David Pepose Interview

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story GN by Nicole Maines, Rye Hickman
• Shazam! 10 by Josie Campbell, Emanuela Lupacchino, Mike Norton, Trish Mulvihill
• Marvel
• Deadpool 1 by Cody Ziglar, Roge Antonio, Guru eFX
• Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin 1 by J.M. DeMatteis, Michael Sta. Maria, Chris Sotomayor
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur GN: Wreck and Roll by Stephanie Williams, Asia Simone
• Marvel Unlimited
• Infinity Paws 1 by Jason Loo, Nao Fuji
• Dark Horse
• Minor Threats II: The Fastest Way Down 1 by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Scott Hepburn, Ian Herring
• Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow 1 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi
• Image
• Geiger 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson
• Hack/Slash: Kill Your Idols by Tim Seeley, Stefano Caselli, K. Michael Russell
• Redcoat 1 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson
• Rook Exodus 1 by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson
• Dynamite
• Red Sonja: Empire of the Damned 1 by Steve Niles, Alessandro Amoruso
• IDW
• Dungeons and Dragons: Ravenloft – Caravan of Curses 1 by Casey Gilly, Amy Chase, Jose Jaro, Silvia Califano, Eryk Donovan, Sarah Stern, Maria Keane, Cris Peter, Valentina Pinto, Adam Guzowski
• Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II 1 by Cullen Bunn, Baldemar Rivas, Andrew Dalhouse
• TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures: April Special by Erik Burnham, Sarah Myer, Luis Antonio Delgado, Jack Lawrence
• Valiant
• Brittania: The Great Fire of Rome by Peter Milligan, Alvaro Papagiani, Mariano Morales, Exequiel Fernandez Roel, Ludwig Olimba
• Livewire and the Secret Weapons by Steven Grant, Miguel Sepulveda, Emiliano Urdinola, Emilio Utrera, Exequiel Fernandez Roel, Leo Lujan, Ludwig Olimba
• OGNs
• Black Justice the Awakening by David Washington
• Continental Drifter by Kathy McLeod
• Lost and Found by Mei Yu
• Meet Me at Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
• Monkey King and the World of Myth by Maple Lam
• Sky and Ty: Howdy Partner by Steve Breen
• Timid by Jonathan Todd

Additional Reviews: Batman the Adventures Continue vol 3, Invincible s2, Barry, X-Men ’97 ep4, Wifwulf Kickstarter

News: Ed Piskor, new Elseworlds mini by DeMatteis and Leonardi about Jason Todd, new Matrix movie by Drew Goddard, Supergirl director, Lumberjanes Kickstarter, Silver Surfer cast, Tales of the Empire coming Star Wars Day, Mike Mignola launches new shared universe from Dark Horse, McKeever comes to Mad Cave, Liefeld memoir, IDW woes, Dynamite gets the Terminator license

Thoughts on license material

Trailers: Dead Boy Detectives, Tales of the Empire

Comics Countdown (03 Apr 2024):

1.     Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story GN by Nicole Maines, Rye Hickman

2.     Love Everlasting 14 by Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth

3.     Batman 146 by Chip Zdarsky, Michele Bandini, Alex Sinclair

4.     Rook Exodus 1 by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson

5.     Traveling to Mars 11 by Mark Russell, Roberto Meli

6.     Birds of Prey 8 by Kelly Thompson, David Lopez, Javier Pina, Jordie Bellaire

7.     Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow 1 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi

8.     Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin 1 by J.M. DeMatteis, Michael Sta. Maria, Chris Sotomayor

9.     Monkey King and the World of Myth GN by Maple Lam

10.  Continental Drifter GN by Kathy McLeod

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Batman: The Dark Age 1 by Mark Russell, Michael Allred, Laura Allred
• Marvel
• Edge of Spider-Verse 2 by Kaare Andrews, Bob Quinn, Brian Reber; Rich Douek, Edgar Salazar, Victor Olazaba, Alex Sinclair
• Jackpot and Black Cat 1 by Celeste Bronfman, Emilio Laiso, Brian Reber
• X-Men ’97 1 by Steve Foxe, Salva Espin, Matt Milla
• Marvel Unlimited
• It’s Jeff 36 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru
• Dark Horse
• Ghostbusters: Back in Town 1 by David M. Booher, Blue Delliquanti, Mildred Louis
• Goon: Them That Don’t Stay Dead 1 by Eric Powell
• Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Crash Landing by Daniel Jose Older, Rachele Aragno, Michael Atiyeh
• Image
• Feral 1 by Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, Tone Rodriguez, Brad Simpson
• Local Man: Bad Girls 1 by Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs, Brad Simpson, Felipe Sobreiro, Brian Reber
• Under York 1 by Sylvain Runberg, Mirka Andolfo, Carmelo Zagaria, Piky Hamilton
• Mad Cave
• Morning Star 1 by David Andry, Tim Daniel, Marco Finnegan, Jason Wordie
• ComiXology
• Never Too Late by Fox Fisher
• OGNs
• Effects of Pickled Herring by Alex Schumacher
• Ant Story by Jay Hosler
• Spirited: Go Ghoul Go by Liv Livingston, Glass House Graphics
• Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman
• Shepardess Warriors by Jonathan Garnier, Amelie Flechais
• Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends by Stan Sakai

Additional Reviews: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Spider Within, X-Men ’97 Ep3, Jacob’s Ladder

Invincible rant

News: Conrad and Cloonan Valiant makeover, ComicsGate/EVS at C2E2, Three Jokers epilogue (in Joker: The World graphic novel), Omninews, Black Widow: Venomous

Trailers: Good Times, Unfrosted, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Comics Countdown (27 Mar 2024):

1.     Black Hammer: The End 6 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward

2.     Batman: Dark Age 1 by Mark Russell, Mike Allred, Laura Allred

3.     Ultimate Spider-Man 3 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matt Wilson

4.     Effects of Pickled Herring GN by Alex Schumacher

5.     Alan Scott: Green Lantern 5 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Hi-Fi

6.     Feral 1 by Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, Tone Rodriguez, Brad Simpson

7.     Penguin 8 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo

8.     Batman: Brave and the Bold 11 by Karl Kerschl, Norm Rapmund, Michele Assarasakorn; Christos Gage, Danny Kim, Diego Rodriguez; Delilah Dawson, Serg Acuna, Matt Herms; Michael Conrad, PJ Holden, Mike Spicer; Zac Thompson, Ashley Wood

9.     Newburn 16 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips, Pip Martin

10.  Green Arrow 10 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Derenick, Sean Izaakse, Romulo Fajardo Jr.

June 2024 Solicitations (Remaining)

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Ape-Ril Special by John Layman, Karl Mostert, David Baron; Joshua Hale Fialkov, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Dee Cunniffe; Gene Luen Yang, Bernand Chang, Marcelo Maiolov
• Marvel
• Star Wars: Jango Fett 1 by Ethan Sacks, Luke Ross, Nolan Woodard
• Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki 1 by Takashi Okazaki, Aki Yanagi
• Web of Spider-Man 1 by Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz; Cody Ziglar, Eleonara Carlini, Arthur Hesli; Steve Foxe, Ig Guara, Arif Prianto; Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer, Marcio Menyz; Stephanie Phillips, Eric Gapstur, Matt Milla; Steve Foxe, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D’Armata; Greg Weisman, Joey Vasquez, Edgar Delgado; Steve Foxe, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D’Armata; Alex Segura, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX
• X-Men Forever 1 by Kieron Gillen, Luca Maresca, Federico Blee
• Marvel Unlimited
• It’s Jeff 35 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru
• Dark Horse
• Dawnrunner 1 by Ram V, Evan Cagle, Dave Stewart
• Image
• Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 10 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart
• Boom
• Dune: House Corrino 1 by Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert, Simone Ragazzoni, Dan Jackson
• Man’s Best 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Jesse Lonergan
• IDW
• My Little Pony: Mane Event by Robin Easter, Shauna Grant, Stephanie Cooke, Abigail Bulmer, Heather Breckel, Jack Lawrence
• TMNT: Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan 1 by Erik Burnham, Mateus Santolouco, Marco Lesko
• Oni
• NacelleVerse 0 by Melissa Flores, Diogenes Neves, Francis Portela, Rahmat Handoko
• Valiant
• Bloodshot Unleashed: Reloaded 1 by Deniz Camp, Al Barrionuevo, Exequiel Fernandez Roel
• ComiXology
• Tormented 1 by Chuck Austen, Pat Olliffe, Lee Loughridge
• Archie
• Chilling Adventures Presents Pop’s Chocklit Shoppe of Horrors: Fresh Meat by
• OGNs
• Flying Ship Vol 2 by Jem Milton
• Travis Daventhorpe Vol 2: Powers Up by Wes Molebash
• Taka by Ryan Jampole
• Star-Crossed by Jerry Frissen, Roberto Zaghi
• Great Puptective by Alina Tysoe
• Next Stop by Debbie Fong

Additional Reviews: X-Men ’97, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Dahmer

News: Joe Casey relaunching Johnny Quest for Dynamite, Cat in the Hat casting, Omninews, Sims movie, Disney honoring Steve Ditko, Teen Titans/Young Justice relaunch rumors, Spider-Verse short, Moffat returns to Who

Trailers: Acolyte, KAOS, Alien Romulus, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Doctor Who, Penguin

Comics Countdown (20 Mar 2024):

1.     Wonder Woman 7 by Tom King, Guillem March, Arif Prianto

2.     Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 10 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart

3.     Man’s Best 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Jesse Lonergan

4.     Superman 12 by Joshua Williamson, Norm Rapmund, David Baldeon, Rex Lokus

5.     Fantastic Four 18 by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Jesus Aburtov

6.     Midlife 5 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone

7.     Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees 4 by Patrick Horvath

8.     Resurrection of Magneto 3 by Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio, David Curiel

9.     Displaced 2 by Ed Brisson, Luca Casalanguida, Dee Cunniffe

10.  Duck and Cover 3 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Bat-Man: First Knight 1 by Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer
• Blue Beetle 7 by Josh Trujillo, Scott Kolins, Cully Hamner, Howard Porter, Adrian Gutierrez, Natacha Bustos, Laura Martin, Wil Quintana, Hi-Fi, Luis Guerrero
• Marvel
• Aliens: What If…? 1 by Paul Reiser, Leon Reiser, Adam Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff, Brian Volk-Weiss, Guiu Vilanova, Yen Nitro
• Giant-Size Spider-Gwen by Melissa Flores, Alba Glez, Elisabetta D’Amico, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo
• Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace 1 by Iman Vellani, Sabir Pirzada, Scott Godlewski, Erick Arciniega
• Spectacular Spider-Men 1 by Greg Weisman, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado
• Ultimate X-Men 1 by Peach Momoko, Zack Davisson
• Weapon X-Men 1 by Christos Gage, Yildiray Cinar, Nolan Woodard
• Marvel Unlimited
• It’s Jeff 33 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru
• Image
• Last Mermaid 1 by Derek Kirk Kim
• IDW
• Golgotha Motor Mountain 1 by Matthew Erman, Lonnie Nadler, Robbi Rodriguez, Marissa Louise
• TMNT: Last Ronin II – Re-Evolution 1 by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza, Ben Bishop, Luis Antonio Delgado
• Oni
• Night People 1 by Barry Gifford, Chris Condon, Brian Level, Ronda Pattison
• Ablaze
• Torpedo 1972 1 by Enrique Sanchez-Abuli, Eduardo Risso
• OGNs
• Marble Queen by Anna Kopp, Gabrielle Kari
• Lastman Vol 4 by Balak, Bastian Vives, Michael Sanlaville
• Army of One by Tony Lee, Yishan Lee
• Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught
• Blue Stars by Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Molly Murakami
• I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle
• Magic Girls: Kira and the (Maybe) Space Princess by Megan Brennan
• Making Friends: Together Forever by Kristen Gudsnuk
• Rainbow! by Gloom and Sunny
• Table Titans Club by Scott Kurtz

Additional Reviews: Kung-Fu Panda 4, Iwaju, Damsel

Madame Web Challenge – Update

Oscars 2024

News: ATLA Live-Action renewed, Scout relaunch, Zaslav strikes, My Adventures with Superman comic by Josie Campbell, Scarlet mini by Kelly Thompson, Destro by Dan Watters, X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse by Steve Foxe, new romance comic by Jeremy Whitley from Mad Cave, Black Label Zatanna series by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez, Mario sequel release date

Trailers: Garfield, Wild Robot, Inside Out 2, Ripley, Late Night With the Devil

Comics Countdown (06 Mar 2024):

1.     Love Everlasting 13 by Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth

2.     Bat-Man: The First Knight 1 by Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer

3.     Marble Queen GN by Anna Kopp, Gabrielle Kari

4.     Batman 145 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey

5.     Doctor Strange 13 by Jed MacKay, Pasqual Ferry, Heather Moore

6.     Blue Beetle 7 by Josh Trujillo, Scott Kolins, Cully Hamner, Howard Porter, Adrian Gutierrez, Natacha Bustos, Laura Martin, Wil Quintana, Hi-Fi, Luis Guerrero

7.     Ultimate X-Men 1 by Peach Momoko, Zack Davisson

8.     Nice Jewish Boys 5 by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright

9.     Table Titans Club GN by Scott Kurtz

10.  Birds of Prey 7 by Kelly Thompson, Javier Pina, Jordie Bellaire

Comic Reviews:

• Marvel
• Giant-Size Fantastic Four 1 by Fabian Nicieza, Creees Lee, Arif Prianto
• Spider-Punk: Arms Race 1 by Cody Ziglar, Justin Mason, Morry Hollowell
• What If…? Venom 1 by Jeremy Holt, Jesus Hervas, Cici De La Cruz
• Women of Marvel by Gail Simone, Lydia Rasero, Triona Farrell; Sarah Rees Brennan, Arielle Jovellanos, Brittany Peer; Erica Schultz, Giada Belviso, Giado Marchisio; Nao Fuji; Celeste Bronfman, Leila Leiz; Ceci de la Cruz
• Marvel Unlimited
• It’s Jeff 32 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru
• Dark Horse
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - So’lek’s Journey 1 by Ray Fawkes, Gabriel Guzman, Michael Atiyeh
• Dynamite
• Fire and Ice: Teegra 1 by Bill Willingham, Gabriele Di Carlo
• Titan
• Savage Sword of Conan 1 by John Arcudi, Max Von Fafner; Patrick Zircher
• ComiXology
• Wishful Thinking by Glenn Dion
• OGNs
• Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America by Rafael Medoff, Dean Motter
• DnDoggos: Get the Party Started by Scout Underhill, Liana Sposto
• Hound by Sam Romesburg, Sam Freeman, Rodrigo Vazquez
• Cold Ever After by Jeremy Whitley, Megan Huang

Additional Reviews: Inside Man, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Live Action), Great British Bump-Off, Lisa Frankenstein, Dune 2, surprise comic review, worst novel Glenn has ever read

News: Scout allegedly not paying talent, Superman: Legacy retitled to “Superman” and casting updates, new Gillen Image book, Michael Walsh Frankenstein from Skybound

Trailers: I Saw the TV Glow

Comics Countdown (28 Feb 2024):

1.     Radiant Black 28 and 28.5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, Raul Angulo, Marcelo Costa, Rod Fernandes

2.     Ice Cream Man 38 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran

3.     Batman: Brave and the Bold 10 by Karl Kerschl, Michele SassyK; Delilah Dawson, George Kambadais, Serg Acuna, Matt Herms; Matt Harding, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski; Torunn Gronbekk, Tom Derenick, Lee Loughridge; Dan Watters, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz

4.     Deep Cuts 5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Juni Ba, Igor Monti

5.     Rare Flavours 4 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade

6.     w0rldtr33 8 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire

7.     Penguin 7 by Tom King, Stevan Subic, Marcelo Maiolo

8.     Resurrection of Magneto 2 by Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio, David Curiel

9.     Undiscovered Country 28 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi

10.  Immortal Thor 7 by Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo

May 2024 Solicits (Remaining)

Comic Reviews:

• Marvel
  • It’s Jeff 31 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru
  • Alien: Black, White, and Blood 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Michael Dowling, Chris Sotomayor; Stephanie Phillips, Marcelo Ferreira, Pete Pantazis; Ryan Cady, Devmalya Pramanik
  • Edge of Spider-Verse 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Travel Foreman, Brian Reber; Nilah Magruder, Eric Gapstur, Frank D’Armata; Alex Segura, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Annual by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Kev Walker, Matt Hollingsworth
  • Predator: Last Hunt 1 by Ed Brisson, Francesco Manna, Erick Arciniega
  • Marvel Unlimited
    • It's Jeff 31 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru
• Image
  • Six Fingers 1 by Dan Watters, Sumit Kumar, Lee Loughridge
• IDW
  • Godzilla Rivals: Mothra vs. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. by Johnny Parker II, Winston Chan, Josh Burcham
• Dynamite
  • Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft 1 by David Avallone, Kewber Baal, Walter Pereyra
• Oni
  • Cemetery Kids Don’t Die 1 by Zac Thompson, Daniel Irizarri, Brittany Peer
• DSTLRY
  • Blasfamous 1 by Mirka Andolfo, Gianluca Papi, Steve Orlando
• ComiXology
  • Cold Hard Cash 1 by Gary Phillips, Adriano Melo, John Kalisz
• Archie
  • Jaguar 1 by Keryl Brown Ahmed, Tango, Ellie Wright
• OGNs
  • After Eden by Scott Chitwood, Rod Thornton

Ray’s OGN Corner: Roaming by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

Additional Reviews: Barbarian, Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Murder Drones, Atlas and the Stars, MechWest, Port Of The Sea, Insufferable, Bad Luck Jack, Holidaze, Timber, Hazbin Hotel

Madame Web challenge

News: Kang rumors, Anansi Boys comic adaptation, Aaron jumps on the BRZRKR train, Ahoy gets Toxic Avenger license, Aaron writing a Scrooge McDuck one-shot for Marvel, DC’s next event, DC returns to Wednesday releases, GODS cancelled, Venom War, Digital Circus is officially a series, Shang-Chi director is making a Naruto movie, Jurassic League animated movie announced

Trailers: Borderlands, Horizon - An American Saga

Comics Countdown (20 Feb 2024):

1.     Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 9 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart

2.     Animal Pound 2 by Tom King, Peter Gross, Tamra Bonvillain

3.     Ultimate Spider-Man 2 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matt Wilson

4.     Wonder Woman 6 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey

5.     Superman 11 by Joshua Williamson, David Baldeon, Rex Lokus

6.     Six Fingers 1 by Dan Watters, Sumit Kumar, Lee Loughridge

7.     Midlife 5 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone

8.     Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 24 by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain

9.     Batman 144 by Chip Zdarsky, Andrea Sorrentino, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, Dave Stewart, Alejandro Sanchez

10.  Spider-Boy 4 by Dan Slott, Paco Medina, Ty Templeton, Erick Arciniega, Dee Cunniffe

May 2024 Solicitations (DC, Image)

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Red Hood: The Hill 1 by Shawn Martinbrough, Sanford Greene, Matt Herms
• Sinister Sons 1 by Peter Tomasi, David Lafuente, Tamra Bonvillain
• Marvel
• Night Thrasher 1 by J. Holtham, Nelson Daniel, Matt Milla
• Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver 1 by Steve Orlando, Lorenzo Tammetta, Frank William
• Marvel Unlimited
• Alligator Loki 36 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn
• Image
• Cabinet 1 by Jordan Hart, David Ebeltoft, Chiara Raimondi
• Creepshow: Joe Hill’s Wolverton Station by Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, Michael Walsh
• Dutch 1 by Joe Casey, Simon Gane, Francesco Segala
• Infernals 1 by Ryan Parrott, Noah Gardner, John Pearson
• Dark Horse
• Blue Book 1947 1 by James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming, Zac Thompson, Gavin Fullerton
• If You Find This, I’m Already Dead 1 by Matt Kindt, Dan McDaid, Bill Crabtree
• Boom
• Displaced 1 by Ed Brisson, Luca Casalanguida, Dee Cunniffe
• Dynamite
• Sweetie Candy Vigilante Vol Two 1 by Suzanne Cafiero, Thiago Vale
• Vampirella 666 by Christopher Priest, Ergun Gunduz
• OGNs
• Mary Tyler Moorehawk by Dave Baker
• Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu, Mad Rupert
• Call my Iggy by Jorge Aguirre, Rafael Rosado
• Freshman Year by Sarah Mai
• Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen

Additional Reviews: Madame Web, Deathloop, Iron Claw, Helluva Boss, Secret Path, Lackadaisy, Ice Cream Man, Barbarian, Godspeed

News: Omninews, Acolyte cast, Dynamite relaunching Space Ghost, Brubaker and Phillips announce next OGN, new Blood Hunt tie-ins announced, Dreamer/Suicide Squad a 4-issue mini, FF cast, Disney partners with Mad Cave for graphic novels, Hellverine solo mini, Tom Taylor leaving Nightwing mid-summer 2024, new Deadpool/Wolverine mini from Joe Kelly set in WWIII, Silk show revamp, Oni reviving EC, Tiny Onion Studios, Netflix puts Nimona up on YouTube in entirety

Madame Web challenge

Trailers: Deadpool and Wolverine, Wicked, Twisters, X-Men ’97, Tarot

Comics Countdown (13 Feb 2024):

1.     Batman: City of Madness 3 by Christian Ward

2.     Action Comics 1062 by Jason Aaron, John Timms, Rex Lokus

3.     Superior Spider-Man 4 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado

4.     Deviant 4 by James Tynion IV, Josh Hixson

5.     Batman 143 by Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino, Stefano Nesi, Dave Stewart

6.     Outsiders 4 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Robert Carey, Valentina Taddeo

7.     Displaced 1 by Ed Brisson, Luca Casalanguida, Dee Cunniffe

8.     Bloody Dozen 3 by Charles Soule, Alberto Alburquerque, Rachelle Rosenberg

9.     Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow 5 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi

10.  Infernals 1 by Ryan Parrott, Noah Gardner, John Pearson

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Batman 142 by Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino, Stefano Nesi, Alejandro Sanchez, Dave Stewart
• How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days by Kenny Porter, Nick Robles, Nick Filardi; Aaron Waltke, Ivan Shavrin; Danny Lore, Brandt & Stein; Marguerite Sauvage; Alex Galer, Derek Charm; Dennis Hopeless, Baldemar Rivas; Brendan Hay, M.L. Sanapo, Enrica Angiolini; George Mann, Leonardo Rodrigues, Joe Prado, Jonas Trindade, Hi-Fi
• Red Hood: The Hill 0 by Shawn Martinbrough, Tony Akins, Stefano Gaudiano, Paul Mounts
• Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum 1 by John Layman, Jesus Hervas, David Baron
• Marvel
• Star Wars: Mace Windu 1 by Marc Bernardin, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, Andrew Dalhouse
• Ultimate Black Panther 1 by Bryan Hill, Stefano Caselli, David Curiel
• Wolverine: Madripoor Knights 1 by Chris Claremont, Edgar Salazar, Carlos Lopez
• Marvel Unlimited
• Alligator Loki 35 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn
• Image
• One Hand 1 by Ram V, Laurence Campbell, Lee Loughridge
• Saucer Country: The Finale by Paul Cornell, Ryan Kelly
• Boom
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return 1 by Amy Jo Johnson, Matt Hotson, Nico Leon, Francesco Segala, Gloria Martinelli
• IDW
• Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special 1 by Zoe Tunnell, Sebastian Piriz, Rebecca Nalty
• Dynamite
• ThunderCats 1 by Declan Shalvey, Drew Moss, Chiara Di Francia, Martina Pignedoli
• Valiant/Alien Books
• A Very Valiantine’s Special by Will Pfeifer, Buddy Scalera, Lysa Hawkins, Ryan Cady, Aj Ampadu, Andres Ponce, Emiliano Urdinola, Emilano Correa
• AWA
• U and I 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Choi
• ComiXology
• She’s Running on Fumes 1 by Dennis Hopeless, Tyler Jenkins, Hilary Jenkins
• Scout
• Von Bach 1 by Owen Hammer, Mariano Navarro
• OGNs
• Fall Through by Nate Powell
• Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto
• Art Club by Rashad Doucet
• Arden High: Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Jamie Green
• Arden High: King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Jamie Green

Additional Reviews: A Study in Scarlet, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur on Disney+, Lisa Frankenstein, All the Marvels

News: Ain’t No Grave – a new series from Skottie Young and Jorge Corona, next Michelinie Venom mini announced, Disney news (Moana sequel, massive video-game investment, release dates for Frozen, Zootopia, Toy Story), Ennis returning to Punisher for “Get Fury”, Coyote vs. Acme cancelled again, Doom one-shot from Hickman and Sandford Greene

Trailers: Quiet Place Day One, Knuckles

Comics Countdown (06 Feb 2024):

1.     Love Everlasting 10 by Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth

2.     Birds of Prey 6 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire

3.     Ultimate Black Panther 1 by Bryan Hill, Stefano Caselli, David Curiel

4.     Batman 142 by Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino, Stefano Nesi, Alejandro Sanchez, Dave Stewart

5.     Fantastic Four 17 by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Jesus Aburtov

6.     Poison Ivy 19 by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Arif Prianto

7.     Doctor Strange 12 by Jed MacKay, Danilo Beyruth, K.J. Diaz

8.     Rogue Sun 18 by Ryan Parrott, Abel, Natalia Marques

9.     Nice Jewish Boys 4 by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright

10.  Dark Spaces: Dungeon 3 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman, Patricio Delpeche

11.  Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees 3 by Patrick Horvath

April 2024 Solicitations (remaining)

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Titans: Beast World Tour – Star City 1 by Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell; Ryan Parrott, Roger Cruz, Adriano Lucas; Robert Venditti, Gavin Guidry, Alex Guimaraes; Brandt and Stein
• Aquaman: Through Fire and Water by Ethan Sacks, Tom Derenick, Hi-Fi
• Marvel
• Power Pack: Into the Storm 1 by Louise Simonson, June Brigman, Roy Richardson, Nolan Woodard
• Resurrection of Magneto 1 by Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio, David Curiel
• Star Wars: Thrawn – Alliances 1 by Timothy Zahn, Jody Houser, Pat Olliffe, Andrea Di Vito, Rachelle Rosenberg
• Marvel Unlimited
• Alligator Loki 33 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn
• Image
• Ghost Machine 1 by Jason Fabok, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Geoff Johns, Lamont Magee, Francis Manapul, Brad Meltzer, Ivan Reis, Peter Snejberg, Peter Tomasi, Maytal Zchut, Brad Anderson
• IDW
• Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures II 1 by David Booher, George Kambadais, John-Paul Bove
• Star Trek Defiant Annual 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Ramon Rosanas, Lee Loughridge
• Dynamite
• Justice Ducks 1 by Roger Langridge, Carlo Lauro
• ComiXology
• Astonishing Times: Rise of the Kokin by Frank Barbiere, Arris Quinones, Ruairi Coleman, Andrew Cramer
• OGNs
• In Utero by Chris Gooch
• Death Strikes: Emperor of Atlantis by Peter Kim, Viktor Ullman, Dave Maass, Patrick Lay
• Racc Pack by Stephanie Cooke, Whitner Gardner

Additional Reviews: Queen and Country

News:  Maxx movie with Channing Tatum, Invincible returns 14 March, details for Aaron’s TMNT, Oscar nominations, Wilson Bethel returning as Bullseye, WWE coming to Netflix, Doctor Who news, USS Callister Black Mirror spin-off, Steve Orlando and Jim Krueger to start new publisher, Omninews, Doug Jones Rogue Trooper adaption, Thunderbolts/Supergirl casting updates

Trailers: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Despicable Me 4

Comics Countdown (23 Jan 2024):

1.     Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 8 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart

2.     In Utero GN by Chris Gooch

3.     Penguin 6 by Tom King, Stevan Subic, Marcelo Maiolo

4.     Immortal Thor 6 by Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo, Matt Wilson

5.     Universal Monsters: Dracula 4 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds

6.     Detective Comics 1081 by Ram V, Stefano Raffaele, Riccardo Federici, Lee Loughridge

7.     Superior Spider-Man 3 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Joe Caramagna, Edgar Delgado

8.     Newburn 14 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips, Pip Martin

9.     Holy Roller 3 by Rick Remender, Joe Trohman, Andy Samberg, Roland Boschi, Moreno DiNisio

10.  Batman: Brave and the Bold 9 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Kyle Starks, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Wade Von Grawbadger, Matt Herms, Gabriel Hardman, Matt Hollingsworth, Bruno Redondo

April 2024 Solicitations (DC, Image, IDW)

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• John Constantine: Hellblazer – Dead in America 1 by Simon Spurrier, Aaron Campbell, Jordie Bellaire
• Nightwing 110 by Tom Taylor, Sami Basri, Vicente Cifuentes, Adriano Lucas
• Marvel
• Avengers Twilight 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuña
• Cable 1 by Fabian Nicieza, Scot Eaton, Cam Smith, Victor Nava, Java Tartaglia
• Jackpot 1 by Celeste Bronfman, Joey Vasquez, Eric Gapstur, Edgar Delgado, Erick Arciniega
• Marvel Unlimited
• Alligator Loki 32 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn, Pete Pantazis
• Image
• Cobra Commander 1 by Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milani, Annalisa Leoni
• Colonized: Zombies vs. Aliens by Chris Ryall, Drew Moss
• Weatherman Vol Three 1 by Jody LeHeup, Nathan Fox, Moreno Dinisio
• IDW
• Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter 1 by Ian Flynn, Mauro Fonseca, Rik Mack, Valentina Pinto
• Valiant
• Ninjak Superkillers by Jeff Parker, Mike Norton, Andrew Dalhouse, Exequiel Fernandez Roel
• Dynamite
• James Bond 007 Vol Two 1 by Garth Ennis, Rapha Lobosco, Jorge Sutil

Ray’s OGN Corner: Click by Kayla Miller

Additional Reviews: Injustice Year Zero, Spider-Man 2 video game

News:  Tom Taylor stupidversy, Aaron’s TMNT not a reboot, Patrick Zircher writing/drawing Solomon Kane title, Miracleman: Dark Age by Gaiman and Buckingham, Charlie Adlard doing a Batman story, Moon Girl shifting to Disney+?, new Molly Knox Ostertag Disney animated series, details on the next Ryan Coogler project, Ultimate DC, new Blue Beetle graphic novel announced

Comics Countdown (16 Jan 2024):

1.     Wonder Woman 5 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey

2.     Miracleman: Silver Age 7 by Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, Jordie Bellaire

3.     Deviant 3 by James Tynion IV, Josh Hixson

4.     Superman 10 by Joshua Williamson, Bruno Redondo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas

5.     Fantastic Four 15 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov

6.     Black Hammer: The End 5 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward

7.     Enfield Gang Massacre 6 by Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips

8.     Zawa 3 by Michael Dialynas

9.     Superman: Lost 10 by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, Jose Luis Soares Pinto, Joe Prado, Jonas Trindade, Jason Paz, Julio Ferreira, Jeromy Cox

10.  Jay Garrick: The Flash 4 by Jeremy Adams, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Action Comics 1061 by Jason Aaron, John Timms, Rex Lokus
• Marvel
• Giant-Size Spider-Man 1 by Cody Ziglar, Iban Coello, Guru eFX
• Rise of the Power of X by Kieron Gillen, R.B. Silva, David Curiel
• Ultimate Spider-Man 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matthew Wilson
• Wolverine 41 by Ben Percy, Victor LaValle, Geoff Shaw, Cory Smith, Oren Junior, Alex Sinclair
• Marvel Unlimited
• Alligator Loki 31 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn
• Image
• Adventureman: Ghost Lights 1 by Matt Fraction, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
• Mad Cave
• Deer Editor 1 by Ryan Lindsay, Sami Kivela, Lauren Affe
• Massive
• Zorro: Man of the Dead 1 by Sean Murphy, Simon Gough
• Dynamite
• Disney Villains: Cruella De Vil 1 by Sweeney Boo, Miriana Puglia, Ellie Wright
• Ahoy
• Acid Chimp vs. Business Dog 1 by Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman
• Titan
• Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe 1 by Magdalene Visaggio, Clark Bint
• OGN
• You Wish by Jeff Victor
• Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang, Leuyen Pham
• Deadbox by Mark Russell, Ben Tiesma, Vladimir Popov

Additional Reviews: Kung-Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight s3, Echo, A Legacy of Violence Vol 1 and 2, Superman ’78, Ghost and Molly McGee finale, Poor Things

Glenn vs. Poe

News:  Mandalorian and Grogu movie announced, Ahsoka s2 confirmed, Bone Orchard: Starseed, Jorge Corona to draw next arc of Transformers, Hood is the new Ghost Rider, DC anthology deets, Ram V/Dan Watters/Matthew Roberts to reinvent Creature from the Black Lagoon, What If: Star Wars in development, Daredevil: Born Again cast members return (Foggy, Karen, and Castle to return), Red One to theaters instead of Netflix, more Fear Street films coming, Image doubling orders on Ghost Machine, Aaron reportedly taking over TMNT

Comics Countdown (09 Jan 2024):

1.     Ultimate Spider-Man 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matthew Wilson

2.     Lunar New Year Love Story GN by Gene Luen Yang, Leuyen Pham

3.     Fishflies 4 by Jeff Lemire

4.     Green Lantern 7 by Jeremy Adams, Amancay Nahuelpan, Romulo Fajardo Jr

5.     Midlife 4 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone

6.     Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow 4 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi

7.     Swan Songs 6 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran

8.     You Wish GN by Jeff Victor

9.     Nice Jewish Boys 3 by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright

10.  Batman and Robin 5 by Joshua Williamson, Nikola Cizmesija, Rex Lokus

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries 1 by Sholly Fisch, Dario Brizuela, Franco Riesco
• Kneel Before Zod 1 by Joe Casey, Dan McDaid, David Baron
• Titans: Beast World Tour – Atlantis by Sina Grace, Riccardo Federici, Lee Loughridge; Frank Tieri, Valentine de Landro, Marissa Louise; Meghan Fitzmartin, M.L. Sanapo, Michael Atiyeh
• Marvel
• Beware the Planet of the Apes 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Alvaro Lopez, Alex Guimaraes
• Fall of the House of X 1 by Gerry Duggan, Lucas Werneck, Bryan Valenza
• Kid Venom Origins 1 by Taigami, Guru-eFX
• Marvel Meow 1 by Nao Fuji
• Miguel O’Hara: Spider-Man 2099 1 by Steve Orlando, Devmalya Pramanik, Raul Angulo
• Vengeance of the Moon Knight 1 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappucchio, Rachelle Rosenberg
• Marvel Unlimited
• Marvel Mutts 6 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa
• Who is Kingpin? by Richard Douek, Damian Couceiro
• Alligator Loki 30 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn
• Image
• Paklis 0 by Dustin Weaver
• Dark Horse
• Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria II – Artagan 1 by Sam Maggs, Aviv Or, Cris Peter
• Boom
• Pine and Merrimac 1 by Kyle Starks, Fran Galan
• Dynamite
• Legenderry Red Sonja 1 by Katana Colins, Kewber Baal
• OGN
• Teen Titans Go! to the Library by Franco, Art Baltazar, Agnes Gabrowska
• Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawnee Gibbs, Emily Cannon
• Spider-Ham A Pig in Time by Steve Foxe, Shadia Amin
• Spider-Man Quantum Quest by Mike Maihack
• Wish
• Tiana and the Magic of Harlem

Additional Reviews: Spider-Man: Animals Assemble, Rebel Moon, Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol 2

News:  Yeun no longer in Thunderbolts due to scheduling conflicts, Machine Man, Deniz Camp writing the Ultimates, Ewing stays on Venom, Liefeld and X-Men, Criminal TV series on Prime, IDW keeps TMNT

Reality/game show recommendation (The Floor)

Trailers: Arcane s2, Moon Girl s2

Comics Countdown (02 Jan 2024):

1.     Love Everlasting 11 by Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth

2.     Spider-Man: Quantum Quest GN by Mike Maihack

3.     Batman 141 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey

4.     Pine and Merrimac 1 by Kyle Starks, Fran Galan

5.     Fantastic Four 15 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov

6.     Doctor Strange 11 by Jed MacKay, Danilo Beyruth, KJ Diaz

7.     Ghost Roast GN by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawnee Gibbs, Emily Cannon

8.     Birds of Prey 5 by Kelly Thompson, Arist Deyn

9.     Paklis 0 by Dustin Weaver

10.  Once Upon a Time at the End of the World 11 by Jason Aaron, Nick Dragotta, Rico Renzi, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, Lee Loughridge, Tamra Bonvillain

2023 Stewies! Year-End Extravaganza!

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Action Comics Annual 2023 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Max Raynor, Matt Herms
• Marvel
• Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu: Gang War 1 by Greg Pak, Caio Majado, Jim Campbell
• Timeless 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Juann Cabal, Edgar Delgado
• Marvel Unlimited
• Alligator Loki 29 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn
• Marvel Mutts 5 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa
• Image
• Duke 1 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire
• Boom
• Book of Butcher 1 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Miquel Muerto
• Scout
• Vectors 1 by Timothy Bacon, Grant Fraggalosch, Ruben Gil
• OGNs
• Pickhead Vol 2 Hominid of the Hills by Frederic Brremaud, Giovanni Rigano
• Many Lives of Charlie by Kid Toussaint, Aurelie Guarino
• Kickstarter
• No Moderation by Elizabeth Brei, Meaghan Carter

Additional Reviews: Migration, Bear s2, Ghost and Molly McGee s2, Hailey’s On It s1, Space Between the Trees, Mooncakes, If It Bleeds, Pokemon Concierge, Invincible s2.1, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, What If…? s2, Asteroid City, Holdovers, Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, Santa Clauses s2

News:  Ram V leaving Detective Comics mid-2024, What If…? s3 announced, Mickey enters public domain

Comics Countdown (26 Dec 2023):

1.     Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 7 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart

2.     w0rldtr33 6 by James Tynion IV, Jordie Bellaire, Fernando Blanco

3.     Alan Scott: Green Lantern 3 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Chris Sotomayor, Matt Herms

4.     Action Comics Annual 2023 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Max Raynor, Matt Herms

5.     Penguin 5 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo

6.     Holy Roller 2 by Rick Remender, Joe Trohman, Andy Samberg, Roland Boschi, Moreno DiNisio

7.     Universal Monsters: Dracula 3 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds

8.     Sandman Universe Nightmare Country: Glass House 6 by James Tynion IV, Lisandro Estherren, Patricio Delpeche

9.     Detective Comics 1080 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Jason Shawn Alexander, Dave Stewart

10.  Green Arrow 7 by Joshua Williamson, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Trevor Hairsine, Romulo Fajardo Jr

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Harley Quinn: Black, White, and Redder 6 by Bruno Redondo; Deniz Camp, Fabio Veras; Tini Howard, Babs Tarr, Wook Jin Clark, Rachael Cohen
• Joker/Harley Quinn Uncovered by Various
• Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City by Si Spurrier, Scott Koblish, Hi-Fi; Jarrett Williams, George Kambadais, Matt Herms; Alex Paknadel, Serg Acuna, Matt Herms; A.L. Kaplan
• Marvel
• Original X-Men 1 by Christos Gage, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D’Armata
• Star Wars: Revelations 1 by Charles Soule, Andrea Di Vito, Rachelle Rosenberg; Alyssa Wong, David Baldeon, Jay David Ramos; Ethan Sacks, Will Sliney, Nolan Woodard; Marc Bernardin, Chriscross, Andrew Dalhouse; Greg Pak, Salvador Larroca, Nolan Woodard; Cavan Scott, Marika Cresta, Chris Sotomayor; Marc Guggenheim, Salva Espin, Israel Silva
• Marvel Unlimited
• Marvel Mutts 4 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa
• Alligator Loki 28 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn
• Image
• Shift 1 by Kyle Higgins, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Francesco Manna, Danilo Beyruth, Geraldo Borges, Chris Evenhuis, Walter Baiamonte, Marcelo Costa, Mark Englert, Sjan Weijers
• Dark Horse
• Borealis 1 by Mark Verheiden, Aaron Douglas, Cliff Richards, Guy Major
• Boom
• Animal Pound 1 by Tom King, Peter Gross, Tamra Bonvillain
• IDW
• Godzilla Rivals: Jet Jaguar Vs. Megalon by Nola Pfau, Megan Huang
• Scout
• Catians 1 by Cortney Cameron, Luyi Bennett
• Ablaze
• Agent 1 by Mathieu Gabella, Fernando Dagnino
• OGNs
• Black Solstice by Travan Free, Martin Desmond Roe, Aremo Massa
• Monster Born by Steve Niles, Shannon Eric Denton, Tom Mandrake, Michael Atiyeh
• Shelter for Lost Dreams by Alfonso Font
• Nature’s Labyrinth by Zac Thompson, Bayleigh Underwood, Warnia Sahadewa

Additional Reviews: Batman ’89, Unfinished Corner, Wonka, Aquaman 2, Swan Lake, Eerie Tales From the School of Screams, Hotel Hazbin pilot, Doctor Who Christmas Special

News:  X-Men movie rumors, potential WB/Paramount merger, Kid Venom mini, new Ben Reilly/Kaine series

Comics Countdown (19 Dec 2023):

1.     Animal Pound 1 by Tom King, Peter Gross, Tamra Bonvillain

2.     Wonder Woman 4 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey

3.     Deviant 2 by James Tynion IV, Josh Hixson

4.     Rare Flavours 3 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade

5.     Batman: Off-World 2 by Jason Aaron, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, David Baron

6.     Superman 9 by Joshua Williamson, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas

7.     Superior Spider-Man 2 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado

8.     Doctor Strange 10 by Jed MacKay, Pasqual Ferry, Heather Moore

9.     Spider-Boy 2 by Dan Slott, Paco Medina, Erick Arciniega

10.  Jay Garrick: The Flash 3 by Jeremy Adams, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero

March 2024 Solicitations

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Batman 428: Robin Lives
• Birds of Prey Uncovered by Various
• DC’s ‘Twas the Mite Before Christmas by Zipporah Smith, Logan Faerber; Rob Levin, Bob Quinn; Ethan Sacks, Soo Lee, John Kalisz, Natalie Abrams, Marcus Smith, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi; Jillian Grant, Rebekah Isaacs, Kurt Michael Russell, Michael Conrad, Gavin Guidry, Ryan Cody, Josh Trujillo, Andrew Drilon; Sholly Fisch, Juan Bobillo
• Titans: Beast World Tour – Gotham by Chip Zdarsky, Miguel Mendonca, Mike Spicer; Grace Ellis, Daniel Hillyard, Rico Renzi; Gretchen Felker-Martin, Ivan Shavrin; Sam Maggs, PJ Holden; Kyle Starks, Kelley Jones, Jose Villarrubia
• Marvel
• Daredevil: Gang War 1 by Erica Shultz, Sergio Davila, Sean Parsons, Ceci de la Cruz
• Spider-Gwen Smash 1 by Melissa Flores, Enid Balam, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, Elisabetta D’Amico
• Marvel Unlimited
• Marvel Mutts 3 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa
• Alligator Loki 27 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn
• Image
• Bloody Dozen: A Tale of the Shrouded College 1 by Charles Soule, Alberto Alburquerque, Rachelle Rosenberg
• Dark Horse
• Assassin’s Apprentice II 1 by Jody Houser, Robin Hobb, Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire
• Masterpiece 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, Ian Herring
• Quick Stops Vol 2 1 by Kevin Smith, Ahmed Raafat
• Boom
• Underheist 1 by David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Hilary Jenkins
• IDW
• Addams Family: Charlatan’s Web 1 by Chynna Clugston-Flores, Leah Williams, Juan Samu, Francine Delgado, Danny Sanchez Chaves
• Sonic the Hedgehog: Winter Jam by Iasmin Omar Ata, Min Ho Kim, Reggie Graham
• Titan
• Life is Strange: Forget-Me-Not 1 by Zoe Thorogood, Claudia Leonardi, Andrea Izzo
• Oni
• Invasive 1 by Cullen Bunn, Jesus Hervas
• Mad Cave
• Charred Remains 1 by Anthony Cleveland, Andrea Mutti
• Archie
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch Holiday Special
• Vault
• Beyond Real 1 by Zack Kaplan, Fabiana Mascolo, Toni Fejzula, Jordie Bellaire
• American Mythology
• 21^st Century Santa Stories by James Kuhoric, S.A. Check, Konstantine Paradias, G.O. Parsons, Horacio Domingues, Jorge Pacheco, Fernando Sosa
• Three Stooges versus Cthulhu by Hans Rodionoff, Adam Goldberg, Diego Tapie
• OGNs
• Macbeth: A Tale of Horror by Stefano Ascari, Simone D’Armini
• Many Deaths of Barnaby James by Brian Nathanson, Neil Gibson, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson
• Where the Body Was GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips
• Boxed by Mark Sable, Jeremy Haun, Nick Filardi

o   A Call to Cthulhu by Norm Konyu

• Voyage du Gourmet by Paul Tobin, Jem Milton, Micah Myers

Additional Reviews: Ducktails, Leave it to Chance vol 1, Space Between the Trees, Downlands

News: new Black Panther animated series, Omninews, DeMatteis Green Goblin prequel series, new title for Spider-Man: Freshman Year, Good Omens renewed for third and final season, Mark Millar, William Shatner variant, new animated project from Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar, Green Arrow now an ongoing, Bill Cipher spin-off book coming, new X-Files, Jonathan Major, Cody Ziglar takes over Deadpool, Stephanie Phillips takes over Spider-Gwen, Merry Shark-Mas, Uncle Fester spin-off

The other Rabbit Stew Comics?!?!

Letters on the Wall

Trailers: Dune 2, Civil War, Kung Fu Panda 4, Hazbin Hotel, If

Comics Countdown (12 Dec 2023):

1.     Where The Body Was GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips

2.     Radiant Black 27 and 27.5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, Marcelo Costa, Raul Angulo

3.     Batman: City of Madness 2 by Christian Ward

4.     Green Lantern 6 by Jeremy Adams, Xermanico, Scott Godlewski, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Peter Tomasi, David Lafuente, Tamra Bonvillain

5.     Superman: Lost 9 by Christopher Priest, Dan Jurgens, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Brett Breeding, Jeromy Cox

6.     Rogue Sun 17 by Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna, Abel, Natalia Marques

7.     Zawa 2 by Michael Dialynas

8.     Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees 2 by Patrick Horvath

9.     Dark Spaces: Dungeon 2 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman

10.  Danger Street 12 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight 1 by Jeff Parker, Michele Bandini, Alex Sinclair
• Titans: Beast World Tour – Metropolis by Nicole Maines, Steve Orlando, Fico Ossio; Dan Jurgens, Anthony Marques, Joe Prado, Wade Von Grawbadger, Pete Pantazis
• Titans: Beast World – Waller Rising by Chuck Brown, Keron Grant
• Marvel
• Marvel’s Voices: Avengers by Utkarsh Amdubkar, Tadam Gyadu, Michael Bartolo, Justina Ireland, Karen Darboe, Ceci de la Cruz, Jason Concepcion, Moises Hidalgo, Bryan Valenza, Robbie Thompson, Sid Kotian, Adriano Di Benedetto, Juancho Velez
• Sentry 1 by Jason Loo, Luigi Zagaria, Arthur Hesli
• Thunderbolts 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Geraldo Borges, Arthur Hesli
• Rocket and Groot: The Hunt for Star-Lord by Amanda Deibert, Cam Kendell
• Marvel Unlimited
• Marvel Mutts 2 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa
• Alligator Loki s3 1 & 2 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn
• Image
• Bloodrik 1 by Andrew Krahnke
• Creepshow Holiday Special 2023 by Daniel Kraus, Jonathan Wayshak, Adriano Lucas, James Asmus, Letizia Cadonici, Francesco Segala
• Our Bones Dust 1 by Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart
• Dark Horse
• Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat 1 by Mike Mignola, Matthew Smith, Chris O’Halloran
• Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III 1 by Daniel Jose Older, Harvey Tolibao, Michael Atiyeh
• Time Traveler Tales 1 by Dave Scheidt, Karl Jacobs, Kicking Shoes
• Boom
• Orcs: The Gift 1 by Christine Larsen
• Stuff of Nightmares: Slay Ride by R.L. Stine, Pius Bak
• Titan
• Gumaa: The Beginning of Her 1 by Jee-Hyung Lee, Nabetse Zitro
• Mad Cave
• Skeeters 1 by Kelly Williams, Bob Frantz, Kevin Cuffe
• OGNs
• Birdking Vol 2 by Daniel Freedman, Cristian Ortiz
• Cain by Mike Benson, Walter Hill, Beni Lobel, Jordi Escuin Llorach
• Matriarchs by LouAnne Brickhouse, Jennifer Rea, Renae De Liz
• Mayor Good Boy Goes Bad by Dave Scheidt, Miranda Harmon

Additional Reviews: Squid Game: The Challenge, The Bear s1, Flash by Mark Waid Omni vol 1, Doctor Who: The Giggle, Merry Little Batman

News: one more Spider-Man OGN from Mike Maihack, Tidalwave’s Taylor Swift comic, Feral by Tony Fleecs, casting rumors/news for Supergirl and Maxwell Lord, Josie Campbell series coming from Boom, Chris Condon series from Oni, Peter Snejbjerg joins Ghost Machine, Mark Millar and CG

Comics Countdown (05 Dec 2023):

1.      Batman 140 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Mike Hawthorne, Ivan Plascencia

2.      Birds of Prey 4 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire

3.      Nice Jewish Boys 2 by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright

4.      Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow 3 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi

5.      Fantastic Four 14 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Brian Reber

6.      Midlife 3 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone

7.      Transformers 3 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer

8.      Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight 1 by Jeff Parker, Michele Bandini, Alex Sinclair

9.      Skeeters 1 by Kelly Williams, Bob Frantz, Kevin Cuffe

10.  Sacrificers 5 by Rick Remender, Max Fiumara, Dave McCaig

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Batman ’89: Echoes 1 by Sam Hamm, Joe Quinones, Leonardo Ito
• Titans: Beast World 1 by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson
• Marvel
• Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War – First Strike 1 by Zeb Wells, Cody Ziglar, Joey Vasquez, Julian Shaw, Bryan Valenza
• Howard the Duck 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones, Jordan Gibson, Stacey Lee; Daniel Kibblesmith, Annie Wu, Ian Herring; Jason Loo, Derek Charm, Dee Cunniffe; Merritt K, Will Robson, Pete Pantazis
• Luke Cage: Gang War 1 by Rodney Barnes, Ramon Bachs, Andrew Dalhouse
• Marvel Zombies: Black, White, and Blood 2 by Gail Simone, Dale Eaglesham, Yen Nitro; Erica Schultz, Nelson Daniel; Doug Wagner, Juan Gedeon, Dee Cunniffe
• Spider-Woman 1 by Steve Foxe, Carola Borelli, Arif Prianto
• X-Men Blue Origins 1 by Si Spurrier, Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, Marcus To, Ceci De La Cruz
• Marvel Unlimited
• Marvel Mutts 1 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa
• Spider-Man Unlimited 13 by Jody Houser, Nathan Stockman
• Image
• Crave 1 by Maria Llovet
• Boom
• BRZRKR: Fallen Empire 1 by Mattson Tomlin, Keanu Reeves, Rebekah Isaacs, Jordie Bellaire
• Dynamite
• Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary 1 by Fred Van Lente, Robert Carey, Dearbhla Kelly
• Vault
• Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous 1 by Nicholas Eames, Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden, Addison Duke
• OGNs
• Melody Vol 1: The Other Me by Rosalia Armenteros, Lylian, Montana Kane
• Nunuche: Fluffy Like Cotton Candy by Guillaume Bianco, Marie Kerascoet
• Loneliness of the Abyss by Dimitris Vanellis, Nikolas Kourtis
• Street Angel: Princess of Poverty by Jim Rugg, Brian Maruca
• Ellie in First Position by Brian Freschi, Elena Triolo

Additional Reviews: Refrigerator Full of Heads, Doctor Who, The Killer

News: Loki showrunner is writing Avengers movies, next Ms. Marvel mini by same creative team coming in 2024, Ivan Reis heading to Ghost Machine, Iron Heart by Stephanie Williams pre-canceled, Black Cat and Jackpot get new team-up book, Millarworld to Dark Horse

Trailers: Furiosa, Fallout, Godzilla x Kong, Carol and the End of the World

Comics Countdown (28 Nov 2023):

1.      Alan Scott: Green Lantern 2 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Matt Herms

2.      Penguin 4 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo

3.      Action Comics 1059 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Matt H erms

4.      Swan Songs 5 by W. Maxwell Prince, Alex Eckman-Lawn

5.      Wild’s End 6 by Dan Abnett, I.N.J. Culbard

6.      Howard the Duck 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones, Jordan Gibson, Stacey Lee; Daniel Kibblesmith, Annie Wu, Ian Herring; Jason Loo, Derek Charm, Dee Cunniffe; Merritt K, Will Robson, Pete Pantazis

7.      Detective Comics 1078 by Ram V, Jason Shawn Alexander, Dave Stewart

8.      BRZRKR: Fallen Empire by Mattson Tomlin, Keanu Reeves, Rebekah Isaacs, Jordie Bellaire

9.      Kaya 13 by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie

10.   Something is Killing the Children 35 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera

Feb 2024 Solicitations

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Outsiders 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Robert Carey, Valentina Taddeo
• Speed Force 1 by Jarrett Williams, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Andrew Dalhouse
• Marvel
• Alien 1 by Declan Shalvey, Andrea Broccardo, Ruth Redmond
• Deadpool: Seven Slaughters 1 by Cullen Bunn, Phillip Sevy, Guru eFX; Justina Ireland, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D’Armata; Rob Liefeld, Chad Bowers, Romulo Fajardo Jr.; Cody Ziglar, Federica Mancin, Bryan Valenza; Steve Foxe, Gerardo Sandoval, Dono Sanchez-Almara; Gail Simone, David Baldeon; Marc Guggenheim, While Portacio, Arif Prianto
• Star Wars Visions: Peach Momoko 1 by Peach Momoko
• Superior Spider-Man 1 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado
• Marvel Unlimited
• It’s Jeff 29 by Kelly Thompson, Nao Fuji
• Image
• Deviant 1 by James Tynion IV, Josh Hixson
• Dutch 0 by Joe Casey, Nathan Fox, Francesco Segala, Roberto Megna, Chap Yaep
• Geiger: Ground Zero 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson
• GI Joe: Real American Heroes 301 by
• Syphon Vol Two 1 by Mohsen Ashraf, Arish Akanda, Thomas Hedglen
• Dark Horse
• Space Usagi: Death of Honor by Stan Sakai
• Boom
• Lotus Land 1 by Darcy Van Poelgeest, Caio Filipe, Patricio Delpeche
• Slow Burn 1 by Ollie Masters, Plerluigi Minotti
• IDW
• Dungeons and Dragons: Fortune Finder 1 by Jim Zub, Adam Guzowski, Jose Jaro
• Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Mechagodzilla by
• Ministry of Compliance 1 by John Ridley, Stefano Raffaele, Brad Anderson
• Titan
• Blitmap by Jack Timmer, Matias Basla, Emilio Lecce
• ComiXology
• Parliament of Rooks 1 by Richard Starkings, Abigail Jill Harding. 
• DSTLRY
• Somna 1 by Becky Cloonan, Tula Lotay
• Dynamite
• Wheel of Time: Great Hunt 1 by Rik Hoskin, Marcio Abreu
• OGNs
• A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
• Rose Wolves by Natalie Warner
• Punycorn by Andi Watson
• Duel Across Time by Bret Baier, Marvin Sianipar
• Nightwrath by Daniel Kalban, Gabriel Santos
• Knight and Rook by Daniel Kalban, Baggs Brothers
• Hereville trilogy by Barry Deutsch
• It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood
• Manticore by Eric Palicki, Chris Peterson
• Storm King Comics Dark and Twisted: Death Mask by Amanda Deibert, Cat Staggs, Janice Chiang
• Doctor Who: Once Upon A Time Lord by Dan Slott, Chris Jones, Matthew Dow Smith
• Green Lantern Earth One Vol 2 by Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, Jordan Boyd
• Downlands by Norm Konyufin

Additional Reviews: Pacemaker, Doctor Who mini ep

News: ComicsGate, ComiXology, What If to have daily release starting 12/22 and many episodes are sequels, Pedro Pascal may be Reed Richards, Nicholas Holt as Luthor, Kang Dynasty director leaves to focus on Shang-Chi 2, Harley Quinn renewed, Frozen 4 greenlit, Kang rumors, Steven Yuen to play Sentry, Gail Simone possibly taking over the X-Men, Marvel Mutts coming soon

Trailers: Pokémon Concierge, Madame Web, Chicken Run 2, Imaginary, What If… s2

Comics Countdown (14 Nov 2023):

1.     Deviant 1 by James Tynion IV, Josh Hixson

2.     Fishflies 3 by Jeff Lemire

3.     Green Lantern 5 by Jeremy Adams, Xermanico, Romulo Fajardo Jr

4.     Danger Street 11 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart

5.     Immortal Thor 4 by Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo, Matt Wilson

6.     Time Before Time 29 by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Joe Palmer, Chris O’Halloran

7.     Fantastic Four 13 by Ryan North, Iban Coello, Jesus Aburtov

8.     Superman Lost 8 by Christopher Priest, Will Conrad, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox

9.     Superior Spider-Man 1 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado

10.  Punycorn GN by Andi Watson

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain 1 by Robert Venditti, Gavin Guidry, Jordie Bellaire
• Static: Up All Night GN by Lamar Giles, Paris Alleyne, Yancey Labat
• Marvel
• Punisher 1 by David Pepose, Dave Wachter, Dan Brown
• Star Wars: High Republic 1 (Phase III) by Cavan Scott, Ario Anindito, Jim Tower, Mark Morales, Jim Campbell
• Thanos 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Luca Pizzari, Ruth Redmond
• What If… Dark: Tomb of Dracula by Marv Wolfman, David Cutler, Victor Olazaba, Scott Hanna, John Livesay, Edgar Delgado, Antonio Fabela, Dee Cunniffe
• Marvel Unlimited
• It’s Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Nao Fuji
• Who is Ms. Marvel? by Alex Segura, Noemi Vettori
• Who is a Flerken? by Jason Loo
• Who is Monica Rambeau? by Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Alan Robinson
• Image
• Petrol Head 1 by Rob Williams, Pye Parr
• Boom
• Zawa + the Belly of the Beast 1 by Michael Dialynas
• Dark Horse
• Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter 1 by David Dastmalchian, Lukas Ketner, Lauren Affe
• Ahoy
• Captain Ginger: The Last Feeder 1 by Stuart Moore, June Brigman, Roy Richardson
• ComiXology
• Nice Jewish Boys by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright
• OGNs
• Transitions: A Mother’s Journey by Elodie Durand
• Flying Ship by Jem Milton
• Escape From Mister Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
• Duel by Jessixa Bagley, Aaron Bagley
• Skip! by Sarah Burgess
• Secret of the Ravens by Joanna Cacao
• Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou
• Power Button: The First Invasion by Zack Soto

Additional Reviews: Loki s2e6, The Marvels, Deadpool by Kelly Thompson, Good Omens s2

JewCE recap

News: Doctor Who Christmas special details, Live-Action Zelda is official, King/Evely new fantasy epic from Dark Horse, Actor’s strike is over, Dogpool, new hints about DC in 2024, What If… Venom?, new Suicide Squad series teased, new Red Hood series, Last Days delayed indefinitely, new Rangers book by Amy Jo Johnson, Joe Hill Creepshow one-shot, Peter and Miles getting a team-up comic by Greg Weisman (Spectacular Spider-Men)

Trailers: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Inside Out 2, Orion and the Dark, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Dead Boy Detectives, Damsel, Garfield, Merry Little Batman, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

Comics Countdown (07 Nov 2023):

1.     Birds of Prey 3 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire

2.     Nice Jewish Boys 1 by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright

3.     Batman 139 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey

4.     Dark Ride 9 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas

5.     Zawa + the Belly of the Beast 1 by Michael Dialynas

6.     Phantom Road 6 by Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Walta, Jordie Bellaire

7.     Secret of the Ravens GN by Joanna Cacao

8.     Midlife 2 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone

9.     Transformers 2 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer

10.  Atana and the Firebird GN by Vivian Zhou

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Alan Scott: Green Lantern 1 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Matt Herms
• Amazons Attack 1 by Josie Campbell, Vasco Georgiev, Alex Guimaraes
• Tales of the Titans (starring Beast Boy) 4 by Andrew Constant, Brandt, Stein, Lee Loughridge
• Marvel
• Captain Marvel 1 by Alyssa Wong, Jan Bazaldua, Bryan Valenza
• Hallows’ Eve: The Big Night 1 by Erica Schultz, Michael Dowling, Brian Reber
• Marvel Zombies: Black, White, and Blood 1 by Garth Ennis, Rachael Stott, Alex Segura, Javi Fernandez, Ashley Allen, Justin Mason
• Marvel Unlimited
• It’s Jeff 26 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru
• Image
• Edenwood 1 by Tony Daniel, Jay David Ramos
• Paladin of Axes 1 by Gerry Duggan, David O’Sullivan
• Universal Monsters: Dracula 1 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds
• IDW
• Dark Spaces: Dungeon 1 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman, Patricio Delpeche
• Dark Horse
• Drive Like Hell 1 by Rich Douek, Alex Cormack
• Giant Robot Hellboy by Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Stewart
• Ablaze
• Prism 1 by Matteo de Longis
• Saint Seiya: Nights of the Zodiac: Time Odyssey 1 by Masami Kurumada, Arnaud Dollen, Jerome Alquie
• Ahoy
• Wrong Earth: We Could Be Heroes 1 by Tom Peyer, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Lee Loughridge
• OGNs
• Super Boba Café by Nidhi Chanani
• Secret of Camp Whatever Vol 3: The Witching Hour by Chris Grine
• What if We Were Vol 2 by Axelle Lenoir
• Whisper of the Woods by Ennun Ana Iurov
• Asterios the Minotaur by Serge Le Tendre, Frederic Peynet
• Astro City Metrobook Vol 4
• Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms by Rey Terciero, Megan Kearney

Additional Reviews: Loki s2e4, Joe Hill’s Rain adaptation, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Amazing Digital Circus, Lego Avengers: Code Red

News: Rian Gonzales, Rebel Moon prequel comics, Star Wars OGNs from Dark Horse beginning with Qui Gonn, new Flanagan movie, new Spider-Verse comic mini details, Fantastic Beasts officially scrapped, Hickman Ultimate Spider-Man details, new Image series by Ram V and Dan Watters, new Daredevil showrunners, Omninews, Hill House closing down, Whoniverse and Tales from the Tardis, It Follows sequel (They Follow)

Trailers: Lisa Frankenstein, Argyle

Longbox of Horror Part 4: Resident Evil

Comics Countdown (24 Oct 2023):

1.     Radiant Black 26 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, Raul Angulo

2.     Universal Monsters: Dracula 1 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds

3.     Dark Spaces: Dungeon 1 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman, Patricio Delpeche

4.     Wonder Woman 2 by Josie Campbell, Vasco Georgiev, Alex Guimaraes

5.     Penguin 3 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo

6.     Ice Cream Man 37 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran

7.     Black Hammer: The End 3 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward

8.     Rare Flavours 2 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade

9.     Detective Comics 1075 by Ram V, Francesco Francavilla

10.  Action Comics 1058 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Rafa Sandoval, Matt Herms

January 2024 Solicits

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Catwoman 58 by Tini Howard, Nico Leon, Veronica Gandini
• Harley Quinn: Black, White, and Redder 4 by Zoe Thorogood, Sean Lewis, Hayden Sherman, Kyle Starks, Chris Schweizer
• Jay Garrick: The Flash 1 by Jeremy Adams, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero
• Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong 1 by Brian Buccellato, Christian Duce, Luis Guerrero
• Superman 7 (850) by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, Edwin Galmon, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, Alejandro Sanchez
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• Marvel
• Crypt of Shadows 1 by Al Ewing, Paul Davidson, Rain Beredo, Steve Orlando, Paul Azaceta, Cavan Scott, Devmalya Pramanik, Neeraj Menon, Declan Shalvey, Alex Lins, Matt Milla, Sarah Gailey, Eder Messias, Jonas Trindade, Michael Wiggam
• Sensational She-Hulk 1 by Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet, Dee Cunniffe
• Spine-Tingling Spider-Man 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Juan Ferreyra
• Marvel Unlimited
• Avengers United by Derek Landy, Marcio Fiorito
• Who is Kraven? by J.M. DeMatteis, Andrea Di Vito
• It’s Jeff 25 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru
• Image
• Hack/Slash: Back to School 1 by Zoe Thorogood, Tim Seeley
• IDW
• Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees 1 by Patrick Horvath
• Dark Horse
• Cyberpunk 2077 XOXO 1 by Bartosz Sztybor, Jakub Rebelka
• Headless Horseman Halloween Annual by Tyler Crook, Lukas Ketner, Phillip Sevy, Frank Cvetkovic, David Dastmalchian, Olivia Stephens, Angela Slatter, Valeria Burzo, Christie Porter, Leah Kilpatrick
• Subgenre 1 by Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, Bill Crabtree
• Dynamite
• Gargoyles Halloween Special by Greg Weisman, Bonesso Diego, Nicolo Laporini
• Oni
• Man From Maybe 1 by Jordan Thomas, Shaky Kane
• Archie
• Fear the Funhouse Presents Toybox of Terror 1 by Timmy Heague, Ryan Caskey, Danielle Paige, Tango, Michael Northrop, Ryan Jampole, Matt Herms
• Comics Experience (CEX)
• Opus & Ashes 1 by Brett Simon, Sergi Domenech
• OGNs
• Marvel Super Stories by Jerry Craft, Mike Curato, C.G. Esperanza, John Gallagher, Gale Galligan, Chris Giarrusso, Nathan Hale, Michael Lee Harris, Ben Hatke, Priya Huq, John Jennings, George O’Connor, Lincoln Pierce, Maria Scrivan, Jessi Zabarsky
• Tales from the Death Star by Cavan Scott, Eric Powell, Vincenzo Riccardi, Soo Lee, Juan Samu, Ingo Romling
• Project Monarch by Michael Avon Oeming, Victor Santos
• The Nightcrawlers by Marco Lopez, Rachel Distler
• Grumpy Cat: Grumpus and Other Stories
• Mabuhay by Zachary Sterling
• City of Dragons Vol 2: Rise of the Shadowfire by Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong
• Paws Vol 3: Priya Puts Herself First by Michele Assarasakorn, Nathan Fairbairn
• Unfamiliar Vol 2 by Haley Newsome

Additional Reviews: Loki s2e3, Happy Valley, Molly Danger

News: Live action remakes of Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Frozen, and Tarzan, Omninews, 10 new Spawn titles, Canto moves to Dark Horse, Prey sequel to be set during WW2, new Lego Avengers special

Trailers: Invincible s2, Leo

Longbox of Horror Part 3: Happy by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson

Comics Countdown (17 Oct 2023):

1.     Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 5 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart

2.     Friday 8 by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente

3.     Superman 7 (850) by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, Edwin Galmon, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, Alejandro Sanchez

4.     Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees 1 by Patrick Horvath

5.     Jay Garrick: The Flash 1 by Jeremy Adams, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero

6.     Mabuhay by Zachary Sterling

7.     Duck and Cover 2 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Maiolo

8.     Wild’s End 5 by Dan Abnett, INJ Culbard

9.     Rogue Sun 16 by Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna, Abel, Natalia Marques

10.  Local Man 6 by Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecsm Brad Simpson, Felipe Sobreiro

Comic Reviews:

• DC
  • Batman: City of Madness 1 by Christian Ward
  • Wesley Dodds: Sandman 1 by Robert Venditti, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia
  • Diana and the Hero’s Journey GN by Grace Ellis, Penelope Gaylord
• Marvel
  • Captain Marvel: Assault on Eden 1 by Anthony Oliveira, Eleonora Carlini, Ruth Redmond
  • Capwolf and the Howling Commandos 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern
  • Superior Spider-Man Returns by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Mark Bagley, Ryan Stegman, Humberto Ramos, John Dell, JP Mayer, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado
  • Marvel Unlimited
    • I Am Groot 6 by Chiya
• Image
  • A Haunted Girl 1 by Ethan Sacks, Naomi Sacks, Marco Lorenzana
  • Destiny Gate 1 by Ryan Cady, Christian Dibari, Simon Gough
  • Nights 1 by Wyatt Kennedy, Luigi Formisano, Francesco Segala
  • Midlife or How To Hero At Fifty 1 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone
• IDW
  • Sonic the Hedgehog: Halloween Special by Mark Bouchard, Jack Lawrence, Matt Froese, Gigi Dutreix
  • TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures: Halloween Special by Erik Burnham, Sarah Myer, Dan Schoening, Luis Delgado
• Dark Horse
  • Operation Sunshine 1 by Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, David Rubin
  • Space Usagi: Yokai Hunter by Stan Sakai, Emi Fujii
• Dynamite
  • Army of Darkness: Forever 1 by Tony Fleecs, Justin Greenwood, Brad Simpson
  • Garbage Pail Kids: Trashin’ Through Time 1 by Hans Rodionoff, Adam Goldberg, Jeff Zapata, Chris Meeks
• ComiXology
  • By A Thread 1 by Scott Snyder, Jack Znyder, Valeria Favoccia, Whitney Coga
• Archie
  • Chilling Adventures Presents: Welcome to Riverdale by Amy Chase, Liana Kangas
• Scout
  • Cissy 1 by Charles Chester, Alonso Gonzales
• OGNs
  • Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams, Karen Schneemann
  • Brooms by Jasmine Walls, Teo DuVall
  • Cereal: Sweet Darkness by Mark Russell, Peter Snejbjerg
• NYCC
  • Fae and the Moon by Franco, Catherine Satrun, Sarah Satrun
  • Redcoat by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Brad Anderson

Additional Reviews: Loki s2e2, Pram by Joe Hill, Lego Jurassic Park, Excavator novella by J.M. DeMatteis, Once Upon A Studio, Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht

News: NYCC, Mags Visaggio details her failed DC pitch, Universal/WB purchase rumors, comic from Snyder/Tieri/Tom Hardy, Daredevil show overhaul, new home for Star Trek Prodigy, Netflix shuts down animation department, Joseph Quinn cast in Quiet Place: Day One, Wagner and Jones creating a series of Dracula OGNs, new Remender series with Bengal, Jody Houser adapts Thrawn novel, Mike Hawthorne goes Image exclusive, Bunn writing Gatchaman for Mad Cave, Wonder Man TV show may be dead, Omninews, Remender signs several artists to exclusives at Image, Alien: Black, White and Blood by Stephanie Phillips, It’s Jeff season 3, new Gargoyles series announced by Dynamite, Greg Pak writing Lilo and Stitch, Dynamite WB cartoon licenses, Ennis to be next James Bond comic writer, DC Elseworlds, Ghost Machine, Jeremy Adams writing Flash Gordon for Mad Cave, Superman Superstars, scandal of the year, Jackpot one-shot, Sabretooth War, new vampire war event showrun by Jed MacKay, Infinity Paws, new Hellblazer series, Ultimate line-up, Kate YA novel

Remembering Keith Giffen

Trailers: Iron Claw

Longbox of Horror Part 2: Cage by Azzarello and Corben

Comics Countdown (10 Oct 2023):

1.     Fishflies 2 by Jeff Lemire

2.     Batman: City of Madness 1 by Christian Ward

3.     Superman Lost 7 by Christopher Priest, Lee Weeks, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Bettie Breitweiser, Jeromy Cox

4.     By A Thread 1 by Scott Snyder, Jack Znyder, Valeria Favoccia, Whitney Coga

5.     Superior Spider-Man Returns by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Mark Bagley, Ryan Stegman, Humberto Ramos, John Dell, JP Mayer, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado

6.     Cull 3 by Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis

7.     Undiscovered Country 26 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt Wilson

8.     Danger Street 10 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart

9.     Brooms GN by Jasmine Walls, Teo DuVall

10.  Midlife (or How to Hero At Fifty) 1 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone

Comic Reviews:

• DC
• Batman 138 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey
• DC’s Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun by Ellen Tremiti, Tyler Crook, Kenny Porter, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia, Michael Conrad, Christopher Mitten, Christopher Sean, Laneya, Dexter Soy, Veronica Gandini, Gregory Burnham, Javier Rodriguez, Alex Galer, Fabio Veras, Adam Goldberg, Hans Rodinoff, Danny Earls, Patricio Delpeche, John Arcudi, Shawn McManus, Dave Stewart
• Superman: The Harvests of Youth by Sina Grace
• Marvel
• Alien Annual 1 by Declain Shalvey, Danny Earls, Ruth Redmond
• G.O.D.S. 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia
• Ghost Rider Annual 1 by Benjamin Percy, Danny Kim, Jim Campbell
• Star Wars: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1 by Charles Soule, Abraim Roberson, Fernando Sifuentes
• Strange Academy: The Amazing Spider-Man by Carlos Hernandez, Vasco Georgiev, Edgar Delgado
• Shang Chi and the Quest for Immortality OGN by Victoria Ying
• Marvel Unlimited
• I Am Groot 5 by Chiya
• Image
• Transformers 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer
• IDW
• Star Trek: Holo-Ween 1 by Christopher Sequeira, Joe Eisma
• Dark Horse
• Midnite Show 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree
• Boom
• Abbott 1979 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivela
• Ranger Academy 1 by Maria Ingrande Mora, Jo Mi-Gyeong
• Mad Cave
• Devil That Wears My Face 1 by David Pepose, Alex Cormack
• Dynamite
• Alice Cooper Volume Two 1 by Rodney Barnes, Edu Menna
• Vampirella: Dead Flowers 1 by Sara Frazetta, Bob Freeman, Alberto Locatelli, Brewing Factory
• Dead Sky
•  Left Hand Path by Scott Bryan Wilson, Ken Knudtsen
• OGNs
• Clementine Vol 2 by Tillie Walden
• Parasocial by Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson
• Cosmic Detective by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, David Rubin, Kike Diaz
• Night Eaters Vol 2: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
• Breathers by Justin Madson
• Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil, George Williams
• Lost Time by Tas Mukanik
• Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks

Additional Reviews: Ahsoka finale, Loki s2 premiere, Theater Camp, Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, American Vampire

News: NYCC preview, Sean Murphy rebooting Zorro, Trinity getting her own one-shot, new Red Hood book in 2024, Grendel adaptation scrapped

Trailers: Horizon: An America Saga

Longbox of Horror Part 1: Avengers – The Crossing

Comics Countdown (03 Oct 2023):

1.     Cosmic Detective by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, David Rubin, Kike Diaz

2.     Birds of Prey 2 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire

3.     Superman: Harvests of Youth GN by Sina Grace

4.     Enfield Gang Massacre 3 by Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips

5.     Fantastic Four 12 by Ryan North, Iban Coello, Jesus Aburtov

6.     Batman 138 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey

7.     Doctor Strange 8 by Jed MacKay, Pasqual Ferry, Heather Moore

8.     Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy GN by Faith Erin Hicks

9.     Lost Time GN by Tas Mukanik

10.  Transformers 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer

Comic Reviews:

• DC
  • Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Red Hood 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Nikola Cizmesija, Rex Lokus
  • Flash 1 by Si Spurrier, Mike Deodato Jr., Trish Mulvihill
  • Power Girl 1 by Leah Williams, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Romulo Fajardo Jr.
  • Tales of the Titans 3 by Steve Orlando, Bob Quinn, Katherine Lobo, Adriano Lucas
• Marvel
  • Avengers Annual 2023 by Stephanie Phillips, Alvaro Lopez, Alberto Foche, Raul Angulo
  • Miracle Man: Silver Age 6 by Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, Jordie Bellaire
  • Ultimate Invasion 4 by Jonathan Hickman, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Alex Sinclair
  • Marvel Unlimited
    • Marvel’s Voices: Miles Morales by David Betancourt, Alba Glez
    • I Am Groot 4 by Chiya
• Dark Horse
  • Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow 1 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi
• Image
  • Rat Queens: Sisters, Warriors, Queens 1 by Kurtis Wiebe, Roc Upchurch
• Comixology
  • Black Sight by Stephanie Phillips, Conor Boyle
• Boom
  • Stuff of Nightmares: Red Murder 1 by R.L. Stine, Adam Gorham
• IDW
  • Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy’s 30^th Anniversary Special by
  • Star Trek: Day of Blood – Shaxs’ Best Day by Ryan North, Derek Charm
• Vault
  • Sainted Love 1 by Steve Orlando, Giopota
• OGNs
  • Super Hero’s Journey by Patrick McDonnell
  • Mall Goth by Kate Leth, Diana Sousa
  • Meems & Feefs: Ferrets From Planet Ferretonia! by Liza Cooper
  • A Sky of Paper Stars by Susie Yi
  • Nephilim: On the Trail of the Ancients by David Dusa, Sylvain Runberg, Stephane Crety, Juliette Crety, Elvire de Cock
  • The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics by Various

Additional Reviews: Ahsoka ep7, T.I.M., A Slow Fire Burning

News: Cullen Bunn kickstarts a novel, Didio goes ComicsGate, Mad Cave lands Dick Tracy rights with Alex Segura to write, Christopher Nolan and James Bond

Trailers: Wish, Tomb Raider, Devil May Cry, Naughty Nine, Silent Night

Comics Countdown (26-Sep)

1. Penguin 2 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo
2. Miracle Man: The Silver Age 6 by Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, Jordie Bellaire
3. Action Comics 1057 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Rafa Sandoval, Matt Herms
4. Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow 1 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi
5. Black Hammer: The End 2 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward
6. Green Arrow 4 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Romulo Fajardo Jr
7. Newburn 11 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips
8. Immortal Thor 2 by Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo, Matt Wilson
9. Super Hero’s Journey OGN by Patrick McDonnell
10. Void Rivals 4 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Mat Lopes

December 2023 Solicits (Remaining)

Comic Reviews:

• DC
  • Green Lantern: War Journal 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Montos, Adriano Lucas
  • Catwoman 57 by Tini Howard, Nico Leon, Veronica Gandini
  • Harley Quinn: Black White and Redder 3 by Gail Simone, David Baldeon, Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips, Aditya Bidikar, Juni Ba
  • Wonder Woman 1 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey
• Marvel
  • Captain America 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Jesus Saiz, Matt Hollingsworth
  • Predator vs. Wolverine 1 by Benjamin Percy, Greg Land, Ken Lashley, Andrea Di Vito, Jay Leisten, Frank D’Armata, Juan Fernandez
  • Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Salvador Espin, Israel Silva, David Messina
  • Strange Academy: Moon Knight by Carlos Hernandez, Julian Shaw, Edgar Delgado
  • Uncanny Spider-Man 1 by Si Spurrier, Lee Garbett, Matt Milla
  • What If?... Dark: Carnage by Larry Hama, John McCrea, Mike Spicer
  • X-Men Annual 2023 by Paul Allor, Alessandro Miracolo, Annalisa Leoni, Stephanie Phillips, Stefano Landini, Raul Angulo
  • Marvel Unlimited
    • I Am Groot by Chiya
• Image
  • Hexagon Bridge 1 by Richard Blake
  • Jack Kirby’s Starr Warriors: The Adventures of Adam Starr and the Solar Legion by Jack Kirby, Tom Scioli
  • Junior Baker: The Righteous Faker 1 by Joe Casey, Ryan Quackenbush
• Dark Horse
  • Witcher: Wild Animals 1 by Bartosz Sztybor, Natalia Rerekina, Patricio Delpeche
• Boom
  • Rare Flavours 1 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade
• AWA
  • Rumpus Room 1 by Mark Russell, Ramon Rosanas, Ive Svorcina
• Archie
  • Chilling Adventures Presents: Madam Satan – Hell on Earth by Elliot Rahal, Vincenzo Federici, Ellie Wright
• Scout
  • Benigno! by Davy Lee, Luis Santamarine
• OGNs
  • Love Kills by Danilo Beyruth
  • Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for the Pumpkin King by DJ Milky, Shaun McLaughlin, Dan Conner, Deborah Allo
  • Match Point by Maddie Gallegos
  • Bean the Stretchy Dragon by Ari Stocrate
  • Tig and Lilly: Party Animals by Dan Thompson
  • Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel, Christopher Steininger

Additional Reviews: Ahsoka ep6, Black Mirror s6, Carl’s Date, Gotham City: Year One, Witness by J.M. DeMatteis, Haunting in Venice

News: Remender goes Image exclusive, Avengers: Twilight by Zdarsky and Acuna, Al Ewing brings Magneto back, Ultimate Spider-Man by Hickman and Checchetto, bizarre 90s cartoon gets a comic book update from Mad Cave, Scarlet Witch relaunch, end of the Writer’s strike

Trailers: Percy Jackson, Squid Game reality show

Comics Countdown (19 Sep 2023)

1. Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 4 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart
2. Rare Flavours 1 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade
3. Wonder Woman 1 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey
4. Nocterra 16 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Marcelo Maiolo
5. Superman 6 by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, Alejandro Sanchez
6. Nightwing 106 by Tom Taylor, Stephen Byrne, Adriano Lucas
7. Traveling to Mars 8 by Mark Russell, Roberto Meli
8. Something is Killing the Children 33 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Miquel Muerto
9. Guardians of the Galaxy 6 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Alex Lins, Kike Diaz
10. Grim 13 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi