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Exclusive: A Wave Blue World launches Crisis on Our Only Earth for World Environmental Health Day

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On September 26th, the world comes together to observe World Environmental Health Day. The environment is at even greater risk today as the most basic guardrails are being stripped away. Executive orders as well as elevated individuals are assaulting the little gains that have been made over the years and attacking communities negatively impacted by pollution and thus attacking their health and well-being. Editors Joe Corallo and Molly Jackson have partnered with A Wave Blue World to bring a new vision of our future in a benefit anthology for environmental causes, Crisis on Our Only Earth.  

World Environmental Health Day takes place on September 26 and declared by the International Federation of Environmental Health. This year’s theme is “Clean Air, Healthy People.” The goal is to help promote awareness and action on the impact of clean air on public health, and addressing air pollution, climate change, and respiratory diseases. The first yearly event was held in 2011 to raise awareness about the connection between environmental quality and human health.

Crisis on Our Only Earth is a graphic novel anthology that features a mix of rising stars and seasoned pros in the comic book industry telling stories about important environmentalists, the origins of Earth Day, small steps we can take to make our world a better place, as well as genre stories incorporating themes of activism.

A Wave Blue World has pledged to make a donation to the Natural Resources Defense Council matching the net proceeds of the sales of the anthology. NRDC is an international organization promoting environmental advocacy through science, litigation, and green business practices.

Contributors include Danny Lore, Rio Burton, Bernardo Brice, Sabs Cooper, Ashlynn Barker, Adam McGovern, Chase Bluestone, Edwin Lopez, Lane Lloyd, Martha Thomases, Kate Zimmerman, David Pepose, Chris Shehan, Taylor Esposito, Trina Robbins, Fabian Lelay, Gab Contreras, Peter Carlsson, Mindy Newell, John K Snyder III, Bernardo Brice, Beth Rimmels, Michiums, Devin Grayson, Magda Price, Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, Barbara Randall Kesel, Diana Leto, Catrina Brighton, Regine Sawyer, Rodney Sanon, Molly Jackson, Christie Shinn, Annie Nocenti, Ameziane, Sina Grace, Rus Wooton, Alexander Lu, Sweeney Boo, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Juan Ponce, Haley Boros, Keith Frady, Claudia Aguire, Catherine Ducket, Stuart Moore, Mark Wheatley, Carol Wheatley, Joe Corallo, Eric Palicki, Emily Pearson, and Matthew Kaplowitz.

Publishers Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner of A Wave Blue World know how important this mission is, and with their history of publishing critically-acclaimed anthologies, including Young Men in Love and Becoming Who We Are, make them the perfect home and advocates for Crisis on Our Only Earth.

The anthology will be released first digitally on September 26th as a pdf download which can be purchased on AWBW.com. Additionally, it can be purchased or read through subscription service on A Wave Blue World’s digital partners including Amazon Kindle, GlobalComix, and ComicsPlus on LibraryPass.

A limited print edition is expected sometime in 2026.  You can support NRDC and their mission directly by visiting their website at nrdc.org.

Crisis on Our Only Earth

Exclusive Preview: Hydrogenese by Caza from Metal Hurlant

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Humanoids‘ relaunch of the iconic Metal Hurlant has just a few days left on Kickstarter and we have another exclusive, this time a preview of “Hydrogenese” by Caza!

50 years after the debut of Metal Hurlant in France, the iconic and genre defining publication is returning to English, with a bigger and bolder iteration than ever before: as a quarterly anthology published by Humanoids. Each volume of Metal Hurlant will be a massive 272+ page literary experience.

In 1974, filmmaker, writer, mime, and poet Alejandro Jodorowsky was working in Paris on a film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune, with the assistance of the internationally acclaimed artist Mœbius on concept art and storyboards, alongside talents such as H.R. Giger and Dan O’Bannon. At the same time, Mœbius—along with fellow rebellious bande dessinée creators Jean-Pierre Dionnet and Philippe Druillet—wanted to push the boundaries of the  comics medium to tell mature, cerebral, and often titillating stories that embraced a punk attitude. Metal Hurlant was their brainchild, a cutting edge comics anthology published under their newly-founded publishing house Les Humanoïdes Associés (Humanoids).

See what Alejandro Jodorowsky and Hans Zimmer have to say about the return of Metal Hurlant.

Highlights from the first year of Metal Hurlant include all-new, sophisticated, and electrifying genre stories by visionary graphic storytellers and international superstars, including: 

  • “Clean and Clear” by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Jacob Edgar
  • “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” by writer Matt Fraction and artist Afif Khaled
  • “The Rite” by cartoonist Elie Huault 
  • “Peppermint Wendy” by cartoonist Miran Kim
  • “Retrograde” by writer Karla Pacheco and artist Sagar Fornies
  • “Soldiers of Light” by cartoonist Simon Roy
  • “The Laws of Physics” by cartoonist Matthew Sheean
  • “Hot Ground” by cartoonists Shofela “Shof” & Shobo Coker
  • “Red Planet Tomatoes” by cartoonist James Stokoe
  • “A New Dawn” by writer Jake Thomas and artist Jorg de Vos
  • “Nightmare Motel” by cartoonist Elene Usdin
  • “The Naked King” by writer Fabien Vehlmann and artist Lionel “Alfred” Papagalli
  • “Alter” by writer Mark Waid and artist Jean-Michel Ponzio

The first year of Metal Hurlant will also showcase archival material from Metal Hurlant’s original run in France, including stories that have never been published before in English or stories that have been out-of-print for decades, including:

  • Rare short stories from Mœbius, including “Absoluten Calfeutrail” and “La Retour” (The Return)
  • Content from original Metal Hurlant founders Philippe Druillet and Jean-Pierre Dionnet
  • Robert Crumb’s iconic comic about Philip K. Dick
  • Stories by Caza, Nicole Claveloux, Michio Hisauchi, Angus McKie, Jean-Claude Mézières, Chantal Montellier, and Trina Robbins

Each issue of the magazine will have covers by international superstar artists, including Mœbius, Peach Momoko, Enki Bilal, and Jean-Michel Nicollet. The magazine will be packed with premier editorial features by independent journalists, such as cultural commentaries, personal essays, and interviews with top talents from across the arts including Ted Chiang, William Gibson, Alan Moore, and Denis Villeneuve. 

Metal Hurlant is set to launch with a Spring 2025 issue, 50 years after its French premiere issue in January 1975. Metal Hurlant will be available through newsstands,  comic book shops, and bookstores, by subscription, and via the Kickstarter campaign. Backers to the crowdfunding campaign can choose Kickstarter exclusive rewards like:

  • “Arzach” by Mœbius, the seminal, silent story, presented in a stunning hardcover format, featuring a cutout slipcase for the 50th Anniversary French Edition that has never before been available in the US
  • A two-sided Mœbius posterzine for people who subscribe for one year, featuring, on side one, a cover illustration by Mœbius for Metal Hurlant n°6 (March 1976) and, on side two, Mœbius’ short story, “Major Fatal”, which will not be published in the magazine itself
  • A two-sided posterzine for people who subscribe for two years or to the hardcover tier, featuring, on side one, a cover illustration by Mœbius and Druillet for Metal Hurlant n°57bis (November 1980) and, on side two, Mœbius’ & Druillet short story, “Approaching the Centauri,” which will not be published in the magazine itself
  • A Metal Hurlant cover portfolio of 8 prints of iconic, vintage covers by Philippe Druillet, Mœbius, Caza, François Schuiten, Jean-Claude Mézières, and more, presented in a pocket portfolio
  • A Roulette-style signature add-on, offering ONE portfolio print signature from Jodorowsky, Nicollet, Dionnet, OR Caza
  • An All-Star Signature Tier featuring all four portfolio signatures from Jodorowsky, Nicollet, Dionnet, and Caza 

Check out the exclusive preview below and then make sure to back Metal Hurlant before time runs out!

Exclusive: Metal Hurlant returns from Humanoids and we have an exclusive excerpt from Caza!

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50 years after the debut of Metal Hurlant in France, the iconic and genre defining publication is returning to English, with a bigger and bolder iteration than ever before: as a quarterly anthology published by Humanoids. Each volume of Metal Hurlant will be a massive 272+ page literary experience. The ambitious venture will be funded via Kickstarter and will be released as part of the internationally renowned publisher’s ongoing 50th Anniversary celebrations.

In 1974, filmmaker, writer, mime, and poet Alejandro Jodorowsky was working in Paris on a film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune, with the assistance of the internationally acclaimed artist Mœbius on concept art and storyboards, alongside talents such as H.R. Giger and Dan O’Bannon. At the same time, Mœbius—along with fellow rebellious bande dessinée creators Jean-Pierre Dionnet and Philippe Druillet—wanted to push the boundaries of the comics medium to tell mature, cerebral, and often titillating stories that embraced a punk attitude. Metal Hurlant was their brainchild, a cutting edge comics anthology published under their newly-founded publishing house Les Humanoïdes Associés (Humanoids).

Highlights from the first year of Metal Hurlant include all-new, sophisticated, and electrifying genre stories by visionary graphic storytellers and international superstars, including: 

  • “Clean and Clear” by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Jacob Edgar
  • “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” by writer Matt Fraction and artist Afif Khaled
  • “The Rite” by cartoonist Elie Huault 
  • “Peppermint Wendy” by cartoonist Miran Kim
  • “Retrograde” by writer Karla Pacheco and artist Sagar Fornies
  • “Soldiers of Light” by cartoonist Simon Roy
  • “The Laws of Physics” by cartoonist Matthew Sheean
  • “Hot Ground” by cartoonists Shofela “Shof” & Shobo Coker
  • “Red Planet Tomatoes” by cartoonist James Stokoe
  • “A New Dawn” by writer Jake Thomas and artist Jorg de Vos
  • “Nightmare Motel” by cartoonist Elene Usdin
  • “The Naked King” by writer Fabien Vehlmann and artist Lionel “Alfred” Papagalli
  • “Alter” by writer Mark Waid and artist Jean-Michel Ponzio

The first year of Metal Hurlant will also showcase archival material from Metal Hurlant’s original run in France, including stories that have never been published before in English or stories that have been out-of-print for decades, including:

  • Rare short stories from Mœbius, including “Absoluten Calfeutrail” and “La Retour” (The Return)
  • Content from original Metal Hurlant founders Philippe Druillet and Jean-Pierre Dionnet
  • Robert Crumb’s iconic comic about Philip K. Dick
  • Stories by Caza, Nicole Claveloux, Michio Hisauchi, Angus McKie, Jean-Claude Mézières, Chantal Montellier, and Trina Robbins

Each issue of the magazine will have covers by international superstar artists, including Mœbius, Peach Momoko, Enki Bilal, and Jean-Michel Nicollet. The magazine will be packed with premier editorial features by independent journalists, such as cultural commentaries, personal essays, and interviews with top talents from across the arts including Ted Chiang, William Gibson, Alan Moore, and Denis Villeneuve. 

Metal Hurlant is set to launch with a Spring 2025 issue, 50 years after its French premiere issue in January 1975. Metal Hurlant will be available through newsstands, comic book shops, and bookstores, by subscription, and via the Kickstarter campaign. Backers to the crowdfunding campaign can choose Kickstarter exclusive rewards like:

  • “Arzach” by Mœbius, the seminal, silent story, presented in a stunning hardcover format, featuring a cutout slipcase for the 50th Anniversary French Edition that has never before been available in the US
  • A two-sided Mœbius posterzine for people who subscribe for one year, featuring, on side one, a cover illustration by Mœbius for Metal Hurlant n°6 (March 1976) and, on side two, Mœbius’ short story, “Major Fatal”, which will not be published in the magazine itself
  • A two-sided posterzine for people who subscribe for two years or to the hardcover tier, featuring, on side one, a cover illustration by Mœbius and Druillet for Metal Hurlant n°57bis (November 1980) and, on side two, Mœbius’ & Druillet short story, “Approaching the Centauri,” which will not be published in the magazine itself
  • A Metal Hurlant cover portfolio of 8 prints of iconic, vintage covers by Philippe Druillet, Mœbius, Caza, François Schuiten, Jean-Claude Mézières, and more, presented in a pocket portfolio
  • A Roulette-style signature add-on, offering ONE portfolio print signature from Jodorowsky, Nicollet, Dionnet, OR Caza
  • An All-Star Signature Tier featuring all four portfolio signatures from Jodorowsky, Nicollet, Dionnet, and Caza 

Before it’s launch, we have an exclusive preview from “Bird of Dust” by Caza. Check it out below and make sure to not miss Metal Hurlant‘s return! And check out covers from Enki Bilal, Mœbius, Peach Momoko, and Jean-Michel Nicollet!

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Spectregraph #1

It was new comic book day yesterday. What’d you all like? 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.

The Comics Journal – Remembering Trina Robbins – A wonderful memorial.

Publishers Weekly – Abrams to Launch Manga Imprint, Kana – Interesting.

Kotaku – Embracer CEO Is Full Of Excuses – Of course he is.

Reviews

Comicbook – Spectregraph #1
Comicbook – Star Wars: Darth Maul – Black, White & Red #1

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Lúz La Luminosa #1

It’s one of two new comic book days! What are you all getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments. While you think about that, here’s some comic news and a review from around the web.

The Beat – Remembering Trina Robbins – A fantastic tribute.

Webtoon – WEBTOON Dustup Highlights Creators, Publishers, and the Scramble for IP – A good read.

The Beat – Announcing the shortlist for the 2024 CARTOONIST STUDIO PRIZE AWARD – Congrats to all.

Deadline – Marvel Makes Small Round Of Layoffs – Sounds like mostly Marvel Studios related.

Review

The Beat – Lúz La Luminosa #1

Comic pioneer Trina Robbins has passed

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Trina Robbins

It has been announced that legendary comic creator and pioneer Trina Robbins has passed. Robbins was an award-winning herstorian and writer, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman.

Born in August 1938, Robbins was an active member in science fiction fandom in the 1950s and 1960s with her work appearing in fiction fanzines. From there, here comics began to appear in the East Village Other and underground comic Gothic Blimp Works. Robbins designed the costume for Vampirella for Warren Publishing.

In 1970 she published the first all-woman comic book one-shot It Ain’t Me, Babe Comix, and most recently released another anthology Won’t Back Down, protesting the current Supreme Court.

She was outspoken in her beliefs, giving a platform for many without one, in 1986 she teamed with Kurt Busiek for the four-issue limited series The Legend of Wonder Woman. She’d later team with Colleen Doran for the graphic novel Wonder Woman: The Once and Future Story.

Her books The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley’s Cartoons from 1913–1940 (Fantagraphics, 2009) and Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury (IDW Publishing, 2011) were nominated for Eisner awards and Harvey awards. Her all-ages graphic novel Chicagoland Detective Agency: The Drained Brains Caper (Graphic Universe, 2010), the first in a six-book series, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her most recent books are Gladys Parker, a life in comics, a passion for fashion (Hermes Press, 2022), and the Eisner winning The Flapper Queens (Fantagraphics, 2020)

Robbins was a co-founder of Friends of Lulu, a nonprofit formed in 1994 to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry.

Robbins was voted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2013 and most recently in December 2023 was honored by receiving the Makherke award at JewCE and awarded an honorary doctorate.

JewCE 2023: Jewish Comics and Remembrance Culture

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To go along with the Jewish Comics Experience exhibition, JewCE held a convention with numerous panels highlighting the history of comics and it connection to Jewish culture and history. Taking place in November, the convention has now released all of the panels for streaming and to watch on demand.

Comics have become a recognized medium for engaging with Jewish history, Holocaust narrative, and personal memory/narrative.  Join the panelists and moderator Samantha Baskind to talk about the role of remembrance culture in Jewish comics.

Moderated by Samantha Baskind and Danny Fingeroth, the panel features Ken Krimstein, Stan Mack, and Trina Robbins.

JewCE 2023: Jewish Folklore in Comics

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To go along with the Jewish Comics Experience exhibition, JewCE held a convention with numerous panels highlighting the history of comics and it connection to Jewish culture and history. Taking place in November, the convention has now released all of the panels for streaming and to watch on demand.

As a uniquely visual mode of Jewish storytelling, graphic novels that deal with Jewish historical topics often delve into the realm of folklore to broaden the cultural reach of their work. This panel will look at the ways in which Jewish graphic novelists engage with folklore and history in their work.

Moderated by Eddy Portnoy, the panel features Dani Colman, Trina Robbins, Chanan Beizer, and Yehudi Mercado.

Watch Jewish Folklore in Comics now!

Dauntless Dames is some awesome comic history highlighting classic women characters & their creators

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Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comics highlights the audacious exploits of ten great adventurous female stars from the Golden Age of comic strips.

In the 1920s they were socialites and flappers. In the 1960s they were homemakers and heartthrobs. But from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, female stars of the newspaper comic strips were detectives, spies, soldiers of fortune, even superheroes. Accomplishing everything the male comics stars of the time achieved, except they did it in high-heels and flowing skirts.

Presented in an extra-large format, here are the colorful, pulse-pounding tales of ten incredible women, both known and unknown to comics fans ― and most are reprinted here for the first time in three-quarters of a century! The book also includes a special bonus: an insert section with a dozen paper doll cutouts starring the most popular women comic strip characters of the day.

Edited by: by Trina Robbins, Peter Maresca

Get your copy in comic shops! 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.

Bookshop
Amazon
Kindle

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Cosmic Ghost Rider #1

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

Kotaku – One Piece Creator Asked AI To Write A New Manga Chapter – Oh, this could be interesting.

The San Francisco Standard – The First Woman To Draw Wonder Woman Wants You To Know She’s Alive and Well in SF – Some awesome comic history!

Smash Pages – Tillie Walden named Vermont’s next Cartoonist Laureate – Awesome! Congrats!

The Beat – The inaugural SOPHIE CASTILLE AWARD for Comics in Translation has opened for publisher submissions – Good luck to all who enter.

Reviews

CBR – Cosmic Ghost Rider #1
CBR – DC/RWBY #1
Comic Crusaders – Ghost Planet
Comic Crusaders – Hunt. Kill. Repeat. #1
Comicbook – I Am Iron Man #1
CBR – I Am Iron Man #1
Comic Crusaders – Phantom Road #1
Comicbook – Phantom Road #1
CBR – Rogue and Gambit #1
Comic Crusaders – Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #4
Comic Crusaders – Star Wars: The Mandalorian #8
Collected Editions – Tales of the Amazons

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