DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 3, 2023

DC COMICS:

Batgirls Volume 3 Girls To The Front TP, $19.99

Batman #138 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez)(Batman Catwoman The Gotham War), $4.99

Batman #138 (Cover B Gabriele Dell’Otto Card Stock Variant)(Batman Catwoman The Gotham War), $5.99

Batman #138 (Cover C Frank Cho Card Stock Variant)(Batman Catwoman The Gotham War), $5.99

Batman #138 (Cover D Kia Asamiya Card Stock Variant)(Batman Catwoman The Gotham War), AR

Batman #138 (Cover E Frank Cho Card Stock Variant)(Batman Catwoman The Gotham War), AR

Batman #138 (Cover F Chrissie Zullo Treat Or Treat Card Stock Variant)(Batman Catwoman The Gotham War), $5.99

Batman #138 (Cover G Pete Woods Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong Connecting Card Stock Variant)(Batman Catwoman The Gotham War), $5.99

Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three #8 (Of 8)(Cover A Ty Templeton), $3.99

Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three #8 (Of 8)(Cover B Keron Grant Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three #8 (Of 8)(Cover C Gustavo Duarte Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three #8 (Of 8)(Cover D Hayden Sherman Card Stock Variant), AR

Batman Volume 4 The Cowardly Lot TP (2020), $16.99

Batman Wayne Family Adventures Volume 2 TP, $14.99

Birds Of Prey #2 (Cover A Leonardo Romero), $3.99

Birds Of Prey #2 (Cover B David Nakayama Connecting Variant), $4.99

Birds Of Prey #2 (Cover C David Nakayama Connecting Variant), $4.99

Birds Of Prey #2 (Cover D Chris Bachalo Card Stock Variant), AR

Birds Of Prey #2 (Cover E Otto Schmidt Card Stock Variant), AR

Birds Of Prey #2 (Cover F Chrissie Zullo Treat Or Treat Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Blue Beetle #2 (Cover A Adrian Gutierrez), $3.99

Blue Beetle #2 (Cover B Adrian Gutierrez Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Blue Beetle #2 (Cover C Diego Olortegui Card Stock Variant), AR

Blue Beetle #2 (Spanish Language Version), $3.99

DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army Of The Dead HC, $24.99

DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber TP, $16.99

DCeased The Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99

DC’s Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $9.99

DC’s Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Jae Lee Variant), $9.99

DC’s Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Hayden Sherman Glow-In-The-Dark Variant), $9.99

DC’s Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Keron Grant), AR

Detective Comics #140 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover A Win Mortimer, $4.99

Detective Comics #140 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover B Blank Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Detective Comics #140 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover C Win Mortimer Foil Variant), $6.99

Diana And The Hero’s Journey TP, $12.99

Fire And Ice Welcome To Smallville #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Terry Dodson), $3.99

Fire And Ice Welcome To Smallville #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Greg Smallwood Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Fire And Ice Welcome To Smallville #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Joshua Sway Swaby Card Stock Variant), AR

Ghost-Maker/Clownhunter By James Tynion IV TP, $19.99

Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #11 (Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $5.99

Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #11 (Cover B Ben Oliver), $5.99

Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #11 (Cover C Marco Mastrazzo), $5.99

Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #11 (Cover D Ryan Brown), AR

Justice Society Of America Gold Edition #1 (Cover A Mikel Janin, $4.99

Justice Society Of America Gold Edition #1 (Cover B Mikel Janin Golden Age Foil Variant), $6.99

New Golden Age Special Edition #1 (Cover A Mikel Janin), $4.99

New Golden Age Special Edition #1 (Cover B Mikel Janin Golden Age Foil Variant), $6.99

Peacemaker Tries Hard #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Kris Anka), $4.99

Peacemaker Tries Hard #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Erica Henderson Variant), $4.99

Peacemaker Tries Hard #6 (Of 6)(Cover C Kris Anka Movie Poster Variant), $4.99

Peacemaker Tries Hard #6 (Of 6)(Cover D Kyle Starks), AR

Poison Ivy #15 (Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99

Poison Ivy #15 (Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Poison Ivy #15 (Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Poison Ivy #15 (Cover D Seb Mckinnon Card Stock Variant), AR

Poison Ivy #15 (Cover E David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR

Poison Ivy #15 (Cover F Chrissie Zullo Treat Or Treat Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Power Girl Returns TP, $14.99

Scooby-Doo Where Are You #124 (Cover A Walter Carzon), $2.99

Shazam #4 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99

Shazam #4 (Cover B John Timms Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Shazam #4 (Cover C Chris Samnee Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Shazam #4 (Cover D Gabriele Dell’Otto Artist Spotlight Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Shazam #4 (Cover E Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant), AR

Shazam #4 (Cover F Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), AR

Shazam #4 (Cover G Pete Woods Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong Connecting Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Superman The Harvests Of Youth TP, $16.99

Vixen NYC Volume 2 TP, $14.99

Zatanna And The Ripper Volume 1 TP, $14.99

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I Reads You Juniors: September 2023 - Update #56

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

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NEWS:

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Here is a three-page first look at the one-shot, "Ultimate Universe #1," by Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli, which will set up the Marvel's new "Ultimate" line which will begin in 2024.

IDW - From CBR:  Writer-artist Sophie Campbell, who worked on over 50 issues of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," talks about her journey to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #150."

COMIC STRIPS - From ICv2:  Mad Cave Studios will publish a new comic book series based on the classic newspaper comics strip, "Dick Tracy."

DYNAMITE - From ICv2:  The site has a five-page preview of Dynamite Entertainment's "Alice Cooper #1" comic book. There is also a preview of four of issue one's covers.

DC TV - From YouTube:  Max (formerly HBO Max) has released a trailer for the final episodes of "Doom Patrol" (Season 4).

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  David Goyer takes fans behind the scenes during the creation of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" trilogy.  Goyer wanted Jake Gyllenhaal to play Batman/Bruce Wayne.  The head of Warner Bros. wanted Leonardo DiCaprio has "The Riddler."

IMAGE COMICS - From BleeingCool:  Rick Remender has signed a three-year exclusive contract with Image Comics.  In doing so, he says that he turned down very lucrative offers to writer "Batman" for DC Comics and "X-Men" for Marvel.

EN MEMORIAM - From CBR:  The cartoonist and comic book creator Joe Matt has died at the age of 60, Monday, September 18, 2023.  Matt was best known for his autobiographical comic book series, "Peepshow," of which Matt produced 14 issues from 1992 to 2007.  The frank series dealt with his relationship and breakup with his girlfriend, Trish," his arguments with other cartoonists, and his self-proclaimed addiction to pornography.  He was a production assistant and colorist on Matt Wagner's "Mage: The Hero Discovered."  Joe Matt also colored other comics for Wagner, a longtime friend of his, including "Grendel," and "Batman/Grendel."

BATMAN - From DCBlog:  It's Batman Day - 2023 edition - September 16th.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Bill Willingham has put his long-running DC Comics/Vertigo series, "Fables," into the public domain... Developing story.

ONE PIECE - From Deadline:  The producers of Netflix's hit, live-action adaptation of the "One Piece" manga talk about winning over manga fans and about their six-year plan for the series.

From Variety:  Netflix has renewed its live-action "One Piece" adaptation for a second season.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  The first official trailer for "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" has arrived.

From EW:  "Entertainment Weekly" has an exclusive article on "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," which includes an interview with director James Wan.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Apparently legendary writer Alan Moore does not accept royalty checks for Warner Bros. Discovery/DC Comics. So he asked them to give his royalties to Black Lives Matter!

EN MEMORIAM - From Deadline:  The playwright, Nathan Louis Jackson, has died at the age of 44.  He was a writer-producer on Netflix/Marvel Television's "Luke Cage" series.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Chris Claremont is writing a five-issue miniseries that will act as a sequel to the events depicted in "Uncanny X-Men #268," which was the first issue in which Jim Lee became the regular series artist.  "Wolverine: Madripoor Knights #1" arrives in February 2024 with Edgar Salzar as the series artist.

BOOKS - From THR:  Stephen King's latest novel, "Holly," has top Amazon's bestsellers chart."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Josh Trujillo talks about the end of the "Blue Beetle: Graduation Day" miniseries and the start of the new ongoing "Blue Beetle" series.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Aladdin Books has picked up the English-language publishing rights for the middle-grade graphic novel, "Earth... Every Other Wednesday" from writer Amy Brown and artist Kennedy Tarrell.  Tarrell a "story artist" for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

IMAGE - From GamesRadar:  Writer Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee will end their comic book series, "Fire Power," with issue #30.

ONE PIECE - From GamesRadar:  The "One Piece" season 2 scripts are written, says the CEO of Tomorrow Studios, the production company behind Netflix's live-action "One Piece" and "Cowboy Bebop" series.

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  A look at the recent past and future of DC Comics' film in "Where Have All the DC Fans Gone?" by Richard Newby.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  "Action Comics" writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson talks Superman.

IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Image/Skybound has released has released a four-page preview of writer-artist Daniel Warren Johnson's "Transformers #1," which goes on sale October 4, 2023.  The preview also includes images of the cover and five variant covers.

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AUGUST 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Aardvard-Vanaheim for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for August 2023

From BleedindCool:  CEX Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Media for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics X-Men's "Fall of X" for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Fall of X" checklist and solicitations for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics from August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for August 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for September 2023

OCTOBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Fairquare Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Transformers" title for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Massive for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Zenescape Entertainment for October 2023

NOVEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blackbox Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Clover Press for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Batman" titles for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents LLC for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Avengers" for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Webtoon Unscrolled for November 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for November 2023

DECEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "G.I. Joe" comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Spider-Man" and "Gang War" titles for December 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel's "Star Wars" titles for December 2023

JANUARY 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2024

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#IReadsYou Review: SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #123

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #123

DC COMICS

STORY: Derek Fridolfs; Sholly Fisch

PENCILS: Valerio Chiola; Robert Pope

INKS: Valerio Chiola; Scott McRae

COLORS: Valerio Chiola; Candace Schinzler-Bell

LETTERS: Saida Temofonte

EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Adam Ansari (reprint)

COVER: Derek Fridolfs with Valerio Chiola

32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (October 2023)

Ages 8+

“Swede and Sour”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #123 opens with “Swede and Sour,” which is written by Derek Fridolfs and drawn by Valerio Chiola.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma attending Coolsville's very own Swedish festival, “Välkommen.”

However, a “draugr,” an undead creature from Scandinavian sagas and folktales, is also attending the festival.  This draugr, which appears as an undead, reanimated Viking, is ruining the festival.  Can Shaggy and Scooby solve this case with the help of a smelly fish dish?

As usual, the second story, “A Midsummer Night's Scream,” is a reprint story and is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Robert Pope and Scott McRae.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #49 (cover date: November 2014).]  The story finds Mystery Inc. attending the “Shakespeare Outdoors” festival's production of William Shakespeare's beloved play, “A Midnight Summer's Dream.”

Now, some of the play's most famous characters have come to life and are raising magical havoc.  Can Mystery Inc. solve the mystery and Shaggy's donkey head?

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #123 has as a theme summer festivals.  “Swede and Sour” is a surprise.  Valerio Chiola's pliable compositions give this kooky story a sense of motion, so Derek Fridolfs' story results in an odd treat.  Still, I don't think this “draugr” was played to the hilt.

“A Midsummer Night's Scream,” the reprint story, is this issue's better story.  Sholly Fisch is one of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book writers (as is Fridolfs).  This Shakespearean riff is beginning to end kooky.  It is one of the most unexpected Scooby-Doo comic book stories I've ever read, and it offers the best “bad guys” I think I've ever come across in this series.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #123 is a fun read and also an exceptional issue.  So grab your “Scooby Snacks” and read it, and maybe watch a Scooby-Doo movie, later.  And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

B+

★★★½ out of 4 stars

[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the DC Comics original graphic novel, “Fann Club: Batman Squad” by Jim Benton.]

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

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#IReadsYou Review: NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #9

NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #9
IMAGE COMICS

STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Szymon Kudranski
COLORS: Luis Nct with mar and Silvestre Galotto
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: Szymon Kudranski
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Davi Go
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (October 2022)

Rated “M/ Mature”

Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander

“Murder By Another Name” Part III: “A Devil by Another Name”

Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a comic book series created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander.  Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is written by Barnes.  The current artist is Szymon Kudranski.  Colorist Luis Nct and letterer by Marshall Dillon complete the creative team.  The series focuses on a woman who is on a quest to root out evil by helping the people who contact her blog.

In Baltimore, Maryland, which some call “Bodymore, Murderland,” there is a woman named Dawnita “Nita” Hawes.  She is the owner of “Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog” where citizens can contact Nita when they have a problem of a supernatural or paranormal nature.  Nita has just begun her quest to root the evil out of her city – with the help of her dead brother, Jason.

Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #9 (“A Devil by Another Name”) opens with a meeting of the minds between Anasi (the Spider-God) and the self-styled “Master Demon of Hell,” Belial (one of the four demon kings).  It seems that whatever war is going on in Philadelphia (as seen in the super-comic book, Killadelphia), the repercussions are destined for two Maryland burgs, Baltimore (“Bodymore”) and Annapolis (“Naptown”).

A darkness is spreading through Annapolis because the echo of a lost soul murdered in cold blood has come back, screaming for vengeance.  The only thing standing in its way is Nita Hawes because she has chosen to be that thing.  Little brother Jason returns to warn Nita a second time about involving herself in this mystery, but will she listen?  Or is she going to pay the price to stop this evil?  Is she willing?

THE LOWDOWN:  Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a spin-off of Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander's hit vampire comic book, Killadelphia.  The current story arc, “Murder By Another Name,” makes direct connections to recent events in Killadelphia.

I think that this is a quiet issue, the hints of Killadelphia blow back aside.  Writer Rodney Barnes offers something new and usually mind-blowing in every issue that he writes.  The surprise this time is the Nita Hawes' evolution – as I see it.  Has she embraced her destiny fully?  By my reading, I don't sense the fear in her about her new profession (so to speak) that I have in previous issues.  She has begun the hero's journey … I think.

As I wrote in a previous review: I am in love with Szymon Kudranski's lovely art, especially how he subtly shifts the atmosphere and lighting for each change of scenery.  This issue he joins colorist Luis Nct to create one of the most unsettling creatures that I have seen in comic books in a long time – the demon king Belial.  This concepts recalls classic creations of Steve Bissette and John Totleben in the 1980s Swamp Thing written by Alan Moore.

I said: Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is like if “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and Hellblazer knocked demonic boots and conceived a black baby girl.  Now, that she is here, please, read Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Killadelphia and of the original Hellblazer will want Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.

A+

10 out of 10

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


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#IReadsYou Review: DEJAH THORIS VERSUS JOHN CARTER #5

DEJAH THORIS VERSUS JOHN CARTER, VOL. 1 #5
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Dan Abnett
ART: Alessandro Miracolo
COLORS: Dearbhla Kelly
LETTERS: Simon Bowland
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Lucio Parrillo
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Alessandro Miracolo; Max Fiumara; Sebastian Fiumara; (Rachel Hollon cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (November 2021)

Rated Teen+

Based on the characters and stories created by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Dejah Thoris and John Carter are characters that first appeared in the serialized novel, Under the Moons of Mars (The All-Story, 1912), written by Tarzan creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs.  When it was first collected and published in hardcover, the novel was re-titled, A Princess of Mars (1917), the first of Burroughs' “Barsoom” novels, which were set on Barsoom, a fictional version of Mars.

Dejah was the title character of A Princess of Mars, the princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium.  John Carter was a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War who was transported to Mars via “astral projection” where he got a new body that was similar to the one he left behind on Earth.  John made several trips back and forth between Earth and Barsoom, and Dejah and John were married and had two children.

John Carter first appeared in comic books in the early 1950s, and Dejah has become a prominent comic book character since 2010 via Dynamite Entertainment.  Now, the star-crossed lovers are the stars of Dynamite's new comic book, Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter.  The series is written by Dan Abnett; drawn by Alessandro Miracolo; colored by Dearbhla Kelly; and lettered by Simon Bowland.  The series finds Dejah and John caught in a war to save Mars from an ancient race, “The Longborn,” that has returned to reclaim the planet, and their surprising ally, the rogue scientist, Rotak Gall.

As Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter #5 opens, Rotak Gall finds out that his allies from outside of time, The Longborn, are not easy to please.  Meanwhile, Dejah and John continue to fight impossible odds in the time-lost palace of Dar Shadeth.  Having escaped into the random folds of time, they must survive … if they are going to survive the coming struggle.  Decaying emissaries of evil are searching for the perfect host, which could be … John Carter.

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter #5, the fifth issue of the series that I have read and only the fifth Dejah Thoris or John Carter comic book I have read.

In Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter, writer Dan Abnett offers a comic book that gives off traditional serial fiction thrills.  A quick and delightful read, I always find myself wanting more by the time I reach the last page.  Also, Artist Alessandro Miracolo and colorist Dearbhla Kelly get stronger with each issue.  I highly recommend Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter to fans of Dan Abnett's comic book work.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite's Dejah Thoris and Barsoom comic books will want to try Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter.

B+

★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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