All in all, How I Soar is a nice collection of well-written pastiches examining Wash’s life and character development, offering depth and backstory to a character who’d had little in the way of such previously. The tales are lovingly told by creators as appreciative of their source as any fan, and not without their occasional emotional gut punch, and Alan Tudyk’s conflict-avoidant, star-loving pilot’s sardonic wit issues forth loud and clear in every one. (11/13)
Buzzard #2 Wolf Cave Comics Created & Written by Andrea Wolf Illustrated by Ezequiel Assis Live & fully funded on Kickstarter! (issues 1 & 2 available) Welcome to modern Britain: a lost land where folks look for meaning in bizarre places, with devastating results. CEOs double as vigilantes, bored millionaires role-play as neo-Nazis and jaded […]
With enough shadow and grit that you might need to wash your face and brush your teeth afterward, Lonesome Days, Savage Nights is a Dashiell Hammett meets Universal Monsters pulp noir masterpiece. Salvatore Simeone’s tale, as spun by Simeone and Steve Niles, weaves the classic werewolf mythos into an ebon dark story of pain, regret and revenge that left me with a nasty thirst for more. (13/13)
Red Fork TKO Studios Written by Alex Paknadel Illustrated by Nil Vendrell Colors by Giulia Brusco Letters by Ryan Ferrier Cover Art by Nil Vendrell Edited by Sebastian Girner Available now Ex-con Noah returns to find his hometown of Redfork decayed by opioid abuse. But soon he discovers a more sinister and dangerous supernatural presence […]
Ninja World USA #1 Enmaku Written by Toji Illustrated by Nobita Colors by Hayasato Mechanical Design by Kazuhiko Kakoi Translated by Frank Dowd Publisher, Shigeki Hoshino Coming soon to ComiXology & Amazon Ninja World USA tells the story of what happened to Ninja after the end of the Samurai era. When a Japanese conglomerate decides […]
The Last Ronin, part 1 IDW Publishing Story by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, & Tom Waltz Script by Tom Waltz & Kevin Eastman Layouts by Kevin Eastman Pencils & inks by Esau & Isaac Escorza Page 39 art by Ben Bishop (color assist by Samuel Plata Colors Luis Antonio Delgado Letters by Shawn Lee Edits […]
Cutting Edge: The Siren’s Song #1 Titan Comics Written by Francesco Dimitri Art by Mario Alberti Covers by Butch Guice & Mario Alberti Brought together by a clandestine corporation, the world’s greatest minds are set a challenge of epic proportions: the dodecathlon. Unlikely alliances are made in order to fulfill the quest and uncover the […]
The Crusaders #357: Experiment in Evil Written by Rob Wolford Blake Arnold Richard A. Becker Directed by Rob Wolford Available to stream at Amazon Prime Video YouTube A battered wife leaves her husband to become a super hero in this comic book come to life complete with panels , page turns and old fashioned novelty […]
Buzzard #1 Wolf Cave Comics Created & Written by Andrea Wolf Illustrated by Ezequiel Assis Cover art by Samuele Zardinoni Cover graphics by Rob Jones What’s a lad to do when his skill set involves a heavy use of knees & elbows and very little by way of self-control? One option, he could follow in […]
Romesburg and Roberts present us an intriguing concept with Children: a post-apocalyptic world that isn’t zombies and desert and mutated ugliness. There’s no Negan, no sadistic death races, no reavers. Rather, it’s idyllic, it’s beautiful, it’s warm and cozy and natural and—just perfect enough to be Children of the Corn—level creepy. (12/13)