Down from the Bookshelf for review this week is the Thieves’ World Graphic series, the comic adaptation of the Thieves’ World anthology collection by Robert Lynn Asprin, Lynn Abbey and a host of others. Abbey restructured a number of Thieves’ World tales (and wrote a few new ones) for the graphic novel format, and the books were drawn by none other than young and rising (at the time) artist Tim Sale.
God Loves, Man Kills (1982) Marvel Comics Written by Chris Claremont Illustrated by Brent Anderson Colors by Steve Oliff Letters by Tom Orzechowski The Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, master of magnetism. The bitterest of enemies for years. But now they must join forces against a new adversary who threatens them all and the entire world besides […]
Project Icarus Blackbox Comics Written by Andy Owens Art by Patrick Blaine Inked by Andy Owens Colors by Teo Gonzalez & Claudia Guiliani Letters by Dezi Sienty Icarus created by Dimitrios Zaharakis Available January 29th, 2020 (still time to get those orders in!) Two years after losing his daughter to cancer, Max Green has yet […]
KOGs #3: Until My Darkness Goes, pt 1 Valor Printing Created by Dan DeMille & Rod Jacobsen Written by Lee A. Gooden Layouts by Rod Jacobsen Illustrated, Colored, & Lettered by Dan DeMille The death of Badger has opened up old wounds for the K.O.G.S, leaving them vulnerable for a systematic attack on all levels-physical, […]
Pound For Pound TKO Studios Written by Natalie Chaidez Illustrated by Andy Belanger Colors by Daniela Miwa Letters by Serge Lapointe Underground MMA fighter Dani Libra fears nothing… except for the recurring blackouts that spark memories of a bloody past. When her sister is kidnapped, Dani must shine a light on the darkness in her own mind, […]
If you’re like me, a semi-reformed geek who grew up in the ‘80’s (or maybe even later), you heard the argument over and over again: comics are neither art, nor literature—that they’re just fluff. Pulp. Scribbles and capes and prepubescent male fantasy. And, if you’re like me, you pointed to Alan Moore’s Watchmen, later to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, or the writing of Chris Claremont, or the art of Berni Wrightson and Barry Windsor-Smith, but it all fell on deaf ears. Well, Chris Callahan ends that argument forever with The Misplaced. This is ART and it is LITERATURE. And the fact that it’s Callahan’s first foray into comics is nothing short of astounding. (13/13)
She’s a whirling, slicing, red-headed ballerina of blood! Andy takes a look at Roku, a new Cullen Bunn spy/assassin thriller out this fall from Valiant! (12 out of 13)
The Black Ghost #2 New Wave Comics & ComiXology Originals Written by Alex Segura & Monica Gallagher Art by George Kambadais Colors by Ellie Wright Letters & Design by Taylor Esposito (Ghost Glyph Studios) Cover by Francesco Francavilla Lara Dominguez, still reeling from the conclusion of last issue, falls into bad habits- drinking and avoiding […]
Militia #5 BlackBox Comics Written by Chuck Dixon Pencils & Inks by Jethro Morales Colors by Bryan Arfel Magnaye Letters by Teylor Esposito Cover by Debora Carita Militia Created & Edited by Dimitrios Zaharakis Wrapping up the second story arc of Militia, Army Specialist Melissa May and her all woman commando squad are deep in […]
MONEY SHOT #1Writers: Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie Artist: Rebekah Isaacs Colors: Kurt Michael Russell In the near future, space travel is ludicrously expensive and largely ignored. Enter Christine Ocampos, inventor of the Star Shot teleportation device. Her big idea: She’ll travel to new worlds, engage-intimately-with local aliens, and film her exploits for a jaded earth […]