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Comic Review: Shinobi: Ninja Princess #1
Shinobi: Ninja Princess #1
Written/created/illustrated/colored by Martheus Wade
Color Assists by Marvin Cheveallier
Copy edit by Kevin L. Williams
Variant cover by Tressina Bowling
Variant cover colors by Janet Wade
Action Lab Entertainment
Release Date: August 27, 2014
Cover Price: $3.99
In Shinobi: Ninja Princess we’re introduced to Shianndrea and her squadmates: Megumi and Hamasuke. One day they’re ordered to go on mission to spy on the rival Azumi Ninja clan by their master.
After finally reaching their destination, they overhear that the evil Emperor, Shianndrea’s father, recently ordered the Azumi Clan the to capture and deliver her to him. The hot-headed Hamasuke decides to go deeper into enemy territory to find out their plans to take Shianndrea, and now it’s up to her to save him from taking on more than he can chew.
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Comic Review: Midnight Tiger #1
Midnight Tiger #1
Written by DeWayne Feenstra and Ray-Anthony Height
Art by Ray-Anthony Height
Covers by Ray-Anthony Height and Jerry Gaylord
Action Lab Comics
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Cover Price: $3.99
There’s a term I’ve heard stand-up comedians use when trying to determine why a joke didn’t connect with the audience. It’s called “being too inside your own head.” It means that what the comedian thought was funny was too layered in personal experience that the audience didn’t have a way to access the material. Any story that ends with the phrase “I guess you had to be there” is a good example. So too is Midnight Tiger #1.
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Comic Review: Skyward, Volume 2: Strange Creatures
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Skyward, Volume 2: Strange Creatures
Written and Illustrated by Jeremy Dale
Colored by Stephen Downer, Laura Martin and James Rochelle
Lettered by Thom Zahler
Covers by Jeremy Dale, Mike Norton, Khary Randolph, and Randy Green
Action Lab Comics
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Cover Price: $8.99
Action Lab continues to set the bar high in volume two of its epic fantasy series, Skyward: Strange Creatures. Collecting issues four through six of Jeremy Dale‘s action adventure, alliances are formed and motives are questioned as our heroes continue on their journey.
As the Royal Legion ride out of the city of Three Rivers to learn more about the army marching their way, Prince Dom and his childhood friend, Mia, sneak off in hopes of discovering valuable information for themselves. Meanwhile, Tanner, Jon, and Abi join forces with the Rabites – a hidden race of warrior rabbits led by General Jaa – in order to protect Quinn from Skerrigan, Herod’s masked enforcer.
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Comic Review: Ghost Town, Volume 1
Ghost Town, Volume 1
Created by Rob Ruddell and Dave Dwonch
Written by Dave Dwonch and Ryan K. Lindsay
Illustrated by Justin Greenwood and Daniel Logan
Colored by Brian Dyck
Lettered by Dave Dwonch
Covers by Justin Greenwood and Jordie Bellaire
Action Lab Entertainment
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Cover Price: $11.99
What happens when a time machine device becomes weaponized? In Action Lab’s Ghost Town, Volume One, this concept is tackled with full force. Destruction, mayhem, survival, and a whole lot of shocking moments await!
After a terrorist organization known as The American Reclamation Front steals a time travel device, the group uses the machine to place bombs days ahead in the future. When the president refuses to meet their demands, the bombs detonate in Las Vegas and Washington D.C., killing 1.5 million people and thrusting the United States into a post-apocalyptic landscape.
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Comic Review: Jack Hammer #1
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Jack Hammer #1
Written by Brandon Barrows
Illustrated by Ionic
Action Lab Comics
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Cover Price: $2.99
Who better to solve a murder case in a world littered with super-powered individuals than a former hero? Written by Brandon Barrows and illustrated by Ionic, Jack Hammer #1 from Action Lab Comics offers a new, gritty take on the superhero genre. Find out my thoughts on the first installment below.
When a wealthy sophisticate from Boston named Eddie Newman goes missing, private investigator — and one time superhero — Jack McGriskin is hired to find him. When Mcgriskin enters a crime scene investigation and discovers that the murder victim is none other than Newman himself — donning the raggedy clothes of a homeless man — McGriskin seeks to find out what happened to the him. His journey takes him deep into the underbelly of Boston, making backroom deals with crooked thugs and business owners in order to get the information he needs. What McGriskin doesn’t realize, however, is that the very people who hired him in the first place, Technotrends Corporation, might not want McGriskin to uncover the truth. And a powerful company like Technotrends will do whatever is necessary to prevent him from moving forward.
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