#IReadsYou Review: DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: Finals Crisis

DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: FINALS CRISIS
DC COMICS/DC Zoom – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Shea Fontana
ART: Yancey Labat
COLORS: Monica Kubina
LETTERS: Janice Chiang
EDITOR: Marie Javins
ISBN: 978-1-4012-6247-1; paperback; (June 29, 2016)
128pp, Color, $9.99 U.S., $11.99 CAN

Age Range: 8 to 12

DC Super Hero Girls is an action figure franchise and animated web series that began in 2015.  It features high school versions of classic and popular female DC Comics characters, as well as some male characters.  The DC Super Hero Girls line has already been rebooted and re-branded, and now includes an animated television series, various consumer products, and both print and digital comics.

DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis is the debut entry in the DC Super Hero Girls original graphic novel series.  It was first published in June 2016, and, as of this writing, the ninth graphic novel in the series is about to be published.  Finals Crisis is written by Shea Fontana; drawn by Yancey Labat; colored by Monica Kubina; and lettered by Janice Chiang.  Finals Crisis focuses on the core group of friends that includes Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Bumblebee.

DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis opens at Super Hero High in the city of Metropolis.  Principal Amanda Waller and vice-principal Gorilla Grodd are generally tough on the students, and especially now because of semester finals, which are just a day away.  Supergirl, Bumblebee, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Katana, and Poison Ivy are all studying hard, but they are also breaking rules.  That puts them in danger, making it easier for a mysterious villain to trap them.  Will these super hero girls outsmart their captor in time to make it to school for finals?

I have been putting off reading DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis since I first heard about it a few years ago.  I finally got a copy when I decided to cash in a gift certificate, and the verdict is that I like it.  DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis is the kind of comic book that the seven-year-old me would have loved when I first starting reading books.  I would have loved just looking at the pictures, as my nephew loved looking at the pictures in the Spider-Man comic books that I gave him when he was four or five-years old.

The art by Finals Crisis artist Yancey Labat is just fun to look at.  He draws big, round faces and big, expressive eyes on the characters, which will pull in a young reader.  The art is drawn in a big and open manner, but Labat depicts the backgrounds and environments in nice detail.  Colorist Monica Kubina layers paint-like coloring over Labat's art, which makes it stand out.  Janice Chiang letters the art with a variety of fonts that perfectly capture the moments, moods, and action of the story.

DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis may not be a great comic book for adult readers, but I bet elementary school and middle grade readers will think it's great.  I can certainly see myself reading another volume... or two... or three.  Why not?  DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis captures the fun and sense of wonder that is inherent in DC Comics characters and in the comic books in which they star.

7.5 out of 10

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


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#IReadsYou Review: DEAR JUSTICE LEAGUE

DEAR JUSTICE LEAGUE
DC COMICS/DC Zoom – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Michael Northrop
ART: Gustavo Duarte
COLORS: Marcelo Maiolo
LETTERS: Wes Abbott
EDITOR: Sara Miller
ISBN: 978-1-4012-8413-8; paperback; (July 31, 2019 – Diamond / August 6, 2019)
176pp, Color, $9.99 U.S., $13.50 CAN

Age Range: 8 to 12

Dear Justice League is a 2019 original graphic novel staring DC Comics' marquee super-team, the Justice League.  It is written by Michael Northrop; drawn by Gustavo Duarte; colored by Marcelo Mailol; and lettered by Wes Abbot.  Dear Justice League features some of the greatest superheroes of all time answering questions sent to them by young fans via text, email, and letter.

Dear Justice League was originally published under DC Comics' “DC Zoom” imprint, which offered original graphic novels for readers that were 8 to 12-years-old or that were classified as “middle grade” (MG) readers.  DC discontinued many of its imprints in 2019, so Dear Justice League would now fit under a new designation (“DC Graphic Novels for Young Readers”?).

Dear Justice League finds its members going about their usual business, but they occasionally take time to answer questions sent to them by young fans.  In a “Dear Superman” letter, the Man of Steel is asked, “have you ever messed up?”  In “Dear Hawkgirl,” the high-flying hero, who is also known as Kendra Saunders, is asked if she, as Hawkgirl, eats small animals.  In “Dear Aquaman,” Black Manta has high-jacked a nuclear submarine, but Aquaman wonders if he smells like fish, as one fan has asked.

In “Dear Wonder Woman,” a young fan who is about to turn 11-years-old wants to know if Wonder Woman remembers her eleventh birthday.  In “Dear Flash,” two envious boys, “T-Bone” and “J-Dawg,” pose a time-centered challenge to “the fastest man alive” via a dishonest question.  In “Green Lantern,” the newest Lantern, Simon Baz, is asked if he has ever suffered a fashion faux pas.

In “Dear Cyborg,” a young fan asks for Cyborg's screen name so that the fan can challenge the hero in an online video game.  Meanwhile, Cyborg/Victor Stone is monitoring a possible alien invasion.  In “Dear Batman,” the new kid in town asks Batman if he has ever been the new kid in town.  Finally, in “Dear Justice League,” eight of the world's greatest heroes, the Justice League, battle an invasion of “Insectoids” from the planet, “Molt-On.”  So a fourth-grade class sends a letter asking the members of the League, “How do you always manage to show up just in time and save the day?”

Well, how do they do it?  And have they done it this time in order to stop an Insectoid invasions?

I am slowly making my way through DC Comics's first wave of original “DC Zoom” and “DC Ink” titles.  I still have a few to read before the lines were discontinued.  I have to say that I am quite surprised by how much I like Dear Justice League.  It is not a great work, because it has some missteps, but it is exceptional because there is nothing else like it on the superhero comic book market.

In Dear Justice League, Michael Northrop has written a funny comic book, and some of the fan questions are quite good.  Asking Aquaman if he smells like fish falls flat, although asking Hawkgirl if she eats small animals seems just perfect.  Asking Wonder Woman to recount her eleventh birthday strikes the right story notes, and that question carries over into “Dear Flash,” in a clever little bit about two jealous boys.  Batman gets a great question – has he ever been the new kid in town – but Northrop doesn't execute the answer as well as he could have.

Gustavo Duarte's illustrations and graphical storytelling are perfect for a kids-oriented Justice League comic book like Dear Justice League.  His stretchy drawing style, which recalls classic Looney Tunes cartoon shorts of the 1940s and 1950s, captures the funny side of the eight particular heroes of Dear Justice League.

Marcelo Mailol's colors on Duarte's art look as if he used color pencils and also recall classic four-color comic book coloring (but is better than most of it was back in the day).  Letterer Wes Abbot turns on a symphony of lettering fonts that provide a colorful and varied graphical soundtrack for a story that offers a lot of different sounds, from the noise of battle to the rackets of errors and mistakes.

I highly recommend Dear Justice League to readers who want to share Justice League comic books with younger readers.  It would also be nice as a semi-regular series.

B+
7 out of 10

Dear Justice League includes the following extras:

• A six-page preview of the original graphic novel, Dear Super-Villains, by Michael Northrop and Gustavo Duarte
• A six-page preview of the original graphic novel, Superman of Smallville, by Art Baltazar and Franco
• the two-page, “Hall of Justice Top Secret Files”
• the one-page, “Auxiliary Members” (pets of the Justice League)
• biographies of Michael Northrop and Gustavo Duarte
• “Dear Michael Northrop,” a letter from younger Michael Northrop to older Michael
• a mock-up of a page of lined paper so that the reader can write a letter to the Justice League
• bonus illustrations

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


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#IReadsYou Review: SUPER SONS Volume 1: The Polarshield Project

SUPER SONS V. 1: THE POLARSHIELD PROJECT
DC COMICS/DC Zoom – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Ridley Pearson – @RidleyPearson
ART: Ile Gonzalez
COLORS: Ile Gonzalez
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte
EDITORS: Ben Abernathy and Michele R. Wells
ISBN:  978-1-4012-8639-2; paperback; (April 2, 2019)
176pp, Color, $9.99 U.S., $13.50 CAN

Age Range: 8 to 12

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger; Superboy created by Jerry Siegel

They are the sons of Superman and Batman.  Damian Wayne is the son of Batman/Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul (the daughter of Batman nemesis, Ra's al Ghul).  Jonathan “Jon” Samuel Kent is the son of Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

Jon and Damian became the stars of the comic book series/franchise, Super Sons.  Now, these young heroes make their graphic novel debut in the DC Zoom original graphic novel, Super Sons Book 1: The Polarshield Project, the first book in a three-book series.  The Polarshield Project is written by bestselling novelist, Ridley Pearson; drawn and colored by Ile Gonzalez; and lettered by Saida Temofonte.  Set in the near future, The Polarshield Project finds the sons of Superman and Batman trying to uncover a global conspiracy that begins with an epidemic.

Super Sons Book 1: The Polarshield Project is set on an alternate Earth and not in the mainstream DC Universe.  In the city of Metropolis, Superman is trying to repair the sea walls that protect the city from the rising oceans.  The polar ice caps have nearly melted away, causing devastation to coastal cities like Metropolis.  Even the technology of Bruce Wayne and Wayne Enterprises is struggling to stop Metropolis from drowning.

Erratic, deadly weather forces everyone inland, tearing families apart.  When Metropolis is abandoned, Clark Kent and his family: reporter Lois Lane and their son, Jon Kent, relocate to Wyndemere.  Bruce Wayne and his son, Damian “Ian” Wayne, are also new residents of Wyndemere.

Jon Kent and Damian Wayne are opposites in every way except one; they are the sons of the world's greatest heroes, and these two boys also want to do their heroic best to help the world.  To unravel the the conspiracy of a mystery illness, this unlikely dynamic duo is forced to trust each other and to work together to save the Earth.  Joined by a mysterious girl named Candace and by Jon's friend, a teen girl named Tilly, Jon and Ian will find adventure and danger.

DC Comics' Super Sons has turned out to be an enjoyable teen superhero comic book franchise, in a decade that has seen the arrival of several stellar comic titles featuring teen heroes, including Marvel Comics' Mile Morales/Ultimate Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel.  Jon Kent's affable nature and Damian Wayne's arrogant kid-ninja-assassin are like oil and water, but writer Peter J. Tomasi made them work, in the original Super Sons series, as a believable crime-fighting, adventure-having unit.

In Super Sons Book 1: The Polarshield Project, Ridley Pearson presents his own version of Jon and Damian.  Pearson's Jon Kent is stubborn, more proactive, and uses his powers with a rapidly growing confidence.  Pearson's Damian Wayne does not at all want to be called Damian and goes by the name “Ian.”  Ian is less elite-assassin-in waiting and more like a Batman, Jr.; he is a superhero-in-training, working his way up to having his own real superhero costume.

Pearson's Super Sons is set on an alternate Earth, and the concept is a near-future scenario that is a kind of juvenile science fiction.  This world looks familiar, and young readers will recognize that story's ecological and environmental dangers could very well be our own world's fate.

I don't know to what extent young readers will identify with the characters here or how much they will recognize of our world in the world of The Polarshield Project.  I think that they will identify with the conflicts, dilemmas, and obstacles facing these young characters.  They will identify with the personal and relationship issues.  I think they will also find themselves taking in by Jon, Ian, Candace, and Tilly's call to adventure.  Ridley Pearson, known for his mystery and young adult adventure novels, offers readers engaging mysteries and thrilling adventures here.

DC Comics has been hiring the writers of bestselling young adult novels to author its DC Zoom (readers 8 to 12) and DC Ink (readers 13+) graphic novels.  On the book covers of these graphic novels, the young adult authors get top billing, but the names of the artists are at the very bottom of the cover.

In the case of The Polarshield Project's artist/co-author, Ile Gonzalez, this placement is crock of shit.  Gonzalez is every bit as important as Pearson to the creation of this graphic novel.  She has a wonderful energetic graphic style, and her rich coloring makes this story vibrant.  Here, Gonzalez's art is spiritually related to the comic book art of the early Superman and Batman comic book artists:  Joe Shuster in Action Comics (Superman) and Bob Kane in Detective Comics (Batman).

In terms of graphical storytelling, Gonzalez makes Super Sons Book 1: The Polarshield Project seem like something entirely new.  It is as if Ridley Pearson's Jon Kent, Ian Wayne, the other characters, and the world in which they live are not an alternate take of an established universe, but are instead something fresh and different.

Super Sons Book 1: The Polarshield Project is not perfect.  There are lapses in the narrative that make it seem as if a page or two is missing in some spots.  However, that does not take away from the fact that The Polarshield Project is a damn fun comic book to read.  In fact, it should say so on the cover, “Damn fun to read.”

8 out of 10

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


[This book contains two previews.  The first is preview is of Super Sons Book 2: The Foxglove Mission.  The second is a preview of Dear Justice League by writer Michael Northrop and artist Gustavo Duarte.]


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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I Reads You Juniors June 2019 - Update #88

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From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler are producing an illustrated novel, entitled "Cursed," that will be published next year by Netflix.  Miller says that it is a feminist retelling of the King Arthur Myth.

From Newsarama:  As an exclusive treat, IDW Publishing is offering dinner with two comic book luminaries at San Diego Comic Con 2019.  For $500, you can be part of a private dinner with Walter Simonson ("Thor") or Stan Sakai ("Usagi Yojimbo") or both for a thousand bucks.

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics announces mature-line, dark high fantasy, "The Last God."  This 12-issue series from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, artist Riccardo Federici, colorist Dean White, and letterer Tom Napolitano.

From EW:   Joe Hill is overseeing a new line of DC Comics horror titles - "Hill House Comics," which wall fall under the "DC Black Label" imprint.  The "pop-up" line will include five miniseries, two of which Hill will write.  Each issue of all five series will also include a two-page installment of a serial Hill is writing.

From Newsarama:  Fox television series, "Prison Break," is being adapted into an online manga.

From CNN:  Robert Mueller special counsel report - the Mueller Report - is being turned into a comic book to be published by IDW Publishing.

From WorldofWalt:  Disney is reviving its animation classes for visitors to Animal Kingdom, beginning July 11th.

From FlickeringMyth:  Six things you might not know about Tim Burton's 1989 film, "Batman," in the midst of its 30th anniversary.

From Deadline:  Glenn Danzig's film, "Verotika," will get a video-on-demand release Halloween 2019.  The film's title is a play on the name of name of Danzig's comic book company, Verotik.

From Newsarama:  DC Comics announces its middle-grade and young adult graphic novels for 2020 and 2021 at the American Library Associations' annual convention.  These would have been DC Ink and DC Zoom titles, but those imprints were discontinued.

From Newsarama:  The "Ultimate Universe" returns in "Mile Morales: Spider-Man #10."

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics makes it official that its "Vertigo Comics" imprint is closed.  2020 will see a DC rebranding into three imprints:  "DC Kids" (ages 8 to 12); "DC" (ages 13+); and "DC Black Label" (17+ and mature readers).

From Newsarama:  The comic book series, "Safe Sex," originally announced for DC's Vertigo Comics imprint, is moving to Image Comics.

From BleedingCool:  Actress Sanaa Lathan will provide the voice for Catwoman in in DC Universe's "Harley Quinn" adult animated series.

From BleedingCool:  As part of its 80th anniversary celebration, Marvel will publish an "Alpha Flight" one-shot that has an entirely Canadian creative team.

From IndieWire:  Robert Downey, Jr. advocates for Riri Williams/Ironheart in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics is doubling retailer's order for "Aero #1" for free.  This comic book will star Marvel's Chinese superhero.

From Newsarama:  Jim Lee's illustration for the cover of the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con's souvenir book includes Black Panther, Spider-Man, Spawn, and more.

From Newsarama:  This article has a question-and-answer session with master of horror manga, Junji Ito.

From Newsarama:  R.B. Silva shares character designs from "Powers of X."

From BleedingCool:  Joe Madureira gives updates on his comic book, "Battle Chaser," specifically the arrival of issues 10 to 12.

From TheBrag:  A police raid reveals drugs smuggled to Australia via comic books.

From NikkeiAsianReview:  In Japan, shrinking manga sales are forcing people to rethink the business.

From Newsarama: "What We Learned from DC's September 2019 Solicitations"

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics is cancelling "Teen Titans Go" and "Scooby-Doo Team-Up."

From Newsarama:  DC Comics is bring back its "Dollar Comics" format, but with a small page count.

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From Newsarama:  "Legion of Super-Heroes" will return in a two-issue miniseries and then in an ongoing series from writer Brian Michael Bendis.

From Newsarama:  Artist Ryan Sook, who is quite good at designing characters, is redesigning the look of the Legion of Super-Heroes for Brian Michael Bendis' relaunch of the franchise.  Here is a look at Sook's designs.
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From Newsarama:  The Justice Society of America is returning to the DC Universe and to continuity.

From Newsarama:  Universal Pictures has optioned the film rights to Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo de Felici's "Oblivion Song" comic book from Image Comics.

From BloodyDisgusting:  Horror manga master Junji Ito has ideas about video games.

From Newsarama:  "Batman Beyond" is connected to Brian Michael Bendis' teased about DC Comics project, "Millennium."

From BleedingCool:  Rumors say that DC Comics is closing its "Vertigo" imprint.

From PhillyTrib:  New graphic novel, “Martin Luther King Jr.: Voice for Equality!” by James Buckley Jr. and YouNeek Studios, offers insights into Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From ANN:  In Japan, "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" is moving from "Weekly Shonen Jump" to "V Jump" magazines for serialization.

From Mashable:  "Dark Phoenix" has the worst opening in "X-Men" film history.

From BleedingCool:  John Byrne is publishing his X-Men "fan fiction" comic online rather than letting Marvel Comics publish it.

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' recent "No Compromise, No Mercy" teasers are for a new comic book featuring a "ruthless" team.  The title will reportedly spin out of the "War of the Realms" event.

From Deadline:  DC Universe has cancelled its streaming series "Swamp Thing" one week after its debut.

From Deadline:  Netflix has renewed "Lucifer" for a firth and final season.  "Lucifer" is based on the DC Comics character of the same name.

From Newsarama:  Mark Millar has recruited artists he liked when he was in high school to draw variant covers for the first issue of his upcoming comic, "Space Bandits." These are Howard Chaykin, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Dave Gibbons, Klaus Janson, and Walter Simonson

From Newsarama:  The 2019 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award nominees have been announced.  They are Lorena Alvarez; Ellen T. Crenshaw; M. J. Kim; Sumit Kumar; and Kieran McKeown.  The award is given to promising new comic books artists.

From CBR:  The first "Wonder Woman 84" poster. It shows off new armor.

From BleedingCool: Marvel's beloved vampire hunter, Blade, may be getting his own comic book series, with the news possibly being revealed next week. #bringbackblade

From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios has cancelled its WWE comic book after 25 issues.

From Deadline:  Two series based on comic books, "Deadly Class" and "Happy!," have been cancelled by Syfy.  Both series are being shopped to new networks.

From Newsarama:  Writer-director Quentin Tarantion has tapped screenwriter Jerrod Carmicheal to write the screenplay adaptation of the 2014 Django/Zorro crossover comic book series, which was a sequel to Tarantino's Oscar-winning "Django Unchained."  How sure this project is to being an actual film is unknown.

From ANN:  The manga, "Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma," will end soon.

From ComicBook:  Spawn will appear in the video game, "Mortal Kombat 11."  Keith David who voiced Spawn in the 1990s HBO animated series will reprise that role for the game.

From Newsarama:  The first meeting of Harley Quinn and the Joker will get a unique twist in a new DC Black Label due Fall 2019.  "Joker/Harley: Criminal Insanity" is from writer Kami Garcia and artists Mike Mayhew and Mico Suayan.

From Newsarama:  DC Comics reveals a slate of new Young Adult graphic novels.

From LATimes:  The newspaper profiles "Love and Rockets'" Jaime Hernandez.

From ChicagoReader:  The paper talks to Ben Passmore and Ezra Clayton Daniels about their new comic book, "BTTM FDRS."

From CBR:  DC Comics announces a "Beast Boy" graphic novel for its "DC Ink" imprint.

From Newsarama:  Robert Pattison beats out actor Nicholas Hoult (Nightcrawler in Fox's "X-Men" movies) to be the next screen Batman/Bruce Wayne.

From Newsarama:  For Your Consideration: A Marvel/DC Crossover Proposal

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JUNE 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  June 2019 comic book publisher solicitations for June 2019
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Albatross Funnybooks for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  American Mythology for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for June 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for June 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for June 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for June 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for June 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZMedia for June 2019

JULY 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  July 2019 comics solicitations for all publishers on one page.
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Action Lab Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Albatross Funnybooks for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Alterna Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  American Mythology for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for July 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Nobrow Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Papercutz for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for July 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for July 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZMedia for July 2019

AUGUST 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  August 2019 comics solicitations for all publishers on one page.
From Newsarama:  AC Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Action Lab Entertainment for August 2019
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Aspen Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Avatar Press for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for August 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for August 2019
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for August 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Red 5 Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for August 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for August 2019
From Newsarama:  Yen Press for August 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AfterShock 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:  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:  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

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."


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