NEWS WATCH: IDW Reveals Comic Book Direct Market Publishing Schedule for Summer 2020
IDW releases a phenomenal list of summer comics that will satisfy any cravings.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14: Moving On
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14 (Bellaire, Lopez, Hidalgo) is a quiet, character-driven issue that lets everyone settle into the new status quo. With gorgeous art, this issue is a great jumping-on – or jumping back on – point for new and lapsed reader alike.
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Star #4: Another Battle for these Accursed Stones
Star #4
Star #4 (Thomspon, Pina, Andrade, Aburtov, O’Halloran, Cowles) is full of action and awesome visuals, but it also poses an interesting comparison which finds Star still on uncertain grounds regarding her status as a hero or a villain.
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Batman: Gotham Nights #4-5: Clowns to the Left of Me…
Batman: Gotham Nights #4-5
Batman: Gotham Nights #4-5 (Russell, Benjamin, Friend, Sinclair) from DC’s Digital Firsts line land slightly better than previous issues thanks to Russell but still feel like a lot of potential was lost along the way.
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Banana Fish
Banana Fish
Basically the plot is as follows. Ash Lynx, a 17-year-old gang member, and leader, is up to speed in the aftermath over a thing or substance named “Banana Fish”, connected to his sibling Griffin and the war in Iraq. Ash’s chief and abuser Dino needs this substance back. In the interim, 19-year-old Eiji from Japan…
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Manga Monday: Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1 Review
Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1
Ghoul or human any manga reader will find this cruel story a delight to read.
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Lost On Planet Earth #2: Run Away, But Forward
Lost On Planet Earth #2
Lost On Planet Earth #2: A fast-paced story, but one that promises to take us on a revolutionary trip of growth and breaking with preconceptions of the world (both in personal and social ways). We’re eager to see what Visaggio and Aguirre have for us next.
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Dr. Strange Surgeon Supreme #4: Druid Resurgent
Dr. Strange Surgeon Supreme #4
Dr. Strange Surgeon Supreme #4 (Waid, Walker, Tartaglia, Fabela) Love in the air? perhaps but the hospital just got a new sunroof.
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Amazing Science Fiction: Snowpiercer: The Expansion of Emotionality
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer grips viewers in the very first instant with the quintessential hook and implores them to ask questions—deep, meaningful questions, to which there are no easy answers.
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Ninjak vol 6: With Friends Like These…
Ninjak vol 6: The Seven Blades of Master Darque
Ninjak vol 6 (Kindt, Cafu, Lamming, Segovia, Baron, Lee, Arreola): If you’re a new reader I’m genuinely excited, like kids on Christmas morning excited for you as you work your way through this fantastic run with an all around epic conclusion.
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Wonder Woman #755: And the Truth Shall Set You Free
Wonder Woman #755 (Orlando, Merino, Cifuentes, Fajardo Jr.) questions just how potent an avatar for truth Diana REALLY is when she’s confronted with a well-intended mistake from her past. It’s largely successful in its endeavor, and hits a comfort zone as far as the title character is concerned that should strike all the right chords with fans.
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Andeanfuturism, The Reconciliation Of Sci-Fi And Spiritualism: An Interview With Alberto Rayo
Alberto Rayo is a Peruvian comic writer with a broad multi-genre artwork. We sat with him to talk about his work, his inspirations and his sci-fi narrative approach, connecting visions of the future with indigenous roots, environmentalism and an anti-colonial approach.
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