All of these comics are recommended, it’s Free Comic Book Day!
Action Lab Princeless/Molly Danger
I’m a huge fan of Princeless, so to get more of Whitley and Martin’s comic this Free Comic Book Day is awesome. The story sees the girls freeing another princess tucked away in a tower. As always, the comic pokes fun at the tropes and misogyny we see in today’s entertainment. This is a comic everyone should grab and read.
I gave to Jamal Igle’s Kickstarter for Molly Danger, so other than my little exposure from that, this is my first full story. I can’t wait to read more! Again, we get another kick-ass female hero headlining a comic!
These two together show women can and do kick-ass! Easily my favorite release that I’ve read so far.
Story: Jeremy Whitley, Jamal Igle Art: Emily C. Martin, Jamal Igle
Story: 9 Art: 9 Overall: 9
Action Lab NFL Rush Zone/Skyward
I know very little about NFL Rush Zone and the story contained in this issue is my first experience with it. I do know it’s a cartoon series, but as far as plot… I got nada there. This story, by Freeman and Dale, explains enough about what’s going on to give folks an idea of what it’s all about. It is cute and entertaining. For young fans of football, this would be a fantastic read.
Skyward is a new fantasy series by Dale and here we get our first taste of it. Again, we get a comic with a kick-ass female lead and a story that introduces us to the world, not necessarily as to what’s to come. It’s entertaining, and shows off the diversity of Action Labs. They have a bit of everything for everyone.
Story: Kevin Freeman, Jeremy Dale Art: M. Goodwin, Jeremy Dale
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8
Mouse Guard/Rust 2013 Free Comic Book Day Flip Book
Rust, Mouse Guard, Pantalones, TX, Bolivar, Labrynth and more in this excellent release from Archaia.
Many of these series are some of my favorite reads and to get a sampler like this for free is awesome. Archaia is synonymous with quality, so it’s not a shock their release is so good.
Again, like above, the release is varied in style, tone and characters. Yay diversity!
Story: David Petersen, Royden Lepp, Sean Rubin, Cory Godbey, Nate Cosby, and Yehudi Mercado Art: David Petersen, Royden Lepp, Sean Rubin, Cory Godbey, Chris Eliopoulos, and Yehudi Mercado
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.5
in Sanity, AZ
Welcome to Sanity, Arizona. It’s a small town, near the middle of the Mojave Desert, run by a different type of human. The natives of Sanity move a little bit slower, smile a little bit longer, and eat sausages made of tourists. This horror series follows the story of a different type of society, one that functions of its own accord and would rather be left alone than participate in the world the rest of us dwell in. Unfortunately for them, and everyone else, people tend to find themselves in Sanity, AZ.
An “adult” horror entry this Free Comic Book Day, the stories vary in tone and style. The stories are entertaining and helps create a nice mix to the offerings this year.
If you don’t pick up this issue, make sure to check out the series when it’s released in a few months.
Story: Michael Drace Fountain, James Ninness, Marcel Losada Art: Lance Sawyer, Mike Temple, Brian Soriano, Jorge Sevilla
Story: 8 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8
The Steam Engines of Oz
Get a special sneak peek at the upcoming re-imagining of Oz through a SteamPunk lens.
The Wizard of Oz is back in style with numerous projects in both movies and comics. This new series takes a different spin on the classic tale mashing up the world of Oz with a steampunk spin.
Again, the series has a female lead, a popular thing this year. The story is pretty decent though a little choppy at points.
Overall though, the issue has me interested in coming back and seeing what else is in store.
Story: Sean Patrick O’Reilly, Erik Hendrix Art: Yannis Roumboulias
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.5
The Red Ten #0
One of the best indie comic stories gets a Free Comic Book Day issue so that even more individuals can be introduced to its awesomeness.
The story is a mash-up of the super hero genre with Agatha Christie’s classic book, Ten Little Indians (also known as And Then There Were None).
This free zero issue fleshes out the characters of the series, with a nice rundown as to who they are and also has a nice story featuring the Oxymoron and Red.
The series not only is a great spin on a classic book (one of my favorites), but it also takes on familiar super heroes in an interesting way. A great addition to the maxi-series.
Story: Tyler James, Paul Allor Art: Tyler James, Jonathan Rector, Aaron Houston, Erik Reaves, Dave Myers, Rafer Roberts, Cesar Feliciano, Philip Dunne, Carl Yonder, Alex Cormack, Jules Rivera
Story: 8 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8
