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Preview: Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4

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Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4

Writer: David Booher
Artist: Bradley Clayton
Colorist: Harry Saxon
Cover Artist: Chris Ables
Publication Date: January 17, 2024

The thrilling conclusion arrives!

Alex faces her father in the battle arena while Max plans a daring escape. These Killer Queens are ready to show this man what it really means to be royalty. Neither of them knows that Cahl has other plans. Who will survive the final showdown? And who will come up with the best pun about flying? Tune in as the Queens do what they do best–they, ahem, wing it.

Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4

Exclusive Preview: Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4

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Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4

Writer: David Booher
Artist: Bradley Clayton
Colorist: Harry Saxon
Cover Artist: Chris Ables
Publication Date: January 17, 2024

The thrilling conclusion arrives!

Alex faces her father in the battle arena while Max plans a daring escape. These Killer Queens are ready to show this man what it really means to be royalty. Neither of them knows that Cahl has other plans. Who will survive the final showdown? And who will come up with the best pun about flying? Tune in as the Queens do what they do best–they, ahem, wing it.

Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4

The Miracles #1 shows some potential and impressive art

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The Miracles #1

High School Senior Elliot Morgan has been obsessed with super-hero comics all his life, especially Major Voltage Adventures, a comic that suddenly ended the year he was born. A family secret unravels just as he’s suddenly getting super-powers! The Miracles #1 is an intriguing debut that goes in unexpected directions.

Written by Joe Glass, The Miracles #1 is a debut that treads familiar territory but puts it all together in a way that feels very “pop culture” with a dose of meta. Elliot Morgan loves superhero comics and discovers he himself has superpowers?

How did he get them? What can he did?

The Miracles #1 is impressive in that the oversized issue answers all those questions and more taking an origin and compressing it in an oversized issue. It takes us through everything we need to know and gets to the point while also setting up the conflict and villain to come.

Glass and the team have done the opposite of what so many comics are today and delivers a comic that doesn’t stretch things out. In doing so, The Miracles #1 is very satisfying read where you get a good feel of where everything stands by the end of the comic. Decompression is the norm aiming for arcs over 5 issues, this does it in 1.

The characters are interesting and reveals intriguing. What stands out as a negative is there doesn’t feel like enough “surprise” or “anger” about the reveals. It’s just kind of taken like it all isn’t weird, especially when you think about what is revealed to Elliot.

The art by Vince Underwood is good. With color by Harry Saxon and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, overall, the look is good. Where there’s some back and forth on my opinion is that there’s also some amazing and great. A two-page spread for example is jaw dropping but other pages or panels, the characters look a little off. You can see some greatness in Underwood’s art though. Saxon’s coloring too shines in spots. The lettering also extends the inconsistency but not sure if it’s on purpose. There’s parts where text bleeds out of the bubble or is behind an object. I’d think this is on purpose but I don’t really know for sure. It could be interesting with use but as is, it’s hard to tell why it is the way it is.

The Miracles #1 is a good start. There’s something there that could be really interesting. It’s not hard to read into it as a metaphor but even as, it still holds up as a story about discovering one’s self.

Story: Joe Glass Art: Vince Underwood
Color: Harry Saxon Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Story: 7.95 Art: 7.95 Overall: 7.95 Recommendation: Read

CEX Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: TFAW – Zeus Comics – Kindle

Dark Horse Books presents: Killer Queens Vol. 2: Kings, Not Wings

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Dark Horse Books presents the complete and thrilling new chapter of the galaxy’s sassiest ex-assassins with the Killer Queens Volume 2: Kings, Not Wings trade paperback, collecting issues #1-4 of the second Killer Queen series. Follow Max and Alex on their latest mission across the galaxy as they face their former simian boss, questionable life decisions and family drama! The Eisner and GLAAD Award-nominated series features work by an all-LGBTQ+ creative team including writer David M. Booher, artist Bradley Clayton, colorist Harry Saxon, letterer Lucas Gattoni, and cover artist Chris Ables.

During a day of questionable choices at Space Pride, Max and Alex bump into their old boss, Bieti, and his new-and-improved hench bears. The grumpy little simian tries to get them back on his team to chase down a runaway heir to the throne of Sarelia, an alien planet ruled by a brutal patriarchy. Little does he know that the heir in question happens to be Alex’s younger sibling. And they have… wings.

Turns out, a genetic quirk gives some of their race wings when they’re born. But on a planet that lives by the motto “Kings, not wings,” those born with wings are required to have them cut off. It’s supposed to make them more “masculine.” The king is doing all he can to get his youngest heir back on the butcher block and restore the line of succession. 

As Alex and Max race to save Alex’s sibling from Bieti, the king’s guard, and a galaxy-wide bounty hunt, they’ll dredge up Alex’s past and confront her planet’s misogynist present. If that means burning the patriarchy to the ground, well, get out the torches.

The Killer Queens Volume 2: Kings, Not Wings trade paperback will be available in bookstores March 19, 2024 and in comic shops March 20, 2024. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $19.99.

Killer Queens Volume 2: Kings, Not Wings

The Queens are back in Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings

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The deadliest queens in space are back at Dark Horse in Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings. This new miniseries is a continuation of the original Killer Queens which was nominated for both an Eisner and GLAAD award, and follows two reformed assassins-for-hire, Max and Alex, as they use their slay-worthy skills for good. A queer take on 1950’s sci-fi nostalgia, the comic features an all LGBTQ+ creative team including writer David M. Booher, interior artist Bradley Clayton, colorist Harry Saxon, letterer Lucas Gattoni, with cover art by Chris Ables.

The Galaxy’s sassiest (Eisner and GLAAD-nominated!) assassins are back!

During a day of questionable choices at Space Pride, Max and Alex bump into their old boss. The grumpy little simian tries to dragoon them into chasing down a runaway heir to the throne of Sarelia, an alien planet ruled by a brutal patriarchy. Little does he know that Alex and this heir have some, ahem, history. As Alex and Max race to save the runaway heir from a galaxy-wide bounty hunt, they’ll dredge up Alex’s past and confront her planet’s misogynist present. If that means burning the patriarchy to the ground, well, get out the torches.

Join rising star David M. Booher and an all-LGBTQ+ creative team as they tackle issues of identity, family, and freedom in this hilarious and heartfelt sequel. 

Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings #1 (of 4) will be in comic shops August 9, 2023. It is available for pre-order now at your local comic shop for $3.99. 

Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings #1 

It’s love, xenophobia, and the terror of fascist dictatorships in Killer Queens

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Join rising star writer David M. Booher, artist Claudia Balboni, colorist Harry Saxon, and letterer Lucas Gattoni in the new Dark Horse mini-series Killer Queens, arriving August 2021. The all LGBTQ creative team tackles issues of love, xenophobia, and the terror of fascist dictatorships in the hilarious queer sci-fi epic!

Meet Max and Alex, two gay reformed intergalactic assassins-for-hire on the run. Their former boss—a fluffy monkey with a jetpack—is hot on their tail to take back his stolen ship. Even reformed assassins have to eat, so they take a mission from Alex’s old flame: your standard no-kill, casualty-free kidnapping recovery from a nearby moon. Only complication? Half the moon is ruled by a fascist dictator hostile to foreigners. They’re the Killer Queens, so what could possibly go wrong?

Killer Queens #1 (of 4) arrives August 18, 2021, with covers by Balboni and Saxon, Chris Ables, and Jen Bartel. It is available for pre-order now through your local comic shop.

  • Killer Queens #1 cover by Claudia Balboni and Harry Saxon
  • Killer Queens #1 cover by Chris Ables
  • Killer Queens #1 cover by Jen Bartel

Vault Comics and GraphicAudio Announce Two Vagrant Queen Audiobooks

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Vault Comics and GraphicAudio have announced they have expanded their partnership to produce two Vagrant Queen audiobooks, adapted directly from the graphic novels and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects, and cinematic music.

Vagrant Queen follows former child queen, Elida, who was driven from her throne at age ten and forced to wander the galaxy, evading the revolutionary forces that wanted her dead. When an old frenemy claims to know the whereabouts of Elida’s long-lost mother, she is forced to return to her former kingdom and stage a rescue.

The first audiobook is titled Vagrant Queen and the Bezoar Kings, and will be released on February 12, 2021. The second, Vagrant Queen and a Planet Called Doom will be released on April 21, 2021. Both series are produced by Richard Rohan, Duane Beeman and Matt Webb, and executive produced by Anji Cornette. Vagrant Queen and the Bezoar Kings was adapted and directed by Nanette Savard and sound designed by Casey Green and Justin Wortz.

The Vagrant Queen comic book series, published by Vault Comics, was co-created by writer Magdalene Visaggio and artist Jason Smith, with colors by Harry Saxon, letters by Zakk Saam, and design by Tim Daniel. Vagrant Queen volumes One and Two are on store shelves now. In 2021, Vagrant Queen was adapted into a fan-favorite TV series on the SYFY network. 

Preview: Sex Death Revolution

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Sex Death Revolution

written by Magdalene Visaggio
art by Becca Farrow & Katarzyna Witerscheim
colors by Harry Saxon
letters by Zakk Saam
edited by Hannah Means-Shannon
$19.99 | full color
132 pages
Mature
On Sale 3.11.20

Life is a story. Hers is being rewritten.

Still reeling from the sudden collapse of her coven, Manhattanite sorceress Esperanza tries to rebuild. But everyone in her life is saying she’s done and said things that never happened — terrible things. Before she knows it, she’s becoming someone entirely different. Someone she used to be, once upon a time.

Life is full of ch-ch-ch-changes in this urban fantasy from Eisner-nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio (Eternity Girl, Kim & Kim), artists Becca Farrow (Ladycastle) and Katarzyna Witerscheim (Jem And The Holograms), colorist Harry Saxon (Vagrant Queen), letterer Zakk Saam (Kim & Kim), and editor Hannah Means-Shannon.

Collects issues 1-5.

Sex Death Revolution

Vault Announces Vagrant Queen: A Planet Called Doom from Mags Visaggio and Jason Smith

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Vault Comics has announced Vagrant Queen: A Planet Called Doom, a brand new Vagrant Queen mini-series that will hit store shelves in January 2020. 

Written by Eisner and GLAAD award-nominated Mags Visaggio, drawn by Jason Smith, colored by Harry Saxon, lettered by Zakk Samm, and designed by Tim Daniel, Vagrant Queen: A Planet Called Doom picks up where the first series concluded, however, it serves as a perfect jumping-on point for new readers who want to hop on board this epic sci-fi journey.

Vagrant Queen is the story of former child queen Elida who was driven from her throne at age ten and forced to wander the galaxy, evading the revolutionary forces that wanted her dead. When an old frenemy claims to know the whereabouts of Elida’s long-lost mother, she is forced to return to her former kingdom and stage a rescue.

In 2020, Vagrant Queen will debut as a TV show from SYFY, produced by Blue Ice Pictures, staring Adriyan Rae, Tom Rozon, and Paul du Toit. The TV show was created and developed by Jem Garrard, and based on the Vagrant Queen comic by Visaggio and Smith.

Vagrant Queen: A Planet Called Doom #1 hits stores in January 2020, and will have a B cover variant drawn by Nathan Gooden and Tim Daniel.

Get ready—Vagrant Queen is BACK! Elida Al-feyr has finally managed to build a happy life… until a mysterious man in an ancient white ship shows up and takes it all away. And hey, where the hell is Isaac?

Vagrant Queen: A Planet Called Doom #1
Vagrant Queen: A Planet Called Doom #1

Chris Sebela and Jen Hickman Want to Test Comics

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Vault Comics has announced TEST, a brand new sci-fi series by Eisner Award nominated writer Chris Sebela, artist Jen Hickman, colorist Harry Saxon, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.   

TEST follows Aleph Null, An orphan, a human guinea pig undergoing medical tests for cash, a bodyhacker, a hardcore future junkie, and a corporate asset. But now, Aleph is on the run from their old life, in search of a mythical, Midwestern town named Laurelwood—where they’re test-marketing the future with tech that can’t possibly exist yet, and won’t for decades.

TEST#1 will receive a Vault Vintage variant cover that pays homage to Transmetropolitan, the immensely influential Vertigo series by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson. The Vault Vintage variant cover is drawn and designed by Nathan Gooden and Tim Daniel. 

TEST #1 hits store shelves on June 26th, 2019. The official synopsis is below: 

Aleph Null is a lot of things: An orphan, a human guinea pig undergoing medical tests for cash, a bodyhacker, a hardcore future junkie, and a corporate asset. But now, Aleph is on the run from their old life, in search of a mythical, Midwestern town named Laurelwood—where they’re test-marketing the future with tech that can’t possibly exist yet, and won’t for decades.

From Eisner-nominated Chris Sebela (Crowded, High Crimes) and Jen Hickman (Moth & Whisper) comes the story of a town out of time, full of mysteries, and populated by guinea pigs in need of liberation by the misfit least likely to be their savior.

Test #1
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