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Preview: Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #4

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Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #4

writer: Van Jensen
artist: Ron Salas
cover: Ron Salas
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Is there love in the air? Is that even relevant with the questions facing Steve Austin?  Such as… Is Steve losing his humanity? Who can he trust? Are his enemies bringing the world closer to the end times or to the precipice of the singularity? Who exactly ARE those enemies? As the answers start to reveal themselves, the ultimate question remains: Who will survive and what bionic parts will be left of them?

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Preview: Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #3

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Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #3

writer: Van Jensen
artist: Ron Salas
cover: Ron Salas
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

This issue’s so packed with action and insanity that we just had to break the mold! This issue reads like no comic you’ve seen before! Join Steve Austin on a scenic tour of Germany’s cities, countryside and mountains—at 100mph while battling agents of OSI!  WE know Steve’s no traitor, but they don’t, and the stakes are more than just life and death—Steve’s very humanity is hanging in the balance!

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Review: Cryptocracy #3

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The Nine Prophecies foretell a great cataclysm and the end of the age of the Nine Families that secretly rule the world. The first has come true, and now the mysterious and deadly Hum aims to fulfill the others. Agent Grahame is desperate to prove that Hum is just a man—a man who can be killed. Elsewhere, radio host Bela is drawn into the fight for the fate of the world as she learns some of the Families’ long-hidden secrets.

Two prophecies have now been fulfilled. Leaving everyone wondering how much longer the families have before all nine have been defeated. Writer Van Jensen gives us something wild at the end of the issue, but I won’t spoil it. It’s best to see this for yourself. Each issue leaves the reader eager for more issues, as more and more of this world and the conspiracy is revealed.

The cover is very eye-catching and hopefully will attract more readers of those who have ignored past issues. The art by Pete Woods manages to amplify the power of the beings. The cover is a perfect example of that, it just screams power.

Story: Van Jensen Art: Pete Woods
Story: 8.5 Art: 9 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Review: Cryptocracy #2

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The Nine Families have ruled civilization from the shadows for time beyond memory. But now, for the first time, they are being hunted. Family leaders begrudgingly forge an alliance to discover the hunter’s identity, but in so doing only place themselves in greater danger.

Written by Van Jensen, Cryptocracy manages to mix conspiracy theories, secret societies, and so much more. In this issue, the shadows are pulled back some, as a mysterious, but powerful being begins to fight back. Who, and what, is Chronos? Given what his name comes from, I’m curious to see what the organization decides to do and where Jensen takes things from here.

I will admit there is some interesting shocks in this issue, but I won’t spoil them. They make for surprising sights from artist Pete Woods, that I doubt you will miss. The mysterious Hum, seems to get more colorful with each issue, despite the briefness of his appearances.

A riddle of a series that gets better with each issue.

Story: Van Jensen Art: Pete Woods
Story: 9 Art: 9 Overall: 9 Recommendation: Buy

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Preview: Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #2

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Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #2

writer: Van Jensen
artist: Ron Salas
cover: Ron Salas
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Billionaire technologist Mick Gentle has promised to restore Steve Austin’s humanity, but there’s a catch. To remove Austin’s bionic parts, Gentle needs a Soviet device held in a top-secret base in East Berlin. But the Berlin Wall is just the smallest hurdle, as Austin squares off against enemy agents, killer robots, and mutant creatures birthed of the maddest mad scientists.

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Preview: Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #1

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Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #1

writer: Van Jensen
artist: Ron Salas
covers: Ron Salas (a), David Ryan Robinson (b)
incentive cover: Ron Salas (Character Design)
Fans & retailers, order the cover of your choice!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

The year is 1979. Iran has seized American hostages. Columbian drug cartels run rampant. And Le Chic’s “Freak Out” dominates the charts. Amid this deeply troubled world, Steve Austin — everyone’s favorite Six Million Dollar Man — is America’s best hope in its fight against innumerable enemies. When Steve discovers disturbing secrets in OSI’s past, he uses his cybernetic upgrades to rebel against the agency… but he’ll face plenty of threats, like an enemy cyborg, and lasers, and ninjas!

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Review: Cryptocracy #1

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For time beyond memory, the Nine Families watched from the shadows, believing themselves shepherds and manipulating whole societies as they saw fit. Nothing happened that they didn’t observe or control. Outsiders knew naught of the Families, much less threatened them. Until now.

Writer Van Jensen creates something where what is real is an illusion, and what is truly real is buried in fiction, and conspiracies. There’s a blending of this version of realism, fantasy, and conspiracies as he delves deep into the secretive Cryptoracy and the nine families that rule the world. He even manages to sneak in a few bits of humor here and there. It all comes together to make this premiere issue oddly intriguing.

The art by Pete Woods is clear cut and shows a great degree of realism which is impressive considering the concept. Some of the stranger sights in this comic are actually better for it and don’t feel out of place. I won’t reveal what they are but, they are surprising, to say the least.

Story: Van Jensen Art: Pete Woods
Story: 8.5 Art: 9.0 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

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They Are Watching. Dark Horse’s Two Cryptocracy Teasers

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In October 2015 Dark Horse announced a new series Cryptocracy from Van Jensen and Pete Woods. The series is a deep exploration into the secret society behind every major conspiracy in history, and why they’re suddenly being killed. The comic was originally slated for May 2016, but now has a release date of late June and as we get closer to release Dark Horse is ramping up its promotion. Check two new teasers.

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Van Jensen Sees the Fall of Man for the Six Million Dollar Man in July for Dynamite

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The Six Million Dollar Man Fall of Man #1It has been two years since Dynamite celebrated the 40th anniversary of The Six Million Dollar Man with the continuation of the NBC television show in the Season Six comic book miniseries. Now, Dynamite announces the return of Steve Austin in an all-new series, The Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man, written by Van Jensen in his first-ever project for Dynamite! Ron Salas joins Jensen on art.

The year is 1979. Iran has seized American hostages. Columbian drug cartels run rampant. And Le Chic’s “Freak Out” dominates the charts. Amid this deeply troubled world, Steve Austin – everyone’s favorite Six Million Dollar Man – is America’s best hope in its fight against innumerable enemies. When Steve discovers disturbing secrets in OSI’s past, he uses his cybernetic upgrades to rebel against the agency… but he’ll face plenty of threats, like an enemy cyborg, lasers, and ninjas!Van Jensen is a comic book writer, best known for his work on The Green Lantern Corps and The Flash for DC Comics. A former newspaper crime reporter and magazine editor, he broke into comics as the writer of Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer, which was named one of YALSA’s Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens. He also has written The Leg: The Remarkable Reappearance of Santa Anna’s Disembodied Limb, Cryptocracy, and Two Dead.

Look for the first issue of The Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man on sale July 13th, featuring story by Van Jensen, and art by Ron Salas.

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