NIGHTWING #17
The first stop on Nightwing’s international quest brings him to Paris, where he must face off against his own great, great grandfather: the Talon known as William Cobb!
THE LOST BOYS #2 by Tim Seeley, Scott Godlewski, and Trish Mulvihill
The comic book sequel to everyone’s favorite blood-and-fangs flick continues. The Frog Bros. have a beef with the new vampires in town, and now they’re on an unholy mission to show the Blood Belles that they picked the wrong turf to try to set up shop. Will these teenage boys be any match for the deadliest undead ladies to ever terrorize Santa Carla? We think you know the answer to that, Death Breath!
Vampires Everywhere!
New from Vertigo - THE LOST BOYS #1, by Tim Seeley, Scott Godlewski, and Trish Mulvihill
The stakes are raised in this nostalgic and unstoppable sequel to the ’80s cult classic vampire film, The Lost Boys. Veteran horror writers Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, NIGHTWING, Hack/Slash), and Scott Godlewski (THE DARK & BLOODY, Copperhead) deliver a gruesome and stylish return to the bloody boardwalks and big hair of 1987!
Santa Carla, California is on edge. The eccentric coastal town and haven for the undead was finally returning to “normal” after its last supernatural scuffle left the local coven’s head vampire dead and gave newcomers Michael and Sam Emerson a housewarming both violent and bizarre. Now the brothers must once again team up with militant vampire hunters Edgar and Allan Frog when a new gang of ruthless, stunning, life-sucking nightcrawlers known as the Blood Belles emerges from the aftermath to collect Michael’s love interest and their lost sister, Star.
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Revival Vol. 1
Writer/Artist:Tim Seeley, Mike Norton
What it’s about: Zombies with a twist: people from a small town in Wisconsin return to life after death.
How you discovered it: Recommended by a cmX staffer when I first started at comiXology
Why you like it: It’s a fun inversion of zombie tropes and an effective mystery story.
Favorite characters: I love the power/familial dynamic between Dana and her father/boss (they’re both small town sheriffs).
Favorite moments: There’s a twist at the end of this volume where REDACTED FOR SPOILERS
Recommended by: Josh Doyle-Elmer, Email Marketing Specialist
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Written by Tim Seeley
Art by Juan E. Ferreyra
Back in the 80’s, John Ostrander’s Suicide Squad set the standard for everything a superhero comic should be. Ostrander crafted a series built on a foundation of strong storylines and character development that heightened the action and intrigue, rather than overwhelming it. As thrilling as the Squad’s missions were, it was the characters themselves that made the series great, their differing motivations and personalities, and their relationships with one another, whether tender or antagonistic.
Deadshot has always been at the heartless(ish) heart of the Suicide Squad. Though often imitated, the character has never really been replicated, and it’s easy to overlook his complexity in favor of surface concept- he’s a guy with a cool moustache and a cool suit who shoots guns at people, often coolly. But Deadshot has never been the sort of ultimate badass tough guy that he seems like he might be. As developed by Ostrander, he’s a conflicted character, professionally immoral but haunted by feelings of guilt that manifest in a general ambivalence about life itself. He’s a perfect match for the Suicide Squad because, although not actively suicidal, he doesn’t really care if he lives or dies, and sometimes seems like he just wants someone to put him out of his misery.
The intricacies of this characterization are thankfully carried
over into New Suicide Squad, written by Tim Seeley, with art by Juan E.
Ferreyra. The current version of the
Squad is appropriately violent and a lot of fun, with stories moving along at a
frenzied, breakneck pace, punctuated with the kinds of double- and sometimes
triple-crosses perquisite in a good Suicide Squad comic. Seeley is especially adept at playing the
different personalities of the Squad members off of one another- Deadshot’s
ambivalence and weary resignation, Harley Quinn’s unpredictability, Cheetah’s
cold viciousness and El Diablo’s piousness- giving the characters depth that
elevates and motivates the action. Issue
20 also teases a forthcoming confrontation between Deadshot and longtime
frenemy Captain Boomerang (their last interaction ended with Deadshot shoving a
spatula down Boomer’s throat) and an even bigger reckoning with the Squad’s
government handler and frequent manipulator, Amanda Waller, that promises to be
apocalyptic.
Harris Smith a former supervillain forced by a shadowy government agency to work as a production coordinator, community outreach specialist and social media editor at comiXology.