Welcome to the July 15th through 20th edition of This Week on GlobalComix, where we feature new arrivals hitting digital shelves.
Upcoming stories include Stan Lee's Alliances: Orphans, Green Hornet, and a heaping helping of James Bond, all by Dynamite Entertainment; the exclusive new Witchblade vertical edition by Top Cow & GlobalComix; Warlords of Appalachia by BOOM! Studios; and Lost at Sea by legendary creator Bryan Lee O'Malley & Oni Press.
Monday, July 15
Stan Lee’s Alliances: Orphans - New Arrival
From the mind of legendary comics creator Stan Lee, the architect of the Marvel Universe, comes Alliances: Orphans, a brand-new original graphic novel set in the New York Times best-selling Alliances universe, co-written by Lee with Luke Lieberman (Red Sonja) and Ryan Silbert (The Coldest Case). This cosmic adventure features fully painted artwork by Bill Sienkiewicz, who handles the prologue and cover, and Szymon Kudranski. Orphans blasts readers into the heart of our galaxy alongside William Ackerson, a man lost in space on a quest to find the source of his uncanny abilities. As gravity waves ripple across reality, warping time and space, he meets the Orphans.
Tuesday, July 16
Green Hornet - New Arrival
The Green Hornet is back, and Dynamite is the new home for the avenging hero, his faithful sidekick, Kato and their sweet ride - the Black Beauty! Playboy Britt Reid Jr. has lived a frivolous life of luxury. But when a mysterious figure from the past brutally and publicly murders his father, all of that changes. Now, driven by a thirst for vengeance and guided by two generations of Katos, this one time underachiever will find those responsible and take his father's place as Century City's greatest protector - The Green Hornet!
Wednesday, July 17
Witchblade (Verticals) - New Arrival
Sara Pezzini is back in an all-new origin story! A reimagining of the classic storyline, this high-octane supernatural thriller starts at the beginning with familiar characters and new story arcs. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini's life was forever fractured by her father's murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. From co-creator Marc Silvestri (The Darkness, Cyber Force, Batman and the Joker: The Dearly Duo) and writer Marguerite Bennett (Animosity, Batwoman, DC Bombshells) with Artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide Squad, Power Rangers, Red Sonja) comes a bold new era of Witchblade!
Thursday, July 18
James Bond 007 Vol. 2 - Updated Series
The ODD JOB epic begins in a new ongoing James Bond comic series by superstars GREG PAK (Planet Hulk, Mech Cadet Yu) and MARC LAMING (Star Wars, Wonder Woman)! Agent 007 tracks a smuggler into Singapore to secure a dangerous case, contents unknown. But a Korean mystery man wants the case as well, for very different reasons. And if Bond and this new rival don't kill each other, the ruthless terrorist organization known as ORU will be more than happy to finish the job!
James Bond: Big Things - New Arrival
When a priceless piece of art is found to be fake, investigations lead down a rabbit hole of international crime and corruption. But what the hell does James Bond know about the world of art forgery? Agent 007 is a loner, by nature. But finally, he accepts that he needs help. But will trusting someone else help his mission...or lead to the deaths of innocents? Collects issues #1-#6 of James Bond (2019).
James Bond: The Complete Warren Ellis Omnibus - New Arrival
After a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, James Bond returns to London and assumes the workload of a fallen 00 Section agent. His new mission takes him to Berlin, presumably to break up an agile drug-trafficking operation. But Bond has no idea of the forces gathered in secret against him, the full scope of an operation that's much scarier and more lethal than he could possibly imagine. Berlin is about to catch fire... and James Bond is trapped inside. Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents VARGR, the debut storyline in the all new James Bond comic book series, as crafted by masterful writer Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority) and artist Jason Masters (Batman Incorporated, Guardians of the Galaxy).
James Bond: Live And Let Die - New Arrival
In this second adaptation of the Fleming novels… Bond is sent to New York City to investigate "Mr. Big", an agent of SMERSH and a criminal voodoo leader. With no time for superstition—and with the help of his colleague in the CIA, Felix Leiter, Bond tracks "Mr. Big" through the jazz joints of Harlem, to the everglades and on to the Caribbean, knowing that this criminal heavy hitter is a real threat. No-one, not even the mysterious Solitaire, can be sure how their battle of wills is going to end…
Friday, July 19
Warlords of Appalachia - New Arrival
Following the controversial election of an enigmatic dictator, the United States was plunged into a Second Civil War, in the aftermath of which only Kentucky refused to acknowledge the fascist state's sovereignty. Now a demilitarized zone located in the heart of America, it will take the combined forces of civilians and criminals to overthrow the occupation. In leading this rebellion, former mechanic and reluctant folk hero Kade Mercer will become the first feudal warlord of Appalachia. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Last Sons of America) and illustrated by breakout talent Jonas Scharf, Warlords of Appalachia is a grounded military epic with flourishes of sci-fi futurism that explores the lengths one man will go to protect his family in the face of oppression.
Saturday, July 20
Lost at Sea: Tenth Anniversary Edition - New Arrival
Bryan Lee O'Malley before Scott Pilgrim Eighteen-year-old Raleigh doesn't have a soul. A cat stole it. Or at least that's what she tells people. Or at least that's what should tell people if she told people anything. So how did she end up on a cross-country road trip with three classmates she barely knows? Bryan Lee O'Malley's first graphic novel, published eight months before Scott Pilgrim Vol 1, has become a quiet classic for anyones who's ever been eighteen, or confused, or both.
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samzzatw 1 year ago
Green Hornet looks interesting
Headypidgeon4180 1 year ago
Love Green Hornet one of my favourite characters! I have a signed Green Hornet and Kato picture on my shelf next to me :D