Comic Reviews & Previews - Week Ending 4/18/2021
Time To Go Down the Reddit... err Rabbit Hole
Happy Mondy, You Fine Intrepid Reader,
It’s been a busy week capped off with a fun little experiment introducing the Comical Opinions experience into Reddit. It’s an interesting place, and that’s putting it mildly. We’ve got some hastily collected karma built up, and we’ll be posting our reviews and previews in (hopefully) all the right subs this week.
Fun trivia: I was part of the Engineering team that re-built Reddit when Conde Nast bought it from Chris Slowe way back when. It’s a lot different than it was back then. Remind me to tell you about those humble beginnings of the site some time.
That said, we’ve got quite an eclectic variety of comics for you to sample from this past week, so get ready to dig in and enjoy. But before we do, let’s tackle that all-important housekeeping.
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—Previews—
KNIGHTS OF HELIOPOLIS Preview
An alchemy apprentice with a mysterious origin must choose between the immortal order that raised him in secret or return to the world to claim his birthright.
HONOR AND CURSE #10 Preview
The origins of the Iga and Toga clan feud are revealed, and Genshi makes a serious error in judgment during his training to control the Tengu.
THEY FELL FROM THE SKY #3 Preview
Thomas believes Old Jeb reported his alien friend to the authorities out of spite, but Old Jeb knows how much danger Thomas is truly in.
LIFE IS STRANGE (VOL. 4): PARTNERS IN TIME: TRACKS Preview
Based on the award-winning video game, Life Is Strange, Max Caulfield travels across America and time to reunite with Chloe for their happily ever after.
DEJAH THORIS (VOL. 3) #12 Preview
Dejah Thoris must defeat Kurz Kurtos and the witch-queen of Zodanaga, Sabal Than, to reclaim the throne of Barsoom.
RED SONJA: THE SUPERPOWERS #4 Preview
Red Sonja is invited to become a provisional member of The Project, as long as she stops killing people and keeps her clothes on in public.
VAMPIRELLA: THE DARK POWERS #5 Preview
Vampirella is suddenly accused of being an agent of the supernatural forces destroying Black Terror's homeworld.
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN’s A CLASH OF KINGS (VOL. 2) #12 Preview
The siege for King's Landing has begun and only the cleansing flames of Wildfire will decide the victor.
—Reviews—
VAMPIRELLA: THE DARK POWERS #5 – The Honest Review
Black Terror's Earth is under an Apocalypse-level attack from supernatural forces, and there can only be one person responsible -- Vampirella.
LIFE IS STRANGE: PARTNERS IN TIME: TRACKS – The Honest Review
Max and her collection of alternate reality friends begin a cross-country road trip while Tristan tries to unstick from reality so he can find a way to bring Max home.
MY HERO ACADEMIA #308 – The Honest Review
Midoriya arrives in the nick of time to save Yo from Muscular aka Jailbreaker, but is the Deku ready to face the villain who almost killed him in his first year at U.A.?
HONOR AND CURSE #10 – The Honest Review
The origin of the blood feud between the Iga and Koga clans is revealed, and Genshi tests the limits of his training too soon with disastrous consequences.
THEY FELL FROM THE SKY #3 – The Honest Review
Thomas thinks Old Jeb reported his alien friend to the authorities because he's a mean curmudgeon. Little does Thomas know Jeb is no stranger to visiting aliens.
THE GIRL WHO ELECTRIFIED TESLA #1 – The Honest Review
Detective Minky Woodcock is hired by a captain of industry to learn the secret behind Nikola Tesla's mysterious "Death Ray."
DOCTOR WHO: MISSY #1 – The Honest Review
Missy approaches the imprisoned Master with a simple proposition in exchange for freedom -- help retrieve a fragment of The Key Of Time.
—Coming Up This Week—
Red Sonja (Vol. 5) #26
Kaiju No. 8, Ch. 31 (yep, more manga!)
Sacred Six #8
Savage #3
Vengeance of Vampirella #17
My Hero Academia, Ch. 309
Grimm Spotlight: Mystere Voodoo Dawn
Blade Runner Origins #3
Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile
Dejah Thoris: Winter’s End One-Shot
Vampirella Vs Purgatori #2
And, we’ve got a small tsunami of indie creators asking us to review their Kickstarter comics. Keep a special eye out for that, too.
That’s all for now. We’ll let you know how the Reddit experiment goes, and if there’s something you’d like us to cover or include in this newsletter, we’re all ears.
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