Don’t Spit in the Wind #2
(W) Stefano Cardoselli (A/CA) Stefano Cardoselli
Since the earth became inhospitable, a crew of garbage men has been tasked with cleaning up mountains of toxic waste. After descending deep inside a nuclear facility to search for a missing crew, Rodriguez and Boy find evidence that the crew has been killed by an unknown predator. Meanwhile, Travis is trying to survive his own encounter with a swarm of locusts!
Don’t Spit in the Wind #2
(W) Stefano Cardoselli (A/CA) Stefano Cardoselli
Since the earth became inhospitable, a crew of garbage men has been tasked with cleaning up mountains of toxic waste. After descending deep inside a nuclear facility to search for a missing crew, Rodriguez and Boy find evidence that the crew has been killed by an unknown predator. Meanwhile, Travis is trying to survive his own encounter with a swarm of locusts!
One man’s trash is another man’s living. Since earth became inhospitable, humanity escaped ages ago to live in a space station floating above the atmosphere. Now Travis and his crew of garbage men are tasked with cleaning up mountains of toxic waste, working for a company called Atomic Bros INC., to create a ‘Clear World’. But when one of Travis’ crew members goes missing near an old nuclear facility Travis’ job becomes a bit more complicated. Don’t Spit in the Wind #1 is an intriguing start that feels part parody and part horror.
Written by Stefano Cardoselli, Don’t Spit in the Wind #1 feels like an interesting mix of genres. There’s the obvious sci-fi aspect to it but there’s also a hint at parody and even horror. The comic has a style that’s intriguing overall and an ending that’ll suck you in and say wtf as you want to find out more.
The world is destroyed with the unenviable and likely impossible task of trying to clean it up left to a few. There’s a bit of Wall-E in there except instead of sadness we’re left with workers who feel like they’d fit more in Office Space. They’re a bit grumpy and overall negative about their job, there for the paycheck. All of that is mixed in with what transpires as a crew goes missing and we get to explore more of the world. It’s all a slow build as we discover more and more about this world.
Cardoselli does double duty also handling the art with Dan Lee. All together, it’s an excellent combo, especially at the ending. The art has amazing detail reminding me of Simon Bisely’s work on Lobo in the 90s and would feel right at home with Heavy Metal, an exaggerated world where every inch is put to use. Then you get to the end and this junk world gets more claustrophobic as greater danger is revealed. It’s a fantastic build in the art where no detail is spared.
Don’t Spit in the Wind #1 is an intriguing start to the series that’s a visual treat and concept that should pay off well. Despite it’s sci-fi setting there’s a lot to relate to and a lot to chew on, leaving us excited to see what’s next.
Story: Stefano Cardoselli Art: Stefano Cardoselli, Dan Lee
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy
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Don’t Spit in the Wind #1 (of 4)
(W) Stefano Cardoselli (A/CA) Stefano Cardoselli
In Shops: Mar 29, 2023
SRP: $4.99
One man’s trash is another man’s living. Since earth became inhospitable, humanity escaped ages ago to live in a space station floating above the atmosphere. Now Travis and his crew of garbage men are tasked with cleaning up mountains of toxic waste, working for a company called Atomic Bros INC., to create a “Clear World.” But when one of Travis’ crew members goes missing near an old nuclear facility Travis’ job becomes a bit more complicated.
Mad Cave Studios has announced it’s first creator-owned title, Don’t Spit In The Wind, the forthcoming Dystopian/Sci-fi 4-issue series written and illustrated by Bram Stoker Award Winner Stefano Cardoselli and colors and letters by Dan Lee; cover B by Zach Howard and Nelson Dániel. Follow Travis and the Atomic Bros Inc. cleaning crew as they work to clean up humanity’s final act—and get to the bottom of their crew’s mysterious disappearances!
In the distant future, humanity has escaped the shell of what was once a lush, beautiful Earth, that has instead been left a dumping ground full of trash, smog, and pollution.
One man’s trash is another man’s living. Since earth became inhospitable, humanity escaped ages ago to live in a space station floating above the atmosphere. Now Travis and his crew of garbage men are tasked with cleaning up mountains of toxic waste, working for a company called Atomic Bros INC., to create a ‘Clear World’. But when one of Travis’ crew members goes missing near an old nuclear facility Travis’ job becomes a bit more complicated.
Don’t Spit In The Wind is currently available for pre-order and will be available in comic shops and digitally March 29th, 2023.
A child with big dreams of going to the Moon someday. One magical night, the youngster wakes up on the lunar surface!
Story: Jonathan Hedrick
Art: Stefano Cardoselli
Letterer: Joel Rodriguez
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IRON HEAD ONE SHOT
(W) Stefano Cardoselli (A/CA) Stefano Cardoselli (Cover B) Stefano Cardoselli
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In a huge battle that stretches for miles and miles, a fierce and terrible massacres of enemy soldiers by the Duke Higher, who seems to know no fear. In fact, he takes pleasure in killing does not spare anyone, even those who surrender. Higer has a face full of scars (a sign of countless battles and killings) but can not be killed.
FREAKSHOW KINGDOM ONE SHOT
(W) Jonathan Hedrick, David Galiano (A) Ben Worrell, Stefano Cardoselli, Gino Kasmyanto (Cover A) Carlos Villas (Cover B) Stefano Cardoselli
In Shops: Sep 29, 2021
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Welcome to the Freakshow Kingdom! Jonathan Hedrick’s zombie universe is collected for the first time ever. Step inside a horrific realm full of the undead and those unfortunate to live among them and their own tragic deformities. Featuring the one-shot stories Freakshow Princess, Freakshow Knight, and Freakshow Jester.
HORN ISLAND TRILOGY ONE SHOT
(W) Marcus Roberts (A) Daniel Gorman (Cover A) Stefano Cardoselli (Cover B) Daniel Gorman
In Shops: Sep 29, 2021
SRP: $4.99
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The Zombie Apocalypse has hit Mississippi and no place is safe! But is this the first time it has happened? Find out about the very first Zombie sightings in the state of Mississippi and how Horn Island’s past plays a role in the state’s present.
ATHENA ONE SHOT
(W) Larry Jarrell (A) Larry Jarrell (Cover A) Rod Espinosa (Cover B) Rod Espinosa
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Athena is a woman that has endured her immortal existence of a blood curse for the past 3,000 years. A curse placed upon her by her own family. She has been banished to an island of monsters and magic that is hidden from the world to live out her existence. That is until the outside world comes crashing in and she discovers there’s more beyond the veil that holds her captive
ORISION #1 (OF 3)
(W) Bradley Golden (A/CA) Gleidson Ribeiro (Cover B) Gleidson Ribeiro
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Head of a medical technology company, Steven Gedian is dying from brain cancer. He sends an research team up the Shishapangma Mountain looking for a cure only to be met by a mythical demon.
THESE DAMN KIDS #1 (OF 3)
(W) Bradley Golden, Peter Breau (A/CA) Helmut Racho (Cover B) Jonathan Lau
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In a small town in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the children have been acting strange. There have been reports of parents being attacked by the very children they raised. Some have even gone to school to try and kill the teachers and faculty. The town sheriff has brought in a young rookie cop.
SILENCE #1 (OF 3)
(W) Evan K. Pozios (A/CA) Alex Sanchez (Cover B) Michael Golden
In Shops: Sep 29, 2021
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After suffering a life threatening medical event, former comic book superstar Stanley Kane seeks to regain his health in the remote town of Silence, Michigan. Will the accidental discovery of a mystical amulet galvanize his return to comic book glory, or will it lead him down a dark path from which he can never escape.
FORSAKEN #1 (OF 6)
(W) Sebastian Suarez (A) Francisco Paronzini (CA) Max Fiumara (Cover B) Paulina Ganucheau
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London, 1883. For Vida Gedmintas and the Order of the Golden Lance, what begins as another magically fuelled murder investigation soon turns into a race against time to prevent a dark wizard from summoning Abaddon, the Angel of Death, to our realm.
Jonny is an old-model crash test dummy who’s been repurposed as a hitman for the Don Vito Coriaci of sprawling ocean bound city-state Santa Clara City. Jonny loyal and follows orders to the T, until his latest mission – when he’s tasked with bringing in a mermaid, a delicacy with healing properties When Johnny falls in love with the mermaid and decides to save her, the chase is on through crumbling skyscrapers and colossal cyber-angel statues – in a hailstorm of lead, breathtaking pursuits, and Mexican standoffs.
Sweet Downfall is from writer/artist Stefano Cardoselli and is out from Scout Comics in late 2020.
The Summer of Scout continues, featuring the eighth of eight new upcoming Scout comic book properties!! This week, Scout has announced Planet Caravan by Stefano Cardoselli!
In the future, wars are waged over the conquest of entire systems and galaxies. Led by Corporations, dominion over mining and farming properties is the sole purpose. Travis, a captain, fights in these seemingly never-ending wars. With all his friends and fellow soldiers dead, his only desire is to make it home to his wife, Kate. After a long and dangerous journey back to earth, he discovers that the war beat him there.
Stefano Cardoselli is a Tuscan-born artist, creating comics since 1999. A frequent contributor to Heavy Metal Magazine, Stefano has also worked with 2000AD, Simon & Schuster, Antarctic Press, Blue Water Comics, Dark Slinger Comics, and (of course) Scout Comics.
Killing Geronimo: The Hunt For Bin Laden is a retelling, in graphic novel form, of America’s global search for the most notorious fugitive in modern times. Beginning with the tragedy of September 11, 2001, to the final events in Pakistan, Killing Geronimo recreates the major events in the timeline of the hunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
While there’s numerous various narratives as to what happened during the manhunt for Bin Laden this graphic novel claims it is “historically accurate.” I want to start with that as it stood out to me as how likely this claim is made. Like the movie Zero Dark Thirty, the graphic novel depicts torture and says some evidence was gained from it. However, there are reports the CIA mislead that movie, and I wonder if some of that trickled over to this graphic novel. My second issue is the depiction of the helicopters the team moved in with. In the graphic novel, they’re depicted as Chinooks. When it’s been reported, the helicopters were modified Black Hawks. When it comes to some of the facts this Vanity Fair article might be good to compare it to. Ok, that’s my two issues as far as the accuracy part that stood out to me. And when the graphic novel claims that, it factors in to my overall thoughts.
Now, when it comes to the covering of events, the graphic novel is really well done. It starts out right away with the event we all want to see, the death of Bin Laden. With that out of the way, we’re able to circle back to see what lead to that. The graphic novel has a job, to lay out what happened without much commentary and not like there can be tangents with events imagined. The graphic novel does that, using quotes from Bush and Obama throughout. It’s more graphic journalism, than a graphic novel.
I did learn a lot from the graphic novel. It seems to cover the hunt in Afghanistan well, showing our failures and the failures of the leadership at the time. But, the comic isn’t political, placing blame. Instead it leaves the reader to take in the facts and decide for themselves as to what to think.
I liked the art. It matched the story quite well with a gritty style. The lack of color also is a nice change. Each panel or page sticks to one color with a shade. Matched with the art, it’s a great combination.
Overall, Killing Geronimo is a good way to learn about history and what happened. Combined with the linked Vanity Fair article and Zero Dark Thirty, I think we get a good idea what occurred during the greatest manhunt in history.
Story: Darren Davis and Jerome Maida Art: Stefano Cardoselli
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Buy
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