I Reads You: July 2025

Thursday, July 31, 2025

I Reads You Juniors: July 2025 - UPDATE #52

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:

SDCC:

EISNERS - From BleedingCool: The winners 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced.

MARVEL/DC - From BleedingCool: Frank Miller will contribute some "Wolverine vs. Batman" art for Marvel/DC's upcoming "Deadpool/Batman #1."

MARVEL - From BleedingCool: There are more details about Abram ComicArts three-volume publication of John Byrne's fan-fiction, "X-Men" Elsewhen." It was written and penciled by Byrne. For Abrams editons, the art will be inked by Byrne and Bryen fan, Paul Wills; colored by Lovern Kindzierski and Leonard O’Grady, and lettered by Byrne and Patrick Brosseau. There will also be guest inkers, such as comics legend, Walt Simonson.

From BleedingCool: John Byrne's 32-issue fan-fiction "X-Men" comic book, "X-Men: Elsewhen," will be collected in three volumes by Abrams via its "Marvel Arts." The comic book will be inked and colored for the first time and it will be re-lettered. The first volume is due April 2026.

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MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Writer Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Dan Panosian are producing a four issue miniseries, "Marvel Knights: The Punisher," as part of Marvel's celebration of the late "Marvel Knights" imprint.

SUPERMAN - From TheNewYorker: "The New Yorker" has revived a 2013 article, "Kryptonomics," by writer Deborah Friedell about how Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, got a raw deal on the sale of their creation to National Periodicals.

From Deadline: The opening weekend box office estimates for James Gunn's "Superman" range from 122 million dollars to 125 million dollars.

From Forbes: Actor Edi Gathegi talks about trusting James Gunn's vision for "Superman." Gathegi plays "Mister Terrific" in the film.

From THR: Writer James Hibberd of "The Hollywood Reporter" says "Stop, Already, With Superhero Movies Ending With Big, Dumb CG Smash Battles."

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COMICS TO FILM - From THR: There is a hot film package getting the attention of Hollywood studios heads. It features director Taika Waititi and writer Drew Pearce bring British comic book icon, Judge Dredd, back to film.

DC STUDIOS - From ComicsBulletin: HBO Max's "The Penguin" earned 24 nominations at the 2025 / 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. That is the second most for a television series based on a comic book. HBO's "Watchmen" earned 26 nominations and won 11. The winners will be announced in a series of ceremonies that culminated in the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on September 14th.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Mark Waid talks about his latest comics project for DC Comics, the four-issue limited series, "New History of the DC Universe."

SD COMIC-CON - From TheWrap: At San Diego Comic Con 2500, the 6500-seat venue, "Hall H," is where Hollywood studios come to launch major franchises. However, the major studios, including Lucasfilm ("Star Wars"), Warner Bros./DC, and Marvel Studios, are skipping the film panels.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool: The Fantastic Four return to newsstands in the "bookazine" (a book-like magazine) entitled, "Marvel Comics: The Fantastic Four." It will be comprised of reprinted stories, but none of the stories will be from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby or John Byrne. The issue is out July 4, 2025, and each issues comes with $30 in free digital comics. According to Amazon, the book costs $14.99 for 96 pages.

SDCC:

IMAGE COMICS - From ComicsBulletin: Image Comics has announced its full lineup of panels, signings, and variants-for-sale at the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con. The convention takes place from Wed., July 23rd to Sun., July 27th, 2025.

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EN MEMORIAM - From Forbes: Comic book industry writer, editor, publisher, and executive, Jim Shooter, has died at the age of 73, Monday, June 30, 2025 (of esophageal). A pivotal and important figure in the development and modernization of the American comic book industry, it would eat up too much space to list all his accomplishments. However, Shooter is best remembered as the Marvel Comics' Editor-in-Chief (EiC) from January 1978 to April 1987. Shooter was Marvel ninth EiC and some believe that he issued in a second "Golden Age" at Marvel during his tenure. After Marvel, Shooter would go on to co-found the comic book publishers, Valiant Comics, Defiant Comics, and Broadway Comics. As a writer, Shooter wrote the 1984-85 landmark comic book miniseries, "Marvel Super Heroes Secrets Wars," which is commonly known as "Secret Wars." Shooter started writing comic books at the age of 14 for DC Comics and made numerous important contributions to the "Legion of Super-Heroes" franchise.

From BleedingCool: This obituary by "Bleeding Cool" summarizes and editorialized Jim Shooter's career in comic books.

From BleedingCool: People from throughout the American comic book industry remember former Marvel Editor-in-Chief, Jim Shooter, who died on Monday, June 30th. The remembrances comes from such people as C.B. Cebulski, Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Paul Levitz, Rob Liefeld, Chuck Rozanski, Walter Simonson, and Mark Waid, to name a few.

From TCJ: "The Comics Journal" is apparently working on a proper obituary of Jim Shooter, the former Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief who died Monday, June 30th. In the meantime, they have links to interviews they conducted with him.

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DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: There are future "Batman" projects coming from Jim Cheung, Olivier Coipel, and from the team of Tom King and Steve McNiven.

IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar: Robert Kirkman, famed writer of "The Walking Dead" comic book series, will take over as writer of the "Transformers" comic book series produced by his company, Skybound. DC Comics star artist, Dan Mora, will draw the series. There first issue is "Transformers #25," due in October.

BRITISH COMICS - From Empire: Empire magazine has a first-look image from the animated feature film adaptation of "Rogue Trooper," the long-running comic book series from the venerable British comics magazine, "2000 AD."

MARVEL - From BleedingCool: September's "Deadpool/Batman" crossover comic book from Marvel Comics will feature the lead Deadpool & Batman story by writer Zeb Wells and artist Greg Capullo. It will also include these other following crossover back-up stories:

-- Captain America/Wonder Woman by Chip Zdarsky and Terry Dodson
-- Daredevil/Green Arrow by Kevin Smith and Adam Kubert
-- Jeff the Land Shark/Krypto by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: According to "Bleeding Cool," DC Comics will move to Universal Distribution, which is essentially the Canadian version of Diamond Comic Distributors, as the distribution of its comic books in the United States. DC Comics is currently with Lunar Distribution.

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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: Abrams for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Afterlight Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: AMP Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Bad Idea for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Bliss on Tap for July 2025

From BleedingCool: BOOM Studios for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Cosmic Lion Productions for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics "Superman" titles for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Devil's Due Studios for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Heavy Metal Magazine for July 2025

From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics Skybound "Energon" titles for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Ghost Machine" titles for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Spawn" titles for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Bring on the Bad Guys" titles for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" tie-in titles for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Massive Publishing for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Midnight Factory for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Oni Press for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for July

From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Uncivilized Comics for July 2025

From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for July 2025

AUGUST 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool: Afterlight Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: AMP Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Aspen MLT LLC for August 2025

From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Bad Ideas for August 2025

From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Cambrian Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Cosmic Lion Productions for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics "Absolute Comics" titles for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Dren Productions for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Fantagraphics Books for August 2025

From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Energon" titles for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Ghost Machine" for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Spawn" titles for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "Bring on the Bad Guys" titles for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics' "One World Under Doom" titles for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Ultimate" titles for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Oni Press for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Panick Entertainment for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Titan Comics "Conan" and "Solomon Kane" titles for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Udon Studios for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Valiant Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for August 2025

From BleedingCool: Zenescope Entertainment for August 2025

SEPTEMBER 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool: Ablaze Publishing for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Afterlight Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: AMP Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Bad Idea Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: BOOM Studios for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Hexagon Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Energon Universtiy" titles for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics' Todd McFarlane "Spawn" titles for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe" for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel's "One World Under Doom" titles for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel's "One World Under Doom #7" for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel "Ultimate Comics" titles for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Oni Press for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Red 5 Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Aspen Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Shift Presents for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for September 2025

From BleedingCool: Zenescope Entertainment for September 2025

OCTOBER 2025 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for October 2025

From BleedingCool: AWA Studios for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Bad Idea Comics for October 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics for October 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics collections, "Absolutes," and omnibuses for October 2025

From BleedingCool: DC Comics "Absolute Comics" titles for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Dynamite Entertainment for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Image Comics "Void Rivals/Energon" titles for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Keenspot Entertainment for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Mad Cave Studios for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics "One World Under Doom" titles for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics five "X-Men: Age of Revelation" titles for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics all "X-Men: Age of Revelation" titles for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Massive Publishing for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Oni Press for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Rebellion / 2000 AD for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for October 2025

From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for October 2025

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

#IReadsYou Movie Review: "THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS"

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

Running time: 115 minutes (1 hour, 55 minutes)

Rating: MPA – PG-13 for action/violence and some language

DIRECTOR: Matt Shakman

WRITERS: Josh Friedman, Eric Person, and Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer; from a story by Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer, and Kat Wood (based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

PRODUCER: Kevin Feige

CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jess Hall (D.o.P.)

EDITORS: Nona Khodai and Tim Roche

COMPOSER: Michael Giacchino

SUPERHERO/SCI-FI/ACTION and FANTASY/DRAMA

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, and Matthew Wood (voice)

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a 2025 American superhero movie and science fiction film from director Matt Shakman and Marvel Studios. The film is based on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, which was created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee and first appeared in the comic book, The Fantastic Four #1 (cover dated: November 1961). It is also the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise. In First Steps, the Fantastic Four is forced to balance their family life and their superhero life as never before when a god-like space being and his enigmatic herald arrive and mark Earth for destruction.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens on Earth-828 in the year 1960. It introduces “The Fantastic Four,” a quartet of astronauts turned superheroes. First is the highly intelligent scientist, Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), who as “Mr. Fantastic” can stretch any part of his body to great lengths. Next is Reed's wife, Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), the founder of the “Future Foundation,” a global demilitarization and world peace organization. As the “Invisible Woman” Sue can generate force fields and turn invisible. Then, there is the brilliant pilot, former astronaut, and Reed's best friend, Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), a.k.a. “The Thing,” whose skin has been transformed into a layer of orange rock, which grants him super-human strength and durability. Finally, there is Sue's younger brother, Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), who as the “Human Torch,” can engulf his body in flames, control fire, and fly.

The world honors The Fantastic Four for what they have given humanity, so when Reed and Sue reveal that they are expecting a child, the world celebrates and prepares for the new arrival, while also wondering if the child will also have super-powers. However, the celebrating is short-lived. A metallic-skinned, seemingly-female alien arrives from space, riding a surfboard. This “Silver Surfer” (Julia Garner) is the herald of Galactus (Ralph Ineson), a planet-devouring cosmic being, and he is coming to devour Earth. Now, the members of The Fantastic Four face their toughest test ever, and the price they must pay to save the Earth may be too high for even them to pay.

I actually enjoyed Tim Story's two Fantastic Four films the aughts, Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). Director Josh Trank's 2015 reboot of the franchise, Fantastic Four, had a lot of good ideas, but alleged studio interference turned the film into a wreck. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is not at all a wreck. Its intense action sequences had me gripping the armrests of my seat at the local movie theater. The villains are great. Galactus is awesome and even scarier than the gargantuan “Celestials” of Marvel Studios' 2021 epic, Eternals; he seemed unbeatable. Julia Garner's Silver Surfer is 10 times the herald the one in Rise of the Silver Surfer is. This Silver Surfer, whose original name was “Shalla Bal,” is like a velociraptor on a surfboard. She chases our heroes with the unrelenting hellish fury of the “Headless Horseman” that chases Ichabod Crane in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” segment of Disney's The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).

On the other hand, the heroes of The Fantastic Four: First Steps come across as too mild-mannered. They are so accomplished that everything seems to come too easy for them. Even when they are angry with one another, that anger lacks passion. In fact, I'd call the cast and characters dispassionate. It is as if the film's director, Matt Shakman, who does an excellent job overall, wants his leads to be inoffensive. I like the casting of the leads, but they need to breath a little more fire.

In the end, I like that Disney and Marvel Studios finally take the opportunity to honor the late Jack Kirby (1917-1994), the comic book writer-artist who created the Fantastic Four with the late Stan Lee (1922-2018). There are several nods to Kirby, and this is long overdue. That makes me love First Steps even more. It is almost a great film, and its special effects and inventive and imaginative retro-futuristic elements endlessly fascinate me. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is hugely entertaining, and these are the right first steps to bring the Fantastic Four into the cinematic prominence they deserve.

★★★★ out of 4 stars

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

#IReadsYou Review: YAN VOLUME 1

YAN VOL. 1

TITAN COMICS/Titan Manga

WRITER-ARTIST: Chang Sheng

TRANSLATION: Vanessa Liu

LETTERS: Tom Williams

DESIGN: David Colderley

EDITOR: Louis Yamani

ISBN: 978-1787744424; paperback with French flaps (June 24, 2025)

352pp, B&W, $24.99 U.S., $33.99 CAN, £19.99 UK

Yan Tieh Hua is a Taiwanese manga (manhua) created by writer-artist Chang Sheng. It was originally published in Taiwan in three volumes 2020. Titan Manga is publishing an English-language paperback edition under the title, Yan. Each volume will have “French flaps,” which are extended sections of a paperback book's cover that fold inward, similar to a dust jacket on a hardcover book.

Yan, Vol. 1 (Chapters 1 to 9, plus an “Epilogue”) opens with a viral video starring Yan Tieh Hua... and her intended victim – the Counselor's son. Who is Yan Tieh Hua?

Once upon a time, Tieh Hua was a member of “Yan's Opera Troupe,” know for its “Peking Opera” performances. However, 30 years ago, all the members of the troupe were found murdered – except 15-year-old Tieh Hua, who was blamed, convicted, and sent to prison for these crimes. Twenty years later, Tieh Hua allegedly died in prison.

So how is it that 10 years later, Yan Tieh Hua is back in Taipei, Taiwan? As she carves a bloody path toward vengeance, she has also reignited an investigation into the decades-old massacre of her family. Detective Lei Ming Zhi, who investigated the original case, has been coerced into coming out of retirement. It doesn't take him long to discover that he has as many questions about the place where Yan was imprisoned as he does about Yan. When Lei finds Yan, he learns that she is a young woman like no other he has ever seen. Add in Higa Miku, the missing young Go prodigy with the uncanny gift of precognition, and you have a hard to unravel mystery. It is all presented as a tale of stylish brutality with that unique Taiwanese swagger.

THE LOWDOWN: Since October 2023, Titan Manga has provided me with print and PDF copies of their manga publications for review. One of the latest is Yan Volume 1.

By any name: manga, manhua, or Taiwanese comics, Yan Graphic Novel Volume 1 is an incredible work of book design and construction and also a breathtaking read that will blow minds just about every page. Yan Vol. 1 is like the first John Wick film, except that with Yan, the reader can enjoy each panel of an fight sequence by examining the lovely art. I don't think that watching John Wick even in slow motion would allow the viewer to appreciate the beauty of simulated motion of a fight that well choreographed in manga graphics.

Before I go to far into this review, I want to say that the cover, with its French flaps, looks so sharp that I was reluctant to touch it – at first. This book's 7.13 x 10.24 inches trim size perfectly captures the operatic and balletic aesthetic that defines Chang Sheng's breathless graphical storytelling with its grand elegance and depictions of swift lethal moves.

Readers will find that the nine chapters that comprise Yan Vol. 1 recalls unusual tales of vengeance, for instance director Park Chan-wook's Oldboy. Stylistically, Sheng's spectacular action and fight scenes resembles (to one extent or another) films like The Crow (1994) and The Matrix (1999). Most of all, the larger publication format gives the story a cinematic feel that is similar to that in which Katsuhiro Otomo infused his seminal manga, Akira.

For all that the flashy art seems to fly off the page, I think what Chang Sheng uses to drive this narrative is the depiction of the characters. Yan Tieh Hua, Detective Lei, and Higa Miku are all engaging and intriguing, and they are always surprising in the things that they do and say. Yan Vol. 1 seems to delight in making me make assumptions about what the characters will do only for me to realize how wrong I am. My assumptions might be close to the truth, but there are twists and turns that always keep me on edge. The characters are about more than a story of ultra-violence and vengeance. They are about what lies beneath their choices and their actions, even their violence or the assumptions of their violent act.

Dear readers, I had a blast reading Yan Vol. 1, and I couldn't put this first volume down until I finished it. I can't wait for more because this is the most fun I have had in reading manga in at least half a decade or so.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of manga from Taiwan and of manga that blends science fiction, action and intrigue will want to try Yan.

A+

10 out of 10

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

YAN VOLUME 1 is available for purchase at Amazon.

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Monday, July 28, 2025

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for July 30, 2025

DC COMICS

Batman The Long Halloween The Last Halloween #8 (Of 10)(Cover A Tim Sale), $4.99

Batman The Long Halloween The Last Halloween #8 (Of 10)(Cover B Becky Cloonan), $4.99

Batman The Long Halloween The Last Halloween #8 (Of 10)(Cover C Brian Stelfreeze), $4.99

Creature Commandos Present Frankenstein Agent Of Shade Volume 2 TP, $29.99

DC Connect #63, AR

DC's Kal-El-Fornia Love #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Bernard Chang), $9.99

DC's Kal-El-Fornia Love #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Marcio Takara), $9.99

DC's Kal-El-Fornia Love #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Mahmud Asrar), $9.99

Flash #23 (Cover A Davide Paratore), $3.99

Flash #23 (Cover B Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Flash #23 (Cover C Travis Mercer Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Gotham City Sirens Unfit For Orbit #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $3.99

Gotham City Sirens Unfit For Orbit #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Noobovich Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Gotham City Sirens Unfit For Orbit #5 (Of 5)(Cover C Guillem March Connecting Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Gotham City Sirens Unfit For Orbit #5 (Of 5)(Cover D Guillem March Connecting Kalanorian Foil Variant), $6.99

Gotham City Sirens Unfit For Orbit #5 (Of 5)(Cover E Helen Mask Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn (2024) Volume 1 Destructive Comics TP, $19.99

Justice League Dark Tomorrow Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Cian Tormey), $5.99

Justice League Dark Tomorrow Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Justice League Dark Tomorrow Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Justice League Dark Tomorrow Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Fernando Blanco Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Justice League Dark Tomorrow Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Mark Buckingham Card Stock Variant), AR

Justice League International Volume 2 Around The World TP (2025 Edition), $39.99

Nightwing 2025 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $5.99

Superman #1 Facsimile Edition (Cover A Joe Schuster & Leo O. Mealia), $9.99

Superman #1 Facsimile Edition (Cover B Joe Schuster & Leo O. Mealia Foil Variant), $12.99

Superman #1 Facsimile Edition (Cover C Blank Variant), $10.99

Superman By Kurt Busiek Volume 2 HC, $49.99

Superman By Phillip Kennedy Johnson Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $125.00

Terrifics The Complete Collection TP, $59.99

Titans 2025 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Phil Jimenez), $5.99

Titans 2025 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Daniel Sampere Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Titans 2025 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Joelle Jones Card Stock Variant), $6.99

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Image Comics Releases for July 30, 2025

IMAGE COMICS

Assorted Crisis Events #5 (Cover A Eric Zawadzki), $3.99

Assorted Crisis Events #5 (Cover B Javier Pulido), $3.99

Assorted Crisis Events #5 (Cover C Alvaro Martinez Bueno), AR

Exquisite Corpses #1 (3rd Printing Cover A Michael Walsh), $4.99

Exquisite Corpses #2 (2nd Printing Cover A Michael Walsh), $4.99

Exquisite Corpses #2 (2nd Printing Cover B Michael Walsh Polybagged Variant), $6.99

G.I. Joe #7 (2nd Printing Cover A Jason Howard), $3.99

G.I. Joe #7 (2nd Printing Cover B Jason Howard), $3.99

Gehenna Naked Aggression #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Maurizio Rosenzweig), $3.99

Gehenna Naked Aggression #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Nick Pitarra), $3.99

Gehenna Naked Aggression #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Marco Ferrari), AR

Gehenna Naked Aggression #2 (Of 4)(Cover D Nick Pitarra Polybagged Variant), $9.99

I Hate Fairyland Volume 8 Happy End Game TP, $16.99

I Tyrant #1 (Cover A Jason Shawn Alexander), $3.99

I Tyrant #1 (Cover B Godfarr Connecting Variant), $3.99

I Tyrant #1 (Cover C Blank Variant), $3.99

I Tyrant #1 (Cover D Riccardo Federici), AR

I Tyrant #1 (Cover E Stevan Subic), AR

I Tyrant #1 (Cover F Ryan Gajda), AR

I Tyrant #1 (Cover G Hans Woody), AR

Lazarus Fallen #2 (Cover A Michael Lark), $3.99

Lost Fantasy #2 (2nd Printing Cover A Luca Casalanguida), $4.99

Lucky Devils #4 (Of 9)(Cover A Ryan Browne), $3.99

Lucky Devils #4 (Of 9)(Cover B Andrew MacLean), $3.99

Medieval Spawn #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Thomas Nachlik), $3.99

Medieval Spawn #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Kael Ngu), $3.99

News From The Fallout #1 (Of 6)(2nd Printing Cover A Jeffrey Alan Love), $3.99

News From The Fallout #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Jeffrey Alan Love), $3.99

News From The Fallout #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Leslie Herman), $3.99

Proof Compendium TP, $49.99

Sam And Twitch Case Files #16 (Cover A Raymond Gay Sam Variant), $3.99

Sam And Twitch Case Files #16 (Cover B Raymond Gay Twitch Variant), $3.99

Scorched #43 (Cover A Tonton Revolver), $3.99

Scorched #43 (Cover B Bjorn Barrends), $3.99

Standstill HC, $29.99

What's The Furthest Place From Here #22 (Cover A Tyler Boss), $3.99

What's The Furthest Place From Here #22 (Cover B Cayetano Valenzuela), $3.99

You'll Do Bad Things #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Tyler Boss), $3.99

You'll Do Bad Things #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Adriano Turtulici), $3.99

You'll Do Bad Things #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Malachi Ward), AR

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Marvel Comics Releases for July 30, 2025

MARVEL COMICS

Avengers West Coast Epic Collection Volume 4 Vision Quest TP (New Printing), $44.99

Bring On The Bad Guys Loki #1 (Cover A Lee Bermejo), $4.99

Bring On The Bad Guys Loki #1 (Cover B Miguel Mercado), $4.99

Bring On The Bad Guys Loki #1 (Cover C Nogi San Sister Sorrow Variant), $4.99

Bring On The Bad Guys Loki #1 (Cover D Romy Jones), $4.99

Bring On The Bad Guys Loki #1 (Cover E Todd Nauck Iconic Variant), $4.99

Bring On The Bad Guys Loki #1 (Cover F Anand Ramcheron Nuff Said Variant), AR

Bring On The Bad Guys Loki #1 (Cover G Nogi San Sister Sorrow Full Art Variant), AR

Captain America By Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover A Ron Lim Anniversary Book Market Variant), $150.00

Captain America By Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover B Ron Lim Serpent Society Direct Market Variant), $150.00

Emma Frost The White Queen #1 (Of 5)(2nd Printing Cover A David Nakayama), $4.99

Emma Frost The White Queen #1 (Of 5)(2nd Printing Cover B Rickie Yagawa Full Art Variant), AR

G.O.D.S. One World Under Doom #1 (Cover A Valerio Schiti), $4.99

G.O.D.S. One World Under Doom #1 (Cover B Yasmine Putri), $4.99

Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Greg Capullo), $7.99

Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2nd Printing Cover B Lee Bermejo Full Art Variant), AR

Godzilla Vs. Avengers #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Leinil Francis Yu), $4.99

Godzilla Vs. Avengers #1 (2nd Printing Cover B Takashi Okazaki Full Art Variant), AR

Incredible Hulk #27 (Cover A Nic Klein), $3.99

Incredible Hulk #27 (Cover B Erik Larsen Retrovision Variant), $3.99

Incredible Hulk #27 (Cover C Michael Walsh), $3.99

Incredible Hulk #27 (Cover D Simone Bianchi), AR

Jeff The Land Shark #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Rickie Yagawa), $4.99

Jeff The Land Shark #1 (2nd Printing Cover B Gurihiru Full Art Variant), AR

Marvel And Disney What If Goofy Became Spider-Man #1 (Cover A Francesco Dippolito), $4.99

Marvel And Disney What If Goofy Became Spider-Man #1 (Cover B Ron Lim), $4.99

Marvel And Disney What If Goofy Became Spider-Man #1 (Cover C Phil Noto Goofy Spider-Man Variant), $4.99

Marvel And Disney What If Goofy Became Spider-Man #1 (Cover D Skottie Young), $4.99

Marvel And Disney What If Goofy Became Spider-Man #1 (Cover E Andrea Freccero), $4.99

Marvel And Disney What If Goofy Became Spider-Man #1 (Cover F Phil Noto Goofy Spider-Man Full Art Variant), AR

Marvel Previews Volume 6 #47 (August 2025), AR

Marvel Zombies Black White And Blood TP, $17.99

Predator Vs. Spider-Man #1 (Of 4)(3rd Printing Cover A Marcelo Ferreira), $5.99

Predator Vs. Spider-Man #1 (Of 4)(3rd Printing Cover B Pepe Larraz Full Art Variant), AR

Savage Wolverine #1 (Cover A Thomas Bloom), $6.99

Savage Wolverine #1 (Cover B Clayton Crain), $6.99

Spider-Man And Wolverine #3 (Cover A Kaare Andrews), $3.99

Spider-Man And Wolverine #3 (Cover B Dan Panosian), $3.99

Spider-Man And Wolverine #3 (Cover C Niko Henrichon Hidden Gem Variant), AR

Spider-Man And Wolverine #3 (Cover D Stephanie Hans), AR

Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister Sixteen #1 (Cover A Terry Dodson), $4.99

Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister Sixteen #1 (Cover B Phil Noto), $4.99

Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister Sixteen #1 (Cover C Nick Bradshaw), $4.99

Spider-Society Enter The Spider-Versers TP, $17.99

Star Wars The High Republic The Finale #1 (Cover A Phil Noto), $4.99

Star Wars The High Republic The Finale #1 (Cover B Chris Sprouse Revenge Of The Sith 20th Anniversary Variant), $4.99

Star Wars The High Republic The Finale #1 (Cover C Giuseppe Camuncoli), $4.99

Star Wars The High Republic The Finale #1 (Cover D Ario Anindito), AR

Thing #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Nick Bradshaw), $3.99

Thing #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Pete Woods), $3.99

Thing #3 (Of 5)(Cover C Andrei Bressan), AR

Thor Epic Collection Volume 25 The Dark Gods TP, $49.99

Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Cover A Marco Checchetto), $4.99

Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Cover B Gerald Parel Mary Jane Variant), $4.99

Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Cover C Tradd Moore), $4.99

Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Cover D Gerald Parel Mary Jane Full Art Variant), AR

Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Cover E Benjamin Su), AR

Ultimates #14 (Cover A Dike Ruan), $4.99

Ultimates #14 (Cover B Juan Ferreyra), $4.99

Ultimates #14 (Cover C InHyuk Lee Ultimate Special Variant), $4.99

Ultimates #14 (Cover D Salvador Larroca), AR

Vision And The Scarlet Witch #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Russell Dauterman), $3.99

Vision And The Scarlet Witch #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Lesley Leirix Li Scarlet Witch Variant), $3.99

Vision And The Scarlet Witch #3 (Of 5)(Cover C Lesley Leirix Li Scarlet Witch Full Art Variant), AR

Vision And The Scarlet Witch #3 (Of 5)(Cover D Simone Di Meo), AR

Werewolf By Night Blood Moon Rise #1 (Cover A Tyler Kirkham), $4.99

Werewolf By Night Blood Moon Rise #1 (Cover B Josemaria Casanovas), $4.99

Werewolf By Night Blood Moon Rise #1 (Cover C Ian Joyner Marvel Studios Variant), $4.99

X-Factor By Peter David Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Cover A Larry Stroman Book Market Variant)(New Printing), $100.00

X-Factor By Peter David Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Cover B Joe Quesada Direct Market Variant)(New Printing), $100.00

X-Men Hellfire Galas TP, $50.00

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Comics, Magazines and Books from Lunar and Diamond Distributors for July 30, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

MAY251473 MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #6 CVR A GOLDEN MAN $5.99

MAY251474 MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #6 CVR B CURSED MUMMY $5.99

MAY251477 MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #6 CVR E BLANK SKETCH $9.99

MAY251461 SHERLOCK HOLMES DARK DETECTIVE VOL 2 #2 (OF 5) (MR) $4.99

MAY251653 SOMETHING BEYOND THE PETRICHOR #2 (C: 0-1-1) $4.95

ARCHIE COMICS PUBLICATIONS

World Of Betty And Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #40, $9.99

BOOM! STUDIOS

Fence Breakthrough Game Changer #1 (Cover A Johanna the Mad), $7.99

Fence Breakthrough Game Changer #1 (Cover B DJ Kirkland), $7.99

Fence Breakthrough Game Changer #1 (Cover C DJ Kirkland Full Art Variant), AR

Fence Volume 7 Challengers TP, $14.99

Last Witch Blood And Betrayal #2 (Cover A V.V. Glass), $5.99

Last Witch Blood And Betrayal #2 (Cover B Mari Costa), $5.99

Last Witch Blood And Betrayal #2 (Cover C Mari Costa Full Art Variant), AR

Last Witch Blood And Betrayal #2 (Cover D V.V. Glass Full Art Variant), $5.99

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Pink Ranger Deluxe Edition HC, $75.00

War #1 (Cover A Becky Cloonan Spot UV Variant), $4.99

War #1 (Cover B Jay Shaw), $4.99

War #1 (Cover C Tula Lotay BOOM 20th Anniversary Variant), $4.99

War #1 (Cover D Jay Shaw Full Art Variant), AR

War #1 (Cover E Tula Lotay BOOM 20th Anniversary Full Art Variant), AR

War #1 (Cover F Trevor Hairsine Full Art Variant), AR

War #1 (Cover G Becky Cloonan Full Art Variant), $4.99

CSN PRESS

Comic Shop News #1980, $18.99

DARK HORSE COMICS

Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher A Question Of Price HC, $17.99

Cat + Crazy Volume 1 GN, $12.99

Chibi Usagi Attack Of The Heebie Chibis Expanded Edition TP, $14.99

Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Volume 2 TP, $29.99

Jupiter's Legacy Volume 6 Finale TP, $19.99

King Of Spies Library Edition HC, $49.99

Oddly Pedestrian Life Of Christopher Chaos Children Of The Night #2 (Cover A Noah Dao), $4.99

Oddly Pedestrian Life Of Christopher Chaos Children Of The Night #2 (Cover B David Lafuente), $4.99

Planetes Deluxe Edition Volume 1 HC, $49.99

Renegade Royale GN, $19.99

Star Wars Hyperspace Stories Tides Of Terror #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Eduardo Mello), $4.99

Star Wars Hyperspace Stories Tides Of Terror #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Pius Bak), $4.99

Star Wars Hyperspace Stories Tides Of Terror #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Edwin Galmon), $4.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

DuckTales #5 (Cover A Ivan Bigarella), $4.99

DuckTales #5 (Cover B Francesco Tomaselli), $4.99

DuckTales #5 (Cover C Carlo Lauro), $4.99

DuckTales #5 (Cover D Alan Quah), $4.99

DuckTales #5 (Cover E Tommaso Ronda), $4.99

DuckTales #5 (Cover F Tommaso Ronda Virgin Variant), AR

DuckTales #5 (Cover G Alan Quah Virgin Variant), AR

DuckTales #5 (Cover H Carlo Lauro Virgin Variant), AR

DuckTales #5 (Cover I Francesco Tomaselli Virgin Variant), AR

DuckTales #5 (Cover J Ivan Bigarella Virgin Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #1 (Cover J Mark Spears Metal Premium Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #1 (Cover K Mark Spears Virgin Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover A Meghan Hetrick), $4.99

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover B Jae Lee & June Chung), $4.99

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover C Frank Paur), $4.99

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover D Mark Bagley), $4.99

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover G Frank Paur Line Art Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover H Mark Bagley Virgin Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover I Frank Paur Virgin Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover J Jae Lee & June Chung Virgin Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover K Jae Lee Line Art Variant), AR

Gargoyles Demona #2 (Cover L Sebastian Piriz Line Art Variant), AR

Red Sonja Attacks Mars #4 (Of 4)(Cover D Joseph Michael Linsner Virgin Variant), AR

Red Sonja Noir #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Lesley Leirix Li Metal Premium Variant), AR

Red Sonja Noir #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Joseph Michael Linsner Limited Virgin Variant), AR

Red Sonja Vs. The Army Of Darkness #3 (Cover E Tom Raney Metal Premium Variant), AR

Red Sonja Vs. The Army Of Darkness #3 (Cover F Tom Raney Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Francesco Mattina Premium Metal Variant), AR

Space Ghost Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover G Francesco Mattina Holofoil Premium Variant), AR

Space Ghost Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover H Francesco Mattina Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #2 (Cover H Joshua Middleton Metal Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #2 (Cover I Joshua Middleton Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover A Mark Spears), $4.99

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover B Joshua Middleton), $4.99

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover C Derrick Chew), $4.99

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover D Ben Oliver), $4.99

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover E Chad Hardin), $4.99

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover H Mark Bagley), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover I Chad Hardin Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover J Mark Bagley Line Art Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover K Ben Oliver Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover L Mark Bagley Line Art Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover M Derrick Chew Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover N Mark Bagley Virgin Variant), AR

Space Ghost/Jonny Quest Space Quest #3 (Cover O Mark Spears Virgin Variant), AR

Terminator #9 (Cover A Declan Shalvey), $4.99

Terminator #9 (Cover B Edwin Galmon), $4.99

Terminator #9 (Cover C Cat Staggs), $4.99

Terminator #9 (Cover D David Cousens), $4.99

Terminator #9 (Cover F Declan Shalvey Line Art Variant), AR

Terminator #9 (Cover G Cat Staggs Virgin Variant), AR

Terminator #9 (Cover H Declan Shalvey Line Art Virgin Variant), AR

Terminator #9 (Cover I David Cousens Virgin Variant), AR

Terminator #9 (Cover J Edwin Galmon Virgin Variant), AR

Terminator #9 (Cover K Declan Shalvey Virgin Variant), AR

ThunderCats #16 (Cover L Lucio Parrillo Metal Premium Variant), AR

ThunderCats #16 (Cover M Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant), AR

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover A Declan Shalvey), $4.99

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover B Clayton Henry), $4.99

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover C Meghan Hetrick), $4.99

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover D Mark Bagley), $4.99

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover E Jae Lee & June Chung), $4.99

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover H Clayton Henry Line Art Variant), AR

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover I Jae Lee & June Chung Virgin Variant), AR

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover J Clayton Henry Line Art Virgin Variant), AR

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover K Mark Bagley Virgin Variant), AR

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover L Meghan Hetrick Virgin Variant), AR

ThunderCats Lost #4 (Cover M Clayton Henry Virgin Variant), AR

Vampirella Volume 7 #3 (Cover J Lucio Parrillo Metal Premium Variant), AR

Vampirella Volume 7 #3 (Cover K Lucio Parrillo Virgin Variant), AR

IDW PUBLISHING

Art Of Smurfs HC, $39.99

Godzilla Vs. America Boston #1 (Cover A Hayden Sherman, $7.99

Godzilla Vs. America Boston #1 (Cover B Jesse Lonergan), $7.99

Godzilla Vs. America Boston #1 (Cover C Jesse Lonergan Black & White Variant), AR

Godzilla Vs. America Boston #1 (Cover D Hayden Sherman Black & White Full Art Variant), AR

IDW Monthly Title Catalog August 2025, AR

Monster High World's Scare #1 (Cover A Betsy Cola), $5.99

Monster High World's Scare #1 (Cover B Lisa Sterle), $5.99

Monster High World's Scare #1 (Cover C Cathy Le), AR

My Little Pony The Mane 5 Omnibus TP, $24.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #80 (Cover A Aaron Hammerstrom), $4.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #80 (Cover B Yamila Kareh), $4.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #80 (Cover C Nathalie Fourdraine), AR

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Best Of Renet #1 (One Shot)(Cover A James Biggie, $7.99

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Nation Volume 1 TP, $21.99

KODANSHA COMICS

A Condition Called Love Volume 14 GN, $10.99

Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride Volume 3 GN, $13.99

Edens Zero Volume 32 GN, $10.99

Gaea-Tima The Gigantis Volume 2 GN, $13.99

Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards Volume 4 GN, $13.99

Vampire Dormitory Volume 14 GN, $12.99

RANDOM HOUSE WORLDS

A New Hope Star Wars Episode IV SC, $18.00

Dungeons And Dragons The Fallbacks Dealing With Dragons HC, $30.00

Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode V SC, $18.00

Return Of The Jedi Star Wars Episode VI SC, $18.00

RANDOM HOUSE/STAR WARS

Star Wars The Acolyte The Crystal Crown HC, $18.99

TITAN COMICS

Hawkmoon The Black Jewel HC, $19.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover A InHyuk Lee), $4.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Derrick Chew), $4.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Brao Nude Polybagged Variant), $10.00

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover D Ace Continuado), $4.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover E Grace McClung Cosplay Variant), $4.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover F InHyuk Lee Foil Full Art Variant), $14.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover G Derrick Chew Foil Variant), $14.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover H Brao Unique Blind Polybagged Variant), $10.00

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover I Derrick Chew Sketch Variant), AR

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover J InHyuk Lee Full Art Variant), $4.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover K Derrick Chew Full Art Variant), $4.99

Heat Seeker Exposed A Gun Honey Series #2 (Of 4)(Cover L Brao Unique Outfit Full Art Variant), $10.00

Lenore The Time War Volume 1 HC (Cover A Roman Dirge Book Market Variant), $24.99

Lenore The Time War Volume 1 HC (Cover B Kit Wallis Convention Direct Market Variant), $24.99

Peanuts All This And Snoopy Too TP, $7.99

TITAN MANGA

Alpi The Soul Sender Volume 7 GN, $12.99

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Friday, July 25, 2025

Manga Legend Junji Ito Inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame

JUNJI ITO INDUCTED INTO THE WILL EISNER COMIC AWARDS HALL OF FAME AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2025

San Francisco, CA — VIZ Media proudly celebrates legendary manga creator Junji Ito, who today was officially inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame at San Diego Comic-Con 2025. This honor cements Ito’s status among the world’s greatest horror storytellers, whose unnerving, masterful works have captivated millions and redefined the boundaries of the genre.

With over 10 million books sold worldwide, Ito is one of the most successful and influential manga artists in the U.S. and beyond. Hailed as “the Stephen King of Japan,” his works frequently appear on The New York Times Best Sellers list and dominate BookScan’s top graphic novel rankings.

For more than four decades, Ito has conjured unnerving tales that transform the familiar into the grotesque, the cosmic, and the deeply unsettling. From his manga debut Tomie, the beautiful and regenerative girl whose presence drives those around her to madness and violence, Gyo, a nightmarish vision of a world overrun by reeking, walking fish corpses, to the inescapable spiral curse of Uzumaki—now adapted into an anime series available digitally via Amazon Prime Video, Google, Apple TV app (U.S. and Canada), and Fandango at Home (U.S.)—his stories have thrilled and haunted generations of readers.

Ito is a four-time Eisner Award winner and in 2022 became the first international creator to win Best Writer/Artist, for his chilling masterpiece, Remina. Ito’s works are recognized for their signature slow-burn dread and deeply disturbing imagery. With this new Hall of Fame honor, Junji Ito continues to expand the possibilities of horror, securing his place in the pantheon of comic book legends.

Coming this fall, Moan: Junji Ito Story Collection (October 7, 2025), features six eerie new tales that reinforce his legacy as one of horror’s most inventive voices.

Praise for Junji Ito’s Work:

“Junji Ito is visually arresting and insanely scary.” — The New York Times

“Gruesome and unexpected.” — The Washington Post

“Genius.” — NPR Here and Now

“Beautiful but terrifying.” — TeenVOGUE

“Equal parts gruesome and gorgeous.” – Otaku USA

About Junji Ito:

Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987, and he is now recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists in the horror genre. His long-form masterpieces include Gyo, No Longer Human, Tomie, and Uzumaki, and his short stories have been collected into volumes such as Alley, Deserter, Shiver, Smashed, The Liminal Zone, and several more, all available from VIZ Media. Ito’s professional memoir, Uncanny: The Origins of Fear, details the influences and experiences that led to his becoming a horror manga artist.

He is a four-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection Frankenstein won in the “Best Adaptation from Another Medium” category, and in 2021 he was awarded “Best Writer/Artist,” while Remina received the award for “Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).” Lovesickness won “Best U.S. Edition” in 2022.

His titles have been adapted into live-action films and anime. The Netflix series Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre is based on his short stories, and Uzumaki has inspired an anime miniseries.

Personal message from Junji Ito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH2rE0NTdkI

About VIZ Media:

Wherever manga and anime fans are, we are! VIZ Media is No. 1 in Japanese pop culture, introducing fans to what’s now, new, and next. Home to the world’s most influential and groundbreaking storytellers and artists, who today drive multiple industries from publishing and animation to film and gaming. If it’s big in Japan, you can find it at VIZ.

VIZ Media is proudly certified as a Most Loved Workplace® in America and Inc Magazine’s Best Workplace. For more information on VIZ Media visit: https://www.viz.com/ Keep up with all the action on VIZ Media’s social media platforms for more exciting updates.

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Abrams ComicArts to Publish John Byrne's "X-MEN: ELSEWHEN" in Three Volumes

NEW YORK, NY—Abrams ComicArts is thrilled to announce an expansion of its Marvel Arts line of original graphic novels featuring Marvel Comics characters with X-Men Elsewhen by writer/artist John Byrne.

X-Men Elsewhen is a three-volume series celebrating both the 50-year history of Marvel’s X-Men team featuring fan-favorite creations such as Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, and Nightcrawler; and also the culmination of longtime writer/artist John Byrne’s five decades of association with these characters.

X-Men Elsewhen began nearly seven years ago and featured John Byrne’s return to the X-Men, the comic-book franchise he helped grow to new heights with his work as co-plotter and artist alongside writer Chris Claremont and inker Terry Austin. That trio’s time on the series has served as inspiration for films, animated series, and numerous comic books that followed. Among the high-water marks co-plotted and illustrated by Byrne during this initial go-round were classic storylines, “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Days of Future Past.”

In X-Men Elsewhen, written and penciled by Byrne, inked by Byrne and Paul Wills, colored by Lovern Kindzierski and Leonard O’Grady, and lettered by Byrne and Patrick Brosseau, the central conceit of the series involves Byrne’s return to those storylines, albeit with one major difference: the culmination of the “Dark Phoenix Saga” saw Jean Grey, the Phoenix, make the ultimate sacrifice to save the universe from her power, which had grown too great for her to contain. In Elsewhen, however, the storyline picks up from that point but explores the never-published ending where Jean Grey survived the experience, albeit in a drastically altered fashion.

That story change results in an entirely different future for the team and the surrounding Marvel Universe of characters. In X-Men Elsewhen Volume 1, the characters return to Earth and face very different experiences in the Savage Land and beyond, in an expansive storyline that also features the Sentinels, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Spider-Man, and many other familiar faces.

“They say you can’t go home again,” said writer/artist John Byrne. “They’re wrong.”

X-Men Elsewhen is a three-volume series being released as part of Abrams ComicArts’ Marvel Arts line, which includes Alex Ross’s Fantastic Four: Full Circle; The Super Hero’s Journey by Patrick McDonnell; and The Avengers: Veracity Trip by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho. Elsewhen will contain over 600 pages of Byrne’s story in art across its three volumes. Volume one will be released in April 2026, with subsequent volumes releasing in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. All three volumes will be released as 7.5 x 11 hardcovers with dust jackets, and feature well over 200 pages of story and art per volume, along with a number of additional features.

“John Byrne has done something truly unique here,” said X-Men Elsewhen series editor Chris Ryall. “He’s created all-new X-Men adventures that not only serve as a reminder of why Byrne’s past work on these characters was beloved and influential, while at the same time presenting all-new and relevant stories that will captivate newer X-Men fans as well.”

“We’re incredibly excited to be publishing X-Men: Elsewhen with John Byrne,” said Joseph Montagne, Publisher of Abrams ComicArts. “This project is something truly rare. It offers a chance to revisit one of the most iconic runs in comics history, told by the original co-creator in his own voice. Byrne’s passion for these characters comes through on every page. We’re proud to bring this long-awaited story to readers through our Marvel Arts line and to add such a meaningful project to this collaboration between Abrams and Marvel.”

X-Men Elsewhen is the pinnacle of Byrne’s storied history of working on the beloved X-Men from Marvel. Volume 1 will be available April 2026 from Abrams ComicArts.

About the Book:

X-Men Elsewhen Volume 1 By John Byrne

AbramsComicArts | April 2026

US $35.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £28.99

Hardcover | 240 Pages

7.5 x 11 Inches | Full-color illustrations throughout

HC ISBN: 9781419787287 • eBook ISBN: 9798896840183

AbramsBooks.com/DETAIL

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