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Massive Publishing launches Massive Select, a new limited product imprint

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Massive Select

Massive Publishing is celebrating its 2nd anniversary by opening the vault in the April 2024 Previews Catalog for products on sale in June 2024. Massive is offering its most limited stock to retailers and local comic book shop’s customers.

Massive Select is a new division within the company that will offer rare specialty products, all-new top-tier collectibles, and never-before-seen collaborations with the industry’s top talent, Massive’s partners, and even other publishers.

The initial offerings of Massive Select includes David Mack’s limited-edition cover for The Exiled (featuring an incredible likeness image of series co-creator Wesley Snipes), A foil and metal edition of Toni Infante’s iconic Liquid Kill #1 cover artwork, A black & white variant of Sean Murphy’s North Valley Grimoire #1 variant cover, and other high-quality collectibles from Massive’s other top-selling series Alpha Betas, Quested, Astrobots and more.

Massive Select will also provide opportunities to other publishers to partner on all-new projects exclusively as high-end, limited releases, prestige formats such as foil and metal variants. The main motivation behind Massive Select, is to bring more revenue to its creative collaborators and produce unique collectibles for the fans which may not otherwise see distribution without this new release model.

Massive Select first Previews Catalog solicitations are live on Previewsworld.com and can be ordered at your local comic book shop as of now.

The Fog #1 is a nice return to the cult classic

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The Fog #1

Forty years after the events of The Fog, The Fog #1 kicks off a supernatural horror story that reconnects several surviving characters and/or their descendants from John Carpenter‘s original story to a new series of paranormal events that plague Antonio Bay, a small fishing community turned ghost-hunting tourist destination.

Taking place in 2022, something far more malevolent from Antonio Bay’s dark past is roiling up from the depths of the sea. Writer Steve Ekstrom does a solid job in The Fog #1 making it accessible to fans of the original cult classic film while also allowing new readers to dive in and enjoy the spooky nature within.

I’ll admit, while I’ve seen a lot of the film, I’ve never sat down and watched the whole movie. I’ve seen enough to know the general detail of the film but not enough to know specifics. Even with a lack of knowledge, I found it easy to dive in and just enjoy the build up for the horror to come.

Ekstrom also does an excellent job in the details. 40 years have passed since the event of the film and this comic. Technology is updated and that changes the nature of some things. Much like recent Scream films, the change in technology does have an impact and Ekstrom addresses that in logical ways. But, it’s the build that really stands out. The characters are familiar in ways, ghost hunters/true crime buffs with connections to the town and events past.

Marco Fodera delivers a solid look to the comic. The overall style has a gloomy aspect to it, hinting at what’s to come but not making things too dour. The character designs as well look solid with each look giving you a good idea of their nature and personality. What’s also impressive is how Fodera makes everything at first rather benign and “quiet,” but as the comic progresses, you can feel the dark forces gathering.

The Fog #1 is the start of a nice continuation of a film that has grown in its cult status over the years. It feels like a fresh start but also has deep ties to Carpenter’s classic. A solid return to the beloved horror film.

Story: Steve Ekstrom Art: Marco Fodera
Story: 8.0 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read

Graphic Policy was provided with a FREE copy for review

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Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer #6 is the strongest issue to date

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Venus is hurt and close to death and Harriet needs the help of a witch to save her!

Story: David Crownson
Art: Matteo Illuminati
Color: Arianna Pisani
Letterer: Loris Ravina

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Zorro: Man of the Dead #2 embraces its pulp roots and has fun with it

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Zorro has returned! Well, kind of. Diego has shown that the spirit of Zorro flows through him and has left a trail of ne’er-do wells in his wake. But now Rosa must try to save her brother who believes he is the protector of La Vega, as El Rojo will certainly be hunting for the legendary Zorro now. But Diego isn’t going anywhere without Bandido. Hop in Rosa’s El Camino, and prepare for the next swashbuckling chapter!

Story: Sean Gordon Murphy
Art: Sean Gordon Murphy
Color: Simon Gough
Letterer: DC Hopkins

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Zeus Comics

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Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer #5 teases an origin and delivers some solid action

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Following the collateral damage from issue #3, slave owners of the Wallace Plantation team up with a demonic entity to hunt Tubman. And a tease of Tubman’s origin!

Story: David Crownson
Art: Courtland Ellis, Marissa Louise

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Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer #4 is entertaining but feels like it’d read better as a graphic novel

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Following the collateral damage from issue #3, slave owners of the Wallace Plantation team up with a demonic entity to hunt Tubman.

Story: David Crownson
Art: Courtland Ellis

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TFAW

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The Plot Holes #5 wraps up the series with its usual winks and nods

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THE PLOT HOLES are a squad of fictional warriors who transport themselves into the pages of other books, using their unique skills to save the plots in order to stop them from being destroyed. And Cliff is their newest recruit, a comic creator who’s just realized his world isn’t real-in fact, it’s a complete fiction that literally exists inside a novel.

Story: Sean Gordon Murphy
Art: Sean Gordon Murphy
Color: Matt Hollingsworth, Dave Stewart
Letterer: Andworld Designs

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Howard the Duck #1

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.

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #2 (DC Comics) – The second issue is solid building off some real world history and creating an even more tragic story for Alan Scott.

Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War – First Strike #1/Luke Cage: Gang War #1/Spider-Woman #1 (Marvel) – Gang War kicks off!

Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous (Vault Comics) – The tale of Sir Borys the Righteous Paladin and his trusty, talking Flail, as he enlists the help of Owen, Axe, and Soren on his noble path.

Basic Instinct #1 (Massive Publishing) – A sequel to the film?

Batman ’89: Echoes #1 (DC Comics) – Building off the classic film, the Caped Crusader has disappeared. Where is Batman?

BRZRKR: Fallen Empire #1 (BOOM! Studios) – The lone survivor of Olos, a long-dead empire that once thrived, tells a tale of B.’s distant past, and the death and cataclysm he brought forth.

Conan the Barbarian #5 (Titan Comics) – A new arc kicks off as Conan is haunted by memories of Belit.

Count Dante #6 (Scout Comics) – The series that blends fact and fiction wraps up. If you’re a fan of martial arts, check out this series!

Darkwing Duck #10 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Darkwing and The Justice Ducks must race to free Launchpad from an underwater Ducklantian prison.

Howard the Duck #1 (Marvel) – Celebrating 50 years with this all-new one-shot!

Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary #1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Jennifer is back and hopefully with more over the top violence.

Local Man #7 (Image Comics) – A new mission as Local Man searches for a murderer.

The Penguin #4 (DC Comics) – The series has been amazing so far making the Penguin a character to have sympathy for but also fear.

Titans: Beast World #1 (DC Comics) – The event starts here!

X-Men: Blue Origins #1 (Marvel) – Mother and son reunite in a mold-shattering tale that exposes secrets held for decades and redefines both characters forever.

Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer #3 continues the action but adds some background and depth

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A stampede of vampires closes in on Harriet and The Edgfields. Our main villain reveals himself!

Story: David Crownson
Art: Sylvain Repos

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Zeus Comics

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The Plot Holes #4 continues to have fun with characters, tropes, genres, and plots for a nice mix

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THE PLOT HOLES are a squad of fictional warriors who transport themselves into the pages of other books, using their unique skills to save the plots in order to stop them from being destroyed. And Cliff is their newest recruit, a comic creator who’s just realized his world isn’t real-in fact, it’s a complete fiction that literally exists inside a novel.

Story: Sean Gordon Murphy
Art: Sean Gordon Murphy
Color: Matt Hollingsworth, Dave Stewart
Letterer: Andworld Designs

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics

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