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Marvel Celebrates Disability Pride Month with New Covers and Stories Spotlighting Misty Knight, Daredevil, and more!

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This July, Marvel Comics celebrates Disability Pride Month with an all-new saga starring heroes that represent strength and empowerment for the disability community. Written by Marieke Nijkamp and drawn by Andrea Di Vito, the story will be told in special backup stories across four issues: Amazing Spider-Man #32, Uncanny X-Men #31, Fantastic Four #14, and Wolverine #24. Each issue will also feature a Disability Pride Variant Cover by one of several seminal artists: Jamie McKelvie, David Mack, Aaron Kuder, Leinil Francis Yu, and Stephen Segovia.

Intersecting with a range of different disabilities, the iconic characters spotlighted include DAREDEVIL, MISTY KNIGHT, ECHO, HAWKEYE, SILHOUETTE and FINESSE. This formidable group of heroes will come together to save Colleen Wing from a deadly threat in an action-packed story highlighting the power of community and uplifting one another.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Promo Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
Disability Pride Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 7/1

UNCANNY X-MEN #31

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
On Sale 7/8

FANTASTIC FOUR #14

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by AARON KUDER
On Sale 7/15

WOLVERINE #24

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On Sale 7/22

Marvel’s Disability Pride Celebration is part of the Marvel’s Voices program, which delivers super-powered storytelling that explores the multitude of unique backgrounds, journeys and identities found in the Marvel Universe.

Check out Jamie McKelvie’s Disability Pride Variant Cover along with David Mack’s Disability Pride Variant Cover and preorder them at your local comic shop today!

Dark Horse, Critical Role, and Amazon MGM Studios present The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3 – The Briarwoods

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Dark Horse Books, Critical Role, and Amazon MGM Studios have revealed the third volume in the hit Whitestone Chronicles series, The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3—The Briarwoods. This final graphic novel in The Whitestone Chronicles series is written by Marieke Nijkamp, with art by Aviv Or, colors by Diana Sousa, and letters by Comicraft. This set of interconnected graphic novels explores more of the world of The Legend of Vox Machina Season 1 and shines light on the off-screen storylines of the show.

How did Delilah Briarwood come to be known as a powerful necromancer?

As a student at the Alabaster Lyceum, Delilah was a strategic and cunning mage with deadly ambitions. Her tactical elegance and cold confidence eventually led her to a position at the Soltryce Academy, which provided her a place to conduct her research as well as the opportunity to rub elbows with the rich and powerful of the Dwendalian Empire. With her unwavering focus, everything was going to plan…that is, until she met Sylas Briarwood.

They quickly fell in love and were married, but their life of wedded bliss is tragically upended when Sylas falls ill and succumbs to his rare disease before Delilah can find a cure. Heartbroken and beyond desperate, Delilah turns to a powerful being that ultimately reunites her with her soulmate…with a few monstrous caveats.

Though they can pretend that their life together is back to the way it once was, Delilah and Sylas must now walk down the path of no return. What obstacles will befall the Briarwoods as they attempt to resurrect the Whispered One?

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3—The Briarwoods (80 pages, 6.625” x 10.1875”, hardcover) arrives in bookstores on June 30 and in comic shops on July 1, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $19.99.

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3—The Briarwoods

See more sides of the story with The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 2 — Cassandra

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Dark Horse Books, Critical Role, and Amazon MGM Studios have revealed the second volume in the hit Whitestone Chronicles series, The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 2—Cassandra. This second graphic novel is written by Marieke Nijkamp, with art by Travis Hymel, colors by Diana Sousa, and letters by Comicraft. 

Critically injured and seemingly abandoned by her brother after the murder of her family, Cassandra de Rolo finds herself at the mercy of Whitestone’s usurpers. Much to her shock, Delilah and Sylas Briarwood treat her with the utmost care—almost like a daughter—as she recovers within the relative safety of her own childhood bedroom. On edge and suspicious of their motives, Cassandra adapts to survive while processing the trauma of her family’s demise and Percy’s abandonment.

The Briarwoods delight in parading Cassandra around the city in an attempt to convince the despairing populace of their benevolence. Instead of becoming their paragon of obedience, Cassandra unwittingly becomes the guiding light of the rebellion attempting to rescue Whitestone, particularly in the eyes of her childhood friend and rebel leader, Archie. Cassandra vows to do whatever she can to help her beloved home, but are the ghosts of her past powerful enough to overcome the ghosts in her present, or will the Briarwoods’ brainwashing drown out all reason?

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 2—Cassandra (80 pages, 6.625” x 10.1875”, hardcover) arrives in bookstores and comic shops on March 10 and 11, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $19.99.

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 2—Cassandra

Ink Girls is cute and a great message for young readers but might be too altruistic for older readers

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Eleven-year-old Cinzia is a printer’s apprentice. She adores Mestra Aronne for taking her in–most guilds don’t have room for apprentices with a crippled leg–and she loves life in the raggedy workshop that smells of paper and printing, where secrets and stories are always circulating. So when Mestra Aronne is imprisoned for publishing accusations against the ruling family, Cinzia will do anything to prove that Mestra Aronne only told the truth.

Story: Marieke Nijkamp
Art: Sylvia Bi

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The Legend of Vox Machina receives a prequel comics trilogy

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Learn more about beloved characters from Critical Role and Amazon Studios’ The Legend of Vox Machina animated series in the newest graphic novel trilogy from Dark Horse Books, The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles! The first volume in the series, focusing on Ripley, serves as a prequel to Prime Video’s hit animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina. The graphic novel is written by Marieke Nijkamp with illustrations and coloring by Tyler Walpole and letters by Jimmy Betancourt.

Tragedy strikes the renowned de Rolo family of Whitestone when they’re massacred by the vicious Briarwoods. Luckily for Dr. Anna Ripley, the bloodshed and regime change present the perfect opportunity for her to further her own dark plans in service to Whitestone’s new ruling family. But just how much of her loyalty lies with the family, when compared to her work?

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles—Ripley HC arrives in bookstores April 16, 2024 and in comic shops April 17, 2024. It is now available to pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore.

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles—Ripley HC

Preview: Star Trek: Warriors of The Mirror War

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Star Trek: Warriors of The Mirror War

(W) Danny Lore, Marieke Nijkamp, Celeste Bronfman, J Holtham (A) Carlos Nieto, Roberta Ingranata, Carlos Rodriguez, Hendry Prasetya, Megan Levens (CA) J. K. Woodward
In Shops: May 31, 2023
SRP: $17.99

Expand upon the world of The Mirror War in these short stories focusing on some of your favorite characters: Data, Geordi La Forge, Benjamin Sisko, and Deanna Troi! When Barclay becomes preoccupied with revenge, Data determines to help him right past wrongs so that the human can return to peak operating efficiency. Then, Geordi La Forge is on a scouting mission for Picard when he suddenly finds himself ambushed and teleported into an agony booth. When Benjamin Sisko is tasked with taking out Intendant Kira Nerys’ political rival at a very public party, things quickly escalate from tense to dangerous when another figure from Sisko’s past makes a dark appearance. And in the finale, at the rise of a new dawn for the Terran Empire, Deanna Troi reflects on how far her ambition has driven her on her calculating quest to seek power and escape among the stars.

Star Trek: Warriors of The Mirror War

Preview: Star Trek: Warriors of The Mirror War

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Star Trek: Warriors of The Mirror War

(W) Danny Lore, Marieke Nijkamp, Celeste Bronfman, J Holtham (A) Carlos Nieto, Roberta Ingranata, Carlos Rodriguez, Hendry Prasetya, Megan Levens (CA) J. K. Woodward
In Shops: May 31, 2023
SRP: $17.99

Expand upon the world of The Mirror War in these short stories focusing on some of your favorite characters: Data, Geordi La Forge, Benjamin Sisko, and Deanna Troi! When Barclay becomes preoccupied with revenge, Data determines to help him right past wrongs so that the human can return to peak operating efficiency. Then, Geordi La Forge is on a scouting mission for Picard when he suddenly finds himself ambushed and teleported into an agony booth. When Benjamin Sisko is tasked with taking out Intendant Kira Nerys’ political rival at a very public party, things quickly escalate from tense to dangerous when another figure from Sisko’s past makes a dark appearance. And in the finale, at the rise of a new dawn for the Terran Empire, Deanna Troi reflects on how far her ambition has driven her on her calculating quest to seek power and escape among the stars.

Star Trek: Warriors of The Mirror War

Get a first look at Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1

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Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1, the annual one-shot that celebrates LGBTQIA+ characters and creators, returns this June!

The groundbreaking anthology will continue its tradition of bringing the spirit of Pride Month to your local comic shop with a dazzling and diverse collection of tales, all brought together by an incredible lineup of new and established talent. Now in its third year, Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1 will once again elevate and spotlight characters from all walks of life and identities in stories ranging from heartfelt and inspiring to action-packed and exhilarating!

In addition to favorites like Black Cat, Hulkling, and Wiccan, this year’s one-shot will up the ante with a multitude of exciting character debuts and lead-in stories to upcoming titles! The 2021 and 2022 Marvel’s Voices: Pride introductions of Somnus and Escapade sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe before appearing in titles like Marauders and New Mutants. You won’t want to miss who’s next to take their place in the Marvel mythos! Fans from every arc of the rainbow and True Believers everywhere are invited to see the future of Marvel Comics in 2023’s Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1.

Here’s what’s in store:

  • Writer Steve Foxe and artist Rosi Kämpe bring Gimmick, the breakout character from 2020’s Children of the Atom, to the forefront along with more fan-favorite X-Men students for a prelude story to DARK X-MEN, a new series launching during FALL OF X!
  • An all-new hero takes on the classic mantle of “Nightshade” to protect her Chicago community in a rousing story by writer Stephanie Williams and artist Héctor Barros. Fans can see her for the first time on superstar artist Phil Jimenez’s MARVEL’S VOICES: PRIDE #1 variant cover!
  • Join Felicia Hardy at New Orleans Pride where a score for untold riches pits her against the Thieves Guild in a story by writer Sarah Gailey and artist Bailie Rosenlund.
  • Emmy-winning TV writer Shadi Petosky (The Sandman) pens her first Marvel Comics story alongside artist Roberta Ingranata! Wiccan and Hulkling are on a much-needed getaway when the beloved couple finds themselves stranded. Luckily, they befriend an all-new super hero who lends a helping hand! Meet Lacie Lorraine and learn about her fascinating origins in a riveting journey across space and time.
  • The Spider-Verse’s most fabulous super hero is back to slay another day in an all-new Web-Weaver adventure by writer Katherine Locke and artist Joanna Estepand.
  • Author H.E. Edgmon (THE WITCH KING) and artist Lorenzo Susi introduces a wild new symbiote character: MUZZLE! See Spidey learn the hard way that this is one symbiote baddie you don’t want to mess with when he has a run-in with Muzzle and his crew of vigilantes!
  • Jumbo Carnation shows off his latest fashions in a story written and drawn by Stephen Byrne!
  • Writer Marieke Nijkamp and artist Pablo Collar smash the fourth wall with a romance story starring Gwenpool!
  • Plus, an introduction by Star Trek: Discovery actress Mary Chieffo, interviews, and more! 

Check out all the covers now as well as a sneak peek at interior artwork. Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1 hits stands on June 14.

Dark Horse, Critical Role, and Amazon Studios tease The Legend of Vox Machina: Whitestone Chronicles

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Dark Horse Books, Critical Role, and Amazon Studios officially announced they have teamed up to bring fans a new prequel book series based on the record-breaking animated show, The Legend of Vox Machina! The upcoming series of interconnected stories will be written by Marieke Nijkamp, in collaboration with the cast of Critical Role, and will include art by acclaimed illustrator Tyler Walpole.

Fans can get a sneak peek at the first book in the series, The Legend of Vox Machina: Whitestone Chronicles—Ripley with a digital sampler now available on The Legend of Vox Machina Amazon Storefront, Dark Horse Digital, and other digital reading platforms. The graphic novel focuses on Dr. Anna Ripley and the choices she makes after the de Rolo family of Whitestone is taken over by the vicious Briarwoods.

The Legend of Vox Machina: Whitestone Chronicles—Ripley will be available in 2024, with more information coming later this year.

The Legend of Vox Machina: Whitestone Chronicles—Ripley

Review: Star Trek: The Mirror War – Troi #1

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Star Trek: The Mirror War – Troi #1

As we strive on in our journey of life, people often don’t take a chance to reflect.  We get swept up in our everyday troubles and never really take a chance to smell the flowers. We’re always looking for our next ship to arrive, rather than enjoy the current destination. We never really ruminate on how we got where we are.

It’s not until you get older that you start to see it’s the journey that makes you. It is what makes you resilient. It’s what prepares you for the road ahead. In Star Trek: The Mirror War – Troi #1, we find a fan favorite’s voyage thus far, in the Mirror Universe.

We find Troi back on Earth as she reflects on what got her here, and exactly what she had to sacrifice, as we begin back on Betazed, where we find her giving up her people as a pawn piece to the Empire. We soon find out just how skilled a mind she is, as she meticulously manipulates Picard and the crew of the Stargazer to take out the insurrectionists defying her rule as administrator. The final stroke that imbued her to Picard is her betrayal of her closest advisor, showing that she would do anything for power. By the issue’s end, this version of Troi will do anything to grab power, including murder.

Overall, Star Trek: The Mirror War – Troi #1 is an intriguing take on my personal favorite from the Star Trek: The Next Generation, one that proves that sometimes a mind is more dangerous than any man made weapon. The story by Nijkamp is intractably woven. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, this issue shows what a missed opportunity it was for this series to have never gotten a chance to play in this universe.

Story: Marieke Nijkamp Art: Megan Levens
Color: Charlie Kirchoff Letterer: Neil Uyetake
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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