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Showing posts with label Princeless. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Princeless. Show all posts
Monday, July 14, 2014
Action Lab at Comic Con international 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT June 2014 Solicitations
Action Lab Entertainment for June 2014
The following titles will be available for purchase in comic shops everywhere!
JACK HAMMER #4 (of 4)
Writer(s): Brandon Barrows
Artist Name(s): Ionic
Cover Artist(s): Ionic
The conclusion to the “Political Science” storyline! Jack McGriskin may be down, but he’s not out. The Black Smile is confident he’s won, and that might just give Jack the edge he needs to bring one of Boston’s most-notorious killers to justice at last! But he’ll need a little help--okay, a lot of help--from his friends! Variant cover by Rafer Roberts.
32 pgs./Teen / FC $2.99 / $3.99 Variant
PRINCELESS: THE PIRATE PRINCESS #1 (of 4)
Writer: Jeremy Whitley
Artists: Soojin Paek
Cover Artists: Soojin Paek
So far Adrienne has focused on saving her sisters, but when she comes across a mysterious young woman named Raven trapped in a tower, she can't resist saving her! What she doesn't know is that this girl has a dangerous past and deadly enemies. Now Adrienne and Bedelia are about to get pulled into the adventures of the Pirate Princess.
32 pgs. /All Ages / FC $3.99
SCUM OF THE EARTH #1 (Bi-Monthly)
Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Meet Laura and True–-two bourbon-toasted gunslingers caught between hardcore scores and soul-depraved rehab! Dirty, violent and simple, or so it seems.... The pair's desert road trip of carnage and courtship may just take a cosmic turn when a mysterious figure begins to tail them on their explosive journey. Features a variant cover edition by Allen Byrnes!
32 pgs. / Mature Readers / FC $3.99 / $4.99 Variant
SKYWARD #10
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale
Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale
Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale (reg), David Petersen (var)
As the smoke clears from the massive attack on Three Rivers last issue, Quinn finds a new path with a new, unexpected ally! This issue serves as a GREAT JUMPING-ON POINT for new readers as a new chapter begins in the lives of our heroes--and to celebrate, it's only a buck! Not to be missed.
From rising star creator Jeremy Dale (GI Joe, Marvel Kapow!), this issue also features an incredible RETAILER INCENTIVE variant cover by David Peterson (Mouse Guard)!
32 pgs. /All Ages / FC $1.00 / $2.99 Variant
ZOMBIE TRAMP ACTION PACK TPB
Writer(s): Dan Mendoza
Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza
Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza
The entire run of Dan Mendoza’s critical hit ZOMBIE TRAMP in one handy
two-volume package just in time for the new ongoing series! Follow the adventures of everyone’s favorite street-walking dead, Janey, as she engages in all the fetish, gore, and grindhouse mayhem that can be dished out—in style! Collects Zombie Tramp #1-4 and Zombie Tramp Volume 2 # 1-4
256 pgs. /Mature Readers / FC $19.99
The following titles will be available for purchase in comic shops everywhere!
JACK HAMMER #4 (of 4)
Writer(s): Brandon Barrows
Artist Name(s): Ionic
Cover Artist(s): Ionic
The conclusion to the “Political Science” storyline! Jack McGriskin may be down, but he’s not out. The Black Smile is confident he’s won, and that might just give Jack the edge he needs to bring one of Boston’s most-notorious killers to justice at last! But he’ll need a little help--okay, a lot of help--from his friends! Variant cover by Rafer Roberts.
32 pgs./Teen / FC $2.99 / $3.99 Variant
PRINCELESS: THE PIRATE PRINCESS #1 (of 4)
Writer: Jeremy Whitley
Artists: Soojin Paek
Cover Artists: Soojin Paek
So far Adrienne has focused on saving her sisters, but when she comes across a mysterious young woman named Raven trapped in a tower, she can't resist saving her! What she doesn't know is that this girl has a dangerous past and deadly enemies. Now Adrienne and Bedelia are about to get pulled into the adventures of the Pirate Princess.
32 pgs. /All Ages / FC $3.99
SCUM OF THE EARTH #1 (Bi-Monthly)
Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Cover Artist(s): Rob Croonenborghs
Meet Laura and True–-two bourbon-toasted gunslingers caught between hardcore scores and soul-depraved rehab! Dirty, violent and simple, or so it seems.... The pair's desert road trip of carnage and courtship may just take a cosmic turn when a mysterious figure begins to tail them on their explosive journey. Features a variant cover edition by Allen Byrnes!
32 pgs. / Mature Readers / FC $3.99 / $4.99 Variant
SKYWARD #10
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale
Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale
Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale (reg), David Petersen (var)
As the smoke clears from the massive attack on Three Rivers last issue, Quinn finds a new path with a new, unexpected ally! This issue serves as a GREAT JUMPING-ON POINT for new readers as a new chapter begins in the lives of our heroes--and to celebrate, it's only a buck! Not to be missed.
From rising star creator Jeremy Dale (GI Joe, Marvel Kapow!), this issue also features an incredible RETAILER INCENTIVE variant cover by David Peterson (Mouse Guard)!
32 pgs. /All Ages / FC $1.00 / $2.99 Variant
ZOMBIE TRAMP ACTION PACK TPB
Writer(s): Dan Mendoza
Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza
Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza
The entire run of Dan Mendoza’s critical hit ZOMBIE TRAMP in one handy
two-volume package just in time for the new ongoing series! Follow the adventures of everyone’s favorite street-walking dead, Janey, as she engages in all the fetish, gore, and grindhouse mayhem that can be dished out—in style! Collects Zombie Tramp #1-4 and Zombie Tramp Volume 2 # 1-4
256 pgs. /Mature Readers / FC $19.99
Monday, March 17, 2014
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES FOR 3/19/14
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT COMICS IN STORES THIS WEEK
PRINCELESS VOLUME 1 TPB
Writer(s): Jeremy Whitley
Artist Name(s): M. Goodwin
Cover Artist(s): M. Goodwin
Adrienne Ashe never wanted to be a princess. She hates fancy dinners, is uncomfortable in
lavish dresses, and has never wanted to wait on someone else to save her. However, on the night of her
16th birthday her parents, the King and Queen, locked her away in a tower guarded by a dragon to await
the rescue of some handsome prince. Now Adrienne has decided to take matters into her own hands!
Come join the Eisner-nominated team of Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin for a tale of swashbuckling in
the face of sexism. Princeless is the action adventure for the girl who's tired of waiting to be rescued and ready to save herself.
Features a brand new cover by M. Goodwin.
FC/ 128 pages/ All Ages $11.99 USD
PRINCELESS VOLUME 1 TPB
Writer(s): Jeremy Whitley
Artist Name(s): M. Goodwin
Cover Artist(s): M. Goodwin
Adrienne Ashe never wanted to be a princess. She hates fancy dinners, is uncomfortable in
lavish dresses, and has never wanted to wait on someone else to save her. However, on the night of her
16th birthday her parents, the King and Queen, locked her away in a tower guarded by a dragon to await
the rescue of some handsome prince. Now Adrienne has decided to take matters into her own hands!
Come join the Eisner-nominated team of Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin for a tale of swashbuckling in
the face of sexism. Princeless is the action adventure for the girl who's tired of waiting to be rescued and ready to save herself.
Features a brand new cover by M. Goodwin.
FC/ 128 pages/ All Ages $11.99 USD
Friday, February 28, 2014
Straight Forward Reviews : PRINCELESS Vol 1
This review is from the original release of the first volume of Princeless. Read on for an addendum.
This week the first volume of Princeless is the subject for review. Written by Jeremy Whitley with art and colors by M. Goodwin. A drastic change from last week's graphic novel review The Monkey King, Princeless is an all ages affair. How well does it stack up?
Review by by Jeremias de Leon
Review by by Jeremias de Leon
Story:
Princeless follows the heroine Adrienne as she quests with her dragon Sparky, and, later a half dwarf named Bedelia Smith, to rescue her sisters who are locked in towers, after deciding to save herself from the tower she was locked in. In a nutshell that is the story. But here's a little bit of backstory to add onto that. Adrienne's father is the king of the land, called Ashland, and he locks up his daughters in tall towers that are guarded by mythical beasts. In the world for this story princes are trained and princesses are locked up in towers by their parents in the hopes, at least for the parents, that the prince that rescues them is a strong man that can be a strong heir.
On top of the plot of Adrienne rescuing her sisters there's also a lot of satire directed at stereotypes in Disney and Disney like princess movies and action comics that feature a female protagonist. The rest of this paragraph will give examples. In the first issue Adrienne's skin color is brought up when the prince who tries to rescue her asks where the “fair maiden Adrienne” is and she responds that fair means white and adds “does this look fair to you?” There's also a fairy tale that Adrienne is being read to that tells of a “blonde-haired, blue-eyed princess” that was the “loveliest in all the land.” Later on in issue three after meeting Bedelia, Adrienne gets a tour of the “Woman Warriors Collection” that features armors that parody certain famous warrior women. Satirizing the fact that the trend with what are supposed to be strong warrior women are that they all have large bust sizes and wear next to nothing, which of course, wouldn't be practical in combat.
Art:
To start off the commentary on the art, the character designs are simple, but brilliant. They aren't drawn with complex, photo realistic features, or extremely detailed clothes and shadows, but they are drawn with personality. Every time any of the characters faces are shown on panel, one can see exactly what emotion they are feeling. Their body types also say a lot, Adrienne's dad the king is intimidating because he is drawn as a very large man that is made of muscle. Bedelia looks like she's clearly used to doing hard work at her family's blacksmith shop with her athletic body.
Besides the character designs the bright colors, lighting, and effects like fire are all done in a way that clearly sets the mood of the panel. The simple designs and lustrous colors work very well for the action scenes.
Characters:
This is where Princeless shines. Whitley knows how to write complex, engaging characters. The main character, Adrienne is a very sharp witted girl. She questions why things are the way they are, and with her unwittingly placed in a tower the reader can feel why she has the drive to rescue herself and her sisters. Her brother Devin, is a meek young man who has no interest in becoming a warrior. It's understandable why he would risk himself to help his sister. The half dwarf Bedelia has a lot of troubles at the blacksmith shop she works at so it's understandable that she'd want to leave and join Adrienne. Plus, something happened to the shop and she wouldn't want to stick around anyway.
Each character has motives that are relatable, and each one feels like that they truly do have their own personality. They are definitely not handsome man, or sexy woman number 5089D. They really do feel like real people and when they feel like real people the dialog is a treat to read and the reader can understand why they end up in the situations they do, or why they take the actions they take. After reading these four issues it's hard not to become attached to the characters.
Verdict:
Princeless is an entertaining, clever and eye catching comic series that anyone in any age range can enjoy. The characters are witty, the art is colorful, and the plot is easy to follow without feeling like it's insulting anyone's intelligence.
This comic series gets a 9.5 out of 10.
Yes, it is that good.
These first four issues were re-released as "Encore Edition" with the final issue of volume 1 re-released on February 26, 2014. The contents are still the same with a variant cover by John "Super Ugly" Williams. If you haven't bought these before now's a chance to get them with a nice extra variant cover.
These first four issues were re-released as "Encore Edition" with the final issue of volume 1 re-released on February 26, 2014. The contents are still the same with a variant cover by John "Super Ugly" Williams. If you haven't bought these before now's a chance to get them with a nice extra variant cover.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Action Lab Entertainment Solicitations For May 2014
Solicitations: Action Lab Entertainment for May 2014
The following titles will be available for purchase in comic shops everywhere!
BO, PLUSHY GANGSTA #3 (of 3)
Writer(s): Pavel Balabanov
Artist Name(s): Pavel Balabanov
Cover Artist(s): Pavel Balabanov
Variant cover: Pavel Balabanov
As Bo Plushy’s showdown with the “Roswell” gang and their boss, the Serpent (a.k.a. Puppet Master) continues,
things aren’t what they appear! Does the Puppet Master have the voodoo teddy gangsta by the strings?
Or is it the other way ‘round? Come on, it’s Bo!
Features a painted cover variant by series creator Pavel Balabanov!
32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC $3.99
DRYSPELL # 1 (Bi-Monthly)
Writer(s): Ken Krekeler
Artist Name(s): Ken Krekeler
Cover Artist(s): Ken Krekeler
Variant cover: Ken Krekeler
Tom Ferris lives in a world of costumes and wonder. Figures streaking across the sky, hurling themselves over rooftops at night.
They are commonplace. But Tom doesn't notice that world anymore. His world is made up of
spreadsheets, phone bills, software, coffee, collared shirts. Every night, he lies awake, wishing to be the man he once was.
Today, Tom gets his wish. And the world will never forget him again.
Features a “design” cover variant by creator, Ken Krekeler!
32 pgs./All Ages/ FC $3.99
THE FINAL PLAGUE TPB
Writer(s): J.D. Arnold
Artist Name(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown
Cover Artist(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown
The Original Animal Zombie Epic collected for the first time! Follow the terrifying tale of survival as a mutated rabies virus
turns animals great and small into bloodthirsty, rampaging beasts.Civilization crumbles, and only a small group of farmers
and scientists stand between us and total extinction!
Collects the entire first volume of the critically acclaimed horror series!!
160 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $14.99
MOLLY DANGER: BOOK ONE HC
Writer(s): Jamal Igle
Artist(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c)
Cover Artist(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c)
Offered again! She's the hero you've been waiting for! Eternally child-like and inhumanly strong,
Molly Danger has protected the citizens of the once sleepy town of Coopersville, New York for the past 20 years from the terror
of the sinister Supermechs. But what secrets from her past threaten to destroy everything she holds dear when new
D.A.R.T. recruit Austin Briggs becomes her pilot?
48 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $19.99
PRINCELESS: THE PIRATE PRINCESS #0
Writer: Jeremy Whitley
Artist(s): Emily Martin and Soojin Paek
Cover Artist(s): Soojin Paek and M. Goodwin
Adrienne is the Princess who rescued herself and she is determined to save every girl left locked away in a tower by their parents.
But when Adrienne meets Raven, The Pirate Princess, she'll learn that she's not the only princess with a plan of her own!
Join Adrienne, Bedelia, and Raven for the beginning of a new and incredible chapter in the story of princesses who can do their own rescuing.
Jump onto the Princeless bandwagon for only a buck!
32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $1.00
SKYWARD/MIDNIGHT TIGER FCBD
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray–Anthony Height, DeWayne Feenstra
Artist(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray–Anthony Height, (i) Note Lovett
Cover Artists(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray –Anthony Height
Behold the Berserkers! Quinn and crew find themselves facing uncomfortable truths as sins of the past come back to reveal themselves.
Fans old and new won't want to miss the first look at what's on the horizon for Quinn and Jack! And in Midnight Tiger,
sometimes all it takes to become a hero is an unfortunate incident and a single split second decision. The origin of MidnightTiger!
32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC Free
THE SKYWARD ACTION PACK
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale
Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale
Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale
The following titles will be available for purchase in comic shops everywhere!
BO, PLUSHY GANGSTA #3 (of 3)
Writer(s): Pavel Balabanov
Artist Name(s): Pavel Balabanov
Cover Artist(s): Pavel Balabanov
Variant cover: Pavel Balabanov
As Bo Plushy’s showdown with the “Roswell” gang and their boss, the Serpent (a.k.a. Puppet Master) continues,
things aren’t what they appear! Does the Puppet Master have the voodoo teddy gangsta by the strings?
Or is it the other way ‘round? Come on, it’s Bo!
Features a painted cover variant by series creator Pavel Balabanov!
32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC $3.99
DRYSPELL # 1 (Bi-Monthly)
Writer(s): Ken Krekeler
Artist Name(s): Ken Krekeler
Cover Artist(s): Ken Krekeler
Variant cover: Ken Krekeler
Tom Ferris lives in a world of costumes and wonder. Figures streaking across the sky, hurling themselves over rooftops at night.
They are commonplace. But Tom doesn't notice that world anymore. His world is made up of
spreadsheets, phone bills, software, coffee, collared shirts. Every night, he lies awake, wishing to be the man he once was.
Today, Tom gets his wish. And the world will never forget him again.
Features a “design” cover variant by creator, Ken Krekeler!
32 pgs./All Ages/ FC $3.99
THE FINAL PLAGUE TPB
Writer(s): J.D. Arnold
Artist Name(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown
Cover Artist(s): Tony Guaraldi-Brown
The Original Animal Zombie Epic collected for the first time! Follow the terrifying tale of survival as a mutated rabies virus
turns animals great and small into bloodthirsty, rampaging beasts.Civilization crumbles, and only a small group of farmers
and scientists stand between us and total extinction!
Collects the entire first volume of the critically acclaimed horror series!!
160 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $14.99
MOLLY DANGER: BOOK ONE HC
Writer(s): Jamal Igle
Artist(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c)
Cover Artist(s): Jamal Igle (p), Juan Castro (i), Romulo Farjardo Jr. (c)
Offered again! She's the hero you've been waiting for! Eternally child-like and inhumanly strong,
Molly Danger has protected the citizens of the once sleepy town of Coopersville, New York for the past 20 years from the terror
of the sinister Supermechs. But what secrets from her past threaten to destroy everything she holds dear when new
D.A.R.T. recruit Austin Briggs becomes her pilot?
48 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $19.99
PRINCELESS: THE PIRATE PRINCESS #0
Writer: Jeremy Whitley
Artist(s): Emily Martin and Soojin Paek
Cover Artist(s): Soojin Paek and M. Goodwin
Adrienne is the Princess who rescued herself and she is determined to save every girl left locked away in a tower by their parents.
But when Adrienne meets Raven, The Pirate Princess, she'll learn that she's not the only princess with a plan of her own!
Join Adrienne, Bedelia, and Raven for the beginning of a new and incredible chapter in the story of princesses who can do their own rescuing.
Jump onto the Princeless bandwagon for only a buck!
32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $1.00
SKYWARD/MIDNIGHT TIGER FCBD
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray–Anthony Height, DeWayne Feenstra
Artist(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray–Anthony Height, (i) Note Lovett
Cover Artists(s): Jeremy Dale, Ray –Anthony Height
Behold the Berserkers! Quinn and crew find themselves facing uncomfortable truths as sins of the past come back to reveal themselves.
Fans old and new won't want to miss the first look at what's on the horizon for Quinn and Jack! And in Midnight Tiger,
sometimes all it takes to become a hero is an unfortunate incident and a single split second decision. The origin of MidnightTiger!
32 pgs./ All Ages/ FC Free
THE SKYWARD ACTION PACK
Writer(s): Jeremy Dale
Artist Name(s): Jeremy Dale
Cover Artist(s): Jeremy Dale
All three TPBs of Jeremy Dale’s hit series SKYWARD in one handy package! Follow the adventures of Quinn and his dog Jack
as they face off against fantastic, terrible threats, meet new curious allies, and find a new life amidst the invasion of their homeland.
Collects Skyward #1-9 in three volumes!
288 pgs./ All Ages/ FC $24.99
ZOMBIE TRAMP/EHMM THEORY FCBD
Writer(s): Dan Mendoza, Brockton McKinney
Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza, Larkin Ford
Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza, Larkin Ford
Are you bold enough to take a ride with Janey, the Zombie Tramp?!? If you pick her up, she might just share the story of
how she came to be the street walking dead!! Be brave so you can be ready for her all new series following this special issue!
You also get a mind shattering sneak preview from the second volume of the coolest comic series you haven’t read yet… Ehmm Theory!
32 pgs./ Mature Readers/ FC Free
ZOMBIE TRAMP VOL 2 TPB
Writer(s): Dan Mendoza
Artist Name(s): Dan Mendoza
Cover Artist(s): Dan Mendoza
Synopsis: Everyone’s favorite street-walking dead returns! Janey the Zombie Tramp makes a mysterious new friend and together
they board an express train to more fetish, gore, cartoon grindhouse mayhem in the style that fans of the series have come to love!
Are Janey’s budding undead powers enough to see her through another deadly adventure on the…Taint Train of Terror?
Collects the entire second volume just in time for the all new ongoing series relaunch!
128 pgs./Mature Readers/ FC $11.99
Sunday, February 23, 2014
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT COMICS IN STORES THIS WEEK 2/26/14
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