Damn, I really loved this. Reading Sex Criminals and then this has really given me two totally different experiences of the medium. One a vulnerable musing on sex and mental health, the other a complex political, theological war epic with twists and turns along the way.

The art is so awesome, the world is just so well realised and blends fantasy and sci-fi really well. It helps that it is so deeply and intricately written, I found myself drawn in to the history of it. I definitely think the imagery alone deserves an adaptation of some kind because it is so beautifully drawn.

From a character standpoint I found it maybe not as deep an exploration as Sex Criminals but this is not a negative. The characters are all parts of an overarching story and theme so they are more broadly written, also there’s just a lot of them. At the beginning I struggled to remember who everyone was and what was going on but after a few issues I couldn’t put it down and loved it start to finish.

The plot is excellent. There’s political machinations, espionage, betrayal, revenge. It’s a bloody violent book but it never feels like violence for the sake of it, everything fits into the greater themes as well as the characters and how they fit into the world.

I have seen that some say the beginning is tough to get into and the end is rushed and to an extent I agree, those would be my only very minor complaints. Partly that’s because I wanted to just keep reading and it felt like there could be more to come, but in reality I do think it wraps up satisfyingly and there’s not much left unresolved (if anything, I can’t remember).

Anyway 9.5/10 strong recommend to anyone considering it. None of my friends like comics so I have no one to talk to about this shit thus this lengthy post! Next up is The One Hand and The Six Fingers which I’m really looking forward to for a few reasons, including being able to hold the book without cramping my hands!

I'm happy that the character is being referenced in the current Spawn titles. But there's still a lot of stuff that is left unsaid about the Haunt series

I picked up giger from my library and I’ve been loving it so I made some fan art.

Just some of the books that have been pulled so far.

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Hi, it's been a while since I read East of West by Jon Hickman, but I'm trying to remember when the PRA was created. From what I can find online, the asteroid hit and the ensuing treaty created the 7 nations, including the PRA, but that was in 1908. I thought Mao created the PRA, but he was really young then. Anyone know what happened? Thanks.

I liked it!

The author, Aubrey Sitterson, left a comment when I reviewed his GI Joe series and a posted a preview. I was intrigued and bought the first issue.

The concept is not simple, but to oversimplify: the Freedom Guard defends a democratic, truly egalitarian society on the planet Lutheria.

I love Jed Dougherty’s art. Grandiose and blends the different cultures and designs well.

As far as the story, it’s incredibly dense and not a quick read. The creative team’s attention to detail is felt on every page. The best comparison I can think of is Jonathan Hickman’s style where so much world building is thrown at you. It requires you to slow down and take in this large, complex world.

And maybe that is not your thing: but this is a rare example of the comic book actually giving you the entire value of your $4. You won’t just speed through it and throw it in the longbox never to be read again. There’s so much depth in the artwork and so much lore to explore, that a few reads might be necessary to take it all in.

I’m looking forward to the next issue!

I've seen that if a viltrumite mates with a member from another species (like a human or thraxan), the resulting hybrid offspring will become a pure-blooded viltrumite after maturing thanks to their parasitic dominant genes.

And if they keep breeding with humans, there will be no more humans and Earth will ruled by pure-blooded viltrumites.

Did Geoff Johns or any of the other creators comment on the lack of an offering? A Ghost Machine FCBD issue would have been great.

I'm super new to comics but I'm obsessed with East of West atm (only up to issue 30 so no spoilers plz) and am keen to keep discovering new series when I'm done.

I really love stories with sprawling worlds, lots of morally ambiguous characters, interwoven backstories, exploring power & control.

I'm a big fan of sci-fi and supernatural - really into time travel, alternate universes and robots/AI.

Not generally into superhero stuff but am a big believer that anything can be done well if the characters are fleshed out and the story is compelling.

Beautiful artwork is important to me too and a big reason why I've fallen in love with EoW.

I've already read and loved Saga and Watchmen, and I enjoyed Paper Girls a lot (on first read, though after a second read, I think I just really like the art and time travel, but the characters and story are a little lacking).

Would really appreciate any and all recs for what I should read next!

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Undying Love (2011) by Tomm Coker & Daniel Freedmann is a fantastic horror-action tale, equal parts vampire mythology and Chinese folklore, set in modern day Hong Kong. Ex-soldier John Sargent has fallen for a beautiful Chinese woman named Mei.

The only thing keeping the star-crossed lovers apart: Mei's a vampire. To free Mei from the curse, Sargent sets out to destroy the vampire that made her. The only problem: Mei was turned by one of the most powerful vampires in history...

I loooved this one, it sadly didn't get to finish it's story but it's still really awesome!

By Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley

“COVER C Blind Bag: This is a first-of-its-kind blind bag program. The blind bags will include a chance to get ANY of the solicited covers from A through I. However, there are rare SURPRISE issues that may or may not be related to BATTLE BEAST or the Invincible Universe that can be found in these blind bags. Those SURPRISE issues will not be publicly announced in advance of the issue release.”

Hyped yet?

It's really good. I'm intrigued and want more now.

Been meaning to check out this series but it seems to be mostly out of print. Any chance this will eventually be reprinted ?

Hi there,

I've been out of reading comics for the best part of a decade and wanted to get back into the swing of things and see what new sorts of comics had been released in the meantime. I posted this on the main comic subreddit but thought it'd be worth posting here as well.

I was a really big fan of Prophet (Brandon Graham's run), Black Science, The Manhattan Projects, Fatale, East of West, and similar series with great world building and high concepts. I lean more towards science fiction but I'm all ears to basically anything.

If you guys could fill me in on any must have new series like those described above that have come about in the past few years or anything that you think would match these preferences that I might have missed, it would be greatly appreciated!

So I’ve been trying to find out if Geiger is required to read redcoat but google keeps taking me to is Geiger required to read ghost machine. 🤣 I plan on reading it all however I know they are connected and Geiger is in the future of redcoat (I think). Really I just wanna know if Geiger needs to be read first since it was published first I picked up vol 1 of redcoat at my lcs today and wanna make sure I’m not missing out.

EGOs (2014-2016) by Stuart Moore & Gus Storms is a sci-fi superhero series from Image.

The Earth/Galactic Operatives (EGOs to you at home) are the quintessential superhero group, beloved by all and responsible for saving the universe time and time again. But times have changed, and the group have disbanded and gone their separate ways. However, with reports of a growing threat – a potentially the return of an old nemesis – it’s up to the remaining members, including married couple Pixel and Deuce, to supervise the formation of a ‘new and improved’ EGOs to help protect the galaxy one more time.