17-04-24 | The classics are back! Innovation is taking a holiday it seems, ‘cause next weeks comic book releases are all about vintage characters and franchises rising from the dead. If Darth Maul is too recent for you, travel back to the fifties with the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Still too current? How about a healthy dose of Dick Tracy?! The 1930s are back baby!
STAR WARS DARTH MAUL: BLACK, WHITE & RED #1
Marvel Comics’ superb anthology has already featured Darth Vader. Now it’s Maul’s turn to be exclusively rendered in three colours, allowing artists old and new to demonstrate what they’re capable of. Artist Stefano Raffaele and Wolverine writer Benjamin Percy team up for this first issue.
DICK TRACY #1
The newcomers at Mad Cave Studios tackle legendary comic strip detective Dick Tracy. Set after World War II, the new series sees the beloved character involved in a murder case which recalls the St. Valentines Day Massacre. A super-stylish Film Noir reboot by Michael Moreci and Alex Segure.
SLASH PRESENTS DEATHSTALKER #1
What could be better than a relaunch of Roger Corman’s beloved series of barbarian B-movies? How about a relaunch written by guitarist Slash?! Follow Deathstalker on his journey to save Princess Evie from hordes of monsters and mad men in a forgotten world filled with magic and mystique.
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON LIVES #1
Universal has been relaunching their franchise in comic book form. Even after all these years the Creature remains one of their most popular black-and-white movie monsters. The hunt for a serial killer leads young reporter Kate Marsden to the dark heart of the Black Lagoon. Spooky stuff!
MINI-MARVELS: SPIDEY SENSE
Marvel Comics reprints the finest of their Mini-Marvels in this fun paperback collection. Over one hundred pages of very brief, very funny and very cute Marvel masterpieces by Chris Giarrusso. Enjoy tiny bodied yet big headed versions of Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk and all the others. Excelsior!