DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for January 18, 2022

DC COMICS:

Absolute Fourth World By Jack Kirby Volume 2 HC, $150.00
Aquaman The Becoming #5 (Of 6)(Cover A David Talaski), $3.99
Aquaman The Becoming #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Khary Randolph Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman The Knight #1 (Of 10)(Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $4.99
Batman The Knight #1 (Of 10)(Cover B Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman The Knight #1 (Of 10)(Cover C Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Knight #1 (Of 10)(Cover D Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion Foil Variant), AR
Batman The Long Halloween Dark Victory The Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Brian Level & Jay Leisten Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Manta #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Black Manta #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Blue And Gold #5 (Of 8)(Cover A Ryan Sook), $3.99
Blue And Gold #5 (Of 8)(Cover B Simone Di Meo Peacemaker Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #39 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $3.99
Catwoman #39 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #39 (Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), AR
Crime Syndicate TP, $17.99
Detective Comics #1049 (Cover A Dan Mora), $4.99
Detective Comics #1049 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1049 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Green Lantern #10 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $4.99
Green Lantern #10 (Cover B Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Icon And Rocket Season One #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Taurin Clarke), $3.99
Icon And Rocket Season One #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Doug Braithwaite Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Looney Tunes #264 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99
Nightwing #88 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #88 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #88 (Cover C Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant), AR
Nubia And The Amazons #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Darryl Banks), $3.99
Nubia And The Amazons #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Brittney Williams Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robins #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99
Robins #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Marcus To Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Trevor Hairsine), $3.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Siya Oum Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Kaare Andrews Peacemaker Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #7 (Of 8)(Cover A Bilquis Evely), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #7 (Of 8)(Cover B Nicola Scott), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #7 (Cover A John Timms, $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #7 (Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman #783 (Cover A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $4.99
Wonder Woman #783 (Cover B Will Murai Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #3 (Of 8)(Cover A Mike Hawthorne), $3.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #3 (Of 8)(Cover B Juliet Nneka Card Stock Variant), $4.99

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#IReadsYou Review: BLUBBER #5

BLUBBER #5
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

CARTOONIST: Gilbert Hernandez
EDITOR: Eric Reynolds
COVER/BACK COVER: Gilbert Hernandez with Paul Baresh
24pp, B&W, $4.99 U.S. (January 2019)

Gilbert Hernandez is the cartoonist, comic book creator, and graphic novelist best known for being one-half of the duo referred to as “Los Bros.”  Gilbert and his brother, Jaime Hernandez, are Eisner Award (Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards) winners, and they have produced the seminal, alternative comic book series, Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics Books), for the last four decades.

As a “solo act,” Gilbert (a.k.a. “Beto”) has also produced numerous original graphic novels and several comic book miniseries for publishers like Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, and Drawn & Quarterly, as well as for his original publisher, Fantagraphics.  In 2015, Fantagraphics launched Beto's comic book series, Blubber.

This black and white comic book series offers short stories and vignettes featuring a cast of misfits, monsters, and anthropomorphic types.  Beto also presents his usual mix of bizarre characters, strange stories, and outlandish sex and sexual acts, all hallmarks of his comic book output going back to the beginning of his early work.

Blubber #5 (which was released in 2019) is comprised of seven stories of one or two pages in length and three stories that are three pages and longer.  It also opens with the one-page comic inside the front cover (frontispiece) and ends with another story inside the back cover.  I'll discuss each story individually, to one extent or another.

THE LOWDOWN:  The inside the front cover story is entitled “Atom Baby Crunchers.”  It is about guys with balloon-like musculature, who are also well endowed in the penis department.  The one thing I like about this story is that everyone receives sexual pleasure, one way or another.

“Corazon”:
The first interior story stars a young character who appears to be female, has large breasts, and a penis (well-endowed) and a scrotum.  Corazon is always naked, even at work, where this story is set.  Corazon and a co-worker, Gronsky, must find their boss' old ink pens, which are missing, because he hates the new ones.  A co-worker, Cristobol, joins them.  The search involves dreams, remote viewing, water, a cult, and, of course, masturbation.  “Corazon” is one of Beto's usual surreal gems, which I generally enjoy, but I like this one especially because Beto isn't afraid to depict one guy sucking another guy's penis.

“Der Nimmy”:
Is this one-pager technically a furry story? Well, it involves sex and a human in a costume that resembles a large furry creature.  There is apparently also an appearance by Corazon.  No, honey.  Ain't nobody mad.

“Maximiliano's Huge Fuckin' Choad”:
This one-pager is about a guy, Maximiliano, with a long schlong who only enjoys satisfactory sex in a particular way.  Maximiliano also likes to have sex with “cryptids,” including the one that is featured on the cover of Blubber #5.  The fact that his story featured a form of coercive sex made me a little uncomfortable … but I got over it because it's Beto.

“Shitter”:
This two-pager features an office worker who enjoys clubbing, necrophilia, and coprophilia.  I like that Beto draws the gentleman's pubes as being neatly trimmed.

“It's Better to Die”:
In this six-page story, Corazon and two other balloon-breasted women travel through a land of faerie creatures such as fauns, kekeppy, and doogs.  They screw them and are screwed by them.  In this story, Beto shows off his incredible touch with figure drawing – human females and otherwise – and also his precise inking.  I don't know if he uses a brush to ink his art, but whatever he uses, he shows incredible dexterity with it.  “Tiki,” a diminutive, balloon-breasted woman, appears in this story.

“This Man, This Monster!”/”The Good Life”:
The cryptid featured on the cover appears in this story.  Blubber #5 has as a recurring plot element which indicates that having sex with a cryptid will earn someone a “2-way pass,” allowing them to travel between this world and the “Other Realm.”  “This Man, This Monster!” is a one-page comic that shares the page with a five-panel comic strip at the bottom of the page, entitled “The Good Life.”

“Tiki's Delivery Service”:
This two-page story features Tiki, the short of stature slash balloon of breasts woman.  She and Juevencio (who first appears in “Atom Baby Crunchers,” the story on the inside front cover) visit a place where men with low self-esteem are paid to allow others to alter, abuse, and use their penises.  Once again, Beto impresses with his ability to cartoon the penis – human and otherwise – in a variety of shapes, sizes, and lengths.

“See What You Made Me Do?”:
A woman named “Kolchak,” who has thick, muscular thighs has sex with a cryptid, hoping to earn herself a “2-way pass.”  However, taking it from a cryptid compels her to tell a secret – about a former boyfriend who was a serial killer.  Beto throws in a surprise with this story that makes the three-page “See What You Made Me Do?” rather delightful.

“Pupusi's Butthole”/Pupusi and Her Belly-Swelling Fetish”:
This is actually the title of a TV show that stars a Beto regular, Pupusi, who has appeared in a number of Beto's other works.  Beto introduces a new fetish, the love of “belly-swelling.”  The one-page comic shares its space with a five-panel strip at the bottom of the page, entitled “Pupusi and Her Belly-Swelling Fetish.”

“The Janx and the Ingrate”:
First, we get two more four-panel comic strips about Pupusi's fetish.  Then, it's on to the one-page comic that shares the space.  In “The Janx and the Ingrate,” we learn that the cryptid featured on the cover of Blubber #5 is called “The Janx.”  This creature has a foot fetish, and it has a surprise for the ingrate who does not appreciate the pleasure it gives.

“John Dick”:
This inside the back cover, one-page comic features a guy named “John Dick.”  John appears in the inside front cover story, “Atom Baby Crunchers” and also in “Maximiliano's Huge Fuckin' Choad,” but those are only cameos.

He is the star of the show in “John Dick,” in which he shows off his erect penis, which is somewhere between two to three-feet long.  “John Dick” asks the question: what do you do when your erect cock is so long and large that no human orifice can service it?  Is the answer to suck it yourself?

Right now, Gilbert Hernandez seems to be the only cartoonist doing true modern Underground Comics.  Blubber recalls the classic erotic/porn comics of R. Crumb, but Hernandez's work is more purely surreal.  I treasure Blubber #5, as I do every issue, because I see it as a gift from the rebellious spirit of a master of alternative comics.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Gilbert Hernandez must have Blubber.

A

9 out of 10

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


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#IReadsYou Review: RADIANT BLACK #4

RADIANT BLACK #4
IMAGE COMICS

STORY: Kyle Higgins
ART: Marcelo Costa
COLORS: Marcelo Costa with Rod Fernandes
LETTERS: Becca Carey
EDITOR/DESIGNER: Michael Busuttil
COVER: Eduardo Ferigato and Marcelo Costa
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Justin Mason with Dee Cunniffe; Doaly
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (May 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

“Everything Changes”

Radiant Black is a superhero comic book series from writer Kyle Higgins and artist Marcelo Costa.  The series focuses on a failed writer who discovers a cosmic force that changes his life.  Letterer Becca Carey and designer Michael Busuttil complete the series' creative team.

Radiant Black introduces Nathan Burnett, who just turned thirty-years-old, and things are not going great.  A failed writer (thus far), Nathan leaves Los Angeles and returns home to Lockport, Illinois to live with his parents.  A night on the town with his old pal, Marshall, leads to Nathan unlocking an alien artifact, “Radiant Black,” that changes his life.  This new thing seems totally unique, but there is more to it than Nathan can imagine, so very much more.

As Radiant Black #4 (“Everything Changes”) opens, Nathan continues to have visions of the giant black robot, but he is starting to understand … a little.  These latest visions force Nathan to join Marshall for some practice and experimentation.  What else can Nathan do?

However, this is also the day that Radiant Red decides that he wants that inevitable knock-down, drag-out fight across the city of Lockport against Radiant Black.  The result is that nothing will ever by the same for Radiant Black.

THE LOWDOWN:  I was initially interested in Radiant Black because I read (on the Internet) that it might be the first entry in a new “shared universe” of superhero titles from Image Comics.  Since reading Radiant Black #1 and the subsequent issues I have come to enjoy reading it for its own sake.  Also, an unusually large number of visitors to this blog want to read reviews of each issue.

I can say the same thing about Radiant Black #4 that I have said about the previous issues.  Marcelo Costa's art and colors look radiant, and the graphical storytelling gives a strong focus on character development and relationships and drama.  And the fight scenes also look good.  Kyle Higgins unveils this narrative at an easy pace, and he makes Radiant Black is charming and sweet with tasty secrets.

However, the real treat this time is the truth that Radiant Black #4 has a shocking ending.  Yeah, everything changes.  Some of you have already read this issue and perhaps, also the recently released fifth issue, so you know that Radiant Black is the real deal in delivering change.  So, for the rest of you, dear readers, you may want to feel the radiance.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans looking for something new with a touch of classic in a superhero comic book will want to try Radiant Black.

A
9 out of 10

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


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BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for January 12, 2022

BOOM! STUDIOS:

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Ario Anindito), $4.99

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Rod Reis), $4.99

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Ario Anindito Virgin Variant), AR

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer #2 (Of 4)(Cover D Giuseppe Camuncoli Virgin Variant), AR

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer #2 (Of 4)(Cover E Jakub Rebelka Virgin Variant), AR

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer #2 (Of 4)(Cover F Rod Reis Virgin Variant), AR

House Of Slaughter #2 (2nd Printing Cover A Alejandro Mirabal), $3.99

House Of Slaughter #2 (2nd Printing Cover B Alejandro Mirabal Black & White Variant), AR

Many Deaths Of Laila Starr TP, $14.99

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover A InHyuk Lee), $3.99

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover B Eleonora Carlini Legacy Variant), $3.99

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover C InHyuk Lee Virgin Variant), AR

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover D Eleonora Carlini Legacy Virgin Variant), AR

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover E Goni Montes), AR

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover F Christian Ward Reveal Variant), AR

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover G Christian Ward Reveal Virgin Variant), AR

Mighty Morphin #15 (Cover H Goni Montes Virgin Variant), AR

Regarding The Matter Of Oswald’s Body #1 (Of 5)(2nd Printing Charlie Adlard Cover), $3.99

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 12, 2022

DARK HORSE COMICS:

Critical Role The Tales Of Exandria Volume 1 The Bright Queen #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Yoshi Yoshitani), $3.99

Cyberpunk 2077 Big City Dreams HC, $19.99

Daisy #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Colin Lorimer), $3.99

Falconspeare HC, $17.99

Mazebook #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Jeff Lemire), $5.99

Mazebook #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Matt Kindt), $5.99

No One Left To Fight II #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Fico Ossio), $3.99

No One Left To Fight II #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Fico Ossio), $3.99

Sword Of Hyperborea #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Laurence Campbell), $3.99

Sword Of Hyperborea #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Christopher Mitten), $3.99

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Dynamite Entertainment from Diamond Distributors for January 12, 2022

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:

Army Of Darkness 1979 #4 (Cover I Arthur Suydam Virgin Variant), AR

Army Of Darkness 1979 #4 (Cover J Stuart Sayger Virgin Variant), AR

Army Of Darkness 1979 #4 (Cover K Francesco Mattina Virgin Variant), AR

Barbarella Volume 2 #6 (Cover J Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant), AR

Barbarella Volume 2 #6 (Cover K Derrick Chew Virgin Variant), AR

Barbarella Volume 2 #6 (Cover L Carla Cohen Virgin Variant), AR

Dejah Thoris Vs John Carter Of Mars #6 (Cover I Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant), AR

Dejah Thoris Vs John Carter Of Mars #6 (Cover J Joseph Michael Linsner Virgin Variant), AR

Elvira Meets Vincent Price #4 (Cover H Dave Acosta Virgin Variant), AR

Evil Ernie Volume 3 #2 (Cover F Arthur Suydam Virgin Variant), AR

Green Hornet Sky Lights TP, $19.99

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover A Lucio Parrillo), $3.99

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover B Jae Lee), $3.99

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover C Junggeun Yoon), $3.99

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover D Joseph Michael Linsner), $3.99

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover E Gracie The Cosplay Lass Cosplay Variant), $3.99

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover F Blank Authentix Variant), $3.99

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover G Lucio Parrillo Tinted Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover H Junggeun Yoon Black & White Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover I Gracie The Cosplay Lass Cosplay Virgin Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover J Junggeun Yoon Virgin Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover K Joseph Michael Linsner Virgin Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover P Ken Haeser Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Homage Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover Q Pasquale Qualano), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover R Pasquale Qualano Virgin Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover S Ken Haeser Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Homage Black & White Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover T Joseph Michael Linsner Black & White Virgin Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover U Lucio Parrillo Ultraviolet Variant), AR

Hell Sonja #1 (Cover V Lucio Parrillo Ultraviolet Virgin Variant), AR

Jennifer Blood Volume 2 #4 (Cover J Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant), AR

Jennifer Blood Volume 2 #4 (Cover K Joseph Michael Linsner Virgin Variant), AR

KISS Phantom Obsession #1 (Cover Q Jae Lee Atlas Comics Signature Edition), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover A Rose Besch), $3.99

Nyx #3 (Cover B Fernando Dagnino), $3.99

Nyx #3 (Cover C Greebo Vigonte), $3.99

Nyx #3 (Cover D Giuseppe Matteoni), $3.99

Nyx #3 (Cover E Giuseppe Matteoni Black & White Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover F Greebo Vigonte Virgin Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover G Fernando Dagnino Virgin Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover H Rose Besch Black & White Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover J Ken Haeser Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Homage Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover K Dani), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover L Mel Rubi), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover M Mel Rubi Virgin Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover N Ken Haeser Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Homage Virgin Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover O Greebo Vigonte Black & White Virgin Variant), AR

Nyx #3 (Cover P Dani Virgin Variant), AR

Pantha #1 (Cover F Blank Authentix Variant), $3.99

Pantha #1 (Cover N Judy Jong Virgin Variant), AR

Pantha #1 (Cover O Alvaro Sarraseca Virgin Variant), AR

Red Sonja Volume 6 #5 (Cover I Mirka Andolfo Virgin Variant), AR

Red Sonja Volume 6 #5 (Cover J Lesley Leirix Li Virgin Variant), AR

Red Sonja Volume 6 #5 (Cover K Joseph Michael Linsner Virgin Variant), AR

Sheena Queen Of The Jungle #2 (Cover J Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant), AR

Vampirella Ascending Evil (Cover C Amanda Conner Black & White Crowdfunder Variant), $50.00

Vampirella J. G. Jones Special Edition (Cover C J. G. Jones Crowdfunder Variant), $50.00

Vampirella Magazine 1972 Annual (Holly Golightly Dynamite Reprint Crowdfunder Cover), $100.00

Vampiverse #5 (Cover A Madibek Musabekov), $3.99

Vampiverse #5 (Cover B Stephen Segovia), $3.99

Vampiverse #5 (Cover C Maria Sanapo), $3.99

Vampiverse #5 (Cover D Meghan Hetrick), $3.99

Vampiverse #5 (Cover E Rachel Hollon Cosplay Variant), $3.99

Vampiverse #5 (Cover F Stephen Segovia Line Art Variant), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover G Rachel Hollon Cosplay Virgin Variant), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover H Meghan Hetrick Black & White Variant), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover I Maria Sanapo Line Art Variant), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover L Daniel Maine), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover M Roberto Castro), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover N Maria Sanapo Virgin Variant), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover O Roberto Castro Virgin Variant), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover P Stephen Segovia Virgin Variant), AR

Vampiverse #5 (Cover Q Daniel Maine Virgin Variant), AR

Vengeance Of Vampirella #25 (Cover I Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant), AR

Vengeance Of Vampirella #25 (Cover J Ben Oliver Virgin Variant), AR

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IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for January 12, 2022

IDW PUBLISHING:

Science Of Surfing A Surfside Girls Guide To The Ocean SC (Top Shelf Productions), $9.99

Sonic The Hedgehog Imposter Syndrome #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Mauro Fonseca), $3.99

Sonic The Hedgehog Imposter Syndrome #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Gigi Dutreix), $3.99

Sonic The Hedgehog Imposter Syndrome #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Adam Bryce Thomas), AR

Star Wars The High Republic Adventures #12 (Cover A Harvey Tolibao), $3.99

Star Wars The High Republic Adventures #12 (Cover B Katie Cooke), AR

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reborn Volume 3 Time After Time TP, $19.99

Transformers Wreckers Tread And Circuits #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Jack Lawrence), $3.99

Transformers Wreckers Tread And Circuits #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Josh Burcham), $3.99

Transformers Wreckers Tread And Circuits #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Sara Pitre-Durocher), AR

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