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On this week’s episode, Johnny digs deep into a pair of series from Image Comics, “Little Bird” by Darcy Van Poelgeest (W) and Ian Bertram (A) and “Pretty Deadly: The Rat” by Kelly Sue DeConnick (W) and Emma Rios (A).
But first, our “Picks and Shovels” segment on what we’re reading:
Johnny:
“Green Lantern” Seasons 1 & 2 (DC Comics) W: Grant Morrison A: Liam Sharp C: Steve Oliff & Olyoptics
“Sentient” (TKO) W: Jeff Lemire A: Gabriel Walta
“Ascender” Vol 1 (Image Comics) W: Jeff Lemire A: Dustin Nguyen
“Canopus” (Scout Comics) W/A Dave Chisolm
“Trillium” (DC/Vertigo) W/A Jeff Lemire
Johnny’s review of “Isle of Dogs” by Minetaro Mochizuki, translated by Zack Davisson: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reviews/isle-of-dogs/
Paul:
“Spy x Family” (Viz; Shonen Jump) by Tatsuya Endo
“Parable of the Sower” (2020, Abrams) by Octavia Butler (original novel), Damian Duffy (adapt.), John Jennings (art). Paul’s review: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reviews/parable-of-the-sower/
“Conan the Barbarian” (Marvel) by Jason Aaron (w), Mahmud Asrar (a),
“The Banks” (TKO) by Roxane Gay (w) and Ming Doyle (a)
“Legend of Korra: Ruins of Empire” (Dark Horse) by Michael Dante DiMartino (w) and Michelle Wong (a)
“Superman Smashes the Clan” (DC) by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru
From Johnny’s deep dig: Image from “Little Bird” by Darcy Van Poelgeest (W), Ian Bertram (A), Matt Hollingsworth (C), Aditya Bidikar (L):
Image from “Pretty Deadly: the Rat” by Kelly Sue DeConnick (W) and Emma Rios (A):
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