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Monday, September 27, 2021
IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for September 29, 2021
Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 29, 2021
Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 29, 2021
Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for September 29, 2021
DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for September 28, 2021
Action Comics #1035 (Cover A Daniel Sampere), $4.99
Action Comics #1035 (Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Reptilian #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Liam Sharp), $4.99
Batman Reptilian #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Cully Hamner), $4.99
Batman Reptilian #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Declan Shalvey), AR
Batman Superman #22 (Cover A Ivan Reis & Danny Miki), $3.99
Batman Superman #22 (Cover B Gary Frank Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Urban Legends #6 (2nd Printing Nicola Scott Cover), $7.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Brian Level & Jay Leisten Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Checkmate #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Alex Maleev), $3.99
Checkmate #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Matt Taylor Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #1 (Cover A Howard Porter), $3.99
Deathstroke Inc. #1 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #1 (Cover C Adam Hughes Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #1 (Cover D Gerardo Zaffino Team Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Deathstroke Inc. #1 (Cover E Dima Ivano Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1043 (Cover A Dan Mora)(Fear State), $4.99
Detective Comics #1043 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $5.99
Detective Comics #1043 (Cover C Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Harley Quinn #7 (Cover A Riley Rossmo)(Fear State), $3.99
Harley Quinn #7 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $4.99
Harley Quinn #7 (Cover C Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Icon And Rocket Season One #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Taurin Clarke), $3.99
Icon And Rocket Season One #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Doug Braithwaite Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Justice League #68 (Cover A David Marquez), $4.99
Justice League #68 (Cover B Alexander Lozano Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Volume 8 Death Metal TP, $16.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #5 (Cover A Giannis Milonogiannis), $3.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #5 (Cover B Riley Rossmo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #5 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Locke And Key The Sandman Universe Hell And Gone #2 (Cover A Gabriel Rodriguez), $6.99
Locke And Key The Sandman Universe Hell And Gone #2 (Cover B J. H. Williams III), $6.99
Locke And Key The Sandman Universe Hell And Gone #2 (Cover C Kelley Jones), $6.99
Mister Miracle The Source Of Freedom #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Mister Miracle The Source Of Freedom #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Valentine De Landro Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robin #6 (Cover A Gleb Melnikov), $3.99
Robin #6 (Cover B Francis Manapul Card Stock Variant), $4.99
RWBY Justice League #6 (Of 7)(Cover A Mirka Andolfo), $3.99
RWBY Justice League #6 (Of 7)(Cover B Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman ’78 #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Ben Oliver), $3.99
Superman ’78 #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Bryan Hitch Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Action Comics Volume 5 The House Of Kent TP, $17.99
Superman And Lois Lane The 25th Wedding Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC, $34.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #3 (Cover A John Timms), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #3 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Teen Titans Beast Boy Loves Raven TP, $16.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Tula Lotay), $5.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Joshua Middleton), $5.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Matias Bergara), AR
Wonderful Women Of The World TP, $16.99
Friday, September 24, 2021
#IReadsYou Review: KILLADELPHIA #12
KILLADELPHIA #12
IMAGE COMICS
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Jason Shawn Alexander
COLORS: Luis Nct
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: Jason Shawn Alexander
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Todd McFarlane with Luis Nct; Bill Sienkiewicz
36pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S.(January 2021)
Rated “M/ Mature”
“Burn Baby Burn” Part VI: “Endgame”
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., who comes home to Philly to deal with the final affairs of his recently murdered father, revered Philadelphia homicide detective, James Sangster, Sr. Not dead, but undead, the father joins the son, the chief medical examiner (Jose Padilla), and a rebellious vampire to lead the battle that saves Philly from the vampires. But that was just the first battle, and this is a war.
Killadelphia #12 (“Endgame”) opens in one of those neighborhoods (a.k.a. “gated communities”) where the well-to-do and rich white people go to avoid the riff raff. One such refuge from the refugees, however, can't keep all the … bad things out.
Meanwhile, James, Sr., Jimmy, and Ms. Padilla head out to the center of the vampire revolution. Now, they will see for themselves just how crazy Abigail Adams is.
Elsewhere, in the afterlife (so to speak). Tevin Thompkins has his own plans for the revolution. First, he needs to see the boss. He needs to see “Corson.”
THE LOWDOWN: The second story arc of Killadelphia, “Burn Baby Burn,” comes to an end, but it ends on a cliffhanger. This is as it should be, if you think about it.
Writer Rodney Barnes has revealed that what we thought to be a rather straight-forward concept is rather complex. Like blood splatter, Killadelphia's plots and subplots go all over the place, but it is a narrative with purpose. This is a world beyond the narrow confines of the world-beating ambitions of would-be vampire gods and monsters. I don't want to be one of those readers who are always saying, “This is the best issue ever!” Still, if each issue isn't better than its predecessor, then, each issue certainly expands the “Killa-verse,” making it all the more alluring. Killadelphia #12 is the best and boy, does it ever expand the undead playing field.
For Killadelphia #12, Jason Shawn Alexander's storytelling is no one thing. Pages seven and eight show the Sangsters and Padilla in a quiet moment of discussion and planning, but a feeling of intensity infuses the moment. A short scene between Tevin and is grandmother is sweet, but without a hint of anything extra – neither irony nor weirdness. However, the opening pages, with their comeuppance of the gated communities, is fun, crazy, and righteous.
Luis Nct's colors are like traffic lights and signals directing our emotions, imaginings, and feelings in specific directions. Marshall Dillon's lettering is our driver, and he takes us to places where our minds will love the fire. Killadelphia #12 reveals that “burn, baby, burn” is not necessarily a bad thing, especially when we get a cliffhanger leading to the next arc instead of only ashes. Killadelphia #12 establishes this series as a top five comic book, without a doubt.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of vampire comic books and of exceptional dark fantasy will want Killadelphia.
10 out of 10
[This comic book includes an “Afterword” by Rodney Barnes.]
Killadelphia #12 has a backup feature:
“Elysium Gardens” Part 5 “Cry Havoc”
Story: Rodney Barnes
Pencils/Gray Tones: Jason Shawn Alexander
Inks: Bill Sienkiewicz
Layouts: Sherard Jackson
Letters: Marshall Dillon
Edits: Greg Tumbarello
The back-up feature, “Elysium Gardens,” has returned to its “present day.” In the wake of their encounter with Malcolm X, Angela/Zubiya and her pack of werewolves go on the attack, but even they know their limits. If they want to use their curse as a key to “Black Liberation,” they need to know more about its origins. Brother Jabir knows where they need to go, and it is a familiar place.
Part 4's appearance of Malcolm X was shocking and an utter delight. Part 5 offers beloved comic book master artist, Bill Sienkiewicz, as a contributor, as an inker, to this chapter. It is the right time for a legend to show up, as the flow of this narrative makes its first great change of direction.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Thursday, September 23, 2021
#IReadsYou Review: SURFACING #6
APPROBATION COMICS
STORY: B. Alex Thompson – @ApproBAT
ART: Ricardo Mendez
COLORS: Alivón Ortiz
LETTERS: Krugos
EDITOR: Denise Thompson
MISC. ART: Cesar Grego with Alivon Ortiz
COVER: Gleidson Ribeiro and Victor Maya with Alivon Ortiz
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (2020)
Rated: “M” for Mature
“The Stone and the Shell” Part 2 of 2
Surfacing is a comic book franchise created by B. Alex Thompson and published by Approbation Comics. The four-issue miniseries, Surfacing: Depth Perceptions, focuses on a series of encounters, sometimes violent, between humans and mermaid-like creatures. The eponymous Surfacing is an anthology series in which each issue offers a story in which a mermaid finds herself trapped in the world of humans. Besides Thompson, artist Ricardo Mendez; colorist Alivon Ortiz; and letterer Krugos currently comprise Surfacing's creative team.
The latest chapter in the saga of Surfacing is “The Stone and the Shell.” It is set two million years ago, on a Savannah, likely somewhere in eastern Africa. This is the home of a tribe of Homo erectus/ergaster (called the “tree folk” in this story). Kon is a member of the tribe. He is exceptionally good at making tools and at fishing, but in a tribe of fierce hunters, Kon's talents are seen as weaknesses. It does not help that Kon has webbed feet, which also makes the other tree folk suspicious of him. However, Kon encounters a beautiful young woman, “Int” of the “water folk.” Meeting Int will change Kon's life, but what will it do to his relationship his own people?
Surfacing #6 opens as Int introduces Kon to her people, the “water folk.” Obviously, they are suspicious of Kon and his intentions, as well as being wary of Kon's people, the “tree folk.” Still, they welcome him into the tribe, but everything is not on the “up and up.” And some transgressions can never be forgiven.
THE LOWDOWN: As much as I enjoyed the miniseries, Surfacing: Depth Perceptions, I find myself really enjoying Surfacing, which showcases some of writer B. Alex Thompson's most imaginative writing. The fifth and sixth issues of Surfacing present a big shift from the usual Surfacing tales.
Thompson's imagination gives us a story set in eastern Africa (likely modern day Kenya) during the Early Pleistocene. That story offers a different kind of character, a complicated man who has troubles in his native world and who ends up caught between two worlds. The Stone and the Shell” also emphasizes the familiarity of family conflict and romantic discovery, which allows the readers to recognize Kon and, perhaps, to place themselves in his life. Thompson makes every page of this story intriguing, and like Part 1, Part 2 always has at least one thing on each page that makes me curious and want to know more about this story and its setting.
Artist Ricardo Mendez has proved to be a perfect collaborator for Thompson in this writer-artist team. In “The Stone and the Shell,” Mendez creates a beautiful prehistoric pastoral world that is as interesting as the main story. As he did in the first part, Mendez deftly tells this second chapter of “The Stone and the Shell” via his figure drawings of the characters, which give the story a sense of naturalism. Alivon Ortiz's muted colors allow the emotions of the characters to stand out in the story. Krugos' lettering and sound effects are also muted, but are “pitch-perfect” for this chapter's emphasis on betrayal.
I highly recommend Surfacing #6, just as I did for issue #5. Surfacing is like nothing else you will find in mainstream, alternative, or indie comics, so please, dive into this.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of fantasy comic books published by DC Comics' late imprint, Vertigo, will want to read Surfacing.
A
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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