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Scott Snyder releases another summer blockbuster.
If Scott Snyder starts a new tradition of releasing an American Vampire mini-series each summer, the world will be better than ever. Hot off the success of last year’s American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest, as well as the continuing greatness of his regular series, this week seek sees Snyder breaking new ground with American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares, whichwill surely prove to be the perfect universe-expanding companion piece to the American Vampire mythos. Featuring some deadly new and even deadlier familiar faces, Lord of Nightmares #1 is not only a great first issue, but one of the most shocking offerings of the entire series.
Read the full review at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/american-vampire-lord-of-nightmares-1
The fallout hits Arcadia’s candidacy.
With the second installment of Saucer Country, Paul Cornell continues to delve deeper into the political drama that surrounds presidential hopeful Arcadia’s life. Lurking in the background of Arcadia’s candidacy, however, is the ever deepening mystery of her possible alien abduction, the implications of that on her run for president, and the fate of all humanity. Like most Vertigo titles, the slow and deliberate pace of Saucer Country is welcome, as the dedicated introduction and development of characters will surely yield a rewarding experience as the series unfolds.
Read more at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/saucer-country-2
It’s almost Wednesday, and you know that means a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so much stuff hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF is here to lead you through the woods with our handy overview of books you can’t afford to miss on April 11th.
Make sure to check the site tomorrow too, as we take an in-depth look at another big release this week in our weekly Guiding Lines column: America’s Got Powers #1.
Read the whole list at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/p/detail/this-weeks-must-have-comics-april-11-2012
With the start of his brand new series, Bill Willingham catches readers up on a certain Sleeping Beauty.
Bill Willingham’s new series Fairest is sure to be a welcome addition to the increasingly giant Fables universe. It is fair to say that the Fables universe has outgrown its titular book, with an ever increasing amount of plot-threads not forgotten, but clearly dangling waiting to be explored. In Fairest, Willingham picks up one of longest waiting storylines, Briar Rose’s sacrificial self-induced slumber to help win the war against The Adversary. In typical Willingham fashion, however, things can never be easy for any Fables character.
Read more at about Bill Willingham’s new series Fairest at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/fairest-1
Pick from this years best writers, creators, indie or mainstream, big or small, good or bad or great!
A world of unhindered NASA budgets, reality TV domination, and a strange spaceman.
Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso’s world of Spaceman is a dystopian mix of reality TV fanaticism, experimental drug use, and strange language. Caught in the mix is Orson, a genetically engineered spaceman created by NASA to send to Mars, who travels between his dismal life and his imagined mission on the red planet.
Read more at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/spaceman-2
Lastly, my review of Fables #108 from Vertigo Comics, and the begin of a new arc: Inherit the Wind.
Check out my review of American Vampire #18 for Broken Frontier
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/american-vampire-18
Issue #26 of Broken Frontier’s Digital Magazine, The Frontiersman, is now available online from WOWIO and Graphic.ly Please, check it out and support! Thanks http://www.brokenfrontier.com/blog/p/detail/the-frontiersman-26-available-now
My review of Jeff Lemire’s awesome Sweet Tooth #24
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/sweet-tooth-24
Check out my review of Bill Willingham’s Fables 107!
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON; Art by SHAWN MCMANUS; Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
In the miniseries finale, Cinderella finally locates the elusive and deadly Dorothy Gale in the place that she least suspected. The two enemies have their final showdown in the midst of Oz’s uncrossable Deadly Desert, but there’s no guarantee that either one of them will survive.
- Vertigo
- 32pg.
- Color
- $2.99 US
- Mature Readers
Written by SCOTT SNYDER; Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
The “Ghost War” rages on in the Pacific, and things don’t look good for our heroes when something terrible crawls out of the caves of Taipan. Meanwhile, the U.S. Marines strike, and Henry’s unit is caught in the middle. Plus: the truth about Skinner’s plan is revealed!
- Vertigo
- 32pg.
- Color
- $2.99 US
- Mature Readers
On Sale June 29, 2011
Anyone looking forward to this?
HARDCOVER 1 BATMAN & ROBIN, VOL. 3, by Grant Morrison and others. (DC Comics, $24.99.) The Joker is back and, having murdered a Robin in the past, he is not against harming the new one. 2 BLACKEST NIGHT, by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. (DC Comics, $29.99.) This collected edition of the event mini-series features some surprising deaths and even more surprising rebirths. Green Lantern and the recently resurrected Flash are at the forefront. 3 THE INFLUENCING MACHINE: BROOKE GLADSTONE ON THE MEDIA, by Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld. (Norton & Co., $23.99.) Ms. Gladstone, an NPR personality, and her musings on the media are transformed into a graphic novel by Mr. Neufeld. 4 AMERICAN VAMPIRE, VOL. 2, by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquereque. (DC Comics, $24.99.) This series, about a new species of vampire that does not have the traditional weakness, shifts to Las Vegas in the 1930’s and a number of corpses that have turned up drained of blood. 5 BRIGHTEST DAY, VOL. 2, by Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi. (DC Comics, $29.99.) The mystery of 12 resurrected heroes and villains deepens. In this installment: meet the new Aqualad! 6 BRIGHTEST DAY, VOL. 1, by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi. (DC Comics, $29.99.) The mysterious return of 12 previously deceased heroes and villains is explored in this hardcover collecting the first eight installments of this 26-issue bi-weekly series. 7 BATMAN: THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, by Grant Morrison and various. (DC Comics, $29.99.) The caped crusader, lost in times past, makes his return to Gotham City. 8 SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis. (DC Comics, $19.99.) This original graphic novel, the first in a planned series, offers a different take on Clark Kent’s earliest days as Superman. 9 THE WALKING DEAD, BOOK 1, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. (Image Comics, $29.99.) This hardcover collection features the first 12 issues of the gripping series about the last human survivors in a world overrun by zombies. 10 GREEN LANTERN CORPS: REVOLT OF THE ALPHA LANTERNS, by Tony Bedard and others. (DC Comics, $22.99.) Find out what happens when the Alpha Lanterns, the elite of the Green Lantern Corps, turn against their own. PAPERBACK 1 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON EIGHT, VOL. 8, by Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty and others. (Dark Horse Comics, $16.99.) Buffy, Spike and Angel reunite in the season finale of this series. Will an onslaught of demons ruin the occasion? Maybe, but Season 9 will still begin in September. 2 SCOTT PILGRIM: PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Meet Scott Pilgrim, twentysomething slacker, member of the band Sex Bob-Omb and would-be suitor of Ramona Flowers. 3 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Scott Pilgrim faces off against the second of Ramona’s evil ex-boyfriends. What will Knives Chau think? Aren’t THEY dating? 4 THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 1, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. (Image Comics, $14.99.) The gripping story of the human survivors in a world overrun by zombies begins. 5 FABLES, VOL. 15, by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham. (DC Comics, $17.99.) The characters from folklore and fairy tales prepare for battle against the nefarious Mister Dark. Will Rose Red, the sister of Snow White, finally shake her malaise and assist? 6 GREEN LANTERN: SECRET ORIGIN, by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. (DC Comics, $14.99.) Learn how Hal Jordan, test pilot, became Green Lantern, high-flying hero, just in time for the summer action film starring Ryan Reynolds. 7 THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 2, byRobert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. (Image Comics, $14.99.) The gripping story of the human survivors in a world overrun by zombies continues. 8 SCOTT PILGRIM: GETS IT TOGETHER, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) In this fourth volume of the series, Scott gets a job (Best. Dishwasher. Ever) and battles Roxie the ninja, another of Ramona’s evil exes. 9 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE UNIVERSE, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Can Ramona’s twin ex-boyfriends be defeated? Sounds like a job for Scott Pilgrim. 10 SCOTT PILGRIM’S FINEST HOUR, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.99.) Will Scott survive his final challenge? Can he defeat Gideon Graves, the last of Ramona’s evil exes?
