Wednesday, December 31, 2025

I Reads You Juniors: December 2025 - UPDATE #45

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

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NEWS:

IMAGE COMICS - From ComingSoonFX/Hulu has released a trailer for Ryan Murphy's upcoming television series, "The Beauty," which stars Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, and Anthony Ramos, to name a few.  This new TV show is based on the Image Comics title, "The Beauty," from writer-artist Jeremy Haun and writer Jason A. Hurley.

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  German actor, Lars Eidinger, will play the villain, "Brainiac," in director James Gunn's "Supeman" and "Lex Luthor" movie, "Man of Tomorrow."  The film is due in theaters July 9, 2027.

COMIC STRIPS -  From THR:  Sony Music now owns a majority stake in "Peanuts Holdings, LLC," the holding company for "Charlie Brown," "Snoopy," and the rest of the "Peanuts" characters from the legendary, long-running, daily newspaper comic strip, "Peanuts," created by the late Charles Schulz (1922-2000) .  They already owned 39  percent, and paid 457 million dollars for another 41 percent of the holding company.  Sony Music now owns 80 percent with the Schulz family retaining a 20 percent ownership stake.

DC STUDIOS - From ComicBook:  Rumors say that Oscar-nominated actress, Scarlett Johansson, will play "Gilda Gold/Gilda Dent" in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman II."  Gold is the wife of Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent. Apparently, Gilda became the serial killer, "Holiday," in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's 1996-97 miniseries, "Batman: The Long Halloween."

From EW:  First teaser trailer for the 2026 "Supergirl" film reveals actress Milly Alcock in the full Supergirl costume as she takes flight. It also reveals actor Jason Momoa as the DC Comics anti-hero, "Lobo."

From Deadline:  Via a promotional reel, HBO provides the first teaser footage of the "Green Lantern" upcoming TV series, "Lanterns." The footage features a surprise interaction between Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre).

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer-artist Gabriel Hardman talks about his new four-issue DC/Black Label miniseries, "Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia." The first issue arrived Wed., Nov. 26th, 2025.

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  Oscar-nominee Scarlett Johansson is in talks to star opposite Robert Pattinson in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman II," which is due October 2027.

From WorldofReel:  Oscar-winning cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt ("Mank") will be the director of photography on "The Batman II," which is set for a October 2027 release.

From GamesRadar:  The HBO Max series "Lanterns," based on the DC Comics' franchise, "Green Lantern," is set for a Summer 2026 release.

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NOVEMBER 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Abrams Books for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Transformers and G.I. Joe Energon Universe" titles for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "The World to Comie" titles for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Panick Entertainment for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Udon Studios for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2025
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for November 2025

DECEMBER 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Afterlight Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Amp for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Cambrian Press for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "DC K.O." titles for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Age of Revelations" second issues for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Imperial" titles for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Panick Entertainment for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for December 2025
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics "Vantage" titles for December 2025

JANUARY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Abrams Books for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Clover Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Invader Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  The Lab Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Panick Entertainment for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  TwoMorrows Publishing for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for January 2026
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2026

FEBRUARY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Invader Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Universe" titles for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" titles for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Rekcah Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  SHP Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for February 2026+
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2026
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2026

MARCH 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' "Energon Universe" for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' " Spawn Universe" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Armageddon" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Death Spiral" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Comics" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press "Absolute Archie Comics" titles for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2026
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for March 2026

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

#IReadsYou Yaoi Review: CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA 2

CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA 2
JUNE MANGA/DMP BOOKS

CARTOONIST: Kazura Matsumoto
TRANSLATION: Sachiko Sato
LETTERS: Samantha Yamanaka
ISBN: 978-1-56970-758-6; paperback w/dust jacket (February 26, 2008)
208pp, B&W, $12.95 U.S.

Drama/Romance; Rated “YA” for “Young Adults 16+”

Camera Camera Camera is a boys' love/yaoi manga series from mangaka, Kazura Matsumoto.  It was originally serialized from February 2002 to February 2003 in Dear+, the boys' love manga magazine published by Shinsokan, the Japanese publishing company.  Boys' love (or BL) manga is a manga genre that depicts amorous situations between male romantic leads and is typically created for a female audience.  Yaoi manga is a BL subset that features explicit depictions of sex between male characters.  The Camera Camera Camera series is specifically yaoi manga.

Camera Camera Camera focuses on Akira Togawa.  He may be an average high school student, but he is in love with his older stepbrother, Satoru.  Make that was.  A scruffy photographer named Kaoru Nakahara came into Akira’s life when he began work on a campus photography project.  Kaoru fell head over heels in love with Akira, and he wouldn’t take even Akira’s loudest “No!” for an answer, but Akira eventually fell in love with Kaoru, too.

As Camera Camera Camera, Vol. 2 opens, Akira gets a shocking phone call about Satoru, but that’s not his only problem.  Akira also finds himself fighting a diminutive, 16-year-old, male model named Daisuke Kotoko for Kaoru’s attention.  Meanwhile, a mystery woman comes back into Kaoru’s life, and Akira may finally learn why Kaoru doesn’t like to take photographs of people.

THE LOWDOWN:  The drama continues as the Boys’ Love (BL) drama, Camera Camera Camera, moves steadily, but with much commotion, towards its conclusion.  Creator Kazura Matsumoto presents such well-developed characters, and while she doesn’t offer much psychological insight into them, she does connect them through love and obligation.  All that passion, concern, duty and commitment make for tasty conflict, jealousy, and rivalries, but it’s all smooth and entertaining rather than being dark and tiresome.  Matsumoto is an all around good artist, but her stylish facial drawings immediately capture attention.  It is funny; however, that her drawing style made Akira’s face look like the mug Michael Jackson is currently sporting.

Camera Camera Camera quality BL manga.  It is also a Young Adult drama that may appeal to teen BL fans as much, if not more, than older readers.

I READS YOU REVIEW:  Fans of Camera Camera Camera 1 will want to read Camera Camera Camera 2.

B+
★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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Monday, December 29, 2025

Image Comics Releases for December 31, 2025

IMAGE COMICS:

Darkness (2025) #1 (Cover J Marc Silvestri Signed Black & White Full Art Variant), AR
Darkness (2025) #1 (Cover K Marc Silvestri Original Sketch Variant), AR
Escape #1 (4th Printing Cover A Daniel Acuna), $4.99
Escape #5 (Cover A Daniel Acuna), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Escape #5 (Cover B Tradd Moore), AR (find on eBay)
Feral #19 (Cover A Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner), $3.99
Feral #19 (Cover B Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner Movie Poster Homage Variant), $3.99
Feral #19 (Cover C Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner Full Art Variant), AR
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover A Maxi Dallo), $4.99
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover B Luca Casalanguida), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover C Maxi Dallo Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover D Luca Casalanguida Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Lost Fantasy #6 (Cover E Amiclar Pinna), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover A Ryan Browne), $3.99
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover B Matthew Allison), $3.99
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover C Ryan Browne Youngblood Team-Up Variant), $3.99
Lucky Devils #6 (Of 9)(Cover D Ryan Browne Youngblood Team-Up Black & White Full Art Variant), $3.99
Spawn The Dark Ages #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Liam McCormack Sharp), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Spawn The Dark Ages #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Ryan Brown), $3.99 (find on eBay)
Tin Can Society #9 (Of 9)(Cover A Francesco Mobili), $3.99
Tin Can Society #9 (Of 9)(Cover B Roland Boschi & Chris Chuckry), AR

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Marvel Comics Releases for December 31, 2025

MARVEL COMICS:

Captain America Epic Collection Volume 14 American Nightmare TP, $54.99
Jeph Loeb And Tim Sale Captain America TP (Gallery Edition), $19.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Joe Quesada Wraparound Variant), $4.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Jonas Scharf Stormbreakers New Class Variant), $4.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Giuseppe Camuncoli), $4.99
Marvel Knights The World To Come #5 (Of 6)(Cover D Martin Coccolo), AR
Marvel Previews Volume 6 #52 (January 2026), AR
Marvel Zombies Red Band #4 (Cover A Greg Land)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Marvel Zombies Red Band #4 (Cover B Scott Koblish Retro Zombie Variant)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Marvel Zombies Red Band #4 (Cover C Mike Hawthorne)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Leinil Francis Yu), $4.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Dike Ruan Hunting The Hunters Variant), $4.99
Predator Kills The Marvel Universe #5 (Of 5)(Cover C Sergio Davila), AR
Punisher Red Band #4 (Cover A Marco Checchetto)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Punisher Red Band #4 (Cover B Kaare Andrews)(Polybagged), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Punisher Red Band #4 (Cover C Bjorn Barends)(Polybagged), AR (find on eBay)
Secret Wars Battleworld Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover A Simone Bianchi Book Market Variant), $125.00
Secret Wars Battleworld Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover B Esad Ribic Direct Market Variant), $125.00 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover A Lesley Leirix Li), $4.99
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover B Russell Dauterman), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover C Rose Besch), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover D InHyuk Lee 3 Part Connecting Magic Variant C), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover E Geoff Shaw Winter Break Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover F Devmalya Pramanik Promo Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover G Russell Dauterman Design Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover H Rose Besch Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Cover I Mark Brooks), AR (find on eBay)
Star Wars Boba Fett Black White And Red #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Ken Lashley), $5.99
Star Wars Boba Fett Black White And Red #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Luke Ross), $5.99
Star Wars Boba Fett Black White And Red #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Dave Wachter), AR
Storm Volume 2 Thunder War TP, $19.99
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Mark Brooks), $5.99
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Derrick Chew Foil Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Skottie Young), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Cafu), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover E Sanford Greene Wraparound Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover F Dan Panosian), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover G Peach Momoko), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover H Blue Line Blank Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover I True Believers Blind Bag Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover J Skottie Young Black & White Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover K Ryan Stegman), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover L Alexander Lozano), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimate Endgame #1 (Of 5)(Cover M Chip Zdarsky), AR (find on eBay)
Ultimates #19 (Cover A Dike Ruan), $4.99
Ultimates #19 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Ultimate Special Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimates #19 (Cover C Stefano Caselli), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Ultimates #19 (Cover D Taurin Clarke), AR (find on eBay)
Undead Iron Fist #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Whilce Portacio), $3.99
Undead Iron Fist #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Ivan Shavrin), $3.99
West Coast Avengers Volume 2 War Of Ultron TP, $15.99
Wolverine And Kitty Pryde TP, $17.99
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover A Ryan Stegman)(Age Of Revelation), $5.99
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover B Rickie Yagawa)(Age Of Revelation), $5.99 (find on eBay)
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover C Marcos Martin)(Age Of Revelation), $5.99 (find on eBay)
X-Men Age Of Revelation Finale #1 (Cover D Andrei Bressan)(Age Of Revelation), AR (find on eBay)

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Other Distributors for December 31, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVEL:

BOOM! STUDIOS
Amory Wars Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume 2 No World For Tomorrow Volume 3 TP, $17.99
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover A Christian Ward), $5.99
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover B Zu Orzu), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover C Christian Ward Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover D Tonci Zonjic Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Expanse A Little Death #3 (Cover E Zu Orzu Full Art Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover A Joe Jaro), $4.99
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover B Ron Lim Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover C Ron Lim Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover D Joe Jaro), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Marian Heretic #3 (Cover F Joe Jaro Inks Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Traveler Complete Collection TP, $19.99

BOOM! STUDIOS - BOOM! BOX
Mary Sue #3 (Cover A Lisa Sterle), $4.99
Mary Sue #3 (Cover B Lisa Sterle), $4.99
Mary Sue #3 (Cover C Lisa Sterle Full Art Variant), $4.99
Misfit City Complete Collection TP, $19.99

CSN PRESS
Comic Shop News #2002, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Rogue Agents #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Valeria Favoccia), $4.99
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Rogue Agents #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Riley Rossmo), $4.99
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories The Bad Batch Rogue Agents #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Reese Hannigan), $4.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Harley Quinn x Elvira #1 (Cover ZD Blind Bag Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover A Declan Shalvey), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover B Alfredo Cardona), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover C Meghan Hetrick), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover D Marco Failla), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover E Rapha Lobosco), $4.99 (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover F Rapha Lobosco Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover G Marco Failla Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover H Meghan Hetrick Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover I Alfredo Cardona Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
ThunderCats Lost #10 (Cover J Declan Shalvey Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

IDW PUBLISHING
IDW Monthly Title Catalog January 2026, AR

KODANSHA COMICS
Fate/Grand Order -mortalis:stella- Volume 5 GN, $12.99
My Noisy Roommate The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters And A Hottie Volume 4 GN, $13.99
Nina The Starry Bride Volume 13 GN, $12.99
Pass The Monster Meat Milady Volume 9 GN, $12.99
Rent-A-Girlfriend Volume 34 GN, $12.99
Seven Deadly Sins Four Knights Of The Apocalypse Volume 20 GN, $10.99

ONI PRESS
Adventure Time Compendium Volume 3 TP (Cover A Shelli Paroline Book Market Variant), $49.99
Adventure Time Compendium Volume 3 TP (Cover B Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb Direct Market Variant), $75.00
Skin Police 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Daniel Gete), $4.99
Skin Police 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Javier Rodriguez), $4.99
Skin Police 2 #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Javier Rodriguez Full Art Variant), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Juan Gedeon), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Andrew Krahnke), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover C AJ Jothikumar Handbook Variant), $4.99
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover D Juan Gedeon Full Art Variant), AR
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa #4 (Of 4)(Cover E Andrew Krahnke Black & White Variant), AR

TITAN MANGA
Gran Familia Volume 2 TP, $12.99

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #5

NEMESIS: ROGUES' GALLERY #5 (OF 5)
DARK HORSE COMICS/Netflix

STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Valerio Giangiordano
COLORS: Lee Loughridge
LETTERS: Clem Robins
EDITOR: Daniel Chabon
EDITORIAL PRODUCTION: Sarah Unwin
COVER: Valerio Giangiordano with Lee Loughridge
40pp, Color, $6.99 U.S. (January 2025)

Age range: 14+

Nemesis created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery is a five-issue comic book miniseries from writer Mark Millar.  It is a sequel to the miniseries, Nemesis Reloaded (2023) and Big Game (2023).  Published by Dark Horse comics, the new series finds the super-killer, Nemesis, on a mission of revenge.  Rogues' Gallery is drawn by Valerio Giangiordano; colored by Lee Loughridge; and lettered by Clem Robins.

Nemesis: Rogues Gallery finds Nemesis on a mission to once again be the world's greatest super-villain. Now, out for revenge against everyone who wronged him, Nemesis must rebuild his empire and his fortune... this time with a sidekick, Pedro Hernandez, following him every step of the way.

Nemesis: Rogues Gallery #5 opens on an island where billionaires gather to indulge in the worst fantasies mankind can imagine outside the watchful eye of the authorities.  That's where Nemesis is – using his Alton Albrecht identity, of course.

Nemesis is a guest of notorious billionaire, Adrian Zigo, and he plans on being a poor guest.  Nemesis is on a mission that involves each and every one of these billionaires on the island and half their wealth.  However, Nemesis' first sidekick, Sang, is also on the island, and he is leading an assault team in high-tech suits and bearing a hard-on for Nemesis.  Is Nemesis finally trapped for real and looking at his demise or is his new sidekick, Pedro, also on the island?

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 comic book to mark my return is Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #5.

Writer Mark Millar offers an explosive finale for Nemesis: Rogues Gallery #5, as he did for the previous Nemesis series.  His depiction of the billionaire class as plutocratic dullards who are always looking to indulge their depraved desires is timely.  It is only a little ironic that a substantial portion of the readers for a comic book like Nemesis are chumps for the tech bros and would gladly serve the whims of the super-rich.  Rogues Gallery is cathartic precisely because fiction is the only scenario in which the ultra-rich get their comeuppance.

Artist Valerio Giangiordano continues to deliver stellar storytelling with a gritty, crime-noir spin on violent superhero/fantasy action.  If Nemesis is a take on an evil version of Batman, Giangiordano gets in on the spirit of things and draws several close ups of Nemesis that look like some of the close-ups of Batman that Frank Miller drew for his seminal graphic novel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.  Letterer Clem Robins captures the deranged narcissism of the title character by making us believe this comic book has a soundtrack.

Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery offers one of the best lines that I've read in a comic book in recent memory:  “Do you kiss your cows with that mouth?”  If you missed this series, dear readers, there should be a trade paperback available soon.  That's how you can make up for this transgression... before Nemesis finds out.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar's comic books and of Valerio Giangiordano's art will desire Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery.

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

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: SAVAGE DIRT AXES

SAVAGE DIRT AXES
CANDLE LIGHT PRESS

STORY: Will Beard
ART: Will Beard
LETTERS/PRODUCTION: John Ira Thomas
MISC. ART: Carter Allen; Will Grant
ISBN: 978-0-9743147-0-9; paperback (2025)
60pp, B&W, $10.00 U.S.

Savage Dirt Axes is a 2025 original graphic novel from writer-artist Will Beard.  Published as a paperback original with black and white interior art by Candle Light Press, Savage Dirt Axes is set in the 19th century Old West and focuses a ragtag band of friends fighting a monster invasion.  John Ira Thomas joins Will Beard as the story's letter.

Savage Dirt Axes opens with two cowboys – the stoic and stern, Rhett, and the somewhat cowardly young fella, Billy – ready to close out their day.  They head on over to visit some roughneck pals, Ottis and Rex.  Billy also hopes to meat his girlfriend, Josie, the daughter of Rex.

However, it turns out that Rex is missing, and the search for him takes the group right into a confrontation with a herd of monstrous, demonic, and gigantic creatures, which one of them call “dirt axes.”  Can the cowboys, ornery old dudes, and one gal stop a monster invasion or will they end up being meat for the beast – just like the cattle?

THE LOWDOWN:  Will Beard is a budding master of the weird Western comic book.  In collaboration with writer John Ira Thomas, he drew the hardcover original graphic novel, Dan Callahan and the Sand Pirates.  Also, Savage Dirt Axes reminds me of the 1999 weird Western original graphic novel, Red Range: A Wild Western Adventure, from writer Joe R. Lansdale and artist Sam Glanzman.

In Savage Dirt Axes, Beard has fashioned a weird Western comic book that is first and foremost set firmly in the Western fiction genre.  Secondly, the monsters are genuinely scary and practically impossible to defeat, yet they don't feel out of place in or contrived for this story.  I had a blast riding along with our heroes as they fight to save their lives.

I also like that Beard embraces the weird fiction roots of comic books and goes wild, weird, and wonderful on this story that doesn't try to make scientific sense.  Savage Dirt Axes is pure comic book fun; it is a pure monster comic.  Dear readers, you can enjoy the fun by finding the Candle Light Press table at any conventions they attend.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of the weird western will want to try Savage Dirt Axes.

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