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Sweet Shirt! Threadless and Valiant Team Up for a Faith T-Shirt and a Good Cause

Valiant Entertainment and Threadless Join Forces for Mental Health Awareness Month

To mark the 68th annual Mental Health Awareness Month during the month of May, award-winning comic book publisher Valiant Entertainment and Threadless Artist Shops will offer a selection of limited-edition t-shirts featuring Faith, Valiant’s groundbreaking comic book character. All proceeds from the items sold will…

Marvel Unlimited Additions for May 2017

MARVEL UNLIMITED EXPANDS THIS MAY Digital Subscription library continues to grow with latest updates

Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 20,000 issues of Marvel’s classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week, here…

Valiant is Stopping by the 2017 Cans Warped Tour

Valiant to Appear at 2017 Vans Warped Tour®  Dates in California, New York, Washington, and More – Coming Soon to a Town Near You!

Award-Winning Comics Publisher to Bring New Merchandise, Free Giveaways, Creator Appearances, and More to Thousands of New Fans Across the United States in Partnership with Longest Running Touring Music Festival 

Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce that – in…

Image Comics LOOSE ENDS Gets Collected in Paperback this July

GRITTY SOUTHERN CRIME ROMANCE LOOSE ENDS HITS PAPERBACK THIS JULY Collecting the entire miniseries

Writer Jason Latour (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Spider-Gwen), artist Chris Brunner (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight), and colorist Rico Renzi (Spider-Gwen, Squirrel Girl) will release a trade paperback collection of their miniseries LOOSE ENDS this July.

No one seemed to notice Sonny…

THE ARCHIES ONE SHOT

BRAND NEW ONE-SHOT SPECIAL! Follow Archie’s quest to make his songwriting dreams a reality, and see what happens when the rock ‘n’ roll dream starts affecting his relationships with his closest friends. Join co-writers Alex Segura and Matthew Rosenberg (Archie Meets Ramones) and artist Joe Eisma (Archie) for a power-pop one-shot that goes loud on the music, fun and friendship.

Script: Alex Segura and Matt Rosenberg Art: Joe Eisma, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli Cover: Jaime Hernandez Variant Covers: David Mack, Audrey Mok Boom Comics Retailer Variant Cover: Greg Smallwood On Sale Date: 5/24 48-page, full color comic $4.99 U.S.

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HEAVENLY BLUES #1

Written by Ben Kahn and Illustrated by Bruno Hidalgo

People live.  People die.  The “good” are pleasantly escorted off to Heaven; while the rest unceremoniously rots in Hell.  Hell- a world where torture isn’t retribution, it’s just hazing.  Isaiah Jefferson fancied himself a dashing rogue; the greatest thief of the Great Depression, but a cruel betrayal left him dead in the dirt.  Erin Foley was a scared grifter desperate not to be another child fed to the violent maw of the Salem Witch Trials.  When they’re given the chance to leave Hell and spit in the face of judgment, can they face their demons and become the master thieves they were meant to be?  HEAVENLY BLUES reunites the team behind SHAMAN to deliver a mystical heist mash-up from beyond the grave.

LITTLE GUARDIANS #4

Written by Ed Cho, Illustrated by Lee Cherolis

An anger demon rushes towards the town, and it is Tane’s responsibility to stop it. Unfortunately he has some unwanted companions aiding him in the desert while Idem recovers at the hospital. Elk recounts this heroic tale with a song and a drink at the local tavern. Combining humor with big adventure LITTLE GUARDIANS is a fun-filled all-ages romp.

  MINDBENDER #3

Written by James Pruett; Illustrated by Federico De Luca; Cover art by Federico De Luca and Andrea Di Vito

Continuing the reality warping psychological thriller MINDBENDER. Following the events of the police incident in downtown Philadelphia, Alex manages to escape from the police aided by Berdy, his new-found friend who communicates with a mysterious other-dimensional voice that only he can hear. Agent Colton Brand closes in on Alex and prepares for an all-out assault as he fears that Alex possesses enough power to end the world. Meanwhile, more about Alex’s abilities are discovered as he seeks out the innocent mother that was shot and crucially wounded in the crossfires between Alex and the police from the “incident” as she struggles for her life in intensive care. Featuring two available covers by series artist Federico De Luca and a special variant by Andrea Di Vito (Guardians of the Galaxy, Annihilation).

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SOLAR FLARE #4

Written by James Haick III, Illustrated by Branko Jovanovic, and Color Art by Song Ye

With chaos surrounding them at every turn, it was only a matter of time until Jake Clifford and his group got tangled up with the wrong sort. Tensions are high but the stakes are higher as friendships are tested far beyond what they could have expected. Has anarchy already taken hold in For Myers? Will everyone Jake cares for stand united in his plan to get to his daughter?

  TINKERS OF THE WASTELAND #2

Written and illustrated by Raul Trevino. Dialogue Editing, Robert Diamond.

In a post-apocalyptic world, the Tinkers find that the chickens they’ve been hunting as food will be part of a dire threat that could destroy what it remains of humanity. After stealing the chickens the Tinkers are forced to flee from an onslaught of weapon enhanced hot rods driven by the crazy minions of King Queer and that’s the easy part as they find themselves face-to-face with the fearless and mysterious road warrior and elusive cannibal they call Fly. Legend has it that to meet him is to meet your death, particularly when he’s hungry and today…he’s starving.

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BILL & TED GO TO HELL Review

Written by Brian Joines Art by Bachan Colors by Jeremy Lawson Letters by Jim Campbell Published by Boom! Studios

The boys are back! Death has been taken by the Devil and the boys are going to get him. Many of their friends from Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey come along for the ride. Joan of Arc, Rufus, Station, Billy the Kid, Abraham Licoln and Station to name but a few.  This showdown…

This year roll call of guests include Stephen Amell and John Barrowman from Arrow, Jim Beaver and Felicia Day from Supernatural, Emma Caulfield and Clare Kramer from Buffy, Summer Glau from Firefly, Jason Isaacs from Harry Potter, and from Lost Girl; Zoie Palmer, Anna Silk, Rachel Skarsten, and Emmanuelle Vaugier. Voice actors John Dimaggio and Tom Kane are also making an appearance. These are just some of the many guests that the fans will get a chance to see this weekend.

Planet Comicon Kansas City also gives the opportunity to the fans to cosplay their favorite characters from all walks of the geek world. From Jokers to Deadpools, Jedis to Starfleet Officers all realms were captured on the first day of the event. Two days are left to see even more.

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THE DAMNED #1

Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Brian Hurtt Colorist: Bill Crabtree Cover Artists: Brian Hurtt and Bill Crbatree AGE RATING: Mature GENRE: Crime, Fantasy PRICE: $1 PAGE COUNT: 32

In a Prohibition-era world where demonic princes pull the strings that make crime families dance, Eddie is a mortal with two things working for him. First of all, he can’t die. Well, he can and does, quite often, but he doesn’t stay down for long. Second, Eddie runs the Gehenna Room, a nightclub with a strict “no demons allowed” policy. But blessings and curses don’t look all that different these days, and failing to tell the two apart can get a guy killed—over and over again in Eddie’s case. So when one of Eddie’s old pals shows up seeking sanctuary, Eddie knows he’s in for a double-cross, and that means walking the line between salvation and damnation once more.

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TEKKEN #1 (of 4)

Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Andie Tong

All new comic series based on the iconic fighting game franchise! Written by Cavan Scott (Doctor Who, Vikings) and illustrated by Andie Tong! This sensational new comic series will tap into TEKKEN’s rich history, and will feature memorable characters from the celebrated video game canon including Jin, Heihachi Mishima, Yoshimitsu, Nina Williams and Paul Phoenix.

FC • 32pp • $3.99 • On Sale May 3, 2017

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PENNY DREADFUL #2

(ONGOING: ‘THE AWAKING’, PART 2 OF 4)

Writer: Chris King Artist: Jesús Hervás Colorist: Jason Wordie

COVER A: Tristan Jones COVER B: PHOTO COVER C: Nick Percival COVER D: Louie De Martinis

Ethan Chandler finds himself unable to move on. As he searches desperately for meaning in a world without Vanessa, ancient words echo across the centuries, and he is called on once again to take up arms against the creatures crawling out of the night!

FC • 32pp • $3.99 • On Sale May 3, 2017

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Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #2

Writer: George Mann Artist: Pasquale Qualano

Cover A: Mariano Laclaustra Cover B: Photo Cover C: Antonio Fuso Cover D: Luis Guerrero

All-new series featuring The Doctor, Lucy and the super-powered Grant! What part of Grant’s secret past is coming back to threaten the universe? Featuring the characters of the stunning Doctor Who 2016 Holiday Special on a brand-new adventure!

FC – 32pp – $3.99 – On sale May 3, 2017

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ASSASSIN’S CREED LOCUS TPB

Writer: Ian Edginton Artist: Caspar Wijngaard, Triona Farrell

ISBN: 9781782763130

Based on the hit video game by Ubisoft!

The collection of the young adult mini-series that revisits the streets of Victorian London and tie-ins with the Scholastic Young Adult Novels, The Last Descendants!

Tommy Greyling has travelled to London in search of a murderer – and a secret! Teaming up with the Assassins Evie Frye and Henry Green, he sets out on a quest to uncover the mystery that has changed the world!

SC – FC – 112 pages – $16.99 – On sale in stores: May 3

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Ravina the Witch?

Writer/Artist: Junko Mizuno

ISBN: 9781785858536

Once upon a time, on the coast of a tiny European country, there was an enormous cloud of toxic fumes. In this cloud lived a young girl named Ravina. And she is about to be unleashed on the human world!

A bewitching and beautiful tale of an orphan girl who was raised by crows in a trash heap. One day, a dying witch gifts her with a mysterious magic wand and her life changes forever! Now, the human world is hers to play with… Or will this land of fear and corruption prove too much for the fledgling witch? In a time of witch hunts, Ravina must have her wits about her!

Soon to be the subject of a highly-anticipated art exhibition in Los Angeles!

HC – FC – 48pp – $24.99 – On sale in comic book stores: May 3 – On sale in book stores: June 6

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Here's the list of #NewComics for May 3rd, 2017 and the #FCBD list too

Yes, it’s Monday again, Comic Book Lovers, but Wednesday is right around the corner, and that’s not all. Yes, we have this week’s list of brand new comics as always, but we also have another list of comics, and those are all FREE! Yup, Free Comic Book Day 2017 is Saturday and there’s a lot to choose from. So, we’ll have that list, the other list, the usual questions, but first a lot of spotlights…

The CBI Talks Podcast Episode 27 ask the question: Are Hydra Nazis?

The official podcast of the Comic Book Illuminati, it’s CBI Talks! Bringing you the best in geek news, reviews, and discussion every week. Subscribe, comment, and join in on all of the geek discussion over at the Comic Book Illuminati.

Leroy and Eli are back to cause more chaos! Superheroes Decoded! What are our thoughts on the History channel documentary about facts that every nerd already…

COVERED! April 26th, 2017 #LateButGreat

COVERED! sometimes late, but always great!

Steven Universe Ongoing #3 by Missy Pena Namwolf #1 variant by Eric Powell Mother Panic #6 variant by Eric Canete Night Owl Society #1 variant by Valentin Ramon Wonder Woman #21 variant by Jenny Frison Big Moose One Shot by Wilfredo Torres Batman The Shadow #1 variant by Cliff Chiang Prometheus Life & Death One Shot by Sachin Teng X O…

The Night Owl Society #1, There's Nothing There #1 and more on This Geek in Comics! #comics #podcast #comicbooks

Outright Geekery’s weekly comic book review podcast, it’s This Geek in Comics 4-26-2017. On this week’s Star Wars Figure Debate filled episode, AKADavid is still loving Hulk and Gaumer is still loving ResurrXion, but they are BOTH still loving DC’s The Button story as seen The Flash this week. Then there’s Rebels at Dark Horse, The Old Guard at Image Comics, and those Alien books were off the…

Writers:  Ulises Farinas and Erick Freitas

Art:  Daniel Irizarri

Published by IDW

http://www.idwpublishing.com/

Judge Dredd: The Blessed Earth is set around 1,000 years in the future.   Here Judge Dredd has woken to find Mega City One in ruins and its population missing.  Following the introduction, Dredd has managed to track down and free some of the missing citizens.  Now, 10 years later, Dredd has begun to bring law back to the Blessed Earth.

Our story starts off with a white-bearded Judge Dredd riding a robot horse with no head.  He passes a group of settlers who are on a horse/wagon with no head as well.  As the issue progresses we learn that the remaining citizens of Mega City One are dying by the millions as Dredd begins the rebuilding of the city.  To do this, Dredd has begun construction on the mega-rail in an attempt to unite all of the settlements under the law.  The only problem is many of the survivors no longer want to be ruled by Dredd’s law and are actively rebelling.

The story told within this issue reminds me of some sort of Judge Dredd-Gamma World hybrid.  Here we have the old west juxtaposed with the future: a place of headless robot horses and outlaws. The writing and dialogue seem standard for a Judge Dredd comic.  Dredd moves through the story robotically enforcing the law and bringing it to the people, whether they want it or not.

The art serves its purpose here as well, and is particularly gritty.   This approach is a good fit for a Judge Dredd comic, but the art does not stand out in any way.  Some of the scenes are nice and the panels are large enough that many pages are composed of four widescreen panels only.  This serves to provide a wide vista and is nice for outside pieces as the artist manages to evoke Monument Valley, further enforcing the wild west feel.

Overall, I just couldn’t get into The Blessed Earth.  Judge Dredd has long been a guilty, but hard to find, pleasure for me and many of the U.S. versions of the character just don’t fit.  Judge Dredd to me has always been more robot than man.  His relentless 24 hour enforcement of the law is the only thing that drives him.  Additionally, Mega City One has always provided a good backdrop for the stories and is as much a character as Dredd is himself, and its destruction hurts the story.  Here, everything seems off-kilter with all of the traditional elements of a Judge Dredd story missing.  This would have served better as a futuristic wild west tale of a lone sheriff trying to bring order to a group of settlers than as a Judge Dredd story.

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Judge Dredd: The Blessed Earth Cover

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Writing 2 out of 5

Art 3 out of 5

Overall 2.5 out of 5

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Art: Pius Bak

  Published by IDW

http://www.idwpublishing.com/

IDW’s Night Owl Society by James Venhaus and Pius Buk is a great first issue.  Described as a “Quentin Tarantino version of the Breakfast Club”  by Ted Adams in an editor interview, the story begins with our main protagonist David, a young man who wants to avenge the death of a local priest.  To do this, he sets out to recruit help from his classmates and the adventure begins.

  I felt the writing within the first issue was very fitting for the story that it tells.  There are plenty of little quips between the teen heroes, while the dialogue for the mobsters has a different feel.  As for the story itself, the pacing is great, beginning with our teen heroes and then alternating between the two groups as it progresses.  Much of what is seen here in the first issue is nothing new, but I really liked the twists and turns that the story takes. Plus, I am a sucker for a cliffhanger.

  The art itself is quite interesting in that it borders on the simplistic, yet it serves the story it tells well.  Panel layout varies from page to page with a few splashes as needed.  One of the things that really struck me was the wide assortment of facial expressions the artist was able to achieve with only a few lines.  It seems that the facial expressions even carry the dialogue at times and serve to move the story forward.

  I enjoyed this first issue, but for the life of me can’t decide why.  Many of the characters here we have seen before and the story itself is nothing new.  What is new is the freshness that the writer and artist have brought to all of these familiar elements within the issue.  With that said, the ending has me planning on coming back for more.

  Writing 4.5 out of 5

Art 4.5 out of 5

Overall 4.5 out of 5

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