While Mike Deodato Jr.’s artwork in Not All Robots #2 evokes a seriousness and a certain sense of realism Mark Russell’s writing continues to be written with his tongue firmly placed in his cheek.  This is, after all, a satirical swipe at our slavish acceptance and compliance to the technical wonders our modern world is throwing up daily. It may start with self-driving cars and friendly…

One of the hardest and most frustrating things about finding new comics to read and enjoy is finding a good jumping on point. It can be confusing and disheartening to pick up a single issue from the middle of an arc without having the context of the previous chapters. With that in mind, here are some titles kicking off new story arcs and a few interesting #1’s premiering this upcoming New Comic…

This week sees two more Star Wars comic books released by Marvel Comics as the whole line-wide movie tie-in titles continue to crossover with the summer long ‘War of the Bounty Hunters’ storyline. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #14 and Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #4, both dropping Wednesday 8th September: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #14 Written by: Alyssa Wong Art by: Federico Sabbatini “REPEAT…

Conor McCreery and V.V. Glass’ young adult fantasy trilogy gets collected this week with BOOM! Studios’ The Last Witch SC, dropping Wednesday, September 8, 2021.  ‘You have the power. When the witch known as Cailleach hunts the children of the village Saoirse, a brave and reckless young girl, will defy her father and discover the secrets of the witch’s tower! But when the Cailleach captures…

Cover by Mitch Gerads Written by Joshua Williamson Pencils Xermanico Inks Xermanico Coloured by Romulo Fajardo Jr. “One story ends and the next phase of the DC Multiverse begins. We have one name for you: DARKSEID. Our heroes knew that someone had been pulling the strings this entire time, but are they prepared for it to be the biggest bad of all? As President Superman, Alan Scott, Roy Harper,…

BOOM! Studios’ Mamo #3 drops this week, the antepenultimate issue in their five-issue debut comic book series from cartoonist Sas Milledge. ‘Haresden is in chaos! From destroyed troll cairns to a bewitched flock of sheep being mesmerized by a mysterious moth that may be Mamo’s familiar. Maybe the girls could enlist the help of a murder of crows and their leader, Caractus, who owes Jo an old life…

BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin #11 drops this week from writer Ryan Parrott, artist Marco Renna, colorist Walter Baiamonte with color assistance by Sara Antonellini & Katia Ranalli, and letterer Ed Dukeshire. ‘As the Power Rangers and their new allies, the Eltarian Guardians, prepare to rescue Candice from Lord Zedd, elements of Zordon’s past begin to collide with the present. Will old loyalties…

The DC-inspired fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us is remembered both for its fun gameplay and stunning story — one of the most successful “Superman goes bad” tales ever devised. And that conceit forms the core of the upcoming DC Universe Animated Film Injustice, due out October 19th. On an alternate Earth, the Joker has duped Superman into killing Lois Lane, sending the Man of Steel on a…

Cover by: Mark Bagley Written by: Nick Spencer Art by: Federico Vicentini We can’t tell you a single thing that happens here without spoiling just about every issue that comes out between the time you’re reading this and when ASM #73 comes out. The Amazing Spider-Man #73 is out Wednesday 8th September from Marvel

Vertigo may live again at HBO Max. Deadline reports the streaming service has ordered a pilot based on the Dead Boy Detectives. Created by Neil Gaiman, Matt Wagner and Malcolm Jones III for an issue of The Sandman, the concept was expanded by subsequent work from the likes of Ed Brubaker and Jill Thompson. The title refers to two British school boys who delight in solving mysteries despite being…

The world of Underground Comix is having a resurgence with YouTube channels like Cartoonist Kayfabe shining a light on the darker side of sequential art. Underground Comix explore more lurid and adult themes, but usually with a cartoony sensibility and a touch of satire. Jasper Jubenvill is one of the many young rising talents bringing new energy and a unique perspective to the underground…

over by Jae Lee (A) Written by: Ian Edginton Art by: Celor  “KISS Comics are back! Dynamite proudly continues to present the best, because you continue to want the best… KISS in “Phantom Obsession”! The band have found themselves wined, dined and detained by the genius Darius Cho! As Cho puts each member through the wringer, a new-found ally may be able to help the Masters of all things Rock…

Geoff Johns, artist Gary Frank and colourist Brad Anderson’s Geiger #6 is the latest Image comic to sell out at the distributor level and get a second printing and new cover featuring new character, Junkyard Joe. Here’s the skinny on the story-arc finale: “In Geiger #6, the first story arc concludes with an extra-lenge, extra-action-packed finale as our resident radioactive rebel takes on a…

Normally, we don’t follow the advanced critical response to upcoming films, but Dune is not a normal film. Consequently, the response to Denis Villeneuve‘s adaption of Frank Herbert‘s novel, screened at the Venice International Film Festival last night, is polarized. Some laud it as a stunning achievement of filmmaking while others pan it in terms eerily similar to David Lynch‘s 1984 adaptation…

Cover by Dave Acosta (A) Written by David Avallone Art by Juan Samu “The two titans of horror and comedy unite in comics for the very first time! Dynamite Entertainment Proudly Presents… Elvira Meets Vincent Price! Elvira and the Ghost of Vincent Price continue their quest to find a lost cult movie… AND save the world from the wrath of an awakened Egyptian god. Their journey takes them to the…

Everything about The Protégé makes it seem like nothing more than a conventional pot-boiler of an action flick. And, rightfully so, as the plot has nothing new to offer under the sun. Action genre vet Maggie Q portrays Anna, the titular protege. As a child in Vietnam, Anna was rescued, brought to The States, and subsequently raised by an infamous hitman known only as Moody (Samuel L. Jackson). Of…

Cover by Jason Shawn Alexander (A) Written by Rodney Barnes Art by Tom Garcia “Dare we say it!?!? Yes! We Dare! ASH IS BACK, BABY! After his most recent appearance in Die!namite Lives, Ashley Williams is retired. Settled down. Haunted by the Deadites and the Necronomicon no more- wait, no, that ain’t right… None of that is true! In fact, not only is Ash still haunted by Deadites and the…