DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 1, 2015

DC COMICS

DEC140420    ABSOLUTE Y THE LAST MAN HC VOL 01 (MR)    $125.00
MAY150183    ACTION COMICS #42    $3.99
FEB150277    AMERICAN VAMPIRE SECOND CYCLE #8 (MR)    $3.99
MAR150264    AQUAMAN HC VOL 06 MAELSTROM (N52)    $24.99
APR150283    AQUAMAN TP VOL 05 SEA OF STORMS    $16.99
MAY150196    BAT MITE #2    $2.99
MAY150205    BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT #6    $3.99
APR150288    BATMAN ARKHAM ORIGINS TP    $14.99
MAY150197    BATMAN BEYOND #2    $2.99
MAY150185    BIZARRO #2    $2.99
MAY150201    DETECTIVE COMICS #42    $3.99
MAR150305    DMZ DELUXE EDITION HC BOOK 04 (MR)    $29.99
MAY150264    FBP FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS #22 (MR)    $3.99
MAY150150    FLASH SEASON ZERO #10    $2.99
MAY150151    GREEN ARROW #42    $2.99
MAY150221    GREEN LANTERN #42    $3.99
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MAY150158    LOBO #8    $2.99
MAY150162    MIDNIGHTER #2    $2.99
MAY150227    MORTAL KOMBAT X #8 (MR)    $3.99
MAY150168    OMEGA MEN #2    $2.99
MAY150229    SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #11    $2.99
MAY150273    VERTIGO QUARTERLY SFX #2 (MR)    $7.99

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 1, 2015

MARVEL COMICS

APR150760    A-FORCE #2 SWA    $3.99
APR150878    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19.1    $3.99
APR150933    AVENGERS TP VOL 06 INFINITE AVENGERS    $19.99
APR150858    DARTH VADER #7    $3.99
APR150807    FUTURE IMPERFECT #2 SWA    $3.99
MAY150720    GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL AVX #2 SWA    $3.99
MAY150787    GROOT #2    $3.99
APR150902    GUARDIANS OF GALAXY AND X-MEN HC BLACK VORTEX    $49.99
MAY150791    GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #7    $3.99
APR150861    PRINCESS LEIA #5    $3.99
MAY150680    RED SKULL #1 SWA    $3.99
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APR150897    STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION TP VOL 01 OLD REPUBLIC    $34.99
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MAY150738    X-TINCTION AGENDA #2 SWA    $3.99
APR150813    YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #2 SWA    $3.99

IDW Publishing form Diamond Distributors for July 1, 2015

IDW PUBLISHING

FEB150413    CORTO MALTESE GN BEYOND THE WINDY ISLES    $29.99
APR150474    HAUNTED HORROR #17    $3.99
MAY150457    MIAMI VICE REMIX #5    $3.99
APR150424    MICKEY MOUSE #1    $3.99
APR150416    MIKE ZECK CLASSIC MARVEL STORIES ARTIST ED HC    PI
APR150483    MONSTER MOTORS TP    $17.99
MAY150370    MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #18    $3.99
MAY150308    ONYX #1 REG RODRIGUEZ    $3.99
MAY150310    ONYX #1 REG WILSON III    $3.99
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APR150401    TMNT ONGOING #47    $3.99
APR150384    TRANSFORMERS TP DRIFT EMPIRE OF STONE    $19.99
APR150390    X-FILES SEASON 10 #25    $7.99
MAY150413    ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS #7    $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 1, 2015

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAY150038    AGE OF REPTILES ANCIENT EGYPTIANS #2    $3.99
MAY150091    ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #16 MAIN CVR    $3.99
MAR150096    ARCHIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 11    $59.99
MAY150086    BALTIMORE CULT OF THE RED KING #3    $3.99
MAY150010    BARB WIRE #1    $3.99
NOV140118    GAME OF THRONES FIGURE HODOR & BRAN    $39.99
MAR150098    LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 09    $19.99
MAY150025    NEVERBOY #5    $3.99
FEB150046    USAGI YOJIMBO LTD HC VOL 29 TWO HUNDRED JIZO    $59.99
MAY150065    WITCHER FOX CHILDREN #4    $3.99

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 1, 2015

IMAGE COMICS

APR150499    8HOUSE ARCLIGHT #1 (MR)    $2.99
MAY150459    AIRBOY #2 (MR)    $2.99
MAY150461    ATHENA IX ONE SHOT CVR A SEVY    $3.99
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APR150573    AUTUMNLANDS TP VOL 01 TOOTH & CLAW (MR)    $9.99
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MAY150464    CHEW SMORGASBORD ED HC VOL 02 (MR)    $100.00
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MAY150468    CRIMINAL TP VOL 06 LAST OF THE INNOCENT (MR)    $14.99
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MAY150471    HUMANS #6 (MR)    $2.99
MAR150552    IMPALER TP TWO VOLUME SET (MR)    $19.99
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APR150669    SATELLITE SAM #15 (MR)    $3.50
APR158642    SONS OF THE DEVIL #1 2ND PTG (MR)    $2.99
MAY150478    SUPREME BLUE ROSE TP (MR)    $14.99
MAY150480    WE STAND ON GUARD #1 (MR)    $2.99
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APR150619    WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 02 FANDEMONIUM (MR)    $14.99
APR150688    ZERO #18 CVR A LOTAY & MULLER (MR)    $2.99
APR150689    ZERO #18 CVR B MULLER (MR)    $2.99

Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for July 1, 2015

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

APR151683    A CENTAURS LIFE GN VOL 06 (MR)    $12.99
MAY151121    ARCADIA #3    $3.99
APR151049    ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #262    $4.99
MAY151467    ASTERIX OMNIBUS SC VOL 09    $22.99
MAY151302    BERLIN #19 (MR)    $5.95
MAR151061    BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #12    $3.99
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APR151295    CAPTAIN CANUCK 2015 ONGOING #2    $3.99
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APR151004    CAVEWOMAN THE RETURN #3 CVR A DURHAM    $3.99
APR151005    CAVEWOMAN THE RETURN #3 CVR B DURHAM    PI
MAY151123    CLUSTER #5    $3.99
APR151503    COMPLETE PEANUTS TP VOL 03 1955-1956    $22.99
MAY151795    COOL JAPAN GUIDE FUN IN LAND OF MANGA LUCKY CATS & RAMEN SC    $14.95
MAY151006    CROSSED BADLANDS #75 CALGARY ART DECO (MR)    $9.99
APR151299    DAMOCLES GN VOL 01 BODYGUARDS    $11.95
MAY151322    DF SECRET WARS #1 DF EXC & BONUS BOOK PK    $19.84
MAY151321    DF SECRET WARS #1 DF EXC LAND CVR    $10.00
JAN151413    DF STAR WARS #1 DF EXCL LAND CGC GRADED 9.8    $99.99
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MAR151539    DOCTOR WHO 12TH #9 REG WILLIAMSON    $3.99
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MAY151183    EMBER #0 BIKINI CVR (MR)    $5.99
FEB151681    ETERNAL WARRIOR DAYS OF STEEL TP    $14.99
APR151169    FUTURAMA COMICS #75    $2.99
MAY151701    GFT COVEN #1 A CVR CHEN (MR)    $3.99
MAY151702    GFT COVEN #1 B CVR LEISTER (MR)    $3.99
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MAY151715    GFT ROBYN HOOD ONGOING #12 A CVR LASHELY TALE OF ROT    $3.99
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APR151888    GFT TALES OF TERROR #12 A CVR QUALANO (MR)    $3.99
APR151889    GFT TALES OF TERROR #12 B CVR EHNOT (MR)    $3.99
APR151890    GFT TALES OF TERROR #12 C CVR ERIC J (MR)    $3.99
APR151894    GFT WONDERLAND TP VOL 07    $15.99
APR158446    GIANT DAYS ORIENTATION EDITION    $3.99
APR151140    GOD IS DEAD #37 (MR)    $3.99
APR151142    GOD IS DEAD #37 CARNAGE WRAP CVR (MR)    $3.99
APR151144    GOD IS DEAD #37 ENCHANTING CVR (MR)    $3.99
APR151143    GOD IS DEAD #37 END OF DAYS CVR (MR)    $3.99
APR151141    GOD IS DEAD #37 ICONIC CVR (MR)    $3.99
MAR151019    GODKILLER WALK AMONG US #6 (MR)    $3.99
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APR151233    HELP US GREAT WARRIOR #5    $3.99
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MAY151243    JUSTICE INC AVENGER #2 CVR A FRANCAVILLA    $3.99
APR151301    KENYA GN VOL 03 ABERRATIONS    $11.95
APR150960    KIDS OF THE ROUND TABLE #2    $3.99
MAY151182    LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #10 AUSTIN VIP CVR (MR)    $19.99
MAY151184    LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #21 MID OHIO VIP CVR (MR)    $19.99
MAY151186    LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #24 ISIS CVR (MR)    $9.99
MAY151185    LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #25 MOD GIRL CVR (MR)    $9.99
APR151284    LADY DEATH 2007 SWIMSUIT DLX COLL BOX SET    $99.99
APR151279    LADY DEATH APOCALYPSE #5 CENTURY SET (MR)    $199.99
APR151490    LAST MAN GN VOL 02 ROYAL CUP    $9.99
APR151402    LEGENDERRY GREEN HORNET #5 DAVILA VIRGIN    $50.00
MAY151245    LOOKING FOR GROUP #4 CVR A HAWK    $4.99
MAY151246    LOOKING FOR GROUP #4 CVR B TINDALL    $4.99
APR151302    LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 52 BEAUTIFUL PROVINCE    $11.95
MAY151451    MANSPRESSIONS DECODING MENS BEHAVIOR GN (MR)    $9.95
APR151558    MARIA THE VIRGIN WITCH GN VOL 03 (MR)    $10.99
MAY151247    MASKS 2 #4 CVR A GUICE    $3.99
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MAY151423    MISS BETTER LIVING THROUGH CRIME HC (MR)    $29.95
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MAR151518    NON NON BIYORI GN VOL 01    $12.99
APR151693    NOX GN    $15.99
DEC141458    PLUME V2 #4    $3.99
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MAY151153    REGULAR SHOW #25    $3.99
MAY151797    ROGER DAHLS COMIC JAPAN BEST OF ZERO GRAVITY CARTOONS SC    $15.95
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APR151303    THORGAL GN VOL 16 ARACHNEA    $11.95
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MAGAZINES
MAR151795    AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #59    $10.00
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MAY151845    COMIC SHOP NEWS #1463    PI
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FEB151879    HOBBY JAPAN MAY 2015    $18.00
JAN151881    MEGAMI APR 2015    $18.00
JAN151882    NEWTYPE APR 2015    $18.00

BOOKS
APR151916    BATMAN CLASSIC 5 MINUTE BATMAN STORIES HC    $12.99
MAY151745    BEST OF CLINT LANGLEY ART BOOK HC    $29.95
MAY151747    BEST OF MIKE RATERA ART BOOK HC (MR)    $29.95
MAY151746    BEST OF MIKE S MILLER ART BOOK HC    $29.95
MAY151748    BEST OF PAUL RENAUD ART BOOK HC (MR)    $29.95
MAY151749    BEST OF VINCENZO CUCCA ART BOOK HC (MR)    $29.95
MAY151791    BRICK VEHICLES FLEXIBOUND    $18.99
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Spell of Desire: Witches With Problems

I read Spell of Desire, Vol. 4

I posted a review at the ComicBookBin.  Follow me on Twitter or at Grumble.  Support me on Patreon.

Review: CASH LANDING

CASH LANDING
HARPERCOLLINS/Harper – @HarperCollins

AUTHOR: James Grippando – @James_Grippando
ISBN: 978-0-06-229545-3; hardcover (June 2, 2015)
384pp, B&W, $25.99 U.S.

Cash Landing is a 2015 crime novel from author James Grippando, the second book by the author to be released in 2015 (following January's Cane and Abe).  Cash Landing is based on real-life crime that occurred during the fall of 2005.  Grippando's novel focuses on a band of amateur thieves that is successful in pulling of an airport heist, but is less successful in dealing with all that money.

Cash Landing introduces Karl “Ruban” Betancourt, a guy who has always played by the rules.  Being a goodie-good didn't stop the bank from taking his house, nor did it stop his restaurant business from going bust.  Ruban thinks that he and his wife, Savannah, deserve more than what life has given them.

Every week, a hundred million dollars in cash arrives at Miami International Airport.  That money is shipped by German banks to the Miami branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and only a select group of trusted workers moves the bags through customs and loads them into armored cars.  These commercial jets pregnant with bags of U.S. currency are called “money flights.”  Ruban plans on “catching” one of those flights in order to get the money he believes he deserves.

In November 2009, Ruban makes the big move with his crew:  Jeffrey Beauchamp, Ruban's coke-head brother-in-law; Craig “Pinky” Perez, Jeff's uncle who is also an ex-con; Octavia Alvarez, Ruban's longtime friend who came over from Cuba with him; and bit-player, Marco Aroyo.  Their target is Lufthansa flight 462 (a Boeing 747), and Ruban and company pull off a successful heist, speeding away with $7.4 million in cash.  However, FBI Special Agent Andrea “Andie” Henning believes the best way to catch these thieves is to follow the money, but there are actually several interested parties looking to follow the money.

Cash Landing is the fourth James Grippando novel that I have read.  I loved the first three, but I am disappointed in Cash Landing.  It really isn't a heist novel so much as it is a crime drama.  The problem is that the drama is boiler plate and the characters are mere shadows, unable to become fully developed characters, even by the end of this novel.

Honestly, I don't like the characters in this book.  I don't care about their motivations, and I took only a little more interest in their conflicts.  Even Andie Henning, who has been an exciting character in other Grippando novels, is flat here.  Spoiler alert:  Jack Swyteck, the star of several of Grippando's novels, makes a cameo appearance in Cash Landing.  I squealed when he was revealed; yes – squealed.  I did not know that I liked this fictional dude so much.

Anyway, Cash Landing is not so bad that it is unreadable, but if an unknown or unpublished writer tried to sell this book to Harper, he or she would receive a form rejection letter from the publisher.  Die hard fans of James Grippando may be the only ones who want to read Cash Landing.

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LBX: New Hope

I read LBX: New Hope, Vol. 5

I posted a review at the ComicBookBin.  Follow me on Twitter or at Grumble.  Support me on Patreon.

Read Webcomic Grumble: Chapter Two - Page 10

Grumble Chapter Two, Page 10 is here: http://www.comicbookbin.com/grumbletwopage010.html

NOTE:  Last year, I printed some promotional copies of Grumble: Chapter One through a POD printer.  I will sign and number a copy of this "rare" comic book for $5 post paid, which you can purchase here or http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/p/i-reads-shopping.html

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Review: FRAGMENTS OF HORROR

FRAGMENTS OF HORROR
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

CARTONIST: Junji Ito
TRANSLATION & ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Jocelyn Allen
LETTERS: Eric Erbes
EDITORS: Masumi Washington, Nick Mamatas
ISBN: 978-1-4215-8079-1; hardcover with dust jacket (June 2015); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
224pp, B&W, $17.99 U.S., $21.00 CAN, £10.99 UK

After an eight-year absence from the genre that made his famous, mangaka Junji Ito returned with Fragments of Horror, a collection of macabre manga short stories.  Ito is the creator of such stellar horror manga as Uzumaki and Gyo, as well as numerous short manga.

Fragments of Horror contains eight short stories and an “Afterword” written by Ito in 2014.  VIZ Media recently published an English edition of Fragments of Horror under its VIZ Signature imprint.  The release is a deluxe, hardcover print edition carrying a MSRP of $17.99 U.S. and $21.00 CAN, and it is rated “T+” for “Older Teens.”

Fragments of Horror opens with the story, “Futon.”  The story focuses on a young couple who eloped and are currently living together.  However, Madoka discovers that her boyfriend, Tomio, has basically sealed himself inside a futon.  He blames “dark nature spirits” as the reason for his current predicament.  Madoka is getting tired of this nonsense, but what if Tomio is telling the truth?  Madoka and Tomio return in another story, the neck-traumatizing “Tomio · Red Turtleneck.”

In “Wooden Spirit,” a beautiful and historic wooden house turns crazy-creepy after a new tenant moves in with the current owners.  Feeding and eating turn gruesome and bizarre in the tale, “Blackbird.”

In previous reviews of Junji Ito's manga, I have basically revealed myself to be an acolyte of this modern master of horror.  There have been many adaptations of the work of famed horror and dark fantasy author, H.P. Lovecraft.  There have also been countless comics inspired by Lovecraft.  Junji Ito has named Lovecraft as an influence on his work.  I will take that one step further and say that Ito is the true comics descendant of Lovecraft, and the stories in the Fragments of Horror manga convinces me that I am right.

I will say that not all of the eight stories contained in this volume are exceptional or great.  The stories, “Futon” and “Magami Nanakuse,” are good ideas that fall somewhat flat in execution.  “Whispering Woman” is a classic Gothic tale of troubled and haunted unions, but the ending snatches defeat from the jaws of literary, short story victory.

“Dissection-chan” is creepy and ultimately chilling.  In this volume, the macabre “Blackbird” follows it, and together, the two stories make a blood-curdling one-two punch that might have made even Lovecraft gasp.  Like a Sam Rami movie, “Tomio · Red Turtleneck” is gleefully gruesome.  “Gentle Goodbye” is a masterpiece; it is one of the best short comics that I have ever read.  Every short story collection needs one truly great story that alone can make that collection memorable.  The beautifully haunting “Gentle Goodbye,” with its creepy poignancy, is that story.  Fans of Junji Ito and of horror/dark fantasy comics must have Fragments of Horror on their shelves.

A


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Review: NATCHEZ BURNING

NATCHEZ BURNING
HARPERCOLLINS – @HarperCollins

AUTHOR: Greg Iles
ISBN: 978-0-06-231109-2; mass market paperback (March 31, 2015)
880pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.50 CAN

Natchez Burning is a 2014 novel written by author Greg Iles.  It is the first book in Iles' Natchez Burning Trilogy and the fourth book in his “Penn Cage Series.”  Harper recently reprinted Natchez Burning in a mass market paperback edition, after originally publishing the novel in the spring of 2014.

Natchez Burning covers a wide variety of genres and sub-genres, including mystery, thriller, suspense, crime, and family and local history.  The novel centers on Mayor Penn Cage, as he tries to discover the truth about his father who is accused of murdering a former employee.

Natchez Burning opens with former prosecutor, bestselling author, and current mayor of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage, describing his father.  Growing up in the rural Southern hamlet of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn learned everything he knows about honor and duty from his father, Tom Cage, a family doctor beloved by the poor for how he helped and continues to help them.  It is 2005, just months after Hurricane Katrina stuck, and Dr. Cage is accused of murdering Viola Turner, the beautiful nurse with whom he worked in the 1960s.

Penn has been a fighter who has always stood for justice, so he is going to fight for his father, of course.  However, Penn's quest for answers sends him deep into the past—into the turbulent 1960s of Natchez, Mississippi and of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.  Here, Penn discovers a conspiracy of murder, greed, and racial hate that involves a vicious KKK offshoot, the Double Eagles, financed and directed by one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in Louisiana.  Determined to save his father, Penn's goes on a journey that spans forty years and discovers that the truth will endanger everyone – black and white and young and old.

I think that Natchez Burning is probably the best 862-page novel that I have ever read.  If, somewhere along the way, I discover a better one, then, it will almost certainly be a work of art and it will certainly leave me astounded.  It won't be easy to top Natchez Burning, although the second book of the trilogy, The Bone Tree, is already out in hardcover.

There is a blurb on the paperback cover of Natchez Burning.  It contains two lines of praise from bestselling author Stephen King that says:  “Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down.”  If you are a fan of King, would you suspect him of lying?  How can you defy him?  Read this book.

Seriously, several times, personal and professional obligations demanded that I stop reading Natchez Burning.  When I could read it, however, I did not want to stop.  Every page is practically a cliffhanger, and many pages offer a cliffhanger, of sorts.  Holding this book is like holding a small package of literary dynamite, and I didn't mind how many times it exploded in my hands and in my face.

Natchez Burning is our dark, racist, Jim Crow, segregation, church-bombing, black man-assassinating past turned into the proverbial must-read, potboiler novel.  This is the Southern-fried humdinger that John Grisham wishes he could write.

A+

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Nisekoi: Kamikaze

I read Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 9

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Review: Creative Team Makes "SUPERMAN #38" Super

Reviewed by Albert Avilla

SUPERMAN #38

STORY: Geoff Johns
PENCILS: John Romita, Jr.
INKS: Klaus Janson
COLORS: Laura Martin, Ulises Arreola, Dan Brown, Wil Quintana
LETTERS: Sal Cipriano

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

SPOILER ALERT

The Men of Tomorrow: Chapter 7 - “Friends and Enemies”

I don't read a lot of Superman stories, but recently, I have been able to read this story arc.  The hype machine got me interested in learning about Superman's new power.  Why does he need a new power?  He is already the head, number-one, ass-kicker in the DC Universe.  But growth is good.  We don't want stagnant characters.

I feel fortunate that I got lucky to read this story because of some key events.  Superman makes a catastrophic mistake that has catastrophic consequences.  This makes him more fallible, not the all powerful super-being who can accomplish anything.  I would have liked to see him a little upset about the situation, not just jump back into his regular routine without a pause.  He is sympathetic toward Ulysses, but I think Geoff Johns misses a chance to demonstrate Superman's human side and to get us in our emotions (new slang that I learned from the kids).

Of course, the new power is a big event.  I like that it evolves from a power that Superman already has, and it leaves him vulnerable after he uses it. A real hero puts his life on the line.  I don't want him to use this power like fireworks on the Fourth of July.  My question is simple:  is this the final manifestation of this power or will it evolve?

That's not the only bomb that Superman drops on us.  Superman reveals his secret identity to Jimmy Olsen.  Now, Jimmy is Superman's best friend.

This is one of Mr. John's best offerings.  He has met the standard set by his own talent.  We can appreciate the masters, John Romita and Klaus Janson, on this art team.  From the Fourth Dimension to Metropolis to Superman exploding, the art is exquisite and sublime. These gentlemen are focused on making Superman the pinnacle of comic art.

I rate Superman #38 Buy Your Own Copy (#2 on the Al-o-Meter)


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Black Rose Alice: Diaries of Akiko

I read Black Rose Alice, Vol. 4

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Read Webcomic Grumble: Chapter Two - Page 9

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NOTE:  Last year, I printed some promotional copies of Grumble: Chapter One through a POD printer.  I will sign and number a copy of this "rare" comic book for $5 post paid, which you can purchase here or http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/p/i-reads-shopping.html

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Review: TOKYO GHOUL Volume 1

TOKYO GHOUL, VOL. 1
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

CARTOONIST: Sui Ishida
TRANSLATION: Joe Yamazaki
LETTERING: Vanessa Satone
EDITOR: Joel Enos
ISBN: 978-1-4215-8036-4; paperback (June 2015); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
224pp, B&W, $12.99 U.S., $14.99 CAN, £8.99 UK

The horror manga, Tokyo Ghoul, is the creation of Sui Ishida.  After winning the Young Jump 113th Grand Prix award in 2010, Tokyo Ghoul debuted as a series in Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2011.  A bestselling and popular manga, it was adapted into an anime series in 2014.  Tokyo Ghoul focuses on a young man who, through no fault of his own, becomes a creature that must eat dead human flesh to survive.  Tokyo Ghoul is the latest addition to VIZ Media's VIZ Signature line.

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 (Chapters 1 to 9) introduces shy college freshman, 18-year-old Ken Kaneki.  He attends Kamii University where he studies in the Department of Literature, specializing in Japanese literature.  His best pal, Hide Nagachika, wants Kaneki to read less and date more, so Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize.

However, there are Ghouls that live among us.  They look the same as normal people in every way, but that only hides the truth, especially their craving for human flesh.  Rize is a ghoul, and her actions will change Kaneki.

I was interested in the Tokyo Ghoul manga when I first got a press release from VIZ Media that they were going to publish this series as a digital manga release.  VIZ is now publishing the series in print and sent me a copy for review.  I'm glad that they did; I would have had to buy this otherwise.

Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1 slowly, but gradually brings the reader into a world that is both similar (through the eyes of a young college student) and also into a dark world that is just around the corner from the world in light (the world of the Ghouls).  Creator Sui Ishida presents the life of a shy kid as if Tokyo Ghoul were a BL or shojo drama.  Then, he presents a fantastic world that offers both mystery and intrigue and also violence and death.

So the narrative reflects the dual nature that comes to define Ken Kaneki.  This first volume is a joy to read, but I wonder if the narrative will become trapped in its internal mythology around the Ghouls.  Will character drama remain strong, or will it become subservient to genre trappings?  If the drama remains strong, Tokyo Ghoul will be one of the best new series of the year.

A

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I Reads You Review: DESCENDER #1

DESCENDER #1
IMAGE COMICS – @ImageComics

WRITER: Jeff Lemire
ARTIST: Dustin Nguyen
LETTERS: Steve Wands
COVER: Dustin Nguyen
VARIANT COVER: Jeff Lemire
36pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (March 2015)

Rated T+ / Teen Plus

Book 1: Tin Stars

Descender is a recently-launched science fiction comic book created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen.  It is set in an indeterminate, distant future and focuses on child-like android.

Descender #1 (“Tin Stars”) introduces a section of the galaxy where there is a group of nine “Core Planets” known as “The United Galactic Council” (UGC).  The nine Core Planets are Niyrata, Phages, Mata, Sampson (home of the “original colonists from Old Earth”), Knossos, Silenos, Amun, Gnish, and Ostrakon.  The story opens on the planet Niyrata (the “Hub World”).  There, we meet Dr. Jun Quon, the man acknowledged as the inventor of “modern robotics.”  Dr. Quon is about to face a “Harvester,” a robotic situation that is both awesome and devastating.

The second character of focus is found on “The Moon of Dirishu-6,” home of the Dirishu Mining Colony.  We meet Tim-21, a robot from the “Tim” android series.  Meant to be a “child companion bot,” Tim is about to become a very important robotic boy.

When Descender #1 debuted in March of this year, it was a fast sellout.  Apparently, part of the buzz around Descender was that it had already been optioned for film.  [That's the whole point of publishing a creator-owned comic book through Image, right?]  Luckily, I found “Heroes Corner Comics and More,” a comic book shop that still had copies of recent hot Image Comics titles.  [It's located in Harvey, Louisiana – on the “Westside” of New Orleans.]

I just read this first issue, and now, I don't really see what the fuss was all about.  Descender #1 is mostly borrowed ideas, and Tim seems like nothing more than a character that didn't make it into Steven Spielberg's 2001 film, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.  Descender is by no means bad, but I am not impressed, nor do I find myself especially titillated to read more.  It doesn't help matters that I am not enamored with Dustin Nguyen's wispy, watercolor-like art, and here, it is similar to how he drew the “kids” comic book, Batman: Li'l Gotham, a painfully obvious cash-in on all-things Batman.

I don't see myself pumping hard to find future issues.  Maybe, it gets really better...

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