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Prime Minister Trudeau Dons the Cover and Pens a Letter for the Chapterhouse 2016 Summer Special

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Carrying on their long-standing Canada Day tradition, The Chapterhouse 2016 Summer Special is jam-packed with short stories featuring many of its new and upcoming titles- including Captain Canuck, the Pitiful Human Lizard, Spirit Leaves, Life, Death & Sorcery, and many more. All of this on top of a cover featuring Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Captain Canuck creator Richard Comely and a letter from the Prime Minister himself!

This 64 page spectacular is the ultimate in summer reading and collecting! It is also the first time that Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has been featured on the cover of a comic book or contributed an official letter to one. The collection will release in time for Canada Day, June 29, 2016. 

“I am thrilled to stand next to Captain Canuck in this special Canada Day edition! I have long been a comic fan and it is a special privilege to follow the exploits of our Canadian superhero.” – Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

Cover A- Justin Trudeau cover
by Richard Comely
Cover B- Sam Noir feat. Odeon Toys
Cover C- Blank Sketch Cover Variant

Written by Kalman Andrasofszky, Jason Loo, Rossi Gifford, Danny Zabbal, Fred Kennedy, Dan Parent & Fernando Ruiz
Illustrated by Jason Loo, Rossi Gifford, Danny Zabbal, Miko Maciaszek, Dan Parent & Fernando Ruiz
64 pages, 6.25/10.18,
Full Color  | 4.99
Diamond Order#APR161467
June 29, 2016

Chapterhouse Comics Welcomes Die Kitty Die by Parent and Ruiz

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What happens when a longtime comic book character has come to the end of her run? You kill her! But how? That’s where the fun begins…..

Chapterhouse Comics has announced its newest title: Die Kitty Die! – created, written and drawn by Dan Parent and Fernando Ruiz.

Die Kitty Die! comes to the upstart publisher after its successful Kickstarter campaign, which saw the 30-year Archie Comics veterans exceed full funding after only eight days.

Die Kitty Die! releases to comic book stores throughout North America and Europe on October 26, 2016. In celebration, Chapterhouse has commissioned Parent and Ruiz to do Halloween variants for all of its titles that month, including Captain Canuck, Northguard, All-New Classic Captain Canuck and The Pitiful Human-Lizard. A small teaser of the series will be available in the Chapterhouse Summer Special 2016, releasing this June!

DIE KITTY DIE

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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FAITH_004_COVER-A_HANSWednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!

We’re bringing back something we haven’t done for a while, what the team thinks. Our contributors are choosing up to five books each week and why they’re choosing the books.

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

Alex

Top Pick: Faith #4 (Valiant) – Why is this my top pick? Because it’s so bloody good! It is one of the best series you’ll read this year, and feels like this generation Spider-Man, but, you know not from Marvel. I’ve loved every issue so far, and I can’t wait for this.

Batman #51 (DC Comics) – With Bruce back in the spandex, and Superheavy concluded, I want to see where the series goes from here ahead of the Rebirth.

Old Man Logan #5 (Marvel) – After the lackluster ending to #4, I’m hoping that this issue returns to the heights of the earlier issues, but with an Old Man Logan who is slightly more accustomed to his present.

 

Patrick

Top Pick: Dark Knight III: Master Race #4 (DC Comics) – I have fond memories of reading the third issue, but it’s been so long they’re all a bit hazy now. I’m excited to see if the zig-zag narrative continues. Actually I could say a lot of sarcastic things but in the end I’m just a nerd waiting for the next issue.

X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #3 (Marvel) – This book is fresh and amusing enough to make it a fun departure from the decades of “what the hell is going on now?” X-Men stories.

 

Paul

Top Pick: Old Man Logan #5 (Marvel) – Being one of the very few (I think) who hasn’t read the original Old Man Logan storyline, I didn’t know what to expect from this book except for knowing Logan was back and, well, old.  But WOW has this book impressed me!  Following Logan as he tries to change his future;  watching him slash his way through the bad guys; seeing him encounter people he thought long gone.  This is dark and gritty and everything a Wolverine book should be.  If you haven’t been reading, this is #5…catch up already!

Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat #5 (Marvel) – This is a title I didn’t think I was going to enjoy after I saw previews.  Happy to say I was wrong.  Totally not what I usually read; this is a really lighter look at the Marvel U.  It’s funny, it’s sometimes campy, it’s cartoony….It’s Patsy!  And it works.

 

Brett

Top Pick: 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank #1 (Black Mask Studios) – A fantastic debut issue that introduces us to four kids (shocker) and their father who has some bad men looking for him. The comic is all set up, but the focus on each kids personality and quirks is beyond fantastic giving each life in ways so many other comics miss.

Aliens: Defiance #1 (Dark Horse) – Today is Aliens day, but tomorrow sees a new Aliens comic hitting shelves. Dark Horse is doing some great things with the Aliens/Predator/Prometheus universe creating comics that can be read on their own, but when brought together they tell an even more entertaining story.

Chapterhouse Archives Captain Canuck #1 (Chapterhouse Comics) – It’s Captain Canuck. I’ve been loving what Chapterhouse has done with the character, so the more Captain Canuck, the better. His series is that perfect mix of fun and entertainment without the grim and gritty

Faith #4 (Valiant) – Speaking of fun and entertaining without the grim and gritty… a fantastic comic for so many reasons, one of which is the main character is a normal person in her attitude and looks. It’s great to read a comic and see someone that actually looks and acts like a real human being.

Micronauts #1 (IDW Publishing) – The classic comic characters and series is back! We’ll see how it holds up today. I’ve been looking forward to this debut since it was announced.

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Batman #50 CoverWednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!

We’re bringing back something we haven’t done for a while, what the team thinks. Our contributors are choosing up to five books each week and why they’re choosing the books.

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

Alex

Top Pick: Batman #50 (DC Comics) – Scott Snyder is one of the best writers to get his hands on the Dark Knight in recent memory. I’ve made no secret of my love for his current run on this series (have you been reading Mr H and Alex Discuss…?), and I am chomping at the bit to get my grubby mitts on this comic, and for once I don’t care about the inflated price. With Bruce Wayne returning under the cape and cowl, it’s going to be an epic.

All-New Classic Captain Canuck #1 (Chapterhouse Comics) – Spinning out of the back up strips of Captain Canuck comes the adventures of the classic Captain. The #0 issue last month was fantastic, an anthology of the back up strips to date. This first issue in the new series features a version of the character that is more appealing to me, personally, than the more modern version. I’m looking forward to this issue.

Hyperion #1 (Marvel) – The previews had me sold when I read that Hyperion may use a transfer truck as a baseball bat. That’s an image I have to see.

Klaus #4 (Boom! Studios) – As outlandish as the whole Santa Claus: Year One concept is, in Grant Morrison and Dan Mora’s hands it’s one that has been working better than it has any right to be. Absolutely brilliant series.

 

Javier

Top Pick: Delete #1 (Devil’s Due) – More indie sci-fi, but this is from the same team that is currently writing Harley Quinn.  A young mute girl, in a future where memories can be implanted and removed, witnesses a murder and is on the run with her protector. Looks promising.

Birthright #15 (Image Comics)  – Wizardry and sword fighting fantasy running amok in our world.  Love it.

Grayson #18 (DC Comics)  – Tim Seeley and Tom King are making the James Bond thing work for Grayson.  More people should be reading this.

Pencil Head #3 (Image Comics) – Ted McKeever’s fictionalized and irreverent behind the scenes look at the comic book industry is a fun, but twisted, read.

Venus #4 (BOOM! Studios) – This is the final issue. I’m sad to see this one go; I was hoping for a 6 to 12 issue run on this sci-fi piece with a re-imagined dystopian American/Chinese space race.

 

Brett

Top Pick: Batman #50 (DC Comics) – Things have been building for so long, it’s kind of hard for this comic to not be at the top of my pick list. We’ll most likely see Bruce Wayne again as Batman, taking up the mantle once again to save Gotham. And yes, that makes my inner kid a little giddy. This is hopefully the payoff we’ve been waiting for.

All-New Captain Canuck #1 (Chapterhouse Comics) – I love the relaunched Captain Canuck, and to be able to get a double dose of the character is fine by me. It’s superhero stories that gets rid of the grim and gritty and instead inject old school fun.

Circuit Breaker #1 (Image Comics) – The first issue is crazy and so out there, I don’t know how to describe it. It feels like very Japanese stereotype mashed together in an anime-ish style that is a visual assault. And of course if focuses on evil robots.

Independence Day #1 (Titan Comics) – The movie gets the comic book treatment before the sequel hits theaters this year.

Superman: Lois and Clark #6 (DC Comics) – I think this is the best Superman comic on the market right now with a great mix of old and new and some fantastic visuals. I hope we see more of this with Rebirth.

Review: Captain Canuck #5

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Captain Canuck #5Captain Canuck is in the clutches of Mr. Gold, Michael Evans is still missing, and the Equilibrium forces have been decimated. Lucky for them they have Kebec, the most notorious sharpshooter of the Afghanistan War, on their side and she believes revenge is a dish best served fast.

Captain Canuck #5 isn’t so much an origin issue, but a fascinating look into Kebec’s history, especially her time in the Afghanistan War. The story is particularly interesting in that it not only gives great insight into the character based on the unit she was involved in, but also how she acts in that situation. What’s really interesting though is the crap she put up with in that setting. In other words, this issue has given us not just a solid story in the present, but also opened up some great storytelling involving one of its character’s past.

We also get some action in the present as well, keeping up the comic’s fantastic tone of some how giving us some great fighting, but not falling into gratuitous violence. The comic is that fun entertainment I remember as a kid, a superhero without the gritty darkness. It’s so needed and this series it can be done in a top-notch way. That tone is set by writer Kalman Andrasofsky as well as artists Leonard Kirk and Simon Roy.

And each issue things have been solidly entertaining while looking great. Again, that positive tone and focus extends to the characters themselves, where we don’t see gratuitous sexualization of characters or strange brokeback poses. This is a comic I can give a kid who wants to read about superheroes and not worry.

You get not just one story, but two! The second is courtesy of the talented team of writer Ed Brisson and Simon Roy. The first part of “Double Star Crossed,” the Classic Canuck back-up stories have been out there in a fun way. They’re the crazy stories of Capatain Canuck dealing with aliens or creatures from the deep. There’s a goofy fun about it all, and they hearken back to some of the campier stories of comics from the 70s, which I loved.

Captain Canuck continues to be one of my favorite comics with each release going towards the top of my read pile. It has all the superhero action without the cynicism, which makes it a unique treat in today’s comic world.

Story: Kalman Andrasofsky, Ed Brisson Art: Adam Gorham, Leonard Kirk, Simon Roy
Story: 8.3 Art: 8.2 Overall: 8.3 Recommendation: Buy

ChapterHouse Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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PaperGirls01_CoverWednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!

We’re bringing back something we haven’t done for a while, what the team thinks. Our contributors are choosing up to five books each week and why they’re choosing the books.

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

Alex

Top Pick: Old Man Logan #5 (Marvel) – I loved the first Old Man Logan, it remains to this day one of the best Wolverine stories told in the last fifteen years. This sequel doesn’t quiet measure up to those lofty heights, but I never expected it too. This story is a fun exploration of a character that has been missing from our comics for a long time, and I’m enjoying every page.

Detective Comics #45 (DC Comics) – Honestly, if it wasn’t for the possibility of more Harvey Bullock, this comic wouln’t be on my list at all. Who doesn’t love Harvey Bullock?

 

Brett

Top Pick: Drawn Onward (Big Planet Comics/Retrofit) – I picked up a copy of this small press indie book a while ago, and seriously it’s one of the best comics I’ve read this year. A comic that looks at a relationship from two perspectives, you need to read the comic front to back, and then back to front to get the full experience. Absolutely brilliant. You can read my review here.

Captain Canuck #4 (Chapterhouse Comics) – Remember when superheroes were supposed to be fun? This comic series follows Canada’s champion and is exactly that, fun with lots of action!

Cyborg #3 (DC Comics) – A comic that has parts superhero and part reflection, Cyborg’s solo series has been a breath of fresh air in many ways, especially since its tackled so many issues such as race and disabilities head on.

Jughead #1 (Archie Comics) – Archie’s relaunch of their titles have been amazing so far. Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson are masters at what they do, and the fact they’re on this comic has me beyond excited.

Southern Bastards #11 (Image Comics) – The best ongoing comic being produced hands down, no question.

 

Elana

Top Pick: Paper Girls #1 (Image Comics) – The writer of Saga (aka the comic even my Dad will read) and the artist of Wonder Woman team up for some 1988 newspaper girl badassness.

Top Pick: Jughead #1 (Archie Comics) – I never read Archie till the relaunch and boy does this one look like fun. Zdarsky and Henderson are aces at comedy without being mean spirited. Both are zany and oddball talents, making them the most Jughead-worthy team ever.

8House: Yorris Part 1 (Image Comics) – 8House is always something interesting and new. I’d suggest getting all #1 of the 8House mini imprint if you’re hungry from something unique and strange. This book has a euro-comic feel shared by many of the 8House stories.

Cyborg #3 (DC Comics) – A seriously smart comic about disability and race. It’s also great as pure sci-fi. Because those are things good sci-fi is supposed to do.

Doctor Strange #1 (Marvel) – I’ve wanted a new Doctor Strange book for a long time. Jason Aaron’s pitch is a strong one: “Who do you call when things are coming out of your dreams and trying to kill you? He’s the only person standing between us and the forces of darkness, but has he been paying his tab?” –  The mildly de-aged Doctor sounds like he could be the Marvel version of John Constantine. But I’d prefer if it goes its own way since Constantine is winning at Constantine-ing (boy do I love that comic).

The Humans #8 (Image Comics) – Serious shit went down last issue in my favorite historical-fiction/funny-animal/ape-sploitation comic. Now, the biker gang’s old ladies are on the cover of this month’s issue with semi-automatic weapons pointed. That’s all I’m saying.

 

Kenny

Top Pick: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #50 (IDW Publishing) – Shredder vs. the Turtles. 90% of my childhood was built around this rivalry and time has made me no less excited to see these mortal enemies go at it again.

Doctor Strange #1 (Marvel) – I have always had a special place in my heart for comic book characters that are so far on the fringe of their own universe that people with outrageous super powers rarely dare to go into their realm and Doctor Strange personifies this better than almost anyone.

The Omega Men #5 (DC Comics) – After all the push back resulting from DC attempting to end this series at issue 6 I had to check out what all the fuss was about and I have yet to be disappointed.

What If? Infinity – Thanos (Marvel) – Anyone who has ever heard a story has always wondered “What if?”. And I always get a kick out of Marvel trying to answer these questions. Especially, ones I never thought to ask like how Thanos joining the Avengers would turn out.

 

Paul

Top Pick: Siege #4 (Marvel) – This has been a fantastic Secret Wars tie in, and I am very excited for this issue….Thanos has arrived!  Can Abigail and the defenders of The Shield survive?  Can’t wait to find out!

Avengers #0 (Marvel) – A slew of new Avengers titles coming down the line, and this issue #0 gives us a look at the new teams.  Very excited to get inside the teams we’ve only seen teaser pics about; the rosters, their missions…and apparently someone is keeping a close eye on these Avengers.  Can’t wait!

Contest of Champions #1 (Marvel) – Heroes fighting in a cosmic game of chess, to see who can wield incredible power.  Yeah, it’s been done before, but with different versions of heroes and villains to pull from?  Ok, I’m interested.

 

Pharoah

Top Pick: Doctor Strange #1 (Marvel) – Jason Aaron tackles another iconic Marvel property, and I got a feeling, he is about make this legend, even more relevant and exciting than ever!!!

Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel)- any storyline that brings back Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson into the Spiderverse, is one at least finding out why, which is only part of the fun.

Batman and Robin Eternal #1 (DC Comics) – The reintroduction of Dick Grayson into Batman’s world??/ I cannot wait to read this, as Dick revisits a case when he was Robin.

Contest of Champions #1 (Marvel) – a classic showdown between Thanos, Maestro, Venom Gamora, and a host of others battle it out

Paper Girls #1 (Image) – I love Brian K.Vaughn’s work , as he truly has the Midas touch when it comes to series, especially when it original series , and this one is right up his alley and he teams up Cliff Chang of Batman fame for this one.

ChapterHouse Comics in December 2015

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CAPTAIN CANUCK #7

Site ALEPH is secured. Captain Canuck and his brother Michael finally have a working pact. Equilibrium is ready to explode onto the world stage and do good on a global scale. So everything’s great, right? WRONG. Captain Canuck’s second dynamic arc ‘The Gauntlet’ starts here!

32 pages, 6.25/10.18,
Full Color  | 3.99

Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky

Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky

CAPTAIN CANUCK #7 KRIS HOLDEN-RIED PHOTO-VARIANT

The first of 6 Photo Variants to kick-off The Captain Canuck Animated Series Two- The Prometheus Protocol!
Collect them all!
#7- Kris Holden Ried is
Captain Canuck
#8- Paul Amos is Mr. Gold
#9- Thomas Craig is Professor Walker
#10- Laura Vandervoort is
Blue Fox
#11- Tatiana Maslany is Redcoat
#12- Jason Priestley is Michael Evans

32 pages | 6.25/10.18 |  Full Color
$3.99

CAPTAIN CANUCK #7 Photo Variant

NORTHGUARD COMPENDIUM

Chapterhouse is proud to present the return of Northguard! Created by Mark Shainblum and Gabriel Morrisette in 1984, Northguard follows the story of young Philip Wise. Recruited as a private corporation’s field agent and equipped with the UniBand, Wise dons the mantle of Northguard to defeat a conspiracy known collectively as ManDes (Manifest Destiny). Thwarting an assassination attempt on the Quebec Premier and joining forces with Manon Deschamps- aka Fleur de Lys, are only a few of the misadventures you won’t want to miss!

Packed with never-seen before extras and remastered in Full Colour for the first time, the Northguard Compendium collects issues 1-5 of the New Triumph series and issues 1-3 of The ManDes Conclusion.

256  pages | 6.25/10.18 | Full Color Trade Paperback | 24.95

NORTHGUARD COMPENDIUM

THE PITIFUL HUMAN LIZARD #4

Toronto’s most pathetic superhero duo – Human-Lizard and Majestic Rat – battles the city’s meanest basketball hooligans: the Terrorno Grrls!  Plus, another thrilling adventure of Barb!

Chapterhouse proudly presents the fourth of five reprinted issues of Loo Harvest’s The Pitiful Human Lizard. Creator Jason Loo will continue his highly-lauded series  under the Chapterhouse banner, beginning with #6 in February 2015.

32 pages | 6.25/10.18 | 2.99

THE PITIFUL HUMAN LIZARD #4

THE PITIFUL HUMAN-LIZARD #1 SKETCH VARIANT

NEVER-BEFORE RELEASED AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE!

1 in 10 Retailer Incentive.

The 64-page issue 1 Sketch Cover for Chapterhouse’s reprint of Jason Loo’s The Pitiful Human Lizard.

64 pages | 6.25/10.18 | 3.99

THE PITIFUL HUMAN-LIZARD #1 SKETCH VARIANT

Chapterhouse Comics Welcomes The Pitiful Human-Lizard

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Chapterhouse Comics has announced the addition of comic creator, Jason Loo and his hit comic series, The Pitiful Human-Lizard, to their publishing family. Chapterhouse Comics also publishes the new Captain Canuck comic books series, the Beyond fantasy adventure as well as classic Captain Canuck comics from the previous 40 years, like the new Series One Compendium available in July.

Jason first conceived of the Pitiful Human-Lizard and crowdfunded the first issue over a year ago. Up to this point, he has published 4 issues with a 5th due out in August. In September, Chapterhouse Comics will begin publishing the previous 5 issues, monthly, in anticipation of the newest issue being released under the Chapterhouse Comics banner in early 2016.

The first issue of The Pitiful Human-Lizard under the Chapterhouse label is due out September 30, 2015.

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