Rasputin #3
Story By: Alex Grecian
Art By: Riley Rossmo
Art By: Ivan Plascencia
Cover By: Riley Rossmo
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: OCT140758
Published: December 24, 2014
Young Rasputin has the power to heal people, to give them energy, and to make them feel better than they ever have before. The ladies do not complain.
It’s Christmas day. Hope everyone is having a fantastic holiday season.
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Wednesdays 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! Below are ten suggestions of comics, graphic novels, or trade paperbacks you should spend some extra time checking out and think about picking up.
Pick of the Week: The Massive #30 (Dark Horse) – Brian Wood‘s series wraps up, and the last few issues have been one hell of a twist. Dead calm. Quiet seas. Second chances? The Ninth Wave crew enter a brand-new chapter in Earth’s history.
Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #9 (Marvel) – Wrapping up Marvel’s so-so event. This is here because who knows how it’ll end and where things go from here.
Copra Round One Vol. 1 (Bergen Comics) – Check out the series all the “cool” kids are talking about. Collected here, cause single issues are hard to come by.
Evil Empire #9 (BOOM! Studios) – Every issue is beyond fantastic and usually there’s something we didn’t see coming.
The Graveyard Shift #1 (Image) – It’s Fright Night-style thrills and Castle-style crime-solving as a homicide detective and his girlfriend find their love put to the ultimate test when they run afoul of a gang of vampires!
Letter 44 #13 (Oni Press) – Mixing politics and science fiction, this series is awesome.
McBain #1 (Bongo Comics) -Do you watch The Simpsons? That alone should be reason enough to check out this series.
New Avengers #28 (Marvel) -If you want to figure out what’s up with Secret Wars, you better be reading this series. It’s really good too!
Rasputin #3 (Image) – The first two issues of this series has been fascinating, and the art is fantastic.
They’re Not Like Us #1 (Image) – We all have advantages over one another, but what if you were capable of things most of us can only imagine? What would you do – and who would you be? A doctor? An athlete? A soldier? A hero? Everyone has to make a choice about how to use the abilities they’re born with… but they’re not like us.
Rasputin #2
Story By: Alex Grecian
Art By: Riley Rossmo
Art By: Ivan Plascencia
Cover By: Riley Rossmo
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: ICSEP140744
Published: November 26, 2014
With the ghost of his dead father for company, Rasputin leaves home for the monastery, where he fights monks, has a chat with God, and meets the man who will eventually murder him.
Wednesdays 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! Below are ten suggestions of comics, graphic novels, or trade paperbacks you should spend some extra time checking out and think about picking up.
Pick of the Week: ODY-C #1 (Image Comics) –
An epic 26 centuries in the making: In the aftermath of a galactic war a hundred years long, Odyssia the Clever Champion and her compatriots begin their longest, strangest trip yet: the one home. A gender-bent eye-popping psychedelic science fiction odyssey begins here. Written by Matt Fraction? Yes please!
Capture Creatures #1 (KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios) – Hundreds of mysterious creatures pop up and two kids must catch them all figure out the mystery being them. Sound familiar? Yeah, this potentially can go huge.
Critical Hit #3 (Black Mask Studios) – The first two issues have been a very different take on Matt Miners animal activist series of comics. And boy is it good.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes #1 (BOOM! Studios) – Bridging the gap between the first and second film. If you’re a fan of the Planet of the Apes series, this is a must.
The Delinquents #4 (Valiant) – The amazing mini-series wraps up after bringing together Valiant’s Archer & Armstrong and Quantum & Woody. Hobo-tastic!
Letter 44 #12 (Oni Press) – Writer Charles Soule’s mixing of politics and sci-fi has been amazing so far, and we look forward to each issue. It has yet to disappoint.
Pirouette #2 (Black Mask Studios) – The first issue totally caught us off guard. Taking place in a circus, this horror infused title is more about running away from the big top, instead of running away with one.
Rasputin #2 (Image Comics) – The first issue left us mixed, mostly because we had no idea how you build a series from the concept. That said, the first issue was solid in writing and art. We’re intrigued to see where it all goes from here.
Southern Dog #3 (Action Lab: Danger Zone) – A comic dealing with racism in the South with werewolves mixed in. Seems appropriate as far as timing.
Transformers Drift: Empire of Stone #1 (IDW Publishing) – IDW’s Transformers comics have been amazing, and this new series puts the spotlight on one of the most interesting characters.
Check out the announced sell-outs and new printings this week.
Black Mask Studios
Matt Pizzolo and Anna Muckcracker Wieszczyk‘s Godkiller: Walk Among Us #1 has sold out at the distributor level. A second printing will return the debut issues to shelves December 10.
Dark Horse
Not really a sell-out in the normal sense, but a year after the first printing sold out, Dark Horse Comics announces sales of over 500,000 copies of Plants vs. Zombies books! Look for the print collection of the second comic series, Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse, on sale in finer comic shops and bookstores everywhere on January 13, 2015.
Image Comics
Birthright #2 from writer Joshua Williamson, artist Andrei Bressan, and colorist Adriano Lucas has sold out at the distributor level, and will get a second printing. The second printing can be ordered now, and the third issue arrives December 3.
Rasputin #1 by Alex Grecian and Riley Rossmo has sold out at the distributor level and will return for a second printing. The first issue can be pre-ordered now, and the second issue will arrive November 26.
Tooth & Claw #1, the new series from writer Kurt Busiek, artist Benjamin Dewey, colorist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer John Roshell has sold out a the distributor level. The comic might still be found at some retail locations.
So, it was new comic book yesterday! What stood out to you? Anything you read that you’ve really like?
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Reuters – Xtreme Justice – Some real life heroes.
Paste Magazine – Tentacles & Madness: 10 Comics That Continue H.P. Lovecraft’s Horror Legacy – Some good ones on the list.
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Rasputin #1
Story By: Alex Grecian
Art By: Riley Rossmo
Art By: Ivan Plascencia
Cover By: Riley Rossmo
Variant Cover By: Ryan Stegman
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: AUG140526
Published: October 29, 2014
DRACULA AT DOWNTON ABBEY! In one night Rasputin was poisoned, beaten, stabbed, shot in the head, drowned, then tied up and thrown in a frozen river. It was really bad timing. His beard was just coming in nicely. New York Times bestselling author ALEXGRECIAN and fan favorite artist RILEYROSSMO reunite for the first time since their critically acclaimed series PROOF!
Wednesdays 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! Below are ten suggestions of comics, graphic novels, or trade paperbacks you should spend some extra time checking out and think about picking up.
Pick of the Week: The Bunker #7 (Oni Press) – Any release of The Bunker, we’re excited. The series is a brilliant mix of sci-fi, mystery, and even some politics. The time travel aspect is engaging and each issue leaves us wanting more. Easily one of the best comics on the market.
Archer & Armstrong #25 (Valiant) – Valiant consistently puts out one of the best lines of comics, especially for those who enjoy the superhero genre. Archer & Armstrong is comedic action that never disappoints. If you don’t know what you’ve been missing, check out this oversized special issue.
Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations Vol. 2 (Self Made Hero) – The second volume of the acclaimed graphic novel account of the Middle East, written by internationally renowned scholar, Jean-Pierre Filiu and award-winning artist, David B.
This second volume covers Nasser’s Egypt through to the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Iranian Revolution in 1979. An essential read for anyone interested in the history of the region
Deathlok #1 (Marvel) – Deathlok plays a big role on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., so Marvel is attempting to do some cross media synergy. Should be interesting to see what they do with this.
Godkiller Walk Among Us #1 (Black Mask Studios) – The comic six years in the making, with a cult following gets a mass release. The epic story of a boy’s quest to save his sister, GODKILLER is a twisted, sci-fi/horror adventure about 16 year old Tommy’s odyssey through a post-nuke wasteland (populated by fallen gods, organ-stealing hookers, and sex-addicted technowizards) as he searches for a new heart to save his dying sister.
I Remember Beirut (Lerner Books) – A graphic memoir of growing up in war torn Beirut.
Rasputin #1 (Image Comics) – The first issue is fascinating with this interesting take on the very real, and rather mysterious Rasputin. The first issue tells us a lot, but not where the series is going. Still, it’s interesting with amazing art.
Southern Bastards #5 (Image Comics) – Southern gothic noir at its best.
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #34 (IDW Publishing) – We love IDW’s Transformers line. Its shaken up the 30 year old brand in a good way leaving us wanting more each month.
Vertigo Quarterly: Yellow (DC Comics/Vertigo) – Awesome anthology with fantastic talent.
