Mini Reviews: G.O.D.S. #1 arrives!

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G.O.D.S. #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

G.O.D.S. #1 (Marvel) – Jonathan Hickman, Valerio Schiti, and Marte Gracia set out to flesh out the magical side of the Marvel Universe and mostly succeed. Their take on the mystical arts reads like philosophy 101 meets a tabletop RPG with two players going through a divorce, but it makes for a lot of action and some heartfelt moments. I initially wasn’t sold on protagonist Wyn and his wish.com Dr. Strange energy, but his interactions with his wife Aiko (Amplified by Schiti’s nine panel grid layouts.) show how romantic he is. Wyn would rather find true love than upset the current magical order so I find myself rooting for him as he barters for magical objects with sidekick Dmitri in tow. G.O.D.S. #1‘s price tag is steep, but it feels like a full meal with a summer event level of stakes that still has room for filling out a whole section of the Marvel Universe and introducing compelling new characters. Wyn is like a Vertigo or Image protagonist stranded in the Marvel Universe and sans Dr. Strange and some cameos, G.O.D.S. #1 feels like Hickman’s new creator-owned universe rather than a take on a pre-existing property although some of the fight scenes evoke classic Steve Ditko psychedelia. Overall: 8.1 Verdict: Buy

Pharoah Miles

G.O.D.S. #1 (Marvel) – Neil Gaiman is one of those authors that you feel like as if he could be your best friend. His works always consist of characters that we always root for.  As most are flawed but have the capacity to be and do good.  It is their fallibility is where we identify with them the most. Gaiman’s American Gods is a perfect example of what fans love most about his works. We see how, despite the fact most of the characters are deities, their flaws are what rules them in the end. Gaiman seeks to show that despite their perceived power, they more human than us.  In the debut issue of G.O.D.S.,  writer Jonathan Hickman delivers a similar concept. The issue pulls back the veil, uncovering just how powerful deities are in a world filled with aliens, mutants and super powered beings. Overall, G.O.D.S. #1 is an engaging debut which more than excites. It adds to Marvel’s vast canon. The story by Hickman is masterful. The art by Valerio Schiti, and Marte Gracia is gorgeous. Altogether, the debut is a fun introduction to these exciting new characters and teases how they fit into the greater Marvel Universe. Overall: 9.0 Verdict: Buy

New Spidey Suits from Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 video game get the Variant Spotlight

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The highly-anticipated Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launches on October 20, and Marvel’s Spider-Man comics are joining the excitement with new Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Variant Covers! Showcasing designs of the new suits that will be available in the game, these previously unannounced covers will adorn various Spider-Man titles starting in November, including upcoming issues of Amazing Spider-Man and Miles Morales: Spider-Man.

The latest installment in the critically acclaimed Marvel’s Spider-Man series will allow players to web-swing through the New York skies as both Peter Parker and Miles Morales. The 10 covers spotlight 5 new unlockable costumes for both heroes. Brought to you by artists across comics, films, and PlayStation Studios, each of these designs put a unique and bold spin on the iconic Spidey suit:

Miles Morales Suits

  • EnC0ded Suit design by Kris Anka
  • Biomechanical Suit design by Jerad Marantz
  • Tokusatsu Suit design by Julia Blattman
  • Agimat Suit design by Anthony Francisco
  • Red Spectre Suit design by Sweeney Boo
  • Peter Parker Suits
    Aurantia Suit design by Raf Grassetti
  • Apunkalyptic Suit design by Jerad Marantz
  • Tactical Suit design by Joel Mandish
  • Stone Monkey design by Victoria Ying
  • 25th Century Suit design by Anthony Francisco

Check out all 10 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Variant Covers now and ask your local comic shop about availability and preordering!

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #37 APUNKALYPTIC SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY JERAD MARANTZ – 75960620200303751
  • SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 AURANTIA SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY RAF GRASSETTI – 75960620747300151
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #38 STONE MONKEY SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY VICTORIA YING – 75960620200303841
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: GANG WAR FIRST STRIKE #1 RED SPECTRE SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY SWEENEY BOO – 75960620786200131
  • MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #12 BIOMECHANICAL SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY JERAD MARANTZ – 75960620483001231
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #39 TACTICAL SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY JOEL MANDISH – 75960620200303961
  • VENOM #28 TOKUSATSU SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY JULIA BLATTMAN – 75960620191402841
  • MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #13 AGIMAT SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY ANTHONY FRANCISCO – 75960620483001331
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #40 25TH CENTURY SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY ANTHONY FRANCISCO – 75960620200304061
  • SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #2 ENCODED SUIT MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA – 75960620747300231

Those Two Geeks Episode 239: Another One With Toys and Wrestling

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Alex and Joe talk about crowd funded Hasbro toys, wrestling, and… not much else, honestly.

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they’re wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Discover new manga with the Diverse Manga by Saturday AM Humble Bundle

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Discover your new favorite series with the Diverse Manga by Saturday AM Book Bundle collection featuring diverse manga from diverse creators across the globe, in partnership with publisher Saturday AM! In Apple Black, you’ll meet Sano, a young sorcerer with an epic destiny who must battle sinister temptations. Join Clock Striker’s aspiring warrior-engineer Cast as she pursues her dreams amidst hidebound tradition and discrimination. Explore the Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts alongside Nil, an average kid who must do extraordinary things to survive its mysteries and hazards. Lose yourself in these great manga and more, and support BINC with your purchase.

You can get 18 releases valued at $430 for just $18!

CLOCK STRIKER, Volume 1

Get Eerie with the Dark Horse Eerie Comics Collection Humble Bundle

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Looking for some macabre reading for the spookiest season of the year? Fix your gaze upon this massive Eerie archive from Dark Horse. The Humble Bundle Eerie Comics Collection features over 130 issues of the long-running horror comics magazine! Featuring terrifying tales and astonishing artwork from legends like Gray Morrow, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Neal Adams, and Joe Orlando, this Eerie library is for everyone who loves strange and twisted tales of terror, fantasy, and science fiction. Lose yourself in the Eerie Archives, and help support the Hero Initiative with your purchase!

The collection features 30 items valued at $410 for just $18!

Eerie Volume 1

Crowdfunding Corner: Irodori Comics Launches Four Seminal Stories by Isaki Uta, The Acclaimed Mangaka

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Backer Beware: Crowdfunding projects are not guaranteed to be delivered and/or delivered when promised. We always recommend to do your research before backing.

Irodori Comics has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a box set featuring four seminal stories by Isaki Uta, the mangaka and creator of the acclaimed manga Is Love The Answer? which was published in the US by Kodansha. Isaki Uta is known for their comics centered about characters navigating their experiences and relationship with their gender and sexual identities. The Kickstarter for the box set Isaki Uta: The Lost & Found Collection, featuring four of their most acclaimed stories, is now live.

Isaki Uta is best known for their short stories Mine-kun is Asexual, Silkscreen, and other stories which have appeared in Éclair: A Girls’ Love Anthology That Resonates in Your Heart and Éclair Blanche. Is Love The Answer? was their first solo work to appear in print in English.

Now Irodori Comics presents the Isaki Uta: The Lost & Found Collection box set, featuring four classic doujinshi available both in print (for the first time) and digitally:

Mine-kun is Asexual

In “Mine-kun is Asexual,” Mine doesn’t like sexual intimacy in a relationship. He can kiss a girl, but it’s not something he wants to do if he can help it. But Murai loves him so much that she’s willing to overlook the fact that she can’t hold his hand; that she can’t cuddle up next to him when they watch movies together; that she can’t fall in love with him the way that she hopes to be loved in return. In the eyes of those around them, is this even a relationship that’s meant to last, or is it a train wreck just waiting to happen?

Leaper

Leapers—individuals who were born on February 29th that age at a rate four timese slower than that of a normal person and can live for over 300 years. Mio Aono is one of these leapers and like many, experiences all the emotions that come with living beyond the normal, mortal lifespan. This story won an honorable mention in the Monthly Afternoon Magazine Manga Competition and jumpstarted Isaki Uta’s career! Originally published in 2008, this landmark work has been updated and re-released as a doujinshi and localized in English for fans to enjoy.

Mermaid in the Bottle

Takeru has always felt like another cog in the wheel of corporate society, but things take a strange turn when he and his sister discover a mermaid inside a cosmetic lotion bottle. Memories of childhood; a brother and sister separated in the aftermath of a failed marriage; corporate money disappearing off the ledgers… Mermaid in the Bottle is Isaki Uta’s tour-de-force first foray into self-publishing and features a unique story looking into the bitter-sweet relationship of a brother and sister with a shared, troubled past.

Silkscreen

A girl falls in love and devotes herself to them, but they don’t conform to her expectations, perhaps because she looks at them through a blurry curtain. Silkscreen touches on a bittersweet romance between a lesbian and a genderqueer individual, who later comes out as a trans man. Those familiar with Isaki Uta’s previous works like Mermaid In The Bottle, Leaper and Mine-kun is Asexual, will know that the author has a unique style of storytelling that leaves a lot to the reader’s interpretation. Silkscreen is a bittersweet story that briefly explores the concepts of identity, rejection, and acceptance.

Hot Toys rocks out with a new Spider-Punk figure

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Spider-Punk, AKA Hobie Brown, is anti-establishment in every way — right down to his personal style. Easily one of the coolest Spider-heroes in any universe, Spider-Punk is ready to clash with whoever threatens the Multiverse.

This Spider-Punk collectible figure by Hot Toys expertly recreates Hobie’s fan-favorite look with a highly detailed outfit, combining fabric and sculpted elements in his studded vest, patterned pants, choker, and arm bands. Each piece of his costume adds to Hobie’s unmistakable punk aesthetic, right down to the electric guitar covered in a collage of stickers and art.

Of course, the Spider-Punk 1/6 Scale Figure also comes with the hero’s signature masked head and silver spikes, instantly recognizable to Hobie groupies everywhere. Plus, the figure features an additional newly developed unmasked headsculpt with screen-accurate hair and sculpted piercings and lip ring. The Special Edition also comes with a dimensional travel device, a note for Gwen, and a storage box, all done in Hobie’s vibrant punk style.

Get the band back together! The Spider-Punk 1/6 Scale Figure is available for pre-order now at Sideshow.

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Preview: Star Wars: Dark Droids #3

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Star Wars: Dark Droids #3

(W) Charles Soule (A) Luke Ross (CA) Leinil Yu
Rated T
In Shops: Oct 11, 2023
SRP: $4.99

THE SCOURGE DESCENDS ON MUSTAFAR! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
For the evil intelligence taking over droids across the galaxy, there is no greater prize than THE FORCE. And who better to steal it from than a being who is more machine than man… …DARTH VADER!

Star Wars: Dark Droids #3

Preview: Magneto #3

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Magneto #3

(W) J.M. Dematteis (A/CA) Todd Nauck
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 11, 2023
SRP: $3.99

MAGNETO FALLS TO THE SISTERHOOD OF EVIL MUTANTS!
Meet the ALL-NEW SISTERHOOD OF EVIL MUTANTS, as MAGNETO must wrestle with the sins of his past! What is the true source of IRAE’s obsession with the Master of Magnetism, and how does it figure into X-MEN history?

Magneto #3
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