#Patrice Moreau

[ulkaralakbarova]

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Quentin: Gérard Depardieu Ruby: Jean Reno Commissioner Vernet: Richard Berry Prison psychiatrist: André Dussollier Vogel: Jean-Pierre Malo Katia / Sandra: Leonor Varela Lambert: Jean-Michel Noirey Mauricet: Laurent Gamelon Rocco: Aurélien Recoing Raffi: Vincent Moscato Martineau: Ticky Holgado Nosberg: Michel Aumont Jambier: Loïc Brabant Bourgoin: Arnaud Cassand Vavinet: Edgar Givry Teenager Becca: Adrien Saint-Joré Teenager Bryana Fletcher: Johan Libéreau Maximillian Lefevbre: Guy Delamarche Isabel Lefebvre: Rebecca Potok Chief Warden: Stéphane Boucher Fat jailbird: Ludovic Berthillot West Indian prisoner: Thierry René A cop: Pierre Rousselle A cop: Michaël Troude A cop: Norbert Haberlick A cop: Antoine Blanquefort Bank cashier: Eric Vanzetta Exchange office employee: Dominique Parent Exchange office employee: Luq Hamet Police Sergeant: Gérard Renault Prison hospital nurse: Pétronille Moss Prison hospital intern: Guillaume de Tonquédec Mental Home Radiologist: Jean Dell Mental Home Garden Nurse: Stéphane Jacquot Mental Home Garden Patient: Philippe Brigaud Bistrot Customer: Thierry Nenez Bistrot Owner: François Gamard Driver of the car with the broken roof: Julien Cafaro Thug: Valentin Merlet Thug: Romain Redler Girl on mobile: Armelle Deutsch Opel Driver: Alain Fourès Cop in Unmarked Van: Arnaud Le Bozec Police Inspector: Léon Clémence Prison Hospital Old Man: Michel Caccia Nurse at the secretariat: Luc Bernard Policeman in Unmarked Light Van: Fabrice Bousba Vogel’s man: Patrick Médioni Vogel’s man: Gilles Conseil Mental patient (uncredited): Eric Moreau (uncredited): Patrice Cols (uncredited): Pierre-Olivier Scotto Film Crew: Casting: Françoise Menidrey Sound: Jean Gargonne Original Music Composer: Marco Prince Editor: Georges Klotz Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gérard Lamps Director: Francis Veber Stunt Coordinator: Philippe Guégan Director of Photography: Luciano Tovoli Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd Executive Producer: Gérard Gaultier Script Supervisor: Isabelle Thévenet Costume Design: Jacqueline Bouchard Idea: Serge Frydman Sound: Bernard Bats Production Design: Dominique André Key Makeup Artist: Karina Gruais Key Makeup Artist: Turid Follvik First Assistant Director: Christopher Gachet Movie Reviews:

[lysakarell]

Le recueil Maudit II, un regroupement d’histoires à faire blêmir

La noirceur porte secours pour la cause de l’organisme SOS Violence Conjugale. Enfin, de la lumière dans les ténèbres!

Texte : Lysa Karell

Pour les chroniques littéraires : De Shakespeare à Senécal

Quelle Belle idée! L’auteur originaire de Trois-Pistoles, Dave Turcotte Lafond rallie 53 auteurs du Canada, de la France et de la Suisse pour offrir leurs admirables soutiens à l’organisme SOS violence conjugale. Sous forme de 63 nouvelles noires, ce livres de 566 pages promet des sensations fortes!

53 auteurs, 53 univers!

Il y a de quoi plaire à tous. Suspense, épouvante, fantastique, paranormal, horreur, la liste est longue.

Puisqu’il serait inadapté de vous parler de toutes les histoires de ce recueil dans cette chronique j’ai sélectionné quelques-unes d’entre elles pour attiser votre curiosité.

Ne commençant jamais par le commencement pour ce type d'ouvrage, j’ai choisi de débuter ma lecture avec L’enquête de Jean-Guy Martin. Lorsque j’aperçus dans sa première phrase (Il y a quelques années à Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton)... J’étais déjà curieuse de découvrir son récit. Ayant moi-même, il y a plusieurs années, travaillée en collaboration avec l'auteur dans le cadre d’une production cinématographique concernant divers cas de lieux hantés au Québec, dont celui-ci. J’avais vraiment hâte de découvrir son investigation. Car nous avions visité cet effroyable édifice séparément et à des moments différents. Cher lecteur, j’étais abasourdi par autant de véracité dans ses propos. Pour avoir prospecté ce lieu insolite, je vous promets que quelque chose de particulier renferment ces murs, Jean-Guy Martin vous offre la clef. Et par ce récit une petite frousse!

J’apprécie sincèrement le type d’écriture de Fannie Bourque avec Le chat noir, si bien détaillé que l’ont vie la nouvelle en se sentant à l’intérieur des mots. À mon avis c’est magistral de créer ce sentiment avec quelques pages et ainsi rendre des personnages de fiction attachants. Alors je suis impatiente de découvrir plus de contenue littéraire de cette auteure minutieuse et talentueuse.

Steve Anderson avec Un bon Diable a particulièrement attiré mon attention. Creepy comme j’affectionne un brin macabre Hollywoodien. Une satané bonne formule, rapide et efficace qui avec sa finalité avec un grand WoW reste imagée des heures et des heures comme fond d’écran mental. Un auteur qui vaut le détour !

Bien sûr il y a également Patrick Senécal, comment ne pas le mentionner? Captivée, fut la réelle sensation que Sur la route me fit ressentir. Il réussit d’une façon incomparable à rendre l’ambiance inquiétante par des concordances d’événements encadrés d’un environnement perturbant. Une fin en cascade qui émane du vertige vers l’inquiétude. Du Senécale perturbant qui rebondit vers du fantastique!

Abordant maintenant la nouvelle qui m’a le plus renversée; Sans les Dieux du comédien et auteur Patrice Godin, cet homme à un talent saisissant! Je suis encore troublée de son imagination bouillonnante d’obscurité. Seigneur, je crois que j’ai arrêté de respirer tout du long, oubliant peut-être même de cligner des yeux. J’étais scotché, dans une transe devant des lignes qui conduisent immanquablement à poursuivre l’événement à un rythme déchainé! Avis aux personnes fragiles, placez votre coeur sur pause durant cet épisode car vous serez facilement tourmenté.

Décidément une étincelle fantastique pour Arcanes divinatoires de la jeune Marie-Pier Moreau, mon chouchou de ce recueil. Un entremêlement de douceur obscurci de paranormal alimente une ingéniosité chimérique qui m’enchante. Assurément la relève littéraire du Canada, cette Demoiselle promettant l'avenir de la nouvelle génération.

Une combinaison de talents est encré dans ce projet et Dave Turcotte Lafond saillant de créativité transporte vers ses écrits. En plus de planifier les recueils maudits on y retrouve ses nouvelles : B-219 jours0 \ Léo et Samanne. Navigant entre l’horreur et l’intra apocalypse, l’auteur configure avec adresse un univers cauchemardesque signé d’une d’authenticité à impérativement explorer. C’est à donner envie d’en lire plus et encore plus avec ses romans B-219 Tomes 1-2-3, B-219 Monsieur V, You Tumeurs: L’urbex de l’horreur et You Tumeurs: L’invasion du monstre. Vous avez de quoi vous mettre sous la dent d’ici la prochaine Édition de ces nouvelles noires.

Une envolée bien réussie. La Première Édition du recueil maudit à amasser la somme de 13 402$ les fonts ont étés versés en totalité à l'organisme carrefour Familial des personnes handicapées.

C’est avec dévouement et fierté que Dave Turcotte Lafond finalise actuellement les préparatifs du tome 3. Cette fois, la liste des 58 auteurs est déjà complétée, la Belgique s'ajoute aux pays à offrir leurs générosités à ce projet au grand coeur.

Alors cher lecteurs, joignez vous aux auteurs francophones pour soutenir la cause SOS Violence Conjugale, 100% des ventes serons versées à l'organisme. Rendez-vous maintenant sur Amazon, l'unique endroit pour acquérir le Recueil maudit 2, car après le 30 novembre 2022 cette édition ne sera plus jamais, JAMAIS, jamais disponible.

Parce que tous ensemble ont fait la différence

LISTE DES AUTEURS

J-AN Joli ... Fannie Bourque

Mel Parker ... Patrick Senécal

Loana Hoarau ... Cetro

Patrice Godin ... Dave Turcotte Lafond

Jennifer Pelletier ... Alex Sol

Cyntia Dubé ... Steve Laflamme

Ben Morris ... Yvan Godbout

Sylvain Bouffard ... Eric Migliaccio

Anthony Lamacchia ... Pierre-Luc Cool

David Lajeunesse ... Eric Theriault

Anyk Dansereau ... Nicole Gauthier

Steve Anderson ... Oliver KrauQ

Stéphane Desroches ... Valérie Dionne

Paméla Chevrier ... Lou Benedict

Alain Leclerc ... Madeleine Robitaille

Éliane Boulanger-Racine ... Audrey Chevalier

Chantal Cool ... Julie Nadeau

Elyse Charbonneau ... Mick Bertrand

Frédéric Raymond ... Richard Cloutier

Dominik Casavant ... Jean-Guy Martin

Catherine Ouellet ... Sébastien Picard

Mélissa Laurendeau ... Charlène Desjardins

Marie-Pier Moreau ... Mélanie J. Francoeur

Nathalie Lambert ... Patrick Bonneau

Marc-Antoine Lauzon ... Migg

Marie-Christine Bernier ... Mylène Schanck

Mathieu Bonneau

[these-summer-nights-in-december]

Patrice Moreau

[inthemoodforportnawak]

Et merde...

RIP Didier Bezace (1946-2020)

(Photos - 1 : Patrice Normand - 3 :  Brigitte Enguerand - 7 : Agnès Bonnot)

[inag-mag]

Photography by Patrice Moreau

[globallogos]

Patrice Moreau

[candleghost]

[genevieveetguy]

Lumière, Jeanne Moreau (1976)

[etiennedaho]

UNE VIE, UNE OEUVRE (Deuxième Partie) Pour se replonger dans les destins de personnages forts et singuliers, France Culture propose cette série passionnante à écouter en replay ou en podcast. Voici une sélection personnelle des émissions. Bonne écoute. É.

Jeanne Moreau : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/jeanne-moreau-lunique-1928-2… Nico : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/nico-1938-1988-les-cicatrice… Lucian Freud : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/une-v…/lucian-freud-1922-2011 Patrice Chéreau : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/un…/patrice-chereau-1944-2013 Zelda Fitzgerald : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/zelda-fitzgerald-1900-1948-r… Yves Saint Laurent : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/une-vie-une-oeuvre/yves-sain… Maria Casares : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/maria-casares-femme-libre-et… Jacques Demy : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/une-v…/jacques-demy-1931-1990 Maurice Sachs : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/maurice-sachs-1906-1945-la-m… Hubert Selby Jr : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/hubert-selby-jr-le-puritain-… Tennessee Williams : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/tennessee-williams-la-jungle… Marcel Duchamps : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/une…/marcel-duchamp-1887-1968 Jean Cocteau : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/jean-cocteau-poete-insatiable Jean-Jacques Perrey : https://www.franceculture.fr/…/jean-jacques-perrey-1929-201…

[ozkar-krapo]

François IMBERT & Françoise MOREAU

"Chantines 2 / Fête de la Forêt"

(LP. Le Chant Du Monde. 1975) [FR]

[ulkaralakbarova]

Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: François Pignon: Pierre Richard Jean Lucas: Gérard Depardieu Christine Martin: Anny Duperey Paul Martin: Michel Aumont Tristan Martin: Stéphane Bierry Milan: Philippe Khorsand Ralph: Jean-Jacques Scheffer Jeannot: Roland Blanche Verdier: Jacques Frantz Raffart: Maurice Barrier Mrs. Raffart: Charlotte Maury-Sentier Louise: Gisèle Pascal Stéphane: Patrick Blondel Michèle Raffart: Florence Moreau Patron of “Star Trek”: Patrice Melennec Hotel Receptionist: Robert Dalban Internal: François Bernheim …: Bruno Allain Man in garage blocked by car: Philippe Brigaud …: Pulcher Castan …: Luc-Antoine Diquéro Journalist who flirts with Lucas: Natacha Guinaudeau …: Sonia Laroze Thug: Patrick Laurent …: Jean-Claude Martin …: Guy Matchoro Julien: Jacques Maury Toilet attendant: Jacqueline Noëlle …: Christian Bianchi …: Gérard Camp …: Patrick Le Barz …: Philippe Ribes …: Claude Rossignol Michelle (uncredited): Florence Mancini Film Crew: Original Music Composer: Vladimir Cosma Producer: Francis Veber Director of Photography: Claude Agostini Editor: Marie-Sophie Dubus Producer: Pierre Richard Costume Design: Corinne Jorry Production Design: Gérard Daoudal Assistant Director: Francis de Gueltzl Casting: Françoise Menidrey Sound: Bernard Aubouy Producer: Gérard Depardieu Production Manager: Jean-Claude Bourlat Script Supervisor: Colette Crochot Boom Operator: Sophie Chiabaut Electrician: Richard Vidal Makeup Artist: Thi-Loan Nguyen Stunt Coordinator: Guy Di Rigo Location Manager: Jean-Yves Asselin Stunt Coordinator: Antoine Baud First Assistant Camera: François Amado Movie Reviews:

[sophiechoir]

Artists I Like

(Listmaking is totally a creative exercise, right? Right? If that’s true then this is the longest running creative exercise I’ve ever indulged in lol)

Gerda Wegener - fashion & lesbian art nouveau/deco

Harry Watrous - enigmatic paintings of sophisticated women

Helen Frankenthaler - abstract expressionist paintings

Sergio Toppi - italian illustrations & comics

Dan Hillier - contemporary spooky angelic ink/print/collage

Mike Binge - 70s sci fi art

Gustave Dore - highly detailed wood-engravings prints, dante

Paul César Helleu - numerous portraits of beautiful society women

Roberto Ferri - making the old masters cool again

Gustav Vigeland - weird figure sculptures

NC Wyeth - one of america’s greatest illustrators

Andrew Wyeth - melancholy realism painter

Frank Frazetta - best fantasy & pulp artist

John Buscema - conan comics artist

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez - wonder woman comics artist

Parker Hagarty - landscapes & figures

Henry Patrick Raleigh - star of golden age of illustration, high society drawings

Paul Lehr - 70s future-fantasy pulp illustrations

Stanley Meltzoff - 50s scifi/pulp cover illustrations

Alphonse Mucha - art nouveau

Kawase Hasui - japanese woodblock prints

Edmund Dulac - delicate detailed book illustrations

Makoto Takahashi - vintage shoujo manga

Harry Clarke - super detailed & dark art nouveau/deco illustrations

Sophie Lecuyer - contemporary spooky illustrations

Wassily Kandinsky - abstract geometry

George F. Kerr - book illustrations

Beatrix Potter - book illustrations

Mary Bauermeister - eclectic sculptures & drawings - geomancy

John William Waterhouse - Pre-Raphaelite paintings

Alexandre de Riquer - gorgeous mucha-esque posters & illustrations

Gianpaolo Pagni - patterned graphic designs

Giovanni Boldini - dynamic paintings/portraits, “Master of Swish”

Erté - art deco fashion ladies (new orleans!)

Cicely Mary Barker - fairy illustrations

Dorothy P. Lathrop - beautiful childrens book black n white illustrations

Kay Nielsen - glittering golden age illustrations

Coles Phillips - “fadeaway girl” golden age illustrations

Gustav Klimt - gold 💋

Koloman Moser - patterned art nouveau

Konstantin Tarasov - contemporary colorful & detailed digital drawings

Carlo Dolci - soft & dramatic chiaroscuro baroque religious portraits

Trung Le Nguyen aka Trungles - deviantart digital artist, colorful golden age mixed with anime illustrations

John Everett Millais - Pre-Raphaelite paintings

Arthur Rackham - English golden age illustrations, muted colors

Syd Mead - industrial & sci fi concept art

Mario Garbuglia - Barbarella set design

Henri Patrice Dillon - dreamy fadeaway muted illustrations/paintings

Frantisek Kupka - later Czech painter who began in representational art and evolved into pure abstraction

John Bauer - classic nordic fairy tale/myth illustrations

Aya Takano - superflat/anime but make it fine art

John Singer Sargent - heavenly portraits

Winslow Homer - masculine largely marine landscapes

George Barbier - art deco illustrations

Edward Okuń - polish art nouveau & symbolist painter

Robert Anning Bell - paintings & illustrations

Thomas Cooper Gotch - sorta preraphaelite paintings, portraits of girls

Jules Chéret - colorful french posters

Kaarina Kaila - dreamy soft children’s illustrations (almost kitsch)

Helen Hyde - japanese woodblock prints but actually they’re american

Melchior Lechter - paintings and book designs. “His hieratic, symbolic, decorative style combined gothic elements with art nouveau”

Jan Mankes - gentle unlined dutch paintings

Amrita Sher-Gil - contemporary indian paintings, mostly of woc

Sydney Long - australian watercolor landscapes

Carlos Schwabe - freaky religious/mythological symbolist paintings

Bob Pepper - groovy 60s-80s pulp illustrations

Frank R. Paul - scifi illustrations

Chéri Hérouard - La Vie Parisienne french illustrations

John Berkey - scifi illustrations/concept art

Aubrey Beardsley - fin de siecle black and white illustrations

Charles Caryl Coleman - pretty still lifes & landscapes, flowers & capri

Erich Schutz - Austrian illustrator of children's books, Schutz was influenced by Art Nouveau, and specialised in painting fairies and mermaids

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - French painter, printmaker, caricaturist and illustrator

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale - lush detailed paintings of richly dressed figures and scenes

Anne Claude de Caylus - not sure if he actually made them but print illustrations of peasantfolk

Friedrich König - Austrian prints & paintings, Klimt contemporary

Georges Barbier - french illustrations like erté

Betty Jiang - contemporary pretty pearly & dark digital art

Stephan Sinding - marble sculptures of lovers

Heikala - contemporary soft & sweet watercolor & ink illustrations anime inspired

Paul-Albert Besnard - french prints & paintings in between academic & impressionist

Henry Ossawa Tanner - biblical realism paintings

Norman Lindsay - etchings with lotsa great figures

Michael O’Toole - colorful landscapes

Caspar David Friedrich - moody Romantic paintings

Gian Lorenzo Bernini - iconic baroque marble sculptures

Francois Schuiten - french detailed architecture comic art

Adrienne Gaha - colorful contemporary half-abstract paintings

Tradd Moore - trippy silver surfer comic art

tono/rt0no (on tumblr) - super cute illustrations of victorian cats ;-;

Nanaco Yashiro - pretty colorful contemporary illustrations

Ramiro Sanchez - contemporary traditional painter, director of painting program at Florence Academy of Art

Isabella Fassler - contemporary colorful illustrations

Florence Harrison - art nouveau childrens book fairy tale illustrations

Shahzia Sikander - contemporary Pakistani-American visual artist

Atelier Heinrichs - trippy colorful collage covers for sci fi pulps

John Macallan Swan - pretty kitties

JC Leyendecker - our fave dapper gents

Frederick Sandys - pre raphaelite paintings

Stepan Kolesnikov - realist yet stylized russian paintings

Okumi Iyo - embroidered illustrations

William Henry Barribal - colorful art deco paintings

Ilya Glazunov - russian historical/orthodox paintings in the time of communism

Igor Karash - spooky illustrations

Daud Ahkriev - his drawings of fishermen

Seiichi Hayashi - pretty, contemporary japanese manga & illustrations ft women

Nola (nolawon.art) - pretty, detailed takashi murakami-esque illustrations

Harrison Fisher - classic american illustrator, pretty women

John Austen - gorgeous black n white detailed hamlet illustrations

Gustave Moreau - fantastical & aesthetic french paintings admired by proust

Ceri Richards - welsh abstract paintings of people indoors

Otto Mueller - highly textured angular colorful paintings with bold lines

Henri Privat-Livemont - Art Nouveau posters

Giovanni di Paolo - prolific painter and illustrator of manuscripts, including Dante's texts

Ben Reeves - contemporary painter, moody & blue-heavy collages of colors

Alex Niño - amazing abstracted comic artist

Ludovic Alleaume - dreamy french paintings

Yoshiko Fukushima - unsettling figures with strange colors, superflat paintings

Zinaida Serebriakova - kind realistic russian paintings of pretty women and children

Harold Robert Millar (H.R. Millar) - famous Scottish graphic artist and illustrator of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Alice Marshall - delicate illustrations of fairies on black background

Stanislaw Kamocki - colorful Polish landscape paintings

Bertha Lum - American version of Japanese woodblock prints

Raphael Kirchner - art deco fashion illustrations

Tamara de Lempicka - highly stylized art deco portraits of ladies, polish

Phil Greenwood - bright pop-y floral landscapes

Rose Cecil O'Neill - vintage illustrations & cartoons

John Rush - great use of color in figure drawings

Jean Delville - otherworldly paintings

Paul-albert Besnard - monochromatic prints

Helene Schjerfbeck - modernist subtle portraits

Heinrich Lefler - beautiful detailed narrative paintings/illustrations

Maximilian Liebenwein - art nouveau illustrations

Franklin Booth - detailed pen and ink drawings

Ulla Thynell - dreamy contemporary illustrations

Jun'ichi Nakahara - japanese graphic artist, early manga

K.F.E. von Freyhold - playful German book illustrations

Beth Billups - contemporary abstract painter

William McGregor Paxton - interior scenes of woman like Henry James depicts them

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - Australian illustrator of children's books. Her work mostly depicted fairies

Ernest Biéler - Swiss painter, draughtsman and printmaker

Junko Ogawa (@junk_junk_junk on ig) - surreal anime style drawings

Marianne Stokes - Austrian painter, one of the leading women artists in Victorian England

Lee Mullican - abstract paintings

Rae Klein - creepy surreal paintings

[these-summer-nights-in-december]

Patrice Moreau

[ptrcmr]

https://www.instagram.com/the.new.topographic.movement/

The second in our occasional series of Instagram 'Featured Artists'. This time it's Patrice Moreau @ptrcmr

[inthemoodforportnawak]

PTRCMR

[eddycurrents]

For the week of 14 October 2019

Quick Bits:

Absolute Carnage #4 is pretty damn big as we head towards the conclusion. Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Jay Leisten, Frank Martin, and Clayton Cowles set up near insurmountable odds for Eddie and Spider-Man to face, as Carnage inches closer to victory. It’s very daunting, especially as we potentially see hope fade as other dominoes fall into place. Though a shock revelation might lead to something good for the conclusion. The tension mounting and the continued blend of the rest of the tie-ins to the main story are very entertaining.

| Published by Marvel

Absolute Carnage: Avengers #1 gives us a lead-in to how the previously symbiote-afflicted heroes got to Venom in Absolute Carnage #3 in addition to a bit about beacons in New York and San Francisco calling all symbiotes to feed something. It’s more elaboration on some details between panels for the event, but it’s rather entertaining and covers an element that was otherwise glossed over in the main series. Great art from Alberto Alburquerque, Guiu Vilanova, and Rachelle Rosenberg.

| Published by Marvel

Aquaman #53 reveals more about Thomas Mauer and his history in the founding of Amnesty, complete with some really weird powers regarding manifesting beasties. Then, a reunion of Arthur and Mera is basically aborted as Black Manta attack. Kelly Sue DeConnick, Robson Rocha, Eduardo Pansica, Daniel Henriques, Julio Ferreira, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles continue to deliver one of the best stories from DC.

| Published by DC Comics

Archie #708 sees everything start to come together as all of the disparate story threads begin to converge somehow with Fox Forest. Nick Spencer, Mariko Tamaki, Sandy Jarrell, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli really build tension here, with a rather spooky feel for what’s going on.

| Published by Archie Comics

Batman #81 continues this next stage of Batman’s assault on the “City of Bane” as all of his “kids” work together to try to take down his father and he attempts to bring the fight to Bane himself. Tom King guides us through a narration essentially putting together some of the missing pieces in Gotham Girl’s story and further protections that he left in the city after Batman’s “breaking”.

| Published by DC Comics

Bettie Page Unbound #5 serves as a coda to the first arc, from David Avallone, Moy R, Ellie Wright, Sheelagh D, and Taylor Esposito. It gives a bit of perspective on Bettie’s trip through alternate realities, while dealing a bit more with the spies who’ve been chasing her.

| Published by Dynamite

The Black Ghost #2 is firing on all cylinders. The story that Alex Segura, Monica Gallagher, George Kambadais, Ellie Wright, and Taylor Esposito are telling here is incredibly compelling, going deep into Lara’s downward spiral following the death of the Black Ghost and all of the mounting problems in her life. There’s a very interesting theme of the intersection of solving a mystery and obsession, complete with the black hole of alcoholism, that just grabs you.

| Published by New Wave Comics

Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #2 concludes this opening arc from Jim Zub, Lan Medina, Craig Yeung, Marcio Menyz, and Joe Sabino. We get an interesting mix of Okoye and Janet facing their greatest fears, while elaborating further on the current state of the Sentry. I like this quick, two-part introductory arc structure, further giving this title the feel of a specialized group for certain threats.

| Published by Marvel

Captain Marvel #11 concludes the “Falling Star” arc, revealing more fallout from the first arc and the sheer damage that it’s done to Ripley after she fell into the Nuclear Man’s reality. Kelly Thompson, Carmen Carnero, Tamra Bonvillain, and Clayton Cowles develop a rather demented look on “heroism” here that is quite disturbing.

| Published by Marvel

Chastity #2 unveils more of the human trafficking operation that Chastity has found herself in. It’s not very pretty, but there are some nice funny moments to break up the dark subject matter. Leah Williams, David Maine, Bryan Valenza, and Carlos M. Mangual are telling an interesting story here.

| Published by Dynamite

Contagion #3 continues to escalate the terror of the fungus plaguing New York, and now possibly beyond. There are appearances here of some very interesting near forgotten characters that are nice to see. Great art from Mack Chater, Stephen Segovia, Veronica Gandini, and Andrew Crossley.

| Published by Marvel

Cult Classic: Creature Feature #1 is an interesting start to this second series. You don’t need to have read Return to Whisper before this, but I still highly recommend that series. Here Eliot Rahal, John Bivens, Jerrie, Monahan, and Taylor Esposito kick off a rather hectic beginning with alien creatures. The art from Bivens, Jerrie, and Monahan is wonderful.

| Published by Vault

Dark Red #7 continues to develop the current state of the vampires after taking out the Nazis who were trying to take over, while Chip works to get the little were back to her werepeople. Definitely an interesting society that Tim Seeley, Corin Howell, Mark Englert, and Carlos M. Mangual are creating here.

| Published by AfterShock

Excellence #6 concludes the first arc in rather spectacular fashion. Brandon Thomas, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez, and Deron Bennett have been doing some excellent character and world-building in this story and it really pays off here as we get a confrontation between Spencer and his dad, followed by one hell of a revelation that practically changes everything. Great stuff here.

| Published by Image / Skybound

Gideon Falls #17 begins “The Pentoculus” as things start to coalesce again into a sort of “normalcy” in both of our “main” Gideon Falls realities, even as something horrible takes hold of Sheriff Miller’s father. Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart, and Steve Wands establish even more horror here and the feeling that something more is very, very wrong.

| Published by Image

Guardians of the Galaxy #10 catches up with the new baby Magus as we find out that the new incarnation might be as dangerous and deadly as the earlier ones. Also, what Donny Cates is doing with Rocket just cuts to the core.

| Published by Marvel

Hit Girl: Season 2 #9 is the first part of “India” from Peter Milligan, Alison Sampson, Tríona Farrell, and Clem Robins. It sends Mindy off to the street of Mumbai where she’s trying to deal with a bizarre child trafficking/labour ring, and finding out that her actions may have caused more complications than good. There’s a very different feel to this new arc so far.

| Published by Image

Inferior 5 #2 sure is...something. I’m still not entirely sure of the experiments or the characters or the setting, but Jeff Lemire, Keith Giffen, Michelle Delecki, Hi-Fi, and Rob Leigh are doing something that might be interesting here when we see a broader picture. It’s very “huh?” issue to issue so far. The back-up featuring Peacemaker, though, continues to be very compelling. Especially as it reveals that he may well be completely insane.

| Published by DC Comics

The Island of Doctor Moreau #2 concludes this adaptation of the HG Wells story from Ted Adams, Gabriel Rodríguez, Nelson Dániel, and Robbie Robbins. Other than a few minor changes, it’s fairly faithful to the original. The story here is mostly told in double page spreads from Rodríguez and Dániel and they’re absolutely beautiful.

| Published by IDW

Justice League #34 reminds us that revenge isn’t necessarily the correct path to take all the time, or possibly any time, as the endgame plays out across the different timelines and the combined forces gather for one final push against Perpetua. Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Bruno Redondo, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi, and Tom Napolitano lay out a wonderful tale of the final battle and a stupid, selfish act that has possibly doomed everything.

| Published by DC Comics

Killer Groove #5 concludes what has been an excellent crime tale from Ollie Masters, Eoin Marron, Jordie Bellaire, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. There’s an incredible nihilism here that feeds into a very fitting end.

| Published by AfterShock

KI-6: Killers #4 gains a bit of a title change with the “KI-6″ bit in this penultimate issue of the series. Not really sure why, but it doesn’t ultimately make a difference for the story being told by B. Clay Moore, Fernando Dagnino, José Villarrubia, and Jeff Powell. We get a nice bit of the Jonin’s history before the two rival groups of former Ninjas show up.

| Published by Valiant

The Marked #1 begins a new series from the Sonata team of David Hine, Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke, and Francis Takenaga. It blends magic and tattoos as we learn of the history of a group of magicians who have defended the world from evil through the eyes of their newest recruit Saskia. Beautiful art as usual from the Haberlin/Van Dyke team.

| Published by Image / Shadowline

The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask #1 is kind of a strange return for the property, in a story from Christopher Cantwell, Patric Reynolds, Lee Loughridge, and Nate Piekos. It’s dark and deranged, which fits very well overall. While it does follow on from the previous stories, all that you really need to know to enjoy this story itself is revealed here. The political element adds an even greater feeling of being put off-balance.

| Published by Dark Horse

Midnight Vista #2 very nicely develops what Oliver remembers of his abduction and the fallout that has been happening in the ensuing years since he’s been missing. Eliot Rahal, Clara Meath, Mark Englert, and Taylor Esposito are doing some interesting things here, especially as other forces are trying to guide Oliver’s story.

| Published by AfterShock

Psi-Lords #5 elaborates a bit further on the societal structure of the Gyre and the various gangs on it, while we see one of the Starwatchers try to turn Steve. It’s interesting as we get a little bit that gives us more of an insight into the ties to the broader Valiant Universe here and some very nice character building. Renato Guedes art remains phenomenal.

| Published by Valiant

Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons - Chapter II: Painscape #2 guides us through some of Rick’s history with D&D, creating some horrible characters that anyone who’s played the game will be familiar with, and an entertaining dungeon crawl. I’m still loving how perfectly Jim Zub, Troy Little, Leonardo Ito, and Crank! are integrating D&D into Rick and Morty.

| Published by Oni Press & IDW

Rumble #17 follows a similar format as last issue’s selection of three stories, only this time there are only two stories, with one split between two different creators. That two-part story is a wonderful crossover between Rumble and Head Lopper, with Andrew MacLean and James Harren handling the line art. It’s pretty great overall, with a natural melding of the two properties, and very nice to see Harren’s return. 

| Published by Image

Savage Sword of Conan #10 begins a new arc from Roy Thomas, Alan Davis, Cam Smith, Chris Sotomayor, and Travis Lanham. It’s wonderful to see a new Roy Thomas story and the art from Davis, Smith, and Sotomayor is great. The story itself is interesting, drawing from some traditional Conan elements of a tavern fight and being hired as a bodyguard.

| Published by Marvel

Savage Tales: Red Sonja Halloween Special is essential if you’re reading the ongoing Red Sonja series. It works well on its own as well, but for readers of the series it builds on Sonja’s trip to the tower of sorcerers in her youth and gives some great insight into her past. Wonderful work here overall from Mark Russell, Jacob Edgar, Dearbhla Kelly, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

| Published by Dynamite

Something is Killing the Children #2 is even better than the first issue, fleshing out our monster hunter a bit and causing all sorts of complications for her. There are some great characterizations here, nicely capturing some of the reactions from people experiencing the tragedy of a lost or murdered family member. James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Miquel Muerto, and AndWorld Design are doing something great here.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader’s Castle #3 gives us a central story of Ventress hunting a quarry, illustrated by Nick Brokenshire. I’m still very much enjoying how Cavan Scott is using the central tale and its context to elaborate on what he, Francesco Francavilla, and AndWorld Design are doing with the framing story.

| Published IDW

Steeple #2 features all of the charm and humour of Giant Days, but then adds some rather over-the-top supernatural elements that just manages to elevate that charm and humour further. John Allison, Sarah Stern, and Jim Campbell are delivering a rather wholesome look at monster hunting and finding common ground with your local hooligans and Satanists.

| Published by Dark Horse

Strayed #3 advances towards oblivion, as Lou finds the flower-maker and the Premier enacts another piece of his plan for total control. Carlos Giffoni, Juan Doe, and Matt Krotzer continue to tell the heartbreaking tale of this brave little kitty being used and abused by his humans. It’s really sad as to how monstrous humanity is.

| Published by Dark Horse

Superman Smashes the Klan #1 is really damn good. Inspired by the radio serial of the same name, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru, and Janice Chiang present a wonderfully nuanced tale of the struggle that a young Chinese family have moving to Metropolis and the overt and casual racism that greets them. The characterizations of the family are impeccable, giving us what feels like very real people, and it makes the story even more heartbreaking when you see what’s happening to them. Especially through the gorgeous art from the Gurihiru pair.

| Published by DC Comics

Tales from the Dark Multiverse - Batman: Knightfall #1 is the first of these one-shots examining some of the most popular events of the DC Universe as they played out in dark reflection. Your enjoyment of this will definitely be predicated on how much you enjoy the grim and gritty Batmen who went wrong during Metal. As a story, though, Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Javier Fernandez, Alex Guimarães, and Clayton Cowles give us an interesting one, with some nice twists, and a suitably bleak Gotham. The art from Fernandez and Guimarães is really good.

| Published by DC Comics

Teen Titans #35 gives us new perspective on the traitor to the team, with Adam Glass, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, and Rob Leigh building up sympathy for their decisions, even if they are somewhat demented. It also continues to point that what Damian has been doing is rather villainous. The shades of grey are fairly interesting.

| Published by DC Comics

Trees: Three Fates #2 delves a bit more into the mystery of the dead man and also a great depiction in the past of the romance blossoming between Klara and Sasha. Warren Ellis, Jason Howard, Dee Cunniffe, and Fonografiks are building a very compelling story here, complete with some interesting big ideas to make you wonder about Sasha.

| Published by Image

Vampirella #4 is still rather odd, told in a rather disjointed way that’s pretty much Priest’s style to its natural extreme. Weird stuff with the nuns and all sorts of temptation. The art from Ergün Gündüz remains a huge draw for this story.

| Published by Dynamite

X-Men #1 begins the first wave of the “Dawn of X” titles in this next stage of the brave new world the X-Men have found themselves in, from Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Garry Alanguilan, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles. It’s much more “normal” compared to the HOXPOX event, operating more standard hero/villain conflict and setting up the continued threat of Orchis, but there are still moments to bask in the new with Magneto and the potentially unsettling as we see Corsair react to all of his family together and the strangeness of Krakoa. This feels like a way to make more traditional X-elements work within this new framework, giving us a great start.

| Published by Marvel

Other Highlights: Absolute Carnage: Scream #3, Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool #3, Aero #4, Analog #9, Ask for Mercy - Season 2 #3, Captain America #15, Crazy #1, The Crow/Hack/Slash #4, Dead Beats, Death-Defying Devil #3, Firefly #10, History of the Marvel Universe #4, Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Alliance #2, Lucifer #13, Marvel Action: Black Panther #4, Once & Future #3, The Realm #15, Sparrows Roar, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #4, Titans: Burning Rage #3, Wonder Woman: Come Back to Me #4

Recommended Collections: Bad Luck Chuck - Volume 1, Black Hammer: Streets of Spiral, Calamity Kate - Volume 1, Coda - Volume 3, Critical Role: Vox Machina - Origins - Volume 1, Gideon Falls - Volume 3: Stations of the Cross, Goddess Mode, Gogor, Justice League Dark - Volume 2: Lords of Order, The Life & Death of Toyo Harada, Ms. Marvel - Volume 1, Planet of the Nerds - Volume 1, Robots & Princesses - Volume 1, Runaways - Volume 4: But You Can’t Hide, Spider-Man: City at War, Star Wars: Tie Fighter

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