Monday, December 28, 2020

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 30, 2020

IMAGE COMICS

OCT200211    LOST SOLDIERS #5 (OF 5) (MR)    $3.99
OCT200215    MONSTRESS TALK-STORIES #2 (OF 2) (MR)    $3.99
OCT200216    NAILBITER RETURNS #8 (MR)    $3.99


Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 30, 2020

MARVEL COMICS

OCT200586    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #55 DELLOTTO VAR LR    $3.99
OCT200583    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #55 LR    $3.99
OCT200585    AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #55 RON LIM LEGO VAR LR    $3.99
OCT208180    AVENGERS #38 2ND PTG VAR    $3.99
OCT200615    AVENGERS #40    $3.99
OCT200617    AVENGERS #40 SWABY VAR    $3.99
OCT200616    AVENGERS #40 WEAVER CONNECTING VAR    $3.99
OCT208181    CAPTAIN MARVEL #23 2ND PTG VAR    $3.99
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OCT200534    KING IN BLACK NAMOR #2 (OF 5)    $3.99
MAR201128    MARVEL GRAPHIC COMIC BOXES NON-STOP SPIDER-MAN (BUNDLE OF 5)    $50.00
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MAR201105    SPIDER-MAN INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE POSTER BOOK TP    $24.99
SEP200736    SPIDER-MAN NOIR TP TWILIGHT IN BABYLON    $15.99
OCT208184    VENOM #29 2ND PTG VAR    $3.99
APR200975    WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #3 (OF 4)    $3.99
OCT200563    WOLVERINE #8    $4.99
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OCT200567    WOLVERINE #8 SIENKIEWICZ VAR    $4.99
SEP200741    X-FACTOR BY LEAH WILLIAMS TP    $15.99
OCT200571    X-MEN #16    $3.99
OCT200572    X-MEN #16 COELLO KNULLIFIED VAR    $3.99


Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for December 30, 2020

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

NOV201828    ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM GN VOL 03 PT 1    $14.99
OCT201245    BAD MOTHER #5 (OF 5) (MR)    $3.99
OCT201056    BAD RECEPTION TP    $16.99
JUN201051    BATMAN THREE JOKERS #1 CGC GRADED    $80.00
OCT201119    BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR TP VOL 03    $10.99
OCT201732    BLUE PERIOD GN VOL 02    $12.99
OCT201828    BREASTS ARE MY FAVORITE THINGS IN WORLD GN VOL 03 (MR)    $13.00
OCT201252    CARDINAL DAGON TP VOL 01 (MR)    $12.99
SEP201009    CARMINE #3 (MR)    $3.99
JUL208672    CARMINE #3 CVR B GALINDO    $3.99
OCT201108    CARSON OF VENUS REALM OF DEAD READER PACK    $10.99
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AUG201166    COARAPTOR ONE SHOT #2 KAIJU OF THE WIND    $4.99
APR201796    DF BATMAN #92 PUNCHLINE VAR TYNION SGN    $29.99
NOV201309    DRAGONERO THREAT TO EMPIRE HC GN    $23.99
OCT201651    ENGINEWARD #6 CVR A EISMA    $3.99
OCT201652    ENGINEWARD #6 CVR B HICKMAN    $3.99
NOV201178    ENTITY (1996) #1/2 NIRA X ROYAL BLUE VAR (MR)    $16.99
OCT201068    FEARLESS DAWN RETURN OF OLD NUMBER SEVEN ONE SHOT    $3.99
OCT201892    GAL GOHAN GN VOL 06 (MR)    $12.99
OCT201767    GENTLE NOBLES VACATION RECOMMENDATION GN VOL 02 (RES)    $12.99
OCT201660    HEIST OR HOW TO STEAL A PLANET TP VOL 01    $19.99
OCT200993    HERMANN ONE SHOT    $4.00
OCT201915    HI SCORE GIRL GN VOL 05    $12.99
OCT201468    HOLLYWOOD TRASH #3 (OF 5)    $3.99
NOV201829    I SHALL SURVIVE USING POTIONS GN VOL 02    $14.99
OCT201669    I WALK WITH MONSTERS #2 CVR A CANTIRINO (MR)    $3.99
OCT201670    I WALK WITH MONSTERS #2 CVR B HICKMAN (MR)    $3.99
OCT201504    INVADER ZIM QUARTERLY HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 CVR A ALEXOVICH    $5.99
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OCT201580    JOHN CARPENTERS TALES SCIFI VORTEX 2 #7 (OF 8) (MR)    $3.99
OCT201050    KAIJU SCORE #2    $4.99
NOV201477    KATIE THE CATSITTER HC GN    $20.99
NOV201476    KATIE THE CATSITTER SC GN    $12.99
OCT201897    MACHIMAHO MADE WRONG PERSON MAGICAL GIRL GN VOL 07 (MR)    $12.99
OCT200985    MIRKA ANDOLFOS UNSACRED VOL 2 #2 CVR A  ANDOLFO (MR)    $3.99
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OCT201058    SYMPATHY FOR NO DEVILS #3    $3.99
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OCT201061    WAR ON TERROR GODKILLERS TP    $16.99
OCT201657    WASTED SPACE #18 (MR)    $3.99
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OCT201463    WOLFWALKERS GN    $14.99
OCT201464    WOLFWALKERS HC GN    $24.99
AUG201353    ZAGOR AMERICAN ODYSSEY GN    $14.99
SEP201423    ZATOPEK GN    $22.99
OCT201109    ZORRO CLASSIC REPRINTS READER PACK    $10.99

MAGAZINES

OCT201299    COMIC SHOP NEWS [90CT BUNDLE] #1742    $PI
OCT201452    HORRORHOUND #86    $6.99

BOOKS

OCT201422    101 DALMATIANS LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK REISSUE    $5.99
NOV201830    ARCHDEMONS DILEMMA HOW LOVE ELF BRIDE LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 09    $14.99
OCT201908    BERSERK OF GLUTTONY LIGHT NOVEL VOL 01    $13.99
JUL201350    CYBERPUNK 2077 COMP OFFICIAL GUIDE HC (RES)    $39.99
JUL201349    CYBERPUNK 2077 COMP OFFICIAL GUIDE SC (RES)    $24.99
NOV201471    DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN BOOK CROOKS PICTUREBACK    $5.99
NOV201472    DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN COPYCAT YR SC    $5.99
NOV201473    DC SUPERMAN MY DAD IS SUPERHERO BOARD BOOK HC    $6.99
NOV201474    DC WONDER WOMAN MY MOM IS SUPERHERO BOARD BOOK HC    $6.99
NOV201362    DISNEY ITS A SMALL WORLD LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK    $5.99
JUN201163    DITKO SHRUGGED UNCOMPROMISING LIFE OF THE ARTIST (RES)    $49.99
NOV201876    DRAW FASHIONABLE MANGA GIRLS SC    $12.99
NOV201352    DRAWING WORDS & WRITING PICTURES SC NEW PTG    $36.99
NOV201831    FULL METAL PANIC COLLECTORS ED LIGHT NOVEL HC VOL 4-6    $29.99
NOV201832    INFINITE DENDROGRAM LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 10    $14.99
NOV201363    LOKI LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK    $5.99
OCT201633    MEDIEVALIST COMICS & AMERICAN CENTURY SC    $30.00
AUG201329    MINDVISCOSITY HC MATT FURIE    $39.99
NOV201833    MY NEXT LIFE AS VILLAINESS ROUTES LEAD DOOM SC NOVEL VOL 05    $14.99
NOV201622    PERSPECTIVE FOR COMIC BOOK ARTISTS SC    $22.99
OCT201912    REINCARNATED AS A SWORD LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 07    $13.99
OCT201581    STAR WARS ARCHIVES 1977 1983 TASCHEN 40TH ANNIV ED    $25.00
NOV201365    STAR WARS GALAXY OF HOPE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK    $5.99
NOV201215    STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC HC NOVEL LIGHT OF JEDI (RES)    $28.99
NOV201366    TOM & JERRY MEET LITTLE QUACK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK    $5.99
NOV201367    WALT DISNEYS 101 DALMATIANS LITTLE GOLDEN BOARD BOOK    $7.99
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DC Comics from Lunar/UCS Distributors for December 29, 2020

DC COMICS:

Batman Annual #5 (Cover A Derrick Chew), $4.99
Batman Annual #5 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Detective Comics Volume 4 Cold Vengeance TP, $29.99
Batman The Rise And Fall Of The Batmen Omnibus HC, $150.00
Dark Nights Death Metal The Last 52 War Of The Multiverses #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Dan Mora), $8.99
Dark Nights Death Metal The Last 52 War Of The Multiverses #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Gary Frank), AR
Green Lantern By Geoff Johns Volume 4 TP, $39.99
Jinny Hex Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Nick Derington), $4.99
Jinny Hex Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Nick Derington Jinny Hex Variant), AR
Justice League Endless Winter #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Mikel Janin), $4.99
Justice League Endless Winter #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Daniel Warren Johnson Card Stock Variant), AR
New Teen Titans Volume 12 TP, $19.99
Tales From The Dark Multiverse Dark Nights Metal #1 (Cover A David Marquez), $5.99
Wonder Woman Volume 3 Loveless TP, $17.99
Young Justice Volume 2 Lost In The Multiverse TP, $17.99



Sunday, December 27, 2020

#IReadsYou Review: UNDER THE MOON: A Catwoman Tale

UNDER THE MOON: A CATWOMAN TALE
DC COMICS/DC Ink – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Lauren Myracle
ART: Isaac Goodhart
COLORS: Jeremy Lawson
LETTERS: Deron Bennett
ISBN:  978-1-4012-8591-3; paperback; (May 1, 2019)
224pp, Color, $16.99 U.S., $22.99 CAN

Age Range: 13 and up

Catwoman created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane

Catwoman is a DC Comics character that is part of the Batman line of comic books.  Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, Catwoman made her debut as “the Cat” in Batman #1 (cover dated: Spring 1940).  Catwoman is Selina Kyle, and over her eight decades of existence, she has been a villain, an anti-hero, and Batman's love interest in addition to having a complex love-hate relationship with him.

Until it was recently made defunct, “DC Ink” was a DC Comics imprint that offered original graphic novels for readers of the “Young Adult” or “YA” demographic.  DC Ink titles, according to DC Comics, featured coming-of-age stories that encouraged teens to ask themselves who they are and how they relate to others.  [DC Ink is now known as “DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults.”]

Published in May of this year, Under the Moon: A Catwoman's Tale is an original graphic novel (OGN) that focuses on a young Selina Kyle before she becomes Catwoman.  It is written by bestselling author Lauren Myracle (the “Winnie Years” series); drawn by Isaac Goodhart (Image Comics/Top Cow's Postal); colored by Jeremy Lawson; and lettered by Deron Bennett.

Under the Moon: A Catwoman's Tale introduces 15-year-old Selina Kyle.  In her short life, she has had to put up with the string of bad men that her mother, Gayle, picks up on the job at Carl's Tavern.  The worst of the lot is the most recent pick-up, the brawny bully, Dernell.  Soon, Selina figures out that she cannot stay under the same roof as Dernell, and she leaves home.  She also eventually quits attending Gotham High School, where she has friends like Angie and Tristan.

Selina Kyle, however, believes that, at heart, she is a loner.  Still, she connects with the mercurial trio of Ojo, the leader; Yang, the computer genius; and Briar Rose, a young girl who does not talk and really does not want to be touched.  And Selina can't quite get former classmate, Bruce Wayne, out of her mind.  But the streets are dangerous, and some kind of beast, known as the “Gotham Growler,” is terrorizing Gotham City.

Thus far, I have read the first two releases from the DC Ink imprint, the debut release, Mera: Tidebreaker, and now, Under the Moon: A Catwoman's Tale.  Both are lovely reads, and Under the Moon: A Catwoman's Tale offers is a fetching coming-of-age tale about a young woman coming to terms with who she is.  Writer Lauren Myracle presents a teenage girl who says that she prefers caring about no one and no thing, and Myracle takes her on a journey to figure out how she can live to be a loner... with a few friends, of course.

The art team of Isaac Goodhart and colorist Jeremy Lawson deliver some of the most gorgeous comic book art that I have seen this year.  Goodhart's supple line work and lush inking are eye candy, and they make Selina Kyle's story a moody, urban fairy tale filled with a sense of mystery as much as it is filled with angst.  Lawson's colors make love to Goodhart's compositions, putting the moodiness in a jazz-accentuated mode.  Honestly, Goodhart and Lawson's work here reminds me of Daniel Clowes art for his classic graphic novel, Ghost World.

Letterer Deron Bennett, one of the best letterers in American comic books, changes fonts and graphic styles with subtlety and grace.  Bennett knows exactly the tone that is needed, when things should be quite, normal, and out-loud.

In the end, everything is topnotch in this hugely enjoyable read.  Under the Moon: A Catwoman's Tale is one of the best Catwoman comics that I have ever read.

9 out of 10

Under the Moon: A Catwoman's Tale contains the following extras and back matter:
  • Website, phone numbers, and contact information for organization that help with stopping domestic violence, avoiding self-harm, and stopping animal cruelty.
  • A page of character designs by Isaac Goodhart
  • a three-page interview section in which Lauren Myracle and Isaac Goodhart interview each other
  • two author biographical pages
  • a  full-color preview of the graphic novel, Teen Titans: Raven, from Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo

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


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Saturday, December 26, 2020

#IReadsYou Review: WOOF WOOF STORY... Volume 2

WOOF WOOF STORY..., VOL. 2
YEN PRESS

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

MANGA-KA: Koikuchi Kiki
ORIGINAL STORY: Inumajin
CHARACTER DESIGN: Kochimo
TRANSLATION: Wesley O'Donnell
LETTERS: DK
ISBN: 978-1-9753-0856-8; paperback (May 2020); Rated “T” for “Teen”
180pp, B&W, $13.00 U.S., $17.00 CAN

Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me Into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir! is a Japanese light novel series created by author Inumajin and illustrated by Kochimo.  Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (an imprint of Kadokawa Shoten) began publishing the series in late 2017.  Artist Koikuchi Kiki produces a manga adaptation of the novel series, which Kadokawa began publishing on its digital manga reading service, ComicWalker, in February 2018.  Yen Press began publishing an English-language adaptation of the manga in 2019.

[In this review, I sometimes shorten the title, Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me Into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir!, to Woof Woof Story.]

Woof Woof Story begins with the story of Routa Okami, an office worker and “corporate slave” who is working himself to death.  He has a crazy wish in which he says, “I just want an easy life, even as some rich person's dog...”  One day Routa drops dead in the middle of his busy office.  A goddess heard Routa's wish and brings him back to life as a pampered pooch, a companion for a wealthy young woman named Mary... But Routa isn't just any dog, he is a enormous, white, wolf-like creature, and he has supernatural powers!

As Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me Into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir!, Vol. 2 (Chapters 8 to 12) opens, Routa's pampered-pooch life is in jeopardy.  Every year, around the same time, Mary falls gravely ill, and this year, it seems life-threatening.  Doctor Hecate says a rare medicinal flower, “the wyrmnil,” can help Mary, and if they can find fully potent samples of the flower, Hecate believes that she can cure Mary of her ailment for good.

However, “the wyrmnil” is named so because it is guarded by a fearsome dragon, and it falls on Routa to obtain the flower.  To cure Mary and to maintain his lifestyle, Routa will have to do some actual work for a change!  And his partner in the quest for the wyrmnil is non-other than the swords woman, Zenobia, who is looking for an excuse to kill Routa!

[This volume includes an “Afterword” and “Translation Notes.”]

The Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me Into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir!manga is new to me.  I hadn't even heard of the light novel series, but being familiar with novel is not necessary to enjoy the manga.

Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me Into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir! Volume 2 is a very enjoyable read.  I was not expecting much from it.  I don't know what the rest of this series offers, but Vol. 2 is a quality volume.

Vol. 2 starts off as a playful romp with buxom, naked girls whose naughty bits are always drawn as being obscured or conveniently covered up – typical “fanservice.”  When Mary falls ill, the story moves to pure melodrama, but when Routa and Zenobia begin their journey, the narrative suddenly gets a surge of energy via conflict and adventure.

Zenobia is conflicted because she respects Routa's devotion to Mary, but she senses his powers and believes that they are an evil threat to Mary.  Routa turns out to be very resourceful and has powerful abilities, and he is both brave and lazy.  Manga creator Koikuchi Kiki balances Routa's desire for the easy life with his sense of duty and self-preservation.  I find myself drawn to him, mainly because there seems to be more to Routa than it obvious.  I can also say that about Woof Woof Story; this is a manga that is worth a second look.

7 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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Friday, December 25, 2020

#IReadsYou DVD Review: VAMPIRE KNIGHT Volume 1

VAMPIRE KNIGHT Volume 1 (2010)

• Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens • MSRP: $19.97 US / $28.99 CAN •
DVD Release Date: July 20, 2010
Studio: VIZ Media
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC (Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1)
Number of discs: 1
Language: English and Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Running time: 96 minutes; Rating: Not Rated
ASIN: B003JSSPU2

Contents:  Vampire Knight anime – Episodes 1-4

Vampire Knight is a shojo manga written and drawn by Matsuri Hino.  It was published from January 2005 to May 2013 in the Japanese comics magazine, LaLa.  VIZ Media published an English-language adaptation of Vampire Knight as a 19-volume paperback graphic novel series from January 2007 to October 2014 under its Shojo Beat imprint.

Japanese animation studio, Studio Deen, produced an anime series “Vampire Knight,” based on the manga.  It aired in Japan for two series in 2008.  VIZ Media and Warner Bros. originally released the “Vampire Knight” anime in English via a series of DVD releases, including 2014's Vampire Knight: The Complete Series.

In 2010, Warner Bros released the first collection, Vampire Knight, Vol. 1, which presents “Vampire Knight” Season One, Episodes 1 to 4.  The episodes are as follows:  #1 “Night of Vampires,” #2 “Memories of Blood,” #3 “The Fang of Penitence,” and #4 “Trigger of Condemnation.”  Back then, VIZ Media sent me a copy of Vampire Knight, Vol. 1 for review purposes.  This is an updated version of that review I wrote over a decade ago.

Vampire Knight is set at Cross Academy, a private boarding school.  Cross Academy has two classes:  the Day Class (the human students) and the Night Class (the vampire students).  At twilight, the Day Class students return to their dorms and cross paths with the Night Class on its way to school.  The Day Class doesn’t know the school’s dark secret that the Night Class students are vampires, but the Day Class girl students are madly in love with the boys of the Night Class

The story focuses on Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of Headmaster Kaien Cross.  She partners with Zero Kiryu, a human student who struggles with the vampire’s thirst, and the two are the Guardians of the school, patrolling the hallways and school grounds to protect the Day Class students from the vampires.  Yuki and Zero form a kind of love triangle with Kaname Kuran, a pure blood vampire who is basically the unquestioned leader of the Night Class.  The series follows various intrigues related to the conflict between human and vampire, and the story also delves into the pasts of the three leads.

The four episodes included in this first DVD release introduce the plot, setting, characters, and mythology of Vampire Knight in such an easy and friendly way.  It will not be long into the first episode that the viewer will believe that she is well on her way to knowing and then loving these characters.  The series favors the Night Class over the Day Class, which seems to exist to praise and worship the Night Class.  The vampires are beautiful, sexy, and sassy, and their air of confidence is infectious.  The Day Class cast of characters is mostly dull.

The star, of course, is Yuki Cross.  In a series like Vampire Knight, what is needed is a character that is probably more nosy than curious and also brave enough to go where others will not go.  That will make viewers want to follow her quest and investigations, and Yuki will have the viewers hanging onto her.  The two male interests, Zero Kiryu and the vampire Kaname Kuran, are also quite good.  Their aloof, cocky natures are attractive, and if it is possible for an animated character to have a screen presence, they both have that.

The quality of the animation is good.  It emphasizes style and stylishness over movement and features vivid colors, lush background details, and elegant sets.  This look is perfect for the Gothic moodiness and romantic melodrama that defines the look and feel of Vampire Knight.

Vampire Knight, Vol. 1 will reveal some secrets, expose Zero’s affliction, and give viewers a shocking look at a kind of vampire that isn’t a sexy, laid back student.  While aimed at young women, Vampire Knight is a surprisingly engaging melodrama and will please anyone interested in soap operas – with vampires.  This is a cool take on vampire fiction similar to the tales of vampire romance that readers will find in Young Adult book series such as Twilight and Vampire Kisses.

EXTRAS:  This is a no frills DVD without any extras, although viewers are offered the option of watching episodes in Japanese with English subtitles or dubbed versions with voice actors providing English dialogue.

A-
7.5 out of 10

Updated review:  Thursday, December 17, 2020: by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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