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…
Karnak (2015-) #1
The flaw in all things. “My curse is that I see the flaw in all things. Systems. Philosophies. Structures. People. Everything. Never forget who I am. I am Karnak of the Inhumans.” You may not know who Karnak is now, but you will when Warren Ellis (Moon Knight, Planetary) and Gerardo Zaffino are done with you. Phil Coulson goes to Karnak to help with a S.H.I.E.L.D. case with Inhuman implications and what he’s going to find will terrify you.
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Trees #1
Script: Warren Ellis
Art: Jason Howard
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Injection #1
by: Jonah Chuang
Let me first get this disclaimer out of the way: The Injection had me way before I read this first issue. When I found out that Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire (the superstar team behind one of my favorite comics series ever, Moon Knight) would be helming this project, I was already intrigued. Then I read the plot synopsis and I was hooked.
Essentially, there’s a group of crazy people who mess the world up and are trying to fix it. The series deals with those crazies as they deal with the physical manifestations of the fallout of their mistake, the mysterious ‘Injection’. It’s like Fringe, but with all members of the team are Walter Bishops. It’s subtle, mysterious, and very intellectual.
Warren Ellis’s handling of future fiction and mental illness in this book is as spot on as ever. Just as promised in its solicit, this first issue sets up a really complex universe which includes elements of sci-fi, supernatural horror, transdimensional misadventure and paranormal weirdness. These things, however, are not blatantly the focus of the story. If you like Image’s Trees, it’s very similar to that in that the characters only tangentially react to the spectacular elements in the story and mostly just carry on with their individual stories. Part of the reason for that is the characters are crazy, but it also seems to be a function of Ellis’s world building. He’s creating an interesting world where the abnormal comes off as commonplace.
The most captivating part of this book for me is the big mystery surrounding the title. What IS the Injection?? We see the symbol pop up all over the book in weird places but it’s not directly explained. It seems to be responsible for a bunch of mind-boggling craziness, like a lightning and fungi filled parallel universe, or a roasted human plugged into a computer that still talks, that incite your curiosity and inflame your imagination. With such a solid setup I can’t wait to see what kind of magnificent payoff Shalvey and Ellis have in store.
[Check out Injection #1 on comiXology]
Jonah Chuang is a Production Coordinator Assistant at comixology. He’s going to Disney World next week!
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I can’t even believe the list of creators who worked on these 39 issues: Warren Ellis (warrenellis), Rick Remender, Ed Brubaker, Matteo Scalera, Jamie McKelvie (mckelvie), Nick Spencer (nickspencerly), Mike Deodato Jr, Clayton Cowles, and more that I’m sure I’m forgetting.
Featuring a team made up at various times of Hawkeye, Spider-Man Moon Knight, Cap, Black Widow, Ant-Man, and more, I’m amazed this run isn’t talked about more.
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Kate Kasenow recommends Moon Knight #6
Continuing a long-running streak of brilliant reboots, the newest series of Moon Knight does not disappoint! While issue #6 is the finale of the current creative team, it invigorates the story of Mr. Knight and passes on a truly impeccable story unto the next.
In this issue, we are not lead by Moon Knight at all, but the tragic rise of a would-be antagonist. The plot of this issue really drives forward the idea that as not all heroes are created equal neither are villains and sometimes the best of intentions can lead to the wost of consequences. The character of Moon Knight, especially during this current series, is rife with both personal and psychological issues. The exploration of these issues from both sides—from the perspectives of both protagonist and antagonist, is what makes this series truly shine.
Behind these perspectives, is the seasoned writer Warren Ellis, who’s sparse style really packs a punch—sometimes literally. His characters are often reserved until their thoughts have marinated enough to let the words flow freely, but when they do the story rolls along with them. Each character is full of depth that allows them to exist fully in the dark underworld that Ellis paints with his writing. Backing up Ellis’ words is the fantastic art of Declan Shalvey (dshalv) with colors by Jordie Bellaire (jordiecolorsthings). The mood of the colors is always pitch-perfect and Shalvey’s lines move effortlessly across the page, each one laid out with an incredible sense of design.
This issue is the swan song of an incredible team and isn’t to be missed!
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Kate Kasenow is a comics artist from Indiana currently living in Manhattan. She works at ComiXology as a Lead Digital Editor and spends most of her spare time re-reading J. R. R. Tolkien.