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First Impression: WEB OF BLACK WIDOW [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | July 15th, 2019
WEB OF BLACK WIDOW [2019] #1

Another slick-looking mini-series for that popular Black Widow! “BLACK WIDOW: YEAR ONE. One of Marvel Comics’ longest-running female heroes finally gets her due. Natasha Romanoff is the deadliest spy in the Marvel Universe and the beating heart of the Avengers. But when a mysterious figure starts exploiting her past, the Widow may have to go back to Black – and off the grid. Who can she trust in this web of deceit? And more importantly – can her friends trust her? Don’t miss the spy tale of the century. Rated T+.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: AVENGERS FAMILY TITLES, BLACK WIDOW

First Impression: TRIAGE [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | July 15th, 2019
TRIAGE [2019] #1

I’m always on the lookout for fresh, new science fiction comics. This looks pretty good. “A dedicated nurse named Evie Pierce awakens to an unfamiliar world alongside two doppelgängers-one, a young and snarky superhero; the other, a hardened rebel military commander of a post-apocalyptic world. When a mysterious figure begins to hunt them down, the three women must work together to survive and discover why they were assembled. Phillip Sevy’s authorial sci-fi epic.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: SCI-FI

First Impression: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | July 15th, 2019
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN [2019] #1

Another great-looking mini-series from Boom! Studios with solid writer credentials! “* GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Memetic, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) for an all-new limited series about staring into the abyss to find your worst fears staring back. * When the children of Archer’s Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories-impossible stories of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. * Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to see what they can see. * Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That […]

First Impression: CRAZY [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | July 15th, 2019
CRAZY [2019] #1

Hey, there’s MAD-style spoofs of Marvel superheroes in this one-shot. Marvel hasn’t done an issue of CRAZY since the 70s! “MARVEL’S GREATEST…ER…MOST DEMENTED COMIC MAGAZINE OBNOXIO THE CLOWN is back and so is one of MARVEL’S most hilarious titles thanks to a momentary lapse in sanity on the part of a few over-worked editors and a gang of writers and artists ready to take advantage of it. No super hero is safe. No comic book event is sacred. Will the Marvel Universe ever be the same? Will we want it to? Rated T.” Pre-Order Now

First Impression: ART OF STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER [2019-HC]

by Glenn Snow | July 15th, 2019
ART OF STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER [2019-HC]

This looks seriously awesome… “Dark Horse Books, Lucasfilm Ltd., Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts present The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The new book, which was created in close collaboration between the four companies, is a full-color, oversized hardcover volume that captures the design process of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a galaxy-spanning, action-adventure video game from Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts arriving later this year. The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will guide readers through Cal Kestis’ perilous and heroic journey across the galaxy in an attempt to rebuild the Jedi Order as he learns the ways of the Force, travels to exotic worlds, and battles tyrannical foes. This uniquely designed work is sure to […]