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Unboxing: Mystery Mail Call – January 2022

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Brett

What’s in the box?! We find out opening up our first Mystery Mail Call box!

You can get yours for $34.99 + $10 shipping: https://www.comictom101.com/

Inside:

Regie Collects Presents: Guide to Smart Comic Collecting Trade Dress – Print count: 1075
Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer Virgin #1 – Print count: 886
Unikorn #1 (Dr. Seuss Homage) – Print count: 3000
Evil Ernie #1 (TMNT Homage) – $6 to $10
The Defenders #113 – $6 to $15
North Bend (comic tag) – $6.99

Review: North Bend: Season Two #1

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Brett

Brendan takes an unplanned journey back to his life as a soldier in the war in Russia. After visiting the ghosts of his past, paranoia takes hold as he gets firsthand experience of the crippling mind control drug DV. Jamie receives a stunning revelation about Brendan. And a greater, more sinister enemy is revealed in the trippiest issue of North Bend yet.

Story: Ryan Ellsworth
Art: Pablo De Bonis
Color: Paul Little
Letterer: Thomas Mauer

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.

Scout Comics
Zeus Comics

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Weekly Preview! DC, Misako Rocks!, and Scout this Week

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Brett

There’s a lot of comics coming out this week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only the beginning!

This week’s reviews include:

Batman and Robin and Howard (DC Comics)
Bounce Back (Feiwel and Friends)
Headless Season Two #1 (Scout Comics)
North Bend Season Two #1 (Scout Comics)
Provenance of Secrets #1 (Scout Comics/Black Caravan)

DC Comics and Feiwel and Friends provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review

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A DEA agent is recruited to test a mind control drug on unwitting Americans. The North Bend Title Box Is Now Available!

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Graphic Policy Team

Scout Comics has revealed the North Bend Title Box. It’s available for order now from their website.

In the not too distant future, the U.S. is at war — against Russia, and its own people. The country is on the verge of economic collapse and political revolution. Desperate to regain control, the CIA recruits Seattle DEA Agent Brendan Kruge to test an experimental mind control drug on unwitting Americans. Compelled by his sense of duty to his country, Brendan struggles to keep his life from falling apart as he tries to reconcile his personal beliefs with the security of the nation.

North Bend is from writer Ryan Ellsworth and art by Rob Carey. The North Bend Title Box features North Bend #1- #5 and the Comic Tag containing the entire digital graphic novel. LIMITED TO 150 BOXES! There’s a mystery element to each box. You have a chance to get rare and out print variants!

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Preview: North Bend #5

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Graphic Policy Team

North Bend #5

Ryan Ellsworth (w), Pablo De Bonis (a)(c)

Annie comes back into the CIA fold, ramping up the “chemical weapons” aspect of the MK Ultra project. Meanwhile, Leon proves to be a valuable asset to Brendan after he’s given the chance to work directly with Lamar Olivier, leader of the Crusaders. Brendan gets closer to being exposed after Jamie’s investigation leads her to a victim of his drug testing. Finally, Brendan delivers Annie’s weapon to an unsuspecting public with devastating results – and gets a taste of his own medicine.

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Graphic Policy Team

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!

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 Wednesday.

Bloodshot #7 (Valiant) – With the film coming out this week, this is a series everyone will be taking a look at. Get in before everyone else!

DC Super Hero Girls: Powerless (DC Comics) – Always entertaining and fantastic. This is a perfect series for young readers.

Decorum #1 (Image Comics) – Writer Jonathan Hickman’s name is on this one and that alone has us interested. Something have to do with assassins in the universe has us intrigued.

Dragon Hoops (First Second) – Gene Luen Yang’s latest is a slice of life about a high school basketball team and based on Yang’s own experiences.

North Bend #1 (Scout Comics) – In the near future the US is at war against Russia and its own people. To regain control, the CIA recruits a DEA agent to test an experimental mind control drug on unwitting Americans.

RAI #5 (Valiant) – One of the best comics being put out, it’s a sci-fi story that’s entertaining and intriguing with some fantastic concepts and ideas.

Science Comics: Crows – Genius Birds (First Second) – Always entertaining and educational, the Science Comics graphic novel series is great for kids and adults.

Stealth #1 (Image Comics) – A superhero is waging war on crime and his reckless behavior is due to fighting Alzheimer’s as well.

Star Wars: Darth Vader #2 (Marvel) – The first issue was solid and ended with a twist we didn’t see coming. We want to know what happens next.

North Bend Comes to Scout Comics

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

Scout Comics has announced that North Bend is coming to the publisher. The series is written by Ryan Ellsworth with artwork by Pablo De Bonis and colorist Paul Little and lettering by Thomas Mauer.

North Bend is inspired by the true events of project MK ULTRA — a secret CIA program that took place during the Cold War, where experimental drugs and mind control methods were tested on people without their knowledge. With the country on the verge of economic collapse and political revolution, the CIA recruits Seattle DEA Agent Brendan Kruge to test an experimental mind control drug on unwitting citizens.

Around the Tubes

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Graphic Policy Team

It was new comic book day yesterday! What’d folks get? What’d you enjoy? What’d you dislike? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.