Five new graphic novels we’re reading this weekend…
STRANGE FRUIT
J.G. Jones (52, Wanted) and Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Superman: Birthright, Kingdom Come) weave a powerful, literary, fully-painted piece of historical fiction that examines the heroic myth while exploring themes of racism, cultural legacy, and human nature. During the Great Flood of 1927 in Chatterlee, Mississippi, the River is rising as fast as the racial and social tensions in town. But when an otherworldly being falls from the sky and challenges everything these divided people know, it changes things … forever. Includes a foreword by renowned film critic Elvis Mitchell. Collects the complete limited series and never-before-seen process art by J.G. Jones.
DIVINITY III: Stalinverse
Earth has a new god. The world you know is gone. Welcome to the Stalinverse, comrade.Welcome to the year 2017…where the Soviet Union has spent decades as the world’s reigning superpower and the Iron Curtain now encircles a planet riddled with war, strife, and oppression. Freedom is a thing of the past in the Stalinverse… So why can’t Russian intelligence officer Colin King shake the feeling that something has gone terribly wrong? He’ll put his freedom and life on the line to uncover the truth… Even if that means finding out whatever happened to the long-missing cosmonaut Abram Adams – the one man who just might hold the keyto unraveling the dystopian world of today…New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (Divinity II) bring you the Valiant Universe like you’ve never seen it before!Collecting DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE #1-4.
JAMES BOND: Hammerhead
Bond is assigned to hunt down and eliminate Kraken, a radical anti-capitalist who has targeted Britain’s newly-upgraded nuclear arsenal. But all is not as it seems. Hidden forces are plotting to rebuild the faded glory of the once-mighty British Empire, and retake by force what was consigned to history. 007 is a cog in their deadly machine - but is he an agent of change, or an agent of the status quo? Loyalties will be broken, allegiances challenged. But in an ever-changing world, there’s one man you can rely on: Bond. James Bond.
MOTOR GIRL Vol. 1: Real Life
Collects issues #1-5.
War veteran Samantha’s quiet life in the Nevada desert is turned upside down when a UFO crashes into her junkyard. Now with the assistance of her gorilla companion Mike, Sam tries to protect the little visitors from a military contractor.
NAILBITER Vol. 6 The Bloody Truth
Sixteen of the world’s worst serial killers were all born and raised in the same small town.
For years, people have tried to solve the mystery of “Why this town?” And now the truth is finally revealed…but at what cost?
The bloody tale of horror from creators JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and MIKE HENDERSON concludes!
Collects NAILBITER #26-#30
Stay current on your new favorite series – these 2nd issues are out now!
AMERICA #2
America Chavez’s first semester of college is off to an epic start. That’s right…homework on the first day! The assignment? A field trip to the frontlines of World War II! Most freshman would be intimidated — but most freshman aren’t dimension-hopping heroes with Captain America as their wingman! Meanwhile, unexpected fallout from an Ultimates’ mission begins to wreak havoc on not only America’s life but also the larger Marvel Universe as a whole!
SUN BAKERY #2
DREAM SKILLS, Part Two AREM’s intergalactic Instagram quest continues as she finds herself in danger. In “DREAM SKILLS,” Xasha and Puff face the Rock Lord, barista gatekeeper of Wi-Fi. BAT RIDER’s mysterious, bloodletting girlfriend reveals herself in the ‘90s throwback short comic “BLOODSHED.” All in SUN BAKERY #2, the comics anthology magazine by Corey Lewis Reyyy.
EXTREMITY #2
Thea has taken her first step toward vengeance against the Paznina warlords who ruined her family. But this world offers more than vengeance as she discovers a new ally in the wreckage of the Rising Plains.
SAVAGE THINGS #2
Years after escaping the U.S. government’s clandestine global terrorist cell, Abel is back under surveillance. Being the only one of the trained killers to have ever left the Black Forest program, they need him to stop his former comrades before their terror campaign can escalate further. As the bad guys continue their bloody quest at a local hospital, Abel has to convince his handlers that the only way to stop these monsters is to become one. But even that might not be enough to stop Cain…
JAMES BOND #2
Black Box Part Two – The Deadly Game As part of Operation Black Box, James Bond infiltrates the Tokyo underworld and makes a deadly gamble at a Yakuza-controlled casino. All this time 007 is being tailed by a beautiful, mysterious assassin whose mission might be dangerously complicated with his own.
I feel like people aren’t making a big enough deal of the fact that Warren Ellis is writing a James Bond comic right now.
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Out Today: James Bond #1
“VARGR”, the first story in the ongoing James Bond comic series by best-selling writer Warren Ellis! James Bond returns to London after a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, to take up the workload of a fallen 00 Section agent. But something evil is moving through the back streets of the city, and sinister plans are being laid for Bond in Berlin…