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Preview: Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks SC

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Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks SC

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writers: Faith Erin Hicks, Jen Wang , Kelly Thompson, Holly Black, Gabby Rivera
Artists: Rosemary Valerio-O’Connell, Christine Norrie, Savanna Ganucheau, Marina Julia, Gaby Epstein
Cover Artist: Chynna Clugston Flores
Price: $14.99

Presenting the Lumberjanes short stories collected for the first time in a paperback. Join April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley as they explore their all-girls camp. From ghost ponies to strange plants, these Lumberjanes are ready to take on anything that comes their way as long as they have each other. Collects the Lumberjanes Specials, including Beyond Bay Leaf, Making the Ghost of It, and Faire and Square.

Preview: Lumberjanes 2017 Special #1: Faire and Square

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Lumberjanes 2017 Special #1: Faire and Square

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Holly Black, Gabby Rivera
Artists: Marina Julia and Gaby Epstein
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Ru Xu
Variant Cover: Hailey Thurrott
Price: $7.99

Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and Marina Julia (The House on the Cliff) tell a story about the Lumberjanes finding a Medieval Faire in the forest, and helping the people there defend themselves against a dragon! Then, Gabby Rivera (America) and Gaby Epstein (Shadows) combine on a story about Ripley missing watching telenovelas with her Abuela, so to help her feel better, the other Roanokes help her act out the series finale she missed.

Preview: Lucifer #13

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Lucifer #13

(W) Holly Black, Richard Kadrey (A) Marco Rudy, Ben Templesmith (CA) Dave Johnson
In Shops: Dec 21, 2016
SRP: $3.99

It’s a LUCIFER holiday special! Forget coal-this nice ‘n’ naughty issue is your reward for a year of indulgent misdeeds with the devil. Writers Holly Black and Richard Kadrey team up to deliver a darkly festive and irreverent ode to the joy of seasonal sin and twisted Secret Santas. We’re keeping this one under wraps, but rest assured it’s Krampus-approved.

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Preview: Lucifer #12

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Lucifer #12

(W) Holly Black (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Dave Johnson
In Shops: Nov 16, 2016
SRP: $3.99

Noema Presto’s legacy comes to light and she must decide whether her birthright is a gift or a curse. While the world crumbles, new powers promise to alter the course of the battle of Heaven and Hell-just as Lucifer finally confronts God and his rekindled feelings for Mazikeen.

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Review: Lucifer # 11

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lucf_cv11Holly Black does not disappoint in this issue of Lucifer. In Lucifer #11 this is the point of no return: God’s scheme to strip angels and demons alike of free will is in full effect, and all worlds are on edge as his new soldiers begin to rebuild the Silver City. Lucifer, Gabriel and Mazikeen have located Elaine Belloc, but the reunion doesn’t go as planned. As the battle brews and Elaine’s alliance becomes uncertain, the outcome of Lucifer’s inevitable showdown with God becomes more unpredictable than ever before.

The writing by Black in this issue is amazing. It’s a page turner that in some ways stirs up some philosophical and moral ideas in the reader. Lucifer has always been a smart read that calls to the reader to create their own moral scale in their exploration of the work. Black takes all the things I love about the series and turns the dial up to 11. There is not one wasted word, thought, panel or idea in the whole issue. Every word serves a purpose and aids in moving the story along.

Lee Garbett‘s artwork adds to the story and works in perfect synergy with Holly’s words making  it just as much a part of the story as the characters themselves. There’s this nice little two-page kiddie style drawn “flashback” that blends perfectly with the rest of the art and the story itself in its perfect crudeness.

Overall, this was an amazing issue. It kept up with the momentum of the previous issues and builds up some hype for the issues to come. Between the story and the art you feel invested in  how things turn out and you find yourself not only wanting more but, needing more. I found this issue to be a great, enjoyable read and it’s definitely worth your time.

Story: Holly Black Art: Lee Garbett
Story: 9.8 Art: 9.4 Overall: 9.5 Recommendation: Buy

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

It’s Lucifer Reading Lucifer!

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We’ve read Lucifer #1 out from Vertigo this week, with an review posted tomorrow, and also loved the pilot for the new Lucifer television series, loved it too.

Vertigo has released a fun image of Lucifer the television series star Tom Ellis holding Lucifer #1 by Holly Black and Lee Garbett.

Tune into the new FOX television series in January and get the comic today!

Vertigo Joins Wattpad

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Wattpad VertigoI never heard of Wattpad before coming across a TechCrunch article announcing DC Comics‘ imprint Vertigo joining the service. The “social reading app” is a community where writers can share their stories for free, as well as have notes/diaries where they can talk about writing in general.

It’s a niche community that boasts 100 million stories, 40 million people signed up, and 11 billion minutes spent on the site every month (that’d be 275 minutes per account a month, or about 9 minutes a day).

Wattpad is a place to discover and share stories: a social platform that connects people through words. It is a community that spans borders, interests, languages. With Wattpad, anyone can read or write on any device: phone, tablet, or computer.

Vertigo won’t be releasing free stories, instead they are using it as a platform to push specific creators including Lauren Beukes and Dale Halvorsen, the team behind the upcoming title Survivor’s Club, and down the road, Gail Simone and Holly Black.

With 520,000 fans of Wattpad in the United States according to Facebook, the community is heavily female with an impressive 84.61% of those fans female. Looks like DC and Vertigo has an audience in mind for some of their launches and they’re going after them.

(via TechCrunch)