Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for December 23, 2015

PREVIEWS PUBLICATIONS
NOV150004     PREVIEWS #328 JAN 2016 CUSTOMER ORDER FORM     PI
NOV150001     PREVIEWS #328 JANUARY 2016     $3.99

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

OCT151235     ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE GONE ADRIFT TP     $19.99
OCT151366     ALICE COOPER VS CHAOS #4 RARE CHIN VIRGIN ED     $50.00
SEP151779     ALIENS VS ZOMBIES #5 A CVR METCALF (MR)     $3.99
SEP151780     ALIENS VS ZOMBIES #5 B CVR SPAY (MR)     $3.99
SEP151781     ALIENS VS ZOMBIES #5 C CVR ANDERSON (MR)     $3.99
SEP151782     ALIENS VS ZOMBIES #5 D CVR CAFARO (MR)     $3.99
SEP151144     ARCADIA #7     $3.99
OCT151105     BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #239     $4.99
OCT151565     BLOOD FEUD #3     $3.99
OCT151768     BLOODSHOT REBORN #1 ONE DOLLAR DEBUT ED     $1.00
OCT151752     BLOODSHOT REBORN #9 CVR A SUAYAN     $3.99
OCT151753     BLOODSHOT REBORN #9 CVR B JOHNSON     $3.99
OCT151754     BLOODSHOT REBORN #9 CVR C FABRY     $3.99
AUG151469     CHEECH WIZARDS BOOK OF ME HC (MR)     $29.99
SEP151568     CITRUS GN VOL 04 (MR)     $13.99
OCT151591     CODE MONKEY SAVE WORLD GN     $14.99
OCT151013     CYRUS PERKINS AND THE HAUNTED TAXI CAB #3     $3.99
SEP151570     D FRAG GN VOL 07     $12.99
SEP151118     DEEP STATE TP VOL 02     $14.99
AUG151426     DF CAPT MARVEL & CAROL CORPS #1 DECONNICK SGN     $19.68
OCT151426     DF GRUMPY CAT #3 DF EXC HAESER     $10.00
OCT151428     DF PRECINCT #1 DF EXC BENITEZ     $10.00
AUG151433     DF WALKING DEAD #145 BLOOD RED GAUDIANO SGN     PI
OCT151653     DOCTOR WHO 11TH YEAR TWO #4 BROOKS SUBSCRIPTION PHOTO     $3.99
OCT151652     DOCTOR WHO 11TH YEAR TWO #4 REG CASSARA & GUERRERO     $3.99
SEP151598     DOCTOR WHO 12TH #15 REG RONALD     $3.99
SEP151599     DOCTOR WHO 12TH #15 SUBSCRIPTION PHOTO     $3.99
OCT151727     DR MIRAGE SECOND LIVES #1 CVR A DJURDJEVIC     $3.99
OCT151728     DR MIRAGE SECOND LIVES #1 CVR B WADA     $3.99
OCT151729     DR MIRAGE SECOND LIVES #1 CVR C DE LA TORRE     $3.99
OCT151238     ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK #13     $3.99
SEP151014     FATHOM BLUE #6 CVR A LORENZANA     $3.99
SEP151015     FATHOM BLUE #6 CVR B QUALANO     $3.99
SEP150896     FEMFORCE #173     $9.95
AUG151210     FICTION SQUAD TP     $19.99
SEP151571     FREEZING OMNIBUS GN VOL 03 (MR)     $19.99
OCT151863     GFT GRIMM TALES OF TERROR VOL 2 #3 A CVR ERIC J (MR)     $3.99
OCT151864     GFT GRIMM TALES OF TERROR VOL 2 #3 B CVR BIFULCO (MR)     $3.99
OCT151865     GFT GRIMM TALES OF TERROR VOL 2 #3 C CVR SANAPO (MR)     $3.99
OCT151369     GRUMPY CAT #3 RARE UY VIRGIN ED     $50.00
AUG151213     GUNNERKRIGG COURT TP VOL 02 RESEARCH     $16.99
OCT151566     HELLBREAK #9 (MR)     $3.99
OCT151453     HIP HOP FAMILY TREE #5     $3.99
SEP151747     INU X BOKU SS TP VOL 09     $13.00
OCT151339     JOHN CARTER WARLORD #14 CVR A CASAS (MR)     $3.99
OCT151340     JOHN CARTER WARLORD #14 CVR B MALSUNI (MR)     $3.99
OCT151341     JOHN CARTER WARLORD #14 CVR C LUPACCHINO (MR)     $3.99
OCT151342     JOHN CARTER WARLORD #14 CVR D EXC SUBSCRIPTION (MR)     $3.99
AUG151575     KING #3     $2.99
OCT158556     KLAUS #1 (3RD PTG)     $3.99
OCT151520     KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #226     $5.99
OCT151378     MERCY SPARX #10     $3.99
SEP151751     MONTHLY GIRLS NOZAKI KUN GN VOL 01     $13.00
SEP151187     MOON GIRL #1     $14.99
OCT151260     MUNCHKIN #12     $3.99
OCT151524     NINJA SLAYER KILLS GN VOL 02     $10.99
OCT151269     PEANUTS VOL 2 #29     $3.99
JUL151557     PRE CODE CLASSICS WITCHCRAFT SLIPCASE ED VOL 01     $69.99
OCT151363     PRECINCT #1 RARE BENITEZ VIRGIN ED     $50.00
OCT151021     PRINCELESS MAKE YOURSELF #0     $3.99
OCT151031     PUPPET MASTER #10 LUMSDEN CVR (MR)     $4.99
OCT151029     PUPPET MASTER #10 MAIN CVR (MR)     $3.99
OCT151757     RAI #12 CVR A INTERLOCKING CRAIN     $3.99
OCT151758     RAI #12 CVR B INTERLOCKING CRAIN     $3.99
OCT151759     RAI #12 CVR C SOOK     $3.99
OCT151571     RICK & MORTY #9     $3.99
OCT151870     ROBYN HOOD ONGOING TP VOL 03 ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT     $15.99
OCT151472     SELF STORAGE #3     $3.99
SEP150969     SESAME STREET BLAST FROM THE PAST     $3.99
SEP151557     SEVEN PERCENT #3     $3.50
OCT151616     SEVEN PERCENT #4     $3.50
OCT151481     SHADOW TIGER #4     $2.99
OCT151489     STAN LEE CHAKRA THE INVINCIBLE #6     $2.99
OCT151568     STRINGERS #5     $3.99
SEP151631     TABLE TITANS TP VOL 01 FIRST ENCOUNTERS     $19.99
OCT151229     TEEN DOG TP     $19.99
OCT151076     THE CHAIR SPECIAL ED GN (MR)     $17.99
OCT151255     TYSON HESSE DIESEL #4     $3.99
OCT151194     VENUS #1     $3.99
OCT151360     VOLTRON FROM THE ASHES #4     $3.99
SEP151626     WAKFU #1 REG     $3.99
SEP151627     WAKFU #1 SUBSCRIPTION     $3.99
OCT151244     WILDS END ENEMY WITHIN #4     $3.99
OCT151361     WILL EISNER SPIRIT #6 CVR A POWELL     $3.99
OCT151383     WITCHFINDER GENERAL #1     $3.99
OCT151220     WOODS TP VOL 03     $14.99
OCT151384     ZEN HARD BOUNTY #3     $3.99

MAGAZINES
JUL151911     COMIC BOOK CREATOR #10     $8.95
OCT151949     COMIC SHOP NEWS #1488     PI
JUL151902     DC BATMAN AUTO FIG MAG #72 WORLDS FINEST #77     $21.00
APR152040     DRAW #31 (MR)     $8.95
JUN151778     JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #66     $10.95
OCT151943     JUXTAPOZ #180 JAN 2016     $6.99
JUL151931     MEGAMI OCT 2015     $18.00
JUL151932     NEWTYPE OCT 2015     $18.00
OCT151601     NICKELODEON MAGAZINE #7     $4.99

BOOKS
NOV151849     AGES OF INCREDIBLE HULK ESSAYS ON GREEN GOLIATH SC     $40.00
SEP151810     ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS HC VOL 02 MORE FILM ART FROM UNDER     $34.99
AUG151504     ART OF ELFQUEST HC     $50.00
SEP151498     BLACK BAT RETURNS PROSE NOVEL     $13.95
OCT151913     BUFF MONSTER STAY MELTY HC     $29.95
SEP151812     LITTLE BOOK OF DRIBEN FLEXICOVER (MR)     $9.99
SEP151813     LITTLE BOOK OF ELVGREN FLEXICOVER (MR)     $9.99
OCT151448     RONALD SEARLE AMERICA HC     $85.00
OCT151919     STAR WARS 5 MINUTE STAR WARS STORIES HC     $12.99
NOV151877     STAR WARS ART OF STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS HC     $40.00
AUG158502     STAR WARS ART POSTER COLL FEATURING 20 REMOVABLE PRINTS (RES)     $19.95
SEP151868     STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS INCREDIBLE CROSS SECTIONS HC     $19.99
SEP151869     STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS VISUAL DICTIONARY HC     $19.99

One Piece: Just Keep Going

I read One Piece, Vol. 76

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Review: Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (OGN)

HUNTER S. THOMPSON'S FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS – @topshelfcomix

CARTOONIST: Troy Little – @meanwhilestudio
STORY: Hunters S. Thompson (his novel)
EDITORS: Ted Adams and Denton J. Tipton
ISBN: 978-1-60309-375-0; hardcover (October 2015)
176pp, Color, $24.99 U.S.

Mature readers (16+)

Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream first saw life as a two-art series for Rolling Stone magazine in 1971.  It was published as a book  (with illustrations by Ralph Steadman)  in 1972 and has gone onto be considered one of the most important American novels ever published.

Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a full-color graphic novel adaptation of Thompson's novel.  The graphic novel is the creation of Eisner-nominated comic book creator and writer-artist, Troy Little (Chiaroscuro).  The original novel is influential; its adaptation by Troy Little is a masterwork.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke (Hunter S. Thompson's alter ego), and Duke's attorney, Dr. Gonzo, as they travel to Las Vegas.  This story is based on two actual trips to Las Vegas that Thompson took with his attorney, the Chicano activist, Oscar Zeta Acosta, who becomes Dr. Gonzo in the story.

In Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Duke and Gonzo are initially in Las Vegas to cover “The Mint 400,” an off-road race for motorcycles and dune buggies that apparently offers the richest prize or purse for the winners.  The second Las Vegas assignment is a request by Rolling Stone for Duke to write a 50 thousand word piece about a four-day seminar by the National Conference of District Attorneys.

Along the way, Duke and Gonzo descend into a haze from their drug and alcohol-fueled bender.  Duke searches for the American dream and ruminates on the failure of the 1960s counter-culture movement.  After crashing a drug-enforcement conference, racking-up large room-service bills, and wrecking two hotel rooms, however, both men will discover that it is difficult to leave Las Vegas.

As a former journalism student, I have heard of Hunter S. Thompson, of course.  He was the gold-standard and a legend to fellow students, but to me, he was just another famous White journalist upon whose altar I was supposed to worship.  I have never read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, although I have had vague plans to do so for over two decades.  I had seen him on television several times before he died, and I have read at least one piece written by him.  Perhaps, I have read more, but I don't remember any of it.

I know Thompson best by the most famous parody of him, “Uncle Duke,” the character in Doonesbury, Gary Trudeau's long-running satirical daily newspaper comic strip.  I am familiar with the movie adaptations of Thompson's work, but have not seen those films.  So, when Top Shelf Productions sent me a copy of their graphic novel adaptation, Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, I did not know what I was going to do.  I considered ignoring it and not reading it, but Top Shelf has always been cool with recognizing me as someone they want to review their books.

Of course, I should have had more faith in them.  This book is an absolute blast to read.  It is one of the best comic books of 2015, and I consider it a tremendous achievement on writer-artist Troy Little's part.  Readers who admire comic books as more than just escapist entertainment, and thus, are always on the lookout for standout material, should read Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The graphical storytelling, in particularly the art and illustrations of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas the comic book, focuses on Duke and Gonzo's supernatural consumption of drugs, alcohol, and an amazing array of mind-altering substances.  Little's cartoon recreation of Duke and Gonzo's mother-of-all-Vegas-benders is the most beautiful depiction of debauched substance abuse that I have seen since I first watched director Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000).

The vivid and spectacular colors bring the hallucinations and the claustrophobic cafes, conference rooms, and hotel rooms to life.  Little's drawing style for this graphic novel is similar to the kind of drawing styles used by political cartoonists, which works quite well when the story engages the characters.  The political styling connects Raoul Duke's political and social examinations to the main body of the narrative, which is about Duke and Dr. Gonzo's madness.

I think that if the book has a fault, it is that the political and social ruminations are relegated to exposition in caption boxes.  The art mainly focuses on the insanity of and the savage humor in Duke and Gonzo's interactions with drugs and with other people.  Because I loved the glorious madness of Duke and Gonzo's demented Vegas adventures, I really don't want to find fault with anything, so if you want to believe that this graphic novel is not perfect, there you go...  I was genuinely sad when I got to the last page of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.  I guess I'll have to start reading it again.

A+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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Yo-Kai Watch: Beware the Bristly Germs

I read Yo-kai Watch, Vol. 2

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Review: Star Wars LANDO #5

LANDO No. 5
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Charles Soule
ART: Alex Maleev
COLORS: Paul Mounts
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER: Alex Maleev
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2015)

Rated T

“Part V”

Lando Calrissian, the first Star Wars character portrayed onscreen by a Black man (Oscar-nominated actor, Billy Dee Williams), got his first solo comic book series in the year 2015... yeah.  After a cumulative three decades of Star Wars comic books, no Lando, no Black man.  The title, launched early this past summer, was Lando, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Alex Maleev, colored by Paul Mounts, and lettered by Joe Caramagna.  You can't have everything, as they say; no African-American comics creators participated in Lando's creation.  Sigh.

Lando begins with gambler, hustler, ladies' man, businessman, etc., Lando Calrissian, trying to pay off a huge past debt.  Lando and his longtime cohort, Lobot, led a team of alien clone warriors, Aleksin and Pavol, and antiquity specialist, Sava Korin Pers, in the heist of “The Imperialis,” an Imperial Luxury yacht.  What they did not know is that the yacht is the personal property of Emperor Palpatine, and it contains a treasure horde of Jedi and Sith artifacts.  Meanwhile, the Emperor sends bounty hunter, Chanath Cha, to deal with the situation.  She has past with Lando and Lobot...

As Lando #5 (“Part V”) opens, Lando is trying to make a deal with Chanath, while she prepares to blow up the Imperialis.  He is desperate to help the grievously injured Lobot and also still salvage something from this heist.  Deals will be made, but the people who turn out to be loyal and those who turn out to be backstabbers will surprise Lando.

After reading Lando #1, I was pleased with the art by Alex Maleev.  I found that, in terms of design and graphic style, the comic book looked like The Empire Strikes Back.  For me, Alex Maleev's art on Lando recalled the work of legendary comic book artist, Al Williamson, who drew Marvel Comics' six-issue adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back (published in issues #39 to 44 of Marvel's original Star Wars comic book series).  Even colorist Paul Mounts seemed to have The Empire Strikes Back's color palette in mind as he colored Maleev's original art for Lando #1.  Nothing has changed.  To the end, Lando is still a great looking comic book.

As for Charles Soule's story and script for the first issue, I thought there was potential for an excellent Star Wars comic book.  Indeed, it has worked out that way.  In fact, the heist has many exciting twists and turns that had me eagerly awaiting each issue.  I always read Lando first on new comics day.

I think Soule also presented an exceptional character study of Lando, creating the complex and fascinating guy we've always known to be there behind what we were given in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (1983).  Relatively speaking, there wasn't much depicted onscreen about his personality (beyond his guile and beguiling ways), nor was there much about his hopes, dreams, and inner demons.  Soule gave that to us with Lando.  I hope we get more.  No fan of Star Wars comic books should miss Lando.

A

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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Terra Formars: Bullet Ant

I read Terra Formars, Vol. 9

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Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: White #1

CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Jeph Loeb
ART: Tim Sale
COLORS: Dave Stewart
LETTERS: Comicraft's Richard Starkings
COVER: Tim Sale
VARIANT COVERS: Tim Sale; Skottie Young
60pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2015)

Rated “T+”

Captain America created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

“You Can't Take it With You”

Captain America is a Marvel comics superhero. He was created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover dated:  March 1941), which was published by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics.  Captain America had a sidekick named James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes.  The original Bucky was created by Simon and Kirby and also first appeared in Captain America Comics #1.

Captain America: White is a five-issue miniseries written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale.  The series follows the World War II-era adventures of Captain America and Bucky.  Captain America: White is part of Loeb and Sale's “Marvel Color” series, a group of comic book miniseries which present an intimate portrait of some of Marvel Comics' greatest characters during their early years.  Previous installments in this series include, Spider-Man: Blue, Daredevil: Yellow, and Hulk: Gray.

Captain America: White #1 (“You Can't Take it With You”) opens during Captain America's first meeting with the Avengers, after he was “defrosted,” which was originally depicted in The Avengers #4 (cover dated:  March 1964).  A conversation with Nick Fury, with whom Cap fought during WWII, turns his mind back to the war and to his partner, Bucky, believed to be dead.  The Captain remembers how, as Steve Rogers, he trained James Buchanan Barnes, which led to him being Captain America's partner, “Bucky.”  Captain America remembers that, as his bond with Bucky strengthened, he began to worry about the danger their missions posed for his dear, younger partner.

I did not know about Captain America: White until I saw a listing for it in the Diamond Distributors' new release list the week the first issue shipped.  I was even more surprised to discover that Captain America: White #1 reprinted the contents of Captain America: White #0, which I obviously also did not know existed.

Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale are fan favorite creators individually and as a team.  However, they are not favorites of your humble reviewer, dear readers.  Loeb has written a few comic books that I have enjoyed:  The Witching Hour (a prestige-format miniseries from DC Comics), Batman/The Spirit #1, and about half of Batman: Hush, to name a few others.  Other than those, I cannot see why Loeb is considered such a exceptional comic book writer.  There are some Tim Sale works that I have liked.

Captain America: White #1 and #0 (which is re-presented/reprinted in #1) are professional productions.  They are not bad, but they are not particularly good, although the creative team and staff's efforts to produce something exceptional is obvious.  What else could we expect of a comic book project that began development over seven years ago?  I can give credit for effort.

But... the story simply does not interest me that much, at this point.  I am curious about it, simply because Rogers' relationship and deep feelings and concern for Bucky seem weird and filled with sexual repression.  Tim Sale's composition, design, and graphic style here seems like a weird and desperate mimicry of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's art for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.  I do like Dave Stewart's gorgeous coloring.

Hmmm.  Will I read more Captain America: White?  I don't know.  I am curious.  Maybe, it will grow on me, and I'll have another thing to add to my short list of Loeb and Sale projects that I like.

C+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 16, 2015

DC COMICS

SEP150253     BATGIRL #46     $2.99
OCT150227     BATMAN 66 #30     $2.99
OCT150213     BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #11     $2.99
OCT150230     BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT GENESIS #5     $2.99
OCT150204     BATMAN EUROPA #2     $4.99
AUG150267     BATMAN SUPERMAN HC VOL 04 SIEGE     $24.99
SEP150290     BATMAN SUPERMAN TP VOL 03 SECOND CHANCE     $14.99
SEP150288     BATMAN THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM TP     $16.99
SEP150291     CATWOMAN TP VOL 04 THE ONE YOU LOVE     $19.99
OCT150276     CLEAN ROOM #3 (MR)     $3.99
OCT150240     DC PRESENTS DARKSEID WAR 100 PAGE SPECTACULAR #1     $7.99
OCT150219     HARLEY QUINN #23     $3.99
SEP150197     JUSTICE LEAGUE #46     $3.99
OCT150170     JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #16     $3.99
AUG150273     JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED HC VOL 02 THE INFINITUS SAGA     $24.99
SEP150300     JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED TP VOL 01 JUSTICE LEAGUE CANADA     $16.99
OCT150270     LUCIFER #1 (MR)     $3.99
OCT150237     MAD MAGAZINE #537     $5.99
OCT150182     MARTIAN MANHUNTER #7     $2.99
OCT150283     RED THORN #2 (MR)     $3.99
OCT150186     SECRET SIX #9     $2.99
SEP150326     STRANGE SPORTS STORIES TP (MR)     $14.99
OCT150192     SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN #2     $3.99
OCT150236     TEEN TITANS GO #13     $2.99
OCT150159     WE ARE ROBIN #7 (ROBIN WAR)     $3.99

DC COMICS/DC COLLECTIBLES

JUN150348     BATMAN ANIMATED SERIES KILLER CROC W BABY DOLL AF     $24.95
JUL150355     BATMAN ANIMATED SERIES MASK OF THE PHANTASM AF 2 PK     $45.00
JUN150356     BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE JOKER BY JIM LEE 2ND ED     $79.95
JUL150353     DC COMICS DESIGNER DODSON EARTH 1 TT BEAST BOY AF     $25.00
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MAY150296     DC ICONS BLACK ADAM FOREVER EVIL AF     $24.95
MAY150298     DC ICONS BLUE BEETLE INFINITE CRISIS AF     $24.95
MAY150299     DC ICONS GREEN LANTERN HAL JORDAN DARK DAYS DLX AF     $29.95
MAY150297     DC ICONS LEX LUTHOR FOREVER EVIL AF     $24.95
AUG150302     JOKER AND HARLEY QUINN 2ND EDITION STATUE     $250.00

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 16, 2015

MARVEL COMICS

OCT150767     ALL NEW INHUMANS #2     $3.99
SEP150670     ALL NEW X-MEN #2     $3.99
SEP150734     AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1     $3.99
SEP150861     AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS TP     $17.99
OCT150960     DARK TOWER DRAWING OF THREE LADY OF SHADOWS #4 (MR)     $3.99
OCT150939     DARTH VADER ANNUAL #1     $4.99
OCT150828     DEADPOOL #3.1 TRES PUNTO UNO     $3.99
SEP158870     HOWARD THE DUCK #1 LIM GWENPOOL SKETCH 2ND PTG VAR     $4.99
SEP158869     HOWARD THE DUCK #1 QUINONES 2ND PTG VAR     $4.99
OCT150931     ILLUMINATI #2     $3.99
SEP150864     INFERNO WARZONES TP     $16.99
OCT150948     KANAN #9     $3.99
OCT150952     MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #14     $2.99
OCT150901     MARVELS CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR PRELUDE #1     $2.99
OCT150893     MIGHTY THOR #2     $3.99
JUN150819     MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 17     $75.00
SEP150867     MODOK ASSASSIN TP     $16.99
OCT150847     MS MARVEL #2     $3.99
OCT150862     SILK #2     $3.99
OCT150783     SQUADRON SUPREME #1     $3.99
SEP150880     STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION TP INFINITIES     $39.99
OCT150789     STARBRAND AND NIGHTMASK #1     $3.99
JUL150727     ULTIMATE END #5 SWA     $4.99
OCT150898     UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #3     $3.99
OCT150852     UNCANNY INHUMANS #3     $3.99
OCT150873     WEB WARRIORS #2     $3.99
OCT150793     WEIRDWORLD #1     $3.99
SEP150869     WEIRDWORLD TP VOL 00 WARZONES     $16.99

IDW Publications from Diamond Distributors for December 16, 2015

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Rin-ne: I Don't Know You, Man...

I read RIN-NE, Vol. 19

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Review: FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1

FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS No. 1
IMAGE COMICS – @ImageComics

[This review was first posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Claire Gibson and Marian Churchland
SCRIPT: Claire Gibson
ART/COLORS: Sloane Leong
MISC. ART: Brandon Graham
COVER: Marian Churchland
36pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (September 2015)

Rated M / Mature

From Under Mountains is an ongoing fantasy comic book series published by Image Comics.  The series is from the creative team of Claire Gibson (story and script), Sloane Leong (art and colors), and Marian Churchland (story and cover art).  From Under Mountains is set in the world of Akhar and will focus on the partnership of a lord's daughter, a disgraced knight, and a runaway thief – a union that will change the course of a world in turmoil.

From Under Mountains #1 opens with a magical summoning.  Then, the story sets about introducing the main characters.  In Karsgate (a northern land in Akhar), Elena, the daughter of the Lord of Karsgate, wishes to have the freedom to roam the world that her brother, Marcellus, has.  Her father has other plans for her, plans he believes will secure his family's future.

Elsewhere in Karsgate, Tova, a young thief, plans to steal her way into Karsgate Keep.  However, it is at the keep that she witnesses something supernatural and horrifying.  Meanwhile, in Akara, the center of power and the seat of the king, down-and-out knight, Sir Tomas Fisher, is brought before a powerful councilor, Vassedin, who has a proposition for him.

From Under Mountains looks like a fantasy epic and will apparently take place in a land of embattled rival clans and will feature courtly intrigue, magic, heroes, villains, and goblins.  After reading it, I recognize elements that are familiar to high fantasy.  From Under Mountains seems like a version of A Game of Thrones touched by Lord of the Rings.

Visually and graphically, however, From Under Mountains looks different.  The characters are not lily white, as if this were a film filled with the finest that Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, and Nordic bloodlines have to offer.  Instead, the characters are brown, red, and rusty, among other shades.  The land and settings seem Oriental (the old version of the word), Persian, and “middle Eastern.”

The art by Sloane Leong looks like a melding of the work of Carla Speed-McNeil in Finder and Jeff Smith in Bone.  The graphic design, however, suggests tapestry and pottery.  The coloring is earthy, except when depicting magic; then, it is wild and trippy.  I have to admit that I find Leong's art beautiful and alluring.

From Under Mountains fascinates me.  I cannot stop flipping through its pages.  I can't wait for the second issue.

A

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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Black Rose Alice: Past Loves

I read Black Rose Alice, Vol. 6

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Review: Batman #44

BATMAN No. 44
DC COMICS – @DCComics

[This review originally appeared on Patreon.]

STORY: Scott Snyder
WRITERS: Scott Snyder and Brian Azzarello
ART: Jock
COLORS: Lee Loughridge
LETTERS: Deron Bennett
COVER: Jock
VARIANT COVERS: Tony Daniel with Tomeau Morey (Green Lantern 75th Anniversary Cover)
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2015)

Rated “T” for “Teen”

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

“A Simple Case”

Once upon a time, American network television sitcoms occasionally offered up episodes that focused on timely and/or relevant events, issues, and topics (sex, teen pregnancy, gun violence, abortion, etc.).  Such series installments came to be known as the “very special episode.”

There are a certain episodes that come to mind when I think of the “very special episode.”  In “Diff'erent Strokes” (which personified the special episode), a bicycle shop owner grooms Gary Coleman's “Arnold Jackson” and Arnold's friend “Dudley Jackson” (Shavar Ross) for sexual assault.  In “Family Ties,” Michael J. Fox's “Alex P. Keaton” loses his virginity to a woman who promptly dumps him, even though Alex had fallen in love with her after the encounter.  In “Good Times,” Jimmie Walker's “JJ” was engaged to a young woman who uses hallucinogenic drugs (angel dust?) that leads to to her jumping through a bathroom widow to her death.

Writers Scott Snyder and Brian Azzarello and artist Jock, with the assistance of colorist Lee Loughridge and letterer Deron Bennett offer up what could be considered a “very special issue” of Batman.  The story revolves around the police shooting of an unarmed young black man.

Batman #44 (“A Simple Case”) opens in the Gotham Marshes, near the old city limit.  Fifteen-year-old Peter Duggio, a resident of the Narrows, is found dead.  It looks as if he were dropped straight from the sky.  At first, Batman suspects a supervillain, one of his “rogues gallery.”  Then, it seems that Peter, an unarmed young black man, was shot by veteran Gotham City Police Department officer, Ned Howler.  However, Peter's death is far more complicated, with the teen boy's demise being the center of a web of deceit and lies.  And Bruce Wayne may be in that web.

I first heard about Batman #44 when it became a buzzed-about comic book story for a few days.  It generated only a little fake controversy.  The truth is that “A Simple Case” is not so much about a White cop shooting an unarmed Black kid, as it is about the entire, rotten, corrupted thing that a big city can become.  Peter Duggio's death is the result of criminals, corrupted public officials, law enforcement, and system-wide failure, especially on the part of institutions.

Snyder and Azzarello seem to be say that individuals can make a difference because each person can offer his of her singular focus.  On the other hand, institutions, agencies, organizations, etc. are made of multiple individuals and often cannot provide a singular focus where it is needed – in this case of needing singular focus, Peter Duggio.

The art by Jock is half graphical storytelling and half illustration.  Snyder and Azzarello's story seems separate from Jock's art, but that does not take away from the story.  Sometimes, Jock's art comes across as illustrations for an essay or piece of journalistic writing.  Jock's art becomes comic book storytelling in those moments when Snyder and Azzarello focus on character drama and character interaction.  Lee Loughridge's colors are moody, but also accentuate Batman's quest, giving it a sense of immediacy.  The colors suggest that this story is a dark and moody thriller, but at times, Loughridge understands that the story needs a sense of hope.

Batman #44 is a nice change of pace for the series.  Best of all, it is nice that the creative team offered more than something that is simply of the moment.  Peter Duggio's story is timeless because it depicts problems that just won't go away.

A

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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Kiss of the Rose Princess: Gala

I read Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 7

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Review: KANAN: The Last Padawan #6

KANAN: THE LAST PADAWAN No. 6
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon. And visit the "Star Wars Central" review page here.]

WRITER: Greg Weisman
ART: Jacopo Camagni
COLORS: David Curiel
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER: Pepe Larraz with David Curiel
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (November 2015)

Rated T

Book 1, Epilogue: The Last Padawan

“Star Wars Rebels” is a 3D CGI animated television series that appears on the Disney XD cable network.  Produced by Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm Animation, “Rebel” is set 14 years after the film, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), and five years before the events depicted in the original film, Star Wars (1977).

“Star Wars Rebels” takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and features several new characters.  One of them is the former Jedi, Kanan Jarrus, who has spent years hiding his Force powers and lightsaber.  He is the star of the comic book series, Kanan: The Last Padawan.  The series is written by Greg Weisman (a former executive producer of “Star Wars Rebels”) drawn by Pepe Larraz, colored by David Curiel, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, with covers by Mark Brooks.

Kanan: The Last Padawan #6 leaves the past and opens sometime in the period in which “Star Wars Rebels” takes place.  Kanan Jarrus, the former Jedi Padawan, Caleb Dume, is now part of the motley crew of the freighter starship, “The Ghost.”  This six-person rebel cell is one of many small clusters of rebels fighting the Galactic Empire.  In addition to Kanan, there is the teenaged Ezra Bridger; the Twi'lek, Hera Syndulla; Mandalorian teen artist, Sabine Wren; Lasat honor guard, Zeb Orrelios; and astromech droid, C1-10P (aka “Chopper”).

As the story opens, Kanan returns to the planet, Kaller, where his life as a Jedi-in-training effectively ended.  The crew of the Ghost is on the planet to pick up supplies to help refugees.  However, upon arrival, Kanan and his rebel companions find the supply crates empty.  As they begin a search for these supplies, which they simply must have, Kanan fears that the ghosts of his past are beginning to catch up with his present.

Kanan: The Last Padawan #6 offers a change from the previous issues of the series, which all occurred in a time years before the events depicted in “Rebels.”  Also, Jacopo Camagni draws this issue, while series artist, Pepe Larraz, draws only this issue's cover.  Stylistically, it is not a big change, as the art in Kanan tends to stay close to the design and art direction of “Rebels.”

That is what Kanan: The Last Padawan tries to be – true to the animated series upon which it is based, and it succeeds at that.  Among Marvel's Star Wars comic book series, Kanan is almost the odd man out, as it is distinct, in a number of ways, from the other series.  However, that makes it a good tie-in comic book, giving readers two extra “Star Wars Rebels” stories per year.

I am curious to see where this series goes.  “Star Wars Rebels” has so much potential for delving into the years before the setting of the original Star Wars film trilogy, as well as offering some surprises.  Kanan: The Last Padawan reflects that, so I am in for the long haul.  It is not a great comic book, but it is a very good one.

B+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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