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Preview: Dahlia in the Dark #4

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Dahlia in the Dark #4

(W) Joe Corallo (A/C) Andrea Milana (L) Micah Myers

Donny has to fight his way through a magical blizzard to confront a powerful wizard and the treacherous fairies that are helping him take the package back to their outlaw king. Meanwhile the federal agent in pursuit of Donny has been betrayed, but it will only make things worse for him.

Dahlia in the Dark is a fast-paced, action, fantasy thriller about family and hidden truths. Ringo award winner and Eisner nominated author Joe Corallo (She Said Destroy, Becstar, The Never Ending Party) joins rising star artist Andrea Milana for an all-original mini-series that will take readers on one wild ride!

Dahlia in the Dark #4

White Savior #3 is a fun issue where the story really unravels

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White Savior #3

How do you get people to listen to you when you are not the loudest voice in the room? It becomes damn near difficult for anyone to hear you when certain people are listened to more. It becomes almost suffocating when people obfuscate you at every turn.  That is what made Quantum Leap not only compelling but relatable especially in its current iteration.

In the original series, Sam Beckett often faced uneven odds to correct mistakes from the past. In the new series, Dr. Ben Song has had to deal with the same issues but these feel even more personal, as he is of Korean American descent. It is this fact, which you know he understands the plight of the downtrodden, given the character’s back story that has been revealed. In White Savior #3, we find Todd at a crossroads, knowing he is the only who may be able to stop a deadly blunder from happening.

We find Todd and Maggie shortly after seemingly killed “the hero” , so they do what they can to make sure they don’t get blamed, and hide his body in a liquor barrel. As the two discover that Garin was hired by the opposing clan m so Todd decides to make one more plea to stop the disaster from occurring by posing as Nathan, where they decide to reconvene in the morning, which causes the opposing clan to  become confounded as they realize their plan did not work. Todd returns to the village as a conquering hero when he is greeted by the warlord’s daughter in his quarters, as things get complicated when they find Nathan’s body and mistakenly identify for Todd’s  By the issue’s end, Todd ends up fighting one on one with someone from the opposing clan, who he ends up finding out is his best friend from the present, and from there, everything goes off the rails.

Overall, White Savior #3 is a fun issue where the story really unravels, much to the reader’s delight . The story by Nguyen and Burman, is awesome. The art by the creative team is elegant. Altogether, a story that really gives readers of this series both comedy and action like they have never seen before.

Story: Eric Nguyen and Scott Burman Art: Eric Nguyen
Color: Iwan Joko Triyono Letterer: Micah Myers
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: TFAW – Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle

A new deadly mission awaits in Savage Squad 6 #1

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Dark Horse Comics presents a new action-adventure-horror comic in Savage Squad 6. This miniseries tells the tale of an elite team of post-apocalyptic soldiers undergoing the deadliest mission of their lives, and is written by Robert Venditti and Brockton McKinney, with interior art and cover art by Dalts Dalton, color by Geraldo Filho and lettering by Micah Myers.

The year is 2037. A brutal world war has left humanity in shambles. The remnants of civilization are tracked down and systematically eliminated by The Scourge. For the people of the central colonies, only one hope remains, an elite team of warrior women deployed into the deadliest location on the planet: Savage Squad 6!

Savage Squad 6 #1 (of 4) will be in comic shops June 28, 2023. It is available for pre-order now at your local comic shop for $3.99. 

Savage Squad 6 #1

You’ve Been Cancelled by Curt Pires, Kevin Castaniero, Jason Wordie, and Micah Myers

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Mad Cave Studios has announced You’ve Been Cancelled, the all-new 4-issue dystopian/action series by best-selling writer and producer, Curt Pires with art by Kevin Castaniero and colors by Jason Wordie; letters by Micah Myers.

In the near future, cancel culture means more than just losing your job… it could mean your life. The world’s premier entertainment event is CANCELLED – a live-streamed program where elite bounty hunters called cancellers kill individuals who society has voted to “cancel” following heinous actions or offenses. Our story follows Roland Endo, the world’s #1 ranked Canceller. Because of this status, Roland lives in a constant state of paranoia with a target on his back…

Be there or be square, You’ve Been Cancelled #1 drops June 2023. Cover B by Martin Simmonds.

You’ve Been Cancelled #1

White Savior #2 is a hilarious issue which leans into the fourth wall

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White Savior #2

How would you feel, if you know something bad is about to happen, and you cannot tell anyone the truth. It is one of those times , where disbelief is your biggest impediment. This is where empathy tends to put us at a disadvantage. AS we see why other’s disbelief may exist at what you are admitting.

Of course, this concept operates differently in time travel. As we saw in Back To The Future, no matter how many times Marty McFly wanted to tell Dr. Brown what happens to him, he could not. So instead, Marty does everything to prevent the tragedy lying ahead. In White Savior #2, we find Todd back in time to his grandfather’s village in Japan, where a great tragedy awaits them, and Todd does his best Marty McFly in this situation.

We find Todd back in Inoki during Feudal Japan,  where he still coming to grips with his situation, and we hear his super active inner monologue as he faces his own contradictions. As he sits down to eat the  with Yoshihiro, the local leader and his family, he notices someone from the future, who also gets transported, a waitress.  As he confides in her, she sees that this person who is supposed to be their savior, Nathan Garin, will be the village’s undoing, and it seems as though no one in Inoki believes Todd,  despite Nathan’s severely flawed plan. We are taken to Castle Akuno, home of Kenzo Mituhido, where we see they have a secret weapon, someone who has no emotional connection and  has a taste for blood, who just so happens to also be an American. By the issue’s end, him and the waitress hatch a plan to get Nathan drunk, but of course nothing , goes as planned.

Overall, White Savior #2 is a hilarious issue which leans into the fourth wall and goes right through the paper mache wall. The story by Nguyen and Burman, is side splittingly funny. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that is even funnier than the premise, thanks to its brilliant creators.

Story: Eric Nguyen and Scott Burman Art: Eric Nguyen
Color: Iwan Joko Triyono Letterer: Micah Myers
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: TFAW – Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle

Preview: Dahlia in the Dark #2

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Dahlia in the Dark #2

(W) Joe Corralo (A) Andrea Milana (L) Micah Myers
In Shops: Jan 18, 2023
SRP: $3.99

Unable to hide from the law for long, Donny is forced to confront the police while being unknowingly pursued by a federal agent. All of this while Donny’s partner in crime grows suspicious that he’s hiding something from her. Meanwhile, the outlaw king of the fairies grows impatient and begins his preparations for war.

Dahlia in the Dark is a fast-paced, action, fantasy thriller about family and hidden truths. Ringo award winner and Eisner nominated author Joe Corallo (She Said Destroy, Becstar, The Never Ending Party) joins rising star artist Andrea Milana for an all-original mini-series that will take readers on one wild ride!

Dahlia in the Dark #2

Review: It’s Only Teenage Wasteland #1

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It's Only Teenage Wasteland #1

Parents go out of town, it’s time to throw a party. The concept has played out in entertainment and real life so many times it’s become a classic and a genre by itself. It’s also a weird one as these types of events are ones we ourselves experience. So, how does entertainment top our own experiences? It’s Only Teenage Wasteland #1 does that by taking wrecking the house to a whole new level.

Written by Curt Pires, It’s Only Teenage Wasteland #1 focuses on Javi and his friends. They’re not popular, but they’re also not the “losers” either. Javi’s parents head of out town and that gives him the opportunity to throw a party and up their status in school a little bit. But, in these sorts of situations, things get out of hand and escalate.

How much does it escalat?

How about waking up after some disaster/apocalypse after a fight?

Yeah, this is a much different type of party out of hand story and where it’s going I have absolutely no idea. But, it’s a hell of a twist to a genre we’ve seen so many times before.

The art by Jacoby Salcedo is great. It reminds me a lot of Tyler Boss’ style and it works so well with this type of story. Salcedo is joined by Mark Dale by color and lettering by Micah Myers. What I particularly like about this debut is how the art tells so much about the characters. The style of clothes, hair, or details in the background add so much to what you can expect. A Confederate flag for instance tells you everything you need to know about certain characters for instance before they even open their mouths. It’s a detail that informs the reader but also makes what they say and what they do not as shocking and not as out of the blue. It’s visuals that add to the characters and helps build the world.

It’s Only Teenage Wasteland #1 is a great start that has a solid hook. The characters are interesting and where it’s all going feels both new and familiar. This will be an exciting one that takes genres that have been done to death and mashes them together. This is one to keep an eye on.

Story: Curt Pires Art: Jacoby Salcedo
Color: Mark Dale Letterer: Micah Myers
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: TFAW – Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle

Review: Dahlia in the Dark #1

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Dahlia in the Dark #1

A washed up hitman, Donny Dahlia, takes one last job transporting a package cross country in the hopes of seeing his estranged daughter again. Little does he know this job is going to get him caught in the middle of a war between the fairy realms that could determine the fate of humankind. Dahlia in the Dark #1 is an interesting start that takes a familiar genre and twists it by mashing it up with another.

Written by Joe Corallo, Dahlia in the Dark #1 begins simple enough. On its surface, the debut issue is just a “gangster” type story with two individuals who don’t get along having to deliver a package for their boss. But, there’s a bit more going on. First hinted at, then more laid out, this is a world where magical beings exist, and there’s a war going on between them. This is far more than just a delivery job, there’s multiple individuals who want the package, and there’s magic involved. Hence, the mashing up of genres.

Corallo also doesn’t spend time on focusing on explanation of the world. There’s a solid working in of all of that in every day conversations, creating a nice flow that informs the reader of what to expect without breaking the natural pace of things.

The art is is solid with a look that fits its crime/noir roots. Andrea Milana provides it along with Micah Myers‘ lettering and the two capture the crime style the series is built off of. Dahlia in the Dark #1 is interesting visually as it steers away from its fantastical elements. It’d be easy to dive in there, but beyond a page or two, visually, the comic feels much more like a crime comic. But, like the dialogue, the visuals pepper in those elements to remind you this is a world that’s not quite like ours and to expect far more than we’d expect with this type of story. Myer’s lettering too plays it straight in this way keeping the lettering consistent for all and in a style that fits the crime genre.

Dahlia in the Dark #1 is a solid start. Those who might enjoy a crime delivery story will want to check it out as it delivers a bit more than we’d typically expect. It takes a story from a genre we’ve seen many times before and changes it up for a potentially fun ride.

Story:  Joe Corallo Art: Andrea Milana Letterer: Micah Myers
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

Mad Cave Studios provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics

Donny is hired to deliver a package from Pennsylvania to New Mexico… in Dahlia in the Dark

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Dahlia In The Dark, the fast-paced, action, fantasy thriller, by Ringo award-winner and Eisner nominated author Joe Corallo and rising star artist Andrea Milana is coming this winter from Mad Cave Studios! To continue the run of new releases focused on the human condition, this season, the all-original mini-series is receiving a 1/100 exclusive variant from visual artist Francine Delgado, available only on the Mad Cave website!

A washed up hitman, Donny Dahlia, takes one last job transporting a package cross country in the hopes of seeing his estranged daughter again. Little does he know this job is going to get him caught in the middle of a war between the fairy realms that could determine the fate of humankind.

With the original cover by Chris Shehan and letters by Micah Myers, Dahlia In The Dark drops Dec. 7th.

Dahlia in the Dark

Mad Cave Studios is Heading to Baltimore Comic Con!

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Mad Cave Studios is packing their bags and headed to Baltimore Comic Con 2022! From Friday, October 28th through the 30th, Mad Cave will be set up at Booth #2203, with Maverick in tow! Be sure to drop by the booth and say hello to the crew! Tickets for admission and VIP experiences are online now.

Lower your Sights creators, Chas! Pangburn, Kevin Cuffe, Matthew Clark, Micah Myers, Sean Gorman, Bob Frantz, and John K. Snyder III will be attending the Mad Cave booth Saturday from 3-4pm for signings on the benefit anthology.

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