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Monday, November 15, 2021
IDW Publishing Shipping from Diamond Distributors for November 17, 2021
Image Comics Shipping from Diamond Distributors for November 17, 2021
Marvel Comics Shipping from Diamond Distributors for November 17, 2021
Comic Books, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for November 17, 2021
DC Comics Shipping from Lunar Distributors for November 16, 2021
Aquaman The Becoming #3 (Of 6)(Cover A David Talaski), $3.99
Aquaman The Becoming #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Khary Randolph Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman #117 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez)(Fear State), $4.99
Batman #117 (Cover B Jorge Molina Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $5.99
Batman #117 (Cover C Rose Besch Retro Gamer Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Batman Secret Files The Gardener #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Christian Ward)(Fear State), $4.99
Batman Secret Files The Gardener #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Ejikure Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $5.99
Batman Secret Files The Gardener #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Christian Ward Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Brian Level & Jay Leisten Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Blue And Gold #4 (Of 8)(Cover A Ryan Sook), $3.99
Catwoman Volume 5 Valley Of The Shadow Of Death TP, $16.99
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #1 (Of 6)(2nd Printing John McCrea Cover), $3.99
Dreaming Waking Hours TP, $29.99
Green Lantern #8 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $4.99
Green Lantern #8 (Cover B Juliet Nneka Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League #69 (Cover A Jorge Fornes), $4.99
Justice League #69 (Cover B Alexander Lozano Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Endless Winter HC, $29.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #7 (Cover A Karl Mostert), $3.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #7 (Cover B Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #7 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Looney Tunes #263 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs & Dave Alvarez), $2.99
Nice House On The Lake #6 (Of 12)(Cover A Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $3.99
Nice House On The Lake #6 (Of 12)(Cover B Javier Rodriguez Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #86 (Cover A Bruno Redondo)(Fear State), $3.99
Nightwing #86 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $4.99
Nightwing #86 (Cover C Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Nubia And The Amazons #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Alitha Martinez), $3.99
Nubia And The Amazons #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Maika Sozo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Other History Of The DC Universe HC, $29.99
Plunge TP, $17.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Sam Wolfe Connelly), $3.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Tiffany Turrill Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robins #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99
Robins #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Babs Tarr Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad #9 (Cover A Eduardo Pansica), $3.99
Suicide Squad #9 (Cover B Dexter Soy Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Trevor Hairsine), $3.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #5 (Of 8)(Cover A Bilquis Evely), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #5 (Of 8)(Cover B Amy Reeder), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #5 (Cover A John Timms), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #5 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #5 (Cover C Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #1 (Of 8)(Cover A Mike Hawthorne), $3.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #1 (Of 8)(Cover B Riley Rossmo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
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Sunday, November 14, 2021
Comics Review: Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 #1
MARVEL COMICS
STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Guiu Vilanova
COLORS: Antonio Fabela
LETTERS: VC's Ariana Maher
EDITOR: Tom Groneman
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski
COVER: Mahmud Asrar with Matthew Wilson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Ron Frenz and Tom Palmer with Nolan Woodard; Caspar Wijngaard; Ray-Anthony Height with Guru-eFX
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2021)
Rated T
“Born to Kill”
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters is a Marvel Comics Star Wars publishing event that is comprised of 34 individual comic books, published from May to October 2021. The series invents a series of events that occur between the time bounty hunter, Boba Fett, collects Han Solo frozen in carbonite in 1980s The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) and Fett's appearance in 1983's Return of the Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi).
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 #1 is the fourth of four “War of the Bounty Hunters” one-shot tie-ins that focus on the most notorious hunters and scoundrels of the Star Wars criminal underworld. This comic book is written by Rodney Barnes; drawn by Guiu Vilanova; colored by Antonio Fabela; and lettered by Ariana Maher.
As Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 #1 (“Born to Kill”) opens, the droid, IG-88, who calls himself “the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy,” lies in the pieces. [The reasons for this are shown in Darth Vader (2020) #17-18.] Enter the cyborg, RB-919, who is a master at recommissioning droids. He has been hired by Deva Lompop, the bounty hunter and member of the galactic criminal syndicate, Crimson Dawn, to restore IG-88.
Once IG-88 is back online he returns to being an advanced droid designed for death, destruction, and mayhem, flawless in design and possessing unparalleled weapons systems. Lompop has a mission for the revived bounty hunter – find Boba Fett and steal Han Solo (frozen in carbonite) from him. Can IG-88 find a strategy to overcome his old foe? And what motivates him to come back from destruction time and again?
THE LOWDOWN: Until I read Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 #1, I had not read a single issue of “War of the Bounty Hunters,” although I had initially planned to do so. I am a fan of writer Rodney Barnes, so when I found out (via Twitter) that he'd written this tie-in comic book, I purchased a digital copy via comiXology.
Barnes doesn't disappoint. I wondered if anyone could write a single-issue story that ties into “War of the Bounty Hunters” and that either illuminates IG-88's character or offers something new. Barnes offers a credible tie-in and also a story that presents IG-88 as an intriguing character outside the main story. Honestly, he seems more humanoid than droid, and he is an attractive character because he is both clever and homicidal.
I hugely enjoyed the art by Guiu Vilanova, which reminds me of 1990s Matt Wagner. While stylish, Vilanova's art here conveys the edgy, violent nature of Barnes' story, while establishing a gritty sci-fi setting that recalls the original Star Wars film's Wild West vibes. Antonio Fabela's colors light the story as if to bring together the sensibilities of Blade Runner and Star Wars. Ariana Maher's lettering delineates this story's shifts and twists in a seamless fashion.
I will be a greedy fanboy and say that I wish there was more Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 #1. I think Rodney Barnes and Guiu Vilanova could at least offer an enticing IG-88 miniseries.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Star Wars comic books will want Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 #1.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Saturday, November 13, 2021
Comics Review: "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #112" Goes to the Drive-In
SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #112
DC COMICS
STORY: Derek Fridolfs; Sholly Fisch
PENCILS: Scott Jeralds; Dario Brizuela
INKS: Scott Jeralds; Dario Brizuela
COLORS: Jeremy Lawson; Heroic Age
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte
EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Kristy Quinn (reprint)
COVER: Derek Fridolfs with Jeremy Lawson
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (December 2021)
Ages 8+
“Attack of the 8-Foot Amphibian!”
Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010. I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #112 opens with “Attack of the 8-Foot Amphibian!,” which is written by Derek Fridolfs and drawn by Scott Jeralds. The story finds Mystery Inc.: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma in the “Mystery Machine” are arriving at the “Coolsville Drive-In” movie theater. They are there for a screening of the classic monster movie, “The Ghoulie from Green Lagoon.” It seems, however, that the Ghoulie has, of late, been rampaging through the drive-in. Instead of a night at the movies, it's another mystery for Scooby and the gang.
The second story, “Creature Feature” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Dario Brizuela. [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #38 (cover date: December 2013).] The story opens on the set of the “Nocturna, Mistress of Midnight” television show. Horror movie hostess, “Nocturna,” is screening the monster movie, “Attack of the Cabbage People,” when a real cabbage monster terrorizes the set. It seems that “creepy creatures” from old movies have been plaguing the television studio for a few weeks.
Mystery Inc. arrives, offering to help solve the mystery. The gang discovers that Sybil, the actress who plays Nocturna; Lew Gordon, the show's producer; and Dennis Raye, the show's intern have different ideas about what is going on. Can Mystery Inc. solve the mystery of these old movie monsters before there are too many for anyone to handle?
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #111 was one of the best issues of the series that I had read in a long time. Shockingly, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #112 makes it consecutive top-flight issues of a Scooby-Doo comic book series that has been mostly flat for the past few years.
First, the opening story, “Attack of the 8-Foot Amphibian!,” features the artwork of one of the very best Scooby-Doo comic book artists, Scott Jeralds. His beautiful “clear-line” drawing style retains the classic design of the Scooby-Doo characters and adds a quirky modern visual sensibility. The story is written by one of the better Scooby-Doo comic book writers, Derek Fridolfs, who is also an artist and who draws issue #112's cover.
Fridolf's script offers sly commentary about people's obsessions with their smart phones and about how people use camera phones to record events rather than live in those events themselves. It seems that the only ones concerned with “the Green Ghoulie” is analog-era Mystery Inc, who fit in perfectly with the story's setting, a drive-in movie theater. This offers an obvious contrast to the rest of the moviegoers who are too jaded to care about “old school” or “retro” things.
Like the reprint story in issue #111, issue 112's back-up story is also a reprint from an earlier issue of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? rather than from the previous series, Scooby-Doo (1997-2010). “Creature Feature” (originally published in 2013) is not quite as entertaining as “Attack of the 8-Foot Amphibian!,” but it does offer “Nocturna, Mistress of Midnight,” an homage to the great, real-life horror-hostess, “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.” For me, that's enough to make “Creature Feature” a winner.
So, I highly recommend Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #112 to Scooby-Doo fans. And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
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