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Karate Prom is as awesome as it sounds. Just a hell of a fun read

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Don “TheDragonWilson” Jones is the finest fighter Benjamin Harrison High School has ever produced. But when he enters the ring against Lincoln High’s Sam Steadman, it’s love at first knockout.

Unfortunately, Sam has a jerky ex-boyfriend…and Don has a seriously terrifying ex-girlfriend. Like, “global crime cartel” terrifying. From prom to the after-party to graduation, Don and Sam–and an increasingly eclectic cast of supporting oddballs–will have to fight their way through a gauntlet of opponents, all in the name of love (and punching). Did we mention the punching?

Story: Kyle Starks
Art: Kyle Starks
Color: Chris Schweizer
Color assist: Liz Trice Schweizer

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Blasfamous #2 features some fantastic art and some intriguing depth

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After a disastrous concert in which a new rival steals her spotlight, Clelia finds herself plummeting into the depths of despair. Her career appears to be hanging by a thread, and-when her nemesis is unveiled-we learn of the steamy history between Clelia and this enigmatic foe. Amid feelings of guilt, anger, and a shattered sense of self-worth, can the world’s most beautiful and adored pop star hold onto her agent, Lev, or will she lose him to the competition?

Story: Mirka Andolfo
Art: Mirka Andolfo
Color: Mirka Andolfo
Color assist: Gianluca Papi
Letterer: Maurizio Clausi
Localization: Steve Orlando

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TFAW
Zeus Comics

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Transformers #8 delivers an emotional punch in another fantastic issue

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In Transformers #8, Daniel Warren Johnson and Jorge Corona force the two sides to make difficult decisions that will significantly impact the Energon Universe.

Story: Daniel Warren Johnson
Art: Jorge Corona
Color: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Rus Wooton

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Zeus Comics
Kindle

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Space Ghost #1 is a fantastic start that expands and adds depth to the classic character

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Growing up, I loved cartoons and I’d watch them after school and of course Saturday mornings. One that I was always excited for was Space Ghost. I loved the characters, the design, and generally the stories. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen them, and as far as comics, I have only read the most recent release a few years ago from DC. So, I was excited to hear that Space Ghost would be returning and after reading Space Ghost #1, beyond excited for where it’s going.

Story: David Pepose
Art: Jonathan Lau
Color: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer: Taylor Esposito

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Zeus Comics
Kindle

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Mini Reviews: Two Debuts. Faith Returns and Ain’t No Grave!

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Ain't No Grave #1

Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

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Faith Returns #1 (Valiant/Alien Books) – I haven’t read Valiant in a minute, but this was a fun comic from Jody Houser and Aleta Vidal as fangirl/pop culture journalist (In this economy!)/force field wielding superhero Faith must clear her name after her worst enemies framed her as a villain in a previous series. Faith Returns #1 brings in Archer and Armstrong as guest stars, and there’s a jaunty, road movie feel to the comic as they try to track down the baddies and end up in Sin City. Vidal brings the bright colors and action, and there’s some humor in the comic too like a magic-themed villain performing at a crusty motel instead of the Vegas Strip or how no one uses Faith’s actual superhero name, Zephyr. Houser does a good job of showing how Faith’s superhero/science fiction fandom help her process the world around her even though the sci-fi cursing can be a little much at times. Just say “fuck”, girl. Overall: 8.0 Verdict: Buy

Ain’t No Grave #1 (Image) – Ain’t No Grave is a Western with a literally killer premise and even more beautiful art from Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, and Jean-Francois Beaulieu. The book follows a female gunslinger-turned-family woman named Ryder who is diagnosed with a terminal condition and must go on an arduous journey to cure it somehow. Like a fever dream, the book flashes between past and present with Beaulieu’s palette ranging from John Ford-esque vistas to ghostly pale. The extended length allows for a lot of establishing shots for Corona and also lays the emotional bedrock of the series which Ryder’s relationship with her partner Darius and daughter. I love the subtle changes in body language when Ryder is being a mom, and when she’s back in badass mode. Ain’t No Grave reminds me a lot of one of my favorite, Westerns, but with more of a supernatural bent and is an engaging slow burn of a read. Overall: 8.8 Verdict: Buy

Blood Hunt (Red Band) #1 delivers a bloody surprise and a solid a debut

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The skies have gone dark, the sun hiding its face from the carnage to come. The children of the night, the vampires, have risen from the dark and hidden places of the world as one to drown the Marvel Universe in blood. Earth’s final night has fallen – can even the heroes of this doomed world stem the tide of blood that is to come?

Story: Jed MacKay
Art: Pepe Larraz
Color: Marte Gracia
Letterer: Cory Petit

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Blood Hunt #1
Zeus Comics
Kindle

Blood Hunt #1 Red Band
Zeus Comics

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Miracleman: The Silver Age is a hell of a read but is it groundbreaking?

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The wait is over! Decades in the making, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham’s Miracleman continues the groundbreaking saga touted as the greatest super-hero story of all time!

Story: Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham
Art: Mark Buckingham
Color: Jordie Bellaire, D’Israeli
Letterer: Todd Klein

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Gone #3 wraps up the series with an overall ho-hum

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Abi has been from one end of the galaxy to the other and just about the only place she hasn’t reached is the one place she’s most afraid to go…HOME. But fate, and her own steely will, have combined to send her there, and now she must confront a past secret that’s darker than the deepest depths of outer space.

Story: Jock
Art: Jock
Color: Lee Loughridge, Jock
Letterer: Andworld Designs

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Zeus Comics

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Spectregraph #1 has a House on Haunted Hill vibe and has us intrigued as to what comes next

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A ghost story steeped in the decay of a century of capitalism. For years, the mansion has sat strangely, nestled into the coastline just a short drive north of Los Angeles. Rumors have haunted the place for years. Its owner a titan of American industry, with a strange fascination in the occult and the paranormal. For decades, the richest men and women in the country have whispered to each other, trying to understand what he was building alone in that mansion for all those years. And now finally, with his death, and his estate finally open for sale, they are eager to find out for themselves.

Story: James Tynion IV
Art: Christian Ward
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar

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Zeus Comics

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The Blood Brothers Mother #1 hits the western beats but feels a bit choppy and slow in its start

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In the old American West, three children set off across the wild Texas frontier to rescue their mother-kidnapped by ruthless outlaws who gunned down their preacher father.

Story: Brian Azzarello
Art: Eduardo Risso
Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher

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Zeus Comics

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