This Free Comic Book Day, check out AfterShock’s release, “Seismic Stories” featuring two solid stories within!
Story: Marguerite Bennett, Alex Segura, Rex Ogle
Art: Joe Phillips, Joe Eisma
Color: Juancho!, Manuel Puppo
Letterer: Charles Pritchett
Hannah is having a rough time in her first year in college. She’s suffering from anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, the medication she’s given has some side effects… super powers.
Story: Ted Anderson
Art Tara O’Connor
Color: Tara O’Connor
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
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SIDE EFFECTS
Writer: Ted Anderson
Artist & Colorist: Tara O’Connor
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover: Tara O’Connor
SEISMIC PRESS / $17.99 / 128 pages / Color / On Sale 10.05.22
Hannah doesn’t want to be a hero. She just wants to be well.
Hannah’s dealing with a lot in her first year of college and to make matters worse, she’s also battling her own brain, in the form of anxiety and depression. Fortunately, her therapist has put her on some meds to help, but those meds cause some unintended side effects, like sleepless nights, pounding headaches…
…or, in Hannah’s case, superpowers.
Now, on top of juggling tests and dates, Hannah has to deal with occasionally shooting lightning bolts from her fingers or reading her girlfriend’s mind. Maybe she’s supposed to be a superhero, but all she wants to do is make it through the year in one piece.
Written by Ted Anderson (My Little Pony, Adventure Time: Beginning of the End, ORPHAN AGE, MOTH AND WHISPER) and illustrated by Tara O’Connor (Fly By Night, Roots, Puddles) comes a personal story about mental health and what it takes to find yourself again.
LOLLIPOP KIDS OGN
Writers: Adam Glass and Aidan Glass
Artist: Diego Yapur
Colorist: DC Alonso
Letterer: Sal Cipriano
Cover: Juan Doe
$16.99 / 112 pages / Color / On Sale 02.09.22
NEW SEISMIC PRESS EDITION!
When immigrants came to the new world they didn’t only bring their hopes and dreams, they also brought their MONSTERS. Years ago, early setters locked these monsters away in a secret prison deep in the woods of NEW AMSTERDAM so that they never would return to the Old World. Those woods have become CENTRAL PARK and now the monsters have escaped! NICK, 14, finds out that he is a “legacy” to a secret society that for the last 400 years has kept these monsters in check – he and a ragtag group of kids just like him have to put the monsters back before they get out of the park and destroy the city.
Created by Adam Glass (ROUGH RIDERS, THE NORMALS, Teen Titans) and Aidan Glass, with art by Diego Yapur (The Night Projectionist, Priest: Purgatory), THE LOLLIPOP KIDS is an epic re-imagining of the things that go bump in the night…
Already a hit selection among educators and librarians, with a loyal legion of vocal fans, this new SEISMIC PRESS edition is published in the YA category standard size of 6.5” x 9.5” and features the entire original series, issues #1-5.
FEARBOOK CLUB OGN
Writer: Richard Ashley Hamilton
Artist: Marco Matrone
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover: Marco Matrone
$16.99 / 112 pages / Color / On Sale 01.05.22
When shy 6th-grade shutterbug Whit Garcia starts middle school, he’s forced to join a yearbook club with three other weirdos who will never be voted “most likely to succeed.” But after the ghosts of missing students start haunting them, Whit, Hester, Hillary and Press must solve the supernatural secret behind these spirits — or their yearbook club will be voted most likely to join them.
But are these ghostly students the real bad guys? Or are they just warning Whit and his friends? Warning them about a darkness beyond their schoolyard…a darkness that threatens to swallow the school – and its occupants – whole.
The sophomore offering from Seismic Press, FEARBOOK CLUB is a story all about fitting in, fighting ghosts and forming friendships with other misfits, especially when you’re a misfit yourself. Springing from the pen of writer Richard Ashley Hamilton (How To Train Your Dragon, Guillermo Del Toro’s Trollhunters) and artist Marco Matrone.
Andy and Rocket grew up together and after Rocket’s passing, Andy is having trouble not having his dog around. Thankfully, they have at least one more adventure together across the Rainbow Bridge and into a fantasy world.
Story: Steve Orlando, Steve Foxe
Art: Valentina Brancati
Color: Manuel Puppo
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
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Wednesdays (and now Tuesdays) 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 week.
Avengers Tech-On #1 (Marvel) – Marvel has been teaming up with various companies delivering new spins on their characters. This one delivers a “high tech” take that includes collectible figures available for order.
Batman ’89 #1 (DC Comics) – The classic film gets a new series continuing its wonderful world. Yeah nostalgia!
Big Apple Diaries (Roaring Book Press) – In this heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school – until the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again.
Bunny Mask #3 (AfterShock) – This horror series has been intriguing and the previous issue’s ending really caught us off guard as to where this series is going.
Campisi #1 (AfterShock) – A mafia hitman must take on a dragon who has encroached on their territory.
Count Draco Knuckleduster #1 (Scout Comics/Black Caravan) – The cosmic series has a classic Kirby vibe mixed with 70s psychedelics and we’re down for it.
Defenders #1 (Marvel) – The Defenders are a classic team and every new itteration is interesting. We’re intrigued to see what this latest version is like.
Hardware: Season One #1 (DC Comics/Milestone) – Milestone’s return has been solid and we want to see this world grow!
I Am Batman #0 (DC Comics) – John Ridley continues his vision for Batman!
Pennyworth #1 (DC Comics) – From television series to comic!
Rainbow Bridge (AfterShock/Seismic Press) – AfterShock moves into young reader territory with this graphic novel debut. Check out our review.
Run Book One (Abrams Comicarts) – The second series telling the amazing life of Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis. It’s the next chapter in the history of civil rights.
Savage Circus #5 (Heavy Metal) – The series has been awesome carnage. It’s just over the top action and a hell of a lot of fun.
Unbelievable Unteens: World of Black Hammer #1 (Dark Horse Comics) – The world of Black Hammer spins out even more with this meta team superhero saga taking place between two different worlds.
Andy and Rocket grew up together and after Rocket’s passing, Andy is having trouble not having his dog around. Thankfully, they have at least one more adventure together across the Rainbow Bridge and into a fantasy world.
Story: Steve Orlando, Steve Foxe
Art: Valentina Brancati
Color: Manuel Puppo
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
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.
AfterShock Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site
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:
AfterShock, SelfMadeHero, Scholastic Graphic, and Literati Press provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review
RAINBOW BRIDGE OGN
Writers: Steve Orlando & Steve Foxe
Artist: Valentina Brancati
Color Artist: Manuel Poppo
Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover: Valentina Brancati w/ Manuel Poppo
$16.99 / 120 pages / Color / On Sale 8.04.21
What if you got one last adventure with your best friend?
Andy and Rocket grew up together, with Rocket serving as Andy’s guardian through every one of childhood’s ups and downs. So, when Rocket passes away right before Andy’s 14th birthday, he’s rudderless. He can’t imagine making the transition to high school without Rocket at his side. The day before school starts, when Andy is at his lowest, he visits Rocket’s grave and unexpectedly summons the RAINBOW BRIDGE, a gateway to a fantasy world where pets discover their afterlife. But there’s a dark shadow to this paradise, and without Andy’s help, Rocket’s eternity may be grim…
The first graphic novel from AfterShock’s new YA imprint, Seismic Press, RAINBOW BRIDGE was conceived and written by Steve Orlando (PROJECT PATRON, KILL A MAN, Midnighter) and Steve Foxe(Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Grumpy Cat) with art by Valentina Brancati (Les Ravencroft, Ghost Writer). Published in the category standard size of 6.5” x 9.5”, this 120-page OGN will resonate with anyone who has ever had to say goodbye to a beloved pet – or who has greeted growing up with nervousness and anxiety.
