Hope everyone had a great first day of the new year! New comics should be out at shops. What did you all get? What’d you enjoy? What’d you dislike? Sound off in the comments below.
Newsarama – Disney+’s Wandavision Moves to 2020 – Nice! A good way to start the year.
The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: O Human Star examines human-like AI through a LGBTQ lens – Free comics!
Reviews
Monkeys Fighting Robots – Books of Magic #15
CBR – Star Wars #1
Laughing Place – Thor #1
Books of Magic #15
(W) Kat Howard (A) Tom Fowler (CA) Kai Carpenter
In Shops: Jan 01, 2020
SRP: $3.99
For months, as his magical abilities have grown, the edges of Tim Hunter’s mind have been haunted by a vision of his future self…an older Tim Hunter who’s grown to become a living nightmare. So with his friends turning away from him and the magical law officers of the other side on his trail, what will Tim do when that nightmare steps out into our world?
It’s a new week and we’re still reeling from last night’s Watchmen reveal. Wow! While we recover, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: Faith Erin Hicks retells Anakin Skywalker’s The Phantom Menace journey – Free comics!
Jakarta Post – Female comic superhero fights India’s sex traffickers, challenges stigma – We should check this out.
The Financial Express – Vanni | A new graphic novel revisits Sri Lanka’s disastrous civil war – This sounds interesting.
Reviews
ICv2 – Blade Runner 2019 Vol. 1 Welcome to Los Angeles
Monkeys Fighting Robots – Books of Magic #14
ICv2 – Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor – Old Friends
AIPT – Killadelphia #1
The Beat – Pound for Pound
Batman News – Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1
AIPT – X-Force #2
Books of Magic #14
(W) Kat Howard, Si Spurrier (A) Tom Fowler (CA) Kai Carpenter
In Shops: Nov 27, 2019
SRP: $3.99
In the wake of October’s The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer #1, John Constantine is loose in our world again- and unfortunately for Tim Hunter, he’s convinced the only way for the human race to survive is if Tim is taken off the board. But from where Tim’s standing, he’s the only one with the power to save us all. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? And is there room in London for the both of them? The scribes of Books of Magic and John Constantine, Hellblazer square off to tell both sides of the tale in a unique, innovative issue!
Books of Magic #13
(W) Kat Howard (A) Tom Fowler (CA) Kai Carpenter
In Shops: Oct 23, 2019
SRP: $3.99
Using magic thoughtlessly has left Tim Hunter’s family in ruins, and he’s ready to give it up entirely. But before he breaks his wand and drowns his books, he’s determined to heal the psychic damage he’s done to his own father’s mind. Unfortunately, like all children, he may not be prepared to handle the truth of what sort of man his father really is…
Books of Magic #12
(W) Kat Howard (A) Tom Fowler, Brian Churilla (CA) Kai Carpenter
In Shops: Sep 25, 2019
SRP: $3.99
Tim’s deepest wish has materialized, but his mother’s return has ushered in a new evil. All of Tim’s choices have led here-and one final decision will now seal the young magician’s fate forever.
Books of Magic #11
(W) Kat Howard (A) Tom Fowler, Brian Churilla (CA) Kai Carpenter
In Shops: Aug 28, 2019
SRP: $3.99
Tim’s family reunion is nothing like he imagined, and there has never been more at stake. Still struggling to cope with the tremendous responsibility of wielding magic, he realizes that his choices and his powers may have been to blame for his mother’s disappearance all along. With his trust in Dr. Rose fading and his friendship with Ellie falling apart, Tim is at a daunting crossroads with little hope and no clear path forward.
Books of Magic #10
(W) Kat Howard (A) Tom Fowler, Brian Churilla (CA) Kai Carpenter
In Shops: Jul 24, 2019
SRP: $3.99
Tim returns home to find things aren’t as he hoped and that magic is not the shortcut he hopes it’ll be. Everything comes at a cost, even safety.
We’re fully focused on San Diego Comic-Con which kicks off in a little over two weeks! We’ve got lots of coverage planned and the lead up begins today!
While you wait for that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
Newsarama – Agents of Atlas #1 Lead Artist Replaced – That’s a really short time schedule it feels like.
Smash Pages – ‘The Nib’ loses funding support from First Look Media – Go support good comics and media!
Reviews
Geek Dad – Books of Magic #9
AIPT! – Marvel Comics Presents #6
Laughing Place – Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #3
Talking Comics – The War of the Realms #6
Books of Magic #9
(W) Kat Howard (A) Tom Fowler, Brian Churilla (CA) Kai Carpenter
MATURE READERS
In Shops: Jun 26, 2019
SRP: $3.99
The Cult of the Cold Flame has trapped Ellie in a book. Will she be able to take control of the situation and change her sentence?
