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Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 kicks off with a fun debut

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Brett

When reading Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1, it’s hard to not think of a series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They’re both kids in high school fighting vampires while trying to balance a normal life. And like Buffy, there’s a bit of pop fun about the series and a bonus in that it adds a little more to the concept than we’ve seen before.

Written by Danny Lore, Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 is a fun start and its focus is what makes it really work. Brielle is your average girl… beyond that whole Blade being her dad. She’s grown up and now experiencing strange powers which is helpful because there’s vampires all around she needs to deal with. Then there’s Brielle’s mom… who also knows there’s vampires and is an ass-kicker herself!? Wait, what?

Lore switches up the formula we’ve seen so many times with Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 and it works really well. Instead of a teenage superhero gaining their powers and hiding them, the series folds in the parents early to create a different dynamic than we’re used to. It’s a surprising twist that makes the debut stand out from what could easily have been a standard concept. They mother/daughter relationship is what makes this debut so well in that it extends to school and an administration that’s a little hostile towards Brielle. It takes familiar concepts and ideas and twists them more than enough to make things really interesting.

The art by Karen S. Darboe with color by Cris Peter and lettering by Joe Sabino helps with the concept. The style is one that I’d expect more in a BOOM! comic than Marvel and it works so well for the story and focus. There’s a look to it that fits its youthful focus and it does an excellent job of going from 0 to 60 turning mother/daughter time into mother/daughter kicking ass time. There’s also a solid focus on the reactions of everyone from a look on their face to the body language to drive home what’s on their mind.

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 is a fun debut with some youthful energy and story decisions that makes it stand out. Instead of going the familiar route, it changes things up keeping readers on their toes. Blade and the Vampire Nation have been getting more of a focus lately and here’s to hoping this series continues the solid storytelling they’ve been delivering so far.

Story: Danny Lore Art: Karen S. Darboe
Color: Cris Peter Letterer: Joe Sabino
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: TFAW – Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) 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 week.

Almighty #1 (Image Comics) – The year is 2098 in a Third World America ravaged by economic collapse, anarcho-warfare, and a mysterious environmental disaster contained behind a massive wall. A girl has been abducted, and a killer has been hired to find her and bring her home. Ok, we’re intrigued.

Black Tape #1 (AWA Studios) – A rockstar’s widow is unaware that dark forces covet the master tapes to her husband’s final unreleased album. It just might open a doorway to hell.

Blood Tree #1 (Image Comics) – Two obsessed NYPD detectives hunt for a vicious butcher called the Angel Killer, a sociopath who preys on the innocent family members of known murderers in order to “purify” the rest of society. Peter J. Tomasi and Maxim Simic team up for this intriguing new series.

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 (Marvel) – We got a tease of this new series and it was really good. After a long time waiting, we’re exciting to check out the daughter of Blade!

Breath of Shadows #1 (IDW Publishing) – Jimmy should be on top of the world with his recent album but he wants to go clean and kick the drugs. Is clean living actually in Jimmy’s future, or will he instead unleash horrors beyond his wildest nightmares?

Dark Web Finale #1 (Marvel) – The event wraps up and we’re intrigued where this all goes, especially what’s next for Chasm and the Goblin Queen.

DC Power A Celebration #1 (DC Comics) – Cyborg, John Stewart, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Batwing, Vixen, Amazing-Man, and more take center stage to highlight the power of Black excellence across the DC Universe.

Tales From Nottingham #1 (Mad Cave Studios) – Untold stories from the world of Nottingham!

Where Monsters Lie #1 (Dark Horse Comics) – What do slasher monsters do in-between their murder sprees? Find out!

Preview: Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1

(W) Danny Lore (A/CA) Karen Darboe
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 01, 2023
SRP: $3.99

IT’S IN HER BLOOD?
Brielle Brooks is a good kid, no matter what her teachers say – it’s not her fault she’s developing vampiric super-powers and the undead want to brawl! And as if problems at school aren’t enough, Bri’s got a wild ride ahead of her – she’s about to discover that she’s the daughter of the infamous vampire hunter and Daywalker known as BLADE!

Scarlet Witch, Storm, and more spotlight Marvel’s Women’s History Variant Covers

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

This March, Marvel continues its tradition of celebrating Women’s History Month with a stunning collection of variant covers that depict its greatest women super heroes! This year’s covers come from a variety of artists who are currently lighting up the industry with their unique and exciting styles: Peach Momoko, Carmen Carnero, Ema Luppachino, Rickie Yagawa, and Aka.

The five featured heroines range from A-List superstars to newly introduced favorites, and they’re each currently headlining their own solo adventures, which the Women’s History Month covers will adorn throughout the month:

Bloodline, the daughter of Blade who debuted in last year’s Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/X-Men #1 and will star in her own limited series launching next week by her co-creators Danny Lore and Karen S. Darboe!
Captain Marvel, whose current solo run by Kelly Thompson will soon be approaching its milestone 50^th issue!
Scarlet Witch, who recently embarked on a breathtaking new journey in the pages of Steve Orlando and Carmen Carnero’s Scarlet Witch series.
Storm, whose story as one of mutantkind’s last defenders will be told in the pages of Al Ewing’s Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants, part of the X-Men’s Sins of Sinister crossover. The iconic X-Men leader will also star in a brand-new limited series by Ann Nocenti and Sid Kotian this April, set in her “punk” era.
And Wolverine, whose violet days as mutant assassin X-23 will be revisited in the upcoming X-23: Deadly Regenesis series by writer Erica Schultz and artist Edgar Salazar.

BLOODLINE: DAUGHTER OF BLADE #2 WOMEN’S HISTORY VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO – 75960609771500241
SCARLET WITCH #3 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY CARMEN CARNERO – 75960620235500361
X-23: DEADLY REGENESIS #1 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY AKA – 75960620401400161
CAPTAIN MARVEL #47 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPPACHINO – 75960609268004751
STORM & THE BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #2 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY RICKIE YAGAWA – 75960620533200251

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Preview: Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1

(W) Danny Lore (A/CA) Karen Darboe
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 01, 2023
SRP: $3.99

Brielle Brooks is ready to slay on this Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 cover

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

After arriving on the scene earlier this year in Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/X-Men, Brielle Brooks, the daughter of Blade, will headline her own series this February! Announced at New York Comic Con, Bloodline: Daughter of Blade will reunite the character’s creators, writer Danny Lore and artist Karen S. Darboe, for a five-issue saga that serves as Brielle’s fascinating origin story and her thrilling journey to becoming Marvel’s next great antihero! Not only will readers witness Brielle develop shocking new vampiric powers, but they’ll also find out exactly where she stands with her iconic father and whether she’ll live up to his legacy or give in to her dangerous new hunger! Right now, fans can check out the cover by Ryan Stegman for the highly-anticipated debut issue!

Be there in February when Brielle Brooks discovers the truth about her lineage and embraces her dark destiny in Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1!

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NYCC 2022: The Daughter of Blade, Bishop leading an X-Men team, and Silver Surfer: Ghost Light debuts!

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

At New York Comic Con, the Marvel’s Voices: The World Outside Your Window panel revealed three all-new limited series coming in February! Launching during Black History Month, these series will spotlight iconic and newly introduced Black heroes in thrilling sagas brought to the page by an all-star lineup of Black creators!

Introduced earlier this year in Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/X-Men, the daughter of Blade makes her long-awaited return in Bloodline: Daughter of Blade by the new hero’s creators, writer Danny Lore and artist Karen S. Darboe. Brielle Brooks is a good kid, no matter what her teachers say–it’s not her fault she’s developing vampiric super powers and the undead want to brawl! And as if problems at school aren’t enough, Bri’s got a wild ride ahead of her… she’s about to discover she’s the daughter of the infamous vampire hunter and Daywalker known as BLADE!

Eisner award winner John Jennings and artist Valentine De Landro introduce a new Marvel Super Hero 54 years in the making in Silver Surfer: Ghost Light! Toni Brooks and her family have moved into the quiet town of Sweetwater. But nothing is quite what it seems with their new home. What mystery did Toni and her family unravel that would call upon the Sentinel of the Spaceways—the Silver Surfer?! And just who or what is GHOST LIGHT? Featuring a cover by Taurin Clarke.

From celebrated TV writer J. Holtham and artist Sean Damien Hill comes a blockbuster brawl with the fate of all Krakoa at stake! See the X-Men like you’ve never seen them before in Bishop: War College! Krakoa is an island paradise, and it’s a vulnerable one…but not with Lucas Bishop on the case! Armor, Surge, Cam Long, Aura Charles, Amass – these are his students. Their course objective: Get strong. Defend the island. Keep Mutantkind safe. Their first lesson: HOW TO FAIL. And they’ll do it in spectacular Marvel fashion. What does any of that have to do with Bishop’s vision of the X-Men – and this new X-Men team? Featuring a cover by Ken Lashley.