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The Story of Congo’s History Comes Alive in POSTCARDS FROM CONGO

 The Comprehensive Graphic Novel Sheds Light on Congo’s History Not Widely Known to Western Readers Featuring a Foreword from Historian and Professor of African History Didier Gondola Author and illustrator Edmund Trueman explores the fractious story of Congo in the comprehensive graphic history POSTCARDS FROM CONGO. Featuring a foreword by historian Didier Gondola, Professor of African History at John Hopkins University, POSTCARDS FROM CONGO brings Congo's history — not widely known to Western readers — vividly alive through deft illustrations and storytelling. Readers see how Congolese musicians have spread their language across Africa by creating some of the most popular music on the continent, and how Congolese women have spent decades sidestepping sexist legislation to become leaders in local business. From resistance against colonialism to the fight for independence and the self-determination to make a life in an almost stateless place, Postcards from Congo depicts how the...

PREVIEW: 'Bloodshot Unleashed' #2 by Deniz Camp, Jon Davis-Hunt, and Jordie Bellaire

Put the Blood in BLOODSHOT as his journey to stop the Spent Shells from destroying small-town America continues in BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED #2! BLOODSHOT travels to the old auto factory town of Howl, Michigan where he discovers rampant radiation poisoning that threatens to destroy what's left of the desolate town. The source of the radiation? Another discarded living weapon by the name of PLUTO-- a fallen pilot transplanted into a robot chassis! Can BLOODSHOT put his past traumas in check long enough to take down this mindless abomination or is this the end of the line for our nanite-infused hero? BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED #2 is written by DENIZ CAMP, features art by JON DAVIS-HUNT, colors by JORDIE BELLAIRE, letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU, and covers by JON DAVIS-HUNT (Cover A), NICOLE RIFKIN (Cover B), ALEX GARNER (Cover C), TRAVIS ESCARFULLERY (Cover D) and DEXTER SOY (PreOrder Cover). BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED #2 Written by DENIZ CAMP Art by JON DAVIS-HUNT Colors by JORDIE BELLAIRE Letters...

PREVIEW: 'The Return of Chilling Adventures in Sorcery' One-Shot by Eliot Rahal, Sina Grace, Vincenzo Federici, Corin Howell, et al.

  THE RETURN OF CHILLING ADVENTURES IN SORCERY stars Madam Satan (a popular Sabrina villain) in her own story that also serves as a framing device for two more original shorts. The Madam Satan story continues from last year's one-shot CHILLING ADVENTURES IN SORCERY and the previous year's MADAM SATAN . THE RETURN OF CHILLING ADVENTURES IN SORCERY (ONE-SHOT) Madam Satan escaped Hell a fugitive and hated woman by Satan and his thralls. She’s now the principal of Baxter High and Hell has come to Earth. With each classroom acting as a portal to the different circles in Hell, Madam Satan must recruit similar tortured souls if she has any chance of survival… all leading up to a Madam Satan and her army vs. Satan and his in this highly-anticipated follow-up to last year’s hit Chilling Adventures in Sorcery ! Script: Eliot Rahal, Sina Grace, Casey Gilly Art: Vincenzo Federici, Corin Howell, Liana Kangas Colors: Matt Herms, Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Julius Ohta Va...

PREVIEW: 'Justice Warriors' #5 by Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson

  Next Wednesday, October 26 AHOY Comics will publish JUSTICE WARRIORS #5, the penultimate installment of the irreverent, dark comedy six-issue series from co-creators Matt Bors — the founder of The Nib and a political cartoonist who has twice been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist — and Ben Clarkson — an acclaimed filmmaker and illustrator whose art has been featured on Adult Swim and Vice Noisey. JUSTICE WARRIORS is Bors’ first-ever monthly comic book and follows his announcement last year that he was retiring from political cartooning, following 18 years and 1,600 comics. JUSTICE WARRIORS #5 (W) Matt Bors (A) Ben Clarkson COVER A: Ben Clarkson COVER B: Matt Bors In the outrageous new book that Boing Boing calls “all the glorious dystopian satire you hoped it would be,” Swamp Cop, Schitt, and the rest of the force are under siege as the Libra Gang mounts an assault on police headquarters! Meanwhile, Bubble City’s ruling Prince grows extremely distraught over his plummeting poll ...

Amanda Deibert Gets Dangerous with New Darkwing Duck Comic Series

Dynamite Entertainment is kicking off 2023 with a bang, debuting all-new stories of Disney's Darkwing Duck in January. Let's get dangerous! He is the terror that flaps in the night… He is the ferocious fowl who plucks the evil eye from the face of foul play. He is Darkwing Duck! By night he vigilantly defends his city of St. Canard from the dastardly, devilish demons who would wage wanton war with his trademark costume and gadgets, and lurks through the shadows, striking fear in the heart of the criminal underworld. By day he's known as the mild-mannered Drake Mallard, father to his adorable adopted daughter Gosalyn. Can Darkwing successfully juggle his two separate lives, all while looking incredibly cool and impossibly handsome? Readers will have to tune in on January 4 to find  out! Popular writer Amanda Deibert will write the latest escapades of everyone's favorite fowl. Deibert has a range of diverse experiences as a writer for television, animation, and comics,...

PREVIEW: PATTY & LAZ by Michael Sanchez and Reik Lopez

Patty saved her brother's life by sacrificing five of her memories, but the price for salvation means fighting their own literal demons and remembering who they truly are. What would you give up to save someone you love? Patty and Laz is a sprawling heartfelt epic about two siblings who will go to any lengths to keep each other safe, even when the truth of their lives, past and present, threatens to force them apart. When they make a deal with a mysterious demon, he brushes off the idea of getting their souls. Instead, he wants something deeper: Their memories and a "favor”. It’ll be the fight for their lives, but who could have expected a deal with the devil to only be the beginning. PATTY & LAZ Creators: WRITER – Michael Sanchez ARTIST/Colors – Reik Lopez LETTERS – DC Hopkins EDITOR – James Haick DESIGNER – Marcus Guillory NYCC ASHCAN IS NOW AVAILABLE! CLICK HERE Courtesy of Scout Comics

Post-Apocalyptic One-Shot 'Archie vs. the World' Promises 'Mad Max'-Style Action

The one-shot sci-fi action epic ARCHIE VS. THE WORLD hits stores in January ARCHIE VS. THE WORLD main cover by Jed Dougherty Archie Comics looks into the future—and it's not great!—in an all-new one-shot comic, ARCHIE VS. THE WORLD, hitting store shelves in January! The blockbuster sci-fi special pits Archie and pals against a post-apocalyptic wasteland where only the strong survive, in a pedal-to-the-metal brawl that could only be told by writer Aubrey Sitterson ( No One Left to Fight ) and artist Jed Dougherty ( Savage Hearts ). "ARCHIE VS. THE WORLD is unlike anything we've ever done before, both visually and in terms of the story itself," said Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante. "I have the utmost faith in Aubrey and Jed's ability to tell a story that's not only fantastical but can also feature major kickass moments—and yet the two still managed to blow me away page after page.” Sitterson and Dougherty last teamed up on a s...