Not Another Genre

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

One of the best anthologies in recent memory.

Vertigo’s new Mystery in Space anthology is so much more than a loose collection of stories.  Several of these unconnected tales boggle the mind, break the laws of physics, and challenge humanity’s concept of reality.  Over the course of more than 70 consistently gorgeous pages, Duane Swierczynski, Michael Allred, Andy Diggle, and many more tell their own short stories that will satisfy fans of both science fiction and quality storytelling.

Read the full review at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/mystery-in-space-3

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

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.

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/fables-108

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!

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/fables-107

&… AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #2 w/art by the great SEAN MUPRPHY out THIS WEEK TOO! Here’s a peek:

Sweet Tooth #23 by Jeff Lemire is another outstanding issue in the series.  As heavy as it gets, I can’t help but enjoy how big of a dick Jeppard can be.

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