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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Action Comics #1053 (DC Comics) – The series has been fantastic so far making Superman really feel like a “family” of heroes.

The Ambassadors #1 (Image Comics) – Mark Millar’s newest series with Frank Quitely. The concept sounds interesting where people explain why they should be one of six people in the world to get powers. Part of the bigger picture for Millarworld and the upcoming event, we’re intrigued.

American Born Chinese (First Second) – If you haven’t had a chance to read this modern classic by Gene Luen Yang, here’s your chance before the new Disney+ series.

Bulls of Beacon Hill #3 (AfterShock) – The series has been solid so far and we’re intrigued to see how Christopher Boldt will deal with the attack on him by his father.

Don’t Spit in the Wind #1 (Mad Cave Studios) – A cleaning crew member goes missing near an old nuclear facility.

Dungeons & Dragons Saturday Morning Adventures #1 (IDW Publishing) – IDW’s “Saturday Morning” comics have been fantastic capturing the fun of the original animated series.

Fist of the North Star Vol. 8 (VIZ Media) – Kenshiro takes on the Holy Emperor Souther, the most powerful of the Six Holy Fists of the South Star. Hell yes!

Heavy Bright (Fantagraphics) – A queer young woman aims to dispel the greed and cruel masculine energy that has consumed the world.

Local Man #2 (Image Comics) – The first issue about a washout superhero was fantastic and we’re excited for what’s next in this series that’s an homage, spoof, and celebration of Image’s superheroes.

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 (DC Comics) – The next steps for the team was hinted at in Lazarus Planet and this series seems like it’ll deal with the aftermath of that event.

Waller vs. Wildstorm #1 (DC Comics/DC Black Label) – We’re so pumped to see national security expert Spencer Ackerman take on writing Waller!

Local Man is a hit and gets a new printing

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Fan-favorite creators Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley have a hit on their hands with the popular new superhero series, Local Man. The hot debut is being rushed back to print this week in order to keep up with rapid reorder activity.

Each issue of the series is a classic Image Comics “flip book”-style format with the lead story drawn by Fleecs and a superhero flashback—into the depths of the Image Universe—drawn by Seeley.

Local Man follows the once star recruit of media sensation super-team Third Gen—Jack “Crossjack” Xaver had it all. But when controversy sends him crawling back to his mom and dad’s basement in the Midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up.

Local Man #1, 2nd printing (Diamond Code JAN239856) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 5.

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Around the Tubes

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

How was everyone’s weekend? What geeky things did you do? Sound off in the comments below! While you get your week started, here’s some comic related news and reviews from around the web to start the week!

The Hollywood Reporter – DC Drama ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Moves to Netflix From HBO Max – Interesting.

Reviews

The Beat – Dega Vol. 1
CBR – Local Man #1
Comic Crusaders – Marvel Voices: Wakanda
CBR – Saga #62
CBR – Star Wars: The High Republic – The Nameless Terror #1

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Local Man #1 is a fantastic debut, full of nostalgia but charting its own path

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Brett

Local Man #1 introduces us to Jack Xaver, a former member of the superhero team Third Gen. Going by the superhero name Crossjack, Jack has washed out and is forced back home to his parents who live in the Midwest

Story: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Art: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Color: Felipe Sobriero, Brad Simpson
Flats: Lauren Perry
Letterer: Comicraft

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TFAW
Zeus Comics
comiXology/Kindle

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Local Man #1 celebrates and continues Image’s superhero roots

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Brett

I remember when Image Comics launched over 30 years ago. It was a massive event and ushered in a new wave of superheroes and teams. It also ushered in some rough stories and general a line whose art trumped the stories. While it’s been decades, my memories that for a while Image was more flash than substance, cool ideas without focus beyond flashy art. Thankfully, the publisher shifted over the years and has been putting out buzz and award worthy comics regularly. Some of those look back fondly, both good and bad, at those early years of Image. Local Man #1 feels like one of those comics as well as one that deserves a lot of buzz.

Created by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs, Local Man #1 introduces us to Jack Xaver, a former member of the superhero team Third Gen. Going by the superhero name Crossjack, Jack has washed out and is forced back home to his parents who live in the Midwest. Clearly whatever he’s done is newsworthy and his return is generally not welcomed. There’s tension with his parents, the locals, and generally Jack needs to get his act together.

Local Man #1 feels like the latest in media focusing on older men whose life hasn’t gone the way they expected. They’re sad sacks and you feel both bad for them and also want to yell at them to get their act together. But, the duo also are having a lot of fun with the comic with mentions of Brigade and Cyber Force, the comic feels like it’s plopped into the history of Image.

And history is shown. The comic features Jack’s current situation and his time with Third Gen as the comic features a mission of the team. And it’s a revealing one. We get to know the members more and maybe Jack’s not the problem? It’s also a lot of fun with riffs on a more “classic” Image superhero team, silliness and all. It’s both a spoof, homage, and love letter to what has come before.

Seeley and Fleecs trade off the art with each handling one story and are joined by Felipe Sobriero and Brad Simpson on color, Lauren Perry on flats, and lettering by Comicraft. The styles are great together with one having a more modern and the other a bit more retro feel to it all. The comic does an excellent job of focusing on Jack as his body language and expressions tell us so much. And his Third Gen team members wink and nod laughs with their powers but it’s not distracting.

Local Man #1 isn’t another dissection of the superhero nor is it just a riff on what’s come before. By the end, there’s clearly something more going on. While the comic has a foot in its past, it also feels like it’s charting it’s own future and part of the new wave of heroes coming out of Image that show you can deliver fantastic story and eye-popping visuals at the same time.

Story: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs Art: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Color: Felipe Sobriero, Brad Simpson Flats: Lauren Perry Letterer: Comicraft
Story: 9.0 Art: 8.6 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: TFAW – Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Banshees #1 (Scout Comics) – A college student discovers the truth about a serial killer that stalked her college campus for a decade.

Barbaric: Hell to Pay #2 (Vault Comics) – It’s a new group of screw up adventurers who are tring to break Owen out of hell. Off the rails fantasy adventuring!

Batman: One Bad Day – Clayface #1 (DC Comics) – Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing telling a Clayface story? Yes please!

Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #1 (Marvel) – We’ve already reviewed it and have high praise!

Blue Book #1 (Dark Horse Comics) – A nonfiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions with an eye to capturing the strange essence of those encounters.

Bulls of Beacon Hill #2 (AfterShock) – Boston Surgeon Christopher Boldt is getting more famous by the day – but that’s the problem. Chris’ secret doesn’t just threaten himself, it threatens the person he’s ashamed to say he’s related to: his mobster father. Great first issue which mixed politics, family drama, and a good ole mobster story.

Darkwing Duck #2 (Dynamite Entertainment) – The first issue was fantastic and a return to the animated series we love. Beyond excited for more Darkwing Duck!

First Time for Everything (First Second) – A First Time for Everything is a feel-good coming-of-age memoir based on New York Times-bestselling author and Caldecott Medal winner Dan Santat’s awkward middle school years.

Gargoyles #3 (Dynamite Entertainment) – The second issue was a bit of a mess but we’re hoping the third issue is more like the first which was beyond fantastic.

GCPD: The Blue Wall #5 (DC Comics) – The last issue was a shocker and the series has taken a hell of a turn. We want to see where it goes.

Godfell #1 (Vault Comics) – One sunny day in the land of Kerethim, God falls dead from the sky. The impact sends out shockwaves that draw in royal families at war, shadowy creatures of the dark, and armies of the dispossessed, all coming to lay claim to parts of God’s body. That just sounds awesome!

Immoral X-Men #1 (Marvel) – A new “Sins of Sinister” tie-in series.

Irmina (SelfMadeHero) – Based on a true story, in the mid-1930s, Irmina, an ambitious young German, moves to London. At a cocktail party, she meets Howard Green, one of the first black students at Oxford, who, like Irmina, is working towards an independent existence. However, their relationship comes to an abrupt end when Irmina, constrained by the political situation in Hitler’s Germany, is forced to return home.

Lazarus Planet: Omega #1 (DC Comics) – The finale leads into “Dawn of DC” which has already kicked off so we’re more intrigued to see where this goes and how it wraps up mixed in with what we’ve already seen.

Local Man #1 (Image Comics) – Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs alone has this sold for us. But the concept of a former superhero forced to return home to their parent’s basement sounds original and interesting.

Plush #4 (Image Comics) – Every issue has been jaw dropping funny and so over the top.

Rooster Fighter Vol. 3 (VIZ Media) – The concept of a wandering Rooster fighting kaiju might sound silly but it really works and is a hell of a lot of fun.

Savage Avengers #10 (Marvel) – The series has been a lot of fun as writer David Pepose shows off his talent for delivering a remix of sorts of what’s come before. Fans of Marvel 2099 will won’t want to miss the latest arc.

Superman #1 (DC Comics) – It’s “Dawn of DC” and Joshua Williamson writing and Jamal Campbell’s art has us wanting to check out this new Superman series.

Tower #1 (A Wave Blue World) – Real-life contestants battle it out in a video game-style competition to reach the top of the Tower! It’s a familiar plot but we want to see where this one might differ.

Rural crime noir meets superhero action in Local Man

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley team up for the upcoming Local Man. This new ongoing series will combine rural crime noir with superhero action and hit shelves in February 2023 from Image Comics.

Each issue of the series will be a classic Image Comics “flip book” format with a lead story drawn by Fleecs and a superhero flashback—into the depths of the Image Universe—drawn by Seeley. The premier issue will contain 30 pages of story content for only $3.99.

Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team Third Gen, Jack “Crossjack” Xaver had it all. But when controversy sends him crawling back to his mom and dad’s basement in the Midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up.

Local Man #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 22: