Here’s your weekly graphic novel round-up:
DAMSELS Vol. 1
Once upon a time, the princesses of classic fairy tales banded together to save their kingdoms from war! Rapa, a redheaded girl with a fiery spirit and lost memories, discovers a conspiracy that threatens the peace among all the mythical creatures of the land. Joined by the Little Mermaid, the Frog Prince, and Red Riding Hood, Rapa journeys through fabled forests and legendary realms on a quest to foil the scheme! Who has stolen the identities of beloved heroines Rapunzel, Belle, and Talia, and plots to destroy all the Faerie races?
THE HELLBLAZER Vol. 1: The Poison Truth
John Constantine, the hard-hearted Hellblazer returns home to London to face an impossible choice: live an immortal life bonded to a demonic curse, or shift that curse to eight million people—killing each and every one of them! What to do, what to do…
The Hellblazer is back in the first volume of the continued story of one of DC’s most iconic and long-lasting characters by writer Simon Oliver (FBP) with art by Moriat (The Spirit). Collects THE HELLBLAZER: REBIRTH #1 and THE HELLBLAZER #1-6.
LUMBERJANES Vol. 6
Camp is about more than just crafts and acquiring badges when you’re a Lumberjane. When April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley all decide to learn more about the mysterious Seafarin’ Karen, things take a turn for the strange. Shapeshifters, strange portals, and friendship to the max make for one summer camp that never gets boring! Collects issues #21-24.
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN: Fall of Man
The year is 1979. Iran has seized American hostages. Columbian drug cartels run rampant. Amid this deeply troubled world, Steve Austin - the legendary Six Million Dollar Man - is America’s best hope in its fight against innumerable enemies. When Steve discovers disturbing secrets in OSI’s past, he uses his cybernetic upgrades to rebel against the agency… but he’ll face plenty of threats, like an enemy cyborg, lasers, and ninjas!
B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH Vol. 15: Cometh The Hour
The BPRD struggles to keep the massive Ogdru Jahad, and the dozens of monsters it looses every hour, from destroying headquarters and the world, and desperate times lead Russian occult bureau Director Nichayko to ask a demon for help. This volume collects BPRD: Hell on Earth #143-147.
Speaking of darkness, it was announced this week that Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) will be directing the film of Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin’s Justice League Dark for DC/Warner Bros. What’s your dream casting for this movie?
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Hellboy and the BPRD: 1953: Beyond the Fences #1
Story by Mike Mignola and Chris Robertson
Pencils by Paolo Rivera, Inks by Joe Rivera
Colors by Dave Stewart, Letters by Clem Robins
Hellboy and I have a lot in common. We both really like pancakes. We’re both kind of gruff but lovable once you get to know us. We were both summoned to Earth by the sorcerer Rasputin. No, I’m just kidding. I’m actually not that lovable even after you get to know me. But the rest is all true.
In Beyond the Fences #1, Hellboy, Susan Xiang, and Jacob Stegner are sent to investigate a series of missing children. Reports of a mysterious creature put the case on the BPRD radar, and a strange mineral confiscated from a shifty scientist that causes Sue to see visions of monsters certainly points to something supernatural at play. But while everyone is focused on monsters, Hellboy considers the peripheral details. And this is why I love Hellboy. Even on a team of unique investigators, his different perspective on things is as important as his superhuman strength or his Right Hand of Doom.
The Hellboy comics universe is extensive. His story begins in the 1940s, so there’s a lot of ground to cover. Plus, he’s picked up quite a few friends along the way, so you can really keep busy reading Abe Sapien and various spin-offs chronicling the adventures of the BPRD crew. Some titles are numbering in the hundreds, and it’s easy to get a little overwhelmed if you fall behind. What makes these Hellboy and the BPRD books so great is that they don’t require an encyclopedic knowledge of origin stories and mythology, because most of that stuff hasn’t happened yet. The 1953 stories function like monster-of-the-week shorts, vignettes of Hellboy’s early career with the Bureau, so you can pick them up and enjoy them without needing to catch up.
Tia Vasiliou is a Digital Editor at ComiXology. She also really likes waffles.
John Constantine: Hellblazer - City of Demons
written by Si Spencer | drawn by Sean Murphy
When John Constantine is run over by a truck, it takes a little while for England’s nicotine-fueled magus to realize that he’s perched between life and death. After a few weeks of hospital rehab, Constantine finds the London streets very different from when he left them behind as a series of occult murders and mutilations demands his attention. The common denominator points back to the ER where Constantine was admitted.
Sean Murphy’s art is so goooooo0o0o0o0o0o0o0od!
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