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New characters and new places to explore in Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad

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Dark Horse Comics, in close collaboration with CD Projekt Red, continues to dive deep into the world of Night City, based on the hit game, Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad is a four-part comic miniseries featuring Night City’s brutal force, MaxTac! This new series is written by Dan Watters, with artist Kieran McKeown, colorist Giada Marchisio, and letterer Frank Cvetkovic. Issue #1 features cover art by McKeown and Marchisio, with variants from Miguel Valderrama, Alex Eckman-Lawn, and Niko Henrichon.

MaxTac, one of the deadliest and most controversial forces in Night City, is deployed against a corpo netrunner turned cyberpsycho. The squad’s mission is to eliminate the target and save lives as long as nothing goes wrong. But with the building on lockdown, the psycho has the facilities and its occupants wired for destruction!

Join the squad; Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad #1 (of 4) will be available at comic shops on February 12, 2025, for $3.99. Pre-order now from your local comic shop. Visit Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you.

The Cyberpunk 2077 Omnibus Vol. 1 features more than 300 pages of Blood, Flesh, and Steel!

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Dark Horse Comics and CD Projekt Red present a new paperback omnibus collection of the first three Cyberpunk 2077 comics series based on the hit video game including stories from the writer of Netflix’s hit anime series Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners. Featuring new characters from the world of Cyberpunk 2077 as well as a cover gallery and sketchbook section.

Cyberpunk 2077 Omnibus Volume 1 collects Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1–4, Cyberpunk 2077: You Have My Word #1–4, and Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout #1–4, with contributions from a diverse creative team including writers Bartosz Sztybor and Cullen Bunn, artists Miguel Valderrama, Jesús Hervás, and Roberto Ricci as well as colorists Jason Wordie, Giulia Brusco, Fabiana Mascolo, and letterer Frank Cvetkovic . Including cover art by artist Mattia De Iulis, this omnibus is worthy of any Cyberpunk 2077 collection.

In Trauma Team, the sole surviving member of a Trauma Team squad goes back into the field only to face her living nightmare once again. In You Have My Word, a family is torn apart, forcing a grandmother to return to a life she left behind to seek revenge. And in Blackout, a braindance technician fights his inner demons while planning the perfect heist.

Before it all goes dark, pre-order Cyberpunk 2077 Omnibus Volume 1 at your local comic shop, bookstore, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble for $29.99. Available in bookstores on October 15, 2024 and comic shops October 16, 2024.

Cyberpunk 2077 Omnibus Volume 1

Explore the night city with the Cyberpunk 2077 Library Edition Volume 1

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Dark Horse Books teams up with CD Projekt Red once again to present the Cyberpunk 2077 Library Edition Volume 1. This is an oversized collection of three legendary Cyberpunk 2077 stories told in comic form. The comics are written by CD Projekt Red writer and narrative manager Bartosz Sztybor and Cullen Bunn, with art by Miguel Valderrama, Jesús Hervás, and Roberto Ricci. Colors by Jason Wordie, Giulia Brusco, and Fabiana Mascolo, with lettering by Frank Cvetkovic. Cover art by Mattia De Iulis.

This is a deluxe hardcover collection of three intense action-packed stories exploring the underbelly of Night City. First, an EMT assistant is tasked with rescuing the man responsible for her former team’s deaths. Next, a grandmother returns to a life she left behind after a murder tears her family apart. Finally, a braindance technician discovers an opportunity in the depths of despair. 

This oversized hardcover collects Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1-4, Cyberpunk 2077: You Have My Word #1-4, and Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout #1-4, and features a cover gallery, expanded sketchbook section, and more! 

The Cyberpunk 2077 Library Edition Volume 1 will be in bookstores October 17, 2023 and comic shops October 18, 2023. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $49.99.

Cyberpunk 2077 Library Edition Volume 1

Star Wars returns to Dark Horse with Hyperspace Stories

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Dark Horse Comics makes the jump back to a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories, a new anthology comics series featuring stories set in every era of the Star Wars timeline! Featuring fan-favorite heroes and villains, this anthology series will include stories from a variety of all-star creators including Cecil Castelluci and Michael Moreci. Writer Amanda Deibert and artist Lucas Marangon craft a tale for Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 set at the height of the Clone Wars!      

When the members of a Republic mission led by Senator Padmé Amidala are abducted by the ruthless Separatist General Grievous, Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi jump to the rescue. But the operation quickly goes awry, and the Jedi find themselves cut off and surrounded by an army of battle droids!

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 (of 12) is an all-ages adventure and will be in comic shops August 10, 2022. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 features a variant cover by artist Miguel Valderrama!

Giants Volume 2: Ghosts of Winter is Coming

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Carlos Perez Valderrama and Miguel Valderrama continue their hit, modern-day kaiju story in Giants Volume 2: Ghosts of Winter! Combining stunning, evocative art with a story that breathes new life into the post-apocalypse genre this next installment is equal parts action and heart.

After the loss of their leader—and father figure—the apocalyptic found family The Forsaken are divided on what to do next. As they attempt to build a new place to call home, their efforts are quickly cut short when a fight among monsters forces them to move farther beyond the limits of the unknown—and with the way back blocked—they’re faced with more change as they encounter a group of monster hunters. When they learn that killing monsters has unintended consequences, tensions rise, loyalties are tested, and new beasts enter the fray! In a world ruled by giant monsters, with hope lost in memories of the past, the choice to run, hide, or fight becomes more than a question of survival.

The Giants Volume 2: Ghosts of Winter paperback will be available at comic stores August 24, 2022 and in bookstores September 6, 2022. It is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore. Giants Volume 2: Ghosts of Winter will retail for $19.99.

Giants Volume 2: Ghosts of Winter

Cyberpunk 2077 is Coming to Comics

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Immerse yourself in the world of CD PROJEKT RED’s highly anticipated new game with the new comic mini-series Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team from writer Cullen Bunn, artist Miguel Valderrama, colorist Jason Wordie and letterer Frank Cvetkovic beginning September 2020!

Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team welcomes you into a world a deceit, greed, and desolation. Nadia, a citizen of Night City and the sole survivor of a failed rescue mission for the Trauma Team International corporation. After she agrees to continue work for an upcoming extraction mission, Nadia and her new team find themselves in an even more dangerous and life-threatening situation. Soon they’ll discover Trauma Team is not what it seems.

Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1 (of 4) arrives September 9, 2020 and can be pre-ordered from your local comic shop. To fill your Night City needs in the meantime, The World of Cyberpunk 2077, the comprehensive Cyberpunk 2077 art book, arrives July 28, 2020. Pre-order now wherever books are sold.

Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1

Hunters, a New Comic Anthology from Lion Forge

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Lion Forge Comics builds on its promise of “Comics for Everyone” with the announcement of Hunters, an all-new fantasy epic told through a diverse cast of today’s top creative talent!

Famed warrior Azarias has gathered a small army of varied adventurers on a quest to gather the dust of a distant island god in order to save the life of their king. Along the way, they encounter numerous beasts and monsters, all in the process of gathering artifacts necessary to locate the island god before ultimately defeating it. Throughout the course of the adventure, the band disperses into small groups with individual objectives in order to cover more ground in shorter order. These individual side-story adventures reveal more about each of the many unique and intriguing characters and their different interactions in different combinations.

This very intricate and original fantasy universe is filled with a large cast of intriguing, complex, and diverse warriors deserving stories of their own, building to the ultimate encounter. While the primary storyline is told by series co-director Josh Tierney and illustrated by Miguel Valderrama, the individual short tales are told by a variety of their celebrated comic-industry peers in different visual styles.

Co-created by Paul Maybury and Josh Tierney, this epic anthology taps Miguel Valderrama, Carlos Valderrama, Afu Chan, Devin Kraft, Niami, Meg Gandy, Jared Morgan, Irene Koh, Kyla Vanderklugt, Benjamin Marra, Alexis Ziritt, Travel Foreman, Carlos Carrasco, Vlad Gusev, and Ramon Sierra for an epic high fantasy tale.

Hunters is published in partnership with Buño Books and is slated for release in June.

Review: Giants #1

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A cataclysm of unknown origins unleashed a race of gigantic monsters whose presence has driven humanity underground.

There, two orphans discover that the most dangerous monster is ambition, which unchecked, will grow until it devours you!

I don’t know the Valderrama brothers, at least nothing jumps out at me, so their “first American work” isn’t much of a draw on that alone, but it did get me interested enough to check Giants #1 out. Written by Carlos Valderrama with art by Miguel Valderrama this series is familiar in a way that it feels like something I’ve read or seen before but its presentation is entertaining enough that I don’t care about that at all.

A combination of giant monster story and post apocalyptic gangs, the first issue introduces us to two young kids who want to be a part of one of those gangs and in their mind protected in a way. It’s a harsh reality of what would drive someone to join a gang, simple, yet the reality for many. They have a mission though where they need to get a valuable material to bring back and that sends them on their adventure where things go sideways.

The reader is thrown into this world without much as far as explanation but the way everything is presented in both story and look of it all, nothing seems out of place or odd enough to question anything. Carlos’ writing flows well and while everything feels familiar, there’s still something interesting about the presentation and our two main characters. That’s partially due to Miguel’s art style which has an almost anime aspect to it all and creates a sense of flow that’s exciting along with entertaining.

Giants is a mash-up of familiar genres and tropes and in the first issue doesn’t present anything new as far as that but what it does is present that familiar in a way that’s beyond competent and entertaining. This is just solid writing and solid art together to create an entertaining experience.

Story: Carlos Valderrama Art: Miguel Valderrama
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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

The Valderrama Bros.’ Giants this December

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Carlos and Miguel Valderrama, A.K.A. “The Valderrama Bros.”, are emerging new talents and Dark Horse is thrilled to bring their first five-issue miniseries Giants to American audiences this December.

Following a cataclysm of unknown origin, a race of gigantic, horrifying monsters is unleashed, driving humanity underground. There, two orphans discover that the most dangerous monster is ambition, which left unchecked, will grow until it devours you. With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, the boys must fight the giant monsters above and the growing monsters within themselves.

Giants #1 (of five) goes on sale December 13, 2017.