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First Impression: MORNING IN AMERICA [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
MORNING IN AMERICA [2019] #1

This is a sharp-looking mini-series from Oni Press. Part STRANGER THINGS can’t hurt anything. “The year is 1983. A series of disappearances afflicts Tucker, Ohio following the opening of a mysterious new factory. But when the town finds itself under siege from strange monsters, it’s up to intrepid girl gang of no-account teen delinquents to try and figure out what’s happening-and save everyone’s lives before it’s too late.” Pre-Order Now

First Impression: STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC–GENERAL GRIEVOUS [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC--GENERAL GRIEVOUS [2019] #1

To miss this one-shot would be a most grievous error on your part! Plus, there’s more cover variations than Grievous has arms. “THE FEARSOME SEPARATIST GENERAL STRIKES. In his hunt to kill Jedi, GRIEVOUS stumbles across a power greater than he imagined. What secrets will the killer cyborg find inside a lost Jedi temple? Can Grievous strike a blow against the very FORCE itself? Rated T.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In STAR WARS comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: STAR WARS, STAR WARS (NEW CANON) [2014]

First Impression: MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL [2019] #1

The super-popular Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) gets a new ongoing series! “MS. MARVEL IS BACK. ALL-New ongoing series from Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed. But it’s not business as usual in Jersey City. Aliens are wreaking havoc in Kamala’s corner of the world, and they seem weirdly interested in Ms. Marvel…and her family. Eisner Award-winner Saladin Ahmed (BLACK BOLT, EXILES) and rising star Minkyu Jung (Batgirl, Nightwing) take the reigns of one of Marvel’s most beloved new characters. You won’t want to miss this shocking start of a new era. Rated T+.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: MS. MARVEL, MS. MARVEL (KAMALA KHAN)

First Impression: CALAMITY KATE [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
CALAMITY KATE [2019] #1

Here’s a sweet, cool-looking mini-series from Dark Horse with plenty of monsters and mayhem. “Kate Strand reboots her destructive life and moves to LA to be the superhero she always wanted to be-Calamity Kate: gun-toting monster killer. With her latest career change, she faces new challenges, relationships, and competition; desperate to show she’s worth a damn in a world overrun by zombies, vampires, demons, goblins, and the ultimate monster bounty: the Seven Fabled Beasts of Yore. From the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of the breakout hit Kim and Kim and DC Comics’ Eternity Girl with Gerard Way and artist on IDW’s Ghostbusters and X-Files comes this modern day, adventure of heroes and monsters.” Pre-Order Now

First Impression: LAB RAIDER [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
LAB RAIDER [2019] #1

This looks very, very cool if you’re looking for something different this month! “A pair of young vigilantes break into a black market laboratory where illegal tests are being run on animals. What at first seems like a simple rescue mission becomes more dangerous when they stumble on secret military experiments, discovering to their horror that the animals they sought to help have been turned into something different, something monstrous… and, once the cages are opened, the rescuers quickly become the prey of these weaponized beasts. This high-octane action comic blends vigilante heroics with sci-fi horror for a brutal new adventure.” Pre-Order Now

First Impression: STAR WARS: VADER–DARK VISIONS [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
STAR WARS: VADER--DARK VISIONS [2019] #1

It’s de ja vader all over again… This. Looks. Super. Awesome! An anthology of stories about the impressions and reputation of Darth Vader seen through others POV. Can’t wait! Again. (We’ll probably never know if this is just the same series that Wendig was canned from with a new writer.) “WHO IS DARTH VADER? He has been many things: a SITH warrior, a commander, a destroyer. DARTH VADER is to many throughout the GALACTIC EMPIRE a symbol of fear and mysterious, otherworldly power. But there are some who have seen the DARK LORD in a different light. There are some corners of the galaxy so dark and desperate that even Vader can be a knight in shining armor. The first […]

First Impression: SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY [2019] #1

This is a super-cool mini-series concept and is sure to make a lasting impression on Spider-Man’s vast story landscape. “In 1962, in AMAZING FANTASY #15, 15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the Amazing Spider-Man. Fifty-seven years have passed in the real world since that event – so what would have happened if the same amount of time passed for Peter as well? A special high-end limited series that’s a part of the celebration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary, SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY combines the talents of Chip Zdarsky (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, MARVEL 2-IN-ONE) and Mark Bagley (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN) to tell the entire history of Spider-Man from beginning to end, set against the key events of the […]

First Impression: BAD LUCK CHUCK [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
BAD LUCK CHUCK [2019] #1

Hey, this is a really cool-looking mini-series from Dark Horse about a woman who hires out her bad luck. That should work out just fine, right? “She’ll need more than a rabbit’s foot to get through this. Cursed at birth, Charlene ‘Chuck’ Manchester hires out her own bad luck, providing disaster where someone else can profit. She can get you that insurance payout fortune-for a price. But bad luck doesn’t always go as planned, and when Chuck gets stuck between a dissatisfied crime boss client, a cult leader, and a dogged insurance-fraud investigator, things get… explosive. Everything that could go wrong does-and only about half of it by accident.” Pre-Order Now

First Impression: SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH [2019] #1

If you loved the Netflix show, I’m sure you’ll love this little mini-series starring Sabrina the teenage witch. “BRAND NEW SERIES. Sabrina is a teen witch who’s struggling with balancing the double life of high school and her burgeoning powers. Newly relocated to Greendale with her aunts Hilda and Zelda (also witches), Sabrina is trying to make the best of being the new girl in town which so far includes two intriguing love interests, an instant rivalry, a couple of misfits that could turn into BFFs, and trying to save the high school (and maybe the world) from crazy supernatural events. NBD.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: ARCHIE FAMILY TITLES, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH

First Impression: JESSICA JONES: PURPLE DAUGHTER [2019-SC]

by Glenn Snow | January 13th, 2019
JESSICA JONES: PURPLE DAUGHTER [2019-SC]

Here’s another original Jessica Jones graphic novel, and this one looks really good! The title says it all! “FIRST TIME IN PRINT. The critically acclaimed team that brought you JESSICA JONES: BLIND SPOT is back. When her daughter, Danielle, comes home with purple skin, Jessica Jones is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her time with the Purple Man and her marriage to Luke Cage. As Jessica digs deeper than ever before into the darkness at the center of her life, will she find relief – or yet another nightmare? Brace yourself for another thrilling, chilling tale that will challenge everything you think you know about Marvel’s top P.I. Parental Advisory.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started […]