Hilarious and forlorn stories from the author’s childhood, surrounded by 90s comics, cartoons, toys, deprivation, and painful nostalgia.
Story: Noah Van Sciver
Art: Noah Van Sciver
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Wednesdays (and 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.
Conan the Barbarian #2 (Titan Comics) – The first issue was amazing delivering an awesome take on the classic character.
The Devil’s Cut (DSTLRY) – DSTLRY launches with this anthology showing off the talent for the many series to come. Check out our early review.
Knight Terrors: Nights End #1 (DC Comics) – The nightmares are now in the real world as this event wraps up!
Local Man Gold (Image Comics) – Jack comes face to face with his explosive past as his younger self travels through time to the present!
Maple Terrace #2 (Uncivilized Comics) – Noah Van Sciver takes us deeper into his childhood.
Marvel Age #1000 (Marvel) – An impressive roster of creators celebrate Marvel plus it’s the Marvel Value Stamp #1000!
Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 (Marvel) – Kamala is now an X-Man and a mutant, hope she survives this experience.
The Plot Holes #1 (Massive Publishing) – Sean Gordon Murphy’s new series that features a squad of fictional warriors who transport themselves into pages of other books.
Toxx #1 (Blood Moon Comics) – In a dystopian wasteland where humanity has long since been sterilized by radiation, a woman miraculously becomes pregnant and must find a way to stay alive as multiple groups vie for control of her and her unborn child’s future.
1945: Daniel Buss, an anxious teenager living in small-town America, has been experiencing strange symptoms: mood swings, increased sensitivity, and terrifying hallucinations, threatening to ruin his summer vacation before freshman year. Worse, a stalking presence watches Daniel’s every move.
1955: George Brooks—war vet and tireless doctor—nears retirement from his decorated past. When a local housewife murders her entire family, her son—the sole survivor—is put into his care; George grows obsessed with uncovering what could drive an ordinary person to such brutality.
Story: Jenny Cha, Lonnie Nadler
Art: Jenna Cha
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.
Hilarious and forlorn stories from the author’s childhood, surrounded by 90s comics, cartoons, toys, deprivation, and painful nostalgia.
Story: Noah Van Sciver
Art: Noah Van Sciver
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.
Wednesdays (and 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.
Batman/Spawn #1 (DC Comics) – It’s Batman and Spawn, together again. Do we really need to say why we’re excited for this? It’s the 90s, back again!
Blade Runner 2039 #1 (Titan Comics) – It has been three years since Niander Wallace introduced his brand of ‘perfectly obedient’ Replicants, and the ban on synthetic humans has been lifted, at least for the new Wallace models?
The Boxer Vol. 1 (Yen Press/Ize Press) – A story about a young man with superhuman athletic abilities who heads into the ring. But, what compels Yu to keep entering it?
Dark Ride #3 (Image Comics) – This twisted take on an amusement park has been fantastic so far delivering some family drama and horror mixed together.
Darkland #1 (Scout Comics) – A new apocalyptic tale focused on a young girl being thrust in the remnants of America.
Ginseng Roots #11 (Uncivilized Comics) – Craig Thompson’s comic series about growing up around ginseng farmers has been eye opening and educational and matched by its beautiful art.
Monica Rambeau: Photon #1 (Marvel) – The character is going to have a pretty big few years with Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and the character gets the spotlight further in comics here.
Night Club #1 (Image Comics) – Part of Millarworld, there’s a big event coming next year involving all of the various series and we’re interested in seeing how it all comes together.
Savage Avengers #8 (Marvel) – For those who haven’t been reading, the team has been thrust into the world of Marvel 2099 which has been a fun revisit with the classic characters.
A Vicious Circle #1 (BOOM! Studios) – A trained assassin from the future seeks revenge against someone with the same affliction. They’re forced to travel between the past and future.
After close to a year break, Ginseng Roots is back with Ginseng Roots #10.
The series again pivots a bit, now focusing on Craig Thompson‘s creation of the comic itself and more research in Korea and China. At the same time, it focuses on Thompson’s own family and his relationship with his brother.
Story: Craig Thompson
Art: Craig Thompson
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.
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There are 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:
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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.
Arkham City: The Order of the World #4 (DC Comics) – Having to deal with the inmates who escaped Arkham on “A day”, this series has been a tense thriller.
Bad Kitty for President (Roaring Brook Press) – It’s time to elect a new president of the Neighborhood Cat Coalition! We’re new to this line of books but what we’ve read so far is fantastic. They’re both entertaining and educational with great lessons for kids (and adults).
Dark Knights of Steel #3 (DC Comics) – The fantasy setting for the DC universe has been interesting so far with shocking moments that have kept us entertained and wanting to see what’s next. A fantastic “elseworlds” type story.
Fourth Man #1 (AWA Studios) – Three dead bodies lay in a rural morgue – all murdered in the span of three weeks. It’s up to two detectives from opposite sides of the tracks to determine who put them there. Yeah, we’re game for this.
Inferno #4 (Marvel) – This is it! Jonathan Hickman’s era for the X-Men ends here and we have no idea how it’s going to wrap up.
Monkey Meat #1 (Image Comics) – Juni Ba has impressed us with everything done so far, so we’re excited for this anthology series from the creator.
Nocterra Special (Image Comics) – The book of Blacktop Bill! It’s origin of the mysterious villain.
One-Star Squadron #2 (DC Comics) – The first issue had us laughing at this series that looks at the “also ran” heroes and their agency to help people.
So Far So Good (Centrala) – The story of the Mann brothers and their band waging guerilla war against the Communist regime in the early 1950s could be the most dramatic Czech tale of the 20th century.
West #1 (Uncivilized Comics) – Farmers uncover a conspiracy when they discover something in the depths of a tech corporation.
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.
Amazing Spider-Man #78 (Marvel) – “Beyond” has been a fantastic new storyline that has put Ben Reilly front and center and taken the series in an interesting direction.
Eternals #7 (Marvel) – Thanos is now in charge of the Eternals in this jumping-on point.
Ginseng Roots #9 (Uncivilized Comics) – Craig Thompson returns after a break to further dive into his childhood and growing up in the world of ginseng.
Mazebook #3 (Dark Horse) – This series follows a father who lost his daughter but is convinced she’s still out there, at the end of the maze in front of him.
My Date With Monsters #1 (AfterShock) – Dreams are now stalking the real world and Risa Harumi finds herself fighting monsters and finding true love.
Phenomx #1 (Image Comics) – A new comic series from John Leguizamo, we’re intrigued where this former prisoner who undergoes an experiment story goes.
The Recount (Scout Comics) – A controversial election. A nation split. An armed uprising. The series is collected and hits a bit too close to home.
Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #1 (BOOM! Studios) – We’re always up for a solid conspiracy.
Robin & Batman #1 (DC Comics) – The early years of Batman and Robin from the perspective of Dick Grayson. It’s amazing.
The Thing #1 (Marvel) – We’re a sucker for stories staring The Thing.
Undiscovered Country #17 (Image Comics) – This series has kept us on our toes with every issue and we seriously have no idea where it’s going with each issue.
Venom #1 (Marvel) – Coming off an epic run, a new creative team is no onboard the series and we want to see what else can be done with this character who has become a pretty big player in the Marvel Universe.
What’s the Furthest Place From Here #1 (Image Comics) – This one is fantastic and the less we say, the better. Go out and get it, but hurry as we’re expecting it to sell out quickly.
When it come sot fulfilling your promise, it is never more ingrained than in immigrant families. My own family, came with their own set of challenges, and those pressures transferred to their children, me and my cousins. We were often told to either go to medicine or law. Like many families but it feels as though they had the pressures of the “old country” on us. The audacity of hoping for a better life for you, your family and maybe, being part of this “American dream”, is what pushes so many of us to do better.
It is often in that push to do better than those who came before, that the struggle of living within the “hyphen” becomes suddenly apparent. As it is usually the generation who is born into the new country, who finds themselves often conflicted. They are both a child of immigrants and someone born to this nation they have always known as their home. In Ginseng Roots #8, Craig Thompson takes a look at a particular Hmong family and find out just how important legacy is.
Within this issue we find about Chua and Chua’s family, as we soon find out how the cultural differences lead to his father being named Abraham, because the Mennonites who lived there, never anyone who was not white, but eventually adopted the name for religious reasons and also, to assimilate. Chua would work the fields with his Dad every day after school, but after Junior year, he would drop out, and he would eventually take over the family business, as that became all he knew. By the issue’s end, we get a full exploration of who Chua is and just how important his Dad, Abraham, was to him and to this community.
Overall, Ginseng Roots #8 is an issue which will remind many Minari, but is much more heartfelt, because this true story. The story by Thompson is authentic. The art by Thompson is incredible. Altogether, Chua’s journey shows sometimes legacy finds its way to you.
Story: Craig Thompson Art: Craig Thompson
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy
Purchase: Zeus Comics – Uncivilized Books
