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A new White Trees adventure begins in May with Chip Zdarsky and Kris Anka’s The Whisper Queen

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Writer Chip Zdarsky and fan-favorite artist Kris Anka—the all-star team behind The White Trees—return to the fantastical land of Blacksand with an all-new chapter in The Whisper Queen. This three issue miniseries is set to launch on May 1st from Image Comics. The series also boasts alternate covers by industry titan Fiona Staples and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell.

The royal guard has sent their most capable bounty hunters after the accomplices in the king’s murder! Javro, once the king’s most skilled assassin, must find the killers before they and the bounty hunters—including her son—are wiped out by the kingdom’s most feared specter: The Dark Whisper!

The White Trees was first introduced by Zdarsky and Anka to readers as a two issue miniseries and launched in 2019 to critical acclaim. Readers who pick up The Whisper Queen, and hope to discover the magic of The White Trees, will be able to snag The White Trees reprint hitting shelves the following week. It will collect both issues of that initial story together.

Set in the fantastical world of Blacksand, peace was hard-won, and three unbending warriors carry the scars to prove it. Now, almost twenty years later, their children are missing and war is on the horizon. Can they put aside their memories of the war—and each other—for one last adventure?

The Whisper Queen will provide new readers an exciting entry point into this lush, expansive fantasy world.

The Whisper Queen #1

The Whisper Queen #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 1:

  • Cover A by Anka – Lunar Code 0324IM183
  • Cover B by Fiona Staples – Lunar Code 0324IM184
  • Cover C by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell – Lunar Code 0324IM185

Small Press Expo 2023: Gay Shit, Kink Shit, And King Shit

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The Small Press Expo has posted all of the programming panels from SPX 2023 on YouTube to watch!

This panel will explore queerness and kink in comics, with a specific eye to how yaoi (and other queer comic traditions) have influenced the work of American cartoonists — or not! The discussion will emphasize each of the featured cartoonists’ personal history with yaoi and queer comics, the structural lessons taken from these works, and where they would like to see queer comics go next. Moderator J.A. Micheline will join artists Shannon Wright (Twins), Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please!), Rebecca Mock (Die Horny), Casey Nowak (Bodyseed), and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up WIth Me) in the panel.

Check out Silver Sprocket’s February releases!

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Golden Record

By Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
On sale 02/15/23

Golden Record is a bilingual English/Spanish poetry magazine & autofiction chapbook lusciously written & illustrated by award-winning graphic novelist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell.

It is an amalgamation of words & images brought together to become more than the sum of their parts, exploring the body as the site & host of all pleasure and pain, &, as its name pays homage to, a collection of dispatches from life on earth.

Sugar and Other Stories

By Joy San
On sale 02/22/23

A devoted yet amoral creature ensures a girl’s blood sugar stays up. A gory ritual creates a charming woman’s perfect smile. A neglected and overworked wife is slowly subsumed by violent fantasies. In this collection of short horror comics, cartoonist Joy San masterfully explores the ways in which we contort and control ourselves, balancing the bloody and brutal with unexpected levity.

Rituals

By Nicole Goux
On sale 02/08/22

In this mini art-book full of lush illustrations, artist Nicole Goux captures the sacred rites of getting ready to go out: the quiet before the party, the anticipation before the date, and the spiritual creation of self in the safe space of your inner sanctuary.

The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero

By Raeghan Buchanan
On sale 02/01/23

The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero by Raeghan Buchanan is an illustrated roll-call for punk, post-punk, hardcore, no-wave, and experimental bands from ground zero ‘til now. A starting point for anyone curious, another reference for those who devour all genre-related things, or a cool artifact for anyone in the know.

This book is part of an ongoing series that covers musicians like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Poly Styrene, Don Letts, Minority Threat, and many others. From LA to London, from the early 1900s till today, Buchanan examines and presents narratives to show how Black musicians shape (and are shaped by) the world we live in.

Preview: Buffy the Vampire Slayers Vol. 4

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Buffy the Vampire Slayers Vol. 4

(W) Jordie Bellaire (A) Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Various (CA) David Lopez
In Shops: Oct 14, 2020
SRP: $14.99

After the shocking conclusion to the Hellmouth event, The Slayer must defend Sunnydale…AND IT’S KENDRA? Welcome to the next era of the Buffy-verse…the Ring of Fire!

That’s right, there’s a New Slayer in Sunnydale, who must confront an all-new threat to the ENTIRE WORLD and she’ll need to pull the Scooby gang together once more after what happened to Buffy…
WAIT…WHAT HAPPENED TO BUFFY?

Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and artist Julian L pez (X-Men: Blue) kick off a new era for Slayers and Scoobies by revealing a secret that will change everything you think you know about Buffy!
Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer #13-16.

Buffy the Vampire Slayers Vol. 4

Get a Look at Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #1 from BOOM! Studios

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BOOM! Studios have revealed the first look at Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #1, The premiere issue of a brand new five-issue limited series, from award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki, acclaimed artist Natacha Bustos, colorist Eleonora Bruni, and letterer Jodi Wyne, that brings Willow face to face with the truth of her past…and plants the seeds for a future no one could’ve predicted.

After everything—and everyone—she lost to the Hellmouth, Willow is leaving Sunnydale on a world-spanning road trip in search of her true self. She stumbles on a community of people like her: lost witches looking for answers…but there’s a darkness at the heart of it, one that reminds Willow of something she’s felt before, something that she fears inside herself. 

Now, truly alone for the first time in her life, Willow must rely only on her instincts—and her magic—to save herself from a threat Buffy never prepared her to face…or the rest of the world will pay the price. 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #1 features main cover art by artist Jen Bartel, as well as variant cover art by illustrators Rosemary Valero O’Connell and Mirka Andolfo. It comes to shelves on July 8, 2020.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #1

Preview: Buffy The Vampire Slayer #13

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer #13

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Jordie Bellaire
Artist: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Cover Artists:  
     Kendra Main Cover: David López
     Buffy Main Cover: David López
     Fire Cover: Becca Carey
     Incentive Cover: Mirka Andolfo
    Unlocked Retailer Variant: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Price: $3.99

After the game-changing conclusion to Hellmouth, The Slayer must defend Sunnydale…AND IT’S KENDRA?

But as The New Slayer must confront an all-new threat to the ENTIRE WORLD, she’ll need to pull the Scooby gang together once more after what happened to Buffy…

WAIT…WHAT HAPPENED TO BUFFY?

The next era of the Whedonverse starts here!

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #13

Preview: Lumberjanes Adult Coloring Book

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Lumberjanes Adult Coloring Book

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: n/a
Artist: Brooklyn Allen, Carey Pietsch, Carolyn Nowak, Ayme Sotuyo, Dozerdraws, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell and more
Cover Artist: Brooklyn Allen
Price: $16.99
Synopsis:

Grab your favorite colored pencils, markers, glitter, and even the yellow ochre crayon you unearthed from that ancient cave so many years ago! Now you can join the Lumberjanes in earning your Friendship to the Craft badge.

Featuring 96 gorgeous pages of original Lumberjanes art to color from series artists like Brooklyn Allen, Carey Pietsch, and Ayme Sotuyo, this book is an azure-dly good time for all.

Preview: Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks SC

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Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks SC

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writers: Faith Erin Hicks, Jen Wang , Kelly Thompson, Holly Black, Gabby Rivera
Artists: Rosemary Valerio-O’Connell, Christine Norrie, Savanna Ganucheau, Marina Julia, Gaby Epstein
Cover Artist: Chynna Clugston Flores
Price: $14.99

Presenting the Lumberjanes short stories collected for the first time in a paperback. Join April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley as they explore their all-girls camp. From ghost ponies to strange plants, these Lumberjanes are ready to take on anything that comes their way as long as they have each other. Collects the Lumberjanes Specials, including Beyond Bay Leaf, Making the Ghost of It, and Faire and Square.

Preview: Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #4 (of 6)

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Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #4 (of 6)

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Chynna Clugston Flores
Artists: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell & Maddi Gonzales
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Natacha Bustos
Subscription Cover: Kelly & Nichole Matthews
Incentive Cover: Meredith McClaren
Price: $3.99

It’s finally Louise’s birthday, and it’s going to be fun in the sun…or else!

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Magic, Mechs and Mayhem with The Castoffs

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Lion Forge Comics announced today the expected release date of the latest title from their Roar Comics all-ages imprint, The Castoffs, featuring writers Brian Smith and M. K. Reed, and artist Molly Ostertag. This four-issue young adult miniseries centers on three female mages who accidentally restart an age-old war with a robot army. The first two issues will have battle wraparound variants that depict an historic conflict that took place in the lore of the world of the series. Variant cover artists are Rosemary Valero-O’Connell for issue #1 and Sloane Leong for issue #2. The Castoffs hits stores October 12 and will be available in print as well as digitally.

It’s magic vs technology in Roar’s newest miniseries. When three apprentice mages are sent to help a neighboring guild, they reignite a decades-old war with a robot army that nearly destroyed the world.

The Castoffs Cover #1 The Castoffs Variant Cover #1

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