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A common complaint about the New 52 DC Comics relaunch was about the lack of female creators on the books. That’s OK with me, because that gives the smaller, creator-centric companies concentrated talent.
Pre-orders for Grace Randolph’s SUPURBIA made news last week by selling out of all available hard copies.
DigBoston asked if she was as excited as we were about her sellout!
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Red Spike from our pals at Benaroya Publishing brings the Super Soldier motif to the modern age. One the two surviving test subjects’ implant goes awry and terrorizes D.C.. Will his super strong chum Greg stop the madness? Art by Ghost Rider’s Mark Texiera. … Check out the last generation of heroes with Hell Yeah! from Image Comics. Preview at iFanboy. … The New 52 Swamp Thing run from Scott Snyder is the best since the Alan Moore days. Swamp Thing #7 out today! Picks pruned by LeaguePodcast.com.
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OUR #COMICS COLUMN’S OUT THIS MORNING! CLAY CHATS WITH GRACE RANDOLPH, CREATOR OF SUPURBIA—THE BOOK SOLD OUT A WEEK BEFORE IT’S RELEASE TODAY (TALK ABOUT LEADING LADIES!) —-> EARTH PRIME TIME: ‘REAL HOUSEWIVES OF…SUPURBIA’ WITH GRACE RANDOLPH.
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| Peanuts #2 from Kaboom! |
The monthly series reprints Sparky’s Sunday strips in full color, but also invites new creative teams to the mound.
COMICS
Terry McGinnis, Batman of 2019, faces an onslaught of 10,000 Jokerz in Batman Beyond Unlimited #1. This future tale is drawn by legendary 90s Batman artist Norm Breyfogle and introduces Justice League Beyond! Preview here. … Samurai’s Blood is finally collected into trade paperback from Image Comics this week. Three teenage samurai must defend their family honor and take revenge on the evil force threatening their clan. Read our interview with writer Owen Wiseman HERE AT DIGBOSTON: EARTH PRIME TIME! … Gamers and comic fans can rejoice over the release of Darkness II and Darkness #100. Written by Phil Hester and variant cover by legendary Todd McFarlane, Jackie must stare in to the face of the Darkness itself! Button mashing comic picks this week from LeaguePodcast.
Jonah Hex teams up with Amadeus Arkham to fight a giant bat to the death in All-Star Western #6! … Great movie ideas are being developed in comics every month, and we can only hope that a book called Nazi Zombies has been snatched up by a major studio. … Avast, readers, you get what you pay for, and you didn’t pay for this solicitation of G.I. Joe A Real American Hero Annual #1! … Will the LeaguePodcast weekly comic picks continue to ram boyhood soldier fantasies down your throat? The answer is yes!
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AM I CRAZY? HERE’S A NEW SITE I’M WRITING FOR - FORCES OF GEEK! Enjoy! — Clay
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Joss Whedon’s The Avengers will surely be a blockbuster hit this summer and most teenagers are familiar with the Justice League from the cartoons, but today
we focus on the best superhero team you’ve never heard of, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents.
Named after 60s spy thriller The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves operates outside the boundaries of national interest, working to achieve world peace. The late artist Wally Wood and writer Len Brown created the first series, and now rising star Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, Iron Man 2.0) leads the team to the future.
Dynamo, NoMan, Menthor, Raven and Lightning fight the organization S.P.I.D.E.R. (Secret People’s International Directorate for Extralegal Revenue) and also a Subterranean society.
On the eve of the release of Nicolas Cage reprising his role as demon hero Ghost Rider, we hear the unfortunate strategy of Marvel’s lawyers going after the character’s creator, Gary Friedrich. The debate and discussion in the comic market is lively on the matter of creative ownership this past week. Are Marvel and Disney lawyers being unreasonable with the creator of this top selling property, or are work-for-hire artists retroactively reviewing their original deals?
In 1967, Marvel published the star of my recurring nightmares (1978-present)—a gun wielding ghost on a spirit horse called The Ghost Rider. After the introduction of the flaming motorcycle-and-chains madman we are more familiar with in the 1970s, this character was changed to The Phantom Rider.
When not terrorizing my fever dreams, The Phantom Rider, with his stardust-infused cloak and Colt .44 shoots phantom bullets and rides his horse Banshee.
Sci-fi author Harlan Ellison (Star Trek; I, Robot) returns to his comic book roots with Phoenix Without Ashes set on a farm in 2785. What mysterious force sends rogue farmer Devon on a quest before the world is devastated? … Cobra Commander is back, baby. And so is the G.I. Joe movie franchise. Jon Chu takes the reigns for the promising sequel. Snake Eyes & Roadblock star in G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation #1. … Amazing Spider-Man entices new readers with a confusing numbering. It’s Peter vs. Morbius the Living Vampire in ASM 679.1. LeaguePodcast picks the winners this week!
New EARTH PRIME TIME up at DIGBOSTON.com.
Yesterday a trailer for Amazing Spider-Man hit the internet. What is the reaction so far? With Sam Raimi’s trilogy in the rear view mirror, will Mark Webb ((500) Days of Summer) fill the gaps of Peter Parker’s origin story by dimming the lights in his Queens bedroom and sticking Andrew Garfield in a hoodie?
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COMICS
Did you ever want to lead a double life? How about a wife and kids coupled with a penchant for high stake heistery? Thief of Thieves #1 from our favorite writers Robert Kirkman and Nick Spencer is on store shelves today. … While the big blue boy scout was out fighting the War of the Supermen, Lex Luthor took over the pages of Action Comics. Fueled by a lust for the Orange Lantern power of Avarice, the anti-hero’s journey teams him up with Sandman’s sister Death in Superman: The Black Ring. … Does the Merc with a Mouth bite it by meeting up with the Family Guy’s Death played by Norm McDonald, or is Deadpool’s demise brought on by his own body parts gone rogue? Deadpool #50 is listed as CLASSIFIED, but he’s gonna die (spoilers). Spoilers from LeaguePodcast. Pass the Daily Dig along! Your friends can sign up here!
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It’s creator-owned spotlight this week in the picks, starting with Mark Waid’s Irredeemable #34. The Plutonian is a superhero turned the world’s greatest supervillain. Issue #34 is made for you, the new reader! Here’s a taste. … PIGS is collected in trade paperback this week. Nate Cosby, Ben McCool and Breno Tamura rehash Cold War politics and mix in modern terrorism for a story scarier than an air raid siren. … Sometimes acerbic on twitter, master of the craft Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon hits 178 issues. Who can stop the alien invasion? Could it be the LeaguePodcast?
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Infiinite #2 - Liefeld / McFarlane (variant)
Just months before San Diego Comic-Con last year, The Walking Dead writer and Skybound publisher Robert Kirkman announced a new project with Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld. The Infinite is the story of 40-year-old Bowen, who has traveled back in time to team up with his 19-year-old self to battle an evil organization called The Infinite. The Infinite Volume 1 collects the first four issues, and is available in stores. Rob Liefeld cited creative differences with Kirkman on Twitter this weekend as the cause for the end of the book.
COMICS
Bat Boy, Leonardo, Optimus, and Snake-Eyes had best have a great Dungeon Master to guide them through the second IDW crossover event, Infestation #2. Lovecraftian demons have invaded IDW once again, could Cobra’s dark experiments be behind it all, or are other evil machinations in place? … It’s 60 years after the oil has dried up, a massive recession has crippled the economy, and civil war has broken out! The ancestors of Navy Seals protect the city of New San Diego in Marksmen #5 from Image Comics. … We’re no strangers to crippling coffee addiction at Dig & The League. Can there ever be too much? New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee Man #2 is added to the increasingly impressive BOOM! Studios catalog. … Picks by LeaguePodcast.
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The controversial and gifted storyteller Grant Morrison released an analysis of super heroes and autobiography Supergods last year. Check out his take on British TV’s Avengers in Steed and Mrs. Peel #1. Best read in your worst Scottish accent aloud on the bus with one eyebrow raised! … If you’re trapped in the prison of Hell, you had best outsmart the mysterious Warden to escape. Greg Pak (Hulk) and Tony Parker (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) debut Dead Mans Run #1 this week. Preview here. … We hate repeating ourselves but, come on! This Mark Waid Daredevil book is what everyone is talking about, plus Daredevil #8 features The Amazing Spider-Man and Black Cat! Don’t miss the astounding classic art style of Paolo Rivera and Matt Murdock being happy for once! Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.
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LeaguePodcast manager Matt Dursin and myself made our way to the celebrations at Hub Comics in Union Square, Somerville on Saturday to see what the Hub was about, Bub! The local comic shop (LCS) celebrated being open four years with a fresh new vibe. New owner Tim Finn has let the sunlight into the shop for the relaunch, both literally and figuratively, by unblocking the windows and by paying tribute to the memory of previous owner James Welborn, who passed away in May of last year.
MORIARTY #8
FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF SHADE #5
MONDO #1
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Moriarty (Image Comics) sold out the first issue, an extraordinary feat! Taken from the journals and adventures of Sherlock’s antagonist, Moriarty #8 finds the Professor investigating the murder of his student and ally in Burma. … Why not make the first science fiction monster a secret agent and pit him against O.M.A.C. (One Machine Army Corp) in a freak battle royale? The New 52 gives us Frankenstein, Agent of Shade #5! … Ted McKeever chose a black & white, Golden Age format for his latest, Mondo #1. You won’t like Mondo when he’s chicken! BTW, You should totally swing by Hub Comics on Saturday. They’re rebooting the store.
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I learned last week while meeting my friend’s wife for the first time that you are to say “Congratulations” to the groom and “Best Wishes” to the bride. Today we double up on the congrats because Lt. Kevin Keller of Archie Comics is getting married to a Dr. Clay Walker in Life with Archie #16 on the shelves today.
Lieutenant Kevin meets the good doctor after recovering from an injury in the Iraq War. Some have hypothesized that Riverdale is in Mississippi, home state of Archie creator John Goldwater. That’s likely not accurate, as Mississippi has prohibited same-sex marriage since 1997, and has since amended the Mississippi Constitution in 2004 to drive the point home.
My debut colum covers everything you need to know about the new Cobra Commander!
I was eleven when they were building Serpentor. Serpentor was derived from the DNA of the world’s greatest warriors, and I was along for the ride. Who needed Chrome Dome leading Cobra when you could build your own? Issue #49 still has the teeth marks on the spine. Smartly, I brought the next issue home on my bike in a bag. Now, here’s my first column of EARTH PRIME TIME.
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Storm and Cyclops are about to lock lips, but that seems a bit off, right? Scott and Ororo don’t hang like that! Who’s fogging up the windows post-Schism and why is Logan rocking a mustache? Greg Pak delivers a solid caper worthy of Claremont in Astonishing X-Men #45! … Ron Marz has concluded his epic 71 issue run of Top Cow’s Witchblade. Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, G.I. Joe) takes over with Witchblade issue #151. This is absolutely the best time to jump on! … Lone Ranger and Tonto are classic heroes nearly 80 years old! They capture the spirit of the old west idealism while fighting injustice with perfect grammar. Lone Ranger #1 hi-ho’s onto shelves today! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Oh, hey look! Our new comic column by Clay Fernald is up on DigBoston.com!! EARTH PRIME TIME: UNLEASH THE KRAKE’N, COBRA COMMANDER REDUX
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