Monday, August 11, 2025

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for August 13, 2025

DC COMICS

Absolute Batman #11 (Cover A Nick Dragotta), $4.99
Absolute Batman #11 (Cover B Lee Garbett Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Batman #11 (Cover C Chris Burnham Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Batman #11 (Cover D Clay Mann & Seth Mann Card Stock Variant), AR
Absolute Batman #11 (Cover E Chris Mooneyham Card Stock Variant), AR
Absolute Wonder Woman Volume 1 The Last Amazon HC, $29.99
Absolute Wonder Woman Volume 1 The Last Amazon TP, $19.99
Action Comics #1089 (Cover A Ryan Sook), $4.99
Action Comics #1089 (Cover B Dike Ruan Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1089 (Cover C Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1089 (Cover D Skylar Patridge Card Stock Variant), AR
Aquaman #8 (Cover A John Timms), $3.99
Aquaman #8 (Cover B Guillem March Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Aquaman #8 (Cover C Edwin Galmon Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Aquaman #8 (Cover D Tirso Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirl Stephanie Brown Volume 2 TP (2025 Edition), $29.99
Batman And Robin #24 (Cover A Javier Fernandez), $4.99
Batman And Robin #24 (Cover B Darick Robertson Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin #24 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin #24 (Cover D Pablo M. Collar Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman By Tom King Volume 2 TP, $49.99
Batman Dark Patterns #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Hayden Sherman), $4.99
Batman Dark Patterns #9 (Of 12)(Cover B Ashley Wood Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League For Justice #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Leandro Fernandez), $4.99
Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League For Justice #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Clayton Crain Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League For Justice #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Tirso Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League For Justice #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Marco Santucci Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Harley Quinn #1 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover A Alex Ross), $4.99
Batman Harley Quinn #1 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover B Jason Geyer & Alex Saviuk Super Powers Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Harley Quinn #1 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover C Alex Ross Foil Variant), $7.99
Batman Harley Quinn #1 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover D Blank Variant), $5.99
Batman The Brave And The Bold Legends Of Justice TP, $19.99
Batman Year Three The Deluxe Edition HC, $19.99
DC Finest Blue Beetle Blue Beetle Challenges The Red Knight TP, $39.99
Fire And Ice When Hell Freezes Over #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $3.99
Fire And Ice When Hell Freezes Over #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Jack Hughes Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern Corps #7 (Cover A V. Ken Marion Connecting Variant)(Starbreaker Supremacy), $3.99
Green Lantern Corps #7 (Cover B Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant)(Starbreaker Supremacy), $4.99
Green Lantern Corps #7 (Cover C Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant)(Starbreaker Supremacy), $4.99
Green Lantern Corps #7 (Cover D Natacha Bustos Card Stock Variant)(Starbreaker Supremacy), AR
MAD Magazine #45, $5.99
Peacemaker Presents The Vigilante Eagly Double Feature #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $3.99
Peacemaker Presents The Vigilante Eagly Double Feature #5 (Of 5)(Cover B David Talaski Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Peacemaker Presents The Vigilante Eagly Double Feature #5 (Of 5)(Cover C Doug Mahnke Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl #4 (Cover A Sophie Campbell), $3.99
Supergirl #4 (Cover B Stanley Artgerm Lau Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl #4 (Cover C Ejikure Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl #4 (Cover D Amy Reeder Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Martin Morazzo), $5.99
Superman The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Tula Lotay), $5.99
Superman The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Juan Ferreyra), $5.99
Superman The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Wes Craig Foil Variant), $6.99
Superman The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (Of 5)(Cover E Alex Eckman-Lawn), AR
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Who Killed Jimmy Olsen The Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Belen Ortega), $3.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Amanda Conner Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Jorge Jimenez Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #3 (Of 6)(Cover D Mirka Andolfo Card Stock Variant), AR
Wonder Woman By Phil Jimenez Omnibus HC (2025 Edition), $100.00

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Image Comics Releases for August 13, 2025

IMAGE COMICS

Black Kiss Omnibus Hardcover Bookplate, AR
Black Kiss Omnibus HC (adult), $39.99
Blood And Thunder #4 (Cover A E.J. Su & Michele Msassyk Assarasakorn), $3.99
Blood And Thunder #4 (Cover B David Lopez), $3.99
Blood And Thunder #4 (Cover C Andie Tong & Rex Lokus), AR
Blood And Thunder #4 (Cover D Bernard Chang), AR
Bug Wars #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Mahmud Asrar & Matthew Wilson), $4.99
Bug Wars #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Mike Del Mundo), $4.99
Deadly Tales Of The Gunslinger Spawn #8 (Cover A Bjorn Barends), $3.99
Deadly Tales Of The Gunslinger Spawn #8 (Cover B Marco Failla), $3.99
Free Planet #4 (Cover A Jed Dougherty), $3.99
Free Planet #4 (Cover B Jed Dougherty Tentacles Variant), $3.99
Free Planet #4 (Cover C Jed Dougherty Foil Variant), AR
Golden Rage Mother Knows Best #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Lauren Knight), $3.99
Golden Rage Mother Knows Best #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Rachael Stott), $3.99
I Hate Fairyland #43 (Cover A Derek Laufman & Jean Francois Beaulieu), $3.99
I Hate Fairyland #43 (Cover B Derek Laufman & Jean Francois Beaulieu F*ck Uncensored Fairyland Variant), $3.99
I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Daniel Hillyard & Michelle Madsen), $3.99
I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Daniel Hillyard & Michelle Madsen Blood Bath Variant), $3.99
I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer #5 (Of 5)(Cover C Vinnie), AR
Invincible Universe Battle Beast #1 (4th Printing Cover A Andrea Milana), $3.99
King Spawn #48 (Cover A Kibar), $3.99
King Spawn #48 (Cover B Don Aguillo), $3.99
Power Fantasy #11 (Cover A Caspar Wijngaard), $3.99
Power Fantasy #11 (Cover B Luigi Formisano), $3.99
Rogue Sun #29 (Cover A Stefano Simeone), $3.99
Rogue Sun #29 (Cover B Marcelo Costa), AR
Savage Dragon Archives Volume 11 TP, $26.99
Spawn #367 (Cover A Federico Sabbatini), $3.99
Spawn #367 (Cover B Tonton Revolver), $3.99
Transformers #23 (Cover A Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer), $3.99
Transformers #23 (Cover B Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer), $3.99
Transformers #23 (Cover C David Nakayama Connecting Variant), AR
Transformers #23 (Cover D Doug Mahnke & David Baron), AR
Transformers #23 (Cover E Pye Parr), AR
Unchosen #2 (Of 4)(Cover A David Marquez), $3.99
Unchosen #2 (Of 4)(Cover B David Marquez Guardian Vasha Variant), $3.99
Unchosen #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Nick Derington), AR
Unchosen #2 (Of 4)(Cover D David Marquez Full Art Variant), AR
Witchblade Volume 2 TP, $19.99

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Marvel Comics Releases for August 13, 2025

MARVEL COMICS

Alien Paradiso TP, $17.99
All-New X-Men By Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus HC (Cover A Stuart Immonen Book Market Variant), $125.00
All-New X-Men By Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus HC (Cover B Alex Ross Direct Market Variant), $125.00
Amazing Spider-Man #7 (2nd Printing Cover A John Romita Jr.), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #7 (2nd Printing Cover B Lee Bermejo Full Art Variant), AR
Bring On The Bad Guys Red Skull #1 (Cover A Lee Bermejo), $4.99
Bring On The Bad Guys Red Skull #1 (Cover B Miguel Mercado), $4.99
Bring On The Bad Guys Red Skull #1 (Cover C Mirka Andolfo Sister Sorrow Variant), $4.99
Bring On The Bad Guys Red Skull #1 (Cover D Andrea Sorrentino), $4.99
Bring On The Bad Guys Red Skull #1 (Cover E Todd Nauck Iconic Variant), $4.99
Bring On The Bad Guys Red Skull #1 (Cover F Justin Mason Nuff Said Variant), AR
Bring On The Bad Guys Red Skull #1 (Cover G Mirka Andolfo Sister Sorrow Full Art Variant), AR
Captain America #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Ben Harvey), $5.99
Captain America #1 (2nd Printing Cover B John Romita Jr. Full Art Variant), AR
Daredevil #24 (Cover A John Romita Jr.), $4.99
Daredevil #24 (Cover B J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Variant), $4.99
Daredevil #24 (Cover C Davide Paratore), $4.99
Daredevil #24 (Cover D J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Full Art Variant), AR
Daredevil #24 (Cover E Michele Bandini), AR
Eddie Brock Carnage #7 (Cover A Jesus Saiz), $3.99
Eddie Brock Carnage #7 (Cover B J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Variant), $3.99
Eddie Brock Carnage #7 (Cover C Michael Walsh), $3.99
Eddie Brock Carnage #7 (Cover D J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Full Art Variant), AR
Eddie Brock Carnage #7 (Cover E Ivan Shavrin), AR
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover A Humberto Ramos), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover B Alessandro Pastrovicchio What If Fantastic Four Homage Variant), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover C Rose Besch), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover D J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Variant), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover E Marvel Rivals 2-Part Connecting Variant), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover F Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover G Skottie Young 5-Part Connecting Variant), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover H Wesley Burt Marvel Studios Variant), $3.99
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover I John Buscema Hidden Gem Variant, AR
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover J Alessandro Pastrovicchio What If Fantastic Four Homage Black & White Variant), AR
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover K Rose Besch Full Art Variant), AR
Fantastic Four #2 (Cover L J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Full Art Variant), AR
Fantastic Four #8 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover A Jack Kirby), $4.99
Fantastic Four #8 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover B Jack Kirby Foil Variant), AR
Fantastic Four #8 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover C Doaly), AR
Fantastic Four By Waid And Wieringo Unthinkable TP, $24.99
Giant-Size X-Men #2 (Cover A Adam Kubert), $4.99
Giant-Size X-Men #2 (Cover B Ivan Talavera), $4.99
Giant-Size X-Men #2 (Cover C Cafu Spoiler Variant), $4.99
Giant-Size X-Men #2 (Cover D Leinil Francis Yu), $4.99
Giant-Size X-Men #2 (Cover E Ivan Talavera Full Art Variant), AR
Giant-Size X-Men #2 (Cover F Netho Diaz), AR
Incredible Hulk Volume 5 Gods Drink Blood TP, $19.99
Laura Kinney Wolverine #9 (Cover A Elena Casagrande), $3.99
Laura Kinney Wolverine #9 (Cover B J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Variant), $3.99
Laura Kinney Wolverine #9 (Cover C Saowee), $3.99
Laura Kinney Wolverine #9 (Cover D J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Full Art Variant), AR
Laura Kinney Wolverine #9 (Cover E Anand Ramcheron), AR
Laura Kinney Wolverine Volume 1 One-Mutant Army TP, $17.99
Magik #8 (Cover A Pablo Villalobo), $3.99
Magik #8 (Cover B J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Variant), $3.99
Magik #8 (Cover C Gerald Parel), $3.99
Magik #8 (Cover D Russell Dauterman), AR
Magik #8 (Cover E J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Full Art Variant), AR
Miles Morales Spider-Man #36 (Cover A Federico Vicentini), $3.99
Miles Morales Spider-Man #36 (Cover B Logan Lubera 5-Part Connecting Variant), $3.99
Miles Morales Spider-Man #36 (Cover C J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Variant), $3.99
Miles Morales Spider-Man #36 (Cover D Mark Bagley), $3.99
Miles Morales Spider-Man #36 (Cover E J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Full Art Variant), AR
Miles Morales Spider-Man #36 (Cover F Stefano Caselli), AR
Namor The Sub-Mariner Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Cover A John Buscema Book Market Variant), $125.00
Namor The Sub-Mariner Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Cover B Gene Colan Direct Market Variant), $125.00
New Champions #8 (Cover A Ivan Fiorelli), $3.99
Phoenix Volume 2 Cosmic Ascent TP, $15.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Leinil Francis Yu), $5.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Michele Bandini Foil Variant), AR
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Gabriele Dell'Otto), $5.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Dan Panosian), $5.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 (Of 5)(Cover E Cory Smith Hunting The Hunters Variant), $5.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 (Of 5)(Cover F InHyuk Lee), AR
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #1 (Of 5)(Cover G Gabriele Dell'Otto Full Art Variant), AR
Spider-Man And Wolverine #4 (Cover A Kaare Andrews, $3.99
Spider-Man And Wolverine #4 (Cover B Tony Daniel), $3.99
Spider-Man And Wolverine #4 (Cover C Stonehouse), $3.99
Spider-Man And Wolverine #4 (Cover D Fabrizio De Tommaso), AR
Star Wars Jedi Knights #6 (Cover A Madibek Musabekov), $3.99
Star Wars Jedi Knights #6 (Cover B Chris Sprouse Revenge Of The Sith 20th Anniversary Variant), $3.99
Star Wars Jedi Knights #6 (Cover C Taurin Clarke Lightsaber Variant), $3.99
Star Wars Jedi Knights #6 (Cover D Dan Jurgens Classic Homage Variant), $3.99
Star Wars Jedi Knights #6 (Cover E Taurin Clarke Lightsaber Full Art Variant), AR
Star Wars Jedi Knights #6 (Cover F Alan Quah), AR
Symbiote Spider-Man By Peter David Omnibus HC (Cover A Greg Land Book Market Variant), $100.00
Symbiote Spider-Man By Peter David Omnibus HC (Cover B Greg Land Direct Market Variant), $100.00
Ultimate Spider-Man #18 (2nd Printing Cover A Marco Checchetto), $4.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #18 (2nd Printing Cover B Iban Coello Full Art Variant), AR
Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Sara Pichelli), $4.99
Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Marc Aspinall), $4.99
Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion #3 (Of 5)(Cover C Simone Di Meo), $4.99
Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion #3 (Of 5)(Cover D Chris Allen), AR
Ultimate Spider-Man Incursion #3 (Of 5)(Cover E Simone Di Meo Full Art Variant), AR
Ultimates #15 (Cover A Dike Ruan), $4.99
Ultimates #15 (Cover B Chris Allen), $4.99
Ultimates #15 (Cover C InHyuk Lee Ultimate Special Variant), $4.99
Ultimates #15 (Cover D Javier Garron), AR
Uncle Scrooge Earth's Mightiest Duck #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Gabriele Dell'Otto), $4.99
Uncle Scrooge Earth's Mightiest Duck #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Mark Brooks), $4.99
Uncle Scrooge Earth's Mightiest Duck #1 (Of 4)(Cover C J. Gonzo), $4.99
Uncle Scrooge Earth's Mightiest Duck #1 (Of 4)(Cover D Chrissie Zullo), AR
Uncle Scrooge Earth's Mightiest Duck #1 (Of 4)(Cover E Gabriele Dell'Otto Full Art Variant), AR
Wolverine Revenge Red Band Black & White Edition #2 (Polybagged)(Cover A Greg Capullo), $5.99
X-Men #20 (Cover A Ryan Stegman), $4.99
X-Men #20 (Cover B J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Variant), $4.99
X-Men #20 (Cover C Michele Bandini), $4.99
X-Men #20 (Cover D Jeffrey Brown), $4.99
X-Men #20 (Cover E J. Scott Campbell Just Spectacular Collection Full Art Variant), AR
X-Men #20 (Cover F Ken Lashley), AR
Young Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection Dark Reign TP, $49.99

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Diamond Distributors for August 13, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

MAR251545 DRACULAS BRUNCH CLUB GN (C: 0-1-2) $14.99
FEB251887 SKIN POLICE TP (C: 0-1-2) $17.99
APR251333 WARRIOR SPIRIT (ONE SHOT) CVR A (MR) $2.99
APR251334 WARRIOR SPIRIT (ONE SHOT) CVR B (MR) $2.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Butterfly TP, $17.99
Day Men Complete Collection TP, $19.99
Flavor Girls Return To The Mothership HC, $24.99
Killer Affairs Of The State II #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Luc Jacamon), $4.99
Killer Affairs Of The State II #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Annie Wu), $4.99
Killer Affairs Of The State II #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Flaviano Full Art Variant), AR
Killer Affairs Of The State II #3 (Of 6)(Cover D Luc Jacamon Full Art Variant), $4.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover A Alessio Zonno), $4.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover B Dan Mora), $4.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover C Tula Lotay BOOM! 20th Anniversary Variant), $4.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover E Alessio Zonno Foil Full Art Variant), $6.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover F Blank Sketch Variant), $4.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover G Alessio Zonno Full Art Variant), AR
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover H Tula Lotay BOOM! 20th Anniversary Full Art Variant), AR
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover I James Stokoe Full Art Variant), AR
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover J Declan Shalvey Reveal Full Art Variant), AR
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover K James Stokoe Foil Full Art Variant), AR
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover L Paulina Ganucheau Full Art Variant), AR
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover M Mateus Santolouco Full Art Variant), AR
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover N Declan Shalvey Reveal Variant), $4.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 (Cover O Dan Mora Full Art Variant), $4.99

CSN PRESS
Comic Shop News #1982, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS
Aquinnah GN, $29.99
Carlyle School For Kings TP, $19.99
From The World Of Minor Threats The Brood TP, $19.99
Midst Tales From The Cosmos HC, $29.99
Quick Stops Volume 3 #1 (Of 4)(Cover A John Sprengelmeyer), $4.99
Quick Stops Volume 3 #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Katie Bettini), $4.99
Stranger Things Tales From Hawkins 2 #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Diego Galindo), $4.99
Stranger Things Tales From Hawkins 2 #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Caitlin Yarsky), $4.99

DISNEY HYPERION
Maggie And The Story Shadows HC, $17.99
Vampirina Ballerina GN, $8.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover A Chad Hardin), $4.99
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover B Jae Lee & June Chung), $4.99
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover C Christian Ward), $4.99
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover D Ben Oliver), $4.99
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover G Jae Lee Line Art Variant), AR
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover H Ben Oliver Full Art Variant), AR
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover I Jae Lee Line Art Full Art Variant), AR
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover J Christian Ward Full Art Variant), AR
Captain Planet And The Planeteers #3 (Cover K Jae Lee & June Chung Full Art Variant), AR
Harley Quinn x Elvira #1 Ashcan Promo, AR
Powerpuff Girls Supervillain Summer Spectacular #1 (Cover A Carlo Lauro), $5.99
Powerpuff Girls Supervillain Summer Spectacular #1 (Cover B Silvia De Ventura), $5.99
Powerpuff Girls Supervillain Summer Spectacular #1 (Cover C George Kambadais), $5.99
Powerpuff Girls Supervillain Summer Spectacular #1 (Cover D George Kambadais Full Art Variant), AR
Powerpuff Girls Supervillain Summer Spectacular #1 (Cover E Silvia De Ventura Full Art Variant), AR
Powerpuff Girls Supervillain Summer Spectacular #1 (Cover F Carlo Lauro Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover A Francesco Mattina), $4.99
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover B Jae Lee & June Chung), $4.99
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover C Michael Cho), $4.99
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover D Bjorn Barends), $4.99
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover E Alex Ross), $4.99
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover F Alex Ross Foil Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover G Alex Ross Foil Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover H Cho Foil Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover I Cho Foil Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover J Blank Authentix Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover N Jae Lee Line Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover O Bjorn Barends Virgin Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover P Jae Lee & June Chung Foil Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover Q Alex Ross Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover R Jae Lee & June Chung Foil Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover S Jae Lee Line Art Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover T Michael Cho Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover U Jae Lee & June Chung Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover V Alex Ross Ultraviolet Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover W Alex Ross Negative Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover X Yellow Blank Authentix Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover Y Alex Ross Ultraviolet Full Art Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover Z Bjorn Barends Foil Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover ZA Francesco Mattina Foil Variant), AR
Space Ghost Volume 2 #1 (Cover ZB Bjorn Barends Foil Full Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover A Paulina Ganucheau), $4.99
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover B Coleman Engle), $4.99
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover C Coran Kizer Stone), $4.99
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover D SAOWEE), $4.99
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover E Nicoletta Baldari), $4.99
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover G Nicoletta Baldari Full Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover H SAOWEE Full Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover I Coleman Engle Full Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover J Paulina Ganucheau Full Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover K Ken Haeser), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover L Ken Haeser Line Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover M Coran Kizer Stone Full Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover N Ken Haeser Line Art Full Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #2 (Cover O Ken Haeser Full Art Variant), AR
Zootopia #5 (Cover A Trish Forstner), $4.99
Zootopia #5 (Cover B Alessandro Ranaldi), $4.99
Zootopia #5 (Cover C Craig Rousseau Color Bleed Variant), $4.99
Zootopia #5 (Cover D Storybook Art Variant), $4.99
Zootopia #5 (Cover E Movie Characters Variant), $4.99
Zootopia #5 (Cover F Movie Characters Full Art Variant), AR
Zootopia #5 (Cover G Storybook Art Full Art Variant), AR
Zootopia #5 (Cover H Craig Rousseau Full Art Variant), AR
Zootopia #5 (Cover I Alessandro Full Art Variant), AR
Zootopia #5 (Cover J Trish Forstner Full Art Variant), AR

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Artist At Last TP, $30.00
Complete Hate Volume 1 TP, $29.99
EC Fan-Addict Fanzine #7, $16.00
Lost Marvels Volume 2 Howard Chaykin Volume 1 Dominic Fortune Monark Starstalker And Phantom Eagle HC, $49.99
Moon Prince GN, $29.99

IDW PUBLISHING
Godzilla Here There Be Aliens #3 (Cover A Fero Pe), $4.99
Godzilla Here There Be Aliens #3 (Cover B Angel Hernandez), $4.99
Godzilla Here There Be Aliens #3 (Cover C Fero Pe Full Art Variant), AR
Monster High Party Monster #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Tsuukiyomo), $3.99
My Little Pony Friendship Is Spooky TP, $8.99
Spoops The Little Spirits Of Halloween HC (Top Shelf Productions), $14.99
Star Trek Lower Decks #10 (Cover A Vernon Smith), $4.99
Star Trek Lower Decks #10 (Cover B Jack Lawrence), $4.99

KODANSHA COMICS
Blood Blade Volume 5 GN, $12.99
Dead Rock Volume 3 GN, $11.99
Fable Omnibus Volume 9 TP (Volumes 17-18), $22.99
Fed Up With Being The Spoiled Queen's Genius Butler I Ran Away And Built The World's Strongest Army Volume 2 GN, $13.99
I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day Volume 4 GN, $13.99
Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin Deluxe Volume 1 GN, $54.95
Noragami Omnibus Volume 9 TP (Volumes 25-27), $19.99
Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister Volume 11 GN, $12.99
Wandance Volume 13 GN, $12.99
Witch Hat Atelier Manga Box Set 1, $79.99

ONI PRESS
Blood Type #3 (Of 4)(EC Comics)(Cover A Miguel Mercado), $4.99
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Thursday, August 7, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: NIGHT CLUB II #2

NIGHT CLUB II #2 (OF 6)
DARK HORSE COMICS

STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Juanan Ramírez
COLORS: Fabiana Mascolo
LETTERS: Clem Robins
COVER: Juanan Ramírez with Fabiana Mascolo
EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Juanan Ramirez
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (September 2024)

Rating: 18+

Night Club created by Mark Millar at Netflix

Night Club II is a new six-issue miniseries written and created by Mark Millar and drawn by Juanan Ramírez.  A Dark Horse Comics publication and a Netflix production, Night Club II is a sequel to the 2023 miniseries, Night Club.  Both series focus on a teen boy who is bitten by a vampire and decides to make the best of his new condition.  Colorist Fabiana Mascolo and letterer Clem Robins complete Night Club II's creative team.

Night Club II focuses on 17-year-old Danny Garcia.  After being turned into a vampire, he passed his new found powers unto his friends, DJ Sam Huxley and Amy Chen.  Now, they're the superheroes:  Starguard (Danny), Thundercloud (Sam), Yellowbird (Amy).  But jealousy has broken up this vampire-superhero trio...

Night Club II #2 opens as Sam turns down an offer for new employment.  Now, he is burying his bitterness about the relationship between Danny and Amy between the legs of his new “girlfriend,” Kendra McQuade.

Not long ago, Sam was the sweet, chubby best friend at school.  Then, he became a vampire- powered jock who hammered win after win on the basketball court.  The girls love him, but has all that crazy stupid love simply made Sam stupid enough to create trouble for himself?

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.  The latest received is Night Club II #2.

After reading the first issue of Night Club II, I suddenly remembered how much I really liked the first series and how much I really missed it.  However, the first issue of the second series was just a reminder of of the first series' craziness and warm-up for the new craziness that writer Mark Millar would bring to Night Club II #2.  I still say that this franchise is a vampire-superhero hybrid that takes DC Comics' Teen Titans and gives them a supernatural teen dysfunction makeover.

Artist Juanan Ramírez has built this narrative on capturing the reckless nature of young people with too much power, regardless of whether this power is natural or supernatural and criminal or evil.  Colorist Fabiana Mascolo brings the funk to Ramirez widescreen antics in a way that makes this story pop on the page.  Clem Robins' lettering, as always, is a perfect accompaniment.

Night Club II does not disappoint, dear readers.  It's taking us where we never expected to go.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar and of vampire comic books will want to be bitten by Night Club II.

A
★★★★ out of 4 stars

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

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB

ARCHIE MEETS JAY & SILENT BOB
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Kevin Smith
PENCILS: Fernando Ruiz
INKS: Rich Koslowski
COLORS: Matt Herms
LETTERS: Jack Morelli
EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald
EiC: Mike Pellerito
COVER: Fernando Ruiz and Rich Koslowski with Rosario “Tito” Peña
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Francesco Francavilla; Phil Hester; Dan Parent; Ty Templeton; Dan Panosian; Michael Allred; Fernando Ruiz and Rich Koslowski with Rosario “Tito” Peña
48pp, Color, $7.99 U.S. (regular covers), $11.99 (foil variants) (September 2025); on sale in comic book shops July 9, 2025

Rating: Teen+/Mature

Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character.  In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”

“Archie Meets” is a series of mostly one-shot comic books which features the cast of the Archie comic book franchise meeting other fictional pop culture characters or real-life figures.  The first was Archie Meets the Punisher from Archie Comics and The Punisher Meets Archie from Marvel Comics.  The latest is Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob.  Film fans know that the characters, “Jay and Silent Bob,” appear in some of the films from writer-director Kevin Smith.  Jay, played by actor Jason Mewes, and Silent Bob, played by Kevin Smith, himself, first appeared in the film, Clerks (1994), and went on to appear in several of Smith's film, including their own Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001).

Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob is written by Kevin Smith, drawn by Fernando Ruiz (pencils) and Rich Koslowski (inks); colored by Matt Herms; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.  In this new one-shot, a summer job turns into so much more when Archie meets Jay and Silent Bob.

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“Jay & Silent Bob: Chasing Archie” opens at “Quick Stop Groceries” where Randal Graves is thinking about the recent passing of his friend, Dante Hicks (as seen in 2022's Clerks III).  He also thinks that he and his coworker, Elias Grover, should not work as hard as they are, although Randal doesn't really work hard.  Enter Archie Andrews – out of Riverdale and in New Jersey looking for a job.

Our All-American boy has entered the world of profanity, scatological conversation, and weed, but there is even more.  Before long, Archie has met Jay & Silent Bob and has entered “RST THC” (formerly “RST Video”), their small business, a legal marijuana dispensary.  Archie's new Jersey acquaintances all think he is square.  Then, they learn that he is in a rock 'n' roll band, “The Archies.”

As luck would have it, The Archies are opening for “Josie and the Pussycats” on the power trio's Riverdale stop of their current concert series, “The Ersatz Tour,” at the “Riverdale Arena.”  Jay's daughter, Millennium “Milley” Faulken,” loves Josie and the Pussycats.  So, now, Randal, Jay & Silent Bob, Millie, Elias, and tag-along Blockchain are heading to Riverdale for the concert.  But when one of the visitors decides to crash one of the bands' set, who knows just how crazy it will get.

THE LOWDOWN:   For several years, Archie's marketing department has been sending me PDF copies of some of their titles for review.  One of the most recent is Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob.

Right from the start, I have to say that I love Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob, and I do mean love.  As for as celebrity-written Archie comics one-shots go, Kevin Smith's turn here works out much better than October 2024's mildly disappointing and slightly over-hyped Archie: The Decision, written by DC Comics superstar writer, Tom King.

Kevin Smith makes Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob read like genuine Archie Comics, even with all the profanity (the F-bomb, among them), sexual innuendo, and drug references.  In fact, the adult, or at least, older-teen elements don't seem all that out of place simply because this comic book is such a fun read.  The happy ending makes me think that Kevin Smith, Jay & Silent Bob, and the “View Askewniverse” should make regular visits to Riverdale and vice versa.

The pencil art by Fernando Ruiz is classic Archie Comics storytelling and conveys a sense of spry, slightly edgy comedy that Kevin Smith brings to this and that frequently yields surprises – some of them shameless.  Rich Koslowski, a frequent Archie Comics contributor, uses his solid inking on Ruiz's pencil art to sharpen the storytelling's focus.  The colors by Matt Herms and the letters by the great Jack Morelli put the finishing touches that make Kevin Smith's characters and situations feel right at home in the world of Archie.

Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob is really a big deal.  It is a classic-style Archie Comics comic book, so I automatically love it.  However, dear readers, Kevin Smith and the creative team so completely pull off this crossover slash mashup that I think anyone who has ever enjoyed an Archie comic book will certainly enjoy Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of classic-style Archie Comics and of Kevin Smith will want to find a copy of Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob.

A
★★★★ out of 4 stars

EXTRAS:
-- This comic book includes a “Special Feature, an essay by Fernando Ruiz entitled, “Notes from New Jersey … and Riverdale!.” in which Ruiz writes about his collaboration on this comic book with writer Kevin Smith.  This piece also includes preliminary art and a color sketch.]

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

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1
DC COMICS

STORY: Scott Snyder
ART: Nick Dragotta
COLORS: Frank Martin
LETTERS: Clayton Cowles
EDITOR: Katie Kubert
COVER: Nick Dragotta with Frank Martin
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Wes Craig; Jim Lee and Scott Williams with Alex Sinclair; Mitch Gerads; Ian Bertram; Jim Lee and Scott Williams
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2024)

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

“The Zoo” Part One of Five

Batman is a DC Comics superhero that was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and that debuted in the Detective Comics #27 (apparently first published on March 30, 1939).  Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Batman's origin story begins when he is a child and his parents are murdered in front of him, leading young Bruce to swear vengeance on the city's criminal element.

The story of Bruce Wayne and of how he became Batman has been its own “Goldberg variations.”  [2012's Batman: Earth One Volume One is an example.]  Now, comes a new line of DC Comics, “Absolute Comics,” which is similar to Marvel's “Ultimate Comics” line, in that Absolute Comics presents alternate versions and the changed narratives of familiar DC Comics characters and their back stories.  Welcome to “Earth-Alpha” and the “Absolute Universe.”

The first entry in the Absolute Comics line is the recently launched comic book series, Absolute Batman.  It is written by Scott Snyder; drawn by Nick Dragotta; colored by Frank Martin; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  In the new series, Batman/Bruce Wayne isn't a billionaire with seemingly unlimited resources, but he is still a vigilante by night and now, a thug in the streets.

Absolute Batman #1 opens with a glimpse into the past.  There, we see the incident that spurred young Bruce Wayne onto the mission of 24-year-old Bruce Wayne.  Wayne is a talented, multi-skilled, much-employed, blue-collar civil engineer who fights crime at night as a mysterious vigilante.

In the present day, Alfred Pennyworth is some kind of operative, a secret agent working for a mysterious agency.  His tasks including spying, monitoring, and killing for his bosses.  He is currently in Gotham City investigating the “Party Animals,” apparently a criminal organization with worldwide reach.  These “Party Animals” are in Gotham, killing and terrorizing in the most brutal fashion, and Pennyworth has an eye on them and on a new player in town.

However, this new player in town is like no other Gotham “player,” and he's going to show the Party Animals that he can be every bit as ruthless and as violent as they can be... and more.  Who is “the Batman?”  Without the mansion...without the money...without the butler...what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight!

THE LOWDOWN:  I do not receive review PDFs from DC Comics.  I bought a copy of the fifth printing of Absolute Batman #1 from “Stronghold Collectibles” at their booth at the recent Louisiana Comic Con 2025 (March 8-9) in Lafayette, Louisiana.  So I'm free to say what I want, although, as I remember it, DC does not require people who receive access to their review PDFs to give positive reviews.

Honestly, I enjoyed reading Absolute Batman #1, not as much as I enjoyed series writer Scott Snyder's 2011 Batman #1 (or Tony S. Daniel's 2011 Detective Comics #1).  But I enjoyed it nonetheless.  My reading of this first issue suggests that Absolute Batman #1 seems like a kind of prequel or perhaps actual reboot of sorts of Frank Miller's seminal graphic novel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DKR).  I could see the Batman/Bruce Wayne of Absolute Batman becoming the 50-year-old Batman/Bruce Wayne of DKR more than I can see the various iterations of Batman in Detective Comics or in the Batman ongoing comic book becoming DKR's vigilante.

Absolute Batman artist, Nick Dragotta, seems to be doing a riff on the art and compositions of Snyder's 2011 Batman collaborator, artist Greg Capullo.  I'm impressed with Dragotta's take on Batman's costume, but his graphical style is still The New 52 era Capullo.  That said, Dragotta's colorist, Frank Martin, an accomplished comic book colorist, seems to be going vintage in his coloring for this first issue, which I think recalls Richmond Lewis' coloring of David Mazuchelli art on the famous story arc, Batman: Year One (1987).

I can say that letterer Clayton Cowles is just being his good old self, and that is very good enough.  His shifting fonts give Absolute Batman #1 style and flair, and the lettering actually encouraged me to really invest my imagination in the story.

I enjoyed this first issue enough that I may seek out more individual issues of Absolute Batman.  Or I might just wait for the trade paperback collection.  I can say that I'm interested in reading a Batman comic book on a regular basis more than I have been for at least half a decade.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Batman comic books will want to read Absolute Batman.

A
★★★★ out of 4 stars

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

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