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Space Riders & We Can Never Go Home Collections Hit Shops in November

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This November two of the most talked about indie comics on the year will see release as collected editions. Space Riders and We Can Never Go Home have both sold through multiple printings, been critical darlings, and become legitimate cult hits. Now they will be in comic shops in time for the holidays. And what makes a better gift to friends and family than stories about space pirates in flying skulls on a quest for revenge or teenagers robbing and killing their way across the American heartland?

Both books have helped define what Black Mask is in many ways and we are proud to be releasing these beautiful collections to reach new readers and offer cool bonuses to existing fans. Both books will only be available in comic shops in 2015.

From the galactic core to the outer quadrants, one name strikes terror in the hearts of evil beings everywhere: The Space Riders! Sailing the cosmos in the Skullship Santa Muerte, Capitan Peligro and his fearless crew deal harsh justice to the scum of the galaxy while searching for the hidden truths of the universe! Collecting the four sold out issues of the psychedelic revenge tale from the minds of Alexis Ziritt and Fabian Rangel, Jr!

The story of two teenagers, a mixtape, a stolen car, a fully loaded .45, strange abilities, dead drug dealers, and their money. A dark and modern story about getting lost and finding yourself on the backroads of America. Collecting We Can Never Go Home #1-5 by artist Joshua Hood, and writers Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon.

Space Riders Vol 1 We Can Never Go Home Vol 1

Review: We Can Never Go Home #1

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we can never go homeA well worn mixtape, a stolen convertible, a duffel bag full of cash, a fully loaded .45, and super-powers. 17 and on the run is the only way to see America right.

Written by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon with art by Joshua Hood, We Can Never Go Home is a love letter to types of story almost no one seems to tell anymore- Crime Road movies like Badlands and True Romance, outcast against the world tales like Pump Up The Volume and Heathers, and character driven adventure comics like Love & Rockets and Stray Bullets.

The first issue of We Can Never Go Home is interesting. It introduces us to the main characters, and a lot happens, but where the series goes from here is up in the air. We’re given some hints as to what to expect towards the end of the issue, but really, the first issue of this series’ focus is on character, and that’s a good thing. Rosenberg and Kindlon take an interesting, and welcome, focus in the first issue, the characters themselves. It sets the tone, that there’s going to be some adventure, characters come first, and we should be paying attention to the details, what’s said, what’s not said, as we read the series. While the description of the series says we should expect a crime road story, the first issue gets us to that point.

No matter what’s coming down the read, the first issue is a hell of a start. I put it down thinking through all the details, what the characters said, and how they acted. What’s on the level? What’s not? I found myself pondering and debating with myself about every little detail.

Rosenberg and Kindlon focused on characters in the debut, and succeeded. We Can Never Go Home #1 is a fascinating start, to what’s one of the more interesting debuts of

Story: Matthew Rosenberg, Patrick Kindlon Art: Joshua Hood
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Read

Black Mask Studios provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Black Mask Releases a Trailer for We Can Never Go Home

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A well worn mixtape, a stolen convertible, a duffel bag full of cash, a fully loaded .45, and super-powers. 17 and on the run is the only way to see America right.

Written by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon with art by Joshua Hood, We Can Never Go Home is a love letter to types of story almost no one seems to tell anymore- Crime Road movies like Badlands and True Romance, outcast against the world tales like Pump Up The Volume and Heathers, and character driven adventure comics like Love & Rockets and Stray Bullets.