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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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TRAVELING TO MARS #7

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.

BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness #1 (BOOM! Studios) – B is back in this one-shot special that brings the character into Lovercraftian horror.

Count Dante #2 (Scout Comics) – Based on a true story, reality might be too unbelievable for comics. All about martial arts in Chicago.

Creed: The Next Round #2 (BOOM! Studios) – The first issue expanded the world of Creed as this new chapter acts as a new sequel taking place 10 years after the third film.

Disney Villains: Scar #4 (Dynamite Entertainment) – The final issue, it does a solid job of expanding upon the beloved animated film.

The Incredible Hulk #2 (Marvel) – The Hulk gets a dose of horror in this new series.

Les Miserables Omnibus Vol. 3 (Seven Seas Entertainment) – This manga adaptation of the beloved story has been fantastic so far with amazing visuals.

Murder by Mail #1 (Source Point Press) – The “fully interactive role-playing experience” is what has us intrigued about this debut.

Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #1 (DC Comics) – Lex is dying and he wants the Man of Steel to help him find the cure.

Traveling to Mars #7 (Ablaze) – Roy prepares to land on Mars and prepares is final good-byes to the people of Earth.

Ultimate Invasion #2 (Marvel) – The Maker’s plan becomes clearer as we learn about the new “Ultimate” universe.

X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 (Marvel) – Marvel’s holding back the review copy so expect some fireworks in this one.

Preview: Disney Villains: Scar #4

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Disney Villains: Scar #4

writer: Chuck Brown
artist: Trevor Fraley
covers: Karen Darboe (A), Trish Forstner (B), Erica Henderson (C), Drew Moss (D), Gene Ha (E)
FC | 32 pages | Adventure | $3.99 | Teen

FINAL ISSUE! Scar has made his way into the good graces of the awful Hyena Queen. She sees Scar as a scavenger, who will help her followers find food and thrive beyond their means. But while the Queen is correct that Scar will scavenge, she is about to discover that he is capable of much, much more…

Disney Villains: Scar #4

Preview: Disney Villains: Scar #3

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Disney Villains: Scar #3

writer: Chuck Brown
artist: Trevor Fraley
covers: Karen Darboe (A), Trish Forstner (B), Erica Henderson (C), Drew Moss (D), Gene Ha (E)
FC | 32 pages | Adventure | $3.99 | Teen

The cunning vultures have enticed Scar onto a dangerous path to power. He knows they’re lying… but they are a means to an end, and so Scar’s plan begins to take shape: He will travel to the Elephant Graveyard for an encounter with the Hyena Queen!

Disney Villains: Scar #3

Preview: Disney Villains: Scar #3

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Disney Villains: Scar #3

writer: Chuck Brown
artist: Trevor Fraley
covers: Karen Darboe (A), Trish Forstner (B), Erica Henderson (C), Drew Moss (D), Gene Ha (E)
FC | 32 pages | Adventure | $3.99 | Teen

The cunning vultures have enticed Scar onto a dangerous path to power. He knows they’re lying… but they are a means to an end, and so Scar’s plan begins to take shape: He will travel to the Elephant Graveyard for an encounter with the Hyena Queen!

Disney Villains: Scar #3

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Wonder Woman #800

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.

Bone Orchard: Tenement #1 (Image Comics) – The story of seven residents in a building and the dark secrets that bind them together…beginning with a death that feels much more sinister than natural. From Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, and Dave Stewart, this is a must get.

Cryptid Kids Vol. 1 Bawk Ness Monster (First Second) – A young girl wants to find “Bessie” before she moves to prove her experience as a little girl was real.

Disney Villains: Scar #3 (Dynamite) – Dynamite’s series of comics focusing on its villains. All have been really good so far adding to the classic tales we know and love.

Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel) – The Hulk is diving deep into its horror roots with this start of a new volume.

Josif 1957 #1 (CEX Publishing) – You know about Laika, the Cosmonaut dog sent into orbit on Sputnik 2. But no one knows about JOSIF, the first gorilla in space!

Nightwing #105 (DC Comics) – Another cool visually experimental comic where it’s told from Dick’s perspective.

Scarlet Witch Annual #1 (Marvel) – The “Contest of Chaos” kicks off here with this prelude that has Agatha Harkness learning that the Scarlet Witch absorbed Chthon.

Tomb Raider King Vol. 3 (IZE Press) – Jooheon is back to doing what he does best-finding Relics…or stealing them! But as his collection grows, so does the list of enemies.

Ultimate Invasion #1 (Marvel) – The Ultimate Universe is back! Sort of.

Wild’s End #1 (BOOM! Studios) – It’s a spin on the War of the Worlds type story where a crew at sea returns home to find their seaside home now occupied by alien invaders.

Wonder Woman #800 (DC Comics) – The current story arc wraps up as a new one begins with the new creative team!

Preview: Disney Villains: Scar #2

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Disney Villains: Scar #2

writer: Chuck Brown
artist: Trevor Fraley
covers: Karen S. Darboe (A), Trish Forstner (B), Erica Henderson (C), Junggeun Yoon (D), Gene Ha (E)
FC | 32 pages | Adventure | $3.99 | Teen

Eager vultures circle the diminished Scar. They offer him a path to the throne. They speak of a magic baobab fruit that will make him mightier than Mufasa himself. They will provide him with this fruit, in return for a horrible favor…

Disney Villains: Scar #2

Disney Villains: Scar #2 adds some depth to Scar

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Disney Villains: Scar #2

With their Disney Villains series of comics, Dynamite is putting the spotlight on the evil that makes so many Disney films great. But, there’s a challenge with these types of stories. You don’t want to make the villain too sympathetic and you definitely don’t want to make them the hero of their own story. Disney Villains: Scar #2 seems to be avoiding all of that focusing on Scar being a horrible being but also adding details so that we can understand and maybe feel a little bad for him.

Written by Chuck Brown, Disney Villains: Scar #2 has Scar roaming around for literal scraps of food as he figures out what to do. With Simba born, his path to the throne is less clear but it doesn’t mean he isn’t scheming.

Brown focuses on how detested Scar is but also shows us a bit more about his past, enough to feel a little sorry for him. We get a sense that his anger stems from loneliness in his childhood. You get a better sense as to why Scar is the way he is.

While the debut issue set things up, Disney Villains: Scar #2 gets things rolling as the villain is presented with an offer and plan from potential allies, both of whom aren’t to be trusted themselves. From there, it’s a tease as to what comes next and fans of The Lion King will be excited for that.

The art by Trevor Fraley is solid. With color by Chiara Di Francia and lettering by Jeff Eckleberry the comic looks like it could fit in with the animation but doesn’t try to copy the look or style. It’s close but deviates slightly to make things its own. It’s really good look with characters looking as they should and the settings interesting telling stories of their own. Everything has personality that creates a feel like the comic truly is an extension of the beloved animated film.

Disney Villains: Scar #2 continues the excellent debut by really getting the ball rolling. Like the first issue, it’s a series that is enjoyable for those that love the animated film and those that have never seen it. It does the difficult job of adding to the original story while still honoring it. If this is a sign for what’s to come with this line of comics, we’re here for it.

Story: Chuck Brown Art: Trevor Fraley
Color: Chiara Di Francia Letterer: Jeff Eckleberry
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

Dynamite Entertainment provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Gatsby

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.

Amazing Spider-Man #25 (Marvel) – Marvel’s teasing some big stuff in this one, so don’t miss out Spidey fans!

Daughters of Snow and Cinders (Fantagraphics) – Fleeing the fires of her war-torn homeland, a young woman travels to the New World in search of gold to rebuild her life.

Disney Villains: Scar #2 (Dynamite) – The first issue was fantastic filling in some of Scar’s unknown story from The Lion King.

Dog Knight Vol. 1 (Feiwel & Friends) – Frankie is saved from a friendly golden retriever from bullies and wakes up in a giant doghouse and tasked to prove they posses the six dog virtues of loyalty, kindness, honesty, justice, stubbornness, and smell.

Extreme Venomverse #1 (Marvel) – It’s the Summer of Symbiotes and this is a small piece of that big puzzle that’s going on.

Gatsby (AWA Studios) – A new take on the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.

Ghostlore #1 (BOOM! Studios) – We’ve all heard of ghost stories… but what stories do the ghosts themselves tell us? Ghosts telling ghost stories? Written by Cullen Bunn with art by Leomacs? Yeah, we’re in.

Green Lantern #1 (DC Comics) – It’s a new status-quo for the Lanterns, Hal Jordan, and John Stewart and it’s a fantastic start.

The Nasty #2 (Vault Comics) – The first issue was an interesting spin on the horror genre about a group of kids wanting to save their video store and going to make their own scary movie.

Samurai Doggy #6 (AfterShock) – The series has been an entertaining story but it’s the visuals that have us really excited to check out each issue.

Something Epic #1 (Image Comics) – Outside our perception, creative thought takes physical form, with only a handful of individuals known as Epics able to interact with this wondrous hidden world. It sounds like an intriguing idea and we’re excited to see how this one plays out.

Spirit World #1 (DC Comics) – From the pages of Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate, a new Chinese hero emerges who’s able to travel to and from the Spirit World, the realm of the dead, and that of the living. We’re always excited to check out new heroes and ideas.

WildC.A.T.s #7 (DC Comics) – The series has been a wild ride that fans of the characters should enjoy and this latest issue begins to lay out the conspiracy as we’re not sure who we can trust.

Preview: Disney Villains: Scar #2

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Disney Villains: Scar #2

writer: Chuck Brown
artist: Trevor Fraley
covers: Karen S. Darboe (A), Trish Forstner (B), Erica Henderson (C), Junggeun Yoon (D), Gene Ha (E)
FC | 32 pages | Adventure | $3.99 | Teen

Eager vultures circle the diminished Scar. They offer him a path to the throne. They speak of a magic baobab fruit that will make him mightier than Mufasa himself. They will provide him with this fruit, in return for a horrible favor…

Disney Villains: Scar #2

Around the Tubes

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Disney Villains: Scar #1

It’s a new week with a lot coming right here! So, hang on as we start the day with some comic news and reviews you might have missed from around the web.

The Beat – Rachel Pollack passes away at age 77 – Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and fans.

How to Love Comics – Shazam!: A History Of The Original Captain Marvel – For those interested in the history.

Reviews

New York Times – Bea Wolf
Collected Editions – Deathstroke Inc. Vol. 1: King of the Super-Villains
Comic Crusaders – Disney Villains: Scar #1
The Beat – Harvey Knight’s Odyssey
CBR – Second Coming: Trinity #1
Comic Crusaders – Star Wars #33

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