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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
#IReadsYou Review: KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER 50th Anniversary
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
#IReadsYou Review: BLACULA: Return of the King
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
#IReadsYou Review: Nita Hawes' NIGHTMARE Blog #6
NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #6
IMAGE COMICS
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Szymon Kudranski
COLORS: Luis Nct with mar and Silvestre Galotto
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: well-BEE
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Jason Shawn Alexander
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (April 2022)
Rated “M/ Mature”
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander
“The Fire Next Time” Part VI: “Revelations”
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a comic book series created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander. Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is written by Barnes. It has been drawn by the artists Jason Shawn Alexander, well-BEE, and Patrick Reynolds, with Szymon Kudranski being the current artist. Colorist Luis Nct and letterer by Marshall Dillon complete the creative team. The series focuses on a woman who is on a quest to root out the evil in her city.
In Baltimore, Maryland, which some call “Bodymore, Murderland,” there is a woman named Dawnita “Nita” Hawes. She is the owner of “Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog” where citizens can contact Nita when they have a problem of a supernatural or paranormal nature. Nita has just begun her quest to root the evil out of her city – with the help of her dead brother, Jason.
As Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #6 (“Revelations”) opens, Jason chats with Anansi the Spider-God, about his life and about Nita. Her first case is a hot mess, and Hell is threatening to spill over into the land of the living. Now, Jason and Anansi must travel to Hell to free Nita from the one of the four demon kings, Corson, who snatched her soul from her body. Now, he won't let go, but maybe it isn't necessarily Corson's power that is keeping her in Perdition.
Meanwhile, an elderly, wheel-chair bound Steve Carpenter waits in his mansion for a visit from the man he and his late business partner, Harry Boartfield, screwed over. That would be one “Howlin'” Henry Hawkins, legendary blues singer and currently possessed by Corson. Can Nita free her ass in time to save Carpenter's old white ass?
THE LOWDOWN: Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a spin-off of Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander's hit vampire comic book, Killadelphia. Nita's connections to the series play a substantial part in this opening story arc, “The Fire Next Time,” which has now come to an end.
As dark as this series has been, writer Rodney Barnes has found time for humor, and this sixth issue shows that the supernatural are willing to talk shit to one another even with all Hell on the line. In a strange way, it makes the threat of danger more dangerous or more threatening. This is another reason why Nita reminds me of John Constantine and his dark fantasy and multitude of moods series, Hellblazer. However, thus far, Barnes does not make Nita all-powerful, and it seems that he will grow the character before our very eyes. What is she really and who or what will she be?
Artist Szymon Kudranski offers a mix of graphical storytelling styles – from clean line work and a smooth brushstroke to jarring and pitch-black compositions for the panels in Hell and from Hell. Kudranski captures the series' signature – hope and damnation – and he conveys the right moods for a story arc that has an ending and also lingering elements and plot lines.
So, wow! What a ride. The series takes a quick break, which gives you, dear readers, a chance to read this first case in Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Killadelphia and of the original Hellblazer will want Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.
A+
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Friday, February 24, 2023
#IReadsYou Review: KILLADELPHIA #21
KILLADELPHIA #21
IMAGE COMICS
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Jason Shawn Alexander with Germán Erramouspe, Sherard Jackson, Nicole Palmquist
COLORS: Luis Nct
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: Jason Shawn Alexander
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Paul Azaceta
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (April 2022)
Rated “M/ Mature”
Killadelphia and Elysium Gardens created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander
“The End of All” Part III: “The Truth”
Killadelphia is an apocalyptic vampire and dark fantasy comic book series from writer Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander and is published by Image Comics. At the center of this series is a police officer caught in a lurid conspiracy in which vampires attempt to rule Philadelphia, “the City of Brotherly Love.” Colorist Luis Nct and letterer Marshall Dillon complete Killadelphia's creative team.
Killadelphia focuses on James “Jim” Sangster, Jr. and his father, revered Philadelphia homicide detective, James Sangster, Sr., thought to be dead. He is actually a vampire. Now father and son lead a ragtag team comprised of a medical examiner (Jose Padilla), a dead president, and a rebellious, but special young vampire (Tevin Thompkins a.k.a. “See Saw”) in a bid to save Philly from an ambitious and murderous former First Lady, Abigail Adams.
Killadelphia #21 (“The Truth”) finds Jose and the Zubiya werewolf pack out on a supply run. The streets of Philadelphia may be mostly empty because of its vampire apocalypse, but those desperate enough for supplies are out in these streets. In a ransacked pharmacy, Jose meets some of them, and before long, she the peacemaker between two packs – werewolf and predatory humans.
Meanwhile, See Saw is at a crossroads. The young vampire is tired of dealing with all the lies he's been told. Now, George Washington has brought someone who can tell the young blood a new story. Meet Aelio and hare his tale of “the Eterna.”
THE LOWDOWN: We are in the middle of Killadelphia's fourth story arc, “The End of All.” It is outta sight, and individually, so is Chapter Three, which resides under Jason Shawn Alexander's Gustav Klimt-inspired cover.
Writer Rodney Barnes is a writer and executive producer on HBO's event series, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” In Killadelphia, he plumbs the depths of America's original dynasties, in all their layers of secrets, lies, sins, and hidden truths. One half of issue #21 offers what feels like a much needed happy ending. The other half presents one of those wonderful Killadelphia histories – an alternative history of magic, mysticism, and secret things. The truth, as Barnes gives it to us, is always fun to read, although this is the kind of thing that will eventually get Killadelphia labeled “CRT,”
… or woke … or politically correct...
I am always happy to see series artist and co-creator Jason Shawn Alexander and his team draw werewolves. I may have stated previously that Killadelphia and its connecting series have some of the best drawn werewolves since the late Bernie Wrightson drew them for Stephen King's Cycle of the Werewolf.
Overall, the graphical storytelling here is quite good. Here, series of still illustrations come together and flow like moving pictures of shifting moods and settings. Even within the back story and history, the art gives a sense of change and of time passing. The heart of Killadelphia is the changing story and the mercurial narrative, and in that, Killadelphia will tell its the truth … or maybe many truths.
Read this issue, dear readers, and discover why other readers are finding their way to Killadelphia – loving it and thirsting for it.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of vampire comic books and of exceptional dark fantasy will want Killadelphia.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
#IReadsYou Review: THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 #3
THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 VOLUME 1 #3
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Tom Garcia
COLORS: Dinei Ribero
LETTERS: Troy Peteri
EDITOR: Joe Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Mattina
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Arthur Suydam; Junggeun Yoon; Stuart Sayger; Francesco Mattina; Ken Haeser; Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (November 2021)
Rated Teen+
Army of Darkness is a 1992 comic horror film and the third film in the Evil Dead film franchise. The film focuses on the series' lead character, Ash Williams (portrayed by actor Bruce Campbell), as he is trapped in the Middle Ages and battling an army of undead warriors.
In 1992, Dark Horse Comics released a three-issue adaptation of Army of Darkness, and in 2004, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the rights to produce comics based on the Army of Darkness film, featuring Ash as the main character.
The most recent Army of Darkness comic book in the Dynamite catalog is The Army of Darkness 1979. It is written by Rodney Barnes; drawn by Tom Garcia; colored by Dinei Ribero; and lettered by Troy Peteri. In the new series, Ash Williams finds himself in late 1970s New York City. Not only is he fighting his usual adversaries, the Deadites and the Necronomicon, but he is also caught in a turf war between rival street gangs.
As The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #3 opens, Ash and “The Half Deads” street gang are getting the worst of it from rival street gang, “The Panthers.” Even if the tide turns, “The Mrs. Bradys” are waiting to deliver their special brand of motherly love.
Not far away, the leader of “The Warlocks” is still in possession of the Necronomicon, and he sees this as a chance for world domination. However, the rest of his gang just wants to use the dark magic for some creature comforts. How will their leader deal with this dissension? Meanwhile, the streets of New York City are in a panic and awash in meat puddles and bloody mush!
THE LOWDOWN: Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. One of them is The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #3, which is the third Dynamite Entertainment Army of Darkness comic book I have read.
This third issue of the series may be the funniest yet. Writer Rodney Barnes uses a two-page section that depicts a mayoral press conference and local TV reporter to deliver trademark Army of Darkness comic horror dialogue, ghoulish wit, and mockery. Meanwhile, Tom Garcia draws his strongest art yet, so Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 is steadily pumping up the volume.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Army of Darkness comic books and of the franchise, in general, will want to read The Army of Darkness 1979.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: Nita Hawes' NIGHTMARE Blog #5
NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #5
IMAGE COMICS
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Szymon Kudranski
COLORS: Luis Nct with mar and Silvestre Galotto
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: well-BEE
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jason Shawn Alexander
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (March 2022)
Rated “M/ Mature”
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander
“The Fire Next Time” Part V: “Soul Searching”
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a comic book series created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander. Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is written by Barnes. It has been drawn by the artists Jason Shawn Alexander, well-BEE, and Patrick Reynolds, with Szymon Kudranski being the current artist. Colorist Luis Nct and letterer by Marshall Dillon complete the creative team. The series focuses on a woman who is on a quest to root out the evil in her city.
In Baltimore, Maryland, which some call “Bodymore, Murderland,” there is a woman named Dawnita “Nita” Hawes. She is the owner of “Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog” where citizens can contact Nita when they have a problem of a supernatural or paranormal nature. Nita has just begun her quest to root the evil out of her city – with the help of her dead brother, Jason.
As Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #5 (“Soul Searching”) opens, an elderly, wheel-chair bound Steve Carpenter attends the graveside funeral of his son, daughter-in-law, and two grandsons. Once upon a time, Carpenter and his late business partner, Harry Boartfield, owned the recording contract of the legendary blues singer, “Howlin'” Henry Hawkins. Old Henry gave his body over to one of the four demon kings, Corson, to pay back Carpenter and Boartfield for screwing him over. Carpenter's kin just happened to be on the worst end of the payback.
Somewhere down below, our new favorite paranormal investigator, Nita Hawes, is philosophizing with a big boss demon. And if that weren't bad enough, Nita will end up in a still worse place and have to deal with an ex – someone familiar to us.
THE LOWDOWN: Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a spin-off of Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander's hit vampire comic book, Killadelphia. Nita's connections to the series play a big part in this opening story arc, “The Fire Next Time,” which has reached it penultimate issue.
Writer Rodney Barnes approaches Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog with the same force of imagination with which he brings to Killadelphia. However, Nita Hawes is the eye of the storm in her own series in a way that no single character in Killadelphia is. In that way, Nita has power in a manner that the character John Constantine had in his series, Hellblazer. Since DC Comics ruined Hellblazer, Barnes' has created the perfect series to take its place.
Artist Szymon Kudranski current run as the series' artist is straight hellfire. Kudranski brings Barnes' occult infusions to life with madness and magic, and he makes the “Nightmare” in the title stay nightmarish.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Killadelphia and of the original Hellblazer will want Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Friday, December 23, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: KILLADELPHIA #20
KILLADELPHIA #20
IMAGE COMICS
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Jason Shawn Alexander with Germán Erramouspe, Sherard Jackson, Nicole Palmquist
COLORS: Luis Nct
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: Jason Shawn Alexander
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Erik Larsen
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (March 2022)
Rated “M/ Mature”
Killadelphia and Elysium Gardens created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander
“The End of All” Part II: “The Decision”
Killadelphia is an apocalyptic vampire and dark fantasy comic book series from writer Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander and is published by Image Comics. At the center of this series is a police officer caught in a lurid conspiracy in which vampires attempt to rule Philadelphia, “the City of Brotherly Love.” Colorist Luis Nct and letterer Marshall Dillon complete Killadelphia's creative team.
Killadelphia focuses on James “Jim” Sangster, Jr. and his father, revered Philadelphia homicide detective, James Sangster, Sr., thought to be dead. He is actually a vampire. Now father and son lead a ragtag team comprised of a medical examiner, a dead president, and a rebellious, but special young vampire (Tevin Thompkins a.k.a. “See Saw”) in a bid to save Philly from an ambitious and murderous former First Lady, Abigail Adams.
As Killadelphia #20 (“The Decision”) opens, the rebellious and very special young vampire, Tevin Thompkins a.k.a. “See Saw,” finds himself at a crossroads … of sorts. George Washington – yes, that one – wants to have a meeting of the minds with him. That means the “Father of Our Nation” has a (back) story to tell. Hope it does not put See Saw to sleep, but he better listen. This undead president has some illuminating allies.
Abigail Adams and her lot plot against her husband, former President John Adams, and his forces, which are now aligned with the Sangsters and their allies. Where will the former First Lady go to find an equalizer?
And are Zubiya and her werewolf pack and Tituba, the witch of Stregheria, really allies? And if so, how far are they willing to go?
THE LOWDOWN: Killadelphia's fourth story arc, “The End of All,” has just begun, and it is outta sight! already. It is being described as a turning point in the series, and Killadelphia #20 is indeed filled with a lot of big things and big reveals.
While Rodney Barnes was writing beautiful comic books like Killadelphia and Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog, he was also co-writing (and acting in) an entire damn event television series for HBO (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”). One could never tell, though. Killadelphia feels like the work of someone exercising his insane imagine over the hot stove of this narrative, with a simmering pot on each burner – and focusing on nothing else.
As he has for a couple of years now, artist and co-creator, Jason Shawn Alexander, turns Barnes' brilliant script into the most intense and invigorating dark horror comic book art and graphical storytelling that I have experienced in a long time. The crazy thing about Alexander's amazing work is that, at least to me, every issue looks different, and, even more so, seems different. It is as if Killadelphia takes place in a thousand dreaming cities, and Alexander will show us every version of this dream – even if his drawing hand falls off. He even takes time to give us a George Washington that looks like “New Romantics”/pop era David Bowie. How about that for an immortal makeover?
So take a trip to Killadelphia. The good stuff … and other things are waiting for you.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of vampire comic books and of exceptional dark fantasy will want Killadelphia.
A+
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
I Reads You Juniors: November 2022 - Update #53
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NEWS:
IMAGE COMICS - From FirstComicsNews: The Eisner Award nominated comic book series, "Killadelphia," from writer Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander, hits a major milestone and series turning point today with the release of the series’ 25th issue and the beginning of a new storyline, its fifth.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From TheWrap: There won't be a "Namor" solo movie ... yet. Universal Studios owns certain rights to the character.
From CBR: James Gunn explains his casting of Kevin Bacon as "Kevin Bacon" in "Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special."
DC CINEMA - From DCBlog: Lorne Balfe talks about composing the score for the recent DC film, "Black Adam."
DC COMICS - From CBR: DC Comics has unveiled its next line-wide sham ... err ... event, "Dawn of DC." It will begin in January 2023 in Action Comics #1051 and will see the launch of 20 new titles over the next year.
MILLARWORLD - From CBR: Writer and Netflix executive Mark Millar talks about his new comic book, Night Club, and also Netflix, manga, and comic book prices.
NEWSPAPER COMICS - From Cleveland: Tom Batiuk is retiring his newspaper comic strip, "Funky Winkerbean," from syndication after more than 50 years of producing it. The last syndicated strip is scheduled to appear December 1, 2022. However, Batiuk also announced that he will occasionally produce new Funky stories that will appear on his website.
SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Variety: Amazon is officially moving forward with multiple live-action shows based on the Marvel characters controlled by Sony. The first is entitled "Silk: Spider Society."
IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia," "Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog") and artist Alex Lins are launching "Monarch" at Image Comics in February 2023. The comic book features a cast of young characters caught up in an alien invastion of Compton, CA.
MILLARWORLD - From ComicCon: A five-page preview of Mark Millar and Juanan Ramirez's "Night Club #1 (Image Comics), which is due December 14th.
BLACK PANTHER - From THR: The site looks at the numbers behind "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.".
From Here: Leroy Douresseaux's review of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."
EN MEMORIAM - From ComicBook: The voice actor Kevin Conroy has died at the age of 66, Thursday, November 10th, 2022. He is best known for his voiceover work as "Batman/Bruce Wayne" in the beloved animated television series, "Batman" also known as "Batman: The Animated Series" (1992-95). He would reprise the role numerous animated series and films, including in "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" (1993), "Batman Beyond" (1999-2001), and "Justice League" (2001-04) and most recently in a 2009 episode of "Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?"
From DCBlog: DC Comics mourns the passing of noted Batman voice actor, Kevin Conroy, who died at the age of 66, Wed., Nov. 10th.
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BOOK NEWS - From Truthout: At HarperCollins, workers have gone on strike and are demanding a living wage from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav introduced new DC Studios co-chairmen and CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran, via a global Zoom meeting.
DARK HORSE - From ICv2: Dark Horse Comics CEO, Mike Richardson, in an interview says that periodical comics may have outlived their usefulness.
EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: Spanish comic book artist, Carlos Pacheco, has died at the age of 60, Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Pacheco was best known for his work on such Marvel Comics titles as "Age of Ultron," "Avengers Forever," 'Fantastic Four," and "Uncanny X-Men," to name a few.
DC TV - From DCBlog: The cast of HBO Max's "Titans" talks about the upcoming Season 4.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo talk about their new "Batman/Spawn" crossover comic book for DC Comics.
EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: English comic book artist, Kevin O'Neill, had died. He was best known for co-creating "Nemesis the Warlock" and "Marshal Law" with writer Pat Mills and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" with writer Alan Moore.
From 2000AD: The site offers a heavily illustrated obituary for the recently deceased Kevin O'Neill.
MILLARWORLD - From CBR: Sleepwalker Studios has released a trailer for its film, "Kick-Ass: The Reboot," it fan film based on Mark Millar and John Romita's comic book franchise, "Kick-Ass."
COMICS - From Journal: Neil Gaiman announces that he and his wife, Amanda Palmer, are getting a divorce.
DC TV - From Deadline: Netflix has apparently greenlit a second season of "The Sandman," its hit adaptation of Neil Gaiman and company's beloved comic book, "The Sandman."
EN MEMORIAM - From TCJ: Writer Andrew Farago offers a memorial to Vincent Makoto Palani Kukua or Vincent Kukua, for short, the cartoonist and comic book production artist, who died at the age of 45, Friday, October 4, 2022. He was known for his behind-the-scenes work at Image Comics, Black Mask Studios, and Oni Press.
DC TV - From Variety: Antonio Campos will be the showrunner of HBO Max's "Arkham Asylum" TV series, based on the DC Comics property.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 #2
THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 VOLUME 1 #2
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Tom Garcia
COLORS: Dinei Ribero
LETTERS: Troy Peteri
EDITOR: Joe Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Mattina
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Arthur Suydam; Junggeun Yoon; Stuart Sayger; Francesco Mattina; Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2021)
Rated Teen+
Army of Darkness is a 1992 comic horror film and the third film in the Evil Dead film franchise. The film focuses on the series' lead character, Ash Williams (portrayed by actor Bruce Campbell), as he is trapped in the Middle Ages and battling an army of undead warriors.
In 1992, Dark Horse Comics released a three-issue adaptation of Army of Darkness, and in 2004, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the rights to produce comics based on the Army of Darkness film, featuring Ash as the main character.
The most recent Army of Darkness comic book in the Dynamite catalog is The Army of Darkness 1979. It is written by Rodney Barnes; drawn by Tom Garcia; colored by Dinei Ribero; and lettered by Troy Peteri. In the new series, Ash Williams finds himself in late 1970s New York City. Not only is he fighting his usual adversaries, the Deadites and the Necronomicon, but he is also caught in a turf war between rival street gangs.
The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #2 opens in Central Park. Now, in possession of the Necronomicon, The Warlocks and their gang leader are feeling powerful and start the killing. Meanwhile, over in the South Bronx, Ash has taken up with a local gang, “The Half Deads.” The plan is for Ash to help them take on the Warlocks and for them to help him recover the Necronomicon. However, some of the other gangs are suspicious of both The Warlocks and The Half Deads, and the latter will feel that envy and wrath first.
THE LOWDOWN: Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. One of them is The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #2, which is the second Army of Darkness comic book I have read since I read the Dark Horse series decades ago.
The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #1 intrigued me, but it is in this second issue that the story starts to really come together. Writer Rodney Barnes has brought in a hook or perhaps, thrown a wrench into the storytelling, and it is that everyone is suspicious of everyone's motivations. The cliffhanger at the end of issue #2 makes me think that series writer Rodney Barnes has more crazy surprises in store.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Army of Darkness comic books and of the franchise, in general, will want to read The Army of Darkness 1979.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: Nita Hawes' NIGHTMARE Blog #4
NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #4
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STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Szymon Kudranski
COLORS: Luis Nct with mar and Silvestre Galotto
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: well-BEE
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jason Shawn Alexander
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (February 2022)
Rated “M/ Mature”
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander
“The Fire Next Time” Part IV: “When the Music Stops”
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a new comic book series created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander. Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is written by Barnes. It has been drawn by the artists Jason Shawn Alexander, well-BEE, and Patrick Reynolds, with Szymon Kudranski being the artist on the current issue. Colorist Luis Nct and letterer by Marshall Dillon complete the creative team. The series focuses on a woman who is on a quest to root out the evil in her city.
In Baltimore, Maryland, which some call “Bodymore, Murderland,” there is a woman named Dawnita “Nita” Hawes. She is the owner of “Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog” where citizens can contact Nita when they have a problem of a supernatural or paranormal nature. Nita has just begun her quest to root the evil out of her city – with the help of her dead brother, Jason.
As Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #4 (“When the Music Stops”) opens, we learn what drove legendary blues singer, “Howlin'” Henry Hawkins, to give his body over to one of the four demon kings, Corson. In the present, Nita and Anansi the Spider-God take on Henry and discover the legion of monstrosities that Corson has placed in his body.
Nita, however, doesn't take Jason's warning as seriously as she should. The paranormal investigator is going from hunter to prey. Who is Corson's ultimate prize? Plus, some Killadelphia references slide into the story.
THE LOWDOWN: Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a spin-off of Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander's hit vampire comic book, Killadelphia. In fact, Dawnita “Nita” Hawes is the ex-lover of one of Killadelphia's lead characters, Jimmy Sangster, Jr.
Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog has established that it is a comic book that can stand on its own. Well, writer Rodney Barnes offers so much good storytelling in this fourth issue that if it were a cake, it would put the people who tasted it into a diabetic coma. It is so good that I think it broke my vocabulary. I can say that Barnes presents Henry Hawkin's back story in a way that definitely made me sympathetic in the context of the “deal with the Devil” that Henry made.
Szymon Kudranski, the artist for Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #4, does a wonderful job creating this graphical story from Barnes' magical script. Topped by Luis Nct's splatterfest of nightmarish neon colors, and this fourth issue is a masterpiece. The devilish cherry on top is Marshall Dillon's lettering that shouts the dialogue like curses.
We have a winner in Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog. I curse you to read it.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Killadelphia and of the original Hellblazer will want Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.
A+
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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#IReadsYou Review: KILLADELPHIA #19
IMAGE COMICS
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Jason Shawn Alexander with Germán Erramouspe
COLORS: Luis Nct
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: Jason Shawn Alexander
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jae Lee with June Chung; Nick Runge
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (February 2022)
Rated “M/ Mature”
Killadelphia and Elysium Gardens created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander
“The End of All” Part I: “Hope Springs Eternal”
Killadelphia is an apocalyptic vampire and dark fantasy comic book series from writer Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander and is published by Image Comics. At the center of this series is a police officer caught in a lurid conspiracy in which vampires attempt to rule Philadelphia, “the City of Brotherly Love.” Colorist Luis Nct and letterer Marshall Dillon complete Killadelphia's creative team.
Killadelphia focuses on James “Jim” Sangster, Jr. and his father, revered Philadelphia homicide detective, James Sangster, Sr., thought to be dead. He is actually a vampire. Now father and son lead a ragtag team comprised of a medical examiner, a dead president, and a rebellious, but special young vampire (Tevin Thompkins a.k.a. “See Saw”) in a bid to save Philly from an ambitious and murderous former First Lady, Abigail Adams.
As Killadelphia #19 (“Hope Springs Eternal”) opens, Jim Sr. and his allies make their final stand against Abigail Adams. She is already in the process of dispatching her husband, John Adams, the second President of the United States and a vampire.
Sangster needs allies. Enter the werewolves of Elysium Gardens. Abigail also has new allies, including the necromancer Thomas Jefferson! Will the demons unearthed from America's past threaten the existence of Philadelphia and of the world as we know it?
THE LOWDOWN: Killadelphia's fourth story arc, “The End of All,” begins. It is being described as a turning point in the series.
The truth is that most issues of Killadelphia are turning points in the narrative. Writer Rodney Barnes continues to expand this series beyond – way beyond – its initial description as a vampire comic book. The characters are rich and complex, and the fact that the characters are who they are … well, it is bold and visionary. After all, the so-called “Founding Fathers” of the United States were always vampires, so Killadelphia is telling you the truth. Seriously, just about every issue has something new, sometimes something unseen in mainstream comic books. Thus, Killadelphia is about changing and turning, transforming the predictable into the unexpected.
Welcome back, Killadelphia. And dear readers, you don't need to have read the previous issues to enjoy Killadelphia #19.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of vampire comic books and of exceptional dark fantasy will want Killadelphia.
A+
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Read You"
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