Over three decades in the making, the graphic novel MONSTERS by legendary comics artist Barry Windsor-Smith is a 360-page tour de force of visual storytelling. Best known for drawing the Conan series of the ’70s and creating several independent comic series of the ’90s — including Young Gods and The Paradox-Man — Windsor-Smith is now releasing his first major work since The Freebooters (2005). Fantagraphics will release MONSTERS on April 27, 2021. Barry Windsor-Smith’s Highly Anticipated Graphic Novel MONSTERS is On Sale This Week From Fantagraphics  Set in a timeline spanning the 1940s to the ’60s, Monsters centers around young Bobby Bailey, a naïve, emotionally fraught young man with a tragic destiny. The day he walks into a US military recruitment office, little does he know that he will become the subject of a top secret, experimental genetics program with loathsome Nazi origins. Thus kicks off a dizzying chain of cascading events that spin out of everyone’s control as fr...

 Eric Powell—the legendary creator of comics like The Goon and Hillbilly —and Harold Schechter—the author of true crime classics including Deviant and The Serial Killer Files —are collaborating on an ambitious new graphic novel about one of the most notoriously deranged murderers in American history, Ed Gein.  An Original Graphic Novel about Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Haunted America and Inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs Powell and Schechter are co-writing DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?, an all new, 200-page, original graphic novel illustrated by Powell that delves into the twisted history of the Gein family and the notorious violence that inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , and The Silence of the Lambs. Painstakingly researched and illustrated, Schechter and Powell’s true-crime graphic novel presents Gein’s infamous story like never before. “This book takes Gein’s gruesome crimes out of the realms of exploitation...

The ultimate love letter to the funky pop-rock sound that made the artist formerly known as Prince a legend. When Prince burst onto the music scene in 1978, he put Minneapolis on the map. Consequently, many up and coming acts followed the trail that he blazed. This is the story of Starchild, a group that almost made it to stardom in 1983, led by a young woman whose desire to change the world through her music ignited a revolution. Through Starchild’s journey, MPLS Sound chronicles, from a distance, the rise of a musical genius, and the rebirth of a city. MPLS Sound Joseph Phillip Illidge (Writer), Hannibal Tabu (Writer) Meredith Laxton (Art), Tan Shu (Colorist) Jen Bartel (Cover) Release Date: Apr 13, 2021 Format: 128 pages - Color Publisher: Humanoids Price: $19.99 Score: ★★★★★ (5/5) What would it have been like to have been in a band in Minneapolis during the '80s? Can you imagine trying to make your bones as a funk band amid the rock scene? How about going head-to-head agains...

  Barbarella , the sensual siren of space returns for a series of all-new adventures by a dynamic new creative team! Dynamite is proud to welcome writer Sarah Hoyt for her big debut in comic books with the new series starting in July. The longtime author has written over 34 novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery and more, including her fan-favorite Darkship Thieves , and garnering Prometheus and Dragon Awards. For this space-faring journey, she's joined by rising star artist Madibek Musabekov ( Vampirella vs Purgatori ). Colorist Ivan Nunes and letterer Carlos Mangual round out the crew at the controls. In this exciting new series, Barbarella sets out on a mission filled with danger, duplicity, and a dose of romance as she travels through multiple inventive sci-fi locales. Fans of the character and genre can expect deep dives on questions of class, romance, sexuality, and more in the classic Barbarella style. "Writing the Barbarella stories was more fun than is probabl...

The Sweet Paprika comic book 12-issue miniseries by internationally bestselling creator Mirka Andolfo ( Mercy, Unnatural, Deep Beyond ) will launch this July from Image Comics. First announced in late 2020, Mirka Andolfo’s Sweet Paprika is part of a cross-media project, together with an animated project developed by Grey Ladder Productions, Arancia Studio, and Wild Sheep Content, with Director Gabriele Pennacchioli (Emmy Award winner in 2019 for Love, Death & Robots ). The early reveal of preview pages from the series promises fans a seductive, page-turning experience. MIRKA ANDOLFO’S SWEET PAPRIKA PREVIEW PAGES PROMISE SULTRY NEW ROM-COM DELIGHTS Sweet Paprika follows the main character Paprika, a New Yorker of Italian origin, young and determined successful devil: workaholic, she is sure of herself, unstoppable, even feared. But, in her private life, the situation is very different: behind the immovable workaholic shield, Paprika hides an unexpectedly fragile soul, which is...

 Thanks to fabulous fan support, Dynamite and the creative team are excited to announce the extension of Sonjaversal and a great new jumping-on point! The ultimate story of Red Sonja multiversal mayhem was originally set as a five issue miniseries. By popular demand, more is to come, starting with issue #6 this July. Writer Christopher Hastings ( Unbelievable Gwenpool ) and artist Pasquale Qualano ( Dejah Thoris ) return for an all-new story arc perfect for new readers while continuing the same boundless energy and creativity of the previous issues. With the opening story blasting open the metaphorical toy chest and introducing an endless expanse of Sonja's battling for the fate of the universe, now the team will drill down and focus on select Sonja's in a more episodic format. Making her moody debut in this issue is Noir Sonja! She's on the trail of someone making a huge splash in the criminal underworld - only problem is that they're dead. Actually, she has more pr...

 Lachrymose last issue! In the near-future America where sadness is illegal, the odyssey of miserabilist fugitives Jerry and Kim comes to an off-beat end. EXTRA: forlorn fiction and dejected drawings in the AHOY manner. HAPPY HOUR #6 (W) Peter Milligan (A/C) Michael Montenat April 28, 2021 $3.99 Courtesy of Ahoy Comics