New Comic Books Picks for April 13, 2016

House of Penance #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics
House of Penance #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Four new number ones!

The team from Starman take on the big mystery of a beloved Star Wars character.

Before she becomes Marvel’s Most Wanted on television, see Mockingbird’s new comic book mission.

And the creative team of The Massive are back.

It’s all in this week’s top new comic picks of the week:

House of Penance #1 

A new horror series of ghosts, guns and tragic history. An heiress seeks to wash away the bloody curse of a Winchester rifle in a house of mystery. Batman and Robin writer Peter J. Tomasi goes from Dark Knight to Dark Horse with artist Ian Bertram and Dave Stewart in this new limited series. Continue reading New Comic Books Picks for April 13, 2016

JODY HOUSER on FAITH At ECCC

Faith #1 courtesy Valiant Universe
Faith #1 courtesy Valiant Universe

A fan-favorite comic book hero and writer are soaring to comic book success.

At Emerald City Comicon we talked with rising star Jody Houser following huge news:

Just before the Seattle event Valiant Entertainment announced Faith, her four-part limited series was becoming an ongoing title then Houser was announced as writer of a new book in a DC Comics imprint.

It’s the superstar rise of Valiant’s Faith that’s earning Houser huge attention from fans and the industry.

Faith Herbert is the breakout character from the pages of Harbinger who launched into solo stardom this past January. The sold-out Faith #1 is going to be reprinted for a fifth time and the limited series becomes an ongoing book in July. The plus size superhero continues to win new readers and mainstream attention making her a pop culture phenomenon.

The double shot of exciting career news comes as fans packed panels at the Seattle event to hear the writer talk about Faith, body diversity in books and her “first year in comics” as one panel was dubbed. I asked her about the old saying, how many years does it take to become an overnight sensation? Continue reading JODY HOUSER on FAITH At ECCC

SUICIDE SQUAD New Blitz Trailer

Suicide Squad cast courtesy Warner Brothers and DC Comics
Suicide Squad cast courtesy Warner Brothers and DC Comics

Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and Joker (Jared Leto) go crazy in the latest Suicide Squad trailer from Warner Brothers following a first look on the MTV Movie Awards.

Will Smith, Cara Delevinge, Robbie and Leto introduced the new teaser for the all-villain film.

Task Force X is the brainchild of government mover and shaker Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) who recruits the inmates of the infamous Belle Reve prison for a covert operation they may not survive.

Harley Quinn steals the show and the new Batman and Batmobile get in on the action fueled with classic rock and roll songs.

Watch and enjoy the madness: Continue reading SUICIDE SQUAD New Blitz Trailer

WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF COSPLAY ECCC WINNERS 2016

ECCC Western Championships of Cosplay courtesy ReedPop
ECCC Western Championships of Cosplay courtesy David Crewe for ReedPop

The road to cosplay global glory began in Seattle.

Emerald City Comicon attracts stunning cosplayers from across the Pacific Northwest. One cosplayer will now take on the world.

Last night in front of a packed crowd at the Washington State Convention Center at the big event ReedPOP named the winner of the 2016 Western Championships of Cosplay:

AllieCat Art & Cosplay dressed as Warmachine stunned the audience and judges as she claimed the top prize. Continue reading WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF COSPLAY ECCC WINNERS 2016

PREDATOR VS JUDGE DREDD VS ALIENS From DARK HORSE ECCC

courtesy Dark Horse Comics
courtesy Dark Horse Comics

The most relentless lawman of the future caught between two of the deadliest species in sci-fi.

Three of the universe’s most feared figures cross paths this summer in the ultimate science-fiction crossover: Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens.

Dark Horse Comics announced the new mashup series at Emerald City Comicon. Written by Eisner Award–winning author John Layman (Chew, Mars Attacks: Occupation) with interior artwork by Chris Mooneyham (Five Ghosts, Predator: Fire and Stone) and iconic covers by Eisner Award winner Glenn Fabry, this is the latest evolution of comics inspired by film sci-fi franchises. Continue reading PREDATOR VS JUDGE DREDD VS ALIENS From DARK HORSE ECCC

VALIANT 4001 A.D. X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT First Looks at ECCC

4001 A.D. preview courtesy Valiant
4001 A.D. preview courtesy Valiant

“THE SUMMER OF 4001 A.D.” prepares to wage war across the future of the Valiant Universe. X-O Manowar and Bloodshot lead the charge with the first of four all-star one-shots.

As revealed today at Emerald City Comicon 2016, Valiant presented a first look inside 4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1 and 4001 A.D.: BLOODSHOT #1 – two self-contained one-shots coming directly out of the publisher’s ambitious comics event, 4001 A.D. Continue reading VALIANT 4001 A.D. X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT First Looks at ECCC

ARCHANGEL Twist in X-MEN APOCALYPSE WARS

Uncanny X-Men #6 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #6 courtesy Marvel

An Uncanny X-Men double feature packed with twists, surprises and Easter eggs to make X-fans giddy.

When Magneto’s Uncanny X-Men emerged in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now, Warren was Archangel once again. Warren was a void, a weapon to be unleashed, turned off and on by former lover Psylocke.

What happened to the innocent Angel reborn after the Uncanny X-Force arc?

The secrets of Archangel were revealed as Magneto’s squad (Psylocke, Sabretooth, Monet and possibly Mystique and Fantomex*) entered Apocalypse Wars. Continue reading ARCHANGEL Twist in X-MEN APOCALYPSE WARS