DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for November 22, 2022

DC COMICS:

Action Comics #1049 (Cover A Steve Beach)(Kal-El Returns), $4.99

Action Comics #1049 (Cover B Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), $5.99

Action Comics #1049 (Cover C Roger Cruz ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), $5.99

Action Comics #1049 (Cover D Mario Fox Foccillo Kal-El Returns Arc Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), AR

Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2 (Cover A Dario Brizuela), $2.99

Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover G Marc Silvestri Foil Card Stock Variant)(LCSD 2022 Edition), AR

Batman Black And White Box Set, $105.00

Batman Fortress #7 (Of 8)(Cover A Darick Robertson), $3.99

Batman Fortress #7 (Of 8)(Cover B Ken Lashley Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Batman Gotham Knights Gilded City #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion), $4.99

Batman Gotham Knights Gilded City #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Mike Perkins Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Batman Gotham Knights Gilded City #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Video Game Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Batman The Audio Adventures #3 (Of 7)(Cover A Dave Johnson), $3.99

Batman The Audio Adventures #3 (Of 7)(Cover B Michael Allred Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Gleb Melnikov), $5.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Werther Dell’Edera), $5.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Taj Tenfold), $5.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Taj Tenfold Foil Variant), AR

DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army Of The Dead #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Gary Frank), $3.99

DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army Of The Dead #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Francesco Francavilla Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army Of The Dead #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Christopher Mittan Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Ricardo Lopez Ortiz Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover D Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Vs. Vampires #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Guillem March), $3.99

DC Vs. Vampires #11 (Of 12)(Cover B Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Vs. Vampires #11 (Of 12)(Cover C Steve Beach Card Stock Variant), AR

Deathstroke Inc. #15 (Cover A Mikel Janin), $3.99

Deathstroke Inc. #15 (Cover B Felipe Massafera Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Deathstroke Inc. #15 (Cover C Kendrick Kunkka Lim Card Stock Variant), AR

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover A Evan Cagle), $4.99

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover B JH Williams III Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover C Kyle Hotz ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover D Colleen Doran Card Stock Variant), AR

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover E JH Williams III Ink Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover A Matteo Lolli), $3.99

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover C Jonboy Meyers ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover D Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover E Ludo Lullabi Card Stock Variant), AR

Human Target #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Greg Smallwood), $4.99

Human Target #9 (Of 12)(Cover B Cully Hamner), $4.99

Human Target #9 (Of 12)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla), AR

Other History Of The DC Universe TP, $19.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Gleb Melnikov), $3.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Ejikure Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Dan Hipp Card Stock Variant), AR

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover E David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover F Sozomaika Foil Card Stock Variant), AR

Superman And The Authority TP, $16.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover C Todd Nauck ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover D David Talaski Card Stock Variant), AR

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover E Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR

Young Justice Targets #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Christopher Jones), $3.99

Young Justice Targets #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Meghan Hetrick Card Stock Variant), $4.99

#IReadsYou Review: DEJAH THORIS VERSUS JOHN CARTER #2

DEJAH THORIS VERSUS JOHN CARTER, VOL. 1 #2
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Dan Abnett
ART: Alessandro Miracolo
COLORS: Dearbhla Kelly
LETTERS: Simon Bowland
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Lucio Parrillo
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Alessandro Miracolo; Sebastian Fiumara; (Rachel Hollon cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (August 2021)

Rated Teen+

Based on the characters and stories created by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Dejah Thoris and John Carter are characters that first appeared in the serialized novel, Under the Moons of Mars (The All-Story, 1912), written by Tarzan creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs.  When it was first collected and published in hardcover, the novel was re-titled, A Princess of Mars (1917), the first of Burroughs' “Barsoom” novels, which were set on Barsoom, a fictional version of Mars.

Dejah was the title character of A Princess of Mars, the princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium.  John Carter was a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War who was transported to Mars via “astral projection” where he got a new body that was similar to the one he left behind on Earth.  John made several trips back and forth between Earth and Barsoom, and Dejah and John were married and had two children.

John Carter first appeared in comic books in the early 1950s, and Dejah has become a prominent comic book character since 2010 via Dynamite Entertainment.  Now, the star-crossed lovers are the stars of Dynamite's new comic book, Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter.  The series is written by Dan Abnett; drawn by Alessandro Miracolo; colored by Dearbhla Kelly; and lettered by Simon Bowland.  The series finds Dejah and John caught in a war to save Mars from an ancient race, “The Longborn,” that has returned to reclaim Mars.

As Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter #2 opens, Dejah Thoris, Queen of Helium, and her forces, the “Helium Warhost,” have traveled far into the distant west to Dar Shadeth.  There, she hoped to confront the rogue scientist, Rotak Gall, who had allied against her with her now-dead rival, the tyrant Kurz Kurtos.  Rotak claims he wants to explain his actions and to make amends.

Dejah takes a calculated risk and trusts him, believing that Rotak could aid in defending against the dreaded Longborn.  She did not expect “the Black Pirates” and Rotak's scheming.  And where is her former hero, John Carter?

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter #2, the second issue of the series that I have read.

I found the first issue of Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter #1 to be likable, and I like this second issue even more.  The art by Alessandro Miracolo still reminds me of the kind of art that readers would find in a Flash Gordon comic book.  Miracolo's art and Dearbhla Kelly colors create the idea that the story takes place on a different planet simply by making the atmosphere and lighting look like they are part of an alien biosphere.

Writer Dan Abnett, a veteran comic book scribe, kicks the story into the next gear simply by placing Dejah in Rotak's clutches.  Now, everything is on the line for the main characters, and Abnett amps up the anticipation for the next issue by using John Carter as a wild card.  This second issue is more action oriented than the first issue.  I have to say that I am enjoying Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter more than I thought I would, so I am recommending to fans of the franchise.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite's Dejah Thoris and Barsoom comic books will want to try Dejah Thoris Versus John Carter.

B+

★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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#IReadsYou Review: THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 #2

THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 VOLUME 1 #2
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Tom Garcia
COLORS: Dinei Ribero
LETTERS: Troy Peteri
EDITOR: Joe Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Mattina
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Arthur Suydam; Junggeun Yoon; Stuart Sayger; Francesco Mattina; Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2021)

Rated Teen+

Army of Darkness is a 1992 comic horror film and the third film in the Evil Dead film franchise.  The film focuses on the series' lead character, Ash Williams (portrayed by actor Bruce Campbell), as he is trapped in the Middle Ages and battling an army of undead warriors.

In 1992, Dark Horse Comics released a three-issue adaptation of Army of Darkness, and in 2004, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the rights to produce comics based on the Army of Darkness film, featuring Ash as the main character.

The most recent Army of Darkness comic book in the Dynamite catalog is The Army of Darkness 1979.  It is written by Rodney Barnes; drawn by Tom Garcia; colored by Dinei Ribero; and lettered by Troy Peteri.  In the new series, Ash Williams finds himself in late 1970s New York City.  Not only is he fighting his usual adversaries, the Deadites and the Necronomicon, but he is also caught in a turf war between rival street gangs.

The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #2 opens in Central Park.  Now, in possession of the Necronomicon, The Warlocks and their gang leader are feeling powerful and start the killing.  Meanwhile, over in the South Bronx, Ash has taken up with a local gang, “The Half Deads.”  The plan is for Ash to help them take on the Warlocks and for them to help him recover the Necronomicon.  However, some of the other gangs are suspicious of both The Warlocks and The Half Deads, and the latter will feel that envy and wrath first.

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #2, which is the second Army of Darkness comic book I have read since I read the Dark Horse series decades ago.

The Army of Darkness 1979 Volume 1 #1 intrigued me, but it is in this second issue that the story starts to really come together.  Writer Rodney Barnes has brought in a hook or perhaps, thrown a wrench into the storytelling, and it is that everyone is suspicious of everyone's motivations.  The cliffhanger at the end of issue #2 makes me think that series writer Rodney Barnes has more crazy surprises in store.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Army of Darkness comic books and of the franchise, in general, will want to read The Army of Darkness 1979.

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


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#IReadsYou Review: THE MAGIC ORDER 2 #4

THE MAGIC ORDER 2 #4 (OF 6)
IMAGE COMICS/Netflix

STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Stuart Immonen
COLORS: Sunny Gho and David Curiel
LETTERS: Clem Robins
COVER: Stuart Immonen
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Stuart Immonen; Greg Tocchini
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (February 2022)

Rated M / Mature

The Magic Order created by Mark Millar at Netflix

The Magic Order was a six-issue comic book miniseries written by Mark Millar and drawn by Olivier Coipel.  Published in 2018-19, The Magic Order focused on the sorcerers, magicians, and wizards that protect humanity from darkness and from monsters of impossible sizes.

A second six-issue miniseries, The Magic Order 2, has arrived.  It is written by Mark Millar; drawn by Stuart Immonen; colored by Sunny Gho and David Curiel; and lettered by Clem Robins.  The new series focuses on a magical turf war between The Magic Order and a group of Eastern European warlocks whose ancestors the Order once banished.

The Magic Order 2 #4 opens in Glascow.  The allies of the warlock Victor Korne have retrieved another piece of the Stone of Thoth, a talisman from ancient Egypt that summons anything from space, time, and beyond.  Standing in their way is The Magic Order … oops.

Standing in the way of The Magic Order is troubled wizard and drug addict, Francis King, who has just killed a fellow member of the Order.  What will the Order do?  What will Moonstone cousin, Kevin Mitchell, do to Francis?  Meanwhile, Korne's forces begin to take their revenge on humanity for spending five hundred years bowing to puny humans.

THE LOWDOWN:  With each issue, The Magic Order 2 surpasses it predecessor.  That is quite the accomplishment, as The Magic Order is awesome, dude.

I'm getting tired of praising Mark Millar; he's just too good.  I can't do words like him, so it is getting hard to praise.  But it ain't getting hard to keep on loving his comics.  Holla!  If only he'd stop writing something great like The Magic Order 2 and write something mediocre like whatever crossover events Marvel and DC Comics are churning out.  Harry Potter and Doctor Strange wish they could be as good as The Magic Order 2.

And to Hell with Stuart Immonen and his super-talented ass.  He's been rocking my world since Shock Rockers.  Here, his storytelling bleeds electricity and casts a glamour on his readers – especially me.  With the potent colors of Sunny Gho and David Curiel, Immonen delivers something that is simply great and a blast to read.

God, it's only issue four.  I don't know if I can make it two more issues.  Dear readers, come on experience the joy of The Magic Order 2.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar and of The Magic Order will want to read The Magic Order 2.

A+

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


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#IReadsYou Review: Nita Hawes' NIGHTMARE Blog #4

NITA HAWES' NIGHTMARE BLOG #4
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STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Szymon Kudranski
COLORS: Luis Nct with mar and Silvestre Galotto
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon
EDITOR: Greg Tumbarello
COVER: well-BEE
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jason Shawn Alexander
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (February 2022)

Rated “M/ Mature”

Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander

“The Fire Next Time” Part IV: “When the Music Stops”

Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a new comic book series created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander.  Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is written by Barnes.  It has been drawn by the artists Jason Shawn Alexander, well-BEE, and Patrick Reynolds, with Szymon Kudranski being the artist on the current issue.  Colorist Luis Nct and letterer by Marshall Dillon complete the creative team.  The series focuses on a woman who is on a quest to root out the evil in her city.

In Baltimore, Maryland, which some call “Bodymore, Murderland,” there is a woman named Dawnita “Nita” Hawes.  She is the owner of “Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog” where citizens can contact Nita when they have a problem of a supernatural or paranormal nature.  Nita has just begun her quest to root the evil out of her city – with the help of her dead brother, Jason.

As Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #4 (“When the Music Stops”) opens, we learn what drove legendary blues singer, “Howlin'” Henry Hawkins, to give his body over to one of the four demon kings, Corson.  In the present, Nita and Anansi the Spider-God take on Henry and discover the legion of monstrosities that Corson has placed in his body.

Nita, however, doesn't take Jason's warning as seriously as she should.  The paranormal investigator is going from hunter to prey.  Who is Corson's ultimate prize?  Plus, some Killadelphia references slide into the story.

THE LOWDOWN:  Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is a spin-off of Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander's hit vampire comic book, Killadelphia.  In fact, Dawnita “Nita” Hawes is the ex-lover of one of Killadelphia's lead characters, Jimmy Sangster, Jr.

Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog has established that it is a comic book that can stand on its own.  Well, writer Rodney Barnes offers so much good storytelling in this fourth issue that if it were a cake, it would put the people who tasted it into a diabetic coma.  It is so good that I think it broke my vocabulary.  I can say that Barnes presents Henry Hawkin's back story in a way that definitely made me sympathetic in the context of the “deal with the Devil” that Henry made.

Szymon Kudranski, the artist for Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #4, does a wonderful job creating this graphical story from Barnes' magical script.  Topped by Luis Nct's splatterfest of nightmarish neon colors, and this fourth issue is a masterpiece.  The devilish cherry on top is Marshall Dillon's lettering that shouts the dialogue like curses.

We have a winner in Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.  I curse you to read it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Killadelphia and of the original Hellblazer will want Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog.

A+

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BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for November 16, 2022

BOOM! STUDIOS

SEP220419 ALL NEW FIREFLY #10 CVR A FINDEN $4.99

SEP220420 ALL NEW FIREFLY #10 CVR B CARPENTER $4.99

JUL220325 BUFFY 97 TP $14.99

SEP220376 SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #26 CVR A DELL EDERA $3.99

SEP220377 SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #26 CVR B FRISON $3.99

SEP220383 SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN WHITE BANDANA $19.99

SEP220443 WYND THRONE IN SKY #4 (OF 5) CVR A DIALYNAS $5.99

SEP220444 WYND THRONE IN SKY #4 (OF 5) CVR B RUBIN $5.99

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 16, 2022

DARK HORSE COMICS

JUL220401 ABE SAPIEN DARK & TERRIBLE TP VOL 01 $29.99

SEP220547 CRITICAL ROLE UNDER WESTRUUN PUZZLE $24.99

FEB220371 CYBERPUNK 2077 YOU HAVE MY WORD #4 (OF 4) CVR A HERVAS $3.99

FEB220372 CYBERPUNK 2077 YOU HAVE MY WORD #4 (OF 4) CVR B DE LATORRE $3.99

AUG220391 FRANKENSTEIN NEW WORLD #3 (OF 4) CVR A BERGTING $3.99

AUG220392 FRANKENSTEIN NEW WORLD #3 (OF 4) CVR B CAMPBELL $3.99

JUL220380 KEPLER HC $19.99

MAY220487 LAST FLIGHT OUT TP $19.99

JUL220456 LEGEND OF KORRA TURF WARS OMNIBUS TP $24.99

SEP220508 MASKERADE #3 (OF 4) CVR A SPRENGELMEYER $3.99

SEP220509 MASKERADE #3 (OF 4) CVR B BROWN $3.99

JUN220571 MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY PUZZLE $24.99

JUL220481 MAZE TP $24.99

SEP220530 OVERWATCH NEW BLOOD #5 (OF 5) CVR A KOH $3.99

SEP220531 OVERWATCH NEW BLOOD #5 (OF 5) CVR B HUNG $3.99

JUL220445 PANIC TP $19.99

SEP220457 RESIDENT ALIEN BOOK OF LOVE #1 (OF 4) $3.99

SEP220483 SHAOLIN COWBOY CRUEL TO BE KIN #7 (OF 7) CVR A DARROW (MR) $4.99

SEP220484 SHAOLIN COWBOY CRUEL TO BE KIN #7 (OF 7) CVR B ADAMS (MR) $4.99

SEP220485 SHAOLIN COWBOY CRUEL TO BE KIN #7 (OF 7) CVR C HARK (MR) $4.99

JUL220446 TEPHLON FUNK TP $19.99

MAY220492 WIPER TP $19.99

JUN220572 WITCHER 3 WILD HUNT MONSTER FACTION PUZZLE $24.99

FEB220360 WORLD OF DISNEY MIRRORVERSE HC $49.99

JUL220406 YOUNG HELLBOY ASSAULT ON CASTLE DEATH #3 (OF 4) CVR A SMITH $3.99

JUL220407 YOUNG HELLBOY ASSAULT ON CASTLE DEATH #3 (OF 4) CVR B ROUSSE $3.99

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