Monday, June 3, 2024

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for June 4, 2024

DC COMICS:

Barda TP, $16.99
Batman #148 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #148 (Cover B Woo-Chul Lee Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #148 (Cover C Yasmine Putri Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #148 (Cover D Skylar Patridge DC Pride 2024 Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #148 (Cover E Homare Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #148 (Cover F Gabriele Dell'Otto Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #6 (Cover A Dario Brizuela), $2.99
Batman Justice Buster Volume 3 TP, $9.99
Batman The Court Of Owls TP (DC Compact Comics Edition), $9.99
Birds Of Prey #10 (Cover A Leonardo Romero), $3.99
Birds Of Prey #10 (Cover B Francesco Francavilla Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #10 (Cover C Sweeney Boo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #10 (Cover D Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Pride A Celebration Of Rachel Pollack #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Various), $9.99
Green Lantern Volume 1 Back In Action TP (2023 Series)(Ivan Reis Direct Market (Cover), $19.99
Green Lantern Volume 1 Back In Action TP (2023 Series)(Xermanico Book Market (Cover), $19.99
Hawkgirl Once Upon A Galaxy TP, $16.99
Identity Crisis 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC (Michael Turner Book Market Cover), $49.99
Identity Crisis 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC (Rags Morales Direct Market Cover), $49.99
Kneel Before Zod #6 (Of 12)(Cover A Jason Shawn Alexander), $3.99
Kneel Before Zod #6 (Of 12)(Cover B Lucio Parrillo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Kneel Before Zod #6 (Of 12)(Cover C Ian Churchill Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Little Endless Storybooks Box Set, $35.99
MAD Magazine #1 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover A Harvey Kurtzman), $3.99
MAD Magazine #1 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover B Blank Variant), $4.99
My Adventures With Superman #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Carli Squitieri), $3.99
My Adventures With Superman #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Gavin Guidry Card Stock Variant), $4.99
My Adventures With Superman #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Riley Rossmo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
My Adventures With Superman #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Blank Variant), $4.99
My Adventures With Superman #1 (Of 6)(Cover E Character Design Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #23 (Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #23 (Cover B Chris Bachalo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #23 (Cover C Frank Cho Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #23 (Cover D W. Scott Forbes DC Pride 2024 Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #23 (Cover E Nimit Malavia Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #23 (Cover F Frank Cho Black & White Card Stock Variant), AR
Prez Setting A Dangerous President TP, $16.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #128 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99
Shazam #12 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Shazam #12 (Cover B Tom Reilly Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Shazam #12 (Cover C Daxiong Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Shazam Volume 1 Meet The Captain TP (2023 Series), $16.99
Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Dan Panosian), $4.99
Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Ariel Olivetti Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #5 (Of 5)(Cover C Rafael Albuquerque Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Boy Wonder #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Juni Ba), $5.99
Boy Wonder #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Chris Samnee), $5.99
Titans Volume 1 Out Of The Shadows TP (2023 Series), $16.99
Watchmen TP (DC Compact Comics Edition), $9.99

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Saturday, June 1, 2024

"Jonny Quest" Returns to Comic Books in Time for 60th Anniversary

Jonny Quest's Adventures Continue in Ongoing Series by Joe Casey

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Original Series

Fans are invited to join the adventuring party of Jonny Quest and crew this August alongside fan-favorite writer Joe Casey and brilliant artist Sebastián Piriz. The tale celebrates the six incredible decades of Jonny Quest fandom and follows the issue #0 prelude story with approximately 80,000 copies released for Free Comic Book Day this May.

Climb aboard the Sea Quest and get ready to embark on a journey like no other. Legendary boy explorer Jonny Quest is back in action, and joined by the whole beloved cast originally created for the Hanna-Barbera animation line by comic book legend Doug Wildey.

Jonny's father, Dr. Benton Quest, is a genius scientist often leading the way. “Race” Bannon is a special agent tasked with protecting Jonny and teaching him a range of skills. Hadji is the orphaned adopted son of Dr. Quest, and Jonny’s brother. Last, but certainly not least, Jonny’s dog Bandit is always along for the ride.

This batch of characters are all back in four color pages, and they'll be joined by even more unexpected faces as writer Joe Casey hews close to the original spirit of the series, while using a modern storytelling approach in his signature style. This comic series picks up where the original animated series left off in 1964, but fans will be surprised as things quickly take a turn for the uncanny! Now Dynamite and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products kick off a new era for the franchise!

"The hope is that we’re maintaining the bouncy spirit of the original TV show," said Joe Casey. "From one episode to the next, Jonny Quest always had a particular dramatic rhythm that was completely unique. We want our book to have that same kind of vibe. Plus, the fact that Benton and Jonny are father and son automatically makes this a generational story. We’re taking that angle and really running with it, taking that specific generational aspect to the extreme in ways that, we think, deepen the characters and give them the proper amount of gravitas that we demand from our beloved genre fiction."

Joe Casey is a certified legend with plenty of experience bringing comics inspired stories to animation and vice versa. As part of the creative group Man of Action, he's played a role in creating iconic franchises like "Ben 10" and "Generator Rex." In comics, Casey has tackled many of the industry's top titles, while always finding time for his own creations too. He's written for titles including Uncanny X-Men, Adventures of Superman, Incredible Hulk, Cable, WildC.A.T.s, G.I. Joe, as well as Gødland, All-America Comix, and others.

Casey's major co-star on the title is rising artist Sebastián Piriz (We Ride Titans, Deadweights). His fantastic, fluid artwork has been wowing plugged in fans for a while with his fan art, commissions, and process shared on social media. Dynamite and the whole team are excited about Quest being perhaps his biggest showcase yet for fans to enjoy his perfectly matched style.

The title is enhanced by a roster of fully frameable covers by industry luminaries including Chad Hardin (Harley Quinn), Jae Lee, Tom Raney, Bob Layton, and Richard Pace. More surprises may be around the corner, as Dynamite invites some of the most fun names in comics to tackle this icon.

JONNY QUEST #1 will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ June 2024 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in August 2024. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!

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JONNY QUEST and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s24)


About Dynamite Entertainment:
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Gail Simone, Christopher Priest, Leah Moore, Kevin Smith, David Walker, Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Mark Russell, Brandon Thomas, Amy Chu, Reginald Hudlin, Nancy Collins, David Walker, Steve Orlando, Greg Pak, Jenny Frison, Matt Wagner, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

About Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products:
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences, extends the company’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBDGCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on award-winning toy, fashion, home décor and publishing programs inspired by the biggest franchises from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network, HGTV, Eurosport, Adult Swim, and more. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBDGCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.

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Friday, May 31, 2024

I Reads You Juniors: May 2024 - UPDATE #48

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

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NEWS:

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Graphic novel and manga publisher, TOKYOPOP, joins Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse, as exclusive publishing clients of Penguin Random House Publishing Services.

IMAGE - From BleedingCool:  Original Image Comics series, "Cyber Force," from one Image studio, Top Cow Productions, is being revived... again.  The next version arrives via a one-shot, "Cyber Force Shootout," which is due Aug. 7th.

ELFQUEST - From SalonFutura:  According to this site, Fox has given a "script commitment" to its previously announced hour-long animated series based on Wendy and Richard Pini's long-running comic book, "Elfquest."  The cautious optimism can continue because this announced adaptation seems to have made it past the point others reached.

From YouTubeSicangu Lakota and Cherokee artist con organizer, Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand, talks to "Elfquest" creators, Richard and Wendy Pini, about "Indigenous knowledge" and "social justice" in "Elfquest."

DC COMICS - From YouTubeDC Comics has created a comics trailer for its all-new "DC Elseworlds" comic book series.

EISNER AWARDS - From IGN:  The nominations for the 2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced July 26th during San Diego Comic-Con 2024

DC COMICS - From BleedingCoolDC Comics might reveal a new logo at San Diego Comic-Con 2024.

SONY MARVEL U - From THRAmazon has dropped Sony's Marvel drama, "Silk: Spider Society."  Sony will shop it to other streamers.

EN MEMORIAM - From ComicBook:  Comic book writer, artist, and editor, Don Perlin, has died at the age of 94, Tuesday, May 14, 2024.  He co-created the character "Moon Knight" for Marvel Comics with writer Doug Moench, and he created the character "Bloodshot" for Valiant Entertainment with artists Kevin VanHook and Bob Layton. Perlin drew long runs on such Marvel titles as "The Defenders," "Ghost Rider," and "Werewolf by Night." Perlin was also very involved in the early years of Valiant Comics.

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" will be the second film released from James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Studios.  It is scheduled for a Summer 2026 theatrical release.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer-artist Juni Ba talks about his "DC Black Label" miniseries, "The Boy Wonder," which reimagines Robin/Damian Wayne.

TITAN - From BleedingCoolTitan Comics is uniting numerous characters from the prose fiction of the late author, Robert E. Howard.  That includes two of his signature character, Conan the Cimmerian and Solomon Kane.  The crossover event is entitled "Battle of the Black Stone."

BOOKS - From BleedingCoolPuffin, Penguin's British children's book line, is launching "Puffin Graphics," a children's graphic novel line.

DC STUDIOS - From VarietyJames Gunn has revealed a first-look photo of actor David Corenswet in his "Superman" suit for Gunn's film, "Superman," which is due July 11, 2025.

DC COMICS - From 13thDimensionDC Comics' legendary-among-fans "1982 DC Comics Style Guide" will finally be released to the general public as a hardcover art book.  Featuring the art of Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, it has long been sought out by fans and collectors. Details are scare, but DC will reportedly publish it with "Standards Manual," an independent publishing imprint that says it "archives and preserves artifacts of design history and makes them available for future generations."

FCBD - From FCBD:  Today, Saturday, May 4th is "Free Comic Book Day."

DC ANIMATION - From GamesRadar:  The Cartoon Network/Adult Swim animated series, "My Adventures with Superman," gets a Season 2 preview trailer, which teases a new character.  There is currently no release date for the next season, which will consist of 10 episodes.

MANGA - From BleedingCoolAbrams ComicsArt is starting a manga imprint named "Kana."  In addition to publishing English-language editions of actual manga, Kana will release the trade collection of Frank Miller's "Ronin: Book Two," which will be retitled, "Ronin Rising."

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel has released a checklist for its "Infinity Watch" annuals.  There will be 9 annuals, with the first, "Thanos Annual," which is due in June.

COMICS TO FILM - From DeadlineWarner Bros is negotiating to close a seven-figure film-rights deal for "Avengelyne," a film project based of a comic book by Rob Liefeld (the co-creator of the character, "Deadpool").  "Avengelyne" is an angel who fights the forces of evil.  Margot Robbie reportedly wants to star as the title character, if she likes the script, and Olivia Wilde is set to direct.

ALAN MOORE - From BleedingCool:  October 2024 sees the release of Alan Moore's new book, "The Great When" (from Bloomsbury UK), the first in the "Long Line" series. The month will also see the publication of Moore's final graphic novel project, "The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic," from Knockabout in the UK and IDW/Top Shelf Productions in the U.S. The book was co-written by the late Steve Moore with art by the late Kevin O'Neill.

From GamesRadarBloomsbury, the book publisher of legendary comic book scribe, Alan Moore, is teasing something new that is coming from Moore.  It may be the first in a series of novels he's been planning.

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APRIL 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Billy Tucci for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blackbox Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Batman" titles for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' Superman's "House of Braniac" titles for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' Todd McFarlane titles for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Magma Comix for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  X-Men & Avengers crossover from Marvel for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  "The Fall of The House of X" and "The Rise of The Powers of X" from Marvel Comics for April 2024.
From BleedingCool:  Massive/WhatNot/Summerian for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for April 2024

MAY 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Free Comic Book Day 2024 for May 4, 2024
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' Amanda Waller for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "House of Brainiac" for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Spawn" for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Blood Hunt" crossovers for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men" for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Massive for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000AD for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2024

JUNE 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Absolute Power" for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Batman Family" for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dren Productions for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Energon Universe" for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics Todd McFarlane titles for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainement for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Blood Hunt" for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Penthouse for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000AD for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for June 2024
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for June 2024

JULY 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute Power" with Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute Power" with Green Arrow & Green Lantern for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Batman" titles for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Energon Universe" titles for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Ghost Machine" titles for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Massive-Verse" titles for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics Todd McFarlane's Spawn titles for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  IPI Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Magma Comix for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "James Cameron's 'Aliens' vs Marvel's Avengers" for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for July 2024
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for July 2024

AUGUST 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute Power" titles for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Energon Universe" titles for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' "Ghost Machine" titles for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics Todd McFarlane titles for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" titles for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Venom War" titles for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2024

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #2

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #2 (2023)
TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub
ART: Roberto de la Torre
COLORS: Dean White
LETTERS: Richard Starkings of Comicraft
EDITOR: Matt Murray
COVER: Alan Quah
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Roberto de la Torre; Gerardo Zaffino; E.M. Gist, Dan Parent
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (September 2023)

Suggested for mature readers

“Bound in Black Stone” Part II: “Homeland!”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they start with a new Conan the Barbarian series.  It is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Roberto de la Torre; colored by José Villarrubia; and lettered by Richard Starkings.  The new series finds Conan returned to his homeland of Cimmeria just when it faces a terrible new threat.

As Conan the Barbarian #2 (“Homeland!”) opens, Conan and Brissa of the Pictish Gurian Tribe watch from the shadows as what is left of “Hauler's Roam,” an outpost in Northern Aquilonia, is destroyed by the “Army of the Lost.”  Also known as the “Tribe of the Lost,” this band of undead Picts has unleashed other-worldly carnage … and Conan's homeland, Cimmeria, is next.

It may be too late to save Cimmeria, but Conan will try, and what he cannot save, he will brutally avenge.  However, Conan and Brissa may not be prepared to face the true darkness behind the Army of the Lost when it finally begins to reveal itself.

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #2 is the latest.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' revival of the Conan the Barbarian comic book series is definitely edgier than Marvel Comics' 2019 revival.  I did not find the latter worth the cover price, although the stories were mildly amusing.  On the other hand, Titan and Heroic's revival leaves me stunned.  In Conan the Barbarian #2, writer Jim Zub has composed the best-written Conan comic book that I have read in probably a decade.  This Conan has ripped my bodice in a way not done since Tim Truman, Tómas Giorello, José Villarrubia, and Richard Starkings were putting it down hard on their comic book adaptation of Robert E. Howard's sole Conan novel, Hour of the Dragon, a decade ago.

Zub's script reads like a Conan novel, full of intimate details and pulpy, two-fisted action-adventure.  Boots are knocked, and heads are lopped off; still, the story has depth beyond the obvious thrills.

The art and storytelling by artist Roberto de la Torre brings Zub's script to comic book life with fire and black magic.  De la Torre's art here resembles of mix of the late John Buscema's Conan the Barbarian comic books and the late Joe Kubert's Tor comics.  At this rate, de la Torre will soon be in the pantheon of great Conan comic book artists and storytellers right next to Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Tómas Giorello, to name a few.  With the lovely colors of Dean White and the hoary lettering of Richard Starkings, this new Conan is visually and graphically savage.

I like Conan enough to have watched three Conan films:  Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984), and Conan the Barbarian (2011), many times.  So I won't lose interest in this new Conan the Barbarian comic book, and I will keep singing its praises.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Robert E. Howard and His Ages Undreamed Of,” by Jeffrey Shanks.]

A+
10 out of 10

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


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Monday, May 27, 2024

BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for May 29, 2024

BOOM! STUDIOS

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MAR240109 DUNE HOUSE CORRINO #3 (OF 8) CVR B FISH $5.99
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Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 29, 2024

IMAGE COMICS

Ava's Demon Volume 2 Aftermath TP (per Lunar Distribution), $17.99
Bloody Dozen A Tale Of The Shrouded College #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Will Sliney), $3.99
Bloody Dozen A Tale Of The Shrouded College #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque), $3.99
Bloody Dozen A Tale Of The Shrouded College #6 (Of 6)(Cover C Will Sliney), AR
Drawing Blood #2 (Of 12)(Cover A Kevin Eastman), $3.99
Drawing Blood #2 (Of 12)(Cover B Ben Bishop), $3.99
Drawing Blood #2 (Of 12)(Cover C Troy Little), $3.99
Grommets #1 (Of 7)(Cover A Brett Parson), $3.99
Grommets #1 (Of 7)(Cover B David Lapham & Moreno Dinisio), AR
Grommets #1 (Of 7)(Cover C Jonathan Wayshack), AR
Grommets #1 (Of 7)(Cover D Andrew Robinson), AR
Image Firsts Adventureman #1, $1.00
Image Firsts Birthright #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Criminal #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Curse Words #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Death Or Glory #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Department Of Truth #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Descender #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Fire Power By Kirkman And Samnee #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Geiger #1, $1.00
Image Firsts Gideon Falls #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Hack/Slash #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts I Hate Fairyland #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Ice Cream Man #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Killadelphia #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Middlewest #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Monstress #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Neo Noir The World Of Ed Brubaker And Sean Phillips #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Paper Girls #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Scumbag #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Sex Criminals #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Spawn #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts Stray Dogs #1, $1.00
Image Firsts The Walking Dead #1 (2024 Printing), $1.00
Image Firsts w0rldtr33 #1, $1.00
King Spawn #34 (Cover A Jason Shawn Alexander), $2.99
King Spawn #34 (Cover B Von Randal), $2.99
Little Monsters Deluxe HC (per Lunar Distribution), $39.99
Newburn Volume 2 TP, $16.99
Nights #7 (Cover A Luigi Formisano), $3.99
Nights Season One Volume 1 Part One TP (per Diamond Distribution), $9.99
Six Fingers #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Sumit Kumar & Lee Loughridge), $3.99
Six Fingers #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Laurence Campbell & Lee Loughridge), $3.99
Spawn Origins Deluxe Edition Volume 7 HC (per Lunar Distribution), $99.99
Spawn Origins Deluxe Edition Volume 7 HC (Signed & Numbered Edition)(per Lunar Distribution), $149.99
Undiscovered Country #29 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli), $3.99
Undiscovered Country #29 (Cover B Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $3.99
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Matthew Roberts & Dave Stewart), $4.99
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Francis Manapul), $4.99
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Dani Strips), AR
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives #2 (Of 4)(Cover D Francis Manapul), AR
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives #2 (Of 4)(Cover E Stephanie Pepper), AR
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives #2 (Of 4)(Cover F Christian Ward), $4.99
w0rldtr33 #10 (Cover A Fernando Blanco), $3.99
w0rldtr33 #10 (Cover B Vincenzo Riccardi), $3.99
w0rldtr33 #10 (Cover C Ricardo López Ortiz), AR
w0rldtr33 #10 (Cover D Yuko Shimizu), AR

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