Monday, September 30, 2024

BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for October 2, 2024

BOOM! STUDIOS

AUG240015 CREEPING BELOW #1 (OF 5) CVR A DEL REY (MR) $4.99
AUG240016 CREEPING BELOW #1 (OF 5) CVR B LLOVET (MR) $4.99
AUG240020 CREEPING BELOW #1 (OF 5) CVR F FOC REVEAL VAR (MR) $4.99
JUN240165 EXPANSE THE DRAGON TOOTH TP VOL 03 (C: 0-1-2) $17.99
JUL248264 MINOR ARCANA #1 2ND PTG LEMIRE $4.99
AUG240062 RANGER ACADEMY #11 CVR A MERCADO (C: 1-0-0) $3.99
AUG240063 RANGER ACADEMY #11 CVR B PINK MI-GYEONG (C: 1-0-0) $3.99

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 2, 2024

DC COMICS:

Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Dan Mora), $4.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Simone Bianchi Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Guillem March Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover D Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover E Mico Suayan Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover F Stephen Bliss Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover G Mikel Janin Villains Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover H John Timms Connecting Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover I Yasmine Putri Raised Ultraviolet Foil Variant), $7.99
Absolute Power #4 (Of 4)(Cover J Juliet Nneka Power Participation Card Stock Variant), $5.99
American Vampire Volume 1 TP, $39.99
American Vampire Volume 1 TP (DC Compact Comics Edition), $9.99
Animal Man By Grant Morrison And Chaz Truog Compendium TP, $59.99
Batman #153 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #153 (Cover B Tony Harris & Jeremy Clark Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #153 (Cover C David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #153 (Cover D Kelley Jones Trick Or Treat Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #153 (Cover E Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $7.99
Batman #153 (Cover F Marco Mastrazzo Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #153 (Cover G Walter Simonson Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10 (Cover A Erich Owen), $2.99
Birds Of Prey #14 (Cover A Leonardo Romero), $3.99
Birds Of Prey #14 (Cover B Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #14 (Cover C Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #14 (Cover D Kelley Jones Trick Or Treat Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #14 (Cover E Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $6.99
Birds Of Prey #14 (Cover F Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Catwoman Trial Of The Catwoman TP (DC Compact Comics Edition), $9.99
DC All In Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Daniel Sampere Wraparound Variant), $4.99
DC All In Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Wes Craig Wraparound Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC All In Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Rafa Sandoval Wraparound Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC All In Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Daniel Sampere Wraparound Foil Variant), $7.99
DC All In Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover E John Giang Wraparound Card Stock Variant), AR
DC All In Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Logo Variant), AR
DC Horror Presents Creature Commandos #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Tirso), $4.99
DC Horror Presents Creature Commandos #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Charlie Adlard Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC Horror Presents Creature Commandos #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Jim Lee Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC Horror Presents Creature Commandos #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Jim Lee Black & White Card Stock Variant), AR
DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Dan Hipp), $9.99
DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Ejikure Variant), $9.99
DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Nicola Scott Variant), $9.99
DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1 (One Shot)(Cover D TBD), AR
Filth TP (2024 Edition), $19.99
Justice Society Of America #12 (Of 12)(Cover A Mikel Janin), $3.99
Justice Society Of America #12 (Of 12)(Cover B Tony Harris Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Justice Society Of America #12 (Of 12)(Cover C Marco Santucci Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Justice Society Of America #12 (Of 12)(Cover D Mike Wieringo Virgin Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Midnight Mass TP, $16.99
Multiversus Collision Detection #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Dan Mora), $4.99
Multiversus Collision Detection #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Multiversus Collision Detection #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Jon Sommariva Card Stock Variant), AR
My Adventures With Superman #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Li Cree), $3.99
My Adventures With Superman #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Ricardo Lopez Ortiz Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nice House By The Sea #3 (Of 12)(Cover A Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $3.99
Nice House By The Sea #3 (Of 12)(Cover B Lisandro Estherren Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nice House By The Sea #3 (Of 12)(Cover C Alex Eckman Lawn Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Plastic Man No More #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Alex Lins), $4.99
Plastic Man No More #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Riley Rossmo Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #26 (Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #26 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #26 (Cover C Noobovich Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #26 (Cover D Kelley Jones Trick Or Treat Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #26 (Cover E Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $6.99
Poison Ivy #26 (Cover F Sebastian Fiumara Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #26 (Cover G Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), AR
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #130 (Cover A Valerio Chiola), $2.99
Shazam #16 (Cover A Gleb Melnikov), $3.99
Shazam #16 (Cover B Felipe Massafera Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Shazam #16 (Cover C Ejikure Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Shazam #16 (Cover D Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $6.99
Speed Force TP, $16.99
Strange Case Of Harleen And Harley TP, $16.99
Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum TP, $19.99
This Land Is Our Land A Blue Beetle Story TP, $16.99

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Dynamite Entertainment from Diamond Distributors for October 2, 2024

DYNAMITE

AUG240145 BARBARELLA #1 CVR A LINSNER $4.99
AUG240146 BARBARELLA #1 CVR B WU $4.99
AUG240147 BARBARELLA #1 CVR C PACE $4.99
AUG240148 BARBARELLA #1 CVR D COSPLAY $4.99
AUG240149 BARBARELLA #1 CVR E LINSNER FOIL (C: 0-1-2) $9.99
AUG240150 BARBARELLA #1 CVR F LINSNER FOIL VIRGIN (C: 0-1-2) $29.99
AUG240151 BARBARELLA #1 CVR G BLANK AUTHENTIX $4.99
JUL248892 BARBARELLA #1 CVR S FOC BONUS RED BLANK AUTHENTIX (C: 1-0-0) $4.99
JUL248893 BARBARELLA #1 CVR T 7 COPY FOC LINSNER RED LINE (C: 1-0-0) $4.99
JUL248894 BARBARELLA #1 CVR U 7 COPY FOC RICHARD PACE LINE ART (C: 1-0 $4.99
JUL248895 BARBARELLA #1 CVR V 10 COPY FOC LINSNER VIRGIN RED LINE (C: $4.99
JUN240288 DARKWING DUCK NEGADUCK HC VOL 01 EVIL OPPOSITE (C: 0-1-2) $22.99
JUN240289 DARKWING DUCK NEGADUCK TP VOL 01 EVIL OPPOSITE (C: 0-1-2) $17.99
MAY240188 HERCULES #4 CVR F TOMASELLI METAL PREMIUM (C: 0-1-2) $100.00
AUG240169 RED SONJA DEATH AND THE DEVIL #2 CVR A LINSNER $4.99
AUG240170 RED SONJA DEATH AND THE DEVIL #2 CVR B CELINA $4.99
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AUG240172 RED SONJA DEATH AND THE DEVIL #2 CVR D COSPLAY $4.99
JUL248901 RED SONJA DEATH AND THE DEVIL #2 CVR L 7 COPY FOC LINSNER RE $4.99
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JUN240273 SPACE GHOST #4 CVR E MATTINA METAL PREMIUM (C: 0-1-2) $100.00
AUG240320 THUNDERCATS #2 CVR Y FOC FOIL SHALVEY SGN (C: 1-1-2) $29.99
AUG240321 THUNDERCATS #2 CVR ZE FOC SHALVEY LINE ART SGN DE EXC (C: 1- $29.99
JUN240212 THUNDERCATS CHEETARA #2 CVR H PUEBLA METAL PREMIUM (C: 0-1-2 $100.00
JUN240257 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #3 CVR F PARRILLO METAL PREMIUM $100.00
AUG240340 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR A PARRILLO $4.99
AUG240341 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR B LINSNER $4.99
AUG240342 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR C ELIAS CHATZOUDIS $4.99
AUG240343 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR D ANACLETO $4.99
AUG240344 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR E COSPLAY $4.99
JUL248896 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR N FOC BONUS LUCIO PARRILL $4.99
JUL248897 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR O FOC BONUS JAY ANACLETO $4.99
JUL248898 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR P 7  COPY FOC LUCIO PARRI $4.99
JUL248899 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR Q 10 COPY FOC LUCIO PARRI $4.99
JUL248900 VAMPIRELLA DARK REFLECTIONS #5 CVR R 11 COPY FOC LINSNER RED $4.99

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Image Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 2, 2024

IMAGE COMICS

LUNAR DISTRIBUTORS:
Department Of Truth Wild Fictions HC (per Diamond Distribution), $29.99
Deviant #8 (Of 9)(Cover A Joshua Hixson), $3.99
Deviant #8 (Of 9)(Cover B Letizia Cadonici), AR
Deviant #8 (Of 9)(Cover C Fernando Blanco), AR
Falling In Love On The Path To Hell #1 (4th Printing Cover A Garry Brown), $4.99
Falling In Love On The Path To Hell #2 (2nd Printing Cover A Garry Brown), $3.99
Falling In Love On The Path To Hell #3 (2nd Printing Cover A Garry Brown), $3.99
Free Agents #4 (Cover A Stephen Mooney), $3.99
Free Agents #4 (Cover B Kevin Maguire), $3.99
Free Agents #4 (Cover C Darick Robertson), $3.99
Grommets #1 (Of 7)(4th Printing Cover A Brett Parson), $3.99
Grommets #2 (Of 7)(3rd Printing Cover A Brett Parson), $3.99
Grommets #3 (Of 7)(2nd Printing Cover A Brett Parson), $3.99
Hyde Street #1 (Cover A Ivan Reis & Danny Miki), $3.99
Hyde Street #1 (Cover B Gary Frank & Brad Anderson), $3.99
Hyde Street #1 (Cover C Kelley Jones & Brad Anderson), AR
Hyde Street #1 (Cover D Mike Deodato Jr. & Brad Anderson), AR
Hyde Street #1 (Cover E Ivan Reis Original Art Convention Sketch Variant), AR
Hyde Street #1 (Cover F Blank Variant), $3.99
Hyde Street #1 (Cover G Ivan Reis Homage Variant), AR
I Hate Fairyland #16 (Cover A Skottie Young), $3.99
I Hate Fairyland #16 (Cover B Skottie Young F*Ck Uncensored Fairyland Variant), $3.99
I Hate Fairyland #16 (Cover C Skottie Young Homage Variant), AR
I Hate Fairyland #16 (Cover D Skottie Young Black & White Virgin Homage Variant), AR
I Hate Fairyland #16 (Cover E Blank Variant), $3.99
I Hate Fairyland Volume 7 In The Mean Time TP, $16.99
King Spawn #38 (Cover A Mark Spears), $2.99
King Spawn #38 (Cover B Jonathan Glapion), $2.99
Low Skateboard Deck, AR
Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game, $19.99
Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game Playmat, $19.95
Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game Team-Up Expansion, $19.99
Redcoat #6 (Cover A Bryan Hitch & Brad Anderson Wraparound Variant), $3.99
Redcoat #6 (Cover B Francis Manapul), $3.99
Redcoat #6 (Cover C Gabriel Rodriguez & Brad Anderson), $3.99
Saga Volume 1 TP (New Edition), $9.99
Savage Dragon #272 (Cover A Erik Larsen), $3.99
Savage Dragon #272 (Cover B Erik Larsen 70s Trade Dress Variant), $3.99
Savage Dragon #272 (Cover C Simon Mallette St-Pierre), $3.99
Spawn #357 (Cover A Marcial Toledano Vargas), $2.99
Spawn #357 (Cover B Carlo Barberi), $2.99
Standstill #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Andrew Robinson), $4.99
Walking Dead Deluxe #98 (Cover A David Finch & Dave McCaig), $3.99
Walking Dead Deluxe #98 (Cover B Charlie Adlard & Dave McCaig), $3.99
Walking Dead Deluxe #98 (Cover C Mattia De Iulis Connecting Variant),
Walking Dead Deluxe #98 (Cover D Arthur Adams Connecting Variant), $3.99
Witchblade #1 (2024)(Cover I Marc Silvestri Black & White Virgin Signed Variant), AR
Witchblade #1 (2024)(Cover J Marc Silvestri Original Art Sketch Variant), AR

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 2, 2024

MARVEL COMICS

JUN240931 ALIENS WHAT IF TP $17.99
MAR240862 CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 NEW PTG $100.00
MAR240863 CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 NEW PTG DM VAR $100.00
AUG240868 DAREDEVIL #14 $4.99
AUG240870 DAREDEVIL #14 CHAD HARDIN DOOM VAR $4.99
AUG240869 DAREDEVIL #14 JAN BAZALDUA STORMBREAKERS VAR $4.99
AUG240877 DEADPOOL #7 $3.99
AUG240882 DEADPOOL #7 AMANDA CONNER DOOM VAR $3.99
AUG240879 DEADPOOL #7 MARK BAGLEY VAR $3.99
AUG240883 DEADPOOL #7 PEACH MOMOKO VAR $3.99
AUG240878 DEADPOOL #7 SCOTT KOBLISH VAR $3.99
JUN240918 DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE WWIII TP $15.99
JUL240876 FANTASIC FOUR HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-READ 2024 (BUNDLES OF 20) ( $PI
AUG240889 GET FURY #6 (OF 6) $3.99
AUG240773 GHOST RIDER ROBBIE REYES SPECIAL #1 $4.99
AUG240775 GHOST RIDER ROBBIE REYES SPECIAL #1 GONZO VAR $4.99
AUG240774 GHOST RIDER ROBBIE REYES SPECIAL #1 SANDOVAL VAR $4.99
MAR240848 GODZILLA ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC $100.00
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AUG240874 IMMORTAL THOR #16 $4.99
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JUN240927 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN BY DUGGAN TP VOL 03 IRON AND DIAMONDS $24.99
JUN240934 IRON MAN EPIC COLLECT TP VOL 22 AGE OF INNOCENCE $44.99
JUN240946 MARVEL GRAPHIC COMIC BOX IRON MAN (BUNDLES OF 5) $60.00
JUN240947 MARVEL GRAPHIC COMIC BOX MYSTIQUE (BUNDLES OF 5) $60.00
JUL240830 MSH SECRET WARS #10 FACSIMILE ED $4.99
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JUL240877 SPIDER-BOY HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-READ 2024 (BUNDLES OF 20) (NET $PI
AUG240819 SPIDER-GWEN GHOST-SPIDER #6 $3.99
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JUL240917 SPIDER-MAN BLACK COSTUME SAGA BY CHARLES VESS POSTER $8.99
JUL240880 SPIDEY FRIENDS HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-READ 2024 (BUNDLES OF 20) $PI
AUG240906 STAR WARS BATTLE OF JAKKU INSURGENCY RISING #1 (OF 4) $4.99
AUG240909 STAR WARS BATTLE OF JAKKU INSURGENCY RISING #1 (OF 4) 25TH A $4.99
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JUL240921 STORM #1 $4.99
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JUN240919 ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER BY BRYAN HILL TP VOL 01 PEACE AND WAR $19.99
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AUG240847 UNCANNY X-MEN #244 FACSIMILE ED $4.99
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Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for October 2, 2024

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

JUL242125 20 DEGREES PAST RIGOR #1 (OF 3) (MR) (C: 0-1-2) $4.99
JUL242332 A CONDITION OF LOVE GN VOL 10 (C: 0-1-1) $10.99
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Sunday, September 29, 2024

#IReadsYou TV Review: UZUMAKI EPISODE 1

“Uzumaki” Episode 1 (2024)

Running time:  24 minutes
TV-MA
DIRECTOR:  Hiroshi Nagahama
WRITER:  Aki Iazmi (based upon the manga by Junji Ito)
PRODUCERS:  Jason DeMarco (executive producer) and Maki Terashima-Furuta
COMPOSER: Colin Stetson

ANIMATION/HORROR

Starring:  (English dub voices) Abby Trott, Robbie Daymond, Cristina Valenzuela, Aaron LaPlante, Mona Marshall, Doug Stone, and Max Mittelman

Uzumaki” is a four-episode, animated, horror television miniseries from director Hiroshi Nagahama.  The series is a joint production between Cartoon Network's “Adult Swim” programming block and Production I.G USA, the American division of the Japanese animation studio, Production I.G.  The first episode of Uzumaki made its debut on Adult Swim Saturday, September 28, 2024 and became available to stream on the Max service Sunday, September 29, 2024.  There is both an English-language and Japanese-language version of this miniseries, and this review is based on the English version.

Uzumaki” is an adaptation of the manga (Japanese comics), Uzumaki, originally published from 1998 to 1999 and created by Junji Ito.  Uzumaki the anime is set in the coastal Japanese village where a high school couple confronts the spiral pattern that seems to be haunting the village.

“Uzumaki” Episode 1 opens in Kurouzu, a small Japanese coastal village where we meet Kirie Goshima (Abby Trott), a high school girl who is traveling to Kurouzu Station.  There, she plans to meet her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (Robbie Daymond).  Upon his arrival, Shuichi seems withdrawn, and his moodiness apparently involves his father.  It seems that Mr. Saito (Aaron LaPlante) has become obsessed with the whorled pattern known as the “spiral” (uzumaki).

Initially, Kirie laughs off Shuichi's concerns, but she eventually personally experiences Mr. Saito's weirdness.  Soon, she is noticing strange and horrifying things herself.  The most horrifying may involve her friend, the very popular teen girl, Azami Kurotani (Cristina Valenzuela).

Junji Ito's Uzumaki manga runs well over 600 pages, so the creators of its anime adaptation have streamlined the story in order to fit a narrative that won't be even one hundred minutes long.  That doesn't bother me all that much as long as they capture the existential sense of dread and cosmic horror that is Uzumaki.

Uzumaki's animation is in black and white, not color, and the character and production design mimic Ito's drawing and graphic design style as closely as they can.  In fact, the anime filmmakers' fidelity to Ito's aesthetic adds another layer of uncanny to this already uncanny series.  So I can overlook, the fact that – judging by Episode 1 – this series does not adopt the hauntingly patient, measured, drawn-out pace of Ito's manga.

Much of the body horror that this anime depicts is as disturbing as that found in live-action body horror films.  Combine that with persistently eerie sound design and it makes this one of the most chilling, scary, and troubling animated series every broadcast on American cable television.

The English voice performances are, quite frankly, superb – from the leads to the supporting players.  They make it seem as if all the freaky things they are seeing are real, even surreal, but never fake and contrived.  I won't spoil Uzumaki Episode 1 for those who have not yet seen it, but it ends with some body horror that had me pressed against the back of my couch.

A
★★★★ out of 4 stars

Sunday, September 29, 2024


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I Reads You Juniors: September 2024 - UPDATED #39

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MARVEL/DC - From BleedingCool: US Courts have stated that Marvel Comics and DC Comics have lost their joint-owned "Super Hero" trademark, after they were challenged.

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  Actors Aaron Pierre ("Rebel Ridge) and Stephan James ("Piano Lesson") are apparently in the mix to play John Stewart in DC Studios' planned HBO series, "Lanterns," based on the "Green Lantern" comic book franchise.

From Deadline:  Actor Matthias Schoennaerts has apparently landed the role of the lead villain in DC Studios' "Supergirl" film, which will be based on the comic book miniseries, "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Rodney Barnes ("Killadelphia") talks about his "DC Black Label" miniseries, "Batman: Full Moon."

From DCBlog:  Writer-artist Rafael Grampa talks about his "DC Black Label" series, "Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham."

MARVEL/ABRAMS - From BleedingCool:  Abrams' latest Marvel graphic novel is "Iron Man: Something Strange" by Dean Hale and Douglas Holgate.  It is set for a May 6, 2025 release date.

DC STUDIOS - From CBRWill Reeve, son of the reverred "Superman" actor, the late Christopher Reeve, says that his cameo in James Gunn's upcoming "Superman" film, is an "honor" and a "full circle moment."  Christopher Reeve played Superman in four films beginning with 1978's Superman: The Movie.

DC COMICS - From DCBlogAbsolute Batman writer Scott Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta talk about the new series.  "Absolute Batman #1" hits stores October 9, 2024.

COMICS TO FILM - From ComicBook:  There is a photo allegedly from the set of "Red Sonja," which reveals actress Matilda Lutz in full costume as Red Sonja.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book artist, John Cassaday, has died at the age of 52.  Cassaday co-created the Wildstorn series, "Planetary," with writer Warren Ellis.  He and writer John Ney Rieber produced a well-regarded run on Captain America (2002).  He and film and television creator, Joss Whedon, produced the comic book, "Astonishing X-Men" (2004-08).  He drew the first story arc for Marvel Comics' first "Star Wars" comic book after it regained the license to produce "Star Wars" comic books.

From ComicBook:  Comic book artist, Karl Moline, has died at the age of 51.  Moline first made a big mark in comic books via now defunct publisher, CrossGen, where he created "Route 666" (2002-04) with writer, Tony Bedard.  He also created "Fray" (2001-03, Dark Horse Comics) with writer, Joss Whedon.  He also drew several issues of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" for Dark Horse.

IMAGE COMICS - From THR:  Sony genre label, Screen Gems, has bought the film rights to the Image Comics' title, "Ice Cream Man," created by W. Maxwell PrinceBeetlejuice Beetlejuice writers, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, will produce.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Director Todd Phillips says that he often joined Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Phoenix's trailer to completely write entire scenes of the "Joker" sequel, "Joker: Folie a Deux."

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Canadian comic book creator and artist, Bernie Mireault, has died at the age of 63, Monday, September 2, 2024, apparently of suicide.  Mireault was best known for his creator-owned comic book, "The Jam."  First appearing in "New Triumph Featuring Northguard #2 (Matrix Graphic Series, 1985) as a back-up, "The Jam Special #1 (Matrix Graphic Series, 1987) was the first solo release of what would eventually become an ongoing series.  Mireault also drew "The Devil Within" story arc for Matt Wagner's Grendel, and he colored several Grendel story arcs.

DC TV - From VarietyNetflix has cancelled its "Dead Boy Detectives" series after a single season. The series was based on characters from DC Comics' "The Sandman Universe."

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From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for September 2024
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OCTOBER 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for October 2024
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From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Batman #153 & 154" for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Ghost Machine" for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "GI Joe" and "Void Rivals" for October 2024
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From BleedingCool:  Magma Comix for October 2024
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From BleedingCool:  Massive for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Publishing for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for October 2024
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for October 2024

NOVEMBER 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Batman" titles for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Void Rival" for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Invaders Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Magma Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000AD for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scratch Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Stranger Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for November 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2024
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DECEMBER 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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Friday, September 27, 2024

#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #3

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #3 (2023)
TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub
ART: Roberto de la Torre
COLORS: Dean White
LETTERS: Richard Starkings of Comicraft
EDITOR: Matt Murray
COVER: Doug Braithwaite
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Patrick Zircher; Max Von Fafner; Roberto de la Torre; Doug Braithwaite
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (September 2023)

Suggested for mature readers

“Bound in Black Stone” Part III: “The Fortress”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they start with a new Conan the Barbarian series.  It is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Roberto de la Torre; colored by José Villarrubia; and lettered by Richard Starkings.  The new series finds Conan returned to his homeland of Cimmeria just when it faces a terrible new threat.

Conan the Barbarian #3 (“The Fortress”) opens as Conan and Brissa of the Pictish Gurian Tribe enter the citadel of black stone that has risen from the frosty ground of Cimmeria.  They are following figures swathed in hooded robes that are seemingly the escorts of the band of undead Picts known as “Tribe of the Lost.”

Along the way, Conan and Brissa discover a band of Cimmerians imprisoned in a rock-hewn cell.  Now, joined by a trio of Cimmerian warriors:  Hydallan, Mago, and Tormey, Conan makes his move on a skull-clad priest and the source of the undead plague.

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #3 is the latest.

As I said in my review of the first two issues of this series, Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' revival of the Conan the Barbarian comic book series is definitely edgier than Marvel Comics' 2019 revival.  Writer Jim Zub has recalled the ass-thumpin, p***y-pounding, blood-splattering pulp storytelling that recalls Roy Thomas.  The spirit of Conan's eccentric (perhaps, mad) creator, Robert E. Howard in every word of Zub's scripts.

I'm trying to find the words to describe the storytelling of artist Roberto de la Torre.  He brings Zub's script to comic book life with fire, black magic, and mountain-leveling thunder.  De la Torre's art feels like a true inheritor to the comic book master of Conan, the late John Buscema (1927-2002).  Dean White brings out the magic in de la Torre art, while Richard Starkings' lettering gives it the thunderous soundtrack that doesn't quit.

Whew! Time for a cigarette.  Seriously, dear readers, if you love Conan comic books, you will hate yourself for denying yourself this new Conan the Barbarian.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Robert E. Howard and His Ages Undreamed Of” Part Three, by Jeffrey Shanks.]

A+

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


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