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Monday, September 19, 2022
IDW Publishing Shipping from Diamond Distributors for September 21, 2022
Image Comics Shipping from Diamond Distributors for September 21, 2022
Marvel Comics Shipping from Diamond Distributors for September 21, 2022
Comic Books, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for September 21, 2022
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DC Comics Shipping from Lunar Distributors for September 20, 2022
Action Comics #1 (Facsimile Edition)(2022), $6.99
Batman No Man’s Land Omnibus Volume 2 HC, $150.00
Batman One Bad Day Two-Face #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Javier Fernandez), $7.99
Batman One Bad Day Two-Face #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Jim Lee), $7.99
Batman One Bad Day Two-Face #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Stanley Artgerm Lau), AR
Batman One Bad Day Two-Face #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Christian Ward), AR
Batman One Bad Day Two-Face #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Brian Bolland), AR
Batman One Bad Day Two-Face #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Giuseppe Camuncoli Premium Variant), $7.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #7 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #7 (Cover B Joshua Middleton Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #7 (Cover C Pete Woods Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #7 (Cover D Todd Nauck Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #7 (Cover F Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #7 (Cover G Dan Mora Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Knight #9 (Of 10)(Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $4.99
Batman The Knight #9 (Of 10)(Cover B Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Black Adam #4 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $3.99
Black Adam #4 (Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #4 (Cover C Taurin Clarke Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #4 (Cover D Pamela Hoogeboom Punk Rock Tablet Card Stock Variant), AR
Black Adam The Dark Age TP (New Edition), $16.99
Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes Volume 1 TP, $29.99
Catwoman #47 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $3.99
Catwoman #47 (Cover B Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #47 (Cover C Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis Young Justice #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99
Dark Crisis Young Justice #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Sergio Acuna Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel Volume 1 HC, $24.99
DC Vs Vampires All-Out War #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Alan Quah), $3.99
DC Vs Vampires All-Out War #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Vs Vampires All-Out War #3 (Of 6)(Cover C James Stokoe Card Stock Variant), AR
DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #2 (Of 8)(Cover A Howard Porter), $3.99
DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #2 (Of 8)(Cover B Kael Ngu Acetate Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #2 (Of 8)(Cover C Dan Mora Homage Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #2 (Of 8)(Cover D Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), AR
DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #2 (Of 8)(Cover E Sun Khamunaki Card Stock Variant), AR
Duo #5 (Cover A Dike Ruan), $3.99
Duo #5 (Cover B Cathy Kwan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Fables #155 (Of 162)(Cover A Qistina Khalidah), $3.99
Fables #155 (Of 162)(Cover B Mark Buckingham Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flash #786 (Cover A Taurin Clarke)(Dark Crisis), $3.99
Flash #786 (Cover B George Kambadais Card Stock Variant)(Dark Crisis), $4.99
Flash #786 (Cover C Kim Jacinto Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Card Stock Variant)(Dark Crisis), $4.99
Flash #786 (Cover D Daniel Sampere & Alejandro Sanchez Card Stock Variant)(Dark Crisis), AR
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Amanda Conner), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover B J. Scott Campbell), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Stanley Artgerm Lau), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Jerome Opena), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Bruce Timm), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover G Lee Bermejo), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover H Stjepan Sejic), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover I Adam Hughes), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover J Amanda Conner), AR
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover K Stanley Artgerm Lau Foil Variant), AR
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover L Adam Hughes Foil Variant), AR
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover M Frank Cho), $9.99
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot)(Cover N Frank Chow Glow In The Dark Variant), $9.99
Harley Quinn And The Gotham City Sirens Omnibus HC (2022 Edition), $100.00
I Am Batman #13 (Cover C Georges Jeanty Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Jurassic League #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Dan Mora Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Looney Tunes #268, $2.99
Nightwing #96 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #96 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #96 (Cover C Alan Quah Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #96 (Cover D Sergio Acuna Card Stock Variant), AR
Robin Volume 2 I Am Robin TP, $19.99
Titans United Bloodpact #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Eddy Barrows), $3.99
Titans United Bloodpact #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Titans United Bloodpact #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Jorge Molina Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Titans United Bloodpact #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Taurin Clarke Card Stock Variant), AR
Titans United Bloodpact #1 (Of 6)(Cover E Stephen Byrne Card Stock Variant), AR
War For Earth-3 TP, $16.99
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Comics Review: THE NINJETTES Volume 2 #1
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: Fred Van Lente
ART: Joseph Cooper
COLORS: Dearbhla Kelly
LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Lesley “Leirix” Li
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (September 2022)
Rated Teen+
The Ninjettes created by Garth Ennis; Jennifer Blood created by Garth Ennis and Adriano Batista.
“The Concrete Dojo”
The Ninjettes are a group of comic book characters created by Garth Ennis in his comic book series, Jennifer Blood (2011). The Ninjettes first appeared in Jennifer Blood #3 (May 2011) and Jennifer Blood #4 (September 2011). They are a group of teens trained as black ops assassins.
In 2012, the Ninjettes received their own six-issue miniseries, and now, they are returning in a new self-titled series. The Ninjettes Volume 2 is written by Fred Van Lente; drawn by Joseph Cooper; colored by Dearbhla Kelly; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.
The Ninjettes Volume 2 #1 (“The Concrete Dojo”) opens with the abduction (of sorts) of 11 girls and young women. The were apparently snatched before they could snatch up classmates and elders by committing acts of violence.
Now, great careers and great wealth are ahead of them … if they graduate from the “Concrete Dojo.” The problem is that there only only three diplomas to be had.
THE LOWDOWN: Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. One of them is The Ninjettes Volume 2 #1, which is the first time I have read The Ninjettes.
I had never heard of the Ninjettes prior to receiving the review PDF because I did not read Jennifer Blood back during its original run. However, I do enjoy writer Fred Van Lente's Dynamite titles, and I like The Ninjettes #1. Like Van Lente's recent Jennifer Blood series, The Ninjettes #1 is funny and violent, with an emphasis on humor … or violence – depending upon your point of view. He does manage to make me feel sympathy towards the girls, although some of them might actually be little homicidal maniacs in the making.
Joseph Cooper's art is nice, and it makes for straight-forward graphic storytelling, which in turns serves Van Lente's blunt writing quite well. Dearbhla Kelly's coloring gives the art a surreal touch, and as he did for Jennifer Blood, letterer Jeff Eckleberry is good at creating the illusion of a soundtrack.
I expect quite a bit from The Ninjettes because of the creative team, especially Fred Van Lente. I feel confident in recommending it, now.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Jennifer Blood will want to read The Ninjettes Volume 2.
A-
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Saturday, September 17, 2022
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 11th to 17th, 2022 - Update #14
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
MOVIES - From Deadline: Once meant to stream on HBO Max, "Magic Mike's Last Dance," the third "Magic Mike" film, is headed to theaters February 10, 2023 - Super Bowl weekend.
AMAZON - From Deadline: Amazon Studios has ordered a TV series set in the world of "Blade Runner," entitled "Blade Runner 2099." Ridley Scott who directed the original film, "Blade Runner" (1982), will executive produce the new series.
SCANDAL - From Deadline: In Chicago, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, R. Kelly was found guilty on 6 of 13 charges related to child pornography and enticing underage girls. In June, a Brooklyn federal court sentenced Kelly to 30 years on 9 counts of sex trafficking and racketeering.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey has exited the inspiring sports movie, "Dallas Sting," which is based on the true story of a Dallas high school girls soccer team. Apparently, there is some brewing scandal behind the real story.
ANIMATION - From Inverse: 20 animated series were removed from HBO Max in August. The creators don't know why and no one has reached out to them.
MOVIES - From Variety: Director Jordan Peele reveals an innovative technique that cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema used for his recent film, "Nope."
EMMYS - From Variety: Here is a list of winners at the 2020 / 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
From YahooLife: Zendaya becomes the first Black woman to win an Emmy for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" twice (for her role in HBO's "Euphoria") and the youngest to win in that category twice. She dedicates her win to people who have been affected by addiction.
From EW: "Abbot Elementary" actress Sheryl Lee Ralph wins her first Emmy and delivers a rousing acceptance speech. She is only the second African-American woman to win in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy."
From People: Actress Jackee Harry celebrates actress Sheryl Lee Ralph's Emmy win. Harry was the first African-American actress to win in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy" (for the NBC comedy, "227") and, until Ralph's win Monday night (9/12), the only one.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 9/9 to 9/11/2022 weekend box office is 20th Century Studios' "Barbarian" with an estimated take of 10 million dollars.
MOVIES - From Variety: Screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, there is big Oscar buzz for Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical film, "The Fabelmans."
OBITS:
From Variety: Veteran film and television actor, Henry Silva, has died at the age of 95, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, one day before his 96th birthday. "The Washington Post" calls him a "versatile Hollywood villain," and his best remembered roles are as villains. Among his most memorable roles is "Chunjin," the houseboy and Communist agent in "The Manchurian Candidante" (1962). Silva was also the last surviving star of the original "Oceans 11" (1960), in which he played "Roger Corneal," one of the 11 casino robbers.
From Deadline: Pioneering French film director, Jean-Luc Goddard, has died at the age of 91, Tuesday, September 13, 2022. He was the leading figure of the 1960s "French New Wave" movement and his 1960 film, "Breathless," helped establish the movement.
From Deadline: The actor and screenwriter, Mark Miller, has died at the age of 97, Friday, September 9, 2022. He was a prolific television actor and is best known for starring in ABC's "Guestward, Ho!" and NBC's "Please Don't Eat the Daises." He wrote the 1982 family film, "Savannah Smiles," and episodes of such sitcoms as "The Jeffersons" "Diff'rent Strokes," and "The Munsters Today," to name a few. Two of his three daughters are actresses, including the prolific film and TV actor, Penelope Ann Miller.
BRITTNEY GRINER:
From TheDailyBeast: Legendary NBA bad boy and champion (Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls), Dennis Rodman claims that he has been given permission to go to Russia and help free imprisoned hostage, WNBA star, Brittney Griner.
From Vox: Vox's Jonathan Guyer talks the Brittney Griner case with Danielle Gilbert, a Dartmouth professor who is writing a book about states and rogue actors that take hostages.
From ESPN: A Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison Thursday, Aug. 4th. Griner was arrested Feb. 17 for bringing cannabis into the country and pleaded guilty July 7, though the case continued under Russian law.
From ESPN: The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
From RSN: "Will Support From LeBron James, Joe Rogan, Kim Kardashian, and Other Celebrities Help Free Brittney Griner From a Russian Prison?" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar via Substack
From ESPN: Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty on Thursday to bringing hashish oil into Russia, telling a judge that she had done so "inadvertently" while asking the court for mercy.
From CBSSports: The Brittney Griner situation explained.
From RSN: According to The Washington Post Editorial Board: "Brittney Griner is a hostage, plain and simple."