SLAY! / The Girlfriend Survives - Double First Issue 56-page comic Flip Book

SLAY! / The Girlfriend Survives - Double First Issue 56-page comic  Flip Book

(review of SLAY! coming soon) 

 

 by Jeremy Whitley & Alex Smith & Luc Nakashoji

On one side it's the first issue of fantasy-horror-western SLAY! by Writer Jeremy Whitley, Artist Alex Smith, Colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick and Letterer Taylor Esposito, and on the other-side the The Girlfriend Survives is the first issue of a superhero story told from a perspective you've never seen before, written by Jeremy Whitley, Illustrated by Luc Nakashoji and Colored by Jamie Noguchi.

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"SLAY!"
Leilah wants to be a monster hunter. She wants to do it so bad, she's pretending to be the notorious monster hunter known as The Scarred Rider in hopes she may meet the legend herself. But when her first hunt turns out to be way more dangerous than she can handle, Leilah may not live long enough to meet the Rider or, worse yet, she just might.

This post-apocalyptic monster-hunting western is the first chapter of an epic about coming of age soaked in blood and monster guts and the dangers of meeting your heroes in the dark woods while you're impersonating them.

"The Girlfriend Survives" follows the story of Delilah Dillon, a barista who wins the heart of local college professor Billy Bright. But what she can't possibly guess is that Billy is the civilian alter ego of the mighty superhero Brightstar! And when Brightstar's greatest foe discovers her connection, she finds herself headed down the same route as a hundred civilian love interests before her - right into the fridge. But Delilah has a secret of her own: she's a survivor and this superhero love story is about to get flipped on its head.

 

Supernatural Mystery Graphic Novel Kickstarter: The Return of Cyrus Perkins by Dave Dwonch

The Return of Cyrus Perkins
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original series with the Haunted Taxi Cab Hardcover of the original four-issue series and the long-awaited sequel, Cyrus Perkins and the Death Brigade #1.
Kickstarter

Hard to believe it's been 10 years since I reviewed Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab by Dave Dwonch!

Dave is one of my favorite comic writers. All four issues of Cyrus Perkins got 5 sheep from me. You can read my reviews here:

Cyrus Perkins Reviews

If you missed this awesome supernatural mystery comic the first time around, you can support the Kickstarter and get the original story and the first issue of the sequel.
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After a young boy named Michael Bernbaum dies in his taxi cab, driver Cyrus Perkins must solve the boy's murder... or be haunted by the spirit trapped in his car! But as Cyrus digs into the mystery surrounding Mikey's death, he uncovers something even more sinister than murder.  

 

Drawn by Anna Lencioni (storyboard artist: Amphibia, Hazbin Hotel, Luck) and written, colored and lettered by Dave Dwonch (The Loose End, Jenny Zero, The Automaton), Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab has been hailed as:  

"Accessible to horror newcomers while retaining an ever present air of spookiness that old fans have come to love." Fangoria.com

About the Author:
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Dave Dwonch has been a comics writer and artist producing indie titles for over a decade. Recently he penned several titles, most notably Jenny Zero for Dark Horse comics (with co-creator Brockton MccKinney, Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab, Vamplets (with Gayle "My Little Pony" Middleton), and CBR's Top 100 series, Double Jumpers.

He has also worked in other media, working with the narrative team for Playful's Nintendo Switch game, New Super Lucky's Tale, as well as creating properties for the NFL, UFC and more.

Comics: Die: Loaded from Image Comics

 ROLL FOR INITIATIVE—DIE RETURNS WITH A NEW CAMPAIGN FROM KIERON GILLEN & STEPHANIE HANS THIS NOVEMBER

They’ve finished with the game.
The game isn’t finished with them.

Select praise for the Die series:

“Gillen subverts high fantasy adventure tropes with an infusion of creepy horror, resulting in an exploration of arrested adolescence and the effects of childhood trauma made truly haunting by Hans' realistic illustrations and Cowles' gloomy color palette.” —Library Journal

“Makes for a heady combination of fascinating worldbuilding, compellingly broken characters tearing each other apart (sometimes emotionally, sometimes literally), and vivid, striking artwork.” —io9/Gizmodo

"A deliciously dark Phantom Tollbooth-like journey told through a lens of broken humanity and a deconstruction of the role-playing game's roots. I am entranced." —Matthew Mercer, Critical Role

“Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans are a powerful merging of talents. Feels like a well-oiled team that’s been working together for years. Image Comics continues to innovate.” —Rick Remender, Deadly Class, The Sacrificers, Grommets

“Wonderfully nerdy and emotionally complicated and… utterly beautiful.” —The Hollywood Reporter

“A smart, gripping story about fantasy, gaming, aging and things that can’t be said.” —Al Ewing, Immortal Hulk

“A remarkable Jumanji-esque story for fantasy fans.” —GrimDark magazine

“If ever you’ve played a TTRPG and thought, ‘I’d love to just live in this world,’ this series is for you.” —The Comics Beat

Bestselling We Called Them Giants juggernauts Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans will return to the twisted RPG realm of Die in an all-new story arc, Die: Loaded. The brand new campaign will invite fans back to the British Fantasy Award winning, three-time Hugo Award nominated Image Comics series this November.

A year after the hellish game world events of Die #20, the players reunite in Die: Loaded to gather for Chuck’s wake. They’ve finished with the game. But the game isn’t finished with them. Get ready to roll initiative. Who’s going to DIE this time?

Over the course of its original run, Die topped Image Comics' sales charts, with multiple distributor-level sellouts and strong reorder activity fueling its rise. Often described as “goth Jumanji,” the series has gained a cult following since its 2019 debut and helped spark a wave of RPG-inspired storytelling.
This year, eagle-eyed fans caught a glimpse of new art from the series’ Die: Loaded return story arc displayed prominently on the Image Comics booth wrap at San Diego Comic-Con.

Alongside this spectacular new issue, will be The Die RPG Quickstart Game Guide, by Gillen and Hans—released simultaneously in November—for fans interested in trying out the Origin Award winning Die RPG in a standalone and inexpensive format. It includes everything needed to play—rules, characters and a multi-session scenario fans need to play. Just add dice, friends, and a desire to get sucked into a game.

Die: Loaded #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 12:
Cover A by Hans
Cover B by Peach Momoko

Readers interested in catching up or binge-rereading the Die series so far can read it digitally or find it in print format at local comic book shops, independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones.

Available in trade paperback:
Die Volume 1 (collects issues #1-5) - ISBN 9781534312708
Die Volume 2 (collects issues #6-10) - ISBN 9781534314979
Die Volume 3 (collects issues #11-15) - ISBN 9781534317161
Die Volume 4 (collects issues #16-20) - ISBN 9781534319264

Available in hardcover:
Die (collects issues #1-20) - ISBN 9781534323445