Showing posts with label Brian Wood. Show all posts
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Monday, September 30, 2019

I Reads You Juniors September 2019 - Update #94

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DC CINEMA - From YahooMoviesUK:  Director James Gunn starts production on "The Suicide Squad" with a message to both Marvel and DC Comics fans.

From DigitalArtsOnline:  The late musician Prince was the star of two DC Comics titles.  Now, this "lost comic book past" has been animated.

From WausauDailyHerald:  Acclaimed comic book creator, Craig Thompson ("Blankets"), talks about his new comic book, "Ginseng Roots."

From Newsarama:  The late Stan Lee's daughter, Joan Celia "J.C." Lee, has filed a lawsuit against the company her father cofounded, POW! Entertainemnt.

MARVEL TV - From Newsarama:  The future of live-action at Marvel Television in doubt...

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  At Saturday night's Hollywood premiere (Aug. 28th) of "Joker," Warner Bros will only allow photographers at the red carpet.  The interview print and broadcast press has been uninvited.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics had to stop the presses in order to remove Mark Waid's Captain America essay from the throughly mediocre "Marvel Comics #1000."

DC TV - From Newsarama:  HBO's "Watchmen" cast-to-characters revealed in Tweet.

SONY'S MARVEL U - From Collider:  Sony Pictures is reportedly developing a solo movie featuring Spider-Man character, "Madame Web."

From Newsarama:  Seven new comics creators have been inducted in the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.  They are Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), and five of Harvey Kurtzman’s core 1950s MAD collaborators:  Will Elder, Jack Davis, John Severin, Marie Severin, and Ben Oda (all of whom will be posthumously inducted).

DC CINEMA - From WABCRadio:  From the first paragraph of the article "The FBI has issued a warning regarding the potential for violence at theaters showing the upcoming movie “Joker,’ coming years after a mass shooting during a “Batman” movie in Colorado in 2012. According to multiple sources, authorities are concerned about the film’s plot inspiring someone to commit a mass shooting."

MARVEL TV - From Deadline:  Due to creative differences, Hulu has decided not to go forward wth its live-action "Ghost Rider." series.

From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing has closed Shelley Bond's "Black Crown" imprint.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Family members and friends of the victims of a 2012 mass shooting at a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo., have penned a letter to Warner Bros. concerning the upcoming film, "Joker" (Oct. 4th).  They are expressing concerns because this comic book adaptation has provoked controversy for its violent subject matter.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Warner Bros. responds to the letter from friends and family of the victims of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado mass shooting.

From TheNewYorker:  Is fandom become as toxic as politics? "The New Yorker" explores in the article, "Superfans: A Love Story."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Two-time Oscar nominee Jonah Hill is reportedly in talks for a secret role in Matt Reeves' "The Batman" film.

DC CINEMA - From THR:  Emmy-winning actor Jeffrey Wright is in talks to play "Commissioner Gordon" in Matt Reeves' "The Batman."

From THR:  Two-time Oscar-nominee, Dean DeBlois ("How to Train Your Dragon"), will write and direct a reboot of the "Micronauts" toyline, which some fans also know as a long-running Marvel Comics title.

From ICv2:  Seven Seas Entertainment announces five new "yuri" (girls' love/lesbian romance) manga titles and SuBLime Manga announces three new "boys' love" titles .

BATMAN DAY 2019 - From THR:  Writer James Tynion IV and artist Tony S. Daniel are the new creative team on the comic book, "Batman."

BATMAN DAY 2019 - From BleedingCool:  Today, Sat. Sept. 21st is "Batman Day 2019," DC Comics will announce the name of the new "Batman" writer.  Rumors say it will be James Tynion IV.

BATMAN DAY 2019 - From BleedingCool:  James Tynion isn't saying anything about getting the Batman gig, but he is taking the congratulations.

From WeGotThisCovered:  The site is reporting that Robert Pattison will play Batman in Warner Bros.' reboot of its "Justice League" film franchise.  Pattison is Batman in director Matt Reeves' "The Batman."

From BleedingCool:  There may be issues between IDW Publishing and its imprint, "Black Crown," run by former DC Comics/Vertigo boss, Shelly Bond.

From Newsarama:  DC Comics has informed comic book stores that its long-running "Specialty Retailer Co-Op Advertising Program" will be "discontinued" at the end of 2019.

From Newsarama:   Tony S. Daniel will produce his first artwork for Marvel Comics in over 20 years - the covers for "The Amazing Spider-Man #35 and #36."

MEMORIAM - From TCJ:  The author Bill Schelly died Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the age of 67.  Schelly was a biographer of noted figures in both Hollywood and American comic books.  As a lifelong comic book fan, Schelly was also a chronicler of comics fandom.

From THR:  First "Birds of Prey" poster releases.

From Newsarama:  Mark Millar is teasing a secret project released from Christmas, which will be a sequel to one of his beloved "Millarworld" comic books series.

From Deadline:  Aaron McGruder's beloved comic strip, "The Boondocks," become a wildly popular Cartoon Network animated series, "The Boondocks."  Now, McGruder and Sony Pictures Animation is rebooting the series for WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBO Max.

From ComicBook:  Kodansha is working on new "Ghost in the Shell" manga.  "Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm" is due this week in Japan.

From ANN:  Noted manga creator, Inio Asano ("Goodnight Punpun") has published a collection of essays on the subject of manga and himself.  "Introduction to a Manga Creator" is available in Japan.

From ComicBook:  Citing unspecified sources, the site is reporting that the current Iron Man series, "Tony Stark: Iron Man" is being cancelled.

From THR:  Matt Mair Lowery and Cassie Anderson have created a short story that has been released in conjuction with the second volume in their graphic novel series, "Lifeformed."  "Lifeformed Vol. 2: Hearts and Minds" is out in comic book shops and is due in bookstores soon.

CROWDFUND - From Kickstarter:  The vampire indie comic book, SUCKER, has a Kickstarter crowfunding campagin.

From JoeShusterAwards:  Canada's "Joe Shuster Awards" for 2019 have been announced.  Chip Zdarsky was named "Outstanding Writers" and Karl Kerschl was named "Outstanding Artist" for his work on "Isola."

From BleedingCool:  In June 2020, DC Comics will begin reprinting its 1970s, "Super Friends," comic book, with the first hardcover volume reprinting "Super Friends #1-26."

DC CINEMA - From BatmanNews:  Todd Phillips, director of "Joker," sets the record straight about comics influencing his film, which stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role.

From CBR:  Gary Larson's classic newspaper comic, "The Far Side," is apparently returning.  "The Far Side" website says, "Uncommon, unreal, and (soon-to-be) unfrozen. A new online era of The Far Side is coming!"  Readers await more details.

From Newsarama:  The late Joe Kubert's family has sold the school for comic book artists, "The Kubert School," to writer-artist Anthony Marques.

From Variety:  Steven S. DeKnight has quite as the showrunner for Netflix's upcoming "Jupiter's Legacy" series based on the Mark Millar-Frank Quitely comic book.

From Ebony:  The magazines examines the evolution and the impact of the black superhero.

From ComicBook:  Even presidential candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, has something to say about X-Men movie casting rumors.

From CBR:  The late TV and film actor, Sam Gillman (1915 to 1985), drew art for Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939) and appeared in an episode of the original "Star Trek" ("Spectre of the Gun") in which he played Doc Holliday.

From Syfy:  Oni Press' upcoming "The Black Mage" is compared to "Harry Potter."

From CBR:  Five great shojo manga that have been published and five that have not.

From Newsarama:  It was 28 years ago, Sept 13, 1991 that Rob Liefeld's Levi's "501 jeans" television ad debuted.  It was directed by Spike Lee.

From Newsarama:  Two months before its first issue debuts, Image Comics' series, "Undiscovered Country," has had its screen rights sold.

DC CINEMA - From BleedingCool:  James Gunn officially announces the cast of his upcoming film, "The Suicide Squad."

From Newsarama:  Frank Miller will return to the world of his "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" with a one-shot comic book, "The Golden Child," which will be drawn by Rafael Grampa.

From THR:  The "Harbinger" film, based on the Valiant Comics title, is moving from Sony Pictures to Paramount Pictures for development.

From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics will be adapting more of Robert E. Howard's characters to comics, including Solomon Kane, a character that previously appeared in Marvel titles.

From BleedingCool:  The Wachowskis are bringing "The Matrix" comics back, following a recent announcement of a reboot of the film franchise.  "Doc Frankenstein" comics are also being reprinted.

From Collider:  Margot Robbie's "Tank Girl" reboot film reportedly has a director, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte.

DC TV - From TVInsider:  John Wesley Shipp played Flash/Barry Allen in the 1990-91 CBS TV series, "The Flash."  He also appeared on The CW's "The Flash."  Now, word is that Shipp will appear in The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event later this year.

From Newsarama:  Peter Porker/Spider-Ham will be the star of a five-issue miniseries, "Spider-Ham."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Todd Phillips is not interested in a crossover of his film "Joker" with Joaquin Phoenix as Joker and "The Batman" with Robert Pattinson.

From WeGotThisCovered:  Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, said "But for an adult to read comics is to admit that ‘I’m a moron, I read comics.'"

From Newsarama:  "Tank Girl" co-creator, writer Alan Martin, says that he has heard that actress Margot Robbie has optioned the rights to make a "Tank Girl" from MGM.

From BleedingCool:  See cover art and interior from the sure-to-be delectable David Bowie graphic novel memoir, "Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams" by Steve Horton, Michael Allred and Laura Allred.

From CNN:  The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has been chasing after a Spanish edition of Marvel's trade paperback, "Avengers: The Children's Crusade," because of the depiction of a "gay kiss" between two male characters.  That made the comic book sell out at Rio's biennial box fair.

From ComicBook:  Marvel and Japanese publisher Shueisha are uniting to create six new manga series based on Marvel Comics characters.  The manga will appear in Shonen Jump in Japan.

From BleedingCool:  Writer Nunzio DeFilippis says that he and his wife, writer Christina Weir, have been notified by Marvel that they will get a "character payment" for the film, "X-Men: Dark Phoenix."  Apparently, a minor character they created, Match, appeared in the film.

From BleedingCool:  Apparently, "Doctor Strange: Surgeon Supreme" is coming soon.

From Variety:  WarnerMedia's Crunchyroll, an anime streaming service, is now majority owner of VIZ Media Europe.

From BleedingCool:  Terrific Productions LLC announces "Youngblood Unchained."  No release date or creative team announced.

From Newsarama:  Marvel Entertainment announces its plans for 2019 New York Comic-Con (Thurs., Oct. 3rd to Sun., Oct 6th, 2019).

From Newsarama:  There is a "leaked" teaser for Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)."

From Newsarama:  Marvel Entertainment and Scholastic have signed a multi-year deal to produce prose novels based on Marvel characters.  The first two publications will be middle-grade books feature Black Panther's "Shuri" and the Avengers.

From ComicBook:  Todd McFarlane has announced that he is developing two animated series based on his long-running comic book series, "Spawn."  One will be adult-oriented and the other will be aimed at kids.

From TheBeat:  Dark Horse Comics has cut ties with writer Brian Wood in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.

From TheWrap:   Sunday, Oct. 20th is the debut date for HBO's "Watchmen" adaptation.

From BleedingCool:  Hot gossip says that there will be a "black Batman," or black man will assume the identity of Batman.  But he won't be a new African-American version of Bruce Wayne.

From MentalFloss - The reason adults were never seen in the "Peanuts" comic strip is that creator Charles Schulz believed they were not needed.

DC CINEMA - From LATimes:  Comic book movies may never be the same after "Joker."

From DigitalArtsOnline:  This interview of book and graphic designer, Chip Kidd, talks about his association with Batman and about a Society of Illustrators exhibit for items from Kidd's private collection.

From Vulture:  Adult Swim/Toonami is apparently working on a four-part adaptation of Junji Ito's classic horror manga, "Uzumaki."

From Newsarama:  Artist June Brigman talks about her return to "Power Pack," the comic book she co-created in the 1980s.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Todd Phillips' "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, got an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.

DC CINEMA - From DigitalSpy:   Todd Phillips, director of "Joker," said that comic book are like Shakespeare because of their continual re-imaginings, as the works of Shakespeare have continually been reworked and re-imagined.  Phillips' "Joker" is a re-imagining of the origin of the ultimate Batman villain, The Joker.


SEPTEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  September 2019 comics solicitations for 24 publishers on one page
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Drawn & Quarterly for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for September 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Insight for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for September 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for September 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for September 2019

OCTOBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Albatross Funnybooks for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for October 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for October 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2019
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for October 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for October 2019
From Newsarama:  A Wave Blue World for October 2019
From Newsarama:  Yen Press for October 2019

HALLOWEEN COMICFEST 2019:
From Newsarama:  28 comic book titles for the industry's fall event taking place Saturday, October 26, 2019 at participating comic shops worldwide.

DC's HILL HOUSE COMICS Debut Solicitations:
From Newsarama:  These are the solicitations for DC Comics' "Hill House Comics" group overseen by Joe Hill.  The line is scheduled to kick off October 30, 2019 with "Basketful of Heads #1."

NOVEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for Novmeber 2019
From BleedingCool:  Aftershock Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for November 2019

NOVEMBER 2019 "ADVANCED" COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  DC Comics advanced solicitations for November 2019 (for acetate covers)
From Newsarama:  "Dawn of X" for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for 2019 with some guessing on the site's part


DECEMBER 2019 COMIC SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  Storm King Productions for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for December 2019


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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Review: SUCKER: Book One: Living After Midnight

SUCKER: BOOK ONE: LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT
COMIXOLOGY/Polite Strangers

Kickstarter campaign to support Sucker is here.

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

PLOT: Jason McNamara and Tony Talbert
SCRIPT: Jason McNamara
PENCILS: Tony Talbert
INKS: John Heebink
COLORS: Paul Little
LETTERS: Jason McNamara
EDITOR: John Heebink
MISC. ART: Brian Wood (logo); Tony Talbert with Stephen Buell; Justin Greenwood with Paul Little; Greg Hinkle; Tony Talbert and John Heebink with Paul Little
ISBN: 978-1-5323-8060-0; paperback (July 2018)
66pp., Color, $9.95

Age: 17+ Only / Mature Readers

Sucker is a vampire comic book series published by comiXology as part of its “comiXology Originals.”  Sucker: Book One is written by Jason McNamara (plot/script) and Tony Talbert (plot); drawn by Talbert and John Heebink (inks); colored by Paul Little; and lettered by McNamara.  The series follows a band of vampire hunters forced to suddenly reunite when a powerful, ass-kicking vampire reawakens.

Sucker: Book One – Living After Midnight opens on the upper east side of Manhattan.  Two clownish thieves accidentally awaken a slumbering vampire, Douglas Jacobs, once upon a time a successful stock trader in the 1980s.  He had not been seen since 1988, but now he is back for a mysterious reason bigger than his own wants.

Enter hard-ass vampire hunter, Clyde Benton, and fellow vampire slayer, the brass knuckle-wielding priest, Father Harrison.  They have been called back into service by “Frontier Innovations” and its taciturn Director Sullivan to take down Jacobs.  This time, however, this hugely successful vampire-smashing unit faces a monster that is (1) most resourceful and (2) very hard to kill.

Don't think of Sucker: Book One as some kind of small press, indie, or self-published comic book.  Think of it as what it is – highly-polished, high-octane genre entertainment.  Its script is probably of better quality than any Syfy original horror films, and is as good or even better in some cases than the writing on straight-to-DVD, VOD, and streaming horror entertainment.

In the case of Jason McNamara's script, I can trot out many of the slang declarations used to describe exciting action movies:  hellraisin', rip-snortin', balls-to-the-wall, etc.  When it comes to the story's internal mythology, McNamara drops it here and there throughout this first book in a way that both teases and intrigues.  However, the action is so frenetic that the reader will have other things to occupy his attention.

That artist Tony Talbert co-plots this first issue shows in the page-by-page and panel-by-panel flow of the explosive action scenes, which are thrilling to behold and bracing to read.  Talbert's graphical storytelling and graphic design of individual pages are advanced enough to make me wonder why he has not produced more work for the bigger publishers.  John Heebink's precision inking seems to streamline some of the wildness in Talbert's storytelling, while directing its power right at the reader.  For instance, the characters' emotions are wild and aggressive, but it reads as being genuine rather than as being over the top.  Heebink's inking also sharpens the inventiveness in Talbert's illustrations.  There are some exceptionally visually striking images in Sucker: Book One (especially those involving the vampire's “union” with vermin).  They are clear, rather than impressionistic.

It would be a sin to not acknowledge the coloring by Paul Little, which is often spectacular in this first book.  Sometimes, it is muted and reminds me of the coloring in DC Comics' 1970's horror comics, (House of Mystery, Swamp Thing).  Other times, Little's hues have the rich and vibrant quality that a talented artist can get using modern coloring techniques.

I must admit that I only sought out Sucker: Book One because I am a fan of inker John Heebink's work going back to Metacops! (Fantagraphics Books), an odd, sci-fi comic book he drew back in the early 1990s.  My fanboy inclinations were rewarded, as I am shocked by how much I like Sucker: Book One.  I practically tore through it once I started reading.  It is one of the best of the recent vampire comic books, along with Jonathan Maberry and Tyler Crook's Bad Blood (Dark Horse Comics).

I recommend Sucker: Book One – Living After Midnight without reservation to fans of horror comic books, especially to fans of vampire comics and fiction.  One might even say I now have a blood lust for Sucker: Book Two.

9 out of 10

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

http://jason-mcnamara.com/
John Heebink: https://twitter.com/JohnHeebink

By Sucker Volume 1 at comiXology.

The text is copyright © 2019 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.

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Friday, November 16, 2018

Review: ROBOTECH #3

ROBOTECH No. 3
TITAN COMICS – @ComicsTitan

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Brian Wood
ART: Marco Turini
COLORS: Marco Lesko
LETTERS: John Workman
COVER: David Nakayama
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Karl Kerschl; Blair Shedo
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2017)

Titan Comics is currently publishing a new comic book series based on “Robotech” the 85-episode American animated television series, originally syndicated to U.S. back in the mid-1980s.  The new Robotech, which is a slight reboot of the franchise, is written by Brian Wood; drawn by Marco Turini; colored by Marco Lesko, and lettered by John Workman.

Robotech begins when a giant extraterrestrial vehicle crash lands on Macross Island in the South Pacific.  The people of Earth adapt the vessel's alien technology, which they call “Robotechnology,” including harnessing the alien vehicle, now called the Super Dimension Fortress (SDF-1).  It is the epicenter of “The Robotech Project” and of the city built around it, Macross City.  The arrival of an alien armada in the solar system forces the SDF-1 to initiate a “space fold” transporting it and a chunk of Macross City to the edge of the solar system.

Robotech #3 finds SDF-1 Captain Henry Gloval and his crew bringing the people and some of the infrastructure of Macross City unto the ship.  Rick Hunter and Lynn Minmei, who were on a part of Macross City caught in the space fold, are trapped deep in the bowels of the SDF-1.  Tired of eating rations while they wait for rescue, the duo tries something new.  Meanwhile, the alien armada tracks the SDF-1 believing that humans don't really understand the technology in their possession.

Robotech #1 was a fantastic first issue, and the second issue was not a let down.  Robotech #3 begins the process of impressing upon readers that this new Robotech comic book is not a fluke.  Brian Wood digs deep into the characters, and reveals a Lynn Minmei who is a modern woman, a leap from the being the waif and object of desire.  Captain Gloval and Roy Fokker are edgier, and Lisa Hayes and Claudia Grant, well... there's something more to them than they had before.

Even Marco Turini's art and storytelling suggest that this Robotech is something new.  Turini is visualizing space opera that recalls the SciFi Channel's mid-aughts take on “Battlestar Galactica” without loosing heart of Robotech; yeah, it's still a little cute.  My only complaint is that no single issue of Robotech is enough for me.  Can't wait for issue four – fanboy out.

9 out of 10

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


The text is copyright © 2017 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.

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Monday, July 16, 2018

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 18, 2018

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR180106    BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP VOL 06 (MR)    $21.99
MAR180061    BROOKLYN BLOOD TP    $17.99
MAR180094    BTVS SEASON 10 LIBRARY HC VOL 01    $29.99
MAY180358    BTVS SEASON 12 THE RECKONING #2 (OF 4) CVR A HANS    $3.99
MAY180359    BTVS SEASON 12 THE RECKONING #2 (OF 4) CVR B VAR JEANTY    $3.99
MAY180360    BTVS SEASON 12 THE RECKONING #2 (OF 4) CVR C VAR NOTO ULTRA    $3.99
MAR180062    DEPT H HC VOL 04 LIFEBOAT    $19.99
MAR180037    DORK HC    $19.99
MAY180338    ETHER COPPER GOLEMS #3 (OF 5) CVR A RUBIN    $3.99
MAY180339    ETHER COPPER GOLEMS #3 (OF 5) CVR B VAR MARTIN    $3.99
JAN180159    FATE ZERO TP VOL 06 (MR)    $11.99
MAR180112    GAME OF THRONES QUOTES COASTER SET    $9.99
MAR180113    GAME OF THRONES QUOTES MAGNET SET    $8.99
FEB180050    GO TEAM VENTURE HC ART & MAKING OF VENTURE BROS (RES)    $39.99
MAR180085    HELLBOY OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 THE WILD HUNT    $24.99
MAR180060    ROME WEST TP    $15.99
MAR180023    SHAOLIN COWBOY START TREK HC    $24.99
MAY180374    WITCHFINDER GATES OF HEAVEN #3 (OF 5) (MR)    $3.99

Monday, June 4, 2018

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 6, 2018

DARK HORSE COMICS

APR180026    DOCTOR STAR & KINGDOM LOST TOMORROWS #4 MAIN CVR    $3.99
APR180027    DOCTOR STAR & KINGDOM LOST TOMORROWS #4 VAR WU CVR    $3.99
APR180053    HALO COLLATERAL DAMAGE #1 (OF 3)    $3.99
FEB180039    HELLBOY AND THE BPRD 1955 TP    $19.99
JAN180108    JENNY FINN HC (MR)    $17.99
APR180069    KOSHCHEI THE DEATHLESS #6 (OF 6)    $3.99
FEB180065    MICHAEL CHABON ESCAPIST PULSE POUNDING THRILLS TP    $24.99
FEB180045    MOEBIUS LIBRARY INSIDE MOBIUS HC VOL 02    $39.99
APR180014    SWORD DAUGHTER #1 CVR A    $4.99
APR180015    SWORD DAUGHTER #1 CVR B CHATER    $4.99
APR180028    XERXES FALL OF HOUSE OF DARIUS #3 (OF 5) (MR)    $4.99

Monday, April 9, 2018

BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for April 11, 2018

BOOM! STUDIOS

FEB181245    ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #22    $3.99
FEB181246    ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #22 SUBSCRIPTION DEWEY VAR    $3.99
DEC171236    AMORY WARS GOOD APOLLO TP VOL 02 (MR)    $14.99
FEB181232    DODGE CITY #2    $3.99
JAN180020    FCBD 2018 BOOM ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE SPECIAL    $PI
JAN180002    FCBD 2018 BOOM MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS SPECIAL SG    $PI
FEB181206    PLANET OF THE APES URSUS #4 MAIN & MIX    $3.99
FEB181207    PLANET OF THE APES URSUS #4 SUBSCRIPTION CAREY VAR    $3.99
FEB181185    ROBOCOP CITIZENS ARREST #1    $3.99
FEB181186    ROBOCOP CITIZENS ARREST #1 RUBIN VAR    $3.99

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Review: ROBOTECH #2

ROBOTECH No. 2
TITAN COMICS – @ComicsTitan

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Brian Wood
ART: Marco Turini
COLORS: Marco Lesko
LETTERS: John Workman
COVER: Nick Roche
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Karl Kerschl; Blair Shedo; Giannis Milonogiannis
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (September 2017)

“Robotech” was an 85-episode American animated television series.  Production company and film distributor, Harmony Gold USA, distributed the series to television stations in the United States via syndication in the 1980s.  Producer, story editor, and developer, Carl Macek, created “Robotech” by adapting, combining, and editing three Japanese anime series:  “Macross” (full title, “Super Dimension Fortress Macross”) and two other anime series, “Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross” and “Genesis Climber Mospeada.”

Over a three-decade period, several entities have published comics based on the Robotech franchise, including the defunct Comico the Comic Company and DC Comics' imprint, WildStorm Productions.  Titan Comics brings Robotech back to comic books with the new series, Robotech.  It is written by Brian Wood; drawn by Marco Turini; colored by Marco Lesko, and lettered by John Workman.

Robotech begins when a giant extraterrestrial vehicle crash lands on Macross Island in the South Pacific.  A decade later, the people of Earth have adapted the vessel's alien technology, which they call “Robotechnology,” to advance human technology.  The ship is now known as the Super Dimension Fortress or SDF-1, and it is the epicenter of “The Robotech Project” and of the city built around it, Macross City.

Robotech #2 finds the Earth under siege by an alien armada.  In Macross City, talented but cocky pilot, Rick Hunter, has taken one of the SDF-1's Veritech fighters out of necessity.  Now, he and his passenger, Lynn Minmei, come face to face with a giant alien being, and neither is sure how to use the Veritech to fight the creature.  Meanwhile, aboard the SDF-1, Captain Henry Gloval comes to a shocking decision on using some of the ship's incredible Robotechnology.

Robotech #1 was a fantastic first issue; so is this second issue.  Like the first issue, I like Robotech #2 enough to highly recommend it to Robotech fans.  Once upon a time, I was a big Robotech fan; now, I have not engaged the franchise in decades, but this comic book has reignited my Robotech love.

Right now, I am looking for two things in this new Robotech comic book.  One, I want it to be a well-produced comic book with good writing, good art, and overall engaging storytelling.  Two, I want it to recall classic Robotech while also exploring new possibilities for the series and also going places the original might have, but did not.

So far, I'm getting both of those things from this very entertaining comic book.  It is as if Brian Wood and Marco Turini have mastered the 22-page comic book serial, delivering lively pop comic increments... so far.  In fact, this second issue is good enough to tease readers back for a third issue of Titan Comics' Robotech.

A
8.5 out of 10

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


The text is copyright © 2017 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Review: ROBOTECH #1

ROBOTECH No. 1 (2017)
TITAN COMICS – @ComicsTitan

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Brian Wood
ART: Marco Turini
COLORS: Marco Lesko
LETTERS: John Workman
COVER: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau; Karl Kerschl; Blair Shedo; Michael Dialynas; The Waltrip Brothers; Andrew Leung; Luis Guerrero; Francisco de la Fuente; Miguel Mercado; Rachel Stott; Alex Ronald; Andre Lima Arajuo; Caspar Wijngaard; Mariano Laclaustra; Antonio Fuso; Douglas Franchin; Andy Cotnam; Pasquale Qualano
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (August 2017)

In the 1980s, production company and film distributor, Harmony Gold USA, had the U.S. syndication rights to broadcast the Japanese animated (or anime) television series, “Macross.”  They hired producer, story editor, and developer, Carl Macek, to adapt the series for American audiences.

To meet television syndication requirements, Macek took “Macross” (full title, “Super Dimension Fortress Macross”) and two other anime series, “Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross” and “Genesis Climber Mospeada” and edited them together by using the concept of “Robo-technology” as the unifying element.  Thus, Macek created the 85-episode American animated TV series, “Robotech.”

Over a three-decade period, several entities have published comics based on the Robotech franchise, including the defunct Comico the Comic Company and DC Comics' imprint, WildStorm Productions.  Titan Comics brings the franchise back to comic books with the new series, Robotech.  It is written by Brian Wood; drawn by Marco Turini; colored by Marco Lesko, and lettered by John Workman.

Robotech #1 begins with a brief description of the arrival of the giant extraterrestrial vehicle that would come to be known as the Super Dimension Fortress or SDF-1.  It lands on Macross Island, and a decade later, the vehicle is the epicenter of “The Robotech Project” and Macross City has been built around the SDF-1.

Talented but cocky pilot, Rick Hunter, has arrived at SDF-1 to visit his “big brother,” Lt. Commander Roy Fokker, Veritech pilot and legendary leader of the “Skull Squadron” of the Robotech Defense Force.  This reunion is put on hold when multiple extraterrestrial vehicles arrive near Earth and some begin to enter the planet's atmosphere.  And SDF-1 springs into action on its own.

First, let me say that Robotech #1 is a fantastic first issue.  I love it, and I highly recommend it to Robotech fans.  Probably the first thing that this comic book does right is to use the first page to present the cast of characters with a brief description of each character and what he or she does.

Back in 2013, Dark Horse Comics launched a new Star Wars comic book, simply titled Star Wars.  Its story was set immediately after the events depicted in the original, 1977 Star Wars film (also known as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope).  Brian Woods was the series writer, and he fashioned a Star Wars comic book that felt like an authentic, accurate, and canonical continuation of A New Hope.  Now, at least with this first issue, Woods makes Robotech seem like a reboot that will be genuine Robotech.  To me, Robotech #1 feels like the “Robotech” anime that I first encountered on those long-ago Saturday mornings via the recently launched Channel 15 in Lafayette, Louisiana.

I find myself really liking the art by Marco Turini and colors by Marco Lesko; it feels like authentic Robotech.  Turini's compositions clearly and ably translate Woods' concise and efficient script writing into clean sequences that introduce the conflict and tease the villains of this reboot without overwhelming the first issue with too much information.

In fact, this debut issue is good enough to tease readers back for a second issue of Titan Comics' Robotech.

A
8 out of 10

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


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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Albert Avilla Reviews: X-Men #1 (2013)

X-Men #1
Marvel Comics

Reviewed by Albert Avilla

Writer: Brian Wood
Pencils: Olivier Coipel
Inks: Mark Morales and Olivier Coipel
Cover: Olivier Coipel and Laura Martin

Primer (Spoilers!)

They had me at the cover. They hit on all the important B’s: brawn, brains, beauty, boobs, and booty. Who else can put together a better all-female team? Even the villain in this piece is female. Girls just want to wreck it. Don’t let the good looks fool you; this is a band of thieves, ninjas, and former mutant-hunters who will kick some ass. If they did a survey of the top ten favorite female comic characters, where would most of these women place?

Mr. Wood doesn’t waste our time with origins; he hits the ground running. He gives a quick background of what the X-Men will be facing. Then, we have Jubilee with a baby running from a mysterious foe. She calls the X-Men, and they go running to save her. John Sublime goes to the Jean Grey School to ask for help against his sister who has an affinity for technology. Back on the train, the X-Men reunite with Jubilee. The baby is causing havoc with the electronics on the train. The X-Men jump into action to save the passengers. They take Jubilee and the baby back to the Grey School, where Sublime’s sister proceeds to take control of Karima Shapandar’s body. Yeah, that’s right; a being that has a biological imperative to dominant the earth has the powers of the Omega Sentinel. That’s the way you kick off a series.

Wood hits us with a fast-paced story and leaves us anticipating the story to come. With a team of characters with dynamic personalities and rich histories, Mr. Wood has a source of inspiration that should lead to a multitude of great stories.

The art is great. All of the different aspects of the art accentuate each other, which make for visual pleasure. Coipel has a great hand with faces and expressions. The costume design is also good.

I rate X-Men #1 Buy Your Own Copy. #2 (of 5) on the Al-O-Meter.