#Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4

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RADIO SPACEMAN

This week saw the release of the last half of Mike Mignola’s Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4.

This story was a lot of fun.  It had spacemen, space frogmen, space bearmen, space kaiju, a space vampire, a space archaeologist, and some more space stuff.  If you haven’t read it yet, just be forwarned that there will be no more missions to Numa 4.  But hopefully Radio Spaceman will return.

It’s nice to see Mignola branch out with stories that aren't related to his Hellboy-centric Mignolaverse (not that there’s anything wrong with those; I love me some Hellboy - in a purely Platonic way, of course!).  I wish he was drawing this story as well as writing, but I keep reading that he’s semi-retired, so I should be thankful for whatever I can get. 

Still, I wish he could have provided a cover for this isssue.  In lieu of that, I have a fewl sketches he’s done of Radio Spaceman to fill that void.

Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 is on sale now at yer local comic book shoppe. 

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Preview: Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 #1 (of 2)

Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 #1 preview. When a ship crashes and lands on a mysterious planet and some of the surviving crew go missing, the mysterious mechanical hero Radio Spaceman is called to investigate #MikeMignola #comics #comicbooks

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Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 • Mike Mignola • Greg Hinkle • Dave Stewart • Dark Horse Comics

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Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart, cover for Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 #1 (Dark Horse, forthcoming March 2, 2022).

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Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 Art by Greg Hinkle

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Comics from Arcane for the week of April 13, 2022: Shadowman 8, What If Miles Morales 2, Flashpoint Beyond 0, The Wrong Earth: Fame & Fortune 1, Captain Carter 2, Naomi Season Two 2, Elektra 100, Nocterra 9, Superman Son of Kal-El 10, Wonder Woman 786, Radio Spaceman Mission to Numa 4 2, The Sword of Hyperborea 4.

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What's Out This Week? 3/2

HAPPY SMARCH COME GET YA BOOKS

Everything Sucks! #1 - Michael Sweater

Noah and Calla are high, hungry, and should probably go outside. Unfortunately, the outside sucks. You can't even get a burger without the whole place almost burning down! Michael Sweater combines 90s animation nostalgia, sitcom antics, and a seasoning of stoner comedy in this new series. Includes stickers and poster!

Follow Me Into The Darkness #1 (of 4) - Damian Connelly

Less than a day until the apocalypse. The darkness guides Yuko and Sebastian to Alaska. There, they will look for a girl who lives hiding in the forest, and who may be the key to prevent the imminent final judgment. Meanwhile, the children of the comet face a new and peculiar threat in Kolosimo's Chinatown.

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Shapeshifters #1 (of 4) - Andre R Frattino & Nori Retherford

The Ringo Award-winning anthology series returns with four tales of Shapeshifters from around the world! Writer Andre R. Frattino (Simon Says: Nazi Hunter) spins a tale about the Celtic myth of the Children of Lir. Dain, a nefarious, power-hungry user and Li's brother-in-law, plots to steal the throne from Lir and his family by turning Lir's children into swans and ascending the throne himself. Fionna, the oldest, wants only to gain revenge against Dain, in order to continue her quest to help her father secure his fierce and fearsome legacy as a renowned warrior. While Fionna attempts to find a way to break the curse, the swan-children are forced to wander near and far for nearly a thousand years. They endure much hardship and sorrow, but face the curse together... finding solace and strength in one another.

Juniper #1 - Nathan Tomsic, Georgiana Brown & Lorenzo Colangeli

Juniper is the only human girl on the planet of Nerth. Accompanied by her loyal robot pal, she embarks on an adventure to discover what happened to her vanished friend.  She accidentally becomes embroiled in a larger mystery. A malevolent spirit has dark plans for the universe and Juniper's actions have made her a obstacle, an irritation, this evil being plans to eliminate.

Loaded Bible: Blood Of My Blood #1 (of 6) - Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando & Guiseppe Cafano

Decades after the events of the original cult series, Jesus' vampire-hunting clone is a bigger outlaw than ever, and now, he has to face a threat like no other. The church has cut a deal with the vampire nations to unite under their cloned savior - Dracula. A 6-part monthly miniseries starting on Ash Wednesday!

Radio Spaceman: Mission To Numa #1 (of 2) - Mike Mignola & Greg Hinkle

When a ship crashes and lands on a mysterious planet and some of the surviving crew go missing, the mysterious mechanical hero Radio Spaceman is called to investigate. But the planet hides much more than the missing crew, and Radio Spaceman may be stumbling into more than even he can handle. Based on Mignola's viral pencil sketches, Radio Spaceman is a steampunk space adventure full of mystery, monsters, and awesome gadgets. Featuring the amazing art of Greg Hinkle (The Beauty, Black Cloud) and colors by longtime Mignolaverse collaborator Dave Stewart, this new series is perfect for Mignola fans old and new!

Rogue Sun #1 - Ryan Parrott, Abel & Chris O'Halloran

Yesterday: New Orleans' greatest hero, ROGUE SUN, was murdered. Today: rebellious teenager DYLAN SIEGEL discovers that Rogue Sun was his estranged father, Marcus-and that he's inherited his father's mantle. Tasked with protecting our world from the forces of the supernatural-and solving his father's murder-Dylan will be forced to come to terms with the man he's spent the majority of his life hating.

Whatcha snagging this week, Fantomites?

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RADIO SPACEMAN

Radio Spaceman is a character created by Mike Mignola who, I believe, first showed up on Mignola’s Twitter page. 

During the pandemic Mignola was posting a sketch a day to entertain his fans (heck, he might still be doing it, but I ain’t on the Twitter so I don’t know).  These  character sketches ran the gamut from comic books, pop culture, and original ideas.

Radio Spaceman must be near and dear to Mignola’s heart because he kept showing up in the daily sketches.  From what I understand, many other people were entranced by the character and wanted to know more about him.

Which brings us to today, when the first issue of Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 was released.

Mike Mignola is semi-retired these days, so he rarely writes and/or draws comic stories by himself anymore.  I was happy to see he was the sole writer of this story.  While I would have liked him to draw the story as well, artist Greg Hinkle does a good job of giving the pages that familiar Mignola aesthetic while retaining his own style.  And longtime Mignola collaborator Dave Stewart does another phenomenal job with the colors.

Still, there’s something about a story written by a cartoonist (someone who writes and draws their own stories) like Mignola (or Art Adams, or Walt Simonson, and many others) but drawn by someone else that just feels...off.

Or maybe I’m the only one who feels this way.

Anyhoos, Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 is a fun read.  It feels like a future/space opera Amazing Screw-On Head, which in my book is very much a good thing.  I will say no more so as not to spoil the story for those who’ve not read it yet.

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Preview: Radio Spaceman #2 (of 2)

Radio Spaceman #2 preview. The horrors at the mysterious temple escalate as Gargooom makes his presence known! #comics #comicbooks #mikemignola

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Preview: Radio Spaceman #2 (of 2)

Radio Spaceman #2 preview. The horrors at the mysterious temple escalate as Gargooom makes his presence known! #comics #comicbooks #mikemignola

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Preview: Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 #1 (of 2)

Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 #1 preview. When a ship crashes and lands on a mysterious planet and some of the surviving crew go missing, the mysterious mechanical hero Radio Spaceman is called to investigate #comics #comicbooks #mikemignola

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Radio Spaceman: Mission to Numa 4 Art by Mike Mignola