Review: By the Horns #4

Art & direction by Markisan Naso
Art, lettering, and design by Jason Muhr
Color art and effects by Andrei Tabacaru

Elodie and her team lock horns with the volcanic sorcerer, Pazuzunox! Meanwhile, Haru and the villagers of Wayfarer are attacked by the wizard of the western wind, who means to take all their magic by force.”

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Review: The Last Book You’ll Ever Read #1

Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Leila Leiz
Colorist: Giada Marchisio
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Designer: Tim Daniel 
Cover A: Leila Leiz
Cover B: Jen Hickman
On Sale: 7/28/2021

Civilization is a lie. Hidden deep in our genes is the truth. And it is slowly clawing its way to the surface. Olivia Kade knows the truth, and she has become the prophet of the coming collapse. Her book, SATYR, is an international bestseller, and it is being blamed for acts of senseless violence and bloodshed all over the world. Olivia’s own life is in danger from those who have read her work. Determined to conduct a book tour, she hires security professional Connor Wilson to act as her bodyguard. She only has one requirement: he cannot read her work.”

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Review: Proctor Valley Road #5

Written by Alex Child and Grant Morrison
Illustrated by Naomi Franquiz
Color by Tamra Bonvillain
Lettered by Jim Campbell

Will the girls be able to reform their shattered friendship with the fate of their entire town at stake?

They’ll need to band together in order to stop the ultimate evil behind the haunting of Proctor Valley Road… especially if they still want to make it to the Janis Joplin concert.

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Review: Dark Blood #1

Writer: Latoya Morgan
Artist: Walt Barna
Colorist: A.H.G.
Letterer: Andworld Design

What if you were given the power to change the course of history?

Alabama, 1955. Avery Aldridge is an ordinary young Black man. A decorated World War II veteran, Avery provides for his wife and daughter.

But wounds of the past have a way of coming back, and Avery Aldridge will soon discover he is anything but ordinary…

After a run-in awakens strange new abilities, Avery’s about to become more powerful than he could have ever dared to dream… in a country and society that never wanted him to have any power.

A bold, evocative genre-bending saga by screenwriter LaToya Morgan (AMC’s The Walking Dead, Into The Badlands) and rising star artist Walt Barna (The Osiris Path) perfect for fans of Department of Truth and Bitter Root!”

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Review: Save Yourself #2

Written by Bones Leopard
Art by Kelly & Nichole Matthews
Letterered by Jim Campbell

Just as Gigi’s entire world is turned upside down, she is transported to the headquarters of the Cosmic Federation with her brother-in-law Shawn and the alien they just met, Mia. As Gigi and Shawn’s understanding of the universe expands at warp speed and they are pulled into a new world of galaxy alliances and secret agents, they make a devastating realization. The more pressing matter at hand, however, is safeguarding them from the Lovely Trio now that they know the shocking truth!”

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Review: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #4

Writer: Ram V
Artist: Filipe Andrade
Color assists: Inês Amaro
Letterer: AndWorld Design

The mortal incarnation of Death, Laila Starr, must confront the cruel nature of her role in the universe when she once again encounters the future creator of immortality who is drawing ever closer to his destiny. Laila finds it increasingly difficult to divert the man from his path, who this time recognizes her and what she is, as he is now driven by grief from a terrible tragedy… 

THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR #4 features main cover art by series artist Andrade and variant covers by superstar artists Ariela Kristantina (Chain) and Evan Cagle (Strange Skies over East Berlin).”

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Review: Seven Secrets #10

Written by Tom Taylor
Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo
Colored by Walter Baiamonte
With color assistance by Katia Ranalli
Lettered by Ed Dukeshire

Will Amon be able to capitalize on the Order’s fragility to destroy it once and for all? Still reeling from their losses, the Keepers must come together for a momentous decision… one that will leave Caspar at a difficult crossroads. If Amon and the Seekers strike in this moment, they may be able to capture all the remaining secrets, and with it wipe out the Order.

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Review: Eve #3

Writer: Victor LaValle
Artist: Jo Mi-Gyeong
Colorist: Brittany Peer
Letterer: Andworld Design

Who can you trust when you’ve always been alone? Eve finally reaches dry land, but soon discovers she has company. When she encounters a mysterious group of children, she will have to grapple with the fact that not everything Wexler has told her is true. And if that’s the case, what else about her reality is a lie?
EVE #3 features main cover art by artist Ario Anindito (Star Wars: The High Republic) with colors by Pierluigi Casolino, and variant covers by famed illustrator Dani Pendergast (NPR) and acclaimed artist Jahnoy Lindsay (Luke Cage).”

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Review: HAHA #6

Written by W. Maxwell Prince
Art by Martin Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran, Letters by Good Old Neon

““HAPPY HANK THE VERY HAPPY CLOWN” Now where have we seen this guy before?

The worlds of HAHA and ICE CREAM MAN reveal themselves as one and the same in this story about the last days of Happy Hank (previously seen in ICE CREAM MAN #8). Featuring artwork, of course, by the ICE CREAM MAN creative team of MARTÍN MORAZZO and CHRIS O’HALLORAN.”

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