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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Comics Review: "ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1" Struts and Frets Its Hour Upon the Stage

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1
DC COMICS

STORY: Jason Aaron
ART: Rafa Sandoval
COLORS: Ulises Arreola
LETTERS: Becca Carey
EDITOR: Chris Conroy
COVER: Rafa Sandoval & Ulises Arreola
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jim Lee and Scott Williams with Alex Sinclair; Wes Craig with Mike Spicer; Clayton Crain; Matteo Scalera
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (January 2025)

Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster

“Last Dust of Krypton” Part One: “Down in the Dirt”

Superman is a DC Comics superhero that was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and that first appeared in Action Comics #1 (first published on April 18, 1938).  Superman was born “Kal-El” on the fictional planet Krypton.  As a baby, his parents, “Jor-El” and “Lara” sent him to Earth in a small spaceship shortly before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm.

The space ship landed in outside of the fictional town of “Smallville,” Kansas, USA.  Farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent found baby Kal-El, adopted him, and named him “Clark Kent.”  Clark began developing superhuman abilities, such as incredible strength and impervious skin, and the Kents advised him to use his powers to benefit humanity.  As an adult, Clark moved to the fictional American city of “Metropolis.”  Clark works as a reporter for “The Daily Planet,” but he fights crime as the superhero, “Superman.”

The origin story of Superman has been its own “Goldberg variations” for decades.  Now, comes a new line of DC Comics, “Absolute Comics,” which is similar to Marvel's “Ultimate Comics” line, in that Absolute Comics presents alternate versions and the changed narratives of familiar DC Comics characters and their back stories.  Welcome to “Earth-Alpha” and the “Absolute Universe.”

Absolute Batman was the first entry in the Absolute Comics line.  The second entry is the recently launched comic book series, Absolute Superman.  It is written by Jason Aaron; drawn by Rafa Sandoval; colored by Ulises Arreola; and lettered by Becca Carey.  In the new series, Superman/Clark Kent is without the fortress...without the family... and without a home.  So what is left is the Absolute Man of Steel?

Absolute Superman #1 (“Down in the Dirt”) shifts in time.  First, it opens in the past on the planet, Krypton, which is nine million light-years from Earth.  It is a world of haves, have-nots, and have-mores.  Jor-El, an engineer, has discovered that something terrible is about to happen to his world.

In the present day, Kal-El, a strange young man who is not of this world, has been helping the have-nots, much to the chagrin of the have-everthings.  Against the advice of his “companion,” “Sol,” Kal-El has been working below in mineral mines, doing deeds that favor of the poor, especially the abused miners, much to the chagrin of Lazarus Corp.  Now, these conflicting values are all coming to a head.

THE LOWDOWN:  I do not receive PDF review copies from DC Comics.  I bought a copy of Absolute Superman #1 from Lone Star Comics' eBay shop.

The art by Rafa Sandoval is pretty, but it is overly detailed.  Most of the panels are so crowded with elements and content that it creates a murkiness between the storytelling and the readers – at least as far as I am concerned.  The colors by Ulises Arreola are also pretty, but sometimes, the colors look like a soupy mess of bright, vivid, heavy, and thick coloring that is not necessary.  Less is indeed more, sometimes.  I find that it is Becca Carey's lettering, of all the elements, that serves to make the story clear.

Superman's origin has undergone major renovation in the past, everything from John Byrne's 1986 comic book miniseries, The Man of Steel, to J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis' Superman: Earth One Volume One.  Even director Zack Snyder's 2013 film, The Man of Steel, takes a radical view of Superman's origin.

Without offering spoilers, I can say that Jason Aaron's re-ordering of Superman's origin is radical on two fronts.  First, his new look at Krypton borrows from Byrne and goes even darker.  Secondly, Aaron takes Superman/Clark Kent's life on Earth and makes it unrecognizable, but familiar in that it recognizes Superman's place as a man of the people rather than as being nothing more than a superhero brand and lucrative IP.

When DC Comics' marketing copy says, “Without the fortress...without the family...without a home...what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel!,” Aaron means it.  Still, I wonder if Aaron is not stripping away a lot of familiar, but worn elements merely to replace them with new elements that will quickly become worn. 

Absolute Superman #1 has high production values and a lot of interesting narrative concepts around it.  In a way, I like what Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval are doing... but I'm not really that interested.  I don't want to pay the price of admission, nor do I want to spend the time to engage with Absolute Superman.  Still, I recommend that curious comic book readers at least give this first issue, Absolute Superman #1, a try.  It is high-quality, professionally executed commercial fiction.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Superman comic books will want to at least try Absolute Superman.

[This comic book features a back-up story, “AEW Presents Darby All In” from writer Steve Orlando; artist Pop Mhan; colorist Hi-Fi; letterer Josh Reed; and editor Michael McCalister.]

B+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Monday, April 14, 2025

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BOOM! STUDIOS

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FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

Complete Crepax City Stories Volume 9 HC (per Lunar Distribution), $85.00
Goes Like This TP (per Lunar Distribution), $39.99

VIZ MEDIA

Climber Volume 1 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $22.99
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Volume 7 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.99
Mission Yozakura Family Volume 16 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $11.99
Rainbows After Storms Volume 3 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $11.99
Record Of Ragnarok Volume 14 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.99
Red River 3-In-1 Edition Volume 3 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $16.99
Snowball Earth Volume 5 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.99
Steel Of The Celestial Shadows Volume 6 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.99
Tokyo Alien Bros Volume 2 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $14.99
Undead Unluck Volume 19 GN (not verified by Diamond Distribution), $11.99

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Comics Review: "SPACE GHOST #11" Gets Caught Up

SPACE GHOST VOL. 1 #11
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: David Pepose
ART: Jonathan Lau
COLORS: Andrew Dalhouse
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Mattina
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jae Lee with June Chung; Bjorn Barends; Anthony Marques
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (March 2025)

Rated “Teen”

“Beware... The Council of Doom!”

Space Ghost is a superhero character created by the American animation studio and production company, Hanna-Barbera Productions.  The character first appeared in the Saturday morning cartoon series, “Space Ghost,” which was originally broadcast on CBS from September 1966 to September 1967 for 20 episodes.

In his original incarnation, Space Ghost was a superhero whose base of operations was a small world known as “Ghost Planet.”  He fought super-villains in outer space with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, and their monkey, Blip.  His main weapons were power bands he wore around his wrists and lower arms; the bands fired off multiple energy beam-based attacks, including heat, cold, and force, to name a few.  Space Ghost could also fly, survive in space, and turn invisible (his “Inviso Power”).  He also had a space ship known as “the Phantom Cruiser.”

Space Ghost sporadically appeared in various comic book publications over a fifty year period.  Dynamite Entertainment has just launched a new Space Ghost comic book as part of its licensing agreement with Warner Bros.  Entitled Space Ghost Volume 1, it is written by David Pepose; drawn by Jonathan Lau; colored by Andrew Dalhouse; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.  In the new series, twins Jan and Jace Keplar and their pet monkey, Blip, meet that legendary cosmic vigilante known as “the Space Ghost.”

Space Ghost Volume One #11 (“Beware... The Council of Doom!”) opens on Planet Orkon, where a familiar foe is back in action.  That works perfectly for Doctor Xander Ibal, the CEO OF Robo Corp.  He placed a 5 million credits bounty on Space Ghost, and now he wants something that the vigilante hero has in his possession on Ghost Planet.

This time, however, Ibal does not want to hire just one super-villain that will likely fall before Space Ghost; he wants an entire gang of them.  Enter the “Council of Doom.”  Can Zorak, Moltar, General Metallus, the Creature King, the Widow, and Brak do together what they could not do separately?

Meanwhile, on the home front, Space Ghost has reached a crisis point, and Jan isn't taking it anymore.  Will family drama be the thing that brings down the Space Ghost?

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Space Ghost #11, Volume One is a recent issue that I have received.

Oops, David Pepose did it again, but he's not that innocent.  He knows how to hold his readers, thrill his readers, and kill his readers softly with his song.  Having Space Ghost face his greatest adversaries, while facing his biggest domestic drama since the death of his family is a genius move that keeps this Space Ghost comic book in nova mode.

Artist Jonathan Lau, as always, turns Pepose's story into muscular comic book storytelling.  This time Lau puts both the action and drama in full explosive mode.  Lau has the knack to set the right tone for every scene and indeed, every panel.  It is a winning formula for gripping storytelling.  Andrew Dalhouse's lovely colors are still a raging inferno.  He deserves some award notice for his work here.  Letterer Taylor Esposito brings the sounds of battle and domestic disharmony to life with more of his strong lettering.

I'm having a blast reading Space Ghost Volume One, dear readers.  I want you to enjoy this, too.  Come on over; come on over, baby!

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series will want to read Space Ghost Volume One.

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Friday, April 11, 2025

Comics Review: "SWORD & THIMBLE #1" Draws First Blood

SWORD & THIMBLE #1
FANTASY ENVISIONING & CREATIONS, LLC

PLOT: Carmen Raye and Austin Darby
SCRIPT: Carmen Raye
ART: Austin Darby
COLORS: Austin Darby
LETTERS: Austin Darby
COVER: Austin Darby
24pp, Color, $9.99 U.S.

Sword & Thimble created by Carmen Raye and Austin Darby

Sword & Thimble is a new high fantasy comic book series from writer Carmen Raye and artist Austin Darby.  Raye co-plots and scripts the series and Darby co-plots, draws, colors, and letters the series.  Published via Darby's Fantasy Envisioning & Creations, LLC, Sword & Thimble is set on a continent and island metropolis known as “Sabise Shahar.”  A first issue of the series is currently available.

Sword & Thimble #1 opens in Gravel Valley where Maira Rodan, a disgraced knight, arrives at a tavern.  There, she meets her friend, a thief named “Thimble.”  A run-in with a thug named Clod Ilbert provides entertainment for the two friends, but this confrontation is not the end of things.  The troubles are just beginning.

THE LOWDOWN:  I met Austin Darby at his booth at the recent Louisiana Comic Con 2025 (March 8-9) in Lafayette, Louisiana.  That is where I bought a copy of Sword & Thimble #1.

Sword & Thimble #1 is clearly the work of people just beginning their creative journey into the medium of comic books.  However, any opening night jitters or even awkwardness in the storytelling is easily overcome by a sense of confidence on the part of the creators.  The world of Sword & Thimble is well put together, as well as believable, and the leads are characters that I like and that I want to follow on the high road to adventure.

Darby's art looks like the work of someone still feeling his way around the graphical confines and graphic possibilities of comics.  However, Darby understands what the depiction of power and of strength and what dynamic storytelling can do for his storytelling.  Like his visually striking cover art, Darby's interior art welcomes readers to a world of mystery and to the threat of danger, his way of capturing readers' imaginations from the beginning.

I must admit that I am surprised.  I find myself engaged with what Sword & Thimble #1 presents more than I thought I would.  Hopefully, Carmen Raye and Austin Darby can produce this series on a regular basis because I believe the more they give, the more readers will take.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of high fantasy comic books will want to give Sword & Thimble a try.

A-

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Comics Review: "VATICAN CITY #1" Breaks Hell Loose

VATICAN CITY #1 (OF 3)
DARK HORSE COMICS/Netflix

STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Per Berg
COLORS: Per Berg
LETTERS: Per Berg
EDITOR: Daniel Chabon
EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin
COVER: Per Berg
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Per Berg; John McCrea
40pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (April 2025)

Rating: 18+

Vatican City created by Mark Millar at Netflix

Vatican City is a new Millarworld miniseries from Dark Horse Comics.  It is created and written by Mark Millar and drawn, colored, and lettered by Per Berg.  Vatican City is set in a world overrun by vampires, except for Vatican City, which is the main target of the vampires.

Vatican City #1 opens in Princeton, New Jersey.  There, Professor Derrida is about to discover that he is to play a key role in a vampire plot that is steadily taking over the world.

A few hours later, Guido Cavelti, recently of the Swiss Air Force, is in Vatican City, the independent city-state within Rome, Italy that is the government of the “Holy See” (the Pope and the Papacy).  Cavelti is there to be interviewed about a position with the Swiss Guard, the security that protects the Pope and the Apostolic Palace.

Before he knows it, however, Cavelti is in the middle of a rescue operation, trying to save everyone inside Vatican City.  There is an invasion of monsters just outside its borders.

THE LOWDOWN:  This is the second time that I have been on any kind of list that provides PDF copies of titles published by Dark Horse Comics.  The latest received is Vatican City #1.

While reading this, I thought of a few apocalyptic and vampire films to which Vatican City #1 has at least a passing resemblance – in one way or another.  That includes 28 Days Later (2002), I Am Legend (2007), Daybreakers (2009), to name a few.  Of course, Vatican City's writer, Mark Millar, has dealt with vampires before, as he has did when he launched his wonderful vampire-as-superheroes franchise with Night Club #1.

Millar throws the readers right into the action, and as always, Millar action is bracing action – filled with equal parts thrills and chills.  I don't want to spoil anything, but, of course, there is a shocking surprise to close out this first issue.

The art, colors, and letters by Per Berg (also known as Per Darwin Berg or by the pen name, “Narwhal”) are both representational and impressionistic, possibly because Berg is depicting a world that is rapidly shifting from the natural to the supernatural.  One thing that Berg's storytelling certainly does is create the sense of rapid breakdown and hopelessness, which are perfect modes for apocalyptic fiction.  Berg wants the reader to guess at what is happening more than know what is happening.

Well, Millar and Berg have certainly given readers a reason to come back for the second issue.  I suggest that you do so, dear readers.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar, of vampire comic books, and of horror apocalypse will want to read Vatican City.

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Comics Review: "ARCHIE & FRIENDS LEVEL UP! #1" Levels Up on "Minecraft"

ARCHIE & FRIENDS LEVEL UP! #1 (#19)
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Ian Flynn; Hal Smith; George Gladir; Bill Golliher
PENCILS: Steve Butler; Doug Crane; Dan DeCarlo; Sam Schwartz;
INKS: Lily Butler; Scott McRae; Mike Esposito; Rudy Lapick; Samm Schwartz; Dan DeCarlo
COLORS: Glenn Whitmore; Barry Grossman
LETTERS: Jack Morelli; Bill Yoshida
EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald
EiC: Mike Pellerito
COVER: Dan Parent with Rosario “Tito” Peňa
VARIANT COVER: Dan DeCarlo
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (June 2025); on sale in comic book shops April 2, 2025

Rating: All-Ages

“Servers You Right”

Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character.  In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”

Archie Comics published the series, Archie & Friends, from 1992 to 2012 for 159 issues.  Since 2019, Archie has been publishing a new iteration of Archie & Friends as a series of themed one-shot comic books.  The latest is Archie & Friends (Level Up!) No.1, the nineteenth issue in the series.  It features one new five-page story and five reprint stories.  Entitled “Servers You Right,” the new story is written by Ian Flynn; drawn by Steve Butler (pencils) and Lily Butler (inks); colored by Glenn Whitmore; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.

Archie and Friends in Level Up! in “Servers You Right”:

Archie and the Gang (Betty, Veronica, and Jughead) come together to play the video game, “Crafty Miners,” an open world video game where you can do anything.  The fun and games turn a little edgier when Veronica decides to be her normal self, and Reggie shows up to do some damage.  Can Dilton, the server administrator, save the day?

THE LOWDOWN:   For several years, Archie's marketing department has been sending me PDF copies of some of their titles for review.  One of the most recent is Archie & Friends Level Up! (which is titled Archie and Friends, No. 1 (#19), in the indicia).

The Archie & Friends series has previously offered movie-themed editions in the past, such as Archie and Friends Hot Summer Movies (cover dated: July 2023), which included the story, “Riverdale Jones and the Burger of Destiny,” a parody of the then upcoming film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).  The target for parody this time is the recent smash hit, Warner Bros. film, A Minecraft Movie, which is based on the video game, Minecraft, which debuted in 2011.

I don't have much interest in the movie, but I will likely watch it when it arrives on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service, Max, in a few months.  Surprisingly, the script by Ian Flynn offers a rather nice scenario, which could have become a rather nice full-size, standalone story instead of this good five-page story.  I wish Archie would have let Flynn fly on this one.

The art team of Steve Butler (pencils) and Lily Butler (inks) deliver some standout work.  As far as my experience with their Archie Comics work, this is the best looking that I have seen in terms of composition and aesthetics.  And I say this as a fan of their Archie work.  “Servers You Right” has captured my imagination in a way I did not expect.  Glenn Whitmore's colors really serve the art quite well, and, as always, Jack Morelli's lettering hits it hard.

In addition to the main stories, there are five reprint stories.  Two with Archie as the star, and one each with Betty, Jughead, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch as the star. I grew up on classic-style Archie Comics.  So, there is something comforting about seeing Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead in both all-new and classic adventures.  I will always recommend classic-style Archie titles, so I am giving Archie and Friends Level Up! a heartier recommendation than usual because of the Butlers' art.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of classic-style Archie Comics will want to find a copy of Archie & Friends Level Up!.

B+

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Comics Review: "ARCHIE IS MR.JUSTICE #3" vs. Betty Cooper?!

ARCHIE IS MR. JUSTICE, NO. 3 (OF 4)
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Kenny Porter
ART: Maria Sanapo
COLORS: Glenn Whitmore
LETTERS: Jack Morelli
EDITOR: Jamie Lee Rotante
EiC: Mike Pellerito
COVER: Reiko Murakami
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Soo Lee; Matt Talbot
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (May 2025); on sale in comic book shops March 19, 2025

Rating: Teen+

Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character.  In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”

Archie Comics has also published superhero comic books featuring offbeat characters.  The latest is a new four-issue comic book series, entitled Archie is Mr. Justice.  The third issue is written by Kenny Porter; drawn by Maria Sanapo; colored by Glenn Whitmore; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.  Archie is Mr. Justice focuses on teenager Archie Andrews and his superhero persona, “Mr. Justice.”  Now, Archie has to choose between two loves – Betty Cooper and Riverdale.

Archie is Mr. Justice #3 opens in Pickens Park, Riverdale.  There, Betty Cooper meets with Harper, a reporter.  Betty has arranged this meeting in order to tell the story of how Mr. Justice changed her life, how he made her brave.  This is also a story, however, of love and heartbreak.

With great powers comes great sacrifice, but when Archie is faced with having to choose between his responsibilities and his first love, Betty Cooper, will his duties to Riverdale win out over his heart?  And what choices will Betty make?  Plus, there are appearances by Kid Wicked, Mad Flame, and the rise of the “Defendo-Bots.”

THE LOWDOWN:   I have been reading comic books, on and off, for decades.  I have sporadically read Archie Comics titles over that time.  For many years now, Archie's marketing department has been sending PDF copies of some of their titles for review.  Archie is Mr. Justice No. 3 is the latest.

Archie Comics has been reviving some of the old M.L.J. “Golden Age” superheroes for several years now.  The latest to rise from the grave is “Mr. Justice,” also known as “the Royal Wraith.”  Created by writer Joe Blair and artist Sam Cooper, Mr. Justice was an 18th century English prince who was murdered by rebels.  Chance and circumstance brought about his return to the mortal world in the 1940s in the form of Mr. Justice.  Mr. Justice first appeared in Blue Ribbon Comics #9 (cover dated: February 1941; M.L.J. Magazines), which, in a bit of meta-fiction, is the comic book that appears in Archie is Mr. Justice #1 as one of Jughead's comic books.  From this particular comic book, Archie takes inspiration for his “Mr. Justice” identity.

For this third issue, writer Kenny Porter and artist Maria Sanapo delve into the complications that come from having both a superhero identity and a personal life, which the prior issue also did.  Porter's script captures the birth of young love – in full bloom – and then, it captures the arrival of complications.  I can say that the emotions and romance that Porter depicts resonate in the story.  The coming on of romantic troubles and later, the hope of reconciliation and maturation engaged me; I was surprised to find myself investing, as a reader, in Archie and Betty's relationship.

Sanapo's art and storytelling offer a feeling of nostalgia and a sense of now.  Her line work is classic comics cool, but the storytelling is a storm of complications and subtle conflicts of interests that readers were unlikely to find in comic book romance six or seven decades ago.  Sanapo's art is a blending of eye-pleasing graphics and rich storytelling.  Honestly, I think Sanapo's work here makes an argument that this story should have been a graphic novel instead of only being a single issue.

Glenn Whitmore's colors capture the nuance and shifting moods of this story, and I think he is perfect for Sanapo's art.  Jack Morelli's lettering provides a steady beat for a story that finds the messiness of relationships with each page and also the fun of the explosive destruction of superhero fight comics

I am surprised by Archie is Mr. Justice #3.  It is as strong as prior issues, but is also different.  It stands out in a way that will hopefully attract readers.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Archie Comics' superhero titles will want to try Archie is Mr. Justice No. 3.

[This comic book includes a two-page section on the making of Archie is Mr. Justice No. 3.  There is also a Q&A featuring Kenny Porter and Maria Sanapo.]

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