Cosmic Scoundrels #2
Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman (w) • Andy Suriano (a & c)
After discovering last issue that their big score was actually a baby, the Scoundrels are faced with a choice: keep the kid and start calling themselves Cosmic Scoundrels & Son… or sell him to the highest bidder at The Fence, an intergalactic black market space mall, home of chromosomal bath houses, discount hadron colliders, and dudes named ‘Hairbath.’
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Cosmic Scoundrels #1
Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman (w) • Andy Suriano (a & c)
Space-fairing bachelor scalawags Love Savage and Roshambo – along with a little mothering from their ship’s AI, Mrs. Billingsley – shuttle from job to job and continually find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Despite their best efforts to look out only for themselves, they usually end up involved with alien crooks, shady black market baby schemes, and space sickness-inducing drugs. They’re on the loose and on the run – from everyone!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Mickey Mouse Shorts: Season One #4 (of 4)
Based on the animated series by Paul Rudish (w/a) • Scott Tipton (adaptation) • Andy Suriano (c)
No shirt, no shoes… “No Service!” That’s the law at Goofy’s new beachside diner. Shirtless Mickey and shoeless Donald are in violation—so how can they buy Minnie and Daisy the picnic lunch of their dreams?
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Mickey Mouse Shorts: Season One #3 (of 4)
Based on the animated series by Paul Rudish (w & a) • Scott Tipton (adaptation) • Andy Suriano (c)
“Ghoul Friend!” In the dark, spooky woods behind Mouseton, a desperate Mickey faces the not-quite-living terror of… Goofy’s zombie cousin! Hyuck! Plus three more stories!
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Mickey Mouse Shorts: Season One #2 (of 4)
Based on the animated series by Paul Rudish (w & a) • Scott Tipton (adaptation) • Andy Suriano (c)
The big billboard by the highway says “Potatoland!” While it’s really just an ad for potatoes, Goofy thinks it’s the theme park of his dreams—and he’s going to make Mickey and Donald build it in real life!
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Mickey Mouse Shorts: Season One #1 (of 4)
Based on the animated series by Paul Rudish (w & a) • Scott Tipton (adaptation) • Andy Suriano (c)
Join Mickey, Minnie and all their pals in a comic adaptation of the celebrated, multi-Emmy and Annie Award-winning shorts from Disney Television Animation! In this issue, Mickey battles his way through a Tokyo bullet train during rush hour, an unlikely character competes in a dog show, and Donald suffers from….Flipperboobootosis?! And that’s just the start!
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Battling against the forces of evil and the oddities of the future, Samurai Jack’s stoic journey is not over yet, in fact, it’s just beginning! The long wait is almost over as the fan-favorite series is set to make its IDW debut this October! Through a partnership with Cartoon Network Enterprises, IDW will create and distribute a series of comic books being released monthly.
A cult-classic and fan-favorite of the highest order, the popular and acclaimed animated series from Cartoon Network pitted a feudal Samurai known only as Jack against the ancient demon wizard, Aku. Displaced in time, Jack was made to traverse a strange landscape of the future to find his way back to his own time.
The series will be written by Jim Zub who will be joined by Andy Suriano (Character Designer on the original Samurai Jack television series) to lead Jack on his newest adventure!
The first five-issue arc will explore the secrets of the “Rope of Eons,”
In addition to the great talent already working on this book, the first arc features variant covers by the show’s immensely talented creator, Genndy Tartakovsky!
All Crime Comics #1
Cars, murder, revenge. That’s the makings of a solid pulp comic. And through a twisted tale of those three things, and dames, we get an entertaining read that fits right into the crime comics of old.
The comic is a tale of car theft and murder bouncing back and forth throughout the years telling the story of two friends and their slide into crime. It hits all the right beats, with a pacing that’s brisk and entertaining. I particularly like how the story is laid out and set up.
What stands out to me is the art. It’s fantastic, raising the overall quality of the comic. I especially enjoy the second chapter which throwbacks to the early days of art and coloring, dots and all. It’s a great touch that adds ton to the comic.
Finally it’s kind of hard to not mention the cover with a beat look that just screams pulp. The small details peppered throughout the cover alone shows the small details that really drives the comic and makes it feel like a great pulp story from years past.
If you’re a fan of pulp or crime comics, this is a great buy.
Story: The Art of Fiction Art: Ed Laroche and Marc Sandroni
Story: 7.75 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Buy
Dames in the Atomic Age
The first original graphic novel from Art of Fiction, Dames in the Atomic Age is a unique pulp tale that pays homage to the B-movies, sci-fi serials, and crime magazines of the 1940s and ‘50s.
I’m a fan of pulp. Give me a cheesy B-movie and I’m happy to sit back and zone out. This comic covers it all. Everything is thrown in there with giant ants, cloning, crazy stuff and it’s a lot of fun. What adds to it all is it’s wrapped in a crime comic, so there’s a hint of noir in there as well.
When I think of these types of movies or comics, I want something that just screams fun. I don’t want to have to think or dissect the story. I want to relax and be entertained. It’s goofy fun! That’s what this comic does. It entertains just like those same movies.
It feels like everything including the kitchen sink is thrown in here, but that’s part of the fun. While we might have scene each of the things that pop up in other movies or stories, it’s still entertaining here and most importantly fun.
There’s also some great breaks of art with different artists throwing in a short strip or pin-up that adds to the overall feel of the comic. It’s a great package, well thought out from story to production.
Story: Christopher Ryder Art: Marc Sandroni, Mike Vosburg, Paul Little, Tony Fleecs, Andy Suriano, Chris Moreno, Tone Rodriguez, Mark Dos Santos, Brad Rader and Rahsan Ekedal
Story: 8 Art: 8.75 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy
Doc Bizarre, M.D.
story JOE CASEY, art / color ANDY SURIANO
Price: $12.99
From monsters crippled with pneumonia or demons suffering from incontinence, only one man claims to possess the skills and the training to cure what ails them? DOC BIZARRE, M.D.! He?ll make globe hopping house calls for sick creepers, medically challenged myths and ghouls at death’s door! It’s over-the-top, comedic horror from JOE CASEY and ANDY SURIANO!
DON?T MISS THIS ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL ? JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN!
