Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters #3
Story: Kevin Burke, Chris “Doc” Wyatt
Art: Nikos Koutsis
Color: Mike Toris
Letterer: Christa Miesner
Cover A: Aluir Amancio
Cover B: Nikos Koutsis
Cover RI: Philip Murphy
Editor: Joe Hughes
The Flex Fighters are on the run with a giant Mantis monster in tow! Will they be able to save the Mantoid before it’s too late?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
DuckTales #8
Story: Joe Caramagna, Steve Behling
Art: Luca Usai, Gianfranco Florio
Color: Lucio De Giuseppe, Angela Capolupo
Cover A: Marco Ghiglione, Lucio De Giuseppe
Cover: B: Marco Ghiglione, Angela Capolupo
Cover RI: Ducktales Creative Team
Letterer: Tom B. Long
Editor: Joe Hughes
Scrooge finally finds someone he trusts to run his business while he’s out adventuring: Manny, the Headless Man-Horse! Plus, Mrs. Beakley is called back into spy duty by British Intelligence, but when she isn’t available, she’s replaced by Webby and Lena Le Strange!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Sonic the Hedgehog #2
Story: Ian Flynn
Art: Adam Bryce Thomas
Letterer: Corey Breen
Cover A: Tyson Hesse
Cover B: Adam Bryce Thomas
Cover RI-A: Nathalie Fourdraine
Cover RI-B: Jonathan Gray, Matt Herms
Editor: Joe Hughes, David Mariotte
Sonic’s new adventure continues, and when he comes across another town in need of saving, his old pal Amy arrives just in time to join the fight! The banter is fun, and the stakes are high, but things get really serious when Amy presents Sonic with a big request: rejoin the Resistance!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
After defeating the evil Dr. Eggman’s latest plot, Sonic is racing around the world to shut down the robotic Badnik forces that are still attacking villages. But it’s a big job for one person-even Sonic the Hedgehog! Fortunately, he’ll have some help from his best friend: Tails!
I have rarely read a Sonic comic even though it was one of the longest running comics ever when it was with Archie and from what I hear, really good. So, with a fresh start, a new publishing with IDW Publishing, I thought I’d check out Sonic the Hedgehog #1 and it’s not bad.
I wasn’t much of a SEGA player when I was a kid so my exposure to Sonic as a whole is pretty limited. The first issue drops you into the action. Dr. Eggman is gone but villages are being attacked. Who’s doing it? Why are they doing it? That’s the bulk of the first issue. But it also features lots of action as Sonic and Tails take on baddie robots. Writer Ian Flynn delivers a comic that answers some questions, leaves a lot still in the air, and makes it intriguing. The result is much more adult than expected though I’ve heard that’s the same with previous volumes.
The art by Tracy Yardley has lots of life with inks by Jim Amash and Bob Smith, colors by Matt Herms, and lettering by Corey Breen. Everyone looks unique, including the generic townspeople and there’s a solid mix of high and low tech. The depiction of the “speed” and “movement” of Sonic is key to make this comic work and it does it all really well.
While the end product didn’t have me super excited, I did enjoy it. Enough that I want to check out the next issue. I can’t compare it to what has come before but as far as a fresh start, it’s a good one. The comic feel like it’s one that’s good for kids and adults alike and I’m interested in seeing where it goes from here.
Story: Ian Flynn Art: Tracy Yardley
Ink: Jim Amash, Bob Smith Color: Matt Herms Letterer: Corey Breen
Editor: Joe Hughes, David Mariotte
Cover A: Tyson Hesse Cover B: Tracy Yardley
Cover RI-A: Nathalie Fourdraine Cover RI-B: Rafa Knight Cover RI-C: Kieran Gates
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy
IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Sonic the Hedgehog #1
Story: Ian Flynn
Art: Tracy Yardley
Ink: Jim Amash, Bob Smith
Color: Matt Herms
Letterer: Corey Breen
Editor: Joe Hughes, David Mariotte
Cover A: Tyson Hesse
Cover B: Tracy Yardley
Cover RI-A: Nathalie Fourdraine
Cover RI-B: Rafa Knight
Cover RI-C: Kieran Gates
SONIC’S RACING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE! After defeating the evil Dr. Eggman’s latest plot, Sonic is racing around the world to shut down the robotic Badnik forces that are still attacking villages. But it’s a big job for one hedgehog—even Sonic! Fortunately, he’ll have some help from his best friend: Tails!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Samurai Jack: Quantum Jack #5
Story: Fabian Rangel, Jr. Art: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Cover: Michael Avon Oeming
Color: Hannah Templer Letterer: Corey Been
Production Design: Neil Uyetake
Editor: Joe Hughes, Carlos Guzman Assistant Editor: Peter Behravesh, David Mariotte
This is it! The mystery of how and why Jack has been stranded in time is finally revealed! But will that information be enough to save him? And when, or how, will he ever get home?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
DuckTales #7
Story: Joe Caramagna Art: Luca Usai, Antonello Dalena, Andrea Geppi, Gianfranco Florio, Michela Frare Cover: Marco Ghiglione
Color: Kawaii Studio, Giuseppe Fontana Letterer: Tom B. Long
Editor: Joe Hughes
Left alone in the McDuck mansion, the kids face their most difficult challenge yet: Fooling a risk assessor from an insurance company! And to teach Louie a lesson about hard work, Scrooge shows him his latest investment: A Ghost Town!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
DuckTales #6
Story: Joey Cavalieri, Joe Caramagna
Art: Gianfranco Florio, Graziano Barbaro, Marco Ghiglione, Michela Frare
Color: Lucio De Giuseppe, Dario Calabria
Letterer: Tom B. Long
Editor: Joe Hughes Publisher: Greg Goldstein
When Donald gets a new job (again), Scrooge fills in at the Junior Woodchuck father and son camping trip, but it turns out he’s a little too eager to be “tougher than the toughies”! Then, Scrooge and Launchpad take the kids in search of treasure, but instead they find themselves in a football game… against the Beagle Boys!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
