REDLANDS #1
A brand-new horror book from the minds of Eisner Award-winner JORDIE BELLAIRE (PRETTY DEADLY, Vision, Batman) and critically acclaimed artist VANESA R. DEL REY (ZERO, Scarlet Witch, Constantine) brings you to the sleepy, sunny town of Redlands, Florida. The police are failing to maintain control of their old-fashioned town, and a coven of killer witches plan to take everything from them. This summer, hide your bibles.
STAR WARS: DROIDS UNPLUGGED #1
Collecting three stories featuring everyone’s favorite droids! What adventures did the probe droids in The Phantom Menace get into when Darth Maul wasn’t looking? Luke’s got a mission for R2-D2! But can the astromech complete it in time? And all BB-8 wants is to help…two Resistance soldiers fall in love!
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WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD #1
A very big want I’ve had lately was for a horror comic from a voice I hadn’t seen in a little bit. Not to say Steve Niles hasn’t been busy or present, I just had a hankering for some horror and this looked right up my alley. With sleepy small town vibes, out of the darkness comes the haunting opening to Winnebago Graveyard.
Issue #1 of this new spooky tale leaves readers asking questions and scratching our heads as we roll along through the introduction of a typical American suburban family – a wife and mother, her son, and the new husband and step-dad. The strained relationships of families is a classic trope of the horror genre. The works of Guillermo Del Toro are prime examples of the importance of family in horror.
We join the family on a nice little jaunt through a small, middle-of-nowhere carnival only to find their Winnebago and phones missing when they return (Because dad wanted everyone to be “present.” What does that even mean, DAD?!). Forced to find the nearest small town for aide, the three start their trek through scary cult country.
This is a tremendously quick first issue and exceptionally well presented in Sampson’s particular brand of gestural design and blocking. The angles feel hard, like an effective pushed perspective, but the characters flow through it in the best kind of planned mess only the most confident can do. Sampson is very confident.
Also, the cover is making me ask a lot of questions about the direction the plot is going. I’m into this book so far.
Matthew Burbridge is a Digital Editor at ComiXology and he really wants folks to hit him up about the new Twin Peaks. He’s watched it 3 times through now and is itching to talk about it.
HEAD LOPPER #5
NEW STORY ARC “IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWER” Norgal and Agatha are back! A daring new adventure awaits, looming like the Crimson Tower, home of Ulrich the Twice Damned, sworn enemy of Zhaania Kota Ka. With old friends and new, our heroes boldly enter the bloodied pinnacle with bare steel and steady hearts. The quarterly series HEAD LOPPER has returned!
She’s back! HAWKEYE #1 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, and Jordie Bellaire is out now!
Remember Hawkeye? No not that Hawkeye, our favorite Hawkeye, the chick who puts the hawk in Hawkeye, the butt-kicking hero who had to save the other Hawkeye’s butt all the time. Yup, you know her, it’s the dazzling Kate Bishop making her solo comics debut! Kate is heading west and returning to Los Angeles, with her bow and arrow and P.I. badge in tow. There are crimes to solve and she’s the best archer to handle ‘em! The City of Angels has a new guardian angel. The talented duo of Kelly Thompson (A-Force, Jem) and Leonardo Romero (Squadron Supreme, Doctor Strange) bring you a Kate Bishop like you’ve never seen her before, in a brand-new ongoing series that really hits the mark!
MOON KNIGHT #9 by Jeff Lemire, Francesco Francavilla, Wilfredo Torres, James Stokoe, Greg Smallwood, Michael Garland, and Jordie Bellaire
The many iterations of Marc Spector converge! In the clash of personalities, who will emerge victorious?!
New this week! ALL STAR BATMAN #4, by Scott Snyder, John Romita Jr, Declan Shalvey, Danny Miki, Jordie Bellaire, and Dean White
“My Own Worst Enemy” part four! So close and yet so far from his goal, Batman must now wrangle Two-Face out of his own assassin-filled riverboat casino before it plunges over Niagara Falls to their deaths! The Dark Knight will have to go all-in on the most deadly gamble of his life if he intends to make it out alive.
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
Read the conclusion of the outstanding run on VISION by Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Jordie Bellaire.
A while ago, a robot created a family. And all was good. For a while. Then came the murders. The lies. The betrayals. The battles fought. The battles lost. The family lost. And now, at the end, Vision stands alone. He must decide how he will go on, if he will go on, if he can go on. And that decision will shape the Marvel Universe for quite a while. The epic, stunning conclusion to the most highly praised series of the year. Simply put, this is the issue everyone will be talking about.
