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Out this week: Acid Chimp vs. Business Dog (Ahoy Comics, $3.99): Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman, Peter Krause and Steve Pugh bring together two characters from the Russell-written Billionaire Island and My Bad in this one-shot that helps celebrate the fifth anniversary of Ahoy Comics.

See what else is arriving at your local comic shop this week.

Preview: Acid Chimp vs Business Dog

Acid Chimp vs Business Dog preview. AHOY’s breakout animal stars come muzzle-to-muzzle in this fifth-anniversary one-shot! #comics #comicbooks

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Acid Chimp Vs Business Dog (One Shot)

AHOY’s breakout animal stars come muzzle-to-muzzle in this fifth-anniversary one-shot! Business Dog from Billionaire Island controls the wealth of nations! Acid Chimp from My Bad has been abducted by crooks who want him to kill the canine trillionaire with corrosive acid! And why wouldn’t he? Splashing acid is the only thing that Acid Chimp enjoys! By the superstar creative teams of both books,…

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Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman & Peter Krause: My Bad: Important New Superhero Universe (2022)

The latest installment of the jam-packed anthology features unbelievably hilarious and hilariously unbelievable tales about cryptids from around the world.

Review: Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Death #4

Review: Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Death #4

Indie Comics Review: Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Death #4[Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers] Publisher: Ahoy Comics Writers: Rick Geary, Norm Fields and Bryce IngmanArt: Rich Geary, Joel Ojeda & Juan Castro and Ryan KellyColors: Lee Loughridge and Andy TroyLetters: Rick Geary and Rob Steen Reviewed by: Matthew B. Lloyd Summary A Plague!  A werewolf!  A drunken…TWO drunken authors,…

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CLANG WHOOSH

Killing Red Sonja #4 L: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou A: Craig Rousseau C: Dearbhla Kelly W: Mark Russell & Bryce Ingman

Killing Red Sonja #2

Killing Red Sonja #2 Dynamite Entertainment 2020 Written by Mark Russell & Bryce Ingman Illustrated by Craig Rousseau Coloured by Dearbhla Kelly Lettered by Hassan Otsman-Elhaou    Prince Cyril's plan to murder Sonja The Red is diverted, due to battles with giants. But from the battles comes a discovery, and a mysterious collection of allies begins to unite.    At first I thought this is cute but the interior artwork wasn’t really up to what I consider to be Red Sonja standards.  Still the story has elements that make it enjoyable and when I saw issue two and I read this it changed everything in my mind about what this book is.  There is this undeniable and honest transformation that takes place in this issue for the reader.  The effect that it has on the reader and the way that they connect to it.  What these folks are doing here is rather impressive in how it manages to change the reader without changing the story and unless you actually start to read it, both issues, you won’t be able to understand this as much as I'm trying to explain.    The way that this is being told is extremely well done.  The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold and how the reader learns information is presented rather nicely.  I find myself enjoying how the young Emperor, the stories he learns from and his rather unexpected growing up since this little journey started.  The character development we see plays a huge role in the enjoyment of the book.  If those around him started respecting him then perhaps young Cyril would be different but the learning curve that he is currently going through makes watching his transformation fascinating.  The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns along the way we meet and see new characters, new threats and new opportunities arise.  The way that this book is structured and how we see all of this working together to create the ebb & flow is among the reasons to read this.    There aren’t many books like this where the lady of the hour doesn’t even appear though she happens to be the centre of attention.  Once you realise she probably won’t even show up at all and this is a story set in her world and we get to see parts of it, inhabitants and locals that we’ve never seen before a new kind of appreciation starts to form.      The interiors here have their own charm and charisma that you come to greatly appreciate.  The linework here is nicely laid down and the style that we see is really unique to this book.  There is this interesting way that we backgrounds utilised throughout the book and how we manage to see depth perception, scale and that overall sense of size and scope is well done.  The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a solid eye for storytelling.  The colour work is very nicely rendered here.  I like the way that we see the various hues and tones within the colours being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work. ​    This is such a better story than I had actually expected it to be.  It is one of those rare gems that you find because you are looking for something else and yet once you realise it it’s too late because the story captured you mind and soul.

Out this week: My Bad Vol. 2 #1 (Ahoy Comics, $4.99):

Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman and Peter Krause return to Gravel City and the lives of Emperor King, The Accelerator, The Chandelier and more in this superhero parody comic.

See what other comics and graphic novels are arriving in stores this week.

Preview: Project: Cryptid #3

Project: Cryptid #3 preview. What lurks in the dark recesses of the Pacific Northwest? #comics #comicbooks

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"My Bad" #1 by Mark Russel, Bryce Ingman, and Peter Krause is pretty awesome. Within the pages of Ahoy Comics' newest superhero epic you will find the adventures of classic superheroes such as: The Chandelier, Manchild, Accelerator, and more!

Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman & Peter Krause: My Bad, Volume 2: Thirty Minutes or Dead (2023)

The final issue in the second volume of the hilarious superhero spoof 

 PREVIEW: 'My Bad: Volume Two' #5 by Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman, and Peter Krause

https://www.lotuslandcomics.com/2023/03/preview-my-bad-volume-two-5-by-mark.html

Indie Comics Review: Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Death #3

Indie Comics Review: Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Death #3

Indie Comics Review: Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Death #3[Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers] Publisher: Ahoy Comics Writers: Tom Peyer, Bryce Abood and Norm FieldsArt: Greg Scott, Rick Geary and Joel Ojeda & Juan CastroColors: Lee LoughridgeLetters: Rob Steen Reviewed by: Matthew B. Lloyd   Summary Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Death #3 finally answers the question of the Monster of…

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