Dueling Review

It’s time for an intervention, Rat Queens style in this week’s Dueling Review of Rat Queens #16 from Image Comics.

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RAT QUEENS #16

Writer: Ryan Ferrier

Artist: Priscilla Petraites

Publisher: Image Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 19, 2019

“THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING,” Part One: In the wake of great change, the Rat Queens struggle to reclaim their sisterhood-just as a mysterious force of great vengeance sets its sights on Palisade. For our incorrigible band of adventurers, it’s personal. A new chapter begins here, with the all-new ongoing creative team of RYAN FERRIER, PRISCILLA PETRAITES, and MARCO LESKO!

The world is about to end, and Terry Moore has a few thoughts about that. We break it down in this week’s review of Five Years #2.

FIVE YEARS #2

Writer/Artist: Terry Moore

Publisher: Abstract Studio

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 12, 2019

Rachel and Zoe are in Russia looking for leads to the Soviet Phi bomb program but their meeting with a spy takes a deadly turn and there are serious consequences for the two friends from Manson.

 [su_quote cite=“Matthew’s Thoughts”]So, it’s a sequel to Motor Girl, Echo, Rachel Rising AND Strangers In Paradise? With Rachel dying in these pages? (Not like she hasn’t died before, but still…) This doesn’t bode well, but it’s an engrossing read.[/su_quote][su_quote cite=“Stephen’s Thoughts”]This is a dark, dark book. With the end of the world nigh (metaphorically and literally), Terry Moore feels like he is giving his universe a sendoff and trying to come to grips the world around him. This is a must read.[/su_quote]

The Black Cat is back in her own ongoing series! Will a foe from the past cause her trouble today? Also, DRACULA! It’s all in this week’s Dueling Review of Black Cat #1 from Marvel Comics.

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BLACK CAT #1

Writer: Jed MacKay

Artitst: Mike Drowling

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Release Date: June 5, 2019

Cover Price: $4.99

The Black Cat is back and starring in her first ever ongoing series! Felicia Hardy has a taste for the finer things in life and a certain set of skills that can get her into any mansion, vault or museum to…procure said finer things. But due to her actions in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Felicia’s not only on the run from the police but also by the New York Theives Guild and their boss ODESSA DRAKE! High-octane heists, climactic chases and twist after twist that will keep you on the edge of your seat like a cat on a perch. IN THIS ISSUE: Find out a secret from Cat’s past in a bonus story that sets a foundation for the future! All this and an all-new MARVEL MEOW short story by Nao Fuji!

Who is Leviathan? What is everyone upset Clark Kent is acting? Why is the mail not in the appropriate pile? Why is that cat throwing up all over the place? These questions and more as we take a look at Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1 from DC Comics.

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SUPERMAN: LEVIATHAN RISING #1

Writers: Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction, Greg Rucka, Marc Andreyko

Artists: Steve Lieber, Mike Perkins

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $9.99

Release Date: May 29, 2019

An all-star roster of writers and artists highlight the new threat of Leviathan, but also tees up new ongoing series for Jimmy Olsen by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber, and Lois Lane by writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins, coming in June! As Leviathan enacts a plan to take down Superman, it’s up to Lois, Jimmy and the heroes of the DC Universe to rescue the Man of Steel.

Beware the power of a fully operational Jabba the Hutt! This week, we have a few things to say about Star Wars Age of Rebellion: Jabba the Hutt #1.

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STAR WARS AGE OF REBELLION JABBA THE HUTT #1

Writer: Greg Pak

Artist: Emilio Laiso, Marco Turini, Roland Boschi

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: May 22, 2019

IT’S GREAT TO BE JABBA!

• Across the galaxy, Imperials, rebels and scoundrels alike speak in hushed tones of JABBA THE HUTT, the greatest gangster in the OUTER RIM.

• Discover what makes the name of Jabba so feared, in a crime story that stretches from the casinos of CANTO BIGHT to the deserts of TATOOINE!

Rated T

Kids comics! This week we take a look at the all-ages Seaform Friend for Madison #1 from Action Lab Entertainment.

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SEAFOAM FRIEND FOR MADISON #1

Writer: Jeanine Jonee

Artist: Jeanine Jonee

Publisher: Action Lab Entertainment

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: May 15, 2019

Seafoam follows the adventures of Madison, a spunky 9-year-old girl who is granted passage to a beach full of mystical and nautical themed creatures after helping a beached narwhal. There she befriends a stand-offish boy she calls Blue, who has a few secrets of his own. In their premier adventure the kids face off against the Hypnoctopus, a vulgaris with the ability to control minds.

In every generation a new team who work outside the system must form. This is their story. And this is our review of Batman and the Outsiders #1 from DC Comics.

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BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1

Writer: Bryan Hill

Artist: Dexter Soy

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

When the quest for justice drives Batman into some morally ambiguous areas, he calls in the most moral man he knows: Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, and his team of operatives known as the Outsiders!

Several years ago Batman personally put the Barrera family into hiding after they suffered through terrible experiments at the hands of an organization called the Ark. Now all but one of them have turned up dead…and Batman needs to locate Sofia Barrera before the wrong people get their hands on her-and her surprising power! But it wouldn’t be Batman without a hidden agenda, would it? And when Black Lightning, Katana, the Signal and Orphan find out what Batman is really up to, their every loyalty will be called into question.

Zombies have invaded the DC Universe!? Will the heroes survive, or is this the darkest night for the DCU? Will this be their final crisis, or will a new war with Darkseid erupt? Find out in our review of DCeased #1 from DC Comics.

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DCEASED #1

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist: Trevor Hairsine, James Harren, Stefano Guadiano

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

SOLICITATION:

“I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was Death, and Hades was following close behind him.”-Revelation 6:8

A mysterious techno-virus has been released on Earth, infecting 600 million people and turning them instantly into violent, monstrous engines of destruction.

The heroes of the DCU are caught completely unprepared for a pandemic of this magnitude and struggle to save their loved ones first…but what happens to the World’s Greatest Heroes if the world ends?

New York Times best-selling writer Tom Taylor (INJUSTICE) returns with a terrifying new tale and is joined by artists Trevor Hairsine (LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT) and Stefano Gaudiano (The Walking Dead).

BOW BEFORE DOOM! No, really, he would appreciate some respect. Does he deserve it? Let’s find out as we review Fantastic Four #9 from Marvel Comics.

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Fantastic Four #9

Writer: Dan Slott

Artists: Aaron Kuder, Stefano Caselli, Paco Medina

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

“WHAT PRICE VICTORY?”

• One cruel act will forever change the relationship between the Fantastic Four and Victor Von Doom.

• The fate of Latveria and of the world and the balance of Cosmic Power in the Universe all rests on one decision!

• All will be revealed in the terrifying final chapter of “Herald of Doom”!

We witnessed the beginning of the series, now let’s see how Electric Warriors ends, as we take a look at Electric Warriors #6 from DC Comics.

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ELECTRIC WARRIORS #6

Writer: Steve Orlando

Artist: Travel Foreman

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 17, 2019

The revolution is off to a rocky start, and War Cry is to blame! Can our hero convince his fellow warriors that their captors have no interest in peace? If he fails, Earth isn’t the only planet on the brink of destruction—the whole universe will fall under Firestorm’s wrath! The nail-biting conclusion of this cult-hit miniseries will alter the future of the DC Universe forever.