GhostBox: Black & White #4
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Pablo Raimondi
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Black and white edition!
When Chloe gets a chance to be reunited with her dead sister she grabs it with both hands and falls into Sabine de Thibhert’s insidious trap. Sabine intends to buy her freedom from the ghostbox with the Estival’s help – and with the ghostbox itself as the price. But there’s one wild card still in play, because the box has a new inhabitant.
GhostBox: Black & White #3
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Pablo Raimondi
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Experience the series in raw black and white!
Where Chloe runs, the Estival follow. Gerwais has a plan that might shake them off but it will only work if she can get to a place of worship, with half the Cornish police force on her tail. Meanwhile in the ghostbox Jan finds new information and new dangers.
GhostBox: Black & White #2
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Pablo Raimondi
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Still reeling from the tragic events of last issue, Chloe is arrested on suspicion of murder. In a jail cell she’s a sitting duck if the Estival come back for another pass at her. Meanwhile the ghostbox is taken into evidence – and Jan is taken into the ghostbox, to meet its strange residents and learn her own fate. Presenting the artwork in black and white!
GhostBox: Black & White #1
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Pablo Raimondi
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Experience the world of GhostBox in stark black and white! Chloe and Jan come into an unexpected inheritance, and it couldn’t come at a better time for Chloe. Desperate for cash, she advertises her late uncle’s possessions online, and gets a very motivated buyer. But who is Anton Messer? And what is his real interest in the ghostbox?
As an added bonus, this 42-page issue also features Carey’s original manuscript!
Flow #3
(W) Paula Sevenbergen (A) Claudia Balboni (C) Fabi Marques (L) Pablo Raimondi
Two tense timelines converge! As the bullying of naive young Dara continues, the bizarre rituals her bunkmates use to lift her “Curse” put her in grave danger. And 10 years later, head bully Conley experiences a humiliating public revenge, forcing her to admit that she—like her old co-conspirators—might really be cursed. Together they set out to find Dara…and stop her.
Ghostbox
(W) Mike Carey (A/L) Pablo Raimondi (C) Jose Villarrubia
Chloe and Jan come into an unexpected inheritance, and it couldn’t come at a better time for Chloe. Desperate for cash, she advertises her late uncle’s possessions online — in particular a strange little box — and gets a very motivated buyer. But when the deal goes south, Chloe’s arrested for murder and Jan disappears.
Superstars Mike Carey and Pablo Raimondi deliver a bold supernatural thriller with an all new 10 page epilogue made exclusively for this special Mad Cave edition!
Ghostbox #5
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Pablo Raimondi
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The true origin of the ghostbox is revealed as Chloe goes up against the Estival and detective sergeant Warren launches a new investigation – from inside the box! The souleaters are determined that nobody will walk away from this one, and they’re prepared to destroy the whole of London to get back what’s theirs.
Ghostbox #4
Written by Mike Cary
Art by Pablo Raimondi
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When Chloe gets a chance to be reunited with her dead sister she grabs it with both hands – and falls into Sabine de Thibhert’s insidious trap. Sabine intends to buy her freedom from the ghostbox with the Estival’s help – and with the ghostbox itself as the price. But there’s one wild card still in play, because the box has a new inhabitant.
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Collecting: JLA #43-46, JLA Secret Files & Origins #3
Story: Mark Waid, Dan Curtis Johnson
Art: Howard Porter, Pablo Raimondi, Steve Scott
Ink: Drew Geraci, Mark Propst, Claude St Aubin, Mark Meikis
Color: Pat Garrahy, Tom McCraw
Letterer: Ken Lopez, John Costanza
Fanhome provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Timed to New York Comic Con, Jeff DiBartolomeo, head of comiXology, unveiled a robust and diverse slate of new digitally exclusive comiCology Originals titles, teased upcoming projects, and announced a new print publisher for the program.
At an event at Amazon’s Midtown Manhattan office, DiBartolomeo underscored the company’s ongoing dedication to the comiXology Originals program as he teased 17 newly acquired projects with writers and artists Serg Acuña, Matthew Arnold, Frank Barbiere, Marc Bernardin, John Broglia, Mike Collins, Alex Cormack, Cat Farris, Valeria Favoccia, Alti Firmansyah, Veronica Fish, Adam Freeman, Davide Gianfelice, Marc Guggenheim, Kim-Joy, Neil Kleid, Szymon Kudranski, Lee Loughridge, Vic Malhotra, Marz Jr., Chris Matthews, Omar Morales, Mau Mora, Tom Morello, Stephen Rhodes, John Romita, Jr., Gonzalo Ruggieri, Mark Schey, Alex Segura, Scott Snyder, Taki Soma, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Jordan Thomas, Steven Thompson, and Harvey Tolibao.
DiBartolomeo also announced the next wave of new creator-owned comiXology Originals titles being released digitally in the coming months from all-stars Noah Bailey, Mike Carey, Whitney Cogar, Michael W. Conrad, Sunando C, Mark Dale, Allie Drake, Valeria Favoccia, Jonathan Hill, Tom Napolitano, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Curt Pires, Pablo Raimondi, MK Reed, Scott and Jack Snyder, and José Villarrubia.
In his remarks, DiBartolomeo underscored Amazon’s commitment to comics as he highlighted Comixology’s expanding print distribution. First, his presentation highlighted the upcoming print releases through comiXology’s new print distribution relationship with the publisher Ablaze, which was announced in May 2024. Beginning this month Ablaze is bringing the stunning 2024 Eisner award-nominated gothic love story Parliament of Rooks, by Abigail Jill Harding and Richard Starkings, to print in single issues. In November, in time for the holiday season, Ablaze will publish the Eisner award-winning graphic novel Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost, by co-writer Josh O’Neill and artist Gideon Kendall, who were on hand to presenttheir take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, followed by the publication of Miles Gunter and Briane Andan’s Grammaton Punch in 2025. And he shared that just this week Comixology extended their deal to bring 6 more titles to print with Ablaze including Cold Hard Cash: A Martha Chainey Escapade, Hard Style Juice!, Retroverse, Roderick and the City of Morhil, Sliced, and The Lycan. The release schedule will be announced at a later date.
DiBartolomeo then announced that Comixology has inked a new deal with independent publisher Mad Cave Studios to bring 10 Comixology Originals titles to bookstores, libraries, and comic shops. This exciting slate of releases includes Beneath, Boxed, Breaklands V2 and V3, Ghostbox, The Ghost of Wreckers Cove, Groupies, Midstate, Nostalgia, and Wag. The release schedule will be announced at a later date.
The next wave of Comixology Originals digital releases announced today include:
Ghostbox—Ghostbox #1 (of 5) debuts October 29, 2024
Ghostbox is a fantasy/horror story by acclaimed writer Mike Carey (Lucifer, The Girl With All The Gifts) and artist/letterer Pablo Raimondi (Sacred Creatures, Books of Doom), with colors by José Villarrubia launching just in time for Halloween! When sisters Chloe and Jan Peace unexpectedly inherit a mysterious carved wooden box, they discover that it’s inhabited by ghosts – and sought after by a race of shape-shifting monsters.
Stillman—Stillman #1 (of 5) debuts December 10, 2024
Writer Curt Pires (Endless, Money) and a rotating list of artists including Sunando C along with colorist Mark Dale and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou tackle a new crime thriller. Peter Stillman leads a double life. By day he is a successful family man with a loving wife and two beautiful children trying to carve out his own little slice of the American dream. By night–his real life–as a violent hitman with deep ties to organized crime.
Budding Crisis–Budding Crisis #1 (of 5) debuts January 21, 2025.
Written by MK Reed (Americus, Science Comics: Dinosaurs, Delver) with art and letters by Jonathan Hill (Americus, Lizard Boy 2) and colors by Allie Drake, Budding Crisis is a new fantasy series about the disappearance of the world’s most precious magical resource, a plant whose seed has the power to grant wishes. With the Onomanthe plant extinct in the wild and the last cultivated strain dying out, what will the population do?
By A Thread Book 2—By A Thread #5 (of 4) debuts Spring 2025
Reuniting the father-and-son team of Scott & Jack Snyder with artists Valeria Favoccia and Whitney Cogar and letterer Tom Napolitano, the world of By A Thread expands with an all-new story arc! Charlie and our young heroes have defied the odds by traversing the deadly Shroud in search of a safe haven. With foes more powerful than ever before on their trail, will they even make it onto land?
The 99 Legs–The 99 Legs (ogn) debuts Spring 2025
Writer Michael W. Conrad (Neptune, Nightwing) and acclaimed artist Noah Bailey (Diabolical, Station Grand) reunite for the horror suspense original graphic novel The 99 Legs. The 99 Legs follows a down on his luck crime writer who discovers a string of murders in his area that seem to align with his newest unpublished manuscript. Terrified by this turn of events, the writer contacts his agent to halt the manuscript’s delivery to publishers, fearing that it will implicate him in the crimes. What follows is a blood spattered, spiraling nightmare, as the mystery of the killer’s identity unfolds.
The Comixology event hosted numerous creators including Jamal Igle, Tula Lotay, Lee Loughridge, Clay McCormack, Helen Mullane, Ricardo López Ortiz, Curt Pires, Alex Segura, Scott Snyder, and Chip Zdarsky showcasing their recent Comixology Originals titles. There were also special guest appearances by Kim-Joy and Marc Guggenheim and video messages from actor Thomas Jane and acclaimed writer Mike Carey talking about the upcoming release of The Lycan, which was announced earlier this year at SDCC, producer Steven DeKnight who talked about his debut original graphic novel Beneath, drawn by artist Michael Gaydos who was on hand at the event, and Ariela Kristantina spotlighted her upcoming graphic novel The Girl Who Draws on Whales.
