The Seasons #9
(W) Rick Remender (A) Paul Azaceta
The critically acclaimed series returns! As the Ringleader’s circus gives way to Winter’s gothic reign, Spring and Summer must infiltrate a decadent art gala to free their family and stop their sister’s dark new empire before her Avante Guardsmen ruthlessly impose “good taste” on New Gaulia!
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.
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Wiccan: The Witches’ Road #3 (Marvel) – Wiccan #3 is another middling issue of this series starring one of Marvel’s most iconic gay couples. I enjoyed the glimpses Wyatt Kennedy and Andy Pereira gave us of Billy Kaplan’s past as a kid in New York and his “first love”, but the comic is really text heavy. Also, I’m not super invested in the new Demiurge. Having Morgana Le Fay kind of be a sympathetic figure works for a while, but of course, she doesn’t end up that way. There are definitely fragments of a cool story, and any scene with Billy and Doll-Teddy are heartwarming, but I can’t recommend this series just yet. Overall: 6.7 Verdict: Pass
Escape #6 (Image) – In Escape #6, Rick Remender and Daniel Acuna‘s war story lives up to its title as Milton is nabbed by the Narenians and must make his way out. His interactions with the Narenian commander shows the contrast between his solid heroism and the Narenians’ evil as the baddie taunts him about his wife and tries to get a rise out of him by saying enemy saboteurs will seduce her. This conversation (Really, more of a monologue) makes the ensuing action even more explosive. I love how Remender and Acuna use tiny, quick panels to show Milton freeing himself from captivity and put his individual actions in the larger context of the war. I’m not exaggerating when I say that in the future, Escape will be considered one of the great war comics, and lot of it is Rick Remender’s personal connection to the material because his grandpa was a World War II vet. Overall: 8.9 Verdict: Buy
The Power Fantasy #16 (Image) – Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijingaard show the true extent of the Superpowers’ destructive abilities in this mind-blowing issue of The Power Fantasy. This issue definitely feels like a finale, but I’m glad that it’s being continued with its new more cynical status quo. Wijingaard’s art is just flat out epic in this issue, especially a crimson-tinged double page splash that will be drilled into my brain for quite some time. The Power Fantasy #16 shows why the detente between the Superpowers is so important and digs into the frightening reality of being a human being in this world where you’re just a figure on a casualty list. Overall: 8.6 Verdict: Buy
The Sacrificers #19
(W) Rick Remender (A) André Lima Araújo
The world of Harlos is again fractured, trapped between opposing ideologies. As a perfect new order reaches its final stages, whispers of a new rebellion spread.
The wreckage is still smoldering. As enemy soldiers tighten their grip on a devastated village, Milton must risk everything to stop a weapon that could change the course of the war. But inside these broken walls, not everyone is ready to fight again.
Story: Rick Remender
Art: Daniel Acuña
Color: Daniel Acuña
Letterer: Rus Wooton
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Zeus Comics
Comix Experience
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Escape #5
(W) Rick Remender (A) Daniel Acuña
The wreckage is still smoldering. As enemy soldiers tighten their grip on a devastated village, Milton must risk everything to stop a weapon that could change the course of the war. But inside these broken walls, not everyone is ready to fight again.
Wounded and alone, Milton wakes up in the home of a family hiding from the war. But safety is short-lived. As tensions rise and secrets surface, Milton must decide who to trust—and how far he’s willing to go to survive.
Story: Rick Remender
Art: Daniel Acuña
Color: Daniel Acuña
Letterer: Rus Wooton
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Escape #4
(W) Rick Remender (A) Daniel Acuña
Wounded and alone, Milton wakes up in the home of a family hiding from the war. But safety is short-lived. As tensions rise and secrets surface, Milton must decide who to trust — and how far he’s willing to go to survive.
The Sacrificers #17
(W) Rick Remender (A) Max Fiumara
After the rebellion’s bloody climax, a new order rises from the ashes. As Soluna confronts the consequences of her fateful choice, old wounds reopen and new alliances are tested. But in a world reshaped by sacrifice and betrayal, peace may prove just as dangerous as war.
The hot new series Escape—by Uncanny Avengers duo Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña—has sold out yet again at the distributor level. Escape #2 and Escape #3 are both being rushed back to print this week by Image Comics in order to keep up with the escalating demand.
Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals—think Inglourious Basterds meets Blacksad—Escape is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.
Escape follows Milton Shaw, a battle-hardened bomber pilot flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines—in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.
Now injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son—civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything…and everyone.
Escape #1, third printing (Lunar Code 0825IM8389) is available at comic book shops today.
Escape #2, second printing (Lunar Code 0925IM8333) and Escape #3, second printing (Lunar Code 0925IM8334) will both be available now at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 26.
Escape #4 Cover A by Acuña (Lunar Code 0925IM0317) and Escape #4 Cover B 1:15 copy incentive by Ryan Sook (Lunar Code 0925IM0318) is available now at comic book shops.
Escape #5 Cover A by Acuña (Lunar Code 1025IM0326) and Escape #5 Cover B 1:15 copy incentive by Tradd Moore (Lunar Code 1025IM0327) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 31.
Pinned down, outgunned, and running on fumes, Milton Shaw makes a desperate push across enemy lines—with a squad of Narenian soldiers and a relentless bruiser on his heels. Trapped between a dam and a detonator, Milton’s last shot at survival is running out fast.
Story: Rick Remender
Art: Daniel Acuña
Color: Daniel Acuña
Letterer: Rus Wooton
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