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Review: Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince

Series: Shades of MagicWriter: V.E. SchwabArtist: Andrea OlimpieriColorist: Enrica Eren AngioliniColor Assists: Viviana SpinelliLetterer: Rob SteenPublisher: Titan ComicsReleased: March 6, 2019Received: Own Book Summary: Fans of the Darker Shade of Magic series are aware of a universe containing four worlds. Four Londons. More specifically, they know all about a young prince and his antari…

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Review: Doctor Who - the 13th Doctor vol. 2: "Hidden Human History"

Review: Doctor Who – the 13th Doctor vol. 2: “Hidden Human History”

Review: “Hidden Human History” Doctor Who – the 13th Doctor vol. 2 [Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers] Writer: Jody Houser Artists: Roberta Ingranata and Rachael Stott Color Artist: Enrica Eren Angiolini with Viviana Spinelli Letterers: Comicraft’s Sarah Jacobs and John Roshell

Reviewed by: Steve J. Ray

Summary

“Hidden Human History.” When the TARDIS arrives in 16th-century Europe,…

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For inclusion in the “13 definitely bites people” conversation, I present... From the Thirteenth Doctor comics vol 2, Hidden Human History, written by Jody Houser, with art by Roberta Ingranata and Rachael Stott, colors by Enrica Eren Angiolini and Viviana Spinelli, and letters by Comicraft’s Sarah Jacobs and John Roshell

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Scorpio #1

Scorpio #1 IV Wall Comics 2019 Written by John Robinson IV Illustrated by Cezar Oliveira Coloured by Viviana Spinelli Lettered by Letter Squids    Daniel Shim is a 26-year-old Millionaire.  He is an innovator and pragmatist.  To him, astrology, spirituality, and the supernatural are for children and the weak-minded.  But the relic hidden in a dark lockbox says otherwise.  What happens when he doesn’t answer his legacy?  What happens when that legacy doesn’t take no for an answer.    I was sent this by John to take a look at, a definite perk of what I do here.  It is available on Comixology they also have a website where you can order it from, https://www.ivwall.net/About.  I highly suggest you check them out and see what catches your fancy.  I like this and it has a very interesting and intriguing slant to it that we don’t really see quite yet.  What this does, and it does it well, is set things up beautifully.  We get to see Daniel and his life and his family not to mention his business and we get a good measure of the man, for better or for worse is in the eye of the beholder.  However suffice it to say the personalities we see here run the spectrum and I couldn’t be any more thrilled by that.    I do very much like the way that this is being told.  The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is beautifully presented.  The character development that we see here is utterly phenomenal.  It seems to me that this is heavy on the characterisation and character development which is essential in getting the reader involved and invested in what is going to become of them.  There is some brutal honesty that we see at times and some incredibly nice and diverse personalities among the siblings.  How we see them act and react to the situations and circumstances they find themselves in really does help to define how we are going to to view them.  The pacing here is great and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns along the way we see how well all of this works together to create the books ebb & flow.    The way that this is structured is really nice to see.  There are some interesting layers within the story and as things move forward I, hopefully, can see a myriad of things I want to see explored and hopefully they will.    The interiors here are pretty solid.  There is something about Daniel’s face that bothers me but I dunno, at times I think it’s too big or too little for the rest of his body.  There’s just something there that doesn’t feel right.  Otherwise the linework is really nice to see and how the varying weights are being utilised to bring out the attention to detail is nicely rendered.  I would love to see more techniques than straight up linework but hey it works really as is.  I wish we’d see more backgrounds being utilised as well, when they are in the panels they really do wonders to enhance the moments, bring us this interesting dynamic to how he lives as well bringing us some nice depth perception, a sense of scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the book.  The colour work is phenomenal.  I like the way that we see it utilised to add extra detail without seeing any lines.  How the various hues and tones within the colours are utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work show some beautiful skill. ​    Indie and/or small press comics are where some absolutely stellar storytelling is taking place.  This is worthy of any being at any publishing house and that they’ve been doing this through kickstarters, yes the second was done this way as well, and ya know what they need a larger audience, no they deserve a larger audience so check this and them out and get one for yourself.

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Blog Tour - 'Shades Of Magic: Night Of Knives' Reviewed

Blog Tour – ‘Shades Of Magic: Night Of Knives’ Reviewed

Maxim Maresh came to Verose to whip their army base into shape. If the Pirate Queen’s arrival in The Steel Prince put that plan on hold, Night of Knives sees Maxim getting down to business, making soldiers do push-ups while he scolds them for letting the place go.

Maxim can’t change being a royal, but it does make leading an army base hard. To earn their respect, he agrees to enter the Night of…

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Preview: Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #6

Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #6 preview. The Thirteenth Doctor's adventures continue! #comics #comicbooks #DoctorWho

DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR #6

Writer: Jody Houser Artist: Roberta Ingranata Colorists: Enrica Eren Angiolini, Viviana Spinelli Cover A: Giorgia Sposito Cover B: Will Brooks – Photo Cover C: Iolanda Zanfardino Publisher: Titan Comics FC, 32pp, $3.99, On sale: April 10, 2019

The Thirteenth Doctor’s continue after the season finale, as Eisner nominee Jody Houser brings a fresh new Doctor…

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This is all we see of her in this issue, but this is a perfect Missy. Both in appearance- capturing that mysterious smirk which might be a smile or a sign arrogance or both and her styled yet still wild hair- and in the neat description by the Doctor: an old enemy, an older friend.

Despite the cast following her trail for most of the book, the dramatic entry at the issue’s end is surprisingly not Missy, so this panel really is just a tease of something still to come, and it manages in this one instant to convince that we are set for an excellent comic version of the character, whenever she chooses to show herself to her pursuers...

From Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor 9, by Jody Houser, Roberta Ingranata, Enrica Eaten Angiolini, Viviana Spinelli, Richard Starkings, Sarah Jacobs & John Roshell

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For the week of 29 April 2019

Quick Bits:

Angel #0 spins out of Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4 (the ending events of which are presented again at the beginning here), giving us a flashback of Angel in Los Angeles and a case involving a werewolf. The tone here from Bryan Edward Hill, Gleb Melnikov, Gabriel Cassata, and Ed Dukeshire is bleaker than the Buffy series, but it’s fitting.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Barbarella/Dejah Thoris #3 is a whole lot of flirting. Gorgeous artwork from  Germán García and Addison Duke with some impressive lettering from Crank!

| Published by Dynamite

Batman #70 wakes up from its “Knightmares” for the first part of “The Fall and the Fallen” by Tom King, Mikel Janín, Jorge Fornés, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles. It throws down a gauntlet of Bats’ rogues as he fights to escape Arkham Asylum.

| Published by DC Comics

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 is the first of these series that I’ve picked up, so I didn’t initially clue in that this wasn’t necessarily how this crossover had played out previously, but this first issue features a world of the two properties mashed-up in a combined reality. It’s an interesting start from James Tynion IV, Freddie E. Williams II, Kevin Eastman, Jeremy Colwell, and Tom Napolitano with some gorgeous artwork.

| Published by DC Comics & IDW

Black Hammer ‘45 #3 features a guest-spot for a young Abraham Slam, who seems to rub the Black Hammer Squadron the wrong way through trying to follow through with ideals and principles. It’s an interesting underlining of whatever potentially grey area operation the squad is on, as Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes, Matt Kindt, Sharlene Kindt, and Marie Enger continue to let that plot point simmer.

| Published by Dark Horse

Champions #5 is a tie-in to War of the Realms and also serves as a bit of glue to hold together different parts of the event, building upon things across different areas of the Marvel universe. It also gives us a very heartfelt reunion of Ms. Marvel and Cyclops, wonderfully told by Jim Zub, Juanan Ramírez, Marcio Menyz, and Clayton Cowles.

| Published by Marvel

DC’s Year of the Villain Special #1 gives a trio of teasers, two largely for the two sides of the Justice League/Legion of Doom stuff that has been going on, providing a backbone for the Year of the Villain event, and the third for Brian Michael Bendis’ brainchild of Event Leviathan, which unfortunately feels kind of out of place with the rest of it. As though the two separate stories are competing for resources, rather than being part of a cohesive whole. That said, all of the teasers do their job fairly well, piquing interest in what’s to come.

| Published by DC Comics

DCeased #1 is basically DC’s answer to Marvel Zombies by way of Stephen King’s Cell, but it’s damn entertaining work from Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, James Harren, Stefano Gaudiano, Rain Beredo, and Saida Temofonte. The set-up for the series with Darkseid meddling with the Anti-Life Equation and winding up with something worse is perfect.

| Published by DC Comics

Deathstroke #43 is kind of the conclusion to “The Terminus Agenda”, on paper at least. There’s still an epilogue over in the next issue of Teen Titans and the final page of this one sets up something huge going forward.

| Published by DC Comics

Descendent #1 begins another new conspiracy thriller, building off a child abduction and a “truther”, from Stephanie Phillips, Evgeniy Bornyakov, Lauren Affe, and Troy Peteri. It’s a bit of a slow build, working to develop the characters nicely, but there’s an intriguing mystery here.

| Published by AfterShock

Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #7 continues the hunt for the Stilean Flesh Eaters as the Doctor and the team cross paths with some familiar faces. Gorgeous layouts and art here from Roberta Ingranata, Enrica Eren Angiolini, and Viviana Spinelli.

| Published by Titan

Eclipse #15 reaches a boiling point in this penultimate issue. Zack Kaplan, Giovanni Timpano, Flavio Dispenza, and Troy Peteri have at least partially turned this arc upside down, causing us to have some serious questions about the morality of either side in the conflict. It adds a great depth to the characters’ actions and makes me unsure as to what exactly I’d like to see in the finale.

| Published by Image / Top Cow

Elephantmen 2261: The Pentalion Job #1 begins a new digital original mini-series from Richard Starkings and Axel Medellin. Burba sees himself released from prison early, only to be set up to do a new enormous heist. Starkings builds this one greatly out of what’s come before in the series and the art from Medellin is gorgeous.

| Published by Comicraft

Fallen World #1 is a very welcome return to the future of the Valiant universe, spinning out of the changes made to the world in 4001 AD and War Mother, with Dan Abnett, Adam Pollina, Ulises Arreola, and Jeff Powell weaving gold out of the fallen threads of the fallen New Japan. You needn’t have read anything prior to this, Abnett does a wonderful job filling in necessary details of the world and the characters. The art from Pollina is probably the best I have ever seen from him, there’s detail, grace, and expressiveness that has leapt so far beyond even the beautiful work he’s done before. He and Arreola make this a damn impressive book to look at. Highly recommended.

| Published by Valiant

Giant Days #50 features a cricket match, including an explanation of the game that makes more sense than I’ve ever seen it explained before. John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar, and Jim Campbell deliver another hilarious issue, with one hell of a final page.

| Published by Boom Entertainment / BOOM! Box

The Girl in the Bay #4 is the end to this mini from JM DeMatteis, Corin Howell, James Devlin, and Clem Robins. It answers what happened in order to create two Kathy Santoris, and her murderer’s deal, but it maintains the weirdness set from the beginning.

| Published by Dark Horse / Berger Books

Gogor #1 is an entertaining start to this fantasy series from Ken Garing. The set up for the Domus taking over is interesting, as is the introduction of the seemingly Hulk-like saviour in the titular character. Gorgeous artwork throughout.

| Published by Image

Green Lantern #7 is a standout issue in an already astounding run, as Hal Jordan and a friend he finds in Pengowirr try to escape from Hal’s dying power ring. Great twists and turns throughout from Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, and Tom Orzechowski. The layouts for many of the pages, playing with the shape of the Green Lantern symbol are very impressive.

| Published by DC Comics

Harley Quinn #61 is the first of this series I’ve picked up, due to Otto Schmidt taking over regular art duties, and I quite like this. This is the first part of “Role Players” from Sam Humphries, Schmidt, and Dave Sharpe, porting Quinn off to an alternate realm steeped in Dungeons & Dragons fantasy tropes. It’s pretty entertaining, with great art from Schmidt.

| Published by DC Comics

Hashtag: Danger #1 is another entertaining addition to the second wave of Ahoy’s comics, with Tom Peyer and Chris Giarrusso’s humorous take on the Challengers of the Unknown formula graduated from back-up to series. It’s rounded out with the usual back-up strip, text piece, and prose.

| Published by Ahoy

Justice League #23 has one hell of a gut punch for an ending (granted, it’s a little undercut by the DC’s Year of the Villain Special, but how could we expect something like that to remain anyway?). Absolutely stunning artwork from Jorge Jimenez and Alejandro Sánchez who only seem to outdo themselves with each subsequent issue.

| Published by DC Comics

Marvel Team-Up #2 continues the team-up between Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man in this Freaky Friday take from Eve L. Ewing, Joey Vasquez, Felipe Sobreiro, and Clayton Cowles. Interesting exploration of Peter and Kamala as they navigate aspects of each other’s lives.

| Published by Marvel

Meet the Skrulls #4 unveils what was a the heart of Project Blossom as fractures continue to develop between the Warner family. Great twists and turns from Robbie Thompson, Niko Henrichon, Laurent Grossat, and Travis Lanham as the series winds up for its conclusion.

| Published by Marvel

Nobody is in Control #1 features some very dense storytelling from Patrick Kindlon, Paul Tucker, and Wallace Ryan in this debut issue that goes down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and seemingly random information. It reminds me a bit of the structure of Steve Seagle and Kelley Jones’ Crusades from Vertigo ages ago, but with a more likeable protagonist and a decidedly different narrative.  

| Published by Black Mask

The Punisher #11 is the explosive conclusion to “War in Bagalia” from Matthew Rosenberg, Szymon Kudranski, Antonio Fabela, and Cory Petit. When I say “conclusion”, though, I only mean it’s the end of the arc, it doesn’t really conclude anything with Jigsaw or Zemo. Great art from Kudranski and Fabela.

| Published by Marvel

Red Sonja #4 delves a bit more into Sonja’s past and training, seeding something interesting, while the first assault after being resupplied takes place. Mark Russell, Mirko Colak, Bob Q, Dearbhla Kelly, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are continuing to tell an engrossing, thought-provoking story with this series.

| Published by Dynamite

Savage Avengers #1 is a good debut from Gerry Duggan, Mike Deodato Jr., Frank Martin, and Travis Lanham. It spins out of Avengers: No Road Home, but only inasmuch as depositing Conan in the Savage Land. We’re getting a bit of a gathering of the team here as an ancient cult tries to summon a bloodthirsty deity from a planet past Pluto.

| Published by Marvel

The Six Million Dollar Man #3 is another hilarious issue from Christopher Hastings, David Hahn, Roshan Kurichiyanil, and Ariana Maher. The comedy of errors increases as Steve tries to recharge himself through acting as a lightning rod. Just wonderful stuff.

| Published by Dynamite

Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #8 sees Seanan McGuire continue to absolutely nail the character development and interpersonal interactions between the characters in a compelling and intriguing way that hooks you well on their drama, even amidst all of the action, mystery, and excitement. Also, the art from Takeshi Miyazawa and Ian Herring remains incredible.

| Published by Marvel

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Han Solo #1 gives us a sweet smuggling run set between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back as Han and Chewie are still carving out what their place happens to be in this world, from Greg Pak, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Tamra Bonvillain, and Travis Lanham.

| Published by Marvel

Transformers #4 maintains the slowburn for this story arc, delivering a bit more information, a Cyclonus that might be insane, and Brainstorm’s funeral. Also, I’d swear that the story is hinting that the newly forged Transformer is the murderer, but that may just be me putting together dots that don’t actually align. It’s really nice to see art here from Sara Pitre-Durocher and Andrew Griffith as they join Angel Hernandez this issue.

| Published by IDW

Volition #5 throws a boatload of betrayals and twists at us as Amber and Hale continue to try to track down their creator...and her dog. Ryan Parrott, Marco Itri, Leonardo Paciarotti, and Marshall Dillon are very nicely raising the tension levels in this issue.

| Published by AfterShock

The War of the Realms #3 sees Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino continue to juggle the massive amount of characters and threads going into this event (even if some of the tie-in mini-series don’t seem to line up with the main event book itself). Gorgeous art from Dauterman and Wilson.

| Published by Marvel

The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Dark Elf Realm #1 is a one shot from Bryan Hill, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Sabino further exploring the team of Freyja, the Punisher, She-Hulk, Blade, and Ghost Rider before they ride off to Svartalfheim in War of the Realms #3. Some interesting character explorations and the nightmare of thousands of fluffy kittens.

| Published by Marvel

Young Justice #5 is huge, potentially exponentially huge, as it seems to pull at the fraying threads of the New 52 and Rebirth to hearken back to the pre-Flashpoint DCU. Brian Michael Bendis, John Timms, Kris Anka, Doc Shaner, Gabe Eltaeb, and Wes Abbott may be playing with fire but it’s a very welcome warmth. Bring marshmallows.

| Published by DC Comics / Wonder Comics

Other Highlights: Amazing Spider-Man #20.HU, Battlestar Galactica: Twilight Command #2, Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others #1, Black AF: Devil’s Dye #3, Devil Within #4, The Dreaming #9, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #5, Female Furies #4, From Hell: Master Edition #5, Goosebumps: Horrors of the Witch House #1, Grumble #6, Hillbilly: Red-Eyed Witchery From Beyond #4, Jim Henson’s Beneath the Dark Crystal #9, Marvel Action: Avengers #4, Marvel Action: Spider-Man #3, Outcast #41, Paper Girls #28, Self/Made #6, Star Wars #65, Star Wars Adventures: Flight of the Falcon, TMNT: Urban Legends #12, Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale

Recommended Collections: Aliens: Dust to Dust, Amazing Spider-Man - Volume 3, Art of War of the Realms, Bloodborne - Volume 2: Healing Thirst, Bone Parish - Volume 1, Doctor Strange - Volume 2: Remittance, GI Joe: A Real American Hero - Silent Option, House Amok - Volume 1, Killmonger, Man Without Fear, Midas, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Volume 8, Olivia Twist: Honor Among Thieves, Princeless - Volume 7: Find Yourself, The Quantum Age, The Silencer - Volume 2: Helliday Road, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Terra Incognita, Stranger Things - Volume 1: The Other Side, Takio, TMNT - Volume 21: Battle Lines, Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark: Witching Hour, The Wrong Earth - Volume 1

d. emerson eddy would like to remind you that it’s Free Comic Book Day. Get out there and free some comics from the shackles of oppression. May the fourth be with you.

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DAL 30 MARZO IN LIBRERIA! «Essere genitore di un bambino dotato è un po’ come vivere sulle montagne russe. A volte si sorride, a volte si resta senza fiato. A volte si ride, a volte si urla. A volte il percorso è così snervante che non si può fare altro che piangere».

La plusdotazione è una caratteristica individuale che si manifesta nel 5 per cento della popolazione. Il termine è usato per definire soggetti con un livello di abilità generale molto al di sopra della media. I bambini plusdotati sono estremamente curiosi, hanno idee strane e bizzarre, discutono i dettagli, manifestano pareri e sentimenti molto forti e manipolano le informazioni. Spesso, però, faticano a socializzare con i compagni, ottengono risultati scolastici al di sotto delle loro potenzialità, manifestano problemi di comportamento, e possono talvolta essere vittime di atti di bullismo. In Italia questi bambini il più delle volte non vengono riconosciuti nelle loro peculiarità e diventano vittime di diagnosi sbagliate (deficit di attenzione, dislessia, spettro autistico…). Questo libro racconta la loro storia, quella di bambini e ragazzi senz’altro dotati di alte capacità ma soprattutto portatori di bisogni da accogliere e a cui rispondere. Perché non si tratta di geni o fenomeni, ma in prima istanza di persone. Farfalle di cristallo, tanto intelligenti quanto sensibili, fragili e spesso non capite. Per questo è stata creata l’associazione Step-net onlus, la Rete di sviluppo, di supporto e di riferimento per il talento, le emozioni, il potenziale e la plusdotazione a sostegno di famiglie, scuole ed esperti, che hanno a che fare con bambini e ragazzi gifted, cioè plusdotati. Perché ogni individuo ha il diritto di venire sostenuto nel suo percorso di crescita per poter essere un bambino sereno prima e un adulto in grado di offrire un importante contributo al miglioramento della nostra società poi, in un’ottica che favorisca il benessere sociale.

Viviana Castelli, nata a Milano, è presidente nazionale dell’associazione Step-net onlus, la rete di riferimento per la plusdotazione in Italia. È anche tesoriere di CTS Gifted aps. Vanta al suo attivo circa quaranta convegni sulla plusdotazione, di cui tre internazionali. Sposata, con due figli, Greta e Filippo, nella vita si occupa di rapporti commerciali con diverse realtà. Laureata in filosofia è peer educator e formatrice. È autrice del progetto Stepgate, la rete delle scuole italiane per la plusdotazione.

Antonella Torriani, nata in provincia di Pavia, fin dall’inizio è alla guida dell’associazione Step-net onlus nazionale. È vicepresidente nazionale di Step-net onlus e di CTS Gifted aps. Vanta al suo attivo circa quaranta convegni sulla plusdotazione, di cui tre internazionali. Sposata, mamma di Susanna e Luca, nella vita si occupa di consulenza e formazione. È peer educator e formatrice per la plusdotazione. È autrice del progetto Stepcare per le famiglie e i professionisti della salute.

Simona Spinelli, nata a Milano, da aprile 2014 è consigliere e da gennaio 2015 è tesoriere nazionale dell’associazione Step-net onlus. È presidente di CTS Gifted aps, associazione di promozione sociale che si occupa di attività per le famiglie con bambini e ragazzi plusdotati, di formazione e di sostegno alla ricerca. Ha partecipato, come relatrice, a decine di convegni dedicati alla plusdotazione, di cui tre internazionali. Sposata, ha due figli, Riccardo e Leonardo, lavora nell’ambito della consulenza societaria. È peer educator e formatrice sulla plusdotazione per i docenti. È coautrice dei progetti Stepgate e Stepcare.

Rosella Meloni, nata a Torino, dal luglio 2013 è segretario nazionale e dal febbraio 2014 referente per Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta dell’associazione Step-net onlus. Ha partecipato a decine di convegni dedicati alla plusdotazione, di cui tre internazionali. Mamma di una bambina, Viola, è imprenditrice.

  AD ALTO POTENZIALE Storie di bambini plusdotati di Viviana Castelli, Antonella Torriani, Simona Spinelli, Rosella Meloni ISBN 978 88 6830 397 6 | 14,00 € 14×21 brossura con bandelle | pp. 144

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Scorpio: Urban fantasy comic for zodiac lovers

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Scorpio: Urban fantasy comic for zodiac lovers

Love urban fantasy and zodiac lore? Well, you might be interested in Scorpio by John Robinson IV. The highly anticipated series packs colorful art along with mysticism and action. Scorpio is currently live in Kickatarter and they could use your support with ensuring this second book comes to life. You can catch-up with the series by ordering the first book online.

From the press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Indie comics creator and writer John Robinson IV has returned to Kickstarter with issue #2 of Scorpio, a 24-page, full color, urban fantasy comic about 12 mystical relics that are each empowered by the Zodiac. This project was inspired by his interest in astrology as well as his passion for seeing diverse characters across diverse personality types.

Scorpio revolves around Daniel Shim, a young CEO who is in possession of the mystical Scorpio relic. Little does he know, Naomi Miles- a deadly assassin who has been training most of her life to use this relic- is after him, as well as other, even more mysterious parties. After he is attacked, he finds himself dragged into a war that he never knew existed, where he experiences the true power of each of the Zodiac signs, full force.

Scorpio is edited by Andrea Smith, who has worked on Beautiful Soldiers and various Shortfuse Media projects. It’s drawn by Marco Zuffranieri, student of Spider-Man: Miles Morales co-creator, Sara Pichelli, and colored by Viviana Spinelli who has worked on projects such as Titan comics’ Doctor Who.

John believes that Diversity is an important aspect of storytelling and is using the characters he creates in Scorpio to represent a broad spectrum of individuals from all walks of life. With a dozen signs and relics that can be passed from one person to another, this zodiac-based comic has the ability to put the power in anyone’s hands.

The kickstarter will give fans the opportunity to collect Scorpio #1 and #2 as well as a host of other amazing rewards such as clothing, variant covers, art prints, and even a text-based adventure game that will allow players to dive in and interact with and navigate Scorpio’s world themselves, or to see themselves drawn as the Herald of their Zodiac sign!

Back the kickstarter now to support this new, diverse project.

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Book Review - Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor - Hidden Human History

Book Review – Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor – Hidden Human History

Title: Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor – Hidden Human History

Authors: Jody Houser

Artists: Roberta Ingranata (Artist), Rachael Stott (Artist),  Enrica Eren Angiolini (Colorist), Viviana Spinelli (Assistant Colorist), Sarah Jacobs (Letterer), John Roshell (Letterer)

Line:  13th Doctor

Characters: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O’Brien, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin (“Yaz”) Khan

Collection Date: 2019

Publish…

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Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor - Issue #10 (Titan Comics)

Latest Review: Writer: Jody Houser Artist: Roberta Ingranata Colourist: Enrica Eren Angiolini & Viviana Spinelli 32 Pages Published by Titan Comics July 2019 In the latest issue of the Thirteenth Doctor, we get to know the Cosair, the Doctor’s old Time Lord friend first mentioned in “The Doctor’s Wife.” She is essentially a thief with a heart of gold, and while the Doctor initially tries to get the Cosair to return the item she stole in the previous issue, the Cosair convinces the Doctor that she us stealing items for the right reasons, returning artifacts to their original homes for a third party.  The previous issue gave the loosest of set ups for this story, with the Doctor accused of theft and then tracking the real thief. This installment sets up the real plot of the storyline, which is that it is going to be a heist story of some kind, with the Doctor probably having conflicts with her old friend in order to pull it off.  It is a fine issue, even if I have so far found the Cosair to be a fairly generic swashbuckling anti-hero type. Perhaps more layers to the character will arrive as the issues come.  http://reviews.doctorwhonews.net/2019/08/doctor_who_the_thirteenth_doctor_issue_10_titan_com.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Advance Review - Shades Of Magic: The Steel Prince, Volume 1

Advance Review – Shades Of Magic: The Steel Prince, Volume 1

May Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince be a template for others. This is how you take a popular book series and expand it in a way that’s completely accessible to new readers yet also provides brand new content for fans who have been loyal to the series from the beginning. Written by Shades of Magic creator, V.E. Schwab, with art by Andrea Olimpieri, The Steel Prince is a prequel comic centered…

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For the week of 4 February 2019

Quick Bits:

Archie #702 sees Sandy Jarrell and Matt Herms pitch in for much of this issue as Betty and Veronica try to figure out who Archie’s seeing now. It goes about as well as you’d expect. Nick Spencer is still delivering some humorous dialogue and the opening sequence from Marguerite Sauvage is as beautiful as ever.

| Published by Archie Comics

Archie 1941 #5 is pretty heavy, dealing with the the grief, remorse, and emotional devastation of loss experienced during the war. Peter Krause and Kelly Fitzpatrick’s artwork has been wonderful throughout this entire series and they nail the conclusion.

| Published by Archie Comics

Avengers #14 sparks the fuse of the vampire civil war from Jason Aaron, David Marquez, Justin Ponsor, Erick Arciniega, and Cory Petit. There’s some really nice world-building going on here with the Legion of the Unliving and a rather interesting development with Ghost Rider.

| Published by Marvel

Batman #64 begins “The Price” crossover with The Flash from Joshua Williamson, Guillem March, Tomeu Morey, and Steve Wands. Outside of the tie-ins throughout the DC titles, I haven’t been reading Heroes in Crisis, but this ties in as well, spotlighting some of the strain that Batman and the Flash have been under. Something definitely feels off about the situation.

| Published by DC Comics

BPRD: The Devil You Know #13 feels like shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic at this point, with all of the pieces moving into place, and we’re just awaiting the inevitable end of everything. Stunning artwork from Laurence Campbell and Dave Stewart.

| Published by Dark Horse

Champions #2 fills in the hole of what happened during the battle with Zzzax last issue and, boy, is it a doozy. Jim Zub, Steven Cummings, Marcio Menyz, and Clayton Cowles set up something interesting, and possibly horrifying, to come down the line.

| Published by Marvel

Conan the Barbarian #3 maintains its high bar of excellence as the one-off stories building up Conan’s past continue from Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Matthew Wilson, and Travis Lanham. The art from Asrar and Wilson is just perfect.

| Published by Marvel

The Curse of Brimstone #11 is the beginning of the end in the first of this two-part finale for the series from Justin Jordan, Denys Cowan, John Stanisci, Rain Beredo, and Wes Abbott. It’s great to see Cowan’s art here as he, Stanisci, and Beredo make the beginning of this final fight look absolutely gorgeous.

| Published by DC Comics

Daredevil #1 is a very impressive debut from Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles. It picks up from Matt’s recovery in Man Without Fear and, well, things are messy, unfocused, and he’s having a hell of a time getting his feet under him again. But, beyond that, there’s a real depth to the story here. Though there’s a ton of action, it also goes deep into character building and flashbacks of Matt’s time as a kid getting morality lessons from his priest. This is damn good, taking cues from Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s “Born Again”, but it also feels influenced by Mike Grell’s “The Longbow Hunters”. There’s also a back-up written and illustrated by Zdarsky himself with an interpretation of how Daredevil “sees” and the digital edition gives a smattering of back-up material including covers, art comparisons, and sketches. I highly recommend this.

| Published by Marvel

Deathstroke #40 concludes the “Arkham” arc with Slade killing Hugo Strange and then slaughtering a bunch of homeless men. Maybe. Depends on which truth you believe. In doing so, Priest sets up the seeds for the upcoming crossover with Teen Titans.

| Published by DC Comics

Die #3 peels back another layer of the onion of this world as Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, and Clayton Cowles give us a story of how the various regions work. All through an allegory of war between Eternal Prussia and Little England, Tolkien re-adapted to a kind of explanation on his own allegory. It’s interesting, especially when coupled with the essay Gillen pens in the back that explains the whole construct. That said, it also works great as just an extremely pretty adventure where a party of adventurers fights a dragon. I’m loving what this series is doing.

| Published by Image

Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #4 concludes the opening arc with the Hoarder from Jody Houser, Rachael Stott, Erica Eren Angiolini, Viviana Spinelli, Richard Starkings, Sarah Jacobs, and John Roshell. I still love the inventiveness and ornate quality to the Hoarder’s design.

| Published by Titan

The Empty Man #4 gives a bit more insight into the disease ravaging the planet, as more of the strange skittering monsters appear and the kids from the original mini-series return. Cullen Bunn, Jesús Hervás, Niko Guardia, and Ed Dukeshire are crafting something very dark and weird with this series, but also very, very good.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Female Furies #1 isn’t a bad start from Cecil Castellucci, Adrian Melo, Hi-Fi, and Carlos M. Mangual. I quite like Melo’s art here, as she’s adapted it somewhat to highlight influences from some Fourth World luminaries like Jack Kirby, Keith Giffen, and Walt Simonson.

| Published by DC Comics

The Freeze #3 delves deeper into the early days after the Freeze as the awakened look into the serial killings, and we get more mysteries in missing people (who may or may not be the same as those murdered) and the revelation that Ray is being manipulated. Really great work here from Dan Wickline, Phillip Sevy, and Troy Peteri. 

| Published by Image / Top Cow

GI Joe: Sierra Muerte #1 sees Michael Fiffe bring his kind of retro charm to the Joes in the beginning of this series. It’s actually played pretty straight and reminds me of the loving care that Tom Scioli also takes to these properties. Great art and a story that reminds me of the original GI Joe cartoon.

| Published by IDW

Giant Days #47 intertwines Daisy learning to drive, McGraw’s brother dropping in on him and Susan, and Esther taking care of an illicit adorable puppy. All the usual humour and character building you’d expect from John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar, and Jim Campbell. 

| Published by Boom Entertainment / BOOM! Box

The Girl in the Bay #1 is an intriguing debut from JM DeMatteis, Corin Howell, James Devlin, and Clem Robins. It jumps headlong in to some of DeMatteis’ favourite themes and topics as spiritualism, reincarnation, and coming of age (particularly in Brooklyn) and presents a compelling world and mystery for the seemingly dead, then strangely awakened fifty years later Karen Sartori. Very nice artwork from Howell and Devlin.

| Published by DC Comics / Berger Books

The Green Lantern #4 may yet be the most beautiful issue to date, with Liam Sharp and Steve Oliff elevating the impossibly high bar of their artwork to an even greater level. The character designs, page layouts, panel transitions, and sheer storytelling in the artwork is incredible.

| Published by DC Comics

Gunhawks #1 is another of the revived title one-shots in celebration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary, this one a western from David & Maria Lapham, Luca Pizarri, Neeraj Menon, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Travis Lanham. It’s gritty, bloody, and the art from Pizarri, Menon, and Rosenberg is very impressive.

| Published by Marvel

Immortal Hulk #13 concludes the descent into Hell in an issue that is probably as epic as the Avengers beatdown from #7. Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Belardino Brabo, Rafael Fonteriz, Paul Mounts, and Cory Petit continue to deliver one of the best series on the stands today.

| Published by Marvel

Justice League #17 follows on from the annual and the revelations in the “Escape from Hawkworld” arc in this single issue story of Martian Manhunter’s past from Scott Snyder, Jim Cheung, Mark Morales, Walden Wong, Tomeu Morey, and Tom Napolitano. Some fascinating developments in J’onn’s history here, with gorgeous artwork, and the funny truth that Batman’s really a concerned bat-dad.

| Published by DC Comics

Killmonger #4 wages a pitched battle with Die #3 and The Green Lantern #4 for most beautiful art in a comic this week. Juan Ferreyra’s work is stunning, giving the book depth, character, and an immense re-readability just to stare at the imagery again. There is a wonderful sequence of blood pooling up the page as the violence and body count increases and the design for the cat goddess is gorgeous. As to that latter, Egypt isn’t for want of multiple cat deities and, though Sekhmet is probably the easy answer, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the older and somewhat lesser known Mafdet. Bryan Hill, Ferreyra, and Joe Sabino continue to deliver one hell of a solid story with this series.

| Published by Marvel

Oberon #1 is off to a fantastic start with this tale from Ryan Parrott, Miloš Slavković, and Charles Pritchett. It strikes a nice balance between fantasy and the mundane as Bonnie finds out she, and the world, aren’t exactly what she thought. Gorgeous artwork from Slavković.

| Published by AfterShock

Old Man Quill #1 kicks off a Guardians tale set in the “Old Man” universe from Ethan Sacks, Robert Gill, Andres Mossa, and Joe Caramagna. I liked the recently concluded Sacks-penned Old Man Hawkeye series as well and Star-Lord appears to be taking on that same kind of beaten-down sardonicism of Clint.

| Published by Marvel

Prodigy #3 sees Crane and Agent Straks racing across the globe to find out information on the cult aiding the alternate dimension insurgents. The artwork from Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo continues to be the main attraction, delivering some amazing action sequences.

| Published by Image

Self/Made #3 gives us another twist as Rebecca and Amala attempt to take down Bryce for control of Amala’s code. This story continues to evolve in some very interesting ways, while including some of the toxicity inherent in some game development studios, with some beautiful artwork from Eduardo Ferigato and Marcelo Costa.

| Published by Image

Shadow Roads #6 returns with Brian Hurtt stepping in for the line art and it’s great to see him back illustrating within the Sixth Gun world. Really nice, weird designs for the Bone Plains and interesting hints as to what’s next for the new/old threats seeping back into the world.

| Published by Oni Press

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Anakin Skywalker #1 spotlights a moral quandary for Anakin from Jody Houser, Cory Smith, Wilton Santos, Walden Wong, Java Tartaglia, and Travis Lanham. It’s still interesting to see Anakin as “General Skywalker” during the Clone Wars and how different he was from what he’d become.

| Published by Marvel

These Savage Shores #3 is almost a perfect comic, actually it may well be a perfect comic. The craft and care that goes into creating this work is astounding. Ram V, Sumit Kumar, Vittorio Astone, and Aditya Bidikar are elevating the art form each issue. With the compelling intertwining of history and horror. With the epistolary narrative approach perfectly befitting the vampire sub-genre. With the attention to detail in how dialogue and narration are presented visually. With the variations on the 9-panel grid to guide pacing and keep the reader visually interested. With the consideration of the colour washes and tones to amplify the mood and atmosphere of the tale. This series is incredible.

| Published by Vault

United States vs. Murder Inc. #6 is kind of a weird conclusion to this series as the larger plot of the predicament the families currently find themselves in is left to the next series and, like last issue, we instead get more of Valentine’s family history. Great art, though, from Michael Avon Oeming and Taki Soma. The art really reminds me of some of Darwyn Cooke’s in his Parker adaptations.

| Published by DC Comics / Jinxworld

Vindication #1 is an interesting crime drama from MD Marie, Carlos Miko, Dema Jr., Thiago Goncalves, and Troy Peteri. I love the shades of grey and uncertainty in motivation and truth in this story.

| Published by Image / Top Cow

Wasted Space #6 returns with all the humour, violence, and madness that Michael Moreci, Hayden Sherman, Jason Wordie, and Jim Campbell brought to the first arc. I love Sherman’s designs for the gods, they remind me a lot of Ted McKeever’s work.

| Published by Vault

The Wrong Earth #6 ends season one of the series with Dragonfly and Dragonflyman adapting somewhat each to their new Earths, showing a bit of equivocation of the characters as the environment changes them. This has been an interesting story from Tom Peyer, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Andy Troy, and Rob Steen and there’s ample threads to bring me back when the series resumes. 

| Published by Ahoy

Young Justice #2 continues the adventure in Gemworld in the present, while we get a focus on Wonder Girl in the past. There’s something weird going on here with time and continuity that still feels like a story beat more than Brian Michael Bendis just playing fast and loose with what he wants. Great art from Patrick Gleason, Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy, and Alejandro Sanchez.

| Published by DC Comics / Wonder Comics

Other Highlights: Asgardians of the Galaxy #6, Atomic Robo & The Dawn of a New Era #2, Battlestar Galactica: Twilight Command #1, Black AF: Devil’s Dye #2, Cemetery Beach #6, Curse Words #20, The Dreaming #6, Feathers, Gasolina #15, GI Joe: A Real American Hero #259, LaGuardia #3, Marvel Action: Avengers #2, Noble #15, Project Superpowers #6, Red Sonja #1, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5, Star Wars #61, Tony Stark: Iron Man #8, The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #5, Unnatural #7, Vampirella/Reanimator #2

Recommended Collections: Betrothed - Volume 1: Love or Die, Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack - Volume 3, BPRD: The Devil You Know - Volume 2: Pandemonium, Ether - Volume 2: Copper Golems, Lowlifes, Noble - Volume 3: No One Man, Optimus Prime - Volume 5, TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Hit the Road

d. emerson eddy sometimes feels like his old bones should light out for the wastelands.

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Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #3

Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #3 Titan Comics 2018 Written by V.E. Schwab Illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri Coloured by Enrica Eren Angiolini Colour Assists by Viviana Spinelli Lettered by Rob Steen      STORY SO FAR      Troubles arise for Prince Maxim when the notorious ship, the Iron Grip, docks at the Blood Coast. He discovers that in the past, Arisa, the Pirate Queen, has sadistically assaulted the local royal soldiery, leading to the demise of any troops that opposed her, and leaving only Isra alive. Maxim further learns that not only is Arisa a wielder of powerful forbidden bone magic, she is also Isra’s aunt. Under the cover of night, Isra moves alone to put an end to the Iron Grips moving into the town, but is stopped by Maxim. Together they venture into Verose in search of Arisa and her gang. In the Black Torch tavern, Arisa announces that she is holding a tournament in which the winner will earn a place on her ship, providing they first survive a match with her. In a moment of high tension, Isra loudly proclaims that she will join the tournament – for the sole reason of bringing Arisa to her knees…     I have become so enamoured with this series. That V.E. knows her characters so well after using them in novelizations it’s no surprise that the characterisation is so splendid. However while this isn’t an adaptation for someone like myself who’s not read them this is very new reader friendly. Everything, well not really everything, we need to know we learn through this amazing story & plot development as well as the dialogue between characters. Plus this setting is sensational as it’s part of Maxim’s realm that his father rules however it’s also so far away that what happens here is a far cry from what is expected. So there really is this delicious balance where a royal is to be amused while the citizens largely ignore him and go about life that they are accustomed to.      By the shores of Tripoli the characters that have been and continue to be introduced to us are simply stunning. Their complexity whether they are around for the long haul or just meant to be cast-off's doesn’t matter in the slightest. Also that we continue to see the characters bond with one another and garner respect is nice to witness. Maxim came with his preconceived notions and royal training, training that here is ineffective as here it’s play to win, see kill, and to watch him listen, learn and evolve has been incredibly to watch.     Andrea does some absolutely wonderful work on the interiors here. Somehow he has managed to find and master that attention to detail with a more abstract approach, see all his scratchy lines, to create this beautiful look. There is something about it that just seems to instantly mesmerise you while drawing you and almost lulling your senses as you become a part of the story. The utilisation of page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels shows off a wonderful eye for storytelling. I do wish we saw more backgrounds being utilised they have so much to add to the moments we see and the ability to show the size and scope of the story. Huge shout out to Enrica and Viviana for the colour work here. The way we see not only the power or magic which is utterly gorgeous and makes every moment pop but also the subtle molments as well as we see Maxim’s outfit and the self-proclaimed Queens. These are details that we see and often just take for granted. ​     The creativity and imagination that is on display in these pages is so wonderful. Forget Alice and her Wonderland or Peter and his Isle I’d rather be here.

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Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor - Issue #9 (Titan Comics)

Latest Review: Writer: Jody Houser Artist: Roberta Ingranata Colourist: Enrica Eren Angiolini & Viviana Spinelli 30 Pages Published by Titan Comics June 2019 In Issue #9 of the Thirteenth Doctor we begin a brand new adventure.  We start off at an alien parade, but as you'd expect the Doctor is soon arrested for supposedly stealing some sacred jewel. The Doctor obviously didn't do it, but some woman with Two Hearts and dark curly hair did...and the Doctor can only assume the worse: Missy.  Soon she and the gang escape their jailer, and head off to solve the mystery and hopefully stop Missy from whatever evil plan she may have.   But things aren't that simple, as the gang trace her signal and find it isn't Missy at all...but is, in fact, the Cosair! I guess this is sort of a spoiler, but really it is more of a twist for hardcore fans, and most will have to stop and wonder "who?" For those who don't recall every detail of the show's history, the Cosair has never been seen, and was really only mentioned once before on screen (in The Doctor's Wife) as having been a Time Lord friend of the Doctor's.  The Cosair was described as having changed genders a few times, and here we find her as a female.   Obviously this is just the start to a new story, and the idea of getting to meet the Cosair is intriguing.  We will see if the story has any meat on it once it gets going.  http://reviews.doctorwhonews.net/2019/07/doctor_who_the_thirteenth_doctor_issue_9_titan_comi.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr