Garfield #20
Written by Mark Evanier
Art Gary Barker
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Gary Barker
COVER B: Jim Davis
We’re got a holiday season treat for you — Pet Force! Planet Dorkon’s finest are back for an all-new adventure and the fur will fly.
ROBOCOP: THE LAST STAND #5
Written by Frank Miller, Steven Grant
Art by Declan Shalvey, Korkut Öztekin
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $4.99
OCP HAS FINALLY FOUND ROBOCOP’S ONE TRUE WEAKNESS…HIS HUMANITY.
RoboCop and Marie have been set up. Fighting with every ounce of strength and wit they can muster, Marie and RoboCop must face an army of android Ottomos coming at them from all directions. With no chance of survival, they can only hope that their deaths will mean the end of OCP.
Suicide Risk #8
Written by Mike Carey
Drawn by Elena Casagrande
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY13 0941
When Leo decides to fully embrace his powers, something hidden deep inside him will finally find its way to the surface With Nightmare Crew’s plan in full affect, Leo will make a decision to change everything.
Today, Ript has two designs for fans of Star Wars and one for Gremlins fans as well. Return Of The Mogwai and Game of Clones REPRINT from Fuacka and studown will be for sale on December 1, 2013 only!
Return Of The Mogwai by Fuacka
Game of Clones REPRINT by studown
It’s Sunday! How are folks spending their last hours of the weekend?
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Faction is a biannual comic anthology showing off some of New Zealand’s talented comic creators. From fairytale worlds to grim apocalyptic futures, Faction showcases enormous Kiwi talent. I honestly never had heard of this before being reached out to, but after reading it, I really want to check out what I missed out in the first volume.
The talent here varies, and some stories are stronger than others, but it’s all good to great. There’s fantastic talent throughout the anthology and I expect some of these folks to get picked up by major publishers soon (I actually wish I ran a publisher to snatch some of them up).
This second volume is 10 stories spanning 90 pages and at $24.94 New Zealand, roughly $20 US dollars, it’s a little pricey, but lets face it, you’re not finding this on comic shelves, though you should be able to. It’s worth the price if you’re looking for talent you can’t find elsewhere and want to see what some of New Zealand has to offer.
The stories vary in their style and the types of tales, but it’s all really good. Some of the art is absolutely stunning and most of the stories had me wanting more. How most of these folks haven’t been snatched up, and are bigger names, just confounds me. Like all anthologies, some entries are stronger than others, but there’s no weak ones here, and some of it is amazing.
While it might be a little expensive, the anthology is an awesome anthology, doing exactly what it should be, showing off New Zealand talent you might not otherwise see. Count me as a fan and I can’t wait to see what the third volume has to offer.
Story and Art: Allan Xia, Cory Mathis, Damon Keen, Sheehan Brothers, Rachel Royale, Michael Mulipola, Ned Wenlock, James Squires, Adrian Kinnairs, Mukpuddy
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Buy
3 Bad Monkeys provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Archie Comics has a deserved hit on their hand with Afterlife With Archie. The sophomore issue of the ongoing horror series by Harvey award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Eisner award-winning artist Francesco Francavilla has sold out and it’s going back to print.
Afterlife With Archie explores what would happen if the zombie apocalypse began in Archie’s hometown of Riverdale.
Series artist Francavilla has created a brand new cover for the 2nd printing of Afterlife With Archie #2, which will be made available 1/1/14. This is the second consecutive sold out issue for Archie’s first direct market only series ever.
Image Comics continues its mission to bring comics to readers around the world by announcing that Image Comics single issues and collections are available on Google Play!
Founded in 1992 by a group of best-selling comic creators—including Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino, and Marc Silvestri—Image Comics’ legacy boasts numerous New York Times bestsellers and Eisner award-winning comics and graphic novels, including the zombie phenomenon The Walking Dead created by Image Comics partner Robert Kirkman, upon which the hit AMC TV series of the same name is based, the science-fiction epic Saga, and the pre-apocalyptic western East of West. These hit titles, along with more than 40 others for a grand total of over 500 releases, will be available to buy immediately for Google Play customers.
Image Comics is dedicated to providing digital choices to its readers and making comics and graphic novels available wherever they may want to read them. Thanks to the innovative reading experience provided by Google Play Books, comics fans on Android devices such as Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, one of the fastest growing customer groups, will be able to read and enjoy their digital comics all within the Google Play ecosystem, as soon as they are released in print.
To celebrate the launch of titles available on Google Play, Image Comics is offering the first issues of the popular The Walking Dead, Saga, Chew, Invincible, and Super Dinosaur series for free to Google Play customers.
The addition of Google Play expands the digital offerings of Image Comics, which also include Comixology, Apple iBooks, Amazon Kindle, and DRM-Free direct downloads available on the Image Comics website.
Hey Big Dog Ink fans, have you heard the news? Their fabulous superhero series, Critter, has reached an amazing milestone. Fans have helped Critter stick around for 20 issues of super-powered goodness! A throwback to when hero filled comics were lighthearted, fast paced, and most importantly, FUN, fans have been on board with Critter since the beginning and issue #20 shows that this cat-girl has staying power!
Available for pre-order NOW at a comic book store near you, Critter is launching a brand new story arc with issue #20, and they’ve got super special pricing to celebrate. Each full sized, full color, Critter #20 is being offered at just $1! Now that’s a price you can get on board with.
And they didn’t skimp on the art or story to make this happen. Critter #20 features not one, but TWO awesome wraparound covers from interior artist Fico Ossio and their hot new up and comer, Jen Broomall!
What are you waiting for? Take a chance on this awesome series now, and just maybe find your new favorite super hero comic this January!
Six Gun Gorilla #6
Written by Simon Spurrier
Drawn by Jeff Stokely
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY13 0940
Blue has almost made it back to the BlisterGate in his mission to return the dying general’s love-token to his Earth-side wife. The only problem? He’ll have to cross a battlefield to get there, with both the Rebels and the BXF soldiers out to get him and no 6GG in sight.
