Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for January 17, 2024

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

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JUN232206 THESE SAVAGE SHORES DEFINITIVE EDITION TP (MR) $19.99

NOV231763 TOKYO THESE DAYS HC VOL 01 $28.00

OCT231987 TRAVELERS GUIDE TO FLOGORIA #6 CVR A SAM MOORE $5.99

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NOV231941 WHAT HE WHO DOESNT BELIEVE IN FATE SAYS GN VOL 03 $14.99

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OCT231874 ZOMBILLENIUM DOUBLE HC VOL 5 & 6 (MR) $24.99

MAGAZINES

NOV231378 COMIC SHOP NEWS (100CT BUNDLE) #1900 $PI

BOOKS

SEP231143 ART OF ZENESCOPE Z RATED HC ED (MR) $129.99

NOV231627 BLUEY LITTLE LIBRARY BOXED SET $12.99

NOV231742 CARTOON GUIDE TO GEOMETRY TP $26.00

NOV231075 COMMUTE ILLUSTRATED MEMOIR OF FEMALE SHAME SC (MR) $19.99

SEP231860 KOLCHAK DEAD RECKONING PROSE NOVEL SC $13.99

NOV231951 MODERN DUNGEON CAPTURE L NOVEL SC VOL 01 $15.99

SEP231861 MOONSTONE DOUBLE SHOT PROSE NOVEL SC $8.99

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NOV231162 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MYSTERIES STAGE FRIGHT $14.99

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NOV231953 THOUGH I AM AN INEPT VILLAINESS L NOVEL VOL 06 $15.99

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Titan Comics Book, Magazine and Comic Book Solicitations for March 2024

TITAN COMICS MARCH 2024 SOLICITS (JANUARY 2023 PREVIEWS)

COMICS

BLADE RUNNER 2039 #11 (Of 12)

Writer: Mike Johnson

Artist: Andres Guinaldo

Colorist: Marco Lesko

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99

On sale: March 14, 2024

IT'S THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF THE BLADE RUNNER KNOWN AS ASH! 

With her sights set on bringing down Niander Wallace, Ash must find a way to get close enough to the reclusive industrialist to finish the job... or will Luv, the Replicant Blade Runner, hunt down Ash first? 

COVER A: JESUS HERVAS (JAN240459)

COVER B: HARVEY TOLIBAO (JAN240460)

COVER C: SYD MEAD (JAN240461)

BLITMAP #5 (Of 6)

Writer(s): Jack Timmer

Artist(s): Matias Basla 

Distributor: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $4.99

On sale: May 1, 2024

A THRILLING NEW SCI-FI SERIES SET IN A BREATHTAKING SOLARPUNK METROPOLIS!

In an epic battle across dimensions, relentless knights emerge as formidable foes, pushing the Nauts and Logos to discover hidden power. Just when the tide appears to turn, Hawk faces a heart-wrenching decision that only he can make. As the story unfolds, the true purpose of The Static gradually comes into focus, setting the stage for an electrifying adventure!

COVER A: SUP (JAN240458)     

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #9

Writer(s): Jim Zub 

Artist(s): Roberto De La Torre 

Colorist: Dean White 

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 

On sale: March 27, 2024

BEYOND FLESH. BEYOND DEATH. BEYOND TIME.

Conan has traveled far and seen much in his legendary journeys, but nothing he has experienced thus far can prepare him for a quest to lands beyond to answer dark riddles of the past. Unexpected allies await, fierce enemies loom, and the strange power of the Black Stone stirs in THE AGE UNCONQUERED! 

COVER A: MIKE DEODATO JR (JAN240436) 

COVER B: E.M GIST (JAN240437)

COVER C: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (JAN240438)

COVER D CHRIS MORENO (JAN240439)

COVER E: BLANK SKETCH VARIANT (JAN240440)

DARK SOULS: THE WILLOW KING #3

Writer: George Mann

Artist: Maan House

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99

On sale: March 27, 2024

VENTURE BACK INTO THE FALLEN DECAYING WORLD OF DARK SOULS WITH AN ALL- NEW TITAN COMICS SERIES!

The mighty king USTRAD OF UTHREL linked the flame, after his servant Herad failed and was consumed by the fire, reduced to ashes. Now, the time has come to link the fire again, but Ustrad now refuses to do his duty to his kingdom. HERAD, resurrected as unkindled, returns to unite three mighty warriors to venture into the WILLOW KING’S domain, and do what needs to be done.

COVER A: TIFFANY TURRILL (JAN240451)     

COVER B: NICK MARINKOVICH (JAN240452)   

COVER C: ALAN QUAH (JAN240453)

GUMAA: THE BEGINNING OF HER #4

Writer(s): Jeehyung Lee

Artist(s): Jeehyung Lee & Nabetse Zitro 

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 40pp, $4.99

 On sale: March 6, 2024

YOUNG KHALIDA escapes from a drug syndicate and discovers an ancient blade in a long-abandoned temple. Using its power, she becomes the GODDESS OF THE CITY, controlling the citizens through dark magic and fear. But events are being manipulated against her from the shadows, targeting Khalida. 

COVER A: SOZOMAIKA (JAN240462)

COVER B: JEEHYUNG LEE (JAN240463)

COVER C: JEEHYUNG LEE (CONCEPT ART VIRGIN COVER) (JAN240464)

LIFE IS STRANGE: FORGET-ME-NOT #4

Writer: Zoe Thorogood 

Artist: Claudia Leonardi

Colorist: Andrea Izzo

Publisher: Titan Comics 

FC, SC, 32pp, $4.99

On sale: March 27, 2024

EISNER - WINNING CREATOR ZOE THOROGOOD JOINS LIFE IS STRANGE 

Alex and Steph were touring across the States until they found another lost soul on the side of the road – Lily, a girl with the ability to take on the painful memories of others. Since then, the three have been retracing Lily’s steps to make her whole. Now, there's one last chance to save Lily from a life of loneliness - but it means her finally going home. Surrounded by feelings of guilt, grief, and sorrow, will Alex be able to find Lily hope for the future? 

COVER A: KELSEY RAMSAY (JAN240454)     

COVER B: ZOE THOROGOOD (JAN240455)

COVER C: CATHY KWAN (JAN240456)

LIFE IS STRANGE: FORGET-ME-NOT #1-4 ZOE THOROGOOD PACK

Writer: Zoe Thorogood 

Artist: Claudia Leonardi

Colorist: Andrea Izzo

Publisher: Titan Comics 

FC, SC, 5*32pp, $24.99

On sale: May 22, 2024

AN UNMISSABLE SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S PACK! 

COLLECTS ISSUE #1-4 Features a bonus #1 VIRGIN VARIANT exclusive to this pack! 

LIMITED TO 300 COPIES!

COVERS 1-4: ZOE THOROGOOD (JAN240457)      

REBEL MOON HOUSE OF THE BLOODAXE #3

Story: Zack Snyder

Writer: Mags Visaggio

Artist: Clark Bint

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99

On sale: March 13, 2024

COMIC BOOK PREQUEL TO THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NETFLIX MOVIE, REBEL MOON! STORY BY ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR ZACK SNYDER (300, MAN OF STEEL, AND ARMY OF THE DEAD) AND WRITTEN BY AWARD-WINNING COMICS WRITER MAGS VISAGGIO.

As war is looming on the horizon on the planet Shasu, the reluctant ruler of the Bloodaxe family is conflicted between living up to his father’s domineering legacy and maintaining the peace. It is up to him to settle the conflicts within himself, and his family, before the entire planet erupts in war.

COVER A: ROD REIS (JAN240448)  

COVER B: ANGELA WU (JAN240449)  

COVER C: DIEGO YAPUR (JAN240450)  

GRAPHIC NOVELS 

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL COMICS OMNIBUS VOL.1

Writer: Roy Thomas 

Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith 

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Comics

HC, FC, 776pp, $125.00 (US), $163.00 (CA), £125.00 (UK)

ISBN: 9781787740822 (REG), 9781787740839 (DM)

On Sale: March 6, 2024

CONAN’S ORIGINAL COMIC ADVENTURES ARE BACK AND LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER! 

This is the definitive collection of classic 1970s Conan the Barbarian. Created by the famous Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith, who introduced the sword and sorcery genre to comic books. Features high quality color restoration work, to make the strips feel as close to the original experience as possible!  

Collecting Conan the Barbarian (1970) #1-26 and material from Savage Tales (1971) #1 and #4.

REG: BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH (JAN240441) 

DM EDITION: BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH (JAN240442)

CONAN: THE BARBARIAN VOL. 2 THRICE MARKED FOR DEATH

Writer: Jim Zub

Artist: Doug Braitwaite 

Colorist: Diego Rodriguez

Publisher: Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics 

SC, FC, 112pp

REG: $17.99 (US), $23.99 (CA), £14.99 (UK)

DM: £19.99 (US), $25.99 (CA), £25.99

ISBN: 9781787740150 (REG), 9781787742864 (DM: LEE), 9781787742857 (DM: SHARP)

On Sale: 12 June 2024 (Reg), 6 June 2024 (DM)

FILLED WITH HIGH ADVENTURE, SAVAGE COMBAT AND ROLLICKING TWO-FISTED ACTION! 

After adventures on the high seas, CONAN returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of BELIT captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw him out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him?

REG: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (JAN240445)

DM EDITION: JAE LEE (JAN240446)

DM EDITION: LIAM SHARP (JAN240447)

DON COPPOLA 

Writer/Artist: Amazing Ameziane

Publisher: Statix Press (A Titan Comics imprint)

SC, FC, 228pp, $24.99 (US), $33.99 (CA), £21.99

ISBN: 9781787743236

On sale June 12, 2024

From the creator of Quentin by Tarantino and Muhammad Ali, comes Volume 2 of his Cine Trilogy of graphic novels.

Based on the lives and films of acclaimed cinema icons, this book focuses on the legendary Francis Ford Coppola of The Godfather fame.

Following the story of the man behind the movie, Don Coppola shows the insight behind the critically acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola and takes a look at both the impact of his movies and his life from a cinematic narrative.

Created and illustrated by Amazing Ameziane, Don Coppola is the second instalment in the author’s Cine Trilogy, illustrating the behind-the-scenes stories of some of Hollywood’s biggest hits.

Cover: AMAZING AMEZIANE (JAN240428)

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL COMICS OMNIBUS VOL.1 Writer: Roy Thomas 

Artists: Barry Windsor - Smith, John Buscema

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Comics 

HC, B&W & FC, 1040pp 

$150.00 (US), $195.00 (CA), £125.00 (UK)

ISBN: 9781787740860 (REG), 9781787740877 (DM)

On Sale April 3, 2024

COLLECT THE ICONIC BLACK AND WHITE STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINE FORMAT SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN! 

The dark and gritty tales within are perfect for Conan fans looking for that extra bit of bloody violence! Featuring writing and art by the classic Conan the Barbarian team of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor - Smith, with additional art by legend John Buscema! 

Collecting Conan’s adventures from Savage Tales (1971) #1 - 5 and The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #1 - 12. 

REG: BORIS VALLEJO (JAN240443)

DM EDITION: JOHN BUSCEMA (JAN240444)

MANGA 

SPEED GRAPHER VOL. 1

Artist/Writer: Tomozo

Publisher: Titan Manga (Titan Comics imprint)

SC, B&W, 192pp, $12.99, (US), $16.99 (CA), £9.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781787742505

On sale: April 24, 2024

Adapted from the hit GONZO anime of the same name, a violent, white-knuckle thrill-ride through a strange world of superpowers!

In the seedy underworld of a supernatural Tokyo, a troubled former war photographer attempts to save a gifted fifteen-year-old girl from a sinister cabal that wants to exploit her powers.

The first volume in the hit GONZO anime of the same name, in the seedy underbelly of near future Tokyo, the famous Roppongi Club is shadowy hall of secrets. When photojournalist Saiga manages to infiltrate this elite association he discovers Kagura, a young girl whose touch bestows incredible and horrific powers. Now, anyone Saiga captures on film is doomed to die: the click of the shutter as sure as a trigger pull!

COVER: TOMOZO (JAN240468)

MAGAZINES

STAR WARS INSIDER #224

Writer: Titan Magazines

Publisher: Titan Magazines

SC, FC, Magazine, 82pp, $9.99

On sale: February 27, 2024 

FEATURING:

YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES: Interview feature with Lucasfilm’s Josh Rimes, showrunner Michael Olson, and writers Christian Streaty, Katie Kaniewski, and Cavan Scott. 

'HIT IT MAX': Insider speaks to the original cast members of The Max Rebo Band. 

WHO'S THE BOSS? From Jabba to the Emperor, to Moff Gideon, different leaders have taken control of aspects of galactic affairs. Who were they, where were they from, and what was their impact.

FOIL VIRGIN ($19.99) (JAN240465)

NEWSSTAND (JAN240466)

PX ED (JAN2404667)

BOOKS

DOCTOR STRANGE: DIMENSION WAR

Writer: James Lovegrove 

Publisher: Titan Books

HC, 320pp, $26.99 (US), $35.95 (CA), £18.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781803362571

On sale: March 27, 2024

FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LOVEGROVE.

The mind-bending original adventures of Doctor Strange, are brought to life for a new era.

SEA OF THIEVES: THE COOKBOOK

Writer: Kayce Baker 

Publisher: Titan Books

HC, FC, 160pp, $34.95 (US), $45.95 (US), £24.99 (UK)

IBSN: 978180336507

On sale: March 20, 2024

POP-CULTURE COOKBOOK FEATURING FOOD AND DRINKS INSPIRED BY THE BEST-SELLING MULTIPLAYER PIRATE VIDEO GAME, SEA OF THIEVES.

Bursting with delicious fish, meat, vegetarian and vegan dishes that are sure to inspire sea-faring chefs of all skill levels, this cookbook is the perfect culinary companion for your plundering adventures.

STAR WARS INSIDER: THE HIGH REPUBLIC: TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT 

Publisher: Titan Magazines

HC, FC, 96pp, $19.99 (US) /$25.99 (CA), £14.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781787741713

On sale: March 20, 2024

A hard cover collection of STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC stories from the pages of STAR WARS INSIDER. 

A collection of tales set centuries before the birth of Anakin Skywalker, featuring Jedi Knights during the era of the glorious High Republic. In addition to six original stories, this collection also includes behind - the - scenes interviews with authors as well as a guide to Phase II of The High Republic publishing initiative, and one bonus story by George Mann.

COVER: TITAN MAGAZINES (JAN240469)

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#IReadsYou Review: NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #11

NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #11

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: Szymon Kudranski; Chris Visions

28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (January 2023)

Rated “M/ Mature”

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

“Murder By Another Name” Part V: “The Wake-Up Call”

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 #11 (“The Wake-Up Call”) opens with Nita freed from the clutches of “Jackie the Ripper.”  Her savior, Anasi the Spider-God, wants Nita to show appreciation because he saved her from a Hell she never imagined.  He believes that Nita can show that by not returning to the clutches of the Ripper...

… But that can't be.  Nita must ignore Anansi's warnings and go looking for a formidable creature with the assistance of  Detective Harden.  As Nita comes one step closer to uncovering Jackie's dark secrets, she becomes her next target, again, as the killer desires to enjoy some more killing before returning to her next big sleep. 

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,” is making several direct connections to recent and ongoing events in Killadelphia, while rocking the “Killadelphia-verse” in its own way.

I like Barnes and Kudranski's take on Jack the Ripper.  She is a slave turned monster by the ghosts of those who killed her.  In a sense, because she was killed as chattel property and now “lives” as an murderous entity, she can never truly be a “former slave.”

I think that this story arc, “Murder By Another Name,” especially Chapter 4 (issue #10), is about Nita fully taking control of her mission.  Her “Nightmare Blog” is something she took upon herself, and she must take on that mission and must embrace it in her way regardless of the pleadings of well-meaning gods and baby ghosts.

I think next issue's closing chapter of this story arc will be big.  Keep reading, dear readers.

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

A+

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#IReadsYou Review: THE MAGIC ORDER 3 #6

THE MAGIC ORDER 3 #6 (OF 6)

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STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Gigi Cavenago

COLORS: Valentina Napolitano

LETTERS: Clem Robins

EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin

COVER: Gigi Cavenago

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Gigi Cavenago; Greg Tocchini

36pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2022)

Rated M / Mature

The Magic Order created by Mark Millar at Netflix

The Magic Order was a six-issue comic book miniseries written by Mark Millar and drawn by Olivier Coipel.  Published in 2018-19, the series focuses on The Magic Order, a band of sorcerers, magicians, and wizards – with a focus on the Moonstone family.  They live ordinary lives by day, but protect humanity from darkness and monsters of impossible sizes by night.  A second six-issue miniseries, The Magic Order 2 (2021-22), was recently published.

The Magic Order 3 introduces the Asian chapter of the The Magic Order.  A six-issue miniseries, this third installment is written by Millar; drawn by Gigi Cavenago; colored by Valentina Napolitano; and lettered by Clem Robins.  The series finds Cordelia Moonstone focusing her attention on the Asian chapter's Sammy Liu and his impossible wealth.  Meanwhile, the ghosts of an old conflict stir, and someone within the Order is living foul.

The Magic Order 3 #6 opens with Cordelia forced to punish her brother, Regan, who has been casting a spell that protects him but steals from everyone else.  Meanwhile, their reunited parents, Leonard and Salome, meet their dark destiny.  Everything begins to fall apart for the Moonstones and for the Order like never before.

THE LOWDOWN:  My favorite Mark Millar Netflix creation is The Magic Order.  It always surprises me, and before I read each issue I wonder not if, but how I will be surprised.

Well... I certainly can't spoil this for you, but Millar stabs your brain.  Gigi Cavenago draws it all out in order to shock what is left of your brain after an issue full of shocking shocks and salad-tossing surprises.  Napolitano's colors have a strobe effect, the better to freeze your blood, dear readers, as you are reading the lurid events of this crazy-ass final issue of The Magic Order 3.  It is all there – written in acid via Clem Robins great-as-usual lettering.

I believe that I always say the following:  Mark and his collaborators obviously have respect for their readers.  They go out of their way to throw one curve ball after another, and they always give us more than we expect.  The Magic Order is like the marriage of Godfather II and the darkest elements of Harry Potter, with some British crime cinema nastiness thrown into the cauldron.

Also, while The Magic Order and The Magic Order 2 were, more or less, standalone series.  The Magic Order 3 is intimately and wretchedly tied to the upcoming The Magic Order 4.  I would ask God to help us, but he knows that many of us have also read American Jesus.  So we're on our own with the dark and darker delights to come in The Magic Order franchise.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar and of The Magic Order will want to read The Magic Order 3.

A+

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#IReadsYou Review: JOHN CARTER OF MARS #1

JOHN CARTER OF MARS, VOL. 1 #1
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STORY: Chuck Brown
ART: George Kambadais
COLORS: George Kambadais
LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Junggeun Yoon
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32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (April 2022)

Rated Teen+

Based on the characters and stories created by Edgar Rice Burroughs

John Carter is a character 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.

John Carter is a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War who is transported to Mars via “astral projection.”  There he gets a new body that is similar to the one he leaves behind on Earth.  John makes several trips back and forth between Earth (which the Martians call “Jasoom”) and Barsoom, and Dejah and John are married and have two children.

John Carter first appeared in comic books in the early 1950s and continues today as a comic book character via Dynamite Entertainment.  His latest comic book series is John Carter of Mars.  The series is written by Chuck Brown; drawn and colored by George Kambadais; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.  In the new series, a re-imagining of and a sequel to the original “Barsoom” novels, John Carter is back on Earth and discovers that Martians are being transported to Earth while humans are being transported to Mars.

John Carter of Mars #1 opens on Barsoom.  John Carter is enjoying his reward – domestic life with his wife, Dejah Thoris (the Princess of Mars), and their son.  Suddenly, for the first time in ages, he is whisked back to Earth, but he isn't the only one.  It is 1919, and Carter is back in his old mansion estate.  There, he finds himself in a fierce battle with Green Martians that have also been transported to Earth.  And they are determined to make trophies of his head and limbs.

Meanwhile, a young Black U.S. Army officer, Lt. Fred Hines, and his friend, Charlie, have arrived at the estate to investigate the disappearance of his wife, Thai, a Civil War historian who has studied John Carter's journals.  She is also one of the humans missing on Earth that may have been transported to Mars.  Fred and Charlie are shocked to find John Carter alive and fighting for his life, a fight they must now join.

THE LOWDOWN:  In July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is John Carter of Mars #1.  It is the first solo Dynamite John Carter comic book that I have read.

Simply put, writer Chuck Brown has created in John Carter of Mars #1 the kind of comic book that I could not stop reading.  What a blast!  It may be the freshest take on John Carter, if not ever, then, in a long time.  Brown simultaneously reinvents Burroughs influential series and also may well revitalize interest in it.  Brown has also created a comic book that can be enjoyed by many ages – from middle school to old school readers.

George Kambadais's art and coloring remind me of the work of Bruce Timm, and the graphical storytelling hops from one page to another like a lit fuse.  It has a classic comics feel with a sense of wonder and mystery.  My only complaint is that I wish I could see Kambadais' work for issue #2 now, so, of course, I am highly recommending John Carter of Mars.

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

[This comic book includes “Dynamite Dispatch,” which features an interview with writer Tom Sniegoski.]

A+
★★★★+ out of 4 stars

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