Writer: Tim Simmons
Artist: Jim McMunn
Letterer: Brant Fowler
Price: $0.99
Pages: 24
Rating: 17+
Everything is coming up Finch as he adjusts to his new full-time profession: Henching! But he’s about to learn that towing the line between his personal life and his job might be more difficult than he’d imagined, particularly when his assigned caper goes wrong…
Writer: Tim Simmons
Artist: Jim McMunn
Letterer: Brant Fowler
Price: $0.99
Pages: 26
Rating: 17+
Meet Michael Finch, a two-time loser and expectant father, who is discovering that going legit is tough with a life long rap sheet. Luckily for Finch, there’s an outfit in town handing out gigs to goons– health benefits included! It’s exactly what he needs, but Finch quickly discovers there is much more to being a Henchman than taking punches from a cape…
FUBAR PRESS, publisher of the Kickstarter funded New York Times Best Seller FUBAR: Empire of the rising Dead are teaming up with fellow Independent publisher 215 INK to bring free comics to shops all across the country via the brand new Indie comic distributor Liber on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. Both publishers are contributing 28 page stand alone comics to the event and are launching a Kickstarter campaign to secure funding for the printing of those comics.
DONATE TO CAMPAIGN BY VISITING http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1607639297/fubar-press-215-ink-free-comic-book-day-2012
“Kickstarter has been an immense game changer for independent comics in general and small-press indie comics in particular. A few years ago we couldn’t even hope to participate in an event like Free Comic Book Day. Kickstarter has been great because not only does it help us raise funds, but it also is an excellent tool to help spread the word on events like FCBD and introduce comic shops to a new distributor like Liber.” says Jeff McComsey, Editor in Chief of FUBAR PRESS.
Andrew DelQuadro of 215 INK had this to add, “My only regret is that we didn’t start this project earlier and pull in a few more of our fellow indie publishers and make this a gigantic event. Next year We want to go bigger.”
215 INK and FUBAR PRESS are asking for a modest $1,200 in their campaign but have said, “The more money raised, the more books will be printed and the more shops we can ship our books to.”
THE LINE UP:
FUBAR PRESS’s contribution:
FUBAR: THE DEVIL’S DANCE FLOOR.
Cover by: Steve Becker Story and art by: Jeff McComsey
The Devil’s Dance floor is a 28-page stand alone World War II story about the remnants of the British 6th Army in North Africa’s last stand against zombie Erwin Rommel’s Undead Afrika Korp. Down to the very last bullets, bombs and bayonets these battle hardened Brits are out to prove that he who dares, Wins.
From 215 ink:
We have 2 shorts in one awesome book. 215’s book will be a flip style book.
SIDE 1
VIC BOONE: SEA OF TROUBLE.
Cover by: Jim McMunn Story by: Shawn Aldridge Art by:Jason Copland
This 12 page short follows Future Portland’s notorious ex motorcycle daredevil turned private eye as he takes a vacation from the non stop robot ass beatings, femme fatale double crosses and cigarette smoking to relax at the shore… where he is immediately attacked and double crossed.
SIDE 2
APES WITH UZIS: THE PACKAGE
Cover by: Jeff McComsey Written by Mark Bertolini Art by Peebo Mondia
Created by Rolf Ledejgard
This 12 page short introduces Milford “Ecus” Lang as the premier black market delivery-monkey in the Primate Nation. After getting handpicked to deliver a mysterious package, Ecus then lands the job offer of a lifetime…is he monkey enough to take it?
The Fall: Vengeance & Justice #2 by PLB Comics is one of those series that’s easy to write off and overlook as its main character is so familiar. But, by doing so, you’d be making a mistake. Much like the first issue, the second shows off the talents of quite a few individuals. The comic series is a series of shot stories centered on one character with this issue comprising of five parts.
Point of View is told from the perspective of The Fall as he goes on a mission of revenge against a racist who has committed murder. The perspective is interesting and pretty well done. It’s a twist that makes the story way more creative than the fairly straightforward revenge tale.
Running on Fumes just shows how much dedication The Fall puts into his mission. The story goes on about all the physical issues he’s having as he forces himself to continue his fighting against crime. Again, a pretty decent narrative twist.
Fatal Fortune involves a psychic reading for a criminal and an over the top description of The Fall. This shows off the art more, which is a bit like Spawn, as if drawn by a fanboy. Still, again it switches up what we see and adds another unique take to what could be monotonous stories.
Made to Kill has The Fall chasing down a murder and deciding to take justice into his own hands.
Drinking Tales involves various folks drinking telling tales of the mysterious hero. Again, a different take on the character and storytelling that mixes it up.
The second issue is a solid continuation of the series that’s definitely worth picking up. There’s some really great work here as far as story and art, well worth the purchase.
Story: Nathan Thomas Milliner, Josh Shockley Art: Nathan Thomas Milliner, Larry Crew, Nikkol Jelenic, Josh Shockley, Jim McMunn Publisher: PLB Comics
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Buy
PLB Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
