DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for May 23, 2023

DC COMICS:

Action Comics #1055 (Cover A Sebastian Fiumara), $4.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover C David Talaski Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover D Bernard Chang AAPI Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover E Al Barrionuevo Card Stock Variant), AR

Action Comics #1055 (Cover F Sebastian Fiumara Foil Variant), AR

Batman Urban Legends Volume 5 TP, $29.99

Blood Syndicate Season One HC, $24.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Minkyu Jung & Sunny Gho), $3.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Inhyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Alexandre Tefenkgi AAPI Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Michael Choi Card Stock Variant), AR

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover E Minkyu Jung Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Pride The New Generation HC, $19.99

DC RWBY #4 (Of 7)(Cover A Meghan Hetrick), $3.99

DC RWBY #4 (Of 7)(Cover B Mirka Andolfo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Flashpoint #1 (Special Edition), $3.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Sean Izaakse), $3.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Marcio Takara AAPI Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Ejikure Card Stock Variant), AR

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover E Sean Izaakse Design Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover A Sweeney Boo), $4.99

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover C David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover D Nimit Malavia Card Stock Variant), AR

Justice Society Of America #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Mikel Janin), $3.99

Justice Society Of America #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Yanick Paquette Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Justice Society Of America #4 (Of 12)(Cover C Jay Hero Card Stock Variant), AR

Nightwing #104 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $4.99

Nightwing #104 (Cover B Amancay Nahuelpan Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Nightwing #104 (Cover C Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Nightwing #104 (Cover D Vasco Georgiev Card Stock Variant), AR

Nightwing #104 (Cover E Amancay Nahuelpan Foil Variant), AR

Poison Ivy Volume 1 The Virtuous Cycle HC, $24.99

Sandman Universe Dead Boy Detectives #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Nimit Malavia), $3.99

Sandman Universe Dead Boy Detectives #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Alex Eckman-Lawn Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Sandman Universe Dead Boy Detectives #6 (Of 6)(Cover Jill Thompson Card Stock Variant), AR

Shazam And The Seven Magic Lands TP (New Edition), $29.99

Static Shadows Of Dakota #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikolas Draper-Ivey), $3.99

Static Shadows Of Dakota #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Marcus Williams Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Static Shadows Of Dakota #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Clayton Henry & Marcelo Maiolo Card Stock Variant), AR

Tim Drake Robin #9 (Cover A Nikola Cizmesija), $3.99

Tim Drake Robin #9 (Cover B Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Chris Burnham), $3.99

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Mikel Janin Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), AR

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover D Dennis Culver Foil Variant), AR

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#IReadsYou Review: AMERICAN JESUS: Revelation #2

AMERICAN JESUS: REVELATION #2 (OF 3)

IMAGE COMICS

STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Peter Gross

COLORS: Jeanne McGee

LETTERS: Cory Petit

COVER: Jodie Muir

EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Tomm Coker

28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2022)

Rated M / Mature

American Jesus created by Mark Millar and Peter Gross

American Jesus is a comic book series created by writer Mark Millar and Peter Gross that is being published as three comic book miniseries.  American Jesus began life as Chosen, a three-issue miniseries that was published by Dark Horse Comics in 2004, and continued in American Jesus: The New Messiah, a three-issue series published by Image Comics in 2019-20.

The series concludes in American Jesus: Revelation, a three-issue series written by Millar; drawn by Gross; colored by Jeanne McGee; and lettered by Corey Petit.  The series offers the epic conclusion to the greatest story ever told.

American Jesus: Revelation #2 opens at the White House.  The world is gradually falling in line with the way Jodie Christianson want them.  But he is also the Chosen, the Anti-Christ, and now President of the United States.  But is this what he really wants?  Maybe, it's time to return to the old hometown, Peoria, Illinois, where he can have a meeting with an old friend.

Meanwhile, Catalina, who is the Savior and Christ-reborn, arrives at Vatican City, Rome.  This is her home, but no one seems to recognize her or her authority.  Is it because the Savior is now a Black woman?  Well, she gonna fix that and so much more.

THE LOWDOWN:  Netflix/Millarworld sent me PDF review copies of American Jesus, Vols. 1 and 2.  I had not read them until recently, and I needed to do so in preparation for American Jesus: Revelation.  But, as I said in my review of the first issue, nothing could prepare me.  Now, it's time for a review of the second issue and...

...Wow.  I don't know what to say, what I could say.  Of course, I'm enjoying this, as is usually the case with Mark Millar's creator-owned titles.  But I have never enjoyed any Millar title quite the (damnation) way I have American Jesus: Resurrection.

Peter Gross' wonderful storytelling entertains and scares me.  Gross is so good at conveying the … blasphemy of this that I may have to pay a stiff penance for loving it so.  And let's be honest; I do love the idea of Jesus Christ returning as a sista, girl.

With a sign of the cross, I recommend this hugely entertaining American Jesus: Revelation #2.  With a benediction and a clove of garlic, I bid us prepare for the finale to end all finales, come January 2023 … if the world doesn't end before then!

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar's comic books and of the American Jesus series will want to read American Jesus: Revelation.

A+

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

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#IReadsYou Review: KISS: Phantom Obsession #4

KISS: PHANTOM OBSESSION #4
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Ian Edginton
ART: Celor
COLORS: Valentina Pinto
LETTERS: Troy Peteri
EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt
COVER: Jae Lee with June Chung
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Stuart Sayger; Tim Seeley; Celor
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2021)

Rated Teen+

Kiss is an American, four-man, rock band.  It was formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss, the original line-up that is also considered classic Kiss.  Kiss is best known for its members' face paint and stage outfits, and the group rose to prominence and gained a notorious reputation in the mid to late 1970s with its shocking live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood-spitting, and pyrotechnics.

Dynamite Entertainment obtained the license to produce comic books featuring Kiss' brand and began releasing Kiss comic books in 2016.  The latest comic book is Kiss: Phantom Obsession.  It is written by Ian Edginton; drawn by Celor; colored by Valentina Pinto; and lettered by Troy Peteri.  Phantom Obsession pits the band against Darius Cho, a powerful, super-wealthy, obsessed Kiss fan who wants more than some autographs.

As Kiss: Phantom Obsession #4 opens, Paul, Gene, Ace, Peter, and Lyra Tzen, one of Cho's employees, are on the run from samurai androids known as “The Kingdom of Woes.”  While they find a new place to hide, Lyra tells the band the out-of-this-world origin story behind many of Darius Cho's scientific and technological innovations.

Then, they discover the fate of some of Cho's former employees.  Plus, Lyra's got a big secret.

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Kiss: Phantom Obsession #4, which is only the fourth Kiss comic book that I have ever read.

In Phantom Obsession, writer Ian Edginton continues to offer a breezy adventure that is part Kiss comic book and part superhero comic book.  Phantom Obsession is the best issue yet, and it was apparently going to be the final issue.  I assure you, however, that the cliffhanger at the end of this issue suggests a great fifth issue.  I hope issue #5 can deliver...

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Kiss comic books will want to read Kiss: Phantom Obsession.

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


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BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for May 17, 2023

BOOM! STUDIOS

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 17, 2023

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Dynamite Entertainment from Diamond Distributors for May 17, 2023

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Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 17, 2023

IMAGE COMICS

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