Marvel Voices Legacy One Shot by Various Artists, Taurin Clarke
You Look Like Death Tales from the Umbrella Academy #6 by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, Gabriel Ba
The Last Witch #2 by Conor McCreery, VV Glass
Jacob's comics for the week!
Department of Truth #6 by James Tynion IV, Elsa Charretier, Martin Simmonds
Spawn #315 by Todd McFarlane, Carlo Barberi, Bjorn Barends
Amazing Spider-Man #60 by Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley
Symbiote Spider-Man King in Black #4 by Peter David, Greg Land
Black Hammer Visions #1 by Patton Oswalt, Dean Kotz
Usagi Yojimbo Warrior's Road #4 by Stan Sakai
I haven't been speeding through books these days, because I've been using any extra time to read comics! I've made significant progress on my never-ending stack, and I hope to be completely caught up by this weekend (fingers crossed). Reading A Court of Silver Flames had me ignoring everything else, but it was totally worth it. ๐
Expected publication: June 1st 2021
Synopsis (via Goodreads): A queer YA #MeToo reimagining of Thelma & Louise with the aesthetic of Riverdale, for fans of Mindy McGinnis, Courtney Summers, and Rory Power.
When Trixie picks up her best friend Lux for their weekend getaway, she’s looking to escape for a little while, to forget the despair of being trapped in their dead-end Rust Belt town and the daunting responsibility of caring for her ailing mother. The girls are packing light: a supply of Diet Coke for Lux and her ‘89 Canon to help her frame the world in a sunnier light; half a pack of cigarettes for Trixie that she doesn’t really smoke, and a knife—one she’s just hanging on to for a friend—that she’s never used before.
But a single night of violence derails their trip and will forever change the course of the girls’ lives, as they go from ordinary high schoolers to wanted fugitives. Trying to stay ahead of the cops and a hellscape of media attention, the girls grapple with an unforgiving landscape, rapidly diminishing supplies, and disastrous decisions at every turn. As they are transformed by the media into the face of a #MeToo movement they didn’t ask to lead and the road before them begins to run out, Trixie and Lux realize that they can only rely on each other, and that the love they find together is the one thing that truly makes them free.
In rushing, powerful prose Julia Lynn Rubin takes readers on “a blistering, unapologetic thrill ride” (Emma Berquis) that will leave them haunted and reeling. Trouble Girls is “a powerful, beautifully-written gut punch” (Sophie Gonzales).
When Trixie picks up her best friend Lux for their weekend getaway, she’s looking to escape for a little while, to forget the despair of being trapped in their dead-end Rust Belt town and the daunting responsibility of caring for her ailing mother. The girls are packing light: a supply of Diet Coke for Lux and her ‘89 Canon to help her frame the world in a sunnier light; half a pack of cigarettes for Trixie that she doesn’t really smoke, and a knife—one she’s just hanging on to for a friend—that she’s never used before.
But a single night of violence derails their trip and will forever change the course of the girls’ lives, as they go from ordinary high schoolers to wanted fugitives. Trying to stay ahead of the cops and a hellscape of media attention, the girls grapple with an unforgiving landscape, rapidly diminishing supplies, and disastrous decisions at every turn. As they are transformed by the media into the face of a #MeToo movement they didn’t ask to lead and the road before them begins to run out, Trixie and Lux realize that they can only rely on each other, and that the love they find together is the one thing that truly makes them free.
In rushing, powerful prose Julia Lynn Rubin takes readers on “a blistering, unapologetic thrill ride” (Emma Berquis) that will leave them haunted and reeling. Trouble Girls is “a powerful, beautifully-written gut punch” (Sophie Gonzales).
Thelma and Louise you say?? I like it!
ReplyDeleteRight?? That's what sold it for me too!
DeleteAt least you're getting caught up on your comics.
ReplyDeleteI've made a lot of progress, but I would love to be completely caught up. There's just not enough time in a day. ๐
DeleteOoh, Trouble Girls sounds pretty dark!
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to it!
DeleteTh Last Witch looks fab! ๐๐๐
ReplyDeleteI have the first two issues... but haven't read them yet. ๐ Soon! Lol.
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