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April 20, 2018 by Lori Henderson

This Week’s Comics: Heroes and Legends

April 20, 2018 by Lori Henderson   Leave a Comment

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Highlights from this week’s new releases include a new Casper series from American Mythology Productions, where everyone’s favorite friendly ghost teams up with other Harvey pals, starting with Wendy, the Good Little Witch in Casper and Wendy #1. First Second releases a new graphic novel about finding your place with Be Prepared while Lion Forge lets Taco the Squirrel loose to write his own story in This Is A Taco.

The List:

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Ghoul Scouts I Was A Tweenage Werewolf #2, $3.99
Jupiter Jet #5 (Cover A Ben Matsuya), $3.99

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS
Casper And Wendy #1 (Cover A Jenni Gregory), $3.99

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Cosmo #4 (Cover A Patrick Spaz Spaziante), $3.99

BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #243, $3.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #26 (Cover A Jamal Campbell), $3.99
Steven Universe #15 (Cover A Joey Granger), $3.99

DC COMICS
Teen Titans Go #27, $2.99

FIRST SECOND
Be Prepared GN, $12.99
City On The Other Side GN, $16.99
Crafty Cat And The Great Butterfly Battle GN, $13.99

IDW PUBLISHING
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #65 (Cover A Andy Price), $3.99
My Little Pony Legends Of Magic Annual 2018 (Cover A Brenda Hickey), $7.99  **Weekly Pick**
Sonic The Hedgehog #3 (Cover A Tyson Hesse), $3.99
Star Wars Adventures #9 (Cover A Chad Thomas), $3.99
Star Wars Adventures Annual 2018 (Cover A Jon Sommariva), $7.99
Uncle Scrooge #34 (Cover A Alessandro Perina), $3.99
Walt Disney Showcase #2 (Mickey Mouse)(Cover A Andrea Freccero), $3.99

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LION FORGE
This Is A Taco HC, $15.99
Wrapped Up #6 (Cover A Scoot McMahon), $3.99

MARVEL COMICS
Marvel Super Hero Adventures Spider-Man And The Stolen Vibranium #1 (Cover A Gurihiru), $3.99  **Weekly Pick**
Ms. Marvel #29, $3.99

The Picks:

MLP Legends Annual My Little Pony Legends Of Magic Annual 2018 – IDW finishes their My Little Pony maxi series set in the past with a bang! Or more of a battle. A dark force bent on destruction attacks Starswirl the Bearded and a young Celestia and Luna. This new danger will test the skills of The Pillars as a team and bring them closer to their fateful final encounter in ancient Equestria. This oversized annual wraps up the Legends of Magic series and the tale of Equestria’s greatest heroes who sacrificed themselves to stop a great evil. Fans of the comic and cartoon series will want to check this final issue out.

Marvel Superhero Adventures 1 smallMarvel Super Hero Adventures Spider-Man And The Stolen Vibranium #1 – Marvel Comics starts a new superhero team-up series for young fans to read. Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man’s archenemy, goes to Wakanda to steal Vibranium, an incredible metal only found there. Spider-Man joins the king of Wakanda, the Black Panther, and his personal guard, the Dora Milaje to stop him. This new series will bring exciting stories filled with action, adventure, and a lesson to learn, that anyone can and will enjoy. And the art is adorable!

Images © IDW Publishing and Marvel Comics 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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