Don't forget, there's more to comics than DC and Marvel, and when you think 'Indie' there's more to it than Dark Horse and Vertigo. IDW gives us the best of integrating pop culture into the graphic novel/comic format with fantastic crossovers like Star Trek and The Planet of the Apes (It's a thing you can read, honest! Check it out in December) or--better yet--the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles combining forces with the Ghostbusters for the most epic team-up ever (also readable beginning now, October)! And it's not just your favorite TV Shows (X-Files, anyone?) or games like ye olde D&D Tyranny of Dragons tie-in at the end of October with Legends of Baldur’s Gate #1. Shadow Show (slated for Mid-November) is a compilation of short stories by a host of phenomenal writers including--but not limited to--Neil Gaiman and Harlan Ellison. All in honor of the late science fiction master, Ray Bradbury. So if you're a fan of classic sci-fi or the thought provoking (sometimes bizarre) tales in The Sandman, check it out.
December, meanwhile, gives us the Debut of Image’s They’re Not Like Us. With the Nowhere Man team (Eric Stephenson and Jordie Bellaire) linking up with artist Simon Gane, you can bet this is going to be a title worth waiting for. So far the solicitation gives us just a hint as to what to expect from the plot- For as long as anyone can remember, the younger generation is always toted as selfish, arrogant, reckless but now they’re changing. As the tagline goes: “They look the same, but they act different, think different, and have abilities we can only dream of.” I’ve always been a fan of unique takes on the superhero genre (aka Black Market--Selling the blood of superheroes for a profit!) so this is a must read on my list.
Also a must: Tooth and Claw #1 from Image (early November). At first glance it might seem like The Island of Doctor Moreau meets Game of Thrones but what awaits in its pages is an experience beyond the fantastic. Society is crumbling, the summoning of an ancient hero is a disastrous failure. Prepare to be launched into the rich, complex story of T & C where animal people thrive, heroes fight gods and explore the outer limits of their world and nothing is censored from readers who dare to partake. This comic comes with a Mature rating and writer Kurt Busiek intends to take advantage.Boom! Studios gives us Eternal #1 in December. Total Recall lovers (yes, that movie with Schwarzenegger) don’t let this one get away because when death is all in the past, you’ll want to see what that means for the future. In early November, Boom’s also giving us the first release of Capture Creatures! This one’s for you, Pokemon fans. When a mass of strange, colorful creatures arrive on earth, two teenagers must find a way to figure out where they came from, why they’re here and how to protect them. It’s super colorful, super fun and definitely liable to give you a cuteness overload.
Finally, readers, I’ll let you go with one last recommendation and the tagline: “And the meek shall inherit the earth.” Do you like squirrels? Do you really like squirrels? If you’re not planning on reading Squarriors--Kickstarter funded and published by Devil’s Due Entertainment--you’re missing a beautiful, violent, post-human apocalyptic, rodent vs. rodent free-for-all. Just in time for the holidays (Mid-December), Squarriors is ripping into the comic scene with a riveting tale of rivaling clans of the furry and the furious.
Happy reading!
Rebeckah
Comics Coordinator
Gamer's Gambit
Danbury, CT
