A brief weekly rundown of recommendations of new releases I’m intrigued by, excited for and will be grabbing off the shelves to curl up with every new comics day before delving into them later in the week!
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Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider-Marvel Comics
The last thing I thought I’d find myself doing last year (besides you know, going out) was going to bat for a comic written by one quarter of what is arguably one of the most annoying “groups” bothering the charts in recent years, the Back Eyed Peas. Snobbery aside Taboo taking on the writing duties of the lesser known cult title “werewolf by night” surprised by being low key and without the “flash” one would associate with a pop star. His unique native American viewpoint that he brought to the pages of that book, dealing with weighty issues such as native land rights and community was genuinely authentic and refreshing when paired with the books ridiculous premise.
Originally making her debut in 2016’s “Sorcerer supreme” as the ghost rider of the 1800’s,albeit with the powers of the sorcerer supreme, Kushala now finds herself smack dab in the present of the Marvel 616 to help ensure “a new era of vengeance”. Davidsons artwork strikes a stunning balance between the type of imagery that we’ve seen with Robbie Reyes in the staring role and the classic 70’s Ghost Rider comics with colouring from Veregge that pops with neon blues and pinks that really showcases Kushala and her unique way of ghost riding.
While only a one shot, I hope it actually marks the start of seeing more of the lesser known characters being given the Taboo treatment and hopefully more titles from him in the future.
