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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #302 helps transition to the next story arc

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As the Joes mourn their fallen brother, dangerous new forces are mounting against them. Cobra Commander returns to Springfield and the now mutant Serpentor Khan turns to a deadly new ally you won’t see coming! G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #302 begins the transition wrapping up the previous arc and kicking off what’s to come.

Story: Larry Hama
Art: Chris Mooneyham
Color: Francesco Segala
Flatter: Sabrina Del Grosso
Letterer: Pat Brosseau

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Zeus Comics
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Duke #1 kicks off a new era for G.I. Joe weaving a story that’s full of action and paranoia

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Conrad Hauser has made first contact with an alien being…or was it a UFO? Was it both? But no one, not even Colonel Hawk, will believe the story of the jet fighter converting into a colossal alien robot that nearly killed the man known as Duke. Now, one of the US Army’s most decorated officers is on the hunt for answers, drawn into a conflict that no amount of training could ever prepare him for. A war that only a real American hero has any chance of surviving… Duke #1 kicks off a new era for the classic character setting up a new future for the force that will be known as G.I. Joe.

Story: Joshua Williamson
Art: Tom Reilly
Color: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Rus Wooton

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Zeus Comics
Kindle

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The Walking Dead Deluxe #79 is the quiet before the storm

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The Walking Dead returns in full color with extras! The Walking Dead Deluxe takes us back to the beginning with each issue now featuring full color. There are also extras of what might have been with notes as part of “The Cutting Room Floor.”

The Walking Dead Deluxe #79 has various characters reflecting on recent events and pondering what’s to come.

What’s it like to revisit this modern classic? How does it change all these years later… and in color? Find out!

Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard
Color: Dave McCaig
Letterer: Rus Wooton

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TFAW
Kindle

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Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story is still as relevant today as when it was first published

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Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story

One of the best releases of the last decade of comics is Top Shelf‘s March trilogy which details the life of Congressman John Lewis. Lewis was an instrumental individual in the Civil Rights movement. That successful graphic novel lead Top Shelf to partner with the Fellowship of Reconciliation to publish a new edition of the Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story. The comic is an amazing piece of history that has been used to promote peaceful, non-violent protests around the world, being translated into numerous languages.

The 16-page comic is a wonderful summary of the Civil Rights movement taking individuals through the methods and thought process used to protest Montgomery’s policy that African Americans were to ride in the back of the bus. The narration is from an individual named “Jones” and his experience through the protest. After the story wraps up, there’s a step-by-step checklist that breaks down the exact methodology used and also how it’s been used throughout the world, in particular, to win India’s independence.

Top Shelf focused not just on reprinting the comic in modern standards, they used similar paper and coloring from the time that it originally was printed. This looks like a copy you might have held decades ago. A fantastic recreation of an important piece of comic and civil rights history.

Everyone should check this out, to learn about United States history, but also how comics have been used to create change and in political movements. Comics have been political since their formation over 100 years ago and have been a tool to fight for political change ever since.

Story: Alfred Hassler, Benton Resnik Art: Sy Barry
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Purchase: Amazon

Transformers #4 plants a hell of a flag for the comic series

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I’ll admit, I was a bit mixed on the debut issue of Transformers. While it was a fun read, it also felt like it deviated only slightly from the classic cartoon. The second and third issues began to find their own voice and Transformers #4 delivers some holy shit moments.

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

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Zeus Comics
Kindle

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Ultimate Spider-Man #1 is a hell of a start. A must get for comic fans!

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After the events of Ultimate Invasion, the world needs a hero…who will rise up to take on that responsibility? Ultimate Spider-Man #1 delivers a new take on Spider-Man with a new direction and origin building off of the events of the new Ultimate Universe.

Story: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Marco Checchetto
Color: Matthew Wilson
Letterer: Cory Petit

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Zeus Comics
Kindle

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Zorro: Man of the Dead #1 gives a modern spin to a classic character

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Diego is a young man who is convinced that he’s Zorro. As a child, he suffered a psychotic break after witnessing the murder of his parents by the drug cartel in his village. To cope with the trauma, he embraced the 200-year-old legend of Zorro by donning the mask, training with the sword, and declaring war on the Narcos for the sake of his people.

Story: Sean Gordon Murphy
Art: Sean Gordon Murphy
Color: Simon Gough
Letterer: DC Hopkins

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Amazon

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Mini Reviews: Ultimate Spider-Man, Rise of the Powers of X, and Wolverine!

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Ultimate Spider-Man #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.

Logan

Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (Marvel) – Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto re-center the Spider-Man mythos around a midlife crisis in the new volume of Ultimate Spider-Man #1. The original Ultimate Spider-Man series was the first comic I really followed back in the late 2000s, and the Miles Morales relaunch was the first comic on my pull list so the title is near and dear to me. That being said, Hickman and Checchetto absolutely knock it out the part while focusing on the key cast of characters (the Parker family, Harry Osborn, J. Jonah Jameson) as people and not just icons or their superhero/villain identities. Jonathan Hickman nails the honest man-to-man conversations that Peter has with Uncle Ben about the loss of Aunt May as well as the Daily Bugle being bought by a Wilson Fisk that is more David Zaslav and less Boss Tweed. Checchetto’s facial expressions do a lot of heavy lifting as well capturing Harry Osborn’s anger at the loss of his father, Uncle Ben’s desire for truth and silent resignation plus Mary Jane Watson-Parker’s love and Peter’s existential crisis. With Peter Parker not appearing in costume until the final page and the deeper characterization of folks like Uncle Ben and Mary Jane, Ultimate Spider-Man #1 definitely evoked shades of the original volume, but the teen angst has been replaced with adult yearning along with shades of a universe that isn’t really conducive superheroes. Basically, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley’s Ultimate Spider-Man was the Spider-Man comic I needed at 16, and Jonathan Hickman and Checchetto is the Spider-Man I need at 30. Overall: 9.3 Verdict: Buy

Brett

Rise of the Powers of X #1 (Marvel) – So far, Fall of X has a bit of a bumpy run as the line moves from what was to what’s coming. Fall of the House of X #1 was a rough start to this duo of comics that echo the launch of the Krakoan age. But, this series, which takes place in the future, shows a lot of promise as we see the X-Men doing what they do best, a last ditch effort to save reality and set things right. The end of the issue lays out an interesting moral quandary that should be intriguing to see where the debate goes. Overall, a solid entry in the X-Men mythology, packed with action and featuring some solid art. Overall: 8.5 Verdict: Buy

Wolverine #41 (Marvel) – We were promised a violent and brutal tale as Wolverine takes on Sabretooth… holy shit. Overall: 8.0 Verdict: Buy

Sentry #1 is an exciting debut that’ll renew interest in the character

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Sentry #1

I am what some consider an old comics fan. Many comics fans don’t even  go to comic book stores any longer. Many readers now wait for the collected editions of stories before delving in. It is crazy to think now, that there was a time when the term “graphic novel “ did not exist.

As I remembered when the Death Of Superman happened. It made national and local news. The comic book sold out everywhere. The event spawned a slew of Superman type characters who would claim to take the mantle, some of whom are in ongoing books right now. In the debut issue of Sentry, our hero is dead, just like Superman, and just like in that event series, people with powers like his start popping up all over the world.

We’re taken to Harlem, where we find Jessica Jones, trying to get back to her life as a PI, when an unusual occurrence, happens nearby. This is where Misty Knight and the Aberrant Crimes Division show up the same time as Jessica, as she finds out that residual energy that matches the Sentinel, are found at the site, the same as another incident in Columbus, Ohio. We also meet Mallory Gibbs; a disabled journalist, who is suddenly is empowered with the Sentry’s powers. By the issue’s end, another person has inherited Sentry’s powers, but this time, an Inhuman, and another wants be the only successor to Bob Reynolds.

Overall, Sentry #1 is an exciting debut which is a potboiler with superheroes. The story by Loo is action packed. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that will absolutely renew interest in the character before his big screen debut.

Story: Jason Loo Art: Luigi Zagaria
Color: Arthur Hesli Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Jungle Juice Vol. 2 ups the action while also adding a lot of depth to characters

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IT’S A BUG-EAT-BUG WORLD Suchan’s determined to become the top student at NEST and get his normal life back–which means he needs to ace his first group assignment! The task? Return to human society and track down a single can of Jungle Juice. A job that turns out to be much harder than it sounds…until Suchan and Huijin stumble across a promising lead. But when the two of them follow it to an abandoned warehouse, they quickly realize their luck was too good to be true. Lying in wait for them is a carnivorous insect-human– and he’s about to make Huijin his next meal!

Story: Hyeong Eun
Art: Juder
Translation: Ah Cho
Letterer: Adam Jankowski

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Bookshop
Amazon

Yen Press provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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