Monday, January 10, 2022

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 12, 2022

IMAGE COMICS:

Department Of Truth #15 (Cover A Martin Simmonds), $3.99
Department Of Truth #15 (Cover B David Romero), $3.99
Good Asian #8 (Of 10)(Cover A Dave Johnson), $3.99
Good Asian #8 (Of 10)(Cover B Nimit Malavia), $3.99
Good Asian #8 (Of 10)(Cover C Nimit Malavia Virgin Variant), AR
Inkblot #15 (Cover A Emma Kubert & Rusty Gladd), $3.99
Joe Hill’s Rain #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Zoe Thorogood), $3.99
Joe Hill’s Rain #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Elizabeth Beals), $3.99
Joe Hill’s Rain #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Blank Variant), $3.99
Joe Hill’s Rain #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Ashley Wood), AR
Joe Hill’s Rain #1 (Of 5)(Cover E Renae DeLiz), AR
Joe Hill’s Rain #1 (Of 5)(Cover F Zoe Thorogood Sketch Variant), AR
King Of Spies #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Matteo Scalera), $3.99
King Of Spies #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Matteo Scalera Black & White Variant), $3.99
King Of Spies #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Ozgur Yildirim), $3.99
PhenomX #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Chris Batista), $3.99
PhenomX #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Contest Winner), $3.99
Savage Dragon #261 (Cover A Erik Larsen), $3.99
Savage Dragon #261 (Cover B Erik Larsen Retro 70s Trade Dress Variant), $3.99
Scorched #1 (Cover A Frank Quitely), $5.99
Scorched #1 (Cover B Brett Booth), $5.99
Scorched #1 (Cover C Greg Capullo), $5.99
Scorched #1 (Cover D Todd McFarlane), $5.99
Scorched #1 (Cover E Don Aguillo), $5.99
Scorched #1 (Cover F Marc Silvestri), $5.99
Scorched #1 (Cover G Ryan Stegman), AR
Scorched #1 (Cover H Greg Capullo Sketch Variant), AR
Scorched #1 (Cover I Todd McFarlane Signed Variant), AR
Six Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton Volume 1 TP, $16.99
Stillwater By Zdarsky And Perez #12 (Cover A Ramon K. Perez), $3.99
That Texas Blood Volume 2 TP, $16.99
Undiscovered Country #18 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli), $3.99
Undiscovered Country #18 (Cover B Jae Lee), $3.99
What’s The Furthest Place From Here #3 (Cover A Tyler Boss), $3.99
What’s The Furthest Place From Here #3 (Cover B Sweeney Boo), $3.99
What’s The Furthest Place From Here #3 (Cover C Courtney Menard), AR
What’s The Furthest Place From Here #3 (Cover D Michael Walsh Horror Variant), AR
What’s The Furthest Place From Here #3 (Cover E Chip Zdarsky), AR

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 12, 2022

MARVEL COMICS:

Aliens The Original Years Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Mahmud A. Asrar Book Market Cover), $125.00
Aliens The Original Years Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Paul Mendoza Direct Market Cover), $125.00
Amazing Spider-Man #85 (Cover A Arthur Adams), $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man #85 (Cover B Leinil Francis Yu), AR
Amazing Spider-Man #85 (Cover C Peach Momoko Classic Homage Variant), AR
Avengers West Coast Epic Collection Volume 5 Darker Than Scarlet TP, $39.99
Daredevil By Chip Zdarsky Volume 7 Lockdown TP, $17.99
Daredevil Woman Without Fear #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Chris Bachalo), $4.99
Daredevil Woman Without Fear #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Todd Nauck Headshot Variant), AR
Daredevil Woman Without Fear #1 (Of 3)(Cover C John Romita Jr.), AR
Daredevil Woman Without Fear #1 (Of 3)(Cover D Jen Bartel), AR
Daredevil Woman Without Fear #1 (Of 3)(Cover E Nicoletta Baldari Stormbreakers Variant), AR
Daredevil Woman Without Fear #1 (Of 3)(Cover F Bryan Hitch), AR
Dark Ages #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Iban Coello), $3.99
Dark Ages #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Ryan Stegman), AR
Dark Ages #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Mike McKone), AR
Dark Ages #4 (Of 6)(Cover D Pete Woods), AR
Darkhawk #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Juanan Ramirez), $3.99
Darkhawk #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Derek Kirk Kim), AR
Darkhawk #5 (Of 5)(Cover C Ron Lim), AR
Death Of Doctor Strange Bloodstone #1 (Cover A David Nakayama), $4.99
Death Of Doctor Strange Bloodstone #1 (Cover B Maria Wolf), AR
Death Of Doctor Strange Bloodstone #1 (Cover C Ig Guara Design Variant), AR
Devil’s Reign Superior Four #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Ivan Shavrin), $3.99
Devil’s Reign Superior Four #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Dike Ruan), AR
Fantastic Four #39 (Cover A Terry Dodson), $3.99
Fantastic Four #39 (Cover B Carlos E. Gomez Devil’s Reign Villain Variant), AR
Fantastic Four #39 (Cover C Ivan Shavrin), AR
Hawkeye Kate Bishop #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Jahnoy Lindsay), $3.99
Hawkeye Kate Bishop #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Jim Cheung Headshot Sketch Variant), AR
Immortal Hulk Volume 11 Apocrypha TP, $24.99
King Conan #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Mahmud A. Asrar), $3.99
King Conan #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Roberto De La Torre), AR
King Conan #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Dave Wilkins), AR
Marauders #27 (Cover A Russell Dauterman), $4.99
Marauders #27 (Cover B Dike Ruan), AR
Marvels Voices Heritage #1 (Cover A Kyle Charles), $4.99
Marvels Voices Heritage #1 (Cover B Bill Sienkiewicz Hidden Gem Variant), AR
Marvels Voices Heritage #1 (Cover C Maria Wolf Native American Heritage Month Variant), AR
Marvels Voices Heritage #1 (Cover D Jim Terry), AR
Marvels Voices Heritage #1 (Cover E David Mack), AR
Marvels Voices Heritage #1 (Cover F Afua Richardson), AR
Marvels Voices Heritage #1 (Cover G Roy Boney), AR
Savage Avengers #28 (Cover A Valerio Giangiordano), $3.99
Savage Avengers #28 (Cover B Kyle Hotz), AR
Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Volume 2 Shang-Chi Vs The Marvel Universe TP, $15.99
Spider-Woman #18 (Cover A Junggeun Yoon), $3.99
Spider-Woman #18 (Cover B Pere Perez), AR
Spider-Woman #18 (Cover C Amanda Conner Devil’s Reign Villain Variant), AR
Star Wars #20 (Cover A Carlo Pagulayan), $3.99
Star Wars #20 (Cover B John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant), AR
Star Wars #20 (Cover C Chris Sprouse Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Variant), AR
Star Wars #20 (Cover D Marc Laming), AR
Star Wars Bounty Hunters #20 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli), $3.99
Star Wars Bounty Hunters #20 (Cover B Chris Sprouse Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Variant), AR
Star Wars Bounty Hunters #20 (Cover C Ken Lashley), AR
Star Wars Bounty Hunters Volume 3 War Of The Bounty Hunters TP, $17.99
Star Wars The High Republic Eye Of The Storm #1 (Cover A Ryan Brown), $4.99
Star Wars The High Republic Eye Of The Storm #1 (Cover B Giuseppe Camuncoli), AR
Star Wars The High Republic Eye Of The Storm #1 (Cover C Carlos Pacheco), AR
Thing #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Tom Reilly), $3.99
Thing #3 (Of 6)(Cover B E. J. Su), AR
United States Of Captain America TP, $17.99
Wastelanders Black Widow #1 (Cover A Josemaria Casanovas), $3.99
Wastelanders Black Widow #1 (Cover B Steve McNiven Podcast Connecting Variant), AR
X Of Swords TP, $75.00
X-Men Legends #10 (Cover A Dan Jurgens), $3.99
X-Men Legends #10 (Cover B Creees Lee), AR
X-Men Mutant Massacre Omnibus HC (Alan Davis Direct Market Cover)(New Printing), $125.00
X-Men Mutant Massacre Omnibus HC (John Romita Jr. Book Market Cover)(New Printing), $125.00
X-Men Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Alex Ross Book Market Cover)(New Printing), $100.00
X-Men Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Jack Kirby Direct Market Cover)(New Printing), $100.00

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for January 12, 2022

215 INK
Doctor Crowe Volume 1 GN, $16.99

ABLAZE
A Difficult Thing The Importance Of Admitting Mistakes HC, $9.99
Animal Castle #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Felix Delep), $3.99
Animal Castle #1 (2nd Printing Cover B Felix Delep), AR
Animal Castle #1 (2nd Printing Cover C Blank Variant), AR
Balbuzar HC, $22.99

AC COMICS
Superbabes Starring Femforce #9, $5.95

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Bigfoot Frankenstein #4, $3.99

AFTERSHOCK COMICS
Maniac Of New York The Bronx Is Burning #2 (Cover A Andrea Mutti), $4.99
Maniac Of New York The Bronx Is Burning #2 (Cover B David Lopez), $4.99

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #326, $8.99
Betty And Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #300, $8.99

ASYLUM PRESS
DTOX Special Biohazard Edition #0 (Frank Forte Signed Edition), $9.99

AVATAR PRESS
War Stories Nose Art Covers 20-26 Bag Set (6 Count), $23.99

AWA STUDIOS
Hotell Volume 2 #2 (Of 5), $3.99
Knighted #3 (Of 5), $3.99

BAD IDEA
Odinn’s Eye #5 (Of 5), $9.99

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT
Art Of Overwatch Volume 2 HC, $49.99

BLOOD MOON COMICS
Devil Tree #2 (Cover A Wolfgang Schwandt), $3.99
Devil Tree #2 (Cover B Desi Clearly), $3.99

BLUE JUICE COMICS
Billy The Kit #4, $3.99

BOUNDLESS COMICS
Hellina Stunning Covers Bag Set (5 Count), $19.99
Lady Death No Hope Prism Foil Covers Set (3 Count), $17.99

COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1795, AR

COMIXTRIBE
Happy Hill #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Joe Mulvey), $4.99
Happy Hill #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Joe Mulvey), $4.99
Wailing Blade Volume 1 Headtaker HC, $44.99

DYNAMIC FORCES
Batman Fortnite Foundation #1 (One Shot)(Christos Gage Signed Edition Plus 1), AR
Batman Fortnite Foundation #1 (One Shot)(Christos Gage Signed Edition), AR
Batman Reptilian #1 (Of 6)(CGC Graded Edition), AR
Dark Nights Death Metal Speed Metal #1 (Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Detective Comics #1034 (Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Future State Dark Detective #2 (Of 4) (Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Future State Gotham #2 (Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Future State Gotham #3 (Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Future State Justice League #1 (Of 2)(Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Infinite Frontier #1 (Of 6)(Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Infinite Frontier #2 (Of 6)(Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Justice League #53 (Cover A Liam Sharp)(Liam Sharp Signed Edition), AR
Power Rangers #1 (Ken Haeser Signed & Remarked Edition), AR
Robin #2 (Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Robin #3 (Joshua Williamson Signed Edition), AR
Sinister War #1 (Of 4)(Nick Spencer Signed Edition Plus 1), AR

FAB PRESS
Frightfest Guide To Grindhouse Movies SC, $24.95

FEIWEL AND FRIENDS
Glam Prix Racers Back On Track GN, $12.99

FIRST SECOND BOOKS
Blue Barry And Pancakes Volume 3 Danger On Mount Choco GN, $12.99

GHOST SHIP
Might As Well Cheat I Got Transported To Another World Where I Can Live My Wildest Dreams Volume 1 GN, $13.99

GOLDEN BOOKS
Disney Space Mountain Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Doctor Strange Trouble In The Dream Dimension Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Marvel Hawkeye Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Star Wars The Story Of The Faithful Wookiee Little Golden Book HC, $5.99
Walt Disney’s Mother Goose Little Golden Board Book HC, $7.99

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
Bob Fingerman’s Pariah Redux TP, $19.99
Rise #3 (Of 6), $3.99

HERO COLLECTOR
Harry Potter Wizarding World Mega Edition Figurine Collection Magazine #2 (Lord Voldemort), $199.95
Star Trek Universe The Official Starships Collection Magazine #5 (Romulan Vessel), $54.95

J-NOVEL CLUB
Ascendance Of A Bookworm Part 2 Volume 1 GN, $14.99
How A Realist Hero Rebuilt The Kingdom Omnibus Volume 3 GN, $19.99
Marginal Operation Volume 8 GN, $14.99
Unwanted Undead Adventurer Light Novel Volume 3 SC, $14.99

KODANSHA COMICS
A Sign Of Affection Volume 4 GN, $12.99
Living-Room Matsunaga-san Volume 9 GN, $12.99
Lovesick Ellie Volume 1 GN, $10.99
Rent-A-(Really Shy)-Girlfriend Volume 2 GN, $12.99
Shikimori’s Not Just A Cutie Volume 8 GN, $12.99
Sweat And Soap Volume 11 GN, $12.99

LEGENDARY COMICS
Lost in Space Ultimate Collection GN, $29.99

LEV GLEASON LIBRARY
Death Takes Center Stage A Lev Gleason Daredevil Novel SC, $14.99
I Of The Needle A Captain Canuck Novel SC, $14.99

MAD CAVE STUDIOS
Last Session #2 (Cover A Dozerdraws), $3.99
Last Session #2 (Cover B Dozerdraws), $3.99
Wolvenheart #10 (Cover A Alejandro Giraldo), $3.99
Wolvenheart #10 (Cover B Alejandro Giraldo), $3.99

ONE PEACE BOOKS
Farming Life In Another World Volume 4 GN, $11.95
New Gate Volume 8 GN, $11.95

ONI PRESS
Orcs In Space #7 (Cover A Francois Vigneault), $3.99
Rick And Morty Corporate Assests #3 (Cover A Jarrett Williams), $3.99
Rick And Morty Corporate Assests #3 (Cover B Ryan Lee), $3.99

PENGUIN WORKSHOP
Who Was The First Man On The Moon Neil Armstrong GN (not verified by Diamond), $7.99
Who Was The Girl Warrior Of France Joan Of Arc GN (not verified by Diamond), $7.99

REBELLION / 2000AD
Essential Judge Dredd Volume 4 Dredd Vs Death TP, $25.00
Rise And Fall Of The Trigan Empire Volume 3 TP, $24.99

RED 5 COMICS
Verge #4, $3.95

ROARING BROOK PRESS
Bad Kitty Meets The Baby GN, $13.99

SCOUT COMICS
Black Friday TP, $9.99
Dancing With The Dragon #3 (of 4), $3.99
Mall TP (New Edition), $19.99
Red X-Mas TP (per Lunar Distribution), $19.99
Space Cadet #1, $3.99
Third Wave 99 #1 (Cover C Louis XIII Glow In The Dark Variant)(12/08/21 per Lunar Distribution), AR

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Daily Report About My Witch Senpai Volume 1 GN, $12.99
Dragon Knight’s Beloved Volume 1 GN, $12.99
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Volume 6 GN, $12.99
Level 1 Demon Lord And One Room Hero Volume 3 GN, $12.99
Reincarnated As A Sword Volume 8 GN, $12.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT – AIRSHIP
Most Notorious Talker Runs The World’s Greatest Clan Light Novel Volume 2 SC, $14.99
My Status As An Assassin Obviously Exceeds The Hero’s Light Novel Volume 2 SC, $14.99
Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent Light Novel Volume 5 SC, $14.99

SILVER SPROCKET
Sports Is Hell GN, $15.00
Sports Is Hell HC, $24.99

SIMON SPOTLIGHT
Ryan’s World Red Titan And The Never-Ending Maze GN, $6.99
Ryan’s World Red Titan And The Never-Ending Maze HC, $17.99
Thunder And Cluck Smart Vs Strong GN, $6.99
Thunder And Cluck Smart Vs Strong HC, $17.99

SOURCE POINT PRESS
Runes Collected Edition TP, $14.99

SQUARE ENIX MANGA
By The Grace Of The Gods Volume 4 GN, $10.99

SUBLIME
Bad Boys Happy Home Volume 3 GN, $12.99
World’s Greatest First Love Volume 15 GN, $12.99

THE COMIC BOOK GUYS
Revenants Zombies On A Train #1 (Cover B John McCrea)(Signed Edition), $10.99

TITAN COMICS
Assassin’s Creed Bloodstone Collection HC, $16.99
Bloodborne Volumes 1-3 Box Set, $49.99
Doctor Who Empire Of The Wolf #3 (Cover A Priscilla Petraites), $3.99
Doctor Who Empire Of The Wolf #3 (Cover B Photo), $3.99
Doctor Who Empire Of The Wolf #3 (Cover C V. V. Glass), $3.99
Monday Monday Rivers Of London Volume 1 TP, $17.99
Phantom Of The Opera HC, $29.99
Rivers Of London Volumes 4-6 Box Set, $49.99
Snowpiercer Volumes 1-3 Hardcover Box Set, $79.99

TOKYOPOP
Assassin’s Creed Dynasty Volume 1 GN, $14.99

UDON ENTERTAINMENT
Steins;Gate 0 Volume 3 TP, $24.99

VAULT COMICS
Lunar Room #2 (Cover A Giorgia Sposito), $3.99
Lunar Room #2 (Cover B Corin Howell), $3.99
We Ride Titans #1 (Cover A Sebastian Piriz), $3.99
We Ride Titans #1 (Cover B Josh Hixson), $3.99
We Ride Titans #1 (Cover C Nathan Gooden), AR
We Ride Titans #1 (Cover D Livio Ramondelli), AR
We Ride Titans #1 (Cover E Conor Doyle), AR
We Ride Titans #1 (Cover F Robert Wilson IV), AR
We Ride Titans #1 (Cover G Robert Wilson IV Foil Virgin Variant), AR

VIZ MEDIA
Case Closed Volume 81 GN, $9.99
Fly Me To The Moon Volume 9 GN, $9.99
Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Volume 2 GN, $9.99
Mao Volume 3 GN, $9.99
Persona 5 Volume 8 GN, $9.99
Pokemon Adventures X*Y Volume 1 GN, $9.99
Pokemon Sun And Moon Volume 12 GN, $4.99

YEN ON
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Light Novel Volume 7 SC, $15.00
Date A Live Light Novel Volume 4 SC, $15.00
Suppose A Kid From The Last Dungeon Boonies Moved To A Starter Town Light Novel Volume 8 SC, $15.00
Torture Princess Fremd Torturchen Light Novel Volume 7.5 SC, $14.00

Z2 COMICS
Chuck D Presents Apocalypse 91 #0 (LCSD 2021 Edition), $19.99

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT
Belle Kill Zone #1 (Cover D John Royle Robyn Hood Variant), $15.00
Belle Kill Zone #1 (Cover E Paul Green Gretel Variant), $20.00
Belle Kill Zone #1 (Cover F Paul Green Gretel Lingerie Variant), $40.00
Belle Kill Zone #1 (Cover G Paul Green Gretel Sexy Or Z-Rated Variant), $75.00
Grimm Spotlight Hellchild #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Igor Vitorino), $5.99
Grimm Spotlight Hellchild #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Harvey Tolibas), $5.99
Grimm Spotlight Hellchild #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Ivan Tao), $5.99
Robyn Hood Home Sweet Home #1 (Cover A Sean Chen), $5.99
Robyn Hood Home Sweet Home #1 (Cover B Igor Vitorino), $5.99
Robyn Hood Home Sweet Home #1 (Cover C Tristan Thompson), $5.99

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for January 11, 2022

DC COMICS:

Batgirls #2 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99
Batgirls #2 (Cover B Hicham Habchi Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #2 (Cover C Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10 (Of 12)(Cover B Dario Brizuela), $2.99
Batman No Man’s Land Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $125.00
Batman Urban Legends #11 (Cover A Jorge Molina), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #11 (Cover B Karl Mostert), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #11 (Cover C Arist Deyn), $7.99
Batman Vs Ra’s al Ghul HC, $24.99
Books Of Magic Omnibus Volume 2 The Sandman Universe Classics HC, $150.00
Detective Comics #1048 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $4.99
Detective Comics #1048 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1048 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
DMZ Compendium Volume 2 TP, $59.99
Future State Gotham #9 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Future State Gotham #9 (Cover B Mike Bowden Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Sarin), $3.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Mike Hawthorne Card Stock Variant), $4.99
House Of El Volume 2 The Enemy Delusion TP, $16.99
I Am Batman #5 (Cover A Ken Lashley), $3.99
I Am Batman #5 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #5 (Cover C Nikola Cizmesija Card Stock Variant), AR
Joker #11 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cam Smith), $5.99
Joker #11 (Cover B Jim Cheung), $5.99
Joker #11 (Cover C Kael Ngu), $5.99
Joker #11 (Cover D Karl Kerschl), AR
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Scott Godlewski), $3.99
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Pennyworth #6 (Of 7)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Robin And Batman #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Dustin Nguyen), $5.99
Robin And Batman #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Rafael Albuquerque), $5.99
Titans United #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Jamal Campbell), $3.99
Titans United #5 (Of 7)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99


Wednesday, January 5, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: GEIGER #2

GEIGER #2
IMAGE COMICS/Mad Ghost

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITOR: Pat McCallum
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Bryan Hitch; Mahmud Asrar; Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (May 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Geiger created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank


Geiger is a new comic book series from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.  Published by Image Comics, Geiger is set on a dying Earth in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet.  Colorist Brad Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh complete the series' creative team.

Geiger is set 20 years after the nuclear conflict known as the “Unknown War” ravaged the planet, turning Earth into a dying world.  In the state of Nevada, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of rapidly disappearing resources and supplies.  In Boulder City, Nevada, there resides the fearsome man known by many names:  Joe Glow, The Meltdown Man, and the Walking Bomb, to name a few.  But before the war, he was simply a man named Tariq Geiger.  So who or what is Geiger, now?

Geiger #2 opens with a flashback into Tariq's past life.  Then, the story moves fully into Las Vegas.  There, a waitress in the fiefdom of Camelot has a plan to save her children – her older child, daughter Hailee, and younger child, son Henry – from the perverted desires of the thugs that rule Camelot.

Carolina's plan involves a powerful relic from before the war.  Will this relic bring hope or finish what the war started?  It depends on who gets Carolina's prize – the “Casino Warlords of Las Vegas” or the monster called Geiger.

THE LOWDOWN:  As first issues go, Geiger #1 was mostly an introduction, kind of like a prologue.  It introduced the title character, Geiger, giving readers a look at who he was in the past and a glance at who he is now.  Honestly, Geiger #1 was not Geoff Johns or Gary Frank's best work.

Still, I was intrigued by the concept, and Geiger #2 starts to deliver on the series' potential.  I thought that once writer Geoff Johns took readers into Las Vegas the intensity would rise, and it does.  If Geiger is the hero of Geiger the comic book, Las Vegas, in the form of “Casino Warlords,” will be the source of the villains and adversaries.  From what we see of Vegas, I think Johns is promising lots of conflict and action-driven drama.

In Geiger, Frank's pencil art is rougher and less refined than his usual work, which, as I wrote before, is a good thing here.  Geiger is dark, and perhaps, it will be apocalyptic, so with colorist Brad Anderson, Frank is preparing us for action, but not the shiny, superhero kind.  I think I should keep following Geiger … for the time being.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will want to check out Geiger.

A-
7.5 out of 10

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



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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: RED ROOM: The Antisocial Network #2

RED ROOM: THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK #2
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

CARTOONIST: Ed Piskor
EDITOR: Eric Reynolds
COVER: Ed Piskor
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Ed Piskor; Troy Nixey; Jim Rugg
22pp, B&W with some color, $6.99 U.S. (June 2021)

Red Room: The Antisocial Network is a 12-issue new comic book series from cartoonist Ed Piskor.  Piskor is best known for Hip Hop Family Tree, a comic book that chronicles the early history of Hip-hop culture and that has been published in both graphic novel and serial comic book form.  Piskor also produced a highly unusual history of Marvel Comics' X-Men via a series of comic book miniseries entitled X-Men Grand Design.

Publisher Fantagraphics Books describes Red Room: The Antisocial Network as “a cyberpunk, outlaw, splatterpunk masterpiece.”  Red Room focuses on a murderous, dark web subculture in which a secretive audience pays to view webcam murders with crypto-currency.  A “Red Room” is a place on the Internet with an encrypted I.P. address.  Each Red Room is a webcam stream where viewers can watch a “torture star” murder another human being in the most brutal, savage, vile, and stomach-turning ways.  With the help of untraceable crypto-currency, a subculture of criminals has emerged in which one side patronizes the webcam murders for entertainment and in which the other side gleefully kills to entertain in what seems like the evolution of the snuff films of folklore.

As Red Room: The Antisocial Network #2 opens, Pentagram Pictures streams the latest act of butchery from torture star, “Decimator.”  Elsewhere, former multiple Super Bowl champion, Mike Wilkins, is using a flood rescue as a “recruiting mission” to help the people behind torture star, “Poker Face,” find their next Red Room victim.  So how do you turn a guy named Damian into a victim no one will recognize?  You force Doctor Daniels, plastic surgeon, to work on him … because Poker Face needs fresh meat!

THE LOWDOWN:  Red Room is a science fiction comic book series, albeit a dark one.  It has elements of dystopian sci-fi, speculative fiction, and contemporary drama.  It would be easy to call this new series depraved, which it is not.  In a real world in which rich people want what they want and have the super-wealth to get it, the darkest corners of the web will one day offer murder and mayhem like that seen Red Room.  Or maybe it already is.  Each ISIS beheading was Internet ready.

Red Room #2 is a stand alone issue, as was the first issue.  In fact, the entire series will be comprised of stand alone, single-issue tales that are part of a larger narrative world.  This issue, Piskor, with this story of Damian as a man who needs to be saved (several times), tugs at the heart as much as Poker Face will tug on his intestines.  What keeps Red Room from being a joke or torture porn is that Piskor can depict humanity in the the most embarrassing and most horrifying scenes.

Here is something that I noticed before, but to which I never really paid attention.  For a cartoonist, Piskor is an exceptionally skilled illustrator.  From perspective to figure drawing, Piskor's compositions are full of exaggeration and surrealism, but everything and everyone looks correctly drawn (for instance, the floodwaters sequence).  It is a kind of cartoon realism that not everyone could pull off … realistically.  So I highly recommend, Red Room: The Antisocial Network to you, dear readers.  Don't be antisocial and not read Red Room.  Reviews and quotes don't really capture the complex and multi-layered nature of this title.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Ed Piskor's work and of alternative comics as science fiction will want to read Red Room.

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9 out of 10

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



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