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Sci-Fi Meets Medieval Fantasy in Twin Worlds

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In January 2020, Action Lab launches a new science fiction fantasy epic in the tradition of Dune and Star Wars, with elements of Lord of the Rings. Twin Worlds explores the conflicts that arise when a mysterious portal leads humanity to an Earth-like planet inhabited by humanoid people.

Twin Worlds is written by Rami Al-ashqar with art by Jethro Morales, color by Bryan Magnaye, and lettering by Lucas Gattoni.

Humanity abandon their Mars terraforming project and become the “alien invaders” when the sky is lit up by a portal to the world of Tassaroth. Finding a medieval society with rich resources, the “Earthers” soon take advantage and subjugate the Tassonite people. Even dragons are no match for their air supremacy. Despite the desolation, a Tassonite prophet has a message for her nation’s leader: the portal is the sign of a greater hope…

Twin Worlds chronicles the journeys of two twin children, hybrids controversially born to a pioneer Earther and a Drakkaran princess. After the Tassonites of Drakkara rebel against the imperialist Earthers who colonized their planet, the twins embark on a journey of survival, caught between colonizer fire, natives who view them as abominations, and a manhunt by warlocks seeking to eliminate their royal bloodline.

Twin Worlds poses the question: what happens when two drastically different worlds collide with all their contrasting rules, races, cultures and ideologies? How would the balance be destroyed and belief systems challenged? What happens when science meets sorcery? What new world order would be established? Most importantly, with all the divisions in the inevitable conflict and chaos that ensues, is there anything that can unite the two worlds?

Twin Worlds #1 will be out January 2020. So start your new year off right with this modern sci-fi, medieval fantasy series. You can order Cover A with Diamond item code NOV191342 and the limited edition Cover B with Diamond item code NOV191343.

Twin Worlds #1

It’s Bride or Die in Going to the Chapel #4 this December

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It’s time to bride or die, as the year’s funniest crime comic reaches its grand finale in Going to the Chapel #4! With the police about to storm the chapel, Emily must choose her allegiances and her own uncertain future. Can Emily face her fears of lifelong commitment, or will her anxieties be dashed by a runaway bullet? Fans of Crowded, Sex Criminals, and The Fix should not miss Ringo Award-nominated writer David Pepose and superstar artist Gavin Guidry’s thrilling conclusion, due in stores and digital December 2019, featuring a show-stopping main cover from Fence artist Johanna the Mad!

Going to the Chapel #4 features colors by Elizabeth Kramer, lettering by Ariana Maher, and variant covers by Maan House and Gavin Guidry.

Going to the Chapel #4

Shinobi: Ninja Princess Celebrates The Holidays with a Black Friday One-Shot Release

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This Black Friday, enjoy a special one-shot story in the universe of Shinobi: Ninja Princess that celebrates the holidays! It’s Christmas in Japan as Toshigawa ninjas, Shianndrea and Hamasuke, embark on an adventure that takes them from the streets of New Tokyo, to a local Arcade, and to the festive illuminations of the city lights, all while learning that they both have more in common than they thought. Martheus and Janet Wade have blended the warmth of the holiday season with the drama and adventure of a Manga.

Fans of the holiday editions of Batman: The Animated Series and comic book specials of the time will love this modern holiday story for all ages!

Celebrate the holidays with Action Lab Entertainment and check out Shinobi: Ninja Princess – Illuminations, on comiXology this Black Friday, November 29, 2019.

Shinobi: Ninja Princess - Illuminations

Preview: Princeless: Raven, the Pirate Princess Year 3 #9

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Princeless: Raven, the Pirate Princess Year 3 #9

Writer(s): Jeremy Whitley
Artist Name(s): Telenia Albuquerque (pencils), Xenia Pamfil (pencils), Pocket Owl (inks), JB Fuller (inks), Lexillo (colors), Valentina Pinto (colors)
Cover Artist(s): Telenia Albuquerque
27 pgs./ T / FC
$2.99
Digital Only

Things are looking rough for our crew. With Ximena and company captured and Ananda back at the Heart of the Sea, everyone is in danger. And things will only get worse when our girls reach The Black Fort.

Princeless: Raven, the Pirate Princess Year 3 #9

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #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 out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

2099 Alpha #1/Fantastic Four 2099 #1 (Marvel) – Spider-Man’s next event that takes us to 2099 celebrating 80 years of Marvel and the popular comic line that’s 80 years from now.

Annihilation Scourge Alpha #1 (Marvel) – It’s the newest “Annihilation” story and it’s one hell of a ride. This is one for those who loved the original events.

Excalibur #2/Marauders #2 (Marvel) – “Dawn of X” continues and there’s potentially some interesting directions each of these series may go.

Heart Attack #1 (Image Comics/Skybound) – It’s superpowers and teenage romance!

Heartbeat #1 (BOOM! Studios) – A new twist on the vampire genre that we’re intrigued to check out.

Killswitch #2 (Action Lab Entertainment) – Some solid science fiction that involves precognatives on the run. The first issue was entertaining and we want to check out more.

Multo (Retrofit Comics) – A collection of autobiographical comics from Retrofit who have consistently released solid indie comics.

Olympia #1 (Image Comics) – An interesting new series that feels like a love letter to comics in general.

Once & Future #4 (BOOM! Studios) – Some great modern fantasy that’s full of action.

The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #1 (DC Comics/DC Black Label) – Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan, and Bill Sienkiewicz take on The Question in this new miniseries.

Preview: Killswitch #2

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KILLSWITCH #2

Writer(s): Jeffrey and Susan Bridges
Artist Name(s): Walter Geovani (Pencils, Inks), Brittany Peer (Colors), Simon Bowland (letters)
Cover Artist(s): Natasha Alterici
24 pgs./ M / FC
$3.99

Marcella’s found more fight than she bargained for, as the Augurs hide in fear for their lives. They regroup and formulate a plan to escape the city and head for the comet’s exterior, while Jackson’s frustrations grow and Farrell goes to extreme lengths to bring the Augurs in.

KILLSWITCH #2

Preview: Herald: Lovecraft & Tesla: Bundles of Joy Volume 4

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HERALD: LOVECRAFT & TESLA – BUNDLES OF JOY VOLUME 4

Writer(s): John Reilly
Artist Name(s): Tom Rogers (pencils), Dexter Weeks (color, letters)
Cover Artist(s): Tom Rogers (pencils), Dexter Weeks (color)
80 pgs./ T / FC
$11.99

Tesla learns more truths than he can bear while Sonia and Howard learn the hard way to be more careful with the Mythos. Aleister Crowley thinks long-term with his Scarlet Women’s plans as Hitler takes on more responsibility supporting the Awakening.

HERALD: LOVECRAFT & TESLA - BUNDLES OF JOY VOLUME 4

Preview: Banjax Season 1

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BANJAX SEASON 1

Writer(s): Rylend Grant
Artist Name(s): Fábio Alves (Artist), Edson Ferreira (Colorist), HdE (Letterer)
Cover Artist(s): Fábio Alves (Artist), Edson Ferreira (Colorist)
160 pgs./ M / FC
$14.99

A wholly original and delightfully twisted deconstruction of the superhero genre by Hollywood screenwriter/Aberrant-scribe Rylend Grant. A disgraced, terminally ill former superhero launches a violent and misguided Death Wish-like campaign to purge the city of supervillains before he dies. His former protégé – currently the public’s point-and-wink superhero ideal – is tasked with bringing him in. The Rub? He isn’t remotely up to it.

BANJAX SEASON 1

Preview: Voracious Volume 3: Appetite for Destruction

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VORACIOUS VOLUME 3: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

Writer(s): Markisan Naso
Artist Name(s): Jason Muhr
Cover Artist(s): Jason Muhr
152 pgs./ T+ / FC
$14.99

Chef Nate Willner’s dinosaur hunts in an alternate dimension reignited his passion for cooking and turned his life around. But traveling through time and space for prehistoric meat has consequences he never imagined. He’s damaged the bloodlines of the Saurians – a race of evolved dinosaurs from another universe, fractured the trust of the people he cares for most, and unleashed a flesh-hungry monster on his hometown! With the help of Saurian Detective Gus Horncrasher, Nate and his friends must put aside their differences to save Blackfossil from being devoured, repair the damage to the timelines, and overcome the losses they’ve suffered in their lives.

VORACIOUS TPB VOL. 3: Appetite for Destruction collects issues #1-5 of the third book from the critically acclaimed series.

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Review: Going to the Chapel #3

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Going to the Chapel #3

Just when you think can’t get any crazier in this series, Going to the Chapel #3 ups the insanity. The wedding robbery turned hostage situation gets completely out of hand as shots are fired and the hostages decide they need to do something.

Writer David Pepose ups the madness. And that’s really the only way to describe the issue. When a comic involves a shotgunning toting grandmother and a person being upside the head with a fertility statue, madness is the only way to describe it. Frenetic madness.

And most importantly, it’s a hell of a lot of fun.

The kinetic insanity is drawn by Gavin Guidry with color by Liz Kramer and lettering by Ariana Maher. Everything is just so over the top in expression and delivery it’s hard to not have fun and just smile at the chaos.

Within the first few pages of Going to the Chapel #3, I was not just smiling in enjoyment but laughing out loud. The comic is pure craziness and fun from start to finish. Just when you can’t think Pepose can top himself, he does exactly that. The series keeps getting better with every issue and promises to deliver a bang of a finale.

Story: David Pepose Art: Gavin Guidry
Color: Liz Kramer Letterer: Ariana Maher
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.35 Overall: 8.4 Recommendation: Buy

Action Lab provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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