Monday, April 21, 2025

I Reads You Juniors: April 2025 - UPDATE #31

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

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

NEWS:

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Longtime independent comic book creator, Don Simpson, has completed a 200+ page comic book anthology to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his superhero parody comic book, "Megaton Man."  Entitled "Megaton Man: Multimensions," it contains the work of 60 contributors.  One of them is named "Milo Trent," who lives in Iran, and that is the reason Kickstarter won't let Simpson run a crowdfunding campaign on its platform.

MARVEL - From MarvelMarvel Studios has released the first full trailer for "Fantastic Four: First Steps," which is due in theaters, July 25, 2025.

BOOKS - From ComicsBeat:  Books in all their formats are apparently exempt from tariffs on good imported from China going back to a Cold War-era exemption that is still in place... for now.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Al Ewing talks about "Absolute Green Lantern."

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From EWBob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson are the directors of "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse," the third film in Sony Animation's "Spider-Verse" film series. The directors revealed first-look still images from the film at CinemaCon 2025.  The film is due June 4, 2027.

RETAIL - From BleedingCool TFAW.com, the online and bricks and mortar, comics and collectible retailer, is shutting down April 30, 2025. April 9th is the last day they will process subscription and preorders. Read about the part it played in Dark Horse Comics' history.

COMICS - From BleedingCoolCraig Thompson, the graphic novelist known for such works as "Blankets" (2003) and "Habibi" (2011), is returning with a new graphic novel, "Ginseng Roots: A Memoir." It arrives from Pantheon Books on April 29th, 2025.  Thompson has been serializing "Ginseng Roots" as a 12-issue series via Uncivilized Books.

EN MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist:  American cartoonist and comic book and comics strip artist, Hy Eisman, has died at the age of 98, Thursday, March 27, 2025.  He was the last artist to draw the "Little Lulu" comic strip before it was cancelled in 1984.  He drew the "Katzenjammer Kids" comic strip from 1986 until 2006 when it went into reruns.  In 1975, Hyman won a "National Cartoonist Society Award" for "Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist" for his work on Gold Key's "Little Lulu" comic book.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Jeph LoebJim Lee, and Alex Sinclair talk about the "Batman: Hush" sequel, "Batman: H2SH."

MARVEL STUDIOS - From ComicBookMovie:  The site has the full cast list of the 27 actors set to star in Marvel's 2026 film, "Avengers: Doomsday."

From ComicBookMovie:  That's not all folks. According to sources, more stars will be added to the cast list of "Avengers: Doomsday."

DIAMOND - From BleedingCool:  In the ongoing melodrama that is Diamond Comic Distributors and its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a new winning bidder has emerged.  It seems that Canadian distributors, Universal Distribution and Ad Populum could end up winning Diamond and not Alliance Entertainment, a global distributor and wholesaler specializing in musis, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectables.

From BleedingCool:  Alliance Entertainment, a global distributor and wholesaler specializing in music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectables, has been selected as the winning bidder for Diamond Comic Distributors after its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The proposed acquisition, which is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, includes Diamond Comic Distributors (U.S.), Alliance Game Distributors (no relation to Alliance Entertainment), Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, and Collectible Grading Authority.  However, there is no mention of the following Diamond entities: Diamond UK, Diamond Select Toys, FandomWorld, Gentle Giant, or Free Comic Book Day. 

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FEBRUARY 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  CEX for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Cosmic Lion Productions for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute" titles for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Media for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' Energon Universe titles for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Magma Comix for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2025 - full list
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Star Wars" Black History Month variants for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Ultimate Comics" for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2025 - Part 1
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2025 - Part 2
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2025
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2025

MARCH 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Abrams Comicarts for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Cosmic Lion Productions for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  DSTLRY Media for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Energon" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Ghost Machine" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Spawn" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Amazing Spider-Man" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "One World Under Doom" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Comics" titles for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Massive/WhatNot for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Shift Presents for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Webtoon Unscrolled for March 2025
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for March 2025

APRIL 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Cosmic Lion for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Summer of Superman" titles for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  DSTLRY Media for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" titles for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate: titles for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2025
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for April 2025

MAY 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Cosmic Lion Productions for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute DC" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Media for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Free Comic Book Day 2025 titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Massive Publishing for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics "Conan" and "Solomon Kane" titles for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Udon Studios for May 2025
From BleedingCool:  Valiant-Alien Books for May 2025

JUNE 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dren Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Media for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainent for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Energon Universe" titles for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Spawn" titles for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Keensport Entertainment for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" crossover titles for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Universe" for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Ultimate Comics" with "Scarlet Witch" for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1" for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion / 2000 AD for June 202
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for June 2025
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for June 2025

JULY 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Superman" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics Skybound "Energon" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Spawn" titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" tie-in titles for July 2025
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2025

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BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for April 23, 2025

BOOM! STUDIOS

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for April 23, 2025

DC COMICS:

100 Bullets Volume 2 TP (2025 Edition), $39.99
Absolute Batman #1 (6th Printing Cover A Nick Dragotta), $4.99
Absolute Batman #1 (6th Printing Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Batman #1 (6th Printing Cover C Dan Mora Connecting Foil Variant), $7.99
Absolute Batman #2 (4th Printing Cover A Nick Dragotta), $4.99
Absolute Batman #2 (4th Printing Cover B Tony S. Daniel Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Batman #3 (3rd Printing Cover A Nick Dragotta), $4.99
Absolute Batman #3 (3rd Printing Cover B Gabriele Dell'Otto Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Javier Rodriguez), $4.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Crystal Kung Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Jeff Spokes Connecting Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 (Of 6)(Cover E Riley Rossmo Card Stock Variant), AR
Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 (Of 6)(Cover F Tom Fowler & Chris O'Halloran Card Stock Variant), AR
Absolute Superman #1 (4th Printing Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $4.99
Absolute Superman #1 (4th Printing Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Superman #1 (4th Printing Cover C Dan Mora Connecting Foil Variant), $7.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #1 (5th Printing Cover A Hayden Sherman), $4.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #1 (5th Printing Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #1 (5th Printing Cover C Dan Mora Foil Variant), $7.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #7 (Cover A Hayden Sherman), $4.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #7 (Cover B Jessica Fong Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #7 (Cover C Declan Shalvey Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Wonder Woman #7 (Cover D Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), AR
Absolute Wonder Woman #7 (Cover E Jessica Fong Full Art Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #159 (Cover A Jim Lee & Scott Williams), $4.99
Batman #159 (Cover B Andy Kubert Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #159 (Cover C Gabriele Dell Otto Connecting Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #159 (Cover D Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #159 (Cover E Joe Quinones April Fool's Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #159 (Cover F Jim Lee & Scott Williams Foil Variant), $7.99
Batman #159 (Cover G Michael Cho Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #159 (Cover H Simone Bianchi Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #159 (Cover I Jim Lee Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #159 Giant-Sized Special Edition (Cover A Jim Lee), $14.99
Batman #159 Giant-Sized Special Edition (Cover B Jim Lee Foil Variant), $19.99
Batman Justice Buster Volume 4 TP, $9.99
Batman The Brave And The Bold Out Of The Darkness TP, $19.99
Brave And The Bold #60 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover A Nick Cardy), $3.99
Brave And The Bold #60 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover B Nick Cardy Foil Variant), $6.99
Brave And The Bold #60 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover C Blank Variant), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel The Deluxe Edition HC (Cover A Yasmine Putri Book Market Variant), $49.99
Dark Knights Of Steel The Deluxe Edition HC (Cover B Dan Mora Direct Market Exclusive Variant), $49.99
DC Finest Superman Family The Giant Turtle Man TP, $39.99
Flash #20 (Cover A Mike Del Mundo), $3.99
Flash #20 (Cover B Jeff Spokes Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flash #20 (Cover C Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flash #20 (Cover D Danny Earls Foil Variant), $6.99
Flash #20 (Cover E Vasco Georgiev Card Stock Variant), AR
Green Arrow #23 (Cover A Taurin Clarke), $3.99
Green Arrow #23 (Cover B Miguel Mercado Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Arrow #23 (Cover C Annie Wu April Fool's Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern #22 (Cover A Xermanico), $4.99
Green Lantern #22 (Cover B Lucio Parrillo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #22 (Cover C Miguel Mercado Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #22 (Cover D Mark Spears Card Stock Variant), AR
Green Lantern Dark #4 (Of 7)(Cover A Tate Brombal), $4.99
Green Lantern Dark #4 (Of 7)(Cover B Nimit Malavia Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern Dark #4 (Of 7)(Cover C Kevin Wada Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Harley Quinn #50 (Cover A Elizabeth Torque), $3.99
Harley Quinn #50 (Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #50 (Cover C Noobovich Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #50 (Cover D David Nakayama April Fool's Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #50 (Cover E Chuma Hill Card Stock Variant), AR
JLA Volume 2 TP, $49.99
Justice League Unlimited #6 (Cover A Dan Mora Connecting Variant)(We Are Yesterday), $3.99
Justice League Unlimited #6 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant)(We Are Yesterday), $4.99
Justice League Unlimited #6 (Cover C Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant)(We Are Yesterday), $4.99
Justice League Unlimited #6 (Cover D Mark Spears Card Stock Variant)(We Are Yesterday), $4.99
Justice League Unlimited #6 (Cover E Dan Jurgens Card Stock Variant)(We Are Yesterday), AR
Justice League Unlimited #6 (Cover F Travis G. Moore Card Stock Variant)(We Are Yesterday), AR
Metamorpho The Element Man #5 (Cover A Steve Lieber), $3.99
Metamorpho The Element Man #5 (Cover B Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing Rebirth Omnibus HC, $125.00
Peacemaker Presents The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $3.99
Peacemaker Presents The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Tom Fowler Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Peacemaker Presents The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Juan Gedeon Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Plastic Man No More HC, $24.99
Power Girl #20 (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Power Girl #20 (Cover B W. Scott Forbes Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman #25 (Cover A Dan Mora), $5.99
Superman #25 (Cover B Rafael Grassetti Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman #25 (Cover C Guillem March Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman #25 (Cover D Jeff Dekal Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman #25 (Cover E Brad Walker Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman #25 (Cover F Dan Hipp April Fool's Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman #25 (Cover G Blank Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman #25 (Cover H Dan Mora Foil Variant), $8.99
Superman #25 (Cover I Dave Johnson Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman #25 (Cover J Laura Braga Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman #25 (Cover K Fico Ossio Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman The Last Days Of Lex Luthor #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Bryan Hitch), $6.99
Superman The Last Days Of Lex Luthor #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Chris Samnee), $6.99
Superman The Last Days Of Lex Luthor #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Declan Shalvey), $6.99

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Dynamite Entertainment from Lunar Distributors for April 23, 2025

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:

Captain Planet #1 (Cover A Mark Spears), $4.99
Captain Planet #1 (Cover B Jae Lee & June Chung), $4.99
Captain Planet #1 (Cover C Christian Ward), $4.99
Captain Planet #1 (Cover D Ben Oliver), $4.99
Captain Planet #1 (Cover E Jae Lee & June Chung Foil Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover F Jae Lee & June Chung Foil Virgin Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover G Blank Authentix Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover K Mark Spears Foil Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover L Jae Lee Line Art Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover M Mark Spears Foil Virgin Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover N Jae Lee Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover O Ben Oliver Virgin Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover P Christian Ward Virgin Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover Q Jae Lee & June Chung Virgin Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover R Mark Spears Black Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover S Mark Spears Black Foil Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover T Mark Spears Black Virgin Foil Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover U Green Blank Authentix Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover V Ben Oliver Foil Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover W Mark Spears Black Virgin Variant), AR
Captain Planet #1 (Cover X Mark Spears Virgin Foil Variant), AR
Darkwing Duck Volume 2 #3 (Cover F Tad Stones Metal Premium Variant), AR
Darkwing Duck Volume 2 #3 (Cover K Ciro Cangialosi Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
Darkwing Duck Volume 2 #3 (Cover L Mark Bagley Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
Darkwing Duck Volume 2 #3 (Cover M Ted Brandt & Ro Stein Virgin Variant), AR
Giant-Size Wacky Races #1 (Cover E Joseph Michael Linsner Metal Premium Variant), AR
Giant-Size Wacky Races #1 (Cover K Yellow Blank Authentix Variant), AR
Giant-Size Wacky Races #1 (Cover L Joseph Michael Linsner Red Line Art Variant), AR
Green Hornet/Miss Fury #4 (Cover G Jae Lee Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
Green Hornet/Miss Fury #4 (Cover H Jonathan Case Virgin Variant), AR
Green Hornet/Miss Fury #4 (Cover I Jae Lee & June Chung Virgin Variant), AR
Green Hornet/Miss Fury #4 (Cover J Francesco Francavilla Virgin Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover A Joseph Michael Linsner), $4.99
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover B Jae Lee & June Chung), $4.99
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover C Greg Land), $4.99
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover E Jae Lee Line Art Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover F Greg Land Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover G Jae Lee Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover H Greg Land Virgin Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover I Joseph Michael Linsner Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover J Greg Land Line Art Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover K Joseph Michael Linsner Martian Green Line Art Variant), AR
Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 (Cover L Jae Lee Virgin Variant), AR
Red Sonja Vs. The Army Of Darkness #1 (Cover I Bjorn Barends Holofoil Premium Variant), AR
Red Sonja Vs. The Army Of Darkness #1 (Cover U Red Blank Authentix Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover A Declan Shalvey), $4.99
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover B Clayton Henry), $4.99
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover C Meghan Hetrick), $4.99
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover D Mark Bagley), $4.99
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover E Jae Lee & June Chung), $4.99
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover F Declan Shalvey Foil Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover G Declan Shalvey Foil Virgin Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover J Meghan Hetrick Foil Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover K Clayton Henry Line Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover L Jae Lee & June Chung Virgin Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover M Meghan Hetrick Foil Virgin Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover N Clayton Henry Line Art Virgin Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover O Mark Bagley Virgin Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover P Meghan Hetrick Hetrick Virgin Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover Q Clayton Henry Virgin Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover R Rapha Lobosco), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover S Rapha Lobosco Line Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover T Jae Lee Line Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover U Declan Shalvey Line Art Variant), AR
ThunderCats Lost #2 (Cover V Rapha Lobosco Virgin Variant), AR

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Image Comics from Lunar Distributors for April 23, 2025

IMAGE COMICS:

Assorted Crisis Events #2 (Cover A Eric Zawadzki), $3.99
Assorted Crisis Events #2 (Cover B Artyom Trakhanov), $3.99
Assorted Crisis Events #2 (Cover C Gabriel Walta), AR
Bug Wars #2 (Of 6)(2nd Printing Cover A Mahmud A. Asrar), $4.99
Bug Wars #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Mahmud Asrar & Matthew Wilson), $4.99
Bug Wars #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Adam Kubert & Laura Martin), $4.99
Criminal Volume 5 The Sinners TP (New Printing), $16.99
Dust To Dust #5 (Of 8)(Cover A J. G. Jones), $3.99
Dust To Dust #5 (Of 8)(Cover B Roland Boschi & Chris Chuckry), AR
G.I. Joe #6 (Cover A Tom Reilly), $3.99
G.I. Joe #6 (Cover B Derrick Chew), $3.99
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Grommets Skateboard Deck Cover A Brett Parson, AR
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Lady Mechanika Volume 6 HC, $29.99
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Moon Is Following Us Volume 1 TP, $14.99
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Moonshine Bigfoot #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Zach Howard & Steve Ellis), AR
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Rifters Volume 1 TP, $16.99
Supermassive Volume 1 TP, $17.99
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Universal Monsters The Mummy #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Guillem March Connecting Variant), AR
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Youngblood Deluxe #1 (Cover A Rob Liefeld), $3.99
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Youngblood Deluxe #1 (Cover C Justin Harder), AR

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 23, 2025

MARVEL COMICS

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Diamond Distributors for April 23, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

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FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

Bees The Women Who Rocked Lithuania GN (Fantagraphics Underground)(per Lunar Distribution), $29.99
Spawn Of Venus And Other Stories HC (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $39.99

VIZ MEDIA

Boy's Abyss Volume 9 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.99
One Piece Heroines Volume 1 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $10.99
Star Wars The High Republic The Edge Of Balance Volume 4 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.99

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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Original Graphic Novel, "THE WRATH OF KARAPACE," is Now Available at Amazon and Bookshop.org

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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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: ORION #15


[This review of Orion #15 is the first comic book review that I ever wrote for my “Negromancer” blog, the original version, way back in mid-Summer of 2001.  Recently, I was able to recover my files from two early aughts hard drives.  Beginning with this review, I am going to go back and re-edit all my original “Negromancer” comic book reviews and post these updated versions to my “I Reads You” blog.  I hope you enjoy the trip back in time.]

ORION #15
DC COMICS

STORY: Walter Simonson
ART: Walter Simonson
COLORS: Tatjana Wood; Digital Chameleon (separations)
LETTERS: John Workman
EDITOR: Joey Cavalieri
COVER: Walter Simonson with Tatjana Wood
56pp, Color, $3.95 U.S., $6.50 CAN (August 2001)

Orion and The New Gods created by Jack Kirby

“At the Edge of the Abyss”

Orion is a DC Comics superhero character that first appeared in New Gods #1 (cover dated: February 1971) and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.  Orion is the son of the super-villain, “Darkseid” of “Apokolips,” who traded him to “Highfather” of “New Genesis” in a peace deal between the two planets.  Orion has powers similar to that of Superman, and he rids a device called an “Astro-Harness.”  In 2000, DC Comics began publishing Orion, a 25-issue series written and almost entirely drawn by Walter Simonson (best known for his run on Marvel Comics' Thor from 1983-87).

After a little over a year, the fifteenth issue brings to an end what could be considered the first major arc of Walter Simonson’s engrossing epic comic book series, Orion.  The story/epic begins in the first issue with Darkseid’s occupation of the town of Main Line, Nebraska in a bid to extract the “Anti-Life Equation” from the town’s inhabitants. Mentally exhausted and frustrated by his sire’s machinations, Orion meets Darkseid in combat and seemingly kills him in the fifth issue of the magazine. By the eleventh issue, Orion has mastered the Anti-Life Equation and begins to order Apokolips, New Genesis, and Earth in an attempt to end war, suffering and strife. 

Orion #15 offers Darkseid's returns.  But is Darkseid actually another opponent who seeks to engage Orion in battle?

THE LOWDOWN:  I must admit to being mostly disinterested in Jack Kirby’s New Gods and other “Fourth World” comic books that are not the work of Kirby (with the exception of an occasional mini-series or odd stand alone story here and there).  That was the case until John Byrne took over the mid-1990’s revival of the New Gods (Vol. 4, 1995-97) for the final four issues (#12 to #15) and  then, produced subsequent 20-issue series , Jack Kirby’s Fourth World (1997-98).

I was saddened to see Byrne extinguish the title, but I was curious after the announcement that Simonson would have a follow-up magazine that would focus on Orion.  It is in Issue #15 that we can see what Simonson does when he is really “on his game,” and as good as he has been, this issue is a career highlight precisely because he doesn’t rely on the fact that he can rest on his laurels because he is a mature and practiced veteran. His knowledge, ability and passage meet at a nexus that the best comic book creators rarely reach even in a career of standout work.

Orion is one of those rare “these days” books in which the title thrives not just on the popularity and strength of the characters, but primarily upon the skills of the artists involved.  Simonson’s tales are not only epic in scope, but are also melodramatic and operatic in execution. As in the best of serializations, Simonson weaves strong character development, directs engrossing plot lines, and executes the genre trappings with verve of an old hand who is an old master.

Orion is in fact a sad and pitied figure in the tradition of tragic royalty.  Blessed and cursed by birth and history and with power and a great warrior’s skill, he struggles to bring order to his universe precisely because he cannot find that same order anywhere.  His home of Apokolips is a nest of never ending intrigue, betrayal, and hypocrisy.  New Genesis, the enlightened opposite of Apokolips is more of the same except it has flowers, sunshine, and nice architecture.  Earth is the playground of misguided super powered beings that, in the long run, are actually largely ineffective.

It is in the world that the reader must see and engage the lead, which is not a slight of the other characters.  Even those that are not necessarily as developed as others, Simonson endows them with their own list of wants and needs and weaves them into the vast tapestry that is Kirby’s Fourth World. However, it is Orion that we must follow, because Simonson draws the reader to him; the reader sees the world only through Orion’s eyes. Yes, the others are interesting, but we view them always with the thought in mind of how he or she fits into Orion’s story.  Is he friend or enemy of Orion? What does she want of Orion? This is truly one of the standards by which other “solo” books should be measured.  Regardless of how “cool” or interesting a supporting player might be, that player is merely a piece on the lead’s board.  No supporting player should have a story or plot thread concerning him that does not directly affect the lead.

About Simonson art – what is there to say?  Like Byrne, he captures the sense of grandeur, scale, power, and dynamism that was in Kirby’s work, and executes it in their own inimitable style.  Rather than an homage or remake, Simonson continues the saga the way one storyteller would follow the others before him who were also painting, so to speak, on a larger shared canvas.  One can see Simonson’s considerable skill and talent in the vitality of the line work, the simultaneous grace and roughness of the inking, and the draftsmanship of a man who knows what he is doing.  The panel layouts and arrangement so much serve the story in plot and pacing that one knows that it could never be any other way – meaning he didn’t do it to make pretty original art for buyers who are easily wowed by the eye candy of a pinup.  Characters literally leap off the pages, and they pose with the grace and confidence of proven warriors and kings born.  There is pathos and drama that is better than some “movie” and is worthy of the theatrical stage. Every single panel matters, and Simonson wastes nothing.  There is no filler to snap the attention of those easily distracted.  This is quality work, good storytelling, and style over substance.

If you ignore so-called mainstream work, Orion can be your guilty pleasure that is not a guilty pleasure.  For the ones chasing alternate covers, “Ultimate” titles and revamps, there is good food at this table called Orion.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Walter Simonson and of Jack Kirby's “Fourth World” will want to find a trade collection of Orion (2000).

[This comic book also includes the back-up story, “Great Than / Less Than” from writer Kevin McCarthy, artist John Paul Leon, colorist Tatjana Wood, and letterer John Workman.]

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★★★★ out of 4 stars

EDITED:  Sunday, April 13, 2025

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. “I Reads You”

In 2018, DC Comics began publishing trade collections of Walter Simonson's Orion, which you can find at Amazon.


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