I’ve got TWO books out today at a comic book store near you! First up is VAULT OF SPIDERS #2, where me and Dave Williams bring you a story of the GREATEST of all the Spider-Family: Aunt May, the Spectacular Spider Ma’am! (this issue also features Spiders-Man, the Spider-Man who is just a big bunch of spiders in a man-shaped suit, who is AMAZING, so you know you want to pick this up.) I put in a sneak peek at Dave’s unlettered art above! It’s: the best.
Also out is THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #38, where Derek, Rico, and I continue the DEATH OF SQUIRREL GIRL storyline, in which she is not ACTUALLY dead, but there are some very sinister things going on, which may or may not involve shapeshifting Skrulls! (It does, it absolutely does).
CHECK EM OUT!
Below are the solicits for each!
VAULT OF SPIDERS #2
(W) Cullen Bunn, Geoffrey Thorne, Jed MacKay, Ryan North (A) David Williams, Mark Bagley, Scott Koblish (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
A SPIDER-GEDDON TIE-IN! • We’re way past first blood-the Spider-Army needs new recruits! No one’s too weird to die for - er - serve the cause! • Ryan North joins the cause with an incredible story starring SPIDER-MA'AM, a spider-powered Aunt May with Dave Williams (UNCANNY X-FORCE) on art! • CULLEN BUNN (X-MEN BLUE) and TBA bring you a tale of a nightmare world where monsters roam the streets and a SPIDER-MAN strange enough to call it home! You will NEVER guess who’s under the mask! • Geoffrey Thorne brings an all new Spider-Character to the table, with a Spider-Powered Captain Stacy! Police Officer by day, vigilante by night in a way you’ve never seen before! Rated T
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #38
(W) Ryan North (A) Derek Charm (CA) Erica Henderson
SQUIRREL GIRL IS DEAD! • …is what you’d be saying if you only read the cover of our last issue and NOT the contents, in which we revealed a shocking twist: Squirrel Girl…IS ALIVE? • Yes! The good news is, everyone’s favorite squirrel-themed super hero is alive and well! But the bad news is: Whoever replaced her…was a shape-shifting alien SKRULL, and now Team Doreen doesn’t know who to trust! • Mysteries deepen and allegiances are tested in this issue as…a shocking Skrull is revealed! • It’s not Nancy, though. • Nancy’s great.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: it’s actually THREE new comics written by me today! Because there’s a Squirrel Girl / Moon Girl mashup story out today, called MOON SQUIRREL AND TIPPYSAUR! You can find it in Infinity Warps #1!
It’s written by the Squirrel Girl writer (ME) and drawn by the Moon Girl artist (Natacha Bustos) so it is a TRUE mashup. :0
Here’s the solicit!
INFINITY WARPS #1
When you gaze into the warp…you get more stories of mad Two-In-One heroes! Read about the Star Siblings of the Warped Universe – MISTER INVISIBLE and HOT ROCKS, the TERRIFIC TWO! Then, see how the covert programs of the Green Room created the gamma-powered GREEN WIDOW! And join MOON SQUIRREL AND TIPPYSAUR as they save the planet from the most dangerous threat it’s ever faced!
theres something so beautiful about things becoming dirty from their job. like a painter’s desk being covered in paint stains, or a gardeners pants having mud stains that wont wash out, or a cutting board being stained from all the foods that have been cut on it. just a clear, distinct telling of “this was used as intended and it shows” an object clearly showing it’s been used and loved
Young Viktor gets lost in the woods during a snow storm, but he is saved by little Yuuri and his family who finds him and brings him home. All despite the rule of no outsiders in the village.
Chireadan was forced out of Rinde after Yennefer, Geralt, and Jaskier waltzed in to ruin his entire life. He left the militia and found a town where he could serve as a healer, though he lived on the outskirts and found it hard to form relationships with the locals. He had resigned himself to a decade or two of friendless boredom when suddenly a dramatic silver cat burst into his life and started making demands.
And licking his face. And purring in his lap. And really, Chireadan hadn’t had such focused attention from anyone in years. What’s a lonely elf to do?
“These days he wanted something real. His dreams of love, when he let himself dream of it, were big but real. He just wanted a person, a man or a woman or anyone else, really, to be good and sweet to him, to make him feel warm and loved. To warm him at night and stand by his side. To make his heart beat faster, yes, but also to accept his love and support and help. To listen to him and be listened to in turn.”
okay but thinking about how pat was really and truly ready to settle down in tong’s zero waste village just so he could be with pran
Same tbh. But at the same time it makes me sad, like Pat was always the one who wanted to be brave about things and solve the issues, while Pran was the one who avoided conflict and let the problems solve themselves, especially when he knew it wouldn’t go smoothly / end well.
And there it was completely turned around. So on one side Pran (my phone keeps trying to rename him Peanut gosh) got a lot more hopeful and brave, but finding out the truth about Ming broke Pat so much that he was willing to run away and cling to the one sure thing in his life, Pran. It’s like it shook everything he thought he wanted so much that he didn’t even want to address it anymore.
BUT it ended well and it was nice to see the situation reversed and realize how much they both grew, I’M BEING SO EMOTIONAL AGAIN AFCSHTDHJ
Robin smiles softly, giggling as laughs and cheers fill the air. Rain is pouring down all around them, drenching them, but no thunder and lightning roar, and the sea is as calm as it ever is in the New World.
Because of that, instead of retreating inside like normal people would, the Robin and her crewmates are all outside, rain plastering their hair against their skulls and smiles brighter than the sun.
As soon as the rain had hit, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper had gasped in joy, running onto the grass and running around, getting soaked instantly and giggling all the way. They had soon decided, since the deck was well and truly soaked at that point, to lay in the grass and make “Rain Angels,” according to her precious captain. Franky had belted out a laugh before joining them.
The splashes he caused with his limbs caused many a giggle from the four currently sprawled over the grass.
Zoro had scoffed but followed them anyway, and had decided to lean against the railing, watching the chaos with a fond smile tugging at his lips. Sanji, not one to let Zoro outdo him, had quickly wrapped up what he was doing and followed the prior five outside, challenging Zoro to a splashing battle that quickly turned into sparring.
Jinbe, sighing fondly but not even attempting to hide his smile, had gone next, sitting next to the mast and letting the rain wash over him. Brook had laughed joyfully and is now laying with the first four on the grass, creating his interpretation of a Rain Angel.
Unfortunately, bones do not make for very good things to corral water with.
The last to go outside, Nami grabbed two umbrellas, handing Robin one and saying, “I’m not looking to get soaked today, thank you very much.” The fond smile on her lips as she said that, though, had betrayed her happiness, and Robin had simply laughed before walking outside to join her family in the rain.
Somehow, in the two seconds that Robin had taken her eyes off them, the eight boys on the deck had arranged a wrestling tournament, made very…interesting by the slick deck.
Luffy and Usopp, of course, go first, and Luffy charges in with a roar, yelling, “I’M GONNA BEAT YOU, USOPP!”
Usopp, smirking, waits till the last possible second before tilting his body to the side slightly, tripping Luffy and plopping down on top of him. “I win,” he says unnecessarily, and Luffy pouts before launching upwards and tackling him.
“You cheater! You didn’t even try to wrestle me!”
“It’s not cheating, it’s being smart!”
“What’s the difference?!”
“Just because you didn’t think of it doesn’t mean that it’s cheating, Luffy!”
The squabble continues, Luffy and Usopp eventually abandoning words and rolling all around the deck, tearing and biting at each other.
The wrestling tournament seemingly abandoned without Usopp as their self-appointed advisor, Sanji and Zoro returned to their sparring. Brook pulled out his violin from somewhere and is now playing a jaunty tune, matching his tempo to the beats of Sanji and Zoro’s fight, and Jinbe sits next to him, watching the chaos with a small smile adorning his face.
Chopper pads up to Robin and Nami, snuggling into Robin’s side, sighing at the instant warmth. Robin, ignoring the slightly-uncomfortable wet feeling against her ribs, chuckles and wraps an arm around the baby of the crew. Nami, grinning even as she shakes her head, hands a towel over. “Dry off before you get a cold, Chopper,” She advises, and Chopper nods, wrapping the too-large towel around himself three times.
A yell sounds, and the three look up to see the still-squabbling Luffy and Usopp somehow roll right off the edge of the ship.
“You guys deserved that,” Nami mutters, and Robin simply chuckles, patting Chopper’s head in reassurance as he frets over the two’s safety.
Usopp hauls Luffy back on deck, and two seconds later, they’re back to squabbling.
