Month: September 2020

Review: The Department of Truth #1

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Written by James Tynion IV
Art by Martin Simmonds
Letters by Aditya Bidikar
Designed by Dylan Todd
Edited by Steve Foxe

Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn’t prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true, from the JFK assassination to flat Earth theory and reptilian shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth?Bestselling writer JAMES TYNION IV (Batman, Something is Killing the Children) debuts his first Image ONGOING SERIES alongside breakout artist MARTIN SIMMONDS (Dying is Easy)!

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Review: Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red – Chapter One

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Art and story: Stjepan Sejic

Lettering: Gabriela Downie

Editor: Andy Khouri

“Harleen: Red”
Resolutely defiant in the face of all of Arkham’s attempts to psychoanalyze her, Harley Quinn is suddenly compelled to reveal some of her most vulnerable thoughts – and hints of her future — when confronted with the simplest of prompts: “What does the color red mean to you?” Another stunningly beautiful story from the world of Stjepan Šejić’s bestselling HARLEEN!

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Review: An Unkindness of Ravens #1

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Written by Dan Panosian
Art by Marianna Ignazzi
Colors by Fabiana Mascolo
Letters by Mike Fiorentino

* Not all the witches burned during the Salem Witch Trials – and the ones that survived did so together. Now, generations later, their descendants protect the ancient secrets entrusted to them. They call themselves the Ravens.
* Wilma is the new girl in school, and she plans to go completely unnoticed – except that she bears an eerie resemblance to the Raven member Waverly. And Waverly just went missing.
* But the truth behind Waverly’s disappearance will put the entire coven in danger – and Wilma will have to rely on power she never knew she had if she wants to save her new friends.

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Review: Shadow Service #2

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Writer: Cavan Scott
Artist: Corin Howell
Colorist: Triona Farrell
Letterer: Andworld Design
Designer: Tim Daniel 
Cover: Aaron Campbell
On Sale: 9/23/2020

Captured by supernatural secret agents, Gina faces the mysterious head of MI666. With her powers turned against her, the witch-turned-private investigator must risk everything to escape. But with her enemies closing in, can Gina resist one final call for help? Infernal Intrigue from Cavan Scott (Star Wars) and Corin M. Howell (Dark Red).

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Review: Bliss #3

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Written by Sean Lewis
Art by Caitlin Yarsky
Publisher:  Image Comics

Lethe’s ravens descend on the courthouse as Perry and Hera make their way to his cell. Time continues to shift as the past reveals a deadly plot, where Benton, high on the Bliss drug, finds himself ready to kill the most important person in his life…a story of escapes and reversals emerges throughout this issue.

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For the Love of Horror

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“I, myself, am strange and unusual.” – Lydia Deetz (Beetlejuice)

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved monsters. My mom proudly tells people the stories: I cut teeth watching the Universal Monsters, I had a treasured Wolfman I carried around named Wolfy. One of her favorite stories involves me sitting outside with a black pot making “potions” while our new neighbors moved in. I idolized Elvira instead of pop stars. I grew up with a special place in my heart for Frankenstein’s monster and hunted for ghosts. The same year I got my first cellphone, I got my first Ouija board. It’s safe to say I started out a weirdo.

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Butcher Queen: Interview with the creators + review!

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Butcher Queen Volume 1: Black Star City – out 9/23/2020 – In Black Star City, alien Off-Worlders are being systematically attacked and removed from society. When cop-turned-mercenary Syd Kiowa is hired by one of the victims, she uncovers a terrifying war of secrets that could change the future of  human and alien relations forever.

Butcher Queen: Planet of the Dead issue #1 – Begins 10/21/2020 – When a young boy discovers a never-before-seen lifeform, Syd Kiowa and her team of misfits must unravel its connection to a series of global attacks from another dimension.

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Review: Money Shot #8

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Writers: Tim Seeley & Sarah Beattie 
Artist: Rebekah Isaacs
Colorist: Kurt Michael Russell
Letterer: Crank!
Designer: Tim Daniel
On Sale: 9/16/2020

Enter the Planet Cockaigne (a real name from history that we totally didn’t make up)! The XXXplorers arrive in a world of pleasure and leisure where scientists are superstars. The only problem is… they’ve been forced to bring along moron and POTUS Luke Kirk! How long until he says or does something really terrible?

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