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Eight Limbs is more about family than fights but with some solid Muy Thai moments

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Joanna, a retired Muay Thai champion, takes in a troubled foster teen and decides to train her until the teen lands herself in a dangerous situation and Joanna must re-enter the ring to fight for her new family!

Story: Stephanie Phillips
Art: Giulia Lalli
Color: Lee Loughridge
Letterer: Andworld Design

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Astrobots #3

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.

Animal Castle Vol. 2 #3 (Ablaze) – It’s a new take on the classic Animal Farm and the art is amazing.

Antarctica #1 (Image Comics/Top Cow) – Hannah secures a job at the Antarctic station to search for her father and stumbles headfirst into a conspiracy that threatens everything she’s ever believed. We’re intrigued by the mystery.

Astrobots #3 (Massive Publishing/Whatnot Publishing) – The art has been amazing for this series about a robot society. The story too is great, focusing on the revolutionaries that see the corruption.

Con & On #1 (AHOY Comics) – Follow an ensemble cast of media pros and fans down through the decades of America’s most colossal comic book convention! Perfect to get us pumped for SDCC!

Dark Ride #7 (Image Comics/Skybound) – The series has been a fantastic horror ride and we can’t wait to find out more about what’s going on.

Eight Limbs (Humanoids) – Joanna, a retired Muay Thai champion, takes in a troubled foster teen and decides to train her… until the teen lands herself in a dangerous situation and Joanna must re-enter the ring to fight for her new family! We’re here for the Muay Thai.

Fishflies #1 (Image Comics) – The Free Comic Book Day teaser of this new Jeff Lemire series had us scratching our heads, so we definitely want to check out this debut.

Gargoyles: Dark Ages #1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Return to the long-lost era when humans and Gargoyles lived in harmony but the peace is threatened.

The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold Your Childhood (First Second) – A new graphic novel by Box Brown about how marketing targeting children in the 80s impacts them today.

Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 (VIZ Media) – With Isao defeated, No. 9 fuses with the director general and takes on Kafka, Kikoru, and Narumi! Will they be able to defeat No. 9 and save their fearless leader?! We’re pumped to see what happens next!

Knight Terrors #1 (DC Comics) – After last week’s releases, the main series of this summer event kicks off here!

Sirens of the City #1 (BOOM! Studios) – New York City. 1980s. Runaway teen Layla struggles to survive on the mean streets, far from home. We’re excited for this series that says it “shines a light on bodily autonomy in a patriarchal world.”

WildC.A.T.s #9 (DC Comics) – The series has been full of action and a hell of a lot of fun.

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #1 (DC Comics) – We’re down for this retro series focusing on the early Teen Titans.

X-Men: Days of Future Past – Doomsday #1 (Marvel) – Wondered how it all happened? Find out here!

Humanoids heads to the 2023 ALA Annual Conference

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Eight Limbs

Humanoids is heading to the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois from June 22-27, 2023.

Readers and fans can find Humanoids at Booth #1326 with new releases from their critically acclaimed imprints and a special guest appearance from writer Stephanie Phillips for the exclusive worldwide debut of her upcoming graphic novel Eight Limbs, available for sale in bookstores everywhere July 11th.

  • Stephanie Phillips will be signing her exclusive Humanoids debut release, EIGHT LIMBS, at the Humanoids Booth #1326 at 12 PM on Saturday, June 24. Fans who attend the signing will receive a signed bookplate.

    Stephanie Phillips is an American writer known for comics and graphic novels such as Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Grim, and We Only Kill Each Other. She has written critically acclaimed work with some of the industry’s major publishers, such as DC Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Dark Horse, Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, and more. 
  • Humanoids COO, U.S.Operation, Alex Donoghue, will host a FRENCH COMICS AMA at the ALA Graphic Novel Roundtable booth from 4:30-5 PM on Saturday, June 24.

    Alex Donoghue was born in Paris, France and moved to the US in his teens. He first joined Humanoids in 2009 as Director of Operations, and now oversees all day-to-day operations for Humanoids’ LA office, in addition to being actively involved in its film & media developments as COO, U.S. Operations. He is also co-editor of the 2023 Eisner Award-nominated The Deluxe Gimenez: The Fourth Power & The Starr Conspiracy.

Humanoids will debut a brand new 2023 ALA-Exclusive tote bag featuring the Black Cat Social Club (illustration by Bob Quinn), as well as making available an array of new releases and global bestsellers ranging in genre from science-fiction, fantasy and thriller to comedy, adventure and children’s tales.

Stephanie Phillips and Giulia Lalli Step Into The Ring With Eight Limbs

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Humanoids has revealed a first look at brand new original graphic novel Eight Limbs from writing powerhouse Stephanie Phillips, rising star artist Giulia Lalli, colorist Lee Loughridge, and letterer AndWorld Design, about Joanna—a retired Muay Thai champion—who takes in a troubled foster teen and decides to train her, until the teen finds herself entangled in the world of underground fights. Joanna must return to the ring to save her… and keep their new family together. In stores July 11.

After the devastating loss of her Muay Thai championship title, Joanna decided to walk away from competition, start a family, and open her own gym. But her quiet life gets disrupted when an old friend asks her to temporarily foster a troubled teen.

Just as Joanna believes she is starting to break through Mari’s walls, a misunderstanding drives Mari to run away and join an underground fighting ring. Joanna vows to do anything to get her back, even if that means stepping back into the ring.

Eight Limbs will be available in bookstores everywhere (bookshop.org) on July 11, 2023 and in comic shops (comicshoplocator.com) on July 12, 2023. Digital copies can be purchased from comiXology and other digital platforms.