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Monday, December 4, 2023
BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for December 6, 2023
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Thursday, November 30, 2023
#IReadsYou Review: JENNIFER BLOOD VOL. 2 #4
JENNIFER BLOOD VOLUME 2 #4
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: Fred Van Lente
ART: Vincenzo Federici
COLORS: Dearbhla Kelly
LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Lucio Parrillo
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Lesley Leirix Li; Juggeun Yoon; Ken Haeser; Vincenzo Federici; Lucio Parrillo; Rachel Hollon (cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (January 2022)
Rated Teen+
Jennifer Blood created by Garth Ennis and Adriano Batista.
“Bloodlines” Chapter Four: “Me Time”
Jennifer Blood is a a comic book character created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Adriano Batista. A suburban wife and mother by day, Jennifer Blood is a ruthless vigilante by night. Born “Jessica Blute,” she took her mother's first name, Jennifer, and created the alter ego, “Jennifer Blood, and sought revenge against her father's family for the death of her parents. The first Jennifer Blood comic book series ran for 36 issues from 2011 to 2014.
Jennifer Blood returns from the dead in a new comic book series, Jennifer Blood Volume 2. It is written by Fred Van Lente; drawn by Vincenzo Federici; colored by Dearbhla Kelly and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry. In the new series, someone is acting like Jennifer Blood, who is supposedly dead. And this “copycat” loves to kill criminals just like the original did. Here, the stomping ground is Bountiful, Utah – a town run by and for criminals. Bountiful is where the U.S. Department of Justice sends the most infamous East Coast mobsters into the federal “Witness Protection Program” (WPP).
Jennifer Blood Volume 2 #4 (“Me Time”) opens in Bountiful – population 4302. At the local library, Hercules hopes he can find a book to read. At the local hospital, he tries the book out on his boss, Alphonso “Don” Giallo – the former overboss of Newark, NJ – the comatose former overboss. Also in the hospital is Giulietta Romeo a.k.a. “Sheriff Lafayette,” still hunting Jennifer Blood.
Enter FBI Special Agent Latisha Adams from the Salt Lake City branch. She is kind of like a zookeeper at Bountiful. And she says it's “Piss Day.” Would Jennifer interfere with that? Plus, a lead on the true identity of Jennifer Blood.
THE LOWDOWN: In July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. One of them is Jennifer Blood Volume 2 #4. This is the fourth Jennifer Blood comic book I have read, although I had previously heard of the series.
I'll say the same thing about Jennifer Blood Volume 2 #4 that I said about the first three issues. It's a fun read and a funny read. Every time I think that series writer Fred Van Lente offers his best issue yet, he finds a way to top that. Well this fourth issue is the penultimate issue of the series, which is a shame. I could read another few issues of this.
The art and storytelling by Vincenzo Federici perfectly fits this story's depraved comic tone, and the colors by Dearbhla Kelly are once again spot on. Simon Bowland's lettering continues to be the soundtrack of sacrifice to mob violence and bloody revenge. So, dear readers, get onboard this series.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Jennifer Blood will want to read Jennifer Blood Volume 2.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
I Reads You Juniors: November 2023 - Update #48
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NEWS:
DYNAMITE - From YouTube: Dynamite offers a look at its new releases for the week of Nov. 29th, 2023 in this two minute-plus video.
DARK HORSE - From Deadline: Dark Horse Entertainment is one of the production entities behind the film, "Kill Me," starring Charlie Day ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") and written and directed by Peter Warren.
DC STUDIOS - From Variety: Nicholas Hoult is final negotiations to play the villain "Lex Luthor" in director James Gunn's planned feature, "Superman: Legacy." Hoult played "Hank McCoy/The Beast" in four of Fox's "X-Men" films, beginning with X-Men: First Class.
From Deadline: Actor Skyler Gisondo has been cast as "Jimmy Olsen," The Daily Planet's cub reporter/photographer in James Gunn's film, "Superman: Legacy."
DC TV - From Variety: "The Penguin" the streaming series spinning out of the 2022 hit, The Batman, will restart production after Thanksgiving. Production had been halted by the SAG-AFTRA strike. Collin Farrell will reprise his role from the film as "Oswald Cobblepot" a.k.a. "The Penguin."
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer Gail Simone and artist David Marquez may be the new creative team on Marvel's "X-Men" series.
SONY MARVEL U - From Variety: Sony Pictures has released a trailer for its Marvel Universe film, "Madame Web," starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney. The film is currently slated for a Feb. 14th, 2024 release to theaters.
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: Peter Parker and Miles Morales have been the stars of two "Spider-Men" series (2012, 2017). Now, the duo returns in an all-new ongoing series, "Spectacular Spider-Men," from writer Greg Weisman and artist Humberto Ramos. Series launches March 2023.
COMICS - From THR: "Deadpool" filmmaker, Tim Miller, is part of a group attempting to turn the comic book series, "Alien Legion," into a science fiction franchise. Alien Legion was originally published as a series of miniseries, a graphic novel, and spinoffs by Marvel Comics from 1984 to 1993.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Writer Benjamin Percy and artist Danny Kim will introduce a new Ghost Rider in "Ghost Rider #1," due March 2024 (article):
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Rumors suggest that DC Comics may be considering reviving its "Vertigo Comics" imprint.
THE MARVELS - From BoxOfficePro: "The Marvels" tops the weekend box office with an estimated take of 47 million dollars.
From Here: A review of "The Marvels" by Leroy Douresseaux.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics hints at something evil coming to "Dawn of DC," possibly a "Trinity of Evil."
DC COMICS - From ComicBook: Writer Jason Aaron and artist Doug Mahnke take "Batman: Off-World." The mini-series begins Nov. 21st, and ComicBook.com has an exclusive preview of seven pages and six covers from the series.
COMICS TO FILM - From Deadline: Apple will begin developing its first feature film based on Charles Schulz's legendary newspaper comic strip, "Peanuts," in 2024. Canadian entertainment company, Wildbrain Studios, will handle the production.
MARVEL - From GamesRadar: All the Spider-Man comic books and collection coming in 2023 and early 2024.
MARVEL - From Gizmodo: Insomniac Games says that going forward Miles Morales will the Spider-Man in the Insomniac universe of Marvel Spider-Man games.
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics announces the launch of "Compact Comics" priced at $9.99 for 12-issue trade paperback compilations. The line will include reprints of such iconic titles as "Watchmen," and "All-Star Superman." DC apparently believes that this manga-like format is new-reader-friendly, affordable and appealing to a wider audience.
COMICS - From Variety: At Lucca Comics & Games 2023, Frank Miller talked about why he started his own publishing company. "It was time to be an adult."
From BleedingCool: Frank Miller wins the prestigious Yellow Kid Master of Comics award at Lucca Comics & Games 2023.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: First look at THE Peach Momoko's "X-Men" art in "Ultimate Universe #1."
DC ANIMATION - From ComicBook: Warner Bros.'s animated adaptation of the classic miniseries, "Crisis on Infinite Earths," will be entitled "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths." "Part One" (of Two?) arrives direct-to-video early in 2024.
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