GOLDIE VANCE #1 Written by Hope Larson Art by Brittney Williams, Sarah Stern, Jim Campbell Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: April 13, 2016 Using an art deco font (with a hint of Indiana Jones about it) for the logo and setting the tale in St. Pascal, Florida, Goldie Vance #1 projects fun and…
Review: HOT DAMN #1
HOT DAMN #1 Written by Ryan Ferrier Art by Valentin Ramon Published by IDW Publishing Release Date: April 13, 2016 I just read a comic about Hell, and the experience was anything but that. Look, Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Ramon, the creative team behind one of my favorite comics ever, D4VE, is responsible for the glory that is Hot…
Review: ROUGH RIDERS #1
ROUGH RIDERS #1 Written by Adam Glass Art by Patrick Oliffe, Gabe Eltaeb, Sal Cipriano Published by Aftershock Comics Release Date: April 6, 2016 The cover to Rough Riders #1 had me thinking that the story inside would offer no less than an adventure that was part League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, part Manifest Destiny, with a…
Review: VAMPIRELLA #2
VAMPIRELLA #2 Written by Kate Leth Art by Eman Casallos and Valentina Pinto Published by Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: April 6, 2016 I will hold my hands up and say prior to the announcement of Vampirella’s current creative team I had less than zero interest in the book. Don’t get me wrong, I love vampires,…
Review: EMPRESS #1
EMPRESS #1 Written by Mark Millar Art by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Ive Svorcina Published by Marvel Comics Release date: April 6, 2016 Stuart Immonen brings his skills of illustrating dog fights in space (Star Wars,) to a spectacle of family drama. Empress is the straightforward story of a woman who has had enough of her dangerous husband’s…
Review: THE MIGHTY ZODIAC #1
THE MIGHTY ZODIAC #1 Written by J. Torres Art by Corin Howell, Maarta Laiho Published by Oni Press Release Date: April 6, 2016 Writer J. Torres introduces readers to the members of the Mighty Zodiac through the very plot device driving the story. With the passing of the Blue Dragon, the stars have fallen from…
Review: GOLD KEY: ALLIANCE #1
GOLD KEY: ALLIANCE #1 Written by Phil Hester Art by Brent Peeples and Morgan Hickman Published by Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: April 6, 2016 Four heroes — Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Magnus: Robot Fighter, Solar: Man of the Atom, and the Mighty Samson — find themselves on the same Earth for the first time in comics…
Review: THE NAMELESS CITY
THE NAMELESS CITY Written by Faith Erin Hicks Art by Faith Erin Hicks, Jordie Bellaire Published by First Second Release Date: April 5, 2016 Faith Erin Hicks, you’ve built something really special with The Nameless City. The Nameless City is the first volume in a series focusing on two youths from very different backgrounds living…
Review: GODZILLA OBLIVION #1
GODZILLA OBLIVION #1 Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov Art by Brian Churilla and Jay Fotos Published by IDW Release Date: March 30th, 2016 Roar, human. That there? That’s Godzilla telling you that he’s got a brand new IDW series out from Joshua Fialkov, with art by Brian Churilla and colors by Jay Fotos. I may not be a…
Transmyscira: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #13
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #13 Written by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell Art by Sophie Campbell and M. Victoria Robado Published by IDW Publishing Release Date: March 30, 2016 Jem bounces back from a well meaning, but rough edged, issue to deliver the strongest and most energetic entry since the series debut. #13 opens with…