DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for February 22, 2022

DC COMICS:

Action Comics #1040 (Cover A Daniel Sampere), $4.99
Action Comics #1040 (Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1040 (Cover C Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Aquaman Green Arrow Deep Target #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Marco Santucci), $3.99
Aquaman Green Arrow Deep Target #5 (Of 7)(Cover B Ejikure Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Aquamen #1 (Cover A Travis Moore), $3.99
Aquamen #1 (Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Aquamen #1 (Cover C Nick Robles Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Aquamen #1 (Cover D Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Aquamen #1 (Cover E Blank Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Aquamen #1 (Cover F Jim Lee & Scott Williams Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Imposter HC, $29.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Blue And Gold #6 (Of 8)(Cover A Ryan Sook), $3.99
Catwoman #40 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $3.99
Catwoman #40 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #40 (Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Comics Generations TP, $19.99
DC Connect #22, AR
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #5 (Of 6)(Cover A John McCrea), $3.99
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Cully Hamner Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Vs Vampires #5 (Of 12)(Cover A Trevor Hairsine), $3.99
DC Vs Vampires #5 (Of 12)(Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DCeased Hope At World’s End TP, $17.99
Deathstroke Inc. #6 (Cover A Howard Porter), $3.99
Deathstroke Inc. #6 (Cover B Ivan Tao Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Deathstroke Inc. #6 (Cover C Alex Garner Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1054 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $4.99
Detective Comics #1054 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1054 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Hardware Season One #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Mateus Manhanini), $3.99
Hardware Season One #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Denys Cowan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #12 (Cover A Riley Rossmo), $3.99
Harley Quinn #12 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #12 (Cover C Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Human Target #5 (Of 12)(Cover A Greg Smallwood), $4.99
Human Target #5 (Of 12)(Cover B Ben Oliver), $4.99
MAD Magazine #24, $5.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Cully Hamner), $3.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Brian Level Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robin #11 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Robin #11 (Cover B Francis Manapul Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robin #11 (Cover C Crystal Kung Card Stock Variant), AR
Task Force Z #5 (Cover A Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira), $3.99
Task Force Z #5 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Task Force Z #5 (Cover C Philip Tan & Daniel Henriques Card Stock Variant), AR
Teen Titans Academy #12 (Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $3.99
Teen Titans Academy #12 (Cover B Fico Ossio Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #4 (Of 8)(Cover A Mike Hawthorne), $3.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #4 (Of 8)(Cover B Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

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#IReadsYou Review: CHAOS CAMPUS #38

CHAOS CAMPUS: SORORITY GIRLS VS ZOMBIES #38
APPROBATION COMICS

STORY: B. Alex Thompson – @ApproBAT
ART: Ricardo Mendez
COLORS: Alivon Ortiz
LETTERS: Krugos
POST-SCRIPTING/POLISH: John P. Ward
EDITOR: B. Alex Thompson
COVER: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
28pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. print/$1.99 U.S. digital (2018; digital release date – November 7, 2018)

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

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

“Atonement”

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.

The series is written by Thompson.  It is currently drawn by Ricardo Mendez; colored by Alivon Ortiz; and lettered by Krugos.

Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #38 (“Atonement”) opens in the wake of the shocking discovering of alternate realities.  And alternate realities mean alternate versions of some of our favorite characters, especially the doppelgangers from one particular reality who are “Paige Hunters.”  Now our Jamie, Brittany, and Paige and company must join forces with the enemy, Tess Raven, Paige's “sister” who is really an alternate reality Paige.  Confused yet?

Well, welcome to the big throw down: Brittany versus Brittany.  Sometimes your greatest enemy is yourself.

THE LOWDOWN:  It is clear that B. Alex Thompson is building towards something big as he heads to the end of this series.  It is hard to accept that the end is coming because Chaos Campus has evolved since the first issue.  What was a zombie apocalypse comedy and parody of multiple film genres is now a complex genre-buster with enough characters for a video game franchise.

What else can I say that I have not already said.  Thompson is one of the most imaginative comic book writers working in comics over the first two decades of this still new century.  There is never a dull moment in Chaos Comics, and Thompson is the master of the cliffhanger.  Of course, Chaos Campus #38 offers a humdinger of an ending, one to assure the reader of returning for more

It's easy to join the fun, dear readers.  The details are at the bottom of this review.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of zombies and of horror-comedies will want to try Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies.

A

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


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#IReadsYou Movie Review: KINGSMAN: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Running time: 141 minutes (2 hours, 21 minutes)
MPAA – R for sequences of strong violence, drug content, language throughout and some sexual content
DIRECTOR:  Matthew Vaughn
WRITERS:  Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn (based on on the comic book, The Secret Service, by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons)
PRODUCERS:  Adam Bohling, David Reid, and Matthew Vaughn
CINEMATOGRAPHER:  George Richmond (D.o.P.)
EDITOR:  Eddie Hamilton
COMPOSERS:  Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson

COMEDY/ACTION/SPY/SCI-FI

Starring:  Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Channing Taturm, Jeff Bridges, Edward Holcroft, Hanna Alström, Calvin Demba, Thomas Turgoose, Tobi Bakare, Bruce Greenwood, Emily Watson, Elton John, Sophie Cookson, and Michael Gambon

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 spy movie and action-comedy from director Matthew Vaughn.  It is a direct sequel to the 2014 film, Kingsman: The Secret Service.  Both films are based on characters and elements from the 2012 comic book, The Secret Service, by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons.  The Golden Circle focuses on two elite secret organizations that must band together to defeat a common enemy that is holding the world hostage.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle opens a year after Gary “Eggsy” Unwin (Taron Egerton) defeated and killed the diabolical Internet billionaire, Richmond Valentine.  Eggsy has officially joined the independent intelligence agency, Kingsman, and has taken his late mentor, Harry Hart's (Colin Firth) position as agent “Galahad.”  Eggsy is also dating Tilde (Hanna Alström), Crown Princess of Sweden, whom he saved from Valentine.

One night in London, Eggsy is ambushed by Charlie Hesketh (Edward Holcroft), a rejected Kingsman applicant.  Eggsy defeats Charlie, who escapes.  However, Charlie has a new employer, a mysterious organization known as “The Golden Circle.”  Its leader, Poppy Adams (Julianne Moore), the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of illegal drugs and narcotics, launches an attack against the Kingsman that leaves the agency devastated.  The survivors, Eggsy and Merlin (Mark Strong), make contact with “Statesman,” the American counterpart of Kingsman, which uses a Kentucky-based bourbon whiskey business as a front.  [The Kingsman's front is as a Savile Row tailor.]

With the help of the Statesman, Agent Whiskey (Pedro Pascal) and Ginger Ale (Halle Berry), Eggsy tries to stop Poppy Adams' plot to use a toxin in the drugs and narcotics she sells to hold the world for ransom.  She wants her demands met or she will withhold an antidote to the toxin, which means hundreds of millions of people will die.  In order to stop her, Eggsy will have to face many challenges … and a number of surprising reveals.

I enjoyed Kingsman: The Secret Service quite a bit, but it was mostly a substance-free past-time.  As much as I enjoyed the film, I had mostly forgotten about it a few hours after seeing it.  Kingsman: The Golden Circle isn't quite as substance-free as its predecessor.  The bonds and obligations of friendship and love weigh on the characters, especially Eggsy.  He can no longer just live for the job, not when there is a serious relationship commitment in front of him.

I found some of the Statesman characters to be either superfluous or simply boring, with the exception of Halle Berry's Ginger Ale.  I am a longtime fan of Berry's, and she makes the casually smart and calm Ginger an endearing character.  Elton John also makes a surprising and shocking turn as something of a fun and offbeat action hero.

The film also has a wacky-ass and fun soundtrack.  It uses John Denver's 1971 hit, “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” including a poignant version sung by Mark Strong's Merlin.  There are a few Elton John hits, of course, some performed in the film by Elton.  The best song on the soundtrack may be a funky, country rock version of Cameo's “Word Up” by the German musical act “The BossHoss.”

Taron Egerton as Eggsy has star appeal and leading man quality, which is a surprise to me.  I wish the film had given some of the narrative time devoted to the Statesman characters back to Eggsy.  Egerton takes the Kingsman film franchise to the next level.  Kingsman: The Golden Circle is an improvement over the original film, enough of an improvement that I hope to see another sequel.

B+

Wednesday, February 16, 2022


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#IReadsYou Review: BATMAN: The Detective #1

BATMAN: THE DETECTIVE #1 (OF 6)
DC COMICS

STORY: Tom Taylor
ART: Andy Kubert
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Clem Robins
EDITOR: Ben Abernathy
COVER: Andy Kubert with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Andy Kubert with Brad Anderson; Riccardo Federici
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (June 2021)

Rated: Age 13+

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

“Batman The Detective” Part One

Batman: The Detective is a new six-issue comic book miniseries.  It is written by Tom Taylor; drawn by Andy Kubert; colored by Brad Anderson; and lettered by Clem Robins.  This miniseries takes Batman on a harrowing, action-packed European adventure, in which he will meet new allies … and new enemies.

Batman: The Detective #1 opens 36,000 feet above Lancashire, England aboard Wayne Airlines, Flight 89.  It is flying from Gotham City to London with 147 passengers when tragedy strikes – and it is all Batman's fault.  This very personal and deadly message draws Batman out of Gotham to investigate, but waiting for him is an old ghost and also a name – “Equilibrium.”  This story guest-stars Knight (Beryl Hutchinson) and introduces the new Squire (Amina).

THE LOWDOWN:  Many acclaimed artists have drawn a Batman comic book or comic book series.  My favorites tend to be artists who left their mark on Batman during the last three and a half decades of the twentieth-century:  Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, Jim Aparo, Frank Miller, and David Mazzuchelli.  The twenty-first century has offered an entire new roster of Batman artists for me to love, including an artist who has been drawing some of the most beautiful Batman comic book art for the last 15 years, Andy Kubert.

I bought a copy of Batman: The Detective #1 so that my imagination could enjoy some gorgeous Andy Kubert Batman art, and I am still thumbing through the pages of this comic book.  Kubert's aquiline and muscular Batman/Bruce Wayne is like a coiled big cat.  My favorite Kubert Batman pages are those splash pages and partial splash pages in which Kubert fills those pages with a larger-than-life Batman or a larger-than-life character, sometimes wearing a Batman-like costume.  [Early in Kubert's run as the artist of the ongoing Batman comic book series, he drew a massive Bane in a Batman costume.  Wow!]

As for the story, Tom Taylor offers a clever gimmick and hook.  Still, I think Batman: The Detective #1 is mostly flat until the second half of the story.  There is, however, potential here, but not enough for me to spend $19.95 U.S. plus tax to read the remaining five issues.  Andy Kubert is the reason that I am giving this comic book a high grade.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Andy Kubert's Batman art will want to try Batman: The Detective.

B+

7 out of 10

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


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