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Posted on July 10, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

It’s a new week! The final full week before SDCC. We’ll be spending it getting ready for the convention and bringing you all the news leading up to it. But before that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web you might have missed.

The Beat – Joe Quesada gives first look at upcoming Marvel project – Intriguing. Are you all excited for this project and to see what Quesada can do after all of these years?

Reviews

CBR – Barnstormers #1
The Beat – Girl Juice
CBR – Swan Songs #1
CBR – Weird Work #1

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Weird Work #1 kicks off classic noir with an alien look

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Brett

Hard-boiled noir is mixed with the bright, alien-filled worlds in Weird Work #1. Following months of gang shootings, Detective Ovra Sawce is paired with a new partner on a triple homicide. But what were a billionaire’s assistant, a hood-turned-cult leader and Sawce’s former partner doing in that warehouse?

Written by Jordan Thomas, Weird Work #1 is an interesting start to the series. At its heart, the debut is a very typical crime/noir story. There’s a strange murder. There’s a likely corrupt cop. There’s the two detectives dragged in to solve the case, each with a troubled past. The DNA is there of so many stories we’ve seen before with little new or different. The story’s core sticks to the basics.

Where the comic attempts to do something different is with the visuals. With art by Shaky Kane, Weird Work #1 is definitely weird taking place in an alien world where beings with faces that look like buttholes are completely normal as three eyed beings. At times the comic feels like weird for weird sake. So far, beyond some joke comments, the strange world doesn’t add much to the story. It’s just your average noir story with sci-fi visuals. The plot, so far, doesn’t play with or to its alien setting and characters.

And that’s what’s a bit frustrating about Weird Work #1. The comic is entertaining and the art is cool, but it doesn’t deliver anything different. It doesn’t use its alien setting enough, or really much at all, in the narrative. It’s a typical story with atypical visuals for the genre.

Weird Work #1 isn’t a bad debut and those who enjoy the genre should check it out. But, we’ve seen this genre with an alien setting before. It isn’t new and it isn’t different. Hopefully the rest of the series might deliver something a little bit different but for a debut it’s good, but doesn’t stand out.

Story: Jordan Thomas Art: Shaky Kane
Letterer: Letter Squids Design: Daniel Gruitt
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

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.

Ancient Enemies: The Greater Good #1 (Frank Miller Presents) – Ancient Enemies is the best from Frank Miller Presents and these issues focusing on single characters have been intriguing so far diving into the world more.

Captain America #750 (Marvel) – The latest event wraps up with this anniversary issue exploring the aftermath while celebrating Captain America and setting up what’s to come next!

Hairball #4 (Dark Horse) – The horror series has been unnerving with every issue.

Josif 1957 #2 (CEX Publishing) – Josif, the first gorilla in space, is wreaking absolute havoc in low orbit, and no one knows how to stop him! U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower knows just what to do-he blasts into space himself to handle the matter! How can you not be excited for this based on that description?

Knight Terrors: First Blood #1 (DC Comics) – DC’s summer event kicks off this week with a lot of miniseries and this “main series.” The Free Comic Book Day teaser was intriguing and we want to check out more.

Monstrous (First Second) – A memoir about a South Korean girl adopted by a white couple and her growing up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors.

Parker Girls #8 (Abstract Studios) – The series has been a great mix of action and humor and the Park Girls have now gone to war against billionaire Zackary May!

Peacemaker: Tries Hard #3 (DC Comics/DC Black Label) – The series has been funny and fun so far and we’re expecting more.

Swan Songs #1 (Image Comics) – A new multi-artist project from W. Maxwell Prince comprising of stories about endings. We have an early review you can check out here.

Under the Influence #1 (Mad Cave Studios) – An intriguing series about the cult of influencers and social media. You can watch our early video review.

Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland #1 (Image Comics) – A five issue anthology with stories taking place in this crazy world of twisted fairy tales.

Weird Work #1 (Image Comics) – It’s noir mixed with bright aliens, a combo that sounds intriguing.

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Sci-fi meets hard-boiled noir in Weird Work

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Legendary British artist Shaky Kane and writer Jordan Thomas will introduce readers to the corrupt, seedy streets of Stellar City in the upcoming, Weird Work. This all-new, four-issue miniseries is set to launch this July from Image Comics.

After months of gang shootings, Weird Work follows Detective Ovra Sawce who is paired with a new partner on a triple homicide. But what were a billionaire’s assistant, a hood-turned-cult leader, and Sawce’s former partner doing in that warehouse?

The hard-boiled noir of LA Confidential mixes with the bright, alien-filled worlds of Futurama in this cannot-miss crime epic.

Weird Work #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 5: