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Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon team for the graphic novel, Spectators

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New York Times bestselling, award winning creative team Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon are back with a provocative, hard hitting new graphic novel titled, Spectators. This jaw-dropping, lavishly hand-painted epic will be collected in its entirety at last and available in a stunning hardcover edition this September. 

Spectators sees Vaughan and Henrichon together again—for the first time in nearly two decades since their award winning, contemporary classic Pride of Baghdad took the industry by storm—this time for their most ambitious project yet. 

Now, Spectators promises to put the “graphic” back in graphic novel and will feature an unconventional supernatural romance, a critical exploration of sex and violence, and a deep dive into the very different ways we obsessively watch both.

Set hundreds of years in the future, New York City is haunted by many ghosts, including a voyeuristic woman who died in our present day and a mysterious gun-toting man from the distant past. Normally solo travelers, these two specters meet each other just in time to observe what might be the end of the (living) world.

Spectators hardcover (ISBN: 9781534331211, Lunar Code 0425IM287) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, September 10 and independent bookstores, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, September 23. 

Spectators

Brian K. Vaughan teams with Niko Henrichon or the graphic novel Spectactors

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Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon are back with a provocative, hard hitting new graphic novel titled, Spectators. First serialized in Vaughan’s Substack newsletter, this jaw-dropping, lavishly hand-painted epic will be collected in its entirety at last and available in a stunning hardcover edition this September. 

Spectators sees Vaughan and Henrichon together again—for the first time in nearly two decades since their award winning, contemporary classic Pride of Baghdad took the industry by storm—this time for their most ambitious project yet. 

Now, Spectators promises to put the “graphic” back in graphic novel and will feature an unconventional supernatural romance, a critical exploration of sex and violence, and a deep dive into the very different ways we obsessively watch both.

Set hundreds of years in the future, New York City is haunted by many ghosts, including a voyeuristic woman who died in our present day and a mysterious gun-toting man from the distant past. Normally solo travelers, these two specters meet each other just in time to observe what might be the end of the (living) world.

Spectators hardcover (ISBN: 9781534331211, Lunar Code 0425IM287) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, September 10 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, September 23. 

Spectators

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.

SDCC 2023: Massive Publishing and Studio Lounak to start publishing Assassin’s Creed titles in November

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Massive Publishing and Studio Lounak are releasing Assassin’s Creed Visionaries #1 in November. In the first issue, celebrated artist Rafael Albuquerque is joined by writer Ale Santos and colorist Marcelo Maiolo. Together they tell us a story set during the seventies’ Brazilian Dictatorship, where a revolutionary fighter is captured and sent to a military basement, also known as Torture Rooms… Then in a second tale, renowned European writer/artist Stephane Louis is joined by colorist Véra Daviet to weave us a tale set in a future where the Templars are on the verge, yet again, of eliminating the Assassin Brotherhood once and for all!

Every new Assassins introduced in the Visionaries comic series is created by the comic book artists themselves and are appearing for the first time in this new series. 

A roster of celebrated artists working in various styles and genres will be featured in subsequent issues, bringing us their own take on the Assassin’s Creed universe. Including talents like Enrico Marini, Mahmud Asrar, Olivier Vatine, Yanick Paquette, Niko Henrichon, Jonboy Meyers, and many more gifted creators will join this artist-driven anthology series.

Massive Publishing and Studio Lounak have a full year of Assassin’s Creed comics planned with longer format stories outside of the Visionaries brand including prestige format issues of their original (some never before released through the direct market), Assassin’s Creed stories.

Roy Thomas Kicks Off a New Era of X-Men Legends

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X-Men Legends, the series where X-Men’s most celebrated creators return with new, in-continuity stories set during their classic runs, is back this May with an all-new #1! Coming on board to launch this extraordinary new era of the series will be industry pioneer Roy Thomas. The writer behind some of the X-Men’s most memorable Silver Age adventures will pen a new story set after his final issue and before Giant-Size X-Men. Teaming up with artist Dave Wachter, Thomas will revisit the early publication days of one his greatest co-creations–WOLVERINE!

Having redefined the merry mutants in two seminal runs on the book, Roy Thomas, at long last, returns to the saga of the X-Men! For the first time, readers will get new insight into Wolverine’s government missions before his recruitment by Professor X (including unrevealed details on his battle with the green goliath in the iconic Hulk #181-#182). This untold episode will also star Beast and a host of missing mutants, and reveal the secret behind Wolverine’s costume!

Face front, True Believers! Get ready for an all-new volume of X-Men Legends with legendary creators and stories covering the length and breadth of X-Men history from the early eras to fan-favorite latter day sagas! Featuring covers by Kaare Andrews, Dan Jurgens, and Niko Henrichon!

Review: Reaver #11

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REAVER #11

Reaver is an absolute treat for those looking for a very violent fantasy book. Reaver #11, part five of “The Grim After” takes a look back at Essen Breaker and how he and Bren became connected. For those not in the know, he’s a giant of a man who kills just about anything in his path. They call him the Devil’s Son.  In typical fashion, there’s strife and fighting and in the end, a whole lot of blood has been spilled. You do read Reaver, right? 

Reaver is my favorite thing that Image Comics is putting out. Hard-edge fantasy with quite a few likeable characters to boot. I feel like this is definitely one of Justin Jordan’s best books that he’s done and he’s done quite a few great comics worth reading. Over the course of this storyline, and the entire series in general, I love what his “Hell’s Half-Dozen” as gone through. If there’s one critique to throw out about the writing, it’s that the usage of the F-word is so commonplace that for me, it makes the dialogue feel very unnatural.

For the most part, I have enjoyed Niko Henichon’s art but there were a few pages that seemed a bit rushed. That said, Niko has a style suited for a book like Reaver. There are some rather cool splash pages at the front of this that are a real treat, pages which highlight The Devil’s Son. Becky Cloonan’s covers continue to be eye-catching.

It’s the end of “The Grim After” but what comes after should be another epic story for Reaver. If you are looking for an adult fantasy story, I feel there’s none better. To me, Reaver is a total breath of fresh air and comes off wholly original. If you want something different in the genre that’s high quality, then it’s definitely Reaver that you are after.

Story: Justin Jordan Art: Niko Henrichon
Letterer: Clayton Cowles Editor: John Moisan Cover Artist: Becky Cloonan
Story: 8.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: comiXology – Kindle – Zeus Comics

Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man: Daily Bugle #2 (of 5)

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The Amazing Spider-Man: Daily Bugle #2 (of 5)

(W) Mat Johnson (A) Mack Chater (CA) Niko Henrichon
Rated T
In Shops: Feb 26, 2020
SRP: $3.99

• Professors missing from Empire State University: Abductees or recruits?
• Skeins of Spider-Man’s web drape Lower Manhattan: Charming local color, or Department of Sanitation headache?
• Does anything happen in Kingpin’s city without his knowledge? The reporters of the Daily Bugle are beating pavement to answer YOUR questions.

The Amazing Spider-Man: Daily Bugle #2 (of 5)

Preview: Meet the Skrulls #3 (of 5)

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Meet the Skrulls #3 (of 5)

(W) Robbie Thompson (A) Niko Henrichon (CA) Marcos Martin
Rated T+
In Shops: Apr 17, 2019
SRP: $3.99

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME!
• Mr. and Mrs. Warner put all their Skrull skills to the test to break into Mr. Warner’s place of work…STARK UNLIMITED!
• Their goal? Information on the greatest threat to all Skrulls – a Skrull detector that Stark is working on.

Meet the Skrulls #3 (of 5)

Preview: Meet the Skrulls #2 (of 5)

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Meet the Skrulls #2 (of 5)

(W) Robbie Thompson (A) Niko Henrichon (CA) Marcos Martin
Rated T+
In Shops: Mar 20, 2019
SRP: $3.99

Madison Warner’s latest mission brings her to the most dangerous place imaginable – a slumber party. If she can get the intel she needs and get out undetected, she betters the Skrulls’ invasion chances and dooms humanity. Win-win. All through this, her dad Carl faces Iron Man himself at his job at Stark Industries. So, a normal week for the Warners…

Meet the Skrulls #2 (of 5)

Preview: Meet the Skrulls #1 (of 5)

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Meet the Skrulls #1 (of 5)

(W) Robbie Thompson (A) Niko Henrichon (CA) Marcos Martin
Rated T+
In Shops: Mar 06, 2019
SRP: $3.99

WHO DO YOU TRUST?

The Warners are your typical family. Dad works at Stark. Mom works in a senator’s office. Jennifer and Alice are students at Stamford High School. The only thing that makes them different is that they’re shape-shifting Skrulls and have infiltrated our society to pave the way for a Skrull invasion. Robbie Thompson (SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL) and Niko Henrichon (DOCTOR STRANGE, Pride of Baghdad) bring the Marvel Universe down to earth with a bold new look at the Skrulls that will test even YOUR loyalty.

Meet the Skrulls #1 (of 5)
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