Monday, June 14, 2021

IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for June 16, 2021

IDW PUBLISHING

AUG200598    BEAUTY OF HORROR COLOR YOUR DESTINY TAROT DECK    $21.99
AUG200599    BEAUTY OF HORROR FEAR YOUR FUTURE TAROT DECK    $21.99
MAR210446    GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #283 CVR A ANDREW GRIFFITH    $3.99
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MAR210463    SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #41 CVR A ADAM BRYCE THOMAS    $3.99
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APR210681    USAGI YOJIMBO #20    $3.99
DEC200479    VOYAGE TO THE STARS TP    $15.99


Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 16, 2021

IMAGE COMICS

APR210113    COMPASS #1 (OF 5)    $3.99
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APR210095    JUPITERS LEGACY REQUIEM #1 (OF 12) CVR A EDWARDS (MR)    $5.99
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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 16, 2021

MARVEL COMICS

APR210833    ALIEN #4    $3.99
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APR210734    CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1 (RES)    $4.99
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Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for June 16, 2021

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

FEB210970    21ST CENTURIONS #5    $5.95
APR212110    21ST CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 01 PERFECT ED URASAWA    $19.99
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APR211541    ANNE BONNIE #11    $3.99
MAR211678    ASCENCIA #5    $3.99
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MAR211689    BELLE SIRENS ONE SHOT CVR A WHITE    $5.99
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FEB211688    MANGA CLASSICS DRACULA SC NEW PTG    $19.99
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MAR211519    MONSTER FRIENDS YR GN    $12.99
MAR218006    MONTANA DIARY ONE SHOT    $5.00
NOV201062    NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #180    $3.99
MAR218081    NOTTINGHAM #1 (OF 5) 3RD PTG    $3.99
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MAR211670    RESONANT #10 (MR)    $3.99
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MAGAZINES

MAR211639    ALTER EGO #170    $9.95
FEB211579    BACK ISSUE #127    $9.95
FEB211580    BRICKJOURNAL #68    $9.95
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FEB211581    RETROFAN MAGAZINE #15    $9.95
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BOOKS

MAR211613    DOUBLE DOWN NOVEL SC    $13.95
APR211937    FINAL FANTASY XIV HEAVENSWARD ART OF ISHGARD SC SCARS OF WAR    $39.99
APR211936    FINAL FANTASY XIV HEAVENSWARD ART OF ISHGARD SC STONE STEEL    $39.99
MAR211906    LEARN TO DRAW MANGA MEN SC    $16.99
APR211608    MARVEL SPIDER-MAN SWING INTO ACTION HC    $17.99
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APR211604    STAR WARS LEGENDS SHATTERPOINT SC    $16.00
MAR211320    WALT DISNEYS FOX & HOUND LITTLE GOLDEN BOARD BOOK    $7.99


DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for June 15, 2021

DC COMICS:

Batman Fortnite Zero Point #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Mikel Janin), 4.99
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Amanda Conner Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Donald Mustard Premium Card Stock Variant E), AR
Batman Volume 3 Ghost Stories HC, $24.99
Catwoman #32 (Cover A Robson Rocha), $3.99
Catwoman #32 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DCeased Hope At World’s End HC, $24.99
Flash #771 (Cover A Brandon Peterson), $3.99
Flash #771 (Cover B Brett Booth Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Future State The Next Batman TP, $34.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #2 (Cover A Darick Robertson & Diego Rodriguez), $3.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #2 (Cover B Riley Rossmo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #2 (Cover C Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #81 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #81 (Cover B Rafael Grassetti Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #81 (Cover C Travis Moore Pride Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Represent #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Darran Robinson), $9.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #110 (Cover A Randy Elliott), $2.99
Static Season One #1 (Cover A Khary Randolph), $3.99
Static Season One #1 (Cover B Shawn Martinbrough Old School Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Static Season One #1 (Cover C Nikolas Draper-Ivey New School Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Static Season One #1 (Cover D Denys Cowan Card Stock Variant), AR
Static Season One #1 (Cover E Olivier Coipel Team Card Stock Variant), AR
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #1 (Of 8)(Cover A Bilquis Evely), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #1 (Of 8)(Cover B Gary Frank), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #1 (Of 8)(Cover C Blank Variant), $5.99
Superman Red And Blue #4 (Of 6)(Cover A John Romita Jr. & Klaus Janson), $5.99
Superman Red And Blue #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Walter Simonson), $5.99
Superman Red And Blue #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Alexander Lozano), $5.99
Teen Titans Beast Boy HC, $19.99
Truth And Justice #5 (Cover A Kris Anka), $4.99
Truth And Justice #5 (Cover B Yasmine Putri Card Stock Variant), $5.99


Friday, June 11, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: THE SCUMBAG #4

THE SCUMBAG #4
IMAGE COMICS/Giant Generator

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Rick Remender
ART: Eric Powell
COLORS: Moreno Dinisio
LETTERS: Rus Wooton
DESIGN: Erika Schnatz
EDITOR: Will Dennis
COVER: Eric Powell
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Roland Boschi with Moreno Dinisio; Duncan Fegredo
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S.(January 2021)

Rated “M/ Mature”

“Snowblower Indemnity” Part 4


The Scumbag is a comic book series from writer Rick Remender.  Described as a “comedy espionage series” by publisher Image Comics, The Scumbag's tagline reads, “The fate of the world rests in the hands of the worst person on it!”  The series features a rotating crew of illustrators.  Artist Eric Powell; colorist Moreno Dinisio; and letterer Rus Wooton complete the current creative team.

The Scumbag introduces Ernie Ray Clementine.  He is a rundown, raggedy, filthy man.  He is a profane, illiterate, drug-addicted biker and ne'er-do-well with a fifth-grade education.  However, he meets Sister Mary and “Central Authority” and inadvertently absorbs the power-imbuing serum called “the Formula Maxima.”  Now, Ernie is the only thing standing between humanity and total Armageddon... because he has suddenly become the world's most powerful super-spy.

The Scumbag #4 opens in the sky in a flying car with Ernie Ray, Sister Mary, and “A.I. doll,” Pam.  They plan to infiltrate a party being thrown at the mansion of “The Prosoma,” leader of the reactionary cabal, Scorpionus.  However, “Mr. Prosoma” isn't clueless about his party being crashed, and he has an offer to make.

THE LOWDOWN:  I didn't have a lot to say about The Scumbag #1.  I had a little more to say about The Scumbag #2.  I said that with The Scumbag #3 the series had hit its stride.  The Scumbag #4 may offer some of Rick Remender's sharpest political, social, and racial commentary yet.

Remender distillates white privilege, the one percent, reactionary millionaires and billionaires, and the titans of industry, tech, and fossil fuels into one self-promoting asshole.  It is scary that there are people similar to Prosoma in the real world, but Remender has turned this type into a most excellent comic book villain.

Artist Eric Powell and colorist Moreno Dinisio have a field day with the orgy scenes; I'm still shocked.  And letterer Rus Wooton is quite good at lettering crazy talk, of which there is a lot.  We're approaching the end of the first story arc, so this is no time to stop reading The Scumbag.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Rick Remender, of mature comedy, and of reprobate-type anti-hero lead characters will want The Scumbag.

8 out of 10

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


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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: UNCANNY INHUMANS #1

UNCANNY INHUMANS #1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Charles Soule
PENCILS: Steve McNiven; Brandon Peterson
INKS: Jay Leisten; Brandon Peterson
COLORS: Sunny Cho; Nolan Woodard
LETTERS: VC's Clayton Cowles
COVER: Steve McNiven and Jay Leisten with Justin Ponsor
VARIANT COVERS: Jim Cheung with Justin Ponsor; Art Adams with Richard Isanove; Art Adams (Kirby Monster Variant); Skottie Young; Adi Granov; Damien Scott (Hop Hop variant); Kalel Sean costumed by Brian A. Parsley and photographed by Judy Stephens (cosplay variant)
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2015)

Rated T+

Inhumans created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby


The Inhumans are a race of super-humans in Marvel Comics.  Created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, they first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (cover dated: December 1965).  The Inhumans are a strain of humanity that began with genetic manipulation by visitors to Earth from an alien civilization (the Kree), long ago in human prehistory.  Exposure to the mutagenic Terrigen Mist (a process known as Terrigenesis) reveals if a person is an Inhuman.

Little more than a B-list character group, the Inhumans are in ascendancy in the Marvel Universe, especially over the last four years.  In 2013, Marvel even launched a new comic book series, entitled Inhuman.  The launch of the “All-New, All-Different Marvel” sees the Inhumans continuing to rise to prominence.  The latest Inhuman comic book series is Uncanny Inhumans.  This series is written by Charles Soule; drawn by Steve McNiven (pencils) and Jay Leisten (inks), colored by Sunny Cho; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.

Uncanny Inhumans #1 opens the series with several sub-plots.  It is dough boys and dinosaurs when Triton and Reader (and his dog Forey) join Black Bolt in a time-traveling mission.  This trip, however, breaks a deal Black Bolt made with Kang the Conqueror, and the latter strikes back.  Also, Medusa and a group of new Inhumans (NuHumans) are engaged in a Central Park battle against the Chitauri.

Later, Medusa looks to the X-Man, Beast, to use his scientific knowledge to end the friction between mutants and Inhumans.  Plus, a visit from the Human Torch exacerbates marital discord.  Plus, in a bonus story, Frank, Flint, and Naja travel to Morocco to recover a lost Inhuman.

For a long time now, first issues of comic books that work on a five or six issue story arc are little more than introductions to the story and characters.  They are also often infuriatingly vague.  That is not the case with Uncanny Inhumans.  Writer Charles Soule has a way of making practically every page not only satisfying to read, but also intriguing enough to encourage the readers to come back for more.

The drama is convincing, and Soule gives the characters interesting personalities and/or engaging individual melodramas.  Medusa/Beast: I want more of that.  Black Bolt: it's all good.  I am not ashamed to say that Soule makes me feel like a fanboy about the titles he writers.

Of course, he has a great art team.  Steve McNiven has mastered making style work as high drama.  McNiven pencils are a series of flourishes and bells-and-whistles that come together to convey character, setting, plot, and drama.  In the back-up story, artist Brandon Peterson does something similar, but I'm not going to play that game of who is better – McNiven or Peterson.  I must admit, however, that I prefer Nolan Woodard's beautiful colors for Peterson's art, although I am not slighting Sunny Cho's excellent hues on the main story.

I'm ready for more Uncanny Inhumans, and if you listen to my recommendation and buy Uncanny Inhumans #1, you will be ready for more, also.

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


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