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Monday, August 22, 2022
Dynamite Entertainment from Diamond Distributors for August 24, 2022
IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for August 24, 2022
Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for August 24, 2022
Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for August 24, 2022
Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for August 24, 2022
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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for August 23, 2022
Action Comics #1046 (Cover A Lucio Parrillo), $4.99
Action Comics #1046 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1046 (Cover C Stanley Artgerm Lau Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Animal Man Omnibus HC (2022 Edition), $100.00
Batman Fortress #4 (Of 8)(Cover A Darick Robertson), $3.99
Batman Fortress #4 (Of 8)(Cover B Darick Robertson Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman White Knight Presents Red Hood #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Sean Murphy), $4.99
Batman White Knight Presents Red Hood #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Jim Cheung), $4.99
Batman White Knight Presents Red Hood #2 (Of 2)(Cover C Simone Di Meo), AR
DC Mech #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99
DC Mech #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Mech #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Ricardo Lopez Ortiz Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Mech #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), AR
Deathstroke Inc. #12 (Cover A Mikel Janin), $3.99
Deathstroke Inc. #12 (Cover B Jesus Merino Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #12 (Cover C David Lapham Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #12 (Cover D Ivan Tao Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1063 (Cover A Evan Cagle), $4.99
Detective Comics #1063 (Cover B Jim Lee/Scott Williams/Alex Sinclair Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1063 (Cover C Yoshitaka Amano Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1063 (Cover D Jim Lee/Scott Williams/Alex Sinclair Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #27 (Facsimile Edition)(2022), $6.99
Fables #154 (Of 162)(Cover A Qistina Khalidah), $3.99
Fables #154 (Of 162)(Cover B Mark Buckingham Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #21 (Cover A Jonboy Meyers), $3.99
Harley Quinn #21 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #21 (Cover C Ryan Sook Homage Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #21 (Cover D Megan Huang Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #21 (Cover E Zu Orzu Card Stock Variant), AR
I Am Batman Volume 1 HC, $24.99
Justice League The New 52 Omnibus Volume 2 HC, $150.00
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Scott Godlewski), $3.99
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Olympus Rebirth #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Julian Totino Tedesco), $5.99
Olympus Rebirth #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Olympus Rebirth #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Lee Weeks Card Stock Variant), AR
Robin #17 (Cover A Roger Cruz & Norm Rapmund), $3.99
Robin #17 (Cover B Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robin #17 (Cover C Clayton Henry Connecting Card Stock Variant), AR
Swamp Thing #16 (Of 16)(Cover A Mike Perkins), $3.99
Swamp Thing #16 (Of 16)(Cover B Brian Bolland Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Swamp Thing #16 (Of 16)(Cover C John McCrea Card Stock Variant), AR
Tales Of The Human Target #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Greg Smallwood), $5.99
Tales Of The Human Target #1 (One Shot)(Cover B David Marquez Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Tales Of The Human Target #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Jorge Jimenez Card Stock Variant), AR
Task Force Z #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira), $3.99
Task Force Z #11 (Of 12)(Cover B Roger Cruz Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Task Force Z #11 (Of 12)(Cover C Nikola Cizmesija Card Stock Variant), AR
Young Justice Targets #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Christopher Jones), $3.99
Young Justice Targets #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Meghan Hetrick Card Stock Variant), $4.99
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: BETTY & VERONICA Double Digest #306
BETTY & VERONICA (JUMBO COMICS) DOUBLE DIGEST #306
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.
STORY: Tania Del Rio; Tom DeFalco; Frank Doyle; Angelo DeCesare; George Gladir and others
PENCILS: Jeff Shultz; Bill Galvan; Dan Parent; Dan DeCarlo and others
INKS: Jim Amash; Bob Smith; Rudy Lapick; Rich Koslowski and others
COLORS: Glenn Whitmore
LETTERS: Jack Morelli; Vince DeCarlo; Bill Yoshida and others
COVER: Bill Golliher with Rosario “Tito” Peña
EIC: Mike Pellerito
ISSN: 10440321; (October 2022)
192pp, Color, $8.99 U.S. (August 10, 2022 – direct market)
Rating: All-Ages
New stories: “Sunny with a Chance of Rescue!;” “Mall Madness!”
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest is part of “The Archie Digest Library” series. Debuting in the spring of 1987, Betty & Veronica Double Digest is a mini-trade paperback-like series that features stories reprinted from across the publishing history of Archie Comics. The stories focus on two of Archie Comics' main characters, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, best friends and also rivals in their love for Archie Andrews. Sometimes, however, these digests open with an original story.
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #306, the latest edition, contains two brand new five -page stories. The first is a “Betty and Veronica” tale entitled “Sunny with a Chance of Rescue!” It is written by Tania Del Rio and is drawn by Jeff Shultz (pencils) and Jim Amash (inks). The second is a “Pepper Smith” story entitled, “Mall Madness!” It is written by Tom DeFalco and drawn by Bill Galvan (pencils) and Bob Smith (inks). Both stories are colored by Glenn Whitmore and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.
Betty and Veronica in “Sunny with a Chance of Rescue!”:
It's summer, and Betty and Veronica are racing to Riverdale Beach. It's time for their favorite summer activity – boy watching! The summer lifeguard trials provide the perfect opportunity for the duo to check out the cute guys training to be lifeguards for the season, and their friends, Toni and Shelia, are joining in on the fun. However, Betty and Veronica's decision to get up close and personal could lead to a need for rescuing.
Pepper Smith in “Mall Madness!”:
Pepper and Josie McCoy (of Josie and the Pussycats) are at the local mall shopping for bathing suits. However, when word gets out that Josie's band mate, Melody Valentine, is also shopping for a bathing suit, things get hectic. Now, Pepper and Josie have to escape … the mall madness!
THE LOWDOWN: Betty & Veronica Double Digest #306 is a Betty & Veronica title, of course. Thus, most of the stories feature Betty and Veronica as a duo or stories that focus on either Betty or Veronica. This title also offers stories featuring other characters, as is the case in one of the two new stories included in this edition.
“Sunny with a Chance of Rescue!” is a Betty and Veronica story that offers the girls equal space as writer Tania Del Rio has them in a perfect partnership. The story only works with them playing off each other's similarities. It is one of the best new Archie Comics stories of the year, with artist Jeff Shultz perfectly capturing the classic Archie Comics vibe.
The second new story focuses on “other characters,” specifically Pepper Smith, a character from She's Josie, the precursor title to Josie and the Pussycats. Tom DeFalco pens a surprisingly spry tale that plays of the offbeat luck of Pussycat, Melody, while using Pepper and Josie to drive the action. Artist Bob Galvan expertly recalls the graphical style of Josie's creator, Dan DeCarlo, in this winning story.
The rest of this comic book offers one tale of Betty and/or Veronica after another, for your enjoyment. As a Josie fan, however, I must inform you that there are three other Josie stories in Betty & Veronica Double Digest #306. There is the two-part, “Lend Lease Part I & II,” and “Home is Where the Heart Is,” in addition to a reprint of some Josie pin-up art.
As usual, I must warn you, dear readers. I will always recommend classic-style Archie Comics titles. However, this 306th edition of Betty & Veronica Double Digest is a standout simply because it offers two quality new stories, so I am recommending it.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of classic-style Archie Comics will want Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #306.
A-
★★★½ out of 4 stars
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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