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CEX Reveals its May 2022 Releases

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THE MACABRE MOTEL (ONE SHOT)

(W) Frank Martin (A) Alper Gecgel (CA) Ryan Lee, Ryan Kroboth, Luke Cooper
Diamond: FEB221347 / FEB221348 / FEB221349
Lunar: 0122CX239 / 0122CX240 / 0122CX241

Writer/creator Frank Martin welcomes you to The Macabre Motel, a Twilight Zone-inspired weird horror story that will leave you feeling deeply unsettled long after the final page!

Anxious about meeting his girlfriend’s family, Steve decides to rest his eyes at the only motel around. But once inside, the bizarre cast of characters leaves him shaken, terrified and questioning his very sanity! Are you ready to enter… The Macabre Motel?

PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #4

(W) Paul Allor (A/CA) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie Joyce (C) Jody Edwards
Diamond: FEB221350 / FEB221351 / FEB221352 / FEB221353
Lunar: 0122CX233 / 0122CX234 / 0122CX235 / 0122CX236

Two full issues in one!

It’s the emotional series conclusion as the creatures finally reach Dragon Lake, but will it live up to their expectations?

Plus, Orc Girl, a 22-page stand-alone story that Gail Simone called “The best comic I’ve read in ages!” Set in the Past the Last Mountain universe, this prequel is gorgeously rendered in black and white by Thomas Boatwright.

Perfect bound format, with 44 pages of story for $5.99.

HONCHO #2

(W) Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey (A/CA) Jeff McComsey
Diamond: FEB221345 / FEB221346
Lunar: 0122CX237 / 0122CX238

In this giant-sized finale, Captain Stanley and Matty are forced into a life or death game of Baseball after raising hell all over the countryside. They survived roving gangs of bandits, malevolent teenagers and hunger, but will they survive “The Great American Pastime.”

Another tale of post collapse adventure brought to you by Jeff McComsey (Grendel Kentucky, The Fourth Man) and Jeff McClelland (The Tick).

Perfect bound format, with 64 pages of story for $7.99.

ComiXology Features 5 New Releases from DC, Harlequin, iPOP, and AAM-Markosia

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There are five new releases available now on comiXology. It’s a wide range of releases from DC, Harlequin, AAM-Markosia, and iPOP. You can start shopping now or check out the individual releases below.

Represent! (2020-) #14

Written by Camrus Johnson
Pencils Tony Akins
Inks Moritat
Colored by Dee Cuniffee
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This is not only the story of when Camrus Johnson spontaneously took his 14-year-old brother to his first protest, but how he stopped Camrus from getting arrested twice in one trip.

In July 2016, Camrus’s little brother was visiting NYC, a summer tradition for the brothers. On the way home from the airport, the two brothers are targeted by four police officers – they barely escape arrest for an assumed “crime.” Then, on their way to visit Times Square, they are subsumed by a massive protest calling for Justice for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Camrus recognizes this as a teaching moment, using the anger and fear of his community to show his brother what it means to be a Black man in today’s world…and that despite all peaceful intentions, the protest is met with cops in riot gear, the situation quickly unravels, and the simple act of existing puts a target on the two brothers.

Represent! (2020-) #14

Monster Me #3: Newmon

Written by iPOP! Labs
Art by Cocoon Productions, Davide Puppo
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Don’t be a bully! Follow the adventures of Newmon as he interacts with his classmates Sky & Izumi, who ultimately teach valuable lessons on friendship and sharing.

Monster Me #3: Newmon

Hollow Girl Vol. 7: Antagonist

Written by Luke Cooper
Art by Luke Cooper
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Lowe is on the run. There’s someone on his tail, someone worse than the police – a slinky black silhouette with a ghoulish white face. But the Hollow Girl is a vigilante who preys on the worst of the worst, so if she’s after him then he has to have done something despicable to have earned her attention, right? See Hollow Girl through the eyes of one of her victims in Antagonist, a return to her dark roots.

Hollow Girl Vol. 7: Antagonist

His Marriage Ultimatum

Written by Helen Brooks
Art by Kaoru Shinozaki
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Marry for money, grow bored, divorce, repeat. Watching her mother’s endless toxic cycle, Liberty Fox has long been disenchanted by the concept of love and marriage. At thirty and just out of a relationship with a cheater, she would much rather focus on her job. That is, until she crashes into the expensive car of Carter Blake. Expecting a hefty bill for repairs, she is shocked when he offers to forget all about it and take her to dinner instead…

His Marriage Ultimatum

Devrais-je embrasser le docteur ?: Glenmore 1sland Doctors

Written by Sarah Morgan
Art by Kakuko Shinozaki
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Trahie et blessée par son mari, Jenna quitte Londres pour l’île de Glenmore. Cette petite île sans histoires ne plaît pas à Lexi, l’ado rebelle de Jenna, mais cette vie calme et déconnectée leur redonne des couleurs à toutes les deux. Cependant, impossible de souffler. La raison est évidente. C’est Ryan, le médecin de l’île. En plus d’être un bon médecin, c’est un homme très séduisant. Mais les blessures de Jenna sont trop profondes pour accepter ses sentiments…

Devrais-je embrasser le docteur ?: Glenmore 1sland Doctors

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Review: Comichaus #4

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Stories comes in all shapes and forms, and they cross so many genres, that some genres have their own genres. That is why when anthologies are put together, rarely do they work in more than one genre. The reason for this is that they rarely go together, but Comichaus has found a way. They are what you expect from an indie publisher in comics, producing high quality comics that tell good stories.

They tell the stories comics readers want to read versus what they think; their audience wants to read. In this fourth issue of their anthology, each story gets better, and simply exceed expectations. In the new installment, of Chalk, Jacqueline’s history comes full circle as her past and her present collide in such a bloody way. In the latest installment of Feather, a war between the infected and angels? erupts in a crazy twist to this engaging story.

In Suited & Booted, Moses steps into a suit which might spell doom for all involved. In Troubleshooters, our heroes find out their new job probably is a fraud when they find out about Buzz. In Mortality, our hero makes the ultimate sacrifice for his daughter, as his past sins catch up with him. In The Cave, our protagonists find themselves beneath the earth’s crust, not knowing what awaits.

Overall, an excellent issue in this ever-evolving anthology. The stories all get stronger and more complex. The art is always engaging. Altogether, if you grab any issue in this anthology, this is the one you must have.

Story: Steven Horry, James McCulloch, Dave Cook, Jon Laight, Aaron Walther, Luke Cooper, Tom Ward, James Calderbank
Art: Jessica L. Byrne, Norrie Millar, Ed Bickford, Luke Cooper, Iain Laurie, Colin Bell, James Calderbank
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Review: Comichaus #3

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British comics are full of great creators, and because of it the comics world has evolved and even stepped up their game. The influence of Alan Moore looms over any writer/artist who writes anything dealing with superheroes or the occult. The way he deals with hard subjects and his mastery of the inner conflicts of characters more than proves he is a master storyteller. His influence on the medium can be felt everywhere not only on British creators but also here in America.

Another creator that gets into those hard subjects and leaves feeling more than uncomfortable is the “master of suspense,” Stephen King. The stories he tells in Nightmares and Dreamscapes, leaves the reader more than uneasy, and for some of those stories, a little disturbed. The creators at Comic Haus, are more than fans of these two asters, they are most certainly disciples. In the third issue of Comichaus, each creator turns in another masterful installment.

In this installment, of “Chalk,” our heroine gets visited by an old friend, who warns of an “endless plague of sorrow,” which ends the life of someone close to her. In the third installment of “Karyn Shade,” she finally rescues all the prisoners but one of villains are in the wind, waiting to exact revenge on her. In this installment of “Feather,” the reader soon finds out what mass extermination looks like. In “Suited and Booted,” the beginning of the final race begins, and soon someone will finally die. In this installment of the “Troubleshooters,” our protagonists see something they would never see, a dragon. In this next installment of “Mortality,” our hero may have lost his daughter to the Reaper, as he finds out how powerful his influence can be. Lastly, in the newest story to be added, “Return,” the reader is introduced to a pair of astronauts about to go up into space on Apollo 12, with the tragedy of the last space mission still looming.

Overall, an entertaining installment to these evolving stories. The stories written here are masterfully told and brilliantly gets character development right. The art by all creators is gorgeous. Altogether, a worthy installment to an already great book.

Story: James McCulloch, Dave Cook, Jon Laight, Aaron Walther, Luke Cooper, Tom Ward, James Calderbank
Art: Jessica L. Byrne, Norrie Millar, Ed Bickford, Luke Cooper, Iain Laurie, Colin Bell, James Calderbank
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10

Review: Comichaus #2

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The first time I remember hearing about Heavy Metal magazine, was when one of my friends just finished watching the movie, and was hoping it would be the same as the movie. I was curious as well, so I went watched the movie and had my mind blown, even though the stories seemed hokey, it was still quite interesting. So, when I picked up my first copy of the magazine, I was little disappointed at first, but that is until I got into the stories. Each story had its own flavor and tapped into a piece of the human psyche that comics had not done until then.

Needless to say, the bar had been raised then and every anthology magazine, even if they don’t say, have attempted to emulate the magic, that Heavy Metal did in those days. Comichaus, is one magazine, that understands how that magic, and doe sit well, as evidenced in this second issue of their ongoing series, In the first story, we catch up with “Karyn Shade”, as in the last issue she was going to that scary house, where she takes out the cult’s leader’s soldiers and is just in time for dinner. In the second installment of “Feather”, Bernie’s sickness has gotten worse, as the widespread news of how the epidemic takes over people’s bodies has streamed into public consciousness, just when he can no longer hide it.

In the second part of “Suited and Booted”, Moses get whim of a suit which can change the game not only for him but all at stake. In this next installment of “The Troubleshooters”, we catch up with our cantankerous duo, as they find out this town, has more surprises than they first thought, as they soon realize a war is coming. In the continuation of “Mortality”, our hero gets to a guided tour of the Underworld, as he still is search of his daughter. In this second installment of “Keyhole”, things fall apart for this family, and our narrator must now deal with a new family, and nothing will ever be the same again.

Overall, a great second installment to all ongoing stories contained within, as each creator does no miss a beat. Each story has only gotten better with this installment. The art is still amazing. Altogether, a great second issue, that I can only see exceeding expectations from the last issue.

Story: James McCulloch, Dave Cook, Jon Laight, Aaron Walther, Luke Cooper, Chris Welsh
Art: Jessica Byrne, Norrie Millar, Dan Butcher, Grant Richards, Ed Bickford, Luke Cooper, Micah Myers, David Pavol
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation:Buy

Review: Comichaus #1

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Anthologies are great showcases for artists/writers to show off their work, especially when they are starting off. What one finds in these collections, are sometimes duds, and sometimes gems. When it comes to book anthologies, depending on the editor, you might try to slog through a few, to get to a good one, and sometimes you don’t have too deep into, as sometimes these anthologies are nothing but gems. In the comics real, the same issue exists, as the editor dictates the tone and quality of the project.

So, when I heard about the new indie publisher out of the UK, Comic Haus, I was a little bit excited, because when I usually think anthology comics from that part of the world, 2000 AD usually comes to mind. I was more than to excited to finally read their first publication, which more than surprised me. In the first story, “Beyond Forth” we meet Karyn Shade, a loner at first, who gets stranded when her car gets a flat in a town called Forth, where there is more than what seems to be a sleepy town. In the second story entitled “Feather,” we are introduced to a dystopian world, where a new strain of the bird flu, has disrupted civilization, and the reader gets to see firsthand how it changes one man’s life forever.

In “Suited and Booted”, the theory of life on Mars is played to horrific results, where humans are invaded by faceless villains known as the Breakers. In “The Troubleshooters”, we ae introduced to a neo-western world , where some rough riders , ride on dragons instead of horses,  and find a mysterious named New Port. In “Mortality Part One”, we meet a man in search of his daughter, who gets into a car crash, where the bookkeeper of the Grim Reaper finds, and who he kills anyway. In “Mum & Dad”, a seemingly normal tale of a child eavesdropping on his parents takes a horrid turn, which the reader cannot unseen.

Overall, a great book which covers many genres and yet becomes stronger because of the diversity of the storytelling. The stories in this anthology, are all masterfully told as each story gives a new meaning to “cliffhanger”. The art in this anthology, is simply beautiful, as I never thought I would enjoy black and white comics as much as I do here. Altogether, a great book, which will keep this reviewer enthralled until the next issue.

Story: James McCulloch, Dave Cook, Jon Laight, Aaron Walther, Luke Cooper, Tom Ward
Art: Jessica L. Byrne, Norrie Millar, Ed Bickford, Luke Cooper, Iain Laurie, Colin Bell
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy