Written by: Brandon Easton, Marguerite Bennett, Dan Watters, Wes Craig, John Ridley Art by: Clayton Henry, Steve Lieber, Jill Thompson, Wes Craig, Dani Colors by: Jordie Bellaire, Jill Thompson, Ron Chan, Wes Craig, Dani Lettered by: Deron Bennett, Clayton Cowles, Dave Sharpe, Troy Peteri Score: 10/10 Similar to Batman: Black and White, this is another anthology series of short stories by a variety of writers and artists that follows the man of steel. Anthology series can be

A soldier, a child, a murderer, and an addict are all branded criminals, sentenced to be linked together in the Kill Locke, a system that if one of them dies, they all do. Banished from their homeworld for crimes, it becomes a brutal fight for survival as these loners must learn that now, it’s all for one, and one for all. With only a small hint as to where the originator of the Kill Locke is located, they set out amongst the stars fighting for their lives. I was blindsided b

The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott Writer/Artist/Letterer: Zoe Thorogood Publisher: Avery Hill Publishing Rating: 8/10 Up-and-coming talent Zoe Thorogood wows with her debut graphic novel The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott. Already, Thorogood is gaining some well-deserved recognition in the industry, being named Tripwire’s Best New Creator along with the reception of a triad of titles in last year’s Broken Frontier Awards. With male creators dominating the indust

The world is a cold place, and not just in the merciless and uncaring way, it is literally hell frozen over in this post-apocalyptic landscape. Due to science gone wrong, the world has frozen over, and every day people fight and kill for whatever will keep them warm. But there is not much more deadly than the terrifying Frostbite plaque, which freezes you from the inside out! There is no cure, no medicine, and no way to stop it, unless Dr. Henry Bonham and his daughter, Victo

Batman White Knight asked an age-old question, what would happen if Batman’s greatest arch-nemesis The Joker went sane, putting the life of crime behind him? Turns out, a lot of good, so much so, it would make Batman look like the bad guy. This fantasy could not last however, and Jack Napier succumbed back to his clown prince persona. Now, in the dramatic and explosive sequel, Curse of the White Knight, Joker has a new way to bring Gotham and the Wayne Legacy down, with the h

COMIC LOUNGE: For those that may not be familiar with your work, can you us a brief run down on yourself? CLAIRE: I’m Claire Connelly, I’m a comic creator and Illustrator. I’m best known for making off beat mini and alternative comics about sci-fi and dying. I’ve written, drawn, and published the mini series Black Eyes, Down with the Ship: a collection of Comics, The Long Year, and Bird Song. I’m currently working on her sixth graphic novel Captain Lost. I’m also known as th

Devil’s Dominion Advanced Review by Dylan Abuel Written by Brian Hawkins Art and Cover by Raffaele Forte Inks by Sara Ianniello Colors by Carolina Pontes Cover Colors by Moose Baumann Created, Edited, and Published by Dimitrios Zaharakis Published by Blackbox Comics Rating: 9/10 We all have our demons. For some, it’s alcoholism or addiction. For others, it’s a bad temper and penchant for violence. There are ways to go about getting over your demons and steps you can take. Int

In a world where comic continuity and what comes before influencing what comes after, there is a long running belief that the big two only cater to the long term fans who care about continuity, shunning those who want to come in and read comics that are new. Therefore, both DC and Marvel have made strides to have initiatives to have jumping on points or use the multiverse concept to allow creators to make a story about established characters without pigeonholing them. Notable

COPPERHEAD VOL. 1 Writer: Jay Faerber Artist: Scott Godlewski Colorist: Ron Riley Letterer: Thomas Mauer Publisher: Image comics 7 artificial humans out of 10 Space, a vast and lawless frontier. On the edge of a backwater planet in the far reaches, lies the grimy mining town of Copperhead. Lacking proper enforcement for its operations, it is getting a new sheriff. Enter Clara Bronson, with her son Zeke in tow, taking her first steps into town, here to enforce her own brand of

INKBLOT #1 Creators: Emma Kubert & Rusty Gladd Publisher: Image Comics I guess if I’m being completely honest, I’m already biased for this review. When I saw the cover and the general idea of the story, I already wanted to love it so hard. Inkblot is the type of story who, if you’re a crazy cat person like me, got you from the start. Just with the fantastic marketing and visual, they got my complete attention. There is so much I loved about that first number. Inkblot is about

CANTO II: THE HALLOW MEN #1 Writer: David M. Booher Artist: Drew Zucker Colorist: Vittorio Astone Letterer: Deron Bennett Editor: David Mariotte Publisher: IDW Publishing Rating: 9/10 At the end of the yellow brick road, Dorothy and the gang meet the Great Oz and found the answers they we are all looking for and Dorothy, a way home. The story ended there and only to be followed by its subsequent sequel(s) and a prequel that fell short to re-capture the magic of that is and wa

THE CRUDE KNIGHT Writer: Ryan Little Artist: Yusuf Idris Colorist: Nick Warner Letter: Nikki Powers Edited By: Cody Coulombe Have you been looking for an original story lately? Look no more as I have this great recommendation for you! Let me present to you: The Crude Knight. It was described to me as a heavy metal/horror take on King Arthur. Suffice to say these words really piqued my interest in the story. I was lucky to receive the first 4 numbers of this super cool indie s

HARRIET TUBMAN DEMON SLAYER Writer: David Crownson Artist: Courtland Ellis Self Published/Chocolate City Comics 9/10 You’ve probably heard of one of the most bad ass ladies in history, Harriet Tubman. But did you know that she also hunted and slayed demons? Just kidding. But what I’m very serious about is that you should be reading Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer written by David Crownson and illustration from Courtland Ellis. It follows a young Harriet Tubman (as well as Venus a

Today is not so much a review as a slice of life. Yesterday I sat down and opened Twitter. I was quickly submerged by a lot of anger and sadness towards the Twitter Comics Community. People, mostly men, infuriated by the reveal of a variant cover for wonder woman. People (again, mostly guys) commenting hurtful things about women’s bodies. About women in the community. About how we, women, don’t belong. About how we, women, ruined the comics industry. I was very sad to see th

What's up everyone? I got another Indie Spotlight for you, today we're talking to cartoonist Joel Lolar. He self publishes some of the dopest books and has a real eye for design. He was nice enough to take some time out and answer a few questions. Hope you guys enjoy, and make sure you check out his work! RYAN: For those that may not be familiar with your work, can you us a brief run down on yourself? JOEL: My name is Joel Lolar. I'm an independent comic artist from Brockton,

BLISS #1 Writer: Sean Lewis Artist: Caitlin Yarksy Publisher: Image comics I’m gonna start this review with pure honesty: I wasn’t planning on reviewing this comic. I wasn’t even planning on reading it. I did not care for the cover at all. But I was bored and went through the list of comics I had as virtual copies and for an unknown reason I went on Image's website to read the premise. I do that sometimes. Just browsing, reading about random comics. The description really stu

Golf Story is literally that, a golf "story game". You're out to prove that you got what it takes to be a golf champion. You do so by running around different golf courses and mastering each one. In order to even have a chance to play the course you have to do small quests. As someone that enjoys many different types of golf games. I have to say it's definitely one of the funnest I've played. The golfing mechanics are straight forward so it's very easy to learn. There are opt

DARTH VADER #3 Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Raffaele Ienco Colorist: Neeraj Menon Letterer: Joe Caramagna Rating: 4/5 Vader has had its ups and downs, but overall, it’s been a pretty good series. The reason it’s number three, is because they rebooted the series to jump the timeline to after the Empire Strikes Back. This story began prior to the outbreak, so it’s been a while since the last issue was released. It must have been pretty good, since after all of these months I still

CAPTAIN MARVEL #18 Writer: Kelly Thompson Penciler: Cory Smith Inker: Adriano Di Benedetto Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles Rating: 3.5/5 Kelly Thompson has redeemed herself with this story. After that atrocious filler story from last issue, it’s amazing that she bounced back. That script must have been sitting in her drawer since high school and she just dusted it off, licked off the chocolate stains, and handed it in. This issue loosely locks into th

OUTTA THIS WORLD Written by: Darryl (DMC) McDaniels & Amy Chu Art by: Larry Hama & Rob Guillory Letters by: Thom Zahler Read the full story here on Playboy: Outta This World As some wise folks on the Comic Lounge have said, “Hip-Hop and comics have a history of intertwining.” While you can find elements of Hip-Hop’s influence spread throughout the world of comics, The King of Rock himself brings the same awesome creativity from Run-D.M.C. to comics with Outta This World. Lege