ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT COMICS IN STORES THIS WEEK
New Releases for the week of May 15th, 2019
ADVENTURE FINDERS VOL. 1: NEWLY HIRED ADVENTURERS (Digital Only)
Writer: Rod Espinosa
Artist: Rod Espinosa
Cover Artist: Rod Espinosa
She wants so much more than what her small town has to offer! This is the dream of starry eyed fishmonger Clariette de Artegnean. She and her cousins Jolfe Endarion and Deren Mumbasi have always dreamt about being adventurers and fighting monsters to save the kingdom. But first, Clari has to survive another day at school where a new teacher has taken over! And he’s not pleased with Clari’s endless questioning.
Two things happen that send them on the road to adventure. One was the arrival of a new girl — young Sister Ariarra Popplevensie of the Moon Goddess order. A healer and spirit caller, Clari immediately sees how useful she can be in her future adventure group.
The second event is the arrival of the adventuring group the Warriors of Dawn! The young cousins along with their new friend Ariarra, the spirit caller, sign up to be hirelings to the Warriors of Dawn. They make plans to go on the road –but will Clari’s strict parents put a stop to her plans?
This graphic novel collects episodes 1-4 for a grand tale 148 pages long!
148 pgs./ T / FC $5.99
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ATHENA VOLTAIRE AND THE GOLDEN DAWN TPB
Writer(s): Steve Bryant
Artist Name(s): Yusuf Idris (art), Juanma Aguilera (colors)
Cover Artist(s): Steve Bryant
Athena travels to Portugal to retrieve a previously undiscovered Da Vinci Codex. Complications ensue, leaving the aviatrix and her companions racing around the globe to stop the Nazis’ mysterious Golden Dawn Society from uncovering the artist’s greatest secrets.
128 pgs./ T / FC $14.99
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What are people saying about Athena Voltaire:
“Athena Voltaire is just my kind of glorious pulp epic. A comic lover’s comic book if there ever was one, full of everything that makes comic books worth loving.”
– Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man, Uncanny X-Men, The Immortal Iron Fist)
“I love this… totally Indiana Jones and Laura Croft had a baby and named her Athena. ” (Reading with a Flight Ring)
“If the rest of this series is as good as issue #1, I am in!” (The Nerds Uncanny)
“In addition to being entertaining in its own right, this book also appears to plant some seeds for future stories, and I look forward to seeing where things go.” (Amazon Customer Review)
PRINCELESS BOOK 8 #2
Writer(s): Jeremy Whitley
Artist Name(s): Jackie Crofts, Brett Grunig
Cover Artist(s): Jackie Crofts
Angelica is and has been the most beautiful princess in all of Ashland…but what does she do with that? Ever since Adrienne’s visit she’s been determined to find a calling and to do something more than just sit around and look cute.
And she’s been failing, miserably. But when a new game becomes popular among her followers, Angelica discovers that there’s more to this game than meets the eye and that she might be really good at something after all!
24 pgs./ E / FC $3.99
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What people are saying about Princeless:
“…an inspirational story about strength and determination.”
(Sirens of Sequentials)
“The world this is set in is interesting, and as always, I like the idea of princesses who aren’t patient with waiting around and who are willing to act.” (Major Spoilers)
“Princeless: Pirate Princess is a fresh, exciting, and delightful all-ages adventure comic that evokes classic adventures like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Powerpuff Girls.” (A Place to Hang Your Cape)
SEAFOAM: A FRIEND FOR MADISON #1
Writer(s): Jeanine-Jonee
Artist Name(s): Jeanine-Jonee (Pencils, inks, color), Kyle P. Holland (Additional colors)
Cover Artist(s): Jeanine-Jonee (Cover A), Kyle P. Holland (Cover B)
Seafoam follows the adventures of Madison, a spunky 9-year-old girl who is granted passage to a beach full of mystical and nautical themed creatures after helping a beached narwhal. There she befriends a stand-offish boy she calls Blue, who has a few secrets of his own. In their premier adventure the kids face off against the Hypnoctopus, a vulgar vulgaris with the ability to control minds.
32 pgs./ E / FC $3.99
