OH S#!T IT’s…a brand new ongoing KIM & KIM series by Magdalene Visaggio & Eva Cabrera!
QUANTUM TEENS ARE GO #4
It’s getting real in the explosive third act of Visaggio and Donovan’s punk science adventure. After their time machine is sabotaged by the mysterious figures they’ve been seeing everywhere, Nat & Sumesh turn to the geniuses of Odyssey to help them fix it. This might be the worst decision they could possibly have made – psyche into oblivion!!
BLACK #3 by Kwanza Osajyefo, Patricia Daguisan, Jamal Igle, Robin Riggs, and Tim Smith III is new this week!
In the aftermath of Cole’s incarceration, Kareem is beginning to doubt Juncture’s leadership. Meanwhile, the Mann Co. fends off an attack from a terrorist organization, and Detective Waters may have finally received the clue she needs to tie together Kareem’s disappearance with her investigation.
New this week from Black Mask – THE SKEPTICS #1, by Tini Howard, Devaki Neogi, and Jen Hickman
A stylish, political adventure about a pair of hip, clever teens who fool the world into believing they have superpowers. Like X-Men: First Class meets Project Alpha. It is the 1960s. The Russians have the A bomb, the H bomb, and now the most terrifying weapon of all: a pair of psychically superpowered young people. Terrified and desperate, the US top brass scours from coast to coast in search of psychic Americans. Enter Dr. Isobel Santaclara, an eccentric illusionist and grifter who has recruited two teenagers and trained them to trick the US government, the Russians, and the whole world into believing they are dangerous psychics. The Skeptics is a pre-punk period piece, a sort of honest, unfuzzy, non-nostalgic look at the Cold War in DC. Like a cross between Kill Your Boyfriend and Hard Day’s Night, but about politics and ethics and how punk rock it is to be the smartest person in the room.
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Kids Walk Into A Bank #2 (@blackmaskstudios)
Art/Design – Tyler Boss
Writing – Matthew Rosenberg
What should you do if you suspect that your dad is in cahoots with a bunch of criminals? You should definitely take matters into your own hands! That is an entirely reasonable course of action for an eleven-year-old kid! What could possibly go wrong with this bank heist?
In the second issue of a five-part miniseries, we haven’t quite gotten to the heist yet. And to be fair, other than the fact that they’re kids, so far there’s not much to suggest things would go south because Paige and her trusty nerd friends seem fairly competent compared to the adults involved in the situation. Paige breaks a bully’s nose with a pizza, gets arrested, hacks police records, seriously considers stabbing a dude in the junk, and generally causes no small amount of calculated mayhem in her pursuit to discover what her dad and these thugs are up to. Paige’s tough personality is balanced out by her friends, who are capable in their respective mouthy, awkward, brainy ways.
4 Kids Walk Into A Bank manages to be sweet and funny and profane and violent all at once, described as “Wes Anderson remaking Reservoir Dogs.” I also get kind of a Guy Ritchie vibe. Scenes play out over many smaller panels, giving an aesthetic of quippy dialogue and fast cuts. There are a lot of visual clues embedded into the artwork. For an obvious example, each issue so far opens on the children’s conversation happening via their game avatars (D&D for issue one, a video game for this issue), providing insight into some aspect of their personalities. These referential details are a great complement to the narrative that happens through dialogue, rounding out the storytelling and context.
I would be remiss if I didn’t also point out the stylish patterns and wallpapers throughout, designed by Courtney Menard. The strong graphic motifs and thoughtful color palettes add a stylish touch to this very fun book.
Tia Vasiliou is a digital editor at comiXology and a frequent guest on the comiXologist podcast (where her nickname is apparently Auntie Lou). You can also catch her on the I Read Comic Books podcast, where she does not yet have a confusing nickname.
Black Mask Studios Launches Digital Distribution With ComiXology & Amazon
Amazon’s Kindle Store and comiXology debut Black Mask’s breakout hits including We Can Never Go Home, Godkiller, Space Riders, Ballistic, The Disciples, as well as the hotly anticipated Young Terrorists and Sinatoro by Grant Morrison and Vanesa del Rey
August 26th, 2015 — New York, NY— Black Mask Studios, comiXology and Amazon announced today a distribution agreement to release Black Mask’s digital comic books and graphic novels across the comiXology platform and Amazon’s Kindle Store. Today’s announcement sees the digital debut of Black Mask’s breakout hits including We Can Never Go Home, Godkiller, Space Riders, Ballistic, The Disciples as well as the much anticipated Young Terrorists and Sinatoro by Grant Morrison and Vanesa del Rey.
“Black Mask’s reason for existing is to connect visionary, fearless creators with smart, discerning, curious readers, and no one is building opportunities for those connections on the scale that comiXology and Kindle are,” said Matt Pizzolo, co-founder of Black Mask Studios. “Comics have the power to touch the hearts and minds of millions of readers… by building bridges to new audiences, the teams at comiXology and Kindle are bringing these stories to new and diverse readers who might otherwise have missed them.”
“We’re thrilled to be able share Black Mask’s bold brand of comics by cutting edge creators to our worldwide audience,” said Chip Mosher, comiXology’s VP of Communications & Marketing. “Existing fans and newcomers to the Black Mask library will now be able to buy and read all these exciting titles at both comiXology and the Kindle Store!”
Today’s launch of Black Mask sees hits like Matt Pizzolo and Amancay Nahuelpan’s Young Terrorists, We Can Never Go Home, Darick Robertson and Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Ballistic, Pirouette, and Space Riders now available on comiXology and the Kindle Store. Moving forward Black Mask releases will also be available same day as print for upcoming titles. New releases will also include Grant Morrison and Vanesa del Rey’s Sinatoro, Steve Niles and Chris Mitten’s The Disciples, Holly Interlandi and Zoe Chevat’s Last Song, Matthew Rosenberg, Vita Ayala, and Yasmin Liang’s Our Work Fills The Pews, and Tony Patrick and Ayhan Hayrula’s X’ed.
The Kindle Store gives readers access to millions of books on the most popular devices and platforms, including Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers, iOS, Android, and more.
With over 75,000 comics, graphic novels and manga from more than 75 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of digital comics in the world. ComiXology’s immense catalog and cinematic Guided View reading experience make it the best digital platform for comic fans worldwide.
