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Monday, January 24, 2022
IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for January 26, 2022
Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 26, 2022
Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 26, 2022
Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for January 26, 2022
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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for January 25, 2022
DC COMICS:
Action Comics #1039 (Cover A Daniel Sampere), $4.99
Action Comics #1039 (Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1039 (Cover C Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), AR
All-Star Superman The Deluxe Edition HC, $34.99
Aquaman Green Arrow Deep Target #4 (Of 7)(Cover A Marco Santucci), $3.99
Aquaman Green Arrow Deep Target #4 (Of 7)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Catwoman Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover A John Paul Leon), $9.99
Batman Catwoman Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Lee Weeks), $9.99
Batman Catwoman Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Bill Sienkiewicz), AR
Crisis On Multiple Earths Volume 2 Crisis Crossed TP, $39.99
DC Connect #21, AR
DC Vs Vampires #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Otto Schmidt), $3.99
DC Vs Vampires #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #5 (Cover A Howard Porter), $3.99
Deathstroke Inc. #5 (Cover B Ivan Tao Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #5 (Cover C Lucio Parrillo Peacemaker Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #5 (Cover D Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $5.99
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover C Jorge Molina Connecting Legacy Thomas Martha Bruce Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover D Jorge Molina Connecting Legacy Alfred Gordon Young Bruce Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover E Jorge Molina Connecting Legacy Batman Robin Batgirl Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover F Jorge Molina Connecting Legacy Joker Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover G Jay Fabok Team Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1050 (Cover H Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Flash #778 (Cover A Brandon Peterson), $3.99
Flash #778 (Cover B Jorge Corona Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flash By Geoff Johns Omnibus Volume 3 HC, $99.99
Gen 13 Starting Over The Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Harley Quinn #11 (Cover A Riley Rossmo), $3.99
Harley Quinn #11 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #11 (Cover C Dima Ivanov Peacemaker Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #11 (Cover D Acky Bright Card Stock Variant), AR
Human Target #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Greg Smallwood), $4.99
Human Target #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Dave Johnson), $4.99
Justice League #71 (Cover A Yanick Paquette & Nathan Fairbairn), $4.99
Justice League #71 (Cover B Alexander Lozano Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Mister Miracle The Great Escape GN, $16.99
Peacemaker Disturbing The Peace #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Juan Ferreyra), $5.99
Peacemaker Disturbing The Peace #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Garry Brown), $5.99
Peacemaker Disturbing The Peace #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Ryan Brown), AR
Peacemaker Disturbing The Peace #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Amanda Conner), AR
Robin #10 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Robin #10 (Cover B Francis Manapul Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robin #10 (Cover C Nikola Cizmesija Card Stock Variant), AR
Static Season One #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Khary Randolph), $3.99
Static Season One #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Nikolas Draper-Ivey Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman ’78 #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Mikel Janin), $3.99
Superman ’78 #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman And Robin Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Viktor Bogdanovic), $5.99
Superman And Robin Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Jorge Jimenez Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman And Robin Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Rafa Sarmento Card Stock Variant), AR
Task Force Z #4 (Cover A Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira), $3.99
Task Force Z #4 (Cover B Riley Rossmo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Task Force Z #4 (Cover C Dan Mora Peacemaker Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Task Force Z #4 (Cover D Dan Schoening Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Teen Titans Academy #11 (Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $3.99
Teen Titans Academy #11 (Cover B Fico Ossio Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Teen Titans Go DC Super Hero Girls Exchange Students TP, $9.99
Wonder Girl #7 (Cover A Matteo Scalera), $3.99
Wonder Girl #7 (Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $4.99
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Friday, January 21, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: GREY: Chapter 6
GREY. CHAPTER 6
THE GREY ROOM
STORY: Kris Hornett
ART: Ardee Arollado
EDITOR: Lisa Taylor
COVER: Annie Chrome
36pp, B&W, $10.00 U.S. (print), $5.99 U.S. (September 2021)
Age Rating: 15+ Only
Chapter 6: The H Word
Grey is an independent comic book series from writer Kris Hornett and artist Ardee Arollado. Published by The Grey Room, Grey is a hybrid, a combination of an American comic book format and Japanese manga. Grey is similar to what was once called “OEL manga” or “original English language” manga. These were American graphic novels in which the storytelling borrowed or mimicked the aesthetics and sensibilities of Japanese manga (comics).
Grey is set in the realm of Ketiyama (apparently an archipelago) and takes place some time after an event known as “the Sonoma Incident.” This outbreak of the lethal “Moon Virus” on Nacirema, one of Ketiyama's islands, led to chaos, destruction, and division. As a sign of good faith and as a last attempt to restore order, the ruling Board of Officials allowed the people to elect a team of highly trained tactical agents, known as “the Bureau,” to serve and protect them. Within the Bureau is an elite unit known as “Nimbus.” The members of this team of five agents are sworn to maintain moral balance and to enforce the law. These agents are also able to manipulate their “prana” (“life energy”).
The agents of Nimbus are Samara Asuhara, Kouken Masimuto, Shuyin Hagamuri, Manu Yagyu, and Kale Schaefer. Belisia Asuhara, Samara's sister, is their handler and the creator of Nimbus.
Grey Chapter 6 opens as Samara, Kouken, and Shuyin enter “the Sea of Trees” in their search for the kidnapped Asuka Yagyu. This place is the subject of numerous urban legends, including tales of people committing suicide after the trees force them to relive their biggest regrets.
Once she is separated from Kouken and Shuyin, Samara finds the sea takes a toll on her. She begins to relive her life before Nimbus. Samara recalls her time with a friend and with the friend's brother who becomes her lover. And Samara also realizes why she isn't a “hero,” so how will this affect the current rescue mission?
THE LOWDOWN: The Grey Room has released the first trade paperback collection of Grey, entitled Grey: Volume 1. This TPB reprints Grey Chapters 1 to 5, as well as, Chapter 3.5: Astrid and Chapter 4.5: The Right Thing, both “special release chapters.” I think this collection is the best way to read the series up to that point, as it will reinforce to readers how conceptually well-developed Grey is.
Meanwhile, Grey. Chapter 6 is available to readers. As I have previously written, when readers start from the beginning, they discover that the world in which Grey is set has a complex history. Readers get to watch the authors build a world in front of them and also to experience some other elements of the series, such as its engaging mysteries and sense of discovery.
In addition to the complex nature of the narrative, Grey also offers strong characters – lead and supporting – as can be seen in Grey Chapter 6. While ostensibly about a rescue, Chapter 6 is a deeply intimate portrait of the character, Samara Asuhara. Writer Kris Hornett does this by examining Samara's actions in the past, which are quite shocking and illuminating. I give Hornett credit for his willingness to give his characters an edginess, a merger of the light and the dark which creates a … gray area to be explored.
Hornett does not treat his characters as if they were delicate pastries with multiple layers of tastiness. Grey characters are crunchy with complex flavors and who knows what the aftertaste will be. Grey is not a world of plush figures. If the characters had to be toys, they would have sharp edges and come with warning labels on the packaging.
In Grey Chapter 6, Ardee Arollado's art, which becomes more polished with each chapter, captures the surreal nature of the flashback as well as its melodrama of deadly machinations. His page design, with its large panels and expressive faces, conveys power to the reader, giving Chapter 6 a hypnotic quality.
So, once again I heartily recommend Grey to you, dear readers. With a first trade paperback and the newly released Grey Chapter 6, this is a good time to come on in.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of manga-inspired comic books and of good science fiction comic books will want to read Grey.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Digital issues of Grey can be found at comiXology: https://www.comixology.com/Grey/comics-publisher/20880-0. Readers can also purchase all issues of the series and the new first trade collection, Grey: Volume 1 at https://thegreyroom.org/.
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: NOCTERRA #3
NOCTERRA #3
IMAGE COMICS/Best Jacket Press
STORY: Scott Snyder
ART: Tony S. Daniel
COLORS: Tomeu Morey
LETTERS: Andworld Design
EDITOR: Will Dennis
COVER: Tony S. Daniel with Tomeu Morey
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Szymon Kudranski
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (May 2021)
Rated “M/ Mature”
“Full Throttle Dark” Part Three
Nocterra is a recently launched comic book series from writer Scott Snyder and artist Tony S. Daniel. Published by Image Comics, Nocterra is set on an Earth that has been experiencing an everlasting night, the “Big PM,” since the sky went dark and the world was plunged into an everlasting night over a decade. Colorist Tomeu Morey and letterer Andworld Design complete the series' creative team.
Nocterra introduces Valentina “Val” Riggs – call sign “Sundog.” She was in the fifth grade the day the “Big PM” occurred. Any living organism left unlit in the dark for more than 10 hours starts undergoing a biological transformation and changes into a monstrous version of itself, becoming something called a “Shade.” This is happening to her brother, Emory “Em” Riggs.
Thirteen years later (“13 PM”), Val drives a big rig hauler, a heavily-illuminated 18-wheeler known as the “Sundog Convoy.” A skilled “ferryman” Val transports people and goods along deadly unlit roads between the few remaining human outposts, and now she has her most dangerous haul – a mysterious man and his granddaughter.
Nocterra #3 opens in Val's memories, as she recalls the time when people changed … when her parents became something else. In the present, the notorious “Blacktop Bill” and his band of highwaymen (of a sort) are hounding the Sundog Convoy. He wanted Val to surrender her passengers, Dr. Augustus McCray and his granddaughter, Bailey. Now, he is out for all their blood, and to escape him, someone inside the big rig will have to make a sacrifice.
Meanwhile, black gums, gnarled bones, and haunting yellow eyes are the signs of someone transforming into a human shade. Someone is showing at least one sign.
THE LOWDOWN: As I said in my review of Nocterra #2, I enjoy Scott Snyder's creator-owned series more than I enjoy his recent work for DC Comics. I also wrote that I am usually happy to read a comic book drawn by Tony S. Daniel, going back to his early days writing and drawing creator-owned titles at Image, such as The Tenth.
Well, I am having a blast reading Nocterra. It reads like an old-fashioned pulp serial with its haunting settings, crazy monsters, bad-ass villains, questionable supporting characters, and one against-all-odds female hero. In Nocterra #3, Val proves that she can drive the fury road as furiously as Furiosa.
Nocterra #3, like the previous issue, makes me confident that this series is one worth following. If you are budgeting, dear readers, drop something else to make sure you enter the world of Nocterra every chance you get.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel will want to sample Nocterra.
[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the original graphic novel, “Kane & Able,” by Shaky Kane and Krent Able.]
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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