Reggie has started to crack under the strain. He is seeing visions of his dead friends -- or are they literal ghosts? When an act of kindness prompts a confession from him, Reggie must decide for himself, once and for all -- is there any good within him? Or is Reggie, as we’ve always suspected, beyond redemption?
If you missed the best Reggie story I've ever read, here it is again!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15
Writer: DAN SLOTT
Art: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS. • Rated T • $3.99
• “Power Play” comes to its rousing conclusion!
• Regent’s master plan is working until Mary Jane Watson gets into the fray!
It was only a matter of time, wasn't it? Incidentally, Bleeding Cool thinks Mary Jane is the "big death" Marvel has been teasing. I hope not -- Spider-Man's list of dead supporting characters is already too long.
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
BATMAN 66’ MEETS STEED AND MRS. PEEL
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by IAN EDGINTON
Art by MATTHEW DOW SMITH
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
Variant cover by CAT STAGGS
32 pg • FC • 1 of 6 • $3.99 U.S. • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST
This issue will ship with two covers.
Holy 1960s-TV crossover! Capitalizing on the past success of the Green Hornet and The Man From U.N.C.L.E crossovers, DC Comics is partnering with BOOM! Studios to pair together two of the hippest shows from the ’60s in the new Digital First comic book miniseries BATMAN ’66 MEETS STEED AND MRS. PEEL.
Launching as a 12-chapter, bi-weekly series based on the classic 1960s Batman TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward, the comic will feature Batman and Robin coming face-to-face for the first time with the other (and English) dynamic duo John Steed and Mrs. Peel – characters from the hit ’60s British TV series The Avengers starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.
Critically acclaimed British comic book writer Ian Edginton (X-Force, JUSTICE LEAGUE) has been tapped to pen the series, joined by artist Matthew Dow Smith (JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS & MONSTERS -- BATMAN). Cover artists include BATMAN ’66 veteran Michael Allred and fan-favorite artist Cat Staggs, who contributes a variant cover for issue #1.
Following the digital release in June, the comic will debut as a print periodical in July as a six-issue series.
As Bruce Wayne shows the beautiful head of a UK electronics company the sights of Gotham, they are interrupted by the felonious feline Catwoman! Unwilling to leave Miss Michaela Gough unprotected, Bruce resigns himself to the fact that Batman cannot save the day. But some new players have arrived in town – though even as the lovely, catsuit-clad Mrs. Peel and her comrade John Steed take control of the situation, nefarious plots continue apace!
Well, this is one way DC can publish "The Avengers."
BLACK BAG VOL 1 (TPB)
Publisher: LEGENDARY COMICS
Writer: CHRIS ROBERSON
Art: J.B. BASTOS
Cover: DREW JOHNSON
$14.99
A suburban housewife with a criminal past and a thirst for adrenaline is about to get a top-secret side job: carrying out the government's most dangerous missions. Renear is tired of playing by the rules. A valedictorian and top athlete in her younger years, she's sacrificed a promising career to tie the knot and play house; isn't there more to life than this? Of course there is, if you're willing to take the shot. It's time the world found out what she is truly capable of. Collects issues #1-6 of the miniseries.
Anybody here read Lady Killer? It was a story of a 1950s housewife who is secretly a killer for hire. The (gorgeous and authentic-looking) 1950s art, and the vaguely 1950s advertising approach to covers, poses and such gave it a subversively satirical vibe. This book appears to be using a similar premise, but playing it straight!
BLACK SCIENCE #22
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: RICK REMENDER
Art: MATTEO SCALERA, MORENO DINISIO
Cover A: MATTEO SCALERA
Cover B: MORENO DINISIO
32 PAGES • FC • M • $3.99
Writer Rick Remender (LOW, DEADLY CLASS) and artist Matteo Scalera (DEAD BODY ROAD, Deadpool) will launch a new story arc in their high-concept, high-stakes science fiction series this July.
Previously in BLACK SCIENCE, the catastrophic final jump of the Pillar cast the last Dimensionaut adrift on the wreckage of his former self, stranded in the furthest reaches of space. Before he reclaiming his mantle as protector of the Eververse, he first had to overcome the demons that lurk within his own soul.
In BLACK SCIENCE #22, Grant McKay threatens to unravel a peace treaty between three godlike races, putting the entire Eververse at risk—all in a hot-headed attempt to rescue his daughter. Big changes, bigger action, and a stunning climax that will shake the world of BLACK SCIENCE to its very foundations!
"The new storyline We Say Goodbye to Ourselves (part 1 of 5) begins in BLACK SCIENCE #22, and is a very different new direction for the series,” said Remender. “A hard-earned optimistic appraisal might just lead to a hard-earned victory for Grant McKay. All of the pieces we've set up begin to converge. A new cast member will take the spotlight. An encounter with a strange sorceress will lead to a character defining choice that will change one Dimensionaut forever.”
“We have more exciting new worlds, illustrated masterfully by Matteo, that alone is worth the price of admission,” he added. “And finally one of our cast members returns home to Earth to discover a shocking truth. I couldn't be more excited about this story and the payouts loyal readers have to look forward to."
I'm not a Black Science reader for reasons I've repeated in this forum to0 often. But some Legionnaires like it, and for those thinking about trying it, here's a press release touting a new story arc.
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
BOUNTY #1 (of 10)
Publisher: DARK HORSE
Writers: KURTIS WIEBE
Art/Cover: MINDY LEE
Cover: LEONARDO OLEA
FC • 40 pages • $3.99 • Miniseries
RAT QUEENS MEETS FIREFLY!
The Gadflies were the most wanted criminals in the galaxy—robbing corporations to redistribute wealth to the destitute. Now, with a bounty to match their reputation, the Gadflies are forced to abandon banditry for a career as bounty hunters ... ’cause if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em—then rob ’em blind!
• Rat Queens creator Kurtis Wiebe joins forces with pop-comic sensation Mindy Lee to present a femme fatale sci-fi caper of epic proportions!
• Also features an exclusive bonus story and other special content. Dark Horse Comics is happy to announce that Rat Queens Eisner Award-nominated writer Kurtis Wiebe is bringing his latest creator-owned series to readers this summer with the arrival of Bounty #1.
This ongoing series sees Wiebe join forces with pop-comic sensation Mindy Lee to present a femme-fatale sci-fi caper of epic proportions!
“Bounty is strongly my voice and one of my favourite comics I've ever written,” says Wiebe. “While it's about sisters who hunt criminals in the future, it is ultimately about the nature of family and the trust we share with those closest to us. With a little bit of action and romance on the side. What Mindy Lee is doing with the art is unlike anything I've seen in comics before.”
Praise for Wiebe:
“With an honest love for the genre, Wiebe [is] building an impressive addition to the sword and sorcery genre of comics.”—Newsarama
“Wiebe fully understands the story he wants to tell. There's a confidence to his writing, a sense of direction.”—IGN
“Wiebe holds nothing back through his situational humor and his ability to turn clichés on their heads.”—Comic Book Resources
“Wiebe delivers, piping some fun and freshness in an otherwise overdone genre.”—Comics Bulletin
“The first issue of Wiebe’s new series is a roaring success as far as I’m concerned.”—Population Go
“I recommend checking in on the ground floor because it’s positioning itself as one of the most compelling stories of the new year.”—iFanboy
I tried to read this, and got bored halfway in. I'll try again for a review later in the week, preferably when I'm not so bushed from a particularly rough stretch of nights at work.
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
BRIK #1
Publisher: ONI PRESS INC.
Writers: ADAM GLASS, MIKE BENSON
Art/Cover: HARWINDER SINGH
Mature • $1.99
Drew is a bullied kid in the Yonkers neighborhood of New York City whose family faces encroaching violence from Russian gangsters. Before his beloved grandfather is killed in an attempt to muscle the family out of the neighborhood, he's able to pass down to Drew the story of a mysterious but dangerous protector who helped their people during other troubled times. When Drew finds his grandfather kept the secret to creating a golem, is it worth the risk to summon this supernatural avenger to take on the all-too-human darkness swallowing his world? An urban fantasy tale of power and morality from writers Adam Glass (Suicide Squad, TV's Supernatural) & Mike Benson (Deadpool, Moon Knight), amazing new illustrator Harwinder Singh, and colorist Gonzalo Duarte (The Bunker, Big Trouble in Little China)!
A Golem story, and like all good Golem stories, one that raises the issue of power and morality. If you act just like the bad guys in the use of power, how are you better? That question is rather pertinent right now, with a presidential aspirant wanting to ISIS methods to combat ISIS.
BROKEN WORLD (TPB)
Publisher: BOOM! STUDIOS
Writer: FRANK J. BARBIERE
Art: CHRISTOPHER PETERSON
Cover: CHRISTIAN WARD
$19.99
What's to Love: Broken World is a gripping sci-fi thriller and survival adventure from writer Frank J. Barbiere (Five Ghosts, Avengers World) and co-creator/artist Christopher Peterson (Grindhouse, Mayday) that explores the lives of people left behind in the apocalypse, great for fans of Y: The Last Man or The Massive.
What It Is: With a meteor days away from causing an extinction-level event on Earth, time is running out for Elena Marlowe. While most of the planet's population and her family were approved by the government to escape on one of the giant spaceships headed to another planet, her application was denied due to her mysterious past. With the meteor fast approaching, Elena desperately tries to find a way to fake her way onto the last ship or else be left behind to die with the rest of Earth's rejected denizens. Collects the complete limited series.
We do love our apocalypse stories, don't we? Wonder what that says about us.
CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #1 (2ND PTG)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writer: NICK SPENCER
Art/Cover A: JESUS SAIZ
Cover B: JIM STERANKO
Cover C: JEFFREY VEREGGE
32 pages • Rated T+ • $4.99
From Marvel Comics. He's back! The original Sentinel of Liberty returns, with a new shield, a new team, and a new mission! And he's not the only one who's back! Like the saying goes - cut off one limb, two more will take its place! Hail Hydra!
Finally, a second printing for those who missed the now-legendary "Captain Hydra" story!
CINEMA PURGATORIO #3
Publisher: AVATAR PRESS INC
Writers: ALAN MOORE & VARIOUS
Art: KEVIN O'NEIL & VARIOUS
Cover: KEVIN O'NEIL
Ancient Tome Premium: RAULO CACERES
Code Pru: RAULO CACERES
Modded: IGNACIO CALERO
Perfect Union:MICHAEL DIPASCALE
Vast: GABRIEL ANDRADE
Mature • $5.99
Welcome, please take your greasy ticket stub and box of warm, stale popcorn with you ,the show is about to begin. Enjoy a front row seat to the biggest names in comics delivering tales that will grab you by the gut and tie you in knots. These are the horror stories of Cinema Purgatorio. Illustrated in stark moody black & white, each issue is perfect-bound, with no ads, and all of the works are very long-form, meaning there are no collections planned before 2018. Jump in now and embrace the new future of comics. The one of which Alan Moore has always dreamed. It's here, now. Hiding in the dark corner. Welcome to Cinema Purgatorio.
Alan Moore alert!
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
CIRQUE AMERICAN GIRL OVER PARIS #1
Publisher: JET CITY COMICS
Writers: GWENDA BOND, KATE LETH
Art/Cover: MING DOYLE
$2.99
From bestselling writer Gwenda Bond (Lois Lane: Fallout), this four-issue comic book series, written by Kate Leth (Patsy Walker A.K.A. Hellcat, Adventure Time: Seeing Red) features a new stand-alone story set within the world of Bond's exotic, magical Cirque American. After a high-profile tumble, Cirque American's star wire walker, Jules Maroni, has a lot to prove -- and her invitation to an exclusive exhibition in Paris looks to be just the opportunity to put her back on top. Unfortunately, the City of Lights glitters with distractions, including the presence of her first serious boyfriend and a mysterious figure haunting the venue.
Shouldn't that be Cirque Americain? Other than that, I have no insight on this book.
CIVIL WAR II CAVALCADE
Six Civil War II books this week. I hope The Baron or someone is reviewing these!
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
CIVIL WAR II: KINGPIN #1 (of 4)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Art by RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ
Cover by AARON KUDER
Variant: ESAD RIBIC
Young Variant: SKOTTIE YOUNG
Black Panther 50th Anniversary Variant: JAMIE MCKELVIE
40 PGS. • Rated T+ • $4.99
When hero fights hero – where does that leave the villains? As Civil War II engulfs the Marvel Universe, criminal mastermind Wilson Fisk makes his big move! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce CIVIL WAR II: KINGPIN #1 – an all-new Civil War II series launching this July. Rising comic stars Matthew Rosenberg (We Can Never Go Home) and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Wolf) bring you a gritty street-level view of the epic upcoming event!
A new Inhuman with the ability to predict the future has helped the heroes of the Marvel Universe stop crime before it even happens. But amid this crackdown on the villains, one man has found a way to thrive. Wilson Fisk has a secret, and its helped him stay a step ahead of the good guys and keep his criminal enterprise running like clockwork. But how? What is his secret?!
“Wilson Fisk is an opportunist, first and foremost,” says Rosenberg in an interview with Marvel.com. “Under his selfish motives, his brutal exterior, or even the façade he puts up as a pillar of his community, he is a man who sees ways to benefit himself and he takes them.“
“The new Civil War will provide him a unique opportunity. He is a Civil War profiteer.”
What secret is Fisk keeping that’s kept his house of cards from tumbling down? More importantly – what will happen when that secret gets out?
CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON #11
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SAM WILSON #11
Writer: NICK SPENCER
Art/Cover: DANIEL ACUñA
32 PGS. • Rated T • $3.99
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
With the battle lines forming, Sam must choose a side.
CIVIL WAR II: X-MEN #2 (of 4)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writer: CULLEN BUNN
Art: ANDREA BROCCARDO
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
VARIANT COVER BY VICTOR IBANEZ
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
• An Inhuman with the power to profile the future has emerged, upsetting the delicate balance of power between the Inhuman and Mutant nations.
• And the mutant master of magnetism, MAGNETO refuses to allow his people to fall by the wayside.
• Now, Magneto rallies those who would follow him to even the scales…even if it means risking war with Inhumans and Mutants alike to do it!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writer: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art/Cover: MIKE DEODATO
DEATH OF X VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
On the road to CIVIL WAR II!
• During the last Civil War, Tony Stark and Captain America battled to the bitter end. Now they find themselves on the same side. Or do they?
• It is Steve Rogers and Tony Stark like you have never seen them before.
SPIDER-WOMAN #9
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writer: DENNIS HOPELESS
Art/Cover: JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• Spider-Woman has history with both sides of CIVIL WAR II, so things are more complicated than just picking a side.
• Plus, she’s got her baby to consider now, and she can’t risk her life putting him in harm’s way.
• But Jess has never been one to just sit on the sidelines.
TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #8
Writer: GREG PAK
Art/Cover: ALAN DAVIS
32 PGS. • Rated T • $3.99
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• BRUCE BANNER was cured from his gamma-irradiated curse...
• AMADEUS CHO thought he was smart enough to handle
the curse!
• Is he one in a long line of HULKS that face certain tragedy?
COOK KOREAN COMIC BOOK WITH RECIPES (SC)
Publisher: TEN SPEED PRESS
Writer/Art/Cover: ROBIN HA
$19.99
Playful and instructive, Cook Korean! is the intersection of cookbook and graphic novel in one easy-to-use package dedicated to this increasingly popular Asian cuisine.
Illustrator Robin Ha presents colorful, humorous comics that fully illustrate all the steps and ingredients necessary for all 64 recipes in a clear, concise presentation (with no more than 2 pages per recipe on average).
Recipes featured include Easy Kimchi (Makkimchi), Spicy Bok Choy (Cheonggyeongche Muchim), and Seaweed Rice Roll (Kimbap), among many other dishes. Each chapter includes personal anecdotes and cultural insights from Ha, providing an intimate entry point for those looking to try their hand at this cuisine.
At last, food comics that are useful!
COPS FOR CRIMINALS VOL 1 (TPB)
Publisher: LEGENDARY COMICS
Writer: STEVEN GRANT
Art/Cover: PETE WOODS
$14.99
When a federal agent becomes a victim of the system he has sworn to uphold, he finds true justice in the criminal underworld. Agent Boone was one of the best, but everything changed when he was wrongfully convicted and labeled a traitor. After serving his time, this ex-convict is cut loose onto the lawless streets to fight corruption on both sides of the law. Even criminals need a code -- and every code needs an enforcer.
Collects issues #1-5 of the comics series.
I'm not usually keen on this genre of story, but I trust Steven Grant to tell a good story. Did anybody read the individual issues?
DEADPOOL DUMP
Only two Deadpool books this week? Maybe the pipeline is finally drying up.
DEADPOOL MINIBUS (HC NEW PRINTING)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by DALIBOR TALAJIC, MATTEO LOLLI, SALVA ESPIN & RAMON ROSANAS
Cover by MICHAEL DEL MUNDO
480 PGS. • Parental Advisory • $75.00
Trim size: oversized
Deadpool’s wildest adventures, collected in one blood-soaked volume! What if Deadpool decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he followed that up by slaughtering the most famous fictional characters in classic literature? And what if he finally took aim at the ultimate target: himself? You’d have the fan-favorite “Deadpool Killogy,” that’s what! But when Deadpool battles Deadpool, will he win or perish? Yes! Then: Deadpool wakes up from a food coma to find … the zombie apocalypse has occurred! Can the Merc with a Mouth avoid becoming the Merc in their Mouths?! And when Deadpool takes on Carnage, good-crazy battles bad-crazy, blood will flow — and Deadpool will literally go to pieces! Collecting DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-4, DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #1-4, DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL #1-4, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1-4 and DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE #1-4.
DEADPOOL V GAMBIT #2 (of 5)
Writer: BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER
Art: DANILO BEYRUTH
Cover by KEVIN P. WADA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS. • Parental Advisory • $3.99
• Deadpool and Gambit have put aside their differences to pull one last scam…
• …swindling an object of mythical power out from under a Chinese businessman.
• Spoiler: It doesn’t go according to plan. Can they talk their way out of this one?
DISNEY MANGA KILALA PRINCESS VOL 1 (GN)
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
Writer: RIKA TANAKA
Art/Cover: NAO KODAKA
$10.99
Manga publishing pioneer TOKYOPOP is back...this month with the launch of popular, out-of-print Disney shojo series Kilala Princess! Collect all 5 volumes - only 2 were previously released in English.
When Kilala awakens a sleeping prince named Rei, she magically gains the power of the princesses! So when her friend Erica is kidnapped, Kilala decides she and Rei must set off on a quest to rescue her!
Filled with the most popular Disney princesses-Ariel, Cinderella, Jasmine, Snow White, Belle-TOKYOPOP's Kilala Princess combines the magic of Disney with the fantasy of shojo manga!
Another publisher riding the Disney train? I'm losing track of them all!
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
DOCTOR WHO EVENT 2016: SUPREMACY OF THE CYBERMEN #1
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
Writers: GEORGE MANN, CAVAN SCOTT
Art: ALESSANDRO VITTI, IVAN RODRIGUEZ, TAZIO BETTIN
Colors: NICOLA RIGHI, ENRICA EREN ANGIOLINI
FC • 32PP • $3.99
Cover A: ALESSANDRO VITTI
Cover B: Photo Variant
Cover C (Cybermen Variant): FABIO LISTRANI
Cover D (Coloring Variant): MARIANO LACLUSTRA
Cover E: Blank Sketch
BBC Worldwide North America and Titan Comics are thrilled to reveal that this summer’s special Doctor Who event comic will feature the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors from Titan’s four ongoing Doctor Who series. This comic will be a spectacular five-part, bi-weekly adventure featuring one of the Doctor’s most iconic foes – the Cybermen!
Penned by best-selling authors George Mann (Eighth Doctor, Dark Souls) & Cavan Scott (Ninth Doctor, Vikings) with art by Alessandro Vitti (Secret Warriors, Captain America & Hawkeye), this highly anticipated event comic kicks-off in stores and on digital platforms July 6, supported by Titan’s third annual Doctor Who Comics Day event on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the show’s iconic cyborgs, the Cybermen. The Cybermen first appeared in the serial "The Tenth Planet" in 1966, and have been featured in Doctor Who numerous times since, including the 2006 two-part modern origin story, "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel."
This special crossover event comic titled Supremacy of the Cybermen stars the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), and Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), and their comic companions – Gabby, Cindy, Alice, Rose (Billie Piper) and Captain Jack (John Barrowman)!
Exiled from Gallifrey at the very end of time, Rassilon, fallen leader of the Time Lords, has been captured by the last of the Cybermen. Now, the Cybermen have access to time travel. With it, every defeat becomes a victory. Every foe is now dead -- or Cyberized.
The debut issue comes with five variant covers to collect: an art cover by series artist Alessandro Vitti, a photo cover by Will Brooks, a cool Cybermen variant by Fabio Listrani, a blank sketch variant, and a fun coloring variant – perfect to color in at home or in stores on Doctor Who Comics Day.
This year’s global Doctor Who Comics Day event on Saturday, July 9, is set to be even bigger than previous years with new comics and collections, merchandise, variant covers, signings, and events across the globe at comic shops, bookstores, retail chains, libraries, and on digital platforms. New to this year’s event, Doctor Who comics fans can register for an event kit to hold their own reading group parties. Doctor Who comics fans, retailers, and librarians should visit Titan-Comics.com for details to sign-up.
Do the Cybermen look more imposing these days? The ones I saw back in the '80s were kinda cheesy-looking.
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
THE FLINTSTONES #1
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art and cover by STEVE PUGH
Fred and Wilma variant cover by IVAN REIS
Barney and Betty variant by WALTER SIMONSON
Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Cave Pets variant cover by DAN HIPP
Coloring book cover by STEVE PUGH
Blank variant cover
40 pg • FC • $3.99 U.S. • RATED T
This issue will ship with seven covers.
“From the town of Bedrock, they’re a page right out of history …”
Writer Mark Russell (Prez) and artist Steve Pugh will bring readers their version of Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm in the debut issue of The Flintstones.
In this 40-page extra-sized premiere issue, fans will be introduced to the town of Bedrock, where Paleolithic humans dine on artisanal prepared mammoth after shopping at the Neandertall & Big Men’s Clothing stores, get the latest news via cave painting, and folks drive foot-powered cars. Join Fred and Barney as Mr. Slate sends them on a mission to show some Neanderthals a night on the town in hopes of luring them into this new system of “working for a living” – in his quarry, of course! Find out what happens to Fred and the gang when they finally get to learn how Bedrock’s “one percent” lives in this satirical take on life in the world’s first civilization this summer!
In the meantime, check out the debut cover to issue #1 by Steve Pugh and the great variant covers by Ivan Reis (DC Universe: Rebirth Special), Walt Simonson (Batman: Black and White Vol. 2), and Dustin Nguyen (Batman Eternal, Batman: Li’l Gotham).
Gulp! Well, Future Quest was terrific, and Scooby Apocalypse was OK ... I'll keep an open mind.
THE FUSE #19
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: ANTONY JOHNSTON
Art: JUSTIN GREENWOOD, SHARI CHANKHAMMA
Cover A: JUSTIN GREENWOOD
Cover B: SHARI CHANKHAMMA
32 PAGES • FC • M • $3.99
Writer Antony Johnston (The Coldest City, CODENAME BABOUSHKA) and artist Justin Greenwood (Wasteland, Stringers) will launch a new story arc in their ongoing science fiction crime series this July.
Previously in THE FUSE, Ristovych and Dietrich were faced with the yearly bacchanalia that is Perihelion -- a 24-hour festival celebrating The Fuse’s closest proximity to the sun. Rising to the occasion, they battled crowds, fervored citizens, escaped convicts, crazed gunmen, anarchist protesters, attempts on the Mayor’s life and two homicide cases to boot. It was a long day.
In THE FUSE #19, Ralph’s mystery might just be solved at last, and retirement beckons for Midway’s oldest, crankiest Homicide detective. Before Klem can hang up her space boots, there’s one final case to solve -- and this one will hit closer to home for her secretive young partner Ralph than he’d like …
"This is the one where we burn it all down and dance around the flaming wreckage,” said Johnston. “A seemingly simple homicide will turn into something much bigger, and the cracks in Klem and Ralph's relationship will explode. In the finest comic book tradition, nothing will ever be the same again ..."
"It feels to me like this whole series has been building to this story arc,” said Greenwood. “The time has come for Klem and Ralph to put their cards on the table, and the results may not be very pretty."
A press release for a new story arc.
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GRIMM FAIRY TALES: ROBYN HOOD: I LOVE NY #1
Publisher: ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
Writer: JOE BRUSHA, RALPH TEDESCO
Cover A: WIMBERLY
Cover B: RIVEIRO
Cover C: NAKAYAMA
Cover D: MAHLE
Mature • $3.99
Kicking off a new chapter in the life of New York's most badass archer.
She's back! On her own for the first time in years, Robyn goes back to doing what she does best: taking cases that no one else wants, even if they make her life a living hell! New villains and new adventures await in this can't-miss new series that will bring you Robyn as you've never seen her before!
So when do we get the Robyn/Green Arrow crossover we deserve?
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GUNSUITS ALIX (ONE-SHOT)
Publisher: AMERICAN GOTHIC PRESS
Writer: PHILIP KIM, HOLLY INTERLANDI
Art/Cover: DENNIS CALERO
$4.99
You've read Paul Tobin and PJ Holden's first Gunsuits adventure, starring Cassandra "Potts" Potter and thousands of universes. Now learn the origin of the war she was fighting: a very different reality, where Lieutenant Reegan Alexis is compromised in battle against a bio-mech until Walter Rice puts her back together -- with a few extra enhancements! It's Lovecraft meets Robotech in this special oversized "zero issue"!
Doggone Gods From The Outer Dark! Always messing up the lawn! Sic 'em, Robotech-lookin' giant robots!
HAIKYU VOL 1 (GN)
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA LLC
Writer/Art/Cover: HARUICHI FURUDATE
Mature • $9.99
After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, the King of the Court, Shoyo Hinata swears to become his rival after graduating middle school. But what happens when the guy who is supposed to be his rival ends up being his teammate?!
For teen audiences.
Volleyball comics. God, I love the Japanese.
JACK KIRBY'S THE MIGHTY THOR ARTIST'S EDITION (HC)
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
Writer: STAN LEE
Art/Cover: JACK KIRBY
HC • BW • $95.00 net discount item • 160 Pages • 15” x 22”
IDW Publishing is pleased to announce Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition—the very first Marvel Comics Artist’s Edition to feature Kirby’s work. This mammoth 15” x 22” hardcover collection includes classic complete stories from Journey Into Mystery #111, #117, #118 and other stories, plus a beautiful gallery section by Kirby, the undisputed King of Comics.
"I've had the great pleasure of working with one of the most creative men in comics—the great Jack Kirby,” said Stan Lee, “whose magnificent artwork and wonderful story sense have rightly earned him the nickname ‘King Kirby.’ He had the ability to take any theme and make it look spectacular due to the power and the brilliance of his artwork. If ever a writer had the perfect collaborator, I was lucky to have had the brilliant and inimitable Jack Kirby."
Jack Kirby was the most important and influential artist in comic’s history. Besides Thor, he co-created most of the Marvel Universe, including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, Iron Man, The Silver Surfer, and so many others. As writer, artist, innovator, his legacy is unparalleled. All the grandeur and energy that infused Kirby’s artistry is evident here—this is the next best thing to looking over the masters shoulder at his drawing board!
“Jack Kirby is still the visual heart of the Marvel style, so having an opportunity to experience his originals at the size they were drawn, corrections and all, is a rare and valuable opportunity for any aficionado of the comic book mediums,” said Marvel SVP & Executive Editor Tom Brevoort.
“Without Jack Kirby, the comic books we know and love would not exist,” said Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier, “His work influenced and shaped the entire art form. It’s as simple as that.”
Featuring a brand new cover by Campbell as well as an extra 16 pages of never-before-seen-material!
Don't ask! Just buy!
IMAGE GIANT-SIZED ARTIST’S PROOF EDITION: OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #1
Writer: ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art/Cover: PAUL AZACETA
48 PAGES • BW • M • $19.99
The GIANT-SIZED ARTIST’S PROOF series continues, presenting special artistic achievements in their raw form in an oversized 11” x 17” format. PAUL AZACETA’s haunting artwork from OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #1 is presented here in glorious black-and-white inks.
Be sure to watch the new OUTCAST TV series on Cinemax, premiering June 3.
Isn't it a little early for this book to be getting the Artist's Edition treatment? (This is where one of you tells me that I'm really missing out on not reading Outcast.)
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JUSTICE LEAGUE REBIRTH #1
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by BRYAN HITCH
Art by BRYAN HITCH
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
Variant cover by JOE MADUREIRA
This issue will ship with two covers.
32 pg • FC • $2.99 U.S. • RATED T
Spinning out of the events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1, a new day dawns for Earth’s greatest heroes as they welcome three new members to the team, including … Superman? Who is this strange visitor from a dead world—and can he be trusted? Batman and Wonder Woman aren’t so sure.
You're damn skippy I'll be reviewing this book! I don't care how it's handled, I'll always love the Justice League.
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KIM AND KIM #1
Publisher: BLACK MASK COMICS
Writer: MAGDALENE VISAGGIO
Art: EVA CABRERA
Cover: TESS FOWLER & VARIOUS
Mature • $3.99
Kim & Kim are twentysomething besties out to make a name for themselves in the wild world of interdimensional cowboy law enforcement. In a massive "screw you" to their parents and the authorities, they decide to hijack some high stakes bounty -- and end up in way over their heads. Kim & Kim is a day-glo action adventure that's bursting with energy and enthusiasm. It puts queer women and trans women front and center, with a story that embraces the absurd alongside realistic pathos. It's a mature book that focuses on the power and meaning of female friendships as engines of validation.
Interdimensional cowboy LGBTQ action/adventure. Have I got that right?
THE LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE (TPB)
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: JUSTIN JORDAN
Art: TRADD MOORE & FELIPE SOBREIRO
184 PAGES • FC • M • $17.99
“This book is gore-ious.”—CBR
The LUTHER STRODE Saga ends here. Luther and Petra are on the road that will lead them to the final confrontation with Cain, the first murderer and architect of Luther’s pain.
PRAISE FOR LUTHER STRODE:
“Awesomely gruesome, hilariously vulgar, and most of all, a total blast from the shocking opening scene to the grin-inducing final moments.”—Comic Vine
“Jordan, Moore and Sobiero work in tandem to wrap up their career-launching work and it's clear that they're treating their baby with the respect he deserves. This book is gore-ious.”—Comic Book Resources
“It’s a blood-soaked love story that will leave you feeling all fuzzy inside while also aware that Luther could punch a hole in your face.”—Big Comic Page
Collects THE LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE #1-6.
Never read this. Maybe I should have.
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LONE RANGER/GREEN HORNET #1
Publisher: DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: MICHAEL USLAN
Art: GIOVANNI TIMPANO
Cover A: JOHN CASSADAY
32 pages Teen + $3.99
A tale of super-heroics and family that has taken eighty years to be told! This first chapter, entitled "Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear," creates a world of carefully researched alternative history in 1936 as we learn whatever happened to The Lone Ranger and discover his familial link to the emergence of a man who is a modern day urban version of The Lone Ranger himself. What is the blood connection of The Green Hornet to The Lone Ranger? What is the link of Olympic runner Jesse Owens to The Green Hornet? What role does Bat Masterson play in The Lone Ranger's New York adventure? What intense rift tears a family apart just when America desperately needs a great champion of justice? The shocking answers lie in the historic first issue of "The Lone Ranger Meets the Green Hornet: Champions of Justice!
This looks like a blast! And it's written by uber-fanboy Michael Uslan, so you know he'll give us continuity geeks exactly what we want!
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MARVEL'S DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE #1 (of 2)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writer: WILL CORONA PILGRIM
Art: JORGE FORNES
32 PGS. • Rated T+ • $3.99
MARVEL’S OFFICIAL PREQUEL!
• A powerful, ancient relic has been stolen from the British Museum – a relic that could do significant damage in the wrong hands…
• Enter the MASTERS OF THE MYSTIC ARTS!
• The team is on a mission to find the relic and the mysterious mystic who stole it – but will they be able to track her down before it’s too late?!
Just like with Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy and the first Avengers, I can see Dr. Strange being really great, or really awful. So far Marvel Films is batting .1000, but it only takes one dog to break up the pack. Please be good, Dr. Strange! Be great!
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MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ULTRON REVOLUTION #1 (of 4)
Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA
32 PGS. • All Ages • $2.99
THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER!
• As the Avengers unite once more, they’ll have to relearn how to work as a team.
• And they’d better figure it out quickly before Ultron’s master plan kicks into high gear!
• If that weren’t enough, the Scientist Supreme unveils the latest deadly creation from AIM!
For those who want their heroes to be 100 percent Silver Age white hat, this is your jam.
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MIRACULOUS #1
Writer/Art/Cover: ZAG ENTERTAINMENT
ADAPTERS: CHERYL BLACK & NICOLE D’ANDRIA
64 pgs. • E • FC • $3.99
Marinette is the sweetest girl in Paris. With a big crush on a boy at school, a big dream of becoming a fashion designer, and a big problem with being totally awkward, she’s just your average teenage girl, right? Did we mention she’s also the crime fighting superhero, Ladybug?
Becoming Ladybug is a complicated process! First, Marinette needs a “Kwami,” which is a tiny magical assistant (hers is named Tikki). She also needs a “Miraculous,” which is a magical accessory (hers is a pair of earrings). Tikki uses the Miraculous to transform Marinette. But her Ladybug super powers only work for a limited time!
When Hawk Moth uses his mind-controlling, moth-like creatures called akuma to turn people into baddies, it’s up to Ladybug to capture them and save the day! Well, she gets a little help from her superhero friend, Cat Noir… but she insists she doesn’t need him. If only she knew Cat Noir’s true identity – her crush, Adrien! Will Ladybug and Cat Noir be able to balance their double lives and keep Paris safe?
Will they ever find out each other’s true identity, or who’s behind Hawk Moth’s mask? Until then – there’s a whole city of baddies to defeat … SPOTS ON, CLAWS OUT!
Why does the girl in red remind me of Helen "Elastigirl" Parr?
NEIL GAIMAN'S LADY JUSTICE VOL 2 (TPB)
Publisher: SUPER GENIUS
Writer: C. J. HENDERSON
$24.99 (HC) • $14.99 (TPB)
Several tales feature women wronged seeking the ultimate revenge, empowered by the spirit of Lady Justice. In "Control Freak," Brigitte Diamond (formerly Brigitte Dyson) is on a quest for justice that leads her to the man who taught her to kill-her lover! It's steel against steel as she fights the final battle for her sanity and her soul. "Woman About Town" features two ex-cons with a new score planned-but there's betrayal in the air. When the smoke clears, there's going to be a price to be paid, and the new Lady Justice will be there to collect it. Plus: Slow Death," "Disliked and Feared," and the origin of Lady Justice is finally revealed in "The Highest Bidder."
This was one of the best books Tekno*Comix published, a concept dreamed up by Neil Gaiman and accentuated by Dan Brereton covers, which are some of the best work he's done.
PAPER GIRLS
PAPER GIRLS #6
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Art: CLIFF CHIANG & MATT WILSON
COVER: CLIFF CHIANG
32 PAGES • FC • T+ • $2.99
PAPER GIRLS was created by New York Times bestselling and Eisner award winning writer Brian K. Vaughan and award winning artist Cliff Chiang launched to critical-acclaim and immediate fan-following. In order keep up with increasing customer demand, PAPER GIRLS #6 is being fast-tracked to a second printing.
PAPER GIRLS #6 marks the beginning of the second arc for the series and returns to the story with a bold new direction, as Erin, Mac, and Tiffany find themselves launched from 1988 to a distant and terrifying future.
PAPER GIRLS is set in the early hours after Halloween of 1988 when four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this smash-hit series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
Praise for PAPER GIRLS:
“A great read from top to bottom. … Vaughan's pacing allows for immediate investment, something Cliff Chiang and Matt Wilson further with their excellent art.” —IGN
“Paper Girls builds a captivating mystery with an all-star creative team.” —The Onion’s AV Club
“You all should be reading Brian K. Vaughan's Paper Girls comic series now.” —Los Angeles Times’ HeroComplex
“Vaughan’s spiky writing and Chiang’s vivid, dramatically skewed art make for a potent mix, particularly in the darkly comic dream sequences that punctuate the action. This is that rare period series that lets its references (Dukakis, MacGyver) slip seamlessly into the action.” —Publisher’s Weekly
“The character designs are fitting for the ’80s, and I fell in love with the overall illustrative style, which was further enhanced by colorist Matthew Wilson’s vibrant, brilliant work.” —Teen Ink
“What I’d imagine you’d get if you mashed-up Monster Squad with an all-female cast, threw in some sci-fi elements, and set it against some sweet pink and yellow themed art. In other words: it’s pretty gosh darn amazing.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Paper Girls: the next great American comic book.”—Vox.com
PAPER GIRLS #7
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writer: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Art: CLIFF CHIANG & MATT WILSON
COVER: CLIFF CHIANG
32 PAGES • FC • T+ • $2.99
Trapped in a dark future, Erin and her fellow deliverers from 1988 uncover shocking truths about their own fates.
Everybody who reads this raves about it, so I've got the first trade near the top of my to-read list. Looking forward to it! Meanwhile, this week we have a second printing of issue #6, along with issue #7.
PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET VOL 1: ORGLE BORGLE (HC)
Publisher: PAPERCUTZ
Writer: ERIC M ESQUIVEL
Art/Cover: ANDREAS SCHUSTER
Based on the new Nickelodeon cartoon by Comix creators Johnny Ryan (Harvey, Ignatz and Eisner nominee Angry Youth Comix) and Dave Cooper (Harvey and Ignatz Award winning Weasel)! Lunatic Magazine is having a special contest - the top prize is a lifetime pass to the Arcave! All anyone has to do to win is take a photo of the legendary Orgle Borgle-a monster that has never been photographed before. This is a contest Banana must win at any cost-because, like, he really wants to win. But getting a picture of the Orgle Borgle may just be impossible! Plus many more stories featuring Pig, Goat, Banana, and Cricket!
Ugh. But my tastes aren't universal, so here you go.
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SHADOWMAN BY GARTH ENNIS & ASHLEY WOOD (TPB)
Writers: GARTH ENNIS, PAUL JENKINS
Art: ASHLEY WOOD, DENNIS CALERO
Cover: ASHLEY WOOD
$19.99
From legendary writer Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Eisner Award-winning artist Ashley Wood (Zombies Vs. Robots), discover the acclaimed series that inspired the hit Shadowman video game series - collected here for the first time ever!
Jack Boniface died last night. The ruthless Tommy Lee Bones and his band of outlaw escapees from the Deadside have come to pass sentence on the citizens of New Orleans one miserable soul at a time...and they've started with the Shadowman! Now, New Orleans needs a new protector, someone with the quick eye, steady hands, and steely nerve needed to kill the dead again. But when the voodoo powers that guide the Shadowman turn to a stone-cold killer with a mysterious past known only as Zero to take up the mask things will turn out deadlier than anyone could possibly have imagined...
Collecting Shadow Man (1997) #1-4, along with Shadowman Presents: Deadside #1-3 and featuring never before seen sketches, designs and process art straight out of the Valiant vaults!
I somehow missed this series the first time around. Garth Ennis writing a horror/magic character? Should be interesting, at the very least.
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SOLARMAN #1
Writers: JOSEPH ILLIDGE, BRENDAN DENEEN
Art: N. STEVEN HARRIS
Cover: ANDREW DALHOUSE, N. STEVEN HARRIS
$3.99
Originally published by Marvel Comics and written by Stan Lee, Solarman returns after a 25-year hiatus! Ben Tucker is a teenage hacker going after the wealthy and corrupt, fighting bullies, and living in his father's basement. When a mysterious alien attacks a space station conducting secret experiments, Ben is accidentally exposed to extraterrestrial technology and imbued with nuclear-based power. Now Ben Tucker is a fugitive from the police, an alien menace, and a paramilitary division hunting him down, with the intention to capture ... or kill.
This really doesn't look very much like the Marvel Solarman (he was white, for one thing, and a superhero, for another), and there's another Solarman that was published by Pendulum Press years ago. So I dunno what this is all about, or why it's at Scout if it claims to be a Marvel product. Anybody know?
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SONIC: MEGA DRIVE #1
Script: IAN FLYNN
Art: TYSON HESSE, JACK MORELLI, MATT HERMS
Cover: TYSON HESSE
32-page • full color comic • $3.99 U.S.
Sonic spins into a brand new, Classic-styled, SUPER SPECIAL one-shot “Mega Drive”! Join Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy Rose on a brand new adventure—set after the fall of the Death Egg! The nefarious Dr. Eggman is trying to build a new engine of destruction: the MEGADRIVE, and it’s up to Sonic and his whole crew to stop the mad doctor and save the day! Join Sonic and his friends in this special commemorative issue celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Blue Blur!
Twenty-fifth anniversary? As a wise man once said, "Time flies when you don't know what you're doing."
SPREAD #14
Writer: JUSTIN JORDAN
Art/Cover B: JOHN BIVENS & FELIPE SOBREIRO
Colors: FELIP SOBREIRO
Cover A: KYLE STRAHM, FELIPE SOBREIRO
32 PAGES • FC • M • $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
“SANCTUARY,” Part One
Writer Justin Jordan (LUTHER STRODE, DEAD BODY ROAD), artist John Bivens (DARK ENGINE), and colorist Felipe Sobreiro (LUTHER STRODE) launch a new story arc in their ongoing gore-iffic survival story.
Previously in SPREAD, Jack and Molly struggled to save No's life as enemies new and old came at them from all sides.
In SPREAD #14, No and company have found a place where civilization seems to have survived and where safety can be found. Is it too good to be true? Also, starting this issue: a special four-part series of interlocking covers by co-creator KYLE STRAHM!
"New arc. New artist. Same bloody mayhem,” said Jordan. “Get ready for the craziness.”
"Pretty sure my cover has the largest nipple ever on the front of an Image comic,” added Bivens.
"The work John has been doing on this arc is right in line with the spirit of SPREAD,” said co-creator and original artist Kyle Strahm. “He puts the juice in all the right places."
"Much like the Spread itself, we've been hidden underground, extending our carrion tentacles and getting ready to grab people when they least expect it ...” said Sobreiro. “Wait, I shouldn't have warned you just now. CRAP!”
SSB II POLYBAGGED EDITION
Writer/Art/Cover: ERIC POWELL
Mature • $3.99
The long awaited sequel to Eric Powell's notorious Satan's *&%@$ Baby! No one is safe in this pull no punches mature readers satire! Available one time only! Never to be reprinted! Not sold digitally!
Eric Powell seems to be pretty popular these days, so here's ... something ... by Powell.
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THROWAWAYS #1
Writer: CAITLIN KITTREDGE
Art: STEVEN SANDERS
Letters: RACHEL DEERING
Cover: MAIKO KUZUNISHI
32 PAGES • FC • M • $2.99
Throwaway (n.): Cold War slang for a deniable asset, a disposable assassin meant to die alongside their target.
1973. Project MK-ULTRA shuts down for good, its goal of creating brainwashed assassins and psychic spies unrealized. That's the story the world believes for thirty years, until Dean Logan, son of a successful ULTRA test subject, narrowly escapes a team of enhanced operatives sent to kidnap him back into the fold. On the run—not just from the dirtiest secret the CIA ever funded—but his own out of control psychic abilities, Dean is saved by Abby Palmer, a former Army Ranger taken by ULTRA in Afghanistan and reprogrammed to be an unstoppable, disposable killer.
Except Abby survived her expiration date, and now she's turned her deadly skill set toward one goal: destroying the ULTRA program and dragging its masterminds into the light. Teaming up to take them down, Dean and Abby quickly discover ULTRA's leadership has gone rogue, and the program's charismatic head doctor has her own plans—for Dean and Abby, for ULTRA, and for the United States itself.
Looking into a future of superpowered assassins, telepathic intelligence agents, and far-reaching, government-toppling conspiracies, THROWAWAYS is written by Caitlin Kittredge (Coffin Hill, Hell), with art by Steve Sanders (Wolverine) is the spy thriller as you've never seen it before.
"Throwaways is the comic I've been waiting my whole career to write, and I can't think of a better publisher than Image or a better collaborator than Steven,” said Kittredge. “This book is a collection of everything I love—spies, superpowers, secret history, conspiracies and action, grounded in a big dose of flawed, realistic characters. It's just plain fun to write this book and I can't wait for it to be unleashed on the world."
Sanders added: "Throwaways has been a blast to work on! Just getting to draw ‘real life’ telekinetic fights has been something of a dream come true. I've had an itch to draw that sort of thing since I was a kid. It's also giving me the chance to try out some illustration techniques I've just recently learned about. There's a lot of detail to play with, a lot of action, but also quiet moments to build up tension. It's hard for an artist to not be excited about a comic like this."
Another new Image book. They've had a pretty good track record lately.
TREASURY OF MURDER (HC SET)
Writer/Art/Cover: RICK GEARY
Mature • $39.99
This specially priced banded set of hardcovers provides an engrossing, illustrated journey into true crime classics of the late Victorian era and early 20th Century, including three works in Rick Geary's increasingly storied treasury of murder -- Famous Players, about the murder of a prominent silent movie director and resulting scandal in early Hollywood; Lovers Lane, the shady date spot where the corpses of a Reverend and a respected townswoman were found holding hands; and one of the most famous assassinations in American history: the murder of Abraham Lincoln. These carefully researched presentations of true crime stories, including bibliographies of research sources, present true facts about famous murders in an entertaining fashion.
I've bragged on Geary's Treasuries before -- they're very well researched, and stick to the known facts, letting the reader draw his or her own conclusions. That's cool. Also, his woodcut-style art looks old-fashioned, and is very polished, taking you into a world that's long gone. That's cool, too.
These aren't the three books I'd pick for a set -- some of the others are more shocking -- but they should make for a decent introduction if you haven't tried the Treasuries yet.
If anyone doesn't know, The Green Hornet radio show was originated by the station that produced The Lone Ranger.
It's a collection of the two minis they did in 2000-2002 for Vertigo. There was apparently a collection in 2004.
Ezquerra was the artist who designed Judge Dredd. A reprint of his Strontium Dog work (from Starlord/2000 AD) appeared in this space not too long ago. He also drew most of the covers for a Marvel UK Sgt. Fury reprint series in the 70s.
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On Miraculous, I've been following the series on Nicktoons, I think it is a French remake of an anime and I've enjoyed it. Setting the show in Paris makes for some really good backgrounds for the animation and the show itself is very much all ages.
The chessboard is after a show introduction that was used in the US.
Apparently, the first version of Solarman was created by David Oliphant and published by Pendulum Press. The Marvel issues were connected to an attempt to get a cartoon version off the ground. There's an account of the Pendulum Press version of the character here (scroll down).
Yes Yes Yes!
Honestly, it is a class product!
(The TV show is a good representation of it too.
It is highly recommended Captain.
(This is where one of you tells me that I'm really missing out on not reading Outcast.)
There's an overview of Ezquerra's career in British comics here which mentions some war features he did in the 70s.
Richard Mantle said:
Yes Yes Yes!
Honestly, it is a class product!
(The TV show is a good representation of it too.
It is highly recommended Captain.
(This is where one of you tells me that I'm really missing out on not reading Outcast.)
I'm trade-waiting, but it's great.
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LONE RANGER/GREEN HORNET #1
If anyone doesn't know, The Green Hornet radio show was originated by the station that produced The Lone Ranger.
And, not unlike Roy Thomas, they decided that two guys with the same last name must be related.
I've not heard of Outcast. What's it about?
Kind of a 'possession' in a small community with the main antagonist being the 'Outcast' who can affect/detect/deny the possessions and has a history with family and possessions and so on and a Reverend partner who tries to help/aim and as I'm writing this I'm realising it sounds nothing like it seems !!
It's a slow burning atmospheric ambiguous 'realistic' adult series and it is a refreshing book.
I also tradewait and there's only been three so far so seeing a TV series so quickly is a leap of faith but that is being adapted quite faithfully and they've got that atmosphere down quite well.
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