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Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love Vol. 1 is cheerfully entertaining debut

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Meet Yumeko, an introverted young woman who suffers amnesia after an accident and suddenly becomes a new person—outgoing, self-confident, and ready to take on the world.

All Yumeko ever saw were her flaws. Her unhappy outlook infected not just her, but everyone around her, too. It’s only after a car accident that leaves Yumeko with amnesia that she wakes up with a brand-new lease on life, one that attracts all kinds of adventures and maybe even love.

Story: mamakari
Art: mamakari

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Fist of the North Star Vol. 17 introduces a new challenge as the series winds down

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Kenshiro and Ryu have reached the land of Sava, a kingdom nestled in a mountain valley. But Sava is under attack from barbarians, and even worse, its royal family is weakened by internal strife. King Asam is ill and dying, and his three sons now squabble for the throne. Kenshiro might be able to knock some sense into the competing brothers, but he’d better do it quickly. Something strange has happened in the neighboring kingdom of Blanca, and Sava has more to worry about than just the barbarians!

Story: Buronson
Art: Tetsuo Hara
Translation: Joe Yamazaki
Touch-up Art & Lettering: John Hunt

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Diamond Comic Distributors Submits a Motion for the Procedures to Sell or other Disposition of Consigned Inventory. Publishers, pay attention to this!

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Diamond Comic Distributors

In what is likely a very important motion impact publishers, Diamond Comic Distributors have filed a motion to approve the procedures for “sale or other disposition of consigned inventory” and more.

The order seeks to do the following:

  1. Approve the consignment sale procedures
  2. Authorize and approve sales or other disposition of the consigned inventory free and clear of all liens, claims, interests, and encumbrances; and
  3. Grant certain related relief

After Diamond’s sale of the majority of its assets to Universal Distribution and Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop, (old) Diamond still has a “significant inventory” that was sent on a consignment basis. I think we all assumed all inventory was moved to the two new owners, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. They had an option and that specific part of the purchase was left as to be determined. Instead, it’s sitting in (old) Diamond’s warehouse in Mississippi.

(old) Diamond is claiming the consignors (the sellers) haven’t followed the legal steps to establish a superior claim to their inventory. In short, the publishers (owners of the product) haven’t done what’s require by law to protect their ownership rights. So now, (old) Diamond has to do something with all of that inventory.

None of the vendors that provided consigned inventory to any of the Debtors filed a U.C.C.-1 financing statement against any of the Debtors prior to the Petition Date.

(old) Diamond is asking the court to approve their plan to market, sell, or dispose of the inventory to “minimize costs and maximize recoveries” and generate the “best result for the estates.”

The list of consignment vendors is long, with 128 publishers listed and every major publisher and numerous game/collectible publishers listed like Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Paizo, Cryptozoic, and more. That’s a lot of publishers and the inclusion of “free and clear of all liens, claims, interests, and encumbrances” would make us think they might not see being paid directly for all of that product. Instead it would seem to be used to benefit (old) Diamond and it seems likely would be used to pay off the debt to JPMorgan and not the creditors aka the publishers. That part is a bit nebulous and unclear.

No plan has been put forth yet by (old) Diamond to pay back its creditors. The deadline to submit a plan keeps being pushed out further and further.

You can see the full list of publishers and more below.

  1. 12 Gauge Comics LLC
  2. 801 Media Inc
  3. A Wave Blue World Inc
  4. Ablaze
  5. Abstract Studios
  6. Ack Comics (Amar Chitra Katha)
  7. Action Lab Entertainment
  8. Aftershock Comics
  9. Ahoy Comics
  10. Ait/Planetlar
  11. Albatross Funnybooks
  12. Alien Books
  13. American Mythology Productions
  14. Antarctic Press
  15. Ape Entertainment
  16. Apex Publishing LLC
  17. Archaia Studios Press
  18. Archie Comic Publications
  19. Artists Writers & Artisans Inc
  20. Aspen Mlt Inc
  21. Avatar Press Inc
  22. Bad Egg LLC
  23. Bandai Entertainment Inc
  24. Battle Quest Comics
  25. Bedside Press
  26. Behemoth Entertainment LLC
  27. Benitez Productions
  28. Black Mask Comics
  29. Black Panel Press
  30. Blind Ferret Entertainment Inc
  31. Boom Entertainment
  32. Bundoran Press Publishing House
  33. Chizine Publications
  34. Clover Press LLC
  35. Cryptozoic Entertainment
  36. Dark Horse Comics
  37. DC Comics
  38. Desperado Publishing
  39. Diamond Comic Dist.-Stock
  40. Difference Engine Pte LTD
  41. Digital Manga Distribution
  42. Drawn & Quarterly
  43. Dstlry Media
  1. Dynamic Forces
  2. Eros Comix
  3. Eureka Productions
  4. Fairsquare Graphics
  5. Fantagraphics Books
  6. Fiery Studios Inc
  7. Frank Miller Presents LLC
  8. G T Labs
  9. Gemstone Publishing
  10. Gen Manga Entertainment
  11. Gold Key Entertainment
  12. Good Trouble Productions LLC
  13. Goodman Games LLC
  14. Graphic Mundi – Psu Press
  15. Graphitti Designs
  16. Green Ronin Publishing
  17. Gungnir Entertainment
  18. Heavy Metal Magazine
  19. Hermes Press
  20. Humanoids Inc
  21. Idw – Top Shelf
  22. Idw Publishing
  23. Image
  24. Image Comics
  25. Joe Books Inc.
  26. Laguna Studios
  27. Les Editions Pix’N Love
  28. Lev Gleason
  29. Lion Forge
  30. Lionwing Publishing LTD
  31. Living The Line
  32. Locust Moon Press
  33. Mad Cave Studios
  34. Magma Comix
  35. Magnetic Press Inc.
  36. Manga Classics Inc.
  37. Marvel Comics
  38. Marvel Prh
  39. Massive
  40. Moonstone
  41. Nbm
  42. Netcomics
  43. Night Shade Books
  44. Norma Editorial S.A.
  1. Oni Press Inc.
  2. Opus Comics LTD
  3. Paizo Inc
  4. Panini UK LTD
  5. Papercutz Inc
  6. Pegamoose Press
  7. Prime Books LLC
  8. Rabbit Publishers
  9. Radical Publishing
  10. Red Giant Entertainment
  11. Renaissance Press
  12. Roll For Combat
  13. S7 Games
  14. Scout Comics
  15. Sea Lion Books
  16. Seven Seas Ghost Ship
  17. Slave Labor Graphics
  18. Soaring Penguin Press
  19. Source Point Press
  20. Starburns Industries Press
  21. Storm King Productions Inc
  22. Sumerian Comics
  23. T Pub
  24. Th3Rd World Studios
  25. Titan Comics
  26. Tokyopop
  27. Toonhound Studios LLC
  28. Twomorrows Publishing
  29. Ubiworkshop
  30. Udon Entertainment Inc
  31. Valiant Entertainment LLC
  32. Vault Comics
  33. Wicked Cow Studios LLC
  34. Wildside Press LLC
  35. William M Gaines, Via Gemstone
  36. William M. Gaines Agent, Inc.
  37. Wyrm Publishing
  38. Yaoi Press LLC
  39. Z2 Comics
  40. Zenescope Entertainment Inc
  41. Zombie Love Studios

Objections of this plan have to be filed on or before July 16, 2025 to speak up. Publishers, this is one you’ll want to act on.

New History of the DC Universe #1 Resurrects the Classic Guidebook

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New History of the DC Universe #1

In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns back time to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseries drawn by some of DC’s greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler of time, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the very birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society. The Golden Age of heroes begins here! New History of the DC Universe #1 takes us from the beginning of creation to Superman’s escape from Krypton.

New History of the DC Universe #1 is an attempt to compile a single, clear, timeline of the DC Universe from the beginning to who knows when. While not so much a flowing narrative, Waid treats the series like an updated guidebook. Years ago, we regularly got guidebooks giving fans loads of information about characters and more. This feels more like that breaking down key moments and the characters involved. And it’s a deep dive that delivers a large amount of obscure characters and events. Waid does a solid job of bringing together recent editions to DC’s mythos for what had already been established decades before.

The art by Todd Nauck and Jerry Ordway is good. With color by Matt Herms and John Kalisz and lettering by Todd Klein, the comic looks good and it’s interesting to see the designs over the years and all of the characters. This isn’t a comic full of action but each page has interesting visuals and layouts showing off the history and key players and events. It’s not flashy but it is intriguing.

Where New History of the DC Universe #1 really stands out is what comes after the tour through time. A definitive timeline is laid out including what comics you’d find references or events themselves. That’s written by Dave Wielgosz with research by Wielgosz and Waid and a special thanks to John Wells. Here’s hoping DC takes advantage of this listing to give readers an easy way to explore every reference highlighted.

While it’s nice to finally get a definitive history of the DC Universe, New History of the DC Universe #1 is just one slice of an existence spanning breakdown of DC’s history. If you really want to know the history now, it’s worth checking out but this is one that’s probably best to wait for the likely eventual beautiful hardback collection. New History of the DC Universe #1 is an interesting debut overall but is a rather bland presentation of the history that’s really only for the diehard fans invested in continuity.

Story: Mark Waid Art: Todd Nauck, Jerry Ordway
Color: Matt Herms, John Kalisz Letterer: Todd Klein
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

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We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #4 is Another Fantastic Issue Packed with Humor and Surprises

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We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #4

They say that before you begin a journey of revenge, you should dig two graves, but Annalise and her robot are going to need a lot more than that. Way more. Even more than you’re thinking. Also in this issue: a guy gets his head punched off! We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #4 delivers a great mix of action and comedy with a surprise ending that’ll change up the dynamics.

Written by Matthew Rosenberg, We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #4 features so much of what you’d expect from a comic from Rosenberg. The series as a whole has come off as a love letter to superhero comics and spy tales, especially those that are rather silly in their nature (we’re looking at you James Bond of the 80s). The characters are all larger than life and the action about as subtle as a nuclear explosion.

But, Rosenberg makes sure to make his comics more than just surface level pop-culture entertainment. We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #4 is an example of that as the relationship between Annalise and her robot protector grows and an introduction at the end adds a level of family drama. Rosenberg gives us characters who are far more than their focus on revenge and far more than creative ways to fight and blow things up. This is a story of a young woman who has had a really messed up family life and isn’t quite accepting of that.

Stefano Landini‘s art continues the blunt fun of the comic delivering both the action and even the drama with an exaggerated glee. With Jason Wordie on color and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, the art continues to be fantastic with a blend of inspiration that creates a world that we want to see more of. Other than one panel where a robot hand looks to be a human hand, the comic’s art has been on point with every issue delivering a frenetic style that perfectly matches the tone of the series’ story.

We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #4 is another fantastic issue with a blend of concepts and worlds that creates an entertaining series we want to see more of. It’s nailed every single issue with a glee at its over the top aspect of it all but also knows at its core is a family drama that really brings it all together.

Story: Matthew Rosenberg Art: Stefano Landini
Color: Jason Wordie Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Design: Becca Carey Editing: Steve Foxe, Eric Harburn
Story: 8.4 Art: 8.4 Overall: 8.4 Recommendation: Buy

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News From the Fallout #1 is a throwback to black and white horror

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News From the Fallout #1

In 1962 Nevada, a nuclear bomb test goes horribly awry and unleashes a contaminate into the atmosphere that turns people rotten. Otis Fallows, a private in the U.S. Army who is present for the test and is the only known survivor, flees the secret army base in search of a safe haven—but does such a place exist? News From the Fallout #1 is an intriguing horror debut that bleeds classic horror films.

Written by Chris Condon, I had no idea as to what I should expect from News From the Fallout #1. I knew it had something to do with a nuclear bomb going off base on the title alone, but beyond that, I went in with very little knowledge. Inside was one of the more intriguing debuts of some time.

Condon and artist Jeffrey Alan Love mine classic horror, not just with the look of the comic but also its deeper themes. At its surface, News From the Fallout #1 falls into the zombie genre with those caught in the blast turned into murderous rampaging monsters looking for their next victims. But, go a bit deeper and its a tale of extremism mixed, an apocalyptic death cult, the dangers of out of control technology, and so much more.

Condon’s tale has so many directions you can go to debate its underlying meaning. Like horror of the past, it can be enjoyed at a surface level but even more so when you examine and debate its greater meaning. A fanatical army officer can be a stand in for so much. The nuclear bomb’s mutation of those around it can be blinding religious fervor or technology run amok. The lone survivor is any of us trying to get by in a world gone mad. This is a comic to enjoy but also ruminate a bit about.

Love’s art is fantastic with a look that feels like a scratchy horror B-movie. The black and white style enhances the retro vibe of the story but also allows you to focus in on the chaos and terror. It adds to the rather chaotic feel of it all. Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou‘s lettering is always on point adding to the overall reading experience and helping set the tone of comic.

News From the Fallout #1 is a hell of a debut that is one horror fans won’t want to miss. It’s far more than a simple nuclear bomb creates monsters story with a clear love for what’s come before and a clear want to say something about the world around us today.

Story: Chris Condon Art: Jeffrey Alan Love
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Design: Michael Tivey
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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Don’t Forget Your Briefcase #1 is an intriguing and unexpected start

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Everywhere the President goes, there is a military liaison who follows, carrying a briefcase with the codes to launch a nuclear strike––and it’s just been lost. This is the story about what happens when a ten-year-old boy finds a nuclear football and accidentally brings the world to the brink of annihilation. Don’t Forget Your Briefcase #1 ranges from the absurd to grounded family drama in a debut that’s packed with the unexpected.

Going into Don’t Forget Your Briefcase #1 I expected a straightforward thriller about the nuclear football winding up in the wrong hands. It’s a concept we’ve seen many times before where someone winds up with a bag that looked like theirs but wasn’t. Then, it puts them in danger as the original owner(s), usually bad people, try to get it back. But, this debut written by Eliot Rahal surprised me as so much more in many ways.

Rahal has a gift of blending the serious and straight forward with humor and heart and Don’t Forget Your Briefcase #1 is a fine example of that. Opening with a briefing about the case, we pivot to a young boy whose name is Elmo, carries is dad’s briefcase to school, and is having issues with bullies. It adds a bit of shock and heart to the story and as a parent, I couldn’t help but feel a lot of sympathy for the young boy and what he’s going through. There’s teases of more in his past but it comes together to add a way to connect with a character that’ll be at the center of the luggage switch.

But, Rahal doesn’t leave it there. How the briefcase gets switched is an over the top scene that takes things to extremes in multiple ways (the reporting on the event!) and then there’s the final page which was completely unexpected. It all comes together for a comic that’s a great opening chapter.

Phillip Sevy‘s art is solid. With color by Nia Sahadewa and lettering by Frank Cvetkovic, the comic bounces around from grounded family drama, to comedic satire, and then over the top lunacy. It does it all in a way that it flows together and nothing seems out of place. Sevy and Sahadewa’s colors make the event where the briefcase is switched beyond comedic bordering on Tarantino films where blood flows for insane lengths of time taking things from bloody action to comedic camp.

Don’t Forget Your Briefcase #1 is a great debut that’s entertaining and will get you to want to come back. Where I expected it to be just a general “chase” story as those with the nuclear football attempt to get it back to where it belongs complete with misunderstandings and those who want it, it’s far more than that.

Story: Eliot Rahal Art: Phillip Sevy
Color: Nia Sahadewa Letterer: Frank Cvetkovic
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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Meet Miyamoto Usagi—the greatest samurai alive with the Usagi Yojimbo The Rabbit Rōnin Humble Bundle

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Ready yourself for the most unique and original story set in classic Japan. The Usagi Yojimbo: The Rabbit Rōnin Bundle is unlike any other, focusing on the life and journey of a legendary anthropomorphic rōnin, Miyamoto Usagi. Set in the Edo period and based on a real-life masterless samurai, this series created by Stan Sakai is thrilling and perfect for readers of all ages. Move with haste—read 20 Usagi Yojimbo comics and help support the Hero Initiative with your purchase!

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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New History of the DC Universe #1

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

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find think below, and what comics you should be looking out for

Absolute Martian Manhunter #4 (DC Comics) – The series hasn’t felt so much Absolute as it does Vertigo with its noir-ish story and trippy visuals.

Absolute Wonder Woman #9 (DC Comics) – The previous issue teased we might finally find out what happened to the Amazons and we really want to find out!

Biker Mice From Mars #1 (Oni Press) – The classic animated series is getting an ongoing comic!

Clementine Volume 3 (Skybound) – The final chapter in the video game spin-off set in the world of The Walking Dead! We’ve enjoyed the first two volumes and excited to see how this ends!

Don’t Forget Your Briefcase #1 (Mad Cave Studios) – You know the nuclear football that’s with the President? That goes missing.

Feral #14 (Image Comics) – Do you like horror? You should be reading this series which delivers a new spin on the zombie genre and featuring adorable visuals. Yeah, you read that right.

Fist Of The North Star Vol. 17 (VIZ Media) – The classic manga has been getting some fantastic new hardcover releases and if you’ve never read the manga, this is a great chance to.

Lazarus Fallen #1 (Image Comics) – Lazarus returns after quite a break. But, the story of the rich ruling the world and battling it out might be on the nose for today.

New History Of The DC Universe #1 (DC Comics) – The definitive take on DC’s history? We’ll see!

Out of Alcatraz #4 (Oni Press) – If you like jailbreak stories, you’ll dig this one. It has a great classic vibe about it.

Ultimate Spider-Man #16 (Marvel) – The series has been fantastic and the latest revelations have been game changers. One of the best series Marvel is putting out right now.

Void Rivals #20 (Image Comics) – The series has been expanding the Transformers mythos a lot and we’re intrigued to see where this clash of two people go and how the Transformers get tied into it.

VR Troopers #1 (BOOM! Studios) – Spinning out of Power Rangers Prime, the new Power Rangers universe expands with the other favorite team.

We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #4 (Image Comics) – The series has been awesome. It’s about a girl whose villain father is killed and she seeks revenge. It’s full of goofy characters and each issue has been packed with action and humor.

Jeff the Landshark #1 is another adorable debut featuring the huggable Jeff

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FRIENDS AND RIVALS! Hot off his star-making appearance in MARVEL RIVALS, everyone’s favorite walking fish boy has bitten off his first starring miniseries! Join Jeff as he teams up with many of the friends he’s made over the years and out smarts more than a few rivals along the way…and this time, he’s got some all-new abilities on his side! Join Jeff co-creator Kelly Thompson and artist Tokitokoro as they sharpen the teeth of the undeniable star of the entire Marvel Universe – love him or hate him, you know you want to see MORE JEFF!

Story: Kelly Thompson
Art: Tokitokoro
Color: Jim Campbell
Letterer: Joe Caramagna

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