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...

Detective Hark takes advantage of his Carroway connections to stay on his feet and in pursuit of his mentor's maid. Clues may lead to an infamous killer but the deeper he investigates the more he may become a target himself. Not everything looks as it seems in Chinatown in 'The Good Asian' #2. THE GOOD ASIAN #2 Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Letterer & Designer: Jeff Powell  Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: June 9, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 The Chinatown noir keeps flipping the genre on its head, as Edison Hark comes face to face with a killer - and more suffering, lust, and soul than he'd ever imagined in Chinatown. Score: ★★★★★ (5/5) After a stunning debut, 'The Good Asian' #2 follows up with Detective Edison Hark as he ends up selling out the kid at the end of the first issue revealing the murder of a white man with a hatchet. The repercussions of that decision could have dire consequences for an immigrant com...

Writer PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE's long-awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed INFIDEL with stunning art by ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI (OUTPOST ZERO)! Following Edison Hark-a haunted, self-loathing Chinese-American detective-on the trail of a killer in 1936 Chinatown, THE GOOD ASIAN is Chinatown noir starring the first generation of Americans to come of age under an immigration ban, the Chinese, as they're besieged by rampant murders, abusive police, and a world that seemingly never changes. THE GOOD ASIAN #1 Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Letters: Jeff Powell Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: May 5, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Score:  ★★★★★ (5/5) It's impossible to read 'The Good Asian' and its opening without thinking of the atrocities being committed against Asians in the United States at the time of this writing. The increase of at least 150% in hate crimes against random and innocent Asians and Asian-Americans in the country ...

 Noir crime fiction doesn't get any better than this. Hark meets switchboard operator Lucy and her leads result in some shocking revelations about Ivy's disappearance.  THE GOOD ASIAN #3 Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Letterer & Designer: Jeff Powell Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: July 7, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 The surprises really begin as Hark encounters Lucy Fong's completely different perspective on Chinatown - one pivotal to stopping the hatchetman on the loose. Score: ★★★★★ (5/5) In only three issues so far, what Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, and Lee Loughridge have accomplished in 'The Good Asian' is a monumental achievement in storytelling that's immersive and relevant. As dense and as enthralling as any crime fiction novel written in prose, 'The Good Asian' plunges readers deep into the world of Edison Hark full of mystery, twists, and multi-dimensional characters. The story inter...

 Issue four is an emotional roller coaster that will leave you breathless.  THE GOOD ASIAN #4 Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Design & Letters: Jeff Powell Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: August 4, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Hark suffers a devastating blow as Chinatown's Hui Long killer hits closer to home, leading Hark to begin peeling back the layers of his family's chilling secrets. Score: ★★★★★ (5/5) Every month, Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, and Lee Loughridge present an engrossing, evocative, and exciting pulp crime series with historical subtext that makes 'The Good Asian' one of the year's best stories in any medium. You'd think this was adapted from a crime novel, but it's an important and thrilling moment for comic books because this series exists and it is sublime.  Detective Edison Hark's investigation into his father figure's lover's disappearance has uncovered many things i...

  THE GOOD ASIAN #5 Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: September 29, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 NEW STORY ARC Suffering a traumatic loss, Edison Hark relives the pivotal and contentious moments that led a Chinese-American to become a cop in 1930s America, as the "secret origin of Edison Hark" is revealed. Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) After an extraordinary first arc with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger, 'The Good Asian' #5 begins a new volume of intrigue, mystery, and drama. What it doesn't do is pick up where the last issue ended. So we only get a taste of what happened after Frankie's attack. The first volume arrives today as well as issue five so if you haven't read it or want to cherish an entire volume of one of the year's best comics then grab a copy .  Before 'The Good Asian' can take a step forward it takes a step back to Edison Hark's early days in Hawaii to reveal how ...

It what could be the best year in independent comics in sales and quality, here are some examples of what made 2021 in comics so entertaining, funny, exciting, thrilling, and thought-provoking.  Rumors of the death of the comic industry have been wildly exaggerated. Despite what some angry internet trolls may have posted, the comic book industry is alive and well, thriving in 2021. In fact, since 2012 , book sales have steadily climbed every year becoming a billionaire dollar industry with no sign of stopping. Bolstered by manga, middle-grade publications, and graphic novels, comics are as healthy as ever.  I've been lucky to read and review so many wonderful independent comics thanks to the generosity of comic book publishers, public relations agencies, and creators themselves that reach out and/or agree to provide copies. The truth is, there are too many great comics to not only read but to review in a timely manner. It can be overwhelming, especially for a one-man operat...

    THE GOOD ASIAN #6  Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: October 27, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 On the run from the police, Edison Hark heads to the only person he can for help - and confronts a long-avoided past. Featuring a variant cover by renowned fine artist and star of FX's Choe Show, DAVID CHOE Score:  ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) QUICK REVIEW : After taking issue five back in time with a look at Edison Hark's time in Hawaii and his rise in law enforcement to his eventual move to San Francisco, issue six picks up where issue four left off and things just get messier from there. What remains from issue five is Edison's unbreakable bond with Victoria Calloway. Growing up together, becoming close, dating, and then spitting up has connected them, but now she's his only hope to avoid the cops and find Frankie's killer.  Time is running out for Edison as the death of Frankie could be pinned on him bu...

  Nomadland meets Mad Max in these high-stakes, cli-fi themed, original stories Hit Marvel Studios’ writer of Moon Knight and Ms. Marvel TV series and Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant , Sabir Pirzada, makes his creator-owned comics debut with the upcoming graphic anthology, Dandelion . It will feature a bevy of cutting-edge artists, eye-popping cover art by Tula Lotay ( Barnstormers, Supreme: Blue Rose, Somna ), and hit shelves in June from Image Comics. Dandelion 's exciting assembly of science fiction stories by Pirzada will showcase a murderer’s row of talented artists, including Martín Morazzo ( Ice Cream Man ), Vanesa R. Del Rey ( Scarlet Witch, Redlands ), Eric Koda ( Ms. Marvel, Shang-Chi ), Roy Allan Martinez ( Zorro Swords of Hell ), Gegê Schall ( Made in Korea ), Thomas Campi ( Joe Shuster: The Artist Behind Superman ), and up-and-coming artists Adrian Rivero, Juha Veltti, and Marquis Rogers. In Dandelion , when climate change and automation disrupt the lives of...

  We Only Kill Each Other (comiXology Originals) #5 Written by Stephanie Phillips Art by Peter Krause Colored by Ellie Wright Cover byDave Johnson Lettered by Troy Peteri Digital Release Date March 15, 2022 Age Rating 15+ Only Sold by comiXology Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) 'We Only Kill Each Other' has been an exceptional fictionalized historical comic, in the same way, the great title from Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi, 'The Good Asian,' has been. It's a riveting crime thriller in the middle of horrifying real-world situations. While the growing threat of Nazi occupation continues in Europe and sympathizers assemble in the U.S., two gangsters begrudgingly partner to take down Nazi assassins in their own backyard.  The conclusion to the first arc comes to an exciting finish as Jonas and Levi jump on a moving train trying to prevent an assassination attempt. It's a non-stop action thriller that's both a little familiar and promising if the series were ...