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Rob Liefeld: It’s a love letter to the team books that I grew up with, like The Avengers, The Titans, The Justice League, and The Fantastic Four that I grew up. Those books don't exist anymore, and let me tell you something, I miss them. There's a different dynamic. They don't approach these books in the same way. So, this is my love letter, and I think it's kind of a How To Do Team Books manual.

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Youngblood #1 starts a storyline, but it is actually is 92nd issue of Youngblood. In eight issues, it will be the hundredth issue. And at that point, I'm flipping to legacy numbering, so you'll soon be picking up Youngblood #100, #101, #102... I originally didn't want to come back with issue #92, but my publisher, Eric Stevenson, helped me and said, "Rob, you're at this many issues. You should consider that going into it."

It's a brand new storyline. There is a new menace that they're encountering, but some of

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I developed a love for graphic novels around ten years ago. Back then, I lined a bookshelf with volumes. Now my comics are digital, and I'm enjoying them even more.

Back then, there was a larger gap between a digital comic and a physical one due primarily to the LCD screens that most of us had. Our phones didn't have the pixel density that they do now, and our tablets had even less. It was perfectly fine and enjoyable, but I'm not sure I would call the experience better than print.

Display technology has come a long way since then. This is apparent when comparing the original Nintendo Switch released in 2017 with the Nintendo Switch 2 launching later this year. Even though they both use LCD panels, the difference is night and day. The Switch 2's LCD is even a big upgrade over the Switch OLED.

I now read comics on a pixel-dense 7.6-inch OLED screen. The colors pop more than they do on the physical page. The

New list is up! Sorry I'm late, I've been busy with work and the new kitty. Works out for me here that I have a short list this week:

Nothing! Looks like all my books took the week off, and that's just fine with me, damn vet bills!

What're y'all pulling this week?

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We now live in darker and more morally ambiguous times. Anti-immigrant and right-wing parties have gained ground in the US and across Europe. Democracy appears to be losing its appeal for a generation. More than half of young people in the UK between the ages of 13 and 27 believe the country would be a better place if a strong leader was in charge who “did not have to bother with parliament and elections,” a poll showed in February.

This complex universe is reflected in the recently released You Must Take Part In Revolution (Street Noise Books), a dystopian graphic novel by Badiucao, a dissident Chinese artist living in Australia, and Melissa Chan, a Hong Kong-born American journalist who in 2012 was the first foreign correspondent in more than a decade to be expelled from China after reporting on subjects such as the country’s “black jails.” The novel takes Hong Kong’s 2019 protests as its starting point, telling an alter

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One of Image's latest releases, writer Deniz Camp's Assorted Crisis Events, is one of the boldest, most exciting uses of the comic book medium in decades. With only one issue released so far, Assorted Crisis Events has already surpassed many of the mainstream titles being released today. It's complete and utter proof that the comic book industry is as creatively free as ever, and that the medium has so much to offer that audiences can't experience anywhere else.

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One of the most impressive things about Assorted Crisis Events is the way in which it utilizes the comic book medium. While the story certainly could be told in live-action or animation, it is absolutely most suited to the comic book format. Taking advantage of bold panel design, engaging layouts, and mixing of art styles and character designs, the book is drop-dead gorgeous, and it evokes such an emotional response from its reader.

List is up, come and get it!

Robot Tod #2 - I was able to score the first one and picked it up after Jordan reccomended it. I actually haven't gotten around to it just yet (which is the theme this week, actually...I've been busy as hell.) Like the art though so I'll grab this too if my shop gets it.

Geiger #13 - Good ol Geiger, still my 2nd favorite of the Ghost Machine stuff. Hyde St takes the top.

Moon Is Following Us #8 - Behind but I'll get to em!

Jumpscare #2 - I like the art, I think I missed #1 I'll have to grab both.

That's it for me this week, maybe I'll even read some lol. What're you pulling?

What’s a modern day V for Vendetta? Looking for modern or current running anti-authoritarian comics. Just in that mood lately, you know?

I sometimes write stuff off because of cover art being too horny, and with comic books unlike manga and stuff that seems to be a mistake. I really like how they do the mad god dad concept (like trigon) and I always enjoy hybrid babies for whatever reason. It has transformation, isekai, mythology, etc. The mc is powerful because of their sense of self and thats why their evil god dad respects them, I liked that, it felt earned. think it was cool that they chose not to kill their dad so the annoying time onlmnicisent powers don't pass to them and instead try to get someone else to kill him/ get the final blow and take their place.

I feel like it somehow does a lot of typically overpowered concepts in an entertaining way and has a ton of variety. Bout to dive into the chaos universe and hope the rest is as entertaining as nyx.

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As I noted a few months back, 1950 was a major turning point in the history of EC Comics. Max Gaines had been one of the premier figures in the history of comic books in the United States, along with the development of the modern comic book format at nearly every step of the way, from the first hit comic books (which were collections of newspaper comic strips) to the launch of Superman in Action Comics #1 (HOW much Gaines was involved in that monumental point in comic book history has long been up for debate, but what isn't is that he was at least SOMEwhat involved in it), then to the launch of All-American Publications, a partner company to DC Comics, where Gaines' company introduced some of the most famous superheroes of all-time, like Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Ma Hunkel. Okay, maybe not all of the heroes are world-famous...I guess not everyone knows Green Lantern the way they do Wonder Woman and Ma Hunkel.

Gaine

New list is up! Let's see here..

Let This One Be A Devil #2 - Still sleeping on #1 but I'm sold, it's James Tinyon (or however he spells it) and it's about the Jersey Devil.

Hyde Street #5 - Missing #4, need that one too.

Lucky Devils #3 - I've been loving this so far, two punk devils upending their corporate hellstructure.

Cruel Kingdom #4 - missing #3... I love my shop but they've been having some issues getting things..

Well that's it for me, what're you guys pulling this week?

Garth Ennis spins a zombie tale, only instead of zombies, it's every infant in the world under the age of 1 suddenly turned into raging non-verbal adults.

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Al Ewing‘s script for Absolute Green Lantern #1 evokes the spirit of H.P. Lovecraft. There is more horror than awe to the weird power that seems to have chosen Hal Jordan. The general tone is far closer to a Junji Ito manga than E. E. “Doc” Smith’s space opera.

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The sixth standalone comic for Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place after the show, and is best read after the The Search and Smoke & Shadow graphic novel trilogies.

Focussing on the Fire Nation Royal Family, the synopsis reads:

Fire Lord Zuko's half-sister Kiyi enrolls at the Royal Fire Academy for Girls. Known for its strict curriculum and even stricter instructors, Zuko worries for Kiyi. When things take a turn for the worse, Zuko takes action by installing one of the people he trusts most as an academy teacher. Can she keep Kiyi on the right path, or will the academy’s cruel culture shape her footsteps into those of her sister Azula?

EU sellers: Genialokal (german independent bookstores) - [Lehmanns](https://www.lehmanns.de/shop/literatur/72880331-9781506737737-avatar-the-last-airbender-a

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If there were ever a time to “wage war on billionaires”, as the promo blurb for Patrick Horvath’s Free For All puts it, it is right here and now. This one-shot from the Eisner-nominated cartoonist, and publisher Oni Press. provides “a brutal new vision of capitalism by combat”. The premise is one that most readers will no doubt relish. Somewhere in the near-ish future the World Finance League – an organisation with a remit to benefit all of humanity – randomly selects billionaires and gives them an ultimatum. Either give away half their wealth or defend everything they possess in a battle to the death in a future sports-style gladiatorial arena.

In this self-contained story the main narrative thrust is the combat between the reigning champion Ted Brooks and his ex-wife Luella Dominguez. There is no love lost between the pair after Ted betrayed Luella years ago through his manipulative business scheming. She, in turn, has

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Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation has announced that it has been selected as the winning bidder to acquire substantially all of the assets of Diamond Comic Distributors after Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Alliance Entertainment is a global distributor and wholesaler specializing in music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, and collectables. The proposed acquisition, which is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, includes Diamond Comic Distributors (U.S.), Alliance Game Distributors (no relation), Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, and Collectible Grading Authority. No mention of Diamond UK, Diamond Select Toys, FandomWorld, Gentle Giant or Free Comic Book Day. I am hearing that there were multiple competitive bids and that the price Alliance paid was significantly more than anyone anticipated, which should be good news for publishers.

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Alliance Entertainment CEO Jeff Walker started out i

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According to the announcement, Alien Books will receive distribution, marketing, sales analysis, and logistical support from IDW, while retaining creative control of editorial. Other than mentioning that IDW will essentially be the distributor for Alien via its existing relationships – PRH for both the DM and bookstores – details are scant. However it does make sense for Alien, which publishes a wide-ranging line of European and South American imports, manga, and perhaps most important to the US market, the relaunch of the Valiant Comics superhero universe. One recent release – the classic SF tale Black Star by Barriero and Giménes – is an example of the high quality material Alien produces that will benefit from being in PRH’s catalog. And of course the Valiant Beyond will play well there as well.

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Of all the new and unusual partnerships that are being announced in the wake of the Diamond Comics break-up, th

Sorry I'm late lol, was sick as hell yesterday! New list is up, some good shit this week!

From The World Of Minor Threats The Brood #4 - Minor Threats always rules, I think I missed the other new one, I can't remember the name though.

Into The Unbeing Part Two #2 - definitely missed #1, part one was pretty weird, I'll continue it if In can without going online.

Falling In Love On The Path To Hell #7 - YES

Lucky Devils #3 - Just read the first two, I'm in. Two Devils (not the devil) upending their corporate underworld's structure. This shit is right up my alley.

Signings by Phil Hester, Andy Parks, Joe Quesada, Jerome Opeña, and Scottie Young.

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Not long after New Years, I started to see an intriguing image all over comics Bsky. It’s the one just a bit higher up in this post. Drawn by artist Dennis Fujitake, a dog-man stands in a space suit, holding a two-handed laser rifle, looking stoically into the distance as a sci-fi armada floats behind him. The image, as I say, was intriguing, but moreover, it was being shared by a number of trusted comics curators, singing the praises of the book for which it was the cover — The Dalgoda Omnibus.

I had never heard of Dalgoda nor seen this character before. So, I decided to look into it, and I learned that Dalgoda was a well-regarded comic that had gotten somewhat lost over the years. Written by Jan Strnad with artwork by Fujitake, the first of an eventual eight total issues was published in August 1986 by Fantagraphics Books. The reason I’d started to see that cover image on my Bsky feed, however, was that for the first ti