Wednesday, December 31, 2025

I Reads You Juniors: December 2025 - UPDATE #45

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

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NEWS:

IMAGE COMICS - From ComingSoon:  FX/Hulu has released a trailer for Ryan Murphy's upcoming television series, "The Beauty," which stars Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, and Anthony Ramos, to name a few.  This new TV show is based on the Image Comics title, "The Beauty," from writer-artist Jeremy Haun and writer Jason A. Hurley.

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  German actor, Lars Eidinger, will play the villain, "Brainiac," in director James Gunn's "Supeman" and "Lex Luthor" movie, "Man of Tomorrow."  The film is due in theaters July 9, 2027.

COMIC STRIPS -  From THR:  Sony Music now owns a majority stake in "Peanuts Holdings, LLC," the holding company for "Charlie Brown," "Snoopy," and the rest of the "Peanuts" characters from the legendary, long-running, daily newspaper comic strip, "Peanuts," created by the late Charles Schulz (1922-2000) .  They already owned 39  percent, and paid 457 million dollars for another 41 percent of the holding company.  Sony Music now owns 80 percent with the Schulz family retaining a 20 percent ownership stake.

DC STUDIOS - From ComicBook:  Rumors say that Oscar-nominated actress, Scarlett Johansson, will play "Gilda Gold/Gilda Dent" in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman II."  Gold is the wife of Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent. Apparently, Gilda became the serial killer, "Holiday," in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's 1996-97 miniseries, "Batman: The Long Halloween."

From EW:  First teaser trailer for the 2026 "Supergirl" film reveals actress Milly Alcock in the full Supergirl costume as she takes flight. It also reveals actor Jason Momoa as the DC Comics anti-hero, "Lobo."

From Deadline:  Via a promotional reel, HBO provides the first teaser footage of the "Green Lantern" upcoming TV series, "Lanterns." The footage features a surprise interaction between Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre).

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer-artist Gabriel Hardman talks about his new four-issue DC/Black Label miniseries, "Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia." The first issue arrived Wed., Nov. 26th, 2025.

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  Oscar-nominee Scarlett Johansson is in talks to star opposite Robert Pattinson in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman II," which is due October 2027.

From WorldofReel:  Oscar-winning cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt ("Mank") will be the director of photography on "The Batman II," which is set for a October 2027 release.

From GamesRadar:  The HBO Max series "Lanterns," based on the DC Comics' franchise, "Green Lantern," is set for a Summer 2026 release.

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NOVEMBER 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Abrams Books for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Transformers and G.I. Joe Energon Universe" titles for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "The World to Comie" titles for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Panick Entertainment for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Udon Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for November 2025

DECEMBER 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Afterlight Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Amp for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Cambrian Press for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "DC K.O." titles for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Age of Revelations" second issues for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Imperial" titles for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Panick Entertainment for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics "Vantage" titles for December 2025

JANUARY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Abrams Books for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Clover Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Invader Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  The Lab Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Panick Entertainment for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  TwoMorrows Publishing for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2026

FEBRUARY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Invader Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Universe" titles for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" titles for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rekcah Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  SHP Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for February 2026+
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2026

MARCH 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' "Energon Universe" for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' " Spawn Universe" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Armageddon" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Death Spiral" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Comics" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press "Absolute Archie Comics" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for March 2026

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

#IReadsYou Yaoi Review: CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA 2

CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA 2
JUNE MANGA/DMP BOOKS

CARTOONIST: Kazura Matsumoto
TRANSLATION: Sachiko Sato
LETTERS: Samantha Yamanaka
ISBN: 978-1-56970-758-6; paperback w/dust jacket (February 26, 2008)
208pp, B&W, $12.95 U.S.

Drama/Romance; Rated “YA” for “Young Adults 16+”

Camera Camera Camera is a boys' love/yaoi manga series from mangaka, Kazura Matsumoto.  It was originally serialized from February 2002 to February 2003 in Dear+, the boys' love manga magazine published by Shinsokan, the Japanese publishing company.  Boys' love (or BL) manga is a manga genre that depicts amorous situations between male romantic leads and is typically created for a female audience.  Yaoi manga is a BL subset that features explicit depictions of sex between male characters.  The Camera Camera Camera series is specifically yaoi manga.

Camera Camera Camera focuses on Akira Togawa.  He may be an average high school student, but he is in love with his older stepbrother, Satoru.  Make that was.  A scruffy photographer named Kaoru Nakahara came into Akira’s life when he began work on a campus photography project.  Kaoru fell head over heels in love with Akira, and he wouldn’t take even Akira’s loudest “No!” for an answer, but Akira eventually fell in love with Kaoru, too.

As Camera Camera Camera, Vol. 2 opens, Akira gets a shocking phone call about Satoru, but that’s not his only problem.  Akira also finds himself fighting a diminutive, 16-year-old, male model named Daisuke Kotoko for Kaoru’s attention.  Meanwhile, a mystery woman comes back into Kaoru’s life, and Akira may finally learn why Kaoru doesn’t like to take photographs of people.

THE LOWDOWN:  The drama continues as the Boys’ Love (BL) drama, Camera Camera Camera, moves steadily, but with much commotion, towards its conclusion.  Creator Kazura Matsumoto presents such well-developed characters, and while she doesn’t offer much psychological insight into them, she does connect them through love and obligation.  All that passion, concern, duty and commitment make for tasty conflict, jealousy, and rivalries, but it’s all smooth and entertaining rather than being dark and tiresome.  Matsumoto is an all around good artist, but her stylish facial drawings immediately capture attention.  It is funny; however, that her drawing style made Akira’s face look like the mug Michael Jackson is currently sporting.

Camera Camera Camera quality BL manga.  It is also a Young Adult drama that may appeal to teen BL fans as much, if not more, than older readers.

I READS YOU REVIEW:  Fans of Camera Camera Camera 1 will want to read Camera Camera Camera 2.

B+
★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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Monday, December 29, 2025

Image Comics Releases for December 31, 2025

IMAGE COMICS:

Darkness (2025) #1 (Cover J Marc Silvestri Signed Black & White Full Art Variant), AR
Darkness (2025) #1 (Cover K Marc Silvestri Original Sketch Variant), AR
Escape #1 (4th Printing Cover A Daniel Acuna), $4.99
Escape #5 (Cover A Daniel Acuna), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Escape #5 (Cover B Tradd Moore), AR (find on eBay)
Feral #19 (Cover A Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner), $3.99
Feral #19 (Cover B Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner Movie Poster Homage Variant), $3.99
Feral #19 (Cover C Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner Full Art Variant), AR
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover A Maxi Dallo), $4.99
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover B Luca Casalanguida), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover C Maxi Dallo Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover D Luca Casalanguida Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover E Amiclar Pinna), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover A Ryan Browne), $3.99
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover B Matthew Allison), $3.99
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover C Ryan Browne Youngblood Team-Up Variant), $3.99
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover D Ryan Browne Youngblood Team-Up Black & White Full Art Variant), $3.99
Spawn The Dark Ages #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Liam McCormack Sharp), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Spawn The Dark Ages #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Ryan Brown), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Tin Can Society #9 (Of 9)(Cover A Francesco Mobili), $3.99
Tin Can Society #9 (Of 9)(Cover B Roland Boschi & Chris Chuckry), AR

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Marvel Comics Releases for December 31, 2025

MARVEL COMICS:

Captain America Epic Collection Volume 14 American Nightmare TP, $54.99
Jeph Loeb And Tim Sale Captain America TP (Gallery Edition), $19.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Joe Quesada Wraparound Variant), $4.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Jonas Scharf Stormbreakers New Class Variant), $4.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Giuseppe Camuncoli), $4.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover D Martin Coccolo), AR
Marvel Previews Volume 6 #52 (January 2026), AR
Marvel Zombies Red Band #4 (Cover A Greg Land)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Marvel Zombies Red Band #4 (Cover B Scott Koblish Retro Zombie Variant)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Marvel Zombies Red Band #4 (Cover C Mike Hawthorne)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Leinil Francis Yu), $4.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Dike Ruan Hunting The Hunters Variant), $4.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #5 (Of 5)(Cover C Sergio Davila), AR
Punisher Red Band #4 (Cover A Marco Checchetto)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Punisher Red Band #4 (Cover B Kaare Andrews)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Punisher Red Band #4 (Cover C Bjorn Barends)(Polybagged), AR (find on eBay)
Secret Wars Battleworld Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover A Simone Bianchi Book Market Variant), $125.00
Secret Wars Battleworld Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover B Esad Ribic Direct Market Variant), $125.00 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover A Lesley Leirix Li), $4.99
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover B Russell Dauterman), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover C Rose Besch), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover D InHyuk Lee 3 Part Connecting Magic Variant C), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover E Geoff Shaw Winter Break Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover F Devmalya Pramanik Promo Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover G Russell Dauterman Design Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover H Rose Besch Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover I Mark Brooks), AR (find on eBay)
Star Wars Boba Fett Black White And Red #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Ken Lashley), $5.99
Star Wars Boba Fett Black White And Red #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Luke Ross), $5.99
Star Wars Boba Fett Black White And Red #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Dave Wachter), AR
Storm Volume 2 Thunder War TP, $19.99
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Mark Brooks), $5.99
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Derrick Chew Foil Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Skottie Young), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Cafu), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover E Sanford Greene Wraparound Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover F Dan Panosian), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover G Peach Momoko), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover H Blue Line Blank Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover I True Believers Blind Bag Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover J Skottie Young Black & White Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover K Ryan Stegman), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover L Alexander Lozano), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover M Chip Zdarsky), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimates #19 (Cover A Dike Ruan), $4.99
Ultimates #19 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Ultimate Special Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimates #19 (Cover C Stefano Caselli), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimates #19 (Cover D Taurin Clarke), AR (find on eBay)
Undead Iron Fist #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Whilce Portacio), $3.99
Undead Iron Fist #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Ivan Shavrin), $3.99
West Coast Avengers Volume 2 War Of Ultron TP, $15.99
Wolverine And Kitty Pryde TP, $17.99
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover A Ryan Stegman)(Age Of Revelation), $5.99
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover B Rickie Yagawa)(Age Of Revelation), $5.99 (find on eBay)
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover C Marcos Martin)(Age Of Revelation), $5.99 (find on eBay)
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover D Andrei Bressan)(Age Of Revelation), AR (find on eBay)

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Other Distributors for December 31, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVEL:

BOOM! STUDIOS
Amory Wars Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume 2 No World For Tomorrow Volume 3 TP, $17.99
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover A Christian Ward), $5.99
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover B Zu Orzu), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover C Christian Ward Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover D Tonci Zonjic Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover E Zu Orzu Full Art Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover A Joe Jaro), $4.99
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover B Ron Lim Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover C Ron Lim Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover D Joe Jaro), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover F Joe Jaro Inks Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Traveler Complete Collection TP, $19.99

BOOM! STUDIOS - BOOM! BOX
Mary Sue #3 (Cover A Lisa Sterle), $4.99
Mary Sue #3 (Cover B Lisa Sterle), $4.99
Mary Sue #3 (Cover C Lisa Sterle Full Art Variant), $4.99
Misfit City Complete Collection TP, $19.99

CSN PRESS
Comic Shop News #2002, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Rogue Agents #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Valeria Favoccia), $4.99
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Rogue Agents #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Riley Rossmo), $4.99
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Rogue Agents #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Reese Hannigan), $4.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Harley Quinn x Elvira #1 (Cover ZD Blind Bag Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover A Declan Shalvey), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover B Alfredo Cardona), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover C Meghan Hetrick), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover D Marco Failla), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover E Rapha Lobosco), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover F Rapha Lobosco Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover G Marco Failla Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover H Meghan Hetrick Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover I Alfredo Cardona Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover J Declan Shalvey Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

IDW PUBLISHING
IDW Monthly Title Catalog January 2026, AR

KODANSHA COMICS
Fate/Grand Order -mortalis:stella- Volume 5 GN, $12.99
My Noisy Roommate The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters And A Hottie Volume 4 GN, $13.99
Nina The Starry Bride Volume 13 GN, $12.99
Pass The Monster Meat Milady Volume 9 GN, $12.99
Rent-A-Girlfriend Volume 34 GN, $12.99
Seven Deadly Sins Four Knights Of The Apocalypse Volume 20 GN, $10.99

ONI PRESS
Adventure Time Compendium Volume 3 TP (Cover A Shelli Paroline Book Market Variant), $49.99
Adventure Time Compendium Volume 3 TP (Cover B Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb Direct Market Variant), $75.00
Skin Police 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Daniel Gete), $4.99
Skin Police 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Javier Rodriguez), $4.99
Skin Police 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Javier Rodriguez Full Art Variant), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Juan Gedeon), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Andrew Krahnke), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover C AJ Jothikumar Handbook Variant), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover D Juan Gedeon Full Art Variant), AR
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover E Andrew Krahnke Black & White Variant), AR

TITAN MANGA
Gran Familia Volume 2 TP, $12.99

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #5

NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #5 (OF 5)
DARK HORSE COMICS/Netflix

STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Valerio Giangiordano
COLORS: Lee Loughridge
LETTERS: Clem Robins
EDITOR: Daniel Chabon
EDITORIAL PRODUCTION: Sarah Unwin
COVER: Valerio Giangiordano with Lee Loughridge
40pp, Color, $6.99 U.S. (January 2025)

Age range: 14+

Nemesis created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery is a five-issue comic book miniseries from writer Mark Millar.  It is a sequel to the miniseries, Nemesis Reloaded (2023) and Big Game (2023).  Published by Dark Horse comics, the new series finds the super-killer, Nemesis, on a mission of revenge.  Rogues' Gallery is drawn by Valerio Giangiordano; colored by Lee Loughridge; and lettered by Clem Robins.

Nemesis: Rogues Gallery finds Nemesis on a mission to once again be the world's greatest super-villain. Now, out for revenge against everyone who wronged him, Nemesis must rebuild his empire and his fortune... this time with a sidekick, Pedro Hernandez, following him every step of the way.

Nemesis: Rogues Gallery #5 opens on an island where billionaires gather to indulge in the worst fantasies mankind can imagine outside the watchful eye of the authorities.  That's where Nemesis is – using his Alton Albrecht identity, of course.

Nemesis is a guest of notorious billionaire, Adrian Zigo, and he plans on being a poor guest.  Nemesis is on a mission that involves each and every one of these billionaires on the island and half their wealth.  However, Nemesis' first sidekick, Sang, is also on the island, and he is leading an assault team in high-tech suits and bearing a hard-on for Nemesis.  Is Nemesis finally trapped for real and looking at his demise or is his new sidekick, Pedro, also on the island?

THE LOWDOWN:  This is the second time that I have been on any kind of list that provides PDF copies of titles published by Dark Horse Comics.  The latest comic book to mark my return is Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #5.

Writer Mark Millar offers an explosive finale for Nemesis: Rogues Gallery #5, as he did for the previous Nemesis series.  His depiction of the billionaire class as plutocratic dullards who are always looking to indulge their depraved desires is timely.  It is only a little ironic that a substantial portion of the readers for a comic book like Nemesis are chumps for the tech bros and would gladly serve the whims of the super-rich.  Rogues Gallery is cathartic precisely because fiction is the only scenario in which the ultra-rich get their comeuppance.

Artist Valerio Giangiordano continues to deliver stellar storytelling with a gritty, crime-noir spin on violent superhero/fantasy action.  If Nemesis is a take on an evil version of Batman, Giangiordano gets in on the spirit of things and draws several close ups of Nemesis that look like some of the close-ups of Batman that Frank Miller drew for his seminal graphic novel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.  Letterer Clem Robins captures the deranged narcissism of the title character by making us believe this comic book has a soundtrack.

Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery offers one of the best lines that I've read in a comic book in recent memory:  “Do you kiss your cows with that mouth?”  If you missed this series, dear readers, there should be a trade paperback available soon.  That's how you can make up for this transgression... before Nemesis finds out.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar's comic books and of Valerio Giangiordano's art will desire Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery.

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

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: SAVAGE DIRT AXES

SAVAGE DIRT AXES
CANDLE LIGHT PRESS

STORY: Will Beard
ART: Will Beard
LETTERS/PRODUCTION: John Ira Thomas
MISC. ART: Carter Allen; Will Grant
ISBN: 978-0-9743147-0-9; paperback (2025)
60pp, B&W, $10.00 U.S.

Savage Dirt Axes is a 2025 original graphic novel from writer-artist Will Beard.  Published as a paperback original with black and white interior art by Candle Light Press, Savage Dirt Axes is set in the 19th century Old West and focuses a ragtag band of friends fighting a monster invasion.  John Ira Thomas joins Will Beard as the story's letter.

Savage Dirt Axes opens with two cowboys – the stoic and stern, Rhett, and the somewhat cowardly young fella, Billy – ready to close out their day.  They head on over to visit some roughneck pals, Ottis and Rex.  Billy also hopes to meat his girlfriend, Josie, the daughter of Rex.

However, it turns out that Rex is missing, and the search for him takes the group right into a confrontation with a herd of monstrous, demonic, and gigantic creatures, which one of them call “dirt axes.”  Can the cowboys, ornery old dudes, and one gal stop a monster invasion or will they end up being meat for the beast – just like the cattle?

THE LOWDOWN:  Will Beard is a budding master of the weird Western comic book.  In collaboration with writer John Ira Thomas, he drew the hardcover original graphic novel, Dan Callahan and the Sand Pirates.  Also, Savage Dirt Axes reminds me of the 1999 weird Western original graphic novel, Red Range: A Wild Western Adventure, from writer Joe R. Lansdale and artist Sam Glanzman.

In Savage Dirt Axes, Beard has fashioned a weird Western comic book that is first and foremost set firmly in the Western fiction genre.  Secondly, the monsters are genuinely scary and practically impossible to defeat, yet they don't feel out of place in or contrived for this story.  I had a blast riding along with our heroes as they fight to save their lives.

I also like that Beard embraces the weird fiction roots of comic books and goes wild, weird, and wonderful on this story that doesn't try to make scientific sense.  Savage Dirt Axes is pure comic book fun; it is a pure monster comic.  Dear readers, you can enjoy the fun by finding the Candle Light Press table at any conventions they attend.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of the weird western will want to try Savage Dirt Axes.

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


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Monday, December 22, 2025

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for December 24, 2025

DC COMICS:

Absolute Flash Volume 1 Of Two Worlds HC, $24.99
Absolute Flash Volume 1 Of Two Worlds TP, $17.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover A Javier Rodriguez), $4.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover B Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover C Werther Dell Edera Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover D Brandt & Stein Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Superman #14 (Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $4.99
Absolute Superman #14 (Cover B Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Superman #14 (Cover C Elizabeth Torque Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Superman #14 (Cover D Nikolas Draper-Ivey Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover A Hayden Sherman), $4.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover C Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover D Kyuyong Eom Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Static Beyond #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikolas Draper-Ivey), $4.99
Batman Static Beyond #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Static Beyond #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Rahzzah Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jorge Corona), $4.99
DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Guillem March Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Taurin Clarke Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1104 (Cover A Mikel Janin), $4.99
Detective Comics #1104 (Cover B Greg Smallwood Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1104 (Cover C Kris Anka Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Flash #28 (Cover A Dan Mora)(DC K.O.), $3.99
Flash #28 (Cover B Eric Canete Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Flash #28 (Cover C Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Flash #28 (Cover D Ethan Young Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Flash #28 (Cover E Lucas Meyer Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Flash (2023) Volume 4 Bad Moon Rising TP, $19.99
Green Arrow #31 (Cover A Taurin Clarke), $3.99
Green Arrow #31 (Cover B Skylar Patridge Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern #30 (Cover A Annie Wu), $4.99
Green Lantern #30 (Cover B Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #30 (Cover C Don Aguillo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #30 (Cover D Ariel Colon Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern Compendium 1 Rebirth TP, $59.99
Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Erica Henderson), $3.99
Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Mahmud Asrar Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Ejikure Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover E Arif Prianto Foil Variant), $6.99
Harley Quinn #57 (Cover A Yanick Paquette)(#200), $5.99
Harley Quinn #57 (Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99
Harley Quinn #57 (Cover C InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99
Harley Quinn #57 (Cover D Jessica Luna Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99
Harley Quinn #57 (Cover E Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99
Immortal Legend Batman #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Dan Mora), $4.99
Immortal Legend Batman #5 (Of 6)(Cover B tokitokoro Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Immortal Legend Batman #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Ethan Young Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Red #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Clayton Henry), $3.99
Justice League Red #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Sweeney Boo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover A Dan Mora)(DC K.O.), $3.99
Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover C Jeff Spokes Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover D Kevin Wada Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover E Stevan Subic Glow-In-The-Dark Variant)(DC K.O.), $7.99
Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover A Christian Duce), $4.99
Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover B Carlo Pagulayan Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover C Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover D Kevin Maguire Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Superman #33 (Cover A Hayden Sherman)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Superman #33 (Cover B Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99
Superman #33 (Cover C Sebastian Fiumara Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99
Superman #33 (Cover D David Aja Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99
Superman #33 (Cover E Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Belen Ortega), $3.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover C Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover D Haining Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Warlord By Mike Grell Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $100.00

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Image Comics Releases for December 24, 2025

IMAGE COMICS:

Birthright Deluxe Edition Volume 2 HC, $59.99
Creepshow Volume 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Lorenzo De Felici), $3.99
Creepshow Volume 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Ramon Villalobos), $3.99
Creepshow Volume 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover C Jorge Fornes), AR
Final Boss #2 (Cover A Tyler Kirkham), $3.99
Final Boss #2 (Cover B Kevin Keane), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Final Boss #2 (Cover C Chad Hardin), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Final Boss #2 (Cover D Marc Silvestri), AR (find on eBay)
Final Boss #2 (Cover E Tyler Kirkham Foil Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Final Boss #2 (Cover F Marc Silvestri Red Foil Variant), AR (find on eBay)
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #152 Hama Files Edition (Cover A Phil Gosier/Scott Koblish/Chi), $3.99
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #152 Hama Files Edition (Cover B Chris Mooneyham), $3.99
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #152 Hama Files Edition (Cover C Phil Gosier & Scott Koblish Foil Variant), $4.99
Gray Lady #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Ken Lashley), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Gray Lady #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Francesco Francavilla), AR (find on eBay)
Hornsby And Halo #13 (Cover A Peter Snejbjerg & Francis Manapul), $3.99
Hornsby And Halo #13 (Cover B Andrei Bressan & Morry Hollowell), $3.99
I Saw Santa A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Brett Booth), $5.99
I Saw Santa A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Jonathan Wayshak), $5.99
I Saw Santa A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #2 (Of 2)(Cover C Daniel Henriques), $5.99
Image Comics 2025 Stocking Stuffer Blind Bag, $20.00 (find on eBay)
Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover A Ryan Ottley & Dave McCaig), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover B Mark Englert), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover C Cory Walker), AR (find on eBay)
Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover D Jahnoy Lindsay), AR (find on eBay)
Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover E Ryan Ottley Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Lazarus Volume 8 TP, $16.99
Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover A Mirka Andolfo), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover B Godtail), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover C Rachta Lin), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover D Marco Failla), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover E Mirka Andolfo Hot Cover Polybagged Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover F Blank Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
No Man's Land #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Szymon Kudranski), $3.99
No Man's Land #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Szymon Kudranski Playstation Variant), $3.99
Radiant Black #39 (Cover A Felipe Watanabe), $3.99
Radiant Black #39 (Cover B Matt Taylor), $3.99
Radiant Black #39 (Cover C Felipe Watanabe Full Art Variant), AR
Radiant Black #39 (Cover D Daniel Bayliss Youngblood Team-Up Variant), $3.99
Radiant Black #39 (Cover E Daniel Bayliss Youngblood Team-Up Black & White Full Art Variant), $3.99
Rocketfellers #11 (Cover A Francis Manapul), $3.99
Rocketfellers #11 (Cover B Jesus Merino & Morry Hollowell), $3.99
Sisterhood A Hyde Street Story #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Leila Leiz & Alex Sinclair), $3.99
Sisterhood A Hyde Street Story #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Bryan Hitch & Brad Anderson Wraparound Variant), $3.99
Skinbreaker #4 (Cover A David Finch & Annalisa Leoni), $4.99
Skinbreaker #4 (Cover B David Finch & Annalisa Leoni), $4.99
Skinbreaker #4 (Cover C Tony Moore), AR
Skinbreaker #4 (Cover D Lorenzo De Felici), AR
Skinbreaker #4 (Cover E Eric Canete), AR
Skinbreaker Treasury Edition #4 (Cover A David Finch & Annalisa Leoni), $14.99 (find on eBay)
Sleep #7 (Of 8)(Cover A Zander Cannon), $3.99
Sleep #7 (Of 8)(Cover B Kevin Cannon), $3.99
Sleep #7 (Of 8)(Cover C Zander Cannon Youngblood Team-Up Variant), $3.99
Spawn #371 (Cover A Francesco Mattina), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Spawn #371 (Cover B Raymond Gay), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Spawn #371 (Cover C Danny Ingrassia), $3.99 (find on eBay)
This Ends Tonight TP, $14.99
Void Rivals #25 (Cover A Lorenzo De Felici), $3.99
Void Rivals #25 (Cover B Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover C Ben Oliver), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover D Carmine Di Giandomenico), AR (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover E Leirix Leirix Li), AR (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover F Ludo Lullabi Foil Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover G Blank Variant), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover H Lorenzo De Felici Foil Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover I Andrea Milana & Andres Juarez Die Cut Foil Darak Mask Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover J Andrea Milana & Andres Juarez Die Cut Foil Solila Mask Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Void Rivals #25 (Cover K Eric Canete Foil Die Cut Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
We're Taking Everyone Down With Us TP, $19.99

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Marvel Comics Releases for December 24, 2025

MARVEL COMICS:

1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Pete Woods), $3.99
1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Phil Jimenez Homage Variant), $3.99
1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Phil Noto), $3.99
1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover D Pete Woods Knullified Variant), $3.99
1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover E Lucas Werneck), AR
1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover F Phil Noto Full Art Variant), AR
Alien Vs. Captain America #1 (Of 4)(2nd Printing Cover A Leinil Francis Yu), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Alien Vs. Captain America #1 (Of 4)(2nd Printing Cover B Dan Panosian Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover A John Romita Jr.), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Variant), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover C Simone Di Meo Winter Break Variant, $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover D Corin Howell Knullified Variant), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover E Ben Su Disney Stitch Unleash The Holidays Variant), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover F Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Full Art Variant), AR
Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover G Jeremy Wilson), AR
Avengers By Jed Mackay Volume 5 Masters Of Evil TP, $19.99
Avengers By Johns And Coipel Omnibus HC (Cover A David Finch Book Market Variant), $100.00
Avengers By Johns And Coipel Omnibus HC (Cover B Jim Cheung Direct Market Variant), $100.00 (find on eBay)
Cloak Or Dagger #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Mike McKone)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Cloak Or Dagger #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Greg Land)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Cloak Or Dagger #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Todd Nauck)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Exceptional X-Men By Eve L. Ewing Volume 2 The Deep End TP, $24.99
Expatriate X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Francesco Mortarino)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Expatriate X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Junggeun Yoon)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Expatriate X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover C David Baldeon)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Marvel Masterworks The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 27 (Book Market Edition), $75.00
Marvel Masterworks The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 27 (Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 389), $75.00 (find on eBay)
Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover A Greg Land), $5.99
Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover B Gerardo Sandoval Knullified Variant), $5.99
Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover C Ivan Talavera), $5.99
Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover D Nicoletta Baldari), $5.99
Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover E Lesley Leirix Li), AR
Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover F Ivan Talavera Full Art Variant), AR
Miles Morales Spider-Man By Cody Ziglar Volume 7 God War TP, $15.99
Planet She-Hulk #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Matteo Lolli), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Planet She-Hulk #1 (2nd Printing Cover B Aaron Kuder Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Rom Epic Collection The Original Marvel Years Volume 3 TP, $49.99
Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Alex Saviuk), $3.99
Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant), $3.99
Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Justin Mason Knullified Variant), $3.99
Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Marvel Animation Variant), $3.99
Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Nick Bradshaw), $3.99
Star Wars #8 (Cover A Bengal Luke Skywalker & Leia Organa Jedi Knights Variant), $3.99
Star Wars #8 (Cover A John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant), $3.99
Star Wars #8 (Cover A Nogi San), AR
Star Wars #8 (Cover A Phil Noto), $3.99
Undeadpool #3 (Of 3)(Cover A E.M. Gist)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Undeadpool #3 (Of 3)(Cover B ACO)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Undeadpool #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Paco Diaz)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jonas Scharf), $6.99
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Adi Granov), $6.99 (find on eBay)
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Stephen Platt), $6.99 (find on eBay)
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Sanford Greene Foil Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Ryan Stegman Knullified Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover F J. Scott Campbell Wraparound Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover G Phil Noto Disney Stitch Unleash The Holidays Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover H Adi Granov Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover I Declan Shalvey), AR (find on eBay)
X-Vengers #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Mike McKone)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
X-Vengers #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Edwin Galmon)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
X-Vengers #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Sergio Davila)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Other Distributors for December 24, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS:

ABRAMS BOOKS
Doug Chiang Slipcase Set The Cinematic Legacy And The Star Wars Legacy (Volumes 1-2), $275.00

BOOM! STUDIOS
Blink And You'll Miss It #4 (Cover A Keith Browning), $4.99
Blink And You'll Miss It #4 (Cover B Alison Sampson Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Blink And You'll Miss It #4 (Cover C Keith Browning Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Dune House Atreides Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Dune House Atreides Deluxe Edition HC (Limited Edition Slipcased Edition), $69.99
Hello Darkness #17 (Cover A Rebeca Puebla), $5.99
Hello Darkness #17 (Cover B Jenny Frison), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Hello Darkness #17 (Cover C Jeehyung Lee Full Art Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Hello Darkness #17 (Cover D Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Hello Darkness #17 (Cover E Rebeca Puebla Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Hello Darkness #17 (Cover F Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover A Andrew Griffith), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover B Sketch Ellis), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover C Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover D Sketch Ellis Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover E Valentine Smith Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover F Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover G Miguel Mercado Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover H Frany Reveal Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover I Andrew Griffith Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

BOOM! STUDIOS - BOOM! BOX
Lumberjanes Volume 2 HC, $29.99
Lumberjanes Volume 2 TP, $19.99

CHRONICLE BOOKS
Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Traveler's Guide To Batuu HC, $22.95

CSN PRESS
Comic Shop News #2001, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS
American Caper #2 (Of 12)(Cover A Tyler Boss), $4.99
American Caper #2 (Of 12)(Cover B Simon Bisley), $4.99
Art Of The Outer Worlds 2 HC, $54.99
Guy In The Chair #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Guillermo Sanna), $4.99
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Out Of Time TP, $21.99
Madman Omnibus Volume 2 TP, $49.99
Masterminds #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Stephen Thompson), $4.99
Masterminds #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Keron Grant), $4.99
Nocturnals The Sinister Path #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Dan Brereton), $4.99
Nocturnals The Sinister Path #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Adam Hughes), $4.99
Nocturnals The Sinister Path #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Sveta Shubina), $4.99
Powers 25 #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Michael Avon Oeming), $4.99
Powers 25 #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Eric Powell), $4.99
Red Book I #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Michael Avon Oeming), $4.99
Red Book I #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Alison Sampson), $4.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Disney Villains Maleficent #1 (Cover K Blind Bag Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover A Paulina Ganucheau), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover B Ellery), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover C Robert Quinn), $4.99 (find on eBay)
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Thursday, December 18, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #10

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #10 (2023)
TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub
ART: Roberto de la Torre
COLORS: Diego Rodriguez
LETTERS: Richard Starkings and Tyler of Comicraft
EDITOR: Chris Butera
COVER: Alan Quah
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: E.M. Gist; Roberto de la Torre; David Aja; Alan Quah
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (May 2024)

Suggested for mature readers

“The Age Unconquered” Part II: “Far Shores & Fearless Men”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they launched a new Conan the Barbarian series in 2023.  The current story arc is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Roberto de la Torre; colored by Dean White and Diego Rodriguez; and lettered by Richard Starkings and Comicraft.  Entitled “The Age Unconquered,” this arc finds Conan's body and/or soul transported 80,000 years into the past

Conan the Barbarian #10 (“Far Shores & Fearless Men”) opens in the dreams of Kull of Atlantis (also known as “Kull the Conqueror”).  Once awakened, Kull must confront the blind rage and mania that caused him to turn on his his loyal Pict fighter, Brule the Spear-slayer, and also caused him to engage Conan in fierce battle.

Conan!  Kull!  Brule the Spear-slayer!  How can this be when tens of thousands of years separate the time of Conan from the time of Kull and Brule?  Well, the result of Conan's encounter with a shard of the “Black Stone” has thrown him thousands of years into the past and has him currently located in Kull's capital, Valusia, “the City of Wonders.”

Now, Conan finds himself swept up in Kull's journey to find the source of the darkness that threatens his kingdom.  Kull believes the source of the darkness is in Atlantis, the land of his birth.  It will be a hard journey, however, and Conan, Kull, and Brule may find death before they reach their destination.

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #10 is one of them.

Writer Jim Zub has moved the Conan the Barbarian comic book series in a new direction.  Zub has transported Conan out of “the Hyborean Age,” the age in which Conan's creator, Robert E. Howard, set his adventures.  Zub has moved Conan into the past to “the Thurian Age,” the time in which Howard sets the adventures of Conan's precursor, Kull of Atlantis, another of his creations.

It is a big change, but it allows Zub to make Conan a stranger in a strange land, and that itself presents new opportunities for conflict and tension.  This tenth issue quickly resolves the conflicts of issue #9 and Zub begins to hypnotize his readers with an alluring journey into darkness.  Great action, great mystery, and great darkness and sorcery:  Zub makes it hard to stop reading.

I must admit that artist Roberto de la Torre, with his haunted storytelling, is the big star on this creative team.  Mixing elements and graphical styles of Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, and John Buscema, de la Torre guides this second chapter from the mists of lost time and gleam of shining cities into darkness, death, and sorcery.  It is nice to see de la Torre recall the Conan comic books of yesteryear in telling this fantastic story, and it is nice that Diego Rodriguez's colors enrich the shadows and gloom.  Richard Starking's stark lettering is the pounding audio track to this fine opening chapter.

“The Age Unconquered” may end up conquering us, dear readers, as it carries us to a new direction for Conan the Barbarian.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Kull of Atlantis: Barbarian King of an Antediluvian Empire” the tenth installment of Conan/Howard essays by Jeffrey Shanks.  It also includes a Q&A with Roberto de la Torre.]

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

This issue is collected in the "Conan" trade paperback, "CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE AGE UNCONQUERED VOL. 3, which is available at Amazon.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: PRODIGY: Slaves of Mars #5

PRODIGY: SLAVES OF MARS #5 (OF 5)
DARK HORSE COMICS/Netflix

STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Stefano Landini
COLORS: Michele Assarasakorn
LETTERS: Clem Robins
EDITOR: Daniel Chabon
EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin
COVER: Stefano Landini with Michele Assarasakorn
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Stefano Landini
40pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (January 2025)

Rated M / Mature

Prodigy created by Mark Millar at Netflix

Prodigy: Slaves of Mars is a five-issue comic book miniseries produced by writer Mark Millar.  It is the third entry in the Prodigy series, following the original 2018-19 six-issue miniseries, Prodigy, and the 2022 miniseries, Prodigy: The Icarus Society.  This new series' creative team is comprised of artist Stefano Landini; colorist Michele Assarasakorn; and letterer Clem Robins.  Prodigy focuses on the adventures of the world's smartest man, Edison Crane.

In Prodigy: Slaves of Mars, Edison returns to New York City from an adventure in the Himalayas to find his company, Crane Solutions, in disarray.  He also learns that his father, the former Senator Whitney Crane, is dead on Mars after discovering some shocking secret.  Now, a wanted man, Edison only has one person left to whom he can turn.  That would be his older, smarter brother, Elijah Crane.

Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #5 opens on Mars.  Elijah ascertains that he and Edison's father, Whitney, discovered a series of “star gates” on Earth.  So Edison and Elijah head to the most consequential star gate, the one in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, and that's how they got to Mars.

Now, it is time to get down to three mysteries:  First, who murdered their father?  What is the full story behind the secret mission to Mars?  And what is the terrible fate of the human race is facing sooner than it thinks? The answers are shockers.

THE LOWDOWN:  This is the second time that I have been on any kind of list that provides PDF copies of titles published by Dark Horse Comics.  The latest title to mark my return is Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #5.

While the fourth issue was a blast to read, Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #5 offers the reader a chance at a variety of emotions.  The issue is at once humorous and then, scary.  It contemplative and talkative by measures before moving onto weird conspiracies and threatening futures.  Millar goes full “Ancient Aliens,” secret space programs, and the Anunnaki.  You already know about Millar's love of secrets and conspiracies if you have read Prodigy: The Icarus Society #1 or read Prodigy: The Evil Earth, the trade collection of the first miniseries.

The art team of illustrator Stefano Landini and colorist Michele Assarasakorn, as in the earlier issues, unveil the surprises in a steady stream of straightforward storytelling.  Landini's storytelling here is more cautious, and does not race across the pages.  Now, Landini wants us to savor doom, and Assarasakorn colors it all in the red hues of bad dreams.  As always, Clem Robins provides the perfect soundtrack to this chapter with his classic lettering – this time more muted and ominous.

Without spoiling things, I can say that Millar's script is the kind that a father would write, with its resolutions and redemption.  It is more about legacy than inheritance, and more about pointing the way than making the way.  That makes Prodigy: Slaves of Mars a unique entry in a idiosyncratic franchise.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar and of his comic book, Prodigy, will want to read Prodigy: Slaves of Mars.

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

Both a Kindle and a trade paperback edition of "PRODIGY: SLAVES OF MARS'" is a Amazon. 

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