Monday, May 5, 2025
Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Diamond Distributors for May 7, 2025
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Thursday, May 1, 2025
Court Approves Sale of Diamond Comic Distributors to Combined Bidders
Court Approves Universal Distribution LLC and Ad Populum Bid to Acquire Diamond Comic Distributors and Related Assets
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HUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diamond Comic Distributors (“Diamond” or “the Company”), today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland (“the Court”) has approved a combined bid by Universal Distribution LLC (“Universal”) and Ad Populum to acquire the assets of Diamond Comic Distributors. Under the agreement, Universal will acquire the assets of Alliance Game Distributors, and Ad Populum will acquire the assets of Diamond Comic Distributors, Diamond Book Distributors, Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, Collectible Grading Authority, and other related assets. Diamond UK remains separate from this sale process. The transaction is subject to final closing.
“We are pleased that the court has approved Universal and Ad Populum’s combined bid. Our priority during this process has been to minimize disruption to publishers, retailers, our employees, and comic and games fans everywhere,” said Diamond Chief Restructuring Officer Robert Gorin. “We are confident that this will provide the best outcome for everyone involved.”
“This expansion into the U.S. market through our acquisition of Alliance Game Distributors marks a pivotal moment for Universal Distribution,” said Angelo Exarhakos, President and CEO of Universal Distribution. “We’re committed to building strong, transparent partnerships and ensuring that Alliance continues to serve as a reliable and resilient link in the supply chain.”
“Ever since I was young, I’ll never forget walking through the front door of my neighborhood shop and spotting those iconic Diamond Comic boxes, each one opening to reveal my dreams and ambitions,” said Joel Weinshanker, Managing Director of Ad Populum. “We’re incredibly excited to build on Diamond’s remarkable legacy by bringing Ad Populum’s best-in-class sales, marketing, and distribution to the next chapter.”
About Diamond Comic Distributors:
Founded in 1982, Diamond Comic Distributors offers a multi-channel platform of publishing, marketing, and fulfillment services, coupled with an unparalleled global distribution network for its retailers, publishers and vendors. Diamond’s mission is simple: to provide our customers the best in products, price and personalized service. Learn more at https://www.diamondcomics.com/
About Universal Distribution:
Universal has been distributing to hobby stores in Canada for over 30 years, servicing the needs of retailers in comics, collectible toys & figurines, sports and non-sports cards, collectible card games, and role-playing games.
About Ad Populum:
Ad Populum aligns corporate strategy and fosters growth across its unique roster of consumer products and entertainment brands by leveraging its strong global retail distribution, product development, and manufacturing capabilities. Across its roster of brands, including NECA, Kidrobot, Wizkids, Chia Pet, Rubies, Smiffys, Enesco, Graceland, and more, Ad Populum is the largest producer of pop culture goods and experiences, targeting everyone from Boomers to Gen Z.
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#IReadsYou Review: FARMHAND #16
FARMHAND #16
IMAGE COMICS
STORY: Rob Guillory
ART: Rob Guillory
COLORS: Jean-Francois Beaulieu
LETTERS: Kody Chamberlain
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Burt Durand
COVER: Rob Guillory
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S.(April 2022)
Rated “M/ Mature”
Farmhand created by Rob Guillory
Chapter 16: “Fallow Earth”
Farmhand is a dark fantasy comic book series from comic book creator, Rob Guillory. Guillory is also known for his award-winning tenure on the long-running comic book, Chew (Image Comics), with writer John Layman. Farmhand is written and illustrated by Guillory; lettered by Kody Chamberlain (who also designed the Farmhand logo); and currently colored by Jean-Francois Beaulieu.
Farmhand sees Ezekiel “Zeke” Jenkins, a graphic designer and illustrator, return to his hometown of Freetown, Louisiana with his wife, Mae, and their children, Abigail and Riley. Zeke's father, Jedidiah “Jed” Jenkins, and sister, Andrea (“Andy”), own and operate “Jenkins Family Farmaceutical Institute.” Using stem cell biotechnology, the “farm” grows plant-based replacement human organs and tissue. Once upon a time, transplant recipients saw this as a miracle. Now, Zeke and the rest of the world see the miracle as a curse.
Farmhand #16 (“Fallow Earth”) opens with a once upon a time – a flashback to when Jedidiah first staked his claim, had his vision, created a miracle, and first watched it turn into an abomination. Now, his ex-partner, Monica Thorne, is a demon who rules the world … perhaps.
She is certainly the power in what is left of Freetown and its inhabitants. Everyone is infected with the “Jedidiah seed,” the transgenic seed that combines human and plant DNA to produce human organs capable of being grafted onto patients. In addition, the Jenkins are also infected with family dysfunction, as Abigail finds herself caught in the cold war between her father and grandfather. Happily, there is sanctuary … for now.
THE LOWDOWN: It is exactly two years since Farmhand #15 arrived in comic book shops – just as the world was going into pandemic mode I had not forgotten about Farmhand, but I had forgotten how much I really liked it. This is a really and truly great comic book series.
For a long time, I thought of Farmhand as a kind of mix of the original version of “The Twilight Zone” television series and of Stephen King's dark fantasy fiction. However, Farmhand has both grown and evolved, and while it retains the touches of Rod Serling and of King, it has become something else. I won't call it dystopian or apocalyptic fiction, although there are elements of both.
It is metaphorical and allegorical, and I see that in Jed Jenkins, who has some Biblical level anger. Still, for the first time, I really identify with him. Like many Black men of a particular time, he has some scores to settle with the Jim Crow society a.k.a. American apartheid. His fall begins when his struggle becomes narcissism and revenge.
Like King, Rob Guillory has fashioned a great man vs. evil struggle without losing the human drama. Zeke, Jed, and the rest of the Jenkins got family problems, and Guillory won't let us escape them. The characters' personalities, motivations, and conflicts read as genuine. Farmhand is more than mere genre fiction because Rob's imagination gives his readers both an incalculable crypto-zoography and characters whose humanity rings as authentic and meaningful.
It is good to be down on the farm again. I hope you give Farmhand a try, dear readers.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of dark fantasy fiction of great comic books will want to be a Farmhand.
A+
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
I Reads You Juniors: April 2025 - UPDATE #50
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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TREATS - From AnotherCookie: There is a new online cookie retailer. It is called "AnotherCookie?" and the cookies are delicious.
NEWS:
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Who gets what creator credits in "Thunderbolts*" from Disney/Marvel Studios.
DIAMOND - From BleedingCool: The latest in the bankrupty saga of Diamond Comic Distributors is that the bankruptcy court could move Diamond from Chapter 11 reorganization to Chapter 7 liquidation. If Chapter 7 liquidation happens, Diamond would have its assets liquidated and it would be closed down for good.
From BleedingCool: The bankruptcy saga of Diamond Comic Distributors continues. Now, the original winning bidder in the bankruptcy auction, Alliance Entertainment, has announced that it is no longer interested in obtaining Diamond.
From BleedingCool: Diamond Comic Distributors announces "business as usual," likely meaning its potential new owners, Universal Distribution and Ad Populum.
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DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Dan Slott talks about his new "Superman" comic book, "Superman Unlimited" with artist Rafael Albuquerque.
From DCBlog: Writer Joshua Williamson talks about "Superman #25."
From DCBlog: Writer Elliot Kalan talks about his run on the ongoing "Harley Quinn" series, including the upcoming "Harley Quinn #50."
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Longtime independent comic book creator, Don Simpson, has completed a 200+ page comic book anthology to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his superhero parody comic book, "Megaton Man." Entitled "Megaton Man: Multimensions," it contains the work of 60 contributors. One of them is named "Milo Trent," who lives in Iran, and that is the reason Kickstarter won't let Simpson run a crowdfunding campaign on its platform.
From BleedingCool: Kickstarter reversed its policy and Don Simpson's "Megaton Man: Multimensions" campaign is currently live and halfway to its funding goal.
MARVEL - From Marvel: Marvel Studios has released the first full trailer for "Fantastic Four: First Steps," which is due in theaters, July 25, 2025.
BOOKS - From ComicsBeat: Books in all their formats are apparently exempt from tariffs on good imported from China going back to a Cold War-era exemption that is still in place... for now.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Al Ewing talks about "Absolute Green Lantern."
SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From EW: Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson are the directors of "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse," the third film in Sony Animation's "Spider-Verse" film series. The directors revealed first-look still images from the film at CinemaCon 2025. The film is due June 4, 2027.
RETAIL - From BleedingCool: TFAW.com, the online and bricks and mortar, comics and collectible retailer, is shutting down April 30, 2025. April 9th is the last day they will process subscription and preorders. Read about the part it played in Dark Horse Comics' history.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Craig Thompson, the graphic novelist known for such works as "Blankets" (2003) and "Habibi" (2011), is returning with a new graphic novel, "Ginseng Roots: A Memoir." It arrives from Pantheon Books on April 29th, 2025. Thompson has been serializing "Ginseng Roots" as a 12-issue series via Uncivilized Books.
EN MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist: American cartoonist and comic book and comics strip artist, Hy Eisman, has died at the age of 98, Thursday, March 27, 2025. He was the last artist to draw the "Little Lulu" comic strip before it was cancelled in 1984. He drew the "Katzenjammer Kids" comic strip from 1986 until 2006 when it went into reruns. In 1975, Hyman won a "National Cartoonist Society Award" for "Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist" for his work on Gold Key's "Little Lulu" comic book.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, and Alex Sinclair talk about the "Batman: Hush" sequel, "Batman: H2SH."
MARVEL STUDIOS - From ComicBookMovie: The site has the full cast list of the 27 actors set to star in Marvel's 2026 film, "Avengers: Doomsday."
From ComicBookMovie: That's not all folks. According to sources, more stars will be added to the cast list of "Avengers: Doomsday."
DIAMOND - From BleedingCool: In the ongoing melodrama that is Diamond Comic Distributors and its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a new winning bidder has emerged. It seems that Canadian distributors, Universal Distribution and Ad Populum could end up winning Diamond and not Alliance Entertainment, a global distributor and wholesaler specializing in musis, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectables.
From BleedingCool: Alliance Entertainment, a global distributor and wholesaler specializing in music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectables, has been selected as the winning bidder for Diamond Comic Distributors after its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The proposed acquisition, which is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, includes Diamond Comic Distributors (U.S.), Alliance Game Distributors (no relation to Alliance Entertainment), Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, and Collectible Grading Authority. However, there is no mention of the following Diamond entities: Diamond UK, Diamond Select Toys, FandomWorld, Gentle Giant, or Free Comic Book Day.
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FEBRUARY 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for February 2025
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for February 2025
From BleedingCool: CEX for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Cosmic Lion Productions for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics "Absolute" titles for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Dstlry Media for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for February 2025
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics' Energon Universe titles for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Magma Comix for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for February 2025 - full list
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Star Wars" Black History Month variants for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel "Ultimate Comics" for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for February 2025 - Part 1
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for February 2025 - Part 2
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Scout Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Sumerian Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Valiant Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for February 2025
MARCH 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Ablaze for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Abrams Comicarts for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Cosmic Lion Productions for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Drawn & Quarterly for March 2025
From BleedingCool: DSTLRY Media for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Fantagraphics Books for March 2025
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Energon" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Ghost Machine" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Spawn" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Kodansha Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "Amazing Spider-Man" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "One World Under Doom" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Comics" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Massive/WhatNot for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Seven Seas Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Shift Presents for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Sumerian Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: TOKYOPOP for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Udon Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Valiant Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool: VIZ Media for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Webtoon Unscrolled for March 2025
From BleedingCool: Yen Press for March 2025
APRIL 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for April 2025
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Cosmic Lion for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics "Summer of Superman" titles for April 2025
From BleedingCool: DSTLRY Media for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for April 2025
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" titles for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Ultimate: titles for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Sumerian Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool: Valiant Comics for April 2025
MAY 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Blood Moon Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Cosmic Lion Productions for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics "Absolute DC" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Dstlry Media for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Free Comic Book Day 2025 titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Massive Publishing for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics "Conan" and "Solomon Kane" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Udon Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool: Valiant-Alien Books for May 2025
JUNE 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Ablaze Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: AMP Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for June 2025
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Dren Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Dstlry Media for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainent for June 2025
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Energon Universe" titles for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Spawn" titles for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Keensport Entertainment for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" crossover titles for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Ultimate Universe" for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" with "Scarlet Witch" for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1" for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for June 202
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Udon Entertainment for June 2025
From BleedingCool: Zenescope Entertainment for June 2025
JULY 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Bad Idea for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool: DC Comics "Superman" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for July 2025
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics Skybound "Energon" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Ghost Machine" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Spawn" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Bring on the Bad Guys" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" tie-in titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for July 2025
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#IReadsYou Review: SPACE GHOST Volume 1 #4
SPACE GHOST VOL. 1 #4
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: David Pepose
ART: Jonathan Lau
COLORS: Andrew Dalhouse
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Mattina
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jae Lee with June Chung; Michael Cho; Bob Layton
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2024)
Rated “Teen”
“The Cult of Zorak!”
Space Ghost is a superhero character created by the American animation studio and production company, Hanna-Barbera Productions. The character first appeared in the Saturday morning cartoon series, “Space Ghost,” which was originally broadcast on CBS from September 1966 to September 1967 for 20 episodes.
In his original incarnation, Space Ghost was a superhero whose base of operations was a small world known as “Ghost Planet.” He fought super-villains in outer space with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, and their monkey, Blip. His main weapons were power bands he wore around his wrists and lower arms; the bands fired off multiple energy beam-based attacks, including heat, cold, and force, to name a few. Space Ghost could also fly, survive in space, and turn invisible (his “Inviso Power”). He also had a space ship known as “the Phantom Cruiser.”
Space Ghost sporadically appeared in various comic book publications over a fifty year period. Dynamite Entertainment has just launched a new Space Ghost comic book as part of its licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Entitled Space Ghost Volume 1, it is written by David Pepose; drawn by Jonathan Lau; colored by Andrew Dalhouse; and lettered by Taylor Esposito. In the new series, twins Jan and Jace Keplar and their pet monkey, Blip, meet that legendary cosmic vigilante known as “the Space Ghost.”
Space Ghost Volume 1 #4 (“The Cult of Zorak!”) opens at the specially designed Omegan Prison, where Zorak and his army of fanatical Zorathian warriors have broken free. Space Ghost knows that Zorak will seek revenge against him, so he travels to Zorak's most recent base of operations, the planet Bellerophon. It isn't Zorak awaiting the “Guardian of the Spaceways,” however; it is the mighty Titanor!
Meanwhile, Zorak, a prophet and worshiper of Lorak, the Locust of the Apocalypse, plots to bring his mythical god to life. And Jan, Jace, and Blip are about to enter this game of fanaticism.
THE LOWDOWN: Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. Space Ghost Volume 1 #4 is the latest, but it is not the first Space Ghost comic book that I have read.
The first four issues of Dynamite's Space Ghost revival comic book are a pure delight. Writer David Pepose is making me rapidly run out of good things to say about his storytelling. Pepose retains the traditional Space Ghost, but he also rockets the character into a modern sensibility. The Saturday morning pop sci-fi/fantasy is now darker and more menacing. Still, the tone of this comic book series can appeal to readers young and old. Pepose did not forsake a timeless appeal for the temporary thrills of grim and gritty “mature themes.”
I think this series really works because of Jonathan Lau's art and graphical storytelling. Lau captures the edge in Pepose's scripts and turns it into pure rage against evil and into pure passion for justice. Like Pepose, Lau retains the classic appeal of Space Ghost. Andrew Dalhouse's colors make for a gritty narrative, but they keep the classic comic book cool. Letterer Taylor Esposito captures all the emotion that swirls in and out of this story.
I highly recommend Space Ghost Volume 1. It is easily one of the best comic book media adaptations that I have read in years, dear readers. It is almost too good to be true, but true, y'all, it is really good.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series will want to read Space Ghost Volume 1.
A
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
#IReadsYou Review: PRODIGY: SLAVES OF MARS #1
PRODIGY: SLAVES OF MARS #1 (OF 5)
DARK HORSE COMICS/Netflix
STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Stefano Landini
COLORS: Michele Assarasakorn
LETTERS: Clem Robins
EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin
COVER: Stefano Landini with Michele Assarasakorn
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Stefano Landini
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2024)
Rated M / Mature
Prodigy created by Mark Millar at Netflix
Prodigy: Slaves of Mars is a new five-issue comic book miniseries produced by writer Mark Millar. It is the third entry in the Prodigy series, following the original 2018-19 six-issue miniseries, Prodigy, and the 2022 miniseries, Prodigy: The Icarus Society. This new series' creative team is comprised of artist Stefano Landini; colorist Michele Assarasakorn; and letterer Clem Robins. Prodigy focuses on the adventures of the world's smartest man, Edison Crane.
Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #1 finds Edison returning to New York City from an adventure in the Himalayas. However, all is not as it should be, as Edison finds his company, Crane Solutions, in disarray. He also learns that his father, the former Senator Whitney Crane, is dead on Mars after discovering some shocking secret.
Now, a wanted man, Edison only has one person left to whom he can turn. That would be his older, smarter brother, Elijah Crane.
THE LOWDOWN: This is the second time that I have been on any kind of list that provides PDF copies of titles published by Dark Horse Comics. I mark my return with Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #1.
Of course, the first issue of Prodigy: Slaves of Mars is a blast to read. You would already know that, dear readers, if you had read Prodigy: The Icarus Society #1 or read Prodigy: The Evil Earth, the trade collection of the first miniseries.
Millar uses Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #1 to introduce readers to Edison Crane's state of mind (more or less). In the previous series, The Icarus Society, Edison needed a challenge. This time, however, he is really busy, and there is a new challenger who has come in at the wrong time. This new challenger also seems to be behind all of Edison's new troubles. Kudos to Millar for offering a story that challenges both hero and readers.
The art team of illustrator Stefano Landini and colorist Michele Assarasakorn throws caution to the wind and presents graphical storytelling that races from page to page in a loose drawing style and muted coloring style. This is what conveys Edison Crane's troubles plainly and bluntly. As always, Clem Robins provided the perfect soundtrack to the chaos with his classic lettering.
Prodigy is back. The Slaves of Mars are calling us. Don't be a fool, dear readers; get this.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Mark Millar and of his comic book, Prodigy, will want to read Prodigy: Slaves of Mars.
A+
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Monday, April 28, 2025
BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for April 30, 2025
BOOM! STUDIOS
DEC240063 GRAVEYARD CLUB FRESH BLOOD #1 CVR A MERCADO $9.99
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