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JAN242245 REMNANTS OF FILTH YUWU L NOVEL VOL 03 $19.99
DEC231997 TRAPPED IN DATING SIM WORLD OTOME GAMES NOVEL SC VOL 11 $15.99


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SEP231210 CYBERPUNK 2077 JUDY ALVAREZ FIGURE (RES) $59.99
SEP231211 CYBERPUNK 2077 PANAM PALMER FIGURE (RES) $59.99
SEP231212 CYBERPUNK 2077 SOLOMON REED FIGURE $59.99

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for March 5, 2024

DC COMICS:

Batman #142 (2nd Printing Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli), $4.99
Batman #145 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #145 (Cover B Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #145 (Cover C Yasmine Putri Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #145 (Cover D Matteo Scalera Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #145 (Cover E James Stokoe Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #145 (Cover F Black Blank Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3 (Cover A Dario Brizuela), $2.99
Batman Beyond The Animated Series Classics Compendium 25th Anniversary TP, $59.99
Batman Incorporated Volume 2 Joker Incorporated HC (2022), $24.99
Batman Wayne Family Adventures Volume 3 TP, $14.99
Birds Of Prey #7 (Cover A Leonardo Fernandez), $3.99
Birds Of Prey #7 (Cover B Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #7 (Cover C Pablo Villalobos Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #7 (Cover D Sozomaika Women’s History Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Birds Of Prey #7 (Cover E Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), AR
Blue Beetle #7 (Cover A Adrian Gutierrez), $3.99
Blue Beetle #7 (Cover B Kevin Maguire Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Blue Beetle #7 (Spanish Language Version), $3.99
Detective Comics #411 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover A Neal Adams), $3.99
Detective Comics #411 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover B Blank Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Detective Comics #411 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover C Neal Adams Foil Variant), $5.99
Green Arrow Volume 1 Reunion TP (2023), $16.99
Harley Quinn Volume 3 Verdict TP (2021), $16.99
Kneel Before Zod #3 (Of 12)(Cover A Jason Shawn Alexander), $3.99
Kneel Before Zod #3 (Of 12)(Cover B Lucio Parrillo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Kneel Before Zod #3 (Of 12)(Cover C Mirko Colak Card Stock Variant), AR
Knight Terrors Terror Titans HC, $39.99
Poison Ivy #20 (Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #20 (Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #20 (Cover C Yanick Paquette Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #20 (Cover D Sozomaika Women’s History Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #20 (Cover E Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #20 (Cover F David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR
Red Hood Outlaws Volume 1 TP, $14.99
Shazam #9 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Shazam #9 (Cover B Bernard Chang Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Shazam #9 (Cover C Chris Samnee Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Shazam #9 (Cover D Ricardo Lopez Ortiz Card Stock Variant), AR
Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Dan Panosian), $4.99
Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Ariel Olivetti Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Gabriel Hardman Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman ’78 The Metal Curtain #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Gavin Guidry), $3.99
Superman ’78 The Metal Curtain #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Michael Walsh Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman ’78 The Metal Curtain #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Jahnoy Lindsay Card Stock Variant), AR
Superman Action Comics Volume 1 Rise Of Metallo TP (Dan Mora Book Market Cover)(2023 Edition), $16.99
Superman Action Comics Volume 1 Rise Of Metallo TP (Steve Beach Direct Market Cover)(2023 Edition), $16.99
Superman Emperor Joker The Deluxe Edition HC (Ed McGuinness Direct Market Cover), $49.99
Superman Emperor Joker The Deluxe Edition HC (Ed McGuinness Book Market Cover), $49.99
Bat-Man First Knight #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Mike Perkins), $6.99
Bat-Man First Knight #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Ramon Perez), $6.99
Bat-Man First Knight #1 (Of 3)(Cover C Marc Aspinall Pulp Novel Variant), $6.99
Bat-Man First Knight #1 (Of 3)(Cover D Jacob Phillips), AR
Vixen NYC Volume 4 TP, $14.99

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

I Reads You Juniors: February 2024 - Update #52

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

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NEWS:

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics is apparently committing to a $3.99 price point on more of its comic books.  Currently, about half are $3.99 and half are $4.99.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book artist, Ramona Fradon, has died at the age of 97, Saturday, February 24, 2024.  Fradon was best known for drawing the Aquaman comic in "Adventure Comics for over 100 issues over a period from 1951 to 1961.  She penciled just about every issue of the "Super Friends" comic book (1977-81).  Fradon created the DC Comics' superhero, "Metamorpho," and she drew the "Brenda Starr, Reporter," newspaper comic strip from 1982 to 1995.  Fradon's career began in 1950 and lasted until her recent retirement in January 2024.

DC ANIMATION - From YouTube:  DC Comics has released an official trailer for the animated film, "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two."

DARK HORSE - From THRDark Horse Comics will publish an eight-issue comic book adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2005 novel, "Anansi Boys."  The adaptation will be written by Marc Bernardin and drawn by Shawn Martinbrough.

EC COMICS - From NewYorkTimesOni Press is reviving EC Comics.

From BleedingCoolLee Bermejo, Jason Aaron, and Rodney Barnes are among the first creators to join Oni Press' EC Comics revival.

From BleedingCool: The new partnership that is reviving "EC Comics" is being overseen by Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson and Editor-in-Chief Sierra Hahn alongside Cathy Gaines Mifsud and Corey Mifsud, the daughter and grandson of legendary EC Publisher William M. Gaines and administrators of William M. Gaines Agent, Inc.  Writer Brian Azzarello is the latest big name creator to join the revival.

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SONY/MARVEL - From AwardsWatch:  At the 51st Annie Awards, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" wins in all six categories in which it was nominated, including "Best Feature."

TOP SHELF/BOOK NEWS - From BleedingCoolAlan Moore and the late Steve Moore's long, long-awaited book, "The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic," will finally arrive in October 2024.  Co-published by Top Shelf Productions and Knockabout LTD (UK), the book will be 352 pages in length at a cost of $49.99.  It is available to preorder from several outlets including Amazon.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Artist Shawn Martinbrough speaks about his new series, "Red Hood: The Hill."  Martinbrough will write and Sanford Greene will draw the series.  "Red Hood: The Hill #1" is now in stories and available digitally.

COMICS TO HOLLYWOOD - From Forbes:  Bestselling comic book writer, James Tynion IV, announced a new business venture, "Tiny Onion." The company is billed as a “full stack production house” for the development, packaging, marketing and cross-platform promotion of new creator-owned work. Media-oriented venture capital firm, Lyrical Media, has stepped forward with a low seven-figure investment in Tiny Onion’s seed round.

DARK HORSE TO TV - From DeadlineNetflix's "The Umbrella Academy," which is based on Gerard Way's comic book series, will begin its fourth and final season on August 8, 2024.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  British comic book artist, writer, and editor, Paul Neary, has died at the age of 74, Saturday, February 10, 2024.  Neary was editor-in-chief at Marvel UK from 1990 to 1993; wrote scripts for "Doctor Who Weekly;" and penciled Marvel Comics' 1988 Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. miniseries.  However, Neary was best known for his work as an inker, inking Alan Davis' pencils, most notably on Marvel's "Excalibur comic books (1988-90).  His most famous work as an inker may be inking Bryan Hitch's pencils over the better part of a decade, beginning in 1999.  Neary inked Hitch on "The Authority" (1999) and "The Ultimates" and "The Ultimates 2" (from 2002 to 2007).

MARVEL STUDIOS - From THRMarvel Studios has found its "Fantastic Four." Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn will star as the heroes in the "Fantastic Four" feature.

From JoBlo:  The site gives up everything that it knows about Marvel Studios' long-in-development "Blade" film which is set to star Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali in the title role.

MARVEL/DC COMICS - From BleedingCoolMarvel and DC confirm that they will publish two Omnibuses reprinting all DC/Marvel crossovers and their Amalgam comics line.  The collections are set to release on August 6th, 2024, with rich content listings.  The two books are "DC Versus Marvel Omnibus" and "DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus."

From BleedingCoolMarvel and DC Comics will reunite to republish their "Amalgam" line of crossovers and also other iconic crossover comic books.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From YouTube:  "Deadpool & Wolverine" have a trailer and is due in theaters July 26th.  Deadpool declares himself "Marvel Jesus" in the film.

From Variety:  An article about the first "Deadpool & Wolverine" trailer.

SONY SPIDER U - From Deadline:  At the 28th Art Directors Guild Awards, Patrick O'Keefe, the production designers of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," wins in the "Animated Feature Film" category.

EUROCOMICS - From BleedingCool:  "BleedingCool" gathers some impressive statistics about the French comic book industry from an article in "The Guardian."

From TheGuardian:  Here is that article: "France's comic book tradition is hitting new heights"

MARVEL - From BleedingCoolThe Punisher hunts Nick Fury in "Get Fury," a Marvel MAX miniseries from writer Garth Ennis and artist Jacen Burrows.

From ComicBook:  "Venom: Separation Anxiety" is another retro-set series like 2022's 
"Venom: Lethal Protector."  It will be written by "Lethal Protector's" scribe David Micheline and is set in Venom/Eddie Brock's early days.

COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Sabir Pizada was one of the writers of Marvel Studios' "Moon Knight" streaming series, and he is co-writing the current adventures of Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan for Marvel Comics.  Now, he is making his debut in creator-owned comics with "Dandelion," a one-shot anthology of sci-fi stories all written by Pirzada with each story drawn by a different artist. 

ART - From BleedingCool:  Apparently a large number of comic book artists who were represented by art sales agency, Cadence Comic Art, are departing the company.

BOOKS - From BleedingCool:  In a recent social media post, author George R.R. Martin ("A Game of Thrones") says, "Now social media is ruled by anti-fans who would rather talk about the stuff they hate than the stuff they love and delight in dancing on the graves of anyone whose film has flopped."  He is certainly talking about a subset of comic book and superhero fans.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Author N.K. Jemisin talks about her return to the world of her 12-issue miniseries, "Far Sector" (2019-2021, drawn by Jamal Campbell), in a short story for "DC Power 2024" one-shot special.

IMAGE - From BleedingCoolJim Valentino, comics creator and publisher, wants to set the record straight about his time at Image Comics.

MARVEL - From BleedingCoolMarvel Comics reportedly launch a new "2099" series Summer 2024.

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JANUARY 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios! for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics Energon Universe for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Massive/Whatnot for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion 2000 AD for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for January 2024
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for January 2024

FEBRUARY 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  1First Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" titles for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Massive for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000AD for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  10 Ton Press for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2024

MARCH 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC "Batman" comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dead Sky Publishing LLC for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Energon Universe" titles for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Spawn" titles for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  IPI Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "X-Men" from Marvel Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel "Fall of the House of X" and "Rise of the Powers of X" from Marvel Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Massive/WhatNot for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000AD for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2024
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for March 2024

APRIL 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Billy Tucci for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blackbox Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "Batman" titles for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' Superman's "House of Braniac" titles for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics' Todd McFarlane titles for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Magma Comix for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  X-Men & Avengers crossover from Marvel for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  "The Fall of The House of X" and "The Rise of The Powers of X" from Marvel Comics for April 2024.
From BleedingCool:  Massive/WhatNot/Summerian for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for April 2024
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for April 2024

MAY 2024 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Free Comic Book Day 2024 for May 4, 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' Amanda Waller for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' "House of Brainiac" for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Spawn" for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Blood Hunt" crossovers for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men" for May 2024
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2024


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#IReadsYou Review: DARKLING #1

DARKLING #1
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Sarah Kuhn
ART: Carola Borelli
COLORS: Ellie Wright
LETTERS: Jack Morelli
EDITOR: Jamie Lee Rotante
EiC: Mike Pellerito
COVER: Maria Laura Sanapo
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: David Mack
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (January 2024); on sale in comic book shops November 22, 2023

Rating: Teen+

Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character.  In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”

Archie Comics has also published superhero comic books.  Its most well-known superhero title followed the superhero team, “The Mighty Crusaders.”  The Mighty Crusaders title that was launched in the 1980s (cover dated: March 1983 to September 1985) ran for thirteen issues.  The Mighty Crusaders #4 (cover dated: November 1983) saw the debut of the new superhero character “Darla Lang/Darkling.”  The character was killed off in The Mighty Crusaders #11 (cover dated March 1985).

Darkling No. 1 brings Darla Lang/Darkling to modern comics.  This one-shot comic book is written by Sarah Kuhn; drawn by Carola Borelli; colored by Ellie Wright; and lettered by Jack Morelli.

Darkling #1 opens at Ivy Hollow University, which has a reputation for being haunted.  It is the witching hour, and Ivy Hollow student, Darla Lang, wants to connect with the supernatural world.  Darla hopes to find a way to free herself of the peculiar voluminous black cloak that has been attached to her since she was a baby.

During a stealthy, middle-of-the-night trip to Ivy Hollow Library, Darla meets fellow outcast student, Phoebe Hayashi.  A podcaster, Phoebe believes that she is on the trail of a creepy conspiracy involving missing students.  Will Darla find within the hallowed halls Ivy Hollow the answers to the questions about herself and her powers that she’s been seeking

THE LOWDOWN:   I have been reading comic books, on and off, for decades.  I have sporadically read Archie Comics titles over that time.  For many years now, Archie's marketing department has been sending PDF copies of some of their titles for review.  Darkling No. 1 is the latest.

After reading Darkling No. 1, I wish it were an ongoing series.  Writer Sarah Kuhn (Shadow of the Batgirl; Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story) offers a delightful mystery tale set in the “dark academia” genre (or immersed in the “dark academia” aesthetic, if you choose).  Kuhn offers a breezy story that is both a highly-entertaining stand alone tale and also the beginning of something beautiful in YA comic books if Archie decides to continue it.  It's a world in which many readers will want their imaginations to live, at least part time.

Carola Borelli's art and storytelling are engaging, even gripping at times.  Borelli captures the thrills, chills, and clique-ish ills of Kuhn's script in a way that brings the world of Ivy Hollow University to life with variety and vividness.  Ellie Wright's colors and color effects are the finishing touches to the magical beats of Darkling No. 1, with the great Jack Morelli's lettering giving this story the vibe of a comic book that is perfect for all readers.

Darkling No. 1 will probably be a delightful surprise to everyone, except the creative and editorial teams of this work.  Dear readers, let's make this new Darkling a regular comic book thing.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Archie Comics' superhero titles will want to try Darkling No. 1.

[This comic book includes a two-page section on the making of Darkling No. 1.]

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


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