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Monday, December 7, 2020
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 9, 2020
Monday, November 2, 2020
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 4, 2020
DARK HORSE COMICS
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Saturday, October 31, 2020
I Reads You Juniors October 2020 - Update #100
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DC FUTURE STATE - From TheBeat: A first look at "Nubai," the classic Wonder Woman character as she will be in DC Future State's "Immortal Wonder Woman."
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: A beginner's guide to DC Comics horror.
COMICS - From GamesRadar: Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group will team up with independent book publisher Chooseco to create a line of official "Choose Your Own Adventure" graphic novels adapting classic titles from the long-running line of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: DC Comics previews its 2021 middle grade (9-12 years old) graphic novel releases... including a "Hellblazer" title.
COMICS - From ESPN: Former Chicago Bear, Lance Briggs, is one of the creators of a superhero graphic novel, "The Trap."
DC COMICS - From BusinessInsider: Two Black former DC Comics editors describe the career obstacles they faced, from white leadership saying they'd never be promoted to their achievements being undercut.
MANGA - From GamesRadar: TOKYOPOP will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the "Resident Evil" video game with an original graphic novel that ties into the game, "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: The next "Marvel Made" high-end, archival book will focus on the X-Men work of famed comic book scribe, Chris Claremont.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From BleedingCool: August 2021, Fantagraphics Books will publish a collection of Jaime Hernandez's cartoon illustrations of women wrestlers, "Queen of the Rings: Wrestling Drawings. Hernandez and his brother, Gilbert, are the creators of "Love and Rockets."
DC TV - From TheWrap: Here is a first look at Jason Todd's Red Hood "supersuit" as seen in HBO Max's "Titans" Season 3.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Apparently, DC Comics did not drop UCS Comic Distributors. UCS dropped DC.
DC TV - From Deadline: The CW's reveals two new photos of the new Batwoman, Javicia Leslie, as "Ryan Wilder" in a redesigned "Bat-suit."
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: The artists working on the video game, "Mile Morales: Spider-Man" (for PS4 and PS5), are going to draw variant covers for four of Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" titles shipping in November 2020.
COMICS - From Diamond: Here is Diamond Comic Distributors "Top 100 Comics: September 2020." "Venom #28" takes the top spot.
CONVENTION - From TheBeat: Virtual Baltimore Comic-Con 2020 is live.
DC TV - From GamesRadar: The CW's new "Batwoman," "Ryan Wilder," will appear in Batgirl #50, the final issue of that series.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics has revealed its "Marvel vs. Aliens" variant covers for January 2021. And yes, I am talking about "Alien" film franchise.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Ted Adams' Clover Press will republish the entire 18-issuue run of Steve Niles and Scott Hampton's "Simon Dark" comic book series. It was published by DC Comics/Vertigo from 2007 to 2009.
COMICS TO FILM - From Deadline: MGM acquires the screen rights to the comic book, "Mercy Sparx," the creation of Josh Blaylock.
DC CINEMA - From IGN: Actor Jared Leto who played "the Joker" in the film, "Suicide Squad," will reportedly return as the character in "Justice League: Snyder Cut."
MANGA - From BookRiot: What is the difference between lesbian manga and "Yuri" manga?
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: Today's (Wed., Oct. 21st) Marvel Comics includes tributes to "Black Panther" star, the late Chadwick Boseman.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics UCS Comic Distributors; the last day to order DC from UCS is November 29, 2020.
COMICS - From GamesRadar: Marco Rudy is using Kickstarter to fund his hand-painted original graphic novel, "RDW."
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: Oscar-winning screenwriter, John Ridley, has been writing comic books on-and-off for two decades. In January, he writes for Marvel Comics for the first time when he contributes to the "Wolverine: Black, White and Blood" anthology.
DC CINEMA - From THR: Actor Michael B. Jordan and his production company, Outlier Society, join Reginald Hudlin on the "Static Shock" feature project for Warner Bros. The film will be based on the DC/Milestone Media comic book, "Static."
DC TV - From EW: Actress Adrianne Palicki on starring in NBC's unaired pilot for a "Wonder Woman" TV series back in 2011.
DC COMICS - From FortressofSolitude: Opinion: Why DC Comics' "Rorshach" is bad news for the comic book industry.
COMICS - From BusinessInsider: How AWA, a comic book company founded by former Marvel executives, survived the COVID-19 pandemic after launching in March.
MANGA - From ScreenRant: Yen Press has released a preview of its upcoming manga-graphic novel, "Leia: Princess of Alderaan."
COMICS - From TheBeat: So Andrew Rev and Terrific Production have turned out to be what many comic book people expected them to be.
DC FUTURE STATE NEWS:
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics will make all their "Future State" comic books returnable for comic book stores.
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: DC Future State Superman and Justice League January 2021 solicitations
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: DC Future State Batman January 2021 solicitations
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: "DC Future State" reveals the Next Batman, the fate of Bruce Wayne, and a whole new line of titles
DC COMICS - From GamesRadar: "DC Future State" details.
DARK HORSE - From THR: Dark Horse Comics will release "Avatar: The Next Shadow" in 2021. It will be the first official continuation of James Cameron's 2009 film, "Avatar."
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press Announces 11 New Titles at NYCC Metaverse
MARVEL TO FILM - From Messenger: Luke Hemsworth, the 39-year-old brother of actor, Chris Hemsworth, would love to play Wolverine.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Georges Jeanty is the new artist on Marvel's USAgents comic book that Christopher Priest is writing.
STAN LEE - From WashPost: The paper's website has a great piece entitled, "Five myths about Stan Lee" by Abraham Riesman.
DC COMICS - From DCComics: The publisher's website offers a free preview of "Rorschach #1," which is due in stores October 13th.
MARVEL -From BleedingCool: Artist Ryan Ottley is leaving "The Amazing Spider-Man" with issue #850 simply because he feels its.
DC TV - From Variety: HBO Max has given a greenlight to a "Green Lantern" TV series and has ordered 10 episodes. The series will focus on a number of Green Lanterns, including Guy Gardner and Jessica Cruz.
COMICS - From TheBeat: Denton J. Tipton will head Heavy Metal's recently launched creator-owned impront, "Magma Comix." Tipton was formerly the managing editor at IDW Publishing.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press announced the "Sword Art Online Platinum Collector's Edition," a deluxe limited edition box set of the iconic "Sword Art Online" light novel series written by Reki Kawahara with illustrations by abec.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics movies "Eternals #1" January 2021 from November 2020.
OGN - From THR: Penguin Random House has acquired the publication rights to writer Tom Taylor and artist Jon Sommariva's graphic novel "Neverlanders," which is inspired by "Peter Pan."
From GamesRadar: Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva's "Neverlanders" is part of a two-book graphic novel series.
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COMICS - From GamesRadar: Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author, N.K. Jemisin, is also the writer-creator of the DC Comics title, "Far Sector." Now, she is a member of the 2020 class of MacArthur Fellows, which comes with a five-year stipend.
SCANDAL - From BleedingCool: There is a trademark battle over the terms, "Comicsgate"... if you care.
DIAMOND - From BleedingCool: For the UK market, Diamond UK will continue to distribute DC Comics titles.
COMICS TO MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: "Why Spider-Man 3 And The Flash Have Me Concerned About The Future Of Comic Book Movies" by Dirk Libbey
MARVEL-HULU - From BleedingCool: Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt share info on the Hulu animated series, "Marvel's M.O.D.O.K."
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Spider-Gwen" co-creator, Robbi Rodriguez, will help Valiant Comics relaunch "Harbinger."
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Super hot variant cover artist, Peach Momoko, has signed on as a "Marvel exclusive" artist...reportedly.
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics has announced "Marvel Stormbreakers,"its next "generation" of elite (mediocre) artists.
MANGA - From WhyThe: A list of cyberpunk manga.
DIAMOND - From TheBeat: For the first time since the "Great Suspension" (when Diamond Comic Distributors stopped distributing product due to the COVID-19 shutdown), there is a Diamond monthly sales chart. Marvel holds all top ten spots for August 2020, although it should be noted that DC Comics is no longer distributed by Diamond.
COMIC SHOPS - From NYDailyNews: After being closed due to COVID-19, "Loot," the children's comic book shop in Brooklyn, NYC, has reopened.
COMICS - From Leader: TidalWave Productions is producing a second comic book about Netflix's hit series, "Tiger King."
IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool: Lucky retailers will receive a rare copy of Spawn #311 with a black and white variant cover tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman ("Black Panther").
MANGA - From ComicBook: "One Piece" manga creator, Eiichiro Oda, may be pondering not producing another manga after he concludes "One Piece."
MANGA - From BookRiot: The website offers "a glossary of manga" terms for manga newcomers.
DARK HORSE - From ComicYears: Dark Horse Comics has announced a comic book adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel, "Norse Mythology," adapted by Gaiman and frequent collaborator, P. Craig Russell.
IN MEMORIAM - From LATimes: Cartoonist Joaquin Salvador Lavado, who worked under the pen name, "Quino," has died at the age of 88 in Mendoza, Argentina, the city where he was born. He was best known for the satirical comic strip, "Malfada" (1964-1973), which starred a six-year-old girl named Mafalda. The strip was very popular in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world.
DC COMICS - From DCComics: DC provides a six-page preview of "American Vampire 1976 #1."
IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool: Now, that DC Comics has left Diamond Comic Distributors, Image Comics has taken advantage and moved up to the #2 spot in Diamond marketplace share... behind Marvel, of course.
MANGA - From BleedingCool: Yen Press announces "King of Eden" manga.
COMICS - From GamesRadar: Really talented 1990s comic book artist, Aron Wiesenfeld, explains why he left comics.
MANGA - From ComicBook: The complete run of the manga, "Shaman King," will be available for digital download at comiXology and for the Kindle beginning Oct. 6th.
COMICS - From GamesRadar: Emmy-winning actress, Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files," "The Crown") is producing a comic book with artist, Gary Yap." Entitled "55," the series will raise money for charity, and the first issue is now available through comiXology and the Kindle.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From FantaBlog: "Tenacious D" (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) were on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to promote their hot graphic novel, "Post-Apocalypto."
DC TV - From EW: Actor Victor Morf, recently of Fox's "Gotham," has been cast as "Victor Zsasz," a villain in Season 2 of The CW's "Batwoman."
CONAN - From THR: Netflix has acquired the rights to produced a TV series based on the "Conan the Barbarian" property.
DC TV - From Variety: Season Two Batwoman star, Javicia Leslie, unveils first look at he new Batsuit.
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From 1stComicsNews: AfterShock Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Albatross Funnybooks for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Behemoth Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for October 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for October 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for October 2020
NOVEMBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
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From BleedingCool: Ahoy Comics for November 2020
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From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for November 2020
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From BleedingCool: Hero Collector for November 2020
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Oni Press/Lion Forge for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Scout Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Valiant Entertainment for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for November 2020
From BleedingCool: Zenescope Entertainment for November 2020
DECEMBER 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Albatross Funnybooks for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Antarctic Press for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: BOOM! Studios for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Chapterhouse for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: DC Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Image Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for December 2020
From 2000AD: Rebellion Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Titan Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: Vault Comics for December 2020
From BleedingCool: VIZ Media for December 2020
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Monday, October 5, 2020
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 7, 2020
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Monday, June 15, 2020
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 17, 2020
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
#IReadsYou Review: AMERICAN GODS: The Moment of the Storm #1
DARK HORSE COMICS – @DarkHorseComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Neil Gaiman
SCRIPT: P. Craig Russell
LAYOUTS: P. Craig Russell
ART: Scott Hampton
COLORS: Scott Hampton and Jennifer T. Lange
LETTERS: Rick Parker
EDITOR: Daniel Chabon
COVER: Glenn Fabry with Adam Brown
VARIANT COVER: David Mack
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (April 2019)
American Gods is a fantasy novel first published in 2001 and written by Neil Gaiman. The novel won several fantasy-literary awards and has been developed into the current hit television series for the cable network, Starz Media. American Gods blends Americana and also ancient and modern mythology to tell the story of a man caught in a war between the gods of the Old World and the new American gods.
American Gods is currently being adapted as a comic book series by frequent Gaiman collaborator, P. Craig Russell, and publisher, Dark Horse Comics. Russell is the guiding hand behind the American Gods comic book adaptation. Russell writes the script adaptation of Gaiman's novel and provides the layouts for the artist. American Gods the comic book is drawn and colored by Scott Hampton and lettered by Rick Parker.
This comic book adaptation will yield 27 issues over three nine-issue series (or story arcs). American Gods, the first series, ended late in 2017. The second series, American Gods: My Ainsel, concluded at the end of 2018. The final series is American Gods: The Moment of the Storm.
American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #1 opens in Minneapolis. There, Shadow Moon, Czernobog, and Mr. Nancy meet Alviss, a dwarf, who provides them with a new mode of transportation. The trio heads for “the Center” of the United States, near Lebanon, Kansas. There, they will meet the people who killed Mr. Wednesday, and who now want to surrender his corpse. The battle's just begun.
In my previous reviews of the American Gods comic book series, I have informed you, dear reader, that I am a big fan of American Gods the novel, although I did not read it upon its original release in 2001. I read the American Gods: Tenth Anniversary Edition (June 2011, William Morrow) which features a longer text and is the author, Neil Gaiman's preferred edition. I also feel that I must admit that I loved that book, and that “love” is not a strong enough word in this case. American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition is one of my favorite books, and I consider the reading of that edition of American Gods to be a life-changing event for me in terms of my life as a writer.
P. Craig Russell continues his excellent work, capturing both the details and spirit of American God's narrative through balance, knowing what text to retain and what to translate into illustrations. He makes Shadow Moon really stand out and evolve. He makes American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #1 as much a joy to read as the opening issues of the previous series.
Scott Hampton drawings and colors are more eccentric and ethereal than ever, but also quite solid in storytelling. Still, Hampton infuses his art and storytelling with a sense of magic. Letterer Rick Parker hums along, capturing the magic with his stylish fonts and with the deftness in where he places exposition and word balloons.
As before, I implore you, dear readers, to set aside your four dollars each month so that you can buy this lovely comic book. I still think that American Gods may end up being on the short list of great comic book adaptations of a prose novel.
8 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2019 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Monday, June 8, 2020
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 10, 2020
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 22, 2020
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Monday, December 16, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 18, 2019
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Monday, November 18, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 20, 2019
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Monday, October 14, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 16, 2019
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Review: THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE #1
DC COMICS – @DCComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Neil Gaiman
WRITERS: Simon “Si” Spurrier, Kat Howard, Nalo Hopkinson, and Dan Watters
ART: Bilquis Evely, Tom Fowler, Dominike “Domo” Stanton, Max Fiumara and Sebastian Fiumara
COLORS: Mat Lopes
LETTERS: Simon Bowland
EDITOR: Molly Mahan
COVER: Jae Lee with June Chung
VARIANT COVERS: Dave McKean; Jill Thompson; Jim Lee with Alex Sinclair; Sam Keith; P. Craig Russell with Lovern Kindzierski; David Mack
48pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (October 2018)
“Suggested for Mature Readers”
The Sandman created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg
The Sandman is a DC Comics comic book series created by writer Neil Gaiman and artists Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg. Published by DC Comics from 1989 to 1996, The Sandman ran for 75 issues, and tells the story of “Dream” of “The Endless.” Also named Morpheus (as well as other names), Dream rules over the world of dreams.
DC Comics announced earlier this year an expansion and quasi sequel to The Sandman, “The Sandman Universe.” This will be a line of four comic books that will launch in September and October of 2018. The release dates are timed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sandman #1, which was covered dated January 1989, but released to comic book stores in October 1988. It will also commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Vertigo imprint.
The Sandman Universe titles are a mixture of new and revived titles. The first is The Dreaming (Sept. 5th), written by Simon “Si” Spurrier and drawn by Bilquis Evely. The second is House of Whispers (Sept. 12), written by Nalo Hopkinson and drawn by Dominike “Domo” Stanton. The third is Lucifer (October 17), written by Dan Watters and drawn by Max Fiumara and Sebastian Fiumara. The fourth is Books of Magic (Oct. 24), written by Kat Howard and drawn by Tom Fowler.
These four titles are previewed in the stand-alone anthology comic book, The Sandman Universe #1. Neil Gaiman provides the story for this single-issue comic book. Simon Spurrier, Kat Howard, Nalo Hopkinson, and Dan Watters write the scripts for previews of the respective titles they are writing. Bilquis Evely, Tom Fowler, Dominike “Domo” Stanton, and Max Fiumara and Sebastian Fiumara draw the art for the previews of the respective series they are drawing. The Sandman Universe #1 is colored by Mat Lopes and lettered by Simon Bowland.
In The Sandman Universe #1, the denizens of The Dreaming discover that their master, the Lord of Dreams, is missing. Now, Matthew the raven must traverse the realms and dreams of four characters: Dora, Timothy Hunter, Erzulie (a voodoo deity), and Lucifer Morningstar (trapped in the body of an old man) to find Dream. But does he want to be found? What if he quit being Dream?
I enjoyed The Sandman Universe #1, but I would not call it an exceptional comic book. It is a particularly well-produced preview comic book. The best art, by far, in The Sandman Universe #1 is the work of Bilquis Evely, who is drawing The Dreaming, so I am putting this title on my reading list.
I want to try House of Whispers because I try to support Black writers of speculative and fantasy fiction, and the Jamaican-born, Canadian Hopkinson is a writer of color. The House of Whispers preview in The Sandman Universe #1 is interesting and is the only truly unique offering in this comic book. However, I must say that it did not quite connect with me the way I thought it would because of its various elements and ideas.
The Books of Magic preview did pique my interest; for obvious reasons, this is the closest thing to a Harry Potter comic book we likely will ever have. I found the Lucifer preview to be a chore to read, taxing my patience for most of its six pages.
The Dreaming is both The Sandman Universe #1's framing sequence and the subject of a preview, which is good. As I just wrote, Bilquis Evely's art is beautiful, and Evely's talent really shows on the killer last page she produces for this story. As a preview of a line of comic books, The Sandman Universe #1 is as effective as it can be, but most of the effort is really up to the creative teams of the individual titles in the line. I recommend this to readers interested in “The Sandman Universe” titles, but I doubt longtime fans of The Sandman comic book series will get much out of it.
7.5 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You'
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Monday, August 19, 2019
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Monday, July 15, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 17, 2019
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Monday, June 17, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 19, 2019
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Monday, May 13, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 15, 2019
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Monday, April 15, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 17, 2019
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Review: AMERICAN GODS: My Ainsel #1
DARK HORSE COMICS – @DarkHorseComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Neil Gaiman
SCRIPT: P. Craig Russell
LAYOUTS: P. Craig Russell
ART: Scott Hampton
COLORS: Scott Hampton
LETTERS: Rick Parker
COVER: Glenn Fabry with Adam Brown
VARIANT COVER: David Mack
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (March 2018)
American Gods, written by Neil Gaiman, is a fantasy novel first published in 2001. The novel won several fantasy-literary awards and has been developed into the current hit television series for the cable network, Starz Media. American Gods blends Americana and also ancient and modern mythology to tell the story of a man caught in a war between the gods of the Old World and the new American gods.
American Gods is currently being adapted into a comic book by frequent Gaiman collaborator, P. Craig Russell, and publisher, Dark Horse Comics. Russell is the guiding hand behind the American Gods comic book. Russell writes the script adaptation of Gaiman's novel and provides the layouts for the art. American Gods the comic book is drawn and colored by Scott Hampton and lettered by Rick Parker.
This comic book adaptation will yield 27 issues of three nine-issue arcs. The first arc ended late in 2017, and the first issue of the second arc, American Gods: My Ainsel, recently debuted.
American Gods: My Ainsel #1 finds the protagonist, Shadow Moon, and his mysterious employer, Mr. Wednesday reunited after Shadow's time in Cairo, Illinois with Jacquel and Ibis. Once again, Shadow is playing driver for Mr. Wednesday, and on Christmas Day, the duo stops in a small town for holiday meal at “Gus's Family Restaurant.” Wednesday gives Shadow a new name, Mike Ainsel, but a new name is not the only new thing Shadow... er... Mike will experience.
In my review of previous issues of this series, I always inform you, dear reader that I am a big fan of American Gods, although I did not read it upon its original release in 2001. I read the tenth anniversary edition which featured a longer text – the author's preferred edition. I also feel that I must admit that I loved that book, and that “love” is not a strong enough word in this case. American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition is one of my favorite books, and I consider the reading of that edition of American Gods to be a life-changing event for me in terms of my life as a writer.
With that out of the way, I can say that I continue to enjoy this series. I admire the patient way in which P. Craig Russell adapts the novel. He captures both the details and spirit of this narrative through balance, knowing what text to retain and what to translate into illustrations. Scott Hampton drawings and colors are eccentric and ethereal, but also quite solid in storytelling. Letterer Rick Parker hums along, capturing the magic with his stylish fonts and with the deftness in where he places exposition and word balloons.
So again, I implore you readers to set aside your four dollars each month so that you can buy this lovely comic book, dear reader. I still think that American Gods may end up being on the short list of great comic book adaptations of a prose novel.
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2018 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Monday, January 21, 2019
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for January 23, 2019
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Monday, December 17, 2018
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 19, 2018
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