Showing posts with label Nnedi Okorafor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nnedi Okorafor. Show all posts

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Review: SHURI #1

SHURI No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Nnedi Okorafor
ART: Leonardo Romero
COLORS: Jordie Bellaire
LETTERS: VC's Joe Sabino
EDITOR: Wil Moss
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida
COVER: Sam Spratt
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Travis Charest; Jamal Campbell; Skottie Young; John Tyler Christopher; Carlos Pacheco; Rafael Fonteriz with Laura Martin
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2018)

Rated “T”

Black Panther created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee; Shuri created by Reginald Hudlin and John Romita, Jr.; Dora Milaje created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira

“Gone”

Shuri is a Marvel Comics superhero character.  She was created by writer Reginald Hudlin and artist John Romita Jr. and first appeared in Black Panther (Vol. 4) #2 (cover dated:  May 2005).  Shuri is a princess of the (fictional) African kingdom of Wakanda and is the daughter of the late king, T'Chaka.  Shuri is best known as the sister of T'Challa, the king of Wakanda and the Black Panther.

Shuri has a genius level intellect which matches that of her brother, T’Challa, and she has also once replaced him in the role of the Black Panther.  Shuri gained additional fame when she appeared in Marvel Studio's record-setting film, Black Panther (2018), portrayed by actress, Letitia Wright.

Shuri now has her own comic book series in the obviously titled Shuri.  It is written by author Nnedi Okorafor; drawn by Leonardo Romero; colored by Jordie Bellaire; and lettered by Joe Sabino.

Shuri #1 (“Gone”) opens as Shuri directs the mission that will send Black Panther and the mutant, Manifold, into deep space on Wakanda's first human space mission (as seen in the current Black Panther series).  After a few weeks past with no contact from the mission, however, Shuri may find herself taking on an important mantle... again.

It is clear from the beginning that writer Nnedi Okorafor intends to establish Shuri as a both a personality and as a superhero outside of her relationship to T'Challa.  This book will be about Shuri's own identity, goals, motivations, desires, etc., and that is a good thing.  She is an interesting, indeed, even alluring character.

As for the art:  In Sam Spratt, Shuri has a cover artist with a bold, eye-catching style that captures the power and potential and regalia of an African woman who is full.  The interior artist and storyteller, Leonardo Romero, has become something of a Chris Samnee acolyte (if not clone).  Stylistically, Romero's illustrations here suggest a sense of wonder and discovery, as if Shuri was a child, seeing a world of possibility for the first time.  Thus, the storytelling seems a little disconcerting and disconnected to what I think Okorafor intends.

Jordie Bellaire's coloring goes right along with Romero's graphical angle.  Joe Sabino's lettering seems neutral, as if he focuses on merely efficiently finding place for the dialogue.  I am curious to see where Shuri is going, and while I have questions about this title's direction, I do recommend it to Black Panther fans.

7 out of 10

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


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Friday, October 18, 2019

Review: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: Wakanda Forever #1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: WAKANDA FOREVER No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Nnedi Okorafor
ART: Alberto Alburquerque
COLORS: Erick Arciniega
LETTERS: VC's Joe Sabino
EDITOR: Wil Moss
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski
COVER: Terry & Rachel Dodson
VARIANT COVER: Yasmine Putri
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2018)

Rated “T”

Dora Milaje created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira; Spider-Man created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee

Chapter One: “A Strange Little Birdie”

Wakanda Forever is a series of one-shot comic books that feature the “Dora Milaje” of the Black Panther comic book line in team-ups with various Marvel Comics superheroes.  Dora Milaje is the all-female warrior elite of Wakanda.  Their original mission was to protect Wakanda's king, the Black Panther, and the royal family.  They recently ended that arrangement and protect Wakanda as a whole.

The Dora Milaje first appeared in Black Panther #1, the first issue of a new Black Panther series that was released under the then new Marvel Comics imprint, “Marvel Knights.”  Black Panther was created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee.

The first Wakanda Forever comic books is Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever.  It is written by Nnedi Okorafor; drawn by Alberto Alburquerque; colored by Erick Arciniega; and lettered by Joe Sabino.  This comic book units Spider-Man and the Dora Milaje on a mission to discover if dangerous Wakandan tech has been cloned.

Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever #1 opens in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of the New York City borough of BrooklynMalice, a former Dora Milaje named Nakia, is using a “Mimic-27,” a Dora Milaje weapon, on civilians.  The Amazing Spider-Man arrives on the scene to save the victims of Malice's attack, but finds himself under siege.

Okoye, Aneka, and Ayo of the Dora Milaje arrive to put a stop to Malice, but Spider-Man and these fierce warriors some discover something even more troubling.  Allies of Malice may have cloned Mimic-27, and the heroes have no choice but make sure if that did or did not happen.

The Dora Milaje have exploded onto the general consciousness of American pop culture, thanks to their appearance in Disney/Marvel's record-setting, blockbuster film, Black Panther (2018).  They were the stars of the short-lived series, Black Panther: World of Wakanda (2017).  They are so engaging and endearing in all their bold and fierce glory.  Plus, seeing Black women depicted as fierce, fearless warriors is a revelation to many comic book readers, and because such characters are a rarity, they have managed to fill a need in comics storytelling that many of us apparently have.

The Nigerian-American writer, Nnedi Okorafor, has won many awards for her writing in the genres of fantasy and science fiction, including a Hugo Award.  Sadly, Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever #1 is merely a buy-the-book Marvel comic book of the Spider-Man variety.  The appearance of the Dora Milaje is the only thing that is fresh and different in this comic book, and truthfully, Okorafor could have replaced the Dora Milaje and the villain with any number of Marvel Comics female characters, and the story would have basically been the same.  Disappointing, but true.

The illustrations by Alberto Alburquerque and colors by Erick Arciniega are pretty, but the storytelling is nothing spectacular, especially considering the explosive potential of the Dora Milaje.  Even Joe Sabino's lettering lacks spark

I was looking forward to this Wakanda Forever series, but something told me not to go overboard with my expectations.  Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever #1 is not bad, but considering who the writer is and who the stars are...

6 out of 10

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


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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

#IReadsYou Review: LAGUARDIA #1

LAGUARDIA No. 1 (OF 4)
DARK HORSE COMICS/Berger Books – @DarkHorseComics #bergerbooks

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Nnedi Okorafor
ART: Tana Ford
COLORS: James Devlin
LETTERS: Sal Cipriano
EDITOR: Karen Berger – @karenpberger
28pp, B&W, $3.99 U.S. (February 2018)

Mature Readers

Chapter 1: “Homecoming”

LaGuardia is a new science fiction comic book series from writer Nnedi Okorafor and artist Tana Ford.  The series is set in an alternate world in which multiple alien species have come to Earth and have integrated into society – to the chagrin of some.  Colorist James Devlin and letterer Sal Cipriano complete the creative team for this four-issue miniseries.

LaGuardia #1 (“Homecoming”) introduces Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka, a pregnant Nigerian-American doctor returns to New York City under mysterious conditions.  She smuggles an illegal alien plant through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport customs and security.  Now, at her grandmother's tenement, the New Hope Apartments in the South Bronx, she has secrets to reveal.  Back in Lagos, Nigeria, Professor Citizen Nwabara, a friend of Future's, is dealing with multiple alien issues.

LaGuardia #1 is so flavorful, so different.  It is like an alien thing.  I love the imagination of Nnedi Okorafor's story, and her afterword, “Coming and Going,” is so personal, yet so defines this age of fear.  I don't know how she kept from punching the TSA officer who was pawing over her scalp; perhaps, it was her expansive worldview as a world traveler and as a child of immigrants that gives her the patience of adaptation.  In fact, LaGuardia's Afrofuturism is about adaptation, and that connects the United States and Nigeria as if they were supposed to be connected all along.

This first issue, however, I want to give special attention to illustrator Tana Ford.  It is Ford who takes Okorafor's fresh and innovative concept and turns into a graphical story that truly seems like something alien.  Ford's art here reminds me of Eric Vincent's art on the late, lamented science fiction comic book, Alien Fire.  The difference is that Vincent's comic book art was published in black and white (by Kitchen Sink Press and Dark Horse Comics), and he did not have the benefit of the kind of otherworldly coloring that James Devlin gives LaGuardia.  Ford and Devlin are a collabo that should keep going on and on.

LaGuardia #1 shows that Karen Berger is not making Berger Books into some kind of Vertigo 2.0.  Instead, Berger Books is exploring new worlds of storytelling, like the world of LaGuardia.

8.5 out of 10

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


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Monday, July 15, 2019

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 17, 2019

DARK HORSE COMICS

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Monday, December 3, 2018

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 5, 2018

DARK HORSE COMICS

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Monday, October 15, 2018

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 17, 2018

MARVEL COMICS

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 25, 2018

MARVEL COMICS

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Saturday, June 30, 2018

I Reads You Juniors June 2018 - Update #46

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RIP - From BleedingCool:  Comic book agent, David Campiti, remembers recently deceased artist, Bong Dazo ("Deadpool").

From BleedingCool:  eBay To Sell Digital Comic Books from Today

From BleedingCool:  See Lucas Turnbloom’s Harry Potter-Styled San Diego Public Library Card

RIP - From THR:  Famed and volatile speculative fiction and television writer, Harlan Ellison, has died.  He also wrote several comics books and many of his stories were adapted for comic books.

From TheBeat:  Updates from Ed Brubaker on "Kill or Be Killed" and more.

From BleedingCool:  Brian Michael Bendis says that DC Comics will promote his creator-owned comics more than Marvel did.

From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #166 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #166 in French.

From THR:  Tee Franklin's LGBTQ graphic novel, "Bingo Love" will return in a Vol. 2 and a new edition of Vol. 1.

From BleedingCool:  "The Trouble With Those 100 Page DC Comics From Walmart" by Rich Johnston.

From TheBeat:  Some retailers are outraged at the DC Comics-Wal-Mart exclusive deal that will see Wal-Mart exclusively carry four 100-page DC titles that will reprint stories, but also include original content.

From ComicBook:  Mike Colter, star of Marvel/Netflix's "Luke Cage," explains why Cage is not called "Power Man" in the series.

From Newsarama:  "Silk" is the latest character from the Spider-Man family that is being developed for film by Sony Pictures.

From Asahi:  "Golden Kamuy" creator, Satoru Noda, does his homework and research in depicting the Ainu ethnic group.  One of the lead characters, Asirpa, is Ainu.  "Golden Kamuy" is one of the best comic books being published today.

From BleedingCool:  Starting from the first of July, according to Bleeding Cool DC Comics and Walmart have done a deal to exclusively sell four one-hundred-page DC Comics anthology titles every month.  The comics will feature both old stories and brand-new content previously unavailable, including original Brian Micheal Bendis "Batman" and Tom King "Superman" 12-part serials.

From TCJ: Niki Smith talks about her erotic graphic novel, "Crossplay," which is set in the comics convention community.

From ComicCon:  2018 Bill Finger Awards for Excellence in Comic Book Writing have been announced.  Two influential women, Joye Murchison Kelly and Dorothy Roubicek Woolfolk, were honored.

From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books 2018 solicitations.

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics rushing out to collections of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's "Superman" comic books:  "Superman: Braniac" and "Superman: Secret Origins."

From Deadline:  Mark Miller, Olivier Coipel, and Netflix's Image Comics title, "The Magic Order," is selling like hotcakes.

From THR:  Tee Franklin ("Bingo Love") talks about her upcoming socially conscious horror comic book series, "Jook Joint" (Image Comics, October 2018).

From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #165 in English.
From ComicBookBin:  New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #165 in French.

From YahooNews:  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has fired its editorial cartoonist, Rob Rogers, for being critical of President Trump.

From BleedingCool:  Stephan Frank talks about his wonderful vampire comic book series, "Silver," and launching a Kickstarter campaign to finish it.

From THR:  Marvel has announced the return of one of its "homo" and "freaking female" comic books.  "Iceman" (the home) and "The Unstoppable Wasp" (freaking female) are returning this fall.

From Polygon:  Batgirl will have a new direction, new comic book writer, and new costume.

From Crunchyroll:  "Tokyo Ghoul: re" manga ending soon.

From TheGuardian:  Mark Millar says "Netflix will take risks where a studio won't."

From Newsarama:  The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating claims that 95-year-old Stan Lee is the victim of elder abuse, related to Lee's business manager, Keya Morgan.

From Polygon:  A major DC Entertainment shake-up signals change for movies, TV, and comics

From BleedingCool:  Jim Lee and Dan DiDio got the "co" dropped from "co-publishers" and are now listed as "Publishers."

From Deadline:  Geoff Johns is leaving his job as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of DC Entertainment (DC Comics).  Johns will move into a Warner Bros first-look producing deal where he will write movie vehicles to produce for Mad Ghost Productions.  Johns will also continue to work on existing films based on DC Comics properties.

From Vulture:  Many people are still shocked at the apparent recent suicide of celebrity chef and TV host, Anthony Bourdain.  Once upon a time, he wanted to draw comic books.

From TheBeat:  Longtime "MAD Magazines" cartoonist, Nick Meglin, has died at the age of 82, Saturday, June 2, 2018.

From SanFranChron:  A profile of 89-year-old writer, artist, cartoonist, and comic book creator, Jules Feiffer.

From AlbanyTimesUnion:  Shawn Pryor talks about the Kickstarter campaign for his comic book, "Lifted: Of Gods and Thieves."

From ANN:  The "Tokyo Ghoul: re" manga will reportedly make a big announcement on Thursday, June 14th, 2018.

From LATimes:  DC Comics relaunches its "Vertigo" imprint with a new name ("DC Vertigo") and seven new titles.

From BleedingCool:  The real Marvel Comics vs. DC Comics will happen when sales figures come out next week.

From BleedingCool:  Fabian Nicieza is writing a "World Cup" digital comic book for Marvel and ESPN.

From BleedingCool: DC Comics Advertises Metal Collection on AMC, SYFY, TBS, TNT, and TruTV

From SyFy:  Berger Books, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics, has announced a new science fiction title, "LaGuardia," written by Nnedi Okorafor and drawn by Tana Ford.

From ComicBook:  GameStop will apparently start selling comic books.

From AnimeNewsNetwork:  23 Shogakukan Manga Magazines Launch Anti-Piracy Campaign

From BleedingCool:  It's Alive is going to collect Doug Moench's "Aztez Ace" and has initiated a Kickstarter campaign to publish the project.

From GeekTyrant:  The "Batman Ninja" movie will be adapted as a manga for "Monthly Hero's Magazine."

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ComiXology Announcement:

From Newsarama:  COMIXOLOGY ORIGINALS Offers Print-On-Demand, Exclusive New Creator-Owned Titles for AMAZON PRIME

From WashPost:  ComiXology’s new move: A line of original, creator-owned comic books

From BleedingCool:  ComiXology introduces Amazon print-on-demand comics.

From BleedingCool: "ComiXology Originals" is opening June with a big announcement.

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From Otakukart:  Eden’s Zero Manga Reveals New Illustration.  New manga from the creator "Fairy Tail."


Monday, June 25, 2018

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 27, 2018

MARVEL COMICS

APR188845    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 3RD PTG IMMONEN VAR    $9.99
APR180863    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY BUSINESS TP    $19.99
APR180873    ANT-MAN AND WASP TP GROWING PAINS    $19.99
APR180846    AVENGERS NO SURRENDER HC    $50.00
APR188570    BLACK PANTHER #1 2ND PTG ACUNA VAR    $4.99
APR180797    BLACK PANTHER #2    $3.99
APR180853    CAPTAIN AMERICA BLACK PANTHER FLAGS OUR FATHERS NEW PTG    $12.99
APR188409    CHAMPIONS #19 2ND PTG IZAAKSE CONNECTING VAR    $3.99
APR188410    CHAMPIONS #20 2ND PTG IZAAKSE CONNECTING VAR    $3.99
APR180718    DEADPOOL ASSASSIN #2 (OF 6)    $3.99
APR180719    DEADPOOL ASSASSIN #2 (OF 6) DUARTE VAR    $3.99
APR180874    DEADPOOL BY POSEHN & DUGGAN TP VOL 03 COMPLETE COLLECTION    $34.99
APR180877    FANTASTIC FOUR EPIC COLLECTION TP NEW FANTASTIC FOUR    $39.99
APR188566    HUNT FOR WOLVERINE MYSTERY MADRIPOOR #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG SILAS    $3.99
APR180736    HUNT FOR WOLVERINE MYSTERY MADRIPOOR #2 (OF 4)    $3.99
APR180737    HUNT FOR WOLVERINE MYSTERY MADRIPOOR #2 (OF 4) BACHALO VAR    $3.99
APR180749    INFINITY COUNTDOWN DARKHAWK #3 (OF 4)    $3.99
MAY180002    MARVEL PREVIEWS VOL 04 #12 JULY 2018 EXTRAS    $1.25
APR180778    MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #7    $3.99
APR180804    MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #32    $3.99
APR180872    MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR TP VOL 05 FANTASTIC THREE    $17.99
APR180799    MOON KNIGHT #196    $3.99
APR180792    MS MARVEL #31    $4.99
APR180793    MS MARVEL #31 HANS VAR    $4.99
APR180827    MSH ADVENTURES WEBS ARROWS ANTS OH MY #1    $3.99
APR180713    MULTIPLE MAN #1 (OF 5)    $3.99
APR180880    NIGHTMASK TP NEW UNIVERSE    $39.99
APR180801    OLD MAN HAWKEYE #6 (OF 12)    $3.99
APR180823    OLD MAN LOGAN #42    $3.99
APR180763    PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #306    $3.99
APR180859    SECRET EMPIRE TP    $39.99
APR180723    SENTRY #1    $3.99
APR180839    STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #21    $3.99
APR180841    STAR WARS LANDO DOUBLE OR NOTHING #2 (OF 5)    $3.99
APR180867    THANOS WINS BY DONNY CATES TP    $19.99
APR180658    THOR #2    $3.99
APR180784    TRUE BELIEVERS ANT-MAN & HAWKEYE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1    $1.00
APR180785    TRUE BELIEVERS ANT-MAN PRESENTS IRON MAN GHOST MACHINE #1    $1.00
APR180771    VENOM #3    $3.99
APR180647    WAKANDA FOREVER AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 3)    $4.99
APR180648    WAKANDA FOREVER AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 3) CONNECTING VAR    $4.99
APR180808    X-MEN BLUE #30    $3.99

Monday, April 16, 2018

IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for April 18, 2018

IDW PUBLISHING

FEB180461    30 DAYS OF NIGHT #5 (OF 6) CVR A TEMPLESMITH    $3.99
FEB180462    30 DAYS OF NIGHT #5 (OF 6) CVR B KOWALSKI & FOLNY    $3.99
FEB180457    ANTAR #1 CVR A BATTLE    $3.99
JAN180526    ASSASSINISTAS #4 CVR A HERNANDEZ (MR)    $3.99
JAN180527    ASSASSINISTAS #4 CVR B GANUCHEAU (MR)    $3.99
FEB180445    BLACK CROWN QUARTERLY #3 SPRING 2018    $7.99
FEB180410    CROW MEMENTO MORI #2 CVR A DELL EDERA    $3.99
FEB180411    CROW MEMENTO MORI #2 CVR B FURNO    $3.99
OCT170531    DIABLO HOUSE #4 CVR A SANTIPEREZ    $3.99
OCT170532    DIABLO HOUSE #4 CVR B TEMPLESMITH    $3.99
JAN180560    FOUR SISTERS HC VOL 01 ENID    $19.99
FEB180387    GHOSTBUSTERS CROSSING OVER #2 CVR A SCHOENING    $3.99
FEB180388    GHOSTBUSTERS CROSSING OVER #2 CVR B LATTIE    $3.99
FEB180426    GI JOE VS SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN #3 CVR A MESSINA    $3.99
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DEC170522    GOOSEBUMPS MONSTERS AT MIDNIGHT HC    $12.99
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FEB180464    HIGHEST HOUSE #3 CVR A SHIMIZU    $4.99
OCT170543    JOE KUBERT TARZAN AND THE LION MAN ARTIST ED HC    $125.00
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FEB180358    MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #65 CVR A PRICE    $3.99
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FEB180449    PUNKS NOT DEAD #3 CVR A SIMMONDS    $3.99
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DEC170540    SKIPPY HC VOL 04 COMPLETE DAILIES 1934 - 1936    $49.99
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FEB180374    STAR WARS ADVENTURES ANNUAL 2018    $7.99
FEB180401    TMNT UNIVERSE #21 CVR A WILLIAMS II    $4.99
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DEC170499    UNCLE SCROOGE #35 CVR B RODRIQUEZ    $3.99
DEC170501    WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #2 MICKEY MOUSE CVR A    $3.99
DEC170502    WALT DISNEY SHOWCASE #2 MICKEY MOUSE CVR B    $3.99
FEB180414    X-FILES CASE FILES FLORIDA MAN #1 CVR A NODET    $3.99
FEB180415    X-FILES CASE FILES FLORIDA MAN #1 CVR B LENDL    $3.99


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