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Pick(s) of the Week: Dead Body Road #1 and more

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deadbodyroad01_coverThe men involved in his wife’s death must die. All of them. Writer Justin Jordan and artist Matteo Scalera bring us this story of one man’s revenge and the dark road he travels. That’s the new comic, Dead Body Road.

With a set up like that and a title like that, this sounds like a good revenge tale full of pulpy violence and over the top moments. Hopefully it meets with expectations but know Jordan’s previous work, I’m pretty sure it will.

Expect another hit from publisher Image Comics with this one.

Check out below for the rest of our picks.

Brett:

Top Pick: Dead Body Road #1 (Image Comics) – see above why this is on my list

Death Sentence #3 (Titan Comics) – I’ve loved the first two issues of this series about a sexually transmitted disease that gives you powers, but also kills you in 6 months.

Indestructible #1 (IDW Publishing/Darby Pop Publishing) – The first book from Darby Pop. Indestructible is the story of a not-so-heroic slacker, Greg Pincus who when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time, thwarts a robbery with what the general public believes to be “superpowers.”

Superior Foes of Spider-Man #6 (Marvel) – This has been one of the best debuts by Marvel this year. The focus on Spider-Man’s “B” list of villains has been entertaining and fun with every issue.

Unity #2 (Valiant) – The first issue was a hell of a debut. I imagine the second will be just as solid.

Graphic Novel/TPB Top Pick: Richard Starks’ Parker: Slayground (IDW Publishing) – Every release of this pulp series has been an amazing read and beautiful to look at. Expect another fantastic noir read.

Scott:

Top Pick: Dead Body Road #1 (Image Comics) – I love a good revenge story, and with a title like this I know I’m going to get some hardcore, pulpy violence. Bring it on.

Batman #26 (DC Comics) – I don’t even know what to say about this anymore. Read this book, people! Read it for the story. Read it for the art. Read it for the lettering, I don’t care. Just read it.

Lazarus #5 (Image Comics) – This is the beginning of a new arc, and I can’t wait to see how Jonah’s betrayal, and Johanna’s manipulation of him, plays out.

Manifest Destiny #2 (Image Comics) – The debut of his book wasn’t immediately amazing, but come on: centaurs in the Louisiana Purchase.That’s definitely worth a read.

Graphic Novels/Trades:

Snapshot (Image Comics) – I hear mixed reviews about the story, but the fact that Jock did the interiors sold it for me. I’d probably read anything with his name on it. He could draw a My Little Pony mini series, and I’d eventually read it.

Sheltered Vol. 1 (Image Comics) – This book collects issues 1-5 of a series that consistently grew and got better as it went on, and everyone should really give it a chance.

Parker Will Return in Slayground!

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SLAYGROUNDCVRDarwyn Cooke’s acclaimed Parker series from IDW continues to expand with the classic Slayground. In this newest graphic novel, Parker is put to the test against crooked cops and sleazy gangsters after a heist goes south and he finds himself trapped in an amusement park closed for the winter, and embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse… a game that slowly starts to favor the mouse.

Based on the influential novels by Richard Stark, AKA, Donald Westlake, Parker is a coldly calculating master criminal, one with a very rigid code. The IDW adaptations by Darwyn Cooke of The Hunter and The Outfit have received multiple Eisner and Harvey  awards. The Score, released last year, was nominated for an Eisner Award at last week’s San Diego Comic-Con International. Slayground will be the fourth Parker adaptation in the popular and much lauded series.

Darwyn Cooke’s distinct style has made him a premier writer and artist in the comic book industry. A former animator, Cooke entered mainstream comics in 2000 with his critical hit Batman: Ego for DC Comics.

Donald Westlake, writing as Richard Stark, was the acclaimed author of the Parker series. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner, as well as being named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, that prestigious societies highest honor.