Monday, October 21, 2024

Image Comics from Diamond and Lunar Distributors for October 23, 2024

IMAGE COMICS

DIAMOND DISTRIBUTORS:
AUG240480 CABINET TP $16.99
AUG240491 SCARY GODMOTHER THIS WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD COMP TP $39.99
AUG240493 SOMETHING EPIC TP VOL 02 $16.99
AUG240495 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS BLACK LAGOON HC BOOK MARKET ED $24.99

LUNAR DISTRIBUTORS:
Cabinet TP (per Lunar Distribution), $16.99
Convert #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Simon Gane), $3.99
Creepshow Volume 3 #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Martin Morazzo), $3.99
Creepshow Volume 3 #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Creepshow Volume 3 #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Steve Beach), AR
Dead Eyes The Empty Frames #2 (Of 5)(Cover A John McCrea), $3.99
Dead Eyes The Empty Frames #2 (Of 5)(Cover B John McCrea Retro Variant), AR
Faster Than Light 3D Treasury Edition #1 (Cover A Brian Haberlin), $14.99
Faster Than Light 3D Treasury Edition #1 (Cover B Brian Haberlin Skull Variant), $14.99
Feeding #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Drew Zucker), $4.99
Feeding #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Drew Zucker Black & White Virgin Variant), AR
Grommets #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Brett Parson), $3.99
Grommets #5 (Of 7)(Cover B Brett Parson), AR
Hack/Slash Body Bags #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Stefano Caselli), $3.99
Hack/Slash Body Bags #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Darick Robertson), $3.99
Hack/Slash Body Bags #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Tim Seeley), AR
Hack/Slash Body Bags #1 (Of 4)(Cover D Blank Variant), $3.99
Sacred Damned #1 (One Shot)(Horizon Experiment)(Cover A Michael Walsh ), $3.99
Sacred Damned #1 (One Shot)(Horizon Experiment)(Cover B Tula Lotay Connecting Variant), $3.99
Sacred Damned #1 (One Shot)(Horizon Experiment)(Cover C Tula Lotay Connecting Foil Variant), AR
Sacred Damned #1 (One Shot)(Horizon Experiment)(Cover D Blank Variant), AR
Knights Vs. Samurai #1 (Cover B Todd McFarlane Black & White Virgin Signed Variant)(per Lunar Distribution), AR
Moon Is Following Us #2 (Of 10)(Cover A Riley Rossmo & Mike Spicer), $3.99
Moon Is Following Us #2 (Of 10)(Cover B Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer), $3.99
Moon Man #5 (Cover A Marco Locati), $3.99
Moon Man #5 (Cover B French Carlomagno), $3.99
Moon Man #5 (Cover C Paris Alleyne), $3.99
Nullhunter #1 (Of 12)(Cover A Michael Walsh), $3.99
Nullhunter #1 (Of 12)(Cover B Gustaffo Vargas), $3.99
Nullhunter #1 (Of 12)(Cover C Christian Ward), $3.99
Nullhunter #1 (Of 12)(Cover D Adam Gorham), AR
Nullhunter #1 (Of 12)(Cover E Gustaffo Vargas Design Variant), AR
Power Fantasy #3 (Cover A Caspar Wijngaard), $3.99
Power Fantasy #3 (Cover B Paulina Ganucheau), $3.99
Power Fantasy #3 (Cover C Rian Hughes), AR
Radiant Black Massive Edition Volume 1 HC, $44.99
Rook Exodus #6 (Cover A Jason Fabok & Brad Anderson), $3.99
Rook Exodus #6 (Cover B Jason Fabok & Brad Anderson Dire Wolf Variant), $3.99
Rook Exodus #6 (Cover C V Ken Marion & Steve Oliff Connecting Variant), $3.99
Saga Volume 1 TP (New Edition), $9.99
Scary Godmother This Was Your Childhood Compendium TP, $39.99
Scary Godmother This Was Your Childhood Compendium Trade Paperback Bookplate, AR
Self Help #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Marianna Ignazzi), $3.99
Self Help #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Stephen Byrne), $3.99
Something Epic Volume 2 TP, $16.99
Standstill #3 (Of 8)(Cover A Andrew Robinson), $4.99
Standstill #3 (Of 8)(Cover B Jason Shawn Alexander), AR
Tin Can Society #2 (Of 9)(Cover A Francesco Mobili & Chris Chuckry), $3.99
Tin Can Society #2 (Of 9)(Cover B Dike Ruan), AR
Ultramega By James Harren #5 (Of 8)(2nd Printing Cover A James Harren), $7.99
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives HC (Joshua Middleton Direct Market Cover), $24.99
Universal Monsters Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives HC (Matthew Roberts & Dave Stewart Book Market Cover), $24.99
Universal Monsters Frankenstein #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Michael Walsh), $4.99
Universal Monsters Frankenstein #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco), $4.99
Universal Monsters Frankenstein #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla Connecting Variant), AR
Universal Monsters Frankenstein #3 (Of 4)(Cover D Julian Totino Tedesco Classic Horror Black & White Variant), AR
Universal Monsters Frankenstein #3 (Of 4)(Cover E Reiko Murakami), AR
Universal Monsters Frankenstein #3 (Of 4)(Cover F Chris Stevens), AR
Voices In My Head (One Shot)(Cover A Brian Bolland), $5.99
Voices In My Head (One Shot)(Cover B Timothy Bradstreet), AR
Void Rivals #13 (Cover A Lorenzo De Felici), $3.99
Void Rivals #13 (Cover B Mattia De Iulis), $3.99
Void Rivals #13 (Cover C Leonardo Romero Connecting Variant), AR
Void Rivals #13 (Cover D Gerardo Zaffino & Rex Lokus), AR
Void Rivals #13 (Cover E Kendrick Kunkka Lim), AR
Void Rivals #13 (Cover F Ludo Lullabi), AR
Void Rivals #13 (Cover G Blank Variant), $3.99
Witchblade #1 (2024)(Cover J Marc Silvestri Original Sketch Variant), AR

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for October 23, 2024

MARVEL COMICS

AUG240890 ALIEN ROMULUS ANNUAL #1 $4.99
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Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for October 23, 2024

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

#IReadsYou Review: BATMAN: EARTH ONE Volume Two

BATMAN: EARTH ONE VOLUME TWO
DC COMICS

STORY: Geoff Johns
PENCILS: Gary Frank
INKS: Jonathan Sibal
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
ISBN: 978-1-4012-6251-8; paperback (June 21, 2016)
144pp, Color, $14.99 U.S., $17.99 CAN

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

Batman: Earth One Volume 2 is 2015 hardcover original graphic novel (OGN) published by DC Comics.  It is written by Geoff Johns; drawn by Gary Frank (pencils) and Jonathan Sibal (inks); colored by Brad Anderson; and lettered by Rob Leigh.  Set in a reality that is different from the flagship Batman titles, Earth One Vol. 2 pits Batman against The Riddler for the first time.

In 2009, DC Comics announced plans to publish new graphic novels that would retell or re-imagine the beginnings of Batman and Superman.  Each character would have his own ongoing series of original graphic novels depicting his earliest moments as a superhero and crime fighter.  Each graphic novel would be a stand-alone story set on a new Earth with an all-new continuity.  Superman: Earth One Volume One arrived in October 2010 and Batman: Earth One Volume One arrived in 2012, both released as hardcover original graphic novels.  To date (2024), there have been three releases each featuring Superman and Batman, and some releases featuring other DC Comics characters. [My review is based on the 2016 paperback edition of this graphic novel.]

Batman: Earth One Volume Two opens in the gritty, contemporary metropolis of Gotham City in the wake of the murder of Mayor Osward Cobblepot (as seen in Vol. 1).  The police and the public believe that Batman murdered the mayor, but the actual killer is Alfred Pennyworth.  The former Royal Marine and friend of Bruce Wayne's late father, Thomas Wayne, Alfred is now Bruce's head of security and partner in Bruce's war on crime and corruption as the costumed-wearing vigilante, The Batman.

Something else, however, is also troubling Gotham City.  It has been plunged into terror by an enigmatic anarchist, terrorist, and killer calling himself “The Riddler.”  He begins with a bang with the murder of five people who plunge to their deaths in an elevator.  Batman is determined to stop him, but he finds himself caught in the conflicting ideologies of Detective Jim Gordon of the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) and of Alfred.  Gordon is also dealing with the troubles of his partner, Harvey Bullock.  Once flashy and overconfident, Bullock is now traumatized by the discovery he made in a serial killer's basement (as seen in Vol. 1).

If that weren't enough melodrama, Gotham Mayor Jessica Dent wants Bruce to help her discover the identities of the five VIP Gotham residents who have taken over the late Mayor Cobblepot's criminal empire.  However, her brother, District Attorney Harvey Dent, has hated Bruce since they were children, and he has his own secret agenda.  Meanwhile, there are reports of a bizarre creature, called “Killer Croc, prowling the sewers of the city, treating human and animal as meat for the beast.

THE LOWDOWN:  I was crazy about Batman: Earth One Volume One.  It is like a “Batman Family” story because Johns writes it as if it were an ensemble crime drama.  Batman is obviously the lead, but Vol. 1 seems to treat Bruce Wayne as one of several supporting characters in the story.  I rather like that.

In Batman: Earth One Volume Two, John makes Bruce Wayne the lead, with the Batman being only one part of a complicate life of purposes.  The story seems to be about Bruce Wayne working out who he is.  Is Bruce just the Batman, or is Bruce a civilian with a mission that is just as important as Batman's mission as a costumed vigilante?  It is an interesting take, one that is more interesting than anything to do with The Riddler angle of the story.

Speaking of the Riddler:  I have not yet read Batman: Earth One Volume Three, but I believe the first two volumes had a big influence on director Matt Reeves' 2022 Batman film, The Batman, especially Vol. 2.  Reading this graphic novel, over two years after first seeing The Batman, I find that Vol. 2 seems quite familiar.  It wasn't long into reading this that I was making connections to the 2022 Batman film, which also has The Riddler as a terrorist-like villain.

British comic book artist, Gary Frank, has displayed his muscular compositions and forceful graphical storytelling to readers for the better part of four decades – three decades in the U.S.  I don't think Geoff John's edgy, retooling of Batman, which owes a lot to Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and to Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's Batman: The Killing Joke, would work quite as well without Frank's brawny storytelling and pencils.  Inker Jon Sibal captures that strength with a balance of sinewy precision and consistent and deft grace in his inking.

Colorist Brad Anderson makes the art both bright and dark – bright to reveal the emotional moments and dark to hide the danger.  Another strong contributor is Rob Leigh; his lettering is what gives the story a balance of sound and effect.

I don't know if there is going to be more Batman: Earth One.  Truthfully, Earth One should have been the direction taken by the “Rebirth” launch of the flagship Batman in 2016.  But what do I know?  I'm not a comics publisher selling comic books in a stagnate market for American comic books.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Batman comic books will want to read Batman: Earth One Volume Two.

A

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


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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

#IReadsYou Review: GEEK-GIRL #12

GEEK-GIRL, VOL. 2 #12
MARKOSIA ENTERPRISES, LTD.

STORY: Sam Johnson
ART: Carlos Granda
COLORS: Chunlin Zhao
LETTERS: Paul McLaren
COVERS: Carlos Granda with Chunlin Zhao; Flinn Douglas with Carlos Granda
24pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (February 2023)

Rated T+ / 12+ only

Geek-Girl created by Sam Johnson

“Identity Crisis” Part 2: “Skin and Bones, Waifs and Strays”

Created by Sam Johnson, Geek-Girl is a comic book character that debuted in the 2016 Geek-Girl miniseries,  She returned in a second miniseries, 2018's Geek-Girl Vol. 2, which subsequently became an ongoing series.  Geek-Girl Vol. 2 is written by Sam Johnson; drawn by Carlos Granda; colored by Chunlin Zhao; and lettered by Paul McLaren.

Geek-Girl focuses on Ruby Kaye of Acorn Ridge, Maine, a sexy and popular college coed who inadvertently becomes a superhero.  Ruby dons a pair of super-tech eye glasses that give her super-powers.  Ruby's BFF, Summer James, then talks her into trying to be a superhero, even providing her with a moniker.  Now, Ruby is Maine's newest superhero, “Geek-Girl.”

Geek-Girl Vol. 2 #12 (“Skin and Bones, Waifs and Strays”) opens at “Snakeskin's Bar.”  Chromex and Dog Woman, friends of the captured costume, Pig Head, have approached Digger Mensch and Terry the Super-Porter.  One of them, Chromex, makes Digger a lucrative offer for the whereabouts of Pig Head – a big payday.  Meanwhile, Pig Head is getting to know Rosebud and Joe Cyborg.

Ruby returns to headquarters, struggling to understand what happened to her, but her conversation with The Minger is interrupted when the League of Larcenists invades the headquarters.  Should Ruby help with the response to this assault or go after the person who has stolen her identity and a lot more.

THE LOWDOWN:  Geek-Girl creator-writer Sam Johnson regularly sends me PDF review copies of the latest issues of Geek-Girl, and has been doing so for several years.  I enjoy reading about Geek-Girl and her (mis)adventures.  I like this comic book enough to believe that encouraging you to give this series a try, dear readers, is one way I can contribute something good to the comic book industry.

Geek-Girl #12 carries over threads from Geek-Girl #11 and the recent release, Fake Geek-Girl #1.  Writer Sam Johnson packs most issues with a lot of characters, which can sometime put a drag on the pace of the narrative, as it does here, but only a little.  Sam is an imaginative writer and his stories, in a deceptively quiet way, are riveting.  He captures the spirit of Silver and Bronze Age superhero team comic books like Marvel Avengers and DC Comics' Justice League.  The difference is that Sam captures the eccentricities of both the superheroes and their civilian identities, where as the earlier comic books focus on the weirdness of the superheroes.

Artist Carlos Granda is quite good at capturing facial expressions and the quirkiness and oddness in the way people act in relationship to emotions and speech.  Granda's graphical storytelling and compositions capture both the unique nature of Sam Johnson's world and the classic comic book sensibilities of Geek-Girl.  All of this really shows under Chunlin Zhao's excellent colors and Paul McLaren's lettering.

Geek-Girl #12 is like the series as a whole, endlessly charming and constantly beguiling.  I always want to read this series, and issue #12 makes me hungry for more.  I don't know if Johnson wants to make Geek-Girl a monthly comic book, but, dear readers, I wish for that.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of lovable superheroes will find an all-around winner in Geek-Girl.

A

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


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Monday, October 14, 2024

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AUG240088 PROFANE #5 (OF 5) CVR B LAFUENTE (MR) $4.99
AUG240105 SIR #3 (OF 5) CVR A HOUND $4.99
AUG240106 SIR #3 (OF 5) CVR B JOHANNA THE MAD $4.99
AUG240010 VICARIOUS #1 (OF 5) CVR A PANOSIAN $4.99
AUG240011 VICARIOUS #1 (OF 5) CVR B MURAKAMI $4.99

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 16, 2024

DC COMICS:

Action Comics #1071 (Cover A Clayton Henry), $4.99
Action Comics #1071 (Cover B Wes Craig Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1071 (Cover C Stevan Subic Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1071 (Cover D Mark Spears Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Robin Year One #1 (Of 12)(Cover A Chris Samnee), $3.99
Batman And Robin Year One #1 (Of 12)(Cover B Mikel Janin Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman And Robin Year One #1 (Of 12)(Cover C Matteo Scalera Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman And Robin Year One #1 (Of 12)(Cover D Karl Kerschl Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Robin Year One #1 (Of 12)(Cover E Lee Weeks Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Full Moon #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Stevan Subic), $5.99
Batman Full Moon #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Steve Beach Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Batman Full Moon #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Batman Full Moon #1 (Of 4)(Cover D Steve Beach Foil Variant), $8.99
Batman Full Moon #1 (Of 4)(Cover E Mike Perkins Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World's Finest #32 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Batman Superman World's Finest #32 (Cover B Stephen Segovia Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World's Finest #32 (Cover C Danny Earls Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World's Finest #32 (Cover D Francesco Tomaselli Card Stock Variant), AR
Catwoman #69 (Cover A Sebastian Fiumara), $3.99
Catwoman #69 (Cover B Frank Cho Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #69 (Cover C Homare Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #69 (Cover D Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $6.99
Catwoman #69 (Cover E Noobovich Card Stock Variant), AR
Catwoman #69 (Cover F Frank Cho Card Stock Variant), AR
Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 Facsimile Edition (Cover A George Perez), $4.99
Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 Facsimile Edition (Cover B George Perez Foil Variant), $6.99
Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 Facsimile Edition (Cover C Blank Variant), $5.99
Dark Knights Of Steel Allwinter #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Tirso), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel Allwinter #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Yasmine Putri Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dark Knights Of Steel Allwinter #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Reiko Murakami Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #16 (Cover A Xermanico), $4.99
Green Lantern #16 (Cover B Chris Samnee Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #16 (Cover C John Timms Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #16 (Cover D Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $6.99
Green Lantern #16 (Cover E Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), AR
Jenny Sparks #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Jeff Spokes), $4.99
Jenny Sparks #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Multiversus Collision Detection #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Dan Mora), $4.99
Multiversus Collision Detection #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Joel Ojeda Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Multiversus Collision Detection #3 (Of 5)(Cover C Jon Sommariva Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #118 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $4.99
Nightwing #118 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Nightwing #118 (Cover C Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Nightwing #118 (Cover D Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Nightwing #118 (Cover E Nicola Scott Artist Spotlight Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Nightwing #118 (Cover F Tirso Cons Card Stock Variant), AR
Titans #16 (Cover A Pete Woods), $3.99
Titans #16 (Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Titans #16 (Cover C John Giang Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Titans #16 (Cover D Kelley Jones Trick Or Treat Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Titans #16 (Cover E Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $6.99
Wonder Woman #14 (Cover A Daniel Sampere), $4.99
Wonder Woman #14 (Cover B Daniel Sampere Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman #14 (Cover C David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman #14 (Cover D Kelley Jones Trick Or Treat Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman #14 (Cover E Daniel Sampere All In Foil Variant), $7.99
Wonder Woman #14 (Cover F Stevan Subic Card Stock Variant), AR
Wonder Woman By George Perez Volume 1 TP (2024 Edition), $39.99

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