It’s new comic book day tomorrow! What’s everyone excited for? What do you plan on getting? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news from around the web.
IGN – The New Mutants: The Demon Bear and Soulsword Explained – For those who want to know a bit about the upcoming film.
Newsarama – Warner Bros. Adapting Kot & Moore’s The New World – Report – Interesting.
The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: Worlds collide in Namesake – Free comics!
Check out some comic news and reviews from around the web as we recover from so many conventions this past weekend.
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The Beat – Mine! Comic Anthology Hopes to Benefit Planned Parenthood – Check this one out!
Around the Tubes Reviews
Comic Attack – Namesake
Namesake SC
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Cover Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Price: $14.99
Once every seven years, Earth overlaps with Ektae, which breaches our world for seven days, bringing dirty magic and ideas.
One man born of both worlds must sacrifice everything to put his fathers to rest and save himself in the process.
Namesake #4 (of 4)
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Cover Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Price: $3.99
Final Issue! Face-to-face, fist-to-fist, Jordan at last duels the man that ruined his life—his father.
Namesake #3 (of 4)
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Cover Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Price: $3.99
After last issue’s world-shaking reveal, Jordan sets out on his new mission to fight through Ferrier’s multi-level stronghold, smashing faces, busting knees, and breaking arms in the process.
Namesake #2 (of 4)
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Cover Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Price: $3.99
Jordan has finally crossed into Ektae, where he is immediately arrested and forced to lie his way out of one bad situation and into another.
It’s new comic book day tomorrow! What is everyone excited for? Sound off in the comments below.
While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
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The Comichron – October 2016 comics sales estimates now online; smaller Loot Crate effect seen – My studies have shown no long-term coattails for Loot Crate.
TV Line – Chris Meloni to Star in Syfy’s Happy! Graphic Novel Adaptation – Meloni is talented and fun, so should be interesting.
Hollywood Reporter – Amblin Picks Up ‘Dan and Sam’ Graphic Novel for Film (Exclusive) – Has anything not been picked up!?
CBLDF – Russian Library Director Goes to Trial for Possessing “Extremist” Books – Coming soon to a library near you.
CBR – Y: The Last Man TV Series Adds Logan Scribe as Showrunner – That’s still happening?
ICv2 – Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual–October 2016 – For those interested.
ICv2 – Top 300 Comics Actual–October 2016 – For those interested.
Around the Tubes Reviews
The Beat – Frontier #13
Comic Attack – Invincible Iron Man #1
Talking Comics – Namesake #1
Once every seven years, Earth overlaps with Ektae, a world where alchemy is not pseudo-science but the driving force of industry. For seven days, Ektae breaches our world, bringing dirty magic and ideas.
Jordan Molossus was born of Earth and Ektae and abandoned by both, but when he receives two cast iron urns containing his estranged fathers’ ashes, he’ll leave everything behind to put his parents to rest before Ektae disappears for another seven years.
Writer Steve Orlando brings his talents to this creator-owned series which mixes magic with reality for a fun start that feels very influenced by Heavy Metal and British creators, and that might be partially due to artist Jakub Rebelka‘s style.
Namesake #1 throws us into the thick of things slowly teasing the world and details out until we’re about halfway through the first issue. If you’re looking for a series that explains every detail, this isn’t it. Instead, Orlando has the reader put a lot of the details together and we learn as the main character learns as well. It’s a fun and interesting way to introduce us to what’s an interesting world and instead of getting speeches about how things work, we naturally learn from the situations presented.
And things are presented in an interesting way. Jordan Molossus is a firefighter and things have kicked up quite a bit as the breach has occurred. Through that, we learn more and more about this world and are introduced to the mystery that is Molossus.
But, the heart of what Orlando presents is really the most important thing of them all. Through the magical world we’ll find out about, the story is about Molossus finding out about his roots and his family. That’s a story so many of us can relate to whether one is adopted or not. The story is about family history and I’m interested in seeing where Orlando goes with it all.
Rebelka’s art is fantastic in a Heavy Metal sort of way. I’m not quite sure how to describe in, but there’s a cool design about it all and while there’s this weird world of Ektae, things aren’t too out there so that we’re distracted (so far). In a magical world, things visually are still pretty grounded.
Namesake #1 is a solid debut that will take us on a magical journey of discovery and it’s one I can’t wait to read the next issue.
Story: Steve Orlando Art: Jakub Rebelka
Story: 7.95 Art: 8.05 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy
BOOM! Studios provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Wednesdays 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!
We’re bringing back something we haven’t done for a while, what the team thinks. Our contributors are choosing up to five books each week and why they’re choosing the books.
Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.
Joe
Top Pick: Violent Love #1 (Image Comics) – Frank Barbiere and Victor Santos are two great talents, and it is exciting to see them on this book. Violent Love is a story of two notorious bank robbers who fell in love. The story takes places in the American Southwest, and is described as a pulp-infused criminal romance oozing with style and action. The art is fantastic, and I love the premise. Image has been putting out fantastic series for a while now, and we may just have another with this book. I will be picking this up and cannot wait to see how this book portrays these criminals and if it makes us root for the bad guy and girl.
Invincible Iron Man #1 (Marvel) – I really just want Civil War II to be done, and I am hoping for a good ending to fix my fatigue with the event that seems to be lasting forever. That doesn’t mean it will not give us good things, it already has with Champions, and Infamous Iron man, and now that trend continues with the debut of Riri William’s solo title. Riri has been around in Invincible Iron Man, but she is finally now stepping into the iron boots of the perhaps biggest legacy in the Marvel universe, Iron Man. There has been controversy over this book, but we can all finally read it and see where Bendis takes us. I for one am pretty excited to see what happens with Iron Heart.
Power Man and Iron Fist #10 (Marvel) – With the Civil War II tie-ins finally ending, we can get back to a more focused arc. Harlem Burns starts now, and it looks like our two favorite heroes for hire will be facing a lot of their enemies, as well as a new exciting one from Marvel’s past. David Walker and Sanford Greene have done an excellent job with this series, and I cannot wait to see Luke and Danny hero for hiring some more!
Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #2 (Marvel) – I was pleasantly surprised by this series so far. Sure this is only the second issue, but the words clone and Spider-Man usually sent cringe chills down my spine, but the first book set up some big things that for the time being are at least intriguing. The art is also fantastic, and I love any Spider-Man book where all of his villains are after him. Like Batman, a Spidey book is at its best when all seems lost, and our hero’s back is against the wall.
Green Valley #2 (Skybound/Image Comics) – After the fantastic debut issue, I am excited to return to the world of Green Valley. The first issue took some interesting turns. Early on the book was a fun over the top fantasy story, but by the end of the book, things had turned pretty dark. It will be interesting to see where the second issue takes us. I loved the setting, the story, and the art, and I am excited to continue reading.
Alex
Top Pick: Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior #13 (Valiant) – I’ve already read the review PDF, which I loved. I’m just looking forward to seeing the art of the page in my hands on Wednesday.
A&A: The Adventures Of Archer And Armstrong #9 (Valiant) – I’ve recently been reading the original Archer and Armstrong series from a few years ago (well, original this this iteration of Valiant), and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every issue. I can’t wait to add a new one to the long box.
All-Star Batman #4 (DC Comics) – The best Batman comic currently being published, hands down.
Brigands #1 (Action Lab: Danger Zone) – This is here because the cover look awesome. I have very little idea what the story is actually about, but it should be interesting.
The Paybacks #4 (Heavy Metal Comics) – I love this series, and if you give it a shot, I reckon you will too.
Brett
Top Pick: Black #2 (Black Mask Studios) – The first issue of this series really shook things up giving us a world where Black individuals are the only ones with power and there’s a grand conspiracy to keep the world in the dark about it. An interesting concept the second issue dives further into the politics of it all and a lot more action. Think X-Men, but with a political spin.
Invincible Iron Man #1 (Marvel) – I’ve read the first issue and it’s really solid giving us Riri Williams, a hero for a new modern age. But, what’s really impressive to me isn’t the fact she’s a teenage girl, African-American, or from Chicago. What stands out is this is a character who has some serious social issues. This is a character who retreats in her mind and doesn’t interact normally with people. With so many dealing with similar issues, that part transcends skin color and gender and may be the most revolutionary thing about the series.
Namesake #1 (BOOM! Studios) – The talented Steve Orlando’s original series! The concept sounds fascinating dealing with the world Ektae which for seven days it breaches Earth bringing magic to our world. Sounds interesting and with Orlando writing it’s one to check out.
The Paybacks #4 (Heavy Metal Comics) – One of the most entertaining comics on the market. Consistently gets me to laugh and I don’t hesitate at all recommending it. It just skewers the superhero genre and makes it fun and funny.
Violent Love #1 (Image Comics) – Frank Barbiere and Victor Santos gives us a crime comic that’s as great to read as it is to look at. Talented writer and a talented artist.
Namesake #1 (of 4)
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Jakub Rebelka
Incentive Cover: Artyom Trakhanov
Price: $3.99
Steve Orlando (Supergirl: Rebirth, Midnighter) brings us his only original series of 2016, a gripping story about the nature of identity.
Once every seven years, Earth overlaps with Ektae, a world where alchemy is not pseudo-science but the driving force of industry. For seven days, Ektae breaches our world, bringing dirty magic and ideas.
Jordan Molossus was born of Earth and Ektae and abandoned by both, but when he receives two cast iron urns containing his estranged fathers’ ashes, he’ll leave everything behind to put his parents to rest before Ektae disappears for another seven years.
