Original Graphic Novel, "THE WRATH OF KARAPACE," is Now Available at Amazon

Hi, It's Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You" (Patreon).  My first original graphic novel, THE WRATH OF KARAPACE: A BIG SPIRITS EPIC, which is published by Candle Light Press.  Co-created by Carter J. Allen, (Warning Comics), The Wrath of Karapace is now on sale at Amazon and Barnes and Noble online.  Also, have some milk and cookies while reading this wonderful graphic novel.

Other online shops that are selling "The Wrath of Karapace" include the following:

- AmazonUK;

- Bookshop.org;

- ElmStreetBooks;

- the German book shop, OrrellFussli;

- Powells.com;

- Russell Books.com;

- SuperBookDeals.com;

- Walmart online.

Of note, The Wrath of Karapace is also available on eBay from a few different sellers.

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"The Wrath of Karapace" also a "Google Books" listing.

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I Reads You Juniors: September 2026 - UPDATE #14

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

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TREATS - From AnotherCookie:  There is a new online cookie retailer. It is called "AnotherCookie?" and the cookies are delicious.

NEWS:

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Variety:  Amazon Prime has cancelled its Spider-Man universe-related series, "Spider-Noir," after one season... despite a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score and 11 Emmy nominations.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer G. Willow Wilson, one of the "showrunners" (with Matt Fraction) for DC's "Bad Seeds" event, talks about the event.

MARVEL - From ComicBook:  Writer David Harth looks back at Marvel Comics' mostly forgotten mature comics line, the late, great "Epic Comics."

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AUGUST 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  American Mythology for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  AMP for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Asylum Press for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Armageddon" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men DNX" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Queen in Black" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "What If" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Massive for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Midnight Factory for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Titan Publishing for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Z2 for August 2026

SEPTEMBER 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

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From BleedingCool:  American Mythology for September 2026

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From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Wonder Woman Wonder War" titles for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Devil's Due Studios for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2026

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From BleedingCool:  HarperAlley for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Doctor Strange" related titles for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Queen in Black" titles for September 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for September 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Rekcah Comics for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for September 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for October 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Energon Universe" titles for October 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for October 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for October 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "DNX X-Men/Fantastic Four" titles for October 2026

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From BleedingCool:  2000AD / Rebellion for October 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  American Mythology for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "DNX" titles for November 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Panick Entertainment for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for November 2026

From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for November 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Z2 for November 2028

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From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics omnibus, deluxe, and other big book editions for April 2027

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From BleedingCool:  DC Comics omnibus, deluxe, and other big book editions for May 2027

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#IReadsYou Review: THE MAGIC ORDER 5 #4

THE MAGIC ORDER 5 #4 (OF 6)

DARK HORSE COMICS/Netflix

STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Matteo Buffagni

COLORS: Giovanna Niro with Laura Ciondolini

LETTERS: Clem Robins

EDITOR: Daniel Chabon

EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin

COVER: Matteo Buffagni with Giovanna Niro

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Matteo Buffagni

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (January 2025)

Rating: 18+

The Magic Order created by Mark Millar at Netflix

“The Death of Cordelia Moonstone”

The Magic Order 5 is a six-issue miniseries from writer Mark Millar and artist Matteo Buffagni.  This is the fifth installment of The Magic Order series, which began with the 2018-19 miniseries written by Millar and drawn by Olivier Coipel.  The Magic Order is a band of sorcerers, magicians, and wizards – with a focus on the Moonstone family and its leader, Cordelia Moonstone – that live ordinary lives by day, but protect humanity from darkness and monsters of impossible sizes by night.  Colorist Giovanna Niro and letterer Clem Robins complete the series creative team.

The Magic Order 5 finds Cordelia preparing for her death – the punishment for using black magic (back in Volume 1).  However, a new case has dropped itself in front of her, but it all may be a front for some really bad people trying to collect the price on Cordelia's head.  Cordelia Moonstone is going to die soon... and there's nothing she can do about it.  The end is coming in a matter of days.

The Magic Order 5 #4 opens on a lonely, rural Texas road in 1978.  This is the story of how Clyde Bailey ended up with three demons inside him.  He eventually tamed the demons and tried to make up for the wrong he did because they controlled him.  Now, doing good means saving Cordelia.  But there are so many magical denizens after her – from “Skin-Walker Sam” the magical hit-man to the magical world's most attractive bounty hunter, who has been sent by Sister Moon.

Meanwhile, after kidnapping and killing boys for years, Grandmaster Samuel Mott and his splinter group, “the Fellowship of the Bell,” believe that they have finally found the boy with the “bell” inside his small body.  It is the bell that will summon the Fellowship's ancient gods.

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 The Magic Order 5 #4.

It is possible for each issue of The Magic Order 5 to be crazier than the previous issue, and I know that because issue #4 is nuttier than issue #3.  And that's a good thing.  However, The Magic Order has always been slickly produced, no matter how dark the narrative became, but now, the darkness seems paramount to drama, which scares me as much as it attracts me.

Millar certainly benefits from an artist who uses his favorite drawing implements to transform his scripts into glorious graphical storytelling (comic book storytelling).  Line by line, artist Matteo Buffagni creates a world of such fearsome darkness, treacherous magic, and magical treachery that mesmerizes the reader.  In the end, Buffagni makes The Magic Order 5 one of the best comic book series about magic ever published in North America.

The glorious hues of Giovanna Niro are a symphony of colors of light that accentuate the spellbinding aura of this narrative.  Finally, there is Clem Robins – reliable Clem Robins, and his lettering is the soundtrack of this deadly game of thrones and bones.

The Magic Order 5 is plotting something mind-bending; that I know, dear readers.  Don't miss the twenty-first century's best American comic book about wizards and sorcerers.  It's a shame that this is supposedly the final entry in the series.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar and of The Magic Order will want to read The Magic Order 5.

A+

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

This series is collected in the trade paperback, "THE MAGIC ORDER VOLUME 5," is available in a Kindle edition at Amazon.

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#IReadsYou Review: HARLEY QUINN X ELVIRA #1

HARLEY QUINN X ELVIRA VOLUME 1 #1 (OF 6)

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti

ART: Amanda Conner; Juan Samu

COLORS: Amanda Conner; Walter Pereya

LETTERS: Dave Lanphear

EDITORS: Joseph Rybandt and Chris Conroy

EDITORIAL CONSULTANT: David Avallone

COVER: Amanda Conner

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Chad Hardin; Joseph Michael Linsner; Ben Caldwell; Mark Spears;

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (October 2025)

Rated Teen+

Harley Quinn created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm

Chapter One: “Stage Spite”

In 1981, actress and model Cassandra Peterson created the “horror hostess character” known as “Elvira.”  Elvira gradually grew in popularity and eventually became a brand name.  As Elvira, Peterson endorsed many products and became a pitch-woman, appearing in numerous television commercials throughout the 1980s.  Elvira first starred in her own comic book back in the mid-1980s.  Beginning with 2018's Elvira Mistress of the Dark #1, Elvira has been the star of numerous comic book series that were written by David Avallone and published by Dynamite Entertainment.

DC Comics villain, Harley Quinn, originated as a character on the animated television series, “Batman: The Animated Series” (FOX Network, 1992).  Created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, Harley debuted in the episode “Joker’s Favor” (September 11, 1992), as a female sidekick of The Joker and his eventual accomplice.  Harley made her first comic book appearance in The Batman Adventures #12 (cover dated: September 1993), DC Comics’ comic book spin-off of the animated series.  Harley Quinn became the star of her own DC Comics' ongoing series, beginning in 2000.

Now, Elvira and Harley Quinn unite in the new six-issue miniseries, Harley Quinn x Elvira Volume 1.  It is written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti; drawn by Conner and Juan Samu; colored by Conner and Walter Pereya; and lettered by Dave Lanphear.  Official Elvira comic book writer David Avallone is acting as an editorial consultant.  In this new series, Harley Quinn convinces Elvira to unite in throwing the greatest Halloween party Brooklyn has ever seen.

Harley Quinn x Elvira Volume 1 #1 (“Stage Spite”) opens in another one of Harley Quinn's funky dreams.  These dreams are apparently a sign that the “Clown Princess of Crime” is frustrated and needs to do something to get her groove back, according to her partner, “Big Tony.”  But what to do?  When Harley spots a billboard promoting the television program of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark on Station 51Z, Harley has an idea.  All she needs to do is find Elvira.

Meanwhile, Elvira's boss at 51Z, Sidney Spellman, is cleaning house and Elvira loses everything.  Well, Elvira's new friend Harley Quinn has an idea that's just crazy enough to make things better for both of them.  Together, they are going to throw the greatest Halloween party the borough of Brooklyn has ever seen – whether the borough likes it or not.

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Harley Quinn x Elvira Volume 1: Issue 1.

I knew what to expect from Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti as writers of Harley Quinn comic books.  They are among the best Harley Quinn storytellers and have been doing their damn thing with more consistency and longevity than any others.  However, I was not sure how they would be at writing Elvira as a comic book character, especially because David Avallone, the writer of modern Elvira comic books, is so damn good at it.  I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised at Conner and Palmiotti's turn on the character, with their Elvira being a bit more subdued and also droll instead of sporting her usual sterling acerbic and screwball comic book interpretation.

This series' main artist is Elvira comics regular, Juan Samu, although Amanda Conner does draw and color several pages here.  Samu brings life to Conner and Palmiotti's script, creating a candy-coated confection of madness with a slight touch of the macabre.  Colorist Walter Pereya drops a castle's worth of Neapolitan ice cream over Samu's art that turns this story into a dessert bar for the eyes.  Dave Lanphear's lettering is the final flourish that makes this story feel like static electricity dancing across the pages.

Honestly, I didn't expect much from Harley Quinn x Elvira Volume 1, mainly because I have been underwhelmed by previous Harley Quinn team-ups.  But it was time for me to get to this debut issue as the second issue approaches.  So should you, dear readers.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Elvira and of Harley Quinn comic books will want to read Harley Quinn x Elvira Volume 1.

A-

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

A Kindle edition of HARLEY QUINN X ELVIRA #1 is available at Amazon. The trade paperback and hardcover editions of this entire series are also available at Amazon.

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I Reads You Juniors: August 2026 - UPDATE #50

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

Amazon wants me to inform/remind you that any affiliate links found on this page are PAID ADS, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on affiliate links like these, BOOKS PAGE, GRAPHIC NOVELS, or MANGA PAGE and BUY something(s).

TREATS - From AnotherCookie:  There is a new online cookie retailer. It is called "AnotherCookie?" and the cookies are delicious.

NEWS:

EN MEMORIAM - From ComicsBeat:  American author, pulp writer, journalist and historian, and comic book writer, Will Murray, has died at the age of 73, Monday, August 24, 2026.  A historian of pulp fiction and editor and author of books and articles about pulp fiction, Murray was also the executor of the estate of Lester Dent, who wrote the "Doc Savage" under the pseudonym of "Kenneth Robeson."  Murray also wrote 21 "Doc Savage" novels under Robeson's name.  Murray's comic book credit list is short.  However, he did create with artist Steve Ditko (1927-2018), the Marvel Comics superhero character, "Squirrel Girl"/"Doreen Green," who first appeared in "Marvel Super-Heroes Vol 2 #8" (Winter 1991).

From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer, editor, and publisher, Roger McKenzie, has died at the age of 75, Friday, August 21, 2026.  From 1976 to 1981, he wrote stories for several of Warren Publishing's black and white horror magazines.  McKenzie was also known for his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America from 1978-80 and for nine issues of "Marvel Fanfare" over a period from 1982 to 1987, among other titles.  However, McKenzie is best known for changing the direction of Marvel's "Daredevil," beginning with issue #152 (May 1978), giving the series a darker tone. In 1978, McKenzie would write a story drawn by a young artist named Frank Miller in DC Comics' "Weird War Tales #68" (October 1978).  Miller would join McKenzie on "Daredevil" with issue #158 (May 1979). McKenzie left the series after issue #167 (November 1980).

From BleedingCool:  Comic book letterer, designer, and inker, David Lanphear, has died at the age of 58, Tuesday, August 18, 2026.  A highly sought-after freelance letterer, Lanphear's work appeared in comic books published by Marvel, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Image, and Valiant, to name a few.  Lanphear also launched "A Larger World Studios" with fellow letterer-designer, Troy Peteri, and he was set to co-found a new company alongside several other founders.

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DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer-artist Rob Justus talks about his new 64-page, kids' graphic novel, "Superman's Good Guy Gang: Follow the Leader."  It is now available in comics shops.

DC STUDIOS - From Variety:  HBO Max's DC Studio original series, "Lanterns," has had 9.3 milllion viewers during its first three days of availability.  This is the best debut for a DC Studios series and the fifth highest HBO Max debut.

MARVEL - From THR:  Marvel Studios has finally revealed the cast of its "X-Men" reboot (or at least some of it) at Disney's "D23 2026."  The movie will star Sadie Sink ("Jean Grey"), Kit Connor ("Cyclops"), Christopher Abbott ("Prof. X"), Samara Weaving ("Emma Frost"), Inde Navarrette ("Rogue"), and Maya Boyd ("Storm").  Adam Driver is also among the cast as the villain, "Mr. Sinister," with the film landing a release date of May 5, 2028.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Kami Garcia and artist Gabriel Picolo say good buy to their "Teen Titans" young adult graphic novel series, which began with 2019's "Teen Titans: Raven."  The final installment is "Teen Titans: Together," which is currently out.

MARVEL - From Marvel:  The world of Star Wars and the world of Marvel Comics will come together for the first time.  They will do so in the five-issue comic book miniseries, "Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles."  Filmmaker Kevin Smith will write and artist David Marquez will draw the comic book.  "Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles #1" will launch in January 2027.

DC COMICS - From AIPT:  This September (2026), DC Comics is celebrating the 100th birthday of comics legend, Joe Kubert (September 19, 1926), with the release of three special collections.  One of them is "DC Special #5 Facsimile Edition."  Published in October 1969, "DC Special #5" was a comic book that reprinted several of Kubert's stories.  The other two celebratory publications are "Joe Kubert: 100 Years – A Life in Covers #1" and "Sgt. Rock by Joe Kubert: Deluxe Edition."  Kubert died August 12, 2012.

AWARDS - From CriticsChoice:  The winners at the 2026 / 6th Annual Choice Super Awards have been announced.  DC Studios' "Superman" family picks up three awards.  "Superman" (2025) is "Best Superhero Movie."  It's star, David Corenswet, wins "Best Actor in a Superhero Movie."  Milly Alcock wins "Best Actress in a Superhero Movie" for "Supergirl" (2026).  According to the "Critics Choice" website, the "Critics Choice Super Awards honor "the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action."

MARVEL STUDIOS - From Deadline:  The site is reporting that actress Samara Weaving ("Ready or Not" movies) has been cast as "Emma Frost" in Marvel Studios' "X-Men" reboot.

MARVEL - From ComicsBeat:  Marvel Comics is launching a new Spider-Woman series from writer Dan Watters and artist Andrea Broccardo.  "Spider-Woman #1" arrives in comic shops this November.

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JULY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for July 2026

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From BleedingCool:  American Mythology for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Comics! The Magazine for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Cosmic Lion for July 2026

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From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute Batman #22" for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Superman" for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Devil's Due for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Comics for July 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Queen in Black" titles for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Massive for July 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Asylum Press for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Harper Alley for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Invader Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for August 2026

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From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Armageddon" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men DNX" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Queen in Black" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "What If" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Massive for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Midnight Factory for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2026

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#IReadsYou Review: ECTYRON DOUBLE FEATURE

ECTYRON DOUBLE FEATURE: SHOWDOWN IN SOUTH DAKOTA and ATOM.I.K.E. AND THE STRUCTURE VS. THE Z-HEMOTHS OF OMAHA

CANDLE LIGHT PRESS/Warning Comics

STORY: Carter Allen

SCRIPT: John Ira Thomas (on “Showdown in South Dakota”)

ART: Carter Allen

COLORS: Carter Allen

LETTERS: John Ira Thomas

MISC. ART: Will Grant; Jeremy Smith

COVER: Carter Allen

32pp, Color, $10.00 U.S. at conventions (2026)

Comic book writer-artist and graphic novelist, Carter Allen, has been publishing a series of comic books and graphic novels featuring a “kaiju” character known as “Ectyron! The Radioactive Chicken!”  Candle Light Press and Allen's Warning Comics have previously published several Ectyron comic books, including 2025's Ectyron v Rojo Gallo.

Ectyron is back on the attack in the recently released comic book, Ectyron Double Feature: Showdown in South Dakota and Atom.I.K.E. and the Structure vs. the Z-Hemoths of Omaha.  It is written by Allen (story) and John Ira Thomas (script on “Showdown in South Dakota”); drawn and colored by Allen; and lettered by Thomas.  Ectyron comics employ particular elements of various Japanese science fiction sub-genres, in particular “Kaiju.”  This is a term used to describe the giant monsters and the fiction in which they appear.  Godzilla is an example of a kaiju, and Ectyron, a giant-sized chicken, is also a kaiju.

Ectyron Double Feature opens with Showdown in South Dakota.  The story is set in the “Badlands” of South Dakota some time in the past.  In this sprawling countryside roams a mysterious monster known as “Creature 3.”  When people start disappearing in the wake of this monster, it's up to two special agents from “Sustenatione Stabilitas” to find out what is happening.

Aleksandria “Lek” Stal and her partner, Shotaro “Sam” Mifune, arrive in the “Athena 5 Rover.”  However, this heavily fortified vehicle cannot protect Lek and Sam from the horrific psychic attack powers of Creature 3.  They'll need help from Ectyron, but is the “Marvelous Monster of the Midwest” really a match for Creature 3?  Guest-starring Madam Madamn of Sustenatione Stabilitas.

The second feature is Atom.I.K.E. and the Structure vs. the Z-Hemoths of Omaha.  It opens with the arrival of aliens from the “Yohahte Empire,” which are bent on plundering the Earth's resources. To that end, they mutate three ordinary animals, creating the “Z-Hemoths”  Soon, the monsters descend on Omaha, Nebraska.

Can Atom.I.K.E. (Herb Mantlo), Atom.A.X. (Jake Johnston), and  Atom.A.Y (Iowa Harris), also known as “The Structure,” stop them?  Or will it take something... super?

THE LOWDOWN:  I have been receiving review copies of Carter Allen's comic books and graphic novels for almost two decades.  Carter and I are also collaborators, and that includes collaborating on the 2024 original graphic novel, The Wrath of Karapace: A Big Spirits Epic.

I have previously reviewed the following Ectyron comics:  Ectyron Against Lagaxtu (2017), Ectyron: Rise of Nemehiss (2018), and Ectyron: The Invasion from the Red Star Nebula (2019), and Ectyron vs. Des Moines (2023).  I also reviewed the Ectyron Omnibus Vol. 1 (2022), which includes a preview story that I co-wrote with Allen.

Ectyron Double Feature: Showdown in South Dakota and Atom.I.K.E. and the Structure vs. the Z-Hemoths of Omaha is not only an old-fashioned double feature comic book, but is also a two-times-the-fun comic book.  It is inventive and imaginative and a carnival of Where-the-Monsters-Dwell unusual strangeness.  It is a fun, uncanny comic book in the tradition of oddities like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hellboy, which are fun because they offer the weird, the wild, and the wonderful.

I don't know how the heck writer-artist, Carter Allen, has managed to create a hugely entertaining comic book about a giant chicken, but he has done it several times.  If this were a standalone Ectyron comic book, it would still be a winner.  The addition of “the Structure” and “the Z-Hemoths” is a cascade of cherries on top of the Ectyron's heavenly dish of comics ice cream.

For as long as I've been reading Allen's comic books, I have seen a lot of unprecedented and foreignness in characters that yield enjoyable comics.  Still,  Atom.I.K.E. and the Structure vs. the Z-Hemoths of Omaha seems like a brand new day, in which monsters, aliens, and tokusatsu move and act like old-fashioned superhero comics.  I look at this and think Avengers vs Kree or Skrulls, and I'm a happy reader.

Ectyron Double Feature: Showdown in South Dakota and Atom.I.K.E. and the Structure vs. the Z-Hemoths of Omaha is a treasury comic book of endless delights.  Dear readers, I think you will want to read it again and again.  Find the Candle Light Press gang at a comics or pop culture convention and snag a copy.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of double feature/flip comics, of kaiju, and of Carter Allen's kaiju comic books will want Ectyron Double Feature: Showdown in South Dakota and Atom.I.K.E. and the Structure vs. the Z-Hemoths of Omaha.

A+

10 out of 10

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

Ectyron Double Feature YouTube trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8IVYsmQXMo&t=6s.

From YouTube comes “A brief history of Ectyron”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zevMoxXmHc

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#IReadsYou Review: NEMESIS FOREVER #2

NEMESIS FOREVER #2 (OF 5)

DARK HORSE COMICS

STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Mateo Scalera

COLORS: Giovanna Niro with Laura Ciondolini

LETTERS: Clem Robins

EDITOR: Sarah Unwin

COVER: Matteo Scalera with Giovanna Niro

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Matteo Scalera

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (October 2025) on-sale: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Age range: 18+

Nemesis created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

Nemesis Forever is a new five-issue comic book miniseries from writer Mark Millar and publisher Dark Horse Comics.  It is a sequel to the miniseries, Nemesis Reloaded (2023) and Nemesis Rogues' Gallery (2024).  Besides Millar, the rest of the creative team is comprised of Matteo Scalera (artist); Giovanna Niro (colors); and Clem Robins (letters).

Nemesis Forever finds that Nemesis, the world’s most dangerous man, has now made himself into one of the richest.  No longer content just to terrorize the forces of law and order, Nemesis has a new plan:  seize control of the world itself and enslave humanity with super-technology.  For now, Kitty Tepper a.k.a. Sofie Stein, a CIA deep undercover agent, may be the only person who can impede Nemesis... at least a little.

Nemesis Forever #2 opens in the wake of the devastation Nemesis unleashed on Singapore that killed three thousand people.  Meanwhile, Sofie's infiltration of Nemesis HQ Number 5 takes her deeper into this particular lair of henchmen.  However, Nemesis' current fake identity, that of tech billionaire, Hans Berg, has to deal with someone who has gotten too close to the truth about Hans.

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.  Nemesis Forever #2 is the latest PDF that I have received.

I usually take the time to praise writer Mark Millar in my reviews of Millarworld titles.  This time, however, I want to focus on the art team of illustrator Matteo Scalera and colorist Giovanna Niro.  Here, they have produced some of the prettiest art to appear in comic books in several years, and Scalera and Niro's Nemesis recalls the best of the team of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely.  Their depictions of Nemesis and of his Hans Berg identity are things of artistic beauty.  It's like comics rococo, and once again, a Nemesis art team is finding the wicked beauty in a ruthless bad guy.

I must also throw it up to Clem Robins.  He does not let himself get left behind because his lettering is as tight as ever.

If this is the final chapter of Nemesis' hell-raising (and it doesn't have to be, Mark), then Nemesis Forever will end it with fire and beauty.  Your serve, dear readers, and I know you want good comic books.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar's comic books of his Nemesis series will desire Nemesis Forever.

A+

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

The Kindle edition of NEMESIS FOREVER #2 is available at Amazon. You can also preorder the NEMESIS FOREVER trade paperback collection, which is due in May 2026, at Amazon.

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