DC Comics Shipping from for December 24, 2025

DC COMICS:

Absolute Flash Volume 1 Of Two Worlds HC, $24.99

Absolute Flash Volume 1 Of Two Worlds TP, $17.99

Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover A Javier Rodriguez), $4.99

Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover B Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover C Werther Dell Edera Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 (Cover D Brandt & Stein Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Superman #14 (Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $4.99

Absolute Superman #14 (Cover B Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Superman #14 (Cover C Elizabeth Torque Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Superman #14 (Cover D Nikolas Draper-Ivey Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover A Hayden Sherman), $4.99

Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover C Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Absolute Wonder Woman #15 (Cover D Kyuyong Eom Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Batman Static Beyond #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikolas Draper-Ivey), $4.99

Batman Static Beyond #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Batman Static Beyond #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Rahzzah Card Stock Variant), $5.99

DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jorge Corona), $4.99

DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Dustin Nguyen Card Stock Variant), $5.99

DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99

DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Guillem March Card Stock Variant), $5.99

DC K.O. Red Hood Vs. Joker #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Taurin Clarke Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Detective Comics #1104 (Cover A Mikel Janin), $4.99

Detective Comics #1104 (Cover B Greg Smallwood Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Detective Comics #1104 (Cover C Kris Anka Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Flash #28 (Cover A Dan Mora)(DC K.O.), $3.99

Flash #28 (Cover B Eric Canete Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Flash #28 (Cover C Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Flash #28 (Cover D Ethan Young Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Flash #28 (Cover E Lucas Meyer Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Flash (2023) Volume 4 Bad Moon Rising TP, $19.99

Green Arrow #31 (Cover A Taurin Clarke), $3.99

Green Arrow #31 (Cover B Skylar Patridge Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Green Lantern #30 (Cover A Annie Wu), $4.99

Green Lantern #30 (Cover B Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Green Lantern #30 (Cover C Don Aguillo Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Green Lantern #30 (Cover D Ariel Colon Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Green Lantern Compendium 1 Rebirth TP, $59.99

Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Erica Henderson), $3.99

Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Mahmud Asrar Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Ejikure Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley And Ivy Life And Crimes #2 (Of 6)(Cover E Arif Prianto Foil Variant), $6.99

Harley Quinn #57 (Cover A Yanick Paquette)(#200), $5.99

Harley Quinn #57 (Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99

Harley Quinn #57 (Cover C InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99

Harley Quinn #57 (Cover D Jessica Luna Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99

Harley Quinn #57 (Cover E Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Card Stock Variant)(#200), $6.99

Immortal Legend Batman #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Dan Mora), $4.99

Immortal Legend Batman #5 (Of 6)(Cover B tokitokoro Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Immortal Legend Batman #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Ethan Young Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Justice League Red #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Clayton Henry), $3.99

Justice League Red #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Sweeney Boo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover A Dan Mora)(DC K.O.), $3.99

Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover C Jeff Spokes Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover D Kevin Wada Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Justice League Unlimited #14 (Cover E Stevan Subic Glow-In-The-Dark Variant)(DC K.O.), $7.99

Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover A Christian Duce), $4.99

Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover B Carlo Pagulayan Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover C Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #6 (Of 7)(Cover D Kevin Maguire Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Superman #33 (Cover A Hayden Sherman)(DC K.O.), $4.99

Superman #33 (Cover B Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99

Superman #33 (Cover C Sebastian Fiumara Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99

Superman #33 (Cover D David Aja Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99

Superman #33 (Cover E Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $5.99

Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Belen Ortega), $3.99

Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover C Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Trinity Daughter Of Wonder Woman #6 (Of 6)(Cover D Haining Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Warlord By Mike Grell Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $100.00

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Image Comics Shipping for December 24, 2025

IMAGE COMICS:

Birthright Deluxe Edition Volume 2 HC, $59.99

Creepshow Volume 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Lorenzo De Felici), $3.99

Creepshow Volume 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Ramon Villalobos), $3.99

Creepshow Volume 4 #4 (Of 5)(Cover C Jorge Fornes), AR

Final Boss #2 (Cover A Tyler Kirkham), $3.99

Final Boss #2 (Cover B Kevin Keane), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Final Boss #2 (Cover C Chad Hardin), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Final Boss #2 (Cover D Marc Silvestri), AR (find on eBay)

Final Boss #2 (Cover E Tyler Kirkham Foil Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Final Boss #2 (Cover F Marc Silvestri Red Foil Variant), AR (find on eBay)

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #152 Hama Files Edition (Cover A Phil Gosier/Scott Koblish/Chi), $3.99

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #152 Hama Files Edition (Cover B Chris Mooneyham), $3.99

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #152 Hama Files Edition (Cover C Phil Gosier & Scott Koblish Foil Variant), $4.99

Gray Lady #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Ken Lashley), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Gray Lady #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Francesco Francavilla), AR (find on eBay)

Hornsby And Halo #13 (Cover A Peter Snejbjerg & Francis Manapul), $3.99

Hornsby And Halo #13 (Cover B Andrei Bressan & Morry Hollowell), $3.99

I Saw Santa A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Brett Booth), $5.99

I Saw Santa A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Jonathan Wayshak), $5.99

I Saw Santa A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #2 (Of 2)(Cover C Daniel Henriques), $5.99

Image Comics 2025 Stocking Stuffer Blind Bag, $20.00 (find on eBay)

Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover A Ryan Ottley & Dave McCaig), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover B Mark Englert), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover C Cory Walker), AR (find on eBay)

Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover D Jahnoy Lindsay), AR (find on eBay)

Invincible Universe Capes #2 (Cover E Ryan Ottley Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Lazarus Volume 8 TP, $16.99

Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover A Mirka Andolfo), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover B Godtail), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover C Rachta Lin), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover D Marco Failla), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover E Mirka Andolfo Hot Cover Polybagged Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Black White And Pink Holiday Special (One Shot)(Cover F Blank Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)

No Man's Land #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Szymon Kudranski), $3.99

No Man's Land #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Szymon Kudranski Playstation Variant), $3.99

Radiant Black #39 (Cover A Felipe Watanabe), $3.99

Radiant Black #39 (Cover B Matt Taylor), $3.99

Radiant Black #39 (Cover C Felipe Watanabe Full Art Variant), AR

Radiant Black #39 (Cover D Daniel Bayliss Youngblood Team-Up Variant), $3.99

Radiant Black #39 (Cover E Daniel Bayliss Youngblood Team-Up Black & White Full Art Variant), $3.99

Rocketfellers #11 (Cover A Francis Manapul), $3.99

Rocketfellers #11 (Cover B Jesus Merino & Morry Hollowell), $3.99

Sisterhood A Hyde Street Story #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Leila Leiz & Alex Sinclair), $3.99

Sisterhood A Hyde Street Story #5 (Of 5)(Cover B Bryan Hitch & Brad Anderson Wraparound Variant), $3.99

Skinbreaker #4 (Cover A David Finch & Annalisa Leoni), $4.99

Skinbreaker #4 (Cover B David Finch & Annalisa Leoni), $4.99

Skinbreaker #4 (Cover C Tony Moore), AR

Skinbreaker #4 (Cover D Lorenzo De Felici), AR

Skinbreaker #4 (Cover E Eric Canete), AR

Skinbreaker Treasury Edition #4 (Cover A David Finch & Annalisa Leoni), $14.99 (find on eBay)

Sleep #7 (Of 8)(Cover A Zander Cannon), $3.99

Sleep #7 (Of 8)(Cover B Kevin Cannon), $3.99

Sleep #7 (Of 8)(Cover C Zander Cannon Youngblood Team-Up Variant), $3.99

Spawn #371 (Cover A Francesco Mattina), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Spawn #371 (Cover B Raymond Gay), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Spawn #371 (Cover C Danny Ingrassia), $3.99 (find on eBay)

This Ends Tonight TP, $14.99

Void Rivals #25 (Cover A Lorenzo De Felici), $3.99

Void Rivals #25 (Cover B Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover C Ben Oliver), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover D Carmine Di Giandomenico), AR (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover E Leirix Leirix Li), AR (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover F Ludo Lullabi Foil Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover G Blank Variant), $3.99 (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover H Lorenzo De Felici Foil Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover I Andrea Milana & Andres Juarez Die Cut Foil Darak Mask Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover J Andrea Milana & Andres Juarez Die Cut Foil Solila Mask Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Void Rivals #25 (Cover K Eric Canete Foil Die Cut Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)

We're Taking Everyone Down With Us TP, $19.99

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Marvel Comics Shipping for December 24, 2025

MARVEL COMICS:

1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Pete Woods), $3.99

1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Phil Jimenez Homage Variant), $3.99

1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Phil Noto), $3.99

1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover D Pete Woods Knullified Variant), $3.99

1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover E Lucas Werneck), AR

1776 #2 (Of 5)(Cover F Phil Noto Full Art Variant), AR

Alien Vs. Captain America #1 (Of 4)(2nd Printing Cover A Leinil Francis Yu), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Alien Vs. Captain America #1 (Of 4)(2nd Printing Cover B Dan Panosian Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover A John Romita Jr.), $4.99

Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Variant), $4.99

Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover C Simone Di Meo Winter Break Variant, $4.99

Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover D Corin Howell Knullified Variant), $4.99

Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover E Ben Su Disney Stitch Unleash The Holidays Variant), $4.99

Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover F Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Full Art Variant), AR

Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Cover G Jeremy Wilson), AR

Avengers By Jed Mackay Volume 5 Masters Of Evil TP, $19.99

Avengers By Johns And Coipel Omnibus HC (Cover A David Finch Book Market Variant), $100.00

Avengers By Johns And Coipel Omnibus HC (Cover B Jim Cheung Direct Market Variant), $100.00 (find on eBay)

Cloak Or Dagger #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Mike McKone)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Cloak Or Dagger #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Greg Land)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Cloak Or Dagger #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Todd Nauck)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Exceptional X-Men By Eve L. Ewing Volume 2 The Deep End TP, $24.99

Expatriate X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Francesco Mortarino)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Expatriate X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Junggeun Yoon)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Expatriate X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover C David Baldeon)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Marvel Masterworks The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 27 (Book Market Edition), $75.00

Marvel Masterworks The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 27 (Direct Market Variant Edition Volume 389), $75.00 (find on eBay)

Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover A Greg Land), $5.99

Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover B Gerardo Sandoval Knullified Variant), $5.99

Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover C Ivan Talavera), $5.99

Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover D Nicoletta Baldari), $5.99

Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover E Lesley Leirix Li), AR

Marvel Winter Break Special 2025 #1 (Cover F Ivan Talavera Full Art Variant), AR

Miles Morales Spider-Man By Cody Ziglar Volume 7 God War TP, $15.99

Planet She-Hulk #1 (2nd Printing Cover A Matteo Lolli), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Planet She-Hulk #1 (2nd Printing Cover B Aaron Kuder Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Rom Epic Collection The Original Marvel Years Volume 3 TP, $49.99

Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Alex Saviuk), $3.99

Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant), $3.99

Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Justin Mason Knullified Variant), $3.99

Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Marvel Animation Variant), $3.99

Spider-Man '94 #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Nick Bradshaw), $3.99

Star Wars #8 (Cover A Bengal Luke Skywalker & Leia Organa Jedi Knights Variant), $3.99

Star Wars #8 (Cover A John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant), $3.99

Star Wars #8 (Cover A Nogi San), AR

Star Wars #8 (Cover A Phil Noto), $3.99

Undeadpool #3 (Of 3)(Cover A E.M. Gist)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Undeadpool #3 (Of 3)(Cover B ACO)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Undeadpool #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Paco Diaz)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jonas Scharf), $6.99

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Adi Granov), $6.99 (find on eBay)

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Stephen Platt), $6.99 (find on eBay)

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Sanford Greene Foil Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Ryan Stegman Knullified Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover F J. Scott Campbell Wraparound Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover G Phil Noto Disney Stitch Unleash The Holidays Variant), $6.99 (find on eBay)

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover H Adi Granov Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Will Of Doom #1 (One Shot)(Cover I Declan Shalvey), AR (find on eBay)

X-Vengers #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Mike McKone)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

X-Vengers #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Edwin Galmon)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

X-Vengers #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Sergio Davila)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99

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Comic Books, Magazines and Books Shipping for December 24, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS:

ABRAMS BOOKS

Doug Chiang Slipcase Set The Cinematic Legacy And The Star Wars Legacy (Volumes 1-2), $275.00

BOOM! STUDIOS

Blink And You'll Miss It #4 (Cover A Keith Browning), $4.99

Blink And You'll Miss It #4 (Cover B Alison Sampson Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Blink And You'll Miss It #4 (Cover C Keith Browning Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Dune House Atreides Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99

Dune House Atreides Deluxe Edition HC (Limited Edition Slipcased Edition), $69.99

Hello Darkness #17 (Cover A Rebeca Puebla), $5.99

Hello Darkness #17 (Cover B Jenny Frison), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Hello Darkness #17 (Cover C Jeehyung Lee Full Art Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Hello Darkness #17 (Cover D Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Hello Darkness #17 (Cover E Rebeca Puebla Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Hello Darkness #17 (Cover F Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover A Andrew Griffith), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover B Sketch Ellis), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover C Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover D Sketch Ellis Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover E Valentine Smith Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover F Michael Dialynas BOOM 20th Anniversary Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover G Miguel Mercado Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover H Frany Reveal Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Power Rangers Prime #13 (Cover I Andrew Griffith Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

BOOM! STUDIOS - BOOM! BOX

Lumberjanes Volume 2 HC, $29.99

Lumberjanes Volume 2 TP, $19.99

CHRONICLE BOOKS

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Traveler's Guide To Batuu HC, $22.95

CSN PRESS

Comic Shop News #2001, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS

American Caper #2 (Of 12)(Cover A Tyler Boss), $4.99

American Caper #2 (Of 12)(Cover B Simon Bisley), $4.99

Art Of The Outer Worlds 2 HC, $54.99

Guy In The Chair #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Guillermo Sanna), $4.99

H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Out Of Time TP, $21.99

Madman Omnibus Volume 2 TP, $49.99

Masterminds #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Stephen Thompson), $4.99

Masterminds #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Keron Grant), $4.99

Nocturnals The Sinister Path #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Dan Brereton), $4.99

Nocturnals The Sinister Path #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Adam Hughes), $4.99

Nocturnals The Sinister Path #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Sveta Shubina), $4.99

Powers 25 #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Michael Avon Oeming), $4.99

Powers 25 #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Eric Powell), $4.99

Red Book I #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Michael Avon Oeming), $4.99

Red Book I #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Alison Sampson), $4.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Disney Villains Maleficent #1 (Cover K Blind Bag Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover A Paulina Ganucheau), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover B Ellery), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover C Robert Quinn), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover D Theo Stultz), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover E Theo Stultz Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover F Robert Quinn Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover G Ellery Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover H Paulina Ganucheau Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Disney Villains Maleficent #3 (Cover I Robert Quinn Line Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover A Ivan Bigarella), $4.99 (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover B Giulia Lomurno), $4.99 (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover C Carlo Lauro), $4.99 (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover D Drew Moss), $4.99 (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover E Tommaso Ronda), $4.99 (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover F Tommaso Ronda Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover G Drew Moss Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover H Carlo Lauro Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover I Giulia Lomurno Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

DuckTales #10 (Cover J Ivan Bigarella Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Fire And Ice Nekron #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Dan Panosian), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Fire And Ice Nekron #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Jae Lee), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Fire And Ice Nekron #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Steven Gordon), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Fire And Ice Nekron #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Dan Panosian Line Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Fire And Ice Nekron #1 (One Shot)(Cover G Jae Lee Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jae Lee), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover B George Kambadais), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Roger Langridge), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Alessandro Ranaldi), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Alessandro Ranaldi Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Roger Langridge Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover G George Kambadais Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Gargoyles Winter Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover H Jae Lee Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover A Edwin Galmon), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover B Drew Moss), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover C Jacob Edgar), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover D Giulia Lomurno), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover E Giulia Lomurno Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover F Jacob Edgar Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover G Drew Moss Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover H Edwin Galmon Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover I Jacob Edgar LIne Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Lion King #2 (Cover J Jacob Edgar LIne Art Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Joseph Michael Linsner), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Shannon Maer), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Ani-Mia Cosplay Variant), $5.99 (find on eBay)

Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Blind Bag Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Shannon Maer Metal Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Joseph Michael Linsner Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 (One Shot)(Cover G Shannon Maer Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover A Edwin Galmon), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover B Jae Lee), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover C Ciro Cangialosi), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover D George Kambadais), $4.99 (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover E Jae Lee Line Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover F George Kambadais Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover G Ciro Cangialosi Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover H Jae Lee Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Stitch #4 (Cover I Edwin Galmon Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

Supernatural #1 (Cover Q Blind Bag Variant), AR

Terminator Metal #1 (Cover N Blind Bag Variant), AR (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover A Lucio Parrillo), $4.99 (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover B Declan Shalvey), $4.99 (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover C Jae Lee), $4.99 (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover D Drew Moss), $4.99 (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover E Manix), $4.99 (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover F Action Figure Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover G Action Figure Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

ThunderCats #22 (Cover H Manix Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)

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Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Welcome To Valentine's Town A Little Golden Book HC, $5.99

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Volume 2 #32 (Cover A Dan Schoening), $4.99

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Kevin Eastman Covers 2019-2024 HC, $39.99

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A Condition Called Love Volume 16 GN, $10.99

Akira Volume 5 HC, $35.99

Art Of Witch Hat Atelier HC, $29.99

Bless Volume 6 GN, $13.99

Moon On A Rainy Night Volume 8 GN, $12.99

Senpai Is An Otokonoko My Crossdressing Classmate Volume 4 GN, $15.99

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Wet Moon 20th Anniversary Omnibus Collection Volume 3 TP, $34.99

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Comics Review: "BATMAN #3" is Some Filler and Some Killer

BATMAN (2025) #3

DC COMICS

STORY: Matt Fraction

ART: Jorge Jimenez

COLORS: Tomeu Morey

LETTERS: Clayton Cowles with Jorge Jimenez

EDITOR: Rob Levin

COVER: Jorge Jimenez

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jim Lee and Scott Williams with Alex Sinclair; Julian Totino Tedesco; Brian Stelfreeze; Joe Quesada with Richard Isanove; David Aja; Jorge Jimenez

36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S., (January 2026)

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

Rating: 13+

“Crown of Storms”

DC Comics recently relaunched its Batman flagship comic book series – the third time in 14 years.  It is written by Matt Fraction; drawn by Jorge Jimenez; colored by Tomeu Morey; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  DC is pushing the series as the dawn of new era in Batman comic books.

Batman #3 (“Crown of Storms”) opens as Gotham City Police Department Commissioner Vandal Savage makes his move against Batman and Robin.  He is a determined man, and that means using intimidation and even murder... if necessary.  However, a boy named Huston may have evidence of Savage's savage machinations.

Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne runs afoul of Tim Drake's partner and also bumps into Damian Wayne's ball-busting.  And the Riddler makes his play for arguably the most important item in all of Gotham.

THE LOWDOWN:  For years, I had a subscription to DC Comics' Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? ongoing comic book series.  It was quietly canceled within the last year, but I had 14 issues left in my subscription.  Midtown Comics in NYC, which manages DC Comics' subscriptions, gave me the option of choosing any new DC title I wanted to continue my subscription, so I chose Batman – just in time for this new era, and this is my third review of this new series.

I highly praised the first two issues of Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez's Batman.  They deserved it.  Some of the content of those first two issues reminded me of elements of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.

I enjoyed this third issue, but half of it feels like a holding pattern.  It is as if Fraction and Jimenez are full speed ahead for the first two issues, but decided to put half of issue #3 on cruise control before racing the devil again... hopefully in the fourth issue.

That's it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Batman comic books will want to read Batman 2025.

B+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

[This comic book includes two previews of upcoming comic books.  The first is a four-page preview of “Batman Static Beyond” #1” from writer Evan Narcisse; artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey; colorist Wil Quintana; and letterer Wes Abbot.

The second is a three-page preview of “Harvey & Ivy: Life & Crimes #1” from writer-artist-colorist Erica Anderson and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.]

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There is a Kindle edition of BATMAN #3.  The first trade edition of this series, BATMAN VOL. 1: DAYLIGHT is due June 2026 and can be preordered at Amazon.

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NEWS:

MOVIES - From Variety:  Universal has released a teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg's 2026 UFO film, "Disclosure Day."  The film is due June 12, 2026.

From YouTube:  The first "official teaser" for Steven Spielberg's 2026 sci-fi film, "Disclosure Day."

ROB REINER:

From USAToday:  Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner's son, Nick Reiner (32), has been taken into custody and "booked for murder" according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office records that USA Today" has viewed.

From CNN:  Acclaimed Hollywood director, Rob Reiner (78), and his wife Michele Singer Reiner (68), have been found dead inside their Brentwood, California home.  The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) are investigating their deaths as an apparent homicide.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 12/12 to 12/14/2025 weekend box office is Disney's "Zootopia 2" with an estimated take of 26.3 million dollars.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American film and television actor, Gil Gerard, has died at the age of 82, December 16, 2025.  Gerard was best known for playing the role of Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979 film, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" and the subsequent NBC spin of TV series, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979-81).  Afterwards, Gerard worked steadily in television, appearing in such series as "Sidekicks," "E.A.R.T.H. Force," and "Days of Our Lives," to name a few.  Before playing "Buck Rogers," Gerard appeared in the NBC daytime soap opera, "The Doctors" (1973-76).

From People:  American television actor, Anthony Geary, has died at the age of 78, Sunday, December 14, 2025.  Anthony was best known for the role of "Luke Spencer" on the ABC daytime soap opera, "General Hospital."  Luke was part of the dynamic pair "Luke and Laura (Genie Francis)," whose 1981 wedding on General Hospital" was a huge pop culture event.  For the role of Luke Spencer, Geary was nominated in the Daytime Emmy Award category of "Outstand Lead Actor in Drama" 16 times and won a record eight times.

From Deadline:   American television actor and writer and film director, actor, and writer, Rob Reiner, has died at the age of 78, Sunday, December 14, 2025.  Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death in their home.  Reiner's best known was as the character, "Michael 'Meathead' Stivic," on the former CBS sitcom, "All in the Family" from 1971-78. He received five Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for the role, winning twice (1974, 1978).  As a film director, he is best known for such films as "This is Spinal Tap" (1984), "Stand by Me" (1986), "The Princess Bride" (1987), "When Harry Met Sally" (1989), "Misery" (1990), "A Few Good Men" (1992), "The American President" (1995), and "Ghosts of Mississippi" (1996), to name a few.  Reiner was nominated for the "Best Picture" Oscar for "A Few Good Men."  Reiner was the son of the late acting couple Estelle (Lebost) Reiner (1914-2008) and Carl Reiner (1922-2020).

From Deadline:  Hollywood tributes pour in for director and actor, Rob Reiner, who was found dead in his home with his wife, Michee.

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MOVIE AWARDS 2025-26:

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film." 

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" won five awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won three awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From Empire:  "Empire Magazine" has named director Ryan Coogler's vampire epic, "Sinners," the "2025 Film of the Year."

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have announced the winners at the 17th Annual AAFCA Awards.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Awards have been announced.  Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 10 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards winners have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners of the 2025 / 51st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch:  The winners at the 2025 National Board of Review Awards have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" picks up five wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 83rd Annual Golden Globes have been announced.  "One Battle After Another" leads the film categories with nine nominations. HBO's "The White Lotus" leads the television category with six nominations.  The winners will be announced January 11, 2026 in a ceremony broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

From AwardsWatch:  The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced the nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards.  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record-tying 14 nominations.  Eventual "Best Picture" Oscar winner, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," received 14 nominations in 2022.  The winners will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025.

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 / 9th Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its winners.  "One Battle After Another" picks up seven wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From Variety:  The winners of the 2025 / 91st New York Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's film, "One Battle After Another" wins "Best Film."  The awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony on January 6, 2026 at "Tao Downtown" in New York City.

From Deadline:   The winners at the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" won "Best Feature." Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and his Palme d’Or winner, "It Was Just An Accident" were the big winners, picking up "Best International Feature," "Best Director," and  "Original Screenplay."

From AwardsWatch:  Twenty films have made crossed the first hurdle in the race for the "Best Visual Effects" Oscar.  Those films include "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Captain America: Brave New World," "Frankenstein," and "Sinners."  In a little under two weeks, those 20 will be cut down to 10.

From AwardsWatch:  The site has a list of all 322 films eligible for Oscar consideration in the animated, documentary, and international film categories.

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 38th European Film Awards have been announced.  the winners will be announced at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony, which takes place January 17, 2026.

From Deadline:  Last week (Oct. 14th), the European Film Academy shortlisted the 67 films were available to receive nominations for the 38th European Film Awards, taking place on January 17, 2026.  The shortlist included 44 feature films, 15 documentary films, and eight animated feature films.  Among the list of feature films were "Bugonia" and "Sound of Falling."  The nominations are scheduled to be announced today (Oct. 18th).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Films Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" tops the list of nominees with a record six nominations, including "Best Feature" and "Best Director" for Anderson.  The winners will be announced December 1, 2025.

BEST PICTURE TRACKER:

"One Battle After Another" (14 wins):  Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Chicago Film Critics Association; Gotham Awards; Los Angeles Film Critics Association; National Board of Review; New York Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Online: Phoenix Critics Circle; Phoenix Film Critics Society; St. Louis Film Critics Association; San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle; Seattle Film Critics Society; Southern Eastern Film Critics Association; Toronto Film Critics Association

"Sinners" (5 wins):  African American Film Critics Association; Boston Society of Film Critics; Indiana Film Journalists Association; Michigan Movie Critics Guild; Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

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Comics Review: "SPACE GHOST Volume 2 #3 - The Iceman Cometh

SPACE GHOST VOL. 2 #3

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: David Pepose

ART: Jonathan Lau

COLORS: Andrew Dalhouse

LETTERS: Taylor Esposito

EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt

COVER: Francesco Mattina

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jae Lee with June Chung; Bjorn Barends; Michael Cho; Francesco Mattina; Jae Lee

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (September 2025)

Rated “Teen”

“No One Escapes... Tarko the Terrible!”

Space Ghost is a superhero character created by the American animation studio and production company, Hanna-Barbera Productions.  The character first appeared in the Saturday morning cartoon series, “Space Ghost,” which was originally broadcast on CBS from September 1966 to September 1967 for 20 episodes.  Space Ghost shared his television series with a second feature, entitled “Dino Boy in the Lost Valley.”  Space Ghost was designed by cartoonist and comic book artist, Alex Toth (1928-2006), who created the character with Hanna-Barbera's founders, William Hanna (1910-2001) and Joseph Barbera (1911-2006).

In his original incarnation, Space Ghost was a superhero whose base of operations was a small world known as “Ghost Planet.”  He fought super-villains in outer space with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, and their monkey, Blip.  His main weapons were power bands he wore around his wrists and lower arms; the bands fired off multiple energy beam-based attacks, including heat, cold, and force, to name a few.  Space Ghost could also fly, survive in space, and turn invisible (his “Inviso Power”).  He also had a space ship known as “the Phantom Cruiser.”

Space Ghost sporadically appeared in various comic book publications over a fifty year period.  Dynamite Entertainment has just launched a new Space Ghost comic book as part of its licensing agreement with Warner Bros.  Entitled Space Ghost Volume 2, it is written by David Pepose; drawn by Jonathan Lau; colored by Andrew Dalhouse; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.

Space Ghost Volume 2 #3 (“No One Escapes... Tarko the Terrible!”) opens 10,000 years ago and tells the tale of the Viking barbarian, Tarko the Terrible, and his seemingly icy end on a blood-soaked battlefield.  Now, he is a frozen bauble belonging to the latest bad guy to be conquered by the Space Ghost and his assistants, Jan and Jace.

When the twin's estranged grandfather, Dr. Henry Contra, defrosts Tarko, disasters strikes!  Once thawed, Tarko discovers a whole new world ripe for conquest.  Can Space Ghost and his young charges stop this time-lost warrior from wreaking havoc upon the future?  Or will our heroes find themselves among the newest victims of Tarko's savage blade?

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Space Ghost #3, Volume 2 is one that I have recently received, but it is not the first Space Ghost comic book that I have read.

Once again, I am really late with a review a review of Space Ghost Volume 2, so I'll keep it short.  Writer David Pepose and artist Jonathan Lau continue the excellence they established in Space Ghost Vol. 1.  They have mastered the standalone story in the first volume, and they are continuing that mastery with the new series, issue #3 exemplifies.

Pepose offers an axe-swinging sword and sorcery tale that blends the savagery of a Conan comic book with the a touch of Thor-Viking hell-raising.  It all feels like a natural fit for Space Ghost, and the result is a rousing standalone tale.  Lau's storytelling seemingly refuses to be confined to the page, all the better to depict the ferocity of Tarko's violence.  Lau brings what I call a “rousing tale” and makes seem to jump off the page.

Andrew Dalhouse's colors set this tale of Tarko the Terrible on fire with explosive brilliance that dazzles with each fight.  Taylor Esposito is still delivering classic comics font, perhaps making an argument that he is the definitive Space Ghost comic book letterer.

I highly recommend Space Ghost Volume 2, dear readers.  Whether we are on time or late, we should keep reading it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series will want to read Space Ghost Volume 2.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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