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The Six Fingers #1 is a fantastic crime comic. Fans won’t want to miss this!

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The One Hand Killer has been stalking the streets of Neo Novena again and claimed a new victim. Johannes Vale, a graduate student whose life has been slowly falling apart, discovers he killed a man under the guise of The One Hand Killer the other night despite having no memory of it. Now, with a series of blood-drawn symbols on the wall, Johannes has to discover what compelled him to murder an innocent man in The Six Fingers #1.

Story: Dan Watters
Art: Sumit Kumar
Color: Lee Loughride
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar

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The Six Fingers #1 Focuses on Murderer Investigating Why They Killed

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The Six Fingers #1

The One Hand Killer has been stalking the streets of Neo Novena again and claimed a new victim. Johannes Vale, a graduate student whose life has been slowly falling apart, discovers he killed a man under the guise of The One Hand Killer the other night despite having no memory of it. Now, with a series of blood-drawn symbols on the wall, Johannes has to discover what compelled him to murder an innocent man in The Six Fingers #1.

Acting as the sister series to The One Hand, Dan Watters and Sumit Kumar focus on the One Hand Killer and provide a fresh twist by having Johannes forget why he committed such a horrendous crime. Johannes’s life and career increasingly unravel and draw him closer to investigating the source of it. More importantly, Watters and Kumar present it as a slow descent where he becomes more isolated from co-workers, friends, and teachers due to circumstances outside his control. But knowing the identity of the killer from the other title, the reader wants the shoe to drop and for confirmation that Johannes has taken over as the One Hand Killer. Instead of one massive event causing his break, the issue presents it as a gradual unraveling as he learns about the gaps in his knowledge. 

Watters expertly portrays that sense of unease that grows as the world becomes more alien. Presenting Johannes as a puzzle box who needs to unlock each level of the subconscious to figure out his motive gives the character a much more fascinating point of view and an unconventional antagonist. As we learned more about the detective on the case, we got a first-hand look at the titular killer, who would not initially describe himself as one. The Six Fingers focuses more on Johannes, learning more about himself and the specific clues he left behind. Without explaining why he decided to replicate the MO of the One Hand Killer, Watters creates an intriguing mystery haunting his psyche. 

Kumar’s work provides a nice balance with his portrayal of Neo Novena in the daytime. Even without the rain and neon, it still comes across as oppressive and massive as it engulfs its citizens. He suits Watters’s evocative psychological horror writing by visually portraying Johannes’s mental state through the formalist structure of the murder and the flowing and floating panels of his unraveling life. Lee Loughride also works as a colorist on this title, which helps create a shared identity with The One Hand while providing a unique color scheme to The Six Fingers. The coloring separates Johannes’s psyche by providing two distinct palettes to show him in his everyday life and when retracing his murderous steps. Letterer Aditya Bidika also works on this title and brings such an impressive personality to the thought panels and the speech bubbles. 

The Six Fingers serves as an excellent companion series and can stand on its own as a great psychological horror comic. Watters and Kumar take the reader into discovering the psychological mind and reasoning of the murderer through a great curveball of a narrative. The question of why drives the story’s heart, and eventually, Johannes and the reader will discover the reason for the murder as they probe deeper into the unknown.

Story: Dan Watters Art: Sumit Kumar
Color: Lee Loughride Letterer: Aditya Bidikar
Story: 8.8 Art: 8.8 Overall: 8.8 Recommendation: Read

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The Six Fingers by Dan Watters and Sumit Kumar gets a trailer

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The Six Fingers #1 is in stores February 21, and you can pre-order from your Local Comic Shop!

Neo Novena archaeology student JOHANNES VALE has always been so very in control of his life. But when he commits a brutal murder using the M.O. of a historic and notorious serial killer, everything begins to spiral out of control…primarily as Johannes doesn’t remember doing it.

What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game as Johannes seeks refuge in the rain-soaked streets of Neo Novena. He will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of what he did and why he did it; but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of his future-metropolis and Johannes’ own heartbroken soul.

Grippingly written by writer Dan Watters with hauntingly atmospheric art and covers by Sumit Kumar and Lee Loughridge, The Six Fingers is a miniseries that will keep you on the edge until the very end.

Ram V and Dan Watters launch The One Hand and The Six Fingers in February 2024 from Image

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First teased at New York Comic Con earlier this month, two new series from White Noise Studio members Ram V and Dan Watters will each launch new five-issue Crime drama miniseries in February 2024 from Image Comics.

First, The One Hand teams Ram V with artist Laurence Campbell and colorist Lee Loughridge in an unrelenting procedural that will have readers guessing until the very end.

Neo Novena detective, Ari Nasser is about to retire with an enviable record, until a brutal murder occurs, bearing all the hallmarks of the “One Hand Killer” …which should be impossible since Ari already put him away not once but twice in the years before.

What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game as Ari pursues his quarry down the rain-soaked streets of Neo Novena. Ari will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of this case, but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of his future-metropolis and Ari’s own beleaguered soul.

Next, The Six Fingers will showcase Dan Watters paired with artist Sumit Kumar and Loughridge coloring, in an equally confounding mystery that will have readers on the edge of their seats as the story unfolds.

Neo Novena archaeology student, Johannes Vale, has always been so very in control of his life. But when he commits a brutal murder, using the M.O. of an historic and notorious serial killer, everything begins to spiral out of control… primarily as Johannes doesn’t remember doing it.

What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game as Johannes seeks refuge in the rain-soaked streets of Neo Novena. He will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of what he did and why he did it; but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of his future-metropolis and Johannes’ own heartbroken soul.

The One Hand #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 7 and The Six Fingers #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 21.

Dawn of DC delivers three new superhero series, City Boy, The Vigil, and Spirit World, in May

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“Dawn of DC” is this year’s initiative from DC Comics featuring new series, new creative teams, and new characters all-together! In May, the comic publisher will release three new six-issue limited series each featuring Asian superheroes. Check out the solicits below!

Spirit World #1 (of 6)

Story: Alyssa Wong
Art: Haining
Cover: Haining
Variant Covers: Dustin Nguyen, Trung Le Nguyen, Zu Orzu
On Sale May 9, 2023

First seen in Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1, Spirit World features Xanthe, a non-binary Chinese hero with the ability to travel in and out of the Spirit World – the realm of the dead, and that of the living. Xanthe possesses the ability to burn items folded from ceremonial joss paper and turn them into real objects that can be used in the physical world. Their super power is based on the East Asian custom of burning joss paper at gravesites to send resources to ancestors in the spirit world. In this debut issue, written by Alyssa Wong with art by Haining, Xanthe forms a reluctant alliance with DC’s bad boy of the mystic arts, John Constantine, to rescue Batgirl Cassandra Cain from a horde of jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampires). Haining provides both the main and 1 in 50 ratio variant covers, additional variant covers by Dustin Nguyen and Trung Le Nguyen, plus a special AAPI Heritage Month variant cover by Zu Orzu.

The Vigil #1 (of 6)

Story: Ram V.
Art: Lalit Kumar Sharma
Cover: Sumit Kumar
Variant Covers: Mukesh Singh, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Anand RK, Pop Mhan
On Sale May 16, 2023

This mysterious team of South Asian metahumans made their first appearance in Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution #1 and can be seen again in issues #1070 and #1071 of Detective Comics. Written by Ram V, with art by Lalit Kumar Sharma, The Vigil is Arclight, Saya, Dodge, and Castle, a group of individuals given powers they didn’t want, determined to stop metahuman research and tech created for military applications at any cost. Along the way, they’ll encounter super heroes that could be allies or enemies, not a surprise for a group that exists to shut down state-sponsored superhumans…and clean up the mess before any hero or villain arrives, as if both the crime and The Vigil were never there. Artist Sumit Kumar provides the main cover, with variant covers by Mukesh Singh and series artist Lalit Kumar Sharma and Anand RK, with Pop Mhan providing a special AAPI Heritage Month variant.

City Boy #1 (of 6)

Story: Greg Pak
Art: Minkyu Jung, Sunny Gho
Cover: Minkyu Jung
Variant Covers: Minkyu Jung, InHyuk Lee, Michael Cho, Alexandre Tefenkgi
On Sale May 23, 2023

Both DC and WildStorm fans have already been introduced to Korean super hero Cameron Kim, a.k.a. City Boy, in the WildStorm 30th Anniversary Special #1 and Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1. Cameron is just a kid trying to make a living, using his powers of speaking to cities to find lost and hidden goods to pawn, just trying to get by. But having these powers also means that he hears everything about these cities, everywhere and all at once, including their histories and the truths behind them. In his two current appearances he’s already made “friends” with Gotham City (including a rat avatar made from the city’s scraps), but only time will tell if City Boy is received as openly by Metropolis, Amnesty Bay, Themyscira, or other cities in the DC Universe. This six-issue series reunites writer Greg Pak with artists Minkyu Jung and Sunny Gho, and the debut issue features a main cover and 1 in 50 ratio variant cover by Minkyu Jung, and additional variant covers by InHyuk Lee and Michael Choi, with an AAPI Heritage Month variant cover by Alexandre Tefenkgi.

Preview: Justice League #72

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Justice League #72

Written by: Brian Michael Bendis, Ram V.
Art by: Phil Hester, Sumit Kumar

The Royal Flush Gang has hatched one of the most elaborate plans in the history of the DC Universe, and now we know that all of it was a prelude to the crime of this and maybe even the next century. What in the Multiverse could the Royal Flush Gang be after? How does it connect to Black Adam’s trial? Find out here!

Justice League #72

Preview: Justice League #71

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Justice League #71

Written by: Ram V., Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Sumit Kumar, Phil Hester

The Royal Flush Gang hatched one of the most elaborate plans in the history of the DC Universe, and now we know that all of it was a prelude to the crime of this and maybe even the next century. How does it connect to the trial of Black Adam? When all seems lost, hope can still be found! With Wonder Woman now by their side, the Justice League Dark have survived to fight another day. Merlin is only getting started-can the team still prove they have the magic within to defeat the medieval mage?

Justice League #71

Preview: Justice League #70

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Justice League #70

Written by: Ram V., Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Sumit Kumar, Phil Hester

Place your bets, folks! The Royal Flush Gang is BACK and ready to take down the Justice League! Find out their connection to Deathstroke and their growing plot to destroy Green Arrow and Batman. Meanwhile, a villain from the Dark Multiverse has returned and he’s about to turn the Justice League Dark’s world upside down! Could this be the end of their team AND Atlantis?

Justice League #70

Preview: Justice League #69

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Justice League #69

Written by: Ram V., Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Sumit Kumar, Scott Godlewski, Phil Hester

The superspies of Checkmate poke their sneaky noses where they do not belong, and the Justice League are NOT happy about it. In fact, most of the League isn’t even happy Checkmate exists, setting up Checkmate versus the Justice League! The superspies versus the super…guys. In Justice League Dark, Zatanna is locked in a battle with the greatest sorcerer of all time-Merlin!

Justice League #69

Preview: Justice League #68

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Justice League #68

Written by: Ram V., Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Sumit Kumar, Scott Godlewski

THE TOUR! The Justice League has some new members. And those members get a tour of the Hall of Justice from the legends who helped build it while they learn about the people who have dedicated their entire lives to its higher calling. Merlin and his army of the aquatic dead have taken over Atlantis! Can Zatanna handle him and the horror she is hiding within?

Justice League #68
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