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GoGoGoGo-Go-Ghost! Vol. 1 is interesting but doesn’t give us a protagonist to empathize with

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After an illicit affair at her promising first job fell through, office worker Ushiro Akechi has slid down to rock bottom. All the world has in store for her now are temporary gigs, a lonely, run run-down apartment, and plain rice for dinner. With a life like that, would death be any worse…? What she really needs is an older-sister type to talk her back from the edge! Luckily, she is about to meet oneabout one–from the other side! Alleged Guardian Spirit and self self-proclaimed Big Sis Masako is here to take Ushiro under a ghostly wing! Together, can they turn a brush with death into the start of a gloriously funny new partnership?! Oh, honey– Thy grudge shall be avenged!

Story: Miyako Hiruzuka
Art: Miyako Hiruzuka
Translation: Minna Lin
Letterer: Alexis Eckerman

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Atomic Mass Games reveals Apocalypse and his Four Horseman for Marvel: Crisis Protocol

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Apocalypse is coming… to Atomic Mass Games‘ tabletop miniature game Marvel: Crisis Protocol. The massive figure was revealed as well as a tease as to what we can expect from it and some terrain to go with the release.

Apocalypse brings his own affiliation for the game. This ultimate encounter will pit you against Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen. Players will have a limited option for each of the Four Horsemen and to field all 4, you’ll need a minimum threat of 16. Archangel will be able to be either Death or Pestilence.

Apocalypse is massive, coming on a 65mm base. He’s immune to all status’ on his injured side making him difficult to deal with and sure to be a challenge. Check out his rules and the rules for the Horsemen.

Apocalypse features arm options which are sure to bring out the modeling fun of the hobby and there’s three terrain sets you can use to make a thematic table while you battle.

Weapon X, Maverick, Sunspot, and Warlock are coming to Marvel: Crisis Protocol

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Atomic Mass Games has revealed two new releases for Marvel: Crisis Protocol, the miniature tabletop wargame. The first set features Weapon X and Maverick while the second features Sunspot and Warlock. Both sets are slated to be released September 13.

The Weapon X and Maverick character pack sees the Weapon X program coming to the game. The set features a new take on Wolverine as well as the debut of Maverick. Other notable Weapon X alumnus already in the game include Wolverine, Sabretooth, Deadpool, X-23, and a few others we can debate about. The set features the two miniatures, 2 character stat cards, 2 team tactic cards, and 1 token sheet. It’ll retail for $39.99.

Wolverine debuted in The Incredible Hulk #180 in 1974 and was created by Len Wein, Herb Trimpe, and Barry Windsor-Smith. The classic story “Weapon X” appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #72-84 in 1991 by Windsor-Smith. Maverick debuted in X-Men #5 from 1992 and created by John Byrne and Jim Lee.

The Sunspot and Warlock character set is the debut of both characters in the game and gives us a hope for a New Mutants faction. The set features both characters’ miniatures, 2 character stat cards, 5 team tactic cards, and 1 token sheet. Other members of the New Mutants already in the game includes Magick. It’ll retail for $39.99.

Sunspot debuted in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants in 1982 and was created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod. Warlock was created by Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz and debuted in 1984 in The New Mutants #18.

DC goes “All In” with a New Publishing Initiative

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DC Comics held a livestream featuring Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson where they announced a new publishing initiative called “All In.”

The focus of the new initiative is the bring everyone together with a shared goal which is to celebrate comics and elevate the classic elements of DC’s history.

Part of this initiative is “Absolute DC” which Snyder will help spearhead. This new universe is a modernized take on DC’s characters much like Marvel’s “Ultimate” universe. The goal is to create a new universe that will be alongside the current DC Universe and won’t be replacing the current one. The project has been in the works for around two years according to Snyder.

All In #1 will kick off in September with all of DC’s book being a part of this starting in October. All In will be written by Snyder and Williamson and drawn by Daniel Sampere and the other half drawn by Wes Craig. Half the story is from Superman’s perspective while the other is from Darkseid’s.

All of this spins out of the current summer event Absolute Power. Darksied senses something that sets him off in a quest that puts him in conflict with a new Justice League. This conflict creates the Absolute DC Universe.

The Absolute universe is a darker one where the heroes are underdogs which means the heroes will need to be more resourceful and shine brighter.

Expect more to be announced during San Diego Comic-Con.

X-Men ’97, Echo, Loki, and Invincible are all Emmy Nominees

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Emmys 2024

The 2024 Emmy nominations are out and there’s quite a few that are tied to comics! Echo, Loki, Invincible, and X-Men ’97 have all received nominations. In the orbit shows like Ahsoka, Fallout, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Twisted Metal, and The Witcher also received nominations in various categories. Fallout is one of the most nominated shows this year.

You can find the full list of nominations here. Below are the comic related ones (and their competition in the category) and congrats to all of the nominees!

Outstanding Animated Program

Blue Eye Samurai • The Tale Of The Ronin And The Bride • Netflix • A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit
Productions Michael Green, Executive Producer/Directed by
Amber Noizumi, Executive Producer/Written by
Erwin Stoff, Executive Producer
Jane Wu, Supervising Director/Producer
Nick Read, Producer
Michael Greenholt, Animation Director
Bob’s Burgers • The Amazing Rudy • FOX • 20th Television Animation
Loren Bouchard, Executive Producer
Nora Smith, Executive Producer
Janelle Momary-Neely, Executive Producer
Dan Fybel, Executive Producer
Rich Rinaldi, Executive Producer
Jon Schroeder, Executive Producer
Steven Davis, Executive Producer
Scott Jacobson, Executive Producer
Holly Schlesinger, Executive Producer
Jameel Saleem, Co-Executive Producer
Lindsey Stoddart, Co-Executive Producer
Katie Crown, Supervising Producer
Bernard Derriman, Producer
Brett Coker, Animation Executive Producer
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Written by
Wendy Molyneux, Written by
Tony Gennaro, Supervising Director
Simon Chong, Supervising Director
Ryan Mattos, Directed by

Scavengers Reign • The Signal • HBO | Max • Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street
Joseph Bennett, Executive Producer/Directed by/Written by
Charles Huettner, Executive Producer/Directed by/Written by
Chris Prynoski, Executive Producer
Ben Kalina, Executive Producer
Antonio Canobbio, Executive Producer
Sean Buckelew, Co-Executive Producer/Written by
James Merrill, Co-Executive Producer/Written by
Benjy Brooke, Supervising Director
Cho Junsik, Supervising Director
Kim Hyeongtae, Animation Director
Bae Ki-Yong, Director

The Simpsons • Night Of The Living Wage • FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation
James L. Brooks, Executive Producer
Matt Groening, Executive Producer
Al Jean, Executive Producer
Matt Selman, Executive Producer
Rob LaZebnik, Co-Executive Producer
Tim Long, Co-Executive Producer
Brian Kelley, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Price, Co-Executive Producer
Jeff Westbrook, Co-Executive Producer
Ryan Koh, Co-Executive Producer
Christine Nangle, Co-Executive Producer
Jessica Conrad, Supervising Producer
Broti Gupta, Supervising Producer
Loni Steele Sosthand, Producer
Richard K. Chung, Producer
Tom Klein, Animation Producer
Mike B. Anderson, Supervising Director
Matthew Faughnan, Assistant Director
Scott Brutz, Lead Animation Timer
Chris Clements, Directed by
Cesar Mazariegos, Written by

X-Men ‘97 • Remember It • Disney+ • Marvel Studios
Beau DeMayo, Executive Producer/Written by
Victoria Alonso, Executive Producer
Louis D’Esposito, Executive Producer
Kevin Feige, Executive Producer
Brad Winderbaum, Executive Producer
Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Co-Executive Producer
Jake Castorena, Supervising Producer
Charley Feldman, Supervising Producer
Danielle Costa, Producer
Sean Gantka, Producer
Meredith Layne, CSA, Voice Directing by
Sang Hyouk Bang, Animation Director
Yun Mo Sung, Animation Director
Emi Yonemura, Directed by

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes

Ahsoka • Part Eight: The Jedi, The Witch, And The Warlord • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.
Shawna Trpcic, Costume Designer
Elissa Alcala, Assistant Costume Designer
Devon Patterson, Costume Supervisor

Echo • Lowak • Disney+ • Marvel Studios
Ambre Wrigley, Costume Designer
Kizzie Martin Lillas, Assistant Costume Designer
Kristina Elaine Taylor, Assistant Costume Designer
Garnet Filo, Assistant Costume Designer
Amanda Steeley, Costume Supervisor

Fallout • The End • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and
Bethesda Softworks
Amy Westcott, Costume Designer
Amy Burt, Costume Supervisor Wendy Yang, Associate Costume Designer
Jonathan Knipscher, Assistant Costume Designer
Cherie Cunningham Collins, Head of Workroom

Loki • 1893 • Disney+ • Marvel Studios
Christine Wada, Costume Designer
Harriet Kendall, Assistant Costume Designer
Kristen Ernst-Brown, Assistant Costume Designer
Tom Hornsby, Costume Supervisor

What We Do In The Shadows • Pride Parade • FX • FX Productions
Laura Montgomery, Costume Designer
Kay Jameson, Costume Supervisor
Amy Sztulwark, Assistant Costume Designer
Anna Viksne, Assistant Costume Designer

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

The Simpsons • Cremains Of The Day • FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation
Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak

Family Guy • Teacher’s Heavy Pet • FOX • 20th Television Animation
Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin

Invincible • I Thought You Were Stronger • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Skybound Animation
Sterling K. Brown as Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646

Big Mouth • The Ambition Gremlin • Netflix • Netflix Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress

Krapopolis • Big Man On Hippocampus • FOX • Fox Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment
Hannah Waddingham as Deliria

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)

The Crown • Sleep, Dearie Sleep • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix
Lee Walpole, Re-Recording Mixer
Martin Jensen, Re-Recording Mixer
Stuart Hilliker, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Ashworth, Production Mixer

Fallout • The Target • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and
Bethesda Softworks
Keith Rogers, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Bucino, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Tod A. Maitland, CAS, Production Sound Mixer

Loki • Glorious Purpose • Disney+ • Marvel Studios
Karol Urban, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Munro, Production Mixer

Shōgun • Broken To The Fist • FX • FX Productions
Steve Pederson, Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell, Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Williamson, CAS, Production Mixer
Takashi Akaku, ADR Mixer
Arno Stephanian, Foley Mixer

3 Body Problem • Judgment Day • Netflix • Netflix Studios / Bighead Littlehead / The Three-Body Universe / T-Street / Plan B Entertainment / Primitive Streak
Marc Fishman, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Danielle Dupre, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Dyer, Production Mixer

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Ahsoka • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.
Richard Bluff, Visual Effects Supervisor, Production
Jakris Smittant, Visual Effects Producer, Production
Paul Kavanagh, Animation Supervisor, Production
TC Harrison, Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Fisher, Special Effects Supervisor
Enrico Damm, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor
Justin van der Lek, ILM Associate VFX Supervisor
Rick O’Connor, ILM Animation Supervisor
J. Alan Scott, Legacy Effects Supervisor

Avatar: The Last Airbender • Netflix • A Netflix Series in partnership with Nickelodeon Marion Spates, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor
Jabbar Raisani, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor
Adam Chazen, Visual Effects Producer
Niklas Jacobson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Nick Crew, Visual Effects Supervisor
Emanuel Fuchs, Visual Effects Supervisor
Khalid Almeerani, Visual Effects Supervisor
Ross Wilkinson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Thomas Schelesny, Visual Effects Supervisor

Fallout • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks
Jay Worth, Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrea Knoll, Visual Effects Producer
Grant Everett, On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor
Jill Paget, Visual Effects Editor
Jacqueline VandenBussche, Visual Effects Production Manager
Devin Maggio, Special Effects Supervisor
Andreas Giesen, Visual Effects Supervisor (RISE)
Ahmed Gharraph, Visual Effects Supervisor (Important Looking Pirates)
Joao Sita, Visual Effects Supervisor (Framestore)

Loki • Disney+ • Marvel Studios
Christopher Townsend, Visual Effects Supervisor
Allison Paul, Visual Effects Producer
Sandra Balej, Additional VFX Supervisor
Matthew Twyford, VFX Supervisor
Christopher Smallfield, VFX Supervisor
John William Van der pool, Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Moncur, VFX Supervisor
Julian Hutchens, VFX Supervisor
Kevin Yuille, VFX Supervisor

Shōgun • FX • FX Productions Michael Cliett, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor
Melody Mead, Production Associate Visual Effects Producer
Jed Glassford, Onset Visual Effects Supervisor
Cameron Waldbauer, Special Effects Coordinator
Philip Engström, Visual Effects Supervisor: ILP
Chelsea Mirus, Visual Effects Production Manager: ILP
Ed Bruce, Visual Effects Supervisor: SSVFX
Nicholas Murphy, Visual Effects Producer: SSVFX
Kyle Rottman, Visual Effects Supervisor: Refuge

Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe is a great idea and start for the comic/ttrpg combo release

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The first comic-sized, one-shot adventure for the MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME is here! Play as Deadpool and his team – or use your own characters – in a fourth-wall breaking adventure right out of Marvel’s comics! Includes a comic story lead-in by Cullen Bunn (DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE), an RPG adventure and new character profiles!

Story: Cullen Bunn
Art: Paco Diaz, Michael Shelfer, Phillip Sevy
Color: Carlos Lopez, Fer Sifuentes-Sojo
Character Profiles/RPG Consultant: Marty Forbeck

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Youth Group is a fun read that mixes Church Youth Groups with Buffy

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When cynical, gothy Kay lets her mom talk her into joining the youth group at their church, she’s prepared for the dorky sing-alongs and the cheesy slogans about dodging temptation. What she isn’t prepared for is walking in on the clean-cut youth group leaders, Meg and Cortland, in the middle of a real-deal exorcism.
Turns out these wholesome Christian teens are demon-hunting soldiers in a secret war that’s heating up fast.

Story: Jordan Morris
Art: Bowen McCurdy

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Gamerville is a sweet graphic novel about finding friends and community that young readers will enjoy

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Max Lightning is howling at the moon—he’s finally qualified for Gamerville, a championship where players compete to be top dog in the multiplayer video game Lone Wolf of Calamity Bay. But his dreams of domination are doomed when his parents send him to Camp Reset. Gone are the long nights of downing energy drinks and getting copious amounts of screen time. They’ve been replaced with fresh air and group activities under the hot sun—a shock to the system for a lone wolf like Max. Can Max escape Camp Reset and level up at Gamerville, or has he finally played his last match?

Story: Johnnie Christmas
Art: Johnnie Christmas

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Aria of the Beech Forest Vol. 1 is adorable. A very cute tale about a witch that’s great for kids

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The witch Aria is a little shy. She’s good at cooking and knitting. And she’s a real whiz at growing herbs. As for what she’s bad at? Why, that’s magic! One fateful day, the sheltered girl encounters a talking wolf, who becomes her very first friend. Watch witch and wolf snuggle up in this comfy story with a touch of mystery set in the forests of Ireland!

Story: Yugiri Aika
Art: Yugiri Aika
Translation: Yumi Tanaka
Letterer: Jamil Stewart

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Your Letter is one of the best comics released so far this year. An emotional gut punch

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Sori Lee is hoping for a fresh start at her new school–which is easier said than done when every single thing reminds her of why she transferred. As luck would have it, an anonymous letter taped to the bottom of her desk provides a perfect distraction. Little does Sori know that she’s about to embark on the scavenger hunt of a lifetime! What starts off as simple curiosity becomes a healing journey as Sori discovers just how far a small act of kindness can go.

Story: Hyeon A Cho
Art: Hyeon A Cho
Translation: Webtoon
Letterer: Abigail Blackman

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