Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 25, 2025

MARVEL COMICS

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APR250601 X-MEN FROM THE ASHES DEMONS AND DEATH #1 $5.99

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Diamond Distributors for June 25, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

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DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Vampirella Volume 7 #2 (Cover J Lucio Parrillo Black Bag Risque Variant), AR

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

Idris File HC, $24.99

Wrestler HC, $22.99

VIZ MEDIA

Fist Of The North Star Volume 17 HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $25.00

My Name Is Shingo The Perfect Edition Volume 5 HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $35.00

MAGAZINES

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BOOKS

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SEP247893 THE LORD OF THE RINGS METAL MAP (NET) $39.99

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#IReadsYou Review: BETTIE PAGE and the Alien Agenda Volume 6 #2

BETTIE PAGE AND THE ALIEN AGENDA VOLUME 6 #2
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Ani-Mia
ART: Celor
COLORS: Farah Nurmaliza
LETTERS: Carlos M. Mangual
EDITOR: Matt Idelson
COVER: Joseph Michael Linsner;
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Josh Burns; Stephane Roux, Jimmy Broxton, Ani-Mia; Celor; Ken Haeser
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (April 2022)

Rated Teen+

Bettie Page (1923–2008) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos.  She is still referred to has the “Queen of Pinups,” and her shoulder-to-armpit-length jet-black hair with its trademark bangs and her blue eyes have inspired generations of artists, illustrators and comic book artists.

In 2017, Dynamite Entertainment made Bettie Page the star of her own comic book miniseries.  The latest is Bettie Page and the Alien Agenda Volume 6.  It is written by Ani-Mia; drawn by Celor; colored by Farah Nurmaliza; and lettered by Carlos M. Mangual.  The series finds Bettie searching for answers concerning an alien conspiracy.

Bettie Page and the Alien Agenda Volume 6 #2 opens at the Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt.  Bettie and her team, Professor Sofia Villannueva and Kim Young-Ja, arrive via helicopter at the pyramid of Djoser.  There, they meet their guide, Reynolds, and his associates, Ahmed and Karim, who will provide protection during the journey inside the pyramid.

They will need it, as Djoser is filled with treasure and deadly traps.  But Bettie and company have to be here to find the clues that will take them to their next clue location … if they survive Djoser.

THE LOWDOWN:   In July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  The latest is Bettie Page and the Alien Agenda Volume 6 #2, which is the fifth issue of a Dynamite Bettie Page comic book that I have read.

Writer Ani-Mia previously wrote the miniseries, Bettie Page and the Bigfoot Bandits, which I did not read.  Bettie Page and the Alien Agenda has an easy pace, but Ani-Mia uses that pace to trick readers.  This series is sedate until it turns to lightning and this issue as some explosive moments.

Celor's calm and smooth art belies the fierce nature of this series.  Celor captures the spirit of fictional grave robbers and treasure hunters like the beloved cinematic archaeologist, Henry “Indiana” Jones.  Celor draws a page turner – an irresistible page turner, and the best thing that colorist Farah Nurmaliza does is accentuate the mood while staying out of Celor's way.

Dear readers, if you are into the legends surrounding the Roswell crash, you may be interested in trying Bettie Page and the Alien Agenda.  I, for one, love this comic book.  I am ready for the third issue.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Bettie Page comic books will want to try Bettie Page and the Alien Agenda Volume 6.

A

★★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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This comic book miniseries has a trade paperback collection, BETTIE PAGE: ALIEN AGENDA, and it is available at Amazon.

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#IReadsYou Review: BONE #43

[This review of "Bone #43" is one of the early comic book review that I ever wrote for my “Negromancer” blog (which began as a website) way back in mid-Summer of 2001.  For a few years, I wrote my comic book reviews under the column title, "Why I Love Saturn," which I took from Kyle Baker's 1990 graphic novel, "Why I Hate Saturn."

Recently, I was able to recover my files from two 2000s-era hard drives.  Beginning with this review, I am going to go back and re-edit all my original “Negromancer” comic book reviews and post these updated versions on here, my “I Reads You” blog.  I hope you enjoy the trip back in time.]

BONE #43

CARTOON BOOKS

"Why I Love Saturn" Episode Five

CARTOONIST: Jeff Smith

COVER: Jeff Smith with Steve Hamaker

28pp, B&W, $2.95 U.S., $4.50 CAN (July-August 2001)

“Prayer Stone”

For the unfamiliar, Bone is a delight hiding in wait for you to discovery it. Begun in 1991, Bone is best read in one of its seven collected volumes, which are available in comic book shops and bookstores, both the brick and mortar versions and online versions.

But for those in the know, who follow the semi-regularly published individual issues, it is one of the truly great comic books of the modern era, and one of the best since it began publication. Like Cerebus before it, Bone has become much more than what it seemed to be in the beginning of its run. What began as a fine all-ages, adventure tale has become an excellent epic fantasy, or, at least, as good as a comic book can be as an epic fantasy.

Bone #43 finds Gran'ma Ben, Thorn Harvestar, and the Bone cousins (Fone Bone, Phoncible P. “Phoney” Bone, and Smiley Bone) having finally reached the sacred walls of the old capital, Atheia.  There, they hope to discover a way to save “the Valley.”  So what will they find there?

In this work, cartoonist Jeff Smith is a master yarn spinner and fine comic book creator. He understands how to arrange panels on a page and how to arrange pages to tell the most effective stories. Smith's art skills are strong, and like Jamie Hernandez of Love and Rockets fame, he is one of the few modern comic book artists who plies his trade in black and white as a master illustrator and storyteller.  Both Smith and Hernandez's comics approach the power and skill of past black and white masters such as Alex Toth and Wally Wood.

If you stopped reading Bone in the last few years, it’s just as good, if not better than before. It’s calling you home. New readers, try one of the seven trades; the story is entertaining and coherent no matter where you start.

A

★★★★ out of 4 stars

Original date:  September 4, 2001

Edited with a rewrite:  Tuesday, June 17, 2025

The text is copyright © 2025 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved.  Contact this blog or site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.

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The entire run of Bone has been collected in a single paperback collection, entitled BONE: THE COMPLETE CARTOON EPIC IN ONE VOLUME at Amazon.

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#IReadsYou Review: JAMES BOND: Himeros #3

JAMES BOND: HIMEROS #3
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Pierluigi Minotti
COLORS: Adriano Augusto
LETTERS: Social Myth Studios
EDITOR: Joe Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Francavilla
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Butch Guice; Francesco Francavilla
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2021)

Rated T+

Based on the characters and stories created by Ian Fleming

“James Bond” is a fictional British Secret Service agent created by Ian Fleming, a British writer and novelist.  Fleming introduced James Bond in the 1953 novel, Casino Royale, and featured the character in 12 novels and two short-story collections.  Of course, most people know Bond because of Eon Productions' long-running James Bond-007 film series, which began with the 1962 film, Dr. No.

Over the past 50+ years, Bond has made sporadic appearances in comic books, but Dynamite Entertainment has been steadily publishing James Bond comic books since early 2016.  Their latest James Bond comic book is James Bond: Himeros.  It is written by Rodney Barnes; drawn by Pierluigi Minotti; colored by Adriano Augusto; and lettered by Social Myth Studios.  In Himeros, 007 finds himself caught in a web of powerful people who will kill to keep their child sex trafficking secrets from coming to light.

James Bond: Himeros #3 opens in James Bond's memory – Thailand, three years ago.  He has dealt with sex traffickers in the past.  Now, he must uncover new horrors via billionaire financier and notorious sex trafficker, Richard Wilhelm, who was killed in Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh, London.  But Wilhelm's secrets did not die with him.  

Now, Wilhelm's right hand man, Sarah Richmond, is the target of arms dealer, Anton Bates, who enjoyed the sex services Wilhelm provided and wants Richmond dead.  Bond is very good at what he does, including protection, but Bates' assassin Kino is proving hard to shake and more than capable of killing Richmond … and Bond.

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is James Bond: Himeros #3, which is one of several Dynamite James Bond comic books I've read.

Writer Rodney Barnes has been slowly building this series.  In Himeros #3, he moves the story off simmer and throws some gasoline on the fire of that story.  From the rumbling volcano of a back story to the the race to escape Miami, Barnes deals in hot, hot, hot.

Last issue, artist Antonio Ruso's art and storytelling came at the readers like lightning-quick punches, capturing all the surprising kinetic action.  Now, the new artist, Pierluigi Minotti, comes with a can of gas to add to Barnes' fuel.  I like this change; it does not disrupt the story and Minotti's art has a style similar to the great Eduardo Risso's (100 Bullets).  Adriano Augusto's colors fit right in with the new artist, capturing both the moods of traditional James Bond fiction and the story's new heat.  “Himeros” is the Greek god of sexual desire, and after reading James Bond: Himeros #3,  dear readers, I desire that you desire it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of James Bond comic books will want to try James Bond: Himeros.

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


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