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Preview: Best of Vampirella Masters Series Omnibus TP

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

Best of Vampirella Masters Series Omnibus TP

writers: Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Warren Ellis, Alan Moore, Jeph Loeb, Kurt Busiek, James Robinson, Mike Carey
artists: Amanda Conner, Mike Mayhew, Gary Frank, Tim Sale, Louis LaChance, Joe Jusko, Mike Lilly, Mark Texeira
cover: Amanda Conner
FC • 568 pages • $39.99 • Teen+

The finest comic book creators of the modern era delve into the mystery and the macabre in The Best of Vampirella Masters Series! Revisit the greatest tales of horror comics’ most iconic heroine with the following stories, each crafted by a legendary team of writers and artists!

Collecting: “Ascending Evil” by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and Amanda Conner, “Vampirella Lives” by Warren Ellis and Amanda Conner, “Nowheresville” by Mark Millar and Mike Mayhew, “The New European” by Alan Moore and Gary Frank, “Looking for Mr. Goodwin” by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, “Morning in America” by Kurt Busiek and Louis LaChance,“Blood Lust” by James Robinson and Joe Jusko, “Revelations” by Mike Carey, Mike Lilly, and Mark Texeira

Journey To A New Planet With Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait #1!

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

Marvel’s Star Wars comics have pulled back the curtain on fan favorite Captain Phasma, introduced the world to rogue archeologist Doctor Aphra, and crafted stories that have enthralled fans across the galaxy. This December, even more secrets will be revealed when Marvel releases Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait #1. Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker with art by Mike Mayhew, the new mini-series gives fans a look behind the curtain at one very special planet in the galaxy: the mineral planet Crait.

In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it becomes a battleground between the Resistance and the First Order, but that wasn’t the first time Crait became a place where heroes and villains clashed in their fight for the galaxy. Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa once took up arms on Crait and led the rebellion as they as they searched for a new home – and a new base for the Rebel Alliance. Tying in to the eagerly anticipated December film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait promises to be a new and exciting adventure for all Star Wars fans – and a story that will change the galaxy as we know it.

Find out what mysteries Crait holds for yourself when Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait hits comic shops on December 27^th!

Preview: Rocket #5

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

Rocket #5

(W) Al Ewing (A) Adam Gorham (CA) Mike Mayhew
Rated T+
In Shops: Sep 13, 2017
SRP: $3.99

• Castor Gnawbarque III is the richest sentient in three sectors and CEO of the Beavertron Corporation. Rocket is neither of these things.
• By the end of this issue, one of them will be holding 10 billion credits and one will have a bullet in the head.
• It’s the same one.

Preview: Star Wars #36

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

Star Wars #36

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Mike Mayhew
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 13, 2017
SRP: $3.99

• The Empire has held Threepio captive for far too long.
• There’s no way they are prepared to deal with this rescue.
• That’s right – Artoo is ready to take action!

Review: Star Wars #35

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Brett

Star Wars #35 is the second of two issues featuring tales of the Star Wars underworld! Han and Chewie are sent on a musion to smuggle…for a Hutt?!

While I’ve always enjoyed bigger stories that tie into the greater Star Wars narrative, there’s something about self-contained ones that you can just sit back and enjoy without having to know a whole lot or be stuck into reading multiple issues. One-shots feel rare in today’s comic world and Star Wars #35 (as well as the previous issue) pull off exactly that in a way that’s satisfying for everyone.

Writer Jason Aaron does an amazing job of giving us two issues that we can enjoy on their own but at the same time have so much packed in that Star Wars fans will be satisfied with the small winks and nods. Here a certain Hutt (not Jabba) comes into play and it’s one that has dropped in and out of Marvel’s new Star Wars comics.

What Aaron does well is also give us twists and turns to the point we never really know what’s up Han’s sleeve until things are revealed. When the final things are in play and the “twist” is shown the story is even more enjoyably than its expected swagger and quips. The ending delivers and delivers in a great way.

That’s helped by the art of Salvador Larroca who nails it with the Star Wars world and gives Han his signature smirks throughout the issue. It’s not just what’s being said and the action but also the small details of the corner of his mouth or how his head is cocked. Larroca captures everything that made Harrison Ford’s performance great.

By the time I got to the end of the issue it’s clear we need more one-shots in comics that anyone can pick up and enjoy and anyone doesn’t need years of backstory to get the full story. This does that and includes so much for those who have stuck with it all. Aaron pulls off the impressive with that and shows why he’s one of the best writers in comics.

Story: Jason Aaron Art: Salvador Larroca Cover Art: Mike Mayhew
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: Star Wars #35

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

Star Wars #35

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Mike Mayhew
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 30, 2017
SRP: $3.99

• Two issues featuring tales of the Star Wars underworld!
• First, Sana and Lando join forces on Coruscant to swindle some credits!
• Then, Han and Chewie go back to smuggling…for a Hutt?!

Preview: Star Wars #34

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

STAR WARS #34

JASON AARON (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)
Cover by MIKE MAYHEW
Star Wars 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

A Tale of the Star Wars underworld!
Sana and Lando join forces on Coruscant to swindle some credits!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Preview: Rocket #4

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

Rocket #4

(W) Al Ewing (A) Adam Gorham (CA) Mike Mayhew
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 09, 2017
SRP: $3.99

• On the lam and in the gutter, Rocket needs cash – lots of it, and yesterday.
• That means tommy guns at dawn – as Rocket steals from an interplanetary mobster who makes the Kingpin look like Aunt May!
• Guest-starring Deadpool, the sad clown of space! Nyah, buy it, see?

Preview: Rocket #3

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

Rocket #3

(W) Al Ewing (A) Adam Gorham (CA) Mike Mayhew
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 12, 2017
SRP: $3.99

• Rocket in the hoosegow! He’s doing bird in the toughest stir in the sector – the brutal space prison they call…the Colon!
• It’s a living hell with no exits and a tailor-made punishment for every inmate – and if Rocket can’t break out in one night…
• …he’ll get broken out? Wait, what? How does that work?