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PREVIEW: 'Archer & Armstrong Forever' #1 by Steve Foxe, Marcio Fiorito, and Alex Guimaraes

Valiant's fan-favorite globetrotting adventures duo make their glorious return in ARCHER & ARMSTRONG FOREVER #1! When a mugging goes horribly wrong, the oft-inebriated ARMSTRONG'S immortality comes into question and his clock seems to be ticking. Just how far is his best friend, the ever-polite do-gooder ARCHER willing to go to save his life? And who-- or what-- is the Maw? Find out in ARCHER & ARMSTRONG FOREVER! ARCHER & ARMSTRONG FOREVER #1 is written by STEVE FOXE, features art by MARCIO FIORITO, colors by ALEX GUIMARAES, letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU, and covers by BERNARD CHANG (Cover A), DAVID TALASKI (Cover B), DAN HIPP (Cover C) and RO STEIN/TED BRANDT (PreOrder Cover). ARCHER & ARMSTRONG FOREVER #1 Written by STEVE FOXE Art by MARCIO FIORITO Colors by ALEX GUIMARAES Letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU Cover A by BERNARD CHANG Cover B by DAVID TALASKI Cover C by DAN HIPP Pre-order Cover by RO STEIN/TED BRANDT The triumphant return of Valiant’s best be...

KICKSTARTER SPOTLIGHT: 'ID-10T error' by Matt McGrath, Otávio Colino, and Kay Baird

One man's quest for vengeance against the robot he created continues in this sci-fi horror-comedy series. ID-10T error is a Black Mirror esque revenge comedy about Bradley, a lonely, disgruntled man, who creates the world's most advanced artificially intelligent robot. Why? So he can torture and kill it.  But, when his AI gains consciousness for the first time, Bradley discovers there's a problem he didn't account for—that his creation will do anything to survive. The first issue of ID-10t error was successfully funded on Kickstarter in Fall 2020 as a digital comic. With this Kickstarter, we'll be raising funds to print the first issue of ID-10t error for the first time and finance the production and print run for ID-10t error issue 2! Issues 1 and 2 of ID-10t error are 36-page saddle stitch books and will be printed in Toronto, Canada to keep printing costs down, avoid any supply chain issues, and support a local business (woohoo!). Both books will be oversi...

Humanoids To Publish All New Graphic Novels in THE INCAL UNIVERSE

 THE INCAL by legendary writer Alejandro Jodorowsky and internationally acclaimed artist MÅ“bius was a shot across the bow of graphic storytelling, an epic explosion of staggering art, mind-blowing worldbuilding, and ambitious plotting that combined to make one of the most influential comics of all time. Now, 42 years after its initial publication—and with a major movie adaptation in the works of award-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi—Humanoids will publish all-new original graphic novels in THE INCAL UNIVERSE, building on the original, seminal graphic novel. Next May Humanoids will publish the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: THE INCAL UNIVERSE SPECIAL, which previews three new titles: PSYCHOVERSE by Mark Russell and Yanick Paquette; DYING STAR by Dan Watters and Jon Davis-Hunt; and KILL WOLFHEAD by Brandon Thomas and Pete Woods. “Four decades after its publication, the world of THE INCAL remains a shock to the system and a transcendent work,” said Humanoids CEO, Fabrice Giger. “This new INC...

'Maeve Rising Warrior' About Ireland's Mythical Warrior Queen is Coming to Kickstarter

Red5 Comics and Cherry Blossom Studios are pleased to announce the Kickstarter campaign for 'Maeve Rising Warrior,' Debut Issue #1 comic book, launching May 3, 2022, at 8am CST. A heroic action-adventure, set in an ancient Irish world 2000 years ago - a world controlled by courage, magic, and myth - sees a young woman become Ireland’s greatest female warrior and queen. She masters druidism, battles and manipulates powerful warriors and kings, shapes the history of Ireland and destiny, as she aspires to the highest throne in Ireland and becomes a goddess. Maeve Rising Warrior is a story of female empowerment and leadership that could only come from this ancient Irish world. She became the warrior queen from Connacht in the west of Ireland. Her beauty was so infamous, that her name means "intoxicating." She exuded power and sexuality over her faithful and bravest warriors to gain loyalty and her rivals to gain power. Set in ancient Ireland, a land and time when women...

PREVIEW: 'Starward' #1 by Steve Orlando, Ivan Shavrin, and Saida Temofonte

STARWARD #1  Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Ivan Shavrin Letters: Saida Temofonte Publisher: Heavy Metal Release Date: April 27, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 Stephanie Cohen's life is all going according to plan. The only problem is...the plan isn't hers! She's crushing it at college, but her fast track to a medical degree is something her parents decided for her, seemingly at birth. Stephanie was never consulted on her own life. So, now she's drowning in pre-med when she'd rather be studying classics, folklore, and mythology. But on the eve of her twentieth birthday, as Stephanie prepares to stare into her own personal summer abyss for yet another day...she gets a gift unlike any she could possibly expect.  Courtesy of Heavy Metal

Walsh Brothers Tackle Foster Care Through Magic and Fantasy in 'The Ballad of Ronan'

  The Ballad of Ronan #1, the debut issue of the six-issue miniseries written by the Walsh Brothers with art and covers by Remy Jackson, is coming to comics shops on May 11. Here's what you can look forward to in this heartfelt, action-filled tale... For Aisling, a teenage girl in Dublin, Ireland, the foster care system has failed her for the last time. Now aged out of even the possibility of being adopted, Aisling has made a fateful decision. Rather than face yet another day of no hope of finding a family of her own, she plans to run away from St. Anne’s Orphanage. But before she leaves, Father Jack, the only friend she has at St. Anne’s, gives her a birthday gift: Her late mother’s first name, and the location of her final resting place.  That may not sound like much, but it’s enough to propel Aisling into a world of magic, adventure, and danger, where she will meet Ronan, a mysterious warrior who looks like a teen idol but seems to know nothing about his own past. Aislin...

REVIEW: 'Blood Stained Teeth' #1 by Christian Ward, Patric Reynolds, and Heather Moore

  BLOOD STAINED TEETH #1 Writer: Christian Ward Artist: Patric Reynolds, Heather Moore Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: April 27, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 SERIES PREMIERE! CHRISTIAN WARD, the Eisner Award-winning co-creator of ODY-C, Invisible Kingdom , and Machine Gun Wizards , returns to Image with red-hot artist PATRIC REYNOLDS ( The Mask ) for an all-new ONGOING SERIES-a fast-paced 100 Bullets -style crime saga with fangs! Atticus Sloane-misanthrope, criminal, asshole, and vampire-lives in a world where blood isn't the only thing vamps crave. And for the right price, he'll make you a vampire too. After all, immortality isn't cheap. Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) Let's face it, vampire stories will never go away. Its popularity may wane from time to time but fervor for sexy blood-suckers among mortals will always find a way to capture the public's heart again. Especially, when vampire stories are as entertaining and refreshing as ...

Francine Pascal's SWEET VALLEY TWINS to be Adapted as Graphic Novels by Random House

 First in the series, SWEET VALLEY TWINS: BEST FRIENDS, to publish on November 1, 2022 Francine Pascal’s bestselling series SWEET VALLEY TWINS will be published in graphic novel format by Random House Graphic, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books (RHCB), it was announced today by Barbara Marcus, RHCB President, and Publisher. Senior Editor Whitney Leopard will edit the series and acquired world rights from Amy Berkower, President, Writers House, and Kate McKean, VP, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. SWEET VALLEY TWINS #1: BEST FRIENDS is scheduled to release on November 1, 2022. Writer Nicole Andelfinger and acclaimed artist Claudia Aguirre ( Lost on Planet Earth ) will launch the graphic novel line with an adaptation of SWEET VALLEY TWINS #1: BEST FRIENDS , the first novel in the series, which was originally published in 1986. Fans of the ’80s and ’90s pop culture will fondly remember twins Elizabeth and Jessica from Sweet Valley, California, and their navigation of frie...

REVIEW: 'The Good Asian' #10 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, and Lee Loughridge

  THE GOOD ASIAN #10  Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: April 20, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 SERIES FINALE It's blood, tears, and chaos as Hark finally uncovers the truth behind Ivy Chen's disappearance and how it relates to his surrogate family, in the tense finale to one of the year's most critically acclaimed hit books. "Could not feel more timely these days." -Entertainment Weekly Score:  ★★★★★ (5/5) Through ten issues, Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, and Lee Loughridge, have created a genre-defining series that is intricately woven into the darkest times of American history giving readers a thought-provoking, in-depth historical lesson, and one of the best noir stories to be made in any medium. 'The Good Asian' comes at a time in the real world where misguided, vicious racist Asian hate has manifested in assaults, murder, and harassment of innocent Asian and Asian-Amer...

PREVIEW: 'Red Sonja' #8 by Mirka Andolfo and Giuseppe Cafaro

 Red Sonja #8 Writer: Mirka Andolfo Artist: Giuseppe Cafaro  Covers: Mirka Andolfo (A), Lesley “Leirix” Li (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Sozomaika (D), Cosplay - Sapphire Nova (E) FC | 32 pages | Sword & Sorcery | $3.99 | Teen+ In Stores April 27, 2022 As a new, deadly threat comes fuller into focus, the schism between Red Sitha and Red Sonja widens. Their connection dims. Sitha's penchant for violence, and her inability to keep her demons at bay, are soon to lead to a confrontation, with only one surviving... Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment

NEW IMAGES: 'Blue Beetle' Takes the Spotlight for 'DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery' Animated Shorts

Jump on the couch, pull up your cereal bowl, and relax right into the late 1960s era of Saturday morning cartoons with Blue Beetle , one of the four shorts comprising DC SHOWCASE – CONSTANTINE: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY, the third compilation of Warner Bros. Animation’s DC-centric shorts. As one of the more conflicted yet effective pairings of Super-Heroes, Blue Beetle and The Question must combine their individual talents to solve the mystery at hand. Matt Lanter ( Timeless, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, 90210 ) stars as Blue Beetle alongside David Kaye ( Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ) as The Question. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, DC SHOWCASE – CONSTANTINE: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY – which also includes the shorts Blue Beetle , The Losers, and the title subject Constantine: The House of Mystery – will be available everywhere on Blu-ray and in 4K on Digital starting May 3, 2022. Sufferin’ Scarabs! S...

THIS WEEK IN KICKSTARTER COMICS (4/25/22)

The last week in April brings us some exciting and epic Kickstarter campaigns built on fantasy and adventure. Check out these three worthy projects and pledge your love today! Trekker: Blood in the Wind by Ron Randall – launching 4/29 Twitter: @Ron_Randall   Sci-fi bounty hunter Mercy St. Clair's quest leads to a deadly duel in the icy clouds of a remote, frozen world.    “A labor of love by a master craftsman-- and it shows on every page.” —Kurt Busiek   Mercy's quest to resist the oppressive, system-ruling Council leads her to a remote, frozen world. There she finds new allies, faces old enemies and fights a deadly duel in the frozen skies to determine the fate of the entire rebellion! Like every other book in the series, Trekker: Blood in the Wind works as an excellent, self-contained introduction to Mercy and her world. Each volume tells a complete adventure: beginning, middle, and end. When you put the tales altogether, they just paint a deeper, richer port...