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Comics of Future Past – juli 2019

lördag 4 maj, kl 00:41 av 2 kommentarer

Juli månad är sommarmånaden nummer ett och också en månad då flera av de amerikanska serieförlagen slår på stort och juli 2019 är inget undantag. Hela 13 titlar är högintressanta enligt mig och flera andra titlar har också fångat mitt intresse och som vanligt följer jag Pärs femgradiga skala och Månadens tips hittar ni längst ner i inlägget.

1 – Helt ointressant

2 – En intressant skapare

3 – Två intressanta skapare eller enbart en fast med lockande premiss

4 – Två favoritskapare eller enbart en med lockande premiss Prenumerationsvärdig

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Mot titlarna!

DC COMICS

BATMAN: CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT #1
written by SEAN MURPHY
art and cover by SEAN MURPHY
variant cover by SEAN MURPHY
In this explosive sequel to the critically acclaimed blockbuster BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT from writer/artist Sean Murphy, The Joker recruits Azrael to help him expose a shocking secret from the Wayne family’s legacy—and to run Gotham City into the ground! As Batman rushes to protect the city and his loved ones from danger, the mystery of his ancestry unravels, dealing a devastating blow to the Dark Knight. Exciting new villains and unexpected allies will clash in this unforgettable chapter of the White Knight saga—and the truth about the blood they shed will shake Gotham to its core!
ON SALE 07.24.19
$4.99 US
1 of 8 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Jag läste första numret av Sean Murphys Batman: White Knight men blev inte lika imponerad som många andra blev. Serien har nu fått en uppföljare men jag väljer nog att betrakta den på avstånd.

BATMAN: UNIVERSE #1
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art by NICK DERINGTON
new cover by NICK DERINGTON
Available to comics shops for the first time! Following the theft of a priceless Fabergé egg, the Riddler leads the Dark Knight on a wild hunt after its true owner: Jinny Hex, descendant of Jonah Hex! Guest-starring Deathstroke, Green Arrow and dozens of Riddler look-alikes in stories by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Nick Derington, originally published in BATMAN GIANT #3 and #4!
ON SALE 07.10.19
$4.99 US | 1 of 6 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Under antologietiketterna Batman Giant, Superman Giant och Justice League Giant publicerade DC Comics några spännande historier som under juli månad samlas i ett nummer. Superman med Tom King och Wonder Woman av paret Amanda Conner och Jimmy Palmiotti i all ära men Batman av Brian Michael Bendis och den fenomenale Nick Derington ligger högst upp på listan.

SUPERMAN: UP IN THE SKY #1
written by TOM KING
art by ANDY KUBERT and SANDRA HOPE
new cover by ANDY KUBERT
Available to comics shops for the first time! Following a home invasion that ends in murder, Superman is put on the trail of a Metropolis mystery by Batman—but can even the Man of Steel discover the truth behind these tragic deaths, or their ties to the far-off world of Rann? These stories by Tom King with art by Andy Kubert guest-starring Green Lantern and other heroes were originally published in SUPERMAN GIANT #3 and #4.
ON SALE 07.03.19
$4.99 US | 32 PAGES
1 OF 6 | FC | RATED T

Intresse: 3

WONDER WOMAN: COME BACK TO ME #1
written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
art by CHAD HARDIN
new cover by AMANDA CONNER
Available to comics shops for the first time! When Steve Trevor is called in for a test flight of an experimental new aircraft, he winds up lost in the Bermuda Triangle—and it’s up to Wonder Woman and Etta Candy to follow his trail to a mysterious, savage island! These stories written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Chad Hardin were originally published in JUSTICE LEAGUE GIANT #3-4!
ON SALE 07.17.19
$4.99 US | 32 PAGES
1 OF 6 | FC | RATED T

Intresse: 3

COLLAPSER #1
written by MIKEY WAY and SHAUN SIMON
art and cover by ILIAS KYRIAZIS
variant cover by NICK DERINGTON
There’s a voice in the head of Liam James questioning everything he does—from his job at the nursing home to keeping his relationship with his girlfriend afloat. Liam suffers from anxiety, and the only thing that quiets it is music, which makes a weekly DJ gig his one saving grace. But Liam’s life changes forever when he receives a black hole in the mail (yes, you read that right), one that takes up residence in his chest, grants him insane superpowers, turns him into a celebrity and draws him into a cosmic conflict beyond his wildest imagination. Where did this black hole come from? Why Liam? Is power the cure? Or will superstardom turn Liam into a black hole himself? Find out in COLLAPSER, a superhero story that could only come from DC’s Young Animal!
ON SALE 07.17.19
$3.99 US | 1 of 6 | 32 PAGES
FC | MATURE READERS

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Ny serie från DC:s Young Animal som känns lagom upphetsande.

DOOM PATROL: WEIGHT OF THE WORLDS #1
written by GERARD WAY and JEREMY LAMBERT
art by JAMES HARVEY
cover by NICK DERINGTON
variant cover by MITCH GERADS
All hail the Supreme Shape! Gerard Way and the World’s Strangest Superheroes return in an all-new series that takes them beyond the borders of time and space! Featuring artwork by acclaimed cartoonist James Harvey, this issue finds the Doom Patrol facing off against the fanatical fitness fiends of planet Orbius and the Marathon Eternal! Meanwhile, Cliff Steele, formerly known as Robotman, must come to terms with his new body of flesh and bone…yet the real test turns out to be something far more frightening: his mom.
ON SALE 07.03.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | MATURE READERS

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Jag är svag för Doom Patrol och gillade första volymen av Way och Deringtons nya run (andra volymen ligger i läshögen) och kanske, kanske plockar jag även upp denna.

JIMMY OLSEN #1
written by MATT FRACTION
art and cover by STEVE LIEBER
variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Jimmy Olsen must die!
Wait, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Jimmy Olsen lives! Superman’s best friend and Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen tours the bizarre underbelly of the DC Universe in this new miniseries featuring death, destruction, giant turtles and more! It’s a centuries-spanning whirlwind of weird that starts in Metropolis and ends in Gotham City. And then we kill Jimmy.
ON SALE 07.17.19
$3.99 US | 1 of 12 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: En DC-serie författad av Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals) OCH tecknad av Steve Lieber (The Fix)!!! Det låter för bra för att vara sant och dessutom med tidningsfotografen Jimmy Olsen i huvudrollen.

LOIS LANE #1
written by GREG RUCKA
art and cover by MIKE PERKINS
variant cover by JENNY FRISON
On the road and out of Metropolis—and carrying a secret that could disrupt Superman’s life—Lois Lane embarks on a harrowing journey to uncover a threat to her husband and a plot that reaches the highest levels of international power brokers and world leaders. Critically acclaimed and best-selling author Greg Rucka and master storyteller Mike Perkins team up for a tale of conspiracy, intrigue and murder that pushes even Lois to her limits.
ON SALE 07.03.19
$3.99 US | 1 of 12 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Lite samma premiss som Jimmy Olsen #1 eftersom vi får följa ytterligare en av Daily Planets anställda på spännande äventyr och dessutom med Greg Rucka (Wonder Woman) som författare.

MARVEL COMICS

MARVELS EPILOGUE #1
Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross (W) • Alex Ross (A/C)
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECK
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY DAVE COCKRUM
PHOTO VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
An all-new standalone epilogue to the classic MARVELS graphic novel written by Kurt Busiek and fully-painted by Alex Ross!
A “Marvels” look at the “all-new, all-different” X-Men of the 1970s. In this 16-page story, Alex and Kurt bring Marvel’s world to brilliant, realistic life one last time, as the now-retired Phil Sheldon and his daughters, in Manhattan to see the Christmas lights, find themselves in the middle of a clash between the outsider heroes and the deadly Sentinels, giving them a close-up perspective on the mutant experience.
Also featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this special story, and other bonus features.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

Intresse: 2

HOUSE OF X #1 (of 6)
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • PEPE LARRAZ (A/C)
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS (1 OF 2)
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HUDDLESTON
FLOWER VARIANT COVER BY SARA PICHELLI
CHARACTER DECADES VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY JOE MADUREIRA
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY DAVE COCKRUM
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
PARTY VARIANT COVER BY TBA
PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
FACE THE FUTURE
Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (SECRET WARS, AVENGERS, FANTASTIC FOUR) takes the reins of the X-Men universe! Since the release of Uncanny X-Men #1, there have been four seminal moments in the history of the X-Men. Giant-Sized X-Men. X-Men. Age of Apocalypse. New X-Men. Four iconic series that introduced a new era for Marvel’s mutants and revolutionized the X-Men. In House of X, Charles Xavier reveals his master plan for mutantkind…one that will bring mutants out of the shadow of mankind and into the light once more.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: En ny era för X-Men och med favoriten Jonathan Hickman vid rodret. Det låter så bra att jag för första gången kan tänka mig att prenumerera på en X-Men-serie.

POWERS OF X #1 (of 6)
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • R.B. SILVA (A/C)
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS (2 OF 2)
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HUDDLESTON
NEW CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY DUSTIN WEAVER
CHARACTER DECADES VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY DAVE COCKRUM
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
FEAR THE FUTURE
Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (INFINTY, NEW AVENGERS, FF) continues his revolutionary new direction for the X-Men. Intertwining with HOUSE OF X, POWERS OF X reveals the secret past, present  and  future of mutantkind, changing the way you look at every X-Men story before and after. You do not want to miss the next seminal moment in the history of the X-Men!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Om man läste Hickmans Fantastic Four så var det dumt att inte plocka upp hans Future Foundation och om man sedan läste hans Avengers var man närmast korkad om man inte också skaffade hans New Avengers. House of X:s systertitel Powers of X är därmed ett måste.

HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 (of 6)
MARK WAID (W) • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (A)
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JOHN BUSCEMA
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN
ALL-NEW STORY BY LEGENDARY CREATOR MARK WAID!
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Marvel Universe — in one lavishly illustrated series!
From the Big Bang to the twilight of existence, HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE chronicles completely, for the first time, everything that was, is or will be!
Lushly illustrated text tells the complete story of the Marvel Universe, revealing previously unknown secrets and serving as the ultimate reference book for Marvel fans! Witness the greatest tale ever told — and be prepared for some shocking revelations!
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Det känns som jag redan läst detta i den gamla följetongen Marvel Saga (som följde med svenska Spindelmannen på 80-talet). Istället blir jag närmast orolig när titeln utlovar ”tidigare okända hemligheter” vilket luktar retcon som jag är sjukt allergisk mot om det inte görs med fingertoppskänsla men eftersom Mark Waid sitter vid rodret ska det nog gå bra.

LOKI #1
DANIEL KIBBLESMITH (W) • Oscar Bazaldua (A) • Cover by OZGUR YILDIRIM
Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
CARNAGE-IZED VARIANT COVER BY WILL SLINEY
VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO
EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HERO!  ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES!
After dying a grisly death in THE WAR OF THE REALMS, Loki learned a valuable lesson in warmongering: Don’t get caught. But now he has a whole new set of responsibilities — and his brother Thor is not about to let him walk away from them this time. Late Show and BLACK PANTHER VS. DEADPOOL writer Daniel Kibblesmith takes the god of mischief in a thrilling new direction!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Intresse: 2

VALKYRIE #1
JASON AARON & AL EWING (W) • CAFU (A)
Cover by Mahmud Asrar
Variant cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY TERRY DODSON
Variant cover by TBA
Hidden Gem Variant COVER by TBA
JANE FOSTER STARS IN AN ALL-NEW NEW ONGOING SERIES!
A new hero emerges straight from the pages of THE WAR OF THE REALMS! For years, you knew her as Dr. Jane Foster, one of Thor’s most steadfast companions. Then you knew her as Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, who took up the mantle when no other hero – god or human – was worthy. Now Jane takes on a new role as Valkyrie, guide and ferrywoman to the dead! But her days of punching are far from over. WAR OF THE REALMS master architect Jason Aaron and superstar Al Ewing (IMMORTAL HULK) join forces with rising star artist CAFU for the book that’ll have everyone talking!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Jag gillade verkligen Jane Foster som Thor och att hon nu fått nytt liv som Valkyria känns logiskt och underbart.

FEARLESS #1 (OF 3)
SEANAN MCGUIRE, LEAH WILLIAMS & MORE (W) • CLAIRE ROE & MORE (A) COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY JENNY FRISON
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
THE FIERCEST LADIES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – ON AND OFF THE PAGE!
Straight off her silver-screen debut, Captain Marvel takes the world by storm! And speaking of the weather, Storm of the X-Men faces a problem only a goddess could solve. Add the Invisible Woman, and you’ve got an unstoppable trio in a story by Hugo-nominated novelist and SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER writer Seanan McGuire! Then, Leah Williams takes us back to the golden days of romance with Millie the Model! Plus: Get your dose of herstory with profiles on classic and contemporary creators!

Intresse: 2

INVISIBLE WOMAN #1 (of 5)
MARK WAID (W) • MATTIA DE IULIS (A)
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
VARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JACK KIRBY
VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE HANS
Fresh from the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR, for the first time Susan Storm-Richards stars in her own limited series – and the secrets about her past revealed therein will shake readers’ perceptions of the Invisible Woman forevermore! Years ago, she undertook an espionage mission for S.H.I.E.L.D. –
and now it’s up to her to save her former partner from death at the hands of international terrorists!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: En alldeles egen solominiserie med Susan Storm låter spännande men jag kommer vänta tills samlingsvolymen kommer ut.

DEATH’S HEAD #1 (of 4)
TINI HOWARD (W) • KEI ZAMA (A) • Cover by NICK ROCHE
Connecting Variant Cover by JOHN MCCREA
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE
REMASTERED VARIANT COVER BY LIAM SHARP
Rising stars Tini Howard & Kei Zama take on Marvel UK’s hottest character,
Death’s Head, in a new miniseries!
When a job goes wrong, intergalactic mech merc Death’s Head wakes up half-assembled at a punk show! And if the crowd full of deodorant-eschewing youths wasn’t enough, the Young Avengers show up! Well, half of them anyway. Hulkling and Wiccan face down the best freelance peacekeeping agent in this universe!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Intresse: 2

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE PRODIGAL SUN #1
PETER DAVID (W) • FRANCESCO MANNA (A)
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
VARIANT COVER BY Greg Land
CHAPTER 1 OF 3!
The first of three interconnected special issues featuring the FANTASTIC FOUR, the SILVER SURFER and the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!
Introducing PRODIGAL, a strange alien being who has crash-landed in the Savage Land. When he becomes worshipped by a race of swamp-dwelling barbarians, Ka-Zar and Shanna call upon the Fantastic Four to aid them in stopping the barbarians’ plans to conquer the entirety of their world. Join Prodigal on his lengthy journey to try to return home to settle old scores.
40 PGS./one-shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Det här låter lite som de Annual-serier Marvel gav ut på 90-talet och förmodligen kommer vi få se Silver Surfer: The Prodigal Sun följt av Guardians of the Galaxy: The Prodigal Sun. Om Peter David håller i rodret hela vägen kan det bli riktigt bra men det återstår att se och därför förhåller jag mig försiktigt positiv.

IMAGE COMICS

SEA OF STARS #1
WRITER: JASON AARON & DENNIS HALLUM
ARTIST / COVER A: STEPHEN GREEN
COVER B: MIKE MIGNOLA
JULY 3 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
SERIES PREMIERE
“LOST IN THE WILDS OF HEAVEN,” Part One
Being a space trucker sounds like a cool job, but in reality, it can be boring as hell. So when recently widowed Gil gets a long-haul gig across the universe, he figures it’s safe enough to bring his young son Kadyn along for the ride—that is, until their “big rig” gets bitten in half by a gigantic Space Leviathan! Now separated from his son—with a breached suit that’s venting oxygen at an alarming rate—Gil must defy the odds and stay alive long enough to rescue Kadyn. But meanwhile, Kadyn seems to be getting all the help he needs from a talking Space Monkey riding a Space Dolphin… or maybe it’s the strange powers he’s suddenly manifesting?!
From the writing duo of JASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Thor) and DENNIS HALLUM (Cloak & Dagger, Vader: Dark Visions), with dazzling art by STEPHEN GREEN (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) and cosmic colors by RICO RENZI (Spider-Gwen), comes a brand-new science fiction series with all the scope and heart of the The Neverending Story crossed with the imaginative weirdness of Miyazaki—an intense, galaxy-spanning adventure that’s suitable for fans of all ages!

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: En härlig rymdserie av Jason Aaron låter lockande och kommer att utforskas.

UNEARTH #1
WRITER: CULLEN BUNN & KYLE STRAHM
ARTIST / COVER A: BALDEMAR RIVAS
COVER B: KYLE STRAHM
JULY 10 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
SERIES PREMIERE
When a flesh-warping disease ravages a remote village in Mexico, a scientific task force travels to the inhospitable area to investigate the contamination. Tracing the source of the disease to a nearby cave system, the team discovers a bizarre, hostile ecosystem and a supernatural revelation from which they may never escape. This new subterranean nightmare is brought to you by writers CULLEN BUNN (REGRESSION) and KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD), and rising-star artist BALDEMAR RIVAS!

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Ytterligare en skräckserie av skräckmästaren Cullen Bunn för vilken gång i ordningen har jag ingen aning om (han dyker dessutom upp med ytterligare två nya titlar i juli månad).

REAVER #1
WRITER: JUSTIN JORDAN
ARTIST: REBEKAH ISAACS & ALEX GUIMARAES
COVER: BECKY CLOONAN
JULY 10 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
SERIES PREMIERE
The continent of Madaras once promised a new start for settlers, but 200 years after its discovery, the war rages on. Deep within this savage and untamed land, a darkness builds at that must be stopped at all costs.
To do so, the Imperials assemble six of its most despicable prisoners—a turncoat, a skin eater, a sorcerer and his bodyguard, a serial killer, and the Devil’s Son—the only ones who can stop the end of the new world. They are Hell’s Half-Dozen.
Join JUSTIN JORDAN (LUTHER STRODE) and REBEKAH ISAACS (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) for REAVER—a dark, grim fantasy for a post-Game of Thrones world.

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Justin Jordan är verkligen ett osäkert kort för mig med hans fäbless för ultravåld och gore och det enda som lockar med denna serie är egentligen bara Becky Cloonans underbara omslag.

SPACE BANDITS #1 (OF 5)
WRITER: MARK MILLAR
ARTIST / COVERS A & B: MATTEO SCALERA
COVER C (LEGENDS VARIANT): HOWARD CHAYKIN
COVER D: OLIVIER COIPEL
COVER E: SARA PICHELLI
COVER F: BLANK
JULY 3 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
MINISERIES PREMIERE
Thena Khole and Cody Blue are among the universe’s most wanted felons. Each the leader of their own criminal ops, they run heists across the galaxies—hopping from ship to ship to fleece everyone inside. But when both women are betrayed by their crews, the bandits only have one thing on their minds: REVENGE.

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: En gemensam serie av Mark Millar och Matteo Scalera borde egentligen var en given vinnare men det här känns som ytterligare en av Millars dussinserier som han skriver med vänsterhanden och det kan jag vara utan alla dagar i veckan

BLACK SCIENCE #43
WRITER: RICK REMENDER
ARTIST: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
COVER A: MATTEO SCALERA
COVER B: ANDREW ROBINSON
JULY 31 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
SERIES FINALE
“NO AUTHORITY BUT YOURSELF,” Conclusion
Grant McKay has seen everything there ever was, is, and could conceivably be, but he still has one final choice to make.
This is it. The end of RICK REMENDER and MATTEO SCALERA’s seminal science fiction epic—featuring a stunning wraparound variant cover from ANDREW ROBINSON! Don’t miss it for the world.

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: 2019 artar sig till ytterligare ett härligt serieår men också ett vemodigt eftersom jag måste ta farväl av flera serier som jag följt sedan starten. Dit hör Paper Girls, East of West, The Wicked+The Divine samt Black Science och trots att Remender och Scaleras pulpiga science fiction-äventyr känts en smula repetitivt på sistone så finns det, som texten till sista numret också säger, inte en chans i världen att jag skulle missa avslutningen.

BITTER ROOT RED SUMMER SPECIAL #1 (ONE-SHOT)
WRITER: DAVID F. WALKER & CHUCK BROWN
ARTIST: SANFORD GREENE, CHRIS BRUNNER, LISA K. WEBER, DANIEL LISH, KHARY RANDOLPH & DIETRICH SMITH
COVER: SANFORD GREENE
JULY 10 / 48 PAGES / FC / M / $5.99
The first story arc of BITTER ROOT introduced readers to a family unlike any other. In this special issue, the creators of the critically acclaimed series are joined by a star-studded group of artists for six short stories that explore the history of the Sangerye family. Travel into the past—and to different worlds—to get a special look at a very special family!

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Image Comics sopade nyligen mattan bland årets förra nykomlingar genom att knipa hela nomineringslistan i kategorin Best New Series till det prestigefulla Eisner-priset. En av de nominerade var Bitter Root som hamnat högt upp på många listor över förra årets bästa serier och den kommer att utforskas, liksom detta sommarspecialnummer.

PAPER GIRLS #30
WRITER: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
ARTIST: CLIFF CHIANG & MATT WILSON
COVER: CLIFF CHIANG
JULY 31 / 52 PAGES / FC / T+ / $4.99
SERIES FINALE
DOUBLE-SIZED FINAL ISSUE!
It’s all been leading up to this—the deeply emotional series finale of PAPER GIRLS!
No spoilers here, but our epic conclusion features 44 PAGES OF ORIGINAL STORY WITH NO ADS, and we can’t wait for you to read it. Thanks so much for riding with us!
-Brian, Cliff, Matt & Jared

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Brian K. Vaughan och Cliff Chiang avslutar en av de bästa serierna från Image just nu med ett saftigt sistanummer och ett omslag som känns extra episkt med tanke på vad tjejerna varit med om.

BAD WEEKEND HC
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
ARTIST: SEAN PHILLIPS & JACOB PHILLIPS
COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS
JULY 10 / 72 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99
TRIM SIZE: 6.625” x 10.1875”
JUST IN TIME FOR CONVENTION SEASON—the ultimate comic con crime tale!
Comics won’t just break your heart.
Comics will kill you.
Hal Crane should know, he’s been around since practically the beginning. Stuck at an out-of-town convention, waiting to receive a lifetime achievement award, Hal’s weekend takes us on a dark ride through the secret history of a medium that’s always been haunted by crooks, swindlers, and desperate dreamers.
BAD WEEKEND—the story some are already calling the comic of the year from its serialization in CRIMINAL #2 and 3—has been expanded, with several new scenes added and remastered into a hardcover graphic novel, in the same format as BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS’ (KILL OR BE KILLED, FATALE, CRIMINAL) bestselling MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES. This gorgeous package is a must-have, an evergreen graphic novel every true comics fan will want to own.
Collects CRIMINAL #2-3 with new expanded content

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Att jag ännu inte läst en ruta av Criminal (förutom den lysande My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies) är en gåta eftersom jag älskar Brubaker och Phillips Fatale, The Fade Out och Kill or Be Killed. Förmodligen beror det på att serien hållit på så länge (13 år) och att jag har sju trades att plöja plus den nya följetongen men så fort jag klarat av några andra tidskrävande projekt, som Y: The Last Man, Blueberrys samlade äventyr, Comanche och Bernard Prince, så lovar jag att sätta tänderna i denna seriepärla.

SAGA: COMPENDIUM ONE TP
WRITER: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
ARTIST / COVER: FIONA STAPLES
SEPTEMBER 25 / 1400 PAGES / FC / M / $59.99
ADVANCE SOLICIT
THE ULTIMATE BINGE-READ!
Collecting the first nine volumes of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling series into one massive paperback, this compendium tells the entire story (so far!) of a girl named Hazel and her star-crossed parents. Features 1,400 pages of gorgeously graphic full-color artwork, including a new cover from Eisner Award-winning SAGA co-creator FIONA STAPLES.
Collects SAGA #1-54

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Ytterligare en utgåva som samlar Vaughan och Staples moderna klassiker Saga men den här gången i Image Compendium-format som, enligt skaparna, samlar hela första halvan av serien i en fet bok med mjuka pärmar.

CROWDED #7
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER SEBELA
ARTIST / COVER A: RO STEIN, TED BRANDT & TRÍONA FARRELL
COVER B: GABY EPSTEIN
JULY 3 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
After escaping a brutal—and televised—attempt on their lives, Charlie and Vita abandon Los Angeles for the utopian desert paradise of Las Vegas. With the Reapr campaign against Charlie now worth over two million dollars, it’s more important than ever to find out who’s behind it and how to shut it down. But the journey is half the battle, and even if they manage to live through two states’ worth of killers, they’ll still have to survive each other.

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: För alla som älskade första volymen av den Eisnernominerade Crowded (recension kommer inom kort) så kommer här fortsättningen.

SKYWARD #15
WRITER: JOE HENDERSON
ARTIST: LEE GARBETT & ANTONIO FABELA
COVER: LEE GARBETT
JULY 24 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
SERIES FINALE
“FIX THE WORLD,” Conclusion
In the aftermath of war, how does Willa pick up the pieces? How does she deal with this very different status quo? And what the hell does Willa want to do with her life now that her world’s completely changed?

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Ytterligare en serie från Image som avslutas i juli och som också fick en Eisnernominering i kategorin Best New Series. Även om jag inte var så imponerad av de första två numren av Skyward så kommer jag nog plocka upp hela serien så småningom.

DARK HORSE COMICS

Beasts of Burden Volume 2: Neighborhood Watch HC
Evan Dorkin (W), Sarah Dyer (W), Mike Mignola (W), Jill Thompson (A), and Benjamin Dewey (A)
On sale Sept 18
FC, 176 pages
$22.99
HC, 7 3/4″ x 11”
The dogs and cats protecting Burden Hill from supernatural harm find themselves facing new threats and mysteries, including a vengeful demon, an invisible killer, and an enigmatic flock of lost sheep. As a growing evil threatens to overwhelm their town, the animals find themselves some unlikely allies, most notably a seasoned paranormal investigator named . . . Hellboy.
This volume collects the comic-book series Beasts of Burden: Sacrifice, Beasts of Burden: Neighborhood Watch, Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, and Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others #1 and #2.

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Om ni ska imponera på någon genom att nämna en av världens bästa serier utan att välja Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns eller Sandman så är Evan Dorkin och Jill Thompsons mästerliga Beasts of Burden ett säkert kort. Total fulländning från början till slut och nu kommer också äntligen den hett efterlängtade andra samlingsvolymen som rekommenderas av hela mitt seriehjärta.

Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice #1 (of 5)
Jeff Lemire (W/Variant Cover), Michael Walsh (A/C/Cover), Andrea Sorrentino (Variant Cover), Yanick Paquette (Variant Cover), Yuko Shimizu (Variant Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale July 3
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics present the ultimate superhero crossover event of 2019!
A strange man arrives simultaneously on Black Hammer Farm and in Metropolis, and both worlds are warped as Starro attacks! Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman, and more crossover with Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, and the rest of the Black Hammer gang!

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Ytterligare en lovande miniserie från Black Hammers underbara värld och den här gången en crossover mellan Lemire och Ormstons universum och DC:s Justice League. Given prenumeration för alla Black Hammer-älskare inklusive mig själv.

Cullen Bunn!  Brian Hurtt!  Tyler Crook!
Manor Black #1 (of 4)
Cullen Bunn (W), Brian Hurtt (W), Tyler Crook (A/C/Cover), and Dan Brereton (Variant Cover)
On sale July 31
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
From the creators of Harrow County and The Sixth Gun comes this gothic horror fantasy about a family of sorcerers in crisis.
Roman Black is the moribund patriarch of a family of powerful sorcerers. As his wicked and corrupt children fight over who will take the reins of Manor Black and become representative of the black arts, Roman adopts a young mage whom he gifts his powers to with the hope that someone good will take his place against the evil forces out to bring down his family and legacy.
–  For fans of Dark Shadows, The Sixth Gun, Harrow County, and Locke & Key.

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Harrow County avslutades värdigt förra året och nu kommer ytterligare en lovande skräckserie av radarparet Cullen Bunn och Tyler Crook där även Bunns samarbetspartner från långköraren The Sixth Gun är medförfattare.

The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia One-Shot
Jeff Lemire (W), Tate Brombal (W), Tyler Crook (A), David Rubin (A), Wilfredo Torres (A), Christian Ward (A), Tonci Zonjic (A), Matt Kindt (A), Emi Lenox (A), Andrea Sorrentino (Cover), and more
On sale July 10
FC, 40 pages
$3.99
One-shot
A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the world of the Eisner Award–winning series Black Hammer!
This special one-shot offers a guide to the world of Black Hammer, presenting detailed biographies of Black Hammer’s heroes, villains, and supporting characters, written by Tate Brombal and Jeff Lemire, and illustrated by a wide assortment of superstar artists, including David Rubín, Wilfredo Torres, Tyler Crook, Christian Ward, and more!
– An all-star team takes on Eisner Award–winning series, Black Hammer.

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Ett härligt sommarnummer som dessutom råkar vara en guide över hela Black Hammer-universat. Mumma!

IDW

H.G.  Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau #1 (of 2)
Ted Adams & Gabriel Rodríguez (w) • Gabriel Rodríguez (a & c)
IDW founder and Diablo House writer/co-creator Ted Adams joins Locke & Key artist/co-creator Gabriel Rodríguez to present an all-new adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic science fiction novel. As relevant today as when Wells wrote it in 1896, The Island of Doctor Moreau addresses the question all scientists should ask themselves: “Just because we can do something, does that mean we should?”
This bold adaptation gives us a new protagonist in the form of Ellen Prendick, whose point of view shines a new light upon the horrific events on the cursed island, providing unique insights into one of the world’s favorite stories.
FC • 36 pages • $4.99

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Filmatiseringen av The Island of Dr. Moreau från 1996 var en märklig kalkon med Marlon Brando och Val Kilmer i rollistan som inte gav rättvisa åt denna klassiker av den moderna science fiction-litteraturens fader, H.G. Wells. Däremot är jag mer än sugen på denna nya adaption där ingen mindre än Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key) står för teckningarna.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol IV: The Tempest (Top Shelf)
Alan Moore (w) • Kevin O’Neill (a & c)
After an epic twenty-year journey through the entirety of human culture—the biggest cross-continuity “universe” that is conceivable—Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill conclude both their legendary League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and their equally legendary comic book careers with the series’ spectacular fourth and final volume, The Tempest. Tying up the slenderest of plot threads and allusions from the three preceding volumes, The Black Dossier, and the Nemo trilogy into a dazzling and ingenious bow, the world’s most accomplished and bad-tempered artist-writer team use their most stylistically adventurous outing yet to display the glories of the medium they are leaving; to demonstrate the excitement that attracted them to the field in the first place; and to analyze, critically and entertainingly, the reasons for their departure.
Opening simultaneously in the panic-stricken headquarters of British Military Intelligence, the fabled Ayesha’s lost African city of Kor, and the domed citadel of “We” on the devastated Earth of the year 2996, the dense and yet furiously paced narrative hurtles like an express locomotive across the fictional globe from Lincoln Island to modern America to the Blazing World; from the Jacobean antiquity of Prospero’s Men to the superhero-inundated pastures of the present to the unimaginable reaches of a shimmering science-fiction future. With a cast list that includes many of the most iconic figures from literature and pop culture, and a tempo that conveys the terrible momentum of inevitable events, this is literally and literarily the story to end all stories. Originally published as a six-issue run of unfashionable, outmoded and flimsy children’s comics that would make you appear emotionally backward if you read them on the bus, this climactic magnum opus also reprints classic English super-team publication The Seven Stars from the murky black-and-white reachers of 1964. A magnificent celebration of everything comics were, are, and could be, any appreciator or student of the medium would be unwise to miss The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume IV: The Tempest.
HC • FC • $29.99 • 224 pages • 6-5/8” x 10-3/8” • ISBN: 978-1-60309-456-6
Bullet points:
Advance solicited for October release!
Welcome to the story to end all stories. Two decades of literary League lunacy have all been building to this, the most ambitious meta-comic imaginable.

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Kommentar: Avslutningen på Alan Moore och Kevin O’Neills klassiker The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen kommer ut i oktober men du kan beställa den redan nu så att du är säker på att du får den i din hand.

ÖVRIGA FÖRLAG:

KNIGHTS TEMPORAL #1 (AFTERSHOCK COMICS)
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Fran Galan (Variants) Nat Jones, Michael Rooth
When Auguste de Riviere returned from the Crusades, he was ashamed and horrified by the things he had done. Hoping to reclaim his soul, he pledges to root out evil wherever it might be found. But when he pursued a vile sorcerer into a forbidden forest, his life was shattered. Auguste ventured into the dark forest, but emerged in the modern world. Accompanied now by the enigmatic Jane Fool, Auguste hunts a madman while trying to piece together the mystery of his very existence.
In Shops: Jul 31, 2019
$3.99

Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Cullen Bunns tredje skräcktitel under juli månad som den här gången blandar korsriddare och mörk magi.

OUT OF THE BLUE HC GN VOL 02 (OF 2) (AFTERSHOCK COMICS)
(W) Garth Ennis (A/CA) Keith Burns
The second and final volume of Garth Ennis’ oversized hardcover original graphic novel series. Jamie McKenzie’s fighter-bomber strike missions against the Germans get even deadlier, but his ongoing feud with his own commanding officer is no picnic either. His loving wife Beth provides a surprise or two of her own- but Jamie soon finds that there are those who’ve paid a steeper price than himself in the battle with Hitler’s Reich. The stage is set for a showdown high above the frozen fjords of Norway, as a horde of Nazi fighters lie in wait for the RAF Mosquito squadrons. Writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) and artist Keith Burns (War Stories) re-unite after the success of their series Johnny Red, presenting another tale of World War Two aerial combat – featuring skies black with flak and enemy fighters, nail-biting low-level action, and the dark humor of men whose lives can be snatched away at any second… Out of the Blue.
In Shops: Jul 17, 2019
$19.99

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Fortsättningen och avslutningen på Garth Ennis och Keith Burns albumserie om bombflygaren Jamie McKenzies uppdrag under Andra världskriget.

SECOND COMING #1 (AHOY COMICS)
(W) Mark Russell (A/Variant) Richard Pace (CA) Amanda Connor
AHOY is proud to present-for the first time anywhere-the series everyone’s talking about, by award-winning writer Mark Russell (Snagglepuss, The Flintstones) and artist Richard Pace (Pitt, New Warriors)! God commands Earth’s mightiest super-hero, Sunstar, to accept Jesus as his roommate and teach him how to use power in a… more powerful way. Jesus, shocked at the way humans have twisted his message over two millennia, vows to straighten them out. This deluxe first issue features 30 pages of story!
In Shops: Jul 10, 2019
$3.99

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Månadens sista titel är också en av de mest intressanta eftersom det är en av två serier från förlaget Vertigos nysatsning från förra året som fick stryka på foten – och dessutom innan den ens gått till tryck. Författaren Mark Russell har levererat bländade satir och djupt allvar med serier som Prez, The Flintstones och Exit Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles men hans nya serie Second Coming om Jesus som stiger ner till Jorden för att lära världens mäktigaste superhjälte, Sunstar, den gyllene regeln blev för mycket för den kristna tokhögern i USA vilket gjorde att Russel och Vertigo ömsesidigt beslutade att det bästa för serien var att byta förlag. Nu har det för mig okända förlaget Ahoy Comics tagit över titeln och om serien var halvintressant innan detta debacle så är den nu värd en given prenumeration.

MÅNADENS TIPS:

Med tanke på hur mycket lovande serier som kommer ut under juli månad så är det svårt att ge bara ett tips men om jag måste välja bara en av månadens nya titlar så blir det utan tvekan Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice #1 av Jeff Lemire och Mike Walsh.

Kommentarer

  1. Jonas Olsson says:

    Andreas, prioritera att läsa Criminal!

    Har plöjt igenom alla trades de sista veckorna och det är en fantastisk serie!
    Det perfekta samarbetet mellan författare och tecknare.

    Ångrade nästan att jag inte läst den tidigare.

    /jonas

  2. Andreas Mars says:

    Tack för uppmuntringen 🙂 Slänger iväg en beställning.

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