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Batgirls #3 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99
Batgirls #3 (Cover B Kim Jacinto Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #3 (Cover C Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira), $2.99
Batman Catwoman #10 (Of 12)(Cover A Clay Mann), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #10 (Of 12)(Cover B Jim Lee & Scott Williams), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #10 (Of 12)(Cover C Travis Charest), $4.99
Batman Detective Comics Volume 1 The Neighborhood HC, $29.99
Batman Urban Legends #12 (Cover A Karl Mostert & Trish Mulvihill), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #12 (Cover B Jorge Molina), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #12 (Cover C Anand Radhakrishnan), $7.99
Batman Volume 2 The Joker War TP, $16.99
Black Manta #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Valentine De Landro), $3.99
Black Manta #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Nights Death Metal #1 (Of 7)(Soundtrack Special Edition Rise Against With Flexi Single Broken Dreams Inc.)(2nd Printing), $24.99
Dark Nights Death Metal #2 (Of 7)(Soundtrack Special Edition Grey Daze With Flexi Single Featuring Anything Anything)(2nd Printing), $24.99
Dark Nights Death Metal #3 (Of 7)(Soundtrack Special Edition Denzel Curry With Flexi Single Featuring Bad Luck)(2nd Printing), $24.99
Detective Comics #1052 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $4.99
Detective Comics #1052 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1052 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Flintstones The Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Future State Gotham #10 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Future State Gotham #10 (Cover B Mike Bowden Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Sarin), $3.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover A Olivier Coipel), $3.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover C Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover D Khary Randolph & Emilio Lopez Card Stock Variant), AR
Joker #12 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cam Smith), $5.99
Joker #12 (Cover B Gerardo Zaffino), $5.99
Joker #12 (Cover C Jonboy Meyers), $5.99
Joker #12 (Cover D James Stokoe), AR
Justice League #72 (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $4.99
Justice League #72 (Cover B David Marquez Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League 2021 Annual #1 (Cover A Sanford Greene), $5.99
Justice League 2021 Annual #1 (Cover B Felipe Massafera Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Justice League By Scott Snyder Deluxe Edition Volume 3 HC, $39.99
Legion Of Super-Heroes Before The Darkness Volume 2 HC, $49.99
Monkey Prince #1 (Of 12)(Cover F Bernard Chang Gold Foil Red Envelope Card Stock Variant), AR
Pennyworth #7 (Of 7)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Strange Love Adventures #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $9.99
Strange Love Adventures #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Amanda Conner), $9.99
Suicide Squad Blaze #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Aaron Campbell), $6.99
Suicide Squad Blaze #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Matias Bergara), $6.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #8 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #8 (Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Titans United #6 (Of 7)(Cover A Jamal Campbell), $3.99
Titans United #6 (Of 7)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman #784 (Cover A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $4.99
Wonder Woman #784 (Cover B Will Murai Card Stock Variant), $5.99
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Comics Review: "VAMPIRELLA Valentine's Day Special" is Like a Box of Chocolates
VAMPIRELLA VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: David Avallone; Dearbhla Kelly; George Kambadais; Jacob Edgar
ART: Vincenzo Carratu; George Kambadais & Emiliana Pinna; George Kambadais; Andres Labrada
COLORS: Ellie Wright; George Kambadais
LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Sozomaika
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Lesley Leirix; Elias Chatzoudis; Sozomaika; Rachel Hollon (cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (February 2022)
Rated Teen+
Vampirella is a vampire and female superhero created by the late author and science fiction and horror expert, Forrest J Ackerman, and designed by comic book artist, Trina Robbins. Vampirella first appeared in Vampirella #1 (Sept. 1969), the debut issue of a black and white horror comics magazine from Warren Publishing. Writer-editor Archie Goodwin changed the character from a hostess of horror comics to a leading character in her own stories.
In 2010, Dynamite Entertainment obtained the character and has been publishing new Vampirella material since then. The latest is Vampirella Valentine's Day Special, an anthology comic book comprised of four stories.
The first is “A Dame with Fangs,” which is written by David Avallone; drawn by Vincenzo Carratu; and colored by Ellie Wright. The second is “A Match Made in Hell” which is written, drawn and colored by George Kambadais. The third story is “Outlaws,” which is written by Jacob Edgar; drawn by Andres Labrada; and colored by Ellie Wright. The fourth story is “O Glorious Saint Valentine,” which is written by Dearbhla Kelly; drawn by George Kambadais & Emiliana Pinna; and colored by Kambadais. All the stories are lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.
THE LOWDOWN: I will summarize and review each story separately:
“A Dame with Fangs” by David Avallone, Vincenzo Carratu, Ellie Wright, and Jeff Eckleberry:
On February 14, 1972 – Valentine's Day – Nick Napoli, a 20-year-old Vietnam combat veteran turned New York City police officer, has the shock of his life. He is attacked by one vampire and then, meets another, Vampirella. It turns out to be an unforgettable experience...
“A Dame with Fangs” is a sweet little tale that is sentimental in all the right ways without being sickly sweet and cloying. I wonder if writer David Avallone is essentially offering a valentine card to his late father, Michael Avallone, who was a World War II veteran and a prolific author. Many of his novels starred private investigators who dealt with unusual and unusually sexy women.
“A Match Made in Hell” by George Kambadais and Jeff Eckleberry:
Vampirella takes on a fire monster, but when she thinks she has found a solution, things get complicated. Well, it is Valentine's Day!
Cute story, cute art, cute coloring, and cute lettering: “A Match Made in Hell” is a delightful piece of candy in this box of chocolates.
“Outlaws”by Jacob Edgar, Andres Labrada, Ellie Wright, and Jeff Eckleberry:
Rhett Nelson and Besty Louisa Farrell are in love and also outlaws on the run. Then, things turn so bad that they have to turn to mystery woman, “Miss Normandy,” but will they get the help they want?
Well, I suppose that every Valentine's Day-theme anthology needs a tale of doomed love. “Outlaws” makes good use of Vampirella, and this could also work as a longer story.
“O Glorious Saint Valentine” by Dearbhla Kelly, George Kambadais & Emiliana Pinna, and Jeff Eckleberry:
Vampirella has some business in Phoenix Park, Dublin. It seems that the “Dearg-Due,” the ghost of a wronged maiden, is killing the lovelorn. Vampirella isn't sure how to destroy a ghost, and she may also not be any good in matters of the heart.
What would a Vampirella anthology, even a Valentine's one, be without a ghost story? “O Glorious Saint Valentine” is also a nice example of how complicated love with a human can be for Vampirella.
Usually when I review an anthology comic book, I pick a favorite story. Well, I like all four stories in Vampirella Valentine's Day Special, and I highly recommend that you give them all a try. Also, I think all four stories could work as a longer narrative.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Vampirella comics will want to read Vampirella Valentine's Day Special.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Sunday, February 6, 2022
Comics Review: "KING SPAWN #6" - Now with Even More Evil People
KING SPAWN #6
IMAGE COMICS
Rated: “T/ Teen”
Spawn created by Todd McFarlane
Spawn is a superhero/antihero character that stars in the long-running comic book series, Spawn. Created by writer-artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1 (cover dated: May 1992).
Spawn was Albert Francis “Al” Simmons. A career military man who becomes a highly capable assassin and dies a violent death. He makes a deal with the devil, Malebolgia, in order to return to the living realm to see his wife one last time. However, Al returns with almost no memories accept that his name is Al Simmons, and he learns that he is now a “Hellspawn” in service of Malebolgia. Rebelling, Al Simmons, now “Spawn,” finds a new purpose in stopping evil.
A year ago, (February 2021), Todd McFarlane announced his plans to build a larger, multi-character, interconnected, comic book universe based around his Spawn comic book – a “Spawn Universe.” McFarlane also announced four new comic book titles coming out in 2021, with three of them continuing as regular monthly titles.
One of them is King Spawn. This series is written by Sean Lewis; drawn by Javi Fernandez; colored by FCO Plascencia; lettered by Andworld Design. King Spawn finds Spawn battling the members of a dark conspiracy that wants to force him to accept his crown.
King Spawn #6 opens after the shocking revelation that the “Disruptor” is Jason Wynn, the late director of the U.S. Security Group … and Al Simmons' former boss … who betrayed him. Wynn wants Spawn to open the “Dead Zones” and to embrace his destiny as “King Spawn.”
Spawn simply wants to remember the wrongs everyone has done to him … all of them. Meanwhile, another secretive organization prepares for Spawn's fate.
THE LOWDOWN: King Spawn continues to be the best Spawn spin-off comic book to date. It is so fun to read; nothing against other comic books in the Spawn line, but King Spawn is … king.
Writer Sean Lewis' poison pen/keyboard offers mean-spirited, angry, violent, crazy, demented and sometimes inappropriate scenes, plots, and subplots. And that's all I ever wanted. Lewis is proving to be a true spawn of Hell, a writer determined to activate every bit of dark potential in Spawn.
Javi Fernandez's art and storytelling recalls the early glory days of Todd McFarlane's Spawn art. Sure some of this art will get him banned in Texas school and public libraries. Some of it may even cause him to end up in Hell, side by side with Billy Kincaid. In the meantime, however, Javi is giving Hell-spawned readers their hellish delights.
Tonight, a vampire might be floating outside your house, scratching on your window. It will be holding a copy of King Spawn #6 just for you. Seriously, this is a fantastic comic book, and it always, always leaves me wanting more.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Spawn will want to read King Spawn.
[This comic book includes “Spawning Ground” Presents “The Breakdown,” which is an interview of King Spawn writer, Sean Lewis.]
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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