Tuesday, May 31, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: May 2022 - Update #66

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

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NEWS:

BRITISH COMICS - From 2000AD:  In 2023, Rebellion will publish "A Very British Affair," which looks at the "forgotten history of British romance comics.  The 224 page book will collect over 50 comics stories.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  "3W3M," the Jonathan Hickman "Substack" comic, apparently brings in almost $300,000 per year.

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  Warner Bros. executive Walter Hamada reportedly stated that Aquaman stars, Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Amber Heard (Mera), did not have screen chemistry.  Thus, her role was pared down for the sequel film.  This comes out of the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard dueling lawsuits trial.

FRANK MILLER - From TheBeat:  The site goes into detail on the upcoming Frank Miller-Emma Kubert comic, "Pandora."

From BleedingCool:  The site has a sketch of a new Frank Miller character, "The Geek."

From BleedingCool:  Master Italian comic book artist, Milo Manara, is apparently drawing something from Frank Miller's "Sin City" revival.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Greg Pak and artist Khoi Pham and Scott Hanna talk about the new "Milestone" title, "Duo."

DC ANIMATION - From THRGina Rodriguez and Xolo Mariduena have joined the cast of the Warner Bros. Animation's "Batwheels," based on DC Comics' characters.

EISNER AWARDS - From ComicBook:  The nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2022 have been announced.  The winners will be announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 this summer.

From Marvel:  Marvel Comics celebrates 16 nominations at the Eisner Awards 2022.

From ANN:  The site discusses the manga and manga-related titles that received nominations for the Eisner Awards 2022.
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DC CINEMA - From THRAmber Heard says her role in the 2023 film, "Aquaman and the Lost City," has been "very pared down" due to her ongoing legal battle with her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Artist Joyce Chin talks about her comics project with legendary writer, Chris Claremont.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:   The company Stan Lee Universe, LLC, controlled by Genius Brands International with POW! Entertainment, has signed a 20-year deal to license the name and likeness of Stan Lee to Marvel Studios for future feature films and television productions, as well as use in Disney theme parks and experiences worldwide.

GRAPHIC NOVELS - From GamesRadar:   Simon & Schuster's kids imprint has announced "Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel," which adapts the first book in the classic children's novel series by Deborah Howe and James Howe

IDW - From GamesRadar:   IDW Publishing announces "TRVE KVLT," a supernatural and satanic comedy from Scott Bryan Wilson and Liana Kangas.

TOY NEWS - From 2000ADRebellion and Hiya Toys have announced the latest in the brand new range of 1:18 PVC action figures based on the world of "Judge Dredd."  The "Judge Dredd & Lawmaster MK II Set" debuts Sept. 2022 with four figures, including Dredd and Judge Death.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From MarvelMarvel Studios has announced that its Disney+ series, "Echo," has gone into production.  The character first appeared in the "Daredevil" comic book.

COMICS TO FILM - From TheWrap:  20th Century Studios is planning a reboot of the 2003 film, "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," which is based on the Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill comic book.

COMICS - From ScreenRant:  The Golden, Silver, and Bronze Ages explained.

DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool:   Berger Books will publish an original graphic novel, "Salamandre," from I.N.J. Culbard.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   The license to publish new "Conan the Barbarian" comic books is moving on from Marvel Comics, although it will still publish some reprints of previous Conan material.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   Writer Chip Zdarsky talks about and previews his run on "Batman," which begins with issue #125.

DC AUDIO - From DCBlog:   Actor Lance Reddick ("John Wick" franchise) talks giving voice to "Thomas Wayne" in the podcast drama, "Batman Unburied."

IDW - From RueMorgue:   IDW Publishing shares exclusive art from "Locke & Key: The Golden Age" hardcover.

DC TV - From Variety:  The CW has cancelled its DC Comics' TV series, "Naomi," after one season.

COMICS - WWAC:  "Women Writing About Comics" introduce a "standard" template for writing scripts for comic books.

AWARDS - From Pulitzer:  The winners of the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The winners include a work of comics, "I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp" ("Illustrated Reporting and Commentary"), which was published at Insider.com.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  More on the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Josh Adams, Anthony Del Col, Fahmida Azim, and Walter Hickey for "I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp."

GEORGE PEREZ:

IN MEMORIAM - From THR:  Legendary comic book artist and writer, George Perez, has died at the age of 67, Friday, May 6th, 2022.  Perez was known for his work on "New Teen Titans," "Crisis on Infinite Earths," and Wonder Woman, among others, for DC Comics.  He also drew "Avengers" for Marvel Comics.

From GamesRadar:  "Avengers #55" raises a tribute to George Perez.

DOCTOR STRANGE - From Here:  My review of "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."

From Variety:  "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" wins the May 6th to May 8th, 2022 weekend box office with a take of $185 million.

From ComicBook:  Actress Elizabeth Olsen says the Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch's journey is a "ride that I didn't expect."

From LATimes:  Here is the backstory on the group, "The Illuminati," from the "Doctor Strange" sequel.

From Deadline:  "Doctor Strange" sequel screenwriter, Michael Waldron, talks about writing the film, "Loki" Season Two, and the "Star Wars" film he is writing.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From GeekFeed:  "Peter Quill/Star Lord" may be wearing his blue uniform (as he does in comic books) in "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3."

ARCHIE - From BleedingCool:  This summer Archie Comics will introduce two new bisexual characters, Eliza Han and Stacy Banks.  A previously introduced character, Harper Lodge (cousin of Veronica Lodge), will also be revealed as bisexual.

DC ANIMATED - From DCBlog:  HBO Max's animated series, "Harley Quinn," has spinoff.  The ten-episode series, using the working title, "Noonan," will focus on "Kite Man."

DC TV - From DCBlog:  Young actor, Alex Garfin ("Jordan Kent" on The CW's "Superman & Lois"), talks about balancing heroism and high school.

DC COMICS - From DCBlogJoshua Williamson talks killing the Justice League in "Justice League #75."

DC CINEMA - From TMZ:  Actress Amber Heard supposedly has less than 10 minutes of screen time in "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," according to film journalist, Grace Randolph.  The film is due in theaters March 2022.

BOOM - From FanGirlNation:  The site has a sneak peek at BOOM! Studios' supernatural queer romance and adventure comic book, "Hollow," which debuts in September.

DC TV - From DeadlineThe CW has cancelled its DC Comics television series, "Batwoman," after three seasons.  The network also cancelled "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" after seven seasons.

FRANK MILLER:

From THR:  Frank Miller has launched his own independent comic book publishing company, Frank Miller Presents.  Miller will as President and Editor-in-Chief and former DC Comics co-publisher, Dan DiDio, will serve as publisher.

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller's company, Frank Miller Presents, is being financed by "Spice DAO," an NFT and crypto-currency investment firm.

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents will publish Frank Miller's "Ronin" sequel and "Sin City" prequel.

From BleedingCool:  One of Frank Miller Presents' first projects is "Ancient Enemies" by Dan DiDio and Danilo Beyruth.

EN MEMORIAM - From THR:  Comic book writer, artist, and publisher and graphic designer, Neal Adams, has died at the age of 80, Thursday, April 28, 2022.  Adams is known as the comic book artist who revitalized Batman, the character and the comic book, beginning in early 1970.  With "Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76," Adams revamped two characters and introduced "relevant comics."  Adams was a powerful advocate for "creator's rights" for comic book writers and artists.  It was his advocacy that helped to secure recognition and a pension for Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

From DCBlog:  Remembering Neal Adams - quotes from well-known comic book creators.

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APRIL 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark Vanaheim for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics Batman's "Shadow War Crossover" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2022
From GamesRadar:   Marvel Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for April 2022

MAY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA Upshot for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Hulk Vs Thor: Banner of War" for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" solicitations for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2022
From BleedingCool:  Z2 Comics for May 2022

JUNE 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector DC Comics Graphic Novels for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Lev Gleason for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Banner of War" for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "X-Men" for June 2022 
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for June 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for June 2022

JULY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Artists Elite Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2022
From GamesRadar:  DC Comics covers and solicitations for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Star Wars" comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Merc Publishing for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Silver Sprocket for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for July 2022

AUGUST 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "A.X.E.: Judgement Day solicitations for August 2022
 
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#IReadsYou Review: Jim Butcher's THE DRESDEN FILES: Bigfoot Volume 1

JIM BUTCHER'S THE DRESDEN FILES: BIGFOOT VOLUME 1
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

WRITERS: Mark Powers (adaptation) and Jim Butcher (story)
ART: Joseph Cooper
COLORS: Salvatore Aiala Studios
LETTERS: Dave Sharpe
EDITOR: Joe Rybandt
COVER: Christian McGrath
ISBN: 978-1-524-12129-7; hardcover (March 22, 2022)
160pp, Color, $24.99 US (March 9, 2022 – comic book shops)

Rated “M” for “Suggested for mature readers”

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot Volume 1 is an original graphic novel based on “The Dresden Files” series of contemporary fantasy novels and books.  The Dresden Files series is written by Jim Butcher and comprised of 17 novels (as of this writing).  The series focuses on supernatural private investigator and wizard, Harry Dresden, who was introduced in the 2000 novel, Storm Front.

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot Volume 1 is the first Dynamite Entertainment Dresden Files original graphic novel since Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Dog Men (2018).  It is an adaptation of three Harry Dresden prose short stories:  “I Was a Teenage Bigfoot,” “Bigfoot on Campus,” and “B is for Bigfoot” originally published in anthology paperbacks.  They have been interwoven with new material to create an original graphic novel.

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot Volume 1 is written by Mark Powers, adapting the original stories of Jim Butcher.  It is drawn by Joseph Cooper; colored by Salvatore Aiala Studios; and lettered by Dave Sharpe, with a painted cover by Christian McGrath.

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot Volume 1 opens with Harry Dresden helping Irwin Pounder and girlfriend, Connie, move into their new apartment.  Harry has known Irwin since he was a kid because three times in his young life, Harry has come to Irwin's rescue, at the behest of his parents – his mother, Dr. Helena Pounder, and his father … known as "Bigfoot."  So now, it is time for Harry to be a storyteller and treat Connie to tales of Harry and young Irwin.

It all begins when Harry travels to the woods of northern Wisconsin.  This is where he meets a being known as “Strength of a River in His Shoulder,” whom Harry will come to call “River Shoulders.”  Humans know people like River as “Bigfoot,” but he belongs to the “Three Stars Forest People.”  It seems Bigfoot had a relationship with Dr. Pounder that produced a child, Irwin Pounder, who looks human like his mother.

Bigfoot has heard that his “scion” is having trouble in school, according to his mother.  Bigfoot sends Harry to Dr. Pounder, and she tells him that Irwin, her “angel,” is coming home from his school, the elite Madison Academy, with bruises.  Using her connections, Helena gets Harry into the school, where he immediately discovers something out of sorts.  Irwin is a good kid, but not everyone at the school is good.

When Irwin is a high school student at St. Mark's Academy, Harry returns a second time to investigate Irwin's mysterious illness.  The diagnosis is “mono,” but it is worse than that.  Someone wants something Irwin has, and they may kill him to get it.

Finally, Irwin is a college student and football player at the University of Oklahoma.  He has a girlfriend, Connie.  What neither Irwin nor Connie k now is that Connie's life and lineage are more complicated than either realize.  And it may cost both their lives.

THE LOWDOWN:  From what I understand, The Dresden Files is detective fiction set in a fantasy world of magic and the supernatural, but I don't know for sure because I have yet to read one of the prose novels.  [Yes, I need to fix that.]  The few Dresden Files comic books that I have read suggests that Harry Dresden is a detective of the supernatural and also an investigator and fix-it man.

Dresden is also apparently a wizard for hire and uses a staff, a blasting rod, and also a .38 revolver as implements of his trade – a mix of magic and practicality.  The great thing about Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot Volume 1 is that it is a mix of the natural and the supernatural.  Harry uses magic, but often, he solves problems just by being a human – talking and listening; it is as if he is part mentor and part spiritual advisor.  Harry is a problem solver and his brains and wits are on display as much as his wiles and his magic and magical knowledge.

Joseph Cooper's straightforward storytelling captures the sense of love, devotion, and friendship in this story, while not neglecting the dark magics and adversarial relationships and diabolical actions of some of the characters.  The coloring by Salvatore Aiala Studios establishes the moods necessary to both connect these three stories and to also allow each to be different from the others.  Dave Sharpe's lettering sets a steady pace and beat that will carry the reader through this entertaining and smooth jaunt into the supernatural.

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot Volume 1 has a good creative team led by Mark Powers clever and delightfully readable adaptation.  My previous experiences with Dresden Files comic books tell me that Jim Butcher's world is a fun one to visit, and this graphic novel will encourage readers to visit it often.  Those who read this graphic novel will be surprised by how much the themes of love and devotion play in the story, and I believe you will like that, dear readers.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of The Dresden Files novels and comics will want to read Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Bigfoot Volume 1.

A-
★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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Monday, May 30, 2022

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for May 31, 2022

DC COMICS:

Action Comics 2022 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $5.99
Action Comics 2022 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Steve Rude Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Batman #125 LED Acetate Poster, $24.99
Batman 2022 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Mikel Janin), $5.99
Batman 2022 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Chris Burnham Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Batman Beyond The White Knight Showcase Edition #1, $5.99
Batman Reptilian HC, $24.99
DC Connect #25, AR
Death And Return Of Superman Omnibus HC (2022 Edition), $150.00
Hardware Season One #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Mateus Manhanini), $3.99
Hardware Season One #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Caanan White Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Justice League Road To Dark Crisis #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Daniel Sampere), $5.99
Justice League Road To Dark Crisis #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Chris Burnham Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Justice League Road To Dark Crisis #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Rafael Sarmento Card Stock Variant), AR
Nice House On The Lake #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $3.99
Nice House On The Lake #9 (Of 12)(Cover B Kelley Jones Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Shadow War Omega #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jonboy Meyers), $5.99
Shadow War Omega #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Mikel Janin Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Shadow War Omega #1 (One Shot)(Cover C James Stokoe Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman Son Of Kal-El Volume 1 The Truth HC, $24.99
Teen Titans By Geoff Johns Omnibus HC (2022 Edition), $150.00

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: BITE SIZED ARCHIE Volume 1

BITE SIZED ARCHIE VOL. 01
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Ron Cacace
ART: Vincent Lovallo
EiC: Mike Pellerito
COVER: Vincent Lovallo
ISBN: 978-1-64576-913-2; paperback; 6 3/8” x 8” (March 2022)
112pp, Color, $12.99 U.S., $16.99 CAN (April 27, 2022)

Rating: All-Ages

Bite Sized Archie is a webcomic, the first for the classic Archie Comics character, Archie Andrews.  The series is published as weekly episodes, with each being comprised of four panels.  Bite Sized Archie is drawn in a style similar to chibi (a Japanese style of caricature) and with a 1960s retro Archie Comics aesthetic.  The creative team is comprised of writer Ron Cacace and artist Vincent Lovallo.

Bite Sized Archie Vol. 1 collects the first year of the webcomic.  The book contains 52 strips, beginning with Strip 1: “Jughead's Game of the Year Awards” from December 20, 2020 to Strip 52: “Plenty to Digest” from December 3, 2021.

Bite Sized Archie Vol. 1 hopes you’re hungry for laughs.  Jughead Jones hands out video game awards and also ponders diners, drive-ins, and dives online at “Jughead's Diner Reviews.”  Archie is so bored that he doesn't notice the infinity war just outside “Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe.”  Reggie Mantle deals with a black eye – one online and one on his face.

Jughead struggles with a “TV dinner” and with a failing printer, but Sabrina Spellman and her magic can only help him with one of them … maybe.  Archie offers Josie McCoy (of Josie and the Pussycats) some professional advice.  Archie finds himself trapped between Betty Cooper and Veronica LodgeToni Topaz, Kevin Keller, and Jughead warn us about the dangers of tweeting.  Cheryl Blossom meets Spider.  And Chuck Clayton has the comic book convention blues.  It's all in a day (or year) in the life of Archie Andrews and friends.

THE LOWDOWN:  Bite Sized Archie is basically a daily newspaper comic strip, but produced for the digital age.  It's cute and one can say that the creative team of Ron Cacace and artist Vincnet Lovallo is doing something nice for people who can never get enough of the wonderful world of Archie Comics.

Bite Sized Archie Vol. 1 is not something I would normally search out, but I would (and did) enjoy it once I found it.  In fact, the quickest way to make me interested in any Archie Comics publication is to include anyone from Josie and the Pussycats.  And Bite Sized Archie Vol. 1 is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the world of Archie Andrews.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Archie Comics will want Bite Sized Archie Vol. 1.

[This book contains an afterword by Ron Cacace and “Behind the Panels,” which focuses on the process of artist Vincent Lovallo.  Extras include bonus features, character sketches, and behind-the-scenes conversations from the creative team .]

B+
★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: CHAOS CAMPUS #40

CHAOS CAMPUS: SORORITY GIRLS VS ZOMBIES #40
APPROBATION COMICS

STORY: B. Alex Thompson – @ApproBAT
ART: Ricardo Mendez
COLORS: Alivon Ortiz
LETTERS: Krugos
POST-SCRIPTING/POLISH: John P. Ward
EDITOR: B. Alex Thompson
MISC: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
COVER: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
24pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (2018)

Rated: Teen 13+

Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies created by B. Alex Thompson

“Expiation”


Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies is the long-running zombie apocalypse comic book series from Approbation Comics.  Mixing in elements of comedy, horror, adventure, and magic, it is the creation of B. Alex Thompson.  The series is set during a zombie invasion and follows the adventures of three members of the sorority, Epsilon Alpha Zeta Upsilon (EAZY):  ass-kickin’ Jamie Lynn Schaffer, brainy and magic-wielding Paige Helena Patton, and sexy goddess-type Brittany Ann Miller.  The series is written by Thompson.  It is currently drawn by Ricardo Mendez; colored by Alivon Ortiz; and lettered by Krugos.

Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #40 (“Expiation”) opens in the wake the “Alts” attack that did damage to the campus.  Jamie had a shocking reunion with Charles, her father, and with Aimee, her sister.  Aimee has been transformed into “Aqua Aimee,” a bio-mechanoid-like creature, because of an alien symbiote inside her … that is also killing her.

Jamie and Aimee have been placed in a coma so that Paige and Brittany can save them both.  Meanwhile, Jamie and Aimee wake up as children and are forced to grow up again while their real bodies and minds struggle to fight off the alien symbiote's influence.  Can the twin sisters survive this taxing mental and physical ordeal?  Or will the symbiote ultimately kill them both?  And will they survive the replay of an important moment in Jamie's life...

THE LOWDOWN:  Yes, dear readers, we are continuing toward the conclusion of the Chaos Campus comic book series.  Every time I read an issue of this genre-busting series, however, I get deeper into denial about the end.

In Chaos Campus #40, B. Alex Thompson offers his usual antics – fight, fight, and creature feature.  However, “Expiation” is an enjoyable story about clashing siblings.  It is one of the best depictions of the tensions between siblings and of their rivalries that I have ever seen in a comic book.  It feels authentic and genuine.

Ricardo Mendez, perhaps Chaos Campus' signature artist, captures the usual fun and the sibling melodrama that Thompson offers this issue.  Alivon Ortiz's sparkling colors really play well – surprisingly – on the girls' hair and costumes.  Of course, Krugos' lettering completes the storytelling with a ringing soundtrack.

It's easy to join the fun, dear readers.  The details are at the bottom of this review.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of zombies, video games, and of horror-comedies will want to try Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies.

A
★★★★ out of 4 stars

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



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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: KING SPAWN #1

KING SPAWN #1
IMAGE COMICS

STORY: Sean Lewis; Todd McFarlane (additional dialogue and back-up stories)
PENCILS: Javi Fernandez (King Spawn); Stephen Segovia (Haunt); Marcio Takara (Nightmare); Philip Tan (The Hero); Brett Booth (Gunslinger)
INKS: Javi Fernandez; Adelso Corona; Daniel Henriques
COLORS: FCO Plascencia (King Spawn); Andrew Dalhouse; Marcelo Maiolo; Peter Steigerwald; Dave McCaig
LETTERS: Andworld Design (King Spawn): Tom Orzechowski
EDITOR: Thomas Healy
COVER:  Puppeteer Lee
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Todd McFarlane with FCO Plascencia; David Finch with FCO Plascencia; Sean Gordon Murphy; Brett Booth and Todd McFarlane with FCO Plascencia; Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane with FCO Plascencia; Donny Cates and Todd McFarlane
56pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (August 2021)

Rated: “T/ Teen”

Spawn created by Todd McFarlane


Spawn is a superhero/antihero character that stars in the long-running comic book series, Spawn.  Created by writer-artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1 (cover dated: May 1992).

Spawn was Albert Francis “Al” Simmons.  A career military man who becomes a highly capable assassin and dies a violent death.  He makes a deal with the devil, Malebolgia, in order to return to the living realm to see his wife one last time.  However, Al returns with almost no memories accept that his name is Al Simmons, and he learns that he is now a “Hellspawn” in service of Malebolgia.  Rebelling, Al Simmons, now “Spawn,” finds a new purpose in stopping evil.

Back in February (2021), Todd McFarlane announced his plans to build a larger, multi-character, interconnected, comic book universe based around his Spawn comic book – a “Spawn Universe.”  McFarlane also announced four new comic book titles coming out in 2021, with three of them continuing as regular monthly titles.  The first of the three titles, King Spawn, has arrived.

King Spawn is written by Sean Lewis; drawn by Javi Fernandez; colored by FCO Plascencia; lettered by Andworld Design.  King Spawn finds Spawn battling one of his old adversaries, but it is someone only Spawn knows that exists.

King Spawn #1 opens at an elementary school in Seattle, Washington.  There, a bombing kills sixteen people, including fourteen children aged five and six years old.  Spawn and Jessica Priest (She-Spawn) surreptitiously attend the funeral of one of the children, and Spawn, enraged, tells Priest that he knows who committed this crime and that he is going after them.

The suspects include a legendary angel, Metatron, and perhaps, an underground religious group, “Psalms 137.”  Or maybe, the people behind the bombing are fans...

THE LOWDOWN:  I read Spawn #1 back in 1992, and I had mixed feelings about it.  Yet I was a fan and followed the series for another five or six years.

2021 finds me reading my a Spawn title first-issue for the first time since I read Curse of the Spawn #1 back in 1996.  I like the main story in King Spawn #1.  In fact, Sean Lewis has written the best first issue for an ongoing Spawn comic that I have read to date.  His dialogue is sharp and natural-like, which I can't say for Spawn creator Todd McFarlane's dialogue and exposition, which often describes things that we can see in the art.  Lewis' script is lean and mean, and Lewis does something at which McFarlane is quite good – make the reader feel for the victims.

I've always preferred my Spawn comic books to be drawn by McFarlane, but as a businessman from the beginning of Spawn, he really could not commit to drawing Spawn on a regular basis past the first two years of the original series.  However, Javi Fernandez's art and storytelling shares a sensibility with McFarlane's art that will satisfy me.

So far, I find that King Spawn #1 is the closest to what I will get to those early days of Spawn.  Also, the ending makes me want to come back for more.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Spawn will want to read King Spawn.

[This comic book includes four back-up stories and “Spawning Ground” Presents “The Breakdown,” in which Todd McFarlane and Sean Lewis interview each other.]

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



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