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On Inauguration Day, newly elected President Stephen Blades hoped to tackle the most critical issues facing the nation: war, the economy, and a failing health care system. But in a letter penned by the outgoing President, Blades learns the truth that redefines “critical”: seven years ago, NASA discovered alien presence in the asteroid belt, and kept it a secret from the world. A stealth mission crewed by nine astronauts was sent to make contact, and they’re getting close - assuming they survive the long journey to reach their destination.
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LETTER 44 #34
THE END IS HERE. The second of three final installments that will bring the award-winning series to a close.
DARTH VADER #1
The most fearsome villain of all time returns with an all-new series! When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side and to the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he rose back up, more machine than man. Having lost everything that was once dear to him, the former chosen one must take his first steps into a darker world…as Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith!
A comiXologist recommends…
Curse Words #1 by Charles Soule and Ryan Browne
Magic is quite something. I’m not talking about the Houdini kind of stuff. Real magic. The kind of stuff only witches and wizards can create. The stuff of Dungeons and Dragons. It’s a heck of a lot of fun because it is, for the most part, endless – especially in story telling. For Curse Words #1, Charles Soule (of She Hulk, Letter 44, and many others) and Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts), magic is potent, powerful, explosive, and so much more.
In this brand new series, we meet a man named Wizord, a wizard from another world. He’s landed on Earth and had decided to have some fun (I think) with his seemingly endless magic. But that’s not the end of it.
This issue is a testament to Ryan Browne’s ability to draw almost anything with precision–whether it’s New York City, an entire baseball stadium, a koala, or a man with a very impressive beard. In his previous Image book, God Hates Astronauts, it was always the amount of insane detail Browne put into the book that kept me reading (his Crab-headed humanoid aliens were always pristine) and with Curse Words, this has not changed. With colorists Jordan Boyd and Michael Parkinson at his side, the art of this book is almost enough of a sell to keep me reading.
Lucky for us, Charles Soule not only knows how to write a compelling story, but in one issue, he manages to establish a rich world full of a thousand and one questions. Who Wizord really is, why he came to Earth, and his scary, mysterious Hole World origins kept me turning pages as quickly as possible. The pacing in this book is fast, but every page is littered with pieces of information that pass by almost too quickly to ponder as the story progresses.
If you’re looking to dive into what will assuredly be a fun, magic-riddled, masterfully drawn and colored comic, look no further than Curse Words #1.
Mike Rapin is a Queens-dwelling web developer with far too many X-Men comics in his apartment. He hosts the I Read Comic Books podcast where he rattles on about how you should be reading Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood’s Moon Knight.
Review: Curse Words #1 Explores Benefits of Good, Evil, Free Will, Hot Dogs, and Sunglasses →
The ComiXologist co-host Tia Vasiliou (aka “Lou”) recommends Curse Words #1 for @themarysue this month!
Have you ever felt that your life has no meaning? Or maybe just that your talents and self-actualization are being co-opted by The Man, against your own best interests? Wouldn’t it be really freaking awesome if your best friend was a talking koala named Margaret? If you answered “yes,” (and let’s be honest, who wouldn’t?) then I have the comic for you…
Inhumans vs X-Men #1 by Jeff Lemire, Charles Soule, and Leinil Francis Yu is here!
The X-Men and Inhumans have been on a collision course since the link was proven between the Inhumans’ precious Terrigen Mist and the sickness and death of many mutants. When Beast discovers that the mutants have only two weeks before the planet is uninhabitable for them, an Inhuman/mutant war is unavoidable. Co-written by Charles Soule (Uncanny Inhumans, Daredevil) and Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men, Moon Knight), IVX delivers sensational set pieces, gargantuan grudge matches, all drawn by the sensational Leinil Francis Yu! Whether you’re for the X-MEN or the INHUMANS, IVX promises to shatter the Marvel Universe as you know it!
The finale of DEATH OF X is here!
The first true battle in the Inhumans/X-Men war! Cyclops isn’t the only one who doesn’t make it out alive…
NYCC 2016 – Day 1 in Pics!
(Clockwise from the top: entering the Javits, Artist Alley, the comiXology tables, podcast crew with Agnes Garbowska, podcast crew Blue Steel edition, Charles Soule signing)