Fishflies #2
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Jeff Lemire
In Shops: Oct 11, 2023
SRP: $5.99
Franny Fox continues to assist the strange fugitive after his wild metamorphosis while elsewhere in Belle River, the residents of the town continue to search for the perpetrator that shot young Paul DuPuis. An extra-special extra-length issue from JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS, Sweet Tooth) comes a new tale of small-town surrealist horror.
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!
It’s a new week and we’ve got a lot coming at you as we prepare for SDCC! Stay tuned for that. As you wait, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
The Beat – GlobalComix raises $6.5 million in equity funding – Good on them.
Reviews
Atomic Junk Shop – Adherent
Atomic Junk Shop – Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington
Collected Editions – Batman Adventures: Batgirl – A League of Her Own
The Beat – Blood of the Virgin
CBR – Fishflies #1
CBR – Incredible Hulk #1
Atomic Junk Shop – Three Ghosts of Tesla
CBR – Wild’s End #1
Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
Alfie
X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 (Marvel) – I was originally planning on writing a full review of X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 by Si Spurrier and Phil Noto but frankly I don’t think there is enough to this 35-page comic to give me the material for a longer review. It’s not a bad comic, but the whole affair does feel rushed and done with little enthusiasm. If the book itself isn’t excited, why should the reader be? The art is fine, It’s some of Noto’s less exciting works. It fails to deliver on certain aspects of the story where another artist may have been a better fit. X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 reads like a necessary epilogue to the overstuffed Legion Of X that exists solely to set the groundwork for the next chapter of Nightcrawler’s story. Hopefully, that next chapter is more self-excited than this somewhat flat epilogue. Overall: 6.7 Verdict: Read
Brett
FCBD 2023: Avengers/X-Men #1 (Marvel) – Free Comic Book Day has turned into an opportunity for comic publishers to promote what’s coming next in hopes of getting readers excited and coming back for more. This years’ Avengers/X-Men release from Marvel attempts to do that teasing the upcoming “Fall of X” storyline and the mysterious G.O.D.S. In the issue, we get the opening salvo of the false flag operation to turn the world against Krakoa. Overall, the concept is good and interesting but there’s so much that leaves me scratching my head. The stolen Captain Krakoa suit, the attack on Captain America by Orchis, it’s all a little too obvious and easy to refute. There’s just too much surveillance and ways to refute the operation, especially the attack on Captain America. But, it has me intrigued. The latter story is just too little and relies and knowledge of who the character is at the end to really care what is teased. While I’m sure the upcoming series will be good, what’s teased is void of anything to make me want to read it. Overall: 7.75 Verdict: Buy (it is free after all)
FCBD 2023: Spider-Man/Venom #1 (Marvel) – I honestly remember so little about reading this the day after which is not a good sign at all. Spider-Man fights a monkey and we find out who’s behind it and then there’s some history of symbiotes as well. The former is entertaining enough and the latter has something there but again, had to go look at the comic again to remember any of that. The art though is great and worth checking this out alone. Overall: 7.0. Verdict: Buy (it is free after all)
FCBD 2023: Fishflies (Image Comics) – A new comic from Jeff Lemire has me scratching my head and grossed out. There seems to be a lot of bugs and dead bodies in this one and I have no idea what any of it is about beyond just making me skeeved. But, it’s Jeff Lemire and his art is always great and stories pan out in the end. While the issue didn’t tell me a lot, I’m still looking forward to whatever he has cooking in the future. Overall: 7.0 Verdict: Buy (it is free after all)
FCBD 2023: Dawn of DC Knight Terrors (DC Comics) – DC teases their Knight Terrors event which has something to do with dreams and some villain who’s out for revenge. The issue focuses on Damian and the things that haunt him and the dream within a dream within a dream is a great one-shot that teases what’s to come. Overall, there is a good nightmare aspect to it and the art is fantastic with amazing page layouts, but I still generally have no idea what’s to come. But, between the issue and the concept art in the back, the issue has me more excited for what’s to come. Overall: 8.0 Verdict Buy (it is free after all)
Well, there you have it, folks. The reviews we didn’t quite get a chance to write. See you next week!
Please note that with some of the above comics, Graphic Policy was provided FREE copies for review. Where we purchased the comics, you’ll see an asterisk (*). If you don’t see that, you can infer the comic was a review copy. In cases where we were provided a review copy and we also purchased the comic you’ll see two asterisks (**).
Bestselling, multiple award winning, master storyteller Jeff Lemire will bring small town evils to life in the highly anticipated Fishflies. This all new series written and drawn by Lemire—and which will first be teased to fans with a special Free Comic Book Day edition in May—will officially launch in July from Image Comics.
When a brutal and violent crime puts the life of an innocent teenage boy in the balance, it sets off a chain of events in bucolic Bell River, Ontario that will permanently change several residents’ lives. And as the manhunt heats up, a lonely girl named Franny Fox will form an unlikely friendship with a fugitive that leads them on an odyssey of discovery and redemption. Fishflies is a new tale of small-town surrealist horror that begins with a special extra-length debut issue.
Fishflies #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 12:
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