comiXology’s #GeekStageGiveaway Day 2 Recap
- Use the code ADVENTURE to get The Thrilling Adventure Hour for 99¢
- Use the code LOVECRAFT to get Locke & Key Vol. 1 for Free
- Use the code SAGA to get Saga #1 for Free
- Use the code WICDIV to get The Wicked + The Divine #1 for Free
- Use the code PILGRIM to get Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1 for Free
- Use the code SXSWDC to get Fables: The Wolf Among Us #1 & 2, Batman: Arkham Knight #1 & 2, and Mortal Kombat X #1 & 2 for Free
Just head over to http://bit.ly/geekstagegiveaway and plug in those codes to add the books to your library!
Also we’ve got an incredible comiXology Submit bundle featuring 30 indie comics by people like gailsimone & maisonimmonen for only $2.99 available all weekend!
Even more coming this weekend so stay tuned to this tumblr so you don’t miss out!
The #GeekStageGiveaway continues!
Use the code ADVENTURE on http://bit.ly/geekstagegiveaway to get the Thrilling Adventure Hour graphic novel for just 99¢!
(Use ADVENTUREUK or ADVENTUREEU if you use £ or €, respectively.)
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Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Sparks Nevada: Marshall on Mars #1
Kids, shine your astro-spurs and don your robot fists ‘cause its time for…Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Sparks Nevada: Marshall on Mars #1!
Justice rides his rocket steed across the crimson plains and into the debut issue of Ben Acker and Ben Blacker’s adaptation of their beloved live show and podcast. Sparks Nevada: Marshall on Mars is one of the favorite ongoing stories featured on the The Thrilling Adventure Hour, a stage show recorded before a live audience and styled off of old-time radio. It’s a space western about a lawman dealing with robots, aliens, and emotional unavailability with a delightfully colorful cast. As a fan of the podcast, I’ve been eagerly awaiting reading about Sparks catching varmints and saving youngins since the new series was announced, and I was not disappointed in the least.
It’s a different experience having visuals for characters who were only voices before, but those voices remain clearly intact due to Acker and Blacker’s writing. Between Sparks’ muttered asides and his banter with Croach the Tracker and other familiar faces, it feels more like the actors are reading along than just me reading by my lonesome. This issue explores the story of the Widow Johnson, the origin of Croach’s onus to Sparks, and Sparks’ ever-present lady troubles. If you’re a fan of the stage show already, you’re going to recognize bits that were mentioned in episodes but are being fleshed out now; if you’re not a fan, then congratulations, you’re going to be.
This isn’t the first time The Thrilling Adventure Hour has been in comic form. Archaia released a collection featuring a cartoony, albeit slightly grittier, look to Sparks a while back. The art in this looks like something I’d want in an animated series, with a decidedly boyish and younger Sparks. I can’t wait to see how more of the characters are portrayed in upcoming issues, and how well they translate into visual instead of aural storytelling. Not to mention Sparks isn’t the only one getting his own book; Beyond Belief, another favorite, is coming out with its own #1 next month.
Sparks Nevada promises to live up to its name of being a thrilling adventure. Be sure to pick it up and help Sparks right the outlaw wrongs because he’s…from Earth, and now he’s…in a comic.
[Read Sparks Nevada: Marshall on Mars #1 on comiXology]
Jen Keith is a Digital Editor at comiXology, comic artist, music addict, and reckons she’s…from Earth too.
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