June 14, 2023

Yes, it is NEW COMIC BOOK DAY so there are a bunch of new books again this week. I’m happy to say that Todd was able to see this week. Progress.

It was cool today as Todd brought a bunch of his art pages from his collection. It was awesome to see some of these.

New books this week…

Something is Killing the Children Pen & Ink Issue One. This is a version of the first issue of Something is Killing the Children in pen & ink, no color. It is spectacularly gorgeous. There are also notes at the bottom of each page from artist Werther Dell’edera. This is an awesome collectible. Boom is sure taking advantage of this book as much as they can.

Something Epic #2. Written and illustrated by Szymon Kudranski. Another wonderful issue. Beautifully illustrated and a lot of details about Danny and his mom. I have to say that this is one of my most favorite new books.

Doctor Strange #4. “U.X.O.” This issue gives us some information on W.A.N.D. and Wong’s involvement in said organization. It’s great to see Wong getting some attention and, plot wise, someone or something is killing evil magicians and monsters. This book has done a solid job of building anticipation and suspense.

Amazing Spider-Man #27. Written by Zeb Wells and penciled by Ed McGuiness. Peter and Norman try to deal with their own guilt over the death of Kamala Khan last issue. Meanwhile Doctor Octopus is back trying to figure out the problems with his arms’ betrayal. ASM is always consistent and is one of the first books I read every time.

Black Panther #1. “Reign at Dusk: Part 1” Written by Eve L. Ewing and penciled by Chris Allen. Taurin Clarke was the cover artist. The new Black Panther series kicks off with T’Challa still hanging out in the shadows of Wakanda after being banished in the last series. Black Panther follows a young lawyer, N’Yobi. We follow the character of N’Yobi through much of this issue and I am intrigued on why T’Challa is following him because the conversation between the pair was interrupted by a new, cool looking villain.

The Great British Bump-Off #3. “Bloodshed Berry Cheesecake” Script by John Allison with art by Man Sarin. Another attempted poisoning sends the cast into chaos as they are to make a cake that shows their favorite movies. I knew the movie that Shauna chose (Under the Skin- starred Scarlett Johansson). This Dark Horse comic continues to be entertaining every issue.

Haunt You to the End #1. Written by Ryan Cady and featuring artist Andrea Mutti. This issue was fun, but it was basically a set-up issue. We met some characters and set them up to go to this haunted house on an island that was to be the most haunted isle of the world, An isle that is going to be overwhelmed by water in a couple of days. Set the timer and place everyone in position. Looking forward to the next step in this one.

Captain Marvel #50. “Marvelous.” Carol is dealing with her loss of Binary during the Brood story arc and her friends throw her a party, a party they knew Carol would hate. Spider-Woman then took Carol to Dr. Strange to help her deal with her pain. Lots of Marvel cameos through this book as Kelly Thompson’s run on Captain Marvel comes to a close.

Moon Knight #24. “Ill Met By Moonlight” Written by Jed MacKay and drawn by Federico Sabbatini. Steven Segovia & Rachelle Rosenberg did the cover art. Why does Marc Specter look exactly like peter Parker as he is grilling? That distracted me the whole time during this section of the book. Morpheus is here, but not in the best shape ever. He drops a name to Moon Knight about who is behind it all.

Spider-Man: India #1. “Seva Part 1” One of the coolest characters from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse gets a comic all of his own. Pavitr Prabhakar is Spider-Man: India and we get a bunch of his life shown to us in Earth-50101, in Mumbai, India (not Mumbattan like in Across the Spider-Verse) and I think I liked the costume design in the movie more than what we get here. Still, I enjoyed this first issue and wonder where it will go.

Captain America: Cold War Omega. “Part 6” The Cold War story concludes here with Cap and Sam confronts the White Wolf, Bucky and Ian in Dimension Z. The control of Dimension Z is up in the air and gets wrapped up in this issue. Btw.. the battle between Peggy Carter and Sharon Carter was pretty epic. This is leading into the big Captain America #750 (legacy numbered).