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Monday, December 13, 2021
IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for December 15, 2021
Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 15, 2021
Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 15, 2021
Comics, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for December 15, 2021
DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for December 14, 2021
DC COMICS:
Batgirls #1 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99
Batgirls #1 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Batgirls Masked Left Side Connecting Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #1 (Cover C InHyuk Lee Batgirls Unmasked Right Side Connecting Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #1 (Cover D Yoshitaka Amano Team Card Stock Variant), AR
Batgirls #1 (Cover E Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Batgirls #1 (Cover F Dan Hipp Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Scott Jeralds), $2.99
Batman The Adventures Continue Season II #7 (Of 7)(Cover A Christian Ward), $3.99
Batman The Adventures Continue Season II #7 (Of 7)(Cover B W. Scott Forbes Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman The Imposter #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Andrea Sorrentino), $6.99
Batman The Imposter #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Lee Bermejo), $6.99
Batman Urban Legends #10 (Cover A Belen Ortega), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #10 (Cover B Riccardo Federici), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #10 (Cover C Bengal), $7.99
Black Manta #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Black Manta #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Future State Gotham #8 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Future State Gotham #8 (Cover B Kim Jacinto Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Sarin), $3.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Valentine De Landro Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn Volume 1 No Good Deed HC, $24.99
I Am Batman #4 (Cover A Gerardo Zaffino), $3.99
I Am Batman #4 (Cover B Rafael Sarmento Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #4 (Cover C Max Dunbar Card Stock Variant), AR
Joker #10 (Cover A Guillem March), $5.99
Joker #10 (Cover B Francesco Francavilla), $5.99
Joker #10 (Cover C Jay Anacleto), $5.99
Joker #10 (Cover D James Stokoe), AR
Nightwing Volume 1 Leaping Into The Light HC, $24.99
Pennyworth #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Robin And Batman #2 (Of 3)(Cover A Dustin Nguyen), $5.99
Robin And Batman #2 (Of 3)(Cover B Rafael Albuquerque), $5.99
Rorschach HC, $34.99
Strange Adventures HC, $39.99
Teen Titans Academy #9 (Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $3.99
Teen Titans Academy #9 (Cover B Philip Tan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Tis The Season To Be Freezin’ #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jen Bartel), $9.99
Tis The Season To Be Freezin’ #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Pop Mhan), $9.99
Titans United #4 (Of 7)(Cover A Jamal Campbell), $3.99
Titans United #4 (Of 7)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Girl #6 (Cover A Matteo Scalera), $3.99
Wonder Girl #6 (Cover B Stanley Artgerm Lau Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman #782 (Cover A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $4.99
Wonder Woman #782 (Cover B Will Murai Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman Volume 1 Afterworlds TP, $24.99
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
#IReadsYou Review: NOCTERRA #2
NOCTERRA #2
IMAGE COMICS/Best Jacket Press
STORY: Scott Snyder
ART: Tony S. Daniel
COLORS: Tomeu Morey
LETTERS: Andworld Design
EDITOR: Will Dennis
COVER: Tony S. Daniel with Tomeu Morey
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Clayton Henry with Alejandro Sanchez Rodriguez
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (April 2021)
Rated “M/ Mature”
“FULL THROTTLE DARK”
Nocterra is a new comic book series from writer Scott Snyder and artist Tony S. Daniel. Published by Image Comics, Nocterra is set on an Earth that has been experiencing an everlasting night, the “Big PM,” when the sky went dark and the world was plunged into an everlasting night, for well over a decade. Colorist Tomeu Morey and letterer Andworld Design complete the series' creative team.
Nocterra introduces Valentina “Val” Riggs – call sign “Sundog.” She was in the fifth grade the day the “Big PM” occurred. Any living organism left unlit in the dark for more than 10 hours starts undergoing a biological transformation and changes into a monstrous version of itself, becoming something called a “Shade.” This is happening to her brother, Emory “Em” Riggs.
Thirteen years later (“13 PM”), Val drives a big rig hauler, a heavily-illuminated 18-wheeler known as the “Sundog Convoy.” A skilled “ferryman” Val transports people and goods along deadly unlit roads between the few remaining human outposts, and now she has her most dangerous haul – a mysterious man and his granddaughter.
Nocterra #2 opens with Val remembering the early days of the “Big PM,” when her parents were lying to themselves. Val believes in putting a fist through childish fantasies and through the lies people tell themselves. So what will she do now that Em is infected, and his transformation into a Shade seems to be happening faster than it should?
Meanwhile, she forces the old man, Dr. Augustus McCray, to tell her the truth, or at least more, about the purpose of his journey. Val also discovers that “Blacktop Bill,” someone thought to be no more than a ghost story, is chasing her. What does he want?
THE LOWDOWN: I enjoy Scott Snyder's creator-owned series more than I enjoy his recent work for DC Comics. I find all that Dark Nights: Metal stuff mostly unreadable, but I enjoyed Wytches (2014-15). I am usually happy to read a comic book drawn by Tony S. Daniel, going back to his early days writing and drawing creator-owned titles at Image, such as The Tenth.
I found Nocterra #1 to be a strong first issue because it offered so much background information about the story. Snyder did keep a lot of secrets, but he gave readers a clear understanding of the basics when it came to Nocterra's lead character, the setting, and the plot. Still, I wondered if the first issue was a fluke, but, now, I know that I had nothing to worry about. Nocterra #2 is a fine example of pop comics storytelling, with riveting subplots, a poignant flashback, some important character development, and some wham-bam action.
Tony Daniel's art is not as subdued as it was in the first issue. The storytelling surges, and even the character moments hop with kinetic energy. Colorist Tomeu Morey is very important to this narrative, and his colors offer subtle shifts in nightmare world.
I won't hesitate this time. Nocterra #2 makes me confident that this series is one to follow. If you are budgeting, dear readers, drop something else to make sure you enter the world of Nocterra every chance you get.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel will want to sample Nocterra.
A
9 out of 10
[This comic book includes a four-page preview of “The Good Asian #1” by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi.]
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
#IReadsYou Review: THE SILVER COIN #2
THE SILVER COIN #2 (OF 5)
IMAGE COMICS
STORY: Kelly Thompson
ART: Michael Walsh
COLORS: Michael Walsh
LETTERS: Michael Walsh
EDITOR: Chris Hampton
COVER: Michael Walsh
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Tula Lotay
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (May 2021)
Rated “M/ Mature”
The Silver Coin is created by Michael Walsh, Ed Brisson, Jeff Lemire, Kelly Thompson, and Chip Zdarsky
“Girls of Summer”
The Silver Coin is a new horror comic book anthology and miniseries published by Image Comics. It is the creation of artist Michael Walsh and writers Ed Brisson, Jeff Lemire, Kelly Thompson, and Chip Zdarsky. Each issue of this five-issue miniseries will tell a tale of terror that is set in a supernatural world in which the mysterious “Silver Coin” changes the lives of those who take possession of it. The second issue is written by Kelly Thompson and drawn, colored, and lettered by Michael Walsh.
The Silver Coin #2 (entitled “Girls of Summer”) opens in 1993. Fiona “Pickle” Watterman is excited about attending a girls' summer camp, especially because she is a fan of slasher horror movies. Maybe, a killer will attack the camp, and Fiona will be prepared to fend off the killer because of her knowledge of horror movies.
What Fiona is not prepared for is how idyllic the camp is... or for sharing a bunkhouse with a bunch of mean girls (bitches)... or for an encounter with the silver coin. Now, will Fiona's time at a summer camp become the stuff of horror movie legends?
THE LOWDOWN: As I wrote in my review of The Silver Coin #1, I am a big fan of horror comic book anthologies. That includes everything from the classic EC Comics titles to later titles like DC Comics' Ghosts and House of Mystery, Kitchen Sink Press's Death Rattle, and Approbation Comics' Amour, to name a few.
“Girls of Summer,” the offering in The Silver Coin #2, moves away from classic ghost and monster stories. It reads like an urban legend about an unwary teen who strays too far from the safe confines and wanders into a dark corner of reality. Writer Kelly Thompson offers in “Girls of Summer” a story that is like a blend of an episode of “The Twilight Zone” television series and twenty-first century gory horror movies.
I enjoyed the story, “The Ticket,” from the first issue of this series a little more than I do “Girls of Summer.” This time, the arrival of the cursed silver coin feels a little like an insertion for the sake of the series' title.
However, Michael Walsh's art and graphical storytelling deliver an unsettling tale that captures the awfulness of Fiona's fellow campers and the severe isolation that Fiona feels. Walsh splashes color like a madman, which revs up the intensity of the second half of “Girls of Summer. Walsh will certainly make readers pay attention.
The Silver Coin #1 and #2 have made me … hungry for more. And I still feel very confident in highly recommending this comic book series to you, dear readers.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of classic horror comic book anthologies will want to spend The Silver Coin.
B+
7 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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