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February 23, 2018 by Lori Henderson

This Week’s Comics: Capture Sami

February 23, 2018 by Lori Henderson   Leave a Comment

Highlights from this week’s new releases include DC Comics handing out some Young Justice with Volume 2, a large trade stuffed with 12 full issues. IDW Publishing combs out the first issue of Tangled the Series, while Archie Comics continues the rock tour through time and space with Archies #5.

The List:

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Princeless Raven Year Two Love and Revenge #5, $3.99
Sami The Samurai Squirrel Welcome To Woodbriar GN, $9.99  **Weekly Pick**

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Archies #5 (Cover A Greg Smallwood), $3.99
Best Of Archie Comics Betty And Veronica Volume 2 TP, $9.99
World Of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #76, $6.99

BONGO COMICS
Krusty The Clown #1 (One Shot), $3.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Adventure Time Comics #20 (Cover A Rod Reis), $3.99
Capture Creatures TP, $14.99  **Weekly Pick**
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller Fairies #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Tyler Jenkins), $3.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #24 (Cover A Jamal Campbell), $3.99
Rugrats #5 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99

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DC COMICS
Teen Titans Go #26, $2.99
Young Justice Volume 2 TP, $29.99

IDW PUBLISHING
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #63 (Cover A Brenda Hickey), $3.99
Tangled #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Diogo Saito), $3.99

LION FORGE
Wrapped Up #5 (Cover A Scoot McMahon), $3.99

MARVEL COMICS
Monsters Unleashed #11, $3.99

The Picks:

Sami Samurai SquirrelSami The Samurai Squirrel Welcome To Woodbriar GN – Action Lab Entertainment releases another kid friendly series filled with action, adventure, and comedy. Sami is a samurai squirrel who lives in the village of Woodbriar with her friends. When the village comes under attack by the villainous hooded ghost named Visper, Sami is there to protect them. In order to stop Visper, Sami, joined by Bea the Bumblebee fairy and her other friends, goes on a journey to learn his secret. Along the way, they ninja monkeys, hungry pirates, and a cranky Cyber-Yeti! This series is part of the Aw Yeah! Comics line; it is created by Scoot McMahon and features an exclusive story co-written by the famous cartoonists Art Baltazar and Franco. Like the rest of the Aw Yeah Comics line, it will appeal to readers young and old.

Capture Creatures TPCapture Creatures TP – BOOM! Studios finally collects the fully painted comic book by Frank Gibson and Becky Dreistadt. Tamzen isn’t happy being alone. Her father is always working in the lab, and she doesn’t have a lot of friends. To pass the time, she goes into the new reclamation zone, getting herself into trouble with the forest rangers. But when she sees a creature unlike any other in the forest, it’s up to her, lab assistant Jory, and Ranger Teddy to journey to the reclamation zone to find these strange creatures, keep them safe, and discover their origins. This series originally came out in 2014, and after four years it is finally getting a trade. Fans of Pokemon and Bee and Puppycat will want to check this series out.

Images © Action Lab Entertainment and Boom! Studios respectively.

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About Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson is a mother of two teenage daughters and an avid reader. She blogs about manga at her personal blog Manga Xanadu as well as contributing and editing for Manga Village. She blogs about all things fandom (mainly Doctor Who) at her other personal blog Fangirl Xanadu. She's been at it so for over 5 years now and counting!

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