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Monday, October 9, 2023

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 10, 2023

DC COMICS:

Absolute Transmetropolitan Volume 2 HC (2023 Edition), $150.00
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $4.99
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover C Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover D Gabriele Dell Otto Artist Spotlight Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover E Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover F Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover G Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Robin #2 (Cover H David Baldeon Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman City Of Madness #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Christian Ward), $6.99
Batman City Of Madness #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Bill Sienkiewicz Variant), $6.99
Batman City Of Madness #1 (Of 3)(Cover C Martin Simmonds Variant), AR
Batman City Of Madness #1 (Of 3)(Cover D Christian Ward Variant), AR
Danger Street #10 (Of 12)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $4.99
Danger Street #10 (Of 12)(Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dead Boy Detectives Omnibus HC (The Sandman Universe Classics), $100.00
Diana And The Hero’s Journey TP, $12.99
Green Lantern #4 (Cover A Xermanico), $4.99
Green Lantern #4 (Cover B Evan Doc Shaner Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #4 (Cover C David Lafuente Card Stock Variant), AR
Green Lantern #4 (Cover D Mikel Janin Card Stock Variant), AR
Green Lantern #4 (Cover E David Baldeon Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong Connecting Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Harley Quinn Volume 2 Keepsake TP (2021), $19.99
MAD Magazine #34, $5.99
Superboy The Man Of Tomorrow #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Jahnoy Lindsay), $3.99
Superboy The Man Of Tomorrow #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Fatima Wajid Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superboy The Man Of Tomorrow #6 (Of 6)(Cover C David Talaski Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman Lost #7 (Of 10)(Cover A Carlo Pagulayan & Jason Paz), $4.99
Superman Lost #7 (Of 10)(Cover B Lee Weeks Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Superman Lost #7 (Of 10)(Cover C Montos Card Stock Variant), AR
Wesley Dodds The Sandman #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Riley Rossmo), $3.99
Wesley Dodds The Sandman #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Baldemar Rivas Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wesley Dodds The Sandman #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Keron Grant Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wesley Dodds The Sandman #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Riley Rossmo Golden Age Foil Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman Blood And Guts The Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Wonder Woman The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 2 HC, $100.00
Wonder Woman War Of The Gods Special Edition #4 (Of 4)(Cover A George Perez), $4.99
World’s Finest Teen Titans #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Chris Samnee), $3.99
World’s Finest Teen Titans #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Evan Doc Shaner Card Stock Variant), $4.99
World’s Finest Teen Titans #4 (Of 6)(Cover C John Timms Card Stock Variant), $4.99
World’s Finest Teen Titans #4 (Of 6)(Cover D Khary Randolph Card Stock Variant), AR
World’s Finest Teen Titans #4 (Of 6)(Cover E Michael Allred Card Stock Variant), AR

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: June 2022 - Update #70

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

BLACK COMICS - From TheCharlottePost:  Black creative talent is carving a place for itself in the American comic book industry.

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCoolDynamite Entertainment is fast selling out of its trade and hardcover collections of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's "The Boys."  The comic book series is currently a popular Amazon streaming television series.

SONY MARVEL U - From DeadlineEmma Roberts is joining Sony's Marvel Comics film, "Madame Web," which stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role.

DC/MILESTONE - From DCBlog:    Milestone Media's Reginald Hudlin describes the making of "Milestones in History", a giant-sized new comic book featuring the heroes of Milestone narrating the real-life stories of historical Black trailblazers.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics will republish and finish Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's "Miracleman: The Silver Age," beginning Oct. 2022, with new material debuting Dec. 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer, Warren Ellis, sidelined for two years by accusations of inappropirate behavior, will apparently return to comic books in 2023.

COMICS TO TV - From EWHulu has cancelled the Lamorne Morris' comedy, "Woke."  It is based on the life and work of cartoonist Keith Knight, who co-created the TV series.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From VarietyMarvel Studios President Kevin Feige has said that the studio is returning to San Diego Comic-Con, although neither he not Disney clarified plans for the show.

ARCHIE COMICS TO TV - From Deadline:  In the wake of the 2023 end of The CW's "Riverdale" series, the network is looking at another Archie Comics series.  Actor Daniel Dae Kim's 3AD banner, Archie Studios, and Warner Bros. Television is developing "Jake Chang" based on a new Archie Comics character that will make his comic book debut in July.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:   This October (2022), Marvel Comics will begin celebrating the 40th anniversary of Miracleman, the 1982 post-modern reboot of the British superhero, Marvelman, by Alan Moore and the late artist, Garry Leach.  This will launch "Miracleman #0," a giant-sized one-shot anthology that will include new work by the Miracleman team of Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham.

SONY MARVEL U - From Variety:  While promoting "Bullet Train," actor-producer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson talked about the experience of shooting Sony Picture's upcoming Marvel Comics film, "Kraven the Hunter."  Taylor-Johnson describes the character as an "anti-hero."

MARVEL STUDIOS - From WeGotThisCovered:   Fans muse about the success that Marvel Studios has had that other shared universes cannot match.

MARVEL - From BleedingCoolMarvel Studios President Kevin Feige will write the forward to "Avengers Assemble XXL," which collects the first twenty issues of Avengers in a high-falutin' edition.  It is the latest in Taschen's "Marvel Comics Library,"and is due in August 2022 in two editions.

BREAKING NEWS - From Deadline:  Two actors have died in an automobile accident involving the cast and crew of Netflix's "The Chosen One," which is based on the comic book by Mark Millar.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  This cover of DC Comics" "The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1" (of 3) is disappearing because it features a likeness of controversial actor, Ezra Miller, from "The Flash."  It also has a look at Ben Affleck's Batman.

IMAGE - From BaltimoreTimes:  Acclaimed television writer-producer and comic book writer, Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia," "Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog," "Star Wars: Lando"), is to receive the key to the City of Annapolis, Friday, June 24th.

MARVEL - From Marvel:  Marvel Comics is bringing back "Midnight Suns."  A new "Midnight Suns #1" arrives Sept. 9th from writer Ethan Sacks and artist Luigi Zagaria.  Blade and Wolverine are among the members.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book artist, Tim Sale, has died at the age of 66, Wednesday, June 15, 2022.  Sale was best known for his collaborations with writer, Jeph Loeb, especially the beloved 13-issue miniseries, "Batman: The Long Halloween" (1996-97).

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From IGN:  Via a social media post, actor Tom Hardy seems to confirm that the script for "Venom 3" is completed.  The writer is Kelly Marcel, who wrote "Venom: Let There Be Carnage," from a story by Hardy and Marcel.

IDW - From GamesRadar:  The latest title in IDW's original content initiative is "Crashed," a five-issue miniseries about a doctor who treats superheroes.  It is written by Matthew Klein and drawn by Morgan Beem, and the first issue arrives in September.

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Arriving Sept. 13th, "Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special," a 96-page one-shot anthology will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the debut of the TV character turned comic book and pop culture icon, "Harley Quinn."  Harley debuted in 1992 the "Fox Kids" animated series, "Batman: The Animated Series."

DC CINEMA - From THR:  Actress-singer Lady Gaga is in early negotiations to star in the sequel to "Joker," which reportedly may be a musical.

BOOK NEWS - From BleedingCool:  Starting on the April 1, 2023, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over the sales and distribution of all of Disney Publishing Worldwide books to bookstores, libraries, book clubs and online stores such as Amazon.  PRHPS will handle also distribution to all mass, trade and independent bookselling channels.  This covers titles from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, Fox, 20th Century Studios, National Geographic, and more

DC CINEMA - From DCComics:  Here is the first trailer for DC Film's "Black Adam" movie, which is due Oct. 31, 2022.

RUMOR/MARVEL STUDIOS - From VICE:  Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, who is rumored to be playing "Namor" in Marvel's upcoming, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," is interviewed by "Vice."  Huerta supposedly learned a Mayan language for the role.

THE SANDMAN - From DCComics:  Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's "The Sandman," based on the Neil Gaiman/DC Comics title.  It is due Aug. 5th, 2022.

From DCBlog:  "DC Blog" breaks down Netflix's "The Sandman" teaser trailer.

From BleedingCool:  Neil Gaiman answers questions of the Netflix series, "The Sandman."

comiXology - From TheBeatcomiXology's original series, "The Black Ghost," from writers Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher and artist George Kambadais, returns this summer with a new five-issue miniseries.

DC CINEMA - From TMZEzra Miller, star of Warner/DC Film's upcoming, "The Flash," is in trouble again. This time he is accused of controlling and grooming a minor female and providing her with drugs and alcohol.

IDW - From GamesRadar:  The site looks at IDW's new "Dungeons & Dragons" comic book, "Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft - Orphan of Agony Isle," which begins this month.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Director Todd Phillips has announced a sequel to his Oscar-winning film, "Joker."

From Variety:  Despite changes in leadership at Warner Bros., there are still questions about DC Films.

RUMOR - From TheDirect:  Marvel Studios' reboot of the "Blade" film franchise may begin filming sometime in early July 2022.

THE SANDMAN - From WeGotThisCovered:  Actress Jenna Coleman will play a brand new version of John Constantine in Netflix's "The Sandman."  "She's a bit posh" says showrunner Alan Heinberg.

EN MEMORIAM - From Blabbermouth:  American fantasy artist, Ken Kelly, has died at the age of 76, Friday, June 3, 2022.  His paintings focused on sword and sorcery and other heroic fantasy subgenres. His early work included producing painted covers for comic book magazines from Warren Publishing and Skywalk Publications.  He also painted book covers, but Kelly may be best known for producing album cover art for a number or recording artists, most notably "Kiss" and "Manowar."

MARVEL STUDIOS - From YahooEntertainment:  Lady Gaga. Tom Cruise.  Behind the scenes of "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" with writer Michael Waldron.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  A brief history of Marvel Comics' editors-in-chief.

IMAGE - From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' imprint, Skybound will produce a five-issue comic book series based on the Shudder TV series, "Creepshow."

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Who is in the new Justice League?... Mary Marvel? Supergirl?

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Manga publisher, Seven Seas Entertainment, has hired lawyers in order to deal with the recent union of its employees.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief and current Marvel executive vice-president and creative director, Joe Quesada, is leaving Marvel.

DC/MILESTONE - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics has announced a YA "Static" graphic novel, "Static Up All Night" by Lamar Giles and Paris Alleyne with N. Steven Harris.

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MAY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Upshot for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Hulk Vs Thor: Banner of War" for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" solicitations for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Z2 Comics for May 2022

JUNE 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector DC Comics Graphic Novels for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Lev Gleason for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Banner of War" for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "X-Men" for June 2022 
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for June 2022

JULY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Artists Elite Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2022
From GamesRadar:  DC Comics covers and solicitations for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Star Wars" comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Merc Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Silver Sprocket for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for July 2022

AUGUST 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Asylum Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Comic House for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "A.X.E.: Judgement Day solicitations for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for August 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics solicitations for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2022
 
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

I Reads You Juniors: June 2021 - Update #101

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS

IMAGE/DARK HORSE - From ICv2:   In September, Eisner Award-winning writer Jeff Lemire will launch two new miniseries, "Mazebook" from Dark Horse and "Primordial: from Image.

BOOM STUDIOS - TheBeat:  The site has a five-page story preview and some cover art from BOOM! Studios' "Dark Blood #1."  Written by televisions writer and showrunner, Latoya Morgan and drawn by newcomer Walt Barna, the comic book is due July 21st.

WARREN ELLIS - From BleedingCool:  Artist Ben Templesmith recently announced that he and writer Warren Ellis will finish their old Image Comics series, "Fell." Image has released a statement saying that it will not work with Ellis on anything further until he makes amends.
 
From BleedingCool:   Warren Ellis accepts "So Many of Us" offer.
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DC TV - From DCBlog:   In honor of "DC Pride Month," actor Anissa Pierce talks about playing "Thunder" on The CW's "Black Lightning."

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:   August 3rd, 2021 will mark the 10th anniversary of the first appearance of the Spider-Man character, Miles Morales (Marvel's 21st century Spider-Man).  The comic book, "Miles Morales: Spider-Man #30," will feature Miles in a new Spider-Man costume.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:   Marvel Comics will celebrate that it has published 300 issues of "Conan the Barbarian" over two eras.  The 300th issue will be "Conan the Barbarian #25," it will feature several creative teams and sport several variant covers, including covers by Peach Momoko and Alex Toth.

DC CINEMA - From GeekFeed:   The site has the first official look at the costumes for the "Shazam! Family" in DC Films' "Shazam!: Fury of the Gods."

DC CINEMA - From HypeBeast:   "Batman" actor Michael Keaton seen on the set of DC Film's "The Flash."

DC CINEMA - From TheDrive:  In "The Flash" movie, Michael Keaton's Batman will drive a "Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6," an EV car.

DC CINEMA - From Collider:  Footage from the set of director Andy Muschietti's DC Film's production, "The Flash," reveals the costume that actress Sasha Calle will wear as Supergirl.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Artist Ben Templesmith has announced that he and writer Warren Ellis will finish their comic book, "Fell," of which nine issues were published by Image Comics from 2005 to 2008.  There was to be a further 7 issues, but Templesmith says the conclusion may be published as a single-volume work.

DIAMOND - From BleedingCool:   Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the return of the "Retailer Summit" as an online event for 2021 on the 26th and 27th of September 2021.

DC CINEMA - From THR:  Warner Bros. has released an "Early Access" trailer for writer-director James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad," which is due Aug. 6th.

DC COMICS/MANGA - From JapanToday:    Superman will start in a gourmet manga, "Superman vs Food: Superman’s Meals of Solitude" (Superman vs Meshi: Superman No Hitori Meshi), written by Satoshi Miyakawa with art by Kai Kitago.

MANGA - From TheOuterHaven:   Ablaze Publishing reveals to new manga titles it will publish, "Versus Fight Story" and "Crueler Than Dead."

MANGA/EISNERS - From CBR:   The site tells readers how to read the manga nominated for the 2021 Eisner Awards.

BLACK COMICS - From THR:   Nigeria’s Comic Republic, Africa’s largest publisher of independent comic books, has signed a production deal with Emagine Content and JackieBoy Entertainment to adapt its catalog of African superheroes for film and TV.

IMAGE COMICS - From THR:   How Emilia Clarke paid homage to "Game of Thrones" with her new comic book, "M.O.M.: Mother of Madness."

MCU RUMORS - From WeGotThisCovered:  Marvel wants to kill of Iron Fist in the MCU.

MILESTONE - From BleedingCool:   "Milestone Compendium One" is a softcover collection from DC Comics with more than 1,300 pages of classic Milestone Comics stories, collecting the debut story arcs of Blood Syndicate, Hardware, Static, Icon, Xombi, and Shadow Cabinet from the original Milestone creative teams.  It will be published September 2021.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool: There will be at least nine variant covers for the first issue of "M.O.M.: Mother of Madness," which is co-written by Emmy nominated actress, Emilia Clarke.

DC TV - From DCBlog:   In honor of Pride Month, "DC Blog" interviews and profiles "Batwoman" actress, Javicia Leslie.

FANTAGRAPHICS - From Newsarama:   The site presents a preview of the upcoming "Red Room #2" from Ed Piskor.

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Aquaman villain, Black Manta, will star in a six-issue miniseries from writer Chuck Brown and artist Valentine De Landro.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  The current Batman/Superman comic book series will come to an end with #22 in September 2021.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  A look at Jackson Hyde/Aqualad ahead of his miniseries, "Aquaman: The Becoming."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   The great comic book creator, Ty Templeton, has stage 3 colorectal cancer, and he is talking about via his online comic, "Bun Toons."

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Artist Stuart Immonen joins Mark Millar for the second volume of Millar's fantastic fantasy comic book, "The Magic Order."

MANGA - From ANN:   In May, the 1st volume of the English version of Reibun Ike's "Dick Fight Island" was ranked as the #1 Romance manga and #1 Yaoi & LGBTQ+ Manga according to Amazon's Best Sellers Rank.

MANGA - From BoundingInto:   Comic book writer, Gerry Conway, who has created hundreds of comic book characters, The Punisher and Power Girl, wants manga creators “taken to task” for their “rampant sexism and misogyny.”

COMICS - From YahooInsider:   This article offers an overview of a recent controversy involving comic book cover artist J. Scott Campbell and the online movement of "art fixing."

BRITISH COMICS - From 2000AD:   Veteran "Judge Dredd" and "Strontium Dogs" artist Trevor Hairsine talks to "2000 AD Thrill-Cast" podcast.

MANGA TO ANIME - From YouTube:  Hiroshi Nagahama is the director of Cartoon Network/Adult Swim's anime adaptation of Junji Ito's seminal manga, "Uzumaki."  Now, Nagahama is sharing a brief preview of the miniseries.

MILLARWORLD - From FlickeringMyth:   The site has an eight-page preview of Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edward's "Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem #1," which is due tomorrow.

MILESTONE - From TheBeat:  In a web chat, writer Vita Ayala and layout artist ChrisCross talk about "Static Season One," the first comic book series that will mark the return of Milestone.  "Static Shock Season #1" is on sale as early as today.

DC ANIMATION - From Variety:    In an article about a particular group of TV series (including Disney's "WandaVision") that "subvert the superhero" genre, the writer details how DC Comics objected to Batman performing oral sex on Catwoman in the hit animated series, "Harley Quinn."  If this act does happen, it will be seen in the upcoming third season of the HBO Max series.

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:   "Harley Quinn: The Animated Series" is getting a comic book sequel to the show's second season finale meant to fill in the time before the upcoming third season.  "Bingo Love" writer Tee Franklin, artist Max Sarin, and letterer Taylor Esposito are working on the six-issue "Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour."

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Jackson Hyde/Aqualad is getting his own comic book this fall, "Aquaman: The Becoming."

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:   The classic DC Comics/Vertigo series, "Fables," which ended in 2015, is returning as an ongoing series in 2022.  In meantime, September will see the debut of the six-issue miniseries, "Batman vs. Bigby!: A Wolf in Gotham."

COMICS - From BI:  Substack, the newsletter platform, is getting into the digital comic publishing business.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   Lunar Distribution, LLC plans to join Diamond Comic Distributors and distribute Marvel Comics titles via Penguin Random House, Marvel's new distributor.

DC ANIMATION - From DCBlog:   Dwayne Johnson introduces "DC League of Super-Pets."

BOOK NEWS - From AP: One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman.”  Other winners for books include the late Les Payne and daughter Tamara Payne for their Malcolm X biography “The Dead Are Arising.”

MARVEL - From Nerdist:  Marvel has released a trailer for "X-Men #1" which debuts July 7th.

EISNER AWARDS - From BleedingCool:   The nominees for the 2021 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced.  This is for works published between Jan. 1st and Dec. 31st, 2020.  The deadline for voting is June 30th,  and the winners will be announced sometime in July via a virtual ceremony.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   The trade paperback collection of the 2003 miniseries, "Truth: Red, White & Black," has been out of print for over a decade. The miniseries focuses on Isaiah Bradley, one of 300 African American soldiers experimented on by the US Army in an attempt to create super soldiers via the serum that would eventually turn Steve Rogers into Captain America.  Marvel will return the collection to print under the new title, "Captain America: Truth," in February 2022.

DC CINEMA - From TheWrap:   Director James Wan has revealed that the title for the "Aquaman" sequel is "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," which will be released December 16, 2022.

NEIL GAIMAN - From CBR:   Netflix has release a first-look video featurette at "The Sandman," its live-action adaptation of the classic DC Comics/Vertigo comic book written by Neil Gaiman.

DC ANIMATION - From Deadline:   Dwayne Johnson has just unveiled the voice-over cast for the upcoming animated DC movie "DC League of Super-Pets." The list includes Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, John Krasinski, Diego Luna and Natasha Lyonne. None of their roles were disclosed, except that Hart will be the voice of "Ace" (the Bat-Hound).  Johnson will voice "Krypto" (the Super-Dog).

DC TV - From Variety:   The CW and Warner Bros. TV dropped first-look photos of “Batwoman” star Camrus Johnson, who plays "Luke Fox," suited as the character, "Batwing."

MANGA - From BleedingCool:   Yen Press is producing a graphic novel adaptation of Disney's Oscar-winning animated feature film, "Big Hero 6," which was based on a Marvel Comics title.

DC CINEMA - From LATimes:   DC Film's "Blue Beetle" movie, based on the comic book, will be an HBO Max exclusive.

DC CINEMA - From MurphysMultiverse:   Directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who recently wrapped on the upcoming Disney+ series "Mrs.Marvel," will direct the "Batgirl" movie for DC Films and HBO Max.

DC TV - From THR:   Anna Diop, the Senegal-born actress who plays "Starfire" on HBO Max's "Titans," has signed on to M88 for career management.

IDW - From THR:   Beloved "G.I. Joe" comic book writer, Larry Hama, is joining writer-artist Rob Liefeld on the fifth and final issue of Liefeld's G.I. Joe spinoff comic book, "Snake Eyes: Deadgame.  That issue will feature Hama's pencil art on the cover.

COMICS - From ToyNews:   The children’s book publisher AMEET has detailed a new partnership with the multi-platform content company, Skybound Entertainment to launch a new series of LEGO comic books. The first in the series is slated to debut in 2022 and will be published by Image Comics and Skybound.

COMICS TO TV - From BloodyDisgusting:   "Y: The Last Man," based on the DC Comics/Vertigo series from Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra, will reportedly debut on "FX on Hulu" in September.

COMICS TO TV - From EW:  Here is a first look at actor Jensen Ackles ("Supernatural") as "Soldier Boy" from Amazon's "The Boys" Season 3. 

MILLARWORLD - From GhettoManga:  Back in the day (May 2012), Mark Millar provided a preview of "Supercrooks #1."

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:    Director Matt Reeves' "The Batman" supposedly has a dark tone - darker than "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" - and may be the grimmest Batman film yet.

DC CINEMA - From THR:   Danny Elfman is a four-time Oscar nominee and a Grammy Award winner for his film music.  But Elfman has a wild tale about how he composed his iconic score to director Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989), which he says involved freaking out several flight attendants.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Marvel's newest Captain America will be debut September 2021 in "United States of Captain America #4." She is Ari Agbayani, a Filipino-American college student.

ARCHIE - From BleedingCool:   The site has a preview of Rob Liefeld's "The Mighty Crusaders: The Shield #1 one shot.

MILLARWORLD - From Deadline:  Actor Josh Duhamel reacts to the premature cancellation of his hit Netflix TV series, "Jupiter's Legacy," based on the Mark Millar comic book.

SONY MARVEL U - From Variety:  Actress Issa Rae will provide the voice of Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman in the sequel to Oscar-winning animated film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." 

MARVEL -From BleedingCool:  Will Marvel Comics really kill of Doctor Strange this September?

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   James Tynion talks to "DC Nation" about his new horror series, "Nice House on the Lake"

DC Comics - From DCBlog: Mariko Tamaki talks about her new DC Comics series, "Crush & Lobo."

DC TV - From DCBlog:   Go behind the scenes of "Sweet Tooth," the new Netflix series based on the DC Comics/Vertigo series.

DC TV - From BleedingCool:  Word has come down that the DC Comics/Vertigo title, "Red Thorn," is being adapted for television.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   Here is a first look at the Wolverine vs. Deathlok battle in the Free Comic Book Day 2021 title, "FCBD 2021 Marvel Gold Avengers Hulk #1"

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Lunar Distribution, the DC Comics direct market exclusive distributor created by their biggest customer, DCBS, is moving (along with DCBS) from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to New Haven, Indiana.  They will receive up to a million dollars in tax credits for the move.

DYNAMITE - From SyFy:   The site has a preview of Dynamite Entertainment's upcoming "Elvira meets Vincent Price #1."  The miniseries is written by David Avallone and drawn by Juan Samu.

NEIL GAIMAN - From IndieWire:   Neil Gaiman says he gives "all the fucks" about "The Sandman." But he gives "zero fucks about people who don’t understand/haven’t read ‘Sandman’ whining about a nonbinary Desire or that Death isn’t white enough." Re - Netflix's "The Sandman" TV series.

DC COMICS - From Polygon:  Writer James Tynion IV talks about his new horror comic book series, "The Nice House on the Lake," from DC Comics' new horror imprint, "DC Horror."

MILLARWORLD - From THR:   Netflix has cancelled its TV adaptation of Mark Millar's comic book, "Jupiter's Legacy, after one season.  However, it has ordered a live-action and anime adaptation of "Supercrooks," which is set in the same universe as "Jupiter's Legacy."

DIAMOND - From BleedingCool:  Comic book retailers are learning what their new Marvel order discount will be if they stick with Diamond Comic Distributors rather than go with Marvel's new distributor, Penguin Random House.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Artist Bryan Hitch will join writers Ram V and Al Ewing on a new ongoing "Venom" comic book that begins in November.

BRITISH COMICS - From 2000AD:  Writer-artist Chris Weston talks about his new Judge Dredd story, "Adios, Rowdy Yates."

From 2000AD:  The House That Dredd Built: A Brief History of Rowdy Yates Block
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DC TV - From YahooEntertainment:   The Tulsa Race Massacre turns 100: How HBO's "Watchmen" helped teach America a crucial history lesson.

BLACK PANTHER - From YahooWashPost:  Ta-Nehisi Coates took the Black Panther comic book to dark places - and it paid off.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:   "Mister Miracle: The Great Escape" is a new young adult graphic novel from DC Comics out in January, 2022.  Created by Varian Johnson and Daniel Isles, it re-imagines Scott Free as a young Black student attending school on the planet of Apokalips.

NEWSPAPER COMICS - From BleedingCool:   ABLAZE announced today a deal with Tribune Content Agency to publish a collection of the groundbreaking comic strip "Friday Foster." The series was the first US newspaper comics strip to feature an African-American woman as its main character.

ARCHIE - From BleedingCool:  David Gallaher is now writing Archie Comics "The Shield," that Rob Liefeld has previously worked on.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:   DC Comics will publish four titles for Free Comic Book Day 2021 (August 14th): "Batman FCBD Special Edition," "Suicide Squad FCBD Special Edition," "Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven Special Edition," and "Batman And Robin And Howard and Amethyst: Princess Of Gemworld Special Edition Flipbook."

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JUNE 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for June 2021 
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Eaglemoss for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for June 2021 
 
JULY 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collectors for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2021

AUGUST 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Free Comic Book Day for August 14, 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  It's Alive for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Second Sight Publishing for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2021

SEPTEMBER 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for September 2021 
From BleedingCool:  AWA for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for September 2021

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Monday, June 21, 2021

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for June 22, 2021

DC COMICS:

Action Comics #1032 (Cover A Mikel Janin), $4.99
Action Comics #1032 (Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #3 (Of 6)(Mikel Janín 2nd Printing Variant Cover), 4.99
Batman Reptilian #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Liam Sharp), $3.99
Batman Reptilian #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Cully Hamner Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Reptilian #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Bill Sienkiewicz Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman #19 (Cover A Ivan Reis), $3.99
Batman Superman #19 (Cover B Greg Capullo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Checkmate #1 (Cover A Alex Maleev), $3.99
Checkmate #1 (Cover B Matt Taylor Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Through The ’80s The Experiments HC, $49.99
Detective Comics #1038 (Cover A Dan Mora), $4.99
Detective Comics #1038 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dreaming Waking Hours #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Marguerite Sauvage), $3.99
Future State Justice League TP, $29.99
Green Lantern John Stewart A Celebration Of 50 Years HC, $39.99
Harley Quinn #4 (Cover A Riley Rossmo), $3.99
Harley Quinn #4 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #4 (Cover C Kris Anka Pride Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Infinite Frontier #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $4.99
Infinite Frontier #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Bryan Hitch Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League #63 (Cover A David Marquez), $4.99
Justice League #63 (Cover B Dan Panosian Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League The New 52 Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $125.00
Mister Miracle The Source Of Freedom #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Mister Miracle The Source Of Freedom #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Fico Ossio Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robin #3 (Cover A Gleb Melnikov), $3.99
Robin #3 (Cover B Francis Manapul Card Stock Variant), $4.99
RWBY Justice League #3 (Of 7)(Cover A Mirka Andolfo), $3.99
RWBY Justice League #3 (Of 7)(Cover B Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman #32 (Cover A John Timms), $4.99
Superman #32 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Superman #32 (Cover C David Talaski Pride Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Teen Titans Academy #4 (Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $3.99
Teen Titans Academy #4 (Cover B Philip Tan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Teen Titans Academy #4 (Cover C TBD Pride Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Transmetropolitan Volume 5 TP, $29.99
Wonder Woman #774 (Cover A Travis Moore), $4.99
Wonder Woman #774 (Cover B Joshua Middleton Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Jen Bartel), $5.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Joshua Middleton), $5.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Yanick Paquette), $5.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Ramona Fradon & Sandra Hope), AR


Friday, May 14, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: THE BATMAN'S GRAVE #1

THE BATMAN'S GRAVE No. 1 (OF 12)
DC COMICS – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Warren Ellis
PENCILS: Bryan Hitch
INKS: Kevin Nowlan
COLORS: Alex Sinclair
LETTERS: Richard Starkings
EDITOR: Marie Javins
COVER: Bryan Hitch with Alex Sinclair
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Jeehyung Lee
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2019)

Rated “T+” for “Teen Plus”

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger


The Batman's Grave is a new twelve-issue, comic book maxi-series.  It is written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Bryan Hitch (pencils) and Kevin Nowlan (inks).  Ellis and Hitch worked together on the comic book, StormWatch (1997), and are best known as a team for their run on the hit comic book, The Authority (1999), which the two created.  Colorist Alex Sinclair and letterer Richard Starkings complete the creative team.  The Batman's Grave finds Batman a.k.a. “The World's Great Detective” forced to inhabit the mind of a murder victim with a half-eaten face in order to solve the crime.

The Batman's Grave #1 opens at Wayne Manor, the stately home of Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman.  We find Bruce's butler and Batman's brother-in-arms, Alfred Pennyworth, tending to the graves of Bruce's parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne.  There is a third grave.  It is empty, and Bruce will one day fill it.

In Gotham City, Batman saves a young couple and their child the way no one saved young Bruce and his slain parents.  Alerted to an unanswered 911 call, Batman finds himself at a rundown apartment building.  There, he finds the corpse of Vincent William Stannik.  By his own admission to Alfred, Batman can only think like a victim.  And this almost psychotic identification with murder victims causes him to immerse himself in the lives the victims and to obsess over every detail of their deaths.  But will this focus on the victim as he approached death lead Batman to his own grave?

I often lament that comic books featuring the world's greatest (comic book) detective are more often than not more superhero-action comics than they are mystery comics.  After reading this first issue's 24 (not 20) pages, I think that The Batman's Grave will be a mystery comic book that will have Batman play detective to solve murder cases.  At the same time, The Batman's Grave's creative team will investigate the minds of both Batman/Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth.

In fact, I love (and yes that is the word I want to use) Warren Ellis' depiction of Alfred Pennyworth as a tired, old friend, exhausted by a war on crime of which he wishes Batman was also exhausted.  Ellis presents Bruce Wayne and Batman as one in the same – psychotic.  I am especially curious to see where Ellis takes this series.

The artists of The Batman's Grave, Bryan Hitch on pencils and Kevin Nowlan on inks, are a dream team.  Hitch's eccentric, stylish pencils can only be inked by a veteran and/or supremely talented inker, and of course, that is Nowlan.  The resulting art is beautiful, mysterious, and haunting – the perfect graphical storytelling for a tale of murder, obsession, and graves.  Alex Sinclair, as usual, colors the crap out of the art and embellishes this story with a perfect mood that recalls Edgar Allen Poe.  Letterer Richard Starkings, as usual, does standout work; I guess if you have Ellis, Hitch, Nowlan, and Sinclair, you have to have Starkings on the team, also.

So I am ready for more, and truthfully, this is the only Batman comic book I feel like I have to read right now.  I recommend that you try at least The Batman's Grave #1.

8 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Monday, March 29, 2021

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for March 30, 2021

DC COMICS:

Batman Catwoman #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Clay Mann), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Jim Lee & Scott Williams), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #4 (Of 12)(Cover C Travis Charest), $4.99
Batman’s Grave The Complete Collection HC, $39.99
Flash #768 (Cover A Brandon Peterson), $4.99
Flash #768 (Cover B Ian MacDonald), AR
Future State Superman Vs Imperious Lex #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Future State Superman Vs Imperious Lex #3 (Of 3)(Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR
Green Arrow 80 Years Of The Emerald Archer The Deluxe Edition HC, $29.99
John Constantine Hellblazer Volume 2 The Best Version Of You TP, $16.99
Justice League Odyssey Volume 4 Last Stand TP, $16.99
Other History Of The DC Universe #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Marco Mastrazzo), $6.99
Other History Of The DC Universe #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Jamal Campbell), $6.99
Strange Adventures #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $4.99
Strange Adventures #9 (Of 12)(Cover B Evan Doc Shaner), $4.99
Teen Titans Raven HC, $19.99



Monday, February 8, 2021

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for February 9, 2021

DC COMICS:

Absolute Planetary Expanded Edition HC, $150.00
American Vampire 1976 #5 (Of 9)(Cover A Rafael Albuquerque), $3.99
American Vampire 1976 #5 (Of 9)(Cover B Francis Manapul), $3.99
Aquaman Volume 4 Echoes Of A Life Lived Well TP, $19.99
Batman Volume 2 The Joker War HC, $29.99
DC Love Is A Battlefield #1 (One Shot), $9.99
Future State Dark Detective #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Dan Mora), $5.99
Future State Dark Detective #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Green Lantern #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Clayton Henry), $5.99
Future State Green Lantern #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Justice League #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Dan Mora), $5.99
Future State Justice League #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Kara Zor-El Superwoman #1 (TBD 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Future State Kara Zor-El Superwoman #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Paulina Ganucheau), $3.99
Future State Kara Zor-El Superwoman #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Alex Garner Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Robin Eternal #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Emanuela Lupacchino & Irvin Rodriguez), $3.99
Future State Robin Eternal #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Daniel Warren Johnson Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Superman Wonder Woman #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Lee Weeks), $3.99
Future State Superman Wonder Woman #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Teen Titans #1 (Of 2)(TBD 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Future State Teen Titans #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $3.99
Future State Teen Titans #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State The Flash #1 (Of 2)(TBD 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Green Lantern Circle Of Fire TP (New Edition), $39.99
Green Lantern Season Two #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Liam Sharp), $3.99
Green Lantern Season Two #11 (Of 12)(Cover B Phil Jimenez), AR
Hawkman Volume 4 Hawks Eternal TP, $19.99
Richard Dragon Kung-Fu Fighter The Coming Of The Dragon HC, $49.99
Rorschach #5 (Of 12)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $4.99
Rorschach #5 (Of 12)(Cover B Denys Cowan & Bill Sienkiewicz), AR
Sweet Tooth The Return #4 (Of 6), $3.99


Sunday, January 24, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: KARNAK #1

KARNAK No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Warren Ellis
ART: Gerardo Zaffino
COLORS: Dan Brown
LETTERS: VC's Clayton Cowles
COVER: David Aja
VARIANT COVERS:  Gerardo Zaffino; Jim Cheung with Justin Ponsor; Skottie Young; Eric Powell (Monster variant) Kaare Andrews (Hop Hop variant)
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2015)

Rated T+

Karnak created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

“The Flaw in All Things” Part 1


Karnak is a Marvel Comics character that is part of the super-human race known as the Inhumans.  Karnak was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuted in Fantastic Four #45 (cover dated: December 1965), the same issue in which the Inhumans first appeared.

Unlike most Inhumans, Karnak was not exposed to the Terrigen Mists.  Because he did not undergo Terrigenesis, he did not develop additional powers like other Inhumans.  A martial artist, Karnak can find the weakness or the flaw in anything (people, ideas, objects, philosophies, structures, and systems).  Using his training and strength, Karnak exploits his talents and can turn a weakness into a weapon.

Marvel Comics is apparently expanding the profile of the Inhumans even more, and that includes launching Inhuman solo titles.  The first one is Karnak, which is written by Warren Ellis; drawn by Gerardo Zaffino; colored by Dan Brown; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  [Of note:  due to unforeseen circumstances, the art team will change in future issues.]

Karnak #1 (“The Flaw in All Things” Part 1) finds Magister Karnak doing his thing at the Tower of Wisdom.  His thing is interrupted when S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Coulson come calling for his help and whisk him off to a S.H.I.E.L.D. base in the Arctic.

It seems that William and Sarah Roderick have lost their son, Adam.  He recently underwent Terrigenesis and afterwards, was abducted.  The culprit seems to be I.D.I.C. (International Data Integration and Control), an old splinter group of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), thought to be defunct. Now, Karnak, the baddest philosopher since I-don't-know-who, will find Adam and I.D.I.C.

Karnak is another intriguing series from the mind of Warren Ellis, one of most the imaginative and inventive writers of North American and British comic books.  When I first heard that there was going to be a Karnak comic book, I was all like “Puh-lease!”  However, once I learned that Ellis would be the writer, I was intrigued.

I read Ellis' Karnak as an amalgamation of a fixer, special operative, troubleshooter, and martial artist.  He is the Inhuman blunt instrument, called in when no one can get the job done.  I wonder if Karnak will be a pop comic, full of kick-ass and action swag, while offering up something new in terms of ideas, plots, and settings.

Surprisingly, I am as impressed with the art of Gerardo Zaffino and Dan Brown as I am with Ellis' story-script-concept.  Zaffino's compositions are representational in a moody and impressionistic way, but the art makes for kinetic storytelling – as if the narrative is always urging forward.  The colors are alluring; they are like candy, and I think Brown's hues were the elements that kept drawing me deeper into this first issue.

I heartily recommend Karnak.  Readers looking for the really different in the All-New, All-Different Marvel will want to buy this first issue, even if it means mail order or digital.

A

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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