Ladies Making Comics

Market Monday One-Shot

My grown-up job strikes again and I’m out of town with spotty internet access, so here’s a quick bite of comics by ladies coming out on Wednesday that you should check out:

Adventures of Superhero Girl HC by Faith Erin Hicks, colored by Cris Peter

What if you can leap tall buildings and defeat alien monsters with your bare hands, but you buy your capes at secondhand stores and have a weakness for kittens? Cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks brings charming humor to the trials and tribulations of a young, female superhero, battling monsters both supernatural and mundane in an all-too-ordinary world.

Alabaster: Wolves HC, written by Caitlin R. Kiernan, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg

Dancy Flammarion may look like a frail teenage girl, but her journey through the swamps and byways of the American South brings her into battle with werewolves, monsters, and grotesque secrets, armed only with a knife and a mission to destroy the deadly creatures that lurk in shadow. Collects the five-issue miniseries.

Archer & Armstrong #7, art by Emanuela Lupacchino

Who shoots The Shootist?! What would an Eternal Warrior be without an immortal enemy? For centuries, The Shootist - the Sect’s most feared assassin - has been a pivotal player in world events. Now he has Archer & Armstrong in his sights! With Gilad and the new Geomancer’s help, can they stop the man who only fires shots heard ‘round the world?

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Avengers Assemble #12, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick

The sins of Black Widow’s past have resurfaced and threaten the safety of not only the Avengers, but also the entire world!! Widow, Spider-Woman and Hawkeye must travel to Siberia to search for a missing girl with ties to an old Soviet assassination. But the truth behind this girl’s disappearance may be more than the Avengers are prepared to handle! Acclaimed writer Kelly Sue DeConnick teams with Pete Woods for an all new Avengers Assemble epic!

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Green Lantern: The Animated Series #11, written by Cecil Castellucci

The Interceptor needs repairs, so the crew visits a junk depot! But the asteroid’s inhabitants aren’t happy about these visitors… And things get even worse when more ships arrive!

Katana #1, written by Ann Nocenti

From the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and BIRDS OF PREY! KATANA is a former assassin on a noble quest to restore the OUTSIDERS to their former glory! Will she succeed, or will she be overcome by the power of her sword, the SoulTaker?

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Supurbia #4, written by Grace Randolph

SUPES MEETS SOAPS! Caught red-handed and abandoned by Sovereign, Hella is faced with life behind bars until a surprise visitor offers her an unexpected alliance… Jeremy and Eli have safely returned to America, but who will rescue Batu from her persecution at the hands of the Daughters of Bright Moon?… Forced to choose between her estranged husband and her new love, Alexis makes a decision that will forever change the neighborhood… Don’t miss the shocking conclusion to “The Villain Next Door” as the steamy new era of SUPURBIA continues!

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Susceptible HC by Geneviève Castrée

Geneviève Castrée has long been beloved for her mini-comics, comics, visual art, and music. There is a unique quality to all of her artistic endeavors - quiet, serene, depressing. Castrée’s keen eye for detail and her fearless ability to probe the depths of her troubled past make Susceptible a stirring portrait of an artist coming into her own. Susceptible is the story of Goglu, a daydreamer growing up in Quebec in the ’80s and ’90s with a single mother. From a skillful artist comes a moving, beautiful story about families, loss, and growing up.