BLACK MASK COMICS
JADE STREET PROTECTION SERVICES #2
(W) Katy Rex (A) Fabian Lelay (CA) Annie Wu
Our gang of teen delinquents realize they've had absolutely no preparation to live in the real world. Blindsided by their betrayal by Matsdotter Academy and stranded in unbelievable new circumstances, the girls discover the depths of corruption reach even the little shops on Jade Street. Story creators Katy Rex & Fabian Lelay explore the rad and insurrectionary world of helped by the talents of colorist Mara Jayne Carpenter, letterer Taylor Esposito, and cover artists Annie Wu and Kiki Jenkins. How can you change the world when you can't tell what's wrong with it?
KIM AND KIM #1
(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A) Eva Cabrera (CA) Tess Fowler
Kim & Kim are twentysomething besties out to make a name for themselves in the wild world of interdimensional cowboy law enforcement. In a massive "screw you" to their parents and the authorities, they decide to hijack some high stakes bounty - and end up in way over their heads. is a day-glo action adventure that's bursting with energy and enthusiasm. It puts queer women and trans women front and center, with a story that embraces the absurd alongside realistic pathos. It's a mature book that focuses on the power and meaning of female friendships as engines of validation.
MAYDAY TP
(W) Curt Pires (A) Christopher Peterson (CA) Alexis Ziritt
A washed-up, drug-addicted screenwriter and a transgender bartender stumble onto a Satanic cult's plan to sacrifice people all across LA (geomapped in the form of a pentagram, of course) and bring on armageddon. As our intrepid, damaged heroes embark on a suicide mission to stop the crazy cultists, even they wonder if this is all really happening or if they're just plain batshit crazy. Probably both. Collecting the lunacy that is #1-4 by brilliant sociopath Curt Pires and brash artists Chris Peterson and Alex Diotto.