Monday, May 31, 2021

Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for June 2, 2021

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

MAR211682    ANTHRAX AMONG THE LIVING TP (MR)    $24.99
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JUN208512    CITY OF BELGIUM HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2)    $29.95
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APR211651    DF BATMAN BLACK & WHITE #1 HAESER SGN RMRK (C: 0-1-2)    $79.99
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APR211662    DF SCHOOLS OUT DC SUMMER SUPER SET (C: 0-1-2)    $33.33
APR211661    DF SCHOOLS OUT MARVEL SUMMER SUPER SET (C: 0-1-2)    $33.33
APR212127    DRAGON BALL SUPER GN VOL 13 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
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APR211533    EVERFROST #1 (MR)    $3.99
FEB211669    FAIRY TAIL BOX SET VOL 04 (RES) (C: 1-1-0)    $109.90
FEB211520    GET IN THE GAME ONESHOT (MR)    $14.99
SEP201101    GOLD DIGGER #281    $3.99
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FEB211672    HEROIC LEGEND OF ARSLAN GN VOL 14 (C: 1-1-0)    $10.99
APR211824    HILDA & MOUNTAIN KING GN    $10.99
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MAR211835    IF WITCH THEN WHICH GN VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)    $13.00
MAR211843    IM GREAT PRIEST IMHOTEP GN VOL 09 (C: 0-1-2)    $15.00
APR211538    INHUMAN TRIALS GN (C: 0-1-0)    $19.99
APR212107    JUJUTSU KAISEN GN VOL 10 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
MAR211560    LADY FREEDOM #2 (OF 5)    $3.99
APR211810    LOVE HC VOL 05 THE MASTIFF    $17.99
APR211515    MANNS WORLD TP    $9.99
SEP200990    MARKIPLIER #4 (OF 4) CVR A  RUIZ BURGOS SILVER HOLO FOIL LOG    $4.99
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MAR211833    MONTHLY GIRLS NOZAKI KUN GN VOL 12 (C: 1-1-2)    $13.00
APR211507    MOTHS #1 CVR A CHOI    $3.99
APR211508    MOTHS #1 CVR B ANDREWS    $3.99
APR212104    MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 28 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
MAR211686    MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY DRAGON CLAN CVR A VITORINO    $8.99
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AUG201167    NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #179    $3.99
APR211870    NORMA AND BELLY YR GN VOL 02 APPLE OF MY PIE (C: 0-1-0)    $12.99
APR212124    ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 22 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
APR211335    OUT OF BODY #1 CVR A MIRANDA    $4.99
MAR211838    OVERLORD GN VOL 13 (C: 0-1-2)    $13.00
MAR211514    PACEY PACKER UNICORN TRACKER GN VOL 02 HORN SLAYER (C: 0-1-1    $12.99
FEB211673    RENT A GIRLFRIEND GN VOL 06 (MR) (C: 0-1-0)    $12.99
JAN211463    RICK & MORTY EVER AFTER TP VOL 01 (MR)    $19.99
APR211827    RICK AND MORTY RICKS NEW HAT #1 CVR A STRESING    $3.99
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SEP201202    RORSCHACH #1 KING SGN PLUS 1 (C: 0-1-2)    $64.99
MAR211549    SAM & HIS TALKING GUN #3    $3.99
FEB211295    SCOOP SCUTTLE & HIS PALS TP WOLVERTON    $29.99
APR212128    SERAPH OF END VAMPIRE REIGN GN VOL 21 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
MAR210985    SERIAL #4    $3.99
MAR211853    SHIBUYA GOLDFISH GN VOL 09 (C: 0-1-2)    $15.00
APR211759    SHY NINJA HC    $14.99
MAR211344    STRANGE PLANET SNEAKING HIDING VIBRATING CREATURE (C: 0-1-0)    $14.99
FEB211661    SUMMER OF YOU GN VOL 01 (OF 2) (MR) (C: 1-1-0)    $14.99
DEC201828    SWEAT AND SOAP GN VOL 06 (C: 0-1-0)    $12.99
MAR210980    SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)    $19.95
APR211351    SYMPATHY FOR NO DEVILS TP    $16.99
APR212119    TAKANE & HANA GN VOL 17 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
MAR211856    TEASING MASTER TAKAGI SAN GN VOL 11 (C: 0-1-2)    $13.00
JUN201225    THE TEA DRAGON TAPESTRY HC    $21.99
APR212126    TWIN STAR EXORCISTS ONMYOJI GN VOL 22 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
APR212120    VAMPIRE KNIGHT MEMORIES GN VOL 06 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
APR212016    VISITOR #5 (OF 6) CVR A PINNA (RES)    $3.99
APR212017    VISITOR #5 (OF 6) CVR B WIJNGAARD (RES)    $3.99
MAR211343    WARRIORS WINDS OF CHANGE HC GN (C: 0-1-0)    $22.99
MAR211342    WARRIORS WINDS OF CHANGE SC GN (C: 0-1-0)    $12.99
FEB211681    WAVE LISTEN TO ME GN VOL 06 (MR) (C: 1-1-0)    $12.99
APR212130    WE NEVER LEARN GN VOL 16 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
MAR211842    WHITE CATS REVENGE PLOTTED DRAGON KINGS LAP GN VOL 03 (C: 0-    $13.00
MAR211840    WITCHS LOVE AT END OF WORLD GN VOL 03 (C: 0-1-2)    $13.00
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APR212117    YAKUZA LOVER GN VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
APR212121    YONA OF THE DAWN GN VOL 30 (C: 0-1-2)    $9.99
MAR218480    YOU PROMISED ME DARKNESS #1 2ND PTG (MR) (C: 0-0-1)    $3.99

MAGAZINES

MAR211214    COMIC SHOP NEWS [90CT BUNDLE] #1763 (NET)    $PI
FEB218241    G FAN #131    $7.95
JAN211608    HOBBY JAPAN APRIL 2021 (C: 1-1-2)    $20.00
FEB211546    STAR WARS EMPIRE STRIKES BACK ANN SPECIAL NEWSSTAND ED (RES)    $14.99
FEB211547    STAR WARS EMPIRE STRIKES BACK ANN SPECIAL PX ED (RES)    $14.99

BOOKS

MAR211197    ART OF LUCA HC (C: 0-1-0)    $42.50
FEB211310    COPING SKILLS HC    $25.00
OCT201247    DOCTOR WHO AT CHILDHOODS END SC (C: 0-1-1)    $11.99
MAR211867    HIGH SCHOOL PRODIGIES EASY ANOTHER WORLD NOVEL SC VOL 04 (C:    $15.00
APR211822    ITS LIFE AS I SEE IT BLACK CARTOONISTS IN CHICAGO SC (C: 0-1    $24.95
APR212056    KIKIS DELIVERY SERVICE SC NOVEL (C: 0-1-0)    $7.99
APR211719    LOONEY TUNES RETRO LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK (C: 0-1-0)    $5.99
FEB211771    OVERLORD LIGHT NOVEL HC VOL 13 (C: 0-1-1)    $20.00
APR211720    SPACE JAM NEW LEGACY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK (C: 0-1-0)    $5.99
MAR211869    STRIKE THE BLOOD LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 18 (C: 0-1-2)    $14.00
MAR211860    SURPRISE OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA NOVEL SC (C: 0-1-2)    $15.00


DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for June 1, 2021

DC COMICS:

Batman #109 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #109 (Cover B Joshua Middleton Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #109 (Cover C Jen Bartel Pride Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #109 (Cover D Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Catwoman #5 (Of 12)(Cover A Clay Mann), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #5 (Of 12)(Cover B Jim Lee & Scott Williams), AR
Batman Catwoman #5 (Of 12)(Cover C Travis Charest), AR
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #1 (Of 6)(Mikel Janín 3rd Printing Variant Cover), 4.99
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #2 (Of 6)(Mikel Janín 2nd Printing Variant Cover), 4.99
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #3 (Of 6)(Mikel Janín 2nd Printing Variant Cover), 4.99
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Mikel Janin), 4.99
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Fortnite Zero Point #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Donald Mustard Premium Card Stock Variant D), AR
Batman The Adventures Continue Season One TP, $19.99
Batman The Adventures Continue Season Two #1 (Cover A Riley Rossmo), $3.99
Batman The Adventures Continue Season Two #1 (Cover B Andrew MacLean Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman The Adventures Continue Season Two #1 (Cover C Amanda Conner Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Adventures Continue Season Two #1 (Cover D Kamome Shirahama Team Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 9 HC, $125.00
Catwoman Soulstealer The Graphic Novel GN, $16.99
Crime Syndicate #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Howard Porter), $3.99
Crime Syndicate #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Khary Randolph Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Crush And Lobo #1 (Of 8)(Cover A Kris Anka), $3.99
Crush And Lobo #1 (Of 8)(Cover B Yoshi Yoshitani Pride Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Crush And Lobo #1 (Of 8)(Cover C Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), AR
Crush And Lobo #1 (Of 8)(Cover D Dan Hipp Team Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Horror Presents The Conjuring The Lover #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Bill Sienkiewicz), $3.99
DC Horror Presents The Conjuring The Lover #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Ryan Brown VHS Tribute Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Horror Presents The Conjuring The Lover #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Gary Brown Card Stock Variant), AR
Flash The Death Of Iris West HC, $39.99
Green Lantern #3 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $4.99
Green Lantern #3 (Cover B Bryan Hitch Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Harley Quinn Black And White And Red TP, $19.99
Justice League #62 (Cover A David Marquez), $4.99
Justice League #62 (Cover B Howard Porter Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Krypto The Superdog TP, $9.99
Man-Bat #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Sumit Kumar), $3.99
Next Batman Second Son #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Doug Braithwaite), $4.99
Next Batman Second Son #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Ryan Benjamin Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Nice House On The Lake #1 (Of 12)(Cover A Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $3.99
Nice House On The Lake #1 (Of 12)(Cover B Martin Simmonds Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy Thorns TP, $16.99
Sensational Wonder Woman #4 (Cover A Dani), $3.99
Sensational Wonder Woman #4 (Cover B Meghan Hetrick Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad #4 (Cover A Eduardo Pansica), $3.99
Suicide Squad #4 (Cover B Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman The Man Of Steel Volume 3 HC, $49.99
Swamp Thing #4 (Of 10)(Cover A Mike Perkins & Mike Spicer), $3.99
Swamp Thing #4 (Of 10)(Cover B Gerardo Zaffino Card Stock Variant), $4.99


Sunday, May 30, 2021

I Reads You Juniors: May 2021 - Update #103

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   DC takes Batman’s war on crime worldwide in a new hardcover anthology, "Batman: The World." This 184-page book features Batman stories by top creative teams from across the globe, taking place in their home countries. Batman: The World launches worldwide on Tuesday, September 14, 2021—just in time for Batman Day 2021 (Saturday, September 18, 2021).

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:   While being interviewed on MSNBC, Oscar-winning actress turned director, Regina King, learned that she is on a list of directors being considered for Warner Bros. in-development "Superman" film.

DC TV - From THR:   Lee Toland Krieger, who directed the pilot for Superman and Lois, is set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of "Green Lantern," HBO Max’s big-budget sci-fi police show based on the space-faring DC characters.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:   The site is reporting that actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who played Quicksilver in Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" will play Spider-Man villain, Kraven the Hunter, in a standalone movie.

DC TV - From Deadline:   The cast of Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman's beloved comic book, The Sandman, continues to grow as Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston and nine others round out the cast. Also slated to join are Jenna Coleman, Niamh Walsh, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal, Sandra James Young and Patton Oswalt.

MARK MILLAR - From MajorSpoilers:   This article says that the upcoming final "Jupiter's Legacy" comic book series, "Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem," will expand on the Netflix series.  It also contains 4 pages of art from the first issue and a look at some of the covers.
 
From THR:   Here is a early look at artist Jock's variant cover for "Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem #' based on his opening credits work for Netflix's "Jupiter's Legacy" series.
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DC TV - From Deadline:   The CW has given a series order for director Ava DuVernay's television adaptation of the DC Comics character, "Naomie."
 
From Deadline:   Actor Jordan Calloway has revealed that The CW will not be moving forward with its "Black Lightning" spinoff, "Painkiller," in which Calloway was the lead.
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MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Yen Press announces ten new titles for release November 2021.

IDW - From BleedingCool:   IDW Publishing has announced the return of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" comic book in conjunction with a year-long event, "Star Trek: The Mirror Way."

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will provide the voice of "Krypto the Superdog" in a new animated film, "DC League of Super-Pets."  Johnson's company, "Seven Bucks," is producing.

MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer and publisher, David Anthony Kraft, has died at the age of 68 or 69, Wednesday, May 19, 2021.  Kraft wrote numerous titles for Marvel Comics, including "The Defenders" and "Savage She-Hulk," to name a few.  He later wrote for DC Comics, including a run on "World's Finest."  In the 1980s, Kraft wrote several titles for Marvel Books.  He also published the long-running interview magazine, "David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview," from 1983 to 1995.

MEMORIAM - From IGN:  Japanese manga creator, Kentaro Miura, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the age of 54.  He was best known for his manga, "Berserk," one of the bestselling series of all time.  Berserk and its lead character, the lone mercenary, "Gut," had a huge impact on Japanese media.  Its impact can be seen in video games ("Final Fantasy") and on anime and manga.

MILLARWORLD - From ScreenRant:   Oscar-winning screenwriter, Emerald Fennell, has finished the latest draft of the screenplay for the film adaptation of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's comic book, "Nemesis."  This is according to Millar, himself.
 
From BI:  With Netflix's "Jupiter's Legacy" ruling the world of streaming, what's next for "Jupiter's Legacy" Mark Millar/Millarworld's superhero universe.
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DC TV - From GamesRadar:   HBO Max and Cartoon Network have announced a new Superman animated television series, "My Adventures with Superman."  Jack Quaid of Amazon's "The Boys" will give voice to Superman/Clark Kent.

COMICS - From PW:   Alex Segura, previously co-president of Archie Comics, has been named senior v-p of sales and marketing at the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, an independent comics publishing house based in Portland, Oregon.

DC TV - From Deadline:  Both HBO Max and Cartoon Network have ordered a new Batman animated TV series, "Batman: Caped Crusader."  A re-imagining of the Batman mythology, the series is from executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves (the director of the upcoming film, "The Batman").

BRITISH COMICS - From 2000AD:   From 2015, here is a podcast interview with artist Kev Walker, who is currently known for his run on Marvel's "Doctor Aphra" Star Wars comic book series.

DIAMOND - From BleedingCool:   Is the new Marvel Comics/Diamond Comic Distributors deal the end of "big store" discounts.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Legendary Comics has announced a new young adult graphic novel imprint, "Legendary Comics YA."

MARVEL - From TheNewYorkTimes:   Marvel confirms via "The New York Times" that Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley and artist Juann Cabal will be the new creative team on the "Black Panther" comic book series.  Their run starts August 2021.

COMICS - From TheBeat:  Dan Fogler and Ben Templesmith talk about their new graphic novel, "Fishkill" from Heavy Metal.

MANGA - From BleedingCool:   All 44 volumes of the wine/wine appreciation manga, "The Drops of God," are now available in English via comiXology.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Veteran creators Roger Stern, Ron Frenz, and Sal Buscema will return in "The Heroes Union #1" from Binge Comics.  The comic book will also be approved by the "Comics Code Authority."

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool:   Garth Ennis' character, "Jennifer Blood," will join "Army of Darkness" character, "Ash Williams" in the comic book, the second season of "Die!Namite Lives" from Dynamite Entertainment.

CONS - From BleedingCool:   An in-person 2021 Baltimore Comic-Con is apparently happening October 22nd to 24th, 2021.

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:   The site has a preview of DC Comics' "Nightwing #80."

MARVEL - From Newsarama:   Classic Fantastic Four villain, "Kang the Conqueror," will get a definitive origin and ongoing comic book series, beginning in August.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Here is a preview of the cover art and some interior pages from "Wonder Girl #1," which ships this week.

DC CINEMA - From DCBlog:   Matt Bomer talks about his third DC Comics role, as "Flash" in "Justice Society: World War II."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   African-American cartoonist, comics creator, and educator, Lawrence Lindell, has sold a middle-grade graphic novel, entitled "Buckle Up," to Random House Graphic.

SONY MARVEL U - From ScreenRant:  "Venom: Let There Be Carnage," the sequel to Sony's hit "Venom" film, will introduce the "Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane."  Some consider Ravencroft to be the equivalent of DC Comics' "Arkham Asylum."

COLLECTIBLES - From YahooNews:   You may or may not have heard that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on some kind of Pokemon card collecting mania.  Retail chain, Target, has announced is suspending in-store sales of Pokémon and sports trading cards amid safety concerns as customers vie for the collectibles.

COMICS - From GamesRadar:   The 2015 cult film, "Turbo Kid," is getting a comic book prequel, "Turbo Kid: Apple's Lost Adventure."

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel promises that the Marvel Universe will be changed forever by June's "Planet-Sized X-Men."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   eBay changes its comic book categories - much to the chagrin of collectors.

TOYS - From BleedingCool:  "Marvel Legends" reveals three new toy sets related to the "MCU Infinity Saga."

DARK HORSE - From TheBeat:  Paul Tobin and Ron Chan talk about their new graphic novel, "Earth Boy," which is out now.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  "Old Man Cable" is back in "Cable: Reloaded #1.

MEMORIAM - From CBRJesse Hamm, a comic book writer and artist and essayist, has died.  His works include the graphic novel, "Good As Lily" (for DC/Minx), and issues of "Batman '66" and "Hawkeye" for Marvel Comics.  Many knew him for his "Tips from Jesse Hamm" Twitter account.

MARVEL - From CBR:  Marvel Comics has offered a first-look preview of its upcoming "Moon Knight #1" by Jed MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio.

STAR WARS - From BleedingCool:  Alan Dean Foster is among the writers who will now be paid by Disney for the "Star Wars" novelizations they wrote.  Disney had stopped paying royalties since assuming the publication rights to these novels.

IMAGE COMICS - From THR:   Oscar-nominee Ryan Coogler will produce and Oscar-winner Regina King will direct a film adaptation of the Image Comics titles, "Bitter Root."

EUROCOMICS - From BleedingCool:  Publisher NBM has released a preview of its Free Comic Book Day 2021 (Aug. 14th) offering, "FCBD 2021 Dungeon is Back."

SONY MARVEL U - From YouTube:  Sony has released the official trailer for "Venom: Let There Be Carnage," which is due in theaters Sept. 24, 2021.

MILLARWORLD - From FastCompany:  Is Netflix using "Jupiter's Legacy" to launch its own superhero universe?

DC CINEMA - From ComicBook:   "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot has confirmed what fellow "Justice League" actor, Ray Fisher (Cyborg), has previously said:  Joss Whedon did indeed threaten her career, Gadot confirms in an interview with Israel television, "N12."

DARK HORSE - From TheBeat:  Dave McKean talks about his new comic, "Raptor: A Sokol Graphic Novel."

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:   Artist John Romita, Jr., who is returned to Marvel Comics, has drawn some promotional art for the upcoming story arc, "The Trial of Magneto."

YAOI MANGA - From BleedingCool:  SuBLime Manga announces the release of four titles for "Pride Month" (June 2021), including "Dick Fight Island, Vol. 1."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   Writer, Ram V, talks about bringing magic and myth to "The Swamp Thing" and "Catwoman."

DC TV - From DCBlog:  The DC Comics' title, "Naomi," is now a TV series from The CW.  "DC Blog" has a first look at the series' lead, Kaci Walfall.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel has announced that real-world celebrities will appear as characters in its "X-Men: Hellfire Gala" event story line.  One of them is Grammy Award winning rapper Eminem.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics will resume publishing a print edition of its "DC Connect" monthly solicitations for retailers and readers.

MARK MILLAR - From Deadline:   Mark Millar talks to "Deadline." One of the bits of news from the Q&A is that the series adaptation of Millar's comic book, "The Magic Order," is back on track with Netflix.
 
From Deadline:   Mark Millar, comics creators and Netflix exec, has announced several new film and TV projects based upon his creator-owned comic books.
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COMICS TO FILM - From THR:   Actress Hannah John-Kamen, who played Ava Starr/Ghost in "Ant-Man and the Wasp" has reportedly been cast as the lead in Millennium Film's "Red Sonja."  The character was created for Marvel Comics' "Conan the Barbarian" comic book and was an amalgamation of several Conan the Cimmerian characters created by the late Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan.

COMICS - From WeGotThisCovered:  Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of "The Walking Dead" comic book, is working on working on a film that will be a spin-off of "Dracula."  Kirkman says the film will be "an extremely violent comedy."

DC CINEMA - From CBR:   Actor Michael B. Jordan offers an update on the live-action "Static Shock" film that he is producing.  The film has a writer and a draft is coming together.

DC CINEMA - From THR:   Apparently, Warner Bros. Pictures is committed to hiring a black actor to play Superman and also to hiring a black director to helm the film.  The film is currently being written by an African-American, Ta-Nehisi Coates.

INTERVIEW - From 2000AD:  "The Walking Dead" comic book artist, Charlie Adlard, talks about life before and after "The Walking Dead."

LOS BROS - From YouTube:   "Love and Rockets" creators, brother Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, were live at this year's virtual MoCCA fest in this video.

FANTAGRAPHICS - From ComixExperience:   In a rare video interview, Barry Windsor-Smith talks about comics and his new book, "Monsters."

From IGN:   The site has nine preview images from Barry Windsor Smith's "Monsters."
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MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  The site has learned that Oscar-winning screenwriter and also comic book writer, John Ridley, will be the writer of a new "Black Panther" comic book series with Juann Cabal as the artist.  The new series will reportedly begin in August.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:    The mutant character, "Fantomex" will headline the prose novel, "Triptych."  The novel is part of Marvel and Aconyte Books' "Xavier's Institute" line.

TITAN COMICS - From YouTube:  Titan has produced a preview video trailer for its new comic book series, "ExtraOrdinary," which is set in the world of author V.E. Schwab's "Vicious" and "Vengeful" novels.

ALAN MOORE - From TheGuardian: Two years after announcing that he had retired from comics, Alan Moore, the illustrious author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta, has signed a six-figure deal for a “groundbreaking” five-volume fantasy series as well as a “momentous” collection of short stories.

ARCHIE - From BleedingCool:  The site has a preview of the new trade paperback collection, "She's Josie."  The book reprints stories from various "Josie" comic books published by Archie Publications in the 1960s.  Eventually, the title would become known as "Josie and the Pussycats."

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  The veteran American comic book artist, John Paul Leon, has died at the age of 49, Saturday, May 1, 2021.  Although Leon began his professional career with Dark Horse Comics, he first gained fame drawing the groundbreaking comic book series, "Static," for DC Comics' Milestone Comics imprint.  His most recent work was the four-issue miniseries, "Batman: Creature of the Night" (2018-20) with writer Kurt Busiek.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   Arriving July 20th is the first issue of a four-issue "Shazam" miniseries that spins out of "Teen Titans Academy."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  DC's new horror imprint, "DC Horror," will launch with a tie-in comic book to the upcoming film, "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It."

BLACK COMICS - From LATimes:  Comics have been racist for decades, and a new generations of African-American comics creators are re-inventing them.

MANGA - From CBR:   Mangaka Naoki Urasawa, the renowned "Monster" and "20th Century Boys" author, is launching his next project: an official YouTube art channel.

ARCHIE - From BleedingCool:   Here is a preview of FCBD 2021 Archie Past Present & Future Fun.  The comic book is described as a sort of "Crisis on Infinite Archies," and will be given away on Free Comic Book Day, which has been moved to August 14th.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Here is a first look at "Heroes Reborn Young Squadron #1."

DC TV - From DCBlog:  Actor Finn Wittrock will play "Green Lantern/Guy Gardner" in the HBO Max series, "Green Lantern." 

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Here is a first look "Reptil #1," the first issue of the upcoming Marvel Comics four-issue miniseries.

DC CINEMA - From VeroZackSnyder:  "Justice League" director Zack Snyder has posted some production photos of actor Wayne T. Carr filming scenes as John Stewart/Green Lantern for "Zack Snyder's Justice League."  Warner Bros. did allow those scenes to be included in the final film.

CARD COLLECTING - From VICE:   There is some kind of dire situation going on in the world of collecting "Pokemon" cards ... according to the website, "Vice."

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics announced a new middle-grade original graphic novel starring Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel set to hit stores in September 2021 from writer Nadia Shammas and artist Nabi.

DC COMICS - From SupermanHomepage:   July 2021 begins a new era for DC Comics' "Superman" line of titles.  New direction means new logos, and artist Darran Robinson gives readers a look at his designs for the new logos for several "Superman" titles.

DC FILMS - From Deadline:  "Young Rock" actor, Uli Latukefu, who plays the college football era Dwayne Johnson on the NBC hit series, is reuniting with the action star for New Line/DC’s "Black Adam."

DC FILMS - From BleedingCool:  Voice actress, Stana Katic, talks about the new animated DVD film, "Justice Society: World War II," and the character she plays in the film, Wonder Woman.

DC CINEMA - From BleedingCool:  Voice actress, Elysia Rotaru, talks about the new animated DVD film, "Justice Society: World War II," and the character she plays in the film, Black Canary.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   The blog details the big changes coming to the Superman line of titles in July.

 

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MAY 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for May 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Comic House for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for May 2021
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for May 2021

JUNE 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for June 2021 
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Eaglemoss for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for June 2021
From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for June 2021 
 
JULY 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collectors for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2021

AUGUST 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Free Comic Book Day for August 14, 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  It's Alive for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Second Sight Publishing for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2021

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Saturday, May 29, 2021

#IReadsYou Movie Review: REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN

Reign of the Superman (2019)

Running time:  87 minutes (1 hour, 27 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of action violence
DIRECTORS:  Sam Liu
WRITERS:  Jim Krieg and Tim Sheridan (based on characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics)
PRODUCERS:  Sam Liu and Amy McKenna
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sam Register and James Tucker
EDITOR:  Christopher D. Lozinski
COMPOSER:  Frederik Wiedmann  
ANIMATION STUDIO:  Maven Image Platform

ANIMATION/SUPERHERO/ACTION/FANTASY

Starring:  (voices) Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Patrick Fabian, Cress Williams, Cameron Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham, Matt Lanter, Shemar Moore, Nyambi Nyambi, Jason O'Mara, Jonathan Adams, Rocky Carroll, Trevor Devall, Paul Eiding, Jennifer Hale, Charles Halford, Erica Luttrell, Max Mittelman, Toks Olagundoye, and Tony Todd

Reign of the Supermen is a 2019 straight-to-video animated superhero film from Warner Bros. Animation and director Sam Liu.  It is the thirty-third film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and is a direct sequel to the 2018 film, The Death of Superman.  The movie takes its story from “Reign of the Supermen!” a 1993 story arc that was part of “The Death of Superman” DC Comics story line and publishing event (1992-93).  In Reign of the Supermen, several new people present themselves as possible successors to Superman, in the wake of his death.

Reign of the Supermen opens six months following the death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday (as seen in The Death of Superman), and the rising crime rate in Metropolis has spread beyond the city.  Meanwhile, four new super-powered beings have emerged to take Superman's place.  Still grieving the loss of Superman and, by extension, his alter-ego, Clark Kent (Jerry O'Connell), reporter Lois Lane (Rebecca Romijn) of The Daily Planet has been investigating the new Supermen by gathering whatever information she can from different sources.

One Superman is a gold-visor wearing, energy blast-shooting vigilante called “The Eradicator.”  Another is “Steel,” the armored hero who is the identity of a young scientist, John Henry Irons (Cress Williams).  The third is a teen clone of Superman created by a scientist working for Lex Luthor (Rainn Wilson), and the public starts calling him “Superboy” (Cameron Monaghan).  The fourth, who seems the most like Superman, is part-man and part machine and is called “Cyborg Superman.”

The four “Supermen” are controversial and mysterious, and one of them is conspiring with Darkseid (Tony Todd) in the lord of Apokolips' plan to invade Earth.  Meanwhile, the Justice LeagueWonder Woman (Rosario Dawson), Batman (Jason O'Mara), Aquaman (Matt Lanter), Cyborg (Shemar Moore), Flash (Christopher Gorham), Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion), Hawkman, and Martian Manhunter (Nyambi Nyambi) have been sidelined.  Now, Lois and the three truly heroic Supermen must uncover the mystery of what actually happened to the real Superman if they are going to stop a plot to take over the world.

Some of the central conceits of superhero comic books and their media adaptations are that the superheroes will almost always win; the bad guys will lose; a superhero's death will ultimately not benefit the super-villain; and the villains will plot even in defeat, while the superheroes remain vigilante.  If you are never bored by this, you will generally always like or love superhero fiction.

In the case of Reign of the Supermen, the conceits are alive and well.  While the idea of Superman dying always causes the fanboy in me some internal discomfort, I found myself mostly bored by Reign of the Supermen.  I couldn't wait for this movie to end, but I wanted to finish it in order to write this review.  I did like the four “Supermen” and the drama in the film built around them.  Everything else only mildly interested me.

I found that the battle between Superman and Doomsday that made up the second half of The Death of Superman saved that movie.  The battle that dominates the last act of Reign of the Supermen only made me care about the movie a little more.  I really liked the Supermen of Reign of the Supermen, but not much else about this movie.

B-

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


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Thursday, May 27, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: THE SHADOW #1

THE SHADOW #1 (1986)
DC COMICS

WRITER/ARTIST: Howard Chaykin
COLORS: Alex Wald
LETTERS: Ken Bruzenak
EDITOR: Andrew Helfer
COVER: Howard Chaykin
32pp, Color, $1.50 U.S., $2.00 CAN (May 1986)

“Blood and Judgment”

The Shadow is a fictional character that debuted as a mysterious voice narrating a radio program.  It was July 31, 1930 that The Shadow began as the host of the radio program, “Detective Story Hour.”  Street and Smith Publications, publishers of Detective Story Magazine, hired writer Walter B. Gibson to create a character concept that fit The Shadow's name and voice and to also write a story featuring him.  The first issue of The Shadow Magazine went on sale on April 1, 1931.

Howard Chaykin is a long time comic book writer, artist, and writer-artist.  He is best known for drawing the first ten issues of Marvel Comics' original Star Wars comic book series and for his adult science fiction comic book series, American Flagg!, which began publication in 1983 via First Comics.

In the 1970s and 1980s, DC Comics held the license to publish comic books featuring The Shadow.  In 1986, The Shadow and writer-artist Howard Chaykin came together in a four-issue miniseries, simply entitled The Shadow.  Chaykin's creative team on The Shadow included colorist Alex Wald and letterer Ken Bruzenak (a frequent Chaykin collaborator).  Chaykin's Shadow re-imagined the origins of The Shadow and of his alter-ego, Lamont Cranston, and also updated the characters.  The miniseries has since been collected in book form as The Shadow: Blood and Judgment.

The Shadow #1 opens with a series of savage murders of elderly men and women.  Eventually, federal agent, Mavis Lockhart of the “Crime Statistics Bureau,” figures out that these elderly victims were former agents of the mysterious vigilante, The Shadow.”  Mostly focusing on the area in and around New York City, The Shadow waged a brutal campaign against the criminal underworld in the 1930s and 1940s before disappearing.

Mavis happens to be the daughter of Harry Vincent, a former agent of The Shadow, who is still alive.  Also living is Mrs. Donald Forsythe, formerly known as Margo Lane.  The Shadow's best known agent, Lane was one of the few agents who knew many of his secrets, and she was the lover of both Lamont Cranston and The Shadow.  As it turns out, Vincent is also a target the killers of The Shadow's agents, and the killers turn out to be a gang of “Punk-Sex-Ghouls.”

Although he left, The Shadow still has agents in America that keep him abreast of the situation in the country, and one of them is “Lorelei.”  The Shadow is now known as “Ying Ko” and lives in the legendary kingdom of Shambala with his two sons, Ching Yao Chang and Hsu-Tei.  Learning that his former agents are being targeted, Ying Ko and his sons travel to New York City.

Reunited with the bitter Harry and the even more bitter Margo/Mrs. Forsythe, The Shadow reveals his true origin to them.  His real name is Kent Allard, and via a series of criminal misadventures back in the 1920s, he would up in Shambala, a land of mysticism and super-science.  With him was someone else, Lamont Cranston, the wastrel son of a rich man.  After seemingly killing Cranston in self-defense, Allard assumed his identity and arrived in New York in the 1930s as The Shadow, a paladin of Shambala, with a body physically, mentally, metaphysically and cybernetically enhanced.  Allard returned to Shambala in 1949 as the kingdom prepared to hide itself away.  Thanks to the science of Shambala, Allard/Ying-Ko still looks like a 30-something man 35 years after he left.

It turns out that the real Lamont Cranston has survived and is now known as Preston Mayrock, a wealthy businessman whose interests include legitimate and criminal enterprises.  Now, wheelchair bound, Mayrock launches his ultimate plans, which include his son, Preston Mayrock, Jr., that the elder Mayrock paid twenty-five million dollars to be “specially bred.”  Mayrock wants Allard to take him and Junior back to Shamballa where, he believes, the super-science will transfer his brain into his son's body.  And if Allard/The Shadow refuses, Mayrock has a low-yield nuclear weapon that he will launch on New York City.

THE LOWDOWN:  Howard Chaykin's The Shadow was controversial at the time of its initial release.  The most noted critic of Chaykin's work on The Shadow was the late speculative fiction author, television writer, and essayist, Harlan Ellison.  Chaykin basically brushed off his critics as being childish, although his response to critics of his work on The Shadow and of his work in general tended towards being childish.

However, the negative reaction to The Shadow is a classic pre-World Wide Web example of the insistence by a small group of fans that stories featuring particular fictional character are not just fiction, but those stories are also that characters' mythology.  And that mythology is holy writ.  Even if a fictional character is not featured in any story for decades, when that character is revived, the tellers of the new stories must treat the previous stories with reverence.  For instance, if the old stories said that a particular character loved ice cream, the new writer cannot make him lactose intolerant.  To do so would be an unforgivable violation of the (fictional) character and a betrayal of the fans who believe that they are the ones who have kept said character “alive” so that he could be revived.

When I first read Chaykin's The Shadow I had heard of the character, but had never read a word of the old pulp stories that Walter Gibson had written.  I have read The Shadow: Blood and Judgment, as it is now known, a few times at different points in my life, and I have always enjoyed it.  Whether it is dated on not is a matter of personal opinion.  I love that it is gleefully violent, over-the-top, and ruthlessly sarcastic about what was then the contemporary culture of New York City.

I like Chaykin's drawing style, but his sense of page design and the graphic design in his compositions are what always drive me to his work.  A Chaykin comic book is page after page of visually striking graphics, including Ken Bruzenak's dramatic lettering and spectacular sound effects.  Bruzenak is so good at what he does that he seems to create a soundtrack for Chaykin's comics, especially the action sequences.  Colorist Alex Wald makes the best of the techniques available to him at the time of this comic book's publication.  His rich coloring makes Chaykin's illustrations pop.

There have been a few times when I have been asked about The Shadow, and I do not hesitate to recommend The Shadow: Blood and Judgment, as a comic book or as a trade paperback.  I think that it is an excellent example of Howard Chaykin's work, and it is probably the best modern take on The Shadow.  I think I'll read it again, soon.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Howard Chaykin and of The Shadow will want want to read the miniseries now known as The Shadow: Blood and Judgment.

A
9 out of 10

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

[This comic book includes the essays, “The Shadow's Agents: From the private annals of the Shadow as told to Anthony Tollin” and “The Man Who Created The Shadow,” both written by Anthony Tollin.]



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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: CHAOS CAMPUS #33

CHAOS CAMPUS: SORORITY GIRLS VS ZOMBIES #33
APPROBATION COMICS

STORY: B. Alex Thompson – @ApproBAT
ART: Ricardo Mendez
COLORS: Alivon Ortiz
LETTERS: Krugos
POST-SCRIPTING/POLISH: John P. Ward
EDITORS: B. Alex Thompson and John P. Ward
MISC. ART: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
COVERS: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
24pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. print/$1.99 U.S. digital (2017; digital release date – December 20, 2017)

Rated: Teen 13+ / 15+ Only – comiXology rating

Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies created by B. Alex Thompson

“Higher Learning, Part l of 4”


Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies is the long-running zombie apocalypse comic book series from Approbation Comics.  Mixing in elements of comedy, horror, adventure, and magic, it is the creation of B. Alex Thompson.  The series is set during a zombie invasion and follows the adventures of three members of the sorority, Epsilon Alpha Zeta Upsilon (EAZY):  ass-kickin’ Jamie Lynn Schaeffer, brainy and magic-wielding Paige Helena Patton, and sexy goddess-type Brittany Ann Miller.

Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #33 opens in the aftermath of “Lineage” (from issue #32).  Paige is having bad dreams, and the uncertainty and the frustrations with the responsibilities and hopes placed on her begin to push her to a breaking point.  Her friends and her mother, Morgan, and brother, Tyler, try to comfort Paige.  Even Oliver offers help, but Paige is not sure about his motives.

However, the fam and the friends are not the only ones who have been noticing Paige's emotional and mentally vulnerable state.  Tech Locke, always one dream or portal away, makes his move in trying to recruit Paige to his side.   What could Tech possibly have that would make Paige turn her back on her family, friends, and mission?  It's a secret.

THE LOWDOWN:  After bringing “The Road to Salvation” story line to an end, writer B. Alex Thompson continued to bring levity to Chaos Campus via a series of standalone stories.  However, in the most recent standalone story, “Lineage,” writer B. Alex Thompson revealed that Brittany shares her body with an ancient Greek goddess known as “the Twelfth.”

Now, Thompson turns Chaos Campus' narrative eye to Paige Helena Patton with the beginning of a new story arc, “Higher Learning.”  At first Tech Locke, the mystery man who is obsessed with Paige, seems like nothing more than a pest.  Thompson throws in a twist when he uses not Locke's own secrets, but the secrets others keep as the hook to pull readers into this new arc.

As usual, Ricardo Mendez's art and graphical storytelling are strong, and in many ways, he has become the second signature “voice” of Chaos Campus.  This series' narrative engine runs smoothly under the guiding hands of Mendez's compositions.  It seems that, at least for now, no one can transform Thompson's Chaos Campus scripts into comic book art and storytelling better than Mendez.

Good coloring has blessed Chaos Campus, and the colors and dazzling color effects by Alivon Ortiz make even the quite pages in issue #33 pop. Letterer Krugos continues the steady beat of this series, and that beat may very well carry more of you, dear readers, to Chaos Campus #33.

POSSIBLE AUDIENCE:  Fans of zombies and of horror-comedies will want to try Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies.

A
9 out of 10

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


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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: CROSSOVER #1

CROSSOVER #1
IMAGE COMICS

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Donny Cates
ART: Geoff Shaw
COLORS: Dee Cunniffe
LETTERS: John J. Hill
DESIGN: John J. Hill
EDITOR: Mark Waid
COVER: Geoff Shaw with Dave Stewart
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Ryan Stegman with Dee Cunniffe
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S.(November 2020)

Rated “T+/ Teen Plus”

Crossover is a new comic book created by writer Donny Cates and artist Geoff Shaw.  Published by Image Comics, Crossover is set in a world where a real-life superhero crossover event occurs.  Colorist Dee Cunniffe and letterer/designer John J. Hill complete the series' creative team.

Crossover #1 opens with a question to ponder.  Who is more real: Superman or we the people in the real world?  On January 11, 2017, in Boulder, Colorado, the skies over the state open up and a “superhero summer event” explodes in the real world.  Almost every fictional comic book character ever seen by readers is sighted in the chaos that ensues.  But when it comes to “The Crossover,” the real story might be happening in a comic book store in Provo, Utah.

THE LOWDOWN:  I have read very few comic books written by Donny Cates, and I did not really care for any of them.  Honestly, I found the two issue of Cates' Texas vampire comic book, Redneck, that I did read to be clumsily written.

But I like Crossover #1.  It is the kind of first issue that, like something addictive, makes you come back for more.  This is true although Cates is initially quite secretive and coy with this series' secrets.  Artist Geoff Shaw speaks multiple comic book graphical languages in this first issue, and most readers will recognize all of them.  I found myself drawn ever deeper into this story by what Shaw presented on this page, each page featuring pitch-perfect coloring by Dee Cunniffe.

John J. Hill's lettering balances the story's sense of mystery and of the unknown against the cacophony of superheroes.  This is the finishing touch to a comic book first issue that hints at a series with great potential.  I really want to know what happens next.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Donny Cates will want to read this comic book Crossover.

A-
7.5 out of 10

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


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