Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 25 or 26, 2019

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 27, 2019

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JUN190342    AVATAR TSU TEYS PATH TP VOL 01    $19.99
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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 30, 2019

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JUN190331    ALIENS DEFIANCE LIBRARY ED HC VOL 01    $49.99
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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 25, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAY190279    ALIENS RESCUE #3 (OF 4) CVR A DE LA TORRE    $3.99
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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for August 28, 2019

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APR190299    ART OF BRAVEST WARRIORS HC    $39.99
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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 31, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR190325    DISNEY FRANKENSTEIN STARRING DONALD DUCK TP    $10.99
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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 29, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR190353    BAD LUCK CHUCK #3 (OF 4)    $3.99
JAN190470    DEATH ORB TP VOL 01    $19.99
JAN190459    DEPT H OMNIBUS TP VOL 01    $24.99
MAR190285    FIGHT CLUB 3 #5 CVR A MACK (MR)    $3.99
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JAN190446    GOD OF WAR TP    $17.99
JAN190469    GRUNT HC ART AND UNPUBLISHED COMICS OF JAMES STOKOE    $39.99
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MAR190273    STRANGER THINGS SIX #1 CVR D SATTERFIELD PHOTO    $3.99
AUG180391    WITCHER III WILD HUNT GERALT IN BATH STATUETTE    $79.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors April 24, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

DEC180378    ALIENS HC DEAD ORBIT    $34.99
FEB190353    BAD LUCK CHUCK #2 (OF 4)    $3.99
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FEB190367    STARCRAFT SOLDIERS #4 (OF 4)    $3.99
DEC180427    UMBRELLA ACADEMY PLAYING CARDS    $4.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for March 27, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

JAN190458    BAD LUCK CHUCK #1    $3.99
JAN190415    BLACK HAMMER AGE OF DOOM #9 CVR A ORMSTON    $3.99
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JAN190453    HELLBOY AND BPRD 1956 #5 (OF 5)    $3.99
NOV180227    HOUSE OF PENANCE LIBRARY EDITION HC    $34.99
NOV180226    MASK OMNIBUS TP VOL 01    $24.99
SEP180284    MIDDLE-EARTH HC JOURNEYS IN MYTH AND LEGEND    $39.99
OCT180312    MIND MGMT OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 MANAGER AND FUTURIST PART 1    $24.99
JAN190422    UMBRELLA ACADEMY HOTEL OBLIVION #6 CVR A BA    $3.99
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JAN190429    WILLIAM GIBSON ALIEN 3 #5 CVR B WARD    $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 19, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

DEC180383    ALIENS RESISTANCE #2 CVR A LA TORRE    $3.99
DEC180384    ALIENS RESISTANCE #2 CVR B JONES    $3.99
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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 30, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

NOV188640    CALL OF DUTY ZOMBIES 2 #4    $3.99
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NOV180206    FIGHT CLUB 3 #1 CVR C FAGAN (MR)    $3.99
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SEP180300    GREEN RIVER KILLER HC TRUE DETECTIVE STORY 2ND EDITION    $24.99
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APR170103    WISH TP    $24.99
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I Reads You Juniors October 2018 - Update #69

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From Newsarama:  Fox has reportedly hired Julius Avery, the director of "Overlord," to direct its long in development film based on the "Flash Gordon" comic strip.

From BleedingCool:  Juan Jose Ryp announces that he is leaving Valiant Comics.

From BleedingCool:  Former Marvel President Bill Jemas and former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso are launching a new comic book/multimedia publisher, "Artists, Writers & Artisans Inc."  Grant Morrison and Garth Ennis are among the talent working on books for them.

From ANN:  Suu Morishita, creator of the "Shortcake Cake" manga, will launch a new manga, "Hoshokukei Heroine ni Ato 1-nen Inai ni Taberaremasu (I Will Be Eaten by a Predatory Heroine Within the Next Year)" on the Gangan Online website November 12.

From ANN:  Aya Shouoto, "Kiss of the Rose Princess" manga creator, also launching a new title at Gangan Online.  The title has not yet been released.

From Deadline:  Legendary to adapt Kohei Horikoshi's manga, "My Hero Academia" manga into film.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Captain Marvel: Monica Rambeau" trade paperback will only be available in comic book stores - not at Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

From ComicBookBin:   Webcomic Johnny Bullet #1 in color
From ComicBookBin:   Webcomic Johnny Bullet #1 en couleur

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' hip-hop variant covers from a few years ago to appear on actual hip-hop albums.

From Newsarama:  Kelly Thompson, one of three writers relaunching Marvel's "Uncanny X-Men," talks to Newsarama.

From ICv2:  Fantagraphics Books early 2019 releases include an art book of the late, great Wally Wood's erotic comics and art.

From ColumbusDispatch:  Event explored Jewish influence and input in American comic books.

From KyodoNews:  Cameroon-born manga artist deftly captures life growing up in Japan

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics is discontinuing its line of "Marvel Comics Digest."

From GeekTyrant:  RWBY will get a new manga in English releases of "Shonen Jump."

From BatesNews:  How Gabby Rivera is revolutionizing pop-lit’s depiction of the comic-book hero

From BleedingCool:  A Marv Wolfman-penned Superman story will see the light of day next year.

From ComicBook:  The first Pokemon manga has never been released outside of Japan because it depicts, among other things, full frontal nudity.

From IGN:  This article talks about Junji Ito's new "Frankenstein" collection.

From BleedingCool:  Retailers ordred 300,000 copies of "Return of Wolverine #1."

From 13thDimension:  In 2017, comic book writer/artist/designer/cover illustrator Alex Ross pitched a reboot of the Fantastic Four.  See his images from his proposal at "13th Dimension."

From BleedingCool:  Writer Chuck Wendig says he was fired from Marvel because of his politics.  He was in the middle of writing a "Star Wars" miniseries.

From ABCAustralia:  Aussie manga creator Queenie Chan tells her story.
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From DorkSide:  News from the Lucasfilm Publishing panel at NYCC 2018.

From AutoStraddle:  What were the gayest comic books from New York Comic Con 2018.

From Newsarama:  "The Walking Dead'" Robert Kirkman has signed a deal with Sony Television to form a new production company, Skybound Galactic, which will develop comic book projects for television, among them Top Cow's "The Darkness."

From BleedingCool:  Here is a one-page preview of "Batman: Damned #2."

From Polygon:  Bruce Wayne's penis is making DC Comics reassess future "Black Label" releases.

From ComicBook:  "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman quietly launches the animated series, "Super Dinosaur," in Canada.

From CriticalHit:  Big announcements from New York Comic Con 2018.

From CBR:  New manga and novel based on American anime series, "RWBY," coming in 2019.

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane says that he is planning a trilogy of "Spawn" films.

MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:   It is just coming to light that Jim Novak, one of the most influential and accomplished comic book letterers and designers, died in April of this year.  He worked for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics.  He redesigned the "Star Wars" logo and also designed the logo for the film, "Creepshow."

From Webtoons:  Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran's new webcomic, "Finality," has debuted.

NEW YORK COMIC CON 2018:

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane says that he will meet with a "Game of Thrones" cast member about creating a comic book series.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Women of Marvel" panel at NYCC 2018 fielded a "talent and diversity" question.

From BleedingCool:  There was a #MeToo and #TimesUp panel at NYCC 2018.  Unionization of comic book creatores came up. [As a side note, here is an article about an attempt to form a comic book union, from ComicsAlliance.]

From THR:  NYCC 2018 attendees thrill to the film footage from director Neil Marshall's "Hellboy" reboot.

From BleedingCool:   Due August 20, 2019 is "White," a sequel to Kwanza Osajyefo, Tim Smith, Jamal Igle, and Khary Randolph's "Black" comic book miniseries.

From CBR:  Joss Whedon will oversee BOOM! Studios upcoming "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" comic books series.  Whedon will join writer Jordie Bellaire and artist Dan Mora to reboot the entire Buffy concept.

From Newsarama:  Marvel new "Invaders" comic book will launch in 2019.  It is set during World War II and will pit Captain America and Sub-Mariners against each other.

From Newsarama:  "Star Trek: The Q Conflict" will bring together four "Star Trek" franchises, the "Original Series," "'The Next Generations," "Deep Space Nine," and "Voyager."

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane draws a Michael Myers "Halloween" poster for NYCC 2018.

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics rumored to announce "Wonder Comics."  This is an in-continuity teen comics imprint from Brian Michael Bendis.
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From Deadline:  Actor Matt Bomer will play "Negative Man" in DC Universe's streaming, live-action TV series based on the comic book, "Doom Patrol."

From YouTube:  The YouTube channel, "Cereal at Midnight," discusses IDW's current miniseries, "Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Bloodsuckers."

MEMORIAM - From EW:  Carlos Ezquerra, the artist who co-created seminal British comics character, Judge Dredd," has died at the age of 70.

From EW:  Chuck Palahniuk announces "Fight Club 3" comic book series with artist Cameron Stewart.  It would be the second sequel to his cult novel, "Fight Club," that was produced as a comic book, following the 10-issue "Fight Club 2," which was also drawn by Stewart.

From HeatVision:  Dynamite Entertainment announces another comic book starring "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark."  It is entitled "The Shape of Elvira," a reference to the Oscar-winning film, "The Shape of Water."

From CBR:  Neil Gaiman ("The Sandman") has signed a development deal with Amazon.

From DeejayDayton:  "Babblings About Comics" blog talks about New Titans Annual (1995).

From BleedingCool:  "Marvel Action" is the name of Marvel/IDW's line of all-ages comic books starring Marvel characters.

From BleedingCool:  Comic book creator and attorney, Rod Underhill, recently died.  There is a GoFundMe campaign to help his family.

From Variety:  The "Titans" TV series that streams of the "DC Universe" streaming service will stream to international customers on Netflix.

From Newsarama:  In DC Comics' "Action Comics #1005," writer Brian Michael Bendis brings back the classic version of Steve Ditko's Charlton character, "The Question."

From DailyCalifornian:  Why you should start reading "Saga."


OCTOBER 2018 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for October 2018
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for October 2018
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for October 2018
From BleedingCool:  Caliber Press for October 2018
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2018
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for October 2018
From TheOuthousers:  Dynamite Entertainment for 2018
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for October 2018.
From TFW:  IDW Publishing from October 2018
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for October 2018
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for October 2018.
From Newsarama:  Rebellion for October 2018
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for October 2018
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertaiment solicitations for October 2018.

NOVEMBER 2018 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for November 2018
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for November 2018
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2018
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for November 2018
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2018
From TheOuthousers:  Fantagraphics Books for November 2018
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for November 2018
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2018
From BleedingCool:  Lion Forge solicitations for November 2018
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics solicitations for November 2018
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion 2000AD for November 2018
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2018

DECEMBER 2018 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for December 2018
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for December 2018
From ComicList:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2018
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for December 2018
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2018
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2018
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for December 2018

JANUARY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Aspen Comics for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Papercutz for Jan. 2019
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for Jan. 2019

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 18, 2018

DARK HORSE COMICS

FEB180013    BLACK HAMMER AGE OF DOOM #1 MAIN CVR    $3.99
FEB180014    BLACK HAMMER AGE OF DOOM #1 VAR YOUNG CVR    $3.99
DEC170090    BPRD HELL ON EARTH HC VOL 02    $34.99
JAN180132    EMPOWERED & SISTAH SPOOKYS HIGH SCHOOL HELL #4    $3.99
DEC170052    FIGHT CLUB 2 TP (MR)    $19.99
FEB180044    GIANTS #5 (OF 5)    $3.99
FEB180042    MATA HARI #3 (MR)    $3.99
FEB180058    USAGI YOJIMBO #2 (OF 7) THE HIDDEN    $3.99
FEB180073    VINEGAR TEETH #4 (OF 4)    $3.99

Review: FIGHT CLUB 2 #3

FIGHT CLUB 2 #3
DARK HORSE COMICS – @DarkHorseComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Chuck Palahniuk
ART: Cameron Stewart
COLORS: Dave Stewart
LETTERS: Nate Piekos of Blambot
COVER:  David Mack
VARIANT COVER: Cameron Stewart
EDITOR: Scott Allie
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (July 2015)

“This is Limbo”

Fight Club 2 is the comic book sequel to the 1996 prose novel, Fight Club, written by author Chuck Palahniuk.  Published by Dark Horse Comics, Fight Club 2 is also written by Chuck Palahniuk, drawn by Cameron Stewart, colored by Dave Stewart, and lettered by Nate Piekos, with cover art provided by painter David Mack.

Fight Club 2 focuses on the unnamed protagonist of Fight Club, who now calls himself “Sebastian.”  A decade ago, he had an army of men ready to take down the modern world.  Now, an assortment of pills and medications have taken him down.  Sebastian is married to Marla Singer, his former co-revolutionary, and they have a son, “Junior.”  All is boring, but an old friend, Tyler Durden, is back, and he may be the reason that Junior has been kidnapped.

Once upon a time, Sebastian led a revolutionary project/movement called “Project Mayhem.”  As Fight Club 2 #3 opens, Sebastian engages the current generation of Project Mayhem, with the ample bruises provided by Marla that will allow him to walk among this new generation.  The search for Sebastian's son begins, while Tyler makes new and even darker plans.

At this point, I can't pretend to be surprised by how good a comic book Fight Club 2 is.  I am enjoying it as much, if not more, than the novel, which I first read sometime in the last decade or so.  Now, I am suspicious of Chuck Palahniuk.  Of course, he is an acclaimed and successful writer of prose (novels and short stories), but his first foray into comic books should not be as well executed as Fight Club 2 is.

Of course, he does have the advantage of having as a co-author, the accomplished comic book artist, Cameron Stewart.  The graphical storytelling in this comic book tells this story set in the world of Fight Club subtly and with a sense of mystery, in a way the slick and hyper 1999 Fight Club movie did not.

And yet, once again, cover artist, David Mack, leaves his mark on this comic book with another striking painting.  His work on this series encapsulates the narrative's secrets and lies, and fosters the idea that this story is older than we realize.

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Review: FIGHT CLUB 2 #2

FIGHT CLUB 2 #2
DARK HORSE COMICS – @DarkHorseComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Chuck Palahniuk
ART: Cameron Stewart
COLORS: Dave Stewart
LETTERS: Nate Piekos of Blambot
COVER:  David Mack
VARIANT COVERS: Francesco Francavilla
EDITOR: Scott Allie
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (June 2015)

“The fire inspector said...”

Author Chuck Palahniuk has written the sequel to his 1996 novel, Fight Club, as a comic book.  Published by Dark Horse Comics, Fight Club 2 is written by Chuck Palahniuk, drawn by Cameron Stewart, colored by Dave Stewart, and lettered by Nate Piekos, with cover art by David Mack.

In Fight Club 2, the unnamed protagonist of Fight Club now calls himself “Sebastian.”  A decade ago, he had an army of men ready to take down the modern world.  Now, an assortment of pills and medications have taken him down.  Sebastian is married to Marla Singer, his former co-revolutionary, and they have a son, “Junior.”  All is boring, but an old friend, Tyler Durden, is back.

Fight Club 2 #2 (“The fire inspector said...”) opens in the aftermath of the destruction of Sebastian and Marla's suburban home.  In theory, they are grieving parents, as their son was killed in the fire.  As one would expect, more-to-the-story isn't just a catch phrase.  Someone adjusted someone's medicine so she could screw someone special, and an old army demands an audience with its leader.

I really hoped that Fight Club 2 would be an exceptional comic book, and it is – dare I call it great?  It would not be an exaggeration to say that Chuck Palahniuk was born to write comic books, which he proves with this bracing and invigorating story.  Of course, he is blessed with a talented co-author in artist Cameron Stewart.  Stewart tells the story with subtly and with a sense of mystery.  Graphically and visually, Stewart delivers the story with a matter-of-fact quality that makes Fight Club 2 seem genuine and not contrived, but without loosing the surreal qualities of Palahniuk's world.

Once again, David Mack lets loose a stellar cover painting.  Yes, there is an element of menace in these covers, but much is left to interpretation because we control our destiny because we don't control our destiny... and Tyler is watching.  I don't know why people aren't making a huge freaking deal about this comic book instead of worrying about what Marvel Comics or DC Comics are going to do to or with their precious faux universes.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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Review: FIGHT CLUB 2 #1

FIGHT CLUB 2 #1
DARK HORSE COMICS – @DarkHorseComics

WRITER: Chuck Palahniuk
ART: Cameron Stewart
COLORS: Dave Stewart
LETTERS: Nate Piekos of Blambot
COVER:  David Mack
VARIANT COVERS: Lee Bermejo; Amanda Connor; Steve Lieber; Cameron Stewart; and Chip Zdarsky; Joëlle Jones; Paul Pope; Tim Seeley
EDITOR: Scott Allie
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (May 2015)

The Tranquility Gambit #1: “Keep The Home Fires Burning”

Written by Chuck Palahniuk, the novel, Fight Club, was first published in 1996.  It was subsequently adapted into a film of the same title by director, David Fincher, that starred Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the lead roles.  Released in 1999, the film was not a big box office smash, but it has since gained cult status and continued popularity.

Fight Club the novel follows an unnamed male protagonist, who is struggling with insomnia and is unhappy with his workaday life as an office drone.  The turning point in his life is when he meets a mysterious man named Tyler Durden, who has established an underground fighting club, which becomes a kind of radical psychotherapy for disaffected males who are unsatisfied with the modern, industrial, consumerist world.

Last year, Dark Horse Comics and Chuck Palahniuk announced that Fight Club was getting a sequel, but that sequel would not be a novel.  It would be a comic book, and thus, we now have Fight Club 2, which is written by Chuck Palahniuk, drawn by Cameron Stewart, colored by Dave Stewart, and lettered by Nate Piekos, with cover art by David Mack.

Fight Club 2 #1 (“Keep The Home Fires Burning”) reintroduces the unnamed protagonist of Fight Club, who now calls himself “Sebastian.”  A decade ago, he had an army of men ready to take down the modern world.  Now, Sebastian is surrounded by assorted pills and medications.  His wife, Marla Singer, once his co-revolutionary, is deeply unsatisfied with the suburban, TV Land life they lead.  Even their son, “Junior,” is now more interesting than his dad.  Marla just wants to fuck Tyler Durden again, and she just may get that chance...

I think I saw Fight Club the movie before I read the novel.  Both are good.  The film is a bracing, exhilarating trip through the dissatisfaction of the kind of Gen-X males that, having generously supped on the tit of White privilege, suddenly found themselves overfed and bored.  The book is nuanced, probing, thoughtful, and provocative.  It demands that its reader engage it, and each reader takes from the novel what he can understand or absorb.

Fight Club 2 retains the voice of the novel, which might seem obvious considering that the originator of Fight Club is also the writer of the comic book.  However, popular culture is littered with the disappointing or uneven results of creators returning to a creations some considerable time after they first began working on them.  Some of you, dear readers, will immediately think of the original Star Wars films and compare them to the “prequel trilogy.”  In comics, a good example would be Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, which disappointed readers because it was so different from the original, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.  So the voice is not always the same when it should obviously be the same.

Discounting the film, there was more to say about Fight Club, and although this is only the first issue, Fight Club 2 seems as if it will be both a worthy successor to the original and also a solid narrative in its own right.  Artist Cameron Stewart captures the banality and the fragility of Sebastian's current life, as well as its surreal and unreal nature.  David Mack's cover art for this first issue evokes the sense that Tyler Durden is both alluring and dangerous. This cover alone should earn him an Eisner Award nomination in the “cover artist” category.

So after one issue, I heartily recommend Fight Club 2 #1, at least, to anyone who has ever read Fight Club the novel and/or seen the film.

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux (This review first appeared on Patreon.)


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