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Monday, May 2, 2022
Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 4, 2022
Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for May 4, 2022
DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for May 3, 2022
Batman #123 (Cover A Howard Porter)(Shadow War), $4.99
Batman #123 (Cover B Gabriele Dell Otto Card Stock Variant)(Shadow War), $5.99
Batman #123 (Cover C Jay Anacleto Card Stock Variant)(Shadow War), AR
Batman #123 (Cover D Jock Foil Card Stock Variant)(Shadow War), AR
Batman Beyond Neo-Year #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99
Batman Beyond Neo-Year #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Beyond The White Knight #1 (Of 8)(2nd Printing Cover A Sean Murphy), $4.99
Batman Beyond The White Knight #1 (Of 8)(2nd Printing Cover B Sean Murphy Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Killing Time #3 (Of 6)(Cover A David Marquez), $4.99
Batman Killing Time #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Killing Time #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Greg Smallwood Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Dark Knight Detective Volume 6 TP, $24.99
DC One Million Omnibus HC (2022 Edition), $99.99
Earth-Prime #3 Legends Of Tomorrow (Of 6)(Cover A Kim Jacinto), $5.99
Earth-Prime #3 Legends Of Tomorrow (Of 6)(Cover B Photo Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Flashpoint Beyond #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $4.99
Flashpoint Beyond #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Xermanico Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Flashpoint Beyond #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Gary Frank Card Stock Variant), AR
Flashpoint Beyond #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Todd Nauck Card Stock Variant), AR
Hardware Season One #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Mateus Manhanini), $3.99
Hardware Season One #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Denys Cowan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Monkey Prince #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Bernard Chang), $3.99
Monkey Prince #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Dike Ruan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Monkey Prince #4 (Of 12)(Cover C Marcus To AAPI Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Monkey Prince #4 (Of 12)(Cover D Michael Cho Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nubia Coronation Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover A David Mack), $5.99
Nubia Coronation Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Joshua Sway Swaby Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Nubia Coronation Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Team Reina Koyano Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Nubia Coronation Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Crystal Kung Card Stock Variant), AR
Nubia Coronation Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Joshua Sway Swaby Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
One-Star Squadron #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Steve Lieber), $3.99
Sandman Volume 3 TP (Book Market Edition), $34.99
Sandman Volume 3 TP (Direct Market Edition), $34.99
Suicide Squad #15 (Cover A Eduardo Pansica), $3.99
Suicide Squad #15 (Cover B Dexter Soy Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Tails Of The Super Pets TP, $19.99
Task Force Z #7 (Cover A Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira), $3.99
Task Force Z #7 (Cover B Lucio Parrillo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Task Force Z #7 (Cover C Dan Schoening Card Stock Variant), AR
World Of Krypton #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Mico Suayan), $3.99
World Of Krypton #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Cat Staggs Card Stock Variant), $4.99
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Saturday, April 30, 2022
I Reads You Juniors: April 2022 - Update #92
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NEWS:
DC TV - From Deadline: There will not be an eighth season of The CW's DC Comics series, "DC's Legends of Tomorrow." This recent Season 7 was the series' finale.
FRANK MILLER:
From THR: Frank Miller has launched his own independent comic book publishing company, Frank Miller Presents. Miller will as President and Editor-in-Chief and former DC Comics co-publisher, Dan DiDio, will serve as publisher.
From BleedingCool: Frank Miller's company, Frank Miller Presents, is being financed by "Spice DAO," an NFT and crypto-currency investment firm.
From BleedingCool: Frank Miller Presents will publish Frank Miller's "Ronin" sequel and "Sin City" prequel.
EN MEMORIAM - From THR: Comic book writer, artist, and publisher and graphic designer, Neal Adams, has died at the age of 80, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Adams is known as the comic book artist who revitalized Batman, the character and the comic book, beginning in early 1970. With "Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76," Adams revamped two characters and introduced "relevant comics." Adams was a powerful advocate for "creator's rights" for comic book writers and artists. It was his advocacy that helped to secure recognition and a pension for Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: "Shazam: Fury of the Gods" was scheduled to open Dec. 16th, 2022, on the same day as "Avatar: The Way of Water." It will now open on Dec. 21st, 2022.
DC CINEMA - From IGN: At CinemaCon, Warner Bros. reveals more footage of Michael Keaton as an Batman living as a hermit in Wayne Manor, complete with long hair and a beard.
SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Variety: Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part I" is now known as "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" and "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part II" is known as "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse." Producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller introduced 15 minutes of raw footage from "Across the Spider-Verse" and said that the film will features 240 characters and will take place in 6 universes.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has announced "The Batman 2." Director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson will return for the sequel to the worldwide hit, "The Batman."
SONY MARVEL U - From Variety: At CinemaCon, Sony Pictures announces that it has greenlit a third film in its "Venom" series.
DC COMICS - From ComicBook: All DC Comics titles shipping June 2022 will feature a two-page tribute to legendary DC artist, George Perez.
MARVEL - From ComicBook: Charlie Cox promotes his Netflix series, "Daredevil," on Disney+ with ad.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: Ra's al Ghul's "Lazarus Pit" will play a major part of the return of the "Justice League" this fall.
VIZ MEDIA - From ANN: In Japan, the manga, "Black Clover," is going on hiatus so that its creator, Yuki Tabata, can prepare for the series final saga.
DC COMICS - From DCVideos: In a video interview, writer James Tynion IV discusses "The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country."
SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline: Sony Animation's "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part I" has moved from an October 7th, 2022 release date to a June 2nd, 2023 release date.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From WeGotThisCovered: Actor Paul Bettany assumes that he will play "Vision" again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
COMICS TO ANIMATION - From ComicBook: Netflix has cancelled its long-awaited animation series adaptation of Jeff Smith beloved and award-winning comic book series, "Bone."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: The 1978 "Doctor Strange" television movie, which first aired on CBS, is coming to Blu-ray via Shout Factory.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: AWA Studios has announced "Absolution" a new comic book about a female assassin from writer Peter Milligan and artist Mike Deodato, Jr.
DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics imprint, Berger Books, is going to reprint the late DC Comics/Vertigo series, "Air," in four trade paperbacks. "Air," which ran for 24 issues, was written by G. Willow Wilson and dranw by M.K. Perfer.
DC TV - From Deadline: "Riverdale" star, KJ Apa, and "1883" actress, Isabel May, will play "Zan" and "Jayna" in "The Wonder Twins," a live-action DC Films comedy for HBO Max.. "The Wonder Twins" first appeared in the 1970s ABC animated series, "The All New Super Friends Hour."
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: "The Batman" has crossed the $750 million mark in global box office.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: The current ongoing "Eternals" comic book series will come to an end with issue #12.
BOOKS - From BleedingCool: Legendary comic book writer, Grant Morrison, has written his first novel, "Luda," which Del Rey will publish in September.
IMAGE - From BleedingCool: Mike Del Mundo is painting a Spawn miniseries that creator Todd McFarlane is writing.
DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool: In June, Dark Horse Comics plans to publish a 650+ book, "Halo: Initiation and Escalation." It will collect the entirety of two Halo comic books series, "Halo: Initiation" and "Halo: Escalation."
IDW - From GamesRadar: IDW Publishing announces nine new titles in as part of an "expansive new comic book initiative."
DC COMICS - From Variety: The new company, Warner Bros. Discovery, is exploring some kind of overhaul of DC Entertainment (DC Comics).
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Former DC boss, Dan DiDio, will reportedly run Frank Miller's new publishing business.
COMICS - From ICv2: Independent comics publisher, Mad Cave Studios, says it is now open to publishing creator-owned projects.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Soon to be TV star, Ms. Marvel, will team-up with some of Marvel Comics' edgiest anti-heroes in a series of one-shots, beginning with "Ms. Marvel & Wolverine #1" in July.
DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool: Matt Kindt is getting his own imprint at Dark Horse Comics, called "Flux House." He will launch it with a new "Mind MGMT" miniseries.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Beloved voice actor, Kevin Conroy (Batman in "Batman: The Animated Series"), is writing a story for DC Pride 2022. It is about his life as a gay man and will be drawn by J. Bone and Aditya Bidikar.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From ComicBook: Anthony Mackie is about to start film the video game adaptation, "Twisted Metal," not "Captain America 4" ... apparently.
SONY MARVEL U - From WeGotThisCovered: There is some video supposedly from the London set of "Kraven the Hunter," which emphasizes practical effects.
DYNAMITE - From TheBeat: Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) and writer David Avallone talk about the upcoming crowdfunded Elvira biocomic, "The Death of Elvira."
COMICS - From TheBeat: "Of Bitter Souls," the indy comic book by the late artist, Norm Breyfogle, and writer, Chuck Satterlee, is being published in an omnibus edition. There is a Kickstarter to fun it.
BOOKS - From BleedingCool: Movie storyboard artist, Richard Bennett, has begun a Kickstarter campaign for his book, "Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett." The book will focus on his storyboard work for the "MonsterVerse" films, "Kong: Skull Island," "Godzilla: King of Monsters," and "Godzilla vs. Kong."
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: The X-Men will be the focus on Marvel Comics' summer event, "AXE" (Avengers x Eternals), in which the Eternals come to view mutants as "Deviants." The Eternals exist to protect the Earth from Deviants.
DC CINEMA - From Deadline: "The Batman" will debut on the streaming service, HBO Max, on Monday, April 18th and on the premium cable network, HBO, on Saturday, April 23rd.
From Here: This is "I Reads You's" review of "The Batman."
DC/WEBTOON - From BleedingCool: DC Comics and Webtoon are launching a new slate of DC IP digital vertical strips: VIXEN: NYC (May 26), written by Jasmine Walls with lead artist Manou Azumi; RED HOOD: OUTLAWS (Summer 2022), written by Patrick R. Young with art by Nico Bascuñán; ZATANNA & THE RIPPER (Summer 2022), written by Sarah Dealy and lead artist Syro
MARVEL - From THR: Writer Joe Casey says that he has never been paid for the use of "America Chavez," a character he created with artist Nick Dragotta, neither for her upcoming appearance in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" nor any of her other appearances in film and TV. He also has never received payment for America Chavez action figures.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Marvel has announced a new "Avengers" ongoing series - its fourth - and it is entitled "All-Out Avengers."
DYNAMITE - From YouTube: In this video interview, writer David Avallone talks to Adam Philips about the new Indiegogo campaign to fun the one-shot comic book, "The Death of Elvira."
COMICS TO FILM - From Deadline: The reboot of "The Crow" film franchise seems to be really happening. Bill Skarsgard (Pennywise in the "IT" films) will play the lead character Eric Draven/The Crow. The film is based on James O'Barr's cult comic book character.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: A copy of "Captain America Comics #1," featuring the first appearance of "Captain America" has sold for $3,120,000 at auction."
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics' big event series for 2023 is rumored to focus on "magic and the supernatural."
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Today's "X-Men Red #1" finds Storm sporting a new look that is based on a classic look.
DC CINEMA - From RollingStone: Warner Bros. executives reportedly had a meeting about the future of actor Ezra Miller, "The Flash," in the wake of his arrest in Hawaii for an incident that occurred Sun., March 27th. He has since been charged with "disorderly conduct."
MARVEL - From HollywoodFuns: Writer Kelly Thompson says that the current "Black Widow" comic book, which she is writing, will end with issue #15.
ALAN MOORE - From BleedingCool: Alan Moore and Steve Moore's long awaited book of magic, "The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic" will finally be published in 2023, according to Knockabout Comix.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Actor Wesley Snipes is co-writing a new graphic novel, "The Exiled," which will be crowdfunded.
MORBIUS - From Variety: "Morbius" won the 4/1 to 4/3/2022 weekend box office with an estimated take of $39.1 million.
From Here: Here is "I Reads You's" review of "Morbius."
From Variety: "Morbius" director Daniel Espinosa explains the films two mid-credits scenes and talks about future team-ups between characters.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: The Amazing Pander Brothers (Arnold and Jacob) are releasing a sequel to their 2015 graphic novel, "GirlFIEND." "GirlFIEND in Paris: A Bloodthirty Bedtime Story" is due in October 2022.
CONVENTIONS - From BleedingCool: San Diego Comic-Con International has hired an "exclusive licensing representative." Are they considering becomeing a franchise?
GARRY LEACH - From BritainisNoCountry: John "JohnBoy" Cooper offers a loving tribute to the master comic book illustrator, Garry Leach, who died last week. Many will know Leach as the British artist who revived Marvelman (Miracleman) with writer Alan Moore and publisher Dez Skinn in the early 1980s.
DC TV - From Deadline: Actor Rahart Adams has been added to the cast of The CW's "Gotham Knights" pilot.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Josh Williamson talks about his DC Comics' projects, including "Rogues."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: "Bloodline: Daughter of Blade" makes her debut in "Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/X-Men #1" on May 7th.
DC ANIMATION - From DCBlog: Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti, the showrunners of HBO Max's "Young Justice," answer fans questions.
MARVEL - From PittPostGazette: The newspaper interview local artist, Jim Rugg, about his new Marvel Comics project, "Hulk: Grand Design."
LIGHT NOVELS - From ANN: In Japan, the light novel series, "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime," has a spinoff, "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Clayman Revenge."
VIZ MEDIA - From ComicBook: The big change to lead character, "Luffy," in the legendary manga, "One Piece," has shocked the manga world.
DC CINEMA - From THR: In preparation to play "Carmine Falcone" in "The Batman," actor John Turturro talked to his eldest child, Amedeo Turturro, who is an editor at DC Comics.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: In "The Amazing Spider-Man #93," Spider-Man gets a mysterious new enemy, "Chasm."
EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool: The British comic book artist, Garry Leach, has died at the age of 67, Saturday, March 26, 2022. He is best known for reviving "Marvelman" with Alan Moore for "Warrior," the magazine published by Dez Skinn's Quality Communications. With Dave Elliot, Leach started Atomeka Press, best known for the comic book anthology, "A1."
Friday, April 29, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: CABRA CINI: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #1
CABRA CINI: VOODOO JUNKIE HITWOMAN #1
STORY: Sam Johnson
ART: Nathan Ramirez; Bruno Letizia with R.D. Ricci; Pablo Zambrano; Jorge Oliveira
COLORS: Mark Dodson; Harwan Stia Yoga; Jorge Oliveira
LETTERS: Nathan Ramirez; Bruno Letizia with Micah Myers; Jacob Bascle
COVER ARTIST: Carlos Villas
Suggest for mature readers
Cabra Cini created by Sam Johnson
“White Out”
Cabra Cini is a comics character created by writer Sam Johnson. He is best known as the writer and creator of the sexy superhero, Geek-Girl, who has starred in a comedy-fantasy miniseries and ongoing series. Cabra Cini is a former sex worker who used “voodoo magik” to free herself of her abusive pimp/boyfriend. Now, she is a hit woman addicted to voodoo.
Cabra Cini is about to be the star of her own four-issue miniseries, Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman. Johnson has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund series. He passed me an advanced PDF review copy of the first issue.
Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #1 opens with a “Prologue” written by Johnson and drawn by Bruno Letizia with R.D. Ricci. “Prologue” asks the question, what would you do if the clumsy antics of a young werewolf interrupted your sex life. If you're Cabra Cini, you fix him...
The main story, “White Out,” is set in Detroit and is written by Johnson and drawn by Nathan Ramirez. There is a new killer in town. He's dressed in white from head to toe and he likes to kill Black men; plus, he has plans for the neighborhood. All Cabra wanted to do was prepare dinner for her man, but now she is forced to face a dangerous, enigmatic stranger.
“Kiss That Grrrl” is written by Johnson and drawn by Pablo Zambrano and Jorge Oliveira. The story finds Cabra in her “Mindscape.” Her boyfriend, Geoff, wants to join with her … in more ways than one – if he survives the experience.
THE LOWDOWN: I never really know what to expect when I get a cold call request for a comic book review. I hope for the best, of course, but I have discovered a number of very interesting comic books either self-published by the creator or creators or published by a small press. Readers can find excellent comic books in the wilds of independent publishing, as I have found Sam Johnson (although he may have found me).
I am familiar with writer Sam Johnson from his lovable superhero comic book series, Geek-Girl, in which Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman has appeared. I have wondered if Cabra could carry her own comic book. Of course, she could if the writer is good, and Johnson is.
What really surprised me is that the story chapters that comprise Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #1 have a genuine sense of drama and also character depth. There is a sense of the tragic without being overly melodramatic. The feelings that the characters have for one another come across as authentic; I can believe that Geoff really cares from Cabra Cini. There is also a strong sense of humor and light comedy that keeps the edgier aspects of this first issue from taking over the entire comic book.
Five artists: Nathan Ramirez, Bruno Letizia, R.D. Ricci, Pablo Zambrano, and Jorge Oliveira draw portions of Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #1. However, their diverse styles and approaches to graphical storytelling come together. The change in artists isn't jarring because they seem to share a similar aesthetic. In fact, having several artists helps to make Cabra Cini come across more like a multifaceted character than a mere clever name and idea.
My opinion is that Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #1 is certainly good enough to make me recommend that readers consider contributing to the crowdfunding campaign for the series, which you can do here … if you so choose. If Geek-Girl is any indication, Sam Johnson has a world of excellent comics in store for us via Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of writer Sam Johnson's comic books will want to fund Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie #1 is available on Kickstarter now at www.cabracini.com.
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Thursday, April 28, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: GEEK-GIRL #9
GEEK-GIRL, VOL. 2 #9
MARKOSIA ENTERPRISES, LTD.
STORY: Sam Johnson
ART: Carlos Granda
COLORS: Chunlin Zhao
LETTERS: Paul McLaren
COVER ARTISTS: Carlos Granda with Chunlin Zhao; Carlos Villas
24pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (February 2022)
Rated T+ / 12+ only
Geek-Girl created by Sam Johnson
“Bad Girl/Mean Girl”
Created by Sam Johnson, Geek-Girl is a comic book character that debuted in the 2016 Geek-Girl miniseries, She returned in a second miniseries, 2018's Geek-Girl Vol. 2, which became an ongoing series. Geek-Girl Vol. 2 is written by Sam Johnson; drawn by Carlos Granda; colored by Chunlin Zhao; and lettered by Paul McLaren.
Geek-Girl focuses on Ruby Kaye of Acorn Ridge, Maine, a sexy and popular college coed who inadvertently becomes a superhero. Ruby dons a pair of super-tech pair of eye glasses that gives her super-powers. Ruby's BFF, Summer James, then talks her into trying to be a superhero, even providing her with a moniker. Now, Ruby is Maine's newest superhero, “Geek-Girl.”
As Geek-Girl Vol. 2 #9 (“Bad Girl/Mean Girl”) opens, Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman continues her jaunt through the “Infinite,” a little tucked away corner of Limbo. However, “The Rook,” ruler of the Infinite, has a surprise for the too-clever-for-herself Ms. Cini.
Back at Geek-Girl's new headquarters, it's time to meet the new teammates. Also, Summer has a conversation with Geek-Girl's benefactor, Johnny Carlyle, about her own future. But the ultimate theatrics take place later at the local shopping mall. Enter Mean Girl! Life will never be the same, Geek-Girl.
THE LOWDOWN: Geek-Girl creator-writer Sam Johnson sends me PDF review copies of the latest issues of Geek-Girl, and has been doing so for several years. I enjoy reading about Geek-Girl and also encouraging you to give this series a try, dear readers.
In a better world, Sam would have the resources to publish Geek-Girl on a more frequent basis. It would be great if the tenth issue would be out next month, because the tenth issue is so fun. I dare say that Mean Girl could eclipse Geek-Girl in her on comic book. Ain't that a bitch? Seriously, another issue will prove if Mean Girl is one of the character finds of 2022. She is a fun bad girl who loves being bad; in fact, she might break bad.
Artist Carlos Granda compositions are becoming more polished, and his illustration technique tighter. Chunlin Zhao's colors make the action scenes pop, and Paul McLaren's lettering is sharper than ever. Along with Sam Johnson, they make Geek-Girl #9 an excellent jumping-on point for new readers.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of lovable superheroes will find an all-around winner in Geek-Girl.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Geek-Girl #9 is Out Now and available in Regular, Digital and Variant editions here or at https://samjohnsoncomics.wixsite.com/geekgirlcomics and here or at https://tinyurl.com/y8yfns3k.
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