Tag Archives: first second

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Sereno #1

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.

Crazy Food Truck Vol. 3 (VIZ Media) – Every volume has been amazing with great action and an intriguing apocalyptic world.

Dead Romans #1 (Image Comics) – Arminius, a Germanic prince raised in Rome, has sworn vengeance against the Empire that butchers his people. We’re excited for this brutal tale of love and war during the birth of the Roman Empire.

Doctor Strange #1 (Marvel) – Stephen Strange is back making this a perfect jumping off point.

Ephemera (Fantagraphics) – Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden, a forest, and a greenhouse. Yeah, we’re in.

Etheres (Source Point Press) – Where do souls go when they don’t belong anywhere else? Journey into Etheres searching for the answer.

GCPD: The Blue Wall #6 (DC Comics) – The series has been a punch in the gut exploring the corruption within the Gotham Police Department.

Mother 47 (CEX Publishing) – In 1940s Germany, a disguised stranger breaks into a remote Nazi megastructure, armed with explosives, and on a mission to destroy a gruesome research project, free its lab animals, and confront the warring sides of his own nature! Sounds awesome to us!

Neighbors #1 (BOOM! Studios) – Family moves to a new town and find out their neighbors are anything but what they seem.

Order and Outrage #1 (Dark Horse) – Jim Starlin and Rags Morales with a new science fiction series!

Plush #5 (Image Comics) – Each issue has been jaw-dropping in a holy shit sort of way and we’re expecting much more as far as that.

Science Comics: The Periodic Table of Elements (First Second) – This series of graphic novels have been educational and entertaining for people of all ages.

Sereno #1 (CEX Publishing) – Meet Sereno, the Mystic Master of Light and guardian of New Teia, a city where magic and science intertwine by night! Sounds pretty cool to us.

Solo Leveling Vol. 6 (Yen Press/Ize Press) – The series has been great and this is a volume that really shifts things around.

X-O Manowar Unconquered #1 (Valiant) – A new era and new direction for X-O Manowar!

Weekly Preview! Graphic Novels! Lots of Manga!

There are a lot of comics coming out every week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only the beginning!

This week’s reviews include:

  • Banished from the Hero Party Vol. 4 (Yen Press)
  • Belle of the Ball (First Second)
  • Ephemera (Fantagraphics)
  • Hirano & Kagiura Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • In the Land of Leadale Vol. 3 (Yen Press)
  • Kept Pressing the 100 Million Year Button Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • Kiniro Mosaic Best Wishes (Yen Press)
  • Remarried Empress Vol. 2 (IZE Press)
  • Science Comics: The Periodic Table of Elements (First Second)
  • Shadow’s House Vol. 3 (Yen Press)
  • She Loves to Cook & She Loves to Eat Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • Shy Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • So What’s Wrong With Getting Reborn as a Goblin Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • Studio Apt. Good Lighting Angel Included Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • Touring After the Apocalypse Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • Travis Daventhorpe for the Win Vol. 1 (First Second)

Not shown:

  • Crazy Food Truck Vol. 3 (VIZ Media)

Fantagraphics, First Second, and Yen Press provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review

Bea Wolf is a wonderful update to the classic Beowulf

A modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, featuring a gang of troublemaking kids who must defend their tree house from a fun-hating adult who can instantly turn children into grown-ups.

Story: Zach Weinersmith
Art: Boulet

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon
Kindle


First Second provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game

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.

Bea Wolf (First Second) – It’s an update of the classic Beowulf but with kids.

By the Horns: Dark Earth #7 (Scout Comics) – The fantasy series is always a lot of fun and one we’re excited to read with each release.

Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game (Graphix) – High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. We’re intrigued about this one which focuses on the activist football player.

Darkwing Duck #3 (Dynamite Entertainment) – We’ve had so much fun with this comic series which brings back the classic animated series.

The Forged #1 (Image Comics) – In the 11th Millennium of the rule of the Eternal Empress, a squad of planet-smashing super soldiers find their routine mission to be anything but. These are the Forged. They take no prisoners. Concept sounds cool and Greg Rucka, Eric Trautmann, and Mike Henderson being the creative team has us more excited.

Harrower #2 (BOOM! Studios) – The first issue kicked off what felt like a great horror franchise and we’re excited to see the body count rise and find out more about what’s going on.

Hellcat #1 (Marvel) – Patsy is the prime suspect in a murder and must prove her innocence. We’re pumped to see where this one goes.

Lastman Vol. 2 (Image Comics/Skybound) – The fantasy/martial arts series continues in this new edition from Skybound. Combining two volumes in each release, we get to experience even more action with each!

Ms. Davis (Fantagraphics) – A graphic biography about the 1960s revolutionary.

No/One #1 (Image Comics) – Part of the Massive-verse, ten months ago, the Richard Roe murders shocked the city of Pittsburgh. In the months since, the killings have sparked a dangerous political movement, copycat killers, and a masked vigilante who’s still determined to hold the powerful accountable.

Spy Superb #3 (Dark Horse Comics) – The series wraps up and each issue has featured laughs and tons of spy action.

Star Trek: Defiant #1 (IDW Publishing) – Worf in charge of the U.S.S. Defiant again? Yeah, we’re in.

Superman Lost #1 (DC Comics) – Christopher Priest writing Superman. Nuff said.

WildC.A.T.s #5 (DC Comics) – Every issue has been full of action and laughs. We’re beyond excited when each hits the shelf. The classic team is back!

X-Cellent #1 (Marvel) – Zeitgeist is still on a mission to achieve social media godhood, no matter who he has to kill! But the next generation of X-Statix drop in!

Einstein is a warts and all biography

It’s Einstein’s life… warts and all!

Story: Jim Ottaviani
Art: Jerel Dye
Color: Alison Acton

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon
comiXology/Kindle


First Second provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site

Weekly Preview! Comics! Graphic Novels! Manga! Oh My Part Two!

There are a lot of comics coming out every week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only the beginning!

This week’s reviews include:

  • Bea Wolf (First Second)
  • Call the Name of the Night Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • Ms. Davis (Fantagraphics)
  • The Villainess Stans the Heroes: Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves! Vol. 1 (Yen Press)

Not shown:

  • Ancient Enemies: The Djinn #1 (Frank Miller Presents)

Fantagraphics, First Second, and Yen Press provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review

A First Time for Everything is one of the best graphic novels this year so far

Dan’s always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn’t stop him from being bullied and feeling like he’s invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents send him on a class trip to Europe.

Story: Dan Santat
Art: Dan Santat

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon
Kindle


First Second provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Superman #1 cover

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.

Banshees #1 (Scout Comics) – A college student discovers the truth about a serial killer that stalked her college campus for a decade.

Barbaric: Hell to Pay #2 (Vault Comics) – It’s a new group of screw up adventurers who are tring to break Owen out of hell. Off the rails fantasy adventuring!

Batman: One Bad Day – Clayface #1 (DC Comics) – Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing telling a Clayface story? Yes please!

Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #1 (Marvel)We’ve already reviewed it and have high praise!

Blue Book #1 (Dark Horse Comics) – A nonfiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions with an eye to capturing the strange essence of those encounters.

Bulls of Beacon Hill #2 (AfterShock) – Boston Surgeon Christopher Boldt is getting more famous by the day – but that’s the problem. Chris’ secret doesn’t just threaten himself, it threatens the person he’s ashamed to say he’s related to: his mobster father. Great first issue which mixed politics, family drama, and a good ole mobster story.

Darkwing Duck #2 (Dynamite Entertainment) – The first issue was fantastic and a return to the animated series we love. Beyond excited for more Darkwing Duck!

First Time for Everything (First Second) – A First Time for Everything is a feel-good coming-of-age memoir based on New York Times-bestselling author and Caldecott Medal winner Dan Santat’s awkward middle school years.

Gargoyles #3 (Dynamite Entertainment) – The second issue was a bit of a mess but we’re hoping the third issue is more like the first which was beyond fantastic.

GCPD: The Blue Wall #5 (DC Comics) – The last issue was a shocker and the series has taken a hell of a turn. We want to see where it goes.

Godfell #1 (Vault Comics) – One sunny day in the land of Kerethim, God falls dead from the sky. The impact sends out shockwaves that draw in royal families at war, shadowy creatures of the dark, and armies of the dispossessed, all coming to lay claim to parts of God’s body. That just sounds awesome!

Immoral X-Men #1 (Marvel) – A new “Sins of Sinister” tie-in series.

Irmina (SelfMadeHero) – Based on a true story, in the mid-1930s, Irmina, an ambitious young German, moves to London. At a cocktail party, she meets Howard Green, one of the first black students at Oxford, who, like Irmina, is working towards an independent existence. However, their relationship comes to an abrupt end when Irmina, constrained by the political situation in Hitler’s Germany, is forced to return home.

Lazarus Planet: Omega #1 (DC Comics) – The finale leads into “Dawn of DC” which has already kicked off so we’re more intrigued to see where this goes and how it wraps up mixed in with what we’ve already seen.

Local Man #1 (Image Comics) – Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs alone has this sold for us. But the concept of a former superhero forced to return home to their parent’s basement sounds original and interesting.

Plush #4 (Image Comics) – Every issue has been jaw dropping funny and so over the top.

Rooster Fighter Vol. 3 (VIZ Media) – The concept of a wandering Rooster fighting kaiju might sound silly but it really works and is a hell of a lot of fun.

Savage Avengers #10 (Marvel) – The series has been a lot of fun as writer David Pepose shows off his talent for delivering a remix of sorts of what’s come before. Fans of Marvel 2099 will won’t want to miss the latest arc.

Superman #1 (DC Comics) – It’s “Dawn of DC” and Joshua Williamson writing and Jamal Campbell’s art has us wanting to check out this new Superman series.

Tower #1 (A Wave Blue World) – Real-life contestants battle it out in a video game-style competition to reach the top of the Tower! It’s a familiar plot but we want to see where this one might differ.

Weekly Preview! Manga, Graphic Novels, and Comics! It’s a packed week!

There are a lot of comics coming out every week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only the beginning!

This week’s reviews include:

  • Assorted Entanglements Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • Bulls of Beacon Hill #2 (AfterShock)
  • First Time for Everything (First Second)
  • Princess Convenient Plot Devices Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • SOTUS Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • The Vineyard #4 (AfterShock)

Not shown:

  • Frank Miller’s Roni Book Two #2 (Frank Miller Presents)
  • Rooster Fighter Vol. 3 (VIZ Media)

First Second, AfterShock, and Yen Press provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review

Investigators Presents Agents of S.U.I.T. is fun for the whole family

Spinning out of Investigators is this graphic novel starring Cilantro!

Story: John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings
Art: Pat Lewis
Color: Wes Dzioba

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon
Kindle


First Second Books provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site

« Older Entries