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2019 Image Comics poll week 38 - Small week this time
Whoops dropped another week there, sorry gang. I'll mark Coffin Bound as the winner as per LooneyKoala's post. ;)
Here's this week's new stuff: Outpost Zero #13 marks the penultimate issue for that series, Rumble begins a new storyline with some anthology-esque stuff, aaaand... That's it! Rest of this week's issues are all part of ongoing storylines in their respective series. For what it's worth, there's a lot of collected editions coming out this week for the trade-waiters amongst us.
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[I]Covers for Excellence #5 and Rumble (2018) #16[/I].
What did you all pick up? To be honest I'm reading none of these. Hoping the solicitations next week contain some interesting new announcements.
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2019 Image Comics poll week 39 - Bag & Board your comics, folks
What's that smell? Something vaguely dusty, with a hint of unventilated vinegar? Why it must be new comics day!
Last week's poll was decisively won by [B]Rumble[/B], which netted a staggering 100% of the votes! Those are sham election levels of support, folks.
Anyway, here's what's out this week:
[I]Battle Chasers[/I] is getting a full collection, although weirdly they sent out a last-minute update that all the promotional material & sketches will be scrapped, cutting down some 30 pages from the book, which will be replaced by a fold-out poster. Odd?
[I]Black Science[/I] is ending for real this time, not like last month when I prematurely pronounced the series dead. (Unless they're doing a 44th zombie issue of course.) Speaking of endings, [I]Evolution[/I] is also calling it quits with 18 issues under its belt, [I]The Ride: Burning Desire[/I] is closing in on its ending next month, and [I]White Trees[/I] wraps up as scheduled after 2 double-sized issues.
It's not all endings this week though; [I]Deadly Class[/I] begins a new storyline!
New this week is [U][B]SFSX[/B][/U], which is short for [U][B]Safe Sex[/B][/U].
Written by Tina Horn and drawn by Michael Dowling, this aims to sit somewhere between Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarksy's [I]Sex Criminals[/I] and Stjepan Šejić's [I]Sunstone[/I]. Here's a pitch for ya: "In a draconian America where sexuality is bureaucratized and policed, a group of queer sex workers keep the magic alive in an underground club called the Dirty Mind. Using their unique bondage skills, they resolve to infiltrate the mysterious government Pleasure Center, free their friends, and fight the power!"
Get educated folks & stay safe out there. ;)
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2019 Image Comics poll week 40 - COPRA, Dead Eyes, Nomen Omen
Hey y'all, this is a much bigger week for Image I feel. Last week's poll by the way, was won handily by [B]Criminal[/B] #8.
Here's what's going on right now: [B]Birthright[/B] ends its current storyline, with no new one scheduled yet I think, so expect that return to be ~3 months or more away. [B]Manifest Destiny[/B] is back for a new storyline! Mark Millar's [B]Space Bandits[/B] is releasing its penultimate issue this week, and lastly [B]Man-Eaters[/B] comes to its conclusion too. I like the solicitation text here a lot: "[I]Our 12-issue run of MAN-EATERS culminates with this comic/sacred text/satirical manifesto/cat care informational booklet/step-by-step instruction manual for dismantling the patriarchy. Each copy comes with a little bit of hope, at no additional cost. Amount of hope may vary. Hope is limited. Some readers may receive fury instead.[/I]"
New this week are 3 series:
1. [B]COPRA[/B] is back for a new ongoing series from indie superstar Michel Fiffe.
2. [B]Dead Eyes[/B] is the new series from John McCrea & Gerry Duggan. This one's a crime comic about a famous masked hoodlum from New York & Boston in the 1990s.
3. [B]Nomen Omen[/B] is a new urban fantasy starring 20 year old Becky who's ordinary city life is about to blur with the one of a fantasy realm.
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[I]Covers for COPRA #1, Dead Eyes #1 and Nomen Omen #1.[/I]