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Steve Orlando will make his Marvel debut in March with a new series of one-shots beginning with Avengers: Curse of the Man-Thing #1, which just so happens to be the same thing Kang the Conquerer calls his erectile dysfunction This story will consist of three issues, each of which focuses on a different Marvel character[...]

Along the way, it's revealed to be more than a ploy, which both helps the story (by injecting real emotional intensity to the dialogue) and hinders it (the lack of recognition in earlier issues now requires an explanation). Nonetheless, Steve Orlando's deft script showcases the book's female characters really well, providing star turns for Frontier, Seer,[...]

After a hotly debated twitter showdown with fans, challenging them to do their worst, Steve Orlando will strike a pose in a Canadian Tuxedo That's right, you heard it here first, the beloved comic book writer has kicked aside his cowboy boots in favour of an all-denim ensemble at the command of his followers He's[...]

Writer Steve Orlando does a great job keeping the story moving but giving quiet moments of introspection to powerful people For example, the post-coital scene could have been campy or prurient, but instead, it had a poignancy that deepened the meaning of the cold open Likewise, when the character Seer had a world-breaking problem to[...]

While this elevator pitch sounds more like a writer's challenge to themself than an actionable premise, let's see how this new Image Comics debut from writer Steve Orlando, artist Davide Tinto, colorist Francesca Carotenuto, letterer Fabio Amelia, and designer Fabrizio Verrocchi reads. Commanders in Crisis #1 cover Credit: Image Comics The challenge with the concept behind Commanders in Crisis is pretty obvious: readers[...]

From best-selling creators Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Salvatore Simeone and Szymon Kudranski (Batman: The Dark Night, The Punisher). THE PULL by Steve Orlando, Ricardo López Ortiz $19.99 – $29.99 When the unstoppable cosmic force of the Undoer threatens the existence of Earth itself, Demm, a disgraced government agent, must shake off a lifetime's worth of regret if[...]

Finally, Frontier (Nina Next) is a science hero in the Oracle/Iron Man mold who brought them all together and has a plan. Somehow, Steve Orlando's immaculate script doesn't just introduce each character, give each character a moment to shine and reveal information about them in their behaviors; he introduces some "B" plot material (shocking federal legislation)[...]

Commanders In Crisis writer Steve Orlando throws a bunch of ideas at the reader, figuring one of them must be worth something The issue's twist made me roll my eyes, and when I showed it to my partner, I watched her eyes roll in disbelief, too. The cover of Commanders In Crisis #1 Credit: Image Comics Penciller[...]

We're hearing that the new Davide Tinto and Steve Orlando superhero book Commanders In Crisis #1 saw it's Final Order Cut-Off orders hit 50,000 this weekend – a huge success for any series launch, but particularly for a new superhero series with a decidedly indie bent to it It also means that although we won't[...]

Given all the recent upheaval and DC turmoil, many of us are quietly asking ourselves What Would Dan DiDio Do? Well, looks like he's taken his superhero expertise over to Image Comics… Below read an Introduction letter he's written for Image's upcoming superhero series Commanders In Crisis  by one of Dan's favourite writers at DC[...]

Inaki Miranda brings sci-fi future apocalypse We Live, Brandon Thomas and Lee Ferguson bring us Sympathy For No Devils and Steve Orlando, Philip Kennedy Johnson and Alec Morgan's graphic novel Kill A Man gets rescheduled for AfterShock Comics' October 2020 solicitations. WE LIVE #1 AfterShock Comics AUG201082 (W) Roy Miranda, Inaki Miranda (A/CA) Inaki Miranda The year is 2084 and[...]

Steve Orlando and Davide Tinto are creating a new superhero comic story to be published by Image Comics called Commanders in Crisis It will be produced by Arancia Studio, the Italian media company that also worked on adaptingMirka Andolfo's comics or Image. Commanders in Crisis will launch from Image Comics this October. "Commanders in Crisi s is all[...]

In June, what's to come is a comic called Darkhold Alpha, which also happens to be the Marvel debut of Steve Orlando, who we recently learned would be leaving Wonder Woman soon Cian Tormey provides the art with a cover by Greg Smallwood. The story centers on the magical Marvel text The Darkhold, a favorite amongst[...]

And they have two original stories: Tempest, a 16-page story written by Steve Orlando with art by V Ken Marion and Sandu Florea Aquaman and Tempest race to stop an enraged monster that has escaped its magical tomb under the city of New York. Screaming Sea, an 8-page story written by Tom Taylor with art by Pop[...]

Steve Orlando is currently writing Wonder Woman, and we have no indication that he is stopping Indeed, he may have been planning for this for a while. Here is what he posted back in April Okay I've gotta tease some upcoming #lgbt #comics! Some near and some far- And there's more in the pipeline Art by @alecmorganart[...]

Senate and declares war on Canada! Only the Flash is fast enough to stop him-but will he be enthralled by Grodd and his desire to create the perfect world? Plus, these reprint tales: o "Gorilla Warfare Part One: King Grodd," from The Flash #13 o "Rebirth," from Green Arrow: Rebirth REBIRTH #1 o "Blue Monday," from Blue Beetle #1 In[...]

Last month, the DC Comics October solicitations, which solicited select books that would actually ship in November, showed that writer Steve Orlando would kick off a six-part story in Wonder Woman #82 with artist Jesus Merino, following Wonder Woman #81 by writer G Willow Wilson and artist Xermanico The solicitations seemed to imply that Wilson's[...]

Writer Steve Orlando (Batman/Shadow, Crude, Midnighter) and artist Matthew Dow Smith's (October Girl, Suicide Squad, X-Files) recently debuted their contribution to this cultural moment in their post-apocalyptian series Dead Kings. SUMMARY: Writer: Steve Orlando, Artist: Matthew Dow Smith, Color Artist: Lauren Affe, Letters: Thomas Mauer, Cover A by: Matthew Dow Smith, Cover B by: Michael Gaydos,[...]

Steve Orlando and Riley Rossmo are the creative team for the book, which will explore J'onn J'onzz's origins in the framework of a detective story set on Earth which, if the art below is any indication, looks pretty bloody. The Hollywood Reporter had the EXCLUSIVE reveal of the series, which makes sense because the comic book[...]

The artistic team backs up Steve Orlando's functional script with a display of great graphic art, and the book earns itself a recommendation Feel free to check it out. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Wonder Woman, Aztek, and Artemis have found Atalanta but now must face even more of the creatures that serve Tezcatlipoca in the Thirteen[...]

Wonder Woman visits Slabside Prison to see Mayfly, a woman who tried to kill Diana just months ago. Diana wants to see her get better. Is it a good read?

The panel was moderated by Marie Javins, comic editor and colorist, and included Dan DiDio, James Tynion IV, Ryan Benjamin, Robert Venditti, and Steve Orlando. Orlando is writing The Unexpected, which features new interpretations of existing characters Neon the Unknown and Firebrand He remarked that "Jody Houser likes to say that I was bitten by a radioactive[...]

OMAC was an attempt to stop it, Kamandi dealt with the world after it. And in November, Steve Orlando and Travel Foreman are going to show what happened afterwards with Electric Warriors, which would one day become the Legion of Superheroes. In 2735, the Earth emerges from the Great Disaster to rejoin the galaxy, finding a universe[...]

The Unexpected intercept the Bad Samaritan before he can literally steal the heart of Firebrand, a woman who must fight to keep mechanical heart beating. Who are the Unexpected? What do they want? Is it a good read?

Crude continues with Piotr Petrovich reaching the city of Blackstone and finding it under the thumb of two warring gangs. He plans to go through them both to figure out what happened to his son. Does it make for a good read?

If the Justice League can get a hold of Chronos' hourglass, maybe they can save the future where Earth has superheroes. Justice League of America #29 cover by David Williams and Steve Buccellato Justice League of America #29 marks the ending of Steve Orlando's run with the team Perplexingly, this book doesn't end with an implied connection[...]

This was another big week for #1's with Exiles, Domino, Immortal Men, Brothers Dracul, The Dead Hand, and Crude. Which ones were wins? Which ones were losses? Figure out the answer here!

As usual, Jeremy Konrad and I are here to discuss which ones are worthy of your time and money and which ones to avoid like the plague. Immortal Men #1 by James Tynion IV and Jim Lee, Domino by Gail Simone and David Baldeon, Exiles by Saladin Ahmed and Javier Rodriguez, Crude by Steve Orlando and Garry Brown, and The Dead Hand by Kyle Higgins and Steve Mooney are the focuses of discussion this week[...]

Crude brings us the story of a former hitman faced with the death of his own son. On his quest for vengeance, he learns about the kind of man his son was and what led to his death.

This forces Supergirl and her allies to push forward their timetable, with Kara herself going toe-to-toe with Turid Goldenaxe to protect Bones and Mokkari. Supergirl #20 cover by Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, and Michael Atiyeh This finale to Supergirl, has a lot of moving parts and spinning plates, with the seemingly out-of-nowhere injection of Goldenaxe from the[...]