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Preview: Saucer State #4

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Saucer State #4

Paul Cornell (w) • Ryan Kelly (a & c)

How do you use cake to summon something in the desert? Should you? Space Warfare Task Group reports back, and now Arcadia might have a gun in time. There’s a grave for someone who’s meant to be heading back to Earth. No more damned data. The Russians say something terrible. And Fausto plays the trumpet. It’s the White House vs. ufology vs. incoming actual real damn aliens. With a flying bedstead.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: Vampirella Vol. 4 #6

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Vampirella Vol. 4 #6

writer: Paul Cornell
artist: Andy Belanger
covers: Philip Tan (A), Vanesa Del Ray (B), Cosplay Photo Variant (C), Jimmy Broxton (D-Sub), Photo (RI Virg), Philip Tan (RI B/W), Jimmy Broxton (D-B/W), Philip Tan (RI Virgin)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Gothic, Part 1: A new storyline begins! Vampirella is fresh off a mind-blowing discovery—or at least it should have been. Coming to terms with what she’s learned about herself and her past means a journey to a place farscarier than the twisted future she’s living in…her twisted mind! Prepare yourself for a Vampirella like you’ve NEVER seen before!

Preview: Saucer State #3 (of 6)

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Saucer State #3 (of 6)

Paul Cornell (w) • Ryan Kelly (a & c)

With a real alien ship a year away from Earth, Arcadia’s far right political foes are suggesting something that sounds horribly like revolution. Meanwhile, fairies are offering her ex-husband a cake-for-access deal. No, really. It’s the start of a quest that will unlock the secrets of reality as the series takes its unique mixture of House of Cards and Jeff Kripal to… Russia?  Soon readers everywhere will be able to say, “Oh, they went there.” Because there is where we live.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Preview: Vampirella #5

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Vampirella #5

writer: Paul Cornell
Artist: Jimmy Broxton
covers: Philip Tan (a) Valentine DeLandro (b) Cosplay Photo Variant (c)
subscription cover: Jimmy Broxton (d)
incentive covers: Cosplay Photo (“virgin art”), Philip Tan (B/W art), Jimmy Broxton (B/W art), Philip Tan (“virgin art”)
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

This is it! You’ve gotten to see the Great Beyond, meet the fellow who’s running it, and savor the world as we don’t know it that feeds into everything! Now it’s time for Vampy to do something that will change… well, everything! The world will never be the same after this, and that just may not be a good thing!

Preview: Vampirella 2017 #4

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Vampirella 2017 #4

writer: Paul Cornell
Artist: Jimmy Broxton
covers: Philip Tan (a) Javier Pulido (b) Cosplay Photo Cover (c)
subscription cover: Jimmy Broxton (d)
incentive cover: Cosplay Photo (“virgin art”), Philip Tan (B/W art), Jimmy Broxton (B/W art), Philip Tan (“virgin art”)
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Ever wondered what happens to your soul when you die? Spent time pondering if karma is real? Questioned whether there’s a greater power out there watching to see if we’ve been naughty or nice? This month, Vampirella is your guide as all your existential questions are answered. Rudely!

Preview: Saucer State #2 (of 6)

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Saucer State #2 (of 6)

Paul Cornell (w) • Ryan Kelly (a & c)

After last issue’s cliffhanger, US President Arcadia Alvarado is acting fast against the biggest event in world history. “Drop everything, spend everything.  Give me a damn gun.” “It won’t be a war. It’ll be a slaughter.”  “Isn’t that exactly what the post-truth bastards do?” Jump onboard as the conclusion to Saucer Country heads one step closer to the finishing line… and the end of everything!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

 

Preview: Vampirella Vol. 4 #3

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Vampirella Vol. 4 #3

writer: Paul Cornell
Artist: Jimmy Broxton
covers: Philip Tan (a) Kenan Yarar (b) Cosplay Photo Cover (c)
subscription cover: Jimmy Broxton (d)
incentive cover: Cosplay Photo (“virgin art”), Philip Tan (B/W art), Jimmy Broxton (“virgin art”), Philip Tan (“virgin art”)
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Welcome to The Clown Factory, the place where bad people go. If you’re lucky, you only have to serve hard labor there. If you’re unlucky…well, better not to get into that. And wait until you meet the Commandant! Don’t get on her bad side!

Review: Saucer State #1

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She was abducted by aliens. Now she’s the President. She’s going to use the power of that office to find out what really happened. But will they let her?

Saucer State is the sequel to and the conclusion of the Hugo Award nominated Saucer Country and brilliantly mixes politics with a bit of The X-Files. Actually, a lot of The X-Files. That’s also not a bad thing at all as the two concepts mashed up make for an intriguing story. Usually, when we get this sort of tale the government is behind the conspiracy or it’s focused on an individual fighting for the truth. Instead, the government, in the form of the new President, is the ones fighting to find the truth.

If you haven’t read the first volume Saucer Country, and you should, you can still dive into this first issue as it does a solid job catching you up on what’s going on and moving the story forward. It helps having read the first volume, but it’s not a necessity. It adds depth, but doesn’t reveal anything that’s a must know at this point and time.

What I particularly like about what writer Paul Cornell has done with this series is the fact he gets a lot of the politics right. I’m not talking positions and platforms, I’m talking the backroom interactions and dealings. How the operatives act and talk and what’s discussed are often things I’ve experienced (though nothing about aliens). There’s enough of that to make it feel realistic and “lived in.”

Artist Ryan Kelly delivers with solid art that adds to the realism with characters that look completely normal and are all distinct, settings that feel real and worn, but also mixing in the sci-fi elements to it all. The fact Kelly is able to balance the real world and fantastical is impressive as it feels seamless and works together.

As a fan of the first volume, Saucer State has been a comic I’ve been looking forward to since it was announced and can’t wait to see where Cornell and Kelly take us as far as this conspiracy goes. If the end of the first issue is any indication, it’ll be a wild ride as already I’m caught off guard with the unexpected. A solid return and debut and I’m excited to see what happens next.

Story: Paul Cornell Art: Ryan Kelly
Story: 8.15 Art: 8.15 Overall: 8.15 Recommendation: Buy

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: Saucer State #1

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Saucer State #1

Paul Cornell (w) • Ryan Kelly (a & c)

She was abducted by aliens. Now she’s the President. She’s going to use the power of that office to find out what really happened. But will they let her? Saucer State is the sequel to and the conclusion of the Hugo Award nominated Saucer Country. It’s House of Cards does The X-Files. It’s a bulletin from the brightest timeline. She will break the world to find who hurt her. And new readers can start here.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Review: Vampirella #0

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Beginning a new and VERY different direction! Vampirella was last spotted in 2016 doing what she does best-defending the world from threats both mystic and evil. She hasn’t been seen since. Now, over a thousand years later, she’s poised to make her fateful return, but the world that awaits her is unlike anything she might expect-or want to defend! It’s the start of an adventure for Vampirella unlike any she’s had in her long and storied history. Don’t miss the train before it leaves the station!

It’s a new beginning in the fourth volume for the classic horror-centric heroine Vampirella. The world has changed a lot since she last stepped out of the darkness. While not much is revealed as to what the state of the world is. It does make one curious to find out. Writer Paul Cornell does a great job as far as that.

The art by Jimmy Broxton is dark, almost mysterious in nature. It all comes together to reveal very little about the world or the prophecy that foretells her awakening. The clothing the characters wear does suggest it takes place at some point in the future. But a lot remains to be seen and I can’t wait to find out.

Story: Paul Cornell Art: Jimmy Broxton
Story: 8.5 Art: 9.0 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

Dynamite Entertainment provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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