Blade #3 - Another issue of fast paced supernatural action from Bryan Hill’s Blade. We find the Daywalker where we last left him, rescuing Tulip from the monstrous Lord Daido. Blade saves his ally/arms dealer in typically bloody fashion, while elsewhere, the Adana continues on her apocalyptic path. The earth’s sorcerer guardians have come to intervene, but they may have underestimated her dark power. Blade and current partner Rotha learn the location of the one weapon that may be able to destroy the Adana. Getting it will be a challenge, but planning a heist takes a back-seat when Rothas former brothers and sisters attack. This series continues to impress with its sleek art and thrilling action.

  

Void Rivals #4 - The lead characters of this title have been a long way in just a few issues, going from enemies cast away on an alien world to begrudging partners in survival. They have come to learn much about each other, while still remaining at odds in many ways. Arriving in Zertonia proves to be a bitter homecoming for Solila. Despite delivering Darak as a captive, her superiors come to suspect the empathy that has grown between the two former enemies. This tentpole title for the Energon Universe continues to dole out connections to Transformers sparingly. A brief check-in to cybertron is all the fan service given to this outing. Overall it seems to be a wise move, allowing readers to invest in this central narrative on its own merits. That said, I am eager to see how the upcoming ongoing series for the classic IPs of this shared universe will impact this story.

  

PeePee-PooPoo #69 - An incredibly humorous, unapologetic and unique series -  PeePee-PooPoo by Caroline Cash has quickly turned into a personal favorite of mine. Cash has an incredibly refreshing sense of artistic style and humor, very reminiscent of the older comics that inspired me to fall in love with the world of visual storytelling. Reading through the book, you can definitely see and feel the early script-style influence. The crude, in-your-face humor is sure to leave a smile on your face! The story “One-Beer” was my personal favorite as it has a bit of everything in it. This book is one of those projects that you can’t help but love and is always a treat when one like this arrives in stores, so be sure to grab a copy of #69 and #420 now!

  

Stuff Of Nightmares: Red Murder #1 - An outstanding entry to the Stuff Of Nightmares series comes Red Murder, by legendary author R.L. Stine and iconic illustrator Adam Gorham. The story centers around a famous character known as “The Red Murder”; an ax murderer who slays his victims and feasts on their flesh. He was created by a young man named Alex Oxaca, our main protagonist for this story. Now twenty years later, Alex finds himself living as a washed-up comic artist, making appearances here and there to try and keep his name relevant. His life is flipped upside down as someone dawns a costume of the ax murder and starts recreating the atrocities in real life. We go through a series of gruesome murders, unreliable narration, and extremely questionable alibis as we try to piece together the mystery. A very simple hack and slash horror story, the pacing in this book was wonderful and after finishing my first reading, I found myself wanting to read through it multiple times and I hope you all will feel the same!